My Malice and Bias

Brahmin who became Sikhs Brahmins are Sikhs ? Really? The answer is YES, there are many practicing Sikhs whose ancestors belonged to the Brahmin caste. Its is very common to see typical Brahmin lastnames among the Sikhs, such as, Bhatt, Joshi, Kaul, Dutt, Chhibber, Vaid, Bali, Bhardwaj, and even Sharma.  Sikhism attracted people from different demography and caste system and over time these families are part of a melting pot where the caste has no meaning. I am quoting a line from Sri Guru Granth Sahib: ਰਾਜੁ ਮਾਲੁ ਰੂਪੁ ਜਾਤਿ ਜੋਬਨੁ ਪੰਜੇ ਠਗ ॥ The persuit of dominance, the desire for materials, the lust of beauty, pride of caste & joys of youth; are the deceivers. In the journey of a spiritual life one must rise beyond the deception of these deceivers. Who is a Brahmin? In Sikh philosophy, a Brahmin is a person who contemplates on Brahm - The Prime Soul. Following are few quotes which focus on the actual meaning of Brahmin in Gurmat philosophy: ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਜੋ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੈ ॥ ਸੋ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣੁ ਕਹ

Historic Wall of Sirhind - Thanda Burj The year of 1704 was a traumatic period for the Sikhs when the four beloved sons of 10th Guru, Sri Guru Gobind Singh ji were losr forever. The two older sons attained martyrdom in the battle of Chamkaur on 22 and 23 December 1704, along with 3 Panj Piaras and 40 Mukte Sikhs laid down their lives fighting a massive Mughal army. The Chhotte Sahibzade [younger two sons of Guru Gobind Singh Ji] attained martyrdom on 26 December 1704 at a very young age of 9 & 7 years. This is known as Saka Sirhind . Imprisonment of Guru's Family Guru's mother Mata Gujari Ji with two younger grandsons, had taken refuge at the home of their family cook, Gangoo Pundit at his village, Saheri near Morinda. Gangoo betrayed the Guru's family by informing the Mughals about Guru's family. The three were arrested by the Morinda Kotwal and handed over to Wazir Khan, the Nawab of Sirhind. They were imprisoned, in the Thanda Burj (Open high Tower) in the icy