My Malice and Bias

Hindu Sikh Relationship - Tales of Betrayals It is said that the relationship between Hindus and Sikhs is like " Nails to Skin ". It's seamless and been there for generations. The Sikhs never deny that their origin comes from Hindu background and many Hindus continued the tradition of making their firstborn as a Sikh. Even our Gurus also came from traditional Punjabi Hindu families. But it is important to state that Sikhism is a distinct religion with its own theology, scriptures, definitions, and practices. However, we share the same cultural heritage, family traditions and values. The celebrations of festivals is shared and inter-marriages between the two communities has always been there. The relationship survived the bloody partition of Punjab and the violent period in 1980s. Hindu Girls Tying Raakhi on Sikh Soldiers Shared Heritage My own family comes from a mix of Hindu and Sikh traditions. Sardar Gurditt Singh, the grandfather of my grandfather  was m

Dayanand Saraswati (12 February 1824 – 30 October 1883) was a Hindu religious leader who founded the Arya Samaj, a Neo-Hindu reform movement of the Vedic tradition. Dayananda emphasized the ideals of brahmacharya (abstain-ism).  Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Founder of Arya Samaj Cult Early Childhood Dayanand Saraswati was born on 12 February in 1824 in a Brahmin family in the Kathiawad region (now Rajkot district of Gujarat). His original name was Mool Shankar Tiwari. His father was a follower of Shiva and taught Mool Shankar the ways to impress the Lord by idol worshiping and keeping fasts. On the occasion of Shivratri, Dayanand saw a mouse eating the offerings to the God and running over the idol's body. After seeing this, he questioned himself, if the God could not defend himself against a little mouse then how could he be the savior of the massive world. Later, the deaths of his younger sister and his uncle from cholera caused Dayanand to ponder the meaning of life