The Overseas Sikhs

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Sikhs have faced persecution not only overseas but also in India itself.

Second Part

December 9, 2005

Partap Singh and Family Leave Peru to Begin a New Life In India​

Cochin, Kerala, India – After a 4-year lonely struggle fighting mistaken identity and ignorance and facing extreme difficulties, Partap Singh decided that enough was enough. After trying all possible honest means in providing for his family while not compromising Sikh principles, he turned to the Sikh community for help in September of 2005. He contacted UNITED SIKHS, which recognized his distressful situation and offered to come to his aid after thoroughly analyzing and verifying his circumstances. Three months after the initial plea for assistance, Partap Singh and his family has been relocated to Cochin, Kerala, where he envisions that his multilingual talent and experience within the tourism industry will fulfill his worldly needs and where the sizeable Sikh community will fulfill his and his family’s spiritual needs.

Partap Singh and family said goodbye to Peru and arrived in Mumbai on November 17, 2005. Three vans and several Sikhs stood in anticipation at the airport to transport the whole family to the Singh Sabha Gurdwara in Dadar. It had been over a decade since he had visited a Gurdwara and been with a Sikh congregation. It was also the first time his Peruvian-born family had seen a Gurdwara. After a few days stay, they moved on to the Singh Sabha Gurdwara in Cochin, where local Sangat is currently looking after them until a residence is found.

“I will always remember the sewa UNITED SIKHS has done for me,” commented Partap Singh. “I was nervous and felt defeated but after being dejected after several pleas, suddenly UNITED SIKHS was there”. “I still remember the words of Kuldip Singh when he said, ‘Don’t worry, Partap Singh Ji, you are not alone. The whole Sikh Kaum (community) is standing behind you.’ Today I know that they made it possible for me, and the Kaum is truly standing behind me. As soon as I am capable, I will repay the Kaum several times back and dedicate my life to helping others in distress”, he added.

Partap Singh says that through his troubled times in Lima, Peru the only thing that kept him going was the thought of how Guru Gobind Singh spent his difficult days in the jungles of Macchiwada and how Guru Arjan stood the heat of a burning hot plate for five long days and nights without giving in to defeat. “Sikhism is so wonderful!” he exclaims. “It makes hardships go by without flinching and then the Guru does always take care of you eventually.” His family thanks everyone who provided support; physically, emotionally, financially and psychologically. He says that the Sikh community will always be in his prayers, until his very last breath.

With the help of donations from the Sikh community, UNITED SIKHS was able to pay Partap Singh’s expenses for three months before leaving Peru, for his wife’s abdominal surgery, their nine months of unpaid rent, take care of the family’s travel expenses to India, and settle the family in India including ample startup funds. Also, since the appeal went out, numerous people in the travel industry have contacted Partap Singh, providing him with many opportunities with his travel career.

UNITED SIKHS was overwhelmed by the caring response of the Sikh community since the original Community Appeal went out in late September. Sikhs from around the world opened their hearts. There were cash donations, frequent flier miles donations, personal visits, moral encouragement, pro bono offers to assist in US Asylum, and offers to help him stay in Peru by taking care of his living expenses for life. UNITED SIKHS would like to express our sincere gratitude to all those who donated whatever resources they could to aid Partap Singh and his family.

THey are industrious and honest people...sadly most people dun like honest folks

 

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The tumultuous history of Punjab which is the centre of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization.
Since the formation of the Sikhs about 550 years ago there have been no overland invasions into the Punjab region.
Why? Because the Sikhs were formed by God specifically to rise against the tyrannical rulers of the time.
Delhi historically a part of Punjab was and is the capital of ancient and present day India.
Hence, the great fear of India of Sikhs who demand a separate Sikh nation, Khalistan as it was before during the period of Sikh rule at the time of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
I predict Khalistan will be realized sooner than later.


Punjab (/pʌnˈdʒɑːb, -ˈdʒæb, ˈpʊn-/; Punjabi: [pə̞ɲˈdʒäːb] ⓘ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab#cite_note-4, also known as the Land of the Five Rivers, is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia.

It is specifically located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern-Pakistan and northwestern-India.
Punjab's major cities are Lahore, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Multan, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Sialkot, Chandigarh, Shimla, Jalandhar, Patiala, Gurugram, and Bahawalpur.

Punjab grew out of the settlements along the five rivers, which served as an important route to the Near East as early as the ancient Indus Valley civilization, dating back to 3000 BCE, followed by migrations of the Indo-Aryan peoples.

Agriculture has been the chief economic feature of the Punjab and formed the foundation of Punjabi culture. The Punjab emerged as an important agricultural region, especially following the Green Revolution during the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s, and has been described as the "breadbasket of both India and Pakistan."

Punjab's history is a tapestry of conflict, marked by the rise of indigenous dynasties and empires.

Following Alexander the Great's invasion in the 4th century BCE, Chandragupta Maurya allied with Punjabi republics to establish the Maurya Empire.
Successive reigns of the Indo-Greek Kingdom, Kushan Empire, and Indo-Scythians followed, but were ultimately defeated by Eastern Punjab Janapadas such as the Yaudheya, Trigarta Kingdom, Audumbaras, Arjunayanas, and Kuninda Kingdom.

In the 5th and 6th centuries CE, Punjab faced devastating Hunnic invasions, yet the Vardhana dynasty emerged triumphant, ruling over Northern India.

The 8th century CE witnessed the Hindu Shahis rise, known for defeating the Saffarid dynasty and the Samanid Empire. Concurrently, the Tomara dynasty and Katoch Dynasty controlled eastern Punjab, resisting Ghaznavid invasions.

Islam took hold in Western Punjab under Ghaznavid rule. The Delhi Sultanate then succeeded the Ghaznavids in which the Tughlaq dynasty and Sayyid dynasty Sultans are described as Punjabi origin.The 15th century saw the emergence of the Langah Sultanate in south Punjab, acclaimed for its victory over the Lodi dynasty.

After the Mughal Empire's decline in the 18th century, Punjab experienced a period of anarchy.

In 1799 CE, the Sikh Empire established its rule, undertaking conquests into Kashmir and Durrani Empire held territories, shaping the diverse and complex history of Punjab.

The boundaries of the region are ill-defined and focus on historical accounts and thus the geographical definition of the term "Punjab" has changed over time. In the 16th century Mughal Empire the Punjab region was divided into three, with the Lahore Subah in the west, the Delhi Subah in the east and the Multan Subah in the south.

Under the British Raj until the Partition of India in 1947, the Punjab Province encompassed the present Indian states and union territories of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, and Delhi, and the Pakistani regions of Punjab, and Islamabad Capital Territory.

The predominant ethnolinguistic group of the Punjab region are the Punjabi people, who speak the Indo-Aryan Punjabi language. Punjabi Muslims are the majority in West Punjab (Pakistan), while Punjabi Sikhs are the majority in East Punjab (India). Other religious groups include Hinduism, Christianity, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, and Ravidassia.

------- Sikhs never discriminate against any other religion. If you hear any Sikh talking negative about any other religion tell him that Sikhism forbids him from talking negatively about any other religion.

 

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Read the comments -- 3,787 Comments
Of the thousands of comments commending the Sikhs, the only negative ones are from the Indian Dodis.
This happens because the Sikhs have been fighting the wars on behalf of the Indian Dodis without question but now when the Sikhs say they want to go their own way, the Dodis get very afraid and upset because the Dodis are not willing to die for their own cuntry, Yindiah.
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Sikh drivers are transforming U.S. trucking. Take a ride along the Punjabi American highway​