Re: Maharajah Ranjeet Singh
Yes quite right.
Again your both right to an extent. It’s a long and complex story quite worthy of a thread in itself but yes there are two sides to the story.
As for the Khalsa it was the mainstay of the Sikh army. Khalsa simply means rightous Army, and I have had the pleasure of working with the Akhali Nihang Warriors of Amritsar’s Golden Temple. They really are formidable and worthy opponents and I have a deep respect for them, Akhali Nihang Sikh’s were among the best CQC fighters in the Sub-Continent and to this day thier strict dicipline and rigorous training is among the best in the World and they have several techniques unique to themselves. I am honoured to have respectfully taken part in the Akhara (combat tournament) with such top notch fighters and the Sikhs cannot be denied that they are very efficient and skilled when they devote themselves to thier cause. Much like Warriors anywhere in the World.
As for the subject about Khalistan I think that too is worth a seperate thread suffice to say that Sikh Muslim tensions have been most strenous and it’s always the few who make life hard for the many.
Icono Bhai is right in the dark days the Sikhs were just as troublesome as the Muslims had been but we should learn from the past. Personally I link it all to the old “divide and rule” strategies of the likes of Imperialist forces from outside such as the British.