Which Religion you would choose.

I am aware that some Punjabi Hindu Khatris (not Indian Hindus in general) brought up their first born sons as Sikh because they saw Sikhs as a milliatry wing of Hinduism (but Sikhs themselves don’t see themselves as such).

Sikhism and Buddhism don’t see themselves as reformed versions of Hinduism, neither Sikhism nor Buddhism believe in any of the Hindu scriptures and they condemn many practices deeply rooted in Hindu scripture.