Re: Published in this month’s Punjab Mail
On Sat, Apr 29, 2017
kapur ankur <kapurankur@yahoo.com> wrote:
Very interesting reading sir, it seems like Badal Sr. has devoted much in Viraste Khalsa. I would love to see this historic monument with my family one day. Thanks for your services, keep working hard, Sikh Community needs you.
with fond regards
Ankur Kapur.
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to kapur, bcc: me
Anyone who highlight the historical achievements of Khalsa Panth must be laudable. Good for you Kapur Ankur Ji for planning to see the Viraste Khalsa. There must be balanced approach on the issue of reporting such matters in publications, and not just one sided praise of individual ignoring their their failures at the same time.However there are many Sikhs like me who are black listed by the Indian government to deny visitor visas to many of us who are born in the truncated and divided land of Sikh Guru Sahibs. The lists are highly arbitrary and main basis of denial is that many Sikh were protesting the GOI army attack on Darbar Sahib followed by decade long Genocide of Sikhs. One of my friend visited Viarte Khalsa erected by Badals, and he described that many of the Computer depictions of paintings of Sikh Martyrs and played on wide screen are similar to the ones depicted at Sikh Museums at Khadur Sahib, and Ontario Khalsa Darbar Gurdwara on Dixie Road in Canada prepared by Dr. Late Dr. Harbhajan Singh Ji of Vancouver. He further explained, that its good to visit Fort Anandpur Sahib and all the surrounding historic Gurdwaras, up to Kiratpur Sahib, but to go there just see paintings at Virasat-e- Khalsa Ajuba, one may not gain all the knowledge about much of The Real History of the Khalsa . I asked him if he did see any painting depicting the Hindu Hilly Chiefs taking oath on their Sacred Cow and Muslim invaders taking oath on their Pak Quran with a promise not to attack, if Guru Sahib vacate the fort ? His response was no there was not such a painting depicted there. So much for the depiction of Real Sikh History.I have seen many other reports showing the shortcomings of the AJUBA that needed great deal of corrections in dates mentioned. Happy visiting Sir Ji.
Ajit Singh.
Ajit Singh ajit@ajitsingh.ca