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  1. Mod's Note: Part of your message was deleted since it was a personal attack against our member. Please refrain from it next time. For your information i am not sitting behind my computer and complaining but simply making young people aware of what Bollywood is showing is incorrect and misleading for people who have very little knoweldge of Sikhi, also we are helping to create movies & cartoons at the following site www.sarblohwarriors.com i'm sure you won't mind making a donation to help fund such projects, just look at all the Bollywood dvds you have bought to help fund their projects in continuing to make a mockery out of Sikhs and other minorities.
  2. I think Gurudware need to start investing time & money in building sports complexs where our sangat can train in different sport fields, i'm sure they have the money - as most gurudware are now just money making institutions. Would be nice to see young Sikhs from Britain competing in mainstream sports, there are plenty of talented kids out there, they just need support & funding. It would be excellent to show that we are not just good at drinking and dancing.
  3. Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh. I always did doubt the vidiya which Niddar Singh teaches as it came suddenly from nowhere and as a kid i grew up knowing of Gatka & not shastar vidiya. I attended a few classes just to see what it was like. Just to see the what the fuss people were making about what the real vidiya is, i attended a Gatka class. Here i said to a dedicated member of Gatka, "Lets have a spaaring match", he replied "I can't, i dont have a stick." This made me think how practical shastar vidiya is, you can't knock it as its practical & can be used in all situations. I dont mean to offend anyone, this is just my personal view. Let me know what you think? Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh.
  4. I didnt go to the camp myself, but i heard there were a few dodgy things going on there like, the sevadars were on the pull...can you confirm this?? :roll:
  5. Your presence is most welcome Jewish.
  6. Has Bollywood a hidden agenda? We all know that television is a powerful medium, but do we really know who is calling the shots behind the Bollywoond scene, indian government perhaps? The extremist hindu party Shiv Senna maybe? The reason i say this is because Bollywood is clearly out to tarnish Sikh philosophy and distort our image. Consider the average portrayal of a Sikh in a Bollywood movie. Often their images are linked to storylines that involve, hotel door staff, construction, transportation, military/police, alcohol, bhangra, highly short-tempered, the object of humour and coarsely spoken Punjabi. All Bollywood films i have seen consist of mixed Sikh and Hindu faiths. This representation seems to have a habit of repeating itself. Is Bollywood suggesting that this integration of Sikhs and Hindu’s is a norm? Or, is there a more sinister campaign!? For example, one often ‘sees’ the lead girl’s father with a turban but the offspring is Hindu and the relationship is then finally religiously sanctified at a Hindu ceremony. Was the Sikh parent in turban one of the first born from a Hindu family – In the past this apparently happened. Notice the names of family members of the film Dil Wale Dulhanya Le Jayege. Critics may say that when watching Bollywood movies the viewer should ‘buy in’ to the Bollywood fantasy. I disagree as some aspect of positive realism and role modelling needs to be in place. We need a perspective that shows who Sikhs really are. They’re ideals are based on service, defending the defenceless, equality, humbleness and respecting other religions. Sikhs can be found in many different fields of industry. We also need to ensure that historic references and storylines images are also not distorted. One movie that was personally offensive was Gaddar and the role of the Sikh. In particular with its image and end of story ideal’s distortion. However, it was still ‘viewed’ as a successful movie? It has to be admitted that on sheer entertainment value Bollywood provides a mix of melodrama, action and romance. However, there are audiences that want to see a reflection and perspective on social reality. It would be great to get a Bollywood movie that that respects language and respects the religious conviction of any religion that it features. Currently, Bollywood movies certainly contain outside (foreign to India) shoots (footage). One minute you’ll find yourself in Glasgow, the next minute the lead girl will be standing on a cliff edge near the sea in the Maldives. Lets please not forget the following wedding reception dance with Sikhs Dholling the night away behind the lead actor. The final scene may find the happy couple dancing and standing on mountain edges in Switzerland. The scenery may have changed but the old formula seems to stay the same. We need to make a change but, too many people continue to endorse the industry. We need to stand-up and complain against the violence, poor treatment of servants, portrayal of caste, the image of subdued women, inter-Indian racism and very negative discriminatory humour against the disabled. How can we do this? When you flock to see actors, please don’t idolise them as Sharuh Khan & Aishwariya Rai will not take you too Waheguru!! Next time you watch a Bollywood movie, analyze the role of a Sikh and you will find that we are very much misinterpreted & almost certainly it will be done purposely. As Sikhs we also have a role to play to develop our own short documentaries that can be featured for international communities. I’m sure we have the money, just look at what we can build! I believe if we had a greater presence and feature in the media we can help educate who we are. We ARE NOT Bin Laden’s and have nothing to do with his regime. Please note that Bollywood is increasingly interacting with Hollywood and their production to help make a succesfull crossover of their industry, it wont be long before Hollywood adopts its approach in making Sikhs look like fools, it has now reached the point where it would seem incomplete if a Bollywood film did not contain this element. As young Sikhs & Panjabis grow up, they will watch these films thinking "i dont want to be a Singh or Sikh, i want to be like Sharuh Khan or Aishwariya Rai." We desperately need some media control to show who we really are & not what industries like Bollywood wants us to be :!:
  7. Oh my god, you lot are so sad - Burn Bollywood Burn!! :evil:
  8. I dont think it is propaganda - i was reading the article in India's Tribune paper, it is a genuine case. But i do think that it doesnt need to be publicised the way it has been, only creates a bigger divide between communities as "conversion" can be a sensitive topic. There are plenty of people who convert to different religions everyday, why make an issue of this one?
  9. Edge of the City - Thursday 26 August, 9pm, Channel 4. Focusing on Bradford, Edge of the City provides a snapshot of the darker side of city life in Britain. It meets people who have a great - and often costly - dependency on the state, and the social workers who pick up the pieces. An explosive area of child abuse called 'grooming' is increasingly worrying these social workers. Asian men have been targeting young white & indian girls - one as young as 11 - for a life of sexual and drug abuse. The programme follows the stories of two mothers who are desperately trying to track down information on the groomers. Please Forward To All Contacts, Kind Regards - Sikh Sangat UK.
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