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  1. This article has not been written by me. for proofs u may visit midday's office and find for ur self that this article was printed in there one of the editions 3-4years ago...... I was standing at Dadar Station when my attention went towards a Sikh youth standing near me wearing a Black turban having a long beard and wearing a Kirpan over his shirt looking similar to a terrorist (According to the definition of the Central Government of India, 1980's). After a while, one local train arrived, which was totally packed. The Sikh youth tried to board the train but failed to do so. Just then, a teasing voice was heard from the back coach, "SARDAR JI BARAH BAJ GAYE" (Sir, it is 12 o'clock!). The young Sikh youth looked at the voice maker who was a young mischievous type of person. Instead of showing any anger, the Sikh smiled pleasantly at him. The smile was puzzling and it seemed some sort of truth lies behind it. Not able to resist my temptation, I walked towards him and asked why did he smile back at the person who is tormenting him. The Sikh youth replied, 'He was not teasing me but was "ASKING FOR MY HELP". I was surprised with his reply, and he informed me that there is an important history behind that remark of - 12 o'clock, which one should know. I was eager to learn and the Sikh youth Narrated: During the 17th Century, when Mughals ruled India, the Hindu people were humiliated and treated like animals. The Mughals treated the Hindu women as their personal property and were forcing Hindus to accept Islam and even used to kill the people if they refused to do so. At the time, our ninth Guru, Sri Guru Teg Bhadar Ji came forward, in response to requests by Kashmiri Pandits to fight against these cruel activities. Guru Ji informed the Mughal emperor that if he succeeded in converting him to Islam, then all Hindus would accept the same fate, but should he fail to do so, he should stop all these activities. The Mughal emperor happily agreed to this, even after unmentionable evil torture to Guru Ji and their followers, the emperor failed to convert them to Islam. As the Mughals were unsuccessful in converting them, Guru Ji along with four of his followers were wickedly tortured and assassinated at Chandni Chowk, Delhi, where now stands the 'SHEESH GANJ GURUDWARA' (They were put on a metal plate, with sand and firewood burning under it, the hot sand was then poured over their head). They sacrificed their life for the cause, but did not convert. Thus, Guru Ji sacrificed his life for the protection of the Hindu people. But, for the sake of whom Guru Ji had sacrificed their life, none of them came forward to claim his body, fearing that they too would be assassinated. Can anybody lay down his life and that too for the protection of another religion? This is the reason they are still remembered as "Hind Ki Chaddar", (Shield of India.) Seeing this incident our tenth Guru Ji, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji (Son of Guru Teg Bahadar Ji), founder of Khalsa, made a resolution that he would convert his followers to Lions, create such fearless human beings, who would not hide themselves and could be easily located in thousands, hence the relevance of the beard and turban, so that they would face the enemy like men (presence of beard). Whereas it was observed that when the Mughals would attack villages and kill Hindu men, to eliminate the Hindu religion from the face of the earth. Whereas, instead of fighting back, the parents would put earrings on male babies, so they wouldn't be identified as male. We see old aged people still carrying on this tradition. Sikhs were very few in number and were greatly outnumbered as they fought the Mughal armies that had ten's of thousands of soldiers. At that time, Nadir Shah raided Delhi in the year 1739 and looted India. He carried many treasures and enslaved nearly 2,200 Hindu women along with him. The news spread like fire and was heard by Sardar Jassa Singh who was the Commander of the Sikh army at that time. He decided to attack Nadir Shah's Kafila at midnight on the same day. He did so and rescued the Hindu women who were safely sent back to their homes. This not only happened once but regularly, and whenever any Abdaalis or Iranis attacked India, looting treasures and Hindu women for sale in Abdal markets, the Sikh army Lion Hearted braves although few in numbers would attack them at midnight, 12 o'clock and rescued the Hindu women (so they are caught unaware). Although the Mughals kidnapped Hindu and even Sikh women, no Muslim women were harmed by the Sikh army. After that time when similar incidences occurred, people started to contact the Sikh army for their help and Sikhs used to attack the raiders at Midnight, 12 o'clock. When the raiders would be attacked, to raise the threat, they would yell 'Barah Baj Gaye' ? the Sikhs are attacking. This continued and became a known fact that at midnight, nearly at 12 o'clock, it is very difficult to fight against Sikhs as the Sikhs get some Extra Power to save Religion, Nation and Humanity. Nobody can fight and win against them at midnight, no matter what the odds. In 1799, amazingly, again even though the Sikh army was greatly outnumbered, Lahore was taken over by the Sikh commander Ranjit Singh and with that, an end to the Mughal tyranny over India. Under his rule, there was prosperity and peace amongst Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims. The enemies, who were then afraid of Sikhs, have spread the words that at 12 O'clock, the Sikhs go out of their senses. We always hear that Sikhs are hot tempered and violent but the truth is they have the genes of warriors and they spent centuries fighting for not only their own religion but other religions as well. If it were not for the Sikhs, today India would be a country belonging to the Arab world. The Pakistani and Middle Eastern writers have confirmed this in their writings. Me being a Hindu, I realized that Sikhs are born warriors, and true Sikhs are out to help others and they are very patriotic to Humanity and their Land. The Sikhs today, are still the Steel Barrier in the Indian Military build up, no one can argue that. We see their faces in all frontline postings as the MIGHT of Indian defense. But, what are we all doing to these great Saints and Soldiers? Why are many modern Indian's forgetting the legacy left by ancestral Sikhs? so the one whose mother or sister is in trouble calls a sardarji and tells him "sardarji barah baj gaye.meri maa bhen ki rksha karo.mein naa mard hoon"
  2. this was very interesting to read...and i do beleive that there is a god....thx for sharin
  3. ooooo...nice one...i always heard this one before...but never knew the ending...thx for sharing...
  4. oh yes...thas a good one...i have heard this one before...
  5. some of names thas being used in my family... Tabnoor Gurkirat Govind Sharan thas all i can think of right now...
  6. hey...thas a great story..thx for sharin...i never knew anythin about these pots...
  7. wow...thas sure is a great poem FootPrint....
  8. awwwwwwww...that was so cute...poor animals..
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