ajiboom Posted June 8, 2003 Report Share Posted June 8, 2003 What's the difference between a Rhamgharia & Jatt? By the way, is there any tension or hatred between the two, and how are the split into different types of Sikhs - what are their beliefs? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nogroup singh Posted June 8, 2003 Report Share Posted June 8, 2003 Jatt= farmer caste Ramgariya is not a caste but Tarkhan is a caste, ppl use "Ramgariya" because Jassa Singh "Ramgariya" established his misl and he was from the same "Tarkhan" caste. Tarkhan= Carpenter It goes like this, if you work in your garden, then you are jatt, and if you work with wood, then you are carpenter/tarkhan. Caste system was nothing but categories made on the bases of work/professions. As per Sikhism there is no caste/race or cult. Caste System was started in Hinduism by ancient Priests by using "manu smirti". So, if you see anyone calling him jatt-sikh also Tarkhan-sikh that is un-sikh and most of the youth knows it, and it will go away soon because youth don't care about it. It's not easy to anwser because Sikhism strongly denies caste system but people under the influence modified punjabi culture still use it. I would request you to go through the below link and understand what it is and then come back, if you have any further question. http://adaniel.tripod.com/castes.htm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GABROO KHALISTAN DAH Posted June 8, 2003 Report Share Posted June 8, 2003 neither jatt nor ramgharia are sikh the only caste in sikhi is khalsa jaath 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infernal Monk Posted June 9, 2003 Report Share Posted June 9, 2003 true dat, i don't pay any attention to such crap. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonSingh Posted June 19, 2003 Report Share Posted June 19, 2003 and it will go away soon because youth don't care about it. I have to strongly disagree! There are too many 'youths' or people of our generation who have strong ties with caste and recognise their own caste with immense pride 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nogroup singh Posted June 19, 2003 Report Share Posted June 19, 2003 it will go away from the Sikh Youth the ones are taking interest in Sikhism and following it properlu. Sikh Youth growing up under pro-caste environment won't let it go. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K4ur Posted June 20, 2003 Report Share Posted June 20, 2003 its all about image - if u got a foundation 4 an image then there u go... put a name to it, like Jatt or Tarkhan... den der ya go! :cry: Sad really! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kaur1699 Posted June 20, 2003 Report Share Posted June 20, 2003 neither jatt nor ramgharia are sikh the only caste in sikhi is khalsa jaath Fateh Ji, well said! :wink: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kiran Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 youth completely denies caste system.....but still caste system is prevalent in india and mostly among sikh religion. Our gurus said.....sikh di koi jaat nahi, jis di jaat hai oh sikh nahi.....on one side we said that we all follow guru granth sahib but on other side we believe in such stupid beliefs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jatt Sikh Posted August 25, 2016 Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 Because Jatt is not a caste? The caste system is a Hindu concept like the others above said and people fit into Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya etc.. Jatts are a group of people who migrated into Sindh and were treated as Vaishyas by the ruling Hindu elite. Over time, they managed to maintain a distinct sense of identity and culture despite major persecution by invading Arabs, Rajputs and Hindu elite. They were traditionally herders and became farmers eventually. At the time of Guru Gobind Singh, they joined the Khalsa in large numbers. Being a Jatt is not at odds with Sikhism because they are not superior to anybody inherently. Claiming that Jatts are superior is stupid and is like saying Italians are superior to French. At the same time, it is not at odds with Sikhism to claim you are a Jatt just like it is not at odds to say you are an Italian Sikh. Discriminating against other people and claiming superiority however is wrong. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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