" O KHALSA BRETHREN …"
by: J.Kathe , Editorial 7/22/00

Indeed is it not true that the very Granth Sahib contains verses drawn from maharashtrian saints as well as the Vedas ? Do the Sikhs really hope to escape this legacy by striving for autonomy ?Some of their more extremist brethren have already tried their hand at militancy .Thus the very sword that was created to protect our culture, ironically struck against it .O Sikhs, if you have a grievance against the sham politics governing you, so do we !Don’t however construe this to imply that every such disaffected citizen owes a duty to break away from the motherland .Instead, if you feel the need for an autonomous Sikh state, try quelling it by overthrowing this corruption-ridden political system itself ! By doing so try to establish a new social order in Hindustan itself- based on the ancient Hindu Dharma which your Gurus so revered .All Hindus would eagerly go along with you . Remember O Sikhs for all eternity that Sikhism is no different than the ancient Hindu Sanatan religion .Read the Granth Sahib carefully to understand this truth.

Thus the Sanatani Hindus have nothing to fear from such an action by you, wherein as I said you try to overthrow the very political establishment itself .After all, Sikhism is not Islam which orders the destruction of our Sanatan heritage – indeed Sikhism orders the very protection of it .Thus o Sikhs, you are indeed all Hindus, and all Hindus you!

How absurd then , is the idea of a separate 
Sikh homeland ?

Indeed Veer Savarkar who was revered by your very grand-parents had a similar message while addressing a maharashtrian audience in Pune, circa 1961.He exorted the marathas to keep a vigilant eye on the regimes governing his beloved motherland ;to look after her welfare ! He exorted them to strike dead any subversive or corrupt forces that may crop up in future years – this same advise holds true for you too , o sons of the Khalsa !!

Rise and prove yourself worthy of the noble line of Gurus who established and strengthened Sikhism ; and only by protecting Hindustan and it’s culture can this be done .You sadden the souls of Banda Bahadur and the lion-hearted Guru Govindsingh by revolting against their dear nation – for those great souls lived and died and fought for the whole of Hindustan and not just for their native provinces .O sons of the sword , those great souls still watch you – donot shatter their faith and their dream of a strong edifice of Hindu culture – Hindustan : a land of Sikhs and Buddhists , of Jains and Sanatanis, of polytheists and monotheists, of lingayats and atheists – in short , a land of Hindus !!!!