
The Guptchar Brief
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The Guptchar Brief
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Classified Stories, Unclassified Perspective








On the debate sparked by ‘Satluj’, I see many people here asking “why Hindus have never managed to align themselves politically in Punjab?!”. As a Punjabi Hindu I feel this is because we have never managed to see Sikhs as separate from us. We have never really understood why we have been targeted and killed by Khalistanis. Disputes over state boundaries, river water sharing, language…were these kind of petty reasons enough to tear the blood bond that Punjabi Hindus and Sikhs shared for centuries and start a lame separatist movement?! Was it not obvious that the country’s only martial community was being weaponised against itself by vested interests?! Is it fair to blame all Hindus for the heinous crimes of 1984 for which only one political party was responsible?! Is it fair to bury the thousands of stories of violence and rape by Khalistanis before 1984?! To me, the widening rift between Hindus and Sikhs is a source of personal anguish. A Sikh brother once said to me, “Hindus and Sikhs are like a finger and its nail: They are inseparable.” Praying that all Punjabis can see past their anger, something which they are prone to, to find love and brotherhood again, which they are known for. 🙏🏽🤍



















