Thread by @HappySi79054951

WORLD LOVES SIKHS

Dalit Sikhs r mainly from 2 castes. First, "Bhangi"/"Chura"/"Valmiki" caste, which r called Mazhabi Sikhs.
Second, "Chamar" caste, which r called Ramdasia Sikhs. Due to perceived "selfless"&"ever serving" image of Sikhs, plight of Dalit Sikhs remains ignored.

Most Non Sikhs refuse to believe that "always ready to do Langar sewa" community of selfless Sikhs could be so ruthlessly brutal & exploitative towards their own unfortunate people in gross violation of teaching of Gurus & Sikhism.Dalit Sikhs r badly trapped in this crafted image

Like fraud of "no caste in Islam", UC dominated Sikh paraphernalia doesn't allow economic hardships of this poor community to come to notice. Dalit Sikh also suffered disproportionately in Delhi riots & Punjab insurgency, but their plight is buried under general label of "Sikh".

Punjabi Jutt Sikhs that comprise 60% of Sikhi have not only chained egalitarian faith of Sikhism to Punjabi culture, but have also made it Punjabi Jutt Sikh centric faith, limiting its growth outside Punjabi ethnicity. Dalit Sikhs are not part of this Jutt centric Sikh mainstream

Dalits, whether in Punjab or Tamil Nadu remarkably not only look similar but also share similar fate. Neither deliverance of Sikh Gurus nor Periyar's promise of social justice made any difference to lives of Sikh Dalit in Punjab or Tamil Dalit in so called Dravidian heaven of TN.

Kanshi Ram was from Chamar Ramdasia Dalit Sikh community but even he could not shake caste status quo of Punjabi Jutt dominated Sikh society, while he found love & acceptance from Chamar Jatavs of Western UP. This gives an indication of how suffocating is condition of Dalit Sikhs

Lastly,

Till mainstream Dalits don't make distinction between Dalit Sikh & UC Jutt Sikh, the Dalit castes in so called "casteless" faiths of Sikhism, Islam & Christianity won't find a helping hand that they desperately need from more powerful & emancipated mainstream Dalits.