Comments on: Why Sikhs Need More Female Granthis http://thelangarhall.com/sikhi/why-sikhs-need-more-female-granthis/ www.thelangarhall.com Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:49:18 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ibadat Singh Gill http://thelangarhall.com/sikhi/why-sikhs-need-more-female-granthis/comment-page-1/#comment-18481 Ibadat Singh Gill Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:53:06 +0000 http://thelangarhall.com/?p=3537#comment-18481 It's an embarrasing disgrace that women aren't allowed to perform Keertan at Darbar Sahib. Come on, wake up SGPC! Bunch of out-of-touch, dated, old farts pretending to be the flag-bearers of Panthic ideology. Makkhar and all these Jathedars would be an inspiration to much of Sikhdom, if they collectively allowed women raagis to perform at Darbar Sahib (and other itihaasik Gurdwaras) - instead of affirming societal prejudices that have absolutely NO place in Sikhism. I remember questioning Bhai Ranjit Singh, head Granthi of Darbar Sahib, about this very issue - and he gave some lame excuse about established tradition, and then went on to talk about "cleanliness" and women's menstrual cycles. His response reminded me of passages in the Koran that prevent a woman from reading namaz, or having sex with her husband, if she's on her period. An absolutely archaic and medieval mindset. Leave it up to WOMEN to decide if they want to sing the Guru's hymns at out holiest shrine, and whether they are "clean" enough to do so - why should men have to make that decision for them? It’s an embarrasing disgrace that women aren’t allowed to perform Keertan at Darbar Sahib. Come on, wake up SGPC! Bunch of out-of-touch, dated, old farts pretending to be the flag-bearers of Panthic ideology. Makkhar and all these Jathedars would be an inspiration to much of Sikhdom, if they collectively allowed women raagis to perform at Darbar Sahib (and other itihaasik Gurdwaras) – instead of affirming societal prejudices that have absolutely NO place in Sikhism.

I remember questioning Bhai Ranjit Singh, head Granthi of Darbar Sahib, about this very issue – and he gave some lame excuse about established tradition, and then went on to talk about “cleanliness” and women’s menstrual cycles. His response reminded me of passages in the Koran that prevent a woman from reading namaz, or having sex with her husband, if she’s on her period. An absolutely archaic and medieval mindset.

Leave it up to WOMEN to decide if they want to sing the Guru’s hymns at out holiest shrine, and whether they are “clean” enough to do so – why should men have to make that decision for them?

]]> By: Sikh Knowledge http://thelangarhall.com/sikhi/why-sikhs-need-more-female-granthis/comment-page-1/#comment-18415 Sikh Knowledge Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:55:53 +0000 http://thelangarhall.com/?p=3537#comment-18415 Sethi is right. Sethi is right.

]]> By: mandeep.sethi http://thelangarhall.com/sikhi/why-sikhs-need-more-female-granthis/comment-page-1/#comment-18302 mandeep.sethi Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:31:07 +0000 http://thelangarhall.com/?p=3537#comment-18302 if your dissing the sisters, you ain't fightin the power if your dissing the sisters, you ain’t fightin the power

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