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Post by return_of_the_bhangraheads on Feb 20, 2009 22:26:01 GMT
I have heard mona sikhs sometimes use the word "gyani" when describing a practicing sikh with full kesh....this is especially pronounced in mona sikhs from rural areas of punjab...(I have heard it being used even in the parking lots of gurudwaras)
is it a word that may have had a positive intent in the beginning however has now since become derogatory?
would you/should you tell someone off if they use it in front of you....
judging by the context in which I have heard it being used....I would kick someone's a** if I heard them using it
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Post by @kingofdesi on Feb 21, 2009 19:26:59 GMT
theres nothing wrong with using that word, when you see someone wear a turban with full kesh thay can be called a gyani because the are expected to know a lot about the sikh religion and anyone can ask them because they are just like a teacher
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Post by msscandalous on Feb 22, 2009 5:48:05 GMT
Gyani is a complimentary word n if sumun usin it in wong context den thy show emselves as ignorant n inadequately enlightend so dnt bothr
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Post by Ricky88 on Mar 19, 2009 23:17:51 GMT
I have heard mona sikhs sometimes use the word "gyani" when describing a practicing sikh with full kesh....this is especially pronounced in mona sikhs from rural areas of punjab...(I have heard it being used even in the parking lots of gurudwaras) is it a word that may have had a positive intent in the beginning however has now since become derogatory? would you/should you tell someone off if they use it in front of you.... judging by the context in which I have heard it being used....I would kick someone's a** if I heard them using it I agree calling them Gyani is a derogatory term but so is calling clean shaven sikhs "mona sikhs" We should get past these external superficial differances and focus more on the sikh teachings of universal brotherhood. |
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