alrite ppl let me set thingz straight. sum ppl on dis board aint got a f**kin clue wot dey on about! india is a country full of foreigners. the native indians were da small framed dark skinned dravidians dat r stil found in india 2day. there r not many in punjab. dey hav facial features like kale e.g flat noses n nuts. dey r da 1s speaking da tamil languages and r mostly in southern india. havent u ppl wondered y lots of non-punjabi indians luk nothing like punjabis? punjabis hav fairer skin, r generally taller and hav sharper features. den came da aryan invasions into india. dese ppl originated from turkey (b4 islam) and otha parts of central asia.
dey came into india frm da northand enslaved da aborigines. dats y more of dese typical kale indians r found 2wards da south. these aryans had fairer skin and created hinduism and da caste system. da caste system is a hindu ting. dat is y 'lower' castes r usually more dark skinned. da brahmins den created da caste system n obviously dey had 2 be at da top.
here is the varna (caste system) in india (hinduism)
1. brahmins - dey r da prisetly classes and r very intelligent. r ment 2 b beta dan every1 else. (well dey created da system)
2. khshatriyas - r da warrior classes 2 protect hinduism.
3. vaiysyas - buisiness castes, and labourers including farmers.
4. shudra - dese r da untouchables and r given da dirtiest jobs and r servants. includes chamar and chooreh.
now if u want 2 kno wot category jatts belong in its none!
ill explain y!
ova da centuries india has bin ruled by many rulers from greeks, da persians 2 da moghuls( f***ers) and da british.
punjab was its own country and was not even part of india until da british made it part of india.
now most punjabi races r of foreign blood. notice how i say race and not caste. jatts r descended frm scythians who migrated 2 punjab afta da aryans. so r of differnet blood.
so many otha punjabi castes such as tharkans, khatris etc r of races dat migrated into punjab and formed these identities. these races did not intermarry so kept these identities.
wen these races came into punjab the brahmins wanted 2 turn every1 into hindus and convince dem dat brahmins were superior 2 every1 else. so wen all ova india and most of punjab these races accepted dat brahmins were beta dan dem da jatts stuck 2 fingers up at da brahmin and sed f**k u!
jatts neva accepted dat brahmins were beta dan every1 else. all ova india da brahmins are number 1 but in punjab dey fall 2 level of servants and beggars.
da fact dat jatts r a race and not caste has been proven by many western historians. the term jatt has origins outside of india.
The biggest Misconception regarding the term "Jatt" is defining it as a "Caste" as per the standards set by the Indian Caste System. Nothing can be far away from truth as this misconception. The fact that Jatt is a Race has been widely supported by both historians and raciologists working in this field and has been discussed in detail. Here are some negations and rebuttals to the false claim that Jatt is a so called "Caste". These rebuttals have not been and cannot be negated and the truth lies in the fact that Jatt is a Race and not a Caste as traditionally thought. Here are five rebuttals that will prove this point.
Rebuttal 1) ETHNIC NATURE: If you look at the Nature of a "Caste", you will notice that its spread throughout India. Eg Caste consists of professions divided into four Categories called Varnas. The Caste System, in its present form, is further based solely upon birth. Thus, as per Caste Rules, Farmer Profession is categorized under Vaisya Category (Varna). And Remember that as per Caste SYSTEM in its present form, this is to be based upon Birth i.e. Farmer's son MUST ONLY be Farmer if Caste System has to be maintained. This point will further be used as a rebuttal in proving how Jatt is not a Caste. Now talking about Ethnicity, you will notice that Caste is not Ethnic in nature at all. Eg a Priest living in North of India will belong to a Brahmin Caste and a Priest living in South of India will also belong to Brahmin Caste. THERE IS NO ETHNIC SIMILARITY HERE. In the same way, NOTE VERY CAREFULLY that a Farmer of North India will be a Vaish and a Farmer of South of India will also be a Vaish. This Logic leads us to conclude that IF Jatt is a Caste (assuming the proposition that Jatts are Farmers) then Jatts must also be Present uniformly throughout India, (just like Brahmins) the land where Caste System is present. But observation tells us that Jatts are only present in Punjab, Haryana and parts of Uttar Pardesh. This gives an Ethnic Nature to Jatt Identity strongly proving the case that assumption "Jatt means Farmer" is false and thereby further concluding assumption that Jatt is a Caste is False too. FIRST REBUTTAL OVER.
Rebuttal 2) RACE PRESENCE: It should be noted that this discussion is yet not concerned with Historical viewpoint and raciological and archaeological study of Jatt History. Its just about rebuttals to how Jatt is not a "Caste". What it is then, is a matter of study that will be made in further papers.
Caste is present in different Races. Eg Priestly Caste Brahmins are present in South Indian Dravidian Race as well as in North Indian Races. If its assumed that Jatt is a caste, why then are there no Jatts in, lets say, Dravidian Races? Again, the Ethnic Nature Rebuttal further strengthens this point and further helps this rebuttal in making yet another point in how Jatt is not a Caste.
Rebuttal 3) FUNDAMENTALS OF CASTES: All the fundamentals, rules and regulations of Castes are goverened by Religious Law Books such as Manusmriti written by a man called Manu. All of these books are part of Hinduism, written by Hindu Mystics. Two thirds of Jatt Community does not follow Hinduism and thereby Manusmriti, that defines and regulates the basic backbone of Caste System holds no relevance for this two thirds of Jatt Community who are not Hindus but are Jatts. Yet another strong rebuttal as how Jatt is not a Caste.
Rebuttal 4) PROFESSIONAL NATURE OF CASTES: Castes are professional in nature. Though Caste System further makes it a compulsion to make it based upon birth. But Jatts can be found in just any profession: Business, Politics, Sports and so on. Proving further Jatt is Not a Caste.
Rebuttal 5) CASTE-EXCOMMUNICATION: This is yet another important point. As a punitive measure, the Caste of a person can be degraded if some pre-defined rules are not set i.e. a person who is a Brahmin can be degraded to a Shudra Caste and so on. Thus Caste follows the rule of Ex-Communication. But a Jatt born among the Jatts can, under no condition, be ex-communicated. Good or Evil, a Jatt shall always remain a Jatt.
Together, the above five points of rebuttals thereby confirm the fact without doubt that Jatt is not a Caste.
it has been shown dat a lot of punjabi culture has been created by jatts.
da reason jatts r so proud dat dey r jatts and do not intermarry is bcoz jatts is bcoz dey see themselves as being of differnet blood. just like gore and kale are of different blood. also jatts hav a different mentality 2 every1 else dey do wot dey want and stand up 4 wot dey believe in. dey do not put otha castes down.
y is it dat in punjabi songs da word jatt alwayz cums up. y is there no put tharkana de. even bhangra has originated from jatt farmers. thers no denying it.
loads of sikh freedom fighters were jatts. jagga jatt was a jatt. maharaja ranjit singh was a jatt.
dont get me wrong jatts do not think dey r better dan every1 else dey r just proud of hu dey r.
jatts only want 2 marry jatts. dat does not mean jatts do not hav friends of otha castes!
wud any of u indians marry a kala or a gora or a chinese person! in da same way a jatt wud only marry a jatt. its not racist its jus da way it is. jatts hav a different way of living. a jatt marryin non jatt is da same as a sikh marryin a muslim!
now loads of jatts in da west hav 4gotten wot it means 2 b jatt. if ur jatt u shud b proud 2 b a jatt but dat doesnt mean u shud go around puttin otha ppl down.
evey1 shud b proud of who dey r!
all u jatt haters r just jealous dat u r not jatts and sum jatts hav gotten conivinced into believing dat jatts created da system and are wrong and have been puttin otha ppl down. wot bullnuts! so jatts b proud of wot u r
and dont 4 get ur roots no matter wot happens.
loadz of kidz nowadayz wanna act like kale 4 sum reason.
so jatts stay tru 2 ur roots and b proud but dont diss otha ppl! bein a farmer does not make u jatt. havin jatt last surname does!
if any ov u dont believe dis do ur own research and see wot u find.
all u jatts spread dis awareness to all da jatts so dat we do not lose our culture!
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