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1: Inni Kaur (Fairfield, CT, U.S.A.), June 24, 2012, 9:15 AM.
Your statement, "Young Sikhs by the thousands dazzle me today with their commitment to Sikhi" - so very true. I, too, am in awe of some of the young Sikhs - to be in their company is nothing short of inspirational. The spirit of Chardi Kala is blossoming ... The Paanth is getting stronger minute by minute. I feel the energy. It is blissful. Shukar!
2: Ravinder Singh (Mumbai, India), June 24, 2012, 11:21 AM.
Sikhi was, is and will always remain perfect. We should always strive to learn to live by it.
3: Harpreet Singh (Delhi, India), June 24, 2012, 3:20 PM.
Very good article. Sukhwinder Singh ji of Vismaad has shown this Chardi Kala spirit in a convincing way in a just released animated movie, BHAI SUBEG SINGH SHAHBAZ SINGH, telling the saga of this great father-son duo. I remember a poem from my childhood: "Jado(n) duldaa khoon shaheedaa(n) da taqdeer badaldee quomaa(n) di ..."
4: Baldev Singh (Bradford, United Kingdom), June 24, 2012, 9:57 PM.
This article was needed right now!
5: Pritam Singh Grewal (Canada), June 25, 2012, 11:33 PM.
It's time for Chardi Kala, indeed.
6: Nav Kaur (Australia), June 26, 2012, 2:57 AM.
You never fail to inspire, T Sher Singh ji. You are the age of my dad and I forward a lot of your articles to him. I have to admit, I have become a fan of your writings! It is true that it is easy to maintain chardi kala when things are working for you, but it is tough times that really call for the chardi kala. I pray that I am able to live by this approach to life in challenging times.
7: Kirpal Singh (New Zealand), October 15, 2015, 3:38 PM.
Very true analysis. I agree that Sikhism is on the rise.
8: Ajit Singh Batra (Pennsville, New Jersey, USA), October 16, 2015, 11:15 AM.
Contemplative life is not easy in the existing turmoil in this world. But so long as we live in this world, hope, fear, desire and worry will be our challenges. Chardi kalaa should apply to all of these foregoing aspects. Just as in gurdwaras, regardless of what the occasion is, we do Anand Sahib, Ardaas, Hukamnama and Langar, similarly, for a Sikh must remain in chardi kalaa at all times ... that is, rise above the impurities of this world.
9: Kulvinder Jit Kaur (Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada), October 16, 2015, 5:04 PM.
Totally in agreement with the author of this piece. I could not have explained it any better. Guru Gobind Singh Ji and all the other Gurus did not just preach Chardi Kalaa, they lived it. They lived it through dark tormented times, they lived it through painful sacrifices. They set an example and we have to strive to follow their example. Many Sikhs in recent times have proven that they too have maintained their Chardi Kalaa through all their personal trials and tribulations. Chardi Kalaa is the true spirit of Sikhi and it is still well and alive in the Panth.
10: Kaala Singh (Punjab), October 18, 2015, 1:36 PM.
Sometimes I wonder, had there been someone else in the place of the Sikhs in India and elsewhere, could they have withstood the onslaughts like 1947 and 1984 and still survived. I am not sure if anybody else could have done that -- the Buddhists got wiped out of India, the Jews got wiped out of Europe and the Hindus got wiped out of the lands that became Afghanistan and Pakistan, but the Sikhs are still alive and kicking. Yes, this in my opinion is Chardi Kalaa in action!
11: Bhai Harbans Lal (Dallas, Texas, USA), October 21, 2015, 3:41 PM.
Kaala Singh ji, Sikhs were wiped out of North West India, now Pakistan. We will never recover from that even though we will continue to flourish elsewhere. Our history is etched there, but we are not doing anything to recover and prevent its loss from becoming permanent.
12: Kaala Singh (Punjab), October 22, 2015, 3:29 PM.
@11: Bhai Harbans Lal ji, Sikhs were a small minority in NW India and stood no chance in those circumstances. The biggest mistake committed by the Sikh leaders was rejecting the British offer of a Sikh homeland extending from Karnal to Nankana Sahib and we could have retained some of the areas connected to our history. So, it was a combination of hostile forces and bad decisions. Sometimes I wonder, how could a people like Sikhs who faced existential threats right from the beginning, agree to give up their military capability by merging with India in 1947?