Dear Editor: Recently, some Punjab Congress leaders like Pandit Mohan’ Lal, former ministerand Bibi Gurbinder Kaur Brar said in Chandigarh “that the concept of a theoratic state as demanded by the Sikh convention at Amritsar clearly suggested a separate state which was neither feasible nor in the interests of the Sikhs” (The Tribune August 7, 1987). These two leaders completely falsefied what was said at the Amritsar convention. This convention merely reiter= ated what the then Congressleader Mr. Jawahar Lal Nehru had said on July 19, 1946 at the annual
Dear Editor: The 1987 Sikh Youth Camp of Chicago was held in Camp Rienghburg. It was a valuable experience for all the Sikh youth, forit gave us a chance to meet the other Sikh children of America and form lifelasting friendships that we will all cherish. It was a place for us to go and learn of our rich heritage, our ‘own language, and the Sikh way of life which we are all proud of. Along with that we were given the Srncritintyaicslesrntetonerodn Indian National Congress in Calcutta, The convention declared “that the achievement of an area and political set up in north India where Sikhs can experience glow of freedom was the goal of the Sikh Panth”, (The Tribune, Chandigarh, Aug. 5, 1987).
As far as the feasibility is con~ cerned, it must be remembered that in the 1930s and early 1940s, if someone talked about the creation of Pakistan, people laughed, there came a time when they became serious about it and ultimate ly it became a reality in August, 1947 which many students of Indian political history believe was culture through doing gidda and bhangra. We then entertained our parents by presenting what we learned (shabads, bhangra, etc.) on the final day of the camp. Ifeel itis a great chance (that too many children seem to miss to learn as much as possible about our unique religion and hopefully we will have even more kids attend next year. It takes a lot of work, and I appreciate all the effort put in, to help put the camp together.
Jalmeen Kaur Makkar
Chicaao. Il. due to the follies and deliberate communal policies of the then Hindu leadership. The same scenario was repeated in 1971 when Bangladesh was born. Likewise until 1983 whenever there was a talk of “Khalistan” most Sikhs casvally dismissed the notion, but after Bluestar and November, 1984 riots everybody became serious and Khalistan now will bea reality on the Indian subcontinent,
Amarjit S. Buttar
Vernon Ct.
Article extracted from this publication >> September 18, 1987
