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ਜੋਤੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਦਿਵਸ – ਸ੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੀ 🙏
Today, we remember the day when Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the tenth Sikh Guru, departed from this mortal world and merged with the Eternal Light at Nanded in 1708.
But how does one speak of an end when the Guru made himself eternal?
Guru Gobind Singh Ji was not merely a spiritual master. He was a warrior, poet, philosopher, visionary and the embodiment of courage, sacrifice and unwavering faith.
He sacrificed his father, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji, his four Sahibzaade, his family and everything a human being holds dear, yet never abandoned his faith or his commitment to righteousness.
He gave the Khalsa its distinct identity in 1699 and transformed ordinary men and women into fearless defenders of truth, justice and human dignity.
Before departing, he bestowed Guruship upon Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, ensuring that the eternal wisdom of the Shabad would guide humanity forever.
His life teaches us that spirituality is not an escape from the world. It is the courage to stand against injustice, the strength to remain humble in victory and the grace to accept sacrifice without bitterness.
The Guru did not leave us. He became eternal through the Shabad, the Khalsa and the spirit of Chardi Kala.
ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕਾ ਖਾਲਸਾ, ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਫਤਹਿ। 🙏
Finished #TheTommyknockers by Stephen King on Audible and oh my days, it was painful at times 😭 You can tell he was at the height of his addiction when he wrote it. So much unnecessary filler at 1x speed! Trying 11/22/63 next for redemption
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Vicky Sandhu retweeted
This essay was so unnecessary when you could have just used two sentences to say you don’t like that Diljit promotes Panjab and his Panjabi roots.
𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐈 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐢𝐥𝐣𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐡𝐢 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭
Diljit Dosanjh's Delhi concert ticket wasn't costly and the venue was within 8 km of my home. Also, I have been following his music for close to two decades now. But I am happy with my decision not to attend his event at the JLN Stadium on Friday.
While I like Diljit as a singer, I find his politics vile. I wanted to see the artist live, but I was dead against being party to his activism, and fund it.
From Goliyan to GOAT, from Panga to Panj Taara and scores in between, Diljit actually had dil jit leya.
For, Diljit is exceptional in Punjabi music scene. No one has experimented with genres like he's done. His music was refreshing. But he isn't just a singer. He is an actor too. And long before he acted in films, he played a down-to-earth star, innocent, charming and relatable.
He won love from Indians across the country and beyond. He wanted more. He got more. Jimmy Fallon, Wembley, Madison Square. All sold-out. And then you get to know that Diljit Dosanjh is no more an Indian. He took American citizenship in 2022.
That's alright. We know to keep the artist separate from the person. But then Diljit got a Khalistani flag removed at his concert and clarified he did it only because it was disturbing his fans. The clarification brought clarity.
Punjabi aa gaye oye. Indians nu chhad aaye.
That's why I decided to skip his Delhi concert. I knew he'd bring his Punjabi politics to Delhi to prove a point. He won't be here just for the music and his fans. It won't be unadulterated fun.
Don't teach Punjabis to fight, he said at the Friday concert. Prahwa, don't teach any Indian to fight. Every community has fought its battles, and not needed the British martial-race tag.
Indians still keep fighting. It has been a fight to reach the concert venue too.
The clips that started emerging from the concert, one by one, proved that I knew Diljit well. I have known him for two decades.
Khair, Khaire nu chhaddo. He went beyond, even as he kept acting, saluting, on the stage.
Lifetime of an experience said people who attended. No doubt, it must have been. But like Diljit made a choice, I made one too. I refused to listen to his political messages as part of a musical concert. I like Diljit Dosanjh the singer. I'll pay for the music, not for activism masquerading with the music.
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Vicky Sandhu retweeted
so apparently i’m trending on X? confused. I only just downloaded it. But here’s a fun video from today x
Boots calling £55 "half price" for a bottle of perfume is offensive 😭 How have we quietly accepted that full price designer scents are now £120+?! Take me back to the £20 sale days.
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My dad just said to me 'aaj tere paronthe no1 si'. No backhanded critique attached. Just straight up great paronthe.
You can close down the simulation, I have officially peaked. There is nothing left for me to achieve in this lifetime.
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Life Hack: Feeling shitty, sad and tired? Just talk to someone who’s depressed as fuck and all of a sudden you realise ffs I’m actually fine compared to that. Instant mood boost. You’re welcome.
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9 YEARS OF MARRIAGE. 9 YEARS APART. STILL WAITING TO BE REUNITED. 💔
Today marks Jagtar and his wife’s 9th wedding anniversary. A day that should be filled with love and celebration is instead a painful reminder of the life they have been denied together.
#FreeJaggiNow
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I’m finding all the political point scoring over Parvinder Singh Jhota’s death nauseating. Were any of these political parties supporting him and his efforts to get drugs out of Panjab? NO! The epidemic didn’t happen overnight. Akali’s, Congressi’s all have blood on their hands.
Aloo Matar has got to be one of the worst dishes we Punjabis have. Please don’t argue with me. Currently sad over the wasted calories consumed.
Vicky Sandhu retweeted
Punjab Is Not Just Losing Lives. It Is Losing Its Future.
There is something deeply disturbing about the recent murders in Punjab. A police officer shot dead. A former village head killed. A young man who stood against drugs silenced by bullets. A person killed for simply living his life on his own terms.
Different lives, different circumstances, but one question that refuses to go away: What is happening to our Punjab?
When people begin to fear the streets, when the uniform itself cannot guarantee safety, when raising your voice against drugs can cost you your life, something far deeper than a law-and-order problem demands our attention.
A society does not collapse in a single day. It decays slowly. First, violence becomes news. Then it becomes a statistic. Then people get used to it. And finally, they learn to live with fear.
That is the most dangerous stage of all - when the death of another human being no longer disturbs our collective conscience.
Punjab has given India courage, sacrifice, enterprise, agriculture, soldiers, artists and a spirit that refused to bow even in its darkest hours. What a tragedy it would be if the land that taught generations to stand fearlessly began teaching its children to leave fearfully.
Our young people are already asking difficult questions about their future. Jobs, drugs, migration, opportunity. Now, they must also wonder whether their lives and families are safe.
What kind of future are we building if the ambitious must leave, the vulnerable must hide, and the courageous must fear speaking up?
This is not about scoring political points over dead bodies. It is about demanding something fundamental from those entrusted with power: safety, accountability, swift justice and the courage to confront the networks that make violence possible.
Governments will change. Leaders will come and go. But every innocent life lost leaves a wound that no election slogan can heal.
Punjab does not need another round of outrage that disappears in forty-eight hours. It needs a reckoning.
Because the real question is not whether Punjab can survive another murder.
It is whether we will wake up before an entire generation loses faith in the future of its own homeland.
Vicky Sandhu retweeted
kade na kade mera jee karda v mai kise de bootha pann sitta chapera marr marr ke 🤌🏽
When @Deepi_K said when you get back home to Glasgow you’re gona crash. I have. Badly.
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Things that are lost in London. My phone charger and MAC lip liner in Edge to Edge. I am more sad over the lip liner. Damn it.
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Jagtar has been released from Tihar Jail on bail
First steps to Freedom
This would not have been possible without Waheguru Ji, the community & your support.
It is not over until he is back home.
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#BringJaggiHome