Kulbir Singh Wrote:
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> About Gangu Brahman, not much is knows from
> history. Here are some thoughts that come to mind
> with respect to this subject:
>
> 1. First of all, Gangu Brahman was not an
> exclusive Rasaoiya of Guru Sahib since Guru Sahib
> did not have a private Rasoyee. Guru Sahib used to
> eat from regular Guru ka Langar, where there must
> have been many Sewadaars other than Gangu.
>
> 2. Gangu is said to have come from Kashmir and
> settled in Siri Anandpur Sahib. If he was working
> as a Sewadaar in Guru ka Langar, surely he would
> have become a Sikh. Since he may have become a
> Sikh during the early time of Siri Guru Gobind
> Singh jee's Guruship, his name did not change to
> include "Singh". This Maryada was started in 1699.
>
>
> 3. Principal Satbir Singh has stated that he was
> called "Gangu Rasoiya" because he had a bad temper
> and was alway irritated. Rasoyee (kitchen) is
> always hot when food is cooked. Since Gangu was
> always in bad mood, some started calling him Gangu
> Rasoee i.e. Gangu the kitchen. From this some
> historians misinterpreted that he was a Rasoiya.
>
> 4. He must have left Siri Anandpur Sahib before
> 1699, otherwise he too would have taken Amrit.
> It's possible that he left Siri Anandpur Sahib
> because of some negative reason and as a
> disgruntled person. This is why, he took revenge
> by informing the authorities about younger
> Sahibzade and Mata Gujri jee.
>
> 5. Some people claim that since Gangu was a
> sewadaar of Langar, and was a Hindu, so the
> concept of dietary Bibek is an illusion. This
> thought is baseless. If Gangu was working in the
> Langar, he must have become a Sikh. The reason why
> his name was not changed is that prior to 1699,
> the maryada of changing the name to include
> "Singh" or "Kaur" had not come into being. In
> those days whoever had received initiation from
> Guru Sahib and Naam was considered a Sikh. It is
> possible that in his early days Gangu was a good
> person but later was led astray.
>
> Kulbir Singh
Thanks Bhai Sahib for the response. I was expecting you to reply. And voila, you did. As if you knew!
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