Vaah Vaah! Bahut hee Khoob!

Insha-Allah a poetic response to this poem will be posted soon.

Kulbir Singh

Vah ji Vah !!

Vaheguru jee ka Khalsa Vaheguru jee kee fateh!

great poems, however:
ਜੱਟ ਕੀ ਜਾਣੇ ਲੌਂਗਾਂ ਦਾ ਭਾਅ, ਬਾਣੀਆ ਕੀ ਜਾਣੇ ਘਿਓ ਦੀ ਖੁਰਾਕ।???

where did caste come into this???

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great poems, however:
ਜੱਟ ਕੀ ਜਾਣੇ ਲੌਂਗਾਂ ਦਾ ਭਾਅ, ਬਾਣੀਆ ਕੀ ਜਾਣੇ ਘਿਓ ਦੀ ਖੁਰਾਕ।???

where did caste come into this??? confused smiley

These are famous Muhaavre (sayings) of Punjab and the word ਜੱਟ here does not mean the caste but means an uneducated villager and ਬਾਣੀਆ means a shopkeeper here. Laung is an expensive spice reserved for the elite and Gheo in olden days too was not known to be a diet of urban shopkeepers.

Let's not be overly sensitive of using old sayings that contain names of castes. Gurbani is full of such sayings.

Kulbir Singh

Vah!!!!!

Thank you Bhai Kulbir Singh jio! A humble request, please refrain from using names of castes such as jatts and baaniyaas in the future.
Thank you.

JaspreetSingh - Whats the problem with using these terms ? Veerji has used them from known sayings that mean something deep.


Can you pls ellaborate more what exact issue you see with these terms being used in the correct context here ?


Hasnt these been used in Gurbani ?

-- SAIN ==> NAI
-- Dhanna ==> JAT
-- kabber ==> Julaha


and so on.

Vaheguru jee ka Khalsa Vaheguru jee kee fateh!

Jaspreet Singh Jee, what is wrong with using Punjabi muhavras? These Muhavras are not putting anyone down and are not even remotely offensive, they are just simple Muhavras.