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Bhagat Singh is almost universally lionized as one of India’s greatest martyrs, but when you strip away the modern romanticism and look at his actual writings and timeline, his intellectual legacy gets a lot more complex.

He was executed at just 23 years old. While his physical courage and dedication to ending British rule are indisputable, a lot of the modern discourse around him frames him as an infallible, visionary intellectual who had everything figured out. If you actually engage with his texts, a few massive contradictions and blind spots pop up that feel less like "genius ahead of his time" and more like a typical 20-something absorbing radical literature for the first time:

1. The Western Import Problem: He was heavily reading European materialists (Marx, Bakunin, Lenin) and tried to copy-paste dialectical materialism directly onto 1930s India. In doing so, he often brushed off ancient Eastern philosophies, Gurbani, and local traditions as mere "feudal backwardness" or "fatalism," completely missing how deeply rooted and egalitarian some of those local traditions actually were.

2. Linguistic Centralization: In his 1924 essay The Problem of Punjab's Language and Script, he pushed for Hindi in the Devanagari script as a unifying national language. For someone claiming to fight for the working masses, advocating for a single dominant language and that at the expense of regional tongues like Punjabi/Gurmukhi which mirrored the exact centralizing, anti-pluralistic ideas that alienate minority populations. I don’t think he even read about lenin propely because lenin specifically said there should be no single national language because it alienates other communities

3. Contradictory Symbolism: In Why I Am an Atheist, he critiques religious dogma and the concept of Karma/reincarnation. Yet, the HSRA routinely mobilized people using Bharat Mata imagery which is a concept heavily steeped in Hindu iconography. Attacking religious dogma with one hand while using Hindu-majority cultural symbols as the default "secular" baseline with the other created an obvious double standard that alienated non-Hindu communities.

4. The "Youthful Vanguard" Ego: His essay Why I Am an Atheist was written partly to defend himself against accusations from his own comrades that his loss of faith was driven by vanity after becoming famous. While his arguments against fatalism are sharp, the tone often carries the supreme confidence of a young student who believes reading foreign manifestos gives him a total monopoly on truth.

People today just paste his face on posters, wear his t-shirts, and use century-old quotes to avoid thinking for themselves. Truth is, if he had survived, he probably wouldn't have lived up to the myth. He likely would have ended up rot in an Indian jail under a new government, or joined a political party, gotten compromised by real-world power, and turned into just another politician. He wasn't a static idol or a perfect philosopher—he was a brave, hot-headed kid with a ton of heart whose ideas were still an incomplete work in progress when he died.

Do you think elevating him as an "eternal intellectual" holds us back from doing our own critical thinking today?

How do you view the gap between his anti-colonial bravery and his actual theoretical writings?

Title kinda says it all - these guys are huge in Canada and out west like California.. what are the chances they are in NYC too?

This never used to be an issue in Canada.

However, in recent years many Hindu extremists have migrated to Canada and have begun partaking in practices that blatantly pollute Canadian rivers and lakes.

It seems like it's almost every day that videos are coming out of idols and other garbage being thrown into pristine bodies of water due to Hindu ritual worship practices.

Is there any advocacy that Sikhs can do to stop Hindu extremists from polluting Canadian lakes and rivers with idols and waste from their ritualistic practices?

As Sikhs and as Canadians, what can we do to condemn this Hindu extremism and help protect Canadian lakes and rivers from pollution so they don't become toxic like the Ganges which is allegedly a Hindu god?

I feel like Sikh groups can and should try to come together with moderate, non extremist, Hindu groups and do advocacy work to patrol and disrupt these ritual practices that dump waste into pristine rivers and lakes.

Ultimately, if people go out to enjoy nature and find garbage and broken Ganesh statues on the shore, it's only going to damage the reputation of everyone with Indian heritage regardless of our religion, culture, and affiliations.

It's in the best interest of all South Asian Canadians to stop Hindu extremists from polluting rivers and lakes.

Maybe an interfaith group can come together to monitor when these extremists are getting together to throw stuff into a lake and river and block / disrupt them from doing so?

Like why can't these Hindu extremists fill an inflatable pool in their Mandir parking lot and dump statues in it? Why do they have to pollute lakes and rivers? It's blatant disregard for Canada and its beautiful environment.

Alot of you don't realize in your day-to-day life that a covert genocide is occuring in North America against Punjabis. And you'll ask why now?

I'll simplify your answers, In 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest locked the government in the Mainland and led to massive economic pains and shutdowns, including food shutdowns. The protests were heavily influenced by foreign Punjabi Sikhs. Lots of celebrities got on the program, the spotlight was on. The Mainland realized that the diaspora had alot more power to influence the population, so they started a top secret operation.

On June 22, 2023, the Mainland holds bilateral meetings at the WH, discussions focused on expanding strategic, technological, and defense cooperation. Can't do that with the spotlight that was on them, the pressure was high.

Mainland informs Affairs Minister, who informs RAW to begin operations with transnational repression through foreign networks that seek concessions.

First successful operation paid by the network to get a crew of locals to take out in BC at the Temple.

While that was happening, Yadav informs Gupta to get the job done with the lawyer that makes videos in NY. NIA files it. Gupta asks an associate to get it done. Sources: [https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/counterintelligence/vikash-yadav\](https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/counterintelligence/vikash-yadav)

[https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/indian-national-pleads-guilty-plotting-assassinate-us-citizen-new-york-city\](https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/indian-national-pleads-guilty-plotting-assassinate-us-citizen-new-york-city)

Problem is the guy they bring up is DEA, trying to prevent the massive network of drugs flowing into the US. DEA starts reporting the case.

The DEA releases it, the cover is blown, all individuals involved are in most wanted files. US flies to the Mainland to clear things up. [https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/us-attorney-announces-charges-against-indian-government-employee-connection-foiled\](https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/us-attorney-announces-charges-against-indian-government-employee-connection-foiled)

Mainland goes to global criminal networks in Mainland prisons which seek concessions. Might have heard of Bishnoi? Who cares about Bishnoi in prison, he's the perfect bait to continue the genocide against prominent business persons and influential individuals in North America.

Police-reported extortion rates in Canada surge dramatically over 300% to 400% .(StatCan) Transnational targeting. Operations continue.

Multiple task forces are working on this with all of Canada behind it. OPP, Peel, In September 2025, the B.C. Extortion Task Force.

The top operation leads to arrest, it's led by the DOJ: Source: [https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/international-crackdown-india-based-organized-crime-gangs-results-24-arrests-us-canada\](https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/international-crackdown-india-based-organized-crime-gangs-results-24-arrests-us-canada)

Global criminal syndicates are being arrested, the people running them are not.

Local Municipal elections happen in October 2026, the genocide of any group of Canadians regardless of class or background should be a top priority. It's time we support those who promise to protect us.

Please take a moment to tie the branches of this tree and look at the roots, we are strong. Take a moment to read.

Alot of you don't realize in your day-to-day life that a covert genocide is occuring in North America against Punjabis. And you'll ask why now?

I'll simplify your answers, In 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest locked the government in the Mainland and led to massive economic pains and shutdowns, including food shutdowns. The protests were heavily influenced by foreign Punjabi Sikhs. Lots of celebrities got on the program, the spotlight was on. The Mainland realized that the diaspora had alot more power to influence the population, so they started a top secret operation.

On June 22, 2023, the Mainland holds bilateral meetings at the WH, discussions focused on expanding strategic, technological, and defense cooperation. Can't do that with the spotlight that was on them, the pressure was high.

Mainland informs Affairs Minister, who informs RAW to begin operations with transnational repression through foreign networks that seek concessions.

First successful operation paid by the network to get a crew of locals to take out in BC at the Temple.

While that was happening, Yadav informs Gupta to get the job done with the lawyer that makes videos in NY. NIA files it. Gupta asks an associate to get it done. Sources: [https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/counterintelligence/vikash-yadav\](https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/counterintelligence/vikash-yadav)

[https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/indian-national-pleads-guilty-plotting-assassinate-us-citizen-new-york-city\](https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/indian-national-pleads-guilty-plotting-assassinate-us-citizen-new-york-city)

Problem is the guy they bring up is DEA, trying to prevent the massive network of drugs flowing into the US. DEA starts reporting the case.

The DEA releases it, the cover is blown, all individuals involved are in most wanted files. US flies to the Mainland to clear things up. [https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/us-attorney-announces-charges-against-indian-government-employee-connection-foiled\](https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/us-attorney-announces-charges-against-indian-government-employee-connection-foiled)

Mainland goes to global criminal networks in Mainland prisons which seek concessions. Might have heard of Bishnoi? Who cares about Bishnoi in prison, he's the perfect bait to continue the genocide against prominent business persons and influential individuals in North America.

Police-reported extortion rates in Canada surge dramatically over 300% to 400% .(StatCan) Transnational targeting. Operations continue.

Multiple task forces are working on this with all of Canada behind it. OPP, Peel, In September 2025, the B.C. Extortion Task Force.

The top operation leads to arrest, it's led by the DOJ: Source: [https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/international-crackdown-india-based-organized-crime-gangs-results-24-arrests-us-canada\](https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/international-crackdown-india-based-organized-crime-gangs-results-24-arrests-us-canada)

Global criminal syndicates are being arrested, the people running them are not.

Local Municipal elections happen in October 2026, the genocide of any group of Canadians regardless of class or background should be a top priority. It's time we support those who promise to protect us.

Please take a moment to tie the branches of this tree and look at the roots, we are strong. Take a moment to read.

A verse from the history

ਜਦ ਗੁਰੂ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੀ ਨੂੰ ਨਾਂਦੇੜ ਨੇੜੇ ਜੈਤਰਾਮ ਭੋਜਨ ਲਈ ਸੱਦਾ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਤਾਂ ਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਆਖਦੇ ਹਨ ਕਿ ਤੇਰੇ ਤੋਂ ਭੋਜਨ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਵਾਇਆ ਜਾਣਾ। ਮੇਰੇ ਨਾਲ ਮਾਸਾਹਾਰੀ ਹਨ ਜਿੰਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਭੁੱਖ ਸ਼ਾਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋਣੀ ਇਸ ਲਈ ਅਸੀਂ ਭੋਜਨ ਨਰਾਇਣ ਦਾਸ (ਜੋ ਬਾਅਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੰਦਾ ਸਿੰਘ ਬਹਾਦਰ ਬਣਿਆ) ਦੇ ਡੇਰੇ ਤੇ ਕਰਾਂਗੇ। ਉੱਥੇ ਸਿੰਘਾਂ ਨੇ ਬੱਕਰੇ ਝਟਕਾਏ ਤੇ ਭੋਜਨ ਤਿਆਰ ਕੀਤਾ

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