True Indology
True Indology

@TrueIndology

4 Tweets 11 reads Dec 31, 2022
@DrShwetaGulati I know enough Punjabi Hindus to agree with you.I have seen that Punjabi Hindus are a more literate, law abiding and patriotic than the rest of us.However, "Punjabiyat" like Kashmiriyat is a fake modern construct.Punjabi Hindus used to consider their Punjabi Muslims as Mlecchh(1)
@DrShwetaGulati 2)Even the word "Punjabiyat" is a recently coined Urdu term. The proponents of Punjabiyat argue that Punjabi ethnocentrist identity is real and Indian identity is fake. To such people, it is a natural question as to why such individuals chose to live in India and not Pakistan.(2)
@DrShwetaGulati 3) I see no reason for Punjabi Hindus to take offence if the construct of "Punjabiyat" is questioned. In both 1947 and 1980, Punjabi Hindus were killed by their fellow Punjabis (Khalistanis and Islamists) and not by their well wishers like me who are not convinced by "Punjabiyat"
@DrShwetaGulati 4)Punjabi Hindus were the worst victims in the whole partition saga. They were cleansed out of Pakistan and were even persecuted by Khalistanis in India. The sole reason for this suffering is their lack of identity as a group. "Punjabiyat" seeks to dismantle this identity further

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