Conclusion

What these Tat Khalsa Singh Sabhia-nurtured institutions such as the S.G.P.C., A.K.J., etc. do not appreciate is that history refers to events that have occurred in the past, be they good, bad, or unacceptable. History is not what one wanted, or wished to have happened. Thus, the Tat Khalsa Singh Sabhias, and the S.G.P.C. after them, by forsaking the truth have re-written, and re-orientated Sikh history to suit their perception of Sikhism itself. This process is still continuing to this very day within Sikhism as shown in the example of Vedanti and 'Gurblias Patshahi Shemi'.

The British Raj
Capture of the Sikh battle standards, Multan, circa 1849

The vast majority of modern-day Sikh scholars, having imbibed the norms of the Tat Khalsa Singh Sabhias from early childhood and without being conscious of where and under which circumstances these norms originated, have carried on the Tat Khalsa Singh Sabhia programs. This has resulted in most Sikhs having a distorted picture of Sikh history and Sikhism.

Learned Akali Nihangs accept that, in certain cases, some of these texts were corrupted by hostile elements. One case involves the Janam Sakhis being tampered with by the Sikh schismatic sect know as the ‘Handalieh’ in order to substantiate their founder, ‘Handal’. This was vouched by Ratan Singh Bhangu in ‘Pracheen Panth Prakash’.

Janam Sakhis
Akali Guru Nanak Dev Ji meets Raj Dev Lut of the demons, unbound set of Janam Sakhis, circa 19th century

If we cross-reference the following:
a) the ancient Sikh historical texts
b) non-Sikh (Persian, English, Maratha etc.) sources regarding Sikhism
c) Sikh oral traditions contained within the traditional Sikh schools of Udasis, Nirmalas, Seva Panthi and Akali Nihangs etc.

We can get a good picture of Sanatan Sikhism, a traditional Sikhism which Nihang Niddar Singh and the Sanatan Sikhs are endeavoring to revive in, all its glory.

Akali Guru Nanak Dev Ji Maharaj
The first Sikh Guru (second from right) meets Sheikh Adarman, circa early 19th century

Before the detractors of Sanatan Sikhism accuse anyone of inventing Sanatan Sikhism and its rich traditions, they should take into account the overwhelming evidence presented. For the sake of their own personal development, they should further investigate the fact that they themselves are victims of Tat Khalsa Singh Sabhia ideological fraud.

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