Parminder
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"Caste" being an english term carries a different meaning than "jaat" in Punjabi. Clearly, there are many jaats in Sikh dharma, but there are no "castes". What we often see in matrimonial ads as "caste no bar" or "Jat Sikh beautiful girl", really does not mean or imply any separation from mainstream, standard Sikh dharma. In a basic sense, there are no "castes" in Sikh dharma, as there are in Hindu dharma. The last names that most Sikhs have are typically shared by people from certain parts of Punjab (Sandhu is more common in Amritsar area; Gill is more common in Moga/Ludhiana area (I think) etc etc. The basic point is that all Sikhs have Singh in their name, which is really our mark of common brotherhood, and Kaur is the mark of the sisterhood among the females in Sikh dharma. There is not one other dharma or religion in the world in which the very names of all men and women reflect eternal brotherhood and sisterhood. This sense of brotherhood is unique to Sikh dharma. In fact, our basic thinking as Sikh people clearly reflects a strong and basic belief in the brotherhood of all men (Sikh, Hindu, Muslim, atheist, agnostic, black, white, red, yellow, brown, etc etc) I offer my humble opinion for your kind consideration. Waheguru. Thanks, Parminder
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