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NamJap jiA good question and in fact the some of the same queries being discussed (though limping forward slowly in pain) in the thread Dilemma for Westerners: A Second Look.The reaction is not always to bark. There are many Indian Sikhs who are not only positive toward, but involved in, Sikhnet which is a worldwide organization today and began as a 3HO email listserv. Some Indian Sikhs praise "white" Sikhs for that effort.The problems with caste arise when cultures collide. Between "white" Sikhs and Indian Sikhs -- but let's not forget how many Indian Sikhs are also very negative and critical of "caste" in their own Sikh communities. In India, via Internet communication, or anywhere in the world.
NamJap ji
A good question and in fact the some of the same queries being discussed (though limping forward slowly in pain) in the thread Dilemma for Westerners: A Second Look.
The reaction is not always to bark. There are many Indian Sikhs who are not only positive toward, but involved in, Sikhnet which is a worldwide organization today and began as a 3HO email listserv. Some Indian Sikhs praise "white" Sikhs for that effort.
The problems with caste arise when cultures collide. Between "white" Sikhs and Indian Sikhs -- but let's not forget how many Indian Sikhs are also very negative and critical of "caste" in their own Sikh communities. In India, via Internet communication, or anywhere in the world.
