Punjabiyat
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Punjabiyat means "Punjabiness"[1] and is the language revitalization movement of Punjabi.[2][3][4]
Aims and goals
In Pakistan, its goal is a better status of Punjabi language along with Urdu at state level.[5][6][7] In India, its goal is to bring together the Sikh, Hindu and Muslim communities.[8][9]
The movement's supporters in the Punjabi diaspora focus on the promotion of a shared cultural heritage.[10][11][12]
Link to Sikh nationalism
Panjabiyat also has close links to Sikh nationalism due to the religious significance of Punjabi and Gurmukhi script in Sikhism.[13] With the advent of the notion of Devanagari script and Hindi or Sanskrit as a language associated with Hindu nationalism and Arya Samaj advancing the cause of Devanagari in the late 19th century, the cause of Gurmukhi was advanced by Singh Sabha movement.[14][15][16] This later culminated in Punjabi Suba movement where Sikhs who mostly identified Punjabi as their mother tongue, whilst Hindus identifying with Hindi in the census, leading to trifurcation of state on a linguistic basis in 1966 and the formation of a Sikh majority, Punjabi speaking state in India.[17] During the Khalistan movement, Kharkus were known to enforce Punjabi language, Gurmukhi script and traditional Punjabi cultural dress in Punjab.[18] SGPC in its 1946 Sikh State resolution declared the Punjab region as the natural homeland of the Sikhs.[19][20] Anandpur Sahib Resolution also links Sikhism to Punjab as a Sikh homeland.[21]
See also
References
- S2CID 56127067.
- OCLC 847493566.
- OCLC 1240306094.
- OCLC 1005177574.
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- ^ Singh, Pritam. "The idea of Punjabiyat". Academy of the Punjab in North America. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
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- OCLC 1009182992.
- ^ "Gurmukhi Script: An artistic tradition that captures Punjab's soul and spirit". Hindustan Times. 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- ^ "RSS and Sikhs: defining a religion, and how their relationship has evolved". The Indian Express. 2019-10-18. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- S2CID 163885354.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- ^ "How Punjab was won". The Indian Express. 2010-05-17. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- ^ "Militants tell villagers in Punjab to mention Punjabi as their mother tongue". India Today. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- ^ "SGPC's 1946 resolution on 'Sikh state': What Simranjit Singh Mann missed". The Indian Express. 2022-05-15. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- ^ "Anandpur Sahib Resolution 1973 - JournalsOfIndia". 2021-02-16. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
Sources
- Jolly, Schona (March 1, 2011). "Bringing Punjabiyat Back". The Caravan. Archived from the original on 2011-03-04. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
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