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Much
colour
is
being
given
to
caste
in
India.
Castes
were
based
on
professions.
For
instance,
teachers
or
preachers
were
Brahmins,
fighters
against
enemies
of
the
country
were
Khatries,
whereas
producers
of
food
were
Vaish.
The
servants
of
these
three
castes
were
shudras.
With
the
change
of
profession,
castes
were
changed
in
the
beginning
and
it
must
be
changed
in
the
present
era
as
well
easily.
The
idea
behind
the
whole
discussion
is
‘that
man
is
man
irrespective
of
his
religion,
language
or
caste
etc.
To
ensure
that
young
Daleep
Singh,
the
last
Sikh
ruler
of
the
kingdom
of
Ranjit
Singh
should
not
become
a
rallying
point
for
the
people
of
Punjab,
he
was
surreptiously
converted
to
Christianity
and
hurriedly
sent
to
England.
To
minimize
all
chances
of
his
return
to
Punjab
and
claiming
sovereignty
after
becoming
major,
he
was
made
to
marry
princess
Victoria
Gouramma
of
Coorg.
She
was
also
Indian
convert
to
Christianity
and
settled
in
Elveden
Estate
near
Cambridge
specially
purchased
for
the
young
prince.
Here
a
ceremony
was
arranged
in
which
young
Deleep
Singh
was
made
to
present
the
famous
Koh-i-Noor
to
Queen
Victoria
and
13
most
valuable
relics
pertaining
to
Maharaja
Ranjit
Singh
to
the
prince
of
Wales.
The
remaining
jewelry
in
the
Tokhakhana
was
either
taken
over
by
the
British
officials
in
India
or
auctioned
to
public.
Thus,
glory
and
grandeur
of
the
mighty
empire
of
a
mighty
ruler
was
finished.
In
his
life
time,
the
first
Guru,
Guru
Nanak
Dev
Ji
undertook
great
four
journeys
on
foot
in
company
with
Bala
and
Mardana
(disciples)
to
teach
lessons
of
divinity
and
true
&
ideal
human
life
and
to
eradicate
wrong
customs,
beliefs,
rituals
and
traditions
prevailing
in
social
fabric
of
India,
just
like
customs
of
Sati’
prevailing
in
those
days.
It
is
worth
mentioning
that
Guru
Nanak
also
travelled
beyond
India
up
to
China,
Lunca,
Sikkam,
Bhutan,
Nepal,
Mukka
&
Madina
in
Iran
and
upto
Afghanistan,
and
other
adjoining
territories.
All
of
us
must
take
serious
note
of
this
historical
happening
and
appreciate
that
how
difficult
it
was
to
travel
on
foot
five
centuries
ago
unto
the
distant
places
and
lands,
when
there
was
hardly
any
means
and
modes
of
travelling
and
communication.
The
names
of
Sikh
Gurus
are
:
1.
Guru
Nanak
Devji,
2.
Guru
Angad
Devji,
3.
Guru
Amardas
ji,
4.
Guru
Ram
Dassji,
5.
Guru
Arjun
Devji,
6.
Guru
Hargobind
Sahib
ji,
7.
Guru
Har
Rai
Sahib
ji,
8.
Guru
Harkrishan
Sahib
ji,
9.
Guru
Teg
Bahadur
Sahib
Ji
and
10.
Guru
Gobind
Singh
Ji.
Much
colour
is
being
given
to
caste
in
India.
Castes
were
based
on
professions.
For
instance,
teachers
or
preachers
were
Brahmins,
fighters
against
enemies
of
the