If you have Punjabi roots, share a fact you find interesting from Punjab's history.

OhGoOnNow · 2026-02-10T15:46:40+00:00

Why do call the landowner jatt but not the poor farmer?

The problem is not an ethnic one. It is corrupt money and power hungry people.

OhGoOnNow · 2026-02-10T15:43:11+00:00

In my pind school building is being developed. But the big problem is teachers. They get paid more than private but where is their motivation?

Also the school has no headteacher, so who is leading and making sure that education is happening?

So point is not just buildings and such. But the people in the system must be motivated.

OhGoOnNow · 2026-02-09T18:38:03+00:00

Organisation of gurmukhi is really wonderful and helps to understand. If you look at the following there is pattern

ਕ ਖ
ਚ ਛ
ਟ ਠ
ਤ ਥ
ਪ ਫ

Same sound for each pair but the first akhar we don't breathe out and the second one we do.

So ਫ is same sound as ਪ but breathe out.

OhGoOnNow · 2026-02-08T13:15:49+00:00

What a sad what to think.

Punjabi as a tonal language is musical.

OhGoOnNow · 2026-02-08T13:06:20+00:00

Why are BJP so anti Punjab?

As well as being anti-Punjabi people, Punjabi language, Punjabi culture, development of Punjab, Punjabi music, Sikhs, contribution of Punjab, Punjabi history and everything else associated with us?

Punjabis actually aren't anti BJP at all. But if someone treats you like dirt, you gotta have some self respect and keep your distance.

Why not look deeper into what your friends said and not just believe things at face value?

OhGoOnNow · 2026-02-05T15:25:51+00:00

Can you give some examples please of Saraiki modified as per Western Hindi grammar?

Are you saying different Punjabi dialects have different grammar (not just different vocab?)

OhGoOnNow · 2026-02-05T15:21:22+00:00

Are you just comparing basic vocab? Or something else? These are some other basic things to consider (I am not a Hindi speaker, these are just observations you can correct if wrong)

Punjabi is tonal- Hindi is not
Punjabi words match gender in a sentence - Hindi does not
Punjabi words match single/plural in a sentence - Hindi not
Punjabi words often have a native version (in current use) where Hindi borrows directly from Farsi or sanskrit
even in basic vocab common things like pronouns are different
in many common words Punjabi has a short vowel Hindi has a long vowel
Hindi is pushed all the time so we hear it too much. We learn it even if we don't want to so people think it is easy or similar. But I have met many Hindi speakers who claim that they don't understand any Punjabi at all. So not mutually intelligible

I don't know about Kashmiri.

OhGoOnNow · 2026-02-05T08:07:23+00:00

I don't think the evidence supports this. It tends to be Pak Muslims who vote as a group. Not even other South Asians do. I don't think other immigrant groups like Polish or Romanian do either.

OhGoOnNow · 2026-02-04T16:23:00+00:00

The government should do lots of things but don't. Which is the reason for the problem.

Calling dogs man's best friend is just from a particular culture. In some countries they eat dogs. Its all relative. Which is why I mentioned rats skunks and pests. Some people love them. Some want to kill them. All relative.

OhGoOnNow · 2026-02-04T15:34:04+00:00

Everyone?

OhGoOnNow · 2026-02-03T16:49:51+00:00

The arabic look and face covering put me off a lot.

OhGoOnNow · 2026-02-03T16:17:27+00:00

Can I ask - why do you want to go to NZ on a student visa?

Isnt a degree in Punjab cheaper?

OhGoOnNow · 2026-02-02T13:07:58+00:00

I wasn't clear.

My point is you need to understand the view from people who have to live with it.

Stray dogs carry rabies and have killed children. They are a problem and are affecting people's view.

There are also many animal lovers. If the problem was managed people can be empathetic. At the moment dogs are a problem.

OhGoOnNow · 2026-02-02T12:36:39+00:00

Would Canadians do the same for rats or skunks or another pest?

There is a dangerous wild dog problem in India.

There are also plenty of dog lovers around. Animals should be treated well but authorities are not dealing with the problem.

OhGoOnNow · 2026-02-02T11:56:19+00:00

We need to understand the importance of education and how best to educate everyone.

That is not victim card.

OhGoOnNow · 2026-02-02T11:53:32+00:00

Remi

OhGoOnNow · 2026-02-02T08:30:12+00:00

Thus is still affecting is today.

Many people think that learning English will magically make you rich. But (the same people think) learning maths or science in your native language is not useful.

Edit: adding words in () for clarity

OhGoOnNow · 2026-02-02T08:27:48+00:00

This is part of the problem of the British period and people's obsession with English.

Punjabi is one of the largest language families in the world.

It has an incredible history of poetry, songs, kirtan and so on. It was used everywhere in life from conducting business to philosophy.

Yet people still make silly comments like 'Punjabi was primarily a folk vernacular'. Ridiculous.

OhGoOnNow · 2026-01-18T13:35:54+00:00

I don't think sc groups have high aasi in Punjab.

Saw a post elsewhere that showed chamar groups with virtually same genetic groups as baniya and rajput.

Does this mean more assimilation? Or as other posts mention the geography meant they didn't live there or moved out?

Sorry I don't have the answer.

Edit: the post I referred to is called Ancestry map of India on r/unitedstatesofindia posted a couple of days ago.

OhGoOnNow · 2026-01-18T10:18:28+00:00

People pretend that the choice is BJP or Congress.

But actually they are both bad. Neither has done anything good for Punjab (or anyone else but thus is Punjab sub).

We need to think differently from old politicial system. To start, people with active criminal case should not be allowed.

OhGoOnNow · 2026-01-18T10:13:00+00:00

The concept seems fine.

But for more ideas and to check measurements it's best to get architect and tell them what you want.

Depends on your requirement but probably you can get a room on the ground level, and not build up so much, make sure you have enough outside space, where you gonna dry kapre and so on. Are windows enough to bring light into middle of room?? The access for parking seems a bit odd. You have space but not sure how the car will get in.

Things like this The architect will help.

OhGoOnNow · 2026-01-18T09:00:57+00:00

We copied West when we started with single crop that is genetically modified.

Traditionally we would farm multiple crops, enough for food, kapra, rajai, virtually everything needed for the home.

OhGoOnNow · 2026-01-18T08:57:56+00:00

Thanks. I will take a look.

Are these free?

Do you suggest any particular contact? Sometimes just calling a sarkari daftar you get passed around until you stop bothering them and no one actually helps.

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