The purpose of thorns around the rose: A Sikh perspective

We are living in volatile and minacious times, politically and socially which has now turned its evil focus on the religious foundations too. I shall talk about the latest and the most sharpened axe being used to slash the very foundations of peace, which is, disinformation, causing consequential actions.
Where technology has helped to unite human societies across the globe through communication, it has also been used as a tool for the modern-day subjugation of the masses by a handful of manipulators, which we call by many names but can be bracketed as politicians and corporations, mostly.  
The facet of disinformation that I am going to discuss here has two purposes: Firstly, to keep people divided and secondly, to force assimilation.
In my previous posts, I have referred to the consequential dire actions of the pre-meditated disinformation by the Brahminic polity against the Sikh community over decades. So, the dear readers have a starting reference already for understanding a deeper issue.
Not only in India but currently worldwide another disinformation is being circulated about the Sikhs to instigate an anti-Sikh mindset amongst vaster masses. As part of transnational repression, propaganda has been engineered by the Hindu Tavi Brahminic media that the Sikhs are also Hindus – a misleading and unfounded claim. The reason this is done is to divert negative attention from certain Hindus who have recently been founded to engage in illegal and terrorising activities in Canada, USA, UK and Australia. Whether it’s a case of attacking the peacefully protesting Sikhs for a homeland in Canada, or it’s a case of hired killings of Sikhs in Canada and the UK by Indian agencies, or attempted assassination of a Sikh leader in the USA, all such activities have drawn focus on the un-democratic agendas of the Indian State and as a way to deflect this attention, the political machinery has engineered this narrative so that masses put Sikhs in the same category as the Hindus. In other words, Sikhs become the negative targets too in this confusion of identity. The fact that Sikhs stand out in a crowd because of their appearance, bearing turban and beard and this has been seen as an extra advantage by the Brahminic group of thought, especially in case of an angry attack by people. As was seen after 9/11 when masses mistook Sikhs for Muslims and were assaulted as a result of mis-identity. Attempts by the community have been made since thus to educate the masses to know the Sikh community better. In fact my article can be considered in the same sequence. The endeavour has worked in many places, especially since the signature identity of the Sikhs is their selfless service towards humanity. For example, in the recent floods in Spain, Sikh volunteers were the first on the scene to help with cleaning as well as serving food and drinks to the affected people. This gesture was received overwhelmingly by people and the authorities. So, assimilating the Sikhs within the Hindu fold serves its purpose on both ends- in bad situation it deflects the attention, and in a good situation the credit is shared. To avoid this confusion, especially when the Sikhs are fighting for freedom from India, they have decided to declare openly sthat Sikhs are neither Hindus nor Indian.
If someone was to feel offended by this then I’ll like to ask : When the British Imperialism occupied the sub-continent, then did the people in the colony start calling themselves British? When the Indians joined the fight against the colonisation, didn’t they separate themselves from the ethics of the ruling power? So, the situation for the Sikhs is the same- our land, Panjab, and adjacent areas that belong to Sikhs are occupied by India; but Sikhs are neither Hindus nor Indian by default.
I would like to conclude by adding a few major differences between the two cultures:
●Hindu religion is polytheistic, whereas Sikhism believes in one God. So, WE ARE DIFFERENT.
●Hindu religion is based on mythology, but Sikhism is based on the authentic scriptures written by the founder Gurus themselves. So, WE ARE DIFFERENT.
●Hindus worship idols, but Sikh believe in the transcendental entity of Nirankar (one without shape, form or colour). So, WE ARE DIFFERENT.   
●Sikhs maintain facial and head hair, along with wearing turban by both, men and initiated Sikh women. Hindus not just cut their hair but as per a Brahminic ritual, even children’s head hair is completely shaved before certain age. So, WE ARE DIFFERENT.   
●Hindu belief promotes to drink cow urine and consumption of cow dung as a ritual because they consider cow to be a sacred animal. Even during COVID, Hindus were urged to consume these products for medicinal purposes to combat the disease!! I don’t want to even engage at length to express how wrong and unhygienic it is at so many levels, irrational too on top.
In contrast, a hawk is considered by the Sikhs as a symbol of freedom, foresight, dare, and self-reliance. But Sikhs wouldn’t indulge in consuming the bird’s excrement, out of respect for the bird. So, WE ARE DIFFERENT.
●Even though many North Indian Hindus speak Punjabi as a language but the script and grammar of the language were invented by the second Sikh Guru, Guru Angad ji. So, our language too is separate. So, WE ARE DIFFERENT.
●Hindus smoke, but for the Sikhs consumption of tobacco is prohibited. So, WE ARE DIFFERENT.  
●Sikhs believe in the tradition of langar (Selfless service)- Free kitchen for all in the gurdwaras and also free food offers to any needy, or anyone as such. Langer is not just food but also services like blood donation camps. Langar of oxygen cylinders was given away during COVID-19 to the poorest in Delhi, India. In contrast, Brahmins believe in ‘Bhiksha’- the donation of meals from others. So, WE ARE DIFFERENT.
●There is no caste system in Sikhism; the reason why all Sikh men are called Singh and women Kaur. This helps to unite the community too. In contrast, Hinduism is the faith of a multi-caste system, which is highly divisive and discriminatory. So, WE ARE DIFFERENT.
● A woman is considered subservient to the man in Hindu society, for example, the husband is considered to be ‘swami’, meaning master. It’s a man-dominated society, and to add that Delhi is often called the ‘rape capital’ of the world.
In Sikhism, a man and a woman are equal socially and religiously. So, WE ARE DIFFERENT.
The list of disparities between the two beliefs and societies is quite extensive, but the examples given above would suffice to make my point, against the disinformation that Sikhs too are Hindus.  
When the Brahminic state wants to falsely accuse a Sikh of something he has not done, he is always referred to as a ‘Sikh’ separatist or ‘Sikh’ terrorist (Reference last article); why not a Hindu terrorist or Hindu separatist? Because the dis-informers know exactly what the reality is, but would rather use it as a political tool for their nefarious purposes.    
The purpose here is not to compete with another belief or culture, but to set the record straight which is being distorted through disinformation aimed to target a particular community. Sikhs have no problem with what Hindus believe in or how; just don’t interfere with Sikhs’ religious and cultural rights.
To protect the scent of the Sikh faith, thorns of resistance need to be on the guard, always.