Iqbal Singh Lalpura
Today, I write to you not as an individual but as a humble torchbearer of a great legacy—a legacy buried under the dust of betrayal, division, and delay. The time has come to restart our journey from where it was unjustly interrupted in 1839 AD, the day Sher-e-Punjab, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, left this mortal world.
He was not just a ruler—he was the embodiment of Khalsa Raj, of secular justice, of unity beyond religion. After nearly a thousand years of invasions, it was a Punjabi who finally blocked the Darra Khyber, permanently halting the march of foreign aggressors. He revived not just an empire but a civilizational spirit.
Had the Phulkian rulers not betrayed him, he would have conquered Delhi, and the flag of Punjab would have flown over all of Hindustan. But what happened after 1839 is not just history—it is a wound we continue to carry today.
The British knew they could not rule over a united Punjab. So they executed a strategy—not of war, but of division. They tore apart our shared culture, divided us as Hindu and Sikh, manipulated census categories, and turned a common language into a battlefield of identity.
They disarmed the Khalsa, not just by taking away their weapons, but by exiling their spirit, weakening them under the control of those who betrayed Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s family. Even after independence, the betrayal continued—Congress promoted the same royal families, the stooges of the British, and sidelined voices like Master Tara Singh, who represented the grassroots and true Sikh pride.
We must now rebuild what was lost. Punjab today stands where it stood in 1947—wounded, divided, and drifting. But we, the people of Punjab, are not weak. We are not defeated. We carry within us the blood of Banda Singh Bahadur, the wisdom of Guru Nanak, and the valor of the Khalsa.
This is why the Global Punjabi Association is not just a group—it is a movement, a mission, and a promise. We commit to reviving the common heritage of Hindu-Sikh-Punjabis, rebuilding what was broken, and taking forward the vision of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in modern form.
Let us:
- Restore Punjabi pride by reviving our shared language, music, literature, and history.
- Reunite Hindus and Sikhs as one Punjabi family, divided only by the British, never by Dharma.
- Empower the youth with education, employment, and ethics rooted in our tradition.
- Build a new political, cultural, and intellectual renaissance for Punjab, across the globe.
To all of you—scholars, professionals, farmers, students, spiritual leaders, and patriots—you are the elite of Punjab, and you are capable of rewriting its future.
Let today be the turning point.
Let this article be the spark.
Let this mission be our shared path.
I urge you to send your ideas, your vision, and your commitment. Let us gather, plan, and execute this movement—from today, not tomorrow. The spirit of Punjab calls upon us—and we must answer.
Jug Giani birla achari !!
Jug Pandit Birla Bichari !!
(Not just thoughts—we need action.)
With hope, resolve, and unity,
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