I sat down this afternoon to start a project. I am organising the stories in my/our blogs in some sort of logical order. At first I thought strictly chronologically, but that didn't work since some posts span a lot of time. So I'm still working on that. Most of these are from Sometimes - 2, but a couple are from The Road To Khalistan . Also they were written and posted in a different order than they are presented here, so one or two references really seem out of place. I'm not editing them now, so please live with it. Also the last two posts are from 1985, but I have decided they belong in this post. I have also just now added another post #13, which expands on what was written before.
I am also adding a new link to the post: We Will Never Forget What Others Don't Even Know Happened . This includes a rather long article about what happened, from a Sikh newspaper. It's not really our personal stories, but it's well worth your time. If you're just looking for our stories, jump down to #1, below.
Suni and I have wracked our brains trying to decide the exact date we actually fought in Delhi - and we keep being unable to be sure. It must have been Nov. 3 or 4, but it might have been Nov. 2 or 5. It really was that confusing and traumatic to us.
I have, I think, gotten our stories from 1984 in order, so I'll start there.
- The Last Time I Saw Amritsar - Early June, 1984
- Suni's Story - Early November, 1984
- Hindu Gods And Other Things - Early November, 1984
- (Shaheed) Mandeep Singh Khalsa - Mani - Sometime in 1969 - Early November, 1984
- Aftermath - Early November, 1984
- Conclusion - Not a story, but this needs to be here
- Vini Speaks - 1926 - Present
- Suni's Statement - Early November, 1984
- More Mani - April, 1984
- (Shaheed) Sandeep Singh - February 14, 1971 - Early November 1984
- Delhi Again - TWENTY-TWO YEARS AND NO JUSTICE- June, 1985
- A Fairy Tale - Late 1985
- Details - 4 November 1984 - This is a recently written post, in answer to someone who felt the need to know exactly what happened, .that day.
6 comments:
My heart goes out to you and all the others who suffered in 1984.
Dear Brother Sagarone ji - Thank you. I have been to your blog and read what you have to say. You are one of those people who is willing to change your mind when confronted with facts. That's far too unusual.
I'm glad you don't hate us any more.
Blogger and my old, slow computer willing, I'll comment a bit on your blog.
Chardi kala!
Your lives are our lives and for this you had to go through this so that we can live and see tomorrow and walk on a new direction that your lives provide. Your lives have given us light. We have learned this lesson that we as Sikhs are alone in this world. Sikhs are nothing without your lives. Your lives will NEVER die. Your lives will echo in the hearts and minds of Sikhs forever. Please make sure your lives keep on guiding the us.
Dear Sister/Brother Harmeet - Thank you. Such an attitude is a reward for our difficulties and for the shaheedi of our Singhs.
I think of us Sikhs as schoolchildren from somewhere else on a field trip in Maya. We are here to learn and experience and grow strong. Then when we graduate we go home to Vaheguru as the bride.
Viewed in that way, all these things become bearable. You might take a moment and read the words to "The Impossible Dream" scrolling on the right side panel. That is how I try to live. Insane perhaps and it makes life full and meaningful.
Now, please go live! After all, (to change it just a bit): "Sikhi is an adventure to be lived, not a problem to be solved."
Remain in chardi kala NO MATTER WHAT!
khalistan.... india gov never forget im avowed to this strongly please everyone, DONT FOR 84
Rawinder Brah ji,
As long as there are Sikhs, these will be remembered. We honour our shaheeds. We will nerver forget.
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