Keshdhari Hindus

Keshdhari Hindus (Punjabi: ਕੇਸ਼ਧਾਰੀ ਹਿੰਦੂ (Gurmukhi)) means "Hindus with long hairs". It has been a controversial and derogatory term used by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh for Sikhs.[1]

Sikhism
Sikh gurus
Select revered saints
Philosophy
Practices
Scripture
Places and Takhts
General topics and terminology

The Sikh leadership rejects the categorization of Sikhs as Keshdhari Hindus and claims that Sikhism is a unique religion with a unique message.[1]

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References
  1. Darshan Tatla (2005). Paul R. Spickard (ed.). Race and Nation: Ethnic Systems in the Modern World. Psychology Press. pp. 312–313. ISBN 978-0-415-95003-9.
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