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Indian Media and some Right Wing groups founded on Hindutva ideology have raised objections on the logic of this song "Baghi" (Rebel) being faulty.
Here is why I think all is well with the song.
Only rebels speak out, goto jails and get martyrdom. Guru Nanak was jailed by Babar; Guru Arjan, tortured & martyred by Jehangir; Guru Hargobind jailed by Jehangir; Guru Tegh Bahadur was martyred under Aurangzeb's watch; and then Guru Gobind Singh on being unnecessarily attacked campaigned against Hindu Hill Kings, Mughal forces and eventually mended fences with Aurangzeb only when he apologized to the Guru and Aurangzeb's successor Bahadur Shah begged for help and thereafter sent assassins to murder Guru Sahib afterwards. As for Kartar Singh Sarabha, Mainstream Punjab leaders like Lala Lajpat Rai openly called them extremists & fanatics. As for Bhagat Singh, the then leader of the INC JawaharLal Nehru said, "Bhagat Singh did not become popular because of his act of terrorism but because he seemed to.....". Udham Singh's assassination was termed by Mahatma Gandhi as "the outrage has caused me deep pain. I regard it as an act of insanity." Also, there is a popular saying - (ਖਾਲਸਾ - ਬਗ੍ਹੀ ਯਾ ਬਾਦਸ਼ਾਹ) "Khalsa - Baghi ya Badshah" Meaning that Khalsa can either be a Rebel (Baghi) or an Emperor (Badshah).
*Quotes taken by from Wikipedia pages titled Bhagat Singh; Udham Singh*
Indian Media and some Right Wing groups founded on Hindutva ideology have raised objections on the logic of this song "Baghi" (Rebel) being faulty.
Here is why I think all is well with the song.
Only rebels speak out, goto jails and get martyrdom. Guru Nanak was jailed by Babar; Guru Arjan, tortured & martyred by Jehangir; Guru Hargobind jailed by Jehangir; Guru Tegh Bahadur was martyred under Aurangzeb's watch; and then Guru Gobind Singh on being unnecessarily attacked campaigned against Hindu Hill Kings, Mughal forces and eventually mended fences with Aurangzeb only when he apologized to the Guru and Aurangzeb's successor Bahadur Shah begged for help and thereafter sent assassins to murder Guru Sahib afterwards. As for Kartar Singh Sarabha, Mainstream Punjab leaders like Lala Lajpat Rai openly called them extremists & fanatics. As for Bhagat Singh, the then leader of the INC JawaharLal Nehru said, "Bhagat Singh did not become popular because of his act of terrorism but because he seemed to.....". Udham Singh's assassination was termed by Mahatma Gandhi as "the outrage has caused me deep pain. I regard it as an act of insanity." Also, there is a popular saying - (ਖਾਲਸਾ - ਬਗ੍ਹੀ ਯਾ ਬਾਦਸ਼ਾਹ) "Khalsa - Baghi ya Badshah" Meaning that Khalsa can either be a Rebel (Baghi) or an Emperor (Badshah).
*Quotes taken by from Wikipedia pages titled Bhagat Singh; Udham Singh*
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