After I came out of Punjab, I was met with a new caste(caste or what ?)-describing-terminology “ladka/ladki Punjabi hai”. No such thing was there in Punjab. It was Jatt/Ramgarhia…in Sikhs, Pandit/Baniya/Khatri… in Hindus and so on. It was after coming to Delhi that i heard about this new thing that ladka/ladki Punjabi hai. What annoys me the most is that everybody living in Punjab is a Punjabi so what this classification is ? For me, to best of my knowledge being Punjabi means you/your ancestors belong to Punjab. Let it be a Hindu, Sikh, Muslim, Christian or anyone else. So what does this definition mean ? Can someone shed some light ?
Update: To clear the confusion, if any, I don’t want to highlight any caste or anything like that. Just wanted to know what exactly people mean by this ?
Comments
Comment by amritpal singh on 2009-09-20 23:57:30 +0530
I feel anyone who speaks Punjabi is a Punjabi 🙂
Comment by Harsh on 2009-09-21 10:44:48 +0530
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Comment by Harpreet Singh on 2009-09-21 10:54:22 +0530
Even I think in the same way ” Born in Punjab is a Punjabi” , no matter to which religion he belongs to,,,
Comment by Shibani on 2009-09-21 11:58:56 +0530
You’ve made me think as well..
Comment by Sidhu on 2009-09-21 18:57:46 +0530
Yup. That is what my definition is.
Comment by Sidhu on 2009-09-21 18:58:05 +0530
Shut up 😀
Comment by Sidhu on 2009-09-21 18:58:19 +0530
😀