‘At just about this time, a young man in Delhi was setting about spreading musical literacy among his fellow Punjabis - while not necessarily excluding the rest of creation.’.‘Bhangra legend Gurdas Maan is known for his hard-hitting songs about young Punjabis losing touch with their culture, and other sensitive issues such as political and religious corruption.’.‘The Bengalis of East Pakistan were encouraged, in fact forced, to secede from Pakistan because with them around, the Punjabis stood no chance of calling the shots in a united Pakistan.’.‘While the Chief Minister has taken a bold stand, it remains to be seen if the Congress, which had always harmed the interests of the Punjabis, will actually work for the welfare of the state, he pointed out.’.

‘The group would first use local Kashmiri militants only as helpers and guides and would keep both the armed operations as well as leadership with non-local cadre generally Punjabis from Pakistan.’.‘We noticed that Badshah Khan's references to the Pakhtuns' neighbours - Punjabis in Pakistan, Tajiks in Afghanistan, and Iranians - were not always magnanimous.’.‘Unlike Punjabis or Gujaratis, Malayalis could never settle down in a place away from their homeland.’.‘The South Indian has a generally prejudiced view of Punjabis and Punjabi culture.’.‘The Punjabis and the Gujaratis dominate the Indian population, between them accounting for almost three quarter of all Indians.’.‘In spite of their common cultural heritage, Punjabis are now either Indians or Pakistanis by nationality.’.‘Significantly, half of the one lakh Indians here are Punjabis, comprising 35,000 Sikhs.’.

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