The term Giani’s become really common nowadays. I don’t think it’s used this much even in Punjab. They usually call someone with a dastaar a sardaar there.
Usually people make a big deal when something (especially names) isn’t ‘politically correct’ not only this isn’t contextually correct it doesn’t even fit the intended meaning. Black people don’t like being called the N word even though it was a part of normal to usage just a few decades ago. Same thing in India, the people at the lower end of the social pyramid are no longer called what they always have been in the recent past. Just found out recently even the traditional name of their area in villages has been changed into colonies.
It seems everyone’s getting things done except only the ‘Gianis’ but getting called a giani is expected these days especially since many have even accepted the label. A lot of people have the word ‘giani’ in their email addresses.
Actually it’s most disrespectful when people refer to a Granthi Singh as a giani. It’s even more irritating than someone calling a normal person because of the attached connotation- and the way they say it. The other reason is because not many are gianis in a true sense:
Usually people make a big deal when something (especially names) isn’t ‘politically correct’ not only this isn’t contextually correct it doesn’t even fit the intended meaning. Black people don’t like being called the N word even though it was a part of normal to usage just a few decades ago. Same thing in India, the people at the lower end of the social pyramid are no longer called what they always have been in the recent past. Just found out recently even the traditional name of their area in villages has been changed into colonies.
It seems everyone’s getting things done except only the ‘Gianis’ but getting called a giani is expected these days especially since many have even accepted the label. A lot of people have the word ‘giani’ in their email addresses.
Actually it’s most disrespectful when people refer to a Granthi Singh as a giani. It’s even more irritating than someone calling a normal person because of the attached connotation- and the way they say it. The other reason is because not many are gianis in a true sense:
ਮਹਾਮੁਗਧਤੇਕੀਆਗਿਆਨੀ॥
ਗੁਰਪੂਰੇਕੀਅਕਥਕਹਾਨੀ॥
ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮਨਾਨਕਗੁਰਦੇਵ॥
ਵਡੈਭਾਗਿਪਾਈਐਹਰਿਸੇਵ॥੪॥੩॥
ਗੁਰਪੂਰੇਕੀਅਕਥਕਹਾਨੀ॥
ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮਨਾਨਕਗੁਰਦੇਵ॥
ਵਡੈਭਾਗਿਪਾਈਐਹਰਿਸੇਵ॥੪॥੩॥
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ਮੁਗਧ-ਮੂਰਖ।
ਗਿਆਨੀ-ਸਿਆਣਾ, ਗਿਆਨਵਾਨ, ਆਤਮਕ ਜੀਵਨ ਦੀ ਸੂਝ ਵਾਲਾ।
Shaib Singh translates giani as someone knowledgeable and wise when it comes to spirituality.
Do you know of a giani like this? I know very few..
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