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GANGU BRAHMIN : THE TRAITOR

Certain accounts belonging to Hindu propagandists have stated that

Gangu Brahmin is a fabrication created solely to denigrate Hindus.
Before we dispel the myth, consider this: if the Sikhs truly intended
to denigrate Hindus, then they would have easily assimilated the
figures such as Moti Ram Mehra and Diwan Todar Mal, who are
hailed and respected as Hindus who sacrificed themselves for the
Guru.

Let’s get back to the debunk:

Propaganda accounts are utterly incapable of understanding Sikh

literature written in Gurmukhi. The only known source that
discusses Masands Dhumma and Da rbari of the village Saheri
Brahmana is Dhunna Singh Handuria's Katha Guru Ji Ke Sootan Ki,
which was originally published and edited in 1967 by eminent
scholar Piara Singh Padam for his book Char Sahibzade. As
Handuria recounts, they were enticed by the j ewels in Mata Gujri's
procession and chose to turn over the Sahibzade to the Mughal
forces. Padam states explicitly on pages 22 –23 that both Masands
were Brahmins by caste and that the character of Gangu is most
likely a derogatory nickname associate with one of them.
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These propagandist pages are quite skilled in picking only the

material that advances their objective. According to Bhai Dunna
Singh Handura, two masands accompanied the Sahibzadas and Mata
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Gujari to their village and deceived them. In ord er to demonstrate

that the two Masands previously described were Brahman, we will
evaluate the other prominent Sikh writings on the subject today.

The majority of the Masands were descended from Brahmins and

Khatris, who were assigned for gathering funds f rom the Sikh
sangat, keeping record of donations and propagate Sikhi. This was
not because of class discrimination but because Brahmin and
Khatris were skilled in accountings in comparison to Jatts who were
peasants.

This incident reported in Panth Prakash indicates that the Masands were
predominantly not Jatts instead of higher caste; during the formation of
Khalsa, the Masands were upset and displeased with Guruji because the
Guru had transferred the authority from the Masands to the Jatts. This
further indicates that the Masands were mainly from upper class
backgrounds that’s why their jealousy is clearly evident.
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Brahmins protested against the idea of ‘Khalsa’ a casteless society

because it was a threat to their ongoing system as they were on the
top of the caste system. Let’s take an example from Sainpat’s Gur
Sobha (1711)

It was clear that the majority of Brahmins and Kshatriya disagreed

with the concept of Khalsa, some joined as well though like
Chibbar brahmins. Now let's get back to the Masand. After Khalsa's
inception, the masands were abolished from the Sikh Panth, and
from that, there was nothing like Masand, while some Masands
joined the Khalsa after agreeing with the group's creation, many
others left Guru Sahib in disagreement.
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The two masands mentioned by Bhai Dunna Singh were the ones
who never initiated themselves into Khalsa, otherwise Dunna Singh
would have not mentioned them as Masands but instead he would
have mentioned them as Sikhs.
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Let us now examine how the horrible crime committed by

Gangu (a derogatory word for the traitor) Brahmin as described
in other notable Sikh texts.

Amarnama (1718)

Amarnama, written by Kavi Nathu Mal who was a disciple of the

Guru and travelled along the Gu ru towards Deccan where they
found a Hindu ascetic [known to the later tradition as Banda
Singh], the author mentions that the four sons of Guru Gobind
Singh Ji were killed due to Brahmins, which explicitly denotes the
role of Brahmins in the betrayal and ultimate killing of the char
Sahibzadas.

Gurbilas Patshahi 10 (1797)

According to Sukha Singh, the Bipar (brahmin) sold the Sahibzadas

to the imperial authority for greed of a reward, he labels the
brahmin as a traitor (loon haram). Sukha Singh mentions the
Brahmin who betrayed Mataji was a former Masand which verifies
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that the Masands mentioned by Handuria were indeed brahmin by

caste.
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Sri Gur Panth Prakash (1843)

Sri Gur Panth Parkash speaks of "a cunning and evil family butler,
a Brahmin by caste, who took the Sahibzadas and Mata Gujri to his
village Saheri Kheri Brahmana. However, he turned over the
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Sahibzada and the elderly Gurumata to the Mughal patrols at

Morinda because he "was extremely lured by the Guru's family gold
and silver," which Mata Gujri carried.

The reference to the Brahmin's village “Saheri Kheri

Brahmana”, is the most important element of the writing.
Looking back, we can see that Bhai Dunna Singh Handuria also
makes reference to the same village from where the masands
belong. It is conceivable that just one of the two masands
deceived Mataji; that is why Sikh chronicles record only one
Masand/Brahmin.
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Sri Gur Pratap Suraj Granth (1843)

The historical text known as Sri Suraj Prakash Granth (or Sri
Gurpratap Suraj Granth) is a fountain of inspiration, which in
today’s date is read and contemplated amongst the diasporas.
Written by Kavi Raaj Bhai Santokh Singh, Suraj Prakash
Granth (SPG) serves as an important and influential work of
literature. Filled with a rich history, the philosophy of the 10 Guru
Sahibs can be explored through the numerous volumes of poetic
beauty.

Sri Gur Pratap Suraj Granth narrates how, upon the separation of
Mata Gujri and the younger Sahibzade, a Bipar (Brahmin) who the
noble Mata recognised for having been involved in the house of the
Guru as a masand in the past, committed deceit and fraud by luring
the unassuming Gurumata with the children in his village. There his
greed led him into trying to steal the jewels in Mata Gujri’s
possession with the pretext of safekeeping them from the village -
folk. The Gurumata saw through his plan and the enraged criminal
Brahmin (dīja-pāpi) begins shouting and creates commotion. He
along with the village Chaudhari go to Morinda and tell the Mughal
force there about the location of the Guru’s family, demanding the
reward prize for their loyalty to the Mughal crown.
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SURAJ PRATAP GRANTH

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SURAJ PRATAP GRANTH

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Also, Gur Suraj Prakash states that the Brahmin was once
connected to the Masandi, demonstrating that the ex -masands
Dunna Singh Handuria describes as traitor were Brahmins by
caste.

Upon a thorough analysis of the leading Sikh sources as well as

contemporary Amarnama, it is eas y to determine who the traitor
was that these propagandist Hindu accounts are trying to erase.

Out of the four Sikh sources that we have evaluated three are of
utmost significance as Amarnama is a contemporary source and Gur
Panth Prakash and Gur Suraj Pratap are the pinnacles of Sikh
history. Furthermore, the writers of these tales frequently make
complimentary references to Lord Krishna and other Hindu Gods,
thus it is impossible to see them as being biased against Brahmins,
they wrote what was true. Nothing about these grants suggests that
they are prejudiced or anti-Hindu.

Furthermore, some so-called historians would contend that the word

"Bipar" used here does not mean "Brahmin," yet this is a purely
robust claim given that the word vipar in the firsth and means "one
who has wisdom," "purohit," and "brahmin." The term 'bipar' is
used in the Guru Granth Sahib itself, denoting Sudama Brahmin,
therefore it's an unsuccessful attempt to change the meaning of
vipar from brahmin to a clever person.
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Lie -

Truth -
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(bipar) "
Literally, it means the Brahmin Sudhama was taken out of
poverty.
Ang. 1192.

It would have been obvious to even Kavi Santokh Singh that the
word "Bipar" literally means "brahmin." Instead of using the word
"bipar," which is synonymous with brahmin, he might have chosen
a better term for a "clever person," if he didn't wanted to connect it
with a Brahmin.

Conclusion

If the propaganda accounts still believe that the Brahman betrayal

account is false, then they can live in that delusion, as history will
not change because of their bias for a Hindu character. We know
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our history, and it’s well mentioned in our prominent texts which
we will follow.

This post is not against Hindus and Brahmins, this is against those
who have zero knowledge about Sikh sources and calls Sikhs as
propagandist.

Even if you try your level best to hide the deeds of Gangu, but how
will you hide the deeds of Suchanand? Another Hindu who was
explicitly involved in the killing of the sons of Guru Gobind Singh

Das Baghmar