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There are not that many Sikhs around. 22 million in a country of 1.2 billion. Most live in the north. You can't easily go get food from Sikhs.

by bruceb 9y ago

jasdeepsingh 9y ago
You can’t easily go get food from Sikhs? As in what terms?
- ggg9990 9y ago
  If you are in South India and are poor, how are you going to find a gurdwara? Might be quite far away and require bus fare that you don't have.
  - kamaal 9y ago
    Its also a question of mobility, if you are staying far would you spend money and time to travel just to eat and get back, especially given you have to work the whole day as well.
thepoet 9y ago
The point about majority of Sikhs living in north is irrelevant. The gurudwara provide free food. There are multiple gurudwaras in almost all Indian states [1]. Most of them have langar though some only do on weekends. You can always find one using Google Maps at a location near you, though it might be inconvenient if you have limited means of travel. Several poor people shift base and reside outside or even inside gurudwaras for free accommodation and food. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_gurdwaras https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_gurdwaras Some of the gurudwaras
- metaphor 9y ago
  > ...it might be inconvenient if you have limited means of travel. Google Maps...really? I don't mean offense for being obtuse, but I sense a bit of first-world bias in your assessment. I would imagine that for someone who is so poor that finding a simple meal is a daily struggle, what I might perceive as an inconvenience is almost certainly a show-stopping barrier.
ficklepickle 9y ago
There is a large Sikh diaspora in my country, Canada. Anyone can go into a Sikh temple here and be fed, although I don't imagine many people know that. Also, every week a Sikh group feeds the homeless and disenfranchised on East Hastings in Vancouver. So yes, I can in fact easily get food from the Sikhs. :) And I have, when I was amongst the disenfranchised. It was very appreciated.
- metaphor 9y ago
  How is the wealthiest province of Canada even remotely comparable to India in the aggregate?

There are not that many Sikhs around. 22 million in a country of 1.2 billion. Most live in the north. You can't easily go get food from Sikhs.

by bruceb 9y ago

There are not that many Sikhs around. 22 million in a country of 1.2 billion. Most live in the north. You can't easily go get food from Sikhs.

jasdeepsingh 9y ago

You can’t easily go get food from Sikhs? As in what terms?

ggg9990 9y ago
If you are in South India and are poor, how are you going to find a gurdwara? Might be quite far away and require bus fare that you don't have.
- kamaal 9y ago
  Its also a question of mobility, if you are staying far would you spend money and time to travel just to eat and get back, especially given you have to work the whole day as well.

thepoet 9y ago

The point about majority of Sikhs living in north is irrelevant. The gurudwara provide free food. There are multiple gurudwaras in almost all Indian states [1]. Most of them have langar though some only do on weekends. You can always find one using Google Maps at a location near you, though it might be inconvenient if you have limited means of travel. Several poor people shift base and reside outside or even inside gurudwaras for free accommodation and food. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_gurdwaras https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_gurdwaras Some of the gurudwaras

metaphor 9y ago
> ...it might be inconvenient if you have limited means of travel. Google Maps...really? I don't mean offense for being obtuse, but I sense a bit of first-world bias in your assessment. I would imagine that for someone who is so poor that finding a simple meal is a daily struggle, what I might perceive as an inconvenience is almost certainly a show-stopping barrier.

ficklepickle 9y ago

There is a large Sikh diaspora in my country, Canada. Anyone can go into a Sikh temple here and be fed, although I don't imagine many people know that. Also, every week a Sikh group feeds the homeless and disenfranchised on East Hastings in Vancouver. So yes, I can in fact easily get food from the Sikhs. :) And I have, when I was amongst the disenfranchised. It was very appreciated.

metaphor 9y ago
How is the wealthiest province of Canada even remotely comparable to India in the aggregate?