amount of wars fought by the khalsa army is highly insignificant compared to the rajputs my dear friend.

see some quotes by various foreign historians on rajputs; In his Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan James Tod wrote:

“What nation on earth could have maintained the semblance of civilization, the spirit or the customs of their forefathers, during so many centuries of overwhelming depression, but one of such singular character as the Rajpoot? . . . RajastÂ’han exhibits the sole example in the history of mankind, of a people withstanding every outrage barbarity could inflict, or human nature sustain, from a foe whose religion commands annihilation; and bent to the earth, yet rising buoyant from the pressure, and making calamity a whetstone to courage. . . . Not an iota of their religion or customs have they lost. . . “.

According to James Tod in Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan:

“Ten thousand Muslims fell in the onset, which cost seventeen hundred Rathores, besides Guhilotes, Haras, Gaurs, and some of every clan of Rajwarra. Aurangzeb and Murad only escaped because their days were not yet numbered. Notwithstanding the immense superiority of the imperial princes, aided by numerous artillery served by Frenchmen, night alone put a stop to the contest of science, numbers, and artillery, against Rajput courage.” This is janes tod’s review of the war fought between jaswant singh rathore &Aurangzeb.

Captain A. H. Bingley stated: The Rajput race is the noblest and proudest in India . . . . They form a military aristocracy of a feudal type. They are brave and chivalrous, keenly sensitive to an affront, and especially jealous of the honour of their women. In disposition they are manly, simple, honest, and as a rule have none of the cunning and intrigue of the Brahman. The chief characteristics of the true Rajput are pride of race and inordinate extravagance. In Rajputana . . . the chieftains of this tribe have ruled from time immemorial and he feels himself free and a member of the ruling race. In no part of the world has the devotion of soldiers to their immediate chiefs been more remarkable than among the Rajputs. (1898, 162)

i can go on & on ……..but i dont have a lot of time at my disposal right now. yeah n about the muslim population….i can assure u that the density of muslims in rajasthan is a lot less than that in any other state .i do hope u come 2 rajasthan some day

Irrespective of your personal opinion on punjabis, i would like you to know some facts: You are right when u say marwaris are the best in business in India. but they are not alone, gujaratis and punjabis both are close on their heels e.g. Ranbaxy pharma is one of the biggest of its kind in the world, headed and owned by punjabis, Sant singh Chatwal in the US has a big chain of hotels, he alone donated $1 mn. when John Kerry stood against Bush the last time. then there is Vinod Khosla, venture-capitalist par-exellence. these are just the few that come to mind right now, unfortunately. there are uncountable punjabis who went to the west with just a few dollars and set up huge business like hotels, motels, petrol pumps, general stores, cafes etc. etc. And mind u, they are damn successful. Now, studies is something which no community has a monopoly over. Indians in general are good students. but then again, there are no IIMs, IITs etc. where punjabis are not present. Now my fave topic of warfare. It is absolutely wrong to say Rajasthani Rajputs have no match. this shows u have limited knowledge about India’s military history. no doubt rajputs are damn good, but their sacrifice and the amount of wars and battles they’ve fought pales in comparison to the Khalsa army. the khalsa army itself was made precisely to fight against the muslim tyranny in India. not only that, they warded off the notorious afghans when they repeatedly invaded India, for its land, money and women. there too, the paltry number of sikh soldiers fought the mighty afghans and rescued numerable women from their clutches. and also, apart from saving them, they used to escort every woman/girl to her house, no matter whether it was in punjab, rajasthan, and even maharashtra. the rajputs did fight courageously, no doubt, but many of the rajput rulers also allied with the mughals by giving them their daughters, the rathores of marwar being one of them. this, in return of right to rule their specific strong-holds. and if u don’t know, the sikhs had not yet come into existence at that time. Had the rajputs been so great, there wouldn’t have been a need to make the Khalsa army. had the rajputs been so good, the muslim population in rajasthan, UP, MP wouldn’t have been so huge. punjab, even after heavy migration of muslims from UP etc. has the lowest muslim population amongst these states. the bravest regiments in our present army are the sikh as well as the jat, and they have always been. there is this one very old instance during the pre-independence era where 22 soldiers of the sikh regiment (then called by some other name) bravely kept away an estimated 10,000 pathans from the Saragarhi fort for around 6 hours and then laid down their lives. not only the Army, but even the British bow their heads in respect of this feat till date. now this is something which has never been matched, and never will be. also, the most shaheeds in the wars are punjabis (for example, most killed in kargil war belonged to the village of Hoshiarpur in punjab, and it has a long history when it comes to this). and i am too small a person too comment on those uncountable punjabis from every family in punjab who laid their lives down for India’s independence. you wanna know wat makes punjab greater than other states, well, for one, it has the highest per-capita income out of all large and medium sized states in the country, more than even kerala, atleast in the last two years (out of the small states, it was goa). punjab was also rated best for infrastructure, investment in realty, health etc. by this study conducted by the india-today magazine. it also is the granary of India. this state has provided brilliant talent in numerous fields, u can’t even count them on on one hand. be it sports (Milkha singh, for one and a long, long list of players who represented India in Hockey, winning us gold medals. not to mention cricket, wrestling, boxing). though on the other hand, our current pathetic state in world hockey can be attributed to another punjabi, KPS Gill, hahaha. if u know, the people who are making the west aware of our rich Indian culture and tradition are punjabis and not rajasthanis, marwaris, keralites etc. punjabi music is everywhere, so is its food. after the gujaratis, we are the most successful communities outside India. when it comes to working hard, there is no match to a punjabi, be it a cab/bus driver or a business tycoon. and yes, they don’t feel any shame in carrying out these so-called small jobs like driving a cab. unfortunately, this Indian attitude has kept many a peoples’ mentality backward. I agree i was wrong in saying “every good thing about India is related to punjab”. i realised it as soon as i posted my comment, but i could not delete or rectify it. now, from the above, don’t u think that the punjabis DO have a lot to be proud of? and don’t forget that i can’t possibly mention every good thing about punjab, otherwise the list would go on. if u dont’ believe what i’ve posted, well, u have the right to do it. u can also verify my comments, thats a better option. sites like wikipedia.org are good if u wanna know about the rajput and sikh contribution to Indian military, past and present. u mentioned marwaris being good in business, keralites in studies, rajputs in warfare. but thats where the story ends. they don’t have anything else to be proud of. whereas the punjabis are very good in all these fields and many more. isn’t that worth being proud of for a small community and part of India? I understand that u are sick of punjabis ranting about their state, as i have experienced the same (though not with punjabis). but don’t u think when someone is presenting facts, sound reasons and also the source of info, u will be acting a bit unfair in feeling sick?

i ve been in a lot of punjabi company lately n m sick of punjabis raving mad bout how great punjab is,etc. This very factor(combined with other personal factors ) led me 2 get involved in many fights with my fellow punjabi collegians. yea,what makes punjab greater than other states? Business-Marwaris eg.Laxmi niwas mittal(rajasthan) Studies-Keralites Warfare-Rajasthani Rajputs have no match

                  yeah there may b many punjabis excelling in many fields but 'every good thing is related to punjab',that's no way to put it gurpreet.Why r u guys so

proud……just chill man…..i’ll wait 4 ur reply

I can testify to that. Some of the best cab drivers in North America are punjabi immigrants.

JAI HIND