Every body should now this facts.. !! Ki Jab Sardaron ke 12 Bajte Hai to kya hua tha The real reason for the 12 Oclock Association with Sikhs comes from Nadir Shahs invasion of India. His troops passed through Punjab after plundering Delhi and killing hundreds of thousands of Hindus and Muslims, and taking hundreds of women as captive. The Sikhs decided to attack Nadir Shahs camp and free the captive women. Being outnumbered by Nadir Shahs huge army, they could not afford to make a frontal attack. Instead, they used to make midnight guerrilla warfare raids on Nadir Shahs camp, free as many captive women as possible, and return them to their homes in order torestore the dignity of helpless people. In jest, the people would say that the Sikhs are in their senses only at night. This later became the trait of a widespread category of derisive jokes. People started referring to the relatively neutral 12 oclock, rather than midnight to avoid annoying the armed Sikhs, and the final result was the safe, bald statement, It is 12 oclock shorn of all reference to its very interesting history. When people crack this joke, they are oblivious to the fact that had the Sikhs not intervened, their women folk would have been dishonored and taken into exile.
Posted on: Tue, 04 Mar 2014 06:59:05 +0000
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