Why does casteism still exist in Sikhism?

Khalistanis always make big claims of how Sikhism was a revolt against the 'Hindu' caste system and all men are equal. Well anyone who saw closely the politics in Punjab know very well many sikhs are also racist and castiest. read more

First of all Sikhism was not some revolution against any caste system because all the Gurus ‘ONLY’ married in their own castes along with their children and so on.The Guru Granth actually promotes caste and that's why most Gurudwaras are based around caste. read more

Best Answer: in the sikh holy books, it states a sikh must regard all humans as equals. in sikhism there are no religious castes. however religious castes only exist in Islam Buddhism christianity and Hinduism. e.g sunni, shia, protastant, catholic, bhramin etc.. these religious castes believe in variations in the religion. read more

Sikhism respectfully disagrees with the Hindu practice of caste system. Without any doubt the caste system has separated the mankind. Sikhism instructs to consider all humans equal, regardless of their class, color, race, gender or religion. Sikh Gurus have been strong supporter of equality and rejected the separation among mankind. "Your Light is the light in all beings, O Creator. read more