WALT: Respecting differences Watch the clip: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zqt2tfr Children in a west London primary school discuss the different languages they use - how, for example, in the playground they use a mixture of English and Punjabi. They translate a 'Meg and Mog' picture book from English into Punjabi, discussing how the sentence structure differs between the languages. Why might this video we have just watched link to respecting differences? Can you think about some similarities and differences between different cultures? Choose a friend, neighbour, teacher or someone else to celebrate. Consider how their traditions and culture is ...
• Former chamars – leather workers • Bani (41 hymns) of Ravidas in GGS (bhagat bani) • th th Guru Ravidas lived 15 – 16 centuries • He also believed to be from the chamar zat • Converted to Sikh faith, working with leather considered by Hindus as highly polluting • Also called mazhabis • Did not achieve equality, hence sought equal status through distinct identity from both as followers of Guru Ravidas Guru Ravidas • Use GGS in worship but only 41 hymns • Some adamant on complete distinction • Others “within” Sikh faith – issues of identity ...