Originally posted by mpc.sofar
Brahmin has nothing to do with Punjabi. There are Punjabi Brahmins, Punjabi Baniyas etc. Punjab is a region - people native to that place are colloquially called Punjabi. Brahmin is a caste. They are independent.
It is like saying you live in the east so you cannot live in the south. South has nothing to do with east. This ignores the existence of south-east. Similarly your statement ignores the existence of Punjabi Brahmins.
from wikipedia
Goswami is a title often bestowed on people who choose the path of Sannyasa. The sanyasins or disciples of Adi Shankaracharya are also called "Dash Nam", as the title Goswami is further divided into ten groups, viz., Giri, Puri, Ban, Bharti, Teerth, Asharam, Parvat, Sagar, Aranya, and Saraswati.
So now, u tell me how are they punjabis or any other religion.
It's just that when they have lived in a particular place or born in a certain place...they associate themselves with that place, that's how they claim to be punjabi which doesn't literally mean they are punjabi. That's more of a colloquial term.
