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In the last few years we have seen a surge in the amount of Sanatanis or Hindu Sikhs. Before this was limited in India due to RSS and other Hindutva propaganda but it has spread to the west to the Sikh youth, especially in the UK. After Guru Gobind Singhs Joti Jot there was a turbulent time with several wars, massacres and Sikhs had to hide in jungles. Sikhi was in tact till the mid of the 18th century, after which Udasi/Hindu influences crept into mainstream Sikhi due to their role as caretakers of Gurdwaras (they were even responsible for the management of Kesgarh and Nanded). The history dated between 1750 - 1850, a period which saw Sikhi being almost being swallowed into the larger Hindu fold is often used by Sanatani 'Sikhs' and some Hindus to categorize us as Hindus. This is just a concise post with some historical references to counter these Sanatanis. Dabistan e Mazaheb written by Zulfikar Ardistani (also attributed to Mohsin Fani) in the 17th century provides the fact that Sikhs back then did not worship idols, they did not venerate Sanskrit, the Mandirs or recite Hindu Mantras. Sikhan Di Bhagat Mala (early 18th century) attributed to Bhai Mani Singh, when recounting the Sakhi of Bhai Jodh and Bhai Dhesi's conversion (Sikhs of 5th Guru) tells us that they stopped worshipping the Ganga river, Kashi, fasting on Ekadashi and discarded Sanskrit. Instead they read Bani in Gurmukhi. I got some more historical sources, Waheguru willing I will write a complete article one day.