Respected Sir,
I am grateful to you for such a nice article and definition of a sikh. I was searching thru. this as the material can be of immense use in case one has to differentiate between the philosphy of of sikhism and other contemporary religions.
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/essays-on-sikhism/573-sikhism.html
One point that attracted me is the definition Of Sikh as per 'Rehat Maryada' .The definition is unambiguously clear.
However, I would like to be enlightened as to the sikhs who are not 'puran' [in Bana] , especially do not keep the hair as prescribed in the definition above, would not be included under the deinition Of a sikh. It is of interest to me as I belong to the category and may be someone else is also. Is there any relaxation in the conditions if one cannot keep hair for reasons.
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=573
[I do not have the statistics but as per rough estimates there would be around 30-40% of sikhs that fall under this category.]