Recent content by Niku 38

I think harbansj24 has almost hit the nail on the head. As i said, you need to have a logical approach to being a sikh, we need to work our lives within the frame work of sikhism as prescribed by the guru granth sahib. I not saying that we should try to adhere to every letter of the gurbani...

Randip, thank you for your comments but unfortunately i feel there is a difference between sikh and hindu names, and there has been for many years, in order to keep this fine line of differenece we need to uphold this tradition, because if we start using hindu names in bulk, then the cutural...

As we move through time, no doubt that as individual we must move with the times, and as religions go, so must sikhism. I have to admit that sikhism is well placed for the present & future , but this does mean we need to retain cultural and religious values as idividuals , this means certain...

Ravinder Singh, you should be very proud of yourself, but more so , you have discovered strength that you never knew you had. It takes a huge amount of will power, strength & determination, to wear a dastar again and become a sikh again. But there is a flip side to this issue as well. That this...

hi , Yes, it true that its great for a relationship to be born out of love and that children will eventually choose their own path, but as parents, elders, its our primary function is to guide and educate our children in life skills, including faith, culture etc. This is not the education that...

Hi all, i know many sikhs that have married out of caste, all i can say is that they seem happy, and to be honest, as long as a sikh marries a sikh, then there is no problem. The problem ariises when , two people of different religions marry. It is not normally the couple who have any...

I have been watching bollywodd movies for over 30yrs, and this is the first time ever that the sikhs have been portayed positively and still sustaining a somewhat religious point. Over all the film was excellent and Akshay kumar should be praised for a fantastic effort. Before "singh is kinng"...

Amrita, thats the way to go, well done. excellent reply.

Wearing a turban is not just about identity, it is an integral part of Sikhism, both culturally , identity & a means to cover the uncut hair in a way that was just for emporers & kings in the day of Guru Gobind singh Ji. So lets forget about the fact that its a choice, ask yourself, are you a...

i think we ara blaming western culture when we really should be point ing the finger at parents. Yes things are changing in the world, and with the fast pace of society today, we are mixing with different cultures, but that does not give us the right to forget who/what we are. It is the main...

That an excellent opinion amar7979. Way to go .

there is no doubt, there blame lies squarely with parents. Our children are educated in two ways.Firstly, school, the formal education, secondly, home education which parents , teach the children about religion, culture, philosophy & respect. Far too many parent persue wealth & forget what...

Dear Rajwinder ji , let me tell you a story. I have a neighbour, who fought in WW2, in burma to be precise. When i first moved to where i am living now , my neighbour(dennis) cam round and introduced himself and then mentioned he recognised me as a Sikh because of my turban & beard. he then went...

After reading some of the replies, i am amazed at how some of the people who have left replies have SIKH names, yet what is said that we as sikhs do not need aturban. Tell me WHAT distinguishes a sikh from any onter race on earth. YES,9 times out of 10 is the turban & the long hair. So if you...

yes, its a sad fact that more and more sikhs are cutting their hair for a variety of reasons. looking cool, "being" one of the crowd,turban getting in the way,these are infact all very lame excuses. Ask those sikhs who fought for our very existance during the time of Guru Gobind Singh.What...