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    Baptised Sikh With Kirpan And Security

    WaheGuru Ji Ka Khalsa WaheGuru Ji Ke Fateh, Sangat ji, Can we take kirpan off at the security check point due to security reasons?? if not then how should one explain the importance of kirpan to a baptised sikh in these countries (USA, UK and Canada)? Am taking amrit this coming vaisakhi so...
  2. Sikhi 24/7

    Sikh News ''Sikh Boy Allowed To Carry Kirpan In NY School'' (India Daily)

    A New York school district has revoked the suspension on a Sikh teenager for carrying a kirpan and allowed him to wear a smaller version of the sacred religious symbol. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=11lv9vd95/*http%3A//www.indiadaily.com/breaking_news/29312.asp
  3. Sikhi 24/7

    Sikh News NY School Allows Sikh Teen To Carry Kirpan (India Abroad)

    A New York school district has revoked the suspension of a Sikh teenager for carrying a kirpan and allowed him to wear a smaller version of the sacred religious symbol to school. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=11g43abui/*http%3A//www.rediff.com/news/2005/mar/25us.htm
  4. Sikhi 24/7

    Sikh News New York School Allows Kirpan (The Times Of India)

    NEW YORK: A New York school district has lifted the suspension on a Sikh teenager for carrying a kirpan – a ceremonial knife mandated by his religion to be carried on his person...
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    Sikh News After Turban Issue In France, Kirpan Controversy Rocks Chandigarh

    After turban issue in France, kirpan controversy rocks Chandigarh http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/5983_1080346,00430005.htm Even as the French turban issue involving Sikhs refuses to settle down, another religious symbol of the community is in the eye of a storm - this time back home...
  6. Arvind

    Kirpan Kakaar

    As per Sikhism, a Singh is required to wear 5 Kakaars (5 Ks) which are: 1. Kesh 2. Kangha 3. Kachhera 4. Kirpan 5. Kara Considering above as five Ks, let us discuss their importance, significance and relevance in today's times. This thread is created for discussion of Kirpan Kakaar...
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    Sikh News Fauja Singh Refused Entrance On London Eye Because Of Kirpan

    London, England -- Rob Marris MP tabled the following Early Day Motion (EDM) in the UK Parliament after marathon runner, Fauja Singh, was refused entry on the London Eye, the large observation wheel that overlooks the city. EDM 1327 - That this House is concerned to note that the renowned...
  8. truthseeker

    How Do You Explain What A Kirpan Is To A Non-Sikh?

    waheguru ji ka khalsa waheguru ji ki fateh! I was just wondering what you tell someone when they ask you why you wear a kirpan? I have tried many times to explain to my non-sikh friends why it is that i have started started wearing a kirpan, but they just don't understand. For me being a girl...
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    Sikh News The Sikh Kirpan Goes Designer !

    The Sikh dagger goes designer By Indrajit Basu KOLKATA - It was Lladro, the famous Spanish porcelain figurine maker, that first realized there's money in India's religions when a few years back it gingerly introduced a limited edition of porcelain Ganesha - the elephant-faced Hindu god - that...
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