AdminI’m a SONAR Operator in the Canadian Navy (and one of the very first women who were qualified to serve on submarines) and love my career for last 19 years. I am a ‘gori’ who became Sikh about 6 years ago and took Amrit recently. I am also married to an Amritdhari Singh from Srinagar, […]
I’m a SONAR Operator in the Canadian Navy (and one of the very first women who were qualified to serve on submarines) and love my career for last 19 years.
I am a ‘gori’ who became Sikh about 6 years ago and took Amrit recently. I am also married to an Amritdhari Singh from Srinagar, Kashmir (which is my second home).
That is where I took Amrit at Gurdwara Chatti Patshahi. I have been tying turban now every day since last 2 years after being inspired by another Singhni in our sangat here locally. Currently I am also serving on the executive at our Gurdwara here.
I chose to tie dastar because “Napak pak kar hadur hadisa sabat surat dastar sira”… and because Guru Gobind Singh Ji said as long as Khalsa retained its unique identity (in his roop) he will be there – and I feel that turban is the most visible part of Khalsa image.
I wish more young Singhnis would think to try it! But honestly there are some Singhs who think women, even Sikh women should be meek and not warriors, submissive towards men, and wear just chunnis to be what they say is “feminine” and they don’t like Kaurs tying turbans at all – I have come across them as well frown emoticon.
– Harkiran Kaur