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  1. Harkiran Kaur

    Few Questions About Dastars (Women)

    I would really like to start practicing tying a dastar with keski underneath like this video that was posted recently in another thread (I hope I copied the correct link as I can't see the videos at work - YT is blocked) The correct video should be a young girl showing how she ties her...
  2. Harkiran Kaur

    Jewellery, Makeup, Hair Colouring Questions

    I have read the full Rehet (in English) and need calrification on a few things... I want to know the specific rules according to whats written word for word, and not people's extrapolations based on whats written and their interpretation (I mean extrapolating from whats actually written, to...
  3. namjiwankaur

    Politics President Obama Answers Questions At Reddit

    Sat Nam President Obama is giving people the opportunity to ask questions at Reddit. What would you like to ask him? Here's the link to the conversation at Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/z1c9z/i_am_barack_obama_president_of_the_united_states/ peacesignkaur Nam Jiwan
  4. Harkiran Kaur

    Questions About Meeting A Sikh Guy

    I'm a white Canadian girl who recently started going to Gurdwara (though I have been doing much reading and wanting to follow Sikhism for about 10 years - I know this is the path I want, so the question is not about 'waiting to see if this is what I want') I met a guy online... he is Punjabi...
  5. K

    Curiosities And Questions About Sikhism

    Hello there. I'm fairly new to anything related to Sikhism (was only made curious by a video regarding the Golden Temple's kitchen, and have been digging in to as much reading as possible in the last few days as a result), and I have some questions. I'm sure that, with enough time, I could find...
  6. S

    Wanna-Be Sikh / Some Thoughts & Questions

    I have read much of Sikhism and have committed myself to embracing it. I contacted a Granthi in Lincoln Nebraska (an hour from Omaha - where I live) 8 months ago before I left to visit my country of origin Bolivia. The Granthi invited me to their make-shift monthly Gurudwara and Langar, but when...
  7. C

    Few Questions To Consider

    Do you want that your simran may get progress everyday ? For what or why do we do simran everyday ? We do sewa for the progress of our simran, or simran for the progress of sewa ? Is sewa the part of simran or simran the part of sewa ? Whenever enlightenment will occur in the life of "Sikh"...
  8. spnadmin

    India SC Questions Scholarships Along Religious Lines

    The UPA Government’s ambitious schemes to provide scholarships to underprivileged religious minority community students have hit a constitutional bar. The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to explain why such State-funded benefit should be restricted to only one section of the people and not...
  9. spnadmin

    20 Spiritual Questions From The 'Holy Land' (a Photo Essay)

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/victor-udoewa/doubt-as-stepping-stone-t_b_930601.html
  10. R

    India Capt Questions Badal Move To Train Cops In Israel

    Capt questions Badal move to train cops in Israel Tribune News Service Chandigarh, September 7 Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Capt Amarinder Singh today questioned the logic behind sending police personnel for...
  11. M

    New Book: Sri Dasam Granth Sahib: Questions And Answers

    Sri Dasam Granth Sahib: Questions and Answers By Gurinder Singh Mann and Kamalroop Singh ISBN: 978-0956843500, Pages: 120, Images: 20 , Price: £8.99 A new book on the Sri Dasam Granth Sahib reveals not only more about the history and compilation of this Sikh scripture but also...
  12. Astroboy

    Is There Evidence For Life Beyond Death?

    http://www.spiritofmaat.com/archive/aug2/sciproof.htm Any thoughts?
  13. Navdeep88

    General Why Is The World In Such A Horrid State? Some General Questions

    We often try to look on the bright side of things but its undeniable, why is the world in such a horrid state? Not only with physical acts, wars, abuse, disasters, hunger, poverty etc., but emotionally? Especially in the west, why is selfishness rampant? Why is humanity disappearing??? Why is...
  14. B

    New To Sikhism, I Have Questions

    Hi, Let me tell you about myself. I'm in a commited relationship with two children. My partner and I are not currently a part of any religion, she enjoys some aspects of buddhism but wouldn't call herself a buddhist. I myself don't lable myself for the most part, but for the sake of it you...
  15. spnadmin

    USA Maryland Kirpan Arrest Raises Questions Of Profiling

    By Anju Kaur, SikhNN staff writer, Washington Bureau Harpreet Singh Khalsa, a newly converted Sikh, stopped at a Maryland 7-Eleven convenience late one night in January when a police officer noticed him. The officer followed him into to the store because he was wearing a dastaar and...
  16. findingmyway

    Sidh Gosht - An Alternative Translation

    Everywhere I look for an interpretation of Sidh Gosht I see the same English translation which I find confusing and which doesn't adequately get the message across. I thought it would be good to have a go at interpreting it with the SPN sangat to get a more in depth sense of what Guru Nanak Dev...
  17. Gyani Jarnail Singh

    Sikhism Questions And Answers Based On Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Sawal Jawab Part 1 ਗੁਰ ਪੂਛਹੁ ਭਾਗ

    YouTube - Sawal jawab Part 1 ਗà©à¨° ਪੂਛਹ੠ਭਾਗ -1
  18. K

    General Pmo Raises Questions Over Having Only A Sikh As P&sb Chairman

    http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/PMO-raises-questions-over-having-only-a-Sikh-as-PSB-chairman/articleshow/7349905.cms NEW DELHI: The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has raised questions over the practice of reserving the Punjab & Sind Bank (P&SB) chairman and managing...
  19. Ishna

    Some Questions About 5Ks

    Preface: I have some random questions: 1. Where does an amritdhari woman who doesn't wear a dastaar keep her kangha? 2. Do regular boxer shorts count as kacchera? Must they have a draw-string? What is the purpose and history of kacchera? Greetings, I have some random questions: 1...
  20. Gyani Jarnail Singh

    Nanakshahi Calendar: 31 Questions Posed To Akal Takht Jathedar

    ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣਸ਼ਾਹੀ ਕੈਲੰਡਰ ਨੂੰ ਜਬਰੀ ਲਾਗੂ ਕਰਵਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਕੋਝੇ ਹਥਕੰਡੇ ਅਪਣਾ ਰਹੇ ਅਖੌਤੀ ਜਥੇਦਾਰ ਗੁਰਬਚਨ ਸਿੰਘ ਨੂੰ 31 ਸਵਾਲ - ਸਰਬਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ - ਗਿਆਨੀ ਗੁਰਬਚਨ ਸਿੰਘ ਮੁੱਖ ਸੇਵਾਦਾਰ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ ਤਖ਼ਤ ਸਾਹਿਬ, ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ, ਪੰਜਾਬ। ਸ੍ਰੀਮਾਨ ਜੀਓ, ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕਾ ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ, ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਫ਼ਤਿਹ। ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਆਪਜੀ ਜਾਣਦੇ ਹੀ ਹੋ ਕਿ...
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