Hey everyone,
I'm on the Penn State Bhangra Team. I'm the only Sikh, or well, noticeable Sikh on the team, and theres only about 3-4 Punjabis.
Theres 16 total members, 8 boys, 8 girls, and the rest are Gujrati or other descent.
The coordinator is requesting the other boys to grow out a beard but keep it trimmed, because we will be wearing Pughs during our performance.
I'm ok with wearing the pughs, because it is a cultural thing, and Bhangra is cultural and Punjabi-related.
But the dhari is showing like a significance of Kesh, which is Sikhi and not cultural? I dont know if I should say anything to the coordinator or just let it be. It doesnt bother me that much, but I dont want them to think that "Only when you do Bhangra, you wear a pugh and a beard and are a Sikh, other times its ok to shave"....Yet, another side of me thinks that by them keeping the beard a bit, they will learn a bit more about Sikhi, because I explained to them it was a religious thing.
Also, if I do say something, I dont want them to go ahead and grow it just to spite me, because to them its only facial hair, which I understand.
Some immediate help would be of great use.
-Hareet
