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Some people with medical metal implants cannot have MRI scans. Most metal orthopaedic implants are MRI compatible though nowadays. With regards to iron based metals its a no-no. Remove the kakkars prior to the scan and put them back on afterwards. As soon as its practical, do Ardas. During the scan itself it is worth doing jaap simran in your mind or quietly. The scan will typically last about 15mins, you need to keep your body still so they can get the best image. The scan itself is noisy and a tight fit. You may be offered headphones with the radio to distract you, but I preferred to just close my eyes and do Waheguru simran with my hands folded over on my chest when I had to have a scan - this kept me calm, helped me keep still and distracted my ears from the psychadelic noises of the machine as it scans you. Hope all turns out well for you.

(Apologies to admins - I thought I had posted this few days ago and do not intent to duplicate) Can anyone advise me where I could purchase a full size/ set Rumalla Sahib from in the West Midlands area? Thanks in advance.

Dear SAS Fateh Jio Please could you announce through this forum and your website when you have set yourself up as a charity. I am certain you'll see some big donations after that. You have my ongoing financial support.

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20130813/main7.htm Namdhari sect chief was attacked by disciple’s nephew Mohit Khanna/TNS Ludhiana, August 12 The man who attacked Namdhari sect head Satguru Uday Singh with an axe during morning prayers at a Namdhari gurdwara at Leicester in England was also a Namdhari. The assailant has been identified as Harjit Singh Toor, nephew of Sarwan Singh Namdhari in whose house the Satguru was reportedly staying along with Mata Chand Kaur. While Surinder Singh Namdhari, vice-president of Namdhari Darbar in Bhaini Sahib, preferred to stay mum on the issue and maintained that the Leicester police has not yet released any details about the assailant, Navtej Singh, president of International Namdhari Sangat (the opposite faction led by Thakur Dalip Singh Namdhari) revealed shocking details about the incident. He said Sarwan Singh is the chairman of the management committee of the gurdwara where the incident happened yesterday. “Soon after the attack, the dera was shifted from Sarwan's house in Leicester. The motive behind the attack is not clear yet," said Navtej Singh while condemning the attack. He demanded an independent probe into the incident. Harjit Singh Toor, a banker by profession, has been involved in criminal incidents earlier, said Jaswinder Singh Namdhari, chairman of International Namdhari Sangat. Navtej Singh said, “He (Surinder Singh) will not say anything on the issue as it would cause embarrassment to their faction. Sarwan Singh Namdhari is a kitchen cabinet man of Satguru Uday Singh. His nephew's involvement in the crime has shocked everyone.” Sarwan Singh had reportedly offered a Rolls Royce to Satguru recently while Harjit was facing a financial crisis. Surinder Singh Namdhari slammed Navtej's allegations as baseless. In a move to bury the hatchet between the two warring Namdhari factions, Navtej Singh said that some external forces were conspiring to prevent the two brothers from coming together. "Satguru Uday Singh has been coronated head of the sect and Thakur Dalip Singh never wanted to be in the race. So there is no dispute. I believe that someone else is hatching a conspiracy to capture the supreme post of the Namdhari sect. It is time to weed out such elements," said Navtej. Thakur Dalip Singh had reportedly visited England a few weeks ago. Navtej said Thakur Dalip Singh was presently visiting Spain.

Most jamabandis will go back to the Britsh settlement period of the mid 19th century. Beyond that is hit and miss and there will often be gaps. Sub tenants will not have records as the main landowner would have everything in their name. The website provided by the Punjab Govt is good, but not up to date despite the date (viz mutations recently registered) at the bottom of the Jamabandi and only leads me back to my great grandfathers on either side. The original Britsh settlement record - probaby dated 1849 for most Doabis, will list several generations back in many cases and thereafter you will get the last one or two generations for continuity confirmation. The older records are written in farsi/ urdu script and despite being able to normally read this, it often appears as an illegible scrawl and so its best to enlist the help of a clerk at the Tehsil.

Any land holding community or zamindar will have jamabandi records. If the family was always based in the Indian Punjab, then all you need to do head out for the local tehsil office under which your ancestral land falls. A clerk's official fee for record searches is a tiny nominal amount (I think Rs30 or there about) - but in reality you will want a bit of help that requires the the usual 'top-up' fee and I negotiated this to Rs400. I was also advised to pay another 'fee' for someone who can decipher any archaic handwriting or translate non Gurmukhi scripts as some old ledgers will be written in other scripts (I think this was Rs300). Within 48hrs I had the information that I was hoping to get. My ancestors prior to the Singh names were Hindu. A friend of mine is a Punjabi Hindu Bahman and he traced his family record back many hundreds of years by contacting the family purohit in Benares who over generations, records names of the deceased whose ashes are brought for immersion in the Ganga.

Interesting - I've always wondered about this. I know we've been Sikhs from the time of Guru Gobind Singh/ creation of the Khalsa, but cannot be certain if there was any following prior to that period. I found this out by tracing my lineage through jamabandis at the tehsil office and noting when the names were more Sikh sounding and ended in Singh continously from one generation to the next. However I am also aware that a lot of Jats in the Doaba area converted en masse during the time of Guru Hargobind, but we have no particular story or village association with one particular event or time supporting this.

I would 1) Audit the Hukums made in the last 50 yrs for, review of any sandesh's and objections and create some principles for issuing further ones - I'm maily referring to the 1990s when many Hukums were issued with whimsical indifference, rather than engaging the Guru Panth Khalsa. 2) De-politicise the SGPC. 3) Walk about in a white chola with Santji's picture and a caption supporting the 1984 gallughara yadghar gurudwara 4) Recognise the Buddha Dal as the chakarwarti Takht. 5) Give a higher priority to environment and conservation within the annual budget spend.

Daal, anytime over sabzi. Mahan di daal slow cooked, so its thick and with makhni ontop - luxury!

The prices for the smaller pieces are relatively expensive. The larger pieces seem fairly priced. I guess the idea is to maximise the profit margin with the smaller items. Good business economics - they're not a charity after all...

I agree with your points. Maxing out weights is not for kids, nor are exercises where axial compressive forces could damage the spine. I would not let my kids do that.

I love the opportunity some forums give for a good old rant. Most annoying thing is the fact that we have 2 channels that for the sake of petty rivalry (anyone who has dealt with them knows this as one will insist on media rights over the other!) do not unite their resources. Some programmes are great - but few and far in between those are utter dribble. Quality of the spoken English is poor (not talking about the mother tongue Punjabi speakers here, but the British born Sikhs) and sometimes the Punjabi can be awful too. Some youth presenters in particular need to smarten up - wearing Bana is fine, but if wearing western clothing - please put on a decent suit, rather than baggy hip hop type of tracksuite or pyjama type of gear. Sometimes the Dawat i Islami channel with their fancy roses in their green pagris is a more entertaining option (ok - only for a minute or so!...) because the Punjabi quality is clearer and more understandable with explainations that are eloquent rather than brash and raw. The matrimonial show beggars belief. The morning show with the ghostly office backdrop, presenters with zero chemistry and nauseating chit chat should study the morning shows of the mainstream channels - hey you do not need big bucks for a top notch breakfast show - remember The Big Breakfast on channel 4 (the early years rather than the later ones). Rant over.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/24/phys-ed-the-benefits-of-weight-training-for-kids/

You are correct in terms of a better standard of living in the last century has boosted the heights of some people - specifically the Dutch who ethnically are amongst the tallest in the Western world now. However this is by virtue of their genetic potential that has been optomised with good nutrition, less childhood disease exposure and less childhood stress.

Top 10 puratan shastar is quite a list - after the first few most people probably would not be very discriminating. I'd prefer to name my top 5: Dal; Tegha; Archery set; Karad; Katar.

Strength training (weights) will not stunt your growth. Your height is genetically determined and diet plays only a minor role (extremes of diet can affect height eg childhood chronic malnutrition). Humans follow a fairly distinct model of growth. Basically look at a string of men or women through different generations in a family. Most children will be a similar height or taller than their same sex parent. This is until a zenith occurs and then you see a child who grows up to be quite somewhat smaller than the same sex parent a generation later. Hence our heights across generations tend to remain modal.

Of course its ok. Satkar of bani written in book format is a different thing. Pen, paper, binding, glue and ink ellicits this respect and oozes appeal thus - just like the tomes of Edward Gordon's Roman empire (a great read - full of classical wit) beats an electronic version hands down. On a practical note - dirty hands (even just our natural sweat and body oils) are damaging to paper over time, but will not affect your phone.

Turban in theatre is not a problem. For the darhi, you can wear one of those all encompassing facial masks that othopods wear in theatre or simply use a standard mask. The kara can either be taped by the scrub nurse using micropore after you have scrubbed or removed and tucked into the turban - easily done at the side near the ear, or placed on a chain around the neck. During junior rotations in the West Mids, these issues were never a problem (large local Sikh population and hence religious familiarity). But in less privellaged parts of the UK (where Singhs are as rare as a blue moon) it is best to explain this to the scrub nurse and whichever consultant you are under.

‘Eyesore’ water tank in temple complex to go GS Paul Tribune News Service Amritsar, May 16 To enhance the grandeur of the Ramgarhia Bungas (towers) in the vicinity of the Golden Temple, the district administration has decided to demolish an overhead water tank, located in between these twin towers. Deputy Commissioner-cum-project director (Galliara) Kahn Singh Pannu said that this proposal had been mooted to provide a better view to the temple. “A new modern water supply technology will be introduced to replace this overhead tank. Since, work on the ducts is already on for re-routing the sewerage and water supply lines, we will consult experts to provide us with an alternate modern water supply system. Nevertheless, if there is a need for an overhead tank, we will make sure that it is constructed at a relatively low height at a secluded site and does not spoil the ambience of the Golden Temple,” he said. Millions of devotees visiting the shrine are irked at the sight of the water tank constructed in 1988 http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110517/punjab.htm#11

Its a water tank that was built shortly after 1984. It overlooks the Harmandir Sahib complex and so strategically could be used by the Hind Sarkar to spy or launch attacks. However most Amritsaris were annoyed because above all it aesthetically looks like an eye-sore against the beautiful scenery and skyline created by the architecture of the Harmandir Sahib complex. I too had read that the Amritsar mayor a couple of years announced that it would be removed as part of the beautification of the area, but alas nothing yet has been done.

Rastafarism and Sikhi are not compatible - they are different religions and belief systems (for instance Rastas think Heile Selassie, a Christian Coptic king of Ethiopia is God! A fact that embarassed the old king and to this day Ethiopian Coptics feel is blasphemous). Nihang use (albiet these days its often abuse rather than controlled and justified medicinal use) of bhang should never be compared to what Rastas do. I reckon the people you saw were not Rastas but just some jogi types who keep jhattan (matted dreadlocks) which some Hindu sects eg the Nanga monks keep, as wellas some Udasi sects.

One of the best captions ever!!! Hillarious!!!

Combination skin is actually the commonest type. This is not my subject area. The best person to ask would be one of the people that sell such products eg at the Clinique or Dermatologica.

Shikarpur in Sindh has a large population of these Hindus who also claim to be 'Sikhs.' This blatant beadbi needs to be checked by the Pakistani Sikhs, but I doubt they would have the same freedom to investigate and administer correction, unlike the Jathas we have in the Indian Punjab. The latter cannot do anything because visas will only be allowed for places like Lahore, Nankana Sahib, Hasan Abdal etc... How did the derawala pakhandi get a hold of Maharaj's Sarup in the first place? Imagine if he did this with the Qoran - they'd all be lynched overnight.

Pigmented blemishes and shallow craters/ scars can occur after extensive or severe acne. The blemishes and to some extent scars diminish slightly with time, but will still be evident. There are no natural ways to deal with this and you must avoid unlicenced parlours or products with no provenance in terms of their claims or safety. If your confidence is affected by appearence, then you may wish to pursue treatments like laser microabrasion and pigment camouflage via a dermatologist. In the UK, this would be via private treatment only and costly. However if you find the appearence is handicapping ie feeling self conscious that for instance, you have felt job interviews etc have been adversly affected because of this, then free treatment via the NHS may be possible, either upon direct referral or through what is known as PCT funded special case referral. Your GP will guide you.