Man'S Turban Stolen In Southampton Race Attack

[Pyara]

Is this another sign to us Sikhs to reflect upon our personal respect for our dastaars? Why is the dastaar under so much attack over the last few months? There was a time when no one dared touch a Sikh's turban! So where is it going wrong?

A few weeks ago a freshie Sikh had chicken bones put on top of his dastaar by a gang of black youth on a bus in Ilford. The Sikh kept it gupt because he was "kacha" resident so just walked away not causing a scene. I didn't feel sorry for the Singh and his ordeal, I felt upset that we just keep walking away from it all!

The world is not respecting our dastaar because we have lost our own self-respect!

Apologies for my judgemental attitude to these incidents. I just feel there's a bigger picture to it all...

http://www.bbc.co.uk...pshire-13219313

Man's turban stolen in Southampton race attack

A Sikh man was racially abused and had his turban stolen as he stood at a bus stop in Southampton.

The 29-year-old man was approached by a group of five drunken men outside the Civic Centre on Tuesday evening.

Police said the group shouted and swore at passers-by before racially abusing the Sikh man as they walked past.

The man turned away to ignore them but one of them pulled his turban off his head before running away with it towards the train station.

The turban is described as white with black markings.

All the men are described as white. One was wearing a checked shirt and the others T-shirts.

It is believed there were several other people at the bus stop at the time who saw the incident.

[Singhstah]

This is why we should wear dumalle, and it also shows the relevence of dumalle shastar even today.

[N30S1NGH]

I am seriously considering wearing dummalla myself.. but don't know how to... any tips or tutioral?

[Khalasthan86]

I'm pretty sure Nok Pagga were promoted by SGPC, after they went corrupt.

The dumalla is the original Sikh Dastaar.

Can anyone confirm?

A few weeks ago a freshie Sikh had chicken bones put on top of his dastaar by a gang of black youth on a bus in Ilford. The Sikh kept it gupt because he was "kacha" resident so just walked away not causing a scene. I didn't feel sorry for the Singh and his ordeal, I felt upset that we just keep walking away from it all!

On a personal level, if that happened infront of me, I would get off the bus with the 'Singh' and give him a lecture, that what the hell,

and proberly grassed him upto the Police

[ub1]

How in the name of God can a person have their dastaar robbed off their head !

Me nearly wet my kachera laughing -is this a wind up !!!!!???

Good one !

PS: anyone unable to handle themself out of a paper bag or lacking spacial awareness might as well donate their brain to medical science !!!!!

PPS: makes me angry, stupid brawling in Gurdwarae, dastaars robbed, whatever next -Indira Ghandi managing the Sabha in Southall -oops (s)he already is ...

[dalsingh101]

Why is the dastaar under so much attack over the last few months? There was a time when no one dared touch a Sikh's turban! So where is it going wrong?

Let's be brutally frank. Originally people who had no fear of fighting, dying and killing (for a good cause of course) were the ones who would voluntarily become amritdharis. By their own choice. They didn't care about laws, government etc. When you've got a group of people like that, it becomes a serious force that you mess with at your own peril. As time passed from 1699, Singhs became even more experienced in conflict too. So engaging in dangerous, violent clashes wasn't anything alien or unusual to them. That is why no one would dare to touch a Sikh's turban in the past. How many of the people who wear dastaars in the diaspora today are like this?

It's not a pleasant fact to face, but if you want a truthful answer to the question you posed, it's one we have to squarely face, as uncomfortable as it is.

And don't start shooting the messenger either please.

[BhaiSukhSingh]

This is why we should wear dumalle, and it also shows the relevence of dumalle shastar even today.

Akal He Akalllllluuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

well said how someone gonna take ur dastar especially if they drunken mugs!!!!!!!!!!!

[S1ngh]

I'm pretty sure Nok Pagga were promoted by SGPC, after they went corrupt.

Veerje,that is not correct nor it is wrong to wear such turban style. There is no spirituality difference between dumalla and nok style turban... All is same ! Nok style Daastar is in our society even before the formation of SGPC.. example: Bhai Sahib Bhai Randhir Singh ji, Bhai Vir Singh ji and countless other mahan sikh personalities we have in our kaum..

[BhaiSukhSingh]

Veerje, you can't say that.. Nok style Daastar is in our society even before the formation of SGPC.. example: Bhai Sahib Bhai Randhir Singh ji, Bhai Vir Singh ji and countless other mahan sikh personalities we have in our kaum..

r there any paintings of our singhs wearing it before the rule of the british ?

[S1ngh]

r there any paintings of our singhs wearing it before the rule of the british ?

Veerji, Can you tell me any spirituality difference between wearing dumalla and peak style turban? If there is then why so many countless panth ratan and jujaharoo singh wore em in their lifetime..

Also, before British invaded punjab, our forefathers never wore western clothes (which most of us wear em now).. Our bibian never wore "Salwar Kaamez" but only ghagraay but now they are inseparable from salwar kaamez..

There is no sipirituality difference between style of turban you wear as long as it meets the length requirement and number of daastars to wear mentioned by Panj Piyaray sahib.. I never hear panj piyaray sahib ordering anyone to wear certain style of turbans...

Wearing for specific personal reason is fine but one should stay away from the idea that this style is better or chardikala from other style. Not pointing to any veers but just a general message to all here