I just saw some great pictures from the Vaisakhi celebration in Los Angeles, California and it was really great to see the below photo showing Khalsa women as Panj Piaray as well as Granthi. You don’t see there very much. Too often I think many Sikhs get stuck on the gender issue with the thought [...]

Most of the time when I see information about Sikhs and Sikh identity, I see the image of a Sikh Man with a turban shown. Lately I have been thinking about Sikh women and some of the different challenges that are faced by each of the Sikh genders. Most Sikh women these days don’t wear [...]

I often meet people who know me and don’t know that my mother is Sat Kirin Kaur (and vice-versa). It’s always cool to make the connections of people that you know, but didn’t know were related. So, in case any of you had any doubts as to who my mother is you should now know [...]

by Ek Ong Kaar Kaur Khalsa – www.ekongkaar.blogspot.com Plays of Light. Earth. Metals of earth. What we bond with through our mind. Through the plays of space and time. What we miss. What we forget…   The beach at Surfside, Texas Saturday before last was picturesque and perfect. October skies – the color of blue [...]

by Ek Ong Kaar Kaur Khalsa – ekongkaar.blogspot.com Wahe Guru Ji Ka Khalsa, Wahe Guru Ji Ki Fateh. One of the most beautiful aspects of studying Gurbani is to share ideas with other people who study it, as well. And to see all the different ways that the various souls relate to and express their [...]