Very strict follower of Sikhism

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/25/balpreet-kaur-sikh-woman-proudly-sports-facial-hair-faith_n_1913355.html

A picture snapped surreptitiously and posted to Reddit's r/funny thread has drawn attention to a little known tenet of the Sikh faith.

"Yes, I’m a baptized Sikh woman with facial hair," Balpreet Kaur, a college student, wrote in response to her picture.

Kaur, an Ohio State University sophomore studying neuroscience and psychology, is a baptized Sikh, and as such follows the so-called "5 Ks," or five physical symbols that date back to the creation of the faith by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699, according to BBC.

One of the tenets is kesh, or uncut hair.

"Yes, I realize that my gender is often confused and I look different than most women. However, baptized Sikhs believe in the sacredness of this body - it is a gift that has been given to us by the Divine Being [which is genderless, actually] and, must keep it intact as a submission to the divine will," she added to her response on Reddit.

The photo was also picked up by Cracked.com, which lauded the student for her "graceful and fresh" response.

The poised student, who is also president of the Sikh Student Association and plans to be a neurosurgeon, also said that she believes that by not worrying on her outward appearance, she is able to better focus on actions that matter.

"When I die, no one is going to remember what I looked like, heck, my kids will forget my voice, and slowly, all physical memory will fade away," she writes. "However, my impact and legacy will remain: and, by not focusing on the physical beauty, I have time to cultivate those inner virtues and hopefully, focus my life on creating change and progress for this world in any way I can."

While not alone in her adherence, Western culture's standards of beauty -- which involve all sorts of waxing and shaving -- have made many Sikh women disregard the rule.

According to Gurinder Singh Mann, a professor of Sikh studies at UC Santa Barbara, more and more women have begun to treat the religious requirement as flexible.

"The winds of all this modernity and secularism are growing," Singh Mann said in an interview with the Los Angeles Times.

For Kaur, however, there's nothing to be ashamed of.

"I’m not embarrased or even humiliated by the attention [negative and positive] that this picture is getting because, it’s who I am," Kaur wrote. And, she added, if you're out and about on the OSU campus, by all means come by and say hello.

I was just reading this article and was thinking about posting it here.

You beat me to it!

One is to conclude she has hormonal issues (assuming the excessive hair growth is completely natural) and something she is dealing with..however, takes a lot of courage to deal with it as she has..just being herself and not afraid to express her faith..in this way as well.

doofus_maximus wrote:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/25/balpreet-kaur-sikh-woman-proudly-sports-facial-hair-faith_n_1913355.html

A picture snapped surreptitiously and posted to Reddit's r/funny thread has drawn attention to a little known tenet of the Sikh faith.

"Yes, I’m a baptized Sikh woman with facial hair," Balpreet Kaur, a college student, wrote in response to her picture.


"I’m not embarrased or even humiliated by the attention [negative and positive] that this picture is getting because, it’s who I am," Kaur wrote. And, she added, if you're out and about on the OSU campus, by all means come by and say hello.

Balpreet Kaur can always become Balpratap Singh, and the problem will be solved.

I am curious about who Balpreet Kaur's "Close" female friends are.

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:

doofus_maximus wrote:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/25/balpreet-kaur-sikh-woman-proudly-sports-facial-hair-faith_n_1913355.html

A picture snapped surreptitiously and posted to Reddit's r/funny thread has drawn attention to a little known tenet of the Sikh faith.

"Yes, I’m a baptized Sikh woman with facial hair," Balpreet Kaur, a college student, wrote in response to her picture.


"I’m not embarrased or even humiliated by the attention [negative and positive] that this picture is getting because, it’s who I am," Kaur wrote. And, she added, if you're out and about on the OSU campus, by all means come by and say hello.

Balpreet Kaur can always become Balpratap Singh, and the problem will be solved.

I am curious about who Balpreet Kaur's "Close" female friends are.

Thank you for your very witty and clever comments, Shallow-mian. You could, however, learn a thing or two on maturity and poise from that amazing young lady.

Merlot Daruwala wrote:

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:

doofus_maximus wrote:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/25/balpreet-kaur-sikh-woman-proudly-sports-facial-hair-faith_n_1913355.html

A picture snapped surreptitiously and posted to Reddit's r/funny thread has drawn attention to a little known tenet of the Sikh faith.

"Yes, I’m a baptized Sikh woman with facial hair," Balpreet Kaur, a college student, wrote in response to her picture.


"I’m not embarrased or even humiliated by the attention [negative and positive] that this picture is getting because, it’s who I am," Kaur wrote. And, she added, if you're out and about on the OSU campus, by all means come by and say hello.

Balpreet Kaur can always become Balpratap Singh, and the problem will be solved.

I am curious about who Balpreet Kaur's "Close" female friends are.

Thank you for your very witty and clever comments, Shallow-mian. You could, however, learn a thing or two on maturity and poise from that amazing young lady.

Hahahaha...look who is talking.... the most sensitive man who never misses a chance to criticize hindus, gloats over every terror act by muslims, and worships the party and politicians that killed 3000 sikhs.

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:

Merlot Daruwala wrote:

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:
Balpreet Kaur can always become Balpratap Singh, and the problem will be solved.

I am curious about who Balpreet Kaur's "Close" female friends are.

Thank you for your very witty and clever comments, Shallow-mian. You could, however, learn a thing or two on maturity and poise from that amazing young lady.

Hahahaha...look who is talking.... the most sensitive man who never misses a chance to criticize hindus chaddis-cum-wannabe-Muslims , gloats over every terror act by muslims, and worships the party and politicians that killed 3000 sikhs. *fixed*

Sure, there's complete moral equivalence between my poking fun of you and your cohort here and you poking fun of some young woman who's comfortable with herself. Thank you once again for your most insightful comments.

Merlot Daruwala wrote:

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:

Merlot Daruwala wrote:

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:
Balpreet Kaur can always become Balpratap Singh, and the problem will be solved.

I am curious about who Balpreet Kaur's "Close" female friends are.

Thank you for your very witty and clever comments, Shallow-mian. You could, however, learn a thing or two on maturity and poise from that amazing young lady.

Hahahaha...look who is talking.... the most sensitive man who never misses a chance to criticize hindus chaddis-cum-wannabe-Muslims , gloats over every terror act by muslims, and worships the party and politicians that killed 3000 sikhs. *fixed*

Sure, there's complete moral equivalence between my poking fun of you and your cohort here and you poking fun of some young woman who's comfortable with herself. Thank you once again for your most insightful comments.

Looks like you are competing with your "closet friend" on who is the better one in putting his foot in the mouth.

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:

Merlot Daruwala wrote:

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:

Merlot Daruwala wrote:

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:
Balpreet Kaur can always become Balpratap Singh, and the problem will be solved.

I am curious about who Balpreet Kaur's "Close" female friends are.

Thank you for your very witty and clever comments, Shallow-mian. You could, however, learn a thing or two on maturity and poise from that amazing young lady.

Hahahaha...look who is talking.... the most sensitive man who never misses a chance to criticize hindus chaddis-cum-wannabe-Muslims , gloats over every terror act by muslims, and worships the party and politicians that killed 3000 sikhs. *fixed*

Sure, there's complete moral equivalence between my poking fun of you and your cohort here and you poking fun of some young woman who's comfortable with herself. Thank you once again for your most insightful comments.

Looks like you are competing with your "closet friend" on who is the better one in putting his foot in the mouth.

Shallow-mian, nobody here can compete with you in this area. Pat yourself on your back. You're the unchallenged king of foot-in-mouth.

Maria S wrote:I was just reading this article and was thinking about posting it here.

You beat me to it!

One is to conclude she has hormonal issues (assuming the excessive hair growth is completely natural) and something she is dealing with..however, takes a lot of courage to deal with it as she has..just being herself and not afraid to express her faith..in this way as well.

**it looks like she was concerned and hence saw a physician about it and was told it was adolescent hormones. bad doctor, dumb patient. she likely has PCOS or some other pathology and it needs to be addressed.

**i once saw a news clip about an indina baby with 8 limbs being paraded around as a reincarnation of a hindu goddess when in fact it was the result of a in-utero parasitic twin. she eventually underwent surgery.

pravalika nanda wrote:

Maria S wrote:I was just reading this article and was thinking about posting it here.

You beat me to it!

One is to conclude she has hormonal issues (assuming the excessive hair growth is completely natural) and something she is dealing with..however, takes a lot of courage to deal with it as she has..just being herself and not afraid to express her faith..in this way as well.

**it looks like she was concerned and hence saw a physician about it and was told it was adolescent hormones. bad doctor, dumb patient. she likely has PCOS or some other pathology and it needs to be addressed.

**i once saw a news clip about an indina baby with 8 limbs being paraded around as a reincarnation of a hindu goddess when in fact it was the result of a in-utero parasitic twin. she eventually underwent surgery.

So did u finish your Step 1? how did u do ?