A message to all members of New to Sikhi forum!

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa , Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

Ning announcement is out and new plans and pricing announced! Ning Network is phasing out our free service in July. As a creator of this community I have decided that I would like to stay with Ning.

I can't imagine losing such great members and friends like you all! We have great bunch of people from different continents.

We have Kavaljeet Singh who told us about Sikhs in World Wars; Jason who started most popular thread Founding Sikhism; my old blogger friend Moonstruckmommy, my brother (can I call you like this?) asli sikh from Ottawa; The Turbanator (Jags), Gursewak Singh Matharu, Gagandeep SinghPrabhjot Singh Sran, Kuldeep Singh Khalsa and Kannan Singh who are helping us to discover Sikhi.

Thanks to Tamara Sharp, OmDan, Anthony Gonsalves for sharing theirs stories & Sonia for promoting Gora Sikhs. As well I was happy to see Gurumustuk Singh (Mr Sikhnet and great Sikh personality) & Mai Harinder Kaur who is 43.75% gori, 6.25% Inuit, 50% Punjabi and 100% Sikh. ( Thanks for great sikh smileys - we want more). Welcome to the newest members - Anna-Maria, Iqbal Singh, Prithi Hardkaur (Fi Hackett), Jassu, Andrea
Young and Gurukarm Kaur Khalsa!

There are so many great people and new faces, I can't let you go and dissappear into the thin air.

I have decided to cover the costs myself but if you wish to help me you can donate. There is a donate button on the main homepage. Thanks in advance.

Looking forward hearing from you.
Yours, Danka

P.S. I'm sorry if I didn't mention someone.
P.P.S. Please send this letter to your friends and ask them to join us!

YOU CAN DONATE BY PRESSING HERE!

New Gora t-shirts on Zazzle

Great find. I was looking to buy few sikh t-shirts from Zazzle and found christhomson1988's Store at Zazzle with great gora orientated designs. Judge for yourself!

My sister photos: Latvia, Daugavplis

«Возле Даугавы» на Яндекс.Фотках

Good morning to everyone! So the New Year 2010 has started. I wonder what will it bring to us? I would like to start this year with beautiful pictures made by my sister. Photos of Latvian city, Daugavpils. My city! My sister sees beauty everywhere. (Click this link to see her collection of pictures)

There are many readers who come on my blog to get more information about indians/sikhs in Latvia. As I don't live in LV at the moment, I know very nice blog about Riga (capital of Latvia) in English with a lot of pictures. Go to Riga.in If you have any question about Latvia, leave your comment and I will answer.

All the best!

Посмотреть на Яндекс.Фотках

S.W.A.T.: Start year by doing something good!

S.W.A.T. team

I don't know how I found this group Help the SOUTHALL SIKH Homeless S.W.A.T on Facebook but somehow it's very close to my heart... I always wanted to volunteer and I have a lot of respect for those people who go on the streets and help...

Did you know there are over 100 young men from Punjab living on the streets of Southall? These people live in dustbins, cemetery's, under the bridges and etc. To read more go to: http://www.facebook.com/groups.php?ref=sb#/group.php?gid=213324916455

Please donate to SWAT (Help the SOUTHALL SIKH Homeless - S.W.A.T) They have now set up a PAYPAL account to accept donations: please email swathomeless@hotmail.com with the amount you would like to donate. Contact info:s5dhillon@aol.com07943118441

swathomeless@hotmail.com

There should be many reasons why these people are on the streets... One of them could be Indian students facing desperate times in the UK Very good article!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from Gori Sikh

Dear Readers, Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from Gori Sikh.
Thanks for stopping by and visiting my page again and again. It was a hard year (I mean recession) for many of us. It was great year as well with many amazing things happened to me...

Let's meet 2010 with smiles on our faces!
Have a Nice Year!

Yours, Danka and family.

Article about White Sikhs by Russia Today

Few weeks ago I was contacted by journalist from Mumbai who works for newspaper Russia Today. Nidhi was doing story on foreigners who chose the path of Sikhism. Interested? It's an exciting article with a lot info about gora/white sikhs.

If this topic is something you would like to know more go to:

White Sikhs – foreigners who found faith in Sikhism

plus Sikhnet.com have the same story on their news page with quite interesting comments.

My "Gori by birth - Sikh by choice" t-shirt success

I'm so happy... my "Gori by birth - Sikh by choice" t-shirt is sold on Cafepress from my Sikh t-shirt shop. I'm over the moon. It means there are gora/gori sikhs who found my shop and liked the slogan.

Please vote for me

Please vote for my blog at http://bloggerschoiceawards.com/blogs/show/72962.

If you like my blog and you think it deserves, please vote!
Since I started this blog, I gained a lot of friends and readers. Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving comment!

Yours, Danka!

Gora by birth - Sikh by choice

For a long time I wanted to create my own t-shirt design for all Gora Sikhs, so I came up with this slogan.

Gora by birth - Sikh by choice


Please visit my Sikh T-shirt Shop for more desi clothing.

There is one already available on the market and it's great Gora Sikh Pride (created by Mr Sikhnet himself)

Can sikhs marry non-sikhs?

Can sikhs marry non-sikhs? Can sikh marry a catholic, christian, white, someone from other religion, gora? Should sikhs and white people marry? All these questions bring people to my Gora Sikh blog. Everyday someone searches for those answers. There is no universal answer to that. It really depends on parents of the couple (both sides), tolerance, upbringing, personal attitude and willingness to be together and work on relationship.

In my personal experience, I had no problem at all. I'm blessed with my in-laws. There were few relatives who mentioned that there are enough punjabi girls. And what? Gurus taught that everyone is equal. My father-in-law asked them not to come to our Amritsar wedding. I love his spirit (my father's-in-law).

I've been a personal council-psychologist for many of my friends -mixed couples and I know that you have to work hard to succeed. You have to be strong and open with each other and your families. Discuss everything before the marriage...I mean everything... How to celebrate each other festival? Wedding? Religion and upbringing of kids? Becoming sikh or not?

If you are reading this please share your story or views. Yours Gora Sikh

Who are the Sikhs? Great You Tube Video from Singhster1

"Who are the Sikhs?" is a great video representing Sikhism and it's people. Thanks to the director.

I suggest you to go to comments section after watching the video. When I'm in the net, I always look for new info or debates about goras. Here we go...

Moreover what do you know about all gora Sikhs for you to claim that
they are all fake and out to brainwash others!!???!!

Im sorry but THIS IS TOTALLY AGAINST SIKHI to discriminate against anyone!!. My punjabi sardar cousin is married to a gori girl for the past 15 years!!!! They have 3 beautiful gursikh kids!. So why do you think that is so!?!! You need to have an very open mind, if Guru ji thought like you then there would be no Panj Pyare's!!!! Please don't judge anyone!!

Good words Singhster1 ( I assume this is a director of the movie trying to interact with one of the commenters. Sikhism is about equality... Why we Goras are not trusted?

Away in the land of Sikhs

Sat sri akal!

I'm sorry I didn't post for a while...I'm away in the land of Singhs and Kaurs. When I'll be back I will write about my trip...

I have many things to tell and discuss... about my fascination with Nihang Singhs, about amazing system langar and it's execution, never ending gurudwaras and crazy road trucks (public carriers) ...

For now I'm attaching picture of myself with local Baba Ji ....

P.S. I'm working on my new designs for Desi Legend T-shirt Shop.... new designs coming soon!

To eat meat or not to eat meat?

To eat meat or not to eat meat? That is my question.. Can a Sikh eat meat or not? The opinion is divided... There are vegan Sikhs, vegetarian Sikhs and meat eating Sikhs? What does Guru Granth Sahib says? Many Sikhs are strict vegans /vegetarians, abstaining from eating anything considered as a source of life. What is your opinion? Anyone can explain me?

The story of Amrit Kaur

I'm very happy to present the story of Amrit Kaur. I met her online. She read my blog and I read her. Her blog is very spiritual and powerful. Bloggers like this inspire me. I have offered Amrit to write about herself and she answeres yes, so we have exchanged our stories.
Here is her story about being introduced to Sikhi and ways of discovering truth.

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"Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki Fateh Ji~!

Because I am a Sikh, but I am not born into it and I don't look at all Punjabi - People frequently ask me questions about how I learned about Sikhism, and why I decided to become a Sikh. Indeed in the area I live, 'Sikh Converts' are very hard to find. So to unveil a bit of the mystery of who I am, and hopefully to inspire~* here's a bit of my story:

I was born in Toronto, Canada. My mother was an atheist and my father a catholic. I didn't get baptized in the Christian faith, and wasn't much exposed to religion. However at a young age I asked a lot of existential questions that sparked my interest in the spiritual world, the paranormal, God, and religion. Questions like: Why am I here? What is the purpose of life? Who is God and Who created God? What is Consciousness? And most of all; Why do we suffer?

These questions sent me on a search for answers that lasted at least 10 years. I researched many religions and practiced different ones... but nothing "belonged" to me. It wasn't until the summer of 2004 when I first met a Sikh that I learned about the existence of Sikhism. It was totally by chance... (or so it seemed). But the miracle happened when I read Jap Ji Sahib for the first time. It mesmerized me, it is wonder and awe incarnate. I was totally amazed at the Truth and Universality of it, and my heart said YES - this is the path for you... you have found the most beautiful jewel. And so I humbly picked up that beautiful jewel in my soiled and trembling hands, and like the philosopher's stone, little by little it transformed me.

I am extremely grateful that the Guru has put mercy on my thirsty soul, and showed me the way of Sikhism. I know how hard it can be at the beginning, to wrap our mind around a different religion, how to find information, and to break through misconceptions... Indeed it is not easy. And so I feel a strong responsibility to raise awareness on Sikhism and the Sikh's way of life, and to share this jewel with those who so wish!

If you wish to contact me, or read more of my posts on Sikhism and related subjects, you may visit my humble abode at: Amritkaur.blogspot.com.

Please feel free to ask me questions, give comments or suggestions - they are greatly appreciated.

May You Be Blessed~~* By the Grace of the True Guru~~*
Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki Fateh~*"
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May we talk soon~~ If you have an questions about anything let me know and I will be happy to reply!

Love, Amrit Kaur

P.S. To read my own story go to Dana's story.

Turbanizer. The art of Turban tying

Look what I have found. Really cool software. I have tried wearing my father's-in-law turban..that was gas. I have a lot of respect for those who wear turban. Respect!

Gori blogging

I never thought that I will be doing blogging.. but here I'm doing it right now.

Everyone who uses Internet - googles or yahoos. Everyday we are looking for the information about various topics. I google gora, gori, white sikhs quite often. I've found some information here and there but not much... so I decided to start blog about goras, white Sikhs and anyone who identifies herself or himself gora. I intend to blog about my journey discovering Sikhi, thoughts about life and world.

Please let me know if you like the idea of having blog like this, where we can discuss everything and anything.

What is gora?

What is gora?

I found definition of GORA in http://www.urbandictionary.com/. Written by 3 different people

1. Term used by Indians to refer to white people. Literally means "white". "Gori" is used to refer to a white woman. Not derogatory.

Bill Clinton is a gora.

Jennifer Aniston is a hot-ass gori.

2. Gora -a white man or a man with pale skin. Gori is a white girl or a girl with pale skin.

oh kidaa goreyo teek taak hor sna pher gora koi nami taaji?/good day white man are you well have u any new news to tell me?

3. Gora- word used by Indians to describe the white people in US and UK.
He is a white English/ American (Gora)

Do you have your own explanation? Do you feel it's not polite word or is it ok? What's your view?