Sikh Olympians from Canada

[Manjotnsj]

it was great to see 5 sikhs from the Canadian National Fieldhockey team (Nikki Sandhu, Ravi Khalon, Ranjeev deol, Bindi Kullar, Gabbar Singh) wear puggan to the opening cerimonies despite any of them being turbined sikhs.


it was really nice to see and im sure it made us all very proud! ;D

check this out for more info

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=43888197872&refurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fs.php%3Fq%3Dbindi%2Bkullar%26oq%3Dbindi%2Bjullar%26spell%3D1%26rnk%3D1%26tot%3D3%26sit%3D1

 

[Vick]

I respect them for doing what they did.. But you have to question why exactly they did it... Earlier, there was a topic about touching the stage before you perform on it, and I said that people were being fake when they did that because they don't pray consistently, they just do it when they want/need something... In the same way, are these guys respecting the pugh by putting it on to show the world who they are but at the same time refusing to wear it everyday...

 

[Meistro]

I respect them for doing what they did.. But you have to question why exactly they did it... Earlier, there was a topic about touching the stage before you perform on it, and I said that people were being fake when they did that because they don't pray consistently, they just do it when they want/need something... In the same way, are these guys respecting the pugh by putting it on to show the world who they are but at the same time refusing to wear it everyday...

Theres two sides to this. I agree with Vick that they shouldn't have worn pughan to put on a show if they do no normally wear them on a day to day basis. Now that the olympics came around SUDDENLY they decide to wear a pughs. However, since they were the ones who got the opportunity to go to the olympics as opposed to a sardar field hockey player, I can also interpret this event in a way that they were wearing pughs on BEHALF of sardars who did not make the olympics who would have equally represented SIKh/PUNJABI people had they been there. What do you guys think? In the article it said that "With the Canadian sportspersons wearing the turban, the recognition to the turban and the ethnic identity of the Sikh people is complete. Their ethnicity is now in the recognition mode. World nations and peoples are beginning to see it as symbol of Sikh identity than Indian or Arab." This is definately a plus. So should we bash these guys for wearing pughan at the olympics while not wearing them normally? I am positive that our people are still victims of hate crimes all over the world as a result of 9/11 among other events. So if people are actually recognizing that someone wearing a pugh represent a sikh/punjabi, and not an arab, don't you think that is something positive? I think so. I think the article exaggerates these guys a little bit. WHy was it such a "brave" decision that they chose to wear pughs if they are Proud to wear them? Is there something they should be afraid of that they're wearing pughs in front of the whole world? I just kinda think people are blowing this up both ways. Either people are praising these guys A LOT for what they do, or people are putting them down. WHy can't we just say, hey, good job, they're making the world recognize our people. Good, now lets move on. Just my two cents.

 

[Vick]

I'm just saying... Wear a pugh if you are proud to wear one... Don't wear it if you are trying to show off or send some sort of a message... I don't think thats what the pugh is meant for...