Jessminder is a teenage girl who has just finished her A levels. She also happens to be part of a traditional Sikh family living in London. Her family is made up of her‚ her mother and father‚ and her sister Pinki. She is particularly skilled at football‚ and has high hopes for a future as a professional footballer‚ possibly even in America. Her ambitions conflict with her family’s expectations of her however‚ as they want her to get married and raise a traditional family. This is what her mother
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particularly the Rajputs and the Hindus. But Aurangzeb was a fanatic and could not tolerate the non-Muslims. He imposed jazia and forbade the celebration of Hindu festivals. He thus lost the friendship and loyality of the Rajputs. His execution of the Sikh guru and his enmity with the Marathas forced them to raise arms against him. His excessive obsession with the Deccan also destroyed the Mughal army‚ the treasury and also adversely affected his health. Being a fanatic Sunni Muslim‚ he could not tolerate
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spiritual gurus. The Sanskrit root "Gu" means darkness or ignorance. "Ru" denotes the remover of that darkness. Therefore one who removes darkness of our ignorance is a Guru. Guru meaning enlightener or the guide from darkness into light. Gurus are often equated with God and always regarded as a link between the individual and the Immortal. Just as the moon shines by reflecting the light of the sun‚ and glorifies it‚ all disciples can dazzle like the moon by gaining from their Gurus. What is Guru
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From what I’ve learn Sikh culture emphasizes equality among man and woman‚ but sexist still occur all over the world. Well Jess can prove that woman is capable of what man can do. Your family thinks that English man always complaint about your culture and dislikes your culture well this is the chance to shut them up. Mr Bhamra‚ you are angry of those English men that make fun of you and your culture‚ Jess can show to them and the world how good Sikh is. I say that seeing Sikh playing professionals
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Gods. . Both Muslims and Sikhs forbid the worship of idols. In Hinduism and Sikhism all addictive substances are forbidden Despite the fact that the three religions (Sikhism‚ Islamic‚ Hinduism-) share some similarities‚ they are also very different in a number of ways. Hinduism believes in a caste system‚ that Sikhs denounce. The caste system divides people into social and economic groups‚ mandating everyone’s occupation‚ level of income‚ and religious duties. The Sikhs’ dress code is very similar
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In June of 1984‚ Operation Bluestar led to the death of Bindranwale and the Golden temple swept out Sikh terrorists. When the Golden Temple was damaged‚ Indira Gandhi gained hate from Sikhs because of their sacred space. Because the Sikhs disliked Gandhi‚ she was assassinated at her house in November by her bodyguards who looked upon the negative upon the Sikh nation. In the span of her lifetime‚ Gandhi waged upon the title of being “statesmen” who demonstrate exceptional contributions
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Indira Gandhi’s biography Indira Gandhi was born on the 19th of November in 1917 in Allahabad. She was part of the Nehru Family. Indira Gandhi’s dad was Jawaharlal Nehru and her mom was Kamla Nehru. Her grandfather‚ Motilal Nehru‚ was a Indian nationalist leader. Her father‚ Jawaharlal Nehru‚ was a important person in the independent movement of India. In 1934–35‚ after finishing school‚ Indira went to Shantiniketan‚ a school invented by Rabindranath Tagore. Then‚ she went to England and sat
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Child Marriage This is my very first trip to India as a British trainee community worker‚ I’ve been sent on a very special work experience placement to rural India‚ while I’m out here I will be writing a report about the issue of child marriage in the area. Child marriage normally occurs in poor‚ rural communities. In many regions‚ parents arrange their daughter’s marriage without the girls knowing. Which means that one day‚ she may be at home playing with her sisters‚ brothers and friends
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Profiles of Indian Political Leaders Indira Gandhi (1917-1984) Indira Gandhi was the only child of India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the grand daughter of freedom fighter Motilal Nehru. Indira was born on November 19‚ 1917. Her mother Kamala Nehru died when Indira was still a young girl. Although Indira attended Somerville College‚ Oxford‚ she did not graduate. Other schools Indira attended include Ecole Nouvelle‚ Bex (Switzerland); Ecole Internationale‚ Geneva; Pupils’
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Fated attraction Amarjit is a British born Sikh girl‚ who probably has an Indian background since the majority of Sikh people are from India. She is in a very tough dilemma she has to take a life changing decision. She has two choices one being the love of her life‚ the other sustaining her parents name and honour. In the ending of line 12 to the beginning of line 15 it says: “getting me married off is all that matters to them at the moment and‚ until that day come‚ they say they can’t face
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