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Thank you! Been waiting aages for this

Sent you an email and PM.

Can't recommend anyone but if you are in the UK, then do not use 5 Rings Productions. We did for our wedding and regretted it.

A very good point my dad made recently is, are these interfaith marriages even legal? Each marriage certificate has a section saying: (see example marriage certificate here) And any Gurdwara that conducts an Anand Karaj fills it out roughly as below: This legal document signed by Gurdwara committees states the ceremony was conducted to the rites and ceremonies of the Sikh Religion. However we all know, the Sikh stance on this is: So, are Gurdwaras not complying with Sikh rules breaking the law by falsifying legal documents?

Good decision and needs to be pushed and implemented somehow. When Kesdharis/ Amritdharis are not being represented at management level at Gurdwaras you know things aren't good. In our cities main Gurdwara, out of a 15 member committee, only 3 people are Kesdhari/Amritdhari. This is not through lack of trying, the problem here is votes rule and so: 1 - More popular your surname, more chance of getting in 2 - As Amritdhari/ Kesdhari are minority (means massive opportunity for parchar), the majority through propoganda see Amritdhari/Kesdhari as fundamentalists, militants. Committe members have said, Gurdwaras are for din saud (celebrations/ occasions/ social), parchar there is minimal. The last election where Amritdhari Singhs stood about 7 years ago, rumour was going about they were sending money to Singhs in India to buy tanks?! 2 - Social circle of drinkers/eaters is bigger = more votes

I see a lot of answers on here saying things like this but let me guess - 1) your not married, 2) your some next level mahapurkh Me and my wife are Amritdhari and I spoke to some very chardi kala Gursikhs before I got married last year and they all said contraceptives were fine. You need love and intimacy in a relationship and it brings you closer together. If you are not planning on starting a family straight away, then use contraceptives. It is not failproof but it is the safest way to be intimate without starting a family.

All 6 Gurdwaras in Nottingham also have tables and chairs with around half also having a tiny bit of space for pangat

I only heard about people standing up during Anand Karaj for the first time last year. My Anand Karaj was coming up soon so I asked various elder chardi kala Gursikhs and all of them were very clear in stating that nowhere in Sikh history has it ever been documented/ mentioned/ passed down that Anand Karaj has been done stood up. Looking around, other Maryadas like Taksal Maryada also all state Anand Karaj should be completed sitting down as per the norm. My findings led us to carry out our Anand Karaj as per the norm (sat down in between).

Vaheguru Please talk to you parents and the police ASAP Maybe ring Rape Crisis Hotline on 0808 802 9999

Vaheguru! :cry:

We did 2 Krav Maga courses at Sikh Community & Youth Services (SCYS) Nottingham a few years back. One for ladies, one for guys. Was great and I would and I think everyone else on the course, would highly recommend it.

Heard from Singhs in India that this Singh in the video being arrested isn't totally there in the head. Would explain it...

What do you mean by smaller sects? If you talk of like the naamdharis for example, then they do not fall under the Panth. If you talk of jathebandia like Taksalis etc then I think you'll find that although there are minor differences between them, they have not split away. They do not go against the Panthic Maryada and all fall under the Akal Takht. You can look at it in whichever way you like. I see the Panth getting stronger, more youth coming into Sikhi, more parchaar being done. They are many many amazing Gursikhs out there that live & breath Sikhi - Dhan Guru, Dhan Guru Pyarey.

^ That sums it up.

Vaheguru