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THE WAY WOMEN PRACTICE KES IN SIKHISM IS POLICED IN A GENDERED WAY. IT’S LESS ABOUT RELIGION AND MORE ABOUT KEEPING SOCIETY HAPPY WHILE PERFORMING FEMININITY. WEARING A TURBAN MAKES A WOMAN “TOO MASCULINE” AND CUTTING HER HAIR SOMEHOW MAKES HER “MORALLY LOOSE”. THE IDEAL SIKH WOMAN FOR MOST SIKHS, IS ONE WHO KEEPS THE HAIR ON HER HEAD BUT STILL REMOVES FACIAL AND BODY HAIR. WOMEN WHO CHOSE TO KEEP THEIR BODY HAIR OR CHOOSE TO WEAR THE TURBAN ARE SEEN AS MASCULINE AND NOT FIT FOR MARRIAGE. Full article available at https://feminisminindia.com/2017/07/24/sikh-women-hair-politics/
