I am Proud of what I am

Driving back from Mount Shasta to San Jose, pulled off for a break at an exit [exit 603 on I-5S], and surprisingly striked a nice conversation with an elderly couple in the Startbucks Coffee Shop.

It happened that I just bought a glass of cold coffee and sat on a chair to relax. And then a man of around 55-60 years sat on the couch beside me. I was bewildered when he asked me about my Turban. The very surprising thing was that he actually knew that it is called a Turban, and that we tie it daily.

He asked me, how long is the piece of cloth, how much time does it take to tie it? He was very much interested in knowing where he can get the information about tying Turbans, any videos that can help him to learn more. He even knew that women also tie Turbans. I explained him to the best of my knowledge, asking him to Google for “How to tie Turban”.

The compliment that I received from them was, “Turban gives a cool look, and person really looks smart and handsome. You have a cool look.”

This instills in me the pride that I belong to Sikhism, and the world knows that we are different from the rest.

For men the Turban is a single piece of cloth, stitched in between, and when stretched diagonally from end to end would measure anywhere from 5.5m to 7m. And it gives you 5-6 wraps around the head. The cloth material is a soft cotton.

Women, too tie turbans, and my personal feeling is that they look pretty, with Turbans. Turbans beautify the feminine personality.

For women there are 4 or 5 different pieces of clothes. They are generally seen wearing a White/Black turban.

Certain colors in Turban do have significance, but people wear all sort of colors, even prints to match their dress or the occasion.

I just googled and came across this links on ‘How to Tie Turban?’

http://fateh.sikhnet.com/s/TyingTurbans