{"id":3074,"date":"2017-04-26T22:58:34","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T17:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hanssarvar.com\/?p=3074"},"modified":"2017-04-26T22:58:34","modified_gmt":"2017-04-26T17:28:34","slug":"muslim-dad-christian-mom-texan-nihang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hanssarvar.com\/index.php\/2017\/04\/26\/muslim-dad-christian-mom-texan-nihang\/","title":{"rendered":"Muslim dad, Christian mom Texan Nihang"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"display: none;\">Muslim dad, Christian mom Texan Nihang<\/div>\n<p><img class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/hanssarvar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Harsangat-Raj-Kaur-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nBorn to a Christian mother and Muslim father of Iranian descent in Texas, Michelle Nicole should have been just another kid in the US, dealing with issues that come with growing up in an inter-racial family. Instead, she has adopted a totally different identity and lifestyle now. She is one of the rarest white Sikhs who has become a Nihang, a Sikh military order with famous victories in historical wars.<br \/>\nRenamed Harsangat Raj Kaur, she takes pride in calling herself Persian-Scandinavian Singhni who was born and raised in Texas. Today, she is a mounted archer in true Sikh tradition. Inspired by a Nihang Sikh, Kaur not only adopted the lifestyle but also completed the ritual baptism to become a Nihang Singhni. She was baptized by Baba Budda Dal Jathedar Joginder Singh in 2012 during his first visit to the UK.<br \/>\nShe told sources that she had been riding horses since she was five. Trained as an archer too, she was fascinated<br \/>\nby what she calls \u201cthe brotherhood of the horse\u201d and slowly got attracted to the Nihang way of life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GURU\u2019S SOLDIER:<\/strong> White Sikh woman Harsangat Raj Kaur, born and<br \/>\nraised in Texas, swears by the Nihang way of life<br \/>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/hanssarvar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/harsangat-raj-kaur.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<strong style=\"font-size: 20px;\">She aspires to have her own Dal of Nihangs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Harsangat Raj Kaur says she finds this lifestyle to be natural and today, she can easily recite Gurbani and parts of Dasham Granth.<br \/>\nKaur has also visited Takht Shri Damadama Sahib and tried her hand at Gurmukhi by writing the letters in sand.<br \/>\n\u201cMy father's native tongue is Farsi so it's an advantage for me with Gurmukhi at times,\u201d she says.<br \/>\nOn how her family reacts when they see her in the flowing robes of a Nihang, she says, \u201cIt's not their favorite image of me.\u201d<br \/>\nHowever, she admits that ever since she embraced Sikhism, there have been several changes in her lifestyle. \u201cMy life has changed for the better and I give thanks to Waheguru each day,\u201d she says.<br \/>\nKaur is not surprised that Sikhs are attacked in the US. Speaking about hate crimes she says that in America\u2019s deep South it had always been that way.<br \/>\n\u201cGrowing up, I had to hide the fact of being Persian. I personally don't like the attention that it (dressed as a Nihang) can bring but the way it makes me feel is another story,\u201d she says.<br \/>\nKaur aspires to have her own Dal (group) of Nihangs in Texas with horses. \u201cI want a place where the Sangat can come to spend some time to meditate,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Muslim dad, Christian mom Texan Nihang Born to a Christian mother and Muslim father of Iranian descent in Texas, Michelle Nicole should have been just another kid in the US, dealing with issues that come with growing up in an inter-racial family. Instead, she has adopted a totally different identity and lifestyle now. 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