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I remember a time 18 years ago when I was just a "kid out of high school", having completed 10 years of boarding school in India.

Part of SikhNet's unseen seva is to help those who reach out to us because of challenges they face in their daily lives. C.E.O. of SikhNet, Guruka Singh shares an experience he had helping someone through a difficult time.

Shanti Kaur Khalsa explains why Sikhs don't cut their hair. Cutting the hair is one of the co-rehets, meaning Guru Gobind Singh commanded that Sikhs shouldn't do it. The hair (kesh) is also one of the 5 k's. The hair channels spiritual energy in action, which helps people in the householder lifestyle.

Shanti Kaur Khalsa talks about the philosophy of gender equality in Sikhism and the deep tradition of female leadership in the Guru's time.