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Vik and his wife, Pav Kaur Saluja, are Sikhs living in Chesterfield, Missouri. They explain, other middle eastern and Asian cultures often wear head coverings that may look similar, but a Sikh’s turban is unique. It served in part, as a way to identify Sikh warriors during battle.  “When [Sikhs] were in war and they could not even identify who were the Hindus or the Muslims that they were fighting against, Guru Gobind Singh Ji actually turned and said, ‘The way that you will b...

Vik and his wife, Pav Kaur Saluja, are Sikhs living in Chesterfield, Missouri. They explain, other middle eastern and Asian cultures often wear head coverings that may look similar, but a Sikh’s turban is unique. It served in part, as a way to identify Sikh warriors during battle.  “When [Sikhs] were in war and they could not even identify who were the Hindus or the Muslims that they were fighting against, Guru Gobind Singh Ji actually turned and said, ‘The way that you will b...

“People definitely noticed me in an airport or on an airplane, right? We're noticeable. And at the same time, people have no idea who we are.”

Vik and his wife, Pav Kaur Saluja, are Sikhs living in Chesterfield, Missouri. They explain, other middle eastern and Asian cultures often wear head coverings that may look similar, but a Sikh’s turban is unique. It served in part, as a way to identify Sikh warriors during battle.  “When [Sikhs] were in war and they could not even identify who were the Hindus or the Muslims that they were fighting against, Guru Gobind Singh Ji actually turned and said, ‘The way that you will b...

Vik and his wife, Pav Kaur Saluja, are Sikhs living in Chesterfield, Missouri. They explain, other middle eastern and Asian cultures often wear head coverings that may look similar, but a Sikh’s turban is unique. It served in part, as a way to identify Sikh warriors during battle.  “When [Sikhs] were in war and they could not even identify who were the Hindus or the Muslims that they were fighting against, Guru Gobind Singh Ji actually turned and said, ‘The way that you will b...

“People definitely noticed me in an airport or on an airplane, right? We're noticeable. And at the same time, people have no idea who we are.”

“People definitely noticed me in an airport or on an airplane, right? We're noticeable. And at the same time, people have no idea who we are.”

Vik and his wife, Pav Kaur Saluja, are Sikhs living in Chesterfield, Missouri. They explain, other middle eastern and Asian cultures often wear head coverings that may look similar, but a Sikh’s turban is unique. It served in part, as a way to identify Sikh warriors during battle.  “When [Sikhs] were in war and they could not even identify who were the Hindus or the Muslims that they were fighting against, Guru Gobind Singh Ji actually turned and said, ‘The way that you will b...