Sardaron ki baraat
There was a political meeting for pre-election advertisement by local Congress leaders which is “hamari pyaari beham Sonia Ghandi’s party” ( “the party of our loving sister Sonia Ghandi”...lol...!!!) in front of the Jallianwala Bagh Memorial in Amritsar (Punjab).
A man started shouting in a microphone for a few minutes and little by little an huge crowd was there listening to his speech and the traffic was jamed.
When it ended this group of Sardar-jis were in the middle of the street, I liked this swirl of turbans with several colours that I could see from the window of where I was standing.
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Sardar (Persian: سردار ) is a title of Persian origin, used for military or political leaders.
The word's cognate in Persian, Sirdar, means commander.
Literally sar means "head" while dar means "holder" in Persian.
Thus, the term Sardar may also mean a military or political leader, comparable to the English chieftain.
In India/Pakistan, in Punjabi, Hindi and other Indian languages, the word often refers to a male follower of the Sikh faith.
Often, the -ji is added to the word to denote respect, resulting in the word "Sardarji".
The word may convey several meanings, often associated with military authority.
In Sikhism, sardar refers to a man who has a beard, hair and covers their hair with a turban and Sikhs often use Sardar as prefix to their name instead of Mister, e.g. Sardar Surjit Singh.
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Sardaron ki baraat
There was a political meeting for pre-election advertisement by local Congress leaders which is “hamari pyaari beham Sonia Ghandi’s party” ( “the party of our loving sister Sonia Ghandi”...lol...!!!) in front of the Jallianwala Bagh Memorial in Amritsar (Punjab).
A man started shouting in a microphone for a few minutes and little by little an huge crowd was there listening to his speech and the traffic was jamed.
When it ended this group of Sardar-jis were in the middle of the street, I liked this swirl of turbans with several colours that I could see from the window of where I was standing.
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Sardar (Persian: سردار ) is a title of Persian origin, used for military or political leaders.
The word's cognate in Persian, Sirdar, means commander.
Literally sar means "head" while dar means "holder" in Persian.
Thus, the term Sardar may also mean a military or political leader, comparable to the English chieftain.
In India/Pakistan, in Punjabi, Hindi and other Indian languages, the word often refers to a male follower of the Sikh faith.
Often, the -ji is added to the word to denote respect, resulting in the word "Sardarji".
The word may convey several meanings, often associated with military authority.
In Sikhism, sardar refers to a man who has a beard, hair and covers their hair with a turban and Sikhs often use Sardar as prefix to their name instead of Mister, e.g. Sardar Surjit Singh.
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