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To: Ravi

Is that what Vijay Singh, the golfer is? I thought he was Hindu.


14 posted on 07/18/2005 9:35:57 AM PDT by toothfairy86
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To: toothfairy86

I don't know, but the surname 'Singh' is shared equally by Hindus and Sikhs alike. It is the Punjabi/Sanskrit/Hindi word for 'lion', a reference to the warrior-like attributes that most of these people had, against Muslim invaders.


15 posted on 07/18/2005 9:42:55 AM PDT by CarrotAndStick (The articles posted by me needn't necessarily reflect my opinion.)
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To: toothfairy86

He happens to be a clean shaven sikh.


21 posted on 07/18/2005 10:19:44 AM PDT by Ravi
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To: toothfairy86

He most likely is.
Singh is a lastname it can bee seen in Rajputs,Haryanvi jutts and and jaats,Nepalis,Uttar pradesh, uttaranchal, regions of india.


48 posted on 08/02/2005 12:11:06 AM PDT by FUrMama
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