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Kala Chana is a favourite food of the Nihangs who are famous for having eternal stamina and Chardikala (risen spirit ). In Nihang langars (read community kitchens) you will often see Kala Chana being served. Nihangnis,Raaginis and those who meditate wear a true chunni made from 100 per cent cotton. With posts on issues like these dated July 19 and 17,respectively on http://www.nihangni.com,Alexandra Aitken,the daughter of former British cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken,who had hit the headlines a couple of years back after she married a Nihang Sikh,Inderjot Singh from Punjab and embraced Sikhism,is now on a roll to immerse herself fully in the Sikh way of living.
Alexandra,who now goes by the name of Uttrang Kaur Khalsa is writing articles on an vast range of topics from health to meditation to the Sikh way of living on websites http://www.soundlotus.com and more recently on http://www.nihangni.com .
From invoking the 30th hukamnama of the 52 hukamnamas of Guru Gobind Singh where the Sikh guru had underlined the importance of weaponary and horses to listing the immune boosting powers acquired by Nihangs by washing their hands with Ritha (soap nuts),Uttrang is spreading the Sikh principles and Punjabi way of living on the virtual world.
Once known as a party girl frequenting the most happening parties in London and Los Angeles, Uttrang is a diametrically opposite person now.
I heard it takes 1,000 silk worms to die to make a silk Chunni. Its better karma to love all creatures,including silk worms, she wrote in her Nihangni notes on July 17 while underling the importance of a cotton chunni,where she said, Cotton on your head is very cooling and calming for the mind.
There may be an exact measurement the Guru gave for a chunni. Chunnis should be long enough to completely cover a woman from head to the bottom of her ribcage. Mine measures 2.5 m on the long side, she writes. The marriage of Alexandra Aitken with Inderjot Singh attracted the attention of the international media. In the follow up stories,there were reports of how Inderjot,who too reportedly liked to party,became a Nihang Sikh. Some later reports also suggested that Alexandra was no more living with Inderjot,which was denied by Alexandras sister Victoria who said she remained in touch with her sister and that her sisters marriage was fine.
Alexandra and Inderjot reportedly met at the Golden Temple in 2009 and married a few months later. The whereabouts of the couple remained a mystery for a long time,before they were found living in Anandpur Sahib.
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