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Adarsh player Darsh Singh
Harjinder Singh 

Darsh Singh is not only a unique name but also represents a unique personality.  Media and Sports are acquiring new Sikh icons and it was time for the game of basketball to have a Sikh player.  Representing Trinity University as its co-captain, this smart young man is the cynosure of all eyes–those who like him and also those who not. 

In the competitive world of US sports, racial profiling can come easily if you play well but it can become hellish if you play badly.  As the only turbaned Sikh to play in the NCAA circuit, he has a huge fan following and his detractors are decreasing by the day.

He may have come into the limelight only recently outside the shores of his campus, but has been the hot favourite of his coach Pat Cunningham and the local populace for the past four years.

Darsh Singh’s turban and flowing beard stand out but he takes everything in his stride and does not loose his cool.   Having faced racial discrimination during his adolescent years, he has learnt to live with it and manage it.  When free from basketball, he is a faith counselor and does advocacy sessions for various Sikh groups.  A mathematician in the making, you may count on him to be one of the  few Sikh financial wizards in the US.

So, with another turban-wearing Sikh role model, it is time to rejoice and enjoy.

(Harjinder Singh is pioneer of the 75,000 member strong Sikhi Message Seva SikhNetwork. He may be contacted at sms.seva@gmail.com)

8 March 2008
 

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