Talk:Dastar

Dastar and Pagri (turban)
Hello. Just polling for opinion. I've created Pagri (turban) which is generic term for headdress in India that needs to be tied. So Dastar would be a specialized kind of one. So would it make sense to My personal opinion is for the second above because of the significant amount of material in this article which would be irrelevant to the Pagri article (no matter how relevant to this one).
 * 1) Merge this article and Pagri (turban)
 * 2) Keep the two article separate and update intro of this article according?

Thoughts? -Mayuresh 19:17, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
 * After some thought, I am going with option #2 and have introduced a dedicated section to this article in the one for Pagri (turban) -Mayuresh 20:16, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Merging of Turban (Sikhism) with Dastar
I agree with merging of these two pages. But more meaningful word for a sikh turban is Dastar.

I suggest Turban (Sikhism) page should be merged with Dastar page, by keeping Dastar as main page and re-directing Turban (Sikhism) page to Dastar. Quality check 18:03, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Done. utcursch | talk 06:32, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Baljinder Badesha
that article has a note about merging with this article. The only articles (not talk pages or user pages) that link to that article, is this article. So, uh, yeah, probably should be merged, it's pretty pointless, yea? It's also been listed for merging since Jun 2009 and no-one's said anything. Salamurai (talk) 17:02, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

helmet
when harbhajan singh bats, he wears a helmet (and i think its on top of his patka). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.124.247.56 (talk) 18:21, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Query: Significance of colour of Dastar
Does the colour of a Sikh's dastar mean anything, or is it a purely aesthetic decision based on what he thinks suits him? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.196.17.197 (talk) 16:15, 13 January 2014 (UTC)

"Wearing a Sikh turban is mandatory for all Amritdhari (initiated) Sikh men and women."
who came up with this? in India, at least, Sikh women do NOT wear turbans. --Sarabseth (talk) 01:34, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

Spelling?
The title of this article is spelled "D-A-S-T-A-R" and this spelling occurs in a few places within the text, but primarily in photographic captions. One place in the text has a spelling of "D-A-S-T-A-R-R". However, the most common spelling within the text, including the lede and one photo caption, is "D-A-S-T-A-A-R".

I realize that the name of this turban could have several common spellings, but since this is the English version of Wikipedia, does anyone have an authoritative source for the spelling as used in American English or in British English? (If the British spelling differs and that spelling is chosen for the article, then I think all words in the body, lede, and captions should reflect British spellings).

The known variations can be given parenthetically within the beginning of the lede, as a few already are. The name of the article may have to be changed to reflect the spelling chosen for the text and captions. Accuracy and consistency are the goals. Thank you, Wordreader (talk) 20:12, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

Updated acceptance for the turbans (Dastar, Dastarr, Datsaar - whatever the spelling may be).
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/12/nypd-sikh-muslim-officers-beards-161229080729119.html
 * "NYPD allows Sikh and Muslim officers to grow beards"

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38456787
 * "New York's Sikh police officers to replace hats with turbans"

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/28/nyregion/new-york-police-department-sikh-beard-turban-policy.html
 * "Religious Police Officers in New York Will Be Able to Wear Beards and Turbans"

Thank you, Wordreader (talk) 20:14, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

Proposed merge of Salai (needle) into Dastar
This unsourced ccntent largely overlaps with the unsourced content in Dastar, (Should that be in a more general section, or is use of the Salai really restricted to that one kind of turban?) This standalone, unsourced-since-2013, stub is not an asset to the encyclopedia. Pam D  13:26, 21 July 2021 (UTC)


 * Support per nom. Waddles 🗩 🖉 19:52, 30 October 2021 (UTC)


 * Oppose - I have added citations to article to support its meaning and use. It is an important aspect for turban-wearing Sikhs. ThethPunjabi (talk) 19:59, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Closing, given the uncontested objection and stale discussion, noting also the referencing improvement. Klbrain (talk) 10:23, 29 October 2022 (UTC)

Etymology of dastar
On May 22, 2022, Twitter user @samrajmore tweeted about an incorrect etymology attributed to the word "dastār."Not everything on Wikipedia is true, my friend… The misleading etymology was apparently asserted on the basis of the previous version of this Wikipedia article. After looking at the entry in the authoritative Loghatnāmeh-ye Dehkhodā, and consulting with Prof. Alexander Jabbari, I have edited the etymological information provided. Prof. Pasha M. Khan (talk) 23:54, 22 May 2022 (UTC)