#Captain Kamal Kalsi is one of three individuals who are allowed to keep his beard and turban while in #Army. #sikh pic.twitter.com/Iv7WG9g23F
— India Currents (@IndiaCurrents) January 21, 2014
• Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is being urged to change a uniform requirement that effectively bars religious Americans, including Sikhs, from serving in the military. Dr. Kamal Kalsi, an observant Sikh who joined the U.S. Army in 2001, talks to All Things Considered host Arun Rath about his experience applying for accommodation with the U.S. Army. [NPR]
• Our BFF and yours Priyanka Chopra comes clean about pay inequity in Bollywood: Men get paid more than women. [ABP Live]
• Porno star-turned-Bollywood siren Sunny Leone admits that dating Russell Peters was a big ol’ drag and a mistake. [Hindustan Times]
• Anthony Bourdain will be traveling to the great Indian state of Punjab in the season premiere of Parts Unknown. [CNN]
• In other parts unknown: There are parts of rural Nepal where young girls who are going through their period are treated practically like lepers. [Jezebel]
• Even though the case has closed on Nannygate, Devyani Khobragade’s dad is still making all kinds of silly noise which you can read if you click on the following link. [Hindustan Times]
• Here’s a pretty fascinating profile on Bashir Ahmad — the man who founded one of Pakistan’s premier fight clubs. [Men’s Journal]
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