Kaur

Kaur (Gurmukhi: ਕੌਰ; Shahmukhi: کور) is a surname used by Sikh women.ਭੰਡਿ ਜੰਮੀਐ ਭੰਡਿ ਨਿੰਮੀਐ ਭੰਡਿ ਮੰਗਣੁ ਵੀਆਹੁ ॥ਭੰਡਹੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਦੋਸਤੀ ਭੰਡਹੁ ਚਲੈ ਰਾਹੁ ॥ਭੰਡੁ ਮੁਆ ਭੰਡੁ ਭਾਲੀਐ ਭੰਡਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਬੰਧਾਨੁ ॥ਸੋ ਕਿਉ ਮੰਦਾ ਆਖੀਐ ਜਿਤੁ ਜੰਮਹਿ ਰਾਜਾਨ ॥ਭੰਡਹੁ ਹੀ ਭੰਡੁ ਊਪਜੈ ਭੰਡੈ ਬਾਝੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥Bẖand jammī▫ai bẖand nimmī▫ai bẖand mangaṇ vī▫āhu.Bẖand mu▫ā bẖand bẖālī▫ai bẖand hovai banḏẖān.So ki▫o manḏā ākẖī▫ai jiṯ jamėh rājān.Bẖandahu hī bẖand ūpjai bẖandai bājẖ na ko▫e.From woman, man is born; within woman, man is conceived; to a woman he is engaged and married.Woman becomes his friend; through a woman, the future generations come.When his woman dies, he seeks another woman; to a woman he is bound.So why call her bad? From her, kings are born. From woman, a woman is born; without a woman, there would be no one at all. Kaur (Gurmukhi: ਕੌਰ; Shahmukhi: کور) is a surname used by Sikh women. The tenth guru of Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh Ji introduced Kaur and Singh, when he administered Amrit to both male and female Sikhs. All female Sikhs were asked to use the name Kaur after their forename and male Sikhs were to use the name Singh. Since 'Kaur' means prince. '', the name acts as a symbol of equality among men and women. The use of the name Kaur is one of several practices that implement the Sikh religion's commitment to gender equality, a core tenet of the faith. 'Kaur' symbolizes that women were as cherished, politically meaningful, and worthy of respect as a (male) heir to a kingdom. Guru Gobind Singh Ji also introduced Kaur as the last name of female, as it was his vision as well as blessing that he bestowed the qualities of rare African bird called 'Kaur' who is so quick and agile that it can take the piece of flesh out of the lion’s mouth when it is open for a few seconds at a time. The adoption of Kaur and Singh as religious surnames was also intended to reduce caste-based prejudice. Because familial last names often signal a person's caste status (or for women who adopted their spouse's surname, the caste of their spouse), substituting Kaur and Singh allowed Sikhs to implement the Sikh religion's rejection of the caste system.