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Each article takes a single moment from a conversation and tells it properly, in the guest's own words. Then it sends you to the episode to hear the rest.

7 min read From Gurbani Kaur's conversation

The yellow Lamborghini and the day Gurbani Kaur felt wealthy

Gurbani Kaur grew up with designer bags and a yellow Lamborghini. She says she felt like the wealthiest person in the world years later, in floods of tears. Read the story

6 min read From Ram Kaur's conversation

She thought the people washing up in the Gurdwara were paid

Ram Kaur had decided there was no God. Then she sat down at the back of a Gurdwara in Southall, and on another day she chose to scrape the plates in its kitchen. Read the story

7 min read From Japjeet Kaur's conversation

The bracelet she took off in Amritsar

Japjeet Kaur wore her grandfather's silver bracelet from the day she was born. In Amritsar a bookseller gave her a Kara, and she took the bracelet off. Read the story

7 min read From Bishan Singh's conversation

A turban at seventeen and the fear of fancy dress

Classmates laughed at his turban and a teacher thought he was dressing up. Then, at 17, Bishan Singh took Amrit and began to worry about fancy dress himself. Read the story

7 min read From Dharmveer Singh's conversation

The mirror at half past nine

Dharmveer Singh went clubbing in Edinburgh for the hip-hop and R&B. Then a Wednesday prayer class caught his ear, and one night he caught his own reflection. Read the story

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