Ringing the Nose

on November 08, 2009

Twelve-year-old Suzannah Pabla pierced her nose and got suspended from the public school she attended in Boutiful, Utah, USA. Suzannah Pabla said piercing her nose made her feel closer to her roots in India. Body piercing is however banned in her American school. The school officials however compromised later when they noted that nose piercing is an Indian cultural choice and not a religious requirement and allowed her to wear an unobtrusive stud in her nose. The truth however is nose piercing could be both a cultural and religious practice. In India, nose is pierced for beauty and in Ayurvedic medicine, the practice is said to facilitate childbirth. Otherwise, piercing is done to honour the Hindu goddess of marriage, Parvathi. People could really get irrational over religion.

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Comments

Sorcerer said…

yes. such things had happened before too.
but its about understanding and respecting traditions and culture..
we are going more global

November 19, 2009 at 4:10 AM

Mathdelane said…

Nose piercing can be a religious practice or something of cultural value however the extent to which such practice is done must not compromise the good of the many. Practicing a normal or religion or whatever cultural behavior should always comply with the environment to which such act is completed. Wearing excessive or even eye catchy piercing in schools whether or not it's about a cultural background as long as it's distracting is reasonable. If she wants to practice her culture, she can do it in some places where the culture and the environment coincides. Other students will have tendencies of imitating the act if one instance is accepted. There's always a proper place for everything. It's not about alienating cultural differences, it's about conducting ourselves and setting our actions properly in different situations.

November 19, 2009 at 12:50 PM