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, Sardar Tajvinder Singh was destined to become a star. But today, you won't see him in the latest Hollywood flick, nor will you see him in any Bollywood drama. Rather, Tajvinder is known for being heard! His voice resonates from a place of immeasurable grace, immaculate beauty, and overwhelming power - Sri Harmandar Sahib, Amritsar.

At the young age of 22, not only is Tajvinder Singh the youngest Sikh to become an official hazoori raagi at the Durbar Sahib - a title thousands aspire to, but few attain - but also the only American-born Sikh to do so. S.

(and elsewhere) with a seed of hope in their hands and a desire for the American Dream, Tajvinder followed his heart back to the holy land of Amritsar - a land on which the Gurus built the foundation of Sikhism, stone by stone, brick by brick.

Leaving the Taco Bells and Pizza Huts of the American West for the dhabas of Amritsar and replacing the Nike hoodies and South Pole jeans for the simple, white kurta-pajama, he has never felt closer to home. "I can't even begin to express in words the feeling I have living at the door of Darbar Sahib", he says.

"My mind feels comforted here and I feel the presence of the Guru, and I think to myself how blessed I am to be walking the same roads that the Gurus had walked hundreds of years ago. This truly is Guru di dharti (The Land of the Gurus) and this is the dar (door) that I do kirtan on.

When I enter the Golden Temple and then leave, I feel like I'm a totally different person. And everyday is a new feeling. I guess I can describe it as Sahib Mera Neet Nava (My Lord and Master is forever new). I feel He's closer to me than even my own hands and feet".