Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Sat Guru Nanak Pargateya:Happy Gurpurab
Dr. Gurdeep Kaur
Associate Professor
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College
University of Delhi.
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Indian Sikhs Travel to Pakistan to Mark Anniversary of Guru Nanak’s Birth
Hundreds of Sikh pilgrims from India started arriving by train in Pakistan this week.A special Lahore-bound train ferried pilgrims between the two nations as devotees traveled to pay their respects at their founding guru’s birthplace.
They disembarked, amid heavy security, in the city of Nankana Sahib where Guru Nanak, the founder of the religion was born over 500 years ago, to celebrate the anniversary of his birth.
http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2015/11/24/indian-sikhs-travel-to-pakistan-to-mark-anniversary-of-guru-nanaks-birth/
Monday, November 23, 2015
Sd.Paramjeet Singh Chandok (Chairman of Bangla Sahib Gurudwara ) with Sushma Swaraj on The Release of Ahimsa Vishwa Bharti ‘Ahwaan’ magazine
India has always favored Non-violence,
Peace and Tolerance – Sushma Swaraj
23 November 2015: External
affairs Minister of India Mrs. Sushma Swaraj released the Ahimsa Vishwa Bharti
‘Ahwaan’ magazine in the auspicious presence of Achary Dr. Lokesh Muni said
that India has always favoured Non-violence, Peace and Tolerance, calling India
intolerance is not correct. She said that Indian Culture is based on the
concept of Unity in Diversity and inter-religion harmony is its key principal.
We can establish peace in the society and go ahead with development by
following the values of Inter religion harmony, mutual brotherhood, Humanity.
Mrs. Swaraj appreciating efforts of
Acharya Lokesh Muni to establish Non-violence in Peace in the society said that
saints have important role in establishment of peace and harmony in the
society. Non-violence and Peace is the only path which can make this world a
better place to live in.
Acharya Dr. Lokesh Muni on the occasion
said that adapting the path of non-violence many global problems can be solved.
World is presently faced with terrorism, war and violence, humanity needs non
violence. Bhagwan Mahavir in his teachings said that we should adapt the
principals of non-violence in our everyday life. We should respect others
believes and traditions along with our own believes and traditions.
Acharya Lokesh further said that in order to find
effective remedy one has to go deep in pinpointing causes of happenings. War
and violence first germinate in human brain cells Physiognomy of human
brain is in two hemispheres. Reasoning and logical thinking is processed in the
Left hemisphere of the human brain and right hemisphere nourishes emotions and
empathy. Our Saints, Philosophers and Tirthankars gave this fact thousands of
years back.
On the occasion Chairman of Bangla Sahib Gurudwara Shri Paramjeet Singh Chandok, Youth Journalist Shri Bhavya shrivastava expressing their views on the occasion discussed role of Acharya Dr. Lokesh Muni and Indian delegation at Parliament of World’s Religions 2015 organised in USA. In Parliament of World’s Religions 2015 around 10000 representatives from 80 countries took part.
With Thanks :Kenu Agarwal Sharma, Media Secretary
AHIMSA VISHWA BHARTI
Sunday, November 22, 2015
Thursday, November 19, 2015
DSGMC :Sikh students start online petition in support of ‘Ban Sikh Jokes’
the online petition has so far received over 13,000 signatures in the ten days since the launch of the Change.org website. (Shutterstock)
Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) has reportedly started an online petition for school children studying in around 18 Guru Harikrishan Public schools in New Delhi to generate support for banning Sikh jokes, and also involving them in constructive community service.
The campaign for banning Sikh jokes started some days back, and the online petition has so far received over 13,000 signatures in the ten days since the launch of the Change.org website.
“The petition is gathering momentum, and what we’re seeing from the nearly 13000 comments, is that people from various sections of society, including non-Sikhs, have welcomed the chance to protest against these jokes which hurt the feeling of Sikhs and shows them in poor light.
DSGMC president Manjit Singh GK said, “It was decided to start the online petition by the student community and to actively involve around 25000 students studying in Sikh minority education institutions in the ‘Ban Sikh Jokes’ movement under the aegis of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee after a Sikh women advocate Harvinder Choudhary had filed a petition in the supreme Court seeking a ban on Sikh jokes for hurting religious sentiments of the community.”
Manjit Singh GK further said that both teachers and students have been asked to meet the target of one lakh online signatures within the timeline of four weeks. He said that the DSGMC will provide all technical and logistic support to the schools for facilitating the signature drive.
He added that the committee has also given options to school teachers to get signatures on separate sheets of paper for students who do not have e-mail ids and do not use online accounts for one reason or the other.
He said that students will also be encouraged to get the signatures of their parents and also the signatures of non-sikh students so to as to generate mass support among all sections of society.
He said the DSGMC will also provide publicity material like posters,visiting cards that will be displayed in each classroom to generate awareness among students about the movement so as to emotionally integrate and involve them with the cause.
Manjit Singh GK exhorted both parents and teachers to be positive and get involved in constructive community service for the country.
“It is generally seen that ignorants are bullying Sikh children with ‘12 baj gaye’ and other taunts. Our children should use positive dialogue like Guru Nanak used five centuries ago, and remind them of the historic significance of ‘12 baj gaye’ when Sikhs at this time freed thousands of Indian girls and women from the clutches of Ahmed Shah Abdali,” he said.
“We all have to be proud Indian citizens with a global outlook. We should seek and mobilise support on all social media platforms for this campaign. The need of the hour is to let Indian society know that we love humour but not racism. We are proud Indians and the country has benefited from our contributions in almost every field. It is time that Sikh children should not face bullying or insults in the name of casual fun,” he said.
Enthused children took a pledge to generate support for the petition from all quarters and bring an end to the bullying and taunts that they are subjected to.
Link :http://www.hindustantimes.com/
Iraq-Syria Border: This Sikh Community Has Restored Our Faith On Humanity
The Sikh Langar is traditionally a meal, open to all regardless of socio-economic background, provided free of cost. An extension of the humanitarian UK based Khalsa Group, called the Langar Aid, has decided to take the langar to Syria, one of the most violent, unstable zones in the world today, in order to relieve helpless refugees of hunger.
DSGMC :Pilgrimage to shrines in Pakistan on the eve of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji Birthday !
With Thanks : Media DSGMC
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Why Britain owes a lot to the Sikh community' ?
The Mercury received the following letter from a reader about what Britain owes to the Sikh community.
During the World Wars, members of the Commonwealth came together, with troops from India, Pakistan, Africa, the Caribbean and beyond.
On television, on November 4, the BBC showed how the Sikh community helped during the 1914-1918 and 1939-1945 wars.
An officer of the Indian Army, Manta Singh saw his commanding officer, Captain Henderson, shot in battle, so, under heavy fire, Manta obtained a wheelbarrow, put the officer in it and pushed him to a safe area.
Just before getting there, Manta was shot in the legs, but as they were almost safe, men came forward and saved them both.
Both were treated at a makeshift hospital at the Royal House, in Brighton, Both families became close friends.
I was on a hospital ship during the Second World War and saw a lot of terrible injuries of men from the Indian Sikh community, injured in the fierce fighting in Burma. I never heard any of these men complain of their injuries.
Britain owes a lot to these men, coming to our aid during both World Wars. Thankfully, their families can now live in peace in England – a small price to pay for their help when it was needed.
Mr M Patrick, Ibstock.
Sikhs Protecting The UK
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