Published by: Noor Khan
Published: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 at 16:19 IST
Chandigarh, Oct 25 Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today asked the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) to identify 25-35 acres of land in the historic village Chhapar Chiri in S A S Nagar (Mohali) to raise a memorial to commemorate the victory of Great Martyr Baba Banda Singh Bahadur and his brave soldiers, where they fought a battle against Mugals forces on the personal directions of the 10th Sikh Master Guru Gobind Singh.
An assurance to this effect was given by the Chief Minister to a delegation of Coordination Committee for the Memorial of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur led by its Chairperson Baljit Kaur in a meeting here, an official spokesman said.
The Chief Minister asked the delegation to constitute an expert committee involving the Sarpanch ( village head) and the Ex-Sarpanch besides prominent residents of the village to finalize the site plan and design of the proposed memorial to be constructed on the demarcated land.
He assured the delegation that the state government would extend full support and cooperation to complete the entire project with in a time frame in view of its greater significance since the Tercentenary Anniversary of the Battle falls on May 2010.
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Sunday, October 25, 2009
Why it's being shown on net that Prof. Darshan Singh ji Ragi is doing Guru Ninda.
Why it's being shown on net that Prof. Darshan Singh ji Ragi is doing Guru Ninda. Who are the persons behind this controversy.Please post your most valued comments on this issue. We firmly believe, that Prof. Darshan Singh ji, can never do any Guru Ninda. May we request you, to let us know the source, where from we can get a copy of this complete vid. With due respect & regards to Prof. Darshan singh ji Ragi.
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Saturday, October 24, 2009
Leamington's £11m Sikh Temple ready to open its doors
22 October 2009
By Sundari Sankar
It has taken nine years, cost £11 million and now covers 4,280 sq m, but Leamington and Warwick's new Sikh temple is finally complete.
Members of the area's Sikh community are preparing for an nine-day celebration to mark the official opening of the Gurdwara Sahib on the Queensway trading estate, starting on Sunday.
Thanking everyone who has contributed to the project, the general secretary Jagtar Singh Gill said: "After many years of waiting, the congregation have what they wanted."
Communications officer Rajvinder Singh Mann said: "Sunday will be a true milestone both for the Sikh community and the region as a whole.
"A project of this size can only have been possible with the unstinting support of the entire congregation both in terms of finances and the many hours that people have devoted to make this dream a reality."
Plans to build the four-storey building began in 2000 with a pledge from 240 families to raise £1 million.
The overall scheme has cost £11 million - completely funded by the area's Sikh community.
Lead architect Phillida Turrell from MPC, the building's designers, said: "Every part of this project has been a real challenge - on the plans I had to draw in every single block.
"But when you stand in front of the Gurdwara Sahib and see it in all its glory, then it all becomes worth it.
"It's been a great project to work on."
But not everyone has reacted positively to the new building.
An ongoing debate on the Courier's blog recently received the following post from an anonymous reader: "It's totally unnecessary for it to be so big and its completely out of place in its surroundings. Walking in the car park of Sainsbury's makes me feel like I'm in a scene from Aladdin."
Another reader wrote: "I think is a blooming eyesore. Why do we have to have such a building in Royal Leamington Spa?
"Have one by all means, but this size is ridiculous, whoever paid for it.
"It should never have been passed and I feel like I am in the middle of India, not England. It is a disgrace!"
But others have defended the temple. One blog contributor pointed out that the structure was entirely funded by the Sikh community, adding: "If it was a Christian church people would not be kicking up such a fuss."
Another wrote: "Most people from Leamington and Warwick would have grown up with Sikh friends or colleagues and know they have the same ideals as the rest of us.
"Perhaps its detractors should look in the mirror and do some soul-searching on how they stain the beauty of this planet, let alone Royal Leamington Spa."
What do you think about the new Sikh temple? Post a comment on the Courier blog at www.theleamingtoncourier.blogspot.com Alternatively, email editorial@leamingtoncourier.co.uk
or call 457737.
The temple's official opening ceremony will begin with prayers on Sunday at 9am, followed by events all day until 6.30pm.
People can join in a procession through south Leamington and Whitnash between 11am and 3pm and there will be tours of the temple and food and drink.
Celebrations will continue every day until Monday November 2, including Khalsa kids' club, film screenings, talks and a fireworks display.
A crew from the Sikh Channel will be paying a visit to broadcast live on television.
For a full programme of events, visit www.gurdwara-leamingtonandwarwick.co.uk or call 424297.
Anyone who cannot make it on Sunday can still take part in a free tour on Saturdays between 10am and 3pm between November 7 and December 5.
Email tours@gurdwara-leamingtonandwarwick.co.uk
with thanks : source : http://www.warwickcourier.co.uk/newsl/Leamingtons-11m-Sikh-Temple-ready.5758953.jp
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By Sundari Sankar
It has taken nine years, cost £11 million and now covers 4,280 sq m, but Leamington and Warwick's new Sikh temple is finally complete.
Members of the area's Sikh community are preparing for an nine-day celebration to mark the official opening of the Gurdwara Sahib on the Queensway trading estate, starting on Sunday.
Thanking everyone who has contributed to the project, the general secretary Jagtar Singh Gill said: "After many years of waiting, the congregation have what they wanted."
Communications officer Rajvinder Singh Mann said: "Sunday will be a true milestone both for the Sikh community and the region as a whole.
"A project of this size can only have been possible with the unstinting support of the entire congregation both in terms of finances and the many hours that people have devoted to make this dream a reality."
Plans to build the four-storey building began in 2000 with a pledge from 240 families to raise £1 million.
The overall scheme has cost £11 million - completely funded by the area's Sikh community.
Lead architect Phillida Turrell from MPC, the building's designers, said: "Every part of this project has been a real challenge - on the plans I had to draw in every single block.
"But when you stand in front of the Gurdwara Sahib and see it in all its glory, then it all becomes worth it.
"It's been a great project to work on."
But not everyone has reacted positively to the new building.
An ongoing debate on the Courier's blog recently received the following post from an anonymous reader: "It's totally unnecessary for it to be so big and its completely out of place in its surroundings. Walking in the car park of Sainsbury's makes me feel like I'm in a scene from Aladdin."
Another reader wrote: "I think is a blooming eyesore. Why do we have to have such a building in Royal Leamington Spa?
"Have one by all means, but this size is ridiculous, whoever paid for it.
"It should never have been passed and I feel like I am in the middle of India, not England. It is a disgrace!"
But others have defended the temple. One blog contributor pointed out that the structure was entirely funded by the Sikh community, adding: "If it was a Christian church people would not be kicking up such a fuss."
Another wrote: "Most people from Leamington and Warwick would have grown up with Sikh friends or colleagues and know they have the same ideals as the rest of us.
"Perhaps its detractors should look in the mirror and do some soul-searching on how they stain the beauty of this planet, let alone Royal Leamington Spa."
What do you think about the new Sikh temple? Post a comment on the Courier blog at www.theleamingtoncourier.blogspot.com Alternatively, email editorial@leamingtoncourier.co.uk
or call 457737.
The temple's official opening ceremony will begin with prayers on Sunday at 9am, followed by events all day until 6.30pm.
People can join in a procession through south Leamington and Whitnash between 11am and 3pm and there will be tours of the temple and food and drink.
Celebrations will continue every day until Monday November 2, including Khalsa kids' club, film screenings, talks and a fireworks display.
A crew from the Sikh Channel will be paying a visit to broadcast live on television.
For a full programme of events, visit www.gurdwara-leamingtonandwarwick.co.uk or call 424297.
Anyone who cannot make it on Sunday can still take part in a free tour on Saturdays between 10am and 3pm between November 7 and December 5.
Email tours@gurdwara-leamingtonandwarwick.co.uk
with thanks : source : http://www.warwickcourier.co.uk/newsl/Leamingtons-11m-Sikh-Temple-ready.5758953.jp
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Dal Khalsa gives Punjab shutdown call on Nov 3
Amritsar, Oct 23 (PTI) Radical Sikh organisation Dal Khalsa today gave a call for a complete shutdown in Punjab on November three to mark the 25th anniversary of 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi and elsewhere.
"The objective of the shutdown call is to express anguish against" the riots and "expose" the "denial of justice" to the victims besides paying homage to those killed, its spokesperson Kanwarpal Singh told reporters here.
The Khalsa Action Committee (KAC), a conglomerate of various Sikh outfits, endorsed the call and said "only essential and emergency services including medical services will be allowed during the total shutdown".
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"The objective of the shutdown call is to express anguish against" the riots and "expose" the "denial of justice" to the victims besides paying homage to those killed, its spokesperson Kanwarpal Singh told reporters here.
The Khalsa Action Committee (KAC), a conglomerate of various Sikh outfits, endorsed the call and said "only essential and emergency services including medical services will be allowed during the total shutdown".
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Army welcomes Sikh recruit
By Julia Duin on Oct. 23, 2009 into Belief Blog
Sikhs, which are one of the world's least-understood religious groups because of their signature turbans, have long been barred from U.S. military service because they insist on wearing these turbans over a long unshorn braid of hair plus a beard. This does not square easily with the Army's insistence on crewcuts for clean-shaven men.
Several Sikh media organizations sent out a press release Friday about a Sikh officer, Captain Kamaljeet Singh Kalsi, whom the Army just agreed can keep his religious regalia. He is a New Jersey doctor who was recruited to join the Army’s Health Professions Scholarship Program several years ago. He maintained his turban throughout his 8 years of medical education, which included specialized Army training, attendance at Army ceremonies and work in military medical facilities.
In June, he was told that he must remove his turban and cut his hair to begin active duty. He appealed that decision and Friday, the Army agreed he was right. Read the press release here from the Sikh Coalition, which adds some interesting details on how 49 members of Congress petitioned the Army to relent. There is also a Sikh dentist involved who is also asking the Army to change its policy.
Sikhs have been ultra-rare in America's armed forces since the 1980s when the Army revised its dress code concerning the wearing of religious articles. It's a mystery why it's taken the Army so long to change on this, as the Canadians - including the Mounties - and the British allow turbaned Sikhs to serve as active duty military.
- Julia Duin, religion editor
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Sikhs, which are one of the world's least-understood religious groups because of their signature turbans, have long been barred from U.S. military service because they insist on wearing these turbans over a long unshorn braid of hair plus a beard. This does not square easily with the Army's insistence on crewcuts for clean-shaven men.
Several Sikh media organizations sent out a press release Friday about a Sikh officer, Captain Kamaljeet Singh Kalsi, whom the Army just agreed can keep his religious regalia. He is a New Jersey doctor who was recruited to join the Army’s Health Professions Scholarship Program several years ago. He maintained his turban throughout his 8 years of medical education, which included specialized Army training, attendance at Army ceremonies and work in military medical facilities.
In June, he was told that he must remove his turban and cut his hair to begin active duty. He appealed that decision and Friday, the Army agreed he was right. Read the press release here from the Sikh Coalition, which adds some interesting details on how 49 members of Congress petitioned the Army to relent. There is also a Sikh dentist involved who is also asking the Army to change its policy.
Sikhs have been ultra-rare in America's armed forces since the 1980s when the Army revised its dress code concerning the wearing of religious articles. It's a mystery why it's taken the Army so long to change on this, as the Canadians - including the Mounties - and the British allow turbaned Sikhs to serve as active duty military.
- Julia Duin, religion editor
with thanks : source : http://washingtontimes.com/weblogs/belief-blog/2009/oct/23/army-welcomes-sikh-recruit/#
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Friday, October 23, 2009
Sikh Matrimonial : Sikh Boys & Girls
Please view the Matrimonial profiles of Sikh boys & Sikh Girls on our
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Some of the recent postings are being mentioned below :
S S Malhotra, Chartered accountant, born 1983;
Balkar singh, Software engineer in MNC, persuing MBA IT;
Dr. J S Kapur, MBBS, born 1982;
S S Ahluwalia, Businessman, born 1983;
P S Ahuja, BCA, DNIIT, born 1982;
Karandeep Malik, Software engineer, born 1983;
M S Pannu, M Phil topper, Lecturer;
Gurmeet singh, BE, MBA;
Lakhvinder singh, B. Tech;
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Punjabi village in USA all set for annual Sikh parade
Yuba City (California): Yuba City, known as the first Punjabi village in the US, is all set for the annual Sikh Parade next week.
Home to the descendants of the earliest Indian immigrants to the US, Yuba City, near the California capital of Sacramento, is famous for its annual Sikh Parade. Over 75,000 Sikhs from around the world are expected to attend the 30th anniversary of the parade next week.
The parade is organized to mark the day of the installation of the Sikh scripture of the Guru Granth. The festivities will begin Friday (Oct 30) with the start of the non-stop recitation of the Granth at the city's main Sikh Temple in the morning. The evening will end with a spectacular display of fireworks to be attended by main leaders of the city.
"It is the Sikh way of saying thank-you to the local community,'' said Balraj Singh Dhillon, president of the Sikh Temple.
The next day, the Sikh community will hold an 'Open House' with elected officials, dignitaries and ordinary citizens.
"We will present Cultural Safari, is a 17-minute video, to educate leaders, school children, teachers and administrators about what it means to be a Sikh American,'' said city surgeon Jasbir Singh Kang.
Sikh scholar I.J. Singh, who has written many books on Sikhism from a western perspective, will also enlighten the audience about the Sikh religion.
Upon the completion of its non-stop reading (or akhand path), the holy Granth will be installed on a lavishly decorated float and take through the streets of Yuba City.
Thousands are expected to follow the Guru Granth Sahib in a procession.
The organizers said 50 floats depicting Sikh history and culture will be part of the parade, expected to extend up to four and a half miles.
To mark the 30th anniversary of the parade, the Sikh community has decided to launch a "massive'' food drive to collect food items for the poor and needy.
"As part of our food drive, 250,000 meals will be prepared and distributed to the needy to show our tradition of caring and sharing,'' said Kang.
with thanks : source : http://www.samaylive.com/
Home to the descendants of the earliest Indian immigrants to the US, Yuba City, near the California capital of Sacramento, is famous for its annual Sikh Parade. Over 75,000 Sikhs from around the world are expected to attend the 30th anniversary of the parade next week.
The parade is organized to mark the day of the installation of the Sikh scripture of the Guru Granth. The festivities will begin Friday (Oct 30) with the start of the non-stop recitation of the Granth at the city's main Sikh Temple in the morning. The evening will end with a spectacular display of fireworks to be attended by main leaders of the city.
"It is the Sikh way of saying thank-you to the local community,'' said Balraj Singh Dhillon, president of the Sikh Temple.
The next day, the Sikh community will hold an 'Open House' with elected officials, dignitaries and ordinary citizens.
"We will present Cultural Safari, is a 17-minute video, to educate leaders, school children, teachers and administrators about what it means to be a Sikh American,'' said city surgeon Jasbir Singh Kang.
Sikh scholar I.J. Singh, who has written many books on Sikhism from a western perspective, will also enlighten the audience about the Sikh religion.
Upon the completion of its non-stop reading (or akhand path), the holy Granth will be installed on a lavishly decorated float and take through the streets of Yuba City.
Thousands are expected to follow the Guru Granth Sahib in a procession.
The organizers said 50 floats depicting Sikh history and culture will be part of the parade, expected to extend up to four and a half miles.
To mark the 30th anniversary of the parade, the Sikh community has decided to launch a "massive'' food drive to collect food items for the poor and needy.
"As part of our food drive, 250,000 meals will be prepared and distributed to the needy to show our tradition of caring and sharing,'' said Kang.
with thanks : source : http://www.samaylive.com/
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