Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College : NSS UNIT

With the inspiration and guidance of Dr.Man Mohan Kaur,Principal ,SGND Khalsa College,Dev Nagar,University of Delhi, National Service Scheme Unit's students along with their programme officer,Dr.Gurdeep Kaur (Associate Professor,Department of Political Science)conducted Rally on 18th April 2011 in Dev Nagar/Karol Bagh area to encourage/aware masses for the noble cause of Blood Donation & Free Medical Check- up camp,which is going to be held in the College premises on 19th April 2011.

Thousands of Sikhs March In Stockton Parade

STOCKTON, Calif. -- The Sikh parade has attracted more than 20,000 in years past and thousands marched through Stockton Sunday afternoon.

However, the 13th annual parade was held in the shadow of a recent incident in which 2 Sikh men were gunned down in Elk Grove recently.

The FBI has been called in to investigate the shooting as a possible hate crime.

Gurpatwant Pannun of Sikhs for Justice said no men should be killed for their religion, and hopes the parade will show the diversity within the community.

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Greenway MP speaks to 10,000 at Sikh festival in Sydney

FEDERAL MP for Greenway Michelle Rowland spoke at a Sikh festival attended by about 10,000 people in Sydney on Sunday.

The festival of Vaisakhi at Martin Place celebrates a time when people of Sikh faith united and fought off the Mughal Empire.

Ms Rowland and the MP for Sydney, Tanya Plibersek joined the procession with the Sikh community from the Opera House to Martin Place where she delivered the speech on the contribution of the Sikh community in Greenway.

“As the MP of an area rich in culture and united in diversity, I realise the importance multiculturalism plays in our communities,’’ she said.

‘‘ A big part of this multicultural fabric is the Sikh community.

“I see this in the Sikh contribution to a variety of community initiatives, including fundraising, sport, the arts, community support groups and other cultural avenues.

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Australian Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee formed

Sydney, Apr 16(ANI): The Sikhs in Australia have decided to set up a separate Australian Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (ASGPC) on the pattern of American Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committee. 

The Sikh body was formed after the apex Sikh shrines management body in India, the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC), failed to address the issues of the community in Australia.

The Sikhs in Canada and Germany have already set up separate Gurdwara management committees to protect the rights of the community. Many other countries are expected to follow the suit. 

Dr. Pritpal Singh, convener of the American Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee, who is in Australia to mop up support for the cause of the Sikh community, said that 20 leading Sikh Gurdwara Management Committees in Australia decided to form the Australian Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee during a meeting held at Gurdwara Rivesby on Saturday. 

He informed that an ad hoc committee has been set up to finalize the constitution and frame of the new Sikh body. 

The committee will prepare the draft of the constitution within three months for approval by the 20 Gurdwara Managements. 

Mohinder Singh, President of Rivesby Gurdwara, has been appointed President of the ad hoc committee, Parshotam Singh, President of Gurdwara of South Wales, was made Vice-President and Gurbux Singh, from Malbourne Gurdwara, will be the General Secretary. 

Dr. Pritpal Singh said that the Sikhs in foreign countries were unhappy with the present Sikh leadership in India, which is holding control over SGPC. 

He said that Sikhs living abroad had high hopes from the Sikh leaders, but corruption and nepotism in the Sikh body is not serving the purpose of community. 

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Nine gurdwaras razed in 1984 not reconstructed, say Sikh organisations

The All India Sikh Students' Federation (AISSF) and the Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) have claimed to have identified at least nine sites in Delhi where gurdwaras were not reconstructed after they were razed by mobs during the November 1984 anti-Sikh carnage.

“65 burnt alive”

Talking to reporters on Tuesday, SFJ's chief legal counsel Navikiran Singh and AISSF president Karnail Singh Peermohammad said that 26 years after the massacre, they also discovered that at least 65 Sikhs were burnt alive at the Gurdwara Udaseen Taran Ashram in Block 22 of Nagloi colony of Delhi. 

They released a list of 49 persons who were killed there. After playing a documentary film, they provided details about the nine sites where gurdwaras were razed. 

They also pointed out that attempts were made to construct temples at some places, while idols and pictures of Hindu gods put up at others. At one such site, signs of Swastika were also painted. Most sites were now marked by dilapidated boundary walls, debris of burnt bricks and remains of some structures. 

At many places, non-Sikh residents favoured reconstruction of the gurdwaras and restoration of normality.

Mr. Peermohammad chided the mainline Sikh leadership in the various factions of the Akali Dal, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) and the religious sects that organised Kar Sewa at large shrines for “ignoring” these small gurdwaras, which served the poor sections of the community. 

He said that recently the DSGMC announced its decision to spend Rs. 57 crore on the renovation of the historic shrine Rakab Ganj, which according to him already was full of grandeur.

He said that the Kar Sewa sects were busy putting marble and gold-plated domes on the shrines where the managements were already flush with resources.

Shrines ignored

Mr. Navkiran pointed out that these shrines were also ignored when the Prime Minister's special package was announced in 2006 after the Nanavati Commission came out with the report for rehabilitating the November 1984 victims. 

The Centre, SGPC, DSGMC and the Sikh sangat must be involved in restoring the shrines. 

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