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"SikhsIndia - Sikh Sangat" : Join the new group on Facebook by SikhsIndia
SikhsIndia
has launched its group : "SikhsIndia - Sikh Sangat", for creating
awareness on various issues related to Sikhs. Please join us & share
your views on issues raised.
http://www.facebook.com/groups/369945649743580/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/369945649743580/
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Fauja Singh parody invites ire on social networking sites
Mumbai: The producer of a satirical
Internet TV show has been receiving death threats by the dozen and his
phone has been ringing off the hook, after he allegedly poked fun at
101-year-old British marathoner Fauja Singh.
Running machine: Born on April 1, 1911, Fauja Singh is a British centenarian marathon runner of Punjabi Sikh origin. He is a world record holder in his age bracket. File pic
Abhigyan Jha — producer of the satirical Internet TV show Jay Hind had uploaded an online segment of his show in December 2011, but strangely he has been receiving threatening calls from members of some Sikh organisations since the past two days.
The online segment of his show featured a parody on Fauja Singh and
it did not create any sort of controversy anytime last year, until now.
The clip was apparently downloaded from YouTube by a forum named Sikhchannel, which re-edited the footage, added comments and re-uploaded it on July 30, 2012.
All of a sudden, it has stirred up a row on popular news channels and has brought in abusive comments on popular social networking sites. Insisting that the segment was in no way meant to malign the Sikh community, Jha said, “The video was a parody on Fauja Singh, yes, but it was routine comedy. We’ve done similar things with the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and Amitabh Bachchan.”
He added that the underlying message has obviously been lost on those who took offence. “Fauja comes across as an intelligent person with a cheeky sense of humour. So our intent was to highlight the perpetrators who have troubled the community in the past,” Jha said.
He added that his company has been around for almost two years and has never ever cracked a Sardar joke.
“Santa Banta quips are not for us. How many Indian comedy portals can claim that? Sumeet Raghavan and Rajeev Nigam, who are associated with the show, have been victims of violent threats as well. As a result they have resorted to police protection,” he said.
The trigger
In the video, Fauja Singh is shown as a Canadian marathon runner, when in reality he’s British. On being asked since when he took to running, Fauja replies 1984, a clear reference to the Sikh riots. He also takes a dig at the US by making a sly comment on the racial attacks against Sikhs post-9/11. Even the visa problem faced by the minorities when it comes to emigration is highlighted. There are many such seemingly ambiguous statements in the segment. After the steady flow of hate mails and comments, the video has been removed from public viewing.
with thanks : IBNLive : LINK
Running machine: Born on April 1, 1911, Fauja Singh is a British centenarian marathon runner of Punjabi Sikh origin. He is a world record holder in his age bracket. File pic
Abhigyan Jha — producer of the satirical Internet TV show Jay Hind had uploaded an online segment of his show in December 2011, but strangely he has been receiving threatening calls from members of some Sikh organisations since the past two days.
The clip was apparently downloaded from YouTube by a forum named Sikhchannel, which re-edited the footage, added comments and re-uploaded it on July 30, 2012.
All of a sudden, it has stirred up a row on popular news channels and has brought in abusive comments on popular social networking sites. Insisting that the segment was in no way meant to malign the Sikh community, Jha said, “The video was a parody on Fauja Singh, yes, but it was routine comedy. We’ve done similar things with the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and Amitabh Bachchan.”
He added that the underlying message has obviously been lost on those who took offence. “Fauja comes across as an intelligent person with a cheeky sense of humour. So our intent was to highlight the perpetrators who have troubled the community in the past,” Jha said.
He added that his company has been around for almost two years and has never ever cracked a Sardar joke.
“Santa Banta quips are not for us. How many Indian comedy portals can claim that? Sumeet Raghavan and Rajeev Nigam, who are associated with the show, have been victims of violent threats as well. As a result they have resorted to police protection,” he said.
The trigger
In the video, Fauja Singh is shown as a Canadian marathon runner, when in reality he’s British. On being asked since when he took to running, Fauja replies 1984, a clear reference to the Sikh riots. He also takes a dig at the US by making a sly comment on the racial attacks against Sikhs post-9/11. Even the visa problem faced by the minorities when it comes to emigration is highlighted. There are many such seemingly ambiguous statements in the segment. After the steady flow of hate mails and comments, the video has been removed from public viewing.
with thanks : IBNLive : LINK
Monday, July 30, 2012
Badal likely to launch luxury train to five takhts in August
After several hiccups, the Punjab government is finally set to give
Sikh pilgrims a journey to remember. The Punjab Heritage and Tourism
Promotion Board in collaboration with Indian Railway Catering and
Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) will be offering a week-long luxury tour of
five of the most sacred shrines for Sikhs.
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal is expected to launch
the offer next month. Of the five sacred shrines, a special train will
carry pilgrims to three takhts located in Punjab. The other two takhts,
one in Bihar and the other in Maharashtra, will be covered in the same
tour through dedicated flights.
wit thanks : Indian Express : Link : for detailed news.
Friday, July 27, 2012
SC gives SGPC two weeks to reply on Sehajdhari row
SC gives SGPC two weeks to reply on Sehajdhari row
Legal Correspondent
Legal Correspondent
New Delhi, July 26
The Supreme Court today granted two weeks’ time to the Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) to respond to the contentions of the Sehajdhari Sikh Federation (SSF) that the Sikh temporal body had no right to appeal on the Sehajdharis’ voting rights issue.
A Bench comprising Justices RM Lodha and Anil Dave adjourned the hearing, slated for today, as the SGPC sought time to file its reply.
In its affidavit, the SSF has contended that the Punjab and Haryana High Court verdict restoring the Sehajdharis’ voting right had attained finality as the Union Government had decided against challenging the HC judgment.
Further, the SGPC election held on September 18, 2011 had become a nullity as the SC had allowed the conduct of the poll with a clear rider that the election result would be subject to the HC verdict.
Since the HC had quashed the Centre’s October 8, 2003, notification that had taken away the Sehajdharis’ voting rights, it was only proper that a fresh poll was conducted to elect the SGPC, the federation contended.
The SSF pointed out that the SC had refused to allow the newly elected SGPC Board to function and allowed only an ad hoc executive body consisting of members from the previous Board to manage the day-to-day affairs of the SGPC and the institutions run by it.
With no properly elected SGPC in place, no one claiming to be the SGPC could have moved the SC, challenging the HC verdict, SSF said.
Sehajdharis’ argument :
with thanks : TRIBUNE : LINK : for detailed news
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Tobacco consumption to be curbed in Amritsar
Amritsar: Consumption of
tobacco in the holy town of Sikhs may lead to paying of penalty on the
spot with the district administration planning measures to curb the
practice from August 15.
Chewing tobacco and spitting on walls may soon be a thing of the past in Punjab with the state government declaring Amritsar and Rupnagar (Ropar) as 'tobacco-free districts' from August 15, Amritsar-based Chief Parliamentary Secretary Navjot Kaur Sidhu said here on Wednesday.
Chewing tobacco and spitting on walls may soon be a thing of the past in Punjab with the state government declaring Amritsar and Rupnagar (Ropar) as 'tobacco-free districts' from August 15, Amritsar-based Chief Parliamentary Secretary Navjot Kaur Sidhu said here on Wednesday.
There is already a ban on
smoking in public places in the city and Executive Magistrates have been
deputed to nab those violating the order, officials said.
The district administration in the last one week collected a fine of Rs 36,830 from over 240 people who were smoking in public place, they said.
Akal Takht (highest Sikh temporal seat) head Gurbachan Singh has already signed a pledge to save Punjab from the menace of tobacco and has written to Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandakh Committee (SGPC) directing it to communicate with Punjab Government regarding ban on sale of 'Gutka' in Punjab.
PTI
The district administration in the last one week collected a fine of Rs 36,830 from over 240 people who were smoking in public place, they said.
Akal Takht (highest Sikh temporal seat) head Gurbachan Singh has already signed a pledge to save Punjab from the menace of tobacco and has written to Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandakh Committee (SGPC) directing it to communicate with Punjab Government regarding ban on sale of 'Gutka' in Punjab.
PTI
with thanks : ZEE NEWS : LINK : for detailed news.
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