PROUD TO BE A SIKH

Sikhs contribute 33% of total income tax,
67% of total charity fund,
45% of Indian Army,
+59000 Gurudwaras serve Langar to approximately 5900000 people everyday;
All this when Sikhs constitute only 1.4% of total INDIAN POPULATION.

Gurdwara Baba Buda ji : SikhsIndia

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Bhai Sahib Bhai GurIqbal singh ji at Gurdwara Singh Sabha, Krishna Nagar

Bhai Sahib Bhai Guriqbal singh ji recited Gurbani at Gurdwara Singh Sabha, F block, Krishna nagar on the Shaheedi Diwas of Baba Deep Singh ji. Many Sikh personalities were present at the gurdwara on the occassion. Jathedar Gurcharan Singh ji Gatka Master had arranged this programme.

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Students of Guru Harkrishan Public School, Hargobind enclave,

Students of Guru Harkrishan Public School, Hargobind enclave, Doing Keertan at Gurdwara Singh Sabha, F Block, Krishna nagar, Delhi - 51, on the Shaheedi Diwas of Baba Deep Singh ji.

The music teacher, Manjit Madam also recited two Shabads with childrens & Jatin sir. We are thankful to the Madam for raising the small childrens upto this level of performance. It is possible only in the Khalsa schools of this calibure.

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Delhi Sikh Conference non–political, Badal & SGPC members must attend: Sarna

PHAGWARA: Delhi Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committee President Jathedar Paramjit Singh Sarna has said that World Sikh Conference scheduled to be held in Delhi in second week of April, will be non–political and all Sikhs including Parkash Singh Badal, SGPC members and sikh clergy should participate in the conference.

Talking to newsmen here on Friday, Sarna said a delegation headed by him(Sarna) will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday to sought his intervention in the case of 17 Indians including 16 Punjabis sentenced to death by Sharjah court in UAE.

Talking to newsmen at Phagwara on Friday afternoon, Sarna said that it is moral duty of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to visit UAE himself to take up the matter with UAE Government to save the lives of innocent Indians who had been convicted for a single murder of a Pakistani citizen.He urged the international community to intervene to prevent the miscarriage of justice in UAE.

Replying a question about recent episode of SGPC and use of task force ,Sarna described it as a dictatorial working of present SGPC,which acted in an inhuman way in the presence of Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

When asked about the possibilities of the formation of separate Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committees in some other states,Sarna answered yes, of course it was the need of the hour to save the religious shrines from the clutches of the corrupt practices of SGPC leadership.

Sarna said that Sikhs residing in other states wanted to set up separate gurdwara parbhandhak committees.

Replying a question about 1984 Riots and the guilties congress leaders, Sarna said DGPC strongly opposed both guilty congress leaders and even DGPC strongly stood against them in the elections.Sarna however hestitated to comment on the issues of the Prof Darshan Singh (Ex-Jathedar Akal Takhat) and Ravidassia Community, belonging to Dera Ballan wale.

With thanks : Source : http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/24744/38/

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SikhsIndia channel on YOUTUBE

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Govt promises help to 17 Indians on death row

Seventeen Indians sentenced to death for killing a Pakistani national in UAE have been assured that the Government of India will stand by them if they appeal in a higher court.

External Affairs Minister S M Krishna told reporters on the sidelines of a function that the consular access of the 17 persons has been obtained and the consulate in Dubai has been in touch with them. "We have assured them that the Government of India will stand by them if they appeal in higher court," he said.

The government had yesterday said it was awaiting a detailed report from its consulate in Dubai on the developments involving these Indians, majority of whom hail from Punjab.

All 17 were sentenced to death by Sharjah's Shariah court for killing a Pakistani and injuring three others in an alleged fight over illegal alcohol business.

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With Thanks : Source : NDTV

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17 Indians Mostly Sikhs On Death Row In Sharjah

Sd. Jagmohan Singh Gill - in the service to Agrahari Sikhs

Sd. Jagmohan Singh Gill is engaged in the services to the downtrodden sikh community. His aim is to work for those Sikhs who are unwept, unsung, and least cared by this modern society. He is working for the Agrahari Sikh community of Kolkatta for their economic & personal safety.

Born in 1966 at Village Dhudike in Dist. Moga, he is settled in Kolkatta in his Finance, Transport & real Estate business. He is the :

General Secretary,Central Gurdwara Committee, West Bengal.
(Co-ordination body of Gurdwaras in West Bengal ) since 2002, Till date.

Organiser of Poorvi Bharat Sikh Mission, SGPC, Amritsar, since 2006, till date.

General Secretary, Gurdwara Sikh Sangat, Dum Dum, since 1994, till date.

General Secretary, West Bengal Association of Minorities Educational Institutions (a body of all minority educational institutions ,which includes 700 Christian schools,1500 Muslim schools, and some schools of Sikhs,Budhists,Jains as well as linguistic minority groups) , SINCE 2007 TILL DATE.

President of Shantikunja Friends club, Kolkatta (a social organization, organizing blood donation camps, health check up camps and helping society when required)

The Story is referred by Sd. Harpreet singh ji, Delhi, SBI Wale.

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Kirandeep kaur - a natural ragee by birth

Kirandeep kaur was born on Oct 11th, 1997 at Chandigarh, Punjab in a middle class religious family. She was fond of music from the early age. At the early age of 6 years she participated in Shabad gayan competition at school and got merit position. After getting inspiration from parents and teachers she started learning and participated in every school level competitions and got merit positions. Simultaneously she performed kirtan in local kirtan program in various occasion and was very well appreciated by ragi sahib and sangat.



Her younger brother Gurpreet Singh got motivation from kirandeep kaur and started learning Tabla to accompany her. With the blessing of god and motivation from teachers and sangat, both of them begun their journey and started performing kirtan programs at gurudwaras and various kirtan darbar and samagams regularly at chandigarh, mohali, and surrounding areas in Punjab.



She is performing regular kirtan at every Sunday at Gurdwara singh shaheeda, sohana, mohali from last 4 years and got appreciation from sangat. While getting merits in various Keertan competitions, she always scored first position in her class every year from Nursery Class.



Now she is performing kirtan programs whenever she is demanded by sangat. We will feel great pleasure to perform kirtan program in your city. We desire her album to be released shorty with the help of god and blessing of sangat.

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Lily van Heers who is still waiting for her dream to see the daylight:

For the past ten years or so, considering the relative unfamiliarity of Sikhism in Belgium, Lili Van Heers has been trying to inform Belgians about the Sikh religion and the Sikh people because still there is a lot of ignorance amongst Belgium people on Sikhism .It may be because Sikhism is not mentioned in schools and local people are not familiar with turbaned Sikhs; the way they are in Britain.

Lily has made the whole aim of her life to help Sikh community & to spread awareness of Sikh religion. Its remarkable that being Belgian nationality herself,she is a spokeswoman for the Sikh community in Belgium.She is often contacted by the press whenever they need any information, by social services, by different organisations wanting a presentation, ... on Sikhism.

She often volunteers groups/local people to the local Gurdwaras and shows them (using many slides) to let them know; what Sikhism is all about. Sikh community living in Belgium ,themselves, call her for many of their different problems living in foreign land, practical and religious (e.g. kirpan confiscated by the police and subsequent court cases ).

With all her experiences with the Sikh Community, she decided to write a book on Sikhism. But the publishing houses refused her manuscript because they thought it would not sell in spite of the fact that it was the only Dutch book on the subject and well written according to them.

Then she contacted,Professor Winand Callewaert,Prof. in the Arts Faculty of KU Leuven,who took care of the diacritic signs and the layout & advised her to take her manuscript to Delhi, to Manohar Publishers. So she took the text and had it printed her Book titled :The Sikhism and the Sikhs in Delhi (2008, published in-house, see Coverage in MO * by Gie Goris Editor).Afterwards Delhi Publisher sent all the books by mail to Belgium. But unfortunately, in the absence of any Belgian publisher to promote, there is still nobody to market her book.

Not even in her wildest dream, Lily thought about such consequences, so now even after so much efforts & goodwill,she is stuck with an awful lot/pile of her own books. Her noble aim to inform about Sikhism through her Book to as many Belgians as possible;has not been fulfilled. She is still waiting for her dream to see the daylight!

Dr. Gurdeep Kaur