‘A VERY SIKH COMMEMORATION', OF THE LAST PLANTAGENET KING

On Monday 23rd March 2015, from 6:30pm-8:30pm at Ramgarhia Centre, the Sikh community of Leicester will be holding an open event to mark the reinterment of King Richard.

The event will include a contribution from Falcon’s Primary; followed by beautiful and melodious Sikh classical music utilising various Sikh and South Asian instruments; and concluding with a Sikh martial arts display exhibiting traditional Sikh weaponry.

FREE EVENT OPEN TO ALL 

Link :Leicestershire Sikh Alliance

"Delhi Fateh Diwas " : 22nd March 2015

Delhi Fateh March !

Pics sent by Sd Rajinder singh ji.

Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College student's Participation in "Delhi Fateh Diwas"

 

Delhi Fateh Diwas March Past on 22nd March 2015

Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) celebrating ‘Delhi Fateh Diwas’ on March 21 and 22 for the second consecutive year to mark the "conquest of Lal Qila by the Sikh forces in 1783 that paved the way for end of mighty Mughal rule in India and beginning of war for Independence ".

Two day event commemorates glorious past of Sikhs, their valour, and courage.On March 22, Jarnaili March (Martial’s March) would converge at the Lal Qila Maidan. The march would begin from Pracheen Hanuman Mandir on the ring road, five head priests will lead the march and have Nihang Singh Jathebandis, police and military bands, different religious organizations and different Gatka groups.

A light and sound and plays showing glorious Sikh history has also been organized on March 22 Evening.

Heads of different religions would also take part.

Live telecast of the event is also arranged.

                   Attractive T shirt will be given to March Past participants 

Pakistan Delegation in Gurdwara Bangla Sahib

With Thanks : Media DSGMC

Pic of Khalsa coin by Nepal Government !

Amritsar: Sikh calendar released as Nanakshahi Samat 547

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has sounded the death knell for the Nanakshahi calendar finally by publishing a version that bears the stamp of the lunar-based traditional Bikrami calendar that Sikhs followed before 2003.

Akal Takht jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh on Saturday released this new calendar here as Nanakshahi Samat 547 (2015-16) at his office in the Golden Temple complex. It coincided with the first day of the first month of Chet of the Sikh new year.

Notwithstanding the similarity of the new calendar with the Bikrami datebook, the Jathedar took the courage to claim that "it is a Nanakshahi calendar in letter and spirit, and all Sikhs must celebrate or observe their historic and religious occasions for the current year in accordance with it". When media sought to know whether the calendar was Bikrami or Nanakshahi, he got agitated and replied: "How many times do have I to say that it is Nanakshahi, and only Nanakshahi."

However when reference was made to the similarity with the Bikrami calendar that is in circulation currently, the jathedar avoided giving a reply. He, however, denied that there he or the SGPC had made any attempt to bury the Nanakshahi calendar. "This calendar (the one released on Saturday) is only for Nanakshahi Samat 547. The calendar for the next year (from March 14, 2016) will be based on the report of the soon-to-be-formed committee to sort out the issue," he said, indicating that the committee will be asked to give its report by 2015-end.

Takht Keshgarh Sahib jathedar Giani Mal Singh; Takht Damdama Sahib acting jathedar Giani Gurmukh Singh; Harmandir Sahib priests Giani Raghbir Singh and Giani Gurminder Singh; SGPC officials Roop Singh, Manjit Singh, and Daljit Singh Bedi; and Golden Temple manager Partap Singh were present.

Hard to read

Printed in Gurmukhi, the calendar says "Nanakshahi Samat 547" right at the top. Even the date numerals are in Punjabi and Hindi, in scripts that only a few people in the modern age would be able to read. A vast majority of Sikhs would prefer consulting the common calendar.

Claiming that the SGPC and the jathedar had "killed" the Nanakshahi calendar, Dal Khalsa spokesman Kanwar Pal Singh said: "The community has been cheated. Nanakshahi calendar gave us an independent identity, which this calendar has buried secretly."

Date dispute

He also held the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leadership responsible, saying the proposed committee to resolve the issue was mere eyewash. "By the new calendar, there will be no Parkash Utsav (birth anniversary) of Guru Gobind Singh in 2015. The occasion is listed for Magh 3 (January 16, 2016). The martyrdom day of Guru Arjan Dev, which was in June one last year, will now be on May 22. The Parkash Utsav of Guru Ram Das, which was on October 9 last year, is on October 29 this year," he added.

The Parkash Utsav of Guru Granth Sahib, celebrated on September 1 since 2004 by the original Nanakshahi calendar, will now be celebrated on September 14. The martyrdom day of Guru Teg Bahadur, which Nanakshahi calendar fixed on November 24, now will fall on December 16. The Gurta Gaddi Divas (coronation day) of Guru Granth Sahib has been changed from October 25 to November 13.

SAD (Delhi) president Paramjit Singh Sarna also accused the SGPC and the Akal Takht jathedar of "burying" the Nanakshahi calendar under pressures from Punjab's ruling family of the Badals.

with thanks : HINDUSTAN TIMES : LINK : for detailed news.

Shots fired during fight at Sikh temple !

The following information was compiled from Renton Police Department case reports and police personnel.

Shots were fired during an argument between two men at the Gurudwara Singh Sabha Sikh temple the afternoon of March 8.

A large fight and shooting was reported at about 2 p.m. at the temple, 5200 Talbot Road S., Renton.

The incident was still being investigated midweek, but it appeared there was a dispute between two men who are known to each other, according to Terri Vickers, a Police Department spokeswoman.

Two shots were fired, no one was injured, and the people involved have been identified, she said. No clear victim or suspect had been established as of mid-week.

with thanks : rentonreporter : LINK : for detailed news.

5-year sentence for Sikh Temple assault

A man convicted of assault during a riot at the Sikh Temple in 2012 was sentenced Friday to five years in prison and ordered to pay $48,900 in restitution.

A Sutter County jury in November convicted Mangal Singh Sanghera of assault with a deadly weapon for stabbing Balbar Bains.

Most of the onlookers at the sentencing were supporters of Sanghera. Some of them wrote letters to Judge Brian Aronson, questioning the jury's decision. Every seat in Aronson's courtroom was filled.

Attorneys debated the seriousness of Bains' injuries and discussed the impact of Sanghera's prison sentence on his family. His wife does not work, drive or speak English.

Defense attorney Sara Rief said Sanghera exited the gurdwara to find a brawl. She said Bains' injury was a half-centimeter puncture wound, not a stab wound.

with thanks : appeal-democrat : LINK : for detailed news.

'Shocked and upset' Christian mother told to send daughter, 11, to Sikh school fears she will become 'isolated'

with thanks : dailymail : LINK : for detailed news.