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Village Uddat Saidewala Akal Academy’s Celebration of Vaisakhi!
On the occasion of Vaisakhi , students of Akal Academy located at village Uddat Saidewala observed dual celebrations on April 14th 2014 at the academy campus in full gusto. During the celebrations, students of the school recited Religious Poems, Shabads and Kavisharies; Sukhmani Sahib paths were also done post which ‘Karha Prasad’ was distributed to all students, teachers and staff members.
Ms. Harpreet Kaur Virk, alongside some students of class 7th, delivered speeches about Baisakhi in English while Ms. Baby Harpreet Kaur, the Punjabi Teacher, recited a beautiful poem containing praises about Guru Gobind Singh Ji, in Punjabi.
Towards conclusion, Headmistress Gurjeet Kaur delivered her speech and congratulated all teachers, students and staff members on this wonderful occasion, Vaisakhi – the birth day of Khalsa.
Also during the event, 3 students of the Academy were given recognition and presented with prizes for their remarkable ability to write backwards; the trio is able to write capital and small alphabets backwards, both in English and Punjabi. The honors were presented by the Headmistress herself; the activity was performed to motivate and inspire students and teachers towards work even harder.
Children show the right way to celebrate VAISKHI
65 Akal Academy Bhadaur Students opt for ‘Khande Baate Da Amrit’ Cheema Mandi, 11th April 2014: An ‘Amrit Sanchaar’ program was organized at the Gurdwara Sahib located at the birth place of Sant Attar Singh Ji at Cheema Mandi, wherein 65 young Students of Akal Academy Bhadaur took up Guru’s ‘Khande Baate Da Amrit’ through […]
65 Akal Academy Bhadaur Students opt for ‘Khande Baate Da Amrit’
Cheema Mandi, 11th April 2014: An ‘Amrit Sanchaar’ program was organized at the Gurdwara Sahib located at the birth place of Sant Attar Singh Ji at Cheema Mandi, wherein 65 young Students of Akal Academy Bhadaur took up Guru’s ‘Khande Baate Da Amrit’ through Five ‘Pyaras’ of the Gurdwara Sahib in the Divine presence of Sri Guru Granth Sahib. The children were quite excited and enthusiastic about their initiation as Khalsas.
Principal Gurdeep Kaur of Akal Academy Bhadaur congratulated the baptized students post ‘Amrit Sanchaar’ ceremony saying “I feel blessed by witnessing this Divine ceremony. Now I know why Child is the Father of Man?”
~ Ramandeep Singh
~ New Delhi, 12th April ’14
Students of Akal Academy, Jhandiana perform Kirtan at Gurdwara Shaheed Ganj!
The students of Akal Academy Jhandiana performed Kirtan at Gurdwara Shaheed Ganj, Village Salina, Moga. The participating students were honoured by Sant Gurjant Singh ji.
The Kirtan Darbar was organised in the wake of promoting the message behind academic and spiritual studies at Akal Academies among the Sangat present to experience the mesmerizing Kirtan. Sant Gurjant Singh Ji was too impressed with the performances that he has yet again invited the students from the Academy to perform Kirtan during Baisakhi celebrations at Gurdwara Shaheed Ganj.
The staff and the teachers were honored with Saropas to appreciate the kind efforts and to train the students upto this level of great performances.
Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony for 126th Akal Academy!
In the loving memory of her Late Husband Choudhry Raminder Singh and Late Son Choudhry Dalip Singh; Mata Rajbans Kaur of Patti Ganga, Village Dhamot Kalan has donated land for the 126th Akal Academy at Dhamot Kalan (District Ludhiana, Punjab, India), to be run by The Kalgidhar Society, Baru Sahib (H.P).
The Foundation Stone was laid by #BabaIqbalSingh in the presence of Gurpreet Singh Gill from Amritsar, Dr. Khem Singh Vice-President, PhD (California), Former Vice-Chancellor, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana and the Gurdwara Sangat at Gurdwara Sahib of 6th Guru, Patti Jetha, Dhamot Kalan.
~ Deeksha Singh
~ New Delhi, 3rd Apr ’14
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Observance of Turban Tying Competition, dedicated to birth anniversary of Sant Attar Singh Ji
14 March 2014~Cheema Sahib: To create awareness about relevance of the Turban & maintaining unshorn hair amongst youth, on the occasion of Sant Attar Singh Ji’s birth anniversary, a 14 days Training camp was organized at the Gurdwara Janam Asthan – Cheema Sahib from 1st to 14th March. On the final day, a Smart Turban […]
14 March 2014~Cheema Sahib: To create awareness about relevance of the Turban & maintaining unshorn hair amongst youth, on the occasion of Sant Attar Singh Ji’s birth anniversary, a 14 days Training camp was organized at the Gurdwara Janam Asthan – Cheema Sahib from 1st to 14th March.
On the final day, a Smart Turban Typing Competition was observed. In the 8-12 yrs Group competition Sarabjeet Singh; Sarvan Singh Heeron Kalan; Ram Singh, Heeron Kalan won 1st 2nd and 3rd positions respectively. Similarly amongst the 13-15 yrs age group, Parminder Singh, Heeron Kalan; Mahinderpal Cheema and Pravpreet Singh won 1st 2nd and 3rd positions respectively. The winners were honoured with Prizes by The Kalgidhar Trust, Baru Sahib.
~ Ramandeep Singh
~ New Delhi, 15th Mar 14
Akal Academy Balbehra wins Sant Attar Singh Ji Knowledge Quest – Muktsar’s Sukhman Kaur 1st in Speech Competition
15 Feb 2014~Chandigarh: The Kalgidhar Trust, Baru Sahib organized a seminar on the subject of “Re-Kinetising Education” at Baba Makhan Shah Lubhana Auditorium during which ‘Sant Attar Singh Ji Knowledge Quest’ Finals were held. Akal Academy Balbehra students won after going through 30 rounds of selection amongst 250 participants coming from Punjab, Haryana & Rajasthan […]
15 Feb 2014~Chandigarh: The Kalgidhar Trust, Baru Sahib organized a seminar on the subject of “Re-Kinetising Education” at Baba Makhan Shah Lubhana Auditorium during which ‘Sant Attar Singh Ji Knowledge Quest’ Finals were held. Akal Academy Balbehra students won after going through 30 rounds of selection amongst 250 participants coming from Punjab, Haryana & Rajasthan making their way into the finals.
In the competition, Akal Academy ReethKheri got 2nd position; Govt. Senior Secondary School (Samrala) won 3rd position while Alpine School participants were honored with award of appreciation. Also during the event, in the speech competition, Akal Academy Muktsar’s student Sukhman Kaur won the 1st position & Aasra-Baraarh won 2nd position; the participating students, especially the winners received blessings from Trust’s chairman Baba Iqbal Singh Ji.
Special Guest Dr. Khem Singh Gill (Ex Vice-Chancellor, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana) & Vice-President, The Kalgidhar Society presented the awards. On the occasion, it was announced that the students who choose to continue their studies with Eternal University or Akal Academy shall receive discounts in form of scholarships & tuition fees. The organizers also expressed that the main objective of the initiative is to curb the increasing social evil of drugs addiction & to free the social environment through the medium of Anti-Addiction rallies & other strategic ways to create awareness amongst people.
At present, the Kalgidhar Trust, under its Rural Education Transformation initiative, is running 129 schools across 5 states from which 33 districts including 6450 villages are being benefitted; besides, the Trust is also running Eternal University, Akal Institute of Teacher Training & an acclaimed IB world school at Baru Sahib. The Trust is also coming up with its second university named Akal University “Guru-Ki-Kashi” at Damdama Sahib Talwandi Sabo, where the construction work is currently in full swing.
Seminar on Status & Achievements of Women in Sikhism at Akal Academy Cheema
In order to educate the students about the stature of women in Sikhism, Akal Academy located in Cheema Mandi recently organized a seminar in collaboration with International organization “Sikhs Helping Sikhs”(SOS). For the event, SOS’s Punjab Coordinator Satnam Singh Salohpuri and Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain, SLIET – Head Training & Placement were amongst the special […]
In order to educate the students about the stature of women in Sikhism, Akal Academy located in Cheema Mandi recently organized a seminar in collaboration with International organization “Sikhs Helping Sikhs”(SOS).
For the event, SOS’s Punjab Coordinator Satnam Singh Salohpuri and Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain, SLIET – Head Training & Placement were amongst the special guests. In the seminar, Mr. Satnam Singh informed the students during his speech about the strong legacy of women in the Sikh heritage; he gave several examples of sacrifices & martyrdoms to the students whilst motivating them with his speech. He also mentioned that in present time’s we all must together fight against the social evils like female feticide & Dowry, to uproot its completely from our society.
On the occasion, Dr. Jain shared certain key aspects on personal development with the student, which could guide the students to the doors of success. Also during the event, a story book related to Sikhism names ‘Babaniya Kahaniya’ was released. During the event, Principal Baljeet Kaur paid special homage to Satnam Singh Salohpuri whilst Academy’s Vice Principal, Manjeet Kaur thanked all the guests mentioning “Akal Academy today is a chain of 129 rural schools thanks to the immense efforts of the Kalgidhar Trust Baru Sahib.”
You can too be a part of this wind of change of Rural Transformation here – http://goo.gl/Wb9T2n
~ Deeksha Singh
~ New Delhi, 17th Feb ’14
Going Places yet reaching for her Roots! – Dr Harmandeep Kaur
I, Harmandeep Kaur, now a mother of a 2yr old daughter, am writing this letter to Baru Sahib’s Kalgidhar Trust to express my love & a beautiful experience I am having now, for it’s the time I am preparing to admit my little daughter to Akal Academy Muktsar. It seems that time is rolling backwards, […]
I, Harmandeep Kaur, now a mother of a 2yr old daughter, am writing this letter to Baru Sahib’s Kalgidhar Trust to express my love & a beautiful experience I am having now, for it’s the time I am preparing to admit my little daughter to Akal Academy Muktsar.
It seems that time is rolling backwards, offering new beginnings forward. I am currently working as a Medical officer at Muktsar Civil Hospital ever since after completing my MBBS post doing my schooling from Akal Academy Muktsar.
Whatever I am today, which includes not only academics, but my life…including all the Gurbani I am connected to, from values I learned to the profession I am into, for everything I am, is a blessing of Baru Sahib & having attended their Akal Academy.
From the days of school, I still cherish memories of classes, friends, extracurricular s & those extra hours of schooling that always came as a support & relaxation for my busy professional lecturer parents; those extra hours put in by the teachers helped a lot of parents at the village since most of them were either illiterate or were not educated enough or in a position to afford tuitions for their children.
Also, I would like to share with other parents that there was a considerable difference I noticed amongst children of our school & other convent schools, contrary to popular beliefs, our students were none the less, if not better than any convent school students when it comes to having proficiency in spoken English – I remember our students having better performances on various occasions, examinations & competitions compared to children of other schools on the context of English language; thanks to great teachers, our students gelled really well & easily at all places.
For the society at the village, I wish the girls become or rather are allowed to be more independent, which I feel is currently lagging. Also, to the parents of my native place & areas of vicinity, I would want to say that Akal Academies are free of Drug-Alcohol addictions, which is a major problem in Punjab , but, the environment is totally secured, clean & safe compared to any other school in Punjab, hence I would recommend that parents should admit their children to Akal Academies.
Our Family previously moved to New Delhi from Muktsar for a couple of years, but now we have returned to Muktsar just because we wish our daughter to study at no other school but the Akal Academy, like I did – I feel that explains my love for Baru Sahib adequately as there can be no amount of words sufficient enough for me to express how I feel about Baru Sahib & Akal Academy. Gur-Fateh.
Yahoo India appoints Gurmit Singh as its Managing Director!
Yahoo on Wednesday, 12th February, announced the appointment of Gurmit Singh as Managing Director for Yahoo India. As MD, Gurmit will oversee Yahoo’s business in India, responsible for its growth in the country, a company release said, adding that he will report to Yvonne Chang, VP & Head of India and South East Asia, Yahoo. […]
Yahoo on Wednesday, 12th February, announced the appointment of Gurmit Singh as Managing Director for Yahoo India. As MD, Gurmit will oversee Yahoo’s business in India, responsible for its growth in the country, a company release said, adding that he will report to Yvonne Chang, VP & Head of India and South East Asia, Yahoo.
“With over 20 years of experience, Gurmit brings with him a deep understanding of the Media & Entertainment industry in India. Most recently, Gurmit was the CEO of Forbes India at Network 18.”
Commenting on the appointment, Yvonne Chang, VP & Head of India and South East Asia, Yahoo said, “Gurmit comes to Yahoo with a strong track record of delivering growth. His understanding of users and advertisers will be a great asset for Yahoo as we bring a number of product innovations to India. Yahoo is a loved brand in India, and we are very happy to have a leader of Gurmit’s caliber leading the team.”
Commenting on his appointment, Gurmit Singh said: “An Internet industry pioneer, Yahoo is now at a very exciting point in its journey. It truly reflects the energy and spirit of the world’s largest startup. Working together with an extraordinary team in India and colleagues across the world, I am looking forward to unlocking the full potential of Yahoo products and services in India.”
Gurmit has worked with Sony Music, Hindustan Times, India Today Group, Rajshri Media, Marico Industries and most recently Network 18. He received his Masters in Business Administration from the Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) at the University of Delhi. He is also a University Gold Medalist in Mechanical (Production) Engineering from Osmania University, Hyderabad.
~ Deeksha Singh
~ New Delhi, 14th Feb ’14