ਬੜੂ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਵਿਖੇ ਗੁਰਮਤ ਯੂਥ ਕੈਂਪ 2017 ਦੀ ਆਰੰਭਤਾ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ

27 ਜੁਲਾਈ 2017 ਨੂੰ ਬੜੂ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਵਿਖੇ ਵਿਸ਼ਵ ਪੱਧਰੀ ਗੁਰਮਤ ਯੂਥ ਕੈਂਪ ਦੀ ਆਰੰਭਤਾ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ ਜਿਸ ਦੀ ਸ਼ੁਰੂਆਤ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਦੀ ਹਾਜ਼ਰੀ ਵਿਚ ਅਰਦਾਸ ਕਰਨ ਉਪਰੰਤ ਹੋਈ। ਇਸ ਮੌਕੇ ਬਾਬਾ ਇਕਬਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੀ, ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਕਲਗੀਧਰ ਟਰੱਸਟ ਬੜੂ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਨੇ ਭਾਗ ਲੈਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਨੋਜਵਾਨਾਂ ਲਈ ਅਮੁੱਲੇ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਅਸ਼ੀਰਵਾਦ ਦਿਤਾ। ਇਸ ਕੈਂਪ […]

27 ਜੁਲਾਈ 2017 ਨੂੰ ਬੜੂ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਵਿਖੇ ਵਿਸ਼ਵ ਪੱਧਰੀ ਗੁਰਮਤ ਯੂਥ ਕੈਂਪ ਦੀ ਆਰੰਭਤਾ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ ਜਿਸ ਦੀ ਸ਼ੁਰੂਆਤ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਦੀ ਹਾਜ਼ਰੀ ਵਿਚ ਅਰਦਾਸ ਕਰਨ ਉਪਰੰਤ ਹੋਈ। ਇਸ ਮੌਕੇ ਬਾਬਾ ਇਕਬਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੀ, ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਕਲਗੀਧਰ ਟਰੱਸਟ ਬੜੂ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਨੇ ਭਾਗ ਲੈਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਨੋਜਵਾਨਾਂ ਲਈ ਅਮੁੱਲੇ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਅਸ਼ੀਰਵਾਦ ਦਿਤਾ।

ਇਸ ਕੈਂਪ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ ਮਨੋਰਥ ਭਵਿੱਖ ਵਿਚ ਸੰਗਤ ਵਿਚ ਆਪਸੀ ਭਾਈਚਾਰੇ ਨੂੰ ਬਣਾਈ ਰੱਖਣ ਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਹੈ। ਕੈਂਪ ਵਿਚ ਸਿੱਖ ਸਿਧਾਂਤਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਮੁੱਖ ਰੱਖਦੇ ਹੋਏ ਅਜੋਕੀ ਨੋਜਵਾਨ ਪੀੜ੍ਹੀ ਨੂੰ ਅਸਲ ਸਿੱਖੀ ਦੇ ਸਿਧਾਂਤਾਂ ਤੇ ਅਮਲ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਯੋਗ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਉੱਦਮ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ।

ਕੈਂਪ ਵਿਚ ਹਾਜ਼ਰ ਨੋਜਵਾਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ ਸਖ਼ਸੀਅਤਾਂ, ਸਿੱਖ ਇਤਹਾਸ ਤੇ ਸਿੱਖੀ ਵਿਰਾਸਤ ਤੋਂ ਜਾਣੂੰ ਕਰਵਾਉਣ ਅਤੇ ਮਹਾਨ ਵਿਰਸੇ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜੇ ਰਹਿਣ ਲਈ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਿਆ ਅਤੇ ਸਿੱਖ ਸਿਧਾਂਤਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਜਾਣੂੰ ਕਰਵਾਇਆ ਜਾਏਗਾ। ਉੱਥੇ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਿੱਖ ਗੁਰੂ ਸਾਹਿਬਾਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਵਿਚਾਰਧਾਰਾ ਤੋਂ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਦੇ ਸਿਧਾਂਤਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਜੋੜਿਆ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ।

ਇਸ ਕੈਂਪ ਵਿਚ ਭਾਗ ਲੈਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਨੋਜਵਾਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸੇਵਾ ਨਿਭਾਉਣ ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਵੱਖ-ਵੱਖ ਸੇਵਾਵਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਜਾਣੂੰ ਕਰਵਾਇਆ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ। ਇਸ ਕੈਂਪ ਵਿਚ ਆਪਣੀ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਗੱਤਕਾ ਵੀ ਸਿਖਇਆ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ ਜੋ ਕੇ ਸਿੱਖ ਵਿਰਸਾਤ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ।

ਅਕਾਲ ਅਕੈਡਮੀ ਥੇਹ ਕਲੰਦਰ ਦੇ ਵਿਦਿਆਰਥੀ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਦੇ ਮੌਕੇ ਤੇ ਵੀ ਲਗਾਉਂਦੇ ਹਨ ਪੌਦੇ

ਅਕਾਲ ਅਕੈਡਮੀ ਥੇਹ ਕਲੰਦਰ ਦੇ ਵਿਦਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਵਿਚ ਜਨਮ ਦਿਨ ਮੌਕੇ ਪੌਦੇ ਲਗਾਉਣ ਦਾ ਪੈਦਾ ਹੋਇਆ ਰੁਝਾਨ ਅਕਾਲ ਅਕੈਡਮੀ ਥੇਹ ਕਲੰਦਰ ਪ੍ਰਿੰਸੀਪਲ ਗੁਰਜੀਤ ਕੌਰ ਦੀ ਅਗਵਾਈ ਵਿਚ ਪੌਦੇ ਲਗਵਾਏ ਗਏ।ਦੱਸਣਯੋਗ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਇੱਥੇ ਵਿਦਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੇ ਜਨਮ ਦਿਨ ਮੌਕੇ ਰੁੱਖ ਲਗਾਉਣ ਜਾਣ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਿਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਗ੍ਰੇਡ 5 ਤੋਂ 6 ਵੇਂ ਅਤੇ 7 ਵੇਂ ਸਾਲ ਦੇ […]

ਅਕਾਲ ਅਕੈਡਮੀ ਥੇਹ ਕਲੰਦਰ ਦੇ ਵਿਦਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਵਿਚ ਜਨਮ ਦਿਨ ਮੌਕੇ ਪੌਦੇ ਲਗਾਉਣ
ਦਾ ਪੈਦਾ ਹੋਇਆ ਰੁਝਾਨ

ਅਕਾਲ ਅਕੈਡਮੀ ਥੇਹ ਕਲੰਦਰ ਪ੍ਰਿੰਸੀਪਲ ਗੁਰਜੀਤ ਕੌਰ ਦੀ ਅਗਵਾਈ ਵਿਚ ਪੌਦੇ ਲਗਵਾਏ ਗਏ।ਦੱਸਣਯੋਗ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਇੱਥੇ ਵਿਦਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੇ ਜਨਮ ਦਿਨ ਮੌਕੇ ਰੁੱਖ ਲਗਾਉਣ ਜਾਣ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਿਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਗ੍ਰੇਡ 5 ਤੋਂ 6 ਵੇਂ ਅਤੇ 7 ਵੇਂ ਸਾਲ ਦੇ ਵਿਦਿਆਰਥੀ ਸਕੂਲ ਕੈਂਪਸ ਵਿਚ ਆਪਣੇ ਜਨਮ ਦਿਨ’ ਤੇ ਕੁਝ ਪੌਦੇ ਲਗਾਉਂਦੇ ਹਨ।ਇਹ ਬੱਚਿਆਂ ਤੇ ਵਿਦਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਅੰਦਰ ਚੰਗਾ ਰੁਝਾਨ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਉਹ ਛੋਟੀ ਉਮਰ ਵਿਚ ਹੀ ਸਮਾਜ ਲਈ ਕੁਝ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਜਾਗਰੂਕ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ। ਅਕਾਲ ਅਕੈਡਮੀ ਥੇਹ ਕਲੰਦਰ ਦੇ ਵਿਦਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਵਿਚ ਜਨਮ ਦਿਨ ਜਾਂ ਕੋਈ ਹੋਰ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਦੇ ਸਮਾਗਮ ਮੌਕੇ ਬੱਚਿਆਂ ਅੰਦਰ ਪੌਦੇ ਲਗਾਉਣ ਦਾ ਰੁਝਾਨ ਵੀ ਵੱਧ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ।ਕਲਗੀਧਰ ਟਰੱਸਟ ਬੜੂ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਬਾਬਾ ਇਕਬਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੀ ਸੰਗਤਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਨਾਮ ਬਾਣੀ ਨਾਲ ਜੋੜਨ ਦਾ ਉਪਰਾਲਾ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ ਉੱਥੇ ਉਹ ਸੰਗਤਾਂ ਵਿਚ ਸਮਾਜ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ ਬਣਦੇ ਫਰਜ਼ਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ ਜਾਗਰੂਕ ਵੀ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ।

ਸਿਮਰਨ ਨੇ ਛੋਟੀ ਉਮਰੇ ਵਿਸ਼ਾਲ ਸਮਾਜ ਨੂੰ ਕਵਿਤਾ ‘ਬੇਟੀ ਬਚਾਉ ਤੇ ਬੇਟੀ ਪੜਾਉ’ ਰਾਂਹੀ ਜਾਗਰੂਕ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਯਤਨ

ਸਿਮਰਨ ਨੇ ਛੋਟੀ ਉਮਰੇ ਵਿਸ਼ਾਲ ਸਮਾਜ ਨੂੰ ਕਵਿਤਾ ‘ਬੇਟੀ ਬਚਾਉ ਤੇ ਬੇਟੀ ਪੜਾਉ’ ਰਾਂਹੀ ਜਾਗਰੂਕ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਯਤਨ ਅਕਾਲ ਅਕੈਡਮੀ ਸੁਨੀਆਣਾ ਦੀ ਛੇਵੀਂ ਕਲਾਸ ਦੀ ਵਿਦਿਆਰਥ ਸਿਮਰਨ ਕਾਲਰਾ ਨੇ ‘ਬੇਟੀ ਬਚਾਉ ਤੇ ਬੇਟੀ ਪੜਾਉ’ ਦੇ ਨਾਮ ਹੇਠ ਇਕ ਕਵਿਤਾ ਰਾਂਹੀ ਸਾਡੇ ਸਮਾਜ ਨੂੰ ਜਾਗਰੂਕ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਹੰਭਲਾ ਮਾਰਿਆ ਹੈ।ਬੱਚੀ ਨੇ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਹੈ ਬੇਟੀ ਸਭ […]

ਸਿਮਰਨ ਨੇ ਛੋਟੀ ਉਮਰੇ ਵਿਸ਼ਾਲ ਸਮਾਜ ਨੂੰ ਕਵਿਤਾ ‘ਬੇਟੀ ਬਚਾਉ ਤੇ ਬੇਟੀ ਪੜਾਉ’ ਰਾਂਹੀ ਜਾਗਰੂਕ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਯਤਨ

ਅਕਾਲ ਅਕੈਡਮੀ ਸੁਨੀਆਣਾ ਦੀ ਛੇਵੀਂ ਕਲਾਸ ਦੀ ਵਿਦਿਆਰਥ ਸਿਮਰਨ ਕਾਲਰਾ ਨੇ ‘ਬੇਟੀ ਬਚਾਉ ਤੇ ਬੇਟੀ ਪੜਾਉ’ ਦੇ ਨਾਮ ਹੇਠ ਇਕ ਕਵਿਤਾ ਰਾਂਹੀ ਸਾਡੇ ਸਮਾਜ ਨੂੰ ਜਾਗਰੂਕ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਹੰਭਲਾ ਮਾਰਿਆ ਹੈ।ਬੱਚੀ ਨੇ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਹੈ ਬੇਟੀ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਪਿਆਰੀ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ ਸੋ ਕੋਈ ਉਸਨੂੰ ਇਕ ਅਤਿਆਚਾਰੀ ਬਣ ਕੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਮਾਰਨਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ।ਉਸ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਇਹ ਸਾਬਿਤ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਯਤਨ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਭਰੂਣ ਹੱਤਿਆ ਸਮਾਜ ਉੱਤੇ ਇਕ ਕਲੰਕ ਹੈ ਜਿਸ ਨੂੰ ਖਤਮ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਜਾਗਰੂਕਤਾ ਦਾ ਫੈਲਾਅ ਕਰਨਾ ਬੜਾ ਲਾਜ਼ਮੀ ਹੈ।ਇੰਨੀ ਛੋਟੀ ਉਮਰੇ ਵਿਸ਼ਾਲ ਸਮਾਜ ਨੂੰ ਜਾਗਰੂਕ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਇਸ ਬੱਚੀ ਦਾ ਇਹ ਉਪਰਾਲਾ ਬੜਾ ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ੰਸ਼ਾਯੋਗ ਹੈ।
ਅਕਾਲ ਅਕੈਡਮੀ ਵਲੋਂ ਹਰ ਉਮਰ ਦੇ ਬੱਚਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਸੁਭਾਅ,ਸ਼ੌਕ ਆਦਿ ਮੁਤਾਬਿਕ ਬੱਚਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਕਲਾ ਨੂੰ ਉਭਾਰਨ ਲਈ ਹਰ ਸੰਭਵ ਉਪਰਾਲੇ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ। ਕਲਗੀਧਰ ਟਰੱਸਟ ਬੜੂ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਬਾਬਾ ਇਕਬਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੀ ਵਲੋਂ ਲੜਕੇ ਤੇ ਲੜਕੀ ਵਿਚ ਕੋਈ ਭੇਦ-ਭਾਵ ਨਾ ਰੱਖਣ ਲਈ ਸੰਗਤਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਿੱਖਿਆ ਦਿਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ।

Honest SIKH Taxi Driver showered with Praises in BRISBANE after he returns his passenger’s Valuable Bag

Atambeer Singh has been a Black & White Cabs driver for nearly nine years. He was the proud recipient of ‘Best Business Class Driver’ in 2014. According to Black & White Cabs, on Thursday the 8th of June 2017, Singh noticed that the driver of a black Range Rover he was following had left a […]

Atambeer Singh has been a Black & White Cabs driver for nearly nine years. He was the proud recipient of ‘Best Business Class Driver’ in 2014.

According to Black & White Cabs, on Thursday the 8th of June 2017, Singh noticed that the driver of a black Range Rover he was following had left a bag on top of his car.

“The driver and his wife had been smoking next to the car. When they had finished their cigarettes they both entered the car, forgetting they had placed the bag on the roof,” said Mr Singh.

Singh retrieved the lost bag as it slid off the roof on a busy intersection.

He also tried to follow the Range Rover but lost it amongst the busy city traffic.

As Singh arrived at Chermside to drop off his passenger he began the process of trying to track down the owner of the bag.

The bank documents and statements all had the same name on them, “Daniel”.

Singh used this name, phone numbers and email addresses on the bank documents to try and track down Daniel, but all his correspondence received no response.

He even went to the address on the documents, only to find that Daniel had recently moved out.

Facebook was his last resort, and after a few messages and voice mails left on Daniel’s Facebook, finally Singh received a call from Daniel.

Source- Sbs.com

सिखों की सेवा भावना मानवता के लिए वरदान

He is a 17 year old, deaf and dumb since birth, but his strokes on canvas with just a pencil speak volume of his caliber. He communicates through his art and is extremely fond of computers. Satyajit Biwas’s immense potential was spotted by not an islander, but a resident of Gorakhpur in eastern Uttar Pradesh, […]

He is a 17 year old, deaf and dumb since birth, but his strokes on canvas with just a pencil speak volume of his caliber. He communicates through his art and is extremely fond of computers. Satyajit Biwas’s immense potential was spotted by not an islander, but a resident of Gorakhpur in eastern Uttar Pradesh, thousands of kilometers away from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Manjeet Singh for whom serving monthly langar (community meal) to poor rickshaw pullers and destitutes has become a mission.

Manjeet Singh met Satyajit, son of Prakash Biswas, resident of Kala Pather, Vijay Nagar, Havelock last year when he was on a holiday trip to these islands. “I was amazed to notice this god-gifted boy and his potential as an artist. After interacting with him, I realized his passion for computers and that’s when I decided to sponsor him a course in computers. I asked his father to get him admitted. After one year, I am back to meet Satyajit and gift him a Laptop,” says Manjeet speaking to this Correspondent after his arrival at the Veer Savarkar International Airport here on Wednesday.

“I could have provided the money then itself, but wanted to ensure that the funding is utilized for the intended purpose. The only message I want to convey to the islanders is to be benevolent and come forward to help the needy sections of the society. Had a person from these islands had come forward to support Satyajit, assistance from people residing several kilometers away in mainland would not be required? People from the society, who are blessed with good financial resources should also be empathetic to the deprived,” said Manjeet.

“My son is deaf and dumb from childhood, but all these years no one came forward to support my son. It was Manjeet ji finally, who during his visit last year, assured to support my child. My family will remain ever grateful to him,” said Prakash Biswas, father of Satyajit.

Singh’s inspiration to do something for the poor came in 2015 when he says he got a “calling from the Almighty to do something for humanity.” He arranges food for the poor through a langar twice in a month and bears the entire expense incurred that come to about Rs.32, 000 to Rs.35,000 with around 1,500 people mainly paddle rickshaw pullers taking the meals. On the day of the langar, Singh can be seen inviting the rickshaw pullers on the move to have a meal at the special camp (Guru Nanak Dev’s Kitchen) set up on the busy street of Golghar. Locals, mostly Sikh youth, volunteer to help in the langar service.

“Serving food to the hungry gives me satisfaction. By having a meal at the langar, a rickshaw puller saves about Rs 30 to 40, the amount he would have had to spend on purchasing a meal from the market,” says Manjeet, whose father settled in Gorakhpur after migrating from Kashmir in the early 1930s and established a business.

Shaheedi Asthan of Bhai Taru Singh Ji

The site of martyrdom of Bhai Taru Sing Ji is located in the Naulakha Bazaar. This Bazaar starts from the end of Landa Bazaar and runs upto Lahore Railway Station. Once you enter Naulakha Bazaar from Landa Bazaar ~ there is a small door on the left hand side in between shops. The door carries […]

The site of martyrdom of Bhai Taru Sing Ji is located in the Naulakha Bazaar.

This Bazaar starts from the end of Landa Bazaar and runs upto Lahore Railway Station. Once you enter Naulakha Bazaar from Landa Bazaar ~ there is a small door on the left hand side in between shops.

The door carries this inscription: “Gurdwara Shaheed Ganj Bhai Taro Ji.”Bhai Taru Ji belonged to Polah, a village of District Kasur, he worked with his own hand to bring up his family and to serve the Singhs of the Guru and looked after the Sikhs.

Mahant Narayan lodged a compliant against him that he was harbouring dacoits. He was arrested and put to torture in thousands of ways.

The rulers of the time always disliked these compassionate deeds of his. Falsely charged he was imprisoned and first offered temptations and reward if he would denounce Sikhism and become a Muslim. He was tortured next, but even then he did not budge, remaining steadfast in his beliefs.

At last orders were issued to behead him. Bhai Sahib faced the death heroically and kept reciting the Jap)’i Sahib. He was beheaded on 23rd Assu, Samvat 1802 (1745 AD).The devotees built his Shaheed Ganj at this site (place of martyrdom). There are many shops in the name of Gurdwara and an estate worth Rs 100 per annum is granted to it since the Sikh period.It was maintained by the Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee from 1927 to -1947. Its maintenance was entrusted to Bhai Achchar Singh who later became Jathedar of Akal Taklt Sahib. Evacuee Trust Board has taken over the charge now.

ਗਤਕਾ ਅਖਾੜਾ ਟਾਂਡਾ ਦੇ ਨੋਜਵਾਨਾਂ ਵਲੋਂ ਸਰੀਰਕ ਸੰਜਮਤਾ, ਜਲਵਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਭਰਪੂਰ ਬਾਕਮਾਲ ਪੇਸ਼ਕਾਰੀ

ਰਾਜ ਕਰੇਗਾ ਖਾਲਸਾ ਗਤਕਾ ਅਖਾੜਾ ਟਾਂਡਾ ਦੇ ਸਿੱਖ ਨੋਜਵਾਨਾਂ ਵਲੋਂ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਸਰੀਰਕ ਤੰਦਰੁਸਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਸੰਜਮਤਾ ਨਾਲ ਭਰਪੂਰ ਜਲਵਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਸਫਲ ਪੇਸ਼ਕਾਰੀ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ ਹੈ ਉੱਥੇ ਉਹ ਆਪਣੇ ਵਿਰਸੇ, ਸਭਿਆਚਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਸਿੱਖੀ ਸਰੂਪ ਦੀ ਮਹਾਨਤਾ ਦਾ ਵੀ ਬਾਖੂਬੀ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਵਾ ਕਰ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ। ਨੋਜਵਾਨ ਪੀੜ੍ਹੀ ਨੂੰ ਧਰਮ ਅਤੇ ਸਭਿਆਚਾਰ ਨਾਲ ਜੋੜਨ ਦਾ ਇਹ ਚੰਗਾ ਉੱਦਮ ਹੈ ਅਜਿਹੇ […]

ਰਾਜ ਕਰੇਗਾ ਖਾਲਸਾ ਗਤਕਾ ਅਖਾੜਾ ਟਾਂਡਾ ਦੇ ਸਿੱਖ ਨੋਜਵਾਨਾਂ ਵਲੋਂ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਸਰੀਰਕ ਤੰਦਰੁਸਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਸੰਜਮਤਾ ਨਾਲ ਭਰਪੂਰ ਜਲਵਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਸਫਲ ਪੇਸ਼ਕਾਰੀ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ ਹੈ ਉੱਥੇ ਉਹ ਆਪਣੇ ਵਿਰਸੇ, ਸਭਿਆਚਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਸਿੱਖੀ ਸਰੂਪ ਦੀ ਮਹਾਨਤਾ ਦਾ ਵੀ ਬਾਖੂਬੀ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਵਾ ਕਰ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ। ਨੋਜਵਾਨ ਪੀੜ੍ਹੀ ਨੂੰ ਧਰਮ ਅਤੇ ਸਭਿਆਚਾਰ ਨਾਲ ਜੋੜਨ ਦਾ ਇਹ ਚੰਗਾ ਉੱਦਮ ਹੈ ਅਜਿਹੇ ਉਪਰਾਲਿਆ ਦਾ ਸਾਨੂੰ ਸਾਥ ਦੇਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਇਹਨਾਂ ਸਿੱਖ ਨੋਜਵਾਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਹੌਂਸਲਾ ਅਫ਼ਜਾਈ ਵੀ ਹਰ ਸੰਭਵ ਮਦਦ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਯਤਨ ਕਰਦੇ ਰਹਿਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ।

This SINGH in the Australian Defence Force trains combat engineers

In a remarkable display of diversity in the Australian Defence Force, Lt Amrinder Ghuman of the Royal Australian Engineers, is responsible for training new recruits at the School of Military Engineering (SME). Lieutenant Ghuman is responsible for training and preparing soldiers to be combat engineers within the Australian Army. On completion of their training, 2 […]

In a remarkable display of diversity in the Australian Defence Force, Lt Amrinder Ghuman of the Royal Australian Engineers, is responsible for training new recruits at the School of Military Engineering (SME).

Lieutenant Ghuman is responsible for training and preparing soldiers to be combat engineers within the Australian Army.

On completion of their training, 2 IET Troop conducted their march-out parade at the School of Military Engineering on 5th Jul 2017. Family and friends of the new sappers were present on the day, and witnessed the ceremonial parade led by the Troop Commander, Lt Ghuman.

We’re sharing some photos from the day, courtesy School of Military Engineering, and the Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel Markus Ludwig.

The Australian Defence Force has been involved in many initiatives to recruit more and more members of diverse backgrounds, so that the ADF is more reflective of the cultures, religions, genders and races that make up the nation’s demography.

In May this year, the ADF held community sessions in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide where officers from various multicultural backgrounds answered questions posed by members of the general community. Squadron Leader Vickram Grewal was one of those ADF members present at these sessions

“People could have misconceptions about whether or not ADF provides a welcoming environment to officers of multicultural backgrounds. Perhaps a Sikh may wonder if he can wear a turban or a kirpan [the ceremonial dagger carried by baptised Sikhs, and one of the five articles of faith]. We want to clear those misconceptions and answer any other questions that people may have,” said Sqn Ldr Grewal to SBS Punjabi.

“ADF wants to be the employer of choice for people from all walks of life. It is not about your background, culture or religion, but more about what capability and professionalism you can bring to the forces.”

In December 2016 SBS Punjabi reported on the army reservist, Officer Cadet Satbir Singh Kahlon, who has been hailed “as the poster boy of diversity in the Australian Army”, after he has been featured in couple of videos showcasing multiculturalism in the organisation. Click on the links below to views these and related videos.

This man lost his son, and now his mission is to save PUNJAB’s youth”

The northern Indian state of Punjab votes on Saturday for a new government. But the biggest issue confronting voters is not jobs or corruption, but a drugs epidemic that is sweeping the state. The BBC’s Sanjoy Majumder travelled there to find out why one of India’s most prosperous states is in danger of losing an […]

The northern Indian state of Punjab votes on Saturday for a new government. But the biggest issue confronting voters is not jobs or corruption, but a drugs epidemic that is sweeping the state.
The BBC’s Sanjoy Majumder travelled there to find out why one of India’s most prosperous states is in danger of losing an entire generation to drug abuse.

“This is him when he was in his first grade. He had just won a school competition.”
Mukhtiar Singh smiles wistfully as he shows me a faded picture of his son Manjit, from a family album.
“In my wildest dreams I could not imagine what was to happen to him.”

Manjit, 28, died in June last year because of a drug overdose. His father, a worker in the government’s power department, marched through the streets of his village carrying his son’s body, and then addressed a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

“I told the prime minister he needed to step in to save Punjab’s youth from drugs. Our children are dying and nothing is being done.”
Seven months later, Mr Singh is battling to highlight Punjab’s alarming drugs problem.
A recent government study suggests that more than 860,000 young men in the state, between the ages of 15-35, take some form of drugs.

Heroin is the most preferred, used by 53% of all addicts. But opium and synthetic drugs such as crystal methamphetamine are also common.

“My mission is to save Punjab’s youth,” Mr Singh tells me as we sit on the roof of his modest two-room home. “I have carried my son’s body on my shoulders. It’s something I don’t want any other parent to experience.”
‘Easily available’

It is astonishing how widespread the problem is. One estimate says that more than two-thirds of Punjab’s households have at least one addict in the family.

Across the state, from villages in the lush green countryside to bustling towns and cities, young men huddle together in cemeteries, abandoned buildings or plain fields, smoking, snorting or shooting up.
Tarn Taran, a district located along the border with Pakistan is one of the worst affected.

In the main town’s civil hospital, which also serves as a centre to fight addiction, young men with glazed eyes hang around.
In the space of 20 minutes, I see a number of transactions unfold in full public view. They are approached by peddlers, money swiftly exchanges hands before a little packet is handed over.
The men then slink away behind a wall.

Beyond it is a derelict building, surrounded by rubbish and reeking of urine. Strewn all around are used syringes and broken bottles of prescription medicines.

“It’s ridiculously easily available,” Jasprit Singh tells me.
Jasprit, who is from Tarn Taran, used to be an addict, but says that he has been clean for the past four years.

“Heroin, synthetic drugs – you name it, I’ve done it all. When I scored for the first time, I felt as if I was experiencing something wonderful,” he says.

“I felt like something had been missing from my life until then.”

He now works at the same rehab centre where he underwent his recovery programme, counselling drug addicts.
“I tell them that if I can give up drugs, anyone can.”

The Hermitage rehab centre is housed in an impressive two-storey building set amid lush green lawns. Inmates, called students not patients, receive counselling, psychiatric and medical treatment here.

It’s one of hundreds of rehab centres that have sprung up across the state in the past few years.

The inmates come from a variety of backgrounds. They include judges, police officials, pop musicians, students and quite a few women.

“The women are the most difficult to treat,” the institute’s director, JPS Bhatia, says.
“Many of them are abandoned by their families. Most have been sexually molested when they try and seek help, by unscrupulous counsellors and doctors, even the police.”

Punjab’s proximity to Afghanistan and Pakistan, with which it shares a border, has meant that it’s a major transit route in the lucrative drug smuggling trade. That’s one reason why heroin is so readily available.

But why are its youth so susceptible? Drug consumption in Punjab is three times the national average.
Agriculture, which brought the state its wealth, is stagnating and with little industrialisation there is high unemployment.

And in the 1980s, Punjab was in the grip of a violent separatist militancy which has now ebbed but has left its scars.

“We got rid of terrorism only for it to be replaced with narcotics-terrorism,” says Dr Bhatia.
“And we just have not been prepared to deal with it or even come to terms with the problems faced by our youth.”

Source-BBC.com