Man Jeete Jag Jeet
Conquer your mind and conquer the world.

World around is filthy.

Lots of enticements and temptations around us.

Stand up amid dirt and filth.

By attaining the virtues and annihilating the vices

the life can be made immaculate and the soul can be purified.

To attain virtues is a real form of worship.

God prevails where there is veracity and purity.

The real veneration is a simple, truthful and pure way of life.

And can be attained only by winning your own mind.

And it will be a triumph over the battle of life.

-Ramneet Kaur

The enlightened luminary lead his life at an immeasurably higher pedestal than those of ordinary mortals. The fact that the life story of this sages has been written by none other than Sant Teja Singh himself, makes them all the more credible.

He resigned from the Army to fulfill his burning desire of immersing in the Divine Realm. He started his march on
foot from Dera Ghazi Khan (now in Pakistan) to Hazur Sahib in Maharashtra. In a deeply devotional state and immersed in the Divine Name, he would march for hundreds of miles at a stretch reciting ‘Wahe’ while putting the left foot forward and ‘Guru’ when the right one went forward. At Hazur Sahib, Sant Ji mediated continuously for two years on the banks of the river Godavari. He was so much engrossed in meditation on the Divine Name that he spent weeks together without food. He neither longed nor went anywhere for food but would take it whenever anybody offered him. Otherwise, he used to live only on the water of the river Godavari.

From Hazur Sahib, he walked across the country to Haridwar and Rishikesh (Uttarakhand) passing through thick forests. In the forests of Rishikesh, he remained engrossed in Samadhi (trance) near a fountain, where wild animals would often come for water at night. Unmindful of this, he remained immersed in deep meditation here for almost a year.

While at Rishikesh, he expressed his desire of meditating constantly at a calm, quiet and secluded place to Sant Ram Singh of Thamali, who persuaded him to accompany him to hermitages in Sialkot and Rawalpindi regions (now in Pakistan) for the holy pursuit. Both walked to Sialkot through Sirmore (in Himachal Pradesh). They followed the route of Rishikesh, Dehradun, Paonta Sahib, Baru, Kumharhatti, Anandpur Sahib, Una, Gurdaspur and to Sialkot. They paid obeisance at the holy shrines of Paonta Sahib and Anandpur Sahib and then meditated at the hitherto unrevealed Baru.

The life story of this great saint is bound to inspire the youth to become better human beings

Divine messengers, saints and sages for the uplift of mankind and providing divine peace by extinguishing the fire of lust, wrath, avarice, attachment and vanity prevalent all over the world. Since the creation of the universe, the world has seen the reincarnation of divine souls from time to time for guiding the bewildered humanity to the right path.
Following Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s rule and the annexation of Punjab by the British in 1849, a large number of weak-minded Sikhs (disciple of spirituality) started deviating from their faith and their number reduced from 10 million to a mere million. The situation was so alarming that the British Government even went on to prophesy that the Sikhs would become extinct by the year 1900. At this critical juncture for Sikh community, the Supreme Being sent Sant Attar Singh as His messenger to this material world in 1866 so that the Sikh Panth may again be revived. Sant Attar Singh dedicated all his life to austere meditation, Naam-Simran, human welfare, education and guiding the Khalsa Panth and the humanity in distress. In his lifetime, Sant Ji initiated into Khalsa fold as many as 1.4 million people and brought them back into the fold of Sikhism. As a result, when Sant Ji left this mortal world in 1927, the number of Sikhs had increased from 1 million to 4 million.

Sant Attar Singh, one of the most widely known and respected Sants in modern times, was born in village Cheema of the erstwhile Jind State (now in district Sangrur, Punjab), on 28 March, 1866 to Baba Karam Singh and Mata Bholi. Baba Karam Singh earned his livelihood by farming and also rendered service to the visiting saints and sages.

From early childhood, Sant Ji showed signs of his future greatness. He used to perform quiet meditation on Divine Name. Even at the age of five, he remained engrossed in meditation for long hours. At the age of seven, he was taken to the village school to begin his formal education, which he politely declined saying that he would receive only that education, which led to the realization of Truth.

In 1885, Sant Attar Singh joined the Army, where he got initiated into the Khalsa fold by the ‘five beloved ones’ headed by Baba Jodh Singh. During this stint in the Army, he devoted his time in studying the sacred books and meditating on the Divine Name. He was very active in military duties too and attained the first place in marksmanship. The news of the death of his father moved him immensely to immerse in the Divine Realm at the earliest.

The 43-year-old took it all upon himself to protect the protect dignity and honor of all women in spite of caste, creed, religion, region, and status.

Punjabi is not his mother tongue but he is its true son.

During this bicycle expedition to promote Punjabi, Panditrao Dharennavar has sought state government’s direction for a check on vulgarity in the lyrics of popular Punjabi songs.

Moreover, In the course of his travels, he also delivers social messages as he speaks against the practice of female foeticide, a social problem that has left Punjab with the lowest sex ratio in the country. He is also against the practice of dowry.

Panditrao Dharenavar requested for Suo Motu Cognizance to be issued against Vulgar, Alcoholic and weaponry song’s lyrists, song recording companies, singers, TV Channels, FMs, DJs, and U-Tube as they pass derogatory remarks and play songs which make extremely misogynistic, offensive, unethical and shows an extreme disrespect towards the dignity of women.

Whereas remarks against women by singers in Punjabi, Bhojpuri, Kannada, Tamil etc language songs are strongly condemnable, therefore issue Suo Motu Cognizance against Vulgar, Alcoholic and Weaponry songs lyrists, composers and singers and seek a satisfactory explanation from such singers.

Uttarakhand High Court issued a notice to Uttarakhand government to control vulgarity in public place and Punjab and Haryana High Court have also issued Suo Motu Cognizance on the issue of loud amplified music creating a nuisance.

His own Public Interest Litigation is under the purview of Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh which is seeking Censor Board on vulgar, Alcoholic and Weaponry songs.

There is no other better organization than National Commission for Women which can control disrespect to women thorough vulgar, Alcoholic and Weaponry songs.

It is our fundamental duty to be part of this mission and protect dignity and honor of all women in spite of caste, creed, religion, region, and status.

This man on a mission has left no stone unturned to bring a drastic social change.

He works on his laptop, uses his mobile phone and does everything that you and I can do, yet he is different, courage is his middle name. After losing both arms to an electric shock in 2011, 19-year-old para-athlete Chandeep Singh from Jammu and Kashmir converted his disability into ability, winning two gold medals for India in the recently concluded Kimunyong Cup Taekwondo Championship in South Korea. “Family is happy, friends and family are giving me full support, this is purely God’s help that he is guiding me to move on in life, my next goal is world championships next year, I want to be a world champion”, said Chandeep Singh.

“We encouraged him and he kept moving on, his courage acted like a balm on our wounds, I feel proud as a mother”, said Jagpreet Kaur, mother of Chandeep Singh.

Before his accident, Chandeep excelled in football, athletics and skating at school, zonal and national levels. But losing his arms didn’t break his spirit, days after he was released from the hospital, he was back in the sports arena, with a new resolve, to win it big in Taekwondo and skating.

Before bagging gold in South Korea, he has won gold medals in Asian Taekwondo Championship at Vietnam and International Taekwondo Championship at Nepal.

After the accident, he found a mentor in sports legend Milkha Singh who guided him all through.

“I want to say that Chandeep is making his country proud, others should also emulate and perform similar feats when Chandeep came to my home, I saw that he is working his laptop and mobile with feet, he doesn’t have hands, I was really moved”, said Milkha Singh

Where there is a will, there is a way, Chandeep Singh has proven that if one has determination nothing is impossible.

Source- sports.ndtv.com

Right through from Vijay Chowk to Red Fort, all contingents salute only once – they salute the President of India. But, the Sikh Regiment salutes twice. The second salute is to Gurdwara SisGanj. The sewadars in return shower rose petals on the brave Sikh soldiers.

Right through from Vijay Chowk to Red Fort, all contingents salute only once – they salute the President of India. But, the Sikh Regiment salutes twice. The second salute is to Gurdwara SisGanj. The sewadars in return shower rose petals on the brave Sikh soldiers.
As per his account he did it first during the full dress rehearsal when the Gurdwara was pleasantly surprised. When he did it again on the actual parade the contingent was pleasantly surprised by the shower of rose petals by the spectators from both sides – the petals provided by the Gurdwara.

This tradition now has been set for years now.

The original story by Col Injo Gakhal…”DAHINAY DEKH” & ROSE PETAL SHOWER !!

1. It was 24 Jan 1979 the full-dress rehearsal for the Republic Day Parade. Having marched for the major part of 14 odd Kilometers we were nearing the end towards the Red Fort, where refreshments and transport awaited us. The march started from Vijay Chowk , past the Rajpath Saluting base keeping India Gate to our right onto Curzon road(KG Marg), to Connaught Place- Minto bridge-Ram Lila ground- Chawri Bazar- Kinari Bazar-Sis Ganj Gurdwara Sahib-Chandni Chowk ending on the front lawns of the Red Fort. As we approached Chandni Chowk, Gurudwara SisGanj loomed on to our right. As per Sikh Regimental tradition as contingent commander I ordered the Sikh Regiment marching contingent “Dhainay Dekh” and lowered my sword in salute. The Gurdwara managers were taken by surprise as were the hordes of spectators lining the road. On reaching the Red Fort the Contingent was brought to rest, but the Gurdwara Savadars had caught up with us to serve ‘Karah Prasad’, refreshments and reward.

2. Come 26 jan 1979, as we approached Sisganj Gurdwara Sahib and I ordered “Dahinay Dekh”, the Gurdwara management was prepared this time. Rose petals were showered on us from both sides of the road amidst loud jaikaras of Sat sri Akal!

Baba Guru Nanak is not only loved by Sikhs but also by Muslims and Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib is testament to this.

“Baba ji spent the last 18 years of his life at this gurdwara,” Rafique, a caretaker at the gurdwara.

Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib is situated around 120 kilometers from Lahore and a few kilometers away from Narowal. It was constructed by the Raja of Patiala Bhupinder Singh between 1921 and 1929.

Its white edifice is set against lush green farms and the ‘grave’ is the first thing people see upon entering its premises.

However, this structure is not an actual grave. “The people only found Baba ji’s chador and flowers, and not his body,” Rafique explained. “The grave you see in the veranda was built by the Muslims.”

It is said that the Sikh and Muslim followers of Baba Guru Nanak started fighting over what was left of him. The elders divided the chador and flowers, and two graves were built. The other grave is located inside the walls of the gurdwara.

“Around 100 people, mostly Muslims, come to pay their respects to Baba ji,” Rafique said.

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The historic bout comes after the ban on facial hair by England Boxing was overturned in 2018. The ban meant practicing Sikhs were unable to pursue winning national titles, or building up amateur experience helpful for professional boxing. following dialogue with Sikh organisations such as Lions MMA, Budha Dal and Sikh PA, as well as individuals such as Dr Harbir Singh and lawyer and Sikh educator Amandeep Singh.

The end of the ban came into effect on June 1st last year but due to the amateur boxing season’s schedule, the first Sikh Amritdhari competitors will box this February. An Amritdhari Sikh is one that has been initiated into the Khalsa, the collective army of initiated Sikhs, who commit to following a Sikh way of life, being ambassadors of compassion, justice, courage and tolerance. The Khalsa also agree to a code of conduct which includes not cutting hair, leading to boxing’s ban on beards conflicting with Sikh practice.

Charanpal Singh began training in boxing 18 months ago and was soon encouraged by his coaches at Warley ABC, a well established amateur boxing club, to compete in official competition. Although the beard ban was not going to affect the baby-faced teenager, Charanpal Singh would not compete knowing his ambitions in official amateur competition would be curtailed when his beard grew. That was until the beard ban was overturned eight months ago.

‘It wasn’t something I had to think about, I wasn’t going to change myself or the principles of Sikhi by removing Kes (unshorn hair). My Kes is a part of who I am, as an Amritdhari Sikh.

‘Some boxers mentioned that my beard hasn’t fully grown, so why not just fight. I explained to them it’s not about how much beard a person has, it’s about the removal of hair , which I would never support.

‘The end of the beard ban means I can add boxing to my Sikhi discipline. My Sikhi requires me to have a healthy lifestyle to be disciplined in both physical and mental wellbeing. It enables me to feel self-confident. I believe it is about self-care and compassion and promotes the importance for a Sikh being a protector of others (sant and solider). Both work together’ said Charanpal Singh.

Charanpal Singh is just the first, with other Amritdhari Sikhs also set for bouts in 2019, making this a groundbreaking year for both England Boxing and the Sikh community. However, Charanpal Singh is aware his ambitions still come with obstacles, as the beard ban is still in place at international level. Lions MMA, the Sikh ethos mixed-martial-arts organisation that run 11 boxing clubs across the UK, are working towards an official challenge on the international amateur boxing beard ban by the AIBA and also in countries where Sikhs are affected, such as India. Canada is the only other country to have overturned the beard ban in official amateur boxing after Ontario flyweight champion Pardeep Singh Nagra fought it in 1999, leading to a court battle and rule change in 2001.

Charanpal Singh said of his ambitions in boxing, ‘I want to have a good, long amateur career to reach the higher amateur ranks. This experience will take me to the next level and when the time is right with a good amateur pedigree, I would like to go into the professional game.

‘The Olympics would be a goal to strive for but until the international beard ban is lifted, this ambition will have to wait.’

Source- sikhpa.com

Our Benevolent King

His benevolence limitless.

His benevolence ceaseless.

His benevolence casteless.

His benevolence from his heart.

His benevolence touches every heart.

His benevolence moves every heart.

His benevolence prime.

His benevolence sublime.

His benevolence for time.

His benevolence for everyone.

His benevolence supreme one.

His benevolence extreme one.

His benevolence for the world.

His benevolence in the world.

His benevolence beyond the world.

His benevolence is the benefaction of Divine.

-Ramneet Kaur

Anmoldeep Singh, a student of Akal Academy, Reethkheri has cracked the CA foundation and secured all rank 9. As per the records in school, he secured a perfect CGPA 10 in class X and was a school topper in commerce stream in Class XII. Currently he is pursuing BCOM from Bikram College of Commerce. School principal honoured him for bringing laurels to the Sikh community and his institution!