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Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Aagman Diwas was celebrated in Calgary by educating inspectors, sergeants, police officers, recruits and civilians about Guru Nanak Dev Ji at the Calgary Police headquarters.

It turned out to be a great success was a great turn out and officers were invited to stop by to have cha, samosas, pakore, gulabjaman and jalebi’s or get a turban tied while talking to them about the founder of Sikhism and what Sikhi was all about.
“If we are to have peace on earth… our loyalties must transcend our race, our tribe, our class, and our nation; and this means we must develop a world perspective” -Martin Luther King Jr

Prakash Purav of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji was celebrated in Akal Academy Bilga.

After Nitnam, Saloks of 9 Mahalla were recited by students and bhog of 21 Shri Sehaj Path was commenced. Students presented poems, shabads, Kavishri, group song, action song, chorography and dhadhi waran. In addition to this class 2 students recited Chopai Sahib Path with musical instruments.

Followed by this, students of Class IV explained the meaning of Mool Manter in a very impressive way. Parents were impressed to watch the heart warming performances of students.

An exhibition was also held related with all subjects. Models of Science, Social studies and Computer were displayed .Art & craft items were also part of exhibition. Students displayed items made by them using waste material.

A religious exhibition based on Gurdwaras related with Guru Nanak Dev Ji was also there. Handmade paintings related with sahid singh displayed by S. Iqbal Singh of Ludhiana were also centre of attraction for the spectators.

They appreciated the efforts made by staff members and the students. Guru Ka Langar was served to everyone.

Manpreet Singh Kanpuri, an eminent member of the Sikh community expresses his stand for #BanSikhJokes. He stresses on the precious contributions of the Sikhs and why they should not be targeted as a subject for casual fun.

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For years now, the Sikh community has been ridiculed, insulted, poked fun at, and portrayed as naive idiots, foolish and an object of amusement, all “in good nature.”

While we are a fun loving community, and love our culture, the Bhangra, the language, we DO NOT like when “12 Baje Jokes” or “Santa Banta Jokes” are cracked at our expense. It is not about Sikhs not being able to take a joke, it’s about hurting our religious sentiments.

Bullying is not funny. Nor is making fun of my religion.

A PIL in the Supreme Court is asking for websites specialising in these jokes to be banned. This is our time to take action.

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Members of the Sikh community will team up with the Midland Langar Seva Society to provide food for the homeless people of Exeter.
The act of hospitality comes as Sikhs across the globe celebrate the birthday of the religion’s founder Guru Nanak.

One of the three pillars of the religion involves helping those in need, and on Sunday members of the Sikh faith will do just that by hosting a community kitchen at Exeter Cathedral. From 5pm.
Chaz Singh, who will be helping out at the event, said:

“As members of the Sikh community we’ll be offering a vegetarian meal to those in the Exeter community that need it most, regardless of religion, gender or social class. One of the 3 pillars of Sikhism is helping those in need and we can all say on behalf of the Sikh community that we are thrilled to be helping out this way to coincide with Guru Nanak’s birth in Exeter”

A Pakistani female commando was spotted at Wagah railway station, standing guard as Indian Sikhs boarded the train to visit Nankana Sahib on the auspicious occasion of Gurpurab. Several hundred Sikh pilgrims took a special train to arrive in Pakistan to attend the three-day long festivity commemorating 547th birthday of Guru Nanak.

At a time when India is grappling with the menace of intolerance, this photograph shows how humanity knows no communal discord.

As Daily Pakistan reported, the message behind this powerful image is twofold. First, it breaks through the threshold that divides India and Pakistan on religion.

While it comes as a surprise for most of us, a woman Pakistani guard deserves as much respect as any male commando should.

And hats off to Pakistan for taking a giant step towards upholding communal tolerance.

~ Source- IndiaTimes

‘Flying Sikh’ Milkha Singh flagged off the 13 edition of the ‘Hyderabad 10K Run’ in which around 10,000 enthusiasts participated, displaying their willingness to run for a cause.

Addressing sports enthusiasts from the city who gathered in thousands, the legendary athlete cited examples of US President Barack Obama, and himself when it came to working hard with commitment and will power.

Singh urged those present at the venue to achieve bigger things with the same kind of determination, a release said. Expressing happiness on hosting such an event that encourages people to take interest in sports, he urged all of them to continue the same throughout their life.

He further urged the ‘Hyderabad 10K Run’ organisers to set up a training academy for budding runners, irrespective of their financial status.

~ Source: www.gdnonline.com

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong pays tribute to the Sikh community, which he said has made significant contributions in many fields since the early days.

These include important contributions in academia, business, civil service, judiciary and politics.

Speaking at the Sikh Community Dinner, Mr Lee said the Government has and will continue to support the Sikh community in many ways. For example, Punjabi and four other minority Indian languages are officially recognised as a second language in schools.

The Government also supported the formation of the Singapore Sikh Foundation through the Education Ministry, to facilitate the teaching of Punjabi. It enacted the Central Sikh Gurdwara Board Act to form the Central Sikh Gurdwara Board to look after the community’s needs, and granted the Sikh Welfare Council the Institution of Public Character status to support fund-raising.

Said Mr Lee: “I’m very glad to see that the demand for these activities is also growing. I know you have some space constraints. In line with our consistent support for the community, we will look positively at the Sikh community’s growing needs to see how we can be helpful.”

At the dinner, Mr Lee also launched a milestone book published by the Young Sikh Association in conjunction with SG50. The book “Singapore at 50 – 50 Sikhs and Their Contributions” honours 50 notable Sikhs who have contributed to Singapore’s development.

Mr Lee hopes the book will inspire the next generation of Sikhs to excel and serve Singapore. The 50 Sikhs were selected from about 250 nominations by an independent panel chaired by Prof Tan Tai Yong, Executive Vice President (Academic Affairs) at the Yale-NUS College.

In conjunction with the launch, the Singapore Sikh Education Foundation (SSEF) – which administrates Punjabi as a second language in Singapore – also celebrated its 25th anniversary by honouring teachers and staff who have been with the organisation since its inception.

~ Source: www.channelnewsasia.com

Panditrao Dharennavar, assistant professor of Government college of Chandigarh lends support and raises voice against jokes that ridicule SIKHS as a Community.

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The 40-year-old took it all upon himself to learn PUNJABI and left no opportunity to promote Punjabi.

Panditrao, who hails from Karnataka, has written eight books in Punjabi and translated Japji Sahib and Sukhmani Sahib into Kannada.

He has also translated holy book Zafarnama (the letter by the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh, to Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in 1705. Prof.

He stands up firm for this cause and hopes the requisite action is taken by the Supreme Court

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