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Worlds Oldest Runner- 104 Yrs Old Fauja Singh heads a Charity Walk to Raise Money for Nepal!

A charity walk has helped raise thousands of pounds for a Black Country Man to go to Nepal to help in the relief effort in the wake of two major earthquakes. Around 70 people ranging from children to World’s Oldest Runner, 104 Baba Fauja Singh took on the 11.5 mile route at Aston University Sports […]

A charity walk has helped raise thousands of pounds for a Black Country Man to go to Nepal to help in the relief effort in the wake of two major earthquakes. Around 70 people ranging from children to World’s Oldest Runner, 104 Baba Fauja Singh took on the 11.5 mile route at Aston University Sports Ground which generated around 4000 Euros.

Baba Fauja Singh who is originally from India and now based in Essex is a keen charity supporter & took up running at the age of 59. He is widely recognized as the Oldest Marathon runner in the World.

This is not the first time members of Midland Langar Sewa Society have stepped into support people in time of desperation. While there are helped to clear paths & flooded homes as well as assist in retrieving belongings.

~ Source: expressandstar.co.uk

Everyone from all over the world and all walks of life just wants to get together and help. It was a blissful view to witness people pouring out their generosity for the noble cause.

Rural students across Akal Academies keep their heads high with 98.35% Results in Class XII CBSE!

Armed with Value Based Education as well as modern scientific education, students of Akal Academy excel in their academic field with exceptional performances! Education is imparted with a personal touch, believing that each student is born to live the life of his dreams. It is ensured that the students do not have to undertake tuitions […]

Armed with Value Based Education as well as modern scientific education, students of Akal Academy excel in their academic field with exceptional performances!

Education is imparted with a personal touch, believing that each student is born to live the life of his dreams. It is ensured that the students do not have to undertake tuitions for external guidance, Academy staff holds the responsibility of support & guidance beyond schooling hours is fulfilled by the within the school itself, even if it has to be working beyond the stipulated hours.

The following is an overview of the Overall Results-

Total Students appeared- 425
Total Students passed- 418
Above 90%- 38
Highest %- 97.20%
Aggregate percentage- 71.14%

~ Tapasleen Kaur
~ New Delhi, 30th May ’15

Series of Paintings “Raagas & I” inspired by the Raagas of the Sri Guru Granth Sahb Ji by Dr Navjeet Kaur!

The autumn is the ideal time to recite this raag … Guru Amardas ji says…. Ang 1128 The entire universe is made of the same clay! The potter Lord has shaped us into all sorts of vessels.. The five elements came together to form humans… Who can say which is less which is more. Maatee […]

The autumn is the ideal time to recite this raag …
Guru Amardas ji says….
Ang 1128

The entire universe is made of the same clay!
The potter Lord has shaped us into all sorts of vessels..
The five elements came together to form humans…
Who can say which is less which is more.

Maatee Ek Sagal sansaara
Bahau bidh bhaandey gharey ghumiaara.
Panch tut mil deyhee ka aakara
Ghut vudh ko karey beechaara.

We are ALL created from the same cosmic clay!
Vessels of varying sizes, shapes and colors….
It is the same cosmic clay.
It is His Play…….
Sikhi teaches this deep sense of brotherhood of man…..so relevant for today….

~ By Dr Navjeet Kaur

An Exclusive Series of Paintings “Raagas & I”

The ideal season to recite this raag is in the spring time. Guru Nanak Dev Ji tells us ….. Ang 1168: ….Among the months, blessed is this month of Basant when spring arrives. Blossom forth O my consciousness, contemplate on The Lord of the universe forever and ever. The thought of spring, the fields become […]

The ideal season to recite this raag is in the spring time.
Guru Nanak Dev Ji tells us …..

Ang 1168: ….Among the months, blessed is this month of Basant when spring arrives. Blossom forth O my consciousness, contemplate on The Lord of the universe forever and ever.

The thought of spring, the fields become green, spring blossoms abound along with the yellow mustard flowers…

Spring also brings memories of the festival of kite flying that is celebrated at this time of year.

The kites fly high in the sky. I beg, may the string of my life’s kite always be connected with You O Lord.

~ by Dr Navjeet Kaur

Meet the stars who have earned a big name for their families and our schools from across – Akal Academies!

Applaud the 63 Rural students who scored 10 CGPA with only Free Tuitions provided by School! Kalgidhar Society- Baru Sahib have strived to take charge of 129 academies which are set up in remote inaccessible areas, which are generally missed out by government and private education system, which find them enviable. Students are armed with […]

Applaud the 63 Rural students who scored 10 CGPA with only Free Tuitions provided by School!

Kalgidhar Society- Baru Sahib have strived to take charge of 129 academies which are set up in remote inaccessible areas, which are generally missed out by government and private education system, which find them enviable. Students are armed with Value Based Education as well as modern scientific education, providing them a platform to rise.

It is imbibing Human Values to around 5500 students in its lap and around 60,000 students studying in 129 Akal Academies across North India.

Education is imparted with a personal touch, believing that each student is born to live the life of his dreams.

Teachers always ensure there is no need for students to look for expensive tuitions or external guidance. The most surprising part is that none of the students of Akal Academies are used to the tradition of taking tuitions; Academy staff holds the responsibility of support & guidance beyond schooling hours is fulfilled by the within the school itself, even if it has to be working beyond the stipulated hours.

Much Deserved Success for the staff, management & the students!

~ Tapasleen Kaur
~ New Delhi, 30th May ’15

Inspired by Sikh Faith, This Dutch Nuclear Scientist gets Baptized & does his best to Promotes Sikhi!

Theodorus Singh Teekgur (formerly known as Theodorus Snellen) is a native Dutchman, born and raised in the south of the Netherlands.

Theodorus was born in 1954 and lived through the exiting 60′s, the ‘cultural-feministic-hippie’ revolution in the Netherlands. In 1977 he got a bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering, served a year in the Dutch army and in 1980 he got a bachelor degree in Physics.

After receiving his masters in 1985 in Experimental Nuclear Physics from the Technical University of Eindhoven and he started working in the research department of the national Telecom provider (PTT-KPN-TNO). A job Theodorus held until 2009 when he went into early retirement.

Theodorus was born and raised as a Roman Catholic but like many people in the Netherlands he was not very active in practicing his religion. In the 90′s he lost all interest and stopped visiting church all together. In spring 2009 Theodorus learned about Sikhism through the internet. As he didn’t know anything about it and being the researcher he started exploring Sikh faith . By summer 2009 Theodorus ‘declared’ himself Sikh, which came as a big surprise to himself too as he is not really inclined to spirituality.

Although he thought to become a ‘Cyber- Sikh’ he did meet the local Sikh community in the Netherlands and got involved with ‘Sikhs in Holland’. This is an organisation that works with and for the whole Dutch Sikh community. At first Theodorus did translations (from English to Dutch) of Sikh stories. Later he gave lectures (in Dutch) on Sikhism for Dutch Gurdware visitors and in children visiting from the secondary schools. He also got involved in the Belgium problems with Turbans in schools and helped out there for a couple of years. Theodorus translated the Rehat Maryada, The Sikh Code of Conduct into Dutch (is to be published this year).

At the moment he is translating the Nitnem Gurbani texts into Dutch and help out in the Dutch Sikh community with regard to acceptance of 5 K’s. Theodorus still do lectures on Sikhism in schools and Gurdware and in settings where interested Dutch people gather. He is also working on setting up a ‘national representative organisation’ for the Sikhs in the Netherlands to be able to communicate on a national level with Government and semi-governmental organisation.

The TV report was made in early 2014 by a local (provincial) TV station, Omroep Braban. It is part of a series of remarkable inhabitants of the province of Brabant. In the video you’ll see that Theodorus is trying to live up to the standards for being initiated (taking Amrit).

He was blesses with Amrit in 2014 since then he has changed his name from Theodorus Snellen to Theodorus Singh Teekgur.

~ Source: Sangat Television South

New Motor Road reduces the Trek to Hemkunt Sahib by 4 kms!

With a motor road built between Govindghat and Pulna, the 22-km trek to the Himalayan Sikh shrine of Hemkunt Sahib has been reduced by four km. Pilgrims visiting Hemkunt Sahib will now be able to go in their vehicles upto Pulna from where they will have to traverse a distance of only 18 km on […]

With a motor road built between Govindghat and Pulna, the 22-km trek to the Himalayan Sikh shrine of Hemkunt Sahib has been reduced by four km.

Pilgrims visiting Hemkunt Sahib will now be able to go in their vehicles upto Pulna from where they will have to traverse a distance of only 18 km on foot to reach the shrine, Chamoli District Magistrate Ashok Kumar said. Better facilities including rain shelters and tourist amenity centres have also been made for pilgrims on the 18-km trek route this year, he said.

Yatra to Hemkunt Sahib will begin on May 30 as portals of the shrine are scheduled to reopen on June 1. However, the 18-km route is not completely ready yet for pilgrims with a four km stretch between Ghangharia and Hemkunt still clogged with snow.

But the district magistrate has expressed confidence that everything will fall into place by the time the yatra begins.

Powerlines damaged in snow avalanches at Hemkunt and Ghangharia in the past have all been restored, he said, adding that measures have also been taken to deal with avalanches and additional police deployment is being made in more vulnerable areas for the safety of pilgrims.

Located at a height of about 16,000 ft, Hemkunt Sahib is the highest altitude pilgrimage centre for Sikhs and is thronged by lakhs of devotees from across the country and abroad. It is closed with the onset of winter every year due to snowbound conditions.

Meanwhile, Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat has asked the Centre to begin flight operations between Chandigarh, Amritsar, and Dehradun in view of Hemkunt Sahib pilgrimage beginning from June1. The request was made by Rawat in a letter to civil aviation minister P Gajapathi Raju, an official release here said.

~ Source – HindustanTimes

#BaruSahib campus goes Eco-Friendly with Effluent Treatment plants!

Along with academic excellence #AkalAcademy Baru Sahib also takes concern about the environment. Sewage (toilets and oil) Treatment plants work round the clock to ensure that all effluents are treated and biodegradable. Minimizing waste and making it more environment-friendly. Adding to this all the sewage is collected & churned into useful products like handmade paper. […]

Along with academic excellence #AkalAcademy Baru Sahib also takes concern about the environment. Sewage (toilets and oil) Treatment plants work round the clock to ensure that all effluents are treated and biodegradable. Minimizing waste and making it more environment-friendly.

Adding to this all the sewage is collected & churned into useful products like handmade paper. It generates enough employment for the unemployed along with maintaining the eco- balance of the surrounding areas.

~ Tapasleen Kaur
~ New Delhi, 28th May ’15

This child was tormented; his life made a misery and it drove him to taking his life!

This went un-noticed for a long time before he decided it had come to a stage where he could not take it anymore. He shares his cold-blooded experience which sadly highlights his emotions when exposed to torment at the hands of race-hate pupils. Consistent bullying drove him to depression and misery. Vijay Singh was a bright 13-year-old boy from Manchester.

He voices his thought & emotions in a piece of poetry which will touch a Nerve in you & will drag your attention to this serious problem faced by the youngster who want to adorn themselves as Pooran Sikhs but are choked with misunderstandings about their religion.

MONDAY -My money was taken
TUESDAY-Boys called me names
WEDNESDAY-My uniform was torn
THURSDAY-My body pours with blood
FRIDAY-It’s ended
SATURDAY-Freedom

Most of his fellow students did not have the understanding why he wore a turban. Racist boys would beat him up when going to school, in school and also while going home. He was half their size, but size did not matter. They would knock his turban off and punch his eyes, so what if he cried they thought.

Bullying must stop, It is more alive than ever and the more we turn a blind eye to the issues, the closer we are to losing people we dearly love.

We are all equal- regardless of race, faith or beliefs.

So Share the voice of the voiceless & stand for them!

Commemorating Shahidi Gurpurab of Guru Arjan Dev Ji at Akal Academy, Gomptipul

The supreme sacrifice of Guru Arjun Dev ji for the cause of religion ushered a new era in the history of Sikhism. On May 22, 2015, a grand programme was organized in the premises of Gurudwara Gomti Sahib to commemorate this historic and tragic day. All the school children along with their class teachers presented […]

The supreme sacrifice of Guru Arjun Dev ji for the cause of religion ushered a new era in the history of Sikhism. On May 22, 2015, a grand programme was organized in the premises of Gurudwara Gomti Sahib to commemorate this historic and tragic day.

All the school children along with their class teachers presented themselves very devotedly in Darbar Sahib. The early morning witnessed a very pleasant devotional surrounding as fragrance of chanting of the holy verses, hymns and shalokas from the scriptures filled the atmosphere with divine echos. The Akal children, after the morning nitnem, recited the path of Sri Sukhmani Sahib and then a number of activities related with the life of Guru Sahib were performed.

A part from bhog ceremony a variety of other programmes and activities were prepared and beautifully performed on the stage.

A group of students from class VI sang in favour of “Khalsa”. Class V students Arshdeep Singh glorified Guruji’s sacrifice through “ Tatti Naloon Tattey nain Iraadey”. Class VIII students Manjot Singh, Dilpreet Singh held the congregation spell-bound with their recitation of “ Sri Guru Arjun Dev ji Sahib” and a Kavishri- describing the martyrdom of Guru Sahib. Recitation of shabad “ Khet jo Madio Soorma” and “ Japio jin Arjun Dev Guru by class XII and seven students emotionally recounted the importance of the invaluable sacrifices of Guru sahib.

At this juncture a “ Shabeel” was organized and the devotees were served with sweet water and black boiled chanas”(gram) as Guru Ka Atoot Langar. All the influential personalities of the area were also these to enjoy the discourses of the religious heads.

The programme came to an end with the Ardas by Gurpal Singh of class XII and a speech of principal Madam Mrs. Pawan Sahni.

~ Tapasleen Kaur
~ New Delhi, 28th May ’15