A retired cobbler from northern India, Mahashta Mûrasi, claims he was born in January 1835, making him not only the oldest man on earth, but the oldest to have ever lived, according to the Guinness World Records. According to Indian officials, the man was born at home in the city of Bangalore on 6th January […]
A retired cobbler from northern India, Mahashta Mûrasi, claims he was born in January 1835, making him not only the oldest man on earth, but the oldest to have ever lived, according to the Guinness World Records.
According to Indian officials, the man was born at home in the city of Bangalore on 6th January 1835 and is recorded to have lived in Varanasi since 1903. The man’s birth certificate and identity cards all seem to confirm his version.
“I have been alive so long, that my great grand-children have been dead for years” explains Mr Mûrasi. “Somehow death forgot about me… And now there’s hardly any hope left. Look at the statistics, nobody dies past 150, even less at 170. At that point, I guess I’m immortal or something. I might as well enjoy it!”
Students of Akal Academy Ghugg celebrated Gurpurab of Guru Nanak Dev Ji in spiritual fervor. Students in bowed heads and joined hands pay their obeisance to Guru Sahib and their divine attire added to the glory of this auspicious day. Kirtan by students echoed all over, beautifully praising the Great Guru. Bhog of Sehaj Path […]
Students of Akal Academy Ghugg celebrated Gurpurab of Guru Nanak Dev Ji in spiritual fervor. Students in bowed heads and joined hands pay their obeisance to Guru Sahib and their divine attire added to the glory of this auspicious day.
Kirtan by students echoed all over, beautifully praising the Great Guru. Bhog of Sehaj Path was followed by Ardaas and Guru ka Langar.
Professor Panditrao Dharennavar – “My pen and cycle will not stop till people realize the sacrifice made by Baba Deep Singh ji for humanity.” Pandit Rao C Dharennavar is Assistant Professor in Govt College Chandigarh. He is basically from Karnataka, but he has learnt Punjabi so well that he has written 8 books in Punjabi […]
Professor Panditrao Dharennavar – “My pen and cycle will not stop till people realize the sacrifice made by Baba Deep Singh ji for humanity.”
Pandit Rao C Dharennavar is Assistant Professor in Govt College Chandigarh. He is basically from Karnataka, but he has learnt Punjabi so well that he has written 8 books in Punjabi and He has translated Shri Jap Ji Saheb te Shri Sukhmani Saheb into Kannada. He has also translated the Zafarnama (the letter by the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh, to Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in 1705
He visited various schools during his Yatra and carried the photo of Baba Deep Singh’s photo on Cycle and spreading the message of Baba Deep Singh ji. He told the children that Baba Deep Singh ji was invited by Sri Guru Gobind Singh ji at Talwandi Sabo in 1705, where he helped Bhai Mani Singh in making copies of the Guru Granth Sahib. Baba Deep Singh ji freed a large number of women and prisoners and raided Durrani’s considerable treasury.
His leaves a message for all us “I am blessed to carry on the message of Baba Deep Singh ji who scarified his life for saving holy place, Sri Harminder Saheb. I am blessed to spread Baba Deep Singh’s message everywhere. My pen and cycle will not stop till people realize the sacrifice made by Baba Deep Singh ji for humanity. Today I carried cycle Yatra in Ajitgarh and Chandigarh and one day I will carry on this work to south India also.
Panditrao Dharennavar, Assistant Professor, PG Govt College, Sector-46 Chandigarh- 9988351695”
To bring out the creativity and the artistic talents among school students, a drawing competition “SPLASH 2014” was conducted at Akal Academy Gomtipul on 15 November 2014. Organised by Axis Bank, over 68 Students from Class VI to VIII participated in the competition exhibiting their creative skills in the various topics like- India in 2030, […]
To bring out the creativity and the artistic talents among school students, a drawing competition “SPLASH 2014” was conducted at Akal Academy Gomtipul on 15 November 2014.
Organised by Axis Bank, over 68 Students from Class VI to VIII participated in the competition exhibiting their creative skills in the various topics like- India in 2030, Mission Mars and World Peace. Students proved that they not only excel in academics, but also shine in exhibiting their skills by their creative presentations.
The winners for the competition were decided by the Assistant Branch Manager Mr.Shailendra Wadia. The winners were awarded gold, silver and bronze medals along with gift hampers and certificates of winning the competition. All the participants were further motivated by the certificates of participation.
Inter-Athletic meet was conducted by #AkalAcademy to engage the students into various extra-curricular activities. Sportive activities including various competitive physical activities which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical ability and skills while providing entertainment to participants, and in some cases, spectators. Students participated enthusiastically in the various kinds of […]
Inter-Athletic meet was conducted by #AkalAcademy to engage the students into various extra-curricular activities. Sportive activities including various competitive physical activities which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical ability and skills while providing entertainment to participants, and in some cases, spectators. Students participated enthusiastically in the various kinds of interesting races and bagged various positions.
Akal Academy provides a platform to its students to undertake all such activities ensuring fitness and active lifestyle.
Officials from the ATF and the Illinois State Fire Marshal’s office were called to investigate a two-alarm fire that destroyed a Sikh temple Tuesday night in Island Lake, northwest of Chicago. Firefighters arrived to see smoke “billowing from the building,” said Wauconda Fire Chief David Dato. Crews upgraded the call to a second alarm, and […]
Officials from the ATF and the Illinois State Fire Marshal’s office were called to investigate a two-alarm fire that destroyed a Sikh temple Tuesday night in Island Lake, northwest of Chicago.
Firefighters arrived to see smoke “billowing from the building,” said Wauconda Fire Chief David Dato.
Crews upgraded the call to a second alarm, and additional fire departments from the surrounding area responded, Dato said. At first, firefighters were able to battle the blaze from inside the building, but as flames spread, crews had to take a defensive position, Dato said.
Fire crews had to tackle the fire from outside the building using headlines and aerial streams due to unsafe conditions caused by hidden fire in the walls and the floors above.
The fire did extensive damage to the Sikh temple and caused the building’s roof to almost entirely collapse.
“The interior as well as the exterior has suffered heavy damage,” Dato said. “”This is a very, very old structure.”
Firefighters put out the blaze just after midnight, and no injuries were reported, officials said.
Baba Daljit Singh, Gurdwara’s pastor, came to the scene. He said nobody was inside the building at the time of the fire.
“It’s very sad news for us,” he said. “I feel I am burning inside…I have no words.”
Fire officials said the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and the Illinois State Fire Marshall will investigate the fire Wednesday morning because the structure housed a place of worship.
This reminds us that we have to prioritize security arrangements for our Gurdwaras.
A former Internal Revenue Service worker in Houston has settled a federal lawsuit that alleged she was fired for insisting she be allowed to wear a three-inch Kirpan. Tagore’s battle began about a year later when she was baptized in the Sikh religion and observed its devout traditions, including wearing a kirpan, one of the […]
A former Internal Revenue Service worker in Houston has settled a federal lawsuit that alleged she was fired for insisting she be allowed to wear a three-inch Kirpan.
Tagore’s battle began about a year later when she was baptized in the Sikh religion and observed its devout traditions, including wearing a kirpan, one of the five articles of her faith.
The IRS had put her on “absence without leave” in January’06 and later on terminated for six months. She filed a case against the agency.
The district court paid no heed to her appeal justifying themselves over security issues. She re-appealed to the Fifth Circuit of Court Appeals who interestingly affirmed, reversed & remanded the ruling of the district court.
Rossbach, Deputy General Counsel for the nonprofit Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, applauded the 5th Circuit’s ruling in a statement “The court made it crystal-clear that government does not get to second-guess citizens’ religious beliefs, and it also can’t just wave the ‘security’ card around to justify bans on the core practices of any religion.”
Tagore currently works as a self-employed tax consultant.
The security overseas have agreed to educate its employees about the Kirpan’s significance. An agreement in a lawsuit has been reached stemming from the Sikh woman’s dismissal for insisting on wearing the ceremonial dagger sacred to her faith to work.
It is part of her commitment made to God. She said. “I truly believe. I’ve given submission. I was going to practice my faith until the last breath and so I was going to.”
This is a big win for religious freedom, and not just for Sikhs.
The day began with the Samapti bhog of 128 Sehaj Paths and 11 Akhand paths, for keeping up the spirit of ‘Sarbat Da Bhala’ and for the wellbeing of the society. Students of Akal Academy voluntary took up the sewa of the ongoing paths.
The Bhog was followed by Ardaas which was done by Baba Iqbal Singh ji, who enriched the sangat with precious ‘Gurmat vichaar’.
Kirtan was rendered by various Ragi-Jatha and students to add on to the auspicious occasion.
Baba Iqbal Singh ji highlighted “The principal motive of establishing Akal Academies in the rural regions is to impart value-based education to the children so that they grow up to become professionals with a humanistic approach.”
The spiritual education along with modern scientific education being imparted in the Akal Academies is saving the youth from being entangled in the social vices like alcoholism, drug-addiction and foeticide.
Prakash Utsav of Guru Nanak Dev ji was celebrated in a new spiritual light by the students of #AkalAcademy. Gatka skills were demonstrated by students of all age groups and the outstanding performances were appreciated and awarded. Poems by the students and inspiring speeches by the teachers honoring Guru Nanak Dev Maharaj added to the […]
Prakash Utsav of Guru Nanak Dev ji was celebrated in a new spiritual light by the students of #AkalAcademy. Gatka skills were demonstrated by students of all age groups and the outstanding performances were appreciated and awarded.
Poems by the students and inspiring speeches by the teachers honoring Guru Nanak Dev Maharaj added to the sanctity of the day.
Kirtan Darbar echoed with the sweet voices of the innocent children singings the praises of the Great guru! It was a delight to watch these enlightened souls of paying homage in their own ways to Guru Sahib!
19 yr Iknoor Singh had always dreamt of serving his nation and had life-long interest in public services and began thinking upon a military career. A student at the Hofstra University studying finance and business analytics says the U.S. Army is barring him from the Reserve Officer Training Corps unless he violates his religious beliefs […]
19 yr Iknoor Singh had always dreamt of serving his nation and had life-long interest in public services and began thinking upon a military career. A student at the Hofstra University studying finance and business analytics says the U.S. Army is barring him from the Reserve Officer Training Corps unless he violates his religious beliefs by removing his turban, shaving and cutting his hair. He is forced to violate his religious beliefs.
The ACLU and United Sikhs are suing the U.S. Army for not allowing a 19-year-old college student to join because his devout faith requires that he wear a turban and grow a beard.
It was unbelievable for him to think that the military was asking him to make the impossible decision of choosing between the country he loves and his faith.
Sikhs have had a long and rich tradition of military service in nations across the globe since World War I. Currently; they are allowed to serve in the armed forces of Canada, Great Britain, and India, among others. How is it possible that most Sikhs like him are prohibited from serving in the United States—a nation whose founding principle is religious freedom?
He states “Barring us from serving in the military because of our religious practices helps reinforce these hurtful stereotypes. It is my hope that, when fellow Americans see Sikhs like me defending this great nation, the misperception of Sikhs being “terrorists” and “foreigners” will fade away. They will start judging Sikhs for who we are, based on our character, as opposed to how we look.”
Having nurtured his dreams together with his peers and Non Sikh friends to join the armed forces ever since childhood, he doesn’t want to be left behind just because he is adhering to the tenets of the faith he was born into.
Choosing between one’s faith and serving one’s country is a decision that no one should have to make.
We support his appeal and we are proud enough to have Singhs who stand strongly on Sikh values come what may!
