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Harinder Singh will never forget his trip to Italy in 2002. Singh, then 33, and his wife, Kirandeep Kaur, 29, were eating ice cream as they explored the sights and sounds of Florence. The streets were crowded, a blur of people and textures and smells. At first glance, the couple blended in with the other tourists of the city: two people in love, eager to travel the world and appreciate a new culture. Then they heard the students’ jeers: “Bin Laden! Bin Laden!”

The group of around sixty school children were pointing at Singh, a white turban wrapped delicately around his head.

“Oh my God,” Singh said to his wife in shock. But instead of walking away, the couple approached the children. Singh told them that they were from India and practiced a religion called Sikhism.

“Me and my wife started talking about our first guru, the revolution, our faith, we touched on Punjabi music and they knew Punjabi music so we got a lead there,” Singh says with a laugh. “That very moment was an exam for us. We decided we should do something about our identity since there’s no awareness.”

Immediately after their visit, on the seven-and-a-half hour flight from Italy to India, Singh began the initial sketches for what he describes as the first Indian clothing brand dedicated solely to Sikhism and Punjabi culture. Fifteen years later, that concept – called 1469, in honor of the birth year of the first Sikh guru, Nanak Dev – has expanded into a million-dollar company with international reach. They have five stores in New Delhi and in Punjab, an Indian state bordering on Pakistan that is the heart of the Sikh community.

Almost 58 percent of the population of Punjab is made up of Sikhs, but in Delhi, Sikhs constitute less than four percent of the total population.

Standing in their 1469 shop in Delhi, the couple talk about the idea behind their business. “People in Delhi feel that if I speak Punjabi, I am backwards and not modern enough,” says Kaur, dressed in a light green sari, gold bracelets dangling off her arms. “To keep in touch with your roots, you need to know your mother tongue. I feel we are losing the pride.”

Scarves and saris in turquoise, pink and yellow hues line the walls of the shop, located in Delhi’s Janpath Market, one of the city’s best-known shopping areas. Tables are scattered with metallic jewelry and small sculptures, patterned bags and calligraphy accessories. Upstairs, the walls are filled with various t-shirts, many of which display Punjabi phrases, musical instruments and Sikh symbols.

Mayur Sharma, a frequent 1469 customer and host of the Indian travel show “Highway on My Plate,” says his favorite products are the t-shirts, especially the ones with the phrases “Pure Panjabi” and “Trust me I’m Pendu,” – the word pendu meaning “villager” in Punjabi. Sharma came across the company a decade ago and, since then, has pretty much only worn their t-shirts, even on his television show.

“I admire Harinder and Kirandeep’s passion for the arts, culture and history of our beautiful state,” he says. “You can feel the love in everything they put out.”

Punjabi culture is one of the oldest in India; the region has a rich legacy of poetry, music, food and art – in addition to being the birthplace of Sikhism. The Punjab was unified under the Sikh Empire in the nineteenth century, until the British annexed the region in 1849 after the Anglo-Sikh wars, administering the region as a province of its Indian empire until Partition in 1947, when the independent states of India and Pakistan were established. Punjab was divided, with Hindus and Sikhs fleeing to India while Muslims moved to Pakistan.

Kaur described the partition of 1947 as a shattering experience for the Punjab, creating social, religious and regional divides. She feels Punjabi art and culture took the biggest blow. Today, their brand aims to reinvigorate that rich culture.

Singh, dressed in a bright, turquoise turban and black v-neck with the word fateh – or “victory” in Hindi – emphasized 1469 is not a religious brand because he doesn’t believe in selling religion.

“Sikhism is a big part of it and we ourselves are Sikhs,” he says, “but, it’s a regional place because our artists are Muslim also, the music comes from Punjab, which is partly in Pakistan, and so are the handicrafts.”

Sharma says he is Punjabi, but not Sikh. He describes Singh’s passion for the culture as inspiring.

Singh’s clothing didn’t always center on Punjabi culture. He got his start in the world of fashion after graduating from the University of Delhi in 1988. He says he noticed that most t-shirts sold in India came from abroad – Thailand, Hong Kong, South Korea – and were of dubious quality.

“I took an oath to myself to make a nice t-shirt for my country,” Singh say

A year later, Singh started his own clothing company, Uni Style Image. He claims it is one of the first t-shirt companies in India’s history, and over the years partnered with major clothing labels across the world. In 2002, after over a decade with the company, grueling hours and time spent away from his wife and three children, Singh decided to leave to pursue other endeavors.

At the time, he had no idea he would eventually return to the fashion world as a pioneer of a wholly new concept centered on Sikhism and Punjab. But Singh also asserts he wouldn’t have it any other way. He describes being born into a Sikh family as a blessing.

“Our religion is so beautiful, so transparent, so clear,” he says. “It’s musical, it’s simple, it’s modern and it’s very lightweight.”

Singh observes that while 60 percent of their merchandise is sold to Sikhs and those within the diaspora Punjabi community, around 40 percent of customers practice other faiths. The brand is especially popular in Japan, where many customers buy the t-shirts online and in bulk, according to Kaur.

Source- http://narrative.ly/

Harinder Singh will never forget his trip to Italy in 2002. Singh, then 33, and his wife, Kirandeep Kaur, 29, were eating ice cream as they explored the sights and sounds of Florence. The streets were crowded, a blur of people and textures and smells. At first glance, the couple blended in with the other tourists of the city: two people in love, eager to travel the world and appreciate a new culture. Then they heard the students’ jeers: “Bin Laden! Bin Laden!”

The group of around sixty school children were pointing at Singh, a white turban wrapped delicately around his head.

“Oh my God,” Singh said to his wife in shock. But instead of walking away, the couple approached the children. Singh told them that they were from India and practiced a religion called Sikhism.

“Me and my wife started talking about our first guru, the revolution, our faith, we touched on Punjabi music and they knew Punjabi music so we got a lead there,” Singh says with a laugh. “That very moment was an exam for us. We decided we should do something about our identity since there’s no awareness.”

Immediately after their visit, on the seven-and-a-half hour flight from Italy to India, Singh began the initial sketches for what he describes as the first Indian clothing brand dedicated solely to Sikhism and Punjabi culture. Fifteen years later, that concept – called 1469, in honor of the birth year of the first Sikh guru, Nanak Dev – has expanded into a million-dollar company with international reach. They have five stores in New Delhi and in Punjab, an Indian state bordering on Pakistan that is the heart of the Sikh community.

Almost 58 percent of the population of Punjab is made up of Sikhs, but in Delhi, Sikhs constitute less than four percent of the total population.

Standing in their 1469 shop in Delhi, the couple talk about the idea behind their business. “People in Delhi feel that if I speak Punjabi, I am backwards and not modern enough,” says Kaur, dressed in a light green sari, gold bracelets dangling off her arms. “To keep in touch with your roots, you need to know your mother tongue. I feel we are losing the pride.”

Scarves and saris in turquoise, pink and yellow hues line the walls of the shop, located in Delhi’s Janpath Market, one of the city’s best-known shopping areas. Tables are scattered with metallic jewelry and small sculptures, patterned bags and calligraphy accessories. Upstairs, the walls are filled with various t-shirts, many of which display Punjabi phrases, musical instruments and Sikh symbols.

Mayur Sharma, a frequent 1469 customer and host of the Indian travel show “Highway on My Plate,” says his favorite products are the t-shirts, especially the ones with the phrases “Pure Panjabi” and “Trust me I’m Pendu,” – the word pendu meaning “villager” in Punjabi. Sharma came across the company a decade ago and, since then, has pretty much only worn their t-shirts, even on his television show.

“I admire Harinder and Kirandeep’s passion for the arts, culture and history of our beautiful state,” he says. “You can feel the love in everything they put out.”

Punjabi culture is one of the oldest in India; the region has a rich legacy of poetry, music, food and art – in addition to being the birthplace of Sikhism. The Punjab was unified under the Sikh Empire in the nineteenth century, until the British annexed the region in 1849 after the Anglo-Sikh wars, administering the region as a province of its Indian empire until Partition in 1947, when the independent states of India and Pakistan were established. Punjab was divided, with Hindus and Sikhs fleeing to India while Muslims moved to Pakistan.

Kaur described the partition of 1947 as a shattering experience for the Punjab, creating social, religious and regional divides. She feels Punjabi art and culture took the biggest blow. Today, their brand aims to reinvigorate that rich culture.

Singh, dressed in a bright, turquoise turban and black v-neck with the word fateh – or “victory” in Hindi – emphasized 1469 is not a religious brand because he doesn’t believe in selling religion.

“Sikhism is a big part of it and we ourselves are Sikhs,” he says, “but, it’s a regional place because our artists are Muslim also, the music comes from Punjab, which is partly in Pakistan, and so are the handicrafts.”

Sharma says he is Punjabi, but not Sikh. He describes Singh’s passion for the culture as inspiring.

Singh’s clothing didn’t always center on Punjabi culture. He got his start in the world of fashion after graduating from the University of Delhi in 1988. He says he noticed that most t-shirts sold in India came from abroad – Thailand, Hong Kong, South Korea – and were of dubious quality.

“I took an oath to myself to make a nice t-shirt for my country,” Singh say

A year later, Singh started his own clothing company, Uni Style Image. He claims it is one of the first t-shirt companies in India’s history, and over the years partnered with major clothing labels across the world. In 2002, after over a decade with the company, grueling hours and time spent away from his wife and three children, Singh decided to leave to pursue other endeavors.

At the time, he had no idea he would eventually return to the fashion world as a pioneer of a wholly new concept centered on Sikhism and Punjab. But Singh also asserts he wouldn’t have it any other way. He describes being born into a Sikh family as a blessing.

“Our religion is so beautiful, so transparent, so clear,” he says. “It’s musical, it’s simple, it’s modern and it’s very lightweight.”

Singh observes that while 60 percent of their merchandise is sold to Sikhs and those within the diaspora Punjabi community, around 40 percent of customers practice other faiths. The brand is especially popular in Japan, where many customers buy the t-shirts online and in bulk, according to Kaur.

Source- http://narrative.ly/

ਸ. ਸੁਰਿੰਦਰਜੀਤ ਦਾ ਜਨਮ 1954 ਪਿੰਡ ਹੁਸੈਨਆਬਾਦ ਨੇੜੇ ਸ਼ੰਕਰ, ਨਕੋਦਰ-ਜੰਡਿਆਲਾ ਰੋਡ ਤੇ ਸਥਿਤ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾਂ ਜਲੰਧਰ (ਪੰਜਾਬ) ਵਿਖੇ ਹੋਇਆ। ਮੁੱਢਲੀ ਸਿੱਖਿਆ ਪੰਜਵੀਂ ਕਲਾਸ ਤੱਕ ਪਿੰਡ ਹਸੈਨਆਬਾਦ ਵਿਚ ਹੀ ਪਾਸ ਕੀਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਛੇਵੀਂ ਜਮਾਤ ਸ਼ੰਕਰ ਹਾਈ ਸਕੂਲ ਵਿਚ ਤਿੰਨ ਕੁ ਮਹੀਨੇ ਉੱਥੇ ਪੜੇ ਉਸ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਪਿਤਾ ਜੀ ਨੇ ਉੜੀਸਾ ਬੁਲਾ ਲਿਆ। ਸੰਨ 1950 ਵਿਚ ਪਿਤਾ ਜੀ ਕਲਕੱਤੇ ਤੋਂ ਸਿਵਲ ਠੇਕੇਦਾਰੀ ਕਰਦੇ ਉੜੀਸਾ ਦੇ ਕਾਲਾਹਾਂਡੀ ਸੂਬੇ ਵਿਚ ਆ ਕੇ ਰਹਿਣ ਲੱਗ ਪਏ ਸੀ ਅਤੇ ਬਾਕੀ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਰਾਏਪੁਰ ਵਿਚ ਹੀ ਰਹਿ ਰਿਹਾ ਸੀ। ਸ. ਸੁਰਿੰਦਰਜੀਤ ਨੂੰ ਉੜੀਆ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਨਾ ਆਉਣ ਕਰਕੇ ਉੜੀਸਾ ਦੇ ਸਕੂਲ਼ ਵਿਚ ਦਾਖਲਾ ਨਾ ਮਿਲਿਆ। ਉਸ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਛੇਵੀਂ ਹਾਇਰ ਸੈਕੰਡਰੀ ਤੱਕ ਖਾਲਸਾ ਹਾਇਰ ਸੈਕੰਡਰੀ ਸਕੂਲ ਰਾਏਪੁਰ, ਛੱਤੀਸਗੜ੍ਹ, ਇਸ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਅੱਠਵੀਂ ਜਮਾਤ ਤੱਕ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵੀ ਪੜ੍ਹੀ। ਇਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਉਹ ਰਾਏਪੁਰ 1965 ਤੋਂ 1974 ਤੱਕ ਰਹੇ। ਬੀ-ਐਸ-ਸੀ ਦੀ ਪੜ੍ਹਾਈ ਰਾਏਪੁਰ ਵਿਚ ਹੀ ਰਵੀਸ਼ੰਕਰ ਯੂਨੀਵਰਸਿਟੀ ਤੋਂ 1974 ਵਿਚ ਪੂਰੀ ਕੀਤੀ। ਜਦੋਂ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਕਾਲਜ ਦੀ ਪੜ੍ਹਾਈ ਪੂਰੀ ਹੋ ਗਈ ਤਾਂ ਉਹ ਪਿਤਾ ਜੀ ਨਾਲ ਠੇਕੇਦਾਰੀ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨ ਲੱਗ ਗਏ। ਫਿਰ ਉਹ ਉੜੀਸਾ ਵਿਚ ਹੀ ਰਹਿਣ ਲੱਗ ਗਏ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਰਿਹਾਇਸ਼ ਜੂਨਾਗੜ ਸੀ। ਜਾਂਗੜ੍ਹ ਵਿਚ ਉਹ ਦੋ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਸਨ। ਪਰ 1984 ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਭਵਾਨੀਪਟਨਾ ਆ ਕੇ ਰਹਿਣ ਲੱਗ ਪਏ। ਉਸ ਸਮੇਂ ਭਵਾਨੀਪਟਨਾ ਵਿਚ ਕਾਫ਼ੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਸਨ ਤੇ ਦੰਗਿਆਂ ਸਮੇਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਕਾਫ਼ੀ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਹੋਇਆ ਸੀ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਜੀ ਭਵਾਨੀਪਟਨਾ ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰੇ ਦੇ 28 ਸਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਰਹੇ ਤੇ ਉੱਥੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਖ਼ੂਬ ਸੇਵਾ ਨਿਭਾਈ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ 2003 ਵਿਚ ਸਵਰਗਵਾਸ ਹੋਣ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਹੀ ਕਮੇਟੀ ਬਦਲੀ ਗਈ। ਉੜੀਸਾ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਨਿਧ ਬੋਰਡ ਦੇ ਉਹ 2 ਸਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਵੀ ਰਹੇ। ਬੋਰਡ 6 ਜ਼ੋਨ ਵਿਚ ਵੰਡਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ। ਭਵਾਨੀਪਟਨਾ ਵੀ ਇਕ ਜ਼ੋਨ ਹੈ। ਆਪ ਉੱਥੇ 2004 ਤੋਂ 2008 ਤੱਕ ਬੋਰਡ ਦੇ ਜਨਰਲ ਸੈਕਟਰੀ ਰਹੇ ਤੇ ਹੁਣ ਭਵਾਨੀਪਟਨਾ ਜ਼ੋਨ ਦੇ ਜ਼ੋਨਲ ਸੈਕਟਰੀ ਹਨ।

ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾ ਕਿਰਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਨੇ ਗੁਰਮੁੱਖੀ ਸਿੱਖੀ ਤੇ ਜਪੁਜੀ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਦਾ ਉੜੀਆ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿਚ ਕਬਿੱਤ ਰਚਿਆ, ਇਹ ਸੁਰਿੰਦਰਜੀਤ ਦੇ ਅਧਿਆਪਕ ਸਨ। ਉਹ ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰੇ ਕੀਰਤਨ ਵੀ ਕਰਦੇ ਸਨ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਉਪਰਾਲਾ ਬਹੁਤ ਵਧੀਆ ਸੀ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਹੋਰ ਬਾਣੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਵੀ ਉੜੀਆ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿਚ ਕਵਿਤਾਮਈ ਰਚਨਾ ਕੀਤੀ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਸੁਖਮਨੀ ਸਾਹਿਬ, ਅਨੰਦ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਤੇ ਮਹਲਾ 9 ਦੇ ਸਲੋਕ ਕਾਵਿ ਰੂਪ ਲਿਖੇ। ਉਸਦਾ ਸਾਰਾ ਖਰੜਾ ਸ. ਸੁਰਿੰਦਰਜੀਤ ਕੋਲ ਪਿਆ ਸੀ। ਜਦੋਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਉਸਨੂੰ ਦੇਖਿਆ ਤਾਂ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਇਸਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਅਗਰ ਜਪੁਜੀ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਜੀ ਵੀ ਉੜੀਆ ਵਿਚ ਬਾਣੀ ਹੋਵੇ ਤਾਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਵਧੀਆ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ। ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਮਹੀਨੇ ਵਿਚ ਜਪੁਜੀ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਜੀ ਦੀ ਉੜੀਆ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿਚ ਬਾਣੀ ਲਿਖੀ। ਜਦੋਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਇੱਕ ਵਾਰ ਉੜੀਆ ਵਿਚ ਕੰਮ ਲਿਖਣਾ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕੀਤਾ ਫਿਰ ਇਹ ਕੰਮ ਬੰਦ ਨਾ ਹੋਇਆ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਜਪੁਜੀ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਦੀਆਂ ਕਈ ਕਾਪੀਆਂ ਵਿਦਵਾਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਫੋਟੋ ਸਟੇਟ ਕਰਵਾ ਕੇ ਦਿੱਤੀਆਂ ਸਨ ਤੇ ਜੋ ਗੁਰਮੁੱਖੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਤੇ ਉੜੀਆ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਦਾ ਜਾਣਕਾਰ ਸਨ, ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਸਿੱਖਿਆ ਇੱਥੇ ਉੜੀਆ ਵਿਚ ਹੀ ਹੋਈ ਸੀ ਤੇ ਗੁਰਸਿੱਖੀ ਜੀਵਨ ਜੀ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ, ਪਰ ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ ਦੇ ਉੜੀਆ ਅਰਥ ਤੇ ਟਿੱਪਣੀ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਸੇ ਨੇ ਹਿੰਮਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤੀ। 2006 ਤੱਕ ਇਹ ਕੰਮ ਹੋ ਚੁੱਕਿਆ ਸੀ ਪਰੰਤੂ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਿੰਟ ਕਰਵਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਵੀ ਹਿੰਮਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਸੀ। ਹੁਣ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਕਾਫ਼ੀ ਕੰਮ ਹੋ ਚੁੱਕਿਆ ਹੈ ਜਦੋਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਕਾਫ਼ੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਲਿਖ ਲਈ ਤਾਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਖਿਆਲ ਆਇਆ ਕਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਨੂੰ ਉੜੀਆ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿਚ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਜਾਵੇ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਦਿਮਾਗ ਵਿਚ ਇਹ ਗੱਲ ਆਈ ਕਿ ਉੜੀਆ ਲੋਕ ਵੀ ਇਸਨੂੰ ਪੜ੍ਹ ਸਕਣ। ਇਹ ਕੰਮ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ 02-04-2015 ਨੂੰ ਸੰਪੂਰਨ ਹੋਇਆ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਪਹਿਲਾ ਸਾਰੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਨੂੰ ਉੜੀਆ ਵਿਚ ਅਨਵਾਦ ਕੀਤਾ ਤੇ ਫਿਰ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਕੰਨੜ੍ਹ, ਤੇਲਗੂ ਤੇ ਮਲਯਾਲਮ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿਚ ਸਾਰੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਨੂੰ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਕੀਤਾ।
ਸ. ਸੁਰਿੰਦਰਜੀਤ ਜੀ ਦਾ ਜੋ ਵੀ ਉਪਰਾਲਾ ਹੋਇਆ ਇਹ ਕਿਰਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਸਦਕਾ ਹੀ ਹੋਇਆ। ਅਗਰ ਉਹ ਬਾਣੀ ਦੀ ਕਾਵਿ ਰਚਨਾ ਨਾ ਕਰਦੇ ਤਾਂ ਸ਼ਾਇਦ ੳਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਦਿਮਾਗ ਵਿਚ ਵੀ ਇਸ ਬਾਰੇ ਕੋਈ ਖਿਆਲ ਨਾ ਆਉਂਦਾ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਜਾਰੀ ਹੈ ਅੱਗੇ ਜੋ ਪਰਮਾਤਮਾ ਨੂੰ ਮੰਜੂਰ।

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ਸ. ਸੁਰਿੰਦਰਜੀਤ ਦਾ ਜਨਮ 1954 ਪਿੰਡ ਹੁਸੈਨਆਬਾਦ ਨੇੜੇ ਸ਼ੰਕਰ, ਨਕੋਦਰ-ਜੰਡਿਆਲਾ ਰੋਡ ਤੇ ਸਥਿਤ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾਂ ਜਲੰਧਰ (ਪੰਜਾਬ) ਵਿਖੇ ਹੋਇਆ। ਮੁੱਢਲੀ ਸਿੱਖਿਆ ਪੰਜਵੀਂ ਕਲਾਸ ਤੱਕ ਪਿੰਡ ਹਸੈਨਆਬਾਦ ਵਿਚ ਹੀ ਪਾਸ ਕੀਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਛੇਵੀਂ ਜਮਾਤ ਸ਼ੰਕਰ ਹਾਈ ਸਕੂਲ ਵਿਚ ਤਿੰਨ ਕੁ ਮਹੀਨੇ ਉੱਥੇ ਪੜੇ ਉਸ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਪਿਤਾ ਜੀ ਨੇ ਉੜੀਸਾ ਬੁਲਾ ਲਿਆ। ਸੰਨ 1950 ਵਿਚ ਪਿਤਾ ਜੀ ਕਲਕੱਤੇ ਤੋਂ ਸਿਵਲ ਠੇਕੇਦਾਰੀ ਕਰਦੇ ਉੜੀਸਾ ਦੇ ਕਾਲਾਹਾਂਡੀ ਸੂਬੇ ਵਿਚ ਆ ਕੇ ਰਹਿਣ ਲੱਗ ਪਏ ਸੀ ਅਤੇ ਬਾਕੀ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਰਾਏਪੁਰ ਵਿਚ ਹੀ ਰਹਿ ਰਿਹਾ ਸੀ। ਸ. ਸੁਰਿੰਦਰਜੀਤ ਨੂੰ ਉੜੀਆ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਨਾ ਆਉਣ ਕਰਕੇ ਉੜੀਸਾ ਦੇ ਸਕੂਲ਼ ਵਿਚ ਦਾਖਲਾ ਨਾ ਮਿਲਿਆ। ਉਸ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਛੇਵੀਂ ਹਾਇਰ ਸੈਕੰਡਰੀ ਤੱਕ ਖਾਲਸਾ ਹਾਇਰ ਸੈਕੰਡਰੀ ਸਕੂਲ ਰਾਏਪੁਰ, ਛੱਤੀਸਗੜ੍ਹ, ਇਸ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਅੱਠਵੀਂ ਜਮਾਤ ਤੱਕ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵੀ ਪੜ੍ਹੀ। ਇਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਉਹ ਰਾਏਪੁਰ 1965 ਤੋਂ 1974 ਤੱਕ ਰਹੇ। ਬੀ-ਐਸ-ਸੀ ਦੀ ਪੜ੍ਹਾਈ ਰਾਏਪੁਰ ਵਿਚ ਹੀ ਰਵੀਸ਼ੰਕਰ ਯੂਨੀਵਰਸਿਟੀ ਤੋਂ 1974 ਵਿਚ ਪੂਰੀ ਕੀਤੀ। ਜਦੋਂ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਕਾਲਜ ਦੀ ਪੜ੍ਹਾਈ ਪੂਰੀ ਹੋ ਗਈ ਤਾਂ ਉਹ ਪਿਤਾ ਜੀ ਨਾਲ ਠੇਕੇਦਾਰੀ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨ ਲੱਗ ਗਏ। ਫਿਰ ਉਹ ਉੜੀਸਾ ਵਿਚ ਹੀ ਰਹਿਣ ਲੱਗ ਗਏ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਰਿਹਾਇਸ਼ ਜੂਨਾਗੜ ਸੀ। ਜਾਂਗੜ੍ਹ ਵਿਚ ਉਹ ਦੋ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਸਨ। ਪਰ 1984 ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਭਵਾਨੀਪਟਨਾ ਆ ਕੇ ਰਹਿਣ ਲੱਗ ਪਏ। ਉਸ ਸਮੇਂ ਭਵਾਨੀਪਟਨਾ ਵਿਚ ਕਾਫ਼ੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਸਨ ਤੇ ਦੰਗਿਆਂ ਸਮੇਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਕਾਫ਼ੀ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਹੋਇਆ ਸੀ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਜੀ ਭਵਾਨੀਪਟਨਾ ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰੇ ਦੇ 28 ਸਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਰਹੇ ਤੇ ਉੱਥੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਖ਼ੂਬ ਸੇਵਾ ਨਿਭਾਈ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ 2003 ਵਿਚ ਸਵਰਗਵਾਸ ਹੋਣ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਹੀ ਕਮੇਟੀ ਬਦਲੀ ਗਈ। ਉੜੀਸਾ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਨਿਧ ਬੋਰਡ ਦੇ ਉਹ 2 ਸਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਵੀ ਰਹੇ। ਬੋਰਡ 6 ਜ਼ੋਨ ਵਿਚ ਵੰਡਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ। ਭਵਾਨੀਪਟਨਾ ਵੀ ਇਕ ਜ਼ੋਨ ਹੈ। ਆਪ ਉੱਥੇ 2004 ਤੋਂ 2008 ਤੱਕ ਬੋਰਡ ਦੇ ਜਨਰਲ ਸੈਕਟਰੀ ਰਹੇ ਤੇ ਹੁਣ ਭਵਾਨੀਪਟਨਾ ਜ਼ੋਨ ਦੇ ਜ਼ੋਨਲ ਸੈਕਟਰੀ ਹਨ।

ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾ ਕਿਰਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਨੇ ਗੁਰਮੁੱਖੀ ਸਿੱਖੀ ਤੇ ਜਪੁਜੀ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਦਾ ਉੜੀਆ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿਚ ਕਬਿੱਤ ਰਚਿਆ, ਇਹ ਸੁਰਿੰਦਰਜੀਤ ਦੇ ਅਧਿਆਪਕ ਸਨ। ਉਹ ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰੇ ਕੀਰਤਨ ਵੀ ਕਰਦੇ ਸਨ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਉਪਰਾਲਾ ਬਹੁਤ ਵਧੀਆ ਸੀ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਹੋਰ ਬਾਣੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਵੀ ਉੜੀਆ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿਚ ਕਵਿਤਾਮਈ ਰਚਨਾ ਕੀਤੀ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਸੁਖਮਨੀ ਸਾਹਿਬ, ਅਨੰਦ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਤੇ ਮਹਲਾ 9 ਦੇ ਸਲੋਕ ਕਾਵਿ ਰੂਪ ਲਿਖੇ। ਉਸਦਾ ਸਾਰਾ ਖਰੜਾ ਸ. ਸੁਰਿੰਦਰਜੀਤ ਕੋਲ ਪਿਆ ਸੀ। ਜਦੋਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਉਸਨੂੰ ਦੇਖਿਆ ਤਾਂ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਇਸਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਅਗਰ ਜਪੁਜੀ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਜੀ ਵੀ ਉੜੀਆ ਵਿਚ ਬਾਣੀ ਹੋਵੇ ਤਾਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਵਧੀਆ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ। ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਮਹੀਨੇ ਵਿਚ ਜਪੁਜੀ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਜੀ ਦੀ ਉੜੀਆ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿਚ ਬਾਣੀ ਲਿਖੀ। ਜਦੋਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਇੱਕ ਵਾਰ ਉੜੀਆ ਵਿਚ ਕੰਮ ਲਿਖਣਾ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕੀਤਾ ਫਿਰ ਇਹ ਕੰਮ ਬੰਦ ਨਾ ਹੋਇਆ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਜਪੁਜੀ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਦੀਆਂ ਕਈ ਕਾਪੀਆਂ ਵਿਦਵਾਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਫੋਟੋ ਸਟੇਟ ਕਰਵਾ ਕੇ ਦਿੱਤੀਆਂ ਸਨ ਤੇ ਜੋ ਗੁਰਮੁੱਖੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਤੇ ਉੜੀਆ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਦਾ ਜਾਣਕਾਰ ਸਨ, ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਸਿੱਖਿਆ ਇੱਥੇ ਉੜੀਆ ਵਿਚ ਹੀ ਹੋਈ ਸੀ ਤੇ ਗੁਰਸਿੱਖੀ ਜੀਵਨ ਜੀ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ, ਪਰ ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ ਦੇ ਉੜੀਆ ਅਰਥ ਤੇ ਟਿੱਪਣੀ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਸੇ ਨੇ ਹਿੰਮਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤੀ। 2006 ਤੱਕ ਇਹ ਕੰਮ ਹੋ ਚੁੱਕਿਆ ਸੀ ਪਰੰਤੂ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਿੰਟ ਕਰਵਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਵੀ ਹਿੰਮਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਸੀ। ਹੁਣ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਕਾਫ਼ੀ ਕੰਮ ਹੋ ਚੁੱਕਿਆ ਹੈ ਜਦੋਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਕਾਫ਼ੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਲਿਖ ਲਈ ਤਾਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਖਿਆਲ ਆਇਆ ਕਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਨੂੰ ਉੜੀਆ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿਚ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਜਾਵੇ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਦਿਮਾਗ ਵਿਚ ਇਹ ਗੱਲ ਆਈ ਕਿ ਉੜੀਆ ਲੋਕ ਵੀ ਇਸਨੂੰ ਪੜ੍ਹ ਸਕਣ। ਇਹ ਕੰਮ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ 02-04-2015 ਨੂੰ ਸੰਪੂਰਨ ਹੋਇਆ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਪਹਿਲਾ ਸਾਰੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਨੂੰ ਉੜੀਆ ਵਿਚ ਅਨਵਾਦ ਕੀਤਾ ਤੇ ਫਿਰ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਕੰਨੜ੍ਹ, ਤੇਲਗੂ ਤੇ ਮਲਯਾਲਮ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿਚ ਸਾਰੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਨੂੰ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਕੀਤਾ।
ਸ. ਸੁਰਿੰਦਰਜੀਤ ਜੀ ਦਾ ਜੋ ਵੀ ਉਪਰਾਲਾ ਹੋਇਆ ਇਹ ਕਿਰਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਸਦਕਾ ਹੀ ਹੋਇਆ। ਅਗਰ ਉਹ ਬਾਣੀ ਦੀ ਕਾਵਿ ਰਚਨਾ ਨਾ ਕਰਦੇ ਤਾਂ ਸ਼ਾਇਦ ੳਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਦਿਮਾਗ ਵਿਚ ਵੀ ਇਸ ਬਾਰੇ ਕੋਈ ਖਿਆਲ ਨਾ ਆਉਂਦਾ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਜਾਰੀ ਹੈ ਅੱਗੇ ਜੋ ਪਰਮਾਤਮਾ ਨੂੰ ਮੰਜੂਰ।

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Palbinder Kaur Shergill is the first turbaned (amritdhari) Sikh woman to be appointed judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in New Westminster.

Jody Wilson-Raybould, minister of justice and attorney general of Canada, announced the appointment on Friday under the new judicial application process announced on October 20, 2016. The new process emphasises on transparency, merit, and diversity. The appointment was made with immediate effect as Justice Shergill replaces Justice EA Arnold-Bailey, who retired on May 31.

A human rights advocate, Justice Shergill represented the interests of the Canadian Sikh community in several cases heard by the Supreme Court of Canada, including the one dealing with the right of Sikh students to wear the kirpan (ceremonial dagger) in schools.

Welcoming the decision, World Sikh Organisation president Mukhbir Singh said, “The appointment of Justice Shergill is another milestone for the Sikh community in Canada. It is a matter of great pride that today we have the first turbaned Sikh appointed to the judiciary in Canada.”

She was born at Rurka Kalan in Jalandhar district and married into a family from Jagatpur village in neighbouring Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar (Nawanshahr). She immigrated to Canada with her family at the age of four. She grew up in Williams Lake, BC, and received her law degree from the University of Saskatchewan.

A news release by the department of justice, Canada, said that prior to her appointment to the bench, Justice Palbinder Kaur Shergill practised as a lawyer and mediator with her law firm, Shergill & Company, Trial Lawyers.

She lives in Surrey with her husband, daughter, and twin sons.

Justice Shergill was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2012 and is a recipient of the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal for Community Service.

Called to the British Columbia Bar in 1991, she has held leadership positions both within and outside the legal community. She has been involved with the Cabinet of Canadians, the Trial Lawyers Association of BC, and the Canadian Bar Association. From 2002 to 2008, Justice Shergill served on the Board of Directors of the Fraser Health Authority, the largest health region in the province.

She volunteers as a high school debate coach, plays the tabla and harmonium, and is kicking her way towards a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. She is fluent in English and Punjabi, has a conversational knowledge of Hindi, and is aspiring towards fluency in French.

-Hindustan Times

Palbinder Kaur Shergill is the first turbaned (amritdhari) Sikh woman to be appointed judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in New Westminster.

Jody Wilson-Raybould, minister of justice and attorney general of Canada, announced the appointment on Friday under the new judicial application process announced on October 20, 2016. The new process emphasises on transparency, merit, and diversity. The appointment was made with immediate effect as Justice Shergill replaces Justice EA Arnold-Bailey, who retired on May 31.

A human rights advocate, Justice Shergill represented the interests of the Canadian Sikh community in several cases heard by the Supreme Court of Canada, including the one dealing with the right of Sikh students to wear the kirpan (ceremonial dagger) in schools.

Welcoming the decision, World Sikh Organisation president Mukhbir Singh said, “The appointment of Justice Shergill is another milestone for the Sikh community in Canada. It is a matter of great pride that today we have the first turbaned Sikh appointed to the judiciary in Canada.”

She was born at Rurka Kalan in Jalandhar district and married into a family from Jagatpur village in neighbouring Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar (Nawanshahr). She immigrated to Canada with her family at the age of four. She grew up in Williams Lake, BC, and received her law degree from the University of Saskatchewan.

A news release by the department of justice, Canada, said that prior to her appointment to the bench, Justice Palbinder Kaur Shergill practised as a lawyer and mediator with her law firm, Shergill & Company, Trial Lawyers.

She lives in Surrey with her husband, daughter, and twin sons.

Justice Shergill was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2012 and is a recipient of the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal for Community Service.

Called to the British Columbia Bar in 1991, she has held leadership positions both within and outside the legal community. She has been involved with the Cabinet of Canadians, the Trial Lawyers Association of BC, and the Canadian Bar Association. From 2002 to 2008, Justice Shergill served on the Board of Directors of the Fraser Health Authority, the largest health region in the province.

She volunteers as a high school debate coach, plays the tabla and harmonium, and is kicking her way towards a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. She is fluent in English and Punjabi, has a conversational knowledge of Hindi, and is aspiring towards fluency in French.

-Hindustan Times

Eighteen-year-old Navdeep Singh from Punjab’s Muktsar made his family proud by securing the All India Rank 1 in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) 2017 on Friday.

Muktsar’s Navdeep topped with a score of 697 marks out of 700 in the exam conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for admission to medical, dental, AYUSH and veterinary colleges across the country. Indore’s Archit Gupta and Manish Mulchandani secured the AIRs 2 and 3.

“I was hopeful of clearing the exam but I had not expected to become the all India topper,” the 18-year-old told the Hindustan Times.

Navdeep’s mother Simarjeet Kaur was elated over her son’s success in his first attempt and credited the top rank to his hard work. His Father Gopal Singh is the principal of the Government senior secondary school Charewan un Muktsar and his mother is employed with Life Insurance Corporation of India.

“We are very happy over Navdeep’s success. He has made us feel proud,” Kaur, an employee of the Life Insurance Corporation of India, said.

Captain Amarinder Singh, CM of Punjab also congratulated him on his success
– Hindustan Times

He can be seen at the wheel of a funeral van ferrying bodies, feeding patients and their attendants at the Regional Cancer Hospital or organising a blood donation camp. Shimla’s good Samaritan Sarabjeet Singh Bobby is present at all such social events, lending a helping hand to organisers.

Literally living by the dictum “Serving humanity is worship”, Bobby has devoted his life to society. His obsession with social service is so intense that he has no personal life and is popularly referred to as “Sabse Vela Insaan” in the social media where he has a huge following.

His admirers call him “Vela” because unlike other residents who are pre-occupied with their profession, family responsibilities or having a stroll on The Mall, Bobby has time only for social work and deeply involved in one or the other activity. He ferries bodies at odd hours free of cost. He has been running a free langar at the cancer hospital for the past one-and-a-half year.

It all started eight years back as Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital did not have a funeral van and Guru Nanak Seva Society was running a van from 10 am to 5 pm but what if somebody died after 5pm.

“I requested the society to allow me to ferry bodies after 5 pm until morning and since then the journey of carrying the bodies cutting across religious and caste barriers started,” says Bobby who finds living humans more dangerous than dead.

“In 2012, we collected Rs 3 lakh from citizens and bought a van and now we give free service. He has ferried more than 4,000 bodies till date,” he said.

But the social work was not limited to ferrying of bodies and he started holding blood donation camps and in the past one decade collected more than 20,000 units of blood. “Blood unites us when somebody gives blood or takes blood, no one enquires about your sex, creed, religion and caste,” he says.

Bobby observed that the only cancer hospital in the state situated near the IGMC had no medical shop and canteen and life was tough for patients and attendants. Boby, president, Almighty Blessings (NGO), who started with free tea and biscuits for attendants and dalia and soup for patients, is providing free langars in evening.

“As the space was small (90 sq.feet), it was not possible for us to make chapatti and earlier we used to get chapattis from our home but gradually people came forward and a chain of Shimla residents donating chapatis was formed (roti bank). Today the chapati banks are situated at Sanjauli, Totu, Lower Bazaar and Lakkar Bazaar and 200 families are involved in the chain who makes 10 chapatis. The latest to be roped in is the RKMV staff who give us chapatis on every Friday,” he said.

“We have provided a platform to people who wish to organise birthday and anniversary parties or wish to share their happy and sad moments with the needy at Rs 4,500,” Bobby said. Another initiative was giving free tea and biscuits at Kamla Nehru Hospital. Bobby, who is a businessman and runs two shops in Lower Bazaar, says “I believe in spirituality and not religion.”

Dream
My dream is that no one should sleep hungry and creation of more chapati banks in Shimla. I wish to built a langer hall, puja hall and sleeping corridors for patients and their attendants.

Words of wisdom
I would like to call upon all spiritual leaders to serve humanity and ask their followers to work for a cause and also donate blood as it saves you from heart attack.

Mission to continue
My eldest son Manav Deep Singh, studying in Class XII, will be the first donor at the blood donation camp to be organised on October 15 when he turns 18. “My son has promised me that he will serve society and on that day, he will drive the van for dead bodies for the first time and I will accompany him on his maiden journey.”