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President’s Desk An important milestone in
the Board’s history was
marked when two female
members, Harminder
Kaur and Satwant Kaur
were co-opted to the
Board’s Council. This willgive a balanced viewpoint
and ensure that the needs
and concerns of the
female members of our
sangat are listened to and
addressed. The start of
the New Year also saw
collaboration with the Sikh
Missionary Society in the
expansion of our Sikhi
Parchar activities, leading
to Sikhi classes now
being offered at the
Central Sikh Temple. The
response to these classes
h a s b e e n v e r y
encouraging.
HighlightsThe Bi-mont hly Newslet t er of t he Cent r al Sikh Gur dwar a Board
I ssue No : 50
J an/ Mar 2012
I nside t his issue
Tuition Classes for
PSLE, 'O' Level, 'N'
Level Education Seminar
Series
Holla Mohalla
Celebrations at
SRST
Vesakhi
Celebrations CST
Special Seminar by
Dr. Jaswant Singh Upcoming Sikhi
Courses
“Mum, dad just got out of the car and is carrying the Guru Granth Sahib on
his head. The Granthi is sprinkling water in front of them. Quick, everyone,
get your duppatas and cover your heads! They are
coming up!” Jasmine, an excited bride-to-be,
announced to her mother and relatives.
Jasmine and Jaswinder had known each other since
they were fourteen. They had been going to the
same Punjabi school since kindergarten, but only
noticed each other in secondary school. Both went to
different secondary schools and colleges but
bumped into each other again at university and that
was when their love story began.
Jasmine came from a three generation family,
sharing a maisonette with her Dadaji, Dadiji, parents,
and her brother. Her grandparents would shower the kids with love, tell the
children stories from long ago and of course, make the children do their
paath while mum and dad would focus more on the mundane but important
things – like school work, sports, enrichment classes.
Their friendship developed when she was in her 3rd year at university and
he was a freshman. He had changed, presumably after national service. Henow seemed responsible and very unlike the clown she remembered from
Punjabi school days. Being his senior, she welcomed and showed him
around the university and guided him on how to make his course choices.
She was struck by his gentlemanly ways. Strangely enough, he reminded
her of one of the gallant Sikhs in the stories her grandparents used to tell
them as children. He treated her with utmost respect, and he gradually
became a pillar of strength for her during their university days. And as their
friendship blossomed, she began to call him Jas. After 3 years of being
together, he proposed marriage and she accepted.
As soon as Dadaji and Dadiji found out about the wedding, they insisted a
Sehaj paath1 had to commence at home. As soon as Jas’ parents found out about the wedding, they too went to the
gurdwara to book the granthis to do an Akand Paath2 for the wedding.
Look out for the next issue, as we follow the wedding preparations of the
couple.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. A normal intermittent reading of the Guru Granth Sahib. It is desirable that every Sikh
should carry out a reading of the Guru Granth Sahib and complete a full reading in one or two months or over a longer period. (Sikh Code of Conduct)
2. An uninterrupted continuous recital of the Guru Granth Sahib. It takes approximately forty- eight hours. The reading should be correct and clear, even though that takes a little longer to complete. Whichever family or congregation undertakes the non-stop reading should
carry it out themselves through its members, relatives, friends, etc., all together. The number of reciters is not prescribed. If a person himself cannot read, he should listen to the reading by some competent reader. However, it should never be allowed to happen that the reader carries on the reading all by himself/herself and no member of the congregation or the family is listening to the reading. (Sikh Code of Conduct)
Sikh Marriage
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Central Sikh Gurdwara Board Highlights Page 2
Official reopening of the Central Sikh Temple
23 December 2011 was a proud and memorableday for the Sikh community in Singapore. Itmarked the official reopening of the Central SikhTemple by Singapore President, Dr. Tony TanKeng Yam, after extensive upgrading andrenovation at a cost of $4.5 million.
To commemorate this auspicious event, the Boardorganized a successful signature Anhad Kirtanprogram from 23 to 26 December featuringrenowned kirtani Bhai Chamanjit Singh Lal, BhaiAmrik Singh Zakhmi and Bhai Naranjan Singh.
Their kirtan at CST and SRST attracted capacity crowds and was very well received by the sangat,and can now also be viewed on YouTube under
Anhad Kirtan Singapore . The official reopeningalso featured a travelling Photographic Exhibitionon Sikh Heritage by well known photo journalistSondeep Shankar.
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Vesakhi Celebrat ions
We will be celebrating Vesakhi at the Central Sikh Temple with an Akhand Paath starting onThursday 12 April 2012 and culminating on Saturday 14 April. More details will beannounced shortly through posters and on our website.
Amr it Ceremony
A talk on Friday 13 April 7.00pm@ 2nd Floor Pool Area
Amrit Taking Ceremonyon Saturday 14 April 2012at 3.30pm on the 3rd Floor
Please register early with the CST Managerif you are interested in taking Amrit.
Holla Mohalla Celebrat ions
Holla Mohalla will be celebrated at the Silat Road Sikh Temple with an Akhand Paath
starting on Friday 9 March 2012 and culminating on Sunday 11March 2012 and
Special Kirtan & Katha Darbar from Mon 5 March to 11 March.
Holla Mohalla Children’s Program
The Sikh Centre and Sikh Sewaks of Singapore are organisers of this
event. Please note the following: Bus departs from Silat Road Temple at 9.30am sharp
Please bring along a change of clothes
Children below 7 yrs old MUST be accompanied by a parent.
Registration enquires, call Sikh Centre 63272007, 97894391
(Dalveer), 91275486 (Amarpreet)
Venue
Date: Sat 4 March 2012
Venue: Labrador Park
Transport time: Bus
departing Silat Road at
9:30 am sharp. Fees: $5 per child Age: 4 – 12 yrs old
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Mast er j i J aswant Singh is now
Dr . Jaswant Singh
Warmest congratulations to our in-houseReligious Studies Teacher Master Jaswant
Singh on being awarded his PhD by PunjabiUniversity Patiala. The subject of his thesis wasGuru Nanak’s bani: Word form, meaning andhistory (in context to morphology andsemantics).
He arrived in Singapore in December 2011and is a Gurmat Gian teacher based at theCentral Sikh Temple. Do look out for variouscourses he is conducting there. He did hisB.A. and M.A. in Comparative ReligiousStudies at PunjabiUniversity, Patialat h r o u g hcorrespondenceand is currentlyenrol led withPunjabi University
for his Ph.D. inGurmat Sahit. Ata recent interviewhe was asked,
What do youlove most aboutwhat you do?
“ M a k i n g adifference to people’s lives. Through Sikhiparchar for youth, we have helped change the
lives of many kids for the better. We haveused the bani to get them on the right path.Some were skipping school and others wouldlie to their parents.
He has been doing Katha at the Central SikhTemple since his arrival here in September2011. At a recentinterview, he sharedwith us how Sikhi hastransformed him andm a d e h i m apassionate kathakarthat he is today.
How did your lifechange with your
decision to pursuethe spiritual path?
“Before I enrolled inG u r m a t G i a nMissionary College,Ludhiana, I used to
trim my beard and drink. I was also mixing withbad company. My life changed completely whenI met Giani Sahib Singh Ji Markanda. He oncecame to my village and delivered a very inspiringtalk on Guru Gobind Singh Ji and the sacrifice of
the Sahibzade. I have learnt to live with notension, try to follow the Gurbani, and believeanyone can be successful in changing their life just as I made an about turn in my life’s path.
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Giani Pat want Singh
S Kuldeep Singh
Personalit ies at t he Cent r al Sikh Gur dwar a Boar dCSGB has strengthened its Sikhi Parchar team. Giani Patwant Singh will work at CST and SKuldeep Singh will be working with Dr. Jaswant Singh at the Sikh Centre, Below are excepts of theirinterview.
Go to www.sikhs.org.sg for the complete interview
Coming Soon
Tuition classesSikh Centre will be starting tuition
classes for the following subjects:• PSLE: English, Math & Science,
starting Sunday 4 March.
• ‘O’ level: English & Math starting
Sunday 4 March, 10am - 1pm @
CST
• ‘N’ level: English & Math, starting
Saturday 25 February, 2pm to 5pm,at the Sikh Centre, Level 6
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J ust Recieved
J apuj i Sahib: Pr ayer of t he Soul
Japuji Sahib remains Guru Nanak Dev’s mostpopular composition which holds a unique place inthe minds of millions of Sikhs all over the world. Itholds a special attraction for scholars and devotees,and has been translated into many languages. Theauthor Ranjodh Singh gives the meaning of the textin both Gurmukhi as well as English. Anaccomplished photographer, he has chosen imageson which the text is transcribed with care toappropriately reflect the thoughts expressed in thestanzas on which the text is printed. Paintings by artists like Sobha Singh, Kirpal Singh, GS SohanSingh and Jarnail Singh have also been used to illustrate the volume. This is a lavishly printed coffee-table book, which will find a place on many a book shelf. This write-up by Roopinder Singh was first
published in The Tribune on June 26, 2011.
Cent r al Sikh Temple Glass
Display Shelves
The glass display shelves just inside the langgar
hall at the Central Sikh Temple are now being
used to showcase a selection of material held at
the Sikh Centre Library. This display will be
changed monthly to inform the sangat of new
and recent acquisitions to the library collectionwhich can be borrowed from the Sikh Centre
Library.
Where members of the sangat would like to order
a personal copy of a particular book that is on
display, they can send an email to
[email protected] who will advise them on
websites which can be used for placing on line
orders. One of the shelves will also be used to
display publications that are available free on
request from the CST Manager’s Office.
Sr i Gur u Gr ant h Sahib
Line by line t r anslat ions
While there have been a number of translations,there is none that is officially recognized orendorsed as the authoritative English version ofthe Sri Guru Granth Sahib. Some translationsare written in different forms of English and
“authoritativeness” may be a matter of perception.Dr. Darshan Singh, Professor Emeritus, PanjabUniversity, Chandigarh, and former Professor &Chairman, Department of Guru Nanak Studies,Panjab University, Chandigarh, recentlypublished a five volume sentence by sentence(Gurmukhi text, Roman transliteration andEnglish translation) of the Guru Granth Sahib.This reference work is held in the Sikh CentreLibrary.For those preferring to search online, please
check the following website www.srigranth.orgSri Granth, a Sri Guru Granth Sahib searchengine and resource, that provides a line by linetranslation and transliteration of the SGGS,including the facility to search by page.
There are many Gurbani mobile apps available.
For Andriod :- Go to Market - Click Search -Gurbani Search - Install
For Iphone :- Click APPLE STORE - Search -Gurbani Search - Install - (user ID and passwordis optional) - wait for 20mins .
Gurbani Mobile Apps
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Saturday 18 February 2012 was
a proud and memorable day for
39 graduates of the Sikh
Centre’s 5th batch Sikhi 101
course, which first started in
February 2008. Watched by their
families and friends, they
stepped up to receive their
certificates from the Guest of
Honour, Mr Harpal Singh Bajaj,
President of the Katong
Gurdwara. A highlight of the
event was a presentation by fourgraduates on The Role of Sikh
Women.
Sikhism 101 (5 t h bat ch) comes of Age!
More than 300 young children
participated in the Bahadur Bachey
Camp held at the East Coast
Campus of the Global Indian
International School from 7 to 11
December 2011. The camp theme
was My Guruji & I, and it was a
fun filled event with activities from daybreak to nightfall.
Bahadur Bachey Camp
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