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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



Central Sikh Gurdwara Board Highlights

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.




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



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.


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



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





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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