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Youth Identity and Belonging Birmingham Seminar 19th March 2006 1pm-3pm

ya i was just going to say the same! i doubt it will be in a mosque but here's some more info for you to look into! muslim wedding plus according to the different communities within Islam the wedding ceremony can differ

ohh gosh totally awesome!!!!!! lol loving the dreadz Heera Singh!! but ya he seriously deserves it and a whole lot more!! :TH: top bloke is our Heera, interview totally made my week lol emi been in pain all soddin' week!

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salok mahalla pehla baliharee gur apneh diauhari sudh vaar jin manas te devteh kieh kart na lagi vaar... maaaaan love asa ki vaar

We will spill our last drop of blood and to the last man we will fight for Khalistan.' The immortal words of Shaheed Baba Gurbachan Singh Manochahal Jathadar Sri Akal Takhat Sahib General of Bhindranwala Tiger Force of Khalistan (B.T.F.K) Baba ji’s 13th Shaheedi anniversary falling on February 28 The history of the Sikh nation is filled with sacrifices and whenever the rulers of India or any invader has tried to finish the Sikhs by oppression the Khalsa Panth has retaliated by bringing the oppressor to justice . In recent times the Indian authorities have been trying to eliminate not only the Sikh people but also those belonging to other minorities in India by persecution and genocide. Sant Jarnail Singh Khalsa Bhindranwale awakened a sleeping nation and invited the Sikhs to raise their voices against the tyrant rulers. In this struggle to defend the Sikh nation thousands of brave Sikhs have received martyrdom and one of these is Baba Gurbachan Singh Manochahal who was one of the greatest leaders of the present struggle. In the district of Amritsar, Tehsil Taran Taran there is a village known as Manochahal. In this village Mata Gurmej Kaur the wife of Atma Singh gave birth to Gurbachan Singh Manochahal in 1954. After having passed his metric exams his father wanted him to work on the family land but Baba Manochahal had no interest in this. So he joined the army as a surveyor. While in the army he felt an awakening for Sikhi and his consciousness led him towards the essence of Guru Ji's teachings. After four years service in the army he decided to leave and went to live at his maternal grandfather's house to look after their land because they were in a foreign country. It was here that Baba Manochahal became a Granthi (priest) at Baba Dhanna Gurudwara. Whilst he was staying here Sant Kartar Singh Khalsa Bhindranwale came to give Amrit Sanchar and to do parchar. Baba Manochahal was so influenced by Sant Ji's he utterances that he became a firm believer in Sant's message. After this initial meeting Baba Manochahal stayed at the headquarters of Damdami Taksal at Mehta on many occasions. In 1978 a group calling themselves Sant Nirankaris organised a convention in Amritsar on April l3th, the Birthday of the Khalsa. The so-called Nirankaris backed by the Congress Party were under the leadership of one Gurbachan `Singh' who had claimed himself to be a prophet and incarnation of Guru Nanak Dev ji. At the gathering the Nirankaris mocked the Sikh faith and insulted the Sri Guru- Granth Sahib Ji. On hearing this Sant Bhindranwale sent a group of devote sikhs under the leadership,of Bhai Fauja Singh to hold a peaceful protest march to the place where the socalled Nirankaris were gathering. However the Nirankaris and the police fired upon the Sikhs resulting in the martyrdom of 13 Sikhs and 80 were further injured including Baba Manochahal who was shot in the arm. In 1982 The Sikh Freedom Fighters shot Lala Jagat Narain the editor of the Hind Samachar newspaper which was writing derogatory; remarks directed against the Sikh religion. In connection with this case a warrant was issued for Sant Bhindranwale and in order to arrest him raids were made in Chando Kalan (Haryana) and Bombay. Baba Manochahal was with Sant Bhindranwale during this time and they managed to reach Mehta Chowk. At Mehta Chowk Sant Bhindranwala peacefully courted arrest. After the arrest the police without any reason shot 22 Sikhs dead and wounded many more. Unable to falsely find Sant Bhindranwale guilty the Brahmin Government was forced to release him. On being released Sant Bhindranwale went straight to the Darbar Sahib and started the `Dharam Yudh' morcha. .. In June 1984 the Indian rulers attacked the Darbar Sahib resulting in thousands of innocent men, women and children being butchered. After this incident and the atrocities generally being committed against the Sikhs Baba Manochahal decided to fight in the armed struggle. His first action was in his own village where he shot and killed a soldier after which he absconded . The police in order to force Baba Manochahal to give himself up took from his maternal grandparents home their jeep, motorcycle, tractor and then burnt their crops. They also started to harass his family, which included violence . At Manochahal village the Punjab police and the CRP surrounded Baba Manochahal and an encounter ensued in which Inspector Bhupinder Singh and many other police officers were killed. Baba Manochahal broke through the police cordon and escaped. By 1986 Baba Ji had 9 encounters with the army and police and always broke through their cordons and escaped. On the 26 July 1986 a Sarbat Khalsa was called at the Akal Takhat which the Punj ab police tried to prevent by blocking and barricading all the roads leading to Darbar Sahib. A five member Panthic Committee was established to over look the affairs of the Sikh Nation and Baba Manochahal was chosen as one of the five. On the 29th April 1986 the Panthic Committee declared that the Sikhs would struggle for the establishment of an independent Sikh state `Khalistan' . The Akali Government led by Barnala sent the army into Sri Harmandir Sahib resulting in hundreds of arrests including that of the acting Jathadar of Sri Akal Takhat Sahib Bhai Gurdev Singh Kaonke. The Panthic Committee elected Baba Manochahal to replace Bhai Koanke as Jathadar. As Jathadar Baba Manochahal stood firm on the demand for Khalistan and kept the high traditions and morals of Akali Phula Singh Ji. In order to quicken the struggle for Khalistan Baba Manochahal founded the Bhindranwala Tiger force of Khalistan which in a very short time spread its operations throughout Punjab, Delhi and other surrounding states. Baba Manochahal had many encounters with the Indian police and after causing havoc he managed to escape. For instance in village Vrana he along with his companions Dr Resham Singh and Bhai Buta Singh had an encounter with the police in which they inflicted terror and death. The police commander in charge was Mohammad Izhar Alam and he had his men surround the area. The encounter lasted for 7 hours and Bhai Buta Singh received martyrdom but Baba Manochahal along with Dr Resham Singh managed to escape. The Indian Government once again attacked the Darbar Sahib in operation Black Thunder in which many of Baba Manochahal's companions received martyrdom including Lt General Bhai Surjit Singh Penta and Lt General Bhai Karj Singh Thanda . Baba Manochahal's greatest encounter with the police was in village Rotal which lasted 56 hours. In this encounter the police, CRP and the army were involved and in the battle there was a heavy loss on the enemy. The BTF lost Lieutenant General Lakhwinder Singh and four other freedom fighters who became Shaheeds fighting for the Sikh Nation. Once again Baba Manochahal escaped from the clutches of the police. Being unsuccessful in capturing Baba Manochahal the police turned their attention to his family. His father Atma Singh and his brother Tarlochan Singh who had deserted the army after operation Blue Star were arrested. After spending six years in jail they were released. Baba Manochahal's wife and son along with his other brothers Nirvair Singh who was working as a farmer and Ninder Singh who was working for the electricity board were arrested. The police later killed Baba Manochahal's father Atma Singh and brother Nirvair Singh in a fake encounter. The rest of the family if they have not been killed by the police are still being harassed and tortured today. Due to Baba Manochahal's military training and his own intelligence he survived in the thick of the battle against the brahmin regime for 15 years. He stayed true to the Khalsa spirit and showed what can be achieved in a short space of time by following the teachings of the Gurus. At the beginning of 1993 a near companion of Baba Manochahal by the name of Sukhwant Singh Warchiree was arrested by the police. Unable to bear the heavy police torture he told the police the whereabouts of Baba Manochahal's hideouts. But Baba Manochahal was able to change his hideouts before he could be found. In the village of Bagria the police raided the house of Piara Singh. When the police were about to arrest his son Resham Singh, his mother asked the police why are you taking my son? Baba Manochahal is sitting down in the bunker. Before the police could take any action Baba Manochahal exploded a bomb and rained a spray of bullets on the police. This caused a stampede amongst the police and Baba Manochahal managed to escape. When the police broke the bunker and went inside they found a feast of ' arms and' a small wireless set which Baba Manochahal had been using to track the movement of the police. The police surrounded all the villages nearby and carried out house to house searches. On the 28 February 1993 outside Rotal village the police raided the farmhouse of Ajit Singh where Baba Manochahal was staying. This was Baba Manochahal's final encounter and he knew the time had come for him to become one with the Almighty. He came out fighting like a lion and was shot by police entrenched behind a tubewell. Baba Manochahal's martyrdom was a great loss to the Sikh Nation and his martyrdom was revenged by the freedom fighters who killed five police officers near Barnala. Baba Manochahal's involvement in the Khalistan Movement inspires many a Sikh today to fight against oppression and injustice and will continue to do so. He has joined the endless list of Shaheeds, martyred in a righteous war in defence of his faith. We are born from the edge of the sword. grown and swelled with the sword. If we live, we live with self respect, if we die, we die with dignity. Khalistan Zindabad. From Khalistan Deeyan Goonzan April-May 1998

loooooooooooooooooool@bullring but ya this is serious poeple! get mailing!!!

ahhh you see Methab Singh ji you would have pulled that off if it wasn't for "godo" and "anjana" :TH:

i think its because when we read our brain only picks up the 1st and last letters of each word, as they are in the correct order it's irrelevant that there are spelling mistakes because our brain will make sense of the words in the sentence that's why its good to proof read!! in case your spelling is whack

hope this helps!

what's a continent? because it doesn't work for "england" like e and d or for scotland like s and d :lol:

ya me got it!! and my baby bro got tracing paper - if you want to trace! :lol:

BUMPPPPPPP yaaaaaaay me going tonight!!

yup it was FAB!!! thankx so much to the Arrandeep Kaur (awwwww ma lil babyyyyyy she is!! mwha mwha) & Rajpreet Kaur we got to do it again sometime! and im just greatful i made it there and back hehe :lol:

*cough cough* WHO was the one who got us lost in the car - park JAGMEET SINGH???? oohh btw i saw you today :TH:

BUMPPPPP hopefully me makes it there without like getting lost or crashing or something!! :lol:

what time does it begin pls?

First of all don’t compare yourself to others, we are all different! How old are you btw? As for the mirrors/photographs/thinking you look hideous – why do you think that?? If you have a ‘reason’ to think that then you can fix it right? Are you amritdhari btw? You should remind yourself you belong to Guru ji, you’re Guru ji’s beautiful princess! How can you even think you’re hideous? Also think about the things you do have – health, shelter, clothing, clean water, food, family, etc etc etc and in turn you will realise how lucky you are. And about the school thing – again don’t compare your marks to others’. Try your best – that’s all you can do! and when you have GENUINELY tried your best- no matter what result you get you will feel good about it, like for example haha with me like at school I never had to work hard like I don’t know how I passed my exams (Gur kirpa for sure) like I never did an ounce of work and like even my teachers and friends were shocked but now at university I can’t get away with not doing any revision hence why I messed up!! :lol: But like I know that I need to work damn hard in order to pull a grade off. But remember this education isn’t the be all and end all. There are loads of things you can do these days if you want to go onto further education like access courses or you can either get training on the job depending on your employer and stuff. So don’t worry about that! Also instead of the “wanting to curl up in bed” thing – get out side, do something! Discover your talents, discover you! Join a few clubs/societies and make new friends, go Gurdwara do more sangat. Get involved with some volunteering projects in your local area. But most importantly have faith in yourself! Remember God created YOU, He infused His light into YOU – let it shine!!! Talk to God, tell Him how you feel, pray! God loves youuuuuu!!! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! That should be reason enough to smile and be happy!!!!!!!! :cool: :TH:

haha good to see people got brainsssss! i still haven't managed to get a degree!! long story :lol: let's just say dropping out of university TWICE does not help!! chalo it's all good, keep it up!! :cool:

Well I am guessing you are not amritdhari for then you would know that you are to keep your kesh tied up and covered at all times (refer to http://www.sikhsangat.com/index.php?showtopic=16921) It really depends how ‘far’ you are at in Sikhi yourself, if you can understand the concept of keeping kesh tied and covered then that’s cool, if not then it’s up to you how you treat your hair, but by keeping it loose and stuff remember you’re just sort of conforming to society’s norms and just blending into the background and being another ‘typical’ Indian girl (sorry for presuming you are of Indian origin if you are not) remember Sikhs were given unique identity for a reason – to be noticed, for practical reasons, it’s all on your own conscience whatever you may decide I used to have cut hair which I wore loose most the time which I used to straighten and curl and all that stuff! Now being amritdhari I tie it up and wear a dastaar and tbh it’s like the bestest thing ever!!!

Covering the head is a sign of respect for Guru Sahib hence why we do it when we go Gurdwara Also it gives us a unique identity – hence why it is covered by dastaars etc Also I read it helps maintain the spiritual energy you accumulate during bani/simran by keeping it around you and not letting it escape, covering your head for simran helps to protect the crown centres of the head. Covering your head creates a sort of filter that keeps incoming light energy from overwhelming the delicate centres of the head. End of the day though kesh are very important for Sikhs and in order to look after them and protect them its’ important your head is covered – no matter what you’re doing be it cooking, sleeping, working etc also in the Amrit sanchaar you are told your head must be kept covered at ALL times so it is mandatory for Khalsa Sikhs. You should practice keeping your head entirely covered one week and not the next, see the difference for yourself.

Heera just sits on his a*s cracking jokes and talking about the customers in Punjabi right in front of them and one day he had a queer customer and he said to his colleague "eh gay aa" hahahha like duh!! he forgot to change the word gay :lol: anywayssssss rsingh has summed me up perfectly also!! haha i am the subsidiary company based in the west midlands

correct me if i am wrong but ya like the authors wrote after Jesus died and if you read the bible you will find that their versions of events differ, like they had specific audiences they were targetting, like Luke wrote for Gentiles (non Jews) so he would write indicating Jesus was universal and stuff whereby Matthew was specifically targetting Jews i.e. to show Jesus was the long awaited Messiah and stuff so he would write specifically with Jews in mind also if you read Matthew at the beginning he links Jesus to Abraham to show Jesus was the son of David and in turn the son of Abraham. If you want further information I recommend reading the history behind the different gospel writers - its very interesting! but i also think S1ingh is right in sayin "our main focus should be to pakay sikh bano pehalan fir doojeeyan deh history khaoojoo.. "

haha i was just watching that also!! there is a place in bilston west midlands named "gurdwara baba vadbagh singh" i never knew his 'followers' were down here also!

"one person's terrorist is another person's freedom-fighter"