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This year Sikh Student is helping to raise money for Comic Relief. To donate please visit: http://www.myrednoseday.com/sikhstudent Since its launch in 1985 Comic Relief has raised over £425 million. That cash is helping to change countless lives for the better- both here at home in the UK and internationally. This is the place to find out how your money is making a difference. 60% of the money raised helps to give people living in grinding poverty in Africa a better chance in life. 40% helps disadvantaged people and communities across the UK turn their lives around. With your support, let's Make the world a fairer, happier place - by having fun and raising money With Love The Sikh Student Team http://www.sikhstudent.org To donate please visit: http://www.myrednoseday.com/sikhstudent

This was just a taste of the summer vibes yet to come! recording will be up soon so be sure to check back to http://www.sikhstudent.org/... for more events

This Saturday there's a Special Kirtaan Durbaar at Shepherd's Bush Gurdwara, London! Need a bit of a boost? Rejuvenate yourself at this special kirtaan programme. Including translations in English, amazing kirtaan and a special ardaas for those taking exams this year! From 6.30pm - 9.30pm we will be lucky enough to experience Kirtan sung by some of the most accomplished Kirtanis in this country and from abroad - many of whom will be performing in traditional and soul inspiring Raag. Thee Kirtanis doing sewa on the night include: Harjit Singh Khalsa (Mehta Chowk) Veer Manpreet Singh (India and London) Harjinder Singh Lallie (Midlands) - www.gurmatsangeet.org Bhai Amarjeet Singh (London) Gurpreet Kaur (London) Ravinderpal Singh (Southall) Sukha Singh (London) see http://www.Ektaone.com/ for previous recordings As always there will be Katha and translation in English throughout the evening. This promises to be one of the great Kirtan nights of the year - one not to miss!! Also included in this sublime night will be an ardaas for those about to take their exams!! Please please please tell all your friends and family, publiscise it at school, college, uni, work, gurdwara, forums, e-groups.. and dont forget to come yourself... When: Saturday, 6th May, 6.30pm - 9.30pm Where: Central Gurdwara, Shepherds Bush, Queensdale Road, W11. Tube: Sheperds Bush, Central line

The Sikh students of London present: Sri Akhand Paath + Kirtaan + Feed the homeless. When: Friday am, 10th March - Sunday am 12th March 2006, On Saturday the 11th - join us for a London wide Youth Kirtan from 7pm-10pm, and/or a Soup Run to help feed the homeless in London (the food for the soup run will be prepared at the Gurdwara - come and help!) Where: Shepherd's Bush Gurdwara, (nearest tube: Shepherd's Bush, Central Line) We need your help to make the Soup Run and Akhaand Paath a success. If you can help or require further details you can contact us on: Email: links@# or Tel: 0774 246 8895

LINKS & King's College London Sikh Society presents, "Faith & Science - Are you a believer?" A ground-breaking multi-faith talk by Davinder Singh Panesar. Whether you are Sikh, Christian, Hindu, Musilm, another faith or have no particular faith - come open the doors to your mind on the relationship of faith and science.. When: 6pm - 8pm, Thursday 23rd February 2006 Where: King's College London, Harris Lecture Theatre, London Bridge Campus. Nearest Tube: London Bridge (Jubilee, Northern & National Rail) For more details: email: sikh.soc@kcl.ac.uk / links@# tel: 07903 990 4791 / 0774 246 8895 website: www.sikhstudent.org ALL WELCOME!!

thanks for pointing that out.. but here are the real details... Paintballing for London IS HAPPENING!!!! 150 students paintballing from across London.. chuk de fateh! When: Wednesday 1st March, 2006 (Arrival time: 9.45am) Where: Maidenhead How much: £17!! What's included: - Entry for full day of paintballin!! - Coveralls, Facemask, and Gun - 200 paintballs - Lunch - Coach there and back What an amazing offer! This is an event to genuinley look forward to, especially as Sikh Students in London rarely get the opportunity to have so many people turn out and just have real fun. Pickup points: We're booking 3 coaches.. 1 to leave from West London (likely to be Brunel Uni), 1 to leave from Central London (likely to be around King's or even Euston area) and one to leave from East London (Queen Mary's). This event is open to all!.. so make sure you tell your mates! For bookings and queries, email: links@#, tel: 0774 246 8895 for all events check out www.sikhstudent.org TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE NOW!!

Sikh Soc.. please post the correct information!

"Ego - my best friend" - by Davinder Singh Panesar. well below is the standard email that's being sent around... but before you read it..THINK..wot is ego? we're perfect right.. can't do anything wrong.. it's always someone else's fault.. don't wana listen to that person coz wot i think is always right...where does it come from? is it like the flu? is it passed by touch?.. or does it come from within?.. wot has EGO done to the world?.... it's kinda funny how we can talk about ego but can never put our finger on what it actually is... we point at others, its coz its easy.. its hard to look at yourself.... maybe it's time? interested in finding out more.. well..... Royal Holloway Sikh Socitey present a talk by the one and only Davinder Singh Panesar. If you've heard Davinder Singh before you know that this will be something very very special. Guaranteed to blow your mind. When: 6pm (for 6.30pm), Thursday 1st Dec, 2005 Where: Arts Lecture Theatre 1, Royal Holloway, University of London. for further details please call Varinder on 07958 710 845 or visit: www.sikhstudent.org London Sikh Societies - It's where it's happenin...!

As we can all feel that winter has moved in... Let us bask in the warmth of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. It's time set your soul ablaze with Shabad Kirtan in the presence of the Sadh Sangat.... not forgetting the chips, beans & pasta!!! Don't miss London Youth Kirtan! Venue: Shepherd's Bush Gurdwara Date: 10th December 2005 Time: 6.30 - 11pm Nearest Station: Shepherd's Bush (Central Line) For more info and enquiries visit: W: www.sikhstudent.org E: links@# T: 0774 246 8895/07835 434 333 "through innocent love meet the eternal"

What is "Sikhs In Journalism"? "Sikhs In Journalism" (SIJ) is a new mentoring scheme for students from the Sikh community. The objective of the scheme is to encourage Sikh students to actively explore careers in journalism and print media. Careers to which Sikhs have traditionally not taken to in the UK! Successful applicants to the scheme will: - Attend a series of one-day workshops and field visits through the year. - Research and write a variety of articles inorder to develop their potfolio. - Be given feedback and critique of their articles. - Gain hands on experience of the research and editing process. - Have access to some of the most talented journalists and writers within the industry. The SIJ mentors are some of the most talented in the industry and have worked with or are currently working for companies such as the BBC, FT, Vogue and The Sunday Times. So if you are a budding journalist or just interested in writing or current affairs, then SIJ could be just the thing to give you a head start into this highly competitive sector. If you would like to find out more and to apply visit: www.sikhstudent.net "Sikhs in Journalism" is a LINKS mentoring Project. LINKS.connect.inform.inspire

UNITED SIKHS URGENTLY requires volunteers to make a difference in relief efforts in the City of New Orleans (USA). Thousands are expected dead and the entire city of New Orleans is under water, amongst other cities, after Hurricane Katrina hit the south-eastern United States in what is being called one of the worst and most expensive natural disasters in American history. The police, armed guards, and medical professionals are struggling to provide essential services with hundreds of thousands of people homeless, displaced and or injured. UNITED SIKHS has started the GHANAIA Katrina Hurricane Relief project and is working together with US authorities to gather resources and build a team of volunteers, including medical professionals, who will aid the refugees in Louisiana. We need your support, through time, effort and money, to make this project successful. If you are available to help out ASAP or in the near future, you will need to easily acquire a US Visa and contact UNITED SIKHS London Address: PO BOX 43799, London, W14 8SS, United Kingdom Tel: (0044) (0) 870 1993328 Fax: (0044) (0) 871433 5655 E-mail: unitedsikhs-eu@unitedsikhs.org Paris Address: 3 Rue Du Pasteur Wagner, 75011 Paris, France Tel: 00 33 147 0084 41 Fax: E-mail: unitedsikhs-fr@unitedsikhs.org North America New York Address: 28 Vesey Street, #2133, New York, NY 10007 Tel: 1-646 338 5996 (Toll-free: 1-888-243-1690) Fax: 1-810-885-4264 E-mail: unitedsikhs-na@unitedsikhs.org This is ideal for anyone wanting to undertake GAP year volunteer work.

Are you a University of London student? Do you want to learn Panjabi? If you answered YES to both of the above questions... well here's your chance to learn Panjabi as a module of your current degree!!! Enrolment for languages at King's takes place from Monday 26th - Friday 30th September from 10am to 4pm and on Wednesday 28th until 6pm. In order to sign up for Panjabi YOU MUST go to room 2B10 on Wed 28th September, between 4pm and 6pm. You can query any level and content based questions. YOU MUST speak to the Panjabi teacher about your level before enrolling. This procedure is COMPULSORY before enrolment on the course as your level needs to be assessed and the appropriate forms signed! PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU TELL EVERYONE ABOUT THIS!!! A HIGH LEVEL OF ENORLMENT WILL ENSURE THAT THE COURSE RUNS! For further info about the course please contact Dominique Borel, Head of Languages at the Modern Language Centre: dominique.borel@kcl.ac.uk

EVENT - Sept 10 2005: Oxford & Cambridge Sikh Alumni Association, in association with the newly formed University of London Sikh Alumni Association present: "Where are we going". A distinguished set of panelists and the event will feature a performance by vocal talent, Indi Kaur. The evening will be chaired by Aman K. Dhaliwal, a news journalist with the BBC. Our panelists include: Mr Indarjit Singh OBE (Chief Guest), Miss Sukhraj Kaur Randhawa (Media and Education), Mr Manjit Singh Gill QC (Law), Mr Ravinder Singh Gidar (Business & Commerce), Harbinder Singh (Culture and Heritage), Sonika K. Nirwal (Politics) and Dr Jeevan Singh Deol (Academia). Capacity is limited, so please confirm your place(s) asap by sending the names of yourself and your guests to ocsaa@ocsaa.org.uk. Your names will then be added to the guest list at the door (no need to send in cheques at this stage), and further details emailed out next week. We look forward to seeing you at what promises to be a great event ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Where are we going" Sikh's in the UK at 6pm, Saturday the 10th of September 2005 Herbert Smith LLP, Central London. www.ocsaa.org.uk www.sikhalumni.com

Inderbir Ishpal Ishminder Isha

Yeh i know this is abit last minute.. but i got an email about it jus now!! ---------------------------------- Question Time Meeting - 7pm Tuesday 3 May 2005 - Equality in Our Lifetime - Come to the last and most important Question Time meeting. Venue - Conway Hall 25 Red Lion Square Holborn London WC1R 4RL - To reserve you seat, email: info@obv.org.uk or phone: (020) 8983 5430/60 The London hustings. This is the biggest hustings for London's BME communities. It will be chaired by the CRE's(Commission for Racial Equality's) Trevor Phillips, and panelists will be Charles Clarke MP (Lab), Dominic Grieve MP (Cons), Simon Hughes MP (Lib Dem) & Lord Dholakia. "The largest and most powerful public debate before the general elections 2005." There approximately 250,000 Sikhs in London. Make YOUR voice heard! Make YOUR vote count! To find out more about voting visit: http://www.aboutmyvote.co.uk/ ---------------------------------

that's wicked! never knew about this stuff!!!! my battery's always dead.. so this will be a massive thing for me!!

THIS IS FANTASTIC!! :TH: WELL DONE TO THE ORGANISERS FOR ENCOURAGING THE YOUNG CHILDREN TO BE PROUD TO BE SIKH!! I HOPE THE EVENT GOES WELL!! <_< MAHARAJ KIRPA!!! :TH:

HOLA MOHALLA KEERTAN DARBAAR All keertani welcome. Date : 26th March 2005 Time: 7 - 12pm Location: Gurdwara Dasmesh Darbaar 97-101 Roseberry Ave, Manor Park, London, UK. Telephone: 07944 814 020 IT'S GOIN' TO BE MASSIVE!!! <_< :TH: :wub:

nice link.. is it possible to ask about your perceptions on this topic?

that's quite interesting.. i saw this program on the tv, 2 weeks ago.. and that's what sparked my interest... it showed a sufi muslim teaching twirling... as in he was literally moving round and round on the spot.. one hand pointed in the air and the other towards the ground.. unfortunately i didnt catch the name of the program as i was just flicking through channels when i came across it, whilst eating my Sunday morning prontahs. if Jews do this also, or maybe something different, that is interesting too.

thanks shaheed ji do u recommend listening to the recording? do u know anywhere i can get hold of it? (that's if u recommend listening)

Sufi muslims also carry out 'twirling' - i am not sure about what it is exactly. sher_panjabi - have u encountered any information on this method of 'meditation' in your research about sufi-ism?

a most interesting thread. i was talking to my friend a while back and he said that there was a tape made of an exorcism carried out by Sant Baba Isher Singh (Rare Sahib Vale). does anyone have any information about this?

In 1914, Gurdit Singh, a Sikh entrepreneur based in Singapore, chartered a Japanese ship, the Komagata Maru, to carry Indian immigrants to Canada. On May 23, 1914, the ship arrived in Vancouver Harbour with 376 passengers aboard: 340 Sikhs; 24 Muslims and 12 Hindus. Many of the men on-board were veterans of the British Indian Army and believed that it was their right as British subjects to settle anywhere in the Empire they had fought to defend and expand. They were wrong... READ THE REST AT: http://www.ektaonline.org/events/alikazimi/index.htm