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Vaheguru ji ka khalsa, Vaheguru ji ki fateh! To add to the growth of SikhSangat.com we've setup a chat room for members. Rooms will be setup based around the forums on SikhSangat, where users can discuss topics related to that room, whether its general talk or gurbani vichaar, or politics, or discuss current events. We will try to expand on the chat module. This chat will be FULLY moderated and there will be 0 tolerance for any non-sense talk, this not only includes profanity, but indirect gestures or taunts. This feature will be available for a short period of time per day as we don't want it to take away from discussing on the forum. You can use your forum login IDs. So drop by and say fateh! :umm: http://www.sikhsangat.com/index.php?automodule=chat THIS TOPIC IS FOR MODS AND ADMINS ONLY, so they can update the sangat on when the chat is active, please don't reply to this topic, if you have any questions e-mail us. Thank you. SS Team Vaheguru ji ka khalsa, Vaheguru ji ki fateh!

No one is banned YET, goto the link now http://www.sikhsangat.com/index.php?automodule=chat Also, some users seem to be experiencing problems logging in, it may be becuase they have some special charachters in their user name or it could be other reasons. If when the chat is active and you cant login, post here and we will try to sort things out.

Please stay in the room for a bit to build up the number of users.

Vaheguru ji ka khalsa, Vaheguru ji ki fateh! To add to the growth of SikhSangat.com we've setup a chat room for members. Rooms will be setup based around the forums on SikhSangat, where users can discuss topics related to that room, whether its general talk or gurbani vichaar, or politics, or discuss current events. We will try to expand on the chat module. This chat will be FULLY moderated and there will be 0 tolerance for any non-sense talk, this not only includes profanity, but indirect gestures or taunts. This feature will be available for a short period of time per day as we don't want it to take away from discussing on the forum. You can use your forum login IDs. So drop by and say fateh! :umm: http://www.sikhsangat.com/index.php?automodule=chat SS Team Vaheguru ji ka khalsa, Vaheguru ji ki fateh!

This ones going to the memory books. But on a positive note we should take this post as a lesson to not argue and fight over stupid arguments or discussions because you never know it could be the last day of the website and it could be shutdown and you will have to live with the guilt of saying something that you can no longer take back or apologize for and according to Guru Sahib jee it will always be on your karma, always think before you hit the button, "will my post really be worth to anyone?" Like they say think before you speak same concept goes here. And we should always post our thoughts with clarity, thought, and love rather than with anger, ego, and pride. There's the lesson of the day. Always live life with love and a little humor! Inspire and be inspired! Now continue on with excuses of why you didn't fall for it when you first saw it :nihungsmile:

HAPPY APRIL FOOL'S DAY!

Vaheguru jee ka khalsa, Vaheguru jee kee fateh! The sevadaars of SikhSangat.com have been through a long and continuous discussion in regards to SikhSangat.com and the affiliated websites such as SSNews and other member websites. There have been several concerns brought to our attention through e-mails and private messaging in regards to the posts on SikhSangat.com. As founding sevadaars of SikhSangat.com we have noticed a BIG change in the posts and the topics that are being posted. SikhSangat.com was a place where many came for inspiration and lately there have been alot of random postings and questions which we feel is not the goal of SikhSangat, considering this reason among many others we have decided to shutdown SikhSangat.com and all of its partner websites, it will be shutdown permanently and all topics/posts will be deleted. We feel as this is the only solution. Among many reasons one of the reasons are that there have been too many complaints as to the moderation of SikhSangat.com and it has gotten to the point of the sevadaars getting threats including death threats in terms of how the forum is moderated as locals from U.S., Canada, and U.K. know of the sevadars and word gets out. The domain will still be registered under the sevadars along with the affiliated websites. We will continue to provide the seva of partner websites minimally. If you have any concerns or questions please do not hesitate to contact us and PM the moderators. We hope that you will forgive us and continue to live a chardi kalaa gursikhi jeevan with guru sahib's kirpaa. Thank you! Your Sevadaars, SS Team Vaheguru jee ka khalsa, Vaheguru jee kee fateh!

While it is understandable that people want to warn sangat away from negative people/parchaar, we also need to realise that these kind of threads often just provide a platform for mud slinging between the two parties. Therefore if such thing happen in this topic, it will be locked and not discussed any further.

Vaheguru ji ka khalsa, Vaheguru ji ki fateh! If you want to make any posts on a specific topic of discussion, place, time in history, specific figure please do as much research on the topic as possible, you can post any links to videos, pictures themselves, audio, etc. SHARE THE WEALTH! Vaheguru ji ka khalsa, Vaheguru ji ki fateh!

Leh... karlo gall.. Its not easy to find yom.. unless we can take another interview of jaspaul singh we are working to get about 3 or 4 interviews together so that we won't be late often:)

It seems to be your local problem in UK. Solve it with more mature manner by communicating with each other (local). Coming on sikhsangat and discussing such issues is not going to help because as one replier mentioned, its only in one city of uk not in india or anyother place.. So beanti is don't seek support from others on SSForums because on forums the only outcome come is in the form of hatred. Discuss this with the sangat who attends that gurdwara sahib have a chat with all of them in sangat and see what the outcome will be. Chardekala

WJKK WJKF We are having mail system problem on our server. None of the mail functions of our forum is working. No password reset/validation email can be sent by our forum system until we fix the problem. If you need further assistance pls contact us @ sikhsangat@gmail.com Gurfateh ji

We chose the YOM but we are waiting for the editing on the webwork to be completed :D Give us a week !

Veerjee.. when requested by sangat, you can give details on forum and then carry on everything in private by PM. We just don't want to have signature advertisement type messages (like the last issue). We are not that strict :lol:

Waheguru jee ka khalsa Waheguru jee ke fateh If anyone wants to contact team members of SikhSangat.com or SSNews, pls contact us thru sikhsangat@gmail.com. Our contact@sikhsangat.com is not working for the past three weeks. Pls use sikhsangat@gmail.com as it's our primary contact email for the past one year. Waheguru jee ka khalsa Waheguru jee ke fateh SSTeam

Bhai Vir Singh (1872 –1957) was a great poet, a scholar and a very spiritual person. Through his writings he brought awareness of the glory of the Guru’s and the Khalsa to the Sikh masses. His writings in Punjabi are famous all over India. From his pen came the best novels of the Punjabi language. He wrote historical and philosophical essays, he was the force behind the cultural renaissance in the Punjab at the turn of the century. He was conferred the degree of Doctor of Oriental learning Honoris Causa in 1949 by Punjab University. He was honoured with the Sahitya Academy Award in 1955 and the Padam Bhushan in1956 for his contributions of Punjabi literature. Bhai Vir Singh was the force behind the Singh Sabha movements literary output which was so important in awakening the Sikh masses. His earlier written novels like Sundari, Vijay Singh, Santwant Kaur and Baba Naudh Singh have to the viewed with reference to the social and political conditions of the end of the nineteenth century. Their central theme was heroism and chivalry of the Sikhs and the ethical excellence of the religion. The novels brought out the pristine glory of the Khalsa in contrast to the servility of the Hindu masses and the oppression of the Pathan and Mughal rulers. Bhai Vir Singh then turned his attention to explaining the Sikh scriptures in his weekly paper, the Khalsa Samachar. He also wrote poems which gave him a most honoured place among Punjabi poets. Thereafter he wrote biographies of the Sikh Guru’s: Kalgidhar Chamatkar, the life of Guru Gobind Singh Ji and Guru Nanak Chamatkar, the life of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Bhai Vir Singh Ji was dedicated to the cause of reform, he propagated the cause of education by building schools and colleges and was a founder director of the Punjab and Sind Bank, which greatly helped in uplifting the Sikh economy. The main goals of the Singh Sabha movement was clear and uncompromising. To uplift the Sikhs in all spheres, be it political, social, moral or economic. The propagation of the Guru’s divine word, carrying of his teaching to the highest level. The removal of illiteracy and the spread of education regardless of caste or creed. The protection of political rights for the Sikhs and the removal of their grievances through constitutional methods. This was the backbone of the Singh Sabha movement , a movement that gained much attraction and gave Sikhs a role within their religion. It was the Singh Sabha movement that poured water over the rampage of Hinduism in the Punjab. It was Singh Sabha that halted the slide of Sikhism into unretreavable waters and it was Singh Sabha that made the Sikhs feel proud to be Sikhs again. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhai_Vir_Singh http://www.sikhsangat.com/index.php?showtopic=11689 http://www.sikh.net/publications/Sundri/sundri.htm http://www.info-sikh.com/SabhaPage3.html

We validated all users yesterday but deleted some of them as their email address were funny(Spam).. If your id is still not active, please email us (sikhsangat@gmail.com) your id or email you used when you registered with us.

Today we found that we are having problem with mail server. We are getting any email nor we can send any email even the auto forum validation emails. We will work to sort to sort this problem, till then we will validate all members manually.

Some images Media Encouraging Sikhs to Smoke: In some punjabi Film Information Booth [Khalsa College] For more Visit : SikhGiving.com

Drugs in Punjab 80% of Punjabi youth takes drugs. The drug problem came to notice only few years ago. The spark was present since past many years, but the fire spread only two or three years ago and it is destroying many houses in Punjab. According to our survey, 78% people say that users make their first contact with drugs through friends. The most popular drugs among students are: Alcohol - reported by 38% Smack - reported by 37% Cigarettes - reported by 25% As you see in the above survey result, smack (powder form of heroin) is trying to take number 1 spot among the punjabi youth. Chemist Shops In the villages, the chemist shops which are meant to be the lifeline for the villagers are one major source of illegal drugs for the village people. There is a major need to control the illegal sale of medicines. The chemists do not ask for a prescription, and they do not keep any inventory of the drugs sold. They even sell the medicine in bulk to individuals, without any doctor’s prescription. Two Day Anti-Drug Campaign in Khalsa College, Amritsar SikhGiving in collaboration with United Sikhs held two day drug awareness camp at Khalsa College, Amritsar. A booth was set up as a part of the United Sikhs Anti-Drug program DEEVA (Drug Eradication through Education, Vigilance and Awareness). The main goal of this project is to educate the upcoming generation regarding the negative effects of DRUGS. Our Drug Awareness campaign is targeting the youth who yet have to enter the world of higher education and have to deal with peer pressure. Our Survey Data collected from random 48 users of areas around Amritsar City (approx. 6 villages). Most of the drug users are in the age group of 20 to 30 years old. From the last three years the drug use has seen a steep rise. Everybody has one thing in common which is "Unemployment". They usually inherit a good share of land ranging from 5 Kilas up to 25 kilas or belong to rich families. All of them use heroin (Smack) users. Visit this link to see survey stats: http://www.SikhGiving.com/drugs/q1.htm Desperate Youth - Willing to do anything to get High Petrol - They dip a piece of cotton wool in petrol and keep it under their nose and inhale the air and they get high by doing that. Lizard - They kill and burn the lizard and eat it to get high. Boot Polish - They rub the boot polish onto the back of their neck and turn it towards the sun and they get high feeling by doing that. Petrol Pipes - They eat the dirt deposited on the leaking petrol pipe of vehicles and petrol pumps. Bhang in Cigarette - They rub the Bhang leaf in oily hands until it turns into a small ball of dirt and they put that small ball into the cigarette and smoke it. This gives them more thrill/high than normal cigarettes. Iodex - They use Iodex in place of Jam on a toast and with that taste they get high. Iodex is a pain relief balm. Correction Fluid - A simple stationary item which is used to correct writing or typing errors on papers. They cut open it and drink the whole fluid to get high. Rehab Clinics Drug De-addiction/Rehab clinics in Punjab are not being open to help the addicts but another way to do business. We couldn't find any clinic which offers good long term plan for the addicts and works according to the Gurmat priniciples. We found Navjeevan Rehab center as the most effective clinic which offers counseling and raising the self-esteem of the addicts. But there are few down points according to Sikh rehat; They shave off everything on addicts face (including Eyebrows) as the punishment to those who try to run away from the clinic. Drug problem in Punjab can be controlled only if we run the de-addiction centre according to sikhi rehat, including maintaining the Strict Amrit Vela program. Sikhi lifestyle can give these addicts a new life, making them feel that drugs are BIG NO in their religion. We need to lift the spirits of the addicts and boost their self esteem by giving them good counseling and gurmat education. For Full project report, pls visit: SikhGiving.com

We are still working on the project and will be finished by the end of this month. Reports, interviews, pictures etc are done but we will upload it on website in few days. Soon we will send SikhGiving email to our donors giving the first hand information about Drugs & Punjab and future projects in this field. Sorry for being GUPT for such long time since we started the project.

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No point of having several threads with same replies. Continue your discussions here: http://www.sikhsangat.com/index.php?showtopic=20945

No point of having several threads with same replies. Continue your discussions here: http://www.sikhsangat.com/index.php?showtopic=20945