Vaisakhi Gurmat Camp 08

[Maha Sengh!]

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VAISAKHI GURMAT CAMP

Commemorating the 30^th Anniversary Since the 1978 Amritsar Massacre

In Memory of the 13 Shaheed Gursikhs

Guru Pyari Sadh Sangat Jio,

Vaheguru Jee Kaa Khalsa, Vaheguru Jee Kee Fateh!

With Akal Purakh Waheguru Ji's blessings, a Vaisakhi Gurmat Camp has been organised to commemorate the 30^th anniversary since the Amritsar Massacre of 1978, where 13 highly elevated Gursikhs attained martyrdom and became Shaheeds of the Panth.

Throughout history great souls have risen to guide humanity towards the path of truthful conduct and godliness. Such is the story of Bhai Fauja Singh Ji and his 12 companions who went to take an uncompromising stand on behalf of the Panth, against the abuse and provocation by the Nirankari Sect.

WHERE | WHEN | TIME | AGE

WHERE: Guru Nanak Gurdwara, Edward Street, West Bromwich

WHEN: Thursday 3^rd – Friday 4^th April 2008

TIME: 9.00am – 4.00pm

AGE: 7 – 16 +

Registration - Thursday 3^rd April @ 8.30am

Camp Activities will include:

Short Stories

Presentations

Videos

Live Gatka Performances

How to tie a Dastar (Turban)

How to do Parkash and Sukhasan of Sahib Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Painting

Open Discussions

Questions & Answers

Gurbani Veechar

Keertan & lots lots More!

LANGAR: Chips, Pizza, Beans, Cakes and anything else you can think of!!!!

Gursikhs have been invited from across the UK and abroad to share and reflect upon Vaisakhi – The Birth of the Khalsa, and the 1978 Amritsar Massacre.

We humbly invite you all to join us in remembering the great sacrifices of the 13 Gursikhs, and to celebrate the Birth of the Khalsa.

For further information please contact Bhupinder Singh (Bass) – 07725973836

Bhul Chuk Di Khema,

Vaheguru Jee Kaa Khalsa, Vaheguru Jee Kee Fateh!

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O my mind, earn the profit, before you return home.

[guptsinghni]

wikddddddddd..

event should be good..

wikddd sevaa you guys r doing theree..

keep it up...

let us know if you need sevadars for camp..

[Tarrandeep Kaur]

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VAISAKHI GURMAT CAMP

IN MEMORY OF THE 13 SHAHEED GURSIKHS

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Guru Pyari Sadh Sangat Jio,

Vaheguru Jee Kaa Khalsa, Vaheguru Jee Kee Fateh!

With Akal Purakh Waheguru Ji's blessings, a Vaisakhi Gurmat Camp has been organised to commemorate the 30^th anniversary since the Amritsar Saka of 1978, where 13 Gursikhs attained martyrdom and became Shaheeds of the Panth.

WHERE: Guru Nanak Gurdwara, Edward Street, West Bromwich, B70 8NP

WHEN: Thursday 3^rd – Friday 4^th April 2008

TIME: 9.00am – 4.00pm

AGE: 7 – 16 +

Camp Activities will include:

• How to tie a Dastar (Turban)
  
• How to do Parkash and Sukhasan of Sahib Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
  
• Painting
  
• Gatka
  
• Open Discussions
  
• Questions & Answers
  
• Gurbani Veechar
  
• Keertan & lots lots more!
  

LANGAR: Chips, Pizza, Beans and plenty more healthy alternatives!

Gursikhs have been invited from across the UK and abroad to share and reflect upon Vaisakhi – The Birth of the Khalsa, and the 1978 Amritsar Saka.

We humbly invite you all to join us in remembering the sacrifices of the 13 Gursikhs, and to celebrate the Birth of the Khalsa.

For further information please contact Bhupinder Singh (Bass) – 07725973836

Bhul Chuk Di Khema,

Vaheguru Jee Kaa Khalsa, Vaheguru Jee Kee Fateh!

myry mn lY lwhw Gir jwih ]

O my mind, earn the profit, before you return home

www.sikhsoul.com

[Maha Sengh!]

Gurfateh Jee,

This is the orignal and final copy about the Vaisakhi Gurmat Camo 08, so please admin delete any other topic on here about this topic and please put sticky on this topic admin asap!

Thanks alot

Bhul Chuk Dee Kima

Gurfateh Jee

[*gupt-kaur*]

fatehjee

this looks wiked!!!

can someone plzz tell me how to get there by bus? does the number 74 go there?

will be gettin the 74 from town, .. it goes past soho rd.... so where about does it go in west brom?

please let me know

thank u

[Azaad]

The 74 bus will take you to the West Brom Bus station...The Gurdwara is a couple odf minutes walk from there...

[*gupt-kaur*]

The 74 bus will take you to the West Brom Bus station...The Gurdwara is a couple odf minutes walk from there...

aww yehh i get it now ... its the stop with the tunnel shelter thing lol, thanks alot veerje,

[Maha Sengh!]

BUMP!!!!!

[Pwalla!]

Vaheguru ji ka Khalsa vaheguru ji kefateh

Pyare jio, in the third extract from Kurbani, we look briefly as incidents from the life of Bhai Fauja Singh ji.

“In August-September 1977 in Gurdaspur Jail, he wrote a poem under the title of Kurbani. This was probably his first and last poem because as far as it is known, he was not a poet. This poem was written 7-8 months before his Shaheedi. There are two main points that come to light. First is the declining state of the Khalsa Panth. The soul that has met the Khalsa in his last life and gave his blood for that Khalsa, how can he accept the present situation? Even though he was only 42 years old, because he had been doing the Sewa of the Khalsa Panth, the one or two events which happened in Amritsar were intolerable for him. The incident that took place in the Misri Bajar in 1972 in which the Guru Granth Sahib Ji was treated with disrespect showed Bhai Fauja Singh's true personality. He was a farm inspector at the time. Even the police were scared to arrest the criminals. Bhai Fauja Singh intervened and caught the criminals and punished them accordingly. He was very saddened by the fact that our Panthic leaders tried to keep the whole incident quiet in case it may lead to some Hindu-Sikh conflict. He could not understand how a Sikh could quietly sit by as somebody was insulting or treating the Guru Granth Sahib Ji with disrespect. He always had one question in his mind, “What has happened to the Khalsa Panth?”

The question arose again on 17th October 1975. The Sikh Sangats were celebrating Sangrand at Gurdwara Bhai Salo Ji. The Langar was being served at the time. Some thugs came and treated the Guru Granth Sahib Ji with disrespect and beat up the sewadar and Granthi of the Gurdwara. They also made plans to burn down the Gurdwara Guru Keh Mehal that night. When Bhai Fauja Singh heard about this incident in the evening he got together some Singhs and went there straight away.

First they went to see the disrespectful treatment of the Guru Granth Sahib Ji at Gurdwara Bhai Salo and the damage done to the Gurdwara. After seeing this incident the Singhs started shouting “Sat Sri Akal” and went off to protect Gurdwara Guru Keh Mehal. The thugs surrounded the Singhs from tall buildings on all four sides and started throwing stones, bricks and acid bottles at them. Even though the Singh's clothes and bodies were covered in blood, they did not care for their own lives and protected the Gurdwara from being burnt down. After 1972, this was the second painful event to happen at the Sikh headquarters, Amritsar. The Panthic leaders at that time pretended as if nothing had happened and accepted no responsibility even though so much damage had happened at the Gurdwara.

The result of these actions by the Singhs was that the troublemakers now knew that one lion among sheep was more than enough. After this second incident in 1975 Bhai Fauja Singh did not sit quietly at home. Guru Maharaj stopped his daily presence at the office at the end of October 1975. He received money sitting at home, and he assumed this to be God's blessing. He said laughingly in Jan 1978 to Prof. Gurmukh Singh, “Satguru is having his Sewa done and is giving my wages from the Punjab Government.”

After the 1975 incident Bhai Fauja Singh organised a new programme. He mentioned in his poem that “the Joth (Light) in the Khalsa was disappearing and we will again awaken it”. In June/July 1976 a group of Singhs commenced religious preaching in 10 villages in Gurdaspur over 10 days. Prof Gurmukh Singh was lucky enough to be among this Jatha. Bhai Fauja Singh had a very bad impression from the previous incidents regarding Sikhs living in the cities, and thought that they were not prepared to sacrifice their lives.

So he turned his attention to the villages so that perhaps the sleeping Panth, which was asleep in village life, may be awakened by telling them; about Satguru`s history, performing Gurbani Kirtan and taking Amrit. This Jatha also held Gatka demonstrations. After the Kirtan, Bhai Fauja Singh would talk to the Sangat and this had a good effect on the Sangat. A similar Smagam was held in March 1977 for 15 days at Khalsa Farm, where Bhai Fauja Singh persuaded young Sikhs to learn Gatka and told them of the problems of the Sikh Panth today, They also performed Kirtan and meditated.

During this period, another incident happened which again showed the courage and spirit of Bhai Fauja Singh. A Hindu woman was arrested by the Police. During her interrogation, the Police officers began to rape her. Her husband unable to stop her from being gang-raped, went to the magistrates to secure her release, and file a complaint about the Police. However they refused to intervene. He then went to various pundits and mullahs for help, but none wanted to go against the Police. Eventually he went to the Singhs. People had informed him of a Singh called Bhai Fauja Singh of Amritsar. Bhai Sahib had become very prominent due to his fearless attitude. He immediately went to see Bhai Sahib, who at once with some Singhs went to the Police station. On seeing the pitiable state of the woman, he immediately released the woman, and severely punished the guilty police officers. Later he was sent to prison for this action. However he showed that the Khalsa which rescued innocent women in Sikh History, is still alive today to save humanity from injustice.

To read the booklet about Bhai Sahib and the Shaheedi Saka of 1978, click on

[www.akj.org]

Vaheguru ji ka Khalsa vaheguru ji kefateh

[Pwalla!]

Waheguroo ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguroo ji ki Fateh

Gurmukho, every one invited! We also have a guest speaker coming, who has spent time with the 13 shaheed Singhs. So whatever the age come down, it would be really nice to have gurmukhs darshan!

It will also show the world that we have not forgotten our shaheeds.

Dhan Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Mahraj, the perfect guru and dhan his sants (sangat).

Waheguroo ji ka khalsa, waheguroo ji ki fateh