Call to Action

[SanmukhKaur]

Tracking Gurudwara Sahibs around the World

With each passing year the world becomes smaller and smaller as you can find Sikh in almost all corners of the world. You can find them but it is so hard to connect with them. We are so busy with our personal lives and work lives, that we could be living next door to great sikh sangat and we don't even know it. In most cases we meet Sikhs in Gurudwara Sahibs and that is where we do meet Sikh sangat and Guru Granth Sahib Ji. This project that SikhSangat is about to undertake is to connect the Sangat to the Gurudwara Sahibs around the world. There lists of Gurudwara Sahibs online but with this project we hope to take things one step further. We are creating a more detailed list of the Gurudwara Sahibs around the world which will include amount of Chardi Kala Sikhs, special programs and any reports of anti-sikh activities.

For parents and for people just getting into Sikhi, it is very important to be around chardi kala Sikhs, so they can grow as Sikhs. Through this list we will try to address how much of the sangat that attend the Gurudwara Sahib regularly are Amritdhari Sikhs. The reason for doing this is not to point out weak spots in our community or to say one person is better than another. But to give everyone a equal opportunity to be able to move to an area where they can teach their children about Khalsa and Sikhs and be able to point out real life examples. Another positive about being around chardi kala Sikhs it is easier to hold Sikhi related programs.

As demand grows Gurudwara Sahibs around the world are holding special Sikhi related programs to fulfill the needs of the Sangat. These programs range from Sikhi camps to Punjabi classes to classes specially for learning how to read and pronounce gurbani to medical clinics. This section of the individual reports on the Gurudwara sahib will focus on all the positive programs that are regularly held at the Gurudwara Sahib. It will make the sangat aware and possible encourage them to get involved. Getting involved with these activities not only keeps you in good sangat, it helps you grow as a Sikh. A positive activity at a Gurudwara Sahib helps bring people to Sikhi but what about the negative?

Guru Hargobind Ji introduced Sikhs to the concept of Miri and Piri, so that we can deal with any problems that should come up. This section will focus on any issues the sangat reports and have been confirmed with the Gurudwara Committee or have been reported by multiple Sikhs or backed by evidence. In reports of disrespect of Guru Granth Sahib Ji, meat served as langar, attached party halls serving alcohol or other serious problems will be listed. The hope is to insure sangat has a chance to know what is going on around the world and can choose to support the Gurudwara Committee, avoid it or raise their voice. Sikh Sangat will be armed with knowledge of what is going on in their communities. Sikhs never have been and hopefully never will be afraid of dealing with issues within their own communities. Sikhism is a brotherhood/sisterhood of people that follow the same religion and love each other like their own kin.

This detailed list will help Sikhs around the world become closer and grow as a community, as a family. So we encourage all Sikhs to email us at <a href="mailto:fromthese5tothose5@hotmail.com">fromthese5tothose5@hotmail.com</a> to add your Gurudwara Sahib to our list. Without the support of our Sikh family around the world this project will not be possible, so please do email. Once we have a few to Gurudwara Sahibs to begin the list, the section of Sikhsangat will be launched.