Keertan by Bhai Anoop Singh Ji Una Sahib Wale from 5th to 8th Dec at SRS Palatine

Sikh Religious Society

1280 Winnetka St, Palatine IL 60067 Ph: 847-358-1117

www.srschicago.org

Gurbani Keertan

Guru Piyaree Sadh Sangat Ji VaheGuru Ji Ka Khalsa VaheGuru Ji Ki Fateh,
On Panthic Supporters invitation Sikh Panth's Shromani Raagi Bhai Anoop Singh Ji from Una Sahib Wale(India) will be doing keertan seva at Sikh Religious Society from December 5th 2006 to December 8th 2006 everyday from 7:15 PM CST to 8:30 PM
You all are invited to attend this special keertan darbar

Program Details :

Tuesday December 5th 2006
Path Sri Rehras Sahib 6:45 PM
Keertan Hazoori Ragi 7:00 PM
Keertan Bahi Anoop Singh Ji Una Sahib Wale 7:15 PM - 8:30PM
Anand Sahib & Ardas 8:30 PM
Guru Ka Langar 8:45 PM

Wednesday December 6th 2006,
Path Sri Rehras Sahib 6:45 PM
Keertan Hazoori Ragi 7:00 PM
Keertan Bahi Anoop Singh Ji Una Sahib Wale 7:15 PM - 8:30PM
Anand Sahib & Ardas 8:30 PM
Guru Ka Langar 8:45 PM

Thursday December 7th 2006,
Path Sri Rehras Sahib 6:45 PM
Keertan Hazoori Ragi 7:00 PM
Keertan Bahi Anoop Singh Ji Una Sahib Wale 7:15 PM - 8:30PM
Anand Sahib & Ardas 8:30 PM
Guru Ka Langar 8:45 PM

Friday December 8th 2006,
Path Sri Rehras Sahib 6:45 PM
Keertan Hazoori Ragi 7:00 PM
Keertan Bahi Anoop Singh Ji Una Sahib Wale 7:15 PM - 8:30PM
Anand Sahib & Ardas 8:30 PM
Guru Ka Langar 8:45 PM

Listen Some Keertan by Bhai Anoop Singh Ji
Simran
Inhi Ki Kirpa Ke
Yarade Da Sanoo
Guru Gobind Khudae
Khalsa Meri Jaan Ki Jaan
Prabh Joo Tho Keh Laaj Hamari
Guru Panth De Dass
Panthic Supporters

Sons of Sikh Guru Gobind Singh

sons of Sikh Guru Gobind Singh

Daughters of the Khalsa

Daughters of the Khalsa

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Guru Nanak Dev Ji' Gurupurab Celebrantions in Daily Herald : Celebration preparation

Celebration preparation (Daily Herald )
Sihks ready their Palatine worship center for birthday of religion’s founder
By Eileen O. DadayDaily Herald CorrespondentPosted Sunday, November 05, 2006
One day before one of their holiest celebrations — the birthday of the founder of Sikhism — members of the Sikh Religious Society in Palatine spruced up their worship center.
Volunteers spent Saturday renovating the southwest entrance and lobby, worshippers’ first impression as they enter the 28-year-old gurdwara.
They combined to clean and paint the area before heading to the lower level to spruce up the original meeting areas.
“This is a tradition in our culture, to clean our house before big occasions,” said Jatinder Grewal, of Rolling Meadows. “We want to celebrate the holy day by starting fresh, and make all these preparations so that the congregation feels welcome.”
Sikh officials expect nearly 1,000 worshippers today, which is the birthday of Guru Nanak Dev ji, who founded the religion in 1499 in the Punjab region of India.
Guru Nanak Dev ji was born in 1469, and after his enlightenment, he traveled through India preaching a universal message, trying to reach out to Muslims and Hindus, as well as Sikhs.
“At home, in India, this is a national holiday,” said Narinder Pal Marwaha, of St. Charles.
Saturday’s efforts began with breakfast served to volunteers in the building’s new wing, which was built two years ago and houses its kitchen and service center.
Today’s services will be led by a delegation of priests, who will read from the Sikh’s holy book and deliver a sermon, while the congregation sing hymns and discusses their first prophet’s message.
The Sikh Religious Society is tucked away in a residential section of Palatine, behind the Buehler YMCA.
It is described as the largest congregation in the Midwest, with 4,000 to 5,000 worshippers visiting the gurdwara every week. Locally, officials say, there are 10,000 Sikhs in the greater Chicago area

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Manmohan Singh Can't Have A Sikh Bodyguard, says 'Outlook' report

Manmohan Singh Can't Have A Sikh Bodyguard, says 'Outlook' report

Saturday, 04 November 2006

The leading Indian weekly news magazine 'Outlook' in a report in current issue said, "It is the unwritten rule that no official wants to talk about openly. Our secular democracy does not deploy Muslims or Sikhs to protect its VVIPs. While Muslims were always under suspicion, the Sikhs got blacklisted after Indira Gandhi’s assassination in 1984 by her personal bodyguards who were Sikh".

It is ironic that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, a Sikh, has no brethren from his own community detailed in the security cordon around him. Officials of the Special Protection Group (SPG), established in 1984 for providing security to prime ministers, have ensured that neither Sikhs or Muslims are employed as bodyguards to VVIPs .

Sources in the security set-up confirm there exists an unwritten code which is complied with diligently.

Points out an official: "When it comes to VVIP security, we cannot take any chances, especially since the country has lost two of its prime ministers to brutal killings. Proximate security is the last defence, and if that is weak, how can we ensure safety of the person we’ve to protect?"

As far as Sikhs go, Indira Gandhi’s killing and militancy in Punjab put an end to them being recruited as securitymen. Much has changed since then but the community continues to be on the blacklist. Notes a senior official in the security set-up: "It has become an established thing. To change it, someone will have stick his neck out. And if something goes wrong he will have to answer for it. Nobody is willing to take any chances." The same line of thinking holds true for Muslims. As long as terrorism from across the border does not cease, members of the community will be under a cloud. Home ministry officials say with terror strikes across the country being linked to Islamic terrorism it would be a " big risk" to put a Muslim on VVIP security.

However, since no government organisation can bar persons of any particular community the SPG does employ a few Muslims and Sikhs. But they are kept off personal security. Reveals an official: "A 3000-strong organisation like the SPG does have Muslims and Sikhs. But we ensure that they are not deployed in sensitive posts. They are posted in the administration or intelligence"

The situation is not very different in the National Security Guard (NSG)—the other force which provides security to vips. The NSG was set up in 1984 after Operation Bluestar when the Indian army stormed the Golden Temple to flush out Sikh militants. The need was felt for creating a special force to conduct counter-terrorist operations with greater efficiency. The NSG was first deployed to combat insurgency in Punjab. But it evolved into an anti-terrorist unit with operations in J&K and other parts of the country. And it does not have any Sikh or Muslim as bodyguards.

Over the years, its elite Black Cat commandos have also been saddled with providing security to VVIPs, other than prime ministers (present and former) and their kin. They include political leaders like former deputy PM L.K. Advani, UP CM Mulayam Singh Yadav, BSP chief Mayawati and former Tamil Nadu CM J. Jayalalitha. But none of them will be a Sikh or a Muslim.