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Sikh Virsa in Western Countries

Disturbed by the News in Outlook India, back in October of 2006, I kept looking for something positive that somehow erases the memory of that picture in the news.
With His Kirpa; since then I have witnessed so much positive going on in US Sikh community that now I can read this news without my eyes getting wet and in my heart I know that it is the Guru's will. One of events I recently attended is 'Sahibjada Rememberance Day' observed by Gurdwara Riversidein which children of IIGS school participated. I consider myself blessed for being able to do sewa of teaching these students. Here are the pictures and small report on these children's Chardi Kala.
Los AYNjls (AmrIkw) iv`c is~K ivrsw sMBwldy hoey b`cy

dsMbr 2006- Los AYNjls dy b`icAW ny 23 dsMbr, 2006 nUM swihbzwdw fy iek vwr Pyr, srihMd dy swky nUM Xwd krdy, cmkOr dI gVHI nUM isjdw krdy, swihbzwidAW nUM SrDwjlI idMdy hoey mnwieAw [gurduAwrw irvrsweIf dw ieh qIjw swl sI, ijs iv`c vIh swl qoN Coty 140 b`icAW ny, v`K v`K mukwbilAW iv`c Bwg ilAw[ ieh mukwblw sn - gurbwxI kIrqn (ivAkqk qy j`Qw); qblw, gurbwxI kMT; spIc qy kivqw; is`KI svwl jvwb Aqy dsqwrbMdI [ cwroN swihbzwidAW dI Xwd iv`c 500 fwlr nkdI cwr skwlriS`p vI auhnW b`icAW nUM id`qy gey jo ik gurU srUp nUM kwiem r`Kdy hoey, Awpxy skUlW qy kwljW iv`c A`vl AwauNdy hn Aqy kOm-syvw iv`c vI ih`sw pwayNdy hn [ies mOky qy iek AmrIkn isMG, fwktr s. gurjoDw isMG ny b`icAW nNUM nw isrP ienwm hI id`qy, sgoN is`KI-srUp nUM kwiem r`Kx dy gur vI d`sy[

iehnwN Bwg lYx vwly b`icAW iv`c sn – AweI. AweI. jI. AYs sMsQw dy b`cy jo ik AwpxI inSkwm syvw nwl ies pIVHI nUM gurm`q nwl joV rhI hY [AweI. jI. AYs skUl dy b`icAW dI tIm ( AnUphirjI isMG, blmIq isMG, AsIseISvr isMG Aqy AWcl kOr) jo ik 9 qyN 12 swl dI aumr dy hn, ny is`KI svwl jvwb mukwbly iv`c, s`q tIMmW iv`coN, dUjw ienwm ij`iqAw[is`KI svwl jvwb mukwbly iv`c sRI guru AMgd dyv jI Aqy sRI guru qyg bhwdr jI vwry svwl pu`Cy gey[

gurbwxI kMT mukwbly iv`c A`vl Awx vwly AweI. jI. AYs skUl dy b`cy sn - AnUphirjI isMG (aumr 12 swl), joqsuKmnI kOr(aumr 10 swl) Aqy hrjp kOr(aumr 8 swl) [AnUphirjI qy joqsuKmnI nUM, siqgurU dI mhwn ikRpw duAwrw, ies CotI aumr iv`c hI, inqnym dIAW swrIAW bwxIAW kMT hn[ieh donoN BYx-Brw ny 10-12 swl dI kYtygrI iv`c pihlw qy dUjw ienwm hwisl kIqw [ AweI. jI. AYs skUl iv`c gurm`q klws dOrwn, iehnW b`icAW nUM gurbwxI sMiQAw Aqy gurbwxI ivcwr nwl joiVAw jWdw hY [ ieh hI kwrn hY ik b`cI hrjp nUM nw hI isrP sMMpUrn jpjI swihb, qv pRswid sv`Xy, sMMpUrn rihrws swihb Aqy soihlw dy pwT kMT hn, blik ausny AwpxI spIc ijsdw ivSw sI “gurbwxI dI rozwnw ijOdgI iv`c shwieqw”, inqnym dIAW bwxIAW iv`coN hvwly dydy ky, sMgq nwl Awpxy ivcwr sWJy kIqy[ ieh b`cI XkInn hI ienwm dI h`kdwr bxI[AnUphirjI isMG ny gurbwxI, is`KI svwl jvwb mukwbiLAW dy nwl nwl kIrqn iv`c vI pihlw ienwm ij`iqAw[

Comments

Harkiran Kaur said…
Your kids are cute and definitely looks like you are doing great job raising them!
10:07 AM
Singhni said…
Thank you Harkiran! Guru aapni mehar banai rakhe!
10:53 AM
Anonymous said…
Congratulations Massi Ji!

Guru bacheya nu chardi kalaa bakshe!
6:30 AM
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