cover pdf - Sikh Naujawan Sabha Malaysia

The Sikh, July 2012
Sabha Malaysia
all parts of Malaysia, and assisting
gurdwaras to organise their
programmes and activities. A
Training & Development arm has
been set up to develop training and
development programmes by
human resource development
experts from within the Sabha
membership.
The Sabha has also groomed
local talent in doing kirtan,
bi-lingual inspirational sessions
and parchar for Sikh youth. Sabha
sewadhars do amazing work
throughout Malaysia making
langgar, helping in gurdwaras and
inspiring the young.
Over the years many names and
faces of selfless sewadhars flash
before my eyes - besides the
names already mentioned - Master
Daljit Singh; Malkith Singh;
Master Pritam Singh; Autar
(Avtar) Singhs; Sukhdev Singhs;
Jasbir Singhs; Sukhinderpal
Singh; Karamjit Singh; Balvinder
Singh; Bulvant Singh; Bhajan
Singh; a number of Inderjeet
Singhs; Giani Lakhbir Singh; Raja
Harcharanjit Singh; Boghar Singh;
Amarjit Singh; Jagdev Singh;
Harvinder Singhs; Mohan Singh;
Harbhajan Singh; Tersame Singh;
and many more whom I don’t
know, having lived away from
Malaysia for so long.
COVER: SABHA MILESTONES
Yes, the 'Sabha' has had its fair
share of 'political' upheavels and
intrigues, but on the whole
rationality has prevailed; 'haumais'
(egos) have sometimes been
inflated but checked in time and
its administrative setup has
ensured continuity and progress.
There has generally been
transparency in its account
keeping and the ideals of Sarbat
Khalsa and general Sikhi spirit
prevails.
The Sabha played an important
part in my formative years in the
60s and also when I decided to
look upon 'gursangeet' as my main
vocation in the 90s. One sewadhar,
June 1964. Baba Sohan Singh at the ceremony to lay foundation stone for Gurdwara Sahib Greentown,
Ipoh. Baba Ji is a Sabha patron.
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