cover pdf - Sikh Naujawan Sabha Malaysia

The Sikh, July 2012
- Together with Khalsa Diwan
Malaysia, Sabha became founder
member of the Malaysian Consultative
Council of Buddhism,
Christianity, Hinduism and
Sikhism.
- Jathedar Harcharan Singh
represented Sabha as a Panj Pyara
leading the procession at Nankana
Sahib.
- SNSM Office moved to GS
Sentul.
1982:
- Bought Sabha House Selayang.
- Bought a van for Sikhi parchaar.
- Hired two full-time parcharaks.
- First Sikh contingent participated
in the National Day parade.
1983:
- Started observing Vasakhi as a
major Sikh celebration.
- Introduced Vasakhi greeting
cards.
1984:
- Started the Cameron Highlands
Leadership/Fellowship Camp.
- Supported the Ad-Hoc Committee
set up in response to 1984
tragedies in India.
1987:
- Sabha organised the first Vasakhi
Open House at the Chinese
Assembly Hall, KL. A 1-week
long Punjabi culture show was
organised at the Central Market.
(Source: The SIKH, Vol 2/87).
- Saint Scholar Baba Naranjan
Singh Ji of Guru Nanak Ashram
Patiala appointed as Sabha patron.
1990:
- Bought Sabha House Bangsar
(sold SH Selayang).
1991:
- First state-level Sabha branch
with Ipoh Branch becoming
SNSM Perak.
- Started the Mighty Khalsa
Club, the first one in Rawang.
- Started the Fellowship Division
and the Training and Development
Division.
- Organised a number of Punjabi
Bhasha Seminars and Exhibitions.
1992:
- Celebrated the Silver Jubilee of
SNSM with a dinner honouring
past Jathedars.
- Organised the 4-day long
Malaysian Sikh Convention
which included:
2-day International Sikh
Conference (250 participants
and about 12 foreign speakers);
Sikh Heritage Exhibition
mainly exhibiting paintings of
Bodh Singh Artist;
1-day National Sikh Youth
Seminar;
1-day National Punjabi
Language Teachers Workshop;
and
Malaysian Sikh Convention
Dinner.
- Received a Sri Saheb from
Takht Sri Akaal Takht Sahib as
our 'Insignia of Office of
Jathedar'.
- Received a Nishan Sahib from
Takht Sri Akaal Takht Sahib in
recognition of our role as a
premier parchaar organisation
dedicated to the Guru Panth.
- Started Punjabi Schools
Carnival, the forerunner of
Punjabi Bhasha Mela
- Organised a Granthi Parcharak
Samelan with Singh Sahib Prof
Manjit Singh, Jathedar of Takht
Sri Akaal Takht Sahib and Sikh
scholar/writer Principal Satbir
Singh as the main facilitators.
Both also attended the Annual
Samelans in 1992 and 1993.
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- Sabha branches for Negeri
Sembilan and Penang were
established.
1993:
- Punjabi Bhasha Workshops for
teachers in KL and Ipoh facilitated
by Sardar Surinder Singh Attariwala
from UK and Master Amar
Singh, a former Jathedar of Sabha
and then residing in Canada.
1994:
- Launched the Miri Piri Brigade
on 27 March, with the 1st Unit in
Seremban.
- Launched the Sant Sepahi
Brigade on 15 August, with the 1st
Unit in Subang Jaya.
1995:
- Participated in the World Sikh
Samelan in 1995 held in Amritsar.
- Prepared ‘Sabda Gurbani’, a
kirtan booklet with shabads
translated into Malay for use in
East Malaysia
- Sabha members in UK launched
the National Sikh Youth Forum for
youth from universities and
institutes of higher learning in the
UK.
1996:
- Akaal Purkh Ki Fauj launched in
the UK by the Fauj Patron, Singh
Sahib Prof Manjit Singh Ji, the
then Acting Jathedar of Takht Sri
Akaal Takht Sahib, at Gurdwara
Sahib Reading. Singh Sahib
Harbhajan Singh Khalsa, Yogi Ji
and Council members of 3HO
were also present.
- Started the Family Paath Mala
programme in which family
members were required to spend
time with Gurbani at exactly
8.00pm daily.
- Launched Eagle Camp, a
self-development programme for
youth.
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