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The Stalwarts of ISS Mdm Basant Kaur w/o Mal Singh President (1983 to 2003) Mdm Basant Kaur was the longest serving President of ISS. She served from 1983 to 2003. Fondly regarded as “Bebe Ji”, she was inspiring, exemplary and humble, and she had a big heart. These are a few of the commendable qualities that she was well known for. Her compassion and devotion was epitomised by her being the first to arrive at functions and the last to leave, ensuring that everything was taken care of. Her social interactions with the team as well as other members of the gurdwaras were cordial. Juniors and seniors enjoyed working under her unbiased leadership. Indeed, Mdm Basant was an inspiring role model. She was pivotal in enlarging ISS’ membership to well over 100 members during her tenure. Her humanitarian spirit was portrayed in 1983 when she led her Executive Council to pay for the expenses for the langar for the wedding of a poor widow’s daughter. At the same time, she continued diligently with the key activities of her predecessors. These included visit to homes for the underprivileged, taking over the langar for one day during gurpurab and consistently and cohesively raising funds, including for the new CST building. During her tenure, a sum of S$25,000 was donated to the Silat Road Temple and S$500 for a children’s seminar/workshop conducted at CST. In 2003, Mdm Basant relinquished her post to Mdm Bimaljeet Kaur. With her admiral teamwork, she placed herself and ISS proudly in the annals of Singapore Sikh women. “Mdm Basant was an inspiring and humble leader, dedicated to serve with unwavering spirit and commitment. She was charming in her ways of managing the team and keeping the members united. She was a lady of wisdom and unrelenting energy and she created a legacy that has endured till the present time. ” Mdm Gurmail Kaur w/o Harbhajan Singh 14
The Stalwarts of ISS Mdm Sermit Kaur w/o Jeswant Singh Bandal Member, Vice President and President (1983 to 2007) Mdm Sermit Kaur was a committed member of ISS. An honest and straightforward person, she fought for her rights to comment on policies when necessary with the end outcome of doing her best for ISS. Mdm Sermit had no qualms about not holding important posts in ISS. She worked humbly as an ordinary member for a number of years. Following years of experience and service, Mdm Sermit took on the post of Vice President in 2003 and she was elected as President from 2005 to 2007. Mdm Sermit was not one who favoured the sectional division of the Sikh community. She disallowed the mention of different sections, that is, Majha, Malwa, Doaba, etc., at meetings of ISS. She regarded all as one Sikh community. Being a person who had a soft spot for welfare and education, Mdm Sermit represented ISS on the Sikh Welfare Council and Singapore Sikh Education Fund committees. A strong believer in Punjabi education, she led the fundraising of S$1,100 for the Punjabi Education Fund, Malaysia. She held the view that Punjabi education, be it local or abroad, should be supported so as to enable young Sikh students master their own mother tongue. Mdm Sermit started as an ordinary member but eventually took on key leadership positions and contributed significantly to the development of ISS. “Mdm Sermit mixed well with the rest of the members. She stood steadfast to her principles and performed sewa diligently during gurpurabs. She also participated in the spring cleaning of the gurdwara. She was an important member of ISS and contributed much to its growth. ” Mdm Jagir Kaur w/o Naranjan Singh 15
Page 1: ISTRI SAT SANG SINGAPORE 70th Anniv
Page 4 and 5: Foreword Over the 70 years since it
Page 6 and 7: Message Istri Sat Sang Singapore (I
Page 8 and 9: ISS' Vision and Mission Vision An i
Page 10 and 11: The Position of Women in Sikhism Ha
Page 12 and 13: Over time, an increasing number of
Page 14 and 15: The Stalwarts of ISS Mdm Dyal Kaur
Page 18 and 19: The Stalwarts of ISS Mdm Kartar Kau
Page 20 and 21: ISS' Key Initiatives and Programmes
Page 22 and 23: River Cruise In 2010, ISS organised
Page 24 and 25: Teeyan da Mela Celebration Sawan is
Page 26 and 27: Unveiling the ISS Logo Three key pi
Page 28 and 29: As a result of these two reasons, t
Page 30 and 31: Acknowledgements The Executive Coun
Page 32: Istri Sat Sang Singapore Central Si

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