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P^JAB lAeIMz 26 -1 - 2017<br />
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NEWS & VIEWS<br />
î½ÕÅêÌÃå ÁÅ×È éòܯå ÇüèÈ<br />
å ê¿ÜÅì çÆ ÇÃÁÅÃå<br />
ÁÅÇÖðÕÅð éòܯå ÇüèÈ é Õ»×ðà çÅ ê¼ñÅ ëó ÇñÁÅ þÍ ÇÂà ç éÅñ À¹Ã é<br />
îÔÆÇéÁ» 寺 Úñ ðÔÆÁ» ÇÕÁÅÃðÅÂÆÁ» ù Öåî Õð Çç¼åÅ þÍ ÇüèÈ é ÇÂÔ Ãí<br />
×åÆÇòèÆ ðÅÔ¹ñ ×»èÆ çÆ Á×òÅÂÆ ÇòÚ Áð¿ÎíÆ þ, ÇÜà ù À¹Ô Õç ÁÅêä íÅôä»<br />
ÇòÚ Òê¼êÈÓ ÕÇÔ Õ ÛÇóÁÅ Õðç ÃéÍ ÇÂÔ ØàéÅ ÇÃðø ÇüèÈ ç ðÅÜéÆåÕ ÕËðÆÁð<br />
ç ÇñÔÅ÷ éÅñ Áðæ éÔÄ ð¼ÖçÆÍ ÇÂà çÅ Ç÷ÁÅçÅ îÔå¼ò ÇÂà ׼ñ ÇòÚ þ ÇÕ<br />
Õ»×ðà կñ ê³ÜÅì ÇòÚ ÕËêàé ÁîÇð¿çð ÇÃ¿Ø ç ìÅÁç Õ¯ÂÆ ÁÇÜÔÅ ñÆâð éÔÄ,<br />
ܯ ÇÕ êÅðàÆ ù ÇÂÕî¹¼á ð¼Ö ÃÕ å ê³ÜÅìÆÁ» çÆ ÇÖ¼Ú çÅ ÕÅðé ìä ÃÕÍ ðÅÜéÆåÕ<br />
îÅÇÔð» çÅ î¿éäÅ þ ÇÕ ÇÂÔ ôÅÇÂç ÕËêàé çÆ ÁÅÖðÆ Ú¯ä Ô¯ò×ÆÍ Õ»×ðÃ<br />
ÔÅÂÆÕî»â ÃîÞçÆ þ ÇÕ ÇüèÈ ç ÁÅÀ¹ä éÅñ ê³ÜÅì ÇòÚ Ú¯äÅòÄ Ççzô Óå ÁÃð<br />
êò×ÅÍ ÇÂà ÇòÚ Õ¯ÂÆ ô¼Õ éÔÄ ÇÕ éòܯå ÇÃ¿Ø ÇüèÈ é Ç´Õàð ç å½ð Óå ÕÅëÆ<br />
éÅî ÕîÅÇÂÁÅ þ å ÕÂÆ ÃÅñ» 寺 àÆòÆ çÅ ÇÂÕ ÜÅÇäÁÅ êÛÅÇäÁÅ ÇÚÔðÅ ðÔ ÔéÍ<br />
êð À¹Ô ÇÃÁÅÃÆ å½ð Óå ÁÅêä ÁÅê ù éÔÄ ÚîÕÅ ÃÕÍ ÇüèÈ êÇÔñ» íÅÜêÅ ÇòÚ<br />
Ãé å Á³ÇîÌåÃð ÃÆà 寺 ñ¯Õ ÃíÅ ç î˺ìð òÆ ðÔ ÔéÍ À¹Ô ÇêÛñÆÁ» ñ¯Õ ÃíÅ Ú¯ä»<br />
ç Ãîº ÁÅêäÆ î» êÅðàÆ íÅÜêÅ éÅñ éðÅ÷ Úñ ðÔ Ãé, ÇÕªÇÕ Á¿ÇîÌåÃð 寺<br />
êÅðàÆ é À¹é·» çÆ Ü×·Å Áð¹ä ÜåñÆ ù À¹åÅð Çç¼åÅ ÃÆÍ ÔÅñ»ÇÕ ÜåñÆ Õ»×ðÃÆ<br />
À¹îÆçòÅð ÕËêàé ÁîÇð¿çð ÇÃ¿Ø Õ¯ñ¯º Ú¯ä ÔÅð × ÃéÍ êð Á³ÇîÌåÃð ÃÆà 寺<br />
ìçÖñ ÕÆå ÜÅä 寺 êËçÅ Ô¯ÂÆ ÇüèÈ çÆ éðÅ÷×Æ ÕÅÇÂî ðÔÆÍ êÅðàÆ é À¹é·» ù ðÅÜ<br />
ÃíÅ çÅ î˺ìð ìäÅ Õ îÅéåÅ òÆ Çç¼åÆ, êð À¹Ô ÿå¹ôà éÔÄ Ô¯ÂÍ À¹Ô ÇÕà ׼ñ¯º<br />
éðÅ÷ Ãé, ÇÂà ׼ñ çÅ ÔÅñ å¼Õ îÆâÆÁÅ ÇòÚ ÇÂ÷ÔÅð éÔÄ ÕÆåÅÍ êð ÇüèÈ é<br />
ÇêÛñ ÃÅñ ܹñÅÂÆ B@AF ÇòÚ ðÅÜ ÃíŠ寺 ÁÃåÆëÅ ç Çç¼åÅ, Ãå¿ìð ÇòÚ À¹é·»<br />
é íÅÜêÅ éÅñ éÅåÅ å¯ó ÇñÁÅ, Çëð À¹é·» é ÃÅìÕÅ ÔÅÕÆ ÕêåÅé êÌ×à ÇÃ¿Ø å<br />
ì˺à íðÅò» ÁðæÅå ìñÇò¿çð ÇÃ¿Ø ì˺à å ÇÃîðéÜÆå ÇÃ¿Ø ì˺à éÅñ Çîñ Õ<br />
ÒÁÅòÅ÷-Â-ê³ÜÅìÓ éÅñ ÇÂÕ î¿Ú ìäÅ ÇñÁÅÍ êð ÇÂà î¯ðÚ çÆ ÁÅêäÆ ÂéÆ åÅÕå<br />
éÔÄ ÃÆ ÇÕ À¹Ô êÈð ðÅÜ ÇòÚ Ú¯ä» ù êÌíÅÇòå Õð ÃÕäÍ Õ¹Þ Ú¯äòÆÁ» ÃÆà» Óå<br />
ÔÆ À¹Ô Ô¼æ ÁÜîÅ ÃÕçÅ ÃÆÍ<br />
ÇüèÈ ù ÜÅêçÅ ÃÆ ÇÕ ÇÂà ÁÅèÅð Óå Ú¯ä» ñóéÅ À¹é·» ç ñÂÆ ðÅÜéÆåÕ<br />
ÁÅåî-Ô¼ÇåÁÅ Ô¯ò×ÆÍ ÇüèÈ çÆ ìÇÕðÕÆ çÖ Õ ì˺à íðÅò» é ÁÅî ÁÅçîÆ êÅðàÆ<br />
éÅñ ×¼áܯó Õð ÇñÁÅÍ ÇÂà ç ìÅÁç ÇüèÈ çÆÁ» Õç ÒÁÅêÓ ÇòÚ å Õç Õ»×ðÃ<br />
ÇòÚ ôÅîñ Ô¯ä çÆÁ» ÇÕÁÅÃðÅÂÆÁ» Ú¼ñä ñ¼×ÆÁ»Í êð ×¼ñ Õ»×ðà éÅñ ÇÃð<br />
Úó· ×ÂÆÍ ÇüèÈ çÆ êåéÆ âÅ. éòܯå Õ½ð ܯ ÇÕ Á³ÇîÌåÃð ÃÆà 寺 ÁËî ÁËñ  ðÇÔ<br />
ü¼ÕÆ þ, À¹Ô êÇÔñ» ÔÆ Õ»×ðà ÇòÚ ôÅîñ Ô¯ ü¼ÕÆ þÍ ÇüèÈ ù êÅðàÆ ÇòÚ ôÅîñ<br />
Õðé å î¹¼Ö î¿åðÆ êÌÕÅô ÇÃ¿Ø ìÅçñ ç ÇÖñÅø ÕËêàé ÁîÇð¿çð ÇÃ¿Ø ù<br />
À¹îÆçòÅð ìéÅÀ¹ä ç Çê¼Û Õ»×ðà çÆ ðäéÆåÆ ÷ÅÇÔð þÍ À¹Ô ÕËêàé ÁîÇð¿çð<br />
ÇÃ¿Ø çÆ æ» ÇüèÈ ù ê³ÜÅì çÅ éåÅ À¹íÅðéÅ ÚÅÔ¹¿çÆ þÍ ÇÂà ׼ñ çÅ Ãí ù êåÅ þ<br />
ÇÕ ñ¿ìÆ ÔñÕ å¯º êÌÕÅô ÇÃ¿Ø ìÅçñ Ãí 寺 î÷ìÈå À¹îÆçòÅð ÔéÍ ðÅÜéÆåÕ<br />
îÅÇÔð ÇÂà ù ÕËêàé ÁîÇð¿çð ÇÃ¿Ø çÆ ×ñåÆ ç¼Ã ðÔ ÔéÍ êð ðÅÜéÆåÆ ÇòÚ ÕÆ<br />
òÅêð ÜÅÂ, ÇÂà ìÅð Õ¹Þ éÔÄ ÇÕÔÅ ÜÅ ÃÕçÅ, êð ÜÕð ÕËêàé ÁîÇð¿çð ÇÿØ<br />
ìÅçñ 寺 ÔÅð ×Â å» ÇüèÈ çÅ ÃàÅð ÚîÕäŠùíÅÇòÕ ÔÆ þÍ ÔÅÂÆ Õî»â ÇÂà Ãîº<br />
òÆ ÇüèÈ ù ÁÅêäÅ êÌî¹Ö ÇÚÔðÅ ìäÅ Õ êô Õð ðÔÆ þÍ Ã¼Ú ÇÂÔ òÆ þ ÇÕ ÜÕð<br />
ÁÅî ÁÅçîÆ êÅðàÆ çÅ À¹íÅð éÅ Ô¯ÇÂÁÅ Ô¹¿çÅ å» Õ»×ðà ù ÇÂà òÅð Ç÷ÁÅçÅ ÇÚ¿åÅ<br />
Õðé çÆ ÷ðÈðå éÔÄ ÃÆÍ êð ÒÁÅêÓ çÆ ê³ÜÅì ÇòÚ ÁÅîç ÕÅðé Õ»×ðà ìÔ¼ç<br />
ÇÚ¿åÅ ÇòÚ þÍ ìÅçñ ù òÆ ÇÂà òÅð üåÅ Çòð¯èÆ ð¹ÞÅé çÅ Õ¹Þ ÁÇÔÃÅà Թ¿çÅ þ,<br />
êð À¹Ã çÆ À¹îÆç ÇÂà Óå Çà¼ÕÆ þ ÇÕ Ã¼åÅ Çòð¯èÆ ò¯à» çÆ Õ»×ðà å ÒÁÅêÓ<br />
ÇòÚÕÅð ñ¼×í¼× ò¿â Ô¯ ÜÅò×Æ å ÁÕÅñÆ íÅÜêÅ ×¼áܯó Çëð ÃðÕÅð ìéÅÀ¹ä<br />
ÇòÚ Ãëñ Ô¯ ÜÅò×ÆÍ<br />
éåÆÜ ÕÆ Ô¯ä× ÇÂÔ å» AA îÅðÚ ù êåÅ Ú¼ñ×Å, êð ÇÂÔ ÃÅø ÇçÖ ÇðÔÅ þ<br />
ÇÕ ×¹ðÈ ×ð¿æ ÃÅÇÔì çÆ ìÁçìÆ, ìð¹÷×ÅðÆ, ÕðÅÂÆî å éÇôÁ» ÕÅðé ê³ÜÅì ÇòÚ<br />
ÁÕÅñÆ-íÅÜêÅ ×¼áܯó ñÂÆ Ú¯ä ìÔ¹å üä½åÆÁ» íðÆ þÍ ÜÕð ìÅçñ ÁÕÅñÆ çñ<br />
ÁÅêäÅ ê³æÕ ò¯à ìËºÕ î÷ìÈå ð¼ÖçÅ å» À¹Ã ù ÇÂé·» üä½åÆÁ» çÅ ÃÅÔîäÅ éÔÄ ÃÆ<br />
ÕðéÅ êËäÅÍ ô̯îäÆ ÕîàÆ ç Üéðñ ÃÕ¼åð ðÇÔ Ú¹¼Õ ùÖçò ÇÃ¿Ø í½ð çÅ ÒÁÅêÓ<br />
êÅðàÆ ÇòÚ ôÅîñ Ô¯äÅ, ìÅçñ çñ ñÂÆ Öåð çÆ Ø¿àÆ þ, ÇÂà 寺 ìÅÁç Ô¯ð òÆ<br />
ÁÕÅñÆ ÁÅ×È ÒÁÅêÓ ÇòÚ Ü» Ô¯ðé» êÅðàÆÁ» ÇòÚ ôÅîñ Ô¯ ÃÕç ÔéÍ ñ¯ó å» ÇÂÃ<br />
×¼ñ çÆ þ ÇÕ ê³ÜÅì ÇòÚ ô̯îäÆ ÁÕÅñÆ çñ çÆ ê¹éð ÇÃðÜäÅ Ô¯ò ܯ ÇÕ ê³ÜÅìÆÁ»<br />
å ñ¯Õ» ç ÁÇèÕÅð» çÆ ð¼ÇÖÁÅ Õð ÃÕ å ê³ÜÅì ù ÇòÕÅà ç ðÅÔ» Óå ÇñÜÅ ÃÕÍ<br />
-ðÇÜ¿çð ÇÃ¿Ø ê¹ðòÅñ<br />
PANJAB TIMES FREE SECTION P- 8<br />
Guru Gobind SinGh ji’S<br />
350th ParkaaSh CelebrationS<br />
oPPortunitieS & ChallenGeS<br />
There is little doubt that Guru Gobind Singh ji’s 350th Parkaash<br />
Celebrations at Patna in Bihar state have raised the profile of Sikhs<br />
in India and worldwide. Glowing tributes have been paid to Guru ji<br />
and there has been lavish praise for the egalitarian Sikh ideology<br />
and institutions.<br />
Nitish Kumar, the Chief Minister of Bihar, has gained much popularity<br />
amongst the Sikhs by making state-backed preparations and<br />
by making state facilities available to the millions visiting Patna<br />
and the Bihar state. His great admiration for Guru ji and the Sikhs<br />
seems genuine and without any political or other motivations.<br />
On 5 January 2016, the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, attended<br />
the celebrations in Patna. He said that “the world should know how<br />
Guru Gobind Singh ji has inspired so many people…Guru Gobind<br />
Singh ji put knowledge at the core of his teachings and inspired so<br />
many people through his thoughts and ideals. In addition to his<br />
valour, there are other aspects about Guru Gobind Singh ji's personality<br />
that are admirable…Guru Gobind Singh ji did not believe<br />
in any form of social discrimination and he treated everyone equally.”<br />
A commemorative postage stamp was released to mark the occasion.<br />
A high-level national committee has been formed “that would<br />
chalk out an elaborate plan for the celebrations.” Celebrations<br />
would take place , “in every corner of the country. It will be celebrated<br />
everywhere across the world where Indians reside. For this,<br />
the government of India has earmarked an amount of Rs 100 crore<br />
for the events.”<br />
The above is a lot for the Sikhs to take in one reading. Should<br />
Sikhs suspect the motives of the Hindutva led Indian establishment?<br />
A Sikh scholar said recently that in India and the west there<br />
is great good will for Sikhs. Let us not dampen it. Indeed we should<br />
not dampen it. Yet, nor should we close our eyes to the challenges<br />
before us to get our own house in order.<br />
In India today, 1984 seems like a distant memory. For centuries<br />
the Hindus have been saying that Sikhs are Hindus. The Sikhs<br />
have been saying that Sikhs are not Hindus nor Muslim but a distinct<br />
“Tisra mazhab”. Scholars like Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha went<br />
out of their way to show without any shred of doubt that Khalsa<br />
Panth of Guru Nanak-Guru Gobind Singh is “naira” (distinct). That<br />
conviction is based on Sikh thought – Sikh ideology, identity and<br />
institutions. Hindus and even Muslims can say whatever they like<br />
- that Sikhs are Hindus or Muslims. Hindus and Muslims have<br />
been attending Sangats and Gurdwaras for centuries.<br />
However, it is the inner conviction of Sikhs based on historical<br />
fact of “Ek Guru and Ek Panth” that Sikhs remain the naira Khalsa<br />
Panth – universal in outlook yet with distinct Khalsa principles,<br />
code and conduct. Regrettably, recent events have shown that<br />
some Sikhs tend to score own goals regarding the unity of One<br />
Guru Granth and Guru khalsa Panth. We need to keep Guru<br />
Gobind Singh ji’s final Command in mind and strengthen Panthic<br />
institutions and processes.<br />
Gurmukh Singh OBE, Principal Civil Servant ret'd sewauk2005@yahoo.co.uk<br />
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Gurmukh Singh<br />
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