Premi

Very nice. 

Good Morning Amar,
Just I have curiosity about the Video talk by Historian and Professor of History, Sr Gurdarshan Singh Dhillon, on YouTube in which he has said about biparvaad of Brahmin Malviya,  means to take blessings of Sant Attar Singh ji for big donations from Punjab Maharajas, of Patiala, Jindal, Kapurthala etc. And nowadays,  he has said that  when he personally went to BHU, there is no name of Sant Attar Singh ji on the foundation stone.
Was this smartness of Brahman Malviya to see that no Sikh University comes up before his Hindu University. Also he was instrumental in setting up of Durgiana Mandir replica in the Holy city of Harimandir Sahib to bring a parallel Hindu temple at Amritsar.
Please admin give your impartial comments on this video. I am trying to attach this video, if not successful, please get it from YouTube and please comments what is the truth in all this. HISTORIAN HAS BROUGHT OUT THE FACTS AND ITS WE WHO HAVE TO JUDGE ITS CORRECTNESS.
THANKS 
SARBJIT 

Banaras Hindu University (BHU) is one of the oldest and topmost universities of India. A society with the name The Hindu University Society was registered on 15th December, 1911 for the establishment of the BHU. A large sum of money was required to set up this university. Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, a key member of the Hindu University Society, issued an appeal on 15th July, 1911 for donations of one crore of rupees. The Sikhs responded favourably to this appeal. When the Hindu University delegation visited Punjab cities, the Sikh Sangats warmly welcomed the delegation and made generous contributions. Maharaja Ripudaman Singh of Nabha made a donation of Rs. 1,00, 000. Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala donated Rs. 10, 000 and also sanctioned a recurring grant of Rs. 6, 000 per annum to support a Chair on Agricultural Botany. Maharaja Yadavindra Singh of Patiala made a donation of Rs. 5,00,000 for teaching in the fields of mechanical and electrical engineering. He also gave a recurring grant of Rs. 24, 000 per annum.

The Banaras University Act was passed on 1st October, 1915. About a year before the passing of this Act, the Hindu University Society decided to make a beginning of the University by laying the foundation of Sanskrit College by a Sikh saint Sant Attar Singh Mastuane Vaale (1866-1927). In May, 1914 Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya went to Punjab to invite Sant Attar Singh personally. As a mark of respect to Sant Attar Singh and caring little for summer heat, Pandit Malaviya removed his shoes at Sangrur railway station and walked bare-foot on the sandy and hot road for about 8 kms to reach the Ashram of Sant Attar Singh at Mastuana. After reaching, he conveyed to Sant Attar Singh the request of the Hindu University Society for laying the foundation and requested him to perform five Akhand Paths (non-stop recitations) of Guru Granth Sahib before the foundation ceremony. Sant Attar Singh agreed to reach Banaras a few days before the foundation laying ceremony to be held on 24th December, 1914. Maharaja Ripudaman Singh of Nabha, brought Sant Attar Singh to Banaras by his private royal train. Near the site, where the foundation of Sanskrit College was to be laid, a beautiful open 'pandal' was erected and continuous reading of Guru Granth Sahib (Akhandpaths) for 10 days was done in a special tent. After performing of 'Ardas' (Sikh Religious Prayer), Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner brought the building material in a silver 'tagari' (plate). Maharaja Prabhu Narayan of Kashi State offered 11 gold bricks. Sant Attar Singh with a golden 'krandi' put lime in the foundation (buniad) of Sanskrit college and placed 11 gold bricks on the lime. After the ceremony, the Maharaja of Kashi requested Sant Attar Singh to stay at Kashi for one week. Out of great respect for Sant Attar Singh, he requested him to sit on his throne on which he never sat considering it a seat of Lord Vishwanath. On the occasion of the foundation laying ceremony, a Hindu saint of Niranjani Akhara, Asi Ghat Bhadaini, composed a poem which was later published. One line of the poem was "Hindu University neev pawitar Attar Hari ne dhari kar se" (the foundation of the Banaras Hindu University was laid with the hands of Sant Attar Singh Ji"). The above account of the foundation laying ceremony is based on the description given in the book "Jiwan Katha, Gurmukh Piare Sant Attar Singh Ji Maharaj, Part I" (Life story of Gurmukh Piare Sant Attar Singh Ji Maharaj) written by Sant Teja Singh (M.A. Punjab, L.L.B. Punjab, A.M. Harward, U.S.A.).

After the passing of the BHU Act on 1st October, 1915, the foundation-stone laying ceremony of the BHU was performed by the British Viceroy Lord Hardinge on February 4, 1916. A fortnight before this ceremony, religious ceremonies were started which continued till the evening of February 8, 1916. These ceremonies included Sikh religious ceremonies too. An Akhand Path (non-stop recitation) of Guru Granth Sahib was performed near the site where foundation-stone laying ceremony was to be conducted. The foundation ceremony of 4th February was followed by lectures by distinguished experts on 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th February. The closing function on 8th of February, 1916 consisted of religious ceremonies which again included Sikh religious ceremonies. Maharaja Ripudaman Singh of Nabha attended the closing function in person. At 3:00 PM in the afternoon Bhai Arjun Singh and Sant Amar Singh made recitations from Guru Granth Sahib in the School Hall. These recitations were followed by an address by Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya in Hindi on the Hindu religion in general and Guru Granth Sahib in particular.

The Banaras University Act, passed on 1st October, 1915, came into force on 1st April, 1916. As per this Act, 14 heads of local administrations in British India became Ex-officio Patrons of the University whereas 18 Ruling Princes or Chiefs were appointed to be the Patrons of the University. These Patrons included two Sikh Maharajas, namely, Maharaja Ripudaman Singh of Nabha and Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala. Further, as per the Act, highest governing body named as Court was constituted for the university. After the inclusion of the names of the elected members on August 12, 1916, the total strength of the Court became 140 members and out of these, the following 8 were Sikhs:

1. Maharaja Ripudaman Singh of Nabha
2. Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala
3. Sardar Bachan Singh, Education Minister, Nabha
4. Bhai Arjun Singh of Bagrian, District Ludhiana
5. Baba Gurbaksh Singh Bedi of Kullar, District Rawalpindi
6. Major-Genral Bakshi Puran Singh of Kapurthala
7. Dewan Lilaram Singh of Hyderabad (Sindh)
8. Bhai Sardul Singh, Editor, Sikh Review, Delhi

Presently, the Court consists of only 51 members out of which 30 are nominated by the President of India. In December, 2005, the then President of India, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, nominated the author of this article as the Member of the Court of BHU for a period of three years (2006-2008).

I think @dalsingh101put her off !🙂

I think @dalsingh101put her off !🙂

But, you cannot deny that ideally speaking, Kirtan must be done in Raags. If Maharaaj has clearly given us instructions in Sri Aad Gurbani (for so many Shabads), as to which Raags to be used to sing Gurbani, then why not follow the Hukam of Sri Satguru jee?
IMHO, this is not a very big issue, but it might be for some other Samprada, like maintaining Sarabloh Bibek (which is not mandatory for all Amritdharis) is a big issue for AKJ.
 
Bhul chuk maaf

The Hukam of Maharaaj for Singhs to always carry a Teer is from the same Rehatnama, which has the following lines. Daas is almost sure that you must have heard of these lines before.
Quote
"Bina shastr kesang narang bhed jano. Gahe kaan tako kitey le sidhano.
Ehe mor agiya suno le piare. Bina Tegh Kesang divo n didare."
" Without weapons and Kesh - you are nothing but a sheep - who can be led anywhere by the ear
A order has come from the master, without un-cut hair and weapons do not come before me "
Unquote [1]
[1] - "Bina shastr kesang... - VAISAKHI THE BIRTH OF THE KHALSA | Facebook
 
Bhul chuk maaf

I am neutral on this topic of Jhatka and shikaar. Before coming on this forum, I was a staunch supporter of Vegetarianism. But now, I am neutral. Remaining on a safe side, I will never eat jhatka because-
1) It is not Rehat. So I am not violating Rehat Maryada if I don't consume it.
2) What if it is actually Manmat and against teachings of guru sahib? 
So, just to be on a safe side, I'll not consume it. 
Trimandeep Singh 

In a way yes. Following Sarbloh Rehit and also only having food cooked by Amritdhari or yourself. 
But the base Rehit would be ...lacking words...Nihang or non Nihang..followed with Sarbloh Rehit additional. 

Still no Michelle. Sigh. And it's a school night too. 

I got to say, seeing as you were the one (if I recall rightly) that put light on the Sukha Singh gandu allegations on the forum: I expect more prudence from you sister.
And I am somewhat saddened that certain brothers here weren't thinking sharp. What's next with some of you people??? Will you be giving out personal numbers and home addresses to strangers on the internet who want to 'interview' you?
That all being said, we may well find out Michelle is 100% genuine - but that doesn't take away from what I'm saying. If you can't be diligent about your own selves - what chance have you got to protect vulnerable Sikh children/females? 
Wake the f**k up to the world we live in ffs.  
 

I'm making an important point, but to my twisted mind, the above is doing it with humour.

Dear Sangat
 
My name's Samantha Fux. Here's a photo of me:

I'm a psych student in Flannah Timkaah: Gorayaan Da Rhobe Chulhaay University. I'm very interested in Sikhi, would anyone be interested in an interview?
If so please meet me at 3pm at Arabh Garabh Hotel, 
For the dumb bibian, I'll be awaiting you:

 
For the dumb veers, I look forward to seeing you soon.......
 

 
 

We have (had?) a similar thing in academia called 'Every child matters' in the UK.  

Better you know what you are dealing with beforehand. I did a Psych course many years ago. You are supposed to have declarations of intent and clear explanations of how information is going to be used with interviewees. Plus we should be aware of the fact that some people might use the information given in a way that is against Sikh interests, even if it is all legit. That might make people change their minds about being interviewed. For example, the institute conducting the research might be one that some Sikhs feel has a history of being inimical to Sikhs - that would make them (rightfully in my eyes) think twice about engaging.
I'm not saying Michelle isn't what is being claimed, but it's a good idea to safeguard. Especially when young people might be involved.
This is how someone else posted for a similar request, look at the clarity. You can check this, contact the university and verify etc. If Michelle really is working for a reputable institute, they'll probably be telling her this. Due diligence dictates that we check everything is pukkah beforehand. It'll just be s sign of stupidity and naivety if people find out after interviews that things were not how they were made out. 
This should be done before anyone starts to talk.  It's common sense. 
 

I think Michelle also needs to correct the title as it contains a grammatical error

One dude in the military did shoot himself more than once, but it was twice, and almost impossible to do because if you shoot yourself, you drop the gun, and have to crawl over to it, pick it back up, and shoot again. No way that is happening five times. 
The conscious dissonance of the mind trying to accept Kalyug is strong enough. The confusion of looking around and seeing everything be shit, everyone act like shit.
Then you go places like universities and the military expecting these groups to be the ones set apart from the delidri masses and...boom...there you are deeper in kalyug than ever, in fact working for kalyug, surrounded by more hate and ignorance than ever. You thought you were signing up to be a hero, and fight shoulder to shoulder with real men and women for a good cause. Then you realize you sold your life to evil people, to be surrounded by evil people who are worse than any bogiman they told you was the enemy. Your faith in your government, and humanity itself crumbles and many people choose to off themselves rather than put back together the broken pieces of themselves let alone their shattered worldview. 
I have looked everywhere. The Paanth is the only place of hope. The only thing worth joining, the only thing worth sorting out. Everything else is corrupt in nature or too far gone. 

I think Michelle also needs to correct the title as it contains a grammatical error

Which country are you in please, Michelle ?
Are the interviews by screen message, audio, Zoom, online questionnaire ?

sure, you can pm for interview.

I am happy to answer your questions

It's called 'Due Diligence'. 
Try using it. 
At least find out what institute it is for, and what the objectives are.
I think some of you didn't get enough attention growing up.  
And where did you pop out of nowhere all of a sudden?

And don't procrastinate lol.  

Amen bro. Happens in this country all the time, for a long time. See what you can get away with? No go ahead and get with it.