Project update - 15 Jan 2010

In November 2010, it will be the 10th Anniversary of Bhai Sahib’s passing. Sikh sangat across the globe have been requesting for some years for Bhai Sahib’s life story and sikh mission to be recorded.

In keeping with the key mission of Bhai Sahib’s parchaar, this task has commenced to inspire Sikhs and the next generation of the Sikh youth of the jeewan of a Gursikh.

This project will have significance for Sikhs living outside of Punjab and also establish historical record of missionary work that was undertaken to bring the community into the Sikh panth.

The objectives
- To inspire the next generation towards the path of leading gursikh life
- To inspire the community on sikh principles of seva and simran
- To establish a historical record of pionneer parchaar (missionary) undertaken across the world by Bhai Sahib.

Updates and stories will be regularly uploaded onto this blog spot.
Project officer Jatinder Kaur

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Bhai Sahib with Bhai Rama Singh, during various Parchaar trips

In Bhai Rama Singh's book "In Search of the True Guru - Roop Gobind Ka, Raaj Khalsa Ka, Sikha Sonay Ka" (2001). Bhai Rama Singh writes about Chaldha Vaheer(The Moving Group), see pages 126 - 129. In this book Bhai Rama Singh recalls his account of when he accompanied Bhai Rajinder Singh for the first world tour in December 1986.Bhai Subeg Singh who lived in Sydney (Australia) had written to Bhai Rajinder Singh requesting that kirtain and Amrit Sanchaar parchaar was needed in Australia. Bhai Rajinder Singh who was the Akhand Kirtani Jatha's UK Jathedaar at that time spoke and met with other gursikhs in the UK about this request. From this request a small jatha was formed to travel to Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Singapore. The members of this jatha included: Bhai Hardial Singh, Bhai Swaran Singh Malhi, Bhai Prithipal SIngh, Bhai Rama SIngh, Bhai Gurbachan Singh (Norway), Bhai Pakhar SIngh, Bhai Gurdip SIngh and Bibi Manjeet Kaur (Goray Singhni from Holland).

First world tour 1986 - NZ pics

In December 1986, the first jatha travelled to New Zealand, this was the first time an Amrit Sanchar in Auckland, NZ. Many Sikhs took Amrit during that time.

In Bhai Sahib's memory - 9th Barsi (10 November 2000)

Bhai Sahib in Fiji - official portrait which was presented to Sikh National Museum (Ajayab ghar), Amritsar in 2004

Bhai Sahib’s contribution to the Sikh Panth was given the highest honour in April 2004, whereby he was the first non-resident of India (foreigner) to have their portrait installed at the Ajayab Ghar Sikh National Museum in Amritsar. The former Akaal Takt Jathedar Joginder Singh Vedanti and the former head granthi and now current Akaal Takh Jathedaar Bhai Gurbachan Singh performed the ardaas and unveiling of Bhai Sahib’s portrait.

Bhai Sahib's portrait amongst other respected Sikh Leaders in Ajayab Ghar.

Bhai Sahib meeting Baba Takur Singh (Damdami Taksal) in Malayasia in 1998