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Chief Minister Badal Releases Gobind Sadan's Books Print E-mail
September 23, 2007

Books released are on Baba Siri Chand ji’s and the Udasis’ contribution to world peace.


“I am Chief Minister today due to Baba Virsa Singh ji’s blessings,”
Parkash Singh Badal, C.M. Punjab


“Baba Siri Chand ji is one of India’s greatest heroes. He brought peace to the subcontinent at a time of intense religious and communal conflict. It’s a very happy day that Badal Sahib has declared a holiday in Punjab.”
Baba Virsa Singh

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Baba Siri Chand ji's birthday has been declared an official holiday by the State of Punjab Print E-mail
September 23, 2007

September 21, 2007 Gobind Sadan, New Delhi.

Gobind Sadan, Delhi, a unique model of interfaith community established by Baba Virsa Singh in 1968, is organizing a 3-day celebration on the birthday of Baba Siri Chand Ji, the great mystic saint and elder son of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, that will be marked by continuous prayers, Kirtan, poetry, and a major seminar on his life and impact of the Udasis on Sikh history with papers presented by research scholars from Amritsar, Chandigarh, and Patiala.

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Baba Siri Chand Jis Birthday Celebration-2007-Invitation Print E-mail
September 01, 2007

Invitation

21 though 23rd September – Gobind Sadan – Gadaipur, Mehrauli


Baba Siri Chand ji, the great mystic saint and elder son of Guru Nanak Dev ji, is one of India’s greatest yet also one of its least known heroes.. In a well-documented period, his life spanned the 149 years from 1494 to 1643. The Emperor Jehangir asked his Fakir, Syed Mia Mir, “As I am Emperor over all of India, who is the greatest spiritual king amongst you all?” Mia Mir replied, “Guru Nanak’s elder son, King of all Faqirs.” The census conducted at the time of Shahjahan showed that Baba Siri Chand ji had the greatest following throughout his entire kingdom.

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Americans Seek Bridges of Understanding After Gurdwara Fire Print E-mail
February 22, 2002
As Gobind Sadan gurdwara in Delhi today joyfully celebrated the birthday of its founder, His Holiness Baba Virsa Singh, guests from the United States were present to help build bridges of friendship in the wake of a fire set by American teenagers that damaged Gobind Sadan's gurdwara in the United States in November. The American guests, who came in response to Gobind Sadan's invitation, included renowned filmmaker Richard Breyer and Mark Lichtenstein. Mr. Lichtenstein is President of the School Board of the area from which one of the teenagers came. Both visitors are seeking ways of ending the ignorance and religious intolerance that led the drunken teenagers to burn the gurdwara.
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