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Folllowing the footsteps of Baba Gurpal Singh Ji

2006-08-04T16:07:00.000+08:00

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!Like Baba Gurpal Singh Ji I have decided to move to Wordpress as it is much easier to sort the posts out by topic. I intend to write about some of the books I have read in addition to sharing about kirtan so I thought it would be best to move to a more organized blog.Please make the necessary changes to your book marks. http://

Gurmat Sangeet: Bhai Davinder and Mohinder Partap Singh - entire collection

2006-08-02T09:16:00.000+08:00

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!In my last post I spoke a little bit about the jatha of Bhai Mohinder and Davinder Partap Singh Ji. Amardeep ji gave me some information about them and I would like to share it with you.Bhai Partap Singh, the father accompanied his three sons in this tour. He used to do keertan in Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib at Delhi before migrating to US with his sons.

Gurmat Sangeet : Bhai Davinder and Mohinder Partap Singh

2006-07-30T13:51:00.000+08:00

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!Couple of years ago a father and his three sons came to do kirtan in singapore. They live in the US but I am not certian where. I have not seen them do kirtan, nor have i met them. I have only heard recordings of them doing kirtan. They have an amazing style.The Tanti Saaz in these files is a Violin which is played by the Father Bhai Partap Singh

Satwant Kaur - Another Novel by Bhai Vir Singh Ji

2006-07-27T01:28:00.000+08:00

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh! As mentioned in my earlier posts I would like to share with you about another novel that was written by Bhai Vir Singh Ji. This novel, like Sundri is based around the late 1800 and its about this girl who is kidnapped and is taken away by the afghans to Kabul, how she lives there and returns home and brings fellow sikhs back with her.I would

A note from my own manja

2006-07-19T02:03:00.000+08:00

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh! I am finally back home after a good 8 weeks in India. My internship was real good. I learnt a lot not only about the advertising industry but also got a chance to see India and the corporate culture thers as a grown up. My main clients were PVR Cinemas and Xerox International and thanks to my very caring boss Mr Abhoy Kumar I was given

Sundri - A Novel by Bhai Veer Singh Ji

2006-07-06T20:11:00.001+08:00

Whaeguru Ji Ka Khalsa Whaeguru Ji Ki FatehAs I mentioned in my earlier post I was reading Sundri on my way back to Delhi from Hariminder Sahib.Today I plan to share about Sundri with all of you. This book, the 1st of Bhai Vir Singh ji work was written at the time when Sikhs were at the lowest ebb of their moral after the fall of their empire ad the aexation of the Punjab by the British.The reason

More pics from hariminder sahib

2006-06-27T20:44:00.000+08:00

Bricks being baked.. The Khalsa Shall Rule! A low shot of hariminder sahib The Akal ThaktWaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!Guru Fateh!Angad Singh

Some pics from Hariminder Shab Visit

2006-06-23T15:47:00.000+08:00

A Purtan Saranda Can You spot what does not fit in to this picture They ve come to meet the Guru ..and so has this kabootar

Harimander Sahib

2006-06-22T18:03:00.000+08:00

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!On the 17th and 18th June I was at Harminder sahib. This time round I learnt something new. I shall share with all of you in a this post.I went by myself and I had decided that I do not want to go visiting numerous gurudwaras as I wanted to just spend time at Hariminder Sahib.After having deposited my bag in the gatri ghar I t went to Akal Thakt Sahib to

1000 words ..probabaly more

2006-06-11T21:12:00.000+08:00

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!Sorry for not updating earlier. I have had almost no access to the internet for a while. Also I bought metallic tuning heads for my dilruba so I spent 1 entire weekend just on retying the frets and re stringing the instrument.Anyway, I was at Rajab Ganj Sahib on 26th May and I took some really good shots. Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki

An evening with Bhai Baldeep Singh

2006-05-30T02:01:00.000+08:00

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!On Saturday 27th May, I met Bhai Bladeep Singh ji. Harpreet Singh my friend made this meeting possible. Bhai Sahib is a 13 generation Kirtaneea and belongs to the family of Bhai Avtar Singh ji.Bhai Baldeep is the person who is responsible for brining the Taus back. The Taus had disappeared from the gurudawaras around 1945, Baldeep Singh ji studied the

Note from Delhi!

2006-05-25T02:40:00.000+08:00

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!I would like to thank to all of you who wrote in to me and left comments on the blog - wishing me the best for this internship.Sorry for not posting sooner. I do not have regular access to the internet. In the office I have not been given a connection so the only time I can log on is if another computer is free or I am at home. Besides strictly no

Off to Delhi..

2006-05-20T01:00:00.000+08:00

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh! A hectic summer term is finally over.. In about 8 hours I leave for Delhi!No not for a holiday..I will be interning with Rediffusion DYR, an advertising agency for a period of 9 weeks from 22nd May to 20th July. I will be working in the Strategic Planning Department. Other than my internship I intend to do some reading along with continuing my reeaz.

Gurbani Gavoh Bhai: Prof Kartar Singh

2006-05-17T08:54:00.000+08:00

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!This would be the final post on Gurbani Gavoh Bhai kirtan program that was held in Delhi.Prof. Kartar Singh ji's sang on the 2nd day of the program. He is the Director of the Gurmat Sangeet Academy which is at Anandpur Shaib. In 1941, he started to learn kirtan from Gyani Gurcharan Singh ji and Bhai Dalip Singh ji. Professor Sahib is about 78 years old

Gurmat Sangeet:Taranas

2006-05-16T02:45:00.000+08:00

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!In my last post there was a tarana that Bhai Gurmit Singh Shant sang. Today I am posting another tarana. This one is sung by Bhai Balbir Singh and is titled Dani Dani Tum Dani. There are 20 such taranas found in the SarabLoh Parkash Granth.To me it seems that a tarana is a short poetry that is to be sung at a fast speed. Some of my readers are very

Gurbani Gavoh Bhai: Bhai Gurmit Singh Shant

2006-05-13T06:15:00.000+08:00

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!Bhai Gurmit Singh Shant who hails from Jalandhar is one of the leading young ragis of the path. He belongs to a family that have been doing kirtan from the time of the gurus.Bhai Sahib is an extremely hardworking kirtaneea and lovingly shares with others his skill.Bhai Sahib is especially adept i singing Raag Guldastas and taranas from Guru Gobdind Singh

Gurbani Gavoh Bhai: Bhai Ashiqe Ali Bhai Lal

2006-05-11T12:51:00.000+08:00

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!Today I will be posting the Kirtan sung by the jatha of Bhai Ashiqe Ali Bhai Lal at the Talkatora Gardens in New Delhi at the Gurbani Gavoh Bhai program.Bhai Sahib is the 17th Generation of Bhai Mardana Ji who was Guru Nanak dev ji's companion and rabab player.The Rababis who stayed in and around Amritsar moved over to Pakistan after partition. Partition

The Taus

2006-05-08T10:33:00.000+08:00

The Taus - Peacock shaped instrument was almost extinct however, due to the efforts of Bhai Baldeep Singh the instrument is still being played and is becoming popular.This instrument is said to have been designed and made by 10th Guru Sahib. The Dilruba which is a derivative of the Taus is said to have been designed by the sikhs during the time of Guru Gobind Singh Ji as it was much easier to

Kambdi Kalaai

2006-05-06T18:55:00.000+08:00

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!Today at the Silat Road Gurudawara I watched the screening of Kambdi Kalai . I must say it was a very well made movie and is a first of its kind. A lot of Sikh movies have been made with a religious background, not thing wrong with that. However, we needed one about our culture - The Sikh culture.Kambdi Kalai- a tribute to Bhai Veer Singh ji did

Gurbani Gavoh Bhai - Dr. Gurnam Singh

2006-05-04T23:24:00.000+08:00

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh! This is the 1st of many posts that I will be doing about the various kirtaneeas who did kirtan at the 3 day samagam held at Talkatora Garderns, New Delhi. Dr. Gurnam Singh Dr. Singh is the son of Bhai Uttam Singh Ji, a shrimoni ragi. He was introduced to kirtan at an early age by his father. Later on he studied kirtan under the famous Professor Tara

Back Home

2006-05-04T09:27:00.000+08:00

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!I got back home on the 2nd of May and I will be posting about the various kirtaneeas and their kirtan as well in the coming 2 weeks.I have just finished posting all the pictures on my photoblog. So do go take a look.Guru Fateh!Angad Singh

Short Note from Delhi..

2006-05-01T13:50:00.000+08:00

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!I am still in Delhi so this is just a short post to let you all know that I have tons of pictures and all the recordings. I will be uploading them in time to come.There is so much to share that I will have to dedicate a couple of posts just to this event.I met fellow blogger Puneet Kaur and Upinder Kaur Ji. Upinder Ji has posted some pictures of the

Delhi here I come...

2006-04-26T22:27:00.000+08:00

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!I am leaving for Delhi on the 27th of April, the 14th Vaisahk.I am going to attend Gurbani Gaveh Bhai", a three-day festival of Sikhdevotional music, is being organised jointly by the Delhi Government and Seher at Talkatora Stadium in Delhi beginning this Friday. The festival will feature performances by distinguished artistes as well as some unique

Puratan Ragi Bhai Samund Singh Ji

2006-04-25T10:10:00.000+08:00

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!Today I would like to share with you about a great Ragi of the panth- Bhai Samund Singh Ji. Born at village Mulla Hamza in Montgomery District (now in Pakistan) in 1900. He was taught kirtan by his father Bhai Hazur Singh Ji from his early child-hood.He was recognized as one of the best ragis of his times. And had a unique melodious voice, an

Notice

2006-04-25T08:42:00.000+08:00

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!I have realized that the ftp to where I uploaded all the kirtan is not working. I have emailed the people incharge twice already but I have not heard from them yet.Effectively almost all the links on my blog will not work until the server is up.Guru Fateh!Angad Singh

2006-04-21T18:06:00.001+08:00

I took this picture and then made changes to it on photoshop. This is not the best I have taken cause there is too much flash being used

2006-04-21T18:06:00.000+08:00

Another short with the mala

EXAMS...finally over..

2006-04-17T23:13:00.000+08:00

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!I just finished my last paper for the term. Term is officially over..What a relief !!I am so pooped that I plan to sleep early tonight and then from tomorrow get back to work. Some of the things I have to /want to do are1. Get an Internship I am majoring in Marketing and Corporate Communication and I would like to work with an Advertising

Veshaki Wishes

2006-04-15T01:06:00.000+08:00

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!Aap Ji Nu Khalsa Saajna Devas Di Lakh Lakh Vadhaee Hove Ji.I pray to my beloved that may ALL of us become like these brave soldiers and make the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji the centre of our lives, may our lives also revolve around the Guru.Guru Fateh!Angad Singh

..Sharing My Veshaki Gift..

2006-04-12T03:54:00.000+08:00

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!About 2 days ago I received a DVD in my mail and when I opened the packet it was written on the DVD <> , Full Anand Sahib. In the DVD was the video recording of Prof Surinder Singh Ji and his students singing the entire 40 pauris of the Anand Sahib in Raamkali Raag.I am grateful to veerji Harcharn Singh who sent me this wonderful veshaki gift. Since my

2006-04-10T23:50:00.000+08:00

The moment I saw this picture on Gurunam's blog the shabad Sant Paee Gur SatGur Poore came to my mind.

Dhan Dhan Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji on your computer

2006-04-07T03:25:00.000+08:00

Guru Fateh Ji,Today I am posting the the entire Shabad Guru CD that was distributed free of cost by the Sikh Naujawan Sabha Malaysia.Some of the features of this CD are: Shabad Guru Search Software that can be used for projection in Guru Dawara Sahib. The software includes

Gurmat Sangeet : Raag Kanre Ki Vaar

2006-04-03T16:26:00.000+08:00

Guru Fateh!Raag Kanre Ki Vaar is found on Ang 1312 through 1318 of the Guru Granth Sahib. It is the Bani of Melha 4 - Guru Ram Das and it is last Vaar of the 22 Vaars in the Guru Granth Sahib.The Vaar has been Sung by Bhai Balbir Singh. Bhai Balbir Singh Ji is one of the few Nihangs who does Kirtan and he is legend in his own right. For most of his life he used the Dilruba . However, he

Tanti Saaz Kirtan @ Harimander Sahib :Video

2006-03-30T15:11:00.000+08:00

Guru Fateh!Not too long ago we heard the tanti saaz being played in Hariminder Sahib. Thanks to www.sikhawarness.com I am able to share with all of you a video of Kirtan being done at Hariminder Sahib.Click Here to Download the VideoI have not yet watched the video fully or listen to the kirtan. I will write about that a little later!Update:I watched the video, its only 2mins long (sob!). However

Gurumat Sangeet: Shabads

2006-03-27T22:42:00.000+08:00

Guru Fateh!The term is coming to an end in 2 weeks. Report submissions, presentations and exam preparations are keeping me quite busy thus I have not been able to post much in the last 2 weeks. I don't think I ll be able to post much in the next 2 weeks as well. I apologize for that.However, I have been uploading some awesome kirtan so I ll post the links every once in a while so that you guys

Dilruba..ah..

2006-03-25T03:07:00.000+08:00

Bhai..who is she?Is she punjabi?Do I know her?From where is she?Why did not tell me about her? Are you 2 attached? Sorry guys .. I am not talking about the hot girl I am dating ( ps for the record..its no one right now) I am talking about The Dilruba - a lovely north indian stringed instrument. I saw it for the very 1st time in 2004 at the talk on Musical Frame Work of the Sri Guru Granth

Partaals

2006-03-20T13:10:00.000+08:00

Guru Fateh! Some of you may have read my previous post on Partals. Some details in there were wrong so I have deleted it and I am writing a new post on Partals now. Partals basically means the use of different Taals in one shabad. Normally if we sing a shabad in the 16 beat Teen taal or the 12 beat Ik taal, we sing the entire shabad in that particular taal. However, in partal the Asthai is sung

Sikh Music Heritage Institute

2006-03-13T12:26:00.000+08:00

Guru Fateh Ji!The Sikh Music Heritage Insitute (SMHI) was established in August,2005 in Santa Cruz, CalifoniaSMHI's goals are primarily heritage preservation, education and outreach, with activities consisting of organizing of educational programs, research, and publication, on Sikh keertan in traditional classical and folk styles. These activities are SMHI's present tools of preservation of,

Gurmat Sangeet : Harimander Sahib + Shabads

2006-03-10T13:23:00.000+08:00

Tradition revived at Golden TemplePawan KumarAmritsar, March 6 The Golden Temple ambience today resonated with Gurbani kirtan performed with ancient and traditional musical instruments for the first time after partition. The tradition of performing kirtanaccompanied with tanpura, rabab, swarmandal was revived in the gurdwara.Prof Kartar Singh, Director of the SGPC-run Sangeet Academy at Anandpur

The Kirtaneeas of TODAY!

2006-03-05T23:10:00.000+08:00

Guru Fateh!All of us who are interested in learning/understanding and preserving Guru Mat Sangeet tend to focus a great deal on the kirtaneeas of the past like Bhai Samund Singh Ji, Bhai Santa Singh Ji, Bhai Dharam Singh Zakhmi Ji, etc. Some may ask what is wrong with that. Nothing. Absolutely nothing is wrong with that provided we dont forget the Kirtaneeas of TODAY.There are quite a few people

Gurmat Sangeet : Ghoriyan

2006-02-27T05:57:00.000+08:00

Guru Fateh!As I have mentioned in some of my earlier posts there are different kinds of styles of singing in Gurbani Kirtan. In the titles of some shabads the Guru Arjan Dev Ji actually instructed us to sing the shabad in a particular style. Personally I know of 2 folk styles one being Alahniya and the other being GhoriyanI have posted about Alhaniya. What it is and how it is related to Guru

Lectures..

2006-02-25T01:27:00.001+08:00

Gur Fateh JiOff late I have been listening to some of the lectures done by the Raj Academy. These lectures have opend my eyes to a lot of things and answered a lot of questions I had about Gurmat Sangeet. Thus I would urge you to listen to them as well.For those of us who really wonder is raag kirtan all that necessary I highly recommend you listen to Fusion is Confusion. This lecture will open

Life..

2006-02-21T14:21:00.000+08:00

This picture depects life to me..a long path where the end not in sight ..so you dont know how far or near the end is so you keep going on and on..also you have no idea from where and when some thing might get in your way..and there is no one with you..people come and go its only the hand of god that stays with you..

Some Shabads..

2006-02-16T18:12:00.000+08:00

Gurfateh!I have been listening to some shabads and I wanted to share them with you.These two shabads were sung by Bhai Narajan Singh in 1991. After a number of years Bhai Sahib has started to sing in Title Raag once again. Most of the kirtan he does now is in title raag. Listen carefully you ll hear a stringed instrument playing in the back ground.Ramiya Hon Barik Tera - Raag Assa - Bhai

Significance of Puratan Reets!

2006-02-14T02:23:00.002+08:00

Gur Fateh!Its been quite a while since I have been listening to kirtan done by ragis like Dharam Singh Zakhmi Ji, Bhai Autar Singh, Bhai Balbir Singh Ji. Most of the recordings are live and in the recordings,at times the kirtaneeias mention that they are singing a purtatan reet i.e doing kirtan as it was done in the past. Some of these reets date back to the times of Guru Ram Das Ji. While

2006-02-09T13:03:00.000+08:00

the salok from Asa Di War by the Nanak II

Notice!

2006-02-08T16:56:00.000+08:00

Dear AllGur Fateh!I am glad to know that people actually are taking a keen interest in Gurmat Sangeet!Over the past two days I have received numerous emails telling me that the links to the videos in my previous post are not working. I believe that the server on which it has been hosted is down. Please check again a few days. If it is still not working please contact me I will try and upload it

A gem I stumbled upon!

2006-02-05T00:53:00.000+08:00

Gur Fateh!I was browsing through SikhAwareness.com and I came across some rare videos( obviously related to gurmatsangeet!). I was absolutely delighted when I saw the videos. However, there were some things I noticed in the video that saddened and scared me.There are 3 videos that I will share with you today. 2 of them are video recordings of Bhai Avtar Singh Ji, 11th generation Kirtaneea doing

More Shabads in Basant

2006-02-01T16:04:00.000+08:00

Gur Fateh JiI hope you enjoyed the shabads in Basant Raag. I am adding some more shabads.Dekh Phool Phool PhooleySung by Bhai Avtar Singh ji in a Purtan Basant Bhahar and the taal being played in Chotti/Waddi Teen Taal ( 16 beats)Basant Chareaa Fooli BanraaeySung by Bhai Avtar Singh Ji in Basant Raag and the taal being played is the Panj Taal( 15 beats)Man Kahan Bisariyo Raam Naam Sung by Bhai

Basant..

2006-01-31T15:24:00.000+08:00

Guru Nanak, Guru Amar Das, Guru Ram Das, Guru Arjan and Guru Tegh Bahadur have written shabads in Basant Raag. Basant is a raag traditionally associated with the spring and many of the shabads that the Gurus composed in this raag use the metaphor of spring (the blossoming of flowers, the forests awakening in energy and so on), to express the beauty of the spiritual union with Waheguru. It was

2006-01-25T23:39:00.000+08:00

I designed a wall paper..hope you like it..Ps..please click on the image to download the full size wall paper

2006-01-25T23:35:00.000+08:00

another one..

I REMEMBER....

2006-01-24T13:45:00.000+08:00

Sadh Sangat jioWahe Guru Ji Ka Khalsa, Wahe Guru Ji Kee Fateh!! They say do not write..They say do not speak..They say forget about it..If I agree — thenIn my silence lies my guilt.As long there is breathAs long as there is strengthI will write; I will speakFor I remember .......I Remember....The year is 1739Hindustan is in terrorThe cruelty of the MughalsIs felt everywhere.Nadir Shah is in

Salok Mehla 9

2006-01-18T16:53:00.000+08:00

Gur Fateh!Salok Mehal 9 is the last Salok written in the Guru Granth Sahib. It was recited by Guru Teg Bahadur Sahib Ji. This bani is reffered to as Viragmai bani. Virag means detachment. I have been very fortunate to have read this bani numerous times and I try to read english explaination as well.Guru Ji's talks about how we are wasting our time and not doing bani and we dont realize that each

Pushing the Envelope

2006-01-16T00:16:00.000+08:00

Gur Fateh!One of my friends sent me an article which her brother got from the Indiatimes website..A person wrote about his view of Sikhism and posed some questions. The questions have been aswered by Jagwinder Singh who is one of the sewadars at the GSGAcademy. And some points have been added in by Amardeep Ji.The questions are in black.Jagwinder ji's comments are in greenAmardeep ji's comments

GGSacademy.com

2006-01-09T14:43:00.000+08:00

Not too long ago I received an email from Amardeep Ji. I would like to share it with all of you so i am posting.I have signed up. It is one thing to read and agree with what professor ji says. But when it comes to trying to apply it or realize it for yourslef. Its tough.. Gur Fateh! Here is an excellent opportunity to understand correct principles of Gurbani ata manageable pace.

2006-01-06T11:11:00.000+08:00

Something I really cant do..

The lullaby I was talking about..

2006-01-04T23:58:00.000+08:00

GurFateh!Here it is..Prof. Surinder Singh and the members of the Raj Academy singing Tum Gavoh Mere Nirbhav Ka SohilaThis is the shabad which I was talking about in my previous post..Guru Ang SangAngad SinghSingaporeThanks to RSingh ji for posting this on his blog Gurbani Khajana.

A Lullaby..Raag Ghori Deepki..

2006-01-03T11:52:00.000+08:00

On Christmas Day I heard Prof Surinder singing Sohila in the nirdharit Raag Ghori Deepki. The raag is an evening raag. It was a real lullaby..I found a recording of the same shabad being sung in the nirdharit Raag Ghori Deepki and its being sung by Dr Gurnam Singh ji and a tanti saaz is playing in the back ground. I am not too sure which instrument is playing though. The way Dr. Gurnam Singh ji

Happy New Year

2006-01-01T20:25:00.000+08:00

Dear All,Gur Fateh!I wish all my readers a Wonderful and Properous Year Ahead.My God Be With YouAngad Singh

Tanti Saaz all the way!!

2005-12-31T01:02:00.000+08:00

Dear All,Gur Fateh!As you all know I got the best Christmas gift of all times. I got to listen to all the 6 saaz designed by our guru's play at one time.I have listen to kirtan done on tanti saaz numerous times but I have never been in a darbar were kirtan has been done on tanti saaz. Its a beautiful experience. The tanti saaz has the capability to bring out the emotions a particular raag is

Raj Academy In Singapore

2005-12-27T21:36:00.000+08:00

The members of the Raj Academy were here in Singapore for 3 days unfortunately I was able to attend only 1 diwan and 1 Talk. I must say it was pure BLISS..just BLISS. I really regret not being able to go for the other sessions.I witnessed an event that had not occured in more than a 100 years. All 6 Saaz designed and used in the courts of our Guru's played together. The Rabab, Pakawaj, Dilruba,

Malaysian Samelan 2005- Mind Blowing

2005-12-27T00:19:00.000+08:00

Gur Fateh Ji!I got back from the samelan on saturday night. However, I am writing about it only now as I was extremely tired.Like the previous Samelans, this one was mind blowing as well. The events the activities were just too good.The Time Table was as follows:Wake up : 0415Nitnem(optional) :0500Japi for everyone :

2005-12-26T16:19:00.000+08:00

Gyani Laki Sleeping

2005-12-26T16:17:00.000+08:00

Chardi Kala Jatha

2005-12-26T16:16:00.002+08:00

Prajee Scott in action during the learning module

2005-12-26T16:16:00.001+08:00

A Nihang doing Chor Sewa

2005-12-26T16:16:00.000+08:00

Sukhwinderpal Singh ji

2005-12-26T16:15:00.003+08:00

Cannibal Singh, Gurpal, Jasdeep and Jasbir in the 1st row during the learning module

2005-12-26T16:15:00.002+08:00

On Bana Day, L to R Me, Gurpal, Lakhi, Gurpreet, Kara who got cut

2005-12-26T16:15:00.001+08:00

O-I-L....from one pakora..

2005-12-26T16:15:00.000+08:00

Learning module

2005-12-26T16:14:00.001+08:00

Amrit Sanchar Talks, Prajee Scott is the one looking to his right. and Prajee Sukhdev Singh MAS is the one in the pointed turban

2005-12-26T16:14:00.000+08:00

Veer Davinder Singh Of the BangKok Jatha

2005-12-26T16:12:00.003+08:00

Amrit Sanchar talks

2005-12-26T16:12:00.002+08:00

Gurpal waiting to get breakfast

2005-12-26T16:12:00.001+08:00

Surjit riding, Baba Gurpreet Singh JI NTU wale holding the trolley to transfer the used cups back to the langar hall

2005-12-26T16:12:00.000+08:00

Queing up for breakfast

2005-12-26T16:11:00.001+08:00

The Abhlakis during the aardas the one with the orange Kamar Band is Gurpal

2005-12-26T16:11:00.000+08:00

The New AmritDhari's Being led by the Bagpipers granthi Sahib and 5 Payaras

2005-12-26T16:10:00.001+08:00

Gurpal Eating Breakfast

2005-12-26T16:10:00.000+08:00

Har Gobind Singh eating beakfast before Amrit Sanchar

2005-12-26T16:09:00.000+08:00

Gurpal on the stage after the Amrit Sanchar

Malaysia..

2005-12-15T00:40:00.000+08:00

Gurfateh!Holidays have begun. Its been almost ten days now!In the mornings I do some reading and listen to Assa Di Waar. I think Assa di waar is seriously one of the easiest banis to understand. the message in it comes out very clearly. However, it is important that you try to understand what you are listening to. I read the steek from Sikh Missionary College.I just got my Malaysian visa renewed.

Look..its Raman Deep

2005-12-09T03:38:00.001+08:00

Gur Fateh!Finally my long time friend has started blogging..RamanDeep was my 1st friend in Singapore when I came here in 1998. Since then we have only gotten closer as friends. He is almost like a brother to me. Unlike most Pai( punjabi/ sikh guys) he has a really cool head on his shoulders.Raman Deep is an AMAZING dancer and is part of the Perdue Bhangra Group that takes part in numerous

Pics from the samelan.

2005-12-09T03:27:00.000+08:00

Gur Fateh!I have posted some of the pics from the Samelan held at Singh Sabha Gurudawara in Singapore.please visit http://singhsabhasamelan2005.blogspot.com/ to check out some of the pics..After exams i headed out straight to the samelan so this week I have been busy sorting my room and relaxing, been reading a fair bit about things happening around the world.Watch this space towards the end of

2005-12-08T23:22:00.000+08:00

Sikh Musical Heritage SE Asia TourWritten by ranjit singh Monday, 05 December 2005Please join the Sikh Musical Heritage team to witness traditional Keertan from Sri Guru Granth Sahib with stringed instruments of the Sikhs.While Saranda, Taus, Dilruba and Pakhawaj were used in the Guru's darbar, today these instruments have almost vanished from the scene. Sikh Musical Heritage is the only

WooHooooo

2005-11-30T15:19:00.000+08:00

Y A Y !Exams are over!!I am off to Singh Sabha Samelan. I will be there till the 4th of december..so watch out this space for photographs of the samelan..Guru Ang Sang!Angad Singh

2005-11-28T22:38:00.000+08:00

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Wanna Ride..hop on...

Lakh Kushiyan...Significance of the Rahao

2005-11-24T10:35:00.000+08:00

Flow and Pause in Gurbani & Keertan Amardeep Singh, #01-04 Kentish Green, 20 Oxford Road, Singapore 218815 Phone : 63964710 (Res), 98326508 (Mobile) Email : amardeepsinghranghar@yahoo.com.sg It is important to understand a few terminologies before we proceed further. Rahau - While reading through a Shabad in Guru Granth Sahib, we find that one line has a word RAHAU written at the

Sabh Teh Vada Satgur Nanak Jin Kal Rakhe Meri!!

2005-11-20T14:04:00.000+08:00

Gur Fateh Ji,All of us must have gone to Gurudawara on Guru Nanak Dev Ji's Parkash Dehara. In addition we would have sung the shabad Sabh Teh Vada Satgur Nanak Jin Kal Rakhe Meri. You must be wondering what I am trying to get at.Now as we know where there is a Rahao Line in the shabad that should be used as the Asthai(Chorus). In this particular shabad the Rahao line is Maray Ram Raye Tu Santa

Dasam Pita Bani

2005-11-18T11:24:00.000+08:00

Gur Fateh!Today I am posting a file in wich Bhai Balbir Singh Ji sings a Shabad form Guru Gobind Singh Jee's Bani and he does awsome katha as well. Finally he ends off with Anand Sahib in Ramkali Raag.Click Here to download the shabadHope you like itGuru Ang Sang!

Singh Sabha Samelan

2005-11-16T16:06:00.000+08:00

The Singh Sabha Samelan is back..Since the Gurudawara Sahib was being renovated there was no Samelan in June..thus..we are having a 5 day samelan this time round..We will be focusing on the main concepts of Sikhism..this will be taught in many interesting ways...Also Gyani Mahinder Singh Khalsa will be there sharing in english...if you really wanna know what we are doing come and join us..send

Gurmat Sangeet - Alahniya

2005-11-11T09:44:00.000+08:00

Gur Fateh!If you have been reading my blog for a while you would know I wrote about Alahniya.Today I am posting the 2nd shabad shabad that is sung in Alahniya.Aavoh Miloh Sahileo Sachra Naam Laayhaan - Raag Wadhans - Allahniya - Prof Surinder SinghProf Surinder Singh is doing a lot to revive the dying traditions of Gurmat Sangeet. He is based in the UK and heads the Raj AcademyIn the picture Prof

Gurmat Sangeet- Basant Ki Vaar

2005-11-11T09:30:00.000+08:00

Gur Fateh!Basant Ki Var"This is the shortest of the twenty-two vaars in Sri Guru Granth Sahib. Guru Arjan has used a beautiful simile of the world in spring season to that of the human life and the great opportunity that it holds for us. It beautifully depicts what a life, lived by choosing Guru's divine wisdom as a guide, has to offer. Within us, we all know how unsatiable, unsatisfactory,

Turbans..

2005-11-06T23:39:00.000+08:00

Gur Fateh!Today I am posting about turban's..I wont be talking about the history/importance of the turban. If you want to read history/importance of the turban please click here. Here I am just posting some different types of turbans I tie..to be exact..only 3..I have posted em in link with the previous post on RateMyTurban..Hope you like em..Guru Ang Sang!Angad Singh!

2005-11-06T23:22:00.000+08:00

The Dumala..

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The sports/weekend/informal turban..

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The normal every day turban..