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| Sikhs in US observe 400th martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev | | |
San Jose (USA): To mark the 400th martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev, the Punjabi Studies Program of Department of Foreign Languages, San Jose State University, recently organized a two-day International Conference in association with the Bay Area Gurdwaras and Organizations here.
The scholars and the participants at the conference held on July 28 and 29, called for promotion of inter-religion harmony in order to erase hatred and crimes against the Sikh community and to promote Guru Arjan Dev 's message of humanitarianism.
Talking to ANI, Dr. Mohinder Singh Madan, co-chairman of the International Conference Committee, said: “Today, our community is facing lots of troubles due to identity crises. Even though the cases of hatred and crimes against Sikhs were decreasing, still we have to do a lot of work to aware people about us and our religion".
He called upon the Sikh community to arrange more awareness programs not only in Gurdwaras but also at other public places where people of other community could also participate and get to know about Sikhism and its philosophy.
"Our children are still facing mistaken identity not only in America but in some other countries also,” said Ashwinder Kaur, one of the participants.
While advocating the efforts of the State University in this direction, she said that it was fitting to reflect on the life and writings of Guru Arjan Dev as they offer a basis for the emergence of universal human society in which religion and culture grow as powerful instruments to combat violence and hatred.
Dr. Pritpal Singh, Coordinator American Gurdwaras Parbhandhak Committee, who also chaired one of the sessions of the conference, also hailed the efforts of the university. He said that such conference help the new generation to know about their culture and heritage, adding that such conferences also provide a platform to the scholars who have guided the community.
Many distinguished academicians and scholars from abroad and the USA participated and made presentations on various themes related to Guru Arjan Dev at the conference.
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