Sukhbir S Badal warns against conspiracy to render Sikhs leaderless Pays glowing tributes to Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib’s supreme sacrifice for secular values. Asserts Sikh religion under dangerous ideological and political attack. Chandigarh 18 October ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sardar Sukhbir Singh Badal today called upon Sikhs all over the world to “ recognise, expose and defeat the deep rooted conspiracy to grab control of Sikh religious institutions and to render the Khalsa Panth totally leaderless. “ Addressing a seminar organised by the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhik Committee ( SGPC) to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the martyrdom of the ninth Guru Shri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib in New Delhi this morning, Mr Badal said the country desperately needed to follow the footsteps of Guru Sahib and uphold the values of secularism , human rights and civil liberties for which he made an unparalleled and supreme sacrifice . Guru Tegh Bahadur sahib is ...
Sixteenth Annual Oration-cum-Awards-Giving Function of First Friday Forum: A Celebration of Creative Excellence and Holistic Humanism
Sixteenth Annual Oration-cum-Awards-Giving Function of First Friday Forum: A Celebration of Creative Excellence and Holistic Humanism Chandigarh 17 October ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : The Sixteenth Annual Oration-cum-Awards-Giving Function of the First Friday Forum (FFF)—founded in 1999 by Dr. S.S. Bhatti, Founder-Teacher and Former Principal of Chandigarh College of Architecture (CCA)—was held at Anjuman, the renovated auditorium of CCA, PEC Campus, Sector 12, Chandigarh. The event celebrated interdisciplinary creativity, academic excellence, and the enduring teacher-student bond that defines Dr. Bhatti’s legacy. The programme began with the National Anthem, followed by a welcome address from Prof. Sujay Sengupta, who lauded Dr. Bhatti as India’s most versatile professional—an architect, theologian, artist, and educationist holding three PhDs from Panjab University and a Master’s from the University of Queensland, Australia. He paid tribute to Mrs. Rita Bhatti, calling her “the inspi...