AMRITSAR: In the meetings of the Dharam Prachar Committee and the Sikh History Research Board held today under the leadership of Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami, President of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, discussions were held regarding celebrating the 450th centenary of the foundation day of Amritsar Sahib in 2027 according to Khalsa traditions and organizing a special seminar and Kirtan celebrations at various places dedicated to the 650th birth centenary of Bhagat Ravidass Ji.
Giving information about the gathering, SGPC President Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami said that the 450th anniversary of the establishment of Amritsar Sahib is to be celebrated in 2027, which was discussed today.
He said that while special events will be organized to commemorate this day, it has been decided to prepare a book of research-rich accounts related to the establishment of Sri Amritsar Sahib by the Sikh History Research Board. It was also decided that special efforts will be made to permanently preserve the events of the centenaries celebrated with Sikh history so far, historical documents and details of Panthic gatherings held at different times. The records of the centenaries will be collected and preserved in the form of a book.
He said that the work of recording information about the date, place and personalities involved in the historical photographs stored in the Sikh Reference Library will
He said that in the meeting of the Dharam Prachar Committee, while it was decided to give special priority to the propagation of Gurbani and Gurmat ideology to make the work of religious propagation more effective, approval was also given to organize special seminars and kirtan ceremonies dedicated to the 650th birth centenary of Bhagat Ravidass Ji to connect the Sangat with his Bani and philosophy of life.
On this occasion, an illustrated book related to Sachkhand Sri Harmandir Sahib prepared by scholar Dr. Harpreet Kaur was also presented to the congregation by SGPC President Advocate Dhami. In addition to SGPC President Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami, members of Dharam Prachar Committee Bhai Ajaib Singh Abhishek, S. Sukhwarsh Singh Pannu, S. Pritpal Singh Pali, S. Avtar Singh Vanwala, S. Manjit Singh Bappiana, S. Tejinderpal Singh Landwan, S. Rampal Singh Bahniwal, members of Sikh History Research Board S. Harinder Singh Khalsa, Dr. Paramveer Singh, Dr. Inderjit Singh Gogoani, Dr. Prabhjot Kaur, OSD S. Satbir Singh, Secretary S. Balwinder Singh Kahlwan, Additional Secretary S. Bhagwant Singh Dhangera, Personal Secretary S. Shahbaz Singh, Additional Secretary S. Bijay Singh, Deputy Secretary S. Harbhajan Singh Waqta, S. Azad Deep Singh, Ex. S. Sukhjinder Singh, Incharge S. Baldev Singh, Dr. Amarjit Kaur, Scholar Dr. Harpreet Kaur, Bibi Kirandeep Kaur, Librarian Bibi Rajwinder Kaur etc. were present.