Above: S. Onkar Singh of Avon Cycles, with his sons. Below: S. Gurcharan Singh of The Gulzar Group of Institutes.
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Ludhianvi Sikhs Honour Their Stars
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Ludhiana, Punjab
Creating a platform to recognize the efforts of Ludhianvi Sikhs who have been remarkable in their respective spheres of life, and honouring them with lifetime achievement awards is an inspiring idea.
Sikh Welfare Council took this initiative and a the noteworthy Ludhianvis awarded at the function included Onkar Singh Pahwa of Avon Cycles, Harbhajan Singh Chugh of Oster Knit, Gurcharan Singh of Gulzar Group of Institutes, Dr Chanbir Singh of RG Stone Hospital and Bollywood music director Ravinder Singh.
This was the first such event organized in Ludhiana and would most likely be turned into an annual event. Hundreds of Ludhianvis assembled to witness the gala award ceremony. To add cultural flavour to the evening, Punjabi singer and poet Satinder Singh Sartaaj was invited to perform at the event.
"It was a pleasure to know about the achievements of acclaimed Sikhs from Ludhiana,'' said Jasmeet Kaur Kukreja, a Sarabha Nagar resident and wife of Baldev Singh, a plywood manufacturing business owner, who was also awarded at the function.
Professor Kartar Singh, who has taught music in city colleges for over 30 years and had received the World Sikh Lifetime Achievement Award, 2011 in London for his lifelong contribution to reviving the traditional form of Gurmat Sangeet, presented most of the awards at the event.
The idea is to inspire and encourage younger generations of Sikhs with amazing talents and experiences, said Baljinder Singh, the founder of Sikh Welfare Council.
December 28, 2011
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1: Baldev Singh (Bradford, United Kingdom), December 28, 2011, 9:01 AM.
Well done, Ludhiana!
2: Harinder (Uttar Pradesh, India), December 28, 2011, 12:02 PM.
Ludhiana boys need to take the lead ... boldly going where no man has ever gone before.
3: Kanwal Nain Singh (Lindsay, Ontario, Canada), January 03, 2012, 9:39 PM.
Congratulations to those who were recognised for their achievements, and to those who organized the event. I graduated from Government College, Ludhiana, in 1948, then considered to be one of the finest educational institutions in the country. It achieved eminence during the principalship of A.C.C. Harvey, and U. Kramet. The College attracted the cream of students from Chief's College, Government College and The Sikh National College of Lahore, immediately after the Partition of Punjab and India. It produced not only great academics and entrants to the Indian Civil Service, but also fine athletes and hockey players who brought laurels to the institute reaching provincial, national and Olympic levels. There was an effort by some Ontarians to start an alumni get-together some years ago in Toronto, but it was not heard of subsequently. Will someone throw some light on it? As an old timer in Canada, I shall be happy to link with the new generation of graduates from that institution.