ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>SARB HIND SIKH MISSION</TITLE> <style type="text/css"> .BODY { background-color: #EAF1F7; background-image: url('images/gtbh.jpg'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; background-position: center; color: #0066CC;} .C1{text-align: justify;color: #0066CC;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .BIB{text-align: center;color: #000099;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .CONT{text-align: right;color: #FF0000;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} </style><META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="SARB,HIND,SIKH,MISSION"> <META http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></HEAD> <BODY class="BODY" oncontextmenu="return false" ondragstart="return false" onselectstart="return false"> <FONT ALIGN="JUSTIFY" FACE="Tahoma"> <p class="C1">&#65279SARB HIND SIKH MISSION set up by the Shiroma&#7751&#299 Gurdw&#257r&#257 Parbandhak Committee in 1936 for the propagation of Sikh faith. The immediate cause for the establishment of the Mission was a declaration made in 1935 by Dr Bh&#299m R&#257o Ambedk&#257r, leader, of the so-called untouchable and depressed classes, that he and his followers had decided to get out of the Hindu fold and embrace some other faith which did not practise untouchability and which would allow them a more honourable status in society. The matter was first considered by the executive committee of the Shiroma&#7751&#299 Gurdw&#257r&#257 Parbandhak Committee on 25 January 1936. The general session of the Shiroma&#7751&#299 Gurdw&#257r&#257 Parbandhak Committee held on 19 Phagun 1992 Bk/ 1 March 1936 at the Ak&#257l Ta<u>kh</u>t under the chairmanship of Sard&#257r Part&#257p Si&#7749gh of Sha&#7749kar passed, after lengthy deliberation, four resolutions concerning the initiation of the so-called untouchable classes. The third resolution read :</p> <blockquote class="C1"><p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The present general session of the Shiroma&#7751&#299 Gurdw&#257r&#257 Parbandhak Committee expresses satisfaction at the action so far taken by the Executive Committee regarding preaching in the South and the U.P. and direct it to arrange at the earliest the setting up of a preaching mission in consultation with Panthic workers of all shades of opinion, and to hold a big preaching conference on the coming Bais&#257kh&#299 day in order to ensure further strengthening and better organization of this work.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</blockquote></p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accordingly, Shiroma&#7751&#299 Gurdw&#257r&#257 Parbandhak Committee called the Sarb Hind Shiroma&#7751&#299 Sikh Prach&#257r Conference at Amritsar on 11, 12 and 13 April 1936. The Conference was presided by R&#257i Bah&#257dur Vas&#257kh&#257 Si&#7749gh of Delhi. Sard&#257r Hukam Si&#7749gh a retired sessions judge of Amritsar, was chairman of the reception committee. Among others who attended were Master T&#257r&#257 Si&#7749gh Jathed&#257r &#362dham Si&#7749gh N&#257goke, Sard&#257r Sundar Si&#7749gh Maj&#299&#7789h&#299&#257, Sir Jogendra Si&#7749gh, B&#257b&#257 Prat&#257p Si&#7749gh N&#257mdh&#257r&#299, Dr Ambedkar himself and the president and secretary of the All India Dalit J&#257ti (lit. depressed classes) League, Bengal Several eminent Hindu leaders sent their messages of good wishes. His Hol&#299ness Jagatgur&#363 &#346a&#7749kar&#257ch&#257rya of Kar&#299r P&#299&#7789h, Pa&#7749chava&#7789&#299, N&#257sik, blessed the conference. Of the 94 persons who received the rites of the <u>Kh</u>&#257ls&#257 on the occasion, at least 43 were non-Sikhs from areas other than the Punjab. Donations amounting to several lacs of rupees were collected on the spot or promised by various individuals, Si&#7749gh Sabh&#257s and other organizations. Among the principal donors were Sr&#299 Darb&#257r S&#257hib Committee Amritsar, and Nank&#257&#7751&#257 S&#257hib Committee (Rs 1,00,000 each) and Sr&#299 Ak&#257l Ta<u>kh</u>t, Gurdw&#257r&#257 Committee Tarn T&#257ran and Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Bhupinder Si&#7749gh of Pa&#7789i&#257l&#257 (Rs. 25,000). The conference resolved to form a permanent society called the Sarb Hind Sikh Mission, with its headquarters at Amritsar. The principal objectives of the Mission were to preach the message of the Gur&#363s among peoples of all classes and castes in India and to work for the improvement of economic and social condition of converts from the so-called untouchable classes. Sikh preachers were sent out to places as far as M&#257l&#257b&#257r and Travancore-Cochin. Missionary centres were established at H&#257pu&#7771 and Al&#299ga&#7771h (Uttar Pradesh), Burh&#257npur (Madhya Pradesh), N&#257gpur (M&#257h&#257r&#257sh&#7789r&#257), and Ernakulam and R&#257n&#299 (Kerala). Although Dr Ambedk&#257r and his followers ultimately decided not to adopt Sikhism, the centres, especially those at H&#257pu&#7771, Al&#299ga&#7771h, Akol&#257 and N&#257gpur, continued to do useful work in their respective spheres. A notable accomplishment of the Mission was the establishment of the <u>Kh</u>&#257ls&#257 College at Bombay in 1937. But as years went by the activity of the Mission dwindled.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Prat&#257p Si&#7749gh, Gi&#257n&#299, <i>Gurdw&#257r&#257 Sudh&#257r arth&#257t Ak&#257l&#299 Lahir</i>. Amritsar, 1975<BR> <li class="C1"> Jaswant Si&#7749gh, ed., <i>Master T&#257r&#257 Si&#7749gh : J&#299van Sa&#7749gh&#257rsh te Udesh</i>. Amritsar, 1972<BR> <li class="C1"> Shamsher, Gurba<u>kh</u>sh Si&#7749gh, <i>Shah&#299d&#299 J&#299van</i>. Nankana Sahib, 1938<BR> <li class="C1"> Ashok, Shamsher Si&#7749gh, <i>Shiroma&#7751&#299 Gurdw&#257r&#257 Parbandhak Committee d&#257 Pañj&#257h S&#257l&#257 Itih&#257s</i>. Amritsar, 1992<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">Part&#257p Si&#7749gh Gi&#257n&#299<br></p><BR> </font><img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""></HTML></BODY>