ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>SINGAPORE SIKH MISSIONARY TRACT SOCIETY</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="SINGAPORE,SIKH,MISSIONARY,TRACT,SOCIETY"> <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">&#65279SINGAPORE SIKH MISSIONARY TRACT SOCIETY, renamed Sikh Missionary Tract Society, Malaya, in 1941 and Sikh Missionary Society, Malaya, in 1946, when it was reactivated after having remained dormant during the war in the East, was registered on 9 March 1940, with its offices at 175, Queen Street, Singapore. The founder was Bh&#257g Si&#7749gh, an English teacher, admired among the local community for his mastery of Sikh music. The Society aimed at the spread of knowledge about Sikhism and propagation of <i>gurb&#257&#7751&#299</i>, providing especially opportunities for Sikh children to learn Punjabi. During the first year of its existence, it published, for free distribution, a total of 26,000 copies of tracts on Sikhism in Punjabi, English and Tamil. Between 1946 and 1965, it had published 1,00,000 copies covering thirty titles, including two in the Chinese language, Written by eminent Sikh scholars such as Professor Tej&#257 Si&#7749gh, Professor P&#363ran Si&#7749gh and Dr Ga&#7751d&#257 Si&#7749gh, these tracts were widely circulated. The Society also engaged preachers who travelled throughout Malaya making speeches at public meetings. Punjabi classes were held for Sikh children, introducing them to Sikh Scriptural texts.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Society still operates though its activity is now restricted mainly to Singapore.</p> </ol><p class="CONT">Meherv&#257n Si&#7749gh Singapore<br></p><BR> </font><img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""></HTML></BODY>