Browsing Tag: Education

UCSC receives $247,000 gift to support Sikh and Punjabi Studies program

UC Santa Cruz has received $247,000 to establish an endowed fund in support of the Humanities Division’s Sikh and Punjabi Studies program.
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Event: Dedicated to Guru Gobind Singh’s GURU KI KASHI - Kalgidhar Trust/Society, Baru Sahib establishes its 2nd Akal University at Talwandi Sabo

December 14, 2011, 12:00 pm

As a pioneer in the field of rural education, the Kalgidhar Trust/Society has also set its sight on higher education for the rural masses of north India. After having successfully setting up 101 Schools (Akal Academies) and Eternal University (that runs 24 streams), the Society is set to establish its second University named AKAL UNIVERSITY at Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda, Punjab. S. Sukhbir Singh Badal, Dy. Chief Minister, will lay the foundation stone for Akal University on Wednesday 14 Dec 2011 at Talwandi Sabo, Dist. Bathinda, Punjab. Religious leaders, top educationists, important officials, decision makers, hundreds of volunteers and well wishers, will attend this historic occasion.
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Small Step, Big Footprint

Top-down approaches like reservation work but take time. Bottom-up approaches like the one done in Satara are eminently more doable and can have a greater chance of making a real impact on people. Who knows one day one of these `unwanted' girls from Satara may just become a power player, a shining star we can all be proud of.
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Global teacher shortage threatens progress on education

The world urgently needs to recruit more than 8 million extra teachers, according to UN estimates, warning that a looming shortage of primary school teachers threatens to undermine global efforts to ensure universal access to primary education by 2015.
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What if the Secret to Success Is Failure?

"Most Riverdale students can see before them a clear path to a certain type of success. They'll go to college, they'll graduate, they'll get well-paying jobs - and if they fall along the way, their families will almost certainly catch them, often well into their 20s or even 30s, if necessary.
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Punjabi Charter School Established in Sacramento Area

"This is a great day for the Sacramento area and the Punjabi community," said Dr. Narinder Dhaliwal, Chairman of the SVCS Board of Directors. "After over a year of planning, negotiation and lobbying, we are thankful to the School Board for granting our petition. This is a great opportunity to create an institution that will be a jewel for the entire community."
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The Sikh Spirit Foundation Spring 2011 Request for Proposals

The Sikh Spirit Foundation is committed to helping bring meaningful and lasting change to the global Sikh community. We believe that there are countless opportunities for growth and immeasurable potential for development. Therefore, the Foundation has not limited its scope to a particular area of community development. Rather, we embrace all positive possibilities...
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Dada Pota ~ An Educative Booklet for Children

Dr. Jagir Singh wrote a booklet "Mere Dada Ji" in anecdote format for young children. The educative and inspirational booklet was first published in 1985. Another edition was brought out in 1989. Still another edition of the book - under the title "Dada Pota" - was brought out in the year 2005. It is now being presented in digital form for easy access.
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Ik Si Chiri, Te Ik Si Kaan: The Slow Death of Punjabi Folktales

..wildly entertaining, I have always been much more fascinated by Punjabi folktales that my parents used to tell me on Sunday mornings in bed, or just before me and my sister went to sleep at night. Some of my earliest memories that I can recall with clarity are of my mum and dad telling me the unadulterated story of the sparrow and the crow (ik si chirri, te ik si kaan), which many of you may be familiar with.
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Sacramento Gurdwara opens doors to community

The Sacramento Sikh Temple opened its door to the local media Sunday afternoon for a tour of the temple in an effort to build better education and awareness.
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