Giani Balwinder Singh Rangila was given The Lifetime Achievement Award for Services to the Sikh Community Worldwide at Gurdwara Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib.
The European Commission also believes that 250,000 are in need of urgent aid. While the death toll is estimated at 200,000, some say an exact tally will never be known.
Focusing on the rich history of Sikh women in leadership and on the Sikh teachings of gender equality, speakers highlighted concerns around current roles of Sikh women.
Even a cursory look at his life clearly shows that he was one of the very few Gursikhs of the century who had full and unfaltering conviction of his faith in the teachings of the Satguru