Browsing Tag: Langar

Once Guru Gobind Rai disguised himself, while playing a trick to help his Sikhs learn about what selfless service truly means. He disguises himself as an regular traveler. It was very early in the morning before the sunrise and he would knock on everybody's door and ask, "excuse me, I don't want to bother you, but do you have any food to share?" Listen to find out if anyone is ready to serve at all times.

Langar Aid – an extension of the UK-based NGO Khalsa Aid – has provided free bread and water to those fleeing the conflicts from a base in northern Iraq since the start of the year.

Everyone was celebrating a 500-year old Sikh tradition together, sitting side-by-side on the floor and getting to know their neighbors, regardless of religion, gender or background and enjoying a traditional Sikh meal.

Co-hosted by SALDEF’s SikhLEAD 2015 class and Congressman Mike Honda’s office, over 350 congressional staff members, Sikh community members, and non-Sikhs from a variety of professional paths shared Langar, became connected to Sikh values and the Sikh community, ...

SALDEF’s 2015 SikhLEAD Internship Class continues to make their generation’s presence known on Capitol Hill. This year, alongside Congressman Mike Honda’s office, they will host Langar on the Hill.

In the UK, the homeless are turning to Sikh community kitchens for hot meals as demand for food banks rises. By taking the traditional concept of the “langar”, or shared meal, out of the temple and onto the street, these community kitchens have extended the idea of service.

Anyone is welcome, and there are many in this working-class community who start their day there with a cup of chai and chole (chick pea curry).

And it would have been the same at Dadar station had it not been for the Khalsa Aid Shri Guru Singh Sabha, who organized a langar (free meal) for the people stranded there.

With immediate effect Shri Guru Nanak Dev Sewa Society International have started 24 hrs Langar sewa (Free Food & water) and working on providing first aid. Our staff members are reaching out to the people who can’t come to our Relif Camps.

“There are only three things in our religion,” said Singh. “Chant the name of God, sing religious hymns, and volunteer. I work as long as my legs allow me to stand.”

DSGMC president Manjit Singh GK told TOI that they would send twenty five thousand food packets every day to Nepal while SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar said they would be sending twenty thousand food packets on Sunday.

Unsurprisingly, given his background of legal and human rights advocacy, Sandhu observes, “Being able to have the basic necessities of life – that’s a human right.”

[VIDEO] But in the gurdwara, the dedicated hands of dozens of sevadars coming in and out of the kitchen everyday are not just making roti. They’re making parshaada—a blessing for each of the hundreds of people who will eat it.

The Guru Nanak’s Mission charity gets recognized by the BBC for feeding free meals to the homeless in Nottingham, UK. The charity has been preparing food at the local Gurdwara Sahib in Nottingham.

The 'Swat' team say they decided to take the concept of Langar outside its traditional setting in temples and out onto the streets when they saw a growing homelessness problem in London.

“More than 50,000 people of different faiths visited the gurudwara between December 31 and January 2. Of them, 37,000 partook of the langar or community meal organised at a special tent.”

When a recovering heroin addict made an appeal on the popular social media site, Reddit, for a hot meal to tide him over until his next disability check – due to liver disease – arrived, he was not sure what kind of response to expect.

On a sunny but chilly 5th November 2014, ASR Charitable Trust and Manchester Universities Sikh Society jointly held Manchester's 'Seva on the Streets' event. This year it was part of National Langar Week ( UK ) 3rd to 7th November 2014.

[Photos] Angie Rehal, one of the organizers at Seva Food Bank, said, “The food and funds collected allow us to not only feed more people but also tackle the issues of food security, hunger and poverty in our local community.”

Last year, 4,500 people were served. This year, that number will rise to 5,700, as the temple will deliver meals to 44 shelters in both Jersey City and Hoboken.

GENEROUS members of Hampshire's Sikh community took to Southampton streets to feed nearly 1,000 people. Volunteers set up a makeshift restaurant in the city centre to hand passers-by traditional Indian food.

The concept of Langar is probably as old as the concept of Gurudwara. While the Guru’s shabad guides the spiritual self, the Langar subdues the physical self to attain a condition of calmness which helps to concentrate on the omnipresent one.

They say there's no such thing as a free meal but that's not true at Sikh temples across the globe, which feed many thousands of people gratis every day.

Hundreds of thousands of free meals will be served up by Sikhs this week, as part of a tradition known as Langar. Live coverage of voluntary organisation, Midlands Langar Seva Society feeding the homeless in Birmingham City Centre.

'A Bid to Highlight British Sikh Contribution' Having been in the news recently with their immense and celebrated contribution for Britain in WW1, how much do Brits really know about Sikhs?

May this tradition of community service continue to define and give a meaning to our existence. Guru ka langar, by this initiative, has reaffirmed that in times of crisis it is humanity that rises to the occasion, relegating all religious and other differences to the back burner.

This all-day event in celebration of Sikh Awareness took place in the heart of Canada’s capital on the steps of Parliament Hill with a variety of activities. Minister Uppal said, “This is a wonderful opportunity for Canadians of all faiths and backgrounds...

"One of my favourite things to do in India" says Sara Leonardi, wife of famous cricketer Glen Mcgrath. The Mcgrath family picture on twitter shows them doing roti seva at Gurduara Bangla Sahib.

Creating Sikh American history, SALDEF’s SikhLEADers held the first-ever Langar on Capitol Hill, introducing Congressional leaders, colleagues and neighbors to a Sikh American way of life. Reflecting the values of langar, all faiths and races were invited...

On Sunday, members of the Sikh Gurdwara of North Carolina, a temple off North Roxboro Road in Durham, marked the anniversary with a “day of seva,” or selfless community service, the first of what will likely become an annual tradition.