Mr. SikhNet Coming to Punjab This Month

Come meet Mr. SikhNet himself this month in Amritsar or in Ludhiana. Gurumustuk Singh Khalsa, founder and CTO of the SikhNet.com website will be speaking in Amritsar at Guru Nanak Dev University on Tuesday 15th March and will meet and greet everyone at SikhNet’s 20th anniversary celebration in Ludhiana on Wednesday, 16th March.  

During his presentation Gurumustuk Singh intends to focus on the following issues:

• The challenges of growing up as a western-born Sikh and how I overcame them.

• The amazing history of how SikhNet came to be and how technology is changing people’s lives in the realm of Sikhi.

• The universality of Sikhi and how it is spreading in new and unexpected ways to different parts of the world.

• The results of an in-depth survey conducted by SikhNet which sheds light on the changing needs and demographics of Sikhs around the world.

Here are the details:

First Event: Amritsar (Guru Nanak Dev University) Auditorium, Guru Granth Sahib Bhawan,

Tuesday, 15 March 2016 at 2.30 PM

Gurumustuk Singh will be giving a presentation on SikhNet, hosted by ‘The Centre on Studies in Sri Guru Granth Sahib’ and presided over by Dr. Tarlok Singh Banipal, Director (Research), Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.

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Second Event: Ludhiana

Wednesday, 16 March 2016  from 2 PM - 4 PM

20th anniversary celebration focusing on Sikh youth and hosted by SikhNet and The Yellow Chilli. Snacks and refreshments will be provided.

Come meet and greet Gurumustuk Singh to share and discuss Sikhi in the 21st century and beyond.

Location: The Yellow Chilli,

2nd Floor, Black Pearl Hall,

Sarabha Nagar, Main Market,

Ludhiana, Punjab - 141001

SikhNet is the number one Sikh website in the world receiving over 12 million visits per year from almost seven million visitors. SikhNet has become a global virtual community providing phenomenal tools like the Gurbani Media Center, SikhNet Radio, children’s audio stories and videos. SikhNet organizes a very successful online Youth Film Festival every year to promote the voices of Sikh youth worldwide. Harnessing the power of social media, SikhNet offers spiritual education and resources in a non-judgemental, neutral environment intended to inspire and uplift all those who participate in it.

Since posting first SikhNet web page on Vaisakhi 1996, Gurumustuk and his team have come a long way and are now celebrating SikhNet's 20th anniversary. Gurumustuk Singh lives with his family in Espanola, New Mexico. His son attends Miri Piri Academy in Amritsar. He continues to develop and expand the SikhNet website and all its services with the help of the SikhNet team. You can read his Blog at www.MrSikhNet.com