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SHRI GURU RAVI DASS SABHA PITTSBURG WILL CELEBRATE DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR'S BIRTH ANNVERSARY

Shri Guru Ravi Dass Sabha (CA) Pittsburg is going to celebrating the birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar at Shri Guru Ravi Dass temple Pittsburg on Sunday, April 29th, 2007. Everybody is cordially invited to join us in this great function and pay their respect to this prominent leader.

On Saturday, March 10th, 2007 there was an initial meeting with the committees of all Shri Guru Ravi Dass Sabha’s in California at Shri Guru Ravi Dass Temple Rio Linda (California) to discuss our community concerns and share ideas on how to bring the community together to accomplish aims, objectives of our community worldwide.

As a result of that meeting it was decided to schedule another meeting to sit down and begin to collectively collaborate on a plan to resolve various issues for welfare and advancement of our community.

Dashvinder Paul (Gen.Sec.) Shri Guru Ravi Dass Sabha Pittsburg
2150 Crestview Drive, Pittsburg, CA. 94565

Dharamshala (H.P) : Harmesh Jassal a devout Buddhist and President Dr. Ambedkar Weaker Section Welfare Society met to H.H. The Dalai Lama at his Head Quarter in Dharamshala on 30th March, 2007. H.H. the Dalai Lama has Expressed his happiness on tremendous growth of Buddhist in Punjab and particularly on the construction of Takshila Maha Buddha Vihara at Ludhiana. He asked how much it will take time to complete and Jassal answered that it’s still in progress and they are doing their best. Harmesh Jassal presented a copy of Souvenir to H.H. Dalai Lama which was published on Golden Jubilee of Dhamma Diksha Diwas and opening of Takshila Maha Buddha Vihara Ludhiana.
Harmesh Jassal along with his son blessed with Buddha’s statues by his holiness the Dalai Lama. Although he is 72 years old and looking good in health but doctors advised him to avoid tiredness.

(Harmesh Jassal and his son Malind with H.H. the Dalai Lama at his Head Quarter)

SILVER JUBILEE OF DALIT VOICE

Dear Friends,

Dalit Voice, the voice of persecuated nationalities in India has proudly completed 25 year. It is time to celebrate the achievments of Dalit Voice in developing a razor sharp Dalit intellegentsia and providing an alternative view point to thousands of its readers. Editor of Dalit Voice will be joining this programme in Delhi on April 8th. As a member of Dalit VOice Silver Jubliee Celebration Committee, I exend my warm invitation to you all to join this deliberations and facilitate Mr. V.T. Rajshekar, editor Dalit Voice. A short programme sheet is being attached here. Hope to see you at the Gandhi Peace Foundation on April 8th, 2007. A number of activists, writers have already confirmed their participation in the event.

DALIT VOICE SILVER JUBILEE CELEBRATION COMMITTEE

PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
10:00am         : Welcoming the guests by Rajni Tilak and V.B. Rawat
10:10am         : Release of Hindi version of Caste vs Nation by V.T. Rajshekar
10:10am         : 25 Years of Dalit vocie by V.T. Rajshekar, editor Dalit Voice, Banglore
10:20am-1pm : Facilitation by Dalit voice readers and supporters
1:00-2:00pm   : Lunch Break
2-4:00pm        : Dalit voice reader's direct interaction with editor V.T. Rajshekar
4-5:00pm        : Future of Dlait voice: V.T. Rajshekar, editor, Dalit Voice
5-5:30pm        : Vote of Thanks

Date: April 8th, 2007, Sunday Time: 10am-5:30pm
Venue: Gandhi PeaceFoundation, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, Near ITO, New Delhi-11002

With warm regads,
Vidya Bhushan Rawat Contacts: 65902846. 22462528,
Rajni Tilak: 9871514040, Sati Nath Chaudhury: 9350041088

Pawan Tinnu with some community members at Shri Guru Ravi Dass Temple, Rio Linda (California)

Mr. Pawan Kumar Tinnu (President of B.K.P, Punjab Unit) visited Shri Guru Ravi Dass Temple, Rio Linda (California) on July 24, 2007 & in short amount of time he had a meeting with the community members and shared his knowledgeable thoughts. Shri Guru Ravi Dass Sabha Sacramento (CA.) honored him with a certificate.

Posted on July 31, 2007

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Congratulates its Dear Readers and the entire community on the Raising Day of the
Historic Ad Dharm Movement at its meeting on June11-12, 1926 held in the village of Mugowal, Thana Mahalpur, Tehsil Garhshankar, District Hoshiarpur under the chairmanship of Babu Mangoo Ram Mugowalia. "Even after the British Government was established, the Hindu Aryans and the Sikhs did not change their attitude. They continued to discriminate against people on the basis of so-called high caste and low
caste". [Report of the Ad Dharm Mandal, 1926-1931.]

POSTED ON JUNE 12, 2007