A procession of 1,000 young bikers headed from Indore to Betma chanting verses from Guru Granth Sahib on the way on Sunday. The procession was taken out by the community members to re-define ‘cool’ as reciting verses of Guru Nanak and aiming towards spiritual growth.
Community members are celebrating the 550th Gurupurab or Guru Nanak Prakash Parv with grand events every month. This was the start of three-day event that will be held in Indore and Betma.
“This month is precious, sad and yet a life lesson, because Guru Nanak left his body and passed away on September 22, 1539 in Kartarpur, Pakistan,” Devender Singh, spokesperson of the community, said. He added that passing away is a seen as an important event because it teaches us about the circle of life.
Guru Nanak sharing his wisdom had presented many lessons about death and life. About death, he had said, “Death would not be called bad, O people, if one knew how to truly die.” His quote was revised by the youngsters in the rally before commencing their ride from Imli Sahib gurudwara in morning.
Explaining the reason for organising the rally, president of Guru Singh Sabha Manjeet Singh Bhatia said, “Riding a bike is cool and a wish for every child in the community, and what makes it cool is the current driving scenario.” He explained that children learn from their surroundings.
“Whatever the society labels as ‘cool’ are automatically becomes an add-on their wish-list, we want the next generation like our present to have an inclination for spirituality and follow the footsteps of Nanak,” Bhatia said. The rally on cool bikes to Betma Sahib is an attempt to make sure that children remember that going to gurudwara, learning from Nanak’s teachings and chanting verses is cool like the bikes.
Another sight that caught the attention of children was seniors riding bikes and in many cases, youngsters taking their grandparents to Betma. “Serving our elders is a lesson that is best passed on by setting an example and not just imparting theoretical lessons,” Jasbeer Singh Gandhi, secretary of Sabha, said.
The rally reached Betma, attended afternoon prayers, had communal lunch ‘langar’, helped out the facilitators in Betma by doing various tasks as ‘sewa’ and returned to Indore by evening.
Community members are celebrating the 550th Gurupurab or Guru Nanak Prakash Parv with grand events every month. This was the start of three-day event that will be held in Indore and Betma.
“This month is precious, sad and yet a life lesson, because Guru Nanak left his body and passed away on September 22, 1539 in Kartarpur, Pakistan,” Devender Singh, spokesperson of the community, said. He added that passing away is a seen as an important event because it teaches us about the circle of life.
Guru Nanak sharing his wisdom had presented many lessons about death and life. About death, he had said, “Death would not be called bad, O people, if one knew how to truly die.” His quote was revised by the youngsters in the rally before commencing their ride from Imli Sahib gurudwara in morning.
Explaining the reason for organising the rally, president of Guru Singh Sabha Manjeet Singh Bhatia said, “Riding a bike is cool and a wish for every child in the community, and what makes it cool is the current driving scenario.” He explained that children learn from their surroundings.
“Whatever the society labels as ‘cool’ are automatically becomes an add-on their wish-list, we want the next generation like our present to have an inclination for spirituality and follow the footsteps of Nanak,” Bhatia said. The rally on cool bikes to Betma Sahib is an attempt to make sure that children remember that going to gurudwara, learning from Nanak’s teachings and chanting verses is cool like the bikes.
Another sight that caught the attention of children was seniors riding bikes and in many cases, youngsters taking their grandparents to Betma. “Serving our elders is a lesson that is best passed on by setting an example and not just imparting theoretical lessons,” Jasbeer Singh Gandhi, secretary of Sabha, said.
The rally reached Betma, attended afternoon prayers, had communal lunch ‘langar’, helped out the facilitators in Betma by doing various tasks as ‘sewa’ and returned to Indore by evening.