Author Topic: Sikh's Environment day- March 14 (Read 835 times)

Kudrat Kaur · « **on:** January 10, 2011, 09:50:04 PM »

This date marks both the Sikh New Year, according to the Nanakshahi Sikh Calendar, and also the Gurgaddi Diwas of the seventh Sikh Guru, Guru Har Rai ji, who in the mid 17th century was preaching that Sikhs must defend all that is vulnerable – including plants and animals.

“It will provide an opportunity to reflect upon our relationship with nature and mark a day on which we commit to environmental activism as followers of Guru Har Rai ji,” said Dr Rajwant Singh, who is the head of the Sikh Council on Religion and Education (SCORE) in Washington DC.

“We hope that this particular day will be celebrated and the entire Sikh community will do something in solidarity around the world.”

In July 2009 SCORE organized an EcoSikh conclave in New Delhi , as part of the UNDP-ARC initiative worldwide to help faiths create long term environmental plans.

Sikh organizations and leaders declared a five year plan as a Sikh response and commitment to save the earth against the threat of global warming and ecological depletion.

Author Topic: Sikh's Environment day- March 14 (Read 835 times)

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Sikh's Environment day- March 14

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