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Gur-Ta-Gaddi on Sikh SMS Network
Jagmohan Singh
 Guru
Granth Sahib is the bedrock of the Sikh faith. As the Sikh world
resonates with ‘300 Saal Guru de Naal’ and ‘Guru Maneyo Granth’,
Sikhnetwork is at the forefront in its own way. Every day,
sometimes even twice a day, in keeping with the spirit of the
occasion, Gurbani, history and news messages relating to the
worldwide celebrations are being sent on Sikhnetwork as part of the
Gurta Gaddi fortnight through SMS to more than a hundred thousand
mobile users across the country.
Gurta Gaddi has
surely impacted our daily lives. The slogan 300 Saal Guru De Naal
has filled the air. Talk shows, newspapers, websites, TV, jagriti
yatra marches, langars, peace marches –all have played their role.
Whether or not one is too involved in religion, one cannot ignore
the developments and the celebrations happening around us.
The country’s
biggest SMS private service on the SMS Gupshup platform, developed
and nurtured by Harjinder Singh serves as medium to reach Sikhs
across
India and
create awareness about current affairs affecting Sikhs, Sikh
societal concerns and Sikh way of life. Always taking a progressive
outlook, Sikhnetwork uses empowering language attempting to
transform the thought processes of Sikhs, creating new possibilities
for the Sikh people, enabling them to introspect and ponder.
Sourcing the
messages exclusively from the content from Guru Granth Sahib, the
Sikhnetwork SMS has flashed many a message persuading Sikhs to wean
themselves away from the mushroom growth of pseudo-sants and to use
this historic occasion to rededicate and strengthen belief in Guru
Granth Sahib ji as the final Guru of the Sikhs. Elated at the
spirit of Sikhi that pervades all tercentenary celebrations,
Harjinder Singh says that, “The 300th Anniversary of Gur-Ta-Gaddi
Divas has united Sikhs across the world. We celebrate our Guru and
vow to surrender to the final and supreme Guru of the Sikhs.”
It is time to
recharge our batteries as me and my family have done says the young
architect of the SMS service, who takes due pride at being
‘fortunate to witness this milestone in Sikh history.’ Adding a
personal touch to his feelings, he says that, “We just love the
feeling that the entire Panth is re-inventing their relationship
with the Guru Granth Sahib Ji. Everyone seems to be coming closer to
the Guru.
Sounding hopeful
and expressing his yearnings, the young tech-savvy Sikh hopes that
the celebrations at Hazur Sahib will help bring the five Takhts
closer. He was emphatic that by now “Sikh politicians should have
vowed to unite under one umbrella and stopped their diversionary
vote-catching tactics which undermine and dilute the teachings of
Guru Granth Sahib.”
Next on the
agenda is to make the Sikhnetwork interactive, expand the reach
beyond the country’s frontiers using latest technological
developments and strengthen the new Kaurz SMS group exclusively for
Sikh women. Visibly happy at the worldwide celebrations, the
Sikhnetwork team is thrilled that this mega event in the Sikh world
has been beyond expectation.
28 October 2008
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