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SIKHISM – PANACEA FOR ALL ILLS<br />
41<br />
foreign language should be arranged frequently in gurdwaras and other<br />
public places on Sundays to which foreigners should be invited.<br />
Discussions on different topics concerning <strong>Sikh</strong>ism may be arranged<br />
in which foreign students and elders should be encouraged to<br />
participate. Some prizes for outstanding participants may be given as<br />
matter <strong>of</strong> encouragement. Some magazines illustrating <strong>Sikh</strong> culture<br />
through suitable <strong>articles</strong> may be published and supplied to foreign<br />
citizens. Groups <strong>of</strong> foreigners be encouraged to visit Gurdwaras in<br />
their cities and also historical gurdwaras in Punjab and other parts <strong>of</strong><br />
India to get firsthand information about <strong>Sikh</strong>ism. Dharam Siksha period<br />
may be introduced in the schools managed by <strong>Sikh</strong>s. They may<br />
introduce TV channels where gurbani and <strong>Sikh</strong> sakhis may be telecast<br />
at regular intervals. A suitable international body <strong>of</strong> foreign <strong>Sikh</strong>s<br />
with local branches should be set up to formulate programmes for the<br />
preaching <strong>of</strong> <strong>Sikh</strong> religion in their respective countries. They should<br />
impress upon their governments to introduce courses on <strong>Sikh</strong> Gurus’<br />
teachings in their educational system and also to keep gurbani in view<br />
while formulating their policies <strong>of</strong> development and foreign relations.<br />
The <strong>Sikh</strong> community shall be doing a really great service to the<br />
global humanity, if it successfully adopts the above programmes.<br />
¤<br />
Admirers praise Him<br />
But do not know the extent <strong>of</strong> His greatness;<br />
As streams and rivulets flowing into the sea<br />
Do not know its depth or vastness.<br />
– Guru Granth Sahib, p. 5<br />
swlwhI swlwih eyqI suriq n pweIAw ]<br />
ndIAw AqY vwh pvih smuMid n jwxIAih ]