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NEWS & VIEWS117next 15 days. Delegates who endorsed the ISC Constitution wererequested to forward and sponsor only those names <strong>of</strong> persons whoare really keen to join as members and are ready to devote the requiredtime towards the work involved in further consolidating the veryimportant task <strong>of</strong> bringing the ISC into its final shape and making itfully functional.Finally, Sardar Gurdev Singh, IAS (retd), President, IOSS, readout a vote <strong>of</strong> thanks and assured the delegates that the organisers <strong>of</strong>this Convention will make earnest efforts to come upto the expectations<strong>of</strong> the assembled delegates and try to incorporate all the amendmentssuggested during the convention after a thorough discussion.~~~SECRETARIAT OF INTERNATIONAL SIKH CONFEDERATIONINAUGURATEDThe Central Secretariat <strong>of</strong> the ISC was formally inaugurated onSunday 11th November, 2005, on the premises <strong>of</strong> the Sri Guru KendriSingh Sabha, Chandigarh. This is a prime and easily accessible locationon Madhya Marg at Plot No 1 <strong>of</strong> Sector 28-A, Chandigarh.The ceremony itself started with kirtan at 10am in a hall adjacentto the neatly renovated <strong>of</strong>fices <strong>of</strong> the ISC. The open lawns <strong>of</strong> theKendri Singh Sabha welcomed the guests to a short but auspiciousceremony in which <strong>Sikh</strong> intellectuals joined hands to formally establishthe nerve centre <strong>of</strong> a vitally needed global <strong>Sikh</strong> organisation. TheChief Guest this time was not any glorified dignitary; the dignifiedand holy Panj Piaras <strong>of</strong> Chandigarh, were humbly invited to performthe inaugural ceremony.At 11am sharp, Panj Piaras in full and colourful regalia wereescorted into the premises by Lt Gen Kartar Singh Gill and SardarSadhu Singh Deol. On arrival at the actual site, they were formallygarlanded by Dr Kharak Singh, Dr Gurcharan Singh Kalkat and SardarGurdev Singh. The large hall was soon full <strong>of</strong> <strong>Sikh</strong> representatives <strong>of</strong>important Gurdwaras and Organisations located in Chandigarh,Ludhiana, Amritsar and Patiala.Kirtan was followed by brief speeches by a few representativeguests, wherein they blessed the efforts <strong>of</strong> the organisers in bringinginto being the International <strong>Sikh</strong> Confederation. Dr Kirpal Singh, the
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