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Mid-Camp ceremony was performed by the campers attending the Akal International Youth Camp on 14 July 2007 from 10 a.m. to 12 Noon at Darbar Hall. The campers displayed the skills and knowledge gained in the camp in the first half of the camp. The Gurbani Kirtan started at 10:00 am. All the campers were dressed beautifully in white and blue uniform. All the children were very excited as this was the first time they were going to perform in front of a huge gathering. They were to perform the shabads that they had learnt in the camp. Some children performed shabads and the others recited poems. The sangat was amazed to see the enthusiasm of the children. They were amazed to see the skills of the campers that developed in just 10 days. |
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The campers learned playing different instruments here in the camp. They displayed their skills while reciting Kirtan and poems. The instruments like Tabla, Harmonium, Sitar and Taus were used by the campers. All these shabads and poems were taught to them by the teachers at the camp. |
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| The campers recited shabads very enthusiastically. They recited poems with a lot of zeal performing actions taught to them by the gurmat teachers. Their enthusiasm was appreciable. |
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| The schedule of the program was as follows: |
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Group ‘A’ |
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Ajaypal Singh
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2. Akashdeep Singh |
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Kiratdeep Singh
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Tanveer Singh
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Group ‘B' |
1. Amraj Singh |
2. Akashdeep Singh |
3. Manpreet Singh |
4. Shivraj Singh |
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Sahibdeep Singh |
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Manvir Singh |
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‘Shant Paee Gur Satgur Pure’ |
1. Apneet Kaur |
2. Ramneek Kaur |
3. Kiran Kaur |
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‘Tu Thakur Tum Peh Ardas’ |
1. Gurveen Kaur |
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Harjot Kaur
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3. Anmol Kaur |
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‘Singha Yaad Kar Jara Ithaas Apna’ |
Prabhpreet Singh
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‘Sant Jana Mil Har Jas Gaiyo’ |
1. Arman Singh |
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Prabhpreet Singh |
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Akashdeep Singh |
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Jas Simran Singh |
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‘Uch Apar Beant Soami’ |
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Amandeep Singh
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2. Ryan Singh |
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Jaskirat Singh
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‘Char Padarath Je Ko Mangey’ |
1. Simran Kaur |
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Anmol Kaur
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Balkirat Kaur
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‘Singh Di Anakh’ |
Amrik Singh |
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‘Mann De Ram Liya Hai Mol’ |
1. Sunny Amrit Singh |
2. Khushkaramdeep Singh |
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‘Kar Kirpa Prabh Deen Dayala’ |
1. Gurpaul Singh |
2. Foja Singh |
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‘Har Har Har Har Rasna Kaho’ |
1. Amrik Singh |
2. Rahul Singh |
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‘Bhani Diya Chann’ |
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Sherry Kaur
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2. Anmol Kaur |
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Gagandeep Kaur
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Amanjot Kaur
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Sukhmani Kaur
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Gurjeet Kaur
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Jasjot Kaur |
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Rani Lally |
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Navpreet Kaur |
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Ashmin Kaur |
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Shivraj Singh, Manpreet Singh, Sahibdeep Singh |
Akashdeep Singh, Kiratdeep Singh, Tanvir Singh |
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Gurveen Kaur, Anmol Kaur, Harjot Kaur |
Jaskirat Singh, Ryan Singh, Amadeep Singh (NY) |
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Ryan Singh, Amandeep Singh ( NY) |
Prabhpreet Singh |
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Akashdeep Singh, Amandeep Singh (Georgia), Khushkarandeep Singh |
Balkirat Kaur, Simran Kaur |
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| Amrik Singh |
Amrit Sonny Singh Pohar, Khushkaramdeep Singh |
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Foja Singh, Gurpaul Singh |
Campers' parents |
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Navpreet Kaur, Preeti Bhenji, Anmol Kaur, Jasjot Kaur, Gagandeep Kaur, Amanjot Kaur
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Kavita by the campers |
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| Sukhmani Kaur doing ardas |
Ajaypal Singh reciting Hukamnama |
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Jaskaran Singh |
Campers at Baru Sahib |
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Trekking in the hills |
Campers together near the cave point |
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Picnic place at the ancient caves in the hills |
Trekking close to an edge but safe and exciting |
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45 minutes trekking was exciting |
Steeper makes it more exciting |
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A painting competition for the campers was organized on 16 July, 2007 . The campers showed their creativity and skills with great enthusiasm. The younger ones were more excited ready with their brushes and paints. The competition was divided into two sections; Seniors and Juniors. The duration of the competition was 45 minutes. |
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Seniors: |
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Gold Medal: Manpreet Singh
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Silver Medal: Amrik Singh
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Bronze Medal: Mankirat Singh
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Consolation Prize: Prabhpreet Singh
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Juniors: |
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Gold Medal: Ryan Singh
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Silver Medal: Sahibdeep Singh
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Bronze Medal: Khushkaramdeep Singh
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Consolation Prize: Tanvir Singh
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Seniors: |
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Gold Medal: Gagandeep Kaur and Simran Kaur
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Silver Medal: Ashmin Kaur
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Bronze Medal: Anmol Kaur
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Consolation Prize: Sherry Kaur and Amol Kaur
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Juniors: |
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Gold Medal: Harjot Kaur
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Silver Medal: Apneet Kaur
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Bronze Medals: Ramneek Kaur
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Consolation Prize: Balkirat Kaur
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Armaandeep Singh |
Foja Singh, Gurpaul Singh, Shivraj Singh
Kiratdeep Singh
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Amrit Sonny Singh, Jaskaran Singh |
Shivraj Singh, Kiratdeep Singh |
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Anmol Kaur, Sherry Kaur, Ramneek Kaur |
Gagandeep Kaur, Sukhmani Kaur, Kiran Kaur |
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Sherry Kaur, Ramneek Kaur, Ashmin Kaur, Amol Kaur
Gagandeep Kaur, Sukhmani Kaur, Simran Kaur
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Ramneek Kaur, Ashmin Kaur. Amol Kaur |
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Punjabi Speech Competition |
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To encourage Punjabi fluency of campers, a Punjabi Speech Competition was organized on Wednesday, 18 July at 8 p.m. Most of the campers had initial hesitation while speaking Punjabi at their arrival in the camp. Slowly they picked up Punjabi accent. Most of the campers had intense desire to learn Punjabi. They displayed great improvement and confidence in Punjabi Speech Competition. The teachers at the camp always encourages them to speak Punjabi instead of English. Some of the details of the competition are as follows: |
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji
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Panj Piare
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Mera School
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Mera Manpasand Khed |
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Sahibzade |
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Winners (Boys): |
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Gold Medal: Amrit Sunny Singh
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Silver: Armaan Singh
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3. Bronze: Amandeep Singh (GA) |
4. Consolation: Jas Simran Singh |
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Winners (Girls): |
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Gold Medal: Harjot Kaur
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Silver: Anmol Kaur
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Bronze: Gurveen Kaur
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Topic: |
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Guru Gobind Singh Ji
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2. Amrit |
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What I have learned in the camp
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4.Why is learning Gurmukhi important? |
5. Difference between Baru Sahib and America or Canada |
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Winners (Boys): |
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Gold Medal: Amrit Singh
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Silver: Gurpaul Singh
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Bronze: Manpreet Singh (GA)
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Consolation: Prabhpreet Singh
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Winners (Girls): |
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Gold Medal: Anmol Simran Kaur
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Silver: Shery Kaur
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Bronze: Rani Kaur Lally
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Special Prizes: |
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Amandeep Singh (NY)
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Ryan Singh
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Akashdeep Singh
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The prizes and encouragement were given by Major General (retd) Chattwal, his wife and Er. Amarjeet Singh - Director of the camp. The event was compeered by Mr. Harpal Singh., Paramjit Kaur – Director Camp Operations, Wng Commander (retd) Bindra, his wife, Preeti Bhenji, Inderjit Veerji from Atlanta, Mr. Gurbax Singh Wahid from Canada were also on this occasion. |
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Anmol Kaur |
Audience |
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Amandeep Singh (NY) |
Prabhpreet Singh |
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Gurpaul Singh |
Amrik Singh |
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Sherry Kaur Pohar |
Rani Kaur Lally |
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Major General Chhatwal – encouraging the participants |
Er. Amarjeet Singh – Director AIYC – sharing his views |
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A Gurmat Quiz was held in Akal International Youth Camp to encourage the campers to know more about Gurmat and Sikh History. The participants were divided into four groups, viz. A, B, C and D. The Quiz started off at 8:30 pm and concluded at 9:30 pm. It was a very closely fought competition. The participants were so enthusiastic that they were ready with answers immediately. There were 4 rounds in total. The audience was cheering for their teams.
The format of the quiz was as follows:
Round 1: Question and answer round
Round2: Picture Round (Identify the Sikh history shown in the picture)
Round 3: Audio Round (Identify Gurbani ‘tuk’ from Nitnem/Gurbani)
Round 4: Buzzer Round
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Participants of Gurmat Quiz |
Participants of Gurmat Quiz |
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Participants of Gurmat Quiz |
Participants of Gurmat Quiz |
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Participants with certificates
with Dr. BS Sekhon and Er. Amarjeet Singh |
Dr. BS Sekhon speaking on the occasion |
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This competition was organized to create interest in the campers towards Dastar tying. All the campers tried their best to tie the dastar beautifully. It encouraged the kids who were just learning the dastar-tying skills. All the participants enjoyed this competition very much, as they experienced lot of confidence and improvement in dastar-tying.
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A junior camper showing his skills in dastar-tying |
A senior camper showing his skills in dastar-tying |
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Ready for the show |
Presentation before the judges |
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Presentation before the judges |
Presentation before the judges |
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Group photograph with the judges |
Group photograph with the judges |
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After one month of a novel learning experience in 'The Valley of Divine Peace', finally came the time of the closing ceremony of the 4th Akal International Youth Camp 2007. On 28 July 2007, the campers performed the closing ceremony of the camp from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in Darbar Sahib. The children were dressed beautifully. The girls were dressed in white and the boys in blue. The whole environment was very touching. The campers were to show their skills that they had learnt from their teachers in the month-long camp.
The whole ceremony was a memorable one. The children performed their best. No one could believe that these children have learnt so much in 4 weeks. The courage of the children was highly appreciable. All the people were amazed to see these young children's performance. The campers displayed their skills on Tabla and stringed musical instruments (Tanti Saaz). They recited Gurbani Kirtan as well as songs of valour.
After the performance of campers, the students of Akal Academy Baru Sahib performed Kirtan followed by the students of Gurmat Sangeet Vidyalya. They recited Gurbani on stringed musical instruments like Taus, Sitar, Guitar etc. as well as Harmonium and Tabla. They also greeted the newly arrived campers from England.
The mementos were given to all the campers by Dr. Manmohan Singh Atwal. Outstanding achievements trophies were awarded by Dr. Balwant Singh Sekhon to the campers. After that Baba Iqbal Singh Ji gave Siropa to the volunteers who served selflessly for the success of the Akal International Youth Camp.
Baba Iqbal Singh Ji praised the campers for their endeavour to learn Gurmat and was happy for their upliftment as an individual for treading the path of Gurmat shown by the Gurus. He told all the children not to forget whatever they had learnt from the camp and try to apply this learning in their daily routine and become role-models for others. He hoped that the campers would attend the next year's camp too.
The closing ceremony was attended by Dr. Manmohan Singh Atwal, Dr. Balwant Singh Sekhon, Dr. Davinder Singh (Principal, Akal Academy), Dr. Neelam Kaur (Vice Principal, Akal Academy), Er. Amarjeet Singh (Director, AIYC) and Mrs. Paramjeet Kaur (Director - Operations, AIYC).
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1. Solo Vadan (Tabla)
Manpreet Singh • Shivraj Singh • Manvir Singh • Mankirat Singh • Tanveer Singh • Amandeep Singh (NY) • Dilraj Singh • Akashdeep Singh
2. Raakh Leho Hum Te Bigari
Prabhpreet Singh • Jassimran Singh • Akshdeep Singh
3. Charan Kamal Siyo Laggi Dori
Harjot Kaur • Ashmin Kaur
4. Kavan Sanjog Millo Prabh Apne
Kiran Kaur • Apneet Kaur
5. Sunho Benanti Thakur Mere
Foja Singh
6. Religious Poem
Amandeep Singh
7. Daras Pyaas Mero Mann Mohiyo
Rahul Singh • Amrik Singh
8. Bahute Fer Bhaye Kirpan Ko
Amanjot Kaur • Japneet Kaur • Gurjeet Kaur • Preety Kaur
9. Rakha Ek Humara Suami (Tanti Saz)
Sherry Kaur • Gagandeep Kaur • Jasjot Kaur
Saka Sarhand
10. Oye Main Subaa Sarhind Daa
Rahul Singh • Amrik Singh • Jassimran Singh • Sunny Singh • Tanveer Singh • Akashdeep Singh
11. Subbe Di Kacheri Chon
Harjot Kaur • Apneet Kaur • Kiran Kaur • Balkirat Kaur • Simran Kaur • Gurveen Kaur
12. Chinhta Vich Nihaan De
Amrik Singh
13. Dashmesh Pita De Lalan Daa
Amanjot Kaur • Japneet Kaur • Gurjeer Kaur • Sherry Kaur • Gagandeep Kaur • Jasjot Kaur • Ashmin Kaur
14. Amolak Bachan (Baba Ji)
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Dr. Sekhon addressing the campers |
Dr Manmohan S. Atwal presenting Camp momento to the campers |
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Maj. Gen. Chattwal (retd.) felicitating the parents of campers |
Revered Baba Ji encouraging the campers to become role models |
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Baba Ji presenting siropa to the campers
who became Amritdhari during the camp |
Campers who became Amritdhari during the camp |
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Campers performing Kirtan on Tanti Saaz |
Campers performing Kirtan |
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Recitation of songs of valor |
Campers performing Kirtan |
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Campers displaying their skills on Tabla |
Kirtan on Tanti Saaz |
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