Akal International Youth Camp, 2006 updates 23 to 29 July

Gurmat Quiz | Amrit Sanchar | Basketball Match | Closing Ceremony

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Gurmat Quiz

A Gurmat Quiz was held in Akal International Youth Camp on 25 July 2006. The participants were divided into two groups, 'A & B' and 'C & D', and in four teams viz, Amul, Atul, Abhai and Ajai. The Quiz started off at 8:00 pm and concluded at 10:00 pm. The Quiz was attended by Dr. Davinder Singh (Principal, Akal Academy), Dr. Neelam Kaur (Vice Principal, Akal Academy), Dr. Sekhon, Er. Amarjeet Singh and Mrs. Paramjeet Kaur. It was a very closely fought competition. There were 4 rounds in total. All the children were putting in their best efforts with great concentration in the competition. The audience was cheering for their teams. The format of the quiz was as follows: Round 1: Question and answer round, (House wise) Round2: Picture Round (Identify the Sikh history shown in the picture) Round 3: Audio Round (Identify Gurbani ‘tuk’ from Nitnem/Gurbani) Round 4: Flag Round (Random Questions) The names of the participants were: Group A & B Ajai House: Gagandeep Kaur Jathoul, Gurroop Kaur, Navdeep Kaur and Sumeet Kaur Abhai House: Gurpreet Kaur, Gagandeep Kaur, Jeevanjot Kaur, Harkiran Kaur Amul House: Kiratdeep Singh, Manpreet Singh, Angadeep Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Gurbhej Singh, Guramritjot Singh, Gursimrat Singh, Akshdeep Singh Atul House: Amritpal Singh, Brinder Singh, Ravjot Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Gurekum Singh, Navjot Singh, Jaskaran Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Jaspreet Singh Group C & D Ajai House: Ravideep Kaur, Jaismeen Kaur, Dalbir Kaur, Charanpreet Kaur, Jaskirat Kaur, Daraspreet Kaur, Gurpreet Kaur Abhai House: Rajkiran Kaur, Sherry Kaur, Himat Kaur, Inderpreet Kaur, Shaminder Kaur, Raminder Kaur Amul House: Gurvinderpal Singh, Haramritjot Singh, Sandeeppal Singh, Amritpal Singh, Amandeep Singh Atul House: Angad Singh, Karandeep Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, Balkarandeep Singh, Gurjinder Singh Winners: Group A & B: Atul House (I), Abhai House (II), Ajai House (III), Amul House (IV) Group C & D: Ajai House (I), Atul House (II), Amul House (III), Abhai House (IV)















The Gurmat Quiz in progress Dr. Davinder Singh (Principal, AA Baru Sahib) speaking on the occasion



Amrit Sanchar

The Amrit Sanchar took place on 26 July 2006. This was a very big achievement for the teachers and the organizers of the 3rd Akal International Youth Camp. They were the ones who made the young campers know the importance of Amrit and its values. The children were very excited, as they were to get the blessings from the ‘Panj Pyaras’. The ceremony started at 2:00 pm and lasted till 6:00 pm. After the Amrit Sanchar Ceremony, the campers got the blessings of Baba Iqbal Singh Ji where he appreciated these campers for following the path shown by the Gurus and exhorted them to be the role models for others. The following 17 campers got the blessings of The Almighty at the Amrit Sanchar Ceremony and became a part of KHALSA family:


Manpreet Singh Dhaliwal Angaddeep Singh Gurbhej Singh Kiratdeep Singh Jaskaran Singh Balkarandeep Singh Hamamritjot Singh Guramritjot Singh Gurakum Singh Amritpal Singh Jaskirat Kaur Charanpreet Kaur Dalbir Kaur Ravinder Kaur Ravneet Kaur Gurpreet Kaur Himmat Kaur





Basketball Match This was one of most awaited event by all. It took place on 27 July 2006. The Basketball match was conducted between the campers and the students of Akal Academy, Baru Sahib. Both the teams have been attending strenuous practice sessions for the last couple of days. The girls played their match in the morning. The match started at 8:00 am. Both the teams were putting their best efforts to get the ball and score as many baskets as they could. They were putting their sweat in the game. It was a tough fight between the two teams. As we all know, luck favors the brave, so it happened again. The girl campers won over the girls of Akal Academy. The match was attended by Dr. Sekhon, Col. Anand, Dr Neelam Kaur (Vice Principal, Akal Academy), Er. Amarjeet Singh and Mrs. Paramjeet Kaur. The prizes were given by Col. Anand. Gold medals were given to the Campers and Silver medals to the Academy students. Boys' match took place at 5:30 pm. It was a very close match; both the teams were putting their best efforts. Akal Academy boys, 'the unbeatables' took the lead and eventually won the game. It was a 4 quarter, 40 minutes' game. There were 2 referees for the game, one from the camp side and other from the Akal Academy. The referees made sure a fair play. Both the camp teams were coached by Dr. Surjit Singh Pohar. After the match, the medals were given to the boys by Dr. Sekhon. Gold medals were given to the Akal Academy Boys and Silver medals to the Camp children. The participating campers were: Girls • Navdeep Kaur Inderpreet Kaur • Shaminder Kaur • Rajkiran Kaur • Sherry Kaur Boys • Angad Singh • Guramritjot Singh • Haramritjot Singh • Sundeeppal Singh • Jasdeep Singh





















Closing Ceremony After one month of a novel learning experience in 'The Valley of Divine Peace', finally came the time of the closing ceremony of the 3rd Akal International Youth Camp 2006. On 29 July 2006, the children of the camp performed the closing ceremony of the camp. 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 learned 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. After that Bibi Ram Ratan Kaur along with the other campers sang the “Song of the Khalsa”. 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 sewadars who served selflessly for the success of the Akal International Youth Camp. Mr. Mohan Singh (from England) appreciated the concluded camp's participants' courage and asked the newly arrived campers from England to try and learn as much as possible in the forthcoming youth camp. After this 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, Mr. Mohan Singh, Dr. Davinder Singh (Principal, Akal Academy), Dr. Neelam Kaur (Vice Principal, Akal Academy), Er. Amarjeet Singh and Mrs. Paramjeet Kaur. -: SCHEDULE :- 1. Tabla Performance Group 1: • Jaspreet Singh • Sandeeppal Singh • Gurveer Singh • Gurbhej Singh • Manpreet Singh • Gurjinder Singh Group 2: • Jasdeep Singh • Barinder Singh • Amritpal Singh • Kiratpal Singh • Balkaram Singh • Harmanpreet Singh • Ravjot Singh 2. Uch Apar Beant Soami • Harpreet Singh • Gurakam Singh 3. Kise Kaum Di Shakti Je Vekhni Hai • Gurbhej Singh 4. Rog Gia Prabh Aap Gwaia • Manpreet Singh • Akashdeep Singh 5. Aisi Preet Karuh Man Mere • Amandeep Singh • Haramritjot Singh 6. Ai Satgur Parupkari Group A (Boys): • Khushkarmdeep Singh • Gursimrit Singh • Amrit Sony • Jaskaran Singh • Jovanpreet Kaur • Navjot Singh • Akashdeep Singh 7. Sawan Saras Mana • Angad Singh • Amritpal Singh 8. Joti Jot Rali • Karandeep Singh 9. Ussar Rahi Khooni Deevar • Harnidh Kaur • Rasnaam Kaur 10. Deh Shiva Var Mohe Ehe • Angad Singh • Navjot Singh 11. Mera Baid Gur Gobinda • Sherry Kaur • Inderpreet Kaur • Rajkiran Kaur 12. Dinan Ki Pratipal Kare Nit • Himmat Kaur 13. Simar Mana Ram Nam Chitare • Jaismin Kaur • Darshpreet Kaur • Gurpreet Kaur • Dalbir Kaur 14. Dhan Dhan Puttran De Dania Group B (Girls): • Gagandeep Kaur • Gururoop Kaur • Sumit Kaur • Navdeep Kaur • Jaskirandeep Kaur • Jeevanjot Kaur • Gagandeep Kaur 15. Ham Kookar Tere Darbar • Ravneet Kaur • Jaskirat Kaur • Charanpreet Kaur • Mandeep Kaur • Raminder Kaur 16. Kar Kirpa Karo Prabh Daat (Tanti Saaz) • Raminder Kaur • Shaminder Kaur • Charanpreet Kaur • Dalbir Kaur 17. Nikle Chamkaur Vichon Group C and D (Girls)



Tabla performance by the campers The young campers waiting eagerly for their turn to perform




Gurbhej Singh reciting a religious poem Group of campers singing 'songs of valour'




Campers performing Kirtan on Harmonium and Tanti Saaz An American Sikh, Himmat Kaur performing Gurbani Kirtan




Gurbani Kirtan by campers on Tanti Saaz The campers duo performing Kirtan




Group of girl campers reciting Gurbani Kirtan Students of Gurmat Sangeet Vidyalaya on Tanti Saaz




Campers singing 'Songs of Valour'




S. Rajinder Singh Chadha addressing the campers A group of girl campers posing for 'long lasting memories'




The campers with their certificates for outstanding achievements




The campers with medals and trophies




Dr. Manmohan Singh Atwal awarding memontos to the campers




Dr. Balwant Singh Sekhon awarding memontos to the campers




Mr. Mohan Singh (UK) awarding trophies to the campers




Baba Iqbal Singh Ji giving siropa to the volunteers




Baba Ji exhorting the campers to be role models for others A young camper performing Ardas




A young camper taking 'Hukamnama' from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji 'Sukhasan' of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

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