baparao@uscvax.UUCP (Bapa Rao) (11/22/85)
Attn: Indians in the Southern California Region
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Gurupurb (Guru Nanak's birth anniversary) will be celebrated at the L.A.
convention center (downtown) on 11/30/85. You are invited to attend. A copy
of the flyer announcing the function (minus the graphics) appears at the end
of this posting.
A WORD ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS OF THIS FUNCTION
(Really a Pitch for Attendance)
Normally, there should be no need for anyone to "vouch" for the credentials
of people organizing functions such as these. But the fact is, that there
is some room for confusion: A rival group is also celebrating Gurupurb, also
at the L.A. Convention Center, but on *11/24/85*. From what I understand,
this rival group has "certain radical political leanings" (That's a code
phrase. Read "Pro-Khalistani") and seeks to promote the same at their
function. So I don't want the organizers of the 11/30 function being
confused with the 11/24 radicals, nor do I want any readers of this
announcement to go to the 11/24 function by mistake.
I am personally acquainted with at least two of the 11/30 organizers, and
they are both Southern California Sikhs, and over the past year have been
actively organizing and campaigning *in the cause of India's unity*. The
organizers of the 11/30 function promise to make the event a non-political
one. I strongly recommend that any Indian in the area who has the time, and
believes as I do that a great portion of India's problems are due to a lack
of communication between the various communities, attend the function. Even
if you aren't swayed by all that heavy stuff, hey, look, Nanak was a great and
wise soul, undoubtedly one of the greatest Indians of all time; the function
is non-political; I expect there to be a lot of good fellowship and very
little (if any) sermonizing; you can't beat the outstanding (free) Indian
"lunch", which I am told will be served *all day* starting 11 a.m. So be
there!
Text of flyer follows:
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"Nai ko beri, nahin begana "Foe and stranger,
sagal sang hum ko ban aai" there is none,
I am at peach with everyone"
For the Second Time in Southern California
The Sikh Community of Southern California
will jointly celebrate
516th Birth Anniversary (Gurupurb)
of
Guru Nanak Dev Ji
on Saturday, November 30, 1985
at the Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles
Theme: "Love, Peace and Unity of Mankind"
All day program starts at 9:00 a.m.
A Special Program for the Children
Keertan by distinguished Ragis:
Bhai Avtar Singh & Gurchuran Singh of Sis Ganj Gurdwara, New Delhi
Bhai Harbans Singh Jagadhariwale * Bhai Bhupinder Singh Paras
I.G.S. Ragi Jatha and many others
EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO THIS EXCLUSIVELY RELIGIOUS* FUNCTION
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*Note: "Exclusively religious" is a code phrase for "non-political".
--Bapa Rao.