AISE GUR KO BAL BAL JAIYE
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Dubbed as one of the most important days in ones life, 22 August 2009 was indeed a day when history was made. His holiness Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji assumed the 50th year in gurgaddi. Namdharis all over the world have marked this unique day with various events. Namdhari Sangat Southall hosted a mela on the day. Lasting a marathon of 12 hours, it started with the Asa di Var and finished minutes before the stroke of mid-night...
04.30hrs | asa di var | ||
07.30hrs | morning ardas | ||
15.00hrs | Opening ardas by S.Kuldeep S Chana. | ||
15.05hrs | Children of Punjabi Class. (Santa K Bhogal, Ratandeep Singh & Manpreet K Matharu, Ravinder & Kartar Kaur Khalla, Inder & Jeevan Singh Khalla, Raj-Inder Kaur Randhawa, Nimrat Kaur & Jivan Singh Sian and Ganga S Chana. | Listen | |
15.15hrs | Ladies jatha of Southall (mata Gian kaur, mata Harbhajan kaur, Kulwant kaur, Kuldeep kaur, Harmit kaur and Ravinder Sian.) | Geet & Kavita - Kara bandhana dohay hath jord ke Guru Jagjit Singh nu. | |
15.45hrs | Shaam Kaur Bhuller (student of U. Gurdev Singh) plays the dilruba. Sarabjit Singh on tabla. Raaga Bihag - madh lay teen taal. | Raag Bihag | |
16.00hrs | Nimrat K Sian (student of U. Gurdev Singh). Sarabjit Singh on tabla. Shabad Na jana kiyagat ram hamari. Raaga Puriya Dhanashri in teen taal. | Shabad | |
16.15hrs | Gurpratap and Sewak Singh Chana play raaga Maduwanti in teen taal on the Taus and Sarangi (students of U. Surjeet Singh). Sarabjit Singh on tabla. | Listen to raag maduwanti | |
16.36hrs | Aman Kaur & Hakam Singh Bhullar (students of U. Gurdev Singh) on the sitar and dilruba. Sarabjit Singh on tabla. Raaga Bhimpalasi. Madh lay and Dhuratgat. | Listen | |
16.52hrs | Bhagwant Kaur, Vineet Kaur & Puneet Kaur Sian perform a shabad in Raaga Kedar, Teen taal. (students of U. Gurdev Singh). Sarabjit Singh on tabla. | Dhan soovela jit darsan | |
17.05hrs | A group performance by pupils of U. Surjeet Singh. Shabad Gur thaar thaaranehaaria in raaga Raamkalee. Teeb Taal. Sarabjit Singh on tabla. | Listen to the class | |
17.28hrs | Gurkartar Kaur Deoora sings the shabad Thakur ke chayree. Sarabjit Singh on tabla. | shabad - Thakur ke chayree | |
17.43hrs | Katha & kavita by Amrinder Singh. | Listen | |
18.00 - 19.10hrs | Naam Simran. A DVD of a collection of Historic photos of Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji along with some unique Bhandishis. | Listen to ardas / Thanks to Kirpal Chana | |
19.10hrs | Southall welcomes Ustad Pdt Ram Naryan Ji (Sarangi Ustad). | ||
19.25hrs | Speech by Sewak Harpal Singh Ji addresses the sangat via a live teleconference from Sri Bhaini Sahib | Listen to the address | |
20.08hrs | Kaka Jaidev Singh Chana reads a kavita - Tu hai ek lekin tere roop anek. | kavita | |
20.10hrs | Avtar Singh (Windsor) with Sarabjit Singh on tabla. | instrumental | |
20.25hrs | Beant Singh Ryatt & Harnam Kaur Chana on dilruba and violin. (students of U. Gurdev Singh). Sarabjit Singh on tabla. Raaga Yaman. Madh lay, dhuratghat & ati dhuratghat. | instrumental | |
20.46hrs | Gian Singh Virdee on the sitar. (student of U Gurdev Singh). Sarabjit Singh on tabla. Raaga Kaunsi Kandhra, madh lay & dhuratghat. Teen Taal. | Sitar solo | |
20.56hrs | Mata Harbhajan K Chana - kavita. | kavita | |
21.09hrs | Passionate kirtan by ragi Satwinder Singh Bhogal. Kulwant Singh & Sarbjit Singh on tabla. Backing vocals by Avtar Singh, Gian Singh, Gushmir Singh. | Kirtan | |
22.04hrs | Saragni solo by Ustad Surjeet Singh. Shabaz Khan on tabla. Avtar Singh on tanpura. | Sarangi solo. Raag Bahar | |
20.36hrs | Santoor solo by Ustad Kiranpal Singh. Shabaz Khan on tabla. Avtar Singh on tanpura. | Raaga Jhinjhoti on santoor | |
23.45hrs | Closing Speech by Gurtejpal Singh Chana. | Listen | |
23.55hrs | Final Ardas by S Kuldeep Singh Riyat. | ||
Special thanks to Ajeet S Anjan for comparing the program. |
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