Sikh museum to come up in Jamshedpur

We need to inculcate the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev: Surjeet Singh

Jamshedpur, July 14: A museum dedicated to the Sikh religion will soon be coming up in Jamshedpur. The museum, will highlight the cultural, historical, and art associated with Sikhism and will be aimed at educating the youth about the history of the religion.

Sharing the details, Sardar Shailendra Singh, president, Jharkhand Sikh Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee, said that the project is in the planning stage. They want to house that museum in a city-based gurudwara so that it can be frequently visited by the youth and general public.

“I personally have spoken to a few gurudwaras if they can share some historical documents or holy books so that they can be housed in the proposed museum,” said Singh, while addressing a press meet on Thursday.

He further added: “We will focus on bringing Sikh history alive through the exploration of Sikh relics and artefacts that can be found across the country. We will work actively with public institutions as well as private individuals to ensure these valuable artefacts are given exposure to the mainstream public.”

The president of Jharkhand Sikh Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee said that our history is full of courage and martyrdom. The museum will focus on generating awareness about the Sikh religion and highlighting art and craft, culture and history associated with it.

Present on the occasion, Surjeet Singh, director of Delhi’s first religious multimedia museum – ‘Baba Baghel Singh Sikh Heritage Multimedia Museum’, said that their museum is becoming a popular attraction not only for the Sikh community but also for people from other religions.

The museum, located inside Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, has been named after Baba Baghel Singh, a brave Sikh soldier, who played a significant role in defending Sikhism. He conquered the Red Fort in Delhi in 1783 and established seven historic gurdwaras in Delhi.

Singh, who was in the city to participate in the screening of a short film on Guru Nanak Dev jee, said the objective of this function is to spread Guru Nanak Dev’s teachings of universal brotherhood and his beliefs among the children.

The director said they needed to spread the teachings of Sikhism. ”Our Guru taught us there is neither Hindu nor Muslim, so whose path shall I follow His teaching majorly involved three things; ‘Vand Chakko’, ‘Kirat Karo’ and ‘Naam Japna’. Sharing with others and helping the ones in need is what Vand Chakko involves. Kirat Karo involves making a living honestly without exploiting anyone and without any fraud, and ‘Naam Japna’ involves meditating on the name of God and controlling our evils.