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The Sikh Foundation was founded in 1967 to promote the heritage and
future of Sikhism. It is a non-profit and non-political charitable organization.
Pass on the Sikh heritage to the growing Sikh Diaspora in the West, particularly
the youth
Introduce the world to the ethics, mysticism, arts, literature and heroism of
the Sikhs
Contribute Sikh perspectives to issues of common human concern
Advance Sikh culture by advancing the tradition of critical and creative
thinking that gave birth to the faith
Generate the highest quality resources for the study of Sikhism
Our projects, sponsorships and collaborations include:
Academic courses, conferences and chairs of Sikh studies at leading universities
in the West
Sikh art exhibitions and establishing permanent Sikh art galleries at major
museums worldwide.
Renovation and Conservation of Historical Sikh monuments.
Provide the community with highest quality of educational products on Sikhism
such as books, journals, calendars, posters, displays, greeting cards, videos, CD's,
tapes, DVD's and other Sikh pride building products.
Dr. Narinder Singh Kapany, Founder & Chairman (Father of Fiber
Optics)
Mr. Molinder Singh Kohli, Trustee
Prof. Mark Juergensmeyer, Trustee (Chair, Global Studies Department,
University of California, Santa Barbara)
Mr. Dilmohan Singh Chadha, Trustee
Dr. Ratinder Paul Singh Ahuja
Mr.
Tejinder Singh Bindra
Dr. Anmol Singh Mahal
Mr.
Pritinder Singh Arora
Mr.
Gurdip Singh Malik
Dr.
Gurinder Pal Singh
Mr. Jasbir Singh Sethi, General Manager
Mr. Gopal Singh
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Dr. Narinder Singh Kapany, (Father of Fiber Optics)
Founder & Chairman
"On the threshold of the twenty-first century, it is the destiny of the Sikh
people to be a thriving and contributing international community. The teachings and
exemplary lives of the ten Sikh Gurus from Nanak to Gobind Singh are our beacons. We
inherit the martydoms of Guru Arjan, Guru Tegh Bahadur, his disciples and the four sons of
Guru Gobind Singh. Guru Tegh Bahadur set the supreme secular example in human history when
he laid down his life for the freedom of other religions.
We are further inspired by five centuries of artistic and intellectual achievements and
by our forefathers who came to the West as poor farm laborers, yet in the midst of their
struggle for survival still found resources to lead the international movement for
India’s independence. Today their descendants can be found at the top of professions
from agriculture to medicine, from law to literature, from art to music and from design to
hi-technology.
We must learn to celebrate the success of our community members. We must give all the
tools necessary to our children to be good Sikhs as well as successful and contributing
members of their society. It lies with those of us in the elder generations to pass to
them and their descendants the essence of our heritage—its most sophisticated
expression—to serve as the basis of a modern global Sikh culture. We also need to
ensure that our friends of other faiths, races and cultures understand who and what we
are. We must present the beauty of our heritage without chauvism. The wisdom, philosophy
and arts of the Sikh faith belong to the world and it is time now to bring them into the
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Mr. Molinder Singh Kohli, Trustee
"I retired from the Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department as Assistant Director
General and later migrated to the United States in October 1986. Professor Ranjit Singh
Sabharwal introduced me to the Sikh Foundation. Since then I have remained closely
associated with the organization.
It has, and continues to do extremely important and valuable work for the Sikh
community in general and Sikh youth in particular by organizing conferences, retreats and
seminars to disseminate Sikh values and culture at local, national and international
levels in which Sikh scholars, Sikh youth at high school, college and university levels
participate enthusiastically. We have imported and distributed thousands of books for
personal libraries, public and childrenšs libraries all over North America and Europe.
The Sikh Foundation has invested millions of dollars to establish Sikh and Punjabi
studies programs and permanent Chairs in several prestigious universities and is expecting
to establish many more in the future. It has also made arrangements for a permanent Sikh
Arts exhibit in the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco and is negotiating similar
arrangements with the Smithsonian at Washington, D.C. and possibly in a museum in Canada.
In order to continue the wonderful and laudable work it does, we seek support and help
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Mr. Dilmohan Singh Chadha, Trustee
"I am in awe of the achievements of the Sikh Foundation. Since it's inception 35
years ago, the Sikh Foundation has remained very focused on its objectives of promoting
Sikhisim and the Sikh Culture.
In order to reach it's lofty goals the Sikh Foundation has relied on promoting Sikh art
(via exhibitions), the study and research of Sikhisim and Sikh Culture (eg. sponsorship of
Chairs in the University of California system) and preservation of historical Sikh
monuments (Guru Ki Massit in Punjab). The Sikh Foundation has also, relied on the sale,
distribution and publication of high quality books on Sikhs and SIkhism.
The longevity and achievements of the Sikh Foundation are a credit to the Sikh
community. I request Sikhs to support the Sikh Foundation’s efforts of promoting and
propagating the understanding of our religion and culture." Back to top |
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Mr. Pritinder Singh Arora
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Mr. Gurdip Singh Malik
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Dr. Gurinder Pal Singh
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Mr. Jasbir Singh Sethi, General Manager
"Khalsa, the Saint-Soldier, came to existence in Almighty’s exuberance."
Guru Gobind Singh.
UNESCO considers Guru Granth Sahib a common heritage for the whole humanity.
“Sikhism is THE religion for the mankind.” Prof. Bradshaw
"We the Sikh Diaspora, individually and collectively, owe it to our GURU JI, our
posterity and to the whole humanity to preserve, present, portray and promulgate the
pristine beauty and universality of Sikhism, so that the entire mankind can live in peace
and with dignity. The 35-year-old, Sikh Foundation is a unique Sikh Institution in North
America. It has been preserving the Sikh heritage (Architectural project with UNESCO and
many more all over the world), presenting and portraying the rich Sikh heritage to the
world (Finest Sikh Art exhibitions, Permanent Sikh Art Galleries, Sikh Art Calendars, Par
Excellent books and superb magazines) and empowering the Sikh Youth through Academics
(Sikh Study Chairs, Seminars, Retreats, Punjabi Language Programs, School and
Scholarships) to take a legitimate leadership position in the comity of world religions
and nations. We invite you to be part of this global movement by extending your
wholehearted support to numerous Sikh Foundation Projects. The Sikh Foundation is holding
3 Aces (Art, Architecture and Academics). YOU be the FOURTH ACE and make it a winning
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