Appeal For Vilnius Gurdwara In Lithuania

Maanyog, Satkaaryog Guru Sadh Sangat jio
Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh.
APPEAL FOR VILNIUS GURDWARA IN LITHUANIA.
A "notional" Gurdwara has been established in VILNIUS with its e-mail
address as: _vilniusgurdwara@aol.com_ (mailto:vilniusgurdwara@aol.com)
.
We hope that the Gurdwara in Vilnius will be established some time in
the
future in its own purpose built building. It will be the first
Gurdwara to
serve the sangat (Sikh communities) in the three Baltic
Republics of
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Vilnius is a very beautiful and modern city of half a million
inhabitants.
It is developing rapidly due to dynamism and skills of its people. It
offers
world class cultural and recreational facilities.
The people of Lithuania, the last to convert to Christianity towards
the
end of 14th Century AD, are spiritually linked to their roots in
ancient India
and many still travel to that country for pilgrimage to various holy
sites.
The Lithuanian language is a direct descendant of Sanskrit that
provides
strong motivation for them to visit India. However, the Sikh religion
being
relatively new, is not yet well known in Lithuania.
It is, therefore, most desirable for the Sikh community worldwide to
cherish
and encourage the idea of Sikh presence in Vilnius in the shape of a
Gurdwara-cum-Community Centre.
The Vilnius Gurdwara will function as a place of worship and a meeting
place
for all Sikhs passing through, or coming for business or pleasure to
Lithuania. Gradually, with Gurus’ blessings and support from
patrons, Lithuania
will have her own Sikh residents in increasing numbers.
Vilnius Gurdwara will house a library with a sizeable stock of books
and
audio-visual resources. It will undertake essential social and
community work
such as-
1. Teaching the Punjabi language.
2. Raising awareness about the Sikhs among the local people.
3. Supporting schools and colleges throughout Lithuania with regard
to
knowledge about Punjab and the Sikhs. With this end in view, Vilnius
Gurdwara is
already assisting and cooperating with the Centre of Oriental Studies,
at
Vilnius University. Many valuable books have been donated to the
University
which is one of the oldest in the world.
4. Taking an active part in local charity work;
5. Overseeing the translation of essential books, including Sri Guru
Granth
Sahib ji, from English and/or Punjabi into Lithuanian and Russian
languages.
(Lithuania was part of the Soviet Union until 1991 and 6.3% of the
population is Russian.)
All amounts of money received from donors will be used strictly for
the
Gurdwara and its outreach (educational, spiritual, social and
cultural)
programmes as stated above.
Vilnius Gurdwara belongs to the entire Sikh Panth. Kindly support its
construction now with whatever your can send.
All Gursikhs are kindly requested to enable us to make this dream come
true
by contributing generously towards this noble cause. Those donating
£500 or
more will become honorary members of the Gurdwara for life.
A bank account has been opened in the United Kingdom as per
following
details:-
NAME OF ACCOUNT: Vilnius Gurdwara
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/sikh-news/5382-appeal-for-vilnius-gurdwara-in-lithuania.html
BANK ADDRESS: NATWEST BANK plc
40, Market Street, WELLIINGBOROUGH, NN8 1AD, ENGLAND.
ACCOUNT NO. 81046634.
BANK SORT CODE: 55-70-37.
Humbly,
Rajinder Singh
Honorary Caretaker, VILNIUS GURDWARA.
E-mail: _vilniusgurdwara@aol.com_ (mailto:vilniusgurdwara@aol.com)

 
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