Celebrating 400th Anniversary of the Installation of Guru Granth Sahib at the House of Lords, London UK on 19th October 2004

House of Lords celebrate 400 years of Guru Granth Sahib - The Hindustan Times 26-10-2004
London: On October 19, the Sikhs celebrated 400th year of installation of Guru Granth Sahib at Sri Harmandir Sahib in the House of Lords, London. This was the first time when Sikh Forum (UK) organised the event in the British Parliament.

Lord Viscount Slim, who has a long association with the Sikhs since the Second World War, was the host to the August gathering. Many prominent Lords, MPs, Deputy Police Commissioner, Barons and distinguished personalities of Britain joined the Sikhs to mark the occasion. Lord Slim also released a book by the Sikh Forum.

President of the Sikh Forum, UK, Ranjit Singh OBE, began the programme by reciting the mool mantra from the Jap Sahib. Singh laid stress on the fact that Sikhs have done well for whichever country they have adopted to live in. He said the have contributed and gained recognition in every sphere of British society.

Justice Mota Singh (Retd) QC, patron of the Forum, commented that even though world citizens are connected well with each other, not much is being done to bridge the divide between different world communities. He stressed ? as enshrined in Guru Granth Sahib ? that Sikhs will stand with the right cause with right reason, as they have done throughout their history.

The Sikh Forum also honoured Advocate KTS Tulsi, a distinguished advocate of India, for his contribution to the Sikh community. In his speech Tulsi pointed towards the pioneering contribution of British historians about writing and understanding the Sikhs and their scriptures. He also explained the meanings of 'Sat Sri Akal' and said that Gurbani voiced 400 years ago what United Nations stated as the Human Rights declaration.

The Deputy Commissioner of Metropolitan Police shared his vision of policing in London where every citizen has a right to be protected. He also said that Metropolitan Police was the oldest Police to recognise the Sikh identity.

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