Cel­e­brat­ing Vaisakhi, stu­dents of Gur­mat School Jakarta hold a Gur­mat Camp to kin­dle in­ter­est and love for the Sikh way life and learn fun­da­men­tals of Sikhism. 

Celer­brat­ing Vaisakhi in a unique way, stu­dents from across Jakarta as­sem­bled at the Gur­mat School in Jakarta for three days early April and im­bibed the fun­da­men­tals of Sikhi in a prac­ti­cal way.

Break­ing up in Jathas, liv­ing in tents, get­ting up dur­ing the Am­rit-Vela, do­ing Parkash of Guru Granth Sahib, recit­ing Nit­nem ba­nis and salut­ing the Nis­han Sahib were part of the bliss­ful morn­ing rou­tine cul­mi­nat­ing in Bhangra-Aer­o­bics as ex­er­cise on the beat of the Dhol by Ish­war Singh.

Every­one loved do­ing Sewa as­signed to them. Clean­ing class­rooms, cook­ing food, do­ing Lan­gar dis­tri­b­u­tion sewa -every­thing was done metic­u­lously by all with a lov­ing smile on their faces.

The Time Man­age­ment class of In­der­jit Singh in­stilled in all the im­por­tance of plan­ning and how it can im­prove our life style as well as im­prov­ing our stud­ies. The work­shop on Do’s and Don­t’s of Sikhi by Prem Singh saw ac­tive par­tic­i­pa­tion and was a unique way of learn­ing Sikhi ba­sics.

The game “The Amaz­ing Race” was so much fun with each team com­plet­ing a task, like a puz­zle, Gur­mukhi dumb cha­rades, match­ing the shabads and word in Gur­mukhi and also peel­ing pota­toes and onions. Our friend­ships were strength­ened and we de­vel­oped a healthy team spirit.

Come evening and So­dar Rehras was fol­lowed by din­ner and watch­ing the movie KAUR, fol­lowed by a dis­cus­sion about the movie which was in­spir­ing and mo­ti­vat­ing.  The bon­fire and Kir­tan un­der the stars was an unique and in­ter­est­ing way to re­late to the shabad and do Sim­ran lead by Gi­an­iJi of the Gur­d­wara Sahib.

Be­fore re­tir­ing for the day, se­nior stu­dents par­tic­i­pated in a “Heart to Heart ses­sion”, where we talked about our as­pi­ra­tions for the fu­ture and how our Gu­ru­ji’s teach­ings can be im­ple­mented to achieve our goals.  It was a great way to bond more and con­nect more with my fel­low Gur­mat school stu­dents.

Short camps are a cool and easy way to learn more about the Sikh way of life and get closer to Sikhi roots.

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