{"id":71292,"date":"2023-10-26T11:13:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T17:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/?p=71292"},"modified":"2023-10-26T11:21:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T17:21:29","slug":"leaving-your-country-doesnt-mean-abandoning-your-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/2023\/10\/26\/leaving-your-country-doesnt-mean-abandoning-your-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaving your country doesn’t mean abandoning your culture"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ram Singh, Owner of Sikh Value Learning Institutes standing on his desk and teaching students. He use animated slides to tach the students, as shown in picture. This picture is clicked inside the premises of Sikh Value Learning Institutes,Calgary, Alta.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

S<\/span>ikh culture is most prominent in the area of Punjab in India. The most important thing about being Sikh is the mother tongue, which is Punjabi. Nowadays, Sikhs are leaving their hometowns in India and migrating to new countries in search of work and a better life. Due to these reasons many are leaving their culture behind.<\/p>\n

Punjabi people can be found in every part of the world. There are many gurudwara<\/a><\/em>s (<\/em>Sikh temples) around, which are to make them comfortable and feel like back home. It is the fourth most spoken language in Canada according to a study published in the times of India.<\/p>\n

Many Sikhs came from the Punjab region, but some were born in Canada and belong to Punjabi families, which can make it difficult for them to learn the culture of their parents back home.<\/p>\n

It is important to maintain their mother tongue as it helps to learn more languages. Ram Singh, the owner of Sikh Values Learning Centre in Calgary, made this dream come true for many Canadian parents by embracing Gurbani<\/em>, which are compositions about Sikh Gurus, and kirtan, which is devotional singing in Sikhism.<\/p>\n

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Environmental portrait of Karanveer Singh, Posing in front of camera at SAIT on 17 May 2023 near senators burns building.
(Photo by Kumkum Verma\/SAIT)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cPunjabi culture is not about listening to Punjabi songs, Gurbani<\/em><\/a> and kirtan<\/em><\/a> are the most important parts of being a Punjabi,\u201d said Singh.<\/p>\n

Singh takes the responsibility to teach Sikh values and morals to people. He works to teach humanity and moral values to the new generation. They offer online and in-person classes to children, teenagers, and youth. He is trying to keep his culture alive abroad as well.<\/p>\n

The Sikh Value Learning Centre has been serving others for the last 20 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cGetting positive response from parents and students made my heart whelming,\u201d said Singh.<\/p>\n

The learning centre is situated near Prairie Winds Park in Calgary.<\/p>\n

The Sikh Value Learning Centre has morning and evening classes, which is easy for students to manage their hectic schedule. The class duration is 60 to 65 minutes long.<\/p>\n

The main motive to start up this learning centre is to teach the next generations about the culture of their parents. Singh doesn\u2019t want people to leave their traditions when they leave other countries.<\/p>\n

Singh started by distributing pamphlets in the northeast part of the city and standing near the gurudwaras\u00a0to talk with people visiting there. He motivated people and talked about his learning institute.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always [tell] them to come with the kids and give me a chance to enhance your kid\u2019s future,\u201d said Singh.<\/p>\n

Singh takes on the responsibility to connect the students with a Guru and make them learn the Punjabi language, Gurbani<\/em> and kirtan<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cParents want their kids to learn their culture.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sikh culture is most prominent in the area of Punjab in India. The most important thing about being Sikh is the mother tongue, which is Punjabi. Nowadays, Sikhs are leaving their hometowns in India and [ READ MORE ]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":847,"featured_media":71927,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_ef_editorial_meta_text_assignment-slug":"S1 Immigrant Culture KV","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-71292","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-city"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/847"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71292"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71292\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71437,"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71292\/revisions\/71437"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}