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Chandigarh 26th April:- World Punjabi Organisation (WPO), Chandigarh Chapter is celebrating Baisakhi with performance by folk singer Jasbir Jassi and cultural programme depicting Punjabi culture and heritage and honouring prominent Punjabis, who have done proud for humanity.
Speaking on the occasion, Padma Shri Vikramjit Singh Sahney, International President of WPO announced that WPO will be opening Skill Centres in Punjab for economically weak youth of Punjab where they will get free skill training in different streams and will help them in getting jobs through industrial members of WPO. WPO and Sun Foundation, headed by Vikramjit Singh Sahney, is already running drug rehabilitation centres in Amritsar, TaranTaran and Jalandhar and are providing skills to these youth.
Vikramjit Singh Sahney also announced that forthcoming Guru Nanak Dev Ji's 550th birth anniversary will be celebrated by WPO chapters in UAE, UK, USA, Canada starting from neighbouring countries like Nepal, Bangladesh, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia etc. where Guru Nanak Dev Ji travelled spreading the message of love and peace.
Rupinder Singh Sachdeva (President of WPO- Chandigarh Chapter), said that 'WPO is proud to celebrate Baisakhi as a mark of zeal & zest, bravery and enterprise to Punjabis. We have been doing lots of Social and Charitable activities before and also supporting the juvenile students and youth as much as we can in any form.
Davinder Singh Thapar (General Secretary- WPO- Chandigarh Chapter) and Karan Gilhotra (Treasurer- WPO- Chandigarh Chapter) added on to it by saying that it is also a platform to uplift economically weaker Punjabis for their betterment and to promote rich Punjabi culture, Folk, Language and Literature to inculcate high social values.
World Punjabi Organisation (WPO)-a non-political international body to bring about 'Punjabi Renaissance' with I.K. Gujral, former Prime Minister of India as its Chief Patron, has an outreach in over 22 countries including UK, US, Canada, Middle East, South Africa, Thailand, Singapore and SAARC Nations to foster social, economic & cultural bondage and Universal Brotherhood. Since its inception in 1999, WPO has undertaken several activities & projects like formation of World Punjabi Parliamentarian Forum, showcased mega light & sound shows like 'Bole So Nihal', 'Guru ManyoGranth', 'Satguru Nanak Pargatya' & 'Sarbansdani' globally; Helping '84 sikh riot victims families by organising marriages of their daughters; celebrating Guru Nanak Devji's birthday celebrations at President & Prime Minister's house and recently organised Premier of film 'KESARI' - based on the true story of one of the bravest battles that India ever fought – the Battle of Saragarhi fought by 21 brave Sikhs against 10,000 Afghan invaders and promoted it internationally.
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