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Welcome Episode 6

sikhwithin — Mon, 01 May 2006 12:43:50 +0000

Sat Sri Akal.
Welcome to Episode 6

Although we are a day late from releasing our fortnightly programme, we have managed to book some studio time to improve the audio quality of our podcasts. You can listen to all the previous podcasts from the following URL:

http://www.podfeed.net/category_item.asp?id=4879

Please take a listen and tell us what you think – including any suggestions you may have.In this week’s show we have 4 sections rather than the norrmal 5.1. Meanings
This week feature more exploration of the meaning of words such as Satnam, Sat Sri Akal and Waheguru with our special guest Sardar Pritam Singh2. Shahbad Translation
This week’s shabad translation is called Suni-ia -listening sung by Snatam Kaur from the CD Shanti. It is available from Amazon or http://www.spiritvoyage.com/

3. (History – not this week) but 4. A Story Section
In addition, this week have a Guru Nanak story about how a robber Sajjan changed his ways from being a robber to someone who realised that his sins would be a heavy burden on his soul.
The story is actually called Reclaims a dreaded robber.
Ref: Biography of Guru Nanak by Professor Kartar Singh.5. Inspirational songs
We close with some inspirational music from Stevie Wonder – A time to Love from the CD A time to love – suggesting that we have lots of ism’s like racism but we really need to make time to love.We finish the show with a snippet from a Simon Webbe track called Sanctuary from the CD Sanctuary.This week’s backing Track is:
From Dya Singh (Australia) CD Naam the inner Journey.

Availability of this Podcast
i-tunes – Immediately
Podcast & Podfeed – Now available
Feedburner (see the orange sound wave logo next to the footprint in the right hand column) – Now available.We look forward to your feedback and suggestions.
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WGJKK WGJKF

Dr Savi

Welcome to Episode 5

sikhwithin — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 10:09:21 +0000

Sat Sri Akal
(God is Truth)

Welcome to Sikhwithin Episode 5.
My Thanks to http://www.Sikhnet.com , http://www.Sikiwiki.org and also to Jasprit Singh from the Victoria and Albert museum in London for all their help in researching for the latest episode.

In terms of getting to listen to it, it is now immediately available if you subscribe to this channel through itunes.

For those who wish to listen online, The following link from audioblog allows you to listen to the show right now:

The links to both http://www.podfeed.net and http://www.podcast.net are now ‘live’.

This week we have a special episode for Vaisakhi. Normally the programme is sectioned into five areas/segments: Meanings, Shabad translation, History of the Sikhs, a Story and some inspirational songs. This week we’ve rolled the first three segments into one.

We cover in the first part of the programme, the history of Vaisakhi, the 5 K’s of the Sikhs, what happens at the Gurdwara during this special day and recent developments for a dedicated Sikh calendar (see also: my posting from 11th April at: http://drsavi.blogspot.com )

This weeks backing track is called Hari Har by Snatam Kaur from the CD Grace

Shabad Translations
We have 2 this week. One at the beginning of the programme:
Deh Shiva Bar Mohe (also known as the Sikh National Anthem)

and one at the end of the programme:
Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam Ji

Inspirational songs this week include:
Free by the Lighthouse family – I thought of this as we need to remember the fight for freedom at the time of Vaisakhi.
There will come a day by Incognito from the CD LIfe Stranger than fiction
Waheguru – By Guru Singh and Friends (inc: Seal).

We hope you enjoy the show and we always value your feedback.
You can leave a public comment here or email us at:
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All the best:

Waheguru.

On the Beeb

sikhwithin — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 04:55:45 +0000

The following video features a discussion about all the different festivals taking place at this time of year: Passover, Buddist New Year, Easter and the Sikhs celebrate Vaisakhi.
The recording took place at the BBC Television Studios in Manchester, United Kingdom on 9th April 2006.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Welcome Episode 4

sikhwithin — Sun, 02 Apr 2006 15:45:52 +0000

Sat Sri Akal
Welcome to Episode 4

Its now looking like we have a couple of weeks between each episode. We’ll try to make more time to get quality time in our studio.

This week we explore the history of the Sikhs at the time of Baba Banda Singh we also present the story of when a missionary from Rome came to visit India. At the time he met Guru Har Rai.

We also introduce a new section called meanings where we look explore general areas of Sikhism.

Each episode is now structured into 5 parts:

Part 1: Meanings – this week we are joined by Kavleen Kaur and together we explore the 5 K’s.

Part 2: Comprised of a Shabad with translations – thanks to Kavleen we translate the Shabad Mel mere Pritma Jio sung by Dya Singh from the CD Pr’Desa-The Lonely Soul – Translated from a fantastic resource called Sikhi-to-the-max.

Part 3: We touch on a vital part of Sikh History – The story of Baba Banda Singh

Part 4: A Sikh Story – The story is called A visitor from Rome – when a missionary met Guru Har Rai. From the book In the Guru’s Footsteps by G.S Sidhu, G.S Sivia and Kirpal Singh.

Part 5: Some inspirational songs (see below)

This weeks featured background tracks are:
Intro – Bulla Ki Jana by Rabbi Shergill (Just the opening bars)
Background Simran – Waheguru performed by Dya Singh from the CD Naam – The inner journey

Featured TracksGolden Temple of Amirtsar by The Peace Family featuring Snatam Kaur from the CD Carry us home (just a snippet).
(The CD is available from http://www.spiritvoyage.com
One World by Lionel Richie from the CD Just for you.
Life for Rent by Dido from the CD Life for Rent
My Thanks to:
http://www.sikhnet.com
http://www.mrsikhnet.com
http://www.spiritvoyage.com
http://www.snatamkaur.com
http://snatamkaur.blogspot.com
and
Kavleen Kaur
Plus
All your messages of support.

WGJKK WGKF

Believe in Waheguru.

PS You can leave a public comment, listen on line, download through i-tunes and also email us as:
sikhwithinremovethis@removethis2yahoo.com

Keep in touch

Welcome Episode 3

sikhwithin — Sun, 19 Mar 2006 12:45:54 +0000

Sat Sri Akal
Welcome to Episode 3 of Sikhwithin.

Well, it looks like we’re currently releasing shows at an average of one every 2 weeks or fornightly as we would say in the UK! The good news is that we now have some virtual tools that should be able to help us develop shows faster. However, I’m keen to not compromise both on quality and reliable sources – in the context of saying humbly that we hope that you enjoy the quality and content of each show.

This week we continue to explore the history of the Sikhs from the 5th to the 10th Guru and present the story of Guru Nanak’s visit to Mecca showing us that God is everywhere. We also review the new CD by Balvinder Singh based in Australia and present more inspirational music.

We’re grateful to Balvinder Singh for giving us permission to feature snippets from his forthcoming CD.

In terms of references and resourcs for this week’s show:

Background tracks:
Waheguru – From Dya SIngh’s (Australia) CD Naam The inner journey
Wahegur Wahe Jio – Fromm Snatam Kaur’s CD Prem
(available from http://www.spiritvoyage.com ) Be sure to check out her new blog site and main site at:
http://snatamkaur.blogspot.com and http://www.snatamkaur.com , respectively.

Inspirational Features:
Love in need of love today (intro) from the CD Songs in the Key of Life by Stevie Wonder
Bheyi prapat manukh dehoria …from the CD Naam the inner journey by Dya Singh (Australia)
The world is burning from the CD Along by Dya Singh (Australia)
The One from the CD Damita Jo by Janet Jackson (a suprising 60 second find!)
CD Reaching for Home by Balvinder Singh see also: http://users.bigpond.net.au/BalvinderSingh/
You can also listen to the 3 tracks featured: Reaching for home, Naam and Salvation at:
http://www.mrsikhnet.com/2006_02_26_gmustuk_archive.html
One by U2 from the CD U2 (The Best of 1990-2000) [Bonus Track]

Research:
The research for this podcast this week have been based on:
Biography of Guru Nanak – Hemkunt Press and
A Brief History to Sikhism by Mr G.S Sidhu

How can I listen to Episode 3 ? (Availablity)
If you have i-tunes this show is available right now. Simply select the ‘update podcast’ feature, or subscribing to our show will facilitate an automatic download next time you enter itunes. In addition if you use itunes and Microsoft Windows XP, you can use the right mouse key (or the left one if you have set up your mouse as a left-handed user) and select the ‘update podcast’ option.

To listen to the show online, the show is available from most podcast sites, for example : http://www.podcast.net or click on the link below (or the right pointing arrow just under this posting’s title bar, above):

http://www.podfeed.net/category_item.asp?id=4879

Thank you’s…
My Thanks to Gurumustuk Singh Khalsa (http://www.mrsikhnet.com) for his continued support. As previously mentioned,Thanks to Balvinder Singh and also to you for you to for all of your messages of encouragement and feedback, it is really appreciated.

You can leave suggestions through comments at the blog site or email (you will need to remove the robot protection mask characters from the email address first : i.e: removethisfirst and removethis 2 us at:

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Keep in touch, take care and believe in Waheguru.
WGJKK WGJKF