Welcome to Episode 16 – Shows are available in itunes, podfeed and from the AUDIO/LISTEN tab above. Or, just press the play button below:

This week we’re a bit late as I was away on a South India tour. We booked all our hotels from the UK and I was fortunate to have a really nice friend in Bangalore to help with the local arrangements.
As they say, ‘the best laid plans…’ Unfortunately, only 1 of our 3 bags arrived as Heathrow had a cargo baggage belt problem followed swiftly by two days of fog.

Thank God we received our bags but after a week!

This week’s show is a special. Recently our programme was featured on a BBC World documentary about the rise of religious podcasting. Therefore, the podcast this week contains an extract for you to enjoy.

Our next show will return to this original format of:

- Featuring Understanding Sikhism,
- History of the Sikhs,
- Shabad Translation,
- Resource Review,
- Outside broadcast and both
- Inspirational words and Inspirational music

Next week we have an interview with the editor of SikhSpeak magazine.

We welcome your all feedback and suggestions and Thank you in advance for all your support.

Regards Dr Savi

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In addition, we are also featured in the latest issue of Sikhspeak

Within the next few days a new episode of the regular fornightly Sikhwithin Podcast will be released.

The next episode is number 15 and will consist of a brand new revamped approach.

The new Sikhwithin Website is also now ‘live’ -Please redirect all your site pages to the following link: http://www.sikhwithin.com

Big question…

Q: Why did the format change from Episode 15?

A: There was a need to introduced additional interactivity and an audio magazine format (including where possible outside broadcast elements). Therefore, from Episode 15 onwards each show follows the following format:

1. Understanding Sikhism

2. History of the Sikhs

3. Shabad Translations

4. Resource Review – incorporating:

- Book of the month (readings / reviews / recommendations)

- Music Reviews/New Music (inc: the featuring of many up and coming artists)

5. Outside Coverage (if attended) – Bringing you recordings of events.

6. Inspirational thoughts, songs or phrases

With the new license and website the programme is also now effectively extended with a centralised Portal/blog site and assoicated tools, for example: Forums, links and online players.
You can hear all the previous shows online too.

Q: What about licencing rules for Podcasters?

Good question, it was only Aug/Sept’06 that both the Mechanical Copyright Protection Society (MCPS) and Performance Rights Society (PRS) worked hard to issue the shared Limited Podcasting Exploitation Licence – Known as LPEL. Sikhwithin have paid for this licence. In reality this means that if Sikhwithin features any song writers and performers their copyright and royalitieswill be protected. This is achieved by the terms of the licence. For example, reporting, monitoring and protecting any tracks from the possibiity of being ripped.

It is your show!

Join us by contributing and listening to our blog and weekly podcast.

Q: How are the shows put together? In other words, what does it take to develop a Podcast?

With any quality production it is important to research, accredit, script and perform both pre and post production work.

Sikhwithin always quote resources used and also seek permission for communicating externally media/content.

In terms of items needed, these range from the software skills, computer hosting set-up and investment in good quality recording equipment and editing tools.

Although increasingly today more tools are available to develop podcasts it is important to focus accuracy, frequency and informative content. We hope to follow these aims with an underlying goal to use the content developed to help facilitate peace between all of humanity.

How much does each show cost ? ($£!)

Sikhwithin is delivered as Seva (service).

You can also support us by: clicking on the Google ADSENSE advertisements on the bottom of each page: NB: Revenue generated will go to Charity.

You can also make direct contribution at the new site, this would be really appreciated too.
You can Donate at anytime and any amount by clicking on the ‘Please Donate’ page tab, shown above.

Please keep Sikhwithin going – It is a way to share the knowledge of Sikhism together.

With Sincere Thanks

Sikhwithin

Hi Everyone,
I just thought I would mention…

1. Thanks for your continued support.
2. The latest episode, Episode 14 is an interim show before I revamp the show.
3. For a flavour and a quick tour of all past shows, including a recent outside broadcast, Episode 12 will give you a ‘run down’ with snippets/extracts et al.

Some nice news …
BBC World Service Radio over the weekend of 21, 22, 23rd October will be featuring extracts from the Sikhwithin Podcast.

It aims to be a documentary on religious podcasters and can be heard in the UK on Sunday 22nd October on Medium Wave 648 KHz at 0730 and 1730 GMT, on digital radio and also internationally on the programme’s channel web page from Saturday night onwards:

The link is provided below:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/heart_and_soul.shtml

NB By clicking on this link before the scheduled time of the BBC show you will only be able to hear the last show.

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