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SINGAPORE SINDHI ASSOCIATION 795 Mountbatten Road, Singapore 437795

Maharaj Shuklaji Tel: 94880894 / 63457748 Sindhu House / Secretariat Tel No: 63455664 Maharaj Washdev Sharma Tel: 84688585 Fax No: 63454417 Email: sindhi@singnet.com.sg Website: www.singaporesindhi.com.sg SSA Office: Monday-Friday: 9.30am - 6.00pm Sindhu House: Open daily, 8.00am to 10.00pm

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08/2015 SSA CIRCULAR AUGUST 2015

UPCOMING RELIGIOUS & OTHER EVENTS

JULY - NOVEMBER 2015

GANESH CHATHURTI CELEBRATIONS

Thursday, 17th September to Sunday, 27th September 2015

Sindhu House Prayer Hall

&

GANPATI VISARJAN Sunday, 27th September 2015

ASSADIVAR KIRTAN IN MEMORY OF DEAR ONES

Sunday, 11th October 2015 9.30am – 11.00am

Sindhu House Prayer Hall

TEEJRI

Tuesday, 1st September 2015

Sindhu House Prayer Hall (See Enclosure)

ASSO JO CHAND CELEBRATIONS

Wednesday, 14th October 2015

7.30pm – 9.00pm Sindhu House Prayer Hall

NAVRATRI UTSAV CELEBRATION

STARTS

Tuesday, 13th October 2015

DURGA ASHTMI

Wednesday, 21st October 2015

Sindhu House Prayer Hall

PRABODHINI GYARAS

(TULSI VIVAH)

Sunday, 22nd November 2015

Sindhu House Prayer Hall

546TH BIRTHDAY OF BABA GURU NANAK SAHIB JI

Wednesday, 25th November 2015 7.30pm – 9.30pm

Sindhu House Prayer Hall

SSA TOASTMASTERS CLUB

Saturday, 8th August 2015

4.00pm to 6.00pm

Sindhu House Main Hall

(See Enclosure)

50TH NATIONAL DAY

CHILDREN’S PARTY

Monday, 10th August 2015

9.30am onwards Sindhu House

(See Enclosure)

SSA DIWALI BALL

Sunday, 8th November 2015

7pm onwards

Singapore Swimming Club

PRAYER HALL ACTIVITIES

SUNDAY, 2ND AUGUST 2015 @ 9.30AM

Hosted by Ishwar, Kailash, Manoo, Vashi & Dhanu Genimal Dadlani and family

in loving memory of their beloved parents Mr. Genimal P. Dadlani & Mrs. Radha Genimal Dadlani.

The family humbly requests all relatives and friends to join them in the Prayers to the Almighty for the departed souls.

Preeti Bhojan (Lunch) will be served thereafter.

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SUNDAY, 9TH AUGUST 2015 @ 9.30AM

Hosted by the Management Committee

Vashdev Khialani, Harry Gurnani, Vashi Chandiramani, Raj Thakurdas, Ghanshyam Ahuja, Ram Samtani, Jit Nagpal, Suresh Punjabi,

Joty Daryanani and Ashok Metharam

Of Singapore Sindhi Association to celebrate Singapore's 50th Birthday.

They request all members and friends to join them prayers to get the Blessings of the Almighty.

Preeti Bhojan (Lunch) will be served thereafter.

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SUNDAY, 16TH AUGUST 2015 @ 9.30AM

Hosted by Mr & Mrs Kishore Jethanand Daryanani and family of

M/s Ganga Jamuna Electronics Pte Ltd to seek the Lord’s Blessings for

good health and happiness for their family. The family humbly requests each and everyone with their families to join them in the

prayers.

Preeti Bhojan (Lunch) will be served thereafter

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SUNDAY, 30TH AUGUST 2015 @9.30AM

Hosted by Thadani family of Steven Corporation Pte Ltd / Kelinik Pishu’s (Malaysia)

in loving memory of their parents Mr & Mrs Ramchand Chandumal Thadani.

The family humbly requests all relatives and friends to join them in the Prayers to the Almighty for the departed souls.

Preeti Bhojan (Lunch) will be served thereafter

ASSADIVAR KIRTAN

AUSPICIOUS DAYS – AUGUST 2015

Chand ---------------------------------------------------- Sunday, 16th August 2015

Satyanarayan (Full Moon)/ Raksha Bandhan------ Saturday, 29th August 2015

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SUNDAY ASSADIVAR BOOKINGS 2015

Bookings for 2015 are in progress with 32 dates already taken by our regulars. Next immediate available dates are 23rd August and 20th & 27th September 2015

To avoid any disappointment in getting your desired dates, kindly contact Vashi Chandiramani @ 91003933 or Raj Thakurdas @ 97111645 as soon as possible. SSA will be pleased to circulate by email & fax the details of any bookings made.

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MONTHLY SATYANARAYAN JI KATHA

This month Satyanarayan Ji Katha will be on Saturday, 29th August 2015

From 8.30am to 9.30am at Sindhu House Prayer Hall

Hath Prasad Bhojan will be served by kind coutesy of

Samtani family of

M/s Ramesh Travel Service

All members, relatives & friends are requested to join in the prayers to start the festivities of Raksha Bandhan.

Anyone interested in having this Katha on any of the coming monthsfrom September 2015 onwards may contact

Secretariat @ 63455664, Vashi Chandiramani @ 91003933 or Raj Thakurdas @ 97111645

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SHIVYOG – SINGAPORE

Shivyog guided meditation and Sankirtan by Shivyog Sadhaks will be held on Saturday, 1st August 2015 from 5.30pm – 7.00pm at Sindhu House Prayer Hall

All are welcome.

................................................................................................................................... SATSANG OF PARAM PUJYA SADGURU SHRI SUDHANSHUJI MAHARAJ

The Satsang of Sudanshuji Maharaj by devotees of Vishwa Jagriti Mission, will be held on Saturday, 15th August 2015 from 5.30pm - 7.00pm at Sindhu House Prayer Hall.

For more information, please call Mrs. Shilu @ 94247304 or Mrs. Nitya @90667575

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UPDATE ON OUR 3rd BLOOD DONATION DRIVE - SUNDAY, 5th JULY 2015

A total of 72 donors came forward for our 3rd drive of 2015 at Sindhu House, out of which 50 were accepted & 22 were rejected.

We applaud & thank each and every donor for his/her noble deed and look forward to all our donors in maintaining this momentum of giving their blood unitedly.

A request to all our regulars to come for the last blood donation drive of the year which falls on Sunday, 4th October 2015 at Sindhu House between 9.30am and 3.30pm.

FOR MEMBERS INFORMATION

SPIRITUAL ACTIVITIES

SINGAPORE SINDHI ASSOCIATION PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING MEGA EVENT FOR 2015

SG50 SSA Krishna Janmashtami Celebrations on Saturday, 5th September 2015 @ Kallang Theatre Auditorium

Come N Join Us On This Special Occasion Participants And Volunteers Are Required.

Sponsorships are welcome too.

Call SSA Secretariat @ 63455664, Asha Singh @ 90049491 or Harry Gurnani @ 90880888

Tickets @ $10 each will be available from August 2015 onwards. ..............................................................

REVERED DADA J.P. VASWANI’ S 97TH BIRTHDAY

Sadhu Vaswani Centre extends an invitation to all the members of the Sindhi Community to come and participate in the

97th Birthday Celebrations of our very own Sindhi Saint Rev. Dada J.P. Vaswani The event will be held at the Sadhu Vaswani Centre :

127 Marshall Road, Singapore

on Sunday 2nd August from 6.30 pm -8.30 pm

Dinner will be served and valet service too will be provided. Please join us with your family and friends for the celebrations and receive Dada's Blessings.

Do help us pass the word around

For more information please contact Roshni Teckwani at 98525437

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To commemmorate the 97th birthday of Revered Dada J.P. Vaswani, an Apostle of love and peace, and Spiritual Head of the Sadhu Vaswani Mission, Pune,

the Sadhu Vaswani Centre Singapore humbly invites you to join us in observing

The Moment of Calm on 2nd August at 2pm for 2 minutes.

The Moment of Calm, launched in 2012, is a global initiative for World Peace. It aims at bringing calm in the hearts of people through the power of forgiveness. For more information on this movement, please refer to the attached document, or

visit https://www.facebook.com/MomentOfCalm. You may pledge to observe

The Moment of Calm at http://www.momentofcalm.org/join_the_moment.html Or you may send email giving the number of persons participating to

sadhuvaswani@singnet.com.sg or call & give your names to any of Sadhu Vaswani Committee Members

Jyoti @ 90103855 , Roshni @ 98525437, Loveen @96692296

.................................................................................................................................. SSA TOASTMASTERS CLUB (District 80 Division D Area 2)

SSA Toastmasters Club meeting are on going at Sindhu House, every 2nd Saturday* afternoon from 4pm to 6pm.

Next meeting is on 8th August 2015, at 4pm All interested are kindly requested to register with the SSA Secretariat.

(*subject to no clash with other SSA events.) (See enclosure for more details)

OUTSTANDING SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR YEAR 2015

Several subscriptions are outstanding as at the end of June 2015. A reminder will be sent to these members who have yet to pay their subscriptions.

You will also be contacted for the payment of your subscriptions. Members in subscription arrears are therefore requested to rush their payments to the

SSA Secretariat office during office hours 10 to 6pm (Monday to Friday) or Mr. Harry Gurnani of M/s Lucky Store

1 North Bridge Road, #01-12 High Street Centre, S (179094) Hp @ 90880888 Monday – Friday(10.30am - 7pm) and Saturday ----(10.30am -3pm)

Your subscription goes a long way in helping fund the maintenance and activities of

Sindhu House. Thank you for your kind understanding.

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RAKSHA BANDHAN------ SATURDAY, 29TH AUGUST 2015

Simple Rakhis will be available at the SSA Secretariat from Monday 17th August 2015 onwards during office hours

Monday to Friday from 10am to 6pm or from Maharaj Shuklaji @ 94880894.

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SINGAPORE SINDHI ASSOCIATION & SINDHI ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIA PRESENTS 2ND SINDHI FRIENDSHIP GAMES 2016

from

Friday, 1st April to 3rd April 2016 Venues will be confirmed later.

Needed Captains for telematch, darts, swimming , table tennis and billards. Interested call immediately:

Vashi Khialani @ 98552664 or Vashi Chandiramani @ 91003933 ...................................................................................................................................

CALLING ALL YOUTH!!!

Some Youth are doing seva in our Prayer Hall and we are really proud of them.

Come forward and volunteer in giving service to our community events. Interested call immediately: Vashi Khialani @ 98552664 or Vashi Chandiramani @ 91003933

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“CHA THIO” – REQUEST FOR CONTRIBUTIONS

Cha Thio is YOUR magazine!...we encourage and request you to submit photos of your recent events/activities….e.g. Engagement, Wedding, Birthday, Births, Chatti, Graduation,

Sports Achievements etc for the Out & About pages in the next issue. You may forward your photographs in JPG format with a suitable caption, date, venue and other details of the

event with your personal contact number to sindhi@singnet.com.sg

.................................................................................................................................. CHANGE OF NEW OFFICE ADDRESS

Mr. Ramesh Jethwani

Sapna Trading No. I North Bridge Road, B1-63 High Street Centre, Singapore 179094

Office: 63347347 (Unchanged) Fax: 63348993 (Unchanged)

VASHI P CHANDIRAMANI HON SECRETARY

SINGAPORE SINDHI ASSOCIATION