Collage of Bau-ji's family life
Collage of Bau-ji's awards etc
Collage of Bau-ji in his various moods
Bibi Kamaljit Rattan in her young days (photo from ca. 1940)
Bauji in his young days (photo from ca. 1935)
Bauji-Biji
Rahi Mohinder Singh - who created this collage-based exhibition
Suresh Rattan in front of one of the collages
Amarjit, Suresh and Kulwant Singh Sandhu in front of Bauji's writing desk
Day-1 of samagam, 17 Dec 2009; Gurbani Shabad Gyan (Kirtan) by students - this photo of the girls from the Akal Academy, Baru Sahib
Kamal-Langar during the three days was the source of rejuvenation
Langar time
Another group of students singing
Students being given certificates of appreciation
Shabad Gyan continues - 17 Dec 2009
Students from Punjabi University Patiala
Professor Yashpal giving certificates to students
Langar continues
Anamika, Akshiptika and Sanjana
Singing by children who got trained at SarangLok - 17 Dec 2009
Saranglok children
Gursharan Bha-ji - dramatist - blessing children
Children's music teacher getting appreciated
Kathak performance by children trained at SarangLok
Trang-trang-tirkat-tirkat
Swami Gangeshawaranandgiri and Prof Yashpal
Mukhtar, Charanjit, Eshu, Suresh, Parminder, Manjit at the end of the first day 17 Dec 2009.
Mukhtar, Charanjit, Eshu, Suresh, Parminder, Manjit at the end of the first day 17 Dec 2009 - again
Paramjit Sohal, Mrs and Mr Surjit Pattar, Rama Rattan, and SS Parwana in the exhibition room
In Sarang library
Premawtar Raina, Suresh and SS Parwana
Shanti Sharma and ShivBani
Shanti Sharma
Day 2 - 18 December 2009, Kavik Sawer (Poetic Morning)
Some poets: SS Parwana, Shiv nath, Sarabjit Bedi, Paramjit Sohal, Surjit Pattar
Rama Rattan, Mrs Pattar, Dilip Kaur Tiwana, Surjit Pattar, Jasbir Bhullar
A view of the samagam-tent
The poets being celebrated
Day-2, 18 Dec 2009, afternnon session, Gurbani Keertan lecture demonstration - Bhai Dr. Jagir Singh and his team
BS Rattan introducing
Thanking Dr. Jagir Singh
Ustad Sukhwinder Singh Namdhari (Jori), Bhai Baldeep Singh, Parminder Singh Bhamra (pakhawaj) and Ustad Ghulam Sabir Khan (Sarangi)
Lecture-demonstration by Bhai Baldeep Singh: Ustad Sukhwinder Singh Namdhari (Jori), Bhai Baldeep Singh, Parminder Singh Bhamra (pakhawaj) and Ustad Ghulam Sabir Khan (Sarangi)
Shiv Nath and his wife in the langar
Suresh Rattan and Sukhwinder Singh Pinky
BS Rattan and Sukhwinder Singh Pinky
Mata ShivBani and Swami Gangeshawaranandgiri
With Akshiptika and Sanjana giving them company
Everybody wanted to have pictures taken with Sukhwinder Pinky - here ShivBani
Everybody wanted to have pictures taken with Sukhwinder Pinky - here ShivBani and Gangeshwaranandgiri
Everybody wanted to have pictures taken with Sukhwinder Pinky
Everybody wanted to have pictures taken with Sukhwinder Pinky here Kamlesh Inder Singh
Day-3, 19 December 2009, Bau-ji 100 years, Bhog Sahaj-Path of Guru Granth Sahib (from 12 to 19 December) - Ragi jatha Kamlesh Inder Singh
Listening the keertan - well, almost...
Videoing the keertan
BS Rattan singing and Shashi Maharaj accompanying on tabla, for the final Anand Sahib
Akshiptika videoing Shashi Mama-ji
BS Rattan and Shashi Maharaj
Shashi Maharaj
The final ardas
Exhibition room
Guru Granth sahib being taken back to the Gurudwara
Masi-Masar Sandhus, Jyoti Sharma and Suresh Rattan
Kulwant Singh Sandhu - Baba Somrasia-ji
Family intellectuals in deep discussion about how long should one live - Hardipender Singh, Harsh Inder Loomba, Kanwal Inder, and Suresh Rattan
Still discussing about longevity
And longevity gets extended
Come on guys, have your decided in anything?
The final day-3, 19 Dec 2009, Nek Chand - the creator of Chandigarh's Rock Garden in the exhibition room
Manjit Kaur and Parminder Singh being honoured by Sarang
Baba Somrasia ji being honoured
Suresh Rattan and Gursharan Bha ji
Bhai Baldeep Singh being thanked
Hardip Singh from SGPC being honoured by the President of Sarang, Shanti Sharma
Lalit Gupta and ShivBani meeting after 20 years
Discussion panel: Baldeep Singh, Rattan Singh Jaggi, Jaswant Singh neki, Jasbir Singh Ahluwalia, and Harnam Singh Shan
Suresh Rattan and Bachittar Singh
Harnam Singh Shan and Gursharan Bha-ji
Baba Nanak De Paair - a prasang-play by Gursharan Bha-ji
All want pictures with Gursharn Bha-ji
Gursharan-Bha-ji - the final moments of the centenary celebrations
Thanking Dinesh Dwivedi
Requesting BS Rattan to become the new Patron-in-Chief of Sarang
Thanking Mr. Komal Singh
Thanking Dr. Dhingra
Thanking Mm Bimala ji
Punjabi version of Anuresh's write up on Bau-ji