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{{pm|File:Pingalwara main gate m1.png|The [[Pingalwara]] headquarters in [[Amritsar]]}} | {{pm|File:Pingalwara main gate m1.png|The [[Pingalwara]] headquarters in [[Amritsar]]}} | ||
'''Pingalwara''' was the name given to a humble house for the destitute in [[Amritsar]] in northern [[India]]n state of [[Punjab]]. | '''[[Pingalwara]]''' was the name given to a humble house for the destitute in [[Amritsar]] in northern [[India]]n state of [[Punjab]]. | ||
[[Sikhism]] promotes a duty of care for the weak in society; this institute is a result of the vision of one person derived from the words of the [[Sikh Gurus]] on this issue. | [[Sikhism]] promotes a duty of care for the weak in society; this institute is a result of the vision of one person derived from the words of the [[Sikh Gurus]] on this issue. | ||
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It was initially an ad-hoc facility for the disabled; the mentally ill; the dispossessed; generally for people who were no longer accepted by anyone in society. | It was initially an ad-hoc facility for the disabled; the mentally ill; the dispossessed; generally for people who were no longer accepted by anyone in society. | ||
[[Bhagat Puran Singh]] built this institute literally single-handed with the ideals of his mother as his driving force; the message of [[Gurbani]] as a beckon and the generosity of the [[Punjabi]] society as his safety net and hunting ground. He begged; worked as hard as he physically and mentally could; resorted to whatever options were available to care and provide for his "patients" just like a father or mother would care and provide for his children. | [[Bhagat Puran Singh]] built this institute literally single-handed with the ideals of his mother as his driving force; the message of [[Gurbani]] as a beckon and the generosity of the [[Punjabi]] society as his safety net and hunting ground. He begged; worked as hard as he physically and mentally could; resorted to whatever options were available to care and provide for his "patients" just like a father or mother would care and provide for his children. | ||
No barrier or hurdle could stop him in his effort to care for these "community rejects". He left no stone unturned to bring some dignity to the lives of individuals who had no one in this world except this saint. He brought hope and respect to these people who have been rejected by their families and friends because of their terrible disabilities. | No barrier or hurdle could stop him in his effort to care for these "community rejects". He left no stone unturned to bring some dignity to the lives of individuals who had no one in this world except this saint.<!------------ He brought hope and respect to these people who have been rejected by their families and friends because of their terrible disabilities. | ||
Today, the Pingalwara complex is housed in a three storey building near the main Amritsar bus stand on the National Highway no. 1, also known as G.T. or Grand Trunk Road. Currently Pingalwara has facilities for 400 "patients" who are fed, housed and looked after thanks to generous support of various philanthropists. The unclaimed bodies of the deceased are donated to Government Medical College, Amritsar for research and teaching purposes. Pingalwara is officially registered as All India Pingalwara Charitable Society. Since the death of its founder, [[Bhagat Puran Singh]] in 1992, it is headed by Mrs Inderjit Kaur who is a physician by training and also runs a private maternity clinic in Amritsar.--------> {{aowf|Pingalwara}} | Today, the Pingalwara complex is housed in a three storey building near the main Amritsar bus stand on the National Highway no. 1, also known as G.T. or Grand Trunk Road. Currently Pingalwara has facilities for 400 "patients" who are fed, housed and looked after thanks to generous support of various philanthropists. The unclaimed bodies of the deceased are donated to Government Medical College, Amritsar for research and teaching purposes. Pingalwara is officially registered as All India Pingalwara Charitable Society. Since the death of its founder, [[Bhagat Puran Singh]] in 1992, it is headed by Mrs Inderjit Kaur who is a physician by training and also runs a private maternity clinic in Amritsar.--------> {{aowf|Pingalwara}} | ||
Latest revision as of 16:07, 19 July 2012
Pingalwara was the name given to a humble house for the destitute in Amritsar in northern Indian state of Punjab.
Sikhism promotes a duty of care for the weak in society; this institute is a result of the vision of one person derived from the words of the Sikh Gurus on this issue.
In the early 1900's, it was an original idea of the founder, Bhagat Puran Singh to catered for the people who had been rejected by society.
It was initially an ad-hoc facility for the disabled; the mentally ill; the dispossessed; generally for people who were no longer accepted by anyone in society.
Bhagat Puran Singh built this institute literally single-handed with the ideals of his mother as his driving force; the message of Gurbani as a beckon and the generosity of the Punjabi society as his safety net and hunting ground. He begged; worked as hard as he physically and mentally could; resorted to whatever options were available to care and provide for his "patients" just like a father or mother would care and provide for his children.
No barrier or hurdle could stop him in his effort to care for these "community rejects". He left no stone unturned to bring some dignity to the lives of individuals who had no one in this world except this saint. .....More
