Shan-e-Punjab International Award Added to the Crown of NRI, Dr. Bains

Ludhiana, Dec. 31, 2006
NRI press

Prominent educator, community activist and Sikh scholar Dr. Raghbir Singh Bains O.B.C. winner of dozens of local, national and international awards was bestowed with one more plume to his crown when he was honored with SHAN_E_PUNJAB International Award in his home country at Ludhiana during an Awards ceremony held by the Alag Shabad Yug Charitable Trust for his volunteer contribution to the wellbeing of global community. The annual awards ceremony was organized by the trust to thank the most valuable volunteers worldwide who made sustained commitment to volunteer their time and service for welfare of others.

Dr Bains is author of the First of its kind Encyclopaedia of Sikhism on multimedia in English language which brought him name and fame in the world. He is proud producer-director of Guru Angad Dev Multimedia Sikh Museum set up at Khadur Sahib in India where he used the robotic and liquid crystal display technology to spread the message of universal love and peace enshrined in Sri Guru Granth Sahib. It is a talking museum and friendly to use.

Dr Bains visited dozens of countries in the world to create awareness amongst youth on drug addiction, rapes, prostitution, AIDS and world peace. He visited African countries like Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania to make on site study about the menace of AIDS. He has authored many books and produced various multimedia CDs to create awareness on social evils.

Dr Bains has been decorated world wide with prestigious awards like Order of British Columbia by the government of B.C. Canada, Good Citizen of Surrey-B.C. Canada, Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee Medal by the government of Canada, Sikh Scholar of Computer Age by Sri Akal Takht Sahib-India, and Order of Khalsa by the Punjab government.

He spends most of his time with youth addressing seminars, workshops and writing articles so that the future generation becomes constructive part of the social fabric in the world.

Other awardees are Dr. Inderjit Kaur Chairperson Bhagat Puran Singh Trust Amritsar, S. Raja Singh Chairman Texla TV and Gurmeet Singh of Guru Gobind Singh Study Circle.