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Vol : 28/52 From: 06th Jan’2020 to 12th Jan 2020

Birthdays this week Anniversaries this week

11 Jan – PE Vijay Chaphekar No Anniversaries this week

When is Gobind Singh's Birthday?

11 Jan - @ 0930 am onwards District 3142 BOX CRICKET Tournament at Yeoor Hills, Patonpada

12 Jan - @ 09:30 a.m , O.C.V. at Hotel Satkar, Pokhran Rd.1, Thane

@ 03:00 pm onwards, KITE Festival at Yeoor Hills, Patonpada.

Highlights of the Events Last Week

Guru Gobind Singh, the last of the ten living Sikh , was born on December 22nd 1666 in Patna, Bihar, India. Unlike many of the other gurus, there is no argument over the date of the birthday of Gobind Singh, but nonetheless, as the original western date was set using the in 1666, there can be some confusion on the date it is celebrated. The date translates to 1st January in the , but the holiday is observed on the date in the - Saptami, Paush, Shukla Paksha, 1723 . To further complicate matters, the Nanakshahi calendar fixed the birthday on January 5th, subsequently updating it to 6th January. A father left 17 Camels as an Asset for his Three Sons. When the Father passed away, his sons opened up the will. History of 's Birthday The Will of the Father stated that the Eldest son should get Half Gobind Singh was the tenth of the . Following the death of his father, , Gobind Singh became the leader of the of 17 Camels, The Middle Son should be given 1/3rd of 17 Camels, when he was only nine years old. Youngest Son should be given 1/9th of the 17 Camels, Famed as a warrior, poet, and philosopher. His contributions to As it is not possible to divide 17 into half or 17 by 3 or 17 by 9, the sons were many including the tradition of covering one's hair with a turban. Started to fight with each other. He initiated the order, the highest order that can be reached by Sikhs. Khalsa must abide by four restrictions; Not to disturb the natural growth So, they decided to go to a wise man. of the hairs, not to eating meat slaughtered in a halal manner, not cohabiting with The wise man listened patiently about the Will. The wise man, after giving this thought, brought one a person other than one's spouse and not using tobacco or a hookah. camel of his own & added the same to 17. That increased the total to 18 camels. Guru Gobind Singh died on October 7th 1708 from wounds inflicted by an assassin. Now, he started reading the deceased father’s will. Guru Gobind Singh was the last of the living Sikh Gurus, as while he was on his deathbed, he passed the Guruship of the Sikhs to the Guru Granth Half of 18 = 9. Sahib, the sacred Book of the Sikhs. The Granth Sahib then became the So he gave 9 camels to the eldest son. Eleventh and Eternal Sikh Guru.

1/3rd of 18 = 6. So he gave 6 camels to the middle son.

1/9th of 18 = 2. So he gave 2 camels to the youngest son.

Now add this up: 9 + 6 + 2 = 17 &

This leaves 1 camel, which the wise man took back.

MORAL: The attitude of negotiation & problem solving is to find the 18th camel i.e. the common ground. Once a person is able to find the common ground, the issue is resolved. It is difficult at times.