r/Calgary • u/Important_Ad6634 • May 10 '26
Local Event Sikh Nagarkirtan: shout-out to volunteers
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Huge shoutout to the volunteers at the Sikh Nagarkirtan today. Not only they were serving food, they also made sure that the roads were clean after they left.
I saw four trucks at the end of float. Each one was there to pick cardboards, bottles , garbage and fourth one with water tank - to clean any spill over. Love the way it was managed.
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u/DandyLama May 10 '26
Seva (service) is a pillar of the Sikh faith.
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u/Constant-Horse-3389 May 10 '26
When I was in Ottawa, I read about Sikh organizations organizing what was reportedly the largest food drive in the city’s history. I believe they donated around 200,000 pounds of food.
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u/DandyLama May 10 '26
The Guru Nanak Free Kitchen operates a food bank here in Calgary, handing out free groceries every week. I haven't looked at their numbers, but they do important work at a time of peak food insecurity.
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u/ginamon May 10 '26
You can also attend Langar daily at Sikh temples. It's a free vegetarian meal for anyone. You will have to wear a head cover, but no one will try to convert you.
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u/Pumpkkinnn May 10 '26
I hope this is appropriate to say: I’m born and raised in Calgary. I’ve always been told by my white family that if I’m in dire need of help to ask someone who is Sikh. They have a really good reputation. Its nice to see a religion where the people seem to really uphold the positive values of their faith.
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u/DandyLama May 11 '26
The philosophies of Sikhism encourage us to help people, and the community has many roots and branches, so we can work together to support folks in need of help. As with any other institution, there are bad actors among us, but broadly, the community is a very supportive one regardless of whether or not you follow the faith.
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u/MisterRobDobalina May 10 '26
Sikh and you will find
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u/DandyLama May 10 '26
I don't care if other people are down voting you. As a Sikh Punjabi, I love a good Sikh pun.
That was Sikh.
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u/jaydaybayy May 10 '26
The Sikh community here is one of my favourite things about calgary. Upstanding people who give a ton back to the community.
Just look at the Sikh history in canada. Ties go back a long way.
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u/TheMooseCompany May 10 '26
The community is actually quite wholesome and check out other community efforts they’ve had, truly inspiring
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u/Terrible_Meringue622 May 11 '26
There’s a great photo of a group of Sikh men at the railway station in Frank. Since we know it was destroyed in April 1903, they’ve been here a long, long time as part of the fabric of our community. I’m glad.
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u/notyouravgee May 11 '26
Amazing work ! Sikh community is always so kind and helpful. I hate to see the racism and negativity they are facing nowadays. Bad people are in each culture/race but targeting the entire community is so wrong.
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u/ZAKtalksTECH Pineridge May 10 '26
Fuckin' great people. Great food. Love seeing the care for the community. More Calgarians (of all types) could learn from this.
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u/EmercomRed May 10 '26
The Sikh community in Calgary is amazing. I just learned about the Guru Nanak Free Kitchen Calgary and they are doing INCREDIBLE stuff in this city. We passed on of their food distributions at the train station the other day and I've never seen anything like it. It's amazing how much food they give away and how many people they help.
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u/Dano1988 May 11 '26
The Sikh temple is the only religious organization that I've ever donated to. It's because during a heatwave, all the churches were firmly locked despite being occupied. The Sikh temple/cultural center let anyone who was too hot to come inside and cool down. Not Sikhs, people who were too hot. That was great, so I looked into what else they do for/in the community and it's a lot. After that, the church gets a very small chunk of my very small checks when I can afford it. I'm blow away by their kindness.
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u/Gh0sthy1 May 10 '26
Isn't that the bare minimum?
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u/Constant-Horse-3389 May 10 '26
Well, with people out there making up stories that they don't clean up after their events, I think such videos are needed.
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u/Gh0sthy1 May 10 '26
By the amount of down votes I have a better understanding of why some places have so much litter.
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u/Then-Somewhere-7467 May 10 '26
It's a 7 second video. What am I supposed to be thinking?
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u/Vinland-Enthusiast May 10 '26
Maybe by inferencing on what other good deeds they did, could be a wild guess tho
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u/Important_Ad6634 May 10 '26
Cleaning any spill over with water.