Sant Nirankari Mission in North America

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Sant Nirankari Mission in North America

• Created by Aaron Etcheverry and Anu Rai
• Presented by Arti Nehru
• Panelists Dr. I.S. Rai and Mrs. Harlivleen Bajwa

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Sant Nirankari Mission in North America Overview

• Early Arrivals
• First Missionary Tours of North America
• Mission Branches in the U.S.A.
• Mission Branches in Canada
• Executive Committee - U.S.A.
• Board of Directors - Canada

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Early Arrivals

• Mr. Parmjit Jaspal 1961
• Hari Diwan - 1962
• Mr. Sarabjit Jaspal - 1963
• Mr. Bulchand - 1963
• Mrs. Harlivleen Bajwa 1964
• Dr. Iqbaljit S. Rai 1967

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First Missionary Tour of North America - 1970

• Babu Mahadev Singh
• Sq. Ldr. Rtd. Gurdial S. Sidhu
• Nihal Singh

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Babu Mahadev Singh Party with Priests in Denver
church, 1971
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Congregation in Denver, 1971
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Broadcast Live, Laramie, Wyoming, 1970
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Babajis U.S route, 1971
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A Divine Arrangement The Future Tracy Bhawan
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1971 - Wyoming
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1972 San Francisco
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1973 - San Francisco
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Mayor of Stockton - 1974
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Miss Stockton 1974, Honoring Babaji on behalf
of The Chamber of Commerce
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1975 - San Francisco
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Nirankari Congregations in the U.S.A.
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Sant Nirankari Mission USA Branches

• Pramukh Gobind Singh Ann Arbor, MI
• Pramukh Kapil Bhandari Atlanta, GA
• Pramukh Dr. Shivraj Tyagi Boston, MA
• Pramukh Nari Mahububani Brownsville, TX
• Pramukh Dr. Jyoti Kalra Chicago, IL
• Pramukh Nandlal Ahuja Denver, CO
• Pramukh Raj Bhala Houston, TX
• Pramukh S.L. Arora Kent, OH
• Pramukh O.P. Tandon Los Angeles, CA
• Pramukh Dr. I.S. Rai Greater San
  Francisco, CA
• Mukhi Prem Chaudhri San Francisco, CA
• Mukhi Pramilla Chopra Peducah, KY

• Pramukh Naresh Kumar Milwaukee, WI
• Pramukh Rajinder Arora Minneapolis,
  MN
• Premukg Prem Sushil Nashville,
  TN
• Pramukh Ram Sadwani New Orleans,
  LA
• Pramukh Arun Ahluwalia New Jersey/New
  York
• Pramukh Nandlal Tahiliani Phoenix, AZ
• Pramukh Santosh Mehta Rochester, NY
• Pramukh Prem Kamal Dadlani Washington DC
  Surrounding Areas
• Mukhi Pritam Chawla Reno, NV
  
• Mukhi Harjeet Nagra Yuba City,
  CA

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Nirankari Congregations in Canada
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Sant Nirankari Mission Canada Branches

• Parmukh Sukhbir S. Bir Toronto, Ontario
• Parmukh Daljit S. Sidhu Vancouver, B.C.
  
• Parmukh Manjit S. Mudhar Montreal, Quebec
• Parmukh Paramjit S. Kanwal Calgary, Alberta
• Parmukh Sikkatar S. Sandhu Edmonton, Alberta
• Parmukh Sadhu S. Gill Mission, B.C.
• Parmukh Kundal Lal Babbar Kamloops, B.C.
• Parmukh Paramjit S. Dhanoa Ottawa, Ontario
• Mukhi Ravi Narang Berry, Ontario
• Mukhi Ram Parkash Chauhan Victoria, B.C.
• TBA Windsor, Ontario
• TBA Hamilton, Ontario

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The Nirankari Journal is Born, 1987
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Executive Committee U.S.A.

• Rev. J.S. Puri President
• Rev. (Dr.) I.S. Rai Vice President as well as
  Member In-Charge Publications and Pramukh of San
  Francisco area
• Rev. (Dr.) Rajan Sachdeva General Secretary
• Rev. Prem Mehta Treasurer
• Rev. (Dr.) O.P. Tandon Member In-Charge
  Prachar Pramukh L.A. area
• Rev. Harlivleen Bajwa Member In-Charge Public
  Relations
• Rev. Prem Chaudhri - Member In-Charge
  Construction
• Rev. Prem Dadlani Member In-Charge Social
  Activities Pramukh Washington area

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Baba Ji with the U.S. Executive Committee
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U.S. Executive Committee Meeting
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Board of Directors - Canada

• Rev. S.S. Bassan President
• Rev. Sikkatar S. Sandhu Vice President
• Rev. Surjit S. Arneja General Secretary
• Rev. Daljit S. Sidhu Secretary
• Rev. B.K. Nayyer Treasurer
• Rev. Sukhbir S. Bir Member In-Charge
  Publications
• Rev. Amarjit S. Toor Member, Assistant
  Publications
• Rev. Kundan Lal Babbar Member In-Charge Bhawan
  Construction
• Rev. Aditya Khanna Member, Publicity and
  Parchar

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Sant Nirankari Mission - Conclusion

• Questions?