| Ipoh, Malaysia | 28 June 2016 | Asia Samachar |
Malaysian Gurdwaras Council (MGC) is organising two courses – a marriage counselling and youth empowerment – in Ipoh over the weekend (July 30-31) for Sikh youth 40 years old and below.
“This is good chance to learn something differently. Consider it as semelan for sewadars,” said Dr Amarjeet Kaur, the chairperson of MGC Istri satsang committee and a former Jathedar of SNSM Perak.
The one-day Marriage Counselling course will be held on 30 July (Saturday) while the Educational and Empowerment of Youth course Course will be held the next day on July 31 (Sun).
Both events will be held at at Symphony Suites at No. 41, Lapangan Symphony Business Park, Jalan Lapangan Symphony in Ipoh, Perak.
The courses will be conducted by Dr. Karminder Singh (Phd. Boston), Dr. Harwindar Singh (Phd. State University of Phillipines) and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sarjit Singh from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM).
“We have very few opportunities likes this. We must lend our support so that organisers are motivated to carry on their work,” said Dr Amarjit in a message to promote the courses via the social message.
The courses are organised with the support of the Social & Economic Development Unit of the Indian Community (SEDIC) under the Prime Minister’s Department.
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