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'''Khalsa Aid''', founded in 1999, is a UK based international non profit humanitarian organization providing support to victims of natural and man made disasters around the world.<ref>{{Cite web|date=30 September 2017|title=Gurpreet Singh: Khalsa Aid deserves appreciation, not mudslinging, for standing up for Rohingyas|url=https://www.straight.com/news/974481/gurpreet-singh-khalsa-aid-deserves-appreciation-not-mudslinging-standing-oppressed|access-date=23 June 2020|website=The Georgia Straight|language=en}}</ref> The organization has been acknowledged for providing relief during 2016 London floods,<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Pidd|first1=Helen|last2=Halliday|first2=Josh|date=5 January 2016|title=How the floods united the north – from chefs bearing curry to refugees with sandbags|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jan/05/how-floods-united-the-north-chefs-bearing-curries-refugees-with-sandbags}}</ref> in [[Syrian civil war|war-affected Syria]] in 2015,<ref>{{Cite web|date=8 October 2015|title=Sikhs win hearts of Syrian refugees with 'sewa'|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/in-middle-east-and-europe-sikhs-win-hearts-with-sewa/story-xzRqZwVvbvev2msyhyYsjO.html|access-date=23 June 2020|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> setting up refugee camps for [[Rohingya genocide|Rohingyas on Bangladesh-Myanmar border in 2017]],<ref>{{Cite news|last=Molloy0|first=Mark|date=16 November 2017|title=Sikh volunteers give aid to Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution in Burma|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/16/sikh-volunteers-give-aid-rohingya-muslims-fleeing-persecution/|access-date=23 June 2020|issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Sonia Sarkar |title=What Khalsa Aid can teach you about giving |url=https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/what-khalsa-aid-can-teach-you-about-giving-11576828381954.html |access-date=16 August 2020 |publisher=[[Livemint]] |date=20 December 2019 |quote=“When we were serving the Rohingya refugees, we were called anti-nationals and Muslim appeasers on social media, but when we told them there were Hindu Rohingya refugees and Muslims alike, then everyone kept quiet," Amarpreet says. “Our aim is to do selfless service that goes beyond the realms of faith or community, a service for the weak and marginalized."}}</ref> helping in rebuilding [[2018 Kerala floods|Kerala after 2018 floods]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 August 2018|title=Kerala floods: Khalsa Aid volunteers reach Kochi, set up Langar to feed 2000 people|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-in-india/kerala-floods-khalsa-aid-volunteers-set-up-langar-kochi-5313384/|access-date=23 June 2020|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=5 January 2019|title=For Many, Kerala Floods May Be A Thing Of Past, But Khalsa Aid Is Still Rebuilding The State|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/for-many-kerala-floods-may-be-a-thing-of-past-but-khalsa-aid-is-still-rebuilding-the-state-359887.html|access-date=23 June 2020|website=IndiaTimes|language=en-IN}}</ref> and feeding NHS workers in the UK<ref>{{Cite news|last=Shah|first=Dhruti|date=29 March 2020|title=Coronavirus: The volunteers feeding the NHS|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-52062905}}</ref> and the poor in India during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news |author1=Harpreet Bajwa And Vineet Upadhyay |title=These Good Samaritans help soften the blow for poor during the COVID-19 lockdown |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/good-news/2020/mar/26/these-good-samaritans-help-soften-the-blow-for-poor-during-the-covid-19-lockdown-2121657.html |access-date=16 August 2020 |publisher=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=26 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Avneet Kaur |title=Khalsa Aid volunteers help soften the blow for needy |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/khalsa-aid-volunteers-help-soften-the-blow-for-needy-74937 |access-date=16 August 2020 |publisher=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]] |date=23 April 2020 |location=[[Jalandhar]]}}</ref> The organization is also suspected of financing Khalistani terrorist activities by Indian security agencies. The Indian counter-terrorism [[National Investigation Agency]] has been investigating Khalsa Aid for allegedly being a front for the [[Babbar Khalsa]], a designated terrorist group, responsible, among others, for the [[Air India Flight 182]] bombing. <ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-31|title=Did Ravinder Singh misappropriate Khalsa Aid donations for his lavish life, check report|url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/did-ravinder-singh-misappropriate-khalsa-aid-donations-for-his-lavish-life-check-report-2338775.html|access-date=2021-06-24|website=Zee News|language=en}}</ref>
'''Khalsa Aid''', founded in 1999, is a UK based international non profit humanitarian organization providing support to victims of natural and man made disasters around the world.<ref>{{Cite web|date=30 September 2017|title=Gurpreet Singh: Khalsa Aid deserves appreciation, not mudslinging, for standing up for Rohingyas|url=https://www.straight.com/news/974481/gurpreet-singh-khalsa-aid-deserves-appreciation-not-mudslinging-standing-oppressed|access-date=23 June 2020|website=The Georgia Straight|language=en}}</ref> The organization has been acknowledged for providing relief during 2016 London floods,<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Pidd|first1=Helen|last2=Halliday|first2=Josh|date=5 January 2016|title=How the floods united the north – from chefs bearing curry to refugees with sandbags|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jan/05/how-floods-united-the-north-chefs-bearing-curries-refugees-with-sandbags}}</ref> in [[Syrian civil war|war-affected Syria]] in 2015,<ref>{{Cite web|date=8 October 2015|title=Sikhs win hearts of Syrian refugees with 'sewa'|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/in-middle-east-and-europe-sikhs-win-hearts-with-sewa/story-xzRqZwVvbvev2msyhyYsjO.html|access-date=23 June 2020|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> setting up refugee camps for [[Rohingya genocide|Rohingyas on Bangladesh-Myanmar border in 2017]],<ref>{{Cite news|last=Molloy0|first=Mark|date=16 November 2017|title=Sikh volunteers give aid to Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution in Burma|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/16/sikh-volunteers-give-aid-rohingya-muslims-fleeing-persecution/|access-date=23 June 2020|issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Sonia Sarkar |title=What Khalsa Aid can teach you about giving |url=https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/what-khalsa-aid-can-teach-you-about-giving-11576828381954.html |access-date=16 August 2020 |publisher=[[Livemint]] |date=20 December 2019 |quote=“When we were serving the Rohingya refugees, we were called anti-nationals and Muslim appeasers on social media, but when we told them there were Hindu Rohingya refugees and Muslims alike, then everyone kept quiet," Amarpreet says. “Our aim is to do selfless service that goes beyond the realms of faith or community, a service for the weak and marginalized."}}</ref> helping in rebuilding [[2018 Kerala floods|Kerala after 2018 floods]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 August 2018|title=Kerala floods: Khalsa Aid volunteers reach Kochi, set up Langar to feed 2000 people|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-in-india/kerala-floods-khalsa-aid-volunteers-set-up-langar-kochi-5313384/|access-date=23 June 2020|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=5 January 2019|title=For Many, Kerala Floods May Be A Thing Of Past, But Khalsa Aid Is Still Rebuilding The State|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/for-many-kerala-floods-may-be-a-thing-of-past-but-khalsa-aid-is-still-rebuilding-the-state-359887.html|access-date=23 June 2020|website=IndiaTimes|language=en-IN}}</ref> and feeding NHS workers in the UK<ref>{{Cite news|last=Shah|first=Dhruti|date=29 March 2020|title=Coronavirus: The volunteers feeding the NHS|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-52062905}}</ref> and the poor in India during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news |author1=Harpreet Bajwa And Vineet Upadhyay |title=These Good Samaritans help soften the blow for poor during the COVID-19 lockdown |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/good-news/2020/mar/26/these-good-samaritans-help-soften-the-blow-for-poor-during-the-covid-19-lockdown-2121657.html |access-date=16 August 2020 |publisher=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=26 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Avneet Kaur |title=Khalsa Aid volunteers help soften the blow for needy |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/khalsa-aid-volunteers-help-soften-the-blow-for-needy-74937 |access-date=16 August 2020 |publisher=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]] |date=23 April 2020


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Revision as of 17:07, 1 October 2021

Khalsa Aid
Founded1999
FounderRavinder (Ravi) Singh
TypeCharity
Registration no.1163294
Location
Area served
Worldwide
ServicesCharitable services
Websitewww.khalsaaid.org

Khalsa Aid, founded in 1999, is a UK based international non profit humanitarian organization providing support to victims of natural and man made disasters around the world.[1] The organization has been acknowledged for providing relief during 2016 London floods,[2] in war-affected Syria in 2015,[3] setting up refugee camps for Rohingyas on Bangladesh-Myanmar border in 2017,[4][5] helping in rebuilding Kerala after 2018 floods,[6][7] and feeding NHS workers in the UK[8] and the poor in India during the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).

References

  1. ^ "Gurpreet Singh: Khalsa Aid deserves appreciation, not mudslinging, for standing up for Rohingyas". The Georgia Straight. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  2. ^ Pidd, Helen; Halliday, Josh (5 January 2016). "How the floods united the north – from chefs bearing curry to refugees with sandbags". The Guardian.
  3. ^ "Sikhs win hearts of Syrian refugees with 'sewa'". Hindustan Times. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  4. ^ Molloy0, Mark (16 November 2017). "Sikh volunteers give aid to Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution in Burma". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 23 June 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Sonia Sarkar (20 December 2019). "What Khalsa Aid can teach you about giving". Livemint. Retrieved 16 August 2020. "When we were serving the Rohingya refugees, we were called anti-nationals and Muslim appeasers on social media, but when we told them there were Hindu Rohingya refugees and Muslims alike, then everyone kept quiet," Amarpreet says. "Our aim is to do selfless service that goes beyond the realms of faith or community, a service for the weak and marginalized."
  6. ^ "Kerala floods: Khalsa Aid volunteers reach Kochi, set up Langar to feed 2000 people". The Indian Express. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  7. ^ "For Many, Kerala Floods May Be A Thing Of Past, But Khalsa Aid Is Still Rebuilding The State". IndiaTimes. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  8. ^ Shah, Dhruti (29 March 2020). "Coronavirus: The volunteers feeding the NHS". BBC News.
  9. ^ Harpreet Bajwa And Vineet Upadhyay (26 March 2020). "These Good Samaritans help soften the blow for poor during the COVID-19 lockdown". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
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