Also cautions Punjabi parents to be careful about spending money on immigration
Advises Punjabi youths to beware of misleading publicity about immigration
To organizes awareness lectures, workshops for youths, students on immigration, drugs
NRI founder of Punjab Bhawan Canada Sukhi Bath launches global Punjabi magazine
By Raju William
Chandigarh, May 25, 2017: Founder of Punjab Bhawan and NRI businessman Sukhi Bath on Thursday advised the youth, aspiring to settle abroad, to first do comprehensive homework and avoid misleading publicity.
The youth should study and understand the immigration policies of foreign countries and only then make up their minds to go abroad, he said while addressing a news conference on the occasion of releasing the quarterly magazine Sugadhian here.
With the launch of this informative and literary magazine by Bath Foundation, Bath fulfilled one of the three projects announced to educate and make the students and youth aware in educational institutions about the prospects of settling abroad.
The magazine was released at a function organized at Press Club, Chandigarh.
Bath said that his Foundation was trying to organize lectures and workshops on the issue of youth and students awareness.
At the same time, he also cautioned the parents to spend money on sending their children abroad only after making an in-depth study of the rules and regulations from the websites of the Canadian immigration department and other institutions.
Bath admitted the prevailing problem of gang wars and drugs among the youths in Canada particularly in its British Columbia province.
“We are striving to bring such youths who have gone astray back to the normal life. For this, we are also trying to organize educative lectures and workshops there,” he informed.
Talking about the concept and objectives of Punjab Bhawan set up in Surrey, Canada by him, Bath said it would work as bridge to facilitate gatherings of the Punjabis from all over the world by organizing literary, cultural and social activities.
About the projects of the Bhawan, besides the new magazine, the work on digital library with 10 lakh books has almost been completed. It would go online soon. Primarily, the library is meant for the Punjabi writers but, at the same time, it would offer a global platform. The books of other languages would also be uploaded on it.
Bath announced that a mobile App of the Bhawan would be launched soon.
He informed the new building of the Bhawan will have complete Punjabi cultural ambience. It will have a conference hall, theatre, library and lodging facility for the guests.
There is no outside funding or donation for the construction and running the Bhawan. The entire expenditure is being borne by Bath family from their business profits now and it will continue in the future as well.
Besides Bath, main organizer of Punjab Bhawan and chief editor Sugadhian, Kavinder Chand, editor Paramjit Kattu and editor of babushahi.com, Baljit Balli were present on the occasion.
Bath Foundation has also constructed a Hall of Fame in Punjab Bhawan dedicated to late Arjun Singh, father of Sukhi Bath. The pictures of famous Punjabis have been put up there.
Bath made an interesting disclosure that he was born and brought up at Chandigarh. It is his deep sense of indebtedness to his motherland that he has been trying to contribute towards the welfare of Punjab, Punjabi and Punjabis as per his capacity.