Tarlochan Singh Conferred With Sikh Lifetime Achievement Award

:dateline:Sardar Tarlochan Singh, the former�Chairman of India�s�National Minorities Commission, has been�conferred with Sikh Lifetime Achievement Award 2014 for his�outstanding contribution to Sikhism and other walks of life.�

Describing 81-year-old Singh as a �walking encyclopaedia�on Sikhism, sports, Indian politics and Punjab,� the citation�read out at the Sikh Awards 2014 at Westminster Park Plaza last night said: �He is an able Parliamentarian, a sports�administrator par excellence, a well read columnist, a�successful communicator and a proven administrator.�� It said that Singh is the only Sikh to hold the post of�the Chairman of National Minorities Commission.� Besides this he was also a member of the National Human�Rights Commission, Population Commission and the Rajya Sabha.

In his acceptance speech, Tarlochan Singh said, �I feel�honoured to receive the award as it is a positive step to�promote Sikhism internationally. I cherish it all the more�because the honour has come from my own community.�� He wanted Navdeep Singh, founder of the Sikh Directory�Ltd who instituted the Sikh Awards, to consider setting up a�Sikh Research Centre or Sikh Information Centre in London.� Bhai Baldeep Singh, well known as the �Renaissance Man��of Punjab for rendering the vintage etiquettes of Gurbani�Kirtan, won the Sikhs in Entertainment award while Malvinder�Mohan Singh, Executive Chairman of Fortis Healthcare, was�declared as the Sikhs in Business � Business Man.

Navtej Singh of India, one of the world�s first Sikh�Bodybuilders, won the Sikhs in Sports award.� Other award recipients were Sikh Helpline, UK, founded by�Giani Sukha Singh (Sikhs in Charity), Gursharan Kaur Kandra�(Canada), founder of the Canadian Intercultural Association of�Students (Sikhs in Education), Sangat Television, UK (Sikhs in�Media), Swaran Singh Gharial, Kenya (Sikhs in Seva), Pardeep�Singh Bahra, UK (Sikh People�s Choice), Amrit Singh, Global�Head of South Asian Clients with EFG Bank AG, Singapore (Sikhs�in Profession), Parminder Kaur, Netherlands (Sikhs in Business�� Business Woman) and Sukhi Singh Ghuman, UK (Sikhs in�Business � Entrepreneur).