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Vashi2Panvel.Com: Navi Mumbai: September 5: Gurudwara Guru Nanak Darbar, Airoli will soon emerge as a socio-cultural organization and not just a place of worship. The gurudwara which was inaugurated on Sunday last has a host of other community programmes in operation.

The gurudwara houses a dispensary in the ground floor. “We have a concept of organizing free medicines for the needy. We are planning to set up donation boxes for medicines wherein people can donate the extra medicines. These medicines can be used for dispensing to the needy. We have two doctors who have promised to do free service- Dr.Malti Chitnis and Dr. Sushma Malpani. The minimum fee that we’ll charge from the patients would be Rs.5 and that would be used for equipments and maintenance purposes. We have also approached a few pharmaceutical companies who are ready to give us free medicines. This facility is open to the general public,” says Meher Singh Randhawa, president of the Gurudwara committee.

Another interesting feature of the Gurudwara is the technical computer institute which would accommodate 100 students and provide a certificate computer education. “We are yet to install the computers. We will provide computer training of all types in minimal fee. However, the Sikh students will get a priority here though the course is open for all,” Randhawa says adding further, “For the poor and needy the education would be free of cost.”

The gurudwara also houses a conference hall, special rooms for Guru Granth Sahib paatth, a library and a marriage hall--open to all religions, provided they come with their heads covered, and do not smoke, drink or eat or serve non-vegetarian food in the premise.

Swati Pandey