CONCEPT OF INDISCRIMINATE SERVICE

            The work being done by Bhai Ghaniya Ji Mission Society (Regd.) for the service of mankind needs no introduction. The basic principle of the society is to render selfless service to the poor, needy & down trodden patients irrespective of caste, creed, colour or race.

A BRIEF LIFE HISTORY OF BHAI GHANIYA JI

            Bhai Ghaniya (1648-1718), was a Sikh of Guru Teg Bahadur and was the founder of the Sevapanthi or Addanshahi sect of the Sikhs. Bhai Sahib was born in a Dhamman Khatri family of Sodhara near Wazirabad in Sialkot district (now in Pakistan). His father was a wealthy trader, but he himself being of a religious bent of mind left home. His quest ended as he met Guru Tegh Bahadur (1621-75) and accepted initiation at his hands. Ghaniya Ji established a dharamsathal at Kavha village, at present Attock district of Pakistan. His special mission was selfless service of humanity with no distinction of nationality, caste or creed.

            During the frequent sallies and skirmishes between the Sikhs and the enemy, Bhai Ghaniya Ji was often seen carrying a mashak to serve water to anyone who was thirsty. He took upon the task of quenching the thirst of the wounded soldiers in the battle of Anadpur Sahib in 1704. He did this sewa with love and affection without any discrimination between the Guru’s Sikh soldiers and the Mughal army’s soldiers. Forerunner of the present day Red Cross is a tribute to the Universal message of compassion and kindness to all. While the world hails Henry Dunant, founder of the Red Cross, as the first humanitarian at the service for the care of war victims.

AIM & OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY

            Bhai Ghaniya Ji Mission Society (Regd.) was established on 12^th May, 1997 with the sole aim of extending selfless service to the poor, needy and downtrodden patients, some of whom, would unfortunately die, being unable to bear the cost of medicines and treatment. Initially, the society was started with 11 members and monthly collection of Rs. 25,000/- was collected to help the poor and needy patients. But now by the grace of Almighty and unstinted co-operation of our generous donors (presently about 3200 in nos.), the yearly collection has risen to Rs. 70 Lac with a Board consisting of 4 patrons, 2 Associated Members, 61committee Members and 20 Advisory members to control the functioning of the society. The members of the society are deputed to sit in the Govt. and Charitable Hospitals, T.B. Hospital, Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, Sri Guru Ramdas Hospital (Gurudwara Shaheed & Vallah), Mata Kaulan Ji Mission Hospital, Civil Hospital, Amritsar etc. to help the poor and needy patients. Beside that, the society is also running Bhai Ghaniya Ji Sajan Saraswati Mission Hospital (OPD). The major cost of construction of Hospital was donated by Sajan Saraswati Foundation Trust U.K. through S. Gurmukh Singh Baura & Dr. Gurmeet Kaur Baura Trustees of Trust where about 250 patients daily take Medical advantage, S. Narinder Singh Ji Memorial, Bhai Ghaniya Ji Homeopathic Dispensary, S. Gian Singh Chawla Memorial Bhai Ghaniya Ji Physiotherapy Centre, S. Amarjit Singh Chawla of Australia, our Associated Member of Society, donated the entire amount in memory of his father S. Gian Singh Ji Chawla. Bhai Ghaniya Ji Acupressure Centre is also working at 62, East Mohan Nagar, Amritsar. Apart from this, Ms. Daphne May of U.K. has donated the entire amount for the construction of adjoining Hospital building & Ceragem Thermal Massager centre under her name.    

            With the generous help and kind co-operation of Sajan Saraswati Trust U.K., the society has one Ambulance-Cum-Dead Body Van, One Mobile Dispensary Van which have been working since 17-12-2007. The Van is fitted with the modern equipments i.e. ECG, Sugar Testing device etc. Six villages are being covered twice a week and on meager amount of Rs. 5, three days medicine is being given to the patients. Rs. 15 is charged for ECG and Rs. 15 are charged for Sugar Testing etc. and after every two months we rotate the van to the other villages.

            Every year, the society also organizes 2-3 Medical Camps in different villages, to help the needy and poor patients. The Eye Camps are also organised every year and free Eye Operation facilities are provided to the patients with the help of Thekedar Bishan Singh Hanspal Public Charitable Trust, Amritsar.

            The society is planning to start similar dispensaries in the backward and poor localities of the city, one such dispensary has been started in Maqbool Pura area, a poor and backward locality of the city on 13-12-2008, sponsored by S. Trilochan Singh Ji Chawla of Raipur (Chhattisgarh), about 100 patients are being attended daily where a need for a computer lab is felt to in order to give better services to the patients.

We daily witness a number of road accidents and injured sometimes die due to non-availability of immediate First Aid which is highly painful. Injured needs to be shifted to hospital immediately and generally they hardly get any timely help from the Govt. Agencies. For this purpose, the society is considering very seriously to encroach upon the kind generosity of all our member donors to make them prepared to go for a Trauma Van.

            Now Bhai Ghaniya Ji Mission Society has started a new unit i.e. Bhai Ghaniya Ji Blood & Eye Donation Council. The main functions of this unit will be to create awareness among the general masses for donating eyes to the blind persons and also to persuade them to donate blood for the poor and needy patients by organizing Blood Donation Camps. Our new Unit is eliciting full co-operation of Eye Donation Association (Regd.), Hoshiarpur. 

Cancer Care Unit

Another milestone in this direction is, to provide medical help to cancer patients, those who require Chemotherapy. The Chemotherapy medicines are provided at much lesser prices than the market price. The unit is running under the name “Bhai Surat Singh (Puran Ji) Cancer Care Unit”.

Eyes Care Unit

            Society is opening a New Unit namely “S. Basant Singh Ji Hanspal Eyes Care Unit” in the month of Jan 2010 in Association with Thekedar Bishan Singh Hanspal Charitable Trust, Asr, at 62, East Mohan Nagar, Amritsar.

Patient Help

The Society also provides financial help upto Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) to Kidney patients, by-pass surgery, Cancer patient, Operations etc. About 5 to 10 patients are being benefits every year. 

We are pleased & honoured to nominate “S. Raghubir Singh Ji Punjabi Parkashak, U.S.A.” representative in mobilizing foreign donations in the U.S.A. & other countries. He has very kindly come forward to donate handsome amount more than Rs. One Lac for the society and consented to donate more funds for Lab and other equipments for Physiotherapy & medicines etc.