The following is the list of students who have qualfied for the Center Level competition
to be held on May 3 2025. The qualifications are based on the teacher recommendations
after the Class level Competition held on March 9 and 16 

If your name is not in the list and you still want to participate please register yourself 
using the following form
Hemkunt Speech Registration 2025

The following are the participants as of 4/30/2025 . The list is sorted by Hemkunt group first
and then by class and then alphabetically with the first name of the child

 

Student ID Class First Name  Sikh Name Last Name Hemkunt Group
24049 1A Mehwish Singh Mehwish Singh 1
24089 1B Elaahi Elaahi Kaur Chadha 1
24093 1B Gurtej  Gurtej Singh 1
22133 1C Sehaj  Kaur Johal 1
23003 1D Parwaan Singh Dhindsa 1
23027 1D Sahib   Kaur 1
22145 1D Yuvraj   Singh 1
24022 1G Harsheen   Kaur 1
22004 1H Mahaan Singh Matharu 1
24064 1M Ishvir    Kaur 1
22062 1W Misha   Singh 1
23075 1W Raeya   Makar 1
23054 1X Shajveer   Singh 1
22006 2A Khushveer Singh Sidhu 1
23062 2A Veera   Kaur 1
23034 2B Danisha Kaur Shergill 1
23078 2B Emaan Singh Gill 1
21001 2B Emaanjot Singh Baryar 1
23016 2B Jind Kaur Sandhu 1
22029 2B Jupmun   Kaur 1
23026 2C Abhijot Singh Dhindsa 1
23059 2C Ekam    Kaur 1
22139 2C Mehroop Kaur Dhillon 1
22109 2C Tegh  Singh Purewal 1
22027 2F Ikaagar Singh Ghai 1
22059 2H Abigat   Kaur 1
22088 2H Gurbaz Singh Singh 1
22001 2H Mehr Kaur N/A 1
22056 3A Divit   Singh 1
19020 3A Hazure Singh Nagi 1
19018 3A Jeevna Kaur   1
22065 3A Rehmat   Kaur 1
22044 3B Aykus Singh Sandhu 1
22068 3B Nirvair Singh Setia 1
22076 3B Sachleen Kaur Barn 1
22121 3E Anaiya Kaur Khanuja 1
22119 3E Sehij   Kaur 1
21028 4A Agam Singh Dhaliwal  1
21026 4A AYAANSH   SASAN 1
21044 4A Divjot Kaur Chopra 1
21045 4A Ikagar   Singh 1
22116 4A Neev  Singh khanuja 1
21041 4A Nihaal Singh Athwal 1
20016 4A Ruhbani Kaur Judge 1
19060 4A Suhaavi Kaur   1
22067 4B Mehtab Singh Boparai 1
19052 4B Suhavi Kaur Lamba 1
21007 4B Suhavi Kaur Singh 1
    Gurnoor Kaur Kaur 1
    Nihal Singh Thind 1
18106 1J Jodha Kaur Dhillon 2
23050 2B Ajuni Kaur Narang 2
23056 2D Gurseerat    Kaur  2
23091 2D Kavneer Singh Gandhi 2
23125 2D Teerath Kaur Grewal 2
23118 2E gurfateh   singh 2
23012 2E Harjas   Singh 2
23074 2E Mehar    Makar 2
23040 2E Sahib Singh Bajwa 2
23023 2E Simrit  Kaur Kandola 2
22097 3C Anhad  Kaur Saini 2
22102 3C Baneet Kaur Saini 2
22005 3C Sachdev Singh Sidhu 2
19035 3D Anmol   Singh 2
22100 3D Arjan Singh Ghangas 2
22050 3D Ekam Singh Jhund 2
22107 3E Alisha Kaur Alang 2
17049 3E Uday Singh Sra 2
18083 3F Gurjinder Singh Multani 2
21077 3F Saaj   kaur 2
19036 3G Gurkirat   Kaur 2
18009 3G Vanveer Singh Multani 2
21034 4B Ajooni Kaur Dhindsa 2
23100 4B Ashnoor Kaur Pahwa 2
19013 4B Avleen Kaur Brar 2
19007 4B Ganeev Kaur Chadha 2
19026 4B Gurneet Kaur Baryar 2
24094 4B Harnoor Harnoor Kaur 2
21076 4B Harnoor   Kaur 2
19012 4B Manroop   Singh 2
23015 4B Naseeb Kaur Sandhu 2
21015 4C MANPREET   SINGH 2
19104 4C Mehar Singh Boparai 2
21004 4C Tamaira  Kaur Batra 2
21035 4D Ekam Singh Dhindsa 2
17117 4D Harsakhi Kaur Pamma 2
21013 4D Nihaal Singh Kaloti 2
20009 4D Sookhmun Kaur Dhaliwal 2
23031 5A Achraj Singh Girdhar 2
18008 5A Agam Singh Chadha 2
20037 5A Anbhao   Singh 2
19014 5A Arzoi   Kaur 2
17096 5A Japleen Kaur Saini 2
20033 5A Khivi Kaur Dhindsa 2
18063 5A Ruhani  Kaur Khosla 2
19006 5A Tanisha Kaur Baveja 2
20025 5B Japjot   Singh 2
18029 5B Jasleen Kaur Rekhi 2
20019 5B Kiratnoor   Singh 2
18041 5B Sahib Singh Hundal 2
17131 6A Aaliyah   Kapoor 2
18001 6A Angad   Singh 2
18003 6A Anureet Kaur Sohal 2
18080 6A Fateh   Singh 2
22138 6A Gurrehmat Kaur Sekhon 2
18035 6A Jeeya Kaur Banga 2
17116 6A Ravneet Kaur Mann 2
18111 6A Rhea   Singh 2
18002 6A Ruhanijot Kaur Nagra 2
18057 6B Raisa   Kaur 2
17007 7A Arman Singh Purba 2
17058 7A Dilnoor Kaur Dhillon 2
17039 7A Enoor Kaur Bhullar 2
24083 7A Gursifat   kaur  2
17027 7A Jyot Kaur   2
16135 7A Meher Kaur Lamba 2
16135 7A Meher Kaur Lamba 2
18073 7A Ravleen Kaur Saini 2
17103 7A Rayna Kaur Baveja 2
    Angad Singh Singh 2
    Gurrehmat Kaur Sekhon 2
    Gursimar Singh Budhraja 2
24063 1Z2 Gurvir    Singh 3
24017 1Z2 Jasleen   Kaur 3
16015 2E Shaan Singh Bhella 3
23037 2G Abhitaz Singh Mahal 3
23089 2G Apaar  Singh GANDHI 3
23041 2G Manreet Kaur Bajwa 3
19039 2G Sarika   Saroya 3
22108 3G Amritjit    Kaur 3
17146 3G Angad Singh Jhund 3
24080 3G Arjan  Singh Mann 3
18012 4D Gurshan Singh Gahir 3
21033 4D Nimrit Kaur Dhindsa 3
18054 4D Saanvi   Kamboj 3
21058 5B Ekamjot  Singh Dhami  3
20029 5B Keerat Singh Sodhi 3
14019 5B Sachkeerat Kaur   3
20017 5B Saran Singh Hundal 3
21012 5B Sehajdeep  Singh Mann 3
20018 5B Sevak Singh Hundal 3
21064 5B Sukhreet  Kaur Dhami  3
16042 6A Pavittar Singh Dhami 3
18065 6A Reeya Kaur Mann 3
17080 6A Saroop Kaur Bahad 3
23099 6B Arsheen Kaur Pahwa 3
17130 7A Hasrat Kaur Grewal 3
17119 7A Jashan Singh Brar 3
16111 7A Jasmyra   Setia 3
16054 7A Kabir Singh Sethi 3
15069 7A Kanwalnain Kaur Gaheer 3
16038 7A Mayher Kaur Otal 3
15031 7A Pargat Singh Sandhu 3
16005 7A Samik Kumar Dev 3
16069 7A Sevak   Singh 3
17079 8A Dilpreet Singh Sehmbey 3
15046 8A Himmet Singh Chadha 3
    Aleena Singh Singh 3
    Harshan Singh Dhaliwal 3
    Jashan Singh Brar 3
    Jasman   Singh 3
    Jasmyra Kaur Setia 3
    Noor Kaur Narang 3
16108   Sangam Singh Dhaliwal 3
    Simrat Kaur Hundal 3
    Ekam Kaur Bhullar 3
    Simrat   Kaur 3
17106 3G Dildeep Singh Mander 4
19112 5B Navnidh Kaur Arora 4
18103 7A Dilshaan Singh Sahota 4
13030   Gurkiran Kaur Kaur 4
12366   Harnoor Kaur Kaur 4
    Jasleen Kaur Toor 4
    Jazleen Kaur Dhaliwal 4
    Prabhnoor Kaur Kaur 4
    Ramneek Kaur Dhami 4

The Hemkunt speech competition Zonal level will be held on June 1, 2024 at

Sikh Gurdwara San Jose 
Library Hall
3636 Murillo Ave San Jose 95148

The participants that have qualified/Registered for the competition is at the following link:
Particpants in the Zonal Competition 2024

The zonal contest will bbe for groups 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 and will be starting at 10 am 

 

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Results of the Center Level Speech competition held on May 4, 2024

We plan to begin at 10 am

The center level competition will be for Groups 1, 2 and 3. All will be held in parallel  starting at 10 am

Groups 4 and 5 will be going straight to the Zonal Competition held on June 1, 2024

Depending on the actual participants that give the speech on May 4, 2024, 1 child for every 5 participants will go to the zonal level.

e.g if there are 15 participants 3 will go to zonal level, if there are 18 partcipants 4 will go to zonal level and so on....

Among all the students that gave the speech on March 17 and March 24 at the Class level, the following link has the ones that moved to Center level (Click to see)

Hemkunt Center Level Participants 2024

If your name is on the list and you do not intend to participate, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and let us know so that we can make arrangments accordingly

If your name is not on the list and you want to participate please fill the following form. 

Registration for Hemkunt Speech

We will publish the order of speech on Friday night before the competition.
If you are not present at the time your name is called then you will be called again after all other participants are done.
So plese be present when your name gets called

The results will be announced in assembly on Sunday, May 5, 2023 and then posted on the website

For books and questions please refer to the Hemkunt website as below:

https://www.hemkunt2.org/books/

 

 

Gurbani Contest is being held since 1997. This contest is professionally organized. Experienced judges very precisely monitor the performance of each participant. Participants are judged in the area of clear pronunciation of Gurbani, understanding of Gurbani, language, clarity, style and delivery. Cash prizes, trophies and other awards are pre-sented to participants depending upon their performance and available budget. Punjabi speaking participants receive special cash prizes at the final contest. 

This is an excellent opportunity for participants to understand Gurbani and discuss Guru Ji's message from select Pauris of the Japji Sahib.
This contest also helps participants improve their memorizing Gurbani, public speaking, and presentation skills.
 
Please see the following brochure for more details: Gurbani Competition 2024 Brochure
 
You can register  for the contest by clicking on the following:Registration form

 

Khalsa School is providing preparation classes on Sundays from 12am-12:45 pm - starting October 16th in room 177 at Guru Nanak Khalsa School

 
The contest at Khalsa School will be held on Saturday December 7th at 11 am with trophies and prizes being awarded to all participants. 
  
We encourage all parents to have their children participate.
 

FAQ for Gurbani Contest are below:

Qs 1:  Does language (Punjabi or English) matters ?

Ans: No bias in SCORING/JUDGING for the choice of language,  however winners may be given special prize if they have spoken in Punjabi.

Qs 2:   Does it matter if I use my notes during the speech ? 

Ans: There is no penalty points for using notes or no bonus points for memorized contents, however keep in mind if you are referring your notes during the speech you could be inadvertently impacting other areas where you are judged, ex. : expressions, confidence, delivery, timings etc.

Qs 3:   What am I expected to deliver in the speech ?  Pauri’s Meaning or The  Message ?

Ans: Judges are looking for THE MESSAGE in general or for you in particular that Guru Sahib conveying to us in that Pauri.  Judges are not looking for the meaning or teeka as the primary content of your speech.

Qs 4:   What is the meaning of implementation score ?

Ans: Judges are looking that how would you implement or apply the message in the given puari in your daily life.

Qs 5:  What do i do if I forget gurbani pauri while reading ?

Ans: No worry! If you forget the paurhi while reading. You can restart from the beginning and finish it without any penalty.

 

The following are the results of the Hemkunt Speech Competition - Zonal held on June 1, 2024

All first place winners will represent at International Sikh Youth Symposium to be held on July 25-28 at Sikh Gurdwara San Jose CA

Group1    
Name  Position  
Suhavi Kaur Lamba 1st  
Khivi Kaur Dhindsa 1st  
Suhavi Kaur Singh 1st  
Nirvair Singh Setia 2nd  
Ganeev Kaur Chadha 2nd  
Neev Singh Khanuja 2nd  
     
     
Group 2    
     
Name  Position  
Sevak Singh 1st  
Sangam Singh Dhaliwal 1st  
Fateh Singh  1st  
Noor Kaur Narang 2nd  
Achraj Singh Girdhar 2nd  
Mehar Makar 2nd  
Enoor Kaur Bhullar 3rd  
Dilnoor Kaur Dhillon 3rd  
     
     
Group 3    
     
Name Position  
Aleena Singh 1st  
Navnidh Kaur Arora 1st  
Simrat Kaur 1st  
Himmet Singh Chadha 2nd  
Veer Singh Atkar 2nd  
Simrat Kaur Hundal 2nd  
     
     
Group 4    
Name Position  
Jazleen Kaur Dhaliwal 1st  
Gurkiran Kaur 1st  
Jasleen Kaur Toor 1st  
Prabhnoor Kaur 2nd  
Sahej Singh Basati 2nd  
Kabeer Singh 2nd  
     
     
Group 5    
Name  Position  
Harshan Singh Gandham 1st  
Arshmeet Kaur 1st  

The following is the list of participants for the Zonal Competition for Silicon Valley Zone. Please note that this is not the order of presentation

We plan to start at 10 am on June 1, 2024. Please be there on time. The location is:

Guru Nanak Khalsa School LIbrary
3636 Gurdwara Ave
San Jose CA 95148

       
Silicon Valley Zone
Hemkunt Foundataion Speeech Competition 2024
Zonal Participants
       
Group 1
Age 6-8 yars
Name Class  
Nirvair Singh Setia 2B  
Suhavi Kaur Lamba 3C  
Khivi Kaur Dhindsa 4A  
Suhavi Kaur Singh 3A  
Neev Singh Khanuja 3B  
Ganeev Kaur Chadha 3D  
       
       
Group 2
Age 9-11 years
Name Class    
Fateh Singh  5A    
Noor Kaur Narang 7A    
Mehar  Makar 1J    
Sevak Singh  6B    
Dilnoor Kaur Dhillon 6A    
Sangam Singh Dhaliwal 7A    
Enoor Kaur Bhullar 6A    
Achraj Singh Girdhar 4A    
       
       
Group 3
Age 12-14 year
Name Class    
Simrat Kaur  7B    
Navnidh Kaur Arora 4B    
Aleena Singh  7A    
Simrat Kaur Hundal 7B    
Veer Singh Atkar 8A    
Himmet Singh Chadha 7A    
       
       
Group 4
Age 15-17 years
Name Class    
Gagandeep Kaur 4B    
Sanjana Kaur Mann 6C    
Tishneet Kaur Chhabra 6C    
Jazleen Kaur Dhaliwal      
Jasleen Kaur Toor      
Prabhnoor Kaur      
Kabeer Singh Teacher    
 Gurkiran Kaur      
 Sahej Singh Basati  Teacher    
       
Group 5
Age 18-25 years
Name Class    
Arshmeet Kaur      
Harshan Singh Gandham