Hemkunt Speech competition 2024
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 Competition 2024
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.
Khalsa School is providing preparation classes on Sundays from 12am-12:45 pm - starting October 16th in room 177 at Guru Nanak Khalsa School
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.
Hemkunt Speech Competition Results -Zonal
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 |
Hemkunt Speech Competition - Zonal Participants 2024
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 | |||
Results of Hemkunt Center level competition Held on May4, 2024
The following are the result of the Center Level Hemkunt speech competition
| Guru Nanak Khalsa School | |||
| Hemkunt Foundataion Speeech Competition 2024 | |||
| Center Level Results | |||
| Group 1 | |||
| Name | Position | Class | Qualifies for Zonal on June 1st |
| Nirvair Singh Setia | First | 2B | Yes |
| Suhavi Kaur Lamba | First | 3C | Yes |
| Khivi Kaur Dhindsa | First | 4A | Yes |
| Suhavi Kaur Singh | Second | 3A | Yes |
| Neev Singh Khanuja | Second | 3B | Yes |
| Ganeev Kaur Chadha | Second | 3D | Yes |
| Sachleen Kaur Barn | Third | 2B | No |
| Ruhbani Kaur | Third | 3A | No |
| Suhaavi Kaur | Third | 3B | No |
| Group 2 | |||
| Name | Position | Class | Qualifies for Zonal on June 1st |
| Fateh Singh | First | 5A | Yes |
| Noor Kaur Narang | First | 7A | Yes |
| Mehar Makar | First | 1J | Yes |
| Sevak Singh | Second | 6B | Yes |
| Dilnoor Kaur Dhillon | Second | 6A | Yes |
| Sangam Singh Dhaliwal | Second | 7A | Yes |
| Enoor Kaur Bhullar | Third | 6A | Yes |
| Achraj Singh Girdhar | Third | 4A | Yes |
| Hargun Kaur Virk | Third | 7A | No |
| Group 3 | |||
| Name | Position | Class | Qualifies for Zonal on June 1st |
| Simrat Kaur | First | 7B | Yes |
| Navnidh Kaur Arora | First | 4B | Yes |
| Aleena Singh | First | 7A | Yes |
| Simrat Kaur Hundal | Second | 7B | Yes |
| Veer Singh Atkar | Second | 8A | Yes |
| Himmet Singh Chadha | Second | 7A | Yes |
| Arshdeep Kaur | Third | 7B | NO |
| Arsheen Kaur Pahwa | Third | 5B | NO |
| Pavit Kaur Kohli | Third | 7B | NO |