Keeping linguistic, spiritual heritage of Sikhs alive


Long-established: Part of the buildings where Sikh organisation Khalsa Diwan Malaysia is based in Ipoh, Perak. Some of the buildings are used by Guru Nanak Institution to run their weekly Punjabi classes. — Courtesy photo

Punjabi education in Malaysia has gone through a remarkable transformation in just three decades.

Bringing back Punjabi language from the brink of fading away in the mid-1990s is a programme that boasts its own locally developed textbooks from kindergarten right up to Form Five.

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