Red Dot Bhangra 2016, a week-long Bhangra festival by YSA and Sadi Wakhri Ah Taur (S.W.A.T.) Singapore, ended with a bang on 24 July 2016. The jointly organised Bhangra Bonanza showcased an array of Singapore’s finest Bhangra groups and was met with excitement and success. The Bhangra festival aimed to create greater awareness and understanding of

Music and dance are often seen to be the best platforms to promote the cultural tapestry of Singapore. Using the Dhol (Indian drum) and dance performances, YSA showcased the rich Punjabi culture, heritage and tradition as well as to promoted cultural understanding, appreciation and integration. For the very first time, it organised a multi-ethnic Dhol

On 11 November 2012, Cheng San CC was transformed into a vibrant and colourful arena that showcased the best Bhangra groups in Singapore. The second Bhangra Bonanza featured invigorating Bhangra performances in a cultural show with an underlying objective of integration and racial harmony. Organised by YSA, PA Narpani Pearavai and Kebun Bahru Indian Activity

Six years after presenting its maiden play titled Khoj — In Search Of! to a sell-out crowd of more than 900 people, YSA teamed up with KRI Art and Theatre to present a second play to yet another full-house. More than 700 people watched ‘The Doctor is In’ at the Alliance Francaise Theatre on 15

A sold-out crowd of 500 people were treated to a kaleidoscope of vibrancy and colour through invigorating Bhangra performances at a cultural show on 14 November 2010. Organised by YSA and the Nee Soon South Indian Activities Executive Committee, the three-hour dance extravaganza in Yishun saw performances by top Bhangra dance teams Kohinoor Bhangra Group,

Rangla Punjab, a bhangra troupe from Punjab, India, has emerged champion of the Regional Bhangra Competition held on 6 September 2008 at the RELC Auditorium. Hosted by the Singapore for the first time, the major multi-ethnic regional competition witnessed six top bhangra dance teams from Australia, India, Malaysia and Singapore coming together to vie to

It is virtually impossible not to hear the thunderous sound of the dhol at the Sikh Centre every Saturday afternoon. It is a combined effort of YSA and the Sikh Centre to nurture aspiring young talents. Now into their fourth year, the dhol lessons have seen the enthusiasts developing their skills to eventually perform for

In an immediate response to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s call to grassroots and community leaders to work with the newly launched Harmony Centre to carry out increase meaningful inter-faith activities, YSA led a group of young Sikhs and non-Sikhs on a visit to the Harmony Centre on 18 October 2006. This was the first

Senior Minister of State for Health, and Information, Communications and the Arts, Dr Balaji Sadasivan, launched the photographic exhibition, “Nectarpool: Portraits of Love and Longing in Amritsar”, at the National Library on 15 April 2006, aimed at fostering inter-community understanding, engagement and harmony. The photographic journey into the Golden Temple in India is a joint

A record crowd of 900 Sikhs and non-Sikhs attended the maiden play by YSA, “Khoj – In Search Of…”, on 19 August 2005. The word “Khoj” means “search” and, where the play is concerned it implies “search within one’s self”. As most north Indian words, it is a word common to Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi.