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= The legend Shri Harbhajan Singh (A remembrance) = Harbhajan Singh is not physically present with us, He will always be our source of inspiration. A man of wisdom, principles, self-less devotion and dynamic vision, he was our guiding force. His persional personality, kindness, love, and affection is remembered. he was constantly intracting with people from various quarters to encourage them to help the weaker sections of the socity. He always extended his helping hand with a smile to those who ever seeked for help.

With journalism in his blood and venis, he was naturally out there to play lon innings and that too, in style. Under the careful supervision of his illustrious father, he gradually took over the Indian Observer.

Being the son of Sardar Durlab Singh, a veneteran journalist, and the editor of the Indian Observer, Harbhajan Singh had all that he needed. He was aware of the problems which journalists went through in publishing a newspaper. The hardships which they had to face while taking out papers from small cities and towns without any economic background and no support from from Central or State Government. He founded All India Small and Medium Newspapers Federation ( AISMNF ) in 1980's for the cause of weaker sections of the press. Today, the fredration is the largest in India, having members from the length and breath of the country. They are the ones who educate the masses in the big papers also do not penetrate. He had made the federation so powerful that the Government bodies of media. He remained the unopposed President of the Federation till he lived.

In his capacity as the General Secretary of the All India National Unity Conference, he penned ″The Nation on Traial″. Even though at that time, the fundamentalists were preaching for separation, Harbhajan Singh led the people's movement for the unity in the country.

The book was set in a time when the foreign power exploited the disgruntling and anti-social elements in the Punjab, Kashmir and Assam, raising their ugly head with demands for Khalistan, Azad Kashmir, Gorkhaland Bodoland, giving alarming singlas to the peace loving countrymen. It was releases by Shri Shankar Dayal Sharma, the then President of India.

He was of the opinion treat the people of this country are the only hope for this country. Shri Harbhajan Singh has authored many books on highly controversial topics, such as "The Great Betrayal on middle-East", "Indira Gandhi : A Prime Minister Assassinated", "Nation at Crossroad", "The National Agenda" and "After Rao : Who?" to name of few. He was honored time and again for his multifarious excellence in various fields.

He was the recipient of  "Shiromani Award 1979" for being a fearless and outstanding journalist, "National Integration Award" in the year 1982 for his tireless efforts for international brotherhood; International Media Award 1983; Bharat Gaurav Award 1988; Media man of the year 1989, UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Gold medal 2001 and so goes on the never ending list. His name engraved in golden letters is bound to figure in the select gallery of leading luminaries of the journalistic profession.

The Scope of his activities improved and enlarged with each passing year. He used to honor men and women, the brave sons and daughters, from all over the country who worked towards the National Unity and Integration of India. The Salient features being to recognize their merit and honoring the deserving ones publicly to boost their morale in order to set them on the road to achieve still higher goals.

There were two dominant traits in his outlook. first, his firm belief in India's future as a great country for at the end of each of his speeches he would say at the top of his voice "Mera Bharat mahaan" and Second his deep concern and compassion for the poor. He never made any compromise in thought of being an Indian and also exhorted his comrades to feel that way. Both as a person and as a leader in his own right, he made monumental contributions to the concept of developments without destruction ultimately leading to national unity and integration for communal harmony. During his numerous visits to various countries over the world, Harbhajan singh met an enormous number of Indians from different States of India coming form urban and rural countryside and making fortunes having settled in the country of their choice. Through his interactions with the Non- resident Indians and People of Indian Origin, he learnt about their difficulties and problems and decided to help them in his own humble way.

Without losing any time he got himself busy seriously in right earnest and formed a society. The NRI Welfare Society of India was the result.

Naturally as the founder member, he was the secretary General and th moving spirit behind the society. With his personal influence he invited all the political heavy weights to join the NRI Welfare Society in other key positions to give a boost to the cause that was dear to him. Harbhajan Singh set up the Society at a time when the words ARIs and PLOa were alien terms to the general Indian public. Harbhajan Singh was a great visionary and was quite ahead of his times.

Thus, those who had left the country almost empty handed and had worked wonders settled in their respective countries saw a ray of hope and gave the much needed momentum by joining the NRI Welfare Society and attending the International the International Congresses year after year.

By bringing together the NRIs from the world over on one platform, Harbhajan Singh cast them into a potential force to reckon with his NRI Welfare Society of India deemed its Privilege to honor the sons of soil and daughters of the nation, who had kept the name of the country high and today contributing to the to the economy of the country by sending forex to their dear and near ones back home in India.

By bringing them into the mainstream and their untold investments in core sectors, hospitals, educational institutions, NGOs and charitable institutions, gave them publicity through the well-brought out magazine titled NRI-LINK. words fall short to describe his inspiring and appealing personality. His charisma was enviable and deeds worth all the applaud and appreciation. His skills were impeccable and precise. He was a man of different and many moods. He was clam, in control, passionate about his work and humanitarian par excellence, His grace and qualities were near perfect. He dared not only to dream but achieved the same with gusto and in record time too. His inner urge to do something for the journalists of the small and medium newspapers, for the Non-Resident Indians, his patriotism for the Nation's Unity and his love for his family and, friends was par excellence. Kudos to the through gentleman that he was.

Harbhajan Singh was all for women's emancipation. He took a bold stand for their rights. Women's rights in property, universal education and primary health care were the burning and important issues that required immediate attention. He fought for each one of them till his very last breath.

Harbhajan Singh Ji never waited for an invitation to fight for women's cause. In fact, he organized many a seminar, conferences to focus on issues that related to the ladies of the land. He took up cudgels against the authorites to press for their just demands over the years through his vehicle Indian Observer.