The Doordarshan Kendra Staff Chandigarh including the contribution of Civil Construction Wing (Civil) staff organized a Chhabeel (of cold & sweet water), Halwa & Namkeen Chana etc. in front of the Kendra on Wednesday i.e. 04th July 2018 for the traveller. In peak summers, the event coincides with the martyrdom day of Guru Arjan Dev Ji (the fifth Sikh guru). The concept is to offer the sweetened drink to people who are moving in the scorching heat. like the every 'chhabeel', a counter is put up where volunteers offer the sweetened drink in glasses to people by the staff. It gives a very nice feeling to offer sweetened water to people in this burning heat. The Motorists and others get a lot of relief after taking it. Even the younger generation feels happy to help out in this activity. The martyrdom day of Arjan Dev is observed every June. The guru was tortured to death on the orders of Mughal emperor Jahangir in the early 17th century. The tradition of this chhabeel has since spread to many other parts of northern India including Delhi. This is a very good tradition as spread a good message to the welfare of the nation.
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