• Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee sent a special Jatha of 25 members to start Akhand Path at Gurudwara Gangsar Jaito (A.D. 1923).
• Guru Ram Das left for his heavenly abode (A.D.1581).
• Guru Amar Das left for Heavenly abode (1574).

September 2

• Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya, a great national leader, arrived at Amrtisar to witness the brutal lathi charge of the police on the non-violent Akali Satyagrahies at Guru ka Bagh (A.D.1922)

September 3

• Madho Das was baptised by Guru Gobind Singh and given the name of Banda Singh (A.D.1708).
• The police beat Bhagat Singh, his two sons Tara Singh and Asa Singh while they were toiling in their fields in their village Tera Khurd on September 3,1922 on suspicision of their having sympathy for Guru ka Bagh Morcha. Unable to withstand severe injuries, Bhagat Singh died on September 4 and Tara Singh died on September 6, 1922.

September 4

• First meeting of the elected members of the statutory Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee was held in Town Hall, Amritsar in 1926.
• Birth of Maharaja Dalip Singh, the youngest son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Rani Jind Kaur (1838).

September 5:

• Sardar Pritpal Singh suffered 100 lathi blows of the police dauntlessly, heroically and intrepidly at Guru Ka Bagh (A.D.1922).

September 6

• Giani Dit Singh, one of the chief architects of Singh Sabha Movement and an erudite scholar passed away in 1901. He was born in A.D.1850 and hailed from village Nandpur Kalaur (district Patiala). To begin with, he was Gulab Dasia, but then he, under the influence of Jawahar Singh Kapur and Prof. Gurmukh Singh, embraced Sikh religion. He received Pahul and joined Singh Sabha movement. He wrote over two dozens of books. So brilliant he was that even Swamy Daya Nand had to accept his superiority.

September 7

• Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji left for his heavenly abode (A.D.1539).

September 10

• Sardar Karam Singh, a renowned Sikh historian, passed away (A.D.1930).
• Bhai Gurdas, the great Sikh scholar and poet passed away in (A.D.1637).

September 12

• The Saragarhi episode (1897). The picket continued to be held by the Sikh soldiers till their last breath.

September 13

• Due to Rev. C.F. Andrew’s efforts, the beating of the Sikhs Sacrifice squads as well as their arrests stopped. It was he who uttered after witnessing brutality and inhumanity at Guru ka Bagh that he saw hundreds of Christs suffering cross daily.
• Orders declaring Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and Shiromani akali Dal as unlawful bodies were withdrawn by the Punjab government in 1926.
• Master Tara Singh led first Shaheedi Jatha of 100 Akalis in the Daska Morchain 1931

September 14

• Nawab Zabita Khan Ruhela was baptised and named Dharam Singh (1777) as he was much impressed by the character of the Khalsa.
• Raja Sher Singh Attari declared war against British Rule in Punjab 1848. He was son of Chattar Singh. His sister was engaged to Maharaja Dalip Singh.

September 15

• Maharaja Sher Singh, his son Kanwar Partap Singh and Raja Dhian Singh Dogra were murdered by Sandhanwalias in A.D. 1843.
• Baba Budha Ji passed away in A.D. 1631. His pyre was lit by Guru Hargobind Singh Ji.

September 17

• The working committee of Indian National Congress set up an enquiry committee to submit report regarding goingson pertaing to the Guru Ka Bagh Morcha (A.D. 1922).

September 18

• Dalip Singh was installed as Maharaja of Punjab in A.D. 1843.
• The battle of Bhangani (near Paonta) was fought between the armies of Guru Gobind Singh and those of the Hill Rajas. The Sikhs came out victorious. In this battle Pir Budhu Shah of Sadhaura alongwith his sons and his seven hundred disciples took part.

September 20

• Raja Hira Singh Dogra murdered Ajit Singh Sandhawalia and Lehna Singh Sandhawalia to avenge his father’s death (A.D. 1843).

September 21

• Raja Gulab Singh Dogra got Jawahar Singh, brother of Rani Jind Kaur, killed in 1845 through Mian Prithi Singh Dogra.
• During Punjabi Suba Morcha Kaka Inderjit Singh was killed and then thrown into a well.

September 23

• Bhai Gurdas expired on this day (A.D. 1637). He was a great Sikh Savant totally dedicated to the cause of Sikhism. He was an erudite scholar having proficiency in Braj, Persian, Punjabi, Hindi and Arbic. His composed 39 Vars (Ballads in heroic metre) in Punjabi were regarded by Sri Guru Arjan Dev as key to the understanding of Sri Guru Granth Sahib. He got the privilege to write Sri Guru Granth Sahib at the dictation of Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji. The Sikhs looked upon him with deep reverence. On the eve of his death he expressed his desire to Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib that none should raise any memorial at the place of his cremation.

September 24

• Birthday of Sri Guru Ram Dass Ji (A.D. 1534).
• Birth of Baba Sri Chand. He was born to Sri Guru Nanak Dev and Sulakhani in September 1494 (Bhadon Sudi 9,1551 BK). Himself a great ascetic, he organised Udasi sect. He expired in A.D. 1612 (15 Assu, 1669 BK).

September 26

• Ten Sikhs were massacred by fake Nirankaris at Kanpur (A.D. 1978)

September 27

• Sahibzada Jujhar Singh son of Guru Gobind Singh was born this day in 1690. He met his martyrdom while fighting heroically in the battle of Chamkaur on Poh 8, 1761 B.K. (A.D. 1704). The court poet Sainapat writes:- “When Ajit saw odds turning against him; he pierced through the enemy’s forces with an arrow in his hand. When odds turned stiffer, Jujhar too turned bolder. Shooting and killing, he leapt into the enemy ranks.”

People with mental health can’t work.

Fact:

You probably already work with someone with a mental health problem.

Myth:

People with mental health problems don’t want to work.

Fact:

The majority of the people with mental health problems want to work.

Myth:

People with mental health problems would not be able to maintain patient confidentiality if they worked in the health service.

Fact:

There is not evidence to suggest this.

Myth:

People with mental health problems would not be able to keep to the required time committment of the job.

Fact:

No evidence to suggest this and flexible working policies of LPT could help resolve any issues that did arise.

Myth:

People with mental health problems have a tendency to be violent.

Fact:

People with mental health problems are more likely to be attacked than to attack somebody.

Myth:

People who have been sectioned under the Mental Health Act can never work in the health service.

Fact:

There is no legislation to stop people who have been sectioned under the Mental Health Act from working in the health service.

• There are currently 750,000 people with dementia in the UK.
• There are over 16,000 younger people with dementia in the UK.
• There are over 11,500 people with dementia from black and minority ethnic groups in the UK.
• There will be over a million people with dementia by 2025.
• Two thirds of people with dementia are women.
• The proportion of people with dementia doubles for every 5 year age group.
• One third of people over 95 have dementia.
• 60,000 deaths a year are directly attributable to dementia.
• Delaying the onset of dementia by 5 years would reduce deaths directly attributable to dementia by 30,000 a year.
• The financial cost of dementia to the UK is over £20 billion a year.
• Family carers of people with dementia save the UK over £6 billion a year.
• 64% of people living in care homes have a form of dementia.
• Two thirds of people with dementia live in the community while one third live in a care home.

Alzheimer’s Society has also found that although 1 in 3 people over 65 will die with dementia, almost a third (31%) of people would not know how to get information and support if they received a diagnosis.

• 14% of people would want support but would have no one to turn to
• 74% of people would be frightened, 55% would feel depressed and 35% angry
• Over one in four (26%) would feel lonely and one in 10 (10%) would feel ashamed
• More than four out of five (82%) people would turn to a professional for support.

There are several reasons why people with dementia and carers from BME communities often don’t receive the help they need. Some communities have no concept of dementia or believe it is an inevitable part of ageing rather than a disease. Often dementia carries a stigma that deters people from seeking help. And for those who do seek help, language is often a barrier. In addition some communities have a strong tradition of looking after older people within extended families. Families will cope with the care of a relative with dementia, often only looking for support when a crisis occurs.

An early diagnosis of dementia followed by information and support reduces outpatient costs by almost 30 percent, claims new research presented at the International Conference on Alzheimer’s disease.

Alzheimer’s Society comment:

‘An early diagnosis is hugely important as it enables people with dementia to understand their condition, access treatments that could help relieve their symptoms and gives them time to plan for the future. Support following the diagnosis is also vital if people with dementia and their carers are to have the best quality of life possible.’

Researchers in the UK and France are recommending that reducing depression and diabetes, increasing education and eating more fruit and vegetables may reduce the number of people developing dementia. Gene known to be linked to obesity may also be associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

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