Over 500 people from across the city enjoyed the hot meal and gained a greater insight into the Sikh faith

LONDON (TIP): Students in UK’s Birmingham city have served up more than 500 free meals as part of an important Sikh tradition. Birmingham City University Students’ Union and its Sikh Society hosted the ‘Langar on Campus’ in the Atrium at Millennium Point on Tuesday, February 22. ‘Langar’, which means kitchen in Punjabi language, is an important institution in Sikhism, where free food is offered to anyone who attends. ‘Langar on Campus’ is an event organized by Sikh students in universities all across the world, where students, staff and community members from all backgrounds come together and eat.

This was the fifth time a large-scale langar has been held at Birmingham City University and the first in over two years since the outbreak of the pandemic. Over 500 people from across the city enjoyed the hot meal and gained a greater insight into the Sikh faith, the university said in a press release on Thursday. President of Birmingham City University’s Sikh Society, Rajveer Singh, said: “Our Sikh Society was delighted to hold our fifth ‘Langar on Campus’ Event. It is always a joy to welcome people of all backgrounds to this communal celebration of oneness and equality. “But this year’s event was particularly poignant as it is the first time we have gathered in such numbers since the outbreak of the Covid pandemic. We sincerely hope everyone enjoyed the event as much as we did.”

(Source: PTI)