Ravi has been working as a humanitarian since 1999.

(meta data) TITLE: Magazine | Ravi Singh: Reigniting Faith in Humanity

# Ravi Singh: Reigniting Faith in Humanity

## Singh, founder of international non-profit aid and relief organization Khalsa Aid, has taken it upon himself to create a world that believes in equality and charity.

Through Khalsa Aid, he has been reaching out to various corners of the earth helping those in need and in turn rekindling people's trust in humanity.

In today's intolerant world where judgements are made based on one's race, religion and beliefs, the crucial need of the hour is the promotion of love and revivement of our faith in mankind.

Though this change in attitude cannot happen overnight, even simple acts of kindness can go a long way in attaining a world that believes in equality and charity.

Ravi Singh, founder and CEO of Khalsa Aid, an international non-profit aid and relief organization, has taken it upon himself to achieve this world vision.

The idea of taking the concept of langar aka Sikh community kitchen to people or regions that needed it the most gave birth to Khalsa Aid organization in 1999 in London, United Kingdom.

Singh recalls the moment vividly as it was the during that time that a vicious civil war was taking place in Kosovo, a disputed territory and partially recognized state in Southeast Europe.

Thousands of Kosovo residents, who fled the war zone to take refuge in neighbouring states, were homeless and without basic necessities such as food and water.

Rohingya Muslim Refugees .. Our response !

To DONATE to this project: https://www.justgiving.com/campaigns/charity/khalsaaid/refugees

Posted by Khalsa Aid International on Wednesday, 13 September 2017

"In April 1999 so many refugees in the border were fighting for a piece of bread.

That year Sikhs were celebrating 200 years of the Khalsa as an identity," adds Singh who began questioning himself and the community on the concept of langar and its purpose.

The fact that there wasn't any method of taking langar to where it is needed most disturbed him immensely.

"Each gurudwara has four doors which means anybody from four corners of the world can eat in the gurudwara.

So why haven't we gone out into the four corners to those who can't reach us?" he wondered.

This triggered in Singh the need to take the real meaning of langar to where it is required – to reach out to those who had no access to it.

This materialized with the formation of Khalsa Aid.

Today, Khalsa Aid is globally known as an international NGO with the aim to provide humanitarian aid in disaster areas and civil conflict zones around the world.

The organization is based upon the Sikh principle to 'Recognise the whole human race as one'.

Sharing the origin of the name, Singh says that it was chosen because the word 'Khalsa' is driven by humanity.

"That we don't hate or judge any faith; we respect and get along with everyone."

Starting with the first mission in Kosovo, Khalsa Aid has worked in war-hit zones like Syria and Yemen; helped multiple countries struck with disaster like the Nepal earthquake, famine in Kenya, and Indonesia Tsunami; and aided refugee camps in Greece, Lebanon and Congo, among many others.

"We have attended almost every disaster.

[With] each operation we are spending more, learning more, and utilizing local groups," says Singh proudly.

In India, Khalsa Aid has played a prominent role in providing relief to various areas hit by natural calamities like the Vishakhapatnam cyclone, floods in Jammu and Kashmir, and Gujarat earthquake, among others.

"Over the last three to four years, we have developed a fantastic team in India," says Singh.

Though Khalsa Aid is a small organization, with the backing of a large group of volunteers and generous donors, it has organized aid missions all over the world.

Singh provides a basic idea on how the missions work: Each mission comprises of a volunteer group or aid workers who undergo risk assessments to ensure they are safe when they are travelling.

The organization gets access to local contacts like churches or mosques to get a clearer idea on language, cultures and sensitivities of the region.

"Once in the country, the team spends days or months working with the local groups to make sure that what they do is effective.

We share our experiences on aid work to enhance it."

Funding comes mainly from the Sikh community; Khalsa Aid does not receive any government funding.

"About 98 percent is funded by the Sikh community from around the world.

If it is a major disaster, then the gurudwaras step forward as well," says Singh, adding that the organization has had a lot of non-Sikh supporters from UK in the past couple of years.

Khalsa Aid does not work with larger organizations for two main reasons – one, to keep away from corruption, and two, to avoid disrupting the economy of the country they are helping.

Corruption apparently is existent even when one is selflessly helping those in need.

"I have seen in the last 18 years how corruption works in these countries.

We work with a Rotary Club, a Lion's Club, mosque, church, or temple because you get a lot of volunteers at grassroots levels who have the passion of serving the people but don't have funding.

So we provide the funding, they provide the knowledge on the crisis, and we work together," explains Singh.

Elaborating on the second reason, he says that when a disaster happens, many countries and large aid agencies use the local services like hiring trucks without negotiating.

"This ruins the local economy as the local businesses that need the services can't afford it.

I don't believe in that, I believe that when we work with local organizations, churches or Rotary Clubs, we get the best discounted prices and we don't affect the local economy."

Rohingya Refugees Relief Refugees continue to arrive into Bangladesh from Myanmar.

Our volunteers are on the border areas to assist some of the most vulnerable.

We are setting up a short to medium term relief project in the area.

To DONATE towards this project please click on the following link: https://www.justgiving.com/campaigns/charity/khalsaaid/refugees

Posted by Khalsa Aid International on Tuesday, 12 September 2017

Besides corruption, Singh points out that hindrance from authorities while organizing the charity missions is also quite common.

Surprisingly, the Indian-origin CEO says "the biggest obstacle we have or the most harassment we get is in India.

Our office in India is continuously under watch by the intelligent services and the police."

In fact, he reveals that Iraq is so far the best country he has worked in.

"The Kurdish regional government never harass us.

We have several check points and armed police everywhere yet we don't get harassed, we are welcomed."

"The most difficult issue which we still face is mistaken identity," declares Singh, recalling an incident that took place in Congo in 2003 post the 9/11 US attacks.

A Christian village wouldn't let the team help them assuming they belonged to a terrorist group.

"We said number one, we are here to help, and number two, we have nothing to do with the Middle East," adds the Sikh charity worker, who is cautious when working in Middle Eastern countries.

"Most locals will look at you and would want to know who you are; our fear is the foreign forces as the western forces in the country might think we are ISIS.

So we [are] always careful in the way we act in these countries."

Singh believes that mistaken identity, especially due to the turban, even today is playing a very negative role towards the Sikh community.

He specifically mentions his experiences at airport security when travelling to various countries.

"If I am going to Iraq, I am more fearful and nervous being at the airport than in Iraq.

When we work aboard we are okay but when we are going through the airports, we feel that we are targeted," expresses Singh, calling it the worst part of the job.

The solution to get rid of this perception, he says, is by educating people and raising awareness.

"The only way to deal with it is to educate and the better you can educate, it will be more [aid] work around the world.

To be more visible, reach out to people even if they have never heard of you and do your work.

I think we should keep carrying on being a humanitarian."

For Singh and his team, every mission is a learning experience to become better.

Even though he has been to some of the most dangerous and life-threatening regions, the response he has received from people in return has been worth the risk.

"The most positive thing is that it changes you for the better.

You can't get more fulfilment in life than in helping others.

When you or anybody becomes a symbol of hope for people, then you have achieved your goal because materialism can't get you the love and respect from other people.

So much warmth that you get from people you are helping, you can't get that anywhere.

You can't buy it," says the good Samaritan.

Through his work and actions, Singh has become a symbol of hope and humanity for people who are gravely affected and broken.

He narrates a touching incident that happened a few months ago in Iraq: "One of our lady coordinators from Iraq called and said that a woman, who was being held hostage with her husband and children by ISIS, has come back.

One of our team members helped her with food and other necessities.

Two days later, the coordinator called and said that she just found out that the day we helped the woman, that night she was going to kill herself with her children because she was so broke and nobody helped her."

He recounts another one of his experiences helping out in a town in Bosnia during the floods in 2014.

"Members of the town would cook for us, they would ask us to eat with them and there was so much love," says Singh who fondly remembers his relationship with an elder who treated him like his son.

"He said you are always invited to my house.

Each mission, we leave behind good friends, we leave pieces of our heart behind."

Positive episodes such as these have encouraged Singh and his team to keep going and be advocates for humanity.

People like me, we have seen a lot of destruction, and you never lose hope in humanity.

You always help people and never give up.

We never stop believing in humanity because then you spread more love in the world.

It makes you driven to do more," he emphasizes.

I ask him how he gets the courage to visit these dangerous areas and selflessly help the people in need, and Singh confidently answers that the motivating factor is his faith and identity.

"Courage comes from my faith and my faith drives me to work without implementing or putting conditions on me.

We are told that we are here not for ourselves but for our humanity," asserts Singh who is deeply moved by the values his Sikh faith has taught him.

"The message we have from the gurus is Sarbat Da Bhala – well-being of all.

Sikhs are always praying for the well-being of the whole world, not just Sikhs.

Also Vand Ke Chakna – which means share what you have.

This is what we are, we are here to help and the major contribution is your faith."

Furthermore, his vision for the world has given him the courage to keep going.

"When you have a vision, you automatically create your own courage because no matter what happens you have blinkers on and you are focussed on one thing.

You are establishing that vision and you don't care what happens to you," affirms Singh.

But does he not get affected by all the suffering he sees during these missions?

"It does affect you but it makes you stronger that you want to do more," answers Singh, who does experience sleepless nights the first couple of days he is back home.

"When you see suffering, it rips your heart out.

It motivates you to do more for them; to tell them that they can trust you.

Anything that you witness makes you more human, keeps you in check and tells your brain why you are doing it and inspires people like me to do more."

At present, Khalsa Aid is carrying out multiple projects simultaneously around the world.

The operation in Turkey for the Syrian refugees is ongoing since last year.

The nine operations in Haiti during the earthquake in 2010 are still on.

Khalsa Aid is helping with educational needs for refugee children in Lebanon.

The organization has provided water pumps and water sanitization programs in Malawi and is installing water pumps in rural Malawi which is one of the poorest countries in the world.

We are looking after 250 families who are in deep poverty; we support them every month with welfare pensions.

We are running two free schools for the underprivileged in Punjab; we have got four free tuition centres in different parts of Punjab for those students who are bright but can't afford education.

We have a medical program in Punjab where we are funding emergency medical care/ operations for those who are in poverty," says Singh.

Word is spreading fast on Singh's courageous acts and the many initiatives of Khalsa Aid.

"Life has changed because it is a complete turn around from normal life.

It is 24/7; we have people calling from all around the world day and night," says Singh who jokes that his beard has turned completely white with the change.

In 2016, BBC made a documentary around Singh's work in Northern Iraq titled The Selfless Sikh: Faith on the Frontlines.

The film follows Singh's journey as he provides aid to Yazidi families who have fled their homes to escape the brutality of Islamic State.

"The work continues and has been going on since 2014 when I first went to Iraq.

It is something that was a challenge in the beginning because we were working at about 20-30 kilometres from a live battle going on in Mosul – headquarters of ISIS in Iraq.

The risks and attacks we heard were real.

It is one of the most important projects we are doing at the moment," says Singh about his relief work in Iraq.

Besides positive media support and promotion, Singh is elated about the huge volume of volunteer emails Khalsa Aid gets each day.

"The greatest achievement for myself is that we got a whole young generation who grew up watching the work of Khalsa Aid and most of them want to get involved helping people around the world.

It is amazing that they want to share the love and they want to do that without judging or any prejudice against race or colour or faith."

In the next five years, Khalsa Aid aims to develop a larger team of staff and train more individuals and aid workers to do more operations.

"Especially longer terms operations in development and education in places like Africa and Asia.

What I would like to do in India is health clinics for women and children so that women have the most basic health care.

Khalsa Aid will be setting up a registered organization in Canada and America soon.

"We have more than 400 volunteers from all over the country.

Khalsa Aid has reached many hearts of non-Sikhs.

Our growth continues but there is much more we can do.

Our growth won't be just based on monetary funds but will come from many more projects we do in the coming years," says Singh humbly.

In conclusion the selfless Sikh wants "people to follow in the footpath of Khalsa Aid so that we build something around the world and give something to the next generation.

Build bridges not walls, reach out without having any issues on faith, race or religion and be the humanitarian we are meant to be."

Satnam was born in Ballo Ke in Punjab – a small village with a population of about 800.

At a young age, he decided to pursue basketball and enrolled in a sports academy in Ludhiana.

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She has had a busy day, filled with meetings and work commitments.

After a quiet dinner, Anushka Sharma sits down to chat with DARPAN.

2016 was a great year for the South Asian community.

It was filled with promising initiatives taken up by most of our members and great achievements/honours received by many.

It was only ideal to start 2017 by remembering these personalities and applauding them for making the community proud.

This is how the idea of DARPAN's 2016 Newsmakers came into being.

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In 1999, Ravi had the idea of taking the concept of langar aka Sikh community kitchen to regions of the world that needed it the most.

(meta data) TITLE: Magazine | Ravi Singh: Reigniting Faith in Humanity

# Ravi Singh: Reigniting Faith in Humanity

## Singh, founder of international non-profit aid and relief organization Khalsa Aid, has taken it upon himself to create a world that believes in equality and charity.

Through Khalsa Aid, he has been reaching out to various corners of the earth helping those in need and in turn rekindling people's trust in humanity.

In today's intolerant world where judgements are made based on one's race, religion and beliefs, the crucial need of the hour is the promotion of love and revivement of our faith in mankind.

Though this change in attitude cannot happen overnight, even simple acts of kindness can go a long way in attaining a world that believes in equality and charity.

Ravi Singh, founder and CEO of Khalsa Aid, an international non-profit aid and relief organization, has taken it upon himself to achieve this world vision.

The idea of taking the concept of langar aka Sikh community kitchen to people or regions that needed it the most gave birth to Khalsa Aid organization in 1999 in London, United Kingdom.

Singh recalls the moment vividly as it was the during that time that a vicious civil war was taking place in Kosovo, a disputed territory and partially recognized state in Southeast Europe.

Thousands of Kosovo residents, who fled the war zone to take refuge in neighbouring states, were homeless and without basic necessities such as food and water.

Rohingya Muslim Refugees .. Our response !

To DONATE to this project: https://www.justgiving.com/campaigns/charity/khalsaaid/refugees

Posted by Khalsa Aid International on Wednesday, 13 September 2017

"In April 1999 so many refugees in the border were fighting for a piece of bread.

That year Sikhs were celebrating 200 years of the Khalsa as an identity," adds Singh who began questioning himself and the community on the concept of langar and its purpose.

The fact that there wasn't any method of taking langar to where it is needed most disturbed him immensely.

"Each gurudwara has four doors which means anybody from four corners of the world can eat in the gurudwara.

So why haven't we gone out into the four corners to those who can't reach us?" he wondered.

This triggered in Singh the need to take the real meaning of langar to where it is required – to reach out to those who had no access to it.

This materialized with the formation of Khalsa Aid.

Today, Khalsa Aid is globally known as an international NGO with the aim to provide humanitarian aid in disaster areas and civil conflict zones around the world.

The organization is based upon the Sikh principle to 'Recognise the whole human race as one'.

Sharing the origin of the name, Singh says that it was chosen because the word 'Khalsa' is driven by humanity.

"That we don't hate or judge any faith; we respect and get along with everyone."

Starting with the first mission in Kosovo, Khalsa Aid has worked in war-hit zones like Syria and Yemen; helped multiple countries struck with disaster like the Nepal earthquake, famine in Kenya, and Indonesia Tsunami; and aided refugee camps in Greece, Lebanon and Congo, among many others.

"We have attended almost every disaster.

[With] each operation we are spending more, learning more, and utilizing local groups," says Singh proudly.

In India, Khalsa Aid has played a prominent role in providing relief to various areas hit by natural calamities like the Vishakhapatnam cyclone, floods in Jammu and Kashmir, and Gujarat earthquake, among others.

"Over the last three to four years, we have developed a fantastic team in India," says Singh.

Though Khalsa Aid is a small organization, with the backing of a large group of volunteers and generous donors, it has organized aid missions all over the world.

Singh provides a basic idea on how the missions work: Each mission comprises of a volunteer group or aid workers who undergo risk assessments to ensure they are safe when they are travelling.

The organization gets access to local contacts like churches or mosques to get a clearer idea on language, cultures and sensitivities of the region.

"Once in the country, the team spends days or months working with the local groups to make sure that what they do is effective.

We share our experiences on aid work to enhance it."

Funding comes mainly from the Sikh community; Khalsa Aid does not receive any government funding.

"About 98 percent is funded by the Sikh community from around the world.

If it is a major disaster, then the gurudwaras step forward as well," says Singh, adding that the organization has had a lot of non-Sikh supporters from UK in the past couple of years.

Khalsa Aid does not work with larger organizations for two main reasons – one, to keep away from corruption, and two, to avoid disrupting the economy of the country they are helping.

Corruption apparently is existent even when one is selflessly helping those in need.

"I have seen in the last 18 years how corruption works in these countries.

We work with a Rotary Club, a Lion's Club, mosque, church, or temple because you get a lot of volunteers at grassroots levels who have the passion of serving the people but don't have funding.

So we provide the funding, they provide the knowledge on the crisis, and we work together," explains Singh.

Elaborating on the second reason, he says that when a disaster happens, many countries and large aid agencies use the local services like hiring trucks without negotiating.

"This ruins the local economy as the local businesses that need the services can't afford it.

I don't believe in that, I believe that when we work with local organizations, churches or Rotary Clubs, we get the best discounted prices and we don't affect the local economy."

Rohingya Refugees Relief Refugees continue to arrive into Bangladesh from Myanmar.

Our volunteers are on the border areas to assist some of the most vulnerable.

We are setting up a short to medium term relief project in the area.

To DONATE towards this project please click on the following link: https://www.justgiving.com/campaigns/charity/khalsaaid/refugees

Posted by Khalsa Aid International on Tuesday, 12 September 2017

Besides corruption, Singh points out that hindrance from authorities while organizing the charity missions is also quite common.

Surprisingly, the Indian-origin CEO says "the biggest obstacle we have or the most harassment we get is in India.

Our office in India is continuously under watch by the intelligent services and the police."

In fact, he reveals that Iraq is so far the best country he has worked in.

"The Kurdish regional government never harass us.

We have several check points and armed police everywhere yet we don't get harassed, we are welcomed."

"The most difficult issue which we still face is mistaken identity," declares Singh, recalling an incident that took place in Congo in 2003 post the 9/11 US attacks.

A Christian village wouldn't let the team help them assuming they belonged to a terrorist group.

"We said number one, we are here to help, and number two, we have nothing to do with the Middle East," adds the Sikh charity worker, who is cautious when working in Middle Eastern countries.

"Most locals will look at you and would want to know who you are; our fear is the foreign forces as the western forces in the country might think we are ISIS.

So we [are] always careful in the way we act in these countries."

Singh believes that mistaken identity, especially due to the turban, even today is playing a very negative role towards the Sikh community.

He specifically mentions his experiences at airport security when travelling to various countries.

"If I am going to Iraq, I am more fearful and nervous being at the airport than in Iraq.

When we work aboard we are okay but when we are going through the airports, we feel that we are targeted," expresses Singh, calling it the worst part of the job.

The solution to get rid of this perception, he says, is by educating people and raising awareness.

"The only way to deal with it is to educate and the better you can educate, it will be more [aid] work around the world.

To be more visible, reach out to people even if they have never heard of you and do your work.

I think we should keep carrying on being a humanitarian."

For Singh and his team, every mission is a learning experience to become better.

Even though he has been to some of the most dangerous and life-threatening regions, the response he has received from people in return has been worth the risk.

"The most positive thing is that it changes you for the better.

You can't get more fulfilment in life than in helping others.

When you or anybody becomes a symbol of hope for people, then you have achieved your goal because materialism can't get you the love and respect from other people.

So much warmth that you get from people you are helping, you can't get that anywhere.

You can't buy it," says the good Samaritan.

Through his work and actions, Singh has become a symbol of hope and humanity for people who are gravely affected and broken.

He narrates a touching incident that happened a few months ago in Iraq: "One of our lady coordinators from Iraq called and said that a woman, who was being held hostage with her husband and children by ISIS, has come back.

One of our team members helped her with food and other necessities.

Two days later, the coordinator called and said that she just found out that the day we helped the woman, that night she was going to kill herself with her children because she was so broke and nobody helped her."

He recounts another one of his experiences helping out in a town in Bosnia during the floods in 2014.

"Members of the town would cook for us, they would ask us to eat with them and there was so much love," says Singh who fondly remembers his relationship with an elder who treated him like his son.

"He said you are always invited to my house.

Each mission, we leave behind good friends, we leave pieces of our heart behind."

Positive episodes such as these have encouraged Singh and his team to keep going and be advocates for humanity.

People like me, we have seen a lot of destruction, and you never lose hope in humanity.

You always help people and never give up.

We never stop believing in humanity because then you spread more love in the world.

It makes you driven to do more," he emphasizes.

I ask him how he gets the courage to visit these dangerous areas and selflessly help the people in need, and Singh confidently answers that the motivating factor is his faith and identity.

"Courage comes from my faith and my faith drives me to work without implementing or putting conditions on me.

We are told that we are here not for ourselves but for our humanity," asserts Singh who is deeply moved by the values his Sikh faith has taught him.

"The message we have from the gurus is Sarbat Da Bhala – well-being of all.

Sikhs are always praying for the well-being of the whole world, not just Sikhs.

Also Vand Ke Chakna – which means share what you have.

This is what we are, we are here to help and the major contribution is your faith."

Furthermore, his vision for the world has given him the courage to keep going.

"When you have a vision, you automatically create your own courage because no matter what happens you have blinkers on and you are focussed on one thing.

You are establishing that vision and you don't care what happens to you," affirms Singh.

But does he not get affected by all the suffering he sees during these missions?

"It does affect you but it makes you stronger that you want to do more," answers Singh, who does experience sleepless nights the first couple of days he is back home.

"When you see suffering, it rips your heart out.

It motivates you to do more for them; to tell them that they can trust you.

Anything that you witness makes you more human, keeps you in check and tells your brain why you are doing it and inspires people like me to do more."

At present, Khalsa Aid is carrying out multiple projects simultaneously around the world.

The operation in Turkey for the Syrian refugees is ongoing since last year.

The nine operations in Haiti during the earthquake in 2010 are still on.

Khalsa Aid is helping with educational needs for refugee children in Lebanon.

The organization has provided water pumps and water sanitization programs in Malawi and is installing water pumps in rural Malawi which is one of the poorest countries in the world.

We are looking after 250 families who are in deep poverty; we support them every month with welfare pensions.

We are running two free schools for the underprivileged in Punjab; we have got four free tuition centres in different parts of Punjab for those students who are bright but can't afford education.

We have a medical program in Punjab where we are funding emergency medical care/ operations for those who are in poverty," says Singh.

Word is spreading fast on Singh's courageous acts and the many initiatives of Khalsa Aid.

"Life has changed because it is a complete turn around from normal life.

It is 24/7; we have people calling from all around the world day and night," says Singh who jokes that his beard has turned completely white with the change.

In 2016, BBC made a documentary around Singh's work in Northern Iraq titled The Selfless Sikh: Faith on the Frontlines.

The film follows Singh's journey as he provides aid to Yazidi families who have fled their homes to escape the brutality of Islamic State.

"The work continues and has been going on since 2014 when I first went to Iraq.

It is something that was a challenge in the beginning because we were working at about 20-30 kilometres from a live battle going on in Mosul – headquarters of ISIS in Iraq.

The risks and attacks we heard were real.

It is one of the most important projects we are doing at the moment," says Singh about his relief work in Iraq.

Besides positive media support and promotion, Singh is elated about the huge volume of volunteer emails Khalsa Aid gets each day.

"The greatest achievement for myself is that we got a whole young generation who grew up watching the work of Khalsa Aid and most of them want to get involved helping people around the world.

It is amazing that they want to share the love and they want to do that without judging or any prejudice against race or colour or faith."

In the next five years, Khalsa Aid aims to develop a larger team of staff and train more individuals and aid workers to do more operations.

"Especially longer terms operations in development and education in places like Africa and Asia.

What I would like to do in India is health clinics for women and children so that women have the most basic health care.

Khalsa Aid will be setting up a registered organization in Canada and America soon.

"We have more than 400 volunteers from all over the country.

Khalsa Aid has reached many hearts of non-Sikhs.

Our growth continues but there is much more we can do.

Our growth won't be just based on monetary funds but will come from many more projects we do in the coming years," says Singh humbly.

In conclusion the selfless Sikh wants "people to follow in the footpath of Khalsa Aid so that we build something around the world and give something to the next generation.

Build bridges not walls, reach out without having any issues on faith, race or religion and be the humanitarian we are meant to be."

Satnam was born in Ballo Ke in Punjab – a small village with a population of about 800.

At a young age, he decided to pursue basketball and enrolled in a sports academy in Ludhiana.

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### Anushka Sharma: Actor. Producer. Woman

She has had a busy day, filled with meetings and work commitments.

After a quiet dinner, Anushka Sharma sits down to chat with DARPAN.

2016 was a great year for the South Asian community.

It was filled with promising initiatives taken up by most of our members and great achievements/honours received by many.

It was only ideal to start 2017 by remembering these personalities and applauding them for making the community proud.

This is how the idea of DARPAN's 2016 Newsmakers came into being.

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### Vidya Balan: Diwali is about brightness

Diwali is a festival of lights, of positivity and of family bonding – and actress Vidya Balan agrees.

"It is about brightness, about letting go of the darkness, of the fear within," says the charming lady, who has captured hearts with her beautiful smile, electric personality, and brilliant acting skills.

Ravi has been working as a humanitarian since 1999.


Ravi's hope is that it will help to rekindle people’s trust in humanity.

(meta data) TITLE: Magazine | Ravi Singh: Reigniting Faith in Humanity

# Ravi Singh: Reigniting Faith in Humanity

## Singh, founder of international non-profit aid and relief organization Khalsa Aid, has taken it upon himself to create a world that believes in equality and charity.

Through Khalsa Aid, he has been reaching out to various corners of the earth helping those in need and in turn rekindling people's trust in humanity.

In today's intolerant world where judgements are made based on one's race, religion and beliefs, the crucial need of the hour is the promotion of love and revivement of our faith in mankind.

Though this change in attitude cannot happen overnight, even simple acts of kindness can go a long way in attaining a world that believes in equality and charity.

Ravi Singh, founder and CEO of Khalsa Aid, an international non-profit aid and relief organization, has taken it upon himself to achieve this world vision.

The idea of taking the concept of langar aka Sikh community kitchen to people or regions that needed it the most gave birth to Khalsa Aid organization in 1999 in London, United Kingdom.

Singh recalls the moment vividly as it was the during that time that a vicious civil war was taking place in Kosovo, a disputed territory and partially recognized state in Southeast Europe.

Thousands of Kosovo residents, who fled the war zone to take refuge in neighbouring states, were homeless and without basic necessities such as food and water.

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"In April 1999 so many refugees in the border were fighting for a piece of bread.

That year Sikhs were celebrating 200 years of the Khalsa as an identity," adds Singh who began questioning himself and the community on the concept of langar and its purpose.

The fact that there wasn't any method of taking langar to where it is needed most disturbed him immensely.

"Each gurudwara has four doors which means anybody from four corners of the world can eat in the gurudwara.

So why haven't we gone out into the four corners to those who can't reach us?" he wondered.

This triggered in Singh the need to take the real meaning of langar to where it is required – to reach out to those who had no access to it.

This materialized with the formation of Khalsa Aid.

Today, Khalsa Aid is globally known as an international NGO with the aim to provide humanitarian aid in disaster areas and civil conflict zones around the world.

The organization is based upon the Sikh principle to 'Recognise the whole human race as one'.

Sharing the origin of the name, Singh says that it was chosen because the word 'Khalsa' is driven by humanity.

"That we don't hate or judge any faith; we respect and get along with everyone."

Starting with the first mission in Kosovo, Khalsa Aid has worked in war-hit zones like Syria and Yemen; helped multiple countries struck with disaster like the Nepal earthquake, famine in Kenya, and Indonesia Tsunami; and aided refugee camps in Greece, Lebanon and Congo, among many others.

"We have attended almost every disaster.

[With] each operation we are spending more, learning more, and utilizing local groups," says Singh proudly.

In India, Khalsa Aid has played a prominent role in providing relief to various areas hit by natural calamities like the Vishakhapatnam cyclone, floods in Jammu and Kashmir, and Gujarat earthquake, among others.

"Over the last three to four years, we have developed a fantastic team in India," says Singh.

Though Khalsa Aid is a small organization, with the backing of a large group of volunteers and generous donors, it has organized aid missions all over the world.

Singh provides a basic idea on how the missions work: Each mission comprises of a volunteer group or aid workers who undergo risk assessments to ensure they are safe when they are travelling.

The organization gets access to local contacts like churches or mosques to get a clearer idea on language, cultures and sensitivities of the region.

"Once in the country, the team spends days or months working with the local groups to make sure that what they do is effective.

We share our experiences on aid work to enhance it."

Funding comes mainly from the Sikh community; Khalsa Aid does not receive any government funding.

"About 98 percent is funded by the Sikh community from around the world.

If it is a major disaster, then the gurudwaras step forward as well," says Singh, adding that the organization has had a lot of non-Sikh supporters from UK in the past couple of years.

Khalsa Aid does not work with larger organizations for two main reasons – one, to keep away from corruption, and two, to avoid disrupting the economy of the country they are helping.

Corruption apparently is existent even when one is selflessly helping those in need.

"I have seen in the last 18 years how corruption works in these countries.

We work with a Rotary Club, a Lion's Club, mosque, church, or temple because you get a lot of volunteers at grassroots levels who have the passion of serving the people but don't have funding.

So we provide the funding, they provide the knowledge on the crisis, and we work together," explains Singh.

Elaborating on the second reason, he says that when a disaster happens, many countries and large aid agencies use the local services like hiring trucks without negotiating.

"This ruins the local economy as the local businesses that need the services can't afford it.

I don't believe in that, I believe that when we work with local organizations, churches or Rotary Clubs, we get the best discounted prices and we don't affect the local economy."

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Besides corruption, Singh points out that hindrance from authorities while organizing the charity missions is also quite common.

Surprisingly, the Indian-origin CEO says "the biggest obstacle we have or the most harassment we get is in India.

Our office in India is continuously under watch by the intelligent services and the police."

In fact, he reveals that Iraq is so far the best country he has worked in.

"The Kurdish regional government never harass us.

We have several check points and armed police everywhere yet we don't get harassed, we are welcomed."

"The most difficult issue which we still face is mistaken identity," declares Singh, recalling an incident that took place in Congo in 2003 post the 9/11 US attacks.

A Christian village wouldn't let the team help them assuming they belonged to a terrorist group.

"We said number one, we are here to help, and number two, we have nothing to do with the Middle East," adds the Sikh charity worker, who is cautious when working in Middle Eastern countries.

"Most locals will look at you and would want to know who you are; our fear is the foreign forces as the western forces in the country might think we are ISIS.

So we [are] always careful in the way we act in these countries."

Singh believes that mistaken identity, especially due to the turban, even today is playing a very negative role towards the Sikh community.

He specifically mentions his experiences at airport security when travelling to various countries.

"If I am going to Iraq, I am more fearful and nervous being at the airport than in Iraq.

When we work aboard we are okay but when we are going through the airports, we feel that we are targeted," expresses Singh, calling it the worst part of the job.

The solution to get rid of this perception, he says, is by educating people and raising awareness.

"The only way to deal with it is to educate and the better you can educate, it will be more [aid] work around the world.

To be more visible, reach out to people even if they have never heard of you and do your work.

I think we should keep carrying on being a humanitarian."

For Singh and his team, every mission is a learning experience to become better.

Even though he has been to some of the most dangerous and life-threatening regions, the response he has received from people in return has been worth the risk.

"The most positive thing is that it changes you for the better.

You can't get more fulfilment in life than in helping others.

When you or anybody becomes a symbol of hope for people, then you have achieved your goal because materialism can't get you the love and respect from other people.

So much warmth that you get from people you are helping, you can't get that anywhere.

You can't buy it," says the good Samaritan.

Through his work and actions, Singh has become a symbol of hope and humanity for people who are gravely affected and broken.

He narrates a touching incident that happened a few months ago in Iraq: "One of our lady coordinators from Iraq called and said that a woman, who was being held hostage with her husband and children by ISIS, has come back.

One of our team members helped her with food and other necessities.

Two days later, the coordinator called and said that she just found out that the day we helped the woman, that night she was going to kill herself with her children because she was so broke and nobody helped her."

He recounts another one of his experiences helping out in a town in Bosnia during the floods in 2014.

"Members of the town would cook for us, they would ask us to eat with them and there was so much love," says Singh who fondly remembers his relationship with an elder who treated him like his son.

"He said you are always invited to my house.

Each mission, we leave behind good friends, we leave pieces of our heart behind."

Positive episodes such as these have encouraged Singh and his team to keep going and be advocates for humanity.

People like me, we have seen a lot of destruction, and you never lose hope in humanity.

You always help people and never give up.

We never stop believing in humanity because then you spread more love in the world.

It makes you driven to do more," he emphasizes.

I ask him how he gets the courage to visit these dangerous areas and selflessly help the people in need, and Singh confidently answers that the motivating factor is his faith and identity.

"Courage comes from my faith and my faith drives me to work without implementing or putting conditions on me.

We are told that we are here not for ourselves but for our humanity," asserts Singh who is deeply moved by the values his Sikh faith has taught him.

"The message we have from the gurus is Sarbat Da Bhala – well-being of all.

Sikhs are always praying for the well-being of the whole world, not just Sikhs.

Also Vand Ke Chakna – which means share what you have.

This is what we are, we are here to help and the major contribution is your faith."

Furthermore, his vision for the world has given him the courage to keep going.

"When you have a vision, you automatically create your own courage because no matter what happens you have blinkers on and you are focussed on one thing.

You are establishing that vision and you don't care what happens to you," affirms Singh.

But does he not get affected by all the suffering he sees during these missions?

"It does affect you but it makes you stronger that you want to do more," answers Singh, who does experience sleepless nights the first couple of days he is back home.

"When you see suffering, it rips your heart out.

It motivates you to do more for them; to tell them that they can trust you.

Anything that you witness makes you more human, keeps you in check and tells your brain why you are doing it and inspires people like me to do more."

At present, Khalsa Aid is carrying out multiple projects simultaneously around the world.

The operation in Turkey for the Syrian refugees is ongoing since last year.

The nine operations in Haiti during the earthquake in 2010 are still on.

Khalsa Aid is helping with educational needs for refugee children in Lebanon.

The organization has provided water pumps and water sanitization programs in Malawi and is installing water pumps in rural Malawi which is one of the poorest countries in the world.

We are looking after 250 families who are in deep poverty; we support them every month with welfare pensions.

We are running two free schools for the underprivileged in Punjab; we have got four free tuition centres in different parts of Punjab for those students who are bright but can't afford education.

We have a medical program in Punjab where we are funding emergency medical care/ operations for those who are in poverty," says Singh.

Word is spreading fast on Singh's courageous acts and the many initiatives of Khalsa Aid.

"Life has changed because it is a complete turn around from normal life.

It is 24/7; we have people calling from all around the world day and night," says Singh who jokes that his beard has turned completely white with the change.

In 2016, BBC made a documentary around Singh's work in Northern Iraq titled The Selfless Sikh: Faith on the Frontlines.

The film follows Singh's journey as he provides aid to Yazidi families who have fled their homes to escape the brutality of Islamic State.

"The work continues and has been going on since 2014 when I first went to Iraq.

It is something that was a challenge in the beginning because we were working at about 20-30 kilometres from a live battle going on in Mosul – headquarters of ISIS in Iraq.

The risks and attacks we heard were real.

It is one of the most important projects we are doing at the moment," says Singh about his relief work in Iraq.

Besides positive media support and promotion, Singh is elated about the huge volume of volunteer emails Khalsa Aid gets each day.

"The greatest achievement for myself is that we got a whole young generation who grew up watching the work of Khalsa Aid and most of them want to get involved helping people around the world.

It is amazing that they want to share the love and they want to do that without judging or any prejudice against race or colour or faith."

In the next five years, Khalsa Aid aims to develop a larger team of staff and train more individuals and aid workers to do more operations.

"Especially longer terms operations in development and education in places like Africa and Asia.

What I would like to do in India is health clinics for women and children so that women have the most basic health care.

Khalsa Aid will be setting up a registered organization in Canada and America soon.

"We have more than 400 volunteers from all over the country.

Khalsa Aid has reached many hearts of non-Sikhs.

Our growth continues but there is much more we can do.

Our growth won't be just based on monetary funds but will come from many more projects we do in the coming years," says Singh humbly.

In conclusion the selfless Sikh wants "people to follow in the footpath of Khalsa Aid so that we build something around the world and give something to the next generation.

Build bridges not walls, reach out without having any issues on faith, race or religion and be the humanitarian we are meant to be."

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2016 was a great year for the South Asian community.

It was filled with promising initiatives taken up by most of our members and great achievements/honours received by many.

It was only ideal to start 2017 by remembering these personalities and applauding them for making the community proud.

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Ravi has been working as a humanitarian since 1999. In 1999, Ravi had the idea of taking the concept of langar aka Sikh community kitchen to regions of the world that needed it the most.


The album debuted at No. 18 on the US "Billboard" 200.

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# Report: Carly Rae Jepsen's "Dedicated" Debuts With 13K US Sales, 21K Total US Units

## How well did "Dedicated" sell during its first week of release?

Carly Rae on Corden | Terence Patrick/CBS

Opening week US sales and consumption numbers are now available for Carly Rae Jepsen's "Dedicated."

According to Hits Daily Double and BuzzAngle, the album sold about 13K pure US copies during the May 17-23 tracking period.

With units from track sales and streams included, it generated 21K in total first-week consumption.

Billboard's numbers, which are due next week, should be in the same ballpark.

"Dedicated" is the follow-up to Jepsen's critically acclaimed "E-MO-TION" album.

That release, which debuted at #16 for overall consumption, debuted with fewer total units but more pure sales.

The "Dedicated" release-week campaign included a performance on "The Late Late Show With James Corden."

Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet.

He has been a leading reporter in the music, movie, television and sporting spaces since 2002.

Brian's reporting has been cited by major websites like BuzzFeed, Billboard, the New Yorker and The Fader -- and shared by celebrities like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj.

Contact Brian at brian.cantor[at]headlineplanet.com.

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The album debuted with 21,000 album-equivalent units.

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# Report: Carly Rae Jepsen's "Dedicated" Debuts With 13K US Sales, 21K Total US Units

## How well did "Dedicated" sell during its first week of release?

Carly Rae on Corden | Terence Patrick/CBS

Opening week US sales and consumption numbers are now available for Carly Rae Jepsen's "Dedicated."

According to Hits Daily Double and BuzzAngle, the album sold about 13K pure US copies during the May 17-23 tracking period.

With units from track sales and streams included, it generated 21K in total first-week consumption.

Billboard's numbers, which are due next week, should be in the same ballpark.

"Dedicated" is the follow-up to Jepsen's critically acclaimed "E-MO-TION" album.

That release, which debuted at #16 for overall consumption, debuted with fewer total units but more pure sales.

The "Dedicated" release-week campaign included a performance on "The Late Late Show With James Corden."

Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet.

He has been a leading reporter in the music, movie, television and sporting spaces since 2002.

Brian's reporting has been cited by major websites like BuzzFeed, Billboard, the New Yorker and The Fader -- and shared by celebrities like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj.

Contact Brian at brian.cantor[at]headlineplanet.com.

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The album debuted with 13,000 pure album sales.

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(meta data) PUBLISHED DATETIME: 2019-05-24T17:07:53

# Report: Carly Rae Jepsen's "Dedicated" Debuts With 13K US Sales, 21K Total US Units

## How well did "Dedicated" sell during its first week of release?

Carly Rae on Corden | Terence Patrick/CBS

Opening week US sales and consumption numbers are now available for Carly Rae Jepsen's "Dedicated."

According to Hits Daily Double and BuzzAngle, the album sold about 13K pure US copies during the May 17-23 tracking period.

With units from track sales and streams included, it generated 21K in total first-week consumption.

Billboard's numbers, which are due next week, should be in the same ballpark.

"Dedicated" is the follow-up to Jepsen's critically acclaimed "E-MO-TION" album.

That release, which debuted at #16 for overall consumption, debuted with fewer total units but more pure sales.

The "Dedicated" release-week campaign included a performance on "The Late Late Show With James Corden."

Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet.

He has been a leading reporter in the music, movie, television and sporting spaces since 2002.

Brian's reporting has been cited by major websites like BuzzFeed, Billboard, the New Yorker and The Fader -- and shared by celebrities like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj.

Contact Brian at brian.cantor[at]headlineplanet.com.

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Hess was represented by Ovsey Gallery in Los Angeles (1985-1994).

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## "F. Scott Hess: Shattered" Installation, Koplin Del Rio Gallery, 2014

## "F. Scott Hess: Retrospective" Installation, Begovich Gallery, California State University – Fullerton, 2014

## "In Transit: New Paintings" Installation, Koplin Del Rio Gallery, 2011

F. Scott Hess: ShatteredExhibition Dates: January 11 – February 15, 2014Reception for the Artist: Saturday, January 11, 5-7pmArtist Talk: Saturday, February 1, 4-5pm

Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Friday: 10:00 am – 5:30 pm; Saturday: 11:00 am – 5:30 pm

Koplin Del Rio is pleased to announce an exhibition of new works by Los Angeles painter F. Scott Hess.

This will be the artist's second solo show at Koplin Del Rio.

The show, entitled "Shattered," will include new large format narrative paintings and a selection of recent work from the studio.

"Contemporary human life is both enriched and fragmented by the technological extensions that we've become addicted to.

In the past years I've pulled together centuries of family history, vastly extended the number of people aware of my work, visually researched a multitude of sources for my images, and relied on incomprehensibly complex applications to facilitate my paintings.

Simultaneously, I read far less books, spend more time with friends online than in real life, and let my subscriptions to beloved magazines lapse.

The fragmented cascade of text and images that constitutes internet experience has become my everyday norm.

Over the Summer of 2013 I focused on three paintings where my subject matter derived from screwed-up iPhone panorama photographs.

The way the panorama mode stitches together a scene is akin to the way human vision actually works.

Our eyes shift and move, and our brain has no problem weaving together a stable and unified world from the visual information it is fed.

The fluidity of the iPhone images visually stimulates through movement, twisting space and chopping up figures.

Movement engages the viewer at a pre-conscious level, eliciting an empathetic response before language can intercede.

For the last hundred years there have been enough static images and poses in painting.

"Shattered" is the starting point for an exciting series of Hess shows in Southern California this coming year.

A two-part "F. Scott Hess Retrospective," will be running concurrently at Cal State Fullerton's Begovich Gallery (opening January 25) and the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery (opening January 30).

Both shows are being curated by Mike McGee, Director of the Begovich Gallery, as well as a Professor in the art department at the University.

Then, in July, the much-anticipated "Paternal Suit" exhibition comes to the Long Beach Museum of Art.

For more information on events associated with all three exhibitions, please see the attached schedule.

Born in Baltimore, longtime Los Angeles artist F. Scott Hess attended the Academy of Fine Arts in

Vienna, Austria, and Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, earning a BSA from the University of Wisconsin in 1977

His work is in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Oakland Museum of California, the Orange County Museum of Art, The Smithsonian Institute, the San Jose Museum of Art, the Boise Art Museum, the Laguna Art Museum and the Long Beach Museum of Art.

He is a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Visual Fellowship and a J. Paul Getty Museum Individual Artist's Fellowship, and currently teaches at the Laguna College of

1979-83 Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, Austria

1977 BSA, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

1973-75 Lawrence University, Appleton, WI

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F. Scott Hess's first solo exhibition was at Galerie Herzog in Vienna, Austria in 1979, followed shortly thereafter by group exhibitions in Germany, France, and a second solo exhibition in Vienna's Tabak Museum in 1982. While in Vienna Hess was awarded Austria's prestigious Theodor Körner Prize in 1981. In 1984 he moved to Los Angeles. Hess received a Western States Art Federation Award in 1990 as well as a J. Paul Getty Museum Fellowship and a National Endowment for the Arts Visual Arts Fellowship in 1991. Some of Hess's works have been purchased by Los Angeles County Museum of Art, San Jose Museum of Art, Orange County Museum of Art, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Oakland Museum of California, the Smithsonian Institution, Long Beach Museum of Art, and the Bahman Cultural House, Tehran, Iran, among others as part of their permanent collections. In 2014 Hess had a comprehensive retrospective curated by Mike McGee and split between the Begovich Gallery at California State University-Fullerton, and the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery. A full monograph encompassing the works in the retrospective, and entitled 'F. Scott Hess' was published in 2014 by Grand Central Press and Gingko Press, with essays by Mike McGee, Doug Harvey, Leah Ollman, and John Seed.


Hess was represented by Hackett-Freedman Gallery in San Francisco (1998-2009).

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## "F. Scott Hess: Shattered" Installation, Koplin Del Rio Gallery, 2014

## "F. Scott Hess: Retrospective" Installation, Begovich Gallery, California State University – Fullerton, 2014

## "In Transit: New Paintings" Installation, Koplin Del Rio Gallery, 2011

F. Scott Hess: ShatteredExhibition Dates: January 11 – February 15, 2014Reception for the Artist: Saturday, January 11, 5-7pmArtist Talk: Saturday, February 1, 4-5pm

Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Friday: 10:00 am – 5:30 pm; Saturday: 11:00 am – 5:30 pm

Koplin Del Rio is pleased to announce an exhibition of new works by Los Angeles painter F. Scott Hess.

This will be the artist's second solo show at Koplin Del Rio.

The show, entitled "Shattered," will include new large format narrative paintings and a selection of recent work from the studio.

"Contemporary human life is both enriched and fragmented by the technological extensions that we've become addicted to.

In the past years I've pulled together centuries of family history, vastly extended the number of people aware of my work, visually researched a multitude of sources for my images, and relied on incomprehensibly complex applications to facilitate my paintings.

Simultaneously, I read far less books, spend more time with friends online than in real life, and let my subscriptions to beloved magazines lapse.

The fragmented cascade of text and images that constitutes internet experience has become my everyday norm.

Over the Summer of 2013 I focused on three paintings where my subject matter derived from screwed-up iPhone panorama photographs.

The way the panorama mode stitches together a scene is akin to the way human vision actually works.

Our eyes shift and move, and our brain has no problem weaving together a stable and unified world from the visual information it is fed.

The fluidity of the iPhone images visually stimulates through movement, twisting space and chopping up figures.

Movement engages the viewer at a pre-conscious level, eliciting an empathetic response before language can intercede.

For the last hundred years there have been enough static images and poses in painting.

"Shattered" is the starting point for an exciting series of Hess shows in Southern California this coming year.

A two-part "F. Scott Hess Retrospective," will be running concurrently at Cal State Fullerton's Begovich Gallery (opening January 25) and the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery (opening January 30).

Both shows are being curated by Mike McGee, Director of the Begovich Gallery, as well as a Professor in the art department at the University.

Then, in July, the much-anticipated "Paternal Suit" exhibition comes to the Long Beach Museum of Art.

For more information on events associated with all three exhibitions, please see the attached schedule.

Born in Baltimore, longtime Los Angeles artist F. Scott Hess attended the Academy of Fine Arts in

Vienna, Austria, and Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, earning a BSA from the University of Wisconsin in 1977

His work is in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Oakland Museum of California, the Orange County Museum of Art, The Smithsonian Institute, the San Jose Museum of Art, the Boise Art Museum, the Laguna Art Museum and the Long Beach Museum of Art.

He is a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Visual Fellowship and a J. Paul Getty Museum Individual Artist's Fellowship, and currently teaches at the Laguna College of

1979-83 Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, Austria

1977 BSA, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

1973-75 Lawrence University, Appleton, WI

View additional works by F. Scott Hess on Artsy

From 2011- F. Scott Hess painting his epic title painting "In Transit" (Press Play to Begin)

-------- Click here for Other Videos at Koplin Del Rio Channel

Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream

© 2019 Koplin Del Rio, 313 Occidental Ave. South, Seattle, WA 98104 / Private Or request for an account here

F. Scott Hess's first solo exhibition was at Galerie Herzog in Vienna, Austria in 1979, followed shortly thereafter by group exhibitions in Germany, France, and a second solo exhibition in Vienna's Tabak Museum in 1982. While in Vienna Hess was awarded Austria's prestigious Theodor Körner Prize in 1981. In 1984 he moved to Los Angeles. Hess received a Western States Art Federation Award in 1990 as well as a J. Paul Getty Museum Fellowship and a National Endowment for the Arts Visual Arts Fellowship in 1991. Some of Hess's works have been purchased by Los Angeles County Museum of Art, San Jose Museum of Art, Orange County Museum of Art, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Oakland Museum of California, the Smithsonian Institution, Long Beach Museum of Art, and the Bahman Cultural House, Tehran, Iran, among others as part of their permanent collections. In 2014 Hess had a comprehensive retrospective curated by Mike McGee and split between the Begovich Gallery at California State University-Fullerton, and the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery. A full monograph encompassing the works in the retrospective, and entitled 'F. Scott Hess' was published in 2014 by Grand Central Press and Gingko Press, with essays by Mike McGee, Doug Harvey, Leah Ollman, and John Seed. Hess was represented by Ovsey Gallery in Los Angeles (1985-1994).


Hess was represented by Hirschl & Adler Modern in New York (2010-2013).

(meta data) TITLE: F. Scott Hess | Koplin Del Rio

## "F. Scott Hess: Shattered" Installation, Koplin Del Rio Gallery, 2014

## "F. Scott Hess: Retrospective" Installation, Begovich Gallery, California State University – Fullerton, 2014

## "In Transit: New Paintings" Installation, Koplin Del Rio Gallery, 2011

F. Scott Hess: ShatteredExhibition Dates: January 11 – February 15, 2014Reception for the Artist: Saturday, January 11, 5-7pmArtist Talk: Saturday, February 1, 4-5pm

Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Friday: 10:00 am – 5:30 pm; Saturday: 11:00 am – 5:30 pm

Koplin Del Rio is pleased to announce an exhibition of new works by Los Angeles painter F. Scott Hess.

This will be the artist's second solo show at Koplin Del Rio.

The show, entitled "Shattered," will include new large format narrative paintings and a selection of recent work from the studio.

"Contemporary human life is both enriched and fragmented by the technological extensions that we've become addicted to.

In the past years I've pulled together centuries of family history, vastly extended the number of people aware of my work, visually researched a multitude of sources for my images, and relied on incomprehensibly complex applications to facilitate my paintings.

Simultaneously, I read far less books, spend more time with friends online than in real life, and let my subscriptions to beloved magazines lapse.

The fragmented cascade of text and images that constitutes internet experience has become my everyday norm.

Over the Summer of 2013 I focused on three paintings where my subject matter derived from screwed-up iPhone panorama photographs.

The way the panorama mode stitches together a scene is akin to the way human vision actually works.

Our eyes shift and move, and our brain has no problem weaving together a stable and unified world from the visual information it is fed.

The fluidity of the iPhone images visually stimulates through movement, twisting space and chopping up figures.

Movement engages the viewer at a pre-conscious level, eliciting an empathetic response before language can intercede.

For the last hundred years there have been enough static images and poses in painting.

"Shattered" is the starting point for an exciting series of Hess shows in Southern California this coming year.

A two-part "F. Scott Hess Retrospective," will be running concurrently at Cal State Fullerton's Begovich Gallery (opening January 25) and the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery (opening January 30).

Both shows are being curated by Mike McGee, Director of the Begovich Gallery, as well as a Professor in the art department at the University.

Then, in July, the much-anticipated "Paternal Suit" exhibition comes to the Long Beach Museum of Art.

For more information on events associated with all three exhibitions, please see the attached schedule.

Born in Baltimore, longtime Los Angeles artist F. Scott Hess attended the Academy of Fine Arts in

Vienna, Austria, and Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, earning a BSA from the University of Wisconsin in 1977

His work is in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Oakland Museum of California, the Orange County Museum of Art, The Smithsonian Institute, the San Jose Museum of Art, the Boise Art Museum, the Laguna Art Museum and the Long Beach Museum of Art.

He is a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Visual Fellowship and a J. Paul Getty Museum Individual Artist's Fellowship, and currently teaches at the Laguna College of

1979-83 Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, Austria

1977 BSA, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

1973-75 Lawrence University, Appleton, WI

View additional works by F. Scott Hess on Artsy

From 2011- F. Scott Hess painting his epic title painting "In Transit" (Press Play to Begin)

-------- Click here for Other Videos at Koplin Del Rio Channel

Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream

© 2019 Koplin Del Rio, 313 Occidental Ave. South, Seattle, WA 98104 / Private Or request for an account here

F. Scott Hess's first solo exhibition was at Galerie Herzog in Vienna, Austria in 1979, followed shortly thereafter by group exhibitions in Germany, France, and a second solo exhibition in Vienna's Tabak Museum in 1982. While in Vienna Hess was awarded Austria's prestigious Theodor Körner Prize in 1981. In 1984 he moved to Los Angeles. Hess received a Western States Art Federation Award in 1990 as well as a J. Paul Getty Museum Fellowship and a National Endowment for the Arts Visual Arts Fellowship in 1991. Some of Hess's works have been purchased by Los Angeles County Museum of Art, San Jose Museum of Art, Orange County Museum of Art, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Oakland Museum of California, the Smithsonian Institution, Long Beach Museum of Art, and the Bahman Cultural House, Tehran, Iran, among others as part of their permanent collections. In 2014 Hess had a comprehensive retrospective curated by Mike McGee and split between the Begovich Gallery at California State University-Fullerton, and the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery. A full monograph encompassing the works in the retrospective, and entitled 'F. Scott Hess' was published in 2014 by Grand Central Press and Gingko Press, with essays by Mike McGee, Doug Harvey, Leah Ollman, and John Seed. Hess was represented by Ovsey Gallery in Los Angeles (1985-1994). Hess was represented by Hackett-Freedman Gallery in San Francisco (1998-2009).


Hess has been represented by Koplin Del Rio Gallery in Culver City since 2010.

(meta data) TITLE: F. Scott Hess | Koplin Del Rio

## "F. Scott Hess: Shattered" Installation, Koplin Del Rio Gallery, 2014

## "F. Scott Hess: Retrospective" Installation, Begovich Gallery, California State University – Fullerton, 2014

## "In Transit: New Paintings" Installation, Koplin Del Rio Gallery, 2011

F. Scott Hess: ShatteredExhibition Dates: January 11 – February 15, 2014Reception for the Artist: Saturday, January 11, 5-7pmArtist Talk: Saturday, February 1, 4-5pm

Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Friday: 10:00 am – 5:30 pm; Saturday: 11:00 am – 5:30 pm

Koplin Del Rio is pleased to announce an exhibition of new works by Los Angeles painter F. Scott Hess.

This will be the artist's second solo show at Koplin Del Rio.

The show, entitled "Shattered," will include new large format narrative paintings and a selection of recent work from the studio.

"Contemporary human life is both enriched and fragmented by the technological extensions that we've become addicted to.

In the past years I've pulled together centuries of family history, vastly extended the number of people aware of my work, visually researched a multitude of sources for my images, and relied on incomprehensibly complex applications to facilitate my paintings.

Simultaneously, I read far less books, spend more time with friends online than in real life, and let my subscriptions to beloved magazines lapse.

The fragmented cascade of text and images that constitutes internet experience has become my everyday norm.

Over the Summer of 2013 I focused on three paintings where my subject matter derived from screwed-up iPhone panorama photographs.

The way the panorama mode stitches together a scene is akin to the way human vision actually works.

Our eyes shift and move, and our brain has no problem weaving together a stable and unified world from the visual information it is fed.

The fluidity of the iPhone images visually stimulates through movement, twisting space and chopping up figures.

Movement engages the viewer at a pre-conscious level, eliciting an empathetic response before language can intercede.

For the last hundred years there have been enough static images and poses in painting.

"Shattered" is the starting point for an exciting series of Hess shows in Southern California this coming year.

A two-part "F. Scott Hess Retrospective," will be running concurrently at Cal State Fullerton's Begovich Gallery (opening January 25) and the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery (opening January 30).

Both shows are being curated by Mike McGee, Director of the Begovich Gallery, as well as a Professor in the art department at the University.

Then, in July, the much-anticipated "Paternal Suit" exhibition comes to the Long Beach Museum of Art.

For more information on events associated with all three exhibitions, please see the attached schedule.

Born in Baltimore, longtime Los Angeles artist F. Scott Hess attended the Academy of Fine Arts in

Vienna, Austria, and Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, earning a BSA from the University of Wisconsin in 1977

His work is in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Oakland Museum of California, the Orange County Museum of Art, The Smithsonian Institute, the San Jose Museum of Art, the Boise Art Museum, the Laguna Art Museum and the Long Beach Museum of Art.

He is a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Visual Fellowship and a J. Paul Getty Museum Individual Artist's Fellowship, and currently teaches at the Laguna College of

1979-83 Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, Austria

1977 BSA, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

1973-75 Lawrence University, Appleton, WI

View additional works by F. Scott Hess on Artsy

From 2011- F. Scott Hess painting his epic title painting "In Transit" (Press Play to Begin)

-------- Click here for Other Videos at Koplin Del Rio Channel

Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream

© 2019 Koplin Del Rio, 313 Occidental Ave. South, Seattle, WA 98104 / Private Or request for an account here

F. Scott Hess's first solo exhibition was at Galerie Herzog in Vienna, Austria in 1979, followed shortly thereafter by group exhibitions in Germany, France, and a second solo exhibition in Vienna's Tabak Museum in 1982. While in Vienna Hess was awarded Austria's prestigious Theodor Körner Prize in 1981. In 1984 he moved to Los Angeles. Hess received a Western States Art Federation Award in 1990 as well as a J. Paul Getty Museum Fellowship and a National Endowment for the Arts Visual Arts Fellowship in 1991. Some of Hess's works have been purchased by Los Angeles County Museum of Art, San Jose Museum of Art, Orange County Museum of Art, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Oakland Museum of California, the Smithsonian Institution, Long Beach Museum of Art, and the Bahman Cultural House, Tehran, Iran, among others as part of their permanent collections. In 2014 Hess had a comprehensive retrospective curated by Mike McGee and split between the Begovich Gallery at California State University-Fullerton, and the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery. A full monograph encompassing the works in the retrospective, and entitled 'F. Scott Hess' was published in 2014 by Grand Central Press and Gingko Press, with essays by Mike McGee, Doug Harvey, Leah Ollman, and John Seed. Hess was represented by Ovsey Gallery in Los Angeles (1985-1994). Hess was represented by Hackett-Freedman Gallery in San Francisco (1998-2009). Hess was represented by Hirschl & Adler Modern in New York (2010-2013).


One of his tasks was to prepare the ground for the reintroduction of compulsory national service.

(meta data) TITLE: National Service, 1951-59 - Fact sheet 163 – National Archives of Australia, Australian Government

(meta data) PUBLISHER: corporateName=National Archives of Australia; address=Queen Victoria Terrace, Parkes, ACT 2600; contact=+61 2 6212 3600

# National Service, 1951–59 – Fact sheet 163

In the context of the intensification of the Cold War in Europe, Communist insurgency and success in South-East Asia, and the declaration of war in Korea, the Menzies government sponsored the National Service Act 1951.

The legislation provided for the compulsory call-up of males turning 18 on or after 1 November 1950, for service training of 176 days.

Trainees were required to remain on the Reserve of the Commonwealth Military Forces (CMF) for five years from initial call up.

Men could nominate the service in which they wished to be trained.

Those nominating the Navy or the Air Force were considered only if they volunteered for service outside Australia.

The first call-up notice was issued on 12 April 1951.

Between 1951 and 1959 over 500,000 men registered, 52 intakes were organised and some 227,000 men were trained.

In 1957 National Service with the Navy and the Air Force was discontinued.

Registration remained compulsory but the intake to the Army was cut to almost a third (12,000 trainees) by instituting a ballot for selection.

On 24 November 1959 Cabinet decided that National Service call-ups should be terminated and that arrangements for the January 1960 intake would be cancelled.

## Records about the 1951 National Service held in Canberra

Records in our collection document the scheme from many angles – the development of legislation and policy, the liability of aliens and immigrants for service, exemptions, compensation, casualties, statistics, and conscientious objectors and other opposition to the scheme.

The items listed here are only a selection.

Title or description of recordDate rangeSeries number

National Service – report by Defence Committee1947–50A5954, 1884/3Recruiting – correspondence from Sir Edmund Herring to the Prime Minister1950–51A462, 431/1/2Senate Select Committee on National Service in the Defence Force1950–51A663, O180/2/147National

Service – policy – file 11950–61A816, 44/301/151National Service – policy – file 21950–61A816, 44/301/158National Service – policy – file 31950–61A816, 44/30/168National Service – policy1950–60A4940, C162 Part 1National Service – legislation1950–53A5954, 1884/2National Service – Defence Committee report to Council of Defence1950A5954, 1884/4National Service – Council of Defence conclusions to Cabinet1950–52A5954, 1885/3National Service Legislation – consequential amendments to Defence Act, Air Force Act and Naval Defence Act1951–56A705, 3/1/192 Part 1National Service Legislation – consequential amendments to Defence Act, Air Force Act and Naval Defence Act1951–56A705, 3/1/192 Part 2National Service Legislation – consequential amendments to Defence Act, Air Force Act and Naval Defence Act1951–56A705, 3/1/192 Part 3Court of Inquiry. Conduct of National Service Training at RAAF Richmond1953A705, 108/3/259National Service Policy1953–56A816, 44/301/185

# Records held in other offices of the Archives

Records about the implementation of the 1951 National Service scheme are held by all offices of the Archives.

Our collection is particularly strong in Melbourne as the central office of the Department of Labour and National Service was based there.

The Department was responsible for the registration, medical examination, exemption, deferment, selection, call-up, allocation to the Services and reinstatement in civilian employment of National Service registrants.

Other fact sheets relating to compulsory military training are:

Universal military training in Australia, 1911–29Conscription referendums, 1916 and 1917National Service and war, 1939–45National Service, 1965–72

Post-war career.:Rise to Chief of the General Staff.

Pollard held command of the Army's Recruit Training Centre at Greta, New South Wales, from February to May 1946. He spent the next two months attached to the headquarters staff of Northern Command. In August he was posted to England to undertake a course at the Royal Air Force's School of Air Support in Old Sarum, and following his return in February 1947 was allotted to instruct at the soon-to-be-opened RAAF School of Air Support at Laverton, Victoria. It was redesignated the School of Land/Air Warfare in March 1948 and relocated to RAAF Station Williamtown, New South Wales. Pollard was appointed Director of Personnel Administration at Army Headquarters in January 1949.


(meta data) TITLE: National Service, 1951-59 - Fact sheet 163 – National Archives of Australia, Australian Government

(meta data) PUBLISHER: corporateName=National Archives of Australia; address=Queen Victoria Terrace, Parkes, ACT 2600; contact=+61 2 6212 3600

# National Service, 1951–59 – Fact sheet 163

In the context of the intensification of the Cold War in Europe, Communist insurgency and success in South-East Asia, and the declaration of war in Korea, the Menzies government sponsored the National Service Act 1951.

The legislation provided for the compulsory call-up of males turning 18 on or after 1 November 1950, for service training of 176 days.

Trainees were required to remain on the Reserve of the Commonwealth Military Forces (CMF) for five years from initial call up.

Men could nominate the service in which they wished to be trained.

Those nominating the Navy or the Air Force were considered only if they volunteered for service outside Australia.

The first call-up notice was issued on 12 April 1951.

Between 1951 and 1959 over 500,000 men registered, 52 intakes were organised and some 227,000 men were trained.

In 1957 National Service with the Navy and the Air Force was discontinued.

Registration remained compulsory but the intake to the Army was cut to almost a third (12,000 trainees) by instituting a ballot for selection.

On 24 November 1959 Cabinet decided that National Service call-ups should be terminated and that arrangements for the January 1960 intake would be cancelled.

## Records about the 1951 National Service held in Canberra

Records in our collection document the scheme from many angles – the development of legislation and policy, the liability of aliens and immigrants for service, exemptions, compensation, casualties, statistics, and conscientious objectors and other opposition to the scheme.

The items listed here are only a selection.

Title or description of recordDate rangeSeries number

National Service – report by Defence Committee1947–50A5954, 1884/3Recruiting – correspondence from Sir Edmund Herring to the Prime Minister1950–51A462, 431/1/2Senate Select Committee on National Service in the Defence Force1950–51A663, O180/2/147National

Service – policy – file 11950–61A816, 44/301/151National Service – policy – file 21950–61A816, 44/301/158National Service – policy – file 31950–61A816, 44/30/168National Service – policy1950–60A4940, C162 Part 1National Service – legislation1950–53A5954, 1884/2National Service – Defence Committee report to Council of Defence1950A5954, 1884/4National Service – Council of Defence conclusions to Cabinet1950–52A5954, 1885/3National Service Legislation – consequential amendments to Defence Act, Air Force Act and Naval Defence Act1951–56A705, 3/1/192 Part 1National Service Legislation – consequential amendments to Defence Act, Air Force Act and Naval Defence Act1951–56A705, 3/1/192 Part 2National Service Legislation – consequential amendments to Defence Act, Air Force Act and Naval Defence Act1951–56A705, 3/1/192 Part 3Court of Inquiry. Conduct of National Service Training at RAAF Richmond1953A705, 108/3/259National Service Policy1953–56A816, 44/301/185

# Records held in other offices of the Archives

Records about the implementation of the 1951 National Service scheme are held by all offices of the Archives.

Our collection is particularly strong in Melbourne as the central office of the Department of Labour and National Service was based there.

The Department was responsible for the registration, medical examination, exemption, deferment, selection, call-up, allocation to the Services and reinstatement in civilian employment of National Service registrants.

Other fact sheets relating to compulsory military training are:

Universal military training in Australia, 1911–29Conscription referendums, 1916 and 1917National Service and war, 1939–45National Service, 1965–72

Pollard held command of the Army's Recruit Training Centre at Greta, New South Wales, from February to May 1946. He spent the next two months attached to the headquarters staff of Northern Command. In August he was posted to England to undertake a course at the Royal Air Force's School of Air Support in Old Sarum, and following his return in February 1947 was allotted to instruct at the soon-to-be-opened RAAF School of Air Support at Laverton, Victoria. It was redesignated the School of Land/Air Warfare in March 1948 and relocated to RAAF Station Williamtown, New South Wales. Pollard was appointed Director of Personnel Administration at Army Headquarters in January 1949. One of his tasks was to prepare the ground for the reintroduction of compulsory national service.


The new scheme remained in force until 1959.

(meta data) TITLE: National Service, 1951-59 - Fact sheet 163 – National Archives of Australia, Australian Government

(meta data) PUBLISHER: corporateName=National Archives of Australia; address=Queen Victoria Terrace, Parkes, ACT 2600; contact=+61 2 6212 3600

# National Service, 1951–59 – Fact sheet 163

In the context of the intensification of the Cold War in Europe, Communist insurgency and success in South-East Asia, and the declaration of war in Korea, the Menzies government sponsored the National Service Act 1951.

The legislation provided for the compulsory call-up of males turning 18 on or after 1 November 1950, for service training of 176 days.

Trainees were required to remain on the Reserve of the Commonwealth Military Forces (CMF) for five years from initial call up.

Men could nominate the service in which they wished to be trained.

Those nominating the Navy or the Air Force were considered only if they volunteered for service outside Australia.

The first call-up notice was issued on 12 April 1951.

Between 1951 and 1959 over 500,000 men registered, 52 intakes were organised and some 227,000 men were trained.

In 1957 National Service with the Navy and the Air Force was discontinued.

Registration remained compulsory but the intake to the Army was cut to almost a third (12,000 trainees) by instituting a ballot for selection.

On 24 November 1959 Cabinet decided that National Service call-ups should be terminated and that arrangements for the January 1960 intake would be cancelled.

## Records about the 1951 National Service held in Canberra

Records in our collection document the scheme from many angles – the development of legislation and policy, the liability of aliens and immigrants for service, exemptions, compensation, casualties, statistics, and conscientious objectors and other opposition to the scheme.

The items listed here are only a selection.

Title or description of recordDate rangeSeries number

National Service – report by Defence Committee1947–50A5954, 1884/3Recruiting – correspondence from Sir Edmund Herring to the Prime Minister1950–51A462, 431/1/2Senate Select Committee on National Service in the Defence Force1950–51A663, O180/2/147National

Service – policy – file 11950–61A816, 44/301/151National Service – policy – file 21950–61A816, 44/301/158National Service – policy – file 31950–61A816, 44/30/168National Service – policy1950–60A4940, C162 Part 1National Service – legislation1950–53A5954, 1884/2National Service – Defence Committee report to Council of Defence1950A5954, 1884/4National Service – Council of Defence conclusions to Cabinet1950–52A5954, 1885/3National Service Legislation – consequential amendments to Defence Act, Air Force Act and Naval Defence Act1951–56A705, 3/1/192 Part 1National Service Legislation – consequential amendments to Defence Act, Air Force Act and Naval Defence Act1951–56A705, 3/1/192 Part 2National Service Legislation – consequential amendments to Defence Act, Air Force Act and Naval Defence Act1951–56A705, 3/1/192 Part 3Court of Inquiry. Conduct of National Service Training at RAAF Richmond1953A705, 108/3/259National Service Policy1953–56A816, 44/301/185

# Records held in other offices of the Archives

Records about the implementation of the 1951 National Service scheme are held by all offices of the Archives.

Our collection is particularly strong in Melbourne as the central office of the Department of Labour and National Service was based there.

The Department was responsible for the registration, medical examination, exemption, deferment, selection, call-up, allocation to the Services and reinstatement in civilian employment of National Service registrants.

Other fact sheets relating to compulsory military training are:

Universal military training in Australia, 1911–29Conscription referendums, 1916 and 1917National Service and war, 1939–45National Service, 1965–72

Pollard held command of the Army's Recruit Training Centre at Greta, New South Wales, from February to May 1946. He spent the next two months attached to the headquarters staff of Northern Command. In August he was posted to England to undertake a course at the Royal Air Force's School of Air Support in Old Sarum, and following his return in February 1947 was allotted to instruct at the soon-to-be-opened RAAF School of Air Support at Laverton, Victoria. It was redesignated the School of Land/Air Warfare in March 1948 and relocated to RAAF Station Williamtown, New South Wales. Pollard was appointed Director of Personnel Administration at Army Headquarters in January 1949. One of his tasks was to prepare the ground for the reintroduction of compulsory national service. The new scheme was enacted in 1951.