Everything's 13
ਐਵਰੀਥਿੰਗਜ਼ 13
A UK Sikh charity founded by Bhai Jagraj Singh; it is the parent of Basics of Sikhi, Mighty Khalsa, Kiddie Sangat and the Sikh Press Association.
What it is: Everything's 13 (E13) is a UK charity set up to share Sikh teaching in English and online. Wikipedia describes it as the parent of four projects: Basics of Sikhi, the Sikh Press Association, Mighty Khalsa and Kiddie Sangat. Its own site gives its mission as to spread the universal message of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji globally, and says it does not charge for parchar but relies on the sangat's support.
How it began: Wikipedia says Jagraj Singh Hundal, known as Bhai Jagraj Singh (1979 to 2017), a former British Army officer and Oxford graduate, founded it in 2012. The site's own page names him as founder and gives no date. He was diagnosed with stage four inoperable liver cancer in December 2016 and died on 20 July 2017. Wikipedia records that he received a Points of Light award from Prime Minister Theresa May in 2017.
Its projects
- Basics of Sikhi: the YouTube-led education project. The site claims more than 2,700 videos, more than 230,000 subscribers and content in 13 or more languages, all self-reported. It also lists Camp Panth in Dallas, Exploring Sikhi and BoS TV.
- Mighty Khalsa: an online shop that publishes Sikh-themed children's books, among them illustrated stories of Sikh history, Gurmukhi learning books and activity books, with a collection for children aged 7 and over.
- Kiddie Sangat: a website for a Sikh playgroup, with crafts, activity ideas, videos, worksheets and nursery rhymes.
- Sikh Press Association: named by Wikipedia as a child organisation; its work is not described there.
Who leads it: After Jagraj Singh the site names a group of parcharaks and a core team, with roles such as UK network and events coordinator, head of translations and social media manager. It names no single head.
Where it stands: It is active. Basics of Sikhi has its own page here.
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Sources
- The Mission (the organisation's own page, which lists Basics of Sikhi, Camp Panth, Exploring Sikhi and BoS TV), Basics of Sikhi / Everythings13. basicsofsikhi.com
- Basics of Sikhi (used for the four child organisations and the 2012 founding), Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org
- Jagraj Singh (used for his dates and diagnosis), Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org
- Mighty Khalsa (online shop), Mighty Khalsa. mightykhalsa.com
- Kiddie Sangat, Kiddie Sangat. kiddiesangat.com