HR 324 — A Resolution designating November 5, 2025, as "Guru Nanak Day" in Pennsylvania.

PRINTER'S NO.   2338

                  THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



           HOUSE RESOLUTION
              No. 324
                                                Session of
                                                  2025

     INTRODUCED BY CURRY, VENKAT, HILL-EVANS, KHAN, SANCHEZ, MAYES,
        HOHENSTEIN, JAMES AND CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, SEPTEMBER 24, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, SEPTEMBER 25, 2025


                               A RESOLUTION
 1   Designating November 5, 2025, as "Guru Nanak Day" in
 2      Pennsylvania.
 3      WHEREAS, This Commonwealth is enriched by the diversity of
 4   its residents, who have fostered a climate of social tolerance
 5   and intellectual pluralism that has strengthened this
 6   Commonwealth throughout its history; and
 7      WHEREAS, The Sikh community, originating in Punjab, South
 8   Asia, and having immigrated to the United States over a century
 9   ago, has made significant contributions to the development of
10   both this nation and this Commonwealth; and
11      WHEREAS, Sikhism is the world's fifth-largest religion, with
12   approximately 30 million adherents worldwide, including nearly 1
13   million in the United States; and
14      WHEREAS, The principles of peace, equality and fraternity are
15   central to the Sikh tradition, which was founded in response to
16   social injustice, religious intolerance and division; and
17      WHEREAS, Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism who lived from
18   1469 until 1539, is recognized as one of history's greatest
 1   religious visionaries, teaching that there is only one God,
 2   known as Truth, who is eternal, formless and realized through
 3   divine grace; and
 4      WHEREAS, Guru Nanak emphasized three core tenets, including
 5   meditation and remembrance of God, earning an honest living and
 6   sharing with those in need; and
 7      WHEREAS, Guru Nanak's teachings, expressed through profound
 8   poetry, laid the foundation for Sikh scripture, the Guru Granth
 9   Sahib; and
10      WHEREAS, Guru Nanak was a revolutionary reformer of his time,
11   who rejected the caste system and advocated for the equality of
12   all people, regardless of caste, creed or gender; and
13      WHEREAS, Guru Nanak's message called for recognizing the
14   entire human race as one and he openly challenged systems of
15   discrimination and inequality, affirming the equal worth and
16   dignity of every individual; therefore be it
17      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate
18   November 5, 2025, as "Guru Nanak Day" in Pennsylvania; and be it
19   further
20      RESOLVED, That on November 5, 2025, the House of
21   Representatives commemorate the 556th anniversary of the birth
22   of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, in recognition of his
23   enduring legacy and the valuable contributions of the Sikh
24   community to this Commonwealth.




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