A Solemn Anniversary 

In strong contrast to previous years of joyfully celebrating the Birth Anniversary of the dearly loved Grand Guru, Baba Sawan Singh Ji, this July 27 proved a strangely solemn day. There were the same gaily-colored awnings, the many thousands of people thronging every available square foot of space, the huge dais decorated with green leaves and flowers, the shrieks and scuffling of uncontrollable children but to the sensitive heart there was something missing: no effervescence, no excitement, no joy in the atmosphere  - none of the usual happy expression of festivity. The people had come, they had come many miles in numerous cases, but on arrival they had found