Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine, millions are fleeing the country which includes thousands of students from India who majorly pursued MBBS in the foreign nation.
Students and their families have mobilized on social media, sharing the locations of their shelters in Ukraine, requesting emergency supplies, and asking their respective national governments to evacuate them out of the war-torn country.
In response to the situation, the Indian Air Force has started evacuating Indian nationals from war-torn Ukraine.
Most are fleeing toward the Polish border as Poland allows Indians without VISAs in moments of crisis. Yet many are left behind struggling to remain alive and thrive.
In such a chaotic situation, the Sikh community has once again shown exemplary gestures.
In a video shared on social media, the community was seen arranging a ‘Langar on a Train’ feeding hungry students traveling to Ukraine’s border to flee to Poland. The video that was shared by Ravinder Singh (founder-CEO of Khalsa AID) on Twitter, shows students eating food served in the langar on a moving train.
A man named Hardeep Singh has been providing langar meals and assistance to many students from different countries, as mentioned in the video.
#Ukraine: Guru Ka Langar on a train
These guys were fortunate to get on this train which is travelling east of Ukraine to the west (to Polish border )
Hardeep Singh has been providing Langar and assistance to many students from different countries.What a guy#UkraineRussia pic.twitter.com/CyWZnWVePz— ravinder singh (@RaviSinghKA) February 25, 2022
What is Langar?
In Sikhism, langar is the community kitchen of a gurdwara, which serves meals to all free of charge, regardless of religion, caste, gender, economic status, or ethnicity.
Yet this has manifested into something more noble and accessible with organizations such as Khalsa Aid an international NGO with the aim to provide humanitarian aid in disaster areas and civil conflict zones around the world.
Even the Sikhs who are not funded by Khalsa Aid, Gurudwara, or any other NGO or crowdfunding have often been seen providing aid from their own pockets in moments of crisis.
From feeding people in conflict-torn Syria and Iraq to ending extreme hunger and malnutrition in Africa, the Sikh community is relentlessly working for humanity and peace.