Her compassion and devotion was epitomised by her being the first to arrive at functions and the last to leave, ensuring that everything was taken care of. Her social interactions with the team as well as other members of the gurdwaras were cordial. Juniors and seniors enjoyed working under her unbiased leadership.
Indeed, Mdm Basant was an inspiring role model. She was pivotal in enlarging ISS’ membership to well over 100 members during her tenure.
Her humanitarian spirit was portrayed in 1983 when she led her Executive Council to pay for the expenses for the langar for the wedding of a poor widow’s daughter.
At the same time, she continued diligently with the key activities of her predecessors. These included visit to homes for the underprivileged, taking over the langar for one day during gurpurab and consistently and cohesively raising funds, including for the new CST building. During her tenure, a sum of S$25,000 was donated to the Silat Road Temple and S$500 for a children’s seminar/workshop conducted at CST.
In 2003, Mdm Basant relinquished her post to Mdm Bimaljeet Kaur. With her admiral teamwork, she placed herself and ISS proudly in the annals of Singapore Sikh women.
Mdm Basant was an inspiring and humble leader, dedicated to serve with unwavering spirit and commitment. She was charming in her ways of managing the team and keeping the members united. She was a lady of wisdom and unrelenting energy and she created a legacy that has endured till the present time. 