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After a prolonged discussion about the site of Khalsa College, it was decided that one college would be established in Amritsar, followed by a second in Lahore. The 300-acre campus was sited just outside the village of Kot Sayyad Mehmood, which was later renamed Kot Khalsa. | After a prolonged discussion about the site of Khalsa College, it was decided that one college would be established in Amritsar, followed by a second in Lahore. The 300-acre campus was sited just outside the village of Kot Sayyad Mehmood, which was later renamed Kot Khalsa. | ||
As an important milestone in 1930 a Sikh History Research Department(SHRD) was set up at the college in memory of Sardar [[Karam Singh Historian]] after his death who had been instrumental in his life time to bring such department.The department has rare coins and weapons of the 17th and the 18th centuries (mathlock, dhaal, Katar, chakkar, bows and kirpans). | As an important milestone in 1930 a Sikh History Research Department(SHRD) was set up at the college in memory of Sardar [[Karam Singh Historian]] after his death who had been instrumental in his life time to bring such department.The department has rare coins and weapons of the 17th and the 18th centuries (mathlock, dhaal, Katar, chakkar, bows and kirpans). | ||
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'''Professor Kishen Singh | |||
The First Sikh Principal of Khalsa College Amritsar''' | |||
Professor Kishen Singh was the first Sikh Principal of Khalsa College Amritsar, the pioneer Sikh institution in India. He was the eldest son of Bhai Kharak Singh who had migrated from Kabul, Afghanistan. | |||
Professor Kishen Singh was a professor of Maths at the College and on 30th April 1898, when Mr Vere O’Ratigan, the then Principal, left the College, Professor Kishen Singh was called to officiate as Principal, thus becoming the first Sikh Principal of the College. He again took over the reins of Principal of the College on 15th August 1899 when Dr. John Cambell Oman left the College to sail to England. | |||
The most startling event during his tenure as Principal was the visit of Lord Curzon, the then Viceroy and Governor General of India. | |||
=== EMINENT ALUMNI OF COLLEGE=== | === EMINENT ALUMNI OF COLLEGE=== | ||
Revision as of 08:14, 29 June 2007
Khalsa College, Amritsar
Guru Hargobind fought his first battle at the present day site of Khalsa College in 1634 and was victorious. The Guru was about to celebrate the marriage of his only daughter Bibi Viro when he was attack by the Mughals. A force of 700 Sikhs defeated an army of 7,000 mughal troops. The foundation stone of Khalsa College was laid in 1892 and it has since been one of the eminent Sikh educational institutions.
Khalsa College is a historic educational institution in the northern Indian city of Amritsar in Punjab state. Founded in 1892, the sprawling 300-acre campus is located about eight km outside of the city center on the Amritsar-Lahore highway (part of the Grand Trunk Road), adjoining Guru Nanak Dev University campus, to which Khalsa College is academically affliated.
- Khalsa College has following faculties:
- Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration
- Faculty of Sciences
- College of Agriculture
- Institute of Computer Science
Khalsa College Establishment Committee was set up in 1890 with Colonel W. R. M. Holroyd, Director of Public Instruction, Punjab, as president, and W. Bell, Principal of Government College, Lahore, as secretary. Among the native constituents of this 121-member committee were Sir Attar Singh, Gurdial Singh Maan of Nabha, Diwan Gurmukh Singh of Patiala, Bhai Kahn Singh, Professor Gurmukh Singh and Sardar Jawahir Singh (1859-1910). Many princely states of British India gave their financial help to the establishment of Khalsa College, including Maharaja Rajendra Singh of Patiala, Maharaja Hira Singh of Nabha, Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala and Sir Sunder Singh Majithia.
After a prolonged discussion about the site of Khalsa College, it was decided that one college would be established in Amritsar, followed by a second in Lahore. The 300-acre campus was sited just outside the village of Kot Sayyad Mehmood, which was later renamed Kot Khalsa. As an important milestone in 1930 a Sikh History Research Department(SHRD) was set up at the college in memory of Sardar Karam Singh Historian after his death who had been instrumental in his life time to bring such department.The department has rare coins and weapons of the 17th and the 18th centuries (mathlock, dhaal, Katar, chakkar, bows and kirpans).
Professor Kishen Singh The First Sikh Principal of Khalsa College Amritsar
Professor Kishen Singh was the first Sikh Principal of Khalsa College Amritsar, the pioneer Sikh institution in India. He was the eldest son of Bhai Kharak Singh who had migrated from Kabul, Afghanistan.
Professor Kishen Singh was a professor of Maths at the College and on 30th April 1898, when Mr Vere O’Ratigan, the then Principal, left the College, Professor Kishen Singh was called to officiate as Principal, thus becoming the first Sikh Principal of the College. He again took over the reins of Principal of the College on 15th August 1899 when Dr. John Cambell Oman left the College to sail to England.
The most startling event during his tenure as Principal was the visit of Lord Curzon, the then Viceroy and Governor General of India.
EMINENT ALUMNI OF COLLEGE
The college has produced many prominent educationists, players, bureaucrats and defence personnel. Dr Bhai Jodh Singh, Dr Kirpal Singh Narang, Dr Bishan Singh Samundari, Dr Amrik Singh, Dr. Karam Singh Gill, Dr R.C. Paul, Dr B.S. Negi, Dr Surjit Singh Bal have been either the students or the teachers of the college. Novelist Mulak Raj Anand, Prof V.N. Datta, Principal Teja Singh, Bhisham Sahni, Prof Gurbachan Singh Talib, Sardar Pritam Singh Safir, former Director of the PGI, Chandigarh, Dr Pathak, a reputed ophthalmologist, Dr Daljit Singh, a famous eye specialist, Dr K.S. Chugh (PGI), Dr P.S. Gill, Director, CSIR, famous journalist Rai Bhadur, Mr G.R. Sethi, an eminent scholar and critic, Dr Manohar Singh Gill, former Chief Election Commissioner, all belonged to this institution. The college has produced many generals, including Air Marshall Arjan Singh, General Rajinder Singh Sparrow, General Mohinder Singh Sandhu, General Mohinder Singh Bal, General Prem Singh Giani, General Satnam Singh, General Mohinder Singh Chopra and Major Baljit Singh Randhawa, the first martyr of Kargil conflict.
In hockey, Colonel Gurmeet Singh, Shahzada Khuram, Latif, Balbir Singh, Dharam Singh, Bakhshish Singh, Harbinder Singh, Ram Sarup Passi and Inder Singh have been the shining stars.
Twin design institute Aitchison school Lahore
Architecturally identical in design with Khalsa college Amritsar is Aitchison School lahore designed by the same architect famous Bhai Ram Singh of then Mayo School of Arts,Lahore(now National college of Arts, Lahore).read full story at following external links.
