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{{Infobox university
  | name                  = Khalsa College, Amritsar
  | name                  = Khalsa College
  | established            = 1892
  | established            = {{start date and age|1892}}
  | image                  = KhalsaCollegeAmritsar-2.jpg
  | image                  = Logo of Khalsa College.svg
  | image_size            = 200px
  | image_size            = 220px
  | motto                  = ਅਕਾਲ ਸਹਾਇ ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]])
  | motto                  = ਅਕਾਲ ਸਹਾਇ ([[Gurmukhi]])<br/>''Akal Sahai''<br/>"With God's Grace"
                  ''Akal Sahai''
| mottoeng              = With God's Grace
  | type                  = College
  | type                  = College
  | principal              =  
  | principal              = Dr. Atam Singh Randhawa
  | city                  = [[Amritsar, Punjab]]
  | city                  = [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
  | country                = India
  | country                = [[India]]
  | coordinates            = {{Coord|31.6339|74.8356|display=inline,title}}
  | coordinates            = {{Coord|31.6339|74.8356|display=inline,title}}
  | campus                = Urban
  | campus                = Urban
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  | faculty                =  
  | faculty                =  
  | logo                  = Khalsa College (Amritsar) logo.jpg
  | logo                  = [[File:KhalsaCollegeAmritsar-2.jpg|200px]]
  | website                = {{url|khalsacollege.edu.in}}
  | website                = {{url|khalsacollege.edu.in}}
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[[File:Khalsacollege 3.jpg|thumb|right|Khalsa College, Amritsar]]
'''Khalsa College''' ({{langx|pa|ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ ਕਾਲਜ}} ''khālsā kālaj'') is a historic educational institution in the northern Indian city of [[Amritsar]] in the state of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab, India]].<ref>{{cite web | last=India | first=Tribune | title=Khalsa College Amritsar: A heritage marvel | website=Tribuneindia News Service | date=2020-09-22 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/amritsar/khalsa-college-a-heritage-marvel-144865 | access-date=2020-10-02}}</ref> Founded in 1892, the sprawling {{convert|300|acre|km2|1|adj=on}} campus is located about eight kilometers from 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 affiliated.
 
'''Khalsa College''' ({{lang-pa|ਖਾਲਸਾ ਕਾਲਜ}} ''khālsā kālaj'') is a historic educational institution in the northern Indian city of [[Amritsar]] in the state of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab, India]].<ref>{{cite web | last=India | first=Tribune | title=Khalsa College Amritsar: A heritage marvel | website=Tribuneindia News Service | date=2020-09-22 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/amritsar/khalsa-college-a-heritage-marvel-144865 | access-date=2020-10-02}}</ref> Founded in 1892, the sprawling {{convert|300|acre|km2|1|adj=on}} campus is located about eight kilometers from 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 affiliated.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}


Khalsa College was built as an educational institute during the [[British Raj]] in India when Sikh scholars thought about providing higher education to Sikhs and Punjabis within [[Punjab]]. Amritsar was chosen for its establishment and [[Singh Sabha Movement]] and [[Chief Khalsa Diwan]] approached the then Sikh Maharajas and Sikh people of Punjab to raise funds and donate land to build this unique institute. People of Amritsar, Lahore and other cities of Punjab including rich Sikh families and Maharajas donated land and raised funds to build Khalsa College, Amritsar. Its architectural design was created by [[Ram Singh (architect)|Ram Singh]], a famous architect who also designed one of the Places in England. Its building was completed in 1911–12. Its architectural features are mix of British, Mughal and Sikh architect.
Khalsa College was built as an educational institute during the [[British Raj]] in India when Sikh scholars thought about providing higher education to Sikhs and Punjabis within [[Punjab]]. Amritsar was chosen for its establishment and [[Singh Sabha Movement]] and [[Chief Khalsa Diwan]] approached the then Sikh Maharajas and Sikh people of Punjab to raise funds and donate land to build this unique institute. People of Amritsar, Lahore and other cities of Punjab including rich Sikh families and Maharajas donated land and raised funds to build Khalsa College, Amritsar. Its architectural design was created by [[Ram Singh (architect)|Ram Singh]], a famous architect who also designed one of the Places in England. Its building was completed in 1911–12. Its architectural features are mix of British, Mughal and Sikh architect.
Khalsa college's contribution towards the freedom history of India is significant as it has generated many famous freedom fighters, political leaders, armed forces generals, scientists, famous players-Olympians, actors, writers, journalists and scholars. More information about Khalsa college can be found in the book "History of Khalsa College Amritsar," written by Dr. Ganda Singh, former head of the dept. of Sikh History, Khalsa College Amritsar. In modern times, the only research work on Khalsa College's history, "The Temple of Study-Khalsa College Amritsar," was initiated by Jaspreet Singh Rajpoot, an alumnus of Khalsa, in the year 2002 with the collaboration of Khalsa College governing council and Dr. Mohinder Singh Dhillon (the then Principal of KCA), reveals the facts of Khalsa college which are still unknown to most of the people around the world.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}


==History==
==History==
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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 {{convert|300|acre|km2|1|adj=on}} 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 {{convert|300|acre|km2|1|adj=on}} campus was sited just outside the village of Kot Sayyad Mehmood, which was later renamed Kot Khalsa.
== Sikh Research Centre ==
In 1930, a [[Sikh History Research Centre|Sikh Research Centre]] was founded within the college of [[Ganda Singh (historian)|Ganda Singh]], who headed it until 1947.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=23 March 2022 |title=Treasure trove of the past: Sikh Research Centre at Khalsa College, Amritsar |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/amritsar/treasure-trove-of-the-past-sikh-research-centre-at-khalsa-college-amritsar-379994 |access-date=20 June 2024 |work=The Tribune}}</ref> The Sikh Research Centre of Khalsa College has since grown to encompass a library and art galleries, containing thousands of artefacts, books, manuscripts, and paintings related to Sikhs and Sikhism.<ref name=":0" /> The current collection is 6,397 books, 375 paintings, 601 manuscripts, newspapers dating back to 1904, 675 files/books/journals, coinage, historical photographs, and weaponry.<ref name=":0" />


==Campus==
==Campus==
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The main building is of the [[Indo-Sarcenic]] style, which is strongly influenced by traditional Indian and [[Mughal architecture|Mughal]] schools of architecture. The foundation stone was laid on 5 March 1892, with the first classes starting in 1893.{{cn|date=April 2022}}
The main building is of the [[Indo-Sarcenic]] style, which is strongly influenced by traditional Indian and [[Mughal architecture|Mughal]] schools of architecture. The foundation stone was laid on 5 March 1892, with the first classes starting in 1893.{{cn|date=April 2022}}


The college was designed by [[Bhai Ram Singh]], principal of the Mayo School of Arts, Lahore, with the help of engineer Dharam Singh Gharjakhia. Bhai Ram Singh was decorated for his services with the '''Member of the Victorian Order''' ([[Royal Victorian Order|MVO]]), the highest civilian award of British India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060209/aplus.jpg |format=JPG |title=Photographic image |website=Tribuneindia |access-date=2016-04-29}}</ref>
The college was designed by [[Bhai Ram Singh]], principal of the Mayo School of Arts, Lahore, with the help of engineer Dharam Singh Gharjakhia. Bhai Ram Singh was decorated for his services with the '''Member of the Victorian Order''' ([[Royal Victorian Order|MVO]]), the highest civilian award of British India.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060209/aplus.jpg |format=JPG |title=Photographic image |website=Tribuneindia |access-date=2016-04-29 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171236/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060209/aplus.jpg |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Faculties ==
==Faculties ==
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*Faculty of Sciences
*Faculty of Sciences
*College of Agriculture
*College of Agriculture
*Institute of Computer Science


==Institutes==
==Institutes==
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{{alumni|date=April 2018}}
{{alumni|date=April 2018}}
*[[Rajkavi Inderjeet Singh Tulsi]], Poet, Author, and Bollywood Lyricist
*[[Rajkavi Inderjeet Singh Tulsi]], Poet, Author, and Bollywood Lyricist
*[[Amrik Singh|Bhai Amrik Singh, President of AISSF]]
*[[Hans Raj Khanna]], former Judge of Supreme Court of India who authored the [[basic structure doctrine]]
*[[Hans Raj Khanna]], former Judge of Supreme Court of India who authored the [[basic structure doctrine]]
*[[Harcharan Singh (writer)|Harcharan Singh]], Punjabi playwright
*[[Harcharan Singh (writer)|Harcharan Singh]], Punjabi playwright
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* [[Darbara Singh]], former Chief Minister of Punjab and national level leader of the Congress
* [[Darbara Singh]], former Chief Minister of Punjab and national level leader of the Congress
* [[Teja Singh Samundri]] (1882–1926), founder of [[SGPC]] - Shiromani Gurudwara Prabhandhak Committee
* [[Teja Singh Samundri]] (1882–1926), founder of [[SGPC]] - Shiromani Gurudwara Prabhandhak Committee
* [[Rajinder Singh Sparrow|Rajinder Singh "Sparrow" Shergill]]
* Major General [[Rajinder Singh Sparrow|Rajinder Singh "Sparrow" Shergill]], MVC & bar, Indian Army officer
* [[Sohan Singh Josh]] (1898-–1970?), socialist leader of Punjab
* Major General [[Gurbakhsh Singh]], DSO, OBE, Indian Army officer, Padma Shri awardee
* Lt. Col. [[Sarbjit Singh Kalha]], DSO, officer in the British Indian Army
* [[Sohan Singh Josh]] (1898–1970), socialist leader of Punjab
* [[Gurdial Singh Dhillon]], former Speaker of the [[Indian Parliament]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://speakerloksabha.nic.in/former/Gsdhillon.asp |publisher=The Office of Speaker Lok Sabha | title=Former Speakers - G. S. Dhillon|website=Speakerloksabha.nic.in |access-date=2022-09-28}}</ref>
* [[Gurdial Singh Dhillon]], former Speaker of the [[Indian Parliament]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://speakerloksabha.nic.in/former/Gsdhillon.asp |publisher=The Office of Speaker Lok Sabha | title=Former Speakers - G. S. Dhillon|website=Speakerloksabha.nic.in |access-date=2022-09-28}}</ref>
* [[Hukam Singh (Punjab politician)|Hukam Singh]], former Speaker of the [[Indian Parliament]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://speakerloksabha.nic.in/former/hukuamsingh.asp |title=Former Speakers - Sardar Hukam Singh | publisher=The Office of Speaker Lok Sabha |website=Speakerloksabha.nic.in |access-date=2022-09-28}}</ref>
* [[Hukam Singh (Punjab politician)|Hukam Singh]], former Speaker of the [[Indian Parliament]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://speakerloksabha.nic.in/former/hukuamsingh.asp |title=Former Speakers - Sardar Hukam Singh | publisher=The Office of Speaker Lok Sabha |website=Speakerloksabha.nic.in |access-date=2022-09-28}}</ref>
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* [[Amrinder Gill]], actor and singer  
* [[Amrinder Gill]], actor and singer  
* [[Karaj Gill]], film producer
* [[Karaj Gill]], film producer
* [[Dev Meena]], pole vaulter
* [[Khem Singh Gill]], geneticist and former vice chancellor of [[Punjab Agricultural University]]
* [[Khem Singh Gill]], geneticist and former vice chancellor of [[Punjab Agricultural University]]
Hockey players<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/chandigarh/56468-khalsa-college-makes-major-move-to-revive-hockey.html |title=The Pioneer |website=Dailypioneer.com |date=1970-01-01 |access-date=2016-04-29}}</ref>
* [[Jaswant Singh Gill]] (1939–2019), [[Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak]] awardee, mining engineer at [[Coal India]], known for 1989 [[Raniganj Coalfield|Raniganj]] rescue
* [[Balbir Singh Sr.]]
 
* [[Dharam Singh (field hockey)|Dharam Singh]]
=== Hockey players ===
* [[Balbir Singh Sr.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/chandigarh/56468-khalsa-college-makes-major-move-to-revive-hockey.html |title=The Pioneer |website=Dailypioneer.com |date=1970-01-01 |access-date=2016-04-29}}</ref>
* [[Harbinder Singh]]
* [[Harbinder Singh]]
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Khalsacollege 3.jpg|Khalsa College, Amritsar
File:ਖਾਲਸਾ ਕਾਲਜ 01.jpg|Khalsa College Clock Tower
File:ਖਾਲਸਾ ਕਾਲਜ 02.jpg|Front View Khalsa College
File:ਖਾਲਸਾ ਕਾਲਜ 03.jpg|Khalsa College
File:ਖਾਲਸਾ ਕਾਲਜ 04.jpg|Khalsa College
File:ਖਾਲਸਾ ਕਾਲਜ 06.jpg|Khalsa College
</gallery>


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Khalsa College
Mottoਅਕਾਲ ਸਹਾਇ (Gurmukhi)
Akal Sahai
"With God's Grace"
TypeCollege
Established1892; 134 years ago (1892)
PrincipalDr. Atam Singh Randhawa
Location
Amritsar, Punjab
,
India

31°38′02″N 74°50′08″E / 31.6339°N 74.8356°E / 31.6339; 74.8356
CampusUrban
Websitekhalsacollege.edu.in

Khalsa College (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist. khālsā kālaj) is a historic educational institution in the northern Indian city of Amritsar in the state of Punjab, India.[1] Founded in 1892, the sprawling 300-acre (1.2 km2) campus is located about eight kilometers from 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 affiliated.

Khalsa College was built as an educational institute during the British Raj in India when Sikh scholars thought about providing higher education to Sikhs and Punjabis within Punjab. Amritsar was chosen for its establishment and Singh Sabha Movement and Chief Khalsa Diwan approached the then Sikh Maharajas and Sikh people of Punjab to raise funds and donate land to build this unique institute. People of Amritsar, Lahore and other cities of Punjab including rich Sikh families and Maharajas donated land and raised funds to build Khalsa College, Amritsar. Its architectural design was created by Ram Singh, a famous architect who also designed one of the Places in England. Its building was completed in 1911–12. Its architectural features are mix of British, Mughal and Sikh architect.

History[edit | edit source]

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 and Sikh people of Punjab 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 (1.2 km2) campus was sited just outside the village of Kot Sayyad Mehmood, which was later renamed Kot Khalsa.

Sikh Research Centre[edit | edit source]

In 1930, a Sikh Research Centre was founded within the college of Ganda Singh, who headed it until 1947.[2] The Sikh Research Centre of Khalsa College has since grown to encompass a library and art galleries, containing thousands of artefacts, books, manuscripts, and paintings related to Sikhs and Sikhism.[2] The current collection is 6,397 books, 375 paintings, 601 manuscripts, newspapers dating back to 1904, 675 files/books/journals, coinage, historical photographs, and weaponry.[2]

Campus[edit | edit source]

Khalsa College, Amritsar, Punjab, India

The main building is of the Indo-Sarcenic style, which is strongly influenced by traditional Indian and Mughal schools of architecture. The foundation stone was laid on 5 March 1892, with the first classes starting in 1893.[citation needed]

The college was designed by Bhai Ram Singh, principal of the Mayo School of Arts, Lahore, with the help of engineer Dharam Singh Gharjakhia. Bhai Ram Singh was decorated for his services with the Member of the Victorian Order (MVO), the highest civilian award of British India.[3]

Faculties[edit | edit source]

Khalsa College has following faculties:[citation needed]

  • Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration
  • Faculty of Sciences
  • College of Agriculture

Institutes[edit | edit source]

The institutions under Khalsa College Charitable Society, which is running the century-old Khalsa College:

Colleges-

  • Khalsa College, Amritsar-India (established.1892)
  • Khalsa College of Education, Amritsar (established.1954)
  • Khalsa College for Women, Amritsar (established.1968)
  • Khalsa College of Education, Ranjit Avenue, Amritsar (established.2006)
  • Khalsa College of Nursing, Amritsar (established.2006)
  • Khalsa College of Pharmacy, Amritsar (established.2009)
  • Khalsa College of Engineering & Tech., Ranjit Avenue, Amritsar (established.2009)
  • Khalsa College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Amritsar (established.2009)
  • Khalsa College (Amritsar) of Technology & Business Studies, Mohali (established.2009)
  • Khalsa College of Physical Education, VPO Heir, District. Amritsar (established.2009)
  • Khalsa College Chawinda Devi, Amritsar
  • Khalsa College of Law, Amritsar
  • Khalsa College of Management & Technology, Amritsar

Schools-

  • Khalsa College Sr. Sec. School (Boys), Amritsar (established. 1892)
  • Khalsa College Sr. Sec. School (Girls), Amritsar (established. 1942)
  • Khalsa College Public School, Amritsar Amritsar (established. 1984)
  • Khalsa College International Public School, Ranjit Avenue, Amritsar (established. 2001)
  • Khalsa College Public School, Heir, Amritsar (established. 2008)

Notable alumni[edit | edit source]

Hockey players[edit | edit source]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Khalsa College, Amritsar
    Khalsa College, Amritsar
  • Khalsa College Clock Tower
    Khalsa College Clock Tower
  • Front View Khalsa College
    Front View Khalsa College
  • Khalsa College
    Khalsa College
  • Khalsa College
    Khalsa College
  • Khalsa College
    Khalsa College

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ India, Tribune (22 September 2020). "Khalsa College Amritsar: A heritage marvel". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Treasure trove of the past: Sikh Research Centre at Khalsa College, Amritsar". The Tribune. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Photographic image". Tribuneindia. Archived from the original (JPG) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Interview: Harpreet Sandhu on Work Weather Wife (September 2014). "Interview: Harpreet Sandhu on Work Weather Wife". Punjabi Mania. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Former Speakers - G. S. Dhillon". Speakerloksabha.nic.in. The Office of Speaker Lok Sabha. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Former Speakers - Sardar Hukam Singh". Speakerloksabha.nic.in. The Office of Speaker Lok Sabha. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "VIVO Pro Kabaddi League 2019: Know your teams, your captains of PKL Season 7". 20 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "The Pioneer". Dailypioneer.com. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 29 April 2016.

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