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Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University is a private university in Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, India. It was established under Punjab State Act 20/2008 (Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University Act) and is recognized by UGC under section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956. [ 1 ]
Baba Gurbachan Singh Manochahal (1984) Major encounter at Rataul village. 3. Dashmesh Regiment: Bhai Seetal Singh Matewal, (1990) Major encounter at Bolowali village. 4. International Sikh Youth Federation [4] Singh Sahib Jasbir Singh Rode, (23 September 1984) based in the United Kingdom 5. Khalistan Commando Force [4] Manbir Singh Chaheru, (1986)
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]
Sikh (/ ˈ s iː k / or / ˈ s ɪ k /; Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖ, sikkh IPA:) is the title and name given to an adherent of Sikhism. The term has its origin in the Sanskrit term śiṣya , meaning "disciple, learner" or śikṣa , meaning "instruction".
Punjabi University has named this campus Guru Kashi Campus, as this land was blessed by 10th Sikh Guru Guru Gobind Singh as Hamari Kanshi, [2] a centre of higher learning in those times. [3] Punjabi University Guru Kashi College is the oldest institute running in this campus, which was founded by Sant Fateh Singh in year 1964. [4]
Punjabi Sikhs primarily inhabit the Indian state of Punjab, the only Sikh-majority administrative division on Earth. Punjabi Sikhs make up 57.69% of the state’s population. [ 6 ] Many have ancestry from the greater Punjab region , an area that was partitioned between India and Pakistan in 1947.
Sikhs have a given name and one or both of a surname and a Khalsa name. The surname may be a family name (based on the name of the ancestral village) or a caste name. Different castes still exist today in some aspects of Punjabi culture; similarly to the Hindu caste system, this system is based on employment [citation needed] (ex. jatt signifies the farming caste).
Sikh Students Federation organised a procession on 31 May 1981 which was opposed by a Hindu procession. [citation needed] On 1 August 1981, DK Activists raised the Khalistan Flag at the location of the 1978 Sikh-Nirankari clash. The flag was also raised at various places in the Punjab state during India's Independence Day on 15 August 1981. [12]