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Khalsa College

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Khalsa College
Khalsa College
Khalsa College
Khalsa College
Khalsa College
Khalsa College
Khalsa College
Khalsa College
Khalsa College
Khalsa College
Khalsa College
Khalsa College
Khalsa College
Khalsa College
Khalsa College
Khalsa College
Phone:
+91 183 250 7029

Address:
Ranjeet Avenue Main Road, Amritsar 143001, India

Khalsa College is a historic educational institution in the northern Indian city of Amritsar in the state of Punjab, India. Founded in 1892, the sprawling 300-acre campus is located about eight kilometers from the city-center on the Amritsar-Lahore highway , 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. 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 performed 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 , reveals the facts of Khalsa college which are still unknown to most of the people around the world. 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
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