16-664: Khalsa College may refer to: Khalsa College, Amritsar , the historic institution founded in 1892 Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College , a constituent college of the University of Delhi Guru Nanak Khalsa College (King's Circle) , a college in Mumbai Lyallpur Khalsa College , established in Lyallpur (now Faisalabad, Pakistan) in 1908, shifted to Jalandhar in 1948 [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
32-403: A population of 67,972. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Nabha has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 69%. In Nabha, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. There are two locations of Royal Samadhis . One is for the family of Hira Singh , the other, for the original rulers of Nabha,
48-507: Is 6,397 books, 375 paintings, 601 manuscripts, newspapers dating back to 1904, 675 files/books/journals, coinage, historical photographs, and weaponry. 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. The college was designed by Bhai Ram Singh , principal of
64-559: Is a town and municipal council in the Patiala district in the south-west of the Indian state of Punjab . It was the capital of the former Nabha State . Nabha is also a sub-division city which comes under Patiala district. Nabha is located at 30°22′N 76°09′E / 30.37°N 76.15°E / 30.37; 76.15 . It has an average elevation of 246 metres (807 feet). As of 2001 India census, Nabha had
80-409: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Khalsa College, Amritsar Khalsa College ( Punjabi : ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ ਕਾਲਜ khālsā kālaj ) 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 (1.2 km ) campus is located about eight kilometers from
96-433: Is located on the grounds of Punjab Public School, near the water tank, on what was originally known as Shyam Bagh (near Jamunawali Sark (Road)). There rests Maharaja Devinder Singh, his two sons, his wives, Maharani Lilavati, Maharani Mann Kaur and "Cheteanwali" Rani. Dr. Sumerendra Vir Singh Chauhan, from the family of Maharani Lilavati, and uncle of the present Raj Kumari of Nabha, wife of Maharaja Pratap Singh's second son,
112-673: Is negotiating with the present authorities to allow for repairs to take place of the Royal samadhis of the original rulers. Also, the Samadhi of Maharani Lilavati's mother is located in the Ram Temple near Hira Mahal. In 1947, Nabha formed a part of Patiala and East Punjab States Union ( PEPSU ). At a subsequent reorganization, Patiala was created as a district and Nabha formed a subdivision in Patiala District . The modern Nabha
128-619: 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. Khalsa College has following faculties: The institutions under Khalsa College Charitable Society, which is running the century-old Khalsa College: Colleges- Schools- Hockey players Nabha Nabha
144-464: 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
160-766: 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
176-517: 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 km ) campus was sited just outside
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#1732776612687192-623: The facts of Khalsa college which are still unknown to most of the people around the world. 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
208-482: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about schools, colleges, or other educational institutions which are associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Khalsa_College&oldid=861083643 " Category : Educational institution disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
224-515: 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
240-406: The village of Kot Sayyad Mehmood, which was later renamed Kot Khalsa. In 1930, a Sikh Research Centre was founded within the college of Ganda Singh , who headed it until 1947. 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. The current collection
256-410: 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
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