Department of Guru Nanak Sikh Studies Panjab University to organise 2-Day International Seminar and Kavi Darbar

Chandigarh October 22, 2016: In order to mark the respect to the 350th Parkash Utsav of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, Department of Guru Nanak Sikh Studies Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh would organise a Two Day International Seminar and Kavi Darbar. The seminar’s title stands to be ‘Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s Contribution to Indian Society and Culture:
Multiple Perspectives’ and is scheduled on 27th and 28th October 2016 from 09:00 am onwards at evening studies auditorium Arts Block I.
Sardar Surjit Singh Ji Rakhra, Minister of Water Supply, Sanitation, Higher Education and Languages, Punjab Government will be the Chief Guest in the Inaugural session to be held on 27th Oct 2016 from 09:00 am.
Professor Jaspal Kaur Kaang, Seminar Director and eminent scholar of Sikh and Punjabi Studies shared that Professor Arun Kumar Grover Vice Chancellor Panjab University, Chandigarh will deliver the inaugural address and Professor Surjit Patar, Padam Shri will deliver the Keynote address. Professor Kapil Kapoor, Former Pro-Vice Chancellor JNU, New Delhi and Professor Satish K Verma, Former Dean Languages, Punjabi University Patiala will be the other luminaries who would address the audience in the inaugural session. Professor Jaspal Singh, Vice Chancellor Punjabi University, Patiala will deliver the presidential address and the vote of thanks will be delivered by Col.(Retd.) G.S. Chadha, Registrar, Panjab University, Chandigarh. He further added that other prominent speakers include Professor Ramesh Kuntal Megh, Professor Sukhdev
Singh, Prof. Sukhdial Singh, Prof. Reeta Grewal, Prof. Indu Banga, Prof. Rattan Singh Jaggi, Prof. Jagbir Singh, Prof. Darshan Singh, Prof. Harjinder Singh Dilgir (Londan), S. Mota Singh (England), S. Avtar Singh Kang( England), Dr. Swaraj Singh (USA), Prof.Gurmeet Singh, Prof. Balkar Singh, Prof. Gulzar Singh Kang, Dr.Manvinder Singh who will present their papers.
A Kavi Darbar will also be held on 27 October at 2.30 p.m. in the auditorium.
Prominent poets Surjit Patar, Gurbhajan Gill, Amarjit Amar, Nashir Naqvi, Kulwant Chawla etc will recite their poems.