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The Inauguration Ceremony was held on 17th July 2015 at the beautiful pentad campus through the hands of Deputy Chief Minister Punjab, S. Sukhbir Singh Badal and other cabinet members of Punjab Government.

On a fine summer morning, a middle aged official from the Research and Analytical Wing of the Government of India knocked at my door. He had come to visit me as a ‘friend’ on the eve of my departure to the United States and Canada...

Whether it has been walking down College Walk to Butler or waiting in the pasta line in Ferris, heads fitted with cautious and questioning eyes instantly turn to look at what sits atop my head —....

“I think multicultural awareness is important because you can accept people easier if you know where they’re coming from and that just makes for a more successful community, a successful work life and a more successful educational life,” Kanwar said.

From bitter feuds between its vice chancellor and the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) to its website being hacked, the Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University, the first and only Sikh university, has been grappling with controversies almost from day one.

Students were wrapped into Sikh culture Wednesday as a religious organization worked to change peers’ views of turbans.

The UNITED SIKHS' recommended list of Sikh books offers a great variety of crucial topics which are necessary for students in the academic field who are studying Sikhs. The books not only share Sikh ideals but show a larger context to reflect the ever increasingly multicultural world we live in.

Working with his Christian colleagues, says Mr. Gill, has made him a better Sikh. He believes that taking his introductory course can provide a similar benefit to his students, whatever their religious background.

The Guru Nanak Dev University will establish a Center on Studies in Sri Guru Granth Sahib with the cost of Rs. 4705 Lacs. This Center would be fully funded by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) on the Long Term Basis.

Prime Minister of Pakistan Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani had issued instructions on November 2008 for the acquisition of the land for the University in Nankana Sahib. The PM will lay the foundation stone of the university during the next Baisakhi celebration.

The SGPC has decided to institute scholarships in collaboration with University of Cambridge (UK) for needy and meritorious Sikh students for research studies leading to M.Phil or Ph.D degrees.

An Indian court has upheld a decision by a religious body to deny a female student who plucked her eyebrows admission to a Sikh university, media reports said on Sunday.

The remarkable event was supported with light spiritual music which soaked the environment with a feeling of bliss and harmony. The students were seen rejoicing.

Career Central Magazine interviews the President of Coleman University in San Diego, California

£35,000 scholarship per student set up exclusively for Indian students for PhD & MPhil degrees in science, technology and social sciences

A Serene Spot on a Crowded Campus

Research on Sri Guru Granth Sahib by Lakhbir Kaur Bahra has been awarded Ph.D. (Education) by University of Lucknow.

Pashaura Singh is appointed to the Dr. Jasbir Singh Saini Chair in Sikh and Punjabi Studies.