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Khalsa College ((パンジャーブ語:ਖਾਲਸਾ ਕਾਲਜ) ''khālsā kālaj'') is an historic educational institution in the northern Indian city of Amritsar in the state of Punjab, India. Founded in 1892, the sprawling campus is located about eight kilometers from 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 Deewan 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 built Khalsa College Amritsar. Its architectural design was created by Bhai 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, formar 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 (the then Principal of KCA), 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 ==History== 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 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 campus was sited just outside the village of Kot Sayyad Mehmood, which was later renamed Kot Khalsa. The institutions under Khalsa College Charitable Society, which is running the century old Khalsa College: Colleges- * Khalsa College, Amritsar-India (Estb.1892) * Khalsa College of Education, Amritsar (Estb.1954) * Khalsa College for Women, Amritsar (Estb.1968) * Khalsa College of Education, Ranjit Avenue, Amritsar (Estb.2006) * Khalsa College of Nursing, Amritsar (Estb.2006) * Khalsa College of Pharmacy, Amritsar (Estb.2009) * Khalsa College of Engineering & Tech., Ranjit Avenue, Amritsar (Estb.2009) * Khalsa College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Amritsar (Estb.2009) * Khalsa College (Amritsar) of Technology & Business Studies, Mohali (Estb.2009) * Khalsa College of Physical Education, VPO Heir, Distt. Amritsar (Estb.2009) * Khalsa College Chawinda Devi,Amritsar * Khalsa College of Law, Amritsar * Khalsa College of Management & Technology, Amritsar Schools- * Khalsa College Sr. Sec. School (Boys), Amritsar (Estb. 1892) * Khalsa College Sr. Sec. School (Girls), Amritsar (Estb. 1942) * Khalsa College Public School, Amritsar Amritsar (Estb. 1984) * Khalsa College International Public School, Ranjit Avenue, Amritsar (Estb. 2001) * Khalsa College Public School, Heir, Amritsar (Estb. 2008) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Khalsa College, Amritsar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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