Guru Gobind Singh Department of Religous Studies, Punjabi University
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Guru Gobind Singh Department of Religous Studies, Punjabi University
The establishment of Guru Gobind Singh Department of Religious Studies at the Punjabi University in 1969 was a unique and significant venture in the history of the higher education in India. It was in the year of the Tenth Master Guru Gobind Singh's birth tercentenary that plans were drawn to institute the Department which received the willing approval of UGC as also of the Punjab Government. The main objectives were: to provide facilities for advanced research, understanding of world religions, systematic and scientific study through academic channels such as inter-religious dialogues, seminars, extension lectures and publications of books etc. The department offers educational courses in the field of Religious Studies.