User:Guglani/Sikh History Research Centre

Management Committee of Khalsa College Amritsar created Sikh History Research Centre in 1930 to write and publish Sikh history from modern historical perspective .Karam Singh Historian was to be given lead role to create this centre by committee .Owing to his sudden demise Centre was started as Sikh History Department under Khalsa College by S. Jagat Singh and subsequently taken over by Dr. Ganda Singh on 20 October 1931 under his stewardship.

In this centre historic resources of Sikh history beginning with Guru Nanak upto present times are available.These are in various languages including Persian, Punjabi and English.Various heads have collected these by obtaining copies from Khudabakksh library Patna, Rampur Raja library Rampur (U.P.), Salarjung Museum Hyderabad, Sindhis office Puna, Jaipur State Arcives department; besides India Office Library London from abroad.

In its Library there are approx.7000 rare books. Apart from these ,there are 601 manuscripts including 207 in punjabi, 219 in Persian, 123 in English, 41 in Urdu and 11 in Sanskrit and Hindi. There are volumes of Punjabi magazines like Phulwari, Gurmat Parkash; English magazine Sikh Review,Link starting from 1904 to 1988 & 35 bound volumes of proceedings of Sikh History conference .Starting with1904 there are 380 files of English, Punjabi ,Urdu and Hindi important newspapers of Punjab .90 files of selected newspaper cuttings are also available here.Besides, 35 bindings of in-house magazine of Khalsa college activities  is preserved here.

For the facilitation of Research Scholars, for conserving rare documents 3250000 pages have already been digitised here.

Publications
Centre has 21 important publications to its credit some are given as under


 * 1) ਮਹਾਰਾਜਾ ਰਣਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੀ ਇਕ ਸੌ ਚੌਧਵੀਂ ਬਰਸੀ ਤੇ
 * 2) ਜਨਮਸਾਖੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਵ ਜੀ – ਭਾਗ ਪਹਿਲਾ (ਮਿਹਰਬਾਨ)
 * 3) ਜਨਮਸਾਖੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਵ ਜੀ – ਭਾਗ ਦੂਜਾ (ਪੋਥੀ ਹਰਿਜੀ ਤੇ ਪੋਥੀ ਚਤੁਰਭੁਜ)
 * 4) ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ ਦੇ ਰਾਗ : ਸੰਬੋਧ ਅਤੇ ਸਾਰਥਕਤਾ
 * 5) ਮਹਾਰਾਜਾ ਆਲਾ ਸਿੰਘ ਆਫ ਪਟਿਆਲਾ(ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ)
 * 6) ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ ਦੇ ਰਾਗ
 * 7) ਮਹਾਰਾਜਾ ਰਣਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੀ ਇਕਸੌਚੌਧਵੀਂ ਬਰਸੀ ਤੇ
 * 8) ਕੈਟਾਲਾਗ ਆਫ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ & ਉਰਦੂ ਮੈਨੂਸਕਰਿਪਟਸ (ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ)
 * 9) ਭਾਈ ਵਸਤੀ ਰਾਮ
 * 10) An Historical Account of Bhai Vasti Ram & Bhai Ram Singh
 * 11) A Short Life Sketch of Maharaja Ala Singh
 * 12) A Catalogue of Punjabi And Urdu Manuscripts
 * 13) A Catalogue of Persian and Sanskrit Manuscripts
 * 14) History of Khalsa College
 * 15) Dr. Ganda Singh Journal of Sikh Historical & Religious Studies
 * 16) Sardar Sundar Singh Majithia : Life Work & Mission
 * 17) A Brief History of Khalsa College Amritsar (1892-2003)