Lyallpur Khalsa College
Lyallpur Khalsa College is a college located in Jalandhar, Punjab.[1] This college was first established in 1908 in Lyallpur, Pakistan which is now known as Faislabad, Pakistan. After the partition, the college was moved to Jalandhar City in 1948. The college has student body of around 6000 students and offers graduate and post graduate courses.
Notable faculty
- Waryam Singh Sandhu, writer
Dr. Daya Singh Sandhu (former Student at Lyallpur Khalsa College Jalandhar).
Hind Rattan Awardee(2014); Fulbright Senior Research Scholar (2002) for Punjab University, Chandigarh. Fulbright-Nehru Research Scholar (Guru Nanak Dev University). Distinguished Professor of Research and Former Chairman (Educational & Counseling Psychology Department), University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Founder and Executive Director, Association of Mental Health Counseling (India). Elected President: Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development. Published more than a dozen books, 60 book chapters and more than 50 journal articles in the field of professional counseling and psychotherapy. Presently serving as the Director of Research and Professor of Counselor Education and Supervision at Lindsey Wilson College. Kentucky Counseling Association a new research award in Dr. Daya Singh Sandhu's name on May 20, 2014, to be called, "Dr. Daya Singh Sandhu Award in Research and Innovation in Counseling."
Notable alumni
- Ajit Pal Singh, hockey player
- Surjit Singh Randhawa, hockey player
- Prithviraj Kapoor, actor
- Dr. Daya Singh Sandhu Internationally known writer, researcher, and scholar,
Senior Fulbright and Senior-Nehru Fulbright Research Scholar. Founder and Executive Director: India Association of Mental Health Counselling. Hind Rattan Awardee (2014).
- Sarbjit Cheema, singer
- Sardar Swaran Singh, politician
References
- ^ "Sood is Khalsa college principal". Indian Express. Oct 2, 2012.
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