Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Dr. Balbir Singh Sahitya Kendra is the nucleus of advanced study for research in comparative religion, philosophy & culture. It is now a department of Punjabi University Patiala and located at 20, Pritam road, Dehradun. The place was earlier residence of a Sikh scholar Balbir Singh (scholar) which has been converted to memorial in his name. It has facilities for visiting scholars & university researchers to carry out research on comparative religion, Sikh studies and history & culture of Punjab.Kendra houses nearly 9,000 volumes, including rare books on Guru Granth Sahib and Sikh studies, history and culture of Punjab and religious traditions of India in English, Gurmukhi, Sanskrit, Prakrit, Hindi, Persian and Urdu, gifted by Dr. Balbir Singh. Whole memorial, Library and Art Gallery is gifted from him to Punjabi University. Prayer room, Lounge, morning room study and rest rooms are being preserved by University as these were existing when Dr. Balbir Singh lived here.Original paintings of well-known artists AK Chughtai, Thakur Singh, Sobha Singh, Mehr Singh and Dehradun -based Divijen Ben form part of the gallery collection.Research on an important research project Nirukat an etymological dictionary of Sri Guru Granth Sahib is being carried out from this Kendra.For the purpose of promotion of Sikh history in Dehradun, the regional centre of the Punjabi University, Balbir Singh Sahit Kendra, will be converted in to the Advanced Centre for Sikh Historical Studies. The centre will also carry out research in the Sikh studies and comparative religion."@en }
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- Balbir_Singh_Sahitya_Kendra abstract "Dr. Balbir Singh Sahitya Kendra is the nucleus of advanced study for research in comparative religion, philosophy & culture. It is now a department of Punjabi University Patiala and located at 20, Pritam road, Dehradun. The place was earlier residence of a Sikh scholar Balbir Singh (scholar) which has been converted to memorial in his name. It has facilities for visiting scholars & university researchers to carry out research on comparative religion, Sikh studies and history & culture of Punjab.Kendra houses nearly 9,000 volumes, including rare books on Guru Granth Sahib and Sikh studies, history and culture of Punjab and religious traditions of India in English, Gurmukhi, Sanskrit, Prakrit, Hindi, Persian and Urdu, gifted by Dr. Balbir Singh. Whole memorial, Library and Art Gallery is gifted from him to Punjabi University. Prayer room, Lounge, morning room study and rest rooms are being preserved by University as these were existing when Dr. Balbir Singh lived here.Original paintings of well-known artists AK Chughtai, Thakur Singh, Sobha Singh, Mehr Singh and Dehradun -based Divijen Ben form part of the gallery collection.Research on an important research project Nirukat an etymological dictionary of Sri Guru Granth Sahib is being carried out from this Kendra.For the purpose of promotion of Sikh history in Dehradun, the regional centre of the Punjabi University, Balbir Singh Sahit Kendra, will be converted in to the Advanced Centre for Sikh Historical Studies. The centre will also carry out research in the Sikh studies and comparative religion.".