Dr. Balbir Singh Sahitya Kendra is a memorial, library and art gallery in the name of Sikh scholar Dr Balbir Singh , which is the nucleus of advanced study for research in comparative religion, philosophy & culture. It is now a department of

Punjabi University Punjabi University is a collegiate state public university located in Patiala, Punjab, India. It was established on 30 April 1962 and is only the second university in the world to be named after a language, after Hebrew University of Israel. ...

Patiala and located at 20, Pritam road, Dehradun. The place was earlier residence of a Sikh scholar

Balbir Singh (scholar) Balbir Singh born in 1896 at Katra Garba Singh, Amritsar, was a Sikh scholar and brother of Bhai Vir Singh. Early life and education His father Dr Charan Singh expired at his early age of 12. He was brought up by his elder brother Vir Singh (writ ...

. It has facilities for visiting scholars & university researchers to carry out research on

comparative religion Comparative religion is the branch of the study of religions with the systematic comparison of the doctrines and practices, themes and impacts (including migration) of the world's religions. In general the comparative study of religion yie ...

, Sikh studies and history & culture of Punjab. Statue of mahatma Budh at Dr

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 Gurmukhī ( pa, ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ, , Shahmukhi: ) is an abugida developed from the Laṇḍā scripts, standardized and used by the second Sikh guru, Guru Angad (1504–1552). It is used by Punjabi Sikhs to write the language, commonly r ...

, 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 AR 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 into the Advanced Centre for Sikh Historical Studies. The centre will also carry out research in the Sikh studies and comparative religion.

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