Details of activities being undertaken by CAOF (Change Agents Of
UNITED SIKHS project
Project Incharge:
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Prof. Jagdish Singh
M.A. (Punjabi)-Gold Medalist, M. Phil
Punjab Univ., Chandigarh
Taught at Graduate level in SPN College, Mukerian, Dt.
Hoshiarpur for abt. 13 yrs.
November 1, 2004
October 30, 2009
List of activities under CAOF project
I) Weekly Classes at Khalsa College, Amritsar.
Weekly classes are being undertaken at Khalsa College, Amritsar. These classes aim to
have look at the various dimensions of the modern age and bring them into serious
dialogue with Sikhism. At present, the interaction between the modern age and Sikhism
is at a very superficial level. CAOF classes aim to evoke such Sikh responses towards
life that life would automatically lean towards the Sikh ideal and spirit. A study from
the Sikh spiritual viewpoint is being undertaken of major works of literature of the
entire world, with special attention on Punjabi and Indian literary works. It is an effort
to enable the students to evaluate these works according to the understanding evolved
through Sikh spiritual attitude. An effort to develop a new Sikh idiom of literature is
being undertaken and creativity of the students is being invoked in a very healthy
manner. Prof Jagdish Singh undertakes lectures at the following times:
Saturday: 1.30 pm to 4.00 pm
Sunday : 10.00 am to 11.30 am
Most of the lectures are followed by informal discussions that extend for hours at
times.
Syllabus: The copy of the syllabus that is being taught can be seen in Annexure-I
Students : A detail of number of students, names and other details can be seen in
Annexure -II
II) Guest lectures and special lectures:
The CAOF undertakes Special and Guest Lectures occasionally.
The following Guest lecturers have delivered lectures on topics relating to the syllabus
of the CAOF class.
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Prof. Sham Singh
Prof . Avtar Singh
Prof. Harpal Singh
S.Paramvir Singh
College, Gardiwala
Ramgarhia College, Phagwara
S.N.College, Banga
Poet and author of in-print book “ Surat di lo”
Special lectures:
i) Lecture on Sufism. Delivered by Prof. Jagdish Singh at Khalsa College, Amritsar
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III) Seminars.
The following seminars were organized under the CAOF project during the last year.
i) Seminar at Khalsa College
The following students and research scholars read out papers in Punjabi:
1. S. Manjinder Singh, Research Scholar, Department of Punjabi, GNDU, Amritsar
Topic:Gurmat Sangeet de ruhani pasaar( Spiritual dimensions of Sikh Religious
Music)
2. S. Amandeep Singh, Student, Guru Nanak Studies Department, GNDU, Amritsar
Topic: Guru Granth Sahib vich gyan di disha (The concept of divine knowledge in
Guru Granth Sahib)
3.S. Sarabjit Singh, Student, Khalsa College of Education, Amritsar.
Topic: Sirdar Kapur Singh Sikh Scholar de taur te. Sirdar Kapur Singh as a Sikh
Scholar.
IV) Camps and Historical tours
The following Camps and Historical tours were organised under the CAOF project
1. Gurmat Camp at Sri Anandpur Sahib
Dates:
17th to 20th June, 2005
Camp Details :
1.Shabad Gaayan
Bhai Manjinder Singh and Bhai Tajinder Singh
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2. Lectures by:
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4.
Prof. Harpal Singh
S.N.College, Banga
Prof. Avtar Singh
Ramgarhia College, Phagwara
Gurbachan Singh Bachan
Ex- Secy SGPC
Prof Harpal Singh Pannu
Guru Gobind Singh Dept. for Comparative
religion, Punjabi Univ. Patiala
5. Prof Davinder Singh
Khalsa College,Chandigarh
6. Harsimran Singh
Director, Gian Ashram Institute, Anandpur Sahib
7. Prabhsharanbir Singh
Student, P.U. Chandigarh.
3. Kavi darbar
Poetry recitation by Kawaljit Singh and Paramvir Singh
Historical tour was on 20th June, 2005.
A day long ‘yatra’ on foot was undertaken from Gurudwara Taragarh Sahib, Anandpur
Sahib to Gurudwara Sri Anand Karaj Sahib, Guru Ka Lahore.
V) Magazine “Vaisakh”
A Quarterly Punjabi Magazine is being brought out. Presently, this Punjabi magazine is
handwritten. It is laid out for reading at the CAOF classes after being released. Two
editions have been brought out since its inception in April 2005. The second edition of
the magazine was a special edition on ‘Kes’ (holy hair). Presently, these editions lie
with Prof. Jagdish Singh.
VI) Ecology Protection Programme
The CAOF students, in response to the dwindling population of the small sparrow,
undertook to educate the people of a village named Shamsherpur about 28 kms from
Amritsar.
In about a span of one month of September, about 150 trees were planted on the village
land and about 50 trees were distributed to the people of the village to grow on their
own lands.
The village Panchayat was educated about the scientific method of planting trees and
was inspired to protect the nature in keeping with the essence of Sikhism.
Site:
Vill. Shamsherpur(Chittorgarh)
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P.O. Fatehgarh Churian.
Dt. Gurdaspur.
Date of activity: September, 2005
Contact person: S. Harkawalpreet Singh, Sarpanch, Vill. Shamsherpur
Ph no. 9815384845
Annexure-I
SYLLABUS FOR GURMAT CLASS BY CAOF
1. Flights of Consciousness
 Philosophy
 Prose and Poetic Prose
 Fiction
 Poetry
 Myth
 Shaping of Fundamental Transformation and Dual aspect in Mystical
Uncertainty
 The Celestial Realms of Saints and Bhagats
 Glory of Guru and Prophet
2. Gurmat Interpretive Systems
 Vedantic, Damdami Taksal, Marxist, Missionary Interpretation based on
Prof. Sahib Singh, Hermeneutics
3. Gurmat Concepts
 Naam, Simran, Gyan, Seva, Vairag, Matyrdom, Cosmology, Death, and
Bliss etc.
4. Historiography of Sikh History
 Karam Singh Historian, Dr. Ganda Singh, Sirdar Kapur Singh, Bhai Vir
Singh, Prof. Puran Singh, Harinder Singh Mahboob
 Marxist View of Sikh History (Sant Singh Sekhon, Kishan Singh, Pritam
Singh Azad, Gurcharan Singh Sahansara)
 View of Hindu and Christian Historians ( Gokal Chand Narang, Hari
Ram Gupta, Cunningham, Maccauliffe, Mcleod
5. Sikh Rahit Maryada
 Spiritual Dimensions of Kakkars
 Amrit Maryada: Peak of Spiritual Experience
6. Universal and Temporal Expansion of the Divinity of Sri Akal Takhat
Sahib
 Gurmata
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 Hukamnama
 Sarbat Khalsa
7. Stages of Sikh History
 Guru Age
 Baba Banda Singh Bahadur to Misl Period
 Times of Sikh Rule
 British Occupation to 1947
 1947 to Present
8. Sikh Literature
 Janam Sakhis, Parchian, Tikas
 Gur Bilas, Panth Parkash, Suraj Parkash Granth
 Writings of Bhai Vir Singh
 Bhai Randhir Singh
 Prof. Puran Singh
9. Sikh Music, Art, and Architecture
10. Sikh Philosophy
 Principal Teja Singh, Dr. Balbir Singh, Bhai Vir Singh, Prof. Puran
Singh, Dharam Anant Singh, Sirdar Kapur Singh, Harinder Singh
Mahboob, Jasbir Singh Ahluwalia, Daljit Singh, Avtar Singh, Wazir
Singh, Gurbhagat Singh
11. Evaluation of Sikh Panth’s Opinions of Dasam Granth
 Ratan Singh Jaggi, Bhag Singh, Harinder Singh Mehboob, Gurbhagat
Singh
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Annexure-II
Names of Students, addresses and educational details
S.No.
Name
Address
Qualification/ Pre
Status
1
B.Tech.(Comp.S
AmandeepSingh
Post Graduate
Studen(Philosop
2
Post Graduate
Student(Chemistr
Hons.)
Sandeep Kaur
3
Research Fello
Tilak Raj
In Chemistry.
Shubhpreet Kaur
Graduate Stude
(Botany Hons.
4
5
M.Tech.(IT) /
Gurdev Singh
Lecturer
Rakesh Kumar
Graduate Stude
(History)
6
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S.No.
Name
Address
Qualification/ Pre
Status
7
Graduate Stude
Pavinder Singh
(Social Science
8
Post Graduate
Rajvir Kaur
Student (Physic
Hons.)
9
B.Sc.(Economic
Kuldip Singh
MA. (Punjabi
10
Running a
Sukhwinder Singh
medical
clinic.
11
M.B.A./Workin
Bhupinder Singh
in HDFC Bank
12
Student of B.Te
Harsimran Singh
(Food Sci.)
Gurvinder Singh
Deptt. Of
Botony,G.N.D.U
Amritsar.
13
14
Satpreet Singh
Masters Of Com
Applications
Gursharan Singh
Student of M.Co
Mohan Singh
Research Fello
15
16
In Physics
17
Post Graduate
Gurwinder Singh
Student
(Mathematics
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S.No.
Name
Address
Qualification/ Pre
Status
18
Post Graduate
Student(Chemist
Prabhjot Kaur
19
Deptt. Of
Botony,G.N.D.U
Amritsar.
Jagbinder Singh
20
Post Graduat
Bikramjit Singh
Student (Engli
21
Student of M.B.
Gurpreet Singh
22
Talwinder Kaur
Post Graduate Stu
(Industrial Microbio
23
M.A. (Politica
Sciences),B.Ed
Harjit Singh
24
Research Fellow
Punjabi
Manjinder Singh
25
Mandeep Kaur
Graduate
Student(Chemistry
Pavneet Kaur
Graduate
Student(Chemistry
26
27
Ranjit Singh
28
Kirandeep Kaur
Diploma(Gurm
Sangeet), M.A.(Hi
Graduate
Student(Chemistry
29
Harpreet Singh
Post Graduation
Applied Chemis
Satnam Singh
B. Tech.(Mech. En
M.B.A.
30
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S.No.
Name
Address
Qualification/ Pre
Status
31
Buta Singh
Research Fellow
Political Scienc
Gurpal Singh
Post Graduation
English.
32
33
Kanwaljit Singh
Post Graduate Stu
(Punjabi)
Amninder Kaur
Post Graduate Stu
(Industrial Microbio
34
35
Research Fellow
Physics
Damanjit Singh
36
Gurprem Kaur
37
Graduate
Student(Chemistry
Divya Arora
Post Graduate
Student(Chemistry
Shashi Paul
Post Graduate Stu
(Punjabi)
38
39
Kulwant Singh
Post Graduatio
(Mathematics
Ravinder Singh
Research Fellow
Physics
Jagjit Singh
Bachelor Studen
Architechture(5y
Harman Singh
Post Graduate Stu
(Mathematics
Sarbjit Singh
M.A.(Pol.Sci.)
M.A.(History), B
40
41
42
43
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S.No.
Name
44
Address
Qualification/ Pre
Status
Post Graduation (Ph
Harpreet Singh
45
Post Graduation (Ph
Vijay Rana
46
Sukhwinder Singh
Graduate Student(H
Genetics)
47
Sarbjit Singh
Graduate
Student(Humanit
Gurjit Singh
Post Graduate Stu
(Punjabi)
48
49
Research Fellow
Punjabi (M.Phi
AmtojKaur
50
Kawaljit Singh Goraya
Post Graduate Stu
(Punjabi)
51
Santsewak Singh
Research Fellow
Punjabi (M.Phi
Dilbagh Singh
Post Graduatio
(Agricultural Scien
Kawaljit Singh Gill
Post Graduate Stu
(Punjabi)
Dilbagh Singh
Student of Damd
Taksal, Mehta
52
53
54
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