AMRITSAR, APRIL 23
In the ongoing year-long programs to make connect with its old students, the Khalsa College management today honoured its three top most NRIs Alumni, appreciating their services to the mankind. US citizen and influential businessman in Virginia state Mehtab Singh Kahlon, Canada based renowned Journalist Amritjit Singh Sran and US businessman and writer Navdeep Bharti, who arrived at the special programs as part of delegation were accorded warm welcome on reaching their alma mater.
They were given the citations, college photographs and books by Khalsa College Governing Council (KCGC) honourary secretary Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina and Principal Dr.Mehal Singh. Chhina said that the college was proud of its rich alumni spread across the world and it is convincing to hear the stories of the success of erstwhile students of the historic College. Kahlon while addressing the group of alumni during programs said whatever he was in life was due to education received at the college.
Kahlon runs an IT services company and is closely associated with American Sikh Congress Caucus, a group of the Congressmen in US, working for protection of the rights of Sikhs around the world. He lives in Washington DC and owns various businesses spreads from Petrol Pumps, Stores and Indian Restaurant in Virginia apart from being Member-At-Large and Youth Coordinator of the Sikh Center in US. He studied in College in 1987.
Sran who apart from being a well known Journalist is also an actor, film Producer is working on his new film `Great Sardar’ and is known in whole of the North America. He is reporter with the PTC Channel and is area head of Vancouver region for the channel. He also owns Music company namely Apna Heritage Incorporation and will be shortly producing a Punjabi movie. He studied in the college in 1993-94 and is settled in Surrey in British Columbia in Canada.
Bharti who was a student editor of College magazine in 1989-93 is a writer. They arrived on the special invitation of Punjab Cultural Promotion Council Director and KCGC member Dr. Davinder Singh Chhina who works for the inter-cultural exchange programs and world Sikh heritage. ``I am proud that the old students who are friends also have come to College to recall their memories relating students life’’, said Chhina. Dr.Mehal Singh said that various alumni have approached the college for financing various projects of development and they would be happy to coordinate with them. He thanked the three alumni for starting scholarship programs for the poor students on the campus.
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