AMRITRSAR, FEB 26
A delegation comprising seven students from various universities in United States of America (USA) today visited Khalsa College Amritsar and interacted with the students and faculty as part of an inter-cultural exchange program. They were enthralled on seeing the architectural grandeur of the KCA building, imparting of instructions and Sikh literature at Sikh History library.
Headed by Dr.Mary Nancy Storm, the delegation comprised Michelle Cheripka from Columbia University, Columbia, Sarah Doddy from New York University, Annisah Agnew from Spelman College, Xin Chan Tian, Hamilton College, Genevieve Fuller from Goucher College, Larry Doku from Ithaca College and Brenton Kalinowski from Wooster College. They are on an education trip to India and Amritsar was the first excursion out of Delhi for the group, said Mary Nancy, incharge of the tour.
Khalsa College Governing Council finance secretary Gunbir Singh welcomed the guests and said the students were from various disciplines including Architecture, Political Science, History and Psychology. ``They are on trip to India to get the first hand information on history and culture and education’’, said Gunbir Singh. Principal Dr.Mehal Singh said that they were happy to host the team members who also tried their steps on Bhangra beats at the College.
``I had heard of the Bhangra and I am in ecstasy to dance on the beat of the dhol with the Punjabi Bhangra performers here’’, said Sarah. Dr.Navreen Bawa, Dean Academic affairs and Prof.Davinder Singh, Dean Cultural affairs of the College gave briefing to the team about the rich history and culture of Punjab. The US students asked questions on Maharja Ranjit Singh, Jallianwala Bagh tragedy and Sikh Gurus to quench their thirst for the knowledge. The team members visited the Sikh library and saw the rare books, paintings and manuscripts.
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