Gurmat Sangeet Chair

Punjabi University has established Gurmat Sangeet Chair at Punjabi University Campus as an independent department for the promotion of Gurmat Sangeet. On 26th March, 2003,  Sardar Swaran Singh Boparai, Vice-Chancellor of Punjabi University, Bibi Jasbir Kaur Khalsa, Chairperson, Sri Guru Gian Parkash Foundation, New Delhi has been signed a Memorandum of Understanding for  Gurmat Sangeet Chair. For this Chair, Sri Guru Gian Prakash Foundation has very kindly agreed to donate six lakhs annual grant for fifteen years. Main objectives of Gurmat Sangeet Chair :                    
                                     1. Creating awareness about transcendental quality of Gurmat Sangeet across diverse cultures.
                                                 2. Propagation  and development of Gurmat Sangeet.
                                                 3. Maintaining authenticity and originality of Gurmat Sangeet.
                                                 4. Standardization of vocal and instrumental tradition of Gurmat Sangeet as per the Sikh Ethos.
                                                 5. Comparative study of different traditions of  Music with reference to the Gurmat Sangeet.
                                                 6. Training, Teaching and Research in the field of Gurmat Sangeet.
                                                 7. Collection, preservation and recording of Gurmat Sangeet.
Gurmat Sangeet Courses:  The Gurmat Sangeet Chair  in association with the University's  Department of Correspondence courses has started different courses in the various streams of vocal and instrumental music such as :
                                                 1. Gurmat Sangeet Parveshika (Gayan)            
                                                 2. Gurmat Sangeet Parveshika  (Tanti Saaz Vadan)
                                                 3. Gurmat Sangeet Parveshika (Taal-Saaz Vadan)  
                                                 4. Certificate course in Gurmat Sangeet (Gayan)
                                                 5. Certificate course in Gurmat Sangeet- (Tanti Saaz Vadan)
                                                 6. Certificate course in Gurmat Sangeet- (Taal Saaz Vadan)
                                                 7. Diploma in Gurmat sangeet

 

Gurmat Sangeet Fellowships : For promoting research activities and preservation of Gurmat Sangeet,  senior and junior fellowships shall be made available to the deserving scholars. Senior fellowship shall be given to a prominent kirtankaar or a scholar in the field of Gurmat Sangeet and junior fellowship is for a student researcher.

Sant Sucha Singh Archives of Music: The Chair has started the task of preservation and presentation of Gurmat Sangeet  done with the help of modern gadgets and techniques. Under this program, an Archives of Music is being established in commemoration of the chief promoter of Gurmat Sangeet, late Sant Baba Sucha Singh of Jawadi Taksal. The Archives will also preserve recordings of classical, sufi and Punjabi folk music for comparative study and analysis by the students and scholars. Recordings of some prominent and leading artists in the field of Music are being preserved in the Archives.

                         
Punjabi Lok Sangeet Virasat   Traditional Punjabi Lok Singing     Bhai Ghulam Mohammad 'Chand'
            
                               
     Puadhi Akhara              Rabab- An Introduction         Gur Shabad Kirtan in 62 Ragas- Dr. Gurnam Singh