Basant Kirtan Darbar Organised at Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University

Basant Kirtan Darbar Organised at Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University

Basant Kirtan Darbar was organised by Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University, Fatehgarh Sahib. Teaching and non-teaching staff and students of various departments attended the Kirtan Durbar at the Gurdwara Sahib of the campus. Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Prit Pal Singh said that the new even semester in the university has been started with Basant Kirtan Darbar. He said that the verses of Sri Guru Granth Sahib are sung according to Basant raga. Prof. Ajaj Singh Brar, Pro-Chancellor of the University expressed his happiness over this initiative of the staff and students and wished them good luck for the new semester. Addressing on this occasion, Dean Academic Affairs, Prof. Sukhwinder Singh Billing said that music has great importance in Gurmat. The tradition of Kirtan Durbar has been going on since the time of Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji. Starting from Maghi to Hole Mahalla wherever Basant Kirtan Darbars are held, one Shabad Basant Raga is compulsorily sung in each Kirtan Chounki and the Shabad Chounki is completed with Basant Ki Vaar. He said that singing of two forms of pure and mixed basant raga is acceptable in Gurmat. Apart from the staff and students of the music department, Dr. Arshpreet Singh, University College Ghanaur, Dr. Husanveer Singh, Thapar Institute Patiala and Baljit Singh Patiala also attended the Shabad Chowki as special guests. On this occasion, Dean Student Welfare Dr. Sikander Singh, heads/in-charges of various departments, teaching and non-teaching staff and a large number of students participated.