In California (USA), during 2021-2022, a group of GNE students and staff from earlier college years got behind the effort to preserve and document the evolution of Guru Nanak Engineering College. The result has been the  12-page document that is presented below. 

Briefly, the document provides insights into a five-year task, including:

• Engineering education situation in Punjab during partition (1947)

• Concerns about education for rural area students

• SGPC involvement and formation of the Nankana Sahib Educational Trust

• Govt. of India asking founders to raise one crore rupees (1953 value) for necessary permissions

• First trustees and management committee (interesting to see members' affiliations).

• Land and funds donations. Negotiations with Gill Village for 75 acres

• First principal, admissions and courses of studies

• Foundation stone laid by President of India (April 1956), Dr. Rajendra Prasad

• Address presented to Dr. Prasad (reproduced from original)

Note: the document is better viewed on computer and tablet screens. On mobile phones, click on the image below to open and read the PDF file. The 12-page document might take ~15-20 seconds to load, depending upon your device and bandwidth. 

Note: Above document is better viewed on computer and tablet screens. On mobile phones, click on the image to open and read the PDF file.  The 12-page document might take ~15-20 seconds to load, depending upon your device and bandwidth.