History of The College
The College is situated at the historical town of Fatehgarh Sahib, a district
head quarter about 4 kilometers from Sirhind Railway Station. Mata Gujri College
was founded in 1957 to commemorate the supreme martyrdom of Mata Gujri, the
revered mother of the Tenth Master, Guru Gobind Singh. Facing the historic
shrine of Fatehgarh Sahib, a living testimony of the unique sacrifice of the two
younger Sahibzadas, Baba Zorawar Singh and Baba Fateh Singh who were bricked
alive by the tyrannical Mughal rulers, the college was built brick by brick by
its founders.
Bibi Gurbachan kaur Mann, the founder of the
college was a lady of great determination and dedication & vision whose sole
ambition was to promote higher education in the area. Her visionary insight has
proved prophetic, as this college has made gigantic strides in various spheres
since its inception. Starting on a humble scale, the college now boasts of a
sprawling campus spread over more than 25 acres.
The college was taken over by the S.G.P.C.,Amritsar in 1964. The College
is under the overall management of S.G.P.C. The college made tremendous
achievements and rapid progress under the able guidance, dynamic leadership,
far-sighted vision and unstinted dedication of Panth Ratan, Late Jathedar
Gurcharan Singh Tohra who remained the president of the college managing
committee as well as the SGPC for a record period of more than 25 years. He was
the main spirit behind the overall development of the college in various fields
of education.
A man with a deep religious bent of mind & a very seasoned and committed
leader S. Avtar Singh, President SGPC, is the president of the College
Managing Committee.S. Dilmegh Singh, Secretary SGPC who is an able administrator
& committed to the cause of education is the secretary of the Local Managing
Committee. A senior Akali leader and well known philanthropist, eminent
industrialist & a renowned transporter S Ranjit Singh Libra is the Addl.
Secretary of Local Managing Committee. The college is bound to make rapid
strides in every field under the worthy leadership of such luminaries. |