Prof Sunder Lal (b. 1934) obtained his MA (Mathematics) from Panjab University in 1958 and PhD from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in 1965. He joined the Mathematics Department, Panjab University in 1966 and retired from here in 1994. He now divides time between Chandigarh and USA - I was born on 11 October [...]
Dr. Ajaib Singh obtained his MSc Honours School in Chemistry in 1957 from Panjab University College Hoshaiepur and PhD in 1961 from University of California at Davis. He retired as worl-wide director of Chemtura Corporation in 2001. He now lives in USA. Email: ajaibsingh@hotmail.com I was born in village Dholan Hithar, district Lahore on 14 [...]
Gurnam Singh Sidhu Brard Dr Brard obtained his MSc Honours School in Physics in 1956, and worked at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory from 1966 to 1986. He lives in USA. E-mail: gurnamsb@yahoo.com Author’s note: Up to 1950 I wrote my name as Gurnam Singh; from 1950 to 1982 as Gurnam Singh Sidhu; and 1982 [...]
c. 1920: Lahore Narendra Nath with his family members, c. 1920. Standing in the row behind him is his son Diwan Anand Kumar holding his first child – 1940: Lahore Zia Mohyeddin’s first stage appearance (1940) Members of the Central Training College Dramatic Club Lahore with the Principal G. C. Chatterji, 1940. Historical importance of [...]
Panjab University Oral History Project: Launch of Website by Punjab Governor, 2 October 2016 Introductory remarks Rajesh Kochhar On 2 October 2016, Sh VP Singh Badnore, Governor of Punjab, in the presence of Smt Kirron Kher, Member Lok Sabha Chandigarh, formally inaugurated the oral history website of the Panjab University. The following is the text [...]
Mr Narendra Luther obtained his MA in Political Science in 1953, joined IAS in 1955 and retired as Chief Secretary, Andhra Pradesh, in 1991. He now lives in Hyderabad. E-mail: narendraluther@gmail.com; Website: www.narendraluther.in – I was born in Hoshiarpur on 23 March 1932. My father was a lecturer in the Government Junior College there. Soon after my [...]
Dr Jagraj Chawla obtained his MSc (Tech) in Technical Chemistry in 1956 from Panjab University. He retired in 1996 as Scientist G from Regional Research Laboratory Jammu and now lives in Canada. E-mail: drjagrajchawla@gmail.com – I was born on 13 April 1936. My association with Hoshiarpur began in 1938 when my father, Prof. Kartar Singh, [...]
Prof R. K. Pathria obtained His M Sc Honours School in Physics In 1954. He is currently Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University Of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada & Adjunct Professor, University Of California At San Diego, San Diego, California, USA. E-mail: rpathria@yahoo.com – Prologue (A) I was born in a small town named Ramdas, District Amritsar, in the [...]
