Narinder Singh Kapany

Narinder Singh Kapany Narinder Singh Kapany, one of the greatest Scientists of the last century, known as “Father of Fiber Optics”, was born on 31.10.1926 at Moga in Punjab. After studying physics from Agra University, the Sikh physicist, went for further studies at Imperial College, London. It was here that he obtained his Ph.D Degree […]

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Navjeet Singh

Navjeet Singh Navjeet Singh was born in India and had his education from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and the Indian Institute of Ahmadabad. After shifting to USA he attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and currently is the Vice President of Commonwealth Corporation where he is responsible for leading the applied research and evaluation team […]

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Hardev Singh Virk

Hardev Singh Virk Dr. H.S. Virk was born on 23rd February 1942 at Kamoke, Distt. Gujranwala (now in Pakistan). After doing his M.Sc. in Physics, he started his teaching career from G.N. Engineering College Ludhiana (1963- 65), then served in Punjabi University, Patiala (1965-79) and Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar (1979- 2002). He got his […]

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Amardeep Singh

Amardeep Singh Amardeep Singh, an Engineer, an active social worker and a Sikh preacher in Assam, was born on 29th October 1982 at Sivasagar, Assam, India. He had his education in Gowahati and Dibrugarh completing the same with a bachelor’s degree in Geology and a Master’s degree in Applied Geology, University of Dibrugarh, Assam. He […]

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Dr. Varinder Pal Singh

Dr. Varinder Pal Singh Dr. Varinder Pal Singh is a senior SOIL Scientist, presently working in the Department of Soil Science, Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana. He was born on 27.03.1972 in Ludhiana in the house of S. Sajjan Singh and Satwant Kaur. With a doctorate degree in his field on site specific nutrients management, he […]

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Dr. Inder Mohan Singh

Dr. Inder Mohan Singh Dr. Inder Mohan Singh, a great scientist and one of the foremost scholars and preachers of Sikhism, was born in Punjab, India. He studied at the Doon School in Dehra Dun and did his B. Tech (Hons) in Electronics from IIT, Kharagpur. After shifting to USA he added to his qualification […]

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Dr. Harbhajan Kaur

Dr. Harbhajan Kaur Dr. Harbhajan Kaur, born on 21st July 1955, is a distinguished scientist, environmentalist and a social reformer. With her high qualification of Msc followed by an M.Phil and a doctorate she joined the Department of Zoology & Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala as Lecturer in 1989 and since then has been actively […]

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Dr. Balbir Singh Sukhija

Dr. Balbir Singh Sukhija Dr. Balbir Singh Sukhija was born on 15th March 1944, and acquired a high qualification of Masters in Science followed by a Doctorate. He worked as a research scientist and rose to the position of Emeritus Scientist and Expert member UNESCO working group of Groundwater in Emergency Situations. He is the […]

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Santokh Singh Sachdev

Santokh Singh Sachdev Description Santokh Singh Sachdev, a nuclear scientist, an engineer and a devout Sikh, was born on 2nd April 1940 in Amritsar, Punjab. His father S. Kirpal Singh was a prominent Sikh being the president of Chief Khalsa Diwan, a historic organization of about 100 years old. He was also a freedom fighter […]

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Jaswant Singh Gill

Jaswant Singh Gill Description Jaswant Singh Gill, a retired Chief Engineer is remembered as a role model for his brave act of savingthe lives of a number of persons who were trapped in flooded coal mines. S. Gill was posted at that time as the Additional Chief Mining Engineer at Mahavir Colliery of Eastern Coal […]

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