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. 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. The staff and students of the music department sang hymns in Basant Raag. Head of the Music Department, S. Harpreet Singh sang shabad in Raag Basant Hindol, accompanied by Assistant Professor Shivani. Dr. Swarleen Kaur, Ravinder Kaur and Shabnam sang hymns in Raag Basant. 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.