Amritsar's Khalsa College Charitable Society launches web-based TV
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, August 19
With a view to promote education, rich Punjabi culture and heritage, the Khalsa College Charitable Society (KCCS) on Wednesday launched Khalsa College Governing Council Television-KCGC TV here. The web-based TV will be first of its kind 24/7 channel by educational institution to stream activities online relating all 18 colleges and schools under the society.
In a brief and low-scaled programme organised in view of Covid-19, the web TV was inaugurated online on the occasion of Parkash Purb of Guru Granth Sahib. “The day when whole world is celebrating the first installation of holy Guru Granth Sahib is most conducive to launch the public TV. We all take inspirations from the holy message from the Granth Sahib,” said KCGC secretary Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina.
The day when whole world is celebrating the first installation of holy Guru Granth Sahib is most conducive to launch the public TV. We all take inspiration from the holy message from the Granth Sahib. —Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina, KCGC secretary
KCGC president Satyajit Singh Majithia gave a televised message from national capital highlighting how the web-based TV will focus on educational seminars, conferences, cultural and spiritual heritage of integrated Punjabi culture. “Alumni of the college is spread all over the world and they all will also be connected with the platform,” said Majithia adding that taking blessings from Guru Granth Sahib, they dedicate the TV to the public.
“The KCGC society, which is running 13 colleges and five schools throughout Punjab including the 128 years old iconic Khalsa College Amritsar (KCA), will involve all the principals, teachers and students from PG department of journalism and professional journalists to air programmes,” informed Chhina adding that the opening of the channel unveils the new chapter in the history of the Khalsa College Society.
Khalsa College principal Dr Mehal Singh, who is also consulting editor of the TV, said the platform would help in the online studies of the students also. “It would be entirely non-political web-based TV, which would be available on YouTube and would be accessed by the teachers and students for holding online classes during Covid-19 times. The educational conferences, webinars, seminars, cultural and spiritual programmes would be available live and recorded,” said executive editor, KCGC TV, DS Rataul.
