BIO-DATA (Long-Format) (For uploading on University web site www.universitypunjabi.org) 1. Name : Gurmeet Singh Sidhu 2. Designation : Associate professor 3. Department : Religious Studies 4. Date of Birth : 08 February 1967 5. Address for Correspondence : Guru Gobind Singh Phones : No Department of Religious Studies Mobile :98145 90699 Fax : E-mail : gsspatiala@gmail.com 6 Areas of Specialization : Study of Religion 7. Academic Qualifications: Sr. no. Degree Held Year Board/Univ./ Inst. % of marks 1 M.A. 1991 Punjabi University Patiala 60.7% Sociology 2 M.A. 1996 Punjabi University Patiala 65.0% Religious Studies 3 M.A. Punjabi University Patiala 60.0% Punjabi 4 Ph. D. 1999 Punjabi University Patiala Topic: Modernization and Sikhs: A Sociological Study Div./ Rank Subjects Taken 8. Membership of Professional Bodies/Organisations i) Boards of Religious Studies i Member Boards of Religious Studies Mata Gujari Autonomous College. ii) Life Member NWSA iii) General Secretary, Punjabi Vision (Reg.) 9. Medals/Awards/Honours/Received i).. ii).. 10. Scholarships: i).. ii).. 11. Details of Experience: No Inst./Employer Position Held Duration Major Job Responsibilities and Nature of Experience 1. SASM Institute of law Lecturer 10-8-2004 Dhantial 2. Punjabi University Patiala Lecturer 26-1-2006 3. Punjabi University Patiala Reader 10-8-2009 12. Published Work (Please specify numbers only): a. Research Papers : 11 b. Conference/Seminar Presentation i) National =21 c. ii) International = 5 d. e. Books i) Original : 4
ii) Edited : (Please attach the list) 11. R & D Projects i) Minor Project Completed (Sponsored by U.G.C) ii) Major Project going on (Sponsored by U.G.C) 12. Invited Talks/Articles i) 5 Talks ii) 15 Articles 13. Ph.D. Students guided/under guidance (Details) : No. Student Title of Thesis Year of Completion 1. Jaswinder Singh Religious and Historical Paradigms of Sikh Identity 2. Gurdeep Singh Guru Nanak Adhayan: Punjabi University Patiala vich Ph.d Layi hoye Khoj Karjan da Mulankan 3. Gurveer Singh Under Guidance 4. Khushal Singh Under Guidance 5. Kirandeep Kaur Under Guidance 6. Shubhkaran Singh Under Guidance 7. Simranjeet Singh Under Guidance 8. Mohammad Habib Under Guidance 9. Jatinderpal Singh Under Guidance 10. Rupinder Kaur Enrolled 11. Gurpreet Singh Enrolled 12. K. Shekhar Enrolled 14. M.Phil./M.Tech Students guided : No. Student Title of Thesis 1. Gurpiar Singh Punjabi Sube de Morche di Itihaaskari:ek Dharmik Vishleshan 2. Navpreet Kaur Punjabi Akhbaran vich Dharam di peshkari: Ek Adhyan 3. Subhkaran Singh Dharam ate Sutbirta: Sikh Paripekh 4. Simranjeet Kaur Bhai Vir Singh Di rachna kambdi kalai vich Dharmik Anubhav 5. Lakhveer Kaur Sant Attar Singh JI da Dharmik Anubhav: Ek Adhyan 6. Jatinder Pal Singh Bhai Randhir Singh ji da Dharmik Anubhav 7. Rupinder Kaur Dharmik Partikvaad: Guru Nanak Dev jio di Bani Suchaji Kuchaji de vishesh sandhrabh vich 8. Manpreet Kaur BaraMaha Maajh Vich Kudrat ate Dharam Da Sanbandh 9. Gurpreet Singh Shri Guru tegh Bahadur ji di Bani Vich Naam Sadhna 10. K. Shekhar The Concept of Community service and Seva in Religion:A Study of Sikhism and Christianity 11. Bhagat Singh Guru Amardas ji di Anand bani da Rehasvaad Year of Completion 2011
15. List of Papers/Courses taught at P.G. and U.G. Level No. Paper Class 1. Study of Religion M. A- I Religious Study 2. Approaches To The Study of Religion M. A I Sikh Studies 3. Study of Religion Ph.D/ M.Phil coursework 4. Methodology To the Study of Religion M. Phil 16. Technical Proficiency 1. Power Point Presentation in Seminars and classrooms 2. Access of internet 3. Blog sites 17. List of Papers Published (Please attach the list) Date: 1/10/ (Dr. Gurmeet Singh Sidhu) Detail: Conference and Seminars Attended Punjab History Conference, 38 th Session, 18-20 March 2006 Organized by Department of Punjab Historical Studies, Punjabi University, Patiala,. Title of Paper Guru Nanak s Contribution to Indian Social Religious Thought, 1-2 February 2007. Organized by Department of Religious Studies, Punjabi University, Patiala, Title of Paper Punjab History Conference 39 th session, 14-16 March 2007 Organized by Department of Punjab Historical Studies, Punjabi University, Patiala, Title of Paper Guru Granth Sahib And Timal Religious Literature, 28-30 March 2007, Organized by Department of Guru Nanak Studies, Maduri Kamraj University, Kamraj (Timalnadu). Title of Paper Guru Nanak's Message Towards South: A Reading of Oankar Dakhani * The Changing Demography of Punjab 10-11 November, 2007, Organized by Institute of Sikh Studies, Chandigarh, Title of Paper Migration in Punjab and The Sikh Identity * Guru Nanak and His Religious contemporaries 22-23 November 2007, organized by Department of Guru Nanak studies, Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar Title of Paper * Revolt of 1857 And The Punjab: Historiographical Perspectives, 28 th November, 2007, organized by Department of Punjab Historical Studies, Punjabi University, Patiala. Title of Paper 1857 Punjab History Conference 40 th Session 14-16 March, 2008. Organized by Department of Punjab Historical Studies, Punjabi University, Patiala,, Title of Paper:- * The Impact of Migrant Labour in Punjab 28 March 2009, Organized Punjab Centre for Migration Studies, Lyallpur Khalsa College Jalandhar Title of Paper, Migrant Labour in Punjab: Some Religious and Political Issues * Guru Nanak Dev Ji and Sikh Institutions, 22-23 November 2009, Organized by Title of Paper
11-12 February 2010, organized by Nirukat Sri Guru Granth Sahib (Punjabi University, Dr. Balvir Singh Sahitya Kendra), Dehradun. Title of Paper: * Understanding of Buddhism in contemporary Perspectives, 29-30 March, 2010, Organized by Centre of Buddhist Studies, Department of Religious Studies, Punjabi Universities Patiala, Title of Paper, Buddhism and Caste System in India. * Contribution of Guru Nanak s Bani to Global Spiritualism, 22-23 November, 2010, Organized by Title of Paper * Perspectives on Guru Gobind Singh, 27-28 November 2010, Organized by Institute of Sikh Studies, Chandigarh Title of Paper * 24-25 March 2011, Organized by Title of Paper * 29 March 2011, Organized by Title of Paper * 22-23 November 2011, Organized by Title of Paper * Religious Ethics And Human Social Responsibility (With Special Reference to Sikhism), Department of Guru Nanak studies, Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar. * Subaltern revival Movements In World religion 13-14 March, Organized by Title of Paper: Subaltern not only speak But Fight Also: A Sikh Experience, 22-23 November, Organized by Department of Guru Nanak studies, Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar. 17-19 11-12- 13 * Reconstruction of Personality: a Sikh Perspective, Department of religious Studies, * 14-15, Interfaith Perspectives of Sri Guru Granth Sahib: A New Endeavour, March 7-8, National Seminar Theme: Relevance of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Centre on Studies in Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. International Seminar 1. International Seminar on Religion And Human Social Responsibility, 26-28 February, 2008, Organized by Professor Harbans Singh Department of Encyclopaedia of Sikhism, Title of paper, Sikh Religion And Human Social responsibility 2. International Seminar on Guru Granth Sahib: Identity and dialogue, 17-19 December 2008, Organized by Department of Guru Nanak Studies, Maduri Kamraj University, Kamraj (Timalnadu)., Title of Paper, "Guru Granth Sahib And Social Reconstruction". 3. International Seminar on Interfaith Understanding and World Peace, 2-4, March,2010,Organized by Professor Harbans Singh Department of Encyclopaedia of Sikhism, Punjabi University. Patiala. Title of paper, Globalization and Peace: Sikh Perspective.
4 International Conference, theme:- Uniqueness of Guru Nanak s Philosophy, 23-25 February 2011, Title of Paper : Guru Nanak s Thought an Interfaith Understanding. 5. International Seminar on Religious Perspectives on Unity in Diversity, 14--16, December 2010, Organized by Professor Harbans Singh Department of Encyclopaedia of Sikhism, Punjabi University. Patiala. Title of paper Special Lectures 1. Sri Guru Granth Sahib and its Relevance Today, 23 December 2010, Amardeep Singh Shergill Memorial College Mukandpur,( GNGU Amritsar), 2. Five Special Lectures on Sikhism from 06-02- to 10-02- in PILAR Institute Of Philosophy, Nagpur. Workshop: Subject: Comparative Study of Religion, 17-04- to 21-04-, organized by UGC, New Delhi. PUBLICATIONS: Books 1. 1993 2. 1999 3. 2001 4. 2008 Research Papers 1., 47-48- 49 1999, 2000) 2., 2003) 3 2001) 4 Punjab History Conference (Proceedings 38 th Session 2006) Punjabi University Patiala. 5., 2006) 3. Punjab History Conference (Proceedings 39 th Session 2007) Punjabi University Patiala. 4. Migration in Punjab And The Sikh Identity, in seminar Proceedings on the theme The Changing Demography of Punjab, 10- -11 November 2007. 5. Sociological Perspectives of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, in seminar Proceedings on the theme Guru Granth sahib And The Sikh Society, 08-09 November 2008. 6. 1857. Navtej Singh, ed., Rethinking 1857 and The Punjab (2008) Punjabi University Patiala 7, (2009), 8. 2011) 9 (2011) International Conference on Women and Development: Issues& Initiatives, ed., Manju Verma, Punjabi University Patiala, ISBN 978-81-302-0069-9, pp-751-58. 10. Emerging Trends in the Study of religion: An Interfaith Perspective () New Trends in Education: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, eds., Mohammad Habib, Rajesh Kumar Verma, ISBN 93-82011- 97-8, Sangam Publications, Samana. 11. Seminar Proceedings, Subaltern revival Movements In World religions 13-14 March, Organized by Title of Paper: Subaltern Not only speak But Fight Also: A Sikh Experience, pp.60-70. Date: ` (Dr. Gurmeet Singh Sidhu)