History
Dr Lajpat Rai Munger, a citizen of the USA, came from the village of Nagal Sadhian Hoshiarpur. Munger adopted Swami Sarvanand Giri Maharaj as his guru. He bought 20 acres of property in the name of his guruji in Bajwara village on Una Road, 5 km from the court of Hoshiarpur and constructed a campus. Later, he handed it over to Panjab University. In February 2006, the campus was taken over by Panjab University, as its regional centre.
Read more about this topic: Swami Sarvanand Giri Panjab University Regional Centre, Hoshiarpur
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