Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Punjab Sets Aside Rs 100 Crore For Guru Ravidas Celebrations
The Punjab government is planning many events to mark Guru Ravidas’s 650th Parkash Purb.
It has kept Rs 100 crore for these celebrations.
The events include talks, films, drone shows and marathons.
Films about Guru Ravidas are being shown in 13,000 villages.
More than 7,000 students have attended related seminars.
Speakers said education can help reduce discrimination and inequality.
They also discussed Guru Ravidas’s messages of unity, equality and brotherhood.
Punjab is also building a study centre and a memorial connected with him.
Punjab has allocated Rs 100 crore for programmes marking Guru Ravidas’s 650th Parkash Purb.
The celebrations include seminars, documentaries, drone shows, marathons and other events across the state.
Documentaries about Guru Ravidas’s life and teachings are being shown in 13,000 villages.
More than 7,000 students have participated in seminars held at educational institutions across Punjab.
A study centre will cost Rs 24.55 crore, while a memorial at Khuralgarh is estimated at Rs 147 crore.
- Who
- The Punjab government, AAP MP Raj Kumar Chabbewal, religious leaders, lawmakers and students.
- What
- A series of programmes and infrastructure projects is being organised for Guru Ravidas’s 650th Parkash Purb.
- When
- The announcement was made on Monday, August 31; drone shows were scheduled to begin Tuesday.
- Where
- The announcement was made at Rayat Bahra Professional University in Hoshiarpur, with programmes taking place across Punjab.
- Why
- The programmes aim to spread Guru Ravidas’s teachings on education, equality, social justice, unity and human values, particularly among young people.
- Celebration budget
- Rs 100 crore
- Documentary reach
- 13,000 villages across Punjab
- Student participation
- More than 7,000 students
- Study centre cost
- Rs 24.55 crore for the Sri Guru Ravidas Ji Bani Study Centre
- Memorial cost
- Rs 147 crore for the Guru Ravidas Memorial at Khuralgarh
- Programme format
- Seminars, documentaries, drone shows, marathons and other events
- Seminar series
- The Hoshiarpur seminar was the ninth held at educational institutions across Punjab