Multani Mal Modi College

College in Patiala, Punjab, India

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Multani Mal Modi College, Patiala

ਮੁਲਤਾਨੀ ਮੱਲ ਮੋਦੀ ਕਾਲਜ, ਪਟਿਆਲਾ
Re-accredited by NAAC, Grade A, CGPA 3.26

Motto| तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय
(tamaso ma jyotirgamay : Lead Me from darkness to light)[1]
Type| Private
Established| Dec 1967
Principal| Dr Neeraj Goyal
Location|

Patiala

Punjab

India

30°19′03″N 76°23′42″E﻿ / ﻿30.3174°N 76.3949°E﻿ / 30.3174; 76.3949
Campus| Urban
Affiliations| Punjabi University
Website| www.modicollege.com

Multani Mal Modi College[2] is an Indian College. It is located in Patiala, Punjab, India.

## History

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It was established in 1967 with financial help from Gujjar Mal Modi.

It is affiliated to Punjabi University, Patiala, and is managed by Rai Bahadur Multani Mal Modi Charitable Trust. It was established by the late Padma Bhushan, Rai Bahadur Seth Gujjar Mal Modi, a business magnate of India, in the memory of his father Rai Bahadur Seth Multani Mal Modi. Its foundation stone was laid by Dr Dharam Vira, ICS, the then Governor of Punjab on 21 September 1966 and the first academic session commenced in July 1967. The college is owned and maintained by the magnanimous and enlightened Modi Education Society. It is headed by its Chairman Seth Sudarshan Kumar Modi.[3][4]

## Faculty

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### Principals

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* H R Juneja (05-06-1967 - 23-01-1970)
* H R Jindal (06-06-1970 - 31-08-1983)
* Raj Kumar Phul (17-07-1985 - 17-06-1987)
* O P Vijh (18-06-1987 - 18-01-1991)
* O P Dhiman (06-08-1991 - 08-09-1993)
* S R Sahni (03-06-1994 - 31-12-2000)
* Surindra Lal (01-01-2001 - 31-03 -2004)
* V K Sharma (01-07-2004 - 01-08-2006)
* Satish K Bhardwaj (01-12-2006 - 31.12.2013)
* Khushvinder Kumar (01-01-2014 to till date)

## Notable Alumni

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* Gurcharan Singh Channi - Filmmaker, actor, theater personality, playwright and activist[5]
* Navneet Nishan \- Bollywood actress
* Shekhar Gurera \- Editorial Cartoonist
* Vijay Inder Singla \- Indian politician, member of Punjab Legislative Assembly
* Pardeep K Markanday - Chief Executive Trident Group of Companies Ludhiana.[6]

## References

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1. ^ The Motto, Vision, Mission and Objectives of the MMM College : Vision
2. ^ Multani Mal Modi College, Patiala Official Web
3. ^ 715 get degrees at Multani Mal Modi College The Tribune, Patiala : Mar26, 2020
4. ^ Virtual Alumni Meet 2020 Held MMMC Aug.1st,2020
5. ^ Gurcharan Singh Channi Profile at Panjpedia
6. ^ P K Markanday appointed as MD CityAirNews Feb11,2013

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