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Speaking on the occasion, the Governor of Punjab, Justice O.P. Verma, said if relevance of the scripture in the past 400 years had increased manifold, it was because that it carried a charter of great human values.He said it was also a charter of human rights, rights of the weak, disadvantaged, downtrodden and particularly women who were subjected to all kinds of inhuman indignities.The Guru not only spoke of gender equality, but also of social equality, which was a taboo at that time.The Harimandir where the Guru Granth Sahib was installed, has four entry points which tells the world that all four varnas have an equal and dignified access to Golden Temple and the scripture, he added.
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The Vice-Chancellor, Dr S.P. Singh, also honoured Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Justice O.P. Verma, Capt Amarinder Singh, Dr Harbans Lal and Prof Moosvi by presenting them silver plaques, phulkaris, a symbol of Punjabi culture and sets of university publications.