Dr. Gurdarshan Singh Dhillon was born at Algon on March 18, 1914. He attented the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun and was granted regular commission in the Indian Land Force of the British w.e.f. April 1940. He was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy for his thesis on the Singh Sabha Movement. He joined the teaching profession in 1966 and is now working as Chairman, Department of Evening Studies, Punjab University, Chandigarh. He has several books and research papers to his credit. His area of specialization is the modern history of Punjab. The task of writing the White Paper on the Punjab problem has also been entrusted by the SGPC to him. Presently Col. Dhillon lives at village Hatod in Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh.
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