Amritsar, October 14 (  Bharatsandesh news    )–  Professor A.S. Brar, Vice-Chancellor of Guru Nanak Dev University, Prof. Raghbir, Dean, Academic Affairs & Registrar, Faculty members, Students, Teachers' Association, Officers' Association and Non-Teaching Employees Association of the Guru Nanak Dev University condoled and expressed their deep sorrow over the sudden demise of  Dr. Jatinderpal Singh Jolly, Professor, School of Punjabi Studies of the University. In a condolence meeting, Prof. Brar said that sudden death of Dr. Jatinder Pal Singh Jolly, a has created a great void in the University as well as literary field, which can not be fulfilled.

              Dr. Brar said that the University would remain grateful to the services of Dr. Jolly.   He said that his contribution towards the development of University, research work and books published by him in the field of literature and religion is providing guidance to the teachers and scholars.  

          Meanwhile, teachers, research scholars, students and employees of School of Punjabi Study expressed their grief. Prof. Dharam Singh, Head of the Department said Dr. Jolly was a good researcher and eminent poet. He said among his contributions, his works on Gurmat and Pakistani literatature was the prominent one. He was known both in India and Pakistan for transliterating Pakistani Punjabi Literature from Shahmukhi to Gurmuhkhi Script.    

         Mourning the death of Dr. Jolly, the Guru Nanak Dev University Teachers' Association (GNDUTA) lead by Dr. S. S. Dhillon and Dr. T.S. Banipal viewed that the untimely demise of Dr. Jolly, the University has lost a prominent teacher.  They prayed to the almighty to give peace to the departure soul.    

         The Presidents of Guru Nanak Dev University Employees Association and Officers' Association Mr. Suwinderjit Singh and Mr. A.C. Sood respectively also expressed their profound grief on the sudden demise of Dr. Jolly.