Globe Trotter and Noted Author on Travels Inder Raj Ahluwalia Visits Khalsa College  

 KCGC Secty. Chhina honours Inder Raj Ahluwalia

 Amritsar, Dec 6 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Globe trotter and noted travel author Inder Raj Ahluwalia visited historic Khalsa College campus and interacted with the senior faculty members. He also introduced his latest book `Blessings Seeker’, a compilation of the historic Gurdwaras in Punjab and outside which he dedicated to the 550^th Parkash Gurpurab (birth anniversary) of Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

            Based in Delhi Ahluwalia is a world-renowned travel author who has been awarded and recognised internationally. During the interaction he, said the tourism sector is the most upcoming field in the world and India’s economy can take a fillip if the focus is diverted to explore the potential of tourism in the country.

            He said his main focus is writing on travel, tourism, hospitality, food, lifestyle and aviation for the past forty years and he travelled to more than 50 countries. “My first love is travel, apart from propagation of the Sikh religion and philosophy. I have contributed over 3 000 features and articles, published in leading international and Indian newspapers and magazines”, said he.

            Ahluwalia’s brilliant and distinguished writing career has been crowned by several international and national awards including the prestigious ‘Mark Twain Travel Journalism Award’ by the Heidelberg Convention, Germany. He was also awarded the ‘MEDAILLE d’ OR du TOURISME’ (Gold Medal of Tourism) by the French Tourism Ministry, for ‘exceptionally brilliant and comprehensive writing on France’.

            He was honoured by Khalsa College Governing Council (KCGC) honourary secretary Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina, finance secretary Gunbir Singh and Principal Dr. Mehal Singh for his contribution to the field of writings. He is nominated to Singapore Tourism Board and his writings was also recoganized by Malaysia too. His books ‘Meet at the Border’, ‘Travel with Turban’ and `The Sikh in Snow’, had been received well internationally.

            “Where ever I went I received respect and honour due to my turban”, said he adding he travelled to remote South African lands and Europe’s outlands but found no problem of facing any discrimination due to my turban”.