Guru Nanak Khalsa College (King's Circle)
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Established by the Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee in 1934. Its motto is, "The Essence of Wisdom is Service to Mankind". This college has appeared in quite a few Indian films, including the Bollywood hit, Gupt: The Hidden Truth (1997) and the Kannada film AK-47 (1998) starring Shivraj Kumar. Anant Mahadevan is an ex-Khalsaite.
The College has an excellent tradition in sports. It was said at one time, that it was impossible for the College to not be represented in the Olympics. At least one player of the Hockey team was from the College. The Hockey Ground was used for one of the matches of the Hockey World Cup when it was played in Bombay.
The Indian Women's Hockey Team that won the Gold in the Moscow Olympics had many players from the college. One of the best, Happy Phul, was a leading women's hockey player and represented the nation. Joaquim Carvalho, a leading men's hockey player, was from the College.
The Handball team of the college during the late seventies and early eighties used to be Bombay Handball Superleague Champions for more than 5 years in a row. Perhaps 7 years in a row.
The College also excels in academics. It was one of the first to start a Masters Program in Electronics. It had a Chemistry Lab to match the University Department of Chemical Technology.
Kabir Bedi, Anant Mahadevan, Rajeshwari Sachdev, Bharat Kapoor and various other movie stars have been alumni from this college. Its proximity to Kapoor Lane, where Prithviraj Kapoor stayed, also brought together stalwarts like the entire Kapoor clan, Manmohan Krishna, K. N. Singh and others to frequent the Hockey Grounds.
Location: The college is located in south central part of Mumbai, on the road parallel to the King's Circle. It's opposite to Don Bosco High School and just a bit away from the VJTI.
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