Mr Avtar Singh Rawel Joint Director Industries, Punjab retired in the year 1986. Before retirement an idea came to his mind that if we serve food to needy then his hunger is satiated for a day and if we provide clothes to a needy then his requirement is fulfilled for few months or year. But if we contribute in pursuing professional course of a student and after being professionally qualified, he can earn his livelihood for rest of his life. He floated this idea to his friends and relatives who supported him and Eleven elite members of the society like Sh. A.S.Chatha the then chief secretary Punjab Government and Sh. H.S. Mamik (industrialist and educationist, owner of Chandigarh Spun Pipes and Vivek High School) and others joined him in this cause and thus GURU HARKRISHAN EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY was registered with registrar of companies, Chandigarh on 05-11-1986.
Guru Harkrishan Ji healer of sorrows of the people, the second and younger son of Guru Har Rai Ji, the seventh Guru of sikh faith was born in A.D.1656. Guru Har Rai feeling His end approaching, thought of successor. He always felt the Ram Rai, His elder son who was plotting and struggling for the Guruship, was unworthy, it must be left to some holy person. Harkrishan, though appointed eighth Guru at the age of five years three months, gave promise of a docile spirit and acute intellect.
Guru Harkrishan Ji was a saviour, deeply concerned with lessening the sorrow and suffering of the mankind. He shared with them all and everything he had. From Him they received unremitting sympathy, love, solace and help in their basic needs. He opened the doors of His heart to men of all faiths hindus, muslims, Christians and others.
This humanitarian aspect of the character of Guru Harkrishan Ji was emphasized by Guru Gobind Singh Ji in His Quote Contemplate the spirit of HARKRISHAN seeing whom all sorrow and suffering is dispelled. These simple words portray the Bala Pir Bringing comfort and consolation to the victims of cholera and small pox in Delhi. Guru Harkrishan Ji got infected with small pox while serving patients of small pox and breathed His last in A.D. 1664
Inspired by this humanitarian aspect of the character of the eighth Guru GURU HARKRISHAN EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY was founded in the year 1986 for helping needy students pursuing professional education without any distinction of caste, creed, religion or domicile.