White Paper 1 | 11/27/2025Baljit Singh, Founding Member, Guru Nanak Dev Global University 2201 Long Prairie Road, Suite 107-712, Flower Mound, TX 75022Email: bsingh@gndgu.com Executive Summary Gurmukhi Punjabi—both the script and the language—fulfils every criterion for classical language recognition in India. Originating with the Sikh Gurus, who formalized it in the 16th century to preserve…