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Chandigarh
03rd October:- The Panjab University Youth and
Heritage Festival, Zone-B, started on a grand note at Dev Samaj College for
Women(DSCW), Sector-45/B, here. The four-day event, to be held
till October 6th, 2018, was inaugurated today by Prof.
Raj Kumar, the Vice Chancellor of Panjab University. The festival is for women
colleges of Chandigarh & the region. The inaugural ceremony began with the
lighting of the auspicious lamp by the Vice-Chancellor along-with Nirmal Singh Dhillon,
Chairman, Dev Samaj, Dr Agnese Dhillon, Secretary, Dev Samaj & Principal,
Dev Samaj College of Education, Sec 36, Dr Nirmal Jaura, Director, Youth
Welfare, PU and Dr Jaspal Kaur, Principal, Dev Samaj College for Women.
This was followed by a
sonorous rendition of the bhajan “Bhala Chahna Manush Matra ka” and the
Panjab Univerity Anthem. Keeping with the theme of the festival, “Yeh Desh
Hai Veer Jawano Ka”, Lt. Gen Harinder Singh and Brigadier Sukhdeep Singh
Bhatia were felicitated on the occasion.
Principal, Dr. Jaspal
Kaur, welcomed the Chief Guest other dignitaries, and wished all the very best
to the participating teams. The Vice Chancellor released the souvenir to
commemorate the occasion. Prof. Raj Kumar, saluted the armed forces for their
services to the nation, and expressed his happiness to see the event of such
status being held to contribute to the holistic development of the students. He
also applauded the contribution of teachers in creating a thought process in
the society, and the role of educational institutions in fostering the idea of
‘nation’ and in nurturing values.
On Day 1 of the fest, the
colourfully decorated campus resonated with the soulful renditions in the
Shabad / Bhajan, Classical Music, Gazal/Geet, Group singing & Folk Song
competitions. Dr. Saubhagya Vardhan, Director, North Zone Cultural Centre, was
the Chief Guest at the second session of the day. Bikram Singh Rana, State
Liasion Officer, NSS, UT, Chandigarh and Astinder Kaur, National Award winner
for best teacher from the President of India, were the guests of honour.
The
day witnessed a magnificent display of artistic talent of the
participants in on the spot painting, collage making, rangoli, photography,
clay modelling, cartooning, still life, poster making and installation
competitions. 264 Girls from as many as 9 colleges of the
region took part in the competitions - the women colleges which are
participating are the host college - Dev Samaj College for Women, Sec 45,
Chandigarh, Post Graduate College for Women Sector- 42, Chandigarh,
Post Graduate College for Girls Sector- 11, Chandigarh, Government Home Science
College, Sector- 10, Chandigarh, Shri Guru Gobind Singh College for Women
,Sector- 26, Chandigarh, MCM DAV College for women Sector- 36, Chandigarh. Not
just Chandigarh, three colleges from Ludhiana too are part of the festival .
These are - Mai Bhago College for Women, Ramgarh, Ludhiana,National College for
Women, Machiwara, Ludhiana, Gur Gobind Singh Khalsa College for Women Jhar
Sahib, Ludhiana.
It
was not just show of artistic talent on Day 1. Students' brain power was
also put to test in a Heritage Quiz competition.
The four-day festival
shall have a plethora of cultural and heritage items. Day 2 holds in store
competitions spread over segments like Instrumental music, literary events,
heritage art & craft and creative writing. Four venues have been
created in the premises of Dev Samaj College for Women, Sec 45, for smooth
conduct of the competitive events.
