By
Tricitynews
Chandigarh
26th December:- The
3rd day, of the Dev Samaj Mahotsava going on
in the premises of Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36,
Chandigarh, started with the soulful Bhajan,'Param Lakshya Guru Puran Hove'.
In
keeping with the Dev Samaj philosophy of conducting activities beneficial for
society, a blood donation camp was organized by the volunteers of Dev
Samaj institutions with the help of GMCH, Sector 32, Chandigarh. The camp was
hugely successful with 73 units of blood donated.
Dr.
Agnese Dhillon, Principal, Dev Samaj College of Education said that such
activities were especially undertaken during the Mahotsava to develop
altruistic attitude among students. More than 250 volunteers came forward for
this noble cause. Free Medical and Dental camps were also organized and more
than 150 persons benefitted from them.
Apart
from the blood donation camp, the day witnessed wide ranging activities like a
sonorous performance by the band orchestra comprising more than 100 students of
the Dev Samaj schools in Chandigarh, Ferozepur, Delhi, Gurgaon and Akbarpur. A
drama highlighting social and moral values enacted by the students of Dev Samaj
Modern School, Nehru Nagar and Dev Samaj Modern School, Sukhdev Vihar, New
Delhi was also held.
The
drama, 'Lapata Hai' presented in the evening session sensitized the
audience to the need for safeguarding innocence and integrity. The play moved
the audience to tears by the characters’ emotional rendering of the
relationships of parents and children, employer and employee, etc. The play was
directed by Manoj Madan, Principal, Dev Samaj Modern School, New Delhi.