Havan yajna organised

Jalandhar: A havan yajna was organised at Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya to invoke the blessings of the Almighty to bring back life to the normal in the context of not so fortunate 2020. The yajna was co-ordinated by Dr Meenu Talwar. Principal Ajay Sareen prayed for the good health of the members. She vented the view that introspection was the first step to success. She also elaborated on the views expressed by Padma Shri Dr Punam Suri, president, DAVCMC, New Delhi, that nature has disillusioned the pursuits of man who tried to trespass the bounds and to divert from the path. Dean academics Dr Kanwaldeep Kaur shared her inspirational thoughts and narrated the hackneyed race aid tortoise story in a new dimension to convey the message of adapting to the changing trends aid working collaboratively. Sareen released planner 2021 and congratulated the — team Sushil Kumar, Dr Anjana Bhatia, Dr Meenu Talwar and Ravi Maini.

Makar Sankranti celebrations

Ivy World School celebrated Makar Sankranti in the kindergarten wing. The little Ivyians celebrated the occasion dressed in colourful traditional Punjabi attires. The virtual celebration started with sharing information with the significance of Makar Sankranthi as one of the important festivals. The students also learnt about the reason for the celebration of the festival. The main attraction of Makar Sankranti celebration included activities such as my favourite food, vocab enrichment and many more. The highlight of the celebration was the kite making craft. S Chauhan, principal of the school, congratulated the children for their efforts and also made them aware about scientific importance of the festival. She extended her festival wishes to everyone.

National Youth Parliament Fest

Jaahnvi Aggarwal of (BA Semester-V) Apeejay College of Fine Arts brought laurels to college by bagging the second position in the National Youth Parliament Festival at district and state-level organised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India. Principal Neerja Dhingra congratulated her for exemplary achievement and also appreciated the efforts of Dr Navjot Deol and Simkee Dev for guiding her towards the path of success.

Faculty Development Workshop

Kanya Maha Vidyalaya organised an International Faculty Development Workshop on ‘Building a college writing programme’. The eminent resource persons for this workshop were Dr Maria Zlateva, director of ESL, Boston University, USA, and Dr Malavika Shetty, lecturer, linguistics and writing, Boston University, USA. Principal Dr Atima Sharma Dwivedi averred that writing was very much essential to every educated person and it should be learnt at any stage of life. She emphasised on the fact that through these kinds of workshops, better writing skills could be developed. Dr Maria discussed in detail the key concepts in writing pedagogy such as learning outcomes, portfolio and metacognition, evaluation and grading, instructor-student conferences, written corrective feedback. Dr Maria further discussed various steps in writing process such as critical thinking, reading, drafting, editing and proofreading, avoiding plagiarism of text and images and writing support.

Virtual Alumni Reunion

The alumni of MGN College of Education got a chance to reconnect with their alma mater to recreate their old memories, to interact with their faculties and to have lots of fun through virtual alumni reunion 2020 ‘Revisiting Nostalgia’. The event began with college ‘Shabad’. SS Walia, president, Alumni Association, welcomed the gathering. Around 150 alumni from various sessions attended the event. The alumni interacted with the current students and had a discussion. Alumni Harpreet Kaur and Khushboo mesmerised the audience with their beautiful songs. Kirat Kaur recited a beautiful poem and cherished her memories during her stay in the college. Ved Plash, Sonia, Kishore, Parul Sharma, Ravneet Kaur and Harpreet Kaur shared their experiences and filled the atmosphere with nostalgic feelings. Bhawna with her beautiful dance performance adorned the event. Overseas alumnus Gurpreet Kaur and Aman Singh from Canada and Manpreet Kaur Kang from New Zealand also sent their messages and wishes in the video form. Ramesh alias ‘Mintoo, the famous comedian and alumnus of the college also gave a comic touch to the event. Principal Neelu Jhanji, also one of the alumnus of the college, gave formal vote of thanks.

Statue of martyr cleaned

The NCC cadets of Kanya Maha Vidyalaya paid obeisance to Shaheed Udham Singh by cleaning statue of great martyr situated at Lamma Pind Chowk. This initiative was done under the Swachhta Abhiyaan launched by Prime Minister Narender Modi. Principal Prof Atima Sharma Dwivedi averred that involving youth in social activities helps the younger generation to become more responsible and ideal citizens of the country. She further maintained that the NCC cadets of KMV were involved in various activities like cleaning and maintaining public parks and donating blood etc from time to time during the academic session. She averred that KMV has also adopted villages under Unnat Bharat Abhiyaan. The principal lauded the efforts of all NCC cadets and Lt Seema Arora, Incharge, NCC, for this initiative.

Panel discussion on Farm Laws

An open panel discussion on the new Farm laws was held by MAC Forum of PG department of commerce of Apeejay College of Fine Arts, Jalandhar, for the students of BBA and BCom. Principal Dr Neerja Dhingra asserted that Brazil and Mexico too had adopted open market system underneath which the farmers had to struggle a lot in order to find their identity. The students talked of new farming laws, minimum support price, contract farming, essential commodities. Aarti, dean, MAC Forum talked in length about the farming rules. The best speakers of the day were Harsh Gupta, Ansh Mahajan and Jasmine Gill.

Dhiyan di Lohri celebrated

Principal Prof Ajay Sareen, HMV hostel, celebrated ‘Dhiyan di Lohri’ with enthusiasm. The motive was to upgrade the position of women in society. Students presented cultural programme. Principal Prof Ajay Sareen congratulated all hostellers on Lohri. Meenakshi Syal (coordinator resident scholar) also addressed students and told them about the historical aspect of the festival. She said the aim of celebrating ‘Dhiyan di Lohri’ was to inculcate such qualities in them so that they can change the thinking of society towards them. Superintendent (administration) Ravi Maini also congratulated students. TNS