Four-day Youth Festival begins at GHG Khalsa College of Education

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, December 4

Four-day Panjab University Zonal Youth and Heritage Festival of Education Zone-B commenced at GHG Khalsa College of Education, Gurusar Sadhar, here today. Over 700 participants from 22 colleges affiliated to Panjab University, Chandigarh, from education zone-B are competing in more than 63 events at the festival, which is being organised after two years due to the Covid restrictions. The theme of the festival is “Love and respect nature”.

Sakatar Singh Bal, ADC, and Randhir Kaur, Deputy Commissioner, State Taxation, were the chief guest at the inaugural and second session, respectively, of the day one of the youth festival. Navjeet Singh (PCS) was the guest of honour.

The inaugural day of the festival witnessed spectacular performances in musical events, including group ‘shabad’, ‘bhajan’, group singing (Indian), folk song, classical music vocal, ‘gazal’, ‘geet’, instrumental music (Indian), percussion and non-percussion, orchestra, folk instruments and group folk orchestra.

Besides, students also competed in on the spot painting, photography, collage making, clay modeling, ‘rangoli’, poster making, cartooning and still life drawing.

The college Principal, Dr Pargat Singh Garcha, welcomed guests.

In ‘shabad/bhajan’, GHG Khalsa College of Education, Gurusar Sadhar, won first prize, Partap College of Education, Ludhiana, stood second and Malwa Central College of Education for Women, Ludhiana, came third. In ‘rangoli’, Malwa Central College of Education for Women, Ludhiana, bagged first position, Sant Darbara Singh College of Education, Lopon, Moga, stood second and GHG Khalsa College of Education, Gurusar Sadhar, was placed third.