Four-day zonal youth festival takes off to a colourful start at Mata Ganga Khalsa College, Manji Sahib, Kottan

Our Correspondent

Doraha, November 10

After a gap of two years, the four-day PU A zone Zonal Youth and Heritage Festival got off to a vibrant start here today on the campus of Mata Ganga Khalsa College, Manji Sahib, Kottan.

The four-day festival will have approximately 1,400 participants from 16 PU-affiliated colleges of Ludhiana Zone A to compete in over 67 items. Events organised during the festival will not only entertain spectators but also delight the competitors. A large number of enthusiastic students were present as they felt a refreshing call after a gap of two years, as there were no activities due to the Covid pandemic.

The participating colleges in the festival are Arya College, Ludhiana, AS College, Khanna, BSSG Government College, Sidhsar, Gobindgarh Public College, Alour, Government College, Karamsar, Government College, Ludhiana (East), Government College (Evening), Ludhiana, Gujranwala Guru Nanak Khalsa College, Ludhiana, Guru Nanak National College, Doraha, Kamla Lohtia SD College, Ludhiana, Malwa College Bondli, Samrala, Mata Ganga Khalsa College, Kottan, PURC, Ludhiana, SCD Government College, Ludhiana, Shree Attam Vallabh Jain College, Hussainpura (Ludhiana), Sri Aurobindo College of Commerce and Management, Jhande, (Ludhiana).

The theme of the festival is ‘Love and Respect the Nature’. The festival aims to showcase the talent of the youth through a plethora of events. Chief guest Bibi Jagir Kaur, president, SGPC, inaugurated the festival with a lamp-lighting ceremony along with Dr Nirmal Jaura, director, Youth Welfare, Panjab University, Chandigarh, and principals of various colleges. While addressing the participants, Bibi Jagir Kaur said the main aim of education was to study and polish one’s self. The youth should inculcate moral values so that they could become good citizens of society. Ex-president, SGPC, Kirpal Singh Badungar, was the chief guest for the evening session. Principal Dr Kuldip Kaur Dhaliwal welcomed all guests.

Group Shabad followed by bhajan, group singing (Indian), folk song, classical music vocal, ghazal, geet, poem recitation and muhavredar vartalaap were performed during the first half. Duirng the second half of the day, guddian patole, paranda making, chhiku making, naala making, tokri making, poem writing, story writing, essay writing, khiddo making, peerhi making, ennu making, rassa vatna, mitti de khidone and hand writing were organised.

Results

Classical Music Vocal: Guru Nanak National College, Doraha 1st, Arya College, Ludhiana 2nd and Gujranwala Guru Nanak Khalsa College, Ludhiana 3rd; Ghazal: SCD Govt College, Ludhiana 1st, Gobindgarh Public College, Alour 2nd and Arya College, Ludhiana 3rd; Geet: Gujranwala Guru Nanak Khalsa College, Ludhiana 1st, Guru Nanak National College, Doraha 2nd and Mata Ganga Khalsa College, Kottan 3rd; Group Shabad: AS College, Khanna 1st, Arya College, Ludhiana 2nd and SCD Govt College, Ludhiana 3rd.

1,400 expected to participate in fest

The the four-day PU A zone Zonal Youth and Heritage Festival will have approximately 1,400 participants from 16 PU-affiliated colleges of Ludhiana Zone A to compete in over 67 events.