GNDU’s Inter-Departmental four-days Cultural Festival “Jashan-2024” Inaugurated
Kanwar Inder singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ April 8,2024
The Inter-Departmental four-days Cultural Festival Jashan-2024 of the Guru Nanak Dev University Campus started here today in the Dasmesh Auditorium under the visionary leadership of Prof. (Dr.) Jaspal Singh Sandhu, Vice Chancellor of the university with great enthusiasm. Today, Major General Mukesh Sharma, GOC 15 Infantry Division, Amritsar Cantt was the chief guest and he inaugurated the festival by lighting the ceremonial lamps. Student-artists of 40 departments of the University are participating in this four-day event which would be concluded on April 11. Youth Festival is very important for talent hunt, talent polish & overall development of the young minds. Participation of students is as important as academic performance. Guru Nanak Dev University is committed to the overall development of its students. Organizing the Youth Festival is an important part of that commitment.
Prof. Preet Mohinder Singh Bedi, Dean, Students’ Welfare extended warm welcome to Major General and Mrs Rakesh Sharma, Brigadier and Mrs Ravinder, Colonel & Mrs Thomas John, Colonel and Mrs Sandeep Kumar, Colonel & Mrs Milan Pande and other guests. Dr. Amandeep Singh, members of the University Cultural Committee, students, faculty members & officials were present on this occasion.
Prof. Bedi in his welcome address said that the University is committed to nurture internal qualities of students through research, academics, sports, arts and other innovative activities and the main objective of such celebrations as ‘Jashan-2024’ is to hone the hidden talent within the students. He said that the student-artists from various department of the University are participating in the domains of Dance, Music, Fine Arts, Literary activities and Theatre. Recalling his university days, he said that he considered youth festivals as opportunities and never missed participation. He shared that now holistic education is being imparted, which teaches lifestyle in a spirit of friendship, whereas in those times, university youth festivals were a medium of friendship & holistic atmosphere.
Major General Mukesh Sharma in his address said that cultural & artistic activities have several practical impacts. By participating in such activities, students become more passionate and more confident. These activities foster team spirit and a sense of responsibility in students. He said that any competition should be played with discipline and with the spirit of sportsmanship. Hardwork, discipline and dedication are the only way to be part of any competition. While blessing the student artists, Major General Mukesh Sharma said that student should participate in these activities along with their formal studies.
On this first day, competitions of Bhangra, Geet Gazal, Folk Song were organized in the Dasmesh Auditorium and Shabad/Bhajan, Western Vocal, Instrumental (Percussion), Instrumental (Non Percussion) were held in the Guru Nanak Bhawan Auditorium.
On April 09 in the Dasmesh Auditorium, the competitions of Mimicry, Notanki and Skit will be organized and in the Conference Hall of the University, the items of Quiz and Debate will be held. On this day, the competitions of Collage, Cartooning, Rangoli, Poster Making, Painting on the Spot, On the Spot Theme Photography, Flower Arrangement, Mehandi Competition and Clay Modelling will be held.
The items of Western Group Dance, Creative Group Dance & Choreography will be held in the Dasmesh Auditorium and Poetical Symposium and Extempore will be held in the Conference Hall on April 10. On this day in the Guru Nanak Bhawan Auditorium, Short Film Making Competition will be organized. On the last day i.e. April 11, Dance to Tune, Gidha and Prize Distribution function will be held in the Dasmesh Auditorium of the University.
Other important feature was the SVEEP activities, which were organized in collaboration with District Administration. These activities are held in order to motivate youth to go in for voting. This initiative was taken in order to implement Election Commission’s drive of SVEEP (Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation). The Election Commission of India carries on various interventions for strengthening and enhancing quantity electoral participation. Officials from District Administration also graced on the occasion. A human chain was formed to illustrate the point. A play to encourage ethical voting was staged Theatre Department of the college. Prof. Preet Mohinder Singh Bedi, Dean, Students’ Welfare was honoured by District administration for promoting electoral literacy in the university.
