Tricity celebrates its girl power

Tribune News Service

Today, the National Day of Girl Child was celebrated in the city with a unique ‘Pink Turban Campaign’ by Yuvsatta in association with Peace Clubs of Carmel Convent School, Sector 9, DAV Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 15-A, Government Girls’ Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 18-C, Government High School, Sector 32-A, Gurukul Global School, Mani Majra, Chandigarh. In the campaign, a total of over 5,000 students participated.

Giving information, Pramod Sharma, coordinator, Yuvsatta, said the objective of this initiative was to ensure that girls were born, loved, nurtured and grew up to become empowered citizens of this country with equal rights and opportunities. And since pink colour represented compassion, nurturing, love, it was also a positive colour inspiring warm and comforting feelings, so the idea was to use the turban which is a symbol of honour and respect in all regions. Pink colour would give a clear 

and strong message of ‘rising girls and 

empowered women’.

At the GGMSS-18-C, sharing his concerns Mahavir Singh, Additional Districts And Session Judge and Member Secretary of State Legal Services Authority U.T. Chandigarh, quoted Dr BR Ambedkar who once said that ‘I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved’. 

Prof. Devi Sirohi, Chairperson, Chandigarh Commission for Protection of Child Rights(CCPCR), speaking at Gurukul Global Schoo,l emphasised that young students should become brand ambassadors of change towards an egalitarian society which gives everyone equal rights, dignity, respect and empowerment.

Anuja Sharma, principal of DAV Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 15-A, addressing her students, gave a new slogan of ‘Girls Stand For Your Rights’ instead of ‘Save Girls. At Carmel Convent School, Sister Nirmalini, Sister Maria Zita and Annie Mathew graced the occasion where students presented cultural dance and song performances celebrating womenhood and national girl child day. The programme ended with a pledge administered by school principal Sister Mary Supreeta to promote rights and dignity of girls and women.

At GMSSS-33D, Chandigarh, the girls wore pink turbans to mark the event. A small skit was played by the NSS volunteers, where as poem recitation, song and thought sharing on the Save Girl theme were organised under the guidance of NSS in charge Amita Rani Singh. 

On the occasion of ‘Girl Child Day’, students of Government High School, Dadu Majra, Chandigarh, were addressed by headmistress Lovleen Kaur and teachers. At Government Middle School, Sector 26, Bapu Dham Colony, Chandigarh, National Girl Child Day was celebrated with various activities like poster and slogan making, poem recitation, dance and skit. Students participated enthusiastically.

At Bhavan Vidyalaya, Panchkula, the colour of patriotism and respect for feminism was spread all over in the environment as the students of Bhavan Vidyalaya, Panchkula, held a special assembly to commemorate the 68th Republic Day and National Girl Child Day. The Girl Child Day was celebrated by participating in the ‘Pink Turban’ campaign.