Those were the best days of my life, Divya Dutta gets nostalgic

Nikhil Bhardwaj

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Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, March 9

Bollywood actor Divya Dutta was at Government College for Girls for a special programme organised by the college in her honour.

An overwhelmed Dutta said: “I spent the best days of my life in Government College for Girls and I wish I could be a student here again and be here always.”

Several classmates, with whom she spent precious moments, and some old teachers, who taught her, were also present on the occasion. They all shared the unforgettable moments of college time.

Divya was born and brought up in Ludhiana. She re-launched her book ‘Me and Maa’ at college. It is based on her mother and other memoirs.

While interacting with students, she said despite leaving college years ago, she still sees dreams in which she finds herself playing with friends and enjoying the precious moments of life.

“Whenever someone asks me to describe the best days of my life, I always say that days spent in GCG were most memorable, and I still relish these memories. These memories are always close to my heart and still a big source of inspiration for me,” she recalls.

College Principal Dr Mahinder Kaur Grewal said, it was an honour for the college that Divya Dutta, who is now a big celebrity, is again in college. “Her presence will encourage college students and motivate them to achieve their life goals,” she said.

Proud teachers

Manjula Jain, who taught Divya at Sacred Heart School, Sarabha Nagar, said, she was an outstanding person.

Rashmi Grover, who taught English in GCG College, said: “It is really a great feeling, when a student achieves something big in life.” Another teacher Shubniti Jain, who taught dance and music to Divya, said she achieved tonnes of awards in college functions and her presence in the industry also brought laurels for college.

On Gurmehar Kaur

When Divya was asked to comment on the boiling issue of Gurmehar Kaur, who was threatened by the ABVP activists, she said: “I don’t want to discuss politics here, neither do I want to comment on the issue. No comments at all.” When she was again asked if Gurmehar’s issue was mere politics, she dodged the query again.