Educational trip to Amritsar

Students of BCA, BBA, B Com and PGDCA of Gobindgarh Public College, Alour (Khanna) went to an educational trip at Jallianwala Bagh, Golden temple and Wagha border, recently. Principal Dr Neena Seth Pajni informed that more than 150 students participated in the trip. She said students learned about various historical, religious and cultural values. Prof Varinder Kumar, Prof Rajesh Kumar, Prof Surinder Singh, Prof Baljeet Kaur, Prof Ramanjot Kaur also accompanied the students.

Seminar organised

Two-day seminar on ‘Punjabi Language and Culture in 21st Century: Threats and Opportunities’ was held at Gujranwala Guru Nanak Khalsa College, Civil Lines, Ludhiana. The seminar was sponsored by UGC. The function started with the recital of shabads. After the formal felicitations, Prof Prithipal Singh Kapoor, president, Gujranwala Khalsa Education Council welcomed the guests. Prof Sarabjit Singh, HOD, PG department of Punjabi, introduced the guests with the theme of the seminar. The seminar was presided over by Dr Rana Nayyar, professor, Department of English, Panjab University, Chandigarh, presented the keynote address in which he emphasised upon the fact that new journey of Punjabi Culture has started in the era of globalisation, only those can survive in this era who share the strong bond with their roots and culture. He added that the future lies in the present and should be able to make our present well nourished with mother language. Now-a-days we have created caste system in languages also and we feel that some languages are superior over others. Dr Rana said he found shocking records that the number of people speaking Punjabi in Pakistan is more in India. Dr Jaswinder Singh, Punjabi University, Patiala, during his oration, while speaking on the issue, said the basic solution to the problem is how intelligently we can detect the threats to our language. Negative attitude of youth towards the language is the basic cause of threat, though the highest recorded mother tongue in foreign communities is Punjabi. He added that not writing the language is also a biggest threat. We can come over the outer threats when we would be able to tackle the inner threats to our language. The first academic session was presided over by Dr. Dhanwant Kaur, Punjabi University, Patiala. Two papers by Dr Paramjeet Singh Dhingra and Dr Dariya were presented.

Quiz held

Sri Aurobindo College of Commerce and Management (SACCM), Ludhiana, organised a quiz. It was organised under guidance of Dr Robin Kaushal and Prof Jai Parkash by students Angadbir Sibia, Gurjot Singh, Ishita Chaddha, Jhanvi, Shubham, Raghav and Kartikey. The SACCM Intra-College Quiz Contests and Inter-Section Subject Quizzes (ISSQ) has now become a distinguished event amongst the undergraduate students of the college. The purpose of this contest was to kindle the quest for knowledge among students. Total four teams participated in this quiz and there were questions based on subjects of Psychology for Managers and Micro Economics. The quiz was well conceptualised and well organised by students. It was a tough fight amongst the participating teams. Dr RL Behl congratulated the winners and gave his best wishes to students for promoting the quizzing culture in the college. The next quiz will be held in October. — TNS