Degrees conferred on 1,088 students at GNGC

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, February 17

Degrees were conferred on 1,088 students, including 664 graduates from BA, BSc, BSc (Hons) Biotech, B Sc(Hons) Bio Info, BCom, BCA, BSc (FD) and BBA and 424 post-graduates during the annual convocation of Guru Nanak Girls College here today. Nineteen students were also awarded the Roll of Honour and 60 students were given the College Colour.

Harish Khare, Editor-in-Chief of The Tribune, was the chief guest. While addressing students, he said: “All of you are the citizens of this country. It is not the property of any political party, family, ‘Rajwada’, caste or religion. This country belongs to each one of you. You have to care about your college, home, neighbourhood, city, state and country.”

Khare said: “You can be a good accountant or be in any profession, a house maker as well, but you should have an aim. Not only that, we should also think about how to make India a better country.”

“Everyone cannot go to Canada. People feel that there is no rule of law here, but think there is rule of law in Canada. When we go to Canada, we respect their feelings and they respect ours. Why do we allow politicians to divide us in our country? Younger generation will have to come forward to make it better. If everyone respects law, it will become a lawful society. Then nobody needs to go to Canada,” he said.

He also encouraged students to explore their creativity. He said there was a big world of creativity. He felicitated students and exhorted them to strive for excellence in the present globalised world and accept valiantly the challenges which life throws.

Earlier, the function commenced with students reciting shabad “Dehe Shiva Var Mohe”. Principal Charanjit Mahal presented the annual report highlighting the achievements of the college in various academics, sports and extra-curricular activities.

Members of Guru Nanak Education Trust Professor SS Mahal, Ishwarjot Singh Cheema and Harmohan Singh Guddu also graced the occasion. Gurbir Singh, president of Guru Nanak Education Trust, congratulated the degree holders on their success and wished them good luck for future.

Strive for excellence, students told

Harish Khare, Editor-in-Chief of The Tribune, who was the chief guest, encouraged students to explore their creativity. He said there was a big world of creativity. While felicitating students, he exhorted them to strive for excellence in the present globalised world and accept valiantly the challenges which life throws.