MUN begins at Strawberry Fields High School

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 8

The two-day annual Model United Nations (MUN) Conference began at Strawberry Fields High School today.

The MUN is being attended by around 200 delegates from schools across India, including Sanskriti and Shri Ram from Delhi, Cathedral and John Cannon, Mumbai, La Martiniere College, Lucknow and the Indian High School, Dubai, among several others.

Gen VP Malik (retd) delivered the keynote address. He said, “The youth must understand that courage requires doing the right thing and taking hard decisions without fear of adverse consequences.”

General Malik participated in an interactive question and answer session with delegates. Dr Ranjana Malik also shared her own experiences of being a doctor and an Army man’s wife.

Sufi singer Sonam Kalra will perform during the closing ceremony tomorrow.

Atul Khanna, director, Durga Das Foundation, and chief mentor of the school, appreciated enthusiasm of the participants, students, teachers’ and invitees.