Everester gets PhD degree

Rewari: Everester Asha Jhanjharia (42) has obtained the PhD degree in English literature from Singhania University, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. Mother of two, Asha scaled Mount Everest from the China side on May 22, 2017, and earned the distinction of being the first mother from Haryana to achieve the feat. “After climbing Mount Everest, my other dream comes true with my PhD degree,” she said.

Popularising cloth bags

Rewari: Under the ongoing ‘Selfie with cloth bag’ campaign, Nandini Yadav, a student of Class XII, with her cousin Harsh, organised an awareness programme at Civil Hospital in order to motivate the people for preserving the environment by shunning single-use plastic. Kosli MLA Laxman Singh Yadav called upon people to become part of this campaign for keeping the environment clean. “Under the campaign, we are encouraging people to use cloth bags and send their selfie with cloth bags to us. Top 100 selfie senders will be given a cloth bags as a prize,” said Nandini.

Gardening 72-yr-old woman’s passion

The bloom of Vidya Pai’s terrace garden makes for a splendid view, with hundreds of chrysanthemums in sight. The 72-year-old Panchkula resident, who is the sole caretaker of the garden with over 250 plants, nurtures these with homemade compost and pure love. “I would go to the Terrace Garden every year to look at the mountain made of hundreds of chrysanthemum flower pots. I always wanted to have that so I made one on my roof,” she said, talking about her fondness for the flower. “I have several other plants — mili cactus, guava and lots of vegetables too,” she added. Pai holds an MSc degree in mathematics and she began flirting with gardening in 1986. “I started growing just a few plants, chrysanthemum being the first, back in 1986. Now, I have between 200 and 300 plants. I also make the compost myself,” she said.