Session on Salman Rushdie at Shoolini University

Belletristic, the literary society of the department of English, Shoolini University, held a virtual conversation on Salman Rushdie. Prof Nandini C Sen, department of English, Delhi University, was the speaker at the event. The session began with a quote from Rushdie: “What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.” Sen gave biographical details of Rushdie. Nandini talked about the works of Rushdie and his writings on the Partition. Salman Rushdie’s book ‘Satanic Verses’, which made him go into hiding for several years, was also discussed.

Entries open for National Unity Award

The Director Higher Education has asked the deputy directors of the department to circulate the letter regarding recommendations for the Sardar Patel National Unity Award 2021 among the educational institutions under their control, so that the eligible candidates could send their entries for the award from July 1 to August 15. The Sardar Patel National Unity Award is the highest civilian award given for contribution to the unity and integrity of India. The Sardar Patel National Unity Award will be announced on October 31 on National Unity Day.

Make fee payment easy, says ABVP

The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad has urged the principal of Government College, Sanjauli, to ensure students did not face any issues regarding payment of fee in the new session. The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishadrequested the principal to ensure the there no no problem in the functioning of the fee portal and apps such as Google Pay and Paytm were added to it. The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad also demanded that all construction activities on the college premises should be completed at the earliest, and garbage littered on the campus should be cleared.