Edited campus notes

Ganit Utsav (Mathematics carnival)

Jalandhar: Mayor World School celebrated ‘Ganit Utsav — The Mathematics Carnival’ for the students of Classes I-XII to mark the 133rd birth anniversary of the great mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan. Some of the vibrant activities and charming games included were Tessellation- Art integrating Maths, intra-class mathematics quiz, brain teaser tambola game, tarsia puzzle, Treasure Hunt, The Cracker Puzzle, etc; which left the students intellectually enlightened and more well-informed. The educators lauded the students for their active participation with small tokens of appreciation like by making children, star of the day, distributing their favourite eatables and bestowing them with outstanding batches for their exemplary performances. The carnival ended on a spectacular note with radiant smiles and hopefully, a newfound love for mathematics. Vice Chairperson Neerza Mayor extolled the teachers and students for their heartfelt contribution. Director Sarita Madhok and the senior dignitaries also appreciated the efforts, skills and enthusiasm of the students who participated in each and every activity with zest.

Martyrdom of Swami Shradhanand

Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya paid tributes to Swami Shradhanand on his 95th death anniversary by organising Havan Yajna. Officiating Principal Navroop Kaur paid floral tribute to Swami Shradhanand. On this occasion, she said that Swami Shradhanand was an Indian educationist and an Arya Samaj Missionary who propagated the teachings of Dayanand Saraswati. This included the establishment of educational institutions, like the Gurukul Kangri University. He also worked for the betterment of the society and aimed to produce disciplines citizens in the community. She further motivated the faculty to follow the teachings of Swami Shradhanand. Mamta, Dean Vedic Adhyan Society, also paid tribute to Swami Shradhanand on the occasion. Dr. Meenu Talwar, Head of Sanskrit Department, also paid tribute to this great personality. At the end, members of teaching and non-teaching staff paid floral tribute to Swami Shradhanand. Havan Yajna ended with the recitation of Shanti Path.

Voter awareness programme

To create awareness amongst the youth about the rights and duties of a voter in India, Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) programme was organised on the campus of MGN Public School Kapurthala. Resource person was Suneeta Singh, Nodal officer (SVEEP) Kapurthala. Voter’ oath was administered. Students of class XI attended the programme. Games were played by the students and quiz was also organised. Students of were apprised of the voter helpline app that can help a voter to gather any information. The programme was quite enlightening and provided knowledge to the children about the significance of voting. Principal Rashmi Sharma thanked the guests for sparing their time for sharing the facts about this important topic.

Inspirational talks

Kanya Maha Vidyalaya organised another talk under Alumni Speaks- a series of inspirational talks. Under Alumni Speaks series, PG Department of Computer Science and Applications organised another talk of alumni. Reacha Jain Gupta, Vice President, Genpact, was the resource person for the talk. The session was organised virtually through a zoom meeting. Reacha addressed the students and gave them tips for gaining confidence, facing the world and about the corporate world’s expectation on their domain expertise. She talked about the skills required to be acquired by the students in the vast domain -like a good hold on at least one programming language, problem solving skills, learning about new innovation and inventions. She also added on details of how perseverance with dedication can lead to success in the business. Principal Dr.Atima Sharma Dwivedi maintained that this type of webinar is very essential for the students as it gives them a very accurate information regarding the skills required to make a powerful career in the IT world as it motivates the students to follow their dreams fearlessly and confidently. Principal lauded the efforts of Dr. Suman Khurana, Dr. Pardeep Arora from PG Department of Computer Science and all the faculty members of PG Department of Computer Science for organising this inspirational talk.

Webinar on road safety

Post Graduation Department of Economics, Lyallpur Khalsa College conducted a webinar regarding road safety to create awareness among students about road accidents and safety measures. As many as 179 students from different streams actively participated and pledged to take steps towards safe driving. Nisha Singh, chief speaker for the session, apprised of students of the causes and prevention of road accidents. It was an interactive session in which students also share their real life stories. Principal of the college, Dr Gurpinder Singh Samra graced the occasion with his presence and congratulated the Department of Economics for making efforts contributing in creating awareness among students to take Road Safety measures. PG Department of Economics is regularly engaged in social sensitising on various emerging issues in society. Prof Navdeep Kaur, Head Department of Economics gave vote of thanks. Dr SS. Bains, Dr Sarbjit Kaur and Prof Manpreet Kaur were among the organisers of the webinar