Apeejay College of Fine Arts, Jalandhar, wins Zonal Youth Festival

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, November 15

Apeejay College of Fine Arts once again created history by winning Zonal Youth Festival (Jalandhar zone) held at Guru Nanak Dev University.

Apeejay had participated in multiple events and had bagged the first position in group shabad/ bhajan, installation, poster-making contest, clay modelling, landscape, rangoli, costume parade, skit, play, folk song, poetry recitation, Western group song, Western instrumental, Western solo and classical dance. It bagged second position in folk orchestra, cartooning, collage- making contest, photography, phulkari and ghazal and third position in mehndi, mimicry and quiz.

Principal Dr Neerja Dhingra congratulated the students for their achievements. She also appreciated their mentors who had burnt midnight oil to guide students and paved the road of success for them.

She acknowledged the efforts of Dr Arun Mishra and Dr Amita Mishra. Dr Sucharita Sharma, director, Apeejay Education Society-cum-Pro Vice Chancellor, Apeejay Stya University, also congratulated the students.

In group song/ bhajan contests, Apeejay College was followed by Prem Chand Markanda SD College and Lyallpur Khalsa College (second position) and DAV College ranked third. In folk orchestra, Lyallpur Khalsa College came first, followed by Apeejay College of Fine Arts and Lyallpur Khalsa College for Women. In cartooning, HMV College came first. The students of Apeejay and Lyallpur Khalsa College shared the second prize. Third prize was shared by the participants from BD Arya College and PCM SD College for Women.

Apeejay came first in installation, followed by St Soldier College of Law and Lyallpur Khalsa College. In poster- making competition, Apeejay College ranked first, followed by KMV College. The teams of HMV, CT Institute and Lyallpur Khalsa College won prizes in poster-making. In clay modeling, Apeejay College students won the first prize. The second prize went to Lyallpur Khalsa College and KMV College. The third prize was shared by St Soldier College of Law and HMV College.

In on-the-spot painting, Apeejay ranked first. The teams of KMV and HMV Colleges shared the second prize. The third prize was jointly won by the teams of Lyallpur Khalsa College and PCM SD College for Women. In collage making, the Lyallpur Khalsa College for Women student stood first. The second prize went to Apeejay College and Lyallpur Khalsa College. The third prize was shared by HMV, KMV and DAV Colleges.

In photography contest, Lyallpur Khalsa College for Women came first. The second prize went to Apeejay College and DAV College. The third prize went to the students from Guru Nanak Dev University Regional Campus, Jalandhar, and PCM SD College.