Punjabi Lok Naach camp in Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar

Jalandhar: In order to preserve the legacy of Punjabi culture, a 10-day Punjabi ‘Lok Naach’ camp was started in the open air theatre of Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar. In the inauguration ceremony of the camp, Principal of the college Dr Gurpinder Singh Samra mentioned the prime motive of the camp and said that such cultural activities save us from drug addiction and tie us with our roots, which further brings a positive change in our society. Further, Dr Samra said necessary precautions and guidelines by the govt. pertaining to Covid-19 are being considered in this camp. On this occasion, in charge of bhangra and deputy dean, cultural affairs, Dr Palwinder Singh Bolina welcomed all and told that registration for this camp was done through online and offline mode. Moreover, no fee was charged from 350 participants attending this camp and students were divided into different zones by considering the Covid-19 pandemic. On this occasion, Dr Harjinder Singh Sekhon and Prof Satpal Singh managed the stage. College’s alumni Gurpreet Bajwa taught the rules and steps of ‘Lok Naach’ to the participants and Nirmal Kumar showed his prowess by playing ‘dhol’.

HMV IIC virtual session

Members of Innovation Council, HMV, attended the virtual live session of the AIM-AICTE Collaboration for ATLs and IICs under Principal Dr Ajay Sareen. The session was organised on the occasion of 130th birth anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar. The session began with a welcome note from R Ramanan, Mission Director, ATL Innovation Mission. He gave his greetings and wishes for the Ambedkar Jayanti and ATL Community Day. Dr Anil, chairman, All India Council for Technical Education, gave a comprehensive view of the outcomes of the collaboration and the significance of the IIC initiative giving practical suggestions. He briefed about the implications of linkages between institutions and National Education policy. The motive of the organisation is to take research to the next level. He emphasised on the appreciation of the past and moving towards innovation.

Workshop on Storyboarding

GNA University organised a two-day workshop on storyboarding and cartooning. Sanjay Kumar, the renowned animator, cartoonist and illustrator, was the resource person for the workshop. The faculty of animation conducted the workshop with the sole objective to teach the multiple nuances of storyboarding and cartooning. Participants from the faculty of animations presented with the topics like the latest knowledge obtainable to the artists and how to make the most use of it. During the workshop, Sanjay also shared his knowledge about 2D cartooning, tricks and techniques on creating digital storyboard. He also stated the use of expression and character design in 2D. The students were educated on the topics like art of story creation, cartooning and correcting the color in an image. He enlightened students about the latest trends and job opportunities in the multimedia sector. The session concluded with an interactive session where the students raised their queries pertaining to the profession.

E-fest organised at DAVIET

DAVIET organised E-FEST.The main motive behind organising this festival was to provide a platform to the students to express their views through various performances. The main items of this festival were elocution, essay writing, indoor photography, dance, sketching, digital poster-making, music competition, turban tying, gidda and bhangra, beat busters, and short video, etc. With more than 20 events were organised during the event. Over 700 participants registered across the nation and showed their talent. The E-fest is a national-level platform and anyone from the age of 5 to 25 could participate. In beat busters: Girish from RC College, Bangalore, got got the 1st position. In elocution, Sumeira Bhatti from St. Joseph’s High School, Pune and Ruchika Dhuria from DAVIET bagged the Ist position. In essay writing: Deepti Ahuja from DAV Public School Ludhiana got the Ist position. In bhangra, Yudhveer Singh from Chandigarh got the first position. Genus Preet in poem recitation and Divyan Joshi in rapping from DAVIET got the Ist positions. In short video, Pearl Kakaria from Apeejay School and Diljit Kaur from Khalsa College, Amritsar bageed positions.

World Heritage Day observed

Five schools of Innocent Hearts Green Model Town, Loharan, Cantt.-Jandiala Road, Kapurthala Road and Royal World International School, observed World Heritage Day. On the occasion, a PowerPoint presentation on World Heritage Day was shared with the students from Class I to VIII. Students were taught how to take care of the heritage. The inter-school online extempore competition was organised for the students of grade IX. Topics were given on the spot. Result of the competition is First Position: Gunika (CJR), second position, Yuvika (Green Model Town); third position; Hisham Jairath (RWIS) and Amay Kapoor (Green Model Town). Consolation prize was given to Sehajpreet Kaur (GMT) and Navya (Loharan). The students kept their thoughts forward on the heritage of India and promised to honour the rich heritage of the nation and preserve and conserve for the future generation. tns

Teaching Aid Preparation contest

Hoshiarpur: The Aryabhatta Mathematics Club of DAV College of Education, Hoshiarpur, organised an online Teaching Aid Preparation and Presentation Contest. All the students of pedagogy of mathematics participated in the competition and showcased their efforts in developing innovative teaching aids. The aids were assessed by the subject expert Prof Roma Ralhan. Results: Jasmine Kaur got the first prize, Mukul Sharma and Simranpreet Kaur jointly got the second prize, Riya Thakur and Baljinder Singh got the third prize and Manpreet Kaur and Priya Sharma got the appreciation prizes. Principal Dr Vidhi Bhalla congratulated the winners and appreciated the efforts of the teacher-in-charge Prof Roma Ralhan for the success of the event. The models of the Pardeep Sethi, Radhika, Manpreet Kaur and Kamaljeet Kaur were also appreciated. OC

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