Mohan Singh Memorial Fest concludes

The 47th Prof Mohan Singh Memorial International Cultural Festival concluded this year with floral tributes at the statue of Prof Mohan Singh near Punjabi Bhavan. The festival, held annually to mark the birth anniversary of the legendary poet, was initiated decades ago by late Jagdev Singh Jassowal in memory of his close friend Prof Mohan Singh.

In view of the recent floods across the state and the unfortunate demise of Punjab’s eminent folk artists Jaswinder Bhalla and Rajvir Jawanda, all other programmes associated with the festival had been cancelled earlier. The chief guest for the occasion was Ashok Parashar Pappi, MLA from Ludhiana (Central), who in the presence of foundation members and other dignitaries, laid garlands at the poet’s statue.

Among those present were foundation patrons Pargat Singh Grewal and Krishan Kumar Bawa, president Rajeev Kumar Lovely, chairman Gurnam Singh Dhaliwal, adviser Jagtar Singh Dhiman (Pro Vice-Chancellor, Guru Kashi University), Nirmal Jaura (director, Students’ Welfare, PAU), among others.