Youth festival: Folk, traditional songs mark penultimate day

Our Correspondent

Mandi Ahmedgarh, December 1

Folk and traditional songs were presented on the penultimate day of Dr Hardiljit Singh Gosal Memorial Youth and Heritage Festival of Moga-Ferozepur Zone of Panjab University, Chandigarh, being held at Gobind National College at Narangwal near here.

Students presented songs, vaars, kali, kavishari, skit and idiomatic conversation, besides participating in debate, elocution, poetical recitation today.

Chairman, Small and Medium Industries Board, Punjab, Amarjit Singh Tikka, was the chief guest during the inaugural session, chaired by the Director Youth Welfare, Panjab University, Dr Nirmal Singh Jaura. Mukesh Arora, Fellow, Panjab University, was the guest of honour during the concluding session that was chaired by former chairman Manmohan Singh Narangwal.

Speakers, including principal Dr Avinash Kaur, Tikka, Jaura, Arora and Narangwal, highlighted the importance of organising youth festivals in rejuvenation and preservation of various elements of fading culture and heritage of the border state.

Results

Kali: RSD College, Ferozepur, 1, BKS College, Muhar, 2, Gobind National College, Narangwal, 3; Vaar: BKS College, Muhar, 1, Gobind National College, Narangwal, 2, RSD College, Ferozepur 3; Women’s songs: Guru Nanak College, Moga 1, RSD College, Ferozepur, 2, KS College, Muhar, 3;Kavishari: BBKS College, Muhar, 1, Gobind National College, Narangwal, 2, PUCC College, Nihal Singh Wala, 3; One-act play: Jotpreet Kaur of BKS College, Muhar, 1, Jagrup Singh Sidhu of RSD College, Ferozepur, 2, Bhanna Kohli of Gobind National College 3; Skit: Bhawna of GTB College, Dakha, 1, BKS College, Muhar, 2, Gobind National College, Narangwal, 3; Poetry recitation: BKS College, Muhar, 1, PUCC, Karial, 2, LR College, Jagraon, 3; Elocution: BKS College, Muhar, 1, RSD College, Ferozepur, 2, GTB College, Dakha, 3; Mime: GTB College, Dakha, 1, Gobind National College, Narangwal, 2, BKS College, Muhar, 3; Clowning: PUCC College, Nihal Singh Wala, 1, Guru Nanak College, Moga, 2, BKS College, Muhar, 3; Mimicry: PUCC College, Nihal Singh Wala, 1, Guru Nanak College, Moga, 2, BKS College, Muhar, 3.

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