GNDU Zonal Youth Festival for Nawanshahar Phagwara & Kapurthala

Amritsar, October 14 (Punjab Post Bureau) – The ‘D’ Zone (Nawanshahr Phagwara & Kapurthala) Zonal Youth Festival of Guru Nanak Dev University was inaugurated here today in the Dasmesh Auditorium of Guru Nanak Dev University with beat of Dhol & Bhangra.

               Sh. Aswani Bhalla, Deputy Director, Higher Education Punjab, was the chief guest. Prof. Anish Dua, Dean, Student’s Welfare along with the chief guest lighted the lamp. Mr  Bhalla remembered such festivals from his own student-days  and congratulated the audience for being good -custodians of cultural heritage of the state.

The festival started with the competition of Bhangra, Music & Fine Arts events. This festival would be concluded on October 16. The items of Group Shabad/Bhajan, Group Song (Indian), Classical Instrumental (Percussion), Classical Instrumental (Non-Percussion), Classical Music Vocal Solo, Folk Orchestra were organized in the Dasmesh Auditorium.  In the studios of Architecture Department, Painting on the Spot, Cartooning, Collage, Poster Making, Clay Modeling, Photography and Installation were organized.

Dr. Tejwant Singh Kang, Convener of the festivals in his brief, apprised that on October 15, Costume Parade, Mime, Mimicry, Skit, One Act Play will be held in Dasmesh Auditorium and Vaar Sining, Kawishri, Geet/Gazal, Folk Song competitions will be organized in the Guru Nanak Bhawan Auditorium. On the stage of Architecture Department, Rangoli, Phulkari, Mehndi and in the Conference hall, competitions of Poetical Symposium, Elocution and Debate will be organized. On October 16, Western Vocal (Solo), Quiz, Western Group Song, Western Instrumental Solo, General Dance and Gidha will be held followed by prize distribution function in the Dasmesh Auditorium, he said.

Prof.  Dua congratulated the entire organising team of student-volunteers & teachers.