Garhshankar- The Punjabi Department of Babbar Akali Memorial Khalsa College, Garhshankar, operated under the management of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, celebrated 'International Mother Language Day' under the banner of Liberal Arts Society under the leadership of Principal Dr. Amandeep Hira.
On the occasion of this Mother Language Day celebrated under the theme 'Development of skills and abilities through mother tongue', speech competition and essay writing competition were organized, in which students from various departments of the college participated. Inaugurating the function, Dr. Kanwaljit Kaur welcomed the college principal, staff and students who were a part of the function and shared information about the importance of mother tongue.
College Principal Dr. Amandeep Hira, while sharing his views on mother tongue, said that a person who can understand, speak, write and read his mother tongue well can be able to learn other languages. He appreciated the efforts of the Punjabi Department by inspiring the students to connect with their mother tongue through his personal experiences.
He said that such competitions play an important role in the all-round development of students and in enhancing their personality. On this occasion, Simran, Jasmine Kaur and Jaspinder Kaur secured first, second and third positions respectively in the speech competition. Jasmine Kaur, Rajwinder Kaur and Dilpreet Kaur secured first, second and third positions respectively in essay writing.
Prizes were distributed to the winning students. Prof. Saurav Dadri thanked everyone in the closing ceremony. Prof. Lakhwinderjit Kaur, Dr. Manbir Kaur, Dr. Janaki Aggarwal and Prof. Ritu Singh were present on this occasion.