Hoshiarpur/Daljit Ajnoha:- Under the guidance of Dr. Anoop Kumar, President of the DAV College Managing Committee; Mr. R.M. Bhalla, Secretary; and Advocate Mr. Navroj Sharma, Secretary of the B.Ed. College, the four-day Panjab University Youth and Heritage Festival 2026 will be celebrated with great enthusiasm at DAV College of Education, Hoshiarpur, from October 24 to 27, 2026. The institution is functioning under the leadership of Principal Dr. Vidhi Bhalla.
President Dr. Anoop Kumar, while providing guidance for organising the festival, said that such heritage-based festivals help preserve our civilisation and culture while promoting their proper dissemination and development.
Secretary Mr. R.M. Bhalla said that such youth festivals play a vital role in the development of young people and in nurturing their talents. Advocate Mr. Navroj Sharma, Secretary of the B.Ed. College, also extended his best wishes for the successful organisation of the festival.
Sharing details, festival coordinator and Principal Dr. Vidhi Bhalla said that the college is hosting the Youth and Heritage Festival for Professional Zone-6 (Education-A) this year, in which around 32 colleges from Punjab will participate enthusiastically.
On the first day of the festival, various competitions will be held, including group Shabad, group devotional singing, Indian group singing, light music vocal competitions in ghazal and song categories, light music folk singing, Indian orchestra, percussion and non-percussion instrumental music, classical singing, on-the-spot painting, photography, collage making, clay modelling, rangoli, installation, cartooning, still-life drawing and poster making.
On the second day, competitions will include a general quiz, heritage quiz, kali, vaar, kavishri, dance, and heritage arts and crafts. The third day will feature theatre, literary competitions, and creative and calligraphy competitions. On the fourth and final day, heritage arts and crafts competitions will be held along with folk dance competitions such as jhoomar, Malwai giddha, luddi, sammi, bhangra and giddha.
She further said that, besides hosting the festival, the college’s talented students will enthusiastically participate in every competition.
