Garhshankar (Hari Krishan Gangar):- The Zonal Youth and Heritage Festival, featuring various creative, artistic and heritage activities for students of 30 colleges affiliated with Panjab University, Chandigarh, under Hoshiarpur Zone-5, is set to begin enthusiastically on November 3 at Sri Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College, Mahilpur, run under the management of the Sikh Educational Council. Preparations are underway at the college to ensure the smooth and successful conduct of the event. The Zonal Youth Festival will continue from November 3 to 6, followed by the Inter-Zonal Youth and Heritage Festival at the same institution from November 10 to 13, in which the winners of the Zonal Youth Festival will compete at the next level.
Speaking on the occasion, college Principal Dr. Parvinder Singh said that hosting the Zonal and Inter-Zonal Youth Festivals at Khalsa College Mahilpur for the first time would create history. He said that Panjab University, Chandigarh, selecting Khalsa College Mahilpur to host these youth festivals reflects its confidence in the institution’s administrative and organisational capabilities. Deputy Speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly Jai Krishan Singh Rouri will attend the Zonal Youth Festival as the chief guest.
He said the festivals would be dedicated to the cherished memory of the college’s founding patron, Sant Baba Hari Singh Kaharpuri, and its founding principal, Harbhajan Singh. Competitions in folk dances, music, theatre, discussions, speeches, creative activities and various other cultural and heritage arts will be major attractions for students.
He further explained that the theme of the festivals is “Beyond Competition: A Celebration of Creativity and Mutual Collaboration.” The theme aims to provide students with a platform to move beyond winning and losing and foster sharing, harmony and coexistence with fellow students through creativity.
On this occasion, Sikh Educational Council President Sant Sadhu Singh Kaharpur, Patron Dr. Jung Bahadur Singh Rai, Manager Inderjit Singh Bharta, General Secretary Prof. Apinder Singh, Dr. Sukhjinder Rishi, Director of the Department of Youth Welfare at Panjab University, Chandigarh, Vice-Principal Aradhana Duggal and Youth Festival Organising Secretary Dr. Vikrant Singh Rana described the festivals as an important platform for the all-round development of students’ personalities and encouraged them to participate enthusiastically in various events.
