Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 6: The cultural and literary extravaganza, YUVTARANG, organized by the Department of Students Welfare, Cluster University of Jammu, commenced with great enthusiasm at PSPS Government College for Women, Gandhi Nagar, here today.
The festival was inaugurated by Professor K S Chandrasekar, Vice Chancellor, CLUJ, who was joined by Principals of the constituent Colleges and various Deans, Associate Deans of the university along with faculty and students. Prof Chandrasekar emphasized the essential role of extracurricular activities in holistic student development, highlighting Yuvtarang as a platform that promotes creativity, collaboration, and cultural awareness, aligning with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
Prof Monika Sharma, Dean Student Welfare, CLUJ, briefed the audience about the vision of YUVTARANG fest.
Following the inauguration, the festival kicked off with spirited Mehandi and Clay Modelling competitions. In the Mehandi competition, held at GCW Gandhi Nagar, first place was awarded to Palki Verma of School of Humanities and Liberal Arts, with second and third positions going to Aarti Kumari of Govt College of Education and Aarti Chandra of SPMR College of Commerce respectively.
In Clay Modeling competition, conducted at SPMR College of Commerce, Arun from SPMR College clinched first place, while Sahil Singh Manhas of MAM College and Sonakshi Sharma of SPMR College secured second and third positions, respectively. The competitions were judged by Dr Amarjeet Singh, Malti Sharma and Palak Gandotra.
The inauguration was attended by Ankur Mahajan, Registrar, CLUJ; Dr Naveen Anand (DAA), Dr Ranvijay (Controller) Dr Zubair Kales, Dr Satinder Kour, Prof D S Manhas, Prof Vishal Sharma (all Deans) and Prof S P Sarsawat (Nodal Principal), Prof B B Anand Principal MAM College, Prof Romesh K Gupta , Principal GGM Science College, Prof Rajinder Singh, Principal SPMR Commerce College and Dr. Jyoti Parihar, Principal GCOE Jammu, Nagesh Jamwal, Financial Advisor CLUJ; the Student Cultural Council, faculty members and students.
The event proceedings were conducted by Prof Sugandha Mahajan, and the vote of thanks was presented by Dr Kuldeep Raina. The entire event is being supervised by Dr Monika Sharma, with key contributions from Prof Babita Jamwal, Prof Tarseem Lal, Prof Amit Pal Kour, Dr Ashaq Hussain, Dr Shubhra Jamwal, Dr Neetu Kumari, Dr Deepshikha Sharma, Prof Sunita Kumari, Prof Mohd Ashraf, Dr Harpreet Bhatia, Prof Paramjeet Singh and Dr Romi Rani.
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