Mahendergarh, 29.04.24-The Department of English and Foreign Languages, Central University of Haryana (CUH), Mahendergarh celebrated Shakespeare day on 29 April 2024. The event was graced by the Vice- Chancellor Prof. (Dr.) Tankeshwar Kumar as the Chief Guest, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Prof. Sushma Yadav as the Guest of Honour, Prof.Neelam Sangwan, Dean Research and Head of the department, Prof. Sanjiv Kumar.
Prof Tankeshwar Kumar appreciated the hard work and dedication of students as well as teachers. Pro-Vice-Chancellor advised that these events should be organised more often so that students may develop holistically through acting and presentation skills.
The event was co-ordinated by Dr. Snehsata and Supriya compered. The celebration included a song by Surbhi, soliloquies by Reetu and Khushboo and sonnet recitation by Fathima and Pooja. Robin, a scholar from the Hindi Department recited the Hindi version of the famous sonnet 130. The students enacted the court scene from the Merchant of Venice, Forest Scene from as You Like It and Knocking at the Gate scene from Macbeth and the oft quoted speeches by Brutus and Mark Antony from Julius Caesar.
The celebration also included a quiz on Shakespeare. The team comprising Mukesh, Abhishek and Gautam won the quiz. A treasure hunt was also organised by the department. Bhawna, Rafi and Priya won the treasure hunt. A beautiful Elizabethan Dance was performed towards the end of the programme. On this occasion Dr. Kamlesh, Dr Abhiranjan, Dr Sudeep, Dr. Pinki, Dr Usha, Dr. Rajpal, Dr. Kiran, Dr. Suman, Dr. Neeraj and the students of the department were present. The event was concluded with the national anthem.