CHANDIGARH,5.04.24-As part of the bicentennial commemoration event series dedicated to the 200th birth anniversary of Swami Dayanand Saraswati, an Essay Writing competition titled 'Abhinandan' was organised under the auspices of the Postgraduate Department of Hindi at
Mehr Chand Mahajan DAV College for Women, Chandigarh. The theme of the competition was
'Swami Dayanand Saraswati Ji- the pioneer of social upliftment'.
In another event, the Hindi Department organised Patriotic Poetry
Recital to mark the martyrdom day of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and
Sukhdev. As part of the event, students recited poems related to
patriotism and sang songs based on patriotism.
Principal Dr. Nisha Bhargava also regaled the audience with her
self-composed poem on Shaheed Bhagat Singh. She appreciated the
efforts of the Hindi Department to make the students aware of the
teachings of Swami Dayanand Saraswati ji and also remind them of the
great sacrifices of our freedom fighters. She encouraged the students
to take inspiration from such visionary figures and follow their footsteps.
The results of the Essay competition were as follows:
First prize - Asha Devi (M.A. 2) Second prize - Suman Bhardwaj (B.A. 2)
Third prize - Garima Joshi (B. A. 2) Consolation: Ritika (B.A. 2), Anju
(B.A. 3)