National Conference on Social Work concludes at Panjab University

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Koral ‘Purnoor’, Demokretic Front, Chandigarh May 28, 2022 :

The two-day national conference jointly organized by Centre for Social Work, Panjab University and Indian Society of Professional Social Work (ISPSW) concluded today. The theme of the conference was ‘Co-building a new eco-social world: Leaving no one behind in Indian Perspective’. The valedictory session for the conference was conducted today with Prof. Sudhir Kumar, Dean Research, Panjab University, as the chief guest for the occasion and Prof. Vipin Koushal, Medical Superintendent, PGIMER as the guest of honour. The valedictory session of the conference saw felicitations for medical social workers, social work volunteers, research scholars and students. Also, best paper presenters in various categories were felicitated in the session.

Prof. Sudhir Kumar spoke about the theme of the conference as a pertinent one and stressed that, language, tradition and value system need to be incorporated in academic deliberations to help co-build a sustainable new world that would be inclusive. He drew several examples from the ancient Indian texts and hymns to focus on the importance of inner peace. He deliberated on the richness of Indian value system. With a number of examples, he explained how the language lent meaning to the word and how the words in foreign language and Hindi differed in their essence. He motivated the participants with his thought-provoking address. Dr. Vipin Koushal in his address stressed upon the importance of social workers in their service to needy patients. He highlighted the significant contribution of medical social workers during the pandemic and narrated incidents where the vigilant and careful observation of social workers had not only helped in serving the society but also brought justice to the victims. He quoted form his experience at PGI and said that the support of social workers to the society was indispensable. The Valedictory session also saw the release of book titled, ‘ Work and Life of a Professional Social Worker’ authored by Kamlesh Kumar Sahu and Chittaranjan Subudhi.

Dr. Gaurav Gaur, Chairperson, Centre for Social Work and Convener of the Conference, proposed a vote of thanks and informed that the conference had put into practice the idea of sustainable world by making a conscience effort to use sustainable items even for the conference kits. He informed that the handbags were prepared by the women from NGO’, along with handmade pencils. He also lauded the efforts of students who had contributed in organizing the conference.  Mr. Ravi Kishan Jha, Vice-President , ISPSW ; Dr. Kamlesh Kumar Sahu, Hon. General Secretary, ISPSW  and Dr. Praful P Kapse, Treasurer, ISPSW also graced the event.

Research Poster Presentation and Release of E- Brochure “Research Dimensions” at UIFT & VD

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Koral ‘Purnoor’, Demokretic Front, Chandigarh May 28, 2022 :

UIFT& VD today hosted a poster presentation of its 4th semester M.Sc. students on the department’s premises. This was the result of each student’s research, which began in their first semester of the Masters programme. They try to explore their areas of interest as well as some societal issues, problems for which they try to provide recommendations or solutions, during the first semester. They work on the same topic for the following semesters, including reviews, research methods, a pilot run, and a final survey or experimentation or product development before presenting in the fourth semester. According to Dr. Anu H. Gupta, Chairperson UIFT & VD, research dissertations are a way of developing an analytical aptitude and critical way of thinking in students, towards the evolving measures of fashion, society, and environment, and their correlation with each other. She mentioned that UIFT is evolving every year since its inception in 2007. The first batch of Masters programme passed out in 2012. It’s been 10 years and many of the masters’ students are working in prestigious institutes. The credit goes to the kind of training provided at UIFT and the detailed research work that they are involved in complete two years.

A total of 20 students exhibited their research work in the form of products and posters, which were displayed and each work was presented by the respective student in front of the external jury: Prof. Latika Sharma from the Department of Education and Dr Jayanti Dutta, Deputy Director HRDC, Panjab University, Chandigarh.   The research dimensions were explored around the following topics; need for bralette for posture correction, dyeing on cotton fabric with vegetables and fruits, accessories inspired by Rogan art, the feasibility of adopting sustainable fashion. The dissertations also dwelled upon the significant areas of social media and fashion, applications altering the functioning of fashion retails, fusion wear, OTT platforms inspiring different fashion sense, and the recent pandemic’s most recognisable aspect- the mask, its evolution from a necessity to a fashion statement. Some students seemed to be in the shoes of being young entrepreneurs with their creative ideas of product development, the hand-painted home décor products seemed to highlight the idea of the search of the unique rather than the commercialised and common. Champa developed products by dyeing cotton fabric using natural dyes procured from vegetables and fruits. Sukhpreet explored designs and motifs of Durries of Punjab and studied the traditions which were associated with weaving and spinning. Dikshita studied the evolution of Masks. Stuti worked on costume analysis of a very famous series- Game of Thrones. Her study culminated in the form of a ready reckoner for young fashion designers who want to work as costume designers in movies or theatre. Another interesting study was carried out by Ms. Nitika where she explored relationship between youngsters and their smart phones with respect to searching fashion trends.

The idea of exhibiting the research was appreciated by the jury, where the corridor of the department came alive with the research energy and aesthetics of products and work done by the students. The need of adopting multicultural fashion was also highlighted. The jury expressed their immense pleasure of being to witness such a variety of topics executed by students. The awards were announced to incorporate a motivation into students and as an acknowledgment of their hard work. The work of MSc 2nd semester students was also appreciated especially the visual merchandising project on ‘Go Green’ and design of printed T-shirts, which were printed by one of the class’s aspiring entrepreneurs.

During the event, E-brochures titled “Research Dimensions” for the previous year and the current M.Sc. final year were released, each of which contains a compilation of researches from all students in the Masters program’s final year.

The presentation and display were visited by Faculty and Students of different departments. Prof. Manu Sharma, Coordinator, Panjab University’s Technology Enabling Centre, praised the students’ efforts and remarked a high potential of the fashion and lifestyle technology department in addressing many industry issues. He further said that TEC can collaborate closely with UIFT on some industry-collaborative projects.

Five different titles were bestowed to congratulate the students on their hard work and excellence of ideas executed. Award for Excellence in research was awarded to Lakshita, Award for Outstanding Poster Presentation was awarded to Ashwita; whereas Diksha was awarded for Most Significant Research, Kritika was awarded for Outstanding research content and Gurpreet was Awarded for Social impact of research. 

Think, Understand and Then Invest : Suryakant Sharma

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Koral ‘Purnoor’, Demokretic Front, Chandigarh May 27 :

University Institute of Applied and Management Sciences(UIAMS), Panjab University organised expert session on Financial empowerment through wealth creation jointly with Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI).

The keynote address was given by Suryakant Sharma, Senior Consultant AMFI. He highlighted the importance of financial security for individuals and emphasized on sustained investments. He advised the investors to first think and ensure adequate life insurance, reasonable medical insurance cover and an emergency fund before embarking upon the journey of wealth creation. He then made a vehement plea for regular savings and increase of savings every year minimum by 10%. Emphasising on need for wealth creation for prosperity, he advised the investors to not be a money accumulator but also be a wealth creator which only would make them comfortable with regard to their money needs for their milestones in life. He then advised participants that they should look at real return and not on notional return as inflation and tax liability substantially takes away major portion of notional return. He cautioned participants that most of the investments except in governmental schemes have risk but risk can be managed by simple formula – Think, understand and invest. He also emphasized the need to have financial planning of their families in place for focused investment and also the need for practicing rule of compounding in investments for higher return in long run. He then shared basic information on various investment avenues available in the market. Shri Sharma cautioned general investor not to enter into securities market directly as there are inherent risks in the market and unless the investor have sound knowledge of market, sectors, economy, international economy etc. he should desist from entering into the market directly. At the end, he emphatically cautioned participants not to invest their hard earned money on the advice of others including agents and never never in unregulated fund mobilisation schemes – Ponzi scheme, chit funds and committees etc. – which give assurance for higher and quick return at the beginning but ultimately vanish with the hard earned money of investors. Not so affluent class of investors are more susceptible to such allurement and we all have a social responsibility to make them aware about the menace of such schemes and impress upon them not to invest their money in such schemes.

After this, Sh. G.B. Singh, SBI Mutual Funds highlighted various mutual fund options which can help in building corpus. It was followed by a question answer session. Participants asked lot of questions on personal finance which were satisfactorily answered by the experts. Prof. Monika Aggarwal, Director, UIAMS extended a formal welcome to the speakers and at the end of the program Ms. Garvita and Mr. Sahil K Sharma proposed the votes of thanks.

National Conference on Social Work commences at PU

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Koral ‘Purnoor’ Demokretic Front, Chandigarh May 27 :

“The essence of professional social work stems from the Indian culture and value system of selfless service” says Satya Pal Jain at the Inaugural of two-day conference.

Satya Pal Jain

The two-day national conference on the theme of ‘Co-building a new eco-social world: Leaving no one behind in Indian Perspective’ commenced today at Panjab University. The inaugural ceremony of the Conference saw dignitaries sharing their thoughts on the relevance of professional social work, especially at the time of pandemic. The chief guest for the inaugural ceremony wasShri Satya Pal Jain, Additional Solicitor General of India & Ex- Member of Parliament, Chandigarh. The guests of honour for the event were, Prof. Sanjai Bhatt, President International Council on Social Welfare(South Asia), Alliance Ambassador, Ex- President NAPSWI & Professor, Delhi School of Social Work, Delhi ; Sh.Davesh Moudgil, Former Mayor and Fellow, Panjab University, Chandigarh ; Prof. Anju Suri, Dean College Development Council, PU, Chandigarh and Shri. Ravi Kishan, Jha, Vice President ISPSW.

Shri Satya Pal Jain in his address weaved a connect between the ancient Indian culture which is based on foundation of selfless service and the practice of professional social work. He drew upon the example of Shri Guru Gobind Singh ji and narrated the saga of Bhai Kanhaiya Ji who poured water to wounded soldiers irrespective of their religion. He furthered that such service of humanity should be the guiding light for social workers. “In these times of materialism and isolation, it was the idea of ‘we’ not ‘me’ which would take the society ahead.” Said Jain. 

Dr. Gaurav Gaur, Chairperson, Centre for Social Work and Convener of the Conference, shared that the conference had 222 registrations from across the country and abroad including Srinagar, Assam, Himachal, Punjab and even from Netherlands and Canada. Prof. Sanjai Bhatt highlighted the ‘Indian Perspective’ in the central theme of conference and said that the concept of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam  from the Indian philosophy is showing the way forward to the world to take everyone along. “The current society is marred with a number of uncertainties and in such times the value of social work becomes more significant” he added.  Shri Davesh Moudgil in his address said that social workers also have the responsibility conserving the age old values of Indian tradition. He also urged the need to introduce ‘social work’ as a discipline in school curricula. Prof. Anju Suri highlighted the need to build a sustainable world with compassion for humans and environs also. Dr. Kamlesh Kumar Sahu, Associate Professor & I/C PSW, GMCH, Chandigarh; Hon.General Secretary, ISPSW and Co Convener of the Conference also shared his thoughts.

Also, a poster highlighting the work done by  Center for Social Work during the pandemic was released on the occasion along with felicitations for the students and alumni of the Center who did exemplary work during the pandemic. A souvenir of the conference was also released on the occasion. The two day conference will see a number of technical sessions with paper presentations on several sub themes and award function for best paper.

Shabad Vichar Manch – A Talk show on ‘Shabdik Sabhiyachar: Siddhant Te Vihar’ of Dr. Labh Singh Kheeva at PU

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Koral ‘Purnoor’, Demokretic Front, Chandigarh May 27 :

Shabad Vichar Manch at Panjab University Chandigarh Shabad Vichar Manch – A Talk show on the book entitled ‘Shabdik Sabhiyachar: Siddhant Te Vihar’ of Dr. Labh Singh Kheeva was organized in the Department of Guru Nanak Sikh Studies, Panjab University Chandigarh. In his welcome address, Prof. Gurpal Singh Sandhu, Academic Incharge of the department said that culture and especially verbal culture is an essential part of human life. Culture manifests through verbal expressions. Man lives, nourishes and dies only in the words, behavior and culture; He can never live without culture. Dr. Sukhwinder Singh, in his research paper, urged that culture can’t be a singular activity. It encompasses many aspects and approaches like social, anthropological, psychological etc. Religion and culture, man and religion, religion and society are interrelated. He said that present book consists of three main aspects of Punjabi culture namely Diaspora or migration, Music and anthropology. In the other research paper, Parmveer Singh raised the questions regarding boundaries of literature and culture in the modern context in light of the book.

In his introductory note Author expressed his views in detail, told that such books are need of time because we are living in the age of globalization and cross cultural world. Man can’t be separate from the others; this is a time of coexistence. Without our culture we are nothing. In his presidential address Prof. Gurmeet Singh (Rtd.), School of Punjabi Studies, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar said that Punjabi culture is very rich and in-depth. Punjabi music, literature and art impressed whole the globe very deeply. He urged that we should preserve our culture and should spread across the world.

There are many scholars, guests and students scholarly participated in the discussion. In the end of Talk, Dr. Gurpal Singh gave a vote of thanks.

राजकीय महाविद्यालय कालका में स्वावलंबी भारत अभियान विषय पर एक दिवसीय कार्यशाला का किया आयोजन

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पंचकूला, 27 मई- राजकीय महाविद्यालय कालका की प्राचार्या श्रीमती प्रोमिला मालिक के कुशल नेतृत्व एवं मार्गदर्शन में उद्यमिता विकास प्रकोष्ठ द्वारा रोज़गार सृजन एवं आत्मनिर्भर भारत ‘स्वावलंबी भारत अभियान’  विषय पर एक दिवसीय कार्यशाला का आयोजन किया गया।
इस अवसर पर महाविद्यालय की प्राचार्या श्रीमती प्रोमिला मलिक ने कहा कि भारत सरकार के  उपक्रम आत्मनिर्भर भारत अभियान के अन्तर्गत  स्वदेशी जागरण  मंच, स्वरोजगार की संभावनाओं को तलाश कर स्वावलंबी बनने का अवसर  प्रदान कर रहा है। उन्होंने कहा कि यह मार्ग दिखाता है कि किस प्रकार  युवाओं को अपनी योग्यता को पहचान कर अपने कर्मक्षेत्र में अग्रसर होना है।
कार्यक्रम में मुख्य वक्ता श्री कश्मीरी लाल राष्ट्रीय संगठक  स्वदेशी जागरण मंच रहे। उन्होंने विद्यार्थियों को प्रेरणादायक  कहानियां  सुनाकर स्वरोजगार के लिए प्रेरित किया। उन्होने कहा कि हममें दृढ़ निश्चय , प्रतिभा और आत्मविश्वास होना चाहिए। उन्होंने मीना बिंद्रा की सफलता की कहानी  सुनाई कि कैसे एक छोटे से उद्मोग से काम शुरू करके बांड बीबा को भारतीय महिलाओं के एथनिक परिधानों में  मार्केट लीडर बना दिया।
कुरुक्षेत्र विश्वविद्यालय के परीक्षा नियंत्रक डॉक्टर अंकेशवर प्रकाश अतिथि वक्ता के रूप में उपस्थित रहे। डॉक्टर  अंकेशवर  प्रकाश ने विद्मार्थियों को संबोधित करते हुए कहा कि भारत रोजगार योजना निश्चित रूप से देश की अर्थव्यवस्था को  सुधारने में  महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभाएगी । आत्मनिर्भर भारत रोजगार योजना का संचालन 1 अक्टूबर 2020 से किया  जा रहा है।
कार्यशाला  में महाविद्यालय  के उद्ममी विद्मार्थियों ने अपने उत्पादों  की प्रदर्शनी भी लगाई गई। स्टार्टअप इन्कयूबेटर,  सेकटर 1 पंचकूला की अध्यक्षा श्रीमती तनु श्री चंद्रा ने अपने उद्ममी विद्मार्थियों के साथ कार्यक्रम में भाग लिया। इस अवसर पर विद्यार्थियों ने वस्तुओं की प्रदर्शनी भी लगाई । एम. काम . द्वितीय की कविता , बी. काम. तृतीय के शिवम् ,एम . काम. द्वितीय के सुभाष और पूर्व विद्मार्थी इशांक और शिवानी वर्मा द्वारा लगाई गई काफी आकर्षक और तथा मन लुभावनी थी।
कार्यक्रम का आयोजन उद्ममिता विकास कलब के प्रभारी  प्रो. सुरेश कुमार , डॉक्टर राजीव , प्रो. नीतु चौधरी , डॉक्टर सरिता और प्रो . शीतल मंगला के दिशानिर्देशन में  किया गया।

बंगाल में अब मुख्य मंत्री होंगी विश्वविद्यालयों की कुलपति

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बंगाल में सीएम ममता और राज्यपाल जगदीप धनखड़ के बीच विवाद नया नहीं है। कई मुद्दों पर दोनों के बीच तनातनी की स्थिति बनी हुई है। ममता राज्यपाल पर सीधे केंद्र के आदेश थोपने का आरोप लगाती हैं। वहीं, राज्यपाल कहते हैं कि वह जो भी कार्य करते हैं वह संविधान के मुताबिक होता है। चाहे बात विधानसभा का सत्र बुलाने की हो या किसी नए विधायक को शपथ दिलाने की, बंगाल में तकरीबन हर मामले पर सियासी विवाद पैदा हो जाता है। चुनाव बाद राज्य में में हुई हिंसा को लेकर भी सीएम और राज्यपाल में टकराव हुआ था। 

नई दिल्ली:

पश्चिम बंगाल में सरकार और राज्यपाल के बीच विवाद जगजाहिर है, लेकिन अब राज्य सरकार और गवर्नर के बीच विवाद और बढ़ता जा रहा है। अब ममता बनर्जी सरकार ने राज्यपाल जगदीप धनखड़ के खिलाफ एक और दांव चल दिया है। राज्य सरकार ने एक बड़ा फैसला लेते हुए मुख्यमंत्री को राज्यपाल की जगह विश्वविद्यालय का कुलपति बनाए जाने का निर्णय लिया है। प्रदेश के शिक्षा मंत्री ब्रत्य बसु ने गुरुवार को यह जानकारी दी।

विधानसभा में पेश किया जाएगा बिल

शिक्षा मंत्री ब्रत्य बसु ने कहा कि कैबिनेट की बैठक में फैसला लिया गया है कि राज्य सरकार द्वारा संचालित विश्वविद्यालयों में कुलपति अब गर्वनर न होकर मुख्यमंत्री होंगी। उन्होंने जल्द ही विधानसभा में कानून में बदलाव करके इसे लागू कर दिया जाएगा। आपको बता दें कि इससे पहले राज्य सरकार द्वारा संचालित विश्वविद्यालयों में कुलपति राज्यपाल होते थे और वही विश्वविद्यालयों में कुलपति की नियुक्ति करते थे.

ममता बनर्जी की सरकार का कहना था कि कुलपति की नियुक्तियों के लिए राज्यपाल के पास नाम भेजे जाते हैं लेकिन मंजुरी नहीं मिलती है। अब विधानसभा में एक नया बिल लाया जाएगा। इसके बाद कानून में संशोधन किया जाएगा। इसी तरह का फैसला तमिलनाडु की सरकार ने भी लिया था। तमिलनाडु में विधानसभा में बिल पेश करके राज्यपाल से कुलपतियों की नियुक्ति का अधिकार छीन लिया गया था।

तमिलनाडु के सीएम ने उदाहरण दिया था कि पीएम मोदी के गृह राज्य गुजरात में भी कुलपतियों की नियुक्ति राज्यपाल नहीं बल्कि राज्य सरकार करती है। उन्होंने कहा था कि कर्नाटक सहित अन्य कई राज्यों में भी ऐसा ही होता है। 

Interaction with Department Chairpersons

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Chandigarh May 24, 2022

An interaction of Department Chairpersons with the residents and office staff of Boys Hostel Number 1, was organized by Mehr Chand Mahajan, Boys Hostel Number 1, Panjab university, Chandigarh on May 24, 2022. The interactive session was initiated by Dr. Rajeev Kumar who introduced the hostel staff to the Chairpersons. Chairpersons/Director of various departments and Institutes of Panjab University namely Prof. G.R. Chaudhary, Prof. Simrat Kahlon, Prof. Yogesh Rawal, Dr. Jaskaran Singh, Dr. Avneet, Dr. Rohni, Dr. Anju Goel, Dr. Ravneet and Dr. Simranpreet Kaur took part in this progressive initiative. The interaction was an effort to discuss and share the difficulties related to fulfilling official formalities and administrative difficulties faced by the staff and chairpersons in executing the university hostel rules and managing residents. After the deliberations it was mutually agreed that there is a whitespace w.r.t the proper communication between the departments and the hostels. Efforts should be directed towards filling these gaps.

During this session prizes were also given to the winners of the Photography competition organized by Boys Hostel Number 1 to celebrate International Biodiversity Day on May 22, 2022 to sensitize the students towards biodiversity and make efforts towards its conservation. Fourteen students participated in this competition. Kamal Kishore of BH1 won the first prize, Komal of GH3 won the second prize and Tanvir Digra  from Deptt. of Laws won the third prize.

PU organizes Photography Contest Biodiversity

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Koral’Purnoor’, Demokretic Front, Chandigarh May 24, 2022 :

University Institute of Fashion Technology & Vocational Development, (UIFT & VD), Panjab University, Chandigarh organized Photography Contest “ Biodiversity: A Screenshot” celebrating 75 years of freedom of Glorious India. The pandemic of COVID 19 has awakened many of us out of our slumber. The quarantine exercises were a reminder of how blind we have been towards the beauty around of the ecosphere we inhabit. This competition was a call for gathering a creative glimpse of the little ecosystems, habitats and undiscovered species that fill the colours of the places around us.

27 entries were received from various colleges of Chandigarh and departments of Panjab university: MCM DAV, Sector 36; Government College for Home Science, Sector 10; Government College, Sector 42;University Institute of Dental Sciences and University Institute of Fashion Technology & Vocational Development, where each student tried to justify their amateur photography skill. The perspectives in photographs confirms the idea of International Biological Diversity Day, which is celebrated to acknowledge and awaken the citizens to the rainbows of denizens in the ecosystem.

An expert in the field of photography, Dr. Jessu Jaskanwar Singh from University School of Open Learning, examined the following three aspects of the 27 entries received: the justification of the flora or fauna theme, the aesthetics in the picture, and the composition or balance of colour contrasts in the photograph. Ms. Palki, a second semester B.Sc Fashion and Life Style Technology student, took first place, followed by Ms. Nidhi, MSc. -II semester and Ms. Sanjana, B.Sc -II semester Fashion and Life Style Technology students for second and third places, respectively. Aside from the three winning entries, the jury also announced consolation prize and certificate of appreciation to encourage the students’ talent: Ekjot Kaur from Home science college and Palak Batra from UIFT.  The winning entries cover the locations of Sukhna lake, the Spring colors of trees in the Panjab university campus and some close ups of the flora and fauna in college campuses. Dr. Anu H. Gupta, UIFT & VD Chairperson, congratulated the winners on their imaginative depictions of the ecosystem. Ms. Harleen Kaur, Guest Faculty UIFT & VD, organised the event.

A lecture “Cellular Engineering: Foundation of Future Medicines” by Dr. Amulya K. Panda conducted by the Department of Zoology

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Koral ‘Purnoor’ Demokretic Front, Chandigarh May 23, 2022

A distinguished lecture on the topic “Cellular Engineering: Foundation of Future Medicines” by Dr. Amulya K. Panda was conducted by the Department of Zoology, Panjab University Chandigarh in collaboration with Indian Science Congress Association (Chandigarh Chapter),Chandigarh Forum for Science and Technology Communication& Association of Microbiologists of India on 23rd May, 2022. Dr. Amulya K. Panda FRSC, Former Director and Scientist, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, is currently the Associate Director, Panacea Biotec Limited, New Delhi. Dr. Panda provided useful information about the history of medicine and healthcare and excellently elaborated on how cell can act as an engineer to treat various disorders using advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMP) through gene therapy, cell therapy and tissue engineering products as well as combination therapy. The session was chaired by Prof. R.C. Kuhad, former Vice Chancellor, Central University Haryana. The webinar was attended by 98 participants including Professors, Scientists, Research Scholars and post graduate students.Dr.Y.K. Rawal, Chairperson, Department of Zoology welcomed the guests, Prof. R.C. Sobti introduced the speaker to the audience, and Prof. Praveen Rishi, President-AMI gave the concluding remarks. Dr. Ravneet Kaur proposed the vote of thanks.