A webinar titled “Overview of the Kids Wear Industry” was organized at the University Institute of Fashion Technology & Vocational Development (UIFT & VD), Panjab University Chandigarh. Dr. Anu H. Gupta, Chairperson, UIFT & VD stated thatChildren’s apparel is an important and growing area in the garment industry and it is important for students of fashion design and technology to understand the intricacies of this sector so that they acquire the necessary skills for employability in this sector. This webinar was attended by 65 participants, which included students, research scholars, alumni, and faculty members.

Ms. Ayushi Parmar, Design Lead at Easybuy, a Landmark India Entity, was the speaker for the online session. She gave a detailed presentation on the history of Kidswear, the global kids’ market, and the kids’ market in India. She explained the process of designing Kidswear collection in an industry. Kidswear category is segregated by gender, age, season, looks, subclasses, fabric, and distribution channel. Then the speaker gave a thorough outlook of design processes to make kid’s clothing which includes customer study, market study, trend forecast, range planning, and designing at last. She highlighted the dos and don’ts that a designer should keep in mind when designing Kidswear clothing. 

Ms. Parmar highlighted that the kidswear industry is ever-growing and will keep making profits even during global crisis or pandemic as it’s a necessity. She encouraged students to experiment with more kidswear collections and come up with more kidswear brands on social media. Ms. Ginni Singh, JRF, UIFT & VD, coordinated the webinar and thanked the speaker for her detailed insights into this business, which are surely going to help design students in future design practices.

The Department of Laws, Panjab University, Chandigarh  organised an online panel discussion on “Future of Legal Education in India:  Issues and Challenges”, today.The event was conducted in the auspicious presence of Prof. (Dr.) Ranbir Singh , Former Vice Chancellor National Law University, Delhi and Distinguished Prof. Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala and HNLU Raipur ; Dr. G.S. Bajpai, V.C Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala ; Prof. (Dr.) Balram K. Gupta , Prof. Emeritus and Senior Advocate, Director (Academics) of Chandigarh Judicial Academy. Prof. (Dr.) Devinder Singh, Chaiperson of Dept. of Laws, coordinator of the event introduced the dignitaries and initiated the discussion with most prominent issue of present time i.e. fate of legal education in India especially Three years LLB programmes. The structure of legal institutes in India was explained by distinguished Prof. Ranbir Singh. He  reflected upon the intricacies of existing State Universities Institutes such as Panjab University, Kurukshetra University etc. and need to introduce changes in present curriculum to make it more suitable to fast changing competitive world. He further mentioned that internships play an important role in skill development and thus opportunities for the same must be provided to students from the 1st year itself. Prof. G.S Vajpayee explained the importance of research in legal field and urged faculty members to help students in developing the same by organising workshops focussing on methods and tools of research. He stressed on preparing students for empirical research and that they should be motivated and supported financially to conduct the same. On the issue of placements at State Universities, Prof. Balram K Gupta  stated that proper arrangements must be made at the Institute and private companies or solicitor firms must be invited. He emphasised on preparing students for the placement sessions by organising orientation programmes, personality development programmes etc. No doubt he mentioned about the greatness of  Department of Laws, Panjab University and said that its legacy is enough to motivate students to do better in life and to provide favourable job opportunities. The discussion was then followed by  Q/A session in which students participated with great enthusiasm.