Utsaah-The Club, JU hosts valedictory function of Protsaahan: Multi-Arts Festival
STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Utsaah-The Club Consortium, University of Jammu on Wednesday organized the closing ceremony of the ten-day multi-arts festival, Protsaahan, at Brig. Rajinder Singh Auditorium.
The festivities began with the ribbon cutting to “Jambu Haat” organized by Heritage and Tourism Club in collaboration with the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management.
This included a Turban tying competition, showcasing Jammu region’s cuisines, and an exhibition of handicraft stalls by students and alumni of the University. Cultural and musical performances were presented by the Heritage and Tourism Club, adding an enriching cultural touch to the event.
The Turban tying competition was judged by Chhankar Singh Slathia, Radhir Singh Raipuria and Manish Singh Jamwal. The first prize was won by Navdeep Singh, second prize by Sumriti Slathia and the third prize was bagged by Atul Singh Rakhwal.
On this occasion, a three- months certificate course by the Translation Club was also launched by the dignitaries.
Alok Kumar, Principal Secretary, Higher Education, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest, with Prof. Umesh Rai presiding over the event.
Alok commended the JU and praised the Vice-Chancellor for orchestrating an event that beautifully showcased the rich cultural tapestry of the Jammu region. He also expressed his appreciation that it was unprecedented that the various clubs functioned as a consortium and this synergy made them more effective in engaging students.
He also recommended these clubs to align their activities with the vision of NEP.
In his presidential remarks, Prof. Umesh Rai, Vice Chancellor JU hoped that under NEP points should be given to teachers for mentoring such activities which focus on the holistic development of the students.
Prof . Rai further informed that a corpus fund of Rs 2 crore has also been set up for the clubs to make them self-sustaining.
Earlier, Prof. Satnam Kour, Chairperson Utsaah- the Clubs Consortium presented a welcome address.
Prof. Suman Jamwal presented the vote of thanks. The programme was conducted by Swati Vijay from the Department of English, Those who coordinated with the clubs in organizing various events during the ten-day Multi Art festival includes Prof. Seema Langar, HoD Department of Zoology, Prof Anil Gupta, Director SHTM and Bharat Singh, Secretary, JKAACL.
Among those who were present on the occasion include Prof. Prakash Antahal, Dean Students Welfare, Prof. Pankaj K. Srivastava, Director, DDOE, Prof. Seema Langer, HoD Department of Zoology, Prof. Savita Nayyar, Law Department, Prof. Sanjana Koul, Dr. Anil Gupta, Director SHTM, Dr. Vijay Saigal, President JUTA, Dr. Ab. Rashid Manhas, Dr. Jaspal Singh Warwal and Dr. Sarita Sood.
