Jammu January 29:(KNS) Department of Dean Students Welfare organized an online panel discussion for the students of PGI Schools and Constituent Colleges of Cluster University of Jammu to commemorate Martyrs Day under the patronage of Prof. Manoj Dhar, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, CLUJ. Prof. Bhopinder Singh, Dean Academic Affairs was the Chief Guest at the event, Dr. Geetanjali A. Rana, Dean Faculty of Humanities and Liberal Arts, chaired the sessions which were attended by about 100 students. Padam Shri Dr. S.P. Varma, President Gandhi Global Family, Dr. Monica Sharma, Director Gandhian Studies Centre, Kanya Maha Vidyalaya, Jalandhar and Sh. Ranjeet Kalra, Assistant Director Academic Staff College also member BCCI were the Resource Persons for the panel discussion on the topic “Relevance of Gandhian Gospels in Covid 19 Crisis”.
Sh. S.P. Varma deliberated at length about the teachings of Gandhiji and a dire need to implement them in these trying times of Covid 19. He stressed that the pandemic is a wake up call for the world and brings back to focus the relevance of Mahatma Gandhi’s call against a globalised lifestyle which has made us weaker than ever. He cited the examples of the significant relief camps organised during the pandemic to propagate Gandhian Philosophy. Dr. Monica Sharma explained that the Gandhian principles should be our guidelines and we should endeavour to respond to Gandhian teachings on rural economy and environment. She added
that Gandhiji’s simple teachings and philosophy inspire us to shape our thoughts and do better in a time of crisis such as Covid 19 pandemic. Sh. Ranjit Kalra stressed that to mitigate the spread of virus, for which allopathic medicine offers no cure, we should model ourselves on Gandhian lifestyle of Naturopathy and focus on a qualitative life and a peaceful mind. He also stressed on the need to practice excellent personal hygiene and also promote and ensure community sanitization .
Dr. Geetanjali A. Rana, lauded the efforts of the Department of Students Welfare in organizing such a meaningful and poignant discussion. She stressed that these trying pandemic times give us an opportunity to focus on regenerating our rural economy and redeeming humanity and planet Earth.
Dr. Twinkle Suri, Dean Students Welfare in her welcome address stressed that the current pandemic , we are grappling with spotlights the relevance of Mahatma Gandhi’s clarion call to untangle ourselves from the mesmerisation of modernity and adopt fresh mindsets towards redeeming humanity and planet Earth by following the principles of the principles of Swadeshi, Swachhta and Sarvodaya in letter and spirit.
The Deans of various faculties, teaching fraternity of PGI Schools, Assistant Deans, Dr. Geetanjali Rajput, Prof. Shamim Rather, Dr. Mansi Sharma, Dr. Davinder Kour attended the panel discussion anchored by Dr. Revika Arora, Cultural Coordinator, Dr. Mandeep Singh, tech-host moderated the proceedings of the panel discussion while Dr. Banpreet Kour, Associate Dean, Students welfare CLUJ gave a formal vote of thanks.(KNS)