Srinagar October 01 (KNS): The two week long Gandhi Jayanti celebrations which started at the Islamia College on 10th September of the last month concluded today with a grand valedictory function. The valedictory function was attended by huge gathering of students. At the function , the principal of the college , Prof. Sheikh Ajaz Bashir commended the students for their active and enthusiastic participation in the fortnight long celebrations. He reminded the students about the various aspects of life and teaching of Gandhiji and impressed upon them to follow the path of peace, truth and non-violence, what he described as the golden values taught by the Father of Nation. The valedictory function was also addressed by some students who talked about the Gandhian philosophy and their relevance in today’s world to resolve various conflicts that bedevil us today.
The concluding day of the celebrations was marked by the college library organising a book exhibition that displayed books, paintings, artefacts etc of Gandhiji., the exhibition was visited by the faculty and students of the college. The day also saw the students of the college following the Gandhian dictum of earning while learning and putting up their sale stalls of self-made variety of items that showcased art and craft, calligraphy, Hand knitted items, Hyderebadi Birani, Momos and fish, Golgappa and belpuri etc at the college lawn. Both college faculty and students of college could be seen making purchases from these student stalls.
The fortnight long celebrations were carried out by the three NSS units of the college. The activities were tailored around the themes of peace, truth, non-violence, discipline, education, cleanliness etc. to provide an opportunity to the students to understand and imbibe these values taught by Gandhiji.
The first day of the celebrations had started with the college students watching a movie on life and works of Gandhiji. The following days witnessed the students of the college take part in activities like : Rally with Placards on themes of peace, truth and nonviolence in and around the College Premises; Creating reels/Ticktoks by college students on the teachings of Gandhiji and publishing them on social media; Deliberations by college students on the Theme” Truth and Non-violence” ; Essay writing competition on Gandhiji’s teachings; Visit of college students to SPS library
Srinagar and visiting a niche corner on Gandhiji there, student singing competition; Book reading by students from the book My experiments with Truth; Cleanliness drive by the students at the Nigeen and the Naseem Bagh park related to swacchta Abiyan; Online quiz by students on Gandhian philosophy of life, Seminar by the students on Non-violence as a weapon in Freedom Struggle of India; Group discussion by students on Gandhiji’s contribution to Indian education; Skit by students on the theme Society and Truth depicting evil effects of drug abuse.(KNS)