Four-day Panjab University Zonal Youth and Heritage festival of Education Zone-B commenced at G.H.G. Khalsa College of Education, Gurusar Sadhar, Ludhiana on December 04,2021. Over 700 participants from 22 educational colleges affiliated to Panjab University, Chandigarh from Education Zone-B are competing in over 63 events at the festival, which is being organised after two years due to Covid restrictions. The theme of the festival is "Love and Respect Nature".
S. Sakatar Singh Bal, PCS, Additional Deputy Commissioner Office, Ludhiana and Ms. Randhir Kaur, Deputy Commissioner State Taxation was Chief Guest in the inaugural and second session respectively of day one of the youth festival. Mr. Navjeet Singh (PCS) was Guest of Honour. The event was inaugurated with a lamp lighting ceremony where the chief guest S. Sakatar Singh Bal , Dr. S.S. Thind, Secretary, College Governing Council and the Principals of various colleges lit the ceremonial lamp. Dr. Pargat Singh Garcha, Principal of the college presented formal welcome to all the guests present on the occasion. While addressing the students and the participants S. Satkar Singh stressed that for inculcating moral values among students and for their psychological wellbeing conducting such events is need of the hour. The inaugural day of the festival witnessed spectacular performances in musical events including Group Shabad, Bhajan, Group Singing (Indian), Folk song, classical music vocal, Gazal, Geet, instrumental music (Indian), Percussion and non-percussion, orchestra, folk instruments and group folk orchestra. Besides this student also competed in various events related to art including on the spot painting, photography, Collage Making, Clay Modeling, Rangoli, Poster Making, Cartooning and Still Life Drawing. The dignitaries present on the occasion included Dr. J.S Brar, Dr. H.S. Brar, Dr. S.S. Deol, Dr. Sarbjit Kaur Ranu and S. Hardeep Gill.