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.