Harneet Kaur, Shivani win top honours in UILS poster-making, rangoli competitions

Chandigarh, November 4, 2026: Harneet Kaur and Shivani secured first positions in poster-making and rangoli competitions, respectively, organised by the University Institute of Legal Studies (UILS), Panjab University, as part of a two-day initiative on gender inclusion that saw participation from over 50 students.
The inter-department competitions, held on November 3 and 4, were organised by the Centre for Trans Studies (RAINBOW), UILS, in collaboration with the Department of Social Welfare, Women and Child Development, UT Administration, Chandigarh. The event received around 60 registrations from students across Panjab University departments.
In the poster-making competition, Harneet Kaur won the first prize, while Vanshika and Jasmine Kaur secured second and third positions, respectively.
In the rangoli competition, Shivani secured the first position. Sandli and Shubhra jointly bagged the second position, while Harsh and Vanshika jointly secured third place.
The competitions used visual art to promote gender sensitisation and encourage students to reflect on identity, dignity, equality and inclusion.
The poster-making competition, held on November 3, required participants to create individual posters on A3 sheets within 90 minutes. The themes included “Humanity is not binary”, “Gender is not a barrier, prejudice is” and “Talent has no gender”.
The rangoli competition was held on November 4, with participants given 120 minutes to create designs on the theme “Gender is a Spectrum and Not a Box”.
The entries were evaluated by a panel comprising Prof. Tirthankar Bhattacharya, Chairperson, Department of Art History and Visual Arts, and Director, Museum of Fine Arts, Panjab University, and Dr Simmi Arora, Associate Professor, Department of Fine Arts, Post Graduate Government College for Girls, Sector 11, Chandigarh.
Cash prizes of Rs 2,000, Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 were awarded to the first, second and third position holders, respectively, in both categories, along with certificates.
The event was conducted under the guidance of faculty coordinators Prof. (Dr) Gulshan Kumar and Prof. (Dr) Navneet Kaur Arora. Dr Shafali, Saranjeet Kaur and Yuvina Goyal served as event coordinators.
The student coordination team comprised Simranpreet Kaur Lamba (President), Mannat Kamra (Secretary), Upneet Kaur (Convenor) and Vedant Singh (Treasurer).