Home Science students truly earned during karwa and diwali mela

Chandigarh, October 16, 2019: The students of Home Science College organized a Karwa and Diwali Mela at the college campus. The mela provided a platform to help students showcase their creativity and talents.
It was an opportunity to help them explore entrepreneurship as a practical aspect. It was an amalgamation of fun and learning where spectacular ideas were displayed and students learnt to hone their skills to displaying creative exhibits and selling. The mela was inaugurated by Prof. Sudha Katyal, Principal of the college.
There were wide array of stall ranging from nutritious chocolates, mini donuts, heathy muffins, sprout stuffed sandwiches, spring rolls, and other snacks on the occasion of World Food Day to promote the National Nutrition Mission. To make the visitors aware about their body mass index and fat content of the body, fat analyzer was installed and nutritional counselling was done.
Besides food stalls mela included stalls of handmade jewellery, canvas, bookmarks, greeting cards, pom-pom pencils, paper mashe products etc. The stall of cloth bags handstitched by the students witnessed a brisk sale during the exhibition. It was a unique initiative to promote ‘Plastic ka time up’. Mehndi stall along with Karwa Chauth special thalis and gifting sets were also put on sale by the students. Many creative ideas were also presented ranging from Diyas, Ganpati ji's and Torans put up by the students. Bright and vibrant colors formed the theme of the exhibition.
Indeed the highlight of the exhibition was unique quilled art pieces including, envelopes, theme based pencil covers, magnetic hangings, jewellery designed by SuNaina, a mentally and physically challenged girl working under the brand Loops n Knots. The college students collaborated with such budding entrepreneur to sell her unique quilled art pieces that left the visitors spellbound. The amount of enthusiasm from the participants and the talented works of the students was remarkable. A great response was received for all the stalls; they had a brisk sale and were sold out.
The Principal Prof. Sudha Katyal appreciated the efforts put in by the staff and students. She encouraged them to keep up with the spirit of entrepreneurship by racking their brains to think out of the box and to really ‘Earn while they Learn’.