Jaishankar Prasad Birth Anniversary Celebrated at PU

Chandigarh, January 30, 2018: The Department of Hindi, Panjab University today celebrated the birth anniversary of Jaishankar Prasad, a known name in Hindi Literature and Hindi Theatre. The event saw film screening, discussions, expert talk and poem recitations paying tribute to the eminent author, playwright and poet. Dr.Gurmeet Singh, Chairperson, Dept of Hindi, informed that, “In a first for the Department, we have collaborated with the MCM DAV College and students pursuing the subject have shown keen participation in the event."
The event began at 10 am with a short film screening on the life and works of Jaishankar Prasad. This was followed by a talk on works of Jaishankar Prasad. The key speakers for the event were Aprajita and Urvashi from MCM DAV College. Thereafter, Manpreet Kaur made a power point presentation, paying tribute to the eminent author . Students from MCM DAV College also presented a group poem recitation. Sakshi Papta, Kritika, Drishti Sethi, Ritu, Seema, Poonam, Poonam and Aishwarya from MCM College brought together this recital. This was followed by certificate distribution. The event was conducted by Deepa Bhandari.
Prof Neerja Sood, Prof Baijnath Prasad, Prof Satyapal Sehgal, Dr Ashok Kumar and Dr Prasoon Prasad were present on this occasion.