Week-long celebration of 150 birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Father of Nation

Chandigarh, September 23, 2019: In the Department of Gandhian and Peace Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh including the faculty members, non-teaching staff, Research Scholars (M.Phil, Ph.d, PDF) and students of M. A Ist and 2nd year assembled to celebrate a week-long celebration of the 150 Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Father of Nation.
Dr.Seema Malhotra gave a speech pledged an Oath on Cleanliness to the gathering presented in the department. The cleanliness Drive rally was flagged off by our Chief Guest Dr. Tirthankar Bhattacharya, Chairperson of the Deptt. of Arts History and Visual Arts, PU, Chandigarh. A cleanliness drive rally was started off from the department and marched towards the route of Arts Block II, IV, Law Department, Boys Hostel 4 & 5, Zoology, Anthropology, Physics, Chemistry, Administrative Block, VC Office, Boys Hostel 3 & 2 and turned towards Gandhi Bhawan, PU. Chandigarh.
The students, faculty and non-teaching staff of the department raised various slogans related to cleanliness and environment such as “Green Campus, Clean Campus, My Dream Campus; Hum Sab Ka Ek Hi Narra, Saff Suthara Ho Desh Hamara; Prakriti ka na Karein haran ao bachaein Parivaran”.
Dr.Ashu Pasricha, Chairperson thanked everybody for their participation in the cleanliness drive and said that the main motive behind this drive was to spread the message of awareness towards the cleanliness.