BVM Udham Singh Nagar celebrates Republic Day

Bhartiya Vidya Mandir celebrated the 71st Republic Day with gaiety & patriotic fervor. The celebrations commenced with the auspicious lamp-lighting ceremony by M M Bamba ji (President, BVM Trust),          K C Maini ji (Vice-President, BVM Trust), Madan Mohan Vyas ji (Member) and the School Principal Bandana Sethi. The school premises was adorned with miniature tricolor flags and the Bhartiyans took pride in glorifying and celebrating the spirit of unity and brotherhood. Paying tribute to the freedom fighters and unsung heroes, the musical choir presented a song 'Dhawaj Hamare Desh Ki Shaan Hai' which aroused the feelings of pride and love for the country. Bhoomi (V) through her poem 'Aao Hum Sab Bane Ek Insan' motivated everyone to become good human beings by acquiring moral values. A solo performance by scintillating singer Hardik Rawat (VIII) 'Aisa Desh Hai Mera' made the entire school brim with patriotism. A fantabulous dance performance by the bodacious Bhartiyans won the hearts of audience and left everyone spellbound with their graceful movements. M. M. Vyas ji acquainted the students with the fundamental rights mentioned in our constitution and also urged them to realise their duties for upliftment of the nation. He blessed them for their prosperous future. Principal Bandana Sethi in her address apprised the students with the constitution and democracy in the real sense. She motivated students to be passionate and love the work they do. She also motivated the students to be mentally and physically fit so that they can become capable guardians of the nation and encouraged them to maintain the dignity and glory of our motherland. The whole campus reverberated with 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai', 'Jai Hind Jay Bharat'. The event culminated with National Song 'Vande  Mataram'.

ANNUAL CULTURAL PRIZE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION HELD AT SACRED HEART SR. SEC. SCHOOL, BRS NAGAR

Annual Cultural Prize Distribution for the session 2019-2020 was held at Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, BRS Nagar, Ludhiana on 25January2020. The chief guest for the occasion was Sh. M.P Arora IAS officer, Special Secretary Higher Education and languages, Punjab and Commissioner NRI Affairs. He was accorded a floral welcome by the honourable Director Rev.Fr. John and worthy Principal Rev. Sr. Silvi. The function commenced with the blessings of Almighty in the form of a prayer dance followed by patriotic dance. The toppers of X-XII of the session (2018-2019) were awarded. It was further proceeded with the felicitation of the winners of the inter-class competitions held for classes VI-XII for the session 2019 -2020 and those who proved their mettle in sports and co -curricular activities.  The chief guest lauded and motivated the winners to keep working hard with sincere endeavours. The honourable Director of the school, Rev.Fr. John and worthy Principal Rev. Sr. Silvi also commended and appreciated the students and the teachers for their undeterred zeal to achieve new horizons. Nehru House bagged the first position. Tagore house and Gandhi house were declared Ist runner up and IInd runner up respectively. The function concluded with vote of thanks and the recital of the School Anthem.

Workshop on Guru Nanak Dev ji 's Bani at SCD Government College

Department of Music, SCD Government College,  Ldh organised a workshop on Guru Nanak Dev ji 's Bani on 24th January 2020 at 11am in the New Seminar Hall as part of the Centenary celebrations of the college. 

The mystical meaning of Guru Nanak Dev  ji's Bani was explained by the resource  persons S.Tarnjit Singh, Head of Labs, Department of Performing Arts, LPU &  Dr Kulwinder Singh, (Classical music) also from LPU.

They were accorded a warm welcome by the Principal Dr. Dharam Singh Sandhu. 

Dr. Kulwinder Singh, a Rabab exponent who has also sung in Shri Harmandir Sahib and Prof. Tarnjit Singh, a Tabla exponent and Gold medalist from PU, Chd has played Tabla at national level. Both the research persons have published many papers on classical music and traditional musical instruments in reputed journals.  cexplained and demonstrated the finer aspects of Guru Nanak Dev ji 's Bani with reference to Ragas. The first raga used in his Bani is ShriRag. He explained with musical rendition of the same. Origin of world is in sound OM in all religions. Guru Nanak said that this sound is preceded by Ek to signify the creator who is present before the emergence of sound. This was explained by Bhai Gurdas, Dr. Kulwinder elaborated and also explained the meaning of Akal Purakh. Guru Nanak Dev ji was an exponent of music and the resource persons demonstrated how to sing the Bani in some of the 31 different ragas of Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. 

The thrust of the workshop was on the finer aspects of the Bani of Guru Nanak Dev ji. Only when Bani is rendered in the prescribed Raga will it have the desired effect on the listeners and establish connection with the Almighty and steer us on the path of righteousness. Purity of thought leads to good actions. Spiritual development is as important as physical development. 

Vote of thanks was given by Prof. Kamal Kishore.  Head of Social Sciences, Prof. Simerjit Kaur. Prof Sandeep and Prof Seema coordinated the workshop. 

Bhartiya Vidya Mandir, Udham Singh Nagar celebrates National Girl Child Day

Bhartiya Vidya Mandir, Udham Singh Nagar celebrated the National Girl Child Day with an aim to promote awareness about the rights of girls. The day provides support and new opportunities to the girls in the country. An eloquent orator Shabad (7^th) emphasized on the dire need to save girls and educate them about legal rights through his speech. Parth and Yashika of VIII class recited beautiful poems ‘Beti Hai to Kal hai' and ‘Mein Jhansi Ki Rani Banna chahti hun' respectively giving a message to provide girls due respect. A painting activity was arranged for the classes VI to VIII where in they showcased their aesthetic skills in their posters depicting fantabulous messages.

Principal Bandana Sethi said that the day reminds us of our duties towards society and she said that this day is observed for enhancing opportunities for the girls in the Nation and to ensure that children get respect and equality in rights.

Khelo India 2020 -Champions ,Punjab Basketball players get a rousung reception at Ludhiana

In the recently concluded ,Khelo India 2020 Youth Games in Assam, the National  Basketball Champions from Punjab were given  a warm welcome at Guru Nanak Stadium when they reached here from Guwahati  at  Ludhiana. The officials of Punjab Basketball Association (PBA) garlanded  all the players of Gold Medal winning Boys (Under 21) and also Bronze Medalist Girls(Under 21) category on this occasion,Mr Teja Singh Dhaliwal, Gen secretary PBA while congratulating the teams, said that the Basketball players have brought kudos to Punjab sports arena at a time when State is making all efforts to rejuvenate the sports, which was always in the forefront in winning medals in each category a few decades before. He saw great talent in Gold winning Punjab U-21 boys and said that many will be part of Indian team soon even as NBA too is eying on players from Punjab. He was all praise for Bronze Medalist Girls team, which lost Silver by one point only, that their dedication will also encourage other girls to come to basketball sports. Mr.J P Singh,President Of District Basketball Association, said that this was only good luck of players of Punjab that a senior functionary of Basketball Federation Of India(BFI),Teja Singh Dhaliwal, who is BFI National Sr.Vice Prescient has always supported  24X7 the players from Punjab. Mr. Brij Goyal, from  DBA encouraged  the players that they can excel in their studies too even the limited time ,if they give same focused concentration while studying likewise when they play and thus erase the stigma that players are not studious. Mr Vijay Chopra, VP PBA distributed sweets to the players. Teams ‘coaches were also honored.

CT University organizes Inter-School Volleyball match

Ludhiana: Directorate of Sports, CT University organised an Inter School Volleyball match for both girls and boys. The matches were played by various schools namely School of Management Studies, School of Humanities and Physical Education, School of Law, School of Engineering and Technology, School of Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Sciences, School of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, School of Hotel Management, Airlines and Tourism and School of Design and Innovation.

The results for Inter-School Volleyball (Boys): School of Pharmacy stood first, School of Law stood second whereas School of Engineering & Technology bagged third position. The results for Inter school Volleyball (Girls): School of Management stood first, School of Hotel Management & Tourism bagged second position and School of Engineering & Technology stood third.

Congratulating the winners, Dr Pravin Sharma, Director Sports said, “Volleyball is an excellent way for cardiovascular exercise. It involves running, jumping, hitting and even squatting which the heart pumping and lungs gets going. These sports activities not only provide health benefits but encourage the students to being out their best of potentials.”

Dr Harsh Sadawarti, Vice Chancellor CTU congratulated the students and wished them luck for further matches.

BVM (USN) celebrates 123rd Birth Anniversary of Neta Ji

Bhartiya Vidya Mandir, Udham Singh Nagar celebrated Birth Anniversary of Subhash Chander Bose with great zeal and pride. Sheel Gandhi (PRT) projected on his life history and revolutionary thoughts through her enlightening speech. She said he was an Indian Nationalist whose defiant patriotism made him a hero in the freedom struggle. Kiran Bala (TGT) recited a beautiful poem dedicated to this Respected Revolutionary Leader. Paying tribute to Neta ji Principal Bandana Sethi motivated the students to imbibe his values in their life as he was a great source of inspiration for the youth.