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Chandigarh
Chandigarh
A one-day workshop was organised on “Image Styling” in
Govt. Home Science College under the aegis of RUSA on 11th Oct,
2018. The first inaugural session of the workshop was presided over by
the Principal of the College Prof. Sudha Katyal and Ms. Kalika Mehra, Director
Active Clothing Co. Pvt. Ltd. Chandigarh. Prof. Sudha katyal discussed the
recent trends in Higher Education under RUSA and emphasized on need of
increasing access, building equity and enhancing quality education in
institutes of higher learning. She informed the participants that as per All
India Survey on Higher Education (2017-18), Gross Enrollment Ratio is highest
(56.4%) in Chandigarh as compared to all states and UT’s of India. Further on,
she explained the shift from basic clothing to styled clothing as one of the
basic needs of mankind. She urged the faculty members to update themselves to
attract good talent in higher education institutes for strengthening
academia-industry linkages and forging collaborations with experts of peer
institutes. Later Ms. Kalika Mehra, narrated various entrepreneurial
opportunities in the field of fashion designing and discussed at length the
various procedures and problems faced in setting up of a fashion unit.
Approximately, 100 participants comprising faculty members from the college
and other institutions and post graduate students attended the workshop. The
third session was presided over by Dr. Neha Miglani, ex- senior correspondent,
Times of India and Post doctoral fellow in fashion journalism. She shared her
wisdom words on Fashion Communication and body language namely clothing and
personality, dressing taboo, arms and legs positioning and mirroring through
body gestures. She also delivered ten powerful lessons on good communication to
the audience.
Dr. Poonam Aggarwal, Associate Professor NIIFT, Mohali delivered an
elaborate in-depth IVth session on elements and principles of fashion designing
and suitability of different types of dresses and accessories for different
occasions. The session was further carried out by Dr. Anu H. Gupta, Assistant
Professor, UIFT, Panjab University. She gave a riveting presentation on
Etiquettes and Grooming techniques to be followed in the workplace. The
workshop proved to be very enlightening and beneficial for the participants.
Principal of the College Prof. Sudha Katyal encouraged the staff to
continuously upgrade their repertoire of knowledge through these workshops and
seminars
