‘POSHTIK AND PARAMPARIK
KALA PRADARSHINI’ AT HOME SCIENCE COLLEGE
Vinay Kumar
Chandigarh
Government Home Science College organized an exquisite
exhibition on the theme “PARAMPARIK KARIGARI” to
promote Indian heritage and Handicrafts by providing a platform to their
students to showcase their creativity on a different media and further boost
women artisanship. The exhibition began with lightning of the lamp by Mrs.
Lippi Parida, Chief Guest of the event and a renowned artist. The exhibit
comprised of handcrafted beautiful pieces of traditional art with
embroidery, tie and dye with dash of block printing, subtle artistic hands on
dupattas to add to its beauty. The collection was also extended to elegant
table mats, table napkins and handkerchiefs, vanity of block prints with
amalgamation of traditional and contemporary art.The exhibition also gave a
platform to promote PHULKARI art by exhibiting the contemporary and old sanchi
phulkari inspired art works by Virsa- an NGO. A display and sale of products of
home décor, key rings, earings and storage boxes designed with quilling art and
handmade cards crafted by the college students was also a part of the
exhibition. Paper bags made by the students also addressed to promote the newly
launched scheme of Plastic Mukt Chandigarh. The innovations and creativity
of the students was worth- praising.A large number of visitors mesmerized the
best and vibrant collections by the students for the upcoming festive season. The
college also organized an Inter College cookery competition on Iron Rich
recipes. The competition was an initiative towards making Chandigarh Anemia
free. To promote the cause, large number of students from various colleges and
hospitals of tricity cooked Iron rich recipes hygienically in the college
laboratories and presented their delicacies innovatively thereby making them
aesthetically appealing that urged a rising temptation amongst the viewers.
Chirag from CIHM-42 was awarded the first prize for Spinach and Quinoa salad; Second
prize was won by Chinkalpreet Kaur GGSD college,Sector-32 for her poha phirni.
A general body Alumni meet and elections were also held later in the college. Mrs. Lippi Parida was
impressed with the diversity of creativity and talent. She highly appreciated
the commendable efforts by the students and the faculty members and
congratulated them for the success of the event. Furthermore, she highlighted
that inter-college cookery competition organized at the college was the need of
the hour to generate awareness regarding the importance of Iron rich food items
which should be included in the diet of population particularly adolescent,
girls and women. Prof. Sudha Katyal, Principal of the college, applauded the
efforts of the students and the faculty members for the conduct of plethora of
events for creativity, cultural heritage, women empowerment as well as cookery
competition on iron rich diet.
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