Kargil Vijay Diwas at UIET
Vinay Kumar Sharma
Chandigarh
The Cultural Committee of
University Institute of Engg & Technology, Panjab University along with the
Alumni Affairs Cell organized an event on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas to
pay homage to the martyrs of the 1999 Kargil War. The event was organized on
Google Meet and was hosted Live on Youtube with all the participants and
attendees at their home. The event started with the opening note from Prof. Raj
Kumar, the Vice-Chancellor of Panjab University and Prof. Savita Gupta,
Director of the University Institute of Engineering and Technology. They emphasized the importance of the day and appreciated the students for such an
initiative. The Chief Guest for the event was an alumnus of UIET, Lt. Commander
Anirudh Bhardwaj. He shared his own experience and gave an important
message to live in and enjoy the present moment. It was followed by the
cultural events which kicked off with patriotic poetry by Dhriti narrating a
message from a soldier to his mother who has sacrificed his life for the
motherland. Following it was a song by Devansh Soni and a story by Srijan Tiwari.
After that, the students narrated the last letters of the Kargil Heroes that
they sent to their family creating an emotional atmosphere. Adding to it,
Shubhra Mittal narrated an account of a Fauji daughter and how an early
meeting with her Dad became the last for her. Prateek Sharma narrated a poem in
Veer Ras giving an account of a mother’s anger who lost her son in the war.
Adding to it were songs by Himanshu Rana Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna and Zindagi Maut
Na Ban Jaye fueling the enthusiasm to new heights. Poetry by Bhupesh Yadav made
us all look into our lives and introspect to make lives worth protecting.
Shubham Gupta gave an account of a son who lost his father in the war but is
still brave enough to join the army afterward. Then the Coordinator of the Cultural
Committee and the Coordinator of the Alumni Affairs Cell of UIET expressed
their thoughts and encouraged the students to take such steps more often. The
event was concluded by a classical dance by Srija Nandi on Vande Mataram
instilling the feeling of patriotism in us more firmly.
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