CELEBRATIONS OF AMRUT MAHOTSAV AT PU
National Tele24News
Vinay Kumar Sharma
Chandigarh
The office of Dean international Students, Department of
Sociology, Department of Social Work and Department of History celebrated Amrut
Mahotsav 75 years of India's Independence by special lecture of Professor
Rajendra Khimani , Vice Chancellor, Gujarat Vidyapith University, Ahmedabad,
who spoke about the lifestyle during Pandemic. Prof. Khimani follows the
path of Gandhiji and highlighted to the participants that they should eat
homemade food with less quantity, do regular physical activity and follow
naturopathy in order to fight the woes of the pandemic. He focused on
simplicity and use of natural resources to combat pandemics. He also elaborated
on policy of reduce ,reuse and recycle for the benefit of all . He also
mentioned about the focus on Indian culture and its various languages to make
education more viable and vibrant with maximum participation by all including
those belonging to rural areas. These are also part of the NEP 2020 which gives
encouragement to teaching in local languages, dignity of labour etc. for which
he has himself made efforts in his university. Prof. Anju Suri, Dean
International Students, highlighted various achievements of India over the
years be it Olympics, mission to Mars, nuclear power plants etc. Earlier,
Prof. Rani Mehta, Chairperson, Sociology Department, introduced the speaker by
mentioning about the innovative techniques of recycling of drainage water,
terrace farming, roof water harvesting and other energy saving programmes which
were started by him in Gujarat Vidyapith. The vote of thanks was given by Prof.
Anju Suri and it was well attended by participants from the region.
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