Jammu : To celebrate, ‘Seasons of festivities,” the Cultural club and Eco Club of Government College Of Education, Jammu on Wednesday organized Dogra Ethnic Fest 2022.
For the day-long fest, participants were invited from all the schools of Cluster University of Jammu and Government Degree Colleges.
Different events like exhibition of Dogra Handicrafts by Shilpkari Bazar, Dogri Attire and Eco friendly products for celebration of Diwali by Samast Eco Alternatives and Mehendi Art competition marked the event.
The exhibition was inaugurated by the Principal of the College Prof. Aekta Gupta.
Speaking on the occasion, she reiterated the fact that the time has come to revive the Eco friendly festivals and Ethnic Dogra culture. She also added that the young generation needs to know about our way of living that was always in sync with nature. She also appreciated the efforts of SanchaitaPradhan and ArnabKhajuria of Shilpkari Bazaar, a start up for the promotion of Dogra Handicrafts and RajatSalgotra owner of Samast Eco Alternatives (deals with products that are made from cow dung and discarded temple flowers). She also expressed her gratitude to all young artists from different colleges and schools of Jammu regions for participating in the event.
The event was coordinated by Prof. ShaliniRana, DrMansi Sharma, Prof. SaritaDogra, Prof. ShapiaShameem, Prof. Tahira Shah, Prof. Sunita Devi and DrSushmaBala. Prof SaritaDogra, Prof NeerajVerma, Prof Shapia, Prof Seema, DrShalini Sharma, Prof AnuradhaChaudhary, Prof Anuradha Seth.
The student organisers played a key role in organizing the event. Monali, ShalluKhajuria, Mehak, AnuBagal, Arushi, Komal, Yashika and Rashmi Singh, conducted the event meticulously.
Prof. AnjuBala, Prof. JyotiParihar, Prof. Radhika Prof. Sushma, Prof. VinayLata were also present on the occasion.
The judges for the Mehendi competition were Ms. TalvinderKaur and MsShivaniArora from Nature’s Saloon. The program was sponsored by Saloon.
The students who won the prizes in the Mehendi Art competition were MeenakshiBhau of GDC Khour (first prize), NidiyaBandral of Vimal Muni College of Education, Vijaypur (Second prize) and Shagufta of GCOE Jammu won third prize.
The students who won the prizes in Nail Art competition were Manpreet (SPMR College) First prize, AnamikaBandral (Vimal Muni College of Education Vijaypur) second prize and Ishika Gupta (Vimal Muni College of Education, Vijaypur).
