My Khalsa

From The Principal's Desk
Principal Dr. Jaswinder Singh
shared his thoughts on various
developments in the college in the
current academic year with
Parminder Kaur, Zoology Deptt.
In Academics our students are
doing very well. New courses such
as Forensics Science , Web Journalism, Sports Marketing and Economics are popular. On
completion students get well placed. New course BBE started 4 yrs back is a great hit. Many
top positions are being cornered by the Khalsaites.
An achievement for our students is a special consideration for admission to the University
of Fraser Valley, Canada for the M.A. Criminology course of 18 months duration. The first
semester would be in India and the remaining will be held in Canada.
Infrastructural changes are on in the campus, upgrading the science labs with an approx.
amount of 1 crore spent in past two years. University of Delhi has given latest equipments
to upgrade the existing research facilities for these labs. Four science lecture halls and 6
other rooms have LCD projectors installed in them for paedagogical requirements.
Our College library is not merely a library but a resource centre , equipped with a huge
collection of journals and research papers and also internet.
For the benefit of students, two more computer labs with 18 new computers have been
added which have networking with the University portal. The entire college will soon be on
Wi-Fi connectivity which already is in place and very soon would be operational.
New air conditioned staff room would soon be ready for the convenience of the teachers.
One new seminar room is being added for various academic purposes.
The canteen has been modified with more emphasis on hygiene and nutritious food for the
students and staff.
This year was of special significance as our esteemed college was a part of the historic
Commonwealth Games. The practice matches for Rugby 7 of nine international teams
were held on our grounds. The state of the art facility in the physiotherapy rooms, dressing
rooms, changing rooms was a boon for the players.
The new session 2011-12 will see the girl's hostel in functional mode, with air-conditioned
rooms and a capacity for 150 students. A college creche for the staff members too would
soon be operational.
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DEVELOPMENT IN COLLEGE INFRASTRUCTURE
Electronics Network and Communication;
Department of Electronics Microprocessor and
Material Science Research Lab.
The playfields of the college, used as practice
venues for RUGBY 7s, during the 19th
Commonwealth Games were upgraded and
floodlight facilities were also provided. A brand
new sports pavilion, with a gymnasium was
also constructed during the Commonwealth
Games and is now part of college's sports
infrastructure.
All the infrastructural changes done are of great
help to students and staff.
Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College is
renowned for its infrastructure. Developments
this year are the air conditioned classrooms for
the commerce students of the college and a
new reception near the college gate.
B Com.(H.) and BBE students are provided with
well furnished air conditioned classrooms. We
are amongst the few colleges of the campus
with air conditioned classrooms. All these
classrooms on the ground floor of the college
also have LCD projectors. Gradually all the
classrooms of the college will get fully airconditioned. It will further help students study
comfortably in classes as well as add to the
developments of the college.
The new reception complex constructed near
the college gate proved to be of great help
during the time of admissions, parents and
students were very well assisted in being guided
to their destinations. There is also proper sitting
New Sports Pavilion
DST LAB
Among one of the finest laboratories
constructed this year is the Department of
Science and Technology, sponsored Lab.
Sanctioned in September 2010, it is a Rs. 12 lacs
project; funded for doing research in material
science and is targeted to be completed in three
years. Presently the study is being done on 'the
optical properties of alkalide and halide thin
films'. The laboratory is provided with certain
computation facilities and UV visible
spectroscope would be procured soon.
Eighty new computers have been provided by
Delhi University with Wi-Fi connections for
students with latest software like Mathematica,
Mat Lab & latest Window 7 version. These
computers have been placed in our computer
laboratory.
Compiled by :
Yash Singh, BBE 3rd year
Vartika Srivastava,
B.A (H) English 2nd Year
New Reception Area
arrangements for some non teaching staff who
are no more required to stand in hot weather. A
Water cooler provides more hygienic drinking
water.
The library complex is being further expanded
and developed. The Principal's office will be
shifted to a newly constructed complex near the
college library.
The Accounts and Administration offices have
also been shifted from their original premises to
a specially constructed chamber. The
Administrative Officer (AO) of the college,
S.Gurbaksh Singh also sits in this chamber as
does the college Bursar Dr. H.V. Jhamb.
Two new laboratories are : Department of
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Tegh
Pillars of the College Magazine
2010-2011
PATRON
TEACHER EDITORS
Dr. Jaswinder Singh
Mr. Novy Kapadia (English)
Mrs. Parminder Kaur Narang (English)
Dr. Veena Aggarwal (Hindi)
Dr. Kuldeep Kaur Pahwa (Punjabi)
Dr. Harbans Singh (Divinity - Punjabi)
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Dr. Amarjeet Kaur
EDITOR PHOTO SECTION
COVER DESIGN
Mrs. Parminder Kaur Narang
Mr. Hitesh K. Sachdeva
ENGLISH
HINDI
PUNJABI
Editors :
Mohsina Ghayas
Kanika Gupta
Vartika Srivastava
Jyotika Bhalla
Editors :
Khushboo Abrol
Manpreet Kaur
Editors :
Rashneet Kaur
Mandeep Singh
SKETCHES
PHOTOGRAPHS
SPL. CORRESPONDENTS
S. Lakhvir Singh
Akshita Nagpal
Amit Khanna
and
Ramandeep Singh Kalra
Yash Singh
Umar Khattab
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CONTENTS
Editorial
My Khalsa
v
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Obituaries
v
Khalsa And Commonwealth Games
v
Interview with Rocky and Mayur
Ø
Bidding adieu
Ø
Milestones
Ø
Zeniths of Khalsa
Ø
Nostalgic Scribbles
Ø
Know Your Toppers
Ø
Unsung Heroes
Ø
Differently Abled
Ø
Add-on Courses in Khalsa
Ø
Sports
v
Captured Moments (photos) Khalsa Goes Marching On
Ø
Academic Societies
Ø
Extra Curricular and Youth Activities
Ø
Staff Associations
Ø
Students' Welfare and Annual Day
v
Captured Moments (photos)Khalsa Celebrates
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English Section
v
Captured Moments (photos)Academics and Sports
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Hindi section
v
Captured Moments (photos) People who matter
Ø
Punjabi section
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Editorial
Editing the College Magazine 'Tegh' for the second time has
been a great honour. It was an eventful journey and a great
experience with many hurdles and different strategies to overcome
these with many new lessons learnt.
Indeed, an individual alone cannot accomplish much without the
contribution and constant support of a hard-working team. All
departments and editorial boards have worked consistently to put
together this magazine. A special thanks to Novy Kapadia and
Hitesh; and to Parminder Kaur Narang who, besides many other contributions, has
also designed the cover page. I am deeply indebted to the Principal, who despite his
health problems, was a constant source of support and inspiration.
This year we have included a special 8-page coloured feature in the
magazine.
It was a matter of great pride that our college grounds were used as a practice
venue by about ten participating teams in the 19th Commonwealth games. Overall
the preparation for Commonwealth games led to many improvements in the sports
infrastructure of the college including a new pavilion, floodlights and improved play
fields.
Another interesting event was the interview of Mayur and Rocky, (MayurAlumnus of Khalsa) anchors of the popular NDTV Good Times show "Highway on
my Plate" by Parminder Kaur Narang along with Mohsina.
The introduction of the semester system has been an important change and
many Professors of our college are involved in the preparation of new syllabus and
text books for the new system.
Many literary and academic functions were held in English, Hindi and Punjabi,
as well as the Sciences, Commerce and Social Sciences Departments in the college
throughout the year.
The year also brought immense grief in the sad demise of our colleagues
Mrs. Parveen Sahni of the Sports Department, Dr. Satinder Kaur of the Zoology
Department and Samardeep Singh, a student of B.Sc. (H) Maths II Yr. We continue to
pray for the departed souls.
We are proud to present to you 'Tegh-2010-11'.
appreciation will be the ultimate reward for all our efforts.
Your readership and
Dr. Amarjeet Kaur
Editor-in-chief
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MY KHALSA
1.
OBITUARIES
2.
KHALSA AND COMMONWEALTH GAMES
3.
INTERVIEW WITH MAYUR AND ROCKY
4.
BIDDING ADIEU
v
The end of an unforgettable innings
5.
MILESTONES
v
Orientation Programme
v
Gold Medal to Divya
v
Visit to Air Chief Marshal
v
IIT Kanpur
v
Students Union and Talent Hunt Programme
v
History Workshop
v
Srijan
v
Founders Day
v
Book Release
v
Economics Festival
v
Comzone
v
Lashkara
v
Media Seminar
v
Talk by Urvashi Butalia
v
BBE Festival
6.
ZENITHS OF KHALSA
v
People who have made Khalsa proud
7.
NOSTALGIC SCRIBBLES
v
Trip down memory lane by Alumni
8.
KNOW YOUR TOPPERS
v
Academic Success Stories
9.
UNSUNG HEROES
v
People behind the scenes
10. DIFFERENTLY ABLED v
People Who Overcame All Odds..... 'Rather Courageously'
11. ADD ON COURSES IN KHALSA
12. SPORTS
13. SOCIETIES
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OBITUARIES
As the kaleidoscope turns, we see Satinder
–the friend. She was a good friend to so many!
She could be counted on and depended on
always. Whether you needed sound counsel, an
empathetic ear, a shoulder to lean on,
companionable silence, gossip partner – she
was there. Ready, steadfast, willing and good
fun. Many of us will miss the radiance,
exuberance and stability that Satinder brought
into our lives.
S a t i n d e r l i v e d a p r i n c i p l e d l i fe
underpinned by a strong sense of right and
wrong stand unchallenged. She cared enough to
act – to take a stand. It was amazing to see
somebody so petite pack so much courage and
spunk in her. It was her courage and faith that
guided her actions, words and deeds. She strove
always to be the best she could be – family
person, colleague, friend and champion to
others. Truly a noble soul and passionate
women, for whom excellence was not
cultivated but a natural trait.
She leaves an amazing legacy behind. She
definitely left the world a better place than
when she found it and for that we always be
grateful. Her life would seem too short to many,
but those who were touched by her understood
that the quality of existence far exceeds the
duration of time in which one lives. Nothing can
be more visible then her absence. Silent are her
voices we loved to hear, too far for sight or
speech but not too far for thoughts to reach.
She is in heaven – sometimes we get this
visions of her’s, standing in that typical ‘‘arms
crossed “pose of hers, telling God to put his
house in order. So, it is imperative for us to not
grieve her death but to celebrate her life. We
should be all thankful that we were given the
chance to have known a person named
Satinder.
Satinder, we all miss you but will
remember you fondly – forever, always. You will
always be alive in our hearts.
Rigzin Kang, Dept. of Zoology
Dr. Virdi has penned these befitting lines on
Satinder…
Badan ikhara, par josh bharpur,
Sunder mukhra, aankhon main gazab ka nor,
Kabiliyat beinteha, magar na gurur,
Zuban saaf aur lehja toh chashmain baddur,
Kami rahi hogi hum hi main jo chali gayi itni door
Dr. Satinder Kaur
Assistant Professor Zoology
Date of joining 16-7-2003
29-08-2010 (expired)
There are only a handful
of people who come into
the world and touch
everyone’s lives in such a
dramatic fashion … Our
dear Dr. Satinder Kaur was
one such special person.
We all have a Kaleidoscope
of memories that we will
always carry with us –
memories that defined
Satinder – memories that we will always hold
dear.
As we look through the Kaleidoscope of
her life, we see that many varied valued and
meaningful roles that Satinder played. First and
foremost we see Satinder, the complete family
person. She loved her family unequivocally and
selflessly. She was a devoted wife, mother,
daughter, daughter-in-law, sister etc. She took
all of these roles to heart and strove to honor,
Support, guide and most importantly, love her
family. Her devotion to her family was the
foundation of her actions – the anchor that
defined and shaped her life. So intense were
these, attributes in her that her family was
always trying to reciprocate with similar
intensity.
Next we see Satinder as a diligent student,
a respected teacher and a wonderful colleague.
She did her graduation in Zoology from Khalsa
and is fondly remembered by her teachers as an
extremely dedicated and conscientious student
who did the college proud by securing first
position in the university in her final year. Years
later, her joining the department as a faculty
member is considered a windfall by our senior
colleagues. A teacher par excellence she
mentored many youngsters. Her zeal
inculcating her students with the right set of
values and principles along with lend a patient
ear to her students and solve their problems –
academic or personal, to the best of her ability.
Always leading by example, she never sat back,
never became complacent she worked hard and
consistently, never stopped learning herself;
infact, she remained a student of life. She was a
role model and an inspiration to so many.
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the Inter College and won championships in
various games like cricket, hockey, table
tennis et al.
Mrs. Parveen Kaur Sahni
Associate Professor,
Physical Education.
Date of Joining 16-7-1981
4-2-2011 (expired)
Her participation as the venue
manager of practice grounds at the college
in the Commonwealth Games 2010 has
been a remarkable achievement in her
career graph. During that phase of her life,
she did not let her extreme illness deter her
from the hard work and dedication which
she shared towards her work and her
enthusiasm was at its peak as it has always
been during any sports related event in the
college.
She was born in Mussoorie
(U.P.) on the 2nd of October
in 1950. Her family shifted
to New Delhi in 1952. She
has been a sports enthusiast from a very
early age. She went for her first school
nationals when she was in class nine. She
used to play Basketball, Kho Kho, Table
Tennis, Athletics and Volleyball. She
completed her graduation from Janaki Devi
Memorial College (University of Delhi) in
1970 where she also captained the Delhi
Basketball (w) team. She was also adjudged
the best sportswoman for Throw ball,
Basketball and Kho Kho at Janaki Devi
College. Thereafter, she went to Patiala for
her post graduation in Physical Education at
the Govt. College of Physical Education,
Patiala where also she captained the Punjab
Basketball (w) team.
She has shared the tears and the joys of
her students. The moments of glory where
the students brought laurels to the college
were among the happiest moments of her
life. Students did not treat her just as a
teacher but they treated her with mother
like affection and often used to come to her
for advice on their personal lives. She used
to engage in their problems and would
always try to give them appropriate
guidance; her deep emotional bonding with
students was also worth vouching for. A
woman of grit, courage and determination
as she was, she was a hard worker and even
used to work long hours, if the need be. Her
all rounded personality exuded charm and
warmth. She was a passionate woman be it
her work or her family, she amazingly
juggled and balanced her life between work
and the family.
Soon after, she joined Janaki Devi
Memorial College in the year 1974 as a
lecturer in Physical Education on ad hoc
basis. Thereafter, she joined Lady Irwin
College in 1977. Finally, she got her
permanent joining letter at S.G.T.B. Khalsa
College in the year 1981. Soon after her
appointment, she was appointed as the
manager for south zone and Inter Zonal
Inter University Table Tennis Tournaments
at the University of Pune.
Manmeet Kaur (Daughter)
Khalsa Alumnus
B.A. (Hons.) English , 2004-2007
In 1982, she participated as the Teams
Manager during the Ninth Asian Games.
Since then she has acted as a constant
support system to her students. In 2007,
she became the head of the dept. at the
college and her testing time also started.
She did exceptionally well as a one woman
team she managed her teams and the
college attained a glorious trail of victory in
Samardeep Singh
B.Sc. (Hons.) Mathematics, 2nd Year
Died on 20-2-2011
Samardeep Singh died in a road
accident in his home town Rudrapur,
Uttrakhand when the scooter he was
driving was hit from behind by a truck.
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Khalsa and Commonwealth Games
Experiences of our students
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Rosy Dabas
Bsc. (Life Sciences) 3rd year
I am immensely proud of myself at this time as I represented my
nation in front of the whole world as a volunteer of XIX
Commonwealth games, 2010 Delhi in Major Dhyan Chand
National Stadium For Hockey. We, the volunteers despite the
negative publicity and allegations, remained united, optimistic
and along with the hardworking people of our country made
this event a grand success.
We were the true ambassadors of Delhi 2010 and have made
our country proud. What we have achieved together, is truly
unbelievable! Thanks to the government of Delhi.
I have made new friends and I sincerely hope that I will cherish
their friendship and will always treasure memories of the
Games. This experience will benefit me in the future.
Our Indian players won so many medals. And stood 2nd for
winning most gold medals in commonwealth games 2010.
I can't forget these days. This experience is a life time
experience for me and I will be proud of myself in future by
telling people that I was a part of commonwealth games 2010. I
would like to thank my college S.G.T.B Khalsa as it provided me a
chance to showcase my skills in front of the world..
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Resham Kaur Nagi
Bsc. (Life Sciences) 3rd year
It was a fantastic experience to be with Commonwealth Games in Delhi from
3' October to 14 October -2010. I felt very lucky to be selected as a volunteer
and was given the duty as a protocol assistant in Jawaharlal Nehru stadium.
The games started with the opening ceremony held on 3rd October with a
great fanfare. There were different types of dances, songs and the Aerostat
Balloon, which made the ceremony very beautiful and graceful.
While performing my duty, I met a number of VIPs, VVIPs and celebrities,
which made my experience worth. I saw Mrs Pratibha Patil (President of
India), Sh. Manmohan Singh ( Prime Minister of India) and famous people like
Shamak Dawar, Abhinav Bindra, Vijendra Singh, A.R Rehman, P.T Usha and the Heads of State of
different countries as well.
I was amazed to see them all. How do I express my happiness? I do not have the words. I made
lifelong friends along with some unforgettable experience. When our players won medals, we
cheered, clapped and shouted loudly and the zeal of those moments made us even forget our
duty. The late night departure from the destination (around 11 in the night) forced my parents to
receive me at metro station; I really want to thank them for bearing this up.
One thing I want to say honestly is that I was unwilling to work as volunteer witnessing the big
exposure of corruption in the games, but now I realize that I would have felt sorry, had I retraced
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back from it. The great experience of learning something new is always welcome, and especially
this one was thrilling. I wish to participate in the next games as well…
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Gurpreet Kaur
Bsc. (Life Sciences) 3rd year
India experienced Commonwealth Games, 2010 in Delhi. It is a
great honor for all Indians but I feel more proud as I was a part of
this multi-sports event. I served my nation as a volunteer
(protocol assistant) in Yamuna Sports Complex-Archery. My
experience of working there was marvellous, fantastic, and
stupendous. I do not even have words to explain it. I also got the
opportunity to meet many great personalities such as Hon'ble Prince Edward, archers like Dola
Banerjee, Rahul Banerjee. Although there were some mis-managements regarding catering and
transport but our seniors, the coordinators helped us in every possible way. Working there was
also fun as we were awarded with few gifts and I got two for the best volunteer and star volunteer
of the day. Those eleven days were the best and most memorable days of my life.
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Airene Kour Dutta
B.A. (H) English 2nd year
I was really excited about XIX Commonwealth Games
happening in our own city and wanted to be somehow a part of
it, when the Commonwealth Games representatives came to
our college to select volunteers. I applied and got selected. Thus
began my journey with the Commonwealth Games starting
with the rigorous training sessions held in Amity University.
There were three training sessions after which I got my venue
for the games –the Delhi
U n i v e rs i t y R u g b y S e v e n s
stadium. At first I was a bit apprehensive since I was not familiar
with the game; also there were rounds of rumours saying the
games were doomed to failure. But the organising committee
including the foreign nationals involved in the games didn't show
any signs of giving up and so did we –the volunteers. During the
Games we did our best to see to it that the spectators and athletes
got whatever they wanted, in the meantime having the time of
our lives. Rugby sevens is a sport popular in countries like New Zealand, Australia, South Africa,
Scotland etc, but in India it was still new yet the support and crowd it pulled was tremendous and
the enthusiasm infectious. The games were short in duration but action packed with all the
adrenaline rush a sport lover could ask for. I was in the venue operations so I got a chance to see
all the dignitaries including Prince Edward, actor Rahul Bose,
ambassadors, senior officials and athletes of participating
nations. It was great fun as I could talk to the athletes face to
face about sports and even how they were enjoying the
atmosphere and arrangements. I chatted with the supporters in
the stands who were all very friendly and also to be seen was
the rivalry between the ardent supporters of New Zealand and
Australia and their bickering. All in all it was an enriching and
thoroughly enjoyable experience I'll cherish throughout my life.
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·
Srestha Banerjee
B.A. (H) English 2nd year
A year before the start of the 19th Commonwealth Games in
Delhi the Organising Committee started a project to recruit
volunteers. It was named “Delhi United---XIX Commonwealth
Games Volunteer Programme.” Excited at the prospect of being
a participant in this mega event, I volunteered and was
fortunately selected. Our training took place at Amity
University, Sector 137, Noida. I still recall the first day of my
training, on Saturday 26 June, 2010, after a long metro ride from Dwarka Sector-9. Amity
University has a spectacular campus and we were assigned F-2 Block and got our registration
card, a notepad, a pen and a volunteer's file. On the first day there were three sessions and we
were informed about the code of conduct, uniform and accreditation, which was to be given
later. We even did physical exercises and were provided wholesome lunch and snacks.
My next call for role specific training was on 18 August and I was happy to be chosen as a protocol
assistant, which meant that I was to work in the VIP and Hospitality lounge area. I enjoyed this
day as I answered queries from many students and kept them in good humour.
I got my final call on 5 September for my venue specific training. It was raining quite heavily that
day as I made my way to Indira Gandhi Sports Complex
(venue for Gymnastics) for training. Our three protocol
managers welcomed us and guided us to the VIP lounge
area, Field of Play and seating areas assigned for permit to
Protocol only. After the Venue Specific training I was
invited by the Chairman of the Organising Committee at
the Commonwealth Games headquarters for High Tea,
where we met Subroto Roy and Suresh Kalmadi. Subroto
Roy interacted with us, shared his experiences and told us
how to capitalize on opportunities and take initiatives in
life. Later we piled on to the sumptuous snacks that were
served.
The final showdown took place on Oct. 1 at Jawaharlal Nehru stadium. It was a full dress
rehearsal for all of us and we learnt to use the Motorola Walkie Talkie, effectively.
At the Indira Gandhi stadium, we had two shifts, Artistic Gymnastics (for Men) from 4—8
October and Rhythmic Gymnastics (for women) from 11-14 October. The Rhythmic Gymnastics
was an artistic delight and several dignitaries witnessed several stunning performances. The
dignitaries included His Royal Highness Prince Edward and Subrata Roy (Head of Sahara India).
Tuesday 12th October, was an auspicious day for me as I personally met the charming Prince
Edward. Some of us volunteers even took a group photograph
with him. On the same evening we met our Head Coordinator
Mr. Subroto Roy, who presented each one of us with a maxima
gold-plated watch. Another dignitary whom we met was Nafisa
Ali. Throughout our stay there the food served at the lounge
was really good, Chocolate Brownies, Mousse, Cheese
sandwiches, Muffins, Cookies, beverages and sweets.
Serving as a volunteer in the Delhi Commonwealth Games was
an unforgettable experience for me and I will always remember
it as the golden days of my life.
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·
Kunal Arora
B.A. (Hons.) English 2nd year
India's rocking, and how! After establishing its supremacy in
most other spheres around the world, India got a chance to host
the prestigious Commonwealth Games this year. Being a true
Delhiite and a proud patriot, I was not one to miss out on any of
the action! So I decided to participate by applying for
volunteering. After undergoing a series of rigorous, though
slightly mismanaged training sessions at the Amity University,
Noida, I was finally selected as a volunteer. I was posted at the Siri Fort Stadium, the venue for
squash and badminton matches. My job was time-keeping. I have to admit, the time I spent
volunteering for the Games was one of the most enriching phases of my life!
Being the time-keepers, we had to be the part of the audience as well. What better than having
some of the best athletes from around the world playing right in
front of u! It was a different high altogether, witnessing those
famous, talented people first-hand, till now seen only through
means of mass media. I also got a chance to interact with the
referees at the game. The tete-a-tete with them filled me in on a
lot on information about the rules of the game. And knowledge
never hurts!
The icing on the cake, however, was the meeting with the
athletes. I recall them as being extremely cordial and grounded,
especially a Scottish player, who actually sat and chatted with
us! They gave us badges of their respective countries, collecting
which was a craze back then! Most of them obliged for photographs.
I remember Indian squash players being quite competitive, though
India failed to grab too many medals in this particular sport…but then,
winning isn't everything!
The aspect that I enjoyed the most was meeting a lot of new people in
the form of my co-volunteers, many of whom ended up as friends,
who I continue to be in touch with. Striking a chord with new people is
one of my favourite activities, and these Games gave me an
opportunity to do just that!
Another unforgettable moment was being a part of the spectacular
Closing Ceremony, which had some chosen volunteers take a walk
through the JLN stadium towards the end. We were referred to as
'people without whom the Games wouldn't have been possible'…great feeling, it was!
These Commonwealth Games were the best ever for India, with it being at the second place in
the overall medals tally, next only to Australia! Naturally, I feel lucky that I was able to contribute
my bit to this historical event which placed our country on a better position on the world map as
competitive players and great hosts. Score, India!
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Swati Kaur Bindra
B.A. (Hons.) English 2nd year
I worked in the Spectator Service Section at the Jawahar Lal
Nehru Stadium during the Commonwealth Games. I was on
duty at the VIP stands, with the media during the spectacular
opening ceremony, closing ceremony and for the entire
duration of the Athletic events. Managing the spectators
enabled me mix with people of different nationalities.
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Interview
with
Mayur Sharma and Rocky Singh (of NDTV Goodtimes)
Highway on My Plate
Mayur Sharma is an alumnus of college – B.Sc. (H) Zoology 1989-1992
They have measured the length and breadth of
paranormal and which would surely have all the
the country while keeping their taste buds
viewers glued to their seats. The fear of viewers
satisfied and having entertained hundreds and
would be overcome by their irrepressible, hotthousands of viewers who dedicatedly watch
off-the-presses humour.
their TV shows “Highway On My Plate” and
A book based on Highway on my Plate has
“JAI HIND” that appear on NDTV Goodtimes
recently been released and is quickly flying off
daily.
the shelves of bookstores and becoming prizedpossessions of all booklovers and foodies alike.
On this grand launch of their book, on the chilly
Lohri evening, in the lawns of a Club near
Pragati Maidan, we got the chance to quiz them
about their college life and great foodie
adventure.
MAYUR and ROCKY
Q. Mayur, your college life and some
memorable experiences.
Mayur- My memories, especially of the college,
are basically connected to two things – being on
the
basketball court (attending fewer classes as
Parminder Kaur Narang (Dept. of Zoology) &
a result) and being spoiled by my classmates. By
Student Editor Mohsina Ghayas interviewed
Rocky & Mayur at the Foreign Correspondents Club,
the time I reached the second year, there were
Pragati Maidan
only twenty girls and myself left in the class as all
the other boys had either dropped out or had
Both Mayur Sharma and Rocky Singh need no
failed in the first year. So every day I would
introduction. They are products of Delhi
causally mention to my classmates what I
University and, over the years, have managed to
wanted to eat the next day and the twenty girls
carve a niche for themselves in the Indian
would bring twenty different versions of that
television industry.
food and no one ever ate their food without
Mayur Sharma is a Khalsaite and is proud to be
offering it to me first. So I was super happy and
one.
thoroughly enjoyed their attention and care.
Their first show, Highway on my Plate – fondly
Q.Mayur, how good were you at dissection and
known as HOMP, provides information on tiny
cutting the animals, despite the fact that you
hideouts in obscure places that are thronged by
are a strict vegetarian?
the locals for a quick snack or a satisfying meal.
Mayur- I was never squeamish about
The second show, Jai Hind, gets us up-close with
dissections. Unfortunately, I could do only a
the Indian soldiers. It introduces us to their
limited number of dissections because
lifestyle, living conditions, daily routine and last
whenever practicals were being held, I would be
but not least, the food that they eat and how it is
out on the field playing college matches. So a lot
prepared.
of dissections I never did, not because I did not
A new show starting soon, is about the
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climbing) and just chill-out together. We are
very active and keep ourselves involved in all
these activities.
Q. Being a foodie, your favourite eating joints
in the campus?
Mayur and Rocky (excitedly answered in
unison) - The nimbu paani wala guy outside
Khalsa college was just awesome. Also, the
chholey bhaturey guy behind KMC was
fabulous. Our Khalsa canteen, served excellent
tea and bread pakoras and we were served first
as all the guys were our friends.
Q. How did u move on from zoology to media….
Was this a planned moved or is it something
that happened to come your way?
Mayur- After Zoology , I moved on to do my
diploma in computers , and a post grad. diploma
from NIFT, and then later did my Bachelors and
Masters in Fashion and Textiles from U.K. Then I
went travelling , did outdoor training and purely
by chance landed in the current line.
Rocky- College was from SRCC, Delhi University
which marked the end of my education. The
journey to media was a very long one. I did
everything under the sun – joined an airlines,
then started a gas agency, then a petrol station,
then a restaurant, then joined a headhunting
company, then trained to become a corporate
trainer and then finally after getting bored with
everything, I got into media.
Q. How do you ensure that when you go to an
eating joint it's the regular food that is being
cooked, and not something special in terms of
the quality?
Mayur- We just land up at a place without prior
intimation and mention that we are from a TV
channel. We only ask for that particular food
item for what it is known.
Q. What change in the Indian eating habits
have you seen, what is the most popular
cuisine nowadays?
MayurEarlier the only source of
entertainment for any Indian family was going
out and eating together, trying out different
Indian food and street foods. But now people
want to do them, but because I never made it to
the class. And then later I borrowed someone
else's file and somehow managed to clear my
exams.
Q. Mayur, your experience with the
department teachers and any fond memories
of them?
A. Mayur- In the first year my mother was called
to the college due to low attendance. In the
second year also I was issued a warning for the
same reason. But in the third year my roll
number was held as I could not catch up with
the low attendance of the past two years.
Unfortunately, I broke my ankle and I got away
with a sympathy note. It was during this time
that all my teachers were there by my side,
especially Mrs. Raksha. Sethi and Dr. Virdi. I also
remember Dr. Ahuja, who although was very
strict, but taught me the true meaning of
discipline.
All the lab staff was just wonderful. They
covered up for me and helped me during the
practical exams as I gave my exams in a badly
shattered ankle and could not even take
painkillers. They were very gentle and helpful.
Q. Rocky, how did you meet Mayur?
Something about your great chemistry onscreen.
Rocky- Mayur and I are childhood neighbors
and know each other since thirty five years now.
We have spent a long time together and are now
like an old married couple. We share the same
hobbies and pastimes. We watch movies, do
outdoor activities (like river rafting and rock
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Mayur and Rocky- It's hard. Although we feel
that we are very fortunate and I love my job and
my work but one thing that I wish for is spending
more time with my family and my daughter who
is still very young. Luckily that situation has not
come as yet when we come home and the kids
call us uncle.
Q. We are sure there would be many funny or
crazy incidents during the shooting. Would you
like to cite a few?
Mayur- First incident, Rocky was introducing the
new name for Trivandrum. Off cameras he
would get it at one go, but as soon as the
cameras went rolling, he would begin to stutter.
It took him almost eighteen re-takes before he
got the name correct. And, watching him, I was
rolling with laughter.
The second was when in Punjab we were
hitching a ride and asking for a lift on the road,
my dhoti fell off and I was just in my underwear
(which thankfully was long enough to save me
from the embarrassment). So I just picked up
the dhoti and started walking again. It was really
hilarious. We left it on the show as it was not
obscene.
Q. What message would u give to present
youngsters, who would want to pursue a
career in media?
Mayur- Career in media or in any other stream
is basically about discipline and hard work.
Attending college is not just about getting a
degree, good marks or for that matter
attendance, it is about the overall growth, the
p e rs o n a l i t y, i nte r p e rs o n a l s k i l l s a n d
communication skills. You learn how to talk to
others, how to discipline yourself and how to
plan and work hard. If anything is not done
properly or if any of your actions are wrong,
then you learn to take responsibility for the
consequences.
If Dr. Ahuja's danda was not there on my head,
maybe I would not have given my exams. It was
all because of him that I gave my exams and
even secured highest marks in his subject.
Whatever you do, do your best and work harder
have so many choices, like Italian, Thai,
Japanese etc., so people are just forgetting the
diversity and the different taste of India food.
Wherever we are, we go out to have dinner and
try out different Indian food. I just love Indian
food.
Rocky- What has changed is that people now
don't prefer to eat home-cooked food much. It's
mostly due to hectic lifestyle or easy availability
of cheap and tasty food. Unfortunately,
nutritional aspect of food has taken back seat.
During my school and college days, eating out
was a rare treat. Eating at home was always a
pleasurable experience. Both my grandparents
were excellent cooks and we would get good,
delicious, wholesome food at home without
having to venture out much.
I feel we need to get back to the traditional
Indian cooking style of healthy, fresh and
nutritious food.
The most popular cusine that I feel is chowmein,
which we find even in the remote areas we
travel to.
Q. What is the best food that you have had, and
an exotic place you have been to?
Mayur- Best food on the show was at a place
called Ummiya Kathyawadi in Anand (the town
of Amul butter fame), Gujarat that served us
awesome spicy food. Its baigan ka bharta was
so spicy that its mere mention still makes my
eyes wet.
Q. How does it feel to be always travelling and
being away from family?
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to achieve your goals.
Rocky- My message is very straightforward. I
would say it is very important to focus
completely on what you do and you should be
able to deliver what is needed to be delivered.
What I find with young people these days is that
with so many options available, they are
confused and their commitment level falters off.
The ability to hang in there and do something
for two years to five years is just not there.
So my message for the youngsters is that – if you
think something is worth doing and you really
think you can do it and can make a difference
and can make a living out of it, then go ahead
and do it. You need four to five years to do
something substantial and unless you do that
with single-minded focus it is not going to
happen.
Just focus, work hard, be creative, be positive
and you will be able to achieve a lot. This is very
true for media also. The more you work the
better you become and the better you become,
better opportunities you get. Thus, it all starts
with hard work.
THE HARDER YOU WORK THE LUCKIER YOU GET,
is thus the only answer to everything.
Q. From pure science to media, what changes u
feel are required in higher education in the
current scenario?
Mayur- One big change required is that instead
of just accumulating knowledge to later
regurgitate or restate at the exam times,
education should focus more on developing
skills that can be applied in specific fields of
work later. The focus should be on applying
knowledge and not merely using knowledge to
pass exams. How to apply knowledge is the
application of learning. With the many degrees
that I hold, everything that I have learnt, I now
apply practically on my TV shows.
Rocky- Our education system is very
theoretically geared. We have very little output
in our education system, but a lot of input. So
we need to make our system more proactive
and practical and more application-based. We
do have a lot of Nobel Laureates in our country
who are undoubtedly the best mathematicians
or scholars. What is needed are the people who
can go out there and build the best roads or
buildings that we so desperately need. Or
maybe, develop or build an innovative gadget
that can completely transform the way we
conduct a particular task. Moving from
acquiring mere theoretical knowledge to
getting more hands on with learning is the need
of the hour.
Q. Your memories of college festival Lashkara.
You attended 3 yrs as a student. Would you
want to be a part of it again.
Mayur- The three years were just fabulous. I
would love to be a part of it, now being on the
other side of the stage. Of course , whenever I
am in town during the time of festival, I would
love to , in fact be proud to be a part of it.
I have not been to college or the campus since
1998, and have heard that lot of changes have
taken place. The auditorium, the digitized
library and even the hostel which is coming up,
all have made me proud of our college. In fact it
was through media that I become aware of all
these infrastructure changes. Along with media
even I am too all praises for it.
Interview by
Ms Parminder Kaur Narang, Deptt of Zoology
&
Mohsina Ghayas, Editor English Section
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Bidding Adieu
The end of an unforgettable innings
to my mind. In my early years in the college
students felt the need of a university degree in
whatever course. Many if not most came from
humble backgrounds. Once I hired an auto and
while getting down I asked him the fare and
took out my wallet. He said “No sir”. I looked up
at his face and recognised him as one of my
students. Even when I insisted he refused to
accept the fare and drove off. Something similar
occurred at a petrol pump. I got the air pressure
checked and took out some coins to tip the
chap. He looked up and refused to accept it and I
saw that he was a student of mine.
Then there were students belonging to socially
deprived classes. I recollect being invited for
lunch at the home of a student. As I was eating I
happened to look up from the delicious meal
and saw a large number of onlookers in the
doorway. I asked the student to explain and he
told me that they have never seen a 'Sahib'
eating at the place of such an under-privileged
social class. Similar thing happened when my
wife and I were invited for an afternoon tea and
snacks at the jhuggi of a female student.
Again, during the 1975-77 Internal Emergency,
when I was detained at Tihar Jail, both teaching
and non-teaching colleagues and some
students were concerned and helpful to my
family.
Now things like that do not happen. Nothing to
do with noble me condescending to break
bread with a socially deprived home! The
change has been slowly taking place over time.
It is only because I was asked to do the piece
that I began recollecting such changes.
Such a change in attitudes has also taken place
amongst colleagues, both teaching and nonteaching. The familiarity with the families of
each other, sharing of problems and happiness
is limited to only a few.
MG: So, you think that people in the college
Dr. Anil Sethi
Associate Professor
Economics
10-7-1970 -- 31-10-2010
Mohsina Ghayas (MG)
interviewed Mr. Anil
Sethi (AS) about his
journey in Khalsa.
MG: Mr Anil Sethi?
AS: Yes?
MG: On behalf of The
Tegh, I wish to interview
you for the Bidding
Adieu Section.
AS: (smiling): Much adieu about nothing.
MG: (worriedly) : No sir. It is the Bidding
adieu.....
AS: OK, OK. Fire away.
MG: (looking at a written list) : When were you
born? I mean the year of your birth.
AS: When it was a safer world.....after the end of
the Second World War.
MG :(all the time making notes): That is in ?
AS: Surely you know that! In 1945!
MG: Of course...when did you join the college?
AS: Sometime in November 1969 in an ad-hoc
vacancy. Earlier I was teaching in Bombay sorry
Mumbai. In the permanent post here I joined in
July 1970.
MG: So about 41 years in the college?
AS: That's right. Your maths is good.
MG: (ignoring the jibe): Over this period what all
do you recollect?
AS: Well, in 1969- 70 the central government
seemed unstable. There were issues like the rise
of the Maoists, bank nationalisation and....
MG: (exasperatedly, saddled with this oldie's
drifting): The changes in our college, I mean.
AS: Oh....well there is too much ground to cover.
I'll try. Say an example is the students; their
attitudes, behaviour, etc. Some incidents stick
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have become indifferent towards each other?
AS: No, not at all. Delhi and NCR have grown
hugely. Commuting and other issues have also
contributed to this change in attitudes. Values
change, good or bad is again a value judgement.
(Smiling, looking at the jean-clad MG and
recollecting full-sleeved clothes and covered
heads of his early years in the college)
MG: What of your role in the college?
Academics, co-curricular activities and stuff like
that.
AS: Well, I did some research work officially and
otherwise; wrote articles including on my
subject especially concerning development.
However, I felt more fulfilled as a teacher and
mentor. I contributed to the college magazine,
the Economics Society, dramatics, Debating
Society and so on. One play directed by one of
our students went on to win awards when
performed independently by the students for a
completion organised by the Sahitya Kala
Parishad of Delhi. We went on to win three best
awards. This included a best actor award for
humble me. (Suppressing a smile)
MG: You acted in the college plays!
AS: Yes, my mentor and senior, Dr. Swinder
Singh Uppal of the Panjabi Department,
recommended that participation by teachers
ensures a healthy production.
MG: Debates?
AS: Ah, yes. When I joined the college, my
seniors, S. Udham Singh and S. J.S. Khanna, in
our department encouraged me to get involved
in the activities of the Economics Society.
Amongst these were debating events.
Later, the late Dr. O.P. Singhal of the Hindi
Department, my senior, encouraged me to help
in preparing college students for debating
competitions. In this the major achievement
was winning of the coveted Sri Ram Prize in the
debating event organised by the Sri Ram College
of Commerce (SRCC) We felt thrilled!
Still later, Mr Novy Kapadia and I began handling
this area. We formed DADS, Debates and
Discussion Society. It was of great help to
students especially in the 90s when the private
sector employment showed a substantial
increase. This helped them in developing
discussion skills.
Whenever students did well or won a prize I
personally felt as if I had won it. (Smiling,
remembering)
MG: Hmm, seems the Economics Society has
been an active society.
AS: Yes. Actually I cut my teeth in co-curricular
activities of the college by organising the
activities of this society. I could go on and on but
you will not be able to print all and I'm sure you
have more things to do today.
MG: Sir you must be tired by now. While you
narrated I relived the period you spent in the
college. I wonder if various activities would be
the same with your leaving the college.
AS: (Smiling): “leaving”? I have no choice.
Neither has the college.
I'm retiring. And I began to de-involve myself in
co-curricular activities for various reasons. And
as the song goes “We Didn't Start the Fire” sung
by ummm.....
MG: (Raising her hand): Billy Joel !
AS: Yes. Or as your own Bard says “All the men
and women merely players...”
The show goes on....
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Dr. Manjit Sethi
Associate Professor
English
21-8-1976—16-7-2010
(Voluntary Retirement)
A distinguished teacher,
Manjit Sethi for
personal reasons
sought to leave the
profession some years before her actual
date of retirement. She served the
institution with great distinction for over
three decades. A quiet and soft spoken
person she took her role as teacher and in
latter years as mentor very seriously. She
was always a friend, philosopher and guide
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Harbhajan Singh
to her students and to younger colleagues.
Manjit Sethi's specialization was Blake and
the romantic poets but she enjoyed new
challenges and enjoyed expanding her
horizons and teaching new texts in African
and Caribbean literature.
Certain generous gestures of Manjit Sethi
will always remain etched in memory.
When she got her first promotion as Senior
Lecturer, she along with other colleagues
who were promoted at the same time, not
only gave a party to fellow teachers but also
extended their hospitality to the nonteaching staff. This idea of Manjit Sethi was
much appreciated by the College staff and
was a reflection of her sensitive nature and
overall kindness.
Senior Assistant (Accounts)
4-11-1988—31-12-2010
Mr. Harbhajan Singh joined
Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur
Khalsa College 23 years ago.
He was born on 1 January, 1951 and has
always served the college with utmost
dedication and sincerity.
He believes in hard work and devotion
towards duty which ultimately got him
success. News especially related to the
stock market updates interested him the
most. He had worked in Herald Advertising
Agency as an Accounts Manager before
joining SGTB Khalsa College in 1998.
***
***
Nasib Singh
Gurmeet Singh Sahni
Gestetnor Operator
31-8-1974—31-12-2010
T.A. Museum Curator
3-1-1973—30-9-2010
After serving as a
soldier in the Indian
Army for six years
(1968-74) Nasib Singh joined S.G.T.B Khalsa
College on 31 August 1974. He was assigned
the post of gestetnor operator but from
1996 onwards, he also started to help in
conducting examinations. Born on 11
December 1950, he had witnessed India
changing with the times. He is a very
religious person and enjoys going on
different pilgrimages to holy places. His
daughter and son are settled in Punjab and
even he plans to return there after
retirement on 31 December 2010.
He joined college in
January 1973 and feels
delighted at serving
Khalsa College for about
38 years. His basic work
was to take care of the slides and specimens
in the laboratory. He was aware and
knowledgeable about all the new slides that
appeared and also guided young teachers.
He is a very down to earth person and
humble by nature. Being an introvert, he
does not intermingle much with people and
thus wanted an unceremonious discharge
from his duties. Even 38 years of service did
not change him. He is hale, hearty and
absolutely fit. Even at this age, he needs no
medicine to support himself, reason being
his daily exercise. His wife is a teacher and
both his sons are alumni of the college.
Parminder Kaur Narang, Asst. Prof. Zoology
Mohsina Ghayas, B.A. (H) English 3rdYear
Vartika Srivastava, B.A.(H) English 2nd Year
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Milestones
Important events in college
Ø
ORIENTATION PROGRAMME --15 July, 2010
them as human beings and prepared them for
life. Both Shoma and Sameer studied at College
from 1990--93 and graduated in BA (Honors)
English. Sameer also had an interesting power
point presentation about the importance of
using time effectively in college and how to
study. Both the presentations were helpful to
the assembled students who listened with apt
attention.
The orientation ceremony concluded
with a hopeful note that our dedicated
faculty, supreme resources and unifying
traditions will help students release their
potential and achieve academic
excellence.
Keeping in line with the
t ra d i t i o n , S GT B K h a l s a
College organized an
orientation programme for
new students on 15th of July,
2010 at Master Tara Singh
Auditorium. The programme
intended to initiate the
Ms. Rachan Sareen
students to college life and
remove their anxieties
pertaining to academic
system of the university. The
programme was set apace
with the invocation of Shabad
Kirtan by the students of
Divinity Society, after which
the
anchors, Rachan Sareen
Dr. Sunanda Sinha
and Dr. Sunanda Sinha,
extended a very warm welcome to students and
parents on behalf of the Khalsa family.
The principal, Dr Jaswinder Singh, introduced
students to the academic, cultural, recreational
life and resources the college provides to
support scholastic pursuits. He also spoke at
length on anti-ragging measures and the rules
and regulations to be adhered by our students.
Dr Singh's speech on life and facilities at college
was visually articulated through a documentary
that traced the transition and the becoming of
the college.
The freshers were then given relevant
information on the components of the
academic calendar including Time-Table,
Internal Assessment, Examinations and
Attendance by Dr. H. V. Jhamb. In addition to
academic overview, the students were briefed
about the college website and given a glimpse
of recreational life at Khalsa through a short
documentary by theatre society, Ankur. Two of
our former students, Sameer Malik, senior
manager at HDFC Bank and Shoma Chakraborty,
DGM Academics in i360, shared their invaluable
memories of their years in College and how the
English literature syllabus helped to develop
DIVYA MADE US PROUD-Ø
20 March, 2010
Gold Medal to Teacher
Hard work always fetches results and so is the
story of Divya Kaur Matta. On 20 March, 2010,
her dream came true; when she received the
prestigious Prof. R.P. Mitra Gold Medal for
standing first in Delhi University in M.Sc
Chemistry.
She felt gratified and fulfilled after receiving it.
Wearing the traditional gown with the hood and
undergoing such an overwhelming experience
was the happiest moment in Divya's life . The
icing on the cake was receiving the medal from a
noted personality Dr. R. Chidambaram Principal
scientific adviser of Government of India. She
accepted it with gratitude .
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Ankur. After this, the play won many prizes
in various reputed theatre festivals in Delhi.
In addition to this, the team was also
selected for "India Youth Festival",Goa, held
in last week of January 2011. The play stood
first in the prelims and got positive response
from the audience.
Moreover, the play was also staged in "Sam
Festival"organised by National School of
Drama, Delhi, the most reputed theatre
institution of India.
Ankur by performing in such reputed
festivals brought laurels to the college.
Ø
ADD ON COURSES STUDENTS
INVITED BY AIR CHIEF
MARSHALL --- 21 October, 2010
The students of web journalism and sports
economics & marketing in SGTB Khalsa
College were taken to a youth chat show
organized by Doordarshan on 21 October,
2010 and the chief guest of the day was Air
Chief Marshall P.V.Naik. The whole session
was very interactive. Various questions
related to Air Force and about the life
experience of the Chief were raised by the
students present in the studio. It was overall
a very informative interaction and the
youths were inspired to join Indian Air Force
and experience the satisfaction of flying
high in the sky. The Air Chief also informed
the assembled students that serving the IAF
is one of the best and the most satisfying
way to do something for our country. He
very clearly explained that in the air force
women are given equal opportunities as
men have, and they too have bright future
in this career...but just that high spirit is all
what you require.
After the show got over the chief invited all
the students present there to his mansion
for a tea party. The students were
fascinated to see the polite behavior and
kind treatment given to them by all the IAF
officers and their wives present in the party.
All the students also got return gifts from
them.
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STUDENTS UNION AND TALENT
HUNT COMPETITION --3 November, 2010
The Students' Union elections were held in
a smooth manner without any controversy
whatsoever. The following students were
elected as the office bearers for the year
2010-11:
President: Sandeep Atreya
Vice-president: Sunil
Secretary: Harsahib Singh
Joint Secretary: Pradeep Vijayaran
C.C: Gurpreet Singh Arora and Deepak
Vijayaran
The inaugural function was held on 2nd of
Nov, 2010. The Principal Dr. Jaswinder Singh
administered the oath to the office bearers
of the union and also presented blazers to
them.
The unique feature of the inaugural
function was the Talent hunt competition in
which more than thirty students
participated. The college auditorium was
packed to its full capacity, with the students
and staff. The enthusiastic audience
cheered the participants.
Dr. Nimmi Singh,
Convenor
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IIT KANPUR --October, 2010
Ankur's street play "Bazar" is self scripted. It
was jointly directed by Jasmeet Khanuja and
Simranjeet Singh Malhotra.
The play had its maiden performance at IIT
Kanpur in the last week of October 2010
where it was extremely well received by the
audience and stood first. This is a
remarkable win, first time in the history of
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RECKONING WITH THE PAST:
Ø
HISTORY IN THE CLASSROOM--10-12 November, 2010
ambassador paid to sing praises of our
culture. Contemporary history should be
ideally based on a whole set of new
techniques of tapping the recollection, the
reminiscence, immediate experience of any
society which would definitely involve what
was written up. He also talked of the non
state archives by setting examples of using
the records of Church or the panda records
of Benaras which can be of great help in
constructing historical demography. He
advised the young researcher that it's the
business of the historian if disappointed in
one archive to look for another and not to
be enamored by the fanciest work you have
just read, Mein bhi wahi karoonga.
The workshop schedule was thematically
devised in six sessions viz. The Ancient
World: Transitions and Transformation was
chaired by Professor T.K.V. Subramanian,
and the speakers were Professor B.P. Sahu,
and Professor Kesavan Veluthat, from
Department of History, University of Delhi
who spoke on State and Social Formations
in India.
Panel on Medieval Societies- Comparative
Perspectives on the patterns of 'Medieval' in
Europe, Islamic World and India was chaired
by Professor Sunil Kumar, Department of
History, University of Delhi chaired the
session. In his introductory remarks, he
pointed out the complexities of 'medieval'
and relevance of the “the complex,
"Everything must be recaptured and
relocated in the general framework of
history, so that despite the difficulties,
the fundamental paradoxes and
contradictions, we may respect the
unity of history which is also the unity
of life."
- Fernand Braudel
With above premise on the brochure, a
three day UGC sponsored state level
workshop “Reckoning with the Past: History
in The Classroom” was organized by the
Department of History of Sri Guru Tegh
th
Bahadur Khalsa College between 10
th
November- 12 November, 2010. The
venue was Master Tara Singh Auditorium at
college. The workshop primarily aimed at
intensive study of major themes of history
to facilitate dialogue among historians,
history teachers, students and the content
enrichment of the History curricula of the
undergraduate students. The core of the
workshop was a series of lectures delivered
by more than twenty renowned scholars
and expert teachers of History. The three
day long deliberations brought together the
teaching faculties and student community
of University of Delhi, Jawahar Lal Nehru
University and Jamia Milia Islamia
University. The Chief Guest was Professor
Basudev Chatterji, Head, Department of
History, University of Delhi. Dr. Jaswinder
Singh, Principal, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur
Khalsa College, pointed out the challenges
facing higher education in India and
requirement for more such workshops by
each discipline to deliberate upon broader
academic agenda.
The Inaugural Address Walking In and Out
of the Archive was delivered by Professor
Shahid Amin, who said the historian is not a
chronicler, a gazetteer and cultural
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fragmented political and religious world of
India's Middle Ages”. Professor Farhat
Hasan, Department of History, University of
Delhi spoke on the theme Polities of
Medieval world with special reference to
India. Dr. R.P. Bahuguna, Associate
Professor, Department of History and
Culture, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
focused on Historiography on Formation of
Religious Identities in Medieval India. Dr.
Mayank Kumar, Fellow of Nehru Memorial
Museum and Library, New Delhi and
Associate Professor of History at Satyawati
College (Evening) University of Delhi, talked
about Writing Environmental History of
Medieval India.
Europe: Transition to Capitalism and
Modernity was the third session chaired by
Dr. Arvind Sinha, Centre for Historical
Studies, Jawahar Lal Nehru University, New
Delhi. He said that any discussion on
transition must make a comparative
analysis of two different stages of historical
developments to assess the range and
extent of transformation. This theorization
was followed by lecture of Dr. Najaf Haider
of Centre for Historical Studies, Jawahar Lal
Nehru University, New Delhi. He spoke on
Economies of the Early Modern World. He
began with the premise that study of early
modern economy faces two problems- (a)
economy as an integrated system in which
Europe, Asia & Africa new world is possible
to have a framework which bring them
together. (b) Where to begin the discussion,
what is the right date. Dr Amrit Kaur Basra,
Department of History, Delhi College of Arts
and Commerce, University of Delhi made
her presentation on Political
Transformation in Early Modern World. Dr.
Denys Leighton, Visiting Professor,
Ambedkar University, New Delhi, spoke on
Reformation in Early Modern Europe.
Fourth technical session Revolutions,
Counter- Revolutions and Reaction in
Modern World was chaired by Professor
Amar Farooqui, Department of History,
University of Delhi. Dr. Sneh Mahajan,
Retired Reader, Indraprastha College,
University of Delhi, delivered her lecture on
Women in French Revolution. Dr. Anirudh
D e s h p a n d e , A s s o c i a t e P r o fe s s o r,
Department of History, University of Delhi
presented the theme Revolution and
Counter Revolution in Modern World.
The fifth technical session Colonization,
Resistance and Liberation Movements was
chaired by Professor Basudev Chatterjee,
Head, Department of History, University of
Delhi. Professor. R. Gopinath, Department
of History and Culture, Jamia Millia Islamia,
New Delhi spoke on Developmental
Consequences of Colonial Rule in India. Dr.
Biswamoy Pati, Department of History,
University of Delhi spoke on the Liberation
Movements Compared: China and India,
1920s & 1940s. Dr. Rana. P. Behal,
Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi
spoke on the theme Dominance and
Resistance: Assam Tea Plantations during
Colonial Rule.
The last and sixth session was a talk by Mr.
Mukul Mangalik, Associate Professor,
Ramjas College, University of Delhi followed
by screening of the movie The Battle of
Algiers and a discussion on the movie.
Members of the History society particularly
Nilesh Kumar, Abhijeet Singh, Ankit Arvind
Pathak, Prabhash Saurabh Rao, Shalini
Tyagi, Meenal Dharia, Rajesh Kumar Kurrey,
Preetkaran Dhaliwal, Abul Hasnat Rizvi,
Kanika Kaur Sarao, Monika Chaudhary,
Kamaldeep Punia, Aman Kumar, Mayur
Hazarika, Pawan Kumar, Shantanu
Ramchandran, Vivek Jaiswal, Prikartish
Dutta Baruha, and Ranjeet Kaur worked
hard to make the event a success.
The organizing committee comprised
Sardar Joginder Singh Walia (Chairman,
Governing Body), Sardar Iqbal Singh Anand
(Treasurer, Governing Body), Dr. Jaswinder
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joy. The Principal of the host institute, Dr
Jaswinder Singh, cut the customary red
ribbon to declare the meet open. The forty
trained student volunteers from college and
convenors took full responsibilities for their
respective events. Dr Laxmi Narula, EOC coordinator of the hosts worked earnestly
The Vice Chancellor of the University – Prof
Dinesh Singh, arrived for the formal
inaugural at 11.30am. While he was
apprised of the activities of the EOC and the
plans ahead, he delivered a 'straight from
the heart' speech!
O ve r t h e t wo d ays , t h e s i n g i n g ,
instrumental, dance and drama events
were held inside the auditorium. The
rangoli, mehendi, painting, sketching,
poster making events were conducted in
the outer flanks of the auditorium. The
declamation, creative writing – prose and
poetry were conducted in the Zoology
Department of the College.
On both evenings, the contestants were
entertained with the colours of Punjab –
Gidda courtesy Sri Guru Gobind Singh
College of Commerce on 12 November and
Bhangra courtesy Sri Guru Nanak Dev
College on the 13 November.
th
Mid-day on the 13 saw the arrival of two
esteemed guests – Dr Uma Tuli (the first
Chief Commissioner for Person with
Disability, founder Managing Secretary of
Amar Jyoti Charitable Trust, Secretary
General, National Abilympics Association of
India – NAAI, Member International
Abilympic Federation Executive
Committee) and Ms Tarlochan Dhillon
(National Secretary, NAAI). Encore, encore!
Some performances repeated! Our guests
were simply floored!
The finale, the prize distribution Dr
Jaswinder Singh, Principal of the host
institute, did the honors. 246 participations,
93 awards! The award for the Best College
in participation and performance was
Singh (Principal), Dr. Shalin Jain (Convener),
Dr. Snehlata Anand, Dr. Rajshree Dhali, Dr.
Asad Ahmed, Dr. Bhawna Goel, Dr. Pratibha
Chawla , Dr. Santosh Kumar Rai and Dr.
Sumail Singh Sidhu.
The workshop was successful Scholars not
only discussed pedagogical and
methodological issues, they also focused on
the required urgency to overhaul certain
aspects of the history syllabus for the
undergraduates particularly European
History courses.
Dr. Shalin Jain
Convener, Department of History
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SRIJAN --12-13 November 2010
Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College
hosted the first ever cultural fest – Srijan2010 – held on 12th and 13th November
2010, under the aegis of the Equal
Opportunity Cell (EOC), University of Delhi,
to showcase the talent of the University's
students with disabilities, and to give them
a platform to express and nurture their
creativity. During the two day fest, the
differently able students of various colleges
and departments competed in seventeen
fine art events including performing, visual
and creative arts.
The response to the call for participation for
some of the events was immense;
preliminary rounds were conducted. The
EOC members and staff under the
leadership of Prof Ramakant Agnihotri, Dr
Tanmoy Bhattacharya (presently coordinator, EOC) and Dr Nisha Singh (OSD,
EOC) joined hands with Dr Suchitra Gupta,
Deputy Dean, Culture, and her team from
The Culture Council of the University, and
the staff and students of the host institute in
the preparations for the event.
Early on the 12th morning, the participants
came in large numbers, and soon the
auditorium was filled with excitement and
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Botany, University of Delhi, in the
Department of Botany, SGTB Khalsa
College.
The book aims to provide an insight into the
fundamental and basic concepts of
mycology in a simple manner but, also
exposes the students to the complexities of
the fascinating world of fungi. The book is
based on the latest phylogenetic
information and principles involved in their
classification. All efforts have been made to
include current and relevant information
for the benefit of students. This text book is
a culmination result of the years of authors'
involvement in the teaching and research
activities in Mycology and Phytopathology.
bagged by Kirori Mal College. Kudos! Srijan
has arrived!
Dr. Komal Kamra
(Member, EOC, University of Delhi)
Dept. of Zoology, SGTB Khalsa College
FOUNDERS DAY --Ø
23 November, 2010
The ninth guru of Sikhs Sahib Sri Guru Tegh
Bahadur Ji who sacrificed his life for
safeguarding the religions belief of
Kashmir's pandits, was martyred by
Aurangzeb. After his martyrdom he was
given the title 'hind di chaadar, Tegh
Bahadur' This historical day is celebrated
every year as the college founders day.
The celebration took place at the College
Gurudwara. This sacred occasion was
celebrated by reciting gurbani. The
programme began with shabad recital by
the students of divinity society 'Anhad'. This
was followed by shabad kirtan sung by
eminent raagis : Bhai Nirmal Singh Ji, Bhai
Amrik Singh Ji Zakhmi and our ex-student
Parampreet Kaur (winner Bhalo Bhalo in
Keertaniya). The occasion was also graced
by Dr. Bhupinder Singh who gave some
information about Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur's
life history. The melodious Gurbaani recital
created a tranquil aura. The programme
ended with Ardas followed by hukamnama.
After this langar was served lovingly
prepared by dedicated College students.
ECONOMICS FESTIVAL --Ø
6-8 February, 2011
Ecotryst, The Economics Society, S.G.T.B.
Khalsa College organised Its Annual
Economics Festival “ Convergence 2011” on
the 8th-9th February 2011. Amidst an excited
lots of Students and Organisers, the event
was kickstarted by the society President
Akshay Anand Kohli wherein he announced
The Ecotryst's Association with Indian
Vision Foundation, an NGO run by Kiran
Bedi which was followed by an Inaugral Talk
by Dr. T.A. Bhavani on the arousing Topic of
“ Political Economy Of Economic Reforms”.
Teachers and students alike, were
witnessed in rapt attention assimilating the
facts rolled out by Dr. T.A.. Bhavani.
Inquizitive: An Economics and Business Quiz
was organised which witnessed exorbitant
participation from coveted Institutions like
the Delhi School of Economics and off
Campus Colleges like the College of
Vocational Studies. The event was
Sponsored by Mahavir Jain Academy .
The next event was the Group Discussion
which was Organised by the Zion Education
Institution which witnessed the
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BOOK RELEASE --3 February, 2011
The book entitled, Textbook of Fungi and
Their Allies written by Inderjit Kaur Sethi &
Surinder Kaur Walia, both Associate
Professors of Botany at SGTB Khalsa College
was launched on Feb. 03, 2011 by Professor
Anupam Varma, National Professor IARI,
New Delhi, INSA Honorary Scientist and by
Professor I. Usha Rao, Head, Department of
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audience
pumping momentous
interjections towards the speakers.
Ecotryst joined hands with DIFM (Delhi
Institute of Financial Markets) to present
tame the bull: a virtual stock stimulation
event which, for the first time ever also
included live trading. Stock market
enthusiasts were seen truly “Taming The
Bull”. It was an enthralling event which
marked the conclusion of convergence
2011.
Convergence 2011 besides being supported
by dexterous faculty and a Diligent Army of
Student Organisers, also found umpteen
support from its sponsors namely Coca
Cola, Mahavir Jain Academy, DIFM, Spykar,
T-Shirt Brand 1469, Zion Education, Bliss
Point, Sahara India, International College of
Financial Planning.
Participants engaging in a one of Its kind war
of words trying to reach at A Group
conclusion.
Creativity at Its best. This was truly the
mantra when It came to next fraction of the
event, The Ad-Mad, which tested
Participants not only on their knowledge
about various advertisements but also
Made Them Cook Up An Advertisement
Around Farcical Props Like The Body Wax ,
One Shoe and the Likes.
First day was concluded with the Amazing
Eco Race: Run for Money, a one of Its kind
Adventure Race which called for
participants to whirl from one spot In the
North Campus area to another within the
same Campus only by way of solving
different questions at each spot. The first to
reach The College Premises back were
declared winners.
Day two of the Enthralling Convergence
2011 was Drumrolled by a talk given by
Reetika Khera on “Food Security In India
And Way Ahead” A topic which left people
from Economics and Non Economic
background equally spellbound. It was
tailgated by an Interactive session of
questions and answers and also, with
students vowing to join the movement of
food security in India.
Theoretical knowledge was put to practical
use by the Budding Economists while
participating in next event for the day,
policy making. The participants solved
utopian problems demanding real Life
Policy Solutions. First ever of its kind, the
event saw mammoth participation.
Dr. Partha Sen from Delhi School of
Economics enlightened the audience
present on the core Issue of ” Capital Flows
into India and Policy Perspective”.
Dynamic minds battled it out on the
debating platform of 'The Hard Talk' locking
horns over the topic of “ Should Dollar be
Replaced as the World Currency?” The
atmosphere became vibrant with the
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COMZONE --10--12 February, 2011
The Tradition Continues
The Commerce Society of SGTB Khalsa
College　hosted　yet　another　successful　version　of　our　annual　inter　college　commerce　fest　＂
Comzone-2011" dated　１０
th　and　１１
th　of　February 2011. The event
extended its duration to　a　period　of　two　days　unlike　previous　year＇
s one day　．
COMZONE　included　various　academic　events　like　＇
Business quiz＇，　＇　Double　ADD－
MAD＇，　＇
Mock-stock＇，　＇
Business plan＇，　Group
discussion，　Debate, Just a　minute( JAM)　，　Sudoku　and　crosswords　puzzles．
The
teachers and the executive body of　commerce　society　initiated　an　inclusion　of　certain　cultural　activities　and　competitions　with　a　touch　of　commerce．　These included
T-shirt painting, Collage　making，　Street　play　and　Junk yard. The success of the event was
witnessed by the participation of students
not only from　Delhi　Universityall but from other　universities　also like Indraprasta
Universtity.　Mockstock as expected saw
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weather there was huge participation in all
participation of more than 70 teams. It was
the events, above expectations. Sardar J.S.
pleasant to see enthusiastic and large
Walia , the Chairman of the Governing Body
amount of participation in such newly
introduced competitions．　There　were　many　along with Sardar Gurbachan Singh Sahni,
cash　prizes　to　be　won　in　each　event．　member, Governing Body inaugurated the
Certificates　were　also　awarded　to　the　festival. They, along with the Principal Dr.
Jaswinder Singh,VicePrincipal, Sardar Jaspal
winners．．
Singh
and theStudents' advisor, Dr. Nimmi
The commerce society saw large number of
freshers　who　volunteered　to　make　comzone　Singh lit the ceremonial lamp.
a　success．　On the　last　day　of　comzone，　The inaguration was followed by the
commerce society　organized　a　talent　hunt　Gurbani Kirtan competition in which seven
for　fresher　batch　２０１０－１１．　We　saw　some　teams from different colleges participated.
The competitions in pot painting, treasure
good　singers　，
dancers ,poets and
hunt , Rangoli, gali cricket and tug of war
instrumentalists during the show.
We would hereby like　to　take　the　went on simultaneously at different places
in the college premises.
opportunity　to　thank　our　Principal　and Vice
Principal for their time and　support　without　The significant event on the first day was the
soul stirring performance of Sufi musics by
which　hosting　such　an　event　would not have
been possible.It also　would　not　have　been　the famous sufi singer from Punjab, Begum
possible　without　the　invaluable　support　and　Sayeda. Her voice mesmerised the
guidance　of　Dr．　Sukhvir　Singh，　（
Convener　of　audience. This was followed by the dinner.
Department），　Dr　H．
V．
Jhamb（
Convener of
The second day of the festival, 25th Feb was
Commerce Society) and Dr .Kamaldeep
the day of competitions. The Pratayksh
Kaur (Student Advisor) and other teachers
stage play, that lasted for eight hours, was a
of the department.　We are also　grateful　to　great success. The solo song competition
our　sponsors　for　their　contributions，　in　consisting of two categories, Indian and
monetary　as　well　as　in　kind，　which　helped　western also evoked a good response.
us　to　make our fest a huge success.　The　core　Among other events were Poetry recitation
team　of　the commerce society should also
in English, Hindi and Punjabi; a debate on Is
be applauded for their efforts and input in
India a Banana Republic, comedy
making this event a grand affair．　Last　but　competition and gali cricket.
not　the　least　we　would　also　like　to　thank　our　The third and the final day was one of dance
team　of　more　６０　volunteers　who　worked　to　and music. The Folk dance competition in
the　best　of　their　capabilities．　The Commerce
Bhangra, Gidda and Rajasthani dances
Society of S.G.T.B. Khalsa College has once
created quite a stir. Mr. Hari Shankar Gupta,
again proven to be the finest in the
Member legislative assembly, Ashok Vihar
University and strives to continue with full
was the Chief Guest at the closing ceremony
zeal and enthusiasm in the years to come.
and the prize distribution function.
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LASHKARA --The Grand Finale of the festival was a live
performance
in dance, music and songs by
24-26 February, 2011
the young rising Punjab Singer, Amrinder
Annual College Festival: The much awaited
Gill,
who entertained a gathering of 6000
Khalsa Festival held from February 24 to
and
kept them spell bound for complete
Febraury 26 was an astounding success. The
two hours with his mind-blowing
College , during the three days wore a
performance.
festive look and despite the inclement
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as it creates a lot of political pressure and thus
results in justice . Sheetal Rajput tried to show
the power of internet by the role it has played in
“Wikileaks” and other such major issues.
Dr. Smita Mishra
The three day festival was a disciplined
affair. Its success was due to the support
that the organising committee receiced fro
the Principal, Staff and the students. The
Students' Union office bearers deserve a
special thanks as they worked day and night
to get sponsorship for the festival and were
present from morning till late evening.
Dr. Nimmi Singh
PA D A M S H R E E U R VA S H I
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BUTALIA : VISITS COLLEGE -9 March, 2011
Department of History of the College added
another feather to its activities when
distinguished writer, publisher, feminist as well
as historian Urvashi Butalia, the face and voice
of feminist literature and publishing in India,
accepted its invitation and delivered a talk
“Narratives of The Partition: Looking at The
Stories People Carry”, on, Wednesday, 9th
March, 2011. It is to be noted that this year
Republic of India has awarded Urvashi Butalia
Padamshree for her distinguished services in
the field of Literature and Education.
Urvashi told three rather different stories of
partition pointing to somewhat similar
questions. She gave example of her own
maternal family about how even the
experiences bereft of violence could be so
painful. Butalia asked: how can such moments
be memorialized, particularly when the
histories they speak of are violent ones? Or,
indeed, when the histories they seek to
memorialize are living histories, those whose
protagonists are still around, those whose
influence is still visible in our lives.
To begin with, many people have deeply
submerged memories they would rather forget.
Some have a lot to hide, and a lot to lose by
publicly recounting what happened to them.
For instance, tens of thousands of women were
abducted at the time, and forcibly married into
households of men belonging to another faith.
Some women were later "returned" in a rather
poorly-conceived fashion through an
agreement between the two governments. But
many converted and then proceeded to conceal
their former identities. The prospect of digging
up this past is not one that people jump into
willingly.
There is also the question of how to approach
people who themselves committed acts of
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MEDIA SEMINAR
4 March, 2011
The Sunday Indian in association with the
Department of Web Journalism and Sports
Economics and Marketing, SGTB Khalsa college ,
University of Delhi organised the media seminar
on 'New Media-youth media: Challenges and
Opportunities' in the auditorium of the college
on 4th March, 2011. The panel members who
discussed about the subject were : Anurag
Thakur (MP), Ravish Kumar (Blogger and
Executive Editor NDTV India), Aditiya Raj Kaul
(Internet Activist), Anjana Kashyap (News 24),
Sheetal Rajput (Prime Time Anchor & Input
Editor, U.P Zee News), Omkasreshwar Pandey,
Dr. Jaswinder Singh (Principal, SGTB Khalsa
College).
The seminar was organised on the closing of
two courses-web journalism and sports
economics and marketing .It proved to be very
successful as more than 600 people attended
the seminar .
The panel members highlighted the advantages
of the new media, internet media over the
other forms of media i.e. print and electronics.
Ravish Kumar said that the access of internet
has made the existence of editors in the main
stream media very passive these days. Anurag
Kashyap said that web has redefined the
contours of our existence. Aditya Raj Kaul talked
that a lot introspection needs to be done in the
case of internet as it is used much more at a
personal level nowdays , without considering
the fact that it is a public forum .Policies should
be formulated to act against those who misuse
it .
Anjana Kashyap motivated the audience to
express their personal opinion on several issues
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violence. In Partition very often people who
were victims (say, of displacement) themselves
committed acts of unthinkable violence on a
small scale, sometimes against their own family
members.
In her talk, Butalia also referred to the violence
against Sikhs in Delhi in 1984, in the wake of the
murder of Indira Gandhi. Her participation in
the relief efforts initially started her on the path
towards The Other Side of Silence her most
celebrated work. It was there that she became
aware that Partition memories are still very
much alive; family members recounting
violence in 1984 were themselves in many cases
people who had been dislocated in the
Partition. Butalia discovered that their
memories of the earlier event were still active in
the experience of the present. She also talked
about dilemma of Dalits and their status vis-àvis both Hindu and Muslim communities and
demand for Achutistan.
The talk was followed by screening of Garam
Hawa ( Scorching Winds) a 1973 Hindi film
directed by M. S. Sathyu and based on an
unpublished short story by Ismat Chughtai .The
film deals with the plight of a North Indian
Muslim family, based in Agra in the postpartition era. As film's protagonist Salim Mirza
(Balraj Sahni in his last film performance), deals
with this dilemma of whether to move to
Pakistan or stay back, the film details the slow
disintegration of his family, and is one of the
most poignant films ever made on India's
partition. Dr.Sumail Singh Sidhu introduced the
movie for the audiences.
The Guest was welcomed by the Joint Secretary
of the History Society and B.A.Honours I Year
student Ranjit Kaur, the programme was
anchored by Ankit Arvind Pathak of B.A.
Honours II Year and vote of thanks was
delivered by the President of the History Society
and B.A.Honours III Year student Nilesh Kumar.
The programme organized at the Sant H.S.
Longowal Sports Complex of the college was
attended by more than hundred peoples
including college faculty members, students
and guests from other colleges.
Dr. Shalin Jain, Convener
Department of History
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BBE FESTIVAL - PERSPICA
9 - 12 March, 2011
The college has been running B.A.(Hons)
business economics from the past 4 years that
imparts professional training to its students.
The BBE society RAAH has been really
flourishing under the benign guidance of its
convenor Dr. Bhibhu Prasad Sahu. One of the
efforts in this direction has been the
Organisation of two-day National Seminar (on
9th and 10th of March) which is a part of
Perspica (BBE Annual Fest). Various eminent
personalities graced the occasion. The topic of
the seminar was Globalisation and Indian
Economy. Isher Judge Ahluwalia (Chairperson,
ICRIER) was the guest of honour and unveiled
the BBE Annual Magazine, Bizonomist. Prof. J.P.
Sharma (DSE), Ashok Sahu (Principal Advisor,
Planning Commission) Dr. Jaswinder Singh,
Principal, (SGTB Khalsa College) were few of the
many notable speakers who addressed the
gathering.
11th and 12th March were fun filled days with
competitions like debates, mock stock, crazy
make over sponsored by AVON beauty
products, rangoli etc. taking place. The average
footfall was nearly about 500 each day. On the
whole ,the event was a stupendous success. It
was indeed a feast for all the students and
teachers attending it.
Jyotika Bhalla
Divinity Scholarships - 2010-11
1.
2.
3.
4.
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S. Tarlochan Singh Sarna Memorial Scholarship
for excellence in Kirtan Recitation : Awarded to
Harkirat Kaur, B.A. (H) English, III year
Principal Labh Singh Memorial Scholarship for
excellence in Kirtan Recitation : Awarded to
Gurjeet Kaur, B.A. (H) Political Science, III year.
Dr. Ratan Singh Anand Memorial Scholarship
for excellence in Kirtan Recitation : Awarded to
Tejeshwar Singh, B.Com (Prog.) II year.
Jathedar Jatinder Singh Sandhu Memorial
Scholarship for most deserving Gursikh
Student: Awarded to Sarabjeet Kaur, B.A. (H)
Economics, II year
Zeniths of Khalsa
People who have made Khalsa proud...
Ritu
was not just a place where I had my first
crush and many heart breaks, bunked
classes and watched movies with friends
but this was also the place where I fell in
love with "Gurbani" and learnt more about
religious tolerance.
Zaalim Singh...another name that comes so
vividly in my memory when I think back ...a
man with the meanest possible face....with
the rudest tone, merciless and unforgiving
to almost all boys and the a total sweetheart
to most girls....was a name that was
synonymous for safety in Khalsa College.
Now when I reflect back in time more than
20 years later, it's tough to not reminisce
those times without tears in my eyes....It's
not just that I met some of the best
teachers/ human beings - Novy ( buddy) Sir,
Lakhmir Singh, Dr BS Rattan, the late Bikash
Roychowdhary, Javed Malick and the others
but some of the best class mates...Apart
from two very special people who became
an integral part of my life...one turned into
my husband and the other as a lifelong
friend.....people I turn to when in need of
courage and support.
I can tell you guys that for those of you who
are eager to grow up and feel they are ready
to take on life...the next challenge.. .the
next level....who are so desperate to fast
forward life...HOLD
ON....PAUSE....LISTEN TO ME.....This is the
best time of your life...relish every bit of
it...squeeze every second out of the
day....you will get great things in life...a
great job, a great partner, great
colleagues...but trust me ....this will be the
best time of your life....if God gave me one
wish....I would want to go back in time....
I'm now living in Tokyo ,working as a HR
(H.R. Recruiter in Tokyo)
B.A. (Hons.) English (1990-93)
A young, under
weight (than 40 kgs),
dark girl sheepishly
walked into SGTB
Khalsa collegewe a r i n g a l o o s e
salwar and an over
sized khadi kurta,
nervously in college,
bustling with all sorts
of people....kept
telling herself to focus but her mind couldn't
help wondering at all the big, colorful cars
she saw at the parking and the brightest of
the bright turbans.... had never seen the
two in such variety and number!
I had made it to the third (final) list of
English honors...but what was important
was that I was going to be in a class which
was taught by this painfully( sigh!!) good
looking teacher...long legs, thin waist,
biceps, triceps, tall, dark- Greek God in
short! Suvir Kaul!!! Even his name sounded
godly!! I imagined that we would finally fall
in love and live happily ever after, not
realizing that practically all the other girls ,
not just in our class but in the entire college
had the same dream!!!. But it wasn't just
pure love for Dr Kaul. There was this college
canteen- A place you could retire as soon as
you stepped out of the U-special at 9 am.
Chai and samosas with hot piping bread
pakoras- this was my paradise!!! This was
the "pavitra bhoomi" where many battles
were fought- Women's" Liberation, Mandal
issue, Hindu-Muslim conflicts.....
Those were "My salad days, when I was
green in judgment, cold in blood" but this
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will always find a way around it. Yes, it's
been a tough ride, but one that makes it all
worth it when you look back.
Q. How do you tackle tough situations? Do
you have any mantra that you chant in
stressful situations?
A. The secret to tackling tough situations is
to remain calm. "It's best to keep your head
when others around you are losing it!"
Assessing the situation, taking stock and
then trying to find the appropriate way
forward will help you tackle tough
situations and get out of them. Sometimes
you will also make mistakes. Be responsible
for your actions and decisions, own up to
them, and then move on in your life!
Q. What are your hobbies? What do you do
to de-stress yourself?
A. I love playing Golf...and find it a great
game to de-stress oneself! It is important to
identify what you are passionate about...
then take time out to pursue it. Keeping
your dream alive becomes difficult as we
gets engrossed in our lives and take on
additional responsibilities of having a job,
getting married, raising kids and giving back
to society. Find the right balance in your
life...for yourself, your family, friends,
vocation and society.
Q. What is your success mantra?
A. I have striven hard to be considered an
honest and hard working human being, and
then found the right environment and
company to flourish in! GE has a great set of
values which has allowed it to survive over a
100 years, the secret of its longevity are its
great corporate values in doing business.
Success is a relative term. It is more
important to be true to yourself, have a
good set of values, live your life with sound
principles and then let the hard work
translate into achievement in your chosen
field.
Q. What role has Khalsa played in
recruiter for over five years now after
working for over ten years with various
asset management companies and private
sector banks....But I tell you this with my
hand on my heart...those days were the
best ever.....
I often sing these lines with my 11 year old
daughter when I think of my time then.....
I know that I am leaving my best friend,
A friend who taught me right from wrong,
And weak from strong,
That's a lot to learn,
What, what can I give you in return?
If you wanted the moon I would try to
make a start,
But I, would rather you let me give my
heart,
To Sir, with Love.
Mark John Sathiabalan
(Vice President of General Electric Employee Services Leader.)
B.A. (Hons.) English
(1995-98)
It's a privilege and
honor to be a part of
Khalsa College and I
always look back at the
wonderful experience
I had with Professors
and fellow students
which played a part in
shaping my life. Here
you go…
Q. How does it feel to be the V.P. of GE? Was
the road to this destination rough and long?
A. I have a feeling of pride and a sense of
achievement in being the Employee
Services leader in General Electric. As the
saying goes, in order to climb a mountain,
you have to take it a step at a time, there are
many ways to get to the top....there will be
obstacles, but if you look hard enough, you
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your success?
A. College years are when one transitions
from childhood into Adults. Khalsa provided
me that opportunity to be myself, help
define my personality and find my feet. My
professors helped me question life, face up
to reality and set me up for success in life.
They became guides and friends to
remember and call upon in good or tough
times. From playing soccer for the college,
bunking classes to go to K-nags or play table
tennis, to facing up to hooligans trying to act
funny with girls in the U-Specials...the years
in Khalsa has left a lasting impression in my
life.
Q. A piece of advice that you would like to
give to other Khalsaites.
A. Live life to the fullest, pursue your
dreams, be true to yourself and have a good
life!
Q. And lastly sir, give a brief feedback on
your career and achievements.
A. I started my career in 1989 in sales at an
Office Automation company called
Network. A year later, I got an opportunity
to work in American Express TRS for 5 years
which honed my professional skills and
made me develop into a true professional
being able to work anywhere across the
globe. I also came across great people
whom I had the privilege to working with
and who became my friends.
A five year stint as an Entrepreneur did not
pan out the way I would've liked, and having
tasted mixed success, I was forced to wind
up the business and look for another job.
Identifying the right business of BPOs to get
into at that time was good foresight. I joined
a startup company EXL Services and then
moved to GE Capital in 2000. The last 10
years with GE and Genpact in Outsourcing
Operations and Transitions has taken me
across the globe to work in places like
Dalian, China; Merthyr Tydfil, Wales; San
Jose, Costa Rica; London, Chicago, New
York, Hong Kong and other places around
the globe.
I am back working with GE in Gurgaon...
loving my work and enjoying the challenges
that come with it. There's still a long way to
go, and miles to go before I sleep, and to my
fellow Khalsites, keep dreaming, keep your
passion alive and live to the fullest...Chak de
phatte!!!
Arun Menon
(Business Development Manager
HCL Technologies Life Sciences Division)
B.Sc. Zoology(Hons)-2002-2005
I live to make an Impact
Life @ 3+2 Years
Generally students who pass their higher
secondary with science subject and
specially on top of it students who get
selected in Zoology (H), their first day starts
on first bench with first period of 'Chordate'.
Incidentally my first day in college started in
the cricket ground where heavy gamble was
on, don't worry the betting was just on
individual Thums Up drink.
With 2.5 lakhs students passing every year
just from Delhi and around 7 lakhs outside
Delhi, there is a titanic struggle to get one
seat in a lot of 80,000 in Delhi University.
With this kind of rush, there were also some
seats reserved for foreign nationals too but I
was lucky to get one seat in SGTB Khalsa
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College in second merit list; it was not
coincidence, no sports quota but yes the
output of passion in higher secondary
school. SGTB Khalsa was known for its
science faculty specially the zoology
department apart from the sports complex,
beautiful girls and the parking lot with high
end cars and bikes. It's the last college in
North campus at extreme corner near
Kingsway camp.
Days passed by and I made lots of good
friends like Rahul, Surjeet, Nishtha, Bharat
and many more. The only thing we all were
doing was enjoying life in our own way. Our
typical college life would start in morning
with missing the first period and having
breakfast at Tom uncle's food bay outside
the college. Then Surjeet and I would get
messages to join back the academics by
second period. Being the naughtiest of the
group,still we were the first to give our
academic work to teacher, that's a different
story that we were also the first one to get it
back for rework. Our afternoons were
either at cafeteria or at Chawla's Mukherjee
Nagar and sometimes at Kamla Nagar's
Keventers. By the time everybody goes
home, my evenings were reserved for
soccer practices being the captain I always
used to be the first one on the ground
followed by our vice-captain Rahul.
Our academics spoc for our gang was
Nishtha from giving a synopsis of class to
our homework to our books and syllabus.
She was the one who used to take care of
our academics and studies so that we don't
miss anything. There were very few like
Nishtha who actually used to study and
concentrate on their curriculum. Our class
was little weird and it was the only class
whose actual thought process was not into
Zoology but in every other thing. In
beginning of the year I started to notice that
my class folks joined fashion team,
dramatics, choreography and sports which
were official reasons to skip the classes
apart from unofficial ways like watching
movies, playing cricket or basketball
matches etc. These official ways were the
best way to get attendance and skip the
classes.
Mass bunk of classes was a rare
phenomenon as few students were still
continuing the legends of zoology course.
But the question lies how did the rest
manage in the first year of examination if
their participation was too low in the class.
The answer to this is the photocopying
machines at Patel chest near the college.
Our curriculum was based on the yearly
system where examination happened at the
end of the year with the attendance rate of
50%. Now students who actually get into
Zoology (H) course have scored pretty well
in their 12th board examination which is the
obvious reason why they are here, that
makes them triple confident and Einstein in
itself. The other reason of their confidence
is that we just had two subjects of Zoology
to cover and other were subsidiary subjects
like Chemistry and Botany where we just
need to clear. So lot of money is pumped
and you get the Xerox notes and the books
ready. While you are doing this entire, one
might encounter lot of colored posters
around; they are nothing but call for jam
sessions and fest all around the North
campus. Now you know what people might
have chosen even though one had just two
months left for annual exams.
Exams finishes, results get declared and the
mark sheet is good enough to cover our face
till the college gate. Majority of my class
folks including me get smashed by the
marks scored. Finally the awakening
happens, for some it's for few months and
for others it's for a day and can be even for
hours. But for me the awakening was for a
long period. The only question which was
going through my mind was “WHO AM I?” I
was not able to answer. There was
something missing or rather lot of things. I
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realized my track was wrong and I have to
come back on the right path but how?
The first thing, I did was joining a gym. I
believed that healthy body reflects healthy
mind which indirectly affects your
personality and confidence. Joining gym
also brought a discipline in my life where I
made sure I devote 1-2 hours of workout
every day. My food habits were totally in
control, I totally transformed from skinny
guy to normal healthy next door guy.
Eventually my friends started to follow my
workout routines and diet due to
astonishing changes in me. Today it's been 7
years and I am still continuing the same plus
I give health advices, workout schedules
and diet charts to all the levels of
management people in my office.
The second objective was to become
independent and satisfy my inner crave of
exploration which was achieved through
part time jobs and bike trips. I joined a
promotions and exhibition firm where I did
anchoring and promotions for Disney,
Nickelodeon, Airtel, Twining's etc. I was also
part of lot of business exhibition and
promotions which exposed me through lot
of corporate activities and industry people.
Slowly I started to understand the world
dynamics i.e. basics of market and the
economy of the world where people,
government and companies are
dependent.
I formed a 12 member bike group called
'Bikerz Stop' and eventually another group
called 'Hawkz'. Our genre was long trip
destinations, trekking and hiking, exploring
new and untouched human places through
bikes. We did around 20+ bike trips till
date which were challenging and
knowledgeable. We still continue to do the
same.
These all were acting like fuel to my brain,
making it open to innovation and idea
generation. In a technology term I was
rebooting my processer with new operating
system, upgrading the RAM and hard disk.
In this process I was able to understand how
to divide the time and efforts in
extracurricular activities and studies.
Eventually, I started picking up my subject
Zoology through regularity in classes and
interaction with teachers. Thanks to our
dedicated teachers like Mrs. Raksha Sethi ,
Dr. Laxmi Narula, Dr. Komal Kamra, Late
Dr. Satinder Kaur, Dr. G S Virdi, Mr. QU Khan
and many more who have tried to
strengthen my base. But as soon as I was
taking the dive of the subject, the
curriculum ended and I passed my B.Sc.
Zoology (H) degree with just an average
score. Now the question was “What's next”,
most of the students were getting enrolled
to M.Sc. in different Life Sciences subject.
But I was sure that I didn't want to go in the
area of research. So I started attending lot of
career programs and educational
exhibitions for at least two months to check
on other options.
It was a big risk to me as everybody got
enrolled and I was still searching the right
course which will decide the fate of my
career. The only thing I wanted was I didn't
want to leave the Life Sciences background
and in parallel wanted the course to be
managerial and creative too. After so many
exhibition and counseling forums, I was not
able to find one, until one day I accidently
bumped into overseas educational
exhibition. There I encountered a course
called as MBA biotechnology which was
available in our own India through Amity
Institute of Biotechnology. At that time this
course was only present in two colleges in
India one was though Amity University and
other was from some college in Pune. This
course was basic mixture of Life Sciences
and management. And that's what I
wanted.
I joined this course through entrance test,
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got a scholarship and the journey started.
This course was challenging from the
previous one as it was a semester program,
each semester had 21 subjects due to
co m b in at io n o f m a n a gem ent a n d
biotechnology subjects. In spite of the
tough schedule I was participating in other
activities like soccer, athletics, college
fashion shows, event management team
and the placement group. I was constantly
in process of transforming myself, my only
goal was to learn and learn as much as I can.
And then one day I was given a chance to
demonstrate my learning, I joined elder
pharmaceuticals for my summer internship
program for two months where I was given
an objective to study the sales of particular
drug in Delhi region which was launched
that time. I gave my analysis through
reports and some of my suggestions to
improve the sales of the drug. The sales
head of the company was so impressed with
the numbers and the suggestion that he
called up our college director as a token of
appreciation and invitation to join the
company's business development team.
Days passed and we were hitting the end of
the course, companies were pouring in the
campus for recruitment. I missed first 10
companies as I wanted to hit HCL
Technologies Life Sciences division. HCL was
my dream company due to the brand value
it had and also it was one of the global IT
companies which had mixture of IT
innovations and the Life Sciences domain in
it. A perfect company to start with. It was
the only IT Life Sciences Company which has
been visiting our campus often. The
students had craze for this company for the
kind of package they offer. Finally the
company visited and I made it for the one
whole day interview. It was like a dream
come true. My hard work was a benefit, my
grades had improved, I scored 8.0 CGPA.
Finally the convocation day comes and I got
my postgraduate degrees followed by one
award i.e.“Best in Demonstrating
Leadership Qualities” in the whole Amity
Institute of Biotechnology College. That
was again a very big thing in itself for me. I
know I was back in the right track.
After all this I had to travel to Chennai for
joining HCL Life Sciences as Management
trainee. In this period of four years I just did
one thing learning and extracting
knowledge from wherever I could. Slowly
due to heavy feeding of information to my
brain resulted in idea generation. I started
to give the company new concepts, I didn't
wanted to do a job just for the sake of salary
I get, I wanted to be known for something
which I contributed to the company. Today if
you talk about semantic technology and
biotechnology service line only one name
comes in mind of professionals in the
company i.e. Arun Menon i.e. me. Today
when I ask “who am I”. I don't have to
answer; people say he is Mr. Menon- the
HCL transformer guy. And I want to continue
to do the same maybe on larger grounds.
Arun Menon works for HCL Technologies in
the Life Sciences division. He handles new
business developments where their team is
in constant search for new innovative
services which can improve the efficiency of
the Life Sciences customer. One of his major
contribution includes Semantic technology
and biotechnology services lines. An active
sports player. His major accolades are in
state level athletics in all major events and
soccer. He is also an avid biker as he owns a
sports bike, Yamaha R-15 racing edition.
To chat with him write at:
[email protected]
Visit his profile:
h t t p : / / i n . l i n ke d i n . c o m / p u b / a r u n menon/b/a2a/542
Compiled by
Mohsina Ghayas, B.A (H) English 3rd Year
Jyotika Bhalla, BBE 3rd year
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Nostalgic scribbles
A trip down memory lane by alumni
Dr. Inderpreet Singh
Science department of Delhi University
(South Campus). For that, I worked very
hard to clear the entrance examination of
M.Sc. and the college notes proved to be
very useful for this. After completing my
M.Sc. examination, I joined PhD in the same
department. During my studies in the south
campus I missed my college a lot and I had in
my mind that for teaching I will rejoin my
college.
As soon as I qualified NET exam and
completed my PhD, I joined SGTB Khalsa
College as lecturer in the electronics
department. My first period was in the
physics lab. It was all the same as it had been
in my time, the only difference was that now
I have to teach. The experience of teaching
students at the same place where I had
learned, 10 years back, was magnificent. I
am enjoying my second innings in the
college and it feels great on sitting on the
other side of the table along with my
teachers. I am very proud and happy to be
associated with SGTB Khalsa College again.
B.Sc. (Hons.) Electronics --- 2000-2003
Assistant Professor (Ad hoc)
Department of Physics
After my 12 t h class
exams I was very much
w o r r i e d a b o u t my
admission in a reputed
college. Although I had
applied in numerous
colleges but I had a
strong desire to join
SGTB Khalsa College.
The same happened
and I got my name in the first cut off list for
B.Sc. (Hons.) Electronics in this college.
On my first day to college, I was very much
afraid of ragging. However, there was
nothing like that but a short introduction
session with the seniors and therefore I got
a smoother start in the college. The college
building, basket ball court, canteen, huge
play ground and Gurudwara impressed me
a lot. Slowly, I made myself comfortable in
the college and got new friends.
In the college, I learnt a great deal from my
lecturers and seniors. The lab staff had also
been very nice to us and they always helped
us in understanding the experiments.
Outside the classes also we had a lot to do.
To satisfy our appetite we have two places
namely the college canteen and Uncle
Tom's shop. Sitting there for hours after
classes was our favorite time pass. We also
used to visit the Gurudwara inside the
college premises once a week.
For studies, I had this basic approach of
attending all the classes and completing my
home work. However, I got serious for
studies only during my examinations. This
helped me in getting good score in the B.Sc.
but it was not enough for getting admission
in the M.Sc. Electronics course in Electronic
Dr. Ravinder Kaur Bedi
B.A. (Hons.) Punjabi &
M.A. Punjabi --- 1995-2000
Assistant Professor (Ad hoc)
Department of Punjabi
I am an alumnus of SGTB
Khalsa College. The
three years that I spent
here as a student is the
most memorable time
of my life. I still cherish
the memories of those
days when our group of
girls would enjoy the
free time in college cafeteria or other
eateries nearby, indulge in gossip, share our
moments of happiness and lived a full life.
The faculty in the college was very
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illustrious, competent and cooperative.
They were always available for assisting
students and solving their problems. The
whole atmosphere in the college was very
conducive to learning.
During my time here as a student, I
developed a strong respect for the values
that our college stands for. This respect gave
birth to a strong desire in me. I wanted to
help the future students better appreciate
everything that our college reflected – I
wanted to become a faculty here. I labored
hard and with the grace of Waheguruji, I
was the topper in the Delhi University in
M.A. (Punjabi) examination (Year 2000) and
became a gold medalist. Prior to that, I had
attained the Silver medal and secured the
second position in the Delhi University in
B.A. (Hons) examination (Year 1998). These
brilliant academic achievements have
helped in realizing my dream and today I am
here as an Asstt. Professor (adhoc) in
Punjabi Department. It is a thrilling
experience coming back to same
classrooms, now in a different role, meeting
my old teachers now as colleagues but with
the same respect in my mind for them.
Above all they too have always received me
affectionately, supported and treated me as
their junior colleague. In such a supportive
environment I have never felt lonely or a
new comer and with this backdrop I have
been able to give my best to my profession
in my college.
With the passage of time, our college has
undergone an exciting transformation. It
fills me with great pride to see the great
infrastructural developments that our
college has made since my student days. It is
now characterized by beautiful, lush
gardens, an imposing new structure
comprising the faculty and administration
blocks and an ultra-modern auditorium
boasting of the latest sound and visual
technology. Add to that a centrally airconditioned library and a modern sports
complex, and you have a modern
educational centre that compares with the
best.
Today, I note with great pride that my dual
roles in the college – first as a student and
now as a teacher – give me a sense of
satisfaction and an inspiration for more and
more hard work towards my students.
Kuljeet Singh
B.A. (Hons.) English --- 1996-99
Assistant Professor (Ad hoc)
Department of English
As they say, “A man is
but the product of his
thoughts and what he
thinks, he becomes”,
and what he “becomes”
is a composite picture of
the situations he had
faced and the kind of
people he interact
with…sometimes
consciously and many a time unconsciously.
The same is true in my case and when I
retrospect, I muse over a myriad number of
people who moulded me to become what I
am today: good or bad; situations which
carved me: impatient yet consistent and the
best part of the entire episode is that I met
most of them at Khalsa College, where I
studied from 1996-99, not only as a student
but as a theatre worker, dealing with
different sorts of people, which I consider as
the most inspiring education I received in
my life. This does not mean at all that I am
negating the academic front, rather that's
where it all started and the odyssey is from
the classroom to the rehearsal space. Most
of the teachers in the department of English
did empathize and am sure (as I am a faculty
there, now) still empathizing with our
beloved theatre society and the vibrant
faces associated with them.
For me college years, unlike many of my
contemporaries who felt school was in a
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and just running lose in the city enjoying the
weather. Things that I had not done before
and funnily enough have not done ever
after either...
I remember tears running down my cheeks
and my nose turning red on a freezing
morning at the campus and I was smiling
because the roses were beautiful! My
teachers had taught me to appreciate small
things and seek happiness from small
things. A beautiful philosophy that has
allowed me to hold on to sanity every time
when things turned on their head and life
handed me lemons.
College opened me up, made me an
extrovert, enhanced my love for life and
made me face the grown up world as an
equal.
It opened up to me a treasure trove that was
the Khalsa library. I simply adored it and
soaked it up, sitting at the reading room late
into the night and leaving only when the
librarian came in to tell the few that were
there that it was time to lock up. Oh how
nice that felt.
It gave me opportunities to visit festivals at
other colleges, take part in various
activities, allowing me to freelance for
various newspapers and periodicals - these
were some of the things that college
allowed me to do – thus building my
character. I loved college and all the
mentoring it gave me. I still covet it because
I lost it after those magical three years.
Along, with all the freedom, we saw waves
of change in the society - University is the
hotbed of every political activity even to this
day. Our tryst started with Mandal agitation
('90) and ended with Babri demolition ('93).
We discussed everything threadbare,
sitting at the basketball court and we had
solutions for every problem that the
country was facing - at least we bothered
then, now we are too busy to even think
beyond our workstations. We would even
shed an occasional tear for the oppressed!
way better, had been tremendously
responsible for framing my thoughts in
coherence and providing me space to
exhibit and practice what I couldn't do
during my school days. My love for college
started during third year, if I can remember
correctly and after a long eight year
courtship, I married to it in 2007 as a faculty
in the same department and I hope this
relationship would bloom as I probe new
facets in everything I explore here.
Undoubtedly, the memories of the past I
rejoice and I am in a process of creating
great memories for future years, the way
famous Romantic poet Wordsworth did,
and I am sure these memories would assist
me in spending a creative life while I “see
into the life of things” and relish “the deep
power of joy” in teaching, sharing and all I
do and wish to do in life.
I am glad of what I have done and what I am
doing.
Shoma Chakraborty
B.A. (Hons.) English --- 1990-93
DGM Academics,
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Training Solutions,
Red and yellow were
the colors I relate to
when I think of my time
at Khalsa. Because
those were the colors I
w o u l d
w e a r
predominantly. I loved
getting out of the white school dress. I
'loved' carrying the multicolored Gujri
jholas – a great change from the oversized
backpack I carried to school.
Another thing that comes to my mind when
I think of college is, "experiment". I was
suddenly old enough to try out so many
things. Going off on my own to visit the city
ruins (I had the "all route pass"), watching
plays in the evenings, watching movies all
by myself, visiting new libraries, art galleries
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about how much scared you are about
seniors and ragging on the first day of
college, but also about how much fun it
turns out to be once it happens. College is a
fun way to spend three years of your life,
and for me, being with my friends and
teachers in Khalsa made them special ever
more!
I fondly remember how much I hated
getting up early and doing everything in a
rush for the 8:40 class, and then how quickly
my crankiness would go away if that class
didn't happen. It was during college that I
realized how much I could study during
those two weeks before exams, and after
each passing exam, how much I could curse
myself for not starting earlier. How much I
loved spending my mornings lazing around,
eating subs and having friends for
company... How much I enjoyed those trips
to Momo's point, and the racket we used to
make there... How much I looked forward to
those solitary commutes in metro, with a
novel in hand and grand plans in my head
about changing the world... How much I
liked working behind the scenes during
fests, and how profound those moments
used to be, when I realized how much
efforts go in organizing an event, and how
big our smiles can be when we make it a
success.
Today as I write this article, my mind
instantly goes back to the time when Novy
Sir and the rest of the Editorial Board used
to sit together, tracing alumni and having
long discussions about how happy they
sounded when they were asked to write for
the 'Tegh'. Now I realize what made them
sound that way. Who would not want to go
back in time, when the world was beautiful,
simple, and a better place to live?
I'm blabbering, am I not? But what do I do...
There's so much to say! So many happy
memories I have about this place, which are
going to stay with me forever. And they will
serve as the perfect antidote to all the
Hard to think of it now!
I loved college for the opportunities it gave
me, the guidance I got from my teachers.
And the way they interpreted the texts
making me understand life and become a
stronger person with every page I turned. I
owe a lot to my education at Khalsa College,
It has allowed me to be a strong individual
and structured career person.
I wish everyone who crosses the threshold
of the college to take it as an opportunity to
enrich themselves it is a great experience
and a kind you will never get to indulge in
ever again.
All the best!
Megha Makhija
Bachelor of Business Economics
2007-2010
Tegh Alumnus - epitome of multi-tasking
Funny how it happens. You spend three
years in a college, have the best time of your
life, and amass a ton of great memories. But
when you are asked to revisit those days for
the alumni magazine, you are unsure where
to start, and clueless about what to write!
Usual nostalgic scribble starts with a
complex quotation by
some academician or
their likes, which then
goes on to say about how
fantastic (or bizarre) the
writer's three years in
college were; but when I
sat down to write this
one, all I could come up
with were these 2 words
- 'How Much'…
Not just about how much things change
once you leave school and enter college, but
also about how much similarity there is in
teachers' warmth and care towards their
students. Not just about how much you
miss your friends from school and
constantly think about them, but also about
how quickly you make new ones! Not just
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Dr. Madan Gopal Singh entertained the crowd
with Sufi music. The copies of the latest
edition of the college magazine 'Tegh' was
also distributed to the former students.
Former students had gathered in such large
numbers that many drifted to the basketball
courts and nearby passageways. It was an
atmosphere of great bonhomie and
amiability. Snacks and soft drinks were in
abundance, courtesy sponsorship by the
dynamic Smarth Bansal, who had graduated
recently after completing his B.Coms Hons
degree.
This successful get-together helped in
launching and reviving the Alumni
Association of SGTB Khalsa College which we
hope will bloom and grow in years to come.
***
How to join the Alumni Association :
Students desirous of joining the Alumni may
send a simple request mail to the following E
mail id stating their Name, Batch (Yr. of
passing out) & their Mobile no.
[email protected]
***
Future Plans : After deliberations on various
issues, it was proposed that to carry further
the activities of the Alumni, it would be
necessary to form CORE committees with
specific agendas assigned. It was suggested
that ex students who are really enthusiastic &
have some special skills/leanings and who
themselves come forward to offer their
selfless services should be included
accordingly. Needless to add, present & ex
teachers would always be the guiding forces
of these committees. Consequently, in the
first phase, following committees were
formed :
1. Constitution.
2. Events
3. Data Gathering & Achievements
4. Finance
5. Social Activities
6. Loyalty Towards Institution & Assistance
7. Public Relations
S. Manjit Singh Kharbanda
Secretary, Khalsa College Alumni Association
sadness I will ever encounter in my life.
Thank you Khalsa, for making me a part of
you and your colourful history.
I don't know how I will ever be able to pay
back to the college for all the good time I
have had here. However, one thing is for
sure - if ever a teenage DU aspirant asks me
about this course or college, I will gladly take
her hand and bring her to this magical land,
where I spent three incredible years of my
life.
C'mmon Alice! Lets go to the Wonderland!
Compiled by
Mohsina Ghayas, B.A (H) English 3rd Year
Kanika Gupta, B.A (H) English 3rd Year
From the Secretary's Desk
Alumni Association Reunion : Months of
painstaking efforts by Principal Dr. Jaswinder
Singh and some members of the teaching
staff finally paid dividends when a special
dinner and get-together was held for the
Alumni on March 28, 2010.
Weeks before advertisements were placed in
the newspaper inviting the Khalsa College
alumni to attend this special dinner in large
numbers. Social networking sites like
Facebook were also used to communicate this
message.
It proved to be a historic day for the Khalsa
College Alumni Association as students from
different age-groups responded in large
numbers. They were all thrilled to be back at
their alma mater to see the improvement in
infrastructure and interact with several of
their former teachers. Several retired
teachers were also invited and they graced
the occasion.
The initial function was held in the College
auditorium with welcome speeches by
Principal Dr. Jaswinder Singh and Mr. Novy
Kapadia. A short film on the history of Khalsa
College was also shown and there was a
welcome address by S. H.S. Sarna, himself a
former student. A distinguished IAS officer
Mr. Bhure Lal was chosen as the President of
the Alumni association. After the formalities
and introductory speeches were over,
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Know your toppers
People who shine ! ! !
Rahul Ranjan
parents who always encourage and support
her. Her experience as a university topper
has been excellent.
B.A. (Hons.) Political Science - Ist Year
II in University
Although quite surprised to see his name
among the toppers,
Rahul is confident
enough and wants to
give the credit for his
success to his mother,
father, his best friend
Aryan and teachers.
Not being a Delhite, he
finds Delhi to be a
chaotic place but
confesses at the same time that it has
provided him the platform to excel and
make best out of his potential.
He is inclined towards soft music, novels (his
favorite being- Readless Travels) and the
famous search engine Google. He also loves
sketching, painting and poetry, and so
believes in innovational approach. Small
things matter a lot to him, be it a midnight
coffee only; for he learns from every good or
bad experience in life.
His mantra is to assess himself and retain
faith. He finally wants to share his favorite
quote that goes as follows"Knowledge is a river, all you need is to flow
with it."
Shalu
M.A. (Final) Punjabi
I in University
Shalu has secured first
position in Delhi
University in both her BA
(Honors) Punjabi and
M.A. (Punjabi) as well.
Along with studies, she
has always been part of extra-curricular
activities. She was rewarded with the Best
All-Rounder award in her BA final year and
also got silver medal in All India Shooting
Championship. There is no doubt that she
managed her studies very well along with all
other activities. She thanks her parents and
teachers for always supporting her and
encouraging her to progress in life.
According to her, every student should
participate in extra curricular activities as it
teaches you a lot.
Tanmeet Kaur
B.A. (Hons) Punjabi - 2nd Year
II in University
She is very glad to get
positive results out of the
efforts she puts in to her
studies. She does not
b e l i e ve i n st u d y i n g
throughout the day but
what is required is
complete dedication to
the text. She acknowledges God and her
parents as well for their blessings. She is
thankful to her teachers for their guidance
to lead her towards success. She believes in
achieving the best in her life.
Rajwinder Kaur
B.A. (Hons) Punjabi - 1st Year
II in University
She stood first in the
University in B.A(H)
Punjabi. Her regularity in
class along with her hard
work proved to make her
an achiever. She feels she
is fortunate enough to be
blessed with such
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equally important for her success. She
thanks all her teachers and parents for their
constant guidance and support.
She enjoys in whatever she does, may it be
listening to music, reading Punjabi novels
and poetry of author like Amrita Pritam,
Nanak Singh and even sometimes trying a
hand at it or may it be cooking to delight
herself in my leisure time. And as she puts
it..
"Remember failure is not final....until you
make it final". Give your heart and soul in
whatever you do and just have faith in
yourself and god."Many people in life fail as
they did not realise how close they were to
success when they gave up"
"SHUBH KARMAN TE KABHOON NA
TARON"
Gunjan Rana
BBE Ist Year
III in University
For all those who believe
that a university level
topper is a nerd with
his/her head buried in
books 24x7, Gunjan Rana
gives you a reason to rethink. This dazzling
diva can be aptly called the jack of all trades
and radiates her aura in whatever she does.
She heads the BBE Society Raah, plays
basketball at zonal level and still manages to
pull of an incredible score of 82%. Acting
and singing are Gunjan's hobbies and she
doesn't shy away from displaying her talent
on stage. Besides this, Gunjan is a keen
reader with her favourite stuff being the
twilight.
Her motto in life that she willingly shares
with us is "strive for excellence and success
will follow. Opportunities don't come
knocking at your door you have to go look
for them and grab it the moment you find
one".
.hmmm.... well said Gunjan!!!
Other Toppers
Priya Gambhir, B.Sc. (Life Science), III Yr. 2nd in University
Akansha Madan, M.Sc. (Final) Botany - 2nd
in University
Neha Kamra, B.Com (Prog.), III Yr - 3rd in
University
Japinder Kaur, M.A. (Prev.) Punjabi - 3rd in
University
Navneet Kaur, B.B.E. (VI Semester) - Ist in
University
Parul Gulati, BBE (VI Semester) - 2nd in
University
Rohit Tolani, BBE (II Semester) - 3rd in
University
Tarundeep Kaur
B.A. (Hons.) Punjabi 3rd year
II in University
Hard work, motivation n
positive approach
towards studying helped
Ta r u n d e e p a c h i e v e
second position in
University. Never did she
think that doing B.A.
(Hons) Punjabi would be
so interesting. She liked not only the
subjects in the course as they were divine in
itself but also the enthusiasm and interest
which was created by the teachers acted
Compiled by
Mohsina Ghayas, B.A (H) English 3rd Year
Kanika Gupta, B.A (H) English 3rd Year
Vartika Srivastava , B.A (H) English 2nd Year
Jyotika Bhalla, BBE 3rd Year
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Unsung heroes
Men behind the scenes
S. Lakhvir Singh
Dr. D.S. Claire, Dr. Harbans Singh, Dhiraj
Singh and Novy Kapadia who supported and
encouraged him at the time of crises.
Besides working, Lakhvir Singh was also
determined to complete his studies. So, he
did his graduation in B.Com (P) via
correspondence and M.A. in Religion from
Punjabi University, Patiala. Being a religious
person at heart, he likes to “paath” in his
leisure time. He is a simple hearted, family
oriented person.
He is a very versatile man with an artistic
temperament. For several years he has
been making sketches for the College
magazine. Besides he takes an interest in
sports and plays Volleyball & Badminton to
keep fit.
Although life had often been unfair to him,
but with his courage and resistance, he
made it worth living. We thank him for all
the hard work and respect his fighting
spirits.
Administrative office
Ever wondered what
can be the story
behind the person
who sits at the
right desk of the
administrative office
block, well, he is one
of the senior most
administrators in
Khalsa College and is
in service for nearly 30 years.
Born on 10 August 1963, in Punjab, Lakhvir
Singh epitomizes dedication and diligence.
He lost his mother in an early age and so
went to work at an early age of 18 years. He
joined Khalsa College on 1 October 1981 as
a lab attendant and since then there is no
turning back. He climbed the ladder of
success slowly and gradually along with
difficulties, but extreme patience was
always the key for him.
In 1986, he was promoted to senior lab
attendant and in 1988, he entered the
administrative block. Year 1992 marked his
marriage and now he has two children, both
of them are studying. He received the best
employee award in 1994. He received his
SILVER JUBILEE award for serving the
college with enthusiasm in 2006. For 9 years
he worked diligently as Secretary of the
Staff Association (Non-Teaching).
Recently, in June 2009, he was given the
post of Section Officer in which he is
currently working.
His best friends from the teaching staff are
Mrs.Paramjeet Kaur
Girls Common Room In charge
Ever wondered about
the lady leaning on a
chair silently smiling
to every girl entering
Girls Common Roomshe is Paramjeet Kaur
who is adored for her
hospitality and
sweetness towards
the girls of college.
She has served the Khalsa family since 1995
after the demise of her husband Mr.Jagtaar
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guidance in preparing reports. He confesses
his liking for students and looks forward to
excursion trips with them. He went on
almost ten trips and still cherishes their
memories. He is so dedicated to his work
and students that he remembers the names
of almost all the students who had gone
with him.
Singh. She loves working here and is very
cooperative towards the other staff
members. Her daily schedule consists of
providing duty in GCR from 8:00 am- 1:00
pm . Then in the office till 4:00pm and finally
a departure to her residence in Rohini.
A great cook, she enjoys lazing at home in
leisure time and spending time with her
daughters. Her eldest daughter is married
and other daughter is an alumni of Khalsa
college and youngest is studying B.A.Prog.
(2nd year) in the same college. Paramjeet
Kaur is a woman of strong emotions and
hopes. She has brought up her three
daughters on her own overcoming the
ordeals successfully .In addition, she is
highly obliged to the Principal Sir for aiding
her during the turmoil and allowing her
daughters to get educated in S.G.T.B.Khalsa
college.
Both his children are Khalsaites. The son is
currently pursuing his graduation and the
daughter being an alumnus of it. Whenever
he gets time at home, he utilizes it for
listening to music.
He is an enthusiastic and dedicated worker.
Also, he is excited about his coming years as
he will diligently serve Khalsa College till
2023.
Compiled by
Parminder Kaur Narang, Asst. Prof. Zoology
Mohsina Ghayas, B.A (H) English 3rd Year
Kanika Gupta, B.A (H) English 3rd Year
Her message to the students is: “Cherish
your dreams fully and strive hard to
accomplish them completely”.
My three years in Khalsa
As I bid adieu to my alma mater, I get goose
pimples all over my body reflecting on the
years gone by.
My first memory is of July 16, 2008 as I entered
the college gates nervous about ragging.
Luckily for me ragging was a memorable
experience, an inter-action with seniors.
I was taught by competent teachers from all
four science departments. They helped me
understand the basic concepts of science
subjects, regularly in class and in my studies.
I lived life to the full in college, participating in
many extra-curricular activities and winning
many laurels. At Lunch time we shared food
we brought from home. Often we indulged
ourselves and ate mouth-watering street
food, bhelpuri, sevpuri, and maggi noodles.
We had joy, we had fun, seasons in the sun.
Mani Gautam, B.Sc. Life Science 3rd Year
Atbir Singh
Lab attendant Botany
An alumnus of
C h a u d h a r y C h a ra n
Singh University
(Meerut) in Agricultural
Science, he joined
S.G.T.B Khalsa College
on 22nd January, 1985 as
a lab attendant and got
promoted as a lab assistant in 1997.
He considers his department as his second
home which include responsibilities from
computer related work to taking care of the
apparatus. He also loves to help students in
their project work by providing them proper
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Differently Abled
People who overcome all odds...rather courageous
Akhilesh
Assistant Professor (Ad hoc)
Department of English
Maxwell Maltz has very well said, “ when you
believe you can… you can !!”
.This is also very well proved
by people like Mr. Akhilesh,
who because of his strong
determination has achieved
considerable success. In
spite of his blindness, he has
still managed to be a part of
the Faculty of English in
S.G.T.B. Khalsa College. He
has a great deal of positive
attitude towards life.
Akhilesh sir has started teaching from
February'2009. He has great fascination for
literature as he believes; it teaches plenty of
things, including the understanding of human
behavior. He has done his B.A.Hons in English
from Shyam Lal College of Delhi University; his
masters from Hansraj College and M.Phil from
again Delhi University.
His colleagues, the other members of the
faculty are all very supportive to him. His keen
interest in academics has led him to pursue his
Ph.D from the University of Delhi. The topic for
his doctorate is "Across the Border
Representation; Imaging Revolution in the
Writings of selected Female Authors of France
and England in 1790".
Akhilesh hails from Ghazipur in eastern Uttar
Pradesh. His father works as an assistant
engineer in the Irrigation Department of the
Government of Uttar Pradesh. He has one
younger brother, who is pursuing a B.Ed degree
as he wants to become a school teacher.
Like many young men in the country, Akhilesh is
passionately fond of cricket. His favourite
cricketer is Sachin Tendulkar. Akhilesh's hobby is
listening to cricket commentaries and sports
news on All India Radio (AIR).
When he joined college, he used to stay in
Mansarover Hostel. But he has now opted for
rented accomodation and stays in a one room
set in the Mall Apartments.
Food is a major problem for Akhilesh. For
dinner, a private caterer provides him with tiffin.
However breakfast or lunch is either at the
college canteen or at the Arts Faculty where he
is doing research.
A young man with a philosophic temperament
he is quite irked at the double standards of
society. He says that people claim that visually
challenged men and women are normal and
should be treated as equals. However the
reality is different. The visually challenged have
few friends as most people are just formal and
polite and not very friendly.
Sarabhjit Singh
M.A.(Final) Punjabi
Well, if you are looking for a perfect story of a
fighter, then you have chosen the right column
to read. “Sarabhjit Singh” of our college is a
person with high spirits, a fighter and a survivor
above all.
Born on 18 September, 1986 in Delhi, his life had
been a continuous struggle since then. The
problem related to his legs was by birth only
which led to a lot of difficulties for his parents.
He got his first operation done at the age of five,
which was successful to a large extent, but his
education suffered a lot due to this ordeal.
However his parents were supportive of him
throughout the low phase his life.
After doing 10 and 12 from correspondence, he
got admitted in B.A. (Hons) Punjabi . And then
started his real hardships as he did not know
how to write Punjabi. But Jaswinder Kaur and
Gurdeep Kaur supported
him and inculcated in him
the seeds of patience.
Although he was reluctant to
go for MA(Punjabi) , but
Jaswinder Kaur, Manjeet
Singh, Dr. Vinita
and
Gurdeep Kaur encouraged
him to take the challenge.
Now he is in MA(Final)
Punjabi and wants to take
teaching as a career.
He considers himself blessed to have met such a
nice lot of people in his life.
We salute his combative spirits and wish him all
the success in his life.
Compiled by :
Mohsina Ghayas, B.A (H) English 3rd Year
Vartika Srivastava , B.A (H) English 2nd Year
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Add-On Courses in Khalsa
P.G. Diploma in Forensic Science
Dr. G.S. Sodhi, Co-ordinator
The Forensic Science Unit conducts a oneyear PG Diploma (Forensic Science) course.
In the 2010-2011 session, it organized an
inaugural lecture entitled, Crime Scene
Management by Professor Mukesh Kumar
Thakkar, from Department of Forensic
Science, Punjabi University, Patiala on
September 29, 2010. Ms. Vimlesh Yadav,
Assistant Commissioner of Police (North
Delhi Zone) delivered a plenary lecture on
Police Power of Investigation on December
12, 2010
The students participated in a seminar
entitled, Savvy Science of Forensics,
organized by Shaheed Rajguru College of
Applied Sciences for Women, Delhi
University on November 11, 2010. A visit to
Delhi State Forensic Science Laboratory was
arranged for the students on January 19,
2011.
For the project work concerning forensic
analysis of soil samples along the banks of
Sutlej River and its canals visits to different
regions of Punjab were organized for
sampling.
Students of forensic science lifting footprints;
a part of crime scene management
Web Journalism & Sports Economics and
Marketing
Dr Smita Mishra , Co-ordinator
No one turns a star overnight. Only when one
learns through experience and grows with his
understanding, then only we make better of
ourselves. What you achieve in life is not always
grand. Getting an appreciation for your class
reports, an applaud after a good presentation,
what an achievement to get 7-8 comments on
your blog post, getting the first cheque of Rs.
400 for participating in Doordarshan
programmes, developing an aptitude for
managing events, lastly and the most important
of all keeping the ability to be called as “web
journalist” or Sports professionals in the near
future, these are the few achievements of
students of WEB JOURNALISM and SPORTS
ECONOMICS AND MARKETING.
The course was centered around building
intellectual capabilities of the students in
respect to new media and sports management.
The students of web journalism got familiar
Visit to the Delhi State Forensic Science Laboratory
Banks of Sutlej River from where soil samples were
collected for forensic analysis
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with blogging, video making, camera handling,
movie production, public communication, they
were also imparted sessions on personality
development, internet usage and it's
technicalities were also dealt upon. Sports
Economics and Marketing classroom lectures
were more an experience sharing platforms for
Professional experts from field of sports in
different work areas of media (production,
Bahnot (4th Umpire). L.S. Bajpeyi, Pratyush
Ghosh, K. S. Kang (AIR), Dr S. K. Lau (Limca Book
of Records),Dr. Vijay Kumar Malhotra
(Microsoft), Praveen singh (Dalal Street)
Rishabh Sharma from Live India K. K. Jha from
Mahatma Gandhi Institute, Mauritius, Rajbir
Singh (WU SHU coach) Sonal Sena, Equal
Oppurtunity Cell, S.D. Tripathy, Mr. Aatish
Parashar (Indraprastha University), Shantanu
Mishra (p7 news channel), LS Rawat (DD
Sports)Mr.RamPrakash Dwivedi (Ambedkar
college),Anupam Kumar from Nai Duniya,Anil
Pandey (Sunday Indian) shared their expertise
with students. College faculty Novy Kapadia Dr.
Nachiketa Singh, , Dr. P.D. Sharma, Mr. Saikat
Ghosh, Kuljeet Singh, Dharmendra Kumar and
Dr Asad Ahmad also associated themselves with
the students during the course .
Gwalior visit- a trip full of learning and
entertainment
The students went to sports university LNUPE
Gwalior to attend National Convention on
sports. The students of both courses got an
opportunity to attend National Convention on
Sports at LNUPE in Gwalior and even got a
chance to show off their talents in poster
making.On the last day of the stay, SEM team
and university's team from Department of
sports management had a cricket match in a
healthy and friendly spirit. The event was well
organised and ended on happy and proud note
presenting, broadcasting and marketing),
marketing, event management, sports
management, sports manufacturing, Sports
lawyers and sports persons themselves.
Throughout the course report making, taking
interviews, making videos became a day-to-day
activity. In respect to field work, students
covered cultural festivals like Akhyan and
Dastkar. From the fundamentals to the
professional knowledge, in a span of 3 months,
was an achievement in itself. By the end of this
course students will definitely carry the capacity
to be a part of the Media and Sports world.
SPEAKERSThe students of WEB JOURNALISM & S.E.M. had
sessions with different speakers who gave
technical knowledge as well as the subject
knowledge of journalism and sports.SEM
Course designer Arjun J.chaudhuri was the main
strength of the course who taught the
fundamentals of Sports Economics to the
students.Prof. Vashini Sharma gave session on
telemarketing and use of language. Mr. Somitra
Bose from E.S.P.N gave detailed lectures on New
Media and Media convergence.Mr. Pawan
Koundal taught the students on camera
handling, photo assessing, different techniques
used in making of videos and films and lastly on
shooting.Mr. Prateek Sinha(HT)Biswajit
Bhattacharya (DD News) S. S. Bhakku, Dr.
Amarnath Amar (Doordarshan), Mr. Raman
as SEM team won!
Doordarshan: Great Learning Experience
During this course, the students attended
several chat shows at doordarshan like the
popular Meri Baat and Youth Express. The
students learned the production process
works,.The fear of students to speak on mike
when they are being watched by millions on TV,
slowly and gradually diminished.Above all, the
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panels of the shows consisted of highly talented
and well-known people of their field. .Not to
forget mentioning the high-tea party at the
residence of Air Chief Marshall-P.V. Naik. It was
an amazing experience for the students to be
with the warriors of the country and listening to
some of their interesting experiences.
International exposure in Media Centre of
PCST 2010
The students of Web Journalism and Sports,
Economics and Marketing were fortunate
enough to get an opportunity of working as a
part of Media Centre of PCST headed by Dr
Smita Mishra. Inaugurated by Mr. APJ Abdul
Kalam (former President of India)11th
International PCST conference was held at
PUSA, Delhi from 6th-10th December, 2010.
Scientists from the 50 countries participated in
the conference. Students interacted with many
eminent scientists .The exposure students got
through PCST gave a boost to their confidence
and will be helpful in their future.
The short tenure of the both of the courses
made students achieve much more than what
can be expected from a three month course.
They have been privileged enough to meet
people like Dr A P J Abdul Kalam and Air Chief
Marshall P. V Naik ,and got experience of
working at the media centre of International
PCST Conference,volunteering Delhi state
tournament organized by “DELHI AMATEUR
WUSHU ASSOCIATION”,attending Football and
Golf forum discussions.
Josh --Come Out and Play organized
Ist Batch of Sports and Economics Marketing
and Web Journalism(2009-10) students
organized a one day sports event “. Josh- come
out and play”.On this occasion panel discussion
was organised on Khelega har Koi, Jeetegi Dilli.
Saumitra Bose (Head of digital media, ESPN
mobile) . Arjun J Chaudhari (TV sports Anchor.
Akhilesh Jha (ICS ministry of petroleum) Prof
Avinash Singh (Advisor of CWG 2010)
underlined the importance of sports
economics. Eminent Journalist Rahul Dev gave
away the course certificates to the students. ,
Adding more colour to the event was the
different sport themed activities like - Junkyard,
Sports poetry , Arm Wrestling , Basketball –
3pointer shot, where students participated
from various colleges.
Reviews about Semester System
Semester System is the mode of examination which has been recently implemented in the colleges of
Delhi University after numerous controversies. We obtained the views of the science students. Below
are some glimpses…
Favour
Against
1. I give assent to the implementation of
semester system as it emphasize on uniform
learning throughout the year, provided it is
properly executed.
Subhrata Debhnath
B Sc. (Hons.) Zoology 1st Year
2. Semester system is reflective of the
changes in the professional life. In this manner it
updates the capacities of the university to equip
the students with the tools required in the
contemporary world.
Sakshi Singh, B Sc. (Hons.) Zoology 1st Year
3. Semester system fosters a sustained work
ethic which helps the students to bear with the
pressure and save last minute studies.
Madhur Pandey, Kushneet,
st
B Sc. (Hons.) Zoology 1 Year
1. Implementation of this system has been
disruptive and it imposes upon students the
syllabi that they cannot easily cope with. It also
flouts in its manner of execution the legal and
democratic instruments of the University.
Sohita Dhar, B Sc. (Hons.) Zoology 1st Year
2. This system dilutes the syllabi of most of the
courses sacrificing on the depth for breath and
expediency. For instance, it cuts out botany
from the course of B.Sc.(Hons) Zoology.
Shweta Kumari, Pooja Sherawat
B Sc. (Hons.) Zoology , 1st Year
3. The college experience covers all sorts of
activities. Semester system lays impetus upon
academics at the expense of a comprehensive
well rounded education.
Mamata , B Sc. (Hons.) Zoology , 1st Year
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Sports
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HANDBALL
the top 100 rankings of the AITA(All India Tennis
Association), which is a first for a player from
Khalsa. This year in November, he also helped
our tennis team win the team gold in the Lady
Shri Ram College annual sports festival. He was
also the player of the tournament both last year
and this year at LSR. He is a promising candidate
for a career in tennis at the national level. His
dedication and talent are matched by his
discipline in training.
The following eight players of our college
represented Delhi University in this academic
year and excelled too.
Ashok Jhakkar, B.A. (H) Eng. 3rd yr
Deepak Khatri, B.A. (H) Hindi 2nd yr
Sanjeev Bisnoi, B. Com (P) 1st yr
Harish Sharma, B.A. (P) 2nd yr
Shamsar Ahlawat, B.A. (P) 2nd yr
Sushant Mishra, B.A. (P) 1st yr
Deepak Ahlawati, B.A. (P) 1st yr
In the north-west zone, InterUniversity Matches held in Meerut,
Delhi University beat all other
teams and qualified for all India
university matches. Shamsar
Ahlawat and Deepak Ahlawati got the best
players award. Earlier they had represented
India in the 2010 Asiad Games in Guangzhou,
China.
Ashok Jhakkar, Deepak Khatri and Sushant
Mishra played a vital role in the final match in
which Deepak saved 2 shots and Ashok scored 4
consecutive goals at a crucial time.
2 Mukul Dagar-Cricket
Mukul, a talented all-rounder is in first year,
English (Hons). He is currently in the All India
under-19 cricket team, which is a big
achievement for any college student. Mukul has
played in the Ranji trophy match for Haryana.
He has represented Delhi University at the
Inter-University matches at Kanpur this year.
Also, Mukul has played for Railways. He may
pursue cricket further as an option if things
work out.
3 Dody Siregar-Tennis
Dody,a final year student of
Economics (Hons), is a tennis
player. He has consistently
performed in the inter-college
sports meets. This year at the LSR
sports festival, he helped the team win the
overall best team award along with Shadab
Khan. He is greatly inspired by his friend and
mentor Avishek Mistry. Dody wants to join
Delhi University as a tennis coach. He has plans
of settling in Delhi and continueinghis
association with Delhi University.
4 Shamsar Ahalawat- Handball
Shamsar has represented India in the 2010
Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. He is an
undergraduate student and has been a superb
handball player since school days. Shamsar has
also got the best player award in the North Zone
University event for his attacking handball skills.
Shamsar is one of the best handball players the
college has produced in recent years and excels
as a leader in our handball team, which is
amongst the best in the University.
Compiled by - Yash Singh, BBE 3rd year
& Ashok Jhakkar, B.A. (H) English 3rd year
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Basketball
After many years two of our players
represented Delhi University. They are Mukesh
Bishnoi and Vicky. Delhi University stood second
in north-west zone tournament and qualified
for all India University.
Vicky
Mukesh Bishnoi
Profiles of our outstanding sportsmen
1 Shadab Khan- Tennis
Shadab has been an ace tennis player for the
college since he joined the team. Now in his
second year, B. Com (P), Shadab has done the
college proud in the various inter-college events
as well as the University level. Shadab played at
the Inter-university level last year at Aligarh
University. He has also played at the all India
level in 2009. Shadab was recently broken into
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Distinguished Sportspersons of Khalsa College
S.No
BADMINTON
1
2
3
FOOTBALL
1
HANDBALL
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
HOCKEY
1
2
3
4
5
CRICKET
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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13
ATHLETICS
1
2
3
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BASKET BALL
1
2
3
KORF BALL
1
2
SWIMMING
1
LAWN TENNIS
1
Name
Class
Game level
Raunak Kapoor
Jayank
Kushagra
B.A(P)I
B.A(P) I
B.A(P) I
National, Delhi
National , Delhi
National , Delhi
Tanu (W)
B.Sc.(H)Zool.I
Delhi University/All India Univ.
Vikas Harit
Shamsher Singh
Deepak Ahlawat
Sushant
Harish
Deepak Khatri
Ashok Jakhar
Sanjeev Bishnoi
B.A(P) III
B.A(P) I
B.A(P) I
B.A(P) I
B.A(P) II
Hindi (H) II
Eng.(H) III
B.Com.(P) I
Delhi University
Delhi University/ Asian Games China:2010-11
Delhi University/ Asian Games China : 2010-11
Delhi University/ Asian Games China :2010-11
Delhi University
Delhi University
Delhi University
Delhi University
Rajiv Vaid
Piyush Upadhyay
Kanishk Sharma
Dhananjay Sharma
Amandeep Singh
B.Com.(P)III
B.A(P) II
B.A(P) II
BCom.(P) I
B.Com(H) I
DelhiUniversity
Delhi University/National
Delhi University
Delhi University
National, Delhi
Anshul Gupta
Vikram Dahiya
Amandeep Singh Sidhu
Mukul Dagar
Mannu Kapoor
Hemant Singh
Amitoj Singh
Milland
Mohit Sharma
Rahul Yadav
Yogesh Nagar
Harish
Akash Yadav
B.A(P) III
B.A(P) I
B.A(H) Hist. I
B.A. Eng. (H) I
B.A. Hindi (H) I
B.A. Hindi (H) I
B.Com.(P) I
B.Com.(P) I
B.A.(P) II
B.A.(P) II
B.A.(P) II
Pol.Sc.(Hl I
B.A.(Pl I
Delhi University /Delhi U-22
Delhi Unlversity
Delhi University
Delhi University/Ranji Trophy/ India U- 19
Delhi University
Delhi University/Railways U-22
Delhi University/Punjab U-22
Delhi University/Ranji Trophy , Delhi
Ranji Trophy/ India U-19
Ranji Trophy/India U-22
Ranji Trophy/India U-22
Ranji Trophy / Railways U-19
India U- 19
Samod
Arun
Nitin Rathi
Sanjeev Rathi
Rahul Singh
Kupan (W)
B.A.[Hl Hindi I
B.A.(H) Hindi I
B.A.(P) II
B.A.[P) I
B.A.(Pl I
M.A.Hindi Pre.
Delhi University
Delhi University
All India Inter University II position, Javelin Throw
All India Inter University 1st Position, Hammer Throw
Delhi University
Nationals, Delhi
Mukesh Bishnoi
Vicky Bansal
Saurabh Rathi
M.Com.Pre.
B.A.(Pl I
B.A.(P) I
Delhi University
Delhi University
National s, Delhi
Saurabh Rathi
Mukesh Bishnoi
B.A.(P) I
M.Com.Pre.
Delhi University /Nationals, Delhi
Delhi University
Parth Gupta
B.Com.(H) I
Delhi University/ Nationals, Delhi
Shaddab Khan
B.Com.[Pl II
Delhi University/Nationals, Delhi
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ACADEMIC SOCIETIES
Secretary
Joint Secretary
SCIENCES
Aakriti
Ms. Anjana Sagar was the Convener; Dr.
Surinder Kaur, Treasurer and other staff
members of the society were Dr. Sukhbir Kaur
and Dr. Inderdeep Kaur.
The Zoological Society
The inaugural function of the Zoological society
was held on 29th, Sept. 2010. Dr Veenu Bhasin,
PGDAV College was invited to deliver a lecture
on recursion mathematics. Recursion in
mathematics and computer science, is a
method of defining an infinite statement using
finite components. The term is also used more
generally to describe a process of repeating
objects in a self-similar way. In the new era as
the students are studding interdisciplinary
subjects it was an eye opening lecture for the
students. The lecture was highly appreciated
as it has a direct application in life science,
evolution and population ecology For instance
one's parents are one's ancestors as the base
step and the parents of one's ancestors are
also one's ancestors (recursion step)
The
lecture was followed by announcing the office
bearers for the academic year 2010 -2011.
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
Joint Secretary
-
Garima Anand
Shefali
The society organized its Inaugural Function on
the 26 August, 2010. Prof. A. K. Bhatnagar,
delivered an informative talk on 'Climate
Changes'. The lecture was well received by the
students, as reflected in the enthusiastic
discussion. It was followed by light refreshment.
On 16 September, 2010, the society celebrated
'Ozone Day' in the department. Students from
various departments actively participated in
events such as Slogan Writing, Poster Making,
Written Quiz, Just a minute, Crossword Quiz.
On 30 September, 2010 the society organized a
Fresher's Party to welcome the new students of
the department. Amidst dance and music Mr.
Fresher and Ms. Fresher were selected.
In the third week of September, an educational
tour to Panchvati was organized for the second
and third year students by Dr. Inderdeep Kaur
who was accompanied by Dr. Surinder Kaur. The
students came back after a refreshing
experience with nature and the flora of Tropical
regions. A Valedictory function and a farewell to
the outgoing B.Sc. (H) Botany 3rd year.
Prince Ravesh
Varunika
Berkha
Shashi Shekhar Anand
Sweta Suhag
Ayush
On 28th October Dr. Chris Cane, director of
Taught Post Graduate Programmes, from
University of Leicester delivered a lecture on
advances in Biological sciences, Global
opportunities and challenges. He exposed the
students to various options of higher education
and fellowships after graduation.
The Impulse
Physics & Electronics Society
The Physics and Electronics Society after
electing the office bearers organised a series of
stimulating programs.
Prakriti
The Botanical Society
Prof T.R.Sheshadri,one of the leading
cosmologists of India delivered a series of
seven lectures to our undergraduate students
on “
Introduction to Cosmology”. His lecture
The activities of Botanical Society 'PRAKRITI'
started with the election of the officer bearers
for the year 2010-2011.
President
Prince Ravesh
Vice - President
Arjun Toppo
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series motivated our students to participate
in the INDIGO workshop on Gravitational
Wave Astronomy in the Department of Physics,
University of Delhi.Many of our students
successfully completed the workshop and have
been invited to apply for summer projects by
the LIGO,
the international project,
at CALTECH,
California,
USA.
An interesting lecture by Dr Kapilaranjan of JNU
on “
Experimentations in Soft Condensed
Matter” an upcoming branch in physics was
delivered on Sept. 25, 2010. He is also a
former Physics (H) student of our college
who did his Masters from IIT, Kanpur and
Ph.
D.
from Georgia Tech.
Further,a renowned scientist,an achiever of
Young Scientist Award,Dr D S Rawal,Scientist
in SSPL,Delhi presented a popular talk on Oct.
28,
2010
on “
High Frequency Devices” which
was followed by an interesting film “Einstein
and Edington”.
Catanation
The Chemical Society
A plenary talk on the topic "Chemistry
Education in 21st century" was organised on 01
March 2011 in Chemistry Department by Head,
Department of Chemistry, Prof A.K. Bakhshi.
Students were highly motivated and actively
participated in the talk.
LANGUAGES
Hindi Sahitya Sabha
Orientation Programme was held in July
followed by elections. The following III year
students were elected : Lalit Kumar,
President, Gurpreet Kaur, Vice-President,
Khusboo Abrol, Secretary. On 18 August to
celebrate Independence Day a poetry,
speech, slogan & creative writing
competitions were held. A play on Kargil
written & directed by Lalit was also staged
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on that day.
To celebrate Hindi Divas on 14 September a
programme was organised alongwith
Dainik Jagran in which there were 49
participants from 29 different college &
departments. On 20 September freshers
welcome party was held and Abhishek was
selected Mr. Fresher and Manjeet Kaur as
Ms. Fresher. Vinay entertained the crowd
with some breathtaking, Break Dance
performances.
On 31 January, 2011 Republic Day and
Baisakhi were jointly celebrated with a
poetry competition and a debate on
present day teaching patterns.
On 5 February a unique alumni meet of
Hindi students of Khalsa College was held at
the college premises. There was an
overwhelming response and students from
1986 - 2010 joined on the occasion &
promised all help to college. This is the first
time an alumni meet of a single subject has
been held in Delhi University.
A competition on Fiction criticism was held
between II and III year students in which II
year students won an Jitender a Hockey
player got the best participant award.
Following got prizes in inter college
competitions :
Antakshri - Sanjay, Urvashi & Sudhakar
Poetry competition - Sudhakar
Folk song - Gurpreet Kaur, Manjeet Kaur,
Amandeep and Manpreet
Junkyard - Rithim and Amandeep
Creative Writing - Ravi
Table competition - Sanjay Bakshi
Many students participated in National
conferences and got special mention at
PGDAV College and Sri Guru Nanak Dev
Khalsa College. A picnic, farewell party and a
lecture on AIDS shall also be organised
Dr. Veena Agrawal, Convenor
SOCIAL SCIENCES
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Ankur
Daastan
History
The Dramatics Society
In The Mirror of Theatre
Ankur, the College Theatre Society, had its
platter full this year, despite the many
disruptions that have so far marked Delhi
University's cultural calendar. As its staffadvisor for the fifth-year running, I take pride in
the purposeful and fun-loving students who
made up a team considered to be among the
best in the University. Our leading production
Bazaar, a street play mobilizing the issue of
human trafficking to explore the diverse
pathologies of our contemporary lives, won the
best play award at IIT Kanpur. Since then, it has
featured in the honours lists of most intercollege competitions this year. Jasmeet Kaur
Khanuja, Ullas Samrat and Simranjit Singh have
designed and directed the play which has so far
been performed twenty-six times in various
competitions and festivals. Care and insight
mark their efforts in composing the action and
preparing the actors physically and emotionally
for their roles. Rated among the best
productions of Ankur, Bazaar brought us great
appreciation from institutions like the National
School of Drama and Jamia Millia Islamia.
The preparation for this play was a testy and
difficult one. Due to the uncertain progress of
the academic session and the inconveniences
cause by repairs and renovations in college
infrastructure, rehearsals were an ofteninterrupted phenomenon. As dates for the
performances drew near, late evenings at work
became the order of the day for Ankurians. The
larger context of a farce building up around the
Commonwealth Games became the basis for
this year's inaugural production Khel-Khel
Mein, a Brecht-inspired dark comedy about the
feigned sanctity of the Games and the hilarious
faux pas committed by its unscrupulous
organizers. It was performed at many public
conventions where its audiences were
generous with their applause and support for
the play. Eleven performances at diverse sites in
the city yielded a spectrum of rich experiences
that not only boosted the confidence of
Ankurians but also guided our further efforts.
Ankur decided to concentrate on street theatre
Observer Research Foundation (A National
Think Tank to influence public policy
formulation) in collaboration with the Delhi
University conducted the third summer
workshop for undergraduate students of Delhi
University from 17 May to 2 June 2010. The
theme of this year's workshop was
“Contemporary Challenges and the Making of
Public Policies”. Total of 22 students of different
streams of colleges took part in the workshop.
Five students from Department of History and
one from Political Science Department of our
college were selected and participated in the
workshop.
The workshop was inaugurated by the Vice
Chancellor of Delhi University, Prof. Deepak
Pental. The workshop schedule included two
lectures daily in the forenoon. In the afternoons
on each day, students worked in groups to
prepare their project reports. Four groups were
formed and each group was guided by a mentor
in the completion of a concise project on a
specific public policy issue. On the concluding
day of the workshop, i.e., 2 June 2010, students
got the opportunity to present their work. The
project assignments and presentations were
evaluated by jurors from DU and ORF, and the
groups were suitably rewarded during the
valedictory session of the workshop.
The first group which won the first prize of Rs.
10,000/- included Ankit Arvind, Meenal Dharia
and Sheetal Digari from History, SGTB Khalsa
College. The groups securing second and third
position also had History students from our
college namely Shalini, Nitish and Nilesh.
The valedictory session of the workshop was
chaired by Mr. M. Rasgotra, President, ORF
Centre for International Affairs and a former
Foreign Secretary. The chief guest was Mr. Abid
Hussain, a former Secretary, Government of
India, Indian Ambassador to the US and Trustee,
ORF. He said the knowledge gained through the
workshop will add to the information which
students have already gained, and that this
gives them the chance of examining some ideas
which were not critically examined before.
Dr. Shalin Jain
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*Aanchal, BA(H.) Economics 1st year, won two
consolation prizes.
Abhishek Kapoor, BA(H.) English 3rd year, won
prize for the Best Delegate and Abhishek with
Yash, BBE 3rd year, won the Best Delegation
prize in Kamla Nehru College(MUN) and higher
commendation award in Lady Shri Ram College
and Delhi School of Economics for Model
United Nation(MUN).
Every week an hour of discussion was held in the
college premises under the supervision of our
vice president Parandeep Singh and joint
secretary Akshmin Makkar. We got regular
support from our convenor Prof. Asad Ahmad
who enhanced our knowledge from time to
time on various political and social issues. I am
thankful to all the society members for their
dedication and support which helped the
society to reform itself in the new era of debates
Saket, President, DADS
this year and study as well as execute its forms
closely. The results are encouraging and reflect
the sense of curiosity and adventure with which
the student-members of Ankur have worked
and performed. Like every year, Ankur
celebrated its achievements by organizing the
Annual Drama Competition, Pratyaksh, as part
of the College Cultural Festival Lashkara 2011,
in February. An event full of pomp and cheer, it
showcased the twelve best plays produced by
the Delhi University colleges.
Saikat Ghosh, Convenor
DADS
Debating & Discussion Society
The year 2010-2011 proved to be much
successful in terms of the performance of DADS
(Debate and Discussion Society) of SGTB Khalsa
College. A talk show was also organised by the
society on 'the role of median in modern
society'. Regular weekly discussions were also
held in the college premises to provide up-todate knowledge to the students.
On 15th November ,2010, a talk was organised
on 'Sensationalisation and Projection of hypes
by the Media'. Three eminent media
personalities from both visual and print mediaNeeraj Rajput from Aaj Tak and Akansha Pare of
Indian Outlook spoke on it. After the talk, an
interactive discussion session was held in which
various questions were raised by the students
especially on the projection of false news by the
media.
*The award for best interjector was given to
Ankit Arvind, BA(H.) History 2nd year of SGTB
Khalsa College .
st
*Prashant Solanki, B Sc(H.) Physics 1 year and
st
Upal Majhi ,B Sc(H.) Physics 1 year, took part in
debates organised by Culture Council, Delhi
University.
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*Sumit and Lokesh , both of B Sc(H.) Physics 1
year, participated in many inter-college Hindi
debates held in colleges like Satyawati, Gargi,
SRCC, etc.
*Chahat Walia, BA(H.) Economics 1st year, won
the second prize in a debate held in an
engineering college.
*Prerna and Digvijay , both of BA(H.) Economics
1st year, participated in debates organised by
Miranda House, Hindu and Kirori Mal College.
ANHAD
Divinity Society
Anhad, the divinity society of Sri Guru Tegh
Bahadur Khalsa College gives a unique
opportunity to the students to explore their
spiritual sides. Through the various activities
organized by the society; the students are
enlightened about religious history and culture.
The first event of the year 2010-2011 was a quiz
competition on Sri Guru Harkrishan Sahib ji
(24th September 2010). The students
participated enthusiastically as it was also a
knowledgeable session for the participants as
well as the audience. In addition, a written quiz
was conducted on 11 November 2010 on Sri
Guru Granth Sahib ji. Further, students of the
society and the kirtan team participated in
various inter college competitions and won
laurel for the college.
Gurjeet Kaur (Political Science Hons. III year)
and Bhavleen Kaur (Chemistry hons. I year)
bagged the first position in 'Gurbaani Recitation
Competition' at Mata Sundri College (28th
October 2010). Gurjeet Kaur also won a
consolation prize in 'Punjabi Poetry recitation'
at Dyal Singh evening college. Harkirat Kaur
(English Hons. III Year) and (President of Divinity
nd
Society) bagged the 2 position in 'Punjabi
Poetry Recitation' at Dyal Singh Evening College
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and the 1 prize in Kavita competition at Mata
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Sundri College's annual fest 'Sarang'. Gurjeet
Kaur and Rajvinder Kaur (Punjabi Hons. 2nd
nd
year) won 2 prize as a team in 'Guru Nanak
Paper Reading Competition'; topic was Baba
Banda Singh Bahadur at Mata Sundri College.
Our college kirtan team participated in various
nd
inter college competitions winning the 2 prize
rd
at Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College and 3 prize
at Guru Nanak Foundation. The Divinity Society
celebrates Gurupurab with great vigor every
year. Martyrdom of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur ji is
celebrated as college 'Founders Day'; this year it
was celebrated on 23 November 2010.
College students whole heartedly participated
in 'Nagar Kirtan' as well. Students went to
Nagar Kirtan organized by DSGPC (Delhi Sikh
Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee) on the
auspicious occasion of Guru Nanak Dev ji's
Parkash Purab and Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib ji's
'Shahidipurab'. This year society organized a
day trip to various historical Gurudwara's of
th
Delhi (5 February 2010). It was an enriching
experience for the students as their gained
historical knowledge and about their rich
heritage. The society even organized a Kirtan
competition on college's annual Fest 'Lashkara'.
Five college teams participated in this
competition and 1st position was bagged by Sri
Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College. The event was
successful and brought kudos to the society.
Harkirat Kaur, President
Jaspreet Singh, Harman Singh and Jaspreet
Singh deserve to be applauded for their team
spirit, sportsmanship and perseverance, which
is reflected in their flawless performances. Last
but certainly not the least, the team thanks its
drummer Amit without whom the
performances would not be what they were and
also Dr. Harbans Singh who arranged the
dreams
Dr. Harbans Singh
YOUTH ACTIVITIES
N.C.C.
National Cadet Corps
Continuing the highest tradition of serving the
nation. This year also N. C. C. Cadets of Khalsa
College contributed significantly towards it
under the supervision of S. U 0. Nakul Ashish
Pant. The biggest achievement this year was
actively participating in XIX CWG 2010 Delhi, as
volunteers. Cadets Lovepreet Singh, Chandan
Kumar, Chander Shekher Yadav, Abbas Ali Hor,
Prabhat Kumar, Naveen Kumar and many more
were deployed along with security personals as
a security assistant. Cadets got exposure to the
global community and their performance was
praise worthy.
Five (5) cadets of Khalsa College NCC under the
leadership of S. U 0. Nakul Ashish Pant attended
National Integration camp organized at
Belapur- Orissa and they were awarded the best
directorate representing Delhi which is a major
achievement as well as a record in itself Their
achievement was highly praised by DDG Delhi
Directorate Brigadier A.K. Singar.
Dedicating themselves to the service of society
at large number of NCC cadets of Khalsa college
donated blood at the blood donation camp held
at group headquarters. Cadet Shivam Kaushik
attended the Rock Climbing and training camp
held at Bihar. Twenty eight cadets attended
Army Attachment camp held at Meerut Cantt.
This year 10 students are appearing in 'C'
Certificate exam and 80 students in 'B'
Certificate exam of NCC organized by Ministry of
Defence Govt. of India.
One of our cadets Mohd. Naushad has been
selected for OTA Chennai through SSB as officer
in the Indian Army.
Lt. (Dr.) Gurinder Singh
Folk Dance
Bhangra Team
Our College's Bhangra team was considered
the best in Delhi University this academic
session. The team participated in nine
competitions this year, and won laurels for the
college in seven of them. They were adjudged
the best team in Mata Sundri College, SGND
Khalsa College and Keshav Mahavidyala. The
team were awarded second prizes in Dyal Singh
College and three other colleges.
We thanks coaches Mr. Gurmeet Singh and Mr.
Lakhwinder Singh for their hard work and
dedication which enabled the team to excel this
year.
The squad appreciated the efforts of the captain
Baljinder Singh and Vice-captain Jagpreet Singh.
The team consisting of Gurdeep Singh, Navjot
Singh, Amandeep Singh, Mandeep Singh,
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4. Indigo airlines
5. Genpact
6. Ernst & Young
7. Max Bupa Health Insurance
8. Eyebridge Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
9. Indian Infoline
10. HDFC (Standard Life)
The above companies recruited a total of
hundred students from the college across all
courses. Apart from the above companies, a few
publication houses also volunteered to come
over to our campus and recruit students from
language courses.
Moreover some college students got shortlisted
by companies like Genpact and Ranbaxy
through off campus, Central Placement Cell,
Delhi University.
This success could not have been possible
without the hard work and cooperation of our
Students Placement Team membersPrateek: B.Com (Hons) 3rd Year
Preksha: B.A Economics (Hons) 2nd year
Pragya Madan, Coordinator
N.S.S.
National Social Service
During the academic year 2010-2011, more
than three hundred volunteers from various
courses joined the NSS unit of the college. The
following activities were taken up during the
year 2010-11:
*Medical Health check-up (routine) and
Chitrakala Pratiyogita in collaboration with
the NGO GYANODAYA were conducted in Sept.
2010 and Feb. 2011 respectively. Our volunteers
joined enthusiastically in the Queen Baton
st
Relay at Sri Rahabganj Sahib Gurudwara on 21
October 2010.
*In collaboration with a NGO, SURE a training
programme of trainers was conducted for two
days in October ,2010 and the follow-up of this
th
programme was conducted on 19 November
,2010. The final review programme on All-India
basis was conducted at Jamia Millia Islamia
University in January 2011.
Almost all the volunteers of the NSS Unit
participated in these activities with great
enthusiasm. The Red Cross Society of India
organised a one day blood donation camp in the
th
memory of Sri Guru Nanak Devji on March 9
2011 for which there were more than 100
donors.
Dr. H. V. Jhamb (NSS Programme Officer)
Dr. Nagesh Nath Das (NSS Programme Officer)
STAFF ASSOCIATION
Teaching
Tough brains to crack + simple brains to
understand + mutual understanding = Staff
association of SGTB Khalsa College
This is the mathematical representation of the
staff association of Khalsa College. The above
equation clearly implicates a strong bonding
among the teaching faculty of Khalsa College.
There may be difference of opinions on various
matters, but these differences are taken as food
for thought in a constructive way. In fact,
without the difference of opinions the creativity
dies. Thus our strength is this food for thought
that binds us constructively.
When the session 2010-11 began, the struggle
of the Delhi University's teaching faculty against
the forceful thrusting of semester system and
illegal ways of its implementation was already in
full throttle. It had begun in the previous session
2009-10. The former Vice-chancellor Prof.
Deepak Paintal in his last days of office was bent
upon implementing the semester system at the
under graduate level. There were strikes,
marches, dharnas etc. led by DUTA . There were
Placement Cell
S.G.T.B Khalsa College, Delhi University has a
long history of delivering well qualified and well
versed students belonging to different
course/fields. Our students have no doubt
proven to be indispensable assets to the
companies/ organizations they get placed with.
They are prospering in academics, research
organizations, government institutions and
corporate sector both in India and abroad. The
college takes great pleasure and privilege to
inform that the placement program 2010-2011
has indeed been a great success.
Our career partners during this academic year
have been1. IBM Daksh
2. Teach for India (NGO)
3. IDP Education
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seminars, discussions, meetings at various
platforms. Our staff association went hand in
hand with DUTA. Whether it was a march or a
strike or a thought provoking discussion, the
representation of our teachers was in large
numbers. We all were fighting for a common
cause that would have benefitted the student
fraternity at large. Almost, all teachers of
college fought for this common cause, a
remarkable achievement.
Amidst this turbulence of the semester system,
one healthy tradition was propping up in the
staff room of our college. This was regarding the
staff association executive elections. With Dr.
G.S. Sodhi as election officer many teachers
were encouraged to fill nomination forms for
different posts of the executive. There were a
record number of nominations filed. The
elections for this purpose had not taken place
for a long period of time. But this time elections
took place for each and every post of the
executive, be it the chairperson, the secretary,
or the executive body. A record no. of teachers
came out to vote.
This session we lost two of our dedicated faculty
members, Dr. Satinder Kaur of the Zoology
department and Ms. Praveen Kaur Sawhney of
the Sports department. We would miss them
and remember them fondly in the years ahead.
Mr. Anil Sethi of the Economics Department
retired on the 31 October after his
superannuation. Dr. Manjeet Sethi of the
English department had taken voluntary
retirement in the beginning of this session. Both
were given a warm send off in Jan. 2011.
Last but not the least, on behalf of my
chairperson Dr. Gurmeet Kaur, ViceChairperson Dr. Gurvinder Kaur, the treasurerMr. Virender Mehra and all the executive
members, I thank all my colleagues who gave us
a chance to serve the association I thank
principal Dr. Jaswinder Singh and Vice-Principal
S. Jaspal Singh for supporting & guiding us.
Daljeet I.P.Singh, Secretary, Staff Association
Rishipal Singh, Secretary worked for the welfare
of the association during the year 2010 up to the
best of its abilities. During the year, Mr.
Gurmeet Singh Sawhney, T.A. Museum retired
in the month of Sept., 2010. Mr. Nasib Singh,
Gestetner Operator and S. Harbhajan Singh, Sr.
Asstt. (Accounts) also retired on attaining the
age of 60 years. The association organized a well
attended function in the college staff room for
bidding adieu to these employees on
31.12.2010. As per Diwali and other festivals
were celebrated.
Annual Election of the association was held in
the first week of Feb., 2011I and the following
Office Bearers were elected.
S. Kanwal Bir Singh, President, S. Amarjit Singh
Chahal, Secretary, S. Jagjit Singh,Vice-President,
S. Tejinder Singh, Jt. Secretary and S.Gurmeet
Singh as Treasurer of the Association. S.
Harmeet Singh Ghai and Sh. Ramesh Kumar
Dubey were nominated as Working Committee
members for DUKU. S. Jasbir Singh of Botany
Department was elected Management
Committee Member of Delhi University Cooperative Store with highest votes in the
elections held in August, 2010. Further, S Jasbir
Singh has also been the Treasurer of the Delhi
University Laboratory Staff Association.
The new team organized a get-together and
celebrated Lohri Festival.
Amarjit Singh Chahal, Secretary
Library
The college library named as Mata Gurji library
who was the mother of our 10th Guru Gobind
Singh ji. The library is fully automated. Library
facilities like searching, issue/return of books
are computerized. Library memberships cum
college identity card are prepared in the library
in machine-readable form.
Opac (online public access catalogue) is in the
library for use of staff/students to quickly access
the books. Shortly Web Opac will start to classify
our library books on internet. Gate security
check systems operated in both science and
general library to check the circulation of books.
College library possesses the finest collection of
reading material among the various institutions
on the university campus. It is equipped with
Non-Teaching
Khalsa (Morning) Non-Teaching Staff
Association has been formed to look after the
welfare of more than 100 of its members. The
team lead by S. Jasbir Singh, President and S.
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1,38,000 books of all disciplines, catering to the
academic needs of not only 2500 students on
the roll of the college and also many research
scholars and academicians from Delhi
university. The library subscribes to numerous
magazine, periodicals and newspapers for the
benefit of the staff and students. Students aid
fund section for economically weaker students
provide textbooks for the whole academic year.
The annual general budget of the college is Rs.
Twelve lacs. The library reading room is fully airconditioned and can accommodate 150
members with a separate section for teaching
staff. Sixteen CCTV cameras along with control
systems are installed in the library to monitor
the activities of students to maintain discipline
in the whole library. With implementation of
semester system a special reference section has
been added for 1st year students.
Jaspal Singh, Prof. Assistant
memory of his wife Mrs Sharda Trivedi to
financially, help the meritorious and deserving
students in Mathematics and Science stream.
Three students - Gulshan of B.Sc (H) from
Botany, Sanjay of Zoology and Ajay Bassi of
Physics were selected for this scholarship.
2 R.K. Dham scholarship: Sponsored by S. P.S.
Dham in the memory of his wife for the
deserving students from economics, sports or
divinity. This year the award goes to Harkirat
Kaur B A (H) English 3rd year, excellent
performance in divinity and Vinod Gattani of
B.A. (H) Economics 2nd year for academics.
3 Gagandeep and Harpreet Singh memorial
Scholarship: Sponsored by Mr. Jagjit Singh of
Chemistry department in the memory of his
sons for deserving and meritorious students.
Ashmeet Singh of B.Sc. (H) Chemistry was
selected for Harpreet Singh memorial award
and Shrish Agnihotri of M.Sc (P) for Gagandeep
Singh memorial award.
4 Alka Raj Memorial scholarship: Contributed
by the faculty members of Eco. department in
the memory of a talented brave student, Alka
Raj of Economics (H). The year Sonali Kaur
Mokha, the second topper in B.A. (H)
Economics 2nd year was selected for this award.
5 Sardar Gurbax Singh memorial Award: The
best student of the college in sports Vikram
Batra of B.Com (H) 2nd year, who represented
Delhi University in Inter university basketball
tournament and secured 79.3% in his 1st year
annual examinations.
6 Smitha Menon Scholarship : Mr K
Sethumadhvan father of late Miss Smitha
Menon, has sponsored this award for the best
all round student of English Honours course.
This year Azeem Ahmed of B.A.(H) English 3rd
year got selected for this award.
7 Chemistry teachers award: Sponsored by the
Chemistry faculty members went to Sayma
Khatun of B.Sc.(H) 3rd year.
8 Neeraj Vohra Scholarship: Sponsored by the
parents of the late Neeraj Vohra a B.Sc. Applied
Phy.l Science student of the college. Gurpreet
Singh Arora of B.Sc. Physical Science 3rd year
was selected for this scholarship.
Dr. Laxmi Narula
Convener, Students Welfare Committee
STUDENTS' WELFARE SOCIETY
The annual scholarship distribution function
was held on 27th November. 2010. Dr Bhurelal,
Chairman, Environment pollution control
Authority, Govt. of India was the chief guest.
Bhurelallji, is an alumnus of our college (1959 to
1962) represented Khalsa College in athletics.
He delivered an inspiring speech on Pawan
guru paani pita maata dharat mahat
Former principal, Dr.D.S.Claire Mr. K.
Sethumadhavan , sponsor of Smitha Menon
Scholarship and Dr. Manjit Singh Walia,
Secretary Alumni Association, S.G.T.B.Khalsa
College graced the occasion.
This scholarship distribution function is
organized to honour the meritorious students
who excel in academics at the university level.
This year the committee consisted of Dr. Laxmi
Narula,(convenor), Dr. H.V Jhamb Mr. Novy
Kapadiaj Ms. Simranjit Kaur, Dr. Bihbu Prasad,
Dr. Kamaldeep Kaur and Ms Jasdeep Kaur. This
committee formulated strict recommendations
to award the merit scholarships to the students.
83 merit and 51 merit cum means stipends were
awarded this year.
1 Sharda Trivedi Scholarship: Initiated by late
Dr P.C.Trivedi of physics department in the
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Annual Prize Distribution-2010
The 58th Annual Prize Distribution Function was
held on February 17, 2010 in the College
auditorium. It was the grand finale for the
academic session 2009-10 where we felicitated
our outstanding students in Academics, Sports
and Extracurricular activities.
Continuing with the highest traditions of our
college the day’s program began with a
“namaskar” to the universal Guru, the teacher,
the guiding light, by beginning with the sacred
words from Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib ji’s Bani in
Raag Jai Jaiwanti.
“Sadho Gobind ke, gun Gavo”. This was
presented by the students of the Divinity
Society.
Our honourable Chief Guest was Smt. Krishna
Tirath, Minister for Women and Child
Development who is an active social worker,
deeply interested in sports. We had our Guest of
Honour, Prof Ved Prakash, Vice Chairman, UGC
who is the recipient of US Fulbright PostDoctoral Fellowship.
Also present were honourable guests S.
Harvinder Singh Sarna, Former President,
Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee, S. Iqbal
Singh Anand, our Treasurer, Governing Body, S.
Joginder Singh Walia, Chairman, Governing
Body, and members of the Governing Body and
DSGMC. We had Principals from other colleges,
Former colleagues, members of the Faculty
graced the occasion along with students.
The Principal presented the Annual report to
the audience. Thereafter, our honourable chief
guests released the annual college magazine of
this year ‘THE TEGH’. The college magazine was
launched on the web for the 2nd time.
Releasing on the annual day has become our
regular feature now.
Our esteemed chief guest presented the scroll
of honour to our retired colleagues, Dr
Gurcharan Singh, Associate Professor, Dept. of
Botany, famously known as the crisis manager
and an able administrator. We also bid adieu to
S. Balwant Singh, PA to Principal, who always
provided service with a smile.
Dr Sukhbir Kaur, Associate Professor, Dept of
Botany, Mrs. Arvinder Kaur, Senior Assistant in
accounts section, Mrs Amarjit Kaur, Laboratory
Assistant in the Dept of Zoology, and Mr Jarnail
Singh Ji, Senior Personal Assistant to Principal
were recognised for their consistent hard work,
dedication and patience for 25 long years in
service.
The awards that acknowledge the hard work,
the dedication, the enthusiasm and the
involvement of the non-teaching staff were
presented to two best workers of the year
–from the Sciences, S. A.S. Grover and from the
Administrative Section, Security Guard, Mr Anil
Kumar.
Nearly 150 outstanding students in academics,
sports and extra curricular activities were
honored with special prizes.
Dr. Savinder Kaur, Convenor
Form - IV (See Rule 8)
1.
Place of Publication
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3.
4.
Periodically of its Publication
Printer's Name
Nationality-whether citizen of India
(if foreigner, state the country of origin) address
Publisher's Name
Nationality-whether citizen of India
(of foreigner, state the country of origin) address
Editor's Name
Nationality-whether citizen of India
(if foreigner, state the country of origin) address
Name and address of individuals who own the
Newspaper and partners or shareholders
5.
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: SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi
Delhi-110007
: Yearly
: Abha Publicity
: Indian
: Dr. Jaswinder Singh
: Indian, SGTB Khalsa College
: Dr. Amarjeet Kaur
: Indian, SGTB Khalsa College
: Principal, SGTB Khalsa College
University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
I, Dr. Jaswinder Singh, hereby declare that the particulars given above are true to the best of my knowledge any belief.
Date : 5 April, 2011
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SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS-2010-11
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Dr. Rattan Singh Anand Memorial Award for Best Cricketer : Awarded to Hemant Singh, B.A. (H) Hindi I
year for representing Railways in U-22 National Championship and Delhi University
Dr. Rattan Singh Anand Memorial Award for Best Hockey Player : Awarded to Piyush Upadhyay, B.A.
(Prog) II year for representing Delhi in National Championship and Delhi University
Lala Amarnath Memorial Award for Best Cricketer : Awarded to Mukul Dagar, B.A. (H) English I year for
representing Haryana in Ranji Trophy and India U-19
Abinash Singh Nijjar Award for Best Hockey Player : Awarded to Rajiv Vaid, B.Com. (Prog.) III year for
representing Delhi University and Captain College Team
G. L. Sikka Memorial Award for Best Students in Academics and Sports : Awarded to Vikram Batra,
B.Com. II year for representing Delhi University in Basketball and amongst the toppers of his class B.Com
(H) I year (2009-10)
Academics
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S. Gurdial Singh Virdi Memorial Award for Best All rounder of College : Jointly awarded to :
a. Sunil, B.Sc. (H) III year, Physical Science. b. Sanjay, M.A. (Final), Hindi
S. Gagandeep Singh Anand Memorial Award for Excellence in Biological Science : Harpreet Kaur
Sidhu,B.Sc. (H) Zoology, III year
S. Gagandeep Singh Anand Memorial Award for Excellence in Physical Science : Ardaman Kaur, B.Sc. (H)
Electronics, III year
S. Tarlochan Singh Sarna Memorial Award for Excellence in Languages : Rajwinder Kaur, B.A. (H) Punjabi, II
year
G.L. Sikka Memorial Award for Best Student amongst Social Science : Preksha Mishra, B.A. (H) Economics,
II year
Sdr. Sital Kaur Virdi Memorial Award - Best All rounder in Biological Sciences - Gulshan, B.Sc.(H) Botany, II year
S. Amolak Singh Sethi Memorial Award for Best Student in Botany : Swati Tyagi, B.Sc. (H) Botany, III year
Dr. S.S. Gulshan Award for Outstanding student in Commerce : Prakhar Wadhwa, B.Com (H) III year
Dr. Sameer Aggarwal Memorial Award for Best All rounder in Hindi : Khushboo Abrol, B.A. (H) III year
S. Rajinder Singh Sachdev Memorial Award for Best student in Hindi : Sandeep Kumar, III year
Sdr. Kauran Rooprai Memorial Award for Best student in English : Sheenam, B.A. (H) English, III yr
Sdr. Kauran Rooprai Memorial Award for Best student in Physics : Asha Yadav, B.Sc. (H) Physics, III year
Smt. Saraswati Singh Memorial Award for Best All rounder in Physics : Karamdeep Singh, III year
S. Gurbax Singh Memorial Award for best student in BBE : Navneet Kumar, B.A. (H) Business Economic
(2010 Pass-out)
Jathedar Jatinder Singh Sandhu Memorial Award for best student in B.A. Programme : Isha Gupta, III year
Jathedar Jatinder Singh Sandhu Memorial Award for best student in Punjabi : Basant Kaur, III year
Dr. Jasjit Kaur Memorial Award for best student in Maths : Daljeet Singh Bajaj, B.A. (H) Maths, III year
Dr. Jasjit Kaur Memorial Award for best student in Economics : Vinod Gattani, B.A. (H) Eco. III year
S. Ratan Singh Memorial Award for best student in Political Science : Ardhendu , III year
S. Ratan Singh Memorial Award for best student in History : Nitish Sehgal, III year
Sultan Chand Draupadi Devi Memorial Award for best student in Commerce : Tarundeep Kaur, B.Com (H)
III year
S. Hardayal Singh, Memorial Award for topper in Commerce : Tarun Gupta, B.Com (Final)
S. Tara Singh Jassal Memorial Award for best student in Chemistry : Ashmeet Singh, III year
S. Gurdial Singh Virdi Memorial Award for best student in Zoology : Nancy Arora, III year
Sdr. Dharam Kaur Memorial Award for best differently abled student : Kapil Sahu, B.A. (H) Pol. Sc. III year
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