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Chandigarh June 20, 2021

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A webinar was organised on “Yoga: A Holistic Approach to Health and Wellness”

 by Panjab University Alumni Association in collaboration with Interdisciplinary Centre for Swami Vivekanand Studies and Dr. SSB University Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology to commemorate International Day for Yoga on June 21. 

 Prof Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor, Panjab University while presiding over the webinar  expressed that Yoga is believed to have started with the very dawn of civilization and derived from the Sanskrit root ‘Yuj’, meaning ‘to join’ or ‘‘to unite’. Thus, the practice of Yoga leads to the union of individual consciousness with that of the Universal Consciousness, indicating a synergistic harmony. He shared that PU is in a missionary mode to promote and popularise this ancient practise of ensuring wellness on the clarion call by our Hon’ble Prime Minister, Sh Narendra Modi and the directions of the University Grants Commission. He made an impassioned plea to all the attendees to popularise and practise Yoga. 

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Sh Rajiv Mishra, celebrated Master trainer from Project Life, Rajkot highlighted the cardinal principles and protocols of Yoga. He highlighted that modern Yoga focuses more on physical poses, breathing techniques, and meditation. He enumerated the ways and means of reducing stress and anxiety, tips of living a healthy life style and ensuring work-life balance through Yogic approach. He emphasised that in the contemporary times, everybody has conviction about yoga practices towards the preservation, maintenance and promotion of health. With the help of his team of instructors, he exhibited simple Yoga Asanas, enumerating their benefits and purposes, which was much appreciated by the audience.

Prof VR Sinha, Dean of University Instructions opined that scientific research has proven that yoga can help reduce stress levels, increase awareness, build immunity and strong physical and mental health along with helping regularize the systems of the body over all. Few simple yet effective yogic exercises can ensure good health and overall wellness in one’s life, thereby enhancing one’s productivity and efficiency. He highlighted the two-pronged approach through Yoga. Short term goal is to ensure physical fitness. In the long term, it aims at developing attitudinal changes that prevent the build up of toxins through various practices and meditative techniques. Thus, Yoga ensures purification of the body and mind.  

Prof Sanjeev Sharma, Coordinator, ICSVS informed that this webinar is being dedicated in the memory of Sh. Milkha Singh ji, the legendary and iconic sports persona who will always remain a role model due to his profound impact on all of us and commitment towards healthy lifestyle.

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Prof Anupama Sharma, Dean Alumni Relations, PU highlighted the objective of the webinar in the form of the lecture cum demonstration for the benefit of the participants. She also highlighted various initiatives by Panjab University Alumni Association for showcasing the talent and achievements of its alumni

Prof. Amrit Pal Toor, Chairperson, Dr. SSBUICET proposed a vote of thanks and highlighted the philosophy of Yoga is being imbibed at Panjab University and the youngsters have developed favourable inclination towards Yoga as a means of holistic development.

Prof. Monica Aggarwal, University Institute of Applied and Management Sciences moderated the session and initiated the questions from the audience and concluded the session. The webinar was enthusiastically attended by a faculty, students, alumni members as well as leading health and wellness experts.

Chandigarh June 19, 2021

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उपकुलपति पंजाब विश्वविधालय, प्रो राज कुमार ने कार्यक्रम का शुभारंभ करते हुए प्रो° अशोक सिंह का वेबिनार ‘महाराणा प्रताप के जीवन पर एक नजर और हल्दीघाटी के युद्ध की सच्चाई’ में स्वागत किया। महाराणा प्रताप के व्यक्तित्व के बारे में बताते प्रो राज कुमार ने बताया की हल्दी घाटी युद्ध की कहानियों से हर व्यक्ति में एक अलग सी ऊर्जा का संचार होता है । त्याग की मूरत महाराणा प्रताप ने सृष्टि मात्र के लिए सबसे महत्वपूर्ण उदहारण पेश की है। वे कष्ट की जिंदगी जीते हुए भी मातृ भूमि की रक्षा करते रहे। आज के विद्यार्थियों को भी महाराणा प्रताप से प्रेरणा लेनी चाहिए, मात्र भूमि से प्रेम करना चाहिए। वाणी को विराम देते हुए उन्होंने प्रो अशोक जी का पुनः स्वागत किया। 

कार्यक्रम को आगे बढ़ाते हुए प्रो एस. के. तोमर जी , डीन छात्र कल्याण पंजाब विश्वविद्यालय ने बताया कि हल्दी घाटी की गाथा और महाराणा प्रताप की जीवनी समाज को भविष्य का रास्ता दिखाता है। महाराणा प्रताप जी ने प्रजा और मातृ भूमि की रक्षा के लिए अपना बलिदान दीया। उनका यह बलिदान आगे आने वाली पीढ़ियां याद रखेगी। किताबो में लिखी बातें पूर्णतः सच नही है, महाराणा प्रताप ने हल्दी घाटी युद्ध जीता है।

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महाराणा प्रताप जी के जीवन पर प्रकाश डालते हुए प्रो दिवेंदर जी, सेक्रेटरी कुलपति पंजाब विश्वविद्यालय ने कई कथाकथित बहुत सी बाते बताई और प्रो अशोक का स्वागत भी किया। 

कार्यक्रम के मुख्य वक्ता प्रो अशोक सिंह जी ने विषय पर प्रकाश डालते हुए बताया कि महाराणा प्रताप जी के जीवन के बारे में शोध संकलन के लिए यूनिटाइड नेशन और भारत सरकार ने एक के कार्य शुरू किया जिसने उन्हें काम करने का सौभाग्य प्राप्त हुआ। इतिहास में बताया गया है की मुगलों को धूल खिलाने में महाराणा प्रताप ने कोई कमी नही छोड़ी। हल्दी घाटी का युद्ध उदयपुर के पास राजसमद नमक जगह पर लड़ा गया। अकबर और महाराणा प्रताप के बीच में लड़ा गया युद्ध इतिहास में एक बड़ा हिस्सा रखता है। प्रताप को मेवाड़ का राज सिंहासन बचपन में ही मिल गया थी। भारत के लोगो ने मुगलों की हिंसा को देखते हुए जोहर शुरू किया। महाराणा ने अपने शासन को मजबूत किया और सम्पूर्ण मेवाड़ पर जीत प्राप्त की।

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महाराणा ने कभी भी अधीनता स्वीकार न की। मान सिंह ने अकबर की सेना छोड़ कर प्रताप का साथ दिया।

 मानसिंह ने मित्रता को बढ़ने के लिए प्रताप को एक ही थाली में खाना खाने का आग्रह किया पर महाराणा ने इंकार कर बोला कि अपने अपने घर की बेटी किसी ओर के घर ब्याही है राजपूतों को यह बात शोभा नही देती इसलिए हम मित्र नही हो सकते। 

Chandigarh June 18, 2021

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A Webinar on “Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Sustainable Business” was hosted by UIAMS department in collaboration with UBS, Chandigarh, UBS-Ludhiana and UIHTM management departments of Panjab University.

Dr. Naveen  kumar  in his opening remarks talked that World is facing enormous challenges including ecological challenges, such as climate disruption caused by man-made greenhouse gas emissions, and societal challenges like Increasing Population and various forms of social injustice like social inequality etc. Businesses are resorting to these challenges in several ways from managing through the decline by adapting to limitations to more proactive, positive responses, including ones that champion business as a force for positive societal change. Sustainable businesses by way of addressing ecological and social concerns can foster numerous business opportunities that will benefit both the economy and society. Concept of 3Ps (Profit, People and Planet) has become all times more important in present scenario, and corporate house needs to embrace this concept holistically. Entrepreneurship and innovation are fundamental for the success of start-up companies that are providing innovative solutions to meet environmental or social challenges. Lastly he apprised that Companies undertake sustainable entrepreneurship for a variety of reasons ranging from profitability to enhancing brand reputation.

 Dr. Ashish Saihjpal, UBS-Ludhiana, Dr. Monica Bedi,UBS-Chandigarh and Dr. Naveen Kumar formally introduced the dignitaries among 200 attendees belonging to various PU departments and affiliated colleges of Chandigarh.

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Prof. Raj Kumar, Hon’ble Vice chancellor, PU and Chief Patron of webinar thanked Keynote speaker Sh. Harjinder Singh Cheema, and congratulated organizing team including faculty from UIAMS, UBS-Chandigarh, UBS-Ludhiana and UIHTM departments for organizing the event.

Prof.Meenakshi Malhotra, former DUI and CVO and guest of honour of event , in her address said that  the Entrepreneurship is the most relevant topic in today’s times when everything is falling apart. She talked about the major environmental and social concerns that world is grappling with. Prof. Malhotra stressed that Entrepreneurs are innovators who can help in the holistic transformation and reform patterns in a meticulous manner. They can lead to influx of new products or services through plethora of models concomitantly bolstering the experience of large stakeholders. She made faculty realized that we have to train and develop competency, resilience, persistence and infuse these qualities into the minds of young people. Teachers are the ones who can aid in etching these in the minds of young people consequently leaving an indelible mark invariably in their minds. This is the way India would progress; we have to be job creators and not just job seekers. We have to inculcate unflinching spirit and unwavering attitude of entrepreneurship in these young people intertwined with how innovation can transform and create sustainable business. Prof. Malhotra emphasised the immense role of entrepreneurship and innovation in success of sustainable entrepreneurship. Lastly, she gave insight of the great entrepreneurs like Azim Premji, and motivated the students to take a lead in the direction of entrepreneurship as a career.

Sh. Harjinder Singh Cheema , MD Cheema Boilers, was keynote speaker of the event. He talked about several important factors that are required to progress in life. He made audience to recognize and appreciate that human beings are the luckiest creatures on this earth if we decide, we can reach moon also owing to the capabilities and perseverance we have. He shared his important formula of life that we do not need to stay far ahead from others in life but milliseconds ahead than other person. Then he furthered his discussion about what entrepreneurship is and how we require having all four qualities of Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra.

Mr. Cheema enlightened the participants about the concept of 5 Cs i.e. Confidence, Courage, Commitment, Consistency and Communication related to innovation. He asked the audience not to be just a follower in life rather try to be a leader. In India, where 60% of population is below 35 years we should try to be job creators and not just job seekers and that requires power and positive attitude in life and that is within everyone we all just need to identify it. He has shared his own personal insights like how he showed confidence in front of his Ship Captain, how he has shown courage to quit his job, how he showed commitment when his father said not to come home without a job, how he joined Thermax and continued there for 12 years and then started his own company by bringing together all his brothers and started this company whose revenue increased from 2 crore to 200 crore in a span of just 7 years. His discussion unfolded about how at different phases of life people around him motivated him and helped him see things differently. At the same time, he also talked about the importance of innovation. How he always continued on the path of innovation. He substantiated his claim by letting audience know that first time in the world, he along with his team has invented a technology for burning Distillery waste after concentrating it into a boiler, how they converted sugar mills to power plant during non-sugar season, how they are producing ethanol from rice straw to solve problem of straw burning and there latest innovation of making hi-tech crematoria to check air pollution and at the end, he apprised that to be an entrepreneur you have to be constantly search for innovations.

Dr. Naveen Kumar handled the questions and queries from participants. Dr. Arun Singh Thakur, Assistant Professor, UIHTM proposed vote of thanks.  The event was jointly coordinated by Dr. Monica Bedi, UBS, Dr. Naveen Kumar, UIAMS , Dr. Ashish Saihjpal, UBS-Ludhiana, Dr. Nidhi Gautam, UIAMS, and Dr. Arun Singh Thakur, UIHTM. The efforts of students’ coordinator team including Sandeep-research scholar, Diksha Guatam, Kartikay Nikhanj, Suruchi Rishi, Neha Thakur and Shivam Sangrai were appreciated.

Chandigarh June 17, 2021

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The Department of Art History and Visual Arts, Panjab University organised a special online lecture by the art historian Professor R H Kulkarni from Karnataka Chitrakala Parishatha, Bengaluru. The talk was entitled “Mural Traditions of Karnataka: Vijayanagara and After”.  The scholar spoke of the patronage of architecture, sculpture and painting in the Vijayanagara empire and highlighted how sculptural forms and pictorial renderings show a conjunction. He also highlighted how literature was a great influence on the themes of the mural paintings and that Vijayanagara period paintings with their new mode of depiction serve as precursors to the succeeding period in Karnataka. The learned lecture was attended by faculty and students from the university and colleges.

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Chandigarh June 15, 2021

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The first meeting of the newly constituted Interdisciplinary Task Force was held today under the Chairmanship of Prof. Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor, Panjab University, Chandigarh. While addressing, PU VC strongly expressed that the thrust areas in the interest of PU be listed out with the interest of society, global perspective and government priority in mind. He informed that he will be integrating all the lab facilities available in PU and urged all to focus on industry oriented research, patents and citations. He further added that the task force  has been constituted  mainly to enhance the global image of PU and to increase outputs for research/teaching for enhancing PU rankings. 

 He urged for enhanced interdepartmental communication to fill the gaps for the research going on in various labs of PU. The need of the hour is to collaborate and work out modalities where Centre for Industry Institute Partnership Programme (CIIPP),Management and Industrial links come to the help of departments.

During discussions, it was also felt that the industry be involved in the Board of Studies and Board of Controls for making of the syllabi and teaching to prioritize the research areas which will enable students to be industry ready.

It was strongly felt that more and more scientists should be encouraged for patenting their research work. For this, PU VC informed that a nodal officer has been appointed for encouraging the writing for getting the patents. For this, hiring a professional patent agent  was also suggested apart from exploring options of  Govt agencies who give free services for filing the patents.

There was a suggestion that under the Corporate Social Responsibility programme, the industry be tapped for funding the research projects. For this, CIIPP and Management can help the departments.

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PU VC urged for more and more collaborations with the industry for the visibility of PU. It was  to have interdisciplinary research on environment, health,disaster management, public health and public policy. The industrial feedback will be taken for good research work . There was also a suggestion to have a Science & Technology hub on PU website with thrust areas mentioned therein under which, the links for the faculty to be provided for better coordination.

Prof. Prince Sharma, Microbiology coordinated the meeting. Those present included Dr. Hemant Batra,  Principal, Dental College, Dr. Rupinder Kaur, Chief Medical Officer, Prof. Indu Pal Kaur, Chair, University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. DK Rahi, Chair, Microbiology, Prof. Navneet Agnihotri, Chair, Biochemistry, Dr. Kashmir Singh, Chair, Biotechnology, Dr. Rohit Sharma, Chair, Microbial Biotechnology, Prof. Rajinder Kaur, Director, University Institute of Legal Studies, Prof. Neena Capalash, Biotechnology, Dr. Kewal Krishan, Anthropology, Prof. Ganga Ram, CIL, Dr Monika Munjial, Chair, Social Work, Prof. Manu Sharma, UIET, CIIPP, Dr. Y P Verma, University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET), Prof. Harish Kumar, UIET, Prof Sarabjeet,UIET and Ms. Renuka B. Salwan, Director, Public Relations