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7-Days FDP of UIFT, concluded at PU

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Chandigarh February 9, 2021

Experts Dwell on Importance of Research and Innovation in the World of Fashion

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A 7-Days Online Faculty Development Programme organized from 2-8th February 2021 by UGC-Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC), Panjab University, Chandigarh (under the aegis of RUSA) And University Institute of Fashion Technology & Vocational Development on the theme ‘Research and Innovation in the World of Textiles, Apparel, Fashion and Lifestyle’

Around 40 faculty participants from different States of India -Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Assam, Maharashtra, Karnataka etc. and disciplines as Fashion, Textile, Marketing, Management, Home Science, Anthropology etc.

Prof. Deepti Gupta, Department of English and Cultural studies was the chief guest of the valedictory function. She emphasized that teacher has to evolve with time and it is the responsibility of the teacher to continuously update with recent researches and innovations in the field. She appreciated the rich content  and acclaimed resource persons of this FDP and commented that many activities at UIFT are regularly undertaken where students are trained towards the concept of Circular Fashion.

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Prof. S.K Tomar, Honorary Director, UGC-HRDC congratulated the Coordinator FDP  Dr Anu H. Gupta, Co-coordinators Dr Rita Kant and Dr Avanish Kumar from UIFT for the success of the programme. He remarked that teacher can transform the personality of the learners if updated and deliver teachings, experiences, researches  etc. and emphasised the role of UGC-HRDC in updating teachers.

Earlier, the  Co-ordinator FDP and Chairperson UIFT, Dr Anu H. Gupta elaborated the uniqueness of this FDP which has multidisciplinary approach. Many interesting topics related to the theme were dealt in the programme like: Innovations in fabrics and finishes; forecasting, blogging, traditional textile and designs, sustainability, digital marketing, brands and retail, quantitative and qualitative analysis, etc.

Two participants presented the review of complete FDP programme: All sessions were highly engaging and interesting and very relevant to the area of study. Some eminent resource persons who gave input were:

Mr Sujeet Dutta, Programme Manager Target USA spoke effectively on Sustainable Retailing, he emphasized on how sustaining during COVID 19 became so critical for most retailers by delivering the right blend of saving time, solving problems and creating experiences for the customers.

The role of writing a research paper and then publishing it – Collecting data, analyzing it and the use of data analyzing tools, with better analysis and better visuals was discussed by Prof Shalina Mehta. Prof Sudha Dhingra from NIFT Delhi took the participants on an enchanting journey of the most amazing museums around the world housing the most magnificent textile collections in her session on ‘Making of Textile Histories’.

Another very relevant session on Fashion Trends and Forecast : Know What’s Next by Mr. Puneet Dudeja, Sales Director, South Asia, WGSN, Gurgaon, a trend forecasting company highlighted  the impact of corona pandemic and how it has changed the way one looks at things and that it has surely diverted the fashion sector away from what it used to be.

Participants got some taste of Luxury Brands and hi end fashion by Dr. Kingshuk Mukherjee, Dean, School of Design, Woxsen University, Hyderabad which was very well illustrated with examples from history of fashion , boutiques, hi end luxury stores and about the so called importance of a label in the fashion industry.

 Ms. Beena Rao, Co-founder and Creative Head of Social Business in Sustainable Fashion and Textile, Creative Bee, Hyderabad enlightened the learners with  the topic ‘Business in Sustainable Fashion & Textile’. The talk was deliberated on how to become entrepreneurs while adopting sustainability in fashion and textile . She presented, the idea of our green earth and also referred to the 3 R’s   i.e., Reduce, Reuse and Recycle, talking about sustainable livelihood.

Not only this but also extensive sessions on Fashion Photography , Blogging , Research and Development, Sustainable Fashion, Curriculum development, Technical Textiles, Digital Marketing and many more with the very latest in the fashion and apparel industry were delivered.

The key take away from all the sessions was that “Research and Innovation in Apparel, Textile, Fashion and Lifestyle is important for all stakeholders of this Industry-whether producer, consumer, retailer, designer or an academician”.

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Day 3 of Online International Conference on ‘Ideology and Vision of Mahatma Gandhi: Global Relevance in 21st Century at PU

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Chandigarh February 3, 2021

Lord Meghnad Desai shed light on Relevance of Gandhi in the 21st century’ on day 2 of International Conference

‘Journey from Mohan to Mahatma” Discussed at PU

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Day 2 of the 3 day International Conference on Ideology and Vision of Mahatma Gandhi: Global Relevance in 21st Century’ was replete with engrossing sessions delivered by eminent speakers from all over the globe.

Session III

The first session of day 2 was moderated by Prof. Simrit Kahlon, Prof. of the Department of Geography. The session began with Prof. Kaushal Sharma, Director, Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) North sharing views on ‘Nai Talim: Relevance in the 21st century’. Prof Sharma related the Gandhian concept of Nai Talim to the ancient Indian philosophical systems as recorded in the Vedas, Upanishads and Vedanta systems. The Indian concept of education as being a ‘product for salvation’ was geared to make the student more self reliant.

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Prof. Stephen Legg from the School of Geography, University of Nottingham, UK delivered an engrossing presentation on ‘Reapproaching Gandhi’s time in London 1931: Silences and Domestic Spaces’. Prof Legg recounted many interesting incidents, embellished with pictures about the time Gandhi spent in London while attending the Second Round table Conference in London as the representative of the Indian National Congress. Prof Legg drew attention to the fact that Gandhiji choose to stay in the working class neighbourhood of East End of London for the duration of the conference. Gandhi was especially interested in the women from the working class. Nancy Cox McCormach was an artist who followed Gandhiji to Kingsley Hall and joined the other ladies like Mira Behn and Sarojini Naidu who were also in London at that time.

The third speaker of the first session was Prof Petra Molthan-Hill from the Nottingham Business School, Nothingham Trent University, UK. She shared her views on Climate Change Education and its linkages with Gandhian philosophy and views on finding sustainable ways of living. The change and propagation in education can be a key factor in averting climate change and also preparing the next generation to deal with the various challenges and issues posed by the pandemic. Carbon Literacy training and better awareness of the impact of human activity on the climate and environment can be the ways forward as already advocated by the Gandhian concept of sustainable living. The invigorating session concluded with the Vote of Thanks were Dr Simrit Kahlon from the Department of Geography, Panjab University, Chandigarh.

Session IV

The second session of Day 2 was moderated by Major General Dhruv Katoch, Director, India Foundation, New Delhi and had distinguished speakers who shed light on the theme of ‘Sarvodaya and Service of Human Society: Global Relevance Today’. Sir Meghnad Desai, renowned economist from the London School of Economics, UK shared extremely interesting 2 observations on ‘Mohan to Mahatma: How an ordinary young man from Porbandar became Gandhi’. Sir Desai elaborated how self aware and conscious Gandhi was even as a young child, as becomes evident from his reactions on the death of his father. His decision to learn Latin also shows his determination to be different and unstinting ability for diligence. During his London days as a student, Gandhi did not feel discriminated against and at the age of 21, he was convinced that he was not inferior to any one by any means.

Prof Rajvashisth Tripathi from BHU and University of California delved upon ‘Sarvodaya and Human Selfishness: Prospects of regulating selfish genes by human thoughts. Sanatani Sanskriti or Sanatan educated individual is the basis of Indian philosophy and in his book ‘Hind Swaraj’ Gandhi realised that selfishness was at the core of Indian capitalism. Only with Sanatan cultural thinking will India be able to extract the full potential from Nai Talim or the New Education Policy 2020.

Dr Linda Gibson from the School of Social Science, Nottingham Trent University, UK spoke at length about the ethics and philosophy in partnerships. There have to be shared values in the social, cultural and educational context for any partnership to be successful. All partners have to demonstrate ample responsibility and ownership for the partnership to be successful.

Chairperson, Peace Studies, Philippines Prof. Herbert Bufete Rosana spoke about the significance of Gandhi and Tolstoy pacifism in the present geo political situation and security concerns. He described both the global icons Gandhi and Tolstoy as being the embodiments of eastern and Western philosophies. Gandhi was inspired by Tolstoy’s ideas of non-violence and also derived these ideas from Hinduism.

Mr. Sanjoy Singh, Secretary, Government of India also spoke about the relevance of Sarvodaya in today’s times. In the second phase of the freedom movement, Gandhi used the principles of Sarvodaya to establish the vision of society as it would exist in independent India. The basic premise of Sarvodaya and indeed Gandhian philosophy is Love and we should attempt to imbibe this feeling on love for the other.

The stimulating session concluded with the Vote of Thanks by Prof. Anju Suri, Dean International Students, PU and Former Chairperson, Department of History, Panjab University, Chandigarh who is also the Director of the 3 day International conference.

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Wetlands Day celebrated at PU

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Chandigarh February 2, 2021

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The Department of Life Long Learning and Extension organized an online webinar to celebrate the “Wetlands Day”, on 2nd February, 2021. The faculty members, students and staff members of Department of Life Long Learning attended the webinar. 

                        Dr. Parmjit Singh Kang, Chairperson, said that Wetlands Day is celebrated on 2nd February every year since 1971 across the country and Mr. Prakash Javadekar, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change also addressed the nation today and revealed its importance.

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                        Dr. Kang said that it must be celebrated at every level to spread awareness regarding importance and significance of Wetlands. He emphasized that Wetlands are important to preserve and conserve the flora and fona of particular region.  He added further said that Wetlands of Punjab e.g. Harike (Tarn Taran), Pong Dam, (Gurdaspur) and Ropar are becoming major source of Tourism and attracting large number of migratory birds.

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DUI and Dean Research Assumes Charges at PU

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Chandigarh February 1, 2021

Prof. V.R.Sinha, University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh, took over charge of Dean of University Instructions from Prof. R.K. Singla, Computer Centre, here today for a period of one year. Dean of University Instructions is the academic head of PU.

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Similarly, Prof. Rajesh Gill, Department of Sociology, took over the charge of Dean Research from Prof. V.R.Sinha, here today for a period of one year or till she attains the age of 60 years or whichever is earlier. Dean Research will look after all activities related to research in PU.

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Special Online Lecture on Observance of Martyrdom Day

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Chandigarh January 30, 2021

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The Department of Gandhian & Peace Studies,Panjab University Chandigarh observed Martyrdom Day of all Freedom Fighters on 30th January, 2021 with a special Lecture of Professor Mehboob Desai, Rtd. Professor and Head, Department of History & Culture, Gujarat Vidhypapith, Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India.  

The online session was presided over by Professor Ronki Ram, Dean, Faculty of Arts, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Chair Professor of Political Science (Since 2011), Visiting Professor (Faculty of Arts, Business and Social Sciences), University of Wolverhampton (UK).

 While welcoming the dignitaries in the Webinar, Dr. Manish Sharma, Chairperson of the Department payed his tributes to the Martyrs and asked everyone to observe 2 minutes silence at 11am. 

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After paying the homage to all the Martyrs, Professor Ronki Ram in his presidential remarks asked everyone to follow the path of Nonviolence as to resolve the conflicts in the society,only Gandhian ideology is the best solution for the same, whether they are social, religious, economic or any other issues. His most contribution to this world is how to look at the conflict and to find the solution for the parties. His concept was not focussed on the win of the one party but for both the parties and with the concept of democratic way the real meaning of resolution of the conflict situation can be achieved and the welfare of the masses can be seen. In his online lecture on “गांधी जी को दिए गए मानपत्र”  Professor Mehboob Desai narrated various examples from one of his latest research work which was high appreciated by many that whenever Gandhi ji was awarded with different citations and narrations which were not only different in nature but the wordings of the same were as such that they suited his personality. These citations/ honorary recitations were offered to him where ever he had gone which included the South African phase also. Apart from the citations some amount was also attached with the same but Gandhi ji never taken those amounts and always handed over the same in the national account of the Congress party for the welfare of the masses. And there were occasions where Gandhi ji mentioned that when we are awarding someone with the kind of citations to any one then they should have some guidelines in the form that they should be handwritten, on hand made paper with natural colours and it should be related with the kind of situation and the hard work of the person who had contributed to the society. And in the end he also asked the audience that if the Gandhian thoughts are added while awarding the Citations then it would be very beneficial to all. 

The event was attended by the senior faculty members of the other departments including Professor Monica, Prof. Navjot  and also the research scholars and Master students. Dr. Ashu Pasricha faculty member of the department proposed the vote of thanks to all.

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Mayor inaugurates Green Belt in Indira Colony Manimajra

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Chandigarh, January 30:- Sh. Ravi Kant Sharma, Mayor, Chandigarh today inaugurated the newly developed Green Belt at Indira Colony, Manimajra, Chandigarh here today in presence of Sh. Vinod Aggarwal, Ex Deputy Mayor & area councillor, Sh. K.P. Singh, S.E. Horticulture & Electrical,  Sh. Jangsher Singh, Executive Engineer, Horticulture, other officers of MCC and prominent persons of the area.

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The Mayor appreciated the work done by engineering department, MCC and the area councillor and said that these beautiful green belts will be beneficial for all people including young, old and children. He said that it is equal responsibility of public regarding upkeep of the belt. He said that in addition to providing better infrastructure & facilities to the citizens of Chandigarh, the Municipal Corporation will extend all kind of help for uplifting the citizens of City.

He informed about the main features of the Green belt having total area 5 acre. He said that boundary wall, children play equipment, walking track, benches, huts, plantation of ornamental trees, grassing etc. have been provided in the Green belt at a cost of Rs. 50 lacs. Different flower beds have been developed in this green belt.

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PU gets Best Microbiology Unit and Young Scientists Awards

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Chandigarh January 28, 2021

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The Chandigarh Unit of Association of Microbiologists of India (CU-AMI) in the Department of Microbiology, PU, has bagged The Best Unit in the Country award for the consecutive 6th time in a row. The award was conferred on the basis of several academic and society-oriented activities like conferences, public lectures, career counselling, swachhata abhiyans, Covid-19 talks, lecture series by eminent scientists, organised by Prof. Prince Sharma, President, and Dr. Naveen Gupta, Secretary, of CU-AMI that has been working in collaboration with almost all educational and research institutes in the tricity.

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The Association of Microbiologists of India has also selected Dr. Ravinder and Dr. Sonica for young scientist awards in the fields of Molecular Microbiology and Industrial Microbiology on the basis of their research work on Reverse Vaccinology for Drug Resistant Bacterial Pathogens and “Industrial Enzymes under the guidance of Prof. Prince Sharma and Dr. Naveen Gupta. Their work has already been published in reputed Nature publication journal and had been selected among the top 100 papers of the year. The work had also won the Glaxo SmithKline award.

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Republic Day Celebrated at PU

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Chandigarh January 27, 2021

‘Year 2020 was the year of quantum leap where technology took the lead’-Raj Kumar

‘Youth Welfare & Transgender Categories added for Education Loan to Students’-Raj Kumar

 The unfurling of national flag marked the 72nd Republic Day celebration at Panjab University(PU) campus by Prof. Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor, PU as Chief Guest of the occasion at the parade ground. This was followed by the inspection of the Guard of Honour comprising of contingencies of PU Security in the presence of Prof. R.K. Singla, Dean of University Instructions, Sh. Vikram Nayyar, Finance & Development Officer and officiating Registrar and Prof. Ashwani Kaul, Chief of University Security.

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              PU VC while felicitating the gathering, appreciated the faculty for making teaching possible in this tough time of Covid-19 Pandemic. He expressed that despite of all challenges, still the year 2020 emerged as the year of quantum leap where everyone learned how to switch over to technology. He further added that PU is continuously taking new initiatives to benefit research innovation and learning environment. During the testing time of Corona, around 400 national/international/webinar/FDP were organized by various teaching departments. PU VC also listed various achievements of PU with respect to rankings including academic and sports achievements. He informed that total 102 research projects to various funding agencies worth Rs. 93 crore approx. were submitted between April-December, 2020. Research Projects worth Rs. 5.43 crore were received along with a grant of Rs. 50 crores under Rashtriya Uchchattar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA).  

            Throwing light on the upgradation of SAIF/CIL lab, PU VC informed that lab facilities have been made available not only to PU but also to various R&D labs, Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and industries PAN India. PU has analysed maximum number of samples out of 16 SAIF Centres in India. It was further informed that PU has started upto Rs. 40,000/- interest subsidy to students of Self Finance Courses who have taken Education Loan to get enrolled at the University. PU has created a Corpus of approximately Rs. 2 crore to help the students. Also, an amount of Rs. 60 lakhs has been approved for the students of the affiliated colleges of PU in various categories. Two new categories for Youth Welfare and Transgender have been added for the first time. PU VC urged all to work towards playing an important role in adopting the National Education Policy in true sense and right spirit which is focused at multidisciplinary approach.

            Earlier, CA Vikram Nayyar, in his welcome address appreciated the role of PU fraternity including the faculty, administrative staff, researchers, health workers, security personnel for devising strategies to carry on the show during that challenging times of lockdown. He urged all to continue with their good work unitedly, to take PU ahead on the road to success.

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            Patriotic songs were sung by the students of B.Ed College, Chandigarh. The vote of thanks were proposed by Prof. Gurmeet Singh, Depart of Hindi, PU.

             Those who were present on the occasion included PU Deans, Senior PU Officials, PUTA President, faculty, staff and their families.

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Prof. Praveen Rishi Elected as First Woman President of AMI

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Chandigarh January 27, 2021

Prof. (Mrs.) Praveen Rishi from the Department of Microbiology, Panjab University Chandigarh has been elected as President, Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI) for the year 2022-23 through a triangular contest. Dr. Rishi is the first elected woman President as the earlier three women Presidents were offered Honorary Presidentship during the initial years after the inception of AMI. The result of this election has also highlighted the recognition of Women Empowerment in the field of Microbiology in India. Prof. Rishi has long-standing connect with AMI and is presently also serving as a member of Central Council (CC) of AMI for the second term. AMI is a prestigious association, established in 1938, and is presently having around 5000 life members.

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            She has several achievements to her credit including the First Woman Dean, Faculty of Science, Panjab University, the First one to be conferred upon Fellowship of Academy of Microbiological Sciences (FAMSc) along with being a fellow of Indian Association of Biomedical Sciences (FABMS). She has also been the recipient of Dr. Y.S. Narayana Oration Award conferred by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi and Prof. S.R. Vyas Memorial Award by AMI. Dr. Rishi has also filed 6 patents independently and/or in collaboration and has transferred a typhoid detection technology to the industry in addition to around 150 publications in the International and National journals of high repute.

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Webinar on Sustainable Building Organized at PU

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Chandigarh January 27, 2021

The Centre for Human Rights and Duties in collaboration with The University Institute of Fashion Technology and Vocational Development(UIFT&VD), Panjab University organized a Webinar titled ‘Is Sustainable Building a Practical Solution or just a Fad?’ on January 27 given by Ms Shagun Singh, the founder of Gilli Mitti Farms and Gilli Mitti Foundation.

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            Dr Anu H.Gupta, Chairperson, UIFT&VD introduced the theme of the webinar. Dr. Namita Gupta, Chairperson, Centre for Human Rights and Duties introduced the speaker Ms Shagun Singh, an MBA graduate in Marketing and Finance who left an enthralling entrepreneurial career for a passion filled life where she dived into a sustainable form of living and launched Gilli Miitti foundation, which is an educational cum demo center for sustainable housing, permaculture, off grid self sufficient homesteading, food preservation and non-toxic bio degradable products.

            Ms Shagun busted various myths that ‘cement’ was not the only option for solid building material that should be resorted to. She endorsed sustainability as a way of life where she stated that ‘Mud’ was one of the most earthen materials and logistical resources that should be used as dominant building blocks of houses. Cement lobbies have brainwashed the government and populace that Mud has low tensile strength which is not suitable for city living or that the Mud houses are more in the nature of Kacha houses and can be washed away by rainfall or unsuitable for urban atmosphere. However, various such myths were cleared where she effectively talked about how mud is the most suitable building material particularly in tropical countries like India where the climate is extreme and demarcated by high and low temperatures with oscillating degrees of rain and sun where the Mud structure accommodation which are not such aesthetic and elegant but comfort oriented, which give relief and respite in the hot summer and warmth in the cold and dry winter.

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            Ms Shagun while emphasizing on the significance of sustainable lifestyle asserted that we should be an asset to the Mother Earth rather than being a liability. She reemphasized on the necessity of strategizing the building of a sustainable home and healthy houses in the contemporary urban scenario.

            The webinar was attended by over 81 participants covering Faculty, Students and Research Scholars of Panjab University which was followed by a robust brainstorming session.