Participation of Faculty and Students at National Voters Day Celebrations

The 10th National Voters’ Day was celebrated by the staff and students of Post Graduate Government College for Girls, Sector-11, Chandigarh today. ‘Prashasnika’, the Society of Departments of Public Administration and Political Science organised a series of events. The commemoration invited a wide participation of students of all the streams. Dr. Anita Khosla,Vice-Principal of the college administered the pledge to the faculty and students to uphold the democratic traditions of the country; and the dignity of free, fair and peaceful elections. They pledged to vote fearlessly and without being influenced by considerations of religion, race, caste, community, language or any inducement. Students of all the streams took the pledge in their respective classrooms. Addressing the students on the occasion, Dr. Madhu Gupta, Head of Political Science Department and Nodal Officer of the Electoral Literacy Club of the college motivated the students to not only get themselves registered as a voter but also discharge the duty of exercising their vote. It is noteworthy that Prof. Anita Kaushal, Principal of the college was honoured today by the Election Department, Chandigarh Administration for the commendable contribution of the college towards generating voter literacy, verification of votes, and enrolment and registration of students as voters. The creative and imaginative potential of the students was on display in the Poster-making Competition on the theme “Electoral Literacy for Stronger Democracy”. The presentations covered a range of areas like free and fair elections, voting rights of the citizens, choosing the right candidate and generated awareness amongst the students. The Slogan-writing Competition showcased the awareness of the students on the issue of voters’ literacy, and the creativity was penned beautifully. The Nukkad Natakw as enjoyed and applauded by the audience. The play was presented in a comical and satirical form which conveyed the message and the students realised the significance of the theme. The prize winners were: Poster-making: 1st: Rinky, 2nd: Nitika, 3rd:Sukhmanpreet Kaur Slogan-writing: 1st:Khyati Sharma, 2nd: PriyankaKumari, 3rd:Rinky Courtesy: Prof. Madhu Gupta, Head, Department of Political Science. Prof. Ajay Sharma, Head, Department of Public Administration. Picture Courtesy: Dr. Ambuj Sharma, Department of Philosophy.

Certificate of Appreciation awarded to Prof. (Dr.) Anita Kaushal, Principal, P.G.G.C.G. -11, Chandigarh by Adviser to Administrator, UT Administration, Chandigarh in recognition of her exemplary duties towards the success of ‘Electoral Literacy.’ (25th January, 2020)

Library Orientation Visit

Seven Days Faculty Development Programme on Education and Pedagogy in the Times of Digital Humanities 9.01.2020 to 15.01.2020 Organized by IQAC, Departments of Philosophy and Psychology, Post Graduate Government College for Girls, Sector 11, Chandigarh in association with HRDC, Panjab University, under the aegis of RUSA, U.T., Chandigarh at PGGCG-11, Chandigarh (9-15 January, 2020)

A Seven Days Faculty Development Programme on the theme “Education and Pedagogy in the Times of Digital Humanities” concluded in Post Graduate Government College for Girls, Sector-11, Chandigarh today. The Programme was organised by IQAC, Department of Philosophy and Department of Psychology of the college, in association with Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC), Panjab University, Chandigarh under the aegis of RUSA, UT Chandigarh. More than 40 delegates comprising faculty members of diverse disciplines from various educational institutions of the city participated. Dr. Renu Somal, Head, Department of Psychology and Dr. Ambuj Sharma, Head, Department of Philosophy, PGGCG-11, Chandigarh were the coordinators of the programme. Congratulating the organisers, Prof. Anita Kaushal, Principal of the college highlighted that the endeavour had achieved the objective of engagement of participants in a creative dialogue in understanding and reflecting on the idea of digital humanities and its impact on education and pedagogy in contemporary times. It will certainly enhance their teaching, learning and innovative skills; and subsequently help the students in improving their performance, she observed. In his Valedictory address, the Chief-guest, Sh. Rajesh Kochhar, Former Director, CSIR underlined the growing significance of information technology and digital medium in the disciplines of social sciences. He highlighted that it has made these subjects interesting and has also widened their horizons. In her Presidential address, Mrs. Jayanti Dutta, Deputy Director, Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC), Panjab University, Chandigarh stressed that the theme of the workshop was very relevant in the modern context. She motivated the young teachers to make use of the skills learnt during the Programme and incorporate them in the exercise of teaching. Earlier during the day, the participants made presentations on different facets of the theme and also provided a reflective and constructive feedback on the overall programme. The delegates benefitted immensely from the discourses of experts of international repute on a wide range of issue-areas related to philosophy, literature, technology, mathematics etc. The interactive sessions were a platform for sharing and reflection of views of the delegates on various dimensions.