PAU students shine at inter-agriculture youth fest
The students of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) brought laurels to the university by winning a gold medal in group mime, a silver medal in light vocal solo and a bronze medal in Indian group song at the 14th All India Inter-Agricultural Universities Youth Festival organised by Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR), New Delhi, at University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore (Karnataka), recently.
The students of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) brought laurels to the university by winning a gold medal in group mime, a silver medal in light vocal solo and a bronze medal in Indian group song at the 14th All India Inter-Agricultural Universities Youth Festival organised by Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR), New Delhi, at University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore (Karnataka), recently.
PAU vice-chancellor Baldev Singh Dhillon congratulated the winners. Director, Students' Welfare, Ravinder Kaur Dhaliwal, said that participation in sports and co-curricular activities helped in developing self-confidence and enhancing personality of the students.
She lauded the PAU students for the discipline and dedication shown in the festival. Welfare officer Satvir Singh said a contingent comprising 27 members from the PAU participated in more than
17 events which pertained to literary, fine arts, theatre, music and dance. Singh added that a total of 43 agricultural universities from across India participated in this festival.
"They learnt many new things about the city of Bangalore also,"he added. He also said that Prasad S Burange, assistant professor, entomology department, Gunjan Sachdeva, assistant teacher and other professors from department of agricultural journalism, languages and culture had also accompanied with the students.