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Khalsa College for Civil Lines, Ludhiana has added another feather in its cap by achieving Second Prize in prestigious National Youth Festival, 2020-2021 in Stand-up Comedian Act of Expression Art category.

Ayushi Sall, a student of Ba-III has bagged this prize in YUVAAH- the biggest Youth Festival being organized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India. The festival was celebrated in a hybrid mode- offline and online from 20^th December, 2020 in three phases namely- District Level, State Level and National Level. Around 6 lakh youth participated in 24 competitive events, comprising 18 solo events and six group events.

Ayushi attributed her success to the inspiration and motivation from the Principal and teachers of the college along with her family. College Managing Committee Members, S. Pritpal Singh Grewal, President and S. Gurdish Singh Grewal, Secretary congratulated the Principal, Dr. (Mrs) Mukti Gill and Youth Festival team members for their sincere efforts in achieving such a tremendous feat.

The PG department of commerce, KCW civil lines, Ludhiana, under the aegis of IQAC organized the webinar on “USE OF BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYTICS TO IMPROVE GST COMPLIANCE” on 22nd January, 2021. About 100 students participated in the webinar and gained knowledge about practical applications of BI to improve GST laws in relation to E way bill, tax invoices, ITC, e-returns, payment of taxes
and various penalties and offences related to compliance of GST. Professor Ajay Sharma, Principal, Sri Aurobindo College of commerce and management ,Ludhiana was the resource person of the event.
An interactive session was held by the resource person Professor Ajay Sharma. The students were also motivated by madam principal DR MUKTI GILL to take part in such webinars in future. Mr. Ajay Sharma concluded the session by appreciating the efforts of the college for
organizing such kind of webinars for the students to aid them in getting better insights into the realms of real business world .

Department of Music Vocal, Khalsa College For Women, Civil Lines, Ludhiana organised an Inter – Class Semi-Classical Song Competition under the able guidance of Mrs. Reema Sharma (H.O.D- Music Vocal) on Saturday. Music Students from classes BA1, BA2 and BA3 participated and showcased their talent. The students sang hindi film songs based on Ragas such as Bhupali,Deshkar, Yaman Kalyan, Bhairavi,Tilak Kamod, Pahadi and Nand. 

Deepika Pandey from class BA2 made a presentation and apprised the students about “The Importance and use of  Ragas in  Indian Film-Music”.  Mrs. Rama Bhagat (Dept. of Music Inst.) and Mrs. Harpreet Kaur (Dept. of Music Vocal) acted as judges. 1^st, 2nd, 3rd and a consolation prize were declared and trophies were distributed to the winners by worthy Principal Dr. Mukti Gill. 

The Mangaing Committee of the College and Principal Dr.Mukti Gill appreciated the efforts of students and teachers of Music Vocal Department. She further advised the students upon the need to maintain a balance between academics and co-curricular activities and congratulated all the winners.

Post Graduate Department of Commerce, Khalsa College for Women, Civil Lines organized a National level Inter- College Business plan Competition IMPRESSA 2021 virtually on 30^th January. Students of under graduate and postgraduate classes from different colleges from various cities were invited to show case their talents and entrepreneurial skills of being an entrepreneur through Power Point Presentations. 

In total 18 teams comprising of four participants in each team presented brilliant business ideas highlighting business plan’s uniqueness, marketability, financial feasibility and its future prospects. Teams came up with very unique and appropriate titles of their business plans like The Friends Limited, The Aces, Evil Masterminds, Trash Splits, The Healing hands, Saanjh, Big Bull, Samaritans, Robber Guards, Mending Mind, Refugee Shelter and Brute force etc. 10 shortlisted teams in the first round competed for the final round, followed by question answer round. The plans were highly appreciated by the judges of the event, Dr. Pawan Garga, Director, University College of Business Studies, Himachal Pradesh, Shimla and Dr. MERU KAILANI SEHGAL, Dean, Commerce and Management Department, GGDSD College, Chandigarh. The first, second and third positions were bagged by the team Friends Limited, The Healing Hands and Evil Masterminds respectively. Principal Dr.(Mrs.) Mukti Gill  appreciated the efforts of the event organizers and the entrepreneurial skills of the participants and congratulated the prize winners.

Participation in Republic Day Parade is a matter of pride for every participant.  NCC Cadets dream of being a part of this flawless parade conducted at RAJPATH, NEW DELHI on the occasion of Republic Day each year. This dream came true for two NCC Cadets of Khalsa College for Women, Civil Lines, Ludhiana. SUO Harleen and Cadet Aastha Sharma became part of Punjab Contingent during Republic Day Parade on 26^th January 2021. These two college cadets set the milestone as they were the only cadets from entire Punjab state who became part of RD 2021.

Cadet Harleen is a student of B.A. III  in the college. She was selected for Rajpath Parade and was also selected for Contingent Drill and PM Rally. Cadet Aastha is student of B.A. II in the college. She was a part of PM Rally and was placed in the first row of the parade. She has attended Republic Day Parade in Junior Wing as a cadet on 26^th January 2016 also. Both cadets bagged various prizes for their achievements during numerous selection camps from the month of October 2020. The cadets narrated that the entire RD journey has made them stronger and increased their potential to deal with challenges of life.    

College Principal, Dr. (Mrs.) Mukti Gill appreciated the efforts of the cadets and NCC Department for motivating the cadets to attain this landmark. She said that these cadets are the torch bearers for other college students and NCC Cadets. She added that these cadets will be for sure successful in their lives as they have understood the importance of hard work and dedication at such a young age. She motivated them to continue with the same spirit and enthusiasm in other fields as well.

Khalsa College for Women Civil Lines Ludhiana, organised one day inter-college competition on heritage handicrafts in the college Main Hall. Around 25 students participated in the competition and exhibited their talent by making various handicrafts such as gudia patole, chhikku, pranda, tokri, mitti de khidone etc.

The Principal, Dr. Mukti Gill, graced the occasion as chief guest. The judges of the event were Mrs. Kamaljeet Kaur Grewal, Botany Department, Dr. Amrinder Kaur, Home Science Department and Dr. Sukhjit Kaur from the department of History.

The principal applauded the winners and gave away the prizes. Dr. Narinderjit Kaur Incharge of Heritage and Arts extended a vote of thanks to  the Principal and her team Dr. Vandana and Mrs. Sandeep.

KCW Counselling Cell and the Department of Psychology, Khalsa College for Women,Civil lines,Ludhiana organised a workshop on dealing with emotional distress- “From Chaos to Calm.” The resource person, Ms Priya Kapila, a DBT and Life Skills Trainer from Toronto, Canada,apprised the participants on various techniques used to deal with emotional distress in everyday life.

They were introduced to DBT-Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, a type of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy by making them aware of various techniques like how to live in the moment, develop healthy ways to cope with stress, regulating one’s emotions and improving relationships with others. Onthe whole, the participants were helped to learn to reduce vulnerability to emotional upheavals and build a life worth living.They were explained the concepts of emotions and taught to prefer a wise mind where emotions and reason overlapped instead of a solely moody emotional mind or a mechanisticreasonable mind.

This was followed by some activities where the participants learned how to asses their mood level on a mood scale and were taught the Half Smiling Relaxation Technique to help one deal with anxiety and feel more positive and happy.

The Principal, Dr(Mrs) Mukti Gill appreciated the efforts of the department of Psychology and motivated the students to learn various life skills to help themselves and others to deal with life challenges more effectively.

 Girls of M.A History brought laurels to the Khalsa College for Women, Civil lines, Ludhiana by securing top positions in P.U results. Beant Kaur stood Ist in University with 1284 marks out of 1600 with 80.25%. Deeviya took 3^rd position with 1272 while Ramandeep Kaur stood 4^th in the University with 1264 marks.

                  Principal Dr. (Mrs) Mukti Gill congratulated the students for the top honors as well as for 100% results. She appreciated the efforts of the History Department for its consistent brilliant success and encouraged the students to maintain such pace in future.