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The counseling cell of Khalsa College for Women, Civil Lines, Ludhiana organized a unique program enabling experiential learning among students of the college.

The students from the Departments of Psychology, Economics & Sociology were taken for a field trip to K.K hospital to learn about mental disorders and a socio-economic profiling of people suffering from various mental disorders.

They were given a detailed layout of taking case of patients suffering from mental disorders and the importance of rapport building while doing so.

Further, these students tried to learn the socio – demographic factors affecting mental health of the patients of the hospital. They interacted with some patients and discussed their symptoms. The visit provided an opportunity of observational learning and substantiated the theoretical knowledge that these students had received as a part of their academic curriculum.

The interdisciplinary nature of participants gave them an opportunity to share their subject’s specific aspects of abnormality and provided a complete picture of the socio-economic profiling of people with mental disorders. The students felt that seeing the situation in real life was an eye opener for them and helped them to relate to their theoretical knowledge.

 

‘SWATCHHTA PAKHWADA’ Drive initiated by Khalsa College for Women, civil lines, Ludhiana (from 1^ST to 15^TH September as per guidelines of the HRD Ministry) concluded today with the prize distribution function held in the college during the morning assembly. A number of clubs and societies participated and various activities were organized in and outside the college campus.  The drive kick started with the cleanliness club taking out a rally and celebrating the clean and green campus day. Hostel mess clean day was observed and a team of teachers inspected the mess and sensitize the students about the importance of health and hygiene. An essay writing contest was organized on ‘Innovative ways for spreading the message of hygiene and the winners were honored. The NSS volunteers of the college organized clean surroundings day on 6^thsept.and cleaned all the roads leading to the college. The unit also visited the slum areas on 9^thsept.and apprise the children about the personal cleanliness and hygiene. A visit to an orphanage house was also organized and a visit to ESIC Hospital was held to evoke the sensitivity towards virtues of sanitation.

On 15^th September Pledge Day was observed as per the directions of Department of Water Supply and Sanitation Punjab and pledge was taken by all to maintain the cleanliness and hygiene.

The Principal Dr. Mukti Gill honored the participants and winners and appreciated the staff members for involving the students in the issues of importance to the country.

The English Department of Khalsa College for Women, Civil Lines, Ludhiana organized a chart making competition on the various themes based on English literature and grammar. The students showcased their talent by making analytical and descriptive charts on figurative devices, parts of speech, literary terms, sketches on writers, writers and their works, writers and their quotes and communication process etc. Mrs. Sunmeet Kaur of Fine Arts department was the judge of the event. Arpuneet Kaur of B.A.III earned first prize, Megha of M.A English stood second and Mansi and Arshjot of B.A III secured third prize. A consolation prize was given to Kanwarpreet Kaur, Jasleen Kaur and Surbhi.

The Principal Dr. Mukti Gill congratulated the winners and appreciated the efforts of the staff.

 

The ECO Club Khalsa College for Women, Civil Lines, Ludhiana marked it’s anniverasry celebrations by sensitiasing the students about the ecological importance with the aim of protecting the environment.  A step towards Green Initiative was taken by the collective efforts of all the departments of the Khalsa College for Women, Civil Lines, Ludhiana. In which each of them made theme based  pots related to their subject.  depicting Marine Life, Bio-remidiation, Save Earth, Music, Indian Economy,  Communal Harmony etc. Students from each deprtment demonstrated  the significance of their theme. Principal Dr. (Mrs.) Mukti Gill appreciated the efforts of all the departments and motivated the students for inculcating the value of “GO GREEN” in every aspect of life.

As directed by Ministry of Human Resource Development, NSS unit of Khalsa College for Women, Civil Lines, Ludhiana. organized Swachhta Pakhwada        (1^st September  to 15^th September 2017) for spreading the message of cleanliness not only among students but also in the surounding areas.

In this regard, A visit to ESIC Model Hospital Ludhiana on 13^th September was organised to evoke senstivity to virtues of sanitation and cleanliness. NSS volunteer represenatives  took a round of the hospital with banners and charts containning the mesage of cleanliness and also interacted with patients.

Principal Dr. (Mrs.) Mukti Gill appreciated the efforts made by NSS volunteers and NSS prgramme officer and thanked Medical supdt. ESIC for Co-operation.

Legal Literacy drive organized by Legal Literacy Club of Khalsa College for Women, Civil Lines, Ludhiana concluded with a visit to Swami Ganga Giri Janta Girls College, Raikot..

Dr. Khushdip Kaur, In charge of Legal Literacy Club presented a guest lecture on various issues of CYBER CRIME. She deliberated on the gravity of crimes like Hacking, Stalking, Morphing, Pornography and Cyber Terrorism and discussed the ways to tackle such situations where the privacy of a person is shattered through the misuse of ID Accounts or other personal details. She emphasized on the vigilant use of internet and social media and accentuated the students that they must avoid making personal details available on cyber space, as it might be misused. She further apprised the students about the increasing cyber crime and why most of the crimes remain unreported due to the hesitation and fear of infamy. She made an appeal to report such crimes to the cyber cells established at the district levels under the (IT ACT 2000) or to the police to avoid any potential harm.

During the interactive session amongst the other burning topics of cyber crime she discussed at length about the Blue Whale game and shared some tips & tricks to stay away from such links.

Club members Kanishka & Mehak Soni delivered speeches on ‘Sexual Harrasment at Work Place’ and ‘Child Abuse’.  They also shared the helpline number 1091 and 1098 to report such crimes. Very Informative videos were also shown to students.

The Principal Mrs. Sarla Saggar appreciated the efforts made by Legal Literacy Club of KCW.

The students of Khalsa College for Women, Civil Lines, Ludhiana won accolades in the various competitions of state level held at Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana to observe the ‘World Suicide Prevention Day’. The contest included five competitions, namely: essay writing, poetry, story, slogan coining and poster making.  Amritpal  kaur of  B.A-III won first prize in story writing and a consolation prize in poetry. Tejinder kaur B.Sc-III secured first prize in essay writing. Around 873 students participated in the contest from all over the state. The winners were honored by the renowned Punjabi writer Dr. Surjit Patar.

The principal Dr. Mukti Gill and the Management congratulated the students and appreciated the efforts of the Punjabi Department.

The Functional English Deptt. of Khalsa College for Women Civil Lines Ludhiana organized an essay writing contest on ‘Innovative Ways For Spreading the message of hygiene’ under the ‘Swachhta Pakhwada’ drive to spread  a message of cleanliness among students and in surrounding areas as directed by the HRD ministry. It was an inter-departmental contest in which students from various streams participated and put their best pen forward to deliberate on the issues of health and hygiene. The contest aimed at broadening the horizon of the students and understanding the significance of cleanliness. The winners of the contest were Purodhika Sharma BCA-I Computer Science 1st Prize, Simrita Chawla B.Sc-II Biotech won 2nd Prize and 3rd Prize was secured by Shivani BA-II Functional English.

The Principal Dr. Mukti Gill congratulated the winners and encouraged the staff to organize more of such contests as it provides a platform to the students to engage with issues of importance to their country.

The Department of Home Science and Fashion Designing of KCW, Civil Lines, Ludhiana organized a workshop on “Upcycling: The New Wave Of Sustainable Fashion” to raise awareness for environmentally conscious fashion. Ms Ravneet Toor from NEET designer Studio Conducted an informative and interactive workshop where she demonstrated on how to convert old clothes into new garments with the technique of upcycling.

She said that ethical fashion is thoughtful fashion which maximizes benefits to people and communities while minimizing impact on environment. Upcycling is one of the most innovative ways to transform the fashion industry by reducing the clothing and textile waste, and reusing dead stock or gently used fabric to create new garments. She further apprised the student about slow fashion movement which represents “eco”, “ethical” and “green” and aims to protect natural resources and ecosystems. She urged the students to be ethical as a fashion designer and take responsibility to create environment friendly fashion in order to save the planet earth from potential damages in future.

The Principal Dr. (Mrs.) Mukti Gill appreciated the efforts of the staff and encouraged them to organize such workshops in future also where students get exposure of recent fashion trends and movements.

Legal Literacy drive organized by Legal Literacy Club of Khalsa College for Women, Civil Lines, Ludhiana concluded with a visit to Swami Ganga Giri Janta Girls College, Raikot.

Dr. Khushdip Kaur, In charge of Legal Literacy Club presented a guest lecture on various issues of CYBER CRIME. She deliberated on the gravity of crimes like Hacking, Stalking, Morphing, Pornography and Cyber Terrorism and discussed the ways to tackle such situations where the privacy of a person is shattered through the misuse of ID Accounts or other personal details. She emphasized on the vigilant use of internet and social media and accentuated the students that they must avoid making personal details available on cyber space, as it might be misused. She further apprised the students about the increasing cyber crime and why most of the crimes remain unreported due to the hesitation and fear of infamy. She made an appeal to report such crimes to the cyber cells established at the district levels under the (IT ACT 2000) or to the police to avoid any potential harm.

During the interactive session amongst the other burning topics of cyber crime she discussed at length about the Blue Whale game and shared some tips & tricks to stay away from such links.

Club members Kanishka & Mehak Soni delivered speeches on Sexual Harrasment at work place and Child Abuse.  They also shared the helpline number 1091 and 1098 to report such crimes.

The Principal Mrs. Sarla Saggar appreciated the efforts made by Legal Literacy Club of KCW.