Gonda College Hosts Rangoli Competition on Gandhi Jayanti, Foundation Day

A rangoli competition titled “Rangoli Ke Rang, Desh Ke Sang” was held at Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Degree College in Gonda on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti and the college’s foundation day. The event was organised under the Seva Sankalp Abhiyan by the college’s Cultural Committee, with “Viksit Bharat @2047” as its theme.

The programme was conducted under the direction of Acting Principal Prof. Jitendra Singh, the guidance of Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’s nodal officer Professor Arvind Kumar Sharma, and the convenorship of Cultural Committee convenor Dr Chaman Kaur.

The competition aimed to encourage Indian culture, creativity, a sense of beauty and social awareness among students. Through different colours, patterns and artistic forms, the participants brought themes including cleanliness, non-violence, truth, service, harmony, patriotism and Mahatma Gandhi’s ideas to life in their rangoli designs.

Students took part in the competition with great enthusiasm and excitement. The colourful flowers, natural colours and different artistic designs on display added to the attraction of the event.

Acting Principal Prof. Jitendra Singh praised the students for their talent. He said, “Mahatma Gandhi’s ideals of truth, non-violence, cleanliness and service are still relevant for society today.”

Dr Rachna Srivastava and Dr Manishi Pal served as co-conveners of the competition. Prof Aman Chandra, Dr Rekha Sharma and Dr Sunil Kumar Tiwari were part of the judging panel.

In the results, Priyanka, Soni, Drishti and Khushi Shukla from Group 4 secured first place. Manish Yadav, Kashish, Soni and Shaheen Bano from Group 2 secured second place. Anjum Fatima from Group 8 stood third in the competition.