Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sep 7: Central University of Jammu (CUJ) hosted the celebrations of Onam, the biggest festival in the land of Kerala, with full zeal and festive fervor under the guidance of Vice Chancellor Prof Sanjeev Jain.
It was organized under the theme “Aarambham” which means “The beginning”. The main highlight of the programme was a cultural event which glued the audience till the end, the display of floral carpets and the distribution of the traditional sweet ‘Payasam’. Along with this several other activities were also conducted which brought festivity to the ambiance.
The celebrations began with lighting of lamp by Prof Devanand, Vice-Chancellor in-Charge, Dr Yashwant Singh, Registrar, Prof Rasal Singh, Dean Students’ Welfare, Dr Ritu Bakshi, Cultural Officer and Dr Vinay Kumar, Assistant Dean Students’ Welfare, in Brigadier Rajinder Singh Auditorium.
Dr Pavinder Singh, Proctor, Dr Vandana Sharma, HoD, Department of English and Dr J N Baliya, HoD, Department of Educational Studies, other faculty members and staff were among the guests for the programme.
Following this, the much-awaited cultural performance called ‘Onappattu’ which is basically the traditional Onam song was presented by the students. After that, a series of alluring dance performances called ‘Thiruvathira’ by the students enthralled the audience.
The event came to a sweet end when the student coordinators offered ‘Payasam’ to everyone which is a traditional sweet distributed on the occasion of Onam. Other attractions of the celebration were ‘Pookkalam’ a floral carpet that was displayed in the reception area of the University along with that some games and competitions were also conducted for the students in the Eco Park near the Department of Social Work.
Dr Vinay Kumar on behalf of the Dean Students’ Welfare invited the students to celebrate Dogri, Punjabi, Himachali and other festivals too in a similar manner and promised to support them in all such efforts in celebrating the cultural diversity of India.
Follow our WhatsApp channel
