Dev Samaj College for Women, Sector-45/B, Chandigarh, celebrated the festive spirit of Basant Panchami by organising ‘Tashan-E-Basant’.
The campus wore the hues of the spring festival. Various competitions – Mehndi, Swing Decoration, Solo and Group Dance, Photo Booth Creation Competition and Miss Basant Pageant were held to celebrate the spirit of the festival.
Students enthusiastically participated, and were dressed in traditional colours of the season.
The Chief Guest, Shriman Nirmal Singh Ji Dhillon, Secretary, Dev Samaj, was given a warm welcome by the Principal, Dr. Meena Chopra. Shriman ji quoted the nature poet, William Wordsworth, as he reflected upon the importance of spring in our lives.
Dr. Agnese Dhillon, Principal, Dev Samaj College of Education, was the Guest of Honour on the occasion. Dr. Dhillon congratulated the college for the successful event to mark an age old tradition.
Jyoti of BA 3rd year was crowned Miss Basant and Divya and Sneh were the runners up. Kashish of BA 3rd year stood Ist in Solo Dance, Ambika, BSc 3rd year in Mehandi, Komal, Anusha and Megha, BA 1st year were winners in Swing Decoration & Jashan and Kanika bagged 1st position in Photo Booth Creation Competition. The students tremendously enjoyed the performances and applauded the winners.