Jalandhar December 5 (Jaswinder Singh Azad)- The latest edition of the Alumni Meet of Lyallpur Khalsa College marking 85th birth anniversary of Late Sardar Babir Singh, former Member Parliament, former Cabinet Minister, Punjab and former President of College Governing Council, was organised with enthusiasm and festivity. Former hockey captain India and an alumnus of the college Padamshree Sardar Ajitpal Singh was the Chief Guest on this momentous occasion.
The President of the College Governing Council Sardarni Balbir Kaur along with the members of the Governing Council and Principal Dr Jaspal Singh warmly welcomed the chief guest. Speaking on the occasion, the College Principal said that the institution owed a lot to the visionary guidance of Sardar Balbir Singh for its current status and this Alumni event was organised as a tribute to his contribution to the college. In his emotional and motivating address, Chief Guest Sardar Ajit Pal Singh proudly recollected his past experiences in the college and how instrumental the college had been in his and other alumni’s personal and professional lives. He also appreciated the leadership of the college Governing Council.
Alumni from different fields also shared their experiences
On this occasion international hockey player Gurjot Singh who represented India at Junior level was honoured for his significant achievement. Alumni from different fields also shared their experiences and offered feedback and suggestions to the college. In the cultural programm organised during the event, Prof. Sukhdev Singh, Head, Department of Music and the students of the college enthralled the audience with folk song, Ghazal, Western Group Song and Punjabi Geet presentations.
Gidha was performed by the college students. The stage on this occasion was conducted by Dr Surinderpal Mand and Harjinder Singh.
Prof. Sanjeev Anand, Director, Alumni Association formally presented the vote of thanks
Among the distinguished guests present were S. Jaspal Singh Waraich, Joint Secretary, S. Jagdeep Singh Shergill, Member Governing council, S. Avtar Singh Kang, Member Governing council, S. Inderdeep Singh Gill, Member Governing council, Prof. Jasreen Kaur Vice Principal, S. Iqbal Singh Dhillon, Mr. Daljit Singh International Hockey Player Railway, S. Kuldeep Singh, Mr. Surinder Saini (S/o Mr. Ajit Saini Freedom Fighter), S. Harpreet Sandhu eminent environmentalist, S. Rashpal Singh Pal, S. Pritam Singh Narangpuri, Sh. Dalvinder Dayalpuri, Sh. Tarsem Singh Puar. Dr. Harjit Singh Sultanpur Lodhi, Dr. SPS Grover, Dr. Mukhtiar Singh Retired SSP, Dr. S.K. Sood Principal Lyallpur Khalsa College Technical Campus.
Except these Prof. Jujhar Singh Dosanjh, Prof. Kuldeep Kaur Dosanjh, Prof. R.C. Kukreja, Prof. Sarita Tiwari, Prof. Sukhwinder Kaur, Ex-Head Deptt. Of history, Dr. Kulwant Singh Sandhu, Ex-Head Department of Punjabi, Dr. Gopal Singh Buttar Ex-Head Department of Punjabi, Prof. Charanjit Kaur Gill, Dr. Santokh Singh Minhas, Ex-Head of Dept. of mathematics, S. Manjit Singh, S. Bhupinder Singh, S. Bairagi Singh, S. Tarsem Singh, Surinder Puar, S. Gurikbal Singh Dhillon, Sh. Amit Sharma, Sh. Pardeep Singh Samra, S. Manmohan Singh Marwaha etc and many other alumni, teachers and students were present. Prof. Sanjeev Anand, Director, Alumni Association formally presented the vote of thanks.