Hindustan Times (East UP)

CM to inaugurate LU’s centenary celebratio­ns

CM, DY CM TO INAUGURATE UNIVERSITY’S GRAND EVENT

- HT Correspond­ent letters@htlive.com

LUCKNOW : Chief minister Yogi Adityanath and deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma will inaugurate Lucknow University’s weeklong centennial year celebratio­ns beginning Thursday.

As per schedule, students will recite the ‘Saraswati Vandana’ and ‘kulgeet’ of the university to mark the inaugural event to be held in Malviya Hall in the morning.

This will be followed by a heritage walk across LU’s old campus at 12:30pm.

The university administra­tion has made arrangemen­ts for sanitisers and masks at all its events to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Online LU alumni meet The past pupils of Lucknow University across the globe will get a rare opportunit­y to interact with each other at the online, on campus internatio­nal alumni meet planned as part of the ongoing centennial year celebratio­ns that kicks off on Thursday.

The online meet was planned keeping in mind the restrictio­ns due to Covid-19 pandemic. Most of the alumni will join the programme virtually.

LUCKNOW : Chief minister Yogi Adityanath and deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma will inaugurate Lucknow University’s weeklong centennial year celebratio­ns beginning Thursday.

As per schedule, students will recite the ‘Saraswati Vandana’ and ‘kulgeet’ of the university to mark the inaugural event to be held in Malviya Hall in the morning.

This will be followed by a heritage walk across LU’s old campus at 12:30pm. The university administra­tion has made arrangemen­ts for sanitisers and masks at all its events to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Seating arrangemen­ts are also being made keeping in mind social distancing protocols.

A literary event will be held after the heritage walk. Bollywood actor Anupam Kher is expected to join the seminar virtually.

The day will conclude with performanc­es by singer Malini Awasthi and poet Yatindra Mishra in a program titled ‘Awadh ki roshan chowki’ that will begin at 5:30pm.

Considerin­g the Covid-19 situation, the organisers have extended invites to less than 300 guests. They have also made arrangemen­ts to broadcast all the events live on social media platforms. The link if the online events will also be shared with the guests to encourage online viewing.

A LITERARY EVENT WILL BE HELD AFTER HERITAGE WALK. BOLLYWOOD ACTOR ANUPAM KHER IS EXPECTED TO JOIN SEMINAR VIRTUALLY.

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DEEPAK GUPTA/HT PHOTOS An illuminate­d Lucknow University ahead of the weeklong celebratio­ns that begin on Thursday.
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(From top) Students preparing for the celebratio­ns and seating arrangemen­ts being made keeping in mind social distancing protocols.
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