LU FORGOT TO ORGANISE MASS SINGING OF NATIONAL ANTHEM!
LUCKNOW: The Lucknow University forgot to organise the mandatory mass-singing of the National Anthem by students to mark the end of the ‘Azadi 70 -Yaad Karo Qurbani’ (Freedom Fortnight) on Tuesday. The MHRD and the UGC had on August 5 asked all varsities and colleges to organise the event at 11 am on August 23. Lucknow University, which unveiled the bronze statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji with pomp and show last week, did not implement the order. Many affiliated colleges also did not organise mass-singing of the national anthem.
LUCKNOW: The Lucknow Univesity forgot to organise the mandatory mass-singing of the national anthem by students to mark the end of the ‘Azadi 70 -Yaad Karo Qurbani’ (Freedom Fortnight) on Tuesday.
The ministry of human resource development (MHRD) and the University Grants Commission (UGC) had on August 5 asked all varsities and colleges to organise the event at 11 am on August 23.
Lucknow University, which unveiled the bronze statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji with pomp and show last week, did not implement the order. Many affiliated colleges also did not organise mass-singing of the national anthem.
“It’s true that at Lucknow University we could not organise the event on Tuesday (August 23) as proposed by the UGC. I had a word with dean student welfare Anil Shukla who said that he came to know about this order late,” said vicechancellor SB Nimse.
When contacted, Anil Shukla said university spokesperson Prof NK Pandey would be the right person to answer queries. However, Prof Pandey’s phone was found switched off.
The idea of this fortnight event was to educate students on the Freedom Movement through various celebrations as lndia celebrated its 70th lndependence Day on August 15.
The UGC had proposed a series of events to be organised in educational institutions across the country to re-instill the spirit of patriotism among the younger generation.
In sharp contrast, the spirited words of Rabindranath Tagore’s composition, ‘Jana Gana Mana...’ found a mass chorus at the Aligarh Muslim University when more than 3,000 students sang the National Anthem on Tuesday as part of the ‘Azadi 70 - Yaad Karo Qurbani’ programme.
According to Article 51 (A) of the Indian Constitution, the first Fundamental Duty of all citizens is to abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the national flag and the national anthem.
The UGC had also proposed that students may paint greeting cards for jawans posted at border stations. Students may also undertake a mass tree plantation drive which inculcates the idea of sustainable development among them.
However, children in various city schools sung the national anthem with patriotic fervour. The anthem was sung by all students of Army Public School, Sardar Patel Marg, Lucknow (APS SP Marg) at 11 am.
Similarly, Karamat Husain Muslim Girls’ PG College observed the Azadi 70 fortnight from August 9 to 23 to focus on the theme of ‘Yaad Karo Qurbani’. As part of the event, the NSS and sports committee of the college organised 50m, 100m, 4x100m relay races. Poster-making slogan, rangoli display and patriotic songs competitions were also organised.
NSS volunteers visited the ‘Shaheed Smarak’ which commemorates the heroes of the First War of Independence. The celebrations concluded on August 23 with a flag march on the campus. Dr Roop Rekha Verma was the chief guest for the occasion.