Organic Makar Sankranti
SRISHTI Club, Patna Women’s College Alumni Association (PWCAA), ECO Task Force (ETF) in collaboration with Tarumitra celebrated ‘Organic Makar Sankranti’, 13th January,2023
On 13th January, 2023, Patna Women’s College Alumni Association (PWCAA), SRISHTI Club, ECO Task Force (ETF) in collaboration with Tarumitra celebrated ‘Organic Makar Sankranti’. On this occasion, A Kite Making Competition and Bird Feeder Making Competition was organized. A total of 30 students participated in the Kite Making Competition and a total of 57 groups participated in the Bird Feeder Making Competition. The Eminent Jury members of the competitions were Dr. Zareen Fatima, Head Department of Economics, Dr. Sister. M. Stuti A.C., Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, Dr. Rohit Singh, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Dr. Shemushi Ityalam Madhu, Head, Department of Fashion Designing, Dr. Kamlendra Kumar Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Dr. Rashmi Sinha, Assistant Professor, Curriculum Studies, and Teaching of Biological Science. The Exhibition of the competition started with a welcome address by Ms. Meenakshi Mishra Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Coordinator SRISHTI Club where explained the importance of Makar Sankranti and how the country celebrates an end and new beginning with the Harvest festival. Then, Dr. Sister M. Rashmi A.C., Principal, Patna Women’s College, wished everyone on the eve of Makar Sankranti, and she also told that Makar Sankranti is celebrated when the sun enters the Capricorn. Then, the teachers and the students gave a fistful of rice as a ‘Earth Tax.’ Thereafter, all the teachers and students participated in the Kite flying event. The whole programme was organized under the guidance of Dr. Ameeta Jaiswal, Head, Department of Philosophy and Vice-Chairperson Alumni Association, Patna Women’s College, Dr. Shobha Srivastava, Head, Department of Zoology and Vice-President ECO-Task Force, Ms. Meenakshi Mishra Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Coordinator SRISHTI Club and Ms. Devopriya Dutta and team Tarumitra. Dr. Aprajita Krishna, Dean Faculty of Science and Head, Department of Physics and her team prepared a delicious Khichdi which was prepared with organic dal rice from Tarumitra for the teachers.