Innocent Hearts College of Education, Jalandhar celebrated Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti and Baisakhi festival.

Innocent Hearts College of Education, Jalandhar celebrated the spring harvest festival Baisakhi

and Dr. BR Ambedkars birthday which is also referred to as Equality Day in order to inculcate

the values of team work, co-operation, liveliness, optimism, togetherness and equality amongst

the would-be teachers. 

The programme started by paying tribute to Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar through a power point

presentation presented by the student- teachers Enna and Shalini. They explained that Dr.

Ambedkar advocated a society based on three fundamental principles of liberty, equality, and

fraternity. He endorsed equal rights for all Indian citizens in the constitution. A drama on the

theme ‘Dr. BR Ambedkar, a crusader against caste system and untouchability’ was enacted by

the would-be teachers - Aakriti, Rajesh Kumar Tanwar, Radhika Verma, Megha Sharma, Tanya

Jain, Diksha Handa, Chandani Gupta. Student-teacher Rajesh Kumar Tanwar who played the

role of Dr. Ambedkar quoted him, “Democracy is not merely a form of Government...It is

essentially an attitude of respect and reverence towards fellowmen.”

Baisakhi celebration started with the speeches of student-teachers Diksha and Medhavi who

recapitulated that Baisakhi commemorates the formation of the Khalsa Panth, under the

leadership of Guru Gobind Singhji, the tenth Guru of the Sikhs in the year 1699. They also

elucidated the importance of Baisakhi festival for the Indian farmers. Dressed up in their

colourful finery the student-teachers, Aashna and Vishali Arora performed Gidda and Bhangra.

Bolis and Tappes were chanted by the student-teachers Sonam and Sonia in Punjabi language

which added to the merriment and amusement. Principal Dr. Arjinder Singh explained that the

Baisakhi festival is celebrated every year in the college with the objective of preserving and

transferring the rich cultural heritage of Punjab to our would-be teachers.