152nd Birth Anniversary of Mahatama Gandhi
152nd Birth Anniversary of Mahatama Gandhi
The Akal College of Economics, Commerce and Management, Eternal University, Baru Sahib celebrated 152nd birth anniversary of the father of nation most revered Mahatama Gandhi Ji with great enthusiasm. A visit to the Botanical Garden of Eternal University was organized for the outgoing students of Economics, Commerce and Management. The event was started with the introduction and discussion of Gandhian thoughts and their relevance in developing the rural economy by harnessing and conserving our natural eco system. Twenty one students and their four mentors made a visit to the Botanical garden where they interacted with Dr. B. D. Sharma, renowned legendary and a great Botanist of India who has numerous research papers and book publications to his credit. He has been an ICAR scientist and consultant to national and international research and development institutions. The students enriched their knowledge and skill enhancement by learning the importance of various parts of medicinal herbs being used in curing certain ailments and their methods & schedule of extraction and conservation. The students were also apprised about the farmer industry linkages. Besides, the potential of medicinal/aromatic plants & herbs and their scope for cultivation on commercial lines in District Sirmour was also discussed with students. On this occasion the students were trained in extracting the herbs from natural source and planted saplings in the Botanical garden. This event was organized under the guidance of Prof. S. K. Chauhan, Dean of the college with the cooperation of university administration and the faculty coordinators, Mr. Amit Kumar, Dr. Jai Kumar and Dr. Manjinder Kaur.
