Udhampur, May 15: To create awareness among the students, the department of Music under the aegis of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) Government College for Women (GCW) Udhampur organised a Symposium on the topic “Methods to be adopted for promoting Indian Classical Music” at the college campus Thursday.
The programme was organised under the supervision of Dr. Nalini Pathania, principal, Government College for Women, Udhampur. The principal of the college was the chief guest on this occasion. In
her keynote address, the chief guest appreciated the efforts of the department for organising such an informative programme and also motivated the students with her motivational speech.
Earlier, the programme began with a formal welcome address by Dr. Shallu Jasrotia, HoD Music. She also threw light on the significance and importance of Music. About 14 students participated in the symposium competition, in which Navisha, Ramzan, Siya, Tanya, Khushi, Manisha, Anshika, Chahat, Sonam, Manyata, Nitika, Sheetal, Manika and Anjali expressed their views on the topic. The participants enlightened the audience about the methods which can be used to promote Indian classical music, particularly in the remote areas. They also highlighted the main components of Indian classical music.