Farewell party of MA English on 29th April, 2011
Meeting & Departing part & parcel of life. A farewell party was organized by the students of Baba Farid College on 29th April, 2011, to bid farewell to the students of MA 2nd year English. On this occasion the students did remember those golden days of their life in Baba Farid College. The students make this moment unforgettable by presenting beautiful stage entertainment. Miss Amandeep Kaur (MA 2nd year) got Best student of the Batch Award & Miss Harmeet Kaur (MS 2nd year) got Most Promising Student of the batch. S. Gurmeet Singh Dhali, Managing Director, Smt. Paramjeet Kaur Dhaliwal, Director Admin. were the chief guests in the party. Mr. Dhaliwal gave his blessings to the departing students for their future. Dr. Pardeep Kaura, Associate Director, BFC, Sh. B.D. Sharma, Head, Dept. of Career Guidance & Counseling, S. Harpal Singh, Director Facility Management graced the occasion with their benign presence. At the end of the party, MA 2nd year student gave vote of thanks to the institution, teachers and their juniors for cordial welcome & for bidding farewell to them.

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Student Trip to P.G. Science City, Kapurthala and Sultanpur Lodhi (19/03/2011)
Department of English, Baba Farid College organised a trip to Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala and Sultanpur Lodhi for the students of MA English on 19/03/2011. Science City is the biggest project of its kind in Northern India, the Science City has been set up in 72 acres of land in the of heart of Punjab, on Jalandhar- Kapurthala Road. It is intended to inculcate the scientific aptitude & temperament, to fire the imagination and creativity, foster the spirit of enquiry and exploration among the masses, especially in the young minds. The students visited various sections viz. Space Theatre, Laser Theatre, Flight Simulator, Space & Aviation, Energy Park, Health Gallery, Virtual Reality, Dinosaurs Park, Fun Science, Boating etc.

The students also visited the historic city of Sultanpur Lodhi. Places visited include Gurudwara Ber Sahib, Gurudwara Hatt Sahib, Gurudwara Bebe Nanaki. The students also visited Nirmal Kutiya set up by Sant Balbir Singh Seecheval in the idyllic surrounds of Bein river.

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Screening of “Pride and Prejudice” followed by discussion on Jan 12-01-2011 by Department of English, Baba Farid College
Department of English, Baba Farid College screened movie, based on the novel Pride and Prejudice written by Jane Austen which has been prescribed by Punjabi University Patiala on 12th Jan, 2011 for the students of M.A 1st Eng (sem-2). The students made their opinions and discussed about several issues related to the movie and the novel. The students were excited to behold the moving characters of the novel. According to the students there were few such characters, Mrs. Hurtz, Mrs. and Mr. Philips and Mr. Denny who are not included in the movie but there was no obscurity in the movie even without these characters. The story smoothly moves without the excluded characters and scenes in the movie which might be considered superfluous by the director. The novel consists of elaborate description of characters and sceneries where as there were no such detailed description presented in the movie. The dominating character of the novel is Miss Elizabeth Bennet and similarly in the movie she is the crucial protagonist. The issue of marriage and class consciousness is represented both in the novel and the movie. The movie too revolves around the men and women relationships and the relation of Mr. Darcy and Miss Elizabeth. The theme of marriage, Parenthood and class consciousness are vividly portrayed in the novel as well as in the movie. The students found the movie interesting and they participated in the discussion vehemently. They found it very useful.

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Students of Department of English, Baba Farid College visit Bathinda Book Fair (January 01-09, 2011) organised by National Book Trust
The students of Department of English, Baba visited the Bathinda Book Fair organised by National Book Trust from January 1-9, 2011. The students of MA English 2nd Semester visited the book fair on January 04, 2011 while the students of MA English 4th Semester visited the book afir on January 07, 2011. They were guided by the faculty members of the Department who accompanied them. The students and the faculty members were enthralled by the number and variety of books available there and purchased many useful books.

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English Literary Society, Dept. of English, Baba Farid College Organize Inter-College Declamation Contest on January 19, 2011

English Literary Society, Department of English, Baba Farid College organized an inter college declamation contest with the aim of youth development on January 19, 2011 “English Literary Society” gave a warm welcome to chief guest, Mr. Gurmeet Singh Dhaliwal, Managing Director, Baba Farid Group of Institutions. He encouraged the students to participate in such type of competitive events apart from this, he expressed his views about “Drug Addiction”, Women Liberation and internet A bane or A boon, that were the topics of the contest. Ms. Paramjeet Kaur Dhaliwal, Director Administration,, BFGI, also added charm to the function with her benign presence.

About 40 students from different colleges participated in this contest with great zeal. The cief organizers of the function were Mr. Hardeep Mann, Head, Department of English, Ms Puneet Brar, Co-Ordinator, English Literary Society, and its members Ms. Santosh, Ms. Sharandeep Kaur, Ms. Neena Garg and Mrs. Anamika Bansal.

A welcome note was given by Ms. Puneet Brar. One of the students volunteer miss Gurpreet Kaur conducted the stage effectively. Principals of different colleges graced the occasion with their presence. Speaking on this occasion, Mr.  Hardeep Mann expressed his views about the above mentioned topics and motivated the students to come forward and take intiative for such activities.

Miss Sharandeep Kaur, member of English Literary Society delivered a speech on “Youth Empowerment” Mr. B.D. Sharma, Head, Department of Career Guidance and Counselling, and Mrs. Yogesh Bajaj, Training Co-ordinator were the judges for this event. The result was declared by Mrs. Yogesh Bajaj. Ajay Sharma, a student of Baba Farid College stood first, Anmol from Baba Farid College of Education stood second and vishakha  of Baba Farid Colege of Management and technology stood third in this contest.

Last not least, Prizes were given by Dr. Pardeep Kaura, Associate Director, Baba Farid College. Apart from the appreciated the participation of the students and encouraged them by giving few valuable tips to excel in such events. He also appreciated the commendable effort done by the members of English Literary Society to make this event a success.