Group Captain Amar Jeet Singh Grewal who passed away

Monday 26th February 2024 at 07:17 PM

 He first worked freelance with ‘The Statesman’ 

Ludhiana: 25th February 2024: (Brij Bhushan Goyal//The Education Screen)::

The Alumni Association of SCD Govt. College, Ludhiana has condoled the demise of Group Captain Amar Jeet Singh Grewal who passed away on 23 Feb 2024 after a brief illness. Born in Village Kila Raipur he did his post graduation in English in the college in 1951 and after a course in journalism, he first worked freelance with ‘The Statesman’. 

An old student of the college Principal Manjit Singh Sandhu while condoling the death informed, “Group Captain Grewal was commissioned into the Indian Air Force in 1953 where he served till 1979.

This illustrious Alumni of the college was part of India’s first expedition to Mount Everest in 1960 and had risen to the position of Principal of Mountaineering Institute Darjeeling from year 1973-1977. He also became Principal Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi. Post retirement he was Principal PPS Nabha from 1979 to 1991 and held additional charge of Dashmesh Academy, Sri Anandpur Sahib from 1988 to 1991. His hobbies included photography, trekking, journalism and shooting. He was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, London, and a member of the Alpine Club, London”.

Mr Sandhu recalled the moments when he met him at Dashmesh Academy and termed his death End of an Era. S. Gian Singh Sarpanch of Kila Raipur also an old student too joined in condoling his death saying Grewal made their village proud by his achievements.    

Brij Bhushan Goyal, Org Secretary -cum- coordinator of the Alumni Association while condoling Grewal’s demise said that their college has groomed a strong array of students who excelled and remained on top administrative and army posts and also became successful in businesses in the country and globally as well. College needs to strengthen the Alumni database so that new generations know the rich legacy of the college. 

Goyal, requested the Punjab Government to further seriously strengthen the faculty infrastructure of this college of strength of 6500 which holds promise to give more such brilliant minds provided it is supported earnestly as per its urgent needs. Life and times of  Alumni like Gp Cap.AJS Grewal will always inspire posterity. 

Grewal’s son K S Grewal said that his father always longed to visit his Alma Mater at Ludhiana.

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BB Goel With Navdeep Singh and Nirmal Jaura

12th June 2022 at 09:41 PM

My Pics-My Clicks-My Story

Ludhiana: 12th June 2022: (Brij Bhushan Goyal//Education Screen)::

S.Navdeep Singh and myself Brij Bhushan Goyal  had gone to SCD GOVT.COLLEGE LUDHIANA  for some Alumni Association work there. New Principal Prof. Dr.Pardeep Singh Walia( Yellow- cream shirt ) was already introduced to me,but I wished that Navdeep should be introduced to him..we went to Principal's office .There Mr Nirmal Jaura( Of youth services)was also there.It was  an inspiring meeting wherein it was discussed that FM Gold would give more opportunities to the youth of the college in it's various programmes .This will help student in showing their artistic talents that will help them in their career. I clicked the pic in office without the feeling that I am not there. Let our youth be taken care of by us- this was my motive. Later we had lunch all. 

SCD Alumni remembered martyrdom of Goa Liberation

19th December 2020 at 3:42 PM

 Major Shiv Dev Singh Sidhu and Captain Vijay Sehgal were college’s alumnus 

Ludhiana:19th December 2020: (Education Screen Bureau)::

The SCD Govt. College, Ludhiana Alumni Association remembered martyrdom of Goa Liberation War heroes of whom two prominent names Major Shiv Dev Singh Sidhu and Captain Vijay Sehgal were this college’s alumnus.

The GOA operation was done from 17th December, to 19th Dec,1961 In this process of Annexation of Goa  Republic of India annexed the former Portuguese Indian territories of Goa, Daman and Diu taken by Portuguese 451 years before then from India. Both Major Sidhu and Captain Sehgal of Ludhiana attained martyrdom on 19th Dec 1961.

Among those who remembered the martyrs were Dr G S Grewal, Poet Gurbhajan Gill, Prof. Dr.Harblas, Prof.Dr. Kamal Kishor. Col Inderjit Singh Gill, Ashok Dheer, Dr Sunil Chopra, S S Bhogal (All old students) and Alumni Coordinator Brij Bhushan Goyal. Dr. Grewal shared rare memories of Martyr Major Shiv Dev Singh Sidhu as he was also his maternal uncle. He told that there is befitting reference to these brave hearts in War History. 

Principal of the college Dr. Dharam Singh Sandhu while paying rich tributes to their college Alumni Martyrs informed that college prominently displays their pictures in the library. Further, in a Coffee Table Book authored by college teacher Dr. Harblas on the occasion of college centenary(to be released by CM Punjab), there are special pages dedicated to the these martyrs. Swaranjit Savi-a renowned artist and also an alumnus of the college has befittingly given artistic touch to these pages.

Poet Gurbhajan Gill lamented that wars always snatch away youthful sons from their families so war hysteria must be shunned. Coordinator Goyal also recalled the terse message given by none else than this college’s own Alumnus Sahir Ludhianvi  who had penned out

“Jang to khud hi ek masla hai ,jang kiya maslon ka hal degi.

Aag aur khoon aaj bakshegi, bhookh aur ahtiaj kal daigi .

Is liye ai shareef insano jang talti rahe to behtar hai,

hum sabhi ke angan mein shamma jalti rahe to behtar hai” .

(War itself is a tedious problem before the world; it does not give any solution to the problem.Fire of destruction and blood are its consequences today. Hunger and deprivation it brings tomorrow. So, listen oh gentlemen, it is better if the war is avoided, it is better if the lamps keep lighting in our homes.)

Webinar for College staff at SCD College

Friday; 01st May 2020 At  5:04 PM  via Whats app

PG Dept of Hindi & Research Centre organised the Webinar  

Ludhiana: 1st May 2020: (Kartika Singh//Education Screen)

PG Dept of Hindi & Research Centre, SCD Government College Ludhiana organised a webinar to take feedback from the faculty on "Higher Education: Challenges and Road Map during Covid-19". With the outbreak of the pandemic, direct contact classes had been suspended as per the order of PU, Chd since 25.3.2020. However, the faculty members of SCD Government College, Ludhiana, continued teaching through the various online methods and have almost completed the syllabus.

The Zoom meeting was presided over by the Principal, Dr. Dharam Singh Sandhu who invited the teachers to share their experiences.  He also appreciated the initiative of Dr. Saurabh Kumar from the Hindi department for organizing this meeting.

As many as 60 teachers connected and discussed their first-hand experience of conducting classes via Zoom, Google Classroom, WhatsApp chat, and calls. They brought to the fore the advantages and difficulties faced.

Prof. (Dr.) Ashwani Bhalla laid emphasis on devising ways through which students could be evaluated and assessed. In the present state of uncertainty, we cannot just wait while the situation returns to normalcy. We should keep our work ready to meet and respond to any policy that the Government or the University comes up with. He discussed the conduct of examinations for final year students  through 2 modes-online and through internal assessment by the teacher. Since the teacher knows the caliber of the student, she / he is the best judge of the student. The online method is not feasible as a large number of our students are either from rural areas or they belong to financially weaker sections of society . As such they do not have good access to strong internet connectivity.

Dr. Tanvir Sachdev from the department of English advised about  preparing and delivering lectures through You Tube. She stressed upon the need to approach the syllabus in a systematic way, adapting ourselves to the need of the time.

Prof. Deepak Chopra from the department of Physics pointed  out difficulties regarding  practical subjects which can only be taught in a laboratory. He generously appreciated those teachers of the college who have been on pandemic duty since 26.3.2020.

Prof. Reetinder Joshi suggested considering  the mid term examination that was conducted in mid March for evaluating the students. 

Other teachers also gave valuable inputs on how to improve interaction with the students. 

Extension Lecture at SCD govt. college

25th February 2020 at 17:37 Whats app 

The Series of Centenary Celebrations held in the city

Ludhiana: 25th February 2020: (Kartika Singh//The Education Screen):: 

The Post Graduate department of English of SCD Government College organised an extension lecture on Post Colonial Literature today under the patronage of the principal Dr Dharam Singh Sandhu and the competent guidance of Prof. Tanveer Lekhari ( Head of PG Dept. Of English). It’s objective was to amplify the knowledge of the students in the field of Post Colonial Literature. Retired Principal (Govt. Mohindra College Patiala ) and State Award winner for the excellent services in the field of Education

 Dr. (Prof.) Sangeeta Handa was the guest speaker. She was given a floral welcome by the principal Dr Dharam Singh Sandhu, prof. Tanveer and all the faculty members of the department.

Prof. Harmeet kaur Jhajj introduced the guest speaker to the audience and thanked  her for being a  part of the series of centenary celebrations of SCD Government College.

Dr Sangeeta, through her PPT presentation, explained  a brief history of Postcolonial literature; Edward Said's book ‘Orientalism’-the foundational work on which post-colonial theory developed; and  the Postcolonial Literature Characteristics.

She dealt with concepts like Postcolonial, Postcolonial Writing, Postcolonial Reading, and Postcolonial Theory in a very elaborative and coherent manner

Dr Sangeeta also gave an insight into the works of Homi Bhabha, Gayatri Spivak and Foucault.

It was a wonderful interactive session and many students of PG Dept of English quenched their inquisitive thirst by asking many questions from the guest speaker.

Thereafter principal Dharam Singh Sandhu also addressed the students and told  them that literature  provides a gateway to life experiences. It is a journey that is inscribed in pages, and powered by  imagination.

In the end Prof. Reetinder Joshi proposed the vote of thanks.

7 day NSS CAMP at SCD Government College

Friday:10th January 2020 at 17:09 Whats App

A turban tying workshop organised by an old student

Ludhiana: 10 January 2020: (Kartika Singh//Education Screen)::

Day 4 of the ongoing NSS Camp started with a Yoga class which was attended by all the volunteers. A session on basic dining etiquette and table manners was held by the volunteers. A  short film on the culture of Tamil Nadu was also screened for the volunteers. A turban tying workshop was also organised by an old student. Dr. Harblas Heera conducted a group activity with the students. It was followed by a lecture by Dr. Ravi Inder Singh. Dr. Ravi Inder was introduced by the  Principal Dr. Dharam Singh Sandhu who informed the students that he is the Director of Panjab University Regional Centre and Resident Coordinator who has written 2 books and 20 research papers in various national and international journals. Dr. Ravi Inder talked about the role of an individual in nation building. He stressed on the fact that the youth are the game changers. He raised another question on different parameters used to guage the development of the nation. Human development index, ease of business and internal peace were discussed. He said," We were shreshth, we have deteriorated. You! The youth can only make or break this nation." He made a startling connection between success and social service. He defined success by way of saint Kabir ji's doha

"Jab hum aye jagat mei, Jag Hansa; hum roye;

Aisi krni kar chlo, hum hanse; Jag roye." 

This is not possible without taking care of  society. If you are self centered, you can never taste this kind of success. You may become a billionaire but you may not be truly successful. Reward from economic activities may take you to higher levels but social work has much more strength and the reward and recognition from society is much more. Prof. Harmeet thanked Dr. Ravi Inder for motivating the students and a token of appreciation was presented to the guest. NSS Incharge Prof Sumeet Brar, Prof Paramjit Chander, Prof Arun Kumar and Prof. Vishal were also present and supervising the volunteers. In the meanwhile "Vishav Hindi Divas" was also celebrated in the college. Dr. Mukesh Arora was the key speaker on that occasion. He throw light on the importance and widening scope of Hindi language worldwide. Dr. Monika Jain, Dr. Sourabh Kumar, Prof. Sondeep, Prof. Inderjeet Paswaan were also present on that occasion. In the end sweets were also distributed in the college campus on Global Achievements of Hindi language by the department.