Alumni Meet at RGC

Ludhiana: The Alumni Association of Ramgarhia Girls College organised a get-together for old students in the college premises on Tuesday morning. It was a much awaited event for ex-students to catch-up with old friends, and to meet their teachers.
Principal Dr.Inderjit Kaur, President of the Association, accorded a warm welcome to all the members. She said that the alumni of the college can contribute in a big way to their Alma Mater by inspiring students to choose the profession of their choice. Vice-President of the Alumni Association, Mrs.Kawaljit Kalsi, Principal, Ramgarhia Girls Senior Secondary School, who also happens to be alumnus of the college of 1982 batch, said that one’s college is responsible for grooming and chiseling its students.
Around hundred old students from different walks of life attended the meet. Students who had made their careers in the field of theatre, cinema, banking, teaching, and hotel industry shared their experiences and reminisced of days gone by.
Navneet Sandhu of 2005 batch from the Department of Computer Science and Applications talked of the role of education in making girls self sufficient and confident. She gave credit to Prof. Rattan Deep Chawla and his team for giving her wings to fly. Reeti Khanna talked of the subjects of advertising and sales promotion and travel and tourism management which gave her an edge over her competitors. She said that these subjects opened new avenues for her in her career of teaching. Tamanpreet Kaur of Commerce department remembered how she opted to practice Rangoli making along with her Commerce stream and got the award of Best Artist in 2000. The event ended with a cultural programme by students of Post Graduate Department of Music. Tanishq Kaur Anand expressed her joy with the song ‘Batti baal ke banere uttey rakhni han’ and Mehak sang ‘Padharo Mhare Des’. It was a day of thanks giving, sharing and committing to the cause of education.