Flower Show and Painting Competition at Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha

Ludhiana, March 8, 2015: A flower show and painting competition was held here today at Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Sarabha Nagar, Ludhiana.

The flower show in which about a hundred participants including institutions and individuals took part and about a thousand flower pots of various varieties of seasonal, foliage and perennial plants, cacti, succulents and bonsai were exhibited was organized by the Gurdwara Management Committee under its environment programme 'Balehari Kudrat waseya'.

Over 150 participants in various age groups participated in the painting competition on the theme of plants/flowers mentioned in Gurbani or Environment.

Dr. Ajaypal Singh Gill, Dr. Ranjit Singh, Dr. J.S. Arora, Dr. Parminder Singh, Dr. Harpinder singh Grewal and Dr. Brij Mohan Bhardwaj were the judges for the flower show whereas the painting competition was judged by Babli singh and Rupinder Kaur.

In the painting competetion Ravneet Kaur, Kirandeep Kaur,Manavjit Singh and Manpreet Kaur got the first prize in the primary, middle, Sen. Sec. and General Categories. All these winners were given Bicycles which were sponsored by Pahwa of M/s Nova Cycles.  The important winners in the flower show included

During the show emphasis was laid on the cultivation of herbal plants and developing methods of utilizing kitchen waste for manure for kitchen gardens and ornamental plants.

President of the Ramgarhia Educational Council, Ranjodh Singh, who was the chief guest of the show gave away the prizes to the winners of the flower show and the painting competition, appreciated the efforts of the Gurdwara Management Committee for promoting the cause of environment as per the dictat of Guru Har Rai Ji.

Harinder pal Singh, President of the Gurdwara Management Committee thanked all the sangat, participants, judges and all those who helped in making the flower show and the painting competition a success.

Secretary Jatinder Singh Sandhu, Vice President Bibi Ravinder Kaur, Joint Secretary Balbir Singh, former Presidents, Shangar Singh and Joginder Singh Nagpal and committee members Mohinder Singh Grewal, Charandeep singh, Sukhdev Singh Laaj, Sarabjit Singh, Sukhdev Singh Dimpy, Surinder Singh, Satinder Singh, Amar Singh  were also present.