Jalandhar September 28 (Jaswinder Singh Azad)- All departments at Apeejay College of Fine Arts, Jalandhar, always strive to provide a platform for students to instill self-confidence in them, enabling them to achieve the all-round development of their personalities and realize their dreams. As part of this train of thought, the Literary Club of the college’s PG Department of English organized a Storytelling competition, in which students were assigned themes for their stories. The themes were: Letter Never Sent, The Last Train, One Decision, The Unexpected Guest, A Secret in the Library, and The Day Everything Changed.
Students from all college departments participated enthusiastically in this competition, where they were required to select one of the given themes and narrate a story. Dr. Vishav Bandhu Verma and Ms. Chetna served as the judges for the storytelling competition. Tamanna Dua and Riza secured first place in the storytelling competition; Jahnavi Sharma and Sonam took second place; Anu Ratra, Sana Verma, and Mannatpreet Kaur secured third place; and the consolation prize went to Dhananjay Puri.
While presenting certificates to the winning students, Principal Dr. Neerja Dhingra congratulated them and encouraged them to continue honing their creative talent by participating in various competitions, noting that this would enhance their personalities and boost their self-confidence. Appreciating the efforts of Dr. Navjot Deol, Head of the PG Department of English, in successfully organizing the storytelling competition, she expressed the hope that the PG Department of English would continue to organize such creative activities in the future.