Skill Development Club: Collage Making Competition on 05 March, 2021

Keeping this Idea in mind the department of Political Science of Baba Farid College, Deon, Bathinda organized "COLLAGE MAKING COMPETITION" A Strategy framework to promote youth participation in skill activity for Under-Graduates and Post-Graduates classes on 05 MARCH 2021. Ramandeep Kaur (Assistant professor of Political Science) started a competition with famous lines "Everyone's a star and deserves the right to twinkle" With this thought, collage making competition was organized by the Department of Political Science of Baba Farid College, Deon, Bathinda. The theme for the competition was International relations, the Role of media in Indian politics, Center-state relations in India.

The competition started at 11:30 a.m. All the participants brought the newspaper, magazines, scissors, and other raw materials and grabbed their seats. Participants were given ample opportunities to showcase their creativity followed by the theme. All the students participated enthusiastically along with a competitive spirit. Around 12 Students of the various classes participated in this competition.

Under the leadership of Dr. Sukhdarshan Singh Brar (HOD of Political Science), Ms. Ramandeep Kaur (Assistant professor of Political Science) welcomed all the participants. She also welcomed the other faculty members.

The students were judged by the Dean Faculty of Arts, Mrs. Navnider Kaur Dhillon, and HOD Sukhdarshan Singh Brar the criteria of judgment were creativity, Theme presentation. The winner were - 1st Jashandeep Kaur B.A.II 2nd Swarsh Setia B.A.II 3rd - Rajveer Singh M.A.1ST In the end, Mr. Sukhdarshan Singh Brar (Head of the Department of Political Science) also presented his view about collage-making competition.

He described it as follows: HOD was briefed about the significance of collage, which is a skill of an art production primarily used in visual arts where the artwork is made from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole. A collage may sometimes include magazine and newspaper clipping, ribbons, paint, bits of colored or handmade papers, portions of other artwork, and so on.

Career Counselling Session by Mr. B.D. Sharma

Career decisions play a pivotal role in shaping the future growth and development of studentsas it helps in setting future goals and chooses careers. Career guidance is much needed service to those who did not plan for their future at an early stage; more should be done to assist the younger generations in personal career development. When students have a clear understanding of the best career choices for them, end result is better planning, more college enrolments, and a more productive society for the future. Keeping the fact into consideration, Baba Farid college have a separate cell for guidance and career counselling.

In the time period of lockdown, when students are unable to come colleges and are locked into their homes but they have lots of question, doubts and queries regarding their future plans and course. To help such students, the department of political science, Baba Farid College organised a guidance and career counselling session with the help of technology. The whole session was conducted on the Microsoft teams.

In the leadership of HOD Sukhdarshan SinghBrar, department of Political Science carried out this session to help the students. First of all, addressing the students, HOD Sukhdarshan Singh put emphasis on the importance of regular counselling sessions and its importance in student’s life. Later he introduced the resource person and main speaker of this session Mr. B.D. Sharma.

Mr. Sharma put light the various options and opportunities students going to have in future after their graduation and post-graduation. He makes students understand different career opportunities, procedure to appear those careers, different competitive exams and also planned to make them to understand the importance of having goal and passion and hard work to achieve the desired goal.As we explore career, we should know what skills, talents and personality traits you bring to the work place. This assessment helped students to understand and discover what they like and what they dislike, what they’re good at, and how well their interest matches up to different careers.
Later on, Mr. Sharma gave the answers of quires and doubts asked by students. This was one the best part of this session as students asked so many questions regarding higher studies, research and new education policy. Mr. Sharma satisfied all of them with their beautiful style of communication and knowledge. Overall it was a great learning session for all.

At the end of session Mr. Sajjan Kumar (Assistant professor of Political Science) presented the vote of thanks to Mr. Sharma for their valuable presence and for guiding the students and session comes to end. Dr. Deepinder Singh Brar(Dean Arts) and Principal Sachin Dev appreciate this work.

Celebration of Republic Day on January 26, 2021

A Proud moment for the country , Republic Day is celebrate in India in the month of January 26 every year . It is organized by Department of Political Science. This year our college has celebrated the 71st Republic . On this occasion we celebrate this day to recall the true heroes of India who has sacrificed their lives to give us freedom . Deputy director B.D. Sharma address that we should feel proud that we are born in this great country and are Indians. We should strive to make it better being citizen of India. As teachers, we should inculcate democratic values in students and people around us. We should have faith in the constitution of India even in the days of political unrest like this. Prof. Raminder Kaur, Prof. Sukhdarshan Singh of Political Science, other faculty members and students were present there. Dr. Gurmeet Singh Dhaliwal ( Chairman of BFGI) appreciate the work of college . We should celebrate these days .

Celebration of National Voter's Day on January 25, 2021

A Proud moment for the country, National Voter’s Day is celebrated in India in the month of January 25 every year . It is organized by Department of Political Science. This year our college has celebrated the 10th National Voter’s day. On this occasion, we celebrate this day to recall the struggle for voting rights of citizens of India and their importance in democracies like India. Sukhpreet Singh (ADC) Bathinda , Amrinder Singh (SDM) delivered a speech about the importance of voting rights in democratic states which helps people to enjoy the equality, freedom and fraternity. Bhupinder Kaur (D.E.O.), Naveen (Social Society),Prof. Sukhdarshan Singh of Political Science department, other faculty members and students were present there. Dr. Gurmeet Singh Dhaliwal (Chairman of BFGI) appreciated the work of college. We should celebrate these days.

Guest Lecture on "National Unity Day/Rashtriya Ekta Diwas : Role of sports to maintain the Multiculturalism & Unity" on October 30, 2020

"Little pools of water tend to become stagnant and useless, but if they are joined together to form a big lake the atmosphere is cooled and there is universal benefit" keeping this Idea in mind the department of Political Science of Baba Farid College, Deon, Bathinda organised a Guest Lecture on the account of National Unity Day / Rashtriya Eketa diwas. To pay the tributes to the Iron-Men of India Shri Sardar Vallabh Bhi Patel on their 146th birth Anniversary.

The Department of Baba Farid College undertook an activity / guest lecture on "National Unity Day / Rashtriya Ekta Diwas : Role of sports to maintain the Multiculturalism & Unity" on October 30, 2020. Around 35 Students of the various classes participated in this Lecture.

The objective of this guest lecture was to make the young minds feel the beautiful idea of multiculturalism and pluralism. Which are enshrined in the constitution of India. To make them aware about the beautiful and incredible concept of Unity in diversity and to inspire the youth to join hands in the process of preserving & strengthening the national Unity of the country & pay the true tribute to Iron-men of India Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Ji.

Under the leadership of Dr. Sukhdarshan Singh Brar (HOD of Political Science) Mr.Sajjan (Assistant professor of Political Science) welcomed the speaker of this lecture Mr. Jaswinder Singh. He introduced the main speaker (Mr. Jaswinder Singh) as Head of Sports and Head of physical education. Who is having more than 35 papers published at national and international level. Also got published four books and pursuing his P.hd.

While addressing the gathering Mr. Singh presented the beautiful and incredible picture of the unity in diversity of India in front of the students. He said, there are a total of six religions present in India. They are Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism and Jainism. All of these religions may not be followed by equal numbers of people, but they all are respected equally. There are different festivals in different religions. The Hindus celebrate many festivals which are related to various thoughts, worship of thoughts, worship of idols and celebrations to spread happiness and love. During the time of festivities, all the people of different religions, cultures and many more celebrate together. There are no discriminations made for participating in each other’s happiness. This unity among all the people in this country shows our strength and our richness in culture. Each and everybody is individually respected and given importance. We all remain together as a team. During national events, we all participate as a team; we do not discriminate against one another on the basis of religion, culture or language. We represent each culture very proudly and we represent it together that shows our unity. He also emphasised the role of sports to maintained the cultural harmony and unity if India.

In the end, Mr. Sukhdarshn Singh also presented his view about and presented the vote of thanks to the main speaker. With this the curtains of the event lowered down.

Speech Competition on Swach Bharat Mission on October 16, 2020

The Department of Baba Farid College undertook an activity "Speech Competition on Swach Bharat Mission" on October 16, 2020. Total 19 Students of the various classes participated in this Activity. As declared by our Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, every year Gandhi Jayanti is also celebrated as Rashtriya Swachhta Diwas with an aim to fulfil the dream of Clean India as envisaged by Mahatma Gandhi Ji. Our government has described it as one of the biggest people’s movement. Dr. Sukhdarshan Singh Brar (HOD of Political Science) who led this activity told that we should understand that cleanliness it not only responsibility of our prime minister however, it is the responsibility of each and every person living in India. We conjointly should actively participate in these kinds of activities for the healthy lives of us all.

During this activity, Students from various classes put forwarded their thoughts and point of view on Swach Bharat Abhiyan. Sunidhi from BA-ist year, Ramanpreet from BA-IIIrd year, Kulwinder Singh, Jahsandeep singh from MA-IInd year and various other students participated in this speech competition. To listen and to motivate the students, Dean of Students welfare Mr.Deepinder Brar and Navinder Dhillon (Dean of Academics) were also present. In the leadership of Dr. Sukhdarshan Singh (HOD of Department of Political Science) organised this activity in good manner. Mr Sajjan Kumar (Assistant Professor of political Science) coordinate this overall activity. In this activity, Miss Amrita (Assistant Professor of political Science) also presented her thoughts about this Mission. She Said "Cleanliness is next to Godliness." It is the mantra of Mahatma Gandhiji, Father of Nation. He demonstrated, propagated and insisted for individual and community cleanliness throughout his life. Following his footprints, Swachh bharat Mission campaign achieved encouraging results. This vision will be translated into action by bringing in community participation for clean toilets and integrated waste management to make Gujarat open defecation free, zero waste, dust free, plastic free and green.

In the end, While Motivating the students, Mr. Sukhdarshn Singh also presented his view about the Swach Bharat Mission. He Said "The main objective of this campaign is to eliminate the defecation in the open by creating toilets in both rural and urban areas, because of this, due to the spread of filth and infectious diseases. The purpose of this campaign is to make citizens aware about cleanliness and motivate them to clean up, to clean the streets and roads, to promote cleanliness programs in rural areas etc.

For the progress of India, the people of India need to be healthy and good health will only happen when there is cleanliness. Cleanliness should be a part of a habit and routine. There is a need to take big steps for this major change. This campaign should not only be given the name of a government campaign. It should be like a campaign for us. We have to understand our responsibility towards cleanliness. And when we will succeed in doing this, the dream of Mahatma Gandhi’s clean India will be fulfilled that day.

With this the curtains of the event lowered down.

UG (Under-Graduation) orientation program Speech Competition on the role & Importance of Social Media on October 12, 2020

"You don’t need a corporation or a marketing company to brand you now: you can
do it yourself. You can establish who you are with a social media following." --- Ray Allen, former American professional basketball player"

Keeping this Idea in mind the department of Political Science of Baba Farid College, Deon, Bathinda organised a speech competition for the orientation program of UG (Under – Graduate) classes on 12 oct 2020.

The Department of Baba Farid College undertook an activity / speech competition to maintain and to inspire the youth to join hands in the process of preserving & strengthening the national Unity of the country & making them aware about important and vital role of social media in individual and state life and how it becomes so vital." This speech competition held on Microsoft Teams app on October, 12, 2020. Around 35 Students of the various classes participated in this Lecture.

Under the leadership of Dr. Sukhdarshan Singh Brar (HOD of Political Science) Mr.Sajjan (Assistant professor of Political Science) welcomed all the speaker or participants of this speech competition. He also welcomed the other faculty members and judge of this event Dr. Sukhdarshan Singh Brar (Head of the department of Political Science).

Various competitors took participation in this event and presented their view points and they all got applauded for their remarkable efforts and knowledge but speech of Sunidhi Garg was the point of attraction in this speech competition as she was the winner of the event also. She said Social Media plays a very important role in today's life, social Media are web-based online tools that enable people discover and learn new information, share ideas, interact with new people and organizations. It has changed the way people live their life today, it has made communication much easier. It allows the exchange of user-generated content like data, pictures, and videos. Social media platforms may come in different forms such as blogs, business forums, podcasts, microblogs, photo sharing, product/service review, weblogs etc.

Studies have shown that quite a good number of people spend 25% of their time on social networking platforms, this goes further to show how relevant and popular social media platforms have become in recent times. The importance of social Media can be seen in several fields such as business, entertainment, food, lifestyle, welfare and a host of others. It is important to any business because as an entrepreneur you own a brand and with the help of social media networking companies keep in touch with their customers and get valuable information about them which may increase their brand value. Most of the entrepreneur and marketers have successfully used this platform when it comes to reaching potential clients.

Later on she also explained the pros and cons of the social media in human life, she added, when we look at the positive aspect of social media, we find numerous advantages. The most important being a great device for education. All the information one requires is just a click away. Students can educate themselves on various topics using social media. Moreover, live lectures are now possible because of social media. You can attend a lecture happening in America while sitting in India. Furthermore, as more and more people are distancing themselves from newspapers, they are depending on social media for news. You are always updated on the latest happenings of the world through it. A person becomes more socially aware of the issues of the world. In addition, it strengthens bonds with your loved ones. Distance is not a barrier anymore because of social media. For instance, you can easily communicate with your friends and relatives overseas. Most importantly, it also provides a great platform for young budding artists to showcase their talent for free. You can get great opportunities for employment through social media too.

Despite having such unique advantages, social media is considered to be one of the most harmful elements of society. If the use of social media is not monitored, it can lead to grave consequences. It is harmful because it invades your privacy like never before. The oversharing happening on social media makes children a target for predators and hackers. It also leads to cyberbullying which affects any person significantly.

In the end, Dr. Sukhdarshn Singh also presented his view about and presented the vote of thanks to the all the speaker of this competition. He announced Sunidhi as the best speaker and With this the curtains of the event lowered down.

PG Orientation: Discussion on the topic of Relationship on January 25, 2020

"It’s more essential now than ever to cast your ballot. While the importance of voting has probably been hammered into your head since the day you turned 18, some of you probably still wonder, what’s the point? These insightful voting quotes are here to remind you why it's your civic duty to get out there and vote. Election results can often come down to a select few who decided voting is worth the effort"

Keeping this Idea in mind the department of Political Science of Baba Farid College, Deon, Bathinda organised a discussion / special lecture on the topic of Voters Day 2021 :  A Strategy framework to promote youth participation in electoral democracy for Under-Graduates and Post-Graduates classes on 25 Jan 2021.

The Department of Political Science Baba Farid College undertook a discussion on the topic of discussion / special lecture on the topic ofVoters Day 2021 :  A Strategy framework to promote youth participation in electoral democracy, it aim to improve the It is a mission to inspire the youth to join hands in the process of preserving & strengthening the human dignity & making them aware about important and vital role of Right to vote / Voters day in individual and state life and how it becomes so vital. This discussion held on Microsoft Teams app on January, 25, 2020. Around 45 Students of the various classes participated in this Discussion.

Under the leadership of Dr.Sukhdarshan Singh Brar (HOD of Political Science) Mr.Sajjan (Assistant professor of Political Science) welcomed all the participants of . He also welcomed the other faculty members.

Mr.Sajjan (Assistant professor of Political Science) started this discussion via asking some questions and various students not only gave the answer also explained the importance of voters day / right to vote as a basic needs in various aspects of human lifewhile co-relating with the questions.

In the end, Mr.Sukhdarshan Singh Brar (head of the department of Political Science) also presented his view about the topic.

He described as follows:
India celebrates its National Voters' Day on January 25 every year. The celebration of the day aims to increase the participation of a number of voters and to encourage the newly eligible voters. This year marks the 11th National Voters Day cantered on the theme of ‘Making Our Voters Empowered, Vigilant, Safe and informed.’

National Voters' Day is celebrated to encourage, facilitate and maximise enrolment, especially for the new or first-time voters. On this day, voters are being made aware of promoting informed participation in the electoral process. New voters or first-time electorate are handed over their Elector Photo Identity Card in the National Voters' Day function. In the end with the thanks note event comes to end.

Debate on Recent Happenings in International Politics

"The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum...."
-  Noam Chomsky, The Common Good

Keeping the same thing in mind, an online Debate cum discussion was organized by Political science department of Baba Farid Group of Institutions, Bathinda on the topic Recent happenings / Trends in International Politics". Where around 40 attendees of BA 3rd year, MA first year and MA second year had presented their views regarding the current scenario in world politics. The event was held on Dialectic approach in which Students participated enthusiastically with their response. As it was in the online platform of Microsoft teams so both the professors played an important role of facilitator. While giving the agenda for the day, In the opening statement Prof. Amrita put light on the objective of such debates or discussions in layman’s or student’s life. She Said, now a day’s debate become an important topic of discussion. It is important because it develops skills and knowledge. It helps the students to become a confident and bold person. And it will help the students to develop a political identity or own identity like a debater. It also helps the students to develop a sense of ownership of the world and a sense of empowerment, as they will know specific global and domestic issues, and the ways in which the government can solve our generation’s problems. It will help them to boost their confidence and will make them bold enough to speak in any situation without any hesitation.

While motivating the students to speak freely and keep doing participation in such activities, she further added that Debate is a social way of expression your point of view on a topic. And it teaches students how to accept different point of views of theirs and others in the same topic. They learn agree to disagree, may find a way to solve an issue, learn how to compromise with others.

After this address the event got started, a beautiful discussion and a warm debate was there in the students of BA-final & MA politics. The juniors were giving a tuff competition to their seniors. In this event various issues were discussed like the present scenario of USA v/s China on going trade war since last two year in context of USA using pandemic as a tool against China. Students tried to give possible explanations in this regard. The present tussle between USA and WHO where USA is putting allegations against latter in lieu of not publicizing coronavirus as a global pandemic on time where it could have been prevented at earlier stage, was discussed in detail. The questions related to impact of negative image of China as portrayed by USA on former’s diplomatic relations with other countries and economic implications on the world after pandemic ends were exhibited. The role of world Health assembly was made clear to the students.

After this fruitful discussion the respected chief guest made the concluding remarks and apricated the student’s participation and put emphasizes on such kind of events in future too.

After the concluding remarks of the respected chief guest. Both the presenter conveyed thanks to chief guest and all the participants and the curtains of the event lower down.