Events

27 Mar 2018|Gurgaon (Manesar) | Amity University Gurugram

Shaheed Diwas Celebration

In order to pay homage to the great martyrs Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev, Shaheed Diwas was celebrated on 27th March 2018 by Amity Law School of Amity University Gurugram. On this occasion, a though provoking debate on the topic “National Character in Youth-so important for Nation Building” was organized for the students.

In his Opening address, while welcoming the guest Deputy Vice-Chancellor Maj Gen B S Suhag spoke about the role played by the Armed Forces over the years in Nation building, particularly in security and infrastructure development.

Session begin with a Motivational Lecture was delivered by Lt Gen GS Katoch (Retd) on the topic, “Nation Building and the Armed Forces”.  He had begin the session with sharing the the history of the concept of how “Nation” came into being.  He spoke of the fundamental requirements of what is needed for a National Character and then elaborated on how the Armed Forces have helped in Nation Building.  In his interesting Power Point Presentation, he cited examples of how National prestige was maintained by the Army over the years, like in organising 1982 Asian Games in Delhi and the recent construction of Railway Foot Over Bridge in Mumbai.  He also apprised how the Armed Forces maintain security of the Nation against external aggression and internal disorder.

Vote of the thanks given by Maj Gen G S Bal (Retd.) Director Hostel and Student Welfare.