College Convocation A Memorable Day

College convocation is an important function of a college. It is generally held at the end of each academic session to awards degrees to successful candidates and certificates and prizes to those students who have distinguished themselves in extra curricular activities. Our College Convocation was held in April,1998. Convocations could not be held during the past two years.The students of those two sessions.therefore.were also present to receive their degrees.

Invitation cards were dispatched to the honourable guests as soon as the date of the function was confirmed by the chief guest. The Federal Minister for Education was the chief guest on this occasion. There was a great activity even before the fixed time. Great arrangements were made to make this function a success. The college was cleaned and a dais was raised at the farthest end. Two beautiful chairs, one for the chief guest and one for our worthy principal, were placed on the dais. Sofa and chairs were arranged in the front row for the teaching staff and the distinguished guests. Behind them sat the students who had to receive their degrees. All the teachers and graduates looked impressive in their academic gowns.

Our vice-principal announced the arrival of the chief guest who entered the pindal with the principal and the members of teaching staff. All the guests and the students stood up to pay respect to the chief guest. The proceedings started with the recitation from the Holy Quran. Then the principal of our college read the welcome address and presented the report of the previous year.He told the audience about the achievements of the students in educational and extra-curricular activities.

The chief guest, in his speech, thanked the princiipal for inviting him on the occasion. He praised the diligence and ability of the students and advised them to work harder for their mother land.He showed his pleasure for the enviable achievements of the students. After the speech of the chief guest the name of the successful candidates, and the winners in different items of sports and athletics were announced. One by one they came and went back after receiving their prizes. The faces of the recipients of degrees were glowing with pleasure. The convocation came to and end with the principal's invitation to a cup of tea which was arranged in the college Hall.

A Picnic At River Chenab A Day I Still Remember

It was the month of March. The weather was quite pleasant. We made a programme to have a picnic on the river Chenab. It was only five miles away from our place. We worked out the little details of this picnic. Different friends had different suggestions regarding the lunch. Some proposed to assign one dish each to one group and to carry the cooked food there. Some suggested to place order for fast food like burgers and sandwiches to avoid any inconvenience. After a long discussion it was agreed that food should be prepared at the picnic spot and a cook be engaged to go with us. That will be a great fun and we will eat the lunch hot. After the decision was taken we engaged a local cook to go with us.

We assigned duties and prepared the menu according to our tastes. At about 9 O'clock in the morning when the sky was overcast, we started. Within an hour, we reached the bank of the river. We chose that point for our pleasure spot which was at the farthest end from where the double bridge of Chenab was visible. We put the things on the sandy bank under a shady tree. Free half an hour we took rest and enjoyed the scene. The water was flowing smoothly. The rays of the run fell on the river water and made it sparkling bright. A few people were boating in the river.

After some time we lit the fire and proceeded to prepare our meal. The cook started his work. A few of us lent him a helping hand. A friend made a tasty salad. At about 12 O,clock we had prepared everything. One of the girls spread the table cloth on the sand and we enjoyed a delicious meal. We had also brought some fruit which served as the sweet dish. After taking the meal we took rest for some time. Some of our friends, however, busied themselves with playing chess while a few listened to the music cassettes we had brought along with us.

We also enjoyed the stroll along the bank. Some girls sat on the bank of the river and splashed water on one another. The sun had now started descending. It appeared like a red ball, and its crimson rays on water and sand made the spot amazingly beautiful. The people bad started going back. We decided to return as the darkness was fast approaching. This was one of the most beautiful days of my life.

Tomb of Jahangir A Visit To A Historical Place In Pakistan

A visit to a historical place is highly educative. These places afford us a glimpse into the past. These are the marks of the different stages of the evolution of our culture.These reflect the great interest of the Muslim rulers in art and architecture. These are a symbol of their grandeur and magnanimity.

Once the History Society of our college planned to visit the famous.Tomb of Jahangir at Lahore. It was a place which many of us had not visited although we had heard a lot about it. The in charge of the society appointed the secretary of the society to collect the contribution and make necessary arrangements within a couple of days. On the appointed day we set out for Lahore and reached there at about 10 A.M. We decided to go to the tomb of Noor Jahan, the great queen of India first of all. Surrounded by beautiful parks, the front portion of the tomb presented a magnificent look whereas the main building did not appear to be looked after properly. We offered Fateha and proceeded to the arena where great king of India lay buried.

In a few moments we reached the tomb. The moment we entered through the big gate and looked round,we were rather disappointed. We thought that the tomb was not such a marvellous affair as we had expected to be, but the surprise really waited for us. As we moved further, we went into a garden. We crosses the magnificent garden to the entrance of the tomb and instead of going in decided to climb the towers first. From the tower we could see the city of Lahore which lay as one mass of different colours, of different shades and different heights.It seemed as if the river Ravi was flowing right under our feet and the valley of the river in its broadness and bareness, was picturesque indeed.

We enjoyed a lot. we came down from the tower, took our shoes off and walked into the main building of the tomb. The passage to the tomb was done in beautiful tiles with flowers in the in the best tradition of Mughal Style.

What surprised us most was the freshness and grandeur of the tomb which had been built more than three hundred years ago. It was awe-inspiring to see and feel that the place where we were standing was actually the place where the Emperor of India, the Great Mughal Jahangir, was buried. At a place like that fancy and imagination could be allowed to run free, but we also had in our minds the thoughts of getting back home before it was late for the mid-day meal. We came back with the impression that we definitely had seen one of the great monuments of history of the sub-continent.