SRINAGAR: The two-day student fest ‘Yusuf té Zareen’ commenced at Govt. College for Women, M.A. Road, Srinagar on Tuesday.
Tourism department, White Globe NGO and Chinar Corps are the event partners. From the host college, the Drama Club and Debating Committee have lined up diverse range of programmes to be attended by students and staff members from various educational institutions.
Nodal Principal, Prof. Seema Naz was the Chief Guest at the inaugural function. Others present on the occasion included Deputy Director Tourism (Media & Publicity) Deeba Khalid, Additional Secretary Law (Tourism), Narjees Nawab, Chairman of White Globe NGO, Syed Junaid Saadat, Major Charanjeet Singh from 31 Sub Area of Chinar Corps and former Principal of the host college, Prof. Ruhi Jan Kanth.
The inaugural ceremony, held at the college auditorium, was marked by enchanting song-and-dance performances by the students on foot-tapping Kashmir, Ladakhi and Punjabi numbers. The highlight of the function was the adaptation of Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet titled ‘Yusuf té Zareen’ performed by the members of the drama club which evoked standing ovation from the spell-bound audience.
Earlier, welcoming the guests, Incharge Principal, Prof. Rubeena said the event aims to showcase the creativity and talent of students. She said the two-day fest features diverse range of programmes, including engaging drama and theatre acts, vibrant cultural performances, food stalls, gaming competitions and other creative and interactive stalls. First semester student Nur Sadiq moderated the proceedings of the inaugural event.
