Body Mind Healing Centre: February 2020

Golden jubilee Reunion celebrations of 1970 Batch

Punjab Engineering College Chandigarh 1970--2020

14^th and 15^th Feb 2020 Chandigarh

Heart touching mesmerising experience by one and all

Fifty years nearly half a century is not a small period .Many of us were not so fortunate to be here as they lost their journey of life in this period. We humbly pay our tribute to them .

I was in great excitement to meet friends after 50 years and so reached the venue well in advance on 14^th Feb , Hotel Shivalik View sector 17 Chandigarh. This evening was driven by the great leadership of our trio Jasbir Chhabra , Teekam Bali, Mahendra Kumar Gupta and well supported by ML Bansal and team members. While meeting college friends each moment was full of flash back memories, KISSE, KAHANIAN and SHUTRIS .

Formal registration started 6PM and many of us had joined with their better halves. Obviously difficult to recognise we were give name tags marked with engineering batch. Meeting hall was was full of JOSH, LOVE, Happiness, Loving emotions ,continuous hugging old friends and many times tears of living happily were rolling down cheeks and it was a mesmerizing evening.

Dr. Dheeraj Sanghi Director PEC and Dr. Divya Bansal Dean Alumni Corporate PEC joined as esteemed distinguished guests.

Function started with musical songs and Tabla performace By Madan.Some one said today is the birth day of Dr Divya Bansal and hall was filled with birth day wishes and clappings . I gave my wishes with the birthday song---

Sagar me ek lehhar uthi tre nam ke,

Too he sunder boond des sansar ki-----------

This song made the hall vibrating and she was doubly full of feelings of happiness on this unique Valentines Day .

Golden Jubilee Souvenir was launched By Director Sanghi.

Teekaam’s picture gallery was unique , fantastic and wonderful.

Party was full of songs, dances by better halves , jokes, old stories and lasted till mid night and then we all started going to our rooms.

Next day was HOMECOMING CELEBRATIONS AT PEC CAMPUS and Football Stadium was fully decorated to welcome us. Alumni of other batches had also come to the tune of 600 students. After registration the day started with the sessions conferring distinguished Alumni awards. Although both the Dean and the Director themselves are much junior to alums of 1970 batch going back to 1956 batch and aka Bikram Singh Grewal of 1943 batch from PEC Lahore aging 97 years was a great hallmark . He turned out to be a true academic leader for each one visiting the Aluma just as a student even in the octogenarian years of life.

Batch wise Memento distiribution was at five different venues to save time and giving more time of interaction within batch mates.

To keep busy students had arranged games, cricket tournament, kite flying , musical chair and E Rickshaws to take us around the campus. A great super lunch was in the stadium. City tour by busses kept us busy the whole afternoon.

1970 batch had special invitation of evening snacks at Director residence.

Afterwards we were entertained by students with fabulous , vibrating musical night with 20 minutes nonstop bhangra, old songs, and lot many dances by alumni’s . Bhangra team of young students filled everyone with joy and fun and the whole performance left deep memories in each heart

In individual performance Mouth organ by Brig Harbir Singh PEC Mate 1973 was lovingly wonderful. Individual Bhangra by MK Nanda impressed all.

On the request of Grewal Sahib Tejinder Singh Bedi presented KL Sehgal song—

Gham Diye Mustiqil, Kitna Nazuk Hai DIl , Hai Dil------

In the end I must state our group leaders of 1970 batch made this event colourful. PEC under the exemplary leadership of DR. Dheeraj Sanghi supported well by Dr. Divya Basal and teams has shown the way to new horizon in integrating Alumni for further growth and restoration of lost glory and brand positioning. I also take this opportunity to wish all alums a more deeper interactions and stronger bonding ahead.

I express my great gratitude to PEC and grand team of students volunteers who made this event really fabulous and memorable.

I cherished visit to my temple of studies after five decades.

Alvida

Great love to all. Sab ka Mangal Ho----