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Centenary of a martyr

Professor Chaman Lal of Jawaharlal Nehru University has written to Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal drawing his attention to the need to commemorate the upcoming martyrdom centenary of Indian political activist Madan Lal Dhingra on August 17 this year.

“Madan Lal Dhingra, a brave young man and freedom fighter, was executed in London on August 17, 1909, after he assassinated a British official, Curzon Wyllie. The incident took place a hundred years ago, but it is a significant part of the Indian freedom struggle,” says Prof. Chaman Lal in the letter.

Madan Lal Dhingra was born in 1883 to a prosperous Hindu family in the province of Punjab. Later he went to England for higher studies, took admission in engineering, and became involved in the Indian freedom struggle.

“He shot Wyllie who was notorious for using Indians to serve as informers for the British in England. After a one and a half month trial, he was executed on August 17,” reads the letter.

Prof. Chaman Lal hopes the Union Minister would take “personal interest to get this event commemorated at the highest level and, particularly in the educational institutions, to make our students more acquainted with the heroes of freedom struggle and to arouse patriotic feelings among them”.

Institute of Management Studies at Ghaziabad now has academician Prabal Chakraborty on board, who has joined the group as director. A distinguished academician, Dr. Chakraborty is an alumnus of IIT, Kharagpur, and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He has served in some of the most reputed organisations and institutions, both in the government and private sector.

Admissions are currently open for various M.Tech. programmes at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University in Delhi.

Some of these courses are in different streams, like engineering physics; nano science and technology; chemical engineering; computer science and engineering; information technology; and information security.

The eligibility criteria for these courses can be seen on the University website. The admission brochure-cum-application form can be obtained from Punjab and Sind Bank on the University campus at Kashmere Gate on payment of Rs. 800.

The last date for obtaining and submitting the completed application forms is July 7.

Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology in Hisar is going to operate a helpline and helpdesk on its campus to guide admission seekers regarding the admission and counselling process. Both would be run by the National Service Scheme unit of the University.

“The helpline is getting operational from Wednesday and will continue for the next one month, while the services of helpdesk would be available till July 7,” said Sandeep Rana, coordinator of the NSS unit.

Admission seekers can contact the following helpline numbers for any information related to admissions: 9255110772, 9416051041, 9416784706, 9354434048, 9416927792 and 9466748271.

Parul Sharma

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