A series of extracurricular events were on Monday held at the University of Kashmir to mark the National Unity Day or Rashtriya Ekta Divas observed across the country on October 31 to mark the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

Vice-Chancellor Prof Nilofer Khan inaugurated a workshop on fundamental duties at the School of Law and also flagged off an ‘All-Women Walkathon’. She also visited the Institute of Music and Fine Arts (IMFA) to interact with student participants of a poster-making competition on the theme, ‘Unity in Diversity’.

The events were organised by the varsity’s Office of National Service Scheme (NSS) in collaboration with the School of Law and IMFA respectively.

Addressing students at the School of Law, Prof Nilofer reiterated the important role that the law students can play in raising awareness within and beyond the University on a host of social, legal and environmental issues of public interest. She said since law pertains to every domain of life now, the role and responsibility of law students and professionals to hold legal awareness programmes assumes great significance.

Registrar Dr Nisar A Mir also spoke on the occasion about the significance and objectives of the National Unity Day.

At the ‘Walk for Unity’ event, the Vice-Chancellor was briefed that the objective of the programme is to encourage “women to walk independently with confidence”. The Vice-Chancellor urged the girl students to continue participating in such programmes with passion and enthusiasm.

Prof Nilofer also interacted with students at IMFA and sought to know the focal areas and message that their posters carry.

NSS Programme Coordinator Dr Mussavir Ahmad led the conduct of programmes and highlighted their importance in the backdrop of countrywide celebrations related to National Unity Day.

Head and Dean School of Law, Principal IMFA and other academics and officers attended the events, even as NSS programme officers Dr Hina Basharat, Dr Shazia Malik, Dr Yasir and Mr. Farooq Ahmad coordinated the respective programmes.