Jalandhar,Lovely Professional University, which imparts professional eduation to students from 23 states of India and 8 countries from across the globe, took the initiative to give all its students a flavor of different cultures in the campus program through its Unity in Diversity program. The 1st phase of the event put to diplay an assortment of dances, food items, costumes, menu, music and jewelry of various states of India and abroad.

The Programme was intended to raise awareness amongst its students from various states and countries, about the different aspects of Indian culture. The event inaugurated by the Chancellor, LPU, Mr. Ashok Mittal and took off with the cultural dances of various states like Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Orissa, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Pondicherry and Rajasthan.

Unity in Diversity is Indias ethos and LPU wants to propagate this ideology among its students also. With students from various states and cultures all over India, it is very important that they should realise the common string that binds them together. Through this event we wanted to showcase this ethnic diversity to the students so that they can understand each other better, said Mr. Ashok Mittal, Chancellor Lovely Professional University.

Students had set up kiosks in the campus to put on view the food devoured, the jewellery worn, the music and dance enjoyed in their respective states. The students and the staff member at LPU could visit the stalls and enjoy the culture of the state they had dreamt of visiting but could not. Grisel, who has come to India from Mexico, I have come from Mexico and was not aware of the cultures in India. Visiting the kiosks gave a feeling of visiting the country itself. This event has definitely given me an insight to how different customs and traditions are followed in different regions of the country.

I visited all the stalls and am very happy to see the enthusiasm and the effort put in by the students, said Executive Dean, Mrs. Rashmi Mittal who was also present for the event. The second phase of the event will be celebrated soon which will feature more glimpses of the diversity that makes the Indian culture stand apart