Haryana Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki would be the chief guest of the four-day Haryana Day function, the State level celebrations on October 27 here at Kurukshetra.
Vice-Chancellor of Kurukshetra University, lt Gen Dr DDS Sandhu on Friday said the Governor will be the chief guest of the festival called “Ratnawali” while releasing the logo, brochure and schedule of the programme.
Sandhu said Haryana day was being celebrated since 1985 as “Ratnawali” and the festival is quite popular not only in State but also in other parts of the country.
There are around 28 events in the festival and 3,000 students are participating. The VC said the festival will be promoted in a big way through all channels, including new media.
The university has chosen 150 student’s volunteer from KU who will be given important duties to organise this event smoothly. An android application named “Ratnawali” will also be launched for the benefit of the participants and people for regular updates of the festival.
Director of youth and cultural affairs of KU, Dr Mahasingh Poonia said that this year some new events have been added to the festival like ‘Haryanvi Pagri’, Pehno competition and Haryanvi food court with one sugar free food stall. He said effort would be made to popularise Haryana culture and food.
A help desk would be established near registration counter for guidance of the participants. He said the effort was to ensure maximum participation of youth in the festival.