Bareilly: The Department of Law at Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University organised a freshers’ party for newly admitted students of the LL.M. Self-Finance and LL.M. Executive programmes. The event, hosted by third-semester students, was themed “Lex Novus: New Beginning, New Perspective.”
The programme began with the lighting of the ceremonial lamp before Goddess Saraswati by Prof. Amit Singh, Head of the Department of Law. Student Aishwarya presented a Saraswati Vandana.
Addressing the students, Prof. Amit Singh extended his best wishes and encouraged them to maintain a positive outlook, stay updated with contemporary knowledge and continuously study current developments to make informed decisions. Prof. Awadhesh Kumar Pandey motivated students to remain determined and work consistently towards achieving their goals.
Newly admitted students and their senior counterparts presented a series of cultural performances. Monika Parashari, Aashi Yadav and Shambhavi Sharma enthralled the audience with classical dance performances, while Shubham Yadav, Rakhi Pawar, Shaili Arya, Rakhi Maurya and Aishwarya presented poetry recitations. Pranav Singh captivated the gathering with his guitar performance.
Senior students organised various activities, including quizzes, acting challenges, singing and games, to welcome their juniors. Based on their performances, Shambhavi Sharma was selected as Miss Fresher and Utsav Singh as Mr Fresher from the LL.M. Self-Finance group. Deepak Singh was named Mr Fresher from the LL.M. Executive group.
The programme was organised with the support of course coordinator Dr Anuradha Yadav and second-year students, including Rakhi Pawar, Aishwarya, Rajdeep, Shubham Yadav, Anurag, Anshika, Shaili, Arya, Deepak and Abhishek. Anshika Bajpai and Anurag Gupta compered the event.
Prof. V.K. Gupta, Prof. A.P. Singh, Prof. Awadhesh Pandey and other faculty members, including Dr Shahnaaz Akhtar, Dr Naimuddin, Dr Sachin Rastogi, Dr Preeti Verma and Dr Lakshmi Devi, attended the programme. Research scholars and students from the LL.M. Self-Finance and Executive programmes, along with first- and third-semester students and other university staff members, were also present.
The event provided a platform for interaction between senior and junior students while celebrating the beginning of a new academic journey through cultural activities and campus engagement.
Report by Akhilesh Chandra Saxena, Bareilly.
