Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 24 : The University of Jammu received the donation of Fifty Five rare books of Vedas translated by His Holiness Soami Divya nand ji through Dr.Vandana Shukla, Principal, S.D College for Women Sultanpur, lodhi which is affiliated to Guru Nanak Dev University. At the event, Prof.Mohan Paul Singh Ishar, Vice-Chancellor, University of Jammu described the gesture as another step towards enhancing the reading culture of the students. The collection includes Vedamrit (translation of Veda's), four sets of Ancient Divine Eternal Verities (Vol.I to viii), one set of Vedarmit (translation in Hindi) (Vol.I to 23) and five copies of Surya Devta Book . Most of the books are published in English, Hindi and the German.
Handing over the books to the Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Vandana said that it was Soami Divyanandji's token support to the wonderful job being done by the Authorities of the University.
Receiving the books, Prof. Ishar said that books had been a veritable tool in the educational setup. He expressed his desire to encourage the reading culture of students of Jammu University. Among others Prof. Posh Charak, Head, Dept. of English, Prof. Porshattam Sharma, Head, Dept. of Sanskrit, Prof. Parmeshwari, Head, Dept. of Hindi, Jaikumar Sharma, OSD toVice Chancellor, Mohd. Shoaib, I/c Librarian Manm ohan Shukla, Dy. Manager, Indianoil, Jalandar, Meenakshi Shukla, Dr. Jaspal Singh, Co-ordinator M.A programme, DDE were also present
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