VICE CHANCELLOR INAUGURATES ON 2/8/2013 GIRL’S HOSTEL AND MOOT COURT AT
PURC, LUDHIANA
1) Inauguration of Girl’s Hostel
Professor Arun K Grover, Vice Chancellor, Panjab University, Chandigarh in
the presence of the Shri R.L. Kapoor, IAS (Retd), Advisor-cum-Secretary to
the Vice Chancellor; Professor Deepak Kapur, Director, PU Regional Centre,
Ludhiana; and Ms Neelam Batra, Warden, Girl’s Hostel, inaugurated and
named the Girl’s Hostel at Panjab University Regional Centre, Ludhiana.
The Girl’s Hostel has been named after Ms Annie Besant, founder of the
Home Rule Movement and President of the Indian National Congress in the
year 1917. The function began with a formal welcome of the worthy Vice
Chancellor Professor Arun K Grover and Shri R.L. Kapoor, ASVC by the
Director Professor Deepak Kapur. Thereafter, there are was a recital of
the Saraswati Vandana by the young students. This was followed by a
welcome speech by the Warden Ms Neelam Batra, Director Professor Deepak
Kapur, and an inaugural address by the worthy Vice Chancellor.  Professor
Grover recollected the history of this centre to its foundation day
function held in 1959 when the PU Extension Library with more than 2000
distinguished guests of Ludhiana had gathered at this very campus in the
presence of then Chancellor Shri V.V. Giri and then Vice Chancellor
Professor Suraj Bhan. The academic programs began at PU Regional Centre,
Ludhiana in 2003 with a three year LLB program followed by five year BALLB
program in 2005, with addition of another program of MBA in the year 2007.
Some unique initiatives of the PU Extension Library were discussed and
highlighted by the worthy Vice Chancellor. He informed that whereas other
two Extension Libraries set up in 1959 at Udaipur and Madurai have grown
into full fledged Universities; there is much work that needs to be done
at Ludhiana. He called for collaboration of/with different colleges based
in Ludhiana to increase the number and quality of different programs of
Panjab University offered at Ludhiana including the pre-PhD courses in
different disciplines/programs of Panjab University. Professor Grover gave
instances of such type of collaborations in the University of Punjab at
Lahore (from where the Panjab University Chandigarh traces its origin) as
also of similar efforts at Universities in the United States of America
etc. Professor Arun K Grover interacted with the faculty, staff, students,
members of Senate and the Press during the small party organised after the
inauguration of the Annie Besant Girl’s Hostel.
2) Inauguration of Moot Court
After the inaugural function at the Annie Besant Girl’s Hostel, Professor
Arun K Grover also inaugurated on 2/8/2013 the recently completed Moot
Court at PU Regional Centre, Ludhiana.  Professor Deepak Kapur, Director
of Panjab University Regional Centre, Ludhiana formally welcomed the
Vice–Chancellor. Dr.  Arti Puri- Coordinator for Laws, Dr. Ravi Inder
Singh- Coordinator for MBA, and Mr. Chandra Prakash Chaudhary, Assistant
Librarian of Panjab University Extension Library, Ludhiana made
presentations about their respective disciplines highlighting their
achievements and future plans and requirements.
Faculty members of law and management, members of Senate, distinguished
guests, and press were present. Thereafter, the Vice Chancellor addressed
the gathering.
Afterwards the Vice Chancellor interacted with the Press.
The Vice Chancellor Professor Arun K Grover and Mr R.L. Kapoor, ASVC left
for Chandigarh after a meeting with the faculty followed by lunch.