NBU to host campus carnival

Tuesday, Dec 17, 2024 10:45 [IST]

Last Update: Tuesday, Dec 17, 2024 05:09 [IST]

NBU to host campus carnival

PRASHANT ACHARYA

SILIGURI,: North Bengal University (NBU) is hosting the first ever ‘North Bengal University Campus Carnival’ on December 18 to provide platform for showcasing the creative and entrepreneurship skills of the students and research scholars of the university.

The carnival is also an endeavor to promote artists, farmers and lower middle class people to uplift them and earn livelihood through business platforms.

NBI registrar Nupur Das said that the innovative minds will showcase sustainable agri and floriculture products, handicrafts, traditional food, cultural extravaganza and many more. Including students from North Bengal, delegates from Bhutan and Nepal will also participate in the carnival, she added.

The carnival will be organized in collaboration with the Centre of Floriculture and Agri-Business Management (COFAM) of NBU and the Border Security Force (BSF).

“There will be 40 stalls of craftsmen, farmers, artists, students, tribal communities where food court, exhibition and sale of green vegetables, fruits, flowers from hills and plains, clothing, art and culture and many more exciting stuffs,” said Prof. Amrendra Pandey, technical assistant at Department Of Biotechnology (COFAM), NBU.

Meanwhile, the students are overwhelmed and excited and working hard to make the grand event a historical one.

“It is immensely a big and historic carnival, we are going to have lots of people joining us in the mega event, there will exciting events including face painting, live events, pottery, art and painting and many funny ones,” said Rachaita and Manisha who were in the coordinating group of the carnival.

 

Sikkim at a Glance

  • Area: 7096 Sq Kms
  • Capital: Gangtok
  • Altitude: 5,840 ft
  • Population: 6.10 Lakhs
  • Topography: Hilly terrain elevation from 600 to over 28,509 ft above sea level
  • Climate:
  • Summer: Min- 13°C - Max 21°C
  • Winter: Min- 0.48°C - Max 13°C
  • Rainfall: 325 cms per annum
  • Language Spoken: Nepali, Bhutia, Lepcha, Tibetan, English, Hindi