The University has conducted several programs for providing an inclusive environment. It has taken various initiatives for promoting tolerance and harmony towards cultural, regional, linguistic, communal, socio-economic, and other diversities. As per the mandate of the university to facilitate women’s education through Urdu medium, there is a fee concession for female students in admissions and hostel. As per the nation-wide jurisdiction of the university, the students from diverse regional and cultural backgrounds have been benefitting.
For the promotion of unity in diversity, NSS Cell of MANUU organizes programs under Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat campaign on the anniversary of SardarVillabhai Patel. The program aims at strengthening the bond between states to strengthen the unity and integrity of India. MANUU NSS cell has conducted RashtriyaEktaSaptach, from 31/10/2016 to6/11/2016. A large number of teachers and students participated in it. As per the guidelines of National Foundation for Communal Harmony, the office of the DSW observed Communal Harmony Week from 19/11/2016 to 25/11/2016. The objective was to sensitize stakeholders about the importance of communal harmony, national integration, and fraternity. Every year MANUU NSS Cell conducts Special Camps in villages for NSS volunteers. These camps are directed towards various social issues impacting the lives of the people in the community viz-a-viz including social and cultural values among the young students. The volunteers mainly undertake awareness generation activities with regard to the social issues.The camps were conducted in Narsingi and Manchirevulla villages on the following dates
19/03/2016 to 25/03/2016
02/05/2017 to 08/05/2017
23/03/2018 to 01/03/2018
09/03/2018 to 15/03/2018
The university also organizes various cultural programs to celebrate the cultural diversity of India. Students from various regional and cultural backgrounds participate in such programs and present their regional or cultural folk songs and dances. These cultural events are organized at different levels- departments, hostels, and university- and on different occasions like Independence Day, Republic Day, Azad Day etc. Apart from the annual cultural event organized by the university, MANUU Students Union also conducts a week long cultural and sport event called Jashn-e-Baharan. To cater to the linguistic diversity, all student related competitions like Essay Writing, Elocution are conducted in three languages, Urdu, Hindi, and English.
The various departments of the university conduct seminars, workshops, and outreach programs to promote communal harmony and tolerance. MANUU NSS cell organized Azadi 70- YadKaroKurbani from 9/8/2016 to 23/8/2016 to sensitize students about the freedom struggle. Various activities like Painting Greeting Cards for Jawans, Freedom Run, Slogan Writing Competition, Essay Writing Competition, Patriotic Song Singing Competition, Lectures by Eminent Personalities and Mass recitation of National Anthem by all students are exercised and performed.
To deliberate on the linguistic harmony between Urdu and Hindi, the Department of Hindi organized a Two-day International Seminar on Urdu Aur Hindi Ki Saajhi Virasat (The Common Heritage of Urdu and Hindi) from 30/3/ 2017 to 31/ 3/ 2017. The scholars from various parts of the country and abroad participated in it. Apart from the scholarly discussions on the topic, the cultural event KaviSammelan of Urdu and Hindi poets was also organized during the seminar.
Photographs of the events 2015-2019
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