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21-year-old daughter of a driver and B.PEd. student of Chandigarh University Gharuan, Aruna Tanwar has been officially selected to represent India at Paralympics Tokyo 2021. Aruna Tanwar who hails from village Dinod near Bhiwani currently ranks world number 4 in the women’s under 49 Taekwondo category and has won bronze medal at both Asian Para Taekwondo Championship & World Para-Taekwondo Championship in 2019. This was stated by Dr. R.S Bawa, Pro-Chancellor, Chandigarh University during a press interaction at Mohali. Taekwondo player Aruna’s father Naresh Tanwar and her coach Ashok Kumar were also present on the occasion. Chandigarh University announced R Tikaram Sports Scholarship worth Rs 1 crore for Para-Olympians from 2021. In addition 25 seats under sports category would be reserved for the Para-Athletes who would be eligible for academic scholarship up to 100%, free hostel accommodation, special diet & training allowances. While talking to media Aruna said, “I started l...

“Due to increase in Digital Entertainment, Content has become a commodity today” says Prof. Michael Young, President New York Film Academy   World’s leading and renowned film school New York Film Academy (NYFA) today signed an academic MoU with Chandigarh University Gharuan. As a part of the agreement, Indian students can now pursue globally recognized Under-Graduate 3 years degree in Film Making from New York Film Academy by studying the first year of the program at Chandigarh University while studying the remaining two years at the New York Academy, USA. The official MoU signing ceremony took place today virtually where Mr. David Klein, Senior Executive, New York Film Academy, and Dr. R.S.Bawa, Pro-Chancellor, Chandigarh University along with other university officials exchanged the Memorandum of Understanding. “NYFA is known for imparting hands-on practical learning to the students where they learn every minute the aspect of film making. The students will undergo thousa...

The outbreak of COVID shows that society ends up paying extremely high economic and social cost for violating natural environment says Shyam Sunder Jyani Chandigarh University organized International Seminar on the theme of “Youth for Earth: Restore and Protect Our Ecosystems” on the eve of World Environment Day. The virtual session was attended by Dr. Jagmohan Sharma (IFS), Additional PCCF, Karnataka Forest Department, Taegyyun Kim, Environment Researcher and President Festival du sud, South Korea, Shyam Sunder Jyani, Eminent Indian Environmentalist & Associate Professor, Sarah Oliver, Global Youth Coordinator, United Religions Initiative, South Africa. Prior to the online seminar, senior officials of the university planted saplings on the campus and conveyed the message of environmental protection to all. While giving his inaugural address Dr. Jagmohan Sharma said, “Over the past 2 centuries human activities has impacted the natural resources, Planet earth is dominated by human a...

Mohali has emerged as the education hub of North India says Principal Secretary, Tejveer Singh, IAS Punjab has emerged on the International Map as destination for International Students for undergoing their Higher Education says Dr. Ashwin Fernandes CEO QS I-Gauge QS I-Gauge hosts first of its kind Punjab Edition of RISE Conference-2021 on the theme Redefining Institutional Strategy for Excellence          With the presence of world class Higher education institutions such as IISER, NIPER, ISB, PGI, CSIO, IMTECH, Chandigarh University and Chitkara University in tricity, the city of  Mohali  has emerged as the education hub of North India said Tejveer Singh, IAS Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Punjab. He was speaking during the inaugural session of QS I-Gauge  Virtual RISE Conference Punjab Edition. The first of its kind state level conference organized by QS I-Gauge in association with Chandigarh University, Gharuan and Chitkara University R...

Currently ranked world number 4, Aruna Tanwar has bagged an entry to Tokyo Paralympics to be held from 24 August to 5 September 2021. A B.PEd. student of Chandigarh University, Aruna Tanwar, representing India, got wild card entry to Paralympics on the basis of her exemplary consistent performance over the past few years which included a Bronze Medal at World Para Taekwondo Championship 2019 in Turkey and another bronze medal at Asian Para Taekwondo championship 2019 in Jordan. With this wild card entry Aruna Tanwar has become India's first ever Taekwondo athlete to qualify for Paralympics.   Daughter of a driver, Aruna hails from a small village Dinod near Bhiwani, Haryana, and has worked very hard to reach this position as she faced many hurdles due to weak financial position of her family, but her father Naresh Kumar encouraged and supported her. Aruna started learning martial art at the age of 8 and soon proved her mettle in the sport by winning 5 gold medals at National ...

CU student to be India’s first entry in Para-Taekwondo at Tokyo Paralympics  Sometimes just talent isn’t enough to help you reach heights, you also need to have a strong will, courage, and determination. Not letting her physical deformity hold her back, Aruna Tanwar has made herself a name in the world of Para-Taekwondo. A two-time World Champion, Aruna Tanwar is going to be India’s first Taekwondo entry into Paralympics. Daughter of a factory driver and part-time farmer Naresh Kumar, Aruna Tanwar has exemplified will, determination and hard work with her performances in the field of Para-Taekwondo.  A Chandigarh University student, Aruna has always been working hard to reach higher in sports. Raised in a Haryanvi village named Dinod, Tanwar had a keenness in athletics and martial arts. She chose to learn martial arts despite having three fingers in each hand and arms not fully formed. It all began in her childhood when she was mesmerized by a grand welcome laid down for Comm...