Media Release

Mangaluru, Feb 21: The Department of Hindi and Hindi Sangha of the School of Arts and Humanities of St Aloysius (Deemed to be University) organized a Hindi cultural festival PRERANA – 2025 on the theme ‘Kshitij Ke Paar’ on February 18 in the campus.

The event began with a grand Inauguration ceremony honoured by the presence of chief guest, Dr Sukanya Mary Joseph Martins, principal of Poornaprajna Evening College, Udupi. The programme president, pro-vice chancellor, Fr Dr Melwyn D'Cunha, SJ, brought wisdom and guidance. Other important guests included Dr Denis Fernandes, director of Arrupe Block, Dr Charles Furtado, director of administration block, Dr Mukunda Prabhu, head of the Department of Hindi, staff coordinator Dr Govind Thapa Chetry and Lilu Kumari Rajak and student coordinators Gopal and Armaan.

During the programme, the Department of Hindi also released the ‘PRERANA’ magazine, featuring creative and literary works by students and faculty.

More than 200 students from 21 colleges and universities participated in eight exciting events, making the festival a lively and colourful celebration of talent.

The valedictory ceremony was the grand finale, with Dr Alwyn D’Sa, registrar of St Aloysius College (Autonomous), as the chief guest. He awarded medals and trophies to the best performers, making the closing ceremony a proud and memorable moment.