Events Held
International Yoga Day 21 June, 2026
Pledge for 14th National Voters Day, 25th January, 2024
Anti Ragging Day In Indira Gandhi Hall
77th Independence Day 2023
Republic Day Celebration 2023
On the occasion of the 74th Republic Day Indira Gandhi Hall Aligarh Muslim University commemorated the auspicious occasion with the spirit of patriotism. The day commenced with the unfurling of the Flag followed by the National Anthem. Indira Gandhi hall with all of its resident students, resident, and non-resident warden, and the working staff under the shed of the respected provost Prof. Sheeba Hamid ma’am celebrated the day on the grounds of the hall.
On 26th January 2023, resident students, wardens, and the working staff of Indira Gandhi Hall were gathered at 8:45 am and the respected provost Prof. Sheeba Hamid ma’am unfurled the flag which was followed by the National Anthem. The commencement of the Republic Day event was done by the anchor Sukanya Choudhary, student of B.com Hons II year. The program was further moved on by the address of the respected provost Prof. Sheeba Hamid ma’am where the madam talked about the importance of the constitution of India and awakened the feeling of patriotism among all, madam provost also recited her favorite poem by Dr. Rabindra Nath Tagore. The event was further moved with a Hindi speech by Aqsa student of B. A Hindi Hons. II year where Aqsa talked about the framing of constitution and fundamental rights. The next student performance was a group song by the resident girls of IG hall, the melodious patriotic song was sung with full enthusiasm that mesmerized everyone. Further the next performance was an Urdu Speech by Tuba Rehman, a final student of B.A Communicative English, where she talked about the life lessons that the constitution talks about relating it with Sir Syed Ahmad's Khan vision of a secular nation. Next was the address made by the warden Dr. Nazish Begum ma'am, in her address she pointed out how we talk about our rights but forget about our duties towards our nation. Further, the next performance was a Qaumi Tarana that was sung by Sophia and Afiya students of B.A Urdu Hons I year. The song was so powerful it pulled the strings of hearts and left everyone in awe. The program was further moved by an Urdu speech performance by Nada Fatima, a first student of B.A Quranic studies, where she raised the points regarding the importance of the constitution and how the constituent assembly framed it.
As we moved towards the last segment of the 74th Republic Day, Mariyam Khan, a final year student of B.A communicative English Hons. read out the Preamble of India for which everyone stood up and repeated after her. At last the vote of thanks was presented by the warden Dr. Sumbul Rehman ma'am on behalf of the provost, thanking each and everyone for their contribution and organizing the event. Sweets were disturbed to all the students at the end. The 74th Republic Day at Indira Gandhi Hall Aligarh Muslim University was celebrated with excitement. As the flag is held high, may the tricolor flutter high in the sky now and forever.
Indira Gandhi Hall Celebrated 75th Independence Day, 2022
Indira Gandhi Hall, Aligarh Muslim University, celebrated the 75thIndependence Day with great enthusiasm and patriotic fervor in the presence of staff members and wardens. The ceremony commenced with the unfurling of the national flag by the Provost Professor Sheeba Hamid followed by National Anthem. Thereafter, the program was addressed by the provost congratulating and wishing everyone a very happy independence day. Further the program was taken by the conveyer, Mariyam Khan (B.A. III year) with a beautiful couplet by Josh Maleehabadi.
On Azadi Ka Amrit Mahsotsav, 75th Independence Day it was delightful to witness the participation of Indira Gandhi hall students. The air was filled with patriotism and enthusiasm, the event was further followed by a patriotic song by Shifa Ahmad (B.Sc. III year), followed by a speech by Shafaq (B.Sc. III year), thereafter resident students Ummey Varqa and Srishti Alam (B.A. I year) recited self-composed poetries on the theme of Independence. Further the event was taken forward by Mariyam Khan, III year student of B.A, who on the occasion of Independence Day talked of women and freedom. She ended her speech by reciting the very famous nazm of Faiz Ahmad Faiz, ‘Subh-e-Azadi’ ‘The Dawn of Freedom.’
Dr. Sumbul Rehman delivered the vote of thanks. Dr. Rehman acknowledged the staff and the students of IG hall for showing the enthusiasm and patriotism towards the nation in their own unique way.
the event of 75th Independence Day was put to an end by University Tarana which was followed by National Anthem. Later, the sweet distribution was done among the students.
At last the event was closed with a plantation drive under the supervision of non-resident wardens (Dr. Nazish Begum and Dr. Sumbul Rehman) and the resident wardens (Ms. Heena Parveen, Dr. Zebus Sehar, and Dr. Noorin Zafar).It was pleasurable to witness the young talent emerging from the platform of I.G. Hall. The participation of students of the hall was commendable.
World Mental Health Day at IG Hall
10th October, 2022: World Mental Health Day was observed at IG Hall to raise awareness about mental health of the people, particularly among college going girls. On this occasion, a counselling session for the residents of Indira Gandhi Hall with Dr. Poonam Batra, a renowned homeopath and psychological counsellor of Aligarh was conducted. The programme began with the verses of Holy Quran by Ms. Sidra Qadir (B.A. IInd year). The session started with highlighting the importance of mental health. Dr. Batra said "mental health and physical health are related to each other" and that "healthy mind resides in a healthy body". She talked to the residents about the prevalent psychological problems among young girls that are not given due weightage. She encouraged the girls to shun the taboos related to mental health. In the enlightening presentation by Dr. Batra, she showed various ways through which mental health can be improved. Mental health and physical health both rely on each other. One can improve both by following three simple chores in our daily life such as taking proper nutritious diet, doing proper exercise and taking adequate rest. She shared many important strategies which can be implemented by girls to help in the betterment of their mental health; like having a goal and spiritual meaning in life, being able to appreciate others, being compassionate towards oneself and others. This was followed by question answer session with Dr. Batra wherein many students shared their personal problems. This helped them to get the right guidance and solutions. Prof. Sheeba Hamid, Provost, appreciating the interactive session advised the girls to learn to share and care. She also said that hostel life is the best way to learn to live together, learn together and progress together.
Dr. Saba Khan and Ms. Sana Kaneez organized the programme. Dr. Nazish Begum, Dr. Sumbul Rehman, Ms. Heena Parveen, Dr. Zebus Sehar and Dr. Noorin Zafar were present. Ms. Mariyam Khan (B.A. IIIrd year) was the anchor of the programme. Vote of thanks was proposed by Ms. Juweriya Zaidi (B.Sc. IIIrd year).
Annual Flower Show - 2021
Annual Flower Show
Indira Gandhi Hall participated in “The Chrysanthemum, Coleus & Rose Show -2022”, organised by Land and Garden Department at Gulistan-e Syad on 18th December 2021. The I.G. Hall obtained ‘Second Prize’ (Cash and Certificate) in the category of GD-6, Best collection of 6 phlox of different varieties of rare ornaments & Indoor plants.
Online Career Counseling Session- December 3, 2020
Indira
Gandhi Hall, Aligarh Muslim University organized online “Career Counselling
Session” in collaboration with Training and Placement Office (T.P.O.) A.M.U. This
was the first career counselling program in a hall of residence during covid-19
pandemic. The purpose of the program was to highlight the career opportunities
for final year graduation students.
Final
year students (resident or non-resident) of graduation (B.A., B.Sc., B.Com,.
B.U.M.S.) participated in the program. As per the tradition of University, the
online session started with the holy verses of Qura'an. It was followed by the
opening and introductory remarks by Prof. Sheeba Hamid (Provost, I.G. Hall).
She gave a brief description of the aims of counselling session. It was
followed by introduction of all wardens individually. A detailed perspective to
choose the career by students was given by Mr. Saad Hameed (TPO). He enlightened
the residents by many examples of recruitment process and counselled the
residents to be confident, positive and determined in choosing their careers.
Covid-19 has disturbed lives of all, but we have to be focused and should not
lose hope. TPO and Team of Provost and Wardens are always there for their
students, said Mr. Saad Hameed. Professor Sheeba Hamid advised the students to
keep pace with present times and “learning to unlearn and re-learn”.
Session was highly interactive that satisfied the queries of various students regarding career. Program came to an end by vote of thanks by Dr. Sumbul Rehman. The program was successfully organized by the resident wardens (Ms.Sana Kaneez, Dr. Afrin Bano, Ms. Kousain Fatma and Dr. Salma Sultana) and the non-resident wardens (Dr. Saba Khan, Dr. Nazish Begum, Mr. Akhtar Abbas, Dr. Sumbul Rehman and Ms. Heena Parveen) of the hall under the guidance of the Provost, Professor Sheeba Hamid.
Clean India Day
Clean India Day was celebrated in the Hall with full enthusiasm and a number of activities were held in the Hall.
• Poster making competition was held to celebrate the "Clean India Day" in which First Prize was bagged by Ms. Ghazala, while the second prize was won by Ms. Sana Rehman and third prize was shared by Ms. Ruqayya and Saliha Khan.
• Nukharh Natak on the theme "Cleaning Unclean Surrounding ", was held to give a message for maintaining Cleanliness and Hygiene.
Winner in Annual Flower show 2022
Indira Gandhi Hall bagged 02 First Prize and 04 second prizes in different categories, as follows in the Annual flower show organized by A.M.U., Aligarh.
First Prize:
C-A 10: Best collection of 06 cineraria of different varieties single.
C-A 18: Best collection of six asters
Second Prize:
B 17- Best collection of 03 Dicuethins
B 13- Best collection of 03 Salvia
B 27-Best Collection of artistically arranged group of foliage and flowering annuals
Indira Gandhi Hall Celebrated 75th Independence Day
August 15: Indira Gandhi Hall celebrated the 75th Independence Day with great enthusiasm and patriotic fervor. In view of Covid-19 pandemic, large congregation in the ceremony was avoided. So the program was held in the Provost office with staff members and wardens. The program started with the hoisting of the national flag by the Provost Professor Sheeba Hamid followed by national anthem. Thereafter, the Provost delivered a stirring speech about the importance of freedom and patriotism and also advised to become ideal citizens of our country. Senior warden Dr. Saba Khan spoke about the significance of the historic day and also said that freedom is very important for all round development of the country. Other resident warden Dr. Salma Sultana told about the sacrifice of the freedom fighters and to follow the ideals of the great people like Mahatma Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose etc. Thereafter, a plantation drive was held. The provost, wardens and other staff members planted saplings. The Provost expressed the importance of planting trees and protecting environment and urged the staff to develop an environmentally conscious approach in everyday life. In the end of the ceremony, sweets were distributed among the staff members.
Visit of American Students
American Students from the Department of Sociology (sponsored by SIT) visited I.G. Hall. A small interactive and cultural program was organized by the Hall committee including the residents.
Rashtriya Ekta Diwas- October 31, 2020
Pledge was taken to ensure integrity and security of the nation on the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel.
Eid Milaad un Nabi- October 29, 2020
Online Qirat and Na’at competitions were held which was open to all the bonafide students of the university. E-certificates were emailed to the winners.
