With the last two academic years feeling incomplete without an annual day, 20th May 2022 finally brought to the students the most awaited event of the year, Annual Day 2022.
The annual day was welcomed with a whole lot of enthusiasm, excitement, and most of all sheer hard work of all the students of the Institute.
The event started with the MP Hall going completely dark and then an array of flashlights arose by AIL students to welcome the Chief Guest, the Guest of Honor, the Chairman, Maj Gen Vikram Taneja, and other esteemed guests. This year’s honorable Chief Guest was Prof. Arvind, Vice-Chancellor, Punjabi University Patiala; the Guest of Honor being Dr. Gurpreet Singh Lehal, Dean, College Development Council, Punjabi University, Patiala.
The event was hosted by Sameeksha Yadav and Rahil Setia who adorned the entire event with their commentaries and quotes. The event began with the lighting of the lamp and then moved on to the Principal, Dr. Tejinder Kaur, addressing the audience by welcoming the chief guests on behalf of AIL staff and students and giving the annual report of the session 2021-22. She expressed utmost appreciation for the achievements made by the Institutes in various areas gained by the staff and students of AIL.
To formally commence any event, the blessing of Goddess Saraswati is of utmost importance and this was portrayed through a mesmerizing performance of the Saraswati Vandana by Shreoshi Sahu from the 1st year. To make the show even more engaging, a Shabad from the Guru Granth Sahib was performed by Bhavika Mehta from the 2nd year who instantly grabbed the audience’s attention with her beautiful voice.
The event then moved on to an energetic and hyped-up dance performance by a group of students. The music ranged from the 50s to 2020s, creating an excellent and attractive performance that had the audience cheering on the dancers. It was followed by an exceptional and flawless acapella performance by the choir who sang a medley of different songs. This was immediately followed by a beautiful dance performance on “Dholida” by Aastha Bansal from the 1st year. The cultural event ended on a very high note with the last performance of Bhangra by an all-girls dance crew. The performance was flawless and energetic which had the entire audience’s eyes glued to the stage till the very last second. With cheers and rounds of applause for all the performers roaring in the MP Hall, the cultural event came to an end.
This year’s Felicitation Ceremony was special as students were being awarded for their excellence and achievements gained over the past two years. It commenced with the distribution of awards from the session of 2019-20 then of 2020-21 and finally 2021-2022. The ceremony began with distribution of various scholarships, then moved on to awards of Moots, Debates, and other co-curricular activities. Then came the Tata Memorial Scholarships followed by Awards given for academic excellence to students by the Institute. At last, came the most awaited announcement of the evening which revealed the “ALL ROUNDER” or “STUDENT OF THE YEAR”.
Aakriti Gupta (5th Year) was named as the much deserving awardee of the esteemed trophy. The hall echoed with cheers and applause for her as she received the honor.
The Felicitation Ceremony ended with an inspiring and enlightening address by the Chief Guest, Prof Arvind who advised the students and highlighted the glory of Army Institute of Law. The Chief Guest, Guest of Honor, and the Chairman were all felicitated with mementos.
The event ended with the awardees taking pictures with the dignitaries followed by high tea organized for the guests, staff, and students.
After going two years without the most awaited day of the year, it can be said, without a shadow of a doubt, that Annual Day 2022 was a grand success that ended with a bang! And this was possible all because of the immeasurable hard work and effort put in by the staff and students.
With the Annual Day 2022 ending the academic session of 2021-22, it can only be said that the Institute and its students will continue to achieve exceptional honors in the years to come.
This write up has been written by Ipsita, Ist year.
