Share your story and shine at JK Monitor!🌟 Welcome to JK Monitor, where every story matters and every achievement is celebrated! We invite you to share the remarkable journey of your life and showcase your accomplishments to the world. Join our exclusive interviews that honor exceptional individuals just like you. JAMMU: Asha Kiran Welfare Society organized a Symposium on the topic “Maharaja Hari Singh – A Social Reformer” at Activity Public Hr. Secondary School, Janipur Colony, Jammu, on 19-09-2026. Twelve (12) students from different classes, from 6th to 12th, took part in the Symposium.
Miss Aradhya Rathore, Class 11th, stood 1st; Miss Gurvinder Kour, Class 11th, and Miss Manaya Bhardwaj, Class 10th, stood 2nd; Miss Neelakshi Sharma, Class 12th, stood 3rd and were awarded mementos by the Society as per the decision of the Judges, namely Mr. Bal Krishan, Mrs. Sunita Anand and Mrs. Pooja Bindra. Besides, all other participating students were also provided consolation prizes.
On this occasion, Dr. J.P. Gupta, Chairman of the Society, spoke in detail about the life history of Maharaja Hari Singh, who ruled the State from 1925 to 1949. As a social reformer, he enacted rules for prevention of Sati Pratha, female foeticide, smoking and use of drugs in schools and colleges by youths and students, sale of women and girls, etc. To save the general public from the clutches of moneylenders, he was the first to open J&K Bank (1938) in the State. He constructed bridges over the Tawi and Chenab at Akhnoor in the year 1932.
Sh. Kamal Netar Gupta, General Secretary of the Society, thanked the Management Committee and staff members of the School for cooperating in organizing the programme successfully.
Sh. Hari Chand Sharma (Joint Secretary), Sh. Vinod Kumar (Organising Secretary), besides Sh. Subash Dutta and Sh. Kulbhushan Sharma, Councillors, were also present. The programme was attended by more than 21 teachers and 250 students.
Sh. Manohar Lal Gupta, Managing Director, and Sh. Rishi Gupta, Principal of the School, thanked the Society for organizing a Symposium on the topic “Maharaja Hari Singh – A Social Reformer” in the School.
