Spring Extravaganza marked by NUML students
By Uzma Zafar

ISLAMABAD—The students of National University of Modern Languages (NUML) marked the event of Jashan-e-Baharan with colourful activities here on Friday.
The students of all departments, enthusiastically participated in kite flying activity while differentstalls carrying traditional dresses, hand bags, jewellery, cosmetics, books and handicrafts arranged in the central lawn of the University added colour to the festival. A huge rush of girls wearing yellow dresses, beingthe event's main colour depicting blossoming spring, wasseen at the stall of `Mehndi' and `Palmistry' arranged by Department of Pakistan Studies. Some experts, applying`henna' in Arabic and Sweden designs, were centre ofattention for most of the girls.
However the boys were gathered in large number atthe stall `Music Hungama' for song dedication organized by Department of Governance. Holding celebrations in the month of spring is theannual feature of the University's extra curricular activities. Jash-e-Baharan being a colourful festival provides opportunity to enjoy besides routine study life,said a group of girls from the music stall `Numlian Idol'arranged to find `NUML ki Shan'(best voice of theuniversity).
"I was amazed to see that girls have moreenthusiastically participated in kite flying activity along with boys', remarked a visitor. The food outlets of renowned restaurants of theCapital carrying traditional food items, being an important segment of festival, attracted young alot. Persian Department displayed a stall titled `Pak-Iran friendship' containing books in Persian language andhandicrafts of traditional touch.
`International Fun Gala' was especially organized todedicate sentiments to friends and loved ones by International Relations Department.
Besides university students, a large number ofvisitors also came to enjoy the Jashan-e-Baharan festivities.
The festival was arranged by Miss Shahina, lecturer of English Department and the preparations for the festival were started by university students at the start of the month. The festival of `Jashan-e-Baharan' is being traditionally celebrated, since ages, to welcome the spring and such activities provides sigh of relief in this humdrum routine life.