Whenever I go to University of Gujrat, I collect something worthwhile. I was glad that my friend Yaqoob invited me when I happened to be in area, on a personal visit, last week. I had a chance to meet some of the top academics in the country who are in the University taking it to the next level at a fast pace. I also saw some more facilities coming up. The construction is still going on but more blocks have become functional since I visited last. Trees are growing fast and at this time of the year everything looks lush and refreshingly green.
Given my association with printed words, I am very impressed by the University of Gujrat Press. The state of the art machinery installed at the Press can adequately cater to any printing needs. And UOG Press publications include very useful productions from handbooks to general books and Sanjh – a set of 101 cards that has a history. The Sanjh set is now part of my collection and proudly sits on my desk and not only it keeps reminding of the University of Gujrat but also keeps pointing to a Sanjh story - how artists of Pakistan cared for flood 2010 victims and moved people for contributing to the relief efforts. The inspiring act of Sanjh team (Zahraa Assad Saifullah and Zahra Mirza of RetroArts, Foaad Nizam of Danka, and Visual Artists, Imran, Sajjad and Usman) will go a long way and will be remembered in times to come.