Kanya Maha Vidyalaya- the Heritage & Autonomous institution, Seat of Women Empowerment with Top National and State Rankings by India Today Survey of Best Colleges 2020 (various categories) & Outlook Magazine celebrated World Poetry Day with full zeal & enthusiasm. The celebrations were organised jointly by Department of Student Welfare & PG Department of English. During the celebrations, the students made their videos reciting the poems composed by them on various themes & sub themes. Students named Aarzoo Sharma, Pranavcheet Kaur, Varinder Kaur, Jagdeep Kaur, Anshuman Sharma, Jaspinder Kaur& Jasmeen Jeevan shared their beautiful poems written on the the themes of self reflection, mysticism, patriotism& nature etc. The students also sang different heart touching poems of renowned poets such as Robert Frost, William Wordsworth, Oscar Wilde & John Keats. Principal Prof Dr Atima Sharma Dwivedi averred thatwith the rise of technology and smartphones, some might believe that poetry might be a forgotten art. However, this very day aims to get rid of these misconceptions. She further maintained that in KMV poetry competitions are regularly held to encourage young students to write so that poetry can be promoted in different parts of the world. Madam Principal congratulated the students and lauded the efforts of Dr Madhumeet, Head, PG Department of English & Dean, Department of Student Welfare for organising the celebrations and encouraging the students to pursue the fascinating art of poetry.