Simranjit Makkar, Punjab ! Under the orders of Professor Somnath Sachdeva, Vice Chancellor of Kurukshetra University, Dr. Parmjit Kaur Sidhu Assistant Professor in the Punjabi Department Kurukshetra University, assumed the role of Head of the Department on 9 September 24.It is noteworthy that Dr. Parmjit Kaur Sidhu is the first woman Chairperson of the Punjabi Department at Kurukshetra University. Dr. Sidhu took over the charge in the presence of Professor Pushpa Rani, Dean of Arts and Languages; Professor Brajesh Sahni, Head of the English Department; Professor Manoj Kumar Joshi, Head of the Library Science Department; Dr. Gurcharan Singh, Executive Council member and Head of the Fine Arts Department; Dr. Vaishali Jain, a faculty member of the Political Science Department. Dr. Kuldeep Singh, former Head of the Punjabi Department, and other department faculty members were also present. On this special occasion, all the faculty and teaching staff present congratulated Dr. Sidhu on becoming the first woman head of the department and extended their best wishes. Alongwith assuming the role of Head of the Department, Dr. Sidhu also took on membership of the Academic Council and the Faculty of Arts and Languages.