The Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) Amritsar would organise a public contest for designing the logo of the Jallianwala Bagh Centenary Day commemorating 100 years of the massacre on April 13.

Disclosing this on Monday, tourism and cultural affairs minister Navjot Singh Sidhu said the logo would be chosen with the collaboration of the common people.

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He further said that in order to make this day more significant and spread its message to the maximum number of people, a number of activities such as photo exhibition, painting, drama, debate as well as poetry recitation contests would be held.

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Assigning the responsibility of coordinating with the GNDU to the Amritsar deputy commissioner, Kamaldeep Singh Sangha, the minister said that the logo to be selected in relation with the 100 years of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre must be designed by common people.

The last date for submitting the entries is February 7.

Detailing more, Sangha said that the people, including students, can send their designed logos to the email of the Dean, Students Welfare Department, Guru Nanak Dev University which is dswgndu@yahoo.in.

He also elaborated that a committee is also being formed to choose the best logo from this logo making competition.