{"id":3748,"date":"2025-04-24T12:16:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T06:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/puinquirer.edu.in\/?p=3748"},"modified":"2025-11-14T12:23:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T06:53:27","slug":"light-for-the-lost-a-vigil-at-pondicherry-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/puinquirer.edu.in\/?p=3748","title":{"rendered":"Light for the Lost: A vigil at Pondicherry University"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>by Kirthikesan\u00a0and Dharshini<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On April 23, 2025, students and teachers of Pondicherry University gathered for a vigil honouring and mourning the fallen at Pahalgam.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/puinquirer.edu.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-12-1024x461.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puinquirer.edu.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-12-1024x461.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/puinquirer.edu.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-12-300x135.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/puinquirer.edu.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-12-768x346.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/puinquirer.edu.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-12-1536x691.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/puinquirer.edu.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-12.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This meeting was organised by the Teachers Association and headed by Associate Professor Praveen Kumar from the Physical Education Department.\u00a0All the teachers came together, each one holding a candle, and their faces softened in the hot, bright hue of the flame. They stood together in silence and shared for a moment to remember the innocent lives lost in Kashmir.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/puinquirer.edu.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-13-1024x461.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puinquirer.edu.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-13-1024x461.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/puinquirer.edu.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-13-300x135.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/puinquirer.edu.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-13-768x346.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/puinquirer.edu.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-13-1536x691.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/puinquirer.edu.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-13.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The gentle flames whispered secrets of hope, weaving tales of confidence, unity, and compassion across the canvas of sorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"987\" height=\"547\" src=\"https:\/\/puinquirer.edu.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-11.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puinquirer.edu.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-11.jpeg 987w, https:\/\/puinquirer.edu.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-11-300x166.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/puinquirer.edu.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-11-768x426.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 987px) 100vw, 987px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Photo credit: Hindustan Times\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0In response, this little light at the University of Pondicherry became a powerful reminder: even in the dark times, a candle shines brightly as much as it brings people together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex; gap:10px;justify-content:center\" class=\"wps-pgfw-pdf-generate-icon__wrapper-frontend\">\n\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/puinquirer.edu.in?action=genpdf&amp;id=3748\" class=\"pgfw-single-pdf-download-button\" ><img src=\"https:\/\/puinquirer.edu.in\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-generator-for-wp\/admin\/src\/images\/PDF_Tray.svg\" title=\"Generate PDF\" style=\"width:auto; height:45px;\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Kirthikesan\u00a0and Dharshini On April 23, 2025, students and teachers of Pondicherry University gathered for a vigil honouring and mourning the fallen at Pahalgam. 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