“I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.”
- Aristotle
Smoking is one of those habits that add pleasure to every breath one takes but in the end, takes one’s breath away. It is one of the major causes of Lung cancer. In this relation, a Doodle Competition and a Signature Campaign was organized in the college. The Doodle Competition aimed at the participants expressing their views to encourage a smoker to quit tobacco and smoking. Students were provided A4 size sheets in which they poured out their thoughts pictorially or through slogans. The response was overwhelming, with students within the time limit, giving thought-provoking Doodles, that indeed illustrated how harmful this habit was.
A signature campaign was held in collaboration with a lecture by eminent doctors on “Drug
Addiction and Alcoholism”. The lecture was a very effective one, in which they narrated instances when, by the force of will as well as external assistance; people extricated themselves from these vices. Students, who were determined never to smoke or consume tobacco in the future, took a unanimous pledge to themselves and the society. Students signed on a big charter containing the pledge. The day ended with people making a lifetime resolution never to touch these things, if they wished to stay happy and young. Certificates were provided to all the participants.
