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Unleash kids’ creativity
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Unleash kids’ creativity A piece of wood is provided to the students and they draw forms on it. They draw on the wood as they draw on paper. A sharp instrument like a needle or a compass is used for the engraving. A knife can also be used for this purpose. The piece of wood has two surfaces—the deeper engraved surface and the upper surface. Colour or ink is applied on the upper surface with a roller while the deeper surface is devoid of colour. The roller transfers the ink on to the wood. A paper is placed on the wood and manual pressure is applied with a bowl or a spoon. The paper catches the ink from the wood. This is the first print with a single colour. Different stencils can be created by using different colours. Unwanted areas can be blocked out and just the relief print can be got. The incised area may be filled with colour and an impression which is called intaglio in the fine arts jargon will be the result. Apart from the woodwork which is done in the junior classes the teacher can also teach etching on zinc and copper plates. The scraper and the burnisher are the favourite tools of artists working with etchings. Teaching of etching is normally avoided at the schools as it requires working with acids. Normally, in everyday school routine children are taught the mixing of primary and secondary colours, paintings using poster colours, making of still life and match stick figures. The students also learn to work with oil pastels. They are even taught shading, scrub painting and the use of sand paper as a base. A creative teacher ensures a blend between innovation and the traditional practises. Children can also be taught block printing. Blocks are easily available and printing is an enjoyable activity. Potato printing can be done on scarves or saree borders. Children should not be confined to the strict regimentation of art. They should be given a free hand and given a chance many will use vegetables like the ladyfinger for printing cloth. Jaskanwaljit Kaur, a Chandigarh-based artist who conducts regular workshops for children, says, “Children have a tendency to scribble their names on benches, trees, walls, etc: in an attempt to leave their mark .I allow this very energy to sublime into woodwork. I encourage the students to use all types of medium and make an attempt to unleash their creativity. Linocut rubber pieces and acrylic sheets are all available in the market. Children as young as eight year olds can experiment with them.” Shubash Shorey, a graphic designer currently employed with the Education Department of the Chandigarh Administration points out that it is high time that the art teacher went beyond teaching match stick figures and still life. “Graphic art is as area which has a wide appeal. Serigraphy and etching are areas that interest the students and many are eager to eplore them. Learners make use of tools like the American roulette and the burnisher,” puts in Shorey. Let the children explore the spectrum called art.
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Historian who won the Infosys prize SHE has worked hard to make history interesting—when she found that her lectures reached only a few who attended her classes at St. Stephen’s College, Delhi. She reached out to a wider audience by writing a book, and another, and more, including one specifically to make history interesting to children, Mysteries of the Past: Archaeological Sites in India (National Book Trust, 2002). Upinder Singh, the co-winner of the Infosys Prize in Social Sciences: History, is indeed an outstanding historian of ancient and early medieval India. She was selected by a jury headed by the Nobel Laureate Prof. Amartya Sen. The prize has been launched by the software giant to honour "outstanding researchers who will make a difference to India’s future", and the annual award for each category is Rs 50 lakh, which in this case will be shared between her and her co-laureate, Prof. Abhijit Banerjee, Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA, who won it for the category of Social Sciences: Economics. Upinder Singh’s first book, Kings, Brahmanas, and Temples in Orissa: An Epigraphic Study (AD 300-1147) published by Munshiram Manoharlal, 1994, was based on her doctoral thesis which she had earned at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. A volume, Ancient Delhi (Oxford University Press) followed in 1999. Her recent books include The Discovery of Ancient India: Early Archaeologists and the Beginnings of Archaeology (Permanent Black, 2004); Delhi: Ancient History, edited by her, (Social Science Press, 2006), A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: from the Stone Age to the 12th century (Pearson Longman, 2008). As the citation of the Infosys Prize says: "Professor Upinder Singh is being recognised for her rich contributions as an outstanding historian of ancient and early medieval India. Depth and breadth of her scholarly research are matched by a rare ability to communicate her findings to a broad audience of students and intellectually curious non-specialists." A student of History Honours at St Stephen’s College, Delhi, Upinder Singh did two postgraduate degrees, an M.A. in History and an M.Phil. in History, both from the University of Delhi. She completed her Ph.D at McGill University and came back to teach at St Stephen’s College, before joining Delhi University. She is a recipient of the prestigious Daniel Ingalls Fellowship at the Harvard-Yenching Institute, Harvard University (2005). In 1999 she was awarded the Ancient India and Iran Trust/Wallace India Visiting Fellowship to pursue research in Cambridge and London. During this period, she was also a Visiting Fellow of Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge. In 1985 she was awarded the Netherlands Government Reciprocal Fellowship to pursue research at the Instituut Kern, Leiden. She is the National Co-ordinator for History at the Institute of Life Long Learning at the University of Delhi, which aims at creating a large corpus of high quality and exciting e-learning material for undergraduate students all over the country. Her many students testify that she
has "inspired and trained a younger generation of historians to
adopt innovative methods in the study of early Indian history. A
wonderfully creative historian, Singh is a key figure in rejuvenating
the study of early history and archaeology in India."
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Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak Adelegation from Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, USA, visited Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) recently to explore possibilities of academic collaboration with MDU and IIM, Rohtak, which is likely to start functioning from the coming academic session. Professor Daniel Smith, Dean, Kelley School of Business, and Chair Professor, Claire W. Barker, chairman in marketing, Prof. A. Venkataramanan, Associate Dean (Academic Programs) and Prof. Usha Venkataramanan, director, Student and Alumni Affairs, were the part of the delegation. Professor Smith showed keen interest in academic collaboration, students and faculty exchange with MDU. The Vice-Chancellor briefed the visitors about the university profile. The Dean, Academic Affairs, and other Deans gave details about the academic programmes. The delegation toured the university campus and witnessed various developmental works. MDU Dean, Students Welfare, Prof. Rajbir Singh; Dean, Students Welfare, Prof. Rajbir Singh; Registrar, D. S.P. Vats; Dean, Faculty of Management Sciences, and Prof. A.K. Rajan, Dean, College Development Council, were among others who were present. Call for promotion of indigenous sports
India needs an effective sports policy, encouragement for sportspersons, better infrastructure and concerted efforts from school level itself, so that the country becomes a leading sports nation. This was stated by eminent physical education and sports expert Professor M.L. Kamlesh while delivering an extension lecture on the university campus recently. The extension lecture programme was organised by the Department of Physical Education, MDU. Professor M. L. Kamlesh, former director, LNIPE, Trivandrum, said there was need to create sports facilities in rural areas for the development of sports. He called for the promotion of indigenous sports, too. He said there was a need for fixing accountability of sports administrators. Prof. Kamlesh discussed in detail the topic concerning the national sports policy. Dr Bhagat Singh, head, Depart of Physical Education, said the extension lecture programme was aimed at the academic development of students.
Best Employee Award for teacher
Dr Sunita Devi, warden of Saraswati Girls' Hostel of MDU, has been conferred with the National Award for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, 2009, under the Best Employee award category by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India. President Pratibha Devisingh Patil presented the award to Dr Sunita at a ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, recently.
National seminar on biotechnology
Biotechnology has opened up new vistas in medical sciences and has created new avenues of scientific progress. This was stated by Professor G.S. Randhawa of IIT, Roorkee, in his address as chief guest at a national seminar on "Emerging Trends in Biotechnology" held at the University Institute of Engineering and Technology, MDU, recently. Professor G.S. Randhawa delivered a detailed lecture on the latest trends in biotechnology, while Dr Neeraj Dilbaghi (GJU, Hisar) spoke about nano-biotechnology, especially its use in treatment of various diseases. Dr Tapan Chaudhary (IIT, Delhi) spoke about protein engineering and Dr Dinesh Kumar (National Buffalo Research Centre, Karnal) discussed about bio-informatics at the seminar. — Contributed by Bijendra Ahlawat
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LITTLE Shruti is engrossed in scribbling her name on the class desk. Her regular teachers object to her spoiling the school property, but the art teacher uses this energy in introducing woodwork in the class.