EDUCATION

Children eager to attend school after vacation
By Monica Sharma

CHANDIGARH, July 3 — School days are back again exclaimed children going to school after a long vacation. After a long summer vacation, the schools in the city reopened today. Wearing new dresses and with a bright look on their faces, the students looked eager to meet their class mates.

Some schools will reopen after a few days. St Annes School will open on July 13, Tender Heart School on July 12 ,Yadavindra Public School on July 17 and Carmel Convent will start its course from tomorrow.

The teachers could be seen eager to see new pupils. As usual some students were looking tired towards the end of the day and the holiday hangover was still high on their heads . Pankaj Ahuja, a student of Class X, remarked: “I felt really nice to come back to school but I miss my friends I met during my vacations.”

Shaina on the other hand was not happy to join back school. She said: “Holidays were great and should not end soon. The day was quite boring for me today”. Vidhi and Antra, two students of plus one, said: “Initially we were in a holiday mood. Getting up early his morning was not that easy for us. But gradually we will get used to the school atmosphere.

Ekta Jain, a student of Class X said: “It was a dull day today for me as the papers were distributed.” She remarked that the same old routine had started. Vedant Sharma was cheerful to come to school. He enjoyed his first day after vacations. He met his friends and shared his new experiences with his friends.

But there were some students who complained that “we get so much of holiday homework that it gets tough for us to enjoy our vacations.” Some parents also agreed to the fact and said that homework was basically given to the parents. Children get pressurised even in the vacations, and always have a burden to finish their holiday homework.

Talking to some of the teachers they disclosed that it was refreshing as well as tiring. Anupam Lekhi and Vaneeta, two teachers, said: “Excitement was in the air. Students were also in a jolly mood. We distributed the papers to the students and discussed about the summer vacations.” Kamaldeep Sachdeva, maths and science teacher, said that it was nice to be back with the students and to listen to their experiences. Studies were started from the very first day because the unit tests are coming up from July 12.

Mrs Singh and Vandana Nagar, teachers of a school, here said: “We checked the homework. It was relaxing for us to hear the experiences of kids. It was nice to be back with the routine.” Kamal Prabhakar, another teacher, said it was exciting as well as tiring to come back to school. After long vacations it was wonderful to start with the school routine.

On the other hand Hardik Bhatia, a student of Class II, felt that the vacations should have been extended . So that he could get more time to finish his holiday homework. Usmeet Kaur, a student, was thrilled to join the school after 40 days off. She said it was very boring sitting idle at home during the vacations and was waiting for the school to reopen.

The atmosphere at the schools was refreshing and the students as well as the teachers were comfortable with the routine.

Entrance test results
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, July 3 — The results of the entrance tests for the master in computer applications and postgraduate diploma in computer science and applications conducted on June 6 this year have been declared.

According to a press release from the Controller of Examinations, Panjab University, the result gazettes are available at the new enquiry building near the Administrative Block and the CET section of the university. The results are also available on the Internet website http://puchd.ac. in/result/mca.

The enquiry regarding the results can also be made on telephone Nos 534818, 534819, 534825 and 534829.

Entrance test result
From Our Correspondent

CHANDIGARH, July 3 — The entrance test result of Panjab University for admission to LLB (first semester) would be declared on July 7, it was officially announced today.

COURTS

Gunman’s appeal dismissed
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, July 3 — The appeal filed by Raj Kumar, gunman of the UT former Senior Superintendent of Police, Mr Sumedh Singh Saini, against the order passed by an Additional Sessions Judge convicting him for the murder of his wife and daughter, was today dismissed by Mr Justice H.S. Bedi and Mr Justice A.S. Garg of the Punjab and Haryana High Court here.

Raj Kumar was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for life by the Additional Sessions Judge, Mr I.C. Aggarwal, after being held guilty. He was booked by the Chandigarh police under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, besides Sections 25, 27 and 49 of the Arms Act.

According to the prosecution, Raj Kumar had initially told the police that two youngsters had attacked their house, gunned down his wife and injured his daughter.

A case was subsequently registered against Raj Kumar after the report by the Forensic Science Laboratory stated that “the empty cartridges recovered from the spot could have been fired only with the service revolver of the accused”.

The accused, when confronted with the incriminating evidence against him, had, however, stated that he, being a member of police parties involved in encounters with terrorists, was on the hit list and was attacked on October 17, 1992, while he was posted as gunman of SSP Saini.

Sec 145 imposed at disputed land
From Our Correspondent

KHARAR, July 3 — Mr Devinder Singh, Sub Divisional Magistrate Kharar, has imposed section 145, Cr PC around the disputed land of dargah of Manakpur Sharif village and has appointed Mr Malkiat Singh, Tehsildar, Kharar, as Receiver of this disputed land. The orders were passed by the court of the SDM, Kharar, on June 30. As per orders, the Tehsildar and the Naib Tehsildar of Majri, Mr Balwinder Singh, took possession of the disputed land yesterday.

The SDM wrote in his orders that he visited the land of the dargah and disputed land in the village on June 22. Mr Shakaut Ali had written that he was the Chola of Khalifa Rukamdin and after his death, the dargah and adjoining land was in his possession. The SDM heard the panches and sarpanches on the site. On the other hand, Mr Sukhjit Singh Randhawa told the SDM that he had special power of attorney of Mr Pritam Singh, who had taken this land on lease from the Punjab Wakf Board in 1994.

The SDM had written that cases about this land were pending in different courts and there was apprehansion of breach of peace between both parties, which might result loss of life and property. Therefore, he had imposed Section 145 of the CrPC. After taking the possession of the land, the Tehsildar handed it over to the Sarpanch and Nambardar of the village and police was posted there.

CULTURE

From self to society — artists get into
a novel pursuit
By Aditi Tandon
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, July 3 — An artist’s pursuit does not end with his creation. It transcends the boundaries of self and often finds an end in merging with the pursuits of the world around. Coming to the basic point — that art is for society as it is for the self. This very urge is being reflected in the works of the artists who have gathered in the city to help people relate with what they have to say through the medium of art.

This concept, worked out by Mr J.S. Garcha, an eminent artist himself, has been brought to life with the cooperation of the Punjab Lalit Kala Akademi and under this concept, mature artists have been invited to explain the stages through which their thought process travels. The works, which form part of the five-day painting workshop being organised at the Sector 16 Punjab Kala Bhavan, are powerful and bold — just as thoughts would be. The artists have bared their mind in front of the public and the entire idea is a coherence in interpretation.

As Gursharan Shalu, who has taken her MA in fine arts from Punjabi University, puts it, “My creation has little purpose if my message is not put forth. Normally, an artist displays his or her works and leaves his thought in the custody of people who interpret them as and how their senses permit. But this time around, a novel attempt is being made to explain to an objective viewer the whole process of creation. So here when I am creating something I am creating it in all the phases as an artist.”

Gursharan’s works speak volumes on how strongly she feels about the social entanglements which every person has to bear. Her works, in glass marking and in pencil, explore the various facets of her “self” — she shows herself as a child; then as a person caught in the complex social web; also as a person who somehow falls into a situation and then struggles to rise out of it. The various facets have been separately conquered and then they are comprehensively captured on a single sheet.

Another assortment comes from Rajnish Sharma who is currently teaching at Hansraj Public School. Rajnish depicts the Darwinian struggle for existence. One work concentrates on how a mortal human is pulling a rope — underlining the artist’s urge to display the mental and physical strains which every person has to undergo. Rajnish uses oil to further show that time is supreme and those who don’t value it are bound to lose. The artist’s thought matures with the tinge of yellow which he still manages to leave in the languid scenario of lost faith.

Adding variety to ideas seems to be the forte of city-based Ajay Yashpaul and his brother Vijay. Ajay delves deep into the man-woman relationship and he displays the various phases which lead to the maturity of such a relationship. He uses the symbol of a bird to depict a man. In the beginning of the work the bird is shown as admiring the woman who believes in the power of her love (depicted by a red bindi). The work keeps maturing as the love matures and the last canvass in the series shows the two as inseparable.

Vijay, on the other hand, uses pastel colours to give power to his works which are based on the dominance of men in society. This dominance is shown in all aspects — from physical victory of the man to mental. Colours employed are bold. A somewhat similar theme is being developed by Saru Rana, who shows the woman’s spirit of sacrifice in the custom-ridden society.

While most works are bold and depict movement and resultant tension, the works of Jasleen, a teacher of fine arts at the GCG, are dipped in serenity. The works, rooted in the concept of Bodhisatva Padmapani, are rapt with peace and are sans movement. Jasleen begins with pencil and the final canvass bars shades of pink colours to show the state of ultimate ecstasy.

Harmony is the area which another artist from the city, Ritu, delves into. She tries to strike a balance between lines and colours. Yet another interesting work has been brought by Sonal Sharma who focuses on the bloodshed of Christians.

All the artists partcipating in the workshop have been alumni of the Government College of Arts, Sector 10. Their workshop was inaugurated today by Mrs Amrita Kohli. The works which the artists produce during these five days will later be exhibited at Punjab Kala Bhavan.