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Syndicate to be
given list of construction works CHANDIGARH, Nov 11 — In an interesting move, a list of construction works on the campus in the past about three years is to be supplied to Panjab University Syndicate when the body meets later this month. The demand had been repeatedly made in the past in the house with an aim of perusing the construction records. The 14-page report is likely to generate a great deal of discussions, reliable sources said. Another key issue on the agenda is the ongoing difference of opinion of colleges with the university over submitting endowment funds for the new courses, including Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Computer Application and diploma in computer, besides others. Three years after the commencement of the courses, a majority of colleges had failed to submit the endowment fee worth Rs 5 lakh in the name of the FDO and the college principals. This had been done to secure payment to teachers in case of emergency. A special committee had been constituted in this regard. A major suggestion proposes colleges to pay Rs 2 lakh in the first year, the same amount next year and one year in the third year. Principals had expressed their set of problems. The university is likely to give affiliation to a rural college for courses in the first year for arts stream. The college is in Kamalpura (Ludhiana district). There is an item pertaining to provisional admissions to colleges running new courses, including the BBA and BCA. These college include Arya College , Ludhiana ( BCA and BBA) , AS College Khanna ( functional English) and DM College, Moga ( office management). The Syndicate also deliberates retirement benefits to Dr J.C.Bhatia, Mr S.K.Sharma, Mr V.K.Gupta and Mr Tek Singh. Mr S.K.Sharma, a secretary to the VC, retires after service of more than 40 years at the university.  |
Essay writing
competition CHANDIGARH The competition will be organised on December 10 at four places including Jat Bhawan, Sector 27, Chandigarh, Bharat Singh Memorial sports school, Nidani(Jind), Pathania School, Rohtak and Vishwas Senior Secondary School, Hisar. Mr
R.K. Malik, General Secretary, Jat Sabha, stated in a press release here today that the competition would be based on the topic “Patriotism”. He said that a gold medal and cash (Rs 2100) would be given as the first prize, a silver medal and Rs 1100 as second prize and a bronze medal and Rs 700 as third prize in the competition. He invited students of Class XI and Class XII and students of colleges and universities to convey their willingness for participation on a plane paper mentioning the required data, duly countersigned by the respective head of the institution by November 24 to any of the four centers mentioned above.
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Fancy dress
competition CHANDIGARH The kids, attired in colourful fancy dresses, stole the show. Tributes were also paid to Pt Jawahar Lal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India, on the eve of his birthday. Dr (Ms) Satinder Dhillon, Principal of Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36, was the chief guest on the occasion. While speaking on the function, she said that moral education should be imparted to school children from the beginning. She lauded efforts of the school in training through playway methods. Ms Madhu Bahl, Principal of KB DAV Centenary School, presided over the function. She delivered a presidential address on the occasion. Karan, who was dressed like Hans Raj Hans was adjudged number one in the fancy dress competition, Maninder, the “nihang” and Sonia, the vegetable seller were the first and second runners-up respectively. Pallavi was adjudged the best dancer on the day. Ms Sumiti, principal of the school, moved a vote of thanks. |
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Annual
function concludes PANCHKULA The programme included various dances, songs, a ballet in Hindi and an English play. The invocation and Sarva Dharma prayer set the pace for the programme. The Hindi play portrayed the existing superstitions followed by even the modern educated society. The English play “A Christmas Carol”, based on a story written by Charles Dickens extolling the virtues of love, mercy, forbearance and generosity was staged. The chief guest on the first day was Ms Amar Kulwant Singh, Vice-President, Haryana State Council for Child Welfare. On the second day of the function, Babu Parmanand, Governor of Haryana, was the chief guest. |
In-laws booked KHARAR As per the orders passed by Ms Neelam Arora, Judicial Magistrate, Kharar, on a complaint filed by Ms Devinder Kaur of Bhagomajra village, police registered a case under Sections 406/498A against her husband, Jatinder Singh, father-in-law, Teja Singh, mother-in-law, and others. The complainant has alleged that she was married on December 6, 1998, and sufficient dowry was given, but even then the accused demanded more cash and she was allegedly abused, threatened and beaten up. The police has registered another case under Sections 406/498A against her husband and others on a complaint made by Ms Surinder Kaur of Chaudan (Malerkotla) village. The complainant has written that she was married to one Daljinder Singh of Kharar in June 1998, and her parents spent about Rs 3 lakh on marriage. She has alleged that even then there was a demand of more dowry and she was harassed and beaten up. |
Wrestling with the forces of
darkness CHANDIGARH The lively performance by this newly formed group revolves around the urge to break free from the constraints of routine lives. The play unfolds with a series of events right from pre-partition days to the youth unrest of the present day. The proverbial mob mentality dominates the show. With this first performance by Chandigarh Mafia, the new concept of abstract play has come into being. Situations in the context of politics, communalism, socialism, corruption, depicted in the play fairly relevant and interlinked with each other through a number of poems with the right mixture of humour, mockery and reality. Beginning with the effort to highlight the indifference on the part of our power brokers towards the real issues, the play moves on to throw light on the ironies of our socio- political set up. The murky world of politics has been treated with the standard dose of satire. The second half of the play stresses on the unreasonable pressure that today’s youth has been subjected to. Everyone refers to adolescents around them as the builders of the nation even when the prevailing circumstances around them are hard enough to supress the best of talents. The sequences seek to establish the futility of the intense competition experienced by everyone. A direct attack is made on the complacency of the ‘blindfolded’ middle class. Selfmade restrictions which dictates the greater part of our lives to go on with petty affairs, while forgetting the substantial problems plaguing us, has been effectively shown by a set of actions to represent the slavery that our minds are subjected to. The last stages of the play represent a community that has gone to the dogs, a nation that has misused its own constitution, thus plunging into darkness. The play concludes with the raising of a voice against the continuous pandemonium. The uniqueness of the play which is in the format of a street play, is that a major portion of the play runs without specific characters or defined words. The cast renders poems at regular intervals to impress the message upon the audience. The play was directed by well known theatre
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Leesa enthrals CHANDIGARH Beginning her recital with traditional mangalacharan, in which she paid homage to mother earth and also to Goddess Kali, Leesa moved onto present ahinaya — “Muthan Muhin Kishora” based on an Oriya poem written by Banamali. It narrated the various encounters of Radha with Krishna. In next item “Pallavi” based on raga Kalyan in ektaal, Leesa demonstrated pure dance forms. The beauty of Odissi was fully presented in Adhinaya-nabarasa in which the dancer presented all the rasas. Leesa’s concluding performance “mokshya nata”, the ultimate human desire to attain liberation from the cycle of birth and death gave a philosophical angle to the whole show. |
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Ray film festival begins
today CHANDIGARH The Society for The Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Among Youth (SPIC-MACAY) in association with Institute of Microbial Technology will be the host. A press release issued by SPIC — MACAY said ‘‘in an article in an English daily in 1943, Ray wrote ... “what Indian cinema needs today is not more gloss but more imagination....” Ray’s Pather Panchali, Aparajito, Apurv Sansar went on to win prizes at home and film festivals abroad. Pather Panchali is a study in near perfect cinematic style and exquisite emotional insight where as ‘Aparajito’ lifts Ray’s talents to new levels. ‘Aparajito’ was filmed forty-five years ago, yet the themes and emotions embedded in the narrative are strikingly relevant to modern western society, thus explaining why it is called a timeless classic. Its rich, poetic composition is perfectly wed to the sublime emotional romance of the narrative. The “tragic love story” is a timeless motion picture staple, but few express emotional truth with the simple, heartbreaking eloquence of Apurv Sansar. Although the best stories of this sort typically have moments when they ring false, this movie is free of such missteps. Ray’s considerable skills as a film maker are at their pinnacle, and the result is unforgettable. Acting in a Ray film, is of the highest calibre. Soumitra Chatterjee, who was to become a “regular” in the director’s films, gives a fine, multi-dimensional portrayal. Also starring are actors and actresses like Karuna Bannerjee, Kanu Bannerjee, Pinaki Sengupta, Smaran Ghosal and Sharmila Tagore. In 1992, Satyajit Ray was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Oscar, the most respected award and was also conferred with Bharat Ratna, the ultimate honour from India. The following is the schedule: Agantuk , 12 November, noon; Apurv Sansar, 12 November, 6 p.m.; Aparajito, 13 November, 6 p.m.; Ghare Baire, 14 November, 6 p.m.; jalsaghar, 15 november, 6 p.m.; Agantuk, 16 November, 6 p.m.; and Pather Panchali, 17 November, 6 p.m. |
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Giving films raga-based
songs CHANDIGARH, Nov 11 — Naushad, a legendary figure in the world of music, is in City Beautiful to grace the annual Rafi Memorial Nite being held at Tagore Theatre tomorrow evening. The lean music composer with long white locks talked to TNS late this afternoon at UT Guest House narrating anecdotes from his long period of achievements. Though retired from active life, his haunting melodies still regale music lovers of old songs. But the composer of music of such classics as "Shah Jahan", "Mela", "Dulari", "Babul", "Uran Khatola", "Deedar", "Mother India", "Aan", "Kohinoor", "Mughal-e-Azam", "Ganga Jamna", "Mere Mehboob", "Leader", "Ram aur Shyam", "Aadmi" and "Dil Diya Dard Liya", is disillusioned with the current music scene. "Modern advancement does not mean you forget your cultural past," he says, adding, "Poison by any other name remains poison." The present generation is being swept away by the pop song wave. However, he admits that the youngsters are not to be blamed because they will accept whatever is offered to them. It is the composers' duty to present music which has had its origin in the sacred word "Om". Naushad, a recipient of the Padma Bhushan and Dada Saheb Phalke awards, is proud of the fact that he has given the music world "Bharatiya sangeet". All his songs are based on ragas, be it Jhoole mein pawan ke aayi bahar..., Mohe panghat pe Nandlal... Suhani raat dhal chuki..., Koyi sagar dil ko behlata nahin..., Jaanewale se mulaqat na hone paayi..., Tere pyar mein dildar...,Tumhare sang main bhi chaloongi..., Do hanson ka jodha..., Mere jeewan saathi...and countless other numbers. In such a long career, Naushad has done only 67 films. he believed in perfection and dedication and sometimes spent days on one particular song. He recalls how Lata Mangeshkar fainted after giving 17 takes for Tere sadke balam.... Another interesting anecdote, he comes out with is when Lata sang the antara of Mohe bhool gaye saanwariya...and burst into tears due to the emotional aspect of Raga Bhairavi on which the song was based. Talking of involvement, naushad recalls how Dilip Kumar spent months taking tuitions in playing the sitar for a single song Madhuban mein Radhika nache re.... So much so, he had his fingers in tapes when they got injured during the practice. Then again, it was Naushad who helped change the script of "Ganga Jamna" into the Purbi language and brought out the evergreen Nain ladh jaihain to manwa maan kasak hui be kari... Naushad also introduced singers like Suraiya, Sham Kumar and Uma Devi (later renamed Tun Tun in "Babul"). Uma Devi till this day is remembered for Afsana likh rahi hoon.... Continuing the emphasis on dedication of yesteryear singers, Naushad recalls how for the recording of bhajans everybody concerned turned up freshly bathed and in a pure frame of mind. The atmosphere in the studio with agarbattis, flowers etc too was conducive to the occasion. And they came out with all-time gems: Man tarpat Hari darshan ko aaj..., O duniya ke rakhwale..., Insaaf ka mandir hai.... "It was the ibaadat that came forth," he states adding sadly, "Now people are just chasing money." The kind of films being made dissuaded Naushad from continuing further. He felt out of place with the changing trends. Besides, a bypass surgery held him back physically. However, after a long gap, he composed the music of "Teri Payal Mere Geet". But the scene had changed beyond control. Recently, Naushad came out with a private album "Aatwaan Sur" for Sony. At present, he is working on an album of ghazals for HMV. His search for the best is still on. Like a true artiste, he says, "I have never felt satisfied with my songs and feel I can do better. That song is yet to be composed about which I can say proudly that I can't better it." Naushad sums up his search in these workds: "Pyas meri jo bujh gayi hoti, zindagi na phir yeh zindagi
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