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DAV-10, St Stephen’s
win running trophy CHANDIGARH Prof
K.N. Pathak, Vice-Chancellor of Panjab University, inaugurated the function. Capt Kanwaljit Singh, Finance Minister of Punjab, was the chief guest on the occasion and Mr K.K. Mehra, DGM of the State Bank of India, was the guest of honour. Mr Vijay Sehgal, Editor of Dainik Tribune, presided over the function. Mr S. Gursharan Singh and Mr B.S. Shergill were honoured on the occasion. Talented actors and directors of more than 15 colleges and schools of the city
participated in the competition. The DAV College play, Brahamrakshsa Ka Shishya, won applause. The play had earlier won the first prize in the zonal youth festival. It was a tough fight for the second prize between the SD College play, Mitti Da Bawa, and the GCG-42 play, Pinjar. Dhiraj Sharma of the SGGS College won the best actor award, while Arvinder Singh of SD College was adjudged the second best actor. Sweety of GCG-42 won the best actress award while Varinder Kaur of the SAS Nagar Government College was adjudged the second best actress. The performance of school children was equally creditable and many of them acted with maturity much beyond their years. Jatin Arora of the Sector 8 DAV Public School won the best actor award and Udit Narula of St Stephen’s School was declared the second best actor. The Sector 11 Kavita of C.L. Aggarwal DAV Public School, Panchkula won the best actress award and Sonam of the Sector 15 DAV Public School was declared the second best actress in this category.
Sambhang theatre group is a brainchild of Prabhat Gupta, a young and talented actor and director of Chandigarh, who died in an accident in 1987. The festival is organised in his memory since then. |
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Annual functions of schools
held PANCHKULA Nov 26 — A lively and entertaining cultural show marked the annual day celebrations of DAV English Medium Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, here today, as the tiny-tots, especially, captivated the audience with their performance. A traditional beginning to the programme came by way of a Saraswati Vandana with Gurnandan of Class X, clad in a white and red sari, representing the goddess. The programme, a rich blend of cultural items lasted for almost two hours. Attired in red and black costumes with feathers on their head and leaves at the waist, the students of the kindergarten presented a tribal dance to the peppy beats of the eastern states. The students of Class IX to XII offered a peek into the Mughal era entertaining the audience with a qawwali “Kya kya nazar nahin aata, tera jalwa nazar nahin aata’’. The children among the audience were transported into the world of acrobats and gymnasts as lions roared on-stage and the ring master cracked the whip in the ‘circus’. The clowns, in their colourful attire and painted faces, danced to the tune of “Jeena yahan, marna yahan’’, a la Raj
Kapoor. A zoo bursting at its seams with crawling animals, a fairy godmother with a magic wand coming to the rescue of a small girl crying for lack of company, Maharishi Dayanand coming into the world to deliver a caste-ridden society and presenting a united India—the programme had it all, providing students an opportunity to explore their hidden talents. The two dances, Haryanavi and Gujrati, were a riot of colours as the lehngas swirled and twirled. The tinkling of jewellery and the sound of the wooden sticks beating against each other brought back memories of the navratras. True to the Haryanavi tradition, the students dressed in bright kurtis, damans and chunris were a picture of happiness and prosperity as they danced to “Mein to mari hoti aaj’’. The Principal, Mrs Santosh Bhandari, read out the school report. Students with excellence in academics and co-curricular activities were honoured. Mr Lachhman Singh, MP of the Rajya Sabha, was the chief guest. He appreciated the efforts of the students in presenting the programme and the school for striving for the all round development of the students. CHANDIGARH Golden Bells School at Sohana celebrated its 15th annual function here today. Brig Arjinder Singh (retd) inaugurated the function by lighting a lamp. Ms Gurjit Bawa, Principal of the school, read out the annual report of the school. The function started with the recital of shabad kirtan followed by cultural show. ‘ Rangla dance’, a show depicting the rich diversity and tradition of Punjab was a hit among audience. The chief guest gave away prizes for academic achievement and scholarship to students who secured above 90 per cent marks during 1999-2000. St Xavier Senior Secondary School The East and the West blended in perfect harmony through a fusion of Indian ballet and Western jazz, choreographed by Ms Aavantika Pande, a professional dancer from the School of Shyamik Davar, ace choreographer, was the major attraction of the millennium show organised by St Xavier Senior Secondary School , Sector 44-C, here today. The show organised on the occasion of the annual function of the school commenced with a colourful spray and finely tuned march past, witnessed by the chief guest, Mr D.P. Azad, Dr Gerald Mathias, Bishop, Christ the King Cathedral, and parents. The programme started with a prayer offered to Lord Ganesha in the traditional bharat natyam was a kaleidoscope of dance forms, ranging from dance item portraying the Bengali fisher women rejoicing and making merry after a good catch to various traditional dances of neighbouring Haryana. Tiny-tots, adorned in colourful attires, entertained the guests by hoping and jumping in a synchronised manner in the programme called The Twist. The secret of healthy living was shown through a series of yoga asanas performed by students of Class VI, VII and VII. Students who excelled in both sports and academics were awarded during the prize distribution ceremony. To encourage the budding students in the field of golf, Mr Azad assured two seats for the students in the students quota at the Chandigarh Golf Association. Mr Andrew John Gosain, Chairman of the school, gave the vote of thanks and assured the parents of quality education for their children. Parwanoo Tiny tots of Eicher School, Parwanoo, celebrated their 8th annual function yesterday evening. The programme started with the lighting of a lamp by the chief guest, Mr C. Balakrishnan, Finance Commissioner and Education Secretary to the Himachal Pradesh Government. The Principal, Ms Shalini Kashyap, and the chairperson of the school, Ms H.D.S. Malhotra, welcomed the chief guest. Ms Kashyap shared the achievements of the school with the guests present on the occasion. The prizes were given to meritorious students by the chief guest after Ganesha stuti. The welcome song and ballet by kids of pre-nursery class stole hearts of the audience. The hall echoed with applause when kindergarten students taught the counting by performing jungle dance.
The qawalis and a play left the parents of tiny tots spell bound. The programme came to a close with a foot-tapping dance by students of class II. |
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Anshul wins poster
making contest CHANDIGARH The best entry will be sent for an international poster competition by the club. The display of as many as 150 posters will generate money for the club which will be utilised for mass marriages.
The first prize of the competition was won by Anshul Sharma of Mount Carmel School, second by Munish Vashisht of DAV School, Sector 15, and the third prize by Harsimran Kaur of Golden Bells School, Sohana. |
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PCCTU to intensify
agitation CHANDIGARH This was decided in a meeting of the state executive at the local GGDSD College here today. The meeting was presided over by Mr K.B.S.Sodhi, president of the
PCCTU. Prof Charanjit Chawla,general secretary, said the meeting decided to hold a state-level rally at Gidderbaha on January18, 2001. This is the constituency of Mr Prakash Singh Badal, the Chief Minister of Punjab. The union also announced a decision to organise a ‘vidya bandh’ on the same day, ensuring the closure of 165 colleges of Punjab and seven of the city. The executive also announced its decision to participate in a march to the Parliament on December 12 on the call of the
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Art appreciation workshop concludes CHANDIGARH Mr O.P. Gupta of Indore gharana and Head of the Music Department , Pracheen Kala Kendra , gave basic information regarding shruti, sur, taal, ragas and gharanas. Mr Surendra Singh Agyal, a noted vocalist, stressed upon the need for close coordination between mediamen and musicians for better coverage of music. Speaking on ghazal Mr M.R. Chandla, noted vocalist from All India Radio, Patiala said that a critic should not be carried away with the
frills and frolics but identify the inner truth. Mr Sumana Sanyal of Rampur Saini gharana demonstrated ‘sargamas’ and ‘aalaps’ used in. The chief guest, Mr Kamleshwar Prasad Sinha, Associate Editor, The Tribune, said there was dearth of reporters having sound knowledge of music, literature and art. He also underlined the need of better understanding between journalists and musicians. Mr M.L. Koser, the Secratary, Pracheen Kala Kendra, stressed upon the need for better understanding of music by
mediapersons.
The workshop which started yesterday was organised by the Chandigarh Journalists Association in collaboration with Pracheen Kala Kendra, here. Prominent among those who attended the workshop were Mr Vinod Kumar, Director ICCR, Mr Navjit Johal, Head of the Journalism Department, Punjabi University, Patiala. |
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Majestic
landscapes CHANDIGARH, Nov 26 — Harnam Singh Rathore has sweet memories of this city. And that, perhaps, is the reason why he chose to bring his exhibits here for the second time. The last occasion was in 1988 when he displayed his water colours in the Fine Arts Department gallery of , Panjab University. This time his paintings are on show in the Indus Ind Art Gallery. There are 24 landscapes, each one reflects a strange kind of nostalgia. “I have tried to capture the beauty of different parts of India. For do this I have travelled a lot.” And quite rightly so. Where on the one hand the artist has covered the majesty of Kangra hills and the charm of Sundernagar, on the other he has also reproduced the earthiness of plains. Kurukshetra, being home to the artist, finds special focus in his works. Moments have been captured well, and there is a lot of freedom in expression. There are four paintings which focus on Baijnath in Kangra. The nature’s splendour is displayed through the on-the-spot works, and each carries a hazy effect. Explains Mr Rathore who is currently working as lecturer, Arts and Craft, University College of Education, Kurukshetra University. Another painting is titled Kulu (Nagar). It is a distant view of the small hilly town. One can see objects, as minute as pieces of wood lying on the green pastures, in the paintings. Yet another place focused in the collection is Santiniketan. “I did not get the opportunity to go down to the coast. So I have just concentrated on the countryside,” said the artist who has used bright hues to recreate the earthy ambience of Santiniketan. The paintings of Sundernagar have scenes from Janjahli, Devigarh, Gohar and Ruhanda. Jyotisar, in Kurukshetra has been painted in all its serenity. This was the place where the foundation of Mahabharata was laid, after Lord Krishna gave the Geetopdesh to Arjuna. Said Rathore, “The place has immense historic significance. So I decided to paint it.” The present show is the sixth one-man show of Rathore. He has held as many as 20 group shows. The exhibition will be on view till November 29 between 11 am and 7 pm. |
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