EDUCATION

900 participate in painting contest
From Our Correspondent

CHANDIGARH, Jan 27 — An inter-school painting competition on Basant was organised by D A V Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, at the Leisure Valley, here yesterday.

The contest was organised under a national environmental awareness campaign of the Ministry of Environment and Forests.

Over 900 students from 26 schools from Panchkula, SAS Nagar and Chandigarh participated in the competition. Mr V. P. Paul, Principal of Chaman Lal DAV Senior Public School, Panchkula, was the chief guest. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Vikas Kohli, general secretary, Indian Council for Environmental Education, stressed upon the need to conserve Indian culture and heritage.

Following were the results of the painting competition: Group A (Class V to VIII): 1st - Sonica Nagla (Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sec 19, Chandigarh); 2nd - Sushil Kumar (DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8 Chandigarh) and 3rd - Amit Barua (Government High School, Sector 11, Chandigarh). Consolation prize- Harshit M T Ripathi (C L Aggarwal DAV Model School, Sec 7, Chandigarh).

Group B (Class IX to X) — 1st - Jatinder Kaur (Sri Guru Harkishan Public School, Sector 40-C, Chandigarh); 2nd - Archita Aggarwal (Sacred Heart Convent School, Sector 26, Chandigarh) and 3rd - Amit Sharma (DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, Chandigarh). Consolation prize - Sat Parkash (Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 27, Chandigarh).

Group C (Class XI to XII) 1st - Harneet (Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Sector 20, Chandigarh); 2nd - Anubhav (Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 40, Chandigarh) and 3rd - Nisha Pillai (Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 35, Chandigarh). Consolation prize — Chanda Lata (Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 47, Chandigarh).

Students focus on unity in diversity
Tribune News Service

PANCHKULA, Jan 27 — As many as 130 children were honoured for achievements in academic and cultural fields at the annual prize distribution function held at DC Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 7, here today.

The cultural programme on the occasion began with a message of unity. An item propagating national integration was presented by students of the senior classes. Later, a skit staged by students of Class I to IV depicted the importance of helping out all those in need.

Nursery rhymes and a song highlighting the role of vitamins for a healthy mind and body was presented by children of nursery and kindergarten classes.

Folk dances from different states of the country were well-presented. These added a lot of colour to the programme as earthy tunes of the tribals followed by the melody of Konkani music and the beats of the Rajasthani dance filled the air.

A parody of song and dance sequences, beginning with 1952 till the present times, showed the changing trends in music. From Jeeya bekarar hai to Chaniya, chaiya of modern times, the children enacted the popular songs from the 50s to the 90s.

The chief guest, Mr Shrikant Walgad, Administrator of HUDA, said the Administration was willing to offer any kind of help to educational institutions.

Earlier, the Principal, Mr BB Gupta, read out the annual report.

A prize-distribution function was also held at Nav Bal Niketan School, Sector 12 A, here today. Action songs, folk dances and skits were presented at the programme. The Haryanavi dance and qawalli was appreciated by the audience. The chief guest at function was Ms Promilla Kakkar, Deputy Director, Health Services.

Results of educational development contest
Tribune News Service

SAS NAGAR, Jan 27 — The toppers of the state-level educational development competition for the secondary and senior school level students organised by the Punjab School Education Board at Faridkot on Friday are as under:

Declamation — Gurprit Singh (Government Senior Secondary School, Amritsar) 1, Jasprit Singh (Baba Farid Public School, Bathinda) 2; and Bhawjit Kaur (SD Model High School, Rajpura) 3. Consolation prize — Navjot Kaur (Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Jalandhar).

Poetic recitation — Dhimanuel (Khalsa College, Amritsar) 1, Nawsanghit Singh (Major Ajaib Singh Senior Secondary School, Jiwanwala, Faridkot) 2, and Sukhjit Kaur (Adarsh Senior Secondary School, Khat-Kar-Kalan, Nawanshahr) 3. Consolation prizes — Mandeep Singh (Government Senior Secondary School, Bathinda).

Creative writing — Kirandeep Singh (Government Girls Victoria Senior Secondary School, Patiala) 1; Harmjit Singh (SD Senior Secondary School, Mahlot 2); and Harprit Singh (Bhupendra Khalsa Senior Secondary School, Moga) 3. Consolation prize — Ashim Arora (Sarvhitkari Vidya Mandir, Talwara, Hoshiarpur).

On the spot painting contest — Devinder Singh (Khalsa College Senior Secondary School, Amritsar) 1, Anand Kumar (Government Senior Secondary School, Sunam) 2; and Prabhdip Kaur (Gem Public School, SAS Nagar) 3. Consolation prize — Daljit Kaur (Government Senior Secondary School, Muktsar)

Folk singing — Satvinder Singh (MGM Senior Secondary School, Faridkot) 1; and Gulam Ali (DAV Senior Secondary School, Noormahal, Jalandhar) 2. Consolation prize — Parvinder Singh (Government Senior Secondary School, Amloh, Fatehgarh Sahib). The prizes were given by the Vice-Chairman of the board, Dr Gurdev Singh Sidhu.

In his presidential remarks, Mr Saroya stressed the need to bring about closeness between the teacher and the student and to stop the menace of private tuitions. He also asked the teachers to put in their best and teach with love, sincerity and devotion. 

Results of Aao Bune contest
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Jan 27— The following are the results of the intra-school Vardhaman’s “Aao Bune” knitting contest.

GMSS-16 — Tarshima, Money Anamika, Harneet 1; Disha, Gurpreet Singh, Deepti, Neha 2; and Poonam, Shikha, Ritika, Suman 3.

GMSS-40 — Manpreet Kaur, Preeti, Kusum Lata, Mamta 1; Manisha, Livy, Shikha, Amarperrt 2; and Lucky, Harvinder Kauer, Ritu, Pinky Sharma 3. GMSS-38 — Kirti Kapoor, Sapna Sharma, Pooja, Heena 1; Poonam, Rajwinder, Deepika, Renu Kaushal 2; and Shveta, Komal, Vaishali, Lovley Dheman 3. Shivalik-41 — Pooja, Harpreet, Sonam 1; Kamalpreet, Swati, Raman 2; and Amanjeet, Savneet, Bhavna 3. Paragon (Mohali) — Manvinder, Banveet, Hardeep, Manpreet 1; Prabhjot Singh, Mukta, Ramneet, Hee Jinahn 2; and Lakhwinder, Lavkesh 3. GSS-3B1 (Mohali) — Jyoti, Sukhjinder Kaur, Lakhwinder, Neema Kumar 1; Neeha Rani, Manpreet Kaur, Prabhjot Kaur, Ramesh Kumari 2; and Geet Ram Pyara Singh, Radha, Ravinder 3.

GGSS-15 (Panchkula) — Reeta Kumara, Vagimun, Sapna, Amanpreet 1; Monika, Shushma, Kirandeep, Luxmi 2; and Santosh, Sobha, Sangeeta, Suman 3. GSS (Mani Majra) — Meenu, Seema, Shabina, Pooja 1; Shabnam, Ritu, Bindu, Kanchan 2; and Inderjeet, Dharamshila, Harjinder, Kiranbala 3. St Anne’s — Savreen, Vrinda, gunjan, Mansi 1; Ankita, Richa, Mary, Kangan 2; and Shikha, Mahima, Nidhi, Simar 3. MRA, Sector 7 (Panchkula) — Mukesh, Rajni, Simpli, Yashika 1; Romit, Rohit, Veena, Neha 2; and Ramandeep, Megha, Goldi, Mahima 3.

Hans Raj Public (Panchkula) — Megha, Shivpriya, Amrita, Abhilasha 1; Pavani, Komal, Mansi, Nikita 2; and Shruti, Neha, Anisha, Vijaya 3. Carmel Convent — Pushpanjali, Chetna, Garima, Alisha 1; Pallavi, Nandani, Shruti Sharma, Nupur 2; and Neha, Neha Lakra, Harkiran, Shruti Choudhary 3.

Bhawan Vidhyala (Panchkula) — Arun, Megha, Chetna 1; Geetika, Mekhla, Avi 2; and Sugandha, Hitesh, Deexa 3. Blue Bird (Panchkula) — Saloni, Swati, Poonam, Archana 1; Kalpana, Nisha, Anuradha, Rajni 2; and Monika, Priyanka, Ritu, Priti 3. Satluj Public (Panchkula) — Amita, Shikha, Anachal, Anu 1; Omika, Jaskirat, Inderjit, Amandeep 2; and Rohit, Kuljinder, Palki, Nidhi 3.

Guru Harkrishan — Pooja, Urmila, Ritu, Gurpreet 1; Jyoti, Pooja, Nisha, Shilpa 2; and Navjot, Ayush, Davinder, Ashish 3. Shishu Niketan — Monika, Harkirat, Richa Saini 1; Shailza, Shagundeep, Shivani 2; and Divya, Aarti, Gunjan 3. GSSS (Banur) — Pooja, Gurpreet, Jaswinder, Kanta, Aamna Manpreet, Sajia Parveen, Kiranpal Kaur 1; Gurwinder Reena, Pinky, Rajwant, Saima Parveen, Raseena, Sahida Parveen, Sonu 2; and Kanwaljeet, Sarabjeet, Sonia, Ravinder, Tahira, Inderjit Kaur, Saranjeet Kaur, Sandeep Kaur 3. S.S. Jain (Dera Bassi) — Rita, Ruhi, Mandeep, Pooja 1; Sapna, Chanda, Namita, Harpreet 2; and Gurvinder, Shakuntla, Rajni, Sarika 3.

Government High School — Bibi Rani, Karamjit, Balwinder, Sukhjit 1; Ankur, Neeraj Saini, Balwinder, Nisha Singh 2; and Harjeet Kaur, Geeta, Harpreet Kaur, Baljeet Kaur 3. Jivan Jyoti — Ruchi, Sarabjit, Mamta 1; Shakun, Mammeet, Mamta 2; and Bhavna, Manpreet, Sheena 3.

Seminar on ethics in management
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Jan 27 — A seminar on 'ethics in management' was organised by the Chandigarh Management Association and the Panjab University Business School here today.

Mr P. H. Vaishnav, a former Chief Secretary of Punjab, was the chief guest.

Prof K. K. Mangla, chairman of the UBS, described several unethical practices being used by businessmen here and abroad. He highlighted the need for ethics in the present times.

Prof Ramakant Angirash emphasised the importance of a balanced pursuit of the four 'purusharthas' including 'dharma, artha', kama' and 'moksha'.

CULTURE

Pull of roots draws artiste to Punjab
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Jan 27 — An artiste based in Canada is repeatedly drawn to his roots in Punjab. The artiste is Vancouver-based Amanpal Sara.

The journey from the foreign lands to the roots becomes striking in times when artistes carrying “pigeons” to foreign lands has become an in thing.

Sara, a writer and a performer is in the city. He had a 100 day shooting schedule of guldasta ( a Hindi film) at Dalhousie. Sara skidded on the snow and fractured his leg.

Sara showed a cassette of a film which he had shot in 1992 with Rama Vij in the lead. There was just Doordarshan then and “I had no links or advertisers. So I just took the print back”, he said.

Sara has been in Vacouver for the past 23 years. But happenings back home, especially the decade long terrorism, stir him. He started as a poet. Later joined a theatre group and has done 20 plays in the past decade.

Despite being in a government job, he manages to tour North America.

Sara is an alumnus of the famed Vancouver Film School.

“I am a little fussy about scripts. I can not digest the portrayal of Sikhs as taxi drivers or comic characters. They are in 124 countries. Their character needs far more responsible presentation”, he said.

Guldasta is being directed by Baljeet Raina. Prominent among the cast include Sara, Jonita Doda ( a reputed model), Kewal Dhaliwal, Aazad Sara, Guntas Kumar Raina and Shari Boyle among others.

An army officer is injured during an encounter with terrorists in Kashmir . He falls in love with a nurse in a military hospital and goes down the memory lane including his affair with a Kashmiri maiden. Sara expects the film to be completed in February.