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12 back from Children’s Earth Summit New Delhi, September 5 These students won a trip to Johannesburg to represent India at the summit as a part of the Global Earth Summit. These 12 students from varied backgrounds and social strata had been selected by Navdanya, an NGO, dealing with environmental issues, on the basis of a comprehensive all-India inter-school competition, which included making posters and skits and essay writing on environment related issues. The winning schools were then sent to a week-long eco-camp at Dehra Dun’s Bija Vidyapeeth School from May 18 to May 25. It was here that the children had selected the talented 12 from among them to go to South Africa. “The Johannesburg experience was absolutely tremendous, as it offered us the opportunity to interact with children from other countries, whose concern for the environment was clearly evident,” said 10-year-old Nupur Jain. Speaking on the occasion, Ms Upasana, Coordinator, RFSTE, said: “These kids are the future of the nation who would make the world sit up and take notice. We, therefore, need to educate the masses and conduct a damage limitation exercise. Who is better than the concerned and conscientious children of today to take this
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NCERT launches helpline New Delhi, September 5 With the launch of their helpline today the NCERT aims at bridging the gap and becoming more accessible. According to the NCERT, the telephone-based helpline service will provide proper and speedy information to students, parents, teachers and general public about the various activities, publications and information regarding the textbooks. It is likely to cover the National Capital Region. The helpline number is 9622022044. The Director, NCERT, Prof J S Rajput, said the NCERT being an apex educational institution of the country had an important role to play in the field of education. It would be natural for students and their parents to be curious to know about the various activities of the NCERT and information pertaining to syllabus, availability of texts and teacher training programmes. The NCERT has tied up with i2i (eye to eye) to answer the posers of the general public. The calls will be routed to i2i (eye to eye) where trained tele agents will provide the necessary information. |
ART SCAPE
His paintings are called “Spirit of Scrap” and he loves scrap. Any type of waste material, either from industrial or domestic activity, is utilised by him, seeking to reach a balance with nature through the consumption of such wastes. This scrap is fixed on a board and turned into a painting with a thoughtful combination of colour and geometry. Meet Panchal Harilal, who works with the medium of scrap and had his work on display at the Lalit Kala Academy. He began his career about 40 years ago as a signboard artist and used only his spare time to dip into paints and colours. It was the beginning of an illustrious career and that is still evolving. As an additional and extended activity to his scrap paintings, he also creates sculptures out of industrial waste materials to harmonise industry with environment. He has travelled the length and breadth of the country and has been widely acclaimed and appreciated for his splendid efforts. His work is a mix of both decorative pieces and deep meditative tone. One of his very popular subjects is Ganesha, a very well-known deity of Gujarat and Maharastra. His efforts can be regarded as a very noble one as he is trying to do something unique, which is not only aesthetically appealing but also has a stately cause attached to it, and that is also spreading awareness about our environment. He is contributing to the efforts of beautification of our environment and deserves appreciation from one and all.
Mithila folk art The folk art of Mithila or the better known ‘Madhubani Paintings’ by two very talented and young artists, Manisha and Bandana, were on display at the Lalit Kala Academy. This folk art form has originated from Tirhuth in the Mithila region of North Bihar, where women have been practising it for centuries, especially during marriages, thread ceremonies and other festive occasions. This art involves the use of rich line work and vibrant colours. The sisters have tried to popularise this traditional art form and have also used diverse mediums like palm skin, handmade paper, wood, glass, silk etc. The depictions are beautifully done and bring out the true feel of the traditional art even with the use of so many different mediums.
Moods of nature The whole ambience reflects various moods and facets of nature. Ranging from lush green forests and fields to an equally barren, lifeless and dry tree, all signify and symbolise various attributes of nature or the moods of nature. This was the main theme of the exhibition by G.Vinod Kumar, held at the Lalit Kala Academy. He is a Hyderabad artist who tackles trees in a big way. Most of his works are straight pictorials of nature. All his works portray such marvellous moods of nature that all places seem to be a ‘heaven on earth’. Even barren and dead trees symbolise such breathtaking beauty, that it becomes difficult to take one’s eyes away from them. There is nothing much elaborate in his work. All the works are very subtle art pieces but yield the maximum effect. His work cannot be described with words but can only be felt and seen through one’s own eyes.
Crew from Gujarat A group of five promising artists from Gujarat showcased their efforts in the form of paintings at an exhibition, at the Lalit Kala Academy. The group comprised Kokila Dave, Sudha Desai, Hansa Patel, Nayana Mewada and Vinod Patel. Kokila Dave has presented beautifully a very common, yet an integral, part of nature, the birds in their various moods and appearances. She has showcased her love for these popular creatures by creating a fascinating study of them on branches. The paintings exude freshness and beauty of watercolours. Sudha Desai has tried to portray very normal and day-to-day themes in her works. She has created metaphorical works expressing joy of life in the activities of persons. Her paintings portray tremendous movement and force giving an insight into the artist’s active and optimistic personality. Hansa Patel has mainly indulged in abstract compositions in pastels on paper and acrylic and oil on canvas. It is a visual treat as it involves very attention-grabbing colour schemes and textures. Nayana Mewada has tried to encapsulate the serene and beautiful holiday spot, Mt Abu, in its various forms. Some of her works are very subtle and are visually very interesting, giving a very different look to the entire exposition. Vinod Patel’s portrayal of landscapes reveals immense beauty even in dry pastels. They are truly and extremely captivating and very soothing to the eyes. They almost appear as enlarged photographs hung on the walls. They showcase natural beauty, textures, moods and depths of the places with the pastels used producing the effect of oil colours. |
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Budding journos told to stick to realities The stage was occupied by the people belonging to various genres of media at FOCUS 2002, a two-day festival, organised by the Department of Mass Media and Mass Communication, at Indraprastha College for Women, on September 4 and September 5. Film actress Nandita Das surely hogged the limelight in her short stay at the inaugural session. She interacted with the students and the teachers and gave her views on the portrayal and position of women in cinema. The students were also enlightened by talks rendered by Pankaj Pachauri from Star News and Ajay Kumar from Aaj Tak, who stressed upon the need and the importance of upcoming Hindi journalism in our country. They also interacted with the students and shared their experiences of their stints in media. Ravi Shankar, an eminent cartoonist, also commented on the present day situation of cartoonists in our country. Raman Nanda, who introduced Internet radio in our country, seemed to be the best speaker of the session. He advised the upcoming journalists to report only those things to the masses, which really are important and which cater to their needs. One must keep the head close to the ground and stick to the realities of life rather than to succumb to the pressures of the ‘big boss’. Ritu Kapoor, who been associated with the famous tele-serial ‘Bhanvar’, also presented some interesting remarks. The highlight of the day was a very interesting and mind boggling Media Quiz, conducted by Pranab Mukherjee. The range and subjects of questions were informative, which made the audiences spellbound for the full two-and-a-half hours. It was a very rich learning experience. Garima Pant
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AAFT to produce films on digital format New Delhi, September 5 Only a few years are left for the wholesome digital distribution and exhibition of films.Prof.SandeepMarwah informed the distinguished invitees to the function that AAFT encourages and stimulates the students to sharpen skills in their chosen field of creative work by making short films. These short films will now be shot and edited in digital format with a view to providing the students with an opportunity to do their work with state-of-the-art equipment and to prepare them for the cinema of the new
millenium, he added. Distinguished personalities on the occasion included former Union Minister of State for Defence, Prof Sher Singh, former Chief Secretary of the UP Govt. Mr Brijendra Sahai, serving diplomat Dr Madhup Mohta, the ITDC Director, Dr A.G. Aggarwal, well-known film maker and television producer A.S. Bedi, documentary film maker Arun Chadha, the president of the Cable Television Operators Association, Dr AK Rastogi, renowned dancers Nalini and Kamalini and astrologer Pt. Jai Prakash Lal Dhage Wale. |
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