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Seminar on environment education Chandigarh, September 21 He was speaking at the concluding day of the seminar-cum-workshop on “Environment Education: Issues and Concerns” at Government College of Education, Sector 20, here today. He listed seven subjects which comprised bio-sciences, geography, climatology, environment engineering, social sciences, information system and management and politics as the key subjects to teach environment science. During the day, in the technical sessions, the local challenges in environment education were discussed. The chairman of the Department of Bio-Technology, Prof R.C. Sobti, acquainted the audience with solid waste management through vermiculture and biotechnology. He also suggested rain-water harvesting as an answer to water shortage. The Coordinator, Yuvsatta, explained the objectives of the workshop to the participants and made them play environmental education games. The themes covered upkeep of national parks, important rivers of India, slums and surrounding villages, cities and vehicular traffic. Later, a panel discussion on socio-economic development and environment education saw participation from Director, Science and Technology, Mr Vivek Atray, Prof S.L. Sharma of the Institute of Correctional Administration, and Prof R.C. Chandna from the Department of Geography, Panjab University. The principal of the college, Ms Surinder Kaur Tangri, welcomed the guests while Dr (Ms) Saroj Saini, Vice-Principal, presented the vote of thanks. GGDSD College, Sector 32, in collaboration with the State Bank of India, would organise the annual management fest, Panache, on September 24 at the college campus. The theme of the function is to impart knowledge on management. The main events include extempore, mock press conference, management quiz, ad-mad show. Colleges from the city and around are expected to participate in this event. The main purpose of this fest is to develop and enhance various skills in students which would help them in their professional life as managers. |
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Focus on future security of students Zirakpur, September 21 Teachers shared opinions on building the
career of students with their parents. Besides, investment plans for children were also discussed. Mr Ravinder Talwar, Principal of DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, Chandigarh, also stressed the need for building a bright future of the students. While Mr Ajay Budhiraja, associated vice-president of the life insurance company, made the parents and students aware of the policies relating to the future security of the children. Over 100 students from nearby schools participated in a painting competition on environment. A social organisation, Subh Karman Manu Sewa Society, also honoured seven students for collecting money for social welfare. Earlier, Ms Meenakshi Sarang read out a report highlighting the achievements of the school. |
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ABVP’s poser to PU on poll Chandigarh, September 21 Mr Saurabh Joshi, secretary, said the university calendar clearly provided that elections should be completed by the middle of September.” “We feel that there could be no reason other than university effort to help certain student organisations”, he added. The university, however, was understood to be waiting for leaders of the Students Organisation of Panjab University and the Panjab University Students Union to be released on bail before making any announcement about elections. |
FILM REVIEW “SHAKTI” (Batra and KC, Panchkula) experiments with a very strong subject of the exploitation of women, still prevalent in feudal families in the heartland of the country. Nana Patekar and Karisma Kapoor in the lead roles have managed very impressive performances which suit the subject. South Indian writer-director Krishna Vamsi has captured the tension well but there are certain loose ends in the presentation. The music by Ismail Darbar does not fit into the progress of action. Shah Rukh Khan’s guest appearance seems to blow the drama a little out of proportion. Vamsi has used elements of noise and boisterousness typical to a majority of South Indian movies. Even “Shakti” for that matter, is remake of a southern hit, “Anthapuram”. Sridevi was first selected for the lead role. However, she opted for the chair of the producer. Lyrics by Sameer and Mehboob also hold little promise. Karisma Kapoor is a Canada-born girl who owns a restaurant where Sanjay Kapoor is the manager. She marries Sanjay who says he has no one alive in the family. A couple of years later when they have a child, Sanjay discovers that his mother is very ill. He confesses that he has a family back home and would like to visit for a few days. Karisma comes with him to India. This is a new world altogether. Nana Patekar, Sanjay’s father, is the landlord who is responsible for many villages. He lives by the traditions where caste and man-woman divide are clearly outlined. Nana uses violence as a tool for the protection of his family and his “subjects”. Sanjay does not agree with him. The inter-family dispute with foster brother of his father costs Sanjay his life. Karisma wants to rush back to Canada with her son but Patekar would not let his grandson go. The story looks a little jerky. Probably the roles of Patekar and Karisma would have stood out better if time had not been wasted on many useless escapades. Deepti Naval makes a “wasted” appearance. The plot is gripping in parts. The dialect also does not gel well with the parts of the desert country shown
here. “Gunaah” (Neelam, Suraj, Panchkula and Bassi, SAS Nagar) is not likely to repeat the success that the Bipasha Basu-Dino Morea pair worked for “Raaz”, released earlier this year. The Mahesh Bhatt presentation has a lower artistic value even though there were greater expectations from it. Mukesh Bhatt is the producer for Amol Shetge who makes his debut as a director. The script is full of action but the mix of thrill and romance needed to be little better. Irfan, Ashutosh Rana and Yash Pal Sahrma also feature in the film. The late Anand Bakshi and Parvin Bhardwaj are the lyricists for the music provided by Anand Raaj Anand and Sajid-Wajid. |
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WESTERN FILM REVIEW Chandigarh In Dey’s scheme of things, Murphy, the king of comedy, is a media-conscious police officer who is more interested in acting in serials than in patrolling the area falling under his beat. He hires pick-pockets to stage mock crime scenes, rehearses in front of a mirror and even tries his hands at auditioning for a TV show. Instead of splitting sides, his clownish antics evoke yawns. But who cares as long as Dey is on a high? Not that Niro, the Sultan of crime, suffers any less at the hands of the delinquent filmmaker. His metamorphosis from the menacing baddie of mean streets which he has played in umpteen films to this film’s caricature of a tough Los Angeles detective who is forced by his department to do a reality show along with Murphy for a TV channel is top on Tom Dey’s juvenile agenda. The “benevolence” does not stop here. It extends to haggard-looking Rene Russo, an anchor, and bursting-at-the-seams William Shatner, a TV producer. Russo struts about zombie-like along with an understudy and seems to have no inkling of the director’s intentions to make mincemeat of her role. But it is pot-bellied William Shatner who throws in the towel even before you register his presence. The handsome hero and supporting actor of several blockbusters of yore might really have fallen on bad days to have agreed to slip in and out in a 2-minute moronic frenzy. Surprisingly, whenever Dey seems to come out of his self-induced slumber, he lends some modicum of unity to the proceedings by picturising blazing action sequences which put the audience smack bang on the middle of the role. Small mercies — is it what they call these? |
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‘Moods of clouds’ opens at Govt Museum Chandigarh, September 21 “The pictures were clicked by a simple Canon camera without using any hi- tech devices,” says Aman Gupta. “I want to tell the people that to click a good photograph, one needs a keen eye and the sense to play with light,” he adds. Among his pictures, a series of four photos of sunrise from the same spot, same timing but different days showing different tones of the sky is quite interesting. Photography has been a hobby of Amen Gupta which he also uses as a therapy to overcome his disability. His first exhibition on roses, two years ago, got him fame in the region. The exhibition is open for public viewing till September 22. |
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Varied themes, versatile artist Chandigarh, September 21 Rahul, after a gap of two years, has come up with another exhibition “The Hope”, which is being held at IndusInd Art Gallery in Sector 8. As one takes a round of the gallery, the scene changes from the section of portraits of well-known personalities to a series on women, capturing their femineity and different moods. It gives way to a musical section featuring various folk instruments being played by men and women. The landscapes by the artist gives a soothing feeling as he captures the colour of spring besides others. However, the simplicity of his personality takes a complicated turn as he explores various facets of human nature through the abstract. Rahul tries to express the complexities of communication through various symbols and shades and also analyses human nature in his other works. Among his portraits are two famous portraits of Amitabh Bachchan, “Stressed” and “Blessed”, for which he received a letter of appreciation from the actor. Another portrait of Satish Gujral got him a copy of the artist’s autobiography, “A brush of life”, with a brief inscription from Gujral. Rahul, a former student of the Government College of Art, is not a stranger to the city art lovers. His first solo exhibition “First Step” in 2000 established him as a professional artist but even before that his campaign on blood donation for the Blood Donation Society, Chandigarh, earned him honours for his contribution towards humanity. Rahul, a freelance artist, also had a stint in making greeting
cards. |
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A depiction of human mindset Chandigarh, September 21 ‘Yayati’ depicts the mindset of human being to be ageless and immortal and looking at the people who after attaining certain position refuses to bulge to make place for the younger generation, one can safely say that the character of Yayati still lives on,” says Bipin who is in town with his troupe under the banner of
Kshitij. Bipin, a of National School of Drama graduate of 1987 batch started his own group, Kshitij with the view to promote theatre in the remote areas of the country. Since then the group has been experimenting with different types of theatre, ranging from comedy to serious social issues. However for
Bipin, mythology still remains to be the most popular subject. “This type of multi-layered plays are quite challenging as one has to take the audience back in time by proving the right ambience and right costumes,” he says. Tonight , Bipin will be directing himself in the role of
Yayati. “It is difficult to direct self as you cannot see what you are doing,” says
Bipin. Among his most popular plays , ‘Pagla Ghoda’; ‘Biyaban Mein Ugtey
Kinshuk’; and Goli; — a play based on exploitation of the Goli tribe in Rajasthan put him as one of the most successful play director in the contemporary time. The play ‘Yayati’ is about the greed of King Yayati who wants to remain young forever and marries
Devyani, a rishi kanya, just obtain ‘sanjiwani buti’. However, it is not just his greed which is the highlight of the play but his relationship with his own son,
Puru, after he gets cursed by Devyani’s father, Shukracharya. The director has done his best to create the ambience of this historical era but had failed to get into depth in the costume part. Bipin in the role of Yayati remained the centre of attention, while Mohit in the role of
Puru, Shalini as Devjani and Bidu Khare as Sharmistha did justice to their roles. |
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French
song competition Chandigarh, September 21 The competition was open to all nationals between the ages 16 to 25 except for French people. The contest was won by Gaurav Pathak from Alliance
Francaise, followed by sajneet sandhu from GNDU, Amritsar. The third prize went to Aman Sondhi from Alliance
Francaise. The winner of the regional final will be sent to participate in the national final. The winner of the national final will be awarded with one month paid holiday by the French Embassy. |
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