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Excellence awards for 4 city teachers Chandigarh, October 11 Ms S. Khorana, Principal of Sector 22 Shishu Niketan Model School, received Excellence Award for Life Time Achievement. The award carried a citation and Rs 50,000. Ms Anuradha, a teacher with Sector 26 Institute for Blind, was bestowed with Excellence Award for school teaching. Mr Sartul Singh, a teacher with Government High School at Kaimbwala village, was presented Excellence Award for Teaching in Rural Areas. Mr Sinha of Sector 47 Mount Carmel School, was, meanwhile, awarded Excellence Award for Young Teachers. The three awards carried a citation and Rs 20,000 each. Fiftyfive nominations were initially received from different schools in the city which were adjudged by an independent jury. The members included the Editor of The Tribune, Mr Hari Jaisingh, besides a former Chairman of the National Commission for Women, Ms Vibha Parthasarathy, IAS officer Ms Anuradha Gupta and the Director of Delhi Kendra of Bhavan Vidyalaya, Mr J. Veeraraghavan. The awards have been instituted by the Jan Seva Trust of the Saboo Family. Mr R.K. Saboo, trustee chairman of Jan Seva Trust of the Saboo family, which instituted the awards, spoke about the relevance of recognising the efforts of the school teachers who were the architects of building a great nation by infusing the qualities of discipline and hard work among the children. Ms Khorana was responsible for setting up the school with just four children in 1955. Since then she has been running the school with utmost dedication and discipline. “It is a moment of great pleasure for me. I believe in hard work and am of the firm opinion that sincerity pays in the long run”. Agreeing with her, Ms Anuradha said, “Efforts aimed in a positive direction never go futile. I have been associated with teaching line for about 11 years now and it is a matter of great honour to receive this award”. Giving details of her work, she asserted, “Teaching visually handicapped children is a big challenge. While teaching them, I derive immense satisfaction. Even if in a small manner, I sure am contributing towards their development”. Mr Sartul Singh added, “This is the first award I am receiving in my 23 years of teaching experience. The school head had nominated my name for this award after taking into consideration my hard work. I personally believe that every person must get recognition for his outstanding work in any field by bestowing awards”. Mr
Sinha, meanwhile, asserted, “Receiving this award is like a dream come true. I have miles to go in this profession, this is just the initial stage of my career. Teaching is not a profession for me, but a mission. Awards for the teachers serve as an inspiration for the whole teaching community. I have been teaching for last four years now”. The UT Administrator, Lieut Gen J.F.R. Jacob, presented the awards to the teachers. He lamented that there was a lack of sporting facilities in the schools and emphasised the need to include games and sports in the curriculum. For inculcating sportsmanship, discipline and team spirit among the students, sports should be given equal importance, he asserted. Teaching was the noblest of all professions but often, failed to get the recognition it deserves, the Administrator concluded.
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PU panel apathetic to youth welfare Chandigarh, October 11 This is evident from the fact that no meeting of a special sub-committee constituted by the university to study ‘weightage to be given to students for participation in youth welfare activities’ could be conducted for the want of sufficient members. The first meeting was scheduled for August 27. With the Director, Youth Welfare, as its convener, the sub-committee has16 members. The last meeting scheduled for the first week of October could not be held because only three members turned up at the venue. Prof Deepak Manmohan, chairman of the Sheikh Baba Farid Chair, Dr A.C.Vaid, principal of the local G.G.D.S.D. College and Dr S.K.Sharma, officiating director of the Youth Welfare Department, were present. The meeting had to be postponed once again. The members included the Dean University Instructions, the Dean Student Welfare, the Registrar and DPIs (Punjab and UT), to name a few. On list of proposals under consideration was giving weightage in admissions to students for participation in youth welfare activities. The proposed guideline says: “Reservation for participants of youth welfare activities in seats on a par with provision for sportspersons in the university needs to be provided”. It has been clarified that “for admission to the university teaching departments, 5 per cent of the total number of seats in each course are reserved for sportsperson.” In Punjabi University, Patiala, a special quota for those excelling in youth festivals has been created, however, no weightage is given on the basis of youth welfare activities, it has been clarified. It is also pointed out that in Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, there is no weightage for participation in youth activities for admissions to affiliated colleges and the university teaching departments. The proposal reads: “5 per cent seats be reserved for those excelling in youth welfare activities, guidelines for which can be framed as per existing guidelines available for sportspersons. The proposal should also be extended to the affiliated colleges from the current session onwards”. It has also been pointed out that ‘ a letter should be addressed under the signatures of the Vice-Chancellor or registrar to the Chief Secretary of the state government and secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs making a request for giving weightage in jobs’. The drafted proposal reads: “Suitable weightage may be given in the recruitment to different state or Central Government jobs on the basis of youth welfare activities such as youth festivals, youth leadership camps, hiking, trekking, mountaineering, water ports and allied fields”. |
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Rally by ABVP Chandigarh, October 11 The ABVP has decided to organise a rally of about one lakh students from all over India on November 26 outside Parliament in support of the charter. The local rally was addressed by ABVP leaders of Chandigarh colleges and Panjab University. Addressing the gathering, Chandigarh unit secretary Saurabh Joshi said the McCauley-authored education policy had to be replaced with an Indianised approach shown by Swami Vivekananda to generate a good quality of human resources. Deepak Ballyan, an ABVP leader in Panjab University, said a national education commission was required to check commercialisation and politicisation of education. Vikas Kaushik, a leader from the DAV College, said the ABVP, being the largest students body, could help in bringing about a change in education. Mukta Sharma, Punjab state joint secretary, said matters like Indianisation, commercialisation and politicisation of education and employment needed to be discussed as per the charter. A delegation of ABVP representatives from Sanatan Dharam College, Sector 32, Evening College, Ayurvedic College, Sector 46, and the Government College of Girls, Sector 42, handed over the charter to the Additional Deputy Commissioner to be forwarded to the Prime Minister. |
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Freshers’ party at computer centre Chandigarh, October 11 Jasbir Dhillon and Sonia won the titles of Mr GCS-2002 and Ms GCS-2002, respectively. Gurinder and Gagan were chosen Mr Fresher and Ms Fresher, respectively. The party was held at Boon Dock, Sector 34. |
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Schools
celebrate Dasehra Panchkula, October 11 In DAV School, Surajpur, students of the junior wing gave a scintillating performance, while being dressed up as Rama, Sita and Ravana. The programme began with a devotional song by students. They staged some excerpts from the Ramayana. A special Dasehra assembly was organised in Satluj Public School, Sector 4, here. The assembly started with a speech on the significance of the festival, its history and message of the triumph of good over evil. This was followed by a ballet depicting modern Ramlila. The assembly concluded with the burning of the effigies of Ravana, Kumbhkarna and Meghnath, which were prepared by students. The students of Hansraj Public School welcomed the festive season with joy and fervour. Mr Subhash Marriya, Principal, DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh, was the chief guest. He also set alight the 20-foot high effigy of Ravana, which was followed by a colourful display of fireworks. A colourful dance performance on “Payo ji maine Ram rattan dhan payo” and scenes from the Ramayana were enacted by students. Kolambi, a student of nursery, enthralled the audience with her solo dance. Various craft competitions in sword making and mask making were also held in the school. |
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Tiny tots set Ravana ablaze Chandigarh, October 11 The school staff put the 12 ft effigy together over a weeklong process, which the children witnessed and participated in. They were also fed with stories from the Ramayana and the Mahabharat. According to the Director of the school, Mr Atul Khanna: “The idea was to eliminate the ambivalence regarding good and bad in their minds.” It was a relief to see that while the instant pleasures of fast foods, computer CDs, film DVDs and cinema would dominate their entertainment and leisure options these conventional forms of festivities too is not completely lost on them. |
A perfect flow of melody and rhythm Chandigarh, October 11 As such age has little to do with wisdom. Just as the evening took off with Ujwal striking the melody in raga Saraswati, it went on becoming more and more gripping with every passing presentation. Although the young artiste’s voice still has to mature before it can thoroughly qualify for handling the concert circuit, Ujwal’s other qualities more than compensated for this lack of maturity, which will flow with age. In every rendering Ujwal reflected the elements of his gurus — be it his mother, the renowned kathak dancer and vocalist Urmila Nagar or Ustad Bashir Ahmad Khan of Sikar gharana, who is presently grooming the budding artiste in the nuances of Indian classical music. Apart from being comfortable with the vocal part of music, Ujwal, along with his brother Vishal (who also performed later) is also adept at handling the tabla. He has been learning instrumental music from Ustad Rafi Khan Bharati and his brother Vishal Nagar. After a presentation in bada khayal, ek taal, Ujwal presented chhota khayal in teen taal, gradually raising the level of his own performance. His fastness at handling the rise and fall of melodies carved out an impressive presentation that was laced with a composition set to raga Patdip in ek taal, and also a delightful tarana, which gave way to a bhajan. Taking over charge of stage from Ujwal was his elder brother Vishal, who began his recital with uthaan, peshkar, aad kabad in vilambit teen taal. Later he presented a beautiful kayada, which is considered the quintessence of the Delhi gharana. Vishal began his initial training under Ustad Latif Ahmad Khan of the Delhi gharana and then moved on to learn from Ustad Shamim Ahmad. Even at the age of 21, Vishal has performed extensively in both India and abroad. His musical collaboration with renowned Ghanian guitarist Koo Nimo and Europe-based Gaocalo have earned him great recognition. Today Vishal’s hallmark was his melodic sound, good command over the laya, and selection from a strong repertory. |
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A tale of every woman’s heart Chandigarh, October 11 Where on the one hand progressed Nobel Laureate Dario Fo’s ‘Medea’, the play of dark revenge and slaughter, on the other progressed Vijaydan Dathe’s ‘Nyari nyari maryada’, the story of a queen showing her immoral king the door. Amazingly structured, today’s play was deliberately devoid of title to keep away the tendency of suggestion. No wonder with its pure depiction, the play grew better upon the viewer’s mind with the enactment of every sequence. Its effect was enhanced by the absolute concentration with which Lushin Dubey caressed every character she played. In all the 17 roles — right from ‘Medea’, spurned by Jason for a younger woman and the queen, wronged by the king to Maitrani, the sweepress and the horse rider — Lushin, the actress, was above the mark. With amazing poise and power over the delicate subject of two women spurned by their men, Lushin blended the stories well enough to make them sound similar. She put the narrative together with such perfection that towards the end, it was difficult to make out Medea’s pain from that of the Queen or Medea’s revenge from that of the Queen’s. The only difference that remained related with the intensity of revenge sought by the two protagonists. Where Medea reacts by killing her own children and thus psychologically killing Jason, the Queen chooses to degrade the king by rejecting him for the love of her servant. Majority of the production, however, rested upon Vijaydan Dathe’s ‘Nyari nyari maryada’, in which the vital question of “equality of sexes” is raised. The playwright beautifully analyses the elements of a male chauvinist’s life and puts them together to bare everyday evils, right from child abuse to adultery. Loaded with rash verbatim, the script first underlines a woman’s pain, then questions her if she had made the laws to which resigns and finally lifts her from the state of subservience to put her in the seat of decision. In the end, theatre serves its purpose: it states a truth and inspires the thought. The credit of the show was shared by music director Sangeeta Gaur, who connected the sequences with her highly-impressive voice. The production was brought to the city by Oorja Entertainment. |
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Presenting
a slice of history Chandigarh, October 11 The play was presented at Tagore Theatre. Set in the backdrop of revolution, the story, adapted for the script by Shabdish and dramatised and directed by his wife, Anita, unravelled the apprehension and fear that shrouds the life of a family whose members are divided upon the issue of revolution. The script has room for a father (played by Malkit), who owes loyalty to the British, and his two children, who pursue the path of liberation under the nose of their pro-British father. The story takes turns to finally conclude with tragedy. The man of the house pays the worth of the British salt and helps the rulers in effecting the arrest of his own children who dare to raise the sword under the Ghadar Party. The story was well told and the techniques employed served to enhance the script. The cast included Jaswinder, Anita, Shabdish, Harish Verma, Mandip and Arvinder. |
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