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UK varsity scouting for writing talent SAS Nagar, October 20 She said the competition was open to all students of Class XII across India and each entrant would have to write a 500-word essay on ‘What Makes an Inspiring Teacher’. The entries would be received till January 31, 2003, and the winner would get £ 500, while two runners-up would be given £ 250 each. Ms Todd said entry forms could be sought by post from Tania Knaggs, The International Office, University of Sheffield, 4, Palmerston Road, Sheffield, S10 2TE, UK 5, or through email to a.todd@sheffield.ac.uk “Indian students are among the brightest in the world and my university would love to have the best students from here. We are looking for writing talent in India and this contest is a step in that direction,” she said. Mr Pinku Biswas, representative of the university in India and accompanying Ms Todd on her tour of north India, said those who wanted to go to the UK for studies had a lot of misconceptions. “Since the number of hours a student can work part-time there is not more than 20 hours a week, one’s salary cannot pay for one’ education, so, we want students who can self-finance their education,” she said. “Scholarships are just 25 per cent of a year’s fee and one has to clear several tests and be good in studies for that,” said Ms Todd. Ms Raveena Gandhi, Director Principal of Patiala’s Apollo Public School, who is coordinating the visit of Ms Todd to various schools of north India, said Sheffield University and the Yorkshire police were jointly organising a youth education festival by the end of the next year in aid of community services offered by blood banks and cancer societies. “The university will have 25 of its students raise money from their hobbies and travel to India for the festival. We will have a cultural festival and an educational-opportunities-exchange programme, besides guest lectures by the university faculty or persons working with international students there,” said Ms Todd. Ms Gandhi also said the school was trying to have an exchange programme between students of the APS and Sheffiled University. Ms Todd and Mr Biswas also interacted with Class XII students of the
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Satluj fete concludes Panchkula, October 20 The day started with a Jam session and was followed by solo and group dances, salad, sandwich making and pot painting competitions and a fashion show. Yesterday, a fancy dress show, jam sessions , mehndi, painting, collage making and calligraphy competitions were held. Rose stall and request song stall were the hot favourites of hundreds of students who visited the fete. In fact, an interesting feature was that anchoring of all events was being done by students themselves. The results of various competitions held today are: Baby Prince-Sanchit; Baby Princess-Gavit; Little Prince-Eshaan; Little Princess-Ronita; Prince-Tanveer; Princess-Aanchal; pot painting-Swati and Janvi; group dance-Gurpreet, Avtaar, Somriti, Samriti and Sophia; solo dance-Jatin and Mridul; face painting-Swati and Aarti; little chef-Swati and Janvi; Mr Satluj Splendour-Gladwin Massih; and Ms Satluj Splendour-Nidhi Garg. |
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Nursery
rhyme competition Chandigarh, October 20 Kids, dressed as fairies, sang nursery rhymes as music played in the background. The Director of the institute, Mr S. Tangri, appreciated the show and encouraged the students to participate in more such competitions for overall personality development. The results are as follows: model category — GMSSS-46 (1); GMSSS-33 (2) and GMSSS-22 (3); urban category: — GHSS-24 (1), GGSSSS-8 (2) and GHSS-22 (3); rural category — GHS-Dadumajra (1), GHS-Sarangpur (2), GHS-Daria (3) and GPS-Maloya colony (consolation). |
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Nurturing
nature on canvas Chandigarh, October 20 “Chandigarh will always remain within me,” says Prof Prem Singh who is in town to inaugurate a painting exhibition at IndusInd Art Gallery in Sector 8 here. Prof Prem Singh moved to Delhi after the National Academy of Art allotted a senior artist studio in its Garhi Arts complex in recognition of his stature as an artist. “Chandigarh has a major influence in my work,” says Prof Prem Singh, who not only taught in the Government College of Art but also spent a major part of his student life in the city. His latest series is based on nature - its rhythm, its space and the whole lot of feelings it generates. “Nature as a source is inexhaustible,” says Prof Prem Singh. Nature, according to him, is like a chorus, continuously being sung by various elements in harmony and casting designs and patterns in space. Art lovers of Chandigarh need not despair because this particular series, based on his experience through his aural and visual correspondence, will be displayed at the gallery of Alliance Francaise Le Corbusier De Chandigarh later in January. “Since this nature series is based on my lifetime experience, even Chandigarh people will find elements to co-relate with,” says Prof Prem Singh. So, how has life changed for him after moving to Delhi? “After retirement and my subsequent migration to Delhi, I have been solely engaging myself in paintings,” he says. Art for him is an inner mental activity which demands single-minded attention. “Every artist discovers beauty through his own inner visualisation and external expression,” he says. A recipient of the highest and most coveted Triennale India International Award in 1994, he did Chandigarh proud by becoming a member of the Advisory Committee of the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi. He was also invited by the Shropshire County Council Education Services, UK, to interact with British school pupils under the Shropshire-Punjab artists exchange programme in 1997. His latest tour to the UK, continental Europe, Canada and the USA gave him an insight into the global aspirations for this creative human endeavour — art, and his accumulated wisdom was reflected in his subsequent paintings which were shown in India and abroad. |
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HAMARA SCHOOL
Preferring to call itself an “equal opportunity school”, Kailash Bahl DAV Centenary Public School, Sector 7, affiliated to the CBSE, believes in not only producing students who get high scores, but also producing personalities with an attitude. The 42-room school is spread over three acres of land with modern facilities and lush green lawns, providing a congenial atmosphere for study and learning. The school was started in 1994 by the founder Principal, Ms Madhu Bahl, with merely 72 students only to come up as one of the best schools of Chandigarh affiliated to CBSE with more than 1800 students on its rolls up to class X in a short span of eight years. The first batch of class X passed out in 2001 with flying colours. The strength of the school lies in its classroom teaching, its ability to blend the best of the West with the Indian learning system and striking the right balance between studies and activities. While evaluation is continuous and comprehensive, teaching is made more effective through a special set of handouts and workbooks prepared by the teachers, a tip picked up by the principal during her visit to various educational institutions abroad. The school has an experienced staff of over 100 members with a strong combination of sincerity and competence. They are especially trained in the use of latest teaching tools and techniques, imparting education through computers and encouraging originality and innovation in classrooms. The school has set up a state-of-art air-conditioned computer lab comprising multimedia computer systems. A projector has also been installed to make the computer learning user-friendly through full screen projection. The school library is stocked with over 10,000 books and equipped with special book cases, new magazine racks and modern seating arrangements. While it began with a ground floor building, the first floor was constructed in 1996 and then, again, a new block came up in 1998. Later, 2000 seating capacity skating rink of international dimensions came up in 1999. While all facilities in terms of proper infrastructure are provided to the students, the school also provides for expert coaches to train them in sports and other skills ranging from music and dance to art and craft. |
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“Our teachers follow the KIS principle”
It is the making of an individual, shaping a child's personality in a way that he is fit to compete in the outside world and ready to face challenges of the present times.
In teaching, our approach is professional. It is centered around fundamentals. Our teachers are masters in handling bottlenecks in subjects and concepts. For difficult topics, our teachers follow the “KIS” principle-keep it simple policy which is of easy comprehension. Also, we are developing a new study-culture where fear of exams has no place.
At my recent visit to schools in Portugal, I found that blackboard teaching and computer-aided learning is passe. The students are self-educators, learning through group discussions in classes. Children are given a lot of freedom and the teacher's role is confined to supervising only. This is in stark contrast from our teaching methods.
We particularly emphasise on sports since studies alone do not suffice for personality development. A change from the closed environment of the class, sports bring about a freshness to the mind, encourage competitive spirit, promote group interaction as well as physical and mental development.
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My school The school has a dedicated principal and staff and the excellent results are an outcome of the hard work done by them. The school has won various national awards in different fields like skating, dance and other co-curricular activities. Our principal, too, has won various awards. Education, here, aims not only at a scientific approach in life but also to preserve our cultural heritage and traditional values. On account of the laurels won by its students in the academic and cultural fields, the school has come to be known as one of the best in the city. We get tremendous exposure through the various camps and skating competitions which have been held in school attended by national as well as international players.
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Poems by students The world – an examination hall
The World is an examination hall, We are the Candidates. Board is the invigilator, Pens are Friends. Sin is the cheating, Truth is the pen. Questions are our experience, Answers are our deeds. If we pass in examination, We will be in Heaven with him, If we fail in examination, We will remain in this hell. — Sahil Manchanda, class VII-A Relatives – a gift of God Relatives a gift of God Lucky who gets Unlucky who doesn’t Mother, Father or sister All are life glisters Brings a way of Happiness It depends on ourselves How we consider themselves A gift of happiness, or A bunch of Sorrow A man of intelligence Can predict their importance And lives a life of heaven But who doesn’t Get a life of Hell With Sadness and Aloofness. Relatives a gift of God Lucky who gets Unlucky who doesn’t —R.Ridhi, class X-A One-two-three (Teacher) One two three, you are tension free, Four five six you have lovely lips, Seven eight nine you are fine, Ten eleven twelve you are twelve out of twelve. Thirteen fourteen fifteen please make us a good teen. Sixteen Seventeen eighteen you are clean, Nineteen Twenty you are Senti (Sentimental) —Ameya, class IX-B Discipline Discipline! Discipline! The most loved word of a teacher is Discipline But the students never like this Discipline Always howling and screaming in class rooms and breaking rules of Discipline. The thing that makes a students life boring is Discipline. The restrictions on students life to make him Disciplined. The Principal always speaking —Garima Choudhary, class IX A Indian cricket team Indian Team-the best team India wins-this is my dream Otherwise the world would like a cake without cream Indian Cricketers hits sixes and four They want to hit more and more For other teams this experience is very sour Men in blue are very smart. They hit the ball very hard. I also want to be its part. — Rahut Katyal, class X-B |
Budding tabla talent Chandigarh, October 20 A student of Shivalik Public School, Amarjeet started his lessons from the tender age of five years, first under the guidance of his uncle and later through a diploma course from the Prayag Sangeet Samiti, Allahabad. His learning process has not come to a halt as the youngster is stills working on improving his skill under his guru Babu Ram from the Swami Ramtirth Cultural Centre, Chandigarh. “Love for instrumental music is genetic, but I want to go a step further and do something outstanding in my field,” says Amarjeet. A fan of Zakir Hussain, Amarjeet wants to stick to the pure traditional form of tabla. Besides performing at the major concerts in Chandigarh, Amarjeet has been performing in temples and gurdwaras in Delhi. While waiting for his graduation in instrumental music, he is also broadening his horizon by taking part in various dance shows, organised in the city. |
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Greek Theatre fest from Oct 24 Chandigarh, October 20 A contingent of seven artistes of OMMA Studio, an internationally renowned theatre company from Creta, Greece, shall perform its two famous plays ‘Martyrima’ (an auditorium play) and ‘Orfeus & Evridiki’ (a street play) of one and half hour each at various locations in the city. CIPA is a leading cultural organisation of this region engaged in the promotion and propagation of Indian art and culture through the medium of performing arts viz dance, music, drama and other allied arts in India and abroad. Now CIPA is organising Festival of Greek Theatre. Cultural exchange is one of the most powerful media to promote fraternity and universality of human race. The objective of this festival is to provide a common meeting place to the artistes of Greece and India, the two oldest civilizations of the world, to share the commonalities through the medium of performing arts. The festival will also afford an opportunity to the people of this region to see and review the rich artistic talent of Greek artistes. The festival will be inaugurated by the Governor of Punjab, Lieut-Gen J.F.R. Jacob (retd) at Tagore Theatre on October 24, 2002. Programme schedule is as follows: October 24, Martyrima Tagore Theatre, 7 pm; Oct 25 Martyrima, Tagore Theatre; 7 pm; Oct 26 Orfues & Evridiki, Lake Club 7 pm; Oct 27 Orfues & Evridiki Chandigarh Lake, 5.30 pm; Oct 28 Orfues & Evridiki, Foundation Park, Panchkula, 6 pm; Oct 29 Orfues & Evridiki, Sector 17 Plaza, 6 pm; Oct 30 Orfues & Evridiki, Kala Gram, Manimajra, 7 pm; and November 5 Music & Dance Performance Tagore Theatre, 7 pm. |
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Old-world charm surrounds her ‘pious’ presence Chandigarh, October 20 Having lived the challenging role which spells idealism, discipline and warmth, this Mumbai girl now feels absolutely at home with all elements of this second nature that she has imbibed, after being Tulsi. Now that she is known for what she is (less Smriti and more Tulsi), she has to oblige a lot of world. In city today to award prizes to the nine winners of Milton homeware’s slogan writing contest that has been going on for a week now, Smriti Malhotra pulled more crowds than Sonali Bendre did on her visit. A true representative of all nuances of Indian tradition, Smriti is now not just the most sought after actress on the small screen she is also the brand ambassadress for Milton, which chose her to reflect its quality of a homemaker. No wonder Smriti is now in Chandigarh on a special invitation from director of the company, Mr Madhup Vaghani, who told Chandigarh Tribune why Milton picked up Smriti for the role. Talk to Smriti and she will be all smiles about it. Friendly to the core, the celebrity actress was mobbed at both the Milton showrooms she visited today. In Sector 19-C the situation was so bad that police had to be roped in to take control. Same was the case in Sector 35 where Smriti went later to select the best slogans and get her picture clicked with winners. The contest, which requires people to buy Milton products and then complete the slogan ‘‘Milton ghar ghar ki kahani kyonki....’’ has been kick started from Chandigarh. Today on the very first award giving day saw Smriti Malhotra interact at a personal level with the winners. The winning entry reads ‘‘Kyonki ghar ghar ki shaan Milton hamari jaan’’. The prizes went to Mr M.K. Bhat and Ms Sonia, among others.After Chandigarh the contest will be taken to Jaipur, Ludhiana and Jalandhar. Sporting a beautiful saree, Smriti looked like Tulsi straight out of the famous Ekta Kapoor soap. As for the other roles in real life, she is now the proud mother of a one year old. Strangely, however, not even one schedule of Kyonki...had to be postponed on this account. Trustworthy as Smriti is, she recorded the shootings earlier. As of today, she is being heavily hounded by many film makers and small screen serial directors alike. However, this young girl, who plays an ‘old’ role perfectly is more comfortable with the nostalgic medium of television. No wonder she has no film up her sleeves. Only a couple of more serials, which will be declared as when they are made. She is also enacting Sita in Ramayana which is already on air. With no training in acting, Smriti has managed to hit the popularity charts like no one has. Today she represents all-ideal Indian woman. A lot of Smriti’s role also seeps into her personal life where she plays the perfect woman that she is made out to be in her serial. The actress will be in the city tomorrow also. She will visit the Milton showroom in Sector 22-D. Ask her what she looks forward to and she just smiles. Perhaps at the moment she is only bothered about selecting the best slogans. |
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Sarasvani
recital organised Chandigarh, October 20 The recital was presented by city-based artist and a disciple of Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Subhash Ghosh and his troupe. He presented ragas aasha bhari, gujari tori and ahir bhairon. His disciples, Prerna Pandarwani presented a bhajan ‘Ram ka gun gan’… whereas Muktesh Dewan sang ‘Jai Maa’.. Mehmood Khan mesmerised the audience with his tabla vaadan. |
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The endless list of awards including a CBSE Award to Teachers-2001 and the PTA National award speak volumes of her dedication and commitment to building up her school. Innovating and experimenting with the various teaching tricks which Principal Madhu Bahl picked up on her visits to schools abroad have all found manifestation in the school curriculum. Extensively travelled in schools of the US, Canada and Portugal, and very keen on promotion of sports, she is open to suggestions from her staff and students, going all out in making her school the best among the top in the city.
A school is a combination of dedicated a principal, teachers and of course students. My school is a great example of such a blend. It has lush green lawns, soothing to the eyes and mind.