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Election fever grips teaching community There are 26 elected posts on the 128-member Academic Council and two on the 20-member Executive Council. Of the 26 positions up for grabs on the AC, four are reserved for lady teachers, four for university appointed persons (departments readers or lecturer and librarians), one for a member on the medical faculty and other for a member from non-medical professional colleges. The teachers also go through a period of intense campaigning after filing their nominations. The method and medium of campaigning greatly differs as teachers rely more on personal interaction. Telephone conversations, letters, e-mails and house visits remain the favourite mediums for campaigns. The main issues that promise to hog the limelight during the campaigns are UGC directives for appointments and de-linking of colleges, teachers’ service conditions (which is a perennial priority) and the constitution of selection panels for appointments, apart from others. |
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Board exam fears grip students New Delhi, November 19 From counselling to help-you-study-better techniques, students are being forced to gulp down various concoctions to help them perform well. Schools, coaching institutes and parents are all geared up to pep the nervous students who find themselves at their wit’s end thanks to the desire to excel. To address this concern and help students face the D-day, private players have now emerged saviours. Take the instance of Pie education, which is organising a mock test. Called the Rehearsal Test, the exam will enable students to take the final exam with confidence. The exam being conducted early next month will be based on the same format that is followed by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The students will be handed their answer scripts to help them assess their performance. The exams are being touted as rehearsals for the nerve-cracking exam that decides the future of lakhs of students each year. The fact that the number of suicide cases among students is increasing each year has been a case for concern. Psychologists and educationists have been unanimous on the need to reduce the stress on children. It is however open to question whether these rehearsal exams will add to the stress or actually help students prepare better as being claimed. |
Story the soul of a good film: Boney Kapoor Noida, November 19 His next home production ‘Khushi’ will be released on 10 or 17 January 2003. It simply gives one message: be in a happy state of mind and happiness will always be
with you. ‘Khushi’ will have no villain or violence. He said media should play a more responsible and constructive role in evaluating films. He was addressing the students of AAFT Noida on Monday. Regarding the government giving the film trade the status of an industry, he said it would benefit the industry in a big way as it would discourage the inflow of funds from the underworld into the industry. It has already reduced dependence of private financing to 70 per cent while
institutional financing is 30 per cent which is likely to increase in the days to come. Mr Boney Kapoor said the UP Government’s move to allow freedom to theatres to hike or reduce their admission rate was good. While the government will continue to get its revenue part intact, it should enable theatre owners and audience better options. He said that the cable TV had made big inroads into the marketing gains of film industry. It needed to be reined in. Boney Kapoor, who started as assistant film editor and worked as assistant director to Shakti Samanta has graduated to be a top producer and has a production house of his own under the banner of Narsimha. The producer of ‘Mr India’, ‘Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja’, ‘Dharamvir’, etc advised the students of AAFT to sharpen their skills both in film production and TV. He said those who have talent don’t have to worry as they are not working in vacuum and the word about their merit does spread around. |
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GLITZ & GLAMOUR
NIFT organised a fashion show, Fashion Forever 2002, last week. The show was held in the amphitheatre with the stage painted with bands in shades of yellow and blue. The collection comprised apparel influenced by the gypsies, the Egyptian mummies, Walri Wall paintings and even Elvis Presley. ‘Nomadic Hues’ was a collection of clothes inspired by the gypsies and consisted of floating georgette skirts in blue and green, white blouses with ruffled sleeves and hand embroidered belts and jackets. ‘Love Child’ was the collection inspired by the hippies who ruled the 70s. It had fuchsia pink skirts and pants teamed with striped knit bustiers and tropical print georgette tops. The collection won the second prize. ‘To the Moon and Back’ was the Elvis Presley special. Jumpsuits, sheath dresses, skirts with rhinestones with Elvis pictures painted on them were presented. The nine planets and their physical and mythological attributes were the inspiration behind ‘Graha’. A variety of materials, including artificial flowers, were used. The collection won the third prize.
‘Fallen Angels’ was a collection in basic black and white with surface ornamentation. ‘It Conceals…Yet It Reveals’ was the collection that had the traditional spiced up. It had sarees in crepes, tissues and georgette, the colours were cobalt blue, purple, and henna. The jury’s special award went to, ‘Gods of the Nile’, where brown, beige and gold were used. Pleats and belts were reminiscent of the Egyptian culture. ‘Luxury Suits Her Well’ was a collection appreciated for its practicality. It was a collection in dark blue, grey and black with brocade linings making it suitable to be worn both during the day as well as in the evening. Inspired by the European sensibility was ‘Chardonay’, a collection where the emphasis was on skirts and surface detailing. The prize-winning collection was ‘Sabarmati -2010’, a collection that went on to celebrate the Indian pride. Khadi was used in combination with rexine to provide a contemporary look. Strips of fabric were interlaced to create a novel effect in skirts, pants, tops and capris. The colours used were pastels. The mystique of the North East was paid a tribute as students organised a show based on the theme. The North East Day saw the emergence of the creative rites of children of the Doni polo (sun and the moon) towards sharing, enriching and celebrating yearnings of creative desire. The day had plenty to offer, from food stalls offering mouth-watering delicacies to cultural performances to the fashion show where designers Sonam Dubbal, Anshu Arora Sen and Tushar Bhartiya showcased their best. Carving beauty from wood ‘Abundance’, his tribute to Assam, is a collection of art furniture sculpted to please the discerning eye. The exhibition was on from November 14 to 16 at the India Habitat Centre. An alumnus of Bishop Cotton School, Shimla, Rohit was fascinated by the quality of wood round him and the beauty of the woods in Assam further instilled in him the desire to create beauty from wood. The forms and shapes created by him are striking because of their raw and earthy look. Included in the collection was a ficus, which had been scooped out of its roots, and structured to look like cabins and a bamboo bar. The pieces created are made from wood that has been uprooted unnaturally. The designer refers to a 100-year-old thick piece of wood, which was excavated from a riverbed using 10 tractors. Apart from the classy furniture Rohit also had on display ‘Cha’, his own label for tea grown and nurtured in plantations. The tea packed in natural and recycled materials has a distinct flavour, claims
Malhotra.
Oscars of apparel industry The Clothing Manufacturers Association of India has instituted the industry’s first national award, the Apex Awards for Excellence in Apparel. The awards are being touted as the Oscars of the Indian apparel industry. The winners for the 27 categories will be adjudged by a panel consisting of Ravina Raj Kohli, Sorab Mistry and Bobby Sista among others. The CMAI is the apex association representing the Indian apparel industry and plays a crucial role in the promotion and protection of the apparel industry.
Colourant for crowning glory UK Cosmetics, a British company, has introduced its range of hair colour, Compagnia Del Colore, in the domestic market. Having successfully captured a chunk of the British market with Compagnia Del Colore, UK Cosmetics looks forward to an equally good response with the fashion-conscious, confident Indian woman of the new millennium. The company runs beauty salons, health farms, hair-care shops, beauty shops, duty-free shops, department stores and boasts of a range of products, including fragrances, skin care, body care, make-up line, fashion accessories and special cellular treatments for high-end customers. |
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New Delhi, November 19
Growing up in the lap of nature sure has its advantages. For one it bestows you with an eye for beauty and kindles the aesthetic sense. For Rohit Malhotra the time he spent amidst the bounties of nature has helped him carve beauty, both literally and figuratively.
