Students put art on fabric
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, November 22
“Students have done well this time. The designs on bedsheets, bedcovers, tablecloth and ‘sarees’ are mind-blowing,” said visitors to the tenth Annual Exhibition of Textile Paintings and Printing by students of Sobha Singh Arts College. Prof N.P. Dhanda, director of the college, said, each year, the college held this exhibition on the birth anniversary of Sardar Sobha Singh.

Dr Varinder Kaur Thind, Principal of the Khalsa College for Women, inaugurated the exhibition on the arts college premises here today, where it will be on till November 24. The timings for visitors are 11 am to 7 pm each day.

Ms Renu Chopra, Principal of the arts college, said about 30 students were exhibiting their works of painting on house linen and baby’s clothes. The visitors found the designs and colours so appealing that many even placed orders to buy the items, though students would not want to part with their works of art. Students of the college learn spray painting, dry-brush touch, water-colour painting, bold touching, block printing and stenciling and use these techniques creatively to produce stunning works.

“Ms Balwanti Sood, a student of the college for the past 20 years, is over 75. She still has a steady hand and she has even exhibited a few ‘sarees’ painted by her. Since she is not keeping well, she works mostly from home. Many prominent women of the city, like Ms Neelam Oswal, Ms Parveen Khurana, Ms Vaishali Thapar and Dr Saroj Thakur had joined the college,” said Ms Chopra.

Talks on female foeticide

Doraha, November 22
A seminar on female foeticide was organised by the BSB Welfare Society at Satnam Nagar, here yesterday. The programme was presided over by Dr S.K. Chaturvedi, Project officer, UNICEF, India. 

In his address to the audience he said, “Female foeticide is a crime punishable by law”. Twenty poor persons were given clothes, eatables and money on this occasion. Twentysix children were given notebooks and certificates given to 83 community health volunteers. OC

CULTURE

NRI Punjabi poet felicitated
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, November 22
Mr Swaran Singh Parwana, Director of the Radio Pride of India in Copenhagen, Denmark, was felicitated yesterday for his outstanding contribution to the Punjabi literature. Author of more than 12 books on poetry ,Mr Parwana’s works are focussed on universal brotherhood, caste-less society and economic prosperity for all classes of society.

At a function held in the auditorium of Government College, Ludhiana, eminent scholars and educationists, including Prof M.S. Cheema, Prof J.S. Bedi, Prof Kulwant Jagraon, Kulwant Singh Aujla, a novelist and Prof Nachhattar Singh, Head of the Punjabi Department spoke on the multifaceted dimensions of his poetry.

Prof Kulwant Jagraon regaled the gathering comprising teachers and students by reciting his ghazals. 

Seminar on music
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, November 22
‘Music can wash off dust from soul of life’, keeping this in mind a day-long seminar on music (vocal) was held today in Guru Nanak Girls College, Model Town, Ludhiana. The seminar was organised by the music (Vocal) Department of the college. The programme started with the introductory note by Mrs Gurpreet Kaur, head of the department.

She introduced eminent guests to the staff members and students. Principal Mrs Charanjit Singh Mahal welcomed the guests and inspired students to participate in the workshop with enthusiasm. Mrs Gurpreet Kaur performed a shabad in classical music. Mr Davinderpal Singh delivered a lecture and demonstration on musical instrument tabla. He also gave a solo performance.

Mr B.S. Narang, DAV College, Jalandhar also gave a performance in classical music (Vocal). Mrs Gurpreet Kaur expressed her gratitude to the experts for sparing time and paying a visit to the institute. At the end she thanked the teaching and non-teaching staff and the students of music Department on making the event a success.