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HAMARA SCHOOL Bharatiya Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School is a temple of learning in the real sense. This alma-mater has always been successful in achieving its goal of providing a complete education. Its success story lies in the tradition of converting challenges into opportunity by initiating change. The institution has been trying to imbibe the best possible to its future progeny to enable them to be befitting citizens. Mr Ashok Setia, Director of the school, has always made untiring efforts to embellish the personality of students. His grit, determination, thoroughness coupled with vision and meticulous planning is leading the school to new heights. He leaves no stone unturned to translate peoples’ aspirations into reality. With strenuous efforts the journey which was started in 1968 in a very modest way with
just one student has today crossed a milestone and presently 2248 students are getting education under the able guidance of 80 qualified, trained and dedicated teachers. The institution has 5 other branches at present. In the field of education, the institution has always excelled. The school is affiliated with the Punjab School Education Board. In matriculation exams, all 167 students, who appeared in the examination, came out with flying colours and distinctions. The students securing more than 90% marks are also honoured by the school. At present 19 students are getting scholarship on behalf of the school. The school has more than 10,000 books and other periodicals, reports and literature in its library to meet the day-to-day demand of the students and to equip them with the best possible. The school has 3 fully equipped laboratories and 14 computers to fulfill modern needs. “Compromises always hampered success.” Cheating in the examinations in unpardonable crime in the institution. If a student is found guilty, he is expelled from the school, what soever may happen. The school has not made its students simply bookworms, it has excelled in co-curricular activities also. Labour always bears fruit. The students worked hard on physics model, which bagged the Ist prize and biology model, which bagged the 3rd prize at the district level. The school team stood Ist in group song competition held by the Bharat Vikas Parishad. Sarvhitkari Shiksha Samiti organised a 3-days cultural competition to mark the golden jubilee celebrations of Vidya Bharati. The school was adjudged 2nd in folk dance, I1nd in chaupaies and dohas and 3rd in group song. In June the school held summer camps for the students to learn cooking, music, dance, art and craft, computer, bhangra and gidda to unfold the hidden talents and to bring agility, mobility and spontaneity. The school has succeeded in producing ‘best sportsmen’. At the Zonal level out of 31 teams, 4 were placed in the 1st position, 3 in second and 5 teams were placed in 3rd position. 23 students were selected at the district level. In Judo u/14, u/17, u/19 boys and girls district championship, the school bagged 5 gold, 8 silver and 7 bronze. Arul was 3rd in Punjab state judo championship. Priya Bawa bagged gold in 1500m and 3000m at the district level. She was adjudged the best athlete. To conclude, the school is in on its way to disseminate knowledge, promote physical, moral and mental health, develop habits, attitude, quality of character and maturity to face unpleasantness, frustration, discomfort and defeat without complaint or collapse.
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Teachers have to be counsellors, too
The present-day education system prepares the students for ‘white collar jobs’. The system definitely needs revamping. The vocationalising of the Education system is very essential. This will help students to earn as soon as they leave the school. Most of the students join graduation courses for want of anything better. Thus we have many unemployed youth in the country. The present-day commercialisation of the education should stop as it is against the basic concept of education. Competent teachers should be appointed so that the dual menace of tuitions and also use of help books is stopped. Brain drain should be stopped at any cost. After all why should the talent of our country not find good jobs in the country?
“For me religion is synonymous with duty,” says Mr Prashar. If one does one’s duty in a disciplined manner, it is the best religion. We impart moral education through prayers. Gayatri Mantra is recited every day. It is a powerful mantra, and it calms down students. We use a book called Sanskriti Gyan Pariksha that tells students about great patriots whose examples the students are coaxed to emulate. Teachers also impart moral education through stories which students absorb easily. The school celebrates all the festivals to imbibe the spirit of secularism. Shanti Path is also chanted to bring peace in everyone’s heart.
Discipline is the most integral part of an educational institution. BVM School is known for its exemplary discipline. We have formulated rules and regulations, and any violator is strictly dealt with. If a student shows misconduct or uses bad language, after warning, he is expelled.” But after I have become the Principal, no student has been expelled. There has been no cases of copying in examinations. We have developed a system in which when one student misbehaves, the other students stop him. The teachers also talk with the students and develop a close rapport. When there is good rapport, disciplinary problems disappear.  |
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Poems
by students What is beautiful? Beautiful are not the eyes, Beautiful is the light that comes out from the eyes. Beautiful are not the feet, Beautiful is the earth on which they walk. Beautiful are not the lips, Beautiful are the words that come out of them. Beautiful is not the man, Beautiful is God who made Man. Charu Sethi, IV-D Friendship Creator created many things of different types One can see men walking and bees in the leaves. No difference in their
souls, he considers. Never does he see them with different eyes. The time, the tune, all have changed The olden days have gone. Lovers have forgotten their beloved And people don’t to sit in lawns. Friendship brings friends close and near It is a golden crown that He makes them wear One should not be proud of this royal crown, One should build this world into a friends’ town It produces love and is God’s boon One can see his friend in the ace of moon. Come on : Come On :: Dear friends, let us meet Let us make our friendship more sweet. Let us repeat the tale of Krishan - Sudama, Let us play again this age old drama. Let us set another example on this world Of the old friendship that we have heard Abina, VII-E Ray of hope The words which head with VIBGYOR letters Indicate different colours that the sun scatters. All when mixed reflects as white produce energy and give us light. Gray, we consider as lazy and mute when mixed with others becomes cute. God felt necessity of sickness and smile Not to forget Him, happy while. Golden ray of morn is nice and bright Fills our hearts with hope of light To advance and to be forward in our missions And to grow we should take decisions Every day and ray is lovely and nice We should work hard to gain its price. Sumit Rana,
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PAU
holds NSS camp in Bhundari Ludhiana, January 5 The camp was inaugurated by Mr S.M. Kant, State Liaison Officer, NSS, Punjab. Presiding over the function, Dr K.S. Verma, programme coordinator, NSS, said volunteers would organise activities, including cleaning, planting trees and ornamental plants, repair and greasing of agricultural machinery, food preservation, preparation of pickles and sauce and useful articles from waste. Mr Verma said the volunteers would also take out rallies against drug and alcohol abuse and distribute handbills and posters having relevant social messages. Lectures on bee keeping, pesticide use, judicious use of ground water, upkeep of farm machinery and deaddiction would be arranged for the benefit of the village community, he said. Mr J.S. Toor, Director Students' Welfare, PAU, said the volunteers would also motivate villagers under the guidance of Dr R. Kalra, Dr Harmeet Singh, Mr Kulwinder Singh and Ms Davinder Kaur, programme officers of the NSS units of respective colleges of the university. |
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Problems
of businesswomen Ludhiana,
January 5 The study surveyed 100 businesswomen, running their own boutiques, beauty parlours, nurseries and bakeries in Ludhiana. The study revealed that 85 per cent of the women had taken the decision to start/join the business willingly. Lack of experience, lack of social contacts and lack of self-confidence were some of the major problems, faced by women when they stared with their business. Further, 62 per cent of women in business face problems like demand for devoting more time to family and managing household jobs along with business. Some of the respondents (51 per cent) also face problems from their families like restriction on mobility, restrictions on starting out during odd hours, interference of male members in taking decisions and instructions to deal with females only. |
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Punjabi poets hold kavi darbar Ludhiana, January 5 The function was inaugurated by the chief editor of Desh Sewak and a well known critic, Dr Tejwant Singh Gill. Dr Surjit Patar, President of Punjabi Sahitya Akademi, was the guest of honour. The young poets who read out their compositions were Deepak, Harjit Rattan, Prof Inderpal, Karamjit Grewal, Pukhraj, Surinderjit Kaur Simi, Budh Singh Neelon, Balbir Bagicha, Pawandeep Rai, Tejinder Dhillon, Prabhdeep and Parminder Deep Grewal. Deepak anchored the show as well. He recited his couplet, ‘Kinhe khat paye, hakan mariyan, taanvi khol na payan, dil di barian.’ Harjit Rattan recited his ghazals and couplets, ‘Keven das pingha pa lawan, keven deeven bhuja lawan, saath wala peepal mein, keven hik utte la lawan,’ while Inderpal recited, Ajeeb duniya da khofnak raang nu takda haan, mera har nanga alfaz dar janda hai, eslai ta jaman tu pehle hi mar janda hai.’ Dr Patar complimented the young poets on their compositions. Kulwant Jagraon said that the young talent was like “rising sun” on the horizon of Punjabi poetry. Ravinder Bhattal, secretary of akademi, said that these poets had made a name for themselves in the annals of Punjabi literature. Senior poets like Mohinder Deep Grewal, Sukhwinder Amrit, Dr Gur Iqbal Toor, Dr Surjit Muktsar, Bhupinder and Subhash Kalakar encouraged the young poets. Harjit Rattan thanked all the poets.
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A teacher for 11 years in BVM, Mr Rajesh Prashar was appointed Principal in January, 2002. Familiar with the school set up, Mr Prashars’s first priority was to maintain the high standard of the school that had been set up by his
predecessors. Since he resides in the school complex, he says,” Mine is a 24-hour job. Since I was on the other side i.e first a teacher, I understand their problems well. They, too, in return, have offered me full cooperation. They freely discuss their problems with me, and after a healthy discussion , the problems are solved.”