EDUCATION

Preparations on for Republic Day
Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, January 22
With Republic Day just round the corner, preparations are on for a district-level function in the Government College for Boys, notwithstanding the chilly winds. The rehearsals are going on under the supervision of the DEO, Mr Bachittar Singh, and the SDM (West), Ms Bhawana Garg.

Talking to Ludhiana Tribune, Mr Bachittar Singh said the function on the day would begin at 10.30 a.m. and conclude at 1.30 p.m. The chief guest, Mr Lal Singh, Finance Minister, will unfurl the flag. Three contingents of Punjab Battalion and the girls and boys NCC battalions will present a march past.

As many as 1200 students from 40 schools will perform a drill. From each school, 30 students have been selected. The drill would be followed by programmes, including umbrella dance, Rajasthani dance and dandiya, besides patriotic songs.

As per the tradition of Punjab, cultural function would also include a gidda and a bhangra. For these two dances, 10 students have been taken from three schools and two colleges.

Mr V.P. Gaud, Principal of the college, said an unnecessary controversy had been created. regarding the construction of stands on the field.

“Our instructors said these would interfere with the tracks. Next we know, the matter had reached the DC’s office,” he said.

He, however, refused to say anything further on the issue. 

Kumud shines in declamation contest
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, January 22
Students of various colleges today participated in a declamation contest held at Government College for Women. The contestants put forward their views in Punjabi, English and Hindi.

The contest held today was part of the ongoing cultural week to mark the diamond jubilee celebrations of the Old Students’ Association of Government College for Women. The inter-college declamation contest was organised in the college auditorium.

Ms Inderjit Gill Vashisht, Principal Government College for Women, welcomed the chief guest, Dr Inderpal Singh, former V-C GND varsity, Amritsar, and guest of honour, Dr Harbans Singh. The function started with the lighting of the lamp by the chief guest. Nearly all colleges of the city and various colleges of the state participated in the event. The judges for the competition were Dr H.S. Dhaliwal, Dr R.S. Bakshi and Dr D.V. Jindal.

The students spoke on varied topics like judicial activism, safeguarding of individual liberty, disinvestment of public sector — need of the hour, modern beauty culture — in which direction?, women exploitation — whom to blame, character building — key to nation building, relevance to rewriting history, your attitude determines your attitude, religious fundamentalism — disastrous growth, etc.

The first prize was bagged by Kumud Chandra, Government College for Boys, Ludhiana, second by Smridhi Sharma of GCW Ludhiana and Harsimrat Kaur of Ramgarhia Girls College and third by Amandeep Kaur Dua of GCW Ludhiana. The team trophy went to Government College for Boys.

An inter-college painting competition was also organised in the Fine Arts Department. The first prize in the under-graduate category was bagged by the following students: Composition: Harpreet of GCW Ludhiana, life drawing: Sanjeet Kaur of KCW; landscape: Satwinder Kaur of Guru Nanak Khalsa College, Ludhiana; poster design: Sukhpreet of GCW, Ludhiana; cartooning: Sappandeep of Hans Raj Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Jalandhar; still life: Varinder Kaur of GCW.

In the post-graduate category the first prize went to the following students: Composition: Sanmeet of GCW; life drawing: Geetika of KCW; landscape: Rashmi of KCW.

The team trophy went to Khalsa College for Women, Ludhiana.

GPS holds paper-reading contest
Our Correspondent

Mandi Gobindgarh, January 22
Gobindgarh Public School (GPS) organised a paper-reading contest on “drug addiction among the youth” in the school auditorium. Two students from each school of Khanna, Mandi Gobindgarh and Sirhind towns took part in the contest. They spoke on the drug addiction, especially among the youth. The participants kept the audience spellbound with their well-prepared talk. They highlighted in detail the causes and affects of drug addiction. The students created a public awareness on the consequences of this menace through an impressive programme.

Prof Shalini Gupta from Desh Bhagat Ayurvedic Medical College was the chief guest. She advised the students to shun from the killer drugs which has become a curse to society. Ms Gupta gave away the prizes to the winners.

Seminar on English pronunciation
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, January 22
Correct and reliable pronunciation of English words is essential for effective communication skills. To highlight this point of view, a seminar on English phonetics and pronunciation was held at the Government College for Science Education and Research, Jagraon, which was attended by more than 150 students of undergraduate and postgraduate classes.

Mr Baldev Singh, lecturer in English, District Institute of Education and Training (DIET), Jagraon (Ludhiana), in his one-hour lecture explained unique features of pronunciation of the English words.

In the end, the director of the college, Mr Mohinder Singh Jassal, thanked Prof. Baldev Singh for the lecture and advised the students to always look for correct pronunciation.

Mangal goes gaga over new documentary
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, January 22
“The films of today are flopping as they lack a soul and a good story line,” said Mangal Dhillon, a Bollywood actor. Mr Dhillon was in the city on his way to Barnala. He was excited over the completion of his documentary ‘A Day in the Golden Temple’. Talking to mediapersons, he said, “I have completed this documentary which showcases all that happens in the Golden Temple all through 24 hours. The duration of the documentary is one-and a-half hours.

He said after he had completed Khalsa, he had promised that he would make a documentary connected with the Sikhs every year. He says that when he was making the film, he had asked many devotees if they had seen all the activities of the temple and hardly any one done so. That motivated him to capture ‘a day in the Golden Temple’.

He said,” I am happy that I have kept up my promise. We had screened Khalsa free-of-cost and it had met with an overwhelming response. Similarly, we will screen this free-of-cost in schools, colleges and gurdwaras. But since I do not want any conflicts, I screened the documentary in eight gurdwaras of Chandigarh from January 10 for a week. I had asked for suggestion from the priests and intellectuals and the response was good. I am going to Mumbai and would incorporate those suggestions and then the documentary would be ready for release by the end of March.”

He said that he has not decided whether he would release the documentary first in Muktsar or Ludhiana.

He further said that he would show this documentary in UK, Canada with sub-titles in English. He is making another thought-provoking documentary titled ‘The Message’. It is based on his interviews with the illegal immigrants, deported people, their struggles, their hardships. He says,” through this film, I want to send out a message that life abroad is a virtual hell when you go there illegally. Since Punjabis are lured by the charms of the West, I want to project the trials and tribulations of those who go there.