The Tribune, Chandigarh, India

EDUCATION

Inter-class contests at SDP College
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, February 15
The Home Science Department of SDP College for Women, Ludhiana, organised an inter-class rangoli, flower arrangement, snacks and pudding contest at the Home Science Department of the college today.

Mr Vijayinder Gupta, vice-president and member management, SDP Senior Secondary School, was the chief guest. Mrs Paramjit Kaur, Head, Department of Home Science, welcomed the chief guest, Mrs S. Verma, Principal, and other members of management, Mr Rajinder Soi, Mr Dhari Shah Singla and Mr Mangal Grover, advocate.

As many as 24 students participated in the pudding competition, 21 in snacks, 18 in rangoli and nine in flower arrangement competitions. Following are the results — Pudding Competition: Ratika (II yr) first, Rajni (I yr) — second; and Rashi (III yr) third.

Snacks: Nidhi (BA III) — first; Rashi (BA III) — second and Neetu (BA III) — third.

Flower arrangement: Pooja (BA III) — first; Parveen (BA I) — second; and Aarti (BA I) — third.

Rangoli: Harpreet (BA II) — first; Sonia (BA I) — second; and Kavita (BA I) — third.

The chief guest gave away the prizes.

Exhibition on Vivekananda
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, February 15
An exhibition on the life and teachings of Swami Vivekananda has been opened at Punjab Agricultural University which will remain open to public till February 17. The exhibition, consisting of 40 multi-coloured panel portraits prepared by Sri Ramkrishna Ashram, Mysore, depicts the ideas of the Patriot Saint of Modern India (Swami Vivekananda) on spirituality, education, women’s empowerment, rural development and human excellence.

The exhibition has been organised by the University Fine Arts and Photography Club with the efforts of Dr A.K. Jain, Associate Professor, at PAU to create awareness, especially among the youth, about the teachings of Swami Vivekananda. Dr Jain said the exhibition could be arranged at other institutions or public places without any charge on request.

A large number of students and teachers of PAU visited this exhibition which started on February 13. Dr P.N. Dwiwedi, a teacher and hostel warden, said: “It is a matter of pride to witness such an exhibition”.

Dr Bhupinder Singh of the Plants Breeding Department said,” Swamiji was the yugpurush of 19th century who represented the Hinduism about which the major religions of the world were unaware of. He infused self-confidence to fight against unfounded superstitions”.

Handling stress during examinations
Asha Ahuja

Ludhiana, February 15
Anu (15), a student of class X, suddenly felt breathless, started shivering and had a dazed look on her face in the class. She tried to speak, but couldn’t. Students gathered around her and the teacher stopped teaching to take care of her. Her parents were called. She was taken to a doctor for counselling and treatment.

She is topper in her school and the school teachers and the Principal had been repeatedly conveying to her that she has to create a record for the school. She was doing very well, but felt she could not do some mathematics questions and hence may not be able to fulfil the dreams of her family and the school.

“Counselling of the child and the parents focussed on realistic goals, managing anxiety and tension of examination, reorganising her daily schedule to give periods of relaxation, exercise and leisure. Today she is fit and confident and is looking forward to the examination. He parents are now not worried about recurrence of such episode in future,” says, Dr Ravinder Kala, psychiatric counsellor.

The counsellor advises students not to be afraid of taking examination as it is just like other tests that they have taken in the past. In order to counter stress, keep your admit card and its photocopy in the custody of your parents and visit your examination centre a day in advance and reach the examination centre at least half an hour before the scheduled time.

Divide your study schedule in periods of about two hours, rather than sitting for long periods at a stretch.

Take short breaks and try to relax. Walking, dance and listen to the music can help a lot. Do not play board-games or watch television as it causes fatigue.

Dr Deep breathing and take relaxation exercises.

Do not battle with what you don’t understand at all. Focus on learning well what you are able to understand.

Remain in touch with your parents and express your problems to them and feel helped and supported.

Dr Kala has some words of advice for parents also. According to the counsellor, parents should talk to their child and ascertain his other feelings. They should not scold the child.

“Do not compare your child with others and do not criticise him or her. Set a time table for the child and monitor his progress” the counsellor says.

Workshop on personality development
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, February 15
The ISTE students chapter of the Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology (GNIMT), Gujarkhan Campus, Model Town, here organised a workshop on personality development for students of the MBA and BBA here today. Dr P.K. Jain and Mr Manoj Goyal from Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology (SLIET), Longowal, spoke on the topic.

During the workshop, the speakers covered topics like communication skills, positive attitude, building self-confidence, interpersonal skills and body language for the enhancement of all-round personality of the students. “The recruiters are looking for energetic and vibrant incumbents with a zealous attitude,” said Dr P.K. Jain.