Cultural bonanza marks Baisakhi function
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, April 13
Tagore Vidya Mandir celebrated Baisakhi 2003 yesterday. The function was presided over by Principal Harbhajan Singh and dedicated to the memory of Kalpana Chawla. In her address, the Principal, Ms M.K. Aulakh, welcomed the chief guest and greeted the audience and students on the eve of Baisakhi, the foundation day of the Khalsa and festival of prosperity.

The students presented a cultural programme, representing the folk traditions of the Punjabi culture. Over 60 students participated in a cultural mosaic which included group songs and a choreography ‘Kikli Kaleer Di’. A giddha was performed at the end of the function.

In a special item, ‘wood cutter’, an appeal was made to the people to protect trees. A young girl, attired as an astronaut, paid a befitting tribute to Kalpana Chawla. All participants were awarded prizes on this occasion.

As many as 115 students received momentoes for their outstanding achievements in academics and sports. A student from each class was given a prize for highest attendance during 2002-03.

The best artist award was bagged by Varinder, a Class VIII student. It was also an occasion for the school to celebrate the results of the Class V board examinations as 22 out of 38 students had passed out with a distinction. Munish Kumar and Samandepe Kaur were honoured for securing first and third positions in the block.

Govt to give info on foreign varsities
Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, April 13
In an endeavour to provide students with a ready reckoner about the facilities provided by foreign universities for higher education abroad, the Punjab Education Department will compile all information soon, informed the Minister for Higher Education, Mr Harnam Dass Johar.

He was speaking at a function organised to start the new session of a gurukul being run by the Arya Samaj here today. As many as 82 girl students were imparted traditional education based on the Vedas last year, while 43 new students were enrolled for this session.

Elaborating on the scheme, he said the Secretary, Higher Education, had been asked to collect the information regarding all international universities and get it compiled so that Punjab students could avail of all opportunities for global quality education. The information would be available soon, he added.

Mr Johar announced a grant of Rs 50,000 for the school and honoured the girls, who passed from the Gurukul. Earlier, he participated in a bhoomi poojan function organised by Ram Sharnam Mission to set up a new Satyanand Kirpasthan in Model Town Extension, where a temple and a hospital for the treatment and care of chronic cancer patients would be constructed.

Swami Sampurna Nand and Mr Satya Nand Munjal, president, Arya Samaj and Vice-Chancellor, Gurukul, informed about the objectives to start gurukuls in different parts of the country to provide traditional education, so that the moral and cultural values of ancient Indian society could be propounded throughout the world.

A function was also organised by the Iron and Steel Dealers Association near Bharat Nagar Chowk to honour Mr Johar on his induction in the Punjab Cabinet.

Mr R.L. Singla, president, Iron and Steel Dealers Association, also addressed the function.

GGNIMT wins Infovision quiz contest
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, April 13
A national-level students competition, Infovision, was held at the Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology in Gujjarkhan Campus, yesterday. The competitions were held in two categories. The first category had students of MCA and B.Tech and the second category had students from BCA and the State Board Diploma.

The results of the various competitions are as follows : Sumit and Vikramjeet of the GGNIMT, Ludhiana, were the winners in the event of debugging in the first category, followed by Tarang Goyal and Prakash Singh of MITS, Gwalior, and Mandeep Singh and Manish Malik of the Apeejay Institute of Management and Technology, Jalandhar.

In the second category, Harish and Dinkar of the SSIMT, Dina Nagar, won the first prize. Amarpal Kaur and Prabhjot Kaur of the DIMT, Doraha, and Deepika and Caffy of the GTB, Ludhiana, were placed second and third, respectively.

In the quiz competition, Anil and Narinder of the CTIMT, Jalandhar, emerged the winners. The second place was bagged by Harpreet Singh and Satinder Sharma of the GGNIMT, Ludhiana, followed by Arun and Amit Gupta of the SLIET, Longowal.

In the paper presentation event, Paramdeep of the GNDEC, Ludhiana, was adjudged the best in the first category, followed by Anshuman and Amol of MITS, Gwalior. Nidhi Shamra of the SSIMT, Dina Nagar, was declared the best in the second category, followed by Charanpreet and Balreet of the GGNIMT, Ludhiana, and Gurpreet Kaur of the SRSGPW, Ludhiana.

In the web designing event, Manpreet and Vivek of the CTIMT, Jalandhar, won the first prize in the first category, followed by Amandeep and Rajiv of the LIM, Phagwara and Tarang Goel and Nikuanj Chadha of MITS, Gwalior. The team of Pankaj and Indermohan of the GTBIMT, Dakha, won the first prize in the second category. Harish and Vikas of the SSIMT, Dina Nagar, and Sargam and Anupreet of the SRSGPW, Ludhiana, won the second and the third prize, respectively.

The winners of reflections - 2002, a state-level inter-college and inter-school article and Feature Writing Contest, held in October 2002, were also awarded prizes during the function.

Prof Sadhu Singh congratulated the winners and expressed appreciation for the management and staff of the GNIMT. Dr A.S. Bansal, Director, GNIMT, said such interactive competitions enhance the knowledge of students.

HAMARA SCHOOL
HVM DAY BOARDING SCHOOL LUDHIANA
Instilling moral values into students
Asha Ahuja

‘Education trains both the Head and Heart’. Keeping the philosophy behind two above quotes, Harsh Vidya Mandir was founded in 1998. Its main aim is to give best moral values to students so that they do no become barbaric. At the same time the school aims to give best education that would stimulate the students to think for themselves. Thus the student with qualities of both head and heart will be produced. For lack of an English medium school in New Subhash Nagar, parents had to send their children to far off schools. Within no period, the school has shown a remarkable progress.

The school will get affiliation with the Punjab School Education Board this year. Schoolchildren have appeared in Class X Board Examinations of the PSEB as private candidates and results have been hundred per cent.

At present , the school has gained a lot of popularity as Harsh Vidya Mandir is a day-boarding educational institute . The students’ homework is supervised by teachers. Since both parents are working and they do not get time to teach the students, the founder of school, Mrs Meena Sharma, had decided to start a day boarding school. The school provides platform for good education at an affordable fee structure .

Nowadays, there has been an explosion of knowledge. Education has not only to teach how to make a living but also how to live fully. One of the aims of the school is to provide education that enhances positive attitude of a child towards future. The school lays emphasis on selecting top grade teachers.

The students are taught with the help of audio-visual aid. It is a common knowledge that English is considered to be a universal language, hence the students are prompted to speak in English so that they may strengthen their vocabulary and increase their confidence. The school lays emphasis on sports and co-curricular activities and in- House competitions are arranged at regular intervals.

‘Education alone can lead to noble feelings’

The main focus of Harsh Vidya Mandir Day Boarding School is to offer good education at affordable fee, says Ms Meena Sharma, Principal of the school. She has been leading the school step by step since its inception in 1998. Since it is a day boarding school, Ms Sharma also supervises lunch served to the students and sees to it that it is nutritious appetising. She says she feels very satisfied when the parents tell her that they watched the progress of the school, and only when they were satisfied, they withdrew their wards from other schools and got them admitted to the HVMS.

Brain Teasers

Harsh Vidya Mandir Day Boarding School Ludhiana

Choose the correct answer

1. Penicillin is made from

a. bacteria, b. fungi, c. virus.

2. The theory of evolution was propounded by

a, Lamrack, b. Charles Darwin, C Newton

3. The rearing and management of silkworms and making silk out of them is known as

a. pisciculture, b. sericulture, c. apiculture.

4. The pasteurisation of milk destroys its

a, fats, b. vitamins, c. harmful bacteria

5. The other term for farsightedness is

a. hypermetropia, b. myopia, c.astigmatism

Answer key: 1, b. 2, b. 3, b, 4. c. 5, b.

II

Join the two halves of the proverbs correctly

1. When the cat is away

2. A stitch in time

3. A rolling stone

4. Never judge a book

5. Better late

a.saves nine.b by its cover c. than never. d the mice will play e. gathers no moss

Answer key: 1 , d. 2,a. 3,e. 4, b. 5, c.

III

Make correct words from jumbled words

1. suomaf 2. resnig

Answer key: 1. famous. 2. singer

Poems by students

‘I love my school’