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Ambedkar’s vision unfulfilled: Parmanand Chandigarh, April 27 This was stated by Babu Parmanand, Governor of Haryana, in his presidential remarks at a seminar on “Dr Ambedkar’s Vision of Modern India” at Panjab University here today. The seminar was organised by the Department of Adult, Continuing Education and Extension, Panjab University, in collaboration with the Bharatiya Dalit Sahit Akademy. Babu Parmanand said Dr Ambedkar had laid down ‘his vision of modern India in the Constitution.’ He was for a secular integrated society based on equality and fraternity which would naturally lead to liberty and self respect. The country had made progress on several accounts but not on the social equality because of the age-old caste system. Prof K.N. Pathak, Vice-Chancellor, in his welcome address said Dr Ambedkar was for emancipation of the downtrodden. He was the light behind many educational institutions for the downtrodden. He said the university was conscious of the reservation policy during the filling of different posts and even in the courses for students. He said the university was taking every step to create a separate Chair for studying Dr Ambedkar’s philosophy related to different areas, including politics, economics and the society. Dr Ajaib Singh, director of the department, said Dr Ambedkar was a social reformers for all sections of the society when seen in a broader perspective. He was of the opinion that the deprived sections could best be served through their education. Mr K.S. Raju, president of the sahit akademy, said Dr Ambedkar could study in USA and London only with the financial assistance of maharajas, yet, he was always conscious of the plight of the ‘Dalits’ since his childhood and made all efforts for their improvement. Prof P.S. Jaswal, Department of Laws, spoke on Dr Ambedkar’s contribution in framing the constitution; Dr S.L. Sharma, Department of Sociology, talked about the Dr Ambedkar’s role in the reconstruction of the country; Prof R.C. Sobti, Department of
Biotechnology, spoke on the scientific thought of Dr Ambedkar; and Prof M.R. Aggarwal, Department of Economics, spoke on ‘Ambedkar and Economic development of India’. Dr S.P. Sumanakshar, national president of the sahit akademy, said Dalits should be given the right for worshipping in all temples. Dr C.L. Narang, assistant director of the department, also spoke on the occasion. Dr Sween Kaur, a project director, proposed the vote of thanks. |
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PU to introduce B.Ed through correspondence Chandigarh, April 27 The university will offer the course only to teachers with at least two years of experience. There will be an entrance test for joining the course. The open-air theatre in the Department of Indian Theatre will be named after Balwant
Gargi, founder director of the department, who passed away recently. The Nursing College will now be named the National Institute of Nursing. Prof Bhuvan Chandel who has been appointed the Director of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study at Shimla, was felicitated by the House and a five-year extension has been given in the case of grant by the University Grants Commission for the Centre of Advanced Studies in the Department of Physics. Students of the MFC course who have secured 54 per cent aggregate marks will get 1 per cent grace marks, which will make them eligible for appearing in the UGC NET. The syndicate has decided not to allow students of the Law Departments at Ludhiana and Muktsar to migrate to the department here. |
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12,000 candidates
appear in CBSE PMT Chandigarh, April 27 According to officials of the CBSE, no untoward incident was reported from any of the centres in the city. Dr S. Balasubramaniam, Director, Academic, CBSE, who arrived here yesterday to oversee the conduct of the entrance test, visited various centres in the city. Yesterday, he addressed a meeting of Principals and examination centre supervisors to allay fears of any “leakage” of question paper or “irregularities” during the holding of the test. The test, which started at 10 am, concluded at 12.30 p.m. The result of the test would be declared within a month, the CBSE sources said. |
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Dental
college sought Chandigarh, April 27 Mr Jain, in a letter to the Union Minister, reminded Ms Swaraj that she had responded positively to the demand of a dental college during her maiden visit to the city as Health Minister recently. The former MP said many institutions, including Panjab University, were keen on the establishment of a dental college. The Chandigarh Administration was also inclined on setting up a dental college in the city. Mr Jain said infrastructure for the college was available and if the administration had any apprehension, the matter could be taken up by the Union Government with the Chandigarh Administration. |
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NSS camp
concludes Chandigarh, April 27 The NSS volunteers by visiting the houses of the villagers,
organising rallies, skits and cultural programme, tried to make them aware of the importance of saving water. As per a press note issued by Ms Madhu
Bala, Youth Officer, local unit of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, the volunteers also motivated the villagers to donate their eyes after death and about 100 persons pledged to do so.
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SCHOOL WORLD In our school days when social science and science was taught in monotonous lecture method, it used to be a mental agony attending those classes in comparison to the class held in multimedia room of schools like D.A.V. Public School, Sector 8-C, Chandigarh where all the subjects are taught innovatively by browsing the internet for facts and information. It has helped tremendously to boost the students' confidence. In comparison to the traditional educational system, today technology has helped to foster and inculcate a culture of inquiry based learning. It has also increased the focus on "students learning" and "motivation level" which has resulted in an increased attendance in the class. Technology has made the education so revolutionary that sitting at home, a physically disabled child can also learn through learning Online. Highly qualified and well trained teaches deliver the key learning Online. Children may attend school only twice of a week to get in touch with class supervisor. Last week, on April 24 to be exact, in a Principals' Conference organised by Koshish, an educator's forum, technology was the buzz word. Mrs Sarita Manuja, Principal, DAV Public School, Sector 8-C, Chandigarh, and Chairman, Koshish, observed that "technology is a useful resources to introduce and inculcate to develop creativity. It shall be the key for any success in the future". In the conference, a principal from a renowned school of New Delhi shared her experience by revealing that in her school, computer and student ratio is 1:1. All the curricula, examination pattern and even PTA's are Online. So, a classroom with a blackboard and chalk is outdated and has been replaced by a classroom with all the latest audio-visual gadgets. With the changing aptitudes of new generation, technology is the only answer to their intellect. "Learning by doing" helps them to grasp difficult subjects with much ease. Animations and sound effects make things more absorbing and learning more attractive and interesting. In the classroom, technology helps better communication between teachers and students. It improves and enhances the analytical ability of the students resulting in child's well rounded
personality. Aruna Bhardwaj Teacher,
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TrickyCROSSWORD-10
Across 1 Students pay this to continue with their education (3) 4 A vegetative material used to flavour food (4) 8 The dross of metal (4) 9 Profound unconsciousness, a theme also used for a medical horror film (4) 11 A luminous radiation surrounding a body (4) 12 A large number of books (pl.) also the turning of a ship (5) 13 L-Dihydro Oxy Phenyl Alanine: an amino acid used to treat Parkinsons disease (1-4)15 Just a day (3) 17 A small point (3) 18 A simple preposition beginning with "o" (2) 20 That one (2)- 21 An expression used to startle (3) 22 A much used garment which is actually a modification of the 19th century corset (3) 23 An act or condition of imprudent deviation from a code of behaviour, simply put, a mistake (5) 25 The common name for urticaria (5) 28 Causing pain or distress (4) 30 The act of smoke coming out of a chimney or exhaust pipe (4) 31 An anagram of slay (4) 32 One that pesters (4) 33 A lyric poem marked by exaltation of feeling and style(3)
Down 1 A pandemic that spread over a war torn Europe in 1918 (3) - 2 Not late (5) - 3 A variation of Oh, God (4) - 5 Dazzling effect (5) - 6 A female deer (3) - 7 An expensive car (3) - 8 A kingdom in Arabia (5) - 10 To the same degree or amount (2) - 12 A track, trail or scent of wild animal (5) - 14 Smells (5) - 16 A preposition to indicate presence in, on or near (2) - 18 The twin of either (2) - 19 The back of the neck (pl.) (5) - 21 A garden plant whose roots are used as a source of sugar (5) - 22 Wide (5) - 24 Capital of Norway (4) - 25 A generalised pronoun for a male (2) - 26 Naughty child (3) - 27 To compete (3) - 29 A hardy annual grass immortalised in the title of a novel about a teenager (3). Solution to last week’s crossword: Across: Across: 1 Ads, 4 Eclats, 10 Vet, 11 Clonal, 12 Air, 13 Raggle, 14 Icarus, 16 Led, 17 Levy, 18 Sao, 20 Ian, 22 Spas, 25 Own, 27 Orphan, 29 Rassle, 31 Ira, 32 Alkali, 33 Lop, 34 Leyden, 35 Ens. Down: 1 Avail, 2 Deice, 3 Stravinsky, 4 Ecru, 5 Class, 6 Log, 7 Anglophile, 8 Tale, 9 Sled, 15 Rya, 19 Asp, 21 Nolle, 23 Aaron, 24 Snaps, 25 Oral, 26 Wale, 28 Rein, 30 Sad. by M.Rajivlochan
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Daily News Quiz Answers to the following questions are hidden in the last one weeks’ Tribune. Happy Hunting!!!! 1. Which city in Punjab has been in the news lately for exposure of a police-criminal nexus? 2. Which New Delhi cinema hall tragedy that took place in 1997 was in the news lately? 3. Which political leader of Saddam Hussain’s regime surrendered this week? 4. Which therapy has been recently found to help Thalassaemic patients? 5. Who was declared as the winner of the TVS cricket series this week? The first ten correct entries received will be published in this space next week. Your entries should reach us by email at contest@tribuneindia.com by May 2, 2003 Answers to last week’s quiz:1Truckers union 2.Mandi 3. Virbharda Singh 4.INS Shivalik 5. National Students Union India Correct entries sent by :
Prem Singh, Jasmeet Sahni, Parminder Pannu, Preetinder Singh, Rajdeep Singh, Umang Chopra |
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HAMARA SCHOOL
Spread over an area of three acres Narain Public School can not only boast about good facilities and infrastructure but also about the niche that the school has been able to carve for itself in the educational scene of the city in a short span of one and a half years since inception. Affiliated
to the CBSE, the school aims to impart education based on modern techniques and latest facilities including computers. The school offers facilities in the shape of two swimming pools, latest basketball court with fibre glass boards , tennis court, Indoor table tennis , badminton court, yoga, children park with joy rides, well equipped library , computer lab and modern laboratories. According to the Principal of the school Dr R U Tiwari, an educationist from Gwalior, the school tries to impart education which is not only affordable but also equips the children to face the world courageously. The stress here is to carve out good and responsible human beings. To achieve this he ensures that every class teachers discusses moral science each day for a few minutes before the start of
teaching with his or her students . The school also organises a lot of extracurricular activities like Quiz competitions, Essay Writing competition, Poetry recitation and painting competitions on regular basis. The school can also boast of tangible results in the field of sports too. The school also recognises the important role parental
guidance plays in the shaping of a child's personality and hence also counsels the parents regularly to help them understand their children `s strengths and weaknesses better. Everyday students take turns to fill up their bulletin board with news, thought for the day and other happenings .The school also has a public address system installed in each of its large and airy classrooms. Dr Tiwari believes that every child should get individual attention from the teacher hence there are a limited number of students in each class . The environment in the kindergarten classes is indeed colourful and motivating . Gaily coloured furniture and bright charts and depictions ensure a constant flow of enthusiasm during the learning process. Students also make optimum use of a well stacked library which houses more than 3000 books. The teachers here are fully aware that they teach heterogenous groups of children in the classrooms and hence they must play the role of `pater familia` and minimise the communication gap. The Principal Dr Tiwari who has been awarded with Mother Teresa Excellence Award for Academic Excellence aims to produce here young minds trained at mental, physical and intellectual levels in such a way so as to spread their impact far and wide into the world. |
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Teachers must play the role of ‘pater familia’ to impart quality education
How is Narain Public School different from other schools : Our USP is our versatality. Schools either focus only on studies or mainly on activities but ours is a mid-way approach. We have a very balanced system of education that involves stress on both academics and extracurricular activities . Are you introducing any new concepts in the school? : we have already introduced a new system of assessment which works for both students and teachers. I am able to gauge the teachers performance better through this. By processing the average marks procured by students in every subject we can identify the subjects in which a class as a whole is doing poorly and as a result we can remotivate the concerned teachers for better results. On the present education system: I think it is a faulty system which is obsolete now. Producing en masse degree holders who have acquired degrees by rote memorisation is of no use to the society. On reforming the system: Every child should be allocated a field of study bases on his inclination , aptitude and calibre. There should be an assessment of the child's interest and capability. Students trained by this system will be experts in their fields. On tuitions: Tuitions not only harm the students but also the moral courage of the teachers. In promotes indiscipline in the classroom and disrespect for the teachers. On imbibing values:
Every school should lay a lot of stress on the moral education of the students. Teachers should be trained to boost moral values in the students . They should also spread awareness and pride about our culture and heritage.
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Meaning of success S See your goal U Understand your obstacles C Clear your doubts C Create a positive mental pictureE Embrace the challenge S Stay on the track S Show the world you can do it.— Puneet Kaur, Class VIA So I said to me God never asked me if I wanted rain God never asked me if I liked sunshine and the snow God never told me what I ought to know So I said to myself I came here to work Learn and play, I came here to live and be a joy for today, I came here to mould my soul into being what I am. — Bhavya
Syal, Class V
India of my dreams I
— Instills tolerance kindness and brotherhood. N — Nurtures nationality in character D — Do and die for the country. I — Insists on simple living and high thinking. A — Abstains from hatred, violence and
communalism. Anshul Shahi, Class V
Life without education Life without education will be like a day without sun it will be like a night having no way for light Imagine a life without education having no progressive
indication illiterates life has no meaning so education not only builds but also gives meaning to life. — Shivani
Malhotra,
Sing in tune Hello there little singing birds who sing the tunes but not the words I am coming out to sing with you I know the words and music too. —
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No takers for music gallery
Chandigarh, April 27 The music gallery which was established by the Punjab Arts Council at Punjab Kala Bhavan in Sector 16 to promote Punjabi folk music among the youth, is facing a financial crunch. After launching the gallery last year with much fanfare, it remained closed for the best part of the year. “We keep the room closed because showcases in which the instruments are being kept do not have a proper locking system,” a source said. The project was abandoned midway after the council was dissolved and later reconstituted after six months. “Everything was in the doldrums once the council was dissolved,” said Prof Rajpal Singh, Secretary of the Punjab Sangeet Natak Akademi, and the man who conceptualised the council. The financial problem has added to their woes. The room allotted for keeping the instruments can’t be opened to the public yet as the showcases don’t have glass coverings and the portraits of artistes are incomplete. “It took a lot of persuasion to make the artistes part with their prized instruments. Gurdas Mann went through an intense emotional phase when he gave away his “daphli” to us. The handing over ceremony was done religiously and it was wrapped in a “chaddar” belonging to his spiritual guru,” Prof Rajpal Singh said. The gallery has three sections. The portrait section has pictures of personalities like Ghulam Ali Khan, Lal Chand Yamla, Amar Singh Shaunki and other award-winners. The instrument section is the most interesting with instruments like Gurdas Mann’s “daphli”, Surinder Kaur’s “ghungroo”, Amar Singh Shaunki’s “dhudd”, Lal Chand Yamla’s “toombi” and several rare folk instruments on the verge of extinction. The third section is the publication section which has a large number of musical albums along with books on such arts. “Gurdas Mann is willing to donate one of his costumes while R.M. Singh who has been doing the portraits is willing to do more for a nominal amount,” he said. “Everything depends on the 40 members of the council who seem to be more interested in their personal fields than devoting time for a worthy cause,” he alleged. The Punjab Sangeet Natak Akademi Chairman, Jaspal Bhatti, said without a regular fund, it had become impossible for the akademy to operate on a day-to-day basis. “We don’t have enough money for staff salaries. We can’t think of putting a museum in shape, both in terms of the infrastructure or promotional activities,” he said. The council has collaborated with the North Zone Cultural Centre to prepare a music album of instrumental folk recordings called “Ektara Bajde Ve” which will be released soon. Another album of traditional songs is also on the agenda.  |
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Malaika
continues to don the starry mantle Chandigarh, April 27 With fame trailing her right till her doorstep, Malaika could hardly ever afford “not to be noticed.” If her own standing as a much-sought-after veejay and actress was any less, her relationship and consequent marriage with actor Arbaaz Khan filled the gaps in the frame of fame, making the picture perfect. Today she has stars all around her — some small ones; some too big to be even handled. Malaika, who was in the city today to launch the entertainment card of Tycoon, managed to escape the tricky question that naturally centred around her brother-in-law Salman Khan. As one broached the Vivek Oberoi-Salman Khan showdown issue, Malaika clarified prudently, “A lot has been said and heard. I really have nothing more to say except that Salman is terribly misunderstood. He lets his heart rule the head always.” The conversation later rested upon Malaika and her gradual transformation into Malaika Khan, who is now nursing her one-year-old son Arhaan, literally meaning the ruler. “He is literally ruling my life these days. Motherhood has certainly made a difference. I would like to believe that I have become calmer, more mellow, now that the nature of responsibility has changed,” she admitted. Identifying the most with her role as the presenter of MTV Love Line, Malaika is now planning to get back to work. “I will get back to MTV, either to Love Line or to Style Check. I love to host Love Line and help youngsters tide over emotional tangles. It means a lot of responsibility because they seriously listen to what you say. They even get back to us, telling us how our advice helped.” As one moves towards films, Malaika expects a natural question on her “uninhibited” dancing style and her gift of item numbers to the industry. “Doing chhaiya chhaiya was the real challenge, because that was my first dance on the big screen. After that raving performance, everything was a piece of cake. I love dancing.” With the knowledge of Russian ballet and Indian classical, Malaika may well choose many more challenging dance sequences. But one thing she will consciously choose is a film opposite husband Arbaaz Khan. “After a series of videos together, I really want to act with him. I also wish to work with Amitabh Bachchan,” she said. Another interesting wish that Malaika keeps making is: “I want to act in action-packed films, on the line of Hollywood. If ever I am offered this kind of a role I will lap it up. But going by the standards of our industry, I must say most film-makers have a long way to go. The only saving grace is this cross over cinema which is gaining acceptance.” Finally about marriage. How does it feel and what does it take to cement it? The actress makes a decent remark, “We have a perfect understanding. Marriage is a lot about trust and space, which we have in plenty. But it is also about respecting each other’s advice and values. We always consult each other before accepting significant assignments. The final decision, however, rests with us, as two different individuals.” Later at a special function organised in Sector 34, Malaika launched the entertainment card of Tycoon. She introduced the entertainment card, which will allow the holder free access to all Tycoon events during the year on an initial payment of about Rs 7,000 only. The card will provide for — free entry to mega events like star nights and theme parties, high value money-saving vouchers, cash currency vouchers worth Rs 800 free, movie tickets of 10 hottest films free and restaurant discounts. Malaika introduced the gathering to all these features. |
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Tabla wizard mesmerises audience Chandigarh, April 27 Starting the evening with jhap taal in 10 beats, Shib Shankar Ray, the disciple of Padma Bhushan Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh, displayed his command of aamad, tode, tukre, peshkar, gat, palta, paran and tihai, striking an instant rapport with the audience. His vilambit and madhyalaya teen taal bore his own artistic signature style within the gambit of old traditional Farukhadab “baaz”. Shib Shankar’s rhythmic performance was followed by sitarist Subrata De’s “charu kesi” raag in “vilamvit teen taal”, “madhalaya teen taal” and “drut taal” which was later followed by a ‘bandish’ composed by the artiste himself. His command over “tantrakari” was superb but it was the concluding item in which Shib Shankar on tabla kept challenging all “layakaris” and “tihais” of Subrata which added to the success of the concert. |
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Education means systematic instructions for the development of character or mental powers. Today, the changing scenario of education from blackboard to computer room has justified the meaning of the word "education" in the true sense. Technology has driven the education from rote learning to logic and reasoning, from traditional gurus to computer savvy teachers and from rod to user friendly computers which help the child retain his self esteem.
Principal of Narain Public School Dr R U Tiwari strongly feels that education should enable one to meet life head on and not just ensure livelihood. Foremost according to him is the
creation of a good human being, procuring various degrees comes later.
A special concert was organised by the Pracheen Kala Kendra at its Bhaskar Rao Indoor Auditorium where UK-based tabla wizard Shib Shankar Ray and Delhi-based sitarist Subrata De gave a brilliant performance.
With noted dancer Sobha Koser on harmonium, Shib Shankar went on to perform a “teen taal” cycle in 16 beats, gettina a thunderous applause from the audience and executed kaidas, relas, uthan and layakaris in a scientillating manner.