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PEC signs MoU with IIT, Delhi Chandigarh, June 19 PEC sources said TNS here today that as per the terms of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by the two institutions, PEC and the IIT would encourage faculty collaboration in the areas of mutual interest. The IIT would welcome PEC faculty to visit the institution for undertaking short-duration scientific research and for other specialised lectures. Faculty members from the IIT would participate in teaching short-term specialised topics at PEC. “The IIT being a premier engineering institution, we can benefit enormously from their facilities, laboratories, research programmes and the expertise of their faculty,” a senior PEC faculty member remarked. Up to two visiting students from PEC would also be accepted at the IIT for undertaking their project or research work for one semester. To carry out project activity, the consent of the faculty concerned would be necessary. The visiting students, however, would have to pay the necessary fee as per norms of the institute. Both institutes would also open up their laboratories and library facilities to researchers from the other institute in specific cases after approval of the authorities concerned. Further, intellectual property rights arising out of joint research and collaborative activity would be worked out on a case-to-case basis and would be consistent with official policies of the institutions. PEC had recently signed a MoU with Terminal Research Ballistics Research Laboratory, a Chandigarh-based establishment under the Defence Research and Development Organisation, for executing a joint advanced scientific research programme. |
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Common prospectus
creates confusion Chandigarh, June 19 This implies that they have to procure as many copies of prospectus as the number of colleges in which they are applying. This is in addition to prospectus of various private colleges in the city. Education Department officials said the aim of the common prospectus was to provide comprehensive information about all government colleges in the city through a single booklet. The prospectus caters to four colleges — Government College, Sector 11, Government College for Girls, Sector 11, Government College, Sector 46 and Government College for Girls, Sector 42. Another point of confusion is the admission schedule for Government College-11, Government College-46 and Government College for Girls-42 given on page 5 of the booklet. The schedule lists out all the courses available in the three colleges without specifying which course is available in which college. |
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TRIBUNE IN
EDUCATION:
SCHOOL WORLD He left Delhi to settle down in far off Gulbarga, Karnataka, in the 17th century. Karnataka may be a happening place today, but in the 17th century it was yet part of the backwaters of India. That was the time when Akbar and Jehangir were consolidating Mughal control over India. Fortune was to be made through the use of arms and not by abjuring them. Moreover, the south was not the place where imperial strategies were either worked out or implemented. FACT FILE
Shaikh Wali Mohammed, however, spent his life in the service of the dargah of Jamaluddin Hussein at Gulbarga. His son Mohammed Ali sought to improve the fortunes of the family by joining the army of the Bijapur state. But the weak king soon lost his fortunes to the Mughals and sank that of his followers along with his. Mohmamed Ali advised his sons caution from court intrigue. He suggested that they choose a profession other than that of arms. Despite his father’s warning Fath Mohammed, the youngest son, became a free soldier, a mercenary, willing to soldier for anyone who could pay him. But he died early leaving behind his widow and two sons. The younger one was Hyder Ali. All that his father had left him was a desire to do something. Hyder Ali was merely 5 years old and his elder brother Shahbaz only 8, when their father died. Their father’s employer began to torture the young boys for some debts that the father owed him. At this one of their cousins spirited them away to Seringapatam, the capital of Mysore. The cousin, Hyder Saheb, was a commander in the Mysore army in charge of 50 horse and 300 foot soldiers. Hyder became a horseman in service of the Raja of Mysore. When Hyder showed considerable bravery and ability to lead men in battle he was made a captain of troops with 50 horsemen and 200 infantry. Hyder was 28 at this time. Tall, muscular, with prematurely greying hair, he was completely illiterate. The next year, in 1750 he went on to loot two camels laden with gold coins, 500 muskets and 300 horses from the French during what is known in history as the Anglo-French war in Carnatic. Considering that his king got only lost his wealth in this war Hyder’s achievement can only be applauded. The Wodeyar Raja of Mysore, was running short of funds and had to forcibly take away the gold and wealth of various Hindu temples to replenish the royal coffers. When Hyder suggested that the better way of collecting funds would be to ensure regular revenue collection from agriculture the Wodeyar appointed him for the task. He was made the Faujdar of Dindigul with the charge of collecting taxes. To ensure compliance he was given 5000 infantry, 25,000 horsemen and six guns. For two years Hyder was able to ensure the timely collection of taxes for his ruler. In 1759, when the troops of Mysore complained of not getting their salaries, Hyder sat with them on a dharna in front of the palace of the finance minister, Nanjraj. When Nanjraj declared his inability to pay up Hyder assumed personal responsibility for the soldiers’ dues. The Wodeyar Raja Chikka Krishnaraj hated Hyder’s growing popularity. He hatched a conspiracy with Hyder’s deputy, the Brahmin Khande Rao. Their troops opened fire on Hyder’s troops. Heavily outnumbered, Hyder resorted to a subterfuge. He wrote letters to Khande Rao’s military commanders giving the impression that they were in Hyder’s pay. Then he had the letters fall into the hands of Khande Rao. Khande Rao thought that his commanders had changed sides. Fearing for his life Khande Rao ran away. Hyder now deposed the perfidious Raja and appointed himself the ruler of Mysore. Dr M. Rajivlochan,
Department of History, Panjab University, Chandigarh. Dr M. Rajivlochan can be contacted at mrajivlochan@hotmail.com |
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School World Helpline No two babies are alike. One may smile at everyone, remain happy and be a curious observer. The other baby may frown at everyone, scream and be generally difficult to quieten and calm down. Any parent knows that personality is not something that develops gradually with age but instead seems to be present from birth. But what accounts for these differences? How much of the personality a child eventually develops has to do with biology and genetics or how the baby is reared? Is it nature or is it nurture? Research from diverse disciplines like neurobiology, genetics, psychology and sociology has started to provide some reliable answers to the above questions. Although hard core geneticists argue that most individuals come in large part ready-made from the factory and that there are genes for all personality traits like aggressiveness, shyness, risk taking, happiness etc. it is important to recognize that genes do not act in a vacuum. The information the genes carry can be modified depending upon the environment the child lives in, and for babies the “ environment” to a large extent depends on the adults who care for them. Child outcomes: Results of
Gene-environment interactions
Responding to early difficulties
In case you have any questions regarding your school going children, please email
Dr Prahbhjot Malhi at: apc1@gilde.net.in *Dr Prahbhjot Malhi, Associate Professor, Child Psychology, APC, PGIMER The child’s genes also often determine how parents rear their babies. Babies who are temperamentally happier and relaxed encourage more relaxed, nurturing parenting while babies who are aggressive, hyperactive and difficult elicit more short-tempered parenting. It is therefore, necessary that parenting style be modified to calm down aggressive children. Psychologists at Oregon Social Learning Centre at USA have taught parents of overly aggressive, conduct disordered children communication skills that emphasize talking and listening to their children rather than getting angry and punishing them for their unacceptable behaviour. Such modified parenting styles practiced over a period of time paid rich dividends in the management of aggressive and defiant children. Parenting can modify even a personality trait like shyness, which is strongly influenced by genes. Some babies are born shy, inhibited and cautious and get upset when they hear unfamiliar sounds, meet new persons and are confronted by overstimulating toys and environment. Such babies have inherited a neurochemistry that predisposes them to a low threshold for unfamiliar things. However, such a predisposition need not continue into adulthood if the early experiences of these children teach them to accept new experiences. For example, research conducted at National Academy of Sciences at USA has clearly demonstrated that experiences like a short wait between hunger and feeding can help babies to learn to handle stress. If parents provide extra care and firm gentle guidance in new or upsetting situations to inhibited children, most of them would learn to overcome their innate shyness. Today it is well accepted that all outcomes can be altered substantially by early experiences. All this is not to argue that genes do not influence personality but rather than sealing the fate of the child at birth, genes describe a range of possibilities. There is a dynamic interaction between genes and rearing conditions which come into play as soon as the baby is born and by the end of the day there are very few personality traits that are a result of pure genes or pure environment. The truth is that all personality traits are the result of gene- environment interactions. The early gene -environment interactions can set the tone for how a child would adapt to challenges throughout life, though these early experiences may themselves get modified by later experiences. Each personality trait has advantages and disadvantages and as parents we must relax and accept the individuality of the child. All kids are wonderful little beings with unique and wonderful potential and needing the right environment in which to flourish. Children’s early experiences affect not only the quality of their present lives, but also how they shape up as adults. |
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Recalling of arrest warrants ordered Chandigarh, June 19 On June 18, Mr Kashmir Singh appeared in the court and submitted an application stating that Mr Grewal was evading arrest. He sought non-bailable warrants for Mr Grewal’s arrest. Thereafter, the statement of Mr Kashmir Singh was recorded on oath in the court to the effect that Mr Grewal was evading arrest and his arrest had not been stayed by the court. On the statement of Mr Kashmir Singh, non-bailable warrants against Mr Grewal had been issued. Mr Grewal today moved the court of the Judicial Magistrate through his counsel to state that he was granted pre-arrest bail by the Sessions Judge, Ropar, and a notice had been issued to the bureau in this connection. The Judicial Magistrate, in his order today, observed that it appeared that Mr Kashmir Singh has misled the court by stating wrong facts on oath and obtained non-bailable warrants for Mr Grewal’s arrest, although he was granted pre-arrest bail and a notice had been issued to the bureau. The
official withheld this information from the court. Hence, a notice has been served on Mr Kashmir Singh to furnish an
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Odissi instrument
gaining popularity Chandigarh, June 19 Prafulla Kumar Mangaraj, a disciple of Banamali Maharana, is working towards giving a definite shape to the music played on this instrument. “Mardol is an instrument which dates back to the Buddhist period in the second century BC. It reached its peak during the period of Samrat Kharabel. Though mardol has been experienced the crest of popularity and periods of depressions from time to time, it is only recently that a scientific approach has been adopted to give proper definition to the rhythm it creates,” says Mangaraj, who is in town to visit Pracheen Kala Kendra in Sector 35. The instrument resembles the pakhawaj in shape but the rhythm it creates is different from either the pakhawaj or the tabla, dealing with more vigorous notes which are picked up from different instruments like the nagara and the naga dhol, among others. It is popularly known as adibadya as it happens to be one of the most ancient instruments of this region. Mardol is essentially a temple instrument. Even now, in many temples of Orissa, including Konark and Jagannath temples, religious rituals are not complete without the playing of mardol. However, it is due to the efforts of renowned artistes like Banamali Maharana that mardol has come out of temples and becoming a part of art circles. “Mardol is an integral part of Odissi music. With the popularity of Odissi dance and music, mardol players are also getting exposure,” says Mangaraj. The opening up of three institutes in Aurangabad, Mumbai and Hyderabad to teach mardol to non-Oriya population speaks positively about its growing popularity. Besides performing in about 80 countries, Mangaraj, along with all leading Odissi dancers, including Sonal Mansingh, has started giving solo performances on mardol at two concerts. Mangaraj will be giving a 15-minute solo performance at Pracheen Kala Kendra tomorrow. Prafulla Kumar Mangaraj, who hails from a small village near Puri, started his musical journey by taking part in kirtan (religious song), which takes place in temples when he was still a child. Later, he got interested in the instrument and pursued it seriously when he enrolled himself at Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyala and learnt the instrument under Banamali Maharana. |
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When Hyder Ali, rose to become the king of Mysore he was merely fulfilling the destiny that his ancestors had failed to reach. They had come to Hindustan from west Asia many generations ago in search of fortunes. Those were the days when Hindustan was the Promised Land, much like America is today. In Hindustan, though, Hyder’s great-grandfather, Shaikh Wali Mohammed, began to search for peace rather than good fortune.