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July 14, 2003, Chandigarh, India
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HAMARA SCHOOL
Manav Mangal School, Sector 11 Panchkula has come a long way in a short span of about 10 years. During the silver
jubilee year of establishment of Manav Mangal High School, Sector 21-C, Chandigarh, the school management undertook expansion of its educational service to Panchkula and started this English Medium, co-educational school under the name and style of Manav Mangal School. The school went into working on April 6,1993 in its own building, constructed on three acre school site allotted by Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) after its inauguration by the then Chief Minister of Haryana. Continuously working under the inspiration of its motto “STOP NOT TILL THE GOAL IS REACHED”, the school has earned for itself a place of pride in Panchkula and its surrounding areas. Since its very inception the school has been striving earnestly to promote value based quality education and to inculcate virtues like discipline, humility, compassion, honesty, truth and, of course, the modern scientific outlook. The stress has always been on holistic development of students. A glimpse of the achievements in various fields reflect the multidimensional activities being undertaken by the school. Excellent performance of Manav Mangal students has established the credentials of the school beyond any doubt. Ever since one of the students from the first batch (1997) of the school here, Anuj Gupta, captured top position in the district, Manav Mangal has kept alive its tradition. Students of the school have topped in the district for the past two years, getting second position both the years, missing the first position by just one mark. But the results of school students this year have been extraordinary. All the three top positions in the district have been captured by our school, good enough to make every resident of Panchkula proud of the school. And, it is not just the classrooms of this school which give excellent results, but also in other extra curricular activities. In Sports, they will have International and National level players. Rudra Mukherjee, a student of the school has not only represented India in World Cup of Olympic Yoga Sports at Argentina in 2001 and Brazil in 2002, but has also won GOLD in both the competitions and made the country proud. This year, Rudra Mukherjee and Ms. Kirti Gahlawat of class VI have also won the 27th National Yoga Championship and have been selected to represent India at Portugal (Europe) for 12th World Cup of Yoga Sports from July 18 to July 20, 2003. Other National level players produced this year are Bharti (Yoga), Sachin Sachdeva (Basket Ball), Prateek Gupta (Table Tennis) and Peeyush Raisahib, Ms Rea Chaudhary, Ms Nandini, and Rohit Bajaj (Roller Skating). At Manav Mangal success is a journey, not a destination. Although the school has been at its best during these years, yet it has many more miles to go. The school is determined to continue following its philosophy of Parental care for pupils , Friendly relationship with their parents, and, Respective service conditions for the staff with undivided attention, so that the school not only keeps up whatever it has achieved but also keeps going ahead with its motto STOP NOT TILL THE GOAL IS REACHED. |
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“Our school is like a second home for children” Role of class room teaching: Class room teaching forms the most important part of education. Though education in modern age is not limited to the class room teaching yet it is the basic criterion for all types of teaching be it at school, college or university level. It is in the class room that a rapport is established between the teacher and the taught. Class room environment should be congenial where students feel free to participate actively in teaching process. The learner teacher interaction which has become a rare commodity must be restored as interactive environment nurtures willingness to learn. On tuitions: In today’s competitive world, students are under tremendous pressure to score high percentage of marks. Parents have become very ambitious and are ready to spend any amount to see that their child excels in academics, making tuitions an inseparable part of our education system. The menace of tuitions can be reduced if the teachers come prepared to the class and take pains to make the students understand the subject by employing the correct teaching techniques and available audio visual aids or organise the class room activity in such a manner that subject taught is made interesting and students are encouraged to put in their best eliminating the need of tuitions. School and students: We at Manav Mangal believe that school is second home for a student where the formative years of his/her life are spent. The school helps the pupils to carve out a philosophy of life and find a respectable place in the society. School teaches them the art of life with qualities and virtues like discipline, honesty, truth, humility, kindness, forbearance and scientific outlook. The basic mandate of school is to prepare the young minds for facing the future challenges of life resolutely. Excellence in imparting value based quality education by school is directly related to the commitment, willingness and professional preparedness of its teacher. Schools nurtured by dedicated and self-effacing teachers have always produced outstanding students. Teaching moral values: It is a well known and well established fact that education plays very crucial role in building a strong character by imbibing appropriate values, skills and attitudes among young impressionable minds. Moral education ought to be an integral part of our education system. The lust for materialistic comforts is encroaching into the universally accepted social norms and human values. The need of the hour is to inculcate humanistic, ethical and moral values. Teachers must assert their role and cultivate, promote and restore human values to preserve the best in the human race. I feel, we who are at the helm of the affairs, have to be the beacon light for the younger generation to restore value education and win the confidence and trust of the society. |
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Poems by students A wish I wish I were Nature ! I would change Everyone’s future I would bring Colour and fragrance Beauty and mirth for everyone I wish I were Nature ! I would have the Power of the Creator I would bring Love and harmony between man and Nature And bestow the sense of eternity On every creature I wish I were Nature ! — Ankita, Class IX Disappearing greens The world is full of lovely scenes Pretty lakes, rivers and seas Blooming flowers and tall trees Give an effect of wonderful greens Blue is the sky and mountains green Nearby flows a jumping stream Just look like an artist’s painting scene Which may be his true dream. But who is destroying this dream land? Stop this cruel lad Take away the axe from his hand And save our wonderful land ? — Samreen Afshan, Class VI |
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SCHOOL WORLD THE beautiful system of Vedic Mathematics is far more unified and direct than conventional mathematics. It is so easy that it is really a system of mental mathematics, and this, combined with the coherence and flexibility of the system, encourages the development and use of intuition and creativity. These features make Vedic Maths very attractive and many schools now teach it. I like to give you some examples where Vedic mathematics can really help student's master mathematics. Simultaneous Equations Consider the following example: 6x + 7y = 8 19x + 14y = 16 Here the ratio of coefficients of y is same as that of the constant terms. Therefore, the "other" is zero, i.e., x = 0. Hence the solution of the equations is x = 0 and y = 8/7. This sutra is easily applicable to more general cases with any number of variables. For instance ax + by + cz = a bx + cy + az = b cx + ay + bz = c which yields x = 1, y = 0, z = 0. Multiplying numbers just over 100. 108 x 109 = 11772 The answer is in two parts: 117 and 72, 117 is just 108 + 9 (or 109 + 8), and 72 is just 8 x 9. Similarly 107 x 106 = 11342 How useful is this calculation Compute the amount and compound interest on Rs.10,000.00 on 2 years at 4% per annum = 10,000 (1+ (4/100) ) ^2 = 104*104 Now 4*4 = 16 and 4+4 = 8 . Put 10 and it becomes Rs. 10816.00. Above examples clearly exemplify the advantages of incorporating Vedic Mathematics into the regular curriculum. Many top schools across the country are trying to place emphasis on Vedic Mathematics and making it a fun exercise for students. The first initiative for all academicians is to train Mathematics teachers taking upto Class X. They have to themselves master the art of using the 16 Vedic sutras in day to day mathematical calculations. I suggest setting up Mathematics Lab is one of the best options for teaching Vedic Mathematics. In that lab, there can be regular student-teacher interactions to improve their calculations skills. It's a recognized that it could be a handy tool for those who need to solve mathematical problems faster by the day, especially in a system where the emphasis is on examinations. Dr (Mrs) Madhu Chitkara, ex-senior
lecturer, Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36-B & Best
Teacher State awardee, 1987 |
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Daily News Quiz Answers to the following questions are hidden in the last one weeks’ Tribune. Happy Hunting!!!! 1. Name the two Iranian sisters conjoined at birth who died this week? 2. Which city in Himachal Pradesh did Sonia Gandhi visit this week? 3. Where in Punjab did a MiG crash this week? 4. Who from India won the Wimbledon junior girls title this week? The first ten correct entries received will be published in this space next week along with the names of their schools. Your entries should reach us by email at contest@tribuneindia.com by July 20, 2003 Answers to last week quiz:1. Punjab 2.Communication Towers 3. Gujrat 4. Golconda Express Correct entries sent by :Danush, Paul, Nirmal Kaur, Divya Aggarwal. |
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Tricky CROSSWORD-21
Down 1 Two of these allow us to see, but one too would work, though partially (3) - 2 Very much (10) - 3 This comic man is all man, he is brave and for kids (2-3) - 4 A family of mind-bending drugs (6) - 5 Any of the various fishes of the cod family (4) - 6 Each other (3,7) - 7 From Germany (6) - 8 Soul, spirit [pl.] (7) - 12 One that can be tamed (7) - 16 A guard on duty (6) - 17 Waugh, this one was an author (6) - 21 Thin top edge of a mountain (5) - 23 Outer covering made of cloth or skin (4) - 27 Of whatever kind (3). Solution to last week’s crossword: © Dr. M . Rajivlochan
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City boy ready with “Far from India” Chandigarh, July 13 Produced and directed by Pritinder-Pepi-Singh Khara, a Chandigarh-based NRI, the 90-minute feature film is a story about eastern love in a western world and about choices one makes and the impact these have over a lifetime. Earlier, Pritinder’s eight-minute short film “Sweet Dreams” won the first prize at the Frederick, Maryland (USA) 72 hour film festival last year, says Mr Joginder Singh Khara, father of Pritinder. Mr Joginder Singh Khara told The Tribune here that though Pepi was born in Mumbai, he had his schooling at Bishop Cotton School, Shimla, where he excelled in drawing, sketching and painting. An imaginative clay model depicting nine piglets sucking their mother’s milk as a theme for family planning won him a prize in the school. He then joined DAV College, Chandigarh, in pre-university before he joined his father in Scotland. Mr Joginder Singh Khara organised an interview for The Tribune with his son, Pritinder, on the net. “Would you compare this film to “Monsoon Wedding” or “Bend it like Beckham?” “No, not really. ‘Monsoon Wedding’ is a light-hearted look into the life of a Punjabi family in Delhi. ‘Bend it like Beckham’ is also a light-hearted look into a Punjabi family in London. “Far from India” is a deeper, more serious movie that tackles issues that most NRIs face at some point or the other like what is my place in this new country, how will the people accept me, do I need to change, questions about spirituality and religion, questions about cross cultural dating and the pressure from home and so on. So, my film in nothing like ‘Monsoon Wedding’ or ‘Bend it like Beckham’. “Far from India” was shot mostly in and around Frederick, my home town , says Pritinder. The film is about Talvin, who was born in India but was raised in America. Nitin has just arrived from India. They live together and work at a small town theatre. Enter Chloe, a co-worker and farm town girl, who finds each of them interesting. Fighting prejudice and racism in her own family, Chloe falls in love and each of the three end up on a remarkable journey with consequences that change their lives in a way that none had anticipated, reveals
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Romancing the sitar Chandigarh, July 13 Under his guru and father Jawahar Lal Sharma and his uncle Atam Prakash, Vijay’s romance with the sitar started when a famous sitar maker Masood Ali Khan from Pakistan visited them. “Khan was not a sitarist but at the same time he was a very good player and the first time I heard him play I fell in love with the melody he created and that was the turning point in my life,” he says. He was just 10 then. Later he learnt the intricacies of sitar from Rash Behari Datta. He was in the city yesterday to perform at the Pracheen Kala Kendra in Sector 35. Working as a sitar accompanist for the Kathak Kendra in Delhi, Vijay has no regrets about the decision he took years ago. “People who remain accompanist for the major part of their life crib about not getting enough recognition but I am happy in my position, considering the knowledge I have gained over the years by associating with all famous dancers of India,” he says. Vijay’s long association with Birju Maharaj and others like Uma Sharma and Pt. Durga Das has helped him get exposure at both national and international levels. “I was playing accompanist to Birju Maharaj for more than two decades. During that period I travelled widely to perform at numerous conferences all over the country,” he says. He also learnt “layakari” part of playing a sitar while working with Birju Maharaj. What appeals Vijay to play as an accompanist to dancers is the challenge to match his tune to their rhythm. Vijay has been working as an accompanying since the age of 14. He has recently tried his hand at compositions and come up with a few good ones on components of nature. “I get moved by the life and vibrancy of nature and I want to capture that aura,” he says. On asking about his responsibility towards Patiala Gharana of vocal music, he said, “I have moved away from my family tradition but we all have certain responsibility towards this ailing gharana.” This, according to him, can be achieved by giving patronage to the remaining musicians of the gharana and also by urging youngsters to come forward to learn it. |
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Documentary maker profiles war, Partition Chandigarh, July 13 Just about five years in the field and he has to his credit some very meaningful projects which take us closer to ground realities. Daljit’s exposition of chronic problem being faced by the rural labour of Punjab has been especially lauded for its great detail and extensive research base. Filmed in the shape of a documentary, “Born in debt” is a poignant account of Punjab’s rural dignity which remains heavily indebted. The work has also been honoured with a commendation award by the Indian Documentaries Producers Association (out of 90 entries in the section). Daljit’s first independent venture, the film traces the root of suicides of farmers in the rural Punjab and throws light on how farmers sold off their properties to uphold their dignity and how those who could not do so, ended their lives in desperation. After dealing with the sensitive issue of declining land holdings of small farmers in Punjab and their consequent struggle to save their honour, Daljit has now come out with another documentary on the theme of war and peace. Titled Zulm Aur Aman, the documentary wraps up in six minutes, after loading the viewer with traumatic images that bring alive the memory of zones, ravaged by war. Says Daljit, “I have used my medium to send a message in the wake of USA’s virtual obssession with Iraq. I just wanted to portray that war can never be waged on humanitarian grounds. I have juxtaposed images from the world wars with images from the recent Iraq war. The images spell disaster, which is the only possible consequence of war. So where is the difference and where is justice”? The images are furthered by a beautiful melody that plays in the background, keeping the motive behind the effort alive. Created on a no-profit, no-loss basis, this work has sold about 500 copies. Says Daljit, “I am willing to distribute the copies. I have not made this film to earn money. I just want to share a feeling”. Based in the city, Daljit Ami is currently working on another interesting project, in which he will extensively feature women, who were exceptionally traumatised during the Partition. Says Daljit, “I have identified several women across Punjab. They have stories to tell. Not measured in context of relevance, these stories tell the eternal tale of human suffering. Everyone can relate with this pain. I am researching the project and I have interviewed women. Startling revelations have been made”. In some months from now Daljit will release this work which talks of lost moorings and captures the sense of this loss. |
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