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Slogan-writing contest against crackers Chandigarh, October 23 An exhibition of these posters on the theme of a pollution and accident-free Divali was organised. Teachers and students of the host college, expressed their views on a peaceful Divali and the hazards of noise pollution on account of use of crackers. Some students recited self-composed poems on the occasion. The chief guest at the contest held in collaboration with Yuvsatta, Mr Ishwar Singh, Director, Department of Environment, said children should to be educated about the harmful effects of crackers. He suggested that a movement involving children should be started and students should be sensitised about pollution caused by crackers. The Principal of the college, Dr (Ms) Satinder Dhillon, said it was the duty of teachers to make students aware of the harmful effects of crackers. Also, she took a pledge to celebrate a peaceful pollution-free Divali without using crackers this year and forever. The results of the slogan-writing contest are as follows: Junior wing: Neha of Satluj Public School (1), Jasleen of Guru Nanak Public School (2), Gaurav of Satluj Public School (3); senior wing: Jasmin of Guru Nanak Public School (1), Gunjan of Guru Nanak Public School (2), Malika of Satluj Public School (3). |
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From Schools Chandigarh, October 23 All 230 children of Classes I and II depicted the victory of good over evil and truth over falsehood. Children learnt the importance of family and society over the individual which would help them to have a meaningful tomorrow. The chief guest, Financial Commissioner, Punjab, Dr B.C. Gupta, and Member of Parliament, Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal, lauded the performance of the students. The Principal, Ms Sunita Tanwar, said as a part of their endeavour for a healthy and clean environment, the students pledged to celebrate a pollution-free Divali. A number of contests organised by Rai School, Sector 48, marked the 10-day competitive show at the Trade Fair in Sector 17 where events like one-minute games, retention power, calligraphy, tongue twisters, story narration and creative writing as well as dumb charades were held. The faculty of the school used state-of-art educational kits to make these events a success which saw participation from over 600 students of schools from the city, SAS Nagar and Panchkula. As many as 49 prizes were given after the events. Exhibition An exhibition was held at MDAV High School, Sector 22, here today, where art and craft items prepared by students were displayed for sale. Articles worth Rs 5,000 were sold and the parents who visited the exhibition appreciated the students for putting up a good show. The exhibition was inaugurated by Mr B.R. Arya, president of the Arya Samaj, Sector 22, and Ms Uma Khosla. The Principal, Ms Rekha Arya, welcomed the guests. PANCHKULA: The programme began with the students performing Ganesh stuti for invoking the Almighty's blessings. This was followed by the little children enacting Sita's "Swayamvar" scene, which highlighted Lord Rama's exuberant strength and Sita's faith in " Ma Bhawani. " |
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College girls form Tribune Club Kurali, October 23 All members of the club are regular readers of The Tribune and also hold regular discussions on news, reviews and articles published in the newspaper. The students also display the pictures on the college’s news bulletin board ‘Wall Magazine’ for caption contest. In a release issued here today, the Principal of the college said The Tribune not only helped the students in keeping themselves abreast with the day-to-day news but also in improving their English. The club was formed on October 2. |
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HC order into servant’s death Chandigarh, October 23 Pronouncing the orders in an open court, the Bench, comprising Mr Justice G.S. Singhvi and Mr Justice S.S. Saron, also directed Mr Nauhria to submit his report in the matter within two months. The Judges have fixed January 8 as the next date of hearing. Victim Shambu Nath’s father had earlier contended that the incident had taken place on April 14 last year. Shambu was watering the lawn when he was electrocuted, he had added. |
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4 years’ RI for possessing opium Chandigarh, October 23 After getting information, the police had at a naka recovered opium from him. According to the police, he was coming from Bathinda to deliver opium to a milkman in Sector 12. The police had recovered drugs from him in the presence of independent witnesses and a senior police official. |
Sukha is back with ‘Dhola’ Chandigarh, October 23 Sukha’s latest offerings bears more glitters — a touch of Latin music and jazz sprinkled in traditional Punjabi tune, blended to perfection by Sandesh Shandliaya and Ravi Bal. Eight songs have emanated from the pens of known writers like Rupinder Gill, Jasbir Gunchauriya, Harinder Dhillon, Ershad Kamil and Sandesh Shandliya. The album has the flavour of bhangra beat, sad numbers as well as romance to suit the taste of Punjabi audience worldwide. Sukhdev who started his journey in the music world under the tutelage of Mohan Lal who initiated him into “Sur Gayan”, got his first major break as a singer in 1998, when Music Waves, a North American company, recorded his songs. His talent was further honed by Charanjit Ahuja later. Sukha has a number of stage shows to his credit including a mega show with Venga Boyz in Jaipur and Lucknow. |
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Shahenshah-e-Sufi Award conferred on Wadali Brothers Chandigarh, October 23 The star attraction of the ceremony were Puran Chand Wadali and Pyare Lal Wadali of ‘Wadali Brothers’ fame who were honoured with the Shahenshah -e- Sufi Award. Wadali Brothers, who are entering another successful innings of playback singing with their two songs “Aaj Akha Waris Shah” and “Darda Marya Mahiya” for the much awaited film “Pinjar” releasing tomorrow, the audience could not have asked for more as the duo sang a few notes of their latest release. Others who were awarded in today’s function included Rani Randeep as best female Punjabi singer, Rajinder Mohni as best male Punjabi singer, Amardeep Gill as best Punjabi lyricist, Sachin Ahuja as best Punjabi music director, Naresh Jacob as melody king, Priya Lata as melody queen, Baby Simran Lishu as best child dancer and Master Chirag as best male child dancer. Sandeep
Bansal, a social activist, was awarded Chandigarh Ratan while Avinash Chopra as the Pride of Punjab. Dazzle, a dance troupe, was also awarded in the category of best dance group. The awards were given away by city Mayor Subhash Chawla. Though the audience had to wait for a long time to see the Wadali Brothers on stage, but as they started with a qawwali “Turiya turiya ja Farida turiya” and then proceeded to the all time favourite “Dama dam mast Qalandar”, “Asan tenu rab manniya” and then Amir Khushr’s famous ‘kalaam’ - “Maine to piya se nain laga”, the wait justified, for their soul searching melody was the what they needed to take home to. Earlier, the programme started with Baby Simran and Master Chirag performing a bhangra item on the song “Jeeto lambra di” which set the mood for the evening. Taking cue from the youngsters, the Dazzle group dazzled the audience with a medley dance sequence based on Bollywood songs. It was then the run for other
awardees to showcase their talent that included Naresh Jacob and Priya Lata rendering a duet “Pyar hua ekrar hua” from the film “Mera Naam Joker”. Rani Randeep presented the song ‘Aisi payi ishq di maar’, a song written by Amardeep Gill which was well appreciated by the audience. |
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The mystic beckons God with music Chandigarh, October 23 As the mystic transformed the evening at Leisure Valley into a virtual dialogue with God through her musical conversations, set to the most enchanting of ragas, one could not but feel blessed to partake the divine feast. An attempt to translate Abida Parveen’s magic on paper seems like a effort to capture sun rays for radiance. Divinity personified, as Muzaffar Ali calls her, Abida appeared like a fragment of God on earth, a messenger of his preachings in this strife-struck world and a facilitator of the sufi mission. She did not sing even for a moment today, for had she sung she would not have inspired pain enough to cause tears in the eyes of many among the gathering. Divested of everything symbolic of the physical world, Abida only made offerings in the service of God, putting the verses of Bulle Shah, Sultan
Bahu, Waris Shah, Nanak and other saints together to preach “universal brotherhood” through the medium of music. “Masjid dhaa de, mandir dhaa de, dhaa de jo kuchh
dhenda; par kise da dil na dhavin, rab ais dil vich rainda....” so sang the musician with divine bearings, paving the way for the eternally relevant Bulle Shah qalaam “tere ishq
nachaya...” which was perhaps presented in its virgin form for the first time before us. The qalaam has otherwise been sufficiently distorted to be ever heard as
sufi. The purity of Abida Parveen’s rendition struck the heart painfully. Using poetry as her base and voice as her tool, the celebrated artiste of the day beckoned God on the stage of earth for a while. The impact she caused is inexplicable, the stirrings she unleashed
umimaginable. Yet another Bulle Shah verse brought alive the relevance of
sufism, as Abida sang, “Chal Bulleya chal othe chaliye jithe saare
anne; na koi sadi zaat pechane, na koi saanu puchhe...” Earlier, Abida’s mission was supported by the beautiful sufiana renderings by Ghulam Nabi Namtahali and his group which sung praises of Kashmiri sufi poetess Lalded and Amir
Khusrau. Alternating between sufi qalaam and ghazals by Bahadur Shah
Zafar, Abida painted a vibrant canvas of poetry and music, serving the real purpose of being a sufi singer and telling the world how to sing
“sufi”. As she mentioned yesterday, “Music is not a matter of the stage or the audience or the world. It is a matter of the heart and its link with the divine. I may sing non stop for ages, but during my musical services if I establish a link with the divine even for a moment, I would feel I have known music.” The most striking part of Abida’s style was the ability to blend every form of music to weave a rich tapestry for the
listner. She, however, sung not for the audience but for herself. Even as she presented “Ranjha ranjha karde ne main aap hi ranjhan hoi...”, she played Heer herself, experiencing the pain of Heer’s divine love. It was this pain which made Abida Parveen’s recital during the
Sada-e-Sufi concert of the Sufi Foundation of India “mystical beyond comparison or analyses.” |
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NEW RELEASES DIVALLI is boom time for Bollywood. Four new films are slated for release on Friday, with over Rs 10 crore at stake. It is pre-Divali that films like “Pinjar”, “Inteha”, “Ssshhh....” and “Raja Bhaiya” will open today at Chandigarh and Panchkula. Lucky Star
Entertainment and 20th Century Fox Presentation ‘Pinjar’ will be released today at Neelam, Chandigarh, and Suraj, Panchkula. This period film is based on Partition and has been already screened at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Delhi last week. Directed by Dr Chanderprakash Dwivedi (of tele-serial ‘Chanakya’ fame), it stars Urmila Matondkar, Manoj Bajpai, Priyanshu Chatterjee, Isha Kopikar, Sanjay Suri and Sandli Sinha. ‘‘Pinjar’’ is based on Amrita Pritam’s novel by the same name. Those who have seen the rushes say, it is a multi-layered human drama full of emotions in which life prevails over death, love succeeds over brutality. Lyrics have been written by Gulzar and music is by Uttam Singh. The music of the film has a Punjabi flavour keeping with the theme of the film. The compositions are very much seeped in the essence of “Punjab di mitti”. Patriotic song “Vatna re...”, Jagjit Singh’s ghazal, “Haath chhoote bhi...” and Wadali Brothers “Waris Shah nu...” give an insight into the film. * * * Entertainment One and Mahesh Bhatt presents “Inteha” consored with ‘A’ certificate is a sensational suspense thriller. The Bhatt camp has pinned high hopes on this Rs 4-crore venture in which Amisha Patel’s brother Ashmit Patel makes his debut. Mukesh Bhatt’s “Intehaa” is directed by Vikram Bhatt. The film has a gripping catchline: “One of them will die...”. Those in the know say the film which has shaped into a perfect suspense thriller also has Vidya Malwade and Nauheed Cyrusi in the star cast. “Intehaa” has cinematography by Pravin Bhatt. Anu Malik is the composer who promises something different. The film opens today at Batra, Chandigarh, and KC, Panchkula. * * * With “Ssshhh....” Cinevistaas Limited makes its foray into filmmaking after a successful stint on television. The film, directed by Pavan S. Kaul, marks the debut of Tanisha, Ajay Devgan’s sister-in-law and Kajol’s sister. It is a murder-mystery-thriller. Dino Morea, Karan Nath and Gaurav Kapoor are Tanisha’s co-stars. Shivaji Satam, Maya Alagh, Simone Singh and Tina Chaudhary are in supporting roles. Yogesh, Dev Kohli and Rahat Indori have penned the lyrics. Music is by Anu Malik. The film opens today at Piccadily, Chandigarh. * * * Govinda, aka Chi Chi, comes back with a bang in Maan Singh Deep’s “Raja Bhaiya”. This one is produced by Kalyani Singh and directed by Raman Kumar. It is touted as an emotional family drama. Govinda’s fun song ‘Sunday manao...’ adds colour to “Raja Bhaiya”. This film is about a young man who finds himself married to a mentally challenged girl and later cures her with the power of his love. “Raja Bhaiya” is a typical Govinda brand film with all commercial ingredients. Govinda hopes to perform his magic again. Nadeem-Shravan are the composers. The film will be released today at
Jagat, Chandigarh. |
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