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PU to rethink on festival venue Chandigarh, November 8 The Bhargava Auditorium at the PGI which had a seating capacity of about 1000 people proved too small a place for an audience strength of nearly double the numbers outside the hall. A large number of chairs inside the hall were shattered as were the a number of flower-pots at the venue. The proceedings had to be delayed for over an hour. A senior faculty member of the university said contests like ‘bhangra’ and ‘gidha’ were big crowd drawers and the organisers should make necessary arrangements in the open. At one point of time Dr (Mrs) Indarjit Walia, Principal of National Institute of Nursing Education, PGI, requested students from her college to leave their seats inside the hall to make place for outsiders. More than 100 students complied with the request. The rush started just before the ‘gidha’ competition at around 1 p.m. A rowdy crowd tried to push its way inside the hall despite repeated requests by the organisers. At one point of time the organisers also tried to close the doors to dissuade outside hooting. The police interfered and order was restored after nearly an hour. |
District courts Chandigarh, November 8 Kulwinder Singh, alias Kid, was picked up by a police party of the Punjab police along with another person on July 22, 1989. Both of them were later allegedly shown killed in a fake encounter case. Later, the court had directed the CBI to investigate the matter. Seven Punjab police officials were alleged to be involved in the case. Bail plea A local court today issued a notice on the bail application moved by the suspended Registrar (Additional) of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Tara Chand, for November 14.Tara Chand was booked by the UT police for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income on September 22. Beant case The statement of the Senor Scientific Officer, Mr S.K. Chadha, was again recorded in the Beant Singh assassination trial in the special courtroom in the Model Burail Jail. While deposing before the Judge, Mr Chadha said that from September 2 to September 3, 1995, the finger recovered from incident site remained in the possession of the investigating officer. He did not remember the name of the CBI’s investigating officer. Giving details, Mr Chadha added that he had seen human flesh pieces, but he remained concentrated on his investigation. He did not remember if human flesh was taken by the investigating agency in his presence. |
Exploring the vitality of clay Chandigarh, November 8 Touching and feeling clay for the first time at the academic level, at least 40 freshers of the college gained rich experience by contemplating forms out of clay, learning to add a tinge of abstraction to realistic forms and finally converting sculptures into animated three-dimensional images, which are basic to all architectural constructions. The idea behind the day-long clay sculpture workshop was to take students to the very heart of architecture, as Principal of the college, Prof Rajnish Wattas said: “Sculpture is a quintessential part of architectural forms. Corbusier’s buildings have immense sculptural significance. This workshop is aimed at training freshers in handling and moulding clay, then teaching them to perceive and create forms from a three-dimensional perspective and finally labouring to add art to architecture.” As for students, the day was all about active interaction with the visiting sculptor, who allowed them a free hand at clay. The first exercise of the day was to invite students to create anything out of clay. Initially their forms appeared rather juvenile, bereft of precision and depth . After an hour of demonstration by Sumangol Roy, who teaches sculpture at the local Government College of Art also, the students were able to refine their works. Finally when they created fresh forms after getting trained in the preparation of clay, its flexible elements and its capacity to be moulded endlessly, they came out with lively forms. While the freshers who hail from North-East demonstrated the vivaciousness of their region in clay, there were others who experimented thoroughly, adding elements of abstraction to clay sculptures. Some of the interesting creations included — abstractions of birds, dragons, mermaids; depiction of tides and of boats, facial expressions, Sukhna as a suicide pool, lovers, and many more. Finally the workshop, as informed by Prof Bhim Malhotra, who organised it for the college, “evoked tremendous response among students because it allowed students to shake off the dead routine of lines and dabble in energetic, pulsating forms, which emerge from abstract handling of clay.”
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Jagjit Singh to perform as organisers pay up Chandigarh, November 8 Well-placed sources in the Administration said the organisers were reportedly charging money from people to make them members of a club which promises to hold more shows in this year. To become a member one had to pay Rs 2,400 or Rs 5,100. Since the organisers had contended that this was a package for 12 shows, the Excise Department deducted a proportion of the tax by taking into account the projected money for future shows. It was then calculated that the tax liability of the organisers worked out to be Rs 1.44 lakh. Entertainment tax is levied at about 33 per cent of the cost of tickets sold for the show. |
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Smirnoff Experience Chandigarh, November 8 Offering ample testimony of his skill late this night at a private resort in Naya Gaon, which became the brimming venue for Smirnoff Experience, an event planned for 10 cities in a row, Ivan injected the audience with the joy of melody, not just playing structured melodies from the deejay closet, but actually mixing tunes to create a magical spell. Accompanying Ivan in the much-hyped event was MTV veejay Nikhil Chinappa, who has a fair knack of charming and amusing people with his bundles of energy and wit. Earlier during the day when Ivan and Nikhil were not so busy, they talked about their early association which dates back to their days in Bangalore. Having lived and worked together for long, it is easy for the two masters of their respective trades to make magic on stage and drive the party to life, just as they did tonight at the resort where they played and danced to a charged gathering of youngsters, who were ready to take on the enthusiasm that came from Ivan’s closet. Ask him on which musical influences he draws and Ivan answers,”I grew up on soft melodies from the Middle East, but later the essential addiction I developed was for western musical styles which challenged me towards the world of deejaying. I was very clear about what I wanted to do. So I left home to experiment with my own talent. I learnt how to mix melodies to create harmonies that can adapt themselves to the changing moods of crowds. I draw such joy from my vocation that I never really feel I have worked.” Looking forward to playing music with Sasha, the number one in the field, Ivan said, “I have been with Smirnoff for a long time now. Here we have learnt to create experiences that last, fairly long. As a team, myself and Nikhil work well.” Smiling from a corner, Nikhil could not help sparking off the conversation from the magical architectural impacts of Chandigarh. As an architect, he was naturally inclined to feel the pulse in city buildings, as he said, “The city is excellently laid out. I must say it has the purest water because women here are the prettiest. I go around Mumbai swearing by the beauty of Chandigarh girls. That apart, this city is charming.” Ivan added, “As such a lot of low-down, crass work is happening in this circuit. It is time we did something to tell people what actual, meaningful and professional deejaying is all about.” |
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