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A large part
of MDU agenda devoted to Dr Ratnoo’s suspension Rohtak, November 27 The agenda
further includes Dr Ratnoo’s 15 cases of his various other acts of
omission and commission for the consideration of the Executive
Council. The first case relates to the demonstration of January 30,
2002, which was led by led by Dr Ratnoo and Dr Vazir Singh Nehra, to
allegedly disturb the meeting of Vice-Chancellors of Haryana
universities. The charge says that their this act of “using the mask
of HFUCTO” was neither connected with union activities nor had
anything to do with the interest of teachers. The second case relates
to Dr Ratnoo and Dr Nehra’s representation on behalf of Maharshi
Dayanand University Teachers Association (MDUTA) to the Chancellor on
January 24, 2001 “containing a number of concocted and mischievous
allegations”. By this irresponsible conduct of these two teachers,
the whole process of promotion under career advancement scheme was
unnecessarily delayed by eight months. The third case relates to the
dharna on March 20, 2002, in which he allegedly insulted and
misbehaved with the pro-Vice Chancellor without any provocation. When
Dr Ratnoo was asked to give an explanation in this regard he, instead
of giving a reply, wrote a letter in a ‘dictatorial’ manner using
‘offensive and intemperate’ language. The fourth case relates to
Dr Ratnoo’s call for a dharna on February 24 in front of the
Vice-Chancellor’s office where a meeting of the Executive Council
was going on. For this dharna he invited certain political leaders and
other outside elements who had nothing to do with the
university. Case number five relates to Dr Ratnoo and Mr M. M. Lal
Chaturved’s patronage to SFI students who were caught on the night
of May 11 defacing the walls of the Law Faculty building by
writing/painting slogans. Both of them allegedly reasoned with the
security staff, causing disruption and obstruction in the course of
due discharge of their duty in an unauthorised, deceitful and devious
manner. Among the remaining cases, one relates to Dr Ratnoo’s
so-called “extremely indifferent and rude” behaviour, particularly
while speaking and writing as and when any official correspondence is
sent to him. Another case relates to Dr Ratnoo’s work of evaluation
which resulted in avoidable delay in the declaration of results of MA
and M. Phil examinations which caused unnecessary hardship to students
and affected the image of the university. Still another case relates
to the report made by the Director, P G Regional Centre, Rewari,
against Dr Ratnoo and Dr Nehra who levelled wild allegations against
the Vice-Chancellor and the Director and got the same published in a
newspaper. |
ARTSCAPE Those who thought that black and white photography was pass`E9 in this time and age of colour, would have to change their opinion once they view the photographs of a young Delhi photographer, Madhavi Swarup at her debut exhibition at the Open Palm Court, India Habitat Centre here.
The theme of the exhibition is Delhi – the corridor, the gateway to India’s powerhouse of culture, history and politics. Her evocative images of Mughal architecture capture the elusive play of light and shade and "become a subtle metaphor for inner light and enlightenment and the constant human quest for it from times immemorial". Madhavi, a resident of New Friends Colony here, had her formal training in photography from the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) here, Girish Mistry, Mumbai, Light and Life Academy, Ooty and finally the Pearl Academy here. She is currently engaged in several prestigious assignments related to people, products and fashion. The exhibition, which is on till November 30, was inaugurated by Raghu Rai, the living legend of Indian photography and is curated by another well-known photographer, Ashok Dilwali. Indian postcard The Hungarian Culture Centre here is showcasing the works of renowned Hungarian artist, Robert Swierkiewicz, presenting an opportunity to the Indian art lovers to closely examine the paintings of the master artist. The exhibition will be on till January 9. The artist will be present at the inauguration on November 29. Recipient of Hungary’s prestigious Munkacsy Award, Robert was born in Pecs and graduated from the Hungarian Academy of Applied Arts in 1968. In 1982, when the art movement was its lowest ebb, Robert organised ‘Xertox’, a group of devoted and dedicated artists to work for its revival by mounting joint exhibitions, street performances mail art, video and film projects. His travels to India left a deep impression on his artistic psyche. As a result, his recent pieces evoke Hinduism’s ephemeral and sublime forms, philosophical and literary ideals. Terror unleashed
Union Minister of Human Resource Murli Manohar Joshi, and Mrs Najma Heptullah, the Vice-Chairperson of Rajya Sabha, inaugurated the exhibition on Kashmiri pandits, ‘Terror Unleashed’, in the presence of the Chairman of ICCR and his top associates in the Vigyan Bhawan Exhibition Hall. The exhibition was mounted by FACT. Forum Against Continuing Terrorism, is a Trust started by Francois Gautier, well-known French journalist, with the prize money of the Nachiketa award of journalism, which he received from the Prime Minister in May this year in Parliament. FACT endeavours to raise awareness, particularly abroad, on the plight of Kashmiri pandits, four hundred thousand of them being refugees in their own country, one of the biggest ethnic cleansing of the 20th century. Neither Amnesty International, nor the UN, nor UNESCO, nor any of the major human rights agencies have cared to put this genocide on their agenda. This is why the Indian Government graciously agreed to have the exhibition in Vigyan Bhavan, so that European delegates coming for the EU-India meeting on November 29, can have a look at it and realise what kind of terrorism India has been subjected to in the last 20 years.
The exhibition was successfully shown in India (in Delhi at Habitat Centre and in Bangalore), Poland (at the Congress Hall in Warsaw in the presence of the Polish First Lady and the Minister of Culture) and in Germany (it is to be put-up now at the Bundestag), and it is going to come up at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in January and the United States next summer. FACT’s ultimate goal is to build a Vedic/Indian Holocaust museum on the lines of the famed Washington Holocaust museum, which will highlight all the harm done to the Sikhs, Hindus, Buddhists, Christians (by the Portuguese priests upon the Jacobites in the 15th century), and moderate Muslim leaders throughout the ages. We will finish by a room, where we will show how Vedic India has survived as a civilization, in spite of the different Holocausts, show the present Renaissance taking place here – including the industrial and Internet one-and project India as the next superpower and the spiritual leader of the world, as envisioned by Vivekananda, Sri Aurobindo and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. Old and present works The Delhi Art Gallery is showcasing
the works of 75 Indian artists, old masters as well as contemporaries,
from November 29 to December 13. The exhibition has paintings,
drawings, prints and etchings and sculptures, each having the
signature of each artist’s unique style. It is precisely for this
reason that the exhibition has been named ‘Manifestations’. A
special catalogue with contributions from 21 art scholars and art
historians will also be available at the Gallery. |
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Songstress Sonia charms the audience Sonia Saigal enthralled the audience with her magical voice at the ‘Black and White Unbelong Night’ in the Capital last night with a wide variety of peppy set of English pop and a choice selection of retro music. Sonia Saigal is a professional rhythm and blues and jazz singer. She is known to have one of the best voices in the industry. She hails from the first family of Jazz in Kolkata. She is the daughter of Dom and Jenny Saigal and she has singing in her blood. ‘Black and White’ presented a night of pure musical magic that started off on a mellow note and only got better as the evening progressed. Sonia Saigal sang some of the all time favourites like Black Velvet, I feel lonely, Bila More, Do u believe in love among more. |
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