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Hamara School
Hansraj Public School is located in a posh locality of Panchkula. Spread
over an area of 8 acres, it has a beautiful exterior with plush
landscaped lawns, magnificent waterfall, exquisite flowers... all
creating an ambience conducive to learning. Instituted in 1994, the
school is a part of the Dayananad Anglo Vedic College Trust & Management
Society. Striving to achieve its motto — ‘Through knowledge one attains
immortality’ — the school blends modern pedagogical methodology with the
best of the traditional, providing an educational environment comparable
with world standards. The faculty headed by the Principal, Mr Vijay
Kumar, is well qualified to carry out the task of nurturing children.
Emphasis is laid on interactive teaching involving experimentation, and
a lot of self-learning by students. The stressful examination system has
been done away with up to class V and a continuous evaluation based on
the child’s day-to-day performance is undertaken wherein each child is
compared with his previous achievements rather than that of his peers.
The school has made a name for itself in the region giving excellent
CBSE class X results each year. Striving to create opportunities for
Hansarians, the school has a tie-up with Chandigarh Engineering College
wherein they will be given preference at the time of admission. A
crying need of the region was met by Hansraj Public School when the
hostel for girls was opened in April 3, where even NRI parents are
sending their children. The hostel building has well-ventilated and
well-lit room with access to maximum natural light. Equipped with all
modern amenities, it caters to the needs of the child. The A/C rooms
have 4 students each. Highly sanitized toilets have running hot and cold
water. Special care has been taken to make the hostel mosquito and fly
free. The hostel students have access to a recreation room equipped
with a big screen projection TV & a variety of reading material. The
hostellers give expression to their creativity and gaiety in the open
air theatre whose festive celebrations and cultural activities are
organised. To enable the young girls to become aware of our culture, a
havan is organised in the hostel premises every month. “A healthy mind
in a healthy body.” To keep the children alert and healthy the hostel is
equipped with the latest exercising equipment and various indoor games
facilities. The hostellers also have an opportunity to participate in
various outdoor games. Nutritious well balanced meals are hygienically
prepared in a modern kitchen. Here a variety of foods is provided
ranging from Indian to Continental and Chinese. The menu is prepared
under the guidance of qualified dieticians ensuring quality. The girls
in the hostel are under the care of a very able and caring warden.
Loving care is carefully balanced with firmness in order to ensure that
while the hostellers feel at home they are also imbibing the finer
points of discipline. Internet and e-mail facilities as also STD/ISD
enable the children to keep in touch with their families. The ambience
created in the hostel is such that it becomes for the students a home
away from home. Every effort is made to monitor the academic progress of
the girls in our care and the parents are apprised of the same on a
regular basis. Wherever the need for help in academics or otherwise is
required, it is arranged by the school authorities after approval by
parents. Special coaching classes are arranged for the hostel residents,
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‘We plan to set up an aeronautical club’ With an aim to develop well-rounded personalities, the school provides opportunities for the latent abilities of the children to blossom. The students participate in various indoor and outdoor activities such as flower arrangement, rangoli, cooking, clay modelling, quizzing, creative art, cricket, karate, skating, chess etc. Various competitions are conducted throughout the year in which every child participates. A culminating of the year’s activities is “Sparkles”, a series of competitions that give all children an opportunity to showcase their talents. In order to make the students aware of the latest developments in the field of science, an aeronautical club will be formed in the school under the able guidance of Wing Cdr Sabharwal. Making students aware of their rights and duties is of paramount importance. This aim was kept in mind while deciding to set up a wing of the consumer forum and adopting a village to aid in its development. Environmental awareness is inculcated through the environmental club in the school premises. To help the children imbibe their culture, morals and values, the Arya Yuva Sabha has been set up in the school. The school has a well equipped laboratory, library, reprographic room, playroom, computer rooms, a multi-media theatre amusement park — all of which makes learning easier and fun. On the anvil is a computer aided class room. Here a computer loaded with the syllabus of all classes will be made available and the room will be fitted with a large screen TV and a dolby sound system. Many concepts to be given to the students need concrete examples for them to become clear. This will be possible with the help of this software which will be upgraded on an annual basis so that changes in the syllabi, if any, are incorporated. With this new system it will be possible for students to have clarity of the often hard to understand concepts. HPS has the unique distinction of having a solar
energy park in its premises. Equipped with myriad solar powered products
— street lights, TV, geyser, home lighting, pump, stove — it is one of a
kind in the region. Students of various schools visit the park getting
to study at first hand the working of equipment run on alternative
energy sources. |
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339 students
get prizes Chandigarh, March 17 While 31 students were awarded college colours, 20 were
given certificates of merit for performance in co-curricular activities.
Eight students were awarded the Roll of Honour. These included Rajbir
(BA II) of the NCC Air Wing, Tarun Kumar (BA II) and Amandeep Singh (BA
I) of the NCC Naval Wing, Oscar Iqbal Singh (BA II) of the NCC Army
Wing, Dushyant Arora, Dheeraj Kumar and Jaspreet Singh, all students of
BA III, of the NSS and Nidhi Jaswal (BA III) for excelling in academics
and co-curricular activities. The prizes were given by the DPI
(College), Mr Dilip Kumar. Earlier, the Principal, Ms Geeta Mohan, read
out the college report. Prize distribution: Students of Government
College, Sector 11, were awarded for excelling in various fields by the
Additional Director-General of Police, Dr G.S. Aujla, at the annual
prize distribution function of the college here on Wednesday. While 210
students were honoured on the occasion, the College Colour was given to
28 students while 35 students got certificates of distinction. Fourteen
students were awarded for standing first in various classes, while 110
were given prizes on the basis of their performance in the house tests.
Sarner Singh, the best athlete of the college, was also honoured. The
outstanding students awarded at the function included Gagandeep Gupta,
Simrandeep Kaur, Munish Kumar, Piyush Wig, Puneet Chadha, Manjit Singh
and Akhilesh Gupta. |
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2 get medical
sciences academy membership Chandigarh, March 17 Dr A.J. Kanwar is with the Department of
Dermatology, Venerology and Leprology. Dr Sunil K. Arora is Associate
Professor in the Department of Immunopathology. |
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115 students
given prizes Chandigarh, March 17 The function, was
presided over by the Education-cum-Home Secretary, Mr R.S. Gujral. At
least 115 students excelling in academics, sports and other cultural
activities were given prizes. Apurva Sondhi was honoured with Swarcha
Paul Award for overall achievement. Mr Gujral said the college would
start Masters in Fine Arts in all four streams from the next session and
the Administration would provide all necessary help to the college to
develop infrastructure for the purpose. He praised the students for
their contribution towards Chandigarh Carnival, Festival of Gardens and
Basant Mela. The Principal, Mr Brahm Prakash, gave a brief account of
various activities of the college. He said besides academic
achievements, the students of the institution had won laurels in
extra-curricular activities. A special diploma course for the deaf and
dumb and mentally impaired had been started. The Director, Technical
Education, UT, Chandigarh, Mr Vivek Atray, was present on the occasion. |
High Court Chandigarh, March 17 He was booked by the Chandigarh Police after the arrest of “Pakistani spy” Abid Mohammed. According to the prosecution, he was engaged in collecting classified information regarding defence installations in the country. It was added that the petitioner was helping the Pakistani national. Mr Justice Jasbir Singh ruled: “No compromise was possible with the safety and security of the nation... Prima facie, the court was convinced that there was sufficient evidence on record to indicate the involvement of the petitioner in a very serious offence”.
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Defamation suit filed against NGO founder Panchkula, March 17 Going a step further, Mr Sihag has urged the DC, Ms
Satwanti Ahlawat, to verify the antecedents of Dr Tandon as he had
allegedly been blocking development works in the township. Refuting the
allegations the Executive Officer said today that Dr Tandon should
refrain from going to the Press till the Vigilance inquiry into his
allegations against the MC was completed. He said municipal
councillors could inspect the development works in their respective
wards and contact the Executive Officer and the MC President in case of
a complaint against any contractor. He claimed that the final payment in
respect of removal of congress grass and dumping of malba has not yet
been made. It may be recalled Mr Sihag and Dr Tandon have been at
loggerheads for some years now. The Haryana Vigilance Bureau had
ordered a probe into the functioning of the MC on the complaint of Dr
Tandon that irregularities amounting to Rs 1 crore were committed in
development works, including maintenance of parks, removal of the
congress grass and dumping of malba. Alleging that Mr Sihag had
offered him the post of Technical Adviser, Dr Tandon recently urged the
Haryana Chief Secretary to transfer the MC official for a fair vigilance
probe. |
Death
of idealism well portrayed Mohali, March 17 The play starts with focus on the life
of a college student, Kanchan, played by Anita herself. There she is
inspired by student leader Preetam Parvana, played by Jagjit Saini.
Parvana and Kanchan get married. While Parvana moves ahead in life,
compromising on his ideals, Kanchan continues to believe in these.
Finally, Parvana is killed, but his wife goes to court, demanding a
divorce from the dead man. The other actors in the play are Malkit
Singh Roni, Makhan Singh, Gurcharan Singh, Mohinder Mohan and Hardeep
Gill. |
Eating Out AWAY from the congested commercial hubs of Sectors
17 and 35, where most of the city’s eateries are located, nestled in
the green patch of Citco’s rapidly growing baby, Hotel Parkview,
Sector 24, is a brand new restaurant-cum-bar. Its name — The Palms —
too reflects the verdant foliage of its surrounding. In fact, for
those fond of enjoying meals in the lap of nature, the restaurant has
been extended up to its garden. The door opens into the green patch
overlooking the multi-storeyed hotel. Tables shaded by ethnic
umbrellas that have been laid under the sky are inviting, especially
during the evenings in the summers and afternoons when the clime is
cooler. Another point that goes in its favour is the huge parking
lot. Even if you host a party at its two banquet halls with a capacity
of 350 each, there will be place for your gaddi. With the vehicle
safe, the khana too goes down the tummy minus the secretions pumped
out with tension. The 62-seater airconditioned Palms has been
tastefully done up with the decor being a combination of brown teak,
bright furnishing, earthy brick tiles, some paintings highlighted by
the gleaming bulbs... and, of course, pots of healthy palm
leaves. The centre panel has been designed to serve the dual purpose
of style and practicality. In the event of a group order, the niche is
ideal to lay trays for a buffet. Just walk around it to fill your
plate. Every morning, breakfast goodies are displayed here for the
inhouse guests, informs its senior manager. The menu (Rs 60 - Rs 65)
varies from the English eggs and cornflakes meal to the Indian stuffed
parathas and curd with tea and coffee being common to both cuisines.
Casual visitors can also walk in and help themselves to a healthy fill
before starting a hectic day. All time favourites like cutlets (veg
and non-veg), sandwiches, pakoras and potato fingers are also on
offer, while you have the choice of refreshing lassi and lime water
among the beverages. For lunch and dinner, sumptuous servings of
Indian and Chinese delicacies are there for you to pick. The chefs
rustle up creamy soups, munchy starters and the filling shahi panir,
mushroom lazeez, murg makhni, mutton do piaza, tikka and kebabs, among
the vast mouth-watering Indian fare. There is an equally long list to
stir up the gastronomic juices of those preferring noodles and
manchurian. The bar with its cocktails of rum and whiskey should give
cheers to all as they are given at club rates. |
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Morning
Chatter
A child clutching his stomach as if
holding on to a painful cramp and telling the teacher, “Ma’am I couldn’t
do homework because my head was paining” is a sight witnessed once too
many. The excuse in this case did not exempt the child from punishment.
Rather, it exposed him as being a shirker, a liar and, finally, made him
the butt of many jokes. We all make excuses. With some of us it may be a
compulsive malady, in which case the excuses just tumble out when there
may not even be a need. With time, these excuses become more outlandish,
making us give detailed story-like explanations which neither convince
nor amuse but irritate and diminish your credibility further. For those
who are always late for appointments because of being late-risers or
being unrealistic about travel time, excuses like “I had a flat tyre” or
“I got caught in a traffic jam” seem weak even to their own
ears. Situations which induce the maximum excuses include the time one
breaks a much announced New Year resolution, goes back to smoking or
drinking, slips up on an exercise regimen or loses his temper in spite
of promising that one would keep it under check. These are times a
regular excuse-maker will still find a reason to shift the blame in
order to absolve himself of responsibility. According to Dr. C.R.
Snyder, clinical psychologist at the University of Kansas, men and women
make an equal number of excuses, though women use a verbally more
sophisticated strategy, as opposed to men’s macho bold-faced denial, or
self-handicapping alibis for poor performance. Plain and simple “denial
of responsibility” is perhaps the most common. For example, “That
scratch on the car was not because I drove into the gate but because my
wife used the car last and it must be her handiwork” leads up to a
psychological analysis of the excuse maker’s behaviour as being one of
“outright denial leading to concealing of facts and blatant lying,
besides blaming someone wrongly and intentionally”. Excuses which fall
under the “extenuating circumstances” category are a shade better for
they allow the ‘victim’ to enlist some sympathy. The excuse here is
based on a half truth. Like when one explains an impulsive resignation
with: “If the boss had just given me a patient hearing I wouldn’t have
tendered in my resignation,” allows you to be excused. It may be
followed up by a discussion on the “whys” and “what nows?” of it, but
the ground for sympathetic understanding has been created. The very
objective of an excuse is to shift casual attribution away from self
(“It is not my fault”) or to protect one’s self image (“I am not the
kind of person who would lie/be late/ break a resolution or betray
someone’s trust”). The moment you accept some responsibility, the excuse
becomes more acceptable. When a teacher hits a student and says, “She
never does her homework, always answers back and deserved what she got”
the scene could get acrimonious. In the same situation if the teacher
were to say, “She is an errant child who is constantly faulting. I just
lost my cool when in spite of so much counselling she repeated her
deviant behaviour” the situation can be defused. Excuses may be an
inescapable way of life but we can at least reduce our dependence on
those which are feeble and banal. While we may not be able to adopt
William Shakespeare’s advice, “and often times excusing of a fault/Doth
make the fault worse by the excuse” we surely can resort to honest and
succinct one liners which do suffice most of the time, eliminating the
need for long-winded explanations making the excuse and the excuse-maker
seem ridiculous. |
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Anil Sharma —
trailing history, as usual The look on his face is assuring. But he still wants you
to wait till he takes his last shot. “You will have to be patient if you
really want to talk, “ declares the director, who must have his time to
repeat the history he created with “Gadar...ek prem katha” or even evoke
emotions as he did in “Yeh Bandhan Hai Kachhe Dhaagon Ka....” Anil
Sharma is a man of detail. That is why he took 11 retakes of a simple
sequence set against the backdrop of the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war, which
is the starting point of his new film, “Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan
Saathiyon.” Engaged in direction for well over five hours at Chandi
Mandir today, the filmmaker completed his first day’s schedule to start
afresh when the Big B joins him tomorrow. The scene appeared
challenging. It was about Pakistani troops unleashing terror on innocent
people in the wake of Bangladesh’s creation. Taking care of details,
Anil took long to okay the sequence. The interesting part was the
presence of locals. He explained, “Where ever I go for a shoot, I make
it a point to include the locals in my cast. The idea is to freshen up
the script and tap the zeal which non-actors possess.” Though many
people label him as “anti-Pakistan” without actually understanding the
issues that he raises in films, Anil is not perturbed by this. He says:
“I reflect truth. “Gadar” portrayed the bitter reality of Partition.
“The Hero” dealt with the issue of a nuclear scientist itching to share
nuke secrets with the world. Now, I am making a new film, which stresses
on Indo-Pak unity. It tells the tale of Amitabh Bachchan and his family
— of grandfather and grandson. A love triangle has been woven into the
script.” After filming moving scripts in “Shraddhanjali” and “Hukumat”,
Anil Sharma is dealing with the issue of “plummeting enrollment in the
armed forces.” He says: “It is a pity that Indians are hardly willing to
join the forces. This subject concerns me immensely. Hence, I am
handling it in my film. Finally, I am striving to entertain the
audience, which, I believe, is smarter than I am. I can only attempt
entertainment, not instruction. As it is, I am neither a politician nor
a saint.” Roping in Amitabh has been easier after “Gadar”, the director
admits: “Gadar did exceptionally well and for reasons obvious. Much
commitment went into that film. Amitabh Bachchan plays a Sikh Army man
in my film. The schedule begins tomorrow and I am excited about
directing a legend. “ After “Ab Tumhare Hawale...”, Anil Sharma plans to
make some historical films. But the themes have not yet crystallised.
Informs the director, who idolises Manoj Kumar. “The only subject that
fascinates me after patriotism is history. I have some ideas in mind,
but I will declare them later. I like to concentrate on one film at a
time. This one may release by August.” Anil’s current schedule is for
50 days. After Chandigarh, he will shift to Manali, to shoot for the
climax. TNS |
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My teachers have honed my skills, says designer Chandigarh is the city which has shaped my talent for designing. I owe a lot to my teachers of the Chandigarh College of Art who have nurtured and shaped my talent. My designs are my way of expressing gratitude and appreciation for their efforts, says fashion designer, Jitender Thukral “JET”. I was born in a talented family in Jalandhar. My father Mohinder Thukral is a very talented artist and designer. My family also owns an ‘akhara’ and my father has been one of the most respected pehelwans of Punjab. Though he tried turn me into a bodybuilder, I never ever went anywhere near the akhara,” says Jitender. “I went on to do my BFA from Chandigarh College of Art in Applied Arts and then MFA from the Delhi College of Art in visualization and animation. I started my advertising career in Bates advertising, Mumbai, and moved on to RMG David (O&M) where I am working. I like popular art. That is what I do. I have launched many a cult design brand, which is a consortium of graphic designers, illustrators, filmmakers and design-inclined writers. Nirmal Pulickal, Jiten Thukral, and George Koshy formed the core team. The first major commercial venture is a series of t-shirts which has already proved a runaway hit. I have also introduced an innovative process in the age-old craft of creating a design called ‘visual dialogue’. It is a trend, which is catching on the international design circuit and the results are stunning. Out of the four designs created, two were selected to put on display at the Hype Gallery in London and exhibited in Mumbai by PGA last month. Also in the pipeline is a project to launch a fashion label, along with London designer Amee Sikka. The idea is to fuse street fashion with the latest graphic design. I have been invited by design portals and magazines from Australia and Russia. I have also attended many design conferences around the world, Visualogue in Japan and Semi-permanent in Australia to name a few. One of my favourite designs, and one I’m proud of, is a book I published for RMD David. It is a 1”X1”X1” cube book which is created to bring out the power of small RMG David which is the ‘smallest worldwide agency network’. I plan to take
the idea of Visual Dialogue to my college in Chandigarh and work closely
with the students to help them develop their own styles as told to TNS. |
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Clarification
Apropos the news item “Sikh models stand fair chance on
the ramp” appearing in the columns of the Chandigarh Tribune on March
17, 2004, it is erroneously mentioned that Harkaran Singh Sandhu follows
five principles of the Khalsa. He has clarified that he only wears a
turban and sports a beard. The error is regretted. |
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