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Shun corrupt elements, Dua tells students Chandigarh, March 27 Addressing a gathering of graduates and postgraduates at the annual convocation of the Government College, Sector 11, Mr Dua said those who have graduated should consider themselves lucky as a major population of the country was still devoid of the basic education. Those who have been able to attain higher education should see the contribution of society and they should give back something to society. Congratulating the recipients of degrees, the Editor-in-Chief said getting a degree was a milestone. He advised the students to experiment more and improve upon their mistakes. Those who pursue excellence often commit mistakes, added Mr Dua. He expressed concern for those who were denied the right to basic education. Those who have been lucky to get education should pay back to society. In the interest of the nation, students should combine their personal interest with the interest of the nation. Mr Dua said: “We are the nation of the future but everything was not right. All do not have access to potable water, medical facilities, jobs and a roof over their heads.” He called upon the students to shun corrupt elements and those with criminal record in the coming Lok Sabha elections. Earlier, the Principal of he college, Prof Balvinder Singh, read out the annual report of the college and highlighted the achievements in different fields. The Principal conferred degrees on 10 postgraduates in English, 10 in MSc (IT), 20 graduates in BCA, 25 graduates in BBA, 120 graduates in B.Com, 210 graduates in BA and 40 graduates in B.Sc and 22 students who passed in honours. The Principal also conferred degrees on Simrandeep Kaur, who stood first in MA English, Akhilesh Gupta, who stood first in BA and first in geography (Honours). The outstanding students in academics — Gagandeep Gupta, Manish Jindal, Piyush Wig, Puneet Chadha, Lalit Jain , Abhishek and Priya — were also honoured. 40 honours students fail to get degrees:
The college authorities claimed that they had intimated the concerned authorities in the university in advance. The Controller of Examination, Panjab University, Dr Sodhi Ram, was not available for comments.
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Hansraj Public School
students excel
Panchkula, March 27 Mehak Vohra stood first with 92.33 per cent marks. Others who scored over 90 per cent marks are Palak Bansal, Gaurav Garg, Bhavika Syal,Nishtha Gandhi, Jineya Goel, Aman Mohan, Aruj Garg and Shagun Goyal.  |
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DAV-7 student
tops in city Chandigarh, March 27 Sahil Manchanda and Pratkeet Mahajan have secured 91.6 per cent marks each. Two students of DAV Public School, Sector 8, Sushmita Bhattacharya and Ruhi Gupta, have secured 91.8 per cent and 91.5 per cent marks, respectively. Santan divas:
Dr Amarjyoti , eminent Punjabi writer from Holland, was the chief guest. School gifts:
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World melodies played on the flute Transcending all geographical barriers, three flautists from France, Michel Boizot, Francois Daudin Clavaud and Xavier Saint Bonnet, under the banner of “Trio D’ argent”, on Saturday created melody that bore international flavour and yet a distinctive style of its own. The concert at Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh started with a contemporary note as the trio played “Shanghai’s Bund” composed by Francois Daudin Claudin with bass flutes. “Miroir”, another composition by Claudin, came dipped in Vietnamese melody was presented with three traditional Vietnamese bamboo flutes. The outstanding piece of the first half of the concert was “Augenblick”, a composition inspired by Indian classical music and meant as a tribute to Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia, a renowned flautist of India. After the classically oriented first part, the trio presented creations of international composers, like Marcela Rodriguez’s “El Horizonte”, followed by American composer Leon Milo’s “Mexico” and once again Rodriguez’s “El otrro horizonte”. The concert concluded with “Deseo de so,” a composition by Claudin, executed by flute, alto and bass. Trio D’ argent was formed in 1984 by Michel, Francois and Xavier after graduating from Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris. The group, which later became part of Foundation Yehudi Menhuin, has been performing in places like hospitals, prisons and factories, driven by ambition of making classical music accessible to all. “We want to make music available for all classes of people. Since not everyone can attend our concerts, we take our music to them,” says Michel Boizot. What is more, the group also imparts lessons to jail inmates and factory workers. The trio has come out with three albums. They believe in creating music from the heart. “So far I have composed only 12 pieces. Creativity has to come from within for me to compose a piece,” says Francois Clavaud. “I take inspiration from all Asian and Latin American countries, but mould music in my own way to bring out that distinctive flavour,” he adds. |
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Film Review Hindi cinema seems to be renouncing its conditioning. It is experimenting! After “Tum” which explored an adulterous relationship, “Hawas” is another film riding on the wave of sexual permissiveness. It is another matter that these themes are not handled with sensitivity. In the absence of good scripts, most of these like “Hawas” end up mocking at the man-woman relationship. A beautiful housewife (Meghna Naidu) bored with her ever-busy husband (Shawar Ali) consciously walks into an adulterous relationship with a painter (Tarun Arora). The first half overflows with steamy scenes. And if you manage to sit through it, you are rewarded with a murder twist. The performance of two men are
forgettable. While Manisha Koirala in “Tum” is repentant, here the heroine
includes in sexscapades with aplomb. Those with the traditional mindset will struggle hard to justify the two-timing. * * * Romu Sipply’s suspense thriller “Woh” is an old wine in a new bottle. Since there is no climax, therefore, no anticipation. So much so for the suspense part. Shekhar Kapur (Priyanshu Chatterjee) comes to Mahableshwar in search of a job. However, he lands up in the bar of a dancer, Laila, who tries to play Helen. There he meets her accomplice, Partap Singh. Too gullible, he gets sucked into the world of criminals. Priyanshu lends some dignity to his character and brings some semblence of order . But his efforts are wiped out by a moth-eaten script. The heroine, Cleo Issacs, contributes little to the film. Ayub Khan is a villain with a distorted comic sense. There is no high point or touching scene. The score is equally indifferent. The moral of the storyline is trust and you shall be doomed. And this applies to the movie as well. —
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