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State award for five teachers
Chandigarh, September 3 Ms Urmil Sharma, a science mistress at the Institute of Blind, Sector 26, has been selected for her services in propagating the message of environment conservation. She is also in charge of “talking books” at the institute. Sister Maria Christie, Principal of Carmel Convent School, Sector 9, has been chosen for her indispensable contribution in the field education. Three teachers of government schools have also been selected for the award. Honoured for his creativity, Mr Surjit Singh, a fine arts teacher at Government High School, Sector 34, made a toy train out of scrap available at the school. Now, he plans to make a ship out of scrap. A computer teacher at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 33, Mr Amarjeet Singh, was instrumental in bringing computer education to the school. The school has recently been honoured with the National Award for Excellence in Computer Literacy. A government teacher of Raipur Khurd school, Ms Rajwant Kaur, has also been selected for the award.
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Celebrating ‘guru shishya’ tradition
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, September 3 Students of BMD Public School, Sector 63, also celebrated the Teachers’ Day. The life sketches of Dr S. Radhakrishnan and Rabinderanath Tagore were highlighted on the occasion. A variety programme was presented on the occasion. The students of Stepping Stones School, Sector 38, also celebrated the Teachers’ Day. The Teachers’ Day was also celebrated at Dr Ambedkar Institute of Hotel Management Catering and Nutrition, Sector 42. The Principal of the institute, Mr Navin Kumar Nanchahal, thanked the students for making the day a memorable one for all faculty members. Freshers’ party at DAV
Nursery Teacher Training Institute of DAV Model School, Sector 15, organised a freshers’ party and a talent search contest for the new students. Students of third semester presented an entertainment programme. Ms Preet Kamal, Ms Preeti Randhawa and Ms Arpana were selcted as Miss Fresher, first runner up and second runner up, respectively. The Principal, Ms Rakesh Sachdeva welcomed the students. Declamation contest at MDAV
An inter house declamation contest was held at MDAV Sector 22. Ms Uma Khosla was the chief guest. The students spoke on topics of water conservation, ideal student and bad effects of cable TV.
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No extension for schools in residential premises
Chandigarh, September 3 Today, during hearing of a bunch of petitions seeking directions to the Governments of Punjab and Haryana as well as the UT Administration, the Bench of Mr Justice G.S. Singhvi and Mr Justice Nirmal Singh also directed the three governments to complete the reports of surveys carried out by them within one month and submit them in the court. The petitioners have prayed for directions to the authorities to strictly implement the Supreme Court guidelines with regard to running of schools in residential premises. The Bench asked the two states and the UT Administration to ensure that no school is allowed to continue in residential premises after April 30, 2005. During hearing, an officer representing UT told the Court that out of 84 such schools, 34 had already been ordered to be closed The Bench later adjourned the hearing to October 14.
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Lawyers go on strike
Chandigarh, September 3 At around 12.20 pm, when news about the attack on lawyers of Lucknow reached the High Court, office-bearers of the Bar Association decided to go on strike. Later, a meeting of office-bearers of the association was held to discuss the future course of action. Association President Anmol Rattan Sidhu, while condemning the attack, demanded that strict action be taken against the guilty police officers involved in the “murderous attack” on the lawyers. He said the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association would go to all extent to support the lawyers of Lucknow. Association Secretary Munish Jolly also condemned the attack. Meanwhile, the Punjab and Haryana Bar Council through its Chairman, C.M. Munjal, has also condemned the attack. The Bar Council has also given a one-day strike call for tomorrow. It has requested all lawyers of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh not to work tomorrow to register their protest against the attack on their Lucknow counterparts.
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Lawyers observe strike
Chandigarh, September 3
A meeting of the executive committee of the Bar was held and it was decided to penalise advocates appearing in any case with a fine of Rs 5,000.
The president of the association, Mr Sajal Koser, flayed the police for allegedly being highhanded in its approach.
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Reviving magical sounds of opera
THEY bring with them the magical sounds of the opera tradition. But they do not purely belong to the opera customs as traced to Italy. Thierry Gregoire, Audouin Emily and Ronaldo Correia, the three partners in rhyme have their own musical forms to cherish and share. This ancient form of music called cantatn, they say, stems from the 17th century classical musical traditions that evolved in France as a reaction to romanticism, its charms and its burdens. This style was at the zenith of glory just before Mozart’s advent on the musical scene. As a different musical tradition gained ground, cantatn struggled to exist but in vain. The phenomenon of its revival is very recent and the aforesaid musicians form a significant part of it. In Chandigarh on an invitation from the French Embassy and the Alliance Francaise, the musicians shared their passion for a style of music that had nearly been lost to the vagaries of change, until a group of committed musicians took charge of its revival. Gregoire, the vocalist in the group is the most vocal of all when it comes to explaining the form he practises. “This ancient music is closest to opera, but it is not purely operat in terms of content and presentation. Of course it draws from the opera traditions but it mainly comprises several pieces of music. In opera, on the other hand, music is part of a whole piece of theatre. Our music requires full throated rendition which I have taken ages to master. I have acquired a good range which enables me to oscillate easily between scales. The result is a bright musical tapestry, with tones of highs and lows.” Into music for 20 years now, Gregoire has a major fan following back home in Paris. Named a laureate of the Menuhin Foundation, he was also the prizewinner in Vellutti International Voice Competition held in 1997 in Italy. After that he gave several concerts in Europe, Japan and Australia, marketing the ancient French music as an item for the collectors. Supporting Gregoire in his musical mission are Emily and Ronaldo, who play two unique instruments that bear some resemblance to the Indian stringed instruments. Viola da gamba looks like an extended guitar. Its resonates delightfully, evoking the deepest of emotions. No wonder the cantatn concert in Delhi evoked great appreciation. As Emily said, “The listeners were very sensitive to our concert. They could feel the melody of romance we were striking on the stage.” Interestingly, the thematic base of cantatns is quintessentially romantic. Ronaldo said, “These have to be narrations of love songs, which are rendered softly. The charm of our music is that it does not require the vocalist to scream. A subtle note is good enough to attract attention. That’s one quality which endears us to his stream of music.” For his part, Ronaldo takes care of the sounds of theorbo, an instrument that instantly reminds you of the sarod. To know the difference, you can partake of its sounds when Ronaldo plays the theorbo during the concert at CSIO tomorrow. TNS
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Nothing dreamy about ‘Ek Sapna’
One thoroughly regretted having spared time off the day’s schedule to watch Aaina Theatre’s production “Ek Sapna” at Tagore Theatre this evening.
Nonsensical and ill rehearsed, the play had all the ingredients of a bad production. To begin with, one had to bear with a moth eaten script which had no fresh characters to introduce except for a hero, a heroine and their villainous father who would not let them meet. One could still have tolerated the script had the director of the play who claims he has worked with the likes of Naseeruddin Shah, introduced even an iota of aesthetics into the genuinely “bizarre” production. The actors, especially the female lead of the play, conducted herself with utter disdain on stage as she delivered rather objectionable dialogues containing unnecessary references to her adolescence and youth. The actors kept overstepping their domains in desperate attempts to make an impression on the audience, which was anyways too thin to be even registered. However, there was this set of seven viewers who seemed to have been paid to clap at the end of each act, even though the discerning audience could hardly decipher where one act ended and another commenced. Overall, the show was too loud and insipid to even qualify for the stage of Tagore Theatre. One wished each play could be screened before being given the permission to be staged in Tagore Theatre. The space of performance, after all, is sacred. TNS
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