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Junction Mela at
Panjab varsity Business School
Chandigarh, October 10 Various business schools were invited to make presentations to MBA aspirants and were given a room each at the department for carrying out counselling sessions. The highlight of the day were seminars on management-related subjects. In an interactive session at the fest, Acumen, a business quiz, a workshop on Vedic mathematics and a presentation titled ‘Forty days to CAT 04’, were held. Inaugurating the event, the Chairman of the school, Dr Satish Kapoor, said the fest provided an opportunity to students to know about various management institutes.
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Lecturers hail PU decision on third counselling
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 10 Highlighting the problem of the admission seekers, Dr R.P.S. Josh, who had taken up the case with the Vice-Chancellor of Panjab University, said the third counselling session would give chance to the students who were left out earlier. He said the Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, on the direction of the Punjab Government, conducted the third counselling session in September. A number of students had not been able to get admission at the three institutes due to controversy over the 85 per cent quota for local students. Seminar: A two-day seminar on “Some issues and concerns of teachers” concluded at the Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36. The participants were divided in various groups.The first group discussed challenges being faced by teachers. Suggestions were made on educating people on human rights, gender equality and sex education. The second group discussed issues relating to training of teachers. Other groups discussed education for in-service teachers, models for teacher education, teacher education and management and areas of research. Talent hunt: A talent hunt competition was organised at Government College, Sector 11, here on Sunday.Contests in light vocal, vocal (western), classical dance, instrumental music and skits were organised. Samarjeet Singh bagged the first prize in folk singing, Gurpal Singh and Kamaljeet got the second and the third prize, respectively. Manglesh was adjudged the best ghazal singer. In geet singing, Vikas got the first prize, Sammet Rawat and Vikramjeet Singh got the second and the third position, respectively. Supreet Kaur was given special commendation for vocal rendition. The competition was organised under the leadership of Prof Saniri Thapar. Quiz: The Cyber Club Department of BCA organised a quiz on information technology. The Principal, Dr A.N. Garg, gave away the prizes to the participants.He advocated for organising more competitions like this. Prof Bikram Rana also shared his views with students. The winners were: Suraj and Ajesh 1; Nilesh and Piyush 2. Blood donation camp: A blood donation camp was organised at Ajit Karam Singh International Public School, Sector 41. Dr B.N.S. Walia, ex-Director of the PGI and Chairman of the NEDT, was the chief guest.Meanwhile, a tree plantation campaign was organised at the Sector 45 branch of the school.
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Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan fete
Chandigarh, October 10 Various stalls were put up by the old students. The school also attracted the holiday crowd. In the evening, a rock show was organised.
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School fete
Chandigarh, October 10
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PU spending: PIL dismissed
Chandigarh, October 10 In its October 9 issue, The Tribune had inadvertently mentioned that the petition had been disposed of even though it was dismissed without even a notice being issued to the The petitioner, advocate Maninder Singh Gill, had alleged that the Panjab University authorities indulged in wasteful expenditure by
according permission to appoint the guest faculty in the Department of Evening Studies of PU. In its order, the Bench, while noting that it was not prima facie impressed with the submissions made by the petitioner, said that it was of the view that if the petitioner really feels dissatisfied and attempts to espouse the public spirited cause, he can ventilate his grievance first before the
Chancellor of the PU amply supported by sufficient materials.
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East meets West on ramp
The show kicked off with Aparna Chandra’s collection in hues of red, black, green and magenta. It was flowing satin gowns in red and black that stood out. Short and long skirts, gowns and short dresses were on display. Her dresses were a melange of East and West. Mansi Scott’s performance was received with thunderous applause by audience. They were at their feet when numbers like “Take your passion and make it happen” and “Do you believe in life after love” were sung. Shantnu-Nikhil’s collection, which included short skirts and gowns, were also received well. He used fabrics like satin georgette and chiffon. The main colours were sky blue, mustard, mehndi and black. Earlier in an interview with Chandigarh Tribune, Delhi-based fashion designer Shantnu said he had high expectations from the fashion show. An MBA in finance from the USA, he loves experimenting, drawing inspiration from his clients. Sometimes, a single event can spur you towards your goal and for Shantnu this came in the form of Rocko, a grand fashion event. The event influenced him, setting his imagination afire. “I have divided my work in two categories — glamorous and subdued glamour.” Designing glamourous dresses draws the best out of his imagination. “Of course creating apparels that dazzle the onlookers is always a challenge.” The today’s collection of aquamarine line was all glitter and glamour. Enhancing the collection were elements of fun. There were beachwear with “wicked”designs. He doesn’t believe in planning in advance. “I always try to live for the moment with no thought for the future.” His clothes come out best when he gets complete freedom while designing. “Of course working under deadlines do affect your creativity,” he feels. He has launched his own brand, Shantnu-Nikhil, in partnership with his brother and has been in the profession for the past five years. “But my entry into this field was not guided by passion or desire to excel. I entered the profession after an extensive market research, which helped me a lot. Now our brand is available in more than 15 cities of the country.” His main focus is on silhouettes and does western embellishments while lending an Indian touch to it. In men’s wear there is casual, office wear and groom range. “For women I do diffusion and club wear,” he ends. For Delhi-based Aparna Chandra, designing clothes is a passion. “It satisfies my soul,” she says with conviction. “At the same time I want to make my collection affordable and within the reach of common man.” She has a diploma in fashion designing from NIFT, Delhi. Her today’s collection focussed on club wear. “When I am designing something glamorous and sexy, I let go of the practicalities. This doesn’t mean my collections are only meant for girls with perfect figure. These can be worn by anyone. These are available in all sizes.” “My focus is on cuts and textures. This time I have used many vibrant colours like blacks. There are a lot of jackets in my collections and I have used velvet and satins,” she says. “I can derive inspiration for my clothes from anywhere. It can come from anyone and from any place.” “I also do men’s collection, but very rarely. I am more focused on women’s collection.” But most of the clothes that are shown on the ramp are not worn by the common man in their day-to-day life, she adds. Nodding in affirmation, she says: “Whatever is displayed on the ramp is slightly not wearable for the common man. The collection has to be very stylish. But when we bring it to the market, we surely make it wearable.” Talking about professionalism, she quips: “It should come from your heart, but of course there is business linked to it and one should use intelligence.” The main problems related to this field are “we are not business-minded people. Certain areas like business and promotion aspect also need to be taken care of.”
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Mansi Scott — a complete performer
Mansi Scott likes to be known as a complete performer—with singing dancing and acting — all rolled into one.
Going by the number of performances she has given— more than 500 live shows in India and abroad— it will be fair if we give the fair lady his due.
The lady will be seen in her own album, ‘Mansi-Ideal woman’, shortly. She has crooned in it and the album is likely to be released in December this year or February next year. To put icing on the cake, she has made compositions also. She has also donned the mantle of a playback singer for South Indian films. Her image of an ideal woman is one who is strong yet very feminine. One who can maintain a balance between profession and home life. She is also starring in a soap opera titled "Milli' which is going to be telecast at Star Plus. She has sung many remixes also but the one which made her famous was 'Rang barse'. It was her childhood dream to be a singer and gave her first stage performance when she was only eight- year- old. At 13, she was dabbling with acting and theatre, primarily English . She admires English pop and is a fan of Whitney Houston. But she admits that “Punjabi revolution” has engrossed everyone. Punjabi songs, especially Bhangra, is holding the floor here and abroad, she says. She doesn't boast of any formal training in music but is taking voice-training lessons from Sylin Lobo. Quipping about her family, she says, "My husband is very supportive".
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Keeping up with tradition
“No wonder the instrument yields incredibly pure sounds, the ones you just can’t create with a tabla or any other accompanying “saaz”,” asserts Gangani, who has pursued the instrument more religiously than his celebrated gurus Purushottam Das and Tota Ram had ever imagined. Born into the family of musicians and dancers (he is the son of illustrious kathak dancer Pt Kundan Lal Gangani and the younger brother of Rajendra Gangani who teaches kathak at Kathak Kendra, Delhi), Fateh Singh Gangani faced no resistance from the family. He however surprised everyone by choosing a path less trodden – that of the pakhawaj. Well aware of the fading charm of the once-glorious legacy of the pakhawaj, Gangani took upon himself the charge of reviving whatever little lost glory he could. Though the mother of all percussion instruments, pakhawaj no longer commands the respect it rightfully deserves. Traditionally played to embellish the rendition of Dhrupad, another fading classical musical style, pakhawaj may well have lost ground had it not been for the zeal of young practitioners like Gangani. For his part, Gangani has mastered the instrument which is elegant and authoritative at the same time. He has perfected his art enough to earn a place alongside maestros like Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Pt Ravi Shankar, Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma, Pt Debu Chaudhari and Prerna Shrimali. Also, he has frequented all major classical music festivals across the length and breadth of the country. Currently researching the “raas” of Vrindavan with the help of his guru Tota Ram who is based in Vrindavan, Gangani traced the phased decline in pakhawaj’s popularity. “The first reason is the slow death of dhrupad, which practically has no takers these days. When we go abroad for performances, we are heartbroken to find that no one is ready to buy tickets for an evening of dhrupad. Historically linked to dhrupad, pakhawaj also suffers. I feel people have no patience to partake of a style as meditative as dhrupad and a sound as serene as pakhawaj’s. But we are trying to do whatever we can to restore the glory of pakhawaj.” Called the mridangam in the South,the pakhawaj is interestingly is the most essential instrument in kathak. “We literally dance kathak on the pakhawaj. The lyrics make no sense in kathak unless there is a pakhawaj to render them musically. Also the pakhawaj is the only instrument which offers the possibility of playing Ganesh Paran and Saraswati Paran. No other instrument is that rich,” he said. Strangely, the pakhawaj is still being made keeping the old values in mind. The traditional makers of the instrument fill its left side with dough which would just be enough to prepare two chapattis. Says Gangani, “This paste lends the instrument a typical magical resonance, the one that adorns veena and dhrupad recitals. Also the “dha” of a musical piece never sounds as virgin as it does when played on the pakhawaj. It’s this splendour which is now capturing the imagination of maestros who prefer to be accompanied by pakhawaj players during their recitals,” Gangani concludes. He will perform at Pracheen Kala Kendra, Sector 35, tomorrow.
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Improve lifestyle to check diabetes, says expert
Terming diabetes as ‘silent killer’, Prof R.J. Dash, senior consultant at Silver Oaks Hospital, Mohali, today stressed the need for improving the lifestyle to prevent the disease.
Delivering a lecture on ‘How to handle and prevent diabetes’ at the Chandigarh Press Club here, he expressed concern at the growing number of diabetes patients in India. The number, he said, had crossed 35 million and in the next 20 years, the figure was likely to become three times. Blaming lack of exercise and changing lifestyle for the disease, a major cause of other fatal diseases, including heart attack, Professor Dash said over Rs 18,000 crore was spent yearly on its routine management. Hypertension, stress, fast food and soft drinks were the other major contributors for the incidence of the disease. The intake of alcohol also contributed significantly to the high sugar level in the body, he added. Advising the diabetic to avoid alcohol, he said the intake of whisky should not be more than 60 ml per week. “Red wine is better than white wine, but wine’s quantity should also not exceed 60 ml a week,” he added. Advising the patients to avoid fast food and soft drinks and go out for a walk regularly, the doctor said the disease could be checked only through an active lifestyle. TNS He advised to avoid ‘desi’ remedies for the disease.
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As viewers fixed their gaze at models, who unleashed glamour on the ramp at a fashion show, it were the creations of Aparna Chandra and Shantnu-Nikhil that came alive. The event was held at a local resort near Chandigarh on Saturday.
The 12 models who walked the ramp included Carol Gracias, Poonam Nath, Ayesha Prem and Tapur Chatterjee.
Fateh Singh Gangani does not flaunt academic knowledge of the pakhawaj. All he knows about is its mythological significance .Its very first player was Lord Ganesha himself.
