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St Anne’s school close
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Chandigarh, October 17 Painting competition
An one the spot painting competition was organised by All India Chintaagni Shaman Chetna manch in association with Prarthana Foundation at Maha Rishi Dayanand Public School, Daria, here today. The winners of different categories were Junior Group: Mohan 1, Kunal Bhatia 2 and Kewal 3 Middle Group : Khakendra 1, Hanspal Soni 2, Sanjeev 3. Senior Group : Rama Saroha 1, Dhruv Prakash 2 and Prabhakar 3 GK test
The local unit of the ABVP today conducted a state level general knowledge for the students of Class VIII to XI. Over 2000 students from Chandigarh participated in the test conducted at DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, Sarvhitkari School, Sector 40, and Didya Mandir, Dera Bassi. Students visit Missionaries of Charity
Graduates of Can-Asia Institute of Live-in-Caregiver, Sector 35, visited Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity. Ms Navi Batth, director of the institute, said the programme was imparted to train students to work as live in caregivers in Canadian homes. She said the institute was in the process of affiliation to Old Age Homes, Bal Niketan and Destitute Centres. Environment Quiz
Ravneet Singh of Class X and Jayant Sharma of Class VIII of St Kabir Public School were declared the winners in an Environment Quiz organised by the CII Chandigarh Council. The quiz was part of a series of inter-school competitions being held under the CII Green School Project. Dasehra celebrated
The students of Dutt Vishesh School, Sector 26, celebrated Dasehra before the closure of the school for the autumn break. Institute of Blind
To observe the ‘Wild Life Week’ at the Institute for the Blind, Sector 26, a painting competition was organised in which over 200 children from 25 different schools participated. Special category ( paryially sighted blind students): Akhil Sood 1, Kuljeet Singh 2 and Sumit Kumar 3. Category A ( Class V to Class VII): Shilpa 1, Somaya Gauri 2 and Nishant Jain 3. Category B (Class IX to X): Mohit Kumar 1, Gurjot 2 and Nitin Chandha 3. Music academy
The Mount Carmel Music Academy was inaugurated at Mount Carmel School, Sector 47 by Prof Yash Pal, a former Head of Department of Music, Panjab University. A competition ‘Swar Udgam’ was organised. Hindustani classical vocal competition: Purnendu 1, Alisa 2 and Poorvi 3 Geet/ghazal: Upasana Dass 1, Anisha 2 and Pooja Thakhur 3. — TNS
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Schoolchildren celebrate
Dasehra
Chandigarh, October 17 Children from Pre-Nursery, Nursery and KG were dressed up in their garbha dresses to play Dandia. The children then assembled to burn the Ravana which was made at the school.
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Vocational training in more
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Chandigarh, October 17 The scheme for students, aged between 6 and 14 years, is aimed at imparting vocational training to students to generate business while studying at school. The beneficiaries are school dropouts, enrolled under the Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan and regulars at the school. Three courses — digital photography, repair of mobiles and candle making — have been introduced at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 33. The Principal of the school, Mr Karan Singh, said 20 students had been enrolled in each of the three courses. To give market exposure to the learners, the school authorities are planning to seek permission to allow the students to set up a shop on the occasion of Divali. A course in bookbinding has also been introduced at Government School, Sector 45. An official of the Education Department said the courses were being introduced keeping in mind the area-specific demand.
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Kids imitate stars at Plaza
Chandigarh, October 17 Junior singers regaled the audience by singing Punjabi songs, including “Tu ni boldi rakane”, “Naag sambh le julfan de,” “Putt jattan de”, “Gallan goriyan te vich toye” and “Teri bhij gai kurti lal”. The event was organised by the Department of Tourism, Chandigarh Administration and Oasis events. |
Combining style with comfort
Her love for literature, rhythm, acute sense for design and colour stem from her love for nature, plants, flowers and gardens. Nature is my muse, she says. No wonder then her designing skills have made her design beautiful and practical garden furniture. This former Miranda House student started designing garden furniture as a hobby in 1998 and has held exhibitions in Delhi. She has designed for the India International Centre and other prestigious places. Her collection includes garden umbrellas in metal and teakwood, garden trollies, tables, benches, poolside chairs, planters, hanging baskets, trellis in cane and wrought iron. Currently in the city to showcase her range of garden furniture she says, ‘’I always had a fascination for nice gardens and felt that while people spent a lot of money on getting the perfect interiors the garden furniture was usually a shabby job which killed the effect of a well-maintained garden. Along with this whatever was available in the market was either sub-standard or too clumsy and that is what made me come up with designs that looked not only good but were also more practical. I also took care of the minor details’’. She believes in Coomaraswamy’s words: ‘’Things are beautiful in the environment for which they are designed’’. Effort has been made to make each piece beautiful, durable, comfortable and functional and also custom-made to harmonise with the surroundings wherein it is to be placed be it a garden, terrace, roof, balcony, summer house or conservatory, verandah or courtyard, she adds. True to her word her garden umbrellas come with detachable canopies that make washing easy, brass plates and pins that add durability to the design. The sun umbrellas have solid bases which can hold up to four planters to add a touch of nature to the design, the cane furniture comes with extra fortification of wooden paneling. It is this eye for detail and concern for comfort that adds to the uniqueness of her designs. Her designs reflect an amalgamation of the philosophy of a teacher, rhythm of a dancer, caressing love of a mother and down-to-earth practicality of a woman. Her designer pieces follow tradition in a contemporary context and setting and this leads to the artistic use of glass, sutli, lattice work and even traditional designs like the phulkari and Rajasthani block prints and use of hand-woven fabric for cushions and mats to complete the look of nature-based, ethnic, handcrafted, the garden furniture. Setting up a garden center where there will be a cohesion of education, culture and environment is her dream which she wants to fulfill on the wings of her creativity.
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Anuradha presents kathak
Anuradha Arora, an instructor in kathak at Pracheen Kala Kendra, today presented her recital at Tagore Theatre. She began her presentation with a traditional invocatory piece in praise of Lord Ganesha. Portraying the finer nuances of Jaipur Gharana, she went into the technicalities of the dance form which is subtle and vigorous at the same time.
In the abhinaya portion, the dancer chose to enact a sequence on Krishna by dancing on a Meera Bhajan. This was followed by another presentation titled “Panch Vatika”. The piece showed the sequence in which Laxman refuses to reciprocate the love of Sarupnakha. The dancer did justice to the piece with her well-measured dance movement. She concluded the recital with a thumri set to raag Kalawati. She was accompanied by Vinod Sood on vocals; Balraj Singh on sarangi; Kishor Gangani on pakhawaj, Nasir Khan on sarangi and Veval Sharma on flute.
TNS
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“Kanjoos” — adaptation of Molier’s play staged
Famous theatre director from Himachal Pradesh, Seema Sharma and her group presented the play, “Kanjoos” at Kalagram this evening. Adapted from Molier’s “Miser”, the play portrayed the central character’s obsession for money.
Mirza Shekhawat Beg is the lead character in the play which progresses in a light vein. Structured as a satire on those who hoard things even at the cost of relationships, the play conveys meaning by way of dialogues that spark laughter even at serious issues like a father who is out to woo his son’s beloved. Thematically, the production left an impact. Fairly impressive, it held the audience attention and finally drove home the theme that riches are not more important than relationships. Molier’s musings found a fine reflection in the presentation. TNS
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Expo for Karva Chauth shoppers
Says Hardeep Singh, director, Full Circle Expositions: “Karva Chauth is perhaps one of the few must-spend days of the year and, unlike other occasions, it is women who take the decision on what to buy for herself or for the family. So, we decided to organise a three-day exhibition from October 29 targeting women of today exclusively. The exhibition will have everything that a woman would want for herself or her home. It is for the first time that such an exhibition is being held in the city.” “Women behave prudently while shopping for household needs, saving every penny. So, budget shopping is also part of the exhibition platform. However, while going for jewellery, they could splurge, thus high-end products have also been made part of the shopping bonanza,” he says. Mr Nikhil Bansal, an exhibitor form Ambala, says he will exhibit his exclusive range in bed sheets and quilt covers. “I chose to participate in the exhibition because I am confident it will draw a very good response here.” Mr Karan Gilhotra, director of an automobile agency, says: “We would display our scooters at the exhibition. We plan to target the female segment who constitute 90 per cent of the buyers.”
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St Stephen’s School win speech contest St Stephen’s School, Chandigarh, won overall trophy of an ‘Inter-School ICSE Extempore Speech Competition’ organised by Col. VR Mohan DAV Public School, Dera Bassi, at DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh, yesterday. Various schools from the city and its vicinity that were affiliated to the ICSE participated in the competition. Earlier, Mr S Marriya, principal of DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh, was the chief guest of the function. Varun Obroi, St Xavier’s School, Sector 20, Panchkula, won the first position while Kapleshwar of St. Stephen’s School, Chandigarh, was adjudged the second. Priyanka Verma of DAV Public School, Dera Bassi, remained third, said a press note issued by the host school. OC
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Art has many manifestations and a true artist can express himself in myriad forms. This holds true for Delhi-based Santosh Pall. Grace, poise and erudite expression are just some of the facets of her persona.
This retired teacher of English from Delhi University is a Yeats scholar, Oddissi dancer, freelance writer and a furniture designer all in one.
A good news for women who shop on Karva Chauth. Realising that the women spend huge sums every year and a good portion of it comes around the festive season, shopkeepers are now focusing their efforts on niche occasions by organising exhibitions.