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School puts innocence back in their childhood
Panchkula, November 27 The 100-odd children have recently learnt to speak English, and lose no opportunity to display their new-found talent. It’s quite a contrast from the life these children led three years ago. Of the 114 children enrolled in the school, over 60 were earlier working as rag pickers, domestic help or in dhabas. The school however has ensured these children continue earning. In between their classes, they are taught to make paper bags and envelopes, and these are marketed by the Piya Sharma Charitable Trust, which runs the school. The girls are taught stitching and embroidery after school. “We intervened with the families of a majority of the children and asked them to send their wards to school. We told them that the children could still help in generating income for the family,” says Ms Manju Lata, an ANM worker associated with the Reproductive Child Health Project being run by the school here, who has played a vital role in convincing slum dwellers to send their children for free education. Most of these children come from broken homes or have alcoholic parents. The school acts as a catalyst to bring them into the mainstream of education. Like 12-year-old Rajveer, whose parents are separated and was a rag picker till two months ago. As he begins to learn in Class I, he says he is forgetting the drudgery he had to undergo till two months ago. “I would see children going to school and wanted to do so myself. But I could not tell my mother, till Manju aunty found me and brought me to school,” he says. This school has also helped in bringing a lot of change in the social structure of Rajiv Colony. A large number of Muslims also live in the colony and are generally averse to their daughters getting formal education. For the past three years that this school has existed in the colony, a number of girls from the community have joined the school. Ms Pooja S. Passi, project director of the trust, says the school gives a complete rehabilitation programme for these children. “We give them free sweaters and shoes, and other incentives like books and stationery and snacks to ensure they do not drop out. We also educate them on hygiene and give free toothbrushes, soap and nail cutters.” Besides, regular medical check-up camps, dental camps and art and theatre workshops are also organised. Yesterday it was a day of excitement for the children as they received free shoes and sweaters from the Deputy Commissioner, Ms Neelam P. Kasni, during a function organised at the school. The trust has been named after Ms Passi’s younger sister, Piya Sharma, who was killed in a car accident in November 1985. The trust was formed in 1989. Ms Pooja took over the management in 1997. Though initially the projects were funded from the corpus of the trust, they are now run on donations and aid from the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, Haryana. The trust started with giving training to young girls in stitching and embroidery. Till date, about 500 girls have received training. A World Health Organisation-aided project for adolescent health care is also being run by the trust.
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Students initiate solid waste management programme
Mohali, November 27 The project called the integrated solid waste management programme (ISWMP) aimed to reduce and recycle household waste, was proposed by the school to the municipal council and the MC had given a nod to it in its last meeting. Talking to Chandigarh Tribune, Ms Veena Malhotra, the school principal, said this was a unique project for the township. ‘‘We are trying to sensitise students about their social duties. We decided to take up garbage collection and disposal as the social activity since it was most important for community living,’’ she said. Students of Classes IX and XI have adopted a 100 houses in Phase VI and are educating the residents. The students went from door-to-door and told the housewives about separation of bio-degradable waste from the non-bio-degradable waste. The students also provided them with separate bags to put the garbage in. ‘‘We are in contact with Yuvsatta, an NGO, that would then arrange for the collection of this garbage from the houses,’’ said Ms Malhotra. Rehri workers would collect garbage from these houses and dispose it at places where compost bins have been constructed by the school. “These bins have been covered so that they do not attract flies, insects, rodents etc. The waste will be added to the bins by the school staff under the guidance of teachers and students and converted into compost. Students would learn the complete process by which worms or microbes are used to convert garbage into compost, “’said Mrs Malhotra. The school staff would monitor the decomposition of the waste till the completion of the composting process. “This normally takes about three weeks. The first lot of compost can be used for gardens and later it would be made available for nurseries, agricultural fields etc,”she added. The students would be visiting these houses again once a week till the completion of the project.
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Environment Protection Society
Mohali, November 27 The president of the society, Mr S.R. Chaudhuri, said today that the prize distribution function would be held on December 3. The contests on environmental topics were held earlier this year as part of the National Environment Awareness Campaign, 2004-2005. The Environment Awareness Award for the best essay has gone to Kanwal Preet Kaur (Class XI, Sant Ishar Singh Model Senior Secondary School, Phase VII, Mohali). The other results are as follows: Essay Contest
Group A (Classes IX to XII) (List includes top scorers from respective schools): Simranjeet Kaur (Saint Soldier International Convent School, Phase VII, Mohali), Manpreet Kaur (Sant Ishar Singh Model Senior Secondary School, Phase VII, Mohali), Ravinder Kaur (Sant Ishar Singh Public School, Sector 70 Mohali), Ramanjeet Kaur (Gian Jyoti Public School, Phase 2, Mohali), Ramandeep Singh (Shivalik Public School, Phase VI, Mohali), Satinder Kaur (Government Senior Secondary School, Phase III B 1, Mohali), Amandeep Singh (Dashmesh Khalsa Public Senior Secondary School, Phase III B1, Mohali), Poonam Rani (Shastri Model School, Phase I, Mohali), Sumail S. Brar (Gem Public School, Phase III B 2, Mohali), Parneet (Golden Bells Public School, Sohana), Pradeep (Swami Ram Tirtha Public School, Phase IV, Mohali), Gopal Bansal (Vidya Niketan High School, Phase I, Mohali) and Inderpreet Kaur (Green Field Public School, Phase V, Mohali). Group B (Classes V to VII): Sarita (Saint Soldier International Convent School, Phase VII, Mohali), Kamal Preet Kaur (Sant Isher Singh Public School, Sector 70, Mohali), Arshdeep Kaur (Shivalik Public School, Phase VI, Mohali), Priya Mittal (Gian Jyoti Public School, Phase II, Mohali), Gaganpreet Singh (Gem Public School, Phase III B2, Mohali), Beant Kaur (Dashmesh Khalsa Public Senior Secondary School, Phase III B 1, Mohali), Devinder Singh (Vidya Niketan High School, Phase I, Mohali), Manpreet Singh (Sant Isher Singh Model Senior Secondary School, Phase VII, Mohali), Kavita Chauhan (Shastri Model School, Phase I, Mohali), Anuradha (Swami Ram Tirtha Public School, Phase IV, Mohali), Sarbjit Kaur (Green Field Public School, Phase V, Mohali). Painting Contest (In order of merit)
Gurvinder (Golden Bells Public School, Sohana), Bismeet Kaur (Golden Bells Public School, Sohana), Prabhdeep Kaur Gill (Gem Public School, Phase III B2, Mohali), Monami (Shivalik Public School, Phase VI, Mohali), Saru Singh (Saint Soldier International Convent School, Phase VII, Mohali), Pushpdeep Kaur (Gem Public School, Phase III B2, Mohali), Rupali Dogra (Golden Bells Public School, Sohana), Jasleen Kaur (Sant Isher Singh Model Senior Secondary School, Phase VII, Mohali) and Pryanka (Swami Ram Tirtha Public School, Phase IV, Mohali).
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Health check-up camp for school kids held
Mohali, November 27 A team of five doctors comprising Dr Nirja Chawla, Dr Rajan Chugh, Dr Arvind Sharma, Dr Jatinder Singh and Dr Ajayesh volunteered for this camp. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Ashish Bhatia, Director (Administration),”Regular health checks are a must for growing children as this helps detect underlying ailments at an early stage so that corrective measures can be taken.”
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From Schools Tribune News Service Chandigarh, November 27 As many as 16 schools of Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula took part in the competitions. Mr D.S. Mangat (DPI Schools), who was the chief guest, laid great emphasis on co-curricular activities as these were an integral part of personality development. The principal of the school, Ms Rakesh Sachdeva, said a request should be made to the CBSE to include co-curricular activities as a part of the board syllabus. The events of "big fight" and "science quiz" were a big draw. Results of the events are as follows: Face painting: Harnoor (Shivalik Public School, Phase-VI, Mohali) first; Himanshu (DAV Model School, Sector 15-A, Chd.), second; Avantika (St. Peter’s School, Sector-37, Chd.), third; and Sabia Sachdeva (Hansraj Public School, Sector-6, Pkl.), consolation. Collage making: Baldev Negi (Mt. Carmel School, Chd.), first; Anjali (DAV Model School, Sector 15-A, Chd.), second; Umanshi (Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector-27, Chd.), third; and Jayati Dhawan (Stepping Stones, Sector-38, Chd.), consolation. Science quiz: Shimona Garg and Lavneet (DAV Model School, Sector 15-A, Chd.) first; Tushar Sharma and Aditya (Hansraj Public School, Sector-6, Pkl.) second. Solo ghazal: Amit (Moti Ram Arya School, Sector-27, Chd.), first; Sukoon (Hansraj Public School, Sector-6, Pkl.), second; Mandvi Sharma (DAV Model School, Sector-15A, Chd.), second; and Nitin (DAV Sr. Sec. School, Sector-8, Pkl.), third. Solo bhajan: Purnima (Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector-27, Chd.), first; Vitika (DAV Model School, Sector-15A, Chd.), second; Anchal Chauhan (Hansraj Public School, Sector-6, Pkl.) third; Neha (Shivalik Public School, Phase-VI, Mohali.) third. Debate: Apurva (DAV Model School, Sector-15A, Chd.), first; Kabir (Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector-15, Pkl.), second; Sugandha (Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, Sector-27, Chd.), third. Best team: Kabir and Kanav (Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector-15, Pkl). Big fight: Ankita Sagar (Bhartiya Bhavan, Sector-27, Chd.), first; Prerna (Hansraj Public School, Sector-6, Pkl.) best speaker. Poetry recitation: Arpit Malhotra (Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, Sector-27, Chd.), first; Navneet (DAV Model School, Sector-15A, Chd.), second; Kamal Sharma (Shivalik Public School, Phase-VI, Mohali), third; and Surbhi Sood (DAV Public School, Phase-X, Mohali.), consolation. Painting: Kuldeep Kaur (Moti Ram Arya School, Sector-27, Chd.), first; Keshav (New Public School, Sector-18, Chd.), second; Amita Rampal (Hansraj Public School, Sector-6, Pkl.), third; and Nilima Parkash (DAV Model School, Sector-15A, Chd.), consolation. Folk dance: Hansraj (Public School, Sector-6, Pkl.), first; DAV Model School, Sector-15A, Chd., second; and DAV Public School, Sector-8, Pkl, third. The overall trophy has been bagged by Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector-27, Chandigarh. Debate Ryan International School hosted a debate competition, organised by Chandigarh Librarians’ Association. The topic of moot was ‘Internet facility is a nuisance in the library’. Prof H.R. Chopra, Chairman and Head of the Department of Library and Information Sciences, Panjab University, was the chief guest. Mr Gulshan Gupta, Prof B.S. Grover and B.C. Lather were the judges. The contest was divided into two categories — the govt. schools and the private schools. In the first category Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 35, won the first position and Government Model School Sector 33, got the second position. In the private schools category, Bhavan Vidyalaya got the first prize, St. John’s High School, Sector 26, won the second prize DAV Public School came third and the consolation prize was awarded to Shivalik Public School. Cultural competition On the third day of the 35th all-India inter-state and inter-school cultural competitions being held at DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, ‘Pandit Nanak Chand Memorial’ skit and mono acting contest was held. On the occasion, ‘Principal Hariram Samriti’ bhajan, group song and orchestra contest was also held. Awarded The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has awarded the certificate of merit for outstanding academic performance in this year’s annual examination to Swati Pabbi, a student of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Senior Secondary School, Sector 35. She is among the 0.1 per cent successful candidates in chemistry in plus II annual examination conducted by the board. Celebration Students of Rai School, Sector 48, celebrated the birth anniversary of Mother Teresa by listening to stories of Nirmal Hridya. The students also got an opportunity to listen to Ms Sulekha Sharma, a social worker with SOS Village, who informed them about helping socially and economically deprived children. Rally Hindustan Scouts and Guides organised a rally in collaboration with the UT Environment Department at Maharishi Dayanand Public School, Daria. The rally was part of the Petrol Leader Training Camp. Mr R.S. Dutt, Scouts Commissioner, flagged off the rally. Mr Vinod Kumar, State Secretary, Hindustan Scouts and Guides, also spoke on the occasion. Talk Women in ancient India enjoyed a better position than today, said Prof Ashvini Agarwal from Department of Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology, Panjab University. He was delivering a talk on "Women in Ancient India". The lecture was organised by the History Association, DAV College, Sector 10. Paper reading A paper reading contest was organised at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 22-A. The function, organised by the Eco Club, saw participation by 35 students in the competition which was divided in to two categories — Classes VI to VIII and Classes IX to XII. The results are: Junior category — Piskhol first; Anu second and Nupur third. Senior category — Varun Sood first; Sahil second; and Bhanu Priya third.
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Beant case accused boycott court
Chandigarh, November 27 Raising slogans in the court of the Additional Sessions Judge, Mr Balbir Singh, the duo alleged that jail officials had not allowed them to pay obeisance at the jail gurdwara and partake of the parshad on the occasion of Gurpurb yesterday. In protest against the “inhuman behaviour” of the jail staff, the accused said they were gong on a relay fast. They claimed they had no intention of delaying the case. Counsel for the accused urged the court to take strict action against the guilty officials. The Judge asked counsel to submit a written complaint to the court.
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Mild words, stirring thoughts
Chandigarh, November 27 As the Urdu poets exhibited their command over verse, one was reminded of the remark Rabindra Nath Tagore once made about poetry: “Timid thoughts don’t be afraid of me, I am a poet.” Much in line with Tagore’s philosophy, today’s guests shared their darkest secrets with the audience, which responded sensitively. Among the listeners was Haryana Governor A.R. Kidwai. From the dais, eminent poet K.L. Zakir discharged his duty as coordinator well, especially by extending the inaugural invitation to Arifa Shabnam, a visually disabled poetess whose description of her handicap touched one and all. “Na jaane mujhe kyon satati hain aankhen…Khushi ho ya gham bhar hi aati hain aankhen; Haqiqat to yeh hai ki khamosh rehkar, Gunahon se mujhko bachati hain aankhen….” Earlier she recited a “nazm” in the honour of India, calling for Indo-Pak friendship through her verse “Hind aur Pak aise rahen jaise do jism aur ek jaan….” The subtle poet in Sultan Anjum appealed to every reflective heart. His poetry mirrored life in its myriad shades: “Baat apni kehta hai who ghazal ke parde mein…Khoobiyan to hain usme, yeh kami zyada hai.” Turning around from soft poetry, celebrated Urdu poet Muzaffar Hanfi read out purposeful verses, tearing the ill-intentioned world apart: “Woh mere haal par meherbaan zyada hain…Isiliye to hawa kam, dhuan zyada hai.” Earlier, his contemporary Makhmoor Sayeedi charmed the listeners with his intense poetry, including “Yaad karte hain jinhe aaj ke halaat mein, Hum jee rahe hain unhi guzre hue din raat main.” The other poetess of the evening Noor Jehan Sarwat was eloquent as were the poets Azad Sonepati, Shams Tabrezi, Hafiz Mohammad Ishaq, Muzaffar Nazmi and Mohinder Partap Chand. For his part, Zakir was infectious as always. He recited his very famous couplets, including “Main jis khayal se sanvara hoon kaun sanvarega…main jis kholoos se nikhra hoon kaun nikhrega; Kisi ko hai bhi saleeka chaman mein jeene ka, main jis sukoon se bikhra hoon kaun bikhrega.” |
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A rare, classical treat
Chandigarh, November 27 On the instrument for nearly 25 years now, David captivated the listeners with the abandon of his style and the virtuosity of his presentation. Born in 1973, the young musician studied at the Conservative National Superieur de Paris and later participated in several master classes, the most notable being those of Issac Stern and Schlomo Mintiz. Having tutored under celebrated professionals, he made an entry on the international stage with help from the famed Philippe Hirschorn. As was evident from the intensity of his music at Tagore Theatre here this evening, David has had a series of coveted invitations from several orchestras such as English Chamber Orchestra, Stockholm Chamber Orchestra, Florida Philharmonic Orchestra, Moscow Soloists, Orchestre National de Lyon, to mention some reputed ones. Having performed all over the world, including Europe, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Australia, South Africa and the USA, David has emerged as a powerful soloist in chamber music. He has also often been a guest at several prestigious music festivals and has had among his partners renowned people as James Galway, Truls Mork and Yuri Bashmet. Known for his imaginative skills, David recently recorded music devoted to Schubert’s sonatas with Valery Afanassiev. In line is another DVD which retraces the history of seven premiers for solo violin. Each of these compositions has been written for the musician by composers of different nationalities. |
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Natyotsav-2004 concludes
Chandigarh, November 27 It was held at the auditorium of the MCM DAV College for Women, Sector 36 today. The festival was organised in collaboration with the State Bank of India, Panjab University, and MCM DAV College in the memory of Prabhat Gupta, a theatre artiste who sacrificed his life while saving a child in 1987. Justice A. L. Bahri, president of Lok Adalat-II, Mr S. P. Arora, Director Public Relations, UT, graced the occasion. Prof S. K. Sharma, Adviser member, National Security Council to PM, R. R. Pujari, DGM State Bank of India Zonal Office, Punjab and Haryana, were the guests of honour. Mr S.S. Bhullar, Editor of Punjabi Tribune, welcomed the chief guests. The Sambhang Theatre award was conferred upon Surinder Sharma, a doyen of theatre world. A cultural heritage award was given to K. L. Pathak, Vice-Chancellor, Panjab University. Justice Bahri, appreciated the venture of D. S. Gupt, Chairman of Sambhang Theatre Group to keep the memory of his son Prabhat Gupta alive. Mr S. P. Arora appreciated the performance of young artistes. In the college category the running trophy was bagged by DAV College, Sector10, for “Urubhangam,” a Sanskrit play. SD College, Sector 32 won the second prize for ‘Ek maa do mulk’. Smir, a student of DAV College, Sector 10 won the Best Actor award for “Urubhangam”. Second best actor Vivek, a student of SD College, Sector 32 and Vikas, of DAV College, Sector-10 won second prize for acting. Kanika Verma, from SD College, Sector 32, was declared the Best Actress and Haripriya, also from SD College, was declared second best. In skits MCM DAV College, Sector 36 won the prize. Sunil Pandey, from Govt College, Sector 46, won a prize for histrionics. In the schools category the running trophy was bagged by Golden Bells School, Mohali, for “Pehchaan” while the second position was secured by Mount Carmel School, Sector 47, for “Mitti ka Admi”. The third position was won by Stepping Stones, Sector 38 for “Foeticide”. Jonathan, of Mount Carmel School, Sector 47, won the Best Actor award and Sonu of DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8 won second prize for acting for his role in ‘Jamura’. The Best Actress award was won by Anushka of Mount Carmel School, Sector-47 for ‘Mitti Ka Admi’. Second best actress Kritijyoti, from Golden Bells, Mohali, won the second prize for her role in ‘Pehchaan’ Yukti Sharma, of Hansraj Public, Sector 6, Panchkula also won a prize. K V DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector-7 won prize for its skit ‘Nasha ek Danav’.
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‘Hulchul’ disappoints comedy lovers
Rama Sharma Priyadarshan’s ‘Hulchul’ belies the hope of good comedy lovers. Overall, the show is bad, sprinkled with heinous comedy. Its saving grace is a viable first half which teems with over-animated characters. Two feudal families of a village are at constant war with each other. One is a family of four bachelors — Jackie Shroff, Paresh Rawal, Arbaaz Khan and Akshay Khanna. It is headed by highly principled Aangar Chand (Amrish Puri). Women’s entry is forbidden in their house. No one is allowed to marry because defeating the rivals is more important. The other family is headed by Laxmi and has Kareena Kapoor, Sunil Shetty, who plays her ‘mama’ and Shakti Kapoor. The enmity is carried forward by Kareena and Akshay who study in the same college. Together they enact the usual hate-turned- love kind of romance. It is very funny but nonsensical. It is left to Kareena to infuse a certain amount of order and she does it with her refreshing charm. Akshay is also more or less necessary here. For without him it would have been difficult to sit through. Though Paresh also does his bit to tickle some funny bones, he is not of much help. Priyadarshan’s direction wanders and he wants us to believe a storyline full of deformities. Fighting scenes neither excite nor stimulate, rather put one off to sleep. Post-interval, the storyline slips to a new unexpected low. The Kareena-Akshay marriage scene epitomises idiosyncrasy of the highest level. TNS
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An evening in Surinder Kaur’s honour
Chandigarh, November 27 Punjabi singers, including Hans Raj Hans, Dolly Guleria, Sardool Sikander and Pammi Bai participated. The show took off to the recorded songs of Surinder Kaur sung by her daughter, Dolly Guleria. Students of Kailash Behal DAV School, Sector 7, danced on these songs. Students of exponent Shobha Koser from Khalsa College, Amritsar, presented a kathak. Hans Raj Hans’ “Buhe bariya te kandh tap ke” and “Chan kitthan guzar aayi raat ve” and Sardool Sikander’s “Vaasta e mere dilan da” drew a lot of appreciation. Pammi Bai’s “Jee nahin jaan nu karda rangili duniya ton” and “Gallan hon ve trinjana” also impressed. A lifetime achievement award was presented to Surinder Kaur by former Punjab Governor B. K. N. Chibber. Music Today released a “golden classic” album of Surinder Kaur’s songs while HMV presented a memento of gold to the singer. |
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