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Despite tsunami no norms in place, say
experts
Chandigarh, February 6 Many more such questions were raised at a seminar on ‘creating safe environment in the face of disasters’. It was organised by the Chandigarh-Punjab Regional chapter of Indian Institute of Architects in collaboration with Reliance Industries Limited. It was held in the auditorium of Chandigarh College of Architecture, today. Stressing on using flexible material while constructing buildings, Mr Prakash said, “We should use less stiff material which increases the magnitude of the disaster”. He added that a lot of environmental factor were also responsible for the natural calamities. Rise in sea level and digging up of mines in seas, had upset the ecological balance. Norms and rules for the prevention of disasters were not being implemented. “It has been predicted for Chandigarh that after every 300 years there is likelihood of an earthquake in the city and now we are in the grace period” said the Chairman, the Indian Institute Of Architects, Chandigarh, Mr Jit Kumar Gupta. He said even though we were aware about this we had not done anything on the preventive side’. “We are creating infrastructure in the city, which won’t be able to bear the shocks of the earthquake”, he said. “Even the architects and the structural engineers of the city were not much aware about the norms of the earthquake-safe building. There was no chapter in any book which could inform them how to save the buildings from the earthquakes. In our academics we focus on the normal structures rather than the natural disasters structure” he stated. He said that to avoid the high cost of the building we were designing disasters for our economy. And we were paying it in the form of tsunami. He said if there were sea walls and long rows of trees in the costal areas of the tsunami affected part were planted then it would help to avoid huge destruction. “Why don’t we try to study that the earthquakes now occur more frequently as compared to previous years”, said Prof J.N. Jha, Department of Civil Engineer, Guru Nanak
Engneering College, Ludhiana, said that in multi-storey buildings there should be soil investigation and symmetry in row of the houses. The design should be approved by structural engineers. Experts from Chandigarh and Thapar Institute of Technology, Patiala also took part in this seminar. The seminar was attended by architects, engineers, town planners and builders of the region.
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Focus is on all-round development
Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 46-D, Chandigarh, is now being rated as among the best schools in Chandigarh. The school has been producing a number of professionals. Students of this school have got admission to IITs, Punjab Engineering College, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, and Christian Medical College, Ludhiana to name a few. The school has a huge building with 64 well-lit airy and spacious rooms. The total strength of the school is about 3000. It has well-qualified and competent staff of 98, besides good facilities for music and dance to development of the child. Keeping this objective in view, the school aims to provide opportunities to its pupils by way of co-curricular activities. It also tries to instill in students the value of healthy competition, teamwork and sincerity by holding various inter as well as intra-house competitions like essay writing, debate, quiz and paper-reading contests. The students have participated in various state and national-level competitions and has brought laurels to the school. The school provides facilities for cricket, handball and football, among other sports. Since 1997, the school has been observing Quit India Movement Day and Hiroshima and Nagasaki days with the help of the World Peace Mission, Chandigarh. As part of the awareness campaign, the school observes an anti-cracker day before Dasehra and Divali.
Vocational education must India is the only third world country that is at the verge of joining the group of developed nations. Education as a sub-system of society can bring desirable changes and accelerate progress. It, therefore, is imperative for school managers and teachers to provide value-oriented and quality education. Teachers are expected to prepare a generation with a difference so that India can emerge as a strong democratic, socialist and secular country. We need to review and enrich our existing curriculum at different levels. It should be more relevant broad based and meaningful. An educational institution should lay more emphasis on developing scientific temperament among students as it enables them to think rationally. The educational administrators and planners should integrate science, vocational education, besides computer education so that secondary school students find themselves comfortable in acquiring basic and practical knowledge. Enhancing literacy is another area of social and economic importance. Imparting education through computers can make learning interesting and result-oriented. Vocational education also needs to be streamlined and strengthened. If significant improvements are made, it will enable the students to be economically self-dependent. |
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Seminar on entrepreneurial development
Dera Bassi, February 6 Prof P. Prabhakar, convener of the seminar, highlighted the importance of modern tools like laptops and mobile phones in empowering entrepreneurs. Mr Vivek Sharma discussed the Indian model of entrepreneurship. Mr Ajay Tiwari, CEO of M/s Smart Data Incorporation, mentioned that approximately 10 per cent of the professionals came in the special category of entrepreneurs. Students held discussions on the technicalities associated with entrepreneurship and also dwelled upon the issue of women entrepreneurship. Prof P. Prabhakar highlighted that the success of seminar would ultimately depend upon how many students adopted entrepreneurship as a career. The seminar ended with a vote of thanks by Dr Y.P. Gupta, Principal.
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YPS fete ends
Mohali, February 6 Horse-riding, computer games, merry-go-around, carousels, board games and a host of stalls offering eatables formed part of the fete. The request stall proved to be a big crowd puller, while the gym hall attracted a large number of teenagers. The raffle draw was another attraction of the day. The draw for lucky coupons took place in the presence of Principal, Dr Harish Dhillon, vice-principal, Ms Komal Singh. Draws were held by children drawn from public. The winners were: H.S. Narula, Sukhija, Chahat, Bimal Jit Kaur, Harinder Gill, Guneet, R.P.S. Gill, Kuldip Singh, Gunjit, Baljit, Shivdev and Gurnain Kaur.
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School organises baby
show
Mohali, February 6 More than 200 children, with their parents and grandparents from Mohali, Chandigarh and Panchkula visited the venue to participate in the show. Ms Usha Gupta, member, Lok Adalat, Punjab and Haryana High Court, was the chief guest. The show was divided into four categories— Age group 4-5 years (Category A), Age group 3-4 years (Category B), Age group 2-5 (Category C) and Age group 1-2 (Category D). The show was for providing a platform to children who had talent. The panel of judges included housewives, experts, child specialists and renowned dieticians to judge the best kids. The children were judged for overall performance. Games were played for the parents and grandparents. Cultural items were presented by schoolchildren. Prizes were given away by Ms Amteshwar Kaur, the Generation Saviour Association president to the Golden Bells Prince and Princess. She also announced complimentary joy rides on the toy train and gifts to all the participants. Refreshments for the grandparents accompanying the children were arranged. Prince and princess in various categories are: Category A: Dhruv Sharma, Aerin; Category B: Kartikeya, Aekan; Category C: Vansh Dawar, Aarushi Mittal; Category D: Aiman, Mansimran.
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Pritam Pandher’s book released
“Peen di hasrat hi baki na rahi, Zindagi da jaam ain bharda gaya,” or Gham de deeve bale Preetam raat nu, kehkshan de vaang ambar ho gaya.” The couplets from poet Pritam Pandher’s book ‘Ehsaas di Lo’ are reflective of the ‘deliberations of his lifetime experiences.
The book containing 75 ghazals, third in the series penned by Pritam Pandher, was released today at a special function organised by Kavita Kender in association with the Kendi Punjabi Lekhak Sabha today at Red Cross Bhavan. Noted Punjabi scholars Dr Labh Singh Kheeva and Dr Gulzar Pandher read comprehensive papers on the book. They appreciated the poet’s approach to capture the pertinent issues of socio-economic pastoral life, depraving ethical values and social justice and other subjects of contemporary relevance rather than confining his poetic endeavor to ‘love themes’ alone. Manmohan Dost, Mohinderjeet Grewal and Karam Singh jointly released the book before the writers and poets participated in an interactive ‘Ru-Ba-Ru’ session with the author, Pritam Pandher. Earlier a trilingual poetic symposium was held in which 15 poets recited poems on diverse themes, including the tsunami disaster. The poets who regaled the audience included Babu Ram Diwana, Mohinderdeep Grewal, Ms Anamika, Naveen Neer, Gurpreet, Manmohan Dost, Ratan, RT Joshi, Gurnam Kanwar, Karam Singh, Malkiat Basra, K.K. Kisanpuri, Rana Burpuri and Vikas Mukar. OC
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Guarding a classical legacy
Loveleena Kumar defies the traditional definition of a purist. She looks every bit a contemporary but talks every bit a conventionalist. This is, perhaps, how her guru, Ustad Munawwar Ali Khan, would have liked it best.
“My tutelage is my only treasure,” says the Patiala-gharana vocalist, who spends half a year in London and the rest in India. She also tells of her plain perceptions about the Patiala gharana. “My only understanding of this gharana is limited to my guru, his techniques, lessons and compositions. Beyond that, I don’t identify much with the nuances of the Patiala gharana. I am, however, proud to have inherited my guru’s legendary compositions,” she says. Mention compositions and the first one that surfaces is Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan’s immortal “Kaa karoon sajni aaye na baalam…” Loveleena has had the privilege of learning this composition and also presenting it from several platforms. In Chandigarh she performed for the first time today, under the aegis of the Triveni Sangeet Sabha, managed by Primila Puri, another of Ustad Munawwar Ali Khan’s disciple. Interestingly, while Primila was among the first of his disciples, Loveleena was among the last. Recalling her guru’s greatness, the classicist, who’s been singing light classical for survival, as a vocalist says: “He treated me like his daughter and when he offered, there was no holding back of anything. He bestowed on me with the most celebrated compositions, giving away everything.” For long, Loveleena was under Ustad Saheb’s care at the Bharatiya Kala Kendra where he used to take lessons in the guru-shishya tradition. And though Ustad Munawwar Khan Saheb is no longer there to chart the future course for Loveleena, she has been honouring his instruction. “I rehearse in the true spirit of a vocalist. My ustad used to say that “riyaaz” should never stop. I can’t still get enough of his style. Though he is no longer there, I regularly listen to his recordings,” she tells. And what better manner of learning than listening? Admits Loveleena who has several recordings of ghazals and devotional songs with Anup Jalota. But for one ghazal collection which she composed herself, all her lyrics have been set to music by Anup Jalota. And no, she has not yet succumbed to the spurious attractions of Bollywood. If ever she does, it will for the melodic Himesh Reshammiya and him alone.
TNS
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Blending tradition, modernity in Sufi music
Noted Sufi singer Satinder Singh, a student of doctorate at the Punjab University, brought alive the mysticism of sages at a Sufiana musical concert, organised by the Osho Dhara Trust at Panchkula on Saturday.
Blending the best of tradition and modernity in his presentation Satinder began the programme with a ‘Man kunto maula’ a classic by Amir Khusro weaved in raag ‘Mishar Bhairavi’ and ‘Kehrava taal’. Setting the pace for the audience to feel the melody of music and profound depth of the qalaam of Amir Khusro he then sang ‘Aeri Sakhi..’ composed in raga ‘Kalyan’ before singing Sultan Bahu’s ‘Alaf Allah chamber di butti’. He continued to sing soulful qalaams wrapped in melodious music especially ‘Jaan tub haven naa jaan’, from Baba Bulleshah, ‘Chhaptilak’ from Amir Khusro and ‘Syio ni Asin’ from Shah Hussain. ‘Saanu aa mil’ by Bulleshah spelt a different experience as the stahi and antra were presented in Kehrva and Roopak rhythmic patterns of taal, respectively. Establishing his versatility as a composer singer he presented two songs penned by him. Both ‘Ishaq Bedian’ and ‘Ibadat kar’ were well received. Satinder’s was mentor and guide Dr Pankaj Mala Sharma, former Chairperson of the department of music, Punjab University, was presented at the Sufi concert. Dalbir Singh (key board), Munish (harmonium), Satnam (dholak), Tejinder (Spanish guitar), M.S. Sandhu (tabla) accompanied Satinder Singh while Rajesh Verma and Harpreet Singh, from the Music Department of Punjab University provided the vocal support. OC
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Old songs sung at cultural show
To entertain city residents four singers rendered old songs in a cultural show at Plaza in Sector 17 yesterday. The singers were Kumar Sajan, Michael Sunil, Nishi and Mr Shakti. They attracted a large crowd by singing songs like “Pyar ke is khel mein”, “Janam janam ka sath hai”, “Ek chehre ne pyar se dekha”, “Sathiya nahin jaana”, “Dard-e-dil”, “Chahunga main”, and “Ye reshmi julfen”.
The show was organised by the Department of Tourism, Chandigarh and the Oasis Events.
OC
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