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Degrees conferred on 298
Panchkula, March 25 Chief Guest Deputy Commissioner, Brijendra Singh, gave away the prizes and delivered the convocation address. Mr Brijendra Singh, congratulated the students on successful career ahead. He said that labour never goes unrewarded. He exhorted the students that they should make best efforts in building a better society. Principal O. P. Sihag, read out the report, highlighting the activities and achievements of the college. Vice Principal, Ms Lily Rishi, Principal of Government College, Panchkula, Ms Usha Malik and SDM, Kalka, Devendra Kaushik were also present.
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MRD Model School students excel in scholarship exam
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, March 25 The school principal, Mr M.R. Dhiman, said the students of the school have been bagging the top four positions for the last four years consecutively. Entertainment programme: An entertainment programme was presented by NSS volunteers of the Government Senior Secondary School, Dhanas, for the inmates of Old Age Home, Sector 15. For the past few years, this activity has been a part of the ten-day special campaign undertaken by the volunteers.Mock engineering test: The Mock 2005 Engineering and Medical Examination is being organised by the students and alumni of PEC on March 27. Being organised for the first time, over 3,000 students are expected to participate. Mr Akhil Verma, Director of the test, said the test would be based on the pattern of All-India Engineering Entrance Examination and All India PMT.Holi celebrated: The toddlers of Little Hearts, Sector 38, celebrated Holi with traditional festivity and colour. The event was named ‘Splash-2005’. The kids looked like little angels with their faces painted with Holi colours. A group of senior citizens were also invited to the function, said Ms Harpreet Kaur, Principal of the school.
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Schools waking up to potential
of sports
Chandigarh, March 25 It is the Chandigarh Administration run Government Schools which, though, occupy bulk of the land than private schools but have less or no meaningful sports activities. A few of the established private schools having excess of land such as St John’s School, Sector 26, Sacred Heart School, Sector 26, Carmel Convent school, Sector 9, St Kabir School, Sector 26 which are considered to be more academically oriented are gradually starting giving emphasis to sports. Few other reputed schools, Yadavindra Public School, Mohali, Vivek High School, Sector 38, Shivalik Public School, Sector 41and Phase VI, Mohali, DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, KB DAV Centenary School, Sector 7, DAV Model School, Sector 15, St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, Tender Heart School, Sector 33, Manav Mangal School, Sector 21, The Gurukul, Sector 20, Panchkula and Satluj Public School, Sector 4, Panchkula and Shemrock Senior Secondary School, Sector 69, Mohali, were already treating sports at par with studies. But the new schools which have just begun their sessions are facing scarcity of land. But interestingly they still want their open areas to be utilised for sporting activities. Mr Navin Mittal, Director, CRB Model School, Sector 7-B, Chandigarh, says, without giving proper facilities for sports, no school can be complete. Mr Mittal said though they are in the education line for many decades and running competitive coaching centres in Muzaffarnagar and Chandigarh, but considering the local parents demand, they have evolved the system accordingly. He disclosed that they have less than one acre of land at their disposal where both academic and sports activities are to be run, but still they have earmarked the dimensions for holding various sports activities on whatever vacant space they could get. Like for outdoor sports, they would stress on lawn tennis, basketball, beach tennis, roller skating, fun soccer. In indoor sports, they would offer chess, carrom, badminton, table tennis, table soccer, gymnastics and yoga. Strawberry Fields World School in Sector 26, which started its operations only last year have a well-equipped tennis and basketball courts. Similarly Delhi Public School, Sector 40 — which also began its session in 2004 — has been now equipped with tennis courts, athletic track, swimming pool and other indoor sports.
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Personality development camp
Chandigarh, March 25
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Ex-CJ's faux pas on President's visit
Chandigarh, March 25 But, the visit was shelved following request from the High Court. Chief Justice Roy did not confide in his brother-Judges in the High Court about his plan to invite the President. Even after the President agreed, no effort was made to share the information or chalk out a plan to play host to the country's First Citizen. And, by the time they came to know, after Chief Justice Roy's transfer to the Guwahati High Court, it was too late to make
amends. Sources say that had the President kept his date with the celebrations, it would have caused much embarrassment as the High Court had not made any preparations. Even the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association, whose help had been sought to hold the celebrations, was not informed about President Kalam's scheduled visit. According to documents available with The Tribune, Mr Justice H.S. Bedi, who remained Acting Chief Justice for a brief period following Chief Justice Roy's transfer, came to know about the President's consent in the last week of February. He immediately wrote to the President's office, seeking an appointment with the President so that he and two other Judges could apprise the President about certain matters that had come to their notice. In his letter dated February 26, Mr Justice Bedi, while requesting the appointment, stated that the issues that they wanted to discuss with the President would have a bearing on the celebrations. In a subsequent letter, addressed to the President himself, Mr Justice Bedi informed him that the details of the celebrations as also the acceptance of the invitation by the President were known only to Chief Justice Roy. The plans, he wrote, "were never revealed to us". Seeking permission of the President to postpone the golden jubilee celebrations, Mr Justice Bedi stated that they had found that preparations for the celebrations in which the President was scheduled to participate had not even commenced. He also stated that there was not ample time left to stage an event befitting the President's stature. According to sources, following Mr Justice Bedi's letter, the President shelved his plan to attend the golden jubilee celebrations. According to High Court sources, a big function could be held to observe the completion of the golden jubilee celebrations, in which the President and other dignitaries could be invited.
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Awards for best art works
Chandigarh, March 25 The jury comprising Mehar Singh, C.S. Matharoo and Balwinder Singh, adjudicated the prizes of the exhibition and recommended the following prizes — Sushil Sarkar award for the most outstanding work in applied art discipline went to Ashwinder Kaur; Amrita Shergill award for the most outstanding work in painting discipline went to Ravneet Kaur; M.S. Randhawa award for the most outstanding work in graphics (printmaking) discipline went to Gurveena Gill, while S.L. Prashar award for the most outstanding work in sculpture discipline went to Rajiv Subba. Other prizes announced today (in order of merit) were: Painting: First year — Navjeet Kaur, Akanksha and Akash Gaur; Second year — Bharpur Singh, Rakesh Kumar, Seema; Third year — Pardeep, Vijay Kumar, Swati; Fourth year — Medha Chopra, Deepali, Poonam Rani. Applied Art: First year — Lalit Mohan, Navneet Kaur, Harveen Ahluvali; Second year — Manpreet Kaur, Sunil Kumar, Anuj Sharma; Third year — Vishal Prashar, Nisha Pillai, Rasleen Kaur; Fourth year — Namrata Siriya, Madhuri Aggarwal; Sukriti Vadhera. Graphics: First year — Harminder Singh, Alisha, Sonia Chaudhry; Second year — Gurpreet Kaur, Vibhuti Jain, Satwinder Singh; Third year — Aarti Jain, payal Ahuja, Parneet Kaur Gujral; Fourth year — Divya Gupta, Rohit Bagga, Amandeep Singh. Sculpture: First year — Geetika Pathania, Shivani, Vanshika Sharma; Second year — Rohit Garg, Harpreet Singh, Manik; Third year — Amrik Singh, Akanksha Goyal, Nikhil Negi; Fourth year — Gurpreet Kaur, Shipra Bharti, Preeti Mahajan.
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Bengal art show to remain open today
Chandigarh, March 25 Thankfully, the revelry generated by festival of colours will not interrupt the display of the exhibition which will be open tomorrow. Though the gallery will remain closed on Sunday, it will reopen on Monday for the art lovers. The exhibition is going on under the aegis of Art for All and it can be viewed between 10 am and 6 pm. |
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Theatre festival opens
Chandigarh, March 25 Five plays will be staged as part of celebrations to mark the World Theatre Day on March 25. ‘Dil da mamla’ by Dr Sahib Singh was the first play in the festival. Dr Sahib Singh was himself was the protagonist in the one act play. He has taken a dig at different problems facing theatre. He criticised ‘unnecessary interference from different political (particularly the Left) and religious organisations’. ‘Vicky ban gaya gentleman’ directed by Lakha Lahiri was an adaptation of Chekov’s play ‘seduction’. It was a story of an extra-marital affair.
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Folk flavour to resonate at
theatre fest
Chandigarh, March 25 To realize their lofty purpose, they have called in the best folk performers Punjab has. Although hand picking the performers has not been very easy, the job is more or less done and the schedules have also been announced. Come March 27 and the Punjab Kala Bhavan open air theatre will witness some of the rarest folk arts of Punjab. Prime among them are Wanjhali, the flute look alike which Ranjha used to play and of course the Been Baaja. |
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“HUE kamzor itne hum unki judaai mein; ke chinti kheench leti hai mujhe rajai se” and “Hum nigahon se baat karte hain samjha karo; jubaan pe yakeen karoge to pachtaoge sanam”. Such couplets regaled the listeners at Hasya kavi sammelan ‘Holi ke rang extra care ke sang’.
The event organised by the Indian Oil Corporation with The Tribune group of newspapers turned out to be a mega confluence of humour and satire as prominent poets from North India regaled the audience. Mahendra Sharma, a Delhi journalist commenced the programme by introspecting the self and society and doled out couplets laced with humour of pastoral life of Haryana as he read out “Teri aankhon ke samandar mein utrron to utrron kaise; is samandar mein tsunami ke aane ka darr lagta hai”. An author of seven books, Mahendra captivated the audience. Another Poet, Alhar Bikaneri was apprehensive of the behaviour of wives in his satirical verse, “Ghar mein chalta hain saha hukam inka phir bhi yeh bahu raniyan saason se pareshaan kyon hai”. Like Alhar Bikaneri, another recipient of Haryana Gaurav Samman Gemini Haryanvi, cursed obesity and did many diadetic cenclusian. Dr Namita Rakesh, the only poetess from Faridabad, lamented, “Kaise kaise gul khila raha hai aadmi; aadmi se door hota jar aha hai aadmi”. Manjeet Singh compered the program. Suresh Awasthi read out poems on pity and love. Earlier Mr Vikram Chhiber, General Manger, Indian Oil, and Mr Vinay Mishra lit the traditional lamp. OC |
Tales portray human emotions
Panjab University's Theatre Department is suddenly looking fresh. It has new ideas to share and newer perspectives to show. The churning was evident this evening which saw a unique theatrical process unfold before the audience gathered to witness the result of a week-long workshop which the inimitable Dev Raj Ankur conducted at the Department.
The final product, as department chairperson Neelam Man Singh Chowdhry rightly pointed out, was not sauve and stunning as a stage product is expected to be. It was nevertheless inspired and purposeful — just right to pass off as a refined classroom exercise that enchants with its earthiness. The presentation featured two striking tales of human endeavours and strivings. The first titled "Vikalp Nahi Koi" by Pushpa Saxena was about a poignant portrayal of a woman, torn between past affections and present challenges. Brilliantly translated in the language of theatre, the story lent itself to several interpretations. In the final format, it came across as an interesting expression of literature. Students handled the theme well and the sets were minimalistic just as the space of performance was. The play was staged in the Studio Theatre of the Department. Next came "Agni", a tale improvised by students under the guidance of Ankur, presently Director, National School of Drama. True to his style, Ankur left the students alone with bits of inspiring literature, confident that they would manage creative leads from there. Neelam Man Singh also admitted: "The students were ready with several versions of the same story and each time they would show them to Ankur he would ask them to restructure everything. The process involved learning and polishing and that's what matters in theatre art." Coming back to the second play, it derived immensely from folk culture. Set in a tribal backdrop, it told the tale of an illiterate girl who fights the system to emerge a victor. Not only does she ensure a life of dignity for herself, she also spruces up her village. At the heart of the production lay the basic human urge to aspire against odds. The play was visually strong. It also employed theatre exercises to create a sense of movement. In fact, "Agni" was better fashioned than "Vikalp Nahi Koi". In all, both works stood on their own practically drawing from nowhere except literature and improvisation.
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Surinder Kaur to set up music academy
The living legend of Punjabi folklore, Surinder Kaur, popularly known as the nightingale of Punjab, announced the setting up of the Nightingale Music Academy (NMA) at a press conference held at Kalagram, Chandigarh on Friday.
Commending her endeavour General B.K.N. Chhibber (retd), the former Punjab Governor and Rajinder Singh, IGP, hoped that the academy would provide a platform to upcoming artistes. Her daughter, Dolly Guleria, who is the managing director of NMA enthralled the audience with choicest melodies of Surinder Kaur and qalaams of Shah Hussian, Bulle Shah. Surinder Kaur too enraptured the audience as she teamed up with Dolly in “Maavaan te dhiyaan”.
— OCs
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Chandan Das mesmerises audience
Under their aegis, a musical evening with the Mumbai-based renowned ghazal singer Chandan Das was organised on Friday at the Moti Ram Arya Secondary School auditorium. The foundation felicitated 10 citizens for their contribution in their respective realm. Mr J.P. Virdi, IPS was chief guest. Honoured persons are — Shakuntla Mahajan, Sarabjit Singh, Y.L. Madan, Amar Singh Chandel, Dr Shushil Gupta, Raghuvir Singh, Devender Purohit, Deepak Bhandari and Vivek Arora. After the ceremonies, the ghazal maestro Chandan Das enraptured the audience with soulful strains of melodious music. He gave a good start to the musical soiree bringing alive the "shikva" captured in Wasim Barelvi's creation 'Mein iss umeed se dooba tha ke". Then followed "Koi chiraag nahin jo phir jala lena" and "Muasam-e-gul khan bahaar khan, mero kismet mei unka pyar khan". Chandan shifted to romantic mood with "Teri aankhon se pee nahin sakte, pyasse itne ke jee nahin sakte". Extracting full applause of the packed hall he turned to all time hits like "Naa jee bhar ke dekha" and Nida Fazli's 'Piya nahin jab gaaon mein....' Chandan Das modulated his voice to enliven the lyrical contents of the ghazals with an immaculate perfection which established his calibre while mesmerising the audience.
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