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Nominations sought from teachers for awards
Chandigarh, July 18 A major change in the awards this year is in the Life Time Achievement Awards for which anyone can nominate an outstanding teacher from the three places instead of the teacher or the principal of his/her institution making the nomination, said Ms Anuradha Saboo, awards director of the Trust. “We were informed that many outstanding teachers are shy and hesitate to nominate themselves as it amounts to blowing ones own trumpet,” she said. Now anyone who knows of a deserving teacher who is eligible and fit for the award, can send in the nominations, and the relevant nomination forms shall be sent to the nominee by the Trust. The changes have been made to simplify the nomination procedure as well as to encourage the deserving teachers to come forward and apply for the award, she added. The application forms and other details of the awards have been circulated to 280 schools in Chandigarh as well as Panchkula and Mohali. The last date for receiving the applications is August 16. The awards will be presented at a public function in October this year. There are four awards for school teachers. The highest is the lifetime achievement award of excellence comprising a citation, a trophy and Rs 50,000. The other three awards, each carrying a cash prize of Rs 20,000, a citation and a trophy are Excellence Award for School Teaching, for teaching in slum/rural areas, for teaching in co-curricular activities (sports, arts, crafts, music). The awards were launched in 2002 by the Jan Seva Trust of the Saboo family and have been an annual feature to recognize the contribution of school teachers of Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali. The awards are named after late Shri Tara Chand Saboo. Mr R.K. Saboo, chairman of the Jan Seva Trust of the Saboo family, said the selection process is very thorough, objective and fair, involving validation of each application by a 10-member working committee, followed by a scrutiny of all valid applications/nominations by an eminent jury, which shortlists the award winners.
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ME students blame PEC for incomplete theses
Chandigarh, July 18 In order to submit their theses, the research scholars needed regular assistance and guidance from their supervisors, which was reportedly not provided to them. Only eight students out of 19, who joined ME in 2001, had been able to complete their masters degree while 11 were still waiting to secure the much-needed clearance for their theses. However, Mr R.N. Nauhria, Head, production engineering department, discounted the claim of these students and said that these students could not clear their ME because of their own shortcomings. He said: “These students have been very irregular in their classes. If they are keen want to complete their degrees then they should have come to the department regularly and done research work thoroughly. And if they have any kind of problems, they should approach me for guidance. There were seven such students whom I have guided and who have been given clearance. The case of these 11 students have been put before the Director of PEC, Mr Vijay Gupta.” Mr Vijay Gupta said, “I have gone through the case. I will clear the theses only when these will be satisfactory or up to mark. Moreover, no one among them has contacted me for the purpose. They should come to me and if they have any problem with the supervisors or head of the department, then they should talk to me frankly. I will definitely look into the matter and try to solve their problem. But it cannot be solved if they remain non-communicative”.
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Providing quality education
Ambala Public School is set up with the aim of becoming a torchbearer in the field of education. It was established in 1995 with just 95 students and now it has a strength of 900 students. It has been possible because the emphasis is on the holistic development of the students — mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually. It believes in shaping the child of today for tomorrow. The school has been successful in meeting all goals as it is evident from its brief history. It has a spacious building with airy rooms, pollution-free atmosphere, well-equipped science and computer labs. The school library boasts of wide and valuable range of books. Day boarding facilities are provided for students where special care is taken to fulfill their needs, physical as well as academic. Students regularly take part in the inter-school competitions. The school believes teachers and parents are the two axis between which the grooming of a child takes place so parent-teacher meetings are held on every second Saturday. The school president, Mr Avtar Singh Virk, is putting all possible efforts for the upliftment of the rural belt. The staff members are too liberal by nature to help the needy and poor fellows. The school staff and children contributed for tsunami victims and collected Rs 21,000. The school also works on a noble mission of imparting education to 50 children of the underprivileged section. Quiz contests, rangoli competitions, diya making, card making, calligrapy competitions etc are also organised. Our karate scholars got 21 prizes at the district and state level championships. Ramandeep Singh, a student of class I, got first position in Sikhi Bana competition. Students of the school excel in academics as well.
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Principalspeak
Every child is a treasure with limitless capacity to learn and achieve. It is the duty of the teachers to give them invincible moral courage, will, integrity, insuperable optimism and unshakable faith in divinity to help him make the world a better place. The challenges before us is to inculcate in young minds a hunger for knowledge that knows no barrier, an awareness of the power of the human mind.
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SC, BC youths complete driving course
Chandigarh, July 18 Mr Gill said the tie-up between the corporation and the driving school would go a long way in helping the youth to get jobs. He said the scheme should be extended to girls. The selected candidates would be interviewed soon. Mr Gill suggested that the government should provide finance at low rates of interest which would help the youth to purchase their own vehicles for commercial use.
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Students appear for Tata
Consultancy test
Chandigarh, July 18 The result of 140 students has been declared and 90 students have been selected for the interview. The result of the remaining students will be declared tomorrow. The interview will be held on July 19 and 20. A panel of 18 persons will conduct the interview.
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Education Secretaries to meet in Aug
Chandigarh, July 18 In a communique to the UT Education Department, the CIEFL, on behalf of the Government of India, will hold a meeting on August 10. The members will assess the requirement for various support schemes, launched by the Government to strengthen English language teaching. They would submit a Budget estimate for 2006-07 when the grants-in-aid committee meets in September this year.
TNS
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PU admissions
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Next hearing in MDC plots case on Aug 1
Panchkula, July 18 The case was listed before the apex court for today. A special leave petition (SLP) has been filed by Dr B. Singh, earlier this year, after his public interest litigation (PIL), Save the Sukhna, was dismissed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) has reportedly submitted the Panchkula Development Plan in the Supreme Court, wherein it has outlined the development of Sector 2 and 6 of the MDC as a low-density zone, away from the catchment area of the Sukhna choe. More than a year ago, HUDA floated a housing scheme in the quaint Shivalik foothills in the MDC. Almost 34,000 applicants are still waiting for the draw of lots for these plots. As per rules, HUDA is supposed to hold the draw of lots within six months from the date the scheme is floated, or pay the interest to the applicants. These applicants have invested Rs 465.103 crore with HUDA for the allotment of residential plots in Sector 2 and 6 of the MDC. The money, deposited as fixed deposit in a bank, is getting HUDA a collective monthly interest of around Rs 2.60 crore (at 7 per cent rate of interest, Rs 31.90 crore is the collective annual interest), or a daily interest of around Rs 9 lakh. Under the scheme, as many as 165 residential plots in Sector 2 and 372 plots in Sector 6 of the MDC were offered. As many as 5,943 applications were received by HUDA for the plots (of size two kanal, one kanal and 14 marla) in Sector 2 and 27,850 applications were received for plots (of size 1 kanal, 14 marla and 10 marla) in the Sector 6.
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Perfect bharatnatyam, salsa fusion
Fusion rocks and if it is the fusion of tradition and modernity then it rocks all the more, so says 19-year-old Anandita Singh, a city-based budding bharatnatyam dancer. And she proves it through her own example.
Bubbly and with stars of ambition twinkling in her eyes Anandita is a perfect representative of Gen X with her love for jazz, hip-hop, salsa, Tom Cruise and Saif. But at the same time this youngster dreams of making big as a bharatnatyam dancer. So no wonder that we found this youngster, with infectious enthusiasm, at a bank in the city (where she is undergoing her summer training) and talked about her passion, dance. Back in city after getting a taste of victory at an international dance competition this petite and graceful girl is raring to go places. She was part of the group of seven dancers from India that won the first prize for their bharatnatyam performance at the annual International Dance Competition held in Prague from July 1 to 7. Sharing her experiences there she recalls ‘‘It was somewhat disappointing as Bharatnatyam was put in the folk dance category. But people over there were really interested in it even though they could not understand the language which made our task all the more difficult as it was through our expressions and mudras that we conveyed whole content to them. But the response was overwhelming and we had to answer so many queries about the various mudras, our costumes and about India.’’ ‘‘Bharatnatyam is just like a poem I got attracted to this dance form due to its grace and fluidity’’, says the young dancer who started picking up the basic steps at the age of nine at Bhatkhande Institute in Lucknow. ‘‘My grandmother was into this and I sort of inherited the passion for this dance form from her’’. After joining Welham’s Girls’School in Dehra Dun she trained under the dance teacher Ms Rajalakshmi. She performed ‘arangetram’, a three-hour solo performance while still in school which gave her tremendous confidence as a performer as well as a person. ‘‘This performance taught me that we can go beyond the limits that we set for ourselves’’. ‘‘Bharatnatyam has taught me a lot not only about mythology. Indian philosophy and tradition but also has made me more observant and aware of things around me. It has brought me in touch with our tradition and I try and balance that with the 21st century sensibility’’. She has performed at various inter-school competitions and for the aid of cancer patients as well. She is at present training under Ms Jyotsna Shourie, a noted Delhi-based performer, and is a student of BSc honours (II yr) in business management at IILM, Delhi. ‘‘Balancing studies and dance practice is no problem as dance is a great stress-buster and fills me with energy to do more and dream big’’. A degree in business management is also a step towards being financially independent and capable of pursuing her first love, bharatnatyam. ‘‘Funds are always a problem for performers and one has to be dependent on sponsors but I want to be self-sufficient, to be able to fund my performances so for that a degree is important’’, says our wise young lady.
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Astrology gaining ground globally
Astrology is going to be more research oriented. It will be more technical in times to come and also specific in its approach. This was viewed by Mr Anil Aggarwal, consultant, astrology and alternative therapies.
He said astrology was a complete science and newer research avenues would root away uneducated people in this field. Aggarwal said Indian astrology was gaining popularity worldwide. More newspapers were devoting columns to astrology in newspapers and magazines than ever before. He said there was a shift in the present teaching pattern and curriculum with large number of students now showing their interest in astrology. Aggarwal, who is also developing and exploring new avenues in the field, said more and more people wanted to pursue topics like career astrology, business astrology, medical astrology, political astrology, social astrology, investigative astrology and meteorological astrology along with personal astrology, he said. “If a student wants to know about his career plans through astrology, an astrologer will normally guide him on general topics. But research can further help the student in going in for pharma even if he has studied course in medical stream,” he said. He said there was a worldwide research in astrology funded by corporate sector for insight into future events. Traditional astrologers would face extinction under direct threat resulting from latest scientific developments, changing lifestyles, and impact of globalisation, he added. Kabir Arora, another young consultant, said the availability of a large variety of good Indian and foreign-developed astrology software had taken away the burden of cumbersome calculations. So now the focus was on the quicker and correct interpretations. He said thorough education was vital in astrology so that in times to come only learned astrologers guided the masses. Mr Aggarwal cited the example of the latest event in the UK which was indicated in Panchang, which said: “Powerful nations will appear helpless in face of terrorist acts and loss of life due to explosives.” He said these predictions were usually in the form of a brief global overview but serious research in this area could yield interesting results. Mr Arora further said management astrology and business astrology had already found acceptance both with the Indian and world corporate sector.
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Kalka lyricist makes it big in Mumbai
Young lyricist KD Mann from the tiny town of Kalka has made a place in the glamorous tinsel town of Mumbai.
Mann have scripted eight soulful songs which have been recorded in the mellifluous voice of acclaimed playback singer Anuradha Paudwal and the invincible Suresh Wadekar. The producer of the album, Vinay Chowdhry, said in view of the quality of the recording and catchy lyrics and captivating music, the album was likely to be released by a reputed company. Music of the album has been composed by Chandigarh-based Neeraj Laxman. Anuradha Paudwal has sung for a private album after seven years.
— TNS
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Chandigarh, July 18