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Management issues
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Mohali, August 13 “And in most of the cases it is resistance to change the styles of thinking and functioning that leads to failures. Such attitudes lead to behavior that reduces productivity, creativity, and effective problem-solving,” he added. Mr Mitra touched upon the various facets of negative attitudes. “Attitude is largely determined and shaped up by perceptions, beliefs, and the inner dialogue. This inner dialogue can lead to an ‘A’-epidemic. The symptoms are resistance to change, lack of commitment, spreading gossip, misdirected anger, condescending perfectionism, lack of team play, missing deadlines etc,” he pointed out. According to Mr Varinder K. Verma, Honorary Secretary, NIPM, this seminar is one in the series of seminars being organised by the Punjab Chapter as a part of NIPM’s Silver Jubilee celebrations. “It has always been our endeavour to promote excellence in human resource management by organising such interactions, seminars conferences in various parts of the region for the benefit of our members and other management professionals from different disciplines” he said. More than 50 human resource heads and CEO’s from renowned corporates in the region such as Hutch India, Godrej, Hindustan Lever Ltd, Gujarat Ambuja, Max India, PCPL, Dabur, Puncom, Amrit Banaspati, Dolphin, Top Job Options, WWICS, Punjab Tractors Ltd, and Ranbaxy attended the seminar.
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Students take lessons on environment conservation
Chandigarh, August 13 Beginning with the basics, the students are being trained to maintain flower beds after the school timings. Each group of students has been a given small section of flower beds in the school premises and are asked to maintain it. Recently, a contest of ‘best maintained flower bed’ was organised in the school premises to encourage the students. This ensures that the attendance of the students was regular and they learned about environmental issues. Located just 7 km from Chandigarh, the students have now begun to look beyond their books and into the realm of creative teaching-learning. Sharing their experience about teaching through theatre, the teachers said they found that the traditional method of teaching was not going down well with their pupils. So they devised a way of story telling through dramatic presentation. Now the learners became performers. A low-cost stage of mud and stones was made with the cooperation of the villagers in one corner of the school. “The children live in the lap of nature. So we thought of teaching them on environmental awareness and theatre was used to send the message across”, said one of the teachers, Raman Mittal. A short play ‘ Nimbu pani’ has been prepared by the students. Through their brief presentation the students explain how environment degradation would one day make the tradition of having lemon juice extinct. Many such other issues concerning the environment are touched during the presentation. Not limiting to theatre, some NGOs and villagers pitched in efforts to paint slogans on the school walls. Today the school walls are covered with messages and designs which could trigger the imagination of any child. As a gesture the village panchayat got constructed one additional room in the school. The villagers have demanded that the school be upgraded to middle standard. The villagers have demanded electricity connection of the school.
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Manav Mangal students exhibit creativity
Chandigarh, August 13 The models at Manav Mangal in Chandigarh brought alive the dhaba, synonymous with Punjab, in a classroom while cut-outs of people from various Indian states, attired in their traditional dresses, dotted the school corridors and rooms. The City Beautiful with all its landmarks from the lake to the office of The Tribune, its green spaces and open areas, well-planned sectors and the road network were all recreated in miniature form. Models on the transport system, on protection of environment, on space, robots and astronauts were put on display. The students tried to shrink the whole world into their classrooms by creating gardens with unique designs. The exhibition was spread over 30 rooms and models on all subjects including mathematics, computers, social science were on display. Meanwhile, at Manav Mangal School in Panchkula, a wide spectrum of exhibits were laid out in 22 rooms in an organised and systematic manner. The patriotic spirit of the tiny tots was depicted in a model on freedom struggle of India. The tiny tots of the nursery section presented the working of the Indian Railways in a colourful manner. The primary section exhibited its creativity and imagination in the activity room. The senior social science wing showcased the birth and evolution of Sikhism. The junior science section displayed the germination of plants. In the biology section, the role of DNA in forensic science was highlighted. ‘Save the environment’ was the cry of the Flamingo Eco-Club of the school. The chief guest, Mr S.P. Arora, Estate Officer, Panchkula, inaugurated the function by lighting a lamp.
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Schools hold I-Day celebrations
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, August 13 At Government Model High School, Sector 12, Principal, Ms Vijay Kaushal, unfurled the flag. She advised the students to adopt the path of honesty and hard work for achieving their goals. A colourful cultural programme was presented by the students. In the end sweets were distributed among the students. At Shishu Niketan Public School, Sector 5, Panchkula, speeches, songs and dances marked the celebrations. The speeches highlighted the significance of the historic day. Jainendra Public School, Sector 1, Panchkula, organised a patriotic songs competition. It was followed by declamation, poem recitation (patriotic), drawing and painting, poster and tattoo making competitions. The tiny tots came dressed as Bhagat Singh, Subhash Chandra Bose, Pt Nehru. Ms Sudha Babbar, Principal of the school, gave away the prizes to the winners. At Vivek High School, Sector 38, Class X students presented a Punjabi play, “Giddar Singhi”, highlighting the Gandhian philosophy of how only hard work bears fruit. The students sang patriotic songs, participated in quiz contests based on Indian freedom struggle. It was followed by poetry recitation. School Principal P.K. Singh addressed the students on the occasion. The tiny tots of Shemrock Smiles, Mansa Devi Complex, danced to the tunes of patriotic songs and presented action songs and rhymes. The children sang the National Anthem and took a pledge to become responsible citizens of India. The students of the junior wing of Delhi Public School, Sector 12-A, Panchkula, organised public-speaking and patriotic poetry recitation contests. The school was tastefully decorated. Children of Classes I, II, and III of Ajit Karam Singh International Public School, Sector 45, also participated in a function held on the school campus. In Gulmohar Complex, Desu Majra, students of Mother Mary Convent School participated in a fancy dress contest while students of Class X presented a comedy. Principal Avinash Lata hoisted the flag and stressed on bag-free studies. Maharishi Dayanand Public School, Daria, organised a cultural programme on account of the Independence Day. Dr Vikram Kumar ‘Viveki’, head of the Sanskrit Department, Panjab University, Chandigarh, was the chief guest on the occasion. The programme started with a welcome address followed by a fancy dress show by children. Students sang patriotic songs like “Hum sab Bhartia hai”, “Tiranga hai hamara” etc. Girls of primary, middle and high school girls performed natti, dandia and giddha, respectively. In his address to students, the chief guest told the students about the importance of the National Flag and emphasised on the duties of a responsible citizen. Ms Ishwar Hinduja, secretary of the Arya Samaj-7, presided over the function. Later, the Principle of the school, Mr Vinod Kumar, thanked the chief guest. Independence Day was also celebrated at Carmel Convent School, Sector 9-B, Chandigarh, on Friday. A colourful programme was held on the occasion. Contest held: At Bhavan Vidyalaya, Amravati Enclave, a series of competitions to bring home the importance of preserving the eco-system and freeing it from pollution were held. Herbal garden making competition was also organised on the school premises where students planted various herbal saplings. Competitions like rangoli making and hasya kavita recital were also held.
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Library orientation programme
Chandigarh, August 13 Prof H.R. Chopra, chairman, Department of Library and information Science, Panjab University, advised students to inculcate reading habits. An exhibition of books was also inaugurated.
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‘Mangal Pandey’...set to touch hearts
The march towards freedom depicted quite admirably and near-realistically in ‘Mangal Pandey-The Rising” is bound to win many a heart.
The film stands out on two counts—its historical value and excellent sets. Its negative point is that many times English dialogues block its smooth narrative. It is Om Puri’s background explanation which will save the movie in the Hindi belt. A. R. Rehman’s sound track is average with only “Mangal….” sounding distinct. The treat lies in Aamir Khan unfolding himself in front of the camera in a never-before way. He is a handsome soldier ,his persona is rather delicate and lets him down when he is acting fierce. He might not bear any resemblance to the real-life hero, but his executions are deft and at many places borders on excellence. There are not many lines for the nautch girl Rani Mukherjee, who is restricted to singing two songs. Her scenes reflect “woo-the-crowd” strategy. It is Ameesha who steals the show. The sati pratha speaks volumes about the times. Untouchability treated
in various ways shows the dexterity of the script. The romantic episodes of Mangal Pandey with the nautch girl and of a pro-Indian Army officer, William Gordan (Toby Stephens) with an Indian widow, have many plus points.These tell the value of romance in an epic of the dimension of the freedom struggle. These might be a figment of the imagination but give the much-needed colour to the historical saga. Toby’s sincerity and synergy with the script evoke praise. The soul of an awakened nation owes much to the director for bringing to light a vital aspect, hitherto confined to dull history books. The story told by many a mouth has found its voice in Ketan Mehta’s bold initiative. —
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Ranvinder mesmerises music lovers
The melodious music emanating from the flute of the renowned maestro, Ranvinder Singh, wafted across the Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademi auditorium only to mesmerise the music lovers of the city. The classical music concert organised by the academy has been dedicated to the memory of the legendary vocalist Dr Sharayu Kalekar, said academy chairman Kamal Tewari while welcoming the audience. The artiste of the evening, Lahore-born Ranvinder Singh with fifty years of strenuous riyaz and expertise is undeniably the most accomplished flautist, composer and performer in the region. He has blended the classical conservatism and dynamic spirit of innovation in music. He had provided music accompaniment to many stalwarts of Indian classical music besides scoring music for music albums, plays and a Haryanvi film. Opening up the concert with brief alaap of raag Miyan Malhar, Ranvinder doled out a composition in “Vilambat Ek taal”. He improvised the progression of musical notes to bring out the romantic character of the raag as also in the next composition in fast tempo. He used a small form of flute to embellish the ‘tanakri’ which invarably enhanced the aesthetic potentialities of the raagas. Switching over to the more complex raaga ‘Marva’ with a composition in madhya laya (medium tempo) set to rupak taal (rhythmic pattern of seven beats), he embellished the presentation with brilliant support from Pandit Kale Ram on tabla. Their performance epitomised the style of respective gharanas. The melodic spell of raag ‘des’ virtually exported the audience to a divine plane as Ranvinder brought some aesthetically pleasing moments through deep sonorous spells in the lower octave but suddenly transforming the melody in to the higher scales. He concluded the concert with a thumri in raga Mishar Pilu, improvised to associate more raagas wherein the Pahadi content accumulated perceptible intensity. Academy vice-president Kamal Arora thanked the audience.
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Womanhood woes THE Navkiran Art group, Ahmedgarh, staged a Punjabi play, “Dhiyan Kar Challiyan Sardari”, in collaboration with the North Zone Cultural Centre at the Kalagram complex on Friday. The play has a potent theme of injustice to women and is based on real-life stories as published in newspapers.
A few passouts of the Department of Theatre and Television, Punjabi University, carved out the full-length play, depicting the woes of womanhood. Written by Bunti Waraich and directed by Ashish Kaushal, the play revolves around the life of a married woman who is forced into prostitution. The double-storied set on stage matched the ambience. The play brought alive the plight of the woman during the Partition to the latest Imrana episode. Kamaljeet Mavi as Shabbo and Ashsish Kaushal excelled.
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Senior citizens hold get-together The Chandigarh Senior Citizens Association organised a get-together on Saturday at the Government Museum auditorium. Apart from a tambola session, the highlight was a talk by Mr Satish Kumar, chairman, president and CEO of ASRI LLC-a stem cell and biotechnology company based in the USA. Mr Satish Kumar referred to the research in stem cell technology as one of the miracles of life. He explained how stem cell research could help in the cure of certain diseases effecting humans. He dedicated the talk to the memory of his father, who had passed away recently and was a prominent member of the association. The association’s president, Mr P.H. Vaishnav began the session by drawing attention to Senior Citizens’ Day on October 1. TNS
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ISKCON holds nagar sankirtan The local chapter of ISKCON organised a ‘nagar sankirtan’ as part of Janamashtmi celebrations here today. The procession began in the morning from Sector 38 and passed through various sectors before culminating at the Hare Krishna Dham, Sector 36. The main purpose of the programme was to make people aware of the most effective means of liberation. The sankirtan will conclude on August 27. OC
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