The Tribune, Chandigarh, India

EDUCATION

Govt striving to provide quality education: Dharamsot
Our Correspondent

Amloh, December 3
The development of a country depends on the quality of education provided to its young generation and the role of reputed private institutions in this field in our state is also important, asserted Mr Sadhu Singh Dharamsot, Parliamentary Secretary, Home, Justice and PWD, who was the chief guest at the annual prize distribution function of Sant Farid Public School, Amloh, on Saturday. The government is determined to improve the quality of education in government schools and for its success he appealed the teachers to workhard to make the students as good citizens. He spoke in detail on the various developments schemes of the government.

The function was inaugurated by Mr Sandeep Hans, SDM, Amloh. Principal Vikramjit Singh presented the annual report of the school. Ms Harjinder Kaur, chairperson of the school management, presided over the function.

The cultural items Himachal Natti, Haryanvi, Japanese and Punjabi dances, folk songs, choreography, bhagra and gidha presented by students and enthralled the audience. The function began with Baba Farid shalok and Saraswati Vandana.

Among the students who won distinctions in the field of education, sports, and cultural activities in the year 2004 were honoured with mementos by Mr Sandeep Hans whereas the students who got distinctions in the year 2004 -05 were honoured with mementos by the chief guest.

Among others, Mr Baldev Sedha, former president municipal council, Mr Jarnail Singh, president, Gurudwara Singh Sabha, Mr Kewal Krishan Garg, advocate, Mr Jaspal Singh, Tehsildar Rajpura, Mr Parbodh Sood, former Tehsildar, Amloh, Mr Paramjit Singh Rupal, Councillor and parents of the students were presented on the occasion.

At the Crossroads
Need for a rural university in the region

Incidentally all seven colleges where I served during the course of my teaching career were coeducational institutions. So I was never conscious of the institutions solely devoted to the education of girls. After my retirement, I have visited many a time Hansraj Mahila Mahavidyalaya and twice or thrice Kanya Mahavidyalaya at Jalandhar. These visits made me conscious of the significance of imparting education to the girls in an exclusive manner. My recent visit to Sidhwan Khurd which houses four educational institutions, namely Khalsa College for Women, G.H.G. Harpreet College of Education, Guru Hargobind Public Senior Secondary School and Sikh Girls Senior Secondary School. Now the ground has been prepared for the Law College for Women.

The road to Mullanpur from Ludhiana bifurcates to Gurusar Sadhar and Raikot on the left side and Sidhwan Khurd and Jagraon on the right side. To my mind the triangle that is formed by linking Dakha college (Mullanpur) to Ganga Giri College (Raikot) and then to Jagraon college and back to Sidhwan colleges (near Mullanpur) is a virtual hub of educational activities. This region is now alive to the need of better education for the sons and daughters of the soil. The rural ambience is congenial to study and serves as a plank for rising high in the various fields of human life. All these educational institutions, on the periphery of this triangle, are run by (private) managing councils. These are perhaps at an advantage on this account.

There was a time when GHG Khalsa College, Gurusar Sadhar aspired for a rural university. Mr Prem Bhatia, the then Editor-in-Chief of the Tribune, termed this institution as an oasis in a desert. I served in this temple of learning after my retirement from Government College, Ludhiana for five years and found it worthy of recognition at the higher echelons of education. The other claimant to a place in the sun is the educational complex at Sidhwan Khurd. In an unobstrusive way, Sidhwan colleges have been imparting quality education to the girls of the region as well as those residing at other places (particularly for B.Ed. and M.Ed.) all these decades. Now this educational complex is on the threshold of a bigger leap in the field of education. Like a violet, this complex cannot lie hidden behind the stones of negligence any longer.

The occasion provided to me was for presiding over the XIV Ludhiana Sahodaya Schools Declamation Contest in Punjabi held on December at Guru Hargobind Public Senior Secondary School, Sidhwan Khurd. There I met the Principal of the school, Miss Satinderjit Kaur, and the Principals of the degree college and the training college. The president of the managing council Captain Dalbara Singh and the secretary S. Kirpal Singh Bhathhal could find time for deliberations with me. My daylong presence on the campus instilled in my mind the significance of women’s education, particularly in the rural areas. Panjab University has not so far established a regional centre at Ludhiana whereas it should have been done long ago. The claim of Ludhiana for such a centre is paramount, no doubt, but the places like Gurusar Sadhar and Sidhwan Khurd also need university regional (rural) centres. In this connection Punjabi University, Patiala, has shown the path by establishing university regional (rural) centres at Talwandi Sabo and Rampura Phul. On its part, Panjab University, Chandigarh, should establish a regional centre as well as rural university in this region as it is the crying need of the day.

— N.S. Tasneem

From Colleges
MCA seniors get warm send-off
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, December 3
MCA students of Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology (Gujarkhan Campus) bade farewell to their seniors at a party hosted by them — “Reminiscences-2005” — here today.

The final year students will undergo six months’ industrial training during the next semester at different places and industries of their choice.

They will complete their course work by the end of current fifth semester, which will be over by December, 2005.

A cultural extravaganza marked the colourful evening as juniors put together a gamut of items for their seniors.

MCA I and III semester students presented a show featuring dance and poetry.

Parting students expressed their emotions and gratitude towards teaching and non-teaching faculty.

Jasmeet Kaur was adjudged “Ms Outgoing” and Harpreet Kalia won the title of “Mr Outgoing” on the basis of their overall personality and performance in various fields.

Babalpreet Kaur and Dinkar were declared first runners-up, while Shuchi and Damanjeet Singh were “Ms Well-Dressed” and “Mr Well-Dressed”, respectively.

Dr (Col) H.S. Singha, Director GNIMT, wished the students all the best in their future endeavours.

Industrial visit

Students of BBA classes of Kamla Lohtia SD College here went on an industrial visit to HMT Ltd, Pinjore.

Prof Bimlesh Kumar Gupta and Prof Pooja Mittal organised this trip.

During the visit, students learned about the various aspects of business and management.

Students impress at ‘Swar Utsav’

Ludhiana, December 3
“Swar Utsav” — an inter-school singing competition — was organised by students of Classes IV to VII in Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, BRS Nagar, here today.

It began with the lighting of a ceremonial lamp by Father Davis, school director, and Sister Sobel, school Principal.

Prof Sunil Narula, Anita, and Krishan Kumar ( for Hindi music) and Rev Anand Peacock, Rev Ianom Barch and Dr Sarah Christopher (for western music) judged the show.

The results: Overall trophy: BVM Senior Secondary School, Kitchlu Nagar; Hindi group song: Delhi Public School — I; Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, BRS Nagar — II Kundan Vidya Mandir, Civil Lines, — III. Consolation: CFC Public School.

Folk (solo): BCM Arya Model School — I; Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, BRS Nagar — II; BVM Senior Secondary School, Kitchlu Nagar — III. Consolation: Delhi Public School.

Western group song: Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, BRS Nagar — I; BVM Senior Secondary School — II; Sacred Heart Convent School, Sarabha Nagar — III. Consolation: BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School. — OC