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This armyman paints to support poor students
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This armyman paints to support poor students
Jalandhar, December 5 The soldier-turned-painter has set up an art gallery in Deep Nagar here where more than 300 of his paintings are on display. And by selling these works, Colonel Jena (Retd) is helping young boys and girls pay their fees so that they may not have to drop their studies for want of money. “It all began a decade ago in Calcutta when I came across a cancer patient in need of financial help. I decided to raise funds for him,” said the retired colonel. “I had been an amateur painter for quite some time and thought of selling my works to collect some money. And amazingly, the exhibition I put up got a tremendous response.” Colonel Jena (Retd) said he came across more such cancer patients and tried to help as many of them as he could. “But being an army man, I did not get ample time to make many paintings. And five years ago, I took pre-mature retirement and settled down in Jalandhar, my last area of posting.” But he has regrets. “In Jalandhar, there are not many buyers for art. People make palatial houses but do not intend to put a single painting on the walls. I used to do abstract paintings, but people here didn’t relish that form as much as the people in Calcutta, Chennai or New Delhi. Then I switched over to landscapes and still life and even started depicting foreign cultures. This got me more visitors,” said Colonel Jena (Retd). He said he kept visiting cities to hold exhibitions. “Recently, the BSF asked me to be part of their national-level exhibition in New Delhi. I also have an order from the Indian Army,” he said, showing a half-finished picture of a jawan riding a horse in the mountains. “Besides, I also help the students brush-up their communication skills in English so that they do not have to face problems in getting a suitable job.” Meanwhile, the students, whom the retired colonel has been helping, are also doing their bit to repay their “Sir.” One such student, Jaskarn, said, “I help Sir arrange the paintings during the exhibitions and also try to find suitable clientele for him.” And some of these students, doing MCA, MBA, M. Tech and BE courses, freely use the three computers installed at the gallery. |
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Sapru to produce film on Sarabha
Jalandhar, December 5 The actress feels, “The best way to present the cultural ethos of the region is through a film on a freedom fighter who still inspires every Punjabi. The history created by these people is the treasure the country.” Preparing herself for the new venture, Sapru now-a-days is busy collecting books to enhance her knowledge on the life-history of the freedom fighter. She was here in the city today to buy books and Ghadar Party memorabilia from the Desh Bhagat Yadgari Hall. “The portrayal of such persons of great historical importance cannot be taken lightly,” she says. The actress also does not want any controversy on the contents of the film after its completion. Adeep Tandon and Nauni Kaur will be the director and assistant director, respectively, of the film. The shooting for the film will take place in Baradari Gardens in Patiala and Malerkotala and their surrounding areas and is scheduled to finish in 12 days. The film, being made on the directions of the Prasar Bharati, is based on a novel on Sarabha, titled “Ikk Mayan Do Talwaran,” written by Mr Nanak Singh. The script of the film has been written by Mr Rajinder Atish. She took books written on the hero, photos, and agenda of the Ghadar party from the Desh Bhagat Yaadgaar Hall. Impressed by the efforts of the Hall in maintaining the spirit of the freedom movement in the Mela Ghadari Babeyan Da, Sapru said she would take part in the next mela and also assured the managing committee of the Yaadgaar Hall that she would ensure participation of her colleagues, including Raj Babbar and Gurdas Mann at the mela. Talking about the recent resurgence of the Punjabi films, the actress said it marked a new phase of the regional cinema. However, she added, films only on the NRI theme was not a good trend. Sapru said her forthcoming project was a Punjabi-Kashmiri love story. “And it would be shot entirely in Punjab and Kashmir,” she added. |
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Canegrowers, mill owners to look for solution on Dec 7
Phagwara, December 5 The local SDM, Mr Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal and the DSP, Mr Navjot Singh Mahal, had persuasive arguments with the protestors and made them eventually drop the road blockade plan. They were assured of a tripartite meeting, to be held on December 7 in the local PWD Rest House, that would attempt to hammer out a solution. The meeting would be attended by the representatives of the Phagwara Sugarcane Growers Cooperative Society, the Wahid-Sandhars Sugars Ltd and the local administration, the SDM announced on the public address system. Mr Rashpal Singh, President of the society, threatened that the cane growers would be left with no other alternative than resorting to stringent action in case the administration did not succeed in resolving the issue in the proposed meeting. |
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Gang of robbers busted
Jalandhar, December 5 Those held include Abhijit Kumar alias Bittu, a resident of Phurwala, Raj alias Jogi and Gurdev Singh alias Sonu, both residents of Malsian. The other two accused, Harpreet Singh, also a resident of Malsian, and Bajrangi, a resident of Jalandhar city, are still absconding. The police said they were looking for Abhijit Kumar in other cases too. He had even escaped from police custody by throwing chilli into the eyes of police personnel who were escorting him from Phillaur on September 24 this year, said the police, adding that in December last year too, he had managed to free himself from handcuffs and flee. The SSP, Mr Ishwar Singh, in a statement, said that the police had also arrested two persons accused of snatching gold chains and purses. Those arrested are Varun Arora, a resident of Housing Board Colony, and Ashu Walia, a resident of Kapurthala. They were arrested on basis of a complaint lodged by Mr Ritesh Kumar Gupta which said that two motorcycle-borne youth had snatched his wife’s purse. |
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PSEB to augment power supply
Kapurthala, December 5 Stating this, Mr Samir Kumar, Deputy Commissioner, Kapurthala, disclosed that Rs 9 crore would be spent on this project. By now, 426 villages had been supplied 24-hour urban pattern supply, while 115 villages would be added to this tally by the end of this financial year, informed the DC. New connections to 3,636 domestic consumers and 45 industrial consumers had been provided during the current financial year, and under VDS scheme, 2671 consumers had got their load increased, said the DC. To meet this increased load, 743 transformers had been upgraded, 68 new transformers setup and de-loading of 338 transformers had been done, he added. Besides, a new powerhouse was being setup at Khusropur village at a cost of Rs 5 crore, Mr Kumar said. |
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Vedanti speaks on social evils
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