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Rare coins show starts, auction today
Chandigarh, December 24 Including the punch-marked coins (the category pertaining to the period of before Christ), the collection also has on display coins relating to the Mauryan,
Menander, Indo-Greek, Indo-Scythian, Taxila, Gupta, Chola, Kushana and Mughal periods, besides others. Justice V.S. Kokje, Governor of Himachal Pradesh, inaugurated the conference and Prof
K.N. Pathak, the Vice Chancellor, was the chief guest. Justice Kokje emphasised the study of coins for understanding the past. He appreciated the Numismatic Society for furtherance of the numismatics as a discipline. Professor Pathak said coins helped a great deal in understanding the social, cultural and economic conditions of any period in the history. Prof P.N.
Jash, president of the 89th session of the conference, said coins had enormous potential for initiating an unending dialogue between the present and the past. Prof P.N. Singh, general secretary, presented the report of the society and Prof N.K. Ojha, local secretary, proposed the vote of thanks. After the academic function, the exhibition in the afternoon was very well attended by curators. Sale and purchase of coins and other items also took place at the venue. Auction of the coins, tokens, medals, paper money is schedule at the venue tomorrow. The estimated price of certain coins is: Shahjahanabad Mint — Rs 22,000); Double Rupee, Patan Mint — Rs 30,000; Kori — Rs 20,000; Khengarji III — Rs 20,000; Guinea of Victoria, Ggreat Britain — Rs 28,000; and Viceroy medal 1893 —
Rs 35,000.
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Numismatist rues denial of access to artefacts in museums
This was said by Mr Farokh S. Todywalla, a leading light on coins, tokens, medals and paper money, while interacting with the Tribune correspondent here today. Mr Todywalla is in the city in connection with the ongoing 89th annual conference of the Numismatic Society of India at Panjab University. Mr Todywalla said, “Indian curators and collectors have to often refer to the collections abroad for a direct access to the historical remnants. The hobby is fast catching pace with the current generation as was evident from the very heavy rush at the exhibitions all over the country”. Mr Debashish Paul from Kolkota said, “A majority of the coins in the
market (more than 90 per cent) are from the common people. Families hold on to the collection of their ancestors, often for generations down the line, as dear possessions. It happens sometimes that the coins are sold in the market, maybe for money or when they were not interested in keeping their artefacts”. Mr Gurpreet Singh, a collector based in Ludhiana, has got along a “priceless treasure of coins connected only to the history of the Sikhs.” He said “ the coins largely pertain to the period between 1765 and 1849. Leaving aside the collectors, there is an increased public interest in possessing a coin related to their ancestors, these days”. Mr Todywalla said, “I started collecting coins in 1967. I got interested when I read advertisement offering a higher price for old coins. The ads were printed on the back of children comics. My first possession were the coins of my ancestors, who had travelled to Europe in the early 1920s.” “I was studying at Wilson College, Mumbai, when I found the first customer for my coins. One transaction led to the other and I got more and more involved in my hobby as a trade. I did not even complete my education in my college and started the profession as a full timer”, he said. |
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Exhibition-cum-fete at school
Chandigarh, December 24 Mr R.S. Goraya, District Education Officer, UT, was the chief guest who gave away the prizes to students. Various models of rain water harvesting, generating electricity from waste plastic and a hovercraft were on display. The junior section displayed their own nature park. A variety of food and games stalls were also put up. Excitement and exuberance marked the 20th annual day celebration-cum-parent meet at Sharda Sarvhitkari Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 40. The function was presided over by Mr P.C. Dogra, retired DGP, Punjab. The function commenced with Saraswati Vandana. The cultural programme included various songs and dances. The annual report was read out by the Principal of the school, BS Kanwar. A play on environment was also staged. A qawwali and a Punjabi dance was highly appreciated by the audience.
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‘Holi’ a satire on education system
Chandigarh, December 24 The play unfolds on Holi, students are upset that their holiday is cancelled and they have to attend a lecture instead. As a mark of protest the students disrupt the guest speaker’s speech, which upsets the Principal. One of the boys identifies his peers and they are detained, while one is expelled. In revenge they humiliate and mock him to a point that he hangs himself. As the play proceeds it unravels the light and some times dark side of our education system. Incidents, which form a part of a student’s life and could be from any educational institutes, are portrayed well. The play moves on effortlessly, delivering its point. The most interesting is the set of the play. It takes you a few minutes to register the significance of a tub, a sink, a pot on the set as these items are all more suitable in your bathroom back home. However, it some how merges with the language that can get a little “too” abusive at times. The play will be staged at the studio theatre at the Department of Indian Theatre, Panjab University, at 3 pm and 6 pm tomorrow and at 3 pm on December 26.
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District Courts Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, December 24 On noticing the fraud, the father of the deceased complained to the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association. After the matter was investigated by a committee of the Bar Association, a case was got registered with the police. Imprisoned: A local court today sentenced Ishwar Singh to one-year imprisonment for injuring Sukhwinder Singh and Barminder Singh, who had gone to buy seat covers of their car in Sector 28. A case was registered under Section 324 of the IPC in 2001. One of the victims, Balwinder, had been attacked with a knife by Ishwar. Undertrials fight: Unruly scenes were today witnessed in the lock-up on the premises of the District Courts here when some undertrails exchanged fisticuffs. The in charge of the Bus Stand police post had to rush to the spot to bring the situation under control.
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Enthusiasts brave chill for Mikka Live
As a part of Christmas and New Year celebrations, the Chandigarh Club organised an evening of Punjabi folk music and dances featuring Mikka Singh on the club premises today. The event, sponsored by Cera Sanitaryware Limited, commenced two hours after the scheduled time. Most of the invitees reached after 9 pm while others made most of it enjoying unmindful of the musical evening. Of late, Mikka appeared on the stage to mesmerise the audience with his exuberant singing and dancing style with his very favourite song, “Sawan Mein Lag Gayi Aag”. After his hit song “Gabbru”, he delved deep into the Punjabi folk lore with “Gidhian Di Rani Ni Tu Gidhe Wich Aa”. By the time the crowd moved closer to the dancing floor to share the intoxication of “Ishaq Brandi”, another hit patent of Mikka, on his third presentation for the Chandigarh Club crowd. By the time Mikka had established an amicable rapport with the audience who braved the chilly winds to enjoy the warmth of Punjabi pop. Ms Jassi compeered the programme and the Steps Dance Troupe embellished the performance. A section of the audience, however, resented the delayed start of the programme with poor arrangements to counter the chill as it continued till late evening.
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Chandigarh, December 24