EDUCATION

150 take mock test
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, July 9
Over 150 students from varied streams, including engineering, commerce and arts, participated in a mock CAT, organised by Top Careers and You (TCY) at Government College for Boys today. Students from Phagwara, Jagraon, Ferozepore, Bathinda, Amritsar and Jalandhar also took part in the mock test.

Harsimran, Gaurav and Ashish from SDP Government College were very enthusiastic about the test. “We have come to assess our knowledge, check the CAT pattern and where we stand”, they said.

Sarpreet and Navneet Kaur from Khalsa College for Women were amongst many others who wanted to know the amount of preparation required for the final CAT.

The mock test consisted of questions to gauge verbal ability and quantitative aptitude. It was based on the pattern of the actual examination. The test was followed by a detailed discussion and analysis of each section of the paper by experts.

Ms K.B. Sharma and Ms Amrita Grewal discussed reading comprehension and English usage, including para-jumble strategies, verbal analogies and verbal reasoning, with the students. Mr Munish Kumar, alumnus of the IIM - C, and Mr Ankur Agarwal gave shortcuts on the quant section.

Entrance test results

Ludhiana, July 9
Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University here declared result of veterinary entrance test today. The result has been displayed at administration block, Dean Office and Silver Jubilee Block in the university. The test was held on July 7.

A total of 151 students have qualified in the test, among whom 44 are girls. The result will also be available on website of the university (www.gadvasu.in) tomorrow onwards. The counselling for the five-year B.V.Sc.& A.H. programme, the result of which was declared today, will be held on July 17.

The admission capacity of the university for the B.V.Sc. course is 50 out of which eight seats are VCI seats, excluding NRI seats. The NRI aspirants can apply up to July 20 and the counselling will take place after that. — TNS

From Colleges
Bharti best social worker at PU youth camp
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, July 9
Twentyfive students of Gobindgarh Public College, Alour (Khanna) recently attended a seven- days youth leadership, hiking trekking and adventure camp organised by the Department of Youth Welfare, Panjab University, Chandigarh.

Separate camps for boys and girls were held at Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (H P). Ms Bharti Sharma has been selected as best social worker and Ms Aarti Verma as Best Duty Officer from girls wing. While Mr Joraver Singh has been selected as best camper and Mr Aman Kumar as Best Debater from boys wing.

Students attended the camp under supervision of Prof Amit Narula, Prof Rajni Singla and Prof Davinder Kaur. During the camp, different lectures and activities were organised to inculcate sense of discipline, physical fitness, co-operation and co-ordination among students to make them better citizens.

The Principal of college, Dr Suresh Tandon, said the purpose of camp was to develop leadership and decision-making qualities among students.

The college also had excellent results in B.A. Ist year examinations of Panjab University, Chandigarh. As many 11 students passed with first divisions. Sandeep Kaur, Harjeet Singh and Gurpreet Kaur stood first, second and third, respectively, in the college. Mr Suresh Goyal, chairman of college managing committee, Mr O P Goyal, president and Mr Chaman Lal Garg, secretary, Gobindgarh Educational and Social Welfare Trust and Principal Suresh Tandon congratulated the staff and students.

Richa tops PU in Hindi hons

Master Tara Singh Memorial college has had another share of laurels as Richa Basandhrai, a student of BA-III, topped in the subject of Hindi honours conducted by Panjab University.

The Principal, Dr Madanjit Kaur Sahota, congratulated the student and wished her the best in life ahead.

CULTURE

Poetic presentation of Kaifi’s life
Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, July 9
It is difficult to make out whether Kaifi was a man of the masses or the poet of the masses. In fact, he was the both. And his life story was beautifully narrated in a brilliant narrative by his actress daughter Shabana Azmi and the writer-poet son-in-law Javed Akhtar in the play “Mein aur Kaifi”, which was organised by the Ludhiana Sanskritik Samagam here last night.

Popular songs and ghazals from Hindi movies written by Kaifi and rendered during the presentation by Jaswinder Singh added melody to the musical presentation. No wonder the spacious Guru Nanak Auditorium remained crammed to capacity with people sitting on the floor right up to the end.

The narrative is based on the book “Yaad Ki Raah Guzzar”, written by Kaifi’s wife Shuakat Kaifi. It details different phases of Kaifi’s life. Besides the book, some incidents are taken from the writings, interviews and poetry of Kaifi.

Shabana, along with her husband Javed, imbibed life into an otherwise prosaic presentation. The play reveals the full life of the great poet along with Shaukat. How they came together, Shaukat’s persistence with her parents to marry Kaifi, their marriage, life in the Andheri Commune, Kaifi’s arrival in Bollywood and his philanthropic work in his native Mijwan village in Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh and also the tragic paralytic attack in 1973, and subsequent depression.

It was the talent and the experience of Shabana and Javed, also assisted by the songs rendered by Jaswinder Singh that held the audience spellbound all through two and a half hours. The organisers had not expected that much audience attention as there was not any action involved in the theatrical presentation.

Some popular songs like, “Tum jo mil gayay ho to yeh lagta hai, ki jahan mil gaya”, “Waqt nay kiya kya haseen sittam”, “Mein yeh soch kay uskay darr say utha tha”, “Bichhday sabhi bari, bari”, “Yeh duniya, yeh mehfil mere kam ki nahi”, sent people in nostalgia. The songs were arranged according to the particular situation in the life story of Kaifi and Shaukat, which made it more appealing.

The presentation concluded with a poetic tribute to Kaifi by Javed Akhtar.