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Lecture on Hindutva draws huge crowd
Chandigarh, September 17 Justice Jois who has also been the governer of Bihar and Jharkhand talked at length at the Law auditorium stressing that Hindutva was relevant even today as it was essentially the same as dharma. "Dharma is not religion but a code of conduct. It is a method that applies to all human beings eternally," he said, giving details of what constituted dharma according to Vyasa in Mahabharata and Manu in Manusmriti. "Hindutva represents the highest human right which is the right to happiness for all. This right despite being basic to the human society is sadly missing from the list of human rights given in the December 10 Declaration of Human Rights, 1948," he said. Talking about rights and duties, Justice Jois said, "Our duties should always come before our rights and the only fundamental right should be the fulfillment of our fundamental duties," he said. Pointing out that secularism was the basis of Hindutva, Justice Jois quoted from the Manusmriti, "It would be most unfair to call a Hindu communal as it is in his dharma to protect everyone, to shelter the homeless, to feed the hungry and give water to the thirsty. A true Hindu cannot harm anyone," he said, adding that division among people on the basis of religion was the doing of politicians. "Why despite being surrounded by nations who are non-secular has India maintained its secularism? It is because of Hindutva," he said. The seminar organised by the Panchnad Research Institute had luminaries like Prof Azhar Hashmi, renowned poet from Bhopal, and Mr MG Vaidya, former spokemen of the Rashtriya Swayam Sewa Sangh. Both quoted liberally from Hindu scriptures while Prof Hashmi also talked from Sikh, Muslim and Christian scriptures mingled with Urdu poetry.
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129 pledge eyes as blind students entertain
Chandigarh, September 17 Major Gen Rajendra Nath, PVSM (retd), chairman, Society for the Care of the Blind, claimed that the government would take the responsibility to rehabilitate the visually impaired. He stressed on the need of co-operation from the communities in eye donation. Dr Sunandan Sood, head of ophthalmology department at Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, added that due to religious dogmas and lack of awareness, people had not been coming forward for eye donation. Dr Sood also claimed that about 1500 blind persons had been waiting for cornea transplantation in the city. Mr Surinder Sood, general secretary of the sabha, informed that the number of eye donors would soon exceed, 300, as certain social organisation’s had joined hands with the sabha.
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Gujrat National varsity win moot court contest
Chandigarh, September 17 As many as 17 teams from North India participated in the north zone round of the competition, the winners of which would represent India at the international competition to be held in Florida. Symbiosis Society Law College, Pune, were declared the Best Memorial Team while the Spirit of Surana award for team work was bagged by Amity Law School, New Delhi. Adarsh Ramanujan of National Law University, Jodhpur, was declared the best student advocate, followed by Saurabh Garg of the University Institute of Legal Studies, Chandigarh. Mr Justice S.S. Nijjer of the Punjab and Haryana High Court was the chief guest on the occasion, while the valedictory function was presided over by Mr Justice P.S. Patwalia of the same high court.
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Freshers’ party at GC-11
Chandigarh, September 17 Dressed in their best attire, the students had a rocking time as they danced, sang songs and performed skits, enthralling the audience with their performances. A keen contest was witnessed for Mr and Miss Fresher titles. Sangeet (M. Sc-IT) was chosen Miss Fresher while the title of Mr Fresher went to Jony Chawla (BCA-I). The best smile award was won by Deepa (M. Sc-IT) while the best personality award went to Kamaljeet Singh (BCA-I). The best performance award was given to Vinay Kumar (B. Sc –III). Principal Dr A.N. Garg urged the students to maintain a balance between academics and extra curricular activities. Prof B.R. Bansal of the Computer Science and Information Technology Department proposed a vote of thanks.
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Career counselling at GC-11
Chandigarh, September 17 Ms Anima Susan Jacob, HR Executive of Infosys Technologies, conducted the two sessions on group discussion and interview. For the shortlisted students it was an enriching and rewarding experience. Mr Pranjal, a student of B.A. final, was shortlisted as a standby candidate.
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375 advocates join Bar
Chandigarh, September 17 Mr Justice M.M. Kumar of the Punjab and Haryana High Court was the chief guest on the occasion. In his address to the new entrants, he stressed upon qualities of honesty, dedication and integrity.
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Originality of thought needed in
Chandigarh, September 17 Theatre artistes and art lovers, during a lively interaction, were exposed to new trends of theatre production and his unique style of transforming a simple theme of a Dogri folk item into a lively production. Our theatre needs to be fed with originality of thought, concept and script. When my plays, weaved in the less-known language Dogri, could win accolades in deep South or Bengal, why not the Hindi plays? he questioned. Only the work process is required to be reoriented. Like music, theatre, too, has its own language, Balwant maintained. Theatre is a team work and forces like media and government patronage can contribute a lot. He said Chandigarh is a happening city with a bright future for performing arts. He maintained that the Indian culture had the richest treatise and there was no need to go the West way. Rather they should emulate our aesthetic virtuosity. Balwant Thakur gave satisfying explanations to the volley of questions from leading theatre directors and general public during the three-hour interactive session. Earlier, Dr C.L. Ahuja, noted theatre critic, introduced Balwant Thakur. Dr Rajpal Singh presented a souvenir to Balwant Thakur on behalf of the Punjab Arts Council and said that his plays would be staged in the region. |
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Hindi poetry book released
Chandigarh, September 17 Speaking on the occasion, chief guest Radhey Shyma Sharma, Director, Haryana Sahitya Akdemy, said there was a great depth in the thoughts of Urmil. Litterateurs Dr Jagmohan Chopra, Dr Prem Janmeja , Dr Neerja and speakers from Delhi delved deep into Urmil’s poetry. Speaking to Chandigarh Tribune, Urmil Naval, who is also Deputy General Manager (Vigilance and Security) in the FCI, said her diverse themes are close to reality. Be it her anguish at female foeticide, dowry deaths, polluted Ganges, terrorism, male chauvinism and love in all its manifestations. She brought alive the emotional content of certain poems like “Ghonsla,” “Khamosh” and “Chehra”. Coming from a literary family and endowed with the vision and sensibility of a poet, she waited for years to sculpt the poetic gems with perfection, which could be meaningful in their content and laced with a potent social relevance. Though the official commitments of my profession are at variance with my poetic passion, I had to strike a balance. However, a lot more is in the offing from my pen, she said. |
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