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Jalandhar, August 14 “He is dead and buried now, though; let him rest, let him rot. Let his vices be forgotten, but his virtues be remembered; it will not infringe much upon any man's time.” Security personnel guard the statue of Dr BR Ambedkar in Jalandhar. — Tribune photo by Pawan Sharma

Art comes alive at Virsa Vihar exhib
Jalandhar, August 14
“A fine, cool shower on a dry monsoon day” is what the three-day exhibition held in the Virsa Vihar complex, might be termed as. To a city where the layman’s perception of fine arts or paintings has been ridden with clichés - ranging from posters of popular gods and deities to the regular, ill-attempted portraits of famous actors and celebrities displayed outside the street-side painter’s shop - this exhibition, arranged by ArtDot, has come like a whiff of fresh air for the art lovers.

Jalandhar boy bags Punjab chess title Jalandhar, August 14 A class VI student of MGN Public School, Aakarshan Gupta, has done the city proud by winning the under-11 chess championship organised by the Punjab State Chess Association in Amritsar last week. Aakarshan Gupta is class VI student of MGN school.             Aradhaya ‘search baby of the year’ Jalandhar, August 14 Aradhaya Dhir was adjudged the “Search baby of the year 2007” at a function organised by Shivam Fertility and IVF Centre. More than 250 children took part in the event. Most of the children who participated in the contest were born with test-tube baby technique.

Punjabi tadka to spice up phoren flicks
Jalandhar, August 14
Have you seen the movie “Chotu Da Kammal” and “Kake Da Khadaka”. The answer is certainly negative. But, actually you have watched it, not once but innumerable times with a possibility of these movies being your favourite ones. Shocking but true, the real names of these movies are “Home Alone” and “Baby’s Day Out” respectively.

Young World
Japanese punch, chocolate nutties: Khana Khazana goes exotic

Jalandhar, August 14 To help students learn table manners and know about a wide array of cuisines, Eklavya School organised a three-day event Khana Khazana. On the first day the children brought snacks and desserts of their own choice and shared the food items with each other. Day two saw kids making different diahes like bhelpuri, stuffed kulche, chocolate nutties, sandwiches and salad under the guidance of their teachers. Lovely varsity students celebrate Teej in Jalandhar on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Nation’s map on cardamon 
Jalandhar, August 14
A designer with a cassette company, this youth has a passion for creating miniature art pieces.Coinciding with the Independence Day falling tomorrow, Vijay Momi has come up with a patriotic theme. He has designed the map of India on a piece of cardamom. The map has been painted in saffron, white and green colours.