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Pbi varsity to fill sanctioned posts by March 31
Patiala, January 16 The syndicate welcomed the decision of the Punjab government to lift the ban on appointments and promotions in the university. The meeting decided to start the process of filling all the sanctioned posts by March 31 on regular basis. The vice-chancellor informed that while the process of promotions had already started, the appointment process to cater to the urgent need of various departments would start soon. The syndicate approved the enhancement of budget for purchase of books for the main library and for improving services in the university's health centre. It also okayed the proposal to consider the period of pen-down strike by the Punjabi University employees from September 11 to November 12, 1996 as duty period. The meeting also removed the restriction, which stated that a non-teaching employee could not be considered for promotion if he or she is to retire within three months. Dr Jaspal Singh apprised the syndicate of his plan to start job-oriented, add-on and short-term courses to facilitate quicker absorption of students in their respective fields. He made a special mention of starting courses in journalism, management and computer sciences. He also advocated the framing of a comprehensive plan for strengthening the infrastructure to provide technical and professional education to the rural under-privileged at their doorsteps. Following the recommendations of a committee constituted by the syndicate, the meeting regularised the suspension period of Prof Hem Raj Verma of the physics department as time spent on duty. It also gave its consent to revive the post of assistant public relations officer, which was earlier abolished and to reinstate the then incumbent H.S. Khokhar. Suspension of junior assistant Rajesh Kumar was revoked and reinstatement of Bhupinder Singh as joint director, sports, was approved by the syndicate. |
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Athlete’s body found hanging
Ambala, January 16 Sukhwinder was working as a fitter with the Railways and belonged to Gurdaspur district. She was residing in railway colony at Ambala Cantonment. This morning when one of the neighbours knocked the door, he did not get any response. He got suspicious and informed the other residents of the colony. Later, they broke the door of the house and found the body of Sukhwinder hanging with a ceiling fan. The neighbours then informed the police. ASP Balbir Beniwal and other police officials rushed to the spot. The body was taken to the civil hospital for a postmortem. The reason behind the death could not be ascertained so far. Finger print experts were also summoned. The matter is being investigating. However, father of the deceased said his daughter was a bold girl and could not take this cowardly step. He said her marriage was fixed for next month and she was very happy. |
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Kidnappers’ gang kingpin held
Ambala, January 16 According to information, police had earlier raided several places in UP in search of Lali. Kidnappers had demanded Rs one crore as ransom from Ashok’s parents. However, he was rescued from a village near Karnal later. Police said the kidnappers initially took Ashok to some place in UP. Now, with the arrest of Lali, police believe that a few other cases of looting and kidnapping can be solved. |
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Two held with illegal weapons
Rajpura, January 16 DSP Bhupinder Singh Khatra said acting on a tip-off, the city police put up two check points at Amabla octroi post and Sadkheri village from where the two were nabbed. He said Gurwinder Singh was arrested from railway under bridge near Amabla octroi post and Dalbir Singh was nabbed near Sadkheri village. The police recovered one pistol each from their possession for which they did not have any license. The DSP said though one of the pistols was of India make, the other was believed to be an imported revolver of .32 calibre. A case was registered. |
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Panchayat bypoll results notified
Ambala, January 16 This was disclosed here yesterday by Ambala deputy commissioner Mohammad Shayin. He said in Ambala block, Barkha Ram had been elected panch of Bhanokheri village. Similarly, Lakshmi Devi in Mirjapur village and Ram Lal in Sakraon village had been elected panches. In Ambala two block, Rekha Rani, Sushama Rani, Minder Devi had been elected panches in Dalipgarh, Kardhan and Tundla villages respectively. In Brara block, Ramlal in Binjalpur village and Kamlesh Rani in Sahlepur had been elected panches. He said all panches had been elected unanimously but in Naraingarh, Panno Devi had been elected sarpanch by election. |
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Jan Kalyan Insurance Scheme for farmers launched
Fatehgarh Sahib, January 16 Addressing farmers during a cheque distribution function for the claims of rain insurance scheme (Barish Beema Yojna), Capt Singh said the scheme was initially introduced in Patiala division and would be extended all over the state. He said the Punjab government was working on a scheme to bring about diversification of crops and had asked Marked and Milkfed to evolve plans for economic upliftment of farmers. He said the government was setting up more than 100 commercial dairies for increasing milk production in the state. The minister distributed cheques worth Rs 1.3 crore to the beneficiaries of Barish Beema Yojna. |
20 shuttlers make it to nationals
Chandigarh, January 16 Budding badminton players, who earlier represented Chandigarh in various events, are now looking forward to excel in the National Games. In all, 20 players are now playing and representing the city in the under-14 and under-19 categories, for both boys’ and girls’ sections. In the under-19 category (boys), Tushar, Aman Setia, Prerak Sharma, Ravi Setia and Harminder Singh have been selected. Tushar, who represented the city in various events in the under-13, under-16 and under-19 categories, including the North Zone and in the National Games, is keen to perform during this championship. Aman, a 16-year-old lad, has participated in the CBSE National Games, North Zone and also in the school nationals. “I was eagerly waiting for the nationals here and I can prove my talent. Another young player, Prerak, who played in the under- 13, under-17 and under-19 categories, was second in Haryana, during a championship that was held in 2006. Harminder has already participated in the open national in 2007. Ravi, a 17-year-old badminton player, had represented Chandigarh in the school National Games and other national events. In the girls’ section in the under-19 category, Chetna, Payal Bhatia, Nisha, Anita and Gurleen Kaur have been selected. Chetna came first in the under-19 doubles championship. Payal represented in the school national and came second in the state. Nisha, 15-year-old, had already made it to the north zone, and has been winning the under-13 and under-16 championship for four consecutive years. Anita only has National Games experience to her credit. Gurleen Kaur, a 17-year-old badminton player, who is playing her first National Games, is looking forward to gain some experience and exposure from this championship. In the under-14 category (Boys), Gautam Gupta, Pulkit Diwan, Kenneth Wong, Ankit and Sammer Gupta are representing the city in this championship. Ankit, who is a state champion in the under-13 category, is looking forward to make use of his earlier experience in this championship. Kenneth has played in the school nationals twice and is here to learn from other players. Gautan, Sammer and Pulkit are all new to such a platform. These three though do not have any experience but are looking forward to gain some recognition. In the girls’section, in the under-14 category, Daaman, Navika Bakshi, Ritika Dhaneshwar, Diksha and Mehak Sood have made it to the National Games. Diksha, a champion in the under-10 and under-13 (doubles) categories is looking forward to chinch another title during the championship. Mehak, winner in the under-10 category and second in the state championship, is confident and all prepared to give her full. Navika, team captain, has represented in the school nationals. Ritika, who got selected in the national team, has already represented in the national. Daaman, a young player from Sacred Heart School, has won the under-10 and under-13 championship and has participated in the national championship. |
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Seeds suffer shock defeats in Indian Open Amateur
Golf
Chandigarh, January 16 The first to begin the execution of the favourites was Aditya Singh. Seeded 55th, this Jaipur lad sent the 10th seed, Chien Yao Hung of Chinese Taipei, crashing to defeat. Then Kanishk Madan of Delhi, who turned 17 on December 19 last, shocked Pakistan's number two amateur Aadil Jehangir. Their top golfer Ali Hai could not make it as he is doing MBA in the US. Thirtyseventh seeded Arshdeep Tiwana ended the hopes of Prabagaran of Sri Lanka. Chandigarh's favourite Ajeetesh Sandhu, who is just back from the US after a David Leadbetter Academy scholarship, went down fighting to 60th seeded I.K. Ponappa while third seed Rudresh Sharma was ousted by 62nd seed Siddharth Seth. Top seed Jamal Mollah of Bangaldesh and his second-seeded compatriot Shahid, fourth seed Rahul Bakshi, seventh seed Abhijit Chadha, eighth seed Pawan Kumar and ninth seed Amanjyot Singh registered easy victories to advance to the next round. Aditya Singh could not have asked for more. He began with four pars, with the Chinese Taipei favourite bogeying to give the Jaipur lad a 4-up advantage. But then a double bogey by Aditya gave Chien Yao Hung a two-stroke advantage. The 2-0 margin continued till the 10th. But then Aditya sunk birdies on the 13th and 14th to get back to his 4-up lead. Although he lost the next hole, he squared the 16th win a par to win 3 and 2. "I got a brilliant start. The first four holes proved crucial. I concentrated on playing par and succeeded", said the Jaipur boy. Kanishk Madan, a Class XI student of Modern School, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi, started well birdying the first. He played pars in the next two holes. Aadil Jehangir of Lahore just could not get his shots. He faltered allowing Aditya to go 3-up. Kanishk concentrated on parring the next two holes, with Aadil hitting stray shots.The Pakistani golfer managed a stray birdie on the 12th. But that was as far as he could go. Kanishk birdied the 13th to seal the issue 6 and 5. IK Ponappa who made the cut on the bubble was 3-down after the first four holes against Ajitesh Sandhu. But the Bangalorean made a superb par on the fifth to reduce the margin and did even better winning the next two holes to square the match. It was on the 10th that Ponappa went into the lead for the first time with a par and in fact made four more pars on the trot as both matched stroke for stroke even as Ponappa lead 2-up after 14. A double bogey cost him the next hole while Ajeetesh made four pars in a row to not only reduce the lead but equalise. However, a bad tee shot on the 19th hole cost Ajeetesh the match as Ponappa made a par to win the hole and emerge as the winner. Important results (Prefix indicate seeding):1-Jamal Mollah (Bangladesh) bt 64-BR Raja 2-Up, 2-Shahid (Bangladesh) bt 63-Mohammad Havaldar (Bangladesh), 4-Rahul Bakshi bt 61-Mansimran Singh 3 & 6-Vikram Rana bt 59-D Jahangir (Pakistan) 5 & 4, 7-Abhijit Chadha bt 58-Arjun Bhatt 5 & 4, 8-Pawan Kumar bt 57-Sandeep Sandhu 6 & 5, 9-Amanjyot Singh bt 56-Lakhbinder Singh 6 & 4, 31-Kanishk Madan bt Aadil Jehangir (Pakistan) 6&5, 55-Aditya Singh bt 10-Chien Yao Hung (Chinese Taipei) 3 & 2, 40-Rashid khan bt 25-Moin Malak 7 & 5, 62-Siddharth Seth bt 3-Rudresh Sharma 2-up, 60-I.K. Ponappa bt 5-Ajeetesh
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National Badminton Games
Panchkula, January 16 In the girls’ under-19 category, the Chandigarh team registered a victory over the IPSC team 2-0. The other results are as under: Boys (under-19 years): Tamil Nadu b IPSC 2-0; Kerala b Gujarat 2-0; Maharashtra b U P 2-0; Assam b Uttarakhand 2-0; West Bengal b Pudducherry 2-0; Rajasthan b KVS 2-1; Chandigarh b Jhankhand 2-0; Himachal Pradesh b J&K 2-0; Delhi b Bihar 2-0; Punjab b Chattisgarh 2-0. Girls (under-14 years): Maharashtra b Jharkhand 2-0; Madhya Pradesh b Punjab 2-0; Karnataka b J&K 2-0; Haryana b Uttrakhand 2-0; Assam b Chhattisgarh 2-0; Andhra Pardesh b IPSC 2-0; Kerala b West Bengal 2-0; Tamil Nadu b Gujarat 2-0. Boys (Under-19 years): KVS b Vidya Bharti 2-0; Chandigarh b IPSC 2-0; Assam b Chhattisgarh 2-0; Uttrakhand b Himachal Pardesh 2-0; Bihar b Uttar Pradesh 2-0; Gujarat b Delhi 2-0; Tamil Nadu b Pondicherry 2-0. |
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Sunita best athlete among girls
Chandigarh, January 16 However, Earth House won the Maharaj Singh Memorial Trophy after being declared the best house in sports
activities. Marked by enthusiasm and a fierce competitive spirit, the students participated in various events that were organised according to age groups. While the 50m, 100m, 200m and 400m races were organised for both boys and girls, the 800m race was held only for the boys. The three-legged race and the wheelbarrow races drew the loudest cheers. The prizes were given away by Brothe Paul, managing director of Quark Media House, who were the sponsors of the meet. |
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Haryana beat 9 Famous Club
Chandigarh, January 16 Besides Chandigarh, teams of different states, including Rajasthan, Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal, and Uttar Pradesh are participating in the five-day championship being organised by the Women’s Baseball Federation of India (WBFI) in association with the Baseball Federation of India (BFI). The championship was inaugurated by Joel Ehrendreich, First Secretary of US Embassy, while the guests of honour on the occasion were Vivek Atray, director, Tourism, and S Setia, DPI (Schools). The WBFI will select 30 best female players from this tournament. They will be groomed by foreign coaches.
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SD College win by 3 wickets
Chandigarh, January 16 After winning the toss, DAV College, were dismissed for just 142 runs. Their innings lasted for 31.3 overs. Except for the opener Sumit Dhiman who made a defiant 78, Rajiv Rishi (17) and Vishal Michael (11) were the two other DAV College batsmen who reached the double figure mark. Sumit Dhiman stayed at the crease for 110 minutes and faced 76 deliveries for his well-compiled 78, which contained 12 boundaries. Gurkirat was the most successful and economical bowler for SD College, who bagged three wickets for just 12 runs. Akash and Gaurav Gupta took two wickets each for 22 and 5 runs, respectively. Chasing a victory target of 143, SD College achieved the target in 30.3 overs. Rahul Arora, who was caught and bowled by Amit, top scored with 41. Rahul Arora and Bipul Sharma were associated in a valuable 48-run partnership for the seventh wicket before Rahul was caught and bowled by Amit. Bipul and Akashdeep remained not out on 28 and 8, respectively. DAV College's Vikas captured three wickets for 40 runs. Yuzwinder bagged 2 for 28. Brief scores: DAV College, Sector 10: 142 all out in 31.3 overs. Sumit Dhiman (78), Karan Kherwal (17), Gurkirat of SD took 3 wickets for 12 runs, Gaurav Gupta and Akash took 2 wickets each.
SD College, Sector 32: 146 for 7 in 30.5 overs. Awaked (17), Rahul Arora 41, Vices took 3 wickets for 40 runs, Yuzwinder took 2 wickets. SD College will meet Sri Guru Gobind Singh College, Sector 26, in the final on January 27, after a day's rest tomorrow. |
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‘Judo needs better opportunities’
Chandigarh, January 16 Kalpana, who won a silver medal in the Asia championship in 2007, is eyeing an Olympic medal. The 19-year-old champion has been selected for the Junior Commonwealth Games. She played for the Amka sports club in Manipur. Going by her performance, she got a sponsorship from the Sports Authority of India, Manipur. Talking about her experience, Kalpana said, “The company I kept brought about a downfall in my performance. All the sponsorships were taken away from me.” Elaborating further, she said, “I had to work hard to regain whatever I had lost and ultimately I got a place for myself in the NIS camp, Patiala. Jivan Sharma, my coach, is behind my success. The guidance that I got from him has really helped me to overcome my weak points. “At present, there is no help from the government. Better job opportunities certainly will help to promote judo. At present no facilities are being given. At least something should be done to secure our future”, said Kalpana. |
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Telemedicine project opens at civil hospital
Mohali, January 16 As part of the programme, the case of an 11-year-old girl Sheenu was discussed with Dr Meenu Singh, additional professor in the department of paediatrics, PGI, through video-conferencing. Dr Inderjeet Singh Bhatia, nodal officer of the telemedicine project, said Sheenu weighed only 18 kg when her weight should have been around 35 kg as per her age. She had a history of cough, which could not be cured despite help from many doctors. Bhatia said medical data of the child had earlier been sent to the PGI. Dr Roshan Sunkaria, managing director PHSC, said with the help of Rs 4.17-crore telemedicine project patients would be able to provide expert medical opinion from specialist doctors at remote locations. He said under the first phase of the project three hospitals - Mata Kaushalya Hospital, Patiala and civil hospitals at Dasuya and Ajnala - were linked to the PGI through V-SAT technology. The second phase was inaugurated today and telemedicine concept was implemented through broadband virtual private network technology. He said 20 hospitals and three medical colleges in the state would be covered under the project shortly. The third phase of the project would extend tele-linking facilities to hospitals located in rural areas. When asked whether the upgradation project of the civil hospital was being shelved, the minister replied in the negative saying that the hospital would be upgraded to 200-bed facility soon. |
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100 examined at bone density camp
Chandigarh, January 16 The membes also availed the facility of bone mineral density at the camp. The camp was conducted under the supervision of Dr Mohinder Kaushal, a renowned arthroscopist and spine specialist, who examined the patients suffering from spine and knee problems. Earlier he delivered a lecture on “osteoporosis and its prevention. |
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Criminal proceedings against JBT teacher
Chandigarh, January 16 According to officials, Joginder Singh was reportedly involved in embezzlement of departmental funds while working in the capacity of a head teacher of Government Primary School, Indira Colony, Manimajra. Sources in the education department said: "An amount of Rs 1,06,972 has been worked out as interest by the circle audit party on the amount embezzled by Joginder during his posting as a head teacher." Earlier, the education department had asked Joginder to deposit the amount back but his failure to do so compelled the department to file a criminal case against him.
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Benegal, Sathyu to grace film fest
Chandigarh, January 16 Benegal and Sathyu, both first-time visitors to the city, have agreed to hold workshops for the students of department of Indian theatre during their presence at the festival. Three of Benegal’s films - “Zubaida”, “Junoon” and “Bose: The Forgotten Hero” will also be showcased. The UT administration is meanwhile trying to arrange a screening of “Garam Hawa”, Sathyu’s first film that turned a classic. Strange it may sound but the UT administration was not able to procure Benegal films from the Directorate of Film Festivals of India. Rani Balbir Kaur, who arranged the visits of both Benegal and Sathyu for the administration, today told The Tribune that the directorate’s offers were practically “out-of-reach”. “They asked for Rs 2 lakh per show of Benegal films whereas they should have, as their mandate is, encouraged us in our venture to hold regional film festival.” Benegal films had to be finally procured from the National Film Development Corporation. That apart, the festival will showcase three films from the oeuvre of Anand Patwardhan, the radical filmmaker famous for prerelease bans. His “Ram ke Naam”, a take on the Babri Masjid demolition, won him many international awards. “Patwardhan’s cinema is acerbic, in-the face. People just can’t tolerate its truth. But it is meaningful. That’s why we are getting it,” says Rani. The Patwardhan films listed for screening at Chandigarh are - “War and Peace”, “In the name of friends” and “Rising”. A new aspect of this year’s festival will be the screening of radical cinema at the Government Museum auditorium in Sector 10, where Benegal and Sathyu will hold their workshops. A film quiz for visitors is also on the cards both at the auditorium, Fun Republic, and Kiran Theatre where the shows will go on from February 1 to 4. In the radical film category, the administration has finalized two films - “The Hope” on the Kashmir problem by Kamal Nathani, and “Revolution: Ek Kranti” on the life of Birsa Munda, the tribal hero of Jharkhand, by Ashok Sharan. Sharan was part of the last year’s jury for national awards. Space has also been reserved for children’s films -- “Gili Gili Atta”, “Heda hoda”, “Chutkan ki Mahabharat” and “Chakkar Bakkar Bambe Ho” - all recommended by Nafisa Ali. “We are also showing three films made in and around Chandigarh by people from Chandigarh. The category features Pammy Sohal’s “Mummyji”, “Jab We Met”, “”Mitti Wajan Mardi, and “Apne”. A selection of Madhur Bhandarkar’s films is also on the platter for film lovers, who will have their share of commercial cinema as well in “Chak De India”. |
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‘It’s script that matters the most’
Chandigarh, January 16 “Life is already full of tensions, I want that my viewer should forget all worries when he comes to watch a movie for which he has shelled out enough money. That’s why my movies bend towards comedy more,” says Anees, who has made a name in the film industry by directing big hits like ‘Pyar Toh Hona Hi Tha’, ‘Deewangee’, ‘No Entry’ and ‘Welcome’. Shooting in the rural areas of Punjab surrounding Chandigarh for the past fortnight for his forthcoming movie ‘Singh is Kinng’, Anees says success can never elude a different script that relates closely to every individual’s life. “Everything from English titles for my movies to multiple star cast has been working. It’s the script that matters the most, not the title,” he says. Having assisted Raj Kapoor during his initial days and with a rich career stint in script writing, in which he wrote for movies like Aankhen, Bol Radha Bol and Mujhse Shadi Karoge to name a few, the director says script writers should be given their due. “Everyone interferes in the work of script writers, they are the most important and the first step towards making a movie, they should be given more worth,” feels the director adding that he knew from the very beginning that his heart was with direction only. After shooting here, the director is taking back fond memories of the shoot and has fallen in love with Punjab. “Punjabis are ruling the roost everywhere. Once during the shoot, we had set up a ‘pandal’ for marriage and rain pulled it down. The way the production unit reworked all night to set it again was one thing I will never forget. As many as 120 dancers had especially been called for the song to be shot and it was very important,” he adds. With his films hitting the jackpot, can sequels be far behind? The director has all plans to make sequels namely Welcome back, No Entry-2 and is also roped up for Hera Pheri-4. “Success means collections to me,” he says.
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Play on declining values staged
Chandigarh, January 16 The play, sculpted by legendary playwright Gursharan Singh, fairly depicted the overall fractured state of affairs in governance, religion and politics still growing strong under the façade of modern society. The tragic element of the irrational approach was ably illustrated by director Ishwer Dutt Sharma through the plight of a poor man(Abhishek), who fell in a deep pit (toya). Except the momentary lip sympathy and commenting upon the possible trap in the pit, none is serious to pull out the man from the pit. Rather the series of sequences such as PWD officer measuring the pit for official records, policeman slapping a challan, a leader addressing a rally ignoring the trapped man, a reporter interviewing the victim and a holy sadhu just showering his blessings on the man, generate a comic spell at the cost of the man in trouble. The concluding dialogues, however, warn to check the depraving moral values in society. Pawan Babbar, Parvin Kumar, Sushil, Amit Kesri, Karun and Raghav formed the cast. |
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‘Stage shows my first love’
Chandigarh, January 16 Talking to mediapersons, she maintained stage performances had always been her first love and reality shows offered enough platforms for a large number of talented people. While she started singing devotional songs, it was ‘Ni mai samajh gai’ in Taal that gave her first major hit and then there was no looking back. “I still love to sing devotional songs as they are close to God,” she said. |
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Book on saga of Partition released
Chandigarh, January 16 Written over a year’s time, this practising doctor says it’s his first attempt at penning a fiction while his earlier writings were primarily centred around medicine. “I would write during weekends. Every word that I write was critically evaluated by my wife Surinder, who has been more than supporting since I began this book,” he remarked after the release of the novel by Panjab University vice chancellor Prof R.C. Sobti. Explaining the storyline, he says that the central plot revolves around two brothers who got separated at the time of partition. They grow up and meet again and their changed equation, their relationship and everything around them forms for a gripping end. “There are no big messages or morals in my story. It is merely an attempt to explain the drastic turn of events where people became sworn enemies overnight all because our country came to be divided into two,” Nand states. Releasing his book, Sobti said such books were of relevance in today’s times when the young generation was drifting away from history and had little or no knowledge about the turn of events which resulted in the division of the country, what the people went through and how they dealt with it. Holding that division as in the case of India and Pakistan or even reorganisation of states as in the case of Punjab and Haryana does certainly leave behind a lasting impact, he added, “While Haryana is advancing by leaps and bounds, Punjab is slowly getting left behind.” Keen on translating the work in Hindi and Punjabi to ensure greater readability, Sobti assured the gathering that he would explore the possibility of getting the work translated in Hindi and Punjabi. |
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