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Shiamak Davar puts spring in their feet
Ambala, June 26 “Dancercise” is how Shiamak describes his workshops that combine dance and exercise. The steps are a combination of hip hop, salsa, rock ‘n’ roll, contemporary dance in a fusion, which are appealing and highly energetic. The fun quotient in the workshops is optimum as students discover talents they did not know existed in them. Working at different levels, the fortnight-long dance workshop helps them open up, make friends and understand the concept of music and rhythm. The entire design of the workshop is participatory with students having an equal say in what they want to do and which pieces of music they want to dance on. The grand finale at the SD College Auditorium this evening captured the immense progress the group had made during the fortnight through a professionally executed 40-minute crisp show. Seven dance sequences were presented, heightened with audio visuals and relevant commentary, demonstrating Shiamak Davar’s belief and motto of “have feet, will dance”. His conviction is that anyone who has feet can learn dance. Reason perhaps why his workshops are such a hit even with the specially challenged, with children of sex workers in Mumbai and with senior citizens in old age homes. The joy on the faces of the performers was the evidence of the success of the workshop. The energy that pulsated through the medleys and dance numbers on the stage was palpable. Little wonder that the classes find repeat participants who enroll year after year to upgrade their dancing skills and move up the different levels of dance regimen. Atul Khanna, director of the Durga Das Foundation in Chandigarh, along with BK Soni, president of the SD College Society, have been instrumental in bringing Shiamak to the city of Ambala. Khanna said: “We at the foundation have been holding Shiamak’s dance workshops twice a year for the past over 10 years and the interest has only grown essentially because the workshop is not just about dance but more about life and living.” While talking to some of the students at the Ambala show, one is convinced that the city is ready to deliver on some Shiamak magic. Chetna Manchanda, a participant, said: “In school, I never stepped forward for dance lessons. I was scared of dancing. But here, I felt so much at ease. I now know that dance is a form of exercise and expression of creativity and inner thoughts. It is a spiritual experience. I am already looking forward to the winter workshop.”
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3 students make Ambala school proud
Ambala, June 26 Rekha Verma, principal of the school, said Gulab Arora (370 Rank), Om Prakash (1,304 Rank) and Pradeep Kalra (3,972 Rank) made the school proud by cracking the examination. Poonam Suri, president of the DAV College Managing Committee, New Delhi, and JP Shoor, Director Public Schools, congratulated the students. —TNS |
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Cosmetic dermatology centre at Gian Sagar
Banur, June 26 Dermatologist Dr Meghna Sharma, who is heading the centre, said, “The emphasis is on providing treatments that are gentle on the skin and have long-lasting and permanent effect.” “The latest non-invasive treatments such as micro-needling, subcision and micro-derma abrasion remove scars on the face, which can mar the psyche of a person,” she added. Chairman of the college, Dr Barjinder Singh, said, “The centre aims at giving experience of great ambience, unparalleled services and world-class care to every individual visiting the hospital.”
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Two minor girls rescued; two held
Mohali, June 26 While the police claimed that the minor girls were found in Mohali, sources said they were rescued from the house of a woman living in Khuda Ali Sher, Chandigarh. One of the arrested persons, Rahul Kumar, resident of Phase IX Industrial Area, was produced in the court. Kumar has been remanded in police custody till June 29. The minor girls were sent to Nari Niketan, Jalandhar. The police have registered a case under Sections 363, 366 and 120-B of the IPC against Rahul Kumar and Shabnam, resident of Khuda Ali Sher. Shabnam had allegedly escaped from the police station but was arrested again with the help of a woman acquaintance of hers, who lives in Balongi village. On June 7, a complaint was made by two persons at the Phase XI police station that the two minor girls had gone missing. CASE FILE While the police claimed that the minor girls were found in Mohali, sources said they were rescued from the house of Shabnam living in Khuda Ali Sher. Accused Shabnam had allegedly escaped from the police station but was arrested again with the help of a woman acquaintance of hers, living in Balongi village.
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Chandigarh, June 26 The police said the victim, identified as Neha, told her mother that she was going to a room to change clothes. After some time, when her mother called her she did not respond. Her mother rushed to the room and found her hanging. No suicide note was recovered. In another case, Sanjay Kumar (36), who hailed from Muktsar, was found dead at a hotel in Burail village. The police said he consumed a poisonous substance. The police have ruled out any foul play. — TNS
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Urban Stampede to begin on July 6
Chandigarh, June 26 The main aim of the marathon is to promote sports culture at the mass-level and to encourage running among local citizens. The fun marathon will be organised in three categories namely, 5kmx4 corporate relay, wherein four-member teams from an organisation will run five kilometres each to complete the 20 kilometre run. Then the 10kmx2 open challenge, where each team, comprising two people, will run 10km each. The third category is 5k individual race which is open to schools and colleges. The fun marathon will start from Rock Garden. The organisers will also conduct ‘free’ run at Sukhana Lake on June 29. The interested participants can register themselves at the time of the fun run. The head of the Runners for Life, the race organisers, Arvind Bharathi, said, “The top 10 teams in the Corporate Relay (5kmx4) from each city will get a chance to compete at the national finals in Mumbai in March 2015. Winners of the national finals (the top teams in the men, women and mixed categories) will win an all-expense paid trip to the Istanbul Half-Marathon in November 2015. The competition will be organised across seven cities of national circuit including Hyderabad, Delhi, Chennai, Pune, Kolkata, Bangalore and Mumbai,” said Arvind. A media interaction was headed by Bollywood actress Chitrangda Singh, brand ambassador of PUMA. “Running is an important part of life and is the best exercise to keep you fit. During my stay in the city, I used to run at the Chandigarh Golf Course and Sukhana Lake. Chandigarh is among the best cities to organise such events. It is a great opportunity for the city people,” said Chitrangda. The interested runners can register on www.pumaurbanstapede.com or SMS <PUMA> to 56767. There would be no prize money for the winners. Registration fees
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Local player finishes fifth in golf meet
Chandigarh, June 26 Tavleen carded four birdies, maximum by any golfer today, on the first, second, eighth and 14th holes, along with five bogeys on the fifth, seventh, 11th, 15th and 16th holes while, Delhi’s Mehar failed to sustain her first round heroics after faltering carding six over 78 in the final round. Her round today consisted of a lone birdie on the eighth hole, in addition to two double bogeys on the second and 17th holes and four bogeys on the third, fourth 13th and 16th holes. Pune’s Shweta Galande won the championship, in a nail biting play-off against Delhi’s Ankita Tiwana. Shweta Galande bagged a whopping prize money of Rs7,00,000. Shweta only faltered on the last hole with a bogey to give way to Ankita Tiwana through a play-off. Shweta carded a total of three bogeys on the second, 10th and 18th holes and a double bogey on the fourth hole to finish her day at five over 77. Ankita carded one birdie on the 12th hole, in addition to three bogeys on the first, fifth and 16th holes along with a double bogey on the 10th hole. Both Shweta and Ankita were tied for the first place with identical scores of 220 after 54 holes, before entering the play-offs.
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Chandigarh post 266 runs on Day 1
Chandigarh, June 26 Batsmen Gaurav Puri and Naveen Dhiman steadied Chandigarh’s innings against Mohali on the first day of two-day match. Winning the toss, Chandigarh’s openers Jaskaranveer Singh and Naveen Dhiman gathered 80 runs for the first wicket in 24 overs before Jaskaranveer was trapped in front by Amish Sidhu for 32 runs off 76 balls, studded with six boundaries. Bowler Amish struck again after he trapped Simranpreet Singh even before the batsman could open his account. Later Gaurav joined Naveen, however the duo could not sustain for long and Naveen was caught out by Gurpreet off Gurkirat Mann for a well made 60 runs off 146 balls, inclusive of eight boundaries. On the other end, Gaurav continued to play well and remained unbeaten on 93 runs off 199 balls, inclusive of 12 boundaries. He also contributed equally in a 62-run stand with Akshay Kaushik (19 runs) for the sixth wicket. Chandigarh closed the day at 266 for six in 95 overs. For Mohali, Gurpreet Singh and Amish Sidhu claimed two wickets each. Brief scores Chandigarh-266 for 6 in 95 overs (Gaurav Puri 93 not out, Naveen Dhiman 60, Jaskaranveer Singh 32, Gurpreet Singh two for 47 runs, Amish Sidhu two for 43 runs). In the second match, Amritsar scored 244 runs against host Patiala at the Dhruv Pandove Stadium in Patiala. The visiting side received early jitters when they lost three wickets on a mere score of 11 runs. Thereafter, Mohit Handa (78 runs) and Rohan Marwaha (39 runs) added 119 runs for the fourth wicket to stable the team’s innings. Mohit was trapped in front by Amrinder Singh for 78 off 92 balls, studded with 15 boundaries. Later, Raman Arora along with Kamal Passi added 58 runs for the ninth wicket to make team stable at 223 runs for nine. Raman Arora contributed 48 off 134 balls, inclusive off five boundaries and a six. Kamal Passi was the last man to go with bowler Karan Kaila claiming the wicket for 28 runs at team’s total of 244 off 85.3 overs. Karan Kaila returned the impressive figures with claiming six wickets while, Amrinder Singh claimed four for 72 runs. In reply, Patiala team scored 33 runs for no loss of wickets at the end of the play. Brief scores Amritsar-244 all out in 85.3 overs (Mohit Handa 78, Raman Arora 48, Rohan Marwaha 39, Karan Kaila six for 62 runs, Amrinder Singh four for 72 runs). In the third match, after opting to bat, Jalandhar team was bowled out on 236 runs by Ludhiana bowling attack. In reply, Ludhiana team posted 123 runs for three wickets. For Jalandhar, Mandeep Singh (senior) made 60 off 69 balls with six boundaries and a six while, Bhupinder Singh contributed 60 off 118 balls inclusive of seven boundaries. Later Yogesh Kumar played an important role and scored a quick fire 52 off 61 balls, inclusive of three boundaries and four sixes. For Ludhiana, Anil Sihag claimed four for 78 runs, Deepak Bansal took three for 30 runs and Abhishek Talwar took two for six runs. On the other hand, Ludhiana side scored 123 for three in 34 overs at the close of the play. Vaibhav Narang (49 runs) remained unbeaten for the side. For Jalandhar, Yogesh Kumar claimed two for 27 runs. Brief scores Jalandhar-236 all out in 60.1 overs (Mandeep (senior) 60, Bhupinder Singh 68, Yogesh Kumar 52, Anil Sihag four for 78 runs,Deepak Bansal three for 30 runs, Abhishek Talwar two for 63 runs) Ludhiana-123 for three in 34 overs (Anil Sihag 35, Vaibhav Narang 49 not out, Yogesh Kumar two for 27 runs).
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Swimming competition from July 2
Chandigarh, June 26 The first three position winners will be awarded with cash prizes and there is no entry fee for participation in the meet. Those interested can send in their entries along with age proof documents, to Jasjit Kaur, swimming coach at All Weather Swimming Pool on or before July 1 (5 pm). District Sports Officer KS Bharti said students studying in the schools of Chandigarh are eligible to participate in the competition. They can take part in maximum three events in his/her age category. — TNS
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