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October 14, 2001, Chandigarh, India
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CAMPUS ROUND-UP Chandigarh, October 13 This is a recommendation of the Academic and Administrative Audit report of the university. Besides science, the report has made specific observations in respect of the audit of the arts and languages faculties. About the arts faculties, the report has said that “ many of the departments have taken the initiative at the personal level to pursue their inter-disciplinary interests. However, there is no institutional provision for conducting joint courses to avoid duplication of labour and resources to strengthen inter-disciplinary studies in an organised and systematic manner. These departments should be encouraged to formulate new courses and academic programmes across their narrow inter-disciplinary faculty resources”. The Department of Economics and the University Business School, and the departments of Sociology, Political Science and History can interact for developing inter-disciplinary courses. The Department of Philosophy can be associated with the foundational theory and research methodology courses in various social science disciplines. There is need for further strengthening the tutorial system by linking it with project work at the masters level. The report has pointed out that a majority of departments of arts do not have adequate space for optimal use of the faculty. The Department of Ancient History and Culture and Archaeology is facing an acute shortage of faculty to run its teaching programme. The Department of Public Administration needs support for offering relevant courses in the newly emerging areas of the service sector. The report has indicated that the Department of Library Science and Information needs adequate infrastructure, satisfactory space and facilities. Course restructuring has also been recommended for the Departments of Gandhian Studies and Philosophy. The report while referring to the faculties of languages has indicated that “ many of these departments, particularly Punjabi, Hindi, Sanskrit and English, have confined themselves to the long established modes of traditional scholarship and teaching. They have not actively responded to the radical changes and innovations taking place in the literary, linguistic and cultural studies.” The report has said that “the departments of languages have been largely indifferent towards the new roles and activities expected from them in terms of changing social and economic environment. They could do well to take an active part in formulating their academic programmes in collaboration with the departments of Sociology, Psychology, History, Business Management and Philosophy. The report has also highlighted the areas of strength of these departments. The committee was constituted keeping in view the University Grants Commission’s guidelines. The committee consisted of eight members representing various faculties of the campus and three members were drawn from the neighbouring university, national laboratory and administrative services, respectively. The committee visited 50 teaching departments on the campus. |
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Workshop on teaching of languages Panchkula, October 13 Attended by as many as 60 teachers from DAV schools of the Ambala zone which included schools of Panchkula, Chandigarh, SAS Nagar, Ambala, Surajpur and Naraingarh, the workshop focussed on English, Hindi and Sanskrit. The workshop was divided into three sections and was inaugurated by Mr Ravinder Talwar, manager of the host school. Resource persons for the workshop came from the Regional Institute of English, local schools and other educational institutions. The resource persons for the English workshop explained techniques to improve reading, comprehension and writing. Ms Aulakh dealt with problems of spoken English and how these could be handled. Ms Vandana Lunial suggested methods of testing and evaluation, Mr Jawahar Devesar dealt with problems of writing skills while Ms Bindu Bajwa covered the topics of reading comprehension. Dealing with Hindi spellings, grammar and essay writing, this workshop taught the teachers on how to make spellings easy for students and teaching of grammar through playway method. The third part of the orientation workshop, the Sanskrit language workshop, covered the subjects of grammar and knowledge of the
language. While Dr Nidhindra Prasad of Government Model School, Sector 10, spoke about the language and the importance of its knowledge, Dr Nardev Sharti dealt with topics like ‘sandhi’ and ‘swar gyan’. At the end of the workshop, the teachers were of the unanimous opinion that such workshops made teachers aware of the latest methods of teaching and helped them share experiences with their counterparts. |
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Bomb hoax in college Panchkula October 13 Mr Manoj Yadav, SP, Mr Vikas Arora, ASP, along with the area SHO reached the college campus and evacuated the building. All classes were suspended for the day. All entry and exit points to the town were sealed and police personnel were directed to keep a close eye on anti-social elements. To avoid any untoward incident, an anti-sabotage team and a dog squad were pressed into service. However, the search operation proved futile. Sources in the college said that Ms Sunita Rani, a stenographer received a telephone call in male voice at about 10.15 am. the caller informed that a bomb had been planted on the college campus which may cause huge destruction. The caller then banged the telephone. It may be noted that a fake bomb call was received in the college last year also following which class work was suspended for the day. Similar calls were also received in the UT Police Headquarters of the UT Engineering Wing on October 8 morning following which work was disrupted for more than an hour. It may be mentioned here that five hoax bomb calls in the District Courts have been received so far this year. |
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Naga problem discussed
at seminar Chandigarh, October 13 Xavier, president of the union, said that the seminar was an attempt to bridge the gap between Naga students and rest of the countrymen. The main speakers included M. Kikom, co-convenor of the Naga Peoples Movement for Human Rights, and Atoho, a member of the movement. |
Torch-bearers of
tradition Chandigarh, October 13 In the town to be a part of the SPIC MACAY’s Virasat series, being sponsored by The Tribune and supported by UT Administration, the brothers today made some visible difference. The students of St Stephen’s, Sector 45, surely related better to the young performers. They commenced the series by singing a composition in raag bhairav at a time when it is traditionally not supposed to be rendered. But as they explained the concept later, “It is important to offer stuff which is laced with melody rather than precision. Since we are performing for school students, we don’t want to load them with the heaviness of Jaunpuri or even todas”. Moreover, the first presentation reflected the purity and completeness of the raga bhairav, which comprises all the seven swaras. Interestingly, there was a request from one of the students for rendering a tappa. Adept in rendering khyal, tappa, tarana, and other such classical forms, the two presented a highly-lyrical piece. The conclusion was came with a bhajan (sadho aisa hi guru bhave...jo raag rang ka bhar bhar pyala pive aur pilave). The two were accompanied by Avinash Sharma on the harmonium and Sukhmoy Banerjee on the tabla, both professors in music at the Shyam Prasad Mukhrejee College affiliated to Delhi University. The technique and virility of Benaras gharana was reflected in the voices of both the brothers, who consider music a way of life. “We are not heading for popularity. We are heading for spiritual gain. So we try to be above the limits of appreciation and rejection. The expectations are high because we come from an illustrious family, but we like to be seen as Ritesh and
Rajnish,” said the elder brother, Rajnish. Ritesh, whose birthday fell today, was rather quiet and allowed the big brother to do the talking — something very reflective of the ‘tehzeeb’ which is basic to the Indian gharana tradition. Later they talked about
Viram, the gurukul, the institute set up by their family. “We also teach there,” they said. Of late, the two have been experimenting more with fusion. As Rajnish said: “Sometime back we held a fusion concert in Italy. Our partner in rhyme was the famous Italian composer, Michael
Hymer, who gave music for the movie titled Piano. It was beautiful to feel the resultant vibrations. The effect was awesome and mesmerized us. We are trying to work out more such concepts.” |
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Showcasing rich tradition of Haryana Chandigarh, October 13 Saang, the folk theatre tradition of Haryana, was the final presentation, which lent a nostalgic touch to the entire festival. As the session of enactment by theatre groups, invited from different parts of the country, ended today, the stage was taken over by Zahoor Meer and his troupe, which talked about the deepest aspects of life in an extremely effortless fashion. Originally composed by the legendary folk artist, Lakhmi Chand, and directed by Zahoor Meer, today’s saang presentation, titled Shaahi lakkarhara, reflected folk traditions of rural Haryana. The costume was simple, drawn straight from a village backdrop, so was music and dance. There was no modifications of any form, whatsoever. The characters (around 15 in number) were all male, just as they are required to be in the original structure and format of the folk tradition, which resembles khyaal of Rajasthan, nautanki of Maharashtra and naqaal of Punjab. Interestingly, all the female characters were also played by males, thus reminding the audience of the conservatism which is a quintessential element of an average rural Haryana home. Saang, very popular with the villagers, has often been used to generate funds for social welfare. These funds have gone into the construction of dispensaries and hospitals. The themes are traditional, as in the case of Punjab’s folk theatre — the tale of Puran Bhagat, Heer Ranjha etc. Now, however, the troupes involved in preserving the form, are also experimenting with contemporary themes. Today’s presentation had a plain script, which touched upon the basic elements of life in a very interesting manner. The saang was highly dramatic, with dance and musical sequences interspersing the entire two-hour-long performance. All the characters were trained musicians. The saang unfolds with a king and a queen betting over some issue. The queen loses the bet and, as decided, she is excommunicated. She, however, writes the mystery of her life in a paper and hands it over to her son before dying. The plot matures and the mystery is finally solved, with the son uniting with his father, who is a king. His destiny is attributed to his wife, who swears by him all the time, despite his penury. The saang was presented by the Cultural Welfare Department, Haryana, and was introduced by Jainendra Singh, who was also the compere for all five days of the festival. |
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FILM REVIEW The light and clean script of Yeh Tera Ghar Yeh Mera Ghar ( Nirman and Suraj, Panchkula) somehow lacks the magic of leaving any long time imprints on audience memories. Turmoil of typical lower middle class Indian families forms the perfect background for the master-director Priyadarshan to paint a comical drama. There however are loose-ends in weaving of comedy into the fabric of daily-life hardships. Sunil Shetty is in dire straits because he has to settle loan repayments which he incurred on account of marriage of his two sisters. The money-lender has given him the last warning. Shetty has only one option which is to dispose of his property in Mumbai. The house in Mumbai is occupied by Mahima Chaudhary. A fatherless daughter, she is the provider for her family which includes a sister, a brother and mother. They have been staying in this house for more than 20 years but paying only Rs 80 as monthly rent. Shetty asks her to vacate the house. She refuses. He threatens to take them to court. Mahima is not scared. Shetty returns back torequesting them again. Nothing works till he comes across Paresh Rawal, a school friend who is the police officer incharge of the area. Rawal is a bachelor and is reputed for his honesty. He goes to the house and warns the house to be vacated within 24 hours. When Mahima goes to the Police Station to narrate her tale of woes, Rawal falls for her. Rawal is now busy dilly-dallying the matter between the two parties showing his honesty towards each party. Shetty ultimately shifts into a room in the same house and creates problems for the house. Matters come to an ugly turn when Mahima asks her maternal uncle a ‘goonda’ to interfere. Shetty gives them back good. Sunil discovers that Mahima had gone mad following the death of her father on the day of her marriage. He pities her and goes back home to his mother telling her his tale of woes. When he returns to the city, he learns that Mahima has left the house and is also leaving the city. The cast also features Saurabh Shukla and Asrani. The film has been produced by Rajesh Bhatia, Hemang Desai and Sudesh Iyer. The choreography has been done by Raju Sundaram and Kala. The music by Anand-Milind is rather average. ‘Kasam’ (Piccadily) is a rather an average Sunny Deol starrer. The film is seen as a release in the context of the recent hit of ‘Gadar” to make a few fast bucks. Veena Sharma has produced the film which has been directed by Shibu Mitra. The film also features Chunky Pandey and Neelam. |
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Lively performance by Cheema Chandigarh, October 13 As his grooving and melodious voice reverbrated against the decked out walls of the store, exhilirated figures, illuminated by colourful intelligent lights, danced till beads of perspiration dotted their brows. The crowd went almost berserk as he crooned famous numbers, including ‘Chandigarh shaher di
kuddi’ and `Rangla Punjab’. As the evening progressed, he sang, `Ni aaaja naach le’ and
`Biloo teri tor vekh ke’ on the demand by youngsters. Talking to Chandigarh Tribune, Sarbjit revealed that he was working as a labourer in Canada untill he came across his “guru” Balraj Bassi. “Till then, I hadn’t even thought of becoming a singer”. Commenting on vulgarity being portrayed in video albums, he said: ‘’Vulgarity should not be picturised in pop albums as they have a bad effect on the young generation. This takes children away from their roots.’’ His debut album ‘Yaar
Nachde’ was released in India in 1993. His second album ‘Khatta
Doria’ was released in 1994. His first successful number was “Chandigarh Shaher Di
Kuddi” that rocked teens in 1999. |
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Dance show today Chandigarh, October 13 The direction, stage and music for the show have been conceived by Karl Biscuit and Marcia Barcellos. Assistant for choreography is Denis Giulliani, while dancers are Flavien Bernezet, Jean Francois Bizieau, Daphne Mauger, Denis Giuliani and Nancy Rusek. Castafiore will also conduct a workshop at the Alliance Francaise art gallery for the students of Alliance Francaise and the Pracheen Kala Kendra. |
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