The Tribune, Chandigarh, India

‘Instant success leads to failure’
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, April 25
“Students of today want instant success in every field —be it sports, academics or any other discipline. A youth wanting to excel in sports would not like to toil and sweat but take drugs or capsules that give him instant strength. Similarly, students take shortcut to success in academics by not paying attention in the class but use help books to pass the examination.

Short cuts lead to shorter successes”, said Anand Murti Guru Maa while addressing students and teachers of the Khalsa College for Women last evening.

Guru Maa is in the city for a few days and has been motivating people to work hard. Ms Virinder Thind, principal of the Khalsa College for Women, said they had invited Guru Maa to address the students as she feels spiritualism is not a part and parcel of modern students’ life. The students sang ‘Guruve Nama’ to greet the Guru Maa.

She held an interactive session with students and members of the audience. Rajinder Singh, a former international player, asked Guru Maa when ‘bhakti’ gives ‘shakti’ why are players banking increasingly on drugs. To this, Maa replied,” Youth have plenty of ‘josh’ but no ‘hosh’. The balance between these two qualities can be found in Gurus and true religious persons.”

Giving the example of Guru Gobind Singh, she said he had balance between these two and used them judiciously in fighting his enemies.

She said both teachers and students use shortcut methods these days to reach their goals. The teachers use ‘guides’ to teach and students follow suit. Modern parents are busy doing their own things. Mothers are busy attending kitty parties and fathers are busy earning money. They have forgotten how the ideal parents should be and what are their responsibilities towards their children.

In reality, parents are the first teachers who can teach the true values that are necessary for a good character.

She further said that those students who have a spiritual bent of mind and pursue true knowledge can only gain permanent success.

This success is long lasting and gives peace in life. The Guru Maa chanted along with the students a bhajan “yogi mastana, dil ka diwana”. The bhajan was sung with great fervour. The teachers were blessed by Guru Maa.

Show-cause notice to Bains
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, April 25
Dr K.S. Aulakh, Vice-Chancellor, Punjab Agricultural University, has ordered that Mr Harcharan Singh Bains, assistant professor in English at the Centre for Communication, Languages and Culture, will not be given next two annual increments. Mr Bains has also been served with a show-cause notice.

Mr Harcharan Singh Bains, who was media adviser to the former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, was placed under suspension on August 22, 2002, for allegedly taking active part in political activities. He was later reinstated on April 22, 2003.

According to Dr V.K. Sharma, Registrar of the university, who has served him the show-cause notice on April 23, has stated, “The Vice-Chancellor, after considering the report of the inquiry officer, has found you guilty of gross negligence in the discharge of your duties and indulgence in political activities. He has come to a provisional conclusion to stop your next two annual increments with cumulative effect.”

The notice further says, “You are hereby called upon to show cause within 20 days from the issuance of this communication as to why your next two annual increments should not be stopped with cumulative effect. In case no reply is received within the stipulated period, it will be presumed that you have nothing to say in your defence and the case will be processed for further action accordingly.”

200 take part in painting contest
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, April 25
Nearly 200 students from 10 schools of the city participated in an inter-school on-the-spot painting contest organised at Malwa Khalsa High School, Model Gram, here today.

The students were divided into five categories. The first category comprised students from Classes LKG, UKG and I who were told to paint any flower or any scenery. The second group included students from Classes II, III and IV, who painted on topics ‘My pet’ or ‘Picnic scene’. The third group had students from Classes V, VI and VII, who were given two options, ‘Be kind to animals’ and ‘Save environment’. The fourth group included students from classes VIII, IX and X who were given topics ‘My pet’ and ‘Keep your city clean’. The last group had students from Classes XI and XII who had to make choice from ‘War or peace’ and ‘Be kind to animals’.

Results of the event: first category: Shiv Jain of DAV Public School (1), Hasneet of Guru Nanak Public School(2), and Vatika Bhardwaj of DAV Public School (3).

Second category: Nisha of Guru Nanak International Public School (GNIPS) (1), Anshia Vohra of DAV Public School (2), and Satvinderjit Kaur of GNIPS (3).

Third category, Prag Jain of DAV Public School (1), Kirandeep of GNIPS (2) and Harmeet Singh of Nankana Sahib Public School (3).

Fourth category: Dhvanika of Nankana Sahib Public School (1), Amandeep Verma of Guru Harkrishan Public School (2), and Alupriya of Nankana Sahib Public School (3).

Last category: Richa Birla of DAV Public School (1), Navneen Kaur of Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Bharat Nagar (2) and Jaspreet of Nankana Sahib Public School (3).

The team of Nankana Sahib Public School won the M.S. Randhawa trophy and that of Guru Nanak International Public School clinched the Bhagat Puran Singh Memorial Trophy.

The team of DAV Public School won the all-round trophy in the contest. Ms Singh said that two special prizes were also given to students of Satluj Public School.

The judges were Dr H.N. Sharma, a veterinary doctor, Dr Kiran Chopra, a gynaecologist, and Dr Ravinder Kochhar, a homoeopath. Ms Harmit Kaur, Principal of Ramgarhia Girls College, Ms A.K. Bansal, Principal of Guru Nanak Khalsa College, and Mr R.S. Gill, Principal of Guru Nanak Public School, distributed the prizes.

A photo-exhibition was also put up on the occasion in which there were 250 photographs of pet dogs. Dr Charan Kamal Singh from the College of Veterinary Sciences, Punjab Agricultural University inaugurated the exhibition.

CULTURE

A typically Punjabi band
Our Correspondent

Members of the Punjabi Indian Brothers band.

Ludhiana, April 25
‘Dil Chor Munde’ featuring five robust Punjabis — members of the Punjabi Indian Brothers band — released by the HMV is a great hit on MTV, ETC channels these days. The band was formed three years ago with an aim to promoting Punjabi music. They are in the city.

The lead singer and leader of the band is Harvinder Singh. Surinder Kumar plays the drums whereas Tarsem Singh plays the guitar, Ravinder Singh is on keyboard. How can a Punjabi band be complete without a dhol? Devinder Singh coaxes the dhol to give a pulsating beat and rhythm.

The Band trained under Sukhpal Singh who incidentally is their music director too. They claim that they are the only Punjabi band. Harvinder says, “We thought that mostly all bands have their own distinct identity. So we wanted a band that is typically Punjabi. So we got together and decided to push Punjabi music in the world. We have performed at several prestigious functions like Youth Mania-2002 held at Chandigarh, last September at Cultural Fair held by the NZCC in Ludhiana, Thunder Zone 2002, Lohri Dhamka, held in Delhi in January 2003, and Dhamal 2003 again in Chandigarh. We were fortunate to get an opportunity to perform in Sheesh Mahal of Patiala.”

Harvinder feels that their band gets a good response as their music is young , has a lot of foot tapping beat and a great deal of rhythm. Their album 'Dil Chor Munde' has been released by Movie Box Company in the UK. Their cassettes are popular in the UK, the USA, and Canada and they say that wherever there are Punjabis, their cassettes are well received.

At their shows, they use their own sound and lights . Hence the quality of their show is always good. Their latest album is getting ready in Mumbai under Azeem Parker , a well-known choreographer for shooting music videos.

Harvinder likes to pen lyrics of their albums. He says,“ Mostly I like to write romantic songs.” He hummed, ‘Har pal chete aandi hai ni, teri yaad ni, vad vad khaye teri yaad’. Another song which is getting popularity has lyrics going like this: ‘Na akhiyan mila, na sade aage aa, zara bach kudiye, ham dil chor munde, zara bach kudiye’ from their album Dil Chor Munde.

The band members are always wanting to give the best to the audience and hence keep practising, travelling to put their new experiences into use to become a progressive band, he says.