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Monday, October 15, 2012

Moulding Young Minds for a Better Tomorrow

Updating curricula to match the ever-changing industry demands is key to preparing students for future, shares Mr. Ashok Mittal,

Chancellor Lovely Professional University, in his over 600-acre sprawling campus. “We are the people producing products for India Inc. We need to change the curricula and make it fit its requirements. So, a university should go to industries, get their requirement and then change the curricula accordingly.” At LPU, he says, the syllabi is updated every six month. The board reviews it on the basis of feedback from students and faculty members. The queries basically revolve around the syllabi and how effective it is. “To top it all, we send our curricula to the industry for feedback. This is why I say industry interface is very important in getting the curricula designed,” says Mr. Mittal. One needs to understand that students have friends studying in various institutions and they have this tendency of comparing the best and the worst things. So, LPU ensures high quality educational system. As majority of the LPU processes are online, identifying students’ needs is no problem, he points out.

LPU recommends and has an instruction plan which ensures that same curriculum, schedules and evaluation processes are being followed in all sections and classes. It has a class strength of 60 and every student has a user name and password. Click here to continue reading....

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Thursday, October 11, 2012

She Writes Story Contest winner: Belinder Dhanoa

Belinder Dhanoa is one of twelve winners of the MSN-Random House She Writes a Story Contest', as chosen by our judges. Her story 'A Boston Brahmin' features in the 'She Writes: A collection of Short Stories' published by Random House India and available at all leading bookstores.

Belinder Dhanoa is a writer and an artist, with a Masters in Fine Arts in Art Criticism from the Faculty of Fine Arts, MSU, Baroda, and another MFA in Visual and Cultural Studies from the University of Rochester, New York. She is the author of Waiting for Winter and her

second novel Echoes in the Well is due to release soon. She has also written several books for children and researched and documented Contemporary Art of Baroda, which was published as a book by the same title. She is currently involved in developing and teaching post-graduate courses in creative writing at the New School for Culture and Creative Expression at Ambedkar University Delhi.

read an extract from belinder dhanoa's story 'a boston brahmin'
If her fate had decreed that she be a world leader or a teacher, or even an official in the tax department, Rina believes, then she could have ended up as the Prime Minister or the Principal of a school, or even an official in the tax department. But she is the stay-at-home wife of a junior Vice-President of an investment bank who sometimes wishes that she had more control over the circumstances of her life. This is just her fate. Or so she thinks.

Rina shrugs off her dissatisfaction. Her surroundings are really so beautiful after all, that it is difficult to remain discontent. Sailboats on the river, puffy white clouds floating with carefree abandon across the blue sky, and all those wonderfully healthy-looking people-walking, running, even sunning themselves so purposefully. She watches the scene with gratification and does not notice the grime etched into the wooden bench on which she sits or the plastic bag with leftover lunch thrown under it. She does see the dazzling ripples of the water, and she does feel the cool breeze. She sees the fresh green of new leaves pushing against the blossoms to make their presence known. And she feels all the satisfaction of knowing that she is where she wants to be. Rina is in Boston. Or technically, as she might put it, in Cambridge, sitting alone by the Charles River, and enjoying a glorious mid-spring day all by herself.

'I will manage to spend the days by myself here with ease,' she thinks. 'It's so gorgeous; I could sit here all day, or at least half the day. Time will just fly. And then there's the shopping I have to do for dinner, and the cooking. I could maybe do without a maid and clean the house every other day by myself. That should keep me occupied. Then I could read a little, and watch a little TV. Who knows, I may even make a few friends and we could meet over tea or go out for a movie.' A chilly southern breeze bursts her little bubble of thoughts, making her pull her cardigan tightly across her chest. She stands up and slings her handbag on her shoulder, looks quickly around to make sure she hasn't dropped anything, and then waits for the lights to change so that she can cross Memorial Drive. It is a short walk to their apartment, a modern two bedroom, two bathroom set in a large complex close to the MIT.

in her own words: belinder dhanoa Have you always been a writer? What made you start writing? Yes, I have always been a writer, but it took me a long time to call myself one. I believed, you see, that only those with the talents and abilities of a Marquez or a Faulkner had the right to call themselves writers. Today I don't feel the necessity to define or restrict myself within any categories, but I do believe that if you write every day and it is your primary focus, then you are a writer - a good writer or a bad one is another matter.

What inspired you to enter She Writes?
I can't for the life of me remember how or when I entered the She Writes competition. I do know that I saw the call for stories a few days before I was to leave for a vacation, and I assume I must have written up and sent the story in before leaving. I am a little disturbed to find that I remember so little of how I entered the competition.

Why did you choose the category you did?
I did not think of a particular category when I wrote my story, and if the phrase 'frankly my dear, I don't give a damn' had not fitted into my story seamlessly, I would not have used it, and not sent the story in. The phrase, however, allowed for so much scope in its use, and also for so much irony that it was easily worked into my story.

Do you have a writing routine - e.g. do you have favourite places to write/favourite times of day/do you write longhand or on a computer? I write on my computer - though did not start as a writer on a computer. My first manuscripts were handwritten and then typed. My novel Waiting for Winter was typed, (on a precious Olivetti 'laptop' equivalent) and submitted, rather rashly, without a copy in my possession. Fortunately there were no problems.

I do not have a writing routine, but do write at my desk at home. You won't see me working on my laptop in cafes or other public places.

Who is your favourite author?
I have several favourite authors - among them William Faulkner, Doris Lessing, Saul Bellow, Milan Kundera - my current favourite Murakami. At different times the works of different authors have have enriched my life. While reading Dostoevsky as a young adult I never believed I would be as moved by any other writing - but I have been.

Which book has inspired you the most?
If I were forced to pick out one book that has inspired me, it would be Thomas Wolfe's 'Look Homeward Angel'. That definitely stands out among the many 'books I wish I had written.' Another is 'The Grass is Singing' by Doris Lessing. I do not enjoy the process of listing - and especially not of books and authors I love and respect - and everytime I write one name, another one jumps into my head.

Which key piece of advice would you give to any other budding writer?

I would tell young writers - write every day.

Friday, February 01, 2008

“If the farmers abdicate their responsibility, moksha is impossible for even saints.”

Bemoans Devinder Sharma, noted food and trade policy expert, to B&E, “The government’s agriculture policy should be more aptly termed as the ‘farmer exit

policy’. The official vision envisages to ensure that by year 2050, about 400 million poor framers should quit their farmland and be deprived of their livelihood, in order to hand-over the agriculture to the corporate sector.” That the government is paying only lip service to agriculture is amply proven by the fact that more than half of the cultivated area in India is devoid of irrigation facilities. Not surprising, as agriculture has only 0.8% and irrigation a mere 0.13% share in the 2007-08 budget. The combined expenditure on agriculture, animal husbandry, dairying, irrigation, cooperatives and agricultural R&D is a paltry 1.6% of the total expenditure. Compare this to the fact that agriculture’s share of the European Union’s budget is a massive 34% (from year 2007 till 2013).

Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, the brilliant leader of India’s Green Revolution, had shared with us in the past the critical problems facing this sector. Interestingly, he and the eminent farm-sector expert, Abhijit Sen, brought out the lopsided agricultural development policy of the government in their latest report.

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Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Those Golden kids...

Unabashed! That is what Pepsi is in India when it comes to cricket. Despite the fact that

the cola major burned billions in its run up to the World Cup campaign– Ooh Aah India–that left it shame faced at the end of it all (when the men in blue beat a disgraceful retreat back to the pavilion), Pepsi it seems has not burned its bridges with cricket just yet.

Could be to save face, but Pepsi is back with another incandescent campaign (for Pepsi Gold) that promises to bring back the next World Cup– Agla World Cup hum layenge. And believe it or not, the Indian cricket fan (for all his outward posturing of being done with the game after Team India’s humiliating defeat) has apparently lapped it up cap, bottle and golden drink.

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Wednesday, June 20, 2007

DesirÉE

Hublot’s Big Bang Watch -- 40,550,000 INR

Did you say 'watch'? Functionally, it's probably that, but at the given price tag, how do you convince someone it's only that?! The timepiece, a culmination of efforts by brilliant clock maker Hublot and exquisite diamond setters Bunter SA, would require a minimum level of social standing to even look at it! Covered with innumerable diamonds, it renders the surface of the dial in absolute sheen, making the base metal impossible to see. The strap is made of vulcanised rubber and the clasp is encrusted with diamonds too! So you know what's your sour-grapist excuse if you can't afford it – too bling-bling!

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2006

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Wednesday, May 16, 2007

A mixed bag of piggies, pretty ladies, psychos and a lot more!

There’s something for the whole family here. The ladies could head to the Fashion and Lifestyle Pavilion and catch the models strutting designer clothes, get fashion and beauty ideas and of course, shop! Alternatively, they could try the Home Garden and Lifestyle Pavilion and learn the latest in home renovation, outdoor landscaping and purchase pottery and craft items. At the Sydney Royal Arts Show, you could view the exhibits or enroll for a class of model making or beading. You can take your li’l ones to the Nestle Peters Ice Cream Kids Carnival to rollick in the numerous rides or take them to the Heritage lane to pet the endangered Australian Bilby. View The Psycho Sideshow of Anarchy at The Tiny Top Tent, where escape artists will perform perilous tricks and the 1-metre tall Rima, will shimmy and shake into your photo albums! The guys can go catch the rodeo or Xtreme Korruption that showcases freestyle MotoX stunts from the world’s best stunt riders or alternatively head for the Sydney Royal Horse Show.

All of this is merely a preview and if you’re lucky enough to visit the Sydney Royal Show, remember to plan your activities beforehand, or you might miss out on a lot! C’mon then, get planning!

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Tuesday, May 08, 2007

'Dam’ those Chinese Three Gorges

China’s Three Gorges dam has been toasted by its planners as the engineering

marvel of the 21st century. As the world largest hydroelectric river dam, the project is expected to produce more than 100 billion kw of electricity after its completion; and is simultaneously expected to end the requirements for irrigation in the Yangtze-Kiang river basin region, and even the problems of flooding. This postmodern project has the potential to really help China; but unfortunately, the project has also raised high geological, social and ecological concerns.

Yangtze, according to scientists, adds close to 530 million tonnes of silt to its reservoir. Thus, though the dam might address short-term concerns, in the long run, it might result in the death of the unriver itself. Furthermore, the 600 km long reservoir is likely to inundate close to 1,300 archeological sites and displace up to 1.9 million people.

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Friday, April 20, 2007

Multilateralism is not the panacea to promote global trade

The end-June deadline is prompted by the fear of US Trade Promotion

Authority Act, expiring on July 1, 2007. The revolutionary Act allows US President to enter trade negotiations. This is however questionable as Congress finds its role limited in the process – it needs to either reject or approve such treaties within 90 days of signature, without the possibility of amending them. “The fears get accentuated by the realisation that the US is just not in a hurry to revive the sagging WTO – refusing to cut the agricultural subsidies offered to its farm lobby,” says Dr. Paroma Palit of PHDCCI, talking to B&E. And till the time US takes the initiative, other major players like EU, India & Brazil too refuse to relent on issues of reducing industrial tariff s; export subsidies & opening up the service sector.

Despite EU showing great zealousness to rejuvenate the negotiations before mid-April, the prospects don’t look bright. But what if the talks fail to revive; will the world be a loser? Certainly not. Irrespective of WTO dictates, the trade will continue to flourish because it doesn’t need crutches to trot the globe.

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Thursday, March 29, 2007

“Annual automobile production capacity in India will be ‘doubled’ to 100,000 units by the end of 2007”

Honda Motor President and CEO Takeo Fukui had announced earlier that the company will launch a small car in India as it goes for a new plant to expand capacity in India. As per our estimations, the new Honda offering will be the Jazz compact and will be positioned in the B+ segment. Honda is upbeat about its India operations and would like to expand its portfolio here after the stupendous success of products like the Civic. Fukui exclaimed, “Annual automobile production capacity in India will be ‘doubled’ to 100,000 units by the end of 2007.” Honda is apparently doubling the capacity at its Greater Noida plant with an investment of Rs.400 billion, and now, is scouting for a location, possibly to be used for the small car.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2006

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Friday, March 23, 2007

THE 9TH NAIL!

The 9th Schedule: Created in 1951 by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, this was a schedule made to escape judicial intervention with respect to critical reforms (13, at that time); that was then... As of today, our “most respected” governments have shrewdly succeeded in placing a massive number of 284 laws within the 9th Schedule. Fortunately, the Supreme Court has struck back

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2006

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