The city of Chandigarh derives its name from a temple Chandi Mandir

Corruption: Will The Buck Stop In India?

Conflicting Mooring of Generations

Reminiscences of Industrial Relations at DSP

A Trip to Haridwar - the repository of eternal peace

What Ails Tourism In Punjab?

Aghora; The Path of The Aghori

Bio-mimicry: Designs of Nature

Leadership and Skills of Creative Thinking

Why a Small Business Struggles After a Great Start?

Events, July-August (2010)

CMACMAeMageMagBI-MONTHLY MAGAZINE OF CHANDIGARH MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION

September 2010Issue 5

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Office Bearers

President

Dr. Gulshan Sharma

Director

Foundation of ITFT, Chandigarh

Vice President

Dr. Niraj Pasricha

Director

Regional Institute of Co-operative Mgt.

Secretary General

J.N. Vohra

Textile Consultant

Joint Secretary

A.K. Gandhi

Consultant

Jaiparkash Associate, Ltd.

Treasurer

CA Vivek Goyal

Past President

Col. Karamjeet Singh (Retd.)

Director

Continental Group of Institutes, Mohali

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Foreword 1

Corruption: Will The Buck Stop In India? DR. P K VASUDEVA 2-3

Conflicting Mooring of Generations Col (Retd) KK Sharma 4-5

Reminiscences of Industrial Relations at DSP Dinesh K Kapila 6-7

The repository of eternal peace J.N.Vohra 8-9

What Ails Tourism In Punjab? Prof. N.K. Sharma 10-11

Aghora; The Path of The Aghori Balwant Gurunay 12-13

Bio-mimicry: Designs of Nature Dr Prabhdip Brar 14

Leadership and Skills of Creative Thinking Col. B.M.Sabhlok (Retd.) 15-16

Why a Small Business Struggles? R RAJAN 17-18

Events-July-August (2010-11) 19-21

Learn Excel

Build

SkillsDevelopment

2010-11

Foreword

Dr. Gulshan SharmaPresident-CMA

Through untiring hard work done by my predecessors, Chandigarh Management Association has grown matured. Now the association is well poised to bring in some sort of innovations into its programmes to suit to membership at large as

well as to transform the expertise of experienced membership to benefit students of business schools of the tricity.

In my humble way, with the collective wisdom of the executive members, I endeavoured to engage the acumen and organisational ability of women as a class by initiating a committee entirely of the women members, under the tutelage of the association, named 'Women Wing”. From the very beginning of its formation, the committee has organised two very successful programmes, namely 'Honouring the War Widows' and 'Teachers Day'-the reports of the same is contained in this journal.

This year we are emphasizing on 'Skills Development Programmes' for the benefit of professional students. The program was launched by Visiting Professor Dr. Alistair Baker from Motherwell College, Scotland. We have been able to conduct some of the skills development programs and we shall carry these programs forward. I take the privilege to request all the professional institutions of the tricity to organise these programmes under the banner of CMA in their institutions.

I am sure you will find this issue of eMag interesting. As we go ahead, the magazine is receiving many original write-ups on wide spectrum of topics illustrating the writing skills of the authors. I request the membership to contribute extensively their views and thoughts to this bi-monthly eMag which is now becoming a well branded magazine on the net.

Wishing you a very happy season of festivals ahead. God bless you!

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The Planning Commission has recently reported that corruption “has permeated the entire social

fabric” in India leading to “large-scale misutilisation of resources”. The solutions it offers are absolutely workable if there is a political will to act firmly and severely punish the culprits: A quick identification of those guilty; swift decision; deterrent punishment; taking away the scope for discretion in decision-making; and bringing in more transparency. The Commission has undoubtedly justified its existence for vehicle, issue of passport, ration cards, t h e m e r e re a s o n o f b e i n g s o NOC for starting an institution, licence meaningful and insightful. Thanks to for starting a business/industry, Montek Singh Ahluwalia Vice Chairman publishing of news in the media, Planning Commission. admissions in professional colleges, In 50s-60s scams and scum's were few employment for class IV job to the and far between, and it was feasible to purchase of property/mansion are all bring them to book. Finance Ministers, infested with corrupt practices and the R. K. Shanmukham Chetty and T. T. unscrupulous elements keep amassing Krishnamachari, left the Cabinet for colossal wealth in the Swiss Banks.lapses which today may seem piffle. Supreme Court and High Court Judges, During Janata rule, Morarji Desai and Vice-Chancellors, Central and State Charan Singh came in for a lot of Ministers and Chief Ministers, MPs, bashing for the former's son and the MLAs, bureaucracy, police, media latter's wife and other relatives barons auctioning 'paid news', and now dabbling in affairs of state for a office-bearers of the Organising consideration which those days Committee of the Commonwealth considered to be unethical and Games (CWG) the cancer has punishable acts, however, by today's metastasised into every nook and standards, their transgressions, if any, corner of the country. There is a regular are a mere speck in the political flow of news, almost by the hour, of spectrum. Even the Bofors payoff was some big shot or the other being either peanuts compared to the dizzying caught in the act or covering up his and heights scaled by persons in positions his cohorts' corrupt misdeeds. of authority in recent years. The monumental sums being bandied The Kaleidoscope of Corruption about in CWG are beyond belief. It is not No public figure, no institution, no even the tip of the iceberg. In fact we authority, no seat of power, no will never know the real amount of politician, no bureaucrat any longer Indian taxpayers' money that has gone commands the people's confidence for into private pockets. This is highly unimpeachable rectitude. Every one of shameful. Will the buck ever stop?them is assumed to be in on the take, to Corruption and Casts are supreme have a price tag. The day is not far off, if The international community has not already there, when a passer-by will started looking down upon the Indians demand a few bucks for telling you the for their corrupt practices. Time is not time or guiding you to some location far when the Indians will not be issued not known to you. visas to travel to some of the Right from the registration of your democracies lest their citizens get

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DR. P K VASUDEVA Former Senior Professor (Trade)

ICFAI Business School, Chandigarh

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infected with corrupt practices. This situation is not the status of “Heritage” by UNESCO. It contains a far and between unless the corruption is ruthlessly large number of hymns on the causes of corruption crushed. and how to eliminate the same in any mosaic society. The hundreds of crores of rupees have become In the other three Holy Vedas also a few contemptible. When the fodder scam of Bihar mantras/hymns relate to Corruption. Will India stand touched Rs. 900 crore, it looked like a huge amount. by its heritage? The plunderers of public coffers and the swindlers Sadly, many Europeans believe India is irredeemable

m a y s u e and incorrigible. Corruption has eroded the nation's y o u f o r foundation as the termites do so much damage that defamatio it is becoming mere wishful thinking to expect that it n i f y o u can be reduced to manageable levels. India associate continues to be perceived as among the most them with corrupt nations, occupying a prominent position in such paltry the contemporary intercontinental rogues' gallery. a m o u n t s , The country continues to wear the badge of when the dishonour and infamy.M a d h u The impression is of a disorganised, muddled, messy, Kodas and free-for-all country with a complete lack of t h e i r i l k patriotism. Moral values of all kinds seem to have h a v e rapidly and irrevocably declined. The second, of n o t c h e d course, is external control, which the Government u p R s . can exercise to take care of law and order and make

4,000-6,000 crores as the minimum 'respectable' corruption a very dangerous exercise. amount for qualifying as a star swindler, to be The fact that a lot of our citizens intentionally conferred with a Satyavadi Ratna. disobey the laws of the land which if enforced, as Our judicial system cannot guarantee justice, fairness they should be in a typical society, will give us a better and equality. The police cannot protect simple, poor and more organised country is a reflection of the citizens for honest practices. The lawmakers are insanity and breakdown of law and order. In its lawbreakers. Casteism and nepotism thrive among totality not just motorists, highway and railway the corrupt to protect each other, as with the idiom dacoits, armed robbers and militants, Naxalites / “thick as thieves”. Corruption and Casts are supreme M a o i s t s and not the people below poverty line because of a n d vote bank politics. extremists Most kleptomaniac cream of the crop, bureaucrats b u t a l s o and politicians lack empathy and are psychopaths, c o r r u p t therefore they rarely feel compunction, regret, or fear officials in the consequences of their misdeeds. This only makes Governmethem more culpable and perilous. They are a scourge nt, industry to the nation. a n d In the last five years alone, in the US, two Governors, s p e c i a l l y and six Members of the Senate and the House of t h e Representatives have been sentenced to serve arrogance between 6-12 years in jail for crimes which pale into i n t h o s e ins ignif icance compared to what India 's bestowed counterparts are capable of. In the same period, w i t h China executed five top officials, including a Mayor sudden affluence need to be taken to task.and the head of a government agency after The time is surely ripe to encapsulate the summary trial. transgression and misconduct of those who violate Rig Veda diktat and Corruption the nations pride honesty, integrity and truthfulness We are all fighting a common enemy in corruption. of public office. They continue to embarrass, Our survival and that of our future generations dishonour, and humiliate the nation before the depends on it. Europeans watched shocking international community. The buck must stop at all incidents unfold in India recently, contrary to Rig levels especially from the top.Veda diktats. Recently Rig Veda has been accorded

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Rash driving, accidents, campus mighty British Empire to rethink about violence, missing classes – one their dominance of the Indian psyche. wonders what has happened to Pride in the new nation, integration of

the present generation? One also the country in thoughts and beliefs wonders, if it is the systemic aberration were the hall mark of this generation. that we are missing out on the present This generation gave to us a well generation’s aspirations by sticking to crafted leadership for our freedom and the traditional methods of social has passed the baton to the next behaviour, governance, education and generation.grooming? To understand this The GI Generation or the greatest apparent contrarian view, one needs to generation was born during the two look at the evolution of the last 3 to 4 world wars. This generation faced the generations. Great Depression of interwar period Many write ups including Wikipedia and then plunged headlong into World provide us some interesting facts War II. This period was also a witness to about various generations, but are the ‘Silent generation’, of those people mainly applicable to the US mainland. who could not participate in the War These c lass i f icat ions e lucidate due to their age. Being an early witness individual behaviour pattern, both to the horrors of war and great personal and social. There have been depression, they articulated it through many attempts to list down these t h e i r h i s t o r i c a l w r i t i n g s , e ve r attributes, again mainly in the West, expanding professions and modern art. though as the world continue to Many decisions of post World War II integrate; many definitions and terms were influenced to a greater extent by are increasingly being adopted all over. this generation. Some of the generations and their Indian scene was dominated by associated social behaviours as given “Bharat Chhodo or Swatantr ta below provide us a clue to this ever Sainani” generation, born between present generational conflict. 1910 and 1930, led by the Swadeshi Swadeshi Generation Generation. The quit India movement

thEarly 20 century started with the so- shook the very roots of British Empire, called World War I generation – at times who started preparing for the eventual also called the lost generation. In India, closure of East India Company and this was the Swadeshi Generation, British Vice regal legacy. People of this motivated by the non-violent and generation have a strong loyalty to new inspir ing leadership of young India and are sometimes called the Mahatma Gandhi. Many young Indians traditionalists. The generation was joined the protests and pressurised the also a witness to the bloody partition

and communal frenzy, which affected their social behaviour and secular thoughts. Many developed and still hold on to their Gandhian values and face modern market economy and the hip-hugging jean clad youngsters with cynicism. Their interpretation of freedom obviously runs contrary to the definition provided by the modern generation.Baby Boomer GenerationThe Baby Boomer Generation, born during the World War II till late 1950s,

Conflicting Mooring of Generations

Col KK Sharma (Retd) Indigrow Institute of Professional Studies

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w a s their following . The generation is defined by an famous in increased use and familiarity with communications, West and media, and digital technologies. Gen Y is also infamous referred to as the MTV Generation, heavily i n I n d i a influenced by the advent of MTV, F-TV and V-f o r t h e channel. Indian youth is still hung up on the Roadies s a m e or splitville and similar reality shows. The rise of accomplis different form of communication technologies, use hment - of the internet, , , IM, YouTube and social networking i n c re a s e sites like Face book, MySpace, Orkut and Twitter i n b i r t h have made this generation more of peer-oriented rates. In than family people. This generation wants to excel India, we and stand out in social and professional space. h a d Surprisingly, Gen Y is also called a Boomerang or

parents or grand parents with 5 to 8 children, Peter Pan Generation due to their penchant for though due to different reasons – no family delayed separation from the parents, while planning, high infant mortality rate, average life disagreeinspan of 32 years in 1947 (now it is 65 and rising) and g w i t h an agrarian society needing as many hands as them all possible to till their lands. By their huge numbers, the time. the boomers are a demographic bulge in the West. H a r r y The generation has patriotism worn on its sleeve, P o t t e r are sensitive to gender equality as they have a n d witnessed famous hippy culture, feminist Goosebumovements and economic progress after the m p s o r devastation of world war. C h a c h a This generation has grown up on the staple diet of Chaudharfreedom struggle stories, Ramayan & Mahabharat, y i s a sacrifices of their parents, three decades of poverty, constant government control, Hindu rate of growth and third reference world socialist mindset. For them, west still remains point. The a monopolistic capital economy out to subjugate generation is a sports freak and thus at some places, traditions of the East. This inherent suspicion referred to as Trophy Kids. The economic bust of late clashes with the modern generation, hungry to ape 2000 affected this generation the most, as they were the West in everything except their values, ethics either entering or waiting to enter the start up jobs. and hard work. Advent of 300 channel DTH, neo-liberal thoughts The generation after the baby boomers is and increasingly polarised and charged campus life Generation X and encompasses 20 years period have ranged these youths against the traditionalist

as also Gen X.from 1960 to 1981. In the Western world, this stgeneration had a privileged access to television The generation born in 90s and first decade of 21

while in India and rest of the developing world; they century is generally called Generation Z. In west generally missed out on this “Idiot Box’. A they are also known alternatively as the digital progressive and well articulated generation has natives, internet generation, net generation or the contributed its might to the IT surge and taking new silent generation. Most city dwellers of this India to the present economic heights by their hard generation are well connected on net or work. They have struggled under licence-permit communication devices. Digital natives like their regime and tasted the success under post 90s siblings of Gen Y work at night and are late risers, liberalization as first generation entrepreneurs. much to the consternation of the traditionalists and Gen X has been an avid reader of printed books, baby boomers. fiction, literature or newspapers. Many of its The generation is in a hurry to attain adulthood, members are in industry leadership position today. fame and money, and has mostly skipped the laid They straddle ably between the traditionalists and back childhood, thanks to the compressed period of modern youth, are adapt to change and have a learning with the new age devices. Generations Y good understanding of the technology. and Z provide India, much talked about Generation Next demographic dividend and therefore India needs to Gen Y 1982-1991 Millennial provide better development facilities than it has from is the Generation Generation Next done so far. or , described for

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I was privileged to be selected in repair installations, plant garage, Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) as refractory units, captive railway rolling a M a n a g e m e n t T r a i n e e stock etc were all inside the factory

(Administration) in the early 1980s and complex. To give an idea about the was assigned to the Durgapur Steel complexity, the railway lines inside the Plant (DSP) in West Bengal. The one year factory were 120 kms and when I theoretical training imparted was moved from the Power plant to the rigorous and covered the entire Steam Plant, it was a 12 kms drive spectrum of management subjects within the maze of the factory. including safety of the shop floor and Gossips as Information Toolsteel making. There were three major recognized Later I worked in the Plant Personnel unions, CIRU, AITUC and INTUC, then Department before moving over to seven more unions always making an NABARD. When I read about the recent effort to muscle in with power in labour strife at Chennai and Gurgaon, I pockets. Shop floor productivity am reminded of my days at DSP. meetings could thus well be imagined Modern day Human Resource (HR) has for the arguments more than moved far away from Industrial consensus at times. My first assignment Relations (IR) and seems focused upon as a trainee was to the Services Wing, the services sector mainly now, which is tasked to sit in the Quality Control mainly non unionised. Such incidents Department. After some time a union serve to remind us that there is another leader came to call on me, welcomed world out there. me to the plant and assured all Durgapur Steel Plant cooperation. After all these years what I remember Being young, I also talked a lot and for most are the industrial relations the next few days we gossiped over aspects of my work and training, more many issues. Lo and behold, we had a so, as this then was the most sensitive small issue of absenteeism, where I had unit of SAIL in terms of industrial to write for harsh action against a relations. A workforce of over 40000 worker and the same guy was shouting (including contract labour) spread over away, addressing his colleagues and

telling them all that we discussed in a negative way. Later on my boss had to call me and counsel me that we had to gossip to obtain information and build contacts but had to guard about what we said!! Ah gossip, you could be walking from one unit to another, a workman would quietly come alongside and whisper that a particular group was planning trouble or a work stoppage and then slip away. You had to debate if to trust it or ferret out more information, pass it up or confront the group directly. Strikes and Bands

a sprawling complex of 100 kms The summer months were hellish, built enclosed perimeter, running such a on hard rock strata, the temperature plant was a major task. Coke oven inside the complex was always 2 to3 batteries, blast furnaces, steel melting degrees higher than the residential shops, rolling mills, power plants, steam area. Some disputes were simply plants, oxygen plants, a foundry, major tailored to obtain rest from the heat it

Reminiscences of Industrial Relations at Durgapur Steel Plant

Dinesh K KapilaAssistant General Manager

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seemed. The festival season from August to those inside, ostensibly to work would often raise November was the best as generally peace slogans and demand their pound of flesh before prevailed. When drowned in running around fire starting work. At 0500 hours or so at times, it could fighting at times, the only consolation was the be quite a scene to be alert. Once a colleague and I calendar which indicated that a festival was overslept and we got a tongue lashing which I still approaching! recall. Bandhs were another time of stress, if the CITU had Police rescue was another experience, once the decided to call a bandh, the INTUC had to oppose. At Permanent Way Workers decided to ask for that time a bandh could even be against imperial overtime for some additional work which was

powers, Delhi's refused. Then they gheraoed us and for 14 hours or a n t i w o r k e r so it was a most stressful time, slogans, demands to policies, etc in sign the register, no toilet breaks, no water, fans a d d i t i o n t o switched off etc, it was just one guy from the a c t u a l l o c a l department and me inside while the seniors issues. Once a negotiated outside to no avail. Finally at night, the b a n d h w a s Sub Inspector of the local thana was called upon for called, on the rescue. He came in and asked formally if we were day we had to under gherao, while the workmen shouted no and stay the night obscenities, I had to specifically state yes. Then he w i t h i n t h e asked it I wanted to be rescued, again I had to say f a c t o r y , yes, and then he warned the agitating workers and sneaking in by led me out. It was pushing and shoving and shirt latest seven yanking and some pinching while one guy even p m a n d pulled lightly my French beard I then sported. I just repor ting at walked on and out of the departmental complex, the assigned where my boss gave me a glass of water and I ran to station. Now the bathroom for relief! the CITU would I wonder if agitations are a correct route to restore a be stopping balance! At Durgapur Steel Plant, a government workmen from company, with clear rules and regulations was entering while essentially hostage then to ideology as per my t h e I N T U C viewpoint. These are aspects we must consider

aligned workmen would come in the buses or before we become too cost oriented. SAIL is of otherwise and insist on entering. Minor clashes and course a star performer now and so is the DSP, loud sloganeering was common while the senior though some IR issues will always be there. INTUC leaders would often stay up to 48 hours *(These are absolutely personal views and do not within the complex rather than risk stepping out. reflect the views of the employer in any way). Early morning of the bandh was another scene as

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J.N.VohraB.Tech, M.Tech, F.I.E., C.Eng (I),

M.I.M.A.

This was a traditional trip to (length about 1500 miles) descends to immerse the skeletal remains the plains for the first time, after flowing and ash residue (cremains) of my for 253 kilometres from its source-elder brother-in-law (Jijaji) in Gangotri Glacier, was referred to as sacred Ganga, after the local Gangadwára in ancient times.

cremation and other rites were done As we know, the importance of with. I opted to go to Haridwar, along Haridwar lies in Hindus mythology that with the sons of the deceased and while Samudra manthan (The churning other relatives. of the ocean of milk) drops of Amrit, the The Cremation Rituals elixir of immortality, accidentally Hindus Cremate the human body by spilled over from the pitcher while consigning it to the scared fire. The being carried by the celestial bird cremains are sacrosanct object of Garuda. The very thought that we were religious rites, immersing the same at at such a place was a celestial Haridwar (most Sikhs go to Kiratpur for experience. this purpose) help the soul of the dead After immersing the sacred ashes at to attain eternal peace and is a 'Sati Ghat"in Kankhal about 3-4km prevailing Hindu religious tradition and south of the Haridwar, we came to Har-belief. ki-Pauri (many immerse the ashes here I take it that in India, custom of also), the main bathing Ghat. cremation is as old as 'Hindu Way of Life' It is a long standing tradition amongst and over a period of time perpectuated Hindus to record their names and into a fundamental and abiding reasons for visiting Haridwar with their tradition. family priest (panda) that maintains the But after reading (Encyclopedia of record of Gotra (lineage assigned to a Death and Dying), I came to know that Hindu at birth or vansh) of family visitors, cremation rituals were also performed the purpose of their visit and the name in ancient times in Europe. With the of the dead, if that was the reason for i n c r e a s i n g p r e d o m i n a n c e o f visiting Haridwar. On reaching at Har-Christianity in Europe after the fifth Ki-Pauri we enquired for the dedicated century C.E., cremation was gradually priest of the family Gotra of the abandoned in favor of earth burial as a deceased from a way side stranger. symbol of the 'burial and resurrection' Amongst millions who had gathered at of Christ. Har-Ki-Pauri, he directed us to a Ghat of Rituals at Haridwar our family priest with certainty.

The designated pedigree priest asked Haridwar, the place where the Ganges

A Trip to HaridwarThe repository of eternal peace

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Why the ashes are immersed at Kankhal? The Priest, us a few questions after assimilating his years old wisdom told me that s t a r t i n g w i t h t h e a Gurudwara-situated near Sati Ghat, was built to purpose of our visit, the commemorate the visits of third Sikh Guru, Guru Gotra of the dead, the Amar Das, and people, particularly Punjabies chose village of the ancestors this place to immerse ashes. But what I sensed was etc. Even though not that with the Sagacity of visiting Gurus, Kankhal, a f u l l y s a t i s f i e d w i t h small town 4Km south of Har-ki-Pauri, was chosen j u m b l e d u p a n d perhaps as an ideal place for immersing the u n c e r t a i n a n s w e r s , cremains, as the Ganges leaves the Haridwar particularly regarding periphery at this place. That cremains would come Gotra and the ancestral in the way of various down stream bathing Ghats village, now located at other side of the partitioned where millions take a dip, if Immersed at Har-Ki-India, yet the priest, sitting in his 7' x 7' dimly lit room, Pauri.whiffing times gone by, went into his job with According to a report, dexterity looking through the pages of 'long paged the river Ganges has registers' (Vahis), preserved in strong iron closet for been identified as one of more than 2 centuries -considered to be the the most polluted rivers repository of family trees, particularly of North in the world, since apart Indians. Lo and behold, with computer like speed from sewage disposal, and accuracy, he started reeling out the family h a l f - b u r n t h u m a n names who visited Hardiwar and the purpose of b o d i e s a r e a l s o their visit, starting with the name of the deceased. immersed in Ganges. All Tree of family descendants of five generations said and done, faith is started unfolding that gleamed up the faces of all of s t r o n g e r t h a n a n y us with awe. scientific reasoning.Research for knowldgeThe next question on family records (genealogy After all the rites of our visit were over, I sat down to book) puffed up the preist and he said that for more ask certain questions from the priest, as a research than four hundred years they have recorded in hand for knowldge, which went on flurring my mind as we written registers that passed down to them over went through various rituals at Haridwar. generations by their Pandit ancestors. The Why people take bath importance of these records is that you can trace a t H a r - k i - P a u r i ? your lineage and prepare a family tree past many Upfront was the reply centuries. The records are also accepted as legal f r o m t h e document in cases of inheritance fights, disclosed knowledgeable priest the Preist. that the 'drops of Lately, I learnt that starting around 1977, Hindu Amrit' were spilled at genealogy records were microfilmed, and later kept t h a t p l a c e . T h e at the Genealogical Society of Utah (GSU), USA since scientific explaination, 1981which I understood, Haridwar is incredible! Walking through the banks that at Har-ki-Pauri the of Ganges at Har-Ki-Puari, realisation overpowered water of the Ganges is me that our great grandparents, coming from in its purest form after remote places, now in West Pakistan, must have having been whirled walked through the same steps, as a tourist or and sieved through carrying the remains of the dead of near and dear stones and pebbles ones. But the perennial flow of Ganges reminds us d u r i n g i t s that life goes on.downstream journey from the hilly terrain, was not

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Punjab rightly called the smiling while interacting with Chandigarh soul of India-is replete with Management Association Members places of historical, pilgrimage, opined that lack of safety and security h e r i t a g e a n d c u l t u r a l for the visitors, especially for the Non-importance spanning millennia. resident Punjabis, when they come

To catalogue its charms, one has to home, was one of the reasons for them traverse from forts to factories, ancient to keep away from their motherland. history to the age of informatics and There is also dearth of promotional and from heritage sites to places of cultural publicity material. Whereas states like significances. Himachal Pradesh. Uttaranchal, J&K, Despite these attractions, Punjab has Rajasthan, Kerala and even Chandigarh not been able to make much headway has brought out excellent literature, in the field of tourism. It attracted a including CDs and have been meager figure 4 .57 lakhs domestic and par t ic ipat ing in the seminars, about 3,000 visitor's form abroad in conclaves, marts, trade fairs etc 2009, while Haryana attracted more whereas Punjab has remained absent than 64 lakhs domestic and 1.37 in such promotional activities. Its international visitors same year. Even tourist information offices are also not Himachal Pradesh was visited by more well equipped to provide information than 110 lakhs domestic and 4.01 lakhs to the visitors.international tourists in the same time Punjab's rich cultural heritage could be period. harnessed for promoting tourism in the Reasons for the dismal growth in a better way. Development of The reasons for the dismal growth of tourism could be one way of preserving tourism in the state could be attributed this heritage and in a way enriching it as to a number of factors such as lack of industry status, lack of effective implementation of the policies, inadequate tourism infrastructure, and poor marketing of available potential and opportunities. Perhaps, another reason has been that tourism was never viewed as an economic activity capable of generation a large number of i n c o m e a n d e m p l o y m e n t opportunities both for skilled and unsk i l led manpower, including well. Although millions of pilgrims and eradication of poverty and earning devotees visit Punjab including a large foreign exchange. number of non-resident Indian, but to As there is scarcity of resources and the make pilgrimage an integral part of government is unable to provide their tour spectrum, some steps such as adequate funds for tourism project. It o r g a n i z i n g s p e c i a l l y d e s i g n e d has to create a proper environment for packages need to be worked out. private sector to come in a big way to Since the state is dotted with a large invest in the tourism sector. A number of shrines, majority of which systematic awareness campaign has are associated with the Sikh gurus. it is also to be carried out on encouraging important that to begin with only 2-3 the local community to invest in circuits be selected for overall tourism projects and tourism related development of the pilgrimage sites. activities. An exclusive circuit covering places Eminent tourism legend, S K Chopra,

What Ails Tourism in Punjab?

Prof. N.K. SharmaITFT College Chandigarh

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All what the state associated with Guru Gobind Singh need also to could offer from its be developed. Fairs and festivals constitute an ancient history to the integral part of the rich cultural mosaic of the State. p r e s e n t t i m e s How some states in the country have been able to including its customs encash from these into mega events to attract both and traditions, fairs domestic and international visitors is fairly well and festivals, distinct known.lifestyles, history and Well-known fairs and festivals could be taken up for archaeology, art and promoting tourism. Besides bringing out a directory other attrac t ions of important festivals, travel agents, tour operators, could be presented travel writhers, photographers, if organized, would in a capsule form as a also go a long way in promoting Punjab as tourist heritage village. Such destination.villages have already Rural Tourismb e c o m e g r e a t Rural (Farm) tourism is increasingly becoming attractions for the popular in the USA. Canada and in other countries domestic and international visitors including the as its promotions brings considerable economic local residents in Rajasthan and in some other and social benefits to the host population. Punjab states.on account of its unique rural lifestyles and with big Though there may be more such places for setting farm houses has all the ingredients to develop rural up heritage village but a suitable place could be tourism, which would go near Shambu (Patiala). 100 yards off Rajpura-a long way in generating Ambala road setting up such a villages would add a d i rect and indirec t new dimension to tourism in Punjab but would e m p l o y m e n t generate a large number of direct and indirect opportunities, besides employment opportunites with entrepreneurship helping in checking the as well.rural migration in search How Kerala has transformed its economy using o f j o b s t o c i t i e s . Ayurveda as one of its USP (Unique Selling Himachal is popularizing Proposition) is well known. Majority of the more its Home Stay scheme; than five lakhs International visitors are attracted to especially in the Tribal Kerala to avail the ayurveda based health therapies. district of Kinnaur, where Other states like Rajasthan also vigorously more than 200 homes are offering an insight into promoting ayurveda based tourism. Punjab has not the socioeconomic life of the people. paid any worth while attention so far to these Rural sports is another area where every mela can important ingredients for revenue generation. Its be converted to an event for tourism promotion areas such as Shahpur Kanor Dhar and Ropar have and the most famous of them is being at Kila Raipur, all the paternal developing health and herbal a quiet village, 20 km from Ludhiana where the local tourism projects.population as also a large number of people from Punjab is also known for its handicrafts, hand outside come to watch the village youth and others woven and embroidered woolen shawls, phulkans, displaying their sporting skills. The event is also lacquer, furniture, textiles, carpets, shoes and many known as the Rural Olympics as a number of other such items.participants from foreign countries including A mechanism should be developed to rap the vast Canada, USA and the UK participate in this event resource of ex-servicemen in the state. They can held in February. December to March is the season form continues and such organization for being up for the inbound tourist traffic and the rural sports of ventures including travel and tourism project and Kila Raipur could be promoted as one of the other service industry oriented projects.attractions for them besides the domestic tourists.

Modernity and tradition co-exist in Punjab.

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Historically the Aghoris are a meaning changed and its associated monist splinter group of or connotative meaning took over, Kapalika order dating back to thereby permanently deleting the true

1000 AD. Many Hindu sects and schools meaning or essence of the word. of thought despise them because of Similarly Aghora, or 'Aghori' lost its

cannibalism denotative meaning, 'that of a yogi their . The rural folk hold following an unregimented lifestyle' them in high esteem because they and its connotative meaning, 'a dirty believe that Aghoris have secret powers u n p r i n c i p l e d c a n n i b a l s a d h u to heal and relieve illness and pain. For

an Aghori the Tamasic and the Sattvic asoociated with whitchcraft and black gunnas are one, and inseparable. Dead tantra' became more common. Aghora bodies are often eaten and also used as is a simplified yogic path, in following seats for meditation. which the aim of a seeker is to The sanctum sanctorum of all Aghoris is t r a n s c e n d t h e r i t u a l i s t i c a n d Akhada Kina Ram in Varanasi, and in superstitious methods of pursuit of the Ravindrapuri area of the same city divine. An Aghori starts his prayers by they have their research and analysis rubbing the ashes of a pyre and goes wing, also called the shodhshala. Most further in his resolve to conquer the simply put, Ghora, means darkness as natural fear of death by consuming the well as intense. An Aghori is one who dead human flesh at least once, as a treads the way of light or takes the easy continual reminder of the fact that way. So we must understand that it is everyone has to die one day. one of the most misunderstood terms. In yoga the eight Snares of life are Lust, Why did it happen and how? Anger, Greed, Delusion, Envy, Shame,

Disgust and Fear which attach all The Explicit meaning of Aghorahuman beings to the illusory world or To understand this we need to the MAYA. An Aghori transcends all this understand another word used in India by seeing the i l lus ionar y and to refer to night soil. In fact what it momentary nature of life. The young meant was a “parda” or a curtained and beautiful grow old, the living die, all place. In the 18th and the 19th centuries flowers, all joys of life and all kinds of life the word was used by the sophisticated wither away, so why consider one purer Indians when they referred to a facility, a than another. washroom or a powder room. Over a So an aghori's yoga is to transcend all period of time the word lost its real that is considered ugly, bad or a taboo. 'Shamashan Tara' or the goddess of the cremation ground is the deity of this Yogi along with 'Shiva', the god of death. He has to reach such an awakened stage of enlightenment that when he sits in the cremation ground meditating on death and transitory nature of life, he visualises himself being consumed by the fire of the pyre.Fake AghoriBut over a period of time as I said before, the meaning of Aghora has changed. As in India Sadhus are not registered, they don't figure in any official record

meaning but got perceptual ly anywhere and can eas i ly lose associated with night soil. It is evident themselves in the oblivion. Being a that the word's denotative and real sadhu or posing as one has become a

AghoraThe Path of The Aghori

Balwant GurunayCorporate Motivator,

Business Strategy Consultant

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very regular feature, with criminals, thugs clean and complete human Skelton and thieves. Posing as an Aghora is all the fetches around US $ 4000 and Aghoris are more popular, as the general public fears one of the most reliable clan to get such them thinking that they are masters of stuff. black magic and other tantric stuff, which The best thing to do is to avoid them they can use against them if they oppose because in any case a true aghori is them or displease them. Many a times solitary by nature, and any one marketing cannibals become or pose as Aghoras and himself as an aghori is either fake- a m a n y a t i m e s A g h o r i s b e c o m e wastrel or a hanky-panky character who compulsive cannibals, as it is free meat wants to hide his real self.available and is one of the tastiest as well, as they say. Then there is the illegal Skelton trade on the banks of the Ganges, where a

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Bio-mimicry, as an innovating waxy "nano-rough" surface structure of process, generally comes from the leaf creates a vast number of o n e o f t w o d i r e c t i o n s . hydrophobic (water repelling) contact

Sometimes, the innovator sees a points with water droplets on the leaf. process in nature and connects it to an Overall, the surface area of the leaf is existing technology or problem. Other enormous, but the billions of tiny times, the innovator studies an existing contact points don't allow the contact design problem and turns to nature for angle between the surface and water help. This is where bio mimicry serves as droplets to reach the critical angle a bridge between biology and where their surface tension would engineering that seeks sustainable break. As a result, the water remains in solutions by emulating nature's time- "beads" and simply rolls off the leaf, tested patterns and strategies, e.g., a (collecting any dust or dirt debris which solar cell inspired by a leaf. The goal is to similarly doesn't penetrate the leaf create products, processes, and surface along the way).policies---new ways of living---that are "Self-cleaning" in this context well-adapted to life on earth over the describes how dirt particles don't stick long haul. to these nano-surfaces either. In fabrics, Bio mimicry from bios, meaning life, and mimesis, meaning to imitate is an ancient concept recently returning to scientific thought that examines nature, its models, systems, processes, and elements and emulates or takes inspiration from them to solve human problems sustain ably. Scientific and engineering literature often uses the term Bio mimetic for the process of understanding and applying biological principles to human designs. This

these surfaces aren't entirely self-includes biomaterials, biomechanics, cleaning, but a small amount of water biological systems composed of will attract the dirt particles as it rolls individuals of one species (e.g., schools, around the surface of the fabric, herds and swarms), or multi species meaning the need for laundry ensembles.detergents and frequent cleaning is Nano surfacesg r e a t l y r e d u c e d a n d w a t e r In some case for example, a nano-consumption for cleaning can be just a scaled surface structure produces fraction of what is currently used.remark able ef fec ts, where the The effect is like water rolling off a morphology and mechanics (the shape duck's back (another nano-surface), and structure) of the surface itself is just but the mechanism behind it is similar as, or more important than the to the concept of a fakir lying on a bed chemistry of the particles involved.of nails. There are many commercials For example, Butterfly wings have a and easily accessible routes to creating nano structured surface which allows these "ultra-hydrophobic" (water light to reflect at different angles and repellent) surface effects on fabrics.therefore gives different optical effects. The properties of leaves discussed From one angle, the wing looks blue, above indicates a direction of working from another brown etc. Very useful on the nano textiles for bathroom properties for camouflaging and the accessories like laundry, curtains and inspiration for some optical nano-dividers, where water repellence and effects being developed for defense other attributes can help and provides markets.a new dimension for their use.On the lotus leaf (widely quoted as an

example in nano-science circles) the

Bio-mimicryDesigns of Nature

Dr Prabhdip BrarAssistant Professor, Fashion &

Lifestyle DepartmentPanjab University, Chandigarh

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Leadership and Skills of Creative Thinking

Col. B.M.Sabhlok (Retd.)Corporate Trainer

Le a d e r s h i p ' s r o l e e n t a i l s towards which he or she is heading. predominately to wage war on Skills of creative thinking old ways of doing things and Many executives like to learn the skills reinventing the organization of creative thinking so that they can be from top to bottom, i.e. to more innovative on the job and teach

eliminate outdated ways of looking at their staff how to use the skills to enrich the world. Leaders involve everyone their jobs.and welcome great ideas from • Make the job, they have to do, everywhere. New ideas are the easier lifeblood of an organization. They are • Find things to do, which are more the fuel that make organization engine exciting and motivating. run, so they urge all employees to voice The interesting aspect of this is the their ideas, feeling that no one person 'motivating' use of creativity. The (including boss) has a monopoly on suggestion is that creative skills may re-good ideas. They create a vision and new interest in a job because there then get people so passionate about would now be some hope of improving what they were doing. And that they it or doing things differently. Whether or couldn't wait to execute the plan. not this hope gets realized it would still Leader can effectively contribute have value as a hope. In my experience, towards the above enunciated role this important aspect of creative t h r o u g h c r e a t i v i t y . N e x t f e w thinking is usually overlooked. paragraphs will elucidate how and Managers look for solutions to what you can expect creating to do for problems and are less concerned with you but before that what is needed is a the motivating effects of this sort of strong sense of purpose. thinking. This is surprising because one D i a l o g u e w i t h t h e s u c c e s s f u l of the main benefits of Quality Circles is entrepreneurs and other successful that it gets the workers interested in people showed that they all posses what they are doing quite apart from strong sense of purpose. The successful the actual changes that may come people knew at each moment what about through the work of the Circles.they were trying to do. To a large extent To help them look beyond what they they were single-minded. It is very “have always done” not necessarily to c l e a r l y d e f i n e d a i m l i k e t h e improve productivity etc. as we are mountaineer who sees the peak continually are required to do, but to

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identify other options that would work just as well. any type of thinking activity that has a desired end Broaden these options: point. This covers all purposeful thinking. Yet the Other ways to do things “Better” word 'problem' then ends up being used in the • Develop a better way to do things, which have narrow sense of a deviation from the norm, an ache been done the same way for years. or pain, a difficulty to be removed. One of the big

New ways of implementing to increase difficulties with management thinking is that it is so productivity. problem-oriented. This type of thinking makes it

Different ideas to motivate people. very difficult to think This opens their mind to other ways of doing things i n t e r m s o f that have “always been done that way”. Give them a ' O p p o r t u n i t i e s ' . method of convincing others to accept change for Indeed, area which the better instead of dragging their feet. are not seen as Here they see the emphasis on a 'better' way of problems tend to doing things that have been done that way for get no thinking at all. years.' There is the underlying notion that, if things The result may be a have been done that way for years, there must be a steady drift away better way of doing things now. This may seem f r o m w h a t i s obvious but it is by no means universal. There is too potentially possible. often the contrary view that it must be the best way So it is important to that has evolved over the years hence any attempt emphasize that the to tamper with this could be dangerous. purpose of creative Usually manger says, “I would like creative thinking thinking is not just to enable me to evaluate problems and determine 'problem-solving'. We the best possible solutions: to put things together in n e e d f i r m l y t o the most optimum ways.” Expand your global establish some other perspective to enable a complete viewing of the types of thinking in problem set. This will allow for a more precise people's minds, for example 'opportunity thinking' or (accurate) solution set to be developed: 'design thinking'.

Free their mind from all past experience. Creative thinking is an aid to leadership skills. It does See problems as they are and not as they not seem that the emphasis is on the leader being

compare to prior similar problems more creative than anyone else but that the leader From there adapt solutions that address real develops creative ways of dealing with people. There

problems and not the symptoms. is also the use of creativity to motivate people. It Mostly it is the traditional emphasis on problem may be enough that the leader shows an interest in solving. There is a difficulty with the word 'problem'. creativity and encourages it. There may not be a Far too often the word 'problem' is used to denote need for the leader to be especially good at it.

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Starting a small busy is no easy the larger goal in mind, impatience and task. Yet, many spirited and intolerance and getting emotionally passionate individuals take the drained by the whole process of courage- and confidence-filled setting up and starting a business. first step to set up and start their 2. Management Skills and

own small business with a bang. Their Strategies. Successful businesspeople enthusiasm, energy and desire to are those who are not just technically succeed are strong and so the initial qualified but also have the desired phase is filled with plenty of activity management skills. Management is a and positivity. f i n e a r t , However, running a business is no something mean task either and this is evident in that not all the number of small businesses that fail entreprento sustain themselves after a strong eurs have. and successful start. W h e n There are a number of factors faced with determine the future of small business the task of despite an initial success. Let's learn h i r i n g more about them and the tools that a manpowerbusiness needs to succeed in the long , p a y r o l l run. a n d H R 1. Pe r s o n a l i t y Tr a i t s a n d i s s u e s , Factors. The first and foremost factor allocating financial resources and the that can cause a business to struggle o t h e r n i t t y - g r i t t y o f b u s i n e s s after a great start is the personality of management, they may either get t h e e n t r e p r e n e u r. W h i l e t h e overwhelmed or may make rash and ill-entrepreneur is all fired up and filled planned decis ions that would with motivation to begin with, over a eventually backfire.

per i This critical stage may come once a o d small business has reached a certain o f level in annual sales or manpower and time needs to move to the next level or it , he may come ear l ier due to the o r personality of the entrepreneur. In s h e either case, it will require the may entrepreneur to change from being begi just a manager to a people manager n to and strategist. When this does not com happen, a business tends to struggle pete and maybe, even fail due to poor with management. bigg 3. Business Plan and Strategy. e r Next, a small business without a plan

names rather than learn from them, and strategy is like a ship without a make decisions that are based on pride captain. Starting a business with and ego rather than planning and passion and fire is fine but what is strategy and develop a rigidity of needed to sustain it and make it thought that results in lack of growth succeed is a well-thought out and and progress. organized Business Plan and Strategy. Other factors may be a waning of A Business Plan helps an entrepreneur enthusiasm, focusing on the negative t o d e f i n e a n d d e s c r i b e t h e or smaller picture rather than keeping

Why a Small Business Struggles After a Great Start?

R. RAJANStrategist & facilitator,

Hackberry Advisory (India)

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such that it supports the people in the business and encourages them to deliver their best. Elements of an organizational structure include a reward system, a discipline format, clearly defined positions, roles and responsibilities as well as trainings, job enrichment and incentive programs to enable everyone to perform at peak levels. Key components of the organizational structure include an Organizational Chart describing important functions and organizational hierarchy, well-defined job descriptions, task and duty lists, a planned and objective evaluation system, information guidelines and a reward or incentive

organizational concepts, goals and philosophy as system. well as establish timelines and strategies to achieve A small business should also have a well-designed both small and big business goals. In other words, and if possible, automated organizational support this important document may well be regarded as system. This support system will consist of tools that the business blueprint or map that provides take care of accounting, cash management, direction, guidance and motivation to achieve and budgeting and a variety of other reports that can succeed. impact the cash reserves and productivity of the The Business Plan is generally mapped out for a business. minimum of three years and describes the 5. Learning from the Experts. Finally, one of business's commitment to customers, the strengths the most important reasons a small business may that it possesses to deliver results, the weaknesses fail to succeed is lack of advice and guidance. that need to be overcome and any other position Seasoned professionals, who have tested the that the business may have and which may play a waters, learnt from key role in it's future. In addition, this document also e x p e r i e n c e a n d details geographical and target markets, pricing as developed finely tuned well as any potential alliances that may yield business sk i l ls are benefits. t reasure t roves of 4. Organizational Structure and Support. information. They can The structure of an organization is its backbone and provide insight and

advice and help an e n t r e p r e n e u r t o preempt and avoid pitfalls. S i m p l y f i n d i n g a seasoned advisor or professional to facilitate and guide an entrepreneur through the process of setting up the other four factors can make a huge difference to the future of a small business. However, it is important to choose a guide or expert who is established and proven since the wrong advice can be fatal to a business. Taking care of these factors can take a business from its nascent stages of uncertainty to established success with relative smoothness and this is truer for a small business than any other ease. enterprise. The organizational structure should be

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than only delivering theoretical lectures. The most CMA launched its skills development programme for popular vocational training skills in Scotland are the year 2010-11 with press conference on catering, leisure services, tourism, business “Emerging Trends in Vocational Training” at ITFT

th management, and information technology, film craft, Chandigarh on Sunday, 25 July.m e d i a a n d Visiting Professor a n i m a t i o n Dr. Alistair Baker designs.Dr. Alistair from Motherwell said that there is College, Scotland thirst for learning a d d r e s s e d t h e skills amongst the press conference. youth of Scotland While speaking on a n d S c o t t i s h the occasion, he institutions provide gave an overview cheapest education of the status of the in UK. He said that vocational training the vocational skills are being imparted under British-and skills development programmes in Scotland and funded programme.said that new trends are emerging for taking Dr. Bake appreciated the efforts of CMA to take up vocational training programmes at higher skills development programme under the guidance educational level.of Dr. Gulshan Sharma president, CMA and He said that for imparting practical skills to students, Chairman, ITFT Education Group.new methods and technologies are being used rather

CMA launches its Skills Development Programme for the year 2010-11Press Conference on “Emerging Trends in Vocational Education and skills”Dr. Alistair Baker from Motherwell College, Scotland addressed

Some News Item of the CMA Launch of Skills Development Programme

Events (July-Aug 2010)

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CMA - WOMEN WINGHonoured War Widows of ChandimandirWomen wing of the Chandigarh Ms. Indu Sharma, convener of the Management Association today CMA Women Wing said that our honoured war widows at a special nation is secured in the hands of s o l e m n c e r e m o n y t o our armed forces and CMA in its commemorate the day on which own humble way salutes the Flt. Lt. Maheesh Trikha, made Martyrs like Ft. Lt. Maheesh supreme sacrifice while defending Trikha. She evoked the patriotic the country. feelings by reciting few lines of Martyr Flight Lieutenant Maheesh famous song of Lata Trikha laid down his life for the Managesker “ Ae Mere Waton ke country in 'Operation Meghdoot' Logo, yara ankh me barh lo while being on an operational pani…”. She said that it was the sortie in a Cheetah Helicopter of first function of Women Wing of 114 Helicopter Unit of the Indian CMA and it was an appropriate Air Force at Siachen Glacier, the start of the wing.

Present on the occasion were highest battlefield in the world.Maheesh, while returning to the many serving and retired army and base camp after accomplishment Air-force officers, besides the of his operational task at Saichin proud parents of the Martyr Ft.Lt. Glacier valiantly gave his life for Maheesh Trikha, Mrs. Swadesh the country in Air Force uniform on Trikha and Col. J.R.Trikha.

Mrs. Swadesh Trikha, mother of 16 August 2002 under operation the Martyr informed that in “Meghdoot & Parakaram” and memory of her son, a Foundation became Martyr. While performing was set up with an objective to his job, Maheesh truly upheld the brighten up all aspects of human motto of the Air Force - "cradle of life from safe childbirth to a excellence where gallantry is a dignified old age. Besides other tradition"

Speaking on the occasion, Lt. Col. objectives, the foundation assists U m a Va s u d e v a ( R e t d . ) , in rehabilitation of the war widows Chiarperson (Army Welfare) CMA and the families of the Martyrs, said that the country is proud of our those who sacrificed their lives for Jawans who fight with resolute and the Motherland.

On the occasion Smt. Jaswant valour to save the honour of the Jeet Kaur, Smt. Karamjit Kaur, Smt Motherland and inspired the youth Gurinder Kaur and Smt. Tej Kaur present on the occasion to join widows of Army personnel were armed forces, which she said is honourednoble career. She said that the

parents of the Martyr Maheesh are lucky that they had given birth to such valour like Maheesh, though they have lost their dear son but are now parents of many sons of the nation who seek inspiration f rom them to serve the i r motherland.

Earlier CMA 'Women Wing' was th

launched on 24 July during the CMA executive Committee meeting and Mrs. Indu Sharma was nominated as convener of the wing.

Smt. Jaswant Jeet Kaur

Smt. Karamjit Kaur

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On the eve of Teacher's day and as a part of its social responsibility, the Chandigarh Management Association (CMA) - Women wing honoured 4 teachers of the tricity today who are doing selfless service to teach slum children and transforming their lives. These teachers belonged to Theatre Age Group, Sector 24 and Mullanpur Village. The function was held at ITFT Education Group, Sector-17.The Teachers honoured were Astinder Kaur of Govt. Model School, Sector 20, Geeta Chawla of Theatre Age and Zulfiqar Khan, who set up the Theatre Age Group. Other than these, CMA also honoured Mr. T.L.Verma, a senior citizen who is devoting his time in educating children of Mullanpur Village. Mrs Madhulika Kak, Chairperson (Education)-CMA said that the teachers honoured are doing a yeoman service to society by making the future of underprivileged children useful rather than allowing them to become juveniles. Lt. Col. Uma Vasudeva (Retd.), Chairperson (Women Wing) of CMA said that it is the responsibility of the privileged persons of the society to pay back to the society in one form or the other and said that the task undertaken by the CMA to honour those teachers who are successfully transforming the lives of many rag-pickers, shoe polishers, and labourers in providing them basic education so that they can become self reliant is a very noble.Mrs. Indu Sharma, Convener of the CMA Women Wing while presenting a vote of thanks said that seniors of CMA need congratulations for guiding the women wing to honour deserving citizen of the tricity. At the end Childern of Theater Age Group performed a dance sequence on the song ' Mera Joota Ha Japani…”

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Edited by : JN Vohra, Secretary General, CMAPlot No. 5, C/o Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, Sector 27, Chandigarh

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