Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Sunita Lamba, another Olympic gold medalist of India,sunita lamba picture gallery,sunita get medal for sculpture
New Delhi, Sep 2: If you think Abhinav Bindra was the only gold medal winner at Olympics, then think again, as Sunita Lamba is another gold medal winner at the Beijing Olympics 2008. Sunita Lamba also won a gold medal in Beijing Olympics 2008 apart from Abhinav Bindra. Sunita Lamba, sister of cricketer Raman Lamba, a fine art artist from Delhi won a gold medal for her sculpture at the Beijing Olympics but till now has received no felicitation from Government. Sunita had sent her sculpture, 'Spirit of Unity', for Olympics Fine Arts 2008, an exhibition put up by the organising committee at Beijing, and it was selected for display.
"The chairman of the International Olympic Committee inaugurated the exhibition on August 11 and on the very same day announced the gold medal for me. The medal will be given to me after 40-day exhibition gets over," Lamba said.
"I was also given an Olympic torch besides the certificate of winning the gold medal," Lamba added. Ace shooter Abhinav Bindra is the only sportsperson to have fetched a gold for India at the games this time.
The exhibition will run for a few months in different areas of china itself and after that it will move to countries across the world.
"Is 'art' a discipline which doesn't hold any importance for the country? More than 20 days have passed since I won the medal but no one has contacted me yet," Lamba, who is 40 plus, laments.
"I am not against any reward for any sportspersons but it pinches when the authorities completely ignore you. I belong to a sports family and I believe in sports. My aim is to move ahead in life," said Lamba, who works with The Oberoi hotels in the Capital and is a resident of west Delhi.
Before leaving for Beijing, she had even tried to contact Indian Olympic Association President Suresh Kalmadi and union Culture minister Ambika Soni to tell them about her participation. "I have been making sculptures for the last 25 years and my work was selected from among 10,000 entries for the final 110. Before leaving for Beijing I tried to contact both of them, but didn't get any response from them," Lamba said.
After waiting for a long time, she finally decided to contact the government herself and called Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit last week. Sheila Dikshit asked her to come to the felicitation function of Olympic bronze medal winner in wrestling Sushil Kumar at her residence Monday.
"But even here, the CM just introduced me to the media and that was it. I was not even given a bouquet of flowers. Everyone decorate their houses with costly art prices, but they are not ready to recognise it as a discipline. Boxer, Vijender singh's father congratulated me and expressed his regret over people's ignorance. He said that art is also a sport and I really felt nice talking to him " Lamba said.
The artist will be travelling to Beruit and US to showcase her work. "I have also decided to organise an art show in India in which I will invite the international artists who took part in the Olympics art exhibition," she said.
Her elder brother, Rajan Lamba, said, "The authorities only remember a few people and forget everyone else".
"The chairman of the International Olympic Committee inaugurated the exhibition on August 11 and on the very same day announced the gold medal for me. The medal will be given to me after 40-day exhibition gets over," Lamba said.
The exhibition will run for a few months in different areas of china itself and after that it will move to countries across the world.
"Is 'art' a discipline which doesn't hold any importance for the country? More than 20 days have passed since I won the medal but no one has contacted me yet," Lamba, who is 40 plus, laments.
"I am not against any reward for any sportspersons but it pinches when the authorities completely ignore you. I belong to a sports family and I believe in sports. My aim is to move ahead in life," said Lamba, who works with The Oberoi hotels in the Capital and is a resident of west Delhi.
Before leaving for Beijing, she had even tried to contact Indian Olympic Association President Suresh Kalmadi and union Culture minister Ambika Soni to tell them about her participation. "I have been making sculptures for the last 25 years and my work was selected from among 10,000 entries for the final 110. Before leaving for Beijing I tried to contact both of them, but didn't get any response from them," Lamba said.
After waiting for a long time, she finally decided to contact the government herself and called Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit last week. Sheila Dikshit asked her to come to the felicitation function of Olympic bronze medal winner in wrestling Sushil Kumar at her residence Monday.
"But even here, the CM just introduced me to the media and that was it. I was not even given a bouquet of flowers. Everyone decorate their houses with costly art prices, but they are not ready to recognise it as a discipline. Boxer, Vijender singh's father congratulated me and expressed his regret over people's ignorance. He said that art is also a sport and I really felt nice talking to him " Lamba said.
The artist will be travelling to Beruit and US to showcase her work. "I have also decided to organise an art show in India in which I will invite the international artists who took part in the Olympics art exhibition," she said.
Her elder brother, Rajan Lamba, said, "The authorities only remember a few people and forget everyone else".
Friday, August 29, 2008
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Thursday, August 28, 2008
Rangasamy Resigns As Puducherry CM
Puducherry, Aug 28: Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangsamy resigned on Thursday, bringing an end to the month-long political uncertainty following a revolt by his cabinet colleagues against his leadership.
Rangasamy tendered his resignation to Lt Governor Govind Singh Gurjar at the Raj Nivas apparently on the directions from the Congress High Command.
Gurjar later told reporters that Rangasamy had handed over his resignation, along with his council of ministers.
The Lt Governor also said that he had asked Rangasamy to continue in office till alternative arrangements were made by the President, which would be known within two or three days.
He said he was forwarding the letter to the President.
Rangasamy was asked by the Congress High Command to step down as Chief Minister after he failed to muster majority among the party MLAs at the CLP meeting on Monday.
The AICC has convened a meeting of the CLP today to elect a new leader.
Earlier, Rangasamy said he was thankful to Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and leaders of alliance parties - CPI, DMK and PMK - for their sustained support to enable him evolve various development schemes.
"The High Command was in touch with me since yesterday," he told reporters, adding that he will attend today's CLP meet.
Rangasamy appealed to the people to maintain calm and assured that he would continue to strive hard for the development of the Congress in Puducherry. - Agencies
"Malltastic": Citi Centre Mall,chennai citi center
The advent of Citi Centre Mall has literally revolutined Chennai's shopping turf. Modelled along the lines of Dubai's famous Citi Centre Mall, it is now giving the old players like Spencer's and Abhirami's a run for their moolah.
With its neo-classical European architecture, this mall is hard to miss, and is hardly surprising that it's a crowd-puller. Step into the five-storeyed mall and a plethora of national and international brands greet you instantly.
There are Giordano and Wills Lifestyle to check out for the latest in Western casual, professional and party wear. Vanilla stores, such as, Helvitica and Allen Solly stand check by jowl with heavyweights like Landmark, Lifestyle, Mochi and Adidas.
Done with shopping and time to grab a bite? At the food court dig into the cuisine of your choice. Wangs, Sangeetha, Little Italy, Arabian Hut and Pizza Hut are some of the many restaurants that will tease your palate. But if fine-dining is what you're looking for, then simply head over to the multicuisine rooftop restaurant run by Park Sheraton called Level 4.
You can also choose to relax and de-stress on the wonderful massage chair that gives you a brief rub down your back and neck. And if you thought that was all thing again. There is Fun City, an arcade centre, wherein kids can enjoy rounds of electronic games and be giddy with joy. For grown-ups there is the INOX multiplex, and a range of flicks to choose from.
So, whether you're a curious onlooker or an avid shopper, movie-goer or a foodie, Citi Centre is sure to keep you happily occupied.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Manmohan responsible for breaking coalition: Buddhadeb
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was responsible for breaking the UPA coalition which had resulted in withdrawal of Left support to the government.
Speaking at the condolence meeting of former CPI-M general secretary Harkishan Singh Surjeet here, Bhattacharjee said that the Left's support to UPA government was not unconditional.
"We had been opposing the 123 deal as it would undermine the country's sovereignty," he said.
He said that the Prime Minister had broken the coalition by trying to enter into the civil-nuclear deal with the US.
The Left parties are in such a situation now that they have to ward off dangers posed by the Congress on one side and BJP on the other. "In this scenario, we will have to build up a separate front," he said.
Referring to BJP, he said that although the party was not in power, it was trying to raise its `ugly head' as manifested in the recent violence in J&K and Orissa.
Recounting Surjeet's contribution to coalition politics, he said that the Left parties should garner enough strength to fight communal forces.
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