Induction Course for Newly Recruited

Teachers (From 20th January, 2015 to 26th January, 2015)

DEHRADUN & JAIPUR REGION

ICE BREAKING SESSION

Rabindranath Tagore 

RULES

1.Find your Partner

2.Interact with him /her over a cup of tea

3.Try to know about her / his aspirations in life &

other positive traits

4.Introduce your partner (Time Limit 2-3 min.)

Tagore Rabindranath

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

• an Indian philosopher and statesman

• the first  Vice President of India (1952–1962)

• the second President of India from 1962 to 1967.

• the highest civilian award the Bharat Ratna in India.

• believed that “Teachers should be the best minds

in the Country".

•Since 1962, his birthday is celebrated in India as

Teachers' Day on 5th September.

Mahadevi Varma

• best known as an outstanding Hindi poet was a freedom fighter

• woman's activist and educationist

• widely regarded as the "modern Meera".

• a major poet of the Chhayavaad generation, a period of romanticism in Modern Hindi .

• was the recipient of the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian award, in 1988.

Ruskin Bond

• an Indian author of British descent.• The Indian Council for Child Education recognised his

pioneering role in the growth of children's literature in India, and awarded him the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992 . 

• awarded the Padma Shri in 1999 •  Padma Bhushan in 2014.

Saina Nehwal 

• an Indian badminton player ,

• first Indian to win a medal in Badminton at the Olympics.

•  the first Indian to win the World Junior Badminton Championships.

• also won the 2014 China Open Super Series Premier in November, 2014.

• Arjuna Award (2009)

• Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (2009–2010)

• Padma Shri (2010)

Dr. Prathap C Reddy

• founder of the Apollo Hospital Group, India's first corporate hospital group.

• Today, India has over 750 corporate hospitals all over the country.  is an Indian entrepreneur and cardiologist,

• received the Padma Vibhushan, which is India's second highest civilian award.

Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai

•  was an Indian physicist.

• He is considered the father of India's space programme.

• Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award (1962)

• Padma Bhushan (1966)

• Padma Vibhushan, posthumous (after-death) (1972)

Pankaj Arjan Advani

• an India professional player of English billiards and former professional snooker player.

• Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour, 2009 • Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest sporting honour,

2005-06 • Rajyotsava Award, Karnataka's highest civilian award,.

Sonal Mansingh

• an eminent Indian classical dancer and a leading exponent of Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, and Chhau.

• a well-known choreographer, teacher, orator and a social activist.

• the youngest recipient of Padma Bhushan, in 1992. • In 2003, Sonal became the first Indian woman dancer to be

awarded with Padma Vibhushan.

Ustad Zakir Hussain

• Popularly known as Tabla Maestro, is the son of the renowned tabla player Ustad Allah Rakha.

• was awarded the Padma Shri in 1988, and the Padma Bhushan in 2002, by the Government of India.

• was also awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1990.

Nek Chand Saini

• a self-taught Indian artist, known for building the Rock Garden of Chandigarh, an eighteen acre sculpture garden in the city of Chandigarh,

• When the first planned city was being redesigned as a modern utopia by the Swiss/French architect Le Corbusier. Nek Chand found work there as a roads inspector for the Public Works Department in 1951.

• He was awarded the Padma Shri by Government of India in 1984.

Subhash Chandra

• Founder of Zee TV, India's first private TV channel

• rice trader from Hissar transformed into a media baron

• was the first in India who sought to harness the huge business potential of satellite television channels.

• His vision that helped give birth to the satellite TV industry in India and inspired others to follow suit. 

Khushwant Singh

• an Indian novelist, lawyer, politician and journalist.

• best known for his trenchant secularism, his humour, and an abiding love of poetry.

• served as the editor of several literary and news magazines.

• recipient of Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian award in India.

KisanBaburao "Anna" Hazare 

• an Indian social activist who led movements to promote rural development & increase government transparency.

• frequently conducted hunger strikes to further his causes.• contributed to the development and structuring of  Ralegan

Siddhi.• awarded the Padam Bhushan —the third-highest civilian

award in 1992 for his efforts in establishing this village as a model for others.

Allah- Rakha Rahman 

• an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, musician and philanthropist.

• described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by  Times

• Rahman's body of work for film and stage has given him the nickname of “ the Mozart of Madras",

• Two Academy Awards ; two Grammy Awards

• One BAFTA Award

• Four National Film Awards

• Fifteen Filmfare Awards.