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Focus on Bhagat Singh’s role in freedom struggle

Jawaharlal Nehru University revisited eminent revolutionary Bhagat Singh’s role in the Indian freedom struggle this past week.

A discussion was held on “Significance of the 1857 War of Independence and Bhagat Singh in the context of Indian struggle for freedom”. Participating in the discussion, noted historian Irfan Habib stated that Bhagat Singh’s vision of Indian freedom was much broader.

“In his view, Swaraj was not enough. Revolutionary transformation of India as a socialist society was must,” he noted.

Prof. Habib said Bhagat Singh wanted to build his revolutionary party on Bolshevik principles and he created Naujwan Bharat Sabha and Lahore Students’ Union as open mass organisations for mass propaganda.

“He wanted to create mass organisations of peasants and workers as well,” he added.

Another historian, Prof. Sabyasachi Bhattacharya, Chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research, spoke on the images of the 1857 struggle in popular imagination.

JNU professor Chaman Lal, who is also an editor of Bhagat Singh’s documents, underlined the fact that the great martyr’s image of “just a brave patriot” needs to be changed on the basis of his writings, “which prove beyond doubt that he was a brilliant revolutionary socialist thinker”.

The Air Hostess Academy has announced admission to two new courses: a one-year diploma in Aviation and Hospitality Management and a two-year diploma in Global Aviation and Hospitality Management.

The candidates should have passed Class XII and their age should be between 17 and 24 years.

Students can apply on phone or visit Air Hostess Academy centres. Interested candidates have to register with their personal details and contact numbers.

After the profiles of the applicants are short-listed, the selected students will be called for an entrance test.

The last date for submission of applications is July 31.

TCA Aviation Academy, an institute in the field of hospitality and travel management, has announced the launch of a six-month diploma course in ground staff service.

The course will not just groom students but also aim at creating professionals for vital ground service duties such as passenger services, cargo handling, dangerous goods handling and electronic ticketing services.

Students who have cleared their Class XII exams or are waiting for their results can apply for the course.

“At the ground service level, the airlines have a lot of vacancies but they hardly get candidates with matching skill sets. With this course we wish to create specialists who are thoroughly trained in each and every aspect of ground staff service,” said TCA Aviation Academy Managing Director Sumesh Sood.

The 24th annual convocation of International Management Institute was held on its campus in the Capital this past week.

ICICI Bank Managing Director K. V. Kamath was the chief guest at the convocation in which more than 200 students accepted diplomas from Chairman R. P. Goenka.

The first batch of 41 students specialising in Human Resource Management graduated, with Ankita Agarwal securing a gold medal for her academic achievements.

Delivering the convocation address, IMI director C. S. Venkata Ratnam elaborated on certain future initiatives for the institution which includes expansion in the number of faculty and recognition of IMI as a research centre for Ph.D. guidance by Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University.

Parul Sharma

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