SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2011 INTERNET EDITION : www.dailyexcelsior.com/magazine

Dr. Pragya Khanna

As a student, I often used to feelI had too much to do and had too lit-tle time! I know I wasn't alone; manyof my classmates were sailing in thesame boat. Many a time studentsare seen as feeling overwhelmedwith their syllabi and have simplyhave no idea where to start with theirassignments and day. One of thebasic reasons for such a situationto arise in the first place is the habitof procrastination that is putting offthe things that you should be doingat a proper time. This happens withmost of us time after time. We keepwaiting for the right mood or theright time.

If you are a student, it is a good ideato learn and develop your time man-agement skills so that you are able totake on heavier course loads, get goodgrades, read additional literature forenhanced knowledge or pleasure. Notonly that, but you'll also have plenty offree time to have fun.

Daily habits of achievement are animportant building block of any studenttime management system. One waythat you can start today is to developa prioritized time management to-do-list that you can use on a daily basis.

The first and foremost suggestionis that one must be organized; it alsohas extra benefits of clearing your mindand saving you energy and stress. Tryto spend 5-10 minutes each day onplanning your activities, start your daywith it. Centralize what you considerimportant to your daily life either on abulletin board, a designated wallspace, or, on the back of a door. Final-ly, after completion of a task take amoment to look at the result and feelthe satisfaction of the progress.

Keep a supply of tape, scissors,markers, pens, pencils, push pins, clipsand a good supply of extra notebookpaper. It is important to also keep thissupply of items neatly categorized andstored in a spare drawer, bookshelf orin a box so that you are not franticallysearching all over the house.

Plan ahead, actually schedule it andit will happen! Determine how long yourtasks will take, consider whether anyactivities can be combined. It is impor-tant to find out if big tasks can be bro-ken down into smaller tasks that may

be easier to schedule (such as study-ing for exams and visiting the libraryas part of an assignment to write anassignment).

Layout your next day's clothes,book bag, school money, keys and

homework to bring to school/college,each night. Check other areas like yourassignment pad and calendar toensure you have everything you willneed for the next day. It is best to knowwhat you need to have, before you have

forgotten what you need when the timehas passed.

Organize your television watchingfor the week by considering all theshows you want to watch for that weekand stay away from watching shows

not circled. When you know theshow you want to watch is going tobe that night, look to finishing allyour homework so you are able tosit back and enjoy the movie orshow. It is even possible to multitask, meaning you can do twothings at one time. If you are watch-ing television, you can do thingslike completing your practical note-book, make drawings, help with

folding laundry, organize note-books, books, etc.

Avoid overloading yourself;include time for rest, relaxation,sleep, eating, exercise, and social-izing in your schedule. Take shortbreaks during study and work peri-ods. Make yourself able to be flex-ible, the unexpected happensmany a time like sickness, guestsat home, troubles etc.); you needto be able to fit it into your sched-ule. Know how to rearrange yourschedule when necessary (so itdoesn't manage you - you manage

it). Know who to ask for help whenneeded.

Do not forget the 'big picture' that iswhy are you doing the task, is it impor-tant to your long-term personal goals?Have and follow a personal missionstatement (personal and career). Areyour activities ultimately helping youachieve your goals?

Time management in school/col-lege helps you succeed in balancingyour academic life, work, and otherextra-curricular activities so that youget the most out of being a college stu-dent.

Typical symptoms of poor time man-agement for students may include: feel-ing stressed and overwhelmed by alack of time, studying at hours whenyou are not fresh and productive, pro-crastinating, cramming the night beforeand not getting assignments in on time.Above all poor time management canbe stressful!

By planning your work and then

working your plan, you avoid the trapof last minute cramming sessions andstressful write-ups of assignments thenight before. This is a win-win situationfor students. You reduce your stress,increase the quality of your study, andimprove your grades!

Don't say you don't have enoughtime. You have exactly the same num-ber of hours per day that were givento Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelange-lo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci,Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Ein-stein.

Have a positive attitude!

Time Management to beat Exams

Jeet Dogra

Museums and art-galleries may beviewed as part of a group of institu-tions which constitute the heritagesector, a sector that also includes his-toric houses and libraries. Moreover,within the museum sub sector itselfthere are many different types ofmuseum covering a wide variety ofsubjects such as history, art, science,crafts etc. The museums and art-gal-leries are like the establishmentswhere the objects are the main meansof communication. Also, these arelike permanent establishment admin-istered in the public interest with aview to conserve, study, exploit byvarious means and basically, toexhibit, for the pleasure and educa-tion of the public, objects of the cul-tural values.

Jammu region is set against thebackdrop of the snow-capped Pir Pan-jal range and is traversed by the Shiva-lik hills and quenched by the rivers Ravi,Tawi and Chenab. Jammu is the wintercapital of Jammu and Kashmir Statecommonly known as city of temples isnamed after Jambu Lochan, the broth-er of Bahu, a powerful local chieftain whoruled during the ninth century. During1730 AD, the Dogra rulers built the cityof Jammu as their capital and adornedit with numerous temples and shrines.It is spotted with some hundred year'sold historical temples like the Raghu-nath Temple, Ranbireshwar Temple,Peer Kho Temple, Panjbakhtar Temple.

Jammu city, itself, surrounded byrenowned museums and art-gallerieslike Kala Kendra museum & art gallery;JK cultural academy of art and lan-guages; Amar Mahal museum; DograArt gallery; General Zorawar Singh Audi-torium & Museum and Museum of Geol-ogy in the University of Jammu.

The Kala Kendra museum is locat-ed at Bikram Chowk and Jammu Devel-opment Authority (JDA) is its overallcoordinator while both state and centralgovernment give funds for it. Mainexhibits here are paintings, sculpturesand sketches. Kala kendra is a SocietyRegistered under the Societies Regis-tration Act VI of 1998 (1941 AD). It hasits own separate constitution and is amulticultural complex spread on 32canals (phase 1) of land. It has its ownartists, studios, four galleries and vari-ous exhibitions are held but there is notany fixture as such for these exhibitions.The Galleries are named on Differentfamous Artists of Jammu: Master SansarChand Gallery, G R Santosh Contem-porary Art Gallery, Malika PukhrajGallery and Bansi Parimoo Art Gallery.All over India there are five such Kalakendra art museums (including Jammu).In Bhopal there is Bharat Bhawan, inJaipur there is Jawahar, in Delhi, thefamous Lalit Kala academy and in Goathere is Kala kendra. The only differencebetween the Kala kendra of Jammu andothers is that all other kala kendras arecomplete and fully functional in 3 phas-es namely first phase - Art Galleries, sec-ond phase - Seminar Hall and Auditori-um and in third phase - Science centerand Planetarium. The Jammu Kalakendra is functional only for first phase.In fact, the other two phases have notbeen developed.

The Jammu and Kashmir cultural

academy of art and languages is situat-ed at Jewel chowk opposite to ScienceCollege. The state government givesfunds for it and here the main exhibitsare paintings, sculptures, sketches etc.It was set up by the Government of Jam-mu & Kashmir in 1958. It was declaredan autonomous corporate body as thereis no Directorate of Culture in the Stateas such; therefore, at times Academy iscalled upon by the government to per-form the functions, which are usuallyassigned to the Directorate of Culture.The Academy has its jurisdiction overthe entire State. It is the nodal agencyin the matters of interaction and co-oper-ation between the J&K State and thecentral and other state academies. Itcombines in itself the functions of lan-guages & literature, music, dance & dra-ma. The State of Jammu & Kashmir hasa rich tradition of folk and performingarts. There are various folk forms, whichare unique in the real sense of the termand are doing us proud. Academy hasintroduced many schemes with a viewto preserve, encourage and highlight thefolk and performing arts of the State. Italso has the Abhinav Theatre having 800capacities for dance, drama, culturalprogrammes, conferences, seminars(national and international) etc.

The Amar Mahal Museum andLibrary is located on the Jammu - Sri-nagar National Highway near Amphal-

la, Jammu. The Hari Tara CharitableTrust is the funding agency for it. Themuseum building forms the major partof the Amar Mahal. Built in a majesticstyle, its architecture has a French touch.The Amar Mahal Museum is a veritablestorehouse of historical documents. Ithas rich collection of exhibits, includingsculptures, paintings, inscriptions,books, etc. The Durbar Hall exhibits thepaintings and artworks of the Dograrulers. The Golden Throne, the majorattraction of the museum is a symbol ofgreat historic significance. The Nepalroom is dedicated to Maharani YashoRajya Lakshmi who is the granddaugh-ter of the last Rana Prime Minister ofNepal, Maharaja Mohum Shumsher J.B.Rana and there is a room on the groundfloor where photographs and objectsd'art from Nepal are displayed, includ-ing a rare portrait of Maharaja JungBahadur, the founder of the Ranadynasty. This room is used from time totime for conferences and formal meet-ings of the museum.

The next one is the Dogra Art Gallery& Museum which is the house of trea-sure trove of cultural & historic delight.It is located in Mubarak Mandi complex,Jammu (now closed for renovationwork). The central and state govern-ments provide funds for their look-after.The museum houses a prized collectionof rare artifacts as well as miniature

paintings from the Pahari School of art.The Dogra Art Museum is a real treatfor the erudite scholars, researchers aswell as patrons of the fine arts. The trea-sures displayed behind the museum'sglass cases and those safely preservedin the musty archives are real eye-open-ers on India's age-old legacy and cul-tural diversity. Dogra Art Museum isenclosed within the premises of the PinkHall of Mubarak Mandi complex. Themuseum boasts of a fantastic collectionof priceless treasures and invaluablemanuscripts. The museum also housesa mind-blowing collection of valuedrecherché paintings. The paintings fromrenowned schools like Kangra, Basoliand Jammu adorn the walls of the muse-um. The other highlights of the museuminclude the antique gold plated bow ofthe legendary Mughal sovereign ShahJehan and a number of ancient andunusual carpentry tools. The Shahna-ma and Sikendernama are also couplesof ancient Persian manuscripts that findpride of place in the museum along witha stone plate with Takri inscriptions thatdate back to antiquity.

The General Zorawar Singh Audito-rium Complex situated with in the premis-es of Jammu University and is namedafter one of the most illustrious sons ofJammu, General Zorawar Singh. TheComplex, with its unique Museums andArt Gallery, is a celebration of the sym-

biotic relationship of Jammu, Kashmirand Ladakh and showcases the rich cul-tural heritage and diversity of our State.The magnificent high-tech facility pro-vides the perfect blend of creative, artis-tic and academic ambience to showcasethe University of Jammu as a true cen-ter of holistic education. The building isone of the first of its own kind in NorthIndia. Its uniqueness lies in the fact thatthis four storied state-of-the-art Audito-rium Complex includes An Art Gallery;Photo Gallery; Exhibition Halls; HeritageMuseum; Conference Halls; TV Studio;FM Radio Station; Media Centre; Art Stu-dio for children and a Cafeteria with aParisian ambience. The Art Gallery isnamed after Lotsava Rinchen Bzangpo(958-1055 AD), a great Scholar andTranslator, who was responsible for thefoundation of 108 monasteries (Gom-pas) throughout Ladakh, Western Tibetand Lahul Spiti (Himachal Pradesh). TheRinchen Bzangpo Art Gallery is dividedinto six different sections according totheir theme and artists viz. Contempo-rary Paintings; Panorama and Sketch-es of Serbjeet Singh; Wall Paintings ofJammu Region; Scroll Paintings(Thangkas); Pahari Miniature Paintingsand Satti Sahini Gallery of Photographs.The Heritage Museum is named in hon-our of the great Sufi saint Sheikh Nur-Ud-Din Noorani (1378-1439 AD), popu-larly known as Nund Rishi. The high-

lights of the Museum are: the display ofdifferent categories of artifacts in a con-tinuous sequence covering the entire his-tory and culture from pre-historic timesto contemporary; the pre-historic sectiondisplays tools from the sites of Malpur(Jammu) and Burzahom (Kashmir); thehistoric period is represented by the arti-facts belonging to the Kushana and theGupta periods excavated from the twosites - Manda and Ambaran (Akhnoor).The Auditorium has a seating capacityof more than 1500. The Auditorium canbe divided into two parts, the main Audi-torium with a capacity of more than 1000and a mini Auditorium - with its ownhydraulic stage, acoustic, sliding-foldingpartition - with a seating capacity of about500. Two hi-tech elevators are an addedconvenience. The T.V. Studio in the sec-ond basement includes a Control Room,Rehearsal Room, Editing Room and amodern studio. The ground floor includesthe Museum, a Souvenir shop, a PhotoGallery, the Curator's Room and theCafeteria. On the ground floor, there isalso a Special Complex with facilities likea Lounge Room, Dining Hall and Pantryand with direct access to the stage. Inaddition, the ground floor also hosts aConference Room, a CommunicationRoom, Administration Office and theAdministrator's Room. The first Floorhouses a Seminar Room, the FM RadioStation, Media Centre, Office and twoExhibition halls. The second Floor hous-es Offices, several brainstorming roomsand an Art Studio for children. The thirdFloor has Conference Rooms; a Read-ing room-cum-library while the MasterControl Room is located on the fourthfloor.

The Geology Museum is located inthe Department of Geology, Universityof Jammu and University also fundingfor it. It was established in the year 1958.It houses various Rock specimens, Fos-sils, Minerals etc. The total area coveredis approximately 2000 sq. ft. and is wellmaintained by the respective depart-ment. Many events, conferences andexhibitions have been held here so farand even the samples of rocks and fos-sils are sometimes taken on demand bysome colleges and universities outsideJammu for displays. There are variousspecimens of Sedimentary rocks, Meta-morphous rocks, Igneous rocks, varioustypes of coal, Minerals, Various gem-stones Like gold, Sapphire, Ruby, Emer-ald, Turquoise etc. There is a huge Ele-phant Tusk kept inside the museum mea-suring, 13 feet. It is kept in pieces. Apartfrom this there is also a sample of camelteeth. It also houses Asia's largest Ele-phant skull.

With in Jammu city, these marvelousheritage and cultural sites attract the his-torians to know about the diversities andexplore further so that some new dimen-sions of this city be highlighted. The needof the hour is to promote this hidden butpotential segment of the city. By visitingand spending time here is really worthand have some practical exposure relat-ed to the glorified history of Jammu. Anydestination or city of the world heaven-ly reside on its historical background like-wise the role of heritage and culturalsites always cherish and there shouldbe proper planning for their look-after sothat present and future generationscome to know about the hidden diversi-ties of their state.

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If you are a student, it is agood idea to learn and devel-op your time managementskills so that you are able totake on heavier course loads,get good grades, read addi-tional literature forenhanced knowledge orpleasure. Not only that, butyou'll also have plenty of freetime to have fun.

By planning your work and then working your plan, you avoid the

trap of last minute cramming sessions and stressful write-ups of

assignments the night before. This is a win-win situation for stu-

dents. You reduce your stress, increase the quality of your study,

and improve your grades!

The Amar Mahal Museum and Library is located on the Jammu - Srinagar National Highway near Amphalla, Jammu. The Hari Tara CharitableTrust is the funding agency for it. The museum building forms the major part of the Amar Mahal. Built in a majestic style, its architecture has aFrench touch. The Amar Mahal Museum is a veritable storehouse of historical documents.

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