chandigarh more than 75 teachers from times nie schools in the tricity took time off their busy schedule to engage in a discussion on healthy mothers healthy nation at the times nie teachers meet 201314 the event was organized at fortis hospital mohali as part of the 175 year celebrations of the group dr sanujeet kaur from fortis hospital who was the key speaker underlined the need for healthy diet for teachers she also said teachers need to handle their health and take steps to deal with stress the event highlighted the importance of motherhood parenting styles and parents as important channels of communication some of the important issues taken up included character building gender sensitization and leading by example according to dr sanujeet the line between teachers and mothers is blurring she said teachers are important role models and can bring about a great change in society the address was followed by an open house quiz round by the dietician the winning teachers were sukhjit of government model school sector 28 chandigarh who won the first prize anupma sethi of dc montessori school manimajra who won the second prize and sarbhjeet teacher of government model senior secondary school sector 40 chandigarh who came in third a guest performance by kindergarten students of ryan international school sector 49 chandigarh was particularly heartwarming the performance was extremely touching as it highlighted the importance and the role of a mother in our lives the talk was very informative it took care of several problems faced by women said kavita trehan of holy child school morni the last session which gave tips on relaxation and recharging was the highlight of the occasion it is so important to laugh and have positive thoughts amardeep teacher of guru nanak foundation remarked the idea behind the meet is to give a platform for exchange of ideas on making learning a better experience