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SRI SATHYA SAI VIDYA MANDIR, AHMEDABAD

Education should aim at bringing out the best in a child andthat is what we strive for, at Swami’s school. The 2nd edition ofSai Blossoms brings to you the events of August – September.The Independence Day celebration with the inauguration of SaiBlossoms added a new chapter to the progress of the school.

The 64th Independence Day was celebrated with greatfervor and enthusiasm. The programme began with

the chanting of Omkar and Vedas.This was followed by the flaghoisting ceremony and a parade. There was also a small culturalprogramme including a lezims performance by the children andsinging of patriotic songs. The guests then gave away the prizesfor the 100% attendance for the year 2010 – 2011. The prizes forthe fancy dress competition and the Hindi and Gujarati recitationcompetitions were also given. The chief guests for the occasionwere Shri. Amrit Modi, a well known Gandhian and incharge ofthe SabarmatiAshram,Ahmedabad and Mr. Gitesh Shah, the Di-rector of HPCL. The function ended with inspiring speeches bythe guests.�

Lighting the lamp Sai Blossoms... The Winners...

Flag Hoisting

Guest lighting the lamp Shri Gitesh Shah launchingthe first Edition of Sai Blossoms

The winners of the patrioticsong competition

Shri Amrut Modihoisting the flagIN

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The day was madespecial by the visit ofShri. Kanubhai Patel, ourfounder trustee

TEACHERSDAY.....

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PARTHIYATRA

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THE YOUNGTTEEAACCHHEERRSS......

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Children were eagerto participate in thecompetitions rather thanbeing worriedabout the results.

COMPETI-TIONS

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WORKING TOGETHERFOR SUCCESS

Meetings and interac-tions with Senior TrustMembers. All of themprovided valuableinputs regarding our

Pipaliya school and itsdevelopment and appreciated theAhmedabad school inits efforts towards supporting a ruralschool.

PARTHI YATRAA DIVINE TRIP

SEPTEMBER 2011

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’ DAY Teachers are like sunshine spreading warmth and light.

The Sai Students understand this fully well and hence celebrated the teachers’ day in the most befitting manner. They touched their teachers’

hearts with their loving performances...

Dr.S. Radhakrishnan’sbirthday is cele-brated throughout

India as Teachers Day. We atSathya Sai School, too cele-brated Teachers Day with greatenthusiasm. Students fromclass 8 ,9 and 10 had becometeachers for the day and theteachers got to enjoy the variousperformances and activities thatthe children had put up forthem. The day started with aspecial assembly wherein theteachers sang bhajans. The sen-ior students presented a skit anddance for the teachers and hadalso arranged games for them.Meanwhile, the classes werebeing managed by the other stu-dents of senior class. The daywas made special by the visit ofShri. Kanubhai Patel, our

founder trustee from Baroda.Even at the age of 85, he camedown all the way to wish HappyTeacher’s Day to all the staff.This was his way of expressinghis love and regard for theAhmedabad staff. Kanu kaka,as he is fondly called is an in-dustrialist and more than 3500

people work in his factory,BANCO Products Ltd. at OldPadra road, Baroda. He is a manof simple living and high think-ing and a true follower ofSwami’s philosophy. He has donated Rs. 5 crores tothe Sathya Sai Heart Hospital,Rajkot. �

Colourful Students acting as teachers for a day‘Teaching is tough’

The young teachers asking questions to Anita DidiA Special Bond

THE YOUNG TEACHERS...

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The Parthi Yatra was not only a spiritual one but also an enlighten-ing one meeting Swami’s dearest and nearest devotees..

ThePrincipal and the Vice Principal, Mrs.Uma Raman and Mrs. Saroj Dodia vis-ited Puttaparthi and Muddenahalli. They

met several senior members of Swami’s Trust and peoplewith whom Swami had a close association.They had in-formative interactions with Shri Narasimha Murthy, ShriS .V. Giri, Mr. Sathyajit and Shri K. Chakravarti. Mr. Chakravarti was a very close associate of Swami.

He is an IAS and was the collector of Anantapur. He thenleft service and joined Swami as a Registrar. He hadbeen with Swami for the last 28 yrs. He has been in-volved in all the major projects started by Swami includ-ing the ambitious water project in Andhra Pradesh whichinvolved laying a pipeline of 2000 km.Shri. S.V. Giri was the Chairman of the CVC. He

wanted to serve the people and inspired by Swami, hecame to His fold and became the Vice Chairman of theShri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning.Mr. Sathyajit has done his MBA and has been most

fortunate to have shared a room with Swami for 14 yrs.He now looks after the prestigious Vidya Vahini projectstarted by Swami.All of them provided valuable inputs regarding our

Pipaliya school and its development and appreciated theAhmedabad school in its efforts towards supporting arural school.Enroute to Bangalore, our teachers also visited the

Shri Sathya Sai Lok Seva Trust School at Muddenahalli.The campus, spread over 130 acres is situated in a beau-tiful locale at the foothills of Vidyagiri hills surroundedby coconut, banana and arecanut trees. The 1500 boyswho study in the school are very fortunate to be in suchbeautiful surroundings. �

The Temple

The Sai Temple at Muddenahalli

The meeting

Mr. K. Chakravarthy with Mrs. Uma Raman andMrs. Saroj Dodiya

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CLASS IIIThe theme of the assem-bly was Rakshabandhan.The children danced to asong based on Raksha-bandhan. It very beauti-fully brought out themood of celebration andthe value of the sacredrelation between thebrothers and sisters. Theprogramme ended withthe girls tying rakhis tothe boys. The assemblywas attended by Shri.Chandrakant Thakker –Director of NavsarjanAcademy and his sisterMs. Arti Maniar.�

Innocent Creations....

ASSEMBLIESWITH AMESSAGE...

CLASS IIThe theme for the assembly was Independence Day. Students presented an inspiring skit on howthe leaders fought for the freedom of our country. It brought out the feeling of patriotism withinus. The guests who attended the assembly were Mr.Hajibhai, a Corporator and ex-member of theTelephone Advisory Committee and Mr. Aslambhai who is a lecturer at IGNOU.�

The Thursdayassemblies area forum forbringing outthe hiddentalents ofstudents ...

Future Leaders...

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CLASS IThe theme of the assembly was Janmashtami.The children of class I brought the Janmashtami celebrations of Braj and Mathurato our school. Beautifully dressed girls asgopikas and a Krishna presented Krishna Leela.The decorations were complete with a ‘handi’and flowers. �

The Little flowers

CLASS Sr. Kg.-Theme: Trees & FruitsLittle girls dressed in green and brown, representing trees presented askit on uses of trees and need to protect trees. The skit ended with avery thought provoking song. The guests for the occasion were Mr. P.J. G. Gupta and Mrs. Subhadra from Chennai who are also the grand-parents of one of our Sr. Kg students. The Sr. Kg boys came up withthe message of healthy living with fresh fruits �

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THE GIRLS PRESENTING SKIT :‘Hands that help are holier than lips that pray’

Audience enjoying the programme...

Swami says ‘Hands that help are holier than lips that pray’.Sai School students are actively involved in service activities.

To spread this message of service in society they joined handswith the students of Adani School....

SERVICE IS

DIVINESriSathya Sai Heart Hospital is organizing a HeartCamp on the 25th of September 2011, World HeartDay. To create awareness amongst children, the students ofour school along with a few teachers visited the AdaniVidya Mandir at Ahmedabad. Our students presented a skiton the heart camps conducted by the Sathya Sai Heart Hos-pital, Rajkot which assists people who have heart diseasesand who are unable to afford the high costs of the opera-tions. It also showed the process of approaching the hos-pital at Rajkot and getting operated. We had invited twokids, Mahi Tiya and Saloni who had been operated at theRajkot hospital and are now leading a healthy life. Theyshared their experiences and thanked Baba for giving thema new lease of life. � Children presenting ‘Mantrapushpam’

The Skit

Veda chanting

The Audience

“Swami save our child”Saloni a std 9 student got anew life at Sri Sathya SaiHeart Hospital. Young Mahiwho is now in Sr. kg wasoperated in Swami’s hospitalin 2009.

A Touching moment: Salonisharing her experience.

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People from differentwalks of life come to ourschool. Their interactionsare encouraging, inspiringand a learning experiencefor students.....

Shri.Indravadan Modi, chairperson ofCadilla Pharmaceuticals visited ourschool to share some of his experiences with thestudents of class VIII and also with the studentsof Pipaliya School. Excerpts from his interactionwith the students:

Student :What is the secret of your success?Mr. Modi : Once you have done your duty,

listen to your conscience, it will be clean andclear, it is possible only if you are nearer to God.For that you have to serve mankind whicheverway you can and should feel happy while servingothers.

Student : We have heard that you have beento Kailash Mansarovar many a times. What is theinspiration behind this?

Mr. Modi : I like adventure and there is some-thing that pulls me to the place often. One should

always enjoy adventure in life which makes aman take up challenges that are tough. Youshould always strive to attain heights. The word‘try’ should not be in your dictionary. A taskshould be done in order to complete it.

Student : What is your opinion about thepresent day education system and the values intoday’s children?

Mr. Modi : The syllabus is tough and the chil-dren end up learning by rote rather than under-standing the concepts. Exams should be of the‘open book test’ type. The values in today’s chil-dren have deteriorated and they have no respectfor elders, parents or teachers.

Student : Sir, Do you have any advice for us?Mr. Modi : You should rise early, should be

close to nature, studious, career – oriented andhonest in your effort. Above all, you should be atrue nationalist at heart. �

HAPPINESSIS SERVINGOTHERS

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GS We have some very creative students amongstus and they come up with beautiful poems and short stories. Through this magazine we hope to encourage them to come

up with creative ideas and develop their writing skills.

FEWSCRIBBLEDWORDSFew scribbled words written so shortBut when you put in feelings,they mean a lotWritten with great effortWhich would never fade awayAll those wordsThat I wish I could sayWritten with easeWhen the thoughts are racingAnd when I write aboutThe difficulties I am facingSometimes it is to please a friend andsometimes about the life and its trendsAll the life’s a geometryAre expressed in a poetry.

� Shreya, Class X

SSSVM does things differently. The EHV classes provethe point. Here, children are taught values along with ed-ucation. Special EHV gurus spend an hour every weekwith the students imparting values to our children. Specialthanks to Ms. Amiben, Yoginiben, Maltiben, Pamitaben,Ranjanben, Mitaben and Lataben.

Uma didi says “ The sudden trip to Mudanhalli and Puttaparthi was like a call from Swamireminding us of our mission. During this visit we met Shri.Narsimha Murthy, Shri. S.

V. Giri, Shri. Sathyajit and the other senior trust member,Shri.K. Chakravarthy. The meeting withChakravarthy Sir was really enlightening and a memorable one. The one and a half hour meeting was

motivating, informative and undoubtedly in-spiring. He is an epitome of simplicity anddeep knowledge. He took keen interest in ourefforts towards the Pipaliya school. Indeed thiswas the most memorable and divine trip of ourlife!” Our V ice - Principal, Saroj Dodia says’’Shri Sathyajit is the most fortunate person whowas selected by Swami as ‘caretaker’. It was aprivilege for us to meet him. At present he istotally involved in the ‘Vidya Vahini’ Project.During our conversation, he mentioned that he

is very much impressed and happy with the video conferencing system for our Pipaliya school. Healso added that urban schools helping rural schools concept is a very amazing one and he promised thathe would like to visit the Pipaliya and Ahmedabad schools and also the Rajkot Heart Hospital in thenear future.Uma Didi and I really experienced Swami’s presence while meeting Shri Sathyajit. He is a very

humble, down to earth person and also highly spiritual. He emphasised that Swami’s mission is nowour mission so it is our ‘Dharma’ to continue it successfully and spread its fragrance through love anddevotion.We could also meet Shri S. V Giri who is also involved in the education field. He suggested var-

ious methods of imparting education and shared his experience as an educationist.’’ �

TheTeachersSay...

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SCompetitions were held for Rakhi Making, the Cleanest Class of theMonth and Clay modelling for the Junior Kg. Children participated

enthusiastically and in the true spirit of competition. They were eagerto participate in the competitions rather than being worried

about the results and truly enjoyed the same.

The Victory...

PATRIOTIC SONG COMPETITION : The Prema house rejoicing

Chidren engrossed in creating masterpieces The marvellous creations.....

The Process... The Result..

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Pipaliya,with Swami’s

grace is on the

path of change and progr

ess. The stu-

dents celebrated the Teac

hers’ Day on

Sunday, the 4th of Septem

ber in a befit-

ting manner so as to touc

h the heart of

every teacher. They welcom

ed the teach-

ers with Tilak and Arati an

d presented a

short cultural programme

during the as-

sembly. The tiny tots of Jr.

Kg. presented

a rhyme, Std V, a poem on

teachers, and

the girls of Pipaliya and Ah

medabad pre-

sented a graceful dance. Th

e Ahmedabad

team with two students

, Arpita and

Charmi were part of their

celebrations.

The senior students then t

ook charge of

the school. The students a

lso honoured

the teachers with individu

al cards with

special messages for each o

f the teachers.

For Charmi and Arpita, it

was their first

visit to Pipaliya and need

less to say the

most enriching one.�

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Teachers’ Day Celebration at Pipaliya. Away from the

influence of city life, the innocent children of Sai School

filled every heart with warmth and joy!

STUDENTS ENJOYING TH

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TEACHERS ARE GOD

A moment of Joy Ahmed

abad and

Pipaliya teachers

Student honouring the m

aths teacher

Rever Thy Teacher

A unique Bond

Gurur Brahma Gurur Vish

nu...


A unique Bond

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