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A SPLIT PERFORMANCECoach Dronacharya split with the Pan-

davas ahead of the battle of Kurukshetra.

Contemporary coaches too have to face the

turmoil of separation. A look at how these

splits change the sporting spots.

Man United-Sir Alex Ferguson: During

his stay at the club for 26 years, Ferguson

helped the team in winning 38 trophies.

After his retirement from the role of man-

ager last year, the team saw a drastic slump

in its performance and has changed its man-

ager twice after Ferguson’s exit but is still

struggling to regain the lost confidence.

Andy Murray-Ivan Lendl: Murray de-

cided to part ways with his coach Ivan

Lendl recently. The two-year long associa-

tion fetched Murray his first Wimbledon

title in 2013. Reports have suggested that

Murray felt ‘gutted’ after the split. He has

slipped to world No.11 and is still strug-

gling to find his lost form. Murray has now

signed Amilie Mauresmo as his coach, in-

cidentally also the first woman to coach a

top male tennis player.

Team India-Greg Chappell: The Aus-

tralian was appointed as India’s coach in

2005 and stayed with the team for about

two years. During his stay, many contro-

versies came into forefront. Chappell’s exit

opened the doors for Gary Kirsten lifting

the team’s performance.

WHEN CHOICE IS A PROBLEMNot only did Dronacharya face the turmoil

of parting with Pandavas and his favourite

student Arjuna, he also dealt with the

dilemma of seeing his own students pitted

against each other. Have things changed

today? Not really.

Gary Kirsten-Team India: After Kirsten

took over as the coach of Team India in

2008, he gathered the team and led the

boys to many victories. Later, he was ap-

pointed as the full-time coach for South

Africa. Having coached both the teams, it

is always a dilemma for the 46-year-old

when the two teams face each other.

Richard Williams & his daughters:

Coach and father of the William sisters,

Richard Williams started giving lessons to

Venus and Serena when they were four-

and-a-half years old. The sisters have

faced each other 25 times, most recently in

the semifinals of the Rogers Cup on Au-

gust 9, 2014, won by Venus. They have

met in a total of eight Grand Slam tourna-

ment finals. Before the 2008 US Open

final, the father-cum-coach was quoted by

a newspaper as saying, “If both reach the

Wimbledon final, (he) will be flying home

to the US.”

COACHES SPEAKHere is the coaches’ take on coach-athelete

relationship:

Khajan Singh, silver medallist in 1986

Asian Games and now a coach-cum-

manager in CRPF for 10 years, tells GT,

“A coach can give his best only if he has

the support of the government, federations

and students.” Tarvinder Singh, cricket

coach in AIS Noida since 1997 says,

“Coach is a guide in an athlete’s life but

cannot guarantee a player’s success.” G T

Face new challengeseveryday

The Prasar Bharati Act has been in thelimelight for quite sometime. What’syour take on it?The Prasar Bharati Act is modelled on

public service broadcasting acts of the

world like the Australian Broadcasting

Corporation, the NHK of Japan, and

Public Service Broadcasting, USA.

Whenever a change is enacted, achiev-

ing a mission takes precedence over the

commercial aspect. With our initiative

of setting up radio stations in remote

areas, we don’t expect ‘FM returns’.

Every organisation has two set of

people— one who welcome change,

and the other, who are not as wel-

coming. The major challenge lies

in devising a way out which is

best for an organisation since

everyone cannot be satisfied.

How does Prasar Bharatireach out to the youth?We began programmes

like ‘Lunch time variety’

and ‘Yuvawani’ when we

were new to the radio,

but lost the plot somewhere down the

line. Then came FM Rainbow and FM

Gold. We are very particular about the

kind of language we use keeping the Act

in mind. There are other ways of

reaching out to the youth, such as social

media. We have been on Twitter,

Facebook, YouTube since six months. It

is important to connect to youth in their

own language.

How much emphasis is laid upon re-search at Prasar Bharati? Research has been the focus of Prasar

Bharati for quite sometime, however

there is scope to achieve more on this

front. The organisation has as many as

400 stations, but it was a challenge last

year to organise recruitment and promo-

tions given that there have not been any

in the last 20 years.

At 60, what kindles your spirit to workconsistently?The minute you acquire learning of one

subject, you should move on to greener

pastures to learn more and widen your

horizons. People tend to rest on their

achievements and become over confi-

dent and stagnate. The best way to pave

the way for the progress of an individual

or an organisation is to set new chal-

lenges every now and then.

How do challenges contribute in thedevelopment of an organisation?I have faced innumerable challenges

during my 37-year stint as an IAS officer

and was confronted with uncomfortable

situations or postings throughout but al-

ways nurtured a progressive outlook to-

wards change. At the end of the day, it

all boils down to the perspective of an

individual towards life. It is this per-

spective itself that helps us maintain the

fighting spirit to usher in a change.

How would you react to the following

in one word?

Jawhar Sircar as an Indian: A complete

Indian

Jawhar Sircar as an IAS officer: I tried

(my best)!

Future of Prasar Bharati: Promising G T

... shares Jawhar Sircar, Chief Executive Officer, Prasar Bharati and Secretary to theGovernment of India. In an interview to Tushar Jain, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, heencourages change and talks about the challenges faced by the national and India’s largest

public service broadcaster and the path to conquer them

Behind everysuccessful athlete ishis coach. History is

replete with epics wherethis relationship is laudedand awards incepted intheir names. The primebeing Arjuna Award andDronacharya Award. As the10-yr-old association of aceshuttler Saina Nehwal withher coach P Gopichandcomes to an end, ahead ofthe upcoming Asian Games,Priya Mahindroo, GTNetwork, explores thedynamics of the coach-athlete relationship.

www.theglobaltimes.inMONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2014THE GL BAL TIMES

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Mehaq Rao

Deputy Convenor, ACGJCR

Agenda: Women’s safetyPlatform: Self defence workshop

Realising the need to empower

women physically, the Amity Cen-

tre for Gender Justice and Child Rights

(ACGJCR) at ALSN organised a work-

shop on self defence. The workshop saw

a massive footfall with students from all

semesters turning up enthusiastically in

their track pants and running shoes to

learn a few kicks of safety.

The aim of the workshop was to train

students, especially girls and make them

understand the significance of being as-

sertive and not aggressive. The work-

shop taught students to defend

themselves even when they are empty-

handed and put a brave foot forward dur-

ing untoward incidents. Mehtaab Singh

Sandhu, a student of ALSN and Reshant

Goel, a student of Amity University took

up the important responsibility of teach-

ing defence techniques to the girls at

Amity. The workshop began with a

power drill including core strengthening

exercises, body warm up and stretching.

The warm up was followed by teaching

the basic stances and strikes. Defending

techniques like collar grab defence,

straight choke defence; plucking, trian-

gle choke, learners choke, arm bar lock

and 360 defences for round attacks,

amongst many others were taught. Tech-

niques combining mixed martial arts and

karate were also taught effectively. “One

should not try these techniques at home

with friends and acquaintances, these

should be put in use when faced with

real life endangering threats like crimi-

nal and perpetrators. Martial arts should

only be used as a last resort,” Mehtaab

concludes. G T

Agenda: Gender rightsPlatform: Panel discussion

Amity Centre for Gender Justice

and Child Rights (ACGJCR) of

ALSN organised a panel dis-

cussion on gender rights on August 20.

The discussion threw light on ‘frivolous

complaints with regard to gender rights’.

The panelists included the likes of emi-

nent speakers such as Simar Suri, senior

advocate at the supreme court of India on

women’s rights; Jyoti Tiwari and Rohit

Girhdar, research analyst and counsellor

respectively at Confidare Gender Studies

Centre. The panel discussion engaged

the students and faculty alike.

Loopholes in laws for womenIn the panel discussion, Simar Suri

enlightened the gathering on the state of

women in the present context and the

history of evolution of women’s rights.

Her address was in the light of the legal

framework and raised interesting legal

points. She described the various

constitutional provisions and the

provisions under various acts. She also

said that women in India have not been

raised to recognise harassment in all its

forms, which in turn poses a threat to the

society as many crimes go unreported.

She added that the laws seem to be from

men’s point of view. She also highlighted

flaws in various acts such as the Sexual

Harassment Act, 2013 which needs to

maintain a neutral stand towards gender.

Imbalanced view on gender rightsJyoti Tiwari very eloquently touched

upon the abysmal level of awareness on

men’s rights. She spoke about the new

trend emerging in the world giving rise

to the term ‘misandry’ which is growing

roots in our society. She pointed out that

hatred directed towards men in all forms,

from advertisements to the laws has led

a step towards an imbalanced society in

another form and feminists are right in

uplifting the status of women, but bring-

ing the women at par by weighing down

men cannot be a solution. She concluded

that there are no laws in place for peo-

ple who misuse laws.

Gender bias & its trickle-down effect Rohit Girdhar highlighted children’s

rights and their condition in a society

which is largely gender biased. He

spoke about the growing problem of

children who are alienated from their

fathers in parental conflicts. He shared

the findings of a survey highlighting

shocking data on the attributes of es-

tranged children. It was concluded that

a separate ministry for children be put

in place and the interests of children

and the concept of shared parenting be

promoted. The floor was then thrown

open to questions. The panel discussion

concluded with major general Nilendra

Kumar, director, ALSN, presenting the

vote of thanks and announceing the

winner of the best question award

which was bagged by Mehak Bhalla, a

student of ALSN.

The article is written by Mokshda

Bhushan, Faculty Incharge,

ACGJCR & Mallika Verma, Stu-

dent, Amity Law School Noida

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Bhavna Batra

Amity Law School, Noida & Faculty Incharge, AQCL

Agenda: Legal awarenessPlatform: Quiz

ALSN organised a quiz competition on constitutional law

under Amity Quiz on Constitutional Law (AQCL) that

saw participation of over 380 students. The winners of the

competition bagged top honours: Nani Palkhivala Award (1st prize)

won by Tanisha J Munir (9th sem); Homi Seervai Award (2nd pirze)

won by Shivangi Singh (9th sem); Dr BR Ambedkar Award (3rd

prize) won by Rohan Sharma (5th sem) and justice HR Khanna

Award (4th prize) was clinched by Nivedita Jain (9th sem).

Learning safety moves

Towards a better societyAmity Law School, Noida takes on the mantle to spread awareness on important gender, social and

legal issues. Here’s taking a look at some initiatives that aim in the same direction...

Team Amity Centre for

Gender Justice and Child

Rights with eminent

speakers

“It feels good that

efforts to empower

women are being

taken by the Centre

for Gender Justice at

ALSN. Making

women physically

reliant is imperative

for the empowerment

of women.”

Shristi Chawlastudent, Amity

Law SchoolNoida

ALSNSpecialDo you think your department /team is cool enough to feature in GT?

Get in touch with us as @ G-02A, Ground floor, Amity University and fetch your department a special page in The Global

Times. Rush, it’s time to hog the limelight!

Upcoming ALSN events this month1) Workshop on drafting wills 2) Cyber security workshop 3) Guest lecture on female

foeticide 4) Legal aid camp for nearby construction workers

Faculty, ALSN with the panelists

ALSN student practices a move

The panel discussion in progress

Maj Gen Nilendra Kumar, Director, ALSN,

encourages a participant Quiz on Constitutional Law

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Iqra Khan, Career Counselor

Amity International Schools

Australia is fast growing as one of

the most sought after ‘study

abroad’ destinations in the

world. Students from across the globe

choose this country to pursue higher

studies. Presently, Australia has the third

largest international student population

in the world.

Australian universities’ degrees are inter-

nationally recognised and globally ac-

cepted. The higher education system in

this country is federally regulated to en-

sure higher standard of education; this

works as a special boost for international

students.

Higher education providers Universities: Universities are self-ac-

crediting institutions. This means that

they design and ‘accredit’ or approve

their own courses at different levels such

as a bachelor’s/master’s degree.

TAFE (Technical and Further Educa-

tion) Institutes: These institutes are gov-

ernment-run colleges which are

gnationally operated and offer qualifica-

tions that are recognised and transferable

internationally.

Private providers: In addition to the

above, there are a growing number of

privately funded non-university higher

education providers which offer a range

of fee-paying courses for a bachelor’s

degree or a master’s degree and more.

Research & developmentAustralia is one of the top 10 spenders

(countries) in the world for research and

development. In fact, 2% of all scientific

papers in the world are from Australia,

signifying the important role played by

the country in developing new technol-

ogy and innovations. The country has

won seven Nobel Prizes. This emphasis

on R&D is one of the key factors that

make Australia an ideal destination for

international students.

Scholarships/merit awardsAustralia offers several scholarships,

foremost amongst them is the Australia

Awards. This programme brings the

Australian Agency for International De-

velopment (AusAID) and the Dept. of

Education, Employment and Workplace

Relations (DEEWR) scholarships to-

gether. There are two programmes avail-

able under the Australia Awards:

Endeavour Awards: If you are from

Asia-Pacific, America, Europe or Mid-

dle East and have an exceptional aca-

demic background, you can avail the

Endeavour Award. This is the Australian

government’s internationally competi-

tive, merit-based scholarship pro-

gramme to encourage bright students to

study or research in Australia.

Australia Awards Scholarships: For-

merly known as Australian Develop-

ment Scholarships (ADS), Australia

Awards Scholarships are for interna-

tional students who want to study in

Australia. Scholarship holders are re-

quired to return to their country of citi-

zenship for 2 years after they have

completed their studies. These scholar-

ships are available for vocational educa-

tion and training courses, undergraduate,

postgraduate and PhD degrees.

Eligibility criteria:

�Applicant must be minimum of 18

years of age at the time of com-

mencement of the scholarship.

�Applicant must be a citizen of one of

the countries in Asia, Pacific, Africa,

and the Middle East.

Work opportunities: As per the Aus-

tralian immigration system, a foreign stu-

dent can work up to 20 hours per week

during their study period, and full time

during the vacations. Graduates who have

completed a bachelor’s degree in Aus-

tralia will be eligible to apply for a 2 year

post-study work visa.G T

Institution: Mudra Institute of

Communications (MICA),

Ahmedabad

Course: Post Graduate Diploma in

Management- Communications

(PGDM-C).

Eligibility: Admission to the PGDM

(C) programme requires a bachelor's

degree (in keeping with the 10 + 2 + 3

system) or an equivalent qualification

in any discipline recognised by the

Association of Indian Universities

(AIU). Candidates appearing for final

examinations towards a bachelor's

degree (or equivalent) are also eligible

to apply. All candidates who apply to

MICA with their scores of

CAT2014/XAT2014/XAT2015/MAT

2014 (Feb/May/Sept/Dec)/

CMAT2014 (Feb/Sept)/ATMA2014

(Feb/May/July)/ GMAT (2011

onwards), irrespective of their score,

will be called for MICAT, subject to

their application form being complete

and accepted by MICA.

Application form: Online

registration begins in August 2014.

Last date for submission: January

18, 2015

Entrance Examination: MICAT

will be held in February/March 2015.

Website: www.mica.ac.in

Taruna Barthwal

Manager, Amity Career

Counselling & Guidance Cell

Scholastic Alerts

Study OverseasPart

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correct entries win attractive prizes

Onkar Grover

Amity Instt of Biotechnology

‘TeachOlogist’, when the name

showed up in my mailbox it

drew my attention. The name

clearly depicted that it had something to

do with teaching. It did not intrigue me

much as this was not something that

hadn’t been received by my inbox ear-

lier. Yet I decided to open the mail. The

perks seemed good and I thought this

could be a good way to get some

part-time income. I decided to

give it a shot and thus my tele-

phonic interview was lined up.

My interview with the founder of

the organisation was more like a

normal conversation rather than

a hardcore interview. He explained to me

the vision and mission of the organisation

and I finally decided to start my intern-

ship journey.

As soon as I became a part of the team I

was given a major responsibility which

was surprising for a newcomer like me.

I was happy to be entrusted with such a

big responsibility. Brushing aside all

doubts entering my mind, I was now

ready to give my best shot.

My internship not only gave me an op-

portunity to enhance my virtual or tech-

nical skills, but also gave me a chance to

explore field tasks and lead them too. As

a part of the internship programme, an

outstanding performer would be given a

chance to be a part of the core

team in terms of designation and

benefits. I have proved my

worth, and secured a place in the

core team. Life at TeachOlogist

has been rewarding. The envi-

ronment and the people were

great. Not once did my internship allow

boredom to settle in. It gave me an insight

into a world beyond college. It has reju-

venated my faith in the startup culture in

the world of entrepreneurship.G T

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Why study inAustralia

3rd most popular studentdestination

7 out of 100 top universities in theworld are located in Australia

5 out of 30 best student cities inthe world are in Australia

University system ranking: 8th inthe world

Annual government investment oninternational scholarships:$200,000,000

Pic: Deepak Sharma, GT Network

Internships can offer a lifetime of learning.Read on as a student shares his experience

AIESR & AICC

Unemployed youth is oneof the key challenges

that confront the nationtoday. A talk highlighting thegravity of the problem andprobable solutions to thesame was organised at AmityUniversity.

AIESR (Amity Institute of English Stud-

ies and Research) and AICC (Amity In-

stitute of Corporate Communication)

together organised a talk on training un-

employed youth to increase their em-

ployability at Amity University, Noida,

UP. They invited Prerit Rana, co-founder

and CEO of Agrasar, to address the stu-

dents. The programme commenced with

Sumitra Singh, faculty, AIESR introduc-

ing the details of the seminar and wel-

coming of Prerit Rana.

The talk was presented in an interesting

and friendly manner. Prerit instantly

struck a chord with the students when

he shared his past experiences as an as-

piring engineer in a manufacturing firm

wherein he had to lead more than 60

labourers.

He shared the challenges he faced in

hiring skilled people and keeping them

motivated for the job. However, a few

years later, the sight of many unem-

ployed youth kindled his imagination

and he set up Agrasar, along with part-

ner Chetan Kapoor.

The talk was an interactive one wherein

Prerit asked various questions, the an-

swers to which were eagerly given by

Amity’s young social leaders. The fruit-

ful talk left the students motivated. The

session concluded with many students

showing interest in being a part of

Agrasar. G T

Study in Australia

Agrasar is a non-profitorganisation working in the fieldof human capacity developmentand social security of thedisadvantaged communities inIndia. Currently, it runs fivevocational training centersacross north India with amandate of training and placing1500 youth every year.

Hope for the youth

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Name Club FeeGareth Bale Tottenham to Real Madrid £86mCristiano Ronaldo Man Utd to Real Madrid £80mLuis Suarez Liverpool to Barcelona £75mNeymar Santos to Barcelona £71.5mJames Rodriguez Monaco to Real Madrid £63mAngel di Maria Real Madrid to Man Utd £59.7mZlatan Ibrahimovic Inter Milan to Barcelona £59mKaka AC Milan to Real Madrid £56mEdinson Cavani Napoli to PSG £55mRadamel Falcao Atletico Madrid to Monaco £51m

Amity’s pride

Transfer toss

Ending all the speculations, the

transfer window for the year

2014-15 closed at a high of

£857.7 million. Every year, the players

switch camps for millions of

dollars, leaving their fans

surprised and confused.

The 2014-15 summer

transfer window left many

football fans battling with simi-

lar emotions. Like every year, the

clubs tried to strengthen their squads

for the upcoming season by breaking

the previous transfer records. Let’s take

a look at some of the most-talked about

summer transfers.

James Rodriguez

Old club: AS Monaco

New club: Real Madrid

Fee: £63 million

James Rodriguez became one of

the most expensive players after

Gareth Bale when Real Madrid came

knocking on AS Monaco’s door for his

signature. The 23-year-old made head-

lines this summer when he scored some

spectacular goals for Colombia in the

FIFA World Cup. His impressive style,

technique, vision and playing skills

prompted Madrid to shell out a huge fee

for the Colombian, making him more

expensive than fellow Colombian team

mate Radamel Falcao.

Luis Suarez

Old club: Liverpool

New club: Barcelona

Fee: £75 million

He feeds on a diet of Italian and Serbian

footballers (Chiellini and Ivanovic) but

one can hardly deny that Suarez is one

of the most gifted strikers in the recent

times. His fine goal-scoring with Liver-

pool (82 goals in 133 appearances) got

him handpicked by Barcelona, who now

have a fearful strike force in the form of

Neymar, Suarez and Messi. The king of

controversies was recently banned for

four months. Reports suggest that his

first game for the Catalans will be the

much-awaited El Clasico.

Angel Di Maria

Old club: Real Madrid

New club: Man United

Fee: £59.7 million

Manchester United had a poor start to

the season as it managed to get two

points from a total of three matches.

With Van Gaal’s 3-5-2 formation still

not clicking with the United team, in

came Di Maria from Real Madrid. Al-

though Manchester United have bol-

stered their attack with the arrival of the

26-year-old Argentinean, questions are

being raised whether Manchester

United should have bought a defensive

midfielder to fix the leakage in its rela-

tively inexperienced defence.

Diego Costa

Old club: Athletico Madrid

New club: Chelsea

Fee: £32 million

With two goals in his first two games,

Costa, who joined the club in July this

year has been in tremendous form so

far. His impressive display against

Chelsea in the Champions League

prompted coach Jose Mourinho to grab

up the 25-year-old Brazilian striker. He

is known for his physical strength,

goal-scoring and ability to keep pos-

session. With Costa, Hazard and

Drogba, Chelsea’s attack will be a force

to reckon with.

Romelu Lukaku

Old club: Chelsea

New club: Everton

Fee: £28 million

The 21-year-old Belgium striker

Romelu Lukaku impressed Everton

manager Roberto Martinez in his debut

season, with 15 goals in 31 appearances

against teams like Liverpool, Arsenal

and Manchester City. A loanee, Lukaku

was signed by Everton in July this year

and setting a new club transfer record

as well. G T

Top ten most expensive transfers of all time

Source: thetelegraph.co.uk

Summer transfer window 2014 has been more than active

with a record-breaking cash exchange. Milin Chandra,

AISN, XI J, highlights major players who were up for grabs

Howzatt!?!

Humans of Amity

Boy with the humane touchSmita Jain, GT Network

When Uttam Poudyal descended at Amity

from Nepal with a dream to make it big

in life, little did he know that his love for

photography and unearthing some beautiful stories

of Amitians would give birth to one of the most

cherished pages on Facebook.

Backed by a desire to come up with something as

exclusive and beautiful as his inspirator, founder of

Humans of New York, Brandon Stanton made him

gave birth to Humans of Amity Page on Facebook

- www.facebook.com/humansofamityy. Uttam

shares the genesis of the page and its wonderful

journey to fame with us.

Genesis of an idea: Random people and their acts

of kindness have always inspired me. When I

landed at Amity, its diverse culture amused me. It

was heartening to see how the university was giv-

ing wings to the dreams of so many young people.

The warmth exuded by some of the Amitians

moved me and I felt the urge to connect with other

like-minded individuals in Amity and then Humans

of Amity was born.

Architect of a beautiful dream: Photography isn’t

just about capturing and putting photographs on so-

cial networking site to win applaud and apprecia-

tion of people. To me, photography is a serious art

which has undergone tremendous changes since the

time of its inception. It is all about weaving a beau-

tiful story in the form of compositions. Amity is like

a second home to many students and I wanted to

document their uniqueness, incredible feelings and

achievement through this page.

Taking the challenges head on: It was not an easy

task at all to begin with. Normally, people find it

difficult to open up in the very first meeting. It took

me a lot of time to make them feel comfortable and

share their dreams and passion. However, each

story that I came across was unique in its own way.

This also helped me get in touch with so many

wonderful people.

Beauty unmasked: Each story that has featured

on my page is special and has struck a chord with

me. It would be unfair to pin-point any one story.

For me each story is unique and special in

its own way. Some stories are emotional

and reduce you to tears while others

amuse you. They depict the real emo-

tions of real people. However, I was

deeply moved by the stories and mes-

sages of some students and faculty members.

They changed my perspective towards life.

Exclusively yours: I have always wanted to usher

in a change in the society and I believe that pho-

tography is the right medium to do so. According

to me, photographs send out a powerful message as

they leave a deep impact on a person’s heart and

mind. I felt the same emotions run through me

when I came across the ‘Humans of New York’

page. It left me completely mesmerised and I

started toying with the idea of coming up with a

similar page. Brandon Stanton, at the onset of his

page HNY, had planned to gather 10,000 portraits

of New Yorkers and plot them on the map of the

city, but when he started conversing with people

and started including their quotes and small stories,

his page started getting more popular. The USP of

Humans of Amity is that it brings to light the hidden

beauty of Amitians and highlights the hard work of

the unsung heroes of Amity.

Road ahead: It is just the beginning. I plan to visit

Amity campuses in Lucknow, Jaipur and Dubai to

bring out their beautiful stories.G T

Pic: Ravinder Gusain, GT Network

Real Madrid’s

Gareth Bale

in action

His ardent love for Amity and Amitians translated into a page called Humans of Amity. The Facebookpage has been receiving rave reviews and in just two days of going viral it has mustered as many as 6,000likes. Meet Uttam Poudyal, a student of Amity School of Communication and the architect of the page

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from E-26, Defence Colony, New Delhi 110024 and printed from HT Media Ltd,

B-2, Sec 63, Noida (UP). Editor Ms Vira Sharma.

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Opinions expressed in GT articles are of the writers and do not necessarily reflect

those of the editors or publishers. While the editors do their utmost to verify

information published, they do not accept responsibility for its absolute accuracy.

Published for the period September 22-28, 2014

“If you want to sacrifice the ad-miration of many men for thecriticism of one, go ahead, getmarried.”Flipping through the pages of a

magazine while waiting for my

turn at a dental clinic, I hap-

pened to read the above quote.

It instantly reminded me of the

famous Kabir doha often recited by my uncle;

“Nindak niyare rakhiye aangan kuti chhawaye;Bin sabun pani bina nirmal karat subhaye.”

(Meaning: Keep your critic close to you. Give hima cottage in the courtyard of your house, becausehe cleanses your nature without soap and water.) Though the doha was directed to his wife in pun,

after every discord or argument, it was certainly

loaded with immense food for thought. He would

then thank God for giving him his best critic in the

form of his life companion. Though said in light

humour, the doha, made a lot of impact. The critic

hidden in it was his best advisor and friend. The

earlier one learns, understands and internalises the

effects of (positive) criticism for their own good,

the stronger he/she emerges to be.

Be it politics or competition, there is always an

opposition party or a competitor, trying to pull you

down in the race for success. The cause may vary

from frustration, ones own self interest, jealousy

or may even be as harmless as good wishes. But to

savour the fruits of criticism, it’s important to

build upon your wisdom, believe in your capabil-

ities and translate the criticism into your strength,

rather be drowned in their praise or negativity.

In simple words, remember, your best critic is

your best mentor. So the next time, someone crit-

icises you, just turn around, embrace him and

whisper, “Thank you”.G T

Vira SharmaManaging Editor

Embracingcrticism

Nothing summarises the

importance of a teacher in a

student’s life better than this

shloka. From times

immemorial, teachers have

played a pivotal role in the

overall growth of a child. They

transcend all barriers to turn

their pupils into creative,

truthful, knowledgeable and compassionate

individuals. The bond which a guru shares with

his/her shishya is very sacred. Its significance has

been highlighted since the Vedic age.

The prerogative of guiding a child from the dark

world of ignorance to the illuminating world of

knowledge wrests with the guru. To achieve this

objective the guru readily dons different avatars

ranging from that of a friend, guide, facilitator or

an advisor from time to time. However, the wel-

fare of the student dominates his/her mind each

time. For a young child, a teacher is like a God.

His/her words are like the commandments of the

Bible. The values that a teacher instills in their

pupils at this stage stay forever. As the child

grows and is ready to cross over to adulthood, the

teacher slips into the role of a friend to ensure that

the transition is smooth.

At Amity, we value the power of this unique

bond. The mentor-mentee programme in Amity

Schools and Universities has helped thousands of

students to benefit from the vast knowledge of

their teachers. The mentors not only play the role

of facilitators, guiding them in various realms of

knowledge, but also instill values in their students

so that they grow up into responsible leaders.G T

Dr Amita ChauhanChairperson

5THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

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Protect rivers. Don’t throwwastes in rivers.

Born on May 19, 1934, Ruskin Bond, the

distinguished Indian author of British

descent has many awards in his kitty. The

legendary author is the recipient of Sahitya Akademi

Award (1992), Padma Shri (1999) and Padma

Bhushan (2014). Read on to know his experience of

growing up in Dehradun and the increasing

popularity of e-books.

Please share your memories about Dehradun.My earliest memory of Dehra (Dehradun) is when I

was six years old. It was 1940 and World War II had

broken out during the time. What many people don’t

know is that Dehradun was a recreation centre for

the allied troops. Thousands of officers were sent to

Dehra to rest and recoup for a few months at a

stretch. The Astley Hall area was a lively place at the

time. Of course, over the years, Dehradun has grown

and prospered. But, like any other city it has multiple

problems of its own.

How often do you visit Dehradun? Once a year definitely to file my income tax return!

Besides, I do come down once in a month or two for

shopping. I drop in at Natraj Book Shop and have

lunch at Yeti. It is quiet and convenient. I really miss

the old cinema halls in Dehradun. Earlier, I used to

go quite often to Odeon to watch movies.

You are known as a children’s author, what do youhave to say about this?Although, my writing is not aimed at any particular

age, I am better known as a children’s author. Over

the years, some of my books got included in the

school curriculum and this has given me the

reputation of being a children’s author. I am quite

fine with being known as a children’s author. It feels

good to be creating readers out of young people.

What is your daily routine like?I write everyday, even if it is a page or two. I read a

lot and spend most of the time reading old classics.

I catch my afternoon nap from 2-4 pm. I love

meeting people and on Saturday evenings, you can

catch me at the Cambridge Bookshop in Mussorie

signing autographs.

How often do you use the internet?I am afraid I still live in the 19th century in that

aspect. My adopted family uses the internet, but I

hardly do so. In fact, I don’t even own a mobile.

What do you have to say about E-books?I am fine with the growing popularity of E-books.

As long as people read, it does not matter what form

it takes. G T

Raksha Gopal, AIS Noida, X J

Ssociety has undergone major transformation

over the years, forcing homosapiens to turn

from hunters to food gatherers and now iPod

aristocrats. Though, this transition has made life eas-

ier, it has made the society materialistic. We are so

busy staring at our gadgets that we seldom find our-

selves calming down our acquaintances, whose

young faces are a criss-cross of furrows.

The reason behind their long faces is the loss of per-

sonal wealth. The reasons range from anything like;

falling stocks to perhaps loss of a ten rupee note. This

loss is accompanied by a feeling of sadness, guilt and

anger. Little do they realise that in their pursuit of

materialistic wealth, they are paving way for their

downfall. The society is increasingly turning materi-

alistic and finding it difficult to let go of their unlim-

ited desires and greed. Little do they realise that

never ending desires breed sorrow.

According to Lord Buddha, the fundamental cause of

unhappiness lies in the tendency to develop a strong

attachment to earthly desires, cravings and so on.

Those who are able to free themselves of all these de-

sires live a content and happy life.

It is not materialistic desires alone that deprive peo-

ple of the true joys of life; people who find it difficult

to keep a check on their emotions, end up living a life

of misery. Though it is difficult, we should learn how

to let go of emotional upheavals, fights and even loss

of loved ones. We should let time act as a balm and

heal all our bruises and wounds.G T

GT M@il

A two-time Padma awardee, Ruskin Bond is

known for his unique writing style. He masters

the art of translating the everyday mundane life

into an interesting read. Muskaan, AIS

Mayur Vihar, IX, caught up with the

celebrated author. Here is an excerpt

from the interview.

In the pursuit of materialistic things, humans have

missed out on the joy and beauty of life

Escape materialism

The name is Bond, Ruskin Bond

Dear Editor,

I think there can be no better expression of

gratitude and love from a student than this!

The article ‘Lunch dates with

my best friend, my teacher’

published in the GT issue

dated Sep 1, 2014 was the

best Teacher’s Day gift I have

received so far. I am over-

whelmed with joy.

Bhawna Bhardwaj, AIS Vas 6, Teacher

Now having left school, I wanted someone to

convey to my teacher how much she means to

me even now. And what better platform to do

this but GT! I am so grateful to the GT team

for helping me make this day special for my

special friend. Thank you GT!

Sarina Mulchandani, AIS Vas 6, Alumnus

� Editor’s note: GT has always been a plat-

form where Amitians can voice their opinion

and it makes me elated to see that they are not

just voicing their opinion but heartfelt emotions

too. I’m glad that in the process of honing jour-

nalistic talent, we are spreading smiles too.

I would like to express my heartfelt

congratulations to the entire GT team for making

people aware about the dangers of nuclear war

through the article titled ‘From the world, to the

world.’ Right from the editorial content (the

interview of Dr James Yamazaki) to the awe

inspiring design, the page was truly a reader’s

delight. The article needs to be widely

disseminated. I was deeply touched to see the

letters which Amitians wrote to the victim of

Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombing. They are

truly the messengers of humanity.

Dr James Yamazaki, anti-nuclear war

activist, recipient of PSR-LA’s Socially

Responsible Medicine Award

Imaging: Ravinder Gusain, GT Network

An ode toguru-shishyarelationship

Global Exchange Diversity

THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 20146 7Global Exchange Diversity

THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

After the successful completion of the

first phase of the project, the team of

AIS Pushp Vihar, under the guidance of

their principal Ameeta Mohan; Jyoti

Arora, head, AERC and Sushrita

Sachdeva, teacher incharge,

enthusiastically headed to Berlin to

participate in the diversity exchange

week. The exchange week encompassed

an array of interesting activities like

internship with famous companies and a

visit to historic places.

ActivitiesAll the students from the participating

countries showcased their respective

culture through a scintillating dance and

musical performance during the cultural

programme held in the Embassy of

Netherlands.

Amitians delivered a performance on

two songs ‘We are the world, we are the

children’ by Michael Jackson and

‘Kandho se milte hain kandhe’ from the

movie ‘Lakshya’.

They visited the Hungarian Cultural

Centre and also participated in a flash

mob; wherein they sang a song on

diversity in German and French at

Hackerscher Market. They participated

in a workshop at Launchlabs wherein

they were asked to create a bicycle to

redefine a shopping experience.

Amitians enjoyed a guided city walk and

a tour through the Reichstag building.

They also went to see the Brandenburg

Gate, Berlin Wall and other places of

historical importance.

They visited the Indian Embassy in

Berlin and gave them an insight into the

project. They also visited the European

Parliament Information Centre and gave

a presentation on their school and

performed a dance.

InternshipThe participants were divided into

groups and each group was alotted a

company for undergoing internship.

Some of the companies where the

students interned included KPMG, SRH

Hochschule, Bayer Pharma and IBM

Deutschland.

For two days, each group interviewed

the employees of their respective

companies on diversity at workplace,

their personal as well as company’s

approach. On the third day the students

presented their findings. The participants

also shared their work experience with

the companies.

FindingsIn all the companies, people were

employed purely on the basis of their

abilities and talent, and not religion, sex,

gender, country of origin etc. It was

extremely inspiring to see how IBM

provided a severely-disabled person

employment on the basis of its

requirements and his abilities.

Understanding differences is one of the

guiding principles of IBM.

In companies like KPMG, around 90%

of the workers were Germans. The ratio

of men and women fluctuated between

52:48 and 51:49 and they were

attempting their best to make it 50:50.

Closing ceremonyThe closing ceremony at the beautiful

Academy of Arts saw an exhibition of

the wonderful posters made during the

first phase of the project by the partici-

pants. This marked the end of the diver-

sity project which brought with it

endless learning and sharing.G T

As a part of the diversity project, a three

day workshop was organised in AIS

Pushp Vihar by Alexander

Kruckenfellner, project director, Goethe

Institut (Munich). He explained the

project to a group of 20 students drawn

from Class IX and X. Various activities

like group discussion on diversity and

team competitions were organised to

select the eight best students. The

students chosen for the project were

Shreya Jauhar, Mohika Chopra, Gurleen

Suri, Tanya Gupta, Akshat Bhardwaj,

Abuzar Ahmed Khan, Anudeep

Chaturvedi and Arjun Jasuja.

Extensive researchAs a part of the research activity, the

shortlisted eight students had to choose

a company (national or international)

that clearly dealt with diversity

management and was located in their

city. The students chose Rockland

Hospital in Delhi and interviewed its

human resource trainer and manager on

the company’s diversity policy.

Findings�The company consisted of a diverse

staff irrespective of their gender, class,

caste and religion.

�It was open to ideas from its

employees, irrespective of their positions.

�It provided the staff with equal

number of holidays for every festival.

�In the annual meet, the top

management heard all the issues and

considered the inputs given by the staff.

�It held three rounds of interview to

eradicate any personal preference.

�It didn’t believe in reservations and

assessed employees on the basis of talent

and experience.

�It also believed in giving equal op-

portunities to women.

After the interview, team AIS PV

translated their findings about the

hospital into two beautiful posters and

sent them to Berlin. The team also

visited the Delegation of the European

Union in India to apprise them on the

project and also held a discussion on the

relevance of the EU.

The European Union (EU) is a politico-economic union of 28 memberstates primarily located in Europe. It was founded during the years 1951-58. In 1962, India established its diplomatic relations with the EU. A jointdeclaration made on energy in 2012 EU-India Summit foreseescooperation on smart grids, biofuels and renewable energy.

The project was an enriching experience. I

made many new friends from different coun-

tries and learnt to work in a team.

Akshat Bharadwaj

It gave me an opportunity to make a compara-

tive study on diversity management of India

and Germany. Now I understand the need of

diversity better and how to manage it.

Tanya Gupta

Through the diversity project, I learnt a lot

about diversity, its different meanings and the

different cultures.

Gurleen Suri

After this project, I could, as Rafiki says in Lion

King, look beyond what I see; as seeing ten dif-

ferent cultures together was very pleasant.

Abuzar Ahmed Khan

I learnt how a company manages its impedi-

ments in a congenial manner keeping in mind

the diverse influences.

Mohika Chopra

This project gave me rich exposure and knowl-

edge. This was a once in a lifetime experience!

Shreya Jauhar

I found the project interesting and enriching. I

got to know about many aspects of diversity.

Anudeep Chaturvedi

I learned the significance of diversity through

this project and also enjoyed a great experience

of getting acquainted with various cultures.

Arjun Jasuja

Learnings

Phase I of the project

Phase II of the project

European Union Project on DiversityE

xploring the beauty and richness of

diversity of thoughts, ideas and culture,

AIS Pushp Vihar became the only school

in India to participate in the DiversMbassy-

Patchwork of Diversity, a European Union

Project on diversity (at work place) initiated by

Goethe Institut (Munich). Find out more on the

enriching experience of Amitians...

AIS Pushp Vihar became the only

school in India to participate in

the prestigious European Union

Project on diversity, involving ten

countries — China, Indonesia, India,

Cameroon, Spain, etc.

The project was initiated in the school

by Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan,

Chairperson, Amity Group of Schools,

under the aegis of Amity Educational

Resource Centre (AERC) in

collaboration with Goethe Institut

(Munich). Eighty-five students

participated in the project that consisted

of a preparatory phase that took place in

each partner country and was followed

by a week-long international exchange

programme in Berlin. In the first phase,

the topics of the project were explained

while generating awareness on the basic

principles of the professional world.

The project is aimed at promotingcommitment to effective diversitymanagement, preventingdiscrimination and promotingequality so that organisations: � attract and retain the best talents

� ensure all employees are able to

contribute their best

� attract diverse range of customers

needed to support diversity

� comply with legal requirements

to prevent discrimination and

promote equality

� build awareness and understand

the benefits of promoting

equality and diversity

Objectives of theproject

Students participate in the workshop by Alexander Kruckenfellner, project director, Goethe Institut (Munich)

The findings presented as a painting

Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan, Chairperson, Amity Group of Schools and the students with Dr Pavel Svitil, deputy head of EU, India

AIS PV students at the European Union Commission in Berlin during the second phase of the diversity project

Amitians with Jyoti Arora and Sushrita Sachdeva at Indian Embassy, Berlin

Amitians with Can Togay Janos, director,

Hungarian Cultural CentreAmitians hold their national flag at Indian Embassy, Berlin

Amitians with Jyoti Arora, head, AERC hold the banner of Goethe Institut

Amitians with other diversity project participants at Academy of Arts, Berlin

8 THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

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Megha Sahu, AIS Noida, X-B

IngredientsBread slices ......................................8

Potatoes (boiled and mashed) ........5-6

Green chilies (finely chopped) ......2-3

Curd............................................1 cup

Chaat masala ..............................2 tsp

Red chilli powder ....................1/2 tsp

Dried red chilli ..............................2-3

Salt ....................................as per taste

Cumin powder ..................as per taste

Rai (black mustard seeds) ........1/2 tsp

Curry leaves (kari patta) ..............4-5

Coriander leaves ....................handful

Oil......................................as required

Method� Cut the bread slices in round shape

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� Mix salt, green chilli, red chilli

powder, chaat masala and

coriander leaves in mashed

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� Heat one tbsp of oil in a pan and put

some rai, dry red chilli and curry

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this—add little salt and cumin

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� Take one bread slice and spread 2

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� Take a non-stick pan, add a little oil

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� Now cover the bread for a minute.

� Repeat the same procedure for the

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It is all about perspective Let’s light up the night Solitude’s child

CAMERA CAPERS Send in your entries to cameracapers@theglobaltimes.in

Solution:Jenny (the girl that lives in

the yellow house) invited you to her

birthday party.

Nandini Mukherjee

AIS Gur 43, Teacher

Parentheses — ( ), [ ], { }

History: The word parenthesis

comes from Greek, meaning ‘to put

in’ or ‘to place in’.

Usage: Parentheses or simply called

brackets, enclose a word, phrase or

clause to offer an explanation or

information to clarify matter, beside

the main point; in a sentence.

Parenthesised text is usually short

and enclosed within a single

sentence.

Exercise: Jenny the girl that lives in

the yellow house invited you to her

birthday party.

The fortunateMaitreyi Mehndiratta

AIS Pushp Vihar, X B

When a car hits the traffic signal light,

I curl up to ignore the sight,

an infant in his mother’s arms,

since birth begging for alms.

A boy attempted to beg,

followed by a lad,

who had lost his leg,

instead of money,

annoyance and sympathy we sold to

their souls,

which had long ago gotten cold.

But there are others as well,

who don’t beg but sell,

magazines, garlands, tissues,

wires and books.

Their poverty and hunger has taken a

lot from their looks,

sometimes I wonder,

if like them, I had to wander.

I now know that I amass a fortune,

tough mornings but relaxing noons,

parents are there,

to fulfill all the needs and wants,

and to make it better,

and to give the do’s and dont’s.

Glad to have a functioning body

and mind,

and the ability to thank God for being

so kind.

Roaring windYash Jain

AIS Saket, IX A

The great wind that hailed today,

cool and fresh which made my day.

Swinging through the leaves and

whistling as she goes,

oh dear wind! Where shall you go?

You just came after a sunny day,

such a bad weather,

I have nothing to say.

And then you came,

whistling through the leaves,

moving swiftly as the heat seeped.

When you came,

I was sitting by the railway tracks.

Enjoying the playful wind,

which the city lacked.

And then a thing occurred,

which I expected the least.

You started to roar,

and made the train your feast.

As you moved,

you caused great destruction.

On the railway tracks,

and also on the junction.

I couldn't believe what my eyes saw,

just stood frozen and looking at the

flair's claw.

I rushed back home and started to cry,

Remembering the scene,

with a deep sigh.

I do not even know,

how many people died there.

Just keep moving,

that's all about you care.G T

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POEMS

Aman Arora, AIS Gur 43, XII S

It was a bleak morning when Guilime

Sufay saw the messenger walking to-

wards his house. There was a grim

aura all around, the air smelled damp, the

stench of a corpse decaying was dis-

tinctly breathable and a crow crowed on

the grove in the vicinity of his house.

Guilime knew it was a bad omen and he

begged for divine providence to give him

the required strength.

The messenger arrived and Guilime

couldn't help but notice his heavy

voice, teary eyes and despondency star-

ing straight in his face and hesitantly

said "Gabriel is dead".

The news came as a visceral plethora of

myriad thoughts and all of it fell too

heavily on Guilime. He sat down, with a

heavy heart as beads of sweat appeared

on his forehead and his eyes became wet.

It was an unbearable pain. “How could

Gabriel die, he was immortal or maybe

he was not,” Guilime thought to himself.

He fetched an old notebook, a quill and

went to his study. He felt he owed some-

thing to Gabriel, perhaps an aesthetic

creation which would honour him, an

immortal creation which the genera-

tions could read and flutter their

eyes in wonder for Gabriel

was magical. Guilime

gathered the reminis-

cences which he pos-

sessed about his

dear friend. He

went back to

1967, when he

first read ‘One

|Hundred Years of

Solitude’. He re-

membered the feeling

he had when his dear

friend was conferred

with the Nobel Prize.

He had read many of his

works, only to develop deep

intimacy for the person he had

never seen. Guilime swooned over

his thoughts.

He woke up in the dead of night with his

senses still numb from subjugation.

Committed to his work, he dedicated

himself to solitude and only the scratch-

ing of the quill against the parchment

could be heard. After working for twenty

one days and nights continuously, Guil-

ime shrieked with joy. His work was

complete. He wrote the last line, some-

thing which Gabriel himself had quoted:

"The only regret I will have in dying is if

it is not for love."

This story is a tribute to GabrielGarcia Marquez. He was a Columbian

novelist, screenwriter, journalist, andshort-story writer. RIP Marquez.

G T

Chronicle of a dream Nobel Prize laureate,

Gabriel Garcia Márquez

left for his heavenly

abode on April 18,

2014; leaving his fans in

pain and sorrow that is

hard to overcome

Storywala

He sat down, with a heavyheart as beads of sweat

appeared on his foreheadand his eyes became wet.

Megha Sahu

Gabriel Garcia Márquez 1927-2014

9Mosaic Junior

THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

IngredientsMilkmaid .................................. 6 tbsp

Jelly (strawberry) ..................1 packet

Mixed fruits (of your choice) ..1 bowl

Lemon juice ................................1 tsp

Crushed ice ..............................2 tbsp

Procedure� Prepare the jelly as per the instruc-

tions given on the packet.

� Now cut all the fruits neatly into

small cubes.

� Toss lemon juice on the chopped

fruits to avoid discolouration and

give it a lemony flavour.

� In a tall glass, place the mixed fruits

and top it with jelly cubes.

� Place some crushed ice over fruits

and jelly.

� Pour Milkmaid on top and let it

trickle down.

� Serve chilled.

Made by Meal Planning Club

members: Saubhagya Sharma,

Anant Lamba and Avi Prabhakar,

AIS Vasundhara 6, VII A

Tropical splendourVandit Bawa, AIS Noida, VII I

Once there was a boy called

William who was returning

home from school. As he turned

around the corner, he saw a huge, scary

dog which looked more like a wolf. He

thought, “It must have escaped from

somewhere. I must quickly hide.” He

hid behind a bush. As the dog ap-

proached, William realised that it was

not a wolf, but a dog and it was limping.

The dog was groaning in pain. William

bravely stepped out and went towards

the dog. It growled as William came to-

wards him but did nothing more.

William let the dog sniff his feet as his

mother had always told him to first

check whether the dog would wag its tail

or not and then touch it.

As the dog wagged its tail, William

checked the paw with which it was limp-

ing. And there he saw a big thorn! No

wonder the dog limped so badly.

William patted the dog and said, “Listen

dog, I’m going to give you just a little

pain to save you from a bigger one.”And

slowly and gently, he pulled out the

thorn. The dog whined, but soon realised

that it could now go anywhere without

any pain. He started licking William

playfully. “Ha ha ha ha! Stop it! Listen,

you lovely dog! I am going to call you

Willy, alright! Do you like that name?”

And the dog woofed.

Suddenly William looked at his watch.

“Look Willy, I am very late. I need to go

home, okay!” The dog woofed and

William went home.

Next day, while returning from school

William stepped on a dog’s tail by mis-

take. The ferocious dog started chasing

William who ran for his life.

Suddenly, he found himself stuck

against a huge wall and there was no

chance to escape.

The dog growled loudly as it came

closer. There was a sudden whoosh of air

and out jumped Willy, the dog! He

barked so loudly that the other dog fled

for his life! “Oh! So, it’s you!” said

William. “I saved you yesterday and you

saved me today! You really are a won-

derful dog, Willy! Thank you!”G T

So, what did you learn today?

If you do good, it will come back to

you. As you sow, so shall you reap.

Wisdom tale Suddenly, he foundhimself before a huge wall

and now there was nochance of escape.

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Beautiful birdsPearl Dhingra, AIS PV, V B

Birds are nature’s beauty,

some are cute and also lovely.

They are nature’s delight,

colourful and also very bright.

They have wings which help them to fly,

and soar like a kite in the sky.

They fly with each other in a flight,

it is very common to catch such a wonderful and

heart-warming sight.

The young ones hatching from the eggs are not

able to fly,

until the adults tell them to try, try and try.

Birds migrate in search of a warm place,

where there is no winter season which gives them

a chase.

Hunters kill birds because they don’t even care,

they kill them to sell their products

despite knowing it is unfair.

To save birds we can’t just wait,

because today is the day, and tomorrow will be

too late.

Blue skiesDiya Saha, AIS Vas 6, V D

Spring has sprung,

and nimbus has arrived,

taking his place

among the blue skies.

Moving with his cluster of friends,

whilst the Sun is above, hiding around bends.

And clouds they linger, breaking the blue,

but no threat of rain, with clouds white and new.

So the sun goes on hiding

behind tower or hill,

and clouds go on looking,

and will keep on moving.

Mother nature tells them all,

it’s time for their bed,

and the moon wakes up

to keep stars company instead.G T

RiddlesSanya Sarin

AIS Vasundhra 6, V D

1 The poor have two, the rich have

none, millions have one and you too

have one. What am I?

2 I am not a tree but I have leaves. I

dont have a shirt but I’m sewn to-

gether. I have no tongue but I can tell

you tales. What am I?

3 Which pet makes the loudest noise?

The tale of a faithful dog

Print and photocopy on both sides ofpaper to avoid wastage of papers

I dream

It’s Me Painting corner Anannda Mittal

AIS Noida, VI L

I want to become an

astronaut so that I can

explore other planets.

Planets fascinate me a

lot. As an astronaut, I

will look at the moon

and see whether it is so

beautiful or not. I will also see

whether the sun is hot or not. I will

also explore the beauty of stars and

many more things in space. I will

make new discoveries and become

world famous.

Arslaan Ahmed, AIS PV, III D

My name: Hardit Singh Bhatia

My school: AIS Gur 43

My Class: I D

My birthday: September 28, 2008

I like: Watching TV

I dislike: Somebody touching my

things without my permission

My hobby: Dancing

My role model: My father

My best friend: Parikshit

My favourite book: Chhota Bheem

My favourite game: Cricket

My favourite mall: Ambience Mall,

Gurgaon

My favourite food: Mango cake

My favourite teacher: Ruchika ma’am

My favourite poem: Twinkle twinkle

little star

My favourite subject: English

I want to become: A pilot

I want to feature in GT because: It

makes me feel good

POEMS

Answers:1.Letter ‘o’ 2Book 3.Atrum-pet!

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AIS Pushp Vihar

Students of Class I and II of Amity In-

ternational School, Pushp Vihar, en-

thusiastically participated

in their annual Class pres-

entation held on August

30, 2014. The spirit of pa-

triotism was the central

theme of the presentation.

During the presentation the

students were acquainted

with the ‘unsung heroes’

who selflessly and tirelessly

devoted their life for the freedom of India

and also to eradicate the social evils preva-

lent in pre-independence era.

Life stories of the freedom fighters and so-

cial reformers were enacted by Class I and

II students. The great leaders presented by

the students were

Madam Bhikaji

Cama, Sarojini

Naidu, Swami

Vivekananda, Vi-

jaya Lakshmi Pan-

dit, Swami

Dayanand, Savitri

Bai Phule, Bal

Gangadhar Tilak,

Lala Lajpat Rai and Bipin Chander Pal.

After the presentations, the students also

conducted a quiz on the freedom fighters

for the parents.G T

AIS VYJ Lucknow

In an endeavour to acknowledge and

appreciate the presence of grandpar-

ents in the lives of children, AIS VYJ

Lucknow celebrated Grandparents Day

with much fun and fanfare on August 30,

2014. The grandparents were hailed in

the traditional Indian style with a wel-

come dance by Yashasvi Verma of Class

VI. After a warm welcome, there was a

round of antakshari followed by inter-

esting games and riddles in which the

grandparents eagerly participated. The

event concluded on an emotional note as

the grandparents shared their memories

with the children and the staff of the

school. It was truly a memorable day!G T

AIS Gurgaon 43

Parinita Saini of Class XI D, AIS

Gurgaon 43 made the school proud

by securing first rank in table tennis,

under 19 girls category in the Haryana

State School Games held at Panchkula

from September 5-7, 2014. She has been

selected by the state to be the captain of

under-19 girls table tennis team of

Haryana state for the nationals. The

competition saw the participation of all

districts of Haryana schools.

Parinita has an enviable collection of

medals and trophies. She has won 33

gold, 21 silver and 17 bronze medals and

cash prize money of around 45,000 so

far. She was also selected for a training

camp to China by TTFI (Table Tennis

Federation of India). She has participated

in eight national ranking championships,

16 open national championships, three

CBSE nationals and has also reached

quarter finals on many occasions.G T

Vasudha level IIVasudha, a science competition-cum-exhibition saw an impressive display ofinnovative and eco-friendly projects presented by young & talented Amitians

Students of AIS MV exhibit innovative and eco-friendly science projects

Students from AIS PV exhibit their science project titled ‘City of Hope’

Table tennis

starS

tudents of AIS Mayur Vihar

showcased their innovative

prowess at Vasudha Level II Sci-

ence Competition held on August 26,

2014, in the school premises.

The competition held annually is a noble

initiative by Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan,

Chairperson, Amity Group of Schools to

facilitate children to understand the sci-

entific system existing in the natural en-

vironment, and apply classroom-attained

knowledge for problem solving.

The theme for the competition was

‘understanding weather and climate’. The

budding scientists from AIS MV, Class

VI-XII who cleared level 1, impressed the

judges and parents equally with their

innovative, creative and eco-friendly

models.The event was judged by experts

from diverse fields comprising science

journalists, professors and eminent

scientists. It was a tough call indeed for

the experts to evaluate the 66 brilliant

projects on display.

The selected students will appear in inter-

Amity Vasudha level III.G T

AIS VYJ Lucknow celebrated

Hindi Diwas on September 8,

2014 to honour and give recog-

nition to this beautiful language of our

country and mother tongue to most of

us. The importance of the language was

explained by Sushma Chowdhary, Hindi

teacher. The origin of the language, the

script, the famous writers of Hindi, were

some of the topics that were covered

during the assembly. She also urged

everyone present to feel proud of using

the language of the nation. Ashutosh

Verma (II A) Shaswat Singh (V A) and

Yashasvi Verma (VI A) eloquently re-

cited poems in Hindi. Poetry, memoirs

and anecdotes followed as all the staff

members were invited to come forward

and speak a few lines on a topic of their

choice in Hindi. A PowerPoint presenta-

tion on the famous authors and poets of

Hindi was shown to the students and

thereafter a short quiz based on the same

was conducted.G T

Hindi Diwas celebration

Inter school debate

Grandparents day

Class presentation

India Calling 2014

Kids celebrate the day with their grandparents

Students celebrate Hindi Diwas sing-song style

AIS Gurgaon 43

AIS Gurgaon 43 lifted

the overall trophy at

the inter-school debate

competition held at Chiran-

jeev Bharti School, Gur-

gaon on August 20, 2014,

The topic for the debate

was – ‘Social media is the

new age God’. Daksh

Chhokra, XI B, won the

first prize for the best inter-

jector, while Chinmaya

Kaushik was declared the first runner up, for the best speaker category. The winning

team comprising Daksh Chhokra, XI B, Chinmaya Kaushik, X C, Kaori Singh, XI

B and Shipali Ranjan, X C won the overall first runner up trophy.G T

Parinita with school principal

AIS Gurgaon 43

Amity International School,

Gurgaon 43, proved its mettle at

the fifth edition of the India Calling

Conference 2014 hosted by Manav

Rachna International School on

August 23 and 24, 2014. The two-day

conference hosted approximately 140

student delegates from all over the

country. Shri Alok Mittal, IPS,

commissioner of police, Gurgaon,

was the chief guest.

The delegates participated in three

simulations — Operation Blue Star,

National Security Committee and

Stack Holders Meet on Article 370.

The student delegates debated

passionately and passed resolutions

and protocols. Kunnal Kapur of

Class XII C won the best research

award with a trophy and a cash prize

of Rs 10,000. Participating schools

and the delegates were presented

with mementos and certificates of

appreciation for their contribution to

the event.

On August 27, 2014, AIS Pushp

Vihar, organised Vasudha level

II, a science based project com-

petition designed to develop scientific

temper along the lines of learning by

doing. The students of Class VI to

XII displayed their wonderful and cre-

ative projects on the theme ‘Weather and

Climate’ and came up with various in-

novative ideas and solutions on the con-

servation of natural resources and

environment. Interesting projects such

as ‘City of hope: Innovative steps to

conserve energy’, ‘Low cost kit for pre-

dicting weather and climate’,‘Noise pol-

lution controlling: Helmet’ were highly

appreciated by the judges.

On the occasion, eminent personalities

from the field of science and research

evaluated the displayed projects which

were selected after 100 percent partici-

pation of the students in the level I of Va-

sudha. It was an enriching experience

for to help the students build their confi-

dence and explore innovative ideas in

the field of science.G T

The winners with their school principal A tribute to the national heroes

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AIS Mayur Vihar

AIS Pushp Vihar

AIS VYJ Lucknow

Instead of packing your lunch in plastic bags orbrown paper, use a reusable lunch bag.

All top quotes compiled by: Saksham Nagpal, AIS Pushp Vihar, IV DBag Pack

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Vinayak Seth of AIS Mayur Vihar, III C, flaunts his copy of The Global

Times in front of the Singapore Flyer, the world’s largest giant

observation wheel.

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Don’t do these and you will thank useven more later. Don’t get stuff you’re going to regret

about later. Gayi hui lakshmi vaapisnahi aaegi. Don’t be too fussy or rigid. Going to

shop thinking: “I want a black top

with mega-sleeves, silver

stones on the neck and

pink piping with a bit of

net on the sides” is not

going to help.

Don’t dress up too

much. Wear com-

fortable clothes and

shoes. Don’t look

like X-mas tree!G T

Do these and you will thank us later.

Check your bills. You do not wish

to pay for something you didn’t buy.

Make lists. Forgetting Pammi

Aunty’s pink lipstick would not be

good for you. Besides, it helps you

stick to what you really need to buy.

Compare prices before buying.

You won’t forgive yourself if you

find your Rs 2000 shorts with a Rs

1200 price tag.

DO’s

Don’ts

Be the 21st century shopper and shopsmart with these cool websites. Flipkart.com: You can buy books, mo-

bile phones, laptops, cam-

eras, movies, music,

clothes, footwear, acces-

sories... basically every-

thing. Further, their cash on

delivery is the cherry on top.

Jabong.com: From apparel to

home furnishings, this one

offers it all; and even more

options in each of the cat-

egories. Look out for the

great discounts they offer.

FabFurnish.com: Your mom will love

you for shopping here. Every-

thing that you could need for

your home is available here.

Jivacouture: All the leading designers

available to you at the click of a button.

Even if you do not have the moolah to

shell out, you will just have a great time

ogling at this one.G T

Click and Pick

Phones and shopping…it can’t get anybetter! Get these apps now. Groupon: This can save you tons of

money. Groupon uses group purchasing

to help users get a price break on every-

thing from teeth whitening to helicopter

tours. Available for iPhone.

RetailMeNot: This app lets you search

for coupons from your favourite stores.

You can scroll through the list of hot

deals on the home page or search for a

specific store. Available for Android and

iPhone.

Style Thief: This app helps you find and

buy any fashion apparel that you see on

the street, TV, internet or elsewhere. All

you need to do is ‘snap and steal’! Avail-

able on iPhone. G T

Next time, you pack yourbags head to these shopping

destinations. As of now,google them and feel the

magic.NYC: This city stocks the best

from all across the world.

Dubai: ‘Shop till you drop’ liter-

ally; courtesy — endless malls.

Paris: Best designer names + vintage

shopping = Heaven

London: From trendy Oxford Street to

mainstream labels at Covent Garden,

this is your place to be.

Florence: Small town feel with won-

derful shops scattered all over. G T

Around theworld

Happy PocketIf you want to shop stylish withoutburning a hole in your pocket, thenthis is your place.Chandni Chowk: Here, each lane

offers a specialised variety. Head to

Katra Neel for fabrics; Dariba Kalan

for silver jewelery; Nayi Sarak for

books and Kinari Bazar for clothes’

accessories.

Lajpat Nagar: This is your place if

you want to shop all things Indian

and that too at amazing prices. Heav-

ily embroidered lehngas, latest

Deepika wali saree, salwar kameez,

dupatta…you will find them all here.

Sarojini Nagar: Mango and Zara (ie

replicas) for Rs 100 – the only place

you can find such steal deals is here.

PS Bargain is the golden rule.

Game OnIf you have already blown up yourfinances, then indulge the shopaholicin you with these cool games.

�Ali Goes Shopping

�Personal Shopper

�Shopping City

�Brain Spa

�Shoppers Paradise

�Christmas Shopping

PS: These are not really mind exercis-ing games, but try them for fun.G T

Tired of running around with those shopping bags. Sitback and relax while you still enjoy the thing that youlove the most with these movies.

Confessions of a Shopaholic: A shopaholic lands a

job as a financial journalist which not only bores her

to tears, but doesn’t pay much at all either. Still, how

can she resist that perfect pair of shoes? Or the divine

silk blouse? The non-shopaholics need to watch this

too. It will help them understand the sentiments of the shop-

ping-obsessed better.

Devil Wears Prada: A young woman who stumbles into the

hectic worlds of high fashion and publishing comes to the

big screen in this comedy. This one will have you

drooling over the wardrobe choices; read:

Dior, Prada, Gucci, Versace et al!

Breakfast at Tiffany: Some might

find shopping a hectic sport, but for

Holly Golightly, it’s the only thing

that calms her down from “the

mean reds.” Wearing big

black shades, LBD, and a

strand of pearls, Audrey

Hepburn is catapulted

into the big leagues.

A must watch for

the shoppers!G T

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