Food for thought

Padma Bhushan Dr Rajendra KPachauri, recipient of the honourableof honours – Noble Peace Prize- for thedistinguished efforts made by IPCC(Inter-governmental Panel on ClimateChange) under his guidance as Chair-man and Director General of TERI,interacts with the winners of AmityScience Congress.

Dhawal Aneja, AIMCManesar: How does Indiadiffer from other coun-tries in its useof alter-na t i v e

resources?India has an edgeover other coun-tries in terms of

abundance of alternative sources of en-ergy, yet it lags behind others in itsusage. This is partly due to the lack oftechnology and partly due to politicalwill. India has an efficient supply ofsolar energy and efforts are being madeto harness its potential to its maximum.

Prapti Alok, AIS Vasundhara: As partof the Amity Vasudhaproject, I have beenworking on the extrac-tion of silver from wastehypo solution.What typeof platform do we need

to implement this further?For any project to be imple-mented, it is important to en-sure that the project iseconomically viable at a com-mercial level. And if that is so,

it would be a pleasure to beassociated with the proj-

ect. I am very happyto hear that youhave taken upthis project andwish you allthe best foryour future.

Kunal Rattan Arora, AIS Sec-46,Gurgaon: What accord-ing to you is more im-portant: preservation orinnovation?You need both. Preserva-tion is important, to save

the earth; and innovation is required toimplement the same. For instance,water is important for irrigation, butinnovation is required to ensure that itreaches to all.

Apurva Talluri, (VIII B) AIS EastDelhi: We often watchpeople burning garbageand thus contributing toglobal warming. Whatcan we do to build an ef-fective garbage disposal?

The organic waste can be used for com-posting. Citizens need to organizethemselves at various levels, commenc-ing from their neighbourhood andcolony; only then can we have asolution for the city. Burning of organicgarbage is a sheer waste of energy.

Neha Gupta, Amitasha: In ruralareas, people do not un-derstand the implicationsof pollution. How can wespread awareness, so thatthey can help in conserv-ing nature?

We can educate them by citing examples

from our day-to-day surroundings. Foreg, we can tell them that excess of chem-ical fertilizer damages plants and soil,and when it reaches underground water;it pollutes the water we drink. Then, itenters our body, causing serious healthhazards. Other means of education arethrough TV and newspaper.

Arnimal Kaul, AIS Noida: Does acountry like India bene-fit from Carbon Creditsand if yes, how can thestrategy be implementedso that everybody is fullyaware of the strategy?

Definitely India benefits from the Car-bon Credit strategy if properly imple-mented. The Clean DevelopmentMechanism (CDM) is an organizationwhich undertakes large-scale projects,funded by foreign countries. Commonman can only be benefited by these proj-ects once they are implemented and dulyinformed by government officials.

Abhinav Bansal, AIS Pushp Vihar:How can students bemore effectively sensi-tized about preservingthe environment?We can do this by read-ing more and more

books and internet sites as TERI. It isalso important to ensure that adults pre-serve the nature. Through debate and

discussion with others, one can make abeginning towards achieving this goal.

Aditya, AIS Gurgaon Sec-43: Withlimited petrol and dieselstock, which fuel, ac-cording to you, will be-come a reality in thenear future?That can’t be predicted

because there are many solutions whichcan become a reality in the near future.This season, winters were compara-tively warmer with one of the newspa-pers quoting the temperature as 8 degreeCelsius above normal. What is the rea-son for this? The reason could be any-thing from Global warming to thenatural effects of the environment.

Sanskriti, AIS Saket: You have donethe country proud by win-ning Padma Bhushanand Nobel Peace Prize.How does it feel to bethus recognised and whathas been your biggest

challenge so far?I have done nothing outstanding. I haveonly done what I felt was very impor-tant. Rewards followed later. We startedas a small group. As we grew bigger, weunderstood the culture around us andbegan to publicize our achievement.And I am not embarrassed by openlypublicizing my projects.�

Vol.3, Issue 2, February 2009 AANN AAMMIITTYY IINNIITTIIAATTIIVVEE

“Love don’t cost a thing”: Loveis unconditional and one doesn’tneed expensive gifts to expresslove for one’s friends, parents,grandparents or even pets. AgreesCharu Gupta, AIS Noida, “Lovedoesn’t cost anything. Givinggifts is not the criteria to measurelove; it’s the feeling that matters.I can give a loving smile to any-one and make that person feelnice.” Deeksha Kokas of AISNoida echoes, “If a poor house-hold cannot afford gifts, it doesnot mean that they do not loveeach other.” Expresses NehaSingh of AIS East Delhi, “Lovedoes not see your Gucci bag oryour bank account. It only seesthe person you are and you can-not put a price tag on that.” Unconditional love: Love isselfless, it only knows to give;

not to take back. Sunaina Bhat-tacharya, AIS Noida opines,“Love is without any precondi-tions. Understanding and respectcome automatically with love.”Love doesn’t wait for rewards,feels Anwesha (class VII) AISEast Delhi, “The purest love isbetween siblings; it is a bondingthat is strengthened without thehope of any reward.” Tuhinan-shu Sharma, mother of Sid-dharth, AIS Saket (class XI)says, “Love is what I feel for mychildren, my family. It is a pow-erful emotion.” Love makes the world goaround: Love has the power tostrip away every other emotionfrom our body. It can subdue ourpain yet induce agony like we’venever felt before. BhartiSharma, Principal AIS Saket,

feels that love is “An emotion sopowerful that it can move theworld. It helps us transcend frombeing human to being part of theAlmighty. Love is indescribable;it’s beauty lies in feeling it.” “Theworld is like a mirror-what yougive is reflected back to you.When you give love, you get itback manifold!” feels ShikhaSingh, SST teacher AIS EastDelhi. Agrees Aradhana Bedi-Biology teacher, AIS EastDelhi, “Love holds the world to-gether. If it is finished, the wholeworld will be scattered. Moneycomes and goes but love hasbeen there, is there and will al-ways be there .” Great expectations: Once youentrust your love and faith insomeone, the expectation fromsuch a relationship is sky high.One such beautiful relationshipexists between parents and chil-

dren. What better time than thisto put across one’s gratitude forone’s parents? Shivangi Mittal(class VIII-C) AIS Gur-43 says,“I would like to thank my parentsfor being there for me always-tohelp me while I’m in trouble, totell me when I’m wrong and to beproud of me when I’ve achievedsomething! So a big ‘Thank You’and lots of love to them!”For everything else, there’s

MasterCard! True, love as anemotion, doesn’t cost anything inmaterial terms. However, KirtiGandhi, AIS Noida feels, “Lovecosts time, tolerance, trust andfaith.” It requires a lot more thana card or a bouquet to make yourloved ones feel special. It needs alot of respect, care, time, patienceand understanding for those welove. And as we know, for every-thing else, there’s MasterCard!Love is selfless and uncondi-tional. It only knows to give; notto take back.A mother’s love forher unborn child; a disciple in de-votion to God; a soldier fightingfor his country; a father awaitinghis son outside the school; a cou-ple going out for dinner; ateacher lovingly helping her stu-dents- all are expressions of love.Can they be bought? No! Theyare priceless!�Full story: www.theglobaltimes.in

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“If you have it [Love],you don't need to haveanything else, and if youdon't have it, it doesn'tmatter much what else

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THE GL BAL TIMESThe best thingsin life areThe best thingsin life are

free‘The best things in life are free’, crooned Janet Jack-son. So proclaimed Parvathy Omanakuttam, Ms

World Runners Up 2008, as she accepted the crown.Just like the rain, the air and the sunshine, if the bestthings in life are indeed gratis, is love one of them?

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“Preservation is needed tosave the earth. Innovationis required to implement

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2 World Mirror

Madhur Mehta, X,AIMC: We are notprepared for a warbecause we havemany more internalissues to resolve be-

fore indulging in any war. War in-volves a lot of money and supportfrom other countries that India doesnot have right now.Tanay Arora, XI,AIMC: I honestlyfeel that we are notready for the war.Our economy isfeeling the pres-sures of global recession and a warwould only expedite the process.With limited defence budget andfear of nuclear attacks, India is def-initely not ready for a war.

Rohit Kundra: Thepronoun for evil iswar. No war hasever proved to befor the bettermentof any society. On

the contrary, it only brings forth theincapability of the government toresolve the issue amicably.

Tanuj Thakran,IX, AIMC: Yes, weare ready for thewar because weshould not stand anyinjustice. Its impor-tant to nip the evil at an early stagebefore it engulfs the nation.

Vinayak, XI,AIMC: I agree thatour relationshipwith our neighbourshas been unpleas-ant, but that does

not mean that we should enter intoa war. War has never benefittedanyone. We need to keep in mindthe destruction, loss of life, prop-erty, etc that follows every war. Sowe should abstain from war and in-stead, invest in maintaining peace.Paritesh Royal, X,AIMC: War, issomething thatIndia would nothastily opt for.India is a peace lov-ing nation. However, when thepeace of our country is underthreat, it is our duty to fight againstthe evil and restore peace.

Ashish Deb, X,AIMC: India hasthe second largestArmy, Navy and AirForce in the world.Having the most in-

telligent defence force, India is defi-nitely ready for the war at any time.

Are we ready for the

war?

Cadet Speak

Saksham Singh AIS, Gurgaon-46

Israel is known for its military powerand technology. The 2008–2009, Is-rael–Gaza conflict began on De-

cember 27th, 2008. A six-month trucebetween Hamas and Israel expired onDecember 19, 2008. Contending that Is-rael had not lifted the Gaza Strip block-ade and following an Israeli raid into theGaza Strip in November, Hamas re-sumed its rocket and mortar attacks onIsrael. After initially announcing, thatthe truce was “over”, Hamas offered toextend the truce in December. On De-cember 27th, 2008, Israel launched itsmilitary operation to defend itself from

Hamas rocket fire. Hamas demands thecessation of Israeli attacks and an end tothe Israeli blockade. Most of the people living in Gaza arerefugees. According to Palestinian Min-istry of Health and UN figures as of Jan-uary 12, 1024 Palestinians have been

killed and 3,860 have been injured. InJanuary 2009, in a press conference, Is-raeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert de-clared a unilateral ceasefire effective thatnight at 2400 GMT. But Hamas havevowed not to cease their fire. Both par-ties feel they are right but what they donot feel is the pain of the people who arestuck in the crossfire.Pratibha Garg, Housewife and mothersays, “My heart goes out to the peoplethere. What kind of childhood must theybe having?”Anil Pandey, student of Ryan Interna-tional opines, “I see no solution in thenear future. Both countries have longsince crossed the point where negotia-tions can take place.” �

Shampa Subhadarsinee MJMC, ASCO

India’s fourth largest software serv-ices provider has been recently innews for all the wrong reasons. The

Chairman of Satyam, Ramalinga Rajuhas been arrested after he acknowl-edged having inflated and forged thecompany’s profits to the tune of aboutRs 7000 Cr over the past seven years.The mismanagement of funds inSatyam has led to erosion of share-holders’ confidence, exposed the politi-cian-mafia-corporate nexus, reflectedthe darker side of capitalism, raised dis-concerted questions on corporate gov-ernance and the role of auditors(Pricewaterhouse Coopers) and has

thus tarnished theimage of India Inc. Wecan still salvage somepride by making strin-gent rules and increas-ing the involvement ofgovernment and regu-latory bodies.Rohit Kaul, MJMC,ASCO quips, “TheSatyam fiasco will af-fect India’s corporateimage in the international market. Theyshould be punished so that frauds likethis are not repeated.” However, MadanBharadwaj, MJMC, ASCO thinks,“What has happened with Satyam is ac-tually happening in every MNC. Weshould not mix politics with business.”

Aishwary Sharma, MJMC, ASCOopines, “One who is caught is a fool; theothers are even bigger ones to havecaught him at such a late juncture.” Be-lieves Neeta Modi, MJMC, ASCO, “Thiswill affect badly on India’s businesscredibility in the international market.”�

Sachit Tandon IX-B, AIS East Delhi

Beep! A big car, maybe a Scorpio,honked at my father’s car as wetried to manoeuvre our way

through a busy street near a mall. Beepwent another horn and then another, as ifall the vehicles were participating in somesort of road opera! Is honking of any use?All the people who honk think that byblowing the horn, the vehicles in front ofthem will vanish into thin air to makeway for them! Huh?Despite education andliteracy, we Indiansare the best when it comes to blowing thehorn. To initiate a significant step againstthe honking menace, the Delhi govern-ment announced January 1 as ‘No Honk-ing Day’. Delhi-ites actively participatedin it and said a big ‘NO’ to expressinganger by blowing horns at each other. Bemoans Telecom Professional SatishTandon (48), “Driving on Delhi roadshas become increasingly hectic. Honkinghas become an intolerable nuisance thatirritates you and forces you to become apart of the honkers. It’s addictive!” Some

others are thankful for such a day. “Itsgreat that ‘No Honking Day’ has been in-troduced in our calendar. Though honk-ing needs to be stopped, but not honkingon Delhi roads is almost impossible. It ismandatory for security reasons,” quipsRomit Mehrotra, an Engineering student.“No Honking Day comes to me as agood surprise, as it would allow humansto live in a noise-free environment. Lesshonking would mean less irritation andless chaos in our world –a peaceful life!”says Akash Tandon, also an Engineering

student. Even students of AISEast Delhi are posi-

tive. “Honking is definitely a menace.This irritating nuisance sure needs to bestopped,” feels Yugantika Tomar (14).“Honking not only causes noise pollu-tion, but also harms the environment.The best way to stop this is to install carswith horns that are not very loud,” be-lieves Satrajit Sahani (15). Both Va-sundhara Gupta (14) and Samay Das(14) nod in agreement! Were you a partof the No Honking Day? If n ot, why notmake another New Year resolution ofnot blowing horns at others? �

Kritik Soman IX-A, AIS East Delhi

Allah Rakha Rahman, popularlyknown as AR Rahman, did Indiaproud by winning the Golden

Globe for his music for the film ‘SlumdogMillionaire’. A general sentiment echoedamong Indians – this reward was long over-due to such an exceptionally talented composer.Rahman’s music has transcended thechanging tastes of times and generations.

His genre of music finds unsurpassed ap-peal across all classes of people. His com-positions have an inherent blend ofrhythmic aesthetics that seamlessly infusemelody into the ears. His work has consis-tently earned accolades, and this prestigioushonour justifies his mettle to the world. We,as Indians, have always been proud of Rah-man, whose creed of music conception isunique and exemplary.

AR Rahman’s score for Slumdog Million-aire is truly phenomenal. ‘Jai Ho’, the flag-ship number of Slumdog Millionaire,boasts of an amazing mix of melody andrhythm, remains Indian at heart and is in-stantly catchy. No wonder, it is the lonepromotional song of the film and also seesa music video dedicated to it. The back-ground theme piece ‘O Saya’ speeds up thepace of the film with its sheer energy.

‘Mausam - Escape’ is mainly a fusionpiece that amalgamates Indian andWestern classical music and height-ens the impact of the narrative.With ‘Dreams on Fire’-a soft andsensitive number, Rahman shows onceagain why he is the preferred choice formany international filmmakers! “Slumdog Millionaire has a great storyline and is a sure winner. Nowonder it swept the Golden Globesaward ceremony,” feels Aman Tyagi,IX - A, AIS (ED). “Rahman’s musicis outstanding. I hope he gets theprestigious Oscar as well - let bollywood rule!” quips ShubhamGupta, IX - A, AIS (ED). �

Horn not ok, please!please!

No Honking Day: Jan 1st

Jai Ho Rahman!

Gaza battle: Out of control

Satyam’s Mithya

GT Crown for February goes to AR Rahman for his Golden sound track in Slumdog, proving that Indians are no more the underdogs in Global awards race!

“All love that has not friendship for its base, is like a mansion built upon sand.” -Ella Wheeler Willcox

Shivangi KakkarIX-A, AIS Pushp Vihar

How did property dealers manageto fake identities and get Delhi

Development Authority (DDA) flatsin the lottery of 5000 flats? Speaking to NDTV, Deepak Kumar, asmall Delhi entrepreneur admittedthat in May 2008, two property deal-ers asked him to partner in a schemethat Deepak would introduce them toa chartered accountant who had beenhired by ICICI bank to review loanapplications of anyone applying forDDA flats. However, soon fake appli-cations were filed under the Sched-uled Tribe quota. Realising the scam,Deepak told this to Udit Raj, a formerRevenue Service officer and politi-cian. The two men lodged a complaintwith both the police and DDA. Butthe complaint was ignored and the lot-tery took place as scheduled in De-cember. DDA believes it’s not aserious lapse pointing out that docu-ments are checked only after the lot-tery has taken place. While Deepakadmits that he did initially work withthe property agents to help get the ap-plications, he says that it was when hedid not know anything about a scam.All said and done, one thing is clear,the scam could easily have beenavoided hadsome stringentrules beenthere in thefirst place.

Pic by Tulika BanerjiCartoon by: Alankrita Srivastava IX-A AIS Vasundhra

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Students feel that Physical Education isan easy subject, so they take it casuallyand study at the last minute. Last minuteefforts always build up tension. At theend of the day, marks matter. Points todo well in the board exams are:Concept Building: Understand the con-cept of each topic & sub-topic. If theconcept is crystal clear, it’s easy to writeit in your own words.Understanding the Syllabus: Studentsshould stick to the syllabus. Otherwise,they may go off-track and attempt thequestions in an incorrect manner.Attempting the question paper:�Read the question carefully: Once you

get the question paper read it carefully.Identify the topic from which the ques-tion has been taken. Once you know thetopic, it is easy to answer the question. �Understand the question: Understandthe difference between Explain and De-fine. In ‘Define’ questions, you have towrite the answer ditto as given in thebook but in ‘Explain’ questions you canexplain in your words. �Write all the points: While attempting aquestion, write all the points, don’t thinkabout the marks that are allotted to it, beit a 2, 3 or 4 marker. This is especiallyfor questions carrying 2/3 marks. Yourcommand over the language should besuch that you are enable to write all thepoints with brief explanations. Mention-ing all the points, reduces the chances ofmarks being deducted.�Break down syllabus into points: The

whole syllabus becomes easy to remem-ber if you have all the points on yourfinger tips. In Physical Education, only2-3 topics are subjective like CulturalHeritage and Yoga as Indian Heritage.The rest can be broken down into points.Once you have learnt the points, it iseasy to explain them in your own wordsand the whole syllabus can be coveredin 4-5 pages which can be carried inyour pocket. �Optimum use of time: Writing in pointshelps to answer within the given wordand time limit. Make optimum use oftime by reading questions carefully andnot simply glancing through them.�Marks distribution: P. Ed paper carries2, 3, 4 & 6 mark questions, as well as 2

markers with specific word limit e.g. Ex-plain any 4 Components of Physical Fit-ness? Here you have to explain only 4Components. If the 2 marks questionsays ‘Explain Components of P. Ed Fit-ness’, then you have to write all the com-ponents. There are 13-26 two markersin the whole paper. If you deduct half amark for each question, 8 marks are de-ducted for 16 questions. �Part A & B: The subject is divided into2 parts - A & B. Students take part Blightly because it deals with sports of thestudents’ choice. They should realizethat if part B is learnt well, it can bringthem full marks.Thorough study, knowledge of mark dis-tribution and attempting the answers cor-rectly will help you sail through the paperwith flying colours.Best of luck. �

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“Age does not protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from age.” - Jeanne Moreau

Gyan Vigyan

Hospital is an institution for di-agnosing and treating the sickor injured, housing them dur-

ing treatment, examining patients andmanaging childbirth. Hospital waste in-cludes all types of waste and discardedmaterial that can’t be reused in the hos-pital. Hospital waste management ac-tivities include reducing the toxicwaste, proper disposal of waste and re-cycling or processing the waste to getutility value. The waste generated inthe hospital includes anatomical and

body fluids, parts contaminated withradio nucleids and chemical waste in-cluding used chemicals, solutions andwater in liquid or gaseous phase whichare discharged from the labs, pathologyand surgical areas of the hospital.Silver compound is mostly used in X-ray plates for radiographic and photo-graphic purposes except in thosemachines which are based on CR tech-nology that requires wet processing offilm. Silver, if not extracted from thechemicals / solutions which are used

for X-ray processing and dischargedfrom the X-ray machine, pollutes thewater. An experimental approach toextract silver from X-ray processingchemicals is being suggested in themodel that results in the saving of sil-ver as well as large reduction of waterpollution caused by its mixing. Theunique feature of this project is thatwithout the use of any scientific appa-ratus/laboratory, silver can be success-fully extracted bearing a minimum costof Rs. 1.05 per 10 gm. Application hasalso been filed for obtaining Patent forthe project, provisional number for thesame is 2925/DEL/2008.�

Prapti Alok VII-B, AIS Vasundhra

Istill remember the day when myteacher Veena Ma’am told me aboutNCSC and asked me to prepare a

project for the same. My group brain-stormed for a few days and then zeroedon the topic ‘Hospital waste manage-ment with special reference to value re-covery’.I distinctly remember the day, Novem-ber 16, 2008 when my dream came true.We had cleared the state level held atLucknow and were going to representUP in the 16th National Children’s Sci-ence Congress in Dimapur, Nagaland. 580 students from various parts of thecountry took part in the event. I cannever forget the colourful event of flaghoisting of various states and the townparade of the participants with their stateflags. This ceremony concluded withplanting of Christmas tree by each statein the garden of the venue - LivingstoneFoundation Higher Secondary School. The Congress was inaugurated by for-mer President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.His speech was a package of inspirationfor everyone. The next day we had an in-teractive session with Prof. Yashpal, aneminent academician and sciencescholar. I heard other students, whocame from every corner of the countrypresenting their commendable projects.And then came the day of my presenta-tion. I remembered the inspiring wordsof my teacher and presented to do mybest. I was assisted by Kunal Bhaiya ofAIS Gurgaon during my presentation.Even the judges were happy after listen-ing to the project. Soon after my presen-tation I was interviewed by the NCERT

team who were making a documentaryon the whole event. This was really amoment I’ll cherish throughout my life.‘But was it really my best?’ I got the an-swer to this question when the resultswere declared. Ours was among the 23projects that made it to the list of selecttop projects. This was a wonderful news for all in theNew Year. I would like to convey myheartfelt thanks to Chairperson Dr(Mrs) Amita Chauhan for giving me theplatform; my Principal Shashi Ranjanfor motivating me and my guide, VeenaMa’am for her invaluable support andfaith in us. I am also grateful to my par-ents and family for their encourage-ment. And of course, my teammembers, Chhavi, Shruti, the youngestmember Sahej and Harshit, withoutwhom the achievement would not havebeen possible.�

Joyous journey to internationalGlory

The prize winning project of NCSC 2008

Students of Amity InternationalSchool, Vasundhara markedyet another red-letter day in

the history of their school when theirproject ‘Hospital Waste Managementwith value recovery’ was selected torepresent India at the National levelat the 16th National Children’s Sci-ence Congress at Nagaland.The five day event which com-menced on December 27, 2008 wasinaugurated by former President Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam. Out of 580 bestprojects from all over the country, theschool project made it to the top 23projects at the national level. Theamalgamated efforts of FounderPresident, Dr. Ashok K. Chauhan;Chairperson, Dr. (Mrs.) AmitaChauhan; Principal, Guide Teachersand team members came out withflying colours.

National ChildrenScience Congress

2008

Participants: Prapti Alok (team leader), Shruti Kumari,Chhavi Garg, Sehaj Shukla and Harshit Singhal

Kshitij Lauria XII-B, AIS Noida

Now that blogging is as estab-lished a medium, and demon-strably as influential, as the

other traditional media outlets, some ofthis medium’s more subtle propertiesare becoming apparent. One of these isa blog’s single-mindedness and focus:for a single blog, day after day formonths and years, follows the samesubject and develops the same themes,and as such can be much deeperthan traditional newspapersand magazines. Oneblog that epitomizesthis property of themedium, and isbrilliant and fasci-nating, too, is theFreakonomics blogat http://freakonom-ics.blogs.nytimes.com,written by StephenDubner and StevenLevitt. Their bookFreakonomics has sold 3 millioncopies worldwide. This blog, begun in2005, is meant to keep the conversation going.The focus of the Freakonomics blog isthe application of economics principlesto everyday life situations; for exam-ple, a recent post talked about the in-flation in Zimbabwe, accompanied bya picture of a sign in a toilet in Zim-babwe asking customers not to use cur-rency as toilet paper. After some

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U, Me & HumThe Global Times Vol.3, Issue 2, February 2009

5Whose life is it anyway?

“To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return. That takes courage, because we don't want to fall on our faces or leave ourselves open to hurt.” Madonna

Ankita NaikA.I.S, IX A, Pushp Vihar

Every February, across the country,candy, flowers and gifts are ex-changed between loved ones, all in

the name of St. Valentine. But who is thismysterious saint and why do we celebratethis day? The history of Valentine’s Dayand its patron saint, is shrouded in mys-tery. St. Valentine’s Day, as we know ittoday, contains vestiges of both Christianand ancient Roman tradition. One legendcontends that Valentine was a priest whoserved during the third century in Rome.When Emperor Claudius II decided thatsingle men made better soldiers than thosewith wives and families, he outlawed mar-riage for young men. Valentine, realizingthe injustice of the decree, defied Claudiusand continued to perform marriages for

young lovers in secret. When Valentine’sactions were discovered, Claudius or-dered that he be put to death. Ac-cording to one legend, Valentineactually sent the first ‘Valen-tine’ greeting himself. Whilein prison, it is believed thathe fell in love with ayoung girl. Before hisdeath, it is alleged that hewrote her a letter, whichhe signed ‘From yourValentine,’ an expressionthat is still in use today.Although the truth be-hind the Valentine legendsis murky, the stories cer-tainly emphasize his appealas a sympathetic, heroic andmost importantly, romanticfigure.

Sakshi GoelClass VII, AIS Sec-43, Gurgaon

February is an interesting month;there’s Rose Day, Chocolate Dayand of course, Valentine’s Day.

What better time than this to expressyour feelings to your loved ones…be ityour life partner, your parents, yourgrandparents or your siblings? How niceit feels to express your tenderness toyour near and dear ones, and snuggle intheir arms saying, “Hope this makes yourealize how much I love you.” Don’t beafraid of showing affection. Be warmand tender, thoughtful and affectionate.The most common gifts associated withthis month are chocolates, soft toys,flowers, cards, etc. But most importantof all, is to gift them your love! Show

your loved ones, the warmth you feelwhen they are near and the grief youovercome when they are not. Who elsewill always be there to share your joyand congratulate you; who else will giveyou a shoulder to cry on during badtimes? Who will support you no matterwhat; and help you to use your hiddentalents? This is the best time to show thatyou care!�

Charvi AggarwalAIS Gurgaon-46

Rose. No sooner one hears thisword than one’s senses tingleand come truly alive. A whiff of

the wonderful scent of the rose and weimagine the beautiful feelings connectedto it. This flower of love, friendship, de-votion and peace is com-monly associated withspecial occasions likebirthdays, anniversaries andother festivities. Some give redroses which signify love, somepink which signify friendship.Black roses which signify hatred are, ob-viously, very rarely used!

On the other hand, a white rosesignifies innocence, loyalty

and humility; whereasyellow roses are ex-changed between pla-

tonic friends. The rareblue rose is given when it

appears that the love youaspire to, is unattainable!

Love is spread all around theworld by giving either a bou-quet of roses or a single rose -

all that matters is just truelove. Every denomination

of roses serves a unique meaning initself- so it may be a good idea to checkout the significance of the number ofroses before you hand them over!

A single bud or a bouquet?

Meghna GaneshVIII-B, AIS Sec-43, Gurgaon

Life is getting cooler as winter ishere! It’s time for smart cardigans,

styled pullovers and cute winter caps.It feels so good curling up in cozyblankets at night.The arrival of winterspells relief for students as it marks theend of first terminal exams. It’s timefor enjoyment! That reminds me of thewinter carnivals that are set up at everynook and corner of Delhi. Winter also

brings the feeling of joy withfestivals like Diwali,Dusshera, Christmas and ofcourse, New Year which callfor revelry and celebrations.It’s time to rejoice. Well, win-ter has its own disadvantages,too. Nights become shorterand our sleep is disturbed.Getting up early in the morn-ing becomes the most difficult thing inlife. Parents yell, alarm clocks ring andstill, eyes don’t open! Monday morn-

ing blues and the lazinessmake me yearn for summers!Also, I hate being forced towear a dozen sweaters; thesun shines in the afternoonsafter all! Chilled water andice-creams are strictly forbid-den! Apart from this, wintersare awesome. The cool andfoggy atmosphere makes me

feel refreshed. I wish there was snow-fall in Delhi. Well, got to go to sleepnow. Bonne nuit, little diary. �

Teen Diary

Cuddling up in cozy winters Attitude Pill Chitra Jain, AIS Vasundhara

The Valiant Saint

Vaishnavi SridharAIS Noida

Aflower that conveys affection andwarmth in the best way, is a rose.

Did you know the significanceof the different colours ofroses? Here you go…Blushing crimson: Redstands for love, as most of youmust be aware. However, it alsostands for beauty, purity, courageand respect. The red rose bud symbol-izes love and beauty, a bouquet in fullbloom means you are expressing grati-tude. If you give a bouquet of red andwhite roses, then this combinationstands for unity. Peach signifies grati-tude and humility; deep burgundy is forunconscious beauty.

Tickled pink: Deep pink symbolisesgratitude, sympathy, empathy,appreciation and “Get well soon”,

whereas light/pale pink is for ad-miration, liveliness and fun.Pink as a whole, is symbolicof grace, gentility, joy and“Thank You”. Giving a pinkrose to a hostess is an excel-

lent idea. A single rose of anycolour signifies simplicity. A

combination of pink and yellow sig-nifies friendship, while that of pink

and cream is to say ‘Thank You’. Graceful whites: Cream signifies charmand thoughtfulness; white symbolizespurity, innocence, youth, girlhood, se-crecy, silence, peace and divinity sincethe Victorian Era. Colour me bright: Orange and coralsignify enthusiasm and desire, while acombination of red and yellow is for

joviality and happiness. Yellow alsosignifies joy, gladness, friendship,

delight, care, reassurance and “Icare”. Now you know that giv-

ing the rose of the rightcolour is so essential. Myfriend Sanskriti says thatshe always gives a combi-nation of cream, yellow,red and pink roses to herteachers on Teacher’sDay. While my mom re-ceives yellow roses fromher friends, her friendRekha got a bouquet of

white and red roses on herwedding. It just shows that

most people in our society arewell aware of the significance

of different colours of roses!�

Gift Your Love!

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Roses depict many emotions depend-ing upon their colour. Here are a few:Lavender: Enchantment and Unique-ness �Orange: Fascination �Pink:Thankfulness, Friendship and Admira-tion � Red: Love, Respect andCourage � Peach: Modesty, Grati-tude, Admiration and Sympathy �Pink (Pale): Grace, Joy and Happi-ness � Deep Red: Beauty and Pas-sion � White: Innocence, Purity,Silence, Reverence, Humility �

Yellow: Joy, Friendship, Hope andFreedom � Black: Farewell �

White: Unity � Peach: Modesty,Gratitude, Admiration and Sympathy� Yellow/Red: Congratulations � Rosebud: Beauty, Youth and aHeart full of Love

Compiled by Ankita Naik

IX A, AIS Pushp Vihar

Rose trivia

Ingredients:2 cup Milk; 1/2 cup Pep-permint candy, crushed; 1 1/2 spoonVanilla ice cream Preparation: Place milk and pepper-mint candy in an electric blender. Mixwell. Add ice cream and process untilsmooth and creamy. Your specialValentine Shake is ready!

Struck by Cupid Cupid is the most famous of Valentinesymbols and everybody knows thatmischievous boy armed with bow andarrows, and piercing hearts. The ar-rows signify emotions of love, andCupid aims those arrows at Gods andHumans, causing them to fall deeplyin love. In ancient Greece, he wasknown as Eros, the son of Aphrodite,the Goddess of love and beauty. To theRomans, he was Cupid, and his motherwas Venus.�

CCrreeaammyyPeppermint shake

Editorial The Global Times Vol.3, Issue 2, February 20096

Get in touch: Write to us at-The Global Times, AKC House, E-27, Defence Colony, ND-110024 | E-mail: tbanerji@amity.edu | Visit www.theglobaltimes.in | Call up at 41888380/41888381

“People always make war when they say theylove peace.”

DH Lawrence

Love and War. Love in War.Or was it War & Peace? LeoTolstoy wrote a masterpieceepic which I never dared toread. Love begets Peace andWar is assumed for Peace. Thesubject has been written, dis-

cussed and filmed zillion times (An award win-ning topic in any case). So, what’s new ifFebruary brandishes Love notes & War fears?It’s a strange feeling, to define and celebratelove as platoons across the borders march closerto one another. But it’s definitely an expressionthat needs to be shared, spread and debated. What’s love? The Amity-e-Poll poses: Is Lovefree; can love be bought or is love expensive?Love, most of us agree, is the best thing in lifeand Free. Most agree that it cannot be bought.The new generation that has been fed dollops of‘Buy one get one free’, views what is Free with‘Condition’s apply’. The materialistic, con-sumerist milieu may seem to have blinded hu-manistic virtues, but values that define anddifferentiate an Indian from the world, emergestrong and steadfast... Love with no bonding.Love with Freedom. Love with No returns. AndLove begets Love. Then why not share it?And though War may seem be the only optionto fight terrorism and expensive, ‘love thyneighbour’ Spiderman continue to weave itslove spells with negotiations and negations.A bunch of chimpanzees may fight the wholeday, but end the day with kisses. From Ani-mal kingdom to universe, the language oflove has only one expression. It has no placefor war. February springs-in hues of Lovethat adore the nature.�

“The highest reward for man’s toil is not whathe gets for it but what he becomes by it.”

John Ruskin

The XX National Excel-lence Awards for Educationand Cultural Heritage, be-stowed by the T P Jhun-jhunwala Foundation onJanuary 27, 2009, has beenan honour for me and theentire Amity Family. Theaward defines the quality

education and cultural values that AmitySchools have imbibed in every child that passesout of this institution. It’s been my earnest de-sire to bring up a new generation, rich in tradi-tional values, ready to adopt modern outlook,while moving ahead with confident strides, leaving their imprint at all levels.While the award has definitely made me feelproud, it has also increased by responsibility.Remember, each award that recognizes your ex-cellence, brings with it a lot of expectations. Theaward is a motivation, to excel and surpass theearlier performance level.At Amity, I have given awards to so many stu-dents for their superior performance in academicsand co-curricular activities. For me, every prizedistribution function was a step towards enhanc-ing my performance. In every success, I see mysuccess. The numerous awards displayed in theschools is a constant reminder to reinforce the ex-cellent standards defined. Each award has a story.A tale of perseverance and perspiration. A tale ofnights spent awake while the world slept. A tale ofhumanistic ambitions and self belief.And next time, when you receive a prize, re-member the one you bestowed on me. �

Dr. Amita ChauhanChairperson

The Global Times is a good newspa-per. The best part of the paper is thatit is helping young talent to expressthemselves freely.

Lovely Mehrotra, BJMC-II,ASCO, Amity University, Noida

It is a remarkablenewspaper, as it hasachieved great heightsin relatively no time.Given that it is mostlymanaged by schoolkids, the effort isworth its value in

gold! Looking forward to a ‘school-college’ collaboration!

Ashish Anant, BJMC-II, ASCO,Amity University, Noida

A paper for old times sake, a paperto make you feel special and give

you importance. A paperthat touches your heartand mind when you gothrough it-that’s TheGlobal Times for you!

Megha ChauhanMJMC-I, ASCO,

Amity Univ, Noida

As a creative person, I love the vibrancy of colours and its so good tosee such a colourful newspaper! Mybest wishes to The Global Times! Mayit scale new heights!Gunjan Singhvi, MJMC-I, ASCO,

Amity Univ, Noida

The January edition of The GlobalTimes was very interesting. The factthat a major chunk of articles in thenewspaper is contributed by schoolstudents, it’s indeed commendable.

Vishal Bazaz, MJMC-I, ASCO,Amity Univ, Noida

Vira Sharma

Fare in loveand war

GT m@il

Muse

Rishav Lugar, Manu Goel & RahulRana, IX, AIS PV

When we were assigned thetask of a Radio Show byour English Teacher, we

decided to give it our best shot. We really wanted a famous personalitywho was serving the nation and verysoon, we happened to get in touch withone such person, the then CM ofJammu & Kashmir, Ghulam NabiAzad. The moment we contacted him,we got a positive reply. We werethrilled albeit pretty nervous, but thesimple man that he is, he immediatelyput our fears to rest. Since when are you in politics?I am in politics since I was a studentof class XI. My father and uncle tookactive part in politics at that time, sothey influenced me to join politics too.First, I became a student leader, then

Youth Leader of Indian National Con-gress and served the Congress foreight years after which I forayed intothe central government as DeputyMinister in-charge of Law, Justice andCompany Affairs Ministry in 1982 forthe first time. Who is your role model?My role model is Mahatma Gandhi. Ihave been reading him since childhoodand attended many camps where theytaught about the sacrifices made byhim. His love and affection for thepeople inspired me and attracted metowards politics. What do you like to do during yourfree time?My hobby is gardening. Whenever Igo abroad, instead of shopping I lookfor different type of seeds. I have nothad much time to watch movies for thepast 30 years but whenever I get time,I watch action movies. Mostly, they

are my companions in cars and planes,ie, when I’m traveling. I enjoy listen-ing to songs of Mukesh whenever Itravel. What is your message for the youngpeople? The youngsters today, are very lucky.

The knowledge which we lacked in thepast years, is found in abundance intoday’s generations. I find youngstersof our country more fluent in Englishthan other countries. Come what may,the youth should not give up their cultural heritage. �

�If you want to succeed, you mustmake your own opportunities.�If you want your dreams to cometrue, you must wake up.�The man who cannot believe inhimself, cannot believe in anything.�They who conquer believe inthemselves.

Compiled by:R V Nivedita (VIII C)

AIS Sec 46, Gurgaon

Pearls of wisdom

Adorning the Amity Universe as the crown-ing glory was the felicitation of Chairper-son, Ritnand Balved Education Foundation,

Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan with the prestigious Na-tional Excellence Award 2008-09 bestowed by the T P Jhunjhunwala Foundation for promoting and preserving Education and Cultural Heritage. Theaward was given at a special function held at Chinmaya Mission Centre, Lodhi Road on January27, 2009.The occasion was presided by S P Jaiswal, UnionMinister of Home Affairs for State, chief guest DrAbhishek Manu Singhvi, eminent parliamentarianand legal luminary, bhajan samrat Anoop Jalota,Swami Nikhilanandji and Shila Jhunjhunwala. Con-gratulating the recipients, Swami Nikhilanandji, inhis discourse, conveyed the message for others tofollow the path shown by the award winners. Draw-ing lessons from Bhagwad Gita, he said, “We oftenlook for happiness outside us, while real happinesslies within us. To change the world, we need to putour actions and thoughts together and the world willbecome perfect.”“The award is a celebration of person behind per-son,” said Dr Singhvi. “Just as Dr Ashok Chauhansupported Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan at every stage,

she reciprocated the same by standing bedrock be-hind him,” he elaborated. Commending on the noblework done by the recipients, Shri S P Jaiswal pointedout, “I don’t agree that someone has no time for so-cial work. There is enough time, opportunity andmeans especially in a country like India.” The award instituted in 1991, has been conferred uponindividuals who have left a mark in their fields

through their commitment for the cause. Amongst thelist of recipients are Dr Naresh Trehan, Pandit BirjuMaharaj, Sonal Mansingh, Prof Yash Pal, Raja &Radha Reddy and Geeta Chandran. The occasion alsomarked the felicitation of Dr Mohan Nair for remark-able work done in the field of medicine.�

(To post your congratulatory messages, log on to www.theglobaltimes.in through ‘Post your article’)

Excellence recognised

The TP Jhunjhunwala Founda-tion National Excellence

Award in Education for the year 2008-2009 goes toDr Amita Chauhan, noted educationist, Vedicscholar and philanthropist, for her immeasurablecontribution to the select field of edu-cation and for taking the cultural her-itage of India across the seven seas.Founder President of the Institute ofVedic Culture, Germany; Chairper-son, Amity International Schools

and a Sanskrit scholar ofeminence, Dr Chauhan isan educationist whoseinfluence goes far be-yond the boundaries ofher institutions. A vi-sionary with the gift ofrealism, she has dedi-cated her life to thecause of bringingworld-class education toIndian students. She reg-ularly articulates herviews on various aspectsof learning and edifica-tion in all forms of

media and was even a guest Editorfor The Times of India.

Current chairperson of the Ritnand Balved Educa-tion Foundation, Dr Chauhan has infused a newimpetus into the activities of the programme of

Amity Humanity Foundation, which pro-motes equitable social develop-ment by undertaking projects onissues targeting women, childrenand the elderly. Under its benevo-lent aegis, Dr Chauhan foundedAmitasha, a school that providesfree education, books, meals andclothing for over a thousand un-derprivileged girl children.Amongst her many pioneeringschooling concepts is the Amity In-dian Military College, Manesar, aresidential school that aims at im-parting education with a view toequip students to seek entry into thearmed forces of India.The TP Jhunjhunwala Foundationsalutes Dr Amita Chauhan for herabiding efforts to preserve the essenceand improve future hopes of educa-tion in India.

Excellence Award

Awarded by Shila Jhunjhunwala,

Chairperson &Yatish Aggarwal,

Trustee

“The youth should not giveup their cultural heritage”

Awardreward

From left to right: Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan, S P Jaiswal,Swami Nikhilanand Ji and Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi

The citation reads...T P Jhunjhunwala Foundation National Excellence Award 2008-2009

7Gandhi RevisitedThe Global Times Vol.3, Issue 2, February 2009

“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” Mahatma Gandhi

Big story

On Terrorism: Terrorists are alsohumans. Their minds function likeany of ours. It’s not only the peoplewho are victims of terror but alsothe terrorists. We ignore a lot ofterror in our lives everyday. Be-

cause we have ignored this, theterror is so large scale now.

We need to be con-scious of the vio-

lence around us.Message for

y o u t h :Try and

e n c o u r -age people of

today to be kindand non violent to

children. Show compan-ionship for others and treat

everyone as your own. We must tryto be good human beings in our

lives. We must learn from Gandhi andwhat he did. We must try and adopt hismessage for humanity. And we mustshow compassion to all living beings. On Khadi: Khadi is production by themasses, not by mass production. Gand-hiji’s famous tool, his charkha, beamedof its power and the wealth that it pro-vides the nation. Khadi means bread onthe plate for millions of people. Khadiis meant for self-consumption ratherthan export. Even if it is exported, itshould only be the surplus stock. Khadiindustry needs the promotion and wel-fare of workers and weavers. Wheneverpeople buy khadi cloth, the benefitshould go to the workers and weavers.On Globalization: Globalization is badonly when it takes away our jobs orharms our environment. Globalizationshould produce more jobs, not takethem away. In today’s world, we see

that even Gandhi has been globalised.Men’s liberation: It should not bewomen’s liberation, but rather men’sliberation or better still, child liberation.Let boys also learn management likegirls. Boys should be, and need to begiven interests like those of girls. Whyare boys told that they can’t cry? Lifefor men is as difficult as for women.Gandhi in films & books: Gandhijihas to be associated with art, music andfilms, not only with books andspeeches. Through books, we cannotportray Gandhi properly. This has to bedone through films and entertainment.Gandhiji liked laughter, so he needs tobe known through laughter. As told to Vatsala Srivastava & SwatiMongia (MJMC ASCO); RaghavChauhan, Siddhant Sharma & Vasudha Singh (XI, AIS Saket) andAnkita Naik (IX, AIS Pushp Vihar)

Gandhi wasn’t the man with a mes-sage. Gandhi was the message himself to the world.Gandhi is an idea, a philosophy, a reli-gion, a way of living for the people ofIndia. We swear by his determination,singularity of purpose, undauntedcourage and the ability to step in an-other’s shoes and relate to his/her sorrowand difficulty. Without even reading the(Bhagwad) Gita, he did what it said. Thecollective celebration of humanity, na-tionality, harmony anddiversity, was whatmade him biggerthan the others.The timelessvirtues of non-

violence and truth were his stalwart prin-ciples which he never compromised uponeven in the face of adversity and opposi-tion. He had discovered ‘matra-shakti’(mother’s instinct)-the flow of compas-sion, the ability to nurture, which wassupremely important in the making of theMahatma.

� � �When Gandhi travelled, his mind alsotook a separate journey whose finaldestination was India’s freedom.Travelling was one way in which he keptabreast with the immediate problemsfaced by the actual masses of the country.

He revolutionized the railways makingthem his sole mode of commutation.

For him, travelling became ametaphor for the journey within,

the quest for solutions to the

numerous problems of our multitudes andthe eventual enlightenment.

� � �His attire: unstitched, untailoredstretch of cloth was the statement ofelegance that described minimalism. Gandhi was the original minimalist. Hemade it sure that people learned to ac-commodate themselves with the basicnecessities and not indulge themselveswith the luxuries of more than required.He set it as an example by not possess-ing anything beyond absolute need.

� � �Gandhi liked being transparent. Thatis possibly why he wrote on postcards.The postcard meant many things. Itmeant maintaining good handwriting,good command over language and beingbrief and precise. Besides, it was also

cost effective and required no postage.He used to personally reply to each let-ter sent to him, on postcards. These aresome things that I have inherited.

� � �He used to tell me that he had learntthe lesson of non-violence from hiswife, Kasturba.The serial, Balika Vadhu, reminds me ofKasturba. She understood him better thananyone else...better than he understoodhimself perhaps. Even though Kasturbawas illiterate, her strength was un-matched. Kasturba was smart. I recall anincident when Ba (Kasturba Gandhi),gifted me a beautiful sari. Even though Iwas overjoyed at my wonderful present,I was scared. I thought that Bapu (Gand-hiji) would take it away from me andgive it to the poor and needy. I thought

of running away with the sari. But beforeI could do that, I looked at Bapu, watch-ing me take the saree while spinning thewheel in the corner of his room. Therewas a gentle assurance in his eyes thatconveyed the message that ‘It’s Ok, youcan keep it’. Perhaps, he recognised meas a needy person at that point…needyfor love.

� � �Gandhi was Mahatma or Bapu to thenation but for me, he was and will beMohandas Karamchand Gandhi, mygrandfather!Gandhiji was adored and worshipped likeroyalty and he lavished equal attention onthose who cared about him. As a kid, I feltextremely possessive and sometimeseven jealous of not being special to himdespite being his granddaughter.�

Tara Bhattacharjee, Vice Chairperson Gandhi DarshanGandhi Samiti and picture of elegance and poise, shares herviews on different issues, with compassion and coherence …

We ignore a lot of terror in ourlives everyday. Because we haveignored that, terror is so largescale now. We need to be con-scious of the violence around.

“When we talk about India, the nameGandhi is inseparable. India is knownas the land of diversified cultures andalso the land of Gandhi.” GT re-porters in an exclusive chit-chat withTara Gandhi Bhattacharjee, thegranddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi,revisit the Father of the Nation, asshe resists the temptation to be thespokeswoman for the Mahatma, ele-gantly dressed in a simple cotton sari,representing the Gandhian spirit andlegacy for 74 proud years.

“Gandhi wasn’t the man with a message.He was the message himself”

GT Reporters with Tara Gandhi (LtoR): Vasudha Singh, Vatsala Srivastava , Swati Mongia, Siddhant Sharma, Ankita Naik and Raghav Chauhan

Photographs by: Tulika Banerji

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“Don't hold to anger, hurt or pain. They steal your energy and keep you from love.” Anonymous

Prankur AroraVIII-A, AIS Gurgaon-43

In the present scenario, mostcountries such as India, Pakistan,Israel, Palestine, Bangladesh and

even USA are in great tension due tothe curse of terrorism. The Mumbaisiege has shaken India as a whole.There are bound to be diplomatic andpolitical repercussions of this. But,somehow, it is unjust to mix politicswith sports. The motive of the terror-ists to destroy the friendly relationsof Pakistan and India completelyhave been more or less successful, byattacking India several times.Sports teach us to have a positivespirit and they also play a vital rolein sustaining good relations betweenthe countries. We can take examplesof the DLF Cup & IPL which hadplayers of different countries. The re-fusal of BCCI has given a long ropeto the terror groups. The terrorists arecloser to destroy Indo-Pak relations.It is wrong to mix politics with sportsas they are the only ray of hope tobring all countries together.�

Politics with Sports?

Chitra Jain AIS Vasundhara

Following the chilling terror at-tacks on Mumbai, the BCCI wasforced to cancel India’s upcoming

tour of Pakistan which has left millionsof cricket crazy fans angry and sad.What does it mean to us? It’s no news that India is a cricket crazynation. But there’s a time when thecricket fever reaches such a pitch that

you could fry ‘omelets’ on the heatthat’s generated. Indo-Pak matches is

one of them. No matter how much wedeny our ‘supposed’ rivalry withPakistan, there is always a timewhen that sudden hatred comes upagainst the ‘Pakis’ and apparently,the feeling is mutual. So it’s nowonder that Indo-Pak series is oneof the most watched in the world.

And one of them just got cancelled.They could have postponed it or held itin a different place, even here in India.But the question remains, is it just ‘se-curity’ that the government is concernedwith or is it something else? Here’s thestudents take on it:“Of course it’s security! Why would theGovernment want to, put on stake suchtalented sportspersons who bring in somuch revenue to the country?” quipsArush, class VI, AIS Vasundhara. “Pak-istan is suddenly appearing to be a dan-gerous nation. Who would want to gothere? The BCCI’s decision is absolutelyright! Why stake the lives of so manytalented and loved people for a cricketseries?” Ruchismita (IX) of AIS Va-sundhra wonders aloud. Ankush (IX) ofAIS Vasundhra is concerned, “Today weare cancelling this series, tomorrowwe’ll cut off every possible contact withthem. How long will this go on?”�

Spolitics!

Continuing with the tradition ofbagging medals at NationalSchool Games ever since the

duo started playing for it, the Bishtbrothers once again brought glory to theCapital with their stupendous perform-ance at the 54th National School Gamesheld in Delhi from December 23 to 28,2008. Ronit Bisht, winner of team silvermedal in 2005 and team gold & individ-ual bronze in 2006 bagged a Gold in in-dividual & team category in ‘under 14’in 2008 . Elder brother Rohit Bisht, alsowon an individual and team gold in‘under 17’ in the 54th National SchoolGames. He sports a medal track of teamand individual gold in 2006 in ‘under

14’, as well as silver medal in 2004 and2005. Rohit and Ronit, students ofAmity International School, Saket jointhe league of select stalwarts, to win agold in both team and individual cate-gories at NSG.

Ankita DagaAIS Vasundhara

Ever felt like running throughwater and never coming back?

Do you love bathing more thanwatching MTV? If yes, then Un-derwater Rugby might just be theright sport for you.Underwater Rugby or UWR is ayoung sport which originated inthe ’60s. Invented by Ludwig VonBersuda in 1961, the game ishugely popular in Germany, alsothe place where it originated. Thegame has also found a liking inNorway and Sweden where it is

played not only for recreation butalso for money! It is generallyplayed in German diving clubs andhas little in common with ‘normal’Rugby except for its name.The rules are pretty simple- twoteams, each with six players, try toscore a goal by sending a ball filledwith saltwater into the opponent’sgoal. So, what’s the catch? The ballwhich is quite uncontrollable mustnot go out of water. And that’squite difficult to do when you’reinside water. Also, teams can onlydress in blue and white. Like theydress much at all! Water sports are known to be ex-

haustive; therefore, teams playwith six substitutes who replacetheir counterparts after an intervalof one hour. The game tests one’sstrength, speed, mobility and teamspirit. Although the sport has notbeen introduced in India, moreand more Indians are headingnorth for a taste of thisgame.There is also an annual Un-derwater Rugby Tournament heldin Munich which is apparently theoldest tournament in the history ofsports. Like underwater hockey,Underwater Rugby is controlledby CMAS, the world underwaterfoundation. �

UWR for strength, speed, mobility & team spiritSport Spotted

Be a Water Baby

Be a Water Baby

Vira Sharma & Tulika Banerji, ANN

If you thought fight-ing for one’s rights issomething onlyHuman Right ac-tivists indulge in, you

couldn’t be further from reality. A bunch ofspunky kids, Vinayak, Rishabh andMridul (VIII) from AIS Pushp Vihar,have shown to the world that ‘Nothing isimpossible for the one who believes’, byundertaking upon themselves the task ofpreserving their right to play! Cut to six months back: Rishabh Shankarand his friends- Mridul Vij, VinayakGupta, Anish

Deva and Anshuj Deva had gone out fortheir regular games one evening, when theyfound the LIG Park in Alaknanda (theirplay area) encroached by shop owners.Much to their chagrin, soon, temporaryshelters and illegal encroachments beganto mushroom along the fenced borders oftheir only play area. Miffed, Rishabh andhis band of boys tried to reason with theperpetrating shop keepers to leave theground free for the kids, but their pleas fellon deaf ears. After all, why would anyonelisten to a bunch of small kids? Convinc-ing people double their age was no joke. Garnering support: Spearheaded byRishabh, the group approached the SocietyPresident, whom they fondly call RishiBhaiyya, to look into the matter. Softenedby their persistent appeals, Mr Rishi tookthe mantle of releasing the park from theencroachers and after almost a six monthlong struggle, the park is devoid of any en-croachments and triumphantly theirs toplay and enjoy. Informs TCShankar,

Rishabh’s father, “As Rishabh became in-creasingly keen on not letting go of his playarea, I allowed him to take charge. One ofthe first things parents can do to organize achild’s life is to let him organise his playtime on his own.” Lessons learnt: Quips Rishabh, “A simi-lar problem had occurred in our colonypark, some time back. When weplayed cricket, it clashed with theevening walk of the ladies and aftersome tiffs, we mutually agreed upontime slots for ourselves. We realizedthat it’s impor-tant to co-exist!I also learnt that pa-tience does pay!” Mridul tookhis lessons fast, “Often, elder’s ad-vice is something not to be avoided,but respected.” One needs to put one’s footdown, feels Vinayak Gupta,“Sometimes, it

becomes very important to voice our con-cerns.” These youngsters have proven tothe world that all one needs inlife is determination, a sense ofpurpose and the right attitude.�

Where have the playgrounds

gone?

YOUTH POWER

LIG Park, Alaknanda

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Twin victory

Top to Bottom: Mridul,Rishabh and Vinayak

NSG Medals Tally

Rohit andRonit, of AIS,Saket join theleague ofselect

stalwarts, towin a gold inboth team andindividualevents.

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2008 Individual & team Gold(under 14)

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“Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.” H. L. Mencken

Change in lifeAs a child I had a whale of a time,Away from the worldly stress, reading my rhyme.Lost in my own world, full of fairytalesUntouched, by the world’s harsh reality scales.

As I grew up, so did my perspectives in life,Facing the newfound world and its strife.Still entangled in the worldly web,Childish stories were replaced by reality net.

I envied the calmness of beauty around meLost somewhere in the tide’s of my life seaSeeing the people rush to do mundane jobs,I wondered, was evolution to make man a mere cog?

I must have wisened up really,For now I find the question quite silly.Life is a gift; happy moments must be cherished,It has sad moments which should be perished.

Like the darkest cloud has a silver line,In the dark night, something will shine.To illuminate the traveler’s way,A ray of moonlight will keep sadness at bay.

Ritika Bohra XII-E, AIS Noida

Amiown has not just beenholding the Amity flag high;but also setting new stan-

dards as a leading pre-school at Gur-gaon. The experience of going to aschool, which also happens to be thefirst prolonged exposure that mychild has had outside her home, putacross in simplest of words, is amaz-ing. Offering a complete package offun and frolic along with learning forchildren, Amiown is aptly servingthe purpose. My daughter, Juhi, isexcited to go to school every morn-ing. It is all the more visible whenshe returns home. She is full of inci-dents she has experienced at school,that she shares with us. I am surewhat she narrates to us is much lessthan what she actually experienceson any given day.Amiown is certainly giving herample opportunities to learn andenjoy. I have not only heard her mur-mur numbers and alphabets but alsonoticed her sing the national anthem(although in parts) and recite theGayatri Mantra. It is a pleasure to seeher become a good citizen alongsidebeing trained in traditional and edu-cational fronts.I am happy and satisfied that Juhi isstudying in Amiown. I would like tothank all the teachers and staff for theproper upbringing of my beloveddaughter.

Rajiv KhannaFather of Juhi Khanna,

Pre Nursery A, Amiown Gurgaon

PotpourriMosaic

Do you believe in ghosts?Well if you did, you would hear so much boasts.

There is a tale which I can narrate,Of a house with a blood stained gate.All inside the house it was dark,Only in a room there was little, light spark.

There were so many voices,Heard from the walls of thehouse with cracks and crevices.Suddenly, I felt someone touch my back,Ah! It was mother who woke me up from the dream!

Anushka SinghVII-A, AIS Pushp Vihar

Ghosts

Everybody has a mind of Peace!We can achieve with great ease

But the cases happening in the world are not goodIt is not easy to make the best livelihood!

To maintain peace be noiselessWho are good are hateless

I will help my country to maintain peaceSo that we do not face the future’s beast

Harshita MittalVI-C, AIS Vasundhara

Oh! Peace

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My country, my pridefor its freedom many diedmen and women, young and oldgave their lives as a precious gold.

Musckaan ChauhanV –C, AIS Gur- 46

My Country My Pride

Jigsaw Puzzle Contest ResultJigsaw Contest Winners: Arpit Goel, V A, AIS ED; Aditya Goel, VIII C, AIS ED; TanviBakshi, VIII D, AIS Gur 43; Arnish Jain, VII D, AIS ED; Ankur Jain, V E, AIS Gur 46

1. When is No Honking Day celebrated?

2. How many awards did AR Rahman win at the GoldenGlobe?

3. What is the full form of UWR?

4. Name the Vice Chairperson of Gandhi Darshan GandhiSamiti.

5. Name the students who fought for their right to play,and defended their playground?

Hardik Bansal,● VII C, AIS Gur 43, ● Garvit, VII, ED ,●Parna Chowdhury, II A, AIS Noida , ● Sidhant Moza,

VII E, ED , ● Kashish Minocha, VII B, AIS Saket

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“True love comes quietly, without banners or flashing lights. If you hear bells, get your ears checked.” -Eric Segal

To reward the hard work and dili-gence of the students, Amity Uni-versity, held its ‘Convocation

2009’ at Amity University, Sector- 125,Noida. Chief Guest, MN Venkat-achaliya, Former Chief Justice of India;commended the extraordinary work. Dr. Ashok K. Chauhan, has been doingin promoting science and research. Dr. Ashok K. Chauhan, Founder Presi-dent, Amity Universe, motivated thealumni to aim higher in life and preparea roadmap to reach the pinnacle of suc-cess. Congratulating the alumni, Mr. Atul Chauhan, Chancellor-AmityUniversity, Uttar Pradesh urged the stu-dents to earnestly respect and thank theirparents who made the students whatthey are today. The occasion was alsograced by Mr. Aseem Chauhan, Chan-cellor, Amity University, Rajasthan,Board of Trustees, Office bearers of Uni-versity and other Faculty Members. Maj.Gen. K Jai Singh, Vice Chancellor,

Amity University gave a brief overviewof programs and scholarships offeredunder Amity University and reviewedthe achievements and progress of theUniversity. Presenting the impressiveannual report, he said that Amity Uni-versity has done exceedingly well withalmost cent per cent placements inMBA, Nanotechnology, Telecom tech-nology, Micro Biology and many otherflagship courses. Over 2500 alumni re-ceived Degrees/Diplomas and a total of3,959 degrees were awarded in variousdisciplines. Over 1812 Post Graduatedegrees, 1551 Under Graduate degreesand 92 Post Graduate diplomas wereawarded to the graduates.For the first time, five Ph.D. Degreeswere conferred upon erudite scholars.Over 66 gold medals, 63 silver medalsand 32 bronze medals from 41 institutesof Amity University, Uttar Pradesh andAmity University, Lucknow wereawarded during the convocation.�

Admiral Sushil Kumar, PVSM,UYSM, AVSM, NM, FormerChief of Naval Staff delivered

lecture on the topic “Terrorism in theContext of Maritime Security” at AmityUniversity Campus, Sector-125, Noida.This was the 108th lecture under theAmity International Centre Lecture Se-ries on January 2, 2009. In his lectureAdmiral Sushil Kumar touched upon theimportance of Maritime Security afterthe menace of 26/11. Pointing out thedifference in land and air, he said, “Inland and air, everything is pre-deter-

mined with set border, LOC, air spaceand air corridors. However, oceans havehuge highways, nobody owns the water.In India at any given time, there aremore than 50,000 trailers, sailing in ourwaters. It is not possible for coast guardsto stop and check all moving ships.”Mr. Aseem Chauhan, Chancellor, AmityUniversity Rajasthan proposed the voteof thanks. “Terrorism has affected theimage of our peaceful country. It is hightime that the common man should bealso on vigil like our all security forces,”he said.�

Best All Round Student2008

● Ashish Kalla, MBA ● Dipanjan Banerjee, MBA-CRM& Mkt.●Aanchal Tripathi, MBA- HR● Dipak Kumar Jha, MBA- IB● Manan Modi, BBA ● JacobMario, MBA- Biotech● Inderdeep Kaur Gill, M.Sc Biotech● Isha Lall, B. Tech-Biotech ●Vidhi Mehrotra, B Sc. (H)-Biotech ● Megha Purohit, BJMC ● Varun Mittal, B Tech● Devashish Dwivedi, B Sc.-HM ● Rashmi Sharma, B. Ed● Anshita Srivastava, B.Tech-Biotech ● Himani Babbar, MBA● Madhumita Chakaravarty, MBA

Shri Baljit Shastri Award For The Best in Human & Traditional

Values 2008● Jitender Gupta, MBA - IB● Girish Chander Gupta, MBA -TM● Mansi Banga, B.Tech● Rishi Gudwani, PGDEM & PR●Mitchelle Lee, MA● Abhinav Bhatt, MJMC● Megha Purohit, BJMC● Sumit Saxena, MBA● Afrin Moulvi, B.Sc-H

Corporate awards 2008The Jubilant Organosys Entrepre-neurial Excellence Award:Pulkit Dublish, MBAMax New York Life Award for BestAll Round Student: Ashit PrakashMahajan, PG Dip in Insurance MgmtThe LG Best Potential ManagerAward: Jitesh Arora, MBA(2006-08)

Aishwary Sharma, MJMC(1st)ASCO, Amity University, Noida

Shampa Suhadarsinee, MJMC(1st)ASCO, Amity University, Noida

What Education means to me

Convocation 2008Recognizing Excellence

Amity in Orissa works for welfareof the tribes to fulfill dreams of

our beloved Founder President, Dr. Ashok K. Chauhan. Students ofRural Management of AmityBhubaneswar stayed three days in thedistrict of Koraputunder guidance ofNK Rath, scientist of the institute as apart of study exposure visit. The stu-dents visited watershed developmentproject, Horticulture development,nursery raised by tribes in indigenous

way to gain practical knowledge. Thestudents along with Mr. Rath interactedwith tribes of both male and females tounderstand their problem, avenues ofincome generation, functioning of SelfHelp groups and adoption of new tech-

nologies. The studentsremained in tribal

community from 18th – 20th Decem-ber 2008. They also visited oil seeddemonstration project undertaken byAmity Humanity Foundation and sponsored by DST.�

As my name is to my identity, edu-cation is to my existence. The

pedagogy is a perpetual process whichcontinues till the mortal body ceases toexist. Like an astute craftsman givesshape to a statue, we are moulded likesoft clay into thinking individualsthrough continuous chiseling by edu-cation. We imbibe values and ourthought processes are influenced by it.Education is not only about degreesand diplomas, it is more about seeing,hearing, perceiving the tangible and

intangible facetsof our mi-lieu. Thisconfluence

results inshaping thepersonalityand the fu-tures of

millions.

Experiencing Tribal Living

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Terrorism in the context of Maritime Security

If I could, then I wouldbut here’s the ‘bard’s fool’Who never did really learn at school,the impulses wildhence he remains a childbut what about life?That education of sortsriddled with vicissitudes, interludes,now a wit, later a twit,Aye! To listen and not to speak‘For they shall inherit who are meek,Not a cipher, just my say,Let the ‘fool’ have his way.I could say that education is a neverending process, or that it is somethingwhich I am undergoing even now, orother clichés of the sort. Truthfullyspeaking, I do not know the meaningof education and I will not attempt todo so; for that would be defining thelimits of the word. However ignoranceis not bliss in my case, but knowing myboundaries I chooseto expand themdaily. It’s catharsisas well as an edu-cation for me.Writing this isalso a processin my educa-tion.

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“Love is everything it's cracked up to be…It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for.” Erica Jong

AIS Vasund-hara partic-ipated in

Adolefest 2008, An-nual Inter-schoolAdolescent Festivalcelebrated at Na-tional Science Cen-tre, Pragati Maidan,on December 19,2008. The eventwas organized byExpressions India –the life skills, edu-cation and schoolwellness program, a collaborative ven-ture of National Science Centre andChild Development & AdolescentHealth Centre, New Delhi. More than 40schools from NCR had participated inthe event and showcased their talent andcreativity. Saumya Josan, Priyanka Tan-don, Lavanya Thakur (VIII), Bhawna

and Anupriya of class IX participated in‘Euphony – Create a Jingle’ and baggedthe 1st position. The zealous girls bril-liantly depicted the theme ‘girl child’giving life and soul to the jingle. The jin-gle was composed and choreographed bySangeeta Paruthi. Rakesh Pathak sup-ported the event with his soulful music.�

AIS Saket celebrated its AnnualWinter Carnival on December 20,

2008. Beginning early in the morning,the school grounds turned into a funfest as everyone queued up at the foodstalls and rides. The atmosphere wasone of joie de vivre as the studentslaughed and joked, with everyonedressed in their best. Their euphoricyells could be heard reverberatingthrough the school. Students used theiringenuity and initiative to come up withinteresting games that wooed many par-ents to come and try their luck at minia-ture golf, latest PS2 and the everfavourite lucky dip. People waited with

bated breath for the raffle prizes to beannounced, for the prizes to be wonranged from laptops to the top-of-the-line electronic items. The winter carni-val, a brainchild of chairperson Dr.(Mrs) Amita Chauhan, sends the mes-sage of all round development of achild’s personality. The high point ofthe event was the wonderful opportu-nity it provided the ex-students to meettheir old teachers and friends. �

The project, ‘Household green en-ergy plant’ prepared by Dhruv

Sethi, Karan Vaish, Soha JagdeepChhaya and Ayush Sachdev, headed byKunal Ratan Arora of AIS Gur-46,was chosen for Indian Science Congressheld from January 3-7, 2009 at NorthEastern Hill University, Shillong. Themodel uses sunlight to boil water intosteam and uses it to produce electricity.Cheap components as satellite dishcoated with polynum silver reflector,copper piping, fresnel lens and a glassbox, put together concentrate heat on thechamber containing water. The steamthus produced generates electricity.�

The Interact Club of AIS Gur-46 con-ducted two donation drives simulta-

neously during the winter vacations.One of the drives included collectingwoollens for the underprivileged com-munities in and around Gurgaon. A largenumber of woollen clothes, shoes, etcwere donated generously to help themsurvive the harsh winter. The other drive

comprised collecting soft toys and mag-azines for the School for the VisuallyHandicapped at village Behrampur.While soft toys were given to the tinytots, the magazines collected were sentacross to be used for Braille practice. Allthe material collected was sorted out anddistributed with the help of Rotary Club,Qutub Enclave.�

Amity InternationalSchool Sector 46,

Gurgaon participatedin the Haryana RollerSkating Champi-

onship held at YamunaNagar from December3 to 7 and won laurelsfor the school.

Dushyant of class-1 won a Gold Medalin under-6 age-group and MusckaanChauhan of class 5-C won 3 GoldMedals in the ‘under-10’ age-group. Sherepresented the school at National Levelheld in January.�

AIS Pushp Vihar: Inter-class folk dance competition for the kindergartens held on December 15.

January 13th, 09 was indeed a mo-mentous day at AIS Saket. SoshiIsamu Kamagata- the Grandmaster,

Founder President and World Chief ofSeigo-Kai Karate Do, Japan visited theschool along with the reigning JapaneseChampion Mr Takayasu Aoyagi and

India Chief Sensei RR Raha. PrincipalBharti Sharma accorded them a warmwelcome and expressed her immensepleasure at having the honour of such anaugust gathering. The highlight of theday was a live demonstration of sometechniques of self defense by the World

Chief himself. He exhorted the studentsto learn karate as a defensive martial artand achieve a balance between the bodyand mind, channelising the untappedpropensities of the human body towardsconstructive activities leading towardsbetterment of the society at large. Theday’s programme culminated with aworkshop where the young karate-kaswere trained by the experts. AIS Sakethas the rare distinction of having morethan 40 1st Dans Black Belts and five2nd Dans Black Belts which is the high-est achievement at school level. It takes10 years of rigorous practice to reachthis distinction. To add further to the il-lustrious achievement of Amitians, theschool won this year’s Kamagata Cup,which has been instituted by Seigo-KaiKarate-Do Association, India. A nationallevel event, this competition saw 26teams with a total of more than 500 par-ticipants. AIS Saket lifted the Champi-ons trophy by bagging 66 points. Theprofound vision and discerning intellectof Chairperson Dr Amita Chauhan hasinspired students to achieve excellencein diverse arenas and bloom as sensi-tized and responsible architects of tomorrow. �

Adolefest Jingles

Noble winter drive

AIS Noida held Investiture Cere-mony for the installation of thePrefectorial Council. The Coun-

cil members pledged to uphold the Amit-ian ethos and values and to be perfectrole models for the students. Principal

Mohina Dar encouraged the new Councilmembers to be true leaders with a visionand urged them to cherish the values in-stilled in them from an early age. Dr TPSChauhan, Advisor RBEF, advised themto exhibit self control and work as ateam. Class XII students Mallika Kheraand Aanchal Chaturvedi shared theirmemories of Amity. Kunal Khilnani andAditi Raman (XI) bid an emotional adieuto the outgoing Council members. VicePrincipal Renu Singh proposed the Voteof Thanks. �For complete list of Council members,

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If there’s one book that truly changedRuchismita’s life, it has to be ‘TheKite Runner’ by Khaled Hosseini

which talks about the plights of Afghanrefugees. Miraculously, when a relativewho was hospitalized, shared a roomwith a 17 year old Afghan girl Hakima,a victim of terror attacks in Afghanistan,she couldn’t stop herself from befriend-ing her. An interaction with Hakima thatchanged Ruchismita’s life...Where did you live in Afghanistan?I lived in Kabul and studied in a girls’school ‘Lesai Naswan Jui Bahar.’What happened on the day when youwere attacked?The Governor and a minister were to visitthe area near my school. My classmates

and I were made to stand at various pointsto honour them with flowers. As soon asthe VIPs entered the boundary, a terroristwearing explosives all over his body en-tered and bombed the place. The suicidebomber, the VIPs and people surroundingthem, including some of my classmatesdied on the spot. As I was positioned a lit-tle far away, I survived! But as the explo-sives exploded, I was thrown away with agreat force. I don’t know what happenedafter that but when I woke up, I was in ahospital in Delhi! I survived with a legfracture and small injuries all over mybody. Now, I want to study here in a Delhicollege.What do you like about India?First of all, there’s a lot of peace here as

compared to the daily shootings takingplace in Afghanistan. Here everything isa lot cheaper and of better quality. Indiais a very nice place and the doctors aregood, too. And I just love Bollywood!Which Bollywood stars are you fond ofin particular?I love Shahrukh Khan, Sanjay Dutt, alsoTulsi (Smriti Irani) of Saas Bhi KabhiBahu Thi and Anurag and Prerna ofKasauti Zindagi Kay. What has India done for your country’sdevelopment?India has done many things. It has builtan Apollo hospital and constructed manybuildings and roads there. (Hakima is now back in Kabul and inregular touch with Ruchismita.) �

“I survived with a leg fracture”

Jack and Jill’s empty pailJack and Jill went up the hill with empty pails one dayOn the way to the hill, Jack told Jill of a boy called Willie DeKayWillie was a brat, you’ll agree to that, if you listen to Jack’s accountFor the things Willie did were vile and horrid, and ghastly to recount.

One fine morning, stretching and yawning, Willie got off the bedAC, lights and fan just ran and ran, and Willie just scratched his head(Oh, he left them on from dusk to dawn), and dragged his stinky feetOut of his room, into his bathroom and began to brush his yellow teeth

And while he was brushing, water was gushing out of the running tap(Jack observed that what Willie deserved was an eye-opening slap)If Willie should slaughter precious water, there wouldn’t be any to drink

Such a plight would serve him right, when he’d have to bathe in the kitchen sink!

Willie was never thoughtful, he was slow and slothful; he was running lateHis mum made a fuss- “You’ll miss your bus”, and gave him breakfast on a paper plateSo on his way to school, he ate his full and felt a giant burp implodeHe crinkled his nose and wiggled his toes, crumpled the plate and tossed it on the road.

At school, Willie was a big, fat bully; to his teachers he was a big, fat painHis plummeting grades led to livid tirades, but Willie just scratched his head againHe made paper planes and he made paper cranes and paper he would waste and fritterThe playground he would gag with plastic bags that each day he’d use and litter.

One day, when Willie went out to play, he saw the most lovable little kittenTo sentiment he wasn’t prone, he had a heart of stone; he wasn’t in, the least, smittenHe picked the thing up, gave it a fling up in the air, and the helpless kitten landedIn a garbage can, (Willie, that wretch, isn’t half a man!) he left the poor thing stranded

And so forth and so on, Willie would go on, wrecking his earth without a careWillie is arrogant, Willie is ignorant, and to him his environment isn’t half an affairHe pollutes and litters, wastes and fritters, cruel Willie DeKay is an idiot, if truth be toldIf all Willies knew a thing or two, they wouldn’t have let such a crisis unfold

The world won’t smell so rotten if we aren’t as misbegotten as horrible Willie DeKayLet yourself, the earth and me breathe fresh and free, let’s make this world a little better everydayThe earth is sick, but bit-by-bit, we can make it, if we realise now, if we don’t delayBecause every big and little issue is now and today…don’t just put it away- for there is no way!

Kanchan Joneja VIII-I, AIS Noida

The movie ‘High SchoolMusical’ was a big hit andspread like wild fire across

the globe in November 2006. Allage groups favoured it and the foottapping music was perfect for theyouth to groove and shake.

Getting updatedDisney in India had started a coun-trywide interschool group-dancecompetition ‘My School Rocks’and organized it again last year forHigh School Musical. Its popular-ity among Indian audiences sym-bolizes the fame of DisneyChannel’s contemporary and uni-versally relevant content. ‘MySchool Rocks‘ contest is basicallya means to promote the movie andto provide viewers delightful mo-ments to be enjoyed with the peergroup and the entire family.

About the movie HSM 1: It is about a boy namedTroy (Zac Efron) who is the cap-tain of the basketball team andGabriella (Vanessa Hudgens), thebrainy and beautiful member of theacademic club, break all the rulesof the East High society when theysecretly audition for the leads inthe school’s musical. As they reachfor the stars and follow theirdreams, everyone learns a thing or

two about acceptance, teamworkand just being themselves. HSM 2: Along with their friends,Chad (Corbin Bleu) and Taylor(Monique Coleman), Troy andGabriella set off to Lava Springs toenjoy their summer and make it amemorable one! But Sharpay (whoowns the place) wants to winTroy’s heart by taking advantage ofher position and tricking him intoworking for a college scholarship.This makes him think if he wouldlike to rise to the top and leave theWildcats (his basketball team) andGabriella behind. But in the end herealizes that it is more important tothink about the present and enjoywith friends and so they get to-

gether to have fun in the sun! Thehip and entertaining movie is set tofun tunes and cool dance moves! HSM 3: High school Musical 3 re-leased in October 2008 for the firsttime in theatres, unlike the previ-ous ones that were premiered onlyon Disney Channel! Now highschool seniors, Troy Bolton (ZacEfron) and Gabriella Montez(Vanessa Hudgens) are facing theprospect of being separated fromeach other as they go off in differ-ent directions. Joined by the rest ofthe Wildcats, including SharpayEvans (Ashley Tisdale) RyanEvans (Lucas Grabeel), Chad Dan-forth (Corbin Bleu), TaylorMcKessie (Monique Coleman),and others, they stage an elaboratespring musical reflecting their ex-periences, hopes and fears aboutthe future. Those of you whohaven’t watched this one yet, whatare you waiting for?�

Its time to groove on, people!

Yukti Anand, 1st Year, National

Law School, Bangalore

Guest Column

To Kabul with love:Ruchismita withHakima (Centre)and her brother

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“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, andthe most patient of teachers.”

-Charles W. Eliot

When most kids her age whileaway their leisure hours onthe telly or play stations,

Ruchismita’s reading habit has broughtabout life swinging changes. A swellingcollection of Enid Blytons’, NancyDrews, Harry Potters and Booker win-ning ‘The White Tiger’; RuchismitaBhattacharjee of class IX, AIS Vasundhra, has a wide taste in literaryworks. This, from someone, who was never re-ally into books. “As a child, I didn’tenjoy reading much, though everyone

in my family forced me to! Much later,when a friend gifted me Enid Blyton’s‘Famous Five’ on my 9th birthday,that’s when the bookworm in me reallygot into action. I found that book so in-triguing that I was completely hookedto reading more of its kinds!” Ruchis-mita candidly confesses. A voraciousreader, she can devour a book from startto finish in a day’s time, but con-sciously prevents herself from doing so,“I try hard not to finish a book in a dayas then, I don’t have anything left todo!” Ruchismita is now eagerly waitingto lay her hands on JK Rowling’s ‘Bee-dle, the Bard.’�

A book that changed my life