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Status of the weekI am going to change my name tono-one, so when I like your status,it will say no-one likes your status.

Ahzam Fatima, AIS Saket

How was your childhood as aprincess?The concept of princely states andnawabs had eroded after India gotindependence and my father’sroyal status didn’t matter much.People no longer recognized andclassified us as royals and I reallyliked it that way.I spent most of my childhood inthe lavish palaces of Bhopal andPataudi. It had huge sprawlinglush green gardens, spaces andfreedom, a child strives for. Awalk down the memory lanetakes me back to my numerousadorable pets.The best part of my childhoodwas education; we were taughthistory, etiquettes, talking to otherroyals, and table habits.

Your father, Mansoor Pataudi, isa name to reckon with, but howwas he as a father?My father has been a great inspi-ration to me. I have always lookedup to him for guidance and ad-vice. He was just and kind andmade great efforts to make every-body feel at home. Though, hewas a man of principle but henever laid down rules for us. Wewere never told what to do or howto behave, we watched him andlearnt. He was a wonderful fatherto all three of us and shaped usinto the people we are today.

What do you think of the ‘kids-these-days’?I think the youth these days is alot different from the older gener-

ation and has the potentialto bring about a change inthe world.

Do you think that theyouth today actually hasthe power it is being ac-credited with?Kids are boundless andradical, their minds areopen to new ideas and fu-elled by curiosity. Theyhave the power to do any-thing. I think the mostdeadly combination wouldbe the experience and wis-

dom of the older generation alongwith the bravery and freshness ofthe youth.

You’ve worked as a banker.What made you shift to the filmindustry?Doing Masters from the LondonSchool of Economics and work-ing at places like Citibank and theFord Foundation was a dreamcome true for me. I had achievedmuch in my career, but again, Iwanted to break away from mymonotonous life and luckily act-ing offers started coming my way.When I think about it, I never wasinclined towards acting. I wasnever a movie buff. I entered theindustry because of my impulsivenature and a habit to experimentthat I took up acting.

Tell us something about your lat-est movie. In my latest movie, Soundtrack, Iplay the role of a deaf person whofalls in love. It was a very diffi-cult role to essay because you canclose your eyes or turn off thelights and pretend to be blind, butthere’s no way you can get thefeeling of being deaf. It’s nevercompletely silent. Even when thedirector yells ‘Silence,’ it’s neverquiet. I took on this role becauseI found it very challenging. G T

In conversation with Soha

Favourite ice cream flavourStrawberryFavourite movieRoman Holiday and Jo JeetaWohi SikanderFavourite subjectHistoryFavourite ToyHistorySaba/Saif - the better sibling?They’re both very different

from each other, so I can’t re-ally compare them. I go to Sabafor emotional and intellectualguidance and to Saif for profes-sional guidance.Preference as a co-actor: Em-raan Hashmi, Shiney Ahuja,Aamir Khan & Shahid Shahid Kapoor, Aamir Khan,Shiney Ahuja & EmraanHashmi

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Geetika KalraAmity School of Communication

Through centuries, I have made ser-enading easy for poets and ruledover the imagination of many

artists. As for you, my young friends, mustthank me for recompensing for your lackof creativity and often, the sentiment togift a present. Though I am omnipresent in all seasons-weddings, birthdays and parties, myfavourite, by far, is the Valentine’s season,since I am put on a pedestal and wor-shipped, not dumped, as on other days,once the guests leave. I assume utmost im-portance on the day as I spread immeasur-able joy- retailers end up pocketing moremoney than on usual days, girls eagerlyawait my arrival and even the laziest guygoes through the painstaking process of

sifting through other dozens of me! Myself-esteem and pride escalates to anotherlevel as I dominate flower and card shopsand adorn stuffed toys.Before being traded to a flower shop, I be-longed to Mrs Rosy’s garden (co-inciden-tally my owner was named after me),where I was watered everyday and lovedunconditionally. Then one fine Februarymorning, when I had bloomed, I wastossed and swirled into baskets and loadedon to a pickup truck. I was scared, butwhen I saw many like me, I felt at home. Isaw my colourful friends, and they allseemed to express an emotion. White, wholooked serene and calm, was the first oneto greet me, “Peace,” he said making thegesture of peace with his fingers, whileYellow shook hands with me and said,“Friends forever!” Pink, true to what thecolour stands for, was highly appreciative

of me, “Rose, you look passionate in red!”“Thank you,” I replied with a humblesmile playing on my lips.On the long journey towards the flourist, Inoticed couples canoodling in coffee shopsand exchanging gifts, but one thing thatmade me blush all the more was that a rosewas always their constant companion. Iwas staring at the couples, when Orangeand Lavender woke me up from thedreamy state, “It’s Valentine’s Day, don’tyou know? We were groomed for almost aweek so we could be brought here andspread the message of selfless love.”As we reached the flower shop, I wasamazed to see a pack of crowd bargainingendlessly with the shopkeeper, who re-fused to budge. “Ow!” I squealed in pain

as the carriers carelessly abandoned mesuddenly into a bucket with many otherroses, some torn and some dry. The black rose in the bucket gave me ablank look and said, “Welcome to the salebasket! We’re not as good as others so wewould be bought for lesser bucks, huh!You still have chances since you’re red, Ihardly have any! I hate racism!” I gulpeddown hard, thinking what a judgmentaland selfish place the world was. Just thena lady walked in and glanced at my friendsand me. She spoke adamantly to the shop-keeper, “Hi, I am from the cosmetic in-dustry. I need all the roses in the bucket.How much?” I smiled a smug smile as thebargain continued for long between mynew godly owner and the shopkeeper. G T

RosecolouredglassesIts Valentine’s Day and all the rosesare beaming with pride. A humblerose, on the other hand, reminisces

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Queen of hearts Soha Ali Khan

Heiress, banker, entrepreneur,actress...she has done it all,seen it all. Having worked inover 20 movies, Soha Ali Khanis slowly but steadily makingher place on the Bollywoodscene. Join in as Labanya

Maitra, X; KashishMinocha, X & AkashSahai, XI, AIS Saketshare some candidconversations with thesvelte star.

I love sketching the most as I aspire tobe a painter when I grow up.

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Vignesh J SharmaAmity School of Communication

Delhi has something for everyone. It’s a hub for food-ies, travel enthusiasts, shopaholics, fan of wider land-scapes...practically anyone who has ever stepped in

the city. It charms everyone with its perfect mix of old worldaura and modern spirit. A day of travelling in the city will leaveyou asking for more. From posh suburbs, to the gullies of thewalled city, which houses dhabas filled with the aroma offreshly made ambrosiac dishes and the architecture of theplace leaving anyone gaping with sheer brilliance. Be it the Mughal or the foreign influence, Delhi houses everystyle in bounty, each unique and special in a way that it paysa tribute to India’s historic culture. Delhi’s popular AkbarRoad, leading to India Gate takes you on a ride, traversingthrough the corridors of power yet highly sensitive govern-ment machineries. The city is also a befitting example of reli-gious tolerance, with encouragement to all faiths- Hinduism(best example Akshardham), Islam (Jama Masjid, HazratNizammudin are very well known), Christianity (Sacred HeartCathedral), Sikhism (Bangla Sahib), Baha’I (Lotus Temple)and of course, the many synagogues. Talk scenic beauty andthe capital offers you serene gardens like Lodhi Garden, IndiaGate garden, Indraprastha Park and many more which are amust visit during sunny winter afternoons. Delhi’s unparalleled growth is clearly reflected in its effi-cient commutation system, all thanks to Delhi Metro, whichcovers almost the whole of Delhi under it’s economical, fastand safe wings. It is the metro that makes Delhi, Delhi. Thefeel of long lost empires, stories, poems and carvings thatconstantly linger in the air, make you want to explore andmuse over the National Capital. Delhi is indeed nostalgia init’s very pure form, an elusive and live centre breathing lifein various forms, which provides for, well, what can be eas-ily called - the feel of a lifetime! G T

Celeberating 100 years of Delhi as the national capital ofIndia and as a rendezvous of the past, present and future

Etti BaliAmity School of Communication

The wedding season reminds oneof loads of baraatis, bling andbhangra. It is a time for all the

ladies to flaunt their jewellery, sareesand tummy flab, all scoured off theirhusband’s fat paychecks, who, by theway, have larger pot-bellies. A timewhen for the first time, the bride looksooh-la-la without photoshop and thegroom is capable of containing all hisurge to pick his nose in public. Nonetheless, the wedding season is ahappy time for all. Wait! Is it really all?That would certainly be a thoughtlessdisregard for the poor commuters whoremain stuck in mile-long jams becausethe ghodi does not care to coordinate her

hooved steps with the blaring beats ofthe band. Oh, and also excuse the utternegligence for the plight of the poorworking class man who came home toclaim his share of peace. During weddings, you get to see yourlong-lost aunts with their now grown upkids. You are forcibly tagged along withthem as bade bhaiyya or didi. Then thereis the quintessential high uncle who will

dance to the tunes of naagin, and hogthe tandoori chicken. He will haveready cash in his pockets, should he lagbehind in the ‘have money, will show-off’ race. And how can you forget thosedistant grandaunts who come, not forthe greasy food or the disco beats(they’ve got diabetes and arthritis), butfor matchmaking. They form a council,

concentrating on fresh-in-their-twentiesgirls and boys. It’s a win-win situation for everyone as-sociated with the wedding, even periph-erally. The relatives depart, well-fed andthe cousins are happy to be placed in thematch-making market by the ever-effi-cient aunties. There is so much going on during thisseason that this one article can be turnedinto a book. G T

Ridhi AnandAmity School of Communication

With a camera forever slungacross, clicking pictureswith thoughts crossing his

mind at a lightening fast speed, an ar-dent photographer and astudent of Amity Schoolof Communication,Harshit Walia affirms,‘Great shots never wait!’Ask Harshit what photography meansto him and he says emphatically, “Life.I inherited the love for it from my fa-ther and trained through workshops byRaghu Rai and Girish Mistry.” Harshit talks about his fondness forclicking nature since school days, ‘Ihad a Kodak KB10 camera then andparticipated in the SAARC Youth Fes-tival.’ While other students had digitalcameras, Harshit clicked from hismodest camera, nevertheless, he wonthe competition, “That was my firstgreat push towards photography.”A master of travel and fashion photog-raphy, Harshit continued to click pho-tographs with his Kodak well until2010, when the HoD of the Amityphotography team, Amit Chawla, toldhim to buy a professional camera.Harshit calls him his 2 am mentor, “Heanswers my questions even when I amon night assignments,” and then shiftsnostalgically to, “I saved all my life tobuy a professional camera!”

The official photographer for AmityUniversity and a member of its corephotography team, he has his handsfull with assignments, “While I am al-ways travelling across the country,clicking photographs, I work as a free-lancer for portfolio shoots and events.’He adds ambitiously, “I will own aneven better camera some day.” G T

Born to click� Won the photography competition at

BITS Pilani, thrice in a row.� A hattrick in clinching admirable positions

in Mood Indigo, an IIT Powai fest.� Won the photography competition

held by Channel V India. � A first timer special award for

getting maximum awards in photography for Amity University.

� 1st prize for ‘I am Free Picture it’ contest held by The Global Times.

Jama Masjid; the photograph has fetchedprizes at three national competitions

The big fat Indian weddingFebruary is the season for grand weddings; where there istoo much happening, other than the wedding itself!

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People behind the page: (L to R) Harshit Walia, Ridhi Anand, Vignesh JSharma and Etti Bali

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SCHOLASTIC ALERTS

Amity University, Rajasthan or-ganised its second Convocationon January 20, 2012 in which

277 students of graduate and post-grad-uate programs were awarded degrees,awards and trophies. Honorary Doctorate Degrees wereawarded to Prof Samir K Brahmachari,Director General, CSIR & Secretary toGovt. of India and RM Sharma, Ex-Chairman, DRT by Mr Aseem Chauhan,Chancellor, Amity University Rajasthan. Dr Ashok K Chauhan, Founder Presi-dent, Amity, graced the auspicious occa-sion. Addressing the convocation, Dr Chauhan shared his vision of settingup Amity campus in every country in theworld and to make India a superpowerthrough education. He also gave themantra of ‘BHAAG’ by describing theacronym in totality: B- behaviour, H-hard work, A-attitude, A-ambition, G-

God. He advised the students to keeppace with the global developments butnot to leave their Sanskars under any cir-cumstance. Vice Chancellor Dr RajSingh, elaborated in his report that,Amity had launched three ‘Centres ofExcellence’ this year – Centre for CleanTechnology, Centre for Water Studiesand Centre for Family Business. He alsoannounced that Amity University Ra-jasthan will become a fully residentialcampus from the next sessionThe solemn ceremony started with a pro-cession of Amity’s academic regaliacomprising office bearers of the Univer-sity, directors and faculty members, led

by a band playing the traditional cele-bration song. During the grand and spectacular Con-vocation, students were awarded BestAll Rounder trophies, gold medals, sil-ver medals and bronze medals for theiroutstanding performance in their respec-

tive courses. Degrees were awarded tograduates from five institutes underAmity University Rajasthan.The glittering ceremony was attended bystudents, parents and guardians, facultymembers, staff members, corporateheads and other officials of Amity

University Rajasthan.Earlier, on January 19, a spell bindingcultural evening was organised in theuniversity auditorium. It ended with atraditional Rajasthani lunch for theguests, followed by a spectacular displayof fireworks. G T

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On planet Venus was an island called TopsyTurvy, named after its weird plants andamazing creatures, most of them who were

blind, but found their way by echolocation1. Oneday, some aliens discovered the Topsy Turvy islandwhile rocketing around in their spaceship. As theycame closer, they found a unique specie of flameplant2 emitting light in the dark on the island. Theywere also attracted by the twin walking fishes,Pokemon3 and Dart4, who could survive outsidewater by breathing air through skin instead of gills.They were the only creatures with vision. The aliens felt that such amazing species should bea part of their planet, so they planned to kidnap Dartand Pokemon. Ten days later, an alien spaceshiplanded on the island. The men on the mission werespecially trained to overcome any obstruction.While the blue men moved stealthily to hunt for thewalking fishes and had wings to fly away with theirvictims, the green men started uprooting the flameplants and hiding them in their branches.The flame plants started blinking to warn againstdanger. Black Horn, the crow, too, sensed dangerthrough echolocation. It flew high up in the sky andsent out shrill cries. An alarm resounded all overthe island and everything on the planet startedshaking with creatures running helter sketler. Star-tled, Pokeman and Dart started running. Unfortu-nately, four hands grabbed the frightened fishes in

their claws. All creatures wondered if Topsy Turvy would loseits two heroes. But hold on, the green men werefalling down unconscious. This was an attack fromKing Cobra5, the soldier plants. The green menwere not equipped to handle the poisonous emis-sions from King Cobra, which put them to seventytwo hours of sleep.In the meantime, the blue men, while running to-wards their spaceship with their prized catch, tum-bled upon iris plant6. This strange plant simply

opened it’s pupil and glared at the men. The menwere hypnotized and started dancing to the tune ofiris. They dropped Pokeman and Dart.Goofy, the rabbit with it’s thick coconut fibre hair,entangled itself in the claws of the aliens anddragged them to the pitcher plant7, who lost no timeand gobbled up the two men. The spaceship now belonged to Pokemon and Dart.They took joy rides with their friends in the space-ship and lived peacefully ever after. G T

Topsy Turvy IslandHop on to this wonder island, abounding in spectacularplants and creatures that are usually unheard of

Science FactsEcholocation (1): A biological sonar inanimals that enables them to call out toobjects near them, and hear the echoesfrom the call returned from the objects.

Flame plant (2): A perennial plant anda native of South America; attractiveand drought resistant.

Pokemon (3): A specie of fish found inmany varieties.

Dartfish (4): A specie of fish featuringbright colours and a long body.

King Cobra (5): A plant which is 12-18inches long, with sterile flowers.

Iris (6): A genus of 260-300 species offlowering plants with showy flowers.

Pitcher plant (7): A carnivorous plantwith a prey-trapping mechanism.

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Suruchi KhannaAmity School of Communication

The feeling called love has less todo with heart and more with thebrain, the storehouse of chemicals

and hormones. Brain releases certainchemicals which ensure that you experiencelove or atleast feel so. Here’s exploring thechemical locha of love.

Oxytocin: Also known as the motherhormone or the cuddle hormone, it is re-leased in large quantities when a motherfeeds her baby, resulting in immense satis-faction. It’s also produced when two peoplehug or cuddle.Hormonal wonder: It makes people feelconnected and wanted.

Dopamine: The kick that you get whenyou see someone you love and the urge tosee the person again is because of the releaseof dopamine. It improves mood and triggerspleasurable feelings. Hormonal wonder: Vitamin B6 and mag-nesium form dopamine.

Fenylethylamine: Nicknamed as themolecule of love, this one triggers feeling of

happiness, increased heartbeat, blushing ofcheeks due to increased blood flow. Whenyou see something you really like, this hor-mone expands the pupils of your eyes.

Hormonal wonder: Chocolates and cheesealso produce fenylethylamine.

Adrenaline: This is the hormone that de-cides your response to situations, for in-stance, run or fight. But when in love, thehormone causes a standby, retaining the feel-ing of wanting to hold on. This one has acharming effect that results in heart pound-ing a beat, mouth going dry etc. Hormonal wonder: The functioning ofadrenaline controls hunger pangs as the di-gestive system works slower.

Endorphin: This hormone is body’svery own natural pain reliever and puts youin a state of euphoria. Fat and sugar increasethe release of these happy hormones in thebody. On the flip side, the lesser the amountof endorphins, higher the chances of moodswings and depression. Hormonal wonder: Athletes experience a‘runner’s high’, thanks to endorphins!

Serotonin:This hormone is the reasonwhy you may be falling in love. It bringscomfort, security and contentment.Hormonal wonder: Imbalance in sero-tonins can lead to Obsessive CompulsiveDisorder. G T

Gyan Vigyan

Love makes the world go round, but ever thought what makesthis wonder feeling so addictive? It is the mighty brain at work!

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SShheeeeppllee:: People who are unable tothink for themselves.SSeenntteennccee:: Riya is a sheeple, she keepsrushing to her mother for adviceevery now and then.

RRiinnggttoonnee DDJJ:: An annoying personwho shuffles through all his/her ring-tones incessantly.SSeenntteennccee:: Piyush was such a turn offas he kept on behaving like a ringtoneDJ at the party.

JJaannuuaarryy jjooiinneerr:: One who joins a gymin January and leaves it by February.SSeenntteennccee:: Ritika turned out to be aJanuary joiner as she joined the gymin January only to call its quits earlynext month.

CChhiicckkeenn ssccrraattcchh:: Incredibly messyhandwriting.SSeenntteennccee:: Abhimanyu can’t scorewell in the exams, courtesy-hischicken scratch handwriting.

WWhhyyllee oouutt:: A desire to fool aroundand waste time.SSeenntteennccee:: Instead of going to his tu-ition classes regularly Sumit whyles’out chatting with his friends over themobile or surfing various social networking sites. G T

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Student Activity Write about an instance when your inner peace wasdisturbed in school. It could be that a fellow student orschool staff or your parents were not nice to you; itcould be an event that left you disturbed or it could besomething as simple as missing your school bus orforgetting your book at home. Discuss the instance inclass and then analyse how you reacted in the situationand how your reaction would have been different, if youhad maintained your inner peace and composure.AAnnnnoouunncceemmeenntt:: UNESCO in India has partnered withNivesh and HHACH to organise South Asia PeaceWorkshop for young adults in the age group of 15 to 20years. This year it will be held in Delhi from July 30 toAugust 4. Do get in touch with your school forparticipation.

Media LiteracyP r o j e c t Culture Of Peace

UNESCO was established in 1945 with the mandate to‘create peace in the minds of men and women’ and tilldate, it has been working to create peace through its coreareas of Education, Science and Culture. One might wonder why we have to discuss peace or workon peace when we are a free nation, not at war with anycountry. But this is not true. Peace is not just related towar and nations, but it is something that is related toeach individual on the earth.

Understanding PeaceInner peace is what most of us aspire for. Only anindividual with inner peace will have an urge to maintainpeace in the outside world as well. Another kind of peaceis Social peace. It can be related to the society at large,your city, your state and your country. Social peace is under threat in many states and countries.There are a number of states, which do not have socialpeace as there is unrest in the state eg. problem ofinsurgency or militancy in North-East and Kashmir. In economic terms, peace refers to eradication of povertyand the economic well-being of people. As a political term, it is the the outcome of democracy andresults from good governance. In military terms, peace isnon-existence of war or the eradication of war. In terms ofsocial harmony, peace is the resolution of conflictsbetween diverse groups.

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AMITY-UNESCOPromoting PeaceUNESCO has been promoting the culture of peace. Theaim is to build societies, groups and nations that promotepeace as a culture. This could be at an individual level forexample not jumping a queue, obeying traffic signals,controlling our anger and respecting people and animals.If we work for our inner peace and peace in our milieu, wewill surely find peace in the world one day! G T

Amlaan Kumar, Decor criticAIS Noida, VIII E

A page out of The Jungle Book wel-comes you at the door with a life sizeBaloo bear spreading his arms wide!One look at the entrance and you get the

feeling that you are in for a good time. Interiors & Ambience: As you enterthe restaurant, you feel like you have en-tered a jungle. The cave-like walls arereplete with Sanskrit shlokas and stat-uettes, reminiscent of Ajanta–Elloracaves. A beautiful fish tank divides therestaurant into two sections, one for reg-ular diners; the other for get-togethers.From the tree trunk decor to the leafyceiling the place depicts nature’s bounty. Machan Area: Cosy seating for twoeach and a quiet ambience make theMachan area perfect for couples. (Mindyour head though!)Kiddie Zone: Lilies and sunflowers aschairs and Mowgli & Baloo bear to playwith; the kiddie zone spells fun!Rating: 9/10

Bhavya Mehta, Food criticAIS Vas 6, IX A

Food lovers have a reason to rejoice,courtesy-the restaurant’s delectable of-ferings. Here’s what we sampled.Hot & Sour Soup: Steaming hot soupwith chopped veggies, just what youwant on a cold winter day! Crispy Veggies Salt & Pepper: Bat-tered fried veggies with onion andmulled pepper; just melts in your mouth!Veg Kabab Platter: Mushroom, potato,paneer tikka served with a soft roll,leave a lingering taste. Dal Makhni: Black urad dal cooked in

variety of spices; lip smacking indeed.Kadhai Paneer: Cottage cheese andcolourful bell peppers sautéed in tomatogravy; crispy and succulent. Mocktails: Cool slushy strawberry andVirgin kiss mocktails added a refreshingtinge to the hot food. Bull’s Eye: Double scoop of vanilla icecream and brownie topped with hotchocolate and chopped almonds, endsyour meal with a bang! Others: The non veg platter with spicedup pieces was scrumptious too. Rating: 8/10

(With inputs from Pranav Bawiskar,IX, AIS Vasundhara 6)

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the background and that tooin NCR! No kidding, you canexperience it all at ‘Walk inthe Woods’, a jungle themerestaurant in Gaur Gravity, Sec 4, Vaishali, Ghaziabad

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Published for the period February 13-19, 2012

Muse Editorial

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I am hopelessly romantic.The realisation came whenone boring day; I pulled achair and sat down watchingthe crowded market place inthe neighbourhood. My ran-dom gaze instantly caughtfancy of three girls cuddledunder one umbrella, clothed

in multi-coloured, unmatched uniform, desper-ately trying to cross the busy street. Their uniquestruggle to overcome the hurdle, the joy of doingit all by themselves and the taste of achievementevident through their smiles was engrossing. Ijust loved the sight and the experience. When was the last time you saw something likethis or watched a movie that made you cry bit-terly? When was the last time you chased a but-terfly…plucked a flower…caught theraindrops…counted the ducks… There is muchto do and see. There is so much to love and cher-ish. The world beckons you. Love awaits you. To be able to love, its important to love thyself.The first time I became a mother I loved the ex-perience. Others warned me..wait till he beginsto crawl. And then he crawled and I loved it.They said, wait till he begins to walk. And thenhe began to walk and I loved the sight. They saidwait till he goes to school. I held his hand as heboarded the school bus on his first day...I lovedit. Wait till he becomes a teenager. A year ago, Icelebrated his first teen birthday with a big bash.I loved it. And now they say, wait till he goes tocollege. It does not bother me anymore. I havealways been in love.. in rain and storm.There are so many things to love. Don’t lookback to correct things in past. Don’t look for newthings to love. It’s there inside you. Open thedoors of your heart and surrender to love. G T

Vira SharmaManaging Editor

I am in love

Love is a universal feeling,which is felt by every creatureon this earth. Though, it is verydifficult to describe this beau-tiful emotion in words, it ischaracterized by a sense of at-tachment and affection to-wards someone. It is oneemotion, which has the power

to move mighty mountains. The joy which amother experiences on looking at the innocentface of her baby or the happiness and pride whicha gardner feels when he sees his garden flourish-ing. Aren’t such feelings love? Success and hap-piness loses its true meaning if there is no one toshare your joys and sorrows with. I would like toelaborate this point through a beautiful story. Once upon a time three saints named Success,Happiness and Love visit a house. The inhabi-tants of the house could invite only one of them.The head of the family approaches Success tocome and bless the family. However, Success re-fuses to enter the house and similarly Happinessalso turns down the invitation. But when theyoungest member of the family requests Loveto bless them with his divine presence, Happi-ness and Success immediately follow Love in-side. The moral of the story is when you have aloved one to stand by you at times of hardshipthen nothing can stop happiness and successfrom kissing your feet. Love is an ecstatic feel-ing which propels people to look beyond adver-sities in life and achieve the impossible. I wouldlike to sum it up by saying love should not bethe foundation of every relationship but the veryfoundation of life. G T

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Tough times bring out the best in an individ-ual. No matter how desperate a situation is,certain individuals have the will and deter-

mination to rise above them, like a Phoenix risesfrom the ashes. This holds true for people who areborn with disability or encounter one in their life.Disabilities are nature’s way of challenging a personto do something extraordinary.Very few people know that renowned men like AlbertEinstein, John Milton and Thomas Alva Edison, whohave great accomplishments to their credit sufferedfrom some disability or the other. But, they had thewill to fight back and win over their disabilities.Meet Sukhwinder Singh. He might not be as famousas the names cited above but his inspirational storyis bound to make anyone look beyond adversities inlife and take every possible step to turn dreams intorealities. Afflicted with polio at the age of three,Singh never let his disability come in the way of hiscareer. With his brother by his side and a firm beliefthat he was as competent as his other counterparts,Singh achieved mastery in 20 different life skills. Heconsidered his disability as a God sent opportunity to

prove his mettle.When asked about his role model, Singh said, “I al-ways looked up to my father for motivation. He isnot a big name. But the way he strived day and nightto make our lives better made me evolve into a re-

sponsible and confident human being. Today I amshouldering the responsibilities of my family withoutany help from others.” Singh earns his livelihood by making lead wires usedin CFL lights and mobile chargers. He also runs amobile repairing and wood carving business. Peoplelike Singh are an example for the Gen Y that is readyto either hang their boots or feel defeated when theyencounter any problem in life. He has shown theworld ‘where there’s a will, there’s a way’. So, thenext time when a pail of gloom and despondence de-scends on you, do not let it overshadow your innerstrengths and halt you. Take the adversity in yourstride and wonderful results are sure to follow.

This interaction was carried under SocialAwareness Project (SAP) by Abhimanyu Jain,

Abhishek Puri, Aman Bansal, Chinmoy Pathak,Apoorva Srivastava, Ashi Jain, Bhavna Relhan

and Akanksha Singh (Amity Institute ofBiotechnology) for sensitizing the youth about

the needs of physically challenged.(Check out this space in the next edition

to read more inspirational stories.)

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Vignesh J SharmaAmity School of Communication

After pushing a campaignagainst corrupt practices, thecommon man is back to work

realising that candle light vigils and in-tense slogan shouting has not and (willnot) yield any positive results.With government and civil society stillat loggerheads over the Jan LokpalBill, it is the common man, who is get-ting torn apart in the scuffle. He is intwo minds whether to support the gov-ernment elected by him or take astance against it. What’s the right so-lution to the malady called corruption?Will creating yet another power struc-

ture that people will have to defer tofor seeking justice really help? Unableto arrive at any conclusion, he has de-cided to go back to work even if itmeans dealing with corruption andother such ‘little fallacies’ in his own

little way. Rather than taking a revolu-tionary route to solving the problem,the common man has decided to take apractical approach towards solving theproblem. He now knows that it is fu-tile trying to overthrow the state ma-chinery and the solutions have to befound within the existing framework

of law. He has understoodthat framing a single lawcannot deride the Indiandemocracy of all the evils.He has realised that hehimself is capable of findingsolutions to a few problems.Losing hope of a fairy taleending, he has decided not toplay a mute spectator or turna blind eye as the drama un-folds on the street or in theparliament. The Mango Man has realisedthat instead of crying for achange, he himself has to bean agent of change - thechange he wants to see. G T

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Overcoming adversities

Has the social revolution that swept India lately, left thecommon man bleeding or groping for answers within?

They walked with difficulty but wandered with will, showing way to others

Perspective

Dear Editor,

I always thought that reviews of gadgetsand gizmos were for geeks. However,the beautiful designs and graphics car-ried in The Global Times made an artsstudent like me grab the copy and readthe Science and Technology page wordby word. The page seems to be gettingbetter day by day. First it was an in-sightful article on gaming which high-lighted both pros and cons of this latestteen addiction in Jan 30 edition andthen it was interesting facts, myths andtrivia about water in Feb 6 edition thatcaught my fancy. Frankly, it was thebeautiful layout of the page in the formof water droplets that got me hooked.Kudos to the GT team for artistically designing a science page.

Anuj VashishtAmity School of Fine Arts

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GT M@ilVidit Chopra

Amity School of Engg. & Tech

Adversities are a part of life,whether we like it or not.From the first day on the

earth until the last, we face differentlevels of difficulties. When the doorof adversity closes one opportunity,the door of greatness often opens an-other. Learning to deal with chal-lenges and overcoming them makesus who we are. Adversity is God’sway of testing our abilities and bring-ing out the best in us. They enable usto reflect upon our life and goals.Here is a small poem to inspire every-one to deal with the biggest challengeof life positively and constructively.

A pocket without a penny,a purse without a note or currency.A house full of people to feed,and a body with nothing to bleed.A mind numbing situation to trust,a heart stopping situation.

Yet the eyes full of desire,full of hope, full of determination,still in search of the cure.A couple of friends and none totrust, for everyone is acting like rust.Just a job in hand, the only silver lining in the wet sand.Days were days, and night became days too.For it was this silver lining,

which could take her family through.A lady as strong as she was,determined to work for her cause.A cause which was selfish, yet selfless.Selfless, for it was for the family,and selfish, for it was for her family.No matter how strong,she looked on the fore.Yet there was a heart in her, a heart of the lady,which bled cried to the core.She was up against, a situation that only she could handle or bare.For it is said,“God shows adversity to thosewhom, he thinks can handle it.”Yes she is God’s child,yes she is God’s child…” http://observerzparadise.com/2011/10/lifestyle/those-who-have-no-one-

have-god/

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Pearls of Courage

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7Big Story The Local Patch

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I love mangoes as they are tasty and yellow in colour, which happens to be myfavourite colour.

NNiiddaa AAhhmmaadd,, IIII,, AAIISS LLuucckknnooww

Birds are those pets, whichwhen caged, are in the mostawful condition. To pet a bird

in the true sense, is when, one is ableto create the wild bond without eventouching each other, but by trustbuilding. Birding doesn’t simply meanto sight and forget the creature but toremain there even after sighting, andobserving and enjoying them untilyour body tires or finds somethingmore important!

WWaakkee uupp ccaallll“What is there in this world, if wehave no time to stand and stare. Asentence that will always take me backto birds, birding, bird watching, ...”

- Bharat Bhushan, Ornithologist @Bombay Natural History Society

As a fourth grader, when I shifted tomy new house in Vasundhara, I wokeup at 5 am to what seemed like the callof the Asian Koel. Rushing out, I re-alised it was indeed a male Asian Koelwith supreme scarlet eyes. And then, Inoticed …at my backyard, lay a smallforestry, maintained by an ashram ad-jacent to it. As I left for school, I dis-covered a huge water tank besidewhich lay a water treatment plant in ab-solute ruins, full of common weeds likeXanthium and Cyprinus Rotundus. Myeyes widened… I was about to stum-ble upon my very own local patch!

TTrreeaassuurree iinn bbaacckkyyaarrdd“In a world where every piece of de-cent habitat seems to be under threat,patch work can help preserve the fu-ture generations of birds. My oldlocal patch would have disappearedages ago, if it hadn’t been for a dedi-cated group of people …!”

-Stephen Moss, Natural Historian,Birder, Author and Television Pro-

ducer for BBC Wildlife

The next spot was my school ground, aplace full of Oriental White Eyes, Red-vented Bulbuls and Green bee-eaters. Ihave had the chance to spot a pair ofBlack Kites continuously for 3 years,observing their life-cycle for 6 hours aday. My local patch’s expanse does notend here. Behind the ashram runs theHindon river, filled with Darters,White-breasted Kingfishers, LittleRinged and Kentish Plovers, PondHerons, Yellow–Wattled Lapwings, etc.Behind the river, lie farms of cabbage,barley and wheat. During winters, theyseem to invite White-browed Fantails, aheavenly sight for any birder!

BBiirrdd--ssttrruucckk!!“You can’t become a birder without alocal patch. Simply identify an areaclose to your home or place of workand start watching it regularly...”- David Lindo, Birder, Environmen-

talist and Writer at BBC Wildlife

About 1 and a 1/2 kilometers up theHindon river and across the HindonBarrage, is a place to witness a greatphenomena. Every evening, the bellyof the bridge is filled with at least 200Crag Martins that feed their young atthis mass nesting site. It is a joyful ex-perience to see the parents regurgitatethe food into their fledgling’s mouths.On the way back, there’s always onethought in my head, that how conser-vation could reach heights if everybirder and conserver valued his or her‘Local Patch’.

FFeeaatthheerreedd FFrriieennddss“There is a Project Tiger and a Proj-ect Elephant, but who looks after the

birds? The extinction of thetragopans will be no less a tragedythan the death of the last cheetah.”

-Bikram Grewal, Birder and Co-Author of ‘First PhotographicField Guide of the Birds of India’

The huge male Barn Owl (which Inamed Shurikan) which perches onthe terrace; or the flock of 8 JungleBabblers that come in my backyard;or even the occasional Shikra, havebecome my friends. There are manyother birds with which a similar bondbinds me. The most magical thingthat happens is, when you look at thefeathered creatures, you just don’t seea specie; you see and value every in-dividual!

BBiirrdd wwaattcchh iinnDDeellhhii//NNCCRR

* Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary, Gurgaon(Forest and Water Birds)* Okhla Bird Sanctuary, Okhla (Water Birds)* Tughlaqabad, Delhi * Gazipur Landfill (Egyptian Vultures)* Your local patch (Your own startup)

GGeett iinnttoo BBiirrddiinngg!!If you want to become a birder, getbinoculars and a field guide; prefer-ably ‘Birds of the Indian Subcontinent’

by Grimmett and the Inskipps or ‘ThePhotographic Guide to the Birds ofIndia’ by Bikram Grewal and OttoPfister. You can also join me on Mag-pies & Treepies©on Facebook(Website:www.magpiesandtreepies.hpage.com). Here’s some more interest-ing stuff that you could do:

E-Bird Data Collecting System: Anamazing way to record and make yoursightings of use to the scientific com-munity and even verify it! Go towww.ebird.org.

Birdlife International: The organisa-tion is the most sophisticated andwidespread bird conservation organi-zation and its site is loaded with topbirding news and events.

Bombay Natural History Society:BNHS is the top conservation organi-sation in India, and commands thehighest power in its field, being the na-tion’s first Registered NGO! Check outwww.bnhs.org or www.birdlife.org.

World Wildlife Fund, India: Thisone’s best known for its Panda, but isgreat for birders too.Visit www.wwfindia.org.

Delhi Bird’s website: This websiteholds a huge amount of photo ID in-formation on Delhi and NCR’s Birds–www.speciesguide.delhibird.net.G T

WingedWanderers

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AAppppeeaarraannccee:: A whitish, brownish and rel-atively large bird with a flattened face,pointy nose and slim body.

FFoouunndd iinn:: Forests, farms and urban areaswith good green cover, and barns.

NNoottee:: Amazing killers of the night, theyprey mostly on rodents and when theyspeak, it’s no more than a ‘screech’!

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AAppppeeaarraannccee:: Black cap and breast, red billwith black tip, and yellow legs. This wad-ing bird has greyish brown upper parts.

FFoouunndd iinn:: Open flat ground around waterbodies. It lays eggs in groundscape.

NNoottee:: Shouts when in danger, thus, dis-tracting attention from the nest. No won-der, it is called the “Burglar Alarm Bird”!

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AAppppeeaarraannccee:: Sim-ilar to sparrow-head, Shikra is asmall, raptorbrown-colouredwith a creambreast and greyishupper part. It has along tail andslightly hookedbeak.

NNoottee:: It resides inopen woodland and loves to hunt the pi-geon, a creature larger and stronger thanitself! The Shikra’s ‘grab by the neck’ exe-cution style of pigeons, in flight, - is anamazing sight!

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AAppppeeaarraannccee:: Slender appearance, long legs,and straight bill. Males have a black back.

FFoouunndd iinn:: Freshwater wetlands, brackishmarshes and saltpans.

NNoottee:: A small water bird, lives in flocks.Uses its long and pointed bill to excavatedeep in mud for insects and small fishes.Derives its name from its long ‘stilt’ likelong pink legs.

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Birding is not just about identifying birds or adding them toyour ‘species sighted’ list. Instead, it’s about diving into theirworld and feeling their companionship, realises HHaarrsshhiitt SSiinngghh,X, AIS Vas 6, on his journey to discover his local patch…

Imaging: Dinesh KumarAll Pics: Harshit Singh, X, AIS Vas 6

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I love my country. It is so beautiful and I reallywant to travel to its every corner.

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Shaheen Chanana &Mimansa Porwal, AIS PV

‘Gita! Gita!’ Shyam called,‘Hurry! Dress up fast weneed to rush to the for-

est.’ ‘Oh yes, Shyam, I’m almostready. I just need to dab some blushon my cheeks,’ replied Gita. ‘Yeahbhabhi, hurry we are going to havelots of fun there, I have picked burg-ers from McDonalds and also bookeda lavish cottage near Hanuman tem-ple,’ Lucky exclaimed. ‘Lucky askthe driver to take Audi Q7 out of the

garage,’ Shyam told Lucky. As soon as they reached the forest,Gita went shopping. She spotted aplatinum necklace at Nakshatra andfell in love with it. She asked Shyamto purchase it for her and went to cot-tage to get some rest. Shyam realisedthat he forgot his wallet in the cottageand dropped an SMS to Lucky to fetchit. Before leaving for the shop, Luckydrew a line segment and told Gita notto cross it when he would be away. While both Lucky and Shyam wereaway, an acrobat came to the cottageand asked her to come and see a street

show. ‘Oh! I would love to, but I can’tleave the cottage and cross this line,’she said pointing to the line Luckyhad drawn. ‘But the great magicianwill leave in an hour;’ he said. ‘Iwouldn’t want to miss it then,’ shesaid and crossed the line hastily. But before Gita could realise whathad happened, she was in a closedroom. She cried for help for hours. Fi-nally, the door opened and a hugeman entered, Gita recognised him, hewas Shyam’s high school enemy,RaOne. ‘Well, I should've known itwas you,’ Sita exclaimed. ‘How have

you been?’ asked RaOne with a slysmile. When she asked to be let free,RaOne put a condition that she couldgo back only if Shyam wins a kabbadimatch against him and his team. Heimmediately dialled Shyam’s numberand sarcastically told him all aboutabducting Gita, the kabbadi match,and the condition by which he couldtake Gita back home.An infuriated Shyam arrived with histeam the next day for the match atRaOne’s residence. The match beganand soon many members of Shyam’steam were injured, making it impos-sible for them to play. Right then, Gitaentered and said, ‘I will play fromShyam's team,’ and RaOne’s teamburst out into laughter, but this time,the course of match turned inShyam’s favour. As always, Shyamand Gita returned home victoriousand lived happily ever after. G T

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Before she could realisewhat had happened, she wasin a closed room. She criedfor help for hours, but to noavail. Finally, after long, the

door opened and a hugeman entered.

Paraj Mathur, AIS Noida, X D

I wake up in the morning with a stack of books by my side,a new day ready to take the worldin my stride.Well, but today somethingjust didn't feel right,I was still thinking about the girl Ihad dreamt about all night.Cot theta into Tan theta equals 1,my mind just wasn't focused,it was stuck on that ‘someone’.R.D Sharma, H.C Verma orR.S Agarwal?IIT vs HER..IIT had to takethe fall.She's like a free bird with aheart of gold.Just like a maths problem, she’s got me bowled.From FIITJEE to VMC, I go from here to there,enchanted I roam, still lost everywhere.

I had always wanted to be an aerospace engineer,my love for her seemed pretty sincere.C2H4 is Ethene C6H6 is Benzene,She runs in my thoughts like a shot of morphine.Quantum Physics, organic Chemistry,what the teacher is saying I have no clue!It’s her smile that powers me through.

IIT and IIT was my aim and no other,well, that was until I came across her.IIT and only IIT, my life was in top gear,But now is it her eyes or smile- what is

better? I’m unclear.I couldn't understand what was happening to me,

It all felt as if I was barking up the wrong tree.A little bird then came up

and said to me,a bug called love has bitten thee.Chemistry now isn’t about atoms,

acids, bases and salts you’ll findthe Cupid is on your mind

Read the book, hear the mind,perhaps that is the best that you can do,when you’re struck by love in the times of IIT.G T

IngredientsMarie biscuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 packet Sugar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 tbsp Cocoa powder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 tbsp Fresh cream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150 gmVanilla essence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .½ tsp

Method� Powder the sugar. Whip it with cream.� Fold in the cocoa powder. Mix well.� Add vanilla essence.� Brew a cup of coffee without milk (black

coffee).� Gently dip the Marie biscuit in warm coffee

and arrange on the dish. Spread a layer ofcreamy cocoa mixture.

� Dip more biscuits and arrange it on top ofthis layer in a similar manner, again add thecocoa mixture.

� Cover it with aluminium foil and put it in thefridge for 2 hours to set.

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I love karate as it is not only very interestingbut also teaches me self defense.

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IngredientsSugar ........................ ....As per tasteSaffron .................... .....3-4 strandsStringy vermicelli .... ............ 2 tbspSago .......................... .......... 1/2 cupKulfi (sliced) ...................5-6 piecesCrushed ice .............. ...........1/2 cupChocolate ice cream ...........1 scoopVanilla ice cream ...............1 scoop Mango ice cream ...........1 scoopRed cherries .................For garnishNuts (chopped) .............For garnishRose syrup .............. ..........1/2 tbsp

Method� Boil sugar, saffron, vermicelli and

sago in water for 15 minutes onlow flame. Stir constantly. Re-move from flame and let it cool.

� Now, put 2 tablespoons of vermi-celli in ice cream bowls, then addsome slices of kulfi.

� Add crushed ice followed by atopping of a scoop of vanilla,mango and chocolate ice cream.

� Pour a thin stream of rose syrupover it.

� Garnish with cherries and nuts.Enjoy the dessert! G T

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need them someday.

Stuti GovilIV I, AIS Noida

The tale offaithful friend

Natasha Bhattacharya, AIS Gur 46, VI F

Once in an animal kingdom, there lived twofriends, hare and tortoise. The hare was meanjust like other animals of the kingdom. He was

often rude to tortoise and made fun of him. The tortoise,on the other hand, was very innocent and loving.One day, all the animals laughed so much at the tortoisethat God decided to teach them a lesson. When tortoisewas walking alone, God said, “Tortoise, it’s going to rainfor 7 days and then a flood will arrive. So, choose any ofthe animals and take him on your back to save him.”Tortoise went to the hare and said, “Tonight you will cometo stay with me and when the flood arrives, you can sit onmy back and I will swim you across the sea so that bothof us can be alive.” When the flood arrived, the hare sat onthe tortoise’s back and they swam across the sea andreached safely the opposite land safely. The hare learnt alesson and thanked the tortoise for saving his life. G T

Wisdom Tales

Triple Sundae

It’s MeMy Name: Manya BhatiaSchool: AIS SaketClass: I BB’day: 23rd August 2005I like: Books and frocksI hate: Lizards and beesMy hobby: Drawing and cuttingMy role model: My fatherMy best friend: SamairaMy favourite book: Beauty andthe BeastMy favourite game: BadmintonMy favourite mall: Select City Walk, Saket My favourite food: ButterChickenMy favourite teacher: ManishaMa’amMy favourite poem: Miss Mollyhad a dollyMy favourite Subject: MathI want to become a: TeacherI want to feature in GT because:There are many pictures in it.G T

Saksham ChauhanAIS Vasundhara 1, VI A

Where’s God? Where’s God? I left home to find Him.In holes, all directions and corners wherever I could,but could not find Him.I searched in America,and even in Africa,but could not find Him.I left my place and left the state,but could not spot Him.But hoof and poof!I stopped at a place, and thought for a while,looked up and down and right and left,and at last, I found Him in me!Waiting for me, somewhere in my heart,to let me live in peace, harmony et al,Telling me to love all.Yes, finally my search paid off!

I found God, I found God,waiting for me in my heart.Though in a very little spot,but at least, I found God. G T

Poem

In search of God

Arnav Gupta, III D & AbhinavGupta, I L, AIS Noida

We were born and brought upin UK and had started ourschooling there. However,

when our parents relocated back tohometown Noida after 9 years in UK,

we joined Amity International School,Noida. We love being at Amity. We havemade lots of friends here in no time. AtAmity, the studies, extra curricular ac-tivities like dance and music etc are somuch fun. We enjoy singing the Amitysong, national anthem and Sanskritprayer. Now, we can speak Hindi with

ease, thanks to our teachers and friends.We are happy to be back in our countryand to be in Amity International Schoolwhere there is a good mix of western andIndian values. This will surely help us tobecome balanced and better human be-ings. We want to thank our teachers andfriends for helping us settle in. G T

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Grandeur, excitement andeuphoria were the essenceof the Winter Carnival,organised by Amiown at

Amity International School, PushpVihar. Amiown Noida & Vasundharatoo enjoyed the experience as theyparticipated in the fiesta, adding gloryto this fun-filled extravaganza.Creativity, innovation and team-workwas in full fervour. The theme of thecarnival was ‘world of animals’ andthe whole school had turned into akingdom of animals with the displayof varied cutouts of pets, farm, jungle,aquatic and snowy region animals.All the cutouts had been made by littleAmies in the month of January, aspart of their school curriculum.

Amity Centre for Educational Re-search and Training (ACERT)trainees created a ‘sound’ gar-

den in the classrooms of their on cam-pus lab school - Amiown. They painteda garden on the floor and preparedcutouts of letters. To gauge the practicalimpact of the novel educational gameprepared, the trainees invited the Amiesto the ACERT classroom. There, theywere encouraged to identify the sounds

and then, hunt and match the letters tothe objects in the picture painted. In yetanother version of the game, the Nurs-ery children were encouraged to hunt forletters painted and hidden in the paintedpictures. The game was designed to re-inforce sounds, thus, enhancing recogni-tion of letters in a playful manner. Thechildren thoroughly enjoyed the game asthey cautiously watched their steps asthey tiptoed in the garden. G T

Garden of sound

Winter carnival hues

Fun Time

Different game stalls engaged the children in excitingactivities. Games as feed the penguin/polar bear, fun

trail, walk through the snowy passage, dress up the octo-pus, pin the snowman’s nose, frog jump etc attracted thechildren and parents alike. In the game ‘Crocodile-Croco-

dile what do you want’, the crocodile would choose anumber, shape, alphabet or colour and the child

had to pick it from the tray. The crocodilethen helped the child cross the river! Chil-dren also enjoyed adventure sports likepassing through the tunnel, walking on thebridge, mountain climbing, river crossing

and jumping on the pebbles. It was a delightto watch children slither like snakes through

the tunnel and climb like monkeys.G T

The farm animal corner was un-doubtedly the showstopper. Chil-

dren were thrilled to see fishes inbowls, rabbits, guinea pigs and dogs ofvarious colours. Each child was eagerto touch them and feel their softfur. They also fed these ani-mals with doggie biscuits,carrot, cauliflower etc.It was indeed a fantasticand fun-filled day whereboth parents and childrenfreaked out participating invarious games with enthusiasm, danc-ing to the music and relishing theyummy delicacies. Everyone went

home with big smiles and ahuge bags of gifts, which they had wonat the different stalls. The atmospherewas full of giggles and laughter. G T

Stick puppet and paper puppet an-imals like polar bears, penguin,

seal, walrus, snowy owl and whalewere used to depict the story ‘Ice-berg, the lost polar bear’ in the pup-pet show corner. The art corner was ahit too, where children were free tochoose and decorate headgears of an-imal cutouts. In the tattoo corner,polar bear and penguin tattoos werein high demand and the teacherswere occupied throughout the carni-val painting interesting tattoos on thehands and faces of the little ones.G T

The bouncies, horse ride, air-plane/toy train ride and the

buggy ride were added attractions ofthe carnival. Children had a gala timeenjoying each ride and drinkingnaariyal paani from the coconutstall. In the dancing stand, childrenenjoyed dancing to the live musicplayed on the synthesizer by musicteachers. They enjoyed singing songslike ‘When you’re happy and youknow it’ and ‘Cheeka reeka cheekareeka chik chak chho’ with actions. Afew of them even volunteered to singrhymes on the stage and were re-warded for their effort. Tanush ofDove class won the Musical Chairgame.G T

IT’S FINGER LICKING GOOD!The parents and children relished the wide food spread at different food stalls.The crunchy pizzas, delicious dim sums, yummy pastas, spicy noodles, deliciouskathi rolls, French fries, cakes and Frooti were sumptuous.G T

PLAY AND WIN

WINTER SHOW STOPPER IT’S STORY TIME FOLKS!

ON A MUSICALJOYRIDE

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Octopus

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Zebra Fish

Hermit Crab

Clam

Anemone

Clowfish

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Humpback Whale

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Touching the clouds Floored with sound

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Akanksha GuptaAIS Pushp Vihar, XI B

Continuing with the huge successof Razmatazz 2011 - an en-thralling inter school music

competition, Amity International SchoolPushp Vihar organised Razzmatazz 2012on January 25, 2012.The competition saw students from over14 schools like Delhi Public School, R.KPuram; Apeejay School (APJ), SheikhSarai; Birla Vidya Niketan and all AmityInternational Schools belting out sym-

phonic medley of melodies. The compe-tition which comprised of three cate-gories - solo, band and group was judged

by members of band Eka.The electrifying performance of studentsfrom various schools rocked the stage,winning both awards (in different cate-gories) and applause from the judges.AIS Saket and Apeejay School were de-clared joint winners in the best groupcategory. Budding performers from AISMayur Vihar, AIS Noida and AIS Saketenthralled the audience with their scin-tillating performance.(With inputs from Nikita Bakhshi, X B)

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AIS Gur 46

The students and faculty of AISGurgaon 46 did their school

proud by bagging maximum numberof prizes at the 11th Ramanujan Interschool Mathematics competitionheld from December 20-22, 2011 inall the Amity International Schools. Abhimanu Sinha and Niharika Goyalof class IV from AIS Gur 46 won thefirst and second prize respectively,while their teacher Padamsridharbagged the first prize for setting aquestion paper. The competition thisyear saw students participating in ahost of projects and fun activities likequiz and problem solving method-ologies related to the subject. Thecompetition is held every year toidentify math wizards in Amity In-ternational Schools. G T

AIS Saket

Amity International School, Saket played aproud host to teams from differentbranches of Amity International Schools

who participated in the inter Amity Heritage Quizheld on January 20, 2012.The quiz based on the three Indian states of Punjab,Gujarat and Arunachal Pradesh was conducted byquizmaster Kunal Savarkar from Quizcraft whoalso entertained the participating teams with his in-teresting quotes and facts on the related topic. Theparticipating teams were judged on the basis of awritten test which was followed by an audio and vi-sual round. The event which saw students of junior,middle and senior school participating with fullforce was graced by TPS Chauhan and Mohina Dar,Senior Advisor, Amity Group of Schools; BN Baj-pai, Advisor, Research & Development and PCBose, Management Committee member. The event saw top six qualifying teams competingfor a place in the finals. However, AIS Saketemerged the winner by bagging the rolling trophy,followed by AIS Noida and AIS Mayur Vihar. G T

AIS NoidaBhuvan Ravindaran & Priya Rajaraman

AIS Noida, XI F

Living in the Land of the Rising Sun amidstbeautiful lush green mountains, vast seacoasts and large national parks can be a fas-

cinating experience for anybody. A visit to Japanfor a fortnight on a JENESYS Scholarship underthe aegis of AFS left us full of praise for this ex-quisite country. Our itinerary was chalked out in amanner that enabled us to visit major cities andspend a few days with our respective host families

and experience the school life of our host siblings.Needless to say, that the air was charged with ex-citement from the time we boarded our flight. Thefirst leg of our tour involved a visit to ancient tem-ples in Kyoto and Nara. We also went to TodaijiTemple, which houses world’s largest gilded bronzestatue of Buddha.Our next halt was Hiroshima Peace Memorial Mu-seum, the site of the first nuclear explosion. Soon,we joined our host families. Hospitality and eti-quettes are second nature to the Japanese. Theytook us to all the interesting places in their town likethe aesthetically manicured parks, castles that werea treasure trove of architectural craftsmanship, nat-

ural hot springs and restaurants. We had a wonder-ful time with our respective host families.The Eishin High School, where we attended Form6, equivalent to class XI, was located atop a hillfrom where one could catch a glimpse of the entirecity! There we learnt wood crafting, calligraphy, an-cient martial arts like sword fighting, judo andarchery. A remarkable thing about the class was theabsence of class IV workers in the institution. Thestudents took charge of the cleanliness of theclasses, staff room and toilets. Humility and clock-work precision marked the way in which they exe-cuted their responsibilities. On the last day of our stay, we participated in theJENESYS Festival, in which all the 660 partici-pants from around the world, made a world record!We sang the JENESYS song ‘Closer to You’ withgusto, weeping and smiling at the same time. ARI-GATO GOZAIMASHTA JENESYS (Thank you somuch JENSESYS) G T

The Japan MemorabiliaJenesys, an exchange program forges cultural understanding, friendly tiesand strong bonds. Amitians bring back love from the land of the rising sun Celebrating

legacyAmitians take a cultural journeythrough three Indian states duringinter Amity Heritage Quiz

Shrujal Kumar (III D) and Priyal Kumar (I B) of AIS PV pose with theirdogs which won the best breed championship organized by Indian KennelLeague at Modern School Vasant Vihar on January 15, 2012.

ProducingMath genius! Odyssey of the mind

Creativity and innovation defined theregional chapter of Odyssey of the Mind

The musical journey continues...

Amity International School,Mayur Vihar hosted the re-gional chapter of “Odyssey of

the Mind” (OotM) on January 23 - 24,2012 organized by Amity Science Foun-dation. The programme is the first cre-ative problem solving internationalscience competition involving studentsfrom kindergarten to college, whereteam members work together to solve apredefined problem and present on-the-spot innovative solutions. Thousands ofteams across the US and 25 other coun-tries partake in OotM. The programme is in sync with the vi-sion of Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan, Chair-person, Amity International Schools, toinstill scientific temper amongst theyouth and aims to develop independentthinking abilities in the students. Thecompetition this year saw 11 schools, 17teams and over 595 children includingall branches of Amity participate with

full gusto. Five new competitive prob-lems presented to the teams included;mechanical/vehicle, classics, building astructure and performance based. Thestudents were judged on the basis oftheir innovative ideas, critical thinkingand designs by a panel of judges. The winners along with the first runnerup would be participating in the OMEuro Fest being organised in Saint-Pe-tersburg, Centre of Creativity for Chil-dren and Young people, Russia duringApril 26-27, 2012 or in InternationalOM Fair scheduled for May 23-26, 2012in IOWA University Campus, USA.In 2011, five teams from India which in-cluded four from Amity, were invited toparticipate in the World Fair at MarylandUniversity, USA. Odyssey of the Mind is a great amalga-mation of technology and art which de-velops real life communication and brainstorming skills. G T

Strong bonds Bhuvan Ravindaranposes with her host family

All smilesPriya with

her hostfamily

Cheerful win Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan with the winning team

All set to rock Eka band memberswith students from host school

AIS Saket, the winners of Heritage Quiz

Amity Science Foundation

RAZZMATAZZAIS Pushp Vihar

I love dancing on the song ‘ChammakChallo’ from the movie RaOne.

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GT Travels to India Gate

Amey Bhandari (L), KG B, AIS Vasundhara 6 and Daksh Tuteja, I E, AISPushp Vihar flip through The Global Times as they welcome the New Year2012 amidst chilly and foggy weather at India Gate, New Delhi

Awriter by chance- SusanElizabeth Phillips, tops thelist of USA Today and New

York Times bestseller lists of womenand romance fiction, for the grown-ups. Susan delights fans by touchinghearts as well as funny bones withher colorful characters, sparklingplots and modern fairy tales. JoinNamrata Gulati, GT Network, as shegets candid with the writer.

What makes your novels a bestseller? What makes any novel a bestseller is thepassion in it, how simple yet deep it isand how the characters weaved in thestory stay with the readers. If it bringsout realistic issues of the modern times,it makes for an interesting read espe-cially for the female readers.

Who’s your target audience?Romance, as a genre, appeals to every-one. Therefore, fixing it at a particular

target audience would not be fair.However, what this genre means

to different sets of peoplemay vary. For a teen, it

may mean somethingelse and for an

adult, it mayhave different

connotations.

Why is it that thegenre of romance is al-

ways in?My readers e-mail clearly tells

me how difficult peoples’ lives canbe these days. Love stories provide in-

expensive stress relief, but most impor-tantly, it offers a sense of order. Just as a

crime will be solved in the mysterynovel and the serial killer will get caughtin a thriller; in the romance novels, thelovers will find their happy ending. Ithas an instant click that shall always re-main the same, irrespective of time.

How has the portrayal of romance innovels changed over the last 10 years?I concur with Jayne Ann Krentz’s beliefthat, because the romance genre histori-cally has received so little attention fromliterary critics and academics, its authorshave felt free to fly under the radar andpretty much do whatever they want withno one watching. This freedom has ledto an astonishing degree of innovationthat makes it difficult to define exactlywhat a romance is these days. We see so-cial issue books, suspense plots, para-normal, fantasy romances, historicalromances, chick lit, time travel and lotsmore I probably haven’t yet heard about.

Any message for Amity students?Write! Don’t just think about it. Don’tjust talk about it. Do it! Sitting down andperforming the hard, sweaty, messywork of putting words on the page is allthat counts.G T

Snigdha Shahi, AIS Noida, X

Oh Saint Valentine, why do theehave to torture us by declaringyour love to your fair maiden,

and thus appointing a day for declara-tion of all love in the world? Not tomention the Pagans, who considered ita fairly ingenious idea to coin Febru-ary as the month of love, thanks to itbeing the season of the mating ofbirds. Valentine’s day, V-day or assome would like to call it D-day; al-legedly, the day of ‘love’ is in the air.General notions associated with Valen-tine’s day might be cliché as hell, butthere’s a reason why they have thrivedfor so many centuries.

Die hard romanticsIdeology: It’s all about pink, red roses,teddy bears, chocolates and of course,my prince Charming/princess Aurora,Valentine’s day is real looooove. How to spot ‘em: Easy peasy. Lookfor the excited high pitched squeals,girly giggles and gooey declarations oflove, along with boxes of fancy Swisschocolates and huge bouquets orroses/orchids being exchanged. Thereyou go, a perfect identification crite-rion for those ‘so-in-love’.

The ever-skepticsIdeology: High school is the kiddiepool of cool stuff, rather than the sharkinfested waters of love!How to spot ‘em: The ones groaningall day about how lame the concept ofValentine’s day is, because people justdon’t fall in love at 14 or whatever.They voice their strong opinions about

the ridiculousness of it all in highschool to anyone who’ll listen.

Downright pessimistsIdeology: This day is celebrated as apainful reminder of the fact that one isstill hopelessly single and still treatingoneself to chocolates and secret rosesthat will no doubt trigger calories andasocial behaviour.How to spot ‘em: Moody people, gen-erally absent on V day. Can be seen

mock puking at the sight of a ro-mantic exchange in the corridors.Secretly long to be one ofthose girls who con-sume all the chocolatesthey get and yet notgain even an ounce.

The cutesy onesIdeology: My bestfriend is myboyfriend/girlfriend. I’ll givethem pretty cards and share choco-lates. Valentine is just one word thatwe can afford to carelesslythrow around. How to spot ‘em: Tiny totsfrom nursery and KG, holdinghands with their friends, laugh-ing and smiling, without a care inthe world of who is going to see.

So that, was basically narrowingdown V-day and whatever beyour or anyone’s verdict, thefact remains that 14th Feb isgoing down in history as theappointed day for declaration oflove. So all you love struck folks,here’s wishing you all a love-lyValentine’s day and enjoy the loadsof chocolates and roses. G T

Feb 14-The day synonymous with fairy tales comingtrue or the day of numerous cheesy lines being passeddown since history? What does Gen Y have to say?

In love with love

Tiny tots from Nursery& KG holding handswith their friends,laughing and smilingwithout a care of theworld spells cutesy love.

Illustration: Deepak Sharma

Writers loveSusan Elizabeth Phillips

�� Recipient of Romantic TimesCareer Achievement Award

�� Inducted in Romance writersHall of fame

�� The only writer to winRomance Writers of America’sprestigious Favourite Book ofthe Year award five times