“Spirituality is expansion of oneself” - - THE GLOBAL TIMES -

Nestled amidst the noisy junction of the busythoroughfare of Paharganj andPanchquinan Road, is a serene temple with

beautiful gardens surrounding it. Three young Ami-tians – Saksham Aggarwal, Pallavi and MitaliMathur of AIS Gur- 43 had the privilege of visitingthe Ramakrishna Mission and meeting the Head ofthe Delhi centre, Swami Shantatmanandji, who is asenior monk of the Order. Swamiji is an eruditescholar of Vedanta and regularly conducts dis-courses on the Bhagavad Gita and the scriptures.

Swamiji, children are under a lot of pressurethese days. There is peer pressure as well asparental expectation to cope with. What is the im-portance of spirituality in a student’s life?You see, however bright one might be, the end re-sults may not be desirable unless we follow the rightpath. Institutions teach us to excel in academics butdo not prepare us for life. Spirituality is an attitudeby which one learns to live a holistic life.Student life is a period of beautiful flowering ofoneself; to be offered at the lotus feet of the lord. Astudent can excel in so many spheres but if he ismotivated by the eternal values of truth, sincerity ofpurpose and dedication, only then can his educa-tion be worthwhile. Spirituality is actually an ex-pansion of oneself!Let me give you an example. There was a brilliantMBA graduate, who was offered a lucrative job

with a multinational company. He rejected the offerand set up a low-cost, nutritious, hygienicallypacked lunch-meal service instead, called “MealsonWheels”. It proved to be a boon for thousands ofoffice-goers who swear by the tasty food at afford-able prices. He has generated employment to hun-dreds of workers in the process. This is expansionof the self.Swamiji, why are moral values diminishing in

today’s society?

We have to build our character on the strong foun-dation of ethics and morality. If someone hits ajackpot in a lottery, does that mean we invest allour savings in buying lottery tickets? Short termsuccess is not a benchmark in life.

Value education is very close to your heart. Howdoes Ramakrishna Mission aim to impart valueeducation to the youth?We have a team of experts, valuable resource per-

sons who were successful in their own fields of lifeand have now dedicated themselves to this noblecause. They go to various schools and interact withstudents with multimedia presentations. It is neces-sary however, that parents, teachers and also theschool managements are convinced of the impor-tance of value education of our students.

One of the ideals of the Ramakrishna Mission isSanatana Dharma. Could you please explain.

“Ekaha saha, Vipra vahudha vadanti” means,‘Truth is one; sages call it by many names.’Our paths are different; but the goal is ONE.Sanathan is the eternal approach to life; wherethere is space for everything - material successand pursuit of happiness but in a regulated man-ner. It helps to understand the true meaning of life.

Is the present system of education better thanthe Gurukul tradition?The Gurukul system was very sound because lifealone can teach another life. The students can ob-serve their gurus at close proximity and learnhigh ideals. Since it is no longer feasible in mod-ern times, teachers should go beyond the class-room and help students overcome their problemsand inhibition. They must become their guidesand close confidantes. Thus students will get ad-ditional values from their education and turn outto be truly enlightened beings.�

Shivangi Mittal, Meghna Ganesh,Tanya Singh and

Gurkiran Kaur IXA,AIS Gur - 43

“I know what it takesgonna make no mistakes.I’m gonna get it doneand when it stops I’ll know I’ve won”Ever heard this song by David Woodward?It’s called ‘Determination’.Well you can seethat the title speaks for itself. One may nothave been the best since birth, but there is noharm in striving to be one, in nomatter whatfield.And now, its time for some expert ad-

vice; as a gifted student of class XIIRishabhBinayakDas says, “I’m targeting IITJEE byscoring excellent marks in the 12th boards asthis is the career making year for us 12thgraders. One can easily be designated thetitle of an ace by staying focused.”Raj Singhthe Chess champ ofAIS-46 says, “To excelin any field one needs to have lots of confi-dence, concentration and a truck load of de-termination!!!”

“Pride goeth before destructionAnd a mighty spirit before a fall”These two lines from the Bible must seemto be really short, but they hold a meaningas profound as the sea. The height of suc-cess unaccompanied by modesty must beintoxicating; however one must also ac-knowledge that it can give you the bittersweet taste of a mighty fall. Amity mighthave reached the pinnacle of its success,but all is concealed by a veil of humility.

No wonder our motto is Vidya DadatiVinayam. On reaching the pinnacle ofsuccess, it has not overlooked the plight ofthe underprivileged girl child and educatesthem through Amitasha.

Amity is one big family where everybodyloves each other and lives in harmony.We all work to bring out the latent creativ-ity and talent present in every spiritedAmi-tians heart. Together we can take the worldby storm. After all, isn’t it better to be adrop in the ocean than being just a drop ofwater? “School feels like home whereteachers are like parents andmy classmatesare like my brothers and sisters”, so saysAditi Vemuganti of class III A.

What goes into the making of a familyas big and successful as Amity? Dollops

of love, truth and faith! A building can’tstand without a sturdy foundation. Simi-larly, Amity couldn’t have reached theheights it has without a strong bondamongst its members. Rashi Bagadia ofclass IX chirps, “We students, have a lotof conviction in our teachers and we knowthat whatever they do will benefit us.”

The noble words of our former Presi-dent Dr. Abdul Kalam-“You the youthof our country possess a spirit of vic-tory, a spirit that will carry you to yourrightful place under the sun, a spirit,which will recognize that you, as inher-itors of a proud civilization, are entitledto a rightful place on this planet.”We, Amitians have a conscience of ourown and this encourages us to go aheadand bring about a change in society andenables us to stand out as the Sun standsout among all other stars. As Maya ofclass X believes, “Our Chairperson, Dr.(Mrs)Amita Chauhan envisaged an Indiawhich would be led by Amitians. We theyoung ones atAmity pledge that we wouldhold hands and work towards fulfillingyour endeavors for a better India.”�

Aim Modesty

Integrity

“Spirituality is expansion of oneself”

THE GL BAL TIMESJanuary 1-15, 2010 AN AMITY NEWSPAPER www.theglobaltimes.in

Statutory warning: Any resemblance to thecharacteristics of Amitians is wholly advertentand not coincidental. Ha-ha!Fasten your seat belts to plummet downAMITY, this New Year to see what lies behindthe veil of exclusiveness of Amitians!

Food for ThoughtThe Dawn of a New Morn

Let together welcome the newmornIt’s indeed the initiation ofthe new dawn.Myriad vibrant hues scat-tered aroundThe new decade will bringhappiness abound.No more bloodshed, corrup-tion, terrorism and tearsNow we’ll live our lives sansfears.The birds will serenade songsnewLife ahead will have inhibi-tions few,May you see success in eachfacet of lifeWith your loved ones near,you’ll striveto live your dreams and set anew oneVery soon they’ll see the lightof the sun.May you tread on a pathmeaningfulAnd your journey ahead be-comes soulful.Wish you all a wonderfulyear!!!

Meenakshi SharmaAISG-43

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Youth Power

Swami ji accompaniedby (L-R) Saksham,Mitali & Pallavi

Distributed across: AIS Noida/Saket/Pushp Vihar/Vasundhra/East Delhi/ Gurgaon 43/ Gurgaon 46 • Amiown • AIMC Manesar •Amity University Noida/Jaipur/Bhubaneswar • Amitasha Noida/Saket

Illustration by:Aarti Singh TeacherAIS Gur - 43

News with Views2 World Mirror

New Year Resolution: I’ll keep all my colour pencils, sharpener and eraser safe and secure. Oishik Roy, IVAIS Gur - 43

Sakshi Goel, VIII AAIS, Gur - 43

At last, the world noticed thatrains no longer fall at a fixedtime; monsoons are delayed and

the world is warmer. That glaciers at thepoles are melting, low-lying areas aregetting flooded, animal species are be-coming endangered; all leading to thesubmergence of the world soon. This iswhy leaders of 192 countries came to-gether to discuss environmental issueslike climate change and global warmingon a common platform called theCopenhagen Summit.The Kyoto Protocol for preventing cli-mate changes expires in the year 2012,calling for an urgent addressal of climateconcerns. The conference held to dis-cuss ways to cool the world temperature,rather ended up generating a lot of heat.After no consensus was reached at thesummit, tens of thousands of protesterstook to the streets in Copenhagen on Sat-urday, demanding that the world’s lead-ers take action on climate-change. Thespeeches by Helena Christensen, a su-permodel, added star-power to the pro-

ceedings. She talked of a Peru tripwhere she learnt how farmers and alpacaherdsmen were already affected by melt-ing glaciers that threaten their water sup-plies and ability to grow food.Amid criticism of their tactics, the Dan-

ish police have clashed with environ-mental activists as world leaders preparefor the final stage of talks in the climatemeeting by having detained around 200protesters and 968 demonstrators afterseveral began vandalizing buildings.

Developing nations have rejected an EUpledge of 10.6 billion dollars to helpthem tackle global warming. On the con-trary, industrial countries criticized adraft global warming pact Saturday fornot making stronger demands on majordeveloping countries. In China’s view,the U.S. and other rich countries have aheavy historical responsibility to cutemissions and any climate deal inCopenhagen should take into account acountry’s level of development, but ittoo has made voluntary commitments torein in its carbon emissions. If imple-mented by all the countries, togetherthey could reduce emissions by a rangeof 50 % to 95% by 2050, and rich coun-tries by 25-40% by 2020.As yet, no political draft has been final-ized. And still unknown is how muchthe rich nations (US, Japan etc) wouldcontribute. Neither the developed nor thedeveloping nations are ready to obligecompletely to the European Union’scontribution demands…So, are we nearing a catastrophe..? Willthe scenario depicted in the movie‘2012’ turn real? We leave you to pon-der...�

Aditi Agarwal, IX-BAIS Gur - 43

Fun, excitement, enthusiasm! All could be seen on theroads of Delhi at 6pm, November 6 as 3000 participantsaround the globe kicked off for the Delhi Half Marathon.

Participants- be it youngsters or the elderly, all proved that agewas no bar for them. Many wheelchair users, disabled tookpart in this run, giving them a winning edge.If the electrifying atmosphere wasn’t enough, the Bollywoodstars made the crowd ecstatic with their presence withShahrukh Khan being the showstopper.From the latest bollywood numbers to the crowd applauding,there was everything to make this run a colourful affair andbring back alive the love for fitness.The winners Deriba Merga from Euthopia in mens categoryand Kenyan Kitany among women were given $4000 as prizemoney. From India, Mr Deepchand Saharan kept Indians headhigh by winning.Delhi- half marathon indicated that Delhi is not only a place of‘Dilliwale’ but also of ‘Runwale’. �

Pallavi Vemuganti, VIII-BAIS Gur- 43

The Indira Gandhi interna-tional Airport terminal 3,which will be the largest air-

port in India is all set to be inaugu-rated in March 2010. This massiveproject will give wings to one ofIndia’s biggest ventures. More than20,000 workers are sweating it out toconstruct the world’s 3rd largest air-port terminal which will cater to 27million passengers in one year. Itmay get operational by July 2010.78 aerobridges will take this airportamong the coveted few to service allof its aircrafts through aerobridges.The entire terminal building coversan area of about 5 million square feet.The departure hall will have 6 check-in islands with 168 check-in counters.The boarding pier extends to about1.2 kms with 48 boarding gates.About 90 travelators have also beeninstalled (recall the moving sidewalkat the Singapore airport) along with amultilevel parking facility for about4,300 cars. The deadline of March2010 has been decided, keeping inmind the Commonwealth Games.The present international terminalmight be used as a buffer for thegames.With its scale and size, the new ter-minal is set to change the travellers’perception. So get ready for a trulyworld class travelling experience inour very own Delhi!

Old is no more gold!Shivangi Mittal, IX-A

AIS Gur - 43

BJP veteran L.K Advani fi-nally handed over the leader-ship of the opposition to the

very clean politician, Nitin Gadkari.Though many people anticipated thatSushma Swaraj would get the cov-eted “Gaddi”, his selection came asa surprise.Never heard of him, have you? He is,at 51, the youngest leader of theparty. Prasuna, p/o Pallavi V says,“Let’s look forward to a fresh andyounger start for the BJP. The agefactor will definitely provide the BJP,an edge over the others.”And let’s hope to know him betterdown the line. The freshly electedleader has enough time on his hands!Obviously, he’ll stay up there till he’sat least 90! It’s time for the Congressto buck up…they’ve finally got com-petition.

State debate..!Meghna Ganesh, IX-A

AIS Gur - 43

All of you must have heardabout the much hyped de-bate on Telangana. Telan-

gana is currently a region of AndhraPradesh state in India. On December9, 2009, the Government of India an-nounced that the process for the for-mation of Telangana will be initiatedupon introduction and passage of aseparation statement by the state as-sembly of Andhra Pradesh- this en-sued a heated controversy. The namemeans “land of Telugus”. It com-prises the Telugu speaking parts ofthe erstwhile princely state of Hyder-abad. The region lies on the Deccanplateau to the west of the EasternGhats range, and includes the north-western interior districts ofWarangal,Adilabad etc, and the state capital,Hyderabad. The Krishna and Go-davari flow through the region. Hope

we wouldn’t have to mug upa whole new map...again!

Delhi star-athonlike never before!

News Brief

Editorial wizards@ work

I have had a splendid experience working forThe Global Times. - Meghna AIS Gur - 43

The Global Times, January 1-15, 2010

Nature has evolved manpainstakingly over 3.8 billionyears, but man has subsequentlyevolved culturally; notbiologically. An individual is abiological man, constantlyfighting and fending for hisphysical needs, whereaspersonalities are capable offeeling the sorrow of others orrejoicing in their happiness.They are also able to createbeautiful things as teams – whichno individual can ever achieve.The hallmark of a truepersonality is his capacity forteamwork. This special issue ofThe Global Times is theachievement of a group ofenthusiastic and hard workingstudents. Observing the passionwith which they worked togetherand seeing their imagination takewings, has been a source of joy. Itwas breathtaking to see theirpersonalities develop as thenewspaper took shape. I am surethis experience will stay withthem for many years to come.

Nandini MukherjeeGT Teacher Co-ordiator

AIS Gur - 43

The Copenhagen Sum-it!

Mercury Rising!200 Protestors, 968 Demonstrators detained;

10.6 Billion dollar EU pledge rejected by developing nations.The draft global warming pact criticized harshly by industrial countries

Ready for take-off!:India’s largest

airport

New Year Resolution: I will pray every morning. Abhilasha Mittal, VI-A , AIS Gur 43

Learning Curve 3Education & Enhancement

Saumya Mittal, VII AAIS Gur - 43

Acouple recently pulled out theirthree children out of a schoolbecause their children spent ex-

tensive time commuting. They haven’tshifted their children to some in-our-colony school. The family has resortedto home education. Sounds like Greekand Latin? This article is all about mak-ing this “Greek and Latin” some senseto you.Home education means educating chil-dren at home (or elsewhere), withoutsending them to school. It is beingwholly responsible for your child’s edu-cation. It enables them to learn in free-dom, at their own pace. So , instead oftheir “second parents” teaching them ,their “first teachers” teach them.George, a parent posted on the website,“My son is committed to studying atleast four hours a day, he often ends updoing more. Squabbling is down, dis-cussions are up. My son chuckles withenjoyment as he reads ‘As You like It’in two sittings. He finishes another pre-scribed text – Lord of the Flies – and wehave a long late night telephonic dis-cussion about the boys in the book. Wedo not wonder about the questions thatmight be asked in the examination.”But why opt for home education? Themajor reasons for home educating arethe dissatisfaction with the schoolchoice, concerns about children’s spir-

itual and character development, facingbullying and other pressures at school,and the inadequacies of conventional

education. The best feature of homeschooling is that it does not have a one-size-fit-all approach. It is up to the child

and his family to decide what and howthey want to study. One is free to ex-periment and change the method of

learning.But for working parents, home educat-ing their child can be difficult. However,residential home schools (like IshaHome School) offer a solution. Here,students of a vertical age group live to-gether in home-style accommodationsunder the care of one or two house par-ents, emulating a home-like sibling env-iron. The Isha Home School Academicyear comprises two terms,(Term I: Early- June to Mid - October and Term II:Early - December to Early - April) eachof four months duration:For an admission in a school like this,the parents must wholly support this ed-ucational process. Applications are re-viewed and applicants evaluated onindividual assessments and personal in-terviews.This system of education is highly rec-ommended for special children (thosesuffering from autism, dyslexia etc.) asparents are at their disposal all day long.But the picture isn’t as rosy as it seems.Home education has its shortcomingstoo. It deprives the child of the muchneeded interaction with his/her peers andthe society. It also robs the child of op-portunities to work in a team, makinghim less cooperative and independent.Home educated children are unable tointeract with children from diverse cul-tures and learn from them.So now that you’ve decoded the Greekand Latin, ponder over it and as they say,to each his own..!!!!�

Shiv Mittal, father of two daughters at Amity- “Man is a social animal. Depriving him of social interaction, makes himjust an animal. I’d never want my children to opt out of the school for home education.”Priya sharma, student- “I’d love to be home educated. It would be fun and stress free”.Deepali Chaudhary, teacher: I discourage home education since the constitution has not recognized it. It will be diffi-cult for kids to get jobs or admissions later.

It’s on the web...!www.infed.org/biblio/home-education.htmlen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeschoolingwww.homeeducationresources.com/

Education @ home sweet home...!

SakshamAgarwal, VIII-A& KaranGanju X-B, AIS Gur - 43

You would probably think ofMathematics as formulae, theo-rems, axioms, algebra and so

on. But the world of mathematics goesbeyond just numbers and theorems.Today, 1+1=2 is basic knowledge but itwas not until 1910, that a 300 page longtheory could establish it Here is a list ofsuch astounding stuff, that will certainlybowl you over...The Four Colour Theorem: - The FourColour Theorem says that using just fourdifferent colours, it is always possible tocolour the regions of a map in such a waythat no two regions that share part of aborder will have the same colour. The

Theorem was eventually proved in 1976.

The Ishango bone: - The Ishango Boneis the world’s oldest known mathemati-cal object. The meaning of the bone isnot clear, though. It may have been usedas a lunar calendar or be considered ev-idence of early arithmetic. It may even

have been the first known table of primenumbers. The bone was found in ‘De-mocratic Republic of Congo’ in 1960. Itis believed to be about 20,000 years oldand consists of three columns each con-taining three notches.

The Friendship Theorem: - The

Friendship Theorem says that in anygroup of six people, it is always possi-ble to find three people in the group thateither all know each other or all do notknow each other. Isn’t it interesting!

The Mobius Strip: - A Mobius Strip isa two dimensional surface whose funda-

mental property is that it has only oneside. The Mobius Strip is named afterthe German mathematician August Mo-bius who first described it in 1858.

The Zipf’s Law: - Zipf’s Law is astatement about how the frequencies ofdifferent words in a language areranked according to how frequentlythey are used, then the nth most fre-quent word appears roughly 1/n asmany times as the most frequent word.For Example, in English, the most com-mon word is ‘the’. Zipf’s Law tells usthat ‘of’ (the second most commonword) will typically be used as ½ asmany times as ‘the’ and ‘and’ (the thirdmost common word) will appear ap-proximately 1/3 as often as ‘the’. �

The ‘Other’ Side of Mathematics

Arunima RoyEnglish Teacher, AIS Gur - 43

The class XII English question paper isboth comprehensive and exhaustive.Securing an enviable percentage is

challenging in more ways than one. How-ever, thinking logically and writing withprecision can go a long way in realisingthe seemingly impossible dream. Thefollowing few steps can be kept inmind:Practise your way to perfection toexcel in the reading section. Com-prehension and note making pas-sages from sample papers canbe solved. But remember totime yourself to 25-30minutes for theentire section.Be confidentabout your for-mats. Revisethem often.Learn by associ-ation, the accu-rate style forcomposing vari-ous short and

long writing skills.Reading newspapers and keeping abreast of cur-rent affairs should be cultivated as a habit as it helpsto think out-of-the-box. The content of letters, re-ports and articles can be qualitatively enhanced inthis way.Familiarity with the text is the ‘mantra’ for theliterature section. Read the main and supple-mentary readers often enough to be able to referto them closely. Also, quoting briefly from

poems and fictioncan help fetch moremarks..Answer to the pointas far as possible.Be meticulous inanswer script.Above all, be ex-tremely patient andperseverant duringthose momentous 3hours!�

I want to pursue Economics, but my fatherwants me to study Law. Is there a way to grace-fully solve the matter?

Abhinav Rathi, Class XII

Begin a conversation with yourfather. No issues of heart can beresolved in a single conversa-tion. So speak repeatedly. Dis-agree but never disrespect. Alsohave an open mind. May bethere are merits in pursuingLaw instead of Economics,which your father has seen but

you have over looked. It is said that if you com-municate long enough, even an empire can bemoved. So communicate well and take yourtime. You see, a steady flow of water can moveany rock. Above all, hold on to this fact that ifyou have a passion and you want something inlife, you will get it. Life will move every knownand unknown force and make it happen for you.

Counsel’sKorner

Vipula GuptaCounsellorAIS Gur 43

It was an awesome experience doing theillustrations for GT - Purva, AIS Gur - 43


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Dr M.Vanathi, faculty at ALL INDIA INSTITUTEOF MEDICAL SCIENCES, New Delhi, a corneaspecialist in conversation with Meghna GaneshIX-A, AIS Gurgaon Sec-43

What are contact lenses?Contact Lenses are thin curved

discs of plastic that are placedon cornea of the eye to cor-rect and improve defec-tive vision due torefractive error.They may also beused for various

other reasons such as bandagecontact lenses after surgery or corneal dis-ease and for cosmetic reasons.

Are contact lenses safe to use instead ofspectacles?Contact lenses are a safe alternative tospectacles if we ensure proper care andhandling of contact lens.What are the different types of contact

lenses?There are basically two types of

contact lenses: Rigid contactlenses (or hard contactlenses/ rigid gas perme-able lenses) and Softcontact lenses. Both

types come in varying materials with differentlevels of oxygen permeability. The higher theoxygen permeability, the better it is for the eye.What are disposable contact lenses?Disposable Contact Lens are soft lenses avail-

able for Daily, Weekly, Monthly, and Three Monthlydisposable wear. The advantages of this system of pre-scribing is that, frequent infections due to protein de-posits and environmental pollution are almosteliminated, the eye gets more oxygen and simplecleaning systems like multipurpose solutions can beused safelyWhat are coloured contact lenses?Colored Contact Lens are soft lenses that areused for cosmetic purposes to change thecolour of one’s eyes as a fashion statement.Please brief on handling and care of contactlens. Contact lenses should always be keptclean, disinfected and soaked. Lens hygiene is the

key to a comfortable wear. All contact lenses accu-mulate a variety of deposits, from the eye itself whilstwearing them, and from the environment.• Daily cleaning by rubbing in the palm of the handwith a surfactant cleaner is important (not applicablefor daily disposable ones)• Contact lens wearers must take their lens out everynight and soak them in fresh multipurpose solution-used for rinsing, disinfecting, cleaning and storing thelenses.• Before touching the contact lens or one’s eyes, it isimportant to thoroughly wash & rinse hands with asoap that does not contain moisturizers or fragrances.• Long fingernails can damage the lens, so care shouldbe taken. It may also damage the cornea while inser-tion and removal of contact lenses.• Weekly protein/ enzymatic cleaning- used for clean-ing protein deposits off lenses is mandatory.How should one go about getting contact lenses pre-scribed?Contact Lens trial and fitting are always best doneunder the proper care of an ophthalmologist or trainedoptometrist. Each eye needs to undergo a detailedevaluation and is then accordingly advised which lenswould suit him/her the best. The health of the cornea,conditions such as ocular allergies or dry eyes have tobe examined. Commonly complications arise due toallergies or infections.Few common complications of contact lens are aller-gic giant papillary conjunctivitis, conjunctivitis, dryeye, corneal abrasions and ulcers.These can be avoided with proper handling and careof your lenses. Excessive wear of contact lenses, par-ticularly overnight wear, and poor hygiene is associ-ated with most of the safety concerns. Never ignoreany redness, itching, watering if you are wearing con-tact lens and seek advice from the ophthalmologist. Donot use cleaning solutions which have been opened along time ago. Remember these have a short shelf life.

(Dr M.Vanathi may be reached atvanathi_g @yahoo.com for further queries )

Science & Technology4 Gyan Vigyan

Utkarsh Sahu & ShashankAggarwal, VIII AAIS Gur - 43

Internet has become a commonname in every home and athreshold of knowl-

edge for scientists anderudite people. Guesswhat! The internet has justturned 40. This large net-work began in a small room inCERN (European Council ofNuclear Research) where a placardstill hangs ‘Internet was invented here’.CERN’s main aim was the requirementfor a digital tool needed for fast data transferbetween their talented scientists.

Cool Connection:With the Advent of Globalization, the World today isa smaller one as we are better connected. In-ternet has filled the much needed gap ofcommunication. Now we can get in touchwith our friends and loved ones at just a clickof this versatile device. Thanks to the Internet, agrandmother can talk to her children living abroad limit-lessly. Our dependance on the internet makes it a lamp oflight for the world.

Internet is a worldwide connector.IT Industry is booming of wealth. Popular domains and siteslike Facebook and Twitter who have no more than 60 employ-ees are filling their pockets with huge amount of cyber money.Well! The work they have done of connecting people is consid-

erably commendable. Google is aknowledgeable resource for manypeople and provide lots of freeknowledge links. Wikipedia pro-vides sufficiently unbrokenknowledge on internet. Bloggingsites are the best way to expressyour views and ideas to alarger world on all currenttopics. From Obama’sNobel Peace Prize toAdolf Hitler’s ideas,

you can all sum up yourthoughts in your own words.

APhishing BagLife is a mix of good andevil, so is internet. Unlikeconventional communities,where we have police regulat-ing us: there are no such po-

licemen patrolling thecyber space, leaving it

open to any Trojan horse andantisocial hackers. Phishing is a

major threat to online banking com-panies. The phishes hack people’s creditand debit card and innocent people arebankrupted. Movies at Torrent are

available at free cost which is not copy-right from the company and are all pirated.

Internet has become the center of piracy. Wellhail, The Internet still rules and would continueto benefit people! �

Internet Steady@ 40

New Year resolution : I shall endeavour to lose 2-3 kilos weight - Sarisht Wadhwa VIII-A, AIS Gur - 43

Gurkiran Kaur, IX-AAIS Gur - 43

“Iused to weigh 55kgs. I was notfat, but I felt that I could stand tolose a few pounds. I began exercisingand eating healthy snacks. Within acouple of weeks, I had lost weight andfelt good. I figured if 5 kgs gets thismuch notice, just think what 10 willdo! That was the moment I took theroad to anorexia,” says Aditi Upad-hayay of Class12.“Moti”, “elephant”,” hippopotamus”etc are often used to tease children ofour age group which ultimately leadsto a life threatening eating disorder-Anorexia Nervosa. 95% of anorexicsare women between the ages of twelveand eighteen.The anorexics have a distorted bodyimage of themselves of being over-weight that causes a low self esteemand the symptoms are loneliness, inad-equacy in talents, a lack of trust in peo-ple and themselves, insecurity and

sadness. Although these behavioralsymptoms appear ordinary, they aredangerous because it leads to physicaland psychological depression. Treat-ment must begin with an evaluation ofthe anorexic patient. Initially, antide-pressant medication can help in treat-ing an anorexic.With the increasinginfluence of the media for a perfectbody, the kind splashed in fashionmagazines has led to growing numberof anorexic patients in urban cities.With support from family and society,we can identify the victims and givethem the much needed poignant andcorporeal support.

Melodiousmedicine

Neil Limaye, X AAIS Gur - 43

Music therapy is an interper-sonal process in which atrained music therapist uses

all of its facets to help patients improveor maintain their health. Music is usedfor treating various psychiatric disor-ders, medical problems, physical hand-icaps, sensory impairments, etc.Brain Wave: Music with a strong beatcan stimulate brain waves to resonate insync with the beat. The faster beatbrings sharper concentrations and morealert thinking. Music can bring aboutlong lasting benefits to your state ofmind, even after listening.Breathing and heart rate: The bodilyfunctions governed by the autonomicnervous system such as breathing andheart rate can also be altered by thechanges that soothing melody can bring.This is why, music can be used to coun-teract chronic stress, promoting not onlyrelaxation, but health.State of mind: Music can also help tobring a positive state of mind helping tokeep anxiety and depression at bay.Music can keep creativity and optimismlevels higher. Music therapy can be usedas sedatives or painkillers. Experts havefound immense benefit in using music tohelp cancer patients, Alzheimer patients,etc. Indian music therapy centres havecome to a conclusion that music certainlyhas a role in delaying ageing.GO AHEAD! SING YOUR WAY TOWELLNESS!�

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After working for the issue, I’ve learnt that makinga paper is no piece of cake.- Shivangi AIS Gur 43

The Global Times, Januray 1-15, 2010

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U, Me & Hum 5Whose life is it anyway?

New year resolutions: I shall try to be taller, stronger and sharper - Suhani Mehta, KG, AIS Gur-43


Mitali Mittal, AIS Gur - 43

Ponds, Olay, Fair ‘n Lovely and other cosmetic companiesare laughing all the way to the bank. Today’s womenseem to be obsessed with fairness and beauty, and act

as a ladder to lucrative business for these companies. Girls es-pecially youth seem to be badly smitten by the ‘whitish’faces of the tall, charismatic models in the fairness creamadvertisements. Spotlights, paints, foundation etc. resultin the temporary fair look of these models in advertise-ments, magazines, hoardings etc. this is all a part of the com-panies’ strategy to hoodwink the customers.Well designed fairness cream advertisements compel theviewers to buy the product. But, if you ponder, it’s allsenseless. They portray scenes which define confidenceas a fair ‘n’ glowing face. Bollywood bubbles with thenames of many dusky beauties- Bipasha Basu, sensuousNandita Das and versatile Shabana Azmi fair better thanmany white skin beauties. So why do we need fairness creams?

One really cannot change the colour of one’s skin; it’s all original andnatural so we should be proud of it. Science opines that the quan-tity of melanin (dark coloured pigment) in a person’s body cannotbe reduced. Medically, dark skin is believed to be less vulnerableto skin diseases and sun as compared to light skin.It’s high time we realize that too. Our wheatish complexion,long black lustrous hair are our glorious trait. A dark face sym-bolizes Indian beauty. Stop being gullible to advertisements.Stop aping the West who specially visit India to ‘tan’ them-

selves.While fairness creams sometimes do give us tem-porary and quick results, applying them on a regularbasis may cause skin cancer and end-up losing chunksof skin. Stick to safe traditional Indian ayurvedicbeauty remedies as milk, cream, saffron, turmeric etc.They nourish the skin impeccably and improve it’stexture, giving you an eternal glowing face. Nowthe decision is yours! Like a book is not judged by

its cover, the beauty of a face should not be judgedby its colour!�

Set toshoot

Aditi UpadhyaAIS Gur - 43

Alas! In a few months from nowI shall be heading into the ‘BIGREAL WORLD’. The thought

keeps recurring in my mind and everyother class XII student.Its become a mixed bag of emotions.While on one hand there is an excite-ment of entering the new world; meet-ing new people, pursuing my dreams,there is also a dash of sadness of partingways with close friends. Plans for the fu-ture coupled with fear of survival in aworld in flux, raises my anxiety.Ready to step out of a protected envi-ronment, where lives were confined toschool and home into a world of oppor-tunities sounds exciting. Exploring aworld beyond books, shall enable me totake a closer look at life, understand itand live it independently.Unconventional avenues await us at ourdoor step. We can dream big, nurturelofty ambitions and bridge the gap be-tween our dreams and the reality. Withhard work and means available to us toachieve those dreams, without forgettingthe unconditional support and encour-agement from our parents and teachers,my dreams seem so real.All I need is to trust my fate and put inall my efforts to shape my own future!Cheers to my new life!�

Marvels Of NatureSarisht Wadhwa VIII-A&

Soumya Wadhwa X-AAIS Gur - 43

Ever been in the midst of abreathtaking scene where na-ture exudes a special magic

in you? Ever noticed how the pris-tine waters of the sea take on themagnificent yet mellow colour of thesetting sun? Ever marvelled at how aship balances itself on waters thatseem to effortlessly hold the hugevessel on its shimmering blanket? Ifyes, you would have discovered arare beauty and serenity in nature.Next to God, nature is the greatestwonder of the universe. The paletteof lights, the colors and shades of na-ture and the shadows and its eternaltreasures thrill and soothe one’s heartand dazzle the eyes. There lies a pur-pose in its every creation, a motivein its every action and above all, a

soul in every heart. From the wavesin the ocean to the rocks in the hills,everything serves a reason for its ex-istence. Nature has boundlessbeauty. The blue skies that span theentire world, the rivers that flow intothe oceans, the snowcapped moun-tains, the soaring pines and wilder-ness that vary according to climateand character of terrain – all are apart of nature’s divine plan. Theseprovide energy and knowledge andthe vigour to work with a new spirit.This beauty strikes the senses, thebeauty of quality and appearancewhich a mind can perceive. We de-light in it. As the seasons changefrom year to year, the life changesaccordingly. The calm dark nightgives way to the bright morning.And every mood has a message, apurpose and a special joy to offer.Let’s learn to appreciate nature andsavour its every moment! �

Soumya Shkalya, XI A, AIS Gur-43

I have learnt the process of workingin a team. - Pallavi V AIS Gur - 43

Uniforms - KalAaj aur Kal

Shivangi Mittal and MeghnaGanesh (IX A) AIS Gur - 43

Time is accompanied bychange. Situations change,perceptions change and so do

people. And with the people changethe clothes they wear. In fact, ourvery own uniforms have changed.So let’s see what was, what is andwhat will be.....

Woh Bhi Kya Din The...

Once upon a time, the boys went toGurukul for studying. The minimal-ist school uniform ensured the chil-dren did not stray from the focus andpurpose. Draped in an orange orwhite dhoti and shaved heads withthe exception of a small ‘choti’(tikki), they offered their childhoodto the pursuit of knowledge. Thegirls in salwar kameez dupatta andblack polished ballerina shoes werethe epitome of the perfect ‘sundarand sushil ladki’. One can’t miss outon the oiled hair, set into two braids

tied at the ends with colourful satinribbons.

We don’t need noevolution...

Nowadays, there’s nothing called auniform; it’s just a distorted versionof what it is supposed to be. Fortoday’s generation, the day startswith pulling their shirts out, wearinglow waist skirts or trousers, rolledup sleeves and loose ties lazilylounging around the necks. Now, letme be specific. For gals, letting theirhair open as well as wearing shortskirts are a must! Long nails are infashion, aren’t they? Well, whyshould the eyes, ears and lips be leftalone? They are instantly dipped inliners, danglers and gloss. BlurtsPriyanka Rohatgi of class IX, “Ilove putting on black nail polish.”And if you think there is nothing forboys, get ready for a shocker. Fromwearing branded shoes and watches,styling their hair to making spikesusing gels, hair creams etc, there’s a

lot more. Some even compete withgirls to grow their hair longer or tiethem in a ‘pony tail. Guys, just leavethe girls alone. The colourless, “SatiSavitri” and “Champu’s” have nowbeen tossed and sprinkled to be pre-sented as cool and smart trend set-ters!

Aane Wala Kal...

And now, let’s zoom into the future.What’s that? An oxygen cylinder!!!Every school going kid is seenwalking into the school with an oxy-gen mask. After all, fresh air isscarce. The shirts have changed too.There are huge pockets on thesleeves for the books and the sta-tionery. As Piyushi Yadav, IX A ,predicts, “There just might be a cal-culator on every belt and a palmtopon every wrist, with Wikipedia on itall the time. There would be solarbattery operated shoes for quickertransportation.”And now, friends, it’s time youchose your pick...!!�

Fair enough?

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�An optimist stays up until mid-night to see the New Year in. A pes-simist stays up to make sure the oldyear leaves.

Bill Vaughan�Here’s to the bright new year and afond farewell to the old; here’s to thethings that are yet to come and to thememories that we hold.

Anonymous�For last years words belong to lastyear’s language. And next year’swords await another voice. And tomake an end is to make a beginning.

T.S.Eliot�No river can return to it’s source,yet all rivers must have a beginning.Many people look forward to theNew Year for a new start of oldhabits.

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We, at Amity, prepare eachstudent for academic, socialand personal success by creat-ing a community of empow-ered and diverse learners,striving to be global-mindedcitizens in an atmosphere ofmutual respect, understandingand trust.Our committed teachers rec-

ognize the need to mould our young genera-tion to the new realities of the world. We knowthat if they are to succeed, students will haveto be equipped with a pride in and sense ofbeing Indian citizens. They will also need theskills and adaptability to function as global cit-izens. At our School, one learns about the to-tality, the wholeness of life. Academicexcellence is absolutely necessary, but it isalso a place where both the teacher and the stu-dent explore, not only the outer world, theworld of knowledge, but also their own think-ing, their own behavior. Here, the teacher andthe student function at the same level - com-municating through questioning and counter-questioning, till the depths of the problem areexposed and understanding is revealed, illu-minating the minds of both.A veritable prodigy at our School, Puru PratapSingh of Class IV, who won the national artcompetition for designing the main page doodleart for the search engine, www.google.com hasbrought recognition, not only to the institution,but heartfelt joy to his parents, family and every-one who has met the sprightly young lad. Hisenthusiasm for his art and belief in himself,showcases all that is benign and wonderful inthe vision of our Founder President Sir and ourvery own respected Chairperson Ma’am.I wish everyone a year ahead of cheer and peace,while we all hold hands to respect and care foreach other and our environment.Jai Hind!!.�

We, the Amitians!

Bidding adieu to Amity

Pearls ofwisdom

Ankita Dhawan, XII-BAIS Gur Sec - 43

Things close to our heartsbecome closer only whenwe realize their worth.

Now that only six months are leftto finally bid ‘goodbye’ to myschool, I’m caught in the turmoilof choosing an appropriate careerfor myself. We lose most of ourtime thinking about the friends wehave made, the teachers we havelooked up to, the wild insanethings we have done in school forfun. Bursting crackers in thewashroom, making our ownBritish gang and talking on thephone in an English accent forhours, bunking math classes,these are just a fewmissing piecesof my incomplete puzzle. If I putthem together, they reflect an en-tire picture of my past, definingeach moment beautifully. Strangehow fast time flies and bringsyears of fun and frolic to a stand-still! I still won’t forget the timewhen I went to school without abag and how I began accusingeveryone in the class for stealingit. “You must have forgotten it athome” said one of my friends try-ing to hide her laughter, to whichI replied “you think I’m nuts?

Huh?”At that very moment, mymom came into the class withmy bag and said ‘I think you for-got something at home’. I won’tforget how everyone went intohysterics including me. Nowafter four years, whenever I re-peat this incident with the samegroup of friends, all they say is“typically Ankita”. Everytimemy mind walks down the mem-ory lane, I am reminded of themany beautiful and unforget-table moments spent at school.The thought of those timesbrings a smile on my face.At this age, we get to learn a lotfrom each other, from ourselvesand most importantly from lifeas it comes. The one thing that Ilearnt staying in this school isthat the years left behind us willnever come back. These aresome memories that I have cre-ated for myself which I will al-ways cherish. I’ll considermyself half as lucky as the luck-iest man on earth if I’m able tostay in touch with my teachersand friends ten years down theline. After all, at the end of theday it takes only one to build afoundation of friendship, onlyone to break it, but two to main-tain it for a lifetime.�

Humseachha kaunhai...?Shivangi Mittal, IX A, AIS Gur - 43

When something is too close to the eye, it losesvisibility. The same applies to our tradition, itis so close to us and yet so distant. Tradition

and its different perceptions are so inextricably mixedwith each other, that the idea of tradition that most of ushave is entirely wrong. We think of our tradition asstrongly conservative and overprotective. We think thattradition preaches prejudices and is discriminating. But isit really so?Our tradition is not about child marriage; It’s not about the

caste system; It’s not about idol worship and it’s definitelynot about moral policing. Indian tradition for me, evokesimages of graceful, sari clad ladies with the rustle of silkand thick, lustrous hair adorned with jasmine flowers. Ourtradition is about celebrating Diwali two weeks before andafter it really is. It’s about living with all your chachas andmamas as one big family. It’s about respecting our parentsand teachers and touching their feet before an exam.But leaving aside all the fun, joy and happiness that thistradition of ours can bring, we are crazily following whatwe see others doing. Women on T.V. wear saris that looklike Christmas trees, we oft ape that. And no, we don’tthink twice before doing so. But we do think twice beforeplaying Holi because it will spoil our hair and skin.We are running after things which are nothing in compar-ison to what we have inherited. Isn’t that silly? And it’shigh time we stopped being silly. There is an urgent needfor us to open our eyes and see, recognize and understandwhat our tradition really is and then to realize how wronglywe have perceived it.Let’s be contented with what we have. Dil maange more?Well, we always have the option of emulating what wethink is good and does not violate our moral codes. So letsstart mixing and matching, and we’ll certainly come upwith a wonderful combination.�

PrankurArora, AIS, Gur - 43

“India is the cradle of the humanrace, the birth place of humanspeech, the mother of history, thegrandmother of legend and thegreat grandmother of tradition”.

Mark Twain

India has withstood the rav-ages of time and upheld itsidentity as an independent,

self-reliant nation. It is a land ofdiversity, where variety is thespice of life. It is a nation i.e. vi-brant with the dream of its peo-ple. India of my dreams, is ofcountless souls aspiring to belongto a strong, self-reliant, powerfuland developed nation.Over the last 62 years, India hasbeen progressing in many fields.

In spite of its countless develop-ments, the India of my dreams stillneeds to augment its position inmany aspects as follows…�Food, clothes and shelter forall.

�Quality Education for all.�Employment opportunities forall�Alleviate poverty�Increased International partici-pation�Reduced corruption.�End terrorism.Launch satellites ‘Made in India’India of my dreams is a country

wherein the poorest of the poorfeel that this is the country wherehis voice has its due importance.I strive for an India wherein thereare no differences of high andlow; people of all castes live inharmony with one another. Insuch a country, there shall be noplace for the social evil as un-touchables.The India of my dreams is beauti-fully rendered in the words byRabrindranath Tagore“Where the mind is without fearand the head is held highWhere knowledge is free.Where the world has not been bro-ken up into fragments by narrowdomestic walls.Where words come out from thedepth of truth….” �

GT: Child’s best friendLike all parents, I have been actively involved inmy child’s development in school. And I have re-alised, The Global Times has been a key factor.AsAmity Sector-46 releases its own edition, I take thisopportunity to express my views on your magazine.

For a child, growing-upmeans physically, intel-lectually and culturally.The Global Times is onenewspaper that providesfuel for such whole-some growth. There areinformative articlesfrom stem cells to child

stars. Not only education, GT hones the child’s cul-tural tastes, with reviews on books and movies ingood taste. I especially appreciated the cover articleon the blind school visit. Such articles initiate de-velopment of a more humane side to our children.GT is a growing child’s best friend. Hope it willkeep reaching new heights.

Sohini Chhaya, Parent(Mother of Soha Chhaya, Head Girl AIS Gur-46)

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India ofmydreams

“I strive for an India whereinthere are no differences of highand low; people of all castes livein harmony with one another.”

Being a part of the contest issue has given me immense pleasure.I got the new taste of life- journalism.- Saksham, AIS Gur - 43


Ring out the old, ring in the new,/ Ring, happybells, across the snow:/ The year is going, lethim go;/Ring out the false, ring in the true.

- Lord Tennyson

The custom of celebratingJan 1 as the New Year dayinitiated by Julius Ceaserwho founded the JulianCalendar in 46 BC, is a tra-dition today celebratedworldwide. It’s a moment,when the world unites toleave behind all differences

to usher in the dawn of a fresh beginning. Draw-ing strength from our past, building upon thevalues learnt and knowledge earned, we atAmity step together into 2010.The New Year celebrations differ from onecountry to another, between religions and com-munities. Vietnamese celebrate it in-betweenJanuary 21 to February 19. According toVikram Samvat, Hindu New Year is popularlycelebrated in the month of Chaitra which usu-ally falls in the March/April. The Muslim NewYear is celebrated on the first day of Muharram.Despite regional and cultural differences, Jan 1symbolizes the end of 365 days and the begin-ning of a NewYear. Let’s join hands in prayer towelcome a new beginning…“A new year is unfolding—like a blossom withpetals curled tightly concealing the beautywithin. Lord, let this year be filled with thethings that are truly good—with the comfort ofwarmth in our relationships, with the strength tohelp those who need our help and the humilityand openness to accept help from others. As wemake our resolutions for the year ahead, let usgo forward with the hope that all is possible—with Your guidance.” �

Dr. Amita ChauhanChairperson

New beginning

Nandita SahuPrincipal

Models: Shivangi, Meghna,Priyanka, AIS, Gur - 43

SakshamAgarwal (VIII A), AIS Gur - 43

An ass is an ass, if so, what is a donkey?How do we differentiate a turtle, a tortoiseand a terrapin? The nomenclature for an

animal differs from place to place. In Britain, a saltwater form of this reptile is known as turtle, a fresh-water form as terrapin and a land living one as atortoise. In America, all these aquatic reptiles arecalled turtles and land living ones as tortoises. InAustralia, there is no confusion at all since all thesereptiles are known as tortoises.Why the difference?The names of animals differ because of morpho-logical, anatomical, ecological, physiological oreven genetic features. Americans, African, Euro-peans and Asians differ in their morphology, yetthey are all technically called Homo sapiens. Theydiffer in their race. Likewise many animals differ atthe generic or species level. The subtle differencesin species level help taxonomists give these animalsdifferent names. Crocodile and Alligator, Duck andGoose, Pigeon and Dove, Crow and Raven, Rat andMouse, Dolphin and Whale show subtle differences.Unlike scientific names, common names are not

unique. As a result, common name usage can oftenlead to confusion.Let’s take a look at some of these names and thesubtle differences between the look-alikes. Ofcourse, they may not always be the rule everywhere.

Alligator & Crocodile

Alligators are subtropical, live in freshwater, aregrayish black in colour, docile, with broad U-shapessnout. Males grow unto 14 feet, teeth are not visiblewhenmouth is closed, salt glands are absent, they hi-bernate, and make nests of vegetation in freshwater.Crocodiles are tropical and live in salt or brackishwa-ters, are light brown in colour, aggressive, with longnarrowV-shapes snout. Themales grow up to 20 feet,lower jaws are always visible when the mouth isclosed, they have functional salt glands on theirtongue and lay eggs in mud or sand in saltwater.

Turtle & Tortoise

Turtles live in or near the water and swim holdingtheir breath underwater. They are omnivorous, frontteeth are webbed to help in swimming flat shell.They migrate to warmer places.Tortoises live in arid regions walking on sandyground. They are herbivorous, feet are hard scalyand they crawl across rocks and sands. They haveround dome-shaped shell and migration is very rare.

Crow & Raven

Crows grow up to 13 inches long, the wing is bluntwith narrow span, fan shaped tail, flat bill withouthairs on it, their wings flick while calling.Ravens grow from 24 to 27 inches long; the wing ispointed with wide span, long and wedge-shapedtail, curved bill with tufts of hair on it, wing flick-ing is absent while calling.

Duck & Goose

Ducks are smaller in size, sexes have differentcolours, they exclusively feed in water, are carni-vores, webs are not well developed, make a callsimilar to ‘Quack’, and do not migrate.Geese are larger in size with a long neck. Both maleand female have the same colouration and graze onland. They are generally herbivores, webs are welldeveloped, make a honking call, and migrate.

Pigeon & Dove

Although there are no true scientific differences be-tween these two birds, yet they differ in their ap-pearance and manner. Pigeons are usually grey incolour, domesticated, fly around parks and multi-storied buildings in cities. While doves are usuallywhite in colour and live in forests.

Rat & Mouse

Rats are medium-sized rodents with long thick tailand heavier bodies; ears are small relative to thehead, the tail is shorter than the body and six pairs ofnipples. Mouse is a sparrow-sized rodent with longthin tail; ears are large relative to the head, tail samelength or longer than the body, five pairs of nipples.

Wolf, Jackal & Fox

Wolves have a long powerful muzzle, larger thanthe jackal, long-yellow eyes, smaller orbital angleand a larger cerebral capacity, bigger teeth, largerpaw size and can be tamed.Jackals have broad rostrum with a robust denturewith curved thick canine and a long molar, longlegs, golden yellow coloured eyes, black strip at theback and tail, the orbital protuberances are arrangedobliquely to the sides and forwards, are scavengers,

nocturnal, fast runners, seen in pairs and can betamed.Foxes have a sharp pointed muzzle, short legs, longbushy tail; orbital protuberances directed perpendi-cular to the longitudinal axis of the skull. They feedon live prey, are solitary and not social animals anddo not breed in confinement.

Whale & Dolphin

Whales have fish-like body, thick and roundedhead, lack a distinguished beak, spade-shaped teethabout 50 in number, have black and white pigmen-tation pattern on the underside of the hump back,batch feeders and cannot chew, and have doublepaired blowholes.Dolphins have head with projecting beak, homod-ont cone-shaped teeth about 250 in number, singleblowhole.

Rabbit & Hare

Rabbits are smaller, hide in burrows or depressionsin the ground, often found in pairs, young ones arecalled bunnies and they are hairless and blind.Hares are larger with longer hind legs and ears, hide

among plants, come together only for mat-

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Double Trouble!!

Extinct -Man or Animal?Wake up man-you are also a vertebrate! So why do you want to destroy other vertebrate friends?


I now know what journalism is allabout. - Mitali M. AIS Gur - 43

ing. Young ones are called leveret withfull coat of fur and open eyes.

Chimpanzee, Gibbon,Gorilla& Orang Utan

Chimpanzees are anthropoid apes, in-habit tropical rainforests of Africa, theyare intelligent and arboreal, have longarms, short legs, body is covered withblack hair with no hair on the face andhave no tail.Gibbons are smallest arboreal apes.They have long arms with no tails,found in Southern Asia and East Indies.The wrist comprises ball and socketjoint allowing for biaxial movement andare most agile.Gorillas are the largest of the living pri-mates; they are anthropoid apes, terres-trial, vegetarian, found in the forests ofWest Africa, mandibles protrude fartherout than the maxilla.Oran Utans are large long armed apesfound in Borneo, Sumatra; they

are arboreal with short bowedlegs and no tail and withreddish brown hair. �For more information onHawk, Eagle, Falcon,Kite & Vulture login towww.theglobaltimes.in

Mitali Mathur, VIII AAIS Gur-43

Weknow that a number of animalshave become extinct because wehumans are destroying their habi-

tats and upsetting the balance of nature. Canyou even imagine the magnitude of this ex-tinction and human interference? The In-ternational Union for the Conservation ofNature and Natural Resources (IUCN)

has made a list of animals that are in danger of extinction,called the Red List.15,589 species are facing extinction.Of all the animals known to man, one in three amphib-ians, one in eight birds, one in four mammals and almosthalf of all freshwater turtles are known to be in danger ofextinction. Man is dependent on all the plant and animallife on earth for essential items like food, oxygen, purewater, medicine. Observing World Animal Day on Octo-ber 4th each year is not enough. If we do not act, we aregoing to become extinct due to our heavy dependence onplants and animals for our survival.

New Year Resolution: I’ll finish my tiffin in school. Shubhangi Goswami Nursery B, AIS Gur - 43

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New year resolutions: I’ll improve my handwriting. Kunal Verma , V, AIS Gur - 43

Howzatt!?!

SakshamAgarwal, VIII-A &Mayank Manchanda X-A

AIS Gur - 43

Have you ever wondered how thesports that we play today likecricket, football, rugby, etc came

into existence, or of the unique symbolsof various sports. Ever heard about how asport was recommended to King LouisXIV to cure his indigestion?Around the end of the 17 century, KingLouis XIV made the game of billiardspopular overnight due to indigestion!The royal doctor seems to have pre-scribed him mild exercise after a meal,so the king tried billiards to help relievehis digestive distress after meals. The

king loved the game and became an avidplayer. The game became popular and nosooner was the favorite of the entire Eu-rope!!!Did you know that Cardinal, the beautifulred bird is the symbol of the AmericanFootball franchise based near Phoenix,Arizona and also of the National FootballLeague, Games of racket and ball origi-nated from a 12th- and 13th-centuryFrench handball game called jeu de

paume (“game of the palm”). In 1873,MajorWalterWingfield invented a gamecalled Sphairistikè, from which the mod-ern outdoor tennis evolved.Before Iran and Iraq were countries, thearea was known as Babylonia. And thisis where the game of badminton began.Although it technically wasn’t a gamefor them, it was more like hocus-pocusfortune telling. The Babylonians werebig on this sort of stuff, and would go to

a priest to get their future told. The priestwould do it in several ways: Dice, Cards,Tea Leaves, Dreams, and a few others.The Memphis franchise, founded inVancouver in the year 1995, is a basket-ball franchisee based on the city ofMemphis depicted by a ‘bear’ and hasadopted the name ‘Memphis Grizzlies’.Indeed the Marlin is a type of fish thatbelongs to the taxonomic family Istio-phoridae. Surprising is the fact that the

Marlin Fish is the symbol of the FloridaMarlins, the famed Baseball team.The well known story of how rugby de-veloped goes along the lines of WilliamWebb-Ellis picking up a football andrunning with it! Whatever its history is,the sport has spread worldwide since themid-19th century including the Euro-pean nation of France.The mythical beast: Dragon was thesymbol for the Catalans team based inPerpignan. The Catalans Dragons werea French rugby union team that was rep-resented by the head of a red dragonwith a flame escaping its jaws.So, the next time you have a great timeplaying any of these sports, dont forgetto thank its founders!!�

Akshat Saxena VIII-AAIS Gur - 43

Breaking News: Manchester UnitedTransfer budget: Two hundred andFifty million EurosThe Indian Premier League: FetchedNinety One crores as the income tax

Newspapers and media fre-quently report that sports todayare all about big bucks and

business. Well, they finally have apoint there! Haven’t all of us readabout Cristiano Ronaldo going to RealMadrid only for some ninety four mil-lion euros!Sports on Sale: The rising passion

among fans can be seen in their willing-ness to empty their pockets just to sporttheir favourite club merchandise. A cot-ton shirt with the club logo imprintedon it are sold for as much as Rs 2000,earning more than hundred percentprofit. Embossing the names of sportsstars on boots on demand, at a hugeprice have heightened the fan frenzy.Real-estate company DLF Ltd, baggedthe exclusive title sponsorship rights ofthe Indian Premier League as ‘DLF In-dian Premier League’ for Rs 60 crores,yes you heard it right, Rs 60 crores.Performance Impact: The lure ofmaking big money has attracted manyto the world of sports. However, it isoften detrimental to the spirit of sports.

The finest example is football. Rich in-dividuals with little or no history of in-terest in the game are buying upfootball clubs; players abetted bygreedy agents demanding (and getting)huge sums of money to join clubs andplay. Many are more interested in theplayers’ performances rather than theirwelfare and there is a huge disparity be-tween the earnings of “star” playersand the rest of the team. Not to mentionthe many thousands of players in otherteams and clubs around the world whoearn a pittance.But does it really matter? Does talentcome with a price tag on it? It’s time toput on our thinking caps and thinkwisely!�

A sporty history

Shivangi MittalAIS Gur - 43

Women are reaching greatheights today. This is a factthat Swati Abrol, IX

A, AIS Gurgaon - 43, proves.She is the proud owner of 28gold, 3 silver and 2 bronzemedals. She is a black belt in allthe four major styles recognisedby the World Karate Federationand knows all the 8 Shiteikatas.She shares, “ In today’s times ofinsecurity, every girl must knowsome self defence technique.

You can’t count on pepper spray for-ever.” So friends, here’s a piece of ad-vice- don’t forget to think twice beforeyou say anything to her .... she just mightknock you down!!!�

KarateKid...!

Harsh Shrivastava, IX-AAIS Gur - 43

Everyone’s heard of Olympics andeven seen the Beijing Olympicslast year. But how much do you

exactly know about the WinterOlympics?? Not much? Never mind!!GT is here to your rescue.The Winter Olympics are a multi-sportevent held every four years. They fea-ture winter sports like Alpine skiing,cross-country skiing, ice-hockey, skijumping and many more. The first Win-ter Olympics were held in Chamonix,France. It has been a regular event eversince along with the much better knowncounterpart: the Summer Olympics.With the rise of television as a global

medium for communication, the WinterOlympics are now much better knownby the people.Very much like it’s summer counterpart,the Winter Olympics encourage athletesand fans from various countries to cometogether for the games. The Olympicshave a huge fan following and the eventis no less grand. The games are of im-mense commercial importance as it pro-vides for thousands and the last WinterOlympics generated an estimated $613million. The Winter Olympics havegained immense popularity over theyears and fans are always on the lookoutfor them. The various participatingcountries make it a truly global eventand a display of true chivalry and sports-manship. �

Chilling outwith Olympics!

An experience of a lifetime. A rare exposure and an opportunity to learn what goesbehind the publication of a newspaper. - Arunima Roy (English teacher), AIS - 43 Gur

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Swati Abrol, IX A,AIS Gur - 43

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ChildhoodHimadri Mukherji, VI-B

AIS Gur 43

Childhood is a golden period of every-one’s life,A child has no worries and can saywhatever he likes.He has no ill will or evil thoughtagainst anyone,He is innocent and enjoys completefreedom.Nobody gets annoyed at his uttering,Sometimes he speaks words with nomeanings.He is unaware of the pangs of life,Childhood memories have a perma-nent affect on our life.Wish I could be a child forever,I will forget my childhood never.

Adjudged as ‘Best poems byKidsfreesouls readers: 2008’

Ctop and stareSouparnika Krishnan, VIII-A

AIS Gur 43

Stop and stareFor you beloved,Are the roses vibrant red.

Maunder sometimesFor you dear mate,Is undiscovered still, the paradise andits gate.

Amble about now and thenAnd maybe,You will find burnished gold in the

glen.

Take time to ageFor you my friend,Still is green the foliage.

Count the starsMy dear,Maybe you will spot life on Mars.

Thought you should know;That it is always a blessing in dis-guise,When it stormsAs further along you will always spotthe edelweissDancing merrily in the sunshine.BY- ADITYAMATHUR, 6-D

Winter Mornings and Summer Days

Used to be a daily routineat the break of dawn, i could be seenriding my cycle to my schoolcovered in layers and layers of wool

it was cold, as cold as icebut against my face the wind felt nicei would loose all my senseswiping the tears from my lenses

winter, why so late this yearalmost December and still no tearsin my eyes as i rushed to schoolit isnt chilly anymore, just plain oldcool

the coldness used to numb the painit used to relax all the strainnow it just keeps hurting andnothing left to feel but bad

ChildhoodHimadri Mukherji, VI-B, AIS Gur- 43

Childhood is a golden period ofeveryone’s life,A child has no worries and can saywhatever he likes.He has no ill will or evil thoughtagainst anyone,He is innocent and enjoys completefreedom.Nobody gets annoyed at his uttering,Sometimes he speaks words with nomeaning.He is unaware of the pangs of life,Childhood memories have a perma-nent effect on our life.Wish I could be a child forever,I will forget my childhood never.

Stop and stareSouparnika K., VII-A, AIS Gur- 43

Stop and stareFor you beloved,Are the roses vibrant red.Maunder sometimesFor you dear mate,Is undiscovered still, the paradise andits gate.

Amble about now and thenAnd maybe,You will find burnished gold in theglen.Take time to ageFor you my friend,Still is green the foliage.Count the starsMy dear,

Maybe you will spot life on Mars.

Thought you should know;That it is always a blessing indisguise,When it stormsAs further along you will always spotthe edelweissDancing merrily in the sunshine.

Winter Mornings andSummer Days

Rishab Darbari, XI-A, AIS Gur- 43

Used to be a daily routineAt the break of dawn, I could be seenRiding my cycle to my schoolCovered in layers and layers of wool

It was cold, as cold as iceBut against my face the wind felt niceI would lose all my sensesWiping the tears from my lenses

Winter, why so late this yearAlmost December and still no tearsIn my eyes as I rushed to schoolIt isn’t chilly anymore, just plain old cool

The coldness used to numb the painIt used to relax all the strainNow it just keeps hurting andNothing left to feel but bad

But still there is that glimmer of hopeThough it may be a few months awayWe know we can hold on to the ropeKnowing that tomorrow will be asummer day.

Saksham Manaktala, III- AAIS Gur - 43

To begin with add 26 to 34.

1. How many bones are babies bornwith? (Multiply your last answer withfive.)2. How many muscles do you have?(Add 350.)3. How many joints do you have?(Add 50 and divide by seven.)4.Howmany kilometers of blood ves-sels do you have? (Multiply by 1,000.)5. How many times can your nervesstretch round the world? (Minus 99,996.25.)6. If you used all the power producedby your muscles in one day how far in

meters could you lift your dad’s carinto the air? (Add 1.25 and multiply bythree.)7. How many red blood cells doesyour body make in a minute? (Just incase you didn’t know – cells are thetiny jelly- like living objects that makeup your body.) (Multiply by 100,000and take away 300,000.)8. How many strands of hair do youlose in a day? (Take away 200,000 anddivide by 10,000.)9. How many germs live in eachsquare millimetre of your armpits?(The posh word for germs is bacteria.)(Multiply by eight.)10. How long in millimetres is thesmallest muscle in your body? (Di-vide by 800.)

Mishika Sharma, III-AAIS Gur - 43

Idon’t have just one teacher. My teacher isa person or experience that helps me to be-come better and wiser. According to

me, my mother can take theform of a teacher because it isshe who first taught me thetrue values of life. My fatherhelped me realise the true

meaning of hard work andprogress. My grandparents helped me

understand the impor-tance of warmth. Myschool teacher guides meand instills in me a lovefor learning. She helps me

realise that with knowledge, life can be mean-ingful and worthwhile. But the best teacher isone who can help me to have the knowledge ofthe secrets of nature and of life, to disciplinemyself to be more generous and truthful.Mother nature is one such teacher, whoteaches me to respect what has been given tous in the form of water, land, birds and ani-mals, all the creatures that make up our beau-tiful planet. She teaches me lessons withpatience for, she only gets angry when wehave greatly disturbed her. She has taught methat the sun, like god’s glorious head watchesover us and gives us life asking for nothing inreturn. The moon and the stars twinkle andshine and help me understand the true mean-ing of beauty. So you see in life, I have manyteachers and will continue to have them, solong as I am willing to learn.�

Add ’em up quizAll you need to do in this quiz is calculate the

answers – it’s that simple. And you can even use acalculator if you want! Now, isn’t that easy?

Books:Medium of Communication

Aditya Mathur, VI-D, AISG - 43

Books are a medium of communica-tion,They are made for the people andtheir nation.Some books have information of Edi-son’s light,Edison’s effort made the world brightat night.Some books write about the planes ofWright Brothers,You will find about music and fun inothers.Books are of many types,Some are on animals and their lives.If Mahatma Gandhi didn’t writeabout his life,How would you know about his free-

dom fight?Books are trains and libraries theirstation,Their passengers are all types of in-formation!Books are a medium of communica-tion!

Adjudged as ‘Best poems by Kidsfreesouls readers: 2008’

My best friendAditi Vemuganti, III-A, AISG - 43

My best friend is sweetShe is tidy and neatEveryday she comes to playShe brings a smile on my faceShe and I like to raceShe likes to sing songsAnd tells me right from wrongWe share a lot of secretsAnd have loads of fun.

Meghna Ganesh & PriyankaRohatgi, IX-A, AIS Gur - 43

Gautam Buddha was passingthrough a forest when he saw acool stream where he washed

his hands and meditated under a tree.A king on horse back was passing by thesame way. He always harboured feelingsof hatred in his heart. He shouted, “OhSanyasi, open your eyes and see whostands before you. You Sanyasis preachidleness…” and continued to shower hotwords of anger on Gautam.Gautam opened his eyes and said calmly,

“Sit down, my son. You are thirsty. MayI fetch you water from the stream?” Theking, stunned by soft words, realised thatthe Sanyasi was Prince Siddhartha, theEnlightened One, who had renouncedworldly pleasures for peace. He fell atBuddha’s feet and said, “Please forgiveme. How is it that you are so loving to-wards me inspite of my anger?”“My son,” said the Buddha, “Supposeyou offer someone a plateful of sweetswhich he rejects.Where does it go?” Theking replied, “back to the giver.” TheBuddha said, “Similarly, I have not ac-cepted a single word of all you said.

How can those words hurt me?”Bowing down, the king said, “Oh En-lightened One, show me the way to realhappiness.” The Buddha’s eyes reflectedthe light of divine wisdom.“My son,” he said, “anger, greed and allsuch passions rob a man of his happi-ness. Love is true happiness. He who hasno contentment and peace is a beggar.He who does not serve others with loveis an idler. He who always wears thecrown of contentment is the king.”The king prostrated before the Buddhaand said, “Oh Buddha, accept me asyour disciple. Lead and I will follow.”�

The enlightened one

Disha Purwar VI-C AIS Gur - 43

Guiding Angels

Illustration byPurva SinhaXI AISG-43

ShortStory

New Year Resolution: I will improve my handwriting. Kunal Verma, Class V, AIS Gur - 43

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New Year resolution: I will work harder and be an achiever in academics and sports."- Sankalp Asthana


The prestigious and widely suc-cessful Amity Polo Cup organ-ised at Jaipur Polo Grounds was

as exciting in the year 2009 as it is everytime. The Amity Polo Cup is organisedevery year with a participant list that in-cludes the who’s who of Delhi. TheAmity Polo Cup 2009 attracted some bignames from diverse backgrounds likeMr. Shiv Khera, Mr. Naveen Jindal andMs. Sushman Seth The event was initi-ated with an ambition to contribute toAmitasha, a project led by Dr. (Mrs.)Amita Chauhan- Chairperson,Amity In-ternational Schools is another spectacu-lar step towards bringing a smile to thefaces of the under-privileged girl childof the country.The tournament, this time, witnessedparticipation from six teams. Pool Acomprised Sahgal Stud-Sona, Rick-stone-Cavalry and Cavalry (Black) andPool B includedAPRC, Cavalry (White)and PBG-Jindal. The Polo Cup finalstook off with an exhibition match be-tween Le Meridian and Team Amity.This match was won by the Amity team

by 5 goals over Le Meridian on 2 goals.The match was then followed byDr. Ashok K Chauhan, Founder Presi-dent Amity Group, Mr. Atul Chauhan,

President, Ritnand Balved EducationFoundation, Dr. (Mrs) Amita Chauhan,Chairperson, Amity InternationalSchools and Ms. Pooja Chauhan, Vice

Chairperson, Amity Humanity Founda-tion (AHF) honouring the winning team.The final round was played betweenSahgal Stud-Sona and PBG- Jindal. Thematch made for a treat to the eyes of thespectators who included Mr. Levent Bil-man, Ambassador of Tukey, Moham-mad Ghali Umar, Nigeria HighCommission, Mr. Oleg Laptenok, Am-bassador of Belarus, Mr. Thang Yang,Ambassador of China, Dr. TamevlanKarayev, Ambassador of Azerbaijan,Professor Pioter Khodkowski and Am-bassador of Poland. PBG- Jindal wonthe final match by 8 goals over SahgalStud-Sona on 7 goals. Mr. Naveen Jin-dal himself lifted the winning trophywith his team-mates.The event neared its end by the "BestDressed Male Award" being awarded toMr. Sachin Guar and the "Best DressedFemale Award" to Ms. ArunimaKukreja. The event concluded by theunforgettable speeches delivered by Mr.Atul Chauhan and Ms. Pooja Chauhan.The Amity Polo Cup 2010 is now ea-gerly awaited! �

Aone day meet was organised bythe Amity Institute of Organic

Agriculture to discuss issues con-cerning organic farming. The meetwas attended by a number of organicfarmers and the District HorticultureOfficer, Ghaziabad. Besides, organicfarming experts had also been in-vited. The panellists (Dr JN Kaul, MrKS Bains, Dr DP Yadav, Dr PKGupta) shared their vision of the fu-ture of organic farming with the par-ticipant farmers.

@Vibgyor byInternational BusinessSchool of Management

Amity Business School wonsecondposition at VIBGYOR, a fest organ-ised every year by International Busi-ness School of Management. held atWorlds of Wonder, NOIDA on De-cember 18, 2009.The business quiz hard to crack testedthe business awareness through ques-tions on current affairs, taglines, busi-ness news and visuals. While JaypeeInstitute bagged the first position,Upasna Tyagi, Sweeny Kumar ofMBAAmity Business School scoredthe second position. Several teamsqualified for the quiz, namely, AmityBusiness School, Jaypee Institute,IILM, Amity International BusinessSchool.

and @ Serveskriti byFMS Delhi

The team Jigyasa comprising RonakM Asrani and Gaurav Goel of MBAclass (2011) Amity Business Schoolsecured second position at QuizCompetition held duringSERVESKRITI - The Annual Man-agement Fest of FMSDelhi. They re-ceived a prize of Rs 10,000.The quizzing event titled CERTA-MAN-09 conducted by Grey CellsCo was attended by 50 odd teamswho participated from corporate andB-schools. The quiz being conductedfrom the past 5 years has a great fol-lowing in the world of business.Six teams that qualified for the finalswere 2 teams from corporate:- Ac-centure, Reliance ADAG, and the 4B-schools:- ABS, FMS (team 1),FMS (team 2), and IIT-DMS.The 4 rounds in final included Infi-nite Ideas (infinite bounce-part 1),Video clips and buzzer round, InfiniteIdeas (straight forward questions) andInfinite Ideas (part 2).The first posi-tion was bagged by Accenture.

AITTM students wintrophy for fencingexhibitionmatchSangathan 2009, an event held

every year to celebrate the birth-day of Dr. Ashok Kumar Chauhan,Founder President, witnessed a seriesof enjoyable sport activities. Onesuch interesting activity was thefencing exhibition match. The matchwas organised between Carl Lind-gren and Paramjit Singh, students ofMBA Telecom Management, AmityInstitute of Telecom Technology &Management. Both the students re-ceived trophies from Lt. Gen PDBhargava, Director General –AITTM for displaying spectacularfencing tactics. Carl is an Interna-tional Level Player with a nationalranking of 20, Paramjit Singh holdsthe ranking of 6 all over India.

ABSwin quizat Collge fests

Amity Institute ofOrganic AgricultureOrganisesMeet

The students of Amity School ofCommunications were ex-tremely fortunate to have the Sr.

Editor of Financial Chronicle, Mr.Rakesh Khar encourage their talent.

The interesting subject of ‘BusinessJournalism in the age of Convergence’drew a large number of spectators inthe form of students and faculty mem-bers.

Mr. Rakesh enlivened his effectivespeech by giving various examplesfrom the field of business journalism,thereby attracting the views of both stu-dents and lecturers.

Amity Mumbai Partici-pates in 02 Fest 2009

Amanagement event named O2Fest 2009 was organised by

Bhavans College in Mumbai. Theevent witnessed massive participa-tion from 46 institutes like NarseeMonjee, St. Xaviers, Mithibai,Sydhnem and a group of studentsfromAmity Mumbai itself.Amity did us all proud by winningvarious prizes in the challenging com-petitions. The first prize for the busi-ness quiz was bagged by KalpeshGada and the second one by UmeshGupta, both from Amity University;ShoaibAlimwon the ad-making com-petition. The Amity team emergedchampions of Street Football too.

Amity Polo Cup getsits 2009 winners!

Amity University came alive asthe famous Indian rock band-Them Clones swayed its fol-

lowers with 15, 000 watts of energeticrock beats. As it began to dark, thesmoke, fog and laser added a glamourquotient to the evening and the fervourin the unity of the guitar, the drums andan appealing voice revved up The youngrock group that boasts of a number ofhits left no stone unturned in order to en-tertain hundreds of students, facultiesand officials of Amity University pres-ent at the performance. The event wasorganised by FM Station - Radio Mirchi,exclusively for the Amity students. �

ThemClones rocksAmity University!

Learning to share!

Amity ChandigarhOrganizes Confluence

The Industry Summit themed Vi-sion 2010: Beginning of a new

era was organised at Amity Univer-sity, Chandigarh. The event began byProf. Shifali, Head, Amity Chandi-garh welcoming and presenting anote of thanks to the esteemed judgesfor sparing their time to address bud-ding corporate leaders.The panellists included some ex-tremely popular names from variousorganisations:MrMSDhaliwal, GM,Groz Beckert Asia Pvt. Ltd.; Mr. R SKhokar, GM, Sigma Vibracoustics;Mr Pankaj Asrija, Cluster Head,ICICI Bank; Mr Mankesh Dadhwal,Director-Operations, Altruist Tech-nologies; Mr. Ankur Nayyar, Re-gional Head- HR,Max Newyork LifeInsurance and Mr Harkamal Mangat,Senior Manager-Sales,Tata Motors.The guests of honour imbued vigourof optimism in the students by dis-cussing the revival of industrialgrowth across India. Besides, the cor-porate gurus shared mantras of suc-cess with the students to ready themfor the year ahead.

Aselect few students of AmityUniversity NOIDA joinedhands to participate in Stu-

dents Mess in order to prepare a deli-cious dinner for the hostel residents.The very tempting menu for the in-cluded a host of dishes: Moong Dal,Aloo Matar, Zeera Matar Rice, SpecialRaita, Butter Roti and Salad. Needlessto say, the food was enjoyed im-mensely by the hostellers while thehands…oops! we mean the students be-hind it relished the dishes as well as therare learning experience. �

Sr. Editor, Financial Chronicle enlightensAmity School of Communications

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New Year Resolution: "I will score full marks in the test & participate in many competitions." Alisha Deshmukh, IV D, AIS Gur-43


Anila KaulInteract Club-in-charge

Moved by the plight of the un-derprivileged members of thecommunity around us, the In-

teract Club of AIS Gur - 46 carries out adonation drive of woolen clothes andblankets etc every year. This is a small butwarm gesture from our hearts to make the

life of a few people bearable in the faceof the severe winter round the corner.As usual, circulars were issued andthanks to the generosity of the familiesof Amitians, we collected an awesomeamount of woolen garments. This yearwe contacted the NGO ‘Goonj’ and setout in an overloaded bus to deposit thesame at the headquarters of the organi-zation in Delhi on 22nd December 2009.

The visit to the collection centre was aneye-opener for the Interactors who wereoverwhelmed by the innovation and cre-ativity displayed by the organization inrecycling, repairing, sorting and distrib-uting the donated material.On behalf of the Interact club ofAIS 46,I’d like to thank the parents for their sup-port in making this and all our other at-tempts a success.�

Spreading warmth in the winter

Chitra Jain (X),Aditya Negi (IX) and Prapti Alok (VIII) ofAmity International School , Vasundhara , Sector 6 partic-ipated in Dental Health Utsav and Youth Festival 2009 .The event was conducted for classes VIII – X at MaulanaAzad Institute of Dental Science , Delhi on December 16,2009. The event comprised of four rounds i.e., warm upround, Multiple Choice Question Round , Rapid Fire roundand Spell Bee round . The team bagged the winning trophyfollowed by St. Thomas School ( Mandir Marg ), St. Froe-ble School ( Pachim Vihar ) and Adharshilla School ( Pita-mpura ) respectively. �

Kindergarten and class I stu-dents of Amity InternationalSchool, Noida celebrated

their annual day on November 20 &21 and December 5 & 11. Studentspresented a rich display of culturalprogrammes on different days. ‘Krish-naleela’ (presented by Class 1 A,B,C,D and G, of Wing B) depicted in trueballet style with an accompaniment of4 graphic Scenes—Janam, MakkanChor, Kalia Nag & Goverdhan Hilland Raas Lila was highly applaudedby the chief guest Mr Ashok KumarSingh, SSP, Gautam Budh Nagar. Thecultural extravaganza, “Adbhut Va-sundhara” displayed (by Class 1,Sections A,B,C, D and G, Wing B) innarrative style, delightfully depictedchildhood innocence containing ele-ments needed to heal the world in theform of the power of love to rekindlethe golden threads that bind us to-gether in humanity.The cultural piece, “Madhur Bandhan”

(by KG-4 and 8 of Wing A & KG-2,KG 4 and 5 of Wing B) poignantly de-picted the superiority of upliftingfriendships based on shared values, in-terests held in common, intensity insocial affiliations, lifelong supportiveassociations, sibling attachment or ed-ucative enlightenment.The ballet ‘HowWeMade a Rainbow’(presented by Class 1, Sections F andG of Wing A & Sections E and F ofWing B) celebrated the diversity, in-clusiveness, hope and yearning withthe message: Beauty exists insideeveryone and we live to discover thisthrough unconditional love.The Western Music Choir delightfullygreeted the guests with their song ti-tled, “We Welcome, Welcome You”.Dr. Amita Chauhan, Chairperson,Amity Internationals Schools, gracedthe occasion and appreciated the tal-ents and efforts of her Amtians andteachers. Headmistress, Mrs. SwapnaPaul delivered the vote of thanks.

Value education imbibedthrough cultural display

QuizzingMomentsAfter several grueling rounds of

quizzing – Written round, Zonalpre-final round, Zonal final round, Na-tional pre-final round, National finalround and competing with 1200 CBSEschools from both India and abroad,AIS Noida secured second position (aprize money of Rs. 12000) in the quiz,missing the first mark by a margin of 5points in the tie-breaker round. Amityteam represented by Digant Pandey(XI-B), Parth Singh (XI-B). VaishnaviSridhar (X E) put up a brilliant show,despite losing it to Sri Kumaran’sChildrens home, Bangalore.

Primary Annual Day

CBSE Heritage Quiz 2009

Amitashaechos nationalsolidarityAmitasha students participated in

the ‘National in solidarity pro-gramme’ held at India Gate on Novem-ber 28, 2009. Amitasha student’s alongwith two other schools, especiallytrained at Saraswati Music Centre pre-sented a melodious rendition of the Na-tional Anthem and popular hindinumber ‘Itni shakti hame dena data’.The programme organised in the mem-ory of people who died during terror at-tack in Mumbai was attended byeminent personalities as Home minis-ter P Chidambaram, Ms Nandita Das,Sharukh Khan, Javed Akhtar etc. Thestudents got an opportunity to interactwith the illustrious guests who ex-tended their appreciation for their con-cern towards the cause through theirparticipation. The platform provided byChairperson Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhanand Dr Atul Chauhan was a powerfulplatform that built the confidence of thestudents. The programme co-ordinatedby principal Dr Manorama Saxena andteachers Ms Satinder Kaur and MsNeena was a grand success.

AIS Vasundhara

Namrata Gulati, ANN

Agroup of 11 members belonging to the In-cheon Association of the UNESCO Club,South Korea (volunteers for issues taken up

on the global level) visited AIS Pushp Vihar on De-cember 15, 2009 for a cultural exchange programme.The delegation comprising renowned politicians,teachers and academicians was accorded a warm wel-come by primary students of the school with garlands

and traditional teeka.The Korean guests were then ushered to the school au-ditorium where they lighted lamps amidst the chantingof hymns by school students. This was followed by ascintillating song especially prepared by the studentsfor the occasion. The audience accompanied the choirby clapping to the enthusiastic beats of “Open the eyesof my heart Lord”; a charged-up aerobic dance pre-sented by students emphasized the significance of theneed of the hour that is, physical fitness.

The programme concluded with a patriotic dance per-formance by young little girls dressed in white, withtheir palms coloured in orange and green to representthe Indian flag.The head of the Korean delegation introduced his UN-ESCO fellow members and addressed the gathering.This was followed by an invigorating interactive ses-sion with the young audience. All in all, the event wasa thoroughly enjoyable event underlying a message ofpeace and brotherhood.�

A new friendship begins…

AIS Pushp Vihar

Event: Dental Health Utsav and Youth Festival 2009Venue:Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Science , DelhiDate: December 16, 2009.Winners: AIS Vasundhara

A winning smile

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Sakshi Goel, VIII AAIS Gur - 43

Of all Jane Austen’s love sto-ries,‘Pride and Prejudice’ easilyfits the patterns of popular ro-

mance fiction. The story follows the lifeof Elizabeth Bennet as she deals with is-sues like social mannerisms, inferioritycomplex, moral uprightness, educationand marriage in an aristocratic society.Mr. Darcy, the male protagonist, drawsevery woman’s attention by his features,physique and aristocratic lifestyle; yetarrogant and narcissistic. Unlike thestereotypical dreamy and susceptible ro-mantic heroines, Elizabeth Bennet iswitty, outspoken and bold.This story, in brief, is about how Mrs.Bennet wants to get her daughters set-tled into affluent families. However,when Darcy and Lizzi first meet at a

party, they dislike each other. Then shebefriends Mr. Wickham, who tells herhow he was beguiled by Darcy. Eliza-beth also begins to suspect him of con-spiring against her. In the midst of allthis, Darcy begins to get drawn towardsElizabeth. Soon after, Darcy proposes toher. However, hurt by his high-handedmanner of proposing, she refuses, andaccuses him of separating Jane from herlove. Wounded by her vehemence, hewrites a letter to her that explains his ac-tions. This changes Lizzi’s impression ofhim; they become friends. Their re-newed acquaintance is cut short whennews arrives that Lydia, Eliza’s youngersister, has eloped with Wickham, whohas no intentions of marrying her. Thismight threaten the family’s reputation,the Bennet family fears. And then, awhole lot of twists and turns follow, thatare bound to keep you gripped.�

Tanya Singh, IX AAIS Gur - 43

Itwas like a whole new era to himself. Infact, it still is and will remain so. Elvisand his music continue to reverberate.

Immeasurably handsome, charming, chival-rous, tender hearted and a voice so rich andaesthetic, it just can’t get any better. Elvis T-shirts, hats, glasses, bobby-sox and even lip-sticks in colours named ‘Hound DogOrange’ and ‘Heartbreak Pink’ but the mostsignificant, he’s engraved in our hearts.His famous hit singles such as ‘JailhouseRock’, ‘Blue Suede Shoes’, ‘All Shook Up’,‘Hound Dog’, ‘Heartbreak hotel’ and so onmake you swing away to glory. His songsmakes the influxes of emotions buried deepdown in one’s heart, hasty to thrive their wayout. I still can’t seem to forget that soppynumber at Barista when the cafe was play-ing Elvis’s ‘That’s When You’re HeartbreakBegins’. A sniffle here and a whimper there,various customers whose eyes were swim-

ming with tears to the touching melody and li-bretto of this song. Quite a scene eh? It is, as thelegends of 70’s put it, “There was absolutely noth-ing before Elvis.”The myriad repertoires of his albums were soldworldwide in a plethora of millions and continueto rock everyone’s soul and make the feet tap in-cluding his box office hit movies such as ‘KingCreole’, ‘Change of Habit’, ‘Blue Hawaii, ‘G.I.Blues, and ‘Speedway’. Elvis was indeed a fas-cinating and drop dead gorgeous actor too. Youmight not have known, but he’s mastered inKarate and also served in theAmericanArmy forpretty good years. A huge part of his charm washis dance, which made girls and women gobonkers with admiration. I recall one of his lineshe had belt out at one of his interviews. “Somepeople tap their feet,, some people snap their fin-gers and some people sway back and forth. I justsorta do’em all together I guess,” His talent,good looks, sensuality, charisma and good hu-mour endeared him to billions, as did the humil-ity and human kindness he demonstratedthroughout his life. �

REALITY FIXING!

to the King’s beatsRockin’ ‘n’ Rollin’

Pallavi V., VIII BAIS Gur-43

What’s in a name? That, whichwe call a rose by any othername would smell as sweet.

Shakespeare said it right, but a lot is ina name. Especially if it is a name of aplace that is well known. These days, ithas become a fad to change the namesof places.If you didn’t already know- Uttaranchalis Uttarakhand, Orissa is Odisha, Tr-vandrum is Thiruvananthapuram, Alpeis Alapuza, and Nasik is Nashik.Call it eccentricity or loyalty to one’s

own country, but the first time I heardthese names, I was aghast and attempt-ing to find a way with my tongue topronounce the words right. God forbid,if Patna is named Pataliputra andGuwahati Pragjyotishpura (like in thetimes of Mahabharata and emperorAshoka!), imagine our plight. I canwell imagine the helplessness of thetiny tots trying to learn state and statecapitals!The good old Bangalore is Bengalurusetting the techies of the Sillicon Val-ley in a tizzy. Next time, catch thenews reader on prime time strugglingto say that.

Now that we have just adapted to the an-glicized bit simple names, it is very dif-ficult for us to learn them again. It mightbe easy to change the names but theyshould keep in mind these burdenedchildren who have to slog it out to learn-ing the new names again and again. Ifeel that the country should have donethe makeover a long time ago so as tonot cause inconvenience to others.This name changing bug has even bit-ten the youngsters of today. None ofthem seem to have come to a decisionon a perfect name that suits them. Why…….don’t we know Pooja as Pooh andLaxman as Lucky….

Two egoistic minds’one endearing soul…

What’s in a name?

Priyanka Rohatgi, IX A,AIS Gur - 43

Reality is the last thing that strikesme about reality shows. I’m suremany people identify with the

so-called ‘reality’ shows. They havelargely conquered India’s televisionscreens since it allows the audience to

enter the world of ‘reality’ on T.V.A popular show on Colours (oh c’mon!you’re glued to it at 9 PM, you know itand so do we!) is often accused to bescripted. Recently, it was K.K., ex-par-ticipant of the show and a self-pro-claimed many-talents-rolled-into-onepreceded by a Rakhi Sawant rival whoclaimed her comeback was planned even

before the show was aired. And yes, thejudges who quarrel endlessly to spice upthe programme. The participants, askedto build up drama by casting aspersionsagainst their competitors, are not sparedeither in the race for TRPs.Anyway, real or unreal, how does it mat-ter. That all of us watch it and enjoy it, isno secret now!�

Are they real enough ?

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