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Amity has given me so manycherishable moments. When I wasawarded Chairperson'sAppreciation 2015, it was the mostmemorable moment. I would like tothank my family and teachers forthe immense support they've givento me throughout my school life.

Sarthak Dilawari, AIS Noida, XII

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The kid of 5 and the kid of 50 joined hands as theysilently watched their world crumble into pieces.Meanwhile, the youth struggled to find another

support only to realise that there was none. Lifeturned upside down when it took away our

very own yellow angel. Devilslike MSG and lead traumatised

thousands for five harsh months ;but not anymore. Our magical land of

2-minute noodles took birth again. Our oneand only, Maggi returned on the shelves re-

cently after a five month hiatus. Maggi’s return, anational celebration, wasn’t one thing but a pool of

many.

#Maggi-Is-Back“So Maggi is literally the only thing on this planet that hasmade a more stunning comeback than Robert Downey Jr.” � Maggi surely returned at the right time, giving everybodythat ‘aah!’ factor that they craved for in winters. Vara Raturi,AIS PV, XI C, couldn’t agree less, “Winters mean fuzzy blan-kets and foggy days with lazing around 24*7. In a weather likethis, what can be better than holding a hot and soupy Magginoodle bowl in our hands?”� Maggi returned as a special welcome kit on Snapdeal as aDiwali offer. The 60,000 welcome kits were sold out withinfive minutes of the flash sale going live. � Consumers aren’t stupid, but they’re emotional; looks likethis is the new business-mantra for Nestle. Nikkhil Kalia, AISPV, XI D, points out, “The new ad commercials that tug justat our heartstrings ask us if our moms were wrong feeding usMaggi and end with an assurance that they have passed in thiscourse of life.” Prasoon Joshi always hits the right chord, does-n’t he?

#Maggi-Response“Aisa lagta hai jaise parivar fir se pura ho gaya”� While those at Tom Uncle’s Q Maggi Corner and numerousbistros had their own reasons to be happy, those at Yippee andTop Ramen started feeling non-existent again. “Ever sinceMaggi has come back, people come in hoards to enjoy it,” saysVimal, who sells Maggi at a stall near north campus, DU� Ramdev Baba on the other hand confidently released the

Patanjali noodles as he had all odds in his favour. (In the par-allel universe, obviously!) � The love for Maggi is coming out in bits and pieces on so-cial media with hilarious ‘Keep calm’ and ‘Dekh bhai’ memes.

#Maggi-Muddle“If Maggi is banned, half of India’s population (including me)won’t be able to say, ‘I can cook for myself’ anymore.”� Is it just a deception due to the numerous updates of Maggibeing unhealthy or has the taste really gone down? “The tasteseems to have been weakened or diluted. Along with that, thefragrance and whiff that was like icing on the cake seems tohave lost its way in between all the wrangles,” mourns KaranWadhwa, AIS PV, alumnus. � People now know that there exists a column on the productswhich details the consumer about the product.

It’s good that an essential food item is back with a bang andthat single people, hostellers and sports-fans have a midnightsnack to depend upon. However, is it really that big a deal?The truth of the matter still lies in the fact that it’s just a snackwe all gorge on. Was this outburst of emotions because theyhave gained their ‘cooking experience’ title back? Or was itbecause we humans have a habit of making a mountain out ofa mole hill? #Food ForThought. G T

The return of MAGGI

Shallu Jindal, chairpersonof National Bal Bhavan,kuchipudi danseuse, face

of new age Indian woman, & ahumanitarian donning manyhats with elan. She talks aboutsome of her roles in anexclusive interview during hervisit to AIS Gur 46 as chiefguest for the school annualday. Raunak Sood & SatvikaKalia, AIS Gurgaon 46, XI,bring you some shades of thiswoman of substance.

Chairperson, National Bal BhavanThe feeling of being associated with aprestigious institution like the NationalBal Bhavan is euphoric but at the sametime humbling when I realise the role Iam asked to play. The National BalBhavan (NBB) is a pioneering children’sinstitution which has provided thechildren of the country with knowledge,space to expand their creativity and lotsof fond memories, since 1956. It hasprovided them with opportunities andscope for development that may not beavailable to them otherwise. As a mother and as someone with aglobal perspective, I believe that thedevelopment and enrichment of thechildren form the foundation of our

society. And therefore my mission, asthe chairperson of the NBB will be toadd further value to the activities andopportunities already provided here. Myaim is to upgrade NBB and introducenew facilities and turn it into a state ofthe art children’s institution which isthen emulated across the country.

An eminent dancerDance is the most important thing forme. In fact, my biggest learnings in lifehave been because of dance. It has mademe disciplined and brought better focusand positive energy in my life. Dancehas taught me many values, like patienceand above all hard work. For me, danceis my meditation & tapasya for dancinghas balanced me as a person andconnects me with the almighty. I cancherish every moment of my life and domuch more work only because of dance.Speaking of memorable performances, Ithink for me all of my performances arememorable, but Rangapravesam willalways remain close to my heart, as itwas then I was formally anointed aclassical kuchipudi dancer.

The new age Indian womanIt feels overwhelming when I amreferred to as the “Face of the new ageIndian woman”. But in my opinion,every woman has a lot of potential andcan do wonders provided she isempowered. In fact, women need to beempowered at a young age. It is the duty

of the society and the parents to instillconfidence in them through educationand skill development so that they canbecome financially independent. We at the JSPL Foundation have set upthe OP Jindal Community Colleges thatprovides vocational training with specialemphasis on women. We have also setup women’s self-help groups in andaround the areas of our operations,helping them earn their livelihood. Otherthan that, we have also initiatedacademies of art and culture in Delhi,Angul district in Odisha to helpunderprivileged youth to adopt arts as acareer option. However, a lot more stillneeds to be done and we are striving towork towards that goal.

Signing offAlways have in mind that whatever youdo, your time on Earth should bemeaningful and fulfilling. G T

One woman, many shades

When Maggi set itsfoot again in theIndian markets, itbrought backthousands ofemotions, hesitations,and controversies

The 2 minute happinessAditi Tripathi, AIS Gur 43, IX D

Remember the noise its packet madeAnd every child just wanted to raidBut then the court orders brokeAnd the charismatic incense of Maggie was embargoedThe MSG rates soared highAnd made the whole nation cryEvery single child thought it was a conspiracyThe government was just trying to prove its supremacyWith a ray of hope still in our heartOur eyes were eager to see MaggiNever knew that this dream will soon be trueAnd we will again see people lined up in queueWaiting for the happiness flu

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Sheel Chandra, AIS Noida, XI C

Amongst the numerous small andbig, dilapidated and intacthouses in Shadipur depot, a

colourful array of shacks stands apart. Ifyou hear the sound of the dhol and spotwomen dressed in red lehengas amidblue coloured houses; you know you’rein the Kathputli Colony. Enter a smallroom in one of the houses of this com-pact community and you are likely towitness young, bubbly men rehearsingto a recorded Rajasthani monologueamidst various brightly dressed clay andwooden puppets of different sizes.Each puppeteer in the Kathputli colonyhas his/her own talents, bound with thelove for dance, music and drama. But themost important force which unites themis the fervour to revive the art whichtheir ancestors had shaped. Luckily, theyhave met their angel in disguise. ‘Kayakalp’, an initiative of the EnactusSociety of the Shri Ram College ofCommerce, is pulling the strings ofchange. It has groomed these amateurpuppeteers into professional artists.Their endeavour starts with identifyinglow income puppeteers, developing theirscript writing skills professionally andproviding them global exposure tobroaden their horizons. The puppeteersworking with Kayakalp put together tra-ditional characters and modern day so-

cial issues, reciting the story of AmarSingh Rathore on the occasion of DurgaPuja and just as competently apprisingyou with the importance of health, sani-tation, girl safety etc.Kayakalp has nurtured numerous pup-peteers and performers, giving them anedge over others. We met two such bril-liant people ‘Superstar’ and ‘RaviBhaat’. While the former is skilled inplaying dhol and is also an active social

worker, the latter masters the art of mak-ing Japanese puppets called Bunraku.These freelancers who earlier did 2-3shows per month, with low wages arenow doing at least 8 shows per week col-laborating with various well knownartists including those associated withthe famous show, Gali Gali Sim Sim.Today, they are performing not only inthe Delhi-NCR region but also in Mum-bai, Nagaland and are soon expected to

hit Bangkok. The credit for the same, ofcourse, goes to Kayakalp. When the corporates knocked on theirdoorstep with a proposal to demolish thecolony for a new plot, Enactus steppedup for the puppeteers by starting a peti-tion and garnered the support of the res-idents and various other organisationsand the colony, now, stays intact. In Vikram Bhat’s words, another pup-peteer, the colony is ‘koyle ke khaan

mein heera’.All that this community needs is a con-noisseur to appreciate its beauty and tobring kathputlis back to life. Kayakalphas taken the first step. Hopefully, thisgroup of boys will accomplish theirdream of forming a renowned band ofturban wearers with wooden putlis, play-ing music and shuffling beats radiatingnot only waves of a cultural revival, butalso soft breezes of social change.G T

They lit up the streets and courtyards with their bright costumes and bubbly banter. From being theheart of the town, the legendary Kathputlis of Delhi have tragically dwelled into oblivion

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World at a glance Saudi Arabia

USA

France

Paris hosts UN climate changemeetMore than 150 world leadersgathered in Paris for the

United Nations ClimateChange Conference todiscuss and find a

solution to the effectsof climate change. The

event, the largestgathering of worldleaders, saw

developing nationscommit to reducingemissions.

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso elects new presidentDespite three decades of autocratic rule and civilwar, the western African country elected a newleader Roch Marc Christian Kabore. Kabore is thesecond civilian to become president since the WestAfrican country won independence in 1960.

Airbus A320 crashed due to faultycomputerAccording to investigators, AirbusA320, which had plunged into JavaSea an hour in flight in December2014, crashed due to faulty partsand the crew losing control. Therudder control system glitch hadoccurred 23 times in the 12 monthsprior to the tragedy.

US tightens rules for VISA freevisits after attacks After the Paris attacks, the USgovernment will tighten securityprocedures for its visa waiverprogramme for visitors from friendlycountries. They will now ask morequestions to be eligible for the visas.

India overtakesChina as the

fastest growingcountryDue to robust and

improved domesticdemand andmanufacturing output,India has surpassed China

with a 7.4% growth inquarter 3 compared to China’s6.9% growth. Analysts saythat lower commodity pricesand strong domestic demandprovided some relief to the

markets, leading to higherGDP.

GT keeps the newswire ticking by bringingyou news from around the globe

Indonesia

World’s tallest tower Saudi Arabia has planned to build theworld’s tallest tower, which could reachto 1 kilometer into the sky. The JeddahTower will be built at the cost of $1.23billion approx.

India

Ground Reporting The Kathputli colony ofShadipur Depot inDelhi is home to theworld’s largestcommunity ofmagicians, snakecharmers, acrobats,singers, dancers,actors, traditionalhealers, musicians,especially kathputlis orpuppeteers from thestate of Rajasthan.

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Examination: Under Graduate Aptitude Test (UGAT). It isa standardised test administered by AIMA annually to screencandidates for various undergraduate programmes. Course: BBA, BCA, BHM, Integrated MBA (IMBA) etc Eligibility: The minimum qualification is 10+2 or equiva-lent from a recognised board. Students appearing/ have ap-peared in 10+2 can also apply for the test. UGAT is usuallyconducted once in a year.Last date for the sale of application forms/ online regis-tration: April 27, 2016Last date for the submission of filled -in applicationforms at AIMA, New Delhi: April 29, 2016Entrance Examination: May 7, 2016 Website: http://www.aima.in

Institution:IIT MadrasExamination: Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Ex-amination (HSEE 2016).Courses: Integrated MA in Development Studies, IntegratedMA in English StudiesEligibility: Candidates applying for HSEE-2016 must havepassed for the first time in 2015 or should be appearing in2016 in any one of the following qualifying examinations(QE): 10+2 examination conducted by a Central or StateBoard recognised by Association of Indian Universities •Se-nior Secondary School Examination conducted by NationalInstitute of Open Schooling with a minimum of five subjects.•General Certificate Education (GCE) examination (London,Cambridge or Sri Lanka) at Advanced (A) level. • HighSchool Certificate Examination of the Cambridge Universityor • International Baccalaureate Diploma of the InternationalBaccalaureate Office, Geneva.Online registration begins: December 16, 2015Online registration closes: January 25, 2016Entrance Examination: April 17, 2016Website: http://hsee.iitm.ac.in

Examination: Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) 2016 The Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) 2016 [JEE (Ad-vanced) 2016] will be conducted by the seven zonal IITsunder the guidance of the Joint Admission Board (JAB)2016.The performance of a candidate in this examination will formthe basis for admission to the Bachelor’s, Integrated Mas-ter’s and Dual Degree programs (entry at the 10+2 level) inall the IITs and the ISM. The decisions of the JAB 2016 willbe final in all matters related to JEE (Advanced) 2016 andadmission to IITs and ISM.Courses: Bachelor’s, Integrated Master’s and Dual Degreeprogrammes in Engineering & TechnologyEligibility:The candidate should have appeared for the ClassXII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in all the

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Scholastic Alerts

Classroom retortsTerumi Fujisawa &

Pankhuuri SrivastavaAIS Noida, XI

The clock’s ticking; the horren-dous paper that you couldn’tfind the time to study for, is

right in front of you. Despair wasabout to triumph when suddenly yourgenius mind comes up with a newplan of action- to try tickling yourteacher’s funny bone. The only hoperemains to impress her with your hu-mour, hoping it would fetch yousome brownie points. Intentional orspontaneous, some of the answers en-countered by teachers as they checkthe answer sheets, can leave youROTFLOL literally! Take a look. Q1: Define Profit.Student’s retort: Profit is the profitearned by an organisation!Yes child, nobody knew that was all

the teacher had to say.

Q2: Draw a neat and labelled dia-gram of the excretory system.Student’s retort: (A graphic repre-sentation of a cow excreting!)Eww! The real question is how didthe student even know what the ex-cretion process of a cow looked like.Q3: Why is rain called the purestform of water?Student’s retort: Rain is the purestform of water because it comesstraight from GOD!Yes, this student is definitely the mostpious one alive.Q4: In which state do the particlesshow:

(a) The most movement(b) The least movement

Student’s retort: (a) Uttar Pradesh(b) SikkimWell, it won’t be surprising for us ifthe examiner of the science paper hadto take some help from the geographyteacher for this answer.

Q5: Where was the American Dec-laration of Independence signed?Student’s retort: At the bottom.None of us thought of that for sure!Q6: What is the story behindArchimedes’ expression ‘Eureka’?Student’s retort: Archimedes wascalling his girlfriend, Eureka!God, bless this child’s imagination!Q7: Why was Gandhi ji instrumen-tal to India’s freedom struggle?Student’s retort: Gandhi ji was veryinstrumental because he played theTabla, the Mandolin, the Sitar andmany other instruments.The very reason many teacherschoose to retire early.Q8: Why did Anne Frank and herfamily go into hiding?Student’s retort: IDK! Teacher’s retort: YSK! ( ‘You ShouldKnow!’)Looks like the teacher just outdid youon the sarcasm meter.G T

Humour is contagious and thekind found between the foldsof answer sheets cansometimes make legacies

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Amity University, Uttar Pradeshin association with IndianPotash Limited, New Delhi

organised a two day summit on ‘SouthAsia : Soil and Human Health Summit2015’ at Amity University Campus,Sector 125, Noida.Dr Ashok K. Chauhan, FounderPresident, Amity Universe; BirenderSingh, union minister of ruraldevelopment; Dr PS Gahlaut, MD,Indian Potash Ltd; Dr W Selvamurthy,president, Amity Science Technologyand Innovation Foundation; Dr NaleeniRamawat, director, Amity Institute ofOrganic Agriculture and Dr KuldeepSingh, chairman, South Asia: Soil andHuman Health Summit 2015 andEmeritus Scientist, Amity Science,Technology & InnovationFoundation inaugurated the summit.Dr Ashok K. Chauhan, speaking at theevent, expressed that the discussions anddeliberations of the conference willculminate in innovative ways ofpromoting judicious use of fertilisers forsoil enrichment, which in turn wouldlead to food and nutritional security.

Also, addressing the gathering of agro-scientists, academicians, industryrepresentatives, Birender Singhexpressed his delight over participatingin the summit and appreciated FounderPresident for setting new paradigms andlandmarks in higher education. Duringthe occasion, Dr. Ashok K. Chauhan andBirender Singh launched the website ofAmity Centre for Soil Science whereinall the proceedings and breakthroughresearch in the subject matter will beuploaded for the benefit of thestakeholders. Dr Ashok K. Chauhanannounced that the website would act asan active platform for exchange ofinnovative ideas in the area of SoilScience. Also speaking on the occasionwas Dr PS Gahlaut, who informed thegathering that the Government of Indiahas declared December 5, 2015 as WorldSoil day, following which an extensiveawareness drive has been plannedwherein all concerned ministries willcreate mass awareness on ‘Healthy Soil,Healthy Human Beings’. A paneldiscussion on ‘Soil health and humannutrition’ also took place at the event.

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Science & Technology

THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 20154 Gyan Vigyan

Jungle Fun Brought to you byAIS Pushp Vihar

An elephant’s trunk containsmore than 40,000 muscles.

They can consume 500pounds of hay and 60 gallons

of water in a single day.

A lion’s heels don’t touchthe ground when it walks andit’s roar can be heard from as

far as 5 miles away.

A Zebra stripes act like anequine fingerprint - eachindividual’s pattern is unique.Foals recognise their mothersby the pattern of their stripes.

Each crocodile jaw has 24teeth that are meant to

grasp and crush, not chew.They swallow stones thatgrind food inside their

stomachs.

Giraffes only need to drinkonce every few days. Mostof their water comes from

the plants they eat.

The name Hippopotamusmeans ‘River horse’ and is

often shortened to hippo. Agroup of hippos is known as

a ‘herd’,’pod’, or ‘dale’.

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Our lives, today, are heavily dependent ontechnology. It is something we cannot livewithout. From the classroom where a

projector is used for teaching to smartphones withtheir myriad social apps, technology is everywhereyou go. In the near future, technology will beheavily used to solve every global problem. Hereare some technological landmarks that have alteredand are still changing the way we live,communicate and sustain ourselves.

Internet of Things (IoT)Put simply, the Internet of Things (IoT) is an envi-ronment wherein objects, animals or people are pro-vided with unique identifiers and the ability totransfer data over a network without requiringhuman-to-human or human-to-computer interac-tion. The convergence of wireless technologies,micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) and theInternet has led to the creation of IoT. Perhaps themost popular example of this proposed develop-ment is the smart fridge: a fridge that could tell youit was out of milk. Its internal cameras can see thatthere is none left and text you about the same. Ex-perts predict that the IoT will consist of almost 50billion objects by 2020.

3D printingDid you see the video of a cute two legged puppythat was given a prosthetic leg to walk? That waspossible only because of 3D printing, the next gen-eration technological marvel. Also known as Addi-

tive Manufacturing (AM), successive layers of amaterial are formed under computer control to cre-ate an object. 3D printers find application in variousindustries like food and research, medical, archi-tecture etc. They are being used for manufacturingof items like jewellery, apparel etc.

Virtual realityPut simply, virtual reality is an artificial environ-ment created using a software and is presented tothe user in such a way that he accepts it as a realenvironment. Virtual Reality (VR) devices takesthe wearer to a computer stimulated environment

that simulates physical presence in places in the realworld or imagined worlds and lets you interact inthat world. This means instead of a console, youwill be playing with *real?* swords with your ene-mies. Or you can trick you brain into walking onthe moon! The possibilities are endless. VR willsurely change the way we live and interact with ourfellow human beings in the coming future.

PhototherapyMedicine is rapidly changing everyday. One of thenewest areas of medicine is the Phototherapy treat-ment. In experiments with infrared light, NASAhas shown that flesh wounds like scrapes, cuts andburns, heal 40% faster when exposed to a few min-utes of infrared LED light each day. The mere pres-ence of the light causes the body to accelerate itshealing process.

RobotsDon’t be surprised if your class teacher is a Robotor you are served coffee by a robot the next timeyou head to a cafe. Robots are the next generationhuman companions. In Japan, robots are alreadyserving in restaurants and more development is inthe process when they will be able to do everyimaginable work. Several projects aiming to createandroids that look and to a certain degree, speak oract like a human being have been launched or areunderway.

Technology in the future transcends imaginationand one cant be certain as to what it will bring. Areyou ready to witness the change? G T

The unimaginable futureSo you thought all those futuristic science fiction movies were ... just fiction? Well, you might be mistaken forsome of the hi-fi gadgets and technologies that seemed like magic yesterday are coming true today

My best moment was when I received the award for MostAmicable Personality. I felt on top of the world. It surpassesall other awards as being amicable is our foremost duty.

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5U, Me & HumTHE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2015

I won many prizes this year and gettingthose awards were the most memorablemoments for me in 2015.

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Star: Anwesha Rath, AIS Gur 43, II BClaim to fame: Bestowed with‘Excellence in performing arts’

We all have had that one mo-ment at a party or a socialgathering, when the tiny ones

take to the dance floor and make us go‘awwww’. But when Anwesha Rath, astudent of Class II B, AIS Gur 43dances, she makes you stand up in awe.A trained Odissi dancer, her tiny feetleave huge imprints on the spectators. Odissi is a rather intricate dance form,with numerous mudras, bhangies andpostures. Despite her age, she has mas-tered these complexities well. Whileher feet sway to the rhythm, her faceshows off the perfect expressions. Anwesha started learning classicaldance at the age of five at Kala Udityanand excelled in the field within a year oftraining. Her guru Arpita Tandan Ma-hendru, Mamta Tandan and Guru Pan-chanan Bhriyan have madetremendous efforts to encourage herinterest in this art form. Her sheerhard work and devotion made An-wesha pass her Prarambhik examwith flying colours from Gandhar-ava Mahavidyalaya. She performedher first Odissi dance at EpicentreGurgaon on April 20, 2015. She wasawarded the ‘Excellence in performing arts’trophy by her guru and director of KalaUdityan, Mamta Tandan. This littledancing diva definitely has a longway to go. G T

Star: Kuhu Nagpal, AIS PV, XIClaim to fame: Her book ‘The Folobep Theory’

There are some who like their story to be writ-ten in their words. Kuhu Nagpal, AIS PV, XIbelieves in the same. Read on as this young

poetesss shares her story. “It all started when I was in grade four. I veryvividly remember that the AUP English reader as-signed to us had a section at the end of it - ‘Learnhow to write a poem yourself’. I was familiar withthe fact that the poetic genes in my family had beentransferred to me from my granddad and well, afterwriting my first poem there was no looking back. Ikept on writing poems one after the other.According to what I can remember, my ‘legitimate’writing started as soon as I entered grade eleven.One day, they touched a century. Yes, a hundred andan idea struck my mind - why not compile all of mypoems into a self-published book? I contacted the publishing house and after weeks oftalking and e-mails, we finally reached a conclu-sion. I talked with my parents about it. They werevery happy to hear about this and supported mewholeheartedly. My pulse raised fast and adrena-line rushed in my body with full force. It was onlybecause of my family and friends’ immense supportthat I signed my very first publishing contract at theage of sixteen. I started off with the manuscript andtook help from my cousin sister, Harshita Nagpalfor illustrations of the book. We worked for a week and by the end of it I fin-ished the manuscript. Now, it was ready to bemailed to my publishing associates at Patridge Pub-lishing house. I had a really hard time deciding thetitle of the book and what the cover would look like.I came up with the title, ‘The Folobep Theory’ anda cover idea which was later compiled and edited

by my friend Unnat Ramjiyani. Now, I badly waitedfor my complimentary copy to arrive. Then one day,when I came back from tuition, my dad, with aproud smile on his face, stood at the door with mybook, still packed, in his hands.I shouted “Wow” and hugged my mom, dad andbrother, thanking them. That moment arrived, whenI took my book in my hands. It was a result of con-stant hard work, support from family, teachers,friends and all the people who inspired me. I wouldalso like to thank Founder sir, Chairperson ma’amand my principal for being a constant inspiration toachieve something big in life. I am very glad to in-form everyone that my book, The Folobep Theory,is now available on all leading online retailers.Please do buy it, read it, share it with your familyand friends and cherish it forever!Caution: The theory may make your life wonder-ful! Happy reading.”G T

Star: Vantika Agrawal, AIS Noida, VIIIClaim to fame: Bagged Bronze atWorld Youth Chess Championship

Life is a like a game of chess, towin one must make the rightmove. Vantika Agrawal, AIS

Noida, VIII, did just that, albeit on thechess board. Vantika’s affair with chessbegan from the chess room of AIS Noidaat the age of 7. Her brother Vishesh,taught her the basics and both startedplaying the game whenever they hadtime. Seeing her love for the game, herparents decided to provide her with pro-fessional training. Soon, Vantika startedplaying in tournaments. She started win-ning trophies from her very second tour-nament and there was no looking backafter that. Within a year, she was an in-ternationally rated chess player. Shewon prizes in every tournament she par-ticipated in including state champi-

onship. Her first major achievement waswinning gold medal at Asian schoolchess championship, 2011 in U-9 girlscategory. Though her list of achieve-ments is endless, but the major ones aresilver in National U-11 girls (2013); sil-ver in National U- 13 girls (2014);bronze in National U-13 girls (2015).She was also selected to represent Indiain World Youth Chess Championship,South Africa (2014), Greece (2015) andRussia (2016) respectively. Vantika brought laurels to her countryby winning Bronze in World YouthChess Championship held at Greece thisyear. She practices chess for 6 to 8 hourswith her coaches Manish Uniyal, MLAbhilash Reddy and GM Praveen Thip-say. At present, Vantika is ranked 2048according to ELO rating for Asia in U-13 girls category. Well, looks like this chess champ is goingto make strides with her moves. G T

Sometimes all you need is a little passion and behold! You can see thesparks flying. Presenting four young budding stars of Amity

Kuhu with a copy of her book

What amove!

Fantastic fourDancing diva

Anwesha with principal Dr Anshu Arora

Poetic century

Vantika Agrawal with her trophy and medal

Star: Gauri Mishra, AIS Gur 46, IVClaim to fame: Youngest Pianist of India

Music is a world within itself, a language we all canunderstand. But there are some who understand thislanguage sooner than the rest. Gauri Mishra, a stu-

dent of Class IV, AIS Gurgaon 46 is one of them. Playing pianosince the tender age of four, this rockstar has everyone danc-ing to her tunes. Declared as the Youngest Pianist of India by the Indian Bookof Records for her invincible performance on August 29, 2015at Ambience Mall, Gurgaon; this little star has had the Amityflag waving high. It was during this ground breaking per-formance that she played popular Bollywood and Hol-lywood songs non-stop for one

hour that the world stood up to take notice of this little one.And that’s not all. She has also received certificates fromWorld Records India, Assist World Records and Record Setter(USA) as the youngest pianist. At an age, when young ones struggle to perform on theirschool annual days, Gauri has been putting up stellar per-formances in front of gigantic crowds at many big concertsand corporate events. She also performed during a cultural pro-gramme organised by Tata Group, in front of a large audienceat Manekshaw Auditorium, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi. Her per-formance at Epic Centre Auditorium, Gurgaon, was alsohighly appreciated. Gauri has also passed Grade 2 Exam in‘Theory of Music’ with distinction from Trinity College ofLondon in May 2015.Gauri maybe a born star, but even the most precious of dia-monds need polishing; in her case the task being achieved byher parents and her mentor. It was the persistent efforts of the

two that led Gauri to the pinnacle of success. “Aman sir ismy biggest source of inspiration,” says Gauri. And ofcourse, her love for music counts too. Her inclination to-wards music can be understood in her own words, “WhenI play piano I feel happy and deeply connected to God.”Having things on your fingertips is one thing, havingmusic is another. Gauri has already accomplished themore difficult feat. G T

Rockstar junior

Gauri Mishra performs at Ambience Mall, Gurgaon; recieves an awards for the same (inset)

“A people without the knowledge of their pasthistory, origin and culture is like a tree withoutroots”.

-Marcus Garvey

Traditions- one word, manyconnotations. They keep us at-tached to our ancestors, theymark our presence amidst ourfuture generation. Traditionsdefine our identity, our de-sires, our beliefs; they demar-cate us in this ambiguousworld and at the same time

unite us with a sense of belongingness. Withoutthem, the human race would be a mere flocklooking for direction, trying to leave imprintswhile being uncertain about remembrance.Our culture and traditions entail the wisdom, theexperiences of the yesteryear times. They areour gateways to the days we could not witnessbut can still live. In the 21st century, every day,every event unveils a new history, a new tradi-tion in making that we are a part of. Will we notwant to be remembered for the same? How canwe then be ignorant of what we inherited fromour forefathers? The ground reporting story (page 2) on the Kath-putli tradition is an attempt to bring to light a tra-dition, which like many of its counterparts isdying. We at Amity, strive to make traditions apart of education through activities like heritagecelebrations, nukkad nataks, emphasising on dif-ferent languages and nurturing cultural ethos. Inmy children, I see the tradition of Amity beingcarried forward, of being culturally rooted sen-sitive humanitarians G T

Dr Amita ChauhanChairperson

Published and Printed by Mr R.R. Aiyar on behalf of Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhanfrom E-26, Defence Colony, New Delhi 110024 and printed from HT Media Ltd,B-2, Sec 63, Noida (UP). Editor Ms Vira Sharma. � Edition: Vol 7, Issue 36 � RNI No. DELENG / 2009 / 30258. Both for freedistribution and annual subscription of 800.

Opinions expressed in GT articles are of the writers and do not necessarily reflectthose of the editors or publishers. While the editors do their utmost to verifyinformation published, they do not accept responsibility for its absolute accuracy. Published for the period December 7-13, 2015

Muse Editorial

THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 20156

Between the first Maggi story“We cried, we moved on” thatappeared in GT issue datedJuly 20, 2015 and “Return ofthe Maggi” that you readtoday, a lot has transversed. Ifone looks into these fivemonths, Maggi was very mucha part of our daily lives, with

its wisdom chimes, ringing in lesson of life.Foremost, practice the idiom ‘Don’t judge abook by its cover’. Blinded by the addictivetaste and convinced by the tall ‘health’ claims,consumers fell for the product that played withtheir emotions. It’s good to trust, but not blindly. Secondly, if you ever wronged, have the courageto own it up. It takes a lot of strength and dignityto accept a mistake, rather than defend the same.Maggi hurt the feelings of its million fans by notonly cheating them but also not apologising forthe same. Had it done so, perhaps the comebackwould have been faster and Maggi would nothave had to take services of the bigwigs as Pra-soon Joshi to connect to his fandom.Remember, there are no shortcuts in life. Every-one, running against time, fell into their 2-minute trap. Shortcuts may lead to success butthey are short lived. Fourthly, life offers a plethora of opportunities toexplore and experiment; so why be so stuck-upwithin the confines of your comfort zone. Moveout. Try the other brands. I did and realised thatBaba Ramdev atta noodle and the ChingsSchezwan noodles are a delight too. It’s ‘never to late to mend’. Maggi was quick towithdraw and destroy dated products. It returnedwith a new one, at par with food standards. Soare we ready to forget, forgive and move on? While the real returns are yet to be seen, Maggihas certainly made its way for repositioning.G T

Vira SharmaManaging Editor

Repositioning

Stayrooted

Perspective

Ravi Shankar OhjaB.Sc. (H) Forensic

There is a reason why weshowed an inclined dip in ourmorale, a deviation from being

humane.There is a reason why we fellto more than a hundred nations incrime and corruption rates. There isalso a reason why India, once the mostpure and generous land became unsafefor tourists, bad-offs and marginalgroups. The reason is education andthe cause is you.Education is supreme, but the way ofimparting is highly controversial. Atbasics, the critics may say inclusion ofwestern system of education, exclu-sion of vedic literature, lacuna ofyouth’s interest, erratic laws and inad-equate steps by education boardspaced down education in India, but didany one of us, while growing upthought of becoming a dynamicteacher? Did any one of us want totake up this job only to ignite young

minds so that they can lead our nationbetter? If the answer to this wouldhave been yes, there wouldn’t havebeen space for writers to scribble onthis topic anymore.While the role of a teacher cannot beunderestimated, one needs to under-stand that being a teacher and an edu-cation imparter are two completely

different things. The job of the latter isvery simple but the first one requiressacrifice, dedication, patience, a vastarea of knowledge and a lot more. Pas-sionate teachers are the need of thehour; teachers who have the passion toturn children into torchbearers of thesociety. But are good quality teachersthe solution to the education muddle?

Partially, yes. But there are other road-blocks too. The way we perceive edu-cation is one of them. At a tender age, everybody was callingme future of India, that is how all theother tiny tots are treated, but then no-body cares how this future is beingshaped. At an age when we want thewarmth of parents, we are caged underplay schools; when we need values ofour ancestors, we find ourselves in thelong queues to get enrolled in a big in-stitute; when we want to play our heartout we realise we have been asked tostep into the market of competition andoutdo the rest in the number race forthese are the parameters of education.Education needs to be about more thanjust marks, it needs to be more than justracing with others. Remember notevery child needs to be Einstein.The education scenario today is a like ajigsaw puzzle, and a rather complicatedone. There are numerous pieces thatneed to be put together to create a beau-tiful picture. The ones mentioned in thisarticle are just some of them. While wefigure the rest of them, let’s at leastmake a start.G T

The educational puzzle

Anchit Gupta, AIS PV, VII C

India is potpourri of cultures, cuisine, religions andmost importantly people. It is now an economic su-perpower to be reckoned with. However, our coun-try is very young. India got the reins of its future in1947 after the Britishers left; handing over theirdecades of rapid colonisation. We were slaves formany years. But freedom fighters like MahatmaGandhi, Bhagat Singh and Shubhash Chandra Bosefought valiantly to free our country. Despite the exploitation by the Britishers which leftIndia very poor, our country has flourished on allfronts. From being one of the poorest nations, India

today is a trillion dollar economy. From the pastyears, connectivity has improved and economicchanges have come with it. Many government serv-ices have been computerised and the Indian technol-ogy has come a long way, leading India to become a‘Techno country’. Even our PM was welcomed withopen arms when he met the who’s who of the SiliconValley in the US. ‘Digital India’ is surely the nextevolution our fast growing society. India has made modest efforts to conquer space,which began in 1975 with the successful launch ofits first satellite-‘Aryabhatta’. In 2013, the countrylaunched the ‘Mars Orbiter Mission’ becoming thefirst Asian nation to reach mars on its very first at-

tempt. Such a marvelous achievement! Despite India moving forward in science and tech-nology, breaking near impossible frontiers, it is stilla unique society; blending modernity with the ageold traditions. The great epics, Ramayana and Ma-habharata are still regarded in high esteem. Indianvalues and traditions are known across the globe.Our Vedas are known to be spiritual guides for peo-ple all over the world. India will certainly be a force to reckon with in the21st century. Like Mark Twain rightly said “India isthe cradle of the human race, the birthplace of humanspeech, the mother of history, the grandmother oflegend and the great grandmother of tradition.”G T

India is a beautiful land, brimmingwith colourful stories and heritage;this 21st century surely belongs toour mystic motherland

IncredibleIndia

When we first step into a school, we do not realise that we have steppedinto a vast puzzling world of exams, marks, rat race and heaps of books

Deepanjali Yadav, AIS Gurgaon 46, XI

Abhivandan Shilasya Nityam VriddhopasevinahChatwari Tasya VardhanteAyur Vidya Yasho Balam

An English translation of the above lines is that forthose who respect the elderly, four things of lifesteadily increase: their life span, wisdom, fame andpower. Indian culture has always regarded the eld-erly worthy of worship, for they constantly guideus with their experience and form the foundation ofour families. But today, there are victims of griev-ous hurt, robbery, murder and above all, ill treat-ment by family members. The ones, who took care

of us when we could not distinguish wrong fromright, are now being wronged by the society. One of the reasons for the growing ignorance to-wards the old could be the shift from joint familiesto nuclear ones. The size of families has reducedconsiderably and so has the feeling of affection andrespect towards each other, the willingness to some-times compromise for our loved ones. All of us arebusy in our own lives, packed with tight schedules,which leads to further ignorance of the elderly. Senior citizens are the pillars of our society. It doesnot take a lot to make them happy. Small gesturesof gratitude and love can light up their old faces.They taught us our first steps and now that theirsteps are shaky, we must help them walk ahead.

Little pearls of wisdom

Love them, respect them

My best moment in 2015 was when my articlegot printed in Global Times for the first time.

MMaaddhhaavv SSaarriinn,, AAIISS SSaakkeett,, IIVV CC

Tiny talesShe smiled. With her lips pursed.Never showing her teeth. Shecouldn’t, they were terribly repulsive.Inside, she felt, she would be trulybeautiful, if her teeth weren’tcrooked and broken. Because thebroken pearls broke her.

MMuusskkaaaann MMeennddiirraattttaa,, XXII“Jaa Simran jaa, jee le apni zindagi.” Simran wasperplexed, she ran back to take her oral kitbefore getting on the train, she was aware of theconsequences.

NNiikkkkhhiill KKaalliiaa,, XXII

“Master ji, pitaji ki patloon ek bilang…” “Ek bilangchoti karu?” asked Master ji. But Ramesh and Sureshcouldn’t say a single word. Reason: their gums hurtfrom all the 5 stars they had.

SSuuddaarrsshhaann GGooppaall,, XXIIII

“Thank you,” chirped the maverick actor, receivingyet another award for that excellent voiceover. Thevoiceover he would have done had it not been thealcohol that had ruined his denture.

TTaannuusshhrreeee DDuuttttaa,, XXII

The beautiful jalebis, the sweet scent of rasgullas, ohhow he craves for them. But his teeth won’t allowhim to taste the bliss…regretting all the times hehad chosen gutka over them a few years ago.

AAvviirraall SSiinngghhaall,, XXII

“A big cadbury silk can fix anything!” she said andsmiled widely. But the cavities in her teeth jeeredotherwise.

VVaarraa RRaattuurrii,, XXII

”Tumhari smile kitni dangerous hai ptahai?” never had Muskaan been so proud ofher dental routine.

AAvviirraall SSiinngghhaall,, XXIIII

”Morning Cany!” saidthe Incisor while yawning.“Good morning…,” the canine didn’tknow that it was already time for theusual 2 minute morning bath.

KKiirrttii WWaaddhhwwaa,, XXII

“Ouch!” “Stay still, or we will have to remove moreof your teeth,” said the doctor. Rahul regretted notlistening to his mom now. Had he brushed andflossed every night, he wouldn’t be here.

SSuuddaarrsshhaann GGooppaall,, XXIIII

Ramesh woke Shanti up in a hurry out of hermorning sleep,”Quick! we need to go forbreakfast buffet, you can come back and brushyour teeth.” Shanti replied, “Brush na karne keconsequences tum kya jano Ramesh babu.”

NNiikkkkhhiill KKaalliiaa,, XXII

“Arey beta tum brush nahin karte ho kya,”exclaimed his aunt. He realised that justhappydent wasn’t going to give him sparklingteeth. *wink*

SSuuddaarrsshhaann GGooppaall,, XXIIII

“For there was never yet philosopher, that could endure the toothache pa�ently,” saidWilliam Shakespeare in his play Much Ado About Nothing. Even Shakespeare couldn’tignore tooth troubles, and neither should you. Students of AIS PV tell you why

Her dad got, Silk, Munches, Perks andSkittles. But she just watched themand shut the fridge, she knew herteeth weren’t okay.

YYaasshhiikkaa TThhaappppaarr,, IIXX

“Never take candy from astrange man.”“Not all men are bad, ma.”“But darling too much ofcandy is.”

AAaaddyyaa VViibbhhuuttii,, XXIIII

Favourite song, yellow; all clothesyellow. But it made him frown whenthe colour appeared on his teeth.

VVaarraa RRaattuurrii,, XXII

Everyone was colouring their teeth in yellow shadefor the Halloween role play. Except him… as forhim the requirements were met without anyartificial colours.

KKiirrttii WWaaddhhwwaa,, XXII

“What are you going to do withthat?” asked Alia‘s mother. “I amgoing to put it under my pillowfor the tooth fairy,” she said. Thetooth fairy never came but hermother always did.TTaannmmaayy GGooeell,, AAlluummnnuuss

Big storyTHE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2015

7Dental health

My best moment of 2015 was when Igot an opportunity to perform at the GTawards.

KKaarraamm SSaapprraa,, AAIISS SSaakkeett,, IIVV AA

This page is a compilation of the activity ‘Tiny Teeth Tales’ conducted by the YP 2014-15 team of AIS Pushp Vihar that worked on the cause of ‘Oral health and hygiene’.

8 THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2015

Mosaic Senior

Aastha AnejaAIS Gur 46, IX

IngredientsCabbage (shredded) ..............100 gmsFresh paneer (grated)..............100 gmPotatoes (boiled and mashed) ..........2Green chilies (chopped)....................3Carrots (peeled and grated) ......50 gmGinger (minced)........................1 inchRefined flour ..........................150 gmRed chili powder ......................1/2 tspCoriander leaves (chopped)....handfulSalt ..........................................to taste

Method� Combine mashed potatoes, grated

paneer and salt in a big bowl. � Add ginger, carrot, cabbage, corian-

der leaves and the remaining spices.Mix it thoroughly.

� Now add flour to the vegetables tomake a soft yet firm dough.

� Grease your palms with oil andmake small balls from the dough.

� Mould them into kebab shape. � Heat oil in a deep pan.� Fry kebabs untill golden brown� Your crisp kebabs are ready.

Veg kebabs

Do It Yourself! WORDS VERSE

I’m the oneRiya Kumar, AIS Gur 43, X D

I am very pureI am in everyone for sureI am there where sadness isI am there where happiness is

I am colourlessBut not feeling lessI am hated by everyoneStill I am with the sad one

I am made of 1 percent of waterAnd 99 percent of feelings

When you are cheated by dreamsI take your pain

But I am never paidI clean your soulAnd fill your heart's holesI am conceived in your heart

Born in your eyesAnd die on your lipsSometimes I come in fearI am just a tear.

Facebookfunda

Aditi Sharma, AIS Noida, X H

As you open your Facebook accountFingers crossed and you count onWhile your mobile is slowly loadingYour mind has several things floating

It opens and shows up 10 notifications And you are filled with expectationsAs you see, you get to knowYour aunt tagged you again...“Oh no!”

Well then you rush to your timelineAnd write 'What's on your mind?'Be it your status or a quirky selfie

You are so excited and totally carefree

It's something new...you click ‘Post’Yet again, you try to boastAfter an hour, 30 likes and 4 commentsYou got to see who are these friends

And then you happily say'Thank you soo much...how're you?’This vicious cycle continues foreverLet's not forget the real world ever

Show your true self, don't be fakeElse you would commit a big mistakeBe yourself, be originalNever forget this, wherever you are!G T

G T

IngredientsCoconut oil..............................1/2 cupLiquid Vitamin E ........................1 tspLavender essential oil ..........12 drops

Method� Melt the coconut oil (by placing the

jar into a bowl of warm water). � Mix in Vitamin E and lavender oil,

stir and let it set.� Whip with a fork if you want.� When the coconut solidifies, you’ll

end up with a mixture that contains

the health benefits of all the ingre-dients in one, quick and simplehomemade moisturiser.

Seal the deal� Coconut oil works as an anti-aging

agent; it contains anti-fungal, anti-bacterial and also has antimicrobialproperties.

� Liquid Vitamin E aids in healing ofscars and regeneration of new cells.

� Lavender oil is a well-known an-tioxidant and reduces acne.

Anchal Raina, AIS Vas 6, IX A

Jeet lay in his bed, glaring throughthe window at the training ground.The doctors said he would have to

be in the bed until his ankle recovers. Hehad met with an accident during his lastsix months of the training; just when hewas about to become a proud com-mando. The injury broke his ankle andconfined him to bed. His future was atstake and his life, shattered. Jeet dreamt of being a soldier ever since

he was a child. At an age when otherchildren were enjoying their childhood,Jeet studied science books and detailedresearch papers that offered him a deepinsight into the army. He read a lot abouthow great soldiers had contributed to thecountry. He always used to tell his father,"I shall make you extremely proud oneday. You will never have to bother aboutanything." He was a courageous and determinedperson, but when he was restricted tobed, he was totally broken. His life

seemed to have come at a standstill.Every day he wished that the doctorwould come back with a positive reportbut his wait grew longer. It took him sixmonths to start recovering. He then started with his physiotherapysessions. Thankfully, his health showedsome improvement. But even then hestayed under the clouds. He returnedhome and for a month he underwent var-ious treatments, in a hope to find someimprovement. Finally, after six monthsof rigorous efforts of his family, doctorsand himself, he was able to walk. He joined his training and since then hadbeen an excellent cadet. His sincere ef-forts brought him different laurels. It wasthe proudest and happiest moment fornot just Jeet alone but his family too. His hard work and sacrifice broughtgreat wonders and earned him the title ofa commando too. He learnt to never stopdreaming.G T

Dreams turned true

Storywala

He always used to tell hisfather, “I shall make youextremely proud one day.

You will never have tobother about anything.”

Anunay, AIS Mayur Vihar, IX C

Picturesque beauty Blossoming flower Touched by purity

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My best moment of 2015 was when I had ashort conversation with Chairperson ma’amwhile escorting her to Principal ma’am’s room.

MMaaddhhaavv SShhaarrmmaa,, AAIISS SSaakkeett,, VV CC

Imaging: Ravinder Gusain, GT Network

Gurneel Singh, AIS PV, V A

Once upon a time, there was a vil-lage called Haripur. The roadthat connected the village to the

city passed through a jungle. The junglewas home to many wild animals and agang of robbers, so no one dared totravel through the road at night. One day Hari Singh, the sarpanch said,“Let us make a proper road to the city sothat people can travel without any has-sle.” Everyone was very happy butKallu, who was an informer of the rob-

bers immediately went to the robbersand told them about the plan. The rob-bers got worried as a proper road meantthat the path would lead away from jun-gle. Hence, they would not be able tosteal anything. The robbers decided tofail Hari Singh’s plan. The villagers came together and startedbuilding a road. Kallu along with therobbers had decided to create disputeamongst the villagers. He went to eachfamily and said, “Brother, you and yourfamily members are toiling like beasts,yet it would be Hari Singh, the

sarpanch, who will take all the credit.Shouldn’t the road be named after yourfamily?” As a result, a fight broke outover the name of the road. The workhalted and every one had to travel likebefore. Hari Singh was troubled by thisand decided to call a meeting again. Hesaid, “People think that I am the onewho would be benefitted the most bythis road but do you even realise that Idon’t have a family who would be usingthis road.” Hari Singh started workingon the road himself. The villagers, real-ising their folly, joined to build the road.With their collective efforts, the villagersfinished the road in no time and made itsafe for everyone to travel. The road wasaptly named “Unity Road.”G T

Short story

So what did you learn today?A new word: Folly

Meaning: Foolishness

The robbers becameworried as a proper

road meant that the pathwould lead away from

the jungle.

SaanviAIS Gurgaon 46, III

IngredientsLettuce (chopped) ..............1/2 bunchBread......................................4 slicesCucumber (sliced)............................1Tomato (sliced) ................................1Onion (sliced) ..................................1Salt and pepper ......................to tasteTomato ketchup................to decorate

Method� Apply butter on the bread slices. � Now, place onion, tomato and cu-

cumber and lettuce on them. � Sprinkle salt and pepper.� Cover with another bread slice.� Put in a preheated sandwich maker

for five minutes.� Take out the sandwiches.� Make a smiley face on the sand-

wiches with the ketchup.

Smiley sandwich

9Mosaic THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2015

Junior

It’s MeMy name: Ayati NarainMy school: AIS VKC LucknowMy Class: I AMy birthday: May 29I like: Sketching, listening to music, danc-ing and actingI dislike: Being scolded by my parentsMy hobbies: Sketching and clay artMy role model: My daddyMy best friend: GauriMy favourite book: PinocchioMy favourite game: Playing with dollsMy favourite food: White chickenMy favourite teacher: Nupur ma'am I want to become: A doctorI want to feature in GT because: It's thebest place to be featured.

Illustration: Ravinder Gusain, GT Network

Abhinav Gupta, AIS PV, II D

1. What is the easiest way to doubleyour money?2. What gets wetter as it dries?3.What belongs to you but is usedmore by others?4. Mary’s father has 5 daughters –Nana, Nene, Nini, Nono. What is thename of the fifth daughter?5.What has 4 eyes but can’t see?

Riddle Fiddle

Answers: 1. Put it in front of the mir-ror2.Towel 3. Your name 4. Mary 5. Mississippi

The road to unity

Painting Corner Ishita Bhardwaj AIS MV, VII A

Sanjna SaxenaAIS Vasundhara 1, VII A

There’s nothing as beautifulAs the setting sunWatching it sink Is quite fun

Once it’s setThe moon comes inAnd the wind starts to blowWith quite a din!

It looks like a mango On the ocean where it setsAnd then it is time For us to rest!G T

POEMS

The sunset

Answers:Cat, one pig missing, father, two horses and no apple on the tree

Spot the differences

Rudrannsh MehraAIS Noida, V E

Be a friend, you don’t need moneyJust a disposition sunnyJust the wish to help anotherGet along some way or other

Just a kindly hand extendedOut to one who’s unfriendedJust the will to give or lendThis will make you someone’s friend

Be a friend, you don’t need gloryFriendship is a simple storyPass by trifling errors blindly

Gaze on honest effort kindly

Cheer the youth who’s bravely tryingPity him who’s sadly sighingJust a little labour spentOn the duties of a friend

Be a friend, the pay is biggerThan is earned by people cleverIn what’s merely self-endeavourYou’ll have friends instead of neighbours

For the profits of your laboursAll those moments you savourYou’ll be richer in the endThan a prince, if you’re a friend

Friendship

My best moment of 2015 was when I wasselected in the junior football team.

DDeevvaannsshh SShhaarrmmaa,, AAIISS SSaakkeett,, IIVV

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Katha workshop

Science–Math fairStudents showcased their scientific and analytical temperament at the fair

With an aim to develop scientific temperand facilitate understanding of scientificconcepts ‘Bazinga’ inter- Amity science

quiz was organised for the third year. The event con-ceived by Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan, Chairperson,Amity Group of Schools & RBEF was organised byBN Bajpai, advisor, R&D, Amity Group of Schools.The competition was conducted in three legs – forstudents of Class IX, X and XI at AIS Noida, AISSaket and AIS Pushp Vihar respectively. The eventorganised from November 16 -18, 2015 at theaforementioned venues saw an enthusiastic partic-ipation of students from all branches from Amity.This event comprised of two semifinals followedby a final, consisting six rounds each and covered

topics ranging from physics, chemistry, biology, vi-sual round, scientist and science today. Top twoteams from each semifinal contested in the finalrounds. The quiz rounds in the finals were differentfrom the semifinal rounds as the students’ practicalintelligence skills was also tested. The rounds wereGoogle doodle, Concept testing, Visual with con-nect, Video round, Progressive clue round andBuzzer round. DAY 1Venue: AIS NoidaConducted for: Class IX students

Date: November 16, 2015Graced by: Chief guest Dr Gopichandran, direc-tor, Vigyan Prasar (GoI) and Dr BK Tyagi, scien-tist, Vigyan Prasar (GoI)DAY 2Venue: AIS SaketConducted for: Class X studentsDate: November 17, 2015Graced by: Chief guest Sachin Narvadiya, scien-

tist, Vigyan PrasarDAY 3Venue: AIS Pushp ViharConducted for: Class XI studentsDate: November 18, 2015Graced by: Chief guest Dr MS Bhandari, generalsecretary IAPT (Indian Association of PhysicsTeachers) Member and coordinator of Delhi StateScience Teacher’s Forum.G T

AIS VYC Lucknow

Heritage state Chhatisgarh wasdepicted in all hues and coloursby the students of AIS VYC

Lucknow on Nov 4, 2015 during a spe-cial assembly. The students got aglimpse into the rich culture and tradi-

tions of this state through the dances,songs and presentations. ‘Saila’ - a folkdance was rhythmically performed bythe children. Melodious folk songs aboutthe farmers were sung by the students.Presentations were given by the studentsof Class I- VIII about the varied festi-vals, food and forests of the state.G T

AIS Gurgaon 46

Students of AIS Gurgaon 46brought laurels to the school asthey were selected for the second

round of All India Regional Writer’sWorkshop organised on October 10,2015 by ‘Katha’ at Tagore InternationalSchool, New Delhi for fiction and po-etry categories respectively. Many schools across the country tookpart in the event. The main aim of theworkshop was to nurture creativity instudents and hone their writing skills.The participants were apprised on theconcept of Katha on the first day. Thetopic was ‘Regional diversity of India’.On the second day, students were askedto submit their write-up for final evalu-ation, in which 150-200 entries wouldbe selected for final round that will beheld in December 2015.G T

Students with their certificates

Heritage assembly

CLASS IX CLASS X CLASS XI

I position AIS Noida AIS Saket AIS Pushp Vihar

II position AIS Pushp Vihar AIS Pushp Vihar AIS Noida

III position AIS Mayur Vihar AIS Mayur Vihar AIS Gur 43

AIS Gurgaon 43 students triumphed Gurgaon Annual Meet by lifting the coveted Ansal cup on October 12,2015. The duo of Parinita Saini, XII A and Sakshi Verma, VII D were invincible as they bagged first prize intable tennis. Also, Vikramaditya Jalota, VIII C and Tanmay Nagpal, IX D bagged second prize in Badminton.School principal, Dr Anshu Arora congratulated and encouraged students to work harder.

Amity’s Children Science Foundation

Children learn best through hands-on activities and practical learn-ing. With this in mind, Amity

organises several competitions to pro-vide children an opportunity to explore,research and emerge as budding scien-tists and mathematicians as envisaged byDr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan, Chairperson,Amity Group of Schools & RBEF.Amity’s Children Science Foundationorganises several science and math

based competitions like Vasudha andMathamity. These two are held alter-nately every year; this year being theyear for Mathamity. However, this yearseveral projects that were part of Va-sudha were also put on display duringthe final stage, which marked the INSEFRegional Fair. The event takes place atthree levels; the first two being intraAmity and the third being inter school,which was organised in three differentAmity schools located in different geo-graphical regions Haryana, Delhi andUP. AIS Vas 1 hosted science and math-

ematics fair for UP region on October30-31, 2015; AIS Mayur Vihar for Delhiregion on November 3-4, 2015 and AISGur 46 for Haryana region on Novem-ber 5-6, 2015. The science projects were centered onthe theme ‘Understanding Weather andClimate’. The mathematical projects fo-cussed on application of Math in areaslike sport, agriculture, medicine, spaceand games. The winning projects at thefair ranged from water purification toprediction of Solar flares, etc. 45 projects in science and mathematics

have been selected for participation indifferent science fairs. The winning proj-ects will be further presented at variousnational and international fairs viz Na-tional INSEF fair; MILSET; NationalChildren Science Congress, CBSE Fair;IRIS fair.Five gold medals were bagged by Amityschools making them eligible for partic-ipation in INSEF National Fair. Dr Madhu Phull, head, ACSF, sharedthat programmes like these go a longway in fostering scientific temperamentin students.G T

AIS Saket winners at the event

AIS PV students with their awards AIS Noida winners pose with their trophies

Little ones present the hues of Chattisgarh on stage

AIS Vas 1 students exhibit the project at the eventAIS G-46 student shows her project Students of AIS MV with esteemed dignitaries at the fair

Bazinga 2015The inter Amity sciencequiz encouraged studentsto think on their feet whileinstilling in them a lovefor the subject

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My best moment of 2015 was celebrating mymother’s birthday that was celebrated asInternational Yoga Day all over the world.

PPrraattuull GGuuppttaa,, AAIISS SSaakkeett,, IIVV AA

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Bag Pack

GT Travels to Ohio

Kavisha Badonia, AIS Noida, Nursery B poses with her copy of The GlobalTimes at Columbus, Ohio. It is a state in the midwestern United States andtakes its name from the Ohio river and is historically known as Buckeye state.

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Dreaming of becoming a hi-fi Chef? But don’tknow how to make anything other than Maggi?Fear not as we bring to you the first step ofcooking - dicing the vegetables. So even if yourfood doesn’t taste well, it will surely look good!

Chiffonade

Say it right: Shife-nadCut it right: Re-member the ribbonlike lettuce leavesin a sald? Well, theyhave been cut enchiffonade. Gather the leaves in a stack and rollthem producing a cigar shaped roll. Cut it intothin slices. Place it right: Use it for garnish, salads or asdressings for your soups.Works best for: Any leafy vegetable or herbs! Itis great for things that you are going to eat freshor raw like lettuce or basil.

Julienne

Say it right: Joole-enCut it right: The thin matchstick sizeveggies that you see in noodles havebeen julienned. This cutting technique re-

quires chopping veggies into 'matchstick'like strips.

Slice the veg-etables and then

cut it along thelength to create thin

strips.Place it right:

Commonly used for stirfried recipes.

Works best for: Any firm vegetable or fruit.

Say it right: Broon-wahzCut it right: This French cutting technique refers to cutting vegetables into smalland fine cubes. This is a formal cut and all the cubes should have a uniform and pre-cise measurement. The food item is usually first cut into long and thin strips, thensliced across the lengths to produce small cube.Place it right: Used for garnishing soups, sauces such as a tomato concasse etc.Works best for: Hard vegetables such as carrots, potatoes, turnips, celery etc

Brunoise

Paysanne

Say it right:Pay-zahnCut it right:If you arechopping theveggies intoslim, flat andsquare pieces, then you have achieved thePaysanne cut. Cut your vegetable such thatthe result is a long cuboidal tube. Cut this intothin slices and voila!Place it right: Ideal for base in stews and soups.You could use it for minestrone soup or sautee itfor pastas. Works best for: Carrot, radish, zucchini, etc

Slicing

Say it right: Slais-ingCut it right: This style simply

refers to cutting the fooditem into slices. It is the

first cutting techniquethat we all learn

when we first use a knife. Remember the cucumber & tomato

sandwiches we made as kids? The cuttingtechnique used to chop cucumber andtomatoes here is ‘Slicing’. Place it right: Can be used for a varietyof dishesWorks best for: Almost everything!

Mincing

Say it right: Mins-ingCut it right: Put simply, minc-ing refers to very fine chop-ping. Cut the ingredientinto thin strips. Bunchthe strips together.Then dice these

strips into tiniest pieces possible. The piecesshould be 1/8th of an inch or less in size.Place it right: Minced vegetables are usu-ally for stuffing such as burger patties.Works best for: Anything and everything.

Dice em’ well

Macedoine

Say it right: Mase-do-neaCut it right: Macedoine is a cuttingtechnique in which a fruit or veg-etable is cut into cubes. The dicedcube is usually 0.5 cm square in size.Vegetables cut in macedoine style areusually served as cold salads or theyare warmed and served with butter. Place it right: Used primarily for soups, stock base or fruit salads.Works best for: Carrot, beans, turnip, celery and fruits too.

Text :Vaishali Soni, GT Network

My best moment of 2015 was when Isaw my teachers act on Children’s dayjust like us in the assembly.

SSaaggaarriikkaa DDeeyy,, AAIISS SSaakkeett,, VV AA