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Bharatiya Vidya Bhavans

Vidyashram,

NIRD Campus, Hyderabad.

Class IX Magazine 08-09


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The world has seen countless number of writers and legends

pass by in the past decades. Famous writers, authors have written

plenty of books whose names mostly we havent even heard.

The world is a globe of mysteries, of unknown depths. The urge

to understand these mysteries is natural to man. It, however,

becomes essential to begin this quest.

Our school has been trying to extract, process and publish thetalents of our brains into life-less articles and bring them into life

through various other opportunities. Now that we have one such

opportunity, to exhibit our talents, we think that we have utilized it

in a profitable manner.

We have utilized sciences and the available technologies and

have sought our best to maintain the dignity of this -valued- book.

To us, this is not a book, but a treasure of thoughts interlockedwith everyone else to form a network- the network of friends-the

vital part of life.

All friends, have gathered; troubled our minds and assembled

this very book in your hands into an everlasting memory.

THE EDITORS:

Shrinidhi.S.Kulkarni ;

B.Meenalatha;

Lalitha Dakshayani;

Sonakshi Radhika;

Shardul Vikram

P r e f a c e


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LIFE, literally a pretty term of two vowels and two consonantsbut is a depiction

of all the four-dimensional universe while fallible human beings think they have aright to not more then three. Life is an enclosure of eternity. Tragic ecstasy is what is

life. The strokes of gray add colours to life. The goals of life pile up to its grandeur

and grace. In this expeditious journey called life we come across many but get inti-

mately bounded up to only some.

If you admire a person due to some reason, then you don't admire the person at all.

Admiration, love and liking are all devoid of reasons. The reason imbibing ecstasy

today might impose depression tomorrow. The same may lead to embracing moments

and the same might end up being the reason for the most embarrassing circum-stances. Causes and consequences are all always wavering. Therefore lets step ahead

to put pain and pleasure at same pace.

What a person is, can be learnt only by looking at him through his heart, but (mind

it!) neither use brawns nor brains for it. A persons outlook does not refer any accor-

dance to what a person is! It all depends upon what a kind of person he is, at heart.

Hearts compose a person. Hence decide ones personality by peeping into ones

hearts through your hearts

It has been quite an old fact. Change is the only permanent and persistent change.

Whats today has not been a day before. Your dislikes can twist into likes. Your

enemies can turn to be friends. Sorrows can bloom up to happinessand bet you!

This happens with all of us. This is all part of the game GAME OF LIFEwhere

you and me are bound to win before life starts playing with us.

When someone is dearest to our hearts, we should not mind letting ourselves a little

low to win their hearts. As time passes all that matters is whether we had someone tocare for us, understand us and be called a friend for lifelife is too small a stage

for disputes. By the time we realize that we need to get back our friends as they are

the breath of life, the time might have passed out of our hands.

EDITORIAL

B.Meenalatha


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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

WeexpressoursinceregratitudetoourbelovedSundaramsirwhohadbeensupportive

andencouraginginallthehardtimesduringthecreationofthemagazine.

AspecialthankstoShrinidh

i.S.Kulkarniwhocontin-

uedtoextendhishelpeven

aftershiftingtoanother

schoolinBangalore.

ItsapleasantsurprisetousthatShriBKSInhaIASDG

NIRDhadlookedintothemagazineandguidedustofinetuneitbeforeitwaspublished.Weareverygratefultohim.


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2008-2009Volume 1, Issue 1

How come it hurts so much?

K il ls you w it h sli ghtest t ouch

Even though you know youre right

You still seem to loose all hope

W it hout not ice how t hings get so of f course?

How a strange path suddenly begin to jerk

Bef ore you know i t , one opt ion becomes tw o

As if the entire world spins faster

A nd does not w ait f or you

Thi ngs may go, bef ore t hey had came

A nd some one, somew here, might f eel your pain

N o one in t he w orld is ever alone

To you, t heir f aces may never be show n,

Just remember t hat w e are all equal,

A nd all get cut by their very sharp kni f e,

That s w hy w e call t his painf ul game- L I F E

P ai nf u l G ame

Sonakshi Radhika


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T he col or s of seven

The sea t hat seemed t o be an astonishing home of aquat ic,

N ow looked as if it w as f il led w it h tears,

A nd t he rul ers of t he ocean t hat got hold of us,

Turned int o the most f rustrat ing creatures.

The most st imulat ing travel of t he ship,

N ow became a t i resome job.

Our f aces t hat w ere f ul l of exci t ement ,

Now were filled with tiredness.

The irritations doubled by the drizzle,

M aking us depress and hopeless,

There w as no energet ic traveler,

E veryone exhausted, drow sy and so worn out .

I n t his nast y sit uati on,

A li t t le boy out of t his grumbli ng w orld,

Screamed at the top of his voice,

The travelers who were dead to the world,

N ow became ali ve t o t his provoking sound,

One and all t urned t o him, ready to complain,

The boy never considered ,looking upA t t he blue, bordered w it h t he vi brant colors of seven,

W hich i l lust rat ed t he mans seven ages.


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E very single person stari ng at i t s gorgeousness,

W it h the f ace packed w it h joy,

A nd t he t iredness blushed aw ay.

N ow t he w hole sea t urned int o a wonderl and,

The fish dancing,

The ship sliding,

The t ravelers f ul l of li f e,

A nd back in t o their enjoyable posit ions,

The t ri p w hich seemed t o be w ort hless once,

Turned back int o a most t hri l l ing one.

P. A poorva


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Every morning we wake up,

H ave milk or coff ee in a cup

W e can never know w hat s in st ore f or us

OOPS!! ! Ti mes up! Gott a run f or the bus!! !!

Schools our second home they say,

B ut t o me it s the only home I pray

M ud, dust , w ork, st udies and play,

Thi s is t he place w here w e l ive happy and gay

True to oneself, its the best ever felt,

E ven t hough w ev e been punished and knelt

The joy i t gives me makes my heart mel t ,

I t s so lovely and f resh t hat i t can be smelt .

A ll day long w e t oddle around

N ever do we sit w it hout a sound!!

M any t hings have been l ost and found

I ncludi ng my weight of many a pound!! !

That s w hy w e go t o schoolF rankly, t o w alk around and f ool???Tru ly school l i f e is just coolL ik e a lot of honey and ice in a pool!! !

School days are t he best of a l i f et ime; so nei t her can you get t he

t ime again nor t he joy

I t is t he ri ght place and right t ime t o experience l i f e . TH E

RE A L L I F E

Shrin idhi.S.K ulkarni

T he R eal L i f e


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T he N ight I sl ep t wi th

my ey es open...

As the brakes hiss,

W e are out ,

W i t h a sense of bl iss,

I n t he dark blackout.

The bus is up t here,

N ow just a speck of li ght ,Theres our guest house,

I n t he dark, shining bright

The bui lding is surrounded by

Giant crest s and t roughs of mount ains,

Sunk en in t he cold l ight ,

Of t he moon i n t he mesmeri zi ng night .

I n t he f ull -moonli ght so dif f icult t o t ake,

I s t he w ater of a lake,

A s w hit e as milk ,

The light as soft as silk.

H ere I am w i t h my mout h w ide open,

I n w onder, in amazement ,

So much t hat I never saw t he f our w heeled devi l speeding behind me,

Glaring w it h it s bright yell ow eyes,

Reaching f or t he puddle

Of t he mil ky-l ooking liquid bet w een him and me.


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I f el t a sudden splash of cold on my back,

A l l my amazement w ashed aw ay,

I t urned back t o see my w et clothes

A nd how t he car sped aw ay.

Thats it the incident,

A f t er w hich I ve never observed nat ures beaut y,

H ere I am w it h my mout h w ide open,

I n w onder, in amazement ,

So much t hat I never saw t he f our w heeled devi l speeding behind me,Glaring w it h it s bright yell ow eyes,

Reaching f or t he puddle

Of t he mil ky-l ooking liquid bet w een him and me.

I f el t a sudden splash of cold on my back,

A l l my amazement w ashed aw ay,

I t urned back t o see my w et clothesA nd how t he car sped aw ay.

Thats it the incident,

A f t er w hich I ve never observed nat ures beaut y,

Shardul vikram


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A D ay s V oy age

Braced up, t olled up in ones best bib and t uckerThe t roop w as all set f or t he t ri p

Embarked on to the bus,

The crew set in mot ion f or the jaunt

Began t he amusement w it h t he sights of t he st reet s

A nd carr ied on t o t he dw el ls of t he dark

The f eet st rolled all t he w ay

W it h somet imes a nay, t he other a gay

The day tacked f rom daw n t o dusk

A t dusk, w it h no a deck.

B.M eenalat ha


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I cannot f orget t hose days,

W it h my bright and smil ing f ace,

Jumping and w andering w it h fun,

Fortunately in the absence of the sun.

I and my f ri ends caught up i n t he cold breeze,

W ho could hear onl y t he sound of sneeze,

Sit t ing and having f un w i t h ice-creams,

Sleeping and lost in t he w orld of dreams.

Singing and dancing on the stage,W it h very less di f f erence in t he age.

M any ladies having their necks pearled,

A nd young girl s had thei r hair curled.

W hen i t w as t he last day,

I had t o leave t he w ay,

Sadness and sorrow f i l led my face,But the camels and horsest hat had to carry t he vi si t ors had a grace.

I cannot f or get t hose day s...

T.U sha Rani Singh


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A n E x per i ence in t r ain ...A n experience in t rain,

Turned my brain,W hile leaving my land,

The dresses of my friends

W ere f il led w it h fashion t rends.

Jumping and w andering w it h joy,

Proving myself as a boy.

Though t here w as no place t o si t ,

But w e w ere enjoying more t han a bi t .

W hen i t w as noon,

W e reali zed this t ri p w as a boon.

W hen w e reached t he stat ion,

I complet ely w ent int o depression.

That w as t he st ory of an unf orget t able dream.

P . V i k a s


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T he T aj M ahal

N o mirror can ref lect your beaut y,N o camera can catch your grace,

H ow proudly you st and,

On t he banks of Yamunas f ace,

E veryt hing i s marble w hit e about you,

Your const ruct ion is f law less,

So tourist s are present near you alw ays,You are beautiful as Shah-Jahan says,

Softly shining while pearly dew drops fall on you,

I t seems l ike a majest ic dream,

I n a mist y opaque t w il ight ,

W hat a beaut y t o the eye-sight .

That s w hy you are a marvelous w onder,

W it hout any blunder.

D . A vinash


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A s t he dawn spr eads...I w as on my race,

To a part icular place,

I w as on the w ay t o t he hil ls,

F or w hich I had to pay no bil ls,

A t f irst , my path w as ext ending unif ormly,But as w e moved on f urt her,

I t w as elevat ed suddenly,

I t w as not only us travel ing, but also the horses and many other.

I t w as t he t ime of t he daw n,

A nd the sky w as t ot ally f aw n,

There appeared a view chimerical,For which there would be no other view identical.

There w as darkness spread al l over,

But on t he ext reme t ip of t he mount ain,

w as t he beam of sunl ight hover,

w hich w as just beyond my ant icipatory curt ain.

This beam of light started spreading around,

And made all the exhausted people physically sound.

D K avya Sree


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M y dear f ri ends, please pay at t ent ion

I have a f ew t hings here t o ment ion

W hen you ent er t he school gat e

Be sure that you are never late

Then I say my prayers w it h a pure heartThis is t he w ay your day st art s

L ist en t o what your t eachers say

I ncrease your knowledge day-by-day

I f t eachers scold you, never mind

I t s a teaching of it s ow n kind

Be obedient and smart

Then you can pull lifes art.

These t hings are alw ays of great benef i t

K eep t hem in mind and pract ice i t

School is a big playground

W hich makes us physicall y sound

Schooldays leave f oot pri nt s in our heart s

W ere t here no schooldays may be you w ould r ide a cart

M y school days

Ruksana B egum


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A t t he f oot of t he young fold mount ains

F ull of rough t errains

A re t he hil ls of D arjeeli ng

M en w ere pract icing terrace-f arming

A nd w omen w ere collect ing leaves of t ea

A t t he plant ati ons in t he vall ey lonely

E njoying their dut y

And admiring the natures beauty

W ere t he w omen w ho fel t cozy

E ven in t he chi l led morni ng foggy and hazy

Plucking each dainty fresh leaf

A nd t ying them li ke a sheaf

They enjoy thei r dut y

A nd admire natures beauty

The people of rough t errains

A t t he f oot of t he young fold mount ains

D ar j eel i ng t r i p

D . Sri L alit ha D akshayani


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The Blackwells IslandA boy named M ark W atson w as alw ays know n f or his st range act ions in t he vi l lage ofCosta Rica. He took birth with a triangular shaped mole on his forehead. He often hadst range dreams about someone screaming in a ship and disappearing int o a thin ai r. H isparent s w ere w orried about his pecul iar behavior and decided t o leave him in an orphan-

age in Puert o Rico.

I n t he orphanage M ark spent most of his t ime in t hinki ng and recall ing the st range

dreams about the disappearance of people. After many months of thinking he came to aconclusion t hat w hatever happened i n his dreams w ere real.

One day w hen al l t he chi ldren assembled t o hear t he new s on t he radio, M ark w ent on

t hinki ng about his dreams.

Then he suddenly heard a new s , t oday the ship M -285D GK L w hich w as t o t ravelpast t he Bermuda Tr iangle has disappeared and new s has come f rom the passengers say-ing that before disappearing into the air, the cloud turned into yellow, compasses startedspinning w hen t hey ent ered the t riangle. W e couldn t hear anything f urt her. The M ini s-t er says t hat M ark w as sure his dreams w ere somet hing t o do w it h t he BermudaTriangle. H e decided t o leave t he orphanage and go in search of t he Bermuda Triangle. H eknew t hat t he t ri angle l ied bet w een Costa Rica, Puert o Rico and B ermuda. So, he t ook aboat f rom the orphanage and row ed in t o the sea. H e w as not f ri ghtened about disappear-ance but , w as f ul ly resolved t o solve t he mystery. Suddenly, t he air around him becamechill. He at once realized that he had entered into the triangle. He spotted an island and

row ed t ow ards i t . W hen he reached i t s shore, he f el t t he island very f amil iar.

A s soon as he got dow n f rom the boat , an old man f el l ont o his f eet .

The man got up slow ly and called others in a croaking voice, H eres our savior he

has come at last .


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M ark w as complet ely puzz led. I n a minut e or t w o, many people surrounded

M ark.

A young man called out , W ere w ait ing f or you L ord. L et s not delay f urt her.Pl ease f ree us f rom t he sin.

I m not t he one w hom you t hink. I am just an ordinary boy. I just w anted t o

explore about t he Bermuda Triangle, said M ark.

This island is known as t he B lackw el l s I sland, said t he man. H e cont inued,W e are i t s resident s. W e w ere cursed by a w izard t hat w e w ould be isolatedf rom t he eart h f or havi ng disrespect ed him. Those w ho pass this area w ould im-

mediately disappear f or the others view ing them. W e pleaded the w izard f ormercy. He then prophesied that a boy would be born bearing a triangular moleon his forehead and he would free us from the sin just by uttering the wordB lackw ell . Til l t hen w e w ould remain isolat ed. N ow w e beli eve t hat you are

t he boy ment ioned by the w izard .

M ark st ood t here dumb folded on hearing the st ory.

Please free us, O noble one, said the old man.M ark f el t uneasy and closed his eyes. H e boldly shouted, B lackw el l .

H e could hear gasps and cri es f rom t he people and real ized that t hey had once

again become a part of t he eart h. H e slow ly opened hi s eyes.

The people around him let out shout s of, L ong l ive B lackw el l ! L ong l ive t he

boy!

M ark st ayed on t he island and never l ef t i t .

S. Priyadarsini


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THE BEST AND DANGEROUS DREAMI t w as a hot sunny day and it w as Sunday. As usual I w ent t o playcri cket . A f t er playing in t he scorching heat I t ot ally got exhaust ed. So

af t er coming home I had a sumpt uous meal and I f el l asleep.

I n my dreams, I w ent t o t he past . I f ound myself in t he w ide openspaces of A f r ica w here I f ound many groups of dinosaurs. I t w as en-

t i rely a w onderl and t o me. I w as enjoying the advent urous and expe-di t ious scene. I st art ed admiri ng one part icular dinosaur as i t lookedqui t e dynamic. One of t he dinosaurs picked me up and I st ruggled t oget ont o it s back. W e w ent round t he eart h and w hil e ret urning backw e hit an ast eroid and it w ent deep int o t he eart h. BOOM ! B L A SH !D ust raised and t ouched t he sky and t he dinosaurs became ext inct . If el l f rom the heights of t he sky. I opened my eyes and I f ound mysel f

on t he clean marble f loor.

Sai K rishna


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Sikkim-A PARADISEOur t our t o Sikkim w as decided only 3 days bef ore t he day. I w assurpr ised as it w as qui t e f ar f rom H yderabad. W e had al l t he packi ng done

qui t e f ast .

W e booked a cab and st art ed early f or t he A i rport at 0300. W e

boarded t he f l ight at around 0430 and had our breakf ast onboard. W e

landed in K olkata as i t w as a break journey. W e enjoyed a day in K olkat a

and reached Si li guri . Sikki m had no A irport s and that is w hy w e had to

t ake a bus t o Gangtok. That w as even more f un as w e coul d see w onderf ulsceneri es over t he hi l ls and on t he w ay. I t t ook 5 hours t o reach Gangtok.

I n Sikkim, t he t emperat ure w as as low as 2C. Sikkim has replen-

ished w i t h nat ures beaut y and scores of w aterf all s. The language is k ind

of w eird, l ike t heres a lake know n as t he Tsomgo L ake. W e saw a bunch

of in t erest ing things l ike t he I ndo-N epal border and t he K anchenjunga N a-

t ional Park.W e ret urned home af t er around a w eek and I never knew how t he

w eek passed of f just l ike t he bli nk ing of eyes.

I t w as t he most memorable t rip in my w hole l i f e t i l l date.

Sri H arsha


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Tak ing ChanceI w atched t his movi e just yesterday. I t w as a touching movi e on how a fall en U S ma-ri ne w as honored and his mortal remains w ere del ivered t o his parent s at a far-of f placein U S. K evi n B acon, a senior of f icer i n t he U S mari ne volunt eers t o t ake t he mort al re-

mains of Phelps Chance af t er he w as gunned dow n during t he I raq bat t le. H e w as just20 years old.

K evi n B acon, w ho also hai ls f rom Cl i f t on, w as very much concerned about t he youngoff icers in U S marine losing t hei r l ives in t he bat t le. H e feels, such mart yrs should

never go unnoticed for they sacrifice their lives for their mother land.

H is journey w it h t he marines body preserv ed in an exclusive w ooden cof f in covered

w it h t he U S f lag t akes many changes of f l ight s and on roads t i l l he reaches t he smallt own w here his parent s, relat iv es and people w ait f or Chances arri val . The w hole f i lmis about how t he cit izens across A meri ca f eel and respect t he young soldi er s sacri f ice.The sympathy and support he get s f rom the chil dren, w orkers, co-passengers, dr ivers,

passers-by, ai r hostess and ot her t ravelers w ere very subt ly port rayed.

There w ere very a few t ouching and moving scenes, t he seni or off icer s slow salu t e t ot he dead mari nes cof f in case every t ime i t w as embarked and disembarked in t he carand in the plane. The things he possessed with him (watch, cross, chain etc.) the wayhow t hey w ere cleaned, preserved and handed over t o his parent s, and w hen K evi n B a-con says, M adam t oday you mourn f or him, but not alone, across A meri ca people f romall w alks of l i f e mourn f or hi m (w here t he f lashback of t he peoples react ion during hisjourney w as w el l-edi t ed, t he co-passenger s and tw o small chi ldren s feel ings w ere so

beaut if ul ly show n).

The f il m really aw akened in me how our ow n soldiers too sacri f ice t heir l ives f or thecount ry and how w e should also have such respect and t reat , t hose w ho have f al len i n

t he w ar, w it h such honor.

N . Sundaram


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FRIENDSHIPF-fewR-relations

I -in

E-earth

N-never

D-die

This is w hat f riendship i s. L i f e w it hout f riends is impossibleand t ragic t o imagine. I n our journey call ed l i f e , w e comeacross many w hi le some get closer t o us. Those, w ho leave a deepfootprint in our life, are undoubtedly our friends. Sometimes

they seem to be a burden.

A friend is the one who keeps fighting with us, but the samef riend can chal lenge t he w hole w orld t o st op a drop of t ear t hatmight ot herw ise shed out of our eyes. A t rue f ri end i s not a t rendbut a necessit y since w e need someone t o share our f eel ings,

opinions and make f un.

Priyanka Kumari


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A D R E A M C O M E T R U E

Hey friends! This is Samhitha with you to share something about my-self as a badmint on player. I w ant t o put f ort h my experience I had atthe national camp last summer. The camp was held at Jalander,Rajasthan.I t w as w int er season and w as very cold in t he morni ngs. M y f ri endsand myself had to w ake up early in t he morni ng at 4:30 and st art prac-t icing from 5:30 t o 8:30. Then w e could rest f or one and half -hour andget back pract icing f rom 10:00 to 1:00 in t he noon. W e could rest af t erour meal but got back to practice from 5:00 to 7:30.W e had a good rest on Sundays and could enjoy w atching t he videos

of w orld-class players such as Saina, H idayat , L indan, et c

A l l of us even enjoyed playing and chat t ing w i t h our seniors. I had agood opport unit y of get t ing t rained f rom various coaches l ike

Gopichand, Bhaskarbabu, Sudhakar and M ahboob A l i si r.

W e had matches on every Saturday. W e divided ourselves int o tw ogroups and compet ed among ourselves. W e had a meet ing at t he eve-ning in w hich w e discussed about t he t rain ing in t he w hole w eek. W e

had campf i res in t he night and had a thri l l ing experi ence makingf riendship w it h many f rom dif f erent st ates.

J.V eda Samhit ha


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QUICK THINKING:

AN IDEA CAN CHANGE YOUR WHOLE LIFESL OW A N D STEA D Y W I N S TH E RACE . This may not w ork al l t he t imes.

Spontaneity plays a vital role in the realm of life.

A n i dea can change your l i f e.

A n idea helped a man t o w in t he Olympics gold medal. Only f i f t een minut es bef ore

t he w eigh-in, A merican w eightl if t er Charles V inci w as horr if ied t o f ind he had aoverw eight of 200g. V inci act ed quick and got his hair and beard shaved of f . H emade up his w eight . H e set a w orld record of l i f t ing 342.5kg(1956) and w on the

gold medal. Thi s is an example of somet hing how an idea can change ones l i f e.

H ere is another sit uat ion w here an i dea helped a dri ver. One of the scient ist s of t ent oured t o many inst i t ut ions and universi t ies t o give lect ures on one of his t heory.H is dri ver, H arry at t ended all his lect ures sit t ing at t he row in t he back. One day

H arry remarked professor, I have heard your lect ures lot many t imes t hat I amsure I can del iver t hem myself . H arry, to his w ord del ivered the lect ure perf ect lyand t he scient ist sat in t he back row as t he driver. A t t he end of his lect ure oneamong the audience posed a t ough quest ion for w hich H arry had no clue. W it houtstammeri ng H arry repl ied t he quest ion is so simple t hat even my dr iver can an-sw er. The professor w ent up t o stage and gave t he answ er. The scient ist w as none

other than Albert Einstein.

I t may so happen t hat no idea cl icks t o our mind i n some cri t ical si t uat ions. This is

explained in t his w ay.

I t w as at midnight and an i nf ant started w eeping. The mot her could not under-stand t hat t he baby w as crying due t o a snakes bit e. They moved out of t hei r houset o reach t he hospit al but could not get any taxi as it w as lat e in t he night . I t didnot even st ri ke t heir minds t o w ake up t he neighbors.


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Finally they got a taxi and reached the hospital but realized that they had notbrought any money. I nst ead of t aking t he baby t o the doctor t hey t ook t he babyhome t o get some money. The baby had t o lose his l i f e in t he journey.

Therefore its quite important to get an idea at the right moment. To keep yourbrain working never let it go idle, give it some smart problems to solve or keep itengaged w i t h some good t hought s and ideas by reading books or else your brai nmight get rusted as it is unused. As a result a smart idea will not strike you at theright moment.

G. Shravik a


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HEY! BOOKWORMS, READ THIS!H ey! B ookw orms! H ere is anot her book f or you all t o chil l out w it h. I t is a thril li ng mas-t erpiece of D an B row n-TH E D E CE PTI ON POI N T. The joy of reading comes alivet hrough t his novel. L ightning paced, int el l igent and layered w i t h remarkable research anddetail, this novel is a thrilling piece of work-from its opening pages to its stunning conclu-sion.

Talki ng about t he st ory, i t has got quit e a good st ory l ine and a mysteri ous plot . The st oryis about a met eorit e f ound by N A SA in t he N orth Pole, w hich cont ains a fossil of a bug.

Thi s discovery reveals that , l i f e exi st s elsew here in t he universe other t han t he eart h. Toconf irm t his f our scient ist s along w it h an agent of U S D ef ense A gency are call ed on a se-cret mission t o the N ort h Pole. A f t er a prolonged research and analysis, t hey come to aconclusion t hat t he met eori t e w as complet ely aut hent ic. B ut one f ine day, one of t he scien-t ists f inds out the t ru th-A N U N BEL I EV AB L E D ECEPTI ON OF A L L TI M ES. But as soon as he f inds t his out , he is ki l led. There is someone w ho is having a close w at ch ont he scient ist s.

The story also deals w it h the t w o cont enders f or power of t he U S presidency. One of t he

senators blames the other for having spent a lot of money over basic amenities like foodand education. The other senator remains silent and is in the hope of unveiling the factthat extra-terrestrial life prevails. He waits till the survey by the scientists is completed.A ll of t hem, f ail t o realize t he t rut h found by t he scient ist w ho w as ki ll ed.

W i l l t he t rut h be lost f orever w il l t he w hole of t he globe come under t he cover abig deception???

To f ind t he answ ers for t hese quest ions, you need t o read t he book w it h your heart

and soul. Coming t o t he suspense and t hri l l , t his aspect is caref ul ly t aken care by D anB row n. W hen you read t he book, you f eel a blend of f ear and shock. You need t o remainspine-broken till you uncover the mystery.

On t he w hole, t his is a perf ect book t o spend your t ime on, as i t contains enormous amountof know ledge, act ion, suspense, t hri l l and a great story.

A must read for book lovers.

S.Priyadarsini


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The scary momentI t w as w int er. I t hink it w as mid-N ovember. The w eather w as cool; mist y-somet hingw hich made me dizzi er. So I w as st i l l on my bed, dreaming in my ow n w orld. A ll of a

sudden t here came a loud voice call ing w ake up . I w as i rr i t ated and thought t o scoldbut it w as my mom. I t w as get t ing late f or my karat e classes. So unw il li ngly I w oke up

and got ready to go. I w as st i l l f eel ing sleepy but I had to go.

A long w it h my brot her w e w ere on our w ay to karate class. A s it w as w int ert he road w as not clear due t o the f og. The w eather w as mist y and cool. U sual ly Iwould find some one or the other walking or jogging on the road, but to my utmost sur-

pri se onl y my brother and I w ere w alk ing along t he st reet .

W e w ent on and on. I w as busy talki ng w it h my brot her and I f ailedt o not ice my surroundi ngs. A l l of a sudden my gaze f el l on a l ong rope l ike t hing. I w as

unable t o realize w hat it w as. I t ook myself near it . Oh! N o it w as aSNAKE! ! ! !I t w as long and fat w it h brow n scales on i t . I guess it w as sleeping. M y

brot her w as about t o shout loudly but I closed his mout h, I didn t know w hat t o do.M y hands and legs st art ed shivering. I could f eel a bead of sw eat t ri ckle on my back. Iw as very much scared. There w as no one t o call f or help. I w as just praying t o God. M y

brother and I began t o w alk very caref ul ly so t hat , w e dont make any noise and dis-t urb t he snake. W hen w e w ere conf ident enough t hat w e w ere f ar f rom t he danger w est art ed running t i l l w e reached our karat e class. Thank God! W e w ere not encount ered

by the snake!

K .SAILAJA


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MTV Roadies 6.0 Hel Down UnderE very minut e, every hour, every day. I w as eagerl y w ait ing ,t ying up al l t he w orks,putting my fingers crossed, bubbling up with excitement, spirit, anxiety, happiness,conf idence f or t he best contender t o w in. I w as st ruck by suspense and great excit e-ment . E ach second and each minut e moved just l ike an hour and t he t icks of t he clock

appeared striking lazily with another tick, tick, tick .

W hen t he clock st ruk 6:59 PM t hen t he only minut e w hich kept me away fromt he excit ing, heart t hrobbing, mind blow ing, f antabulous, the one and only show w hichcant be replaced w it h any other show is Roadies. That single minut e t ook aw ay all my

breath. M y heart w ent t humping and I didn t care about t he surroundings and just gott ot ally involved int o it , and at t hat t ime t he TV remot e w as lyi ng somew here in t he po-

sit ion of rest at t he corner of my house.

Then t he clock st ruck 7 and I f el t t hat, that w as t he best t ime in my hands.Then t he show w ent on for almost 1 1/2hours and my eyes w ere t otall y glued t o theTV . The reason I l ike i t t he most is, the show has many tw ist s, shocks, and all t he un-expected things throughout its journey of 3 months. The Roadies has so far completed 6

seasons and t his season w as t he best season of al l and every w eek i t has show ed us thehel l dow n under .

This journey of Roadies has left an indelible mark in my life all over its 6 seasons and Ihope the 7t h season of roadies also comes w it h more suspense, t w ist s, bangs, shocks, ex-

ci t ement and lots more ..

BY - Ruksana


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Splish! Splash! Splish!I t w as a perf ect day and t hat w as t he day w hen I had to f ly of f t o M adagascar[A f ri ca] t o w ri t e a report on t he animal species f ound there. I t w as also my f i rstt ime f l ight on an airplane. M y f i rst experience w as qui t e good. A f ter some t imet he sky looked clear enough and t he clouds w ere spread l ike t he cot t on chunks al lover t he sky, t here w as no sign of birds. A f ter a coupl e of minut es, the plane t ookw ide t urns, sl iding gent ly in t he sky, w hich gave t he passengers a hint of joy andhappiness. F inal ly at t he mid noon w e reached M adagascar. I f ound myself t o be

in t he open spaces of t he island w here t he research w as to be carri ed out .

W e ref reshed ourselves in t he guest house. A w eek passed, now w e had to

ext end our research in Sout h A f ri ca, so w e had to t ravel t o Sout h A f ri ca on aship. That day w as t err i f ic, st rong cur rent s of w inds and huge w aves of t he oceanw ere hit t ing our ship. A f t er t hat t erri f ic night , w e f ound ourselves in a placew hich w as packed w it h ice-caps, snow and glaciers. W e w ere shocked com-

pletely!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

W e knew t hat it w as absolut ely not Sout h A f rica but t he icy Ant arct ica!Oh gosh! W e w ere completely f rozen and w e packed ourselves w it h blanket s and

t owels w hich gave us l i t t le comf ort . Our ship w as alr ight. W e decided t o con-t inue our research, we coll ect ed some fur, D N A , and some f oot pri nt s of t hoseanimal species t o f ind more. A f t er a couple of days w e reached South A f ri caw here our t eam received many aw ards and rew ards for our research w ork . One of

t hem w as N obel Pri ze!

Spl ish! Splash! Spl ish! W ater slashed on me. I t hought some one in ourt eam but it w as my mom! Oh it s morning now! H mm! F inally I ve learnt some-

t hing - if you w ant your dreams t o come t rue you must w ake up .

G.R.SOU M YA


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THE LAST CARNIVAL

D ec 23, at 5:30 PM , I am af raid t his is not a diary ent ry! M y buddies andme t hough t ired, bore a good cheers and t at toos on our f aces. Guess w hat? I t w asmy last carnival f i ll ed w it h vigor, pomp and joy. Rew inding the t ime a li t t le t oabout 7 in t he mist y morni ng. The show w as set w it h pret t y ladies and handsomeguys. The carni val got int o i t s f orm w i t h the st all s raised by the st udent s. L ucky

D ip, H ole in t he F ace, H arry Pot t er and The B room w ere t he stall s in demand.

That s all about games now dow n t o t he del icious del icacies A mphi-

t heat re, f ood court and our canteen w ere booming and brimming w i t h mout h w ater-ing dishes, such as di f f erent t ype of past as, pizzas, H ot dogs, Chinese

i tems .YU M YU M and so and so forth ..! ! ! !

Somet hing quit e not iceable st all among the mess w as t hat of t he learning cent re.This st all w as put by the ment all y and physicall y chal lenged people. H ere w ereavai lable the most scrumpt ious brow ni es. These chal lenged proved t o be a chal lenge

t o the ent i re crew over t here.

One of the highlights among all the stalls was the stall put by the SchoolE V S lab, w hich had novelt ies such as cards, candl es, decorat ive i t ems f or householdpurposes, diaries and many at t ract ive t hings. You might rai se a quest ion, sayingw hat 's a big highlight in t his. W el l l et me t el l you t hat t hese cards are not t he onesw hich w e get in f amous shops l ike A rchie's. These cards are made up of recycled andhand-made papers prepared by t he st udent s in t he school. These cards were t oppedw i t h some f abulous M adhubani Paint ings done by the st udent s t hemselves. Candlesw ere made and t hen paint ed by the st udent s w it h the help of t he t eachers. That s

t he best part of it .

The day just set f rom daw n t o dusk and t he rocking event of t he days evening w ast he JA M SE SSI ON . W ell t his is not a JA M eati ng session. I t s a JA M SE SSI ONw here the f loor is set on f ire by some amazi ng t racks played by t he superb D Jsw hich set up t he ent i re mood go W I L D . W el l t he most catchy moment of t he ses-sion w as t he dedicat ion session w here t he songs w ere dedicat ed by t he st udent s to a

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This Carnival didnt just mean fun and music alone but it had a good cause behindi t . The money or t he f unds rai sed by our st udent s at t he end of t he carni val are do-nat ed t o a school named U mang w hich gave t he benef i t of educat ion to t he poor

and needy. This school is run by the management of our school in the afternoon.

L i f e goes on and t ime keeps passing on .. somet imes happy moment bringcheers to l i f e and unhappy moment s also go w i t h t hem. The happier t he moment s

are cherished and the more the unhappy moments are removed.

The last Carnival has been an ever cheri shed moment in my l i f e. Thi s moment w i l l

alw ays li t up a smile upon my face w henever I t hink about it .

Sonakshi Radhika


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MUSICW hat is music? To me, music is a language. A language used t o express f eel ings

and emot ions. W hen one ent ers his room, t ired af t er a long days w ork, music re-

laxes and soothes him the best.

M usic has changed over t ime. I ni t iall y, music w as composed to touch the

l ist ener s heart . N ow music is all about rock & roll . L yrics used in t he songs have

drast ical ly changed.

M any new genres have now been int roduced t o music. Some of t hem are

rock, hard rock, punk rock, hip-hop, rap and R & B .

I n t he middle of t he 20t h Cent ury, compet i t ion betw een music composers

grew , mark ing t he ri se of numerous bands. V ocali st s, Guit arist s, B assists andD rummers grouped toget her t o compose music. M ost of t hem didn t remain in t he

f ield f or a l ong t ime.

Some bands that gained popularity in the 80s and the early 90s are

M et all ica, Green D ay, Backst reet Boys and W est li f e. M et all ica t urned out int o

t he kings of H ard Rock, Green D ay rul ed the genre of Punk Rock, and Backstreet

Boys w ere in t he f ield of pop.

M any individual singers also rose during t his t ime, l ike B ryan A dams and Bon

Jovi.

I n I ndia the hot f avorit e f or almost 10 years has been t he band L ink in Park, an

army of 6 artists.

The songs of t hese bands have w idely varying aims. W hat I ve D one by L inki n

Park provokes people t o f ight f or env ironment al protect ion and against evi ls l ike

povert y and hunger, w hereas, t he punk songs l ike H ol iday and A meri can I d-

iot by Green D ay are go ???, I don t care ki nd of songs t hat openly cri t icizeAmerican politics.

Genres of music have been changing over time, but the meaning and the aim of

music have remained t he same since i t s creat ion i t sel f , since t he bir th of A dam

and E ve.

Shardul V ik ram


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THE LONGEST RUN I EVER HAD

I t w as t he day af t er t he blast in a luxuri ous in t ernat ional hot el i n M umbai.

But the people of Hyderabad were not afraid. They gathered for the 5t h Hydera-

bad 10K run in large numbers.

I f elt li ke a rat in f ront of t he uncles and aunt ies w ho w ere also part icipat ing.

I got stuck i n t he beginn ing because t he crow d w as so heavy. I balanced mysel f

in some t ime and start ed running w it h everyone else. A lmost w hen 5 kms w ere

up, I start ed l osing my st rength. They w ere providing w ater bot t les and glucoset o ref resh. I had almost made up my mind t o give up w hen t he people encour-

aged me and I began running yet again. I thought t hat if I had f in ished t he

first half, why couldnt finish the second one?

I n t he w ay, w hen I w as t hink ing t his, I st epped int o a puddle of w ater and got

my short s and shoes dirt y. I w iped out t he dir t and began running again. I f in-

ished t he run i n around an hour and a hal f .

I t w as good to see t hat even physicall y chall enged people w ere part icipat ing.There w as also a number of cine st ars.

A f t er t he run f in ished t he people w ere shout ing slogans l ike Bharat M ata K i

Jai , V ande M ataram et c.

A n army of f icer w on the f i rst prize and received a cash aw ard of Rs. 1 L akh.

I can never f orget t his run t hroughout my lif e.

G.Sahith


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FEAR FIGHTERS

Once, w e w ere playing cri cket at our school. The ball w ent deep int o the

w oods. W e w ent in search of the ball and found a map t o an ancient t reasure.

W e, F .F .F .F ( Fantast ic F ive F ear F ighters, A vi , H ar, Sha, Ank andV ik (myself ) planned t o go on a t reasure hunt . W e w ere w el l planned f or ouradvent ure and w e st ayed at Shas home t he previ ous night. W e all had 5 dif -f erent phobias A nk- phobia of darkness, A vi and I w ere scared of ghosts,H ar-w as scared of great heights, and Shas horoscope predict ed t hat he w oul d

die due t o w ater.

W e had a good dinner and slept at Shas home. I had a deep sleep.

W e had a healt hy breakf ast and w ere about t o st art our journey. Suddenly, ablack cat passed our w ay. I am very much superst it ious. So, I asked my

f ri ends t o st op but t hey laughed at me and I had t o f ollow t hem.

The map w as w it h Ank and w as leading us t o t he t reasure. A f t er a long t ime,w e reached a place w hich w as sui t able f or camping. Then w e, decided t o f ix at ent and put a camp f i re as i t w as very cold. Then Sha snat ched t he map f romA nk and tr ied to st udy it w it h the help of the l ight of t he campf ire. To his ut -t er shock Sha reali zed t hat t he map w as upside dow n t i l l t hen. D ue t o t heshock hi s hands became numb and t he map f lew st raight int o t he f i re. Then,

everyone scolded A nk . W e all w ent t o sleep.

I t w as pi t ch dark at midni ght . E veryone w as asleep except A nk as he w asscared of darkness. H e w as t rembling. Suddenly, he heard sounds f rom t he

t rees. H e didn t w ant t o dist urb anybody, so, he w ent t o check i t out alone.

There w as a deep vall ey w hich had appeared f rom now here. A t t he bot tom, lay

A nk s body. D ead! alone in t he darkness of t he moonl ess night.


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N ext day w e all searched everyw here f or Ank, but all t he ef f orts w ere in vain.

W e carr ied on our Journey. W e saw a bear, i t chased us to a river. A l l of us except

Shar crossed t he ri ver. H e w as t oo scared t o ent er t he ri ver and t he bear ki l led him.

W e missed our another beloved f ri end. W e w ept f or him and prayed f or t he peace of

his soul. Then, w e cont inued our j ourney.

W e approached a big worn out bri dge. Below , t here w as a deep vall ey. A vi and myselfgathered courage and slow ly crossed t he bri dge. But as H ar w as scared of heights, he

ref used t o come onto the other side of t he bridge. B ut af t er w e encouraged him, hest art ed t o w alk on the bridge. A f ter somet ime, he not iced t hat the bridge w as half crossed. H e w as t ensed. H e didn t know how t o cross t he ent i re bri dge. H e st ood in t hecent re of t he bridge f or a long t ime. H e lost cont rol over himself and suddenly, st art edrunn ing and t he bridge t urned upright . H e fel l in t o the vall ey and for t he f irst t ime, I

w ished that gravi t y never exi sted. H is screams t urned int o our t ears and faded aw ay.

A t last , A vi and I w ere alone in t he deep f orest . To our surpri se i t w as already mid-

ni ght. W e ate some berr ies and f rui t s f rom the t rees.

W e l i t a f i re and t ri ed t o sleep. A l l t he memori es of my f ri ends w ent round in my mind.I could not even imagine t hat all t he jokes w e w ere maki ng w ould t urn i nt o thi s. A f -t er some t ime, w e w ent int o deep sleep. L ater, w e heard some w eird sounds. I got upslow ly and saw a pale f igure f loat ing right over us. I w oke A vi up. W e noti ced t hat itw as a ghost . I t t old us t hat i t w as t he owner of t he t reasure. As w e f ound t he map,t he ghost st art ed haunt ing us. This w as t he reason of t he death of our f ri ends. N ow , i t

w as t he t ime t o f ight a ghost . A vi and I st arted movi ng in t he same direct ion. A vit urned behind t o w atch out w here t he ghost w as. A nd t hen, a sharp branch of a t reepierced int o his chest . B lood oozed out of his heart . H is l i f e ended f or me w i t hin no

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I sat at t he place of his death crying for him. I w as so f rightened that out ofmy fear I out ran t he ghost . W hen I stopped to catch my breath my shir t got st uck tot he branch of a dead t ree. I t hought t he ghost had got me and I t ried t o run aw ay. I

pul led so f iercely t hat t he w eak t ree f el l on me, t aking my li f e.

I t w ent dark completely and suddenly I st arted f eel ing a ki nd of heaviness in myhead. I f el t a sudden surge of energy and got up. I f ound mysel f on my bed w i t h t he

guys around.

I narrated t he ent i re dream to them and t i l l t he end everyone w as st unned and sud-

denly they broke out laughing louder and louder.

F ight your fear: D A RR K E AA GE JE ET H AI

So f ight your f ears t hough real or dream, and be a w inner.

-

Vikas


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Epilogue:

It is my pleasure and privilege to proudly present this first

ever digital (e-magazine) magazine entirely written, edited

and designed by the students of Class IX (2008-09). I always

believed in the inherent and latent talents of children. And I

also believed that it should be nurtured by the teachers and

parents. If we failed in this, and focused only on churning out

photo copies and memory machines out of them we are sure

to lose our 1.2 billion strong human resource and leave the

unique qualities and skills untapped. And then, as usual we

can look at the westerners with awe and wonderment and

say, How a few million people can take a nation to such an

advanced level and give a pride of place in the world.

Let us all believe that we can do the same magic even in our

country, if only we focused on students learning in the real

sense and encouraged and celebrated their inner urge to cre-

ate. Though it may appear small, for they are just little ones,

but, they are sure to rewrite the history of this great nation

one day. If we dont encourage, at least let us not pin point

their mistakes (or blow them out of proportion) and put bar-

riers to their fast growing young minds.

Let us believe that .

They are born to create and not to duplicate.

N Sundaram

Th E li h T h

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