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RAAHGIRI Supporting an active lifestyle

Old: After the popularisation of TV, inter-net and smartphones, physical fitness cameto be a subject of neglect. Shortage ofparks, unsafe roads and lack of facilitiesfurther boosted the couch potato mantra.New: With the tagline of ‘Apni raahein,apni aazadi’, Raahgiri found its way fromGurgaon to the capital. The concept of amorning on car-free roads in the heart ofDelhi, Connaught Place and now inDwarka with activities like dance, aerobicsand games, was gladly adopted by thehealth-conscious Delhiites. Since its in-ception, the visitors have tripled, showingDelhiites’ interest in leading a fitter life.

NEW HOTSPOTS From CP to HKV

Old: Connaught Place used to be thehippest, most happening place in the city.Restaurants and coffee houses of Inner

Circle were the hangouts of the ‘in’ crowd.New: With quirky eating joints and overfifty designer stores, the Hauz Khas Vil-lage represents modern Delhi – fashion-able, and colourful. Sophisticated bakedgoods at ‘Elma’s’, Harry Potter love at‘Leaky Cauldron’, open air brunch at‘Amour’…there’s enough for the suaveand sophisticated.

HOBBY CLUBS The new hubs

Old: ‘Hobbies’ were treated as individualprojects, to be pursued in free time. Hob-bies were treated by angry mothers as awaste of time and a reason for low marks. New: With a large young populace, Delhiis the hub of youth clubs. From artsy top-ics like theatre, photography, poetry andfine arts to offbeat activities like birdwatching, social work, graffiti painting andfood appreciation, there are many optionsto choose from. Now, mummy doesn’t get

to say, “Beta, tu itna vella kyun hai?”, be-cause you’re doing something productiveafter all.

EARLY BIRDSEating breakfast in style

Old: Partying with friends all through thenight was the ‘cool’ thing to do. Late-nightculture and business boomed, with pubs,clubs and late restaurants being a hit.New: 12.30 am. All shut! Delhiites seemto have said goodbye to the charm of latenights and have started waking up early toquiet roads and pleasant weather. Keepingup with this lifestyle change, many newbreakfast joints have sprung up all over thecity. Sunny side up, anyone?

FILMY FAIRDelhi-cious Bollywood

Old: Shooting (not the gun) in capital wasa scanty affair. No exotic locales plus toomany permission issues to deal with re-

sulting in “Let’s go to Switzerland instead.”New: Different parts of the city give dif-ferent characters to a film, a la ‘Rang DeBasanti’, ‘Delhi 6’, ‘Vicky Donor’ etc.Filming in the capital is now stress-free,and permissions are relatively easy to get.Delhi gives filmmakers the added advan-tage of providing all varieties of backdropsand sets, from picturesque monuments andparks to overcrowded marketplaces.

CHANGING PALATEFood for Thought

Old: The Delhi crowd harboured love forIndian cuisines. Thanks to McDonald’sand Pizza Hut, American fast food andItalian pizzas and pastas still had a fan fol-lowing, but variety was lacking.New: New Delhi is adventurous, and thereare takers for every cuisine possible. FromMoroccan offerings at Rrala’s Habibi toHimalayan cuisine at Yeti- there is a widerange of cuisine available. G T

“I asked my soul: What is Delhi?She replied: The world is the bodyand Delhi its life.” - Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib

New Delhi isexactly as itsname suggests –

‘new’. It is a melting potof cultures, both Indianand western, with peopleof different regions andvarying lifestylesconstantly moving in. Itstands to reason that thecity too evolved with itscitizens. Ria Chopra, XC & Sanjana Chopra,XII, AIS Saket presentthe same old city, albeit inits all new avatar.

Tune into NEW Delhi

…says Kailash Satyarthi, the first India-born to win the Nobel Peace Prize and founderof Bachpan Bachao Andolan. He gets candid in an interview with our young GT reporter

Madhav Sharma, AIS Saket, IV C

One Sunday morning, I man-aged to get a chance to meetMr Satyarthi. As we entered

his house, we heard Mr Satyarthichanting, “Tune humein uttpankiya, palan kar raha hai tu….”This is also the daily morningprayer at our school, so for amoment I was zapped tohear my morning prayer ona Sunday morning. I beganchanting the same whilewaiting to meet him. Thenhe walked out and gave mea hug and blessings as Itouched his feet. A few minutes later, wewere quite engrossed in our

conversation. Here are some excerpts from thedialogue…

What was the first thing that came toyour mind when you realised that youhad won the Nobel Peace Prize?The first thing that I did was to thankchildren. I always keep the child insideme alive and I like to keep things reallysimple. As we grow, we become moreartificial and complicated. I like to avoidunnecessary complications. Obviously,later during the day, many arrived tocongratulate me and the day went by.

Has winning the Nobel Peace Prizechanged you or your life?Not really, except for the fact that thenumber of people coming to meet mehas increased. Other than that, nothinghas really changed. I am as ordinary as Ialways was.

You started the Bachpan Bachao An-dolan in 1980. It must have been a lotof hard work.

We all work hard. Ever since our child-hood, we are asked to study hard atschool. So, we study hard! The onlything is that when you get over ‘I, me,myself’ and still work hard, your hardwork becomes worship.

You are an engineer. What prompted

the shift from an engineer to a socialworker?Oh my God! I completely forgot that.You reminded me that I am also an en-gineer. I used to teach in college forabout a year.

Apart from being a social activist, youare also a good cook. What do you cookthe best?I make nice round rotis and shahi paneerthe best.

What do you enjoy doing in your freetime?I really enjoy driving, specially on thehills; they are beautiful.

Any message for the youth?You all must try and bring a smile to achild’s face every day. Make a new childhappy every day and this way the lovewill spread and multiply. G T

Kailash Satyarthi with Madhav (R)

Make one child happy every day…

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AmourWhere you at- Hauz Khas VillageWith a plethora of open air restaurants in HKV,what gives Amour an edge is its breathtaking viewof the fort. Eating rich and velvety food and bask-ing in the sun is what makes Amour the quintes-sential place to go for a Sunday brunch. Have uncles and aunts visiting from the US? Bringthem here for a flawless European experience.“Good food and good ambience is what peopleseek. We provide the perfect harmony between thetwo with an open air setting and a multi-cuisinemenu,” shared the head chef at Amour. In case you are looking for a relaxed afternoon, sip-ping tea, overlooking the sprawling Deer Park andthe serene lake, this is the place to be. Make yourreservations now!Dishes to try- Smoked pizzas; ChocolateCroissant

Olive BeachWhere you at- Hotel Diplomat, ChanakyapuriThink Olive Beach and you think suave and so-phisticated corporate clan. PR and marketing pro-fessionals find this one as the perfect backdrop forthat ‘formal’ meeting; courtesy the fine-dining ex-perience this place has to offer. “It is boring havingthose meetings inside closed conference rooms.Olive Beach allows you to continue with those se-rious meetings and work in peace, albeit under theopen sky,” says Ameeta, a marketing executive. Ifyou are not the corporate sorts, head to this placefor a ‘special’ candle lit dinner, beneath the stars. Dishes to try- The entire Mediterranean selection

The Flying Saucer CaféWhere you at- Epicuria, Nehru PlaceThe outdoor seating is impeccable for a sunny day.College goers find heaven here, given the afford-able pricing and apt location just beneath the Metrostation. “While other open air restaurants are heavyon the pocket, Flying Saucer is perfect for an aver-age college student. It serves as a good break fromthe cramped CCDs and filled McDonald’s,” sayscollege student Aadvik. Make your plans for the birthday treat of yourfriends here for their ‘Bang for the Buck’ selectionof mocktails will keep you salivating! Any time isthe best time to visit this one. Stop once for an ad-

venture, stop again for an experience.Dishes to Try- Ravioli

Ace of FlamesWhere you at- Hauz Khas VillageAce of Flames is one of the rare jewels in HKV. Itis a classic rooftop café with a sumptuous menu.With an average weekend turnout of around 200people, they must be doing something right.Attracting a young and hip crowd, this one is theultimate destination for a night out. “So far,Saturday nights have been synonymous with loudand garish clubs. Ace of Flames is a step away fromconvention as it retains the zing of the clubs sansthe blare and claustrophobia,” says managerAshwini. The lighting sets the perfect backdrop fora delicious dinner beneath the moonlit sky. Dishes to try- Purani Dilli Kebab; Biryani

Coast CaféWhere you at- Hauz Khas VillageWith a sprawling rooftop garden, they offer a day-cation for all the book lovers out there. The USP ofthe cafe is that it has a retro vibe and offers a mod-ern fusion of Indian coastal and western food at thesame time. “When space was not an issue in Delhi,most people would have their own lawns wherethey would sit together for a family lunch on Sun-days. But with urbanisation, patios and lawns are athing of the past. These restaurants let you relivethose familial joys of enjoying a good meal underthe sun,” says Mr Srivastava, a retired army officer.So, grab a book and get going!Dishes to try- Nutella Appam. (sounds ridiculous,but it is a must try).

Disclaimer: Entering these restaurants on your owncan be injurious to wealth. So, enter at your ownrisk or under adult supervision (because they are theones with all the money!) G T

A tryst with the skyAs the air turns nippy and

those sweaters come out,the weather is perfect for

a day out. And there cannot be abetter way to team up suchseamless sprees than great foodserved under a clear sky.Anushka Barthwal & VedantSandhu, AIS Saket, X C, take afield trip to some of the best openair restaurants in the city. Don’twait. Make the most of thiswinter, with piping hot food,served in the freezing cold.

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Mnemonic games

Devyani Goel, AIS Saket, IX A

As examinations approach, most ofus will be infected by ‘exams ka

fever’. But before you get cracking onthose books, you need to get crackingon your room first. A few tips that willhelp you create ‘room’ for studies.

Clean your bed: You do need aplace to comfortably sit. Plus, cleaningalways leads to discovery of really coolstuff you thought that you’d have lost along time ago.

Toss and throw: Get rid of every-thing you don’t need, use or love. Takeanything out of the room that doesn’t be-long there and put it back in the roomwhere it should be kept.

Get a ‘keep out’ sign: We allknow how annoying it is when family

members barge in while you’re trying tomug up those formulas and dates. A signguarantees no intruders or disturbances,and you can study in peace.

Collect food: Munchies for the to-tally intense study sessions that you’regoing to have- keep them stocked in onecorner of the room, preferably near thebed. So, hunger can’t be a reason forbreaking that flow of studies.

Arrange books by colour: Thisis a perfectly good way to spend the pre-cious time before finals. Also, it’s goingto look pretty, other than helping youeasily spot your books.

Stick it out: Hail sticky notes! For-mulas, dates, things to do…paste themeverywhere. They will make sure thatyou eat, drink, breathe studies, otherthan helping you memorise things.G T

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Sanjana Chopra, AIS Saket, XII F

You cannot find a single student in school whohasn’t been reprimanded at least once fortalking during a boring lecture. Most people

tend to look down upon those of us who have been blessedwith the gift of the gab, but they don’t re-alise that loquaciousness is a valuabletrait to possess. Take a look at some promising careersthat could be great choice for peoplewho love to talk.

Radio jockeyThink RJ, and you think prank calls. Mimicry. TitanicPhatto. Funny jokes and funnier punch lines.Senseless and endless chatter. This is easily thebest career choice for the ones who are con-stantly being lectured, “Beta, kabhi toh apnamuh bandh rakh le.” But don’t be fooled intothinking that it’s a piece of cake. RJs often needto speak for hours at a time, and only the very besttalkers, capable of engaging the audience at astretch, can have a successful career. So, oneneeds to talk and talk smart.

Sports/fitness instructorThis is a great option for those who are asobsessed with health and fitness as they are withtalking. Whether it is about shouting encourage-ment to athletes on the field, or convincing peo-ple that they can just NOT lose weight withoutexercising; fitness instructors, yoga teachersand personal trainers require great communi-cation skills to deal with their clients. Train-

ers must have stellar speaking abilities andgreat persuasive power to excel in this field.

Public representativeThis is the apt choice for those who are as

glamorous as they are garrulous. Spokespeople getplenty of time in front of cameras and crowds aspublic representatives or press secretaries. How-ever, it also involves dealing with controversiesand complications, and requires a lot of finesse,dexterity, professionalism and adroitness.

Corporate fundraiserThis is an emerging field, in a world where big

companies and firms are constantly trying tooutdo each other with fancy dinners andauctions to raise money. Asking people topart with their precious riches is a delicatebusiness, even if you’re requesting deep-pocketed organisations to donate to worth-while causes. That’s why corporatefundraising requires those who can moti-vate and inspire with their words. Onemust be a natural with smooth talk, andneeds to have great convincing and per-suasive skills to excel at this.

News anchorYou deliver news to hundreds or thousandsor even millions of viewers. In this jobwhere you’d be taking centre-stage, you’reresponsible for accurate, appropriate and con-cise delivery on every broadcast. Great speak-ing skills are a major part of news anchors’ andreporters’ jobs.G T

Regardless of what you might have been told, talking a lot is not necessarily auseless talent to possess. Presenting a list of careers for the loquacious ones

Adrija Tripathi, AIS Saket, X C

‘My very elegant mother justserved us nuts’- this was the

very first mnemonic we came across,telling us about the order of the planetsin the solar system. Put simply, amnemonic is a word or a phrase that as-sists our memory in memorising trickygroups of information. Here’s presentingsome of the best types of mnemonics.

Music MnemonicsSong lyrics are pretty easy to memorise,so we can use this technique withmnemonics. .Learn by example: Young kids con-tinue to learn English alphabets usingthe ‘ABC’ song. Works best for: This one is best used toremember letters, numbers or shortwords. Unless you’re a hardcore lyricist,

arranging large words into songs can bepretty difficult.

Name MnemonicsIn this case, we use an ordinary nameand each letter stands for a particularthing. ‘Pvt. Tim Hall’ stands for the listof essential amino acids (Phenylanine,Valine, Threonine, Tryptophan, Isolu-cine, Methionine, Histidine, Arginine,Leucine and Lysine). Learn by example: Most of us alreadyhave used mnemonics like these to re-member the periodic table of elements. Works best for: This really helps in sci-ence, where there are many long lists ofnames that you can barely remember.

Connection MnemonicsHere, the information to be rememberedshould be connected in some way. Forexample, since ‘longitudes’ have an ‘N’

and ‘latitudes’ don’t, longitudes are theones that run from North to South. Learn by example: In the case of sta-lactites and stalagmites, the former hasletter ‘C’ that denotes it drops from‘C’eiling and the latter has letter ‘G’ de-noting it stands from the ‘G’round. Works best for: Great for geographywhere things have similar names.

Expression or WordMnemonics

This is the most common and populartype of mnemonic wherein we simplyarrange the first letter of each item in alist to form a phrase or word. Learn by example: In English, the 7 co-ordinating conjunctions are For, And,Nor, But, Or, Yet, So => FANBOYS.Works best for: Word mnemonics canbe used for anything; you can even makeup your own! G T

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Whether or not you love science, there are some sci-ence websites that are definitely worth a click.

2. www.howstuffworks.com: This website does exactlywhat its URL proclaims- it explains how stuff works. It isthe layman’s guide to complex science phenomena, ex-plaining intricate theories in a very simple way.1. www.popsci.com: Short for ‘Popular Science’, this site con-tains videos, articles and infographics about topics that even in-clude ‘The real problems of running a Jurassic Park’.

Shobhit Ranjan, AIS Saket, X C

Google Science Fair 2014 concluded recently with the award ceremony held in theUSA. Although only a handful won, there were some revolutionary projects that

stood out for their humanitarian outlook.3. Speech for the verbally challenged: A 16 year old boy from Panipat invented an Aug-mentative and Alternative Communication Device (AAC), that can translatebreathing patterns into speech; like Morse Code uses tapping.2. Flying robots: A boy in the 14-15 year category from the USA inventedflying robots. With improved reaction times and limited processing power,this invention could basically save lives.1. Combating hunger: Three girls from the USA found a reduction of75% in crop maturation time by placing natural bacteria in the soil. Thiscan turn around the current figures of people living in acute food shortage,by making food cheaper and accessible in large quantities.

Shivangee Gupta, AIS Saket, XII D

Nature is replete with examples of paradoxes. Notothenioidei, a marinecreature is one example.

Notothenioidei, a fish is able to survive in icy Antarctic watersbecause of its antifreeze proteins. But in an evolutionary twist,

this simple survival solution seems like a double-edgedsword. While the proteins bind quickly to ice crystalsentering the body of these fishes to corral the ice, theproteins hang on and later prevent the ice crystals

from melting in warmer summer waters. In a research,the fishes were warmed to temperatures above the

expected melting point, and it was observed that someice remained inside their bodies. Ice that doesn’t melt in

such conditions is defined as superheated. Theanti-freeze proteins were later tested and it

was found that these essential proteinswere paradoxically responsible for thissuperheating effect. In effect, thismeans that the anti-freeze proteins actas anti-melt proteins as well. Theresulting accumulation of ice inside thefish poses adverse physiologicalconsequences. The ice particles couldobstruct small capillaries or triggerinflammatory responses. This is just onemore piece in the puzzle of hownotothenioidei came to dominate the ocean

around Antarctica. It also tells us somethingabout evolution; that is, adaptation is a story oftradeoffs and compromise.

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Radhika Ahuja, AIS Saket, XI F

“Some infinities are bigger thanother infinities.” – John Green. If

you hang around with John Green a bittoo long, these words will begin to makemore sense than romantic flattery. Keepreading and you will begin to see how...

The principle of countingHow do you know that the number offingers on your right is same as the num-ber of fingers on your left? Well, ofcourse, you have five on each. But it issimpler than that. You don’t need tocount the number of fingers as long asyou can match them up, one-to-one. Soif you have a finger on your right forevery finger on your left, you can knowthat the number of fingers on both handsis the same without really having tocount. This principle was used by an-cient farmers who hadn’t developednumbers as yet. They would set aside astone for their grazing sheep and matchthem up to keep count.

The infinitiesThere are as many even numbers asnumbers. Wait, that can’t be right. But itis. By using the principle of countingyou can match up the whole numberswith the even numbers, one-to-one, thusproving that the two infinities are equal!

However, what we aren’t able to digestabout this fact is that the even numbersseem to be a part of the whole numbers.But does this convince you that youdon’t have equal number of fingers onboth hands?Of course not. As long as there is evenone way in which you can match thingsup, one-to-one, you can prove the setsequal.

Bigger than infinityCan you count the total number of frac-tions? This isn’t easy; there are a lot offractions. Georg Cantor, the father of settheory, formulated the answer to this asa grid list.

So every fraction, however bizarre, canbe found on the list. For example,1943/20541 can be found in the 20541stcolumn of the 1943rd row.What about irrationals (numbers thatcannot be represented as fractions)? Canwe make such a list? Cantor showed thatwe can’t. Let’s say you do make a list ofall the decimals. If the first decimal place

on the first number of your list is 1, therecan be another list with a 2 or 3. If thesecond decimal place on the secondnumber on your list is 2, we can have an-other 1 or 3. Thus, any list that you makecan be proved incomplete.Do you know what that means? The in-finity of decimal numbers is bigger thanthe infinity of whole numbers.

Wait, what?If these ideas seem disturbing to you,you’re not alone. Most mathematiciansof Cantor’s time could not make senseof his ideas and condemned them. Someeven went personal, causing Cantor togo into severe depression. However, hisideas are widely accepted today andevery student of mathematics learnsabout them. Cantor proposed that thereexist sets of infinity between the set ofinfinite whole numbers and infinite dec-imals, though he couldn’t really prove it.This theory, called The Continuum Hy-pothesis, was termed by David Hilbertas one of the greatest unsolved problemof mathematics. In the 1920s, KurtGödel proved that you cannot reallyprove this theory wrong and in the1960s, Paul Cohen proved that you can-not really prove this theory right. Takentogether, the implications are stunning.Though mathematics is the pinnacle oflogical reasoning, there are questionsthat even mathematics can’t solve. Nev-ertheless, mathematics is everywhere,even in John Green’s dramas and itleaves us with some fascinating things tothink about. G T

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Music endows the plagued,music endows the miser-able, music endows the

lovers, music endows the loved, musicendows the adults, music endows theteens and music is, indeed, all endow-ing. This Charles Dicken-ish attemptat defining music has been made tobring freshness to the general term, formusic is a subject that has been pinnedto The Global Times quite often. So, tosink in the freshness, we discuss themusic endowed by Bollywood to ourever -plugged ears...

GIBBERISH: “Let’s make it insane!”As much as this phrase has attainedpopularity among the youth, has any-one ever wanted to go this insane thatthey stopped making sense? Songs like‘Chintata chita chita’ and ‘Ooh la la’epitomise the apparent madness ourcountry has a desire for. Our countryhas all kinds of languages; it was timethat we gave birth to one that made nosense. But don’t you worry, we’redoing pretty wkjfzdbsjdslz;fj.

THE ORCHESTRA: Indian mar-riages are marked by their characteris-

tic orchestra, more lovingly calledband baaja. Now we love the music,but we love the noise more. With all thefamilies strumming to the tune ofseemingly blissful cacophony, Bol-lywood has complemented a fewof its own to add to the vibrance.Songs like ‘Jumme ki Raat’ carrywith them the undertone of thefamiliar wedding band and theline between music andmelody starts fading.

LOVE DOSE:No,we haven’t reachedthat song yet. ThatBollywood is amelange of emotions,and love, among all, can-not be omitted. For the brim-ming exaggerations of this divineemotion, we have a monotony of simi-lar sounds. Let’s face it, don’t most ro-mantic songs in India sound just thesame? Be it all songs of ‘Aashiqui 2’ or‘Suno na Sangemarmar’, we’ve heardthese tunes on shuffle and not realisedthe change.

YO YO HONEY SINGH: You knewwe were coming to this one. Party,bling and funky lyrics, this man has it

all. With stun-ning patriotism,

Honey Singhcomposes most of

his songs in his na-tive language, i.e.

Punjabi. In the pasttwo years, he’s done

enough music tobe remem-bered for thenext two

decades. Whetherall of it is for thesongs he’s done or theuproar he’s causedamong feminist or-ganisations, we are yetto find out.

They say that music hassoothing abilities. But present-daymusic has redefined this definition toincorporate party and pomp. With a lotof it seeming hilarious and downrightincorrect, maybe it isn’t really such abad thing. Let’s just say music is goingthrough its teenage years with all itscrazy tattoos and bad hangovers. It’s aphase, you see. A few days of fun willultimately dawn the maturity. Till then,‘Party All Night’!

Devyani Goel, AIS Saket, IX A

Who doesn’t love weddings?The new clothes, the oh-so-perfect mithaais, meeting

people you haven’t seen in years- *sigh*weddings. Everyone is busy gettingready, discussing what they’re going towear on the mehendi day and the sagaaicelebration. Wait- there’s somethingmissing. The bride and the groom?!?Food, invitations, and how aboutsome more food? The basic concept ofthe big fat Indian wedding is that, well,it is big. With so many opinions, a feware bound to be ignored. Let us take it ashumility on the bride and groom’s part

that they allow others’ choices to take ahigher seat than theirs. Clothes, make up and Instagram. Theday of the wedding - while the groom isoccupied with running around ensuringeverything is fine, the relatives are toobusy dressing themselves. As guestsstart pouring in, we can’t help but see thefew personalities present in every Indianwedding- the chachiji with too muchmake up, the loner cousin sitting in acorner (he’s preparing either for a med-ical college or IIT), and the rather recentaddition, the group of youngsters whotake selfies with every aunt and unclepossible and Instagram filtered picturesof the food.

Pictures, pictures, and -wait for it-pictures! Where are the bride andgroom, you might ask? They’re there onthe stage; posing for pictures with peo-ple they didn’t even know existed untilabout a week ago, when they were givena crash course in family-ology by the oh-so-dear mummyji. While the guests are all feeding them-selves, the to-be-married couple is stillhard at work with the pictures! Let’s justhope someone actually sits down to seethem 20 years down the line.“Just Married” But, at last, the wed-ding’s over. And then, someone worksup the courage to ask the question-“Whose wedding was it anyway?” G T

The Novel: The Catcher in the Rye,JD SalingerThe Song: Holden Caulfield, GunsN’ RosesHolden Caulfield was the protagonist ofthe book and the song was inspired bythe work. These lyrics are the testimony.“The Catcher in the Rye again oohWon’t let ya get away from himIt’s just another day like today”

The Novel: Lord of the Rings, JRRTolkeinThe Song: Ramble on, Led ZeppelinJRR Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” in-spired the rock band to have an entiresong spun around it. “T’was in the darkest depths of MordorI met a girl so fair.But Gollum, and the evil one crept upAnd slipped away with her.”

The Novel: Wuthering Heights, EmilyBronteThe Song: Wuthering Heights, KateBushThe song has all the elements of thebook, be it the drama or the romanceand even her quotations used as lyrics“Heathcliff, it’s me, Oh CathyI’ve come home, I’m so cold!Let me in-a-your window’’

The Novel: Animal Farm, OrwellThe Song: Pigs (3 different ones),Pink Floyd The muse for this song was the song’sthree dictator pigs. This songs talksabout the society, wealth and power “Pig stain on your fat chinWhat do you hope to find?When you're down in the pig mineYou're nearly a laugh” G T

Music mutations

Once upon a weddingThey say, booksare a portal to ourdream world. Butfor a musician,they are often thesoul of their music.Stuti Sengupta,AIS Saket, XI E,presents books thatwent from novelsto notes...

Illustration: Arsh Bedi, AIS Saket, XI E

Graphic: K Abhimanyu Saxena, XI E & Tanush Bhagat, X B, AIS Saket

Pic: Pracchi Mehta, AIS Saket, XI E; Graphic: Abhimanyu Saxena, AIS Saket, XI E

Food, invitations, Instagram, clothes... there’s so much toan Indian wedding. Who cares about the bride and groom?

The new proseof poetry

Music is going through its

teenage years with

all its crazy tattoos.

A few days of fun will

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maturity. Till then ,

‘Party All Night’!

What is Amity without GT? What is Bombay withoutJuhu? What is Bollywood without its “craazzyy music”?

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It's a beautiful time. A year isabout to end and another set tobegin. With new promises tomake in the refreshing newyear that's yet to roll by, it'stime to take stock of the reso-lutions made in the year that isall set to pass by.2014 ushered the era of prime

minister Narendra Modi and his new promisesto the country. The path he called for, is one wehave rigorously followed atAmity for years. Hisideologies find a striking resonance in ourphilosophies. His slogan 'Make in India', rever-berates in Amity's Innovation Incubator withmore than 150 patents filed, echoing a vision totap and encourage the young talent of India andprotect their copyright. Modi's call to recycleand reuse paper, is a practice we've always fol-lowed at Amity. His 'Swachh Bharat' campaigninspired little crusaders ofYouth Power Junior totake cudgels against a disordered canteen andunwholesome surroundings. On the global fronttoo, India left an indelible mark by becoming thefirst country to reach Mars at an unbelievablylow cost, a feat that attested the fruits of pushingoneself to achieve new benchmarks on new,untested paths.With the wave of novel achievements and posi-tivity spreading far and wide, I only wish myAmitians make just one resolution in the newyear - to do something new. A resolution thatwill plant the seed of many more innovationsand breakthroughs.A resolution that will ensurethat you become the best you can be. For unlessyou try new things, you will never know howmuch you can accomplish. G T

Dr Amita ChauhanChairperson

Do the new

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 HTMedia Ltd,B-2, Sec 63, Noida (UP). Editor Ms Vira Sharma.� Edition: Vol 6, Issue 39 � 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 22-28, 2014

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Who says winter freezes thought? It just bringsout the best in you like this contest edition.SSiimmrraann GGuullaattii,, AAIISS SSaakkeett,, XXII EE,, PPaaggee EEddiittoorr

THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 20146

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only lightcan do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: onlylove can do that.”

Martin Luther King Jr.

As I pen down my sentimentsfor the contest edition byAmity Saket, my first as theprincipal of this very specialschool, my happiness and ex-citement are pegged down bythe dastardly attack on inno-cent school children in Pak-istan. Over a hundred young

lives extinguished by a senseless brutal act! Ourchildren are our most precious resource; theybrighten our today and shape our tomorrow. Asthe swan song to the year pervades all around,let us join hands and pray for a safe and happychildhood for every child and ensure for them afuture filled with love and peace.It is the vision of our Founder President, Dr Ashok K. Chauhan and Chairperson Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan that each child gets theright knowledge through education and thus de-velops into a responsible citizen, equipped withthe ability to choose between right and thewrong. As I go through the beautiful articles andvisuals created by my children, I am filled withgreat pride and confidence that together we willmake a difference to society and Amitians willbe success stories wherever they go.Finally, I congratulate the GT team for providingthe students with this unique journalistic oppor-tunity. Indeed, it is a commendable effort by thestudent editorial board – dear children, you havetruly donned the mantle of future journalistswith élan and enthusiasm.As the winter chill spreads over the city, I canassure you nothing will give you more warmthand pleasure than curling up with this bright andsunny issue of GT. G T

An eye catching novelty?

Divya BhatiaPrincipal, AIS Saket

Making adifference

Simran Gulati, XI E & AnushkaBarthwal, X C, AIS Saket

What is common between Anu-pam Kher, Hrithik Roshan and

Salman Khan? Well, it’s neither theiracting prowess, nor the tendency tolose hair. The one thing that binds thesethree together is the new-born SwachhBharat Abhiyan. While some peoplehail this action as a breeze of change,some people assert it is a gimmick.

Breeze of changeThe Swachh BharatAbhiyan is a novel

step by the Modi government. By ap-pealing to the public’s sense of dutyand concern, the campaign has man-aged to unite different schools ofthought, with other political partiesalso heralding this crusade for cleanli-ness. This will surely contribute to oursociety’s development and progress.

Publicity stuntOnline videos of popular media-fig-ures with a broom in hand and apile of leaves beside it are becom-

ing increasingly common.Politicians have resorted to

hide behind the curtainof the abhiyan in orderto gather mass support.

Often, just to please the ‘bade sahaab’,offices may clear their own area butdump the waste nearby. The questionthen arises- are we truly moving to-wards a cleaner India or are we justaiming to gather hits on YouTube?

Relax! Have patienceWhile we have seen both sides of theModi coin, it is too early to make thereport card for this initiative. We are ageneration of fast-pacedhomosapiens, addictedto instancy, be it 2-minute Maggi noodlesor quick

selfies. But we need to understand thefact that some things are not like in-stant coffee, they take time to brew.Isn’t it too early to judge this measure,when it has only been given twomonths to flourish? Let’s not make ita movement, but a revolution. So, untilthen, pick up your brooms and crossour fingers to prepare for the worst andhope for the best.G T

The flight of dreamsAnushka Barthwal, AIS Saket, X C

In the gloom of the night,my dreams take a flight.A plunge into the darkness,into a world that is mine.Where hope never dies,where dreams fly in the skies.A world where passions are set free,where my heart is at peace.No one to stop you from your goal,no one to make you feel alone.A land where promises are kept

and love is a feeling you’ll always get.My dream’s just beginning to take a flight,when my eyes see the light.My reveries come crashing downlike broken glass, they scatter around.And I realise that in this life,you have to make your own place,you have to take your own stand,and build the world you dream offor your aspirations are your ownand the entire world will be shownyour talent and your flair.Be the change you want to see, here.

Vedant Sandhu, X C & JayanaBedi, XI E, AIS Saket

As our life progresses, passingthrough phases and times, weare often burdened with

problems we need to face andobstacles we need to tackle. What wethought to be the apex of ourproblems was just the beginning offluster and amidst these sorrows,frustrations, disappointments andcontradictions, it is sometimes okay toclose your eyes and let go…

Broken toysFrom the very day one opens theireyes to the world, one is endowedwith endless gifts and toys. Toys thathave been with them and they haveplayed with. And then one day, theybreak. Each time they did, one feltdeprived of the joy they brought.Little does one know that crying fordays won’t fill the void the toycreated. As a child, we often criedabout petty issues, unaware of thebigger challenges lying ahead of us.But sometimes cherishing thememories and letting it go is what oneshould do than to succumb to regret.

Squabbles & disagreements‘I’m not always right, but I’m neverwrong’ is usually our attitude duringheated arguments. Consumed in oursense of self, we often embark on ourquest of justifications. We feel thatmaking our point is the only way outto gratify our ego. We must realise thatsometimes, letting go doesn’t make usdiffident, it only proves our strength torise above trivial things. Assertiveness

is bliss, but sometimes one mustchoose to let it go, and this choice iswhat makes all the difference.

Loss of a loved oneWe sink in one of the

deepest miseries,when a soul

close to our ceases toexist, whenwe lose a

loved one. Our eyes are clouded withtears but seldom do we come out of ourlittle shell of sorrow and start to losehope. It is at this point that the realisa-tion of letting go should dawn upon uslike a silver lining on every dark cloud.It is then that we need to understandthat it is just the body that we need tolet go of, for the soul is eternal and re-mains forever. The test of our characteris to bloom in the midst of dark muddywaters like a lotus and let go of dark-ness to usher that light.G T

Close your eyes and let it go

A confluence of creativity

Writing is what bringsto life our feelingsand emotions. It per-

sonifies our deepest desires, goalsand achievements.When we beganour journalistic mission with the firstedit meet, the literary process fromresearch to writing, from editing tomaking illustrations seemed chal-lenging, specially for the debutants.With each edit meet, the debutantsblossomed marvellously in thoughtprocess and writing while the expe-rienced wrote to their reputation.Who says winter numbs the sensa-tion and freezes thoughts. Actually,the creative spark remainsundimmed and unfazed by it. When there is a confluence of ideas,a convergence of potential-creativityis a natural outcome.What began as a congregation of afew abstract ideas and blank sheetsof paper has been woven into thismesmerising masterpiece.Hope we have carried our uniquepassion through all the inputs of thisissue and you enjoy its magic.

Graphic: Abhimanyu Saxena, AIS Saket, XI E

Illustration: Hitashee Gaur, AIS Saket, XI E

Pic: Pracchi Mehta, AIS Saket, XI E

Model: Laksh Malik, AIS Saket, II A

The Swachh Bharat campaign saw some picking up a broom and others taking selfieswith it. Will the Modi magic really make a ‘clean’ sweep or sweep off mere FB Likes?

Debjani DasGT Teacher Coordinator

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Ladies and gentlemen our contest issue is likethat first draft of winter winds that make youwant to run for cover. *Evil laugh*

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HHiissttoorryy:: The trophies' designs changedwith the sponsors until the 1999World Cup.DDeessiiggnn: The current trophy is madefrom silver and gold, and features aglobe held up by three silver columns.The columns, shaped as stumps andbails, represent batting, bowling andfielding ie the three fundamentals ofcricket. The globe symbolises a ball.The base of the trophy is engraved withthe names of previous winners.MMaakkeerr:: The trophy was designed andproduced in London by a team ofcraftsmen from Garrard & Co.

HHiissttoorryy:: The trophy for the Hockey WorldCup was formally handed to FIHPresident Rene Frank by H.E Masood,the Pakistani Ambassador to Belgium inBrussels, on March 27, 1971.DDeessiiggnn:: The trophy consists of a silver cupwith an intricate floral design, surmounted bya globe in silver and gold, placed on a highblade base inlaid with ivory. A hockey stickand ball stand at the top. The trophy stands120.85 mm high (without the base). MMaakkeerr:: The trophy was designed by Bashir Moojidand created by the Pakistani Army.

HHiissttoorryy:: The Gentlemen’s SinglesTrophy replaced the Field Cup(1877-1883) and the ChallengeCup (1884-1886). All EnglandLawn Tennis Championship

(AELTC) which had spent 100guineas to purchase the trophy

decided that the new trophy would neverbe the property of the winner.

DDeessiiggnn:: Made of silver, the trophy is 18inches tall. The names of the champions areengraved around the bowl. The inscription onthe side of the trophy reads, 'The AllEngland Lawn Tennis Club Single-HandedChampion of the World'.MMaakkeerr:: Not known.

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HHiissttoorryy:: The World Cup is a gold trophythat is awarded to the winners of FIFA. Sincethe advent of the World Cup in 1930, twotrophies have been used: the JulesRimet Trophy from 1930 to1970, and the FIFA WorldCup Trophy from 1974to the present-day.DDeessiiggnn:: Thetrophy

was introduced in 1974. Made of 18 karat goldwith a malachite base, it stands 36 cm tall andweighs 6.1 kg. It depicts two human figures

holding up the Earth.MMaakkeerr:: The trophy was made byItalian sculptor SilvioGazzaniga ofStabilimentoArtistico Bertonicompany.

HHiissttoorryy:: The Larry O'Brien NBAChampionship Trophy, formerly known asWalter A. Brown Trophy, is awarded tothe winner of National BasketballAssociation (NBA) Finals. Thetrophy derives its name from NBAcommissioner Larry O'Brien.DDeessiiggnn:: The trophy, made of 14.5pounds of sterling silver and vermeilwith a 24 carat gold overlay,stands two feet tall. Thebasketball in the trophy is thesame size as an NBA ball. MMaakkeerr:: The trophy ismanufactured by theTiffany & Co.

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Talumein soup

A bowl of hot Talumein soup along with crispyand roasty stories just for you!

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Manoj Prabhakaran, AIS Saket, XII

Bro, I want a hug I am watching you! Where the earth meets the sky

CAMERA CAPERS Send in your entries to cameracapers@theglobaltimes.in

Pracchi Mehta, AIS Saket, IX E

IngredientsMixed vegetables (chopped) ....1 cupSweet corn cob (grated) ............½ cupVegetable stock ..........................4 cupSoy sauce....................................½ tspSugar ........................................½ tspHakka noodles (half-boiled) ..100 gmCornflour ..................................3 tbspOil..............................................2 tbspSalt..........................................To tasteBlack pepper (grounded)........To tasteFor garnishingSpring onion (finely chopped) ..2 tbspCoriander (finely chopped) ......1 tbspChilli sauce......................A few drops

Chilli oil ..........................A few dropsChillies soaked in vinegar ........A few

Method� Heat oil in a wok over high flame. � Add the mixed vegetables andsaute for a couple of minutes.

� Add the corn, vegetable stock, soyasauce, sugar, noodles, salt andpepper and bring to boil.

� Mix cornflour in ¾ cup of water.� Add this mixture and stircontinuously till the soup thickens

� Garnish with chopped springonions and coriander.

� Serve hot with chillies in vinegar,chilli sauce and chilli oil.

POEMS

Shobhit Ranjan, AIS Saket, X C

Blind with tears, the nightingaleheard him out in silence and tried.A moment of realisation, dawned, but too late,she yelled at the traitor, “You lied!”“Well, poor bird,” said the frog,“I couldn’t let you replace me in the bingle bog;when I sang alone, no one paid me heed,but now, the more money I earn, the more I need!Did you really think that it was the song I cared about?No, I wanted to sleep on the money on my couch!”“You evil creature, you loathsome beast!You should have cared about a fellow creature at least!

What you did was break my trust in you.And believe me when I say it;you will be punished through and through.”With this, her hoarse voice strengthened,longer and longer her torso lengthened.Her feathers disappeared in a poof of light,the frog looked upon the Goddess in fright.“I am Athena, Goddess of arts, wisdom and war;tell me creature, is it money you want anymore?Had you asked me for it,I would have taught you music gladly,you had no right to torture the nightingale so badly!”“But, Almighty, was it not you who was the nightingale?But what I see of you now is a Goddess in pale.”“You fool, what the nightingale was,you could never be.So I blessed the poor bird to turn into me!But now, you will face the punishment,of selfishly using the nightingale’s accomplishment,to a point where she was in tatters,but ultimately, it is the destruction of evil that matters!”The beam of energy hit the frog, before he could react.“Well, you greedy frog, it is a fact.”The Goddess gave the nightingale justice at last.In the bingle bog, though, now you can see,where the frog stood in his last moment, stands a tree.And in the tree, you can hear the nightingale,journeying, again, up and down the scale.You might wonder, what happened to the frog,he stands as the ‘nightingale’s’ oak tree in the bingle bog.The nightingale can sing now whenever she wants,for the frog though, it is the worst of taunts.Owl of sandwich, Duck of Kent, Mallard and Milady Trent,all know now, that like the frog, evil always meets its end. G T

Devyani Goel, AIS Saket, IX A

Two years- don’t say you’ve forgotten.Two years- don’t say you’ve moved on.Two years- don’t say you don’t care any-more.Two years- don’t say you don’t thinkabout her now.Two years can’t make you forget.Two years are nothing in this respect.Two years won’t make me stop caring.Two years shouldn’t matter to you.

Two years ago, she put up a fight.Two years ago, she lost her life.Two years ago, she woke up a city.Two years ago, we pledged to remember.

Two years since- I still can’t go out alone.Two years since- women are still notsecure.Two years since- when will we learn?Two years since- we all hope for better.

Two years ago- we said we’d had enough.Two years ago- a thousand candles lit atthe heart of India.Two years ago- praying for her soul.Two years ago- Nirbhaya we lost.

LanguageStuti Sengupta, AIS Saket, XI E

It is not through words,that the best of passions are expressed.When hate seeps through your sneer,I resign.

When love emerges through your eyes,I glow.When anger slips through your clinchedfists,I cover.When fear grips your subtle heart, I surrender.When hesitation begins to still your lips,I worry.When joy courses through your veins,I shine.You see? I need no spoken words be-tween the two of us.No language. G T

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ACROSS2. It is a fast-paced sport, nicknamed "The FastestGame on Earth”.

4.The modern day sport was conceived inSwitzerland in the late 1800s.

6.It became a Winter Olympic Sport in 1998.7.It belongs to the oldest kinds of sports in theworld and has its origin in Norway.

DOWN1. The device used in this activity was initially de-veloped to haul loads over snowy terrain.

3. It is a sport in which players slide stones on asheet of ice towards a target area which is seg-mented into four concentric circles.

5. As a competitive sport, it is generally classi-fied into Alpine, Nordic or Freestyle categories.

ANS: ACROSS 2)Ice hockey 4)Bobsledding 6)Snowboarding 7)Ski jumping DOWN 1)Sledding 3)Curling 5)Skiing

Graphic: Abhimanyu Saxena,AIS Saket, XI E

Illustration: Arsh Bedi, AIS Saket, XI E

Short Story | Old tale with a twist

The frog and thenightingale

Illustration: Vidushi Chaudhary, AIS Saket, XI E

Shreyanshi UpadhayayaAIS Saket, XI E

Pracchi savours herTalumein soup (R)

Illustrations Arsh Bedi, AIS Saket, XI E

Winter Sports

Freezing weather, flowing thoughts.NNaaiinniikkaa TTookkaass,, AAIISS SSaakkeett,, XXII EE,, PPaaggee EEddiittoorr 9Mosaic Junior

THE GLOBAL TIMES |MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2014

Keya Gupta, AIS Saket, V B

IngredientsEggs ..................................................3Unsalted butter (melted) ..........1 cupMaida ........................................1 cupSugar ........................................1 cupApple ................................................2Cinnamon powder....................3-4 tspBaking powder ............................1 tspVanilla essence ............................1 tspCooking oil ................................1 tsp

Method� Beat the eggs till the batter becomesthree times in volume.

�Add sugar and butter and beat for 2-

5 minutes. Add vanilla essence.�Grate one apple and mix it evenly inthe batter.

� Sieve maida, baking powder andcinnamon powder thrice and mix itwith the egg batter slowly; 1-2 ta-blespoon at a time.

� Grease a baking pan evenly usingcooking oil.

� Pour the mixture in the greased pan.� Place thinly sliced apple slices ontop of the mixture in the pan

� Pre-heat the oven at 150 degreesCelsius for 15 minutes

� Bake the cake batter for 40 minutesat 180 degrees Celsius.

�Your apple cinnamon cake is ready.

Apple cinnamon cake

Vipasha Nair, AIS Saket, V B

The air was damp and cold, as thelast bit of rays from the sun couldbe seen on the horizon. The street

was silent, as it usually is on December20. In the middle of the street I walkedwith my sister in search of some shelter.Life wasn't easy for us orphans As we

walked, wecame across a

small shop with very lovely toys. But themost attractive one on display was acute pink doll. My sister ran to the glasswall and pressed her nose against it. Hereyes looked straight at the doll thatsmiled sweetly back at her but shedropped her head in sadness and turnedback to me, with tears rolling down hercheeks. She ran back into my arms andsaid, "Oh! brother, it is getting damp,why don't we go to a warmer place

faster." I saw her eyes glisten withsorrow. I let her chin rest on my shoulderbut before we started out, I checked theprice tag quietly. 5 Pounds... phew! I worked hard for the next four days. Itwas December 24 and I had managed toearn only 3 pounds. I still needed 2pounds more. I remembered the 2 poundnote that I had neatly folded and kept inmy wallet for any difficult time. “I thinkthe time has come,” I muttered to myselfand headed straight to the toy shop.Finally, done with my purchase, I wentback to the garage where she slept cosily.I kept it on her lap and slept besides her.The next morning, as soon as she openedher eyes, the first thing that she saw wasthe beautiful doll. She jumped up,screaming with joy, "Yay!! Santa heardmy prayers. This is the best Christmasgift I ever got!"That twinkle in her eyes and the milliondollar smile can never match up to themillions that I have today. G T

Short Story

So, what did you learn today?A new word:Glisten

Meaning: Something that looksshiny like it’s wet.

It was December 24 and I hadmanaged to earn only 3pounds. I still needed 2

pounds more.

My name : Aaditya HansMy school: AIS SaketMy Class: II C

My birthday: October 30I like: Doing Abacus, acting, narratingstories and rhymes

I dislike: Littering aroundMy hobby: Playing tennisMy role model: My fatherMy best friend: Aarav and Ishita

My favourite book: Puss in BootsMy favourite game: Monopoly My favourite mall: Ambience Mall, Vasant Kunj

My favourite food: Rajma chawal, Pizza andSpring rolls

My favourite teacher: Sumati ma’am My favourite poem: The Stately LadyMy favourite subject: Mental MathI want to become: An actorI want to feature in GT because: My friends andteacher would know me better.

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Five PoundsIllustration: Medha Dhall, AIS Saket, X B

Pic: Kriti Gambhir, AIS Saket, XI E

Arunima GulatiAIS Saket, VI BPainting CornerComic Fun Aviral Bindal

AIS Saket, VI B

Let’s see what happensif you cook popcorn

without a lid

That’s more fun thanexploding a potato inthe microwave

Let’s do

somemore

Pranjali SinghalAIS Saket, VII A

Childhood is the best stage of life,with no hurries and no worries.My mom remembers the day Iwalked,and still cherishes the way I talked.The house was filled with my gigglesand laughters,littered with barbies, bears andhelicopters.I remember my first days of school,and splashing with my friends in theswimming pool.I remember playing my first sport,or the letter I scribbled and wrote.Life keeps on changing pace, I promise to keep up in the race.Thus, I would always cherish mychildhood memories,with my ample share of hurries andworries. G T

Riddle Fiddle

Answers: 1) A needle 2) Breath 3)A shopkeeper 4) Water 5) Blackboard 6) A daughter

Ananya GambhirAIS Saket, VI B

1.What has a single eye but still can-not see ?

2. I’m light as feather, yet thestrongest man can’t hold me for morethan 5 minutes. What am I?

3. I give milk and eggs at the sametime? Who am I?

4. I travel the world and I am drunkconstantly. Who am I?

5. What is black when its clean andwhite when its dirty?

6. A father’s child and a mother’schild yet no one’s son. Who am I?

It’s MeChildhood

Pic: Arsh Bedi, AIS Saket, XI E

Keya with her apple cinnamon cake

THE GLOBAL TIMES |MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 201410 ACERT Special Felicitation

The much awaited felicitation ceremony of theoutgoing ACERT batch of 2014 was organisedat Amity International School Pushp Vihar on

December 6.As many as sixty trainees were felicitatedon the occasion, as many of them have already beenplaced in prestigious schools across Delhi and NCRThe magnum opus event saw the benign presence ofDrAshok K. Chauhan, Founder President, Amity Uni-

verse; Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan, Chairperson, AmityGroup of Schools & RBEF; Ms Sapna Chauhan, ViceChairperson, Amiown & ACERT; Ms Pooja Chauhan,Vice Chairperson, Amity Humanity Foundation; MsDivya Chauhan, Chairperson, ASFT, ASFA and ASPAand Ms Jaishree Chauhan.The felicitation ceremony began with the traditionalwelcome dance, followed by a thought provoking

nukkad natak staged by ACERT Pushp Vihar on thetheory of multiple intelligence. The natak imagined theconsequences of the commercialization of multiple in-telligences and thus, raised several valid questions,such as, “Are we telling our children what to think andhow to think?” Next up was a dance performance putup by the trainees of ACERT Noida, that spread themessage of valuing women. G T

Felicitating ACERT batch ’14ACERT felicitated its eighth outgoing batch of teachers with diplomas and certificates at a specialfunction. Making the occasion memorable were Amity dignitaries, who showered their heartiest blessings

The journey of ACERT

“The ACERTclassroom is thebest thing to havehappened to us!”I would like to say amillion thanks toSapna ma’am and

express my gratitude to Nandinima’am, for being a mother and atough teacher with us. A specialthanks to Bindu ma’am who intro-duced me to myself. Lastly, I wantto thank the entire ACERT teamwith all my heart.”

Neha JainACERT Delhi, Alumnus

“At ACERT, webecame childrenonce again”For me, ACERThas never been acourse, but a life-time experience,wherein I lived student life and wasable to think like one. ACERT hastaught us the importance of under-standing students.

Nidhi SharmaACERT Noida, Alumnus

“ACERT has givenme an identity.”

Before I joinedACERT, I was a sim-

ple housewife.ACERT gave me

wings by making myconfidence soar. Today, I am work-ing with AIS Gur 43. I look forwardto go to school as everyday is a new

learning experience.Sonali Roy

ACERT Gurgaon, Alumnus

“Amity runs as many as 400-500 pro-grammes, but ACERT is closest to myheart. It is a wonderful programmeraised under the wise leadership ofSapna Chauhan. All of you must takepride in the fact that you are differentthan all of us because you are teachers.”DrAshok K. Chauhan,Founder President, Amity Universe

“Teachers are the most valued asset ofthe country because they are the chosenones for nation building. I would like tosalute the housewives in particular as itcalls for a lot of courage since you haveso shoulder many responsibilities.”Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan,Chairperson,Amity Group of Schools

“You are the stars of today. You havethe special privilege to be called theACERT alumni. I am sure that the com-pletion of this course has been a vigor-ous journey, but you made it happenwith your passion and grit. Today, youare the chosen ones, all set to make adifference to many lives. Your callinghas been heeded has you have com-pleted your journey at ACERT, whichisn’t just a journey, but a transforma-tion. I would like to make a specialmention of the in-laws, husbands andchildren, without whose support, theACERT journey wouldn’t have been ashappy.”Sapna Chauhan, Vice Chairperson,Amiown & ACERT G T

Every year ACERT bestows two in-valuable awards, one each to an

alumnus from the outgoing batch. Thefinal selection of the candidate happensthrough a rigorous process of election,followed by an interview round. Thisyear, the awards went to....Award: Dr Ashok K. Chauhan Leader-ship AwardWinner: Nidhi Sharma, ACERT NoidaQualities: Dynamism, confidence, in-spired thinking and dedication

Award: Dr (Mrs) Amita ChauhanHuman Values AwardWinner: Kavita Negi, ACERT PVQualities: Benevolence, integrity, com-passion and inspired thinking.

About ACERTAmity Centre for EducationalResearch & Training set up inNoida, Gurgaon and Pushp Vihar,offers diverse programmes ofinternational standards in teachertraining to people aspiring to beeducators. It is an innovative,contemporary & uniqueintegration of internationalmethodologies focusing on childcentric methods of teaching. It alsoboasts of programmes for parents,future parents and holistic teachertraining programmes with itsproducts currently placed inleading educational institutions ofDelhi and NCR.

Word-ly wise

Awe-inspiring Awards

From the mentors

The outgoing batch of ACERT Pushp Vihar 2014 felicitated by Amity dignitaries

TeamACERT with Founder President and Chairperson RBEF

Underlining the value of women through a dance A traditional dance performance Impersonating a goddess Nukkad natak in progress

Receiving the diploma with pride

Trainees gear up to embark on a new journeythat shall make a difference to many lives

Every alumnus of ACERT is special.This was more than clear at the award-distribution ceremony that included...Diplomas : Two diplomas wereawarded for Elementary Teacher Train-ing (ETT). The diplomas were awardedin a rather lively and creative way. Thenames of were awardees were an-nounced as ‘Perfect Priyanka’, ‘Pleasantand cheerful Sonali’. In some cases,lengthy descriptions of the qualities ofthe alumni were also highlighted.

Certificates: Teachers who had suc-cessfully completed their certificatecourse in management of children withlearning difficulties were also awardedcertificates on the occasion. G T

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AAIS Vasundhara 1 held its first annual sports day for Class V-XIon December 5, 2014. Chief guest Manmeet Singh Gondi,director and sports administrator, Sports Authority of India along

with Arjuna awardee Mohinder Pal Singh and Abhishek Verma,prominent archer, graced the occasion. Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan,Chairperson, Amity Group of Schools, along other dignitaries lit theceremonial lamp. School principal Valambal Balachandran presented theannual report stating the numerous laurels the school had won. This wasfollowed by a welcome song, a march-past by students, oath taking andthe ceremonial torch lighting by school sports captains, Achintya Bankraand Aakriti Dubey. The sports extravaganza included both cultural sportslike archery, Rajasthani dance, malkhamb display, snake and ladderdisplay, basketball dance, aerobics along with matka race, nutro fit race,relay, tyre and cot race, slow cycle race, 200 meter baton relay, karate andkabaddi. Medals were awarded to the winners of respective races. Theprogramme culminated with the rendition of the school song and theNational Anthem.G TDr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan with the winners

Annual sports day

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Taruna BarthwalManager, Amity Career

Counselling & Guidance Cell

For any query, write to us at careercounselor@amity.edu

Scholastic Alerts

Amity’s Children Science Foundation

Teams from 13 schools including8 from Amity InternationalSchools participated in the re-

gional round of the Indian Science andEngineering Fair held on December 2,2014 at Amity University, Noida organ-ised by Amity’s Children Science Foun-dation (ACSF). Students of Class VI toXII participated in this regional fair. Theentries were judged in two categories,junior (Class VI to VIII) and senior

(Class IX to XII). Dr K Muralidharan,director, DRDO graced the occasion asthe chief guest. Out of the 123 projectssubmitted online for the first round ofscreening, 51 projects were selected forthe regional fair. During the orientation,Narayan Iyer, president, Science Societyof India emphasised the purpose of thefair- ‘research and innovation’. The projects made on various themesranging from energy, environment tophysics, chemistry and computer sciencewere judged by a panel of experts fromthe field of science & technology.

The programme concluded with the fe-licitation ceremony. Amitians did theschool proud by bagging 4 gold, 6 silver,7 bronze and 6 honourable mention cer-tificates out of a total of 5 gold, 8 silver,8 bronze and 12 honourable mentioncertificates amongst a total of 96 con-testants who took part. The gold medal winners will participatein the national round of the fair to beheld in Chennai in January, 2015. Thetop 3-4 projects from national fair willparticipate in I SWEEP to be organisedin the USA in May, 2015. G T

AIS Saket

Asmita Chakraborty, Class IXstudent of AIS Saket wasawarded by Jess Dutton, Acting

High Commissioner of Canada on De-cember 6, 2014 at YWCA, New Delhi,on the occasion of the Canadian Day ofremembrance and action on violenceagainst women. She was awarded forher painting that featured in the 2015Calendar of the Canadian High Com-mission along with thirteen other paint-ings on ‘Empowering adolescent girls-ending the cycle of violence’. Her paint-ing, shortlisted by Counsellor and Head-Advocacy Programme, High Commis-sion of Canada that was uploaded ontheir Facebook page, received more than1800 likes to become the fourth mostliked artwork. Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan,Chairperson, Amity Group of Schools &RBEF congratulated her for taking theinitiative of spreading the social mes-sage through the medium of art.G T

Art for cause

AIS Saket

AIS Saket held the investitureceremony of Interact Club onNovember 12, 2014. The event

was graced by Rtn Raman Bhatia, RtnRahul Bhargava and Rtn Sudhanshu Pa-sichia. The ceremony progressed withlighting of ceremonial lamp followed bythe National Anthem. Principal DivyaBhatia greeted the guests, and spokeabout the Interact Club of previousyears, instilling a sense of pride and zealin the members of the club. The new In-teract Club president Tanya Chauhanalong with other members were felici-tated on this occasion. This was fol-lowed by the oath taking ceremony andaddress of the club president, stating thedeeds to be undertaken by the club.Chief guest Rtn Raman Bhatia appreci-ated the efforts of the club members. G T

InvestitureCeremony

INSEF regional fairThe regional round of Indian Science & Engineering Fair sawAmitians walk away with four gold out of a total of five

AERC

5teams comprising 15 studentsfrom Amity International Schoolsvisited Yale University USA to

participate in the World Scholar’s Cup,Tournament of Champions round, fromNovember 21 to 27, 2014, under theaegis of Amity Educational ResourceCentre (AERC). The students qualifiedfor the same after having made itamongst top 100 teams during the pre-liminary Singapore Global round ofWorld Scholar’s Cup. They were ac-companied by Ameeta Mohan andRenu Singh, school principals of AISPV and Noida respectively. Amitiansdid the school proud by winning 14awards in all, at the event. Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan, Chairperson,

Amity Group of Schools congratulatedthe students for their superb perform-ance and encouraged them to continueon their path to success.The World Scholar’s Cup (WSC) is amega event which consists of severalevents like Scholar’s Scavenge,Scholar’s Bowl etc. The students ofAmity Schools put up a brilliant dance

performance at the talent show event.The guest speakers at the event in-cluded poets, educationists and otherluminaries like BJ Best, Ted Witten-stein and Guy Djoken. The students also got an opportunity tovisit the UN Head Office at New York,Madame Tussau ds Museum and otherLandmarks in New York city.

Club member being felicitated Asmita with Jess Dutton

Awards at WSC ChampionshipTeam 1 Senior Team 2 Junior Team 3 Junior Team 4 Senior Team 5 Junior

Participating students team-wiseBhavika Anand Manasvi Ahuja Chirag Sethi Eshita Kapoor Tanmay Kapoor(AIS Gur 46) (AIS Gur 46) (AIS Saket) (AIS Noida) (AIS PV)

Prisha Singh Satvika Kalia Animesh Jha Bhavna Johar Arjun Pajni(AIS Gur 46) (AIS Gur 46) (AIS Saket) (AIS Noida) (AIS PV)

Angad Singh Shubhangi Kumari Amisha Srivastava Grishma Purewal Aditya Chandra(AIS Gur 46) (AIS Gur 46) (AIS Noida) (AIS Noida) (AIS PV)

The dignitaries bless the winners of INSEF, regional round

Pracchi Mehta & Sareena RoyAIS Saket, XI E

The internet is no ordinary escapefrom the harsh reality of the worldwe live in, at least not any more.

At the risk of overstating (not really), itcan now be referred to as an intense al-ternative paradigm, where Gen Z spendsmost of its time... and then some more!As more people join this exciting revolu-tion, the concept of the “world wide web”is attaining a reality that even the inven-tors of the internet did not possibly fore-see. Whether it’s Facebook, Twitter,Instagram, Tumblr, Snapchat or Pinterest,GT takes on the different types of peopleencompassing these tiny but beautiful vir-tual societies.

Type #1: The selfie addictThis type of person is identified by their2k followers on Instagram and 300

Likes on their profile pictures on FB.Less than that and you’re considered‘unpopular’. These people also tend tohave Snapchat accounts; with their snapstories creating immense buzz in loungeparties. Needless to say, the selfie stickand that smouldering pout are their mostvaluable assets.

Type #2: The onlookerThis type will have an account on everysocial networking site known tomankind. But what really separates thisone from everyone else is that in the vir-tual universe, no one even actually no-tices their presence.They log on, they scroll down, theystalk, even give their Likes and thatpretty much sums it up; for browsingthrough these sites daily, for them, is theequivalent of reading a newspaper cus-tomised to update you on the lives ofeveryone you know.

Type #3: The bloggerThe one person that spends nights sittingon their Tumblr/Blogger, posting the in-tricate gifs and exquisite graphics theymade.And God bless you, if they like towrite too, for write to impress and notexpress is the mantra they live by.They freak out when they touch 1000 awhopping followers; some even throwparties to celebrate their new found‘popularity’.

Type #4: The funny guyThis person is followed by thousandson their Twitter accounts. Their wittyone-liners and ‘punny’ jokes are theirclaim to fame. They bring light to bor-ing posts on Facebook. So, if you arebored of the oh-so-serious FB posts,just stalk them. And obviously whenhate comes their way, they retaliatewith a stabbing comeback. Everyonewants to be them. G T

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Variety

Stuti Sengupta, AIS Saket, XI E

Fortunately for Pammi aunty, Starbucks set itssacred foot in the Indian malls – phew! Thetaste of home grown Café Coffee Day was

getting onto every last one of her nerves. The idoli-sation of western culture has been a debatable issue;one that has left many twirling their literary mous-taches. But for a change, this time, let’s take a lookover the gives and takes of both these societies.

What we tookYes, yes, we know too much of aping the West. Butsometimes, it is for the good, or maybe not.

Cafes and frappes: Pammi auntie’s daily dosageof the American staple caffeine, politely extended

by Starbucks and those delishDunked Donuts have become a phys-iological necessity for birthday parties anddinner handovers! Thank heavens for these Amer-ican saviours infiltrating our food industry elsepoor Bunty would still have to make do with aalooparantha and aam ka achar, served with but ofcourse, maa ka pyaar.

Oh! The idiot boxes:We have seen Big B offeringcrores of rupees to people who ate general knowl-edge books for dinner. Ever wondered where doeshe get the genius idea? ‘Who Wants to be a Mil-lionaire’ became ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ and‘Dancing with the Stars’ was called ‘JhalakDikhlaa Jaa’. Charles Darwin stands proved yetagain, only this time in terms of American realitytelevision so imbibed in our disposable TV time.

That forbidden fruit:Oh, a 6? My neighbour’s

wife’s brother’s daughter just got 6Plus that too Champagne. What? Oh you

have college in a year? Then let’s not forgetthe absolute need for a MacBook! A for Applehas changed its meaning in the country, all thanksto the new definition flown in on the iPlane fromthe west.

What we gave Indians with all their big hearts believe in the actof giving, even to the ‘developed’ ones.

The cat pose: Err. No. We were talking about yoga.Dance studios all over the States boast of trainershaving taken lessons from some acclaimed yogagurus in the depths of Indian forests. Today, Nike and

Adidas are making spe-cial yoga equipment. If this is

not Grade A commercialisation,we don’t know what is.

The tandoor trip:We gave them Basmatiand tandoori chicken. Right from Dawat on58th St NYC to Saffron in Manhattan, it’sclear; the revenue based solely on the Indianfood industry is high in States. So much so thatAmericans with a flair for business are alreadymarketing bottled curry and Basmati at exorbi-tant prices. If you find an ‘imported tandoori

spice’ bottle in Nature’s Basket, rest assured it wasmade in India and has come home for a smug visit.

Henna tattoo – Yes. Mehendi is our next contri-bution. These exotic, temporary and rather intri-cate designs have taken everyone, right fromMadonna to Miley Cyrus, by a storm. Americanshave utilised this avenue as well for businessstrategies – right from tattoo shops in Malibuhanding out ‘stick-ons’ and cake décor in hennapatterns. G T

Devyani Goel, AIS Saket, IX A

Spending the majority of our livesin school, our education eventu-ally becomes the driving force in

life, and the backpack, our universe. Thebag eventually evolves into much morethan just that: it transforms into the blackhole, engulfing everything we feed it.Here’s a list of all the things that are leftin our school bags, often undiscovered.

Pen without a cap Lost the ‘dhakkan’ages ago and yes the ink is on the brinkof drying, but letting go? No. Under-neath all those books, pencil shavingsand the week old apple, is this angel.

Rough notebook Its corners are cut off,the ratio of scribbles to substantialnotes is 3:1. It still does make for agood alternative to sleeping in class andfor that, the notebook stays; even ifcrumpled in some corner of the bag.

Week old circular It’s PTM the nextday and the circular was to be shown a

week ago. Not our fault. The vortex ofthe school bag is too strong.

Overdue book You’re a ‘Wanted’ of-fender by the library for owing themRs.2000 in fine but the book just can’tseem to find its way out of your bag andno one ever gets you! Them feels, bro.

Surprise money There is no greater joyin this world than discovering hiddenmoney. 20 bucks in that tiny pocket? Aajtoh duniya kharid lenge.

‘Lost’ item The assembly is 2 minutesaway, and jumping off a cliff wouldprobably mean less danger than not hav-ing your ID card. So you hold yourbreath, and in a now-or-never moment,the bag is upturned. The ID card isfound. Peace has been restored.

‘The’ paper This sheet of paper is yourlifeline: the deadline for your Eco as-signment, details of history project, yourAsk.fm password and ‘her’ number. Youbetter hunt it out of there. G T

School bag or black hole?Here’s a list of all the things that are left inour backpacks, falling prey to the black hole

The grand adla badli

Pic: Pracchi Mehta, XI E; Imaging: Abhimanyu S. , XI E; Model: Sarthak Mangla, III A

Graphic: Uday Kampani, XI E &Prateek Vachher, X B, AIS Saket The whirlwind adla-badli of

hot trends and culturesbetween the East and Westhas taken a rather meteoricspeed; and slowing downisn’t on the cards, at leastfor the next aeon or so.Let’s dive into the oceanof ‘inspired’ (read: copied)trends that are here to stay.

As social mediasites gain morethan 0.35 billionusers every 2 years,the concept ofWorld Wide Web isgetting more real,so much so that ithas evolved into anew world with itsown set of people.Take a look

Fishing for likes Illustration: Stuti Sengupta, AIS Saket, XI E