October 1-15 2009 Issue

12 Pages·2009·3.04 MB·English

THE GL BAL TIMES
October 1-15,2009 ANAMITYNEWSPAPER www.theglobaltimes.in
Youngistan ka Ailan
Food for thought
RememberingGandhi
Asoulsosimpleandhumble
Withthoughtspure&noble AnkitaMarwaha,AprajitaArushiJain,IshitaBedi,
Whowentbehindbars ArchitaGoyal,SrishtiPrasadAISMayurVihar Pic:MsVandanaSeth,
TeacherAISMayurVihar
Thinkingaboutourcountry
Usedthetool,non-violence Ifyoutakeonestepforwardandthentwo
Andbrought independence stepsbackward,yourspeedofprogress
Freed us from the tyrants isjustaboutanybody’sguess.That’sex-
whoruledournation actlywhat’shappeninginourcountry.
Andbroughtbackourglori- India’sriseasaglobalpowerisbeing
ousreputation! pulledbackbymyriadevils.Perhaps,
Our tribute to the father of itstimeforare-runofGandhiji’s
thenation QuitIndiaMovement,withAmitians
Aprajita,IXB voicingtheirviewsonwhatthey’d
AISMV liketoquitIndiaforever...
Illiteracy:LighttheGyan
toachievesamman
INSIDE
Evenafter60yearsofindepend-
ence, the literacy
rate in India is
only64.84%and
restofthepeople
are still doomed
withthecurseofilliter-
acy. Consequently they are
caughtupintheviciouscircleof
poverty, unemployment and AAllll eevviillss QQuuiitt HHiinndduussttaann
Festivityintheair,p5 hunger. Despite continuous ef-
forts and schemes launched by
thegovernmenttoeradicateillit- isforcedtoselltheirchildrento Well,itcanbedonebygreasing Will one of the wonders of the Bomb blasts in Sarojini Nagar,
eracy,ourcountry stillstruggles get a few morsels of food and the palms of the men in power. world, sculpted out Delhi or open firing
withitsliteracyrates. then,weseethebittersideofthe Corruptioniscausinghurdlesin of pristine white by terrorists in
Aditya Bhatia of Class XI says, story. distributing the benefits of the marbles be Mumbai - inno-
“Each one, teach one can really If we cannot feed the teeming progressanddevelopmenttothe eclipsed by the cent people lost
workwondersinthisfield.” millions; all our claims deservingcitizens. polluting fumes of theirlives,country
to progress and development Every year government intro- the industries and bear lost its people and
Poverty: Roti Kapda aur
are hollow. Poverty should duces various schemes to help, the daag of human callousness property, economy crashed and
Makaan
quitIndiaSakshiGuptaofclass the farmers, the girl child, the towards the environment in the the government washed their
AmiownCCD,pg11 Oneofourfavouritenewschan- X says, “We, the people of workingclasses,eradicateilliter- yearstocome? handsoffaftergivingcompensa-
nelsproudlyreports thisnationshouldcometogether acy,providebasiccivicamenities Will our generation gift forests tions.Theterroristswentscot-free
about India’s in- and work for the upliftment of tothecitizens,butamajorpartof bereftof trees andconcretejun- to plan more such attacks. The
digenously built thiscountry.” thefundsgoesintothepocketsof gles to the future generations? growing menace of terrorism
Chandrayan, and Corruption: Let’s deal themiddlemen.IshitaChoudhury Pollution,themonstrousoctopus ought to quit India. Tanmaya of
lists out the names overthe table ofclassXIcomments,“Itissaid ofourownmaking,caused,nur- AISNoidaquotesfromtheUN-
of Indians adorning the Canyouthinkofonemagicwand yougetthekindofrulersyoude- turedandignoredbyusisready ESCO’sconstitution,“Sincewars
Forbeslistofworld’srichestpeo- whichcanmakethe serve.” If you want to kill this togripusinitstentacles. begininthemindsofmen,itisin
ple,andyoureallyfeelproudto files move, get hydra-headed demon, begin by SinjiniGuhasays,“Itisthesocial themindsofmenthatthedefenses
beanIndian. admissions, notbeingapartofit,andraising andmoraldutyofallcitizensto ofpeacemustbeconstructed.”
Butsuddenly,thecameramoves ticketreservation, yourvoiceagainstit. careforourplanet.” We need the co-operation and
into a remote village of Orissa gas, water and commitment of the entire world
Pollution: Sab Daag Terrorists: This species
HealtheSoul,pg12 andyouseepeopledyingdueto electricityconnectionat to fight this growing menace
starvation,andafamishedfamily onego?. Achchenahinhotey shouldbe extinctforever ofterrorism.(cid:1)
“A change in the individual can bring
about a change in the whole society”
MrRaviSingh,SecretaryGeneralandCEO, Whatcanbedonetokeepacheckonwildlife KnowledgeZone.Childrencangothereon
WWFIndia,talkstoAdityaBhatia(XI-A), poaching? nature’strail.
AdityaKumar(XI-B),AnweshaPadhy(VIII- Poachinghappenslargelyduetothedemandfor •ThereisanUrbanHabitatSummitinDelhi
B),andAnkitaMarwaha(XI-B)ofAIS, meatandthehighcostofanimalhide,teethand whereallthearchitectsmeet.Wehavesug-
MayurVihar,abouttheNGO’sactivitiesin otherbodyparts.Wemustbecomeresponsible gestedthatallthedrainsaroundthecity(which
Indiatosaveourwildlife. citizensandshouldnotacceptanythingwhichis areabout400-500kminlength)becoveredand
notproducedbysustainabledevelopmentoril- cyclingzonesbemade,whichwillenablecit-
There are plans to import and rehabilitate legally.Ithinkatyourstageyoushouldcreate izens to cycle from as far as South to East
CheetahsinIndia.DoyouthinkIndiaisready this awareness and ensure that your school, Delhi.
forsuchabigresponsibility? teachers,parentsandpeopleyouworkaround •We also have a Gangetic Dolphin project,
Cheetahs were largely hunted out. They had with also become aware and do something at nearBulandshehar,andinBijnournearHasthi-
survivedearlier,becausethehumanpopulation theirlevel.Thoughatyourstageyoucannotget napur. We organise trips to these places for
was less and there were more of grasslands. intowildlifemanagementdirectlybutwhatyou children to see dolphins, fishes, ghariyals,
TherearepartsofIndiawherecheetahscansur- candois–nottotakeeverydaybirds,animals Sarus(cranes),etc.
vivestill.Theycanbekeptinlargeenclosures, andtreesforgranted.
say,openzoosofonesquaremile.Itwilltake4- Celebrities, despite being educated and
6yearsbeforetheycanbereleasedinthewild. Mentor-Wise aware, have committed offences against
Buttounderstandthecheetah’sbiologyandbe- wildlife.Howcanweusetheirfametocre-
haviour,weneedexpertswhocantakedecisions ateawareness?
MrRaviSingh,
onbehalfofourcountry.Andifit’sviable,then WhatareWWF’sprojectsinDelhi? Children are the future of India.You must
SecretaryGeneraland
I think for future generations it’ll be great to • In Delhi we have an annual Tree Planting writetothesecelebritiesdirectlysayinghow
CEO,WWFIndia
havecheetahsonceagain.Andthisprojectwill Drive.Anyonecouldpickasaplingfromourof- upsetyouarewiththembecauseoftheirac-
requiresupportfromthevillagesandcommu- fice and plant it anywhere as long as they tions,askingthemtobecomebetterpeople
nities around these areas which revere black- pledgetoprotectit. andinspiringothersaroundthemtobecome
bucks. Now cheetahs largely hunt blackbucks •Wedidascientificstudyonthereasonofdis- bettercitizens.Atthesametimeyoushould
andthechinkaras.Sothenativesmightoppose appearanceofsparrowsfromour city. write to those celebrities who are working
thismove.Sowemustbesureofprovidingfull •Anotherworkwedidwasatthechiefminister forsavingthewildlifeapplaudingtheiref-
protectiontotheseanimals.Themovewillbe Mrs.SheilaDixit’sresidencewheretherewere forts.Achange in the individual can bring
good news for the desert wildlife in India, a lot of bats. On being called by her, we con- aboutachangeinthewholesociety.
whichisunderalotofthreat. vertedapartofherhouseintoaBatCaveorBat continuedonpg2...
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experienceofhowanewspaperismadeandworkingtogetherasateam.”AprajitaAgrawal,IX-A,AISMV
News with Views TheGlobalTimes, October 1-15,2009
“We will carry with us all your hopes”
Continuedfrompg1........ andwesincerelyhopethattheyoungerlotwillbe
abletobringaboutgenuineresults.
Wearecuttingawayforeststomeetman’sdemand
forfood,housingandindustries.Whatareyour Whatisthesignificanceofyourlogo?
viewsonthis? Thisisaveryinterestingquestion.WWF’spanda
A lot of things are misunderstood in India. Our logowasdesignedbyitsfounderchairman,thenat-
countryhasthelargestirrigatedlandintheworld uralistandpainterSirPeterScott,in1961.Thelogo
andyetourproductionisstill amongthelowest. evolvedfromaneedtogeneratealoveforanimals
We have sufficient land to produce food for our andspecies inpeople.While makingthelogowe
wholecountry.Byusingourwaterresourceswell, lookedatdifferentanimals.Wefoundthepandaa
andputtinginvestmentattherightplaces,wecan very cute animal, which would appeal to the
increase our yield from 2% to 4%. Through a masses. Another factor was that the panda logo
strongerforestpolicy,wecanincreaseourforested couldbeprintedinblackandwhitewhichwasaf-
areaanddecreasedeforestation. Insteadofusing fordablebytheorganisationatthattime.Sothatex-
chemicals,WWFisworkingonpromotingsustain- plainsthePandainthelogo!
able means of production for sugarcane, rice and
cotton.Onewillbesurprisedtoknowthatevenby WhatrolewillWWFplayattheWorldBusiness
usingorganicmeans,thesameamountofproduc- Summit on Climate Change in Copenhagen in
tiontakesplace. December?
India’sstandonclimatechangeisthat–wewillbe
Whataregoingtobetheeffectsofclimatechange aresponsiblenationandwillnotexceedourcarbon
onwildlifeinIndia? footprintpercapita.Thegovernmentisundertak-
Therewillbeadverseeffectsofclimatechangeon ingalargenumberofactivitiestoensuregrowing
wildlife.Noteveryspecieswillbeabletosurvive. LtoR:AdityaBhatia,AdityaKumar,MrRaviSingh,AnkitaMarwahaandAnweshaPadhy moreforests,cuttingdownonindustrieswhichare
AndImeansurvivalnotinthenext10-15yearsbut emanatingharmfulgases.Forthesame,thePMhas
survivalinthenext1000years.Forinstance,sub– Despitecontinuedefforts,Pandaisstilloneofthe lationisactuallygrowinginChina.Moreoverour madeNationalActionPlanonClimateChangewith
mountainforestsintheNortheastandTerairegions. most endangered species in the world. Are the generationstartedaskingquestionsaboutourenvi- 8 missions. Generally all the WWF’s across the
Treesinsuchareasdependonfogand cloudsfor stepstakentopreservenaturalheritagetoolittle ronment when we couldn’t drink water without worldwilltalkaboutonemajorissue–tomakeit
30%oftheirmoisture.Asaresultofclimatechange andtoolate? proper purification and the air turned murky, in abetterplanet.Wecan’tnegotiatedirectlybecause
themoisturelevelwilldropandnotonlyflorabut Steps taken by us are not too late. Human beings shortourbusinesslivesgotaffected.Nowwiththe weareanNGO.Butwearecongregatingofficials
alotofbirds,insectsandotherlifeformswhichare havecreatedthismessandonlywewillbringabout youngergeneration,thesequestionsareaskedmuch togethertodotherightthings. WWFhasalarge
so interesting belonging to that area will be very achangegradually.Infactifyoulookatit,overthe beforeyoupeoplestartonyourcareerandaware- teaminCopenhagenandwewillcarrywithusall
deeplyaffected. yearsthere’sastrongindicationthatPanda’spopu- nessismuchmore.Sofutureholdsalotofpromise yourearnesthopesand concerns.(cid:1)
News Digest ‘ACT’ NOW!
MehakBhatnagarIX-C,Aprajita Tigerfright Youth Power semi-finalists join NGO Swechha to spread awareness
AgrawalIX-A,ArchitaGoyalIX- ue to ‘rampant’ poaching and
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A,RashikaSood,IX,Aaprajita smuggling of tiger skin in the ShwetaJain vastava,classIX,BloomPublicSchool, ratedthestory,thetalentedkidseffort-
Agrawal,IX-A,ArchitaGoyal country,16tigerreservesinthecoun- VasantKunjandKritikaKumari,Class lesslymouthedtheirlines.
IX-A,MehakBhatnagarIX-C trymightsoonlosealltheirbigcatsif In the Youth XI, Purkal Youth Development Society, Saksham,whoplayedoneofthesnakes
YOUTHPOWER
appropriatemeasuresarenottakento Power2009ini- Dehradun,didtheir16hoursworkshop said, “It was a good learning experi-
Clijsterscomeback improve the situation. Shrinking ani- tiative, the withNGOSwechha. ence.Despiteverylittletoprepare,we
im Clijsters stunned the entire malhabitatsandman-animalconflicts stress is onget- Oneoftheiractivitiesduringthiswork- managed to give good performance. I
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worldafterherimpressivecome- have also led to the alarming rate of ting the young shop (that was spread over three days) learntaboutmanyissuesrelatedtoen-
back,defeatingDanishCarolineWoz- tigerdeath.Thecountryisontheverge students of wastoactinanimpromptustreetplayat vironmentthroughthisexperience.”
niacki7-5,6-3intheU.SOpenfinal. of losing its national animal. The Amityandotherschoolsassociatedwith DilliHaatonSeptember25. Amal shared, “I learnt teamwork, and
Clijsters became the first mother to Wildlife Protection Society of India tGELFprogramme,theexposureofthe Swechha organised this play, prepared how to interact with others. I learnt
winamajorafterEvonneGoolagong (WPSI) informed the country has al- realburningissues.Concernsandcam- by Chennai-based group Theatre Y. It abouteffectsofglobalwarmingandthat
Cawleyin1980.Shebecamethethird readylost150tigersincluding72this paigns all over the world related to also had participants from Jamghat, a we should not tamper with nature.We
unseeded and first unranked female year, since 2006, when it had, 1,411 poverty,hunger,equality,environment- groupthatrehabilitatesstreetchildren. must not be greedy and should live in
champion of a Grand Slam, by win- wildcats issomethingthesechildrenunderstand Several creative young minds got to- peaceandharmonywithmotherEarth.
ning the 2009 U.S Open. Clijsters andarediscussingmuchearlyinlife.So gethertopreparefortwohoursrehearsals ThiswasthefirsttimeIdidaplayandI
found a place in theWTARankings, LuckyRashee! when YouthPowerparticipantsventure and then gave their final act, amongst wasnervous,buttheNGOpeoplereally
securingapositionatnumber19. hiletherehavebeenquiteafew outfortheirtraining,theycomebackas muchapplausefromtheaudience. encouragedme.Igainedconfidenceand
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double role performances by informedandconscientiouscitizens. Thethemewashowanimalsco-existin gothangofleadershipqualities.
LetssharemotherEarth leadingladiesinthepast,therearen't Keepingthisinmind,theYouthPower harmony in a jungle and inter-depen- The play was a part of United Nations
ugratnaSrivastava,a13-year-old manymovieswhereaBollywoodac- semi-finalist Saksham Agarwal, class dence of species is an important factor DevelopmentProgramme2015withthe
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from Lucknow created history tresshasplayedevenatriplerole,let VIII,AIS, Sec-43, Gurgaon;Amal Sri- for survival. While the sutradhar nar- punchline-‘Standupanddon’tsayno!’(cid:1)
bybeingthefirstteenagerfromIndia alone coming close to enacting a
to address the UN Climate Change dozen-oddcharactersinasinglemovie.
Summit on 22 September, ‘09. She Fondlyknownas‘PiggyChops“inthe
urged the world leaders to show vi- filmindustry,PriyankaChopracreated
sion and leadership in stopping historybybeingthefirstfemaleactress
“ThosewhomakemotherEarthcry.” to portray 12 characters in the horo-
She said that, “We have one mother scopebased‘What’sYourRashee?’and
Earth,letusshareit.”Yugratnagave thus gained entry into the coveted
an eloquent speech that was cheered GuinnessBookofWorldRecords.
by world leaders, including the UN
Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and Shimmer,styleandcouture
India’s external affairs minister S M he country's audience was en-
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Krishna and environment minister thralled by the fashion extrava-
JairamRamesh. ganzaputupbydesignerscelebrating
10yearsoffashionatLakmeFashion
Eureka!H20onChandamama Week,Mumbai,lastmonth.Exhibiting
handrayaan-1, the maiden lunar a bizarre collection of saris, togas,
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mission of India equipped with gowns, tunics, Grecians and fringed
NASA’s Moon Mineralogy Mapper kurtas.About55modelsdisplayedvar-
has electromagnetically found water iousdesignsbyabout55designersin-
onthesurfaceofthemoon.Sincethe cluding Raakesh Agarvwal, Tarun
temperature is low, water does not Tahiliani,GauriandNainika,Rehane,
existintheliquidform.Rather,itwas RockyS,etc.Aconstellationofstars-
found as steam trapped in rocks and LaraDutta,KabirBedi,DimpleKapa-
dust particles. It can be extracted dia,SalmanKhan,DeepikaPadukone,
throughmoistureonland.Acombina- Mugdha Godse and Rubina Ali and
tion of hard work, science and tech- Azharuddin who catapulted to fame
nology,thusledtothediscoveryofthe after Slumdog Millionarre made it a
century. star-studdedweek.
RtoL:AmalSrivastava,SakshamAgarwalandKritikaKumari
Diwalilightsaresobright,theybringgoodcheeranddelight.Butcrackersarenofun;pleasedon’tburnthemanyone! -AditiBanerji,IA/WA,AISNoida
Writingarticlesfromhomeandemailingthemdidn’ttakemucheffort.OnlywhenIsawwhatgoesintomakingofanewspaper,didIrealise
Moolah Mantra 3
how hardeveryoneworksforit.Ilovedtheexperience!--AnkitaMarwaha,XI-B,AISMV
TheGlobalTimes,October1-15,2009 Education & Enhancement
Extra Superb and Extra Ordinary:
shapeandmouldastudent.ECsnowplayacrucial
roleinshapingthelivesofyoungsters.ECsalsoex-
posestudentstotheharshrealitiesoftheworldand
Extra curricular theirownimmensehiddenpotential.
Aadhar Kohli, IX-A, a leading singer of AIS
MayurViharwhocrackedthethirdroundofSaRa
Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs opines, “I really think
AarushiJain&ApurvaTalluri,IXA uresintheirminds,arebeingpushedintochoosing everyone should understand the significance of
AISMV fromalimitedfieldofopportunities.Thiswasthe ECs.Ihaveneverreceivedanyencouragementre-
scene10-20yearsago.Fast-forwardto2009,stu- garding my singing though it rejuvenates me and
heengineeringandmedicalfieldbeingbe- dentsnotpossessingaflairforacademicallystimu- helpsmetakemymindoffstudies.”ECsteachusto
Tseechedwithjobrequests,childrenswotting lating professions are opting for unique jobs like multi-tasking and micromanage as we juggle the
awayandstoringcumbersomefactsandfig- jockeying,jinglesinging,etc.Yes,studentsnowa- demandsofschool,friends,andfamily.Shashank
dayshaveanarrayofchoicesandhavethefreedom Khanna,VIII-B,feels“Debatingandwritingen-
topursuethesubjectwhichticklestheirfancy.All hanceourknowledgeandplantspricelessseedsof
becauseof‘extra-curricularactivitiesorECs. confidenceandfearlessnessinus”.
Studentshavestartedtakingkeeninterestinsports Indeed,extracurricularsmagicallyexpandthehori-
likebasketball,gymnastics,football,aerobics,vol- zonsofourimaginationandstrengthenthemind’s
leyball, etc.Arenewed interest in language clubs endless reservoir of creativity. Sports nurture our
offeringSpanish,French,Italian,German,etc,has team-spirit,disciplineandallinall,buildcharacter
shown that these languages can certainly help inus.And ofcourse, theyareasurefirepathto a
youngstersinchartinganewcareer.WritingClub, healthylifestyle.Italsolooksverygoodoncollege
debate teams, school radio, school newspaper, andjobapplicationsandsometimesisashortcutto
dramaclubare reallyfantabulouswaystogivevent admissions. Specific activities help attaining spe-
toourcreativityandimagination. cificgoals—ifyouwanttoteachlanguageorget
Musiclessons,choirandmusicbands-cooingour abilingualjob,beingthePresidentoftheGerman
favouritesongsisnotonlyanexerciseforourvocal or French Club shows the depth of your commit-
organs but also a ticket to stardom. Shambhavi ment.
Sharma, IX-D says, “Singing has definitely de- However,parentswhocan’taccepttheirwards’ac-
finedmylife.Ireallylovemusic.”Astronomyclub, ademicfailureexpectthemtoexcelinECactivities
robotics club, animation club, photography, envi- whichoftenleadtochildrenfeelingpressurisedand
ronmentalclubstrengthenourlogicalandanalyti- losinginterestinthem.PrabhbaniBindra,IX-A,a
cal skills and introduce new concepts. Student sublimeskaterandthewinnerofmanyprestigious
Governanceisareallygoodwaytolearnleadership prizesfrets,“Iexcelledinskatingbutpeopledonot
qualitiesearlyinlife. understandtheimportanceofECs;soIalmostleft
Yes, from being a perfunctory part of the school it.”WeareluckythatAmityunderstandsthevital
curriculum,theyhaveblossomedintovesselswhich essenceofco-curricularactivities.(cid:2)
Crack the Presentation
(cid:3) Theanswersshouldbewrittenina
neatmanner,
(cid:3) Leaveagapof3to4linesbetween
eachanswer.
(cid:3) Number your questions properly
and while writing points use either
Romannumbersorsmallalphabets.
Social Science (cid:3) Give headings and underline key
words.
ClassX
(cid:3) Trytoanswer3marksquestionin
threepointsand4markquestioninfour
SonaliJain points.Putyouranswerinaway,that
Teacher,AISMayurVihar theidea isclearinthefirsttwolines.
(cid:3) Timeyourpaperright:
Some common tips 1markquestion:oneword/onesen-
(cid:3) Students must be thorough with tenceeachandtime2minutes-
NCERT text books as emphasis is 10X2=20minutes
moreonappliedknowledgethanbook- 3marksquestions:60-80wordseach
ish knowledge. Be clear about the andtime6minutes-
mainthemeofeachchapter. 8X6=48minutes
(cid:3) In History and Political Science, 4 marks questions: 80-100 words
concentrate on diagrams, figures, eachandtime-8minutes
sourceboxandlearnthekeynamesof 10X8=80minutes
each.InGeographyandEconomics,go Map questions: 15mins
throughthedataandflowcharts asyou vision Time=17minutes
canbeaskedtofilltheboxeswithap- (cid:3) Whilerevising,makeeverypossi-
propriate details. Identifying pictures ble1markquestionfromeachlesson.
andmapsisveryessential. (cid:3) Map work is scoring, therefore
(cid:3) Understanding the activity based practise the CBSE list of map items
questions of Economics will enhance thoroughlythricebeforetheexams.
yourpowerofapplication. (cid:3) Planyourrevisionschedulebyno-
(cid:3) Don’t do selective study, instead vemberandfollowitsincerely.
prepare chapters according to their Carryyourownstationerysothatyou
weightage. don’twastetimeinborrowing. Cartoonby:RitvikChaturvedi,AISMV
Career Opportunities in CS
Scholastic alerts
Anuranjana Let’s consider what kind of career op- Career Path 3: Developing effective October 2009
SeniorLecturer,ASET,AUUP portunitiesastudenthasineachofthe waystosolvecomputingproblems. Institute/Exam:UPSCMains
threeareas. CareerPath4:Planningandmanaging Course/Discipline:CivilServices
omputerScience is the Career Path 1: Designing and imple- organisationaltechnologyinfrastructure. EntranceExam: CivilServicesExam
Cstudyoftheoreticalfoun- mentingsoftware. Careerpaths2and3areundeniablyin Website:www.upsc.gov.in
dations of information Career Path 2: Devising new ways thedomainofcomputersciencegradu-
andcomputation,andofpracti- tousecomputersandaddressingpartic- ates. Career paths 1 and 4 have finances. Computers serve as efficient
cal techniques for their imple- ularchallengesinareassuchasrobotics, spawned the new majors in software meansformanagementofinformation.
mentation and application in computer vision, or digital forensics engineering and information technol- Computers-whichhavesuchawideva-
computersystems. (although these specialisations ogy,respectively. rietyofapplications,andcomputeredu-
The works of computer scien- arenotavailableinallcomputerscience Computer educationhelps one manage cation are extremely important to keep
tists fall into three categories. programmes). one’sownbusinessassetsandpersonal upthepaceintoday’sfastlife.(cid:2)
Diwaliismyfavouritefestivalbecauseofthebrightlights.-TvishaMutreja,I–D,AISPushpVihar
MakingourownGTwasanexcellentlearningexperience.I’verealisedthetoughjobof
4 Gyan Vigyan
aneditorandthelongwaytogotomakeanewspaper. RashikaSood,IXA,AISMV
Science & Technology TheGlobalTimes, October1-15,2009
Are we ready for the Cheetah?
GautamiRaju,IX-B Isitpossibletoprovidethatkindofspaceandprey
AISMayurVihar base here?The condition of our reserves is such
thatoutofthe36tigerreserves,only12aresuit-
thasbeen60yearssinceCheetahsbecameex- ableforactuallykeepingthetiger!
ItinctinthiscountryandnowtheIndiangov- Soifthisisthesituation,canweaffordtobringan
ernmentislookingforwardtobringthemback. animalwhichgotextinctduetothesamereasons?
IthasbeendecidedthattheGajnerWildlifeSanc- The biggest threat and challenge to the Cheetah
tuary, 32kms from Bikaner in Rajasthan will be wouldbeconfrontingthepoacherswhohavebe-
welcoming the Cheetahs. The wild cat will be come more organised, have sophisticated
brought from SouthAfrica,Namibia, Kenya and weaponryandagrowingmarket.Ifcheetahisto
Tanzania. bebroughtbackthenfirstweneedtoupgradeand
Thisnewsshouldhavemadeeverywildlifelover improveourlawenforcement,thegovernmenthas
dancewithdelight.Butthebigquestionis-arewe totakemoreinterestandmakemorestringentlaws
readyfortheCheetahevenwhenthefutureofour tocurbpoachingandwildlifetradeandthecondi-
national animal, the tiger is still uncertain? The tionofournationalparksandsanctuariesshould
tigerswhichnumbered40,000oncearenowdown beimproved.
to1,400.AsweunderstandfromtheAfricanland- Itisalsoveryessentialtocreateawarenessamong
scape, the Cheetahs would require lot of open thelocalcommunities(tribals,villagers)andtheelite
spaceforhabitationandgame. toacknowledgetheimportanceoftheirsurvival.(cid:1)
Evaluate all you do so that it leads to continuous progress
Aloevera
AprajitaAgrawal&RashikaSood President, Engineering Prime Section; Afterall,it’sallabouttimemanagement.
IX-A,AISMayurVihar theychosemespeciallyfortheSecond
ArchitaGoyal,IX-A term because I was doing good work. Amomentinyourlifewhichchanged
Medicinal AISMayurVihar Mr.VMTrehanisChairman,Mekaster ThenIcreatedtheDelhiandHyderabad youtowhatyouaretoday?
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Plants succulentplants,withorigininNorth Foundation for Amity and National technology in India –The Digital jobatWilliamJacksonCompanyandI
Africa.Itgrowsinaridclimates.Itmay Solidarity (FANS), an NGO, used to go to my relative’s place
be stem-less or short-stemmed with which has been bestowed upon after my work. One day someone
heightupto60-100cm.Theleavesare variousawardsforpromotingthe remarked,“Whatisthisboydoing
thickandfleshygreen.TheAloeVera causeofnationalintegration. here every day, as if he has no
flowersareyelloworredclustersthat work?”Thatsentencehitme.And
growonlongstems. When was Mekaster founded? nowafter30-40yearsofhardwork,
Uses: It contains Vitamin, Minerals, Whatisitsvision? Idon’thavetimetowhileaway.
Amino acid, Polysaccharides, En- MekasterwasfoundedonJanuary
zymes, Plant steroids, Lignin. 1,1971.Itsvisionwastobeavery Canyourecallsomethingthatyou
Startingfromtreatmentofwoundsto wellknowncompany‘intheserv- don’twanttoforget?
loweringthesugarlevelsindiabetes, iceoftheNation.’Theaimwasto I always remember my mother’s
AloeVeraisanti-septicandantibacter- bring in new products, new tech- advices. For example: Evaluate
ial. It cures arthritis, AIDS and pre- nology, and innovative items so whatallyoudosothatitcanleadto
GoodSamaritan
vents infections. It also improves thattheyhelpinthegrowthofthe yourcontinuousprogress.Shetold
humanimmuneanddigestivesystem. country. SwitchingSystem.SoIthinkinthelong methisinthelate50sandIrememberit
And for all the beauty bunnies,Aloe runpeopledoappreciatethegoodwork. tilldate.
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BotanicalName: Aloebarbadensis faceandarmstoreducepigmentation ScienceCongressandhavebeenhon- Howdoyoumanagetobeinvolvedinto Lastly, what is your message for our
Commonname : AloeVera,CuracaoAloe, anddarkspots,orasamoisturiserand oured with the Presidential Gold multipleactivities? fellowstudents,theAmitians?
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foundinthecentralparts sibleintheformofgels,pills,lotions, takenthisassignmentseriously.WhenI timeeat,drink,talk,andenjoy.Butsome development of the institution. And I
ofthealoeveraleaves. sprays,ointments,creams,etc. wasmadetheLifeMemberofthisasso- likemegavemoretimetomyworkeven thinkitsgreatandIhopethenextgener-
ciationbyDr.Kasim,Ijoinedinasthe whenIwasyoung.Probably,thathelped. ationalsocontinuesit.(cid:1)
Mera apple uske apple se lal kyon?
An apple a day, shows you the doctor’s way!
leadingnewschannel.
Adulterationinfoodisbeing practisedonalargescale.
IshitaBedi,VIIIE& AprajitaAgrawal,IXA Prohibitedsubstances areeitheraddedorpartly/wholly
AISMayurVihar substituted.InIndianormallythecontamination/adulter-
ationinfoodisdoneeitherforfinancialgainorduetocare-
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“ADadireturnedfromhermorningwalk,“Whathappened, transportationandmarketing.
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bagonmyback,”Iscreamedinpaintoo.“Yeah,ofcoursebeta,you beingcheatedorbecomingavictimofdiseases.
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GenNextdoesn’tbelieveineatingbutjuststarving.” wardcountries.Adulterationmaycausediseasessuchascancer,glau-
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lHamahnatheadhm…ybdraodthielra.ughed loudly. “That’s where you are hanaVIID, saereveorfetecnasceosa,teedvewnidtheawtha.xTahnedaspppraleysedwweritehlilsehadwaitrhseansamtei.leWoencoounrsufamcee
wrongmychild.WhenIwasyourageIusedtoeat5rotis Archa,har itasagreatsourceofironbutbecauseofthisadulterationpractice,
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chemicalsubstancemixedintoit,”Ianswered.“What?”shegasped. IlluUpa wouldsurelymakethemsick?Sotoday,anappleaday,showsyouthe
ThiswasmyreactiontoowhenIsawthisasthebreakingnewsona doctor’sway!(cid:1)
Diwaliismyfavouritefestivalbecause Ilove thecolourful sparkle of firecrackers and the yummy taste of the Diwali sweets.-NealGupta,IV-D,AISPushpVihar
Atotallyexcitingandworthlearningexperiencewhichisactuallyonceinalifetimeopportunity.Ireallyhadagreattimebeingareporterfor
U, Me & Hum 5
ourownnewspaper.Quiteanextraordinaryexperiencetotakehomeandrememberthroughoutmylife. ShrishtiThakkar,XIB,AISMV
TheGlobalTimes,October1-15,2009 Whose life is it anyway?
Festivity in the air
With festivals round the corner, it’s time for a wardrobe make over!
Lengthy lehenga-choli
Ojaswini,XB
AIS,MayurVihar
This dress is not so easy to carry, but absolutely
hefestiveseasonhasarrived.Thepleas- stunninglyIndian!
Tantfragranceofflowersiseverywhere,a A-Line–Inthisstyle,thelehengagoestightatthetop
fusion of colours all around and the andthenagradualflare.Goformadcombinationslike
sweetnessof‘mithai’intheair. pinkandorange,turquoiseandmagenta!Justcloseyour
Butonebigproblem,youdon’thaveanything eyesandtrustmywords.
towear?Hey,it’stimeformallattack! Pieceofadvice–Goforalight,netdupattamatching
Ah!Festivedressingisaheadache,Itellyou. withthelehenga.
You don’t want anything at which your Fish-Cut–Thoughit’sinfashionforawhile,it’sthe
grandmawidenshereyesnordoyouwanttobe secondbestchoiceafterA-line.Picksoftcolourswith
laughed at by your cousins! What to do? Stuck metallicprintorwork.
betweenthedevilandthedeepbluesea?Here,we Advice-Avoidheavywork.Otherwiseyoumightend
cometoyourrescue… uplookinglikeawannabebride!
Exoticaccessories–Indiandressesandexoticacces-
Festive Fashion
soriesgohandinhand.
Sassy Suits – Suits are one of the most common BigBangles:Banglesnotonlymakeyouroutfitalot
and comfortable Indian wear and in fashion. But moreIndianbutalsosticktoyourfashionstatement.A
fromtheoceanofdifferentdesignsandstylesyou bigbunchofthinmetallicbangleswilldojustfinebut
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patialahasbeengivenamodernout- meringIndiandesignswillserveyoujustright.
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in bold prints and metallic Itstimetoexperimentandtryoutsomelooksyou’ve
colours. Mix and match is the alwayswantedto.Sodon’tworryevenifyouturninto
‘inthing.’ atotalwardrobedisaster.Therearesomepeoplewho’ll
Pieceofadvice-Leavethe alwaysadmireyou.Speakingfromexperience.Puton
dupattabehind. yourvibrantsmileandenjoy!(cid:1)
Dil, Dimaag, etc. Eat right, win the fight
Counsel’s
Korner
Ojaswini,XB Anotherconceptwhichhascomeintolightisthefalse
AISMayurVihar belief that ‘Stress is important for a good perform-
My parents want ance.’“It’squitesimple.TillthetimeIknowthat
metotakescience, fyouare readingthis article thinking thatIamgoing to Ihavetime,Iamnotbotheredaboutitbut
whenIwanttogo Igiveyousomefat-freefoodtipsoradietplan...thenIam when it becomes a live or die situation,
for Arts. What sorrytodisappointyoubecauseIhavesomeotherplans. thentherealworkbegins”saysManvika
shouldIdo? Butnowasyouhavereadsofar,whynotproceedfurther? GulatiofAIS,MV.
Scienceisstillcon- Fortoday’shealth-freakgeneration,hereisaverysimpleques- Thethingthatneedstobemadeclear
PoojaBagrodia sideredbymanyto tion- is that stress might give you that
Counselor,AISMV be the best option. ‘Whatactuallyishealth?’ push which for too long will lead
Justasyouaresure AccordingtoWHO(WorldHealthOrganisation),healthisthe you only down the valley! “Stress
you don’t want to take up science, social,mentalandphysicalwellbeingofaperson.Now,an- ofnokindishealthy”says,Brahma
areyousureofthereasonyouwant other one - ‘How many of you feel that you are leading a Kumari,SisterShivani.
totakeuparts?Trytobackupyour healthylife?’Iswim,Ijog,gotogym,playtennis…Wait!I Herearesome5MinutesTipsto
choicewithvalidfacts.Researchthe knowthatallofyouarebeautyqueensandfigurefreaks.But make your mind strong and
scope that arts offers. Speak to whataboutthe‘mental’aspectofahealthylifestyle?Areyou healthy:
alumniofcolleges/coursesthatinter- providingtherightkindofnutritiontoyourmind?Whydid •Everydaywhenyouwakeup,goto
estyou.Discussprosandconswith youburstintolaughter?It’squiteserious! aparkoryourownbalconyandfeel
peoplewhoareinthatfield.Meeta Research says, ‘Like the quality of food we eat affects our thefreshness.
career counselor with your parents. body,similarlythequalityofourthoughtsaffectsourmental •Make a ‘to do list’ but give proper
Put forward your research to your health.’Especiallytheyoungadultsoftodaywhofacepres- breaksforrest.
parents(catchtheminagoodmood). surefromallsides,areundercontinousstresswhichleadsto •Don’tturnanythingintoa‘liveordie’situa-
Attheendofthedaypicksomething adverseeffectsontheirbodylikehighbloodpressure,heart tion,okaysomethingmaybeimportantbutit’snot
that you enjoy, comprehend and problemsanddepression. morethanyourmentalstability.(cid:1)
manageeffectively.
My mom has banned Facebook as
she has read about its harmful ef- The inevitable “Facebook” charm
fects.ButIwanttobeintouchwith
oldfriends. HowdoIconvinceher?
Yourmotherdoeshaveyourbestin-
terestsatheart.Alongwiththeposi- RashikaSood,IXA Afterthosefifteenlongdays now Icouldlogonto putertosendsomecutecardstohisfriendsandthee-
tive aspect of social networking, AISMayurVihar themostaddictivethingintheworld-Facebook! cardscreenwasfullofromantice-cardswhichmade
there are security issues that every Ireallyenjoyedthelonghoursofchattingandface- my mom doubtful about what he was doing. She
responsible parent would take into It was Monday morning booking.NobhopoofromMama-“Switchthecom- quickly checked the history and in big bold letters
account. What about alternative about8o’clockwhenIgot puter off or I’ll plug the net connection out.”After came the flashing word ‘Facebook.’Now you can
methods of staying connected with out of the bed in my night abouttwolonghours,Irealisedthatthenextdaywas imaginemysadstory.Butthiswasn’ttheworst.My
yourfriendslikee-mails,associated pyjamas, it was a prepara- myexam,thattooofthedangerousSocialStudies! momstartedcrying!Thewords,“Youbrokemytrust”
chat/picsfeaturesoreventhatgood tory holiday as I had an “I’mgoingtostudynow…”Iimmediatelyupdated mademerealizemyfaultandIcouldn’treallycontrol
oldphone?IfFBisstillimportantto exam the next day. Being myFacebookstatus! myemotions!Iweptandcriedthewholenightunder
you, perhaps you can add your hungry, I ran to the kitchen. Just as I was going to IwenttomystudybutIcouldhardlyconcentratebe- myblanket.
motherasafriend.Thisallowsherto opentherefrigerator,Isawanotestuckonit,“Weare cause half of my mind was in the world of a huge Thenextdaywasmyexam;Ididn’tknowasinglean-
access your profile and monitor takingRishiktothedoctortoday!Thebreakfastisin room called Facebook where there were walls with swerandthepreviousnight’sthoughtscamebackto
safety concerns. Create an account themicrowave.Wewillreachhomebyevening.”The thousandsoffriendssomehowfittedinthere! mymindagainandagainastearsofguiltwelledupin
forhertoo,sothatshecanenjoythe firstmischievousthoughtthatcametomymindwas Intheevening,myparentsreturned.Everythingwas my eyes. The whole incident made me realise one
positiveaspectsofFBfirsthand. “Yippee! Ma and Pa have gone I can do masti…’ goingnormaluntilmybrotherswitchedonthecom- thing,thatoneshouldneverbreakanyone’strust!
Diwaliismyfavouritefestivalbecauseitistimetorejoice andmakemerryasgoodhastriumphedoverevil.Welightourhomes,eatsweetsandhavefun.-NandiniMathur,IIC,AISPushpVihar
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Editorial TheGlobalTimes,October1-15,2009
Wild
Caged and Safe
Warrior
things,theyarethebiggestlosers.
Wild and free
Atsuchatime,thoughthedeerrun-
Iamtheeagle, Ilive inhighcountry,inrocky ning free through the forest may
cathedralsthatreachtothesky; please your eye, but remember, they
Iamthehawkandthere'sbloodonmyfeathers, willonlycontinuetopleaseyoureye BarkhaSingh,VIIID
buttimeisstillturningtheysoonwillbedry; for a very short time, because then AISMayurVihar
Allthosewhoseeme,andallwhobelieveinme, theywillbelefttosatisfythegreedof
shareinthefreedomIfeelwhenIfly.” poachers. Therefore while zoos and eneral Michelle once said,
JohnDenver sanctuaries may imply curbed free- G“Anyexistencedeprived of
dom, they will also imply greater freedomisakindofdeath.”
The first week of October safetyofanimals.Notonlythat,their Butismansoegocentricthathebe-
saw many organizations propercarewillreducethecaseofan- lieves this feeling to be befitting of
join hands to celebrate imals entering residential areas and onlythehumanrace?Don’tanimals
Wildlife Week. Competi- turning man hunters and will help toolongtofeeltheeuphoriaoflib-
tions, protest marches, themleadlongandhealthylives,with eration?Itisinherentintheirnature
symposiums, exhibitions, vets, caretakers and regular and torununrestrainedthroughforests,
Dr.AmitaChauhan documentaries, dialogue healthyfoodbeingsupplied. to feel the exhilaration of chasing
Chairperson with citizensdrew partici- Aconceptpracticedincountrieslike their prey, and to challenge them-
pation from the masses in Singaporeistheslogan“Saveanani- selvestobreaknewbarriersjustbe-
itseffortinpreservingforestsandwildlife.The mal,adoptananimal.”Animalskept causetheyhavetheimpulse.Butby
governmenthasawokentotheneedforsaving in zoos and wildlife parks are spon- caginganimalsinzoos,wearetak-
wildlife and has adopted as well implemented sored or “adopted” by corporate ing away their freedom. We have
severalplansandinitiativestoachievethetarget. houseslikeTigerBalm.Thisworksto deludedourselvesintothinkingthat
NotlimitingtheinitiativetoGovernmentefforts encourage people to become more the life of confinement we have
alone, Indian Board ofWild Life (IBWL) de- compassionate towards animals and forceduponthemto“protect”them
cidedtoobservetheWildlifeWeekfromOcto- AnkitaMarwaha,XIB willonlythinkI’mcrazy,butanimals takebettercareofthem.Notonlydo actually provides them a better ex-
ber2-8everyyear.Theinitiativethatproposes AISMayurVihar AREcertainlysaferwhenincaptivity. thecorporatehousesearnbetterrepu- istence. But healthier options in-
to arouse a general awakening in the common With an increasing awareness about tationsforthemselvesbutalsocreate clude wildlife reserves and
maninfavourofprotectionofwildlife,hasmet nimal rights activists may poaching, one might think it has de- awareness.Ifwewanttoclearupthe sanctuaries, where animals roam
withatremendousresponse. Awant to sue the late Mr. creased,buttherealityisharsherthan messthatwehavecreatedbypoach- safelyyet,atwill.Afterall,Godhas
Sinceages,manhasbeencloselyassociatedwith MichaelJacksonforkeeping whatyoubelieve.Ashumansfailevery ing, it is WE who must do some- createdeveryonefree,andwedon’t
the wild, be it in their legendary beliefs, folk animals in a private zoo and when I moraltestandcontinuetoreplace‘God thing, and we can do that by taking havetherighttochangethat.
lores,ourepicsorourhistory.Ourliveswould sayanimalsaresaferincages,people made’ creatures with ‘man made’ bettercareofanimals.(cid:1)
beverymuchpoorerwithoutthesevariedforms
thatbuildupthebalanceofnature.Theneedto
bringaboutindividualeffortandsensipeopleat
Pearls of
Donning the Editor's Cap:
anearlystage,playsaveryimportantroleinsav-
ing wild life that is depleting rapidly. The en-
lighteninginteractionwithWWFCEO, slogan
writing,postermaking,essaycompetitionsand Lights!Camera!Action!Errr..Thoughts!Words!Action! wisdom
aboveallpromoting‘vegetarianism’inthecam-
pus,Amityjoinsthemovementasitechoesthe itting cozily in drawing room, catchy headlines, coordinating with continuetomarchaheadtowritegreat
wordsofSteveIrwin,“Iamawildlifewarrior, Ssipping hot tea and going fellow reporters, calling up teacher successstoriesineveryfield.
andIwillfight,fighttothedeathforwildlife.”(cid:1) through the morning news editors at odd hours and above all, In this endeavour we were guided,
Wild Wisdom
paper, we hardly realise what goes learning for the unit tests and com- motivatedandsupportedbyourPrin-
intothemakingofthemorningdaily, pletingassignmentsontimesimulta- cipal Mrs SaritaAggarwal and Vice
Spread your
covering the news and views of the neously were really great challenges Principals Mrs Mona Rastogi and (cid:1)Deerhuntingwouldbeafine
wholeworld,arrivingatourdoorstep, wehavesuccessfullyencountered. Mrs. Rashmi Sharma. We hope you sport,ifonlythedeerhadguns.
wings every morning without fail. We got Thiswasreallyawonderfulopportu- allwouldenjoyreadingthisissue. -WilliamS.Gilbert
therealtasteofreporting,compiling, nity and a memorable experience Core EditorialTeam: MsArchana (cid:1)Acountryisknownbythewayit
illustrating and finally editing when which enabled us to explore our po- Upadhyay,MsPiyushVardini,Ms. treatsitsanimals.
we started working on our school- tentialandunleashourcreativity.In- Vandana Seth, Ms Neeri Bhagi, -JawaharlalNehru
Itsonlywhenyouspreadyourwings, AmityMayurVihar'sSpecialissueof spired by our founder President's AnkitaMarwaha,XIB,Aprajita& (cid:1)Whatisthegoodofhavinga
Yougetanideahowfaryoucanfly. TheGlobalTimes.Accessingthenet, Vision andcontinuous motivationof Rashika Sood, IX A, AIS Mayur nicehousewithoutadecentplanet
hunting for appropriate words and our Chairperson we, Amitians will Vihar toputiton?
We are all blessed with -HenryDavidThoreau
tremendous potential and (cid:1)TheWorldweallshareisgiven
creativity but they remain tousintrust.Everychoicewe
hidden like pearls inside makeregardingtheearth,air,and
oysterswaitingtosparklein wateraroundusshouldbemade
the sunshine. Plethora of withtheobjectiveofpreservingit
MsSaritaAggarwal opportunitiesandinnumer- forallgenerationstocome.
Principal,AISMV abletrialssculptoutthebest -AugustA.BushIII
in us but opportunities (cid:1)Untilonehaslovedananimal,a
rarely fall in our laps. We have to chase them partofone'ssoulremainsunawak-
throughsheerdiligence,dedicationanddevotion. ened.
Anefforthastobemadefirst.Ifitbearsfruits,do -AnatoleFrance
notbecomplacent,beyourowncompetitionand (cid:1)Thegreatnessofanationandits
betteryourbest.Ifyourfirstattemptfails,itmust moralprogresscanbejudgedby
beturnedintoalearninglesson.Fearoffailure thewayitsanimalsaretreated.
shouldneverdeteryoufromtrying.For,youcan- -MahatmaGandhi
notlearntoswimbystayingawayfromwater. (cid:1)Thereisnothinginwhichthe
Swim,struggleandsteerahead,bravingallhur- birdsdiffermorefrommanthan
dlesandyouwillsurelyemergeastheworthycit- thewayinwhichtheycanbuild
izensoftomorrow.Haveconfidence,befocused andyetleavealandscapeasitwas
andadoptasolution-orientedoutlooktoachieve before.
yourgoal.TheGlobalTimes,abrainchildofour -RobertLynd
Chairperson,isprovidinganexcellentplatform (cid:1)The greatest pleasure of a dog is
tothestudentstoexpresstheircreativethoughts thatyoumaymakeafoolofyour-
and innovative ideas. The newspaper making self with him and not only will he
contestletsthemforayintotheamazingworldof not scold you, but he will make a
journalismatayoungage.Theeditorialteamof foolofhimself,too.
AISMayurViharhadawonderfullearningex- -SamuelButler
perience reporting, designing and editing this (cid:1)Wildanimalsneverkillforsport.
specialissue.Ihopeyouallwouldenjoyreading Manistheonlyonetowhomthe
thisasmuchasweenjoyedcompilingit.(cid:1) tortureanddeathofhisfellow
creaturesisamusinginitself.
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Is the Loch ness monster playing in Scotland? Is Area51 really the site where the captured Aliens and UFOs reside?
Is the Bermuda Triangle really a gateway to another dimension? These are just some of the many unexplained
phenomena happening on the Earth, discovers Satrajit Sahani, Class X, AIS Mayur Vihar. Tune in to find out more...
Loch Ness
Devil’s Triangle
thesuddennatureofits storms.Water-
spouts and extremely strong winds are Monster
legendarytriangleofOceanlies dangerous elements that often accom-
Abetween 3 countries upon the pany these storms. The topography of
Atlantic ocean. The cities are the ocean floor bottom is surprising to he Loch Ness monster also
Bermuda, Puerto Rico and Fort Laud- manythatsailthearea.Itiscommonly Tknown as Nessie, is an al-
erdale. Ships, people and planes have believed that this whole area is very legedplesiosaur-likecreature
beenreportedmysteriouslydisappearing shallow.Itisknownthattheoceanfloor living in Loch Ness, a long, deep
offthefaceoftheearthwhilsttravelling islitteredwithcavesandvariesgreatly lakenearInverness,Scotland.Many
insidethistriangle.Itsoonacquiredthe indepth.Phenomenanotedintheareaof sightings of the monster have been
nameDevil’sTriangleowingtopeople’s theBermudaare:glowinggreenfogand recorded; going back as far as St.
superstitions that the devil was at play glowing‘whitewater’scannedfromthe Columba, the Irish monk who con-
onthisstretchofoceanandgobblingup satellites. vertedmostofScotlandtoChristian-
wearyandlosttravellerswithgreatde- ity in the 6th century. The modern
Theories
light.Butwhatactuallyisatplayinside legendofNessiebeginsin1934with
this triangle of rough water, is it really Dr. Robert KennethWilson, a Lon-
the devil? Or perhaps aliens are using Averyskepticalscientificexplanationof don physician, who allegedly pho-
this spot as their home base on earth. thedisappearancesintheBermudaTri- tographed a plesiosaur-like beast
Maybeitreallydoescontainamystical angle is the idea is that pockets of withalongneckemergingoutofthe
vortexthatsuckspeopledownintothe methanehydratesarereleasedfromthe murky waters. That photo created
third dimension. The name ‘Bermuda oceanfloorandcausethewaterinthat quite a fuss. Even though most sci-
Triangle’wasgivenbysomeVincentH. particularareatobecomelessdense.Be- entists believe the likelihood of a
Gaddis. cause of the loss of density, the buoy- monsterissmall,theykeepanopen
ancyoftheshipisaffectedandtheship mind as scientists should wait for
Geography
sinksrapidly.Scientistsconfirmthatthe some concrete proof to show up.
triangleishighinMethanehydratesand WhateverNessieturnsouttobe,itis
It has a humid subtropical climate.An it does tend to float above the oil de- veryunlikelythatsheisaplesiosaur.
annual rainfall in excess of 60 inches posits. The sudden release of methane Thatmarinereptilelivedabout160
(152 cm) can be expected. Hurricanes gasmayrocktheboatbutwoulditcause million years ago and has been ex-
and harsh thunderstorms occasionally a lack of buoyancy? “This just shows tinctfor65millionyears.
drop10inchesofrainwithinhours.This thatevensciencecanbeignorant,”says “Weliveinaworldgovernedbysci-
area is well known by geographers for Mitiya,astudentatDU. enceandunderstandthepartthatis
illuminated by logic and reason.
Whatweforgetisthatevenscience
.....isitreallythedevil?Orperhapsaliensareusingthisspotastheir
cannot explain everything in God’s
homebaseonearth.Maybeitreallydoescontainamystical
creation,”attheCentreforScientific
vortexthatsuckspeopledownintoathirddimension. andIndustrialResearch(CSIR).
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TheGroomLakeBaseisthistop-secret
militarybaselocated90milesnorthof
ELEMENT115 LasVegas(whichisinNevada).It’sin Herearethemainstructuresthatmake
Thisdocumentclaimsthatthegov- gridnumber51oftheNevadaTestSite, Area51veryfishy:
ernmenthascreatedasuperheavyel- soit’scalledArea51.TheUnitedStates Hanger18:A‘huge’hangerthatcould
ement called Ununpentium.This is AirForceFlightTestCentercontrolsthe beused foralmostanythingrightfrom
nothingoutoftheordinary.Anatom base. It’s best knownfortesting exotic UFOs to Nuclear Arsenals to ....well,
of the element has a ‘Gravity A’ aircraftsandweapons.Thebasewascre- yougetthepicture.
wave,whichisamplifiedlike‘other atedin1954asaplacetotestthesecret DimensionsoftheHanger:
electromagneticwaves’andthen‘fo- U-2spyplanethatwasusedtoflymis- Side1:300feet(approx)
cused on the desired destination to sionsovertheSovietUnion. Side2:300feet(approx)
cause the space/time distortion re- Inthe1980’s,thebaseincreasedinsize, Height:100feet(approx)
quiredforpracticalspacetravel.’ alongwiththerunway(whichincreased Thishangercouldbeusedforanything.
tothepresent6miles).Then,mysterious Nobodyknowswhatit’sreallyusedfor,
DIMENSIONALPORTALS lightsbegantoappear,andarmedguards butherearetherumors...
Thisdocumentsaysthatthegovern- knownasthecammodudesstarted pa- •The hanger is really a huge elevator
ment has created ‘holographic por- trolling the border. The government whichtransportsthesecretplaneAurora,
tals’ to other dimensions. It also closedmanyviewpointsfromwhichthe the Black Manta, and others they are
claimsthatthegovernmenthassuc- Area51basecouldbeseen.In1989,a testing to an elaborate underground
ceeded in time travel, probably physicistnamedBobLazarclaimedthat place.
throughlaser-lightingeffectsaswell. heworkedatabasesouthofArea51and •Itcouldbearegularhanger.
alsoclaimedthatArea51wastestingex- •It actually houses the UFOs that
ANTI-GRAVITYDISC tremely advanced aircraft and UFO’s crashednearRoswell.
They claim that Lockheed Martin theygotbytradingwiththealiens.Since The ‘Long’Runway:Arunway that’s
has created ‘anti-gravity fighter then,Area51hasbeenthoughttobethe 12 miles long or could be even more
discs’equippedwith ‘particle beam testcenterofcapturedUFOsbecauseof (wonderwhatisgoingtolandthere.)
weaponsthattakeapartthetargetat thelightsinthenightsky.Hereissome- Nowthat’sintriguing!
themolecularlevel.’Itstatesthatas-
tronautsflyontheX-22Aintospace
....Then,mysteriouslightsbegantoappear,andarmedguardsknown
regularly. It says that in Desert
asthe‘cammodudes’startedpatrollingtheborder.
Storm,manysoldierssawdiscshov-
eringnearUSofficers. Hereissomethingyoushouldknowabouttheunknown...
Diwaliisthefestivaloflights.Itismyfavouriteasthistimeoftheyear,Idecoratemyhouseandgettheopportunitytomeetmyfamilyandfriendstoexchangegifts.-IshitaKaur,IVA,AISPV
8 Sports ItwasamemorableexperienceandI’msurewe’regoingtocarryalotwithus.AarushiJain,IXA,AISMV
Howzatt!?! TheGlobalTimes,October1-15,2009
The other side
of Sports Stars
MehakBhatnagar,IXC mediumpacebowlerisnotedforhisex- wayintopeople’s heartbyhisguitarist
AISMayurVihar uberantandemotionalbehaviourespe- qualities. He is a part of the rock band
cially whilst appealing for and ‘Sixandout’whichalsohashisbrother
unning, swimming, boxing and celebratingwickets.Butbeforejoining Shane and some former New South
Rplayingisnotalltheydowell.A cricket,Sree,aspiredtobecomeadancer. Walescricketers.Leeplaysthebassgui-
peekintothelivesofcricketers Dancing along with the beat of MJ’s tarandacousticguitarfortheband.Dur-
wouldunfoldmanyasecretthatwould songs he became an exceptional break ingthe2006ICCChampionsTrophyin
never cease to astonish you. So take a dancerbythetimehereachedclass8. India,Leerecordedaduetwithmelody
plunge in this amazing world of sur- Brett lee or ‘Binga’as he is popularly queenAsha Bhosle called ‘You’re the
prises... known is not only arguably the fastest oneforme’. Healsolaunchedhisown
StartingwithSreesanth,arightarmfast bowlerintheworldbutalsoweaveshis fashion label in 2001 ‘BL’.Apart from
Imaging:DineshKumar this,hefilmedscenesforhisfirstBolly-
woodmovie‘Victory’andoncehosteda
TVprogramcalled“PersonalBest.”
YuvrajSingh,themanwhosmashedsix
sixes in an over, never fails to impress
uswithhistoweringshots,exceptional
timingandflamboyantstyleofbatting.
Yuvi initially used to be an amazing
skating champ. He won a gold in the
under14championshipbutwas forced
byhisfatherwhoalsousedtobeacrick-
eter to take up this gentlemen’s game. knownfactabouthimisthatheisalso withtheAustralianfootballsideduring
YuvrajwasalsosignedbyMicrosoftto anexceptionalgolfer. the Asian cup, assisting the team as a
beabrandambassadorfortheXbox360 The most capped player in test cricket psychologicalmentor.
videogameconsole.TheBollywoodan- with 168 appearances, Steve Waugh SoallIcansayisthatliketheseexcep-
imatedfilm,JumbofeaturesYuvi’svoice helpstoraisefundsforaleperchildren’s tionally talented sports persons, let not
therebystartinghiscareerinBollywood. colony,“Udayan”,inCalcutta.The“Ice- yourlifeconfineitselftojustonething.
A lot is known about Ricky Ponting. man” is also a keen photographer and Lettherebespiceandvariety.Letlifebe
Manyregardhimasperhapsoneofthe hasproducedseveraltourdiarieswhich in hues of different shades to make it
greatestbatsmenofalltime. Butalittle featurehisimages.Hewasalsoinvolved morebeautifulandalluring.(cid:1)
CChhaammppiioonnss
U, Me and the
iinn tthhee bboowwll
games kids play
Sport Spoted Clear your hands upon hand cricket
SachitTandon,XB& hands and fingers to score runs. It’s a about it. While the little kids playing
AyanMarwaha,IVB gamethatonecanplayanywhere,any- acrosstheclassroomfeelit’satoolfor
AIS,MayurVihar time, and with anyone.What you need them to pass time without attracting
is,justapairofhands! eyes,theparentsandeldersiblingsfeel
SatrajitSahni,XB spiteoftheASHES. dd”whisperedastudentas But the question is how others feel it’s an addiction that grows stronger
AISMV “Therecanonlybeonewinner”seemed “Othe teacher tried to figure witheachpassingday.
tobethemottoacrossthestadiums.But out who the child was. Thumb rules What’s more, the children get so en-
here hasn’t been a cricketing the flurry of the exciting encounters to Within a few moments came another grossedwhileplaying;theyhardlyknow
Teventintherecenthistoryasthe serve as a remainder of ODI’s varying comment,“Yes,Iwon!”saidthestudent, Onlytwofriendscanplayata time. what’sgoingonaroundthem.“Without
ChampionsTrophy, thatsparked nuances was the best medicine for the standingupandrejoicing,notrealising Onlyonehandtobeused. having a look at who is sitting beside
offsuchdebatesanddiscussionsamong ICC, which is of course fighting tooth that he was soon going to become the them, they will start their aggressive
Playerbattingisdeclaredoutwhenbothbowler
theexpertsthatevenSachinTendulkar andnailtosecurethelongtermfutureof laughing stock of the class. A dumb- showofhandswhichultimatelyleadsto
andbatsmanhavethesamenumbersontheir
who doesn’t enjoy the limelight at all theformat.Groundrealitiesofferedhope struckteacheraskedhimwhathewasup a red nose or a paining shoulder” says
fingers.
came out and spoke about the game’s thatjustbecauseitsSouthAfrica’sden, to,andimmediatelycametheresponse AnkitaMarwaha,astudentofclassXI.
Ifthenumberisnotthesameonbothhands,the
format(50overcricket). itdidn’tmeanthattheywouldwin.Day ‘HandCricket.’ Butthisfamous(orinfamousyoucould
numberonbatsman’shandisaddedtohisscore.
Hencethefinancialenginedriverofthe night cricket isn’t usually played in What is Hand Cricket? Just a simple say) pastime still continues amidst
game, one-day cricket got a definitive SouthAfricaatthistimeoftheyearand game, where two children use their Unclearhandmovementsinvitefights,soasfar threatsandscoldings.(cid:1)
chanceatrestoringitsfadingaurawhen theturnandbounceofthepitchkeptthe aspossible,thehandmovementsshouldbeclear Picby:PankajMallik
SouthAfricaandSriLanka home team guessing. But tohaveapeacefulandnonviolentgame.
locked horns at Centurion SomeFacts surprise package Pakistan Don’tplaywhentheteacherisaround!
andkickofftheChampions Biggest Wins with their uncanny ability
Trophy.WithEnglandhav- to performwheneveryone
ingerasedthe50overfor- 10wickets–WestIndies forgets them and the willy
mat from its domestic beatBangladesh(Jaipur)- Lankans too were eyeing
calendar, a largely pre- 11.10.2006 the kill. Complete with
dictable pattern, coupled 210runs NewZealand Dark Horse New Zealand
with a sheer deluge of allofthempromisedafort-
beatUSA
meaningless tournaments night of swinging fortunes
(theoval)–10.09.2004
all blurring into one an- andmemorablehighs.The
BattingRecords-Most
other,alongwiththerecent captains thinking in the
sixes
discussionsdebatingitsex- much maligned middle
17in13matches–Sourav
istenceandnottomention overs,themysteriousSouth
Ganguly
the public fascination for Africans pitches were
20-20,one-dayinternation- 13in14mathches-Chris bound to set off the spark
alsarereallygoingthrough Gayle thatcouldignitethewhole
aroughphase. event, even in spite of the
TheChampionsTrophyor disappointment of having
theminiWorldCupwithaquickfeastof toseeafracturedWestIndiesteam.Fi-
15encountersamongthe8topteamsin nally,amidmuchspeculation,Australia
theworldcricket,providedatoughcon- scoredacomprehensivesixwicketwin
test,underliningthefactthatthiswasthe over New Zealand to retain the ICC
biggest cricketing event of the year in ChampionsTrophy.(cid:1)
DiwaliismyfavouritefestivalbecauseIenjoyplayingwithlights,visitingmykithandkinwithsweetsandtherearefestivitieseverywhere.–Parthasarathi,IVC,AISPushpVihar
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AIS,MV
The Youth
When I was alone at home
Viewers’ envy, Owner’s pride
SarthakBatra,XA
AISMayurVihar DhruvAgarwal,IIIC
ShortStory
AISMV RashikaSood,IXB,AISMV wanttotestyour‘ToonGyaan’,here’s
Illustrationby: ArushiKumar,
Peoplesaythatweareimpatient, your chance to help the owners find
VIIID,AISMV
thatwearerude n Interhouse Short Story Children dream of owning a cuddly theirpets.Ifyoumatchthemcorrectly,
butwearenotreallythosethings AContestwasorganizedfor pet.Andtheyhaveeveryrightto,be- youwillsurelywin.Postyourentries
withwhichweareviewed the junior classes out of causeeventheirfavouritecartoonchar- to: Toon Gyan,AKC House, E- 27,
Weareeagertoknow which DhruvAgarwal’s story was acterownsanaughtypet.Ifyoureally DefenceColony,Delhi-24.
andweareeagertofight justthebest.Soheregoesthestory:
Youcan’tstopus Mom and dad urgently had to go
Wearetoday’sknight out for an important work. I was
Wecan’tstandinjustice overjoyed. I thought I will watch I
111...
Orcorruptioninthisworld TVandplaygamesbutaftersome-
Wearenotchildrenoradults timeIwasbored.Lifewithoutmom
Wearetheyouthofthisworld anddadisboring.Iwenttothebal-
Wewillfightthepoverty cony;Isawsquirrelsandsparrows
Thatdisablesournation playing.Iwasamusedtoseethem.
Wewon’trepeatthe I started to make strange sounds. II
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samemistakeyoudid Thesparrowgotattracted.Ioffered
Wearethenextgeneration herbiscuits.Shelovedthem.Now
Wewillfightthepollution thesparrowbegantocomedaily.I
Thatyourefusedtoacknowledge. started to call her chirpy.We both
Andrepairthenature enjoyedalottogether.WheneverI
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Whichyoudamaged called her she came. We both be- 333...
Wedon’tsaythesethings camebestfriends.Wheneversheis
Justforthesakeofsaying happy she flutters her wings and
Weallareangryat oftensitsonmyshoulder.Mydear
whatyoudidtoourcountry friend chirpy relaxes and rejuve-
Yes,theyouthismobilizing! nates me. I am so lucky to have a
IV
Aren’tyouangrywiththosepeoplewho friendwhichisfreeandisnotlike 444...
donothingtostopcorruption,eradicate otherbirdswhoarekeptincages.
povertyandfightilliteracyandwhoonly
care about money? Don’t you think its ArushiKumar,VIIID,AISMV
ourrighttofightback?Andfightwewill.
Yes,theyouthismobilizing! V
555...
Endeavour
ArchitaGoyal,IXA
AISMayurVihar
Doyouhavethecouragetosaythat
Youareanidealcitizen?
3-D Mask Making
Toplantaseedandseeitgrow
Butnotfortheapplause
thatwouldfollow? RishikSood,IVD
Yes,Iamtheonewhocandosomething AIS,MV
Farfromthepromisesoftheelite Materialrequired:
Yes,Iamreadytobeatpeace •Colouredsheets
witheveryone •Glue,stapler
Irrespectiveoftheircast,gender, •Paints
colorandcreed. • Decoration material, eg. colourful
Yes,Iwillvalueourrichheritage feathers, pebbles or marbles, glitters,
Andprotectthemonuments colouredtape,etc.
fromtheirdeplorability Procedure:
Ishallpreserveourmagnificentculture •TakeanA4sizecolouredsheetprefer-
ForIcareforourindividuality ablydarkincolour.Nowcutslitsonthe
Yes,Ihavethegutstogoandvote cornersofthesheet.Thiswillformthe
forthenation’sforebearer baseofyourmask.
sincetogetherwecandoalot. •Staplethecornersbyoverlappingthem
NeitheramIselfishnorself-centered togiveita3-Deffect.
Idonotthinkonlyofme •Nowcutdiamondshapedeyes,trian- thenoseandearsfordecoration.
Wordslike‘hatred’and‘communalism’ gular nose, semi-circular mouth, broad •Paintsomepatternslikethatoftribals
Arenotinmydictionary. leaflikeearsandafeathercrownfrom onthemasktogiveitthefinaltouches.
Propagationofbrotherhood different coloured sheets to make the Yourmaskisreadynowyoucaneither
ismyonlyandultimateaim mask look bright and pretty. (You can hangitonthewallorscareyourfriends
Soletusholdourhandstogether makeaconeforthenose) orelsehow’sthisidea:make3-4masks
ToletIndiaoutshineand •Pastetheseshapesandputsomepeb- and have a tribal party! Enjoy making
spreaditsvibrantframe. bles on eyes orfeathers and glitters on yourownmasks!(cid:1)
IloveDiwalibecauseitgiveslighttomylife. Formyfuture,lightisthemostimportantfactorbecauseinthedark,mypathwillnotbevisibletome.-DhwaniBhargava,IVD,AISVasundhra
10 College Campus
University Buzz TheGlobalTimes, October1-15,2009
Exploring the world opportunities
mity Institute of Travel and governmentforallthemis-happenings. Amity University on behalf of China Shealsosaidthat“In2008Ministryof
ATourism organised its 6thAn- She advised students to shoulder indi- tourism.Whilespeakingonthebi-lateral IndianTourismbuiltitsofficeinBeijing.
nual Convention on World vidualcivicresponsibilitiestowardsthe relationship between India and China Yoga,spiritualityandhospitalityarethe
TourismDay2009onthethemeDiver- societyandhelpkeepourcitiescleanto shesaid,“Thereweremanyreasonsbe- importantaspectsduetowhichthebond
AU,Buvaneshwar
sityinTourism-AnEnginetoUnitethe presentourselveswellduringtheCom- hind the tourism bridge of India and between the two countries is growing
World at Amity University Campus, monWealthGames(CWG). China,especiallyhistoryandspirituality deeper.” She insisted on introducing
Sector-125,Noida.Therehasbeenare- Ms. Wang expressed her gratitude to thatlinksthetwocountries”. more students exchange program be- Teacher’s Day
markable growth and development in tween China and India since China
“Tourism can be sub-divided into beach, celebrations
theTravel andTourism Industry in the tourismindustryneedChinesespeaking
pastdecade. people.
historical, spiritual, medical and spa.”
To bring awareness about the growing Mr. Rai said, “Be it in-bound or out- n 5th September 09, the stu-
O
importanceoftravelandtourismandits boundthereisavastareatobeexplored. dents of the campus observed
social, cultural, political and economic Tourismcanbesub-dividedintobeach, Teacher’s day under the chairman-
values,TourismDayisobservedworld- historical,spiritual,pilgrimage,medical ship of the Director, Dr. C Satapa-
wide on this day every year. Eminent and spa. It has to be tapped in proper thy. The function started at with
guestswhosharedtheirviewswiththe way. It is important for the students to lighting of lamp before the photo-
distinguished gathering included Smt. bring home the customers and impress graph of late Sri Sarvapalli Rad-
Rina Ray, IAS, Managing Director, themsothattheykeepcomingback.” hakrishaninthemeetinghall.
DelhiTouirismandTransportDevelop- WhileaddressingthegatheringMr.Behl, All the students and faculty mem-
ment Corporation, Ms. Alice Wang, said,“PeoplelookedatIndiawithhigh bers participated in the function.
Country Director, China National hopesinthetourismaspect.Indianjew- Thestudentsgreetedallthefaculty
TouristsOffice,Mr.RajjiRai,President, ellery, gems, garments, tea, spices and members individually with sacred
Travel Agents Association of India evenInformationTechnologyaredomi- rice, tilak and bouquet and sought
(TAAI), Mr. Deepak Behl, Director natingtheworld.IncredibleIndiaCam- theirblessings.Allthefacultymem-
(HR),HotelInternational(ErosGroup), paign has proved that people from all bers spoke on the occasion giving
NewDelhi. overtheworldarecomingtoIndia.With inspiring speech.The students per-
MrsRaysaidalthoughsheisinthebu- the CWG round the corner, India can formed cultural programmes like
reaucracybutbyheartsheisanactivist. onlymakeamarkforitselfwiththehelp song,dance,musicandcaricatures.
Sheopined,“Itisofnouseblamingthe ofstudentsofhospitalityandtourism.”
For Maths wizards
mity Centre for Science ematics, and to promote friendship withthedistinguishedgatheringincluded,
AOlympiadsorganisedtheVale- amongstudents,teachersandscientists Dr.DineshSingh,Director,Universityof
dictoryFunctionofScienceand from different parts of India and the Delhi South Campus and Dr Indrajeet
Mathematics Olympiad Workshop on, world. Amity Centre for Science SinghBakshi,PrincipalDyalSinghCol-
September26,2009atAmityCampus, Olympiads (ACSO) was established lege,UniversityofDelhi.DrBakshisaid,
Sector-125, Noida.The aim of Mathe- under the aegis of Amity Institute for “Success is actually taking the risk.As
maticsOlympiadistoencourageyoung CompetitiveExaminations(AICE). studentsyouneedtoexperimentandal-
studentstostriveforexcellenceinMath- Eminentguestswhosharedtheirviews waysremainfocusedonyourgoal.Ifyou
haveadream,nurtureit,don’tletitgo.”
WhileaddressingthegatheringDr.Di-
neshSinghsaidthathewasdelightedto
gethimselfconnectedwithAmityUni-
versity and amongst the young minds.
Hesaid,“Mymantratokeepforwardin
lifeandtodowellisjustrememberthat Bell the CAT
God is a mathematician. Always re-
membersuccessdoesnotmeanearning
toomuchofmoney.”
with a Mouse
AyeeshAgamastudentofAPJ,Noidaa
participant, Olympiad workshop, said
duetothequalifiedtrainers,thestudents AICEUpdates Subjects:ScienceandMaths(ItoX)
understood the theoretical concepts Physics,Chemistry,MathsandBiology
alongwithpracticalexamplestaughtto mity Institute for Competitive (XI&XII)
them.Thiswasthe8thOlympiadWork- AExaminations (AICE), pioneer Exampattern:Objectivetypequestion
shopandatotalnumberof70students intheindustryforexcellencein Duration:1-1/2hr.eachsubject
participatedintheworkshopfromvari- competitive education, is all set for its Examinationfees:100/-persubject.
ousschoolsandwereawardedwithcer- newbatchofCATaspirantstotakethe Awards:Laptops,desktops,cashprize,
tificatesandprizes. exam online. AICE arrived instantly medalsandcertificates.
with 40 Hi-Tech computer labs, world A Five Year Integrated Programme
classinfrastructureandbeststudypack- (AFYIP): With the belief that every
Sangathan 2009 begins
ageintheindustry,totrainitsstudentfor child is blessed with a special talent,
thenewpatternofCATexamination. AFYIP wasintroduced.Theprogramme
Excelling in the education industry for aimstonurturethedistincttalentsofthe
mityUniversityinauguratedits versity,Rajasthanurgedthestudentsto ied experiences, testing their personal thepast 9 years,AICE is credited with childonces/hereachesClassVII.With
AmonthlongannualSportsMeet compete as a true sportspersons with limits, competitiveness, courage, grit, severalpathbreakinginitiatives.Having specializedguidanceandcoachingunder
initsendeavourtoensureholis- healthy spirit of competition. He moti- patienceandcomposure. pioneeredseveralcoursesinthefieldof thetutelageofsensitiveandexperienced
tic development of its students. The vated them by saying that they are all Various events that would take place competitive examinations like mentors,AFYIPproposestochannelize
tenthmeetinsuccessionwillculminate winners after being able to stand to- during the month long meet includes Olympiad, IIT-JEE, Medical, Manage- theenergiesofthechildin positivedi-
on the birthday of Dr. Ashok K getherunitedasateam. swimming,cricket,basketball,kho-kho, mentEntranceExaminations(CAT)etc, rectionenhancingh/hertalentinanyof
Chauhan-FounderPresident,AmityUni- Maj. Gen K J Singh, Vice Chancellor, chess, squash, shooting etc. in which itsinnovativepedagogyconstantlysur- theareas,beitsports,dance,music,the-
versitywiththefelicitationofwinnersof Amity University also advised the stu- thousandsofstudentsfromalltheinsti- passesitsearlierrecord.Thelatestaddi- atre art, creative art or creative and in-
variousgamesandsports.Theinaugura- dentstolearnthemostoutofthemonth tutesandcampusesofAmitywouldpar- tions to its palette of successful novative sciences. All round training,
tioncommencedwiththetorchrelayby longeventastheywouldencountervar- ticipate. educationalventuresinclude... keeping value education maintained in
thestudentsofAmityInstituteofPhysi- Global Talent Search Examination the holistic environment, is the prime
cal Education and Sports Sciences (GTSE): GTSE was conceptualised to need of society. Emotional Quotient of
(AIPESS), who were thegloriouswin- awakenscientificthinkingamongsttal- the child must beintegrated duringthe
nersofthelastyear’sSangathan. ented students. GTSE was held for the thirdfiveyearsofschooling.Thesalient
Declaring the meet open, Mr. Atul first time on November 23rd, 2006 in featuresofAFYIPinclude…
Chauhan,Chancellor,AmityUniversity, whichmorethan5000studentspartici- (cid:1)Offeringfacilitiesforextra-curriculum
UttarPradeshsaidthatSangathanstands pated from classes V – XII. Many re- activity
for compassion, companionship and putedschoolslikeAIS,DPS,BalBharati (cid:1)OnlyeducationalgroupinIndiawhich
commitment. It’s been ten years that School,ArmyPublicSchool,Cambridge canoffercompleteresidentialintegrated
SangathanisbeingcelebratedinAmity Schooletc. participated in GTSE mak- programmewithaholisticapproach
andit’sgrowingbiggerwitheachpass- ing it a landmark event. Since then (cid:1)Trainingdifferentsportswithspecial-
ingyear.” GTSEhasbecomeaplatformforclasses izedcoaching
Expressing his delight over the over- I–XIIwithover20,000participants. (cid:1)Helpstudentstoboostthecreativityin
whelmingparticipationbythestudents, Dateofexamination:23rdNovember science,art/writing/theatreperformance
Mr.Aseem Chauhan,Additional Presi- Lastdateofregistration:1stNovember like classical dance or drama under
dent,RBEFandChancellor,AmityUni- Eligibility:ClassItoXII Amity’s Innovativecell.
Diwaliisthefestivaloflights.Itsymbolisescelebrationsandhappinessforall.ItmarksthereturnofLordRamatoAyodhyafrom14yrsofexile.-SonaliChitkara&DivjotKalra,IVB,AISSaket