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Are human values
a) Deteriorating
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MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2014THE GL BAL TIMESDraupadi shastra utha lo, ab Govind na aayenge
Going on…Presentations that left the audience gap-
ing in awe. Creative acts that stole
hearts. Videos that left everyone choked
with emotion. Answers that were met
with a thundering applause. The YP
Grand Finale stood witness to all this
and more. The event that began with an
aplomb hit its crescendo with the award
distribution ceremony. While some left
the event teary eyed, choked with emo-
tion; others left with the desire to do
something for the society. G T
“There was a lot of thought
behind each presentation and
I am glad that the school has
given you an opportunity to
think and introspect on an
issue that is so important.
Congratulations to Amity for
organising such a unique
programme.”
Shovana Narayan
“Most schools have limited
themselves to finishing the
syllabus. This is one step
ahead. This is true educa-
tion. With this programme,
Amity is ensuring that you
become better human be-
ings. Kudos to Amity for this
programme.”
Shamina Shafiq
“It’s amazing how mature
these students are and that
they are speaking so freely
about legislations which
were exclusively preserved
for the judiciary. I’m very
impressed with Youth
Power. I’m glad to be a part
of the programme.”
Rashmi Singh
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All praisesThey came. They witnessed the magic. Theyshowered praises. They went back homeimpressed. Here’s what they had to say…
INSIDE
Meet
the J
ury
While the event saw onewinner, it was all the eightteams that stole the show, eachfor a different reason.
AIS Saket: The team began its pres-
entation on a high note with a thun-
derous call of “Bharat mata ki jai”.
AIS Pushp Vihar: The team’s cre-
ative communication act using ‘glow
in the dark’ was applauded by all.
AIS Noida: Their cheerleading squad
comprising tiny tots was a hit.
AIS MV: The team took the uncon-
ventional route of ‘slam poetry’ for
their creative communication act in-
stead of the routine dance-drama.
AIS Vas 1: During the Q n A session,
one of the team members was asked if
she will agree to giving dowry for the
boy she loves. The girl replied with a
firm “No, I will not marry him, if he
or his parents ask for dowry no matter
how much I love him,” which was
met with a thundering applause.
AIS Vas 6: The team painted a shawl
on-the-spot, which was presented to
special guests & Chairperson ma’am.
AIS Gur 43: The team beautifully
demonstrated how unity can help in
changing the state of women by turn-
ing around a cylinder that changed
from an unhealthy woman to a beauti-
ful woman.
AIS Gur 46: “Give me one year, and
I will do that too,” is what one of the
team members replied when asked
why the team did not train women in
any manly jobs as driving etc. The an-
swer was appreciated by the jury.
AND THE
WINNERS ARE…
Winner AIS Pushp Vihar
I Runner Up AIS Noida
II Runner Up AIS Gurgaon 46
Best Mentor Teacher Richa Chandna,AIS Pushp Vihar
Best Research Strategy AIS Vas 1
Best Awareness Campaign AIS PV
Best Fund Generation Model AIS Gur 43
Best Social Implementation AIS Gur 43
Best Panel Discussion AIS Saket
Best Community Service AIS Noida
Best Awareness Movie AIS Vas 6
Best Creative Communication AIS Gur 46
Hats off
‘Grand’erApril 22, 2014 – a date that will go down
in history for it stood witness to pomp,
gaiety and excitement like never before
@ Youth Power 2013-14 for Women
Grand Finale. The event organised at
Amity University, Noida marked the
culmination of the year long programme
that witnessed teams across eight Amity
branches work on various women re-
lated causes.
GlitteratiThe event was graced by
Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan, Chairper-
son, Amity Group of Schools
Ms Sapna Chauhan, Vice Chairperson,
Amiown
Ms Pooja Chauhan, Vice Chairperson,
Amity Humanity Foundation
Ms Divya Chauhan, Chairperson,
ASFA, ASFT & ASPA
Ms Jaishree Chauhan
Shamina Shafiq, member, NCW
Shovana Narayan, Kathak maestro &
Padma Shree awardee
Rashmi Singh, exec dir, National Mis-
sion for Empowerment of Women, Min-
istry of Women and Child Development
TPS Chauhan, senior consultant, Amity
Group of Schools
BN Bajpai, advisor (R&D), Amity
Group of Schools
Col Ahluwalia, sports advisor, Amity
Group of Schools
Mohina Dar, director (academic),
Amity Interntational & Global schools
Principals & heads of Amity Institutions
RESPECTAs a tribute to the woman who
made it happen, a movie on
Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan and a
memento was presented. The
movie saw the audience rise in
respect and awe.
Yaaminey Mubayi Social and Institution
Development Specialist
Prof KK VarmaInstitutional Partnership
Director, Childreach India
Java SinghEntrepreneur &
Academician
...urged the eight YP teams as they asked women to rise at the YP 2013-14 for Women Grand Finale
Status of the weekFirst runner up at Youth Power,winners at life, because Veerangananever stops. It has been a rollercoaster ride, and as of this momentnothing gives me more pride thanbeing the leader of a group that isdriving these wheels of change.
Kripi Badonia, AIS Noida, XI
Presenting to you, ladies and gentlemen... the legends! Team AISPushp Vihar. They brought the YouthPower trophy back! I can't begin totell you how happy I feel right now!
Simran Sachdeva, AIS PV, XII
AUUP’s patent story, P3
Time machine, P5
Emotionally yours, P7
Will ISL help promote
football in the country?
The winning team AIS Pushp Vihar
3THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2014
Education & EnhancementLearning CurveMahatma GandhiHe is known as Father of the Nation.He inspired movements for non-violenceand freedom across the world
Amity Institute of Education
What: Workshop on 'Training to become a
reflective teacher'
When: April 2
Where: Amity Institute of Education
Who: Dr W Selvamurthy, President, Amity Sci-
ence Technology and Innovation, AUUP; Dr
Ranjana Bhatia, prof & principal, AIE; Prof M C
Sharma, director, School of Education, IGNOU;
A K Tripathi, principal, Balwant Rai Mehta
School; Prof Raj Rani, Department of Teacher
Education & Extensions, NCERT
Amity Institute of Education organised a
workshop titled, 'Training to become a re-
flective teacher' on April 2. The workshop wit-
nessed participation from nine universities
(including Amity University) and twenty three
colleges from NCR.
A K Tripathi touched upon the spiritual aspect
of a teacher. He quoted Sant Kabir and Bhagwad
Gita while emphasising the role a teacher in stu-
dent's life. The keynote address was presented
by Dr W Selvamurthy. He suggested that a re-
flective teacher must introspect. Prof M C
Sharma supported the views of the speakers.
The students who attended the workshop were
divided into five groups for an interesting brain-
storming session and role play. In the concluding
session, Prof Raj Rani interacted with all the
participants. Certificates of participation were
given to all the participants.
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AUUP
Namrata Gulati, GT Network
Amity is known for being a reserach-dri-
ven university. No wonder Amity Uni-
versity Uttar Pradesh has been ranked
second for filing patents. All IITs put to-
gether have retained the top spot by fil-
ing 205 patents in 2012-13, AUUP has
alone filed as many as 150 patents.
AUUP is ahead of Indian Institute of
Science, Bangalore and Tamil Nadu
Agricultural University- both govern-
ment-run institutes, when it comes to fil-
ing patents. This makes the research-led
university the only university in India to
have filed so many patents.
Distinguished scientist and professor,
Dr V K Jain, Amity Institute of Ad-
vanced Research and Studies (Materials
& Devices) and Amity Institute of
Renewable & Alternative Energy, adds,
“Founder President Sir has always taken
keen interest in filing patents. In fact, the
first patent was filed from his group. A
patent filed by his institute received
recognition in the form of a prestigious
award, ‘Power of Ideas’ from DST,
Govt. of India. Other patents too have a
high commercial value.”
It is noteworthy that Amity offers the
largest number of fellowships for Ph D
and Post-doctoral research in India,
thanks to Amity Science, Technology &
Innovation Foundation (ASTIF). ASTIF
awards fellowships to brilliant young re-
searchers and scientists who carry out
cutting-edge research.
King of research: AUUP �AUUP has witnessed a 23% jump in
the filing of patents in just two years.
�Amity's erudite faculty has authored
150 books, penned 1,000 research pa-
pers in just a year.
�The faculty has developed 300 man-
agement case studies which are in use
by global institutions such as McKin-
sey and IMD Lausanne.
�The faculty is engaged in 250 ongoing
sponsored research projects with lead-
ing government and international bod-
ies, such as the Department of Science
& Technology, DRDO, CSIR and
other global organisations.G T
While the IITs filed 205 patents in 2012-13, AUUP alone
filed as many as 150! More on the remarkable feat...
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Amity Instt of Forensic Sciences
Dr Shruti Gupta, AIFS, Faculty
Aguest lecture on crime scene
investigation was organised
by Dr S K Shukla, director,
AIFS. The guest speaker was Dr
Harsh Sharma, joint director from
State Regional Forensic Science Lab,
Bhopal, MP. In his lecture, Dr Harsh
shared his experiences, challenges in
the profession and the interesting
cases that he had investigated. He also
briefed student participants of AIFS
on honing organised common sense,
sharp observation skills and confident
investigation in dealing with various
crime scenes.
The following day, a series of crime
scene investigations for student par-
ticipants were organised by Dr Shruti
Gupta and Dr Nitasha Agarwal, fac-
ulty co-coordinators, accompanied by
Jatin Dewan and Apoorv Anand, stu-
dent co-ordinators. The participants
were divided into teams comprising
three members each.
The event consisted of various
rounds that tested the knowledge, ob-
servation and investigation skills of
student participants. The competition
required the teams to be vigilant and
quick as the level of difficulty in-
creased with each round.
Round 1: Quiz competition
The round was divided into two parts:
a) Written Q n A- The team needed to
answer ten questions related to the ba-
sics of forensic science and crime
scene investigation.
b) Visual Q n A- Visuals were shown
to students and questions related to
them were asked. They had to answer
questions put to them within the stip-
ulated time.
Round 2: CSI
The round on crime scene
investigation was based on investi-
gation skills. Before entering the
crime scene, participants had to pick
four basic equipments mandatory for
an investigator. The team members
visited the crime scene (set up by the
department) and gathered maximum
information and traced minute de-
tails while photographing and
sketching out the crime scene.
Round 3: Evidence collection
The teams were asked to collect five
evidences from the crime scene. The
teams had to gather maximum num-
ber of correct evidences to qualify for
the next round.
Round 4: Preservation
The teams then preserved the
evidences in appropriate bags by
carefully using instrumentations.
They also needed to reconstruct the
sequence of events that could have
occurred at the crime scene in the
form of a story.
Round 5: Criminal profiling
From the five criminal profiles, teams
were to pick out the correct profile.
The teams that took the least time was
declared a winner. The winning team
took 47 seconds to achieve the task.G T
Young investigatorsAmity Institute of Forensic Sciences organised a series of crime scene
investigations for students along with a guest lecture
TIMES CITY
Manash Pratim Gohain TNN
New Delhi: Private educa-
tional institutions have
finally emerged as competi-
tors to government-run insti-
tutions of higher learning.
While the Indian Insti-
tutes of Technology collec-
tively retain the top slot in
terms of filing patents, Ami-
ty University, Uttar Pradesh
is ranked second, ahead of
Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore and Tamil Nadu
Agricultural University.
The IITs together filed 205
patents in 2012-13, Amity—a
private player—filed 140. Al-
together, 534 patents were fil-
ed by the top 10 Indian appli-
cants in the category of
institutes and universities,
and of these, 197 were from
private institutions. In fact,
of the 17 institutes and uni-
versities that share the top 10
positions in terms of patents,
six are private players.
Besides these findings
Geographical Indications,
Government of India for
2012-13 shows an upward
trend in the filing of intellec-
tual property applications-
—from 36,812 in 2008-09 to
43,674 in 2012-13. Although
there is significant gap be-
tween patents filed and
granted, the institution-wise
growth indicates increase in
research activities as well.
second year running but Am-
ity has recorded a 23%
growth in filing whereas
there is only a marginal
growth of around 2% for the
IITs. Indian Institute of Sci-
ence has also shown a signifi-
cant growth by filing 31 pat-
ents, as against 14 in 2011-12.
Amity chancellor Atul
Chauhan said the university
has promoted research in the
than anyone in the country.
Amity has been focusing on
IRP and patents for faculty. In
the past three years, we have
filed more than 550 patents.
Our students are also en-
gaged in research with 40 pat-
ents filed by them. The areas
include nanotechnology, nu-
clear science, microbiology
and forensic science,” said
Chauhan.
“We are happy that we
have started a wave of re-
search. Research was taking
a backseat, which is the rea-
son why none of the Indian
universities are in the top 100
global rankings,” he added.
Some of the patents Ami-
ty has filed are: “An electro-
static process for the
preparation of thin films of
carbon nanotubes, their
functionalization and use as
gas/vapor sensors”, “Easy
distinction of bacillus cere-
us group amongst the indus-
trially important bacillus
strains”, “A nanomaterial-
b d lt di mformi
In 2012-13, IITs Together Filed 205 While Amity Had 140
Amity has recorded a 23% growth in filing patents, states data
IITs 1st, Amity 2nd in patents
AUUP ranks secondin patent-filing
Team CSI is all smiles as the competition turns out successful Crime scene investigation in progress
The winning team
What is CSI?Crime scene investigation
(CSI) deals with information
regarding the use of physical
evidence at the crime scene and
the use of deductive and
inductive reasoning to gain
knowledge of the events
surrounding the crime. The
investigation involves a search
of the crime scene, meticulous
observation & documentation
of the scene, photography and
sketching of the scene and the
collection of physical evidence.
Reflectiveteachers
Dr Ranjana Bhatia presents
memento to Dr W Selvamurthy
4 THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2014
Random Jottings
Pooja Pasari, AIS Gurgaon 46, VIII
We all dream but do you know
what makes us dream! Well
there is no scientific expla-
nation behind what causes this phe-
nomenon, which is extremely
common.
Some don’t remember their dreams
and some do. It is believed that
when there is a rapid eye move-
ment during state of sleep, peo-
ple see dreams. According to
some researchers in this field,
dreams express our unfulfilled
wishes and also the wishes that we try
to hide. Some researchers even say that
dreams which repeat themselves reflect
our deep emotions.
A researcher named Alfred Muary
studied over 3000 collections of
dreams and concluded that
dreams are influenced by external
energy like sounds and the words
heard during the first stage of
sleep.Many people have put
their dreams to creative use, so
we should all use it in a pos-
itive manner to achieve our
goals.
Shreya Kharb, AIS Gurgaon 46, VI I
The beautiful world that we live in
is the most precious gift of all.
The dark blue seas, luscious
green forest, blooming flowers make it
no less than a God’s land. The beauty of
Mother Nature is beyond compare. But
somehow the huge gap between the past
and the present makes us ponder if she is
still beautiful.
We human beings, are an important
component of this world and hence we
should take care of Mother Nature, save
her and try to make her all the more
wonderful. We can see a major change
in the way she appeared yesterday and
what she is today. It’s the greed and fool-
ishness of the human beings which is the
major cause of Mother Nature’s destruc-
tion. Well, it’s time for us to face the
truth. It’s time for us to stop abusing
Mother Nature. Nowadays, pollution
from cars, factories, fireworks and end-
less other sources are making Mother
Nature cry. Should we just sit and watch
her plight or wipe her tears by taking an
oath to make her clean and green. I want
to make a change, would you all join me
in my mission?G T
Why do we dream?
Tanushree Kapila, AIS MV, IV B
One day my sister and I
wanted to go for a hot air
balloon ride. Our parents
took us to Worlds of Wonder in
Noida. We were very happy.
We bought two tickets and climbed
up in the balloon. We were a little
scared, but excited at the same time.
When the balloon started to rise we
both waved to our parents. When
the balloon went up in the sky, our
parents appeared like tiny dots. We
gaped at the beauty of Mother Na-
ture- beautiful clouds, open sky and
birds flying near our balloon. I loved
being so close to the nature. And we
even spotted some kites. Suddenly,
an eagle flew towards us and we
could see an aeroplane approaching
us. We thought the aeroplane would
crash into our balloon, but thank-
fully it didn’t. Unfortunately, one of
the children started feeling queasy.
It made me feel very sick, but my sis-
ter told me to enjoy the view.
A wonderful sight greeted me. I
could see greenery all around. Oh!
the view was truly incredible. Now
the balloon started landing in a jun-
gle. I could see so many animals. We
held each other tightly. We heaved a
sigh of relief when we saw our par-
ents waiting for us. What a wonder-
ful day it was!
When I wasamong the clouds
My experience with a Japanese boy
Soumya Batra, AIS PV, IV C
The best way to learn and
know about a culture is to
be with its people. I expe-
rienced it myself when a Japanese
boy came to stay with us during a
cultural exchange program organised by
school. I was excited when my brother
decided to play host.
Initially, I had a lot of preconceived
notions about the boy and his culture.
But all my notions changed after meet-
ing him. He was a very nice and polite.
He spoke very softly and was not at all fussy
about things. He easily mingled up with all the
family members. It didn’t seem that he was a
foreigner.We started going to school to-
gether. We took him to many wonderful
places in the city. We introduced him to our
relatives, who helped him get acquainted
with Indian culture- our traditions,
lifestyle and love for each other.
We went together for Delhi Darshan
and trip to Agra. We told him about
our country, festivals, rituals and cul-
ture. We also learnt about his culture, his
lifestyle in Japan and many interesting things about
his country.
My brother also got an opportunity to learnJapan-
ese from him. But when he went back, I was
very sad. It seemed like someone close to my
heart had gone away. I really miss him a lot. It
was an excellent experience.G T
Soumya Batra, AIS PV, IV C
The best way to learn and
know about a culture is to
be with its people. I expe-
rienced it myself when a Japanese
boy came to stay with us during a
cultural exchange program organised by
school. I was excited when my brother
decided to play host.
Initially, I had a lot of preconceived
notions about the boy and his culture.
But all my notions changed after meet-
ing him. He was a very nice and polite.
He spoke very softly and was not at all fussy
about things. He easily mingled up with all the
family members. It didn’t seem that he was a
foreigner.We started going to school to-
gether. We took him to many wonderful
places in the city. We introduced him to our
relatives, who helped him get acquainted
with Indian culture- our traditions,
lifestyle and love for each other.
We went together for Delhi Darshan
and trip to Agra. We told him about
our country, festivals, rituals and cul-
ture. We also learnt about his culture, his
lifestyle in Japan and many interesting things about
his country.
My brother also got an opportunity to learnJapan-
ese from him. But when he went back, I was
very sad. It seemed like someone close to my
heart had gone away. I really miss him a lot. It
was an excellent experience.G T
The magic of molecular gastronomy
Save Mother Nature
Just Like That
Druhi Vaid, AIS Noida, XI A
How does chocolate spaghetti
with strawberry spheres sound?
Weird, fascinating, impossible?
It definitely is possible and the credit
goes to molecular gastronomy which is a
perfect blend of chemistry and art of
cooking.
Taken up by renowned chefs across the
globe, molecular gastronomy has never
ceased to amaze and inspire people to
take up their culinary dreams. With the
help of some easily available chemicals
one can transform boring, everyday food
into fascinating dishes. Turning liquids
into spheres that resemble caviar in their
appearance and texture, modifying the
viscosity of liquids to thicken them, con-
verting liquids into a foam or powder,
are all possible with the help of molecu-
lar gastronomy.
Among the most interesting processes is
one of making ice cream using liquid ni-
trogen. Flavours ranging from vanilla to
that of egg and bacon are prepared using
many modern techniques. With increas-
ing interest in food and fine dining, mo-
lecular gastronomy could reach greater
heights. Bon Appetit! G T
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5Whose life is it anyway?
U, Me & HumTHE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2014Dr. BR Ambedkar
He drafted the Indian constitution.
Dear Diary,
Today, the worst nightmare at Amritsar came true.
The British showed their true colours- cruelty, injus-
tice and inhumanity. Bloodbath, cries and plight of the
injured in Jallianwalla Bagh today made me cry. The
gory incident ripped apart my heart. It was Baisakhi
and people were soaking in the spirit of festivity. It was
really gruesome to see innocent people being brutally
killed on this auspicious day. It was a brutal act. A feel-
ing of deep sorrow has engulfed the entire country.
We were holding a peaceful meeting at Jallianwalla
Bagh to discuss how to take the fight against the
British forward. Soon, General Dyer stormed with 150
soldiers and unceasingly fired on the crowd for almost
15 minutes. Hundreds of innocent people were killed
and thousands were injured. Though, still in shock, we
ran helter skelter to save our lives. However, some of
the men stayed back and fought. The crowd started-
jostling, clambering, crawling and trampling over
each other to escape.
Taking advantage of this, the British exercised force
to stop people from running. The last ray of hope was
also lost. Screams, cries and bloodshed narrated a tale
of destruction. The floor that once lit with the beauti-
ful reflection of the sun, now lay soaked in the blood
of innocent men, women and children.
My friends, who once frolicked in the joyfulness of
the garden, now slept in the same garden, covered in
blood. This has been the darkest day of my life so far.
Although my family and I had left the garden before
the massacre took place.
However, the plight of those poor people who lost
their lives for nothing was killing me. The British had
crossed the line this time. This incident should serve
as a clarion call for every Indian to rise and fight for
India’s freedom.
The British have snatched from us our true identity. It
is time to stand up united against this injustice and
speak up against the gross violation of human rights.
We should come together to fight as one force and
fight for our independence till our last breath. We will
not sit back quietly. We will not let the British forces
defeat us, trample our spirit of brotherhood and har-
mony. This incident should serve as the first step to-
wards building a free nation.
I have full faith that this gloom will not be able to
break our spirit, rather it will bring us together to fight
against injustice, for our independence. I am sure we
will win the battle. Remember darkness always makes
way for the dawn.
The auspicious dayof Baisakhi turnedgory on April 13,
1919. Unrelenting firingby the British forces atJallianwalla Bagh,Amritsar, claimed manyinnocent lives and leftthousands injured.Vaishali Tikoo, AISGurgaon 46, IX F, stepsinto the shoes of a witnessof the massacre to pendown her experience. Sheis hopeful that the episodewould stir the hearts ofIndians and compel themto come together andfight for theirindependence.
I wish to become a true Power Girl. It
will make me powerful among the
league of super heroes. I will act fast and
intelligently and save people from dan-
ger. My mission will be to make world a
happy and safe place to live. I will be a
good friend to all children. I will teach
them how to protect themselves, be a
role model and teach others healthy liv-
ing practices. I will always be nice to
everyone and support truth. I will fight
against all kinds of crime with my
power. I will fly and have X-Ray vision.
I want to be remembered by people
everyday for my good deeds.
Abhijna Bhatt, III B
Superheroes are children who are brave
and intelligent and get awarded on Jan-
uary 26. I also want to be like them, full
of courage and love for country. Soldiers
are also superheroes because when we
are sleeping comfortably, they protect
our country from enemies. I pray to God
to give me a chance to become a soldier
and do my country proud.
I also dream of becoming a superhero
like my father because he works day and
night to give us a comfortable life. When
our father is around, we feel safe and
strong. I want to support my family the
way he does.
The ‘specially-abled’ ones are also he-
roes in their own right. They struggle
every day to live with pride. They teach
me never to lose hope and always be a
fighter. I pray to God to bless me so that
I can become courageous and able to
help anyone who needs me. I want to
bring a smile on everyones face, only
then can I be called a true superhero.
Manveen Kaur, III A
I want to become a superhero like
Mighty Raju (an animated character).
I’ll have a jet-set aeroplane that can
change into a motorbike as well as a mo-
torboat. I will have a computerised wrist
watch that can generate electric beams
of light. I will also have a cape that will
help me fly high in the sky. I will help
poor and needy people by giving them
clothes and food. I will use my powers to
protect small children from any kind of
danger. I will also protect my country
from enemies. Not only will I protect
people, but I will take care of birds and
animals too. I will teach people the im-
portance of protecting our environment
and restoring Mother Nature’s lost glory.
Protecting and saving all the creatures
on Mother Earth will be my mission in
this life.
Simran Joshi, III BG T
Every sport in the world has its rituals,
superstitions or lucky charms (whatever
you call them) that go along with it. The
game of football takes this fancy for
lucky charms to another new level. As a
member of my school’s football team, I
have seen my fellow teammates hold
blind faith in some rituals or lucky
charms. My captain always taps his head
thrice before taking a free kick whereas
the team’s striker, prefers wearing his
‘lucky’ shin-guards to every match.
Here’ sharing with The Global Times
readers stories of some undisputable
lucky football charms from around the
world:
� One of the most common lucky
charms that can be seen, (or smelt), in
the world of football is players not
washing or changing their socks. It is
perhaps one of the oldest rituals in the
books and has yet to lose its novelty.
� In one of the matches, ace German
footballer Mario Gomez forgot to
sing the national anthem in the youth
team. He scored a goal in that match.
This made him give up singing the
anthem ever again.
� The former president of Pisa, Romeo
Anconetani, believed in a pre-match
superstition. Before every match, he
would sling salt onto the pitch. And
the bigger the game, the more salt he
would throw. Once in an important
game when he faced local rival Ce-
sena, he threw 26 kg salt on the turf.
� The custom of having one bald player
in the team to taste victory is not un-
common. Although Victor Valdés has
a shaved head, there is much specu-
lation about whether it brings luck to
his own team or the opponents.
� The talented John Terry, former cap-
tain of England national football
team, always sat on the same place in
the bus, listen to the same CD while
going to the stadium, tied a band
three times on his socks always. G T
Lucky charms!S
tudents, amateurs,sportsperson andcelebrities alike, all
swear by their good luckcharms. However, some play-ers embrace lucky charms tonot only avoid bad luck, but toinch towards victory. RishabhShrivastava, XI, SouparnikaKrishnan, XII, AIS Gurgaon43 bring you some luck charmsthat hold sway over some fa-mous football players
Every child secretely nurtures a desire to become a superhero, the thought
of possessing power gives them kicks. Little Amitians of AIS Mayur
Vihar share which superhero they would like to become and why…
Time MachineDate: April 13, 1919
Place: Amritsar
Protagonist: A witness of
Jallianwalla Bagh massacre
The fateful day...
I want to be a superhero
Manveen Kaur Abhijna Bhatt Simran Joshi
Published and Printed by Mr R.R. Aiyar on behalf of Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan
from E-26, Defence Colony, New Delhi 110024 and printed from HT Media Ltd,
B-2, Sec 63, Noida (UP). Editor Ms Vira Sharma.
� Edition: Vol 6, Issue 14 � RNI No. DELENG / 2009 / 30258. Both for free
distribution and annual subscription of 800.
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those of the editors or publishers. While the editors do their utmost to verify
information published, they do not accept responsibility for its absolute accuracy.
Published for the period April 28 - May 4, 2014
Muse Editorial
THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, APRIL 28, 20146
“A strong woman, is one wholoves deeply, and lovesfiercely, her tears flow just asabundantly as her laughter.She is both soft and powerful,.practical and spiritual... Astrong Woman in her essenceis a gift to the WORLD!”....and Amity is blessed to have
this strong woman at the helm of affairs. Yes, I
am speaking of our beloved Chairperson,
Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan, the ‘Woman of Sub-
stance’, who has been the guiding light in every
Amitian’s life. Today, on the occasion of her
birthday also celebrated as Human Values Day
across Amity Universe, The Global Times, takes
the opportunity to dedicate the Youth Power pro-
gramme 2013-14 as an ode to HER.
A year ago, she expressed her desire to instill
human values of love and respect for women
amongst Amitians. Pained by the disturbing in-
cidents of women abuse and withering social
and cultural institutions, she heralded the young
brigade of Amity International Schools to take
up the cause of women.
The movement initiated by her soon gathered
momentum. It marked the beginning of a jour-
ney towards change. Such was the Chairperson’s
conviction and faith, that her students not only
became young activists for the cause, but am-
bassadors of the cause for life. The journey
could not have been an easy one but for the faith
bestowed by their leader, they withstood the test
of time. Be it the signature campaigns in
schools, buying handicrafts prepared to raise
funds, watching sensitizing films or sporting
badges to create awareness for the same, her om-
nipresence charged the young warriors of
change .GT dedicates its zealous YP finale
(Read Pg 1 & 12) to the cause of women.
It sensitizes hundreds through its cultural
melange as an ode to the Chairperson this birth-
day– who helped us discover and understand
what it means to be the- woman of substance.G T
Vira SharmaManaging Editor
Billed as one of the brightest
students in school, Dr Bindu N
Lohani is now the face of
ADB’s Economics and Research De-
partment. In 1992, he was awarded
‘The Global 500 Role of Honor for en-
vironment achievement’ for his com-
mendable work. Read on to know the
path he has charted out for India’s eco-
nomic prosperity.
You have had an illustrious academicrecord, what was your favourite sub-ject at school?I was an engineering student, so I was
very good at mathematics and physics.
I studied to become a civil engineer. I
did not have much knowledge about
economics. When I was in school, I
was known for my expertise in math-
ematics.
Can you suggest sustainable eco-nomic reforms necessary for the de-velopment of the country?The most important thing that India
needs to do is open up the economy a
lot more. The country did extremely
well after it opened its market. But, if
you want to move forward and take
advantage of the changing world econ-
omy, then you need to open the econ-
omy a bit more. It is necessary for
development.
How would you explain knowledge
management in layman’s language?It simply means that even though one
may be armed with a degree in a
subject, the individual may not have
the expertise or necessary skills to
exploit the knowledge of the degree.
To simplify further, the possession of
the first does not guarantee the second.
For instance, you may have a degree
in biology or ecology, but you possibly
would not know how to breed a plant.
It is now a globally known fact that
there is a difference between education
and skills. Most developed countries
like USA, make best use of knowledge
today by giving immense importance
to acquiring new technology as
innovation is a part of knowledge
management, which is
multidisciplinary in nature. There must
be a shift in focus on research and
development too. G T
Flipping through the pages of
a national daily, I came across
a news report on climate
change which said, The UN
panel on climate change warns
South Asia, especially India of
famine, severe food and water
shortage. The report has set the
alarm bells ringing because if
steps are not taken, then not only would India’s
growth plummet; it will also spark off regional
tension. Shocking, but true, a war over water
cannot also be ruled out either. A report by the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC) released on March 31 states that if steps
are not taken to check global warming, then tem-
peratures are likely to rise in Indian subconti-
nent by 4 degree Celsius by the turn of century.
The country, still trying to provide food security
to its people, would also lose 5.8% of its wheat
production. The findings are alarming enough to
send shivers down the spine. The report should
come as a jolt to the government who needs to
wake up to this reality and re-calibrate its plan to
fight climate change. Instead of burying our
heads in shame, we should take steps to curb
greenhouse gases emission, encourage the use
of renewable energy and conserve water.
We, at Amity, instill love for nature from a very
young age. All Amity schools and universities
are built on the concept of green buildings. We
not only encourage children to plant more trees,
but use saplings instead of usual bouquets to
welcome guests. I would like to tell my Amitians
that each one of us needs to take steps to avert
this danger as nobody on this planet is going to
remain untouched by it.G T
Dr Amita ChauhanChairperson
Open Indian market, if you want economy to flourish…
People you must know
AryabhattaHe was a great mathematician whogave number zero to the world.
Awakening
Their eyes twinkle withhope as they speak aboutthe bright future that
awaits them. They love to danceto Milkha’s song like any otherchild of their age. Meet the girlsfrom Asha Kiran, a small homefor the underprivileged girlsrun by Sisters of NazarethFoundation. The girls won theheart of members of AISGurgaon 46 Interact Clubduring a trip to their home.Vasundhara Kaul, AIS Gur 46,XII brings a small account ofthe trip.
As the bus hit the dusty road to
Daruhera, never in the wildest dream
could have anyone imagined that the
three-hour-long drive would end by
giving us so much happiness and alter
our views on life. The bus turned and
pulled into a huge plot of land. On the
north lay a huge building, encircling
which were small plantations. A lone
windmill stood at the end of the plot.
And waiting to greet us were 60 odd
habitants of Asha with sisters.
They happily lead us to a large hall
where the residents were enjoying a
game of Simon says and Ring a ring o’
roses. We joined them and became
friends. Soon peals of laughter echoed
in the room. The members of Interact
Club put up a small skit on the impor-
tance of respecting the girl child to
which the habitants reacted positively.
And next to catch my attention was 10-
year-old Ester as she tug on to a mem-
ber’s shirt, requesting him to do the
‘Milkha dance’. This triggered several
rounds of antakshari and frenzied
dancing.
What makes Asha Kiran different is
the hope and optimism that it is soaked
in. These girls are humble, kind and
smart When they speak about their fu-
ture, you can see their eyes twinkle.
They chatter endlessly, about their
friends from school, about the dog on
the street whom they give chapattisand much more.
We didn’t even realise when it was
time to go. We reached the main of-
fice, where we were offered tasty re-
freshments for the trip back home. As
we were leaving, the girls crowded
around the door once again, their eyes
pleading us to come back. We departed
with a heavy heart and a promise to
keep in touch. Ester came up to me
again and in all seriousness whispered,
“Come back and we’ll do the Milkha
dance again.”
Asha Kiran is a home run by the Sis-
ters of Nazareth Foundation for the un-
derprivileged girls. Earlier, it used to
operate under the name Asha Niwas
from Gurgaon till 1998. As the num-
ber of girls grew, Asha Kiran came
into being.
(Anyone willing to support thehabitants of Asha Niwas can do so on
facebook.com/AshaKiranDharuhera)
G T
Dear Editor,
A good newspaper with interesting
sections and latest news is what
everyone thrives on and GT offers that
every Monday. The weekly news is
beautifully condensed into few pages. I
have actually seen that the attendance is
perfect on every Monday. It cannot be a
coincidence. The GT issue of March 31
was spectacular and engrossing for
several reasons. The cover story on
elections was informative and
engrossing. The story on Pg 8 ‘The
perfect beauty’ was very inspiring. I
could not help but read it over and over
again. The recipes were also
scrumptious and lip smacking good. I
am looking forward to the next issue.
Aayush Raghuraman
AIS Noida, VIII I
G T
GT M@il
...,said Dr Bindu N Lohani, vice
president, Knowledge Management and
Sustainable Development, Asian
Development Bank (ADB) in an
interview to Prerna Suri, Amity Instt of
Biotechnology during his visit to AUUP
A clown’s lifeSukhleen Kaur, AIS Gur 46, X
He is one person who knows how
to bring a smile on a gloomy
face. He has a job at hand- to
please others, whether he likes it or not,
whether he is in a mood for it or not. He
can’t afford to go on a holiday, so, every
day is just the same for him. We all
know him very well, he is the clown.
Even though the travails of life keep him
busy, when the curtain goes up, all that
we can see is his smiling face. His
struggle and tears remain hidden
from the world. Tears are his
only companion when he dis-
cards his garb. A clown leads a
very lonely life. We, as spectators, go to
the circus to beat the stress, little realis-
ing that the man who is enticing us with
a smile is leading an equally tumultuous
life. We all draw pleasure by making fun
of him as he tries to win our hearts
through his jigs and antics. We don’t re-
alise that he has gifted us the most pre-
cious thing in life- happiness and
laughter at a time when smile and hap-
piness have become a rare commodity
that everyone is chasing.
He also wants to live a life just like us.
The only job that a clown has up his
sleeves is to put on the makeup and
make the crowd break into laughter. Do
you know one thing? It's not the size of
the audience that make the life of a
clown worthy, but the spirit and enthu-
siasm of the audience which brighten up
his day.G T
Hope amidst despairInspiration
Dr Bindu N Lohani in an interview with Prerna Suri
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Debolina Goswami, Alumnus
Amity Institute of Biotechnology
Emoticons have been so deeply
ingrained in our contemporary
culture, that we exploit them with an
almost unconscious nonchalance. Whether it
is simply the :) (the smiling face) or
something as complicated as [-O< (praying),
emoticons are splattered all over the internet.
Sometimes it is rather unnerving to see
someone typing
:-D while maintaining a poker face. From
birthday cakes to official emails, the use of
emoticons is rampant. Read on to know how
emoticons came into being and their
evolutionary journey over time.
Advent of emoticons‘Emoticons’ is a portmanteau word of ‘emo-
tion’ and ‘icons’, used to express emotions.
Its first use is generally attributed to Abra-
ham Lincoln. In the original ‘The New York
Times’, the transcript of an 1862 speech by
Lincoln the symbol ;) first appeared, though
it could be passed off as a typo too. Back in
1963, a freelance artist called Harvey Ball de-
signed a yellow smiley face which was taken
up for use on a buttons to boost the morale of
the workers. Bernard and Murray Spain, two
brothers from Philadelphia added ‘Have a
Happy Day’ to the smiley face and churned
out millions of mugs, buttons, bumper stick-
ers, etc. Incidentally, it is Ball’s smiley face
that is celebrated on the first Friday of October
as the ‘World Smile Day’. The credit for cre-
ating the first modern emoticon goes to Scott
Fahlman. Incidentally, workers in offices had
trouble interpreting the seriousness of mes-
sages since there was no way of expressing the
tone in text. Fahlman proposed :) to be used
as a marker for jokes and :( to be used as a
marker for serious communications. Origi-
nally, he had meant this as a joke, but the idea
caught on. Users began to use these emoti-
cons, and made new ones as well.
East Vs WestSurprisingly, emoticons are vastly different in
the western and eastern world. In fact, a ma-
jority of Americans fail to interpret Eastern
emoticons and vice-versa. Research shows
that this is because of the cross cultural differ-
ences in the way people see and interpret
faces. In Eastern countries like China, Japan
and Korea, true emotions are generally re-
vealed through the eyes, contrary to the West
where the mouth bares the soul. Traditionally,
the Western style of writing and reading
emoticons is from left to right. Whereas in the
East, emoticons are made flat so that it can be
read ‘as such’.
Risqué businessUnintentional translation of strings to emoti-
cons can put one in an uncomfortable situa-
tion. While discussing a 401(k) plan with his
boss, a hapless employee found out that (k)
was being processed as a pair of red lips! On
the web, text based emoticons often get re-
placed with corresponding images. This may
also cause certain problems across different
software. As reported by Risks Digest in Au-
gust 2004, the rendering of text to graphics is
different with different software. This happens
a lot of times when people are using different
instant messaging clients. Other risk factors
include misinterpretation. The users may not
know what a particular emoticon stands for
and they may also encounter problem due to
cross culture emoticon incompatibility. One
also runs the risk of being unprofessional in
formal communications.
Modern emoticons, Easter eggs and IMs
Conventional emoticons have now been re-
placed by elaborate and fancy ones- animated
ones with colourful graphics and background
music. They are being used to convey a vari-
ety of messages. Famous personalities also
have their own emoticons. Yahoo! Gmail and
Facebook all come with an integrated instant
messaging service. Several of the IM service
providers allow words to be converted to
graphical display- for instance, dance can be
replaced with a dancing emoticon.
Several service providers also have Easter
eggs or hidden codes which can be invoked
while using special key combinations. On
Facebook, users can write :Putnam to invoke
an emoticon that has the face of Chris Putnam,
one of the Facebook engineer. Yahoo! and
Gmail have a large list of these Easter eggs.
Emoticons developed by avid netizens are ex-
tremely innovative; OTZ can be used to illus-
trate an exhausted person if you tilt your head
sideways and consider the ‘O’ as a head.
Emoticons have become an integral part of our
everyday internet and mobile chatter. They
make the conversation interesting and also
convey the right mood for the less verbose.
Sometimes entire conversations are carried out
using only these. It can be safely said that
emoticons are here to stay for good!
Activity: (Cut out the emoticons given on thepage along the dotted lines. Use the cut outsto rate the stories in this issue.)
G T
World of emoticons
They came into being as typographical art over 30 years back, but whether we like
it or not, emoticons have permeated and become an indispensable part of our
everyday personal and professional communication today
� A study conducted by Social Neuro-
science, a scientific journal, claims
that the brain reacts to emoticons as if
they were real faces.
� The first emoticon was published as
early as March 30, 1881 in a US mag-
azine ‘Puck’.
� It is believed that former US President
Abraham Lincoln used an emoticon in
a transcript of his speech in 1862.
� Scott Fahlman, a computer scientist at
Carnegie Mellon University used a
smiley on an online message board to
distinguish serious posts from jokes.
� Emoticons in the West are read from
left to right, while in the East, they are
read upright.
� A survey conducted by Yahoo in the
year 2007 revealed that 82% Yahoo
Messenger users used emoticons in
their conversations.
� With breakthrough in technology,
emoticons have evolved from text
smileys to more complicated animated
graphics.
� Battery powered LED emoticons are
also available in the market.
� New Jersey-based multimedia artist
Dan Wade is so much in love with
emoticons that he ‘emotes’ them out.
� You can express your feelings by typ-
ing different types of punctuation
marks in a sequence.
� Some instant message programs have
‘hidden’ emoticons, they generally
show up once the emotion is typed out.
� Emoticons are now 32 years old.
� The inventor of text smiley does not
like emojis- the graphic illustration of
character-based emoticons. He finds
them ugly.
Fun facts onemoticons
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Big Story
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AIS Vasundhara 1, IX A
Don’t we all have someone special?
Someone who gives us pleasure,
more valuable than any treasure.
That ‘someone’ is our mother,
she is unique, like no other.
She is a precious gift of God,
thank you for this, oh! Lord.
Her eyes shine with love,
she is like a lovely dove.
When I dream, she is my dream,
she gives me chocolates and ice-cream.
When I cry, she sees my tears,
consoles me and smilingly all she bears.
When I laugh, she is my fun,
no one can replace her,
she is my mum.
Time forgoodbye
Labanya Mitra, AIS Saket, XII
I’m on my bed with my guitar,
outside the window, I can clearly see the
North Star.
I’m thinking of you, my phone is
right here,
but it isn’t ringing, where have
you disappeared.
I say, I never knew you before this day,
you walked right in and swept my
world away.
Every morning and night all I think
of is you,
and now I wonder where’ve you gone to.
Weeks have passed and months have
passed too, seasons have changed and so
have you.
Where’d you go, your old loving self,
now, you are just a photo on my shelf.
Oh, do you realise what you’ve done,
been waiting for you since the
day begun.
I know you’ll never be coming back,
well, all that’s left of me is an
empty shell.
But, I will remember you,
what I felt for you was always true.
Since the time we first said ‘Hi’,
but now I guess its time to say each other
goodbye.G T
8 THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2014
Mosaic Senior
Drishtant Purkayastha
AIS Pushp Vihar, IX
Iwas immersed in my sea of sorrow
and was looking at a queer little bird
perched on a tree in Mr Hickery’s
lawn, when he called out, “That’s a
Magpie?” I turned around and hollered,
“Okay whizkid, so what?”
He asked, “Yeah! I am pretty smart, you
don’t have to tell me that. Why are you
frowning?” “That’s none of your busi-
ness and I hardly know you,” I shot
back. “Well, you know me now. I can as-
sure you will find a good friend in me,”
he said. I told him I was quite disturbed
and wanted to be left alone. But he still
persisted. “You can share your problem
with me. You will feel better,” he said to
console me.
The sincerity in his voice struck a chord
with me. I thought I was perhaps wrong
in judging him, maybe he was also going
through some rough patch in life. I
smiled at him. The moment he saw me
smiling, his face lit up and he asked me,
“So, what’s the matter? What’s troubling
you?” His earnestness made me share
my story with him. “I got very low
grades in the school examination and my
parents were mad at me for not scoring
well.” He spoke with gravity in his
voice, “You’re just overreacting. You
don’t need to look for reasons to be
happy. Look at the Magpie- it is so
happy in its simple little world. You
should be happy with what you’ve got.
Just go home and apologise to your par-
ents and work harder next time. It is as
simple as that.” Must be ‘simple’ for him
in his ivory tower with rich parents who
don’t ever scold him!
Still, I thanked the boy and he left. As he
was leaving, a piece of paper fell from
his pocket. I called out to him, but he
had already left by then. Out of sheer cu-
riosity, I decided to read what was writ-
ten in the paper that appeared to be from
a diary. I was shocked to read what the
boy had written a few minutes back. The
note read, ‘The miseries in an orphan’s
life’. I felt small. Here I was embroiled
in my petty troubles and there he was
consoling me despite not having anyone
to fall back upon!G T
Storywala
POEMS
5 2 71 6
2 8 9 3
6 5 25 1 6
9 2 8
1 2 9 65 4
8 3 1
Sudoku 54
I thought I was perhapswrong in judging him, maybehe was also going throughsome rough patch in life.
Aman, AIS Pushp Vihar, IX
IngredientsButton mushrooms (sliced) . . . . . .8
Sweet corns (boiled) . . . . . . . .½ cup
Bread slices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Olive oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 tbsp
Garlic (chopped) . . . . . . . . .2 cloves
Onion (chopped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Salt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .to taste
Cream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 tbsp
Cheese (grated) . . . . . . . . . .1/2 cup
Parsley (chopped) . . . . . . . . . .1 tbsp
Method� Preheat the oven to 1800 C.
� Simultaneously heat olive oil in a
non-stick pan.
� To this, add garlic and sauté for
about a minute. Add onion and
sauté till golden brown.
� Now add mushrooms and corns and
mix well.
� Cook for some time and add salt as
per taste.
� Remove from flame. Arrange the
bread slices on a baking tray.
� Put the mixture over the bread slices
along with grated cheese.
� Now bake in the oven till crisp. Re-
move from oven and pour cream
over it.
� Sprinkle parsley and microwave the
toasts for two minutes.
� Your yummy mushroom and corn
toasts are ready to eat. Enjoy!
Mushroom toast
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WinnersNever Quit
andQuitters
Never Win
May yourchoices
reflect yourhopes, notyour fears
People you must know
Rani LakshmibaiShe was the queen of Jhansi. She ledthe revolt against the British rule.
A lesson for life
Hridhik Bhai, AIS Saket, V A
Why didn’t shark swallow the clown
fish?
Because it tasted funny.
Teacher: What is the formula of
water?
Sonu: H, I, J, K, L, M,N,O
Teacher: Nonsense, what is this?
Sonu: You only told me the formula
of water is H to O.
9Mosaic Junior
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Aakarsh Kashyap, AIS Vas 6, II C
IngredientsParle G biscuits (crushed and pow-
dered) ..................................2 packets
Hide & Seek biscuits (crushed and
powdered)..............................1 packet
Castor Sugar ..............................2tbsp
Milk ..........................................2 cups
ENO/ Baking soda ........1 packet/ 2tsp
Method� Take a big bowl and add crushed
and powdered biscuits, castor sugar
and milk.
� Whisk everything together for
about 5 minutes.
� To this, add ENO or baking soda
and mix for 2 minutes.
� Take a cake mould and grease it
with butter.
� Now pour the mixture into this.
� Put it in the microwave for baking.
� Bake for about 3 to 4 minutes.
� Take it out and let it cool.
� Your biscuit cake is ready to eat!
Biscuit cake
POEMS
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Hansika Bhakri
AIS Pushp Vihar, IV B
Once upon a time, there was a
doctor who was an expert at
treating snakebites. One day, he
was called by the relatives of a man who
had been bitten by a poisonous snake.
The doctor told them, “There are two
ways of treating the snakebite. One is by
administering medicine. The other is
capturing the snake that bit him, and
forcing him to suck out his own poison.”
The family said, “We would like to
search for the snake and make him suck
out the poison.”
After the snake was caught, the doctor
asked him, “Did you bite this man?”
“Yes, I did,” said the snake. “Well then,”
said the doctor, “You must suck your
own poison out of the wound.” But the
strong-willed snake replied, “Take back
my own poison? Never! I have never
done such a thing and I never will!”
Then the doctor started a fire and threat-
ened the snake, “If you don't suck that
poison out, I'll throw you in this fire and
burn you up!”But the snake had made up
his mind. He said, “I'd rather die!” And
he began moving towards the fire.
In all these years, the doctor had never
seen anything like this! He took pity on
the courageous snake and prevented him
from going up in flames. He decided to
use his medicines to remove the poison
and treat the man.
The doctor admired the snake's single-
minded determination. He decided to
counsel the snake. He went up to the
snake and set him free saying, “Go live
in peace and harm no one.” The snake
decided to be kind.G T
But the snake had made uphis mind. He said, "I'd ratherdie!" And he began moving
towards the fire.
What word did you learn
today?
New Word: Administering
Meaning: Dispense or apply
Short Story
The tale of a strongminded snake
Divya Upadhyay
AIS Mayur Vihar, IV C
It’s an innocent desire,
not to trouble poor children.
Instead we must help them,
to protect them from any condemn.
Let us not talk to them rudely,
and listen to their problems eagerly.
I would like to help them,
by donating clothes, toys and gems.
They need love, care and concern,
to see the beauty of the world
and learn.
I will become a scientist when
I grow up,
when helpless children need me,
I will show up.
I do not want to be a quiet spectator
of their plight,
Oh God! Give me the strength to do
something right.
Let the millions of forgotten
children survive,
and on this planet earth, they
happily thrive.
Ishita Gupta
AIS Mayur Vihar, IV A
I dream of a chocolate world,
sleeping in my bed all curled up.
It was only a strange dream,
but my eyes opened with gleam.
In this dream, I was also there,
chocolates were pouring
from nowhere.
Plants made of chocolate bricks,
animals were taking chocolate licks.
I licked a chocolate leaf,
it removed my tensions with relief.
Then I visited many trees,
tasting different
types of leaves.
Each leaf had a dif-
ferent flavour,
it was simply be-
yond my savour.
I also drank a lot of
chocolate from the
stream,
with added whipped cream!
Waking up, I realised nothing
happened like this,
and it left me in a fix,
how I long for all that I now
really miss.
I tried to remember but in vain,
hoping this dream would
come again.
I can never forget what I saw so
clear and bright,
because I just dreamt
this dream yesterday night.G T
Forgotten children
Peop
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Rabindranath TagoreHe composed the national anthem of India.
Painting Corner Swati Sahu
AIS Saket, V B
It’s Me
My world of chocolate
Why do cows have bells? Because their horns don’t work.
Which pie can fly?A Magpie.
How can you make SEVENeven?Remove the S.
Which non-living thing alwaysneeds a hand?A bag.
What starts with P and ends
with E and has millions of let-ters in it?Post Office.
What has eyes, a tongue, but noteeth and is a foot long?A shoe.
What flower can you wear?Tulips (two-lips)
Why don’t fishes make goodtennis players?They don’t like to get close to
the net. G T
My name: Reyansh
My school: Amity International
School, Saket
My Class: KG D
My birthday: Jan 21, 2009
I like: To eat play and shop
My hobby: Colouring
My role model: My dad
My strength: My mom
My best friend: Uday
My favourite teacher: Reena
ma’am and Bharti ma’am
My favourite food: French fries
and veg biryaniMy favourite game: Temple Run
I want to feature in GT because:
It will make me famous.
THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, APRIL 28, 201410 Yum Recipes Amiown
May
IngredientsBread slices ....................................................6
Butter ........................................................2 tsp
Chopped vegetables of your choice (onions,
tomato, etc) ..............................................1 cup
Tomato ketchup ......................................1 tbsp
Mozzarella cheese ..................................3 tbsp
Salt & black pepper .............................. to taste
MethodCut out bread into circles using a round bowl or
lid. Flatten the bread using a rolling pin. Butter
both sides of the bread and fit in the muffin tray.
Add salt, pepper and oregano to the cut vegeta-
bles. Spoon this mixture in the bread cups.
Cover with cheese and dot with butter. Bake the
bread cups in a pre-heated oven for 15 minutes
at 180 degrees Celsius or until the bread turns
golden brown. Serve bread cup pizza with
tomato ketchup.
An easy variation of the regular pizza, made with easily available ingredients.
Beat Monday blues: Bread cup pizzas
S M T W T F S
Ms Pied Pepper: Include colourful veggies like bell peppers, corn and capsicum to ticklethe little one’s senses.
May
IngredientsPlain flour ................................................1 cup
Salt ........................................................a pinch
Sugar ........................................................1 tsp
Baking powder ..........................2 tsps, heaped
Cinnamon powder ......................a large pinch
Olive oil ................................................1 tbsp
Butter ........................1 tbsp, melted and warm
Milk..........................................................1 cup
Vanilla essence ......................................1/2 tsp
Method Mix all the above ingredients in a bowl. Keep
aside for 5 min. Heat a non stick pan. Reduce
flame to low and pour a large ladle full of batter
in the center of pan. Do not spread the batter;
allow it to spread on its own. Cook the pancake
on low flame for 30 seconds till bubbles appear
over the pancake. When golden, flip over, cook
for 30 seconds and serve on a plate. Top it with
butter and honey, maple syrup or caramel sauce.
These melt-in-your-mouth pancakes will make meal time fun!
Ticklish Tuesday: Eggless pancakes
S M T W T F S
Ms Wisegrain: Use whole grain flour rich in fiber, vitamins and minerals to replenishthe energy of hyperactive toddlers.
May
Ingredients:Bread slices ....................................................5
Potato (boiled) ........................................1 cup
Veggies (chopped and boiled carrots, peas, cau-
liflower, etc ) ........................................3/4 cup
Green chillies (chopped) ................................2
Chaat masala & chana masala ....1/2 tsp each
Mozzarella cheese ..................................3 tbsp
Salt ........................................................to taste
MethodMash all ingredients except bread and cheese to
a paste and keep aside. Remove the sides of the
bread and join the edges with water, overlap-
ping them by 1 cm. Flatten the sheet with roller
pin. Spread stuffing evenly on bread sheet.
Sprinkle cheese. Roll from one end and seal the
end with water. Wrap in plastic sheet and freeze
for 30 minutes. Unwrap and cut into thin slices.
Toast swirls on a flat pan till golden brown or
bake at 375 degree F for 15 minutes.
A healthy appetizer, these bread swirls are crispy on the outside with a soft cheesy stuffing inside.
Bend it like Wednesday: Bread swirls
S M T W T F S
Mr Breadpan: Invest in good quality plastic tiffin box to keep the freshness of the lunchintact.
May
IngredientsSemolina..................................................1 cup
Potato, carrot, green capsicum, onion....1 each
French beans .....3-4; Green peas...........2 tbsp
Mustard seeds.............1/4 tsp; Oil......... 2 tbsp
Ginger... 1/2 inch piece; Salt.................to taste
Dhuli urad dal (black grams) .................1 tsp
Method Heat oil, add mustard seeds and split urad dal.Once the mustard crackles, add onion and sauté
till light brown. Add potato, carrot and French
beans and stir. Add salt and cook on medium
flame till veggies soften. Add ginger, peas, cap-
sicum and mix. Add two and a half cups of
water and boil. Cover and cook on medium
flame till veggies are cooked. Add semolina and
stir well till the water is absorbed.
Appease your little one with the healthy veggie upma that is easy to cook!
Healthy Thursday: Veggie upma
S M T W T F S
Mr Yummy Upma: The healthy upma made up of vegetables is a simple, healthy andnutritious snack, perfect for a light and filling lunch.
May
IngredientsWhite peas (sprouted) ..........................1/2 cup
Brown chana (sprouted and boiled) ....1/2 cup
Green chana (sprouted and boiled) ......1/2 cup
Fresh coriander leaves (chopped) ........a bunch
Salt ........................................................to taste
Red chilli powder ..................................1/2 tsp
Chaat masala ........................................1/2 tsp
Cumin powder........................................1/2 tsp
Oil ......................................for shallow frying
Rice flour ..............................................1/2 cup
MethodIn a bowl, add coriander leaves, all the chanas,
white peas, salt and mash with a potato masher.
Add the dry spices and mix. Heat a little oil in a
non-stick pan. Shape the mixture into small cut-
lets, roll them in rice flour and shallow fry in the
pan. Cook till both sides are golden. Serve with
tomato ketchup or green chutney.
Thank God it’s Friday: Sprouts cutlet
S M T W T F S
Mrs Sproutfire: The goodness of sprouts paired with chickpeas, is sure to keep yourchild energetic and healthy.
May
IngredientsLarge flour tortillas ........................................2
Garlic cream cheese spread ....................1 tbsp
Carrots, finely shredded ..........................1 cup
Green onions, thinly sliced ............................2
MethodSpread tortillas with cream cheese spread and
top with vegetables. Roll up the tortillas tightly
and wrap them individually in plastic wrap. Re-
frigerate for 30 minutes. Cut each into 6 pieces
just before serving. Yummy tortillas are ready to
savour!
Saturday salsa: Carrot Pinwheel
S M T W T F S
Ms Carotine: Raw or cooked, carrot is a crunchy powerhouse of vitamin A and dietaryfiber.
Super Sunday: Even super moms need some rest! So, just ask dad and baby to take over kitchen duty for a day!
You wouldn't believe how yummy sprouts can get! Getting toddlers to lick the plates empty was never this easy!
Crunchy Munchy Delicious!Nothing is as challenging as packing a nutritious yet scrumptious tiffin
for your little one. Hop on our breezy tiffin express as Amiown
Gurgaon & PV bring to you happy weekly healthy menu for tiny tots.
11School Lounge Wassup
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wMother TeresaThe kind mother of all who was awardedNoble Peace Prize for her humanitarian work.
Rahul Kapoor
Amitasha, coordinator
Agroup of 400 Amitasha stu-
dents from all the five
branches of Amitasha schools
went for a picnic to the Worlds of Won-
der at The Great India Place Mall,
Noida on March 19. Accompanied by
Amitasha teachers, the students had a
gala time at the amusement park and
enjoyed all the rides to the fullest.
Students also enjoyed other attractions
at the park and played a lot of fun
games. They tried their hand at the
steering wheels of boats and enjoyed
boat rides in the artificial lake of the
park. It did not end with boating as stu-
dents also danced on the numbers
belted out by the DJ during the rain
dance party. They had fun with the
Charlie Chaplin, Spider Man and Super
Man look-alikes who were entertaining
the visitors. They ended the day with a
big smile on their faces.
Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan, Chairperson,
Amity Group of Schools said, “Every
year we tie up with Worlds of Wonder
and organise a picnic for Amitasha stu-
dents so that they can enjoy and have
fun. At the same time, I strongly feel
that such visits make the students feel
at par with the society and negates any
inferiority complex in them.”
AIS Lucknow
Amity International School Luc-
know organised its fourth an-
nual day on March 19. The
event commenced on an auspicious note
with the ceremonial lighting of the lamp
and recitation of the Shloka Gayan to in-
voke the blessings of the Almighty. The
guests of honour included Sunita Aron,
senior resident editor, Hindustan Times,
Lucknow; Prof Peter Longer, renowned
scientist from Rostock University, Ger-
many; Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan, Chair-
person, Amity Group of Schools; Mo-
hina Dar, Roopma Singh, senior
consultants, Amity International
Schools; Major General K K Ohri, pro
vice chancellor, Amity University, Luc-
know and Nirmal Ohri.
This was followed by a melodious wel-
come song “Aaye hain hum swagat
karne” presented by the school choir and
orchestra, which enthralled the audience.
In the welcome address, Mukta Ghosal,
vice principal, AIS Lucknow said that it
was a matter of pride that the school had
completed four years under the able
guidance of Dr Ashok K. Chauhan,
Founder President, Amity Universe and
Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan, Chairperson,
Amity Group of Schools. She urged the
students to believe in themselves and
work towards achieving their goals.
The annual report was presented by the
council members, which highlighted the
academic and co-curricular achieve-
ments of the Amitians. The students
were awarded for excellence in academ-
ics and extracurricular activities. The
tiny tots of Nursery, KG, I & II won the
hearts of the audience with their endear-
ing presentation ‘Ocean Express’, a
glimpse of the scintillating and sparkling
underwater world. The rock band of AIS
Lucknow enthralled the audience with
their power packed performance.
The highlight of the event was the spec-
tacular dance drama presented by the
senior students, titled ‘Gita Darshanam’,
an attempt to elucidate the profound
ideas of Lord Krishna on life, relation-
ships, love and friendship and to un-
folded their relevance in modern times.
The Chairperson enjoyed every moment
of the event and highly appreciated the
staff and students for their excellent con-
tribution in making the annual day a
great success. She said that hard work,
perseverance and dedication towards
one’s goals surely results in success as
was evident from the outstanding per-
formances of the students of AIS Luc-
know. The function concluded with the
school song and the national anthem.G T
AIS Vasundhara 6
Amity International School Va-
sundhara 6 celebrated its pre
primary annual day- “Fitness in
Bookland” on March 7 with great gusto.
About 350 tiny tots of Nursery and KG
enthusiastically participated in the event,
winning the hearts of the audience with
their mind-blowing performances. The
extravaganza was conducted under the
mentorship of Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan,
Chairperson, Amity Group of Schools
who ardently believes that reading and
sports play a significant role in the all-
round development of a student and this
aspect should be inculcated from early
childhood itself.
The event formally commenced with
lamp lighting and welcome address by
principal Sunila Athley, who leaves no
stone unturned in tapping the innate
potential of the young Amitians. The
mega event beautifully showcased the
unexplored talent of the vibrant
Amitians. Synchronised drills, graceful
dances, fitness exercises, eye catching
yogic postures, fun filled races, witty
dialogues, colourful costumes and
thematic décor mesmerised the parents
who had smile on their faces and tears in
their eyes while watching their loved
ones perform on the stage.G T
AIS Saket
Amity International School Saket
organised the annual day for
Nursery, KG and Class I on
March 10, 7 and 3 respectively with
great zeal and enthusiasm. The event
began with the lighting of the lamp fol-
lowed by welcome address.
Presenting the theme ‘Razzmatazz’, the
little angels of Nursery showcased their
talents through an array of entertaining
programmes. Their cultural show began
with Akbar’s darbar where an amazing
genie came to narrate the stories from
different parts of the world. The kids
brought alive on stage different fairy tale
characters through their lovely perform-
ances. The whole auditorium echoed
with applause and appreciation.
The tiny tots of KG performed on the
theme ‘Colours’. Their celebration wit-
nessed a display of colours with the
evergreen fairy tales presented by the
students. The flamboyant young ones
showcased their theatrical persona bril-
liantly. Their performances on fairy tales
like Red Riding Hood, Snow White and
the Seven Dwarfs transported the audi-
ence to a wonderland. The parents en-
joyed the show as much as the teachers
loved putting it up. The young Amitians,
dressed in myriad colours depicted with
ease the quintessential aspect of colours
in our lives.
The theme for Class I was based on the
lives and heroism of three legendary
leaders of our nation- Vir Shivaji, Rani
Laxmibai and Shaheed Bhagat Singh.
The students put up a fabulous show
with scintillating performance and en-
thralling dance sequence.
It was a delight to see students at such a
young age, perform live with their mu-
sical instruments. The show was indeed
a big hit.G T
Annual day celebrations The annual day celebrations at Amity International Schools brought to fore an array of
amazing performances by talented Amitians. Here is what made the day memorable
A visit to the Worlds of Wonder
Chairperson cheers the students as they flaunt their trophy
AIS Vas 6 students showcase their fitness
Little Amitians set the stage on fire
Amitasha students enjoy a ride
Little ones of AIS Saket put up a majestic performance
AIS PV
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