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Vision without action is a dream. Action without vision is simply passing the time. Action with
Vision is making a positive difference.
–Joel Baeker
Welcome to our first newsletter for the session 2019-2020.We present in this edition stories, poems,
debates and news about various curricular and extra-curricular activities held in the Academy. I am sure
as you surf through the newsletter it will make you wonder at the creativity of the Royites. I take this
opportunity to thank the students who have contributed in this edition.
1st April, 2019School reopened for the new Academic Session.
9th
April, 2019
The result of the competition was as follows:
Position Name Class
First Rohini VI-D
Second Priyanshu
Barthwal
VI-C
Third Nupur VI-B
Fourth Swastika
Sharma
VI-B
18th
April, 2019
Result:
Position Name Class
First Dhairya VI-D
Second Tanesha VI-D
Third Pari VI-D
20th
April,2019
Declamation is the best way to exhibit one‟s
speech and expressions. It lays emphasis on the
art of fluent speech and pronunciation. All the
participants were excited and confident, and they
put up a splendid show.
The result of the competition was as follows:
21st April,2019
The competition was organized on the occasion
of “EARTH DAY”
The result of the competition was as follows:
Position Name
First Avantika Kotnala
Second Aditi Chaudhary
Third Shambhavi Bisht
The Royite Newsletter, Vol. No.1 April 2019 to July 2019
Editorial
CO-CURRICULAR CAULDRON
Inter class English Declamation
Competition for class VIII
Inter class Draw and Colour Competition
for class VI.
Inter Class English Solo Recitation.
Inter House Poster Making
competition
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22nd
April, 2019
The result of the competition was as follows:
Class VI
Position Name House
First Swastika Sharma Satpura
Second Shreyasee Negi Vindhya
Third Antra Sharma Aravali
Class VII
Position Name House
First Varun Khatri Satpura
Second Misty Chaurasia Vindhya
Third Gungun Johri Satpura
Class VIII
Position Name House
First Ishita Dimri Satpura
Second Rudra Pratap Vindhya
Third Divya Rana Satpura
Class IX
Position Name House
First Vaani Bhatnagar Aravali
Second Jaspreet Singh Aravali
Class X
Position Name House
First Khushi Thapa Satpura
Second Nirmal Thapa Aravali
Third Harshita Kamboj Shivalik
Class XII
29th
April,2019
Theme: Earth Day
Sub Theme: 1.Energy Conservation
2. Pollution in the ocean
3. Depletion Of Ozone Layer
4. Soil Pollution
The result of the competition was as follows:
Position House
First Shivalik House
Second Vindhya House
Third Aravali House
29th
April,2019
Results:
Class VI
Position Name Class
First Swastika Sharma VI-B
Second Anas Ahmad VI-D
Third Jabmeet Singh VI-C
Class VII
Position Name Class
First Shambhavi Bisht VII-B
Second Urvashi Chauhan VII-C
Third Varun Khatri VII-A
Position Name House
First Mehak Arora Shivalik House
Second Sneha Kamboj Shivalik House
Third Rudra Pratap Vindhya House
Position Name House
First Kashika Kandwal Vindhya
Second Sagar Kandwal Shivalik
Third Riya Yadav Shivalik
Inter House Bulletin Board
Competition
Inter Class Hindi Story
Writing for Class VI to VIII
Inter House Poster Making
Competition
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Class VIII
Position Name Class
First Lavish Anand VIII-B
Second Divya Rana VIII-D
Third Kanishka Bhandari VIII-B
04th
May,2019
First Satpura House
Second Vindhya House
Third Aravali House
10th
July,2019
The result of the competition was as follows:
Class VI
Position Name
First Tanisha Gulati
Second Dev Singh, Tejasvi Chauhan
Third Shreaynshi Negi
CLASS VII
Position Name
First Tanu Negi
Second Avantika Kotnala
Third Shambhavi Bisht
CLASS VIII
11th July, 2019
Raja Rammohan Roy Academy hosted the first
round (Preliminary) of the prestigious Frank
Anthony Memorial All India Inter School
Debate Competition – 2019 , Category II –
Stage I for classes X and below on 11th July
2019. Various schools participated in the debate
with two speakers from each school. The
Principal, Mrs Bina Varma welcomed the
Chairperson Mr. M.D. Bhoumik and the
participating schools. The debate was judged by
Ms. Priyanka Bhattacharya, Ms. Varsha Sharma
and Ms. Jaya Aggarwal. The topic under fire
was “ Education fosters Democracy” The topic
was debated over very strongly by all the
participants who did not leave any stone
unturned to prove their mettle. After a long and
rigorous battle of words, Aditya Swami of Shri
Ram Centennial School and Ashok Bhatt of St.
Joseph‟s Academy were awarded the Best
Speakers and Saksham Goyal of St. Joseph‟s
Academy as the Runner-up Speaker. St.
Joseph‟s Academy emerged as the Winning
team and Shri Ram Centennial School as the
Runner-up team of the Frank Anthony Memorial
All India Inter School Debate Competition. The
School Director, Mr. A.K. Deb and the Principal
gave away the certificates to the winners. The
event concluded giving a strong message
of `self-confidence and self-reliance‟ in the
students.
Position Name
First Ridhi Gurung
Second Ridhi Thapa
Third Shambhavi Saxena
Frank Anthony Memorial All India
Inter-school English Debate
Inter House Science Quiz (Class VI-
XII) Results:
Inter Class English Debate
Competition for VI to VIII
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The English department of the school organised
Intra – Class English Dramatization from
29thJuly 2019 to 31
st July 2019. All the classes
participated with great enthusiasm and high
spirits. The performance left the judge and the
audience spell bound.
Result:
Class Winner
VI VI C and VI D
VII VII D
VIII VIII A
All the students of class XII went to visit
O.N.G.C for an educational trip. It is a
famous Oil Museum named after one of its
ex-chairman and M.D Subir Raha.
The following sections went on the following
dates respectively:
29th of July – Class XII-A and B
30th of July – Class XII-C
31st of July – Class XII- D
Back in the days of authoritarian parenting in the fifties, obedience and propriety were high values. Digressions from good manners, respect and good behavior were often met with punishment. But then in the sixties and seventies things changed. Parents wanted higher self-esteem for their kids and closer relationships with them. Fear-based, power coercive relationships went the way of the rod in classrooms.
So it’s no wonder that today’s teens feel much more free to apt out than their predecessors ever hoped. Just ask any parent or teacher of a teenager, who will likely complain about rudeness, ill manners, constant criticism and even being yelled at by the teenagers. Fighting with your son over car privileges? Can’t get your daughter to log off Facebook and finish her
Shame and Blame works to change teenage behavior
FOR
STUDENT’s CORNER
Inter Class English Dramatization for
classes VI TO VIII
29th
July, 2019 to 31st July, 2019
Educational Trip to O.N.G.C
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algebra homework? Is a common scenario everywhere? The dilemma is pretty typical but I feel the only solution to change the teenage behaviour is shame and blame. Shame and blame is the only time tested tool left with our parents and teachers to bring about a desirable change in the teenage behaviour. Shame and blame pushes you to excel, to take that one extra mile which will proof that you have it in you. If we compare suicide or gun case I the west with that in India we will find that we are better off. Why? Because I am sure each and every student present here in this august house would agree with me that they had been shame and blames in the school and the positive thing is that this has prepared us to bear the worst criticism and emerge as a winner. The world is world is beyond your class, your school and your home and the competition is really killing. So I feel the more you have been shamed and blamed the better prepared you would be competing in the modern rat race with everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose. ‘Only if you have been in the deepest valley can you ever how magnificent is it to be in the highest mountain’, rightly said Richard Nixon. If life of a teenager would have been bed of roses and all praises, I feel no achievement would have given him or her the happiness which one gets by proving the whole world wrong. – Aditi Pant
Shame is like everything else, live with it for long enough and it becomes a part of the furniture said eminent author Salman Rushdie.The debate on how to raise one’s child is something that has been argued over a long period of time and most recently due to sudden increase in child birth and better medical facilities around the world what has really been brought into the discussion though is the type
of parenting styles that are out there. There are the lenient parents who give their children room to grow and freedom to do what they please because they believe that is what is best for them. On the other side there are tiger parents.
Tiger parents are defined as strict or demanding parents who push their children to be successful academically by obtaining high levels of scholastic and academic achievement and if they are not able to do so, the last resort of parents and teachers is shame and blame.
Such tactics of parenting and schooling are deterring mental `/detrimental to the future mental ability of the child. It can cause inferiority problems or make the child become defensive as well as negative. shame and blame is no longer a tool to demonstrate socialistic values and rules, shame in today’ society is no longer effective because it has a destructive effect on human lives especially teens who are in their growing age. It leads to suicides, gun culture and many times the teenager turn to drugs. Shaming children can sometimes even turn the child against the parents and teachers. If you just let them do what they want, they will learn from their mistakes either then or later. Also if you shame them when they tell you what happened, it will make them feel worse when they just wanted to sit, talk, get guidance and help from you. If you shame and blame a child every now and then, there’s a possibility that the child will go into a shell and anything with you at all. He may develop a low self-esteem.
Recently in Chandigarh a mature lady tried to shame a girl who was wearing short dress. The lady didn’t even think that the girl is of her daughter’s age. The temperature was over 40°C. The lady ultimately had to apologies
because in the era of social networking you can’t escape from your Karma’s. I strongly feel shame and blame is like a scar, eventually the pain from the initial injury will subside, but once the damage is inflicted it can’t be undone and will remain there for the rest of life. Adults should educate the
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children more and judge them less.-Prakriti Dabral
When I reach the beautiful beach, I feel like getting ready and steady to dive into the sea. Sprinkle, squish between my toes, the smell of ocean to my nose. As I lay on the sand and look up at the sky I can see the sun shining like a diamond up high. The whooshing waves wash endlessly upon the shore, It’s a day when the ocean waves whisper to the sun,” warm me up sunshine!”, and they try to throw their rays right at me, painting my skin into a golden tan. The clouds try very much hard not to move, But I see them moving inch by inch. I can feel each grain of sand, falling from the air into my hand. I walk along the tip of the sea, that’s where my feet leave prints to be. -by Chhavi kamboj VIII – C
My mother’s perfume resembles her nature. It is as strong and powerful as her And as soft as her heart. It is refreshing like her smiles and as a garden of roses spread over miles. While it recollects me of her teachings, sometimes it is a great treasure of memories of that great time. The nice fragrance of my mother’s perfume, keeps me strengthened and awakened. It also reminds me of that real beauty of a person is in thought and the behavior meted out to others. My mother’s perfume is just as she is- too overwhelming, too fragrant but beautiful in the end.
-by Kaushiki Dhoundiyal
VIII-C
POEM-1
BEACH:
POEM-2 MY MOTHER’S PERFUME:
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A very special day to all, The thrill and excitement of the wedding was full on. The glowing bride and the shy groom, looked together very beautiful. The dazzling decorations and shehnai are a great way of enjoying. The beautiful clothes and sparkling jewellery, added some more enjoyment to the wedding party. All looked awesome in their dresses, dancing and shouting for the wedding bells. Then at night, all the people had their eyes on the groom and bride. The dance performance of groom and bride made the night more beautiful and nice. At last, the wedding dinner completed the night. Then the dessert time – Gulab jamuns, pipping hot Kesari jalebis, and a scoop of ice cream.
A night never to forget, and a memorable day to all, a wedding day we will always look forward as how many years will be gone.
-by Shailja VIII-C
Life is the sum of all your choices.
Change is constant in life. Life changes every
day for every person in some way. We expect
the seasons to change, children to grow taller,
birthdays to keep piling on, we expect to grow
older. We all face changes every day whether it
is a simple change of the weather, our schedule
or what we choose to eat that day. Sometimes
there is change that jumps out of nowhere and
totally shakes you to the core. It is not difficult
to forget that life will always be changing. We
face something new every moment of the day.
We need embrace the changes that life has in
store for us. They will make things flow more
smoothly and we can bounce back from the
major changes hopefully a little easier. We just
have to always keep in mind that life truly is
what we make of it. If we are always living in
negativity then life will always seem like doom
and gloom. “Change is not pleasant sometimes,
but change is constant. Only when we change
and grow, we will see a world we never know “
Choice is another constant in life. We always
have a choice over things in every situation
same as the choice of food we eat, the choice of
clothes we want to wear. Same as that, we have
our own choices in life also. It is us who choose
which path is to be followed in our lives. The
right or wrong. Opting the wrong choice once
can affect your life drastically.” Be miserable or
motivate yourself, whatever has to be done, it
always your choice “Your choice decides the life
you will be living. „Life is a matter of choices,
and every choice you make makes you‟.
Principles are the norms which an individual
create follows to make his life meaningful and
helps in to be a better individual in the long run.
Creating principles for your life is not difficult
but following those and ensuring that nothing
There are three constants in
life… Change, choice and
principles.
POEM-3
WEDDINGS:
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overpowers them is a million-dollar task. “It is
easier to fight for one‟s principles than to live up
to them.” It is easier to tell 20 people what is
wrong and what is right than to be one of those
20 people to follow my own teachings.-Prakriti
Dabral
“There is no chance for the welfare of the world unless the condition of women is improved. It is not
possible for a bird to fly only on one wing.”
- Swami Vivekananda
Performing multiple roles every day, women are
– without any doubt – the backbone of every
society. Daughters, sisters, mothers, and a wide
range of jobs are being performed by women
flawlessly. They work tirelessly 24X7 for the
fulfilment of the needs of their families. Their
job is the one without vacation, one without rest.
Unfortunately, they are also one of the most
ignored and under-estimated fractions of the
society in many parts of the world. They face
oppression, violence and many other social evils
now and then. For centuries now, they have been
living under the captivity that restricts them
from achieving their personal as well as
professional dreams and goals. It‟s kind of
ironical that a country, which has acclaimed the
status of first Asian country to land on Martian
orbit on its maiden attempt, has a rank of 142
out of 149 on gender inequality index, as of
2018.
Women constitute around 50% of India‟s
population. They are the other half which is as
competent and talented as men. But females are
not educated, not allowed to choose their
careers. Their dreams are no dreams, their goals
are no goals. Some, who fight these norms and
land jobs, are discriminated and harassed in their
workplace. They are not provided with an equal
pay as men. They are not even treated with equal
respect.
Even after 7 decades of independence, women
are not independent. Women empowerment
refers to the upliftment of women and giving
them power to get the freedom to choose what is
good for them.
Empowerment is giving women the choices,
they want to make. It is the dreams they want to
fulfil. It is the career choices that they want to
make. Empowerment can‟t be the answer to the
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upliftment of women, but it is what the country
currently requires.
The condition of women in India has slightly
improved. The current condition of women in
India is far better than the 60s. They now
participate in various fields such as, sports,
politics, science and technology, etc. Nowadays,
women are being educated; they are given the
chance to fulfil their dreams. They are now far
more independent than they were in the past.
New acts and laws are made daily, but the real
change will come when the mentality of the
Indian society will be changed.
Empowerment of women is indispensable for
the society. We are a generation raised and
nurtured by women, and the time has come
when we realise their true value.
Women should also consider their strengths and
move forward to unfold their true potential.
They need to achieve their goals through self-
development. Because, empowerment cannot be
brought and given, it needs to originate from
within.
-by Devansh Dhayni XI-A
“Learning gives creativity, creativity leads to thinking, thinking provides knowledge, and
knowledge makes you great.”
-by A.P.J Abdul Kalam
“It is very easy to defeat someone, but it is very hard to win someone.”
-by A.P.J Abdul Kalam
“To climb steep hills require a slow pace at first.”
-by William Shakespeare
“A Winner is a dreamer who never give up.”
-Nelson Mandela
The school prefectorial body for the senior section of Raja Rammohan Roy
Academy was appointed for the session 2019-20 on 29th July, 2019. Badges and
ties were given to the members of the prefectorial body by the Chairman, Principal,
Mentors and House Incharges.
Quotes of Wisdom
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The council was sworn in by the Chairman of the Academy Mr. A.K Deb. After
the oath ceremony, the Head Girl, the Head Boy and the House Captains were
given the School and House banners. Master Neeraj Sharma was appointed as the
Head Boy while Miss Aditi Pant was sworn in as the Head Girl of the Academy.
They pledged to be responsible in making the school exemplary not only in
academics but also in extracurricular activities; upholding the school motto „We
learn to serve‟.
Head Girl Aditi Pant
Head Boy Neeraj Sharma
Discipline Captain
Vidisha Pokhriyal
Vasudev Prajapati
Activity Captain Prakriti Dabral
Sanidhya Sharma
Sports Captain
Sakshi Bansal
Preet Zaveri
Satpura Anchal Khatri
Lucky Choudhary
Vindhya Shubra Saini
Aarsh Negi
Aravali Urvashi Thapa
Aseem Sharma
Shivalik Diya Goyal
Sagar Kandwal
PREFECTORIAL BODY FOR 2019-20
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Editorial Board
Student Representatives: Stuti Gusain
Printing and Technical Assistance: Vidisha Pokhriyal, Yash Dhiman