You have fifteen pens in your dorm, three in your pocket and two pencils in your bag. Do you know where they came from? These are from your teacher, your best friend, the person who sits next to you, the person you love the most, the person whose name (for the life of you) you can't remember and the person who you don't like very much. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the 'Black Tuck-shop'. What is the black tuck-shop? Well it is an idea, a programme, a work in progress, a reality. Beg. Borrow. Steal. 'A' took a pencil from 'B' for the science class and forgot all about returning it. The pencil stays with 'A' till the end of the day and when he remembers about the pencil he borrowed, instead of returning it, he quietly keeps it in his dorm. 'A' has indirectly joined the black tuck-shop'. Talk about signing up!

Now let’s look at another case. ‘P’

takes 'Q's house t-shirt because he

has misplaced his. He wears this

piece of clothing for the entire day

and then puts it aside. Before we

know it, the laundry day is upon us.

'P' holds on to the house t-shirt and

later checks it for an admission

number. Noticing that there isn't

one, soon writes his on it.

'P' is the Perfect fit for the

programme. There is always an

undercover black tuck-shop

member around you. You have just

got to keep your eyes open to spot

one and the next time you do, you

just might be surprised. For all you

know the person who looks back at

you in the mirror might be one too!

Such people would become great

villains in the coming future. God

Bless!

Yash Tripathi

The SeQuin

Issue

11

November 2016 |MMXVI | Issue 11 |November | Vol. I

MMXVI Issue 11 Nov 2016 Vol I

International School

Chakrata raod, Near Pharma City,

Selaqui,

Dehradun

hAPPY cHILDREN'S dAY At the end of the second ILP, we ran to our dorms to change for

the cricket match. This was an interesting part of the day.

Teachers versus students! It was surprising to see the teachers so

excited for the match. They knew they were going to lose, and

guess what? They did.

At 4:30, we were called to the inauguration of the partnership of

our school with Mahesh Bhupati tennis academy. There was a

speech given by Mr. Gaurav Natekar, Mr. Anshul Pathak and the

Headmaster. As the tennis players resumed their game, the rest

of the school moved for some spicy noodles!

Soon after, there was a show put up by our beloved teachers in

the amphitheater. It was an astounding show which had all of us

engaged totally as we laughed to our hearts content. The teachers

danced, sang, recited poetry and played musical instruments too.

They also put up a hilarious skit which was so well enacted. The

teachers we had known for so long had such hidden talents, who

knew!

Now to jump to my favourite part, DINNER! Actually, like the

junior boys, I too ran for the mutton and naan, but before I could

even fill my plate, an extravagant band with some groovy tunes

to which we made the most of by tapping our feet and singing

along began to play. Their music was absolutely mesmerizing.

Singing and dancing to it while laughing, being carefree and

enjoying the moment was rejuvenating. None of us wanted the

evening to end and though the day ended for most of us, the

Agnians had another surprise waiting for them. All good things

come to an end and so did the day. It’s 12:01 AM and we have

school tomorrow. So, good night.

Dear Quin

Today morning, like most

mornings, I woke up very

reluctantly. But today it was even

harder to part with my cozy bed.

Guess why? We had the first two

classes only! I wanted to hit the

snooze button but then, I heard my

friends giggling and talking

excitedly amongst themselves. And

that is when it hit me- finally the

day we were waiting for (kind of)

had arrived. It was Children’s Day!

It would be full of surprises and

none of us could wait for the day to

unfold! We were speculating what

the teachers might do for us to

make it special. But the breakfast

was… nothing special. So much for

the excitement! But then the

assembly was an absolute blast.

Instead of the student choir, we had

a teachers’ choir. Honestly, it was

the first time some of the teachers

actually sang. During the

headmaster’s speech, he

mentioned a special surprise which

caught our attention and had us all

guessing.

this issue

Black Tuckshop P.1

Writing About Anything P.2

Mere Sawaalo ka jawaab do P.3

Happy Children’s Day P.4

Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high.

Trump Travesty

If you have been watching the news, Trump has

been elected as the President of the United States of

America. Hilary Clinton, who was the candidate

from the Democratic party, lost by a close margin.

Unexpected for sure.

Donald J. Trump, the republican candidate, won on

9 November, 2016. An unfavourable leader for most

Americans as they wanted a person who had an

idea on how to work democratically, at least in my

opinion. Mr. Trump had strong competition but still

seems to have won somehow.

The president-elect has made remarks on certain

issues that are now in unstable conditions like

Obama Care, illegal immigrants and the gun policy.

Trump has also brought up the idea of 'White

America' wherein he intends to send back or deport

all the Blacks, Muslims and Mexican immigrants

that are staying in the country.

The Indian-Americans who have been on the

republican vehicle voted for him because he

played the 'Hindu card'. The republican

candidate had mentioned while giving a speech

that he loved the Hindu community and that he

would support India financially. Being a good

friend of our PM, Narendra Modi, he added a

short 30-sec video in one of his speeches which

said 'Ab ki baar, Trump Sarkaar'. Stealing the

BJP slogan, was a smart move to attract the

Indian crowd.

Trump will start his day of presidency in

January. When he will sit on the see-saw, the

world will disbalance. Well, Good luck America!

-Yash Tripathi & Shreya Neogi

Black Tuck Shop

Brought to you by…

Master-in-Charge

Mr. Sharad Agarwal

Faculty Mentors

Ms. Harveen Sandhu

Ms. Priya Kulshreshtha

Mr. Srikanta Goswami

Editor-in-Chief

Lipi Koyu

Executive Editors

Shreya Neogi

Yash Tripathi

Associate Editors

Harshit Gupta

Nathaneal Buam

Senior Correspondents

Diviyaj Farwell

Dhruv Banerjee

Muskan Agarwal

Shorya Mittal

Junior Correspondents

Bhavuk Garg

Ishaan Dwivedi

Ramiz Rahat

Adarsh Sinha

Kavyae Kashyap

Wendy Marak

Smaksh Mahajan

Meme Natung

Answers to the riddles: 1. A feather

2. Everything. A building doesn’t jump

3. The spare one

4. Use a spoon instead!

Campus

Inter house spell bee was held

on 12th November (Saturday).

Jal house stood first, followed

by Agni and Akash

Inter house basketball

tournament was held on 13th

morning (Sunday). Overall, Jal

house stood first followed by

Agni and Prithvi

Mr. Gaurav Natekar was on

campus on 14th November to

inaugurate the Mahesh

Bhupati Tennis Academy in

collaboration with our school.

The preliminary round of

Junior SelaQui Mastermind

will be held on 19th November.

Akash house farewell party

will be held on 19th November

(Saturday)

CAP Test 3 begins from 24th

November! Good luck!

"Try not to be a man

of success, but rather

try to be a man of

value"-

Albert Einstien

SelaQui

Where the dorm is a

cricket field and the bed a

trampoline.

Where the bathroom is a

fun play, and the dustbin a

basketball ring.

Where you sleep for two

hours and have fun for six.

Where the class is full of

innovative ideas, and the

laboratory of experiments.

Where the friends are

family and the house

warden a mother.

The place is SelaQui,

And here your dreams

come true.

Mritunjay Mourya

Writing About

Anything

When I asked Priya ma'am to suggest me

something to write about, she said I could

write about 'anything'.

When I asked Priya ma'am to

suggest me something to write

about, she said I could write

about 'anything'. The idea was

great! Perhaps not in the literal

sense but I thought about it and

reached upon new conclusions.

Penning down one's ideas or

feelings is one of the best ways

to deal with them especially

they pestered us. Usually we

write about a given topic with a

set aim which in my opinion

degrades our innate creativity

by limiting us.

Writing one’s heart out

whether in anger, sadness,

happiness or even guilt soothes

and rejuvenates the minds and I

hope, after reading this article,

you will write today, about

'anything'. Just pen it down and

feel good. It is perhaps one of

the healthiest and the most

"No matter how hard the past, you can always begin again."- Buddha

productive ways of dealing

with our inner thoughts and

also satisfies our conscience.

Umberto Eco, the writer of the

bestselling The Name of The

Rose, explains his habit of

writing every time he is free,

even when he is waiting for

someone, through the theory of

interstices. This is one fine

example of being productive

when most of us unthinkingly

choose to be unproductive. The

interstices are very small

intervening spaces that we do

not utilize. So let us make use

of these tiny gaps in a fruitful

manner. Carry a pen and a

small writing pad with you

wherever you go and scribble

when you can. You never know

who the next Eco is!

Kunwar Yashvardhan

1. Standing in the park, I was

wondering why a Frisbee gets

bigger the closer it gets. Then

it hit me.

2. The early bird gets the worm

but the late worm gets to live.

3. I had an argument with one of

the seven dwarfs. He wasn’t

Happy.

4. The anti-ageing advert that I

would like to see is a baby

covered in cream saying,

‘AAAAH, I’ve used too

much!!'

Riddles What is easy to lift, but hard

to throw?

What jumps higher than a

building?

Which tire doesn’t move

when a car turns right?

Which hand is best for

stirring sugar into a cup of

tea?

individuality. Before I had

reached the age of 18, I was

privileged to have been able to

travel around the globe giving

a visit to most of the major

countries and through these

endeavors I have been also

been exposed to a variety of

situations.

Q. Why is India producing

only double players and not

singles?

--- India is producing both

doubles and singles. but

doubles are doing better,

because the land that they

have to cover is smaller and

Indians are traditionally good

at hand eye coordination. not

that the singles are doing bad.

Q. How does the sport help

in building overall

personality of school

children?

--- Sports teaches one a lot of

things and I am sure you guys

yourself have been told about

it a lot of times in the past . For

me sports has taught me the 3

Ds , Dedication, Determination

and Discipline.it has also

taught me focus and team

work . The game is not only

about a single player but the

team as a whole and if any one

of the player is having a bad

day , it reflects in his

performance and hence in turn

affecting the performance of

the whole team.

Q. Do you see any female

tennis players after Sania

Mirza?

--- know of quite a few girls

who have the potential to be at

par with Saina Mirza if not

better, and if they continue to

work towards their goal like

they currently are i believe we

will see a Sania Mirza down

the line . but that will take a

few years.

Q. How viable is tennis as a

sport compared to cricket,

given the latter's popularity

in India?

--- Cricket is very very popular

in India as we all know, it is a

team game and unlike cricket

where there is a limited no. of

people that can represent the

country, therefore many of the

good players out there don’t

make it. tennis on the other

hand, if you are a good player,

you make it.

Q. What made you opt. for

tennis? both as a sport and

then profession?

--- I don’t think that I chose

tennis but I think that tennis

chose me. I started playing at

the age of 5. Actually, there

was a gym-khana right

opposite to the place I lived in

Bombay and I used to people

playout there. and one day I

told my father that i wanted to

play and my journey began, at

the age of 29 I became a coach

and now here I am.

Q. Where do you see the

game of tennis in India years

down the line?

--- Tennis is slowly gaining

popularity and has been in the

spotlight for quite some time

now and due to the increase in

sponsors and them being used

effectively, the sport has been

established on better grounds.

Till date, India has produced

some very good players and 5

years down the line the nos of

such players are sure to

increase.

Q. What has been your

experience as a tennis

professional?

--- Tennis has not only given

me wealth but it has also

instilled in me a sense of

Mere Sawaalo ka Jawab do…..

" i didn't choose tennis, tennis chose me "

Jokes

An Interview with

Mr. Gaurav Natekar