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Editorial

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Annual Day CelebrationsCelebration of Rashtriya Ekta Diwas

Bright Sparks on campus

BHAVANITE NEWSLETTER

Mr Swapan Mukherjee has taken over as the Principal of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's

V.M.Public School, Vadodara ,with effect from January 1, 2015.His expertise in

school administration spans 19 years of rich experience as the Principal in leading

schools across the country. Mr Mukherjee has set his vision to make Bhavan's

Vadodara a leading IPSC school.

His highlighted accomplishments are the service as the Principal in General Joshi

APS school, Pithoragarh; Choithram School ,Indore; Airforce School , Gwalior; St

Kabir School, Chandigarh; and People's School, Bhopal .He has also been associated

with Lawrence School , Sanawar for 13 years as Commerce teacher and Senior

House Master.

Mr Mukherjee is an innovative , forward thinking educator with a track record of success .He is a keen sportsman, dauntless

mountaineer, with passion for children.

In his personal life , he is settled with an affectionate wife and two daughters.

NEW PRINCIPAL TAKES CHARGE

Another year wraps up and we are set for new innings under the new leadership. As Bhavanites our contribution this year must

be constructive for society and humanity in general. Keeping our environment clean ,improving our academic grades ,pursuing

and striving for excellence in all our endeavours should be the buzz word this year. In a nutshell ,we must draw inspiration from

the Japanese practice of 'Kaizen' and from Bhagvad Gita to maintain equanimity in success and failure, gain and loss, and pain

and pleasure.

PATRON-Mr. Swapan MukherjeeCHIEF EDITOR-Ms. Namrata Mahendra

STAFF EDITOR-Mr. Simon George (English),Dr. Madhu Mishra (Hindi)HEAD CONCEPT & VISULISATION- Mr. Prashant D

PHOTOGRAPHY-Mr. Biswajyoti Mahanta,Mr. Avijit Dutta,Ms. Smita SaxenaSTUDENT EDITORS-ATHULYA NAIR(XI),AAN PATEL(X),NIDHI PATEL(XI)

It is a moment of great pride that Dr. Upednra Kaushik has been nominated as the Chairman, Governing Body of our school. Dr. Upendra Kaushik, B.Com(Hons), M.Com(Business Administration), B.Ed., Ph.D., is in School education and administration since 1978. He is author of 19 books in Business, Management and Entrepreneurship and has travelled to Nepal, Sultanate of Oman, UAE, U.K., Netherland, Germany, France and Belgium. He has rich experience in the field of curriculum development, Measurement and Evaluation, Development of Text Books and Instructional Materials. He is also the recipient of more than 55 awards and honours at the State, National and International level including ‘National Award to Teachers -2001’, instituted by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India, ‘State Teachers Award 2002’ instituted by the Govt. of NCT, Delhi, ‘Full Bright Teacher’s Award-2005’, ‘Principal of the Year Award-2007’ from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Australia, ‘Mother Teresa Sadbhavana Award-2013’, Global Education Excellence Award -2014’ and ‘Asia Pacific Achiever Award-2014’. His expertise in the field of education will be instrumental for enabling Bhavan’s Vadodara to acclaim new heights with collective vision of excellence in education.

Dr. UPENDRA KAUSHIK NOMINATED AS CHAIRMAN, GOVERNING BODY

Dr. Upednra Kaushik

Mr. Swapan Mukherjee

www.bhavansbaroda.orginfo@bhavansbaroda.org

Makarpura Teen Rasta, Vadodara-390 009Phone-0265-3291017,3291018 Fax-0265-2635675

Our school celebrated

F o u n d e r ' s D a y o n

W e d n e s d a y , D e c

24.Veteran Air Commoder

( D r ) G D M e h t a ,

Chancellor Sumandeep

Vidyapeeth graced the

occasion as the Chief Guest

for the function. The

programme commenced

with Vedic invocation and

lighting of the lamp by the

distinguished guests.This

was followed by the

presentation of the Annual

Report by the Principal I/C

enumerating the school's

achievements and the

highlights of activities

undertaken throughout the

year.Later the chief guest

blessed the students and

felicitated meritorious

students and toppers of

Class X and XII CBSE

examination.

The cultural programme

brought out the essence of

Unity ,the chosen theme for

the event, and enlivened

different and diverse

a s p e c t s o f u n i t y i n

Almighty's creations.An

hour of resplendent and

r i v e t i n g d a n c e

performances by the

students from Classes I to

XI r ece ived roa r ing

a p p l a u s e f r o m t h e

audience. The entire event

was also supported with

multimedia presentation

forming the backdrop of

the entire show.

Annual Day Celebrations

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Annual Exhibition

The Annual Exhibition in our

school on Dec 22 showcased

outstanding creative and

scientific temperament of our

students .The Chief Guest

Mrs Geeta Goradia,an

eminent industrialist, keenly

observed models and charts

that were being eloquently

explained by our students.

In the science section ,an

array of models ranging from

generation of Biogas from

slurry, awareness of the

contemporary viral diseases

like Ebola, Cancer and Aids

and message to the society

for cleanliness drive via

s i g n i n g c a m p a i g n

'cleanathon' were displayed.

Mystery and magic with

colours was main theme of

models from the Chemistry

department.An exclusive

counter had a model of

Mangal Yaan, space odyssey

to the planet Mars, where the

space enthusiasts deliberated

on the space odyssey of the

satellite to fact finding stage

in the Mars orbit.

Maths Department showed

models of different theories

and organized games for the

onlookers. Social Science

and art department displayed

work of art that reflected the

creative genius of our

students.

Sports department displayed

latest trophies added to their

pr ized possession and

Computer Section had

Programmes made by our

budding techies!

Overall it drew inspiration

and appreciation from one

and all.

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Tathya Shinde of our school was also a member of the Vadodara city U-16 years basketball boys team which represented Vadodara at the Khel Mahakumbh Basketball State Championship and the team secured the second position.He also represented the Vadodara basketball team in the U-16 State Basketball Championship Organized by the District Sports office and the team secured the first place.Master Aarjav Desai, Master Hitanshu Ghag, Master Soheil Sheikh, Master Kabir Sahoch and Master

rdApoorva Patel were selected to represent Baroda for the State Selection and secured the 3 position in it.In the Above 17 category, Divyanshu Gaekwad and Aadil Sheikh were selected to represent Baroda district.

ndIn Girls U-16 category, Krina Mehta of our school bagged the 2 Position and was selected to representBaroda district team at State Level, the team secured the 2 place.

Shubham Lad (Std IX), Amoghvarsh(Std IX) and Rahul Dave (Std IX) participated in INCA Map Quiz and their

team was among top 25 teams out of 600 teams to appear at Cept in Ahemedabad for National Round. The

result is awaited.

Niyati Khamar (Std XII) and Aniket Ghosh (Std VII) participated in District level Elocution Competition and secured First and Third positions respectively. Niyati expressed her views on Importance of Cleanliness in Public Places in Group IX-XII and Aniket deliberated on Importance of Cleanliness in our lives in Group V to VIII.

Ashutosh Singh (Std X) and Tathya Shinde (Std X) participated in All Baroda Inter-School quiz organized by Eastern India Cultural Association and made it to top 15 teams . They received trophy , certificates and cash prize.

Khel Mahakumbh

Tathya Shinde of our school was a member of Baroda boys team that played the State

Youth Basketball Championship conducted by the Gujarat State Basketball Association

at Reliance English medium school, Gorwa, Vadodara. Our team with Shri Kaustubh

Dighe as the team's coach emerged champions by defeating the boys and girls teams of

Bhavnagar district respectively. The Gujarat state national team was selected during the

championship.

Achievements in Fine Arts

BRIGHT SPARKS ON CAMPUSThe following students have brought laurels to the institution by their notable and remarkable

achievements in Fine Arts and in the field of Sports.

Bhavan's little mermaid Pamisa Hastak participated in National Level swimming competition organized by CBSE

from October 16 to October 19 in Sama Sports Complex , Vadodara . Fifteen year old Pamisa stood third in 200 m

backstroke style in U-16 years category. She has won several state level championships in last few years.

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Master Tanmay Krishna of Std V received Merit award for his performance in All India UCMAS, H2 category.

Our school incorporates multicultural activities to spark up the

students and engage them in learning and enjoying

simultaneously.

Campus Activities

Flower RangoliStudents of Primary section intricately set flower petals to

make attractive patterns of flower rangoli .The engaging

activity kept the busy bees occupied throughout the

activity period and create traditional and beautiful

patterns .

Grand Parents Day

Fancy Dress

Cleanliness Drive

Students of Pre-Primary section dedicated a day to their grandparents by

organizing grandparents' day. An act of re –bonding the young and the old,

children presented a cultural program and mesmerized them by their musical

stage performance. In return, the grandparents of tiny tots expressed their views

on their grandchildren and shared some cherished moments they have in their

company and role of the school in shaping their grand kids.

Our school organized fancy dress for students of Pre -primary section. Based on

the theme Animal Kingdom, students used innovative ideas to dress up and be

the characters of the animal world. It was an exciting time to amuse one another

and learn about the wild world simultaneously. To overcome their stage fright and

shyness , they had to speak about the animal they characterized.

As part of the nationwide cleanliness campaign, our school students organized

cleanliness drive and urged others to realize their potential and contribute to the

society in his/her capacity .To set examples before others, they enacted a nukkad

natak in the morning assembly highlighting the callousness of the society and

neglecting the responsibility towards cleanliness.

Kids go where there is excitement. Kids stay where there is love.

Our sprawling campus is their second home. The following

festivities and activities inch them closer to us.

Children's Day Celebrations

Children's Day celebration at our school

was a unique feast brimming with

opulence of love and kindness that

teachers wished to reciprocate to

students. As a gesture, they channelized

their creativity and acting persona and

presented the morning assembly in the

form of a skit where they maintained the

somberness of prayer and other

activities and hilariously interweaved

dialogues to enact a classroom

situation. The students were captivated

by the performance of their teachers and

received the same with roaring laughter

and cheering applause.

Ms Anjelina D Souza and Ms

A j i t ha Menon a t t ended

workshop organ ized by

Scholastic India on Teaching

English in a Holistic Way .Ms

Nidhi thakkar and Ms Geeta

Marwa attended the workshop

on EVS teaching. Ms Archana

Sharma and Ms Jyoti Botke

learnt methodologies to

E m p o w e r t h e E n g l i s h

Language Classroom.

Ms Mamta Jain, Ms S Devsena

and Ms Namrata Mahendra

were appointed as Evaluators

to assess CCE evidences by

CBSE at new Era School in

different Subjects.

Staff Enrichment

Mrs C Aundhia was bid a heart

felt farewell by the students

and the staff on January 3,

2015 in school assembly. The

school Head Girl Vijayshree

Vishwanath, h ighl ighted

accomplishments of madam

who started her career four

decades ago as an English

teacher. By dint of her

hardwork and dedication, she

rose to the position of the Head

of the English Faculty, Senior

Co ordinator and retired as the

Pr inc ipa l In -charge .Her

valuable contributions as an

educator and administrator will

be cherished for a long time.

She was presented a bouquet

and a card by Mr. Swapan

Mukherjee our new Principal.

We wish her blissful years of

retired life ahead.

Fare thee well

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CELEBRATION OF RASHTRIYA EKTA DIWAS

The call given by CBSE to run for unity received an overwhelming response when the higher secondary students enthusiastically participated in the programme organized in our school. The celebrations started with an assembly wherein the students spoke about the inspiring life of Sarar Vallabhbhai Patel, his significant contribution in the Independence struggle and the most crucial role of uniting the states. Thus the message was conveyed loud and clear about the relevance of unity in diversity especially in the present times where unity alone can lead to the development of the nation. The students also took pledge in both the languages to remain united and to work hand in hand for the progress of the country.

The assembly was followed by a mini marathon by the students and teachers on the school ground.

An awareness march was also taken up in the vicinity of the school with students carrying placards highlighting the need to remain united.

Thus in a small little way the school paid tribute to Late Shri Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

NATIONAL UNITY DAY 31st October 2014

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th th The combined annual training camp- II 2014-15 was held at 3, guj.bn Vadodara from 26 October to 4 November.

Around 450 cadets from Vadodara group participated in the camp. From our school, 4 NCC cadets of class 10

attended the camp. During the camp, all the subjects related to army were taught. Apart from this, the emphasize

was on drill, rifle shooting, physical training and discipline. Cadets were also taken for outing like a visit to Sayaji

museum. The interactive sessions were also conducted along with live demonstration on fire fighting and traffic

management. A special demonstration was presented on self defence. As a part of entertainment, cadets were st shown patriotic movies. On 31 of October, the cadets of 3 Guj. B.N participated in 'Run for Unity' and celebrated

Sardar Vallabhai Patel's birth anniversary. Awareness session was also held about unity of the country and the

feeling of brotherhood was inculcated in the cadets.

Apart from this various competitions were conducted among the 4 companies. From our school cdt. Megha Patel ndwon the 2 prize in rifle shooting competition in the JW categoray. Cdt Prerna Gupta and Divya David were selected

in drill competition while representing the Charlie Company. Cdt. Prerna Gupta was awarded best cadet in JW

category.

On the final day of the camp, a cultural program was organized by the cadets. The cultural program was hosted by

all the cadets of Bhavans and was highly appreciated by one and all. Cdt. Prerna Gupta and Divya David received

master of ceremony award. It is matter of pride that Cdt Anusriya Hazra was appointed as the Sergent of Junior

Wing .

Overall it was a thrilling and enriching experience for all the cadets.

NCCCOMBINED ANNUAL TRAINING CAMP-II

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POEM & ESSAY

" As sculpture is to a stone ,education is to human soul ." Education

plays a very crucial; role in building one's character. As a potter

shapes the clay and converts it into a pot similarly education shapes

a man and chisels him into a sophisticated person. Life has no

meaning without education .Education doesn't mean passing an

exam earn well , it is an element which when added to human life fills

his life with delight, fascination and pleasure. A life without education

is like a plant without leaves. Do not follow where the path may lead,

go instead where there is no path and leave a trail behind.

Education improves our demeanour , character and helps build

personality. True education, is one which clarifies our thought and

make it free from all the unwanted clutter to build up our character.

The process of attaining education or success is not as straight and

simple as it seems to be. One has to be exceedingly dedicated to

achieve it. Complete devotion and dedication would help a person to

attain mastery in desired art and gain monopoly over it.

Education deals with the advancement of ideas which has brought

tremendous changes in the moral, social, political in short in all fields.

It is related with the thoughts and values as well as the behaviour of

the educated person which he reflects in his daily routine life.

character is the most presentable part of our personalities. Though it

is characterized by the individual's personal values ,thoughts and

moral conduct but it also depends on the individual's ability to reflect

all these things into his daily life. The example is very obvious. If

someone believes in something but is unable to bring it into practice

the same cannot be called the part of his character, for he is not

exhibiting it in his daily interactions. For human beings are judged by

how they present themselves for the inner self is not seen from outer

shell. So character formation demands not mere including some

basic principles, values or ideas but to bring these certain ideas into

daily practice.

-Prerna Gupta X D

EDUCATION: A HALL MARK OF CHARCTER1st Prize Winning Entry-Inter House Essay Writing Competition for IX-X

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ART

Frequently I'm asked to describe my

favourite place.

The answer comes and there's a smile

on my face.

It's a place where dreams come true

A place destined only for a few

Where to reciprocate good for every

cause

Is the preamble of everyone's ethos

Where everyone believes in service

before self

Where all stand together as Unity is

Strength

Where wisdom is coupled with tolerance

To accentuate the greatest performance

Where the sun of knowledge shines

eternally bright

To bring us out From darkness to light

Where everyone can scale the greatest

height

As they are taught by Gods in disguise

Where a child enters innocent and naive

And steps out as asset of country who

thrives

This is the place of my delight.

With astonishment I'm asked What's the

place and it is true

I reply : It's name is Bhavan's and it is

the greatest school

Then I'm asked

How do you know the Bhavan's you

describe ?

With pride in heart and head raised high

I reply : It's my school and I'm a

Bhavanite.

Jay Parikh- Std XI

Being BHAVANITE : A Pride

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ROSSWORDComplete the crossword with appropriate adjectives:

A family of mice were surprised by a big cat. Father Mouse jumped and and said, "Bow-wow!" The cat ran away.

"What was that, Father?" asked Baby Mouse. "Well, son, that's why it's important to learn a second language."

Two boys were arguing when the teacher entered the room.

The teacher says, "Why are you arguing?"

One boy answers, "We found a ten dollor bill and decided to give it to whoever tells the biggest lie."

"You should be ashamed of yourselves," said the teacher, "When I was your age I didn't even know what a lie was."

The boys gave the ten dollars to the teacher.

A: Just look at that young person with the short hair and blue jeans. Is it a boy or a girl?

B: It's a girl. She's my daughter.

A: Oh, I'm sorry, sir. I didn't know that you were her father.

B: I'm not. I'm her mother.

Smile Please!!

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