Reflection
English Section
This is Nature
Avaneesh Mishra (IV-A)
Admin No- 4691
The mountains, the water, the trees
the beaches, the lakes and the cool breeze
This is nature
It has beautiful things and
interesting creatures
The howling dog, the squealing bat
The chirping bird and the squeaking rat
This is nature
It has beautiful things and
interesting creatures.
CHARMING BIRDS
Anshi Avipsha
Class:- V- I Admin No-3799
Sitting on a tree branch, early in the morning they let out a pick, or a woodpecker who builds a home in the
tree, with a peck
A cock lets out a shriek to wake us up,
While the other birds make a nest for their family at tree top.
Some birds go to find themselves some food in late afternoon,
And come back in the evening to sleep under the starling shade of the moon.
Birds are charming enough to show the world their beauty,
Until the humans know the birds get the toughest duty.
Their flight they take in great hope to find the something,
Or stay at the home until the bell rings.
It isn’t easy to make out a beautiful nest, nor is it easy to work without rest;
but the birds can do this easily b’cause they are better than the best.
They fight of fierce animals, to reach their goal;
They also can bear the cold around the pole.
Their journey begins as a little chick which learns to fly and they breed their little ones, until they die.
Nature
Shreya Rath, Class:V-I
Oh Nature! ,Oh Nature! All products you give us are natural We make shelters that are man-made The trees give us natural shade All you give is natural and all we make is artificial You give so many things like rubber and glue Your clean water makes our Earth pretty and blue, Thank you nature,thank you nature For giving us things that will help us in future We should see nature's lovely view From atop the mountains and plateaus too In many countries like Switzerland and France Your beauty has no bounds and often put us in trance You give us a glimpse of heaven on earth Can you do us a favour ? Please stay as pretty like this forever...
Resfeber
Ayushi Saha
Class 9 Section H Adm No 5056
She likes busy streets, dizzy corners as blurred edges are ethereal mourners they weep, narrating how cunningly life left
as intricate nests death weft. As zephyr chimes in avid blues leaves crack in laughter beneath her shoes As your home awaits' whispers dawn an artist's last fine line drawn. As footsteps twirl along mellifluous mellow the day melts in cadmium yellow Chasing dragon flies ,inhaling musk Catching fire flies, conversing with dusk. As time passes by, death knocks the door Waves rebelled, raging the shore Stars sang, a melancholic chorus in behalf of a lover of paths, they echoed her epitaph.
A Memorable Journey to UK
Darshini Choudhury
Class VIII B Admin No-6601
My excitement started from the day, global immersion programme to UK was announced. I took the
consent form to be filled in by my parents. I had to convince my parents, that I can be on my own for 10
days and they were convinced, when they met Binati Mishra maam, who was to lead us to UK. We went to
Kolkata for visa, after that I started counting days to leave for UK.
Day-1 : 3rd June At last the day had come, 3rd June, I was a bit nervous, bit sad to leave my parents and
above all excited to see London with friends Jayanti, Aditi, Anwesha, Deshna, Simran, Chirag and our
loving ma’am.
Day-2 : 4th June 2:45 am in the morning, we boarded the flight from Delhi for Heathrow, London. After 9
hours of journey we landed in Heathrow. It’s a beautiful big airport. After an hour we reached Bath. It was
around 1.00pm ,so we all got fresh and had lunch and started our Bath city tour. Bath is a very beautiful
and peaceful small town and also the weather was very pleasant .We did some shopping and came back to
our residence Town House 8. It was a beautiful duplex house, clean and cozy. It was 8.30pm, but still it was
evening, I was feeling strange, I was tired but couldn’t sleep. I called my parents when the Indian time was
around 12.00 midnight, talked to them and somehow slept.
Day-3 : 5th June we had to visit Norton Hill Secondary School. We represented our school and our mother
land India. From India I was representing Tamil Nadu in our presentation. We presented a song in the
assembly. Later on we attended classes 7thand 10th with them.All the students and teachers were curious
to know about India. I found their teaching method better than us. As I was wearing a saree, students
asked me a lot of questions about our culture and to translate few sentences in Hindi. It was a memorable
interaction, which makes me smile even now.
Day-4 : 6th June It was a very exciting day, as we were going to our junior partner school, Welton Primary
School. The head teacher of Welton Primary school was a very warm hearted person. Assembly started
with the introduction of Odisha by me. Small kids from grade1 to 6 were very curious to know about our
country India and our state Odisha. After that we went to attend classes fifth and sixth. In both the
classes,we rpresented festivals of India. there, I met a small boy of grade one who was curious to know
about India and he accompanied me all the time till I left school. Till now I cherish those memorable
moments. After leaving the school, we had a tour to Roman Bath,Bath University and other places of Bath.
Day 5 : 7th June. This day was a very special day for me as we were going to Oxford. I always wished to visit
Oxford. It was a dream come true. It is a very beautiful place. I always thought that Oxford is a huge
building, but when I visited Oxford I realized it was a group of colleges, known as Oxford university. We
visited colleges, saw many beautiful monuments. We saw the place ,where a scene of the movie Harry
Potter was filmed.I left Oxford with a wish ,that someday I would come again for studies. Then we took a
taxi for Barking, London. We reached the Travelodge hotel by 7.00pm.
Day 6 : 8th June. We started the London tour with the world’s largest wax museum, Madam Tussuads. It
was a wonderful experience. We saw the wax statues of the world famous personalities. I was so happy to
see our Indian statues like, Amitabh Bachhan, Aishwarya Rai, Sharukh Khan etc. Sometimes I felt as if I was
with real people. We enjoyed 4D movie on Avengers. Then we went for shopping in Primark, one of the
malls in London. We all purchased a lot of clothes and chocolates. It was a very tiring day.
Day 7 : 9th June. We took a tube from Barking to West Minister. There we took the hop on hop off bus for a
London city tour. We went to London eye, I was mesmerized , watching the view of London from the
capsule. After that we had a river cruise ride, on river Thames. We saw London Bridge, Tower Bridge and
the other five bridges as well.
Day 8 : 10th June. We went to Shrek Adventure, it was a great experience.We had fun and enjoyed a lot.
After that we took a tube, came back to Barking. Packed our things as we had to go back to India the next
day.
Day 9 : 11th June. We took the Tube from Barking to St James street to see the Changing the Guards in the
Buckingham Palace. It lasted for approx. 45 minutes. The co-ordination and synchronization between the
guards was worth watching. After watching the event, we took the tube back to Barking, took our luggage
and left for the Heathrow airport.
On our journey back home, all the way ,I was full of cheerfulness, confidence satisfaction and enthusiasm
to meet my parents after 10 days and narrate my experiences to them. I found UK, beautiful, organized,
safe and a friendly place. We landed at Delhi airport around 11.am. We had to spend few hours at Delhi
airport, as our flight for Bhubaneswar was at 6.30pm. We reached Bhubaneswar at 8.30 pm. I saw my
parents eagerly waiting for me, they thanked ma’am for all her love and care and came home.
Those 10 days were like dream for me.Till now it’s hard for me to believe that I went to UK, without my
parents. I thank God, for a very happy and safe journey. This tour taught me how to pack travel bags, buy
things, get ready on time, present oneself, and take care of each other in a group.
I conclude this travelogue by thanking my friends and above all our loving ma’am, who was there like a
mother for me, all the time.
LIFE
By-Anjelina
Std-X-H
Life was a dormant seed,
Until you watered me alive,
Time passed by with no leads,
Until l bloomed in your hive.
The swing and slides in your arms,
Got me sleeping,
While your lullaby casted charms,
Preventing me from weeping.
Those tiny steps l covered,
While you held my hand,
Preventing me from falling forward,
As you protected me with your wand.
The hugs you gave me,
Will always be cherished mom,
Along the boring lectures,
That I heard when I lied.
The selfless love that you give,
With your enlightening kisses,
The kindness that I receive ,
While you fulfil all my wishes,
Is something that I can never return .
So THANK YOU MOM for all that you have done,
While I promise that I will learn,
To keep you smiling till the very last breath of my life......
THE LONELY TRAVELLER
Shrishtii Amrita
Std: IX G
Adm. No. 2913
I was all alone on the road,
Too lazy to travel,
But there lay a long, grey path,
Through which I had to reach at any cost.
It wasn’t easy to do it all alone,
But I was determined to tread on my own,
Solemnly I walked down the lane,
Looking at strangers who stood with eyes full of pain.
The sun went down,
Spreading darkness all around,
Yet I wasn’t near my destined point,
I had to move on though I did feel faint.
It wasn’t possible to turn back now,
So I moved on and on,
And now I’m here,
To the point of no return.
RAIN
Aditi Mohapatra
Std: IX G
Adm. No. 4731
Rain! Rain! Rain!
A drop of joy for people,
A token of love for the Mother Earth.
The first few water drops,
And the refreshing smell of the soil,
Bring happiness all around,
And fills me up with joys which knows no bounds.
Rain! Rain! Rain!
I walk out with my raincoat on,
Splashing through the puddles,
I sail my paper boats for fun.
Watching the peacocks dancing in the rain,
Drove all my pain far away.
Bringing in laughter and gaiety in my life again.
THE TOUCH OF DEATH-A story Retold
Aniket Sanduja
Std: X H
Adm. No. 2943
Once upon a time there lived a demon named Bhasmasur. The demon, a devotee of Lord Vishnu decided
to pray to him as his ardent desire was to receive blessings from the great lord. Finally, after years of deep
rumination, Lord Vishnu appeared before him and asked him to make a wish. Bhasmasur said that he
wanted a power that could turn everyone into ashes by merely touching them. So, the benevolent Lord
granted his wish. Now Bhasmasur wanted to test the newly found power on Lord Vishnu. The mighty Lord
got scared and started to run to save his life. In the middle of the pursuit, Bhasmasur came across a
beautiful girl named Mohini. Awestruck by her beauty, the demon wished to marry her. But, Mohini said
that she was sure he would leave her, just like her previous husbands. When Bhasmasur said he would
never leave her, she asked him to take the oath by touching himself. The demon touched his throat and
uttered that he would never leave her. Scarcely had he spoken the words and touched his throat that he
turned into ashes. Lord Vishnu thanked Mohini profusely for saving his life and thought to himself that one
should think before they speak
The moral of the story -- Think before you Speak
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Saumit Pradhan
Std: X H Adm. No. 4604
Artificial intelligence or AI is the technology or the science and engineering used in making intelligent
machines, computer programs that work in a smarter way as compared to humans.
The ability to create intelligent machines has fascinated humans since ancient times. Researchers are
creating cutting edge technology that can mimic human thoughts and work in a far more efficient way.
Well, AI is a combination of computer science and philosophy.
AI has come a long way from the old days. Now, we find the use of artificial intelligence everywhere. AI is
utilised even in cricket matches, where it is used to see ‘leg before wicket’. Furthermore, it is used in the
latest phones where there is face and fingerprint recognition. AI has made the impossible possible.
There are different approaches and methods that are being used in AI. There are two major methodologies
which are bottom-up and top-down methods. The bottom-up theorists believe that AI is used to build
electronic replicas similar to the human brain whereas top-down theorists believe in mimicking the human
behaviour with computer programs.
AI is a never ending process as innovative thoughts can never stop. AI is the way to the future full of
revolutionary processes and ideas.
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
Chayanika Das
Class- V- F Admin No- 4574
Oh William Wordsworth, how great you are
Your poems are simple, but justified by far!
You adored your sister as dearly,
But never could bear it when she was weary.
A nature lover… I’m sure it’s you!
In your poems, you describe of…
Nature’s sweet gust and the sky blue.
How sweet! How tender!
I always adore and often wonder,
My friend writes poems just like you,
And I’m sure that, one day, she’ll make it through,
Meanwhile, I don’t think can ever describe,
In such a beautiful way you write your rhymes.
Till now, you’ve encouraged me and my friends,
As sweetly and calmly as in your realms.
But tell me please, oh great poet,
How do you write your nature loving poems?
I See myself
Nishka Mishra Class XI
Admin No-7344
I stare at a euphoric entity of confidence
I stare at perfection of beauty
I stare at myself
That’s what we’re supposed to say
But that’s just another label by society
I look into a mirror
I see more than an entity, I express more than euphoria
I see the blunders of the past, the allure of the future
I see a vintage piece, fragmented but wholesome
Used but pristine in the mind
Valued but confined to a dusty attic of solitude
I see a ghost of a fictional character
I sense a creature fitting into the wrong story
I see myself fit in all those scented pages,
Those words bringing certainty and refuge
The chapters I’ve come to pour my soul to
I see a wild enchantress with an edge of novelty
I see a child wanting to fly,
To feel the thrill of the ever changing breeze
I see a figure vibrant as day, peaceful as night
I see a person not afraid of weakness
A person of progress and amelioration
I see a girl proud of her scars, her wars
The scars of the battles she fought and survived
She’s not afraid to hide those imperfections
Instead, she flaunts them to dig out the reality
I see an allegory of courage, trials and broken rules
I see the seasons of maturity
I sense the transfer from a troubled heart to enlightenment
I sense the tides of obstacles flow away into the unknown
I see a fresh air of deliverance from society’s captivity
I see a girl overrun with emotions
With a heart of fire and a core of humbling frost
I see myself
