AIS GUR 46 This special edition has been brought to you by AIS Gurugram 46 as a part of the GT Making A Newspaper Contest. The inter-Amity newspaper making competition witnesses each branch of Amity across Delhi/NCR churn out its own ‘Contest Edition’ which are then pitted against one another at the end of the year which decides the winner at GT Awards. So, here’s presenting the fifth edition of ‘GT Making A Newspaper Contest 2019-20’. INSIDE Aaj ki taza khabar, P2 I wanna go back, P4 (Stamp)ing history, P7 THE GL BAL TIMES MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 2020 www.theglobaltimes.in To vote, log on to www.theglobaltimes.in Coming Next Do you think Amazon’s 1 billion dollar investment in India will give a much needed push to the economy? a) Yes b) No c) Can’t say Do you think tensions between Iran and US will lead to World War III? POLL RESULT For GT Edition January 13, 2020 52 % 0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 60% 28 % 20 % Results as on January 18, 2020 Yes No Can’t say ICEMP 2020 The success mantras M a k i n g a N e w s p a p e r C o n t e s t Sayantani Dubey , X C & Aditya Pathak, XI B AIS Gurugram 46 A n outstanding adminis- trator, policy maker and a brilliant scholar, Amit Khatri, now the deputy com- missioner of Gurugram, exemplifies what all- rounders are made of. He is a techie turned civil servant who left his BTech to crack both IRS and IAS (2011). In his capacity as additional commissioner, MCG (2016-17), he paved way for a number of reforms includ- ing the introduction of online payment of property tax, usage of plastic in constructing roads, and many more. In an exclusive interview with GT, he shares the mantras that kept him going. Persistence is the wheel of suc- cess. Being persistent has been my priority since day one. I have always had a clear vision of what I wanted and never give up on it. While I was preparing for IAS, I used to seek motivation from the success sto- ries of the previous years’ candi- dates and other successful personalities who persevered no matter what life threw at them. It is important to remember your ultimate goal and see it as the fin- ishing line. And until and unless you touch that line, your persist- ence must not fade. Welcome failure with a content heart. There are ups and downs in every sphere of life, for these challenges are what really make us human and lead us to the path- way of excellence. This path would undeniably be full of fail- ures, but one should not see them as a disappointment. One should rather welcome these failures with satisfaction; satisfaction of having worked hard and tried your best. Being patient through the low and being hopeful for better times is necessary. Violence is violently destructive. In today’s day and age, people’s tolerance level is decreasing, re- sulting in violence taking huge forms. At such a juncture, we must remember the father of our nation, Mahatma Gandhi. His values of Ahimsa or non-violence should be our driving motto. Peo- ple should learn to think farther than their differences and see themselves as an integral part of the nation at large. Make a move, change what’s deleterious. India is most ad- versely affected by corruption. The thing about it is that we often see it in a compartmentalised space. But corruption is not just about corrupt politicians or police officers. It is much bigger than that. It is more of a societal sub- ject. Corruption takes place in our tendencies to break even a small law, thinking it won’t make a difference; be it the act of brib- ing or jumping a red light just to save a few minutes. Thus, blam- ing only a certain set of people for its existence will not do any good to the society; rather every citizen should step up and work to curb such evils. G T GT reporters with Amit Khatri Dhriti Seth, AIS Gurugram 46, XI E A s we reveled in the arrival of 2020, we did not just bid farewell to a past year, but a decade al- together. Nonetheless, one crucial question re- mained–what was the defining moment of 2019? The question would compel us to recall how uneventful the year had been. Well, as much as it appeared grey and gloomy, 2019 most definitely had some bright colours up its sleeve. Here are its 19 shades. Nature could gleam a little brighter when, Jadav Payeng, from Assam, single-handedly planted and tended to an entire forest called Molai for 35 years. Currently, the forest en- compasses an area of 1,360 acres. Nigeria and Assam implemented the Recycle Pay project allowing par- ents to cover their childrens school fees by collecting and submitting plastic waste to recyclers. Indira Gandhi In- ternational Airport became India’s first airport to be com- pletely free of sin- gle-use plastic. The Waorani tribe won a lawsuit against the Ecuadorian govern- ment, saving 7-million acres of forest from being drilled for oil-mining, The Earth may now be 5% greener than it was 20 years ago, but we can’t turn a blind eye to how 20 million acres of forest-scape was ravaged by the gutting of Amazon forest and raging Australian bushfires. Women rose to power when, Theresa Kachindamoto, a chief in poverty-ridden Malawi, annulled over 1500 child marriages and banned the practice altogether. On learning that a gender pay gap of 14-20% still pre- vailed, Fríða Rós Valdimarsdóttir of Icelandic Women’s Rights Association campaigned tirelessly against it. As a result, Iceland became the first country to enforce equal pay across genders. Piplantri, a small village in Rajasthan has been a proud ambassador of eco-feminism. For every girl child born here, 111 trees are planted in celebration. Dr. Katie Bouman, a computer scientist at MIT, led the team that brought to mankind, the very first Hi-Defini- tion picture of a Black Hole. Karen Uhlenbeck became the first woman to receive the Fields Medal, the Nobel Prize of Mathematics, ever since its inception in 1936. Patriarchy and gender inequality have ruled the society for eons; the road is far too long and our pace is far too slow. But for now, we can at least revel in the small victories we have managed so far. The voiceless were heard when, . Sea turtles made a huge comeback, with their popu- lation taking a huge leap of 980%, meaning their exis- tence is no longer endangered. . German circuses switched to hologram animals to en- tertain spectators, instead of mistreating real animals. . Holland covered many bus stops with green roofs where bees can take refuge, to boost beehive population. . California limited pet store restricted sales of dogs, cats and rabbits to only rescue or shelter animals. . The Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species passed a near-total ban on the zoo-trade of baby African elephants. Despite endless efforts to restore the bal- ance of the biosphere, we can’t ignore the fact that millions of animals are tortured or killed at the hands of greedy humans every single day, not to forget how koala existence reduced to near extinction owing to the deadly Australian bush- fires. Miracles took place when, . Doctors at Cambridge University, UK, put HIV into sustained remission with a path-breaking stem cell transplant – effectively curing the recipient. . Algeria and Ar- gentina reported their last cases of locally transmitted Malaria and were declared Malaria-free countries by WHO. . A vaccine was developed to eradicate Ebola virus, being a joint effort by organisations such as WHO, GlaxoSmithKline and National In- stitute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. . Researchers from the University of British Co- lumbia addressed the problem of blood shortage by transforming less-usable blood type into one that can be received universally. . A therapy for Cystic Fibrosis was discovered, which directly targets the root cause of the disease– a break- through so long-sought that many doctors and patients were moved to tears while talking about it. While these are only the initial few stepping-stones to eradicate these lethal diseases, we must further ensure that these medical developments reach out to the people in need before it’s too late. With grim stories occupying the entire newsfeed, it was indeed difficult and depressing to keep up with the head- lines. However, veiled beneath these despairing mo- ments, lay the bright side which brings us hope that all is not lost just yet. G T The Nineteen Shades Of Twenty-Nineteen That Rekindled Our Hopes Amit Khatri, Deputy Commissioner of Gurugram 1 9 g o i n g o n 2 0 Illustration: Paridhi Bisht, AIS Gur 46, XI B Pic: Hridya Madhav, AIS Gurugram 46, XI J Coming From A Man Who Made It Big On His Own Terms
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AIS GUR 46
This special edition has been
brought to you by AIS
Gurugram 46 as a part of the
GT Making A Newspaper
Contest. The inter-Amity
newspaper making competition
witnesses each branch of
Amity across Delhi/NCR
churn out its own ‘Contest
Edition’ which are then pitted
against one another at the end
of the year which decides the
winner at GT Awards. So,
here’s presenting the fifth
edition of ‘GT Making A
Newspaper Contest 2019-20’.
INSIDE
Aaj ki taza khabar, P2
I wanna go back, P4
(Stamp)ing history, P7
THE GL BAL TIMESMONDAY, JANUARY 20, 2020 www.theglobaltimes.in
To vote, log on to www.theglobaltimes.in
Coming Next
Do you think Amazon’s 1
billion dollar investment in
India will give a much
needed push to the economy?
a) Yes b) No c) Can’t say
Do you think tensions
between Iran and US will
lead to World War III?
POLL RESULT For GT Edition January 13, 2020
52 %
0%
12%
24%
36%
48%
60%
28 %
20 %
Results as on January 18, 2020
YesNo Can’t
say
ICEMP 2020
The success mantras
Mak
ing a N
ewspaper Contest
Sayantani Dubey, X C &
Aditya Pathak, XI B
AIS Gurugram 46
An outstanding adminis-
trator, policy maker and
a brilliant scholar, Amit
Khatri, now the deputy com-
missioner of Gurugram,
exemplifies what all-
rounders are made of. He is a
techie turned civil servant who
left his BTech to crack both IRS
and IAS (2011). In his capacity
as additional commissioner,
MCG (2016-17), he paved way
for a number of reforms includ-
ing the introduction of online
payment of property tax, usage
of plastic in constructing roads,
and many more. In an exclusive
interview with GT, he shares the
mantras that kept him going.
Persistence is the wheel of suc-cess. Being persistent has been
my priority since day one. I
have always had a clear vision
of what I wanted and never
give up on it. While I was
preparing for IAS, I used to seek
motivation from the success sto-
ries of the previous years’ candi-
dates and other successful
personalities who persevered no
matter what life threw at them. It
is important to remember your
ultimate goal and see it as the fin-
ishing line. And until and unless
you touch that line, your persist-
ence must not fade.
Welcome failure with a content heart. There are ups and downs
in every sphere of life, for these
challenges are what really make
us human and lead us to the path-
way of excellence. This path
would undeniably be full of fail-
ures, but one should not see them
as a disappointment. One should
rather welcome these failures
with satisfaction; satisfaction of
having worked hard and tried
your best. Being patient through
the low and being hopeful for
better times is necessary.
Violence is violently destructive. In today’s day and age, people’s
tolerance level is decreasing, re-
sulting in violence taking huge
forms. At such a juncture, we
must remember the father of our
nation, Mahatma Gandhi. His
values of Ahimsa or non-violence
should be our driving motto. Peo-
ple should learn to think farther
than their differences and see
themselves as an integral part of
the nation at large.
Make a move, change what’s deleterious. India is most ad-
versely affected by corruption.
The thing about it is that we often
see it in a compartmentalised
space. But corruption is not just
about corrupt politicians or police
officers. It is much bigger than
that. It is more of a societal sub-
ject. Corruption takes place in
our tendencies to break even a
small law, thinking it won’t make
a difference; be it the act of brib-
ing or jumping a red light just to
save a few minutes. Thus, blam-
ing only a certain set of people
for its existence will not do any
good to the society; rather every
citizen should step up and work
to curb such evils.G T
GT reporters with Amit Khatri
Dhriti Seth, AIS Gurugram 46, XI E
As we reveled in the arrival of 2020, we did not
just bid farewell to a past year, but a decade al-
together. Nonetheless, one crucial question re-
mained–what was the defining moment of 2019? The
question would compel us to recall how uneventful the
year had been. Well, as much as it appeared grey and
gloomy, 2019 most definitely had some bright
colours up its sleeve. Here are its 19 shades.
Nature could gleam a little
brighter when,
Jadav Payeng, from Assam,
single-handedly planted and
tended to an entire forest
called Molai for 35 years.
Currently, the forest en-
compasses an area of
1,360 acres.
Nigeria and Assam
implemented the Recycle
Pay project allowing par-
ents to cover their childrens
school fees by collecting
and submitting plastic
waste to recyclers.
Indira Gandhi In-
ternational Airport
became India’s first
airport to be com-
pletely free of sin-
gle-use plastic.
The Waorani tribe
won a lawsuit against
the Ecuadorian govern-
ment, saving 7-million
acres of forest from being
drilled for oil-mining,
The Earth may now be 5% greener than it was 20 years ago, but we can’t turn a blind eye to how 20 million acres of forest-scape was ravaged by the gutting of Amazon forest and raging Australian bushfires.
Women rose to power when,
Theresa Kachindamoto, a chief in poverty-ridden
Malawi, annulled over 1500 child marriages and banned
the practice altogether.
On learning that a gender pay gap of 14-20% still pre-
vailed, Fríða Rós Valdimarsdóttir of Icelandic Women’s
Rights Association campaigned tirelessly against it. As a
result, Iceland became the first country to enforce equal
pay across genders.
Piplantri, a small village in Rajasthan has been a proud
ambassador of eco-feminism. For every girl child born
here, 111 trees are planted in celebration.
Dr. Katie Bouman, a computer scientist at MIT, led the
team that brought to mankind, the very first Hi-Defini-
tion picture of a Black Hole.
Karen Uhlenbeck became the first woman to receive
the Fields
Medal, the
Nobel Prize of
Mathematics, ever
since its inception in 1936.
Patriarchy and gender inequality have ruled the society for eons; the road is far too long and our pace is far too slow. But for now, we can at least revel in the small victories we have managed so far.
The voiceless were heard when,
.Sea turtles made a huge comeback, with their popu-
lation taking a huge leap of 980%, meaning their exis-
tence is no longer endangered.
.German circuses switched to hologram animals to en-
tertain spectators, instead of mistreating real animals.
.Holland covered many bus stops with green roofs
where bees can take refuge, to boost beehive population.
.California limited pet store restricted sales of dogs,
cats and rabbits to only rescue or shelter animals.
.The Convention of International Trade in Endangered
Species passed a near-total ban on the zoo-trade of
baby African elephants.
Despite endless efforts to restore the bal-ance of the biosphere, we can’t ignore
the fact that millions of animals are tortured or killed at the hands of
greedy humans every single day, not to forget how koala
existence reduced to near extinction owing to the deadly Australian bush-fires.
Miracles took place when,
.Doctors at Cambridge
University, UK, put HIV
into sustained remission
with a path-breaking
stem cell transplant –
effectively curing the
recipient.
.Algeria and Ar-
gentina reported their last
cases of locally transmitted
Malaria and were declared
Malaria-free countries by WHO.
.A vaccine was developed to eradicate
Ebola virus, being a joint effort by organisations
such as WHO, GlaxoSmithKline and National In-
stitute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
.Researchers from the University of British Co-
lumbia addressed the problem of blood shortage by
transforming less-usable blood type into one that can
be received universally.
.A therapy for Cystic Fibrosis was discovered, which
directly targets the root cause of the disease– a break-
through so long-sought that many doctors and patients
were moved to tears while talking about it.
While these are only the initial few stepping-stones to eradicate these lethal diseases, we must further ensure that these medical developments reach out to the people in need before it’s too late.
With grim stories occupying the entire newsfeed, it was
indeed difficult and depressing to keep up with the head-
lines. However, veiled beneath these despairing mo-
ments, lay the bright side which brings us hope that all is
not lost just yet.G T
The Nineteen Shades Of Twenty-Nineteen That Rekindled Our Hopes
Amit Khatri, Deputy Commissioner of Gurugram
19 going on 20
Illustration: Paridhi Bisht, AIS Gur 46, XI B
Pic: Hridya Madhav, AIS Gurugram 46, XI J
Coming From A Man Who Made It Big On His Own Terms
Con
test Ed
ition
“Cause there’s no Hogwarts without Hagrid and no Amity without GT!”
Kriti Panwar, AIS Gur 46, XI F Page Editor
News Room
Incendio: Writer on fire
Expecto patronum: Editor-in-chief Accio applause: Illustrator at his best
Raise Your Wands!
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Straight From The Bustling Streets Of Old Delhi, We Present To You- Balaknama
Aaj ki taaza khabar
Avada kedavra errors: Page editor on the roll
Gur 46
Mak
in
g a Newspaper Contest
THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 2020
A publication of hope
2 Ground Reporting
Pics: Aadya Biala, AIS Gur 46, XI A
Kriti Panwar, XI F &
Sayantani Dubey, X C, AIS Gur 46
Suno, suno! The lanes of Sarai
Kale Khan have a story to tell -
the story of street children of
Delhi. Growing up in slums, having
learnt to beg even before learning the al-
phabet, these children have seen the
murkiest of days and yet their thoughts
are as scintillating as they could ever be.
The Balaknama Centre is a testament of
this indomitable spirit. As we entered
this extraordinary newsroom, a rather
small yellow chamber, we were wel-
comed with a dulcet “Didi is here!”
Though it was completely different from
how one would anticipate a newsroom
to be, this one was brimming with a
gazillion stories that were all set to with-
stand the ruinous ravages of time.
Badte Kadam
In 2002, Childhood Enhancement
Through Training & Action
(CHETNA), a public charitable trust,
initiated ‘Badte Kadam’ as an effort to
empower street and working children.
Coming from diverse backgrounds, each
of these children had their own tales of
woes, sorrows and even joy. The mutual
ground that bound them was their pain
and plight. They could understand each
other but longed for a collective voice.
And thus, in 2003, world’s first and only
newspaper run entirely by street chil-
dren- Balaknama was born.
Baatuni hai, sab bataate hain
Anjali, 6, can’t write. “I tell didi what I
see,” she says. She is what they call a
‘baatuni’ reporter. These reporters nar-
rate stories to the ‘writing’ reporters who
ink their thoughts. “I didn’t know how to
write, but I learnt it for Balaknama,”
shares another. With a total of 62 baatuni reporters and 14 writers, Balaknama en-
sures that every voice, no matter how
young, finds space in the newspaper.
Siddha Delhi ki galiyon se
An edit meet is held every month, where
reporters and editors from over 7 dis-
tricts of NCR gather to finalise the lay-
out and content of this 16 page paper.
Amit, 15, photographer, clicks pictures
with his smartphone. Senior reporters
like Kishan, 16 and Jyoti, 18, write and
edit the selected stories. It is after the
tireless efforts of these young journalists
that an articulate assimilation of
thoughts is sent to Daryaganj for print-
ing. The distribution heads then hand
out copies to the street children, who
distribute their craft at railway stations,
roads and markets. “Children like to dis-
tribute papers as it gives them a sense of
independence,’’ says Nidhi Kumari, one
of the teachers at the centre.
The newspaper is priced at 5 INR, but to
pay is a voluntary act because in the end,
their main purpose is to be heard. The
overall funding of the newspaper comes
from CHETNA NGO as well as through
donations from various sympathizers of
this noble cause.
Chotti si Aasha
Jyoti, 18, National Secretary of Badte
Kadam and the editor of Balaknama
says, “As a former street child myself, I
know what it feels like to have your
childhood taken away. Being treated like
trash and to do all the ‘dirty work’ can
emotionally jolt a child.” Having come
from extremely horrendous situations,
children have difficulty opening up
about their struggles, but eventually get
comfortable once they see other children
sharing their stories. In Balaknama,
these children find a family, a home,
where their hassles are heard and
voiced. The newspaper also aims to in-
culcate good habits in children and
make them aware of the various facili-
ties that the government has introduced
for them, aspiring to reach as many peo-
ple as possible to become a national
newspaper at some point.
As we grabbed our copies of the news-
paper and made our way through the af-
ternoon hustle, the children assembled
for prayer and sang “Ae maalik tere
bande hum,” seeking the blessings of
the Almighty, hoping that their prayers
get answered someday. G T
Ground Reporting
GT reporters in conversation with writers and reporters at BalaknamaYoung journalists at Balaknama offer prayer to the Almighty
Pics: Garima Khushlani, AIS Gur 46, XI B
“Now if you don’t mind, I’m going to bed be-fore you come up with another average idea to get our stories redone or worse, scrapped!”
Swati Jha, AIS Gur 46, XI A, Page Editor
Con
test
Ed
itio
n
3THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 2020
Learning Curve Education & Enhancement
Mansi Kumari
AIS Gurugram 46, X H
Disclaimer: This group
has been created one day
prior to the Social Studies ex-
amination and in case you plan on
giving the exam with a sane state of
mind, exit it ASAP!
*The Crybaby created the group ‘Exams!!!!’ and added you* Miss Know It All: Do any of you know who
brought the print culture to Japan?
*Literally 30 seconds later*
Miss Know It All: I know!
The Buddhist missionaries.
Mr Just Woke Up: We have
S.St exam tomorrow…?
The Crybaby: The exam is
tomorrow and I haven’t even
started my revision yet.
Mr Bhagwaan Bharose:
You can study all you want
but in the end, wahi hota hai jo manzoor-e-khuda hota hai. The Chill Pill: I can’t believe you guys are freak-
ing out over a single pre-board. I mean, a single
piece of paper cannot determine your future.
Miss Know It All: Guys, how do minerals occur
in sedimentary rocks?
Miss Know It All: Wait, don’t panic. I know!!
The Annoyed: Stop adding me back to this group!
*The Annoyed left the group*
The Crybaby: How much are you all done with?
I swear I haven’t touched the books.
The Chill Pill: You all need to stop freaking out.
*The Chill Pill left the group*
Mr Just Woke Up: How
many chapters do we have
in total?
Miss Know It All: I
know! I know! I know!
There are 2 in History, 4 in
Civics and 3 in Geography.
The Crybaby: I have only revised history
twice! Oh my god! I’m gonna fail…
Mr Bhagwaan Bharose: Guys, mata ki chowki at my place today. Join if you wish to suc-
ceed tomorrow. Bolo Ambe mata ki jai! *Mr Bhagwaan Bharose left the group*
Mr Just Woke Up: Can someone send me the
notes for History chapter 2, Civics chapter 3 and 4,
and Geography chapter 3?
*The Crybaby removed Mr Just Woke Up*
The Crybaby: We’re all doomed guys…
*The Crybaby left the group*
Miss Know It All: In case anyone was still won-
dering, the answer is minerals occur in beds or lay-
ers in sedimentary rocks.
Vyakhya Gupta, X H & Toyam
Khanna, XI F, AIS Gur 46
“I don’t want to be a psychologist.
Imagine sitting in an office,
boring yourself by thinking
why people think the way they think.”
“That’s not all psychologists do. There
are various other career roads you can
choose if you have a degree in psychol-
ogy.” “Which roads?” Roads like…
Road 1: Advertising
Why? It is about studying consumer
preferences to learn how to trap their at-
tention and stir their excitement for what
you offer. With a psychology degree it
would be easy to know the right message
that’d be persuasive and enticing enough.
How? A bachelor’s degree in psychol-
ogy is not entirely necessary as majoring
in consumer trends, statistics, business
marketing or economics will do, too.
However, a master’s degree in psychol-
ogy is advised if not bachelor’s, as it en-
tails developing research papers and
working as an apprentice in an estab-
lished marketing firm. Further speciali-
sation that can be chosen in the field are
market research consultant, market re-
search analyst, e-mail advisers or adver-
tising sales representative.
How much? As of 2018, the average
salary of an advertising psychologist is
around 77,000 USD annually.
Road 2: Criminal law
Why? A psychology major can
pursue criminal law and make
recommendations to the court
as they monitor offenders, playing
a crucial part in the
rehabilitation of criminals.
How? A doctoral degree in psychology
is a must after a BA and MA in the same.
Courses like law, social and abnormal
psychology are also to be taken as spe-
cialisation and at least 1-2 internships are
required before becoming a professional.
Also be prepared to undergo fingerprint-
ing and vigorous background checks.
How much? The annual salary is
57,000-67,000 USD per year, subjected
to change according to the location.
Road 3: Forensics
Why? Another field combining psy-
chology and legal system, it includes a
bit more than criminal psychology as it
also includes civil law, working in pris-
ons, at-risk youth counselling and even
academic research.
How? A PhD in psychology, with a BA
and MA in the same field, is the way to
go for those who are research oriented,
but a PsyD is recommended for those
who want to focus on the treatment of
patients. A law degree is an option that
might improve the chances, but acquiring
a license before practicing is necessary.
How much? The median salary is
67,390 USD annually.
So, you still think psychologists have
boring jobs? G T
A linguistic resurrectionComebacks That Left Us Speechless
The psychological wayOne Field, Multiple Careers Options - Which One Will You Choose?
Sayantani Dubey
AIS Gurugram 46, X C
Languages are like plants.
The roots reminiscent of
their history; the stem
mirroring its existence, signify-
ing the cultural identity and
knowledge of its territory. Some
languages stand strong, some re-
lent with time and some hold on
during the harsh days, only to
make a comeback.
Hebrew chayah
A language with vast religious
and cultural significance, He-
brew was spoken in Israel over
2000 years ago, but went out of
use between 200-400 AD post
the Bar Kokhba Revolt.
Comeback: The revival process
began when Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
and his friends began writing the
first dictionary in Modern He-
brew. What aided its comeback
was how even though it was not
spoken, it was still used by Jews
for prayers and commerce. Fur-
ther, the immigration of Jews
back to Israel led to the estab-
lishment of the modern Hebrew
schools, thus, making Hebrew
the official language of Israel
with over 9 million speakers.
Hawaiian ho’opau
During the 1800s, a non-unifor-
mity of Hawaiian speakers in the
different islands of Hawaii, and
English being introduced as the
official language led to a decline
in the number of Hawaiian
speakers. After the annexation of
Hawaii by USA, the language
was removed from schools and
offices causing its extinction.
Comeback: This was done by
establishing preschools called
Pūnana Leo (meaning ‘language
nest’ in Hawaiian). Luckily, it
worked and now about 2,000 of
the 24,000 speakers of Hawaiian
are native speakers. Hawaiian is
now also available on language
apps and online courses.
Cornish dasserghyans
Cornish, the popular language of
Cornwall, UK, reached its peak
in 13th century. However, the
spread of English language lead
to its stead and eventual demise.
Comeback: The comeback was
triggered in 1904 with Henry
Jenner publishing a handbook of
the language. Funds flowed in
Cornish Language Partnership,
an initiative promoting the lan-
guage, further fuelling its re-
vival. It is also recognised by the
European Charter for re-
gional/minority languages.
As language carries a vital part
of the culture it belongs to, it be-
comes an inevitable duty of the
speakers to sustain its plant by
constantly nurturing it with care
and passion so that it metamor-
phoses into big lush trees.G T
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Sun for 30 minutes.
Which of the following statements is true?
(a) Thermometer 1 reads
the same as thermometer 3.
(b) Thermometer 2 shows a
higher temperature than
thermometer 3.
(c) Thermometer 3 shows a
higher temperature than
thermometer 1.
(d) Thermometer 1 reads
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4 Gyan VigyanTHE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 2020
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“Dumbledore’s (Read: GT) Army” Aditya Pathak, AIS Gur 46, XI B
Page Editor
Dhriti Seth
AIS Gurugram 46, XI E
Have you ever lived in
space? Or visited it, at
least? Well, looks like a jel-
lyfish beat you to the punch! Hi,
my name is Medusa and I am a jel-
lyfish. I live at the International
Space Station. How is that possible,
you ask? Well, I’ll let you in on my
story…
In 1991, NASA conducted an exper-iment wherein 2,478 jellyfish polyps were launched in space. They were contained within bags of artificial seawater, injected with chemicals that would induce the polyps to swim
freely and reproduce. Towards the end of the mission, there were around 60,000 space jellies orbiting the planet. My mom was one of the jellyfish
sent to space and I was the product
she had up there. This meant that
she was on a completely different
level of immigrant parenting and
every argument of ours ended with
her declaration: “I came here with
nothing but a bag of artificial sea-
water. I worked 6 experiments a
day to raise you, and this is how
you talk to me?” One day, as I was
playing, I was informed that they
were sending jellies of my genera-
tion back to Earth. I was excited.
When the moment finally came, I
was put in the same bag full of ar-
tificial water that my mother came
in. Off I went to my “nani ka ghar”.
This experiment was aimed at un-derstanding the changes in jelly-fishes’ on returning to Earth, notably the effect of microgravity on the jellyfish. It made us realise the possible effects of life in space for humans as jellyfish are like us in one particular manner: they, too, orient themselves according to the phenomenon of gravity. When I finally arrived here, I was
immediately taken out of my bag
and put in an aquarium, and
within a minute, I knew I hated
this place. A sharp pain seized me;
I felt like something was trying to
crush me under its weight. Soon, I
found out that it was something
called atmospheric pressure,
whatever that was. I was para-
lyzed; my eyesight became hazy.
After several hours, I was able to
breathe somewhat freely, only to
be faced with a new problem – I
couldn’t move properly. Every
time I tried to turn, something in-
side me stopped me from moving.
I tried so many times but to no
avail. Why it happened, I got to
know the hard way.
See, when a jelly grows, it forms cal-cium sulphate crystals at the mar-gins. During movement, these crystals roll down to the bottom of the bell owing to gravity, further causing the cell hair to move, which in turn send signals to neurons. This is how jellies are able to sense direc-tion. But the bodies of space jellies were not trained in the same way, and hence lacked this sense of di-rection and an impaired sense of gravity, thereby inducing vertigo.
The jellyfish that returned, thus, hated life on Earth. So this is my warning to all the fu-
ture space colonizers – you might
want to send humans out there, too,
but know that the babies born in
space might never figure out how to
deal with gravity because humans,
similar to us jellyfish, have calcium
crystals in the inner ear to signal
brain which way the gravity pulls.
So, if my lot had vertigo issues,
know that you await this fate, too.
Rishika Chutani, AIS Gur 46, XII F
“Is global warming even real? Is climate
change even something to worry
about?” Thirteen of the fourteen
warmest years have occurred in the 21st
century; nearly a quarter of the Antarc-
tic ice is unstable; and the bulwark
against global warming- the lungs of
the Earth- the Amazon rainforests
had recently been on apocalyptic fire.
The rhetoric remains the same despite
the effects of climate change becoming
more evident each day. And while it’s
good to question, it is even more impor-
tant to find the answers.
Statement: Well, the Earth is ‘cooling too!
Answer: False
Reason: The terms ‘Global Warming’ and
‘Climate Change’, albeit often used inter-
changeably have different meanings. While the
former refers to prolonged warming of the
Earth’s surface essentially due to fossil fuel emis-
sions, the latter encompasses rising sea levels, er-
ratic seasonal changes, melting of polar ice caps
and unprecedented storms and droughts. So, if on
a chilly winter morning you’re bound to wonder,
‘so much for global warming!’, make no mistake,
climate change is happening.
Statement: Humans release a small fraction of
carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
Answer: True (Yes, indeed!)
Reason: But, not the end of the debate either!
Even though natural processes of the land and
oceans are responsible for 25 times more CO2 in
the air than human ac-
tivities, humans have
their carbon count too. Before humans,
forces of land and water were able to neutralise
emissions effectively. Human intervention has
upset natural balance of the carbon cycle and led to
a dramatic disproportion, because only 40 percent
of the additional CO2 is being absorbed by land
and sea and the rest stays in the atmosphere.
Statement: The Sun must be solely
responsible for the warming!
Answer: False
Reason: The Sun is a life nurturer. It did
contribute to warming in 1930s, but average
global temperatures have shot up rapidly because
the amount of solar light reaching the Earth has
dwindled. Another smoking gun is that we see
warming at the surface and cooling in the strato-
sphere, which indicates that the cause is build-up
of heat-trapping gases near the Earth’s surface,
and not the Sun getting ‘hotter’. Moreover, the
Sun’s heat and warmth are prerequisites for our
existence and survival. So, solar wrath: ruled out!
Statement: The Earth has warmed and cooled in
the past also
Answer: True (But read on to find the greater
truth!)
Reason: Past changes in the climate came
due to the periodic oscillation of the Earth
on its axis. But the changes at this hour
are driven by a lesser known force:
human activity. Since the industrial
revolution, temperatures have risen by
0.7 degree Celsius. This global aver-
age temperature increase across the
twentieth century alone, is roughly
eight times faster than the usual post-
ice-age-recovery warming rate.
Statement: It’s too late now
Answer: False
Reason: Yes, the window is closing fast but, it is
still not too late. “Technology is on our side in
fighting the battle against climate change,” says
António Guterres, Secretary General, UN. Tech in-
novations like cleaner fuels, alternative building
material etc. can help reduce greenhouse gases.
The crux, we need to stop thinking of global warm-
ing as a distant problem- distant in time, that the
impact won’t be felt for a generation ; and distant
in space, that it is only about polar bears. It is as
close as your friend sitting next to you and is get-
ting closer with each passing minute. If this
sounds claustrophobic, you’ve no idea what it is
actually going to be like. So, let’s act, now.
I wanna go backA Sordid Story Of NASA’s Homesick Jelly Babies
The global (warming) myth The Climate Isn’t Changing. It Is Being Changed
Graphic: Paridhi Bisht, AIS Gur 46, XI B
Illustration: Jyotishman Shandilya,
AIS Gur 46, XI A
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Whose life is it anyway U, Me Aur Hum 5“George, I think our article has outgrown the word limit!”
Dhriti Seth, AIS Gur 46, XI E Page Editor
Kartikey Sharma
AIS Gurugram 46, XI J
A recent study by OLX
and IMRB International
revealed that Indian
households hoard goods worth
22,000 crore. That’s higher than
the total GDP of countries like
Seychelles. Surprised? Why? Be-
cause if you don’t hoard useless
stuff, are you even worthy of
being called an Indian? We Indi-
ans are undeniably machinated to
do so for the weirdest of reasons
possible. Here’s a thoughtful look
at some of those.
The primary reason for it is, of
course, the ‘use it later’ stance.
24% respondents in a survey con-
ducted by a leading marketing
agency said they hoard things be-
cause they believe that they will
use it later. But we don’t. And we
never do. The thing just keeps
lying there, gathering dust. Think
about that cardboard box tucked
away in the storeroom. ‘Why
waste a perfectly good box when
I can use it for…?’ Use it for
what? We don’t know. But
maybe, just maybe, a purpose
will someday come up and that
cardboard box will finally get to
live up to its destiny.
We Indians are a pretty emotional
lot, which is another reason we
tend to accumulate all and
sundry. Every item in our house,
no matter how useless, has some
sentimental value attached to it.
See those school books from
your third grade in the corner?
‘But they are memories!’ you
might say. Almost all Indian
women tend to keep a spe-
cific saree for life because
they had worn it on
their wedding day.
Ah! The nostal-
gia! Never mind
the fact that the
house looks like
an ocean im-
pregnated with
all kinds of use-
less things, al-
beit emotional
ones. But then
there will be Di-
wali, and we might
just get rid of some
of them in the annual
h o u s e h o l d
cleansing; em-
phasis on ‘might’.
But hey not all that we
hoard is useless. While
the world runs to an
ATM when in need of
cash, we have it
stacked at home. De-
monitisation memo-
ries, anyone? With
$3800 billion worth
gold stacked in our
households, we are the
largest hoarders of the
gold in the world.
And what’s exactly wrong with
hoarding? The significance of
creating less wastage and going
frugal might have cracked a new
dawn for the rest of the world, but
for us Indians we have already
reached its dusk. Take that pocha in your house for instance. At
first, it was a shiny bright
t-shirt. But then it
was dull, but
could still be
worn as a
night suit.
And then
made it
next to the
broom before
turning into
bits, still at your
service; hoarded all the
way. Now, that’s penny wise and
environment wise as well.
Having said that, excessive hoard-
ing can be dangerous as well. It
can lead to disposophobia: the
fear of getting rid of things, which
can disrupt a person’s day-to-day
functioning. So, it’s true and
should be adhered to when some-
one says, ‘Excess of anything is
bad.’ Ask Indian IT decision mak-
ers, 90% of which admitted to
hoarding data and digital files,
thereby, contributing to a digital
overload in the country.
Anyhow, now that our adoration
of the inanimate things is out
there for all to see, one can only
imagine the love we have for our
fellow beings. G T
Devesh Pasari, X B
& Jaya Jha, X G
AIS Gurugram 46
“Please mom, it’s just a
game!” I heard
Anirudh scream at
his mother for the fourth time this
week. A little annoyed, I finally
decided to intervene. “Why don’t
you quit that stupid game if it an-
noys your mom so much?” I
asked, finally. “Here, this way, in
your computer,” I shouted as I
saw Anirudh struggle to locate
this strange voice. I don’t blame
him, this was the first time he
was hearing me.
“M…mario?!” he stuttered,
rather flabbergasted to see me as
if I hadn’t once been his favourite
character. Everyday he’d come
back from school and we, along
with my brother Luigi would
protect our Princess Peach every
damn day. And now?
Peach is incon-
solable and left
without a hope in
the world! But he has found a
new love– PUBG.
Coming back to
the present, I de-
cided to play my
part in the friendship we once
used to have and gave him some
sane advice, “Why don’t you just
quit PUBG?”
“C’mon Mario. PUBG is so
cool. You get to use guns and
grenades and win a chicken din-
ner,” he retorted.
“CGI guns and deadly grenades!
What for? To seem cool? Since
when did bloodshed become
cool? We only had to subdue
Bowser, the monster and not
kill 99 people with explosives.
Peach would leave me if I ever
do that. She would rather go back
to the monster than be with a
man who kills people for fun. My
legs tremble even when I smack
the heads off of the Koopa
Troopas turtles and here you
don’t even think twice before
throwing a grenade in a room full
of people. And about that chick-
en dinner of yours - aren’t you
vegetarian? We used to enjoy the
mushrooms so much. Have you
forgotten it all?”
“Okay but think about the adren-
aline rush you get when you have
to win wars only with a single
life in hand,” Anirudh replied
with a gleam in his eyes. “Single
life? Yes, we do get one life, and
do you really think wasting it in
this weird addiction is the way to
go? That’s part of the reason why
I gave three opportunities every
time, because no matter if we get
to live once, life gives us sever-
al chances every time we fall.”
Anirudh stood still. Perhaps, I
was making some sense to him
or so I wanted to believe. “It re-
ally was fun playing with you,”
he finally mumbled. How those
words were a respite to my ears.
You know, it’s pretty tough be-
ing that abandoned
friend. “Remember
the time, when mom
caught us playing at
night and she yelled at us” he
said. I was glad he remembered
something. Having heard those
words, and done my bit as a
friend, I climbed into the system
again, to be found again or not.
Once a Always a
Obviously, You Think It’ll Come In Handy! Will It?
Victory Royale > Damsel In Distress
Brewing Change, One Cuppa At A Time
Mario: Your old school chum
Aanya Bhargav, AIS Gurugram 46, XI I
Coffee. The morning wake-up call. The
bonding catalyst. The money ringer. Sure.
But, there’s more to coffee pumpkin
spiced lattes and the usual catching up. At least,
that is what history says. The effects of the hot
cuppa have been far inducing than sheer insomnia,
some that include changing the course of history.
Harbinger of enlightenment In early 17th and 18th century,
clean drinking water was
scarce. But, the same couldn’t
be said about beer. Also, people
knew about alcohol killing
germs. As a result, Europe saw
people drinking beer all the
time, even for breakfast, lead-
ing to a tipsy population. And
then coffee arrived, sobering up the people. Coffee
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Spread the filling on top of the Graham cracker crust.
Microwave it for 2 minutes on 15 second intervals. Make
sure that the filling doesn’t bubble up.
Chill in the freezer for 2 hours.
De-mould it using a knife and top it with diced fruits.
Your tropical microwave cheesecake is ready to gorge on!
Alen Sebastian
AIS Gurugram 46, XII A
I live in a world
Where people fight for supremacy
Where democracy is a fancy word
And justice is beneath us
Where hypocrisy is in fashion
And family is just a tree on paper
I see children
Hungry and naked
Throats thirsty for every drop
And small shoulders shaking
From the weight of school bags
Holding their dreams down
I feel the pain of a mother
Disowned by her own
The sorrow of a father
Who is recognised as a liability
The life has lost its glow
The sacrifices lost their value
I cry when people say
Angels deserve to die
Bullets fired at them
Hands building a new world
Now lay dead, soaked in blood
Dead before they could live
I want a sanctuary
Where all are brothers
In love but not in arms
Where Allah meets Ram
Where unity prevails over hatred
And justice reigns above rest
I need you all to join hands
And come together
To build this world
I dream for all to dwell
To make Earth a better place
For you and me. G T
Tropical CHEESECAKE
Gaea’s fury
Ridhima with
her dessert
A whole new worldWORDS VERSE
Ingredients
Method
Her tears shall flood, her agony sprawl
Your scars burn, your bruises shall blaze
The moment you enter the Hell’s gate
For you have created a situation so grave
By trying to make nature your slave
Nature is not a bank for eternal gain
Respect her else every soul shall be slain
Save Mother Nature before it’s too late
Or see the horrors awaiting your fate
The past is in stone, but change the future
Before your life is taken by her
For her fury can reduce you to dust
So, save your life, if you must.
Jaya Jha, AIS Gurugram 46, X G
Beware mortal! You shall perish one day
The day mother Gaea turns dull and grey
The day she sets her tolerance aside
Shall be the last day a human cried
Beware mortal, of the sparkling flame
Or it shall punish the bearers of blame
Her indecent fire shall swallow all
Graphic: Suyash Mittal, AIS Gurugram 46, X G Pic: Paridhi Bisht, AIS Gurugram 46, XI B
Graphic: Suyash Mittal, AIS Gur 46, X G
Illustration: Jyotishman Shandilya, XI A
“All I have are ideas for GT.” Rishika Chutani, AIS Gur 46, XII F
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Mosaic Junior
PAINTING CORNER Lakshay Sharma
AIS Gur 46, II C
Origami fox
Bookmark
n Square origami paper - Any
colour (15cm*15cm)
n White paper - 1
n Glue
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n Marker
Material Required
Rhythm Garg
AIS Gurugram 46, VII I
One fine morning
I woke up to see
That the calendar read
5th September, 2083!
A little robot came in
With my breakfast tray
He served it to me on air
Squeaked out, ‘Good Day!’
Flying through my window
Came my dad’s car
I looked down to see
Our house was tall as a tower!
As I walked to the door
It opened on its own
On my side, our dog
Was chewing a metal bone!
The houses could slowly crawl
The cars could swiftly fly
Everything had changed
I didn’t understand why?
I decided to go to sleep
Life seemed like a game
I loved it when everything
Was simple, nice and plain!
My mum suddenly shouted
It was getting late
16 August, 2019
Was the blessed date!
Through my window I saw
Everything back to green,
My, my! What a relief
What an interesting dream! G T
Safalya Das, AIS Gurugram 46, III E
Pic courtesy: Safalya Das, AIS Gur 46, III E
“I solemnly swear that my stories are definitely good.”
Rishika Gupta, AIS Gur 46, VIII G Page Editor
Chaitanya Gupta
AIS Gurugram 46, V H
“Sure, there you go!”
was the sentence that
would always be on
Anisha’s lips. She was the most
selfless girl ever that even her
bedtime stories revolved around
being good to others. She strived
to become a kind, giving angel
for all. While, she might have
been a blessing to the society, but
was a curse for her brother, Parth.
Ever since he was a child, Anisha
took away his things to give to
people she had never seen before.
If he was eating a lollipop, she’d
snatch it away and give it to the
kid standing right next in the
shop wanting one. On his fifth
birthday, his parents got him a
new bicycle which he’d been
eyeing for weeks. He’d barely
had one day of fun with his gift,
that Anisha gave it away- like a
true angel- to the housekeeper’s
son the very next day! Unfortu-
nately, that wasn’t the worst of it.
On sports day, he won a gold
medal. Sure, his sister congratu-
lated him, but the very next sec-
ond she gave the medal to the
crying boy who stood last.
Tired of her maniacal kindness,
Parth now kept everything he
had behind locked doors with a
key hanging around his neck.
Her parents, though, had re-
signed themselves to their slow
decline into poverty; every rupee
earned was given away with
generosity to help anyone, all on
their daughter’s command. After
all, they couldn’t possibly tell her
to not be kind, could they?
So, one day, when their driver
came knocking at the door, ask-
ing for money to help his wife
with her cancer treatment, An-
isha’s father sighed and shoved
his whole wallet into his hands.
“If not you then it will only land
in someone else’s pocket, so you
can have it all” was his explana-
tion. Happy with her father’s
deed, Anisha went out to play.
However, on her way to the park,
she saw the same driver buying
drinks and liquor with her fa-
ther’s money. Shocked, she ran
to her house as all her dreams of
a perfect-happy-world came
crashing down to reality.
Parth, on the other hand, chuck-
led looking at his perplexed sis-
ter as if it was all his plan. He
bribed the driver to enact the
whole thing so that she could
learn a lesson. When she told her
father about the incident, his
only reply was, “Maybe now
you’ll realise that while helping
people who are in need is good,
you should know when people
actually need your help and
when they are simply taking ad-
vantage of you.” Realising her
mistake, she apologised to her
parents and promised them to be
wiser and more careful. And the
best part was that Parth’s life be-
came a whole lot better than be-
fore, for he could now win prizes
without worrying about giving
them away to someone else. G T
If he was eating a lollipop,
she’d snatch it away to
present it to the kid standing
right next to the shop
wanting one.
So what did you learn today?
Excess of anything and
everything is bad.
n Your Bookmark is ready! You can make bookmarks in the shape
of a frog or even an owl using the same steps.
Fill in to find out
Answers: 1) Electricity 2) Ginger-bread Man and 3) Teapot
Wandering into 2083
POEMS
Wisdom tale
Altruistic tendencies
Yash Pathak
AIS Gur 46, V J
1)___ L ___ ___ T ___ ___ C ___ ___ Y Hints: n A ‘CITY’ that runs the world, but has no government n Impossible to live without it in mod-ern times n One of the fastest things we know of (much faster than cars and even planes) 2)___ I ___ ___ E ___ B ___ E ___ ___ ___ A ___ Hints: n Eatable; a type of cookie n Cartoon character in Shrek n Looks like a person
3)____ E____ P ____ T Hints: n ‘Short & Stout’ (the nursery
rhyme) n Stores one of the most famous
drinks in the world
India unitedParth Katoch, AIS Gurugram 46, VI I
My beloved country’s name is India
It is much more better than any utopia
My country has a population that’s vast
Filled with folks of every creed and caste
All the citizens in my country are kind
In simplicity and harmony the luck we find
But, my country has many problems too
Poverty, inequality and corruption accrued
To make my country its fittest best
We need to take charge and forget the rest
For, I want my country to be a leading star
To show the whole wide world that we are at parG T
Illustration: Riya Bansal, AIS Gur 46, XI A
Illustration: Aayush Savedkar, AIS Gur 46, VIII A
Illustration: Riya Bansal, AIS Gur 46, XI A
Methodology
n Take a square origami paper and fold it diago-
nally in half to form a triangle.
n The diagonal crease, which is also the longest
side, will act as the base of this triangle.
n You will note that the triangle now has two
apexes (the highest point opposite the base line)
one over the other due to paper folding.
n Now take the apex that’s in front and above and fold in a way
that it touches the base of the triangle to form a flap.
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Puloma Gupta, AIS Gur 46, XII I, Page Editor
Vasudha 2019A Legacy Of Nurturing Innovative Young Scientists
Learning About Science
AIS Gurugram 46
The third edition of inter
school dance and music
fest ‘Rhythmic Raga’ was
held on November 30, 2019. Sev-
enteen teams from eminent
schools of Delhi/NCR partici-
pated in seven different competi-
tions of Indian and western music
held for Class II-IX. AIS Guru-
gram 43 won the first position in
Ensemble (western group song)
and Euphony (western trio
singing) along with third position
in Taal Atulya (classical dance).
AIS Gurugram 46 bagged second
position in Ensemble (western
group song), Dynasty of Dance
(free style western dance) and
Taal Atulya (classical dance) as
well as secured third position in
Euphony (western trio singing),
Braham Naad (Indian vocal). G T
AIS Noida
Medhansh Goyal, XI K
AIS Noida
Four NTSE 2019 scholars
Medhansh Goyal, Abhi-
nava Mohanty, Abhisar
Sinha and Harshit Garg of Class
XI, attended ‘Nurturance Camp’
held at Indian Institute of Tech-
nology, Roorkee from Novem-
ber 28 – December 2, 2019.
They were invited by NCERT
along with 40 other scholars
from the different schools of
Uttar Pradesh. Objective of the
camp was to prime young prodi-
gies of science into professional
vistas. In the camp students in-
teracted with eminent scientists
and learnt about various branch-
es of science and engineering
available as career options.
They also visited labs and learnt
about the advancements in the
field of science. A field trip to
‘Solani Aquaduct’ the engineer-
ing marvel was an experiential
learning they gained. At the
end of the five day camp, all
the scholars were felicitated
with a certificate and biography
of their favourite scientist by
Professor Ajit K Chaturvedi,
director, IIT Roorkee.
AIS Gwalior
On January 6, 2020, the
school heralded New
Year with a special as-
sembly held by the teachers. The
assembly commenced with the
lighting of the lamp by academic
coordinator, Abha Kumar, fol-
lowed by school prayer. Thought
for the day was shared to motivate
the students to participate actively
in school life. Neelam Kushwaha
presented news updates while
Seema Maheshwari shared her
views on new beginnings. Teach-
ers of the music department pre-
sented mesmerising songs and
played instrumental music. The
assembly concluded with a mes-
sage by Abha Kumar to start the
new year with new vision. G T
AERC
Five Amitians namely Kuhu
Saha (XI, AIS Mayur Vi-
har), Lakshya Gupta and
Ishita (XI, AIS Gur 46),
Keneitsinuo Kense (XI, AIS
Saket) and Parinie Gupta (IX,
AIS Vas 6) along with faculty
mentor Divya Bhatia, school
principal, AIS Saket participated
in the 5th *Rits Super Global
Forum 2019 held at Ritsumeikan
High School, Kyoto, Japan from
November 11-16, 2019. The trip
was organised under the aegis
of Amity Educational Resource
Centre (AERC), as a part of stu-
dents exchange programme. The
empirical learning opportunity
was provided by Chairperson,
Amity Group of Schools &
RBEF, Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan,
who envisages to nurture Ami-
tians as creative, aware and sen-
sitive global citizens.
During the week long sojourn
of learning and sharing, Amitians
researched, discussed and shared
ideas based on the theme ‘To-
wards a better world: reducing
problems related to garbage’
with their global peers from 12
different nations. They also de-
liberated about other critical
world issues like poverty, disaster
management and creating a
peaceful society. Students pre-
pared posters based on the theme
and participated in the cultural
programme as well. Such myriad
exposures helped the students
understand the culture and learn-
ing methods of Japan as well as
of other nations and also honed
their critical thinking for col-
laborative problem solving and
overcoming challenges. *Rits Super Global Forum is a week-long international forum to prime high school students into tackling global social issues together with peers from across the globe.
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Special assembly
NTSE scholars of Amity at Nurturance camp, IIT Roorkee
Rhythmic Raga: Inter School Music Fest
Divya Bhatia, principal, AIS Saket with the students at Rits
Lets sing and dance
Japan the way forward
Winners of Inter Amity Vasudha Children Science Fair 2019-20
Class Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal
VI
AIS Gur 46 Aromatic Healers
AIS PV RO- A new portable water filter
AIS PV Modified salt water batteries
AIS Saket Math in dance
AIS MV Extracting DNA from strawberry
VII
AIS MV Artificial Intelligence in face recognition
AIS Noida Using math to reduce pollution in the environment
AIS Gur 43 Drone in agricultureAIS PV Smart city with innovative techniques of energy conservation
VIII
AIS PV Slidge Knight: An innovative artificially intelligent robot
AIS MV Laser audio communication
AIS Gur 43 AIS Info BudbotAIS Vas 6
Mosquito repellant
IXAIS Vas 1 Rocket Tur-ret KURT
AIS Mayur Vihar Estimation of water consumption by house plants using Arduino
AIS MV Smart farming using IOT
AIS Vas 6 Carbon neutral cooler
X
AIS Gur 46 Visioral
AIS PV Innovative smart pole for efficient irrigation and agriculture
AIS MV Detection of lung cancer by VOC sensor
AIS PV A high tech & novel integrated system app
XI/XII
AIS Noida Maitri android app: Fostering care through connection
AIS Gur 46 Creating the greater man
AIS MV Unihanded robot
AIS Noida Traffic solutions in motion tracking
AIS Vas 1 Smart device for antimony detection
Amitians Discuss Issues Affecting World
Winners of Vasudha with eminent guests
The finale of 12th inter
Amity Vasudha Science
Fair edition based on the
theme ‘Technology Tomorrow’
was held on December 24, 2019.
The science fest at Amity began
in 2008 as a realisation of the vi-
sion of Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan,
Chairperson, Amity Group of
Schools and RBEF, to nurture in-
novative thinking and scientific
temperament in young minds. It
is held under the aegis of Amity’s
Children Science Foundation
(ACSF) in two categories- jun-
ior (Class VI-VIII) and senior
(Class IX-XII). The first round
of the competition is held at
class level where students pres-
ent application based science
projects. Six projects from each
class are then selected for school
level round and finally top 3
projects in both the categories
are selected. Out of these, all the
top 3 projects of senior category
and top 2 projects of junior cat-
egory from every school then
compete at final inter Amity
level which is Vasudha Science
Fair. This year, a total of 132 in-
novative ideas and projects were
presented and judged by an em-
inent panel of scientists and pro-
fessors from Vigyan Prasar,
Delhi University, IP University
and Amity University. The over-
all rolling trophy was won by
AIS Pushp Vihar. Special men-
tion awards were given to Ami-
tasha Gurugram 43 for their
project ‘Conservation of water’,
Amitasha Saket for the project
‘Mathematics in agrotech’ and
AIS Mayur Vihar for their proj-
ect ‘Free energy yield train’. All
the winners were felicitated with
medals and certificates. G T
Amity’s Children Science Foundation
Students explain their project to jury members
Nurturance camp
Teachers sing in the assembly
Classical dance performance by the students
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“Mischief (and deadlines) managed.” Jaya Jha, AIS Gur 46, X G
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Dhriti Seth
AIS Gurugram 46, XI E
Hi mom,
Tough day again? But you
must have put on your brave
smile before entering my
room. Even though I love your
smile, at times you can let it
be. It’s okay to not be a super-
mom all the time – something
you try really hard at.
Now you must be thinking –
why the letter? Well, I did
want to have this conversa-
tion in person, but then I re-
alised you might be more
comfortable reading it. That
way, you wouldn’t have to
make all the effort in hiding
your emotions, like you usu-
ally do. So, here’s addressing
the elephant in the room –
you are a single mom and it is
tough. Let’s not make it
tougher. You really do not
have to stretch yourself to
give me everything I want, or
feel guilty when you have to
pick your annual business
luncheon over my annual day.
Driving yourself against the
wall to compensate for me not
having a father – not okay.
I know in our cultural fan-
tasies ‘mom and dad’ are a
team when it comes to raising
happy children. But that is so
far from the truth, something
I realise each time my friends
tell me about the conflicts
they have at home. I was
naïve to think that every two-
parent household has two en-
gaging parents who lavish all
their love on their child. And
you are even more naïve,
when you get swayed away
by “he is so temperamental,
doesn’t have a father ...” fol-
lowed by the pitying glances.
I am temperamental because I
am that way not because I
miss a father figure. Yeah, I
know two parents mean dou-
ble resources, love, affection
etc. But if that was really true
then why do 4.5% adoles-
cents raised by both parents
suffer from substance abuse
as compared to 5.7% abuse in
those raised by single moth-
ers. Just a 1% difference for
twice the love? Oh and that is
something I read in a report
by National Substance Abuse
Survey. (I googled it because
I knew you wouldn’t believe
me otherwise). Oh and ac-
cording to multiple studies,
there is absolutely no differ-
ence in the grades of children
raised by single parents and
both parents…another thing I
looked up for you.
If anything mom, you have
made me stronger, more com-
passionate and evolved than
so many kids in my class. Re-
member the time I went to the
camp, I had absolutely no
trouble making the bed,
cleaning my utensils, washing
my clothes… all thanks to
your single parenting. And
the other kids? They just
couldn’t stop whining about
‘so much to do’. So, while
you chide yourself for not
being able to do enough, let
me tell you there are other 22
million kids in this world just
like me, being raised by sin-
gle mothers just like you.
They are doing fine, and so
am I.
Good night *A survey on care.com con-cludes that 25% of working moms cry once a week out of guilt for missing their kid’s childhood; more than 50% of the working moms are scared of missing out on everyday moments and bonding with their child. *50% of working moms leave their jobs in order to take care of their children at the age of 30 and 48% leave their jobs 4 months after re-joining their work place.
TO SUPERMOMAnd Her Fatal Kryptonite
Kriti Panwar
AIS Gurugram 46, XI F
Remember Ebola – the
threatening virus that the
world grappled with, not
so long ago. Well, we may have
fought off Ebola, but Delhi con-
tinues to battle an even deadlier
one – ‘Ubola’. Sure Uber and
Ola has made traveling much
easier, even making us feel like
chauffeur-driven kings on many
occasions. And at times like the
king whose very army turned its
back on him; “Aap ride cancel
kar do. Main nahi aa paunga.”
Either ways, here’s how the
process rolls.
Stage 1: Let’s go, Uber
It’s 21st century and getting the
world together on a screen of
5.5 inches isn’t a difficult task.
But it isn’t easy either. You need
to have a perfect internet work-
ing at the speed of flash, or else
be ready to have a long bargain-
ing session with the autowallahs
on the road.
Stage 2: Hide and seek
No matter how accurate the
GPS is, you can never explain
the exact location to the cab
driver. Even when you claim
that you are standing at the right
location and you can’t see him.
And in case you think you are
smart enough to tell him what
you’re wearing, let me tell you:
it won’t help. Even if you are
wearing clothes as bold as Ran-
veer Singh, the driver
won’t be able to
see you! So ob-
viously it’s
you who must
find him.
(Caution: If the
driver isn’t in a
good mood, he can
cancel your ride
whenever he wants.)
Stage 3: Here we go
So finally, you’re inside your
Uber and ready to reach your
destination. For all my peace-
loving folks who think it’ll be a
quite ride, all I got to say is
“Abhi toh bas shuruat hai, ride
abhi baaki hai mere dost”. Sit
back and groove to the
beloved music of your
driver’s choice that
can range from Bho-
jpuri to dhinchak Pun-
jabi songs.
Stage 4: Safety first
Ever seen those safety videos
on YouTube that tell you “How
to travel safe in an Uber?” Sure,
you have for it is these videos
that mark the shubh aarambh of
every teen’s travel-alone chron-
icles. “Share your ride details
with me and mom, and don’t
you dare fall asleep in the cab,”
your dad’s words ring in your
ears the minute you think of
catching a quick nap.
Stage 5: The drop location
It’s always a wonder how
Google maps can never locate
your destination close enough
for your driver to drop you
there. All you can do is argue
that you had put in the right lo-
cation for the drop-off, so it re-
ally is not you, it’s him.
Stage 6: Time for feedback
All of us can agree that Uber
considers us as very judgmental.
They want us to judge the driver
enough in those 5-6 minutes to
give the feedback.
P.S.: Please give 5 stars rating.
So, this brings us to the end of
your ride...well, at
least until the
next one arrives.
Mansi Kumari
AIS Gurugram 46, X H
Do you not give credence to
the myth of ‘expiry
dates’? Do you slap your
TV remote way too hard instead of
just putting in new batteries? If yes,
then – welcome to the ‘Middle
Class Squad’! Every once in a
while, we pay visit to an alternate
world– more commonly known as
the mall – where everyone except
you looks like they belong to the
fresh edition of Vogue. Now, you
might think that you’re the only
one to feel that way, but trust me,
you aren’t. Not getting what we are
talking about? Read on to find out:
Parking lot: After three days of
prepping and procrastinating, you
finally reach the so-called mall -
only to find out that they decided
to charge 50 bucks plus a heavy
hourly fee for a parking space.
Heart attack? Ambulance?
Sartorial hesitancy: You’re unable
to pronounce half the brand names
(Burberry - isn’t that a phone
company?), when a mannequin en-
tices you to walk into a store. At
this point, either the clothes con-
fuses you or you come upon some-
thing decent enough to wear, but
the price tag mocks you and you
slowly back away.
Bon Appétit: After wandering
around for a while, your stomach
starts making scary noises, so you
reluctantly enter a fancy restaurant.
You stare at the menu trying to
make sure you’re not ordering
Poisson. (the waiter said it was
French for ‘fish’). The first ‘entrée’
arrives and its tiny size makes it
hard for you to locate it on your
plate. 800 bucks for this? Just as
you stuff your mouth with food, the
waiter asks, “How do you like the
food?” You only give him an awk-
ward thumbs-up as you see the rate
card flashing in his eyes.
Lavatory: After paying enough
money to burn a hole in your wal-
let, you visit the restroom. You
walk in and a fragrance of vanilla
hits you in the face, while you won-
der, “Why is this place better than
my house?” You wash your hands
with lemon soap, dry them off with
cloth towels and leave reluctantly,
because who doesn’t like to live in
a room full of scented candles?
After a rather extravagant albeit
costly day you head back to your
middle class home and you realise
not even the mall can hold a can-
dle to sitting on your cheap bed,
eating expired ice cream and
watching reruns of Friends while
repeatedly slapping the remote. So
chin up, you’ll always remain a
part of the MCS. It sucks, you’re
going to love it!G T
Welcome to the BOURGEOIS SCRAMBLEFor Low Cost Is The Forever Nouveau
The Highs And Lows Of Riding In A 21st Century Cab
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Pic: Aadya Biala, AIS Gur 46, XI A
Model: Regina Mukherjee, PGT English & Abhigya Singh
