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ote Wish you all a very Happy Republic Day. This year it was more special than ever. Especially for women and girls. We get super excited at any effort that helps move one step ahead in the direction of women empowerment.

What a joy it was to see Wing Commander Pooja Thakur leading the Guard of Honour at the Ceremonial Welcome of U.S. President Barack Obama. She became the first Indian woman officer to do so.

Another first in this years Republic Day Parade was the display of Women Power through the march-past of Women Units of all the three Armed Forces.

The sight of uniformed young girls, full of confidence and strength, saluting the President was an unforgettable one. My tears of joy rolled down as I stood up in front of my TV and clapped for the girls. The pride that I felt as a woman, as a mother of a young girl, can’t be expressed in words...

But, moving beyond symbolism, what needs to be remembered by all you privileged girls and boys is that even today only 50% of girls and women in India can read or write. Of all the girls who are enrolled in primary education, a big number drops out at adolescence because of various reasons, like family pressure, lack of safe modes of commuting to school, no toilets in schools and many more...

YOUR generation can change the way our society treats girls and women. Girls, empower yourself with education, confidence, strength and “YES I CAN “ attitude. Boys, get ready to accept the fact that you are in no way, superior. We all are equal :)

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PROCEDURE:1. Heat 1 tsp oil of oil in a skillet on medium heat andadd coriander and cumin seeds.2. When they pop, add cloves and cinnamon.Add in the onions and sauté till crisp. Then add dry red chillies and grated coconut.3. Keep stirring till the coconut turns pink. Allow it to cool and then add tamarind pulp. Grind this into a paste.4. Pressure cook sprouted moong by adding salt and turmeric. The sprout should not contain any water, they should be dry.5. Take a skillet and heat 2 tsp of oil. Add mustard seeds and let them pop.6. Add asafoetida, curry leaves and the grounded paste.7. Add one glass of water and bring it to a boil. Then add boiled moong.8. Garnish it with freshly chopped coriander and serve with rice or chapatis.

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Whole Moong Dal Sprout 2 Cups

Coriander Seeds 1 Tsp

Turmeric Powder (haldi) 1/4 Tsp

Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini) 1 inch

Cloves (Laung) 3

Fresh Coconut (grated) Half a Cup

Onions (Chopped) Half a Cup

Curry Leaves A Handful

Asafoetida (Hing) A Pinch

Mustard seeds (kali sarson) 1/4 Tsp

Red Chilli 1/2 Tsp

Tamarind Pulp (Imli ka Guda) as per taste

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12 School in Spotlight:

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23 Brainstorm: Quiz22 Worthy Opponents: 16 Teen Travelogue: 14 Career Chat: Counsellor Jitin Chawla18 Rap Up: Reviews21 Ask Nivedita15 Fit for Life:

Skin care tips from skin expert Dr. Jaishree Sharad

06 Mentor’s Note:

Amity International School, Noida

by Vimal Kumar

Media of Discontent

Akshat Karulkar explores Goa

Genesis Global School’s Director and Principal Pramod Sharma

26 Down the School Corridor: Manish Paul

Sachin: Cricketer Of The Century

09 Calm Your Exam Nerves

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Joy of collecting autographs in the age of selfies

Expert Expressions: Shereen Bhan shares the formula to

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In school, I used to dread taking examinations. One day, I found a lovely quote in Don Miguel Ruiz’s book The Four Agreements in the school library. It simply said: Always do

your best. Your best varies from day to day, Ruiz says, depending on how you’re feeling. No matter. Give your best in every circumstance so that you have no reason to judge yourself and live with guilt and shame. That evening I went home and made a poster bearing these words and taped it to my mirror, where it stayed through my college years. I do hope you too find your inspiration from such maxims and do your personal best this exam. In this issue, we bring Nutritionist Kavita Devgan’s tips on how to cope with examination stress (Cover Story) and Superwoman Lilly Singh’s 5 minutes of epic comic motivation on YouTube (Rap Up).

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A great teacher with 42 years in school education, Genesis Global School’s Director and Principal Pramod Sharma is an incredibly grounded academician who rarely engages in grandiloquent talk and at all times wears a benevolent, mildly amused grin. Interview by Teena Baruah

Pramod SharmaMaking A Difference

A Gypsy Life

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Nigeria’s Ijebu-Ode Grammar School in Nigeria. Since 1989, I am heading schools with all kinds of curriculum, including, Mayo College, TN Academy & Yadavindra Public School. I’ve been a member in Board of Governors at Lawrence School (Sanawar) and PPS Nabha. So it’s a varied experience that I’ve gathered.

I realised early on that you do not head a school unless you have grey hair. So why do I need to stay at one place and continue to do the same thing again and again? Might as well go around the world, see places and teach different curriculum. So I’ve taught me a job of a Chemistry teacher, which started in 1972. I was working for I n d i a n S c h o o l C e r t i f i c a t e was a life changing experience and I my PhD in Medicinal Organic Examinations (ICSE) in Doon School, left my PhD to become a full-fledged Chemistry. In research you pass Central Board of Secondary Education schoolmaster.through ups and downs and in one (CBSE) in Kabul, West African After five years in Doon, I did a of the lows I thought, for my sanity, I Examinations Council School stint in Indian Embassy’s India School must get out of the research lab. Certificate in Nigeria and then came in Kabul, and later, Government of Around that time Doon school offered

You do not head a school unless you have grey hair. So why do I need to stay at one place and continue to do the same thing again and again? Might as well go around the world, see places and teach different curriculum

back to CBSE in Meyo college. It has brought them back from the movie with each other must continue.made my experience so much richer hall and I suspended them for a week. and has helped me seek a variety of But while they were making solutions for one particular problem. I have always had an open door policy. arrangements to go home, two other

No student, parent or teacher is boys came to my room and confessed allowed to stand outside my room, that they too had watched the film but

Discipline is important but it should waiting to meet me. No appointments we were not caught. “We think it is not break our soul. No one’s career are required. It’s difficult because you not fair that our friends are being

can’t do your own work during the should be jeopardised because of it. punished and we are being left out. school time, and you need to add time You need to take people along. You Send us home too,” one of them said. I from your personal life to be able to need to be humane. For instance, while remember shaking their hands and complete your work. But that is very I was heading a residential school, a saying that whatever this school had to important to build relations. And at group of students slipped out to watch teach them, it has already taught the school ultimately it’s all about a film. My jeep and security officer right lessons. They were all suspended, relationships and respect for each but I rang up their other.parents and praised

Today life is so stressful, with the children.newer understanding of student Later, at their psyche, nobody is allowed to give f a r e w e l l , t h e y tongue-lashing, forget about corporal gifted me a cassette punishment, as children have become of Badal and I was lot more sensitive. You can’t have an touched . Only upset child going home. So you need later, did I realise to persuade, keep the parent in the that it was the loop and make the parent understand

music of the same that they can’t be just pampering the

film they’d bunked child. Since they are also financial

school to watch! So providers, they need to make sure that

even when you’re there is a give and take relationship

disciplining the between the child and his/her parents. feeling for and The child needs to fulfill certain communicat ion expectations of parents in order to get

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certain gadget, clothes. All goodies are connected to performance. If parents can establish this relation early in life most of the other things fall in place.

Today, schools in India are largely principal-centric. That’s why the history of a school fluctuates all the time. A lot is left to the imagination and enthusiasm of the principal. If he/she is enthusiastic, children get settled nicely. In our school, we have remedial class after 3pm for students who need extra attention and we don’t charge a penny for it.

Unfortunately, there is a dearth of good principals in this country, and it’s because teaching has not been a profession of choice in this country. Men don’t take it up. 90% of the workforce in metropolitan schools consists of women who are wives and mothers as well and hence have very little time to give to their students. That is a limitation principals have to deal with.

My core group comprises 30 teachers who live on campus, who can contribute and not think of the running meter, in taxi term. Teaching is a vocation, not a job. If you are prepared to put in extra then only you should take it up.

I have lived all my working life in residential schools. My wife looks after my family, so I am relieved of that responsibility. I have all the time for my school. After school, I like to listen to Begum Akhtar’s music or Sufi numbers. In the evening I play tennis with boarders and go for evening walks with our two dogs. My son, who’s now 31 and works in Gurgaon, still lives in school. He must have had a tough life as being a principal’s son you don’t make friends easily. He jokes that he changed five schools, but found the same principal everywhere he went. But for me, it has been a very fulfilling life.

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Nutritionist Kavita Devgan shares tips on how to cope with examination stress

Whenever the examination time comes closer, students approach me with certain

uneasy symptoms like lack of sleep and hunger, anxiety, depression or a strange unknown fear,” says Dr OC Kashyap, Sr. consultant psychiatrist, New Delhi. “Combination of many factors such as family environment, parental attitudes and expectations, peer pressure, social circle, individual aspirations, all add up, causing stress and worry. And paramount is the fear of failure, which multiplies tensions related to examinations”, he explains. “Some people find exam time so bad they become ill and in most, worry causes depression, forgetfulness, irritability and unsociability,” Dr Kashyap adds.

This will alleviate at least half the anxiety. Also parents should comfort the child that if something does go wrong, it is not the end of the world. And that everything can be rectified. This will take a load off their head and they can prepare without unnecessary nervousness.

“Secondly kids need to be told that there are many career options available even outside of the regular (engineering and medicine) ones. They need to be explained that just getting into a top-notch college (which requires 90% +) is not the only route to success. For example, for becoming a journalist one doesn’t need a 90% aggregate at +2. Instead what would stand a child in good stead

“It is very natural for stress to crop up given the circumstances and the situation. Their (the student’s) entire future depends on not what they are capable of or have been doing for the entire year or for that matter all through their schooling years but on the crucial three hours of examination. The previous performance is just not considered. Add to this the unnatural parental expectations and their stress level gets increased manifold,” agrees Gowri Ishwaran, an innovative educationist with over 30 years of experience in leading schools in India. The solution she feels lies in a two-fold approach – “firstly parents need to be counselled not to put too much pressure of expectations on their child.

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is perhaps an 80% in English and a more rounded educat ion and development. And this is just one example. There are many more such options available. Here, the school has to play a very important role. It is important to talk to the children from earlier classes and give them a ‘whole’ view on education. Children should be made capable of understanding their limitations and more importantly their strengths so that they become capable of making right choices at all levels of life. We cannot kill the competition but we should not make it the ‘be all’ too. It is important to prepare our students for life beyond just these exams. And that I feel is much more important.”

Dr Shyama Chona, Educationist and Social Activist, feels that excessive competition and desire to achieve too much is what leads to examination stress. “Too much of reaction to the board exams is bad, as the professional colleges have their own entrance exams anyways. Besides there is only so much a child can do at the fag end of the year. So it is important to study throughout the year,” she advises. A child must prepare for exams consistently right from fourth class onwards through

regular tests, weekly tests, quarterlies. This serves as training for the crucial examinations. “Every child is unique and has an intelligence type unique to him. So they cannot be judged by absolutely set, rigid patterns,” concurs Lata Vaidyanathan, ex Principle of Modern School, Barakhamba. “Perhaps we can understand some day that children

have multiple, rather different kinds o f capabi l i t ies so accordingly we need different kinds of evaluation systems. Some children might want to express by writing / project work / dance / singing… different style of learning, so different styles of evaluations are required. What we ideally need to do is to provide a conducive environment for them to be able to realise their potential in all

the fields that interest them, and not just academics,” she opines.

She adds, “Besides the stress levels are high because today what the kid’s have to do better than what was best sometime back. And exams have become mere tests of writing skills and rote memory rather than the knowledge of the child. In short term though we should try to make it easy by providing an environment – at school and at home – that is ‘child friendly’– a gentle, reassuring and a nurturing environment. I feel that if we state our expectations less then their performance would be better. A child needs to balance his writing skills, knowledge and also time management and we have to give them this skill at school.

It is very easy to talk and just give a prescription. What we need to do instead is to instill confidence in each

“Examinations have become mere tests of writing skills and rote memory rather than the knowledge of the child”

- Lata Vaidyanathan

child in his ability to judge what is right and then follow the path to the best of his / her capabilities. And also provide the necessary skills for him to pass through tests at every level of life. Then when they will go in for their exams they would not consider it a ‘be it and all’. After all exams are not everything and accordingly should be

treated such,” s h e

advices.

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Ÿ A problem shared is a problem halved, so don't hide your feelings. Talk to someone about it.

Ÿ When making notes Use red ink. The mind retains information in red easier – hence all the red warning signs.

Ÿ Have a revision plan and stick to it. This will ensure that you will cover right things at the right time.

Ÿ Us e f o c u s e d r e l a x a t i o n : meditation, self-hypnosis, yoga, prayer, etc. It reduces stress and helps focus the mind.

Ÿ Get help: ask a teacher or tutor about how to revise, and exam skills - how to work when you are in an exam.

Ÿ Stay healthy: get enough sleep, eat sensibly and do some exercise.

Ÿ Be careful using caffeine – generally it is best to avoid it in huge amounts.

Ÿ Do your best: no one can do more than that.

Tips to quell exam stress

And every once in a while add 1/4th tsp to warm milk and have at bedtime.

A pinch of cinnamon goes a long way: It has certain compounds that help inhibit the memory robbing. Sprinkle a bit in your first cup of tea in the morning, or on your oats or toast during the breakfast. It is great over puddings and pies too.

Don’t diet or skip meals: It is important to eat enough to make sure

that your body and brain both don’t lack the necessary energy and nutrients to work efficiently. And make sure you have a high protein and fibre breakfast to get a good start every day.

Hydrate: Ensure enough water intake, even if you don’t feel thirsty due to cold temperature or tend to forget while studying. A good strategy is to keep a one liter water bottle next to where you are studying and finish two at least in a day. Understand that our brain is mostly water, around 90 percent.

A pomegranate a day: While there are enough other reasons to love pomegranate - plenty of antioxidants a n d i m m u n i t y b o o s t i n g vitamin C,

and heart friendly properties, now a new study has declared that this juicy, tasty fruit has a miracle antioxidant compound that can help boost the brains faculty. So just chomp it, have its juice, or add to the raita and salads.

Zero in on Zinc: This trace mineral has a huge

say in our brains’ health. Ensure that you score enough zinc rich foods. Chicken and turkey are good sources. If you are a vegetarian, get it from almonds, peanuts, pine nuts, cashews and sunflower seeds, and the super loaded pumpkin seeds.

Yellow pill: Get mummy to add extra turmeric to all the curries she cooks as it is a panacea for our brains health.

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W science laboratories that provide ith a firm belief that students hands-on knowledge about education is a powerful usage of different tools, data collection weapon to bring about a controlled PA system and emergency and inferring the results. This revolutionary change in the social and staircases. It has two spacious seminar experience enhances scientific temper economic milieu, Amity International halls and auditoriums with air of the students and also prepares them School, Noida has been providing conditioning and excellent light and for higher studies and research work. holistic education for overall sound systems. All classrooms and Each laboratory houses a small, but development of its students. The utility areas are provided with power well maintained library.school is devoted to nurturing backup.To facilitate the development of scholars, with deep-rooted values

A perfect blend of occidental and analytical skills, the school has a under the leadership of Founder t r a d i t i o n a l k n o w l e d g e : T h e separate Mathematics Lab for primary, President Ashok K Chauhan and curriculum followed in the school is an middle and senior wing. A well Chairperson Amita Chauhan.amalgamat ion o f t r ad i t iona l equipped Mathematics lab helps the Vision for a bright future: Amity educational system practiced in the student to visualise the problem using is a unique name in the field of East and the West. The curriculum is 3D modeling and paper folding meaningful education. It mirrors the such that it lays the seed for holistic activities. The students use the vision of its Founder President, Dr development of an individual by computer lab resources to learn the use Ashok K. Chauhan and Chairperson, giving equal importance to scholastics of different kinds of software to Dr Amita Chauhan who believe in and co scholastic education. In enhance their knowledge and harnessing excellence in the field of scholastic domain it focuses not only showcase their creativity. Amity innovative education. Under their on providing just knowledge, but also believes in cultivating love for able leadership, the Amity Group of on the development of concepts, skills language and developing linguistic Schools is committed to providing and ideas. Students are skills of its students. Language Lab not progressive education that also

only works on developing the ingrains values and morals in its conversational or oratory skills of students. The school is committed to the students, but also helps nurturing young minds in such a them gradually gain manner that they feel pride for their mastery over the heritage and culture and at the same language.time yearn for global excellence.

All blocks World class infrastructure: The school are equipped campus is divided into six blocks to w i t h accommodate Pre Primary, Primary, f irefighting Middle and Senior wing. Amity has s o l u t i o n s , the most spacious and well equipped

Billed as the top most avant-garde schools in NCR region, Amity International School, Noida has carved a name for itself in both scholastic and co scholastic domains. Smita Jain reports

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encouraged to excel in music, dance, drama, art, technology, physical education, etc. It is designed in such a manner that it instills a love for Indian culture and tradition in the s tudents and paves way for development of a sense of identity, spiritualism and ethics. The teaching-learning system is such that it makes the students more knowledgeable, confident and competent to make informed choices. It also enhances the inbuilt abilities of the students and also satiates the physical, mental and emotional needs of the students.

Keeping pace with technology: With the present generation of learners showing keen interest in technology-driven education, AIS Noida has weaved technology in its e v e ryday cu r r i cu lum. Smar t classrooms have not only enhanced learning experience, but also made as to prepare them for a boring classroom lectures more wel l -balanced l i fe interactive. The use of latest state of outside school. To the art technology like Smart Board, inculcate this, An edge LCD Projectors and digital learning, above others: The inclusion of software technology and objective of the school teaching through power point is not just to inculcate a presentations, Project Based Learning competitive spirit (PBL), Flip Activities, etc has really amongst students, but given impetus to learning and allowed also to motivate them students to question, evaluate, create, so that they excel in all communicate and discover. f i e l d s . R e g u l a r

Putting values first: The holistic Exchange programs curriculum encourages students to be a n d p l e t h o r a o f act ive learners who explore , e x t r a c u r r i c u l a r understand and participate in the a c t i v i t i e s m a k e world around them. By exposing learning a joyous students to a wide variety of process and create all disciplines the school fine-tunes both rounder personalities. cognitive and non-cognitive skills so

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CAREERCUES

Q. I am a student of BA Economics Honours. What are the various avenues that are available for an economics graduate? Please guide.

A sea of opportunities awaits an Economics graduate. The most obvious choice is to become an economist. The job of an economist entails conducting extensive research, monitoring demand and supply ratio, keeping a tab on business trends, employment rates, etc. They know the pulse of the economy. An Economics graduate can choose from array of f ie lds , such as Development Economics, Financial Economics, Agricultural Economics, Health Economics, Business Economics, Labour Economics, Rural Economics, I n d u s t r i a l E c o n o m i c s a n d International Economics, to name a few.Those interested in higher studies can pursue studies from premier institutes and universities like Jawaharlal Nehru Univer s i ty, De lh i Schoo l o f Economics, Jamia Millia Islamia,

Susheel Bramha

Ambedkar University, all based in Delhi. Some other prominent colleges, include, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune; Madras School of Economics, Chennai; Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research; Central University; Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi; BITS-Pilani; TERI University, IIT-Kharagpur and Centre for Development Studies, Kerala. A postgraduate in Economics can easily take up a job in KPOs, banking, finance and insurance sector, stock market, sales and marketing consultancy, business journals and newspapers, government enterprises, public sector companies, etc.An Economics graduate can also appear for the Indian Economic Service Examination and manage a job with the RBI too. Economics graduates below 30 years of age can sit for the Civil Services Examination. T h e U n i o n P u b l i c S e r v i c e Commission conducts the IES/IAS examination every year. Career opportunities are abound in research at institutions such as the National Council of Applied Economic

We asked you to put your career questions to Career Counselor Jitin Chawla. Here are his answers to your career concerns

Research and the Institute of Applied Manpower Research. Those who have interest in research can pursue M.Phil. or Ph.D. after clearing the National Eligibility Test of the University Grants Commission. A doctorate degree comes handy when eyeing higher posts in research and development or taking up teaching in colleges and universities.

A postgraduate in Economics can easily take up a job in KPOs, banking, finance and insurance sector, stock market, sales and marketing consultancy, business journals and newspapers, government enterprises, public sector companies, etc.

Skincerely YOURSLearn to take care of your skin early on to prevent pimples, wrinkles, pigmentation, balding as you age, says skin expert Dr Jaishree Sharad

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MCleansing

Sun protection

Nutrition

any of the skin issues you're likely to face at this age come from lifestyle: too much partying, unhealthy

food, sleeping late night, working or playing on the computer until late. Here are a few skin care routines ideal for you:

Cleanse your face twice daily with a gentle cleanser. If you have oily or combination skin, use a foaming cleanser. But if you have normal or dry skin, use a cream-based cleanser. Make sure you wash your face after every sport that you play in order to clean the sweat, dust and grime that collects on your skin surface.

Never venture out in the sun without applying sunscreen. You will thank yourself later for using a sunscreen now. When you see your friends with dark patches on the skin at your 25th school reunion, while you still have flawless skin, you will surely remember me for the sunscreen tip.

Unhealthy diet is directly proportional to unhealthy skin. Make it a point to include generous amounts of fruits and vegetables in your daily

coloured fruits and vegetables— carrots, beetroot, spinach, plums, strawberries, oranges, cherries, etc. Drink plenty of water and fluids such as lemon juice and coconut water to stay hydrated. This is the age when you don't like to carry your lunch boxes from home, you skip meals and binge on junk food or go on fad diets to stay slim. Be ready to face the challenges of balding and early skin ageing in a couple of years if you compromise on your protein, mineral and vitamin intake.

U s e a l i g h t moisturiser for the day and an oil-free m o i s t u r i s e r a t bedtime. They will protect your skin against dryness and help in keeping it radiant.

Just as the body needs eight hours of sleep, the skin needs those eight hours to restore and repair i t s e l f . S l e e p deprivation increases

Moisturising

Inadequate Sleep

stress and as a result skin conditions such as acne & pimples, dark patches, dry dull skin and eczemas will increase. Those who do not sleep well, age faster. They develop wrinkles and dark circles easily.

Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium. Calcium and phosphate are two minerals that are essential for normal bone formation. Lack of vitamin D can cause softening and weakening of bones and lead to bone deformities. We do get vitamin D from egg yolks, fish such as salmons &

mackerels, fortified milk and fortified cereals. However, most of the vitamin D is easily produced by exposure of the skin to ultraviolet B (UVB) rays of the sun. You need not burn or tan your skin to obtain Vitamin D. We need up to 30 minu t e s o f s un exposure per day for t h e a d e q u a t e p r o d u c t i o n o f Vitamin D.

Production of Vitamin D

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GOA DIARYNot Just Beaches

himmering sand, azure coloured water and a kiss of sun, this is Swhat makes Goa, a heaven for

those who want to let their hair down and soak in its beauty. Here is a day-by-day account of my recent visit.

W\e checked into the Army Holiday Home at Panjim and enjoyed a sumptuous meal at George’s restaurant and bar. As we were making our way to the restaurant, I came across a magnificent church called ‘Our Lady of Immaculate Conception’. With Christmas just a few days away, the church was beautifully decorated. The

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There is much more to Goa than its alluring beaches and tantalising cuisine. Akshat Karulkar explores this Konkani paradise

nativity scene displayed in the church, kindled love and warmth in my heart for baby Jesus. After an hour long discussion it was decided that we would visit North Goa first.

The beaches of North Goa looked very inviting, though they were immensely crowded. We decided to soak in the sun at Morjim beach. Giant waves greeted us and we found it difficult to stay away from the water. After a delicious lunch at one of the shacks we decided to visit some other beaches like Little Vagator, Anjuna, Chapora and Baga. Baga is probably

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one of the most crowded beaches in Goa. If you are someone who does not love crowd, Baga is not the beach for you. Next on our agenda was catching the sunset at Fort Aguada and enjoying a swim at the nearby Sinquerim beach. We ended the day by enjoying an awesome dinner at the Ritz Classic restaurant.

We headed towards South Goa; its untouched beaches were appealing with their greenish-blue water, white soft sand, tropical climate and far less tourists. Velsao beach topped our itinerary. It was unlike Baga beach and

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planes and naval helicopters. They even had sonar equipment and gigantic models of aircraft carriers. I was amazed to see cove-shaped Bogmalo beach. This beach is famous for Joet’s Bar and Restaurant. Soon, it was time to bid goodbye to Goa and head home. We left with a heavy heart, but with a promise to come back soon. Till then........ adios amigos!

had sparkling clean water. What followed next was a trip to Majorda and Utorda beach. Soon, it was time to head back to Panjim. Situated on the banks of river Mandovi, Panjim boasts of grand Portuguese architecture. The city has lot to offer to tourists: a science city, boat cruise, splendid natural beauty and much more.

At day break we set out for Sunaparanta art gallery situated atop Altinho hill, I am not an art enthusiast, but I have to admit some of the works on display at the gallery kindled in me love for art. The gallery set in a renovated Portuguese villa housed several galleries, a large multi-functional space for workshops and lectures, studios, two residency rooms for visiting scholars, artists and faculty, an open-air amphitheatre, Café Al Fresco and a gallery for budding artists. Later, we visited the ever popular Miramar and Dona Paula beach. We quickly made our way to planetarium. The day concluded with a cruise on the famous Mandovi River, where local artisans stole our heart away with the i r enthra l l ing performances. It is difficult to wind up the trip to South Goa in a day, so we decided to cover some other major

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attractions the next day. Benaulim beach brought

out the adventurer in me. I decided to try all the water sports. Then we headed towards Cola beach, it was indeed a foodie’s paradise. In the evening we went back to Panjim and had a gala time shopping and exploring the streets of Panjim. Goa boasts of Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary which houses hundreds and thousands of birds - local and migratory. Goa also has the only Naval Aviation Museum in India which is maintained by the Indian Navy.

We took a ferry to Chorao Island which is home to Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary in the morning. I was fascinated to see mangrove forest during my journey to the sanctuary. What awaited us there were beautiful and diverse species of bird. I was excited when I spotted birds like the Median Egret, Little Egret, many sub-species of Kingfishers (not the beer one, the bird), Brahminy Kite, Red Shank, Green Shank, the very rare Greater Adjutant Stork, Wire-tailed Swallow, etc. Then we visited the Naval Aviation Museum which is situated near the famous Bogmalo beach. It had all sorts of radars, naval

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Don’t forget to try Goan delicacies l i k e c h i c k e n x a c u t i , p o r k vindaloo, fish ambotik, prawns balchao, bebinca, dodol, plum cake, etc. They are bound to leave a l inger ing aftertaste. The Portuguese influence is quite evident in the cuisine here as the food is very spicy. Goa is a paradise for non vegetarians.

Akshat KarulkarClass VIIIThe Emerald Heights International School, Indore

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correct the erroneous systems. The artistic freedom is absolute. There is a C e n t r a l b o a r d o f F i l m Certification that screens the films before their release. It ensures the necessary cuts in a film, ensuring that while there is artistic freedom, there isn’t misuse or abuse of it. Did Aamir Khan as PK hurt religious sentiments? PK showed a mirror to believers on how they practice their religions at present. The central character was an extraterrestrial being, hence didn’t have prejudices. He was a neutral observer to what ails our understanding of our regressive fatwas or diktats that are o you remember last summer religion. Now what I would suggest issued by Maulana. when we had gone out for to you, my niece, is to question such lunch at a restaurant near our Remember that the essence of a practices. Remember nothing is home and mummy told you to be polite religion isn’t in what its’ preachers sacrosanct. and courteous in your conversations say, but always in reading and

That bring s us to what with the aunt we met that day? It was a understanding the text for yourself. happened outside India, in France. lesson for life dear. The lesson that It’s always a personal journey. A popular satirical magazine teaches us not to cross a line in Several right wing groups protested Charlie Hebdo was a victim of a conversations and hence become against the release of film PK saying terror attack. The vicious cycle that unacceptable to society at large. it showed Hinduism in a poor light. began, engulfed France for a few It started a vigorous discussion on What distinguishes a man/woman days till the leaders from across the Freedom of Speech. Article 19 of of society from a vagrant? We are by world marched hand-in-hand to the Indian Constitution guarantees temperament human beings, hence are fight terrorism. France is a country the Right to Freedom of Speech and expected to be civil. So, why am I saying of thinkers, such as Voltaire, who Expression. But with freedom also all this to you today? Recently there has advocated Freedom of Speech. He c o m e r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s , t h e been a lot of debate on Bollywood star had said, ‘I do not agree with what responsibility to exercise the right Aamir Khan's film PK and the terror you have to say, but I’ll defend to the respectfully. There is a thin line attacks on French satirical magazine death your right to say it.’between use and abuse of rights.Charlie Hebdo. I am sure you would

The satirists at Charlie Hebdo have watched PK. It's a wonderful film PK is a cinema. I am a strong were exercising their Freedom of which tells us to have a direct connect advocate of artistic freedom, as Expression. When you read cartoon with God and do away with the artists are expected to challenge strips, think about the words that paraphernalia that religious practices society’s sensibilities and trigger are there in those boxes. Are these bring with them. It was critical of not debates on contentious issues. At words making you laugh or do they one religion, but all religions. The fact the same time at the very heart of make you shut the book? is not all who practice Islam believe in artistic practice is often the desire to

An open letter to my 10-year-old niece and her batch-mates across the world. By Marya Shakil

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she constantly makes videos enacting her parents’ reactions to various ‘firangi’ situations, and the combination of the strict, rule regulating Indian mom and the lost looking, “I really think my daughter is just stupid” dad make for s o m e p r e t t y h i l a r i o u s moments indulging the audience in a mix of day to day Indian domestic life and foreign puns. Some of her best videos include, “My parents

ometimes comedy, sometimes homework”. Listening to her rant reaction to…” where she acts as her life changing – Superwoman about stuff is like listening to a friend, typically conservative Punjabi Lilly Singh has become a part of because even though in reality she’s parents, reacting to different songs,

the lives of many people all over the halfway around the world, she’ll never videos and pictures; various “types world. This Indo-Canadian YouTuber let you feel alone. Most people end up of…” videos classifying teachers, kids is a Dr. Phil, student guidance drowning in her wacky humor at school, friends, selfies and even counselor, cracked up humorist and a without realizing that she has faced a texters among many others. All her sister from another mister, all in one. harsh early life yet come out of it with videos have something new and Honestly. Mixing up brown jokes, her head held high and her ambitions original, yet with the familiar touch of Punjabi stereotypes along with crazy higher. To get to know her before unicorns and rainbows to it. I love yet deep talks – she makes people fall watching any of her other videos will Superwoman, that is a wrap and over, laughing like lunatics. The best give you an idea of who she is to herself zoop!!!thing about Lilly Singh is that you can and who she hopes to be and she has relate to her. While watching her shared all of that with us in her ‘I draw videos you’ll find yourself thinking, my life’ video. All the pressure she has “Oh, I know how that feels” or, “That faced yet here she is, one of YouTube’s is so true” and most importantly, most popular personalities, an idol to “Gosh, I really need to stop watching millions. Another thing that sets our her videos and start on my Punjabi super girl apart is the fact that

Red shadow is a book which talks friends live in poverty for which he is bullied about Russia in the days of World in school since his father works for Stalin. War II at some point of Nazi-Soviet This story shows the effects of WWII

pact. Mikhail, a teenage boy whose father through the eyes of a teenager. The works for the government, one of Stalin’s Germans are invading his country; the inner circle and his mother was taken away NKVD is searching for him for being a by NKVD (Russian secret agency) to a German spy but he isn’t; Stalin is losing his camp in Keive, accused for being a German grip. spy. Mikhail has to face the struggles of This is a story of a teenage boy who living in a country at time where one wrong survives the struggle along with his word can lead to someone never being seen girlfriend, Valentina, escaping the wrath of again. Mikhail watches friends and enemies the Germans as well as the Soviets. They disappear after speaking out of turn, from encounter danger from every side as they people as young as him to old people. run for their lives, leaving their homes, Mikhail lives in the lap of luxury while his family, friends and finally each other.

Red Shadow Paul Dowswell

Mujadid GilaniClass IX, Apeejay School, Sheikh Sarai

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Keshavi BharadwajClass IX, Step by Step School, Noida

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All About Autographs

n this age of impersonal e-mails and f a x e s , w h e n h a n d w r i t t e n c o r r e s p o n d e n c e i s g e t t i n g

increasingly scarce, collecting autographs and historical manuscripts is an ideal way to connect with the past. Autograph aficionados insist a slice of history is more intimate and revealing than the age old practice of collecting coins or stamps. It is a delight to see the personal feelings of the world’s greatest figures come alive on engraved letterheads or even scraps of tattered paper. We can read tomes about artists, statesmen and scientists, but it is their pithy confessions, underscoring all the wit and wisdom that makes them immortal. Autographs are nothing but personalised gifts from some of the greatest men and women who have created history through their thoughts and action.

Autographs refer to a famous person’s artistic signature. This term is used in particular to define the practice of

collecting signatures of celebrities. The hobby of collecting autographs is known as ‘Philography’. Collecting celebrity autographs is as old as the written script itself. One of the most personal of human attachments is the name, and a person’s autograph is an extension of this attribute. An autograph is a personalised gift from a celebrity to his/ her fan. Giving an autograph is opening oneself to another person. Autograph collectors even today are not as appreciated as they ideally should be. If not for them, many documents that we appreciate and treasure for their historic value would not have existed or passed down from one generation to another.

C h i l d r e n c a n s t a r t collecting autographs by writing to the celebrities they admire. A simple l e t t e r r e q u e s t i n g a celebrity for his /her autograph will bring a lot of happiness to the fan and also go a long way in developing their letter writing skills. Another w a y t o c o l l e c t autographs is to a p p r o a c h t h e celebrity in person. Celebrities attend var ious event s wherein they sign autographs for their fans, a quick scan of t h e l o c a l n e w s p a p e r w i l l h e l p them source

How to Collect Autographs?

Joy of collecting autographs in the age of selfies. By Shambu

the necessary event details. The collector can utilize this information to secure their favourite celebrity’s autograph.

Autographs can fade on exposure to light and moisture. It is best to preserve them in albums made of non acidic sheets like ‘Mylar covers’. Memorabilia can be appropriately framed and preserved. Docket each autograph and write a short note on how the autograph was obtained, these notes will add to your happiness when you read them later.

Each autograph is special and is a reflection of an important moment in a person’s life. This personal touch enhances the joy of autograph collection. Enjoy Collecting!

How to Preserve?

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No WorriesCounsellor Nivedita Singh answers your queries about relationships, family, school and life

Q. I am a 14 year old girl. I have a big friends circle in school. My mother has a constant problem with my friends. She feels that I don’t hang around with the ‘right’ kind of children. This is a regular cause of arguments between us. I don't know what to do. I love my friends no matter what they are and how they are.

This is not about your friends, but a b o u t y o u . T h e r e a r e c e r t a i n behavioural expectations

parents have from their children which when not met are seen as stemming f r o m k e e p i n g “wrong company”. It is ‘normal’ for parents to get into a

denial mode and see their children as anything

less than perfect. As a result, whatever is unacceptable, undesirable or disappointing from their point of view is attributed to external influences ‘corrupting’ their child. Since you’re the one writing in, look into where your behaviour could be found wanting and leading to her get t ing hurt /d isappointed. Keep the communication channels open and ask her specifically where and how she thinks your friends are influencing you. If possible, over a period of time you can begin to start introducing your friends to her so that she can change her opinion about them.

Wrong CompanyQ. My best friend in Class V is Neerja. We are inseparable in class, but recently she told me that she will be soon shifting with her parents to New York. I feel unhappy about this, especially since she is my only true friend in class.

A close friend moving not merely school or cities but continent is akin to the pain of bereavement. The feeling of loss can be experienced with acute intensity at the tender age you are at. The good news is that it is easy in today’s day and age to stay connected and b o t h of you can cont inue to remain in touch. W h a t i s e q u a l l y r e l e v a n t a n d important is that this will give you an opportunity to get out of your comfort zone and reach out to others in your class who might prove to be equally good friends. With time the pain and feeling of ‘unhappiness’ will get better as you find others to fill the vacuum left by Neerja’s going away.

Goodbye Buddy

The good news is that it is easy in today’s day and age to stay connected and both of you can continue to remain in touch

Over a period of time you can begin to start introducing your friends to her so that she can change her opinion about them

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MEDIA OF DISCONTENT

They try to kill me at every step, crush my soul; rip my body apart. I know they feel happy to see me surrender meekly. Revolt is not congruous to effeminacy, because I’m taught to be pretty, not predacious. I am the Indian woman. My shattered notion of equality and a ripped individuality is a grim reminder of their masculine prowess. I am reminded that submission is not congruous to masculinity. I’m taught to be misogynistic, not meek. I am the Indian man. I am not an end product of ignorance, but I have been bred on a staple diet of hatred for the very culture and traditions that our country stands for. Some may blame the western culture for eroding the value system, but I beg to differ. Influence is mild. Influence is avoidable. What we witness is a phenomenon nothing short of unconscious propaganda.

In a reckless world, so overtly commercialised, media plays a pivotal role in molding our choices. Despite women’s right activist crying hoarse, it is not uncommon to find scantily clad or dolled up women staring out of m a g a z i n e s , m o v i e s , advertisements and internet. Does it not amount to objectification of women? It comes as a rude shock to see people groove to double meaning lyrics of a popular rapper. The acceptance of lewd, obscene lyrics as a part of our evolving culture is a silent reminder that we have accepted the new age philosophy. Though, we might not openly admit there is a cause-consequence relationship between the gender policing, sexist side of the media and the alarming rise in the cases of sexual harassment. We can curb this trend by changing the mindset of the public, who are nothing but a passive recipient of the horrifying content churned out by media.

The feeling of queasiness which sets in on hearing, yet another case of sexual harassment is fleeting. Contrary to the popular belief the discomfort does not stem from the fact that the television screens are flashing images of item girls dancing to lewd numbers, or national dailies carrying images of scantily clad women. What sets in this sinking feeling in the pit of our stomach is the overwhelming truth that the media throws at our face, the spiraling crime graph against women. And our reluctance, rather incapability to accept this reality leads us to blame the broadcaster for

b e i n g i n s e n s i t i v e , irresponsible and irrational. The public, however, should understand that media is simply doing what it does best, unveiling what is meant to be unveiled.

Sexual harassment is a broad subject having myriad definitions, ranging from eve-teasing to molestation. And in a country like India where it’s so rampant, it’s shockingly and ironically inconspicuous. Rape, for instance, was one of the most underreported crimes in our country, till the

brutal gang rape of paramedical student shook the conscience of the public in 2012. Had the media not pursued this heinous crime relentlessly, Nirbhaya would not have got justice.

What I’m trying to convey here is that people should refrain from viewing media as the biggest culprit. They should wholeheartedly acknowledge that media has done a phenomenal job by making women more informed about their rights. I think for every Honey Singh, who demeans women with his lewd lyrics, there is an Arnab Goswami who fearlessly fights for women’s security and safety.

Surbhi SachdevaClass XI, Modern School, Vasant Vihar

Natasha GuptaClass XI, Modern School, Vasant Vihar

Our next topic for Worthy Opponent is: Is it important for politicians to dress up well or not?

With cases of sexual harassment spiraling its way up, media for some is the obvious culprit. Who would you blame?

An Unconscious Propaganda Awakening to New Throes of Reality

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SCHOOL QUIZ LEAGUEWHAT'S IN A NAME?

What is the slogan of the Vistara Airline which began its operations recently?

Expand NOIDA.

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Titan, the only moon (natural satellite) known to have a dense atmosphere, is the largest moon of which planet?

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Which Indian state would you be in, if you were watching birds at Ranganathittu Birds Sanctuary, situated on an island in the Cauvery river?

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If you are reading about a comic hero who lives in Skull Cave, has a trained wolf called Devil and a horse named Hero, which series are you reading?

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The “Indira Paryavaran Bhavan”, India’s first Net Zero Energy building is located in which city?

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Right to Information (RTI) Act in India is not applied in which state or union territory?

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On account of its numerous temples, which city is also known as the 'Cathedral City of India’?

Rashtrapati Bhavan is the Indian President’s residence. What is the name of the Chinese president’s home?

Considered to be the southern boundary of the Panchala kingdom, the ancient name of this river referred to the practice of drying leather on its banks. Which is this river, which originates at Singar Chouri peak, and forms the boundary between Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh for around 145 kms?

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TRACKINGThe TrailblazersShereen Bhan shares the formula to being a super entrepreneur with School LIVE

Facts Not FictionO

Carve a Niche

Purpose to Profits

Inside Out-Outside In

It is Lonely at the Start

ver the past 13 years as the Series Editor and anchor In God we trust; all others must of Young Turks, India's bring data. The actual quote is

longest running show on young attributed to American statistician entrepreneurs on on CNBC Awaaz, W Edwards Deming, but I I have met men and women who understood the full force of his have had the courage and tenacity thought during a conversation to think different, to think big and with the Founder of Infosys, NR challenge the status quo. Their Narayana Murthy. He said guard stories have helped me identify against business decisions driven what I believe are the principles of by the founder’s ego and sometimes creating profitable, sustainable delusion. Listen to your gut but businesses. back it up with logic and data.

For me, entrepreneurs are not mere creators, but are people blessed with inherent power to take guru mantra of success that I If you are not first to hit the their dreams to conclusion. It is decoded with my years of market, than create a market for difficult to decipher what governs experience: their product. Businessmen always their thought process and gives reel under the pressure of being them edge above others. Here is the better than their competitors and

in the process they forget to divert In life and in business we often get their energies on being different. caught up in trivial things and After all you don't make money by forget who we are and what we making what all can make.stand for. Purpose is different

from addressing a problem in the market place. It is about defining your core values, your An organisation must be receptive priorities, etc. and responsive. As a leader you

have to learn to read the clues the market place throws up now and then. Try and make sense of them The excitement of starting up and use them to formulate your is all consuming in the first few own strategy. Don’t forget that months but then reality bites. It necessity maybe the mother of is not easy to be around friends invention, but adaptation is the and peers who are climbing up the father of innovation. corporate ladder, while you as the

I would like to conclude with a CEO are probably making your line by Mark Twain. He said that he 25th visit to the MCD office to never let his schooling interfere secure a No Objection Certificate with his education. I may quite (NOC) of some sort. But you can't similarly venture to suggest that stand tall if you are always fitting starting up is for those who never in, so entrepreneurs need mighty let their business interfere with hearts and a tough gut to roll with their entrepreneurship.the punches. n

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It was in Bangalore in 2002 when I first saw a 'live' Sachin Tendulkar during a fast bowlers' camp. What struck me was the “chamak”

(aura) on his face. Even after playing so many years under the sun, he was beaming with positive energy. He has an unmistakable presence…

In IPL 2011, I bowled an over against him. I summoned all my energy, experience and skills and somehow managed to get him out. That wicket alone gave me the satisfaction of a 5-wicket haul against a good first-class side in challenging conditions. His wicket can do wonders to a bowler's confidence, and if someone manages to beat him once or twice even in net practice he will feel infinitely superior! As a bowler, you

PLAYIn this chapter, Irfan Pathan pays the ultimate tribute to the greatest batsman the modern era has seen

WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO TEST A NOVEL BEFORE YOU READ IT? OPEN THE BOOK TO PAGE 99 AND THE QUALITY OF THE WHOLE WILL BE REVEALED TO YOU. SCHOOL LIVE TRIES OUT THIS EXPERIMENT ON LATEST RELEASES.

— Extract from Sachin: Cricketer of the Century by Vimal Kumar

POSITIVEtell yourself: if I could do this to Sachin, I can do anything. On the rarest of o c c a s i o n s , when a bowler gets him out in the slips or LBW or clean bowled, he is over the moon.

I have two memories of Sachin that I w i l l n e v e r forget. In my

debut Test in Sydney in 2004, I was batting with him. Brett Lee was about to bowl to me and Sachin paaji told me to be prepared for a yorker. But Lee bowled a bouncer instead! The moment I looked at Sachin paaji, he smiled and his apology showed in his eyes. That taught me a great lesson: even if he outsmarts and out-thinks most of the champion bowlers more often than not, when he doesn't (as on this occasion), his ego doesn't come in the way of expressing this to even a debutant like me.

The other memory is of our next tour in Pakistan in 2004, at that time I used to eat a lot. Just before we were about to bowl, I was having lunch with my plate loaded with food. He

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saw my plate, smiled and asked, “Irfan, are we batting or bowling now?!” I got the message!

For my parents, watching their two sons, Yusuf and me, playing for India was the greatest joy. When Sachin came to our house in Baroda for the first time with the Indian team for dinner, their expressions of joy and happiness were the same as they were the first time they saw us playing for India. That is the magic of Tendulkar! There are only three things that are unique: the Taj Mahal, Amitabh Bachhan and Sachin Tendulkar!

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School Quiz League Answers1. Fly the New Feelings; 2. Zhongnanhai; 5. New Okhla Industrial Development Authority; 6. Karnataka; 7. Jammu & Kashmir; 8. New Delhi; 9. Phantom; 10. Chambal River

3. Saturn; 4. Bhubaneswar (Orissa);

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player during cultural events? And true to its reputation, the cassette player used to deceive them every time. Every time a crisis of this sort rose, I was kicked on to the stage to entertain the audience. I never felt that I was an extraordinary child; I enjoyed being myself on the stage. I never suffered from any stage fright rather I was very confident and loved interacting with the audience. During school days only I could figure out that I was born to be an entertainer, who could handle any situation on the stage.

My teacher, my guru, my guide: I owe my success to my school principal Ms Meenu Goswami, who bestowed full faith in my abilities and never failed to encourage me. She could probably foresee that I was a born entertainer and a career in the entertainment industry beckoned me.Childhood crushes: I had a huge crush on Mennakshi Seshadri and Madhuri Dixit; it was a dream come true when I got to work with Madhuri

Manish Paul Popular TV actor Manish Paul relives magical moments of his school life. Interview by Smita Jain

BEING FUNNYReminiscing the golden period

of life: I have a lot of fond memories associated with my childhood days. I was not too

much into academics, but I never neglected my studies at the same time. I always wanted to join the entertainment industry and as a result co-curricular activities fascinated me more than academics. I was quite proactive in singing, dramatics, dancing, etc. Despite, being naughty and mischievous, I was every teacher’s pet. Mathematics was one subject that used to send shivers down my spine. I used to dread appearing for a maths test. History was one subject that I was in love with. I was good at mugging up things, so I found it easy to remember dates of all h i s t o r i c e v e n t s . Coming to friends and masti, I vividly remember that I u s e d t o l o v e hanging out with my friends at Moti Sweets and Bengal Sweets, Sheikh Sarai. The mere mention of these two eateries, till date makes m y mouth water.

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can vouch for the fact that these two places serve the best samosas in the world. I still enjoy digging into samosas, jalebis and rasgullas, whenever I am in Delhi. I used to shop like crazy at Sarojini Nagar

and Dilli Haat. I had a huge friend circle in school and whenever, I get

an opportunity I hang out with them.

School, my training ground: I studied at

APJ Sheikh Sarai and used to participate

in all the cultural galas organised in t h e s c h o o l . W h e n I w a s growing up there w e r e n o p e n drives, CDs or DVDs, teachers a n d s t u d e n t s alike used to bank heavily on t h e c a s s e t t e

Bollywood vs television: I recently had the good fortune of acting in the film Mickey Virus. It would be difficult for me to choose between the two mediums. I enjoyed working in both. In films you have the opportunity to go in for a re take if you are not creatively satisfied, whereas in a show you have to bank upon your spontaneity to bail you out of a tricky situation. You will get to see me in the sequel of ‘Tere Bin Laden’ shortly.

Dixit in season 7 of Jhalak Dikhla Jaa (JDJ). I could not believe my fortune when I got to know that Madhuri would be one of the judges in JDJ.

Delhi in my blood: I have spent good 24 years of my life in Delhi. I love everything about this city. One thing which struck me immediately when I landed in Mumbai was that the city is always on the move and people hardly have time for each other, whereas in Delhi neighbours not only exchange daily pleasantries, but special dishes with each other. The bonhomie and warmth that exists here in Delhi is missing in Mumbai.

Getting the first break: Like any new comer who lands up in Mumbai with a dream of making it big in tinsel town, I had to struggle my way up to land my first assignment. I started out as a RJ and VJ. After doing some popular shows I realised that I was getting stagnated and decided to move to Mumbai (ocean of opportunity) . My parents did not like the idea of my shifting base to Mumbai. I got my first break in television when I got to play a ghost in the tele soap ‘Ghost bana dost’. My other popular television shows include Radha ki betiyaan..., Zindadil, Wheel ghar ghar main. I soon realized that fiction shows on television were not my cup of tea. It was then I decided to host shows. I

started enjoying it and more than me it was the audience who enjoyed the show.Quintessentials of being a good host: Spontaneity and a good sense of humour keep the audience entertained and glued to the television screen. I don’t stick to my script. My script writer Siddharth Dey writes interesting situations for me, but leaves handling the situation on me. Holding on to Madhuri’s pallu or teasing Karan Johar and Remo is something which I do on my own to lighten up things on the show.

Ÿ Jhalak Dikhla Ja or Indias Got Talent: Jhalak Dikhla Ja

Ÿ Films or Tele Shows: Tele Shows

Ÿ Spontaneity or Sense of Humour: Both

Ÿ Karan Johar or Kiron Kher: Karan Johar

Ÿ Comedy or Classics: ComedyŸ Any actor that you would like

to work with: Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit

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T from the beans, leaving behind the process called “conching”. He he world’s most trusted pain defatted cocoa powder. The year 1847 invented a machine that was made of a killer, chocolate is a comfort saw the first solid chocolate bar roll shell-shaped granite bed and hard food and a perfect gift for any out. It was prepared using melted rollers that grinded the chocolate celebration. So, this Valentine’s Day, cocoa butter with cocoa powder and liquor, sugar and milk into a fine while you surrender to its impeccable sugar. The paste prepared by paste.taste, do take out time to delve into its combining all these ingredients was Richard and John Cadbury were the short but sweet history.p r e s s e d first ones to develop a heart-shaped Ancients get a taste of chocolate int candy box for Valentine’s Day and (1200s to 1300s): Cacao tree was

market it. Not far behind was the team believed to have been first of Daniel Peter and Henri Nestle, who cultivated by the Olmecs, devised a new way of making milk inhabitants of Central chocolate, using condensed milk. This America. But, by 300 led to setting up of the world’s largest AD the Olmecs had producer of chocolate –Nestlé.disappeared, and the

Trouble in paradise (1939): No story Mayan civilization was is complete if it does not come packed flourishing in the southern part with its share of troubles. World War of Mexico. The Mayans strongly II dealt a heavy blow to the chocolate believed that the chocolate pods industry wherein chocolate was were a gift to man from Gods.given away as ration. In Europe, A sweet symphony (1590): each person was supposed to receive Basking in choco-mania, Spanish 4 ounces per week. During this nuns in Oaxaca, Mexico became the period the sale of chocolate was half first to sweeten chocolate with honey, of the pre-war sales.cinnamon and cane sugar, making

Happy days are back again (2000): chocolate a popular drink amongst the People began to experiment with colonials.

chocolate and it found its way into Breakthrough (1732 to 1847): The major cuisine across the world. The invention of steam engine brought choices and opportunities became about a revolutionary change in o a mould. Now, people endless.chocolate processing. It paved the way started relishing chocolate bar as

for not only grinding of cocoa beans much as they enjoyed drinking it.but also large scale production of Cadbury and Nestle make an chocolate. This caused a drastic fall in appearance (1861-1879): The credit of the price of chocolate. Meanwhile, improving the taste and texture of Coenraad Van Houten invented the chocolate goes to Rodolphe Lindt, cocoa press, a hydraulic press, to who in the year 1879 discovered a squeeze out some of the cocoa butter

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Ayushi AhujaClass XI, Amity International School, Mayur Vihar

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