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Dhvanii Chawla & DebadityaChakraborty, AIS MV, XI

His love for science won him thecoveted ‘Kalinga Award for thepopularisation of Science’, an

award by UNESCO in the year 1991. Afervent crusader to promote science,read on to know what he feels aboutbrain drain, the greatest threats tomankind and the Indian exam system.

What has been your contribution towards promoting science?We need to implement new ideas that thescientists come up with at war footing tocombat the problems mankind is facing.On a personal note, the new avatar ofNational Science Congress was the germof my idea. The format of the ScienceCongress was very different at the timeof launch and since then it hasundergone a drastic change. I was alsoassociated with Bharat Gyan VigyanYatra; when over 1 crore Indians took tothe street on October 2, 1987 andmarched to Bhopal for its finale. TheNational Science Day which iscelebrated with fervour, was the nobleendeavour of me and my colleagues.

Which is that one invention whichchanged the face of humanity?I would term the invention of atomicbomb as the greatest invention ofmankind. Like any other invention, itcomes with its own advantages and dis-advantages. While atomic bombs devas-

tated the beautiful cities of Hiroshimaand Nagasaki during the Second WorldWar, atomic energy is proving to be aboon when used for peaceful purposeslike treatment of cancer patients, gener-ation of electricity, sanitisation and foodpreservation purposes.

What, according to you, are the measures that India should adopt tocheck brain drain?I don’t think that brain drain is asrampant in India as it was, say, 10-15years back. In fact, people who had leftthe country earlier looking for greenerpastures, are now coming back. Today,Indians have adequate exposure totechnology and are getting equal careeropportunities in the country. The countryboasts of a sound education system.However, we need to revamp theexamination system. There is a dire need

to change the way exams are conductedand their pattern. The current systemonly focuses on getting good grades, butI believe the focus should purely be ontesting what the students have learnt.

What do you think is the greatest threatto mankind?Illiteracy and burgeoning population arethe greatest threats to mankind. We mustcontrol our rising population and also tryattain 100% literacy. Nothing is moredangerous than a country whose citizensare poor and uneducated. We shouldstabilise our growing population andeducate maximum number of people.The current situation is that the momentwe make something, the demand for thesame increases manifold. If thegovernment builds two schoolssomewhere, there is a demand for 10other schools elsewhere.G T

Atom bomb changed mankind Kalinga Award recipient and science communicator N K Sehgal speaksabout the scientific community and the battles still being fought

When spacesters from AIS Noida,viz, Aabhaas Vaish, Chittaran-jan Prasad, Tanay Asija, Anant

Chaturvedi, Aman Agarwal, Rahul Rajput,Anuj Harisinghani, Suchit Jain, RishabSrivastava, Dhruv Khanna, Mudit Guptaand Grishma Purewal returned fromFlorida after having won the InternationalSpace Settlement Design Competition(ISSDC) 2015, a whole new world awaitedthem. The curious media put the spotlighton them, and press conferences became theorder of the day. Almost every newspaper,regional or national, is talking about thenew spacestars from Amity who have setan example worth emulation.

ISSDC: a high-intensity challengeThe 22-year old competition is no ordinaryone for it puts school students face to facewith other school students at various lev-els, progressing from national to Asian tointernational. At each level, two to threeteams are shortlisted from differentschools (national level) or continents(Asian level) and grouped together intocompanies that work in unison to design ahuman city in space that can accommodate10,000 citizens. Gruelling schedules andstringent deadlines take the difficulty levelnotches higher. Says Rishab, “In the com-petition, we are no school students, butprofessionals who are judged on variouscriteria ranging from technical competenceto space environment knowledge. Andthat, is just the tip of the iceberg.” No won-der, the competition is considered amongthe toughest in the world in its segment.

Set the ball rolling for AmityLittle did the team know that they wouldfly out of the country as average schoolstudents, but come back as overnightcelebrities. Celebrities, yes. Overnight?Of course not! “Amity teams have beenqualifying for the Asian round for eightyears, however, they could not graduate tothe final round. Chittaranjan and I partici-pated in the 2013-14 competition too, butcould not make it to the finals. We took itin our stride and learnt from our mistakes,and made sure to avoid them this time,”

says Dhruv. At the same time, Amity In-ternational Schools provide an impetus toscience though various competitions. Thewin is an example for aspiring science andspace wizards that no task is unachievable.The team extended their heartfelt thanks toDr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan, Chairperson,Amity Group of Schools & RBEF, andprincipal Renu Singh for their support.

Another feather in the country’s cap“In the last two years (2012-13 and 2013-14), India has been on a winning streak in

the competition. This year, it has been ahattrick for the country, reflective of thetalent that abounds here,” shares Aman.In fact, India has been known for takingthe lead in this highly contested competi-tion since it began. Team India was thefirst Asian country to qualify for theISSDC held in July 2004. Ever since, Indiahas taken the Asian Regional Space Set-tlement Design Competition by storm.And this time, Amity keeps the country’sflag soaring high at ISSDC with the inter-national win.G T

AIS Noida wins ISSDC 2015They brainstormed. They presented. They won. AIS Noida students made Indiaproud by showing the world how we can build, live and sustain life in outer space

N K Sehgal (centre) with Debaditya and Dhvanii

Founder President and Chairperson with the winners of the competition

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Prime Minister NarendraModi visits the UAEIndian Prime Minister NarendraModi became the first IndianPM in over 34 years to visit theUAE. On a two day visit, heheld talks with the topleadership in the country todiscuss trade and security. Healso addressed a packed Dubaistadium, visited a residentialcamp that is home to some28,000 Indians workers and sentout a stern message to defeatterrorism.

Tianjin residents hold protestsPeople in Tianjin whose homes weredamaged by huge explosions fromwarehouses storing sodium cyanide, havestaged protests to demand compensation fromthe govt. The amount of sodium cyanidebeing stored was far more than legallyallowed and was within 500 m of homes,flouting laws which state a 1 km distance.

Ex-president MahindaRajapaksa’s concedesdefeat in the

parliamentary electionsMahinda Rajapaksaconceded defeat inparliamentary electionsafter his failed comebackattempt in politics. RanilWickremesinghe isexpected to take over him.

Melbourne named as the world's mostliveable city while Adelaide ranked fifthThe Australian city of Melbourne has beennamed the world's most liveable city for thefifth year in a row, achieving a near perfectscore in the Economist magazine survey.

Migrant crisis: Greek ship at Kos takes on refugeesThe migrant crisis has been escalating as more andmore people are escaping from war torn MiddleEastern countries like Syria and Iraq and Africancountries like Libya and Somalia.They have begunregistering on a Greek passenger ship which will betheir temporary shelter as they seek asylum.

Boko Haram leader Shekausays he is aliveNigeria’s Abubakar Shekausays he is alive and still theleader of Islamist sect BokoHaram, denying reports thathe is dead. “Infidel mediapublished that I'm dead or sickand can't speak. This is anutter lie,” he was quoted assaying in a new audio messagespread via social media.

Live action film ‘The JungleBook’ to release in 2016The Jungle Book, an upcominglive action film produced by WaltDisney, is all set for release onApril 15, 2016. Directed by JonFavreau (Ironman fame), the filmhas a stellar cast of Bill Murray,Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, LupitaNyong'o and Scarlett Johansson,voicing different characters. Thetitular character of Mowgli isbeing played by 10 year old Indian- American Neel Sethi, who waschosen from among thousand othercandidates.

Vaishali Soni, GT Network

Theappointment of Sundar Pichai as the newCEO of Google has added feathers to the na-tion’s cap. It instilled a sense of pride among

Indians and gave them a reason to rejoice. Whileeverybody was busy lauding this achievement, ourinquisitive Amitians tried to decode why and howIndians rose to the highest rung of the ladder.

Strategic moveFACT: According to Forbes, India was the best-performing emerging market in 2014, deliveringover 29 percent.“India is an emerging market and that makes it atarget for big companies who see the country as apotential growth avenue and a market of new con-sumers. So, it could be a strategic decision to haveIndians as CEOs as they understand the culturalethos, potential as well as the challenges inthe burgeoning Indian market.”

Simran Sachdeva, AIS PV,Alumnus

English vinglishFACT: According to 2001 census data,English speakers in India outnumberthose of western Europe and evenexceed UK’s population.“English is a global business lan-guage and the fact that Indians canspeak it well, proves beneficial incomparison to senior executivesfrom China or Korea who are not sowell versed in the language, and thusface communication problems.”

Saumya MittalAIS Gur 46, Alumnus

Humility countsFACT: A2007 study by researchers at theSouthern New Hampshire University,which compared Indian managers to theones in United States of America, found In-dians more humble.“It can’t be a coincidence that Satya Nadellasent his first email as CEO, to the Microsoftemployees, saying: ‘This is a very humbling day forme.’ Indians are strongly connected to their rootsand Indian CEOs are known to be very humble.And then who dislikes a humble boss?”

Dhvanii Chawla, AIS MV, XI

Loyalty & perseveranceFact:Nooyi joined Pepsi in 1994; Narayenwas hired by Adobe in 1998; Pichai joinedGoogle in 2004 and all of them have beenwith their companies since then.“These CEOs had the patience to rise throughthe ranks in their companies, learning their

business from every angle. They have burnt themidnight oil and scaled new heights, working veryhard. Satya Nadella, who has given more than 20years of his life to his work, certainly deserves to beat the top.”

Shashwat Jain, AIS MV, XI E

Humane leadership

FACT:According to a research by St Gallen Uni-versity in Switzerland, Indian executives are in-clined towards building meaningful relationshipswith subordinates.“Indians form an emotional relationship with theirsuperiors and subordinates. This could, perhaps, berooted in the fact that Indians come from joint fam-ilies, where taking care of one another is second na-ture. Hence, when they rise to top ranks, it becomeseasy for them to look after their employees.”

Shipali Ranjan, AIS Gurgaon 43, XI B

Engineers at heartFACT: According to Economic Times, India pro-duces 1.5 million engineers every year.“Any tech company, for its top position, wouldwant someone who is an engineer first and then,maybe a marketing or business expert. Indians acethe field of engineering, making them an obvious

choice for senior positions.Shree Gaur, AIS MV, XI E

Multiculturalism.Check.

FACT: “Indian CEOs are more sensitiveto cultural differences,” said Vineet Agar-

wal, Joint MD, TCI“Indians grow up in a cultur-ally diverse environment andunderstand other cultures.Hence, it becomes easy forIndian CEOs to lead globalcompanies, operating in a

multi-cultural envi-ronment.”Amlaan KumarAIS Noida, XIIG T

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Shantanu NarayenAdobe Systems-2005

Ajay BangaMastercard-2010

Satya NadellaMicrosoft-2014

Sunder PichaiGoogle-2015

Indra NooyiPepsiCo -2010

Sundar Pichai’s appointment as the Google CEO has reaffirmed that if medals were awarded forC-suite appointments at big, global companies, India would be one of world’s top contenders

Amity University Uttar Pradeshorganised an Intercity on ‘NewGenerations’ in association with

Rotary International at AUUP. The oc-casion witnessed the presence of KRRavindran, president; Manoj Desai, di-rector and J K Gaur; district governor ofRotary International. Amity was repre-sented by Dr Aseem Chauhan, Chancel-lor, Amity University Rajasthan andMrAjay Chauhan, Rotarian and Trustee,RBEF. The landmark event was also cel-ebrated by Rotarians across variousschools in several districts.During the ceremony, K R Ravindranshared his pride on being part of an or-ganisation that extends a helping hand tohumanity. He shed light on the extraor-dinary achievements of Rotary Interna-tional with regards to theAdult LiteracyProject that uplifted the lives of thou-sands of adults with the help of 8000volunteers. He also apprised the audi-ence about the lessons he follows in life,including - no one achieves everythingalone; keep yourself occupied produc-tively; money should not be the onlygoal of life, etc.District governor J K Gaur enlightenedthe audience about the noble mission ofRotary International, an organisationwith 12 million Rotarians associatedwith 34,000 clubs in over 200 countriesstriving to uplift communities at a globallevel.About Rotary, he said, “It is a plat-form and an opportunity to achieve hap-piness by helping the underprivileged.”His words were testified by a school stu-

dent and volunteer of Adult LiteracyProgramme, who shared her experienceand the challenging journey of empow-ering an adult through the programme.

She said that the biggest challenge thatstared her in the face was making thelearner “not a literate, but an educatedindividual.” A thunderous round of ap-

plause came from the audience when aproject beneficiary shared his feeling ofempowerment that comes from beingable to read and write.In his address to the audience and Ro-tarians, Dr Aseem Chauhan said, “It isour great pleasure to have an extraordi-nary leader, exemplary Rotarian andnoble human being as K R Ravindran inAmity today.” He went on to share thatAmity had organised various noble ini-tiatives in the past in association withRotary, such as blood donation camp andtree plantation drive and will continue todo so in the future as well. A skit on theimportance of literacy, staged by the Ro-taractors of Rotary International, servedas an eye opener for one and all.G T

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Amity has always been a hub formanagement programmes, pro-viding some of the best courses

in the field. MBA (International Busi-ness), MBA (3 Continent), BBA (Inter-national Business), BBA (3 Continent)and BBAMBA (Dual Degree) of AmityInternational Business School are someof the much sought after managementprogrammes at Amity University. Theseprogrammes attracted thousands of ap-plicants this year, who had to go througha rigorous process that comprised writ-ten examination, interview and board in-terview. 500 students made the final cut.The three day orientation ceremony forthese programmes was organised for thenew batch at Amity University. The daystarted with an auspicious hawan whichwas attended by Prof (Dr) GurinderSingh, additional vice chancellor,AmityGroup & director general, Amity Inter-national Business School; Dr BalvinderShukla, vice chancellor, Amity Univer-sity; Dr Sanjeev Bansal, director, Amity

Business School; Prof Bhawna Kumar,vice president, RBEF, faculty and seniorofficials ofAmity International BusinessSchool and Amity Business School.Blessing the new students during thehawan ceremony, Dr Balvinder Shukla,said, “Amity University is student cen-tric, therefore the onus of learning lieswith the students.” While emphasising

the basic traits of management students,Prof (Dr) Gurinder Singh said that theyshould be hard working, punctual, dedi-cated, good listeners, have patience andgood control on their emotions. Dr San-jeev Bansal and Prof Bhawna Kumaralso briefed the students about thecourses. Later, a proficiency test wasalso conducted for the students. G T

AMemorandum of Understand-ing was signed betweenAmityUniversity and University of

Massachusetts, USA during a cere-mony held at AUUP. The MoU wassigned by Dr Gurinder Singh, addi-tional vice chancellor, Amity Groupand Prof Dr Supriya Chakrabarti, as-sociate dean for Research & GraduateStudies, College of Science, Universityof Massachusetts.The memorandum focuses on variousareas such as joint research projectsand publications, dual degree pro-grammes, faculty and student ex-changes, placement of students, paidinternships, joint conferences, work-shops, online programs, etc.Prof Dr Supriya Chakrabarti briefedthe audience about the key researchareas of University of Massachusettsand various research projects handled

by the university, like full wave form,dual wave length imaging lidar, whitesands missile, etc. He also emphasisedthe hands-on experience that studentscan get as a result of this MOU. Headded that the MoU between the twouniversities can make fundamentalcontributions in a number of areas.In his address to the gathering, DrGurinder Singh expressed his pleasureat signing of the MoU. He stressed thatthe association betweenAmity and theUniversity of Massachusetts, willprove to be beneficial not only forIndia but also the world. Dr Singh fur-ther expressed his hope to initiate adeeper and sustainable cooperation be-tween both the universities in the fu-ture, which would facilitate a strongerbond between them. During the event,Honorary Professorship was bestowedupon Prof Dr Supriya Chakrabarti.

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The orientation programme in progress

The 69th Independence Day cele-brations of the country wereheld with great joy and patriotic

fervour at Amity University, UttarPradesh. The celebrations commencedwith the hoisting of the Indian flag, ac-companied by the melodious renditionof the national anthem. Students of the university presented acultural programme ‘Jashn-e-Azadi’which included a mashup of patriotic

songs, thus paying a tribute to ourrevered freedom fighters. Remembering the great freedom fight-ers who sacrificed their lives for the na-tion, Dr Atul Chauhan, Chancellor,Amity University Uttar Pradesh, spokeabout how the country undertook agreat struggle for freedom for manyyears by overcoming various chal-lenges. In her address to the gathering,Dr Balvinder Shukla, vice chancellor,

Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, ap-preciated the patriotic performancespresented on the occasion. The studentsand staff members commemorated theday by dressing in tri- colour outfits.During the eve of Independence Day,students created a replica of ‘AmarJawan Jyoti’ in front of which thou-sands of diyas were lit in the memoryof the great martyrs who sacrificedtheir lives for their motherland.

If you can make adifference to someone’slife, then seize thatmoment. This is yourtime, grasp it and be agift to the world.

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International

Rotary and Amity sharethe same vision ofcontributing to the globalcommunity througheducation, research andtraining.

Dr Aseem Chauhan,Chancellor, Amity

University, Rajasthan

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Independence Day celebrations

Marked by the presence of global leaders from Rotary International, the event atAUUP, was all about leadership, humanity and serving the society

Rotary and Amity for humanityAll pics courtesy: Amity Media Cell

Anuj Harisinghani��My role & responsibility: Describing the interior

floor plans of the houses, the community lay-out which is like a city plan and the differ-ent types of spacesuits and airlocksystems for the settlement.The biggest challenge I faced:Coming up with a bettercommunity design and newairlock systems in the final round.

Suchit Jain��My role & respon-

sibility: Ensuringavailability of resourcesas entertainment, malls,hospitals etc.The biggest challenge Ifaced: Devising morethan one settlement i.e primary and otheroutlying settlements. Besides, working withpeople from so many origins poses prob-lem as language issues, ego clashes anddisagreement upon ideas that cause dis-comfort.

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��Dhruv KhannaMy role & responsibility: Designing thenetwork and security systems for the set-tlements while also describing the robots

that one could encounter in the said settlement.The biggest challenge I faced: Collaboratingwith people I had never met before. We had to ef-fectively communicate with over 50 people.

Rishab Srivastava��My role & responsibility: Automation focuseson robots and embedded systems in the settle-ments to make human lives easier. I worked onconstruction systems, con-tingency plans, networksand communication design. The challenge I faced:Communication! It was ofutmost importance to bridgeall communication gaps, es-pecially those which existedwithin the department. I alsolearnt how to stay calm underpressure and work under strin-

gent deadlines.G T

��Rahul Rajput (R)My role & responsibility: I lookedafter the functioning of basicamenities in the settlement. The biggest challenge I faced:I lost a document and had toredo the whole thing in thenick of time. I had just 10minutes in hand to do so.

��Anant Chaturvedi (L)My role & responsi-bility: I was responsiblefor taking care of every-thing related to the loca-tion of the settlement. The biggest challenge Ifaced: As the Head of the

Department of Operations& Infrastructure, I had tooversee the execution of thework. Assigning work was noteasy. Getting the work donewas another dauntingtask.

Aman AgarwalMy role & responsibility: My teammates havesaid it all. The biggest challenge I faced: I found inter-de-partmental communication quite challenging.

May 2014: An aptitude test at AIS Noida is heldto shortlist the team for the competition.

August 2014: Selected team receives practiceproposal sharing the competition guidelines.

October 2014: Anita Gale, Founder, SSDC,sends out a Request for Proposal. The name ofthe settlement assigned is ARESAM for year2049. The team works out a 50-page document.

November 24, 2014: The team submits the pro-posal meant to be judged by Boeing & NASAengineers.

December 2014: The team becomes the topscoring team in Asia with a score of 62 off 100.

January 2015: The team gets ample supportand facilities from the school. Continuous re-hearsals ensure perfection is achieved. AmityUniversity lab comes in handy for research.

January 29 to February 1 2015, Manesar:The team gears up for the Asian round (semi-final), wherein 20 teams from Asia are dividedinto 5 hypothetical companies. Team AISNforms a company named Dougledyne Astrosys-tems & Flechtel Constructors, along with otherparticipants from China and India. A voting sys-tem within the team decides the company hier-archy- a president and two vice presidents- onefrom engineering and another for marketing. Be-sides, there is a director each for other depart-ments. In the Asian round, the team is asked tosubmit a proposal on space human settlementcalled Benevectoras. The team submits the pres-entation on February 1 at 7:30 AM. Later in theday, it delivers the presentation and fields ques-tions from the judges in a 45-minutes session.

February 1, 2015 at 8PM: The team qualifiesfor the finale. It is amongst the 2 teams fromeach continent to qualify.

February to June 2015: Spirits run high asChairperson Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan andschool principal provide enough motivation tothe school team by organising meets with re-search professors, erudite scientists and high-brows from ISRO.

July 2015: The team is asked to prepare a set-tlement on Mars for the year 2065.

July 29, 2015: The team leaves for KennedySpace Center in Orlando, Florida to compete infinals against 19 teams from across the world.The name assigned for the human settlement isArgonom. 41 hours is the deadline.

August 3, 2015: Team clinches the first positionin a ceremony at Kennedy Space Center.

August 7, 2015: The winners bring home a win-ning trophy, gold medals and certificates.

An insight into the journey by the teamwith all the support extended by their principal Renu Singh

History of the victory

��Chittaranjan PrasadMy role & responsibility:Defining the exterior con-figuration, the construction material and the area al-location were our primary concerns.

The biggest challenge Ifaced: I felt completely sleepdeprived. In such a state, I hadto deliver perfection in a water-tight deadline!

Aabhaas Vaish ��My role & responsibility: I

mulled over the external structure ofthe settlement, how it is to be designed

and the basic framework. The biggest challenge Ifaced: The competition,which is a simulation ofthe industry, requiredcollaboration withother departments. Ifound this extremelychallenging. Gradu-ally, all of us were ac-customed to theworking environmentand so, this challenge was also conquered!

Tanay Asija ��My role & responsibility: I looked into the settle-ment exterior and its construction. I decided the ma-terials to be used for construction.The biggest challenge I faced: Working in a bigteam and completing a proposal in 43 hours. Phew!

Say hello to the winners of ISSDC 2015, who discharged theirduties with utmost perfection, just like professionals

Human FactorsOperations & Infrastructure

Mudit Gupta ��My role & responsibility:Working outthe calculation of the total cost of thesettlement and the ventures for earningrevenue through business activities.The biggest challenge I faced: It defi-nitely was estimating the approximatecost for a settlement millions of kilome-ters away on Mars!

Grishma Purewal��My role & responsibility:Primarily the costing andscheduling. I also made theestimated timeline for thesettlement. The biggest challenge Ifaced: Business development is intercon-nected to all other profiles. Thus, I had to com-municate with all of the departments. These

departments were themselvesracing against time to finishtheir work.

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Advertisements – the irritants when the climax is just about to unfold during the special ‘maha episode’; the breatherfor housewifes when they rush to the kitchen to complete their pending chores in the midst of watching their favouriteshow; the content of a GT story. No more fancy words, here’s Ananya Aggarwal, AIS MV, IX presenting some of thebest and worst of Indian commercials, the ones that made us smile and some that still makes us cringe

Jet, set, read: Reading while travel-ling has its very own pleasure. In today’sbusy world, it is difficult to make time to sitdown with a good book. So, while packingfor a getaway, books are the first to bepacked for these readers. Settled in theflight? Check. Headphones on? Check.Now let the book glide you away to themagical world of words.How to spot this reader: Look around youthe next time you’re travelling.Whether it’sa metro, bus, train or flight, seat or no seat,these readers will have their nose glued to abook irrespective.

Cozy Read: Super cold winters.Warm quilts. Cappuccinos. And of course afat book to read. Can heaven feel better?Definitely not, when it comes to this set ofreaders. Being cozy and warm and cuddledup in soft pillows with just the right amount

of soft sun rays crowding the room is whenthey really get to read in peace.How to spot this reader: Lost in thewarmth and comfort of the reading world,this group can be spotted on couches, incafés and of course, in bedrooms.

Lightning speed read: Keep awhole library ready when you plan to lendthis set of readers a book. It won’t take themtoo long before they’re returning the bookyou gave them. These readers are always ina hurry to finish the book. Maybe speedreading is their adrenaline rush. You neverknow. Or they might be competing for aworld record to read the next book thatcomes out just in time.How to spot this reader: You can findthem reading while they’re walking, talking,eating and even sleeping. Just reading all thetime and at every spot they can find, they

just cannot set the book down.

Fickle read: One day you seethem reading this book and next day,that one. No, this is not becausethey’re quick readers. Even a BookerPrize winner cannot manage to get themglued. They get bored of any and everybook easily and are known to be readingtwo or more books at one go. The changein storylines makes reading more pleas-urable for them.How to spot thisreader: They willbe the ones pos-sessing the maxi-mum number ofbookmarks, one foreach of the severalbooks that hold theirinterest in one go. G T

Ad ‘o’ mania: best & worst

There’s no better world than that of books and readers have their personal styles todivulge into their set of ‘to reads’. Turns out that the same book can be read in manydifferent ways. No, not upside down or sitting diagonally but maybe snuggled up in a

comforter, or while struggling to find a place to stand in the crowded metro.Megha Jha, AIS Gur 46, XI, brings you some specimens of the book-lover planet.

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It all starts with NescafeWe can’t help loving this ad as Nescafe stut-ters its way into our hearts and serves its cof-fee strong. The biggest strength of astammering comedian is “sss…..ssuss….suspense,” says Rishi, the ad’s stuttering pro-tagonist. “Thank God for coffee... isne mujhelagaye rakha aur aapko jagaye rakha!” Thead stole many Indian hearts.

Good Food, Good Life -NestleThis ad touched our hearts as Nestle adoptedgoodness with a sibling bond.As the siblingsenjoy cakes huddled together in a corner, theyoung adopted girl and her otherwise un-friendly brother finally develop warmth to-wards each other. The message is -“Whengoodness is shared over food, life smiles.”And so did we, while watching it.

Airtel Network and SmartphoneIn this interesting ad, the wife who is a sternboss at office is shown to be waiting for herhusband at home for dinner. This ad was a re-freshing change from the typical-Indian-manmindset. The ad, along with promoting thesmartphone network, also has a strong socialmessage embedded within - equality betweenmen and women in the contemporary world.

Sunehri Diwali – TanishqWhen a son sees his mother highly elated onreceiving a beautiful ornamental neckpiecefrom his father, he feels his gift might be palein comparison. But when he gifts his mothera small pendant he bought from his ‘first Di-wali bonus’, the gesture touches his mother.The commercial highlights the fact that emo-tions and sentiments are bigger than gifts.

JA PANI LA classes- Center-fruitA man attending Japanese language classessuddenly sees Center- fruit, and as a result,his tongue starts ‘laplapaoing’. Impressed byhis so-called Japanese, the female instructormarries him. This ad, along with disrespect-ing the Japanese language, is also low oncommonsense. Chewing gums don’t get youlife partners in the real world.

Thumbs up – Aaj kuch toofani karte hainSeriously, who goes crazy doing insanestunts for a bottle of Thumbs Up? Perhapsthey could change the tagline from ‘Aaj kuchtoofani karte hain’ to ‘Aaj kuch foolish kartehain’. Dear MrAkshay Kumar, if you are re-ally risking your life, make sure it is wellworth it. The ad makers must realise that it’sjust a soft drink and no magical potion.

Axe deodorantIt’s a common theme; spray a lot of deodor-ant on your body and girls from all over thecity would be chasing you. Dear deodorantmakers, no matter what you think, girls arenot really that stupid. The ad makers seem tohave ignored the logic quotient completely.Instead of the deodorant effect, the ad has aterrible effect on the male psyche.

Colgate Active salt – Kya aapke toothpasteme namak hai?Sonakshi Sinha appears on the screen out ofnowhere, makes a silly point and then van-ishes into thin air again, making whether ornot the toothpaste has salt a ‘national con-cern’. Did Colgate forget that it claimed it-self as one of the best toothpastes even whenit did not have namak?

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We celebrate the hope for a brighter future onAugust 12 each year with International Youth Day.

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The outstanding victory of myAmitians at NASA (refer toP1) fills me with immensepride and brings along, a greatsense of satisfaction. Thoughthis isn’t the first time my chil-dren have raised the Amityflag high at an internationallevel, the stupendous achieve-

ment comes as a reaffirmation of my faith in mychildren, and their ability to outshine their globalcounterparts. It is also a validation of themethodology and curriculum followed by us, inthe pursuit of scientific knowledge and discov-ery through innovation.At Amity, we have always tried our best to con-verge the finest practices from all over the worldfor our students. We have experienced in-houseexperts to spearhead specialised organisations,dedicated to various scientific needs of today’sexpanding educational frontiers. The AmityChildren’s Science Foundation (ACSF), is abody registered under the Society RegistrationAct, and aims to provide an integrated strategyto advance scientific knowledge among stu-dents, and cultivate a world-class science andengineering workforce to support excellence inresearch and education.Amity Educational Resource Centre (AERC) isanother such initiative, which aims to providenational and international exposure to students,to complement the academic curriculum, ontheir path to becoming global citizens and futureworld leaders.With many programs at every level, viz, Vasudha,Mathamity, Geomaty, etc, the students are ex-posed to a variety of activities to challenge theirknowledge and fuel their curiosity. I can see now,the dream of Founder President to make India asuperpower, is on its path to realisation.G T

Dr Amita ChauhanChairperson

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Muse Editorial

Each year, on the 22nd of August, weremember the revered Tulsidas, theauthor of the epic Ramcharitmanas,on Tulsidas Jayanti.

THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 20156

We come nearest to the great when we are greatin humility.

Rabindranath Tagore

One of the reasons cited forwhat makes Indians ride thetop positions (refer to page 2)with global companies is ‘Hu-mility’. A simple virtue, with amagical quality, it holds thekey to success. At Amity, thisvirtue imbibed from the child-hood is a daily practice that

differentiates them from the rest. And thereforeit was no surprise when AIS Noida team thatwon the prestigious Intl Space Settlement DeignCompetition shared, “The credit for the successgoes to Chairperson ma’am in a big way onthree counts. The first, for giving us the extraor-dinary opportunity every year to participate inISSDC, which is offered to very few schools.Two, for providing us ample resources to keepus going at every stage. And three, for her con-stant encouragement and blessings.”The magical quality of humility is the immensestrength it gives to the achiever to aspire formore.And it is this thought that keeps the leadergrounded with reality, preventing them from theperils of being drowned in his or her own glory.For an Indian to be humble also comes naturallyas it is deeply embedded in our Indian culture.Have you ever wondered why we bow while re-ceiving an award or bless the young ones withGods name (for instance ‘Durga Durga’ in Ben-gal)? We bow because it’s our way of thankingthe God who guided us to this success and blesswith God’s name to remind that they have thepower to bless and not we human beings whoare mere mortals in their hands, born to fulfill apurpose in life destined by them.Humility enables one to take all the success andrecognition in a stride, thus remaining one of themost powerful virtues of a successful leader.

Vira SharmaManaging Editor

Be humble

Global high

….says Dr YC Tay, professor,National University ofSingapore, on his visit to AmityUniversity during Confluence2014, an annual two-day eventorganised by the ComputerScience and IT department ofAmity School of Engineering &Technology.

Abhishek Saha, AINST

On his area of expertise….I am researching on various facets of cyber crime,cyber forensics and its mitigation. I am also re-searching on Cloud and optimisation control.

On youth…The youth can change the world. The future dependson them. It is imperative that they take responsibil-ity and work towards a brighter future.

On India’s IT industry…I think India is taking long strides in the IT industry.

Testimony to the fact is the country’s success in thelatest Mars mission which established India’s com-petence in technological arena. India boasts of manyprominent IT houses which are doing quite well.India, today, is in a commendable position in termsof its IT industry.

On Amity…Amity has excellent facilities. The students atAmityare lucky to have an excellent library, a beautifulcampus and very good infrastructure. I must also addthat the students here are very warm and hospitable.I appreciate the way they are so motivated to learnabout new trends in technology.

On Confluence…Confluence is a great event as it provides industryexperts and students the opportunity to come to-gether on a common platform. The students benefita lot from events like these as they get the chance tolearn from the experience of experts, who share theirexpertise with them. The event is very well-organ-ised and informative.

Your message to Amitians...Be strong, be innovative, be creative, be thoughtfuland fear none in this world.G T

Adil, AIS Pushp Vihar, IX D

What is the first thing you dowhen you return home aftera depressing or stressful

day?You put on some soothing music.What do you do when you have somefriends over and you’re in a happymood? You put on some cheerfulmusic.What do you do when you wantto dance? You put on a groovy trackand sway away to the beats.You might have noticed that there isalways a song suited to your needs,whatever it may be. The thing is, eventhough people love music, they don’treally get its importance. River Cuoco,a famous lead singer once said, “Peo-ple say that music isn’t worth anythinganymore, but imagine how differentthe world would be if suddenly all themusic went silent.”And it’s quite true.One can’t really imagine life withoutmusic in it.Imagine going to a party withoutmusic. Wouldn’t it be boring? Trywatching a movie without any songsor background music, and you willsurely sleep halfway through. Musicmakes life more alive and interesting.Music plays a bigger role in our livesthan we realise. Research shows that

people who sing or play an instrumentare less likely to have stress relatedproblems, like depression, since theyget an outlet to express their anger,frustration and other emotions. Also,

many studies have shown that musichelps one focus. Be it studies or any-thing else, some soothing music play-ing in the background always helps.Even the medical fraternity has

stressed on the importance of musictherapy. It is an interpersonal processin which the therapist uses music andall its facets - physical, emotional,mental, social, aesthetic and spiritual -to help clients improve or maintaintheir health. Music therapy can be usedfor individuals of all age groups andwith a variety of conditions, includingpsychiatric disorders, medical prob-lems, physical handicaps, sensory im-pairments, substance abuse,communication disorders, etc. It isalso used to improve learning, buildself-esteem, reduce stress, supportphysical exercise, and facilitate a hostof other health-related activities. In the17th century, scholar Robert Burtoncalled it “a sovereign remedy againstdespair and melancholy.”Music truly has the power to bring asmile on your face even during thedarkest of times. It reminds of thingslong forgotten and it can be a refugefrom the harshest of times. It can be anagent that unites or divides us. This isthe power music holds over us. It is theonly thing that can give beauty to lone-liness and pain, to strength and free-dom. As Beady Eye once sang - “Solong, so long, somewhere in my heartthe beat goes on.”G T

The soul of life

Be strong, be creative

GTM@ilDear editor,We thoroughlyenjoyed the August3 edition of ourfavourite newspaperGT. We had a greattime, refreshing thememories of ourchildhood. We spent our whole lunchbreak, acting like cartoon characters.Thank you for reminding us of thosedays and refreshing our memories.

Ragini Kochhar & Aditi BanerjiAIS Noida, VII J

Write to us at editor@theglobaltimes.in

I am overwhelmed and immensely proudof the fact that Amity InternationalSchool, Noida, from India, the Asianfinalists, have won the first prize at theWorld Finals of the very prestigiousTwentieth Annual International SpaceSettlement Design Competition, 2015held at the NASA Kennedy SpaceCenter in Florida, USA.It is the lofty vision, progressivephilosophy and constant guidance of

DrAshok K. Chauhan, Founder President,Amity Universeand Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan, Chairperson, Amity Groupof Schools & RBEF, which led the students and staff ofAmity, Noida towards this spectacular achievement.The zeal and unparalleled support of the Chairperson and

the Founder, Amity Schools has always inspiredgenerations ofAmitians towards toiling tirelessly, in orderto realise the dream of making India a ‘KnowledgeSuperpower by 2030’. Their constant encouragement andpersonal involvement has, yet again, motivated thestudents to accomplish this feat.The students participating in the competition did not leaveany stone unturned, whether this meant regular andrigorous practice sessions at each other’s homes or theschool, visits and discussion sessions with eminentscientists, or visits to the Amity University labs andworking under the guidance of the faculty professors andother eminent scientists. My heart wells up with emotionto recall their level of commitment. I am sureAmitians willreach pinnacle of success in all spheres under the guidanceand vision of dear Chairperson ma’am and Founder sir.G T

Dr Y C Tay, Prof, NUS

There’s no emotion that cannot be expressed through the power of music. Itnot only entertains us but also forms an important essence of our life

G TRenu Singh

PrincipalAIS Noida

A proud achievement

Amisha VajpayeeAIS Mayur Vihar, XI

From filth to foamA daily routine that we take for granted-bathing, wasn’t considered an acceptablepractice for a long time in pre-historicdays. Incredulous as it sounds, manycatholic churches consideredbathing as unspiritual, and untilthe middle ages, bathing was notfrequent in the Christian world.Islamic bathing establishments,popularly called ‘hamams’,came into being after Islamwas established as a religion,which stipulated that bathingwas compulsory for everyoneas it cleanses the body and soul.In ancient China, a centuries oldtradition of herbal bath wasfollowed. Fragrant herbs weremixed with water to dispel bodyodour and ease the stress of summerheat. Records indicate that ancientEgyptians bathed regularly and combinedanimal and vegetable oils with alkaline saltsto create a soap-like substance. However, earlysoaps were primarily used for cleaning clothes andfloors, not so much for bathing.

A soapy discoveryThe name ‘soap’ probably emerged when theRomans discovered it at Sapo Hill, a popular placefor animal sacrifices. When the rain mixed withashes and animal remains were poured into theriver, it was observed that the clothes being washedin the river became cleaner! That was perhaps thefirst realisation that soap could be artificially made.The earliest recorded evidence of the production ofsoap-like materials dates back to around 2800 BCin ancient Babylon.A formula for the preparation of soap consisting ofwater, alkali and cassia oil was written on aBabylonian clay tablet around 2200 BC. Frommanuscripts dating back to 1550 BC, it is learnt thatthe first form of soap made in Egypt was actually amixture of beauty oils, herbs, flowers and spices.Greeks and Romans applied olive oil on their bodyand would later scrape it off using a small sickle,thus removing dirt and dead skin.

Soaking in foamy latherIn many parts of the world, aversion to bathingcontinued further. Though it picked up by the 16thand 17th century, the practice didn’t gain muchpopularity, yet French soaps became popular andwith the advent of industrialisation.The manufacture of quality soaps began onlyaround 18th century when people discovered howto make caustic soda in large quantities. Arabiansoaps gained popularity as they were fragrant andluxurious, incorporating perfumes and prettycolours. The recipes of some of these soaps are usedeven today.In 1806, William Colgate started a candle and soapmaking company in New York City. By 1906, thecompany was making 3000 different varieties ofsoap, perfumes and other personal care products.By early 19th century, five major companies weremaking soaps including Colgate, Albert, MorseTaylor, Pears and Bailey.

In 1898, Caleb Johnson’s company introduced asoap made of palm and olive oils, called Palmolive.It was so successful that the company changed its

name to Palmolive in 1917!Liquid soaps first came into the market in1980, though they were patented longback in 1865. Today, soap iscommercially made using the coldprocess method where lye is addedto palm oil, coconut oil or oliveoil, which causes a chemicalreaction known assaponification.

Rub-a-dub:coffee in my tub!

From antibacterial andperfumed soaps to medicatedand glycerin ones; baby soapsand organic ones to vegan andspiced up varieties; soaps areavailable in all kinds of shapesand sizes today.Fun shapes like dolphins, ducks,

flowers, sea shells, etc added withfragrances like lavender, citrus, cherry

coke, punpking spice, ginger root, coffeescrub and many more have taken the personal

care sector by storm. From basic rub-a-dubs tosuper luxuriant variants, foamy varieties haveflooded the market.As is the norm with most commercialised goods,soaps are marking a reverse swing of sorts with bathsalts and sea salts ruling the roost, especially in theelite market for spas and saunas. Homemade soapsis another trend that is fast catching up. YouTubehas helped budding entrepreneurs launchhomemade soaps.

Soaps that healThe salts used in soaps are not only agents of clean-liness, but also have healing properties. In ancienttimes, people had a fascination for sea salts as theywere known to promote good health and kept skindiseases at bay. Sea salts have also been known toclear sinus blockages and even strengthen muscles.Even today, the curative properties of some of thesesalts are used by manufacturers to produce antisep-tic cleansers, soaps and hand washes. Bath salts arenothing but mixtures of sea salts with oils and nat-ural fragrances.G T

The soapopera

A Spanish queenclaimed to havebathed only twicein her life. Once,at birth and theother, on the dayof her marriage!

The largest soapbubble was created onOctober 9, 2005 andmeasured

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Chill pills, pumpkin spice, coffee scrub, pink peppermint. No, they aren’t coolmocktails offered by your favourite cafe. They are luxurious soap variants! Intoday’s day and age of chic shower gels and aromatic bath soaps, perhaps it isimpossible to believe that prehistoric man only used water as a cleanser, thattoo, very rarely. Here’s presenting the original soap opera...

7Big Story Evolution of soap

THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2015Brothers and sisters celebrate their close relationshipwith rakhis, sweets, chocolates, and gifts on the piousoccasion of Raksha Bandhan. This year, RakshaBandhan falls on the August 29.

YYoouu wwiillll nneeeedd:: Epsom salt, sea salt and pink Himalayan salt mixture................................1 cupEssential oil of your choice (floral, fruity, woody, etc) -..................................1 tspDried herbs -rosemary, thyme or dried flowers -rose, lavender, etc..............2 tspFood colouring .........................................................................................few drops

MMeetthhoodd:: �In a bowl, mix the salts. Mix thoroughly to retain their mineral content. �Add the essential oil for fragrance. �Dust in your herbs. Use them whole or grind them coarsely �Add a few drops of food colouring for that professional touch. �Store your bath salt in a sealed container. Sprinkle a few tablespoons intowarm bathwater and allow time to dissolve. Enjoy!

DIY Make your own bath salt!

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Three flavoured cake

To build awareness about the importance ofbreastfeeding for infants, World BreastfeedingWeek is an annual event observed from August 1to 7 in more than 120 countries worldwide.

Naman, AIS Vasundhara 6, XI B

The spark of freedom The new light of freedom Quest for freedom

CAMERA CAPERS Send in your entries tocameracapers@theglobaltimes.in

SM Anshuman, AIS Vas 6, IX

Ingredients

White flour (maida) ..................1 cupPowdered sugar..........................1 cupBaking powder ......................1/2 tbspCocoa powder ..........................5 tbspEggs ................................................4Butter ......................................100gmOil..............................................1 tbspFor garnishingChocolate bar (small) ......................1Whipped cream ........................1 cupRainbow sprinkles ....................2 tbspMango sauce ............................2 tbsp

Method� Melt the butter in a microwave.� Now slowly add powdered sugar to

the butter and mix it well. Makesure that no lumps are formed.

� Take the eggs in a separate bowland beat them well.

� Add eggs to the butter and sugarbatter. Whisk the batter thoroughlyto ensure a fine consistency.

� In a separate bowl, mix flour,baking powder and cocoa powder.

� Add the flour mixture to the eggbatter. Whisk it thoroughly for twominutes.

� Grease a baking dish with oil andpour the batter into it.

� Bake it in a preheated oven at 175degrees for 40-50 minutes.

� Now cut the cake into three equalpieces and garnish each of themwith different toppings and sauces.

� Here’s how:Piece 1 –Grate the chocolate bar. Heatthe cream to a creamy consistency andpour over the chocolate. Mix well andspread it over the piece.Piece 2 – Garnish it with rainbowsprinkles.Piece 3 – Spread some mango sauce onthe piece.

Vaani RawatAIS Pushp Vihar, X C

Behind the glistening scales,there lay a sphere with ghoulish tales.With frantic windsand irrevocable thunders,salt water commencedbemoaning past blunders.

Tempestuous mists coveting attrition,peremptorily turnpurveyors of affliction.The deafening patterof remorseful rain,gaily retrieve nothing but pain.

Burnt by the tormentwere dimming piles,

ashes of nostalgia scatterthroughout miles.The storm abrogates equivocating,for it is well known thatan abyss has no escaping.

Its only intention is to pulverise,humble havoc is its only paradise.To elude this swamp of solitude,one has to acquire corpulent reservesof fortitude.But the storm won’t wait,it has already decided the fate,and the fate isn’t kind,the deluge was to lacerate the mind.

Only destruction couldquench its thirst,no matter what shall be

despoiled first.It shackled up the wandering sphere,and dropped its cover with care.

The lights fluctuatedand then went out,

the sphere honourablyembraced its rout.It moves restless hereand there like a wanderer,and takes over the worldlike an emperor. G T

Yastika Biswas, AIS Gur 46, X H

…The attacker fell to the groundhowling in pain, revealing his face. Johnwas shocked at what he saw. Dark redlips, bloodshot eyes, skin as pale aspaper and fangs protruding from hismouth. Horrified, John tried to run butthe attacker again appeared out of thinair in front of him. John turned aroundto run in the opposite direction, but theattacker was there too.John looked all around him and realisedthat he was surrounded by the attackerfrom all sides. He realised that theattacker had made multiple clones ofhimself. For a moment, John thought hewas hallucinating but he realised it was

for real, when the clones of the attackermoved towards him.John stood there frightened. He didn’tknow what to do next; when suddenly anunusual figure appeared besides him.There was a loud bang! One of hisattackers fell back and soon the restvanished into the thin air. John turned tosee who had saved him and then saw oneof the same people he had seen from thebus. The unusual figure reached for himand whispered “Go back home andforget this ever happened,” while hispartner followed the attacker. John wasconfused and had many questions, butthe man who had just saved him held hishand up and disappeared.John narrated the entire incident to his

parents, but they could not reallycomprehend anything. Next day, Johnrefused to go to school; he was so scaredthat he did not want to step out of hishouse. But after his parents’ persuasionhe finally decided to go to school. As hestepped out of the house, he saw hissaviour waiting for him.Though apprehensive, he approachedhim. This time the man did notdisappear, but smiled instead. “Who areyou? Who are the people attacking me?What do they want from me? Why areyou saving me?” John could not stophimself from throwing this volley ofquestions to the strange man.The man, though first taken aback by somany questions, drew a deep sigh andsaid, “I am a member of the group calledOnyx. The people who attacked you arevampires, and are on the lookout for theonly royal blood left of our clan, you.Though, I am dead, I will always bethere to protect you My Lord.”And withthat, the man vanished.But, John was still not sure whether thisincident was a dream or reality.G T

Recap: John, a schoolgoing boy, is being

followed by dark shadowsthat only he can see. Oneday, on his way back fromschool, he is attacked by a

stranger.

The storm

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Storywala | Part-2Illustration: Ravinder Gusain, GT Network

WORDS: �ACID �BIODEGRADABLE�CATASTROPHE �DISASTER�ECOSYSTEM �GEOTHERMAL�PRECIPITATION �STRATOSPHERE�TRAWLER �UNLEADED

DETECTIVECan you spot 10 wordsrelated to environment?

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THE GLOBAL TIMES |MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2015

Divya AroraAIS Gurgaon 46, III

IngredientsBananas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Popsicle sticks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Chocolate bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Chopped nuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/2 cupRainbow sprinkles. . . . . . . . . 1/2 cupWax paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 sheet

Method� Peel and cut the bananas intohalves, in order to get 8 pieces.

� Insert a popsicle stick into each ofthe banana pieces.

� Line a dish with wax paper andplace the banana popsicles on it.

�Keep the popsicles in the freezer forat least 10 minutes.

� Take the chocolate bar and butter ina borosil bowl, and microwave untilthe chocolate melts completely.

�Dip the chilled banana popsicles inthe melted chocolate.

�Roll some bananas in rainbow sprin-kles and others in the nuts.

� Freeze until ready to serve.

Amol Sharma, AIS Noida, VII

Abuswas passing by a zoo, whena monkey leapt aboard. Hesprang from the window to a

lady’s seat; then to a man reading a bookand almost ripped his book into shreds.The monkey disturbed the entire bus.There was pandemonium all around.Disturbed by the noises, the bus con-ductor decided to find out the cause ofthe chaos. He rushed forward to chasethe monkey but failed and the monkey

snatched the cap that the conductor waswearing. He shrieked loudly as the se-cret of his baldness was revealed. As hewent hysteric, the monkey catapulted onto another seat, where an elderly ladywas sleeping with a bag beside her. Thatmade the monkey curious; he wanted tosee if it had anything interesting. Theelderly lady woke up and saw the mon-key scourging her bag for God knowswhat. However, the monkey was disap-pointed not to find anything in the bag.Suddenly, the bus came to an abrupt halt,

as the driver realised that the cause ofthe commotion in the bus was no one buta monkey. The stationary bus suited themonkey better and gave him a chance toswing all through the space. One of thepassengers tried to hit the monkey witha stick but the monkey snatched it fromhim and started waving it around like arockstar gone berserk. Almost immedi-ately, the door of the bus flew open, andthe zoo keepers came in. But before theycould catch the monkey, all the passen-gers began to shout at the zookeepers forbeing so careless.The monkey saw the open door andjumped out at the first opportunity. Thebus driver urged the passengers not topanic, and started the bus. As for themonkey, he continued to enjoy life,swinging from one tree to the other.G T

The cheeky monkeyShort Story

So, what did you learn today?A new word: Pandemonium

Meaning: Disorder or utter chaos

The stationary bus suited themonkey better and gave him a

chance to swing all throughthe space.

My name: Kashvi SrivastavaMy school:AIS Gurgaon 46My Class: IMy birthday: December 4

I like: To make friends and play withthemI dislike: Power cutsMy hobby: DancingMy role models:My father andmotherMy best friends: Sparsh & HarpriyaMy favourite book: Pepper wantstoo many toysMy favourite game: BadmintonMy favourite food: DosaMy favourite teacher: Richa Ma’amand Meenu Ma’amMy favourite subject:MathsMy favourite poem: Twinkle Twin-kle Little StarMy favourite mall:MGF Metropoli-tan MallI want to become:A teacherI want to feature in GT because: Iwant to be famous in school andmake my parents proud.

It’s Me

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August 28. It is believed that during thefestival, King Mahabali comes up from thenether world to see his people living happily.

Chocolate frozen bananas

Pratul GuptaAIS Saket, IV A

Oh! How I like a rainy day,a day when the thunder we hear.Oh! How I like a rainy day,a day when the sun disappears.Oh! How I like a rainy day,when I see all the children play.Oh! How I like a rainy day,a day when I dance and sway.Oh! How I like a rainy day,when the cool breeze blows.Oh! How I like a rainy day,when I see water everywhere!G T

Manika Joshi, AIS Vas 1, VII

Mother is such a lovely word, the loveliest I have ever heard.She does all she can do for us,she bears all our anger and fuss.I see sunshine in her eyes,and she catches all my lies.For my family she is always caring,and for me, she is always daring.Her heart is made up of pure gold,she is a mother who never grows old.Her hair is as black as the night,her eyes always shining and bright.

She is my life and my heart, we can never stay apart.She is the universe in which I reside,my mother is my best guide.I consider her as my biggest boon,she’s my sky and I am her moon.G T

Mother

Rainy day

PAINTING CORNER

POEMS

Avni KhodiarAIS Gurgaon 46, II

Teacher:Why are you late?Student: Because of the sign on theroad.Teacher:What type of sign?Student: The sign that says ‘Schoolahead, go slow.’

Garima: Which is closer, Sun orAfrica?Riya: Sun.Garima:Why?Riya:We can see sun all the time butnot Africa.

Little Sam (on phone): My son ishaving high fever and he won’t beable to come to school today.Teacher: Who is this speaking?Little Sam: Madam, this is my fatherspeaking.

Illustration: Ravinder Gussain, GT Network

Our little friend wants to play golf. Complete the picture byjoining the dots, colour it and help him play

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THE GLOBAL TIMES |MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2015This year, August 28 will be celebrated as GhostDay. It is believed that on this day ghosts andspirits, including the spirits of deceasedancestors, come out from the lower realm

AIS Pushp Vihar

The students of AIS Pushp Vihar did the na-tion proud by winning silver and bronzemedals in the Under 12 (girls) category at the

26th ANAC International Aerobics Championshipheld at Harrah’s Resort Southern California, inNorthern San Diego, CA from July 28 to 31, 2015.The mega event saw the participation of 23 teamsfrom all over the world including USA, China, Mex-ico, Korea, Columbia, Peru,Australia, Uruguay, etc.

The Under 12 girl’s team of the school have beenthe National CBSE winners for three consecutiveyears. They were invited to participate in the na-tional level trials held at Panchkula, Chandigarhearlier in the year where they competed againstCBSE Aerobics winners from all over the country.Under the guidance of school coachAnoop Gurung,the winning team of six Amitians successfullycleared the preliminary and semi-final rounds toreach the international finals, where they baggedprestigious positions in both individual and trios

categories. In the Individual Youth Aero Dance,Ananya Goenka bagged the silver medal whileNoor Chawla won the bronze medal. In TriosYouthAero Dance, the silver medal was won by the trio ofDhriti Juneja, Tanvi Nagrath and Kavya Guptawhile Noor Chawla, Ananya Goenka and NavyaNayyar bagged the bronze medal.The team is thankful to Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan,Chairperson,Amity Group of Schools & RBEF, forencouraging them to showcase their talent to theworld and win laurels for their country.G T

Internationalaerobics champs

The winners of the international championship stand high with pride and glory

Nothing beats theglory of doing yourcountry proud. Theaerobics team of AISPV did that and more,when they clinchedprestigious medals ata championship atSan Diego

AIS VKC Lucknow

With the aim to inculcate the habit of bookreading and instill a fondness for books

in children,AIS Viraj Khand Campus, Lucknow,organised a ‘Book Parade’ in the school prem-ises on July 21, 2015. It was a unique initiativewhich saw the participation of children fromClass Nursery to V. The event brought togetherbook lovers on a common platform giving thema delightful opportu-nity to discuss andshare their experi-ences of reading.The event beganwith a powerpointpresentation on theimportance of books,and was followed bythe book parade. Itwas delightful to seeyoung childrendressed in home-made costumes oftheir favourite characters from story books,march on the stage carrying their correspondingbooks. In a great display of confidence, the stu-dents spoke a few lines each about their favouritebook and the characters in it. A video ‘We lovereading books’ was also shown on the occasion.The gala event ended with all the children com-ing up on stage, swinging and swaying to thetunes of music. Vice principal Mukta inspiredand encouraged the students with her presence.

BookParade

Little Doremon fan

AIS Mayur Vihar

AISMayur Vihar hostedCrescendo, the most awaitedand popular event of the year on

July 24, 2015 in the school premises.The music fest was divided into threecategories – solo, band and group. Theevent was inaugurated by Mohina Dar,academic director, Amity Schools andPriyanka Mehta, principal, AIS Mayur

Vihar. Schools from all over Delhi par-ticipated in the event that was adjudgedby famous musicians from Goa – Ash-ton Vaz and Ronald D’Silva. The grandperformances put up by all the schoolswere lauded by the audience and judgesalike. While the host school won the topspot in the ‘Best Guitarist’ category,AISPushp Vihar bagged the ‘Best Vocalist’award. The overall trophy was won byDPS RK Puram. G T

AIS Noida

Under the guidance of Dr (Mrs)Amita Chauhan, Chair-person, Amity Group of Schools & RBEF, Amitiansare passionately involved in spreading awareness

about social issues. Marching enthusiastically on the mission,an inter house debate competition was organised atAIS Noidafor students of Class XI and XII, by Amity Noida DebatingSociety (ANDS). The motion was ‘Selfie with daughter: a steptowards women empowerment or just a fashion statement?’The president of ANDS, Kripi Badonia, introduced the partici-pants and apprised the audience of the rules and regulations.Participants speaking for the motion, raised valuable points infavour of the topic, presenting statistics regarding the impact ofthe ‘Selfie with daughter’ drive on the nation. The house wasdivided when those against the motion strongly countered thepoints by raising issues such as lack of technology in rural areas.The session provided an insight into bigger social issues of sav-ing the girl child and bringing about gender equality.After a heavy duty round of debate, Alaknanda House bagged

the first position. Shubham Jain of Bhagirathi house won theBest Interjector award. School principal Renu Singh presentedthe winners’ certificates and appreciated the speakers for pre-senting thought provoking facts. Vice principal JyotiArora ap-preciated the efforts of the students, while former president ofthe debating society, Kartikeya Singh, shared valuable tipswith the participants.G T

AIS Noida

The school organised the investi-ture ceremony for the newlyelected primary student council

on July 23, 2015. On the solemn occa-sion, the office bearers pledged to up-hold the uniqueAmitian ethos and serveas role models for the student commu-nity. A total number of 54 prefects wereappointed on the day, who were giventhe posts after a rigorous selection pro-cedure. The event saw the presence ofDr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan, Chairperson,Amity Group of Schools & RBEF, prin-cipal Renu Singh, vice principal SomaMukherjee and parents.The school Head Boy and Head Girl

shared how the values learnt at Amity,helped them become confident andevolved individuals.

Student Council membersAlaknanda House: Captain -ArnavDikshit, Co-Captain -Ananya VermaBhagirati House: Captain- EshakshiSingh; Co-Captain-Atharv MittalMandakini House: Captain- Vi-waswan Jha; Co-Captain- Krti RastogiPawani House: Captain- AdityaMishra; Co-Captain- Vasudha SharmaSports Captain: Rushil Pandey; Co-Captain- Manya SinghLiterary Captain: Divija Durga; Co-Captain- Samyak GhoshDiscipline Captain: Eashita Bhardwaj;Co-Captain- Ritwik Rai

Cultural Captain: Sanjali Sharma;Co-Captain- Sara MaheshwariSpecial Buddy: Adhita Sreenivas &Dishita JallanPrefects: Shreya Vashistha, ShreyaGupta,Aashiva Kaul, Mansi Mishra,As-mita Mittal, Aarushi Arora, Asmi Agar-wal, Ishita Gupta, Chhavi Jhari, MirMaiti, Anisha S. Mukharjee,Ananya Pa-reek, Ashray Saxena, Ishita Pandey,Shrishti Mukherjee, Namya Gupta,Ekaksh Agarwal, Mansi Mahajan,Tarynea Aggarwal, Aryan Sood, DweepJoshipura, Chaitanaya Choudhary,Arvind Dhavala &Ananya Goel.Besides these, 12 IQF Prefects were alsogiven badges on the occasion.Good luck to the new council!G T

‘Selfiewith daughter’ debate

The debate in progress

The newly elected primary student council

Primary investiture

The students of the debating society displayed theirpowerful oratory skills on a socially relevant topic

Budding musicians perform with zeal during the musical event

Crescendoheights

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Hiroshima Day is observed onAugust 6 , in thememory of the victims of the only nuclear bombingduring the Second World War.

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THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2015

Kyra Kanojia,AIS Noida, V I, poses with her copy of The Global Times at Asiatique Sky, RiversideBangkok. The giant ferris wheel ‘Asiatique Sky’ is located at Asiatique Village, Bangkok and is60 metres tall. It has 41 gondolas, with 1 meant for VIPs. Each gondola can hold a maximum of8 people and a weight load of 600 kgs. It is the highest ferris wheel in Thailand.

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Praachi RatraAIS Vasundhara 6, IX B

Parents love flaunting their newfound computerskills and discussing the wackiest celebritygossip. They know it all and do not shy away

from sharing their knowledge with you. They are notjust your parents, but also your best buddies.Theynever leave out a chance either to embarrass you.But while everyone will agree that most parents arealmost the same, you can still demarcate them ac-cording to their habits.

The lieutenants: They are sticklers for disci-pline and will give the army general a run for theirmoney. “Wake up at 5 am, exercise, breakfast at6:30, lunch at 3, and dinner at 7 pm sharp” are theirfavourite lines. They believe and practise firm dis-cipline and want their children to do the same.These kinds of parents are always making new rulesthat you must follow or be prepared to be threat-ened with, “I will take away your phone” or “NoTV for a week!” You might even have to stand withyour hands behind your back and address them as“sir” and “ma’am” when they scold you.

Parentology 101

BoxesBoxes suggest a self-controlled and controlling per-sona; they reflect common sense or someone who ispractical, methodical and orderly. Box doodlers arealso classified as logical and constructive, solvingproblems by thinking. They usually consider situa-tions from all angles.

StarsDrawing stars suggests aspirationand ambitions and they are doo-dled by those determined to suc-ceed. They also indicatesomeone who is optimistic,and a bit of a dreamer.

FacesFace doodlers take an interestin other people and theirpersonalities. Self-portraitsbetray an egotistical nature,whereas faces doodled inprofile tend to indicatesomeone who is secretive. Around shape suggests a warm,sociable person; who wantsto love and angular facestend to be doodled by achallenging or aggressivepersona.

HeartsA symbol of romance, heart doodles sug-gest an affectionate, sentimental, emotionaland romantic person, or someone dreaming of love.

FlowersDoodling flowers with a large centre denotes apersona which is self-centred, confident and enjoysattention while doodlers who draw acoloured/shaded flower are generally happy,enthusiastic and optimistic.

AnimalsDoodles of domestic animals denote one who ishome loving, likes creature comforts and tends tobe affectionate; while doodling jungle animals re-flects an aggressive, macho or frustrated nature.One the other hand, drawing caged animals couldindicate that a person is feeling trapped.

Stick FiguresDoodlers who draw stick figures are gen-erally considered to have qualities likeintelligence and an analytical mind.They are usually matter of fact.

CirclesCircles denote harmony, thereforethese images often interpret thatdoodlers are sociable, coopera-tive, kind and friendly. How-ever, drawing a solitary circlewould mean the person is inde-pendent but feels lonely or iso-lated.

ChecksDrawing grids/checks denote thatthe person wants to have con-trol and order.When you are bored or doing a

relatively simple task, your mindtends to wander. Doodling helpsto keep one engaged and pay at-tention to simple pieces of infor-mation. So, don’t wait, start

doodling and know yourself better!G T

Doodle-y doodle-y ooo!

Hum saath saath hain: Their motto is“Family comes first”. They are the ones who easilyget influenced by some TV show or an article andtry to change their lifestyle to make it an ideal one.They make new rules and guidelines for their fam-ily like “Every evening we will have one hour offamily time when we will share our experiences ofthe day” to “no computers after 7pm”, etc. They as-pire to live a completely happy and healthy life. Butwithin a few weeks, they will be back to their oldways. They will all agree in the end that the brownrice for dinner was not a good idea after all.

The organic ambassadors: “Is that a micro-organism? OMG! That micro-organism can harmmy child.” These kind of parents need everythingneat and tidy and know the organic solution to everyproblem. Their children have to eat everythinghealthy and maybe they don’t even know what junkfood is like. They swear by kale and organic fruitsand are concerned with everything about food, rightfrom the utensils used to the ingredients. Everyonein the family has to join the neighbourhood yogaclass and watch their portions whenever they eat.For them, oil = unhealthy. Period. G T

Some parents are meant to be, well, just parents.Find out the universal habits all parents share

Agroup of students from Amity Univer-sity, viz, Akhilesh aka RageSider™,Yatti Soni, Abhishek Shukla, Ashwani

Chauhan, Swati Dua, Shahrukh and ShivkantSharma, together with some of their friends,have made a movie on a nano budget of Rs25,000! The movie is a psychological thriller ti-tled, ‘Guy in the blue’. It began one winterevening when they got talking about a short filmthey had made earlier on zero budget. Akhileshsuggested the idea of making a short film on abudget of Rs 25,000. The team got on its toes,assimilated the cast and crew, and began workon production in the summer break. The movieis about an individual who believes she is in arelationship. However, the significant other isnothing but a figment of her imagination. Theteam is going all out to promote the film. Theirinterview was aired on Amity Radio and theyplan to take it to film fests all over the world.

Catch the film’s thrilling trailer atwww.youtube.com/ragesider or

www.facebook.com/ragesiderpage andwww.facebook.com/guyintheblue.

The movie is appropriate for 18 years & above.

Small budgetwonder

When feeling sleepy in class, you’ve probably grabbed a pen and started doodling at the back of anotebook. Doodles, a long standing tradition of all students alike, have a way of fooling us into thinkingthat we have dormant artistic skills whose potential just needs to be realised. But did you know that this funart which releases geometrical shapes and patterns, fictional and comic characters, speaks volumes aboutone’s personality and creativity? Shivang Ranjan, AIS MV, X B urges you to flip to the last page of yournotebook and find out what your doodle says about you …

Stills from the short film

The Disciplinarian No daughter of mine

will enjoy a sociallife! You’re groundeduntil people forget

you exist!