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4th Educator’s award We are honoured to Need of every nation – to form announce the program date of the 4th Educator’s award 11th January 2018 at VADODARA “true or pure” republic The window is still open for registration for the eligible educators upto What does it mean to be a 30th November 2017. republic? "The roots of education are bitter, but Of course the Republic is a government fruits are sweet!" formed by people elected by the population in the democratic way. The constitution of India is the supreme law of India. We find frame work defining fundamental political principle, establishes the structure, procedure, power and duties of government institutions and sets out fundamental right, directive principle and duty of citizens. India implemented its own plan on Janu- ary 26, 1950, since then every year January 26 is celebrated as a Republic Day. What really means to be republic? What is to be done in the Republic Day celebration ? When any nation is released from other foreign nationals, it becomes an inde- clarity for 2 years, 11 months and 17 days is a gift to the people of India's pendent public. But when the nation for constitutional constitution. During constitution. executes its own plan, it is called the Re- this period, 11 sessions were organized In reality, the Republic is called the public, The Constitution of the Nation, for 165 days in the assembly for the Con- Constitution of the country without any inside which is called the book of the nation's stitution, and 114 days for the first copy discrimination. And when any nation laws, that the people of the nation should of the constitution, The constitution of has respected its constitution and imple- be willing to do it voluntarily and India was not a normal operation. mented it in a true sense, diversity also nationally. Whether we have got independence shows unity and the whole country On the day when any nation imposes from foreign authorities, or what will be emerges as a nation .In the times when its constitution by a government officer the laws of India after Independence? we accept our government and its repre- elected by a public, that day is called the And how it could be implemented was sentatives through an unbiased election Republic Day for that nation. India the biggest question. Various customs, it process. It is very important to imple- enacted its constitution on January 26, is very difficult to bring the whole of In- ment the constitution. With such dis- 1950 by a government official, elected by dia under the umbrella of law among the criminatory implementation, the same the people. And in true sense the Repub- languages, conceptions and traditions, law system in the nation will be saved, lic was called. Colourful kites in and that is why India's constitution or spread the same ideology and emerge a p2 Constitution is a list of basic principles the sky warms... constitution is an infallible weapon, strong nation with one unity. As such, or list of established rules by which states which has made the people of India and we should not be subject to race, religion or any organization can operate. India's made them a true citizen. or any other discrimination against na- constitution is considered as the There are several laws in the country. tion's development. Constitutional im- supreme law of India. It provides for the Various legislations are taken as a refer- plementation is not a matter of majority. provision of Constitution of India, basic ence within the law, but when a dispute But there is talk of everything. It is very principles, Lokmaya Government arises in the implementation of the laws easy to tell or hear everything. But in programs, Government authority, duty, and the legal clarification, the constitu- true sense, it is called true patriotism and power and duty of the people. tion is taken into account and the judicial only when our nation is progressing. India's constitution is considered to be process is carried out keeping in mind Let us celebrate the constitutional con- the world's largest constitution. During the constitutional provision of the Con- stitution and prove our national integrity the first execution, it is implemented to- stitution. That is why the constitution is Happy Birthday of the Republic. day with 395 articles, 25 sections, 12 here Are Some Facts considered to be the supreme law. p3 road lights, 5 indexes and 98 amend- On Indian Heritage Because of its formulation, the people's ments. The specialty of the Indian Consti- interest is included, and that is why India tution is that it also includes the provi- is a republic, where the voice of the peo- sion to amendments and to happen. Dr. Vishal Varia ple is more important than the power of educationIst, Rajkot Constitutional Constitution Commit- the ruling authority. The freedom of tee took approximately 3 years and with- thought, conduct and utterance in India

Software p7 development... Rack your Brain What is the difference between unity and uniformity? How we can relate with the kids development? Readers ,If you want to reflect in “Rack your Brain”, Mail us your answers, in 25 or 30 words with your photographs upto 15th December 2017 , Mail Id: [email protected] or you can whatsapp on 9586022210. www.theopenpage.co.in l [email protected] 2 Ahmedabad, Friday, January 5, 2018 back to the roots Colourful kites in the sky warms the cockles of the heart akar Sakranti is celebrated here as ness, there can be certain incidents MUttarayan , where young, old every that can mark your fun-filled day. age of people take interest to take part in Accidents, cuts, eye-damage, flying kites ,It is the day when the sun skin tans and the list is endless. starts to travel northwards marking the Remember precaution is better decline of winter. Days become longer, than cure. So, it's better to en- the sky is clear and the breeze is cooler. joy the festival in a healthy The festival of Uttarayan is one of the and safe way. Every year we grandest and stands tall as it is not only come across sad incidents one day celebration ,here children enjoy like someone falling off flying kites before January month . In the terrace while flying Gujarat, Uttarayan is a most favourite kites or meeting with a festival for all and there is a holiday in as it has made a important place in heart kites, often in a series strung on one line, road accident while try- schools and at every working area so of every individuals. I to be launched into the sky. We are call- ing to catch a kite, or bikers getting every family can be met outdoors to en- Months before the festival of Uttaray- ing it as tukkals, these kites when deep cuts on necks or even deaths be- joy this festival. We find the same enthu- an, homes in the localities of various cit- reached on heights adds a touch of cause of the killer maanjho. Such inci- siasm in all people, of all ages, they fly ies in Gujarat turn into kite producing splendor to the dark sky. Whole day is dents are disheartening and frightening kites from dawn to dusk. Everywhere we factories with all family members doing marked with the traditional food/deli- too.Drive slowly to avoid such accidents. see the mess crowd on the rooftops, their bit in the seasonal cottage busi- cacy festival of Gujarat like the undhiyu, "Wear a helmet/ duppatta while driving, with noisy, colourful kites and fun-lov- ness. Thousands of kites are prepared in jalebi, til ladoo and chikki . along with muffler/scarf/stole and sun- ing rivalry to outdo each other in kite fly- the market. On the strings special kind The ceaseless amazement we find , to glasses too, Few things are suggested to ing skills and delicious traditional Guja- of paste of glass powder and rice paste indulge and show our talent by taking take care of your eyes while flying kites rati feast are the hallmarks of the day. are coated, all set to cut each other's part in the most pulse racing kite compe- because they are directly exposed to This festival shows the fascination and strings and knock down the kites. Dif- titions. There are kites and more kites, in sunlight and UV rays can cause severe the revelry associated with the kite fly- ferent size of the kites of different rang- all shapes and designs, but some stand damage to your eyes. Wear glasses. Par- ing cuts across age groups, class and es from nine inches to three feet are out for their sheer size and novelty. People ents must take care and ensure that kids communities. This festival mostly influ- prepared. have made records of flying biggest kites. don't play with sticks of torn kites as ences Hindus where it shows the awak- The festival creates self-employment Every year, the fanfare associated with those are too sharp and can hurt one's ening of the gods from their deep slum- for the people who want to do business the paper works of art and craft brings eyes. While flying kites, it is advisable to ber, history has it that India developed a , various communities irrespective of people together from far and wide - be it carry a first aid kit along to treat small rich tradition of kite flying due to the cast and creed are engaged in the busi- from Japan, Australia, Malaysia, USA, cuts on fingers due to kite-thread. patronage of the Kings and Nawabs who ness of kites. Rich or poor, people enjoy Brazil, Canada and European Countries - We should not forget our humanity found the sport both entertaining and a this festival in their own ways and style.. to participate in the International Kite and Birds safety should be taken care, way of displaying their powers. Trained We find that the excitement contin- Festival. Just think what step of ours can make fliers were employed to fly kites for ues even after dark. At night the whole Colourful kites filling up the sky on Ut- the birds also secure on the Uttaryan ? kings. Gradually, the art started becom- sky becomes a magical sparkling bright tarayan is a mesmerizing sight. This is Wishing you all a happy, healthy and ing popular amongst the masses. Look- big umbrella where we can feel that that time of the year when celebrations safe Uttarayan. stars have come closure to us when ring in the air and happiness touches ing to the today’s craze , manufacturing —Hardi Patel, Std-9, LML School of kites is a serious business of earning there is the arrival of the illuminated box every heart. But in spite of all the happi-

n 1975, Indian cricket had its Oliver was also felicitated with Padma Shri ITwist moment. A tall, wiry teenager in the year 1982. He received two of representing Haryana was participat- India’s highest civilian honours: the ing in a national under-19 coaching Padma Shri (1982) and the Padma camp at the CCI in Mumbai’s scorch- Bhushan (1991). ing summer heat. Kapil Dev Nikhanj, KAPIL DEV Dev retired in 1994 and had a brief better known as Kapil Dev was born but unsuccessful 10-month spell as on 6th January, 1959 in Chandigarh, Kapil Dev facts the coach of the Indian national India. He was a student at D.A.V. 1. He was never run out in his in 184 Test team from October 1999 to August School and joined Desh Prem Azad in innings long career. 2000. In 1999 he was implicated in a 1971. match-fixing controversy that led to 2. He was the youngest Test player to He captained the Indian cricket achieve the all-round double of 100 his coaching departure, but he was team which won the 1983 Cricket wickets and 1,000 runs. later cleared of all charges after an World Cup. Named by Wisden as the investigation conducted by India’s 3. He never missed a Test because of Indian Cricketer of the Century in injury or fitness reasons in a career Central Bureau of Investigation. He 2002, Kapil Dev is considered as one that spanned 131 Tests spread over 16 was chairman of India’s National of the greatest all rounders of all time. years. Cricket Academy from 2006 to 2007 He was also India's national cricket but was forced out when he became 4. After retirement from cricket in 1994, coach for 10 months between October he took up golf. an executive in the privately funded 1999 and August 2000. upstart India Cricket League (ICL). A naturally aggressive player, he of- 5. He has written three He left the ICL in 2012 and returned autobiographical works. By ‘God’s ten helped India in difficult situations Decree’ came out in 1985 and ‘Cricket to the good graces of the Board of by taking the attack to the opposition. my style’ in 1987. He released his Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Nicknamed The Haryana Hurricane, most recent autobiography, titled the national governing body of Indi- he represented the Haryana cricket ‘Straight from the Heart’ in 2004. an cricket. team in domestic cricket. He retired in He is truly a living legend! Let's 1994. On 8 March 2010, Kapil Dev was wish Kapil Dev a very happy birth- inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of this was a land of spinners only. The wickets for his country, Kapil Dev day on 6th January! Fame. desire to prove him wrong became a sought out Tarapore at a function. ‘I Sometimes, a stray remark can be- driving force for Kapil Dev Nikhanj. just went up to him and said thank come a base camp to motivate an indi- Not only did he get the full meal he you. He had given me a goal in life by vidual to reach the summit. Tarapore, asked for but he also achieved the almost challenging me to bowl fast,’ Ekta Ganwani Head student editor (YRC) a genial Parsee, had played one Test seemingly impossible: he bowled fast he says. LML School for India in 1948 as a left-arm spinner for India. Barely four years later, as he He has won numerous awards in and was conditioned to believe that became the youngest to take 100 tests, ODIs and man of the match. He

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 India never invaded any country in her last followed by 25% of the world's population. 100000 years of history.  Jainism and Buddhism were founded in India  When many cultures were only nomadic here Are Some Facts On in 600 B.C. and 500 B.C. respectively. forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu  Islam is India's and the world's second Valley (Indus Valley Civilization) largest religion. The name 'India' is derived from the River  There are 300,000 active mosques in India, Indus, the valleys around which were the more than in any other country. home of the early settlers. The Aryan ndian eritage I H  The oldest European church and synagogue worshippers referred to the river Indus as the in India are in the city of Cochin. They were Sindhu. built in 1503 and 1568 respectively.  The Persian invaders converted it into Hindu.  Jews and Christians have lived continuously The name 'Hindustan' combines Sindhu and in India since 200 B.C. and 52 A.D. respectively Hindu and thus refers to the land of the Hindus.  The largest religious building in the world is Angkor Wat, a Hindu Temple in Cambodia  Chess was invented in India. built at the end of the 11th century.  Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus are  The Vishnu Temple in the city of Tirupathi studies, which originated in India. built in the 10th century, is the world's largest  The 'Place Value System' and the 'Decimal religious pilgrimage destination. Larger than System' were developed in India in 100 B.C. either Rome or Mecca, an average of 30,000 visitors donate $6 million (US) to the temple  The World's First Granite Temple is the everyday. Brihadeswara Temple at Tanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The shikhara of the temple is made  Sikhism originated in the Holy city of from a single 80-tonne piece of granite. This Amritsar in Punjab. Famous for housing the magnificent temple was built in just five Golden Temple, the city was founded in 1577. years, (between 1004 AD and 1009 AD)  Varanasi, also known as Benaras, was called during the reign of Rajaraja Chola. "the Ancient City" when Lord Buddha visited  India is the largest democracy in the world, it in 500 B.C., and is the oldest, continuously the 7th largest Country in the world, and one inhabited city in the world today. of the most ancient civilizations.  India provides safety for more than 300,000  The game of Snakes & Ladders was created refugees originally from Sri Lanka, Tibet, by the 13th century poet saint Gyandev. It Bhutan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, who was originally called 'Mokshapat'. The  India was one of the richest countries till the numbers as big as 10*53 (i.e. 10 to the power escaped to flee religious and political ladders in the game represented virtues and time of British rule in the early 17th Century. of 53) with specific names as early as 5000 persecution. the snakes indicated vices. The game was Christopher Columbus, attracted by India's B.C.during the Vedic period.Even today, the  His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, the exiled played with cowrie shells and dices. In time, wealth, had come looking for a sea route to largest used number is Terra: 10*12(10 to the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, runs his the game underwent several modifications, India when he discovered America by power of 12). government in exile from Dharmashala in but its meaning remained the same, i.e. good mistake. northern India. deeds take people to heaven and evil to a Until 1896, India was the only source of cycle of re-births.  The Art of Navigation & Navigating was born diamonds in the world . in the river Sindh over 6000 years ago. The  Martial Arts were first created in India, and later spread to Asia by Buddhist missionaries.  The world's highest cricket ground is in Chail, very word Navigation is derived from the  The Baily Bridge is the highest bridge in the Himachal Pradesh. Built in 1893 after leveling Sanskrit word 'NAVGATIH'. The word navy is world. It is located in the Ladakh valley between the Dras and Suru rivers in the  Yoga has its origins in India and has existed a hilltop, this cricket pitch is 2444 meters also derived from the Sanskrit word 'Nou'. for over 5,000 years. above sea level. Himalayan mountains. It was built by the  Bhaskaracharya rightly calculated the time Indian Army in August 1982.  India is the world's largest, oldest, continuous  India has the largest number of Post Offices taken by the earth to orbit the Sun hundreds civilization. in the world. of years before the astronomer Smart.  Sushruta is regarded as the Father of Surgery. According to his calculation, the time taken Over2600 years ago Sushrata & his team  India was one of the richest countries till the  The largest employer in India is the Indian by the Earth to orbit the Sun was conducted complicated surgeries like time of British rule in the early 17th Century. Railways, employing over a million people. 365.258756484 days. cataract, artificial limbs, cesareans, fractures, urinary stones, plastic surgery and brain  Every twelve years, the Purna Kumbh Mela  The world's first university was established  The value of "pi" was first calculated by the surgeries. happens in Allahabad. This is the largest in Takshila in 700 BC. More than 10,500 Indian Mathematician Budhayana, and he religious gathering in the world. students from all over the world studied explained the concept of what is known as  Usage of anaesthesia was well known in more than 60 subjects. The University of the Pythagorean Theorem. He discovered ancient Indian medicine. Detailed knowledge  Plastic surgery has its origins in India. Nalanda built in the 4th century was one of this in the 6th century, long before the of anatomy, embryology, digestion, the greatest achievements of ancient India European mathematicians. metabolism,physiology, etiology, genetics  India has more population than the entire in the field of education. and immunity is also found in many ancient western hemisphere of earth.  Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus also Indian texts.  Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine originated in India.Quadratic Equations were  Indian housewives hold 11% of total gold, known to mankind. The Father of Medicine, used by Sridharacharya in the 11th century.  India exports software to 90 countries. more than the reserves of U.S., IMF, Charaka, consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago. The largest numbers the Greeks and the Switzerland and Germany out together.  The four religions born in India - Hinduism, Romans used were 106 whereas Hindus used Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, are —The Open Page

ndia is a vibrant land of unity in di- and celebration, it can be to share Iversity. Customs and traditions are someone’s sorrows too. It was only a the wealth of India and warmth of In- depiction on screen but the message dian-ness is the bonding branded “In- is received and appreciated. Have credible India”. There are plentiful JADOO KI JHAPPI there been an instances where you general etiquettes that most Indians Chase's Calendar of Events; Zabor- should have seen someone lent a hug are particular about and very staunch- ney's friend at the time was the grand or just a shoulder? Definitely, yes. We ly adheres to. Many can be found ac- daughter of the proprietors of the have proven that we are there for you commodating in line with the next publication. He chose January 21 at times of need and whenever you generation but preserving the fervor as it fell between the Christmas are down. to the best. There are very common and New Year's Holidays and To start with a little genuine smile instances like greetings where Indians Valentine's Day and birthdays makes your day. In the glamour called hold their palms together and say ‘Na- when he found people are gen- hospitality industry where we always maste’ (nuh-mus-tay) while greeting erally in low spirits. Zaborney wear a smile. It is difficult to judge if each other. It can continue with shak- considered that "American soci- the smile is genuine one or plastic ing hands, hugging and kissing on the ety is embarrassed to show feelings smile. Try this - drive with care with cheeks, especially to the loved ones. in public" and hoped that a Na- all essentials and by mistake if you I recall one of my colleague’s daugh- tional Hugging Day would have gone wrong in the traffic, creat- ter studying abroad when during a change that, although he ing problem or panic to other person. parent teacher meeting her teachers thought that his idea would fail. Don’t just rush over and leave, try to emphasized on the fact that Indians The idea of National Hug Day is to acknowledge with a genuine con- have the highest respect level to their encourage everyone to hug family cerned smile or raising your hand ac- elders and teacher mentors compared and friends more often. cepting your mistake (no speech in to most of the other student nationals. Zaborney cau- the entire process) and trust me, the She was just being an Indian by heart, tions to ask other gentleman would feel better by soul. I appreciate her for being her. first if one is and move on, like you too will. National Hugging Day is an annual unsure of the It is the healing power of smile and event dedicated to hugging. It was response. We show this hug. Use them cautiously, judiciously created by Kevin Zaborney and occurs gesture of hugging whenever we and genuinely. annually on January 21. The day was achieve something good in life. It first celebrated on January 21, 1986 in gives a feeling of gratitude and love Clio, Michigan, USA. Holiday is also acknowledged. Salla Vijay observed in many other countries. I very strongly relate to Munna Kumar Kevin Zaborney is credited with com- Bhai MBBS , a movie starring Mr. San- National Award ing up with the idea of National Hug- jay Dutt which showed that the rea- Winning Lecturer, IHMA ging Day in 1986. It was included in son for a hug can be more than love 4 find the difference who lives where? find and match Ahmedabad, Friday, January 5, 2018 www.theopenpage.co.in Match theproperpair Add thefruits l

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5 www.theopenpage.co.in l [email protected] 6 Ahmedabad, Friday, January 5, 2018 quick read B o d y Home: somewhere we feel safe, what shaming about those who don’t have one? I guess I was 5 years old, ndia, a county with the population When everyone said I am cute and bold. Iof 1.324 billion people, so many Even though I had a lot of mass, families and cultures living together I wasn’t the discriminated one in the class. as a country, but is everyone in the But 12 years later, country happy? Is there anything that Everything does matter, people should be concerned about Marks , looks , weight and day by day I got that involves the future- the youth? fatter . Our country has over 11 million street I didn’t really care, children, 11 million of our youth But the way they treated me wasn’t fair. roaming on the streets- homeless. Street children is a term for children They started this trend of body shaming experiencing poverty (homelessness) and didn’t care who’s heart was paining. who are living on the streets of a city, But they found their happiness in it, town, or village. Every year since Teasing those who are not fit. 2009, on 31st January the Jugend Eine Welt organization provides a plat- form for millions of street children background information, suggestions theme being “stand with street chil- This world is filled of people with different for campaigns, and service for children on 12th April with the hashtag size, around the world to speak out that their rights cannot be ignored by cel- dren. The primary idea of the day is to #OurTime17. and everybody wishes to fly. ebrating the International Street Chil- work for the emergency relief, food, Every year this event changes the People need to understand, dren’s Day. Their mission is to encour- clothing, shelter, and education for lives of many children like us, the only Categorising people by their weight should the homeless street children. Their ef- difference being- they get a voice and be Ban. age development and education for the street children. Last year was im- fort is not just for a day, they collabo- ours just gets louder. Make a small ef- portant because the focus was entire- rate with Consortium for Street Chil- fort and the result will be in front of People are taking medicines, having dren (CSC) and organize many events your eyes in some years. Get involved surgeries, working hard, ly on India. As a part of their campaign, they starting from 31st January to 12th and see what you can do, the smile on Only to fit in the society and then play their April. They manage to set different the face of a kid might change your part, also make information packages themes for every year, last year’s look at the world. — LML Student Part of living and fulfilling their dreams, and which include materials for general Because according to the society Only those who weigh till 60 could dream and not the fatty. “Emotions And to all those who are above 60 kilogram, to convey” You don’t stop spreading your charm. Brownish eye with as dream You are way more beautiful than those who to become a dancer, call them fit. I feel, there is one ,who holds the passion , They would fall hard if anybody will hit With the swift feet, to and we won’t because we are in the category capture the world, of strong. The dance makes me flow like We should be happy about it for long. a river with sparkling bright, —Janwee Mukim, Student Class 12 The moon fills the place with her silvery light, The day of mine seems to glow. But ,who understands the Knowledge’s call The poem says depth of my life, Dancing length soon Oh! Dear.. come closer and closer hear Know the Valuable meaning I show gratitude to thee, Mother, disappeared, I am looking so sober be a good robber of Vande Matram richly-watered, richly-fruited, When I shrewdly met an Waiting my lovely friend every time The Poem Vande Matram is the national song of India .This cool with the winds of the south, ancient Remove hesitation so deep in well poem is written by Shree Bankim Chandra Chattopadhay in dark with the crops of the All the things vanish, there the year 1870.This national song was composed into song harvests, Spear little your time hear remains only reflection of by Rabindranath Tagore. The tittle “Vande Mataram means time. You are naughty curious user The Mother! “ I praise thee motherland of the country.It played a vital Hoping to fulfill again the Your company lovely too role in the Indian independence movement.. Her nights rejoicing in the glory of the moonlight, passion to be on top nine., Generous parity reader “Vande Mataram" was the national cry for freedom from her lands clothed beautifully with British oppression, during thefreedom movement , became Dear give respect our treaty her trees in flowering bloom, the war chant for freedom fighters in various corners of the Mahi country. The poem contains the words which motivate the sweet of laughter, sweet of —Atul Pandya, Librarian speech, Trivedi, people of the country by singing the glory of their STD: 6 SdJ International school motherland. The Mother, giver of boons, giver of bliss. Birthday wishes Nana Patekar Deepika Padukone Hrithik Roshan 1st January 1951 Born 10th January 1974, He is 5th January 1986, She is an Indian film an Indian actor who appears He is an Indian actor, writer, actress. , Padukone is the recipient of in Bollywood films. The son of philanthropist and filmmaker, several awards, including three Filmfare the filmmaker Rakesh Roshan. mainly working in Hindi and Awards. She features in listings of the He has portrayed a variety of Marathi films. He is also nation's most popular and attractive characters and is known for his the only actor ever to personalities. dancing ability. One of the win Filmfare Award for highest-paid actors in Best Actor, Best India, he has won many Supporting Actor awards, including six and Best Villain Filmfares, four for Best categories. He Javed Akhtar Actor and one each for was bestowed Born 17 January 1945, He is an Indian Best Debut and Best the fourth poet, lyricist and screenwriter. Akhtar is a Actor (Critics). Starting highest civilian mainstream writer. He is a recipient of the honour of India when Padma Shri (1999), Padma Bhushan (2007. in 2012, he appeared in he was awarded the Padma Sahitya Akademi Awardas well as five Forbes India's Celebrity Shri award for his dedication National Film Awards. 100based on his in the field of Films and Arts. income and popularity.

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Software development life Cycle What is SDLC this release. Once the Module of the project, are added in that tool. project is decided ( A module is a com- Now each task is assigned to a devel- It’s the phase of software from the plete part of big project). oper against his/her name. thought it should be developed to de- In Agile, this module is known as a The developer gives estimate in hours sign to its realization in form of devel- User Story. against the task for example 40 hours. opment then testing and finally main- It describes what the requirement is Each end of the day the developer burns tenance. Software’s are just like any in simple steps. the hours or subtracts the number of other product that needs a perfect en- A User Story is divided into tasks . All hours worked . For example if i worked gineering. With engineering it also tasks of release are finalized. for 6 hours on the task I would subtract needs a maintenance phase to main- Now , After release planning, sprint 40-6 =36 hours left. When ever the task tain it. All these parts make a cycle planning takes place. Which as dis- is completed the status of the task is which is called Software Redevelop- cussed, decides which important task changed to complete. Also it may hap- ment Life Cycle. list will be covered in this sprint. Also , pen the remaining hours are 0 or if we the length of the sprint is decided for were able to finish the task early then Today I will be discussing the the development whether it will be 2-4 the hours would be some positive val- weeks depending on the task list. ue. i.e. if i estimated for 40 hours and if estimating and planning of a particular most popular one Here each task in the list is an inde- i was able to finish my talk in36 hours item needs to be deferred until addi- pendent; complete portion of the the total remaining hours will be 40-36 tional information can be acquired. Agile : project. = 4 hours Generally , 4weeks of sprint we have It's the most popular form of method Agile is a developer inclined method- This is how the actual efforts and the sprint 5 sprint 6 an sprint 7 for UAT that attracts most of the clients and ology. In this developers are given the estimated efforts are projected. testing. Software industries. right to estimate the time for the task After the end of sprint , all the esti- The Agile is an ability to adapt to ever during sprint planning in terms of Now what is UAT testing mation against task + actual hours changing needs of the project. The re- Points. are automatically plotted into a It is User Acceptance Testing. In this quirements here are not fixed. It needs Graph called as Burn Down Graph. the entire project is tested for bugs and a high level of communication to the Now what are points Which shows the amount of hours developers fix the bugs which are valid. client to gather the requirement. Points are the complexity of the task burned against the task. The hours The developers also have the right to Its development is divided in phases starting from 1 2 3 5 8 13 but usually a are plotted in 'y' axis and time in 'x' reject an issue if it's not valid. and each phase is called as Sprint. A task is restricted to 8 points only. If a com- axis. The 2 types of hours are project- On the day of release the software sprint can be minimum 2 weeks and a plexity of task goes beyond 8 then the task ed in 'y' axis actual efforts and esti- portion developed is made available to maximum of 4 weeks. (5-8 weeks are is further divided into smaller tasks. mated effort. the targeted user. generally targeted for testing the There is also another way of estimat- A slope going towards down from top software). ing the task or user story which is called Who are targeted users? of 'x'-axis shows an effective sprint The requirement which are clear, Planning Poker. planning. It means for whom the software is drilled down in form of task and they Each estimator is holding a deck of After the sprint planning , there is a designed. For example, the tools are are decked in terms of their priorities. Planning Poker cards with values like 0, Root Cause analysis phase. designed to process banking data are The most important tasks is moved 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 20, 40 and 100. In this phase the faults or issues are just for staffs working in the bank. So up the list and are targeted to finish up The estimators discuss the feature, taken one by one and its cause is fig- here targeted users are Bank Employ- first. The unclear requirements or less asking questions of the product owner ured out. This helps all to be aware of ees only. And a website released like important chunks of project are moved as needed. When the feature has been such issues in future or their face book , we all are the targeted to list down which are not possible to fully discussed, each estimator private- resolution. users be developed in the Sprint. So this list is ly selects one card to represent his or Also there are 3 one liners each per- This was about agile. But how is Agile called as a Backlog List. her estimate. All cards are then re- son in Agile in this meeting says what managed? Promoting the changes so its availa- vealed at the same time. to stop , what to start ,what to continue There are various tools in Agile pro- ble to the end user like us i.e. on inter- If all estimators selected the same in terms of their learning from last cess for example Jeera , Rally etc. net is called as Go Live or Release value, that becomes the estimate. If sprint issues or experience. In these tools each user's stories are Each Release consists of multiple not, the estimators discuss their esti- This is all about Agile , i could ex- created. projects and each project consists of mates. The high and low estimators plain. For more information search Ag- The documents and images required sprints. should especially share their reasons. ile Methodology in Google search Bar. to successfully develop this story are After further discussion, each estimator attached along with either the user How Agile starts reselects an estimate card, and all cards story or the task. Firstly a release planning takes place. are again revealed at the same time. Here for specific project a group is Dinesh P Lalwani A release can have multiple projects. So The poker planning process is re- created and all developers, testers, Solution Architect with this planning decides which portion of peated until consensus is achieved or Ericsson - Pune product owners etc, specific to that the project will be covered as part of until the estimators decide that agile

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop — Confucius www.theopenpage.co.in l [email protected] 8 Ahmedabad, Friday, January 5, 2018 Success story “Quality is not an act, It should be in Habit” ndiGo Airlines: With in five years of der for 280 planes for Rs. 70,000 rier with no frills about what cus- Iits launch it has displaced national crores, to be delivered between 2016- tomers want i.e. on-time departure, carrier air India to become number 2020. And if the economy remains clean aircraft and good and clean fly- three in the Indian Aviation Sector. booming, it is destined to become the ing experience . Its on time perfor- This is another “Believe It or Not” largest airline of India. mance record is near 80.6% in No- entrepreneurial story of India. A dec- Rahul Bhatia is 48, Electrical Engi- vember 2010. ade ago, father and son duo, Kapil & neer from Ontario, Canada, Over the Well, in my R & D on entrepreneur- Rahul Bhatia,were just a travel agen- years got experience and exposure ship, I have found no answer and cy in Connaught Place. After five from his own family travel business. there are no secrets of success except years, It started off as a humble budg- He had a two year stint with IBM and that there are several essentials to it. et airline and are now Gurgaon based getting hold of experienced aviation In Bhatia’s case: good networking IndiGo Airlines. management such as Rakesh Gangw- skills, passion, 'lage raho', 'lagan se', The market shares of airlines is : Jet al, formerly of US Airways. and the skill to identify the best tal- 26.2; Kingfisher 19.1:IndiGo 17.3. Air From a single enterprise to travel ent excellent in communication pro- India 17.3; Spice Jet 13.3 and others corporation with 52 offices across 23 fessional. Still all, this can not be fully 17.3. As a student of management, it Rahul Bhatia cities in India and abroad and good explained. No compromise with the reinforces my belief in management Public (Air India) sectors! IndiGo is in presence in related travel activities. It quality should be done to give the .It reinforces my belief in private Vs the news because it has placed an or- has become the largest low-cost car- good result. Source: Internet

“Mozart of Madras”, “Legend of music”, “Man of awe- he composed music was ‘Mohanlal’ starrer Yodha someness”, these are the words described by the peo- (1992) , a Malayalam film. In 1991, while at a ceremo- “The urge to reach ple for a man of outstanding abilities named A.R. ny to receive an award for his work on a coffee adver- RAHMAN. tisement, Rahman met Bollywood film director Mani your full potential...” Born on January 6, 1966 in Chen- Ratnam, who persuaded him to write music for mo- nai, A.R. Rahman is an Indian com- tion pictures. Their first project was Roja (1992), ubhash In Hissar, at the age of 19th joined his family poser, singer-songwriter, music which resulted in Rahman’s first Sbusiness, skipping college and now No.36 in India To- producer, musician, multi-in- film sound track hit. More than day’s 50 power people, one among the greatest achiev- strumentalist and philanthro- 100 movie scores followed, in- ers of India. pist. A.R. Rahman, full name cluding the music for Lagaan Subhash Chandra of Zee Tele-films never attended Allah Rakha Rahman, was (2001), the first Bollywood college. He owes his business “knowledge” to his late originally named as A.S. film nominated for an grandfather, a small- town cottonseed trader who knew Dileep Kumar. He is the Academy Award. Rah- a couple of things about busi- son of Kareema Begum and man’s albums sold more ness-the kind of stuff they do R.K. Shekhar.Rahman’s father, than 100 million copies. not teach at B- schools. If it R.K. Sekhar, was a prominent Ta- He composed for various weren’t for his grandfather, mil musician who composed scores Tamil movies before venturing Chandra might never have be- for the Malayalam film into Hindi. His first Hindi come India’s first self-made me- industry. Rahman be- language movie was dia mogul, a figure often com- gan studying piano at Rangeela. The massive pared at home to News age of four. The boy’s in- response for the movie SUBHASH CHANDRA Corporation boss. Rupert Mur- terests lies in electron- led him to compose vari- doch. Chandra is pretty similar A.R. Rahman ics and computers, and his father’s serendipitous pur- ous hit albums for movies such as, Bombay (1995), Dil and has no hang-ups about getting advice from the chase of a synthesizer allowed him to pursue his se, Taal (1999), Zubeidaa (2001), Lagaan and Rockstar humblest of his employees. The most important lesson passion and to learn to love music at the same time. (2011) to name a few. The UK based World Music of all was understanding the value of taking risks and Sekhar died when Rahman was 9 years old, and by magazine Songlines named him one of 'Tomorrow's living with the results. Before Chandra stumped upon the age of 11, he was playing piano professionally to World Music Icons' one of Asia's most sophisticated satellite television, in 1986, he bought 753acress on the support his family. With no source of income, Rah- and high-tech studios. He has performed for audi- outskirts of Mumbai and in 1989, India’s first hi-tech man’s family rented out the musical equipment of his ences in Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Dubai, United amusement park, Esselworld was set up like many en- father to earn money. After a series of family crisis, States, United Kingdom, Canada and India. trepreneurial success stories, his success was accidental Rahman converted to Islam, and since then he has Rahman has been a two-time winner and a five- when a casual visit to the office of Doordarshan in Mum- been known as A R Rahman. time nominee in the Oscars. His first Hollywood bai inspired him to launch a satellite T.V channel and he He incepted his early training in music from master movie was Couples Retreat (released in 2009) for got his inspiration from BBC and CNN. As usual our “red Dhanraj. During his early teenage years, he started ac- which he won the BMI London Award for Best tape” created hurdles till he went to Hong Kong to start companying accomplished musicians such as, Zakir Score. Rahman had also composed for the 2008 his enterprise and in the process he wore proverbially Hussain, L. Shankar, and others on world tour and film Slumdog Millionaire for which he had won a six pairs of shoes! Today he has expanded his footprint earned a degree in western classical music from Trin- Golden Globe Award and two Academy awards, in USA by launching Vieira 24-hour holistic health chan- ity School of Music.His first salary was 50 rupees for creating a record for being the first Asian to have nel and has become the biggest distributor of India con- operating a record player. From 1984-88, he was a done so. The songs Jai Ho and O...Saya from the film tent in the overseas market with a view ship of 500 mil- part of the band called “Roots”, during this period he Slumdog Millionaire earned him commercial suc- lion in 160 countries. He is involved in “renewing” also played keyboard for 10-12 Kannada films. Later cess internationally. Mumbai daily DNA. He is the largest distributor of cable he became a part of a rock band called “Namesis Av- Rahman is married to Saira Banu and they have television in India with a reach of nearly 100 million enue”, where he worked as a producer-arranger and three children, Rahima, Ameena and Khatija. In 2008, people. He is further very fortunate to have elder son also performed for a concert “Jive Live”. he founded KM College of Music and Technology in Puneet Goenka,37,CEO and MD, Zee Entertainment . Rahman’s career initially started with composition Chennai, which was innaugrated by Mukesh Ambani. Puneet has made an excellent and educational state- of jingles, advertisements, documentaries, etc. In In 2013 a street was named in his honour in ment, “In a promoter –run business. It is not easy for an 1987, Rahman got his first break in the music indus- Markhaam, Ontario, Canada called “Allah-Rakha Rah- outsider to take decisions it is not easy for an outsider to try. He started by composing jingles for Allwyn Com- man Street”. A.R. Rahman has also been awarded take decisions on the flagship brand. I didn’t have the pany’s new range of watches. Two years later, Rah- with Padma Shri(2000), Padma Bhushan(2010) and fear of making mistakes and losing my job”. Well, said, man started a small studio in his house’s backyard also the national Lata Mangeshkar Award(2004). Puneet, Younger son, Amit 34,whose attributes are with the name, Panchathan Record Inn. It later went A.R. Rahman after all his struggles in life remains building new business, using technology. Both the sons on to become India’s most well-equipped and ad- an idol for many people. His music has influenced have the advantage to have their father around for abort vanced sound recording studios. many people across the world. 30 years. Source: Internet Very few people know that the first film for which Charvi pithava, LML Student

“My hardships was instrumental in my cuses more on television than print, i.e success including partition to family the ad of blessing the married couple to disputes”-Dharampal Gulati “A Journey on a tonga to TV screens !” striking a legal pose on a horse carriage- Yes, it is genuinely a success story of rent” as Indians were used to and that is: when his spices many may consider these as ego entrepreneurship form “zero to hero”, freshly ground spices. He went business was very small and trips,but to me, his ads have very good from a tonga driver top Rs. 500 crore ahead and decided to have his struggling , he advertised his recall value. Advertising alone does not MDH brand! Starting in Pakistan, he is a own face on the packaging products for the first time in sell products. It has been wisely said: fifth grade drop out and tries several what exactly Lee lacocca did in vernacular newspapers such good advertising sells good products businesses when he came to India. He his Chrysler ads, “won’t you as Pratap, an Urdu newspa- quickly and kills bad products quickly! drove a tonga ( horse carriage) to earn a buy my cars!” He compensat- per. conviction was that for His products have been of high quality living but did not like it. He decided to ed his lack of education with the people to know his brand, standard since many years.He started Dharam Pal Gulati start his own ancestral business of manu- street smartness, which also he must advertise to sell well from a small shop in Karol Bagh in Delhi facturing and selling spices. Enterprise gave him plenty of shrewd business i.e brand promotion. He has not hired in 1948. Today he 93 years old and still gave him the vision via his hunch and en- sense. any advertising agency and believed in a brand mascot. tered packaged spices, “against the cur- To his credit, he did the greatest thing running a tight ship. These days he fo- Source: Internet

A leader is a dealer in hope — Napoleon Bonaparte www.theopenpage.co.in l [email protected] counseling Ahmedabad, Friday, January 5, 2018 9 the students do not misbehave. 8. Be involving A teacher should be involving every student in the learning process. There are some students who would willingly participate in learning process while there are others who would require motivation to participate. A Are you a teacher should focus on the later and motivate them to participate without demotivating the for- mer. A teacher should see that every student get some chance in superior showing their talents and know- how and to develop their skills. Being involvement oriented means to inculcate a participat- ing approach in the students so teacher or a that they become open to questions and make efforts to find such answers. An involving teacher will always welcome the great teacher? students to participate in the learning process and create an incubating environment where better learners are produced. means that you should expect errors faced by the child will inspire the 9. Be consistent and keep solutions ready as it hap- child and parent to achieve solution A teacher should be consistent and pens. Being proactive means to, think and not to rebel. Being compassionate predictable. Consistency means a of different possibilities that might means to know about the passion of teacher should act as per the words arise and be able to meet them with- the students and provide an environ- they utter. If a teacher violates his/her out losing grip of the situation. ment where students can pursue their own principles then it will discourage passion. 2. Be creative students to be obedient and rather Creativity is not easy to implement. It 5. Be adaptive create rebellious students. Consisten- takes lot of thinking and brooding to A teacher needs to be adaptive to dif- cy will install faith among students be creative. One must be extra con- ferent situations. Not losing the tem- and keep the students calm and com- scious in order to bring creativity in per and accepting the available solu- posed for learning. They will always the work. Creativity means to do tions and quickly adapting to the feel comfortable with such teacher things differently but in acceptable environment is what a teacher needs and will be respectful with them. manner. Where one will use the age to influence the students. A teacher Consistency also means to be aligned old traditional and efficient methods, that is not adaptive cannot be influ- with the school’s philosophy of teach- a creative teacher will have her own encing the students and thus will not ing and learning. A teacher should en- methods that may be contrary to the be able to make them understand. Be- act the schools educational philoso- s per words of William Arthur phy and pedagogy and should respect Ward, “A mediocre teacher tells. A traditional methods but be more ef- ing adaptive means to adapt to differ- A fective. Creativity in teaching can be ent means of learning that is comfort- the rules of the school. This will dem- good teacher explains, a superior onstrate a respectful culture and will teacher demonstrates and a great installed by using different media for able to students and influence their explanation of the same topic. Crea- understanding using tools through enable students to be obedient and teacher inspires.” A teacher of our disciplined. school was touched by the above tivity will enable the students to re- which they understand and are quote and asked me the question, “Sir, tain their learning and thus will help influenced. 10. Be human how can I become a great teacher?” them to expand their thinking. Crea- With advent of technology and its The very question urged me to find tivity is contagious meaning students 6. Be ever learning One has to be ever learning and grow- deep penetration in education, stake out do we really need to be great of a creative teacher will always be ing. The way a teacher learns also in- holders in education have become teacher? Are we to decide that? What creative. fluences the students to learn better. A technical and in this situation a teach- does it take for one to become a great teacher is a great source of inspiration er with humanistic approach will al- teacher? 3. Be inspiring To be inspiring one has to be demon- for students and especially for stu- ways be desirable and will enjoy a re- It is almost difficult to answer for strative. I remember, one of our school dents of lower grade. Thus, if the stu- spectable position in professional the above questions as we as teachers teachers who always was in a formal dents see that a teacher is also study- world. To be human is to work with have to be in all the stages at different dress in the classroom and will ad- ing new concepts; new technology head, heart and hand. A person who is situations. A teacher needs to be tell- dress the students with respect and and upgrading her skills and knowl- sympathetic and understanding will ing and instructing at the same time a care. Students will automatically get edge, the students will also get in- always be acceptable in the society. teacher needs to be explaining. Also a inspired if the teacher focuses for per- spired and make extra efforts to learn Thus, a teacher who is humanistic in teacher needs to demonstrate and in- fection in the work. Research has better. Many a times a student merely approach will find a good position in spire. We cannot be only on one do- proved that Students will remember gets inspired with the concept that the professional world. To be human main. As per my opinion a teacher 20% of what teacher says and 80% of the teacher is still learning. In present is to understand the need of fellow needs to keep migrating from what what teacher does. Thus, it is manda- times, we have many courses that a being and in this case the students, mentioned by William Arthur Ward as tory for all teachers to be a perfection- teacher can pursue and obtain rele- thus enabling the teacher to be friend- mediocre, good, superior and great. ist in own work and considerate for vant certification. A teacher must ly with them and approachable. If so, Easily said than done, we have to keep the work of students. Merely, instruct- make efforts to obtain atleast one then the students will flourish under a close eye on as to when to migrate ing students will not inspire them but such skill certification each year and such teacher and will shine out with from one domain or other. Consider- accepting silly errors and correcting it enhance their learning and skills. Be- flying colours. ing that every teacher is capable of instantly will inspire them. A teacher ing ever learning will enable teacher The list of such characteristics is ex- migrating from one domain to other, needs to focus on what words that he/ to understand the students that faces haustive and continuing. As teachers let us find out the answer of what she uses to address the students and difficulty in learning. it is important for us to observe, dis- does it take for one to become a great explain them. play and demonstrate the above char- teacher? 7. Be open minded acteristics as time demands and let it Characteristics a great teacher 4. Be compassionate To be open minded means to allow upon the students, parents and socie- A teacher needs to be soft hearted students to query, rationalize and dis- ty to decide that whether he/she is a should possess: though not appearing so. To be com- cuss. We have many teachers that are superior or great teacher. We should passionate is to empathize with stu- very technical and methodical. This is focus on our work with commitment 1. Be proactive dents. A teacher though addressing not wrong but at times a teacher and diligence and promote a learning A teacher should always be proactive. the class has to see a problem on one should also be openminded and allow environment that is fearless and ena- Meaning, a teacher should plan in ad- to one basis. One cannot be compas- students to express their queries and bling trust with students. To be supe- vance all the work that needs to be sionate in general but when it comes suggestions. Having an impression of rior or great is not to be decided by us done and asked from students. One to addressing the student individually being an open minded teacher will but needs to be enacted by us. Best should be certain and predictable so or counselling the parent of the child, comfort the students and in turn will wishes to you for being a great teach- that the students will make their ef- the compassionate feature should be enhance their understanding and er. Let us contribute our efforts in de- fort to perform to teachers expecta- activated. Understanding with the learning. Open minded does not mean veloping a better world and loving tions. Being proactive means to think situation the child faces and providing to tolerate their misbehaviour rather and caring generation. ahead and keep plans ready. It also alternative solutions to the problems it means to be understanding so that Dr. Vishal Varia We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough — Helen Keller www.theopenpage.co.in l [email protected] 10 Ahmedabad, Friday, January 5, 2018 Educatorspick All books talk, you just need to go closure to Simple lifestyle and become the best friend? Generous man ana Patekar is an Indian actor, writer, philan- tiveer (1994), a wife beater in Agni Sakshi (1996), e have seen from time to time people have amazed why thropist and filmmaker, mainly working in a deaf and dumb father in Khamoshi: The Musi- reading is important. There, they find so many different N W Hindi and Marathi films. He was born on 1 Janu- cal (1996) and a schizophrenic in Wajood (1998). kinds of things to do with one's time. Reading is essential for a ary 1951. Born Vishwanath Patekar in Murud- At times during his career, it was noted that he variety of reasons. We will Janjira, Maharashtra, to Dinkar Patekar (a paint- was an epitome of the "angry young man" role see that at some of those er) and his wife Sangana Patekar. His father was and that he was well suited for such roles and basics reasons below, but into textile painting and ran a small business. would carry it on as a forerunner of Amitabh it is essential to know that Heen couraged him a lot and loved a seeing his Bachchan and Mithun Chakraborty. Yet, he was efforts with the vital plays. He would take Nana every where to see also perfect for some of the villainous roles that reading skills is not a sig- plays. When he was just 13, they went from be- he has done. nal of low intelligence. For ing middle class to lower middle class and finally He turned director with his movie Prahaar: example, John Corcoran, lower class. All of a sudden, he started working The Final Attack, co-starring Madhuri Dixit. He who wrote the teacher at the age of 13. After school, he would go walk once again gave a good performance in Apaha- who couldn't read, is a up and down eight kilometers to Chunabhatti to ran, for which he received the Filmfare Best Vil- very intelligent man. He paint film posters and make 35 per month to get lain Award as well as the Star Screen Award Best graduated from High a meal for a day. He was in Class IX, but that hu- Villain. He is going to be in Sangeeth Sivan's next School and College, be- miliation and hunger taught him so much that film, which is a remake of the Telugu film Athadu came a popular High School teacher and later a successful busi- he didn't need to go to any acting school. His fa- (2005) and as the character Anjaneya Prasad ness man, all without being able to read. Many highly intelligent ther would always say that 'Bachchon ke din (CBI Officer), which was originally played by people have struggled in their career and have set an example , aaye khane ke, aur mere paas kuch nahi hai.' He Prakash Raj. when properly taught, most people can learn to read easily and was always worried and felt emotionally so sad Patekar has also done some playback singing quickly. that eventually he had a heart attack and died in the films Yeshwant (1997), Wajood (1998) and Now, if a man like John Corcoran can succeed without reading, when he was 28. Aanch (2003). why is reading important? A person should really read Mr. Corco- He is what he is because of Vijaya Mehta, who He is a sketch artist, a secret not known to the ran's story to get the feeling of shame, loneliness and fear that he directed his first play. Everybody liked his role outside world. His sketches have sometimes experienced before he learned to read. He had succeed in spite of very much. He is an alumnus of the Sir J. J. insti- helped the Mumbai Police to track criminals. this major handicap because he was a man of intelligence, ability tute of Applied Arts, Mumbai. During his college Patekar is also known for his simple lifestyle and determination years he was active in inter collegiate dramatics. and is known for his generosity in donating to Let’s Understand why to be familiar with it is He came into films because of Smita Patil, who charities. He contributed money towards re- was already doing films and knew him from building of the flood ravaged villages in Bihar essential: Pune. After graduating he starred in several Bol- through the charitable organization Anubhuthi. 1. To Read is a basic function in today's society. There are many lywood movies with some of the most promi- All the monetary remuneration he obtained for adults who cannot read properly and are not enough capable nent directors of Bollywood. He is married to his performance in the movie Paathshaala was to understand the instructions on a medicine bottle. That is a Neelakanti Patekar, and they have a son Malhar donated by him to five different charitable or- scary thought - especially for their children. Filling out appli- Patekar. But, their married life did not go well, ganizations. When he was awarded the Raj Ka- cations becomes difficult for them without help. Reading and it resulted in a divorce later on. He joined poor award which carries a cash prize of Rs road or warning signs is difficult. Even following a map be- the Signals regement the early 1990s.He took up 10,00,000, he donated the entire amount to- comes tough for them... the sport of rifle shooting and was qualified for wards drought relief activities in Maharashtra. 2. Reading plays vital role in finding a satisfactory and eligible the G.V. Mavlankar Shooting Championship. He also provided financial aid to the families of job. Many well-paying jobs require reading as a part of job per- Nana Patekar is said to have a unique acting farmers who committed suicide due to indebt- formance. Works related reports and memos which is to be style. He is famous for his brash style of deliver- edness brought by drought. In September 2015, read out and if unskilled results increases the amount of time. ing his dialogues and his way of speaking reflects Patekar established an organization, Naam 3. Reading is essential because it develops the mind. The mind his deliverance of the lines. Foundation, with fellow Marathi actor Makarand is a muscle. It needs exercise. Understanding the written word While he acted in movies such as Mohre Anaspure, which works to provide aid to farmers is one way the mind grows in its ability. Teaching young chil- (1987) and Salaam Bombay! (1988), he was no- overcome by drought conditions in Maharash- dren to read helps them to develop their language skills. It ticed by the mainstream Bollywood industry tra, India. also helps them learn to listen. Everybody wants to talk, but and audience for his portrayal of the villain in Using a Twitter campaign with the hashtag few can really listen. Lack of listening skills can result in major the 1989 film, Parinda. He was awarded the IcareIsupport, Patekar was able to obtain funds misunderstandings which can lead to job loss, marriage Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for the to help Maharashtra Drought victims. breakup, and other disasters - small and great. Reading helps role. He also won the Filmfare Best Villain Award Nana Patekar, 64, may look stubborn to a few, children [and adults] focus on what someone else is in 1992 for Angaar. but in reality, he's just a bright man with a point communicating. He won the National Film Award for Best Actor of view. He may look harsh from the outside, but 4. When reading is regular you are aware of new things through for his performance in Krantiveer (1994). He also is soft from inside. He works on his own terms newspaper, magazine, internet and other with other reading won the Filmfare Award and the Star Screen and hates wasting time, but is extremely affec- sources. So every time we discover new things. Awards in the best actor category. tionate, very caring and brutally honest. He may 5. When we read continuously we develop an imagination pow- Patekar has experimented with his roles when have refused the offer to join politics, but noth- er too. They can enter in imaginary world ,can be a king or can it comes to films. He has done the occasional vil- ing can stop him from spending his own money reach to the adventurous places with the endless lain role, but has also played a hero in most of his for suffering farmers. He is a great cook, is a possibilities. films. He played a truant, gambling son in Kran- stickler for cleanliness and a doting son. Dear young learners, i would like to say that ,books are always considered to be the best friends. They take us through a journey of imagination and creativity. It is very important for us as parents, to cultivate the habit of reading in our children from a very early age., children are attracted by colourful pictures, animation and cartoons. this becomes, very important to introduce books with such content as early reading materials. children will find it interesting and begin to love reading. reading books will help a child to instill many quali- ties. It sparks their imagination, stretches their mind which results in great thinking process, questioning and reasoning ,fills their mind with knowledge, expansion of their vocabulary, sentences and com- prehension, they automatically develop fluency in their language. Reading will help parents to introduce great leaders and role models to children in form of stories. this will help parents to inculcate mor- al values. This will build strong character in kids. Parents must read stories aloud and with voice modulation like characters in the story. This in turn will make the session more interesting for the child. A small bed time story daily would give the mother a quality time together which will prove very fruitful and effective in long run with the child. The more we read more we know. Albert Einstein, the famous scientist once remarked," If you want your kids to do well in life, read to them fairy tales. If you want them to become great, then read to them Pooja Jaiswal even more fairy tales" EducatIonist, Ahmedabad Let the world of magic unfold...! www.theopenpage.co.in l [email protected] one minute stand Ahmedabad, Friday, January 5, 2018 11 Be schooled with Masala Upma Ingredients n 150gms Semolina (raw n 1 tsp cumin seeds n 1/2 cup chopped onions for instant and dry n 1 tbsp chana dal n 10 no Curry leaves Amazing facts roasted for masala upma) n ½ tbsp urad dal n 2 tsp oil / ghee are cut down annually. bulbs with energy efficient 1. 27,000 trees n ½ tsp mustard seeds n 1 tsp ginger crushed n salt to taste each day so we can have Toilet bulbs. bottle made in our n 1 to 2 green chillies slit Paper. 4. A glass time will take more than 4,000 8. According to USAID, one- Optional: n Chopped coriander leaves and grated be recycled years to decompose. third people of the earth will be coconut / sev and lemon wdedge for 2. Aluminum can n 100gms - grated carrot/ cabbage/ continuously, as in forever. facing “severe” or “chronic” garnish. of our planet’s green peas/ corn/ French beans Recycling 1 aluminum can save 5. Only 1% water shortages by the year water supply can be used. 97% n 50 gms peanuts / Cashewnuts fried enough energy to run our TVs 2025. Method: is ocean water and 2% is frozen while tempering for at least 3 hours. 80 trillion 1. Heat the oil in a kadai or pan and add solid in the Arctic, for now. a UN study on n 100gms – boiled soya granules – very aluminum cans are used by 9. According to all the ingredients till they crackle sanitation, far more people in healthy except sooji humans every year. oldest trees are 6. The world’s India have access to a cell n Other replacements to sooji are Sooji 2. Add double the quantity of water and more than 4,600 years old 3. When you throw plastic phone than to a toilet. and Semiya, bread, idli cut, poha, when it boils, add the sooji broken wheat, broken soaked and dried bags and other plastic 7. One ton of carbon dioxide 3. Allow it to cook on simmer and adjust 10. 40% of the Earth’s rice etc. materials in the ocean, it kills as released into the air can be seasoning waterways are undrinkable. n Water can be double to that of sooji 4. Serve hot garnished many as 1 million sea creatures avoided by replacing 75-watt and additional materials. More than double to triple can be for instant one. 5. For the masala upma we can add veg/ nuts and Indian spices during n Masala upma will have approx double tempering followed by water and dry water and Indian powdered spices can roasted sooji instead. be used.

Chef Salla Vijay Kumar - IHMA

Vedic Mathematics-5 Hero Pose In this article we will learn few interesting methods of multiplications. Multiplication with 12 n Multiplication of three digit number with 12 n Multiplication of two digit 323 543 345 Benefits number with 12 y x 12 x 12 x 12  Increases flexibility in the knees and hips; tones the muscles in n Place 0 at the higher place the arches of the feet; increases circulation in the feet and legs then 03230 05430 03450 0×2+3=03, 0×2+5=05, 0×2+4=04, Description 33 54 o 3×2+3=09, 5×2+4=14, 4×2+5=13,  Kneel on your mat with your knees together and thighs x 12 x 12 3×2+0=06, 4×2+0=08, 5×2+0=10, perpendicular to the floor. Separate your feet slightly wider 0330 0540 3553 5973 3795 than hip width (if this is painful on the tops of your feet or your 0×2+3=03, 0×2+5=05, knees, kneel on a thin blanket). Point your toes straight back So, 323×11=3553 So, 543×11=5973 So, 345×11=3795 g and spread the balls of your feet from the big-toe side to the 3×2+3=09, 5×2+4=14, little-toe side. Ideally, all of your toenails will touch the floor. 3×2+0=06, 4×2+0=08,  Bend your knees a bit, lean forward, and place your hands on 396 548 your calves. Pull your calf muscles back away from your knees a and roll them out. Lower your buttocks and sit on the floor. 000 010 DR. ATUL VYAS EDUCATOR, Rajkot The inner sides of your calves should touch your outer thighs. 396 648  Place your hands on your knees, catch the skin on your knees, So, 33×12=396 So, 54×12=648 and draw it up toward your thighs—this will give your knees a s more spacious feeling. Sit in this posture for 1–5 minutes.  Extend your arms straight in knock your self front of you. Bring your palms 1) National Achievement Survey 2017 is the b. Student India Campaign together and interlock your fingers. largest ever national assessment survey in. Campaign Now, turn your palms forward (away d. Coach India e from you), inhale, and raise your a. India c. Asia Pacific c. Teacher India Campaign arms overhead. Use this extension b. Asia d. World 6) What does MUSK stand for in the context along your arms to lengthen your 2)Cabinet has approved the creation of of secondary and higher education cess? sides upward. Press your shins and which agency for educational testing under a. Madhyamik and c. Madhyamik and s knees down and descend your inner the Indian Societies Registration Act, Uttar Shiksha Kosh Unnati Shiksha Kosh groins. Hold for 30–60 seconds. 1860? b. Madhyamik and d. Madhyam and Lower your arms, change the a. National Testing Agency Uchchtar Shiksha Kosh Uchchtar Shiksha Kosh interlacing of your fingers, and b. National Educational Agency 7) INS is set to launch which first online repeat. c. National Education Testing Agency course for nurses? s  To come out of the d. National Higher Education Testing Agency a. Infusion therapy c. Intelligent therapy pose, lower your arms, place b. Intravenous therapy d. Internal therapy 3) Which educational institution was your hands on the floor, and lift named after India's first PM? 8) What is the web portal address for your buttocks. Raise one knee a. JNU c. DU supply of NCERT textbooks launched in Aug at a time, sliding each foot 9, 2017? b. BHU d. CISR i forward to straighten your a. www.ncertbooks. c. www.ncertbooks. leg. 4) On Teacher's Day 2017, which portal ncert.gov.in ncert.gov.co providing national digital infrastructure for b. www.ncertbooks. d. www.ncertbooks. teachers was launched? ncert.gov.com ncert.gov a. DIKSHA c. GYAN o 9) NASSCOM foundation has joined hands b. SHIKSHA d. SHAKTI with which firm to establish a rural digital 5) Which strategic nation building initiative literacy centre (the first in Telangana) in is NITI Aayog set to launch to mentor Peddashapur Village? students? a. Arcesium c. Arces n a. Mentor India Campaign b. Cesium d. Arcesi

RNI REGN.NO. GUJENG/2002/23382 Published by Archit Bhatt, Managing Editor and Printed by him at Divya Bhaskar, Regd Office: Bhasker House, Nr. YMCA Club, S. G. Highway, Changodar-Bavla Highway, Tq. Sanand, Dist. Ahmedabad. All articles have been selected and scrutinized by Sub editor The Open Page: 4th Floor, Vishwa Arcade, Nr. Akhbarnagar, Opp. Kum-kum Party Plot, Nirnaynagar, Ahmedabad. Ph. No. 079-27621385, 27621386 www.theopenpage.co.in l [email protected] 12 Ahmedabad, Friday, January 5, 2018 school frame Inter school drawing competition at svs English School –Mother’s Pet Drawing competition was held in the premises of SVS English School – Mother’s Pet. The event was held on 3rd December, Sunday wherein 300 students from more than 10 schools had participated from all over Ahmedabad. This competition was for Sr.KG to Grade 7 students . The Chief guest of the event was Mr. Bijoy Shivaram – Principal at JG College of Performing Arts. The Judges were Mr. Sudhir Thakkar from Camlin, Kokuyo & Ms. Ila Patel ,an artist.

Chaitanya Khoj-2017- Interschool Quiz held on 29th November

Chaitanya School conducted its Interschool Quiz Contest at Gandhinagar Town Hall on 29th November 2017 for students of classes IX -XI. This unique initiative by the School aims to enhance general awareness among students.

Rack your Brain - reflections Q. Dear readers, what does success in the class room mean to you?” 1. There may be a different opinion of different readers, but according to me ,I would like to see my child success fully doing his work with responsibility and other parameters of assessment which may show the difference of grades among the students but those all are time taking developments ,varies from child to child. So success in the classroom for my kid is to understand the interaction done and following the instructions. —Payal Bhavsar, Ahmedabad

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