Oliphant Newsletter August 2010
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Vol. XXIX August 2010 No. 4 The liphaWELHnAM BOYS StCHOOL THINK ABOUT IT... Every generation has the obligation to free men's minds for a look to new worlds. Ellison Onizuka Editorial 02 RUPKUND... A MEMORABLE TRIP 10 CROSS KHARDUNGLA 13 FOR A DAY CALLED INDEPENDENCE 21 DUDETTE OF THE MONTH... 22 The liphant The liphant SIDE It seems, we have won. Sixty-three Gone are the days of the 40's and ING years ago, no one gave this 'land of 50's when India had a strong and R snake charmers' a chance. Today, committed government. Today our growth rate has proved that we people of limited intelligence and It did not have a dramatic ending like the have survived. We have now become dubious integrity who know little 2006 World Cup, where a 'stable' multicultural democracy about India and care even less for IEW the greatest player of with sky rocketing growth. But can the ideal on which the Republic was l V the modern era, we be the top dogs? Can we be a founded, run the government. Zinadine Zidane, bid superpower? Unfortunately, a majority of our adieu after receiving a red- a politicians come across as selfish, card. Nevertheless , it had The greatest threat to our internal its share of controversies, the i nepotistic, sycophantic and corrupt. security is the people who the new 'hand of god' by Luis Suarez, The Commonwealth game scam is a r government has marginalized. We the Jabulani, the annoying Vuvuzela's case in point. Today's leaders need took away their lands and their and the petty and senseless French team to stop pleasing the electorate and boycotting practices after a fall out with o livelihood, under the excuse of start doing things. The unstable their manager. Oh yes! The likes of economic globalisation. The coalition governments add to the Ronaldo and Messi did not exactly set the Communist Party of India(Maoist), t worsening of such a situation, where fields on fire with their "brilliant" skills but now stands in the way of us we got to see the smooth and elegant i the Center is not a united front, but a realizing our dream. display of football by Xavi and delicate china cup, stuck together by Iniesta,bursts of speed and clinical There is a reassertion of religious the 'fevicol' of ambition. finishing by David Villa and Thomas d orthodoxy in all faiths in modern The increasing divide between the Mueller, inspirational leadership by Diego India- among Muslims, Christians, Forlan, not to forget the scenic and rich and the poor, and our unstable Sikhs, Hindus and even among modern football stadiums of South pattern of resource consumption do Jains. Non-liberal tendencies in all Africa(unlike our Commonwealth Games little help to our cause. As the rivers these religions are growing. As which it seems are only a way of making E which are our lifeline get polluted, we Ramchandra Guha puts it the mullas money for the officials).Personally, I was can only wait for eventual doom. pretty happy to see who abuse Sania Mirza or Tasleema Argentina crash out, Nasreen, and the Sikh hardliners I hope Welhamites take note of these the reason being who terrorise the Dera Saccha musings and act in order to promote Maradona, who had Sauda are wholly opposed to the India to 'Superpower' status. claimed that he would run spirit of the Indian Constitution. naked if Argentina won. It would not have Before I finish, I would just like to put It gave us new stars, goals Christian and Muslim orthodoxy has been a great sight! Of course ,the forward a thought on this a strong hold over society. But, galore, some exhilarating highlight of this World Cup are the songs Independence day. It may be a 'Waka Waka'- by Shakira and 'Waving most of all, Hindu fundamentalism heavily over-used cliché, but we are displays of skills, and obviously Flag'- by K'nan .My pick was Waka is undisputedly the most dangerous the future of our country and it is we Waka... of them all thanks to its superior 'Paul the Octopus'. The FIFA who have to set the tone for what we In the euphoria of the World Cup everyone political influence. If we aspire to want to see our nation to be. And as World Cup 2010 was definitely forgot Rafael Nadal, who yet again proved see India as an inclusive, liberal and one of my classmates once said, "We high on the agenda of every his supremacy on the tennis circuit by secular democracy, we need to claiming back to back titles at Rolland the people are India's problem, We speak up against this right wing the people are India's solution." religious extremism. Jai Hind Welhamite And who can forget our politicians? -Jatan Singh Soni in the summer break. 02 03 The liphant The liphant SIDE It seems, we have won. Sixty-three Gone are the days of the 40's and ING years ago, no one gave this 'land of 50's when India had a strong and R snake charmers' a chance. Today, committed government. Today our growth rate has proved that we people of limited intelligence and It did not have a dramatic ending like the have survived. We have now become dubious integrity who know little 2006 World Cup, where a 'stable' multicultural democracy about India and care even less for IEW the greatest player of with sky rocketing growth. But can the ideal on which the Republic was l V the modern era, we be the top dogs? Can we be a founded, run the government. Zinadine Zidane, bid superpower? Unfortunately, a majority of our adieu after receiving a red- a politicians come across as selfish, card. Nevertheless , it had The greatest threat to our internal its share of controversies, the i nepotistic, sycophantic and corrupt. security is the people who the new 'hand of god' by Luis Suarez, The Commonwealth game scam is a r government has marginalized. We the Jabulani, the annoying Vuvuzela's case in point. Today's leaders need took away their lands and their and the petty and senseless French team to stop pleasing the electorate and boycotting practices after a fall out with o livelihood, under the excuse of start doing things. The unstable their manager. Oh yes! The likes of economic globalisation. The coalition governments add to the Ronaldo and Messi did not exactly set the Communist Party of India(Maoist), t worsening of such a situation, where fields on fire with their "brilliant" skills but now stands in the way of us we got to see the smooth and elegant i the Center is not a united front, but a realizing our dream. display of football by Xavi and delicate china cup, stuck together by Iniesta,bursts of speed and clinical There is a reassertion of religious the 'fevicol' of ambition. finishing by David Villa and Thomas d orthodoxy in all faiths in modern The increasing divide between the Mueller, inspirational leadership by Diego India- among Muslims, Christians, Forlan, not to forget the scenic and rich and the poor, and our unstable Sikhs, Hindus and even among modern football stadiums of South pattern of resource consumption do Jains. Non-liberal tendencies in all Africa(unlike our Commonwealth Games little help to our cause. As the rivers these religions are growing. As which it seems are only a way of making E which are our lifeline get polluted, we Ramchandra Guha puts it the mullas money for the officials).Personally, I was can only wait for eventual doom. pretty happy to see who abuse Sania Mirza or Tasleema Argentina crash out, Nasreen, and the Sikh hardliners I hope Welhamites take note of these the reason being who terrorise the Dera Saccha musings and act in order to promote Maradona, who had Sauda are wholly opposed to the India to 'Superpower' status. claimed that he would run spirit of the Indian Constitution. naked if Argentina won. It would not have Before I finish, I would just like to put It gave us new stars, goals Christian and Muslim orthodoxy has been a great sight! Of course ,the forward a thought on this a strong hold over society. But, galore, some exhilarating highlight of this World Cup are the songs Independence day. It may be a 'Waka Waka'- by Shakira and 'Waving most of all, Hindu fundamentalism heavily over-used cliché, but we are displays of skills, and obviously Flag'- by K'nan .My pick was Waka is undisputedly the most dangerous the future of our country and it is we Waka... of them all thanks to its superior 'Paul the Octopus'. The FIFA who have to set the tone for what we In the euphoria of the World Cup everyone political influence. If we aspire to want to see our nation to be. And as World Cup 2010 was definitely forgot Rafael Nadal, who yet again proved see India as an inclusive, liberal and one of my classmates once said, "We high on the agenda of every his supremacy on the tennis circuit by secular democracy, we need to claiming back to back titles at Rolland the people are India's problem, We speak up against this right wing the people are India's solution." religious extremism. Jai Hind Welhamite And who can forget our politicians? -Jatan Singh Soni in the summer break. 02 03 The liphant The liphant Garros and Wimbledon. Tiger Woods was physically and technically which shows in "Every Second Counts" by Lance back on the golf course but he looked like their game.