In quotes “The world is becoming a smaller space where social media is bringing THE GL BAL TIMES people closer and anyone can share their story." MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2018 www.theglobaltimes.in ― Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (On #MeToo movement) INSIDE Festival of change October: Serving Various Festivals Of India In Their Modern Avatar

Rashi Garg, GT Network ground for people from all castes and ably have to take a flight to Mumbai. But A celebration of taste O traffic, kal aana, P7 communities at a time when the British that is a thing of the past. Today the rivers We all know of the navratra thali. ctober is the month of soft breeze discouraged social and political gather- and lakes in Delhi engulf as many idols Domino’s took things a step ahead with of change as we transition from ings to control the population. Our festi- as does the sea in Mumbai. The festive the navratra pizza last year, dishing out a Oharsh summers to biting winters. vals, whilst changing, opened their arms. fervour of dandiyas is as resplendent in pizza made of singhare ka atta. While we It is also the month when glee cheers eu- Moving away from the shy private affairs, the city as it is in Gujarat. Chath, a festi- weren’t fans of the same, its underlying phoria, as festivities of the Indian calen- our festivals have become more flamboy- val celebrated in Northern India saw the taste was that of sweetness of celebration. dar kick in. With ‘change’ and ‘festivities’ ant, their arms spread wide to embrace capital enjoy a holiday. As regional festi- Restaurants are also offering regional hanging thick in the air, we decided to ex- the community. vals rally to the front, it is celebration of foods like onam sadhya. The pizza chain plore both in this edition’s top story. a secular India that takes the limelight. even turned 500 of its outlets vegetarian. When Titans collide, P5 A celebration of secularism Festivals spell happiness where people Maa, no longer needs to stand in the A celebration of change There was a time when if you wanted to come together to celebrate irrespective of kitchen, sweating for hours, preparing Indian festivals have celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi, you’d prob- their caste or creed. vrat ka khana. breathed colour and shined Do you think India’s light for as long as A celebration of holidays selection in UN Human we’ve known. But Illustration: Ravinder Gusain, GT Network If you’d told someone a few Rights Council will they have gone years ago that you won’t be in strengthen its global stand? through metamor- the country for Diwali, you phosis too as can- would have been met with a) Yes b) No dles and diyas were sympathetic looks. But not c) Can’t say replaced by dainty fairy- any more. With both parents To vote, log on to lights; the colour made way for working, Diwali is now a time for www.theglobaltimes.in its organic counterparts. Laddoos extended holidays. Thomas and jalebis, found their heir in sugar Cook recorded a growth of POLL RESULT free sweets. The ganpati idols, were re- 36% in 2015 across for GT Edition October 8, 2018 placed by eco-friendly counterparts; domestic and interna- some going an actual mile for change, tional travel. The Do you think the recently with one restaurant in Amritsar mak- travel company also held public opinion poll has ing a chocolate idol which was later introduced special festival a role in determining the immersed in milk and distributed to packages which could com- status of 2019 elections? underprivileged kids. prise a traditional meal and a special pooja at an exotic No Can’t 70% Yes A celebration of unity location during the holiday. 56% Say Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations were 42% initiated by Maratha ruler Chhatrap- From cosy celebrations to 28% ati Shivaji to propagate culture. It public affairs; from select 22% 14% 67% 11% 0% remained a family affair till Bal festivities to celebrating Gangadhar Tilak, a social re- one and all; our festivals Results as on October 13, 2018 former and freedom fighter, seem to have been brought back the tradition of swept away by the Coming Next celebrating it as grand pub- winds of change. But Meet the YP teams lic event. The celebrations we aren’t complain- soon became a meeting ing anymore. G T Let us dance... Geeta Mahalik Believes Dance Is The Answer To Everything

Mugdha Jain, XI F, & Aditya swer. With the support of people around lesson I learnt was to strike a balance Pathak, X I, AIS Gur 46 me and my own determination, I passed between my passion for dance and my every hurdle. Life will always give you education. Now even as an adult, I try to hen the rhythm of the music more reasons to quit than to continue. In maintain a balance between my personal is heard, it is hard to stop moments like these, it is you who need passion for dance and my professional Woneself from tapping their to tell yourself that giving up is not and commitment to it. While performing feet, swinging their arms, devoting never will, be an option. Never take ‘No’ everything to the rhythm and letting it for an answer, even when you are talk- all go. Geeta Mahalik, a classical Odissi ing to your own self. dancer, understands this magic better Geeta Mahalik with GT reporters than anyone else. Trained in intricacies arve your own path: of the art from a very young age, she has CYou were not born to studied under two eminent gurus of im to achieve: Becoming success- follow everyone else around Odissi dance - late Deba Prasad Dash Aful is not something easy to you. Initially, when I began with and Shri Mayadhar Raut. A Padma Shri achieve. A lot of hard work, dedication, my training, I was told to try awardee and a recipient of Sangeet and sacrifice goes into turning your western dance forms. I was told that Natak Akademi Award, she narrates the dreams into reality. As a dancer, I knew people no longer care about Indian charming love story of herself and her I had to work very hard and practice for dance forms, but I knew my heart lay in precious dance form. hours at a stretch every single day. There classical dance forms. So, I worked hard have been times when I wanted to quit, and followed my dreams. Every indi- are to dream: To be successful, when I could have let myself be dis- vidual is capable of greatness, but we Dthe first step is to dream. If you tracted by something else, something will never achieve it if we keep follow- don’t dream of landing on the moon, that could have been achieved easily. ing the rules and the norms set by soci- all these years, I have then you won’t even touch stars. When But in the end, I knew dance was my ety. I am so glad that my parents taught learnt a lesson to keep I first thought of being a professional passion and excellence in this field is me to follow my heart and not do what practicing and be my dancer, many people wanted me to what I wanted to achieve. society wanted me to do. best always. Every obsta- change my mind saying that dancing cle, every experience, every will never be a proper career and I will o is not an option: Many people very experience a lesson: Every rainy cloud is eventually a never achieve anything in it. They told Ntold me ‘No’ when I first started Eexperience that we face teaches us teacher, ready to teach us a me, I was going to ruin my life in a field out in this field. They thought that a lesson that we can inculcate in our lesson, if only we are will- that will never give me something in re- women should only have ‘normal’ jobs lives. I think it is through these lessons ing to listen to them and turn. But look at me now! I am glad I did or be a homemaker. I am glad that I that I have learnt to create a balance of keep learning with each Geeta Mahalik, an eminent dancer, makes a not listen to them. never took their opinion as the final an- everything in life. As a child, the biggest new day. G T ‘mudra’ of Odissi dance One of the seven wonders of the Waah Taj! 2 THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2018 world, the Taj witnesses atleast World Mirror 12,000 visitors every day. News and Views North Korean leader has invited Pope Francis to North Korea. North Korea Tarique Rehman, the Tarique son of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, was sentenced to life Kim’s invite for Pope invite for Kim’s This comes as a welcome change as no Pope has ever visited North Korea, except The Pope John Paul II. invitation will be extended by South Korean president Moon Jae-in. Bangladesh Tarique Rehman sentenced to life Tarique over the 2004 grenade attacks that killed 24 and left over 500 injured, including Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. football debut as a professional. He and excited for this ‘all set’ says he’s His first stint with football journey. was when he called in as a substitute and made his twenty- August. minute cameo in successful China has successfully launched two remote sensing satellites into space.

Australia China Sprint legend Bolt’s debut in Football Sprint legend Bolt’s The legendary 100m sprinter Usain Bolt is set to make his Remote sensing satellite launch The main purpose of these probes, family is to Yaogan-32 belonging to conduct electromagnetic environmental The launch was the 286th mission probes. in the Long March Series. Cyclone Titli caused heavy rainfall in Ganjam, Gajapati and Puri districts The of Odisha. India Ledumahadi WWII bomb still creates paranoia creates An unexploded bomb II War from World created a havoc when found in the Eastern

Cyclone Titli hits Odisha Titli Cyclone cyclone was upgraded to 'very severe The speed of wind cyclonic storm'. touched 126 kmph. 15 teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were deployed to combat the disaster. Germany to have walked the earth has The remains of what could easily be animal, the largest mafube The Africa. been unearthed in South sheer size of the dinosaur is supposedly double the size of an city of Potsdam. It led to the evacuation of more than 3000 residents and was diffused successfully without any casualties. South Africa

New kind of Behemoth discovered The dinosaur who existed more than African elephant. average two million years ago, weighed around 12 tons. UK Banksy, the infamous street Banksy, artist who is known for his revolutionary and out of the box ideas for guerilla activism pulled what is being considered one of the biggest stunts in art His painting, ‘Girl with history. Greece has placed a ban on obese tourists on taking rides on donkey backs. This came after reports that Self destructing painting for just over a was auctioned off Balloon’ As soon as the deal closed, million dollars. the painting shred itself, leaving audience dumbfounded. Greece these tourists were the reason that new A donkeys were left with broken backs. set of regulations have been implemented by Ministry of Health and Food. No more joyrides at Santorini No more France the end of 2018. country to install its first river turbine on Rhone The river near Lyon. project is supposed to generate enough electricity to power power grid to start production by World’s first river turbine farm first river World’s in Lyon first France becomes the world’s The turbines will 400 homes. soon be linked to the main Declassified files show WW3 plan for Recently declassified files show that a high ranking of the US army, official USA General Westmoreland had conspired to send Westmoreland General in the event Vietnam nuclear warheads to south It was only war. Vietnam of a defeat at the through the swift action of President Johnson that the day was saved. GT keeps the newswire ticking by bringing keeps the newswire GT the globe around you news from World at a glance The Emperor spent about 32 million rupees during the years 1632-1653 on this great THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2018 architectural venture. Today that amount 3 Waah Taj! Waah would be close to 1,062,834,098 USD. Learning Curve Education & Enhancement

Amity Institute Mathematics of life for Competitive Examinations Maths And Life Have More In Common Than You Can Even Imagine Presents Aditi Suresh, XII & Aastha to you eventually. that you’ve either got it right or still in the process. Trials of yore Gupta, Alumnus, AIS PV Life: The leap from triangles to you’re still hundreds of miles Life: Regardless of the answer, Ah, the bitter memories of the trigonometry is very similar to away. Researchers suggest that the route you chose to find that weeks past, spent crying and Brainleaks-257 he Greeks, born in the in- life. It is important to remember reiterating a Math question won’t square root is what matters. Get- clutching your hair and the occa- FOR CLASS VI-VIII cipience of civilization, that anxiety does no good, but get it right, but understanding the ting tensed about ‘what next’ will sional calming sessions in front Twithout occupation and rather makes you doubt the table psychology behind it would. So only lead to another screw up. of the mirror (and this is after 216 cubes of side 1 cm each hobby, were quintessential in of 17 you mastered once. Life is sit back, take a sip of water and Sometimes, it’s the journey that just one NCERT exercise) while are stacked to form 1 large creating something that the uni- a concoction of ups and downs, remind yourself that you would makes your destination worth, so preparing for the exams, alights verse isn’t complete without, or and success only comes when still get marks for all those steps. remember to do what you can, in us sentiments of repulsion and cube. If the entire surface of so they have us think at school. you take the leap of faith. So, it’s After all, an overcooked bacon is the best you can and aim to get trauma. The unending tuition the new cube is painted As much as the greater part of better to cook well while you’re far worse than the one which is partial credit if not a full score. classes, the utter inability to black, how many unit cubes humanity resents its creation and in the pressure cooker and have solve that ‘Circles’ problem de- are left unpainted? Illustration: Dinesh Kumar, GT Network curses this subject, Mathematics a shot at making a delicious stew, spite repeated attempts are some establishes useful rules for navi- because worrying about the re- of the trials a modern student has (a) 64 (b) 36 gating through life just as if it sult will get you nowhere. to endure in order to pass the ul- (c) 72 (d) 108 was a math textbook, and it is timate test, M-A-T-H-E-M-A-T- about time we reckon its impor- An overcooked bacon I-C-S. Unsurprisingly, it all boils Last Date: correct entries win tance in our lives. One puts in all the efforts to get down to students starting to OCT 19, 2018 3 attractive prizes RHS equal to LHS just to realise avoid math prep like crazy and The pressure cooker just assuming the Math textbook Ans. Brainleaks 256: (C) It was only until grade nine, that is but an unsolvable nightmare. Math was just about triangles. Life: Despite the torment pro- Winner for Brainleaks 256 The Babylonians however, fore- duced by studying Mathematics, 1. Vinayak Chawla, X-A, AIS PV saw the need for concepts like remaining resilient is the key. At trigonometry, algebra and the the end of the day, only those 2. Ahaan Ali, V-A, AIS Vas-1 likes, basically all the stuff that students top this subject who 3. Moksh AGARWAL, IV-H, AIS Gur-46 makes adrenaline surge keep trying. The ones who adopt through a student’s body, to ‘Math is not my cup of tea’ atti- about five times the usual rate. tude, forever remain haunted by Name:...... It is hard to forget that feeling it. Similarly, life too subjects us you get right before a Math to suffering in order to ensure test, as your hands get that we are moulded into Class:...... clammy and your body starts adaptive humans that we are sweating, all the while your meant to be. All those months nerves tap dancing like of torturous studying you do, School:...... crazy. However, this only will make you achieve for the worsens as your brain tries most part, a decent grade. Life to process all those formulas might drag you through deep you crammed in your head puddles of lava, but at the end, it Send your answers to The Global Times, last night. No matter how cool will drop you in a cool pool of E-26, Defence Colony, New Delhi - 24 or e-mail your answers at [email protected] you act about it, the pressure gets lemonade. G T Scholastic Alert Examination: Undergraduate candidates’ performance in the Reversal of learning Common Entrance Exam for two-stages of Design Aptitude Design (UCEED) Test (DAT). It aims to assess the Course: Bachelor of Design skills, knowledge and behav- (B.Des) - 4 yrs. Admissions to ioural abilities of candidates. The Little Things Teachers Learn From Their Students (B.Des) programmes at IIT Stage 1: DAT Prelims - They Bombay, IIT Guwahati and II- will be conducted across India. Pulkit Goyal, AIS Gur 46, XII ITDM Jabalpur are done Appearing for DAT Prelims or through Undergraduate Com- being ranked in the shortlist eachers are always put on mon Entrance Examination for does not guarantee admission. a pedestal, and why Design (UCEED). Stage 2: DAT Mains - Candi- Tshouldn’t they be? They Eligibility: The candidate must dates shortlisted after DAT Pre- teach their students various valu- have interest in design with cre- lims will be invited to appear for able lessons that they use not just ative, visual and problem solv- Stage 2 DAT Main exams at inside the classroom, but ing aptitudes. Ahmedabad or at other cam- throughout their life. Well, edu- Applications are open to appli- puses of NID viz Ahmedabad, cation is not a one-way street. cants who have passed/will ap- Bengaluru, Gandhinagar, Ku- Just like any other avenue in life, pear for Senior Secondary rukshetra and Vijayawada. it also works on reciprocity and it (10+2) examinations in aca- Educational Qualification: just so happens that the teachers demic year 2018–19 in any Applications for academic year end up taking lessons from the stream from any recognised 2019–20 are open to applicants very students they were sup- board like CBSE, ICSE, IB or who have passed/will appear for posed to deliver lessons to. equivalent. Senior Secondary (10+2) exam- Important dates: inations in academic year 2018– Period 1: Uniquematics Date for online registration: 19 in any stream from any A classroom has a diversity of October 9 - November 9, 2018 recognised board like CBSE, students. 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If these numbers do not make you do the math, then we don’t all come know what will. Let’s together and save our beloved Earth from turning into a fiery ball of flaming-mass! sea water since the last century due to rising heat. heat-trapping nature of carbon dioxide was discovered and demonstrated for the first time. 1950: 30 1.5 19th pheric levels of CO record of the last 400,000 years. But, he was rather surprised to hear win a these words from his coach – “To match, you need to be a good team player and not just a good player.” Fourth quarter the final fifteen minutes of the It’s match. Fingers were crossed and The coach saw prayers were muttered. what no one else did, the eyes of his players communicating amongst each Captain Sahil dodges the ball to- other. who in turn did wards another player, And in the blink of an eye, in the same. a game of quick reflexes, team Jungle All the Rangers scored another goal. players of the team rush towards Sahil, enveloping him in the tightest hug that he had ever known. Earlier in the day… Sahil had won many matches for the As he sat there perplexed, he saw team. giv- other players hugging each other, ing each other tips interspersed with high fives and fist bumps. He sat there alone and watched the camaraderie. So, with the match coming to an end, Sahil took home victory along with les- sons of team spirit and sportsmanship, essential to win a match or champi- The day made him ponder upon onship. wins words, “Talent Michael Jordan’s games, but teamwork and intelligence The match taught wins championships.” Sahil that a successful team beats with one heart. Scientists who be- More than 3 trillion Is the rise of level of asses, the score long with seasons, it is also the climate which has taken a 180-degree Aaditya Ranjan AIS Vas 1, VII B AIS Vas years: percent: goal! inches: It seemed like the out- Earth on fire lieve the primary cause of global warming is the misuse of avail- able resources by humankind. tons of ice has melted in Antarc- tons of ice has melted in tica since 1992. 97 25 8 A spin. Climate change is a real, living and breathing monster which refuses to take a step back, despite all our #savenvironment campaigns and planting trees. 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Ananya K Dash & Sreeram in with total disregard for the which, some rivalries have al- valries. Pick your sides already! riety of games, performance, shoes, and even more so when Kandikuppa, AIS Gur 43, XI match and starts to blabber ways been there. Some so in- specs etc., the PC master race it’s the two rival companies about how Manchester is going tense that they have been passed PS4 vs Xbox smirks and says, ‘Rookies!’ Adidas and Puma. From the anU V/S Barca. It’s to take Barcelona down easily. down from forefathers through Any conversation involving same company to opposite the finals and you’re That is exactly the moment generations and some so recent consoles is incomplete without Goku vs Vegeta aglets, the rivalry between them Msitting, biting your when you know that the person that it’s impossible not to com- inclusion of the famous Xbox Kamehameha!!!! Is there any- was so intense that their respec- nails with your cousins watch- in front of you is not your prehend how it became such a v/s PS4 banter. Of course, there one who hasn’t gone through tive factories built in the same ing the thing that you have been cousin, but your mortal enemy. big deal all of a sudden in no is Nintendo but isn’t it just a his childhood without the Bavarian village of Herzoneau- waiting for the entire week. And that my friend is the dawn time. Here are some of the ex- hipster thing? While the con- Dragon Ball Z phase? In fact rch polarised the community That’s when your cousin comes of another rivalry. Speaking of amples of such ri- soles battle it out in terms of va- some of us are still in that phase. with local people picking sides Although the series was an in- by picking shoes. It’s almost as stant hit, August 3, 2005 was if they had ‘just do it’ attitude! nothing less than a revolution. It brought to life the greatest ri- Lamborghini vs Ferrari valries of all times creating a Enzo Ferrari would have never huge divide within the fans on thought that they would have to who is better? Goku or Vegeta. pay such a big price for humili- I’m just ‘saiyan’, both are ating a lowly tractor manufac- equally awesome. turer company. The small feud resulted in the birth of the giant PUBG vs Fortnite bull - Lamborghini. Ever since The two frontrunners of the then, the stallion and the bull are hype train of battle royal genre constantly racing to be called made on the same engine has di- the speed demon. vided fans for a year. Fans con- stantly argue about which game Rivalries come and go. Some- provides a better experience, times they motivate people to which has a better map and outperform the other and be the whose gameplay is superior. ‘numero uno’, or they turn bit- But in the end it’s all about hav- ter, leaving dents on either side. ing a chicken dinner after your And sometimes, they pave way victory royale, isn’t it? for friendships. But they are al- ways a treat to the spectator as Adidas vs Puma long as they last. It’s all about It’s not easy to fill someone’s what you learn from it. Waah Taj! Drishti and Aviral Drishti and AIS Gurugram 43, IX D Issue: October 1, 2018; Page 4 Issue: October Dear Editor, Dear think that everything we We have ever touched, believed, seen, done or felt is the ultimate a single truth and there isn’t thing – living or dead – beyond our restricted world. ‘The from October simulation game’ Times The Global 1 issue of makes us question our existence – are we really living on our own accord; are we being played or are we a part of just the biggest reality show ever? matter what goes on no Frankly, in our minds, we will still be here and the situation will still be the same. Nothing is going to change just because we finally realise that there could be more advanced beings in the universe capable of controlling The author has left the Sims us. hypothesis open ended which makes readers wonder ‘What If you already aren’t if…’ amongst those with an existential crisis almost on a daily basis, then this story will even if it is alter your reality, for a brief moment; it will give you goosebumps and leave you with doubts that maybe our life is nothing but all a big lie. world. But we need to remember that world. But we need to not always bringing a change does We mean doing something dramatic. can actually bring a change even with our small contributions, because no contribution is actually small. If you are determined to change the world, trust me, you will do it. Naisha Abbey AIS Noida, VII J AIS Noida, GT M@il GT Write to us at : [email protected] Write Dr Saurabh Srivastava with GT Reporter Saurabh Srivastava with GT Dr Issue: October 8, 2018; Page 9 Issue: October Dear Editor, Dear This is with reference to the in story ‘The train uphill’ The Global October 8 issue of It tells us about how Times. tough times bring forth our true The story is about a strengths. saint and his disciple who are When the travelling by train. disciple realised that the coaches were starting to disconnect from the engine and that they might all die, he started panicking. He was amazed to see that his guru was very calm and wanted to spend the last moments of his life in The story was very short peace. and crisp which made it an This interesting read for me. taught me a valuable lesson that, ‘Death is inevitable. If we spend our life worrying about death, we will regret not enjoying the precious gift of I feel that we should read life.’ more such stories so that we can apply these morals in our lives to become better people. T

G Pic: Deepak Sharma, GT Network GT Sharma, Deepak Pic: but that does not imply us closing our but that does not imply living in a bub- eyes to the reality and need to get up, realise our re- We ble. sponsibility and try to change the The story of the arms of all of the arms story of The by Shah amputated being artisans because probably a myth Jehan is projects too. on other they worked The realisation Let us consider the fact that keeping a san- situation guine disposition during a difficult might be taken as a good way to steer clear But the question is - for from negativity. This is where we need to be real. how long? Staying positive might seem an effective way to get rid of the problem, but you need to realise that it is not the only way. The way out realistic approach to any problem is to A accept that life is not a bed of roses. It is a positive atti- A never ending roller coaster. tude can help you sail through the highs and lows but add a little pragmatic thinking and hard work to your problem in the right di- rection and you would be good to go. those who believe that success will To come to them by mere positive attitude, it’s high time that you start cultivating your op- timism while welcoming the challenges that stand before you. It is on an optimistic note that we should start working out on our problems because there is absolutely no obstacle that comes without an answer. be successful. History is replete with be successful. History changed the examples of people who world with great ideas, despite of having meagre resources. Having fewer financial resources is not the end of the world and we need to change how we think about it. Change your actions Merely thinking about wanting some- thing, achieving something and changing something is not enough. All of us can sit on our couches and for wish for the world to be different, us to be successful, but what are we actually doing to bring in the change? the couches and get off need to We work towards achieving our dreams. Even if you have plenty of resources and a good idea, none of it will mat- ter if you do not work towards turn- It takes a lot ing that idea into reality. of hard work to turn your surname At the end of the into a brand name. to be determined about you need day, what you want to do and have a plan will only be able to You of action. achieve it if you dream it and do it. Change the world I think we As citizens of this country, should make sure that everything we do is for the betterment of everyone lot of unfortunate events A around us. have been happening in the world, sab , AIS Noida, XI A AIS Noida, XI , AIS Noida, XII ’ is heard as the solutions to ’ tay positive’ is a phrase that we tay positive’ hear when we go through a cri- sis. In fact, the whole world n entrepreneur, an invest- an n entrepreneur, ment professional, Dr Saurabh Srivastava, Chair- Nivedita Kapoor Nandika Mogha, man Emeritus, TiE Delhi/NCR has TiE man Emeritus, turned everything he has touched into a success. Former chairman of NASSCOM and founder of Infinity he is also the recipient of Venture, Achievement Dataquest Lifetime Alumnus Distinguished Award, Kanpur and the pres- from IIT Award tigious Padma Shri in 2016 for his contributions to the world of trade in- AUUP, During his visit to dustry. 2018, Noida on the occasion of ICEL Amity Lifetime he was awarded for promotion of Award Achievement Entrepreneurship. In an exclusive in- Reporters, the man teraction with GT shared what allowed him to climb the ladder to success, the word which in his life. brought a wave of ‘change’ Change your perspective One of the biggest misconceptions in the world is the belief that we can only be successful if we have abun- dant resources and assets to back up our projects and our dreams. If you believe that, I advise you to change Not every- your mindset right now. families, but one is born in affluent that does not mean that they cannot A Change your life your Change Of Success Biggest Mantra Shares His Srivastava Dr Saurabh

Does Optimism Always Work? Does Optimism Always Being positive theek ho jayega positivity Yes, even grave health concerns. helps you fight the battle and heal faster, but only when you are enroute treatment. The problem being optimistic might be a major Now, step towards getting over crisis, but it can- not be the only step. Sitting there, being will positive that the problem will go away, It will only find a so- not make it go away. And that lution when you get cracking on it. Several health is just the tip of the iceberg. concerns are trivialised by the society be- cause it is undermined by another disease ‘optimism’. Quite often ‘be positive, ‘S counts on this so much so that this has be- What- come a consolation for every hurdle. ever is the problem, we are advised to be optimistic and everything would fall in for place. But, is it really the ‘cure-all’ every problem that we come across? Editorial T T G G RNI No. DELENG / 2009 / 30258. Both for free A week ago I decided to clean A at home as I my ‘pooja ghar’ At realized it looked cluttered. the end of the cleaning process I had accumulated a bagful of things like vermilion packets, multiple copies of religious prayer books and pictures, items, ‘chunnis’, ‘shringaar’ Navratras, it’s that time of the Navratras, it’s morn- year again when every flowers ing the fragrance of hymns, and incense, sounds of fill up the chanting of mantras As we worship nine forms air. of Goddess Shakti, I am re- minded of the nine great rivers of India, called river systems. n Muse

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Nine rivers Navratras for Navratras over Rs 300 collected in cash and coins, etc. looked clean, I my ‘pooja ghar’ while Now, could foresee another problem ie how to dispose All through my growing up years, I that bag. off had seen my elders dump it in rivers. But, I had been witness to the ill impact of this practice and could not gather the courage to do so. So, I de- ad- cided to visit a temple and seek the priest’s my surprise, none of them knew what to To vice. They also do with it and refused to take the bag. advised not to waste money on such items and As for instead give cash or useful items in future. The visit was truly an no one refused. the money, eye opener. take pride in our feisty festivals and We grandiose celebrations. But have we ever won- dered, how much waste is generated in the name texts Vedic While our of customs and rituals? have prescribed all the customs in a very over time ecofriendly and sustainable manner, Well, we probably moved away from nature. time for us to get back to roots and re- now it’s I have Thankfully, vamp our religious practices. observed that youth and especially school chil- dren today have started celebrating festivals in a From silent Diwali, to very ecofriendly manner. playing Holi with flowers they are doing every- This festive season let’s thing for Mother Earth. step closer to our real culture and celebrate for sustainable development. The waters so pious that even a drop is known to The waters so pious that even a drop is known our cleanse you of all the evils and sins as per so powerful The rivers ancient spiritual beliefs. that they have nurtured thou- and full of energy of sands of civilisations and nourished billions every life forms since ages. No doubt, in India Be it festival is invariably associated with rivers. the ritual of taking a holy dip, floating earthen or the lamps with best wishes for beloved ones today, immersion of idols in rivers. However, and our precious heritage are weeping loud filth. bawling with the pain of pollution and be re- They are screaming to be cleaned and to stored to their natural self. Ganga, Kaveri, Narmada, Yamuna, Brahmaputra, Mahanadi, all these huge river sys- Godavari, Indus Tapti, tributaries tems comprise many small and large and distributaries. Every plastic bottle thrown, released, every bag of every chemical effluent trash thrown into any one of these systems plays havoc with the river and entire planet. It is high time that we show respect to our rivers. Let us evolve our customs and rituals in such a way as part of Amity, At that we add to their glory. we have been studying our ‘heritage education’ rivers and sensitising the children to save rivers This and ensure that they can breathe again. also take upon ourselves to kill Navratra, let’s the Mahishasura of water pollution and let our rivers cleanse our minds, body and soul again through their pious waters. The foundation of Taj Mahal would have eroded years ago if Yamuna wasn’t there, THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2018 as the water from the river keeps the 7 Waah Taj! Taj! Waah ebony moist and strong. Big Story Traffic Jams O traffic, kal aana! Our Only Wish As We Step Out On The Road, Hoping For A Smooth Ride

9.6 billion – that is the amount Delhi loses on an annual Yeh signal kab khulega? $basis as a result of traffic jams. Other metro ictims of the traffic breathe out cities share a similar fate, fire, but Ruchika Sehgal turned Driving is a with Bengaluru trailing Vout to be brave enough to get huge responsibility behind at about $5.92 their feelings out. that must be learned billion, Mumbai at $4.8 Ruchika asks her dad about what infuri- billion and finally Kolkata and practiced over and ates him when stuck in a traffic jam. over. Drive safely, obey losing about $1.97 billion “People on road don’t bother to follow per year. Travellers in traffic rules. The saddest part is that am- the traffic laws Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru bulances and fire brigades also get stuck and respect and Kolkata spend about in the middle of traffic and can’t get to the rights of 1.5 hours more on their people on time, leading to loss of lives. other drivers. daily commutes than their Students can’t reach school and college counterparts in other on time and working people get late for Asian cities during peak their meetings. A lot of time and work am running late and I get stuck in traffic, hours; Courtesy, none gets hampered.” I miss my class. I have to deal with oth- other than our very own Next, Ruchika spoke with her neighbour ers trying to get ahead of the rest. It – Traffic jams. Mrs Verma who had just come back from tive planning and implementation at var- school, Lila Sharma concerning the mis- angers me because these people don’t re- work, late. ious levels. The cities and their roadways managed and irritable traffic. alise that their actions could lead to Aur kitna “With the growing population, traffic need to be effectively planned as the ex- “The two most annoying things on road mishaps. I am not sure if I should get aage tak hai? growth becomes quite obvious. The rem- isting plans don’t suffice.” are impolite drivers and getting stuck in used to this, because it’s so wrong and it edy to this growing traffic lies in effec- She also had a word with her senior in jams. They really upset me. Say, when I happens almost on a daily basis.” G T

In 2010, a traffic jam on a highway Kaafi jagah near Beijing kept cars stuck in Aage toh badhao bhai! traffic for more than a week (9-12 days according to different hai, nikal sources). The traffic jam itself went Stop Cribbing And Start Acting Smart on for 97 kilometers and was caused hi jaayegi by trucks carrying coal to Beijing. n Carpooling saves your fuel Arre, dekhke Transport demand in and gives you company for long Myth: You can only overtake India has increased by chalao! or short rides. Pool in with your another vehicle from the right. almost eight times friends while going. Also, with Reality: If the automobile in since the 1980s. apps like Ola and Uber, you can Myth: Nobody obeys traffic front of you has indicated to choose to pool in with other peo- lights at night. turn right, it would be a care- ple who are going in the same Reality: Whether it’s 2 pm or less gesture to overtake them direction. 2 am, if the traffic light ahead from the same side. At times, Delhi has the highest share n Before leaving your house or of you is functional then you using common sense while of people using their private cars workplace, do make sure you ought to obey. Driving re- taking over is a good idea. for commuting at 45%, while in check the traffic status on sponsibly is not a choice. Bengaluru, the share is 38%. Google Maps. It tells you how Myth: High beam means long the jam can last and also Myth: Reversing in the more visibility at night. shows you with the routes with wrong direction on a one-way Reality: High beam is blind- n While travelling for short dis- n Try to take maximum advan- faster moving traffic. street is okay. ing for the oncoming traffic. tances, prefer walking. It helps tage of public transport– buses, n Pay attention to traffic reports Reality: It’s not. Because on Use them only while driving India has the highest rate of road you reach your destination autos, metro or whatever works on the radio. People talk about a one-way street, the direction on a dark highway at night or accident fatalities in the world with sooner, and you don’t have to for you. Reducing the number of most and least crowded routes. of traffic flow matters and not on rural roads with more 105,725 in 2006. worry about trying to get out of vehicles on road will go a long Look out for what suits you, turn that of your parked vehicle. pedestrians and cyclists. the traffic jam. way in reducing snarls. your car and don’t look back!G T A regular rush-hour driver wastes about 375 litres of fuel on an average every year due to traffic.

Text: Japnoor Kaur, Purvi Aneja, Hitika Girover, Prathma Sri- vastava, Ruchika Sehgal, VII, AIS Gur 43. This story was se- lected as Best Entry in GT Holiday Homework 2017-18. The minarets of the monument Waah Taj! THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2018 were built tilting outwards to 8 protect the Taj’s main dome from Mosaic Senior calamities like earthquakes.

The lights blinked again. “ Guys, did you bring any Storywala friends?” Hillary asked. “Not any that I know of.” Kai replied.

petrified as a hand appeared on her shoulder. She screamed and strong hands covered her mouth. She was about to collapse when the hands grabbed her shoulders. “Hey Kai, that’s enough man. Stop it or she’s gonna collapse on top of me,” a voice said. Hillary looked up at these words. The lights stopped blinking. “Hey Tyson, she’s never gonna forgive you for this.” Hillary’s brain started spinning. Those names sounded so familiar to Potato pinwheel her. Then it hit her. “Tyson, I’m going to kill you for this!” she Samriddhi Sharma, AIS Gur 46, IX The sound said, getting up and breaking down completely. Ingredients “Hillary, we’re sorry,” Kai said, Manasvi Kashyap staircase, deciding whether to go Curiosity won over her and she comforting her. “Tyson and I Potatoes (boiled) ...... 4 AIS Gur 46, IX I down or not, she stood scared. finally made her way down the were passing your house, when Green peas (boiled) ...... ½ cup “Stupid house,” she thought, stairs. Her hand trembled as she we found the front door open Fennel seeds (Saunf) ...... 1 tsp t sounded like violin music “It’s more like a labyrinth.” Fi- turned on the light. In the dim and decided to check it out. Coriander powder (Dhania powder)...... 1 tsp and seemed to be coming nally she gathered courage to de- yellow glow, she couldn’t spot Finding you alone at home, we Garam masala ...... ½ tsp Ifrom the direction of the base- scend the stairs. She had just put anything abnormal. She moved decided to have fun. “Sorry,” he Turmeric powder (Haldi)...... ½ tsp ment. Hearing the sound, a her foot on the first step when forward to look closely and the said grinning ear to ear. Red chili powder ...... 1 tsp teenage girl with chocolate brown she heard a shriek of evil laugh- light blinked. Whimpering, she Tyson grinned at him. Hillary Refined flour (Maida) ...... 1 cup hair stopped prancing and singing ter. Her courage faltered. moved ahead. Hushed voices stood up, angry. She opened her Baking powder ...... 1 tsp in the hall and stood glued to the She ran to the telephone and had came from the boxes and her mouth to say something when Oil ...... For frying spot; her eyes wide open in hor- just finished dialing her mother’s hands trembled in fear, drenched the light blinked again. “Guys, Salt...... To taste ror. Her name was Hillary. phone number when she stopped in cold sweat. did you bring any friends?” she Hillary walked in the direction of herself. “I’m being stupid. It must Then she heard it again, that asked. “Not any that I know of.” Method the sound. Peering down the just be my wild imagination.” shriek of laughter. Hillary stood Kai replied. G T n Peel the potatoes. Mash them coarsely. n Add boiled peas to the mashed potatoes. WORDS VERSE n Now add all the spices to potatoes-peas mixture. Mix well. Read Play and Win n In a separate bowl, combine plain flour and baking soda. n Add two table spoons of oil to this mix. Reading your favourite GT can fetch 66 n Now slowly, add water to this mix to knead it into a firm dough. you a prize too. Complete all the boxes n Cover the dough with a damp cloth and let it sit for 10 minutes. below. Click a picture and send it to n Take a large ball of dough and flatten it into a large disc using [email protected] or submit it to a rolling pin, just like a chapati. your GT Teacher Coordinator. 3 lucky n Evenly spread the potato mixture on the chapati. winners will win a prize every week! n Once you have spread the mixture, start rolling it from one side so that it becomes a roll. Q:Who is the former Q: Who is the author of Q:How old was Tanmay n Once your roll is ready, cut it into small pieces. chairman of the short story ‘The Bakshi when he started n Deep fry each of these small pieces. NASSCOM’? Sound’? coding? n Serve hot with green chutney or ketchup. Ans: Ans: Ans:

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Akriti Singhal Not heeding to our calls so loud Q: Where did GT travel Q: Who wrote the Q: Why are the AIS MV, XII E to in this edition? poem ‘A Flower’? minarets of the Taj The twinkling stars in the sky Ans: Ans: built in a way that they The twinkling stars in the sky Flickering in the sky so high tilt outwards? Keep winking at me all the time Ans: I count them, one by one Fascinating with graceful charm Fading away like an illusion They are my source of calm Name:...... Class:...... School:...... It makes the dark night shine The twinkling stars in the sky As a diamond sheet so bright Results of 65: Yati Sharma, AIS Vas 1, VI C; Afrifa Disappear and make us wry Siddiqui, AIS Gur 43, I B; Aaryan P, AIS Gur 46, VIII B The twinkling stars in the sky Kiana Gupta, AIS Noida, Nursery J Hidden behind the grey cloud Wink at me all the timeG T CAMERA CAPERS Send in your entries to Dhruv Raj Kashyap, AIS Vas 6, XII A [email protected]

Race in the city An aura divine Fire of enlightenment there wasnolookingbackforRubias baffled bythetinyant. After thatday, and troubledhimalot.PoorJakewas she enteredJake,theelephant’s ear One day, musteringallhercourage, altering incidenthappenedwithRubi. T Jungle diaries Suhani Madan Wisdom tale PAINTINGCORNER Riddle Fiddle Waah Taj! ant Rubi. That wasuntilalife body underestimatedthelittle here wasatimewhenevery- 1. Ifthreecatskill to killhundredrats? take forhundredcats how longwouldit rats inthreeminutes, AIS Noida,II Kiaan Malik , AIS Saket,IV B 1000 5. A par- A 1000 5. complete itashewasdeposedbyhisownson. to builditontheothersideofriverbutcouldnot what hehadbuiltforhiswife,butinblack.Hebegan Shah Jahandesiredamausoleumforhimselfsimilarto 888= 5. What isgreenbutnotaleaf; 4. Howcanwemakethousand 3. Howmanymonthshave 2. Ifyoutaketwoapplesfrom using eight‘8’s? twenty-eight days? got? three apples,whathaveyou jungle. To protectherfromgetting like. This causedalotoftroubleinthe center oftheroadwherevershefelt anywhere, andstartedwalkinginthe the conclusionthatshecouldwalk through anelephant’s ear, shecameto pride andarrogance.Havingwalked low self-esteemwasnowreplacedby could notstopbeaming.Infact,her Rubi, elatedbythesequenceofevents she wasthenewheroofjungle. 8 + 8 + 88 + 7. What isashardarockbut 6. What sleepsthroughtheday melts immediatelyinwater? light? As itcries,alsocreates and criesthroughthenight. key? imitates othersbutnotamon- Illustration: RavinderGusain,GT Network AIS Gurugram46,IIJ without asecondthought.Now, Tuk and overconfident,acceptedtheoffer Rubi, whobynow, wasratherproud challenged Rubitoracewithhim. cided toteachRubialesson. Tuk Tuk one fineday, Tuk Tuk, thesquirrelde- continued towalkinthemiddle.So her, butRubijustwouldn’t listenand All theanimalstriedtoreasonwith their course,resultinginaccidents. trampled on,manyanimalschanged Veda Mathur 1. 3 minutes 2. 2 apples 3. All 12 months 4. 8 + 1. 3 minutes 2. 2 apples 3. rot 6. A candle 7. An ice cube candle 7. A rot 6. Answers: Whenever Ifeellow The scenemakesmyfaceglow It iswheremyheartlies Attracting beesandbutterflies Blooming anddancinginarow Out inthegardentheygrow Many flowersIknowthink Red, yellow, whiteandpink A flower Avishi A. , Lko, VAIS VKC A finally successful. know thatherplanwas road. And Tuk Tuk? Shewashappyto stopped walkinginthecenterof feat. Fromthatdayonwards,she she alsoknewthereasonforherde- Rubi wasextremelydisheartened,but win therace. a consequence, Tuk Tuk wentonto ter becauseofhersheerarrogance. As track, shecontinuedtoruninthecen- to runalongtheedgesofracing though shecouldhaveeasilychosen she couldbarelymoveahead.Even in thecenter. Facedwithimpediments, and asexpected,Rubistartedrunning from alldirections. The racebegan, aries. Loudcheerscouldbeheard witness anewchapterinjungledi- from thejunglearrivedatsceneto The dayoftheracearrived.Everyone Rubi hadtotake. a numberofhurdlesinthepaththat the centeroftrack.So,sheplaced Tuk knewthatRubiwouldonlyrunin quence oftheevents,couldnot We shouldnever beproud and stop beaming.Infact,her low self-esteem wasnowreplaced So whatdidyoulearntoday? Rubi, nowelatedbythese- by prideandarrogance. get aheadofourselves. G T Helping usfulfilourgoals Different coloursdifferent roles To becalmifthereisastrife Flowers givemeaningtolife When myagewastwo For momdidn’t letmegothere I thoughtitwasnotfair I sawthebrightSun When myagewasone Growing up Yashika Das THE GLOBAL TIMES POEMS It’s Me Mosaic , AIS Saket, VI B I wanttogetfeatured inGT because: My favouritesubject: My favouriteteacher: My favouritefood: My favouritegame: My favouritemall: My favouritebook: My bestfriends: My role model: My hobbies: Favourites I dislike: I like: Aim: I blowcandleson: Class: School: I am: Know Me see myselfinthe newspaper. Ghost windsock n White ribbons Paint brush Paint (blackandwhite) A tincan n n n n n n n n To beadoctor Swarnika Singh Knot theotherloseendonceribbonisin- Your ghostwindsockisready! 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publication, whichwasheldat Uttar Pradesh(AUUP)withBPB (AERC) and Amity University Educational ResourceCentre collaborative initiativeof Amity young wizardatthe TechTalk, a had theprivilegeofmeetingthis of Amity InternationalSchools class IXfromdifferent branches Over 281studentsbelongingto and machinelearning. in thefieldofneuralnetworking ard, andaverywellknownname Bakshi, a15yearoldtechwiz- Apple App Store.Meet Tanmay had hisownapplicationonthe cricket batonourbirthday, he the agewhenwestillhopefora A 15Year OldTechie SharesHisStory M‘app’ing ityoung A Arun Prakash in cleanlinessawareness activityinwhichthey the presentation.Pupilsofclass VII-IX indulged followed byquestion-answer sessionbasedon point presentationonGandhiji’s lifewhichwas among children.Studentswere shownapower- sages ofcleanliness,honesty, peaceandharmony Gandhi Jayantiandspreadthe Gandhianmes- A Following Gandhi’ssteps

Computer genius Tanmay BakshiwithJyoti Arora, Director, AERC andhisproud parents Waah Taj! Students spread messageofcleanliness AERC & AUUP October 1,2018tomarkthecelebrationof special assemblywasheldintheschoolon long, hewrotecode. At with ourfriendsallday t anagewhenweplay AIS VKC Lucknow , GT Network grand burialliketheTaj. Jahanara Begum,refuseda Shah Jehan’s daughter future ofinformationtechnology, ficial intelligence(AI)tobethe Many ofusmightconsiderarti- became alifetimepassion. of howhissimplecuriositysoon Deep Learning,sharedhisstory augment humancapabilitiesvia built applicationsengineeredto cloud computingdeveloper, who The youngestcognitiveand ligence andtheirapplications. machine learning,artificialintel- students tonewconceptslike self. Inhisaddress,heintroduced served hisfather, acoderhim- the ageof4ashekeenlyob- Tanmay Bakshi,startedcodingat field ofInformation Technology. students topursuecareerinthe ing andencouraging,motivating Schools andRBEF. Itwasinspir- Chairperson, Amity Groupof by Dr(Mrs) Amita Chauhan, great opportunitywasextended AUUP onOctober4,2018. This during whichstudentscleanedthepremises. wasalsoheldinschool A ‘shramdaan’ activity about theimportanceofcleanlinessandhygiene. spoke tothelocalsmakethemmoreaware visited thesurroundingneighbourhoodareasand Minister, thatof‘SwachhBharat’. towards realisingthevisionofourrespectedPrime message thateveryhandandeffort counts was alsoheldtocommunicatethequintessential sented bystudentsofclassIII. An oathceremony freedom movementsledbyGandhijiwaspre- ‘Raghupati RaghavRajaram’. A skitbasedonthe Gandhi ji’s favouritebhajans,‘Vaishnav Jan’ and sembly beganwithamellifluousrenditionof exemplified byGandhijiinhislifetime. The as- sage ofcleanlinessandhygienepropagated Jayanti. The objectivewastoreinforcethe mes- T Children present askitonGandhi ji’s life VIII onOctober1,2018tocelebrateGandhi he schoolheldaspecialassemblyforclassI- AIS Gwalior BPB publications. Nrip Jainand Varun Jainfrom from AIIT,Khatri and AUUP graced bythepresenceofDrSK learning. The occasionwas clarity onthesubjectofmachine wherein young Amitians gained tive question-answersession came toaclosewithaninterac- reached the8,800mark. The talk reach theirgoal,claimingtohave young andbuddingcodersto vision oftryingtohelp100,000 276,000 followers,hesharedhis expert anda YouTuber withover programmer, aneuralnetwork A TEDx speaker, anauthor, a biotechnology inthefuture.” could beexecutedinthefieldof Information Technology, butit possible especiallyinthefieldof “Artificial Intelligenceisnot busted duringthetalk.Hesaid, was oneofthefewthat Tanmay but thiswidelyacceptedmyth G T by PrasantBeheraonvocals,Mahana Draupadi - ‘Sambar’ dancewhilestudentsof students ofclass IV performed a hanadi. CelebratingriverIndus, 2018 theypresentedonriverMa- river IndusandonSeptember25, presented aspecialassemblyon 2018 studentsfromclassIII-V were heldinschool.OnJuly23, two specialheritageassemblies ried bydifferent riversofIndia, mental andsocialheritagecar- dramas like ‘Rasa’, Geetajiisalsowellacclaimedfordance Guru GeetaMahalikJi. Well knownasamasterof witness anenthrallingperformancebyPadmaShri The purposeofthisassemblywas part ofthe‘heritageeducation’. putra onSeptember20,2018asa assembly basedonriverBrahma- S with books Rendezvous A SPIC MACAY@Saket T T Special heritageassembly Alice in Wonderland, MalgudiDaysand Akbar Bir- Leagues Under The Sea, The HundredDresses, characters fromdifferent famousbookslike,20000 children NityaandRaghavwhohappentomeet The presentationwaswoventhroughastoryoftwo to inculcategoodreadinghabitsamongstudents. the students. The objectiveofthepresentationwas the renditionof began withtraditionallightingoflampfollowedby AIS VYC Lucknow sented avibrantandcolourful he studentsofclassIpre- the richcultural,environ- o makestudentsawareabout on September20,2018. The presentation based onthetheme‘RendezvouswithBooks’ tudents ofclassIIIdidapresentation Guru GeetaMahalikwithstudentsof AIS Saket andvolunteersofSPICMACAY MACAY. Studentsgotanopportunityto tember 27,2018undertheaegisofSPIC n OdissiperformancewasheldonSep- AIS Noida Antim Prashna AIS Gurugram46 Lavanyavati Song presentation onriver Brahmaputratocelebrateitsrichheritage Ganesha vandana AIS Saket , . Shewasaccompanied Krishnabhilasha and Harappan civilisation. Inthespe- they showcased objectsof ganised anexhibitioninwhich on itsrichheritage.Class V or- class IIIandIV sangsongsbased such asthelocationofitsorigin, others aboutriverBrahmaputra tion andsong,childrenapprised Through skit,dance,poetryrecita- and howitfulfillstheirneeds. Pradesh and Arunachal of Assam river Brahmaputraforthepeople to highlighttheimportanceof School Lounge THE GLOBAL TIMES shlokas Sambar dance performancebystudentsontheoccasion and by significance tothestudents. tones throughherchoreographyandexplainedits vative interpretations,religiousandsecularover- cultural heritage.Shealsobroughtinmanyinno- a classicaldanceformandhowitisrelatedtoour Odissi. ShealsoexplainedthenuancesofOdissias sented acreativeandinstructiveperformanceof welcomed theartistswithsaplings.Geetajipre- ing ofthelamp.Schoolprincipal,DivyaBhatia The ceremonycommencedwithauspiciouslight- mardala andDhirajPandeonflute. in everystorybook. they alsoemphasisedonmoralvaluesinterspersed the pleasureofreadingbooks. Through presentations drove homethemessageoflearningwithfunand books theyhadread. Through thepresentation,they included dance,skitandarapsongbasedonstory- bal. Studentsgavetremendousperformanceswhich Children enactaskitbasedonstorybook | MONDAY, OCTOBER 15,2018 on Mahanadi. sented asongand adancebased speech whileclassIIandIIIpre- students ofclassIV gavea cial assemblyonriverMahanadi, North East. wards thissignificantriverofthe their feelingofthankfulnessto- ‘Namami Brahmaputra’ conveyed skit ‘SaveRivers’ andthedance people areassociatedwithit. The nual festivalsandhowclosely course, templesonitsbanks,an- G T Wassup G G T T G T 11 If you move closer to the gate, the Taj keeps getting smaller, Waah Taj! THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2018 and bigger as you walk away. They say when you leave, you 12 take the Taj with you in your heart. Bag Pack All top quotes contributed by Dhruv Sharma, AIS Gur 46, IV TheVariety food(ie) squad

This World Food Day, Let’s Check Out Which Food Item Matches Your Personality!

Khushi Saxena & Anmol Bedi, with your mother? Didn’t get the Karela Illustration: Deepak Sharma, GT Network AIS Noida, XI I job you’ve had your eyes on? The ‘Sharma ji ka beta’ Well, no matter what the problem That stereo-typical all-rounder y best friend is, if you need a little cooing and who somehow manages to suc- is like a cup cuddling, hot chocolate is your cessfully ruin every happy mo- “Mof coffee, man. With free hugs and reassur- ment of your life. A perfect sweet and warm.” “I’m just ance, hot chocolate is that go-to portrayal of a prodigy, loved by like maggi, only 2 minutes person whose door you can all parents and dreaded by the to get ready.” We’ve been knock at any time of the day and kids - Karela Sharma is always listening to these you will never be disappointed. ready with his extraordinary ac- and more such as- complishments giving your par- sertions where we Chai and Biscuit ents the ground to compare and cannot help but The ‘Jai and Veeru’ remind why you need to become compare ourselves Practically living on the lines more like him. to the food items “yeh dosti hum nahi todenge”, around us. On the occa- Chai-Biscuit are those pair of Oreo Shake sion of World Food Day best friends whose bond is un- The absolute sweetheart on October 16, let’s check breakable, and irrespective of the This guy just can’t be rude to out what will happen if our situation, they are always found anyone. He is the one who is al- favourite food turn human! together. They actually make you ways kind because he just does- believe that they’ve been this n’t have what it takes to be mean Biryani way since they were in their to others. An acquaintance with The social butterfly mother’s wombs. him fulfills your daily sugar re- That popular charmer of a girl quirement. It’ll be a cool indul- who everyone wants to invite to Samosa gence being around him, yet you all of their social gatherings. The couch potato will never be bored and keep Whether it’s a last-minute adven- Samosa is that one character who going back for more! ture or a sophisticated function, lives to relax. From eating to simply because she is the perfect sleeping, their life revolves Given the traits, the time isn’t far dose of fun and everyone is around their couch and healthy away when we will start imagin- happy in her company. living is a far-flung concept to ing our food walking around and them. They are typically referred hanging with us. After all, when Hot chocolate to as ‘aalsee’, but their couch is no one understands you, let your The comfort bag their home and they don’t seem food come to the rescue! After Failed an exam? Got into a fight to care to fit into any place else. all, food is fuel!G T Nineties nostalgia GT Travels to Amritsar 90’s are considered as the ‘golden era’ for kids, where fun and frolic did not mean playing on the phone but something to relish Akshita Shreya, AIS Saket, XII puff Girls, Tom & Jerry, WWE, Dex- ‘Tinkle’, ‘Amar Chitra Katha’ and ter’s Laboratory, Shaktimaan and Son ‘Chacha Chaudhary’ was something hat was the best decade to Pari kept us glued to TV screens. Our we wouldn’t trade for anything (unless grow up, one may ask. The lives seemed more meaningful when it were, well, a new set of beyblades). Wanswer remains same for we wore the ‘Shaktimaan’ costume to every person belonging to any decade look like our superhero or were gifted n Everyone had a slam book. The - “The years I grew up in.” Such is the a new set of Beyblades. prettier, the better. And the last day of beauty of childhood that one simply the session would witness more slam- can’t get over it. Unwinding the 90’s n Birthdays were all about wearing the books than textbooks. You knew you nostalgia that gives us the best high. best outfit, buying the yummiest can- were best friends with someone when dies and distributing them to class- you read their entry in a third person’s n “Neeche ground mein aaja bat ke mates and teachers. Two candies for slambook. Reading the good things saath,” a common statement every each classmate, one extra for best about oneself felt so self righteous evening. One could kill to bat first, and friends, chocolates for the teachers - and special. every ball that stumped would either our first learning in setting priorities. be a trial ball, a no ball or a wide ball. n “Mere saath Khadi-Baithi la- And if you sensed an unjust decision, n Remember the cool feeling you had gayega?” we would say. ‘Aao Milo you left the ground. Problem solved! when you ate those Poppins candies Shilo Shaalo’, ‘Mama went to China’, and cups of jelly? Tattoos were the rea- ‘Poshampa Bhai Poshampa’, ‘Banana n Power Rangers, sons we bought chewing gums, those Kick’, and ‘Ghar Ghar’ were the best Pokemon, Power- stick-on tattoos games ever. You could play them were oh-so-cool. anywhere, sometimes during the Math class…oops! n Our personal collections of n As kids, the worst punishment to be received was sitting with a stu- dent of the opposite gender, Ewww. The moment you both sat together, an LOC was marked on the desk, and crossing that was totally unacceptable.GT This article was published in GT edition dated Harsh Srivastava, IV C & Daksh Srivastava, KG C, AIS Vas 6 pose with their July 25, 2016. copy of The Global Times at Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, Punjab. Jallianwala Akshita is currently Bagh houses a memorial of national importance, established in 1951 by pursuing BA (Hons) Government of India, as a tribute of the massacre of peaceful celebrators by Psychology from British forces on the occasion of Baisakhi on 13 April, 1919. Kamala Nehru College, University Got some clicks with GT while on the go? Get them featured! of Delhi. Send them to us at [email protected] Illustration: Deepak Sharma, GT Network