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Oliphant Dec 2020 Founders The Oliphant / Edition 389 / 2020 / Issue 6 / December / Founder’s / Online Editor-in-Chief Sanshray Ghorawat Senior Editors Prakhar Dixit Sanniddhya Aggarwal Editorial Shreyansh Jindal Editors Viraj Lohia Aarav Upadhaya We got here sooner than we expected, didn’t we? It’s funny year away from school, that whatever you have experienced, how we all try and delay the inevitable in the hope that it will and all that you still have to experience becomes even more Samanyu Malik eventually become easier. But here we are, and let me just say, extraordinary when you have people who share it with you - or writing this wasn’t easy. Then again, what even is easy when even have something else to say about it. Mrinank Chandar you’re at Welham Boys’ School? I may be biased by personal experience, but there truly is Creative Editors CONTENTS In my very first editorial I wrote about how everyone wants nothing more satisfying than having poured your heart out on to do something to be remembered, to live through something pages and pages of words; nothing more fulfilling than having Samyak Jain and to form legacies. In hindsight, I should have been careful written something with true emotion and seeing others feel the of what I wished for. People are going to remember this year same way. All the hard work becomes worth it once you realise Ayaan Suhail Editorial 01 for foiled plans and ambitions, for the distance, and everything that your words managed to touch a soul - even if it’s only a Welham Now 02 in between. I, however, am going to remember this year for friend who was forced to read it. And often, in the pursuit of everything this board managed to achieve through the confines articles and looming deadlines, we overlook the joy of writing. Correspondents Reviews 03 of Zoom calls and Whatsapp texts. I’ve just realised that I’ve I’d be a hypocrite if I said I haven’t done it too, but that happens never managed to thank the board that I’ve been gifted with. only because we seem to over intellectualise the pages of this Arnav Goel Wacky Woodseats 10 From my senior editors who’ve been with me every step of publication. These pages weren’t made for you to just discuss Viraj Mahajan Verses- Hauled Suddenly From Solitude 13 the way, to the interns who will have to wait some more to be and debate abstractions; these pages were made to connect part of the annals of this magazine - each one of you has made every Welhamite through their shared experiences - even if it Aditya Gupta Rising Intelligentsia 16 the experience ever so enriching and enticing, and I’m truly is something as ‘trivial’ as a restriction on the tuckshop. grateful you exist. Verses- The Dungeon of The Mind 26 As I near the end of my last ever editorial as Editor-In-Chief, Staff Editor Literary Affairs 27 As I pen down, ostensibly, my last ever piece for the Oliphant, all I’d really like to do is implore you, the reader, to write the only thing I feel like recalling is my joy for writing. It was freely. Write, not because an intern came to you with a topic or Mr. Raunaq Datta To 2021 30 in the summer of 2017 that I was asked to pen down my first because you scored well in an English exam, but because you ever article for the Oliphant. A full page article titled “Why did/experienced something, and believe it or not, it’s worth Lasagna 32 IT Team tuckshops?”, that was intended to reverse the embargo of dry sharing. Write because out there, are fourteen year olds just Twelfthies Unleashed 34 tuck in the middle school tuckshop. Naturally, I tried my best, like me, who had an epiphany and want to tell the school about Mr. Rahul Sridhar and naturally, it wasn’t half as sarcastic as it was supposed to how they felt about something. These moments deserve to be. Surprisingly though, the article resonated with my peers become stories - not just your story, but all of ours. Mr. Prashant Arora and it became a topic of discussion on lunch tables for a few days. I still can’t explain why, but it made me feel valued and With tears in my eyes, Mr. Puneet Pandit involved. One last time Every issue, we seem to reiterate the fact that the Oliphant is Sanshray Ghorawat Write to Us at the ‘voice of the students’, but it is only at the end of my tenure Editor-In-Chief [email protected] that I’ve realised that it’s more than just that. The Oliphant exists for each one of you to express yourself, without fear of judgement or censorship. And yet, this fear seems to have crept in that makes us think that our experiences or thoughts are not worth sharing. Take it from a twelfthie who just spent his last 1 BAND REWIEW WELHAM NOW THE LOCAL TRAIN I’ve recently realized that all good music ‘Kaise Jiyun’ tell a tale of heartbreak and Indie takes the cake. can be divided into two categories. One the after-effects of losing someone close The music team secured the 1st Runners Up Satwik Agarwal won the speed coding event at the is the kind that you’re proud to discover. to you. And conclusively, ‘Yeh Zindagi What differentiates bands from individual Position in ‘Taal Tarang’, an online cultural fiesta hosted HACKATHON-CODE HACK organised by Strawberry You are so wonderfully swept by its hai’ and ‘Dil mere’ serve as an epiphany musicians is that numerous (four, in by D.P.S Jaipur. The team comprised: Fields High School beauty that you’ll suggest it to every that experiencing these emotions is an this case) people share their ideas and 1) Diya Bahuguna friend as if declaring your love. The other indispensable part of life, that one must go add their element to the final product is the kind you want to conceal from the through it all to complete the journey. The which is the song. The Local Train has 2) Savi Singh The school hosted ‘SUSTAINNOVATION’- an Online world and listen to while laying alone on second album ‘ Vaaqif’ was an equally been inspired by bands like U2, Nirvana, 3) Luv Juyal Young Social Entrepreneurship Conclave with more than the bed or during a walk on the marine enlightening storybook if not better. If Aerosmith and Alt-J. This is displayed 4) Sara Moudgil 200 students from 32 participating schools. drive. It makes you think not about ‘Aalas ka Pedh’ was about emotions and in their colourful lyrics, a blend of Urdu yourself or the world but something the heart, ‘Vaaqif’ talks about the mind. and Hindi and how the youth resonates •The School participated in the Platinum Jubilee English The school participated in the Rajkumar college virtual abstract, an ineffable feeling. Perhaps, it Everything ranging from the need for with them. As a band, the local train has Debate held by the Scindia School, Gwalior. The team Model United Nation and the following students won the so accurately resembles your life that you political freedom to narcissism, to the shared its collective journey through emerged as Quarter-Finalists. awards: fear others wouldn’t ever understand it to significance of self-exploration forms the its music and in the process, prompted SPECIAL MENTION the same extent. The local train does that central theme of the album. While Mere many of its followers to understand their Welham Boys’ School hosted the WELMUN’20 which Aarav Upadhyaya- Mallikarjun kharge, INCPEM to me; for me! Each of its songs incites a Yaar’ and ‘ Aakhri Salaam’ refer to the journey. And they are just one in the consisted of 350 national and international delegates. The Arnav Goel- Finland, UNHRC different thought in my mind and like any importance of loyalty in friendship, ‘ diverse, innumerable groups that exist best delegation was won by Mayo College, Ajmer. Abhyuday Tulsyan- India, UNGA good music, brings back many memories Aaftaab’ instils a feeling of serenity and out there. With that being said, it’s high which are what makes it hard to share. tranquillity in those who listen. time, we bring back Indian Rock! Hritvik Moody- Secretary, DONER Ministry, Stakeholders Nevertheless, for those who have decided Aarav Upadhyaya was adjudged Meet to go through this article, I’m going to When it comes to India, Indie Rock has Arnav Goel the Best Delegate at All India Political Parties Meet make an exception. been forgotten. There is barely an audience X (AIPPM) at the MGDMUN’20. Viraj Lohia secured the 1st position and Rohan Agarwal left in the independent music scene. and Samyak Jain the 2nd position in their respective events Initially, the members of the band - But those who are aware of artists like The school organised the 30th edition of the Oliphant at Constantia hosted by La Martiniere College, Lucknow. Raman Negi (vocals), Paras Thakur Prateek Kuhad or When Chai Met Toast Memorial Inter-School English Debates which was held The school also won the runners up trophy. (acoustic guitar), Ramit Mehra (bass know how soulful and insightful some on 11th and 12th September 2020. St. George’s School guitar ) and Sahil Sarin ( drums) were songs can be. Which makes me wonder bagged the trophy. Prakhar Dixit and Raghav Kathuria secured the 1st position individual performers in different parts of why people outside this comparatively in the Music Bytes section of Tech VVIZ hosted by Vasant the country.
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