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CLICK HERE: FOR PAGE 3 AND 4 It’s not just a place where you get to learn Einstein’s Theory of SCHOOL IS COOL Relativity. It’s also a place where you can think beyond the classroom. Hence we say, SCHOOL IS COOL! WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 2021 03 Delhi Public School Howrah RABINDRA JAYANTI celebrates International Yoga Day celebration Asian International School “But thy eternal summer shall not fade Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest ;” —Shakespeare agore’s cult has been a global fragment that melts in the Boishak Tsummer-spell, amidst the future folklores. Years yearn to hear the Rabindrik rhythm to bring about a change in Boshonto be that a Shantinike- tan glory or a Bengali, singing ‘Mone Robey Kina Robey midst all the challenges and vul- sense. Amare’, in the spring of Berlin. nerability today, the biggest chal- Furthermore, children from all classes ac- Asian International School lenge is to keep the body and soul tively participated in the virtual mass Yoga hath her glories defined in avid Apeaceful and sane. An amalgama- conducted by the physical education depart- pages of variety and unity. It tion of Yoga and Music is the right recipe to ment to celebrate the International Day of had spun the tale of Rabindra meet this goal. Hence, recently DPS Howrah Yoga. Through this session children were en- Jayanti on the weekend with a brought together these two age old mediums couraged to perform and feel the essence of difference. The e-celebration through a video compilation of young dip- various yogasanas, breathing exercises and was no less gratifying than the sites, performing yoga and playing a variety ‘Suryanamaskar’. It was a perfect boost for one spent on the premises. of instruments ranging from sarangi and everyone to start their day. The instructors Songs, recitation, drama, even shree khol, veena to synthesizer and guitar, took this opportunity to enlighten the stu- ‘boithoki’ took the best of our to celebrate a peaceful soul and a healthy body, dents about importance of yoga in our lives times in the quay.Enactment of the key to defeat the pandemic in its true and its positive implications. ‘Amal O Doiwala’ sculpted the reciprocation of the new pause the lockdown has caused. The choir sang in swing with the art integrated performances. The chit chat show and the Hindi recitation reflected how lan- guages across has shown it’s es- teem to Tagore’s humble king- ship across the Vedas of litera- ture.The principal’s knit and pearl garlanded ‘Kobiguru’ with the savour of jasmine and tulip. The celebration was a nutshell of Tagore’s remembrance and reverence enveloped in cuisines of the appropriate day.Thus is he remembered as he will be in many other mor- row to come. “ So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this and this gives life to thee.” —Shakespeare Close encounter with a wild elephant e were travelling from animals which were let to roam free drive steadily towards the elephant Mysore to Udhagamandala in the sanctuary. They charged us Rs to show who is the boss. This memo- W via the dense Mudumalai for- 500 to explore the sanctuary in a ry will stay clearly printed in our est when we suddenly spotted an private jeep. We saw a herd of ele- minds forever! elephant calf! It looked very phants walking across the road. Then adorable and I think it was crossing something unexpected happened - VIJAYA KUMAR AR- the road to go to the other side, pos- one of the elephants stopped mov- JUN, class X D, sibly with its mother to drink water ing, turned and raced towards us! We Bharatiya Vidya Bha- from a nearby stream. were in an open jeep! I was fright- vans Public School, Ju- Until we came out of the forest ened and held on to my mother. The bilee Hills, Hyderabad our conversation was all about the jeep driver revved up the engine and elephant. We later halted at a drove towards the elephant. Hearing small town for tea, when we the noise, the elephant started re- saw a sign which read: ‘Mudu- treating. malai Forest Still in shock, the driver told us Wildlife Sanctu- that whenever such ary’ with some an incident hap- Ruby Park Public School pictures of elephants pens, we should here the mind is without fear and below it. We decided stay calm and rev the head is held high — is the biggest hope that we can put our to explore and see the up the engine and W faith in the looming threat of the Covid-19 pandemic. Keeping this view in mind, the students of Ruby Park Public School pre- sented a short musical to pay their homage to one of the greatest sons of Bengal, Ra- bindranath Tagore on May 8 to mark the birth anniversary of the great scholar and Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. The musical helped the chil- dren to get accustomed to their roots and learn the values that were put forward by him. They realised the importance of learning through activity which was the motto behind the establishment of Visva Social Media Can Be Potentially Dangerous Bharati in Shantiniketan. In the words of J Majumder, principal of Ruby Park Public School, “Students thoroughly enjoyed participating in this programme which was mentored by their teachers. It was an enriching experience for all.” Judges should not be swayed by the “emotional pitch of public opinion which is amplified by social media,” Chief Justice of India N V Ramana had cautioned last week. We debate: Is social media good or bad? he debate is seemingly regarding the ethics of social irstly, my worthy opponent speaks about the choices media content but it is really about the choices users users make on social media and the internet in general. Tmake while interacting with the Internet. Hon’ble CJI’s FHowever, this is exactly what is manipulated on social comments need to be seen in their context — the media. The opposition speaks of the “right” people driving crime and disinformation breeding that happen the force of social media in the “right” way, but people under anonymity in these platforms, behav- on social media are psychologically influenced to act in iours which the judiciary is increasingly com- that way. The youth worship social media influencers Saini International School bindranath Tagore’s 160th birth anniversary on ing to adjudicate on. The right peo- and celebrities like the D’Amelio sis- “Let us not pray to be sheltered from dan- May 9. FOR ple are already harnessing the collec- ters who have the inherent power to AGAINST gers but to be fearless when facing them.” In remembrance of Gurudev,cultural events tive latitude of social media in the right steer our mindsets. Social media is not midst the fear and panic caused by the were held during the course of the day.The stu- way. These spaces are more inclusive than others, and only disturbingly addictive to the point that your whole outbreak of the threatening pandemic, dents paid tribute by offering dance, singing Awe at the Saini International School, melodious songs, reciting poems and exhibiting content consumers are increasingly exploring content cre- world revolves around a mere comment or like, but it Howrah, virtually celebrated Nobel laureate Ra- their artworks. ation. Amplification of youth voices plus power of network- also creates self-image issues, be it body image, ing and analytics constitute the foundation of many step- mental health or the power of your voice. Quite si- one ventures today. This is besides the campaigns running mply, social media is the root of the dissociation from reality. to promote and secure Global Goals and freedoms, which Finally, the opposition said that placement of proper on- enforce a political accountability of their own. While proper line reinforcement campaigns have to be placed enforcement systems to rein in disinforma- which in today’s pandemic-battered world is tion need to be placed, millions of users baseless. These “campaigns” are driven have voiced their opinion through so- mostly through biased propaganda cial media. and still cannot control cyberbully- Asish Singh, Class XII, St Augus- ing and negativity on social media. tine’s Day School, Barrackpore Maneeza Khan, Class XI, The Heritage School DENMARK EXPECT TO BE OUTNUMBERED IN THE STANDS, BUT PREPARING TO OUTPLAY THEIR OPPONENTS AT WEMBLEY IN A GO FOR THE FINALS Photo: REUTERS areth Southgate says England ■ “We talk about perspective in sport but we rarely are ready to end their semi-final have it,” Southgate said. “This was a moment that hoodoo as they prepare to face brought it home for all of us. “I can also imagine Denmark in the last four of Euro what it has done for the Danish team, their bond. 2020, bidding to reach their first final at a major tournament ■ “We are talking about the things we have been since 1966. England topped their through but what they went through that day -- the group and beat old foes Germany way their captain was and the way the group was - Gin the round of 16 before ratcheting up expectations - and how that would have connected with their sup- with Saturday’s thumping 4-0 quarter-final win porters. That’s pretty powerful.” against Ukraine in Rome. Preparing to outplay Ready for next step ■ Outnumbered in the stands, not outplayed on the ■ England have fallen at the penultimate hurdle at field. That is the expectation of Denmark’s players major tournaments on four occasions since winning ahead of their European Championship semifinal the World Cup in 1966, including their defeat by Croa- match.

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