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This special edition has been brought to you by AIS Vasundhara 1 as a part of the GT Making A Newspaper The final judgement Contest. The inter-Amity newspaper making competition witnesses each branch of Amity Should Your First Impression Be The Last? Let’s Check Facts... across Delhi/NCR churn out its own ‘Contest Edition’. The Anika Joshi, X A & Saloni they would’ve seen the world’s govt. collaborating with isation that sportsmen, too, are eight special editions are pitted Saxena, XII A, AIS Vas 1 tallest statue attract more than various NGOs to keep River humans, would have helped the against one another at the end 1.28 lakh visitors only in the first Ganges clean and educate angry mob understand that there of the year, which decides the ebruary 14 2019: As the 10 days, and generating a rev- people about waste manage- are lessons to be learnt from de- winner at GT Awards. So, nation celebrated love, 40 enue of INR 6.38 crore in its ment. With 275,000 toilets, feat. If their demands were here’s presenting the seventh FCRPF soldiers became first month, aiding to 17% 20,000 urinals, and 16,000 heeded, the Indian cricket team edition of ‘GT Making A victims of a terror attack. growth in Gujarat’s tourism. dustbins installed, the Mela would never have become the Newspaper Contest 2018-19’. February 15 2019: Indians With the number of tourists secured a place in Guinness most successful one, surpassing spewed criticism at the PM for expected to reach 7.5 crore Book of World Records for England, since the World Cup INSIDE not retaliating and caring more by the end of 2020, the largest crowd management, with 53 ODI wins. If Kohli was about his political campaign. statue goes to show how largest sanitation drive and dismissed like the angry mob de- In the finest print, P2 February 26 2019: The airstrike patience is one of the largest painting exercise of manded, he never would have by IAF dropped 6 bombs at a most valuable attributes in public sites. achieved the second highest win LOL and order, P5 terrorist camp in Balakot, killing a big investment. percentage among all the cap- A hell of a ride, P7 over 300 terrorists. Dropped catch at tains who have led at least 25 As the nation suffered a tragedy Lost in the cricket match ODIs, and also he never would and its aftermath, a new question Kumbh Mela First impression: It have become the only Asian cap- was finally brought to limelight: First impression: A takes one bad inning tain to win tests on Australian, are we too quick to form our first price tag was put on de- and fans become your England and South African Will the launch of Mission and final judgement? votion when the budget for worst enemies, like they grounds simultaneously. Shakti help India strategise Prayagraj Ardh Kumbh did when India lost to Australia better in military conflicts? Divided by the Mela 2019 exceeded from at ICC World Cup 2015 semi- With our tactic of ‘only reading Statue of Unity INR 2800 crore to 4236 finals held in Australia. Kohli the headline and acting on it’ a) Yes b) No c) Can’t say First impression: As the govt. crore. It raised questions like, if started receiving death threats, backfiring, maybe the time has To vote, log on to invested whopping INR 2989 this Mela will create the grand- Dhoni’s home was attacked, TV come for us to scratch the sur- www.theglobaltimes.in crores in this 182-metered est environment degradations. sets smashed, and effigies of the face and see the story under- statue, all hell broke loose with Second thoughts: If only people cricketers were burnt throughout neath, because, after all, all that POLL RESULT comments about how this had looked closer into the initia- the country. is gold does not glitter and not For GT Edition April 1, 2019 money could have been utilised tive, they would’ve seen the Second thoughts: The lost real- all those who wander are lost.G T somewhere better. hardworking delegates of UP Do you think the launch of Second thoughts: If only people Apple card will help the waited to hit the react button, company's dipping revenue ? No 70% Can’t 56% Yes say

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Sanchita Tiwari heart and it is very disheartening AIS Vas 1, XII A Two Archers Recite A Tale Of Struggle And Passion to see kids today view it as ‘out- dated’. The roots of the sport opularly known as World Cup final in Mexico. GT was good at it and wanted to pur- tional events very daunting. I Jyothi: I initially had a lot of may be ancient, but it will al- ‘brother-sister’ pair, caught up with this special archer sue it, but my parents nudged me gained confidence when I started hesitation about performing in ways remain relevant because PIndia’s two favourite ace duo for an interview. to give archery a try as I had a professional training and this front of international-level archery develops your concen- archers, Abhishek Verma and great eye for precision and a helped me overcome my nerv- coaches and players whom I tration and increases focus which Jyothi Surekha Vennam, share a Shared chances good level of concentration. I ousness and also manage other thought to be better equipped also helps you in life. love for archery. An Arjuna Abhishek: I always wanted to started practicing the sport and aspects of my life better. than I was. But as I started to Jyothi: It’s sad to see people not awardee, Jyothi has won an become a sportsperson as I come found my passion in it. practice, I learnt a new thing giving importance to archery as Olympic round gold medal at from a sports-oriented family. I Shared fears with every tournament I cleared much as they give to other Mexican Grand Prix, and has have tried my hand at various Shared struggles Abhishek: Fear of being unsuc- and now that I’ve won a few sports. It is a one-man sport two bronze medals from 2011 sports but the individuality re- Abhishek: I have undergone a cessful and losing a competition medals, I feel that this is where I which is extremely interesting if Asian Archery Championships. quired in archery is what at- journey full of struggles to reach is a natural feeling to have, espe- was meant to be. you put your mind to it. I hope Abhishek, besides being an Ar- tracted me to pursue it, and I where I am today. When I was in cially for a sportsman. I think the the upcoming generation recog- juna awardee, is a gold medalist eventually fell in love with it. college, I used to train for 10 same fear is necessary to drive Shared love nises the beauty of archery so we in World Cup Stage 3 in Poland Jyothi: I was a swimmer for the hours every day, all the whilst you through your inhibitions and Abhishek: Archery is more than can have more players that make and a silver medal winner at longest part of my childhood. I managing my studies. I knew I stop you from focusing on the a sport. It is really close to my our country proud.G T had to succeed in both. I believe negative energies. I have always that my determination to never focused on overcoming obstacles give up is what brought me here. rather than dwelling on them. If Jyothi: I lacked exposure during you have a positive attitude and my childhood as I lived in a vil- enjoy the competition, it will be lage, so I always found interna- an experience of a lifetime.

Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Olympic gold medalist GT reporter with Jyothi Vennam and Abhishek Verma Archer Abhishek Verma, Arjuna awardee & gold medalist Contest Edition “Pobody’s nerfect.” THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2019 Sanskruti Bharti, AIS Vas 1, XII B 2 Page Editor Ground Reporting A wave of change In the finest print A Tale of Women Who Give Voice To Those Who Can’t Speak For Themselves

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n a sea of TRP vying and sensational headlines, ‘Khabar Lahariya’ seems Ito stand out, not just because it is the only women-run newspaper in India, but GT reporter interacts with a team member also because it (un)covers grave issues from unnoticed corners of the nation. With an aim to achieve an egalitarian so- ciety, this one is surely a welcome breeze in pages of yellow journalism.

The beginning “Our journey didn’t have a rosy begin- ning, but we were excited to see how Team Khabar Lahariya with GT reporters Archives from the newsroom such a unique initiative works out.” Khabar Lahariya set out in 2002 in Chi- Awadhi and Bhojpuri dialects from Ma- accept the fact that local women were Any woman with a will to work for the porting (2012). But the publication finds trakoot, Madhya Pradesh, by a group of hoba, Lucknow and Varanasi respec- trying their hands at journalism. Never- society is welcome,” Kavita, Digital its biggest reward in the lives it touches. six women. Initially published in Bun- tively. Today, the newspaper also has theless, with time, people started warm- Head, says. The newspaper operates Harshita, Social Media Manager, shares, deli, the newspaper covered crime, pol- editions in Bajjikka dialect (Sitamarhi, ing up to this concept.” Presently there within a closely knit framework, prima- “It is moving when we see the women itics, social issues and entertainment Bihar). Khabar Lahariya now reaches are 40 women reporters and stringers as- rily centered on personal interaction who are not working with us anymore, events at the local level. With its focus five million people a month through sociated with the agency, all hailing with people of various professions. recommend us to other women.” on rural journalism, the newspaper en- multiple digital platforms. from the remote regions of the country. deavoured to bring out everyday stories The reward The road ahead of people living in areas where conven- The hurdles The operations “Our work inspires people, especially “It makes us so proud when we see the tional media does not reach. “Since most of us were working for the “We get in touch with different reporters women. That is our biggest reward.” number of shares and likes online.” first time in our lives, it was obvious that and also laymen who share their stories, This spirit of Khabar Lahariya has led In 2013, Khabar Lahariya launched their The journey we faced hurdles.” either in person or over phone.” them to win awards such as UNESCO online website, which is quite similar to “We’ve come a long way from being a Saher, a trainee producer shares, “Ini- Khabar Lahariya is written, edited, pro- King Sejong Literacy Prize in 2009, the newspaper and republishes some of publication of few copies to selling 6000 tially, we faced a lot of issues while try- duced, distributed and marketed entirely Amazing Indian Award by Times Now the popular stories printed in the news- copies in 600 villages in UP and Bihar.” ing to encourage women to be part of by rural women.“Women joining this in 2012 and Kaifi Azmi Award in 2013. paper. What makes the website unique The newspaper took a major leap in the paper. In fact, male reporters of local initiative need not be extremely quali- The newspaper even bagged the Laadli though is the fact that it is the only web- 2012 as it launched editions in Bundeli, media organisations found it difficult to fied; some of us are not even graduates. Media Award for gender sensitive re- site to offer content in local dialects.G T

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Amity Institute Economy of subtitles for Competitive Examinations The Other Side Of Words That You Read On Your Movie Screens Graphic: Naman Gupta, AIS Vasundhara 1, X E Presents Maansi Anand lot more, going through at least AIS Vas 1, XII C seven levels of reviews before being finalised. Thus, the rate of couldn’t find one with translating an English movie or Brainleaks-273 subtitles!” is usually series is about INR 20,000 – FOR CLASS VI-XII “Ifollowed by everyone’s 25,000 per hour. groans. As you try to find the When a horse pulls a cart, perfect subtitles, an essential el- “Subtitling does not pay the force that helps the ement for binge-watchers, did very much.” horse to move forward is your mind ever roam off to those The salary for the job depends on the force exerted by who write them? These ‘subti- the budget of the project. Every (a) the cart on the horse tlers’, as they are called, do not episode of a Hindi series subti- (b) the ground on the horse just enjoy a job full of fun, as tled to English pays INR 15,000 everyone thinks, but rather, their – 20,000. For each South Indian (c) the ground on the cart profile is clouded with its own movie being subtitled in English, (d) the horse on the ground fair share of misconceptions. a subtitler is paid an average of Last Date: correct entries win INR 50,000 – 75,000. Subtitling Apr 12, 2019 3 attractive prizes “You just need to type out a Hindi movie into English can Ans. Brainleaks 272: (b) the words you hear!” pay up to INR 1 – 2 Lakhs. Prime Focus Technology, a Winner for Brainleaks 272 global player in film and web-se- “Subtitling requires a 1. Yuvraj Singh, IX-AFYCP, AIS Noida ries circuit, clocked in roughly verified degree.” 2. Sheetal Goswami, VIII C , AIS Vas-1 40,000 hours of subtitling con- To be a subtitler, you don’t re- tent in 2018, 70% of which came quire any particular degree, just 3. ARK VERMA, X Z, AIS PV from India. The subtitles need to accuracy with punctuations and be placed at different speeds suit- homophones. Knowing where Name:...... able to both kids and adults, “Dubbing offers more 1/10th of dubbing. The famous “Subtitling in every lan- the subtitles need to be placed meaning that the profession re- scope than subtitling.” thriller ‘Sacred Games’ was also guage is equally simple.” and what colour would make quires thoroughness. Subtitlers It was a thing in the past that subtitled in 24 different lan- The effort involved in translating them ‘appealing’ is a necessity. Class:...... have a long list of guidelines to dubbing was the ‘it’ thing and guages! Earlier, English films English into certain Indian re- Subtitlers need to be well-re- adhere to; they are required to fit subtitles were done only for for- were dubbed only in Hindi for gional languages require brevity. searched, patient and attentive. School:...... every subtitle per frame into a eign screenings, but today, with Indian audiences, but today sub- One cannot use glyphs for Hindi ‘42x2’ format, which means 42 the coming of streaming plat- titling is done in numerous re- words like ‘Zindagi’ and ‘Kha- So now that you know that it Send your answers to The Global Times, characters in each line, and only forms like Netflix and Amazon gional languages for Hindi and tra’, as the dot turns them into ain’t all hunky-dory, you still E-26, Defence Colony, New Delhi - 24 or e-mail two lines per frame. Prime, subtitling costs about other vernacular languages. Urdu words. Quality matters a want to sign up for the job? G T your answers at [email protected] Pic: Vaidehi, X D | Model: Kerryn Pahuja, X C | Graphic: Naman Gupta, X E, AIS Vasundhara 1 Around the word How English Language Came To Be

Udit Trivedi Truncation: The process ian), eat a Pretzel (German) or AIS Vas 1, XII B by which a word containing relish a Kebab (Turkish)! more than one syllable is re- f you have ever wondered duced to a shorter form is Folk Etymology: It is the about the process of how termed as ‘truncation’ or ‘clip- changing of a phrase or a word Ian English word comes ping’. Isn’t it more convenient over time which results in re- into being, then you surely to call it an ‘ad’ rather than the placement of an unfamiliar have come to the right space! entire ‘advertisement’? form by a more familiar one. Did you know that the word Blending: Blending is a Conversion: Conversion ‘Bridegroom’ comes from simple process of combining refers to the process of chang- ‘Bryd-guman’, which is an Old the initial part of one word with ing or converting the class of a English word since ‘guman’ the last part of another. Such word without changing its became obsolete? examples are frequently found form, say, from being used as a in our daily vocabulary: noun previously but now is Reduplication: Hasn’t it Brunch (Breakfast + Lunch) or being used as a verb. Remem- now become routine for us to Emoticon (Emotion + Icon). ber when we used to find an e- use the words ‘walkie-talkie’, Story of my life mail on our computers? We ‘chit-chat’ and ‘zig-zag’ to- Coinage: Coinage stands now e-mail stuff to each other! gether? Try using them singu- for the invention of a totally larly and it’ll be the most new term. A common example Borrowing: This process incomplete experience ever! Hopping From One Career To Another is using the names of commer- highlights the usage of ‘loan- Reduplication is the formation cial products and using them to words’, which are new words of a new word by doubling a Sanskruti Bharti Click photos at weddings? I want doing and what they want to do, speak in our everyday vernac- formed by borrowing of words word, either with a change of AIS Vas 1, XII B my daughter to have a respectable battle depression. Stats say 56%. ular. How many of us actually from other languages. Over initial consonants, a change of job,” were her father’s words. Sci- She completed her B.Tech. As she know that originally ‘Xerox’ 80% of English words are loan- vowel, or without any change. ’ll be an astronaut when ence stream it was! looked for a job, she realised she was the company which per- words, borrowed from over I grow up,” said a 12- And just like that 66% students couldn’t do it anymore. She went formed the task, and not the ac- 120 languages! So, the next Words form sentences and now “Iyear-old Sia who was gave in to parental pressure, tak- ahead and wrote the experiences tual process of photocopying? time you watch the Opera (Ital- we know what form words! fascinated by outer space. She ing the conventional routes! of her life, something that would made scrapbooks out of photos of Class XII was going to end soon. later become a bestseller. celestial bodies. She was deter- She had to pick a career choice. And just like that many IIT and Here they come mined...until she grew up and re- All her friends were going the en- IIM grads choose penmanship, a again. These guys alised that she wasn’t good at gineering way. So Sia thought, completely unrelated territory! are always up to Math and figured out that it just “Why not?” and went ahead with Today, she is a popular Indian au- something! wasn’t her cup of tea, and neither the herd, err…friends. thor, with a degree in engineering. was the outer space anymore. And just like that about 86% stu- And that is the story of Sia, a story And just like that students were dents fell prey to peer pressure! with a happy ending changing their careers, wanting 2 years later, Sia was depressed And, that my friends, is the story to be a doctor one moment, a po- and confused. She’d lost weight, of every Indian student, who as- lice officer the next! and so had most of the people who pires to be something, succumbs Come senior year and Sia wanted were her ‘friends’. Engineering to social pressure, pursues some- to be a wedding photographer. was a great career option, but not thing else and finally becomes “Hopefully a celebrity someday,” something she wanted to do. something else. Here is to hoping Illustration: Tisha Kashyap, X D, AIS Vasundhara 1 she dreamt, but not all dreams And just like that many students you find your way and your own come true. “What will you do? stuck between what they are happy ending too! G T Contest Edition “Hi, Megha Chattopadhyay here. THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2019 Human form of punctuation.” 4 Megha Chattopadhyay, AIS Vas 1, XII A Gyan Vigyan Science & Sports Page Editor It’s a team effort!

When Your Organs Are Attending Their Own Board Meeting To Play The Best

Megha Chattopadhyay Lungs & Heart: Yes, we know that Captain! to create more ATP. Without enough oxygen, lac- coiled tubular secretory unit, produce and release AIS Vasundhara 1, XII A We’ll have to pump oxygenated blood at a much tic acid will get formed and its accumulation will more sweat to keep the body cool. Oh yes, Brain quicker pace, so that cardiac output will rise. Well, lead to painful cramps. I remember the last time I you’ll have to take care of the salt and water bal- oard meetings are a must before any I’m thankful to the physical exercises done before got cramps. Ugh! That’s a painful memory. ance too; kidneys will help you in that. match. And why not? It helps the team to this because of which my system has become very Brain: Yes muscles, I won’t let that happen Merocrine Sudoriferous Gland: I will Bstrategise and win. Here’s a sneak peek efficient and new blood vessels have grown too. again. Our other ace player, Gut will help you in produce odourless perspiration, i.e water and elec- into the board room where Captain Brain has Kidneys: (very enthusiastically) Captain, like getting extra oxygen when you’ll need it. trolytes directly onto the skin’s surface. When this called an urgent meeting with other organs before we’ve done in every practice, may I trigger better Gut (includes Stomach & Intestines): sweat evaporates into the air, the body tempera- the beginning of the match! water reabsorption, resulting in less urine, in what Poor me, because the body is pumping more blood ture will drop. Brain: Neuron, you are one of the best bowlers is likely an attempt to help keep the system as hy- to the muscles, I’ll have to compromise my share Apocrine Sudoriferous Gland : (almost in the team. We’ll have you on the pitch first. You drated as possible? I also have to take care of the of oxygen. This happens every time, even during crying) Oh my God! I’ll have to produce the fatty need to start functioning at a higher level, release blood osmotic balance. the practice! It’s so painful to be an ace player… sweat again, bacteria on the skin will begin to neurotransmitters, specially endorphins and Brain: Yes Kidneys, that would be awesome! Brain: Pancreas, you’ll have to secrete glucagon break down on it soon and I will begin to stink! dopamine to get those arms and legs moving. Coming to the batsmen now, you remember what to allow conversion of glycogen into glucose. Captain, I deserve a warm fragrant bath after this. Don’t forget to play your best move by releasing I’d told you in the last practice right? Liver, you’ll have to do this glycogenolysis Face: The capillaries close to my skin’s surface the prohibitive neurotransmitter GABA to slow Blood Vessel: (with a sigh) Yes, blood will be faster. I know it’s difficult since Gut will be dilating to release heat, resulting in things down, or else everything will get out of flowing at an immense speed and I’ll literally have would’ve to compromise redness. Right Captain? But the sad part control and the system will freak out. to do multi-tasking. At some parts I’ll have to di- with its share of oxygen here is that after my batting, I’ll again look Neurons: Yes Captain. I can’t afford late, at others I’ll have to constrict. and you both are accessory like a tomato! to lose the match by forgetting to re- Muscles: Captain, I think I should glands of the Gut only, so Brain: It’s okay Face, just give your lease GABA. call upon glucose for energy that I re- you know, you’ll have to best. You look good even when you’re Brain: Heart and lungs, you quire to contract and for spur move- manage… red. Now we must focus on the match, both need to do the fielding while ment. I’ll also be needing Coach Hypothalamus remember to coordinate amongst your- neuron does bowling, you need adenosine triphosphate, of which I (comes in): The body tempera- selves well and do maintain contact with to work faster and supply blood have very limited reserves. After it ture will definitely rise. Sweat me, I may have to give last-moment com- to the muscles rapidly. gets finished, I’ll need extra oxygen glands, you need to activate your mands. All the best!G T

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The ‘Ifs’ Of Science That Will Leave You With ‘Whys’

What if you tried to pitch a sion. The person batting won’t be able to see this be pretty bumpy with large amount of friction baseball at 90% the speed of explosion as the light carrying this information because, obviously we’re talking about moon. light, ie at 300,000,000 m/s? would arrive at the same time the ball does. And No one and we mean absolutely no one, like not If we had to answer this ques- thus after 70 nanoseconds, when the ball reaches even the William sisters would be able to play tion in a single sentence, we’d the home plate, the person batting, the plate & tennis on the rocky Moon court without getting Raaginee D Turki, AIS Vas 1, X C say that the match wouldn’t end very well. The the catcher would all be disintegrated. The X- their ball smoked and all burnt up every time ball would go so fast that it would practically rays and the plasma would expand upwards and they serve; such is the effect of lunar gravity. ometimes, the Dexter in you encounters outrun air molecules around you, which would outwards, engulfing the entire stadium, tearing As for baseball in space, it would go nearly 900 weird questions about the Earth that are stop moving. It would smack into the air mole- everything and everyone to shreds. feet far because there is no air resistance and Sbound to astound you. The situation be- cules so hard that the atoms would actually fuse friction in space. The ball could stay suspended comes even more intriguing, if the Virat Kohli with the atoms on the surface of the ball. Each What if we tried to play sports in space? in the air for so long that some batters would be in you also comes to senses at the same time. collision would release a burst of gamma rays If we talk about basketball on moon, you will able to hit the ball, circle the bases, then watch The curiosity that comes along is just too strong and scattered particles. need a hoop that is 60 feet (20 meters) high and from the dugout as the ball leaves the park. Even to let go. But that is why this article is here in These gamma rays and debris would expand you would also have to move the three-point line worse, if the ball falls into a black hole, it’ll front of you, with a selected list of ‘what ifs’ that outward. The surface of the ball would blast into about 100 feet back because moon’s gravity is never come out again! Now, Dexter and Virat might keep you awake at night... tiny fragments, which would further trigger fu- one sixth of that of Earth. Also, your court will can finally go back to sleep.G T “Language cannot fully capture the depth and complexity of our thoughts. That’s why THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY,APRIL 8, 2019 we have visuals!” 5 Anika Joshi, AIS Vas 1, X A, Page Editor U, Me Aur Hum Whose life is it anyway? Contest Edition Good ol’ days Glorious Adventures Of A Lifetime

Vini Shrivastava, AIS Vasundhara 1, XII B “Hum toh poore din padhte the,” they weren’t ex- aggerating. So, if you feel the need to complain elcome, class of 2019, to a lecture that about your busy schedule, they will be standing will teach you all about the class of right there to remind you how they had it worse 1980. Wait, you already know every- and still survived.

W X A 1, AIS Vas Sengupta, Rupsha Illustration: thing. After all, your parents never stop talking LOL and about those ‘Back in my day’ stories where they Chapter 3: The social network tell you all about the adventures of their time. Your parents spent their entire teenage years with- Pick up your books and let’s start. out knowing what Snapchat and Instagram were, and hence, you should too. But now that you do, Chapter 1: A walk to remember you have to hear about it, but also help them with You might have luxurious cars or AC buses to Facebook when you have a minute. order? drop you off to school, but the only mode of trans- portation your parents had was “20 kilometer Chapter 4: Back to the future paidal chal kar jaana.” So, the next time they see As kids, your parents were allowed to steal fruit College or ‘LOL’ege: 27-year old Trina Thomp- you lying leisurely on the sofa with your eyes from trees, bunk tuitions, roam freely in jungles son slapped a case on her alma mater, Monroe Col- glued to Netflix, be ready to hear all about the but that is where the fun stops. If you plan to do lege, due to her own inability to find a job after a travel adventures that put King Arthur to shame. the same, be prepared to hear a ten-hour-long lec- futile 3-month lookout. She demanded that the ture about repercussions. But then again, it might $70,000 she spent on her course fee be returned to Chapter 2: 127 hours be because they don’t want you to commit the her. The court *thankfully* dismissed the case as That is exactly the amount of time they spent same mistakes, or may be because they know they no college can ever guarantee that. studying in one day, because when they said can play the ultimate parent card. “Tumhare bhale ke liye hi bol rahe hai,” you know! But work is boring man!: In 2016, Frenchman And that’s it for today’s class, folks. I’ll see you Radhika Goel, AIS Vasundhara 1, XI Frederic Desnard filed a case against his former next week for a lecture on ‘What parents say v/s employer for 360,000 Euros after using the phrases what they really mean.’ o, we have about 3.3 crore cases pending in ‘descent into hell’ and ‘nightmare’ to describe his our courts as of now and countless more in boredom levels at work. The defendant was French Sthe world. We are sure the judicial system is perfumer Interparfums where Desnard was an em- working real hard to make sure that justice is ployee for eight years before being forced out of served. But despite its busy upkeeps, sometimes his job by increased levels of boredom. the court invests (or is rather forced to invest) its time and money into some rather exceptional cases Make them bucks count: A 29-page complaint which, to be honest, evade the understanding of a was filed by customer Stacey Pincus who claimed common man. Here is a list of some of ‘such ex- that the cold drinks are almost half ice and Star- ceptions’ that believe it or not, actually did take the bucks misrepresents their fluid amount. I mean we court and the logic by storm. all love a good amount of caffeine but dragging the café to court for not giving you that? Really? No change, no fame: Nikhil Jain from India filed a petition against Emami for using unfair trade Keeping up with reality: A woman sued KFC, the

Pic: Vaidehi Agarwal, AIS Vas 1, Agarwal, AIS X D Vas Pic: Vaidehi B 1, IV Vas AIS Agarwal, Model: Dhanishta practices. He even sued the company and its prod- fast food chain, for exaggerated use of imagery. uct ‘Fair and Handsome’ for not giving him the re- Tubs overflowing with big juicy chicken pieces in sults as expected. Result? Emami was asked by the ads, but half-filled tubs with not that appealing por- District Forum, New Delhi, to pay up to INR 15 tions in reality. Disappointed? Definitely. A $20 tub lakhs to the petitioner. Now, that’s quite a ‘Fair and that the company was sued for, ended up being a handsome’ amount. $20 million profit for the woman.G T A ‘marvel’ous saga Testimonials Of How Marvel Cinematic Universe Manages To Break My Heart Graphic: Harshvardhan Khandelwal, AIS Vasundhara 1, X C Saloni Saxena, AIS Vasundhara 1, XII A got me even antsier. I remember that for one whole week before its release, I was unable to ear 2008. The hottest movie of the focus on anything else due to excitement. And as year was released. While reading Mar- ever, you met up to my expectations. I was so Yvel comics occupied majority of my happy to have you in my life dear Marvel, you childhood, seeing Iron Man come alive on were always there for me. screen blew my mind away. And that, dear But then you went ahead and released Infinity War Marvel, is how you helped me establish my and killed Loki in the first ten minutes. And then first on-screen crush. as if that wasn’t enough, you killed Heimdall and I was extremely excited to meet The Incredible Gamora, Vision and T’Challa, Doctor Strange and Hulk, Captain America and Thor. You kept me Winter Soldier, Scarlet Witch and Nick Fury and waiting for three whole years, but I was pa- Maria Hill and God knows how many more. I sat tient with you. And you, made my wait worth through that with a numb mind and quivering lips, it. When I thought it wasn’t possi- with my heart breaking into another million ble, you made me pieces, every time another one of my favourite fall more and more characters died. And to top it all off, you took in love with you. away Spidey, and you took him brutally. I felt as And that, dear Mar- if that movie ended our special bond - one that had vel, is how I vowed been there for as long as I could remember. to always be commit- But I could not stay mad at you for long, dear ted to you. Marvel. Ultimately I forgave you. How could I I saw the Avengers: first day, not? You were always there for me. Now I spend first show and had my mind blown. my day and nights waiting for Endgame, hoping I watched the movie at least seven times, and I got which turned my life around; in a bad sense. now, whenever the subject comes up, we always that you will give me back my heroes. Call me a same thrills each time. When in Iron Man 3, Tony After Age of Ultron, you broke my peers into end up fighting. hypocrite, but I also wish you do no not release ended up blowing all his suits, I cried for two parts. I argued for about two weeks with my But I guess you realised that I needed a break, so that movie, because then it’ll all be over. What hours straight and my friends thought I was crazy. friends about how Iron Man was right in his place, you introduced me to Doctor Strange and Spider- will I do then, dear Marvel, how will I survive When your characters cried, I cried, and when and it was not his fault that the Avengers broke. man. They were so good that I could not wait until with just your memories? But at the end I know they laughed, so did I. But you did something Finally, we had to agree to disagree. But even the release date to meet Black Panther. Ant Man that you will always live in my heart forever. Contest Edition “You never forget your first…GT edition.” THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2019 6 Anupriya Bhatnagar, AIS Vas 1, XI Page Editor Muse Editorial Pic: Kshitiz Saxena, XII B | Models: Samarth Tyagi, IV A; Suhana Gilotra, IV C, AIS Vas 1 Nurturing together Mascot of stereotype

Recently when I attended the In Search Of The Definition To Flawlessness junior annual day of AIS Vas 1 (read pg 11) and was felicitat- Megha Chattopadhyay with Deepika Padukone’s ‘Tamil’ is still better than the slice cut out ing Sanchita Tiwari, for her AIS Vasundhara 1, XII A accent in Chennai Express, which for the Haryanvi characters. You national achievement in sounded even more stereotypical don’t grant them proper dialogues archery at Khelo India, I was amaste. How are you all? than I do? After all, the struggles but rather one, single word: Dr Amita Chauhan touched by what her mother You know me, don’t of Chinnaswami Muthuswami ‘chhora/chhori’. Chairperson shared. Thanking the school Nyou? After all, you threw Venugopal Iyer and his name Sprinkle a gener- for all the support, she fondly such a fit every time I appeared on were definitely only funny and ous pinch of rude- reminisced the day when I met her first and your TV, calling me stereotypical not exaggerated in any way. Or ness in the mix and promised to hone her daughter’s talent as an in- and racist. I am Apu Nahas- did you just overlook all of that you have your ultimate Jaat. ternational level sportswoman. While she apeemapetilon from The Simp- because, here, you were the ones And his cousin, Mr Gujarati, is thanked me for keeping my promise, I knew this sons. You are aware of racial committing the crime? just a man wearing dhotis, eat- wouldn’t have been possible without the sup- stereotypes that I perpetuate. I And don’t even get me started on ing dhoklas and asking everyone port of parents. Today, I want to share this know you have made me the how you howl with laughter every “Kem cho? Maja ma?” And the thought with all Amity parents, because, at poster boy for racial stereo- time a Bihari or Bhojpuri charac- cherry on the cake or rather the Amity, we constantly strive to provide best plat- types, but before you point a ter comes on screen. I mean, what rosogolla are the Bengali forms and state-of-the-art facilities to the young finger, I want to ask: How are other choice do you have? They characters whose vowels are minds we so lovingly nurture. But these plat- you any better? only exist to be your comic relief, as round as the roso- forms alone cannot nurture if we do not have You get angry at white men right? Raise hands if you loved golla which is stuffed support of the parents to come forward and who created me, but don’t Aamir Khan in PK? Sure, you did, in their face all the make best use of all these opportunities. bash an eyelash when another because his constant paan-spitting screen time they are One such platform is The Global Times, which channel makes fun of your self is the only way to portray a given on the big you are reading right now, conceptualised to own neighbours living in differ- Bhojpuri. But at least, he did his screen. give every child an opportunity to think, write ent parts of your own country. research, unlike actors *cough* Sure, I am an NRI and create. I am very happy to read this special You chortle with laughter when Arjun Kapoor *cough* who think and have been out of edition taken out by the students of AIS Vas 1. you hear Mithun da’ “I yam a mix of incorrect and broken touch with Bollywood Be it interviewing experts (page 1) or making Krishnan Iyer M. I yam Hindi and English concocted to- for a little while, but I an educational poster (page 7), the newspaper nariyal pani wala” in Ag- gether is the definition of a Bihari. would sincerely like to has groomed writers and designers, who will neepath, or when Satish He must be right because you ask you all to fix the one day be part of media, empowering the na- Kaushik dons on the charac- have so many characters over the accents that you have tion with their conscientious writing. ter of Muthuswamy in Pa- years who prove that Bihari = blown out of propor- Each young mind is a sapling that you’ve dosan, exclaiming ‘Aiyoo’ incorrect English. All those peo- tions before you come handed over to us for nurturing further and this after every two seconds. ple can’t be wrong! after mine and point a fin- is my promise to you that I will keep striving Were you completely okay But, I guess their share of the cake ger at me. till children like Sanchita and others reach Olympics and make a niche for themselves.G T The way Voyage of discovery to peace Making a newspa- per may seem like “I believe that to meet the challenges of our an easy task to ac- times, human beings will have to develop a complish, but, in re- greater sense of universal responsibility.” ality, it is like -Dalai Lama Debosmita Mukherji forming a bridge In today’s world of fast living GT Coordinator between the flow- and materialism, we have for- ing thoughts that gotten our true values of run in our head and the artistic mag- brotherhood, love and respect nificence that can be achieved if we for each other. We have for- work hard enough. In the originality gotten that practice of har- One ‘vote’ of its conception, in the excellence of mony and reconciliation is the its writing, in the beauty of its visual Dr Bhavana K Illustration: Krish Aggarwal Principal, AIS Vas 1 most vital and artistic of AIS Vas 1, X A presentation, in its commitment to human actions. If we want our accuracy, healthy discourse and edi- future to be peaceful, we must first work on torial balance, the newspaper en- world peace in the present. Through the guid- that counts deavours to reflect the values that ance given by Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan, Chair- students have imbibed in this journey person, Amity Group of Schools & RBEF, the of discovering their own worth. The new generation is ready to reinvent and revamp A Small Initiative That Goes A Very Long Way brilliant journalists of Amity Interna- the way we live. They have been taught to be tional School, Vasundhara 1 are com- respectful, peaceful and altruistic. Our Chair- Isha Gore, AIS Vasundhara 1, X B mine can affect the fate of a large GF: Much great work voting did, mitted to offer their readers a mix of person is an ardent believer that generosity for number of people. Do you not re- son! Look at America and its presi- newsworthy, interesting, engaging the welfare of others makes our existence grat- randfather: Happy Birth- member when CP Joshi lost his Ra- dent. Look at Russia. They probably and thought-provoking articles. This ifying. She gave Amitians ample space to shine day, my dear! You are fi- jasthan state assembly seat by one would have been fine if people didn’t splendid podium known by the name by being organized, and result-oriented. Here, Gnally eighteen. vote? Or when Marcus Morton be- vote to elect Trump or support Putin. of The Global Times builds confi- students inherit a foundation built on traditions Grandson: Thank you, grandpa. I came the governor of Massachusetts GS: Maybe they would have been, dence, promotes leadership skills, and associations. have been waiting for the day I could by bagging that one extra vote that but at least they had a hand in electing encourage teamwork and makes I am glad to see how beautifully the editorial cast a vote, and now I can do that! made him the winner? their government, rather than living in reading & writing more than fun. team of AIS Vasundhara 1, has incorporated the GF: Really? Out of all the things, GF: Those are just one-in-a-million a dictatorship. If it weren’t for votes, Parents will have a valuable record teachings of their Chairperson and have been you’re excited for voting? cases. Not every election is like that. Colorado would never have increased of their children’s creative talents committed throughout. I’m delighted to see the GS: Why shouldn’t I be? As a demo- It doesn’t matter if I vote or not; what their minimum wages and Canada and will cherish them for their lives. way they have demonstrated their mettle by cratic country, India is built on the is supposed to happen will happen. would never have elected Justin This is the beauty of the Contest Edi- meeting all the deadlines, editing, re-editing to foundation of elections. I’m happy to GS: You can’t say that. If we were to Trudeau, the man who is leading their tion. Through this one newspaper, perfection, painting every brush stroke with be one of the people who are con- just let it be, women still wouldn’t country to be the epitome of equality the entire Amity universe is brought love, focusing the camera with all accuracy and tributing towards a better nation. have the right to vote. Suffragettes and love. Don’t you think we, too, de- together, let alone one school for one designing a masterpiece. GF: It is funny how you think your like Emmeline Pankhurst, Ida B serve to elect officials who take our Contest Edition. This newspaper is a May victory follow you! In the halo of prosper- vote has that much of an impact. I’m Wells, Alice Paul and Alice Stone country on a greater path? stepping stone, the first building ity, may you always glow! G T sixty, and in my forty eight years of Blackwell fought to get women vot- GF: We do, but I doubt it will happen block, the true base on which a ful- voting, I’ve never felt like I’m mak- ing rights. It didn’t just happen. with just one vote. filling life is built. As the entire AIS

Published and Printed by Mr R.R. Aiyar on behalf of Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan ing a difference. GF: So what? Nobody’s vote matters. GS: Maybe not, but at least one vote Vas 1 offers this amalgamation of from E-26, Defence Colony, New Delhi 110024 and printed from HT Media Ltd, GS: Oh, come on grandpa! You know GS: That’s where you are wrong. Vot- is a start. Casting even one vote is a their love and hard work for every- No 8, Udyog Vihar, Greater Noida. Editor Ms Vira Sharma. n Edition: Vol 11, Issue 9 n RNI No. DELENG / 2009 / 30258. Both for free that isn’t true. What if everyone ing matters! If it weren’t for votes, step towards a greater country. After one to see, I am sure it will inspire distribution and annual subscription of 900. started thinking the way you do? countries like Ireland, Australia, Ar- all, if India can vote to keep Taj and motivate others to come forward Opinions expressed in GT articles are of the writers and do not necessarily reflect those of the editors or publishers. While the editors do their utmost to verify GF: What’s to stop them? gentina, Austria, Canada and so many Mahal in Seven Wonders of the and be a part of this amazing journey information published, they do not accept responsibility for its absolute accuracy. GS: Through voting, we have the more would still not have granted World, we surely can vote to create a called The Global Times. Published for the period April 8-14, 2019 power to influence. A single vote of LGBTQ rights to their citizens. nation of tomorrow. G T Find OutHowDifferent OrgansOfYour BodyFeel OnARollercoaster Ride AIS Vas 1,X A AIS Vas 1,XII A Illustrations: Text: Contest Edition ‘stomach drop’. termwe commonly as gling sensationwhich sulting inasensitive tin- intoblood to it,re- flow alittleamountof only side the stomach allows in- The blendingoffluids floating. start almost organs insideourbody verge offree allthe fall, When the rideisonthe T SaloniSaxena Th h e e

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WORDS VERSE The digital world Summer’s end Anupriya Bhatnagar Where people just try to look ‘cool’ AIS Vasundhara 1, XI Herding like sheep in a world of fools Manya Tyagi AIS Vasundhara 1, IX A We’re all glued behind our screens This is a world where memes trend Making our actual selves unseen Absolute strangers become friends Once more I wake up Human interactions are bare minimum Here people are led astray in aught At the break of dawn Behind fake profiles is a pandemonium By ‘What might people have thought?’ And throw off the covers With a jaw-breaking yawn The digital world is but a circus show Here basic manners unload With pictures obscuring human woes And etiquettes are like ghosts It’s time to face the reality This world is cruel, unjust, unkind With all its cruel actuality Where people to other’s pains are blind Let’s shed a few more tears Along with our peers However not all people are same Some don’t play it like a game For the last of the late mornings Their kindness makes the world better Sun-drenched afternoon ramblings As they come closer, problems fritter No more breezy evenings will drift by Not any tardy nights with trusty wifi This digital world is a weird place Where friendships break and embrace Now, it’s time to pack our bags Illustration: Tisha Kashyap If we remember to keep it at bay Find our uniforms from the rags AIS Vas 1, X D Illustration: Shiwang Aryan Our minds might see the light of day Let the mood of summer begin to sag AIS Vas 1, X C It’s time to pick up the school bag!G T CAMERA CAPERS Send in your entries to Naman Gupta, AIS Vasundhara 1, X E [email protected]

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PAINTING CORNER Pistachio candle holder Round candles(small)-2 Card board(large) -1 Colourful beads Paint brushes Pencil Take acardboardpieceand Keep makingnewshell Start placingshellsonthe Take oneroundcandle, more eachtime,asifthe rings, laythemdownalittle towards theoutside. vicol withthepointedsides outline withthehelpoffe- card boardcirclesalongthe on them. by oneandmarkitsoutline place itonbothcirclesone cut twocirclesoutofit. THE GLOBAL TIMES Mosaic Gather thematerial Duaa Faridi Now startbuilding n uuesesargtAnd futureseemsalright It onlyaddstoanation’s might When wetakecareoftheirplight When achildisgivenhisright Let penandpaperbetheirtools Sending eachonetoschool Giving themtherighttoeducation By pledgingtostandwiththem And dochildhoodafavour Remember iteveryday Pic: Vaidehi Agarwal, AIS Vasundhara 1,XD , AIS Vasundhara 1,IV | MONDAY, APRIL 8,2019 n n n n Fevicol Pistachio shells-2bowls Paper bowl-1 Disposable glass-1 Now, fixoneoftheprepared Now, keepthecandlein Your pistachioshellcandle Next, painttheglassand flower isinbloom. holder isreadytoshine! with colourfulbeads. paints andthendecorate bowl withbright-coloured bowl, usingfevicol. and theotheroneonpaper circles ondisposableglass light it. centre ofyourstandand Junior G AIS VasD 1, VI T Abhay Sharma

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presented byschoolprincipal lowed byannualreportofschool lamp lightingceremonyfol- event beganwithtraditional The institutions. different Amity other dignitariesandheadsof Schools &RBEFalongwith Chairperson, Amity GroupOf by Dr(Mrs) Amita Chauhan, of ‘SatyamevJayate’ wasgraced based onthenationalistictheme 2019. The culturalextravaganza, I is allfun Growing up Truth alwayswins ig odn bet,ec ning, holdingobjects, etc. activities likehandwriting, run- sports, childrenalsoundertook playing outdoorgamesand opment ofchildren. Apart from are importantinphysicaldevel- sors, yoga,etc.Suchactivities cutting withchildfriendlyscis- games, eatingwiththespoon, like tyingshoelaces,playingball balance throughdailyactivities learn toachieverightphysical tion, gainmuscularstrengthand velop betterhandeyecoordina- week wastohelpstudentsde- Objective ofactivityoriented 2019 forKindergarten children. was heldfromMarch25-29, P Junior AnnualDay InspiredByPuranas

Chairperson felicitatesacearcher Sanchita Tiwari Children playwithball AIS Vasundhara6 AIS Vasundhara1 dren ‘Grossmotorweek’ listic developmentofchil- n anendeavourtoensureho- Contest Edition nual dayonFebruary28, celebrated itsjunioran- rimary wingoftheschool “If youdon’t writeforGT, yabasic!” G T

Mansi Anand Israel toIndiasuchasinspira- theme. An arrayoffablesfrom dance dramabasedonthe gether aresplendentmusical Students fromClassI-IV putto- pete andwininOlympicsoneday. a visionofpreparinghertocom- honing hertalentinarcherywith Chairperson foridentifyingand expressed herheartfeltgratitudeto when Sanchita Tiwari’s evening turnedmorerejoicing tional archerycompetitions. The in variousnationalandinterna- licitated forhervictoriousfeats archer Sanchita Tiwari wasfe- Dr BhavnaKulshrestha. Ace ativity. While throughnutty skills andalsohonetheircre- that childrenimbibevariouslife ing thewholeweektoensure array ofactivitieswerehelddur- the studentsofClassI-IV. An February 28-March7,2019for life skillsweekwasheldfrom

Imbibing lifeskills T Children LearnTo BeFit,FineAndGood Students indulge inartandcraft AIS Mayur Vihar creativity inchildren, ners anddevelopsome o inculcategoodman- , AIS Vas 1,XIIC Page Editor Children dancewithgraceandelegance mother A scenefrom courtofKingSolomon

A youngladyofjustice ainlate.national anthem. concluded withschoolsongand day agreatsuccess. The evening tenacity, renderingtheannual for theirundeterredefforts and commended theyoung Amitians putting upasplendidshow. She dress praisedthestudentsfor dience. Chairpersoninherad- bharatnatyam captivatedtheau- ances likesufidance,kathakand drama. Classicaldanceperform- Raman werepresentedindance and wittystoriesof Tenali Mughal courtof Akbar thegreat King Solomon,talesfrom tional storiesfromthecourtof daily schoolassemblies.Intheir ness, healthandhygieneduring tance ofgoodmanners,cleanli- plays anddiscussionsonimpor- ticipated instorytelling,role value teamspirit.Studentspar- cally fit,mentallyactiveand importance ofkeepingphysi- play ensuredthattheylearntthe like zumbadance,yogaandfree their nutritivevalueactivities mation aboutuniquenutsand buddy childrengatheredinfor- Children learnyogaduring lifeskillsweek G T kind andcaring. importance ofpraying,being of hardwork,socialbehaviour, ners, howtotalkinpublic,value telephone etiquettes,tableman- bibed lifeskillslessonslike ings clean.Childrenalsoim- their classroomsandsurround- actively participatedinkeeping swacch tivities andlearntmusic.During various creativeartandcraftac- classrooms, childrenengagedin was initiatedunderthedynamicleadershipofDr Amity’s centreforCambridge Assessment English step oftheway.’ based onthetopic‘Howtosupportlearnersevery tre hadalsoparticipatedinapostercompetition appreciated foritsoriginalityandcontent. The cen- dents in Amity InternationalSchoolsandwashighly English activitiesconductedforteachersandstu- The winningvideoshowcasedalltheCambridge tended byRenu Trehan, CEM, Amity Centre,ESO. tions heldatChennaionJanuary8,2019andat- Managers (CEM),CambridgeEnglishExamina- organised atan allIndiameetingofCentreExam mitted asanentryintoshortvideofilmcompetition their skillstotheworld.’ The videofilmwassub- topic ‘HowtohelppeoplelearnEnglishandprove phy inashortvideofilmcompetitionbasedonthe Amity GroupofSchools,wonfirstrunnersuptro- Sonpal, atechbusinessleader motivational sessionbyHetal T An ExpertTalks AboutWinningFears A talktoinspireandgrow A Cambridge victory

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French olympiad were Laboni Thakur, Rahul medals. The winsomestudents ceived certificatesandgold level nationalexamsandre- seven studentsappearedforB1 on January25,2019. A totalof Rolland FrenchOlympiad*held Pachori andDivyaGaur. The PGT Biology teachersRachna group) alongwiththeirmentor by 16studentsofClassXII(PCB 2019. The sessionwasattended Aayog washeldonFebruary15, and ‘MentorofChange’ Niti A

School Lounge AIS Gurugram46 Winners ofolympiadwithschoolprincipal Arti Chopra THE GLOBAL TIMES level onlineRomain laurels atthenational mitians broughthome

trends andchallengesofteachingEnglish. practices ofteachingEnglishanddiscussednew UK anddelegatesfromalloverIndiasharedbest India, Chennai,Cambridge Assessment English, this meetinginwhichoffice bearersofCambridge abroad. This endeavourbecamemoreenrichedat their employabilityandchancesofstudying to qualityhighereducationglobally, improving English qualificationsthatcouldgivethemaccess of Schools&RBEFtoempowerstudentswith (Mrs) Amita Chauhan,Chairperson, Amity Group Renu Trehan receives award

| MONDAY, APRIL 8,2019 among thestudents. and knowledge of French culture language aswellawareness vocabulary skillsoftheFrench reading, listening,grammarand tional levelonlineexam.Ittests state levelwrittenexamandana- * Namjas KaurofClassX. Class IXand Anjali Ekkaand Singa andSaumyaMahajanof Singhal, SumiGupta,Shreya board exams. were allsettoappearfortheir session forthestudentswho an enlighteningandmotivating lenges withHetalSonpal.Itwas cussed theirindividualchal- ‘Dreams’. Studentsalsodis- of alltimesandavideotitled and themostdecoratedolympian Phelps the American swimmer table beingthatofMichael amidst variouschallenges,no- of peoplewhoemerged winners shared somereallifecasestudies failure duringexams.Healso one canovercomethefearof tion time.Healsodiscussedhow face especiallyduringexamina- issues andfearwhichstudents talk focusedonbehaviourrelated This olympiad Wassup G T comprises a

G T G T 11 Contest Edition “I would say that I outdid myself, but I’m always THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2019 like this. So, I simply did myself.” 12 Naman Gupta, AIS Vas 1, X E Bag Pack Variety Page Editor The irk of celebIllustration: kids Rupsha Sengupta, AIS Vasundhara 1, X A

These Kids Are Not Your Regular Five-Year-Olds From Around The Block

Sanskruti Bharti, AIS Vasundhara 1, XII B Duke and Duchess of Cambridge wore Prince And getting them dyed to blonde would cost a and their life style might come in IIT-JEE. George’s hand-me-downs. But life without that million bucks. f you don’t go ‘so what?’ every time a celeb information was splendid too! PS The writer of this article is done with all these kid is on the news, then either you live on a Abram Khan loafs around with dad celeb kids posts popping up on her Ilonely planet or you’ve mastered the near im- Yash Johar has golden coloured hair Really? We thought he was out for a meeting, newsfeed, which explains the possible art of being off social media. Either Wow! because having natural golden hair is the trying to change the world. After all, aren’t dripping sarcasm. ways, you’re lucky because turns out that the rarest thing ever. Sundays for revolutionising? No? Stupid us. world has found a new obsession with these celeb On the contrary, since media is covering so kids. Read along to find things that we do not much about celeb kids, maybe we all need to know about them. should start taking notes about them. Who knows celeb kids Taimur Ali Khan toddles to his granny’s house This kid has been in the news since before he was even born. From spending a day in the town to going to his granny’s house, we need to know everything about this toddler. It’s quite shocking that he doesn’t have a Wikipedia page yet.

Aradhya Rai Bachchan poses like a pro So does every kid with a DSLR. So do we, when we run out of photos to post on Instagram. Being Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s daughter doesn’t make you special, Aaradhya.

Princess Charlotte in brother’s hand-me-downs It was a lucky day for all the younger siblings when they found out that Princess Charlotte, the second child of Prince William and Catherine,

Pic: Kshitiz Saxena, XII B | Model: Muskan Khurana, XII B, AIS Vasundhara 1 Illustration: Maitri Surana AIS Vasundhara 1, X D Fault in my stars A Life Full Of Hard Work, Without Luck

Maansi Anand, AIS Vas 1, XII C gobble up the delicious roadside By the age of 18, I was still unsure of biryani. Honestly, the thought of my major in college, but you were off Dear superstar, being able to afford only roadside winning Miss World! So, you had two You know what success tastes like.It’s biryani already makes me feel poor. bad years and no good offers in Bol- even tastier when you find it on your But I am me, and you’re King Khan, lywood; isn’t that supposed to push own in a world that is ruled by ‘God- so, of course, you get to chill in your you off the verge? Oh, but it didn’t. fathers’. Probably, you never even sone ka khet. You go, sir! Instead, your destiny turned you into dreamt of being an actor and being My mind is too stuffed with pes- Desi Girl stealing hearts worldwide. worshipped by your fans. But as I simism to allow ‘positive despera- I know the amount of effort it takes to scroll through numerous interviews in tion’. But don’t complain, ma’am, be who you are now. It’s not easy, but which you claim that a sports injury because Rab will surprise you with when you boast about how effortless landed you a would-be superhit the perfect jodidaar. Turns out, your the onset of your ‘I-never-wanted-to- movie, or where you talk about that lack of desperation to land a movie be-this’ career was, I wish to remind fun instance where you reached your landed you a movie. I don’t know of a you of the times when you waited for is that you? ad assignment late and became Miss universe where such miracles happen that biopic to come your way and that World instead, I wonder when success as I’ve been waiting in queues to enter best-actor award to adorn your shelf. will finally knock on my door. Well, a casting director’s office. It hasn’t happened yet, but who Hey Satan, if not success, then at least I deserve Usually, people get condemned for not knows if success will come to me dis- some space to vent out, for I have turning up on time. But it was almost guised as a suspension letter. Thus, Anika Joshi, AIS Vasundhara 1, X A unless you put up stories? You may even spent the last few months struggling magical when at 9 am, you were sent my rant comes to an end with a token go with possible cool captions like: to be in your shoes. back home for not being punctual for of gratitude for all the characters you ith the news focusing on other ‘Chilling with the OG’, ‘Hell is here Sometimes, I am too baffled to be- an ad assignment. 12 hours later, you gave us. petty things like politics and tonight’. You better hope your partner in lieve how you ended up with 5 films were offered a movie you couldn’t re- Lots of love Wthe stock market, let’s talk the photo approves them too. when your only plan that day was to sist. You truly are Khatron Ke Khiladi. An unlucky, struggling actor about something that actually matters. I mean, it isn’t every day that you and your GT all the way friends sit with the Ouija board and get You may even sit down and do a proper in touch with Satan, is it? How would interview with him for GT. Ask him you know what you’re supposed to do whether that neighbourhood aunty, when he arrives? Should you take his in- whose only concern in life is your marks terview for GT? Should you click self- and your career, is actually eligible to get ies? Read along for some possible a straight ticket to hell. And whether the options for your to-do list (just in case)! villains are really burnt in oil like a pakora? After the interview, don’t forget Read Hanuman chalisa to click his photograph for this edition, This is the best way to deal with tough in high resolution of course. situations (like exams or trying to sleep after watching The Conjuring). It may Welcome to Earth’s hell! also help you adjust if you’re a scaredy- A really nice idea would be to introduce cat. Haha, who’s scared of Satan any- him to the world of how humans per- way? *rubs sweaty hands nervously* ceive hell, demons and other elements of horror. And then when you need a glass Click selfies for IG stories of water at night, you can simply ask him Because obviously, isn’t this the most if there really are ghosts in the kitchen or ‘lit’ moment of your life? How would monsters under your bed and people say anybody believe that you met the Devil Gen X is not creative! G T