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Food for thought Formula for Success Courage is what we need to move on September 1-15, 2009 AN AMITY NEWSPAPER www.theglobaltimes.in Willingness to fight and look THE GL BAL TIMES for new dawn Hope in our heart and dreams in our eyes. We should aim to become noble and wise Speaking truth and encouraging youth Raising the bar and moving at par Crossing every hurdle Affable every hour With destination so near yet so far Endurance to withstand hardship or stress teachers Winning formula for achieving success. Vidusha, XII, AIS Noida tune in to INSIDE GEN-I Tulika Banerji cally driven age, children tend to know students Samosa in White House, p2 more than them. Teachers are willing to Break free son, the word of his teacher is the ultimate; rom the young, flighty teacher learn from their students. On the flip side, if Mam says something, it has to be done who cares for a bunch of mother- some kids treat their schools as a place for In the good old days, when I was a student, exactly like that! less children in ‘Sound of Music’ accumulating marks; in such circum- teachers were not only looked up with awe Babita Sethi, m/o Arjun Sethi, to the professionally qualified en- stances, they fail to treat their teachers with and respect but also put up on a pedestal I A/W A, Noida gineer-turned-professor who reins in respect. However, if there is receptivity and thought to be elusive. It’s not as if, we F‘young punks’ in ‘To Sir, with love’; the and willingness, the teacher-student bond as students were not cheeky but we knew Traditionally correct teacher-taught equation appears to have can be a very strong one.” our limits and didn’t venture to cross them. undergone a spin. While teachers continue Anuradha Sinha Today, teacher is more approachable and “Guru Gobind dono Khade, Kake Lagoon to orbit around dispensing wisdom, they Academic Coordinator, AIS Noida accessible. She is now a mentor, confidante Paon; Balihari Guru aapke, Gobind diyo have also donned the hat of a buddy and and friend. The bond has broken free of bataye” said Kabirdas about the Guru- Amity in London, pg 10 confidante. In this issue, educators, acade- My teacher, my friend formality and convention. Shishya relationship. In the present age of micians and parents dig-in multiple facets Tanushree Datta Globalisation, most students will not be of this beautiful bond… Today, the teacher-student relationship is Teacher, AIS Vasundhra able to comprehend the meaning of this fa- much more casual and open. Kids can mous ‘doha’ defining the importance of Live and let live speak to their teachers about anything and My Mam’s always right teachers in the life of students. As a Psy- everything; they are like friends. At our chologist and teacher, I believe that every The teacher-student equation has under- time, the relationship was very formal and Teachers play a very important role in our genuine Guru just craves for stronger ties gone a sea change. Earlier teachers were though we revered our teachers, we hardly lives. As a child, I went to a convent run with the students. The best ‘Guru Dak- placed on a high pedestal, they were meant knew anything about them beyond their by nuns who were stern but laid a lot of shina’ a student can offer is love, affection to be respected; the respect still stands but school persona but today, children know stress on finer traits like honesty and dis- and genuine respect. there is an element of camaraderie. Stu- everything about their teacher’s life. This cipline, and appreciated if we admitted our Dr Shivali Sharma dents are friendly with their teachers and has helped remove hesitation and has mistakes. I was a shy child suffering from AIBAS, AU Lucknow share things more openly than they do with brought a lot of warmth in their relations. stage fear but thanks to my middle school GT salutes all teachers who have made Caller tunes, pg 12 their parents. Teachers also treat students Rajeshri Avtar, m/o Ruchi Avtar, teachers, I became a confident person by the lives of their students meaningful, by as equals, because in today’s technologi- VII C, AIS Vasundhra the time I passed out of school. For my being there. “I was actually good for nothing” Claims award winning Script Writer Kamlesh Pandey who’s penned masterpiece scripts for the likes of Delhi 6, Rang De Basanti and Yuvvraj, in a soul baring interview with Nikita Bakhshi, Senior Cub Reporter, AIS Pushp Vihar Tell us about your life that one day I would make a career out of it. I am before you came into the lucky that the thing I enjoy most also buys me my limelight. bread, butter and jam. I was born in a small vil- lage called Hansnagar in Delhi 6 reflects a love for the nuances, culture and Ballia, UP and got edu- unique flavour of Delhi.....what is it about Delhi cated all over UP and MP, that you like the best? hence never made any I only like the Old Delhi, I do not like the New lasting friends. Though I Delhi at all—it is boring, corrupt, cunning, full of passed my X with 1st di- hypocrites and fakes. I love Old Delhi for its glori- vision, I wasn’t really a ous food, colourful language, interesting lifestyle good student. I was actually good for nothing; bad and delightfully quaint people. Old Delhi has char- in Maths, so no future in engineering; bad in Eng- acter, New Delhi has corruption. lish so no future in administrative services. Bad in science, so no future in medicine; bad in health, so How do you manage to be so versatile...you have no future in defence services. The only thing I was written for humourous movies, movies with anti good at was drawing. So, I was sent to Sir JJ Insti- heroes, movies with supernatural and patriotic tute Of Applied Art, Mumbai in 1965 to get a themes? Diploma in Commercial Art; but I dropped out after I never try to manage anything (I am just not good three years. For the next four years, I struggled at managing), I just write what interests me and without money or hope (but read a lot and saw a lot moves me, and hope that it would interest and move of movies). One fine day in 1971, I got so frustrated enough people out there to help my producer re- that I wrote a strange application for a job at JWT, cover his cost so that he could make and I could Mumbai asking for a job so that I could get a hair 1976. The rest, as they say, is history- thousands of Were you naturally inclined towards writing or writer another film. Most of my writing comes out cut. And can you believe it, I was hired! I was with campaigns, hundreds of awards including four was it a conscious decision to become a writer? of my own fear, frustration, anger, hope, desires, JWT till 1974 and after a brief stint at Sachi & times Copywriter Of The Year. I started writing I enjoyed writing though I never consciously de- curiosity, wonder, social concern and sensitivity to Sachi and Grant Advertising (now absorbed in Con- movies in 1986 with Amol Palekar’s ‘Ankahee’ sired to become a writer (there was no money in it issues concerning humanity at large. trat), I finally landed in Rediffusion Advertising in who was a friend from JJ days. those days). It came naturally but I never thought ...Contd on page 5 Distributed across: AIS Noida/Saket/Pushp Vihar/Vasundhra/East Delhi/ Gurgaon 43/ Gurgaon 46 • Amiown • AIMC Manesar •Amity University Noida/Jaipur/Bhubaneswar • Amitasha Noida/Saket 2 World Mirror News with Views The Global Times, September 1-15, 2009 Chicken ‘Samosa’ in the White House Value Education at Pre- Indian Cuisine: Conquering the world and gaining fame worldwide Aakanksha Gupta, IX A, AIS PV PV says, “Pledging a new era of engage- serve Indian food and incidentally are Primary and Primary level ment with the world, President Barack the highest grossers too. Even Prince Vishakha Chitnis, AIS Gur 43 Role of teachers in strengthening uring a banquet hosted in New Obama and First Lady served “chicken Charles is a patron of ‘paneer tikka’ and Value Education: Delhi, on seeing Indian Minis- samosa” among other mouthwatering butter chicken. Moreover, nutritionists Daily newspapers Factors that produce human values of ters chewing green chillies with dishes at a White House reception hosted have already blown caution over the tra- of recent times the highest order are: personal example Dthe main course, Madam Hillary Clinton for ambassadors including Indian envoy ditional American food being bereft of scream juvenile of parents; sound training and inspira- insisted for the same despite the word of to the US, Meera Shankar.” nutritional values. In the midst of dis- crimes. Ministry tion derived from great persons. The caution thrown to her about it being too In London, two out of three restaurants eases like bird flu and swine flu being of Women and teacher’s role is regarded as the most hot. Much to the amazement of the au- contracted from animal products, Indian Child Develop- significant, especially in the formative dience, she quietly chewed a wholesome cuisine is one of the few cuisines in the ment records years of the child. In Freud’s opinion, with visible ease.