Oliphant September 2010

Vol. XXVII September 2010 No. 5 The

liphaWELHnAM BOYS StCHOOL THINK ABOUT IT... Those who like my work, raise your hands and those who don't like my work raise your standards... -Warren Buffet EDITORIAL 02

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17 The liphant The liphant IDE As the winter sun prepares to grace The Oliphant offers to you a rib- GS us with its presence, the rains have tickling Lasagne, which I am sure, will RIN finally started retreating. This year's relieve you of your tension. As monsoon was the worst possible always, this section of the Oliphant experience and it broke several talks about how Welhamites utilize records. Welham is ready for the the gift of 'time', optimally. l transition and we definitely appreciate 'Rising Intelligentsia' -as the name the winter sun above us. There is lot to suggests, gives you something to a look forward to in the latter half of the think about. It puts forth different i term as the forthcoming month perspectives to CCE (short for

r promises to be frenzied and busy with Continuous Comprehensive Founder's just around the corner. Evaluation). Students will now have o This issue of the Oliphant is to face exams every month and will unfortunately delayed thanks to the be awarded marks on the basis of W t IE mid-term examinations. Since the their behavior, class conduct and WRAPV UP i editorial board did not want to socializing skills also. The football team started their season by compromise on quality, we took a Ringside View brings you up to date participating in the CBSE Cup. Both the d stand by postponing this issue to the with all the sporting events and there U-16 and the U-18 had high hopes as present date. The Oliphant board is to has been plenty of action in the both of them were the defending champions. However, hopes were soon be commended upon for taking it out sports field. in such a short span of time and, as shattered for the U-18 Soccer team who

E the stand-in Editor, my grateful thanks Happy reading, suffered a defeat against the Asian School to everyone. Parambir Singh Bajaj in the semi-final. However, the U-16 team were crowned the champions again. After claiming the CBSE championship, the U- decide whether we would qualify for the 16 team looked forward to the District quarterfinals. We won the match 2-1 with championship. They kept their spirits up goals coming from Shivesh Kumar and as they won the District championship in a Umair Ali. In the quarterfinal we faced the nail biting penalty shootout (6-5) in the LETTER TO THE EDITOR RESPONSE Asian School again. This time we gave final against Colonel Brown School. The them a run for their money as we won the Dear Editor, just amongst schools but also Dear Ma'am, U-18 team, yet again, had a disappointing match 2-0 in a game which we totally amongst Universities and research performance as they crashed out in the Thanks for giving me the honour of It has been our privilege to acknowledge a dominated. Kishlay Jha put us ahead quarterfinal of the District championship "Dudette of the Month". I am really institutions. Over the years each one person every month for the service they through an early penalty and Shantabya going down to Carman School. humbled by the article. We all of us has contributed, (some by provide to this school and we, as a team, Rana hit an unstoppable volley into the contribute in some form or the other reading the books and removing the could not have thought of anyone more After a series of losses the school team back of the net just minutes before half to make the LRC a vibrant place. It is dust between the pages!) in making suitable than you. Maintaining the books wanted to prove their worth in the All India time. In the semi-final, we faced the RIMC Cup. In the opening match against very encouraging to see the it what it is today. in the LRC and at the same time keeping a defending champions, the Tibetan Nehru Doon International School the team came enthusiasm with which Welhamites We always endeavour to make LRC a check on the boys is no less than a Memorial School. We outclassed them on from a goal down, to win the match 2-1 the field but were unable to score a goal. come to the LRC to access books dynamic place, changing with time herculean task. And you perform this task with Umair Ali scoring a brace. Next, the The game came down to the penalty and information while maintaining using technology and looking of the with efficiency and for that, Oli team faced St. Joseph's Academy who shootout where we lost 3-2. The team's the sanctity of the place. needs of its users. Thanks once congratulates you, yet again. Thank you defeated us 3-1. The last match of the winning streak ended but they had good Ever since the LRC was built in 1990, again. for your response. Please keep writing to us. group stage against Doon Valley Public reason to be proud of themselves. Thanks it has been a benchmark library not Amita Kandhari School was crucial as its result would are due to the leadership of the captain,

02 03 The liphant The liphant IDE As the winter sun prepares to grace The Oliphant offers to you a rib- GS us with its presence, the rains have tickling Lasagne, which I am sure, will RIN finally started retreating. This year's relieve you of your tension. As monsoon was the worst possible always, this section of the Oliphant experience and it broke several talks about how Welhamites utilize records. Welham is ready for the the gift of 'time', optimally. l transition and we definitely appreciate 'Rising Intelligentsia' -as the name the winter sun above us. There is lot to suggests, gives you something to a look forward to in the latter half of the think about. It puts forth different i term as the forthcoming month perspectives to CCE (short for r promises to be frenzied and busy with Continuous Comprehensive Founder's just around the corner. Evaluation). Students will now have o This issue of the Oliphant is to face exams every month and will unfortunately delayed thanks to the be awarded marks on the basis of W t IE mid-term examinations. Since the their behavior, class conduct and WRAPV UP i editorial board did not want to socializing skills also. The football team started their season by compromise on quality, we took a Ringside View brings you up to date participating in the CBSE Cup. Both the d stand by postponing this issue to the with all the sporting events and there U-16 and the U-18 had high hopes as present date. The Oliphant board is to has been plenty of action in the both of them were the defending champions. However, hopes were soon be commended upon for taking it out sports field. in such a short span of time and, as shattered for the U-18 Soccer team who

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Kishlay Jha, and the tactics of the coach, FOCUS to play for the team and are the future of Mr. Barthwal. football in school. Last but not the least No matter whether there is rain or it is sunny, no matter how hot or how With the interschool football events almost the keeper, Sushant Vashisht; it is difficult coming to an end, the school got to see cold, you will always find people on the field. They train and they play. to predict his capabilities and wonderful some skills through the football They play the beautiful game,- 'Football.' The football team trained hard reflexes by just looking at him. interhouse. Krishna house with the and though it didn't get them any silverware, hard work never goes Oli acknowledges the football team for MATHS reputation of the best team on paper, waste! We had one of the youngest teams comprising several 15 year their dedication to this sport and hopes Artist: Eminem proved it again on the field. They defeated they cross every hurdle next year. I smell olds. This may be the best football team the school has seen in many Album: Recovery Cauvery and Ganga house both by the success and victory! years. They stunned their older counterparts with their talent and also Genre: Rap score line of 2-0 and a draw against The common rooms are occupied again Jamuna house earned them the football gained valuable experience which is essential in every sport. With by the football and the cricket fans. With trophy. experience you get to know your mistakes and learn from them. The Manchester City dominating the transfer The school tennis team have slogged it more experience you gain, the better player you become. The future of market and Jose Mourinho's arrival at out on the courts, under the guidance of Real Madrid, fans are looking for a Welham football is secure and this team can create history by becoming the captain Shriyam Gupta and have left change. As far as cricket is concerned the for their IPSC tournament. The squash the most successful football team till date. Champions League Twenty 20 has begun team had been gearing up for their IPSC with the Chennai Superkings, Mumbai and their wait was over as they battled it Indians and Royal Challengers, Bangalore The football season is almost at an end, Shivesh Kumar out in RIMC. Talents like Vanshaj Singh, carrying the hopes of the Indian fans. and here I must mention some players - His height once again is no barrier to his Raghav Dahuja and Shubham Gupta were Things didn't turn out to be as expected potential to run the ball through any kind One, two, three, four, five, hopeful of earning a name for themselves. Kishlay Jha for the tennis fans as they were hoping for Which subject do you like? of defence no matter how strong. A bit The team started their tournament with a Our captain who leads the team by another Nadal vs. Federer final. It was Maths will be the most popular of them temperamental moody he really has the When the whole world forgot about loss to Modern School, Delhi as they beat example is a pure talent. He can tear the Novak Djokovic who faced Rafael Nadal all, thirst to score goals when he is in a mood Shady, he came back to leave If all the methods you can recall. us 2-1. Our next opponents were The defence apart with his Ronaldo- like in the finals with Nadal emerging to play. Unfortunately his thirst for goals everyone awestruck. Eminem hit Doon School and we beat our rivals 2-1. moves and clinical finish. He is quite a victorious and claiming his first US open has of late, not been fulfilled as his shots the US charts with his latest album Studying math's can be a lot of fun, Then, we thrashed DPS, R.K. Puram 3-0. role model in school as he seems to title. This victory gave Nadal his 9th Grand are more often off target than on. He is 'Recovery' and has remained in the But if you don't concentrate in class, Our last match in the quarter-finals was emulate Cristiano Ronaldo in his skills as Slam title and he is the 7th man to win a Your problems have just begun, said to be a look alike of Asamoah Gyan Top Five for the past twenty three against the host team RIMC. They well as his looks. His inspiring speeches career grand slam. Kim Clijsters won the There are sums full of addition, of Ghana. weeks. shattered our fate of entering the semi- are much like the speech given by Mark women's title for the 3rd time and 2nd subtraction, multiplication and division, The title song 'Not Afraid' defines But math's requires a lot of revision. finals by beating us 2-1. Much was Antony as he succeeds in creating in us a Sushant Vashisht, Viraaj Bhullar, time in a row. Rohan Bopanna and Aisam thirst to win. Hats off to our captain! Deepesh Gupta, Vishal Singh and his character better than any other expected from the squash team as their Ul Haq Qureshi made the subcontinent Into higher classes as we go, Fahad Siddiqui song before. He has already performance was spectacular but it was a Shantabya SJB Rana proud by reaching the finals of the US received three awards for it. His Math's gets tougher, I think so. good show put up by them as it was their The Wesley Sneijder of the team. Be it a The wall of the team has not been very open in the men's doubles. Leaving the other hits are 'Love the way you But I love to do all the problems and first IPSC tournament. perfect pass or a cracking shot which can successful in saving their post this rivalry and the hatred of the two countries equations, season. As this was their first season in lie' featuring spicy Rihanna and his The fractions and also the four The school badminton team participated rattle any keeper, he can do it all. He is behind, they showed the world how they solo 'Cold Wind Blows'. the senior team, I am sure that they have operations. in the IPSC badminton championship with able to mesmerize the crowd with his could work as a team. They are an learnt from it and will take the necessary Eminem promises something Nirvan Tibrewala, Dhruv Changoiwala and skills. He can make a defender dance to inspiration to the youth of the both In math's you really have to use your steps. Viraaj Bhullar, one of the main different in each song of his, Anirudh Saraf making it to the his beats. He is considered to be the most countries to join hands and move forward brains, defenders, seems to be dreaming of bringing in Jazz, Rock, R&B, club quarterfinals. Nirvan Tibrewala and Vansh skilful footballer in the school. People towards glory! music and a touch of metal. No On your mind you have to put lots of mouth watering delicacies but still is very strain. Chaudhry reached the semi-finals. Vansh always have high expectations from him The countdown is on for the Common hard to beat. He can be the best defender wonder he is the artist with the The calculations have to be done as fast has been selected to represent IPSC in and he does not disappoint them most of Wealth Games. The country hopes for its of the team if he is successful in losing highest TRP this year and a as a train, the National Badminton tournament. the time. success. The stars will surely be missed in favourite to win the Grammy. some weight. Deepesh Gupta, the short Or you will be left behind standing in the Divij Gupta the grand event , but young Indians will rain. Our ever active basketball team continue man in the defence line, is always If you got the taste for Rap Music, One of the 15 year olds who played for get a chance to show the world the their rigorous training regime as they determined to clear the ball or the player; Eminem should be your pick. For the school team for the first time, this potential of India. I do hope that the Indian starters, listen to some of his In math's mugging up will not help you, consider the sky as their limit. The U-17 a young man who can really hold the You have to remember all the formulas, young man may be short in terms of talent will take this opportunity and team left for Ghotan, Rajasthan for the strikers. Vishal Singh and Fahad Siddiqui previous hits and find out more old and new. height but can bring down anyone who become the stars of tomorrow! IPSC. The tournament was interrupted are the youngest members of the team. about his history and then hit on Logic and understanding play a huge comes his way. He plays with a 'never- Recovery. Trust me, you really due to the inhospitable behaviour of the They have had a marvellous season as Kunja Shrestha role, say- die attitude' and is determined to win need some of this!! They help you in achieving your goal. host school, L.K.S.Singhania as they had they are capable of anticipating every XI-Humanities the ball. He will surely be one of the best a spat with the Scindia School. Hence the move of the opposing team. They have Pranav Chadha in school as time passes and he becomes Devansh Raheja tournament was called off. been amongst the best performers this 10 - A strong, both mentally and physically. season. They still have many more years 04 05 The liphant The liphant

MY FRIENDLY

Nature has a lot to offer. Its Common Name: Mexican Silk Cotton Common Name: Golden Rain Tree beauty and bounty are Botanical Name: Chorosia speciosa Botanical Name: Koelreuteria endless. It is up to us to how Location: Indus Gate Paniculata we take this offer. Nature's A medium sized deciduous tree with Location: The corner of the Skating PET admirers definitely can have small and sharp conical prickles. Rink, Young plants near Oliphant a great time appreciating The leaves of this silky cotton flower House, Near Activity Centre. NECKY tree are palmately compound. A These trees grow upto 15m high and what was served on their My pet is a giraffe. Its name is softwood tree, its seeds are have a cylindrical trunk. The bark is plates. Let's catch a glimpse Necky. Necky likes to eats lots of generally sown in the rainy season, dark grey and shallowly fissured. The of a few of these showers of green leaves and vegetables. When and they germinate in eight to ten leaves are abruptly bi-pinnate and I don't like to eat vegetables I give autumn: days. Overall, it is a beautiful tree sometimes odd-pinnate. Presently, them to Necky. It finishes the with a bottle shaped green trunk. the tree can be seen changing colour vegetables in two or three seconds. These days the beautiful pink from golden to red. After that Necky puts me on his flowers that have flowered on the back and plays with me. On -Shreyansh Bhalotia Mondays, Wednesdays and on tree add to its beauty. X C Sundays I give him a nice bath. When I throw water from the pipe 25 YEARS AGO he dances with delight. Then he splashes water on me. IN WELHAM Once I tried to train him for the friendly pet competition. First I ?Mrs. Talukdar held an art exhibition in Jehangir Auditorium in Bombay. asked him to dance with me, then I The exhibition was a great success and was given wide coverage by tried to make him jump. He tried several magazines. but failed. On the day of the ?Every term the number of books in the library gets bigger and the competition we worked hard, same has happened this term. A few of the books that arrived are: however we couldn't win the first ENGLISH prize but we won the second place. 1) Guiness Book of World Records When we came back home, Necky 2) Vet in Harness was tired, dirty but very happy. 3) Opus 100 Necky is my best friend ever. We 4) 1000 Photo Tips will always be together. ?Many other books on art, literature, and fiction have come. 'TIME' a Chetanya Motani world famous magazine has started coming to the library. 788 IV B

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The Model United Nations inter-house music competition on competition which was won by 28th August. Ganga house followed by Jamuna ?An inter house MUN was organised ? and Krishna house. by the school on 27th, 28th and 29th An Inter-house written Science Quiz of August. There were 100 delegates, was held on 1st of September for Linguistic Excellence classes 3, 4 and 5. li 24 X 7 five Chairs, 5 Directors, a Secretary ? The English department conducted General and 5 councils. Jamuna ? A JAM (Just A Minute) was held on a spelling bee competition for house emerged victorious for the 9th of September for class 5. classes 6 to 10 in the month of second time in a row and the best ?A group of boys went to The Doon September. Jamuna house stood delegation was Russia. Girls School to participate in a Hindi first in the Middle school and Ganga WELHAM NOW Mock Parliament elocution. house in the Senior school. ?Boys of classes 3 and 4 went to ? ?The young and future leaders of the The Hindi department organised a Welham Girls' School to attend a Hindi elocution in which Krishna Patiala to participate in the IPSC ?The school participated in the country battled it out on various Sports workshop on Art and Craft on the 4th house bagged the title. Chirag Joshi tennis tournament starting 25th of Maharani Gambhir Kumari Inter- important issues during the second ?The under-16 Soccer team won the of September. was adjudged the best speaker. September. school Hindi Debate held at inter-house Mock Parliament for CBSE and the District Middle School held on the 30th of ?A 'Yoga' inter-house was held in which Cambrian Hall School on 14th Budding Film-makers The Emerging Talent championships, while the Under-18 August. Ganga house emerged September in which Chirag Joshi and ? team managed to reach the semi- Cauvery house emerged victorious in Mr. Gael Metroz conducted a film ?Sanat Anand of class 9 stood thirty Shreyansh Bhalotia represented the victorious. finals of the tournaments. Well done, the middle school as well as senior making workshop for the students fourth in the All-India National Talent school and stood second. Even team! school. Congratulations! Bird Flu... Swine Flu... and and finally came up with a movie Search Examination all over India. though the school stood second, they ?In the Soccer inter-house Ganga made by each house. It also resulted Congratulations! ?The Table Tennis team played the brought the trophy home as the host now, "EYE FLU"! house emerged victorious in middle in an Inter-house film making CBSE table tennis tournament held school was not competing for the ?The school has been a victim of the school while Krishna house bagged in Pestleweed College. The team trophy. 'eye flu', which has affected more comprised of Samarth Jain, Tushar the trophy in senior school. ?The English department organised than 150 students including the Badjate, Rachit Nandwani and ?The Squash team participated in the the Arthur Hughes inter-house debate faculty. The hospital ran out of space Ambrish Sarma. IPSC squash championship held at where Jamuna house stood first, and to accommodate such a huge RIMC. ?In the inter-house squash for the Jaskunwar Kohli was adjudged the number of patients and they had to senior school, Jamuna house best speaker. be shifted to their respective hostels. Dude of the Month Debates emerged victorious. Vanshaj Singh ?The school was represented by Raj Quizzes Welham going International was adjudged the best player of the From paisa paisa karti hai to awesome Mr.Joshi added a feather to the cap of Shekhar and Jaskunwar Kohli in Bro ? tournament while Krishna Agarwal ?The school participated in the 75th Samarth and Veer of class 11 are Hindi shayeris, Mr. Murlidhar Joshi tries the Hindi Department by helping it to get J.L. D'souza Inter-school English was adjudged the most promising annual Doon School Quiz held on 5th going to Wasatch Academy, USA for everything to make his class interesting. its first debating trophy by his tireless Debate held at St. Josephs' School. player. September but unfortunately could an exchange next month. They will be The explanations he gives to the class efforts with the two participants. The joy Our team stood second and brought ?The Skating inter-house was held not qualify for the final round. The accompanied by Mr. Ajay Kailkura. are lively enough to make a dead man on his face the day the students won the the trophy home as St. Josephs' from the 14th to the 18th of school was represented by Akul jump from his grave. He has a story to Maharani Gambhir Kumari Memorial School who stood first were not New addition to our 'W' September, Cauvery House emerged Gurtu, Shreyansh Bhalotia and support each and every sentence he Interschool trophy, sums up his zeal to eligible for the trophy. victorious. Congratulations! Pranav Chadha. community speaks. achieve the trophy. Who can forget the ?A team comprising Tushar Badjate, ? ?The school U-17 Basket ball team ?The school participated in the Eureka Finally, the school can serve better He is very strict about discipline in his Sankalp issues and the inter-house Jaskunwar Kohli, Yuvraj Goswami and participated in the IPSC tournament Science quiz held at the Welham and faster internet facilities. The class and starts off with his moral competitions he has conducted where he Raj Shekhar participated in the held at Gotan, Rajasthan from 26th Girls' School on 28th August,2010. internet connection has been lectures to influence and motivate his made the audience enjoy each and every Chuckerbutty debate held at The September to 1st October. The school was represented by changed from BSNL to Tata Indicom, class. His check of hygiene is the most moment with his extravagant sense of Doon School. Rachit Nandwani, Shivam Khanna after being impressed by its photons! humour. He has the verbal skills to pinch ?The Badminton team participated in famous with his common punch line ?The school hosted the Oliphant and Satyendra Pal. without hurting. When his class gets the IPSC badminton championship "don't sow me yor ditty tith." When he is Memorial Inter-school English debate The young ones 'grastic' change in their behaviour, he held at Pestelweed College, where ?An Inter-house written Science Quiz to address the class, he begins with on the 12th and 13th of September, ?On the 14th of August a power point gives them bun-tikki parties. All said and Dhruv Changoiwala and Anirudh was held on 1st of September for the "mie dear istudants" and ends with "You The team consisting of Yuvraj, presentation was conducted by the IT done, Mr. Joshi is a very dedicated, Saraf made it to the quarterfinals. entire school. to yaaaaaar but". His superb dialogue Jaskunwar and Raj represented the department for classes 3, 4 and 5. delivery and linguistic skills have led committed and above all a very helpful Nirvan Tibrewala and Vansh ?A Ramanujan Mathematics Inter- school and stood first. Jaskunwar ?Junior school had English him to be in-charge of "Charan das teacher who surely will take the Hindi Choudhary reached the semi-finals. house quiz for senior school was held was adjudged the best speaker and Handwriting competition on 21st Chor", - a hindi play, which promises to Department of the school From Strength ?Vansh Choudary has been selected on 18th August. Raj the most promising speaker. August and a Hindi Handwriting steal the hearts and minds of to Strength. Oli wishes him the very best to represent IPSC in the National ? for his plans and future stay in Welham. St.George's College were the runners The IPSC quiz for classes 6 to 12 was competition on 28th August. Welhamites and guests on Founders Badminton tournament. up and took the trophy to Mussorie held on 18th September. ?The Music department organised an Day. ?The school Tennis team has gone to with them. Well done!! 08 09 The liphant

I would like to sum this three days spent of teachers'. In conclusion it was an in the Geography Lab as a rejuvenating enjoyable way to spend a Saturday Interview with one. It felt as if I was surrounded by the evening. whole world and I got an insight about Harshun Mehta their views on the rights of LGBT's. Class VII B Mr. Swashpawan Singh Ananya Khemka LOK SABHA It's not every day, you meet someone who has represented Delegate of Iraq When I was told that XI-Humanities had his nation and secured its national interest, by setting new to administer the Mock Parliament I was heights of proficiency and diplomacy. Yes, I am talking MOCK PARLIAMENT rather depressed. Sacrificing a Saturday about none other than Mr. Swashpawan Singh. Mr. Singh, an If anyone have had walked into the LRC evening for something like Mock on the 4th of September he would not Parliament was not something I would officer of the IFS has served as India's permanent have believed his eyes. Of course, like to do. But my experience of the mock representative of India to the UN, and also a representative believing that fifty little 'innocent' parliament changed my impression. of India to Geneva. He visited Welham on the 27th of Managing the Mock Parliament turned Welhamites were sitting and "seriously" August, and graced us with his presence during the discussing issues like 'reservation for out to be a very exciting affair. Looking at While the whole world was Photons used per house: 1 (except women in colleges' is a formidable task. the Middle School students putting WBSMUN-2010. He was one of the leading personalities Ganga which got 4) For those of you who are new to this forward and substantiating their who was responsible, for the formation of the HRC. Here is busy discussing or rather arguments was delightful. I must admit Sheets of Paper used: 4000!! mad-house, this was the Mock an insight into the conversation Oli had with Mr. Singh. criticizing the CWG 2010 Parliament whose main aim is to that their way of articulating points was Let's see what one of the delegates had and our own politicians were introduce middle school students to a sometimes far superior to that of the to say about the WBSMUN 2010... senior school boys. First we discussed Oli: Sir, starting with your career, you did Council and how did you go about it, playing their favourite demonstration of what they study in their your BA (Honors) in English from St. since you played a key role in it? HRC civics books. The participants took on the bill-'Less supervision of Teachers' and blame-game, a whole new had some exciting debates. Some Stephens, after which you worked for Mr. Singh: Human Rights has been a The hallowed day which was feared by a roles as representatives of their parties questions were even fired at me leaving three years in the private sector and you region of concern for the United Nations. 'league' of politicians and large number of Welhamites had finally (houses). It was conducted by the me dumbstruck. Later, we discussed the also taught English Literature at St. It's one of the major objectives that diplomats was in the making arrived. It was the 27th of August and students of XI Humanities, with Samarth Stephens College. Which post were you in Chaudhari as the speaker of the Lok bill in the Rajya Sabha-'thirty-three United Nations addresses itself to. There here, at school. As in the that meant the beginning of the when you joined the Indian Foreign was earlier the Human Rights Sabha and Sahil Jain as the chairperson percent reservation for women in experience of a life time as the Services? Sir, what made you shift from Commission. It was felt by some past, the school hosted an of the Rajya Sabha, and they did a universities/colleges' clause by clause Humanities Department. It was this on the corporate sector and then, to the countries particularly those in the inter house MUN as well as commendable job. After three hours of and passed it after making some day the motion to set WBS MUN to Indian Foreign Services? developed world that the Human Rights non-stop debate the meetings were amendments. At the end of the event I a Mock Parliament for the action was finally passed. An electrifying Mr. Singh: When I joined the corporate Commission had ceased to be as finally suspended and surprisingly, the was cribbing about the limited time, ninety -six Welhamites were transformed sector, I was very young. It was a career effective as they would have liked it to senior and middle schools students had come up with very wishing that the event had been a little from students into delegates. Some were which was very promising so I joined it. It be. The HR Commission had a provision respectively. Oli focuses on innovative and practical solutions to the longer. It was an exhilarating experience even seen consulting the dictionary to took me three years to realize that, that for special procedures wherein, if some problems. Here are reports as they say, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. one of the most successful make their opening speeches impactful. I was not what I wanted to do for the rest of particular country violated Human Rights, directly from the horses' mouths: Samarth Chaudhari was present in the HRC council as a my life. So I got an opportunity to come there could be complaints against them. 'student driven' activities of XI Hum delegate. I was on my way to becoming a RAJYA SABHA back to my college at St. Stephens, where Those would then be considered but school. diplomat. The council was dominated by August 30th was a memorable day for all SUMMING UP I studied, to teach. And I enjoyed teaching they found the Human Rights the students of class XI. On the first day WBSMUN 2010 the up-and-coming parliamentarians. In Considering that this was just the second but then I realized that I was teaching a Commission did not permit discussion of the council turned out to be very dull "The world is here. Are you coming?" This the cool seating of the AV room a heated time that the Mock Parliament was held foreign literature; I was teaching English some of these the members were with and the delegates were familiarised with tagline of the WBSMUN 2010 was more discussion took place on the issue of a in school it turned out to be a huge Literature, and for Indian students it was the developing countries. So the initiative the basics of MUN procedure. It was the than enough to make the WBSMUN '10 thirty-three percent reservation for success and I obviously do not need to interesting, but not something I saw this into a council came from the second day which bought the council to one of the 'classiest' and most awaited women in universities/colleges. talk about how the WBSMUN '10 turned myself doing for the rest of my life. I also developing countries and it was a part of discuss critical issues such as the rights activities in school. With 100 delegates, 5 out. Since there has been quite a huge had an interest in getting into public life, the reforms process that type Security of LGBT's. There was also a 'motion of The Chair Sahil Jain and the director, chairpersons, and 20 press members and demand for extending these inter house and I felt that even the privileged Council General, Mr. Kofi Annan, entertainment' which finally meant that Rema, managed the proceedings by background I had and the kind of promoted. with a gigantic participation of more than combining the formality of a professional activities to Inter School ones, both from the delegates could convert themselves education that I thought I should get an Oli: Sir you were the ambassador of 150 students this MUN was one of the chairman and the fun element of a true the students and the teachers, Oli wishes to students for a very short while. There opportunity to serve my country, to be a India to Kuwait between January 2002 to best things that have happened this year. Welhamite. After three hours of them a very best of luck in their were many motions to adjourn the house part of the representation for my country, October 2005 and you were a part of the The following numbers tell a better story: discussions, questioning, voting and a endeavours. but our chair did not agree. Our council and that is how I got into the Foreign team that negotiated the release of No. Of Delegates: 96 million other procedures a final bill was Politically Correct also had the Gupta brothers from Services. Indian hostages in Iraq. So sir, could you passed with five clauses. This was Shivam Khanna Suspensions: 43 Dehrionson. Surprisingly one was the Oli: Sir, why did you feel that it was tell us a little about what the crisis was all followed by a discussion on the bill in the Expulsions: 2 chair while the other was the best important to form the Human Rights about, and what India's stand was? delegate. Lok Sabha on the issue 'Less Supervision 10 11 The liphant The liphant

Mr. Singh: You know, those were difficult bit of luck but a lot of hard work, we were one, great commitment to your country's times for us, because as you know, the able to save them and bring them out in a interests, second, taking great pride in forces that went into Iraq, went from special aircraft. It took forty days of being an Indian and third, being a great THE RISING INTELLIGENTSIA Kuwait, and a lot of logistical support was negotiations and a great amount of professional. You must be as good, if not provided by people from developed uncertainty, but we were fortunate. better than every other person who you countries. So, there were Indian truck Oli: Sir, you have been in UN for so many have to sit across at the table and drivers who the Americans had hired. A years. What skills do you think are negotiate with. few of these boys along with one Egyptian required to be an ambassador to another Oli: Sir, having been an ambassador of WORD WAR FOR CCE were driving the American trucks with nation, and how exactly does one go India, how do you think the world looks at I strongly believe that the new system military equipment and they were, in a about joining the UN? India in the UN? sense, hijacked by the opposition and of CCE that has recently been taken hostage. And those were forty Mr. Singh: Well, I was India's Mr. Singh: You know, over the thirty five introduced in CBSE schools is going extremely difficult days for us, because we ambassador to the UN. I did not work for years I have served in the IFS, there has to benefit the students in a way that the UN. The UN has its own civil service been a very significant change in the way REDEFINING they will never have anticipated. First of did not know what type of a situation it was, and how to get in touch with them, or and its own way of joining it. They the world has begun to look at India. We all, it will provide students with a at what location they were, or whether advertise vacant seats. But if you join the used to be seen as a poor, developing platform to showcase their creativity in UN, then you work as a civil servant for country, and we, a lot of the time had to Indian Education many things. For example, as there are they were being shifted from one venue to another. So, we had to use all our the UN it's different from working for your be defensive. That has changed. What I remember when I was in class X, last taught to kids earlier? Yes it does teach quite a few projects given to the diplomatic skills, including the help of our own government, and in representing at has changed is that India has started year, we had two very disruptive you the same thing but there are essential students to make charts, the students host government, the Kuwaitian an UN institution. I was in Geneva as doing well. It has become the world's classmates, who tried their level best to life skills that have never been measured. can express themselves freely, and government, as well as the Kuwaiti India's ambassador to the UN. The largest democracy. It has a political ensure that the teacher could not teach This system tries to strengthen those what's more, be graded for it! CCE company which had hired them, and also primary requirements was to first define stability, and all of this has changed the the class the way he wanted to. Last week qualities and skills in children, qualities also provides students with a solid the Americans who were in charge of the and then protect the Indian interests within way the rest of the world looks at India. I peeped into my ex classroom: and I that are an essential part of their platform to prepare themselves for the military, to first locate them and then the UN system which is a very complex Mr. Swashpawan was with the school for could not believe my eyes! How were the upbringing. On a macro scale, it lets us future by assessing them for many negotiate their release. I was assisted in system, with multilateral institutions and two days. Oli hopes he had an enjoyable pupils of the present class X so attentive? see where individuals would stand when things that matter, like their behavior in this by an Indian team which was already organizations, with its own procedures, stay with us. Oli wishes him the very best On asking my friend standing beside me, I they have to compete with the big bad the class, or the time they take to in Baghdad, who had been sent there for own ways of arranging and managing of luck. was told that this had to do with CCE! world outside, irrespective of the level submit their projects. These criteria for things. What you need to be an Indian marking also make sure that the this purpose. And between us, with a little Rajat Arora and Shreyansh Bhalotia Time has changed rather fast and so has they compete at. Gone are those days Ambassador to the UN are three things- students do not concentrate only on the entire ethos of the education system. when access to information was a their marks, but also on their character And a system of continuous problem and smartness was traits, which may even play a bigger comprehensive evaluation (CCE) in India proportionate to the matter inside your role in deciding the career of a student is a decision well appreciated. The CCE is head, but today, smartness is determined if he opts to do something not related The Oliphant Memorial applicable for the classes IX and X at by the application of the information one to scholastics. Another positive factor present. A system that evaluates a student has in his grey matter. Thus, there is a of CCE is that the students do not only on a day to day basis unlike the traditional need for a revised education system, one have to memorize textbook material for Inter-school English Debate system where the entire show runs on that based both on academics and the only one examination. Instead, they piece of paper you write at the end of the development of other skills essential for Just like every year, this year too, This round in the modified parliamentary have to keep working their brains year in each class. That obviously does life as well. The Oliphant Memorial Inter-school format created more attention and throughout the year as there are appreciation than anticipated. Here Welham not mean that taking a written examination My observation reveals another English Debate 2010 was held on frequent class tests and graded Boys School and St. Georges College were does not have any significance. CCE interesting fact. Most of the developed assessments for the students to the 12th and 13th of September. The clubbed and pitted against Mayo Girls recognizes its importance and that is why countries in the world have adopted a prepare for. Last but certainly not the qualification round commenced with College and YPS, Mohali. Leaving no stone it includes written examination as one of system somewhat similar to CCE. School when 'Welham' emerged victorious in the least, CCE provides a student-centric the great enthusiasm amongst the unturned the teams argued to thoroughly neck-to-neck challenge. Jaskunwar Kohli the criteria to judge a child. It thus education is one of the primary factors education, revolving not only around convince the audience that 'Form is better was adjudged the best speaker and Raj evaluates a child on a wider range of that determine the development of any eight participating teams. The school books, but also taking into than Content'. As the sun sank in the Shekhar was awarded the most promising parameters ranging from your formal country. We need to produce thinking debate was organized in the Oxford consideration the students health and horizon, it was the proposition consisting of speaker title. examination to your role as student in the minds, minds that are questioning and format and the house assembled to Welham Boys School and St. Georges physical education, including sports The event received great appreciation. class. It definitely takes into account your certainly minds which are rational. This and games. So, a student cannot discuss the 'Basic Principle of Life College that cleared this nail-biting event. Thanks are dueto our judges and co-curricular activities, the sport you play, system would surely make a difference. afford to only study and not play is to Enjoy it' on the 12th September. Finally, at the much awaited 'Grand Finale', Chairpersons for sparing valuable time for your linguistic skills and your fitness as Being a student of class XI, I haven't had games! In the end, I think that the Welham Boys School and St. Georges us and the school gives kudos to the English well. the privilege of experiencing this new introduction of CCE is a positive step College put up a great show giving the Department for this herculean task. Oli system. So, here are some views of other The top four teams qualified to the next, that listeners a real insight into a sensitive issue hopes this legacy moves from strength to Why do we really need to introduce a taken to only improve the lives of the students and teachers. is, the Welham Boys School, Mayo Girls of national concern. The topic before the strength each year. system like the CCE? A question I am students in all aspects. College, St. Georges College and YPS, certain everyone ponders about. Does this Raghav Dahuja house was, 'The Commonwealth Games are Raj Shekhar Mr. Pushpak Bhandari Mohali coalition round held on the 13th of a waste of national money'. Unfortunately at system not teach you two plus two as XI Sc English Dept. September. the end of the day the winner stands alone, four? The same thing what was being 12 13 The liphant The liphant OLI POLL Do you think CCE will be AGAINST CCE able to serve the purpose Yes In my perspective, the for which it has been No introduction of CCE in Welham implemented? will almost certainly leave an Can't Say impact on the lifestyle of the students. Now in vogue, CCE is Welham Pie the new education system that I 70 personally feel should not have been implemented. It basically functions on giving grades for 60 almost everything, ranging from confidence to the spirit shown on 50 the sports field. I mean to say that students are basically graded for everything. With CCE, 40 I think that students will genuinely concentrate on their 30 behavior in front of all their subject teachers. Cautiousness will now be the motto for the 20 THE DREAM OF AN INDIAN students of classes 9 and 10, lest they should get on the wrong India is a land of diverse people i.e. name India, you never know, maybe we different people at different forums. Our 10 side of the teachers and people with diverse ideologies, diverse would still be under the rule of the Union identity cannot remain the same at all consequently receive a dismal C views and above all diverse opinions. But Jack and the Tricolour would have been a platforms. In a way, our identity should or a D+ in their lengthy report 0 our notion of diversity has different dream. Although a separate state was carry the label 'Indian' along with our cards! I feel that giving grades for Class IX Class X Class XI Class XII Teachers perceptions because of which we have demanded by the Muslim league, the zeal distinct identity. Before actually things that are not in the least forgotten the true sense of being diverse. to be independent awakened a spirit of identifying ourselves as a Marathi or related to scholastics is a step in Yes No Can't Say Many of us are segregated and unification. Punjabi or Bihari, we should identify the wrong direction, and discriminated on the basis of gender, If we take a look at the present politics in ourselves as 'Indian'. moreover, the constant pressure religion, caste or status in the society. our country and compare it to the British So, my point revolves around of class tests being held almost But this is just the tip of the iceberg. Why policy of divide and rule, is it not the identification, but in a broader sense, it is every day is enough to drive a is it that only on the 15th of August we same? Why divide such a great power? not just about identification, it also student around the bend. It is remember the struggle for independence, Imagine, what we can do with this great includes in itself unification and as said: reasoned that students will be Those Ones the unity of the different communities power? If we can unite for this one day, Unity is Strength confined to an extent with the which shook a mighty colonial empire? why can we not unite forever and show Where is the strength? Where is the constant pressure of CCE ?"When you can't find a solution, you look for a distraction." On Independence Day, we unite, no to the world, the real talent of Indians, power? lingering over their heads. But - Mrs. Indrani Lahiri matter what our positions and together their real calibre? obviously, a teacher's perspective we relive the past. Coming closer to home, why can we not ?“ We don't want a mere squad, we want a team” on this issue may be entirely We may not have East Bengal and West We often relate Independence with be united in school? Why can a senior different from the scenario I have - Aniruddh Saraf Bengal, but we certainly have 28 different Mahatma Gandhi. True, but Mahatma not treat his junior like his brother? It is just created in a student's ?“ Spend a day like me, you'll have a sound sleep” divisions of our homeland which have Gandhi was just like a support to the because, we have a gap, an identity gap perspective. I fervently feel that - Mr. Aseem Tripathi within themselves various sub-divisions. creeper, the creeper being the citizens of and this is why a junior does not want to normal examinations should be A Marathi and a Bengali salute the same ?"I confess, I am going to be the first man in our batch to get married and also this country which now is an present his views to a senior to take the conducted, and students should tricolour; the saffron colour does not the first to get divorced!" independent democratic republic. His school from strength to strength? 'Why not be failed for a little exchange its position with the green one - Rohan Sharma plan would have been a distant reality, if do we identify ourselves as seniors or indiscipline, for we are children for a Marathi, so why do we have such he had not been supported by millions of juniors?' We are all Welhamites! Oh sorry! after all! ?"It is not your height that matters, it is the heights you reach that matters." labels like Marathi or Bengali? people. In the time when India required Indian Welhamites... - Divij Gupta, on his sporting abilities. Akul Gurtu unification, if Dalits had remained Dalits By this I do not wish to say that we forget Shreyansh Bhalotia IX A ?"Only your conscience can be your true role model." or Muslims had remained Muslims and our identity as an individual belonging to X-C - Dr. Bhandari to XI Sc. not joined hands under the common a certain community. We need to be 14 15 The liphant The liphant OLI POLL Do you think CCE will be AGAINST CCE able to serve the purpose Yes In my perspective, the for which it has been No introduction of CCE in Welham implemented? will almost certainly leave an Can't Say impact on the lifestyle of the students. Now in vogue, CCE is Welham Pie the new education system that I 70 personally feel should not have been implemented. It basically functions on giving grades for 60 almost everything, ranging from confidence to the spirit shown on 50 the sports field. I mean to say that students are basically graded for everything. With CCE, 40 I think that students will genuinely concentrate on their 30 behavior in front of all their subject teachers. Cautiousness will now be the motto for the 20 THE DREAM OF AN INDIAN students of classes 9 and 10, lest they should get on the wrong India is a land of diverse people i.e. name India, you never know, maybe we different people at different forums. Our 10 side of the teachers and people with diverse ideologies, diverse would still be under the rule of the Union identity cannot remain the same at all consequently receive a dismal C views and above all diverse opinions. But Jack and the Tricolour would have been a platforms. In a way, our identity should or a D+ in their lengthy report 0 our notion of diversity has different dream. Although a separate state was carry the label 'Indian' along with our cards! I feel that giving grades for Class IX Class X Class XI Class XII Teachers perceptions because of which we have demanded by the Muslim league, the zeal distinct identity. Before actually things that are not in the least forgotten the true sense of being diverse. to be independent awakened a spirit of identifying ourselves as a Marathi or related to scholastics is a step in Yes No Can't Say Many of us are segregated and unification. Punjabi or Bihari, we should identify the wrong direction, and discriminated on the basis of gender, If we take a look at the present politics in ourselves as 'Indian'. moreover, the constant pressure religion, caste or status in the society. our country and compare it to the British So, my point revolves around of class tests being held almost But this is just the tip of the iceberg. Why policy of divide and rule, is it not the identification, but in a broader sense, it is every day is enough to drive a is it that only on the 15th of August we same? Why divide such a great power? not just about identification, it also student around the bend. It is remember the struggle for independence, Imagine, what we can do with this great includes in itself unification and as said: reasoned that students will be Those Ones the unity of the different communities power? If we can unite for this one day, Unity is Strength confined to an extent with the which shook a mighty colonial empire? why can we not unite forever and show Where is the strength? Where is the constant pressure of CCE ?"When you can't find a solution, you look for a distraction." On Independence Day, we unite, no to the world, the real talent of Indians, power? lingering over their heads. But - Mrs. Indrani Lahiri matter what our positions and together their real calibre? obviously, a teacher's perspective we relive the past. Coming closer to home, why can we not ?“ We don't want a mere squad, we want a team” on this issue may be entirely We may not have East Bengal and West We often relate Independence with be united in school? Why can a senior different from the scenario I have - Aniruddh Saraf Bengal, but we certainly have 28 different Mahatma Gandhi. True, but Mahatma not treat his junior like his brother? It is just created in a student's ?“ Spend a day like me, you'll have a sound sleep” divisions of our homeland which have Gandhi was just like a support to the because, we have a gap, an identity gap perspective. I fervently feel that - Mr. Aseem Tripathi within themselves various sub-divisions. creeper, the creeper being the citizens of and this is why a junior does not want to normal examinations should be A Marathi and a Bengali salute the same ?"I confess, I am going to be the first man in our batch to get married and also this country which now is an present his views to a senior to take the conducted, and students should tricolour; the saffron colour does not the first to get divorced!" independent democratic republic. His school from strength to strength? 'Why not be failed for a little exchange its position with the green one - Rohan Sharma plan would have been a distant reality, if do we identify ourselves as seniors or indiscipline, for we are children for a Marathi, so why do we have such he had not been supported by millions of juniors?' We are all Welhamites! Oh sorry! after all! ?"It is not your height that matters, it is the heights you reach that matters." labels like Marathi or Bengali? people. In the time when India required Indian Welhamites... - Divij Gupta, on his sporting abilities. Akul Gurtu unification, if Dalits had remained Dalits By this I do not wish to say that we forget Shreyansh Bhalotia IX A ?"Only your conscience can be your true role model." or Muslims had remained Muslims and our identity as an individual belonging to X-C - Dr. Bhandari to XI Sc. not joined hands under the common a certain community. We need to be 14 15 The liphant

the latter. You may win or lose, but truth stands unchanged. A life without when somewhere in your heart you principles is identical to one without I am "I" know and remember the hard work direction. you did to achieve what you have A few days back I got into an intense You live one "important life" and have achieved, it fills your heart with pride. discussion with one of my so called multiple roles to perform. As a son LASAGNE When you recollect the two months of 'liberal' friends, when he put across whose father has endless intensive practices, while lifting the this statement - "It does not matter expectations from him, as a friend cup, your heart has an extremely what you really are; all that matters is whom people look up to, every day pleasant feeling. This feeling seems to what you show to the outer world. our roles increase and so do our lie somewhere between joy and pride. Values, principles are all archaic now responsibilities. Thus, value yourself; Lampoon There is nothing artificial or superficial and are no more a part of the twenty maybe change for the better but don't about this feeling. But this feeling only first century". This very 'liberal' lose yourself at any cost. The basis of My first time writing the comes when you have worked thought of his set me thinking and you being an individual is the fact that Lampoon. I wonder how I substantially for that moment, when here are some ideas. you are unique and therefore you should go on with it…I have a you have cruised through all the rough ought to preserve that individuality. Life is not a term just used to define and smooth roads to reach the final So the next time you look in the standard to maintain, my the years one has lived on earth. destination. However reaching the mirror, you must see a unique person erstwhile columnist has been Breathing, eating and sleeping, this final destination is not the point; the standing in front of you, who has definitely can't be termed as one's advising me tirelessly lately, point is whether you did what was dreams to chase, and is definitely not LIFE. Animals fight for their survival but I'll try and put my own desirable to reach the final stop. a duplicate of the existing world. You and presumably humans as well. But Maybe you are one of the most must be able to divide the world into flavor in this. So here goes… what differentiate them are their pretentious beings on earth but at the two groups-At one end the whole beliefs and the path they take to What is the thing that drives end of the day you can't run away world stands, and at the other the achieve it. from yourself. There is no point of time person in the mirror. Welhamites berserk or crazy Winning and losing are synonymous in life where you can hide yourself Trying to find that person… with joy; makes the Principal to life. But what makes the equation from your own eyes. Maybe today shudder in dread and parents of life unbalanced is the excess principles have temporarily faded in Abdul Manan Bhat hunger for the former and phobia of the bright "awesome" things, but the howl in delight? Just guess for a moment. What do you think it is? Let me give you a hint: WELL...HMMM... The 'Dreaded O-word.' Got it? No?

OUTINGS! Personally I thought you'd be smarter. Anyway, outings are an integral part of the typical life of a typical Welhamite. Without it, no Welhamite can keep sane; it is a advantage of by professional beggars ?Another unfortunate individual necessary evil. After every 'out', a who swamp them constantly asking went out with a girl, last outing, and group of Welhamites chatting about for alms in return for blessings that once again met with the infamous the day is not an uncommon sight. will get them good marks in exams group of tramps, and ended up Each Welhamite has his own story to and good wives! A certain , very tall handing out all his money to them tell, from meeting his girlfriend and Welhamite was swamped by such a just to impress the girl he was with. the tight slap he got that still stings, group of beggars once and ended up In the end he had to tell her, "Let's to the birthday party he'd been to, to looted after one of them slipped his go somewhere else… I'm kind of the fly in the soup that his friend hand into his pocket and ran off with 'bankrupt' right now."(blush-blush)! swallowed. Here's what the most his money. The story goes that this common stories are based on: ?Pain in the Rain: This is tall, 'Brave' Welhamite now plays something I'm not very eager to ?Pamper the Tramp-er: basketball for a living and plans to go emphasize. To be honest with you, Generous Welhamites are often taken to play in the U.S.A. soon. 16 17 The liphant the latter. You may win or lose, but truth stands unchanged. A life without when somewhere in your heart you principles is identical to one without I am "I" know and remember the hard work direction. you did to achieve what you have A few days back I got into an intense You live one "important life" and have achieved, it fills your heart with pride. discussion with one of my so called multiple roles to perform. As a son LASAGNE When you recollect the two months of 'liberal' friends, when he put across whose father has endless intensive practices, while lifting the this statement - "It does not matter expectations from him, as a friend cup, your heart has an extremely what you really are; all that matters is whom people look up to, every day pleasant feeling. This feeling seems to what you show to the outer world. our roles increase and so do our lie somewhere between joy and pride. Values, principles are all archaic now responsibilities. Thus, value yourself; Lampoon There is nothing artificial or superficial and are no more a part of the twenty maybe change for the better but don't about this feeling. But this feeling only first century". This very 'liberal' lose yourself at any cost. The basis of My first time writing the comes when you have worked thought of his set me thinking and you being an individual is the fact that Lampoon. I wonder how I substantially for that moment, when here are some ideas. you are unique and therefore you should go on with it…I have a you have cruised through all the rough ought to preserve that individuality. Life is not a term just used to define and smooth roads to reach the final So the next time you look in the standard to maintain, my the years one has lived on earth. destination. However reaching the mirror, you must see a unique person erstwhile columnist has been Breathing, eating and sleeping, this final destination is not the point; the standing in front of you, who has definitely can't be termed as one's advising me tirelessly lately, point is whether you did what was dreams to chase, and is definitely not LIFE. Animals fight for their survival but I'll try and put my own desirable to reach the final stop. a duplicate of the existing world. You and presumably humans as well. But Maybe you are one of the most must be able to divide the world into flavor in this. So here goes… what differentiate them are their pretentious beings on earth but at the two groups-At one end the whole beliefs and the path they take to What is the thing that drives end of the day you can't run away world stands, and at the other the achieve it. from yourself. There is no point of time person in the mirror. Welhamites berserk or crazy Winning and losing are synonymous in life where you can hide yourself Trying to find that person… with joy; makes the Principal to life. But what makes the equation from your own eyes. Maybe today shudder in dread and parents of life unbalanced is the excess principles have temporarily faded in Abdul Manan Bhat hunger for the former and phobia of the bright "awesome" things, but the howl in delight? Just guess for a moment. What do you think it is? Let me give you a hint: WELL...HMMM... The 'Dreaded O-word.' Got it? No?

something very embarrassing ever- wise school authorities are Welhamites come back to school happened to me two years ago. It trying to do- promote teamwork intoxicated by love. They talk of the was one of those outing days when among the students by forcing them divine beauties they have seen there was heavy rain, so heavy that to learn how to share money with outside. Many of the stories go like the road turned into a river and I was others. Bravo! Bravo! this- THROUGH stranded near the Ghanta Ghar as no ? OLI'S Meet the Parents: When the "I was just walking out of McDonald's auto-rickshaw could run on the boys come back from their outings when I saw this beautiful girl from roads. I decided to move towards the gate becomes one of the most Hopetown. I was dazed by her THE BELIEVE Astley Hall and so I waded up the interesting places in the school. Just presence and the atmosphere she 'river'. Halfway, I suddenly fell into watching the relatives once again created around her, and my eyes the water, as if some underwater leaving their loved ones behind is followed her as she came towards KEYHOLE… IT OR ELSE predator had pulled me in. It was enough to inspire any filmmaker into me. Her fragrance was ?Shubham Gupta was adjudged the one of the most common things making a tragic film about walls overwhelming- it was as if she was an Best Delegate of his council. (Guess seen on the Indian street- the separating families. They fight with angel from Heaven! And I still ?Anirudh Saraf: Guys I am the editorial... who was the Chair?) dangerous open man-hole! I was the guards, shout out their "good- remember how she looked at me, ? ?Sahil Jain blinks at a sensational lucky enough to grab the edge and Deepanshu Sharma: Guys bada sar dard ho raha hai...KEROSENE de do... byes" and "I-love-you's" to their those eyes, and she gave me an speed of 120 blinks per minute. pull myself out just before I sank in children and reach out from behind inquisitive smile, but I was ?Mr. Painuli: All "PLAYBOYS" to report outside... and drowned. On the other hand, it ?Jimmy was reading the 'SANKALP'... the gate, attempting to reach out speechless! I watched her as she got ? was not so lucky after all because Devanshu Goyal(referring to the duties of the care takers): Their main job ?Abdul Manan is prone to shoe bites. and touch each other for the last into a car, until she had left Astley is to 'care take' of the school. there were some girls from 'another time…The scene reduces one to Hall. I'm telling you- I THINK I'M IN 'school who had seen me come out, tears. I remember one parent saying LOVE!!!" ?Saksham Goel: Ma'am do we have to write the harmful uses also... covered in filth. I'd like to end the in melancholy, "Beta! Until the next EVER "Yeah. So what was her number?" ?Boy (to Mr. Mishra): Sir, how good are you at squash? story here because it gets even more outing!" embarrassing after this. "Number? Oh, fish! I don't even know Mr. Mishra: Buldy, I'm so good that people call me 'ROGER MISHRA.' ?But that's not all. The parents WONDER ? her name!" ?Khole to Rema: What cartoons do I have to make for Welham hmmm.. Hole in the Pocket?: Though play a much greater role than that in Welhamites get a fairly substantial And they still find themselves deeply, association with outings. When an ?Umair Ali : I was playing PSP on Suri's Ipod. WHY… amount of pocket money for an madly, and truly in love. Sheesh! outing is cancelled, it's always the ?Deepanshu Sharma says the ?Dhruv Changoiwala: My articles dont need any 'edition' (He meant ' outing, it is not enough, what with loving and ever-ready parents who Other Welhamites come back teary grace only during dinner? the high cost of living and the outing Editing') come to the boys' rescue. They take and depressed. Guess why? The ?Tushar Badjate is apprehensive plans he has made. He needs a ride to drastic measures to oppose the hard, painful let-downs, heart breaks ?Peyush Trehan while talking to Parambir," I don't want anymore girlfriends of the topic "malnutrition"? to ,say, Astley Hall, plus a ride back cancellation, and give Mr.Lahiri and breakups they suffered from, ...I am a one man woman"!!! ?Rachit Goyal is thinking of joining to school in the evening ( Transport sleepless nights, and torment him by during the day. It makes you go soft a Matrimonial Services Agency? Expenses: Rupees 30+30=Rs.60) ?Tushar Badjate (so proud): I have been for two debates as a reserve and in ringing constantly. Truly, with all my in the heart when you see these ?Shashwat Agarwal is obsessed Then he has to taste that McChicken both we have not qualified!! (Achievement?!) heart, I sympathize with you, poor, depressed souls as they starve with Babban Biscuits Burger or else he'll go insane, and he Mr.Lahiri, and I also suggest you buy themselves or try and gorge their (Bourbon)? also needs a coke and some chips( a Virgin mobile before you cancel the sadness away ( No, Ashutosh. We ?Eleventhies are upset with some Food Expenses: Rupees 25x4=100). next outing. That way, at least, you'll already know that the reason you decisions Mr.Lahiri has made for Then he has to go to and watch that gain something from the numerous got fat wasn't a broken heart. So you them (They've lost all 'HOPE')! new movie, and chat with his incoming calls. don't fool us at all. And Pranav, we Separated at birth ?Rohan Sharma expresses a girlfriend on STD, and update his also know you didn't get thin peculiar dislike for Spiderman. ?Lala Re Lala: One Facebook status (Entertainment because you broke up with your (How is your 'sister', Rohan??) extraordinary phenomenon among Mr.Dhingra Mukesh Khanna(Shaktimaan) Expenses: Rupees 70x3=210) Wait, girlfriend. ) To stay fit, you've got to Welhamites going out is that some of Raghav Dahuja Govinda how much has it totaled to…Rupees stay single. Thank God I'm single! 370!! Small? No. In fact, this exceeds them have opened khatas in the (in) WHAT'S IN WHAT'S OUT Outings are truly miraculous events. Let's Divesh Bidhuri Chulbul Pandey(Dabangg) the maximum amount of money a famous My Shop. No, it is not a hope we get more and more of OUT IN Welhamite ever gets for a self-out misprint and I don't have a shop. It's Mr. Lahiri Morgan Freeman one of the most important them…everyday, if that's possible. Is it (Rupees 350)!!! Conclusion, the Gursimran Singh Ali Zaffar(Tere bin laden) Socials PR Squad landmarks known to Welhamites I'm possible? Welhamites will have to cut down Wanted Dabangg some of his expenses, hence, referring to. Some lala-s in school Going out? Siddharth Singh Sultan Mirza (Once upon a Time in Mumbai) actually go out just to sit outside My Toast Hot Bread alternative plans. Else he has to go Lalremtluanga (Rema) Samdish Khurana Bijender(Khosla ka ghosla) with a group of people so that they Shop and stuff themselves with junk Suryanshu's animal Manoviraj's animal XI Humanities Gaurav Prasad Ayush Jindal can all be happy cooperating and the whole day! No wonder the owner Swine Flu Eye Flu of My Shop loves Welhamites. contributing money to support each Ashutosh Agarwal Rishabh Dixit TOI page 2 HT City other. I guess that's exactly what the ?That Girl I Met!: Many 18 19 The liphant The liphant something very embarrassing ever- wise school authorities are Welhamites come back to school happened to me two years ago. It trying to do- promote teamwork intoxicated by love. They talk of the was one of those outing days when among the students by forcing them divine beauties they have seen there was heavy rain, so heavy that to learn how to share money with outside. Many of the stories go like the road turned into a river and I was others. Bravo! Bravo! this- THROUGH stranded near the Ghanta Ghar as no ? OLI'S Meet the Parents: When the "I was just walking out of McDonald's auto-rickshaw could run on the boys come back from their outings when I saw this beautiful girl from roads. I decided to move towards the gate becomes one of the most Hopetown. I was dazed by her THE BELIEVE Astley Hall and so I waded up the interesting places in the school. Just presence and the atmosphere she 'river'. Halfway, I suddenly fell into watching the relatives once again created around her, and my eyes the water, as if some underwater leaving their loved ones behind is followed her as she came towards KEYHOLE… IT OR ELSE predator had pulled me in. It was enough to inspire any filmmaker into me. Her fragrance was ?Shubham Gupta was adjudged the one of the most common things making a tragic film about walls overwhelming- it was as if she was an Best Delegate of his council. (Guess seen on the Indian street- the separating families. They fight with angel from Heaven! And I still ?Anirudh Saraf: Guys I am the editorial... who was the Chair?) dangerous open man-hole! I was the guards, shout out their "good- remember how she looked at me, ? ?Sahil Jain blinks at a sensational lucky enough to grab the edge and Deepanshu Sharma: Guys bada sar dard ho raha hai...KEROSENE de do... byes" and "I-love-you's" to their those eyes, and she gave me an speed of 120 blinks per minute. pull myself out just before I sank in children and reach out from behind inquisitive smile, but I was ?Mr. Painuli: All "PLAYBOYS" to report outside... and drowned. On the other hand, it ?Jimmy was reading the 'SANKALP'... the gate, attempting to reach out speechless! I watched her as she got ? was not so lucky after all because Devanshu Goyal(referring to the duties of the care takers): Their main job ?Abdul Manan is prone to shoe bites. and touch each other for the last into a car, until she had left Astley is to 'care take' of the school. there were some girls from 'another time…The scene reduces one to Hall. I'm telling you- I THINK I'M IN 'school who had seen me come out, tears. I remember one parent saying LOVE!!!" ?Saksham Goel: Ma'am do we have to write the harmful uses also... covered in filth. I'd like to end the in melancholy, "Beta! Until the next EVER "Yeah. So what was her number?" ?Boy (to Mr. Mishra): Sir, how good are you at squash? story here because it gets even more outing!" embarrassing after this. "Number? Oh, fish! I don't even know Mr. Mishra: Buldy, I'm so good that people call me 'ROGER MISHRA.' ?But that's not all. The parents WONDER ? her name!" ?Khole to Rema: What cartoons do I have to make for Welham hmmm.. Hole in the Pocket?: Though play a much greater role than that in Welhamites get a fairly substantial And they still find themselves deeply, association with outings. When an ?Umair Ali : I was playing PSP on Suri's Ipod. WHY… amount of pocket money for an madly, and truly in love. Sheesh! outing is cancelled, it's always the ?Deepanshu Sharma says the ?Dhruv Changoiwala: My articles dont need any 'edition' (He meant ' outing, it is not enough, what with loving and ever-ready parents who Other Welhamites come back teary grace only during dinner? the high cost of living and the outing Editing') come to the boys' rescue. They take and depressed. Guess why? The ?Tushar Badjate is apprehensive plans he has made. He needs a ride to drastic measures to oppose the hard, painful let-downs, heart breaks ?Peyush Trehan while talking to Parambir," I don't want anymore girlfriends of the topic "malnutrition"? to ,say, Astley Hall, plus a ride back cancellation, and give Mr.Lahiri and breakups they suffered from, ...I am a one man woman"!!! ?Rachit Goyal is thinking of joining to school in the evening ( Transport sleepless nights, and torment him by during the day. It makes you go soft a Matrimonial Services Agency? Expenses: Rupees 30+30=Rs.60) ?Tushar Badjate (so proud): I have been for two debates as a reserve and in ringing constantly. Truly, with all my in the heart when you see these ?Shashwat Agarwal is obsessed Then he has to taste that McChicken both we have not qualified!! (Achievement?!) heart, I sympathize with you, poor, depressed souls as they starve with Babban Biscuits Burger or else he'll go insane, and he Mr.Lahiri, and I also suggest you buy themselves or try and gorge their (Bourbon)? also needs a coke and some chips( a Virgin mobile before you cancel the sadness away ( No, Ashutosh. We ?Eleventhies are upset with some Food Expenses: Rupees 25x4=100). next outing. That way, at least, you'll already know that the reason you decisions Mr.Lahiri has made for Then he has to go to and watch that gain something from the numerous got fat wasn't a broken heart. So you them (They've lost all 'HOPE')! new movie, and chat with his incoming calls. don't fool us at all. And Pranav, we Separated at birth ?Rohan Sharma expresses a girlfriend on STD, and update his also know you didn't get thin peculiar dislike for Spiderman. ?Lala Re Lala: One Facebook status (Entertainment because you broke up with your (How is your 'sister', Rohan??) extraordinary phenomenon among Mr.Dhingra Mukesh Khanna(Shaktimaan) Expenses: Rupees 70x3=210) Wait, girlfriend. ) To stay fit, you've got to Welhamites going out is that some of Raghav Dahuja Govinda how much has it totaled to…Rupees stay single. Thank God I'm single! 370!! Small? No. In fact, this exceeds them have opened khatas in the (in) WHAT'S IN WHAT'S OUT Outings are truly miraculous events. Let's Divesh Bidhuri Chulbul Pandey(Dabangg) the maximum amount of money a famous My Shop. No, it is not a hope we get more and more of OUT IN Welhamite ever gets for a self-out misprint and I don't have a shop. It's Mr. Lahiri Morgan Freeman one of the most important them…everyday, if that's possible. Is it (Rupees 350)!!! Conclusion, the Gursimran Singh Ali Zaffar(Tere bin laden) Socials PR Squad landmarks known to Welhamites I'm possible? Welhamites will have to cut down Wanted Dabangg some of his expenses, hence, referring to. Some lala-s in school Going out? Siddharth Singh Sultan Mirza (Once upon a Time in Mumbai) actually go out just to sit outside My Toast Hot Bread alternative plans. Else he has to go Lalremtluanga (Rema) Samdish Khurana Bijender(Khosla ka ghosla) with a group of people so that they Shop and stuff themselves with junk Suryanshu's animal Manoviraj's animal XI Humanities Gaurav Prasad Ayush Jindal can all be happy cooperating and the whole day! No wonder the owner Swine Flu Eye Flu of My Shop loves Welhamites. contributing money to support each Ashutosh Agarwal Rishabh Dixit TOI page 2 HT City other. I guess that's exactly what the ?That Girl I Met!: Many 18 19 The liphant Glimpses...

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