2 Years of Excellence

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August – November 2019 PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE 2 Years of Excellence

Success “ is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success

The world around us tends to revere material wealth and those who possess it, somemes ignoring talent, spirituality, honesty a n d s t e a d fastness. The true appreciaon of life is misleadingly considered to lie in the acquision and ulizaon of material wealth. This path oen distances people from sources of lasng happiness as they choose instead to spend me in the pursuit of wealth.

These circumstances lead me to express my views on happiness and success. We must remind ourselves that happiness doesn't come as a result of geng something we don't have, but rather from recognizing and appreciang what we do have. The sasfacon gained from a task well done is enormously greater than an impression created by flaunng borrowed feathers. An honest commitment to yourself and your abilies, will definitely lead to eventual success which is less transient and more worthy of your abilies. We must leave our mark on every surface that we walk and connue in our dues indefagably, in the face of all odds. That could be a measure of our success.

Learning to succeed is indeed a wonderful experience which we wish for each of our students, without excepon. However, is success only defined by academic results? Creang a posive environment around you, where ever you go, helping the old and the young, learning about yourself and knowing how to appreciate the beauty of the world around, can also be considered to be measures of success. These successes spread infinitely more comfort and happiness around while bringing great sasfacon to the individual.

Each school newsleer marks a milestone on the path of educaon which ulmately results in success and happiness of its students. Let us redefine our happiness and success and reward ourselves with blissful contentment! As we move towards the end of the academic session, I hope that each student persists in the honest pursuit of learning which will result in greater happiness and success rather than gaining knowledge. I wish you all the best! Surender P. Sachdeva - Principal GREEN SCHOOL DRIVE 2 Years of Excellence Awareness, expression and persuasion accentuated the connuous drive to contribute to a clean, healthy and more viable environment through acve involvement and resourcefulness towards our contribuon to a greener planet! “The environment and the economy are really both two sides of the same coin. If we cannot sustain the environment, we cannot sustain ourselves.” - Prof. Wangari Maathai On 20 August 2019, 22 Green warriors of Grade VI-VII parcipated in a Plantaon Drive at Sterling City- Bopal, organized by the Crime and Corrupon Control Associaon and Bopal Nagarpalika. The Chief Guest for the event was Hon. Acharya Dev Vrat, Governor of Gujarat who reminded the students to uphold the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi for creang a sustainable environment. ‘Energy Conservaon and Save Electricity’ was reiterated through a video and power point presentaon on how to save electricity on 23 August 2019.

Green school acvity: Newspaper bags were made by the students of Grade IV - V on 10 October 2019. The students of class III watched a video on “Say No to Single use of plasc” and conducted a The Green School Club conducted survey in the neighbourhood from 18 to ‘Green Youth Conclave’ on 16 November 20 October 2019 on the use of plasc. 2 0 1 9 w i t h 1 0 0 d e l e g a t e s a n d parliamentarians from classes IX-XII. The students watched a video on Eco Two commiees, The UNEP and the LOK Friendly Diwali and made posters on 14 SABHA, were organised to debate on the October 2019. UNDP's Agenda13 and the pathway take by different countries to achieve it. The students of classes I-V watched a video on Waste Management and made posters on 3 R's on 5 and 27 November 2019. They wrote the names of items that can be refused, reused, reduced, recycled and rethought about materials that can be avoided. A video on E-Waste Awareness was shown.

Mastermindz | August - November 2019 1 RAISING THE BAR 2 Years of Excellence Addressing the need to expand, assimilate and remain relevant in the rapidly altering environment, apposite opportunies are provided through judiciously chosen sessions for teachers and students. Workshops for Teachers A S o c i a l M e d i a w o r ks h o p wa s conducted for the teachers and administrave staff on 9 August 2019 by Ms. Margaret, Assistant Manager, Graphics and Social Media, Kalorex. The training focused on best pracces, me saving features and powerful insights that can be leveraged to determine the most effecve social media strategies. Delhi Public School-Bopal hosted a teacher's training program cum The workshop on Google Drive was enrichment workshop in associaon conducted by Ms Reena and Ms Zoovi on with Extramarks-the learning app, on 21 and 24 September 2019. It was a Classroom Management on 16 detailed training about Google Apps: September 2019. Ms. Nishi Sharma an Google Drive, Password and Security, educaonist and counsellor conducted and Google Calendar. All the teachers the workshop that was aended by all from Pre-Primary and Primary secon Academic Co-ordinators, Department aended the workshop. Co-ordinators and Moderators.

On 31 August 2019, Delhi Public School- The Medical Department organized a Bopal took the iniave in hosng an training and enrichment workshop on Enrichment workshop for teachers of Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitaon on 19 Business Studies for all CBSE schools of October 2019. Eminent crical care Gujarat partnered by P.P Publicaons. specialists Dr. Ritesh Gajjar and Dr. J. K. Shree G.S Alag, conducted the session Upadhyay aached with Apollo that was aended by 60 teachers. Hospitals explained the Basic Life Support (BLS) procedures for both adults The Department of Economics organized and infants. The session highlighted the an enrichment session on Stock Market importance of CPR as a life saving Outlook on 19 September 2019. The measure for the vicms of cardiac arrest. resource person Ms. Shweta Dikshit emphasized on Financial Literacy.

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A Zumba workshop was conducted by Ms. Prathishta in Krishna Building Lawn on 15 November 2019 for teachers of primary secon.

A Hindi Enrichment workshop was conducted by Ms Kumud Sharma on 16 November 2019 for teachers from Grade I and II.

An EE Enrichment workshop was conducted by Ms Mini Nair on 16 November 2019 for EE Department teachers of Grade I and II.

An English Enrichment workshop was conducted by Ms Jaswin Bhatnagar on 16 November 2019 for teachers of Grade I and II.

A Math Enrichment Workshop was conducted by Ms Kanchan Bawa on 16 November 2019 for teachers of Grade I and II.

A Dance and Music Workshop was conducted by Mr. Sushim Verma on 30 November 2019 for the members of the Dance and Music Department.

A workshop on “ICT for Schools” on OLAB Content was organised on 30 November 2019. 59 Teachers from 14 schools parcipated in this workshop that was conducted by Mr. Vaibhav Singh and Mr. Prashant Choubey from CDAC, Mumbai.

Workshops for Students and Parents

An Enrichment Session - ‘English-The Global Language’ was organized on 29 August 2019 in Abhivyak for the students of class XI under the aegis of English Department. The session was conducted by Ms Aparna Singh, an educator with 30 years of experience in various presgious instuons and the owner of two preschools. The workshop enthralled the students as they were opened to new possibilies and opportunies with proficiency in English language.

The student council of primary and secondary secon was treated to an enriching ‘Teen Leadership Workshop’ on 30 August 2019 conducted by Mr. Rajat Soni, a Teen Life and Parenng Coach. Numerous interacve acvies were craed by Mr. Soni on leadership with finesse.

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Workshops for Students and Parents

An interacve workshop on Stress Management for parents of classes IX - XII was held on 31 August 2019 under the aegis of the Counselling Dept. Dr. Purnima Gupta, a trained psychotherapist, founder of Anahata Mental Health Clinic, spearheaded the session on developing stress management skills.

A Mental Health Awareness session for the An enrichment workshop for the parents was students of class IX was conducted on 31 organized for classes IV-VIII on student safety August 2019 by Dr. Sunita Singh on the topic on 31 August 2019. The session on Cyber Safety “You Are Not Alone”. Different ways of was conducted by Mr. Jitesh Chauhan; Director, managing stress and anxiety were shared Rubik InfoTech Pvt. Ltd. He guided the parents with them. on how they can opt for content filtraon and block age-inappropriate apps and websites. Mr. An Advanced Enrichment Programme in Chauhan highlighted the various Internet Mathemacs was organized at DPS Navi Safety Laws for Children and how to deal with Mumbai, Nerul for students of class XI from cyber bullying. A session on emoonal and 14 October to 18 October 2019. Nikhil psychological safety followed suit, conducted Vadhera and Navoneel Ghosh successfully by Ms. Sangeeta Hinduja, Special Educator & qualified for level II of SMTE and were Head, Prerna on various aspects of emoonal, invited to aend the camp. The sessions hormonal and psychological changes were conducted by Math experts Mr. V associated with puberty and teenage. Seshan and Mr. Vikash Tiwari.

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The exhibion of fourth edion of STUDIES, an iniave of the Fine Arts Club was inaugurated on the eve of Children's Day by eminent arsts Shri Narendra Patel and Smt Frenali Patel. A 3-day linocut print making workshop was organized from 18 to 20 October 2019 and the artwork created during the workshop was exhibited at Naman Art Gallery. On the occasion of English Literary Week - Anglo Envision 2019-20, the English Department organized a workshop on ‘Collaborave Wring’ on 11 November 2019. The resource persons Ms. Indira Nityanandam, Mr. Madhu Menon and Ms. Kalpana Ramrakhiyani conducted lively interacons on various aspects of the English Language for students of class IX.

The English Department organized a workshop ‘Vocalect: Retaining Words Logically’ on 28 and 29 November 2019 for the students of classes IX and XI. Mr. Rohit Majumdar a scholar of European History and an emeritus-scholar of the Royal Shakespeare Instute, UK was the resource person for the session.

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A session on ‘Career Guidance for Psychology’ was organised for the students of class XI on 27 November 2019. It was conducted by the Director of Unique Instute of Psychological Services, Mr. Atul Kumar Verma. The students were made aware of the various educaonal qualificaons, opportunies and prospects required for pursuing a career as a Psychologist.

The Counselling Department organized a session for parents of classes IV - V on “Promong Healthy Emoons” in children on 30 November 2019. The session was conducted by the School Counsellor, Ms. Suman Chandan and Ms. Babita Trivedi who focused on how to foster posive emoons in growing children. The Counselling Department organized a session for parents of classes X and XII on “Acing Anxiety” on 30 November 2019. Ms. Gurpreet Kaur Khosla addressed various issues such as parent anxiety, confidence, and movaon.

Mastermindz | August - November 2019 6 CAMPUS UPBEAT 2 Years of Excellence Enlivening each aspect of learning are invigorang and educaonal events that dot the school calendar and provide comprehensive opportunies to explore and nurture innate talents which create a general buzz, contribung to an upbeat atmosphere on campus.

2019 - The annual interschool extravaganza of Delhi Public School-Bopal was held on 3 August 2019. The Principal, Mr. Surender P. Sachdeva, commended 600 parcipants from 32 schools for being the torchbearers of creavity which is vital to the progress of human life. The rolling trophy Shrijanshree was awarded to The New Tulip Internaonal School.

The students of class II conducted a Special Assembly on Independence Day and Raksha Bandhan on 5 August 2019. A capvang skit on Raksha Bandh and a thrilling performance on the Indian Army were the highlights. The students of class VIII conducted an assembly on the diverse aspects of these fesvals.

The library organized a literary acvity Book or Movies, for the students of class VIII from 5 -9 August 2019. The objecve of the acvity was to encourage crical thinking skills.

The students of class III took part in Forest-and-its-treasures - ISA Acvity on 8 & 9 August 2019 and painted on earthen wares using Warli art. The acvity sensized the young learners about the life of tribes in the forests.

The students of class IV conducted a special assembly on the theme of Independence Day and Rakshabandhan on 14 August 2019. A skit based on the story of Rani Karnawa and Humayun, portraying brother - sister bond was presented.

Prabha Gaurav Divas was celebrated to mark the academic and co-curricular achievements of the students of class IX (session 2018-19) on 17 August 2019. The occasion was graced by Dr. Shashank Chaturvedi, Director, Instute of Plasma research and Mr. Naveen Shukla, a senior scienst, ISRO and other dignitaries from the school.

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The value of the month Patriosm was highlighted on 15 August 2019 by the students from Primary secon when they presented flag badges to the Traffic Police on Independence Day. They expressed their pride and gratude in the 'real heroes' of the city and saluted them for their invaluable contribuon to the society. They received acknowledgment by the thoughul gesture with broad smiles. Students of class VIII conducted an assembly dedicated to patriosm.

The Humanies students of class XII hosted the SAARC Conference on 17 August 2019 on “Human Rights in post conflict areas with special reference on Migrant Children and Adolescents”. Divided into 9 groups, the students represented a member country and Myanmar as an observer country.

World Photography Day was celebrated by the Photography Club comprising enthusiasc students from classes VIII to XII. These students cover most of the events of the school through their lenses and their talent was displayed for the world to behold.

A special assembly on Janmashtami was conducted by class III on19 August 2019. A skit on the mythological story of Lord Krishna's childhood was presented.

Discipline Week was observed by the students of classes I & II from 19 - 23 August 2019. The young Dipsites watched inspiring videos which made them perceive the benefits of posive behaviour. The Kidscipline Winners of classes I & II were given an opportunity to relish snacks from the canteen while the winners of classes III – V wore their favourite dress for a day.

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World School Debate Championship – Zonal Round (West Zone) in associaon with 'A Responsible Cizen' (ARC) conducted a 2-day workshop and debate compeon on 24 and 25 August 2018. Wing Commander Dharmendra Sharma addressed the parcipants from 26 schools. Zebar School for Children was declared the winner and Essar Internaonal School received the runner up award.

A Special Assembly to mark Ganesh Chaturthi and Teachers Day was conducted on 26 August 2019 by the students of class II. A thought-provoking presentaon on Dr. S Radhakrishnan illustrated the significance of teachers.

A Special Assembly to mark Hindi Divas was conducted 28 August 2019. The students also highlighted the importance of the naonal language with an interesng skit based on the story of Bhartendu Harishchandra.

Swacchata Shapath Day under the CBSE drive was observed with a special assembly on 28 August 2019. Sr. Vice Principal Ms. Vandna Joshi administered the oath and the students promised to keep their surroundings clean.

Naonal Sports Day was observed on 29 August 2019 by 800 students from Primary and Senior secon who took a pledge and engaged in various sports acvies in their Mul Sports Period.

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Prabha Gaurav Divas was celebrated to mark the academic and co-curricular achievements of class XI (Session 2018-19) on 29 August 2019. Dr. K. S. Dasgupta, the Director of DA-IICT graced the event and spoke about passion and commitment as pre-requisites for success.

A Special Assembly to salute and honour teachers was presented by the students of class V on 4 September 2019. To create a lively atmosphere a ‘Qawwali’ was presented by the students showering praises on their teachers.

The students expressed their hearelt gratude through a number of enchanng stage performances on 5 September 2019. One of the highlights of the day was the capvang dance performances by the students of classes VI to XI. Kalorex recognized the efforts of teachers by presenng the ‘Kalorex Core Value Awards’ and ‘Performance Quoent Awards’. This year, 67 teachers were felicitated and honored by the school in recognion of their persevering efforts.

The students of Class IV took part in Forest-and-its-treasures - ISA Acvity on 6 September 2019. They created dioramas of forests in order to do a comparave study on the flora, fauna and the tribes that exist in these forests.

Slogan wring @ Swachhata Drive was held on 6 September 2019 for class VII. The students took part in the acvity with great enthusiasm. The students of Grade VI cleaned their classrooms. They parcipated in the Swachh Bharat drive at Guma Circle and near Bopal AMTS bus stop wherein 11 students of classes VIII, IX and X presented a Nukkad Natak accompanied by two teachers.

Cleanliness Drive – Swachh Bharat - Swachhata Pakhwada was observed by the students of classes I -III on 9 September 2019. A cerficate was given by the Principal and the Headmistress for staying at the top posion in the cleanliness charts.

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A Special Assembly on the occasion of Gandhi Jayan and Dussehra was conducted by the students of class III on 30 September 2019. They presented a skit tled Gandhi- Ek Yatra and also presented how uniquely Dussehra is celebrated in some parts of the country.

Gandhi Vichar Examinaon for the students of classes V - VIII and interested parents was conducted on 11 October 2019. The exam was based on Gandhiji's Abridged Autobiography and is organized by Navajivan Trust annually, to nurture and guide the youth about the principles of peace and non- violence.

The Computer Department organized ‘Technovanza 3.0’ on 12 October 2019 to celebrate technology and new age advancements. Students of classes V- XI displayed their models, posters, videos, and games.

Special Assembly conducted by Prerna - Centre for Special Educaon – ‘Believe in yourself…’ With this theme the students of class IX P conducted an assembly on 19 November 2019, based on appreciang the unique talents of 'Each and Every'. The news was followed by a movaonal poem in Hindi – 'Honsla' and a wonderful skit, 'I can I will …” wherein they portrayed themselves as legends (Steve Jobs, Agatha Chrise, Leonardo Da Vinci, and Muhammad Ali), to spread the message of believing in oneself.

The UN Week was celebrated from 14 to 19 October based on the theme of languages. Classroom acvies on indigenous languages and their scripts were followed by research on the impact of language on culture. Charts prepared by students lined the corridors which enabled other students to learn how learning a language may affect all aspects of life.

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The students experienced a sense of purpose by celebrang Joy-of-Giving week between 15th and 18th October 2019. The donated items were handed over to different organizaons like Seva Sarvapari and various Anganwadis of Ahmedabad.

‘Pas Se Pustak’ drive was held from 15-22 October 2019 where students and teachers donated items like old newspapers and books which were later sent to the needy secons of the society, especially children.

The students of class V conducted a special assembly on Diwali 16 th October 2019. A street play on the importance of a polluon free Diwali was presented.

Prabha Gaurav Divas was celebrated to mark the academic and co-curricular achievements of classes VI & VII (Session 2018-19) on 19 October 2019. 285 awardees were felicitated amidst a congregaon of parents and students. Mr. Deepak Antani and Mr. Neeraj Lal, Cluster Head and Vice President of Rainbow Children's Hospital, Bengaluru, graced the occasion.

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‘DPS Ka Baazigar Season VII’ was conducted by the Department of Commerce on 19 October 2019. This event is designed to develop the entrepreneurial skills of the students and make them think beyond the classroom. Mr Rakesh Uamchandani, Regional Head Sales and Mr Sameer Mishra, Business Head Retail judged the event.

This year, 'Do the environment a favour and celebrate a clean and green Diwali' was the theme of the assembly conducted by students of class VII on 22 October 2019.

Prabha Gaurav Divas for classes I – III (Session 2018-19) was held on 23 October 2019. Special guest Mr. Gautam Rathod, Dy. Vice President, Axis Bank opined that extra-curricular acvies combined with academics go a long way in shaping one's career.

Special Guests @ DPS Bopal: Mr. Ajit Tendulkar, the older sibling of master blaster Mr. Sachin Tendulkar along with Mr. Anil Joshi (BCCI Administrator), Mr. Prashant Shey, Mr. Himanshu and Mr. Riddhirajsinh visited the school on 13 November 2019.

Children's Day Celebraons were held on 14 November 2019 to mark the birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru with enthusiasm and zeal. Teachers organised a special assembly for the students with various cultural programmes.

Mastermindz | August - November 2019 13 CAMPUS UPBEAT 2 Years of Excellence Anglo Envision 2019-20 - English Literary Week was organized by the English Department from 11-16 November 2019. A cornucopia of acvies like ‘Readers theatre’, ‘Rendezvous with authors’, ‘Piconary’ and ‘Spellathon’ were thoroughly enjoyed by the students. An ingenious Anagram Riddle acvity was thoroughly enjoyed by the senior students. A special assembly and exhibion was organized where students showcased their literary abilies.

A Special Assembly to mark Guru Nanak Jayan, English Week and Children's Day was conducted on 14 November 2019 by the students of Grade II and IV. They presented a skit based on “The Value of Life” and also discussed the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev.

Prabha Gaurav Divas for Grade VII (Session 2018-19) was held on 16 November 2019. Dr. Kru Paritosh Shah, from GLS University and Dr. Sanjay Jain, from Nirma University graced the occasion.

The school Library organized an acvity Make Diconary of Difficult Words for the students of class VII from 18-22 November 2019. The purpose of the acvity was to develop diconary skills among students.

DIPSITE TO BRISBANITE: An immersion programme was organised for the students by the combined efforts of Kalorex foundaon and Calamvale Community college in Brisbane, Australia presided by Ms Raquel Shroff, CEO and Chairperson of ICEDC and Ms Rachel Colaso, who gave further insight into the educaonal facilies offered by the cosmopolitan city.

American Field Services (AFS) programme was held on 24 November 2019 with the moo of achieving global peace and strengthening internaonal es through student exchange programmes. Hayato, an AFS exchange student from Japan, currently in Delhi Public School-Bopal, spoke warmly about his experience in the school saying, 'I want to go to Japan only to tell my friends about India, and then come back!’

Constuon Day was celebrated on 26 November 2010 through different acvies in the assembly to create awareness on the importance of the Indian Constuon and efforts of its architect, Dr B. R. Ambedkar. Prabha Gaurav Divas for class IV (Session 2018-19) was held on 27 November 2019. The special guest Dr. Sukanta Kumar Das, Scienst, Space Applicaons Centre ISRO Ahmedabad appreciated and encouraged the achievers.

Math Week was organized by the Mathemacs Department for a week beginning from 28 November 2019. Various acvies to augment Spaal Thinking like 'Outdoor Math' and quizzes were conducted. An exhibion was arranged by the students who presented mathemacal models in 2D and 3D forms.

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A Special Assembly was organized on 8 August 2019 to celebrate the fesve season and get the students acquainted with the culture and tradion of our country. A medley celebraon of three fesvals “Eid”, “Raksha Bandhan” and the Naonal Fesval “Independence Day” took place at the campus.

Patrioc Palee Week was celebrated from 12 - 16 August 2019 to insl the spirit of patriosm amongst the students and encourage them to be proud of their country.

Kavita Divas the students came forward with A Matki Decoraon Compeon was organized full enthusiasm and recited beauful 'Kavitas' for the parents on 17 August 2019. The on different topics in their Naonal Language, enthusiasc parents displayed their creavity Hindi on 19- 23 August, 2019. The students through their decoraons and the venues were learnt the correct pronunciaon of words, abuzz with fesve spirit. importance of voice modulaon and right expressions through this acvity. Recing poetry also helped in developing their memorizaon skills and self- expression.

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Janmashtmi was celebrated on 23 August 2019 for the students of the Pre-Primary. The campus became vibrant with joy and happiness.

Clay Cra Week was organized from 26 -30 August 2019 for the Pre- schoolers. The young learners got the opportunity to explore and create different objects from clay.

A special assembly was organized on 30 August 2019 on the value of the month “Patriosm”. Tiny tots as proud Dipsites, showed their love and respect for the country through various performances in the form of patrioc songs, poems and a dance.

A workshop on Kalorex Taxonomy was organized on 31 August 2019, for the parents at Satellite Campus. The parents were informed about the school philosophy, pedagogies, teaching methodologies at the Kindergarten level and K-12.

Puppetry Day acvity was organized for the students of Sr. K on 3 September 2019. They were taught to make Japanese doll with the help of origami papers.

A new iniave was taken to celebrate Teacher's Day on 4 September 2019.The lile Dipsites came up with a variety of ideas to showcase their love and affecon for their teachers.

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Creave Hands was organized for the students of Jr. K on 3 & 4 September 2019. The acvity helped children to develop their eye-hand coordinaon, concentraon and fine motor skills.

A special acvity on “Global Fesvals” was organized on 9 September 2019 to widen the cultural knowledge and global awareness of the children who also enhanced their creave skills through authenc cras of different countries.

Topsy Turvy Day was a sight to behold on 18 September 2019, as the Jr. K children entered the Pre-Primary campus in mix and match turnout cap-a-pie! The children also experienced how being different and unusual can be excing too.

Vegetable Market Scene was created at campus on 19 & 20 September 2019, to give the students an exposure of vising a vegetable market in the school itself. They were informed about the names and nutrive benefits of eang fruits and vegetables on a daily basis.

Educaonal trips to Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre and Khoj, a children's museum were organized from 17-26 September 2019. The students were able to observe the advancements of space and theorecal science with the help of many working models, games and experiments.

A Value Based Assembly was conducted on the theme of 'Responsibility' on 27 September 2019. The students conveyed the message of being responsible through story-telling and dramazaon.

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Tradional Day was celebrated with great zeal and enthusiasm on 4 October 2019. Children came dressed in tradional Garba and Dandia are which was a spectacular visual treat for everyone. Outdoor Learning acvity was organized for the students from 9- 11 October 2019. Integrated and interdisciplinary approach was taken to give the kids a variety of experiences in different subjects.

Poer's Wheel was organized from 14-17 October 2019, which gave an opportunity to kids to have hands on experience on poer's wheel in this age of digital technology. Around the World: ISA Acvity was conducted in the form of a Special Assembly on 16 October 2019.

Toran Making Compeon was held on 19 October 2019, for the parents and grandparents who made innovave torans with eco-friendly material on the theme “Go Green.”

Jr. & Sr. K celebrated the 100th Day on 21 October 2019 and students entered the campus wearing colourful and vibrant clothes with 100 buons, 100 sckers, 100 beads and even 100 candies.

A Special assembly was conducted on 24 October 2019 to celebrate the fesvals of the month. “Mithai Sharing” also took place which inculcated the value of sharing and caring amongst the students. “Fun Races” were organized from 4 -8 November 2019. The races were planned to give an energec beginning with the favourable change in weather. Lingua Fun Week was organized from 11-15 November 2019 for the students of Sr. K to enhance their ability to communicate, express and understand feelings. Children's Day celebraon was held on 14 November 2019. A special assembly was conducted by the teachers to make the day joyous. Slam Poetry was organized from 18 -22 November 2019. The children came up with different poems and recited them with great zeal and enthusiasm. Pot Luck Day was organized on 27 & 28 November 2019 where the students learned a valuable lesson on 'Sharing is Caring'.

A special assembly was organized on 29 November 2019 on the value of the month “Honesty”. Our lile Dipsites showcased the importance of honesty and being truthful through the different programs.

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PARENT CONNECT

Parents make an inveterate contribuon to the progress of a school by sharing their experse in myriad fields through opportunies provided by the instuon.

An Orientaon programme for the new parents of classes VI, VII &VIII was held on 7 September 2019. The parents were given an insight into the teaching and learning system using the most advanced audio-visual learning techniques.

ACCOLADES

Perseverance, persistence and perspiraon are universally recognized as the ingredients of success in any field. Rewards are the icing on the cake of achievement and self-sasfacon, reinforcing success.

The children from primary secon parcipated in Euphoria Zyfest 2019 on 9 August 2019 held at Zydus School, Vejalpur. Radhika Bhojwani of V K bagged first posion in Poetry Recitaon.

Aaditya Contractor of III C, Alay Shah and Naman Rojasara of IV C won Gold medals in the drawing compeon organized by Young Envoys Internaonal, Hyderabad in August 2019.

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Debate Compeon - War of Thoughts was held for classes I and II on 20 August 2019. The parcipants discussed 'E Books Vs Paper Books' with some favouring the 'e' version whereas the others expressed their views in support of paper books.

Sr. No Name of the Winner Class/Section

1 Augustmuni Tripathi I A

2 Het Mehta I B

3 Tvarita Garg I C

4 Sanchita I D

5 Hiya Malani I E

6 Mitakshi Jena I F

7 Adarsh Iyer I G

8 Aarav Devmurari I H

9 Vatsalya R I I

10 Meghna Roy I J

11 Anika Singh I K

Sr. No Name of the Winne r Class/Section 1 Niyonika Aggarwa l II A 2 Niharika Zokarka r II B 3 Misri Thakara r II C 4 Lavanya Dhingr a II D 5 Palash Pate l II E 6 Divija Mehta II F 7 Pahel Pate l II G 8 Hariti Son i II H 9 Aarav Shah II I 10 Vihaan Pate l II J 11 Aarav Mutha II K

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Inter House - I'm Genius Compeon for classes III and IV was held on 22 August 2019. The students presented many experiments using various scienfic principles like electricity generaon from wind, density, gravity, air pressure, surface tension. The list of the winners is as follow:

Sr. No Name of the Winner Class/Section

1 Animesh Patel III A

2 Mirrthika Thiyagarajan III B

3 Kahaan Patel III C

4 Raavi Shah III D

5 Antika Sarkar III E

6 Aaron Turner III F

7 Ashutosh Srivastava III G

8 Brindal Tala III H

9 Arav Udani III I

10 Vedika Patel III J

11 Devina Brahmbhatt III K

Sr. No Nam e of the W inn er Class/Sectio n

1 Ishaan Satapat hy IV A

2 Shaurya Thakk ar IV B

3 Ved Sha h IV C

4 Tanishka Bans al IV D

5 HridanshH irpara IV E

6 Soham Chetna ni IV F

7 M adhav Sharm a IV G

8 Dhairya Des ai IV H

9 Khanak Nam as ha IV I

10 Aadya Radhakrishn an IV J

11 Avantika Sam by al IV K

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My Innovaon, My Creaon Compeon was held on 29 August 2019. The geniuses of class V presented their ideas on paper, out of which the best 20 entries were approved to make the models.

Sr. No Name of the Winner Class/Section

1 Jil Parmar V F

2 Manya Kant V E

3 Dev Jasani V B

4 Aarav Donga V F

Book Jacket Making Compeon for Grade I and II was held on 24 September 2019. The list of the winners is as follows: The list of the winners is as follows:

Sr. No Name of the Winne r Class/Section 1 Radhya Sijwal i I A 2 Aaradhy Sharma I B 3 Ayman Kothawala I C 4 Anika Goya l I D 5 Anaya Srivastava I E 6 Gaavi Joshi I F 7 Ekansh Seth i I G 8 Dhyan Savaliya I H 9 Akanksha Rath I I 10 Dwij Patel I J 11 Navya Sanadhya I K

Mastermindz | August - November 2019 22 INTRA SCHOOL COMPETITIONS 2 Years of Excellence Sr. No Name of the Winner Class/Section 1 Maan Bhalara II A 2 Pratik Kundu II B 3 Aditi Variyath II C 4 Vatsal Sengar II D 5 Aanya Sharma II E 6 Divija Mehta II F 7 Divyana Pandya II G 8 Zoe Joseph II H 9 Dhruvi Gandhi II I 10 Tanisha Singh II J 11 Surbhi Shukla II K

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Inter House Quiz Compeon ‘InQUIZive’ for the students of class III was held on 19 September 2019.

Canara Bank hosted the Knowledge Champ Naonal Level Quiz Compeon on 28 September 2019 in which more than 600 students from 210 schools across Gujarat parcipated. Srikar Srivatsa of class XI and Chinmay Khandwala of class XII reached the Final and Delhi Public School - Bopal stood second.

Tejas from VII H and Akshit from IX H qualified for the city round of INTACH Quiz hosted at Shreyash Foundaon on 30 September 2019.

Aryan Verma of class VIII made the school proud by becoming First Runner up in Grand Finale of “Discovering Me” Quiz Season - 2 organized by Extramarks.

Robocup 2019, a Naonal Level Robocs tournament for schools was organized by the Instute of Technology, Nirma University on 19 and 20 October 2019. 6 students of classes IX and X parcipated in the compeon.

Inter House Paper Presentaon Acvity was organised on 19 October 2019 for the students of class IX. The students were required to study about the local area in the school campus and explain the ecology in the campus using a PowerPoint presentaon. The results are as follows:

1. First Posion - Sanat Naval IX-H Mahi House 2. Second Posion - Mantra Malpani IX-K Tap House 3. Third Posion - Pooja Chandna IX-H Sabarma House

Sr. No Name of the Winner Class/Section 1 Vivaan Israni I A 2 Aayansh Bansal I B Classes I and II enjoyed some 3 Muhammad Maniar I C creave me during the Diya 4 Aanshi Shah I D D e c o r a o n C o m p e o n 5 Harshil Patel I E conducted on 22 October 2019. 6 Pranshi Mishra I F The list of the winners is as follows: 7 Aadhya Rajyaguru I G 8 Garvita Tandon I H 9 Kriyansh Chaudhary I I 10 Keesha Kodwani I J 11 Varad Yeole I K

Mastermindz | August - November 2019 24 INTRA SCHOOL COMPETITIONS 2 Years of Excellence Sr. No Name of the Winne r Class/Section 1 Yakshit Singh II A 2 Aadya Bhart i II B 3 Prince Pati l II C 4 Aishi Tiwary II D 5 Sankalp Bhardwa j II E 6 Himaksh Merja II F 7 Aryaman Gupta II G 8 Neil Gehan i II H 9 Raavi Mania r II I 10 Devanshi Modh II J 11 Dhruvi Singh II K Inter House Board Decoraon Compeon for students of classes III - V was held on 24 October 2019. The Narmada House emerged as the winner while Sabarma House bagged the second posion.

Rutvi Ravi Mandalia of Class II was shortlisted amongst the top 20 winners across the country for Doodle 4 Google India Compeon 2019. She was felicitated at New Delhi on 11 November 2019 for her Art work “Age Miracle”.

An Inter House Math Tales Compeon was conducted on 13 November 2019 for classes IV & V and on 14 November 2019 for class III, wherein the students had to narrate stories which had mathemacal concepts and calculaons woven in them.

Section Winners Class III Winners Class IV Winners Class V A Vaidehi Sharma Ishaan Satapathy Vedansh Mahendian B Mirrthika Shree Shaurya Thakkar Jiya Panchal C Sambhrama Chandrashekar Ved Shah Mukul Marwah D Nevaan Agrawal Tanishka Bansal Diti Ruparel E Anvi Shukla Hridansh Hirpara Arshia Kashyap F Deepika Singh Soham Chetnani Aaditya Rabadia G Jay Patel Madhav Sharma Haard Ma dlani H Shomili Khadatkar Dhairya Desai Jakshay Vaghela I Adya Rajput Khanak Namasha Subham Paul Choudhury J Vanisha Parikh Aadya Radhakrishnan Sahaana Vijayaraghavan K Anvitha Akkiraju Avantika Sambyal Gaurav Choudhary

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Inter DPS Classical Dance Compeon West Zone was held on 10 August 2019 in Jaipur. 21 schools parcipated and Delhi Public School-Bopal was the 1st runner up.

The Annual Inter School Event- Divine Fest'19 was organised by the Divine Child Internaonal School, Adalaj on 10 August, 2019. Dhairya Shah, Akshay Garg and Maharshi Patel of XII-A bagged the second posion in Ideathon. Students won the presgious 2nd posion in Qawwali Compeon.

Inter-house Yoga Compeon was held on 17 August 2019, for the students of classes VI, VII and VIII. The results were as follows: First posion: Tap House Second posion: Narmada House Third posion: Sabarma House

Inter School Bharat Vikas Parishad Patrioc Group Song Compeon was held on 17 August 2019 at Sanskar Dham. Delhi Public School-Bopal bagged the 1st posion in junior category and 2nd posion in senior category. The list of Parcipants is as follows: -

Sr. No NAME Class & Section 1. Anvesha Shrivasta v VIII-B 2. Diya Verm a VIII-B 3. Vibhu Rava l VIII-J 4. Shabdi Sing h VIII-J 5. Anushka Ingol e VIII-E 6. Swati Da s VIII-E 7. Hridini Pande y VIII-E 8. Rajvi Baniwa l VIII-D 9. Ananya Meht a IX-G 10. Kavya Pate l IX-F 11. Jhanvi Sing h IX-A 12. Aditi Padol e IX-A 13. Aarjav Sharm a X-B 14. Dishrat Isalm X-G 15. Ananya Chauras ia XI-H 16. Vihaan Meht a IX-G 17. Rachit Upadhya y IX-F 18. Devarsh Varm a X-J

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An Inter house Science Quiz Compeon was organized on 17 August 2019. The students represenng the six houses baled it out in 4 rounds. Results of the compeon are as follows:

SR NO. NAME CLASS & SECTION HOUSE POSITION 1. DEVAYUDH MANNA VI A Narmada First 2. NEEV MIT MANKAD VII B Narmada First 3. ARYAN VERMA VIII J Narmada First 4. MANYA JAIN VI B Tapti Second 5. KUSHAL AGRAWAL VII C Tapti Second 6. JAYADITYA VYAS VIII C Tapti Second 7. ROHIT KUMAR VI D Sabarmati Third 8. ANAYA SUMEET VII A Sabarmati Third 9. TRISHAY RAI VIII J Sabarmati Third

An inter-house Hindi Debate compeon for classes IX and X was held on 17 August 2019. Results of the compeon are as follows:

S.no Name of the student Class House Position 1 Rishika Maheshwari (For) 9 H Ganga I 2 Mantra Malpani (Against ) 9 K Tapti I

1 Khushi Vijay Vergia (For) 9 F Kaveri II 2 Rudra Parikh (Against ) 9 K Kaveri II

1 Sanidhya Awasthi (For) 9 A Tapti III

2 Surbhi Dadhaniya (Against ) 9 C Sabarmati III

PositionS .no Name of the student Class House Position 1 Kavya Desai (For) 10 C Narmada I 2 Palash Mehta (Against ) 10 A Narmada I

1 Praduman Dixit (For) 10 A Kaveri II 2 Pawan Singh (Against ) 10 F Kaveri II

1 Sukrit Shrivastava (For) 10 A Mahi III 2 Harshita Khandelwal (Against ) 10 H Tapti III

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An Interhouse Board Decoraon Compeon was held for the students of class X on 17 August 2019 to highlight the theme of Patriosm. The result of the compeon is as follows:

SR NO. ADMISSION NAME OF STUDENT CLASS & SECTION HOUSE POSITION NUMBER 1 15553 Siddhi Panchal 7- A Sabarmati First

2 9274 Jiya Mehta 7-D Sabarmati First

3 9318 Tanishka Bisht 6 –A Sabarmati First

4 15669 Aashita Yadav 6-A Sabarmati First

5 16845 Navya Chauhan 8-E Sabarmati First

6 9386 Kihaan Patel 8-D Sabarmati First

7 9858 Pearl Patel 6-F Narmada Second

8 9859 Ashna Sanghvi 6-F Narmada Second

9 8560 Ananya Joshi 7-C Narmada Second

10 9277 Devarsh Patel 7-C Narmada Second

11 14641 Devangi Singh 8-A Narmada Second

12 14669 Tasha Nishad 8-A Narmada Second

3 14213 Priyal Trivedi 6-E Mahi Third

14 9804 Ruhika Modi 6-D Mahi Third

15 11981 Ankita Basu 7-I Mahi Third

16 12822 Ananya Tivari 8-B Mahi Third

17 12900 Jiya Govani 8-B Mahi Third

18 10845 Riddhika Modi 8-K Mahi Third

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World Wide Fund Quiz was conducted on 6 September 2019. 54 students from class V parcipated in the quiz. Jakshay Vaghela and Krika Raman qualified for the junior level school round. An Inter-House Heritage Quiz was conducted on 7 September 2019 for classes IX and X.

Sr. No . Adm. No . Name of Studen t Class & section House Rank

1 12945 PRADYUM DIXIT X-A Kaver i First

2 13300 HARSHVARDHAN GADH VI IX-I Kaver i First

3 12284 SAMPURNA BHOWMIC K X-G Mahi Second

4 11814 SOUMITRA PHARIKA L IX-C Mahi Second

5 10816 SURBHI DADHANIY A IX-C Sabarmati Third

6 12873 YATHARTH GOE L X-K Sabarmati Third

The Literary Club conducted an Inter - House Spell Bee Compeon for the students of classes VI – VIII. The result of the contest is as follows:

SR NO ADMISSION NUMBER NAMES OF STUDENTS CLASS & SECTION HOUSE POSITION

1 10022 AADYA SHARMA VIII – K NARMADA FIRST 2 10900 SHASHWAT JHA VII – A NARMADA FIRST 3 15899 ADITYA BHAGAT VI – D NARMADA FIRST 4 13154 SWARAJ CHHABRA VIII – D GANGA SECOND 5 13639 ATHARV SHARMA VII – B GANGA SECOND 6 11601 SHIVANGI PATI VI – J GANGA SECOND 7 16443 TAKSH NARIA VI - H MAHI THIRD 8 8586 VANINI ADVANI VII - H MAHI THIRD 9 15768 ISHAAN ISRANI VI – D MAHI THIRD 10 15577 SAKSHAM SAROUGI VI – A KAVERI THIRD 11 8514 DEV PATEL VIII – J KAVERI THIRD 12 15161 MISHKA SAHI VI - B KAVERI THIRD

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Fesval of School Choirs Vocal Music Compeon was held at St. Xavier's High School Loyola Hall on 23 November 2019. The senior students won the Runner up prize.

CALFEST 2019 was held on 30 November 2019. Nihar Killedar of class IV D bagged first posion in the Musical Event (Group – A) and Devarsh Verma of X H bagged the first posion in the Musical Event (Group – B).

The Commerce department organised SPARK, a research paper presentaon compeon for the students of class XI on 30 November 2019. The event was judged by Mr Navneet Singh Ghandhoke - Zonal Head ICICI Securies and Mr Bhaginder Singh – General Manager, Cadilla Pharma. Vansh Sachdeva presented a Project on Face Book Data Breach was declared the Winner.

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The nature of sports nurtures hard work, leadership, perseverance, team work and winning, all ideals which contribute to success in all walks of life as on the sports field. A healthy compeon hones talent to raise standards in every performance

TABLE TENNIS

Anuj Joshi of class IX H parcipated in the Third State Ranking Table Tennis tournament held at Gandhidham, from 4 - 7 August 2019 and secured the third place in the U-15 Boy's Category.

Adit Shah of Class XII D parcipated in the under-19 Boys SGFI Ahmedabad Rural District Level Table Tennis tournament held on 10 August 2019 at Sports Complex at Maninagar and secured the second posion. He has been selected for the state level.

Kanish Kohli of Class XII G parcipated in under-19 Boys SGFI Ahmedabad Rural District Level Table Tennis tournament held on 10 August 2019 at Sports Complex at Maninagar and secured the fih posion. He has been selected for the state level.

Varenya Saini of Class-XI-A parcipated in the under-19 Girls SGFI Ahmedabad Rural District Level Table Tennis tournament held on 10 August 2019 at Sports Complex, Maninagar and secured the first posion. She has been selected for the state level.

Mouboni Chaerjee of Grade IV C parcipated in the THIRD AHMEDABAD OPEN TABLE TENNIS from 13 - 15 August 2019 and secured Second posion in Cadet Girls Category. Anuj Joshi of IX H secured the Second posion in Sub-Junior Boys category.

Revant Thakar, of Grade IVA secured the Third posion in Mini Cadet Boys Category in the 2nd Open Ahmedabad Table Tennis Tournament held at St.Xavier's Loyola Hall from 23 -25 August 2019.

Adit Shah of XII D parcipated in the 2nd Ahmedabad Open Table Tennis tournament held at Saint Xavier's Loyola Hall from 23- 25 August 2019 and secured Third posion in Junior Boys Category. Anuj Joshi of IX H secured Third posion in Junior Boys Category.

Shambhavi Gawande of class XI E parcipated in Under-19 SGFI Ahmedabad Rural Girls Tennis Tournament which was held at Sports Complex Maninagar on 29 August 2019 and emerged as Champion.

Anuj Joshi parcipated in the Fourth State Ranking Table Tennis tournament held at Anand from 4-8 September 2019 and secured the Third posion in U-15 boy's category..

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Boys under-17 Khel Mahakumbh Ahmedabad Rural District Level Table Tennis tournament on 9 September 2019 at Sports Complex, Maninagar. Nishit Chauhan of IX A secured the First posion and has also been selected for the State level. Suhayb Ahmed of IX A secured the Third posion and has also been selected for the State Level. Adit Shah of class XII D secured the Third posion in above 17 Boys category. In above 17 Boys Doubles category, he secured the First posion and has also been selected for the State Level.

Girls under-17 Khel Mahakumbh Ahmedabad Rural District Level Table Tennis tournament on 9-11 September 2019 at Sports Complex, Maninagar.

Sr. No. Name Class and Sec. Position Category

1 Shreya Gupta XI Z First 2 Varenya Saini XI A First Above 17 Girls Singles and Doubles

They have been selected for the State Level. Varenya Saini became Champion in U-17 Girls Singles category and has been selected for Naonals.

Khel Mahakumbh Ahmedabad Rural District Table Tennis Tournament was held on 23 September 2019 at Sports Complex, Maninagar. Mouboni Chaerjee of IV C secured first posion while Pahal Parikh of class V F secured fih posion in under-14 Girls Singles category. Revant Thakar of Class IV A secured the Second posion in under-14 Boys Singles category.

Anuj Joshi of class IX H parcipated in the Fih State Inter-District Table Tennis Championships held at Gandhidham from 2 - 6 October 2019 and secured the 1st posion in the Junior Boys Team Event and Third posion in the U-15 Boys category.

CBSE CLUSTER XIII TABLE TENNIS TOURNAMENT at Bhagwa Internaonal Public School, Patan, from 3-5 October 2019. Ditya Shah of V H become Second Runner up in U-14 Girls Singles category. Nishit Chauhan of IX A became Champion in U-17 Boys Singles category.

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The Under-17 Boys Team won Silver Medal and has been selected for CBSE Naonal

UNDER – 17 BOYS TEAM

Sr.No Name Class/Sec 1. Nishit Chauhan IX-A 2. Dhruv Jain IX-H 3. Aarav Tiwari X-C 4. Avadh Shah XI-A

The Under-17 Girls Team won Silver Medal and has been selected for CBSE Naonal

UNDER – 17 GIRLS TEAM

Sr.No Name Class/Sec 1. Kavya Shah VI-G 2. Ayushi Muundra VII-D 3. Varenys Saini XI-A 4. Shreya Gupta XI-Z

The Under-19 Boys Team won Gold Medal and has been selected for CBSE Naonal

UNDER – 19 BOYS TEAM

Sr.No Name Class/Sec 1. Sukaran Singh IX-C 2. Adit Shah XII-D 3. Knish Kohli XII-G

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SWIMMING

Arushi Shivkumar of Class XD had parcipated in the 61st Gujarat State Senior Aquac championship held at Eklavya Sports Academy on 3 - 4 August 2019. She won five Gold medals and one Silver medal creang two new state records.

Aashni Malhotra and Aahana Malhotra of V I and Trisha Patel of IV B qualified for the state level aer winning First, Second and Third posions respecvely in 100 mt free style in the Khel Mahakumbh District Level Tournament in Under – 11 Girls Swimming Tournament held on 11 September 2019 at Sardar Patel Municipal Swimming pool, Ahmedabad.

Aashni Malhotra of VI bagged a bronze medal (backstroke) in the Under 11 Girls Swimming Compeon held during CBSE West Zone Level Tournament at NRI Global Discovery School Bhopal, MP from 30 September to 5 October 2019.

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ATHLETICS

Delhi Public School-Bopal, Ahmedabad parcipated in Khel Mahakumbh Taluka level meet held at C.G Amin School on 13 September 2019. Results are as under:

Sr. No. Name Class & Sec Category Position Selected for 1 Sambhav Malhotra VII J 600m 1st District Level 2 Vedant Sharma VII I 80-meter hurdle 1st District Level 3 Navya Mishra VIII C shot put 1st District Level 4 Jay Rohit VIII P long jump 1st District Level 5 Om Agarwal VIII E 100 m 3rd 6 Sahil Vevariya VIII/E shot put 3rd

Category II

Sr. No. Name Class & Sec Category Position Selected fo r 1 Nimrat Kau r XI F shot put 1st District Leve l 2 Dhriti Goya l XI E 200-meter 1st District Leve l 3 Amisha Chaturved i IX-F 200-meter 2nd District Leve l 4 Nimrat Kau r XI-F discuss throw 2nd District Leve l 5 Anshuman Ra i IX-K 1500-meter 3rd

Delhi Public School-Bopal, Ahmedabad parcipated in Ahmedabad District Amateur Athlecs meet held at Gujarat University on 28 September 2019. Results are as under:

Sr. No. Name Class & Sec Position Category 1 Jay Rohit VIIIP 3rd Long jump 2 Amisha Chaturved i IX F 2nd 100 m 3 Anshuman Ra i IX K 2nd 1000 m 4 Dhriti Goya l 1st 200 m 5 Vedant Sharma VII I 3rd 600 m 6 Navya Mishra VII C 2nd Shot put 7 Sahil Vevariya VIII E 3rd Shot put

Mastermindz | August - November 2019 36 SPORTS UPDATE 2 Years of Excellence Delhi Public School-Bopal Ahmedabad parcipated in the Khel Mahakumbh District Athlecs Meet held at Vimalmata School, Dhanduka on 13 September 2019. The results are as follows:

Under-14

(1) Navya Mishra of class VIII C secured third place in Shot Put.

Under-17

(1)Nimrat Kaur of class XI F secured First place in Shot Put. She has been selected for the state level.

(2) Nimrat Kaur of class XI F secured second place in Discuss Throw. She has been selected for the state level.

(3) Amisha Chaturvedi of class IX E secured 2nd place in 200Mt. She has been selected for the state level.

Delhi Public School-Bopal Ahmedabad parcipated in the CBSE CLUSTER XIII Athlecs Meet held at Navrachna Internaonal School, Vadodra on 20 October 2019. Navya Mishra, VIII C secured the Third place in Shot Put in the Under-14 category.

Delhi Public School-Bopal Ahmedabad parcipated in the CBSE CLUSTER XIII Athlecs Meet held at Navrachna Internaonal School, Vadodra on 21 October 2019. Nimrat Kaur of XI F secured the Third place in Shot Put the Under-17 category.

Delhi Public School-Bopal Ahmedabad parcipated in the CBSE CLUSTER XIII Athlecs Meet held at Navrachna Internaonal School, Vadodra on 21 October 2019. Nimrat Kaur, XI F secured Third place in Discuss throw Under-17 category.

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GYMNASTICS : - CBSE Naonal Level Tournament

Avanka Negi of III H won a Gold medal in the Under 11 Girls Gymnascs in CBSE Naonal level tournament held at Khel Gaon School, Prayagraj on 5-10 November 2019.

SKATING : - Khel Mahakumbh District Level Skang Tournament 2019 – 2020 was held at Eklavya Sports Academy, Thaltej on 15 September 2019. 17 out of 24 Players were Selected for State Level Skang Tournament. They won 15 Gold, 9 Silver & 9 Bronze Medals.

Sr. NO. NAME Class / Sec QUAD/INLINE 500 MTR 1000 MTR 1 Manav Darshan Gohel III H Inline Bronze ---- 2 Jaineel Hasmukh Modi V F Inline Gold Gold 3 Jazz Kavan Acharya IV F Inline Gold Gold 4 Miska Rajesh Katara III A Quad Silver Silver 5 Akshat Vikash Dwivedi V A Quad Gold Silver 6 Rudra Indrajit Gol VI J Inline Silver Silver 7 Parv Pranav Vyas VI G Quad Gold Gold 8 Jyottirmaya A. Gupta VII G Inline Bronze Bronze 9 Riddhi M.Khandelwal VII H Quad Gold Gold 10 Niya Jigar Patel VIII I Inline Gold Gold 11 Prachi S. Rohilla VII J Quad Bronze Bronze 12 Trishala Harshad Dave VII E Inline Silver Silver 13 Lavanya Harish Limba VII A Inline Bronze Bronze 14 Sangamitra S. Dixit IX F Inline Gold Gold 15 Vrund N. Patel X C Inline Gold Gold 16 Harsh Mehul Shah X I Inline Bronze Silver 17 Atharva S.Bhavsar X G Inline ---- Bronze 18 Tanay Shah X C Inline Silver ----

Mastermindz | August - November 2019 38 SPORTS UPDATE 2 Years of Excellence CBSE West Zone Skang Tournament was held at Mount Litera Zee School, Indore from 28 September to 4 October 2019. The list of winners:

Sr. No Name Class Medals 1 Mayera Mangrolia II G One gold and one silver. Selected for Nationals. 2 Vedansh Nagariya II J One gold and one silver. Selected for Nationals. 3 Manav Gohel III H Bronze 4 Jay Raichandani II I Bronze

Sr. No. NAME Class / Sec CATEGORY 300 MTR 500 MTR 1000 MTR POSITION Selected for 1. RUDRA GOL VI J Under – 12 --- GOLD GOLD National Selected for 2. RIDDHI KHANDELWAL VII H Under - 14 SILVER ------National Selected for 3. NIYA PATEL VIII I Under - 14 GOLD --- GOLD National Selected for 4. SANGAMITRA DIXIT IX F Under - 16 GOLD GOLD --- National Selected for 5. MAYERA MANGROLIA II G Under - 8 SILVER --- GOLD National Selected for 6. VEDANDH NAGARIA II J Under - 8 GOLD --- SILVER National

7. MANAV GOHEL III H Under -10 ------BRONZE ---

8. JAY RAICHANDANI II I Under - 8 --- BRONZE ------

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The 39th GSRSA State Level Skang Championship 2019 – 2020 was held at Delhi Public School- Bopal and Eklavya Sports Academy from 13 - 17 November, 2019. 700 Skaters took part in this tournament. Dipsites won 7 Gold, 8 Silver and 11 Bronze Medals. Four Skaters were selected for the Naonal Roller-Skang Championship which will be held at Vishakhapatnam in December 2019.

Sr. NO. NAME Class / Sec Quad / Inline Rink Race Road Race 1 Gold 1 Manav Gohel III H Inline 1 Bronze 1 Silver 2 Gold 2 Vrund Patel X C Inline 1 Silver 1 Silver 1 Gold 3 Harsh Shah X I Inline 1 Bronze 1 Bronze 1 Gold 4 Tanay Shah X C Inline 1 Gold 1 Silver 5 Rudra Gol VI J Inline 1 Silver ----- 6 Krishiv Verma I F Inline 1 Silver ------7 Devesh Patel III E Inline 1 Bronze ------8 Dhairya Nayak III E Quad 1 Bronze ---- 9 Akshat Dwivedi V A Quad 2 Bronze ----- 10 Ananya Shah VI F Inline 1 Bronze 1 Bronze 11 Niya Patel VIII I Inline 1 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Silver 12 Sangamitra Dixit IX F Inline 1 Silver 1 Bronze

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CRICKET : - Lobo cricket tournament was held at St. Xaviers Loyola Hall cricket ground on19 November 2019. The U- 14 boy's team became the Runner-up.

FOOTBALL : - U-14 girl's rural Khel Mahakumbh district level was held on 9 September 2019 at Sanskardham campus. The school team was declared the Runner up.

U-14 Boys Rev. Bro. Bou. Football tournament 2019-20 was organized and hosted by St. Xavier's School, Loyola Hall from 16 to 18 November 2019. The school team emerged as Champion. Kaivan Trivedi of class VIII F was declared the player of tournament.

VOLLEYBALL : - Khel Mahakumbh Taluka Level Volleyball tournament was held at Gurukul on 12 September 2019. The under 17 Girls volleyball team emerged as Champions and qualified for District level tournament. The above 17 volleyball girls team also emerged as champions and qualified for District level tournament.

Delhi Public School - Bopal, Ahmedabad parcipated in khel Mahakumbh Taluka level Volleyball tournament held at Gurukul Pirana on 12/09/19. The under 14 boys volleyball team emerged as Runners up.

The under 14 Girls volleyball team emerged as Champions and qualified for District level tournament. SGFI Volleyball U-19 girls tournament was held at Swask High school,Khoda. The Girls volleyball team emerged as Runners up and 6 students have been selected for the State level.

Volleyball Associaon District level tournament was held at Delhi public School - Bopal on 29 September 2019. The under 14 Boys volleyball team emerged as Runners up and 6 students qualified for State level tournament.

Khel Mahakumbh District level tournament was held at Sheth V. D. High school Godhavi, on 1 October 2019. The Under 14 and Under 17 Girls Volleyball team emerged as Champions. The Above 17 Girls Volleyball team emerged as Champions. All the teams qualified for State level tournament.

CBSE Cluster XIII Volleyball tournament was held at Shri Ramkrishna Harikrishna Academy, Surat from 16 - 20 October 2019. The Under 19 Girls Volleyball team emerged as the Champions and 12 girls have qualified for the CBSE Naonals level tournament. Diya Gupta of class XII H from U - 19 Volleyball team secured the "Best Seer award." Nikhar Patel of class XII J from U - 19 Volleyball team secured the "Best Aacker award."

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JUDO : - Judo U -14 Khel Mahakumbh tournaments was held at S.A.G. Sports Complex, Maninagar East on 24 September 2019. 103 Judokas parcipated in different weight categories. Anushka Shah of VII D and Aanya Gupta of VII J secured 3rd posion in 36 Kg and 27 Kg category respecvely.

CBSE WEST Zone Judo Tournament held at Urmi School & Hostel, Vadodara from 4 to 8 October 2019. 347 Judokas parcipated in different weight categories and age categories. Anushka Shah of VII D and Palak Wahal of VII I secured the 3rd posion in 35 KG and 40 KG category respecvely in the U-14 category.

HANDBALL : - Delhi Public School – Bopal, Ahmedabad organized a 15-day coaching camp at Sports Authority of India – Gandhinagar center for Handball students from 13 August to 3 September 2019. 43 students parcipate in the evening session. Handball coach Mr. Nirav Vasavada was with them during camp.

U-19 SGFI Boys Handball tournament was held at Sports Complex, Nikol. The team emerged as Runners-up and 4 students have been selected for the State level tournament.

Khel Mahakumbh District Level U-14 Handball tournament was held at Swask High school, Khoda on 6 October 2019. The team emerged as Runners-up and 6 students have been selected for the State level tournament. In the U-17 category the team emerged as Runners-up and 5 students have been selected for the State level tournament.

Delhi Public School-Bopal Handball team parcipated in U-17 Khel Mahakumbh District Level Boys Handball tournament being held at Swask High school, Khoda on 6th October 2019 and emerged as a Second Runner-up team in the tournament. 4 players are selected for State level tournament.

In U-14 Khel Mahakumbh District Level Girls Handball tournament the team emerged as Runners- up and 5 students have been selected for the State level tournament.

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BASKETBALL : - SGFI Rural U-19 Boys Basketball Tournament was held at Anand Niketan Satellite, from 19 to 20 August 2019.The team secured the Second posion and 5 students have been selected for the State level tournament.

Khel Mahakumbh U-14 Boys Basketball Tournament was held at Anand Niketan School Satellite, on 3 September 2019. DPS team secured the First posion. In the U 14 Girls Basketball Tournament on 4 September 2019, Dipsites became 2nd Runner up. Six girls were selected for the State Level Tournament.

In the U 17 Boys Basketball Tournament on 5 September 2019, Dipsites became the 2nd Runners up amongst thirteen teams. 7 boys were selected for the State level tournament. In the U 17 Girls category the team was the 1st Runners up amongst eight teams.7 Girls were selected for the state level.

BADMINTON : - Siddh Shah of XI F parcipated in the Ahmedabad Rural U -19 SGFI Boys Badminton Tournament, held at Sports Complex Khokhra Maninagar, on 3 August 2019 and became second. He qualified for the state level.

Archi of X E parcipated in the under 19 Girls Gujarat State Badminton Championship and secured the 2nd posion in the under -19 singles and Mixed Doubles category held at Gandhidham, from 9 to 11 August 2019.

The Inter DPS Naonal Badminton Tournament Girls Open was held at DPS Jaipur on 29 & 30 August 2019. Archi and Aarohi Shah emerged as the 1st Runner-up in the Doubles Category.

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The pursuit of happiness begins with the knowledge of self and the ability to navigate choices to augment the feeling of wellness. Choices begin with awareness created by a large number of intervenons designed to aid precise selecons of areas of study and work in the future.

An Internship in Fashion Designing was organized on 7 August 2019 for 15 students of class X who aspire to become fashion designers. The budding fashion designers were taken to the bouque of the renowned designer, Ms. Sayukta Chawla.

The Internaonal Students Cell organized an interacve seminar on 9 August 2019 aimed at providing class XII students with informaon regarding the scope of higher educaon in top public universies of US namely University of Cincinna, University of Kansas and University of Kentucky.

An Internship in Soware Engineering was organized on 13 August 2019 for 40 students of class X to acquaint the students with the domain of soware engineering and research opportunies in the IT sector.

An Internship in Journalism was organized on 24 August 2019 for 10 students of class X at ABP- Asmita, a renowned News Channel of Gujarat.

A Global University Fair was organized on 26 August 2019, under the aegis of Internaonal Students Cell aimed at providing informaon regarding the higher educaon courses and facilies available in universies of India and abroad.

An enlightening session on ‘Career Guidance’ for the students of class X was organized on 26 August 2019. It was conducted by Mr Ajay Kumar Sahu- Director of T.I.M.E, Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar.

A Design Workshop was held in collaboraon with Anant Naonal University on 27 August 2019.

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An Internship in Automobile Engineering for 35 students of class X was organised at Tata Motors, Sanand, on 9 November, 2019. The students were taken around the factory in a converble open Tata Nano to visit the Press Shop, the Weld Shop and the TCF Shop.

An Internship in Animaon & Graphics was organized on 14 November 2019 for 22 students of class X at Arena Animaon. The students were given a live lesson in designing soware such as Adobe Photoshop and Adobe illustrator.

A career counselling session with the objecve of highlighng the dynamics of career selecon for adolescents was conducted by Mr. Kishan Pratap Singh of Endeavour Careers, on 16 November 2019.

An Internship in civil services was organised on 21 November 2019 for 21 students of class X. The students got a chance to meet the first female rered IPS officer of Gujarat, Ms Geetha Johri. She rered as a Director General of Police and was the highest ranked women officer in the state.

A ‘Study Overseas Educaon Fair’ was organized on 25 November 2019 with delegates from 9 reputed Universies to acquaint the students with benefits of geng a degree from a foreign university and informaon such as tuion fees, visas, scholarships and admission requirements.

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USA University Fair was organized on 11 September 2019 in collaboraon with Educaon USA under the aegis of Internaonal Students Cell. Parents and students visited the fair that featured 26 reputed universies across U.S. Ms. Emily, Vice Consul from U.S. Consulate Mumbai remained present to guide the visitors.

Internaonal Students Cell organized an awareness session on admission to Ivy League colleges on 20 September 2019. Ms. Athena focused on the importance of preparing LORs, essays, interviews and assessments for the Ivy League colleges.

A Mathemacs Enrichment session was conducted by Mr. Surya Banerjee, a professor in the Department of Stascs and Actuarial Sciences at the University of Waterloo, Canada to guide the students of class XII on 18 October 2019.

An Internship in Legal Services was organized on 18 October 2019 for 17 students of class X at Gujarat High Court.

An Internship in Science & Research was organised on 6 November 2019 for 50 students of class X interested in Science & Research at Instute of Plasma Research, Gandhinagar. The aim of the internship was to acquaint the students with the knowledge of real world situaon and enhance their career goals.

A ‘Session on Career Guidance & Goal seng’ for students of class X was organized on 7 November 2019. Mr Mohit Mangal encouraged the students to opt for a career that values their creave expression and unique abilies.

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Life skills form an essenal aspect of educaon which can be acquired by spending me with peers. Brief educaonal sojourns add to the cadence of life and learning. A Cultural cum Educaonal exchange program to Russia was arranged from 8 to 15 August 2019 in order to expose students to diverse socio-cultural experiences. 10 students and one teacher visited Moscow and learned about the art, culture and history of Russia.

Eleven students parcipated in the Student Immersion Programme to Brisbane from 30 July to 11 August 2019 organised in collaboraon with the Kalorex group and DEI (Department of Internaonal Educaon) Queensland. This programme enabled the students to experience Australian culture and Queensland's educaon system. They were accompanied by Ms. Deep Malhotra and Ms. Preetha Nambiar.

The students of classes XI – XII Humanies Stream visited the historical site of Lothal, the Harappan port town, on 31 August 2019 to witness it in all its glory. They saw the ruins of the acropolis and the lower town, and the remains of iconic structures such as the dock and the warehouse.

An Educaonal Trip to Sundarvan was organized on 17 and 19 September, 2019 to familiarize the students of class II with animals in their natural habitats.

The students of class III were extremely privileged to visit the Sabarma Ashram on the 24 and 26 of September 2019. The visit inspired them to imbibe the values of truthfulness, kindness and simplicity.

“Educaonal Career Exploratory US West Coast Program” aimed at providing students industry experiences was organized for 19 students accompanied by 2 teachers. The students visited the New York Film Academy, UCLA and Las Vegas.

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Amalthea 2019 @ IIT Gandhinagar: A Disncve Experience: 84 students of class XI visited IIT, Gandhinagar as a part of an educaonal trip to witness Amalthea Tech Fest 2019 on 20 October 2019. Shri Sudhir Jain, Director IIT, Gandhinagar and Mr. Sandeep Dhar, President, Hexaware, addressed the students. They highlighted the importance of Design Thinking, Simplified Aspects, Teamwork and Health & Fitness.

37 Students from class XII Science Stream went on an educaonal trip to Instute of Plasma Research (IPR), Gandhinagar on 23 October 2019. The students visited the two major machines housed at IPR, the SST-1 and the ADITYA TOKAMAK.

An exhilarang three-day trip to ADLABS IMAGICA was organized for class IX students on 8 November 2019. 160 students with 10 teachers stayed at hotel Novotel Imagica and revelled in thrilling life me experiences.

A trip to Gir Forest was organized from 9-11 November 2019 for 196 students of class VI who were accompanied by 12 teachers. During a highly successful wildlife sighng excursion, the students experienced the thrill of watching creatures like the Asiac lion, leopard, crocodile, turtle and several species of plants and birds in their natural habitat.

A trip to Polo Forest was organized on 9 November 2019 for 206 students of class XII, who were accompanied by 15 teachers.

An Educaonal visit to 'Gandhi Ashram' was organized on 11 November 2019 for the students of class VI who explored the Museum “The Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya”. A representave from Gandhi Ashram shared stories on the life of Gandhiji.

An Internaonal Educaonal Trip to Singapore was organized for the students of V-VII. A group of 19 students, the Headmistress and a teacher travelled to Singapore from 7- 13 November 2019. The trip was an enlightening and insighul experience as the students garnered innumerable memories and long-lasng moments to cherish forever.

A trip to Polo Forest was organized on 23 November 2019 for 268 students of class XI who were accompanied by 14 teachers. The expedion began with trekking on the mountains, and walking down the forest paths with a bewitching view of the landscape.

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Expressions create images, invoke thought and touch hearts, creang a profound bond between the writer and the reader. Words woven through rhyme and rhythm embellish a corner of every heart they touch. बुलबुल

मेरा ू ल म बुलबुल ँ , म बुलबुल ँ, मेरी श है मेरा ान, म बुलबुल काले रंग की | मेरा ू ल मेरी आन-बान-शान, िशक बनना है बत बड़ा काम, फल, रोटी और चावल म खाऊँ , मेरा गु मेरा भगवान । थोड़ा- थोड़ा पानी पीऊँ , रोज़ हम सीखते कु छ नया, म बुलबुल काले रंग की | अब मेरा पढ़ने और बोलने का डर गया, जाते हम एक बड़े से मैदान म, इधर– उधर म उड़ती िफँ , करते खुद से वादा, खेलगे जब तक है जान, िबी मौसी को देखूँ, रंग भर के बढ़ाएँ िच का अिभमान, िचम-िची करती रँ, िफर जाते हम घर ले के आ सान । म बुलबुल काले रंग की | Adi Sharma V-A मीठे -मीठे गाने गाऊँ , छोटे मेरे पंख िहलाऊँ , सबके मन को बहलाऊँ | Life म बुलबुल ँ म बुलबुल ँ, Life back then,Was a rusty old comic Reminiscing the joy, Like some lost lunac. म बुलबुल काले रंग की | People back then, Weren't so intricate Being myself, wasn't being insolent. नाम – आराा खंडेलवाल Geng up, wasn't so hard का – तीन - वग जे Maybe I didn't have the, so-called-lucky-card. Staring at the floor, eyes filled with tears Blaming myself, for having all the fears. Finding myself, but I wasn't just lost Definitely brought up at a huge cost.

Japleen Arora X-G

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A MEMORABLE JOURNEY : We decided to undertake a journey during my summer holidays, through the giganc Himalayan ranges to the Kunjum Top. We knew it would be a challenge but were astounded by what lay ahead of us. As we passed over the Punjab to the hills of Himachal Pradesh. It was apparent we were in for some intense moments.

The road which was running beside a deep gorge was very narrow. Then, there was a deep decline and the sky grew hazy. As we moved ahead, a fellow tourist intercepted us and warned us about an avalanche which had abolished the access to the road we were travelling on. We grew anxious as we were forced to wait for hours while the road was cleared.It was geng dark and all of us were truly exhausted. We decided to spend the night at a local home-stay. A courteous man there served us hot beverages filled with the aroma of local spices. We were craving food and soon had a hearty meal there.

Next morning, we thanked the man immensely and resumed our journey. As we covered half the distance we grew confident that we could accomplish what we had set out for. Aer driving for five hours in high altudes. we had finally reached Kunjum Top. It was indeed an achievement for us and we were glad to have accomplished it.

Annika Bharat V- A Joy of togetherness

The Sun and the Moon are two best friends They go everywhere with lots of cheer, They spread it to the stars, every month Nature' s Song every year.

Nature is the best thing for a kid to king, Some mes on the way, and somemes on It is precious more than a queen's ring. the bay. One day the Moon came and told to Nature makes our future good, It provides us the Sun , Dear friend, every day you have lots water and food. Rivers, oceans, trees, of fun. You can see every joy, with a happy flowers and stones, All are nature's muscles red toy. I am the one who go by and can't and bones. Let's Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle stay any way so say good bye. the waste, For trees we cannot do cut and paste. Let us do it together, celebrate our The Sun stood and said with a sad look. Oh! nature As trees water and air are our future. Moon, my friend don't say that, because it makes me feel bad. Let us be friends without Nishka Rahul Nema IV-A asking any queson that never ends. Let's come together to meet the stars and keep twinkling and shining for lookers so far. Let's be happy in the fresh blowing air, and enjoy as a great lovely pair.

Shriya Jha V-B Mastermindz | August - November 2019 50 CREATIVE CORNER 2 Years of Excellence

The Veggies Get Going

"I am starving, As I was treading down please give me food," The silent street Mom cuts something, In sheer solitude known as fruit. Trapped in topsy-turvy thoughts Wondering why the world She says,"Here you go my dear.” Makes me muddled But I was having a lile tear. By creang complicaons Mom says,"What happened my baby?" Which are strenous to solve. I said,"I don't want to eat a finger called lady." I said,"You're being mean" Days dried by She said,"Then will you eat a roasted bean?" As I looked out for long I said,"No forever, Searching for a soluon something good like chocolate and burger.” In everything and everywhere. Maybe in the middle "What the hell!" She said, I did overlook my answer "It's not healthy dear." Neglecng it; not nocing "I'll give you a pear” Its indispensable presence banana or other fruit, In every nook and cranny, But not junk food." In everyone's existence.

"If you want your eyes to be bright The strength used in struggling, Eat a carrot Triumphing over tremendous troubles To improve your sight" Proffers you the power of paence, I said," but I don't like it." And the energy to endure worse She said," You won't say that again To break bigger barriers when you try it." Movang to do more; Bringing out the best in you. Finally, I agreed, and aer tasng it I really loved it. Hurdles would cause haults Every single veggie was very yummy, Making you downright distressed I just wanted to fill my tummy. During your journey; don't stop Now, I love all the veggies Surpass the standslls Potatoes, cauliflower, spinach and Peas. Move safely and don't stumble Get up, get going AvniLaghateV-A There's a long way to go.

SanskruMakwana XI-G

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Paradise I was standing all alone on the beach, The sun was seng, the darkness was coming The water was reaching my feet Like meeng a new rainbow shirt wearing creature Wondering why there's no one with me It was just 8 pm, but my face was showing 12 all day long Like a broken clock. I started walking, not towards home, but to the deep Sun rays reflecng sea, like I was being hypnozed But the difference was that I knew what I was doing

Suddenly, I stopped, like coming back to my senses I was on the verge of deepness of the water I didn't know how to swim so walked as fast as I could But a huge wave came, held me like a long, lost friend And started taking me with it.

There was no point in screaming, I was already underwater, Driing deeper and deeper into the endless darkness, I was hoping it'd quick but it didn't happen, I was sll breathing I was breathing like I had ever breathed in my life All my sins, all my anxiety and depression We're floang away and came together to form a body That body looked like me And for a moment smiled and looked at me Then disappeared into the darkness.

I kept drowning and drowning Unl a white beam of light shone brightly And I stood up and looked around Fell from the ocean, right into A room completely white, with nothing but a door, with a white paint brush, And a note saying, “Paint Your Paradise and open up the door.” I looked around and saw the colors spilled on the floor I look at my shirt, seems all the colors from it were now Lying there, begging to used. I used that brush, to feel the colors I was surprised, horrified but relieved to find that they were true Not just another perfect illusion.

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I touched the walls, they felt like new canvas sheets, begging me to paint on them. So I took the brush and painted the first wall to look exactly like the sky I was lost in, before I started drowning

All the bright reds, all the oranges, hints of yellow and lots of purple Etched on the once blank canvas sheet created that sky I always thought of when I used to be sad. I touched it but then something happened, My hand went through the canvas and so did my whole body because of surprise First it was darkness, but then I felt my feet touch something so and heavenly I was standing on one of the clouds I had painted, I ran, jumped, looked down to the city finding it to be as small as ants, Overwhelmed by the feeling of heaven I laid my head and went off to sleep.

When I opened my eyes I was back in that room where I painted my Paradise When I reached the door to open it, it didn't even let me twist the handle. Another note appeared “Broaden your mind and try again, is this really your Paradise?” I was pushed back by the queson, but it made me think more carefully “What do I like more than that sky?” I took the paint brush again and went towards the second wall and painted a concert scene, where people are holding signs spelling my name, my lucky numbers, my song lyrics, I painted a spot on the stage under the spotlight, I sang my original songs, the ones I wrote when I was sll new to wring Everything was mind blowing, I danced, I screamed, I sang, I enjoyed. I signed notebooks, faces, met people who were crazy to meet me All I ever would've wanted was happening in that moment. Then it started to rain, I closed my eyes to enjoy and feel each and every drop of water falling from the sky…

When I opened my eyes, I was back again in that same room, So it meant that someone is seriously trying to help me find my true Paradise So I went to the third wall, with a clear of what I wanted at that moment I used all the brown, the crimson red, the royal green, the royal blue, the topaz and painted my actual Paradise, A library containing hundreds of shelves of books, I entered the library, and found a boy wearing the exact same clothes and exact same glasses, the actual me. Sleeping, and dreaming of a world too false to be true like the one I'm wring and is being read by you I sat on the table no. 12, right next to him and woke him up So that he could write he saw through my eyes and made You rethink the concept of your actual PARADISE .

Ansh Sharma XI-F Mastermindz | August - November 2019 53 CREATIVE CORNER 2 Years of Excellence

My Galacc Watchman

I used to think the sky was the ulmate natural creaon -the biggest, most beauful and most versale. But mountains of Himachal Pradesh, especially those of the Kug valley seemed to overshadow their grandeur.

On one end of the valley, at a great distance, is a peep of the Himalayas. The rocky steel hard body of the mountains seems to be wearing a torn out white hijab of snow. It stands over my family and me like a galacc watchman. One that will kick us out of the valley if we mess with it. This seems quiet impossible considering how powerless and worthless we feel in front of these formidable mountains. The peak further looks like a kid in front of the two mountains that flank the valley on opposite sides.

One of these is covered with a bright even shade of green and a muddy brown. The vegetaon is so dense and so far away that it is impossible to disnguish one tree from another or even from a bush. The mountain is an ecosystem on its own. It seems to be providing shelter and food to thousands of birds and bears, everyday. At its nadir are purple patches of wild flowers beaufully complemenng the regal hill. It is seemingly perfect. It knows its place in this lile corner precisely of our colossal earth. Looking at it we feel more and more like aliens every passing second. The sonorous whistle of the Blue Whistling thrush feeds the soul of the whole valley, as we connue to explore it.

Although mammoth, the peak forming the right flank of the dale is completely different from the first two. It is liberally but unevenly blanketed by grass. Dozens of wild cows, with eyes the size of billiard balls, lazily feed on it. This parcular peak gently rolls down hundreds of feet. Tus of purple iris are scaered all over it. Along with flowers the mountain is also covered with rocks that add to its unadulterated beauty. From stones the size of my fingers to boulders taller than a car, this mountain has it all!

The mere absence of people captures these mountains in a serene sllness. They are Gods on their own; and truly impeccable creaons of nature.

RewaLodhiya IX-H

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