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s India’s first dance What kind of dance forms do you encourage on Does this show remind you of your childhood? Jiving with Boyoour show? gie WYes oit does. Houm Khud giss show miein se abse bade reality show, Boogie We support all forms of dance as every kid has his bachche hein. We enjoy every bit of this dance Woogie makes a own choice or preference vis-a-vis dance forms and show and joke around with kids and each other. we respect that. However, we try to ensure that the comeback on Sony Entertainment children don’t drift away from their Indian roots. Has any participant from your show got an op - A As Boogie Woogie is a family show we make sure portunity to exhibit his talent in films or TV? Television after a gap of three that the dance steps and costumes are best suited Yes, I feel proud to share that the list of children years, Disha Kameldeep , AIS for all kinds of audience and don’t outrage or hurt who got the opportunity to perform in films and tel - Pushp Vihar, X C caught up with anyone’s sensibilities. evision is endless. However, some names that I We want every parent to feel proud of their child as vividly remember include Neha Marda, Ulva, the three judges of the popular they set the stage on fire with their breathtaking and Paresh, Phoolwa and Dharmesh. G T energetic performances. dance show- Javed Jaffrey, Naved Disha with Javed Jaffrey Jaffrey and Ravi Behl during a press conference. Here are performing. That’s where we stand out. Today peo - ple need platforms like these to exhibit their talent excerpts from the exclusive to the world and also hone their skills. interview… Boogie Woogie went off air for three and a half What made you name your dance reality show years. What was the reason? ‘Boogie Woogie’? We decided to take Boogie Woogie off air be - The name Boogie Woogie was chosen by Naved cause the channel failed to provide us the Jaffrey as it was a line from one of his favourite desired time slot (prime time) as many songs- ‘Boogie woogie boogie woogie dancing new programs or soap operas were sup - shoes’. We knew kids would develop an instant lik - posed to be broadcast then. ing for it and pick it up easily like any other word. You just launched the new season of your show, With several dance reality shows already on air, why didn’t you name it as Boogie Woogie 2? will Boogie Woogie be able to catch the attention Unlike movies, where the story of the film changes of audience? completely in the sequel, the format of Boogie We are not competing with anyone. Boogie Woo - Woogie remains more or less the same. The very gie, unlike other dance shows, is a show which heart of the show is dance and the only difference Doing the boogie gives the common man an opportunity to showcase that the audience would be able to see would be in woogie with (L to R) their dancing skills. Most dance reality shows on terms of new costumes, grand new sets, new songs Ravi, Javed & Naved air these days have celebrities or celebrity couples and new participants. Contest Edition Writing, editing, fine-tuning, organising and what THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2014 not. GT makes you learn everything. It has been an 2 amazing rollercoaster ride. World Mirror Devika Bassi, AIS PV, XI A, Page Editor News and Views Oops! I beat you As Cristiano Ronaldo dethrones legendary soccer player Messi to assume the title of Ballond’Or, lets ﬁnd out who all are sprinting ahead of distinguished players to become the next big thing to watch out for Illustration: Aadya Vibhuti, AIS PV, X D Niharika Khanna, XI A & someone to wipe off those tears. Steps Kartik Pande, X A, AIS Pushp Vihar in – Virat Kohli! He recently took over the ‘Fab four’ ristiano Ronaldo wins the presti- position held by the little master over gious Ballond'Or. This news the years. He helped his team fight upset the Messi fans. The presti- back from 24-2 to 255-5 by scor- Cgious title was held by Lionel Messi for ing an enthralling 119, the highest the past four years, but looks like test score till date on the opening Ronaldo has finally over stepped from day of India’s test match against the shadow of the Argentine superstar South Africa. Messi. The crowning of Ronaldo as With 18 centuries in ODI and 29 'FIFA world player of the year' 2013, has half-centuries, he’s second only to given him the much coveted lead. Sachin Tendulkar, who bagged 21 The rivalry between the Portuguese leg- hundreds and 43 fifties at that age of end Ronaldo and the Argentine maestro 25 (Kohli’s present age). Messi has been making headlines for quiet some time. Both Messi and Ranbir Kapoor for Ronaldo have shown their skill and love silently worked his way to the top. the Khans for the game on many occasions on the Away from the media spotlight between field, but after all these years Ronaldo 2003-10, Djokovic surfaced as the next A stellar performance at the box seems to have finally dethroned Messi. big thing to watch out for, defeating both office has made Ranbir Kapoor When we came across this news, we Nadal and Federer. He finally emerged the most sought after film star of wanted to congratulate all the Ronaldo as a top seed player in the year 2011. his time. Instead of restricting him- fans out there, but it also made us ven- Other than this, he has won six grand self to typical roles, he loves to ex- ture into areas where the ace took over, slam titles. He is the only Serbian na- periment. The role essayed by him or atleast it seemed so. tional, male or female, to remain on the in unconventional films like ‘Barfi’ top for over 100 weeks. and ‘Rockstar’ won him critical ac- Novak Djokovic for Kohli for Tendulkar claim and also set the cash registers Nadal & Federer at the box office ringing. His versa- Sachin – the name itself was enough to tility and ability to play even the most The rivalry between Nadal and Federer give cricket fans an adrenaline rush. And challenging role with ease and elan is not new. As the news of rivalry be- when the master blaster announced his makes him the top contender to the tween the two legends hogged the lime- ‘retirement’, the whole nation went on a throne the King Khans have been light, Novak Djokovic, an underdog weeping spree. But looks like we have holding on so far. G T

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Illustration: Gaurav Pati, AIS Pushp Vihar, VII D They came, they went andUday Bassi, AIS PV,nobody IX C Google Nexus Q: Google has noticed always tried There are free apps to download but the to do something innovative with its built-in browser is buggy, making it products but Nexus Q, a media player, quite a disappointment. The Fail Whale n a world where was a complete disaster. Priced at Rs should have ideally been printed outside technology reigns 16,000, it has an amazing design, but its the box! features are explicit: it is built to stream Sony Tablet P: Sony has always given supreme, we all look media. It is for only those who want to buyers quality products but they failed for the best of gizmos. invest in Google’s ecosystem. With not with the Sony Tablet P, priced at Rs I many apps, it is a not an impressive deal. 25,000. It was supposed to be portable, While some products have Twitter Peek: Not all one-purpose de- but it barely fits into the jeans. The de- been up to the mark, vices are that bad, but Twitter Peek was vice doesn’t even support multitasking. others have been major a ‘real disaster.’ It allows Twitter fans to It was quite a big letdown. check their feed and post updates using Sony Ps Vita: The Sony Ps Vita is a fiascos. To save you from a built-in keyboard. It shows only 20- handheld gaming console. After PSP, YouTubeDevika Jain, X C & Abhay Polamar, How degree to catch a kangaroo developing holes in your character previews of users’ tweets. PS2 and PS3, SONY wanted to make X A, AIS Pushp Vihar Usually, a shopping bag is used to carry something out-of-the-box, but they groceries home from the supermarket. pocket, GT reviews some failed miserably. Priced at Rs 17,000, it hat is that one place where This Australian has found a more un- not-so-awesome sold around a million consoles, a low answers to even the most ab- conventional use for his canvas shopper contraptions! statistic compared to its counterpart, the surd questions can be found, - to catch a kangaroo! He walks up to a Nintendo 3DS. With complicated soft- Wwhere crazy and sensible meet, where all joey, places a bag over its head and ware and bad internet connectivity, the sensibilities and logic are lost? It’s the within few minutes the animal jumps in- ship for this one has not sailed.G T popular YouTube, of course! So let go of side and is trapped. those boring old ‘Gangnam style(s)’ and have a look at the craziest (and some- How to knot a tie times useful) things that YouTube offers Not every young gentleman has the time to teach. or can resolve to remember those complicated twists and turns that make a How to survive a Zombie Apocalypse flawless tie. YouTube shares with you a If you believe in the possibility of a guide to knotting a tie! So, it’s time to Zombie Apocalypse, YouTube is the suit up in style and get the much needed place for you to visit when making nec- YouTube degree in tie-knotting. essary preparations. YouTube gives you myriad videos ranging from ‘How to How to excel in studies zombie proof your car’ to ‘The zombie The Khan Academy channel on apocalypse survival kit’. One visit to YouTube, founded by Salman Khan, an YouTube and you’ll be ready to face the MIT graduate, covers various subjects. Graphic: Nitin Luke Mishra, undead, thus earning you your very first The channel explains everything, thus, AIS PV, X B YouTube degree. sealing your YouTube degree.G T Sports Howzatt!?!

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What does the Sports is all about those moments that excite us to the core, the drama, the adrenaline rush – but above all, they are about those trophy say? moments when sheer human will and desire overcome all odds Find out what the shining cups and Tanushree Dutta, AIS PV, IX C Singles trophy on the Centre Court at Dhabi. However, he fought against all glimmering laurels mean! Wimbledon 2013. He won the final odds and won the race from pole thereby Redgrave battles to conquer against all-time great Roger Federer in becoming the youngest ever World Shreya Jauhar, AIS PV, X B played since times immemorial. At age 38, rower Steve Redgrave fought 2012. This was indeed a landmark win. Champion, giving his countrymen a rea- In baseball, the World Series Trophy has diabetes in order to win at the 2000 Syd- He registered Britain’s presence in the son to rejoice post the era of legendary n adrenaline rush is necessary to 30 pennants on its base symbolising 30 ney Olympics, his fifth consecutive world of tennis by claiming the singles Michael Schumacher. dash to the finish line to lift the big baseball clubs. The flags encircle a Olympic rowing gold. This cemented his titles at the US Open a year ago, further coveted trophy. The impeccable silver baseball engraved with latitudes status as an inspirational icon for those showing why he represents the future of The Hand of God Atrophy surely is a morale booster and and longitudes representing world. fighting illnesses in the sporting world. British sport. Any list of defining moments in sports each one has an underlying significance. The ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy has He also proved himself to be Britain’s remains incomplete without Diego Here’s bringing you some of the a golden globe held by three silver greatest Olympian, and probably the Vettel’s victory against all odds Maradona’s conspicuous handball that symbolic references! columns shaped like stumps and bails, greatest rower of all time. At the last Formula 1 race of the year won the 1986 FIFA World Cup final for Trophies won in football are usually representing three aspects of cricket- 2010, German driver, Sebastian Vettel Argentina. This moment has been re- made of solid gold predominantly and batting, bowling and fielding. The globe Murray regains Britain’s tennis was ranked third in the Drivers’ Cham- ferred to as the Hand of God, reaffirming have a spherical football as a symbol of on the top stands for a cricket ball. legacy pionship. He won the Constructors Maradona’s status as one of the all-time the universe or unity of the team. These are only a few examples of the After becoming the first British male Championship for his team Red Bull greats. This remains the most debated In tennis, the ‘Ladies Singles Cham- many deep meanings that trophies or Wimbledon winner since Fred Perry in with teammate Mark Webber. Neither issue in football even today. It is because pundit pion’- a sterling silver salver is deco- souvenirs hold. These sterling trophies 1936, Andy Murray lived up to the ex- did the Formula 1 nor the sport’s of this win that Argentina’s name will rated with figures from mythology to or souvenirs of success multiply the joy pectations of his countrymen and the fandom expected Vettel to be World forever be written in golden words in show the tradition of the game being of victory manifold.G T tennis world. 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Muse Devika Jain, AIS PV, XC, Page Editor n Editorial With rights come duties Brush aside your seriousness, take a deep breath and I extend my heartfelt greetings Why so serious? to my dear Amitians and all the readers on the 65 th Re - embark on a journey to the lighter side of life! public Day of our country. It is Kartik Pande hear people using this phrase. Gosh! Our ally vulnerable? It’s ok to be emotional, but indeed a historic day, honour - AIS PV, X A sentiments get hurt so easily, even at petty at the same time, we should take certain ing the establishment of the things like a joke someone cracked, a prank things in life with a pinch of salt for the Dr Amita Chauhan Constitution of India, based on omeone has someone played or a comment passed by sake of happiness and for our own peace of Chairperson the ideology of justice and aptly said that someone in general. Sample this: Russel mind. We really need to learn to let go off equality. For our welfare, our life should be Peters, a stand up comedian and actor jok - certain things, certain comments and cer - Constitution has bequeathed us the fundamental lived with jSoy and not spent in ingly said that Aishwarya Rai doesn’t know tain situations in life, otherwise life would rights, which we so proudly claim. At the same D sorrow. So let’s live it joyfully, acting and the whole nation got offended. be too difficult to deal with. After all, not

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So that they not only bring the change but be the change YWour asimkplei acnt ogf co mupaspsio nt coan m aake s‘oHmeaonep happyy to thMe hielt. Taunel i’n that this world needs today and make it a better and happier place to live in. to the heartwarming story of a box of doughnuts and two sets of smiles Responsibility is a virtue which builds charac - Pic: Unnat Ramjiyani, AIS Pushp Vihar, IX B ter. Imbibe it, live it and make your life shine Anchit Som I realised that true joy doesn’t lie in bright like a star. G T AIS Pushp Vihar, XI D giving clothes, gifts and materialistic things but in giving food which satis - t was 7pm and I was standing at fies a hungry stomach. That incident the bus stop in front of Select City - woke me up from a 16 year long slum - Nurturing the walk Mall, looking for an auto, ber to a world where people like me Iwith a box of doughnuts in one hand continue to waste food while cries of and a Starbucks coffee in the other. millions of people for a small morsel young minds Among the people drenching in the of food goes unanswered each day, This special issue of GT pre - rain that day; I saw a certain class of whereas people like us intentionally or pared by AIS Pushp Vihar people that we all know about, talk, unintentionally, throw a glass full of comes out brimming with new discuss but never think about. They milk down the drain while others may hope, zealousness and an ar - were the beggars. I had myself spent never have had the fortune of even dent desire to carve a niche for 16 years of my life looking at these knowing how milk tastes. itself with all gaiety, it made beggars every time my parents took And so I decided to wake up because Ameeta Mohan me delve into that one corner me back home after I had my Happy my comfortable world never gave me Principal of the universe you can be sure Meal at McDonald’s and I never both - the kind of satisfaction the simple act of remodeling and that is your ered to think about them. of giving out that box of doughnuts own inner self. Self reflection, self realisation Suddenly a thin, feeble girl started did. I realised that the world desper - and self human revolution are of paramount im - pulling my hand and said the famous ately needs more acts of kindness and portance in helping us tap our highest potential, line, “Bhaiya, paise dedo, bohot gave away the doughnut box to get rid of the doughnuts, when the meaning of compassion. build a strong character and win in life in the bhookh lagi hai.” I was engrossed in a of her. She quickly took it, ran to the the phrase ‘Joy of food’ dawned upon Besides, it is simple mathematics, true sense. Youngsters in their race for fame and deep thought at that time and simply footpath and started gobbling on one me for the first time in my 16 years. Happy + Meal= Happy Meal. G T name, fail to interpret the significance of their inner conscience that lies hidden within. We need to act as a buttressing force and save them Our journey from wallowing in the luxury of criticism, zero Pearls of Wisdom GT M@il inherent motivation, weak self-esteem and com - Working on this Challenge! Get some clarity placency. As the materialistic needs prevail, we edition of The need to awaken their conscience by making Global Times ometimes weird things hap - he world is a confusing place. them aware of the world they live in, a world made me realise “S pen for good”, said the TIt drives you crazy, it pushes that help them outshine and outlast all the other Richa Chandna that while individ - friend who is now a part of my you, it puzzles you and sometimes superficial needs. I want to thank Chairperson GT Coordinator ual excellence can past. I never really understood it disappoints you. The mystical Ma’am for giving children a platform to chase get you far, there is what that meant until that seemed journey of life can be messier, their dreams and develop deep respect for values nothing that quite matches up to a like the only logical explanation more puzzling and more frustrating that will help them soar to great heights in life group of talented people striving for the happenings in my life. What than any of us could have ever and fulfill their aim. It is only our beliefs and the to achieve a common goal. This I’ve learnt is that there are times imagined. But somewhere in the The contest edition of AIS Vasundhara ideologies on education which are inspirational contest edition brings forth work when our life is messed up and middle of our over booked sched - 6 was one of the most vibrant editions descriptors that can drive the youngsters to re - of some of the finest writers and things don’t seem to go our way. ules, deadlines, in the middle of of GT. Flipping through the pages of furbish their lost moral conscience. Fostering illustrators of Amity Pushp Vihar. And our struggle to make things trying to fulfill all our goals, we this stirring edition of GT, one article positive relationships between students, com - They shared a combined hunger work in our favour seems to go on might just lose sight of what really that caught my fancy was - “God of municating effectively, nurturing their ideals for excellence. This edition is a re - endlessly. But in the long run, that matters. So instead of spending Small Things” by Sarina Mulchandani. will create vibrant, participating and democratic sult of endless meetings, debates struggle is important as it brings every moment trying to find the The article was truly captivating, for it individuals. G T and discussions. It is a labour of out the best in you, shapes your perfect job, or the perfect life, comprised words of wisdom from our love of a young team. 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a MONDAY, JANUARY 27,2014 e Cannes 14 Film 23 Wimbledon h May Festival Jun 2014 Preview a Fine Asian Food r 19 Games 03 yea Sep Dec India The 7 Contest Edition T G Sambhav Kapoor Mix the third one with the melted Stir the white chocolate mixture until it becomes smooth. Now mix one part of the whipped cream with the kiwi puree, the second portion with orange puree Beat each of the mixture until the cream has thickened. Now pipe it out in a short glass, lay- ering it to look like the Indian flag. Refrigerate it for two hours and let it set. Serve it cold and enjoy! white chocolate. Illustration: Gazal Singh, AIS PV, IX B AIS PV, Illustration: Gazal Singh, My views have changed for sure. If I love science, there are people who love it more than me. If I have a certain way of thinking, there are many whose way brings my centrality to shrinking. I hate reality! better in dreams, Sometimes life’s at least there you feel supreme. I think there is no point in wailing, I always knew about the ailing. not as simple Sometimes life’s as you think, it pushes you on the brink. When you stand between dream and reality, and you are forced to think- “Did I know about it all this while? Shall I bury it in me till the end of time? Or inhale it and lead a life, not special but sublime?” Send in your entries to [email protected] AIS PV, XI B AIS PV, AIS Pushp Vihar, Page Editors Vihar, AIS Pushp Method POEMS Ingredients Sambhav Kapoor AIS Pushp Vihar, X D Vihar, AIS Pushp Take whipped cream and divide it Take into three portions. Now melt the white chocolate in a double boiler and add some milk. Sidhaant Nangia, Whipped cream ...... 150 ml White chocolate...... 20 gm Milk ...... 2 tbsp Orange puree ml ...... 20 Kiwi puree ...... 20 ml Tri colour mousse Tri colour Am I only special? Or is everyone so? the time I came to know, Till I thought the world revolved around me, and God only concentrated upon me. When I got out of the world of mine, I got to know it was all a lie. in their own way, Everyone is different and now the questions lay- Am I scared of that? Do I envy that? Somewhere deep down I knew, that ignorance is a blissful fact, discarding the prickly few, and I simply hate that. I thought I knew the trick of life, but now I think I was very naive. Everybody knows the trick and strive. Some think better than me, I am no more special, it is illusionary. not the same any more, Life’s As the bubble bursts believe in your dreams, and one day, they will come true! Kunal Sulekh, X C & Chitwan Bansal, X B Chitwan Bansal, X C & Kunal Sulekh, !”she alive T Working with GT was great fun! We learnt new things learnt We great fun! was with GT Working work. team and newspaper of the functioning about G , AIS PV, X B AIS PV, , me, they never do. They kiss each other Prakriti Vasudeva Hopes and dreams Oh no, not me, they don’t kiss Oh no, not me, they goodnight and leave. And me? goodnight and leave. Illustration: Aashmani Ghosh, VIII B AIS PV, We all have our hopes andWe dreams, it makes life seem worthwhile. Just pump your thoughts into your veins, and you’d go that extra mile. Everyone needs a dream, in order to reach their goal. worth fightingAnd it’s for, when you have the support. When you begin to believe in yourself, nothing you cannot there’s undertake or do. So...keep up your hopes, whispered gloomily to herself. I want to let go of this pain, and yet, my opinion is immaterial. I drift aimlessly wondering why I became just a linger- ing morsel of memory. prompt. My father looks my way, but his prompt. My father looks my way, gaze seems to shoot right through me. Ignoring it, he resumes eating and ap- As Ruhaan pears to have not heard me. finishes the last grains of rice on his plate, my mother clears the table. “It’s They time for bed”, she says. late now, kiss each other goodnight and leave for And me? Oh no, not me, their rooms. me, they never do. I sit at kiss they don’t the now-empty table and wonder-WHY? resist greeting What did I do? I couldn’t my mom goodnight. I walked straight She into her room and sat beside her. was already inside her covers and before my she kissed slumber consumed her, photo, like she has been doing for the would have been past three years. “You sixteen today Kartikein. Sixteen… if only you were here with me... Unnat Ramjiyani, AIS Pushp Vihar, IX B Vihar, AIS Pushp Unnat Ramjiyani, Answers arehiddeninthelastparagraph.Spot first andthelastwordoflineinchronology. CAMERA CAPERS , third Hole The Pic: Unnat Ramjiyani, AIS PV, IX B IX B AIS PV, Pic: Unnat Ramjiyani, was the protagonist of RaOne, Nitin Luke Mishra, X B, AIS PV Nitin Luke Mishra, X B, ed the bizarre were John Crimson, Mark Crimson The next day, and Paul Crimson. Harrison got a note on his door that read, “? Crimson. 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awards, not examinations. To encour- Practice Trinity age participation and provide a sense Practice PEC of progression, children are given cer- BestThe sound tificates at three levels — bronze,practices sil- Hop a little, ver and gold. At the bronze of music level, children make beginner level con- jump a little! tributions to the group’s performance. Silver certificate allows children to develop their performance skills in a mutually Razi Gandhi supportive atmosphere, as they make Amiown Noida, Teacher Learn with fun Yipee! their own individual contributions to the group presentation ringing national and interna- utilised for Amies include: in a better way. Each tional best practices to its altars Hand-eye and foot-eye coordination group receives a writ- has been Amiown’s forte. A card: It is used for activities like catch- ten report on the work part of such initiatives introduced for ing or hitting a ball, kicking a ball, etc. Sing and learn Say little Amies B presented. All par- Amies are Physical Education Cards Fine motor coordination card: It ticipants receive a (PEC) which have been launched by helps to improve children’s dexterity “I don't sing because I'm happy, I'm ‘Silver Performer’ the Central Board of Secondary Edu- and ability to control small objects like happy because I sing.” sticker and a Trin- cation under the directive of MHRD, picking and moving blocks, holding William James ity Guildhall certifi- Government of India, in collaboration and manipulating pencils, scissors, etc. ollowing the trail of music, cate. By the time they reach with British Council. The PEC pro- Pulse raising activity card: It in- Amies are introduced to interna- the gold certificate level, gramme aims to strengthen physical volves activities like jogging, bunny tional melodies through Trinity children develop a education in primary schools. It is hopping, frog jumping, following the FGuildhall Young Performers Certifi- sound foundation for based on specially designed PEC and actions of a partner or leader, etc. cates, which not only make them mu- initial level examina- sports equipment. There are 20 PEC Tiger exercise card: This encourages sically inclined but also develop tions in speech and cards in all; each card being devoted to team building and cohesiveness. Two- confidence, group interaction skills drama, acting, musical the- a particular set of activities to enhance three children are made tigers while the and a sense of achievement. Trinity atre or music. Participants re- agility, balance, coordination, rest of the children are mice. Then, the music certificates encourages young ceive a ‘Gold Performer’ sticker and a speed and strength. tigers have to chase the mice together children to develop performance, mu- Trinity College, London certificate. Amiown uses PEC as a group. sical and communication skills as they “To see children grow as proactive cards in close coor- At the end of each session, children are create and explore stories, songs, roles performers, their little voices gain- dination with the encouraged to recap what they have and situations through movement, ing capacity and speech gathering school’s existing learnt. The PEC activities are simple, music, voice and artwork. clarity, makes me truly proud,” says curriculum. Some yet an effective way of keeping chil- The Young Performers Certificates are Swati Goswami, Trinity trainer. of the PEC cards dren in great physical form.

Practice Kinder Dance With the aim to provide Round and a fully developed, all inclusive round we go! curriculum for Amies, Amiown Suneeta Mohanty Amiown Gurgaon, Teacher brings the best of initiatives

nter mingling international pro- Dance-a-thon! Go up and down grams with traditional education from across the globe system is bound to lead to better how to learn, while they learn how to developmentI of children. Thus, dance. Amiown introduced ‘Kinder dance’, a The Kinder dance program helps chil- US based fitness program for Pre dren to enhance their fundamental Nursery and Nursery classes. Amies motor skills, musicality, vocabulary Watch me! I can do it look forward to it every week. More and social skills, thus developing self- than just a musical dance and move- confidence and self-esteem whilst en- ment program, it encourages children couraging body awareness, Practice Ballet to love learning besides enhancing coordination and flexibility. From their listening skills and memory. awakening the body parts to creating Dance like a Through this unique educational dance perfect postures through music, total activity, children learn the basic steps mind and body coordination is an inte- of ballet in a musically educative way gral part of the 30 minute dance-a-thon. ballerina! through rhymes such as ‘Round and Amies enjoy dancing to various theme Shilpi M Ghosh round we go’, ‘Hold the ballet’, etc, si- based songs following the rhythmic in- Amiown Gurgaon,Teacher multaneously recapitulating concepts, structions which emphasise balance colours, etc. In other words, they learn and coordinated fun movements. miown incorporates the best of child friendly international ap- proaches into the curriculum Afor the holistic development of children. These activities play a great role in character formation and confidence building. One such step in this direction 4, 5, 6 Do that dance trick! is introducing the global classical dance form, Ballet, in the classrooms. Ac- ballet develop body coordination, bal- (bending the knees), Releve (on toes), cording to the ‘Multiple Intelligence’ ancing abilities and concentration span. etc as well as the precise body move- theory of Howard Gardner, children are It is amazing to see the elegant postures ments corresponding to each term and empowered with the ability to blend of the ballerinas (girls) and ballerinos the fundamental leg positions of the- kinesthetic and musical intelligence if (boys) as they exhibit a beautiful coor- classical dance. Ballet is not just a they are exposed to Ballet. Ballet is a dination of auditory and gross motor dance form, it is sheer bliss leading to word of Italian origin, literally meaning movement. Amies are learning French the development of mind, body and Raise your hands up! And stay fit ‘to dance’. The graceful movements of Ballet terminologies like Demiplie soul of children from a young age. Working as a page editor was exhilarating; watching your ideas transcend to perfection. THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2014 Himanshi Malik & Nidhish Sharma, 11 AIS PV, XI B, Page Editors School Lounge Contest Edition Wassup Seminar on teachers byInvigorating adolescents and enlightening discussion Proud karatekas display their awards marked the seminar as experts aired their views on the pivotal role of Karate champs teachers today Talented karatekas exhibited a fine display of martial strokes and true sportsman spirit AIE Saket AIS Lucknow VI; Naman & Shagun Uppal, Class VII mity Institute of Education, Event Kumite (sparring) Saket organised a seminar on IS Lucknow organised the Gold: Alisha Ojha & Gyanya Opal, December 11, 2013 on the topic Amity Cup Karate Champi- Class III; Ved Agarwal, Class IV; Jairaj ‘Teachers in the current and future sce- onship 2013 on November 23, Singh, Class VI; Naman Narain, Aryan A Ms Sapna Chauhan and dignitaries awarding certificates to participants nario: through the lens of adolescents’. Aas per the guidelines laid by the World Sharma, Vaishnavi Singh, Class VII The seminar was attended by 44 stu- Karate Federation. 90 students from Silver: Snehadha & Avni, Class II; dents and their teachers from around 40 Times and Komal Sood, director, Shiv education officer, CBSE; Prof Renu more than 10 schools participated in the Joyal Patel, Class III; Aman Agarwal & schools of Delhi and NCR. Prof (Dr) Nadar Schools. Malviya, associate professor, Lady Irwin mega event. The championship was in- Chanchal Singh, Class IV; Shagun Abha Singh, director, Amity Institute of Student presentations were adjudged by College; Dr Alka Mudgal and Shalini augurated by Prakash Singh, retd DGP Uppal, Class VII; Shwetank Agarwal, Psychology and Allied Sciences, AUUP a panel comprising Prof Sharma, Prof Chandra. The valedictory address was of Uttar Pradesh. Winner karatekas were Class V; Shairyl Srivastava, Amit Tri- was the guest of honour. The inaugural Panda, Jyothi Prabhakar, Komal Sood, given by Prof NK Dash, director, School awarded gold, silver and bronze medals. pathi & Srijan Nayak, Class VII session was graced by Anita Satia, di- Dr Alka Mudgal, officiating head, AIE, of Education, IGNOU and the session Event Kata (individual performance) Bronze: Adinath Kashavdas & Noman rector, SCERT; Prof CB Sharma, project AUUP and Shalini Chandra, faculty, was concluded by Ms Sapna Chauhan. Gold: Alisha Ojha, Arush Sharma, Class Abbas, Class II; Madhav Srivastava, director, Ph.D programme, School of AIE, New Delhi. The invigorating dis- Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan, Chairperson, III; Harsh Singh, Class VII Class IV; Saksham Roy & Aryan Raj Education, IGNOU; Prof Pranati Panda, cussion by the adolescents as they aired Amity Group of Schools, sent best wish- Silver: Gyanya Opal, Joyal Patel & Malhotra, Class V; Alshifat, Class V; dept of school and non formal education, their views on teachers, impressed the esa through a message. Astha Singh of Rajat, Class III; Srijan Nayak, Class VII Aryan Tiwari, Aviral Agarwal, Harsh National University of Educational Plan- panelists. The post lunch session was ad- AIS Noida and Prachi Pahwa of Presid- Bronze: Yashwardhan, Class III; Chan- Singh, Prakhar Chhapadiya, Hera Ashraf ning and Administration (NUEPA); judged by Ms Sapna Chauhan, Vice ium School, Ashok Vihar were declared chal Singh, Ved Agarwal & Harsh & Aryan Agnihotri, Class VI; Kamlen Jyothi Prabhakar, assistant editor, Delhi Chairperson, Amiown; Dr Shipra Verma, the best presenters of the day.G T Babuta, Class IV; Aryan Tiwari, Class Singh, Class VII.G T Flying high with Japanese kites Amity students enjoy kite exhibition at Japan Foundation

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oth India and Japan have a long and wonderful tradition of kite Children accord a traditional welcome to the author flying, enjoyed by children and Badults alike. Taking their fascination for kites further, the Amitians pursuing Meeting Anushka Ravishankar Japanese language visited a Japanese AIS Pushp Vihar Some of her books include ‘Catch that Kite Exhibition at the Japan Foundation. Crocodile’, ‘Tiger on a Tree’, ‘Excuse The Japanese kites are called ‘paper n November 25, 2013, an au- Me, Is This India?’, etc. hawks’. In ancient days, they were used thor’s session led by renowned The author’s session started with for communicating and sending mes- writer Anushka Ravishankar Anushka Ravishankar’s brief introduc- sages. Every year, during ‘Boy’s Festi- Owas organised for students of Class V. tion about herself, followed by a book val’ celebrated on May 5, people of Multi-hued Japanese kites tell a thousand tales With 17 children’s books to her credit, reading session from her book ‘Moin Japan fly kites as an auspicious omen. Anushka is among the best known In- and the Monster’. Later, children joined While Indian kites are usually rhombus picting emotions, etc. Even though kite pict their history, mythology and culture. dian children’s writers. She is now an as- in to sing songs from one of her other shaped, Japanese kites have various mo- designing is going through a mini ren- At the Japanese exhibition, the Amitians sociate editor with the Indian arm of books. The session ended with a ques- tifs like legendary warriors, heroes from aissance of sorts in Japan, yet they take were also gifted six Japanese kites for children’s books publisher, Scholastic. tion answer round with the author.G T children’s tales, birds, flowers, faces de- pride in their traditional kites which de- the school.G T Magic of Spic Macay Chess-tastic AIS Gurgaon 46 Lighting the auspicious lamp daredevils! AIS Vasundhara 6 ith an endeavour to spread awareness about India’s di- viral Jaiswal and Arnab verse music traditions among Kumar Mullick of Amity In- Wchildren, Amity International School ternational School Vasund- Gurgaon 46 hosted a Spic Macay fiesta Ahara 6, Class IV D swept the first on December 10, 2013. Among the mu- position in the Ghaziabad District sicians who mesmerised the audience Chess Championship 2013 in Under with their soulful singing were Ra- 9 and Under 11 category respec- jasthani folk singer Rehmat Khan Langa Artists performing during Spic Macay tively. It was a moment of pride for and master Zakir. The rendition of ‘Nim- the school. The competition was or- ji booda’, ‘Mast kalandar’ and ‘Kesaria’ ence turned serene as Pandit played ganised by Ghaziabad Public School AIS Mayur Vihar Raag ahir bhairav drut khayal teen had everyone asking for more. Rehmat , in in association with Ghaziabad Dis- taal Saare Jahan se Khan praised the students for their keen he Spic Macay fever spread to .When he played trict Chess Association on December achha interest in folk music. The musical ren- Amity International School on the flute, the audience joined in 2-3, 2013. Both Aviral and Arnab dezvous ended with a vote of thanks by Mayur Vihar with renowned with great zest. The superb programme have displayed a keen interest in the principal Arti Chopra. She highlighted Tflautist Pandit Rajendra Prasanna giving brought to Amity under the initiative by game from a young age. Under the that children gained tremendously from a scintillating performance on Decem- Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan, Chairperson, guidance of their school chess coach ji the experience and hoped that it would ber 11, 2013. Pandit was accompanied Amity Group of Schools, was a step to- Sumit Sharma, they are bound to help them appreciate and enjoy Indian by sons Rishabh and Rajesh on the flute wards knowing and respecting Indian’s continue their success spree.G T tabla folk music. G T and Shubh Maharaj on . The ambi- rich musical heritage.G T Being a part of the GT contest issue was an THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2014 enchanting experience and I hope that the 12 hard work and the effort pays off! Bag Pack Tanya Nagrath, AIS PV, XI A, Page Editor Variety

All Illustrations: Tanya Nagrath, XI A; Graphic: Unnat Ramjiyani, IX B & Nitin Luke Mishra, X B, AIS PV Mr Minister

goesOur netas always haveto some school moral lessons to give us. It’s time they take some too. Here’s a neon shutter’s view into the black and white world of Indian politics

Rahul Krishna, XI D & Azad who kept his pledge of not being R-E-T-I-R-E bore us with their ‘I-am-so-great’ poses. Devika Jain, X C, AIS Pushp Vihar captured alive. The irony here is that Sometimes you have to know when to Perhaps it’s time that they learn how to Azad steered cleared of jail for the love call it quits. The role model here is our strike a pose or two from these world netas ess corruption, greater efficiency, of his country and our present day beloved heartthrob Justin Bieber. This leaders. After all, a pretty picture can faster decision making; these are do so for the love of I-me-myself! Prob- teenage sensation called an early retire- only improve their prospects for 2014 some suggestions every Indian ably, they could learn more than avoid- ment from singing and voila! Scores of elections. netajis Fashionnetas parade givesL to our very dear during the ing jail from him now? people jumped in delight. People who While our definitely try to act like elections. But we present to you some had earlier chosen to ignore him or leaders on stage, they fail miserably slightly out of the box, wacky sugges- detested him, suddenly smiled when when it comes to dressing the part. Years tions we have for our superstars in white he said those magic words. Maybe of seeing our leaders in the same white netas dhotis sarees that might just help them steal the show it’s time for some to hang up and has compelled us to in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. their soggy old boots and call it a day. conclude that our glorious politicians Lesson of the day: call it quits before need to take a plunge into the world of Stay away from jail you are neck deep in scum. fashion. Dull blues, dreary whites and Seems pretty obvious? Not so much for boring browns are not the only colours khadi khadi kurta our ‘Laloos’ now, is it? With several Getting clicked for . A bright orange politicos being put behind bars, going to From their overused ‘folded hands’ ges- can do the fashion trick and yet help jail seems the latest fad in the commu- ture to their signature ‘peace’ signs, stick to being indigineous. band- nity. Sure it doesn’t do much good to the everything our politicians do in front of Try suiting up in style or even the hgalas glorious reputation they have built over the camera is a cry for help. And who can do wonders. And again, they the years (read sarcasm). Besides, better to take inspiration from than their might want to look west for inspiration. mugshots are not classy pictures for po- international counterparts? While world We meant westwards in their own coun- litical campaigns. They should perhaps leaders such as Barack Obama and An- try - Rajasthan. Case in point being Va- take a cue or two from our revolution- gela Merkel have been spotted taking sundhra Raje! She sure teaches how netas ary freedom fighter Chandra Shekhar ‘selfies’, our Indian continue to simple can be fashionable too!G T

Model: Suhani Chauhan, I A Babuji ko Pic: Aakriti Gupta, XI A Graphic: Unnat Ramjiyani IX B & Nitin Luke Mishra, X B, AIS Pushp Vihar

Illustration: Aadya Vibhuti, bachaoAIS PV, X D With no malice

As we relentlessly try to make our voices heard to our dearest Indian God, ever wondered what he may want to tell us in return? Take a look Ketan Sarraf Nath?’ all to get one common answer- AIS Pushp Vihar, XI A ‘We don’t know’. Sidhaant Nangia, XI B & Lavanya red velvet cupcakes or chocolates? #There are some things even God can’t Dhawan, XI C, AIS PV do; helping Pappu pass without him ove over Rajinikant, ACP Out of the many jokes doing the rounds So you think I can be bought off with having to study is one of them. Bhagwaan Raam hi # ka shagun 100 mein toh Pradyuman and Sir Jadeja on Twitter and Facebook, here are some ey . your 101 ? raakhe hawaldar bhi nahi manta dhongi babas jokes. The latest public figure extraordinarily hilarious ones: . And the most epic of . #Don’t believe those , to become the butt of jokes on social 1. When Alok Nath was born doctor them all - Oh, Jejus (Thanks they don’t have my BBM pin. M jagratas media is actor Alok Nath. said, “Badhai ho, babu ji hue hain.” Rakhi Sawant for giving us an all time #Please understand, the are H Mata ka bulava nahi aaya A fortnight ago, #AlokNath started 2. When you type #AlokNath on Google hilarious line). These seem to be our way past my curfew time. # ? Should I trending and soon the cyberspace was Search, ‘I’m Feeling Lucky’ changes to favourite greetings before we present WhatsApp you the invitation? flooded with jokes about the actor. ‘I’m Feeling Sanskari’. our beloved Indian God with our long #I will throw you in dirty water that “Alok Nath Memes” ruled the FB world 3. Alok Nath has his own AIIMS - Alok- list of demands/complaints. But there stinks and then dance. I want you to They bathe me with oil and milk visarjans # with witty one liners that could even Nath Institute of Insaaniyat, Maanavta are some things He wants to tell us too. know how I feel during those . every saturday and still ask me to re- help Johnny Lever take a cue or two. & Sanskaar. Here are some of them. duce their prices. Bhagwaan sabka bhala karega But what was funnier than the jokes was 4. Alok Nath went to Sunburn to do #“ !” the fact that nobody knows where the Surya Namaskar. Film flopped. Priya left Ram. But who will help me? You give me all kinds of bribery- # ladoos# fire started from. The ‘herd mentality’ is 5. Aap was called tu before being Chunnu fell down. Why am I blamed? , money; I am scared I will be so infectious that most of us were not blessed by Alok Nath. I have better things to do. #Stop criticising Ekta Kapoor for too AAP’s next target. just laughing at these jokes, but also cre- ...and many more. much melodrama. Crying in front of shubh-aarambh dhobi ne sari With inputs from Aadya Vibhuti, ating our own memes and even special So, for the actor who has lived with his For every , why do I me for an hour because # ladoos boondi jala di AIS Pushp Vihar, X D pages. And soon everyone was asking ‘babuji’ roles, this funny uproar may only get and ? Why not ? everyone in the virtual world ‘Why Alok have brought in some comic relief.G T