Be Who You Are Gerstwhile Father Pt Ravi Shankar Turned Their Backs on Rock Music, Instead Enthralling “I Was Expected to Live Upto My Fa- Genre of Music

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rammy award winning sitar player Anoushka Shankar along with her Be who you are Gerstwhile father Pt Ravi Shankar turned their backs on rock music, instead enthralling “I was expected to live upto my fa- genre of music. What is important is that parents play all audiences worldwide with Indian classical music. ther’s legacy.” kinds of music at home. So, even if the kids don’t develop lik- Regularly performing the world over, she shares In pursuing my music career, my ing for a certain kind of music, they are at least exposed to some experiences on her musical journey with biggest obstacle and my biggest various genres of music. So exposure to any form of classical gift happened to be the same. My fa- music, either in school or home, is important. Asmita Chakraborty, AIS Saket, XI D. ther was the best teacher I could get. But being both a daughter and a student “Education is the solution to gender related evils” to him, I was subject to immense pressure Gender laws and their implementation have undergone a and judgements. I had to metamorphosis, and that is a commendable feat. Also, I don’t prove myself and yet, I could- think any of us can expect the situation n’t play music to please anyone. n Anoushka Shankar authored the biography of to change vis-a-vis social evils like So I went ahead with music as a her father, ‘Bapi The Love of My Life’ in 2002. dowry, foeticide within three-four years. passion and not a parameter. I decided n She became the youngest and the first fe- Our society has long lived with these to be myself, to play ‘my music’ and it male recipient of a British House of Com- evils and it will take a while before we eventually paid off. Today, I feel that my mons Shield. can finally see change, and that change work speaks for itself. n She became one of the five female composers can only come about with education. to make it to the UK A-level music syllabus. “I screamed in joy when I was n Anoushka was the first Indian artist to per- “Making a viable living out of nominated for the Grammy” form at Grammy Awards. music is hard” Well consider me modest, but honestly, It’s easier to picture an artistic life when winning a Grammy feels like a small feat you are in a family of musicians. I could now. That said, a first is a first. I was in Brazil on a holiday picture being a musician because of my father (Pt Ravi and was waiting for the nomination news because I was ex- Shankar). But sometimes it can be really hard making a vi- pecting my sister (Norah Jones) to get the nominations. It able career out of music. Indian parents usually insist that came as a major shock, when I heard the news that I was also their kids get a business or law degree, instead of simply pur- nominated ( in a different category). I remember screaming suing music. I underwent the same dilemma when I finished around the garden with joy. I haven’t done that since then. school, as to whether to go to university or straight into music. I felt that university was always going to be there and I could “People follow classical music in their own time” go back to studies if things didn’t work. Whereas, in music you never know when there’s the opportunity. I don’t generally feel worried about the future of classical music as peo- “Message for Amitians” ple come to it in their I hate messages…(laughs). Be who you are. Do what you own time. It is a niche want but work hard… be different and think different. Contest Edition “We deliver as much as Lays doesn’t!” THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2017 Nivedita Singhal & Khushi Ko, AIS Saket 2 XI E, Page Editors Ground Reporting Human milk bank Banking on motherhood Banks have the role of providing financial security for living a life with a bright future. But here is a bank that fulfills the role of providing the new borns with life itself, so that they can live a future Pics: Deepak Sharma, GT Network Ground Reporting

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omewhere, in an ICU are a pair of newborn twins, barely hanging Son, slowly losing grip on the lives that they haven’t even lived yet, their parents watching helplessly. On the other side of the city, there lives a woman armed with the ability to provide them nutrition, to bring them back to life; indeed an unfortunate gap. But the gap that seems unbridgeable can now be filled, a drop at a time. GT reporters with members of the bank Samples of donated milk A noble step ‘Amaara’, a noble collaboration between receiver’s end in the ‘expression’ while they have is first required to get in touch with the discarded,” she adds. Breast Milk Foundation, a non-profit or- beginning. Whether ‘runners’ (for pickup and delivery) organisation and fill up a form, followed ganisation and Fortis La Femme is the the process will leave to aid collection. A mother has the by a medical examination. Next, the A step further first and the only human milk bank in enough milk for the choice to donate either during or ‘runner’ from the hospital delivers the Amaara has seen many ups and downs Delhi NCR. Established in 2015, it aims donors to feed their after feeding her baby. “A requisite equipment to the donor mother in the short span of its life. But to provide donor milk to high risk new- own babies and if the lactating woman’s body will and explains the dos and dont’s of milk recognising the need to make people borns, preterm babies and aid mothers process was safe never lack milk and so there expression and storage. The milk is then aware about breast feeding and ensure a with lactation failure. Driven by the enough were some. shouldn’t be any inhibitions. collected by the runner who carries the healthier world for both, the organisation thought that a mother’s excess milk But we made sure that Also, anonymity of the donor is bottles in an ice storage box to the bank. is ready to overcome every obstacle. The shouldn’t go waste while a child suffers all these concerns were always ensured,” explains Archana. “The bottles are labelled in three philanthropic initiative has so far the lack of it, the milk bank was a phil- addressed,” says Sister Archana Antony, different colours-red for the raw milk received donations from 50 mothers anthropic step by Dr Ankit Srivastava, Bank in-charge, Fortis La Femme. Of support and reassurance brought by runner, yellow for across Delhi/ NCR and strives to Founder, Amaara; Dr Neha Srivastava Amaara added a humane touch to the Where there is a will, there is always a pasteurised milk and green for ready to improve the lives of the lesser privileged and Dr Raghuram Mallaiah. entire process and has left no stone way and Amaara has made sure that dispatch. Culture tests and pasteurisation children by collaborating with unturned to ease the stigma around there are plenty for donors. The process also form a part of the process,” iterates government hospitals. Because they Concerns debunked breast feeding and milk donation. For of milk donation has been painstakingly Ohika Chakraborty, Deputy Director (M believe that there isn’t anything as “It wasn’t easy, there were innumerable instance, the process of collecting milk designed to ensure maximum benefits & PR), Amaara Organisation. “If not precious for a new born baby as the speculations from both the donor’s and from lactating mother is termed as and minimum complications. The donor used within six months, the bottles are ‘liquid gold’.G T Pics: Parth Monish Kohli, AIS Saket, XI E News Room AIS Saket : We have a way with things AIS Saket

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Himadri Seth, AIS Saket, X A into the air, orbits the Earth briefly, and then crashes Illustration: Shagun Agrawal, AIS Saket, XI E back to the planet. As it hits the earth, the tube below “The heavens will disappear with a roar, the ele- the earth’s surface that formerly held all the gas emp- ments will be destroyed by fire and the Earth and ties, pouring its noxious contents into the atmos- everything in it will be laid bare.” – The Bible phere. This results in a shockwave, causing a massive earthquake. So that’s basi- oomsday’, the day when all life as we cally the horrors of a supervol- know it shall cease to exist, is a con- cano combined with a massive ‘Dcept that has existed since time imme- asteroid strike. Good luck, Earth. morial. However, in recent times with the ‘side effects of technology’ going off the charts, scien- Methane Burps tists fear that our end will arrive sooner than ex- When the Earth decides to burp, hu- pected. But what if it is neither the great floods that manity has no option. Also known as Noah escaped in his ark, nor the cosmic upheavals ‘The Clathrate Gun Hypothesis’ , it talks that claimed our gigantic predecessors? about how increase in sea temperatures Here are a few ways the world could end that we (and/or falls in sea level) can trigger the never saw coming. sudden release of methane, buried in seabeds. Since methane itself is a Artificial Intelligence powerful greenhouse gas, its re- Robots taking over the world always seemed to be lease leads to further tempera- a thing of the movies. Until, of course, scientists ture rise and further methane told us that this could be the reality of mankind’s clathrate destabilization – in effect initi- end. According to Professor Stephen Hawking, the ating a runaway process, as irreversible, primitive forms of artificial intelligence developed once started, as the firing of a gun. Or a so far have proved very useful, but the conse- burp. And the worst part is, this has actually hap- quences of creating something that can match or pened before.Twice. The first was 251 million years surpass human intelligence may be dire, as it could ago, when a supervolcano erupted, killing almost then take off on its own, and re-design itself at an volumes of volcanic gas slowly build up beneath every living thing on Earth and the second took ever increasing rate. Humans, who are limited by Verneshot layers of impenetrable rock called cratons; one cra- place 55 million years ago, which destroyed the en- slow biological evolution would not be able to “What goes up, must come down,” says Earth and ton usually being the size of an entire country. vironment for the next 100,000 years. compete, and would be superseded. So if it comes these golden words might spell our doom. A team of When those rocks start splitting apart, the built-up All of this said, let’s not lose hope. We have survived down to the survival of the fittest, our fate does scientists at the GEOMAR Earth Science Institute gases explode, blowing the craton into a suborbital till now, and we will figure out ways to do so in fu- not look great. at Kiel University first proposed this theory: Huge trajectory. The expelled chunk of rock is launched ture as well.G T Bored of Boredom ? Lingual Boredom=A waste of time, right? But what if this equation was wrong all along? Tanya Bhalla, AIS Saket, XI E stantly be in a busy ‘go’ mode like machines. MMA Overstimulation and exertion can have major i, I am Boring! And I’m bored with peo- downsides, including loss of focus and creativity. ple calling me boring. Now, before you So a little dose of me, following an ‘oh so tiring’ Hpoint it out, I’m well aware of my repu- day is actually good. The next time I come knock- tation around here. What is it you kids call me? ing, don’t hide behind your screen, maybe try em- Negative, depressing? Well, I have another side bracing me. It will help you be aware of the real,

too – and not to toot my own horn, but, it’s a very dynamic world, outside. AIS Saket, XI D Agarwal, Akshat Kumar Graphic: bright, sparkling and scientific side. Don’t believe What’s more, if you’re one of those people who me? Let me prove it to you. always needs to be working no matter what, I A research by the Bar-Ilan University, Israel, have something for you too. Research suggests showed that daydreaming has a positive effect on that I encourage people to pursue new goals. I task performance, as it stimulates a region of the help people to understand their calibre. And if brain responsible for ‘thought controlling’ and you’re still not satisfied, I have also been associ- ‘thought freeing’- mechanisms that increase pro- ated with pro-social behaviour like altruism and Shreya Chaudhry, AIS Saket, XI E exhibit qualities such as a higher density of the grey ductivity. And you know who Daydreaming is? empathy that help establish self-meaning. I am matter, which contains most of the brain's neurons My best friend, that’s who. She’s not going any- also known to boost creativity and innovation. cience says that the brain of a bilingual per- and synapses. Bilingualism triggers more cognitive where without me, so ultimately, I, Boredom, am In summation, boredom is not as bad as you think son looks and works differently from that of activities in some parts of the brain and also delays good for productivity. and if this conclusion bores you, I hope that I have Sa monolingual person. Let’s eavesdrop into the occurrence of fatal brain diseases like the Moreover, humans are not programmed to con- inspired you enough to come up with a better one. the not-so-friendly conversation of Mr Bilingual Alzheimer's and Dementia by at least 5 years. and Mr Monolingual to know what they think. Mr Monolingual: I certainly can’t remember why Pic: Kunsh Ahuja, AIS Saket, XI E | Models: Reyansh Bij, III C & Adit Gupta, III B, AIS Saket Mr Monolingual: How can you say you are supe- I’m talking to you; I believe I have dementia al- rior to me when all that bilingualism does is to con- ready. I still emphasise upon the reaction time and fuse school going children, and limit their the frequency of errors that increase for bilinguals. vocabularies? Bilingualism is the culprit for their Mr Bilingual: Look at it this way. The effort and scanty vocabularies in each language compared to attention needed to switch between two languages those who only speak one language. potentially strengthens the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Mr Bilingual: Just FYI, according to the Critical Cortex of the brain, which plays a major role in ex- Period Hypothesis, learning two or more languages ecutive functions - problem solving, switching beat an early stage in life helps an individual to get a tween tasks and focussing, while filtering out more holistic grasp on the social and emotional irrelevant information. Bilingual speakers are used contexts of each language. to switching mentally between tongues. All that Mr Monolingual And what about the processing practice means they’re also better at multitasking. cost, as the brain needs to do two things at once? Mr Monolingual: I’ve wasted so much time that Isn’t it better to be a master of one language, than now I’ve got to juggle my tasks. jack of many? Mr Bilingual: You mean, you just got immersed in Mr Bilingual: If you look at the glass half empty, the overflow of powerful feelings, right? that is. Bilingualism adds certain remarkable ad- So, although bilingualism may not make a person vantages to brain functioning. smarter, it definitely keeps the brain healthy, com- Mr Monolingual: May I know what these re- plex and engaged! Do yourself a favour and take markable advantages are? the linguistic leap from ‘Hello’ to ‘Bonjour’, or Mr Bilingual: Firstly, bilingual people generally even ‘Kem cho?’G T “Tedha hai par, sabka hai kurkure aur ye edition!” THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2017 Anoushka Chakrapani, AIS Saket U, Me & Hum 5 XI E, Page Editor Whose life is it anyway Contest Edition Potted feels, bouncing anxiety

Anoushka Chakrapani AIS Saket, XI E infatuation with honey leads us to believe that the A bear, a donkey and a rabbit-all great friends character has coexisting OCD and ADHD. His eep in the hundred acre woods where ability to move on from an unfinished task with a human-cub what could go wrong in this Christopher Robbin plays’ with a showcases the symptoms, but all in all it’s driven ‘Dstuffed bear filled with fluff, who itself by the need to quench its eternal thirst for ‘hunny’. ‘unreal’ experience? Everything. has its imaginary friends, is only a ‘world’ created Illustration: Shagun Agrawal, AIS Saket, XI E by him, where make-believe inhabitants include per- Rabbit (OCD and NPD) sonified animals. Welcome to the world of mental Rabbit is a symbol for the most common and illness, which isn’t always sunshine and butter- stereotyped OCD - perfectionism, whether it be in flies, but this cartoon begs to differ. terms of the systemised garden or even the colour coordinated stacks of honey pots in his house. It can Christopher Robbin (Autism) be observed even through his language when he Picture this, Christopher Robbin quotes “Messy? Messy? It’s ruined! It’s ruined”. sitting on a rolling hill with his Narcissistic Personality Disorder isn’t uncommon stuffed bear, unaware of his in this scenario, when you see it giving itself utmost surroundings. This might seem importance with the plans it creates. While looking like a normal childhood. But at all the other animals and their flaws, Rabbit’s ego when each and every one of his inflates and rises higher than Christopher’s red imaginary friends embodies balloon. The constant need of admiration from its a disorder or is portrayed peers and the inability to handle any sort of by the animals criticism basically confirm the illness. associated with the names Christopher is Eeyore (Depression) teased by, it is not. Social “It could be worse,” said Eeyore to his helpful and communicative friends. Eeyore, the sad little donkey, is unhappy impairments, poor vocabulary, with his own existence mixed with the lack of occasional misspellings or even attention he receives from the other animals. With confusing two words quotes ranging from “Thanks for noticin’ me” or and obsessing about “Never mind we won’t find it anyway,” it can be stuffed toys - all point inferred that his dysthymia may have grown into a to a direction, that major depressive disorder (persisted in the books, Christopher is autistic. movies and episodes). Out of all the animals, it is one who gives great advice and motivational quotes Winnie The Pooh to the rest, but not to itself. (OCD and ADHD) The boy in the forest and his friends have given us The idea of ‘hunny’ causes numerous reasons to smile. But, it just so happens hallucinations in Pooh’s life, who that they bear uncanny resemblances to certain imagines himself as a bee or swimming illnesses that is no smiling matter. So, if you come in large honey pots, while being very across such (dis)enchanting forests, take steps while much awake. His the hunny spills. G T

Imagine Mowgli escaping the wild and traversing to this concrete jungle, we call our beloved or shall we say our natural habitat...‘School’. Well, he may just feel at home

Models: Students of Class V, AIS Saket | Pic: Anoushka Chakrapani, AIS Saket, XI E Chirag Sethi, AIS Saket, X finishes the job, as crumbled balls of paper and squishy blobs of food lassroom - a place where the smack the ground in this rain of teacher sermons, while the chil- primitive hearth. But coexisting Cdren wander between thoughts of with the environmentalists, they this world and the other. It’s quite a lot learn to deal with their own mess, like the wilderness, where a distant ob- to sustain. server can enjoy the scenes of unceasing ac- While the students and the environ- tivity and every specimen is a part of the ment play an unmistakably important grand orchestra we call ‘school’. role in this bustle, the beauty of its co- Enter the students’ natural habitat. hesion makes it memorable. The crea- The docile critters of the redbrick tures of the room divide themselves into jungle, the thinkers, sit quietly in cliques, each with their own charm. Na- dark corners, dreaming of ture makes itself most conspicuous places and times afar. Their through harmless fights and a laugh or polar opposites, keen predators two. Those with humour have their own also known as ‘pranksters’, place in the food chain, a throne reeking make the ground shake with of joyous Seraphim and soon-to-be pranks that establish their unmis- memories, while those with sincer- taken dominance. The relationship of ity feed on their own, knowing these two groups is unusual - a that the kingdom will be theirs. mélange of brawns and brains clash, This flourishing environ- creating what some people call ment witnesses pranks and ‘society’. In some cases, one trol of the situation, with classes unusually yet won- of white ash, metallic bottles dented by the vigorous stories, a symbiosis of re- may even find the derfully quiet. rituals of laughing students - there is much to see bellion and authority, making it teacher in con- The environment, as one would deduce, is just as in a classroom. Most fascinating, perhaps, is how thrive. Whether the creatures like important to the impeccable balance of the scene. the ecosystem brings itself back to equilibrium. Ef- it or not, they’re playing their Chairs and desks, squiggles and inscrip- forts from hardworking environmentalists end in parts to this grand play, making tions from an era immemorial, boxes vain, as the unforgiving day leaves remnants on this nature, as we know it, truly the classroom floor. What students call ‘recess’ beautiful and ongoing.G T Contest Edition “Peanut butter and jam, we will launch this THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2017 6 edition with a bang.” Suhani Saigal, AIS Saket, XI E, Page Editor Muse Editorial The treasure called letters The forged and forced “In an age like ours, which is not given to letter- Reading washes away from the soul, the dust of everyday life. But when writing, we forget what an important part it used to play in people's lives.” literature is forged and interpretation forced, lives are buried in soot instead -Anatole Broyard Graphic: Parth Monish Kohli, AIS Saket, XI E Since ages, letters have been a Anoushka Chakrapani very special form of expres- AIS Saket, XI E sion, connecting people all over. As words were written lood isn’t water and humans with the pen of the heart, a aren’t paper. We don’t drain, blank paper became a carrier Bwe bleed. When the world Dr Amita Chauhan of hope, a complaint box, a can’t differentiate fiction from realism, Chairperson proposal of friendship, a baton you know bigotry is churning. Our his- of responsibilities and much tory has been shaped by many such more. The anticipation attached to the arrival of unjust opinions and ideas that appear a letter and the efforts made in writing it and en- down right stupid. And stupidity suring that it reaches on time made it equivalent sometimes isn’t hilarious, its scarring. to a prized possession. The incorrect spellings of a learner, the perfect grammar of a grown up Protocols of Elders of Zion or the shaky handwriting of an elderly added a This fictional book documents the plan personal touch to them. As technology came to made by the Jews to take over our the forefront, the anticipation was replaced by planet. Despite being proven fraudu- instant gratification and the anomalies of hand- lent in 1921, Hitler used it to instill ha- writing were replaced by a standard font. Ear- tred against Jews. Banning the lier, relationships took their own time to harmless souls and scaring them out of develop, now they start quick and end quicker. public light into the four walls of cup- But as Amity believes in preserving all those tra- boards, this document caused the death ditions that form an association between the past of 11 million innocent lives. and the present; the practice of letter writing is encouraged. The Global Times has a section Tanaka Memorial eventually resulted in Hiroshima and Yellowcake uranium Intertwining fantasy with a sense of re- dedicated exclusively to letters sent by its read- Japanese Prime Minister Tanaka Nagasaki being reduced to ashes. Italian military provided CIA with doc- ality causes us to be blinded by what ers. Children are taken to the post office and Giichi is said to have penned down his uments claiming that Saddam Hussein we believe is true. Literature and con- asked to write letters to their dear ones as a token ideas and thoughts about world domi- Donation of Constantine was obtaining yellowcake uranium to spiracies seem to be going hand in of gratitude. Special activities as ‘Swiss letter nation in this document. The world Seen as history’s greatest forgery, the create WMDs. Later used as justifica- hand. But with a mind as complex as exchange programme’ encourages exchange of war mirrored the order of the countries document states that the then emperor tion for the invasion of Iraq by the US, ours, choosing between what’s right letters to learn about the culture, lifestyle and ed- Japan would conquer, as was written Constantine transferred all authority of the document was said to be forged and what’s wrong needs to be clear, ucation system of various countries. At Amity, in the document. Consequently, it Rome to the Pope. Pope Leo IX used it much before the conflict. The invasion otherwise, the end is near. Following we believe that traditions are our essence. And sparked anti-Japanese sentiments and to heavily tax the locals, which led to of Iraq itself resulted in a war with our leaders into bloodshed, we are no letters are indeed a tradition sprinkled with emo- gathered more cavalry for war. The in- the creation of sects. If it weren’t for the 165,000 civilians dying solely from the less than our primate ancestors ie the tions galore and shall remain eternal to us. G T formation provided was taken as a rea- period of questioning, the naive locals war attacks, and double the number apes, playing not with sticks and stones son to hold up weapons, which would have been exploited to death. succumbing to war zone conditions. but real lives and nations.G T Live by legacy “Dare to be free, dare to go as far as your thought leads, and dare to carry that out in your life.” Is it all about English Vinglish? -Swami Vivekananda easting on answer with flamboyance and humil- So, again, why? even started yet, but this was never, and I am overpowered with stimu- ity, but to sophistication’s dismay, his Maybe it’s a misplaced sense of supe- by no means will ever be a testament lating sentiments as I pen my English food and language ‘failed’ him. With the atten- riority. In the past, the spread of this to one’s worth. In the end, we try to get thoughts for this significant binge-watching tion came a side of mockery, all be- language used to be a way of ‘civilis- a message across- that’s what artists, contest issue which coincides F cause he wasn’t a master of the ing’ the backward populace of this writers, or performers do. not only with the 68th year of English shows, the English language. country under the British rule. We And writers, artists, performers - all our Republic but also with 25 This has often been the case - women seem to have forgotten that the lan- humans know that it’s the way you Divya Bhatia glorious years of AIS Saket. slightest gaffe by the and men with immense talent tend to guage doesn’t come naturally to us and communicate, not the language that Principal, AIS Saket When at the stroke of mid- ones not so used to our become subjects of derision for the like any other learning, we’re bound to matters. It’s a matter of realising it.G T night, seven decades ago, solitary sin of not knowing a language. make mistakes. India metamorphosed from a British colony into new language has us in Our all-knowing ever-growing society Being the butt of a joke is not particu- an independent nation, the world witnessed the splits. Swetabh has made fluency in English a meas- larly fun. Even without the lace of I have a dream birth of a country not weakened by its diversity, ure of a person’s worth, which makes malice, this type of lampooning hurts, but strengthened by it. Much like its motherland, Changkakoti, AIS no sense. After all, we’ve seen some and more often than not, discourages Debjani Das AIS Saket, since its establishment in 1991, has notable exceptions over the decades. a possibly bright-eyed person from GT Teacher Co-ordinator created a legacy out of coalescing modernity Saket, IX C wants to For instance, there’s Nawazuddin Sid- even trying to learn the language. No with tradition. The ideals that form our nation know why it is so funny. diqui, who isn’t known for his dexter- one made fun of us when we were first Rumour has it that and which enable Amity to transcend all previ- ity at English, but his expressions learning to eat and would make a five minutes before ously set frontiers of education are concordant- It was an overcast day, the 25th of June communicate with us in a more pro- mess. How is this different? Martin Luther King Jr. high intention, sincere effort, and an intelligent 1983. The Lord’s Cricket Ground, found, authentic way. To be able to show that we’re ‘better’ was to give a speech on August 28, and well thought out execution. England, was roaring in silence. A war The media is plagued by the impulse than someone else might feel good, but 1963, he changed the opening sen- I would like to take this opportunity to thank our of 22 yards was screeching to an end, to call people out on these ‘flaws’. at some point, all of us were but be- tence to “I have a dream”. As we Founder Dr Ashok K. Chauhan and Chairperson and Kapil Dev led the Indian Cricket While the paparazzi and the juvenile ginners. We walked into this world finish compiling this contest issue Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan for their unwavering Team to a spectacular victory. Soon af- are expected to be a tad insensitive, knowing nothing, expecting nothing. after sleepless nights and changes belief in students and for bestowing numerous terwards, he was an idol, omnipresent, there are adults also resorting to this Of course, there will always be people that I have lost count of, I feel a opportunities for their holistic growth. The plat- with news channels hunting him. He’d class of humour. who’ve just begun; some may not have certain kinship with him. form provided by The Global Times team to fos- History is filled with instances ter the journalistic spirit in students is worthy of Model: Mehar Jagota, AIS Saket, III B | Pic: Anoushka Chakrapani, AIS Saket, XI E where words, carefully chosen and extolment. I commend the editorial team on their powerfully delivered, changed the admirable work. world. In this contest issue, we Around this time every year, we are reminded have made an attempt not to repli- that the rights we enjoy today were not given to cate, but embrace the words of the us on a silver platter. Success does not come legends and create something without endeavour and endurance. Let us re- uniquely ours. solve to not only sustain the legacy set by our From the brainstorming character- great nation and eminent institution, but to sur- istic of the first editorial meet to the pass it to the farthest limits human mind can last minute fine tuning, the students conceptualise and conceive.G T have not only met the already high expectations, but have gone well

Published and Printed by Mr R.R. Aiyar on behalf of Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan beyond. In conclusion, I invite you from E-26, Defence Colony, New Delhi 110024 and printed from HT Media Ltd, to sit back with our attempt at cre- B-2, Sec 63, Noida (UP). Editor Ms Vira Sharma. n Edition: Vol 9, Issue 3 n RNI No. DELENG / 2009 / 30258. Both for free ating a newspaper and lose yourself distribution and annual subscription of 900. in the magic of words, painstak- Opinions expressed in GT articles are of the writers and do not necessarily reflect those of the editors or publishers. While the editors do their utmost to verify ingly chosen, conscientiously information published, they do not accept responsibility for its absolute accuracy. woven together. Published for the period January 30 - February 5, 2017 “The kettle of coffee whistles just like you will when you see our edition.” THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2017 Vritika Sehrawat, AIS Saket, XI E 7 Page Editor Educational Poster Killer fizz Contest Edition

The bottle pops and with the cap comes off the secrets. Each bubble sugar coats the lies these beverages quench our thirst with

As soon as one serving of an aerated beverage enters the mouth, it hits the system with about 10 teaspoons of sugar. According to medical n studies, the permissible ithi Fir W st amount of sugar intake in a day is 9 teaspoons for male 10 and 6 teaspoons for women. Within this M s short span of time, inute such a tremendous amount of sugar should naturally make one vomit, but the phosphoric acid present in aerated drinks, artificially subdues the sweetness and keeps one from throwing up.

Soon after, the blood sugar spikes as a result of the sugar introduced in the Within system. The consumption of large amounts of sugar triggers the pancreas to secrete insulin, a hormone that helps sugar get into cells. Further, 20 insulin signals the liver, muscle and fat M cells in the body to take up sugar from inutes the blood, in order to lower blood-sugar levels. These two short-term effects are the root of long-term risks such as diabetes and obesity in the body.

At this stage, caffeine is absorbed in the body completely. And the absorption of this compo- nent leads to a neuro-stimulatory effect, in- Within cluding a rise in blood-pressure and dilation of the pupils. To counteract this, the liver dumps more sugar into the bloodstream. The cumulative effect of this is the chemi- 45 cally-induced activeness and reduction in M drowsiness. Dopamine, a chemical in the inutes brain gets activated soon after, giving us an artificial sensation of pleasure and happiness.

an Finally, the beverage starts its effect on the digestive thin d a system, and bolsters metabolism by enhancing the bind- i fte W r ing of calcium, magnesium and zinc. The diuretic nature of caffeine and the excess of calcium in the body pro- 60 duce a frequent urge to urinate. Due to this, the human body loses calcium, magnesium and zinc that would otherwise have helped in the strengthening of M s inute bones, and finally the crash in sugar levels, lead to sluggishness and irritability.

Text: Aditya K Das, AIS Saket, IX A| Illustration: Anoushka Chakrapani & Vritika Sehrawat, XI E, AIS Saket

AIS Saket, XI E XI Saket, AIS Contest Edition Sehrawat Vritika Illustration: T G T G AIS Saket, XI E , AIS Saket, X , , Lakshaye Page Editor Page Editor WORDS VERSE Khushi Ko Send in your entries to Fables Peek a boo , AIS Saket, XI E AIS Saket, , Laughter There are times when we are sad we feel bad cry and We Sometimes we feel inappreciable And life looks so impalpable Scared of what will happen? fretting! spend time We But there is another side to the story Laughter is the best medicine And we all should laugh Being happy is the only cure For every sad moment And every closed door So, laugh, my friends All bad days have an end Feel good, you are blessed It is better than being stressed Thank God for another day Laughing all your worries away. Once upon a time, in a land far away greys Lived tales that coloured in life’s girl, barely eight years of age A Imagined herself taking centre stage shoes were a source of fascination Cinderella’s adventures tickled her imagination Ariel’s And in hand in bed, with a book Tucked She’d found nightly refuge in fairyland Once upon a time, in a land far away tales that lay in decay Lived forgotten The girl, now sixteen years old Had lost her streak of magical gold naivety had irked her for long Red Riding Hood’s story still brought tears The Matchbox Girl’s hand in bed, a book in Tucked all about fairyland She’d forgotten Eleven Eleven had met its end Fables were no longer her friends They sat in a tower locked away to be loved again someday. Waiting [email protected]  Divjot Kaur The purple of skin brings a flashback “Stories as refreshing as a glass of lemonade!” a glass as refreshing as “Stories It was 1947. The soul of each martyr came alive, pride and glee struck every face in the form of tears. The country wore saffron in courage. Khadi found Swaraj. The red grass now grew green. At the stroke of midnight, we woke to freedom. 1947 1947 , AIS Saket, XI E ,  The blue of soil Precariously perched Precariously . Before 1947, our sweat lacked salt. We all gathered our sticks and traversed to the banks. Here we let the flames lick a pot of water, as the Generals came marching down, with faces crimson and rods of iron instead of bamboo or cane. Their sweat lacked salt. Parth Monish Kohli Pic: Anoushka Chakrapani, AIS Saket, XI E | Model: Suhani Saigal, AIS Saket, XI E Saigal, XI E | Model: Suhani AIS Saket, Anoushka Chakrapani, Pic: The CAMERA CAPERS  Tricolour of country men Before 1947, my mother loved botany. Slaved by drought and the British, the west was blue Before 1947, my mother loved botany. Slaved rather than indigo. A sea of poppies intoxicated and potted plants starved. Grains filled the potbellied rather than the sticks. She battled the sun to fetch a few grains. My mother loved botany Anoushka Chakrapani, AIS Saket, XI E AIS Saket, Anoushka Chakrapani, of cloth vermillion Photo Story  Senior Before 1947, religion was not just religion and colours were not just colours. Religion was a flicker of hope, when the ‘Angrez’ divided by colour, claiming their pearl skin to be superior than ours. Each brother and each sister came together to fight this bloodbath with peace. Colours weren’t colours anymore. Flame in the dark

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efore 1947, my sister adored the idea of marriage. She’d adorn her hands with jewels and  B Before 1947, my father was like any other father, except he wasn’t. Before 1947, my father was like any other father, His smile was wry when the colonel screeched with not a hint of sympathy. His gut brimmed with pride. His shroud was pale like his body. My father was like any other father, except he wasn’t. her waist with cloth. Her groom dressed in khadi, not whites and marched towards freedom. Who knew a few steps to independence could turn khadi to orange in a matter of seconds. My sister loved the idea of marriage, soon she might have one.

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They didthings counter withthisstrangespeciesofliv- It allstartedwhenwehadourfirsten- , XIE& AIS Saket,PageEditors Ayushi Singh AIS Saket, VI Aanya Bajpai , X A teleported the surface,leapedatjarand bands. Iquicklymademywayacross wards thejarthatwasfilledwithrubber then usedmyjumpboots-toto- bands. Iquicklyranacrosstheroom, out ofthecornerandretrieverubber uation athand,Idevisedastrategytoget rubber bandsaswecan.Backtothesit- go outeverynightandretrieveasmany Since thatday, allofuswhoareover15, all therubberbandssoldinday. beans, wehavetostealandbringback long aswegetaregularpaymentofjelly deal withourking. The dealwasthatas known whatwewanted,andstrucka jelly beans. The humansapparentlyhad trade, butinotherdimensions,wetake we useresourceslikewoodandironto in ourdimension.Insidethedimension, because wedidn’t havesweetsubstances togetherness togetherness Bond of Sucking sweetnectar The beesspringing allaround Buzzing aroundtheflowers And sunflowersbeginplaying Soon, thesunsmilesasclouds part Trees arehappyandswaying Here comestherainpitter-patter So thismagicoverwhelms None todespair, nonearedisgraced To everycreatureinthisearthlyrealm A bondoffriendshipisgifted hit? 6. What nailsdocarpentershateto 5. What domermaidshaveontoast? world? 4. What isthetallestbuildingin own? 3. Why can’t abicyclestandonits like toread? 2. What kindofbookdoesarabbit which onewouldwin? 1. Iftwoshirtcollarshadarace, Eventually, theystarted trying toholdtheirhair in somestrangeways, Prisha Dubey So whatdidyoulearntoday? Riddle Fiddle Meaning: To betransported A newword: Teleported but onestoodout. Mahir Aditya Singh Mahir Aditya away. Missionsuccessful! 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Swetabh Changakoti Nikita Singh Durjoy Datta g She Broke Up, I Didn’t! How love will always be someone better to AIS Saket, IX C Education: A Masters degree in creative Education: DTU, Management never dies. contribute a verse. writing from The New School, New Development Institute, Gurgaon, and a g Ohh Yes, I’m Single! And So Is My Disclaimer: All of us have our favourites efining art, as you know it, is a York City. (I kid you not!) job at American Express- all of which he Girlfriend! Another love story from the and so does the writer of the article. So, nebulous task, but knowing Claim to fame: 25 years old, 9 novels. quit to write his amazing books. pages of Dutta’s life. if you beg to differ from the views Dwhat isn’t art, well, is pretty She wrote her first novel in 20 days Claim to fame: Book titles that puts All that needs to be judged are those presented, please freely exercise your easy. Some people make it easy. Their (which is really not that surprising if you your grey cells to work. Wikipedia calls spectacular conversations that follow right to choose.G T nondescripts novels in 50 shades of actually read it). him a novelist and screenwriter, and these enigmatic titles. I blame Chetan fuschia (supposedly grey ) certainly do. Famous books: that’s completely justified- we wouldn’t Bhagat for this. Believe it or not, this And if you are convinced otherwise, I g Love@Facebook: A love story have shows like ‘Ek Veer ki Ardaas... guy let two perfectly respectable promise to have us on the same page, by (surprise, surprise) that begins with a Veera’ without him. management degrees go unnoticed.

the end of this story, and I swear by Facebook chat. This book, is centered Famous books: Literature, as I have always hoped, is Graphic: Akshat Kumar Agarwal, AIS Saket, XI D Wren and Martin, it will all be within around themes the Indian youth is It’s difficult to comprehend how he magic, while books like these are but grammatical boundaries. supposedly concerned with- love, came up with these: parlour tricks. The genre of young adult heartbreak, and the rest of the platter. g Of Course I Love You... Till I Find fiction is an important one, if we look at Chetan Bhagat g Accidentally in Love: With Him? Someone Better: Explains the what the teenagers reading them will be Education: An IIT degree he should Again? I bet you can’t tell what the generation, precisely, right? in charge of. But when these probably think of donating. (Sahitya story’s about! g Now That You’re Rich, writers are put on a higher Akademi much?) Maybe it’s just me, but writers like Let’s Fall in Love! Well, pedestal than the likes of JD Claim to fame: Books and a remarkably Nikita are quite rich for my palate. Yes, this is way too high for our Salinger, Ray Bradbury, moving Twitter feed. He was a ‘Nach they have their own fan-bases, but when intellect. Amitav Ghosh, Aravind Baliye’ judge, of course. I come across people asking me, if there Adiga it is an injustice. But Famous books: are any other ‘revolutionary’ female as Whitman would say, I g Five Point Someone: What not to do authors out there, I lose whatever strands hope that the endless at IIT! (No, I’m serious; that’s actually of hope I had left. trains of the faithless, the title. Does this really need a of cities filled with comment?) the foolish, there g One Night at the Call Center: Bruce Almighty. God calls and he’s not Morgan Freeman. g Half Girlfriend: The title has nothing to do with the book. The protagonist manages to offend feminists, grammar Nazis, and human beings through every other sentence written in the book. The poster boy of the Indian dream, follows the golden formula: love + heartbreak + social media (because why not?) = a bestseller! And he is one of India’s most popular author.