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RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL DURING THE Courage for present & hope 1. School to Reopen in Phases 2. Mandatory Screening before Entry for future into School ueen Mary’s School, COVID-19 PANDEMIC Northend, Model he extent and severity of covid-19 tional measures that can be infused de- 3. Create a Closed Community within Town organised Vir- is evolving and changing with pending on the present local situation. the School Qtual Pageant 2020. time. The new strain of covid-19 School reopening must be safe and con- 4. Physical Distancing Norms in Classrooms, The celebrations commenced T has also hit hard the globe leav- sistent and aligned with ’s overall Messes and Dormitories with the prayer and scripture ing people in difficult situations. Both covid-19 health response, with adequate reading from the Holy Bible health and economy are at stake. Amongst measures taken to protect students, teach- 5. Ensuring Safety in Preparation of Meals Luke 2:8-20. On the occasion, all these challenges teaching and running ers, other staff, cook, helpers and related 6. Sensitization of All Members of the School Rt Revd Dr Warris K Masih, schools safely have attracted the attention staff. Teachers and other staff may be en- 7. Stress-Free and Fear-Free Environment Chairman of the School and of all the stake holders. The response and couraged to use Arogya Setu App for their Bishop of Diocese of , sharing and serving. The Concert and the Nativity Play safety protocols will accordingly need to own and other’s safety as well. MUDITA YADAV, Vice Principal, Kalinga Church of North India gave his Founder Chairman Rt Revd. were the few highlights of the be adjusted to these dynamics from time Below mentioned are some of the im- Christmas message about the Dr. Karam Masih also gave his Pageant. Principal Anupma to time. While adopting the measures we portant points that can be considered while Institute Of Social Sciences Govt Sr Sec birth of Lord Jesus Christ who blessings of joy and happiness Singh shared the message of may reconsider the planning and addi- reopening of the residential schools. Residential School, Issapur taught us humility and urged on the occasion . The play - God Hope and thanked everyone for us to inculcate the spirit of loves a Cheerful Giver, a Carol their gracious presence. Knowing ‘the man Student discovers three preliminary opportunity to discourse at who knew infinity’ lengths on the factors FACE TO FAITH affecting climate change in asteroids in a global campaign he 133rd birth anniversary their respective countries. A team of eight stu- duration of three weeks. ia Kapur (V) from Bal Response System) Telescope, of a great mathematician presentation was also pre- dents from the The participants shared Bharati Public School located in Hawaii, USA. It uses Dr Srinivasa Ramanujan pared by the students and (GRH Marg) discovered a 1.8 m (60 inch) telescope to Middle Department their views on climate T was celebrated by stu- shared on the platform of Sthree asteroids in survey the sky to look for as- dents of Ramjas Public School of Bal Bharati change in India and also got Kalam Centre Asteroid Search teroids, comets and Near-Earth A Generation Global with the Public School participated in an opportunity to widen Campaign organized by Kalam Objects (NEO). (Day Boarding). Some of the students of other countries. an online interaction on the their know-how about the Centre in association with In- Preliminary Discoveries important highlights of the activ- Participant Partners ternational Astronomical are the first observations of as- topic Climate Change. They climatic conditions of other ities done during the day were a included schools from Search Collaboration (IASC). teroids found in the Main Belt were involved in a Dialogue countries. The activity gave A part of NASA’s citizen sci- located between the orbits of speech on the mathematician Dr Ukraine, San Diego(USA), Exchange Program for a all the participants an ence project that is conducted Mars and Jupiter which need Srinivasa Ramanujan. Indonesia and Pakistan. by Hardin Simmons Universi- further confirmation to go to Demonstration of Graphical ty, USA, under this program Provisional status. This usu- Calculators namely Desmos and IASC and The Kalam Centre, ally takes upto 5 years after New Delhi deployed a unique which the asteroid can be of- Geogebra. A talk show on career Exploring different spaces through virtual frames platform which gave selected ficially cataloged by the Minor in Mathematics. Poems and songs yan Int’l School, shared their experiences participants an opportunity to Planet Center, International on mathematics. Vasant Kunj col- about life in Sikkim and discover real near-Earth objects Astronomical Union (IAU). Quotes on Mathematics writ- laborated with influence of their geo- and Main Belt asteroids. Only As a part of team Project R Usha Lachungpa, graphical condition. The 22 participants were selected Valiant, Sia Kapur discovered ten by the students from differ- an Environmentalist and session was attended by across the globe who were lat- 3 preliminary asteroids. LV Se- ent standards and many more retired Principal Research the students of classes XI er trained to analyze data and hgal, Principal, Bal Bharati other creative works by them Officer in the Department and XII. Dr. Lachungpa spot potential asteroids close to Selected participants were Public School (GRH Marg) con- of Wildlife and Forest, Gov- shared her experience of Earth. At the end of the cam- provided specialized training gratulated Sia for her momen- were also displayed. ernment of Sikkim and Dr working in the zoo and paign, young minds made path in order to operate the ad- tous achievement and bringing The glimpses presented by Minla Lachungpa, a Vet- various challenges that breaking contributions to vanced astronomical software, laurels to the school. Srijan Pal the students were appreciated erinarian in the Himalayan they face in rescuing ani- NASA's Near-Earth Object Astrometrica. This software Singh, Former Advisor (Tech- not only by the students, the Zoological Park, virtually. mals. It was an enriching (NEO) Program and discovered used to analyze images from nology and Policy) to Dr Kalam We were joined by Principal joining from Lachung and experience and we under- 27 preliminary the ‘Pan Starrs’ (The Panoram- and Founder, Kalam Centre teachers but also by the school Anuradha Sharma. the other villages from stood the diversity of India asteroids. ic Survey Telescope and Rapid also congratulated the students. Principal. The session had guests Gangtok, Sikkim. They through the interactions.

a great opportunity to carry out POSITIVE IMPACTS these forgotten tasks and re-or- OF BEING AT HOME ganize these things. uring these immense- Further, we can get in con- ly difficult times, it is tact with our old friends and dis- vital for us to stay at tant relatives over video calls, fter a long week, filled with are based on anything under the easy as many workshops are con- Dhome. Most govern- Skype etc all sorts of tedious work, the blue - pottery, gardening, bird- ducted online. So, attend any work- ments globally have implement- Also, we can watch and en- only thing we look forward to watching, yoga and the list is never- shop, pursue your pastimes, discov- ed the lockdown, which, as of joy old movies/ Old Wedding Al- A do is something different, something ending. er new passions, all from the com- now, is a great preventive meas- bums/ Marriage videos etc. with ure and the only possible way to our family in the living room. out of the world! Also, you learn new fort of your homes! fight with this disease. And, we can focus on our Well, workshops might not things, which helps you to Varada Shendye, class IX, Now, as most of the people physical health by doing some be out of the world, but they expand your knowledge bank. SSPM's Sri Sri are finding ‘Staying at home’ as relevant exercise and yoga. surely are a unique way to Nowadays, it has an unfortunate or unbearable Moreover, we can refresh and Ravishankar Vidya thing, but there are many up- soothe our mental health by do- spend your weekends. You become even Mandir, might associate workshop more sides, or positive impacts of ing meditation etc. Borivali staying home, that we tend to ig- Also, I, with my family, go to with a place where there is a East nore or forget. the Roof-top in the evening for single speaker and thousands of lis- Besides preventing contact playing Hopscotch. I have been teners who might be half asleep. But with people, which is the pri- doing the same for the past many mary motive in this time of cri- days, and it’s indeed been a won- that is not true. Workshops sis, “staying at home” has many derful experience that has not can even be interac- unseen advantages that we could been explored by me till now. tive. Here, you meet not have thought of in our rou- The air has been very fresh people who share sim- tine busy lives. during these times as there are First, we are getting ample of no vehicles or factories in oper- ilar interests like you do family time, which was often ig- ation and the pollution level is thereby paving way for nored. In past times, everyone so great that, unlike anything you to increase used to play many indoor games that we’ve seen before, Delhi's your social like Antakshri Ludo, Carrom- air quality index (AQI) is usu- interactions. Board, Chess etc. ally very poor, sometimes even Secondly, we can focus on said to be hazardous. Most important- various things / untouched ly, workshops tasks/ uncleaned areas inside Siddhi Chopra, VI, Cambridge our houses that we haven’t looked at for a long time. This is International DAV Pushpanjali

ASMI ARORA, XI, MOVIE: WONDER WOMAN 1984 Manav Sthali School Rajendra Nagar ew Year brings new resolutions and wishes. However last year also brought something that had us in lockdown for al- Nmost the entire year. After a year of everything being dif- WAGEESHA SINGH, ferent, I was more than happy to kick off this year with a hint of V, Manav Sthali normality. I watched WW84, a movie I had been waiting to watch Global School, New for a long time, in the theatres. The tale fittingly starts with a Rajendra Nagar younger diana, who is being told to acccept the truth, which goes HARSHIT on to become the whole theme of the movie. What starts as an GUPTA, XI, engaging narrative becomes cliched and Manav Sthali boring in the second half as too many el- School ements and themes are added and the Rajendra whole movie appears rushed trying to fit it. However, the cinematography is Nagar amazing with one really feeling a part of the eighties with the dresses, filters, etc. Even though it was- n't up to my expectations, it surely was a good and somewhat engaging watch. And there was no better way to start off this year watching superheroes fighting a chaotic PRANSI, VIII, world and also hoping that people would be Abhinav their own superheroes so that the world would Public School go back to how it was before. S M V Kareesmaa, class X, Ryan International School, Kharghar “Most talented players don't always succeed. Some don't even make the team. It's more what's inside.” SIMPLY SPORTS Brett Favre, former rugby player 04 THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2021 KNOW YOUR HEROES We present you back stories of the magnificent bunch which gave Indian ‘a win to remember’ for ages to come

CHETESHWAR PUJARA The man from Rajkot is not very Son of an auto-rickshaw driver from expressive but has dealt with adversity Hyderabad. He lost his father during because of a strong mental make-up the tour but decided to stay for the largely due to his coach and father team and miss the last rites. He got Arvind Pujara. He lost his mother while a maiden five for in his debut series playing junior cricket but never wavered and was all choked up while from his goal despite the tragedy. Those dedicating the feat to the memory hits on the body and knuckles in of his father. The youngster handled Brisbane on Tuesday will be the medals racist abuse from Australian fans he would like to wear all his life. with the same resolve.

AJINKYA RAHANE () THANGARASU NATARAJAN The everyday man on that From the remote village of Mumbai local train travelling Chinnappampatti in Tamil from Mulund to Azad and Nadu, the son of a daily Cross Maidan. Rahane is wage labourer at one point someone who had a black in time couldn’t buy bowling belt in karate as a teenager, spikes. And then IPL riches and honed his skills under came along but he never former India batsman forgot his roots. He has Praveen Amre. Did you know built a cricket academy in that Rahane’s first ever his native place and helps first-class match was in talented but needy Pakistan and not India? It cricketers. His child was was in Karachi where Quaid- born during the IPL but he e-Azam champions Karachi will now get to see him for Urbans met the first time in next few champions Mumbai. days and live to tell a tale. Photo: AFP Photo: AP SHUBMAN GILL

The heir apparent of was He comes from and as born in a Punjab village called a 13-year-old had hit six sixes Fazilka to an affluent farmer family. for his school Vivekananda His grandfather had prepared a International Borivali in a pitch in the farming field for his Harris Shield Match. Who is dearest grandson before his father the most celebrated alumni of decided to shift to Mohali so that Vivekananda International? his son’s cricketing ambitions got India’s white ball legend Rohit wings. He was a member of the Sharma. Both Shardul and India U-19 World Cup team. Rohit have had the same Recently, on his instagram account, childhood coach - Dinesh Lad, he had voiced his support for whose son Siddharth also ongoing farmers' protest. plays for Mumbai. Photo: AP Photo: Getty Images

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NAVDEEP SAINI

Son of a bus driver from Rourkee has always been The name Washington was his Karnal, he used to play known for its finest father’s tribute to his own tennis ball matches for engineering college, now mentor PD Washington, who had ` 1000. Delhi first-class an IIT but this is also the funded his studies and kits when player Sumit Narwal brought hometown of Rishabh he was young and faced financial him for the Ranji Trophy Pant, son of school owner hardships. A month after PD nets where then captain parents. There was a Washington’s death, his own son picked him time that on occasions a was born and he named him for tournament-proper. It young Pant, accompanied Washington Sundar. He was a was met with stiff by his mother would opening batsman back in 2016 resistance from none other reach Delhi in wee hours during U-19 days. But his talent than who of morning on weekends as an off-break bowler came to protested that a player to attend training at the fore when and Paras outside Delhi domicile was famed Sonnet Club and Mhambrey told him to focus on being picked. This led to before the crack of dawn his bowling in order to make the Gambhir putting his foot rest at the Gurdwara next grade. But remains down and he never misses before heading to the his first love and India now has a an opportunity to remind ground. He played an IPL ready replacement of the detractors what Saini game days after his as and seemed capable of even at father Rajendra's when required. that time. sudden demise. Photo: Getty Images Photo: Getty Images Photo: AFP

Mitchell Starc, who is arguably one of ‘How India’s A team won series?’ the best fast bowlers in the A “shocked former captain finds it difficult to comprehend how an ‘A team" from India beat Australia in the Test series in world, has not their own backyard but admitted that the visitors deserved the win. An injury-ravaged India beat Australia by three in the series- had a great deciding fourth Test at , a month after the Adelaide debacle where they scored their lowest Test score of 36 Test series ‘THEYRE PLAYING NET BOWLERS IN TEST MATCHES AND THEY’RE STILL WINNING’

● I’m quite shocked that ing, all the injuries they've and those second Test match, picked ● We gave Australia the benefit Australia weren’t quite good had — they’ve been through guys who didn’t even make it up seven wickets and scored of doubt the last time India enough to win this series. The 20 players — (Australia) have out here. 60-odd handy runs in the were here because Warner cold hard facts of it are pret- been at full-strength, bar turned up for the last two first innings. and (Steve) Smith weren't ty much that was the India A Davey (Warner) missing Test matches only. there. But this time, team that played this Test early on, so it’s really hard to ● I’ve been around the IPL a Australia’s at full strength match and (India) still won. comprehend. ● Washington Sundar looked long time so I know the tal- and India are on the bones like he had played 50 Test ent that they do have in of their squad — they’re ● Considering everything the ● It’s probably not even matches through the course India, but when you've got to playing net bowlers in Test Indian team has been (India’s) second-picked team of this game and never step up on a big stage in a matches and they’re still through in the last five or six because you think of looked out of place. Shardul Test match against Australia winning. That’s the worry weeks, with the captain leav- and Thakur was the same in his it's a different story. for Australia.

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