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“I sketch your world exactly as it goes.” -Arthur Foot March 2, 2019|Issue No. 2528 scribbles NIGHT-TIME MELODIES CROSSWORD Parting words from the Batch of A report on the recently held Indian Politics 2019. Hindustani Classical Music concert. Pages 3-6 Page 7 Page 8 Catching Another Train Divyansh Nautiyal reflects on the value of friendships and memories in School. When my Editor-in-Chief asked every Dosco takes his ticket out of them ‘booting’ us at Tuck Shop or me what my plan was as I went School, he carries along a baggage collecting dough from juniors to ahead to write a prospective page full of memories, laughter and get themselves a packet of chips. one article, I could only reply cherished relationships with his As our C form approached, they very abstractly: “It would be on friends and Masters. At the core became the individuals who would friendships and memories”. As of a boarding school like ours are rush to our dorms with shouts of you proceed to read this article, the these relationships that we build “say something” and would pass tunes of Auld Lang Syne would be over time. For those of you who on their favours. As they reached waiting to soon reverberate across ever wonder why the legacy of their A form, we witnessed how the Rose Bowl and plunge straight our School goes such a long way, their personalities shaped and their into the hearts of every Dosco, it is because our School provides innate talents nurtured. Come Master and parent present in the a conducive environment to breed their SC form and our S form, they Rosebowl this afternoon. A crowd such camaraderie across the rungs turned into our friends. Gradually, of hundred Doscos will rejoice as of the hierarchy. From occasions the very same lens with which we they go in circles singing Balakari of celebrating birthdays or playing saw them as Seniors turned them Rama and Appalle ki appalle, an Inter House match as equals into our best of friends. transcending any differences to enjoying treats after winning However, with this journey came which ever separated them. The an Inter House competition, we along a hard-hitting realisation. feeling is very strong and emotive come across occasions where the While the transformation of my but inexpressible in words. walls of hierarchy are transcended Seniors was visible, even I had The feeling that consumed me to reach a stage of pure friendship. undergone the same process to was the same when Ansh asked Apart from just the SC-Ls, it also find myself only a level below the me about my article. Something becomes equally tough for many SC-Ls. The cycle will continue only strong surging past me but hard to to bid farewell to individuals to reach a point when someone articulate. During this transitional with whom they have learnt and else is bidding our batch farewell. period of the year, as S formers experienced so much. This experience is what lies so turn to SC formers and the D For many of us, the value of such much at the core of our ethos. form joins Chandbagh, we also things that we take for granted only It makes every Dosco realise bid farewell to the senior most surfaces when it is taken away from the importance of the fraternity batch in School. It also becomes us. When one’s time elapses in this that he is a part of. Writing at an transitional because the ones who institution, one can only wish to event where we say the hardest of are leaving have turned from being relive it innumerable times. Only goodbyes to our fellow Doscos, just seniors to friends and mentors when I realised that my closest John Mayer’s ‘Stop this Train’ rings and everything else that epitomises of friends from the SC-L will be incessantly in my mind – trust and camaraderie. leaving soon, did I begin to reflect Stop this train In one of the late-night sermons on the value of relationships. I want to get off and go home again I received from a close senior, Trailing back into time, one can I can’t take the speed it’s moving in I was told that a part of us also remember our first interaction I know I can’t leaves School with the seniors that with the SC-L batch with them as But, honestly, won’t someone stop this we bid farewell at Prize Giving. As our guides. It slowly turned into train? 2 the doon school weekly

The School Hindi Debating Society is starting a unquotable quotes debating ladder in which participants will be ranked Only facts can be wrong. with respect to their performance and contribution Shrivar Kanudia, evidently. to the society. The ladder will decide candidates for I won’t see any dinosaurs because only a few of them are left. Inter-School debate competitions. Ribhav Bansal, Shrivar agrees. All boys wishing to participate should mail their Draw the windows. names to the School Hindi Debating Captain. Balraam Suri, artistic. Let’s go to some place with some open oxygen. cover point Yatharth Goel, deoxygenated. My shoes were slippering. The School Cricket Team played a match against Ranunjeya Singh, on thin ice. ITM on Sunday. Batting first, the School team won I literally saw the ball thrice, but I didn’t see it. by 43 runs. Saatvik Anand, clearly hallucinating. Manan Agarwal scored 43 runs, Arnav Jain scored 41 Why is the water so wet? runs and Arijit Sannamanda took 4 wickets. Riddhim Agarwal, eureka! Why it didn’t get sticked? Well done! Jinay Borana, in a sticky mess retort and rebutt Blazin’ in black The School hosted the 3rd annual Junior English Debating Invitational Cup. The team comprising Scholar’s Blazers have been awarded to Amritansh Kabir Singh Bhai, Lorcan Conlon, Shreyan Mittal Saraff, Anant Jain, Ansh Raj and Milind Khemka and Agam Bhatia emerged victorious. Kudos! Congratulations! Tailored Talent Around the World in 80 Words Pakistan violated Indian Airspace policies and Sanjum Dhaliwal has been awarded the Games ceasefire rules along the LoC. Eight people including Blazer. the Nepal Tourism Minister were killed in a helicopter crash. The second summit between North Korean Well done! leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump took place in Hanoi. Nigeria re-elected Muhammadu Buhari as president. Chelsea FC’s keeper Kepa The most difficult thing is the decision to act, “ Arrizabalaga was fined for defying manager Sarri’s the rest is merely tenacity. direct instructions. Music giant Spotify released their Amelia Earhart application in India. Beresheet, the Israeli spaceship was launched heading towards the moon. No Escape Saatvik Anand

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Saturday, March 2 | Issue No. 2528 the doon school weekly 7 Night-time Melodies Veer Nigam reports on the recently held Hindustani Classical Music concert. On the 16th of February, Doscos and Masters alike The performance contained magnificent melodic got to witness a serene evening filled with eclectic patterns and ended with a Tihai. music performed by our Hindustani Classical Music Up next was Raghav Singhal, our other Choir Leader, students. Our first performer for the evening was who sang two compositions of Shuddh Kalyaan. Vedant Gattani, playing the . Vedant performed The first was aChota Khayal and a Tarana (a composition two captivating compositions of Raga Hansdhwani (cry based in Arabic or Persian). The performance was of the swan) . The two compositions were in Madhya interesting owing to the second composition which laya (medium speed) Ektaal (12 beats) and Drut laya was unique, leaving everyone in a whirl of wonder and (fast speed) Teentaal (16 beats). The compositions had contentment. a delightful beginning (alap) and finally ended with the After this performance we had Nikunj Bansal on Jhala (concluding composition), eliciting a mélange of the . He played three compositions of Raga emotions. . The first composition was composed By Ustad Our second performer for the evening was Anant Ali Akbar Khan, and the other two by Ustad Amjad Kuriyal, one of our two Choir Leaders. Anant Ali Khan; two of the world’s great sarod maestros. performed two compositions of Raga Bageshree, a This performance was engaging due to the Saval- melodious opus reminiscent of the midnight hours. Javab (question-answer) form of music between the His first and second compositions were in Madhya instrumentalist and the player. laya Teentaal and Drut laya Ektaal respectively. Both Our final performer for the evening was Karthik his compositions consisted of Chota Khayals which Subbiah, one of the Orchestra Leaders. He performed classical compositions are indigenous to North India. three compositions of Raga Jhog. This was a memorable His nightingale voice waltzed through the winter performance due to the improvisations and a night, bringing the soft wind and silent trees to life. traditional Chota Khayal interpreted on the santoor. The next performer was our youngest tabla player In the end, the performances were received with well in School, Harveer Singh Kochar. He played Kaidas deserved applause and the audience left wonderstruck (bases) and Thekas (parts) from Jhap taal (10 beats). and in awe of them.

Rumours regarding the Pulwama attacks are rampant across all forms of media. This makes it imperative that we as a community remain informed, and not fall prey to these rumours. To that end, the Weekly presents here the summary of the current situation, curated through official statements and releases. On 14th February, 42 Central Reserve Police Force personnel were killed in a suicide bombing orchestrated by the terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). Following the attack, India began a manhunt for those who might be a part of the terrorist group. As a part of the effort to track those responsible, India launched a non-military anti-terror pre-emptive strike at a JeM terrorist camp in Balakot on 26 February. The rationale given for this was that the Indian government had acquired credible evidence that JeM was planning another attack. A dossier regarding the presence of JeM camps and its leadership in Pakistan was also handed over to the Pakistani government to prevent them from claiming that they do not house terrorists. In response to the violation of their airspace, Pakistani forces crossed the LOC the following day and targeted non- military targets during an air strike. According to the Pakistan foreign ministry’s statement, the purpose of the attack was “to demonstrate our right, will and capability for self-defence” and not harm civilians. During the attack, a Pakistani fighter jet as well as an Indian MiG 21 bison were shot down, as reported by the Indian government. Pakistan claims that it had shot down two - not one - of our fighter jets and that none of theirs had been shot. There is no clear evidence of which side of the story is true. The pilot of the Indian fighter jet, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, was taken in custody of the Pakistan government. To confirm his capture, a video of the pilot was posted on media. The Indian government strongly condemned the video describing it as a “vulgar display of an injured personnel of the Indian Air Force in violation of all norms of International Humanitarian Law and the Geneva Convention”. As a gesture of reconciliation, Pakistan handed over the pilot yesterday. They have also claimed to be open to dialogue and find a diplomatic solution. As we read this, we can all hope the tensions between Pakistan and India settle down and the next update that comes is good news. The Weekly mourns the deaths of the CRPF personnel and all soldiers who lost their lives in these recent conflict and hope for speedy resolution of tensions between the neighbours.

Saturday, March 2 | Issue No. 2528 8 the doon school weekly been completed and the nervous very own hulk sees them working The Week bunch of exam-takers of not out vigorously. more than two weeks ago are now On the other hand, the Big seen on House quadrangles with Eagle’s incessant, and rather long Gone By a football in hand. However, the detailed, meetings outside the Aryan Bhattacharjee anxieties of universities’ Regular CDH has pushed Inter House As you read this, looking forward Decision results silently haunt Play directors to begin editing their to the Prize Giving Ceremony, each of their hearts. scripts and casting. It won’t be long enjoying the serenity that seems On the sports field, a certain before Drama takes over as the so vested upon Chandbagh on House broke long-standing records activity of the season. Quite a few such occasions, a tempest of this week by getting all out with 15 ties and blazers were awarded this movement brews behind the veil. runs on the scoreboard. However, week, perhaps in anticipation of For the Leavers, IB is now at fever the House Cup positions at this the very special event this evening. pitch, with the final deadline for point appear more or less sealed. For it is a moment a lot of young the Extended Essays and other Meanwhile, the Basketball courts men who graduate today will look submissions fast approaching. So, too have kept busy with freezing back upon with pride, judging beware, beware the Ides of March! early morning practices. What their characters and attempting to The ISC exams too are underway, does really strike one these days map their progress since. It truly but the fear and tension that is the rigorous ‘extra-PTs’ C and is their day today, so to the rest seemed to build up over the first D formers receive every evening. of our community: let’s do all we few exams has now passed into a And though one hears them wail can make it unforgettable, because phase of nonchalance: in short, ice and complaint about ‘fitness’ in the they deserve it. breaking with the exams has now evening, the voice of our School’s

Crossword Indian Politics 1 2 Across 4 3. This organisation was founded by Rash Behari 3 Bose. 5 6 6. The 14th prime minister of India. 7. This regulation was introduced by Narendra Modi in 2016. 7 10. The founder of BJP who passed away last year. 11. He was the president of the Indian National Congress from 1938 to 1939. 8 9 12. She was the first female president of India. 10

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military in response to the ___ attack by Pakistan. 12 2. A movement that aimed to boycott British goods

during their rule. Note: All answers to this crossword are the concerned persons’ surnames.

7. Demonitisation 12. Patil 12. Demonitisation 7.

4. This movement involved people hugging trees to Sepoy 9. Chipko 4.

2. Swadeshi 8. Gandhi 8. Swadeshi 2. Bose 11. Modi 6.

3. INA 10. Vajpayee 10. INA 3. protect them. Ambedkar 5. Uri 1.

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5. He inspired the Dalit Buddhist movement. 8. Operation Blue Star was conducted by her. Crossword Week’s This to Answers 9. First war of Indian independence is also known as Source: https://worksheets.theteacherscorner.net/make-your-own/word- _____ Mutiny. search/#top The views expressed in articles printed are their authors’ own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Weekly or its editorial policy. Online Edition: www.doonschool.com/co-curricular/clubs-societies/publications/past-weeklies/ [email protected] ©IPSS: All rights reserved. Printed by: The English Book Depot, 15 Rajpur Road, Dehradun, Uttarakhand– 248001, India. Published by: Kamal Ahuja, The Doon School, Dehradun. Editor-in-Chief: Ansh Raj Editors: Aryaman Kakkar, Divyansh Nautiyal Senior Editors: Aryan Bhattacharjee, Karan Sampath Associate Editors: Adit Chatterjee, Aviral Kumar, Keshav Raj Singhal, Sriman Goel, Varen Talwar Special Correspondents: Aditya Jain, Aryan Agarwal, Advaita Sood, Kabir Singh Bhai, Samarth Kapila Correspondents: Ahan Jayakumar, Armaan Rathi, Keshaw Singhania, Shreyan Mittal Cartoonists: Anant Ganapathy, Ameya Shawak, Pratham Bansal, Saatvik Anand Webmaster: Jayanti Chatterjee Assistant Managers: Ishaan Saxena, Purnima Dutta, Arvindanabha Shukla Technical Assistant: KC Maurya Saturday, March 2 | Issue No. 2528