Status of the week has 17.5% of the world's population living in 2.42% of the THE GL BAL TIMES total land area of the world. That's 382 people per square kilometer. MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014 www.theglobaltimes.in Just in case anyone is feeling lonely... You are never alone, and never ever will be. Never ever. Parul Jauhari, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Alumnus Death by Smartphone INSIDE Irony lies in the fact that photography has never been as Imaging: Ravinder Gusain, GT Network popular as now, but it's steadily dying; courtesy - technology. As the world gears up to celebrate World ALS Special, P 2 Photography Day on August 19, completing 175 years of beautiful pictures, we take a look at the ‘picturesque’ scenario. Dhvanii Chawla, AIS MV, X - a mind game, P 6, 7 B probes whether clicking photographs from a mobile qualify you as a professional, Should euthanasia be a month ahead of the big day legalised? (a) Yes (b) No (c) Can’t say any argue that in the 1850s, the rise of photography made many To vote, log on to Mpainters, who had previously www.theglobaltimes.in made a nice living, redundant. Now it's the turn of professional photographers to join POLL RESULT the scrap heap. Photographers are getting lens and the for GT issue July 14, 2014 dispensable, thanks to the rise of thrill of developing Smartphones. Photography has come a photographs in the The financial budget long way from leafing through black and dark room has subsided. Photography in its on the iPhone, but snaps, but serious photography for 2014 is white albums to films awaiting traditional avatar involves dealing with the moment you blow it up for print, it requires a good camera. Today, we no development and now plugging USBs in toxic chemicals and then disposing silver looks terrible. Many agree that moving a longer engage with the camera. We don't digital gizmos. We don't need down the drain. But this form of sub-par lens or 8x10 tripod isn’t easy, but know how it works. Added to it, imagine photographers anymore, do we? photography is passé now. a Smartphone allows you to capture the people clicking selfies with food in a “When there were film cameras, there moment well! Some people say that the restaurant instead of eating it, people tak-

90% Technology clicks or kills were a few photographers and the quality canvas you create your art on is irrelevant. ing photographs of Mona Lisa instead of 72% With the advent of technology, there are of the print was fine. In this digital age, al- Smartphone is that canvas that lets you appreciating it. People don’t stop by any- 54% many apps flooding the market that allow most everybody has a mobile camera. wrap an image around a sphere, take out more to observe the best angle or wait for 36% you to make a photo collage, add text to Though, the number of photographers has the blacks or whites and add another 50 hours to capture the perfect sunrise. But 18% 7% Regressive 4% Same as before 0% 89% Progressive your photo and upload it instantly on social increased, the quality of photographs has thrilling effects. “It's absurd to think all isn’t that what photography is all about? “I networking sites. With a wide range of essentially decreased,” says Raghav Paul, photos need to be high-resolution (except disagree. We all know photography is Results as on July 19, 2014 photo filters and layouts at disposal, GT photo editor, AIS Mayur Vihar, XI A. for publishing), but what matters really is about the ability of a person to capture customisation of photographs is just a click its artistic quality,” says Siddhant Nair, ed- beauty. DSLR or a Smartphone, one Coming Next away. However, the advent of technology Artistic expression or printing magic itor-in-chief, AIS Mayur Vihar. should be able to translate what he has per- has rendered about 40,000 employees at Gone are the days when the ultimate ex- ceived into an image,” says Kushagra Remembering Hiroshima & Kodak jobless and led to the closure of the pression of photography used to be in True beauty Vs small joys Sachdeva, photo editor, AIS Gurgaon 43, Nagasaki camera king. The charm of the 600mm print. You can take a beautiful photograph Smartphone cameras are ideal for casual XII B.G T Caught in his own frame His love for photography made him leave behind a flourishing career. Kaushik Chakravorty not only loves to capture everything beautiful, but also teaches the nuances of photography to amateurs. He opens up to Smita Jain, GT Network about his passion for photography

When did you realise that necessary confidence. My stint at ‘Better Photogra- Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa… the list is end- you were bitten by the phy’ gave me an opportunity to interview some ace less and so are the images. photography bug? photographers. And one fact that popped up time and It was the summer of again during discussion with them was the dearth of You have been featured and honoured by some of 1990s. Unsocial and iso- good photography institutes in India. That’s how the best newspapers. lated right from childhood, ‘Breaking Rules’ was born. I feel honoured to have featured in TOI, HT, Mid Day, I was a super sensitive kid. Mumbai Mirror, NDTV Good Times and Radio One My young athletic aunt who What has been your most challenging assignment ? apart from many websites. However, my major ac- had won a 120mm film Every assignment is a challenge. A photographer complishment is winning the ‘Best Photographer camera in a college sprint could either confidently repeat his best shots, or criti- Award from India’ in Canon Photo Marathon 2009. competition, gave it to me for cally judge his every shot and try something different. a year. That’s how it all began. I belong to the latter category. However one presti- According to you, what is the most important aspect So all my time went into this little gious assignment I would like to mention is shooting of photography- technology, technique, choice of release that I had found. Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he was can- subject or composition? vassing for his party. The images were not for use in A sound knowledge of all these skills and a brilliant Do you believe that photographs speak media, but for his personal collection. I had to dodge know-how of marketing, publicity, branding and louder than the written word? his bodyguards and police to get the best shots. entrepreneurship is a must to meet the needs and Yes, photographs are a good way to document demands of the clients . real life. Nothing comes close to recording a moment Which photographer or photograph has proved in- as perfectly as a photograph. spirational in your life? Do you think that digital imaging technology is When I started with photography, I did not do it be- killing originality in photography? How was ‘Breaking Rules’ born and what makes it cause I loved someone’s photo. In the 1980’s, access Image manipulation is not valued in the photography a hit with photography enthusiasts? to information was very limited as there were a very world. Photography is not about presenting original Once I took up photography as a career, I was fortu- few magazines in the market and photography as a ca- work per se. It is sometimes also about bringing to fore nate to have won a national competition organised by reer was never discussed. I just fancied the camera and the perception of the photographer. Photographers are Canon. The reward was a 15-day international pho- the results it produced. It was while doing post grad- the eyes through which the universe sees itself beau- tography workshop at Mt Fuji. This exposed me to in- uation from Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communi- tifully. Digital imaging has just made the process Kaushik Chakravorty ternational standards in photography and gave me the cation that I opened up to veterans like Ansel Adams, much faster.G T Must not do

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Ruchi Sharma made to stop ul- ‘the unwanted’. In 2011, the district Amity Law School Noida, Faculty trasound clinics administrator of Satara, a district in from conducting Maharashtra, identified 222 such girls uch has been written against sex determina- under the age of 18 and renamed it, yet the preference for tion tests. them.G T Mmale child over female child Though there are reigns supreme. stringent laws to arrest the Laughable laws The lowest low skewed sex ratio from assuming According to the 2011 Census, for mammoth proportion, still an very country has a set of laws In Portugal, it’s against the law to pee every 1000 boys, the number of girls equal and balanced sex ratio that it swears by. Strange but true, in the ocean. stand at a dismal 933. While numbers continues to be a far-fetched Esome of these laws are downright In California, anyone caught selling a have definetely improved, we still have reality. weird or bizarre. Shibani Sen, Amity “smoothie” that has lumps is breaking a long way to go. Law School, Noida sheds light on some the law (Wow! So, who catches them, The ‘burden’ is named laws and regulations that make very lit- the smoothie police?) Aborting Mission Abortion Maharashtra is ranked as one of the tle sense in today’s world. In Maryland, Randy Newman’s song The abortion law was legalised in the five worst states of the country ‘Short people’ is still banned from play- country in 1971.The government of when it comes to the sex ratio. In Florence (Italy), it is against the law ing on the radio. India stipulates that abortion should be The state has adopted an omi- to sit and eat on the footsteps of a church In North Carolina, it is illegal to swear carried out only by medical practition- nous practice, which they be- or anywhere in its courtyard or even on in front of dead people. (Because dead ers possessing desired qualification lieve would give them a son the footsteps of a public building. people have feelings and they don’t like and experience. However, today, abort- when a girl is born instead; In Oklahoma, you can get arrested for people who swear. They can hear you.) ing female fetuses has become such a in many districts of Maha- making ugly faces at a dog. In Logan County, Colorado, USA, it common practice that it has been re- rashtra, the girl child is In Pennsylvania, it’s against the law to is still illegal to kiss a woman while she duced to a commercial face than a named ‘Nakusha’ or tie a dollar bill to a string, place it on the is asleep. (That’s a good one!) medical practice. Further, the Pre Con- ‘Nakushi, hoping that ground and pull it away when someone It is illegal to slap anyone back and ception and Pre Natal Diagnostic Tech- their next-born would be tries to pick it up. forth in Georgia. niques Act (refers to the banned a boy. Nakusha or In Indiana, it’s against the law to dress In Illinois, a car must be driven with a prenatal sex determination) and the Nakushi sounds like an ‘Barbie’ in ‘Ken’s’ clothes. steering wheel. (What else could you Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act everyday name, except that In New Jersey, answering a traffic cop drive it with?) (for safe abortions) have not been in Maharshtra, the name is more who asks “Do you know why I pulled It is illegal to sell or buy cabbage on properly enforced. Besides, it is unfor- than just a name, it is an ugly prac- you over?” by saying, “If you don’t Sundays in New Jersey. tunate that no sincere effort has been tice. Nakushi, by the way, means know, I’m not going to tell you” waran- In England it is illegal to die in the tees an automatic fine of $300. House Of Parliament.G T Opinion The cyber ‘web’ The world of internet is rightly called the web; after all, it is much like the spider’s web

Palak Rohmetra, Amity Law School Noida

an’t live with it, can’t live without it; much has been spoken about the deadly trap of the internet. In fact, Ceven TV shows have begun to talk of cyber crime (read Channel V’s Webbed). Yet, the internet contin- ues to reign supreme over us. While we, in our childhood days Economic were fed on board games and fresh air, today’s kids are fed on Facebook, Twitter, etc, etc, etc. Yes, there is no denial that internet has brought us closer and made our lives easier and more convenient, but it has also made us vul- reservation nerable to misuse of information that is easily accessible (pic- tures/ personal information/ work details or even Facebook statuses that reveal where we are or what we are doing, etc.) thus making us fall prey Sree Harsha Datta G violation of Article 16 of the Indian to fraudulent cyber practices. It is good that we are all tech-savvy, but as Amity Law School, Noida Constitution. The Article speaks of equal netizens, we need to be aware of the employment opportunities in public darker side of the web too. Unfortu- he concept of ‘reservation’ is not sector. But providing caste based nately, we call ourselves netizens, but do Cyber watch messages through communication new in India. It was introduced at reservations in the govt sector is a not know how to surf safe and prevent service, etc Ta time when the Indian Constitu- violation of the Article. Instead, ourselves from being victims of cyber It is good to be net savvy, but equally  Section 66E: Violation of privacy tion was being drafted for the welfare of providing reservations on the basis of crime. While in the real (physical) important to be law savvy to keep  Section 66F: Cyber Terrorism backward classes. But, reservation today economic status could be considered as world, it is still easier to catch hold of a cyber crime at bay.  Section 67B: Punishment for has become a weapon in the hands of it will give economically weaker criminal, on the web (virtual) world, it Here are the few laws, publishing or transmit- politicians who indiscriminately use it to candidates an equal opportunity to is more challenging to do so. the knowledge of ting of material depict- win elections or to create law and order compete for govt jobs or a competitive Over the years, there has been an which, will make you a ing children in problem in any state. exam. This move would benefit a large increase in cyber crimes. A crucial step smarter netizen: sexually explicit act, I, as a law student and citizen of India, section of the society and help in the to ward them off from reaching us is by etc. in electronic form  would like to amend it because there is inclusive growth of the nation. G T being aware of the cyber laws. G T  Section 66: Hack- Section 503 IPC: ing with computer systems , Data Sending threatening messages by Alteration email  Section 66A: Sending offensive  Section 463 IPC: Email Spoofing

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Amity Institute NASA scientist visits AISST for Competitive It was an opportune moment for Amity Institute of Space Science & Examinations Technology when famed technologist from NASA, Dr Kumar Krishen visited it Presents Pic Courtesy: Amity Media Cell Amity Instt of Space Science & Tech r Kumar Krishen, lead technol- Brainleaks-111 ogist from NASA Johnson DSpace Center, visited Amity FOR CLASS XI-XII University for a lecture in June. He spoke passionately on the subject, “New A particle of mass m is subjected Technology Innovations with Potential to a force . If ini- for Space Applications”. The lecture Knowing Dr Krishen tially (t=0) the particle was at rest, saw saw in attendance faculty members; Dr Krishen has authored more than the kinetic energy of the particle as Prof M.S Prasad, director, AISST; Dr R 170 technical papers and reports. The a function of time is given by: C Deka, advisor to the Founder Presi- world-renowned scientist has won (a) (b) dent and Dr Sanjay Singh, director, several awards, medals and com- Amity Institute of Aerospace. mendations from universities, indus- (c) (d) Dr Sanjay Singh felicitates Dr Kumar Krishen try and government organisations. He came, he spoke, he conquered He figures on many a who’s who Last Date: correct entries win Aug 1, 2014 3 attractive prizes The acclaimed scientist drew the ploiting, such as ionic polymer-metal thing into 1/10 of its original weight, lists of the world; Who is Who in attention of one and all through his composite technology, solid state lasers, generating power into spacecrafts fac- America, Who is Who in Science Ans: Brainleaks 110: invigorating words as he offered an time domain sensors and communica- ing particle radiations, temperature, and Technology, Personalities of on the left of x = c exclusive insight into the enchanting tion systems, nano-technology and neu- thermo-cycling, etc. He explained the America and 2000 Outstanding Peo- Name:...... world of space. ral networks. functioning of technologies for both ple of the 20th Century. He was nom- On space missions: Dr Krishen threw On space explorations: Dr Krishen mankind and space innovation such as inated by Governor George W. Bush light on how space missions are deemed threw light on the challenges of space superconductors that are used for rocket and confirmed by the State Senate of Class:...... safe, reliable, cost-effective and highly exploration and how NASA is tackling emission. This technology, he added, Texas to the Texas Board of Licen- productive. He elaborated upon how them. He shared that it was extremely could revolutionise the MRI system. He sure for Professional Medical Physi- School:...... space missions play a significant role in expensive to take every kilogram of concluded with how wavelength tech- cists in 1999 and continues to serve research and space development. matter into space. There were some nology was the revolution that would be on this Board. He has been awarded Send your answers to The Global Times, He then went on to talk about the latest practical difficulties which NASA was available in market in the next 5-10 the Bharat Samman and Hind Rattan. E-26, Defence Colony, - 24 or e-mail your answer at [email protected] technologies that NASA has been ex- working on such as minimising every- years.G T Scholastic Alerts Bakery delight A bakery and confectionary workshop by ASH, AUUP saw students and the faculty whip up yummy delicacies tute of Biotechnology, Amity Law School and Amity In- ternational School, Noida. The workshop also saw spe- cial participation of little chefs Saumya Chauhan, Suhani Students & faculty member in Japan Chauhan and Sanjana Chauhan. The workshop aimed at enhancing the culinary skills of professionals as well as Visit to Japan non-professionals, provided the participants an exciting platform to gain first hand knowledge from the kitchen ive Amity University students, experts. Shobhna Khosla, Gaurav Klain, The sessions were organised in such a way that all the FVinod Vijayasankaran, Yash Institute: Netaji Subhash Institute of Technol- aspects of bakery and confectionery were covered dur- Anand and Urvashi, visited Japan from ogy (NSIT), Delhi, (Affiliated to University of The baking workshop in progress ing the three days. The introductory class covered the May 13-20 as part of the JENESYS 2.0 Delhi) Amity School of Hospitality core concepts and basic techniques of baking cookies and Program. They were accompanied by Courses: B E (Full time) Program: Electronics cupcakes. The second day of the workshop saw the focus Seema Mehta, faculty, Amity School of & Communication Engineering, Computer ith an aim to enhance the culinary skills of its shifting to making handmade chocolates, chocolate Foreign Languages, who was appointed Engineering, Instrumentation and Control students and faculty members alike, Amity éclairs and marshmallows. The chefs taught the partici- supervisor and group leader, along with Engineering, Manufacturing Processes and WSchool of Hospitality, AUUP, organised a pants the basics of working with food, including easy 3 other team leaders, of the team of 94 Automation Engineering, Information bakery and confectionary workshop from May 12-16, tempering techniques, basic forming, flavor infusions, students selected from India for the cul- Technology, Bio-Technology 2014. The first day of the workshop saw Ms Pooja fillings and finishing techniques. On the final day of the tural exchange programme. The stu- Eligibility: Candidates who have been declared Chauhan, Vice Chairperson, Amity Humanity workshop, the participants prepared a chocolate truffle dents stayed with the high school eligible for central counselling by the CBSE and Foundation, boosting the morale of the participants. cake and chocolate praline roulade. students of Japan, where they were wel- placed in the merit /rank list prepared by the The workshop conducted by ASH chefs Ajeet Kumar This workshop was indeed an interesting one since the comed by their host families. CBSE based on JEE (Main) 2014 score and Singh, Pramod Pathak and senior kitchen assistants participants learnt the techniques of mixing batter, 4 students of Amity University have normalized score in Class XII or other Anand Rawat and Preetika Chadha Kaushik, was at- preparing dough, essentials of fermentation, shaping been invited yet again to visit Japan for qualifying examination tended by faculty members and students of Amity Insti- cookies and baking a cake successfully.G T JENESYS later this year.G T Admission Procedure: A candidate has to apply “Online” for registration as per details available on website www.nsit.nic.in. It is mandatory for a candidate to deposit counselling fee from July 4, 2014. Another milestone For further details please, refer to the website Website: www.nsit.nic.in Amity University, MP education in all states of India. The Institute: Central Electrochemical Research event bestows awards for contribu- Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu mity Group of Institutions tion in the field of education with em- Eligibility: The selection of candidates will be added another feather to its phasis on world class research, on the basis of JEE (Main) 2014 All India Rank Aglorious cap with Amity Uni- innovation and enhancing the devel- Online application commencement: July 9, versity, Madhya Pradesh being ad- opment of quality education. The par- 2014 judged the ‘Best Private University in ticipants are judged on the parameters Last date for submission of online MP’ by CMAI Association of India. of recognitions and accreditation, in- application: July 21, 2014 (5:30 PM) The declaration was made in an event frastructure, academic record and Last date for submission of hard copy of organised on May 27, 2014 at Bhopal. value addition activities of the uni- application: July 24, 2014 (5:30 PM) NK Goyal, president, CMAI; Dr versity. It is a matter of pride for the For further details please, refer to the website Akhilesh Pandey, chairman, MP Pri- Amity fraternity as this award has Website: http://www.cecri.res.in/ vate Universities Reguatory Commis- AUMP receives the ‘Best Private University in MP’ Award been bestowed on the university Taruna Barthwal, Manager, sion and Dr Pramod K Varma, within three years of its inception. Amity Career Counselling & Guidance Cell director general, Madhya Pradesh ceived by Lt Gen V K Sharma, AVSM demics, on behalf of the university. The vice chancellor dedicated this Council of Science and Technology, (Retd), vice chancellor, AUMP along The National Technical Excellence award to all HoDs, HoIs, faculty For any query write to us at bestowed the prestigious award upon with Dr Anil Srivastav, registrar and Education Summit is held anually by members and non- teaching staff of [email protected] the university. The award was re- Dr Rajesh Singh Tomar, dean aca- CMAI to promote centres of higher the university.G T

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A spaceship of aliens landed on earth. As a to mission, they decided travel and see various monuments so that they could build the same on their planet. After seeing the Qutub Minar, an alien exclaimed that it looked like their house. MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014 JULY MONDAY, |

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4 some comics AIS Saket share fun. Students of ‘space’ for some for ‘space’ literally endless humour, there is there humour, terrestrial to extra- From alien jokes From ‘comic timing’. some great been a place for been a place Space has always Space has Some comic ‘space’ comic Some sports andnotresttilltheyachievethebest. with pridetoseemy Amitians winlaurelsin der toupgradingtheirpositions.Itfillsmyheart ous rankinglist,continuouslyclimbingthelad- champions whohavealreadymadetothevari- The Global Times highlightssomeofthesechess marjan Negi. The centrespreadinthisissueof we areonthepathofnurturingmanymorePari- ing skillsandimprovingtheirranking,Iamsure With allthechessenthusiastsat Amity display- eral tournamentsinsideandoutsidetheschool. ties tosharpenitfurtherbyparticipatinginsev- and alsoprovidethemwithimmenseopportuni- this gameundertheguidanceofexpertfaculty Amity, specialcareistakento teachtheskillsof ment andsharpeningofthechild’s brain. At an earlyagecangreatlybenefitinthedevelop- Learning chessatschoollevelandthattoofrom and ruleeffectively. think better, performbetteronthebattlefield game thatwouldteachhissonstobeable dian kingaskedhiswisecourtiertodevisea said tohaveevolved1500yearsagowhenanIn- fact, accordingtoanIndianlegend,chesswas problem solvinganddecisionmakingskills.In level enhancestheircriticalthinkingability, ing thisgameearlyinlifeespeciallyatschool tracts childrenofdifferent agegroup.Introduc- board gameofchess,hasaspecialcharmandat- While everysporthassomebenefittooffer, the Chess rules photographer isa Everyone That isthepowerofagreatpicture. photograph movedmanyahearts.Itstilldoes. on thefrontpageofNationalGeographic? The life shot–rememberthestareof Afghan girl the challengeliesincapturingthatlarger than ing everyonetojointhephotoclub.However, pensive, smartphonemakesitcheap,empower- photography strivestobecomeexclusiveandex- in thephotolens. And, amidstthis,astheartof and everymomentanopportunitytobecaptured being uploaded.Everyonearoundisasubject every minute,avalanchesofphotographsare scenario intheworldofphotographywhere This issueofGT, webringtoyouthechanging one care? of empowerment. As forthequality, doesany- camera intheirpocketshasgiventhemasense sudden realisationthattheyarewalkingwitha the celebcapturedintheirmemorycard. This with theirsmallmobilecameras,tryingtoget sionals photographers(holdinghugecameras), find peopletryingtosqueezethroughprofes- high profilepartywithcelebs,andareboundto zen isamobilephotographer. You walkintoa Armed withamobileinhand,todayeveryciti- to fb!It’s, courtesytechnology. to enlarge andboastonthewallofyourbedroom out withtheperfectphotothatyouhavewanted look, youwalkintothisphotoboutique,tocome tomised photoboutiques.Nomatterwhatyou passé. Insteadwhatwehavetodayareelite,cus- sion/passport form.Photostudioshavebecomea Published fortheperiodJuly 21-27,2014 information published,they donotacceptresponsibilityforitsabsoluteaccuracy. those oftheeditorsorpublishers. While theeditorsdotheirutmosttoverify Opinions expressedinGT articlesareofthewritersanddonotnecessarilyreflect 800. distribution andannualsubscriptionof  B-2, Sec63,Noida(UP).EditorMs Vira Sharma. from E-26,DefenceColony, NewDelhi110024 andprinted fromHT MediaLtd, Published andPrintedbyMrR.R. Aiyar onbehalfofDr(Mrs) Amita Chauhan Dr AmitaChauhan Managing Editor Edition: Vol 6,Issue 19 Vira Sharma Chairperson Must not do  the prestigious ArjunaAward.the eral titles,theforemostbeing even thereafter, hewonsev- through hisschoolcareerand excel didnotstopthere. All chess. Parimarjan’s journeyto the youngestGrandmasterof student of AIS Saketbecame At 13,ParimarjanNegi,thena submitted withtheadmis- ried passportsnapclickedtobe visit tostudioonlygetahur- that mosthadmadetheirlast question tomany, Irealised When Irandomlyposedthis picture clicked?Notsure? went toaphotostudioget When wasthelasttimeyou RNI No.DELENG/200930258.Bothforfree or streetanimals. Do notteaseorhitpets G T G T W science booksorprayerbooks.Buthowoftenarethesevirtuespracticed? Gratefulness, gratitude,thankfulness;thesearecommonwordsthatappearinmoral Attitude ofgratitude people, butIndiaisculturallyandso- country withapopulationof6million grounds. Denmarkisaverysmall The twocountriesdiffer onvarious ent fromeachother? How areIndiaandDenmarkdiffer- there isnothinglikethefestive about spicesandaromatics.Buttruly, whereas theIndianpaletteismore used toaproteinintensivediet riety ofcurries, reals,whereas in India, thereareava- breakfast, wehavedairyproducts,ce- The foodinIndiaisverydifferent! For dian cuisine? What didyoulikebestabouttheIn- from theIndo-Danishcamaraderie... XII H A students thatcamecallingattheschoolaspartofaculturalexchangeprogramme Students from AIS NoidainteractedwithaDanishdelegationofteachersand Knowing theDanes parts. cussion withtheirDanishcounter- School, Noidaengagedinagroupdis- students of Amity International tural exchangeprogramme. The tional School,Noidaaspartofacul- and 46studentsvisited Amity Interna- retirement plansaremadeandremade.Simple,we that wecanhaveacareer. Inourprofessionallife, go tocollegeandinwearetaughtstudyso As kids,wearetaughttobestudioussothatcan thought tothepresentmoment. us liveinthepastorfuture,withoutgivingmuch wards anythingoranyone.Perhaps,becausemostof ideology andmostpeopledon’t feelanygratitude to- way ofliving.Onthecontrary, mostdon’t followthis day likeit’s yourfirstdayisconsideredtobeanideal it’s thelastdayofourlifeandwakinguptoanew losophy ofsleepingwithnothingagainstanyonelike Bhaskar but tolivebythem. that thehighestappreciationis nottoutterwords, As weexpressourgratitude, mustneverforget Walk asifyouarekissingtheEarthwithyourfeet. you buildtoovercomeevilandwelcomegood. say yournightlyprayer. And letfaithbethebridge Let gratitudebethepillowuponwhichyoukneelto Rest andbethankful. have, youwillnever, everhaveenough. ing more.Ifyouconcentrateonwhatdon't Be thankfulforwhatyouhave;you'llenduphav- Conversing withstudents Amity SchoolofEngineering& Technology Vishruti Jain bring youexclusiveexcerpts prising ateamof5teachers Gymnasium, Denmark,com- delegation fromRungsted , I F XII everyone withjoyinourhearts. The phi- that natureoffers usandtoembrace e aretaughttobegratefulforeverything Jayant Kumar Baloch pakoras and , Pearls ofWisdomonGratitude Ritwik Kumar XII F . We aremore , Shikha ladoos William Wordsworth Thích NhấtHạnh John F. Kennedy Oprah Winfrey Maya Angelou ! riding theelephant,wehaverelished visiting themesmerising Taj Mahalto have beentoJaipurand Agra. From We arestayinginNewDelhiandwe been apartofyouritinerary? palaces. Which monumentshave gance asareIndianfortsand luxury andarchitecturalextrava- tle arewellknowntheworldoverfor Danish castlessuchasEgeskovCas- heritage anddiversity. heart ishoweverybodyrespectstheir cially diverse. What trulytouchedour GT Reporters(L-R) Vishruti, RitwikandShikhawiththe to leaveallthethoughtsofpastandtomorrowbe- every breathwearebreathinghereandnow?Bestis we nothavegratitudeforthepresentminute- are alwaysonestepaheadofwhereweare. Why can sick, atleastwedidn’t die;so,letusallbethankful. learn alittle,atleastwedidn’t getsick,andifwegot a lottoday, atleastwelearnedalittle,&ifdidn’t Let usriseupandbethankful,for ifwedidn’t learn would beenough. If theonlyprayeryousaidwasthankyou,that prayer andwornwiththanks. Those blessingsaresweetestthatwonwith for thegrowingplantandsoulofchild. essary rawmaterial,butwarmthisthevitalelement our humanfeelings. The curriculumissomuch nec- teachers, butwithgratitudetothosewhotouched One looksbackwithappreciationtothebrilliant Danish delegation acter buildingofstudents.Meeting changes playanintegralroleinchar- We undoubtedlyagreethatculturalex- tribute tocharacterbuilding? How doexchangeprogrammescon- Conversing withteachers country again. beautiful sightsofthis back andenjoythe made useagertocome has heritage. This the tasteofIndian Thomas Goodwin Meister Eckhart Carl Jung Buddha THE GLOBAL TIMES |MONDAY, JULY 21,2014 Muse born withit. ing, remembertobegratefulforthenewdaythatis bend itlikeBeckham.Nexttimeyouseethesunris- that reachestheirheart.Nexttimeyoukickaball, So nexttimeyoumeetyourfriend,givethemahug years likeyouhavemetanewperson. the joyofbeingwithsomeoneyouhaveknownfor everyday likeyouareplayingforthefirsttime.Or tine asfeelingthejoyofenjoyingasportyouplay a greatwaytoenjoylife.Itcanbesomethingasrou- a newdayandeveryexperienceis Gratitude, togetherwiththebeliefthateverydayis of waterisgratitudesimplified. to thealmightyafterdinner, sayingthanksforaglass long after;wishingeveryoneagooddayorpraying Having gratitudeissimpleanditsbeautylingerson the onlysteponeshouldlearnandfollow. hind andhavegratitudetowardslifeitself,whichis good job. Congratulations! Ourschoolsare doingavery school’s Top 10isoneof thebest. Students excelinalmostevery fieldandeach many studentswhoneedalittle extrapush. too.The Top 10issueis a greatmotivationfor the achievementsof ACSF and AERC, isamazing Amitian connect!Page6 Amity, whichhighlights first page.Howintricatelyitapplaudsthe Amity- research for Amity avows, Amitians vowonthe There musthavebeenawheelbarrowfullof our schools. upbeat reportsonthegoodthingshappeningin life inmedia,butGT isrefreshingwithpositive, Schools. We see somuchofthenegativeside achievements issueof Amity International Thanks forsuchupliftingcoverageinthe Top 10 Dear Editor, G T G GT M@il the worldhastooffer. world, experienceitandknowwhat Explore theworld.Learnfrom students? What isyourmessagetoIndian for abettertomorrow. as theyareinarguably thetorchbearers for theyouthtocrossculturalborders Denmark fromthistrip,theywillbe a globalfamily. When theyreturnto of globalisationinknittingpeopleinto understand theworldandinfluence students anopportunitytoexploreand Our primaryobjectivewastogiveour gation’s visittoIndia? What weretheobjectivesofdele- grew upinandviceversa. about thecountryandculturethey give theDanesafreshperspective Indians andexploringtheirculturewill GT teachercoordinator, AIS Gur 46 T asked towriteonthetopic, “India andGlobalisation: Ad- vantages andDisadvantages”. programmes areagoodway What canIndianstudents learn fromtheDanes? The DanishcanteachtheirIn- dian friendshowtoattaina new outlookontheworld.I believe thattheseexchange Editorial G Shalini Narang T 5 THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014 THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014 7 6 Chess Special Chess Special Mapping the black and white chequered board C H E CK M A T E with success stories galore, the chess prodigies of Amity have great Arnab Mullick Yash Joshi V A, AIS Vas 6 achievements to their VIII A, AIS Vas 6  1st position & trophy in Distt Chess credit. Here's presenting Championship (U 9 boys), 2013; selected 2nd position in Delhi Open and Students Chess for UP State Championship Tournament, 2014 some of the chess super  1st position & trophy in Distt Rapid & Blitz 6th position in 3rd National School Chess Championship (U 13 boys), 2013 Championship. 2014 stars of the school... nd  2 position, trophy & cash award of Rs  4th position in UP State (U 11), 2013 800 in 2nd Saturday Delhi Challenge Rohan Gupta ChessTournament (Under 10 Boys), 2013 X C, AIS Mayur Vhar

Vinayak Seth Best Delhi Player- Branium FIDE Other Rated Chess Tournament 2014 XI C, AIS Mayur Vihar 2nd in Delhi Braingames Competition, 2013 1st in Delhi Brain Games Tournament, 2013  Best Unrated player in Delhi State champs!  U 13 State Champion, 2009 Open FIDE Rated Chess  U 15 State Runner Up, 2009 Tournament, 2013  Got his rating in Under 13 Nationals, 2008 Best Unrated player in NHPC AIS Noida International FIDE Rated Chess FIDE Ranking: 1721 Tournament Vishesh Agarwal, IX A FIDE Rating: 1257 FIDE Rating: 1603 FIDE Rating: 2645 nd st FIDE Rating: 1595  2 in 1 Naurang Active Chess Series (Under 12 Shramik Rawal Open), 2012  X J, AIS Noida Represented India in World Youth Chess Championship (Under 12), 2012 Parimarjan Negi  Represented India in 8th Asian Schools of AIS Saket, Parimarjan Negi Championship (U 13), 2012 Gursimar S Arneja, VI M A(born February 9, 1993) is the youngest  1st position in DCA AAI Chess Championship FIDE Rating: 1336 chess grandmaster from India and the second (U 20), 2012  1st in Cambridge Inter School Team Championship,  1st position in 18th GCA Invitational Chess youngest grandmaster (GM) in the world. U 10, 2012 With his inborn talent and natural flair for the Tournament (U 15 Open), 2012  2nd in Delhi State Inter School Team Championship, game, Parimarjan started learning chess when  1st position in 15th GCA Students Chess he was just 5 years old. Studying at Amity FIDE Rating: 1516 Tournament (U 13 Open), 2012 U 10, 2012 turned out to be a boon for him because the school encouraged and supported him in his Dhruva R Datta Vantika Agarwal Harmeet Thukran AIS Gurgaon 43 chess journey thoughout and at the same time VII G, AIS Noida XI A, AIS Gur 43 helped him balance his academics very well. IV C, AIS Saket In 2005, Negi earned his third and final In- Sabhya Bhushan, X D  nd nd nd ternational Master at the Sort Interna- 2 position in National (U 11 girls) Chess • Ranked 2 in Haryana state 2 position and trophy in Distt. Juniors & Sub Juniors st tional Open Chess Tournament in  Best Under 7 player in NHPC International Championship, 2013 •1 in District Juniors & Sub Juniors Chess Chess Championship (U 15 girls), Gurgaon, 2013 and  Qualified to represent India in World Youth Championship (U 15) 2013 & selected for Sort, Spain. In 2006, at the age of 13, he be- FIDE Rating Chess Tournament, 2013; won selected for State Chess Championship 2013 Chess Championship, 2014 state championship came the second-youngest GM ever when he cash prize of Rs 5000 and a trophy  nd  st 2 in District School Games Chess Championship(U earned his third and final GM norm at the 5th position in Amity Delhi State Chess Delhi State Champion – U 13 girls, 2013; U 12 •1 in District School Games Chess 17 Girls), 2013 and selected for State School Games Chelyabinsk Region Superfinal Champi- Festival (U 7) 2013 Rapid Chess, 2013; U 11 girls, 2013 Championship(U 17), 2013 & selected for  St Chess Championship 2013-14 onship at Satka, . In 2010, the gov- Best Woman Player of Delhi Award in Senior FIDE Rating: 1543 state level and 1 in State School Games Chess ernment of India conferred on him the State Chess Championship, 2013 FIDE Rating: 1840 Championship, 2013 & selected for national level Arjuna Award, the highest sports honour in AIS Gurgaon 46 the country. Currently, his FIDE rating is Parikshit Singh 2645. Sparsh Bisht X A, AIS Gur 43 Sagar Malik, XII  Top international performances KG A, AIS Gur 43 Participated & selected for nationals in CBSE North  Joint Winner Cappelle de Grande Participated in Distt. Juniors & Sub Juniors Zone II Chess Championship 2012-13, U 19 team International Open Chess, France, 2013 2nd position in 3rd National School Chess Chess Championship (U 15), Gurgaon, 2013  Winner of DC International, Virginia, Championship, 2014  Participated in 29th Haryana State Open Devpriya Bhargava, III F USA, 2013 Youngest player to participate in National U Chess Championship 2013  1st position in Distt Chess Championship  Winner, Asian Continental Chess 7 Chess Championship, 2013  1st in Inter Amity Junior Boys School Team (U 7 Girls), 2012 Championship, Vietnam, 2012 4th position in 2nd Velammal National School Chess Championship Cluster-IV, Gur, 2013  Joint Winner, Parsvnath International FIDE Rating: 1511 Chess Championship, U 5, 2013 FIDE Ranking: 1113  3rd in Inter Amity Seniors School Team Open Chess Championship, Delhi, 2011 Chess Championship held at AIS MV, 2013 AIS Vasundhara 1  Winner, Malaysian Open Chess Tournament, , 2009 Vaishnavi Thakur Stuti Gupta, VII B  Joint Winner of the World Open 2008 IX H, AIS Gur 46  19th in State Juniors & Sub Juniors Chess in USA  Rated 1st in state in 2013  ELO rating – 2445, highest in his Adithyaa Sunder Saksham Chauhan Championship, U 15, 2013  1st position, trophy & cash award of Rs 2000 category in the world, 2005 in Naurang Memorial International Chess IX B, AIS Vas 1 VIII B, AIS Vas 1  Maiden International Grandmaster norm Championship, New Delhi, 2012 Raj Lakshmi, III B at Hastings Master Chess Congress at  9th position in State Juniors & Sub nd  1st in Distt. Juniors & Sub Juniors Chess  2 position & trophy in Distt Chess Championship, U Hastings, UK, 2005  14th position in State Juniors & Sub Juniors Juniors Chess Championship (U 15) at Championship (U 13), 2012 and selected for 9 Girls, 2013 Chess Championship (U 15) at Noida, 2013 Noida, 2013 state championship.  1st position & trophy in the 1st Gurgaon All FIDE Ranking: 2161 AIS Vasundhara 6 India Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament, FIDE Rating: 1966 2012 Vrinda Singhal, IX A Vaibhavi Thakur Aradhya Garg Manan Rai  4th position & cash award of XII, AIS Gur 46 VIII E, AIS PV Rs 400 in state juniors & sub juniors Chess X B, AIS PV Championship (U 15 girls ) at Noida, 2013  5th position and trophy in 5th Open State Chess • Rated 1st in state in 2013  Delhi government felicitated him with a 1st in the rating category in 2nd Gurgaon Open Championship (U 16 girls) at Ghaziabad, 2013 •1st in Distt. Juniors & Sub Juniors Chess cheque of Rs 66,000 in June 2014 for his International Grand Master Chess Championship (U 15), 2012; selected for achievements (2012-2013) Tournament, 2014 state championship  He will represent Delhi in the Nationals for U 1st in Delhi State U 15 & U 17 Chess AIS Mayur Vihar •1st in State Juniors & Sub Juniors Chess 15, U 17 and U 19 categories Championships 2013 Championship (U 15) 2012 1st prize, trophy and cash prize of 1st in U 15 All India at Gurgaon International Devashish Gupta, VII A • 1st in the 1st Gurgaon All India Open FIDE Rated FIDE Rating: 1557 Rs 1,00,000/- in NHPC FIDE Rated Open, 2012  3rd prize in Botwinik Chess Tournament, 2013 Chess Tournament, 2012 (U 15) championship, 2013  6th prize in Yashoda Devi Memorial tournament Must not do

THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014 8 Do not push or run against people. Mosaic Senior Face your challenges!

Storywala Illustration: Shireen Chanana He listened in terror to a voice, AIS PV, XII D paralysed by shock. That couldn’t be... God?

pity His followers, to help them in need. Then why was He making his life a liv- ing hell? “You know nothing about liv- ing in a hell.” He listened in terror to a Anushka voice, paralysed by shock. That couldn’t be... God? “I can’t say I am sorry for making your life miserable. This is your path, child. You have to walk it alone. This is your destiny. Accept it, and fight.” Fancy sandwich He was distracted the rest of the evening. As he sat on his bed, he pondered over Anushka Mishra  Spread the mixture on the bread those words. They had said “This is your Amitasha Noida, IX slices evenly. destiny. Accept it and fight.” And he did.  Take lettuce leaves and put them on He worked hard for the rest of the Ingredients one of the bread slices. semester, trying to make amends. But Bread ...... 2 slices  Place cucumber slices and tomato most importantly, he stopped cursing. Butter ...... 2 tbsp slices on the bread. Muskaan Mendiratta, AIS PV, X B had to be stopped. But how could he stop There was always a smile on his face, Mayonnaise ...... 2 tbsp  Mix black pepper powder, white them from messing up with him? He had and his voice was imbued with Lettuce ...... 2 leaves pepper powder and salt in a bowl ishal was suffering endlessly in no courage. confidence. He made friends with the Cucumber ...... 5-6 slices and then sprinkle it evenly on the his new school as he was being He still remembered the first day he had bullies with his witty answers, and Tomato ...... 5-6 slices bread slice. Vmocked repeatedly. This had joined the school. A new school meant studied hard and topped the class. His Black pepper & white pepper..to taste  Now place the other slice of bread been going on for months, but Vishal did new surroundings, he understood that. helpfulness made him a favourite in the Salt...... to taste on the top of the first one. not tell anyone about it. He took out his But he was not expecting this. He had Class. Carrot, capsicum, spring onion and  Next, cut the brown edges of the carefully saved pocket money and been trying hard to build his reputation Gradually, he made friends with parsley ...... for garnishing bread slices and cut the sandwich in handed it over to the bullies. They re- in the new school, but it was of no con- everyone and no one harassed him. a triangular shape. leased their grip on his shoulders. As he sequence. He cursed everyone for mak- One night, just before sleeping, he went Method  Serve the sandwich in a plate relaxed his shoulders, Vishal winced. ing his life miserable. He cursed the kids out in the balcony, and looked up at the  Take two bread slices. garnished with carrot, tomato, They had been hurting him, mocking in the school and his parents for enrolling stars with a smile and whispered, “Thank  In a bowl, add butter and mayon- spring onion and parsely sliced in him, and stripping him of his belongings him in it. Most of all, he cursed God. He you”. For it really was He, who spoke to naise and mix well. the shape of a flower. since the day he joined. He knew that this was supposed to be merciful and kind; to him that day.G T POEMS Tee quotes Nobility has no room

There are no for pretense shortcuts

Erica Gulati, AIS MV, XI C footpaths. to any place Just a dream worth With malevolence in her tone, said she- Well, this was indeed my soft side. “Charity? Humanity? Sympathy? going! Oh! Leave it! These are the words of a great man, Then a small boy, a pauper I saw, begging for the Kanika Mohan, AIS Noida, XII K the sole reason for my survival on this earth is few pennies in my hand, communal well-being.” I found him pesky and with ignorance and arro- Dreams have a world of their own, Oh shut the crap, lady! You need introspection, gance, hushed him away! they can show you little everyday things, you think too highly of yourself! And yet with no regrets, I walked past him, and people you’ve never known. You donate only to flaunt, you sympathise to boost with my head held high. They unravel the mysteries set deep within your mind, your soul! show you almost anything, you never know what you may find. Limitations Walking ahead, proud. They can be so real and yet so fake, live only in You must be wondering who I am, A Porsche I saw, in a moment you’re in one and in the next you’re awake. perhaps a nobody to say this. I was filled with the desire to buy it. They’ll show you what you want to see, our minds! Probably, you could be right! I am someone who overwhelmed with the determination to earn it. taking you away from reality. has just struck realisation. And when you wake, your heart will break, Not a hooligan, not an altruist. With all these thoughts vivid in my mind, knowing that it was just a dream. I am someone who has questioned her own fidelity. I thought to myself, Dreams don’t work unless you do, I thought that I would revolutionise the society “Will I spend my only bucks on the paupers I saw you need to chase them to make them come true. when I grow up, or on the Porsche, I aspire for?” It’s better to live your own dreams than those of another man, no deprivation no brutality- my dream. I wonder what kind of a person I am, and unless you wake up, you can never do all that you can. T-shirts are like mobile billboards that though not haughty, I’m not noble either. They’ll show you what you can be, turn the street into the world's biggest art Then one fine day, I found taking you towards reality. gallery! So go grab one and flaunt your my eyes gloomy and filled with sympathy So, dear lady! Before you claim to be lordly, And when you wake, see what you can make witty and headturner T-shirts. as I saw poor people nurturing themselves on the introspect as nobility has no room for pretense. of something that was just a dream.G T

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Pristine beauty The solemn touch In tune with nature Do not be selfish, share all your things THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014 with friends and siblings. Mosaic 9 Must not do Junior

Illustration: Aditi Banerji, AIS Noida, VI J A scary night

Collette screamed very loudly. At this, John and Pamela ran down the stairs saying, “Boo!” and started laughing.

She tiptoed towards the bed quietly. As soon as she switched off the bedroom light, she heard the tinkling of ghungroos coming from the terrace. “Ghosts!” she thought and turned white with fear! As she crouched near the bed, as if to prevent her worst fears from coming true, the sound stopped mysteri- ously. ‘Huh!’ she breathed a sigh of relief. But, a few minutes later, she heard the tinkling sound again! Collette was very scared now; she called out to her siblings softly trying to wake them up, but they didn’t budge. They were fast asleep. She didn’t want to call her parents who were Ravina Rastogi sleeping comfortably on the second floor, for they might laugh at her cowardice. The ghungroos began to ring even louder. Gathering whatever courage she could muster, Collette slowly Strawberry smoothie peeped towards the terrace but suddenly the lights of the stair- Short Story case started to go on and off. She was terrified! The lights Ravina Rastogi, AIS Saket, II B  Add strawberry and honey into the began to blink faster and faster. milk and blend it well. You can Collette screamed loudly. At this, John and Pamela ran down Ingredients also put some crushed ice in it if Aditi Banerji, AIS Noida, VI J the stairs saying, “Boo!” and started laughing. The siblings Milk (cold) ...... 100 ml you like. had played a nasty joke on Collette. So who was sleeping on Strawberries...... 4  Now pour the mixture in a glass. s usual, Collette was studying up late, preparing notes the bed under the sheets? Pillows! It was Collette’s turn to Strawberry ice-cream...... ½ cup  Add strawberry ice-cream to it and for the next day’s class. She stretched and yawned, laugh and say, “Ah, what a scary night!”G T Honey...... 1 tsp stir well. Aturning to see the time. The clock showed 1:30 am!  Garnish it with strawberry or kiwi.  “Time to hit the bed,” Collette thought and made her way to So, what did you learn today? Method Your yummy strawberry smoothie the third floor bedroom where her siblings John and Pamela  Pour the cold milk in a mixer. is ready to serve! A new word: Crouched. Meaning: To stoop were fast asleep. It’s Me POEMS I dream want to become a good with lots of love. Ihuman being. I want to be Delightful spring a responsible individual and What a beautiful world, the God made for me. face the world with courage, The fresh spring breeze, It’s a lot of fun, determination and moral val- will touch our face, to be just me. ues. I pray to God to light my and we will be able to path and make me strong to feel the pleasant sun rays. achieve my dream. The birds will be singing with joy! The voice As if they are kids with a new toy. Avya Goyal Oh! Don’t you think it will be fun? of a tree AIS Gur 43, KG When we’ll eat the yummy bun? My name: Ashwat Kaura Tanvi Vijh, AIS Noida, VII I My birthday: December 9, 2008 Spring has arrived, My school: AIS Saket spring has arrived, The voice of a tree, so loud, so clear, My class: KG B everyone will experience delight! then why is it no one stops to hear I like: Chocolate and ice cream it screaming and screeching at the I dislike: Extra homework top of its voice, My favourite book: Winnie the Pooh Just me! crying and shrieking and making My favourite subject: Math Lavanya Senthil, AIS MV, IV A shrill noise. My favourite game: Football Sejal Khatri, AIS Gur 46, II F Some are the angels who sowed and My favourite mall: Select Citywalk, Saket Spring has arrived, planted, My favourite food: Pizza and French fries the trees are going to feel alive, If I am a bird, but some are the devils who take My best friend: Shivam Gupta the kids will now be able to play, I will fly so high. them for granted. My favourite teacher: Pallavi ma’am all of them will feel happy & gay. If I am a flower, They uproot and cut them and carve My favourite poem: Little Miss Muffet I will have colours of joy. them to sell, I want to become: A pilot The animals that hibernated, they destroy the planet and make the I want to feature in GT because: I want will get out of their home, If I am a river, world hell. everyone to know that I am a proud Amitian. will stop feeling lazy, I will have a lovely dove. The voice of a tree remains unheard, and will feel free to roam. But I am Sejal, each sentence, every single word.G T Floral extravaganza

o encourage children to appreci- Illustration: Suhani Mittal, AIS PV, I D Illustration: Danika Batra ate the beauty of nature, AIS AIS PV, I D TPushp Vihar organised an excur- Anamay sion to Mughal Gardens, Rashtrapati AIS Vasundhara 1, I C Bhavan for Class I students on February 20, 2014. Enthusiastic to the hilt, the Teacher: Why did the scientist install children were happy to explore the a knocker on his door? world of flowers. They enjoyed the sce- Ankur: Because he wanted to win nic beauty and visited the herbal garden, the No-Bell prize!! bonsai garden and rose garden and learnt about different herbs and flowers. Father: Mohit, where do you stand in It was endearing to see blooming flow- the class? ers all around. The fountains dancing to Mohit: In a corner, facing the wall the tunes of the national song Vande dad. Mataram, a sight to behold. It was a day of fun and learning for all. Radhika: What is harder than a dia- Here is how some little ones described mond? their experience of the excursion. herbs. It was an amazing experience. Seema: Paying the bill for it! Mihika Kumar, I D I really liked the different coloured Ria: Which is the slipperiest country tulips. The best was red tulip. I loved the beautiful roses in the rose in the world? Suhani Chauhan, I A garden. The white iceberg rose was my Ruchi: Greece! favourite.G T I learnt the names of many flowers and Mahi Malhotra, I D

compete witharound2400studentsfrom30countriesacrosstheworld Amitians makeahugemarkat WSC, winning12prestigiousawardsasthey U third position. ond and AIS Noida& AIS Saketinthe followed by AIS Pushp Vihar inthesec- winners’ trophy inMix Team Problem, problem. AIS Gurgaon 46liftedthe ideas usedinsolvingthelong term tra Fusca Award forthemostcreative while AIS Gurgaon 46wonRana- ideas for themostcreativeon-the-spot Pushp Vihar baggedtheOMER Award April 24-30,2014atSlovakia. AIS pated intheEuroFestofOotM,from Amity InternationalSchoolspartici- Ten teamscomprising70studentsfrom petition intheworld,launchedbyUSA. the firstcreativeproblem-solvingcom- form isOdysseyoftheMind(OotM), culcate scientifictemper. Onesuchplat- students tothinkinnovativelyandin- (ACSF) provides Amity’s ChildrenScienceFoundation person, Amity GroupofSchools, S tional Schoolsparticipated Who: Where: When: What: World Scholar’sCup triumphs@ Amity OotM EuroFestand World Fair Amitians wonlaurelsgaloreatboth Odyssey oftheMind from scholar’s debates,writing, interesting hands-onactivitiesranging The studentsparticipatedinagamutof community buildingactivity. Sentosa islandforScavengerHunt,a Thereafter, participantsweretakento the Children’s ChoirofSingapore. Secrecy’ andculturalperformancesby crets andLeaks: The DilemmaofState Yale-NUS Collegeandauthorof‘Se- Sagar, professorofPoliticalScience, tured akeynotespeechbyDrRahul The openingceremonyoftheeventfea- tional ResearchCentre(AERC). WSC, undertheaegisof Amity Educa- tians gottheopportunitytoparticipatein while discussingrelevantissues. Ami- ages studentstodiscovernewstrengths tional academictournamentthatencour- interna- from 30countries. WSC isan saw theparticipationof2400students niche forthemselves. The megaevent, (WSC), heldatSingaporeandcarveda Must not do Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan,Chair- nder theableguidanceof round of World Scholar’s Cup Schools participatedintheglobal tudents from Amity International 71 studentsfrom Amity Interna- World Scholar’s Cup June 23-29,2014 Amity showcasethebestofIndianculture atODMWorld Fair Singapore OotM EuroFest G AERC T opportunities toenable in yourmouth. Do notspeakwithfoodordrink Park, nightsafariandRaffles Streetre- visits totheJurongBirdPark,Merlion A wellorganised citytour, comprising thoroughly enjoyedbythestudents. one. A prom-likegaladanceatZoukwas the talentshow, wasapplauded byevery- Pushp Vihar and AIS Gurgaon 46during ence. The danceperformanceby AIS lenges andproblemsbeforealiveaudi- race tosolvecreativeacademicchal- joyed theScholar’s Bowl,ahigh-stakes show, flagmarch,etc. They speciallyen- Scholar’s Bowl,amulti-culturaltalent national teams. and buddyteamsattachedwith inter- tural exchangethroughthe World Fair teams alsogotopportunitiesfor cul- their creativepresentation. Amity standing ovationfromthejudges for Noida and AIS Gurgaon 46gota inthecategory. Teams AIS 40 teams AIS Noidawasranked12thamongst teamfrom consecutive year. The junior won thebestFloat Award forthe4th and studentsfromotherIndianschools, Amitians fined longtermproblems. and providedcreativesolutionsto5de- well asUSA participatedinthefair, Over 830teamsfrom25countriesas fromMay27toJune1,2014. USA Iowa StateUniversityCampus, Ames, Fair ofOdysseytheMindheldin dents, participatedinthe35th World F tional Schoolscomprising26stu- our teamsfrom Amity Interna- Excited Amitians convergeattheglobalround of WSC atSingapore OotM WorldFair A participated innationalworkshop olympiad; 150studentsfromDelhi/NCR Kyrgyzstan participatedininternational Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Who: Where: When: Olympiad Workshop Olympiad; 16thNationalMathematics What: tion ofover150 studentsfromClass VI also organised whichsaw theparticipa- Mathematics Olympiad Workshop was Biology. Simultaneously, 16th National Physics, Chemistry, Mathematicsand annual Amity InternationalOlympiad in Science Olympiadsorganised thethird Renu Tandon, Pushp Vihar.AIS AIS Noida;DebjaniDas, AIS Saketand Joshi, SunitaMehta&SmithaRaman, & MadhuUppal, AIS Gurgaon 46;Reeta Sethi, AIS Gurgaon 43;KusumKapoor escorted bytheirteachers.Sangeeta Accompanying teachers out dinneratSingaporeFlyer. rating tourconcludedwithawelllaid the NationDaycelebration. The exhila- eye catchingmarch-pastrehearsalfor also gottheopportunitytowitnessan juvenated theparticipants.Participants Olympiad Workshop sawstupendousparticipation Amity InternationalOlympiad&NationalMathematics Olympiad marathon Chairperson withother dignitariesand studentsatthevaledictoryfunction amination and Amity Centre for mity InstituteforCompetitiveEx- Over 210studentsfromIndia, May 19-24,2014 Amity University, UttarPradesh 3rd Amity International 3rd Amity AICE : Amitans were : Amitans G T guest. Manygreat luminarieswerepres- ences, DRDOpresided overasthechief entist anddirectorgeneral,Life Sci- Dr ManasK.Mandal,distinguished sci- Chairperson, Amity GroupofSchools as graced byDr(Mrs) Amita Chauhan, Held onMay24,thevaledictory was were alsoropedintoimparttraining. Dr S. V. Eswaran,StStephen’s College, learners astalentedscholarslikescientist kindle scientifictemperoftheyoung The organisers leftnostoneunturnedto the mantleofmentorsandtrainers. sity, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu,takingon Srikanth, associatedean,SastraUniver- javur, Tamil Nadu and Prof.Dr. R. Kanan, dean,SastraUniversity, Than- with mathematicsscholarsProfDrK The workshopwasaresoundingsuccess to XIIfromschoolsacrossDelhi/NCR. gional round onDec16-17,2014 Amity ishosting WSC 2015Delhire- Chandra, Pushp Vihar,AIS Shreya VII; Pratyush Srivastava,GauravRamtri,X Awards &accolades Top scoringteamin Yale Qualifier: Top scoringteamin Yale Qualifier: Devyani Goel, AIS Saket,IX; Aditya Bhavika Anand, XI, AIS Gurgaon 46 Top scorer inScholar’s Challenge Aashna Wadhawa, Noida, VIII AIS Pratyush Srivastava, AIS Noida,X and RoopSawhney, X, AIS Noida Shreya Dasgupta, AIS Gurgaon 46 Abhay Polamarasetty, AIS PV, XI Tanya Chaturvedi, AIS Noida,XI Grishma Purewal, AIS Noida,XI Prisha Singh,X; Angad Singh& Dasgupta, AIS Gurgaon 46, VII; Valedictory function Top scorer medalinschool Top scorer inwriting Top scorer inwriting Top scorer inschool School Lounge Overall topscorer Junior Division Senior Division THE GLOBAL TIMES International Schools. scientists andmathematicians of Amity while sharingtheachievements of young persons of AICE andmentor teachers congratulated thestudents, resource at theevent.Dr(Mrs) Amita Chauhan special mentionawardsweregiven away medals, cashprizes,certificates and Over 120gold,silverandbronze ics Olympiad Workshop. Olympiad andtheNationalMathemat- vided aninsightintotheInternational Meenakshi Rawal,director, AICE, pro- SV Eswaran,StStephen’s College. chological Research(DIPR),DRDO;Dr dran, director, DefenceInstituteofPsy- Research (ICMR);ProfKRamachan- sion (IHD),IndianCouncilofMedical Kumar, head,InternationalHealthDivi- DrMukesh toIndia; of Kazakhstan ambassador Kuanyshev, Daulat cellency ent ontheoccasion,includingHisEx- Hands-on trainingattheworkshop I national/winners2014/india6/ tion/scientistforaday13thedition/inter- http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/educa- national/winners2014/india2/ tion/scientistforaday13thedition/inter- http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/educa- read atthefollowinglinks: rings.” The winningessayscanbe their thoughtsaboutSaturnandits schools forencouragingthemtowrite ulate eachandeverywinnertheir and selectedthem.Iheartilycongrat- panel ofjudgescarefullyevaluated the futurescientistsbutaneminent to evaluatethesewonderfulessaysof Contest, wrote,“Itwasanuphilltask dinator, NASA ScientistforaDay ners, RatneshDwivedi,nationalcoor- In hiscongratulatorymailtothewin- the prestigioushonour. and finally, 6essayswereselected for schools abroad,13wereshortlisted schools acrossIndiaandIndian entries receivedfrommorethan3500 on theNASA website.Outof2730 essays andphotographsbeingposted winner’s certificates,alongwiththeir Contest, 2014. They havereceived winners inNASA’s ScientistforaDay Pushp Vihar, VIII Aadjudged were Synchro and Aditya N Tripathi, AIS viz, SonakshiPundir, AIS Saket,XII, ing rightwhenessaysoftwostudents, NASA contest Amitians win | the mind. Amitians provedthesay- t issaidthatthepenswordof MONDAY, JULY 21,2014 Wassup G T 11 Must not do Do not sit with your elbow or feet on the table. THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014 All top quotes compiled by 12 Aryaveer, AIS Vasundhara 1, IV A Bag Pack It’s your Day! It’s your Day

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