22nd October, 2008 Page - 1 - DIRECTOR GENERAL’S MESSAGE LEAFING THRU… Director General’s Message Sprouts: House Journal Society’s Note Bouquet: Posy of Poems Hindi English Mizo Tamil Fragrance: Eclectic Prose Hybrid: Laugh Riot Garland: Societies’ Round-Up Camouflage: Guess Who? Pollen Grains: Puzzles Nursery Bed: Birthdays The Ma(i)ze: Cross Word EDITORIAL TEAM Canopy: Overview of Events DG’s Nominee : Mr. R. Venkata Ramana Secretary : Ms. Shikha Lal Blossoms: Cartoons n’ Caricatures Executive Members: Ms. Anita R Mr. Kartikeya Goel Ms. Nirmalamati Maisnam Petals: Classifieds Mail your feedback / queries / suggestions/ contributions to [email protected] Copyright @ 2008, MCR HRD IAP, HYDERABAD This Newsletter is for internal circulation only. 22nd October, 2008 Page - 2 - We are especially thankful to our D.G.’s nominee, Mr. R. Venkata Ramana, for his enthusiasm, continued support and SPROUTS encouragement. Needless to say, we remain indebted to the Note From House Journal Society administration and office staff at MCR HRD IAP for helping us at various stages of this journal’s publication. Dear Readers, We are also grateful to our colleague, Mr. Abhimanyu Singh We take pride in presenting the very first edition of the House Yadav, who helped type some of the Hindi articles, ensuring Journal of the 82nd Foundation Course Batch at Dr. Marri their originality and completeness. Channa Reddy Human Resource Development Institute of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. Special thanks go out to all those who contributed articles enthusiastically, without whose contribution this publication The House Journal Society, soon after its formation and would not have seen the light of day. The varied voices are a subsequent first meeting, had invited suggestions from fellow manifestation of the reservoir of talent and creativity that resides Officer Trainees to come up with a suitable title for the Journal. within a diverse pool of 184 individuals - reflective of a SLICE of Out of the thirteen suggestions received, the name was INDIA. Our ideas and thoughts, showcased through , offer unanimously selected. stands for the seedling that has the a snapshot of young and responsible India. is our window potential to grow into a mighty and life-nurturing tree…it is a sort to the world and also allows others a peek into the life, times and of new beginning… the nursery of life… just like the situation we thoughts of all of us, as a group. are in, signifying our entry into the Civil Services, the first stepping stone in our service to the nation. Moreover, we are the We solicit the continued flow of articles for the second edition in first batch to undergo Foundation Course at Dr. MCR HRD IAP, November (By then, you will have relevant matter from Trekking, Hyderabad. So, we are literally at the stage of our careers. Cross Country Race, AK Sinha Memorial One-Act Play, Village It also signifies a historic moment for Dr. MCR HRD IAP, Visit and other regular campus events to write about). More Hyderabad, which has been especially identified by the importantly, we seek your feedback (bouquets / brickbats), so Government of India to conduct the Foundation Course for the that we can keep shaping as per your choice. Civil Services Officer Trainees. For the tech savvy, we are hosting on the Institute’s The germination-cum-growth potential, inherent in is website www.hrdiap.gov.in. The Society’s e-mail id is represented in the logo design on the cover page, in the form of “[email protected]”. We request you to send your a seedling and associated tendrils. This also accounts for our contributions / feedback directly to it. choice of colour combinations and the naming scheme used in the captions / sub-headings throughout the journal. Besides this, Hope you enjoy reading the first edition of as much as we the cover page also has symbolic representations of all the enjoyed the process of getting it ready for you. Central (Group A) Civil Services, whose Officer Trainees are part of the 82nd Foundation Course here in Hyderabad. This just So, until the next edition, Take Care and Happy Reading !!! shows the diversity present in our batch; the cover page is a reflection of that fact. “ ” in Devanagri script (in the logo) implies that the House Journal is meant not only for creative writings in English, but also in all the diverse languages that make up the unique cultural fabric of our nation. As can be seen in this edition itself, we have incorporated articles and poems in different Indian languages, in addition to English, depicting our linguistic diversity. We invite more contributions from all our readers in any of the Indian language(s) for subsequent editions. On our part, we have taken care to give a write-up with photographs, on some of the key events at Dr MCR HRD IAP, to serve as a chronicle of our time spent here so far. To that extent, seeks to serve as a repository of memories of the 82nd Foundation Course Batch at Dr MCR HRD IAP, Hyderabad. A publication of this nature would not have been possible without the active support and cooperation of various individuals. We are thankful to Mrs. Seema Kumar (elder sister of our fellow OT, Ms. Shikha Lal) for her timely and creative inputs in beautifully designing the logo of the House Journal. Copyright @ 2008, MCR HRD IAP, HYDERABAD This Journal is for internal circulation only. 22nd October, 2008 Page - 3 - पहली नज़र म ह तो बन बैठे हम हाइसोजन BOUQUET खूबसूरत सी नाक उसक टेःट Posy of Poems यूब सी भाती थी साँस म उसक एसीटोन क मेरे िलए या हो तुम खुशबू सी आती थी बात म उसक थी लूकोस क शुबया ओ मेरे दलबर , िमठास क मेरे अपने हएु हो तुम , करता हूँ आज मै बयान , क मेरे िलए या हो तुम | तो आखं का था बेजीन सा अदाज़ , मेरे याल म आकर नज़र उससे िमली हआु एक इस दल को बहलाती हो तुम , इरविसबल रएशन मेर साँस म समाकर , हर पल को महकाती हो तुम | दल क लैब म होने लगा यार का ूोडशन मेरे मन म◌े◌ं यार का , अब काटने लगे हम उसके घर के , तराना छेड़ती हो तुम चकर ऐसे मेर आँख म अरमान का सेहरा सजाती हो तुम | मानो युलयस के चार ओर मेर उदासी के पल को घूमता हो एलेशोन जसै े खशहालु बनाती हो तुम , एक दन मेरा उसके ममी डैड , मेर अंधेर तहाईओ का से इऽोडशन था सहारा बनी हो तुम | मानो हमारे यार का मेर हर कठनाई म , कं फमशन था ताकत देती हो तुम , उसके डैड ने रएट कया मझमु े नई मजलं े पाने का , बकु ल फोःफोरस क तरह हौसला जगाती हो तुम | और कहा - बेटे , समझ लो अपनी औकात मे र हर नस पर , जादू ऐसा कर गई हो तुम , भला आइरन भी िमल सकता है गोड सचमचु मेर जदगी क , के साथ ? जरत बन गई हो तुम | इस तरह बेदद से तोड दया उसने हमारे अरमान भरा बीकर हम रह गए चुपचाप बेजलडहाइड क कवी घूँट पीकर जदगीं बन गई मान एक - अपराजत पटनायक असं ैचुरेटेड हाइसोकाबन दमाग म घुमते ह आज भी कु छ | कःसा के िमःश का सवाल बनकर पाई एलेशोन बस !!! ना तो के िमःश होती ; ना म इसका ःटडु ट | - रामकृ ंण के डया ना ये लेबोरेटर होती ; ना ये हाट एसीडट || ूैटकल के पीरयड म िमली क मानो बनकर वो आसीजन Copyright @ 2008, MCR HRD IAP, HYDERABAD This Journal is for internal circulation only. 22nd October, 2008 Page - 4 - मेर चाहत हायकू मै उस वशाल दरत के समान सबको छाया ूदान करना चाहती सुबह हईु शाम हईु और ऐसे हूँ | एक या दो मनुंय को नहं ह ये जदगी तमाम हईु पूरे संसार को | पैदा हएु पढ़े िलखे मेजएटु मै उस ममतामयी माँ के समान हएु नौकर क सारे संसार को अपनाना चाहती हूँ | शाद क , बचे पाले , पशन ली सबके क दू र करना चाहती हूँ | और मर गए | मै उस वन के समान बनना चाहती अिभमयु हँ , ू जहाँ सबके िलए जगह है पशु , पी , पेड़ , पौधे सब जहां उमु वचरण करते ह | मै उस हमालय पवत क तरह बनना --------------------------------------------------------- चाहती हूँ जो चीन से आती बफली हवा को Say it Differently, Once More रोककर भारत क जनता क रा करता है | Call not Darkness, name it Night. Night is a spiralling pen surrounding the poems, मै उस नद क तरह बनना चाहती हूँ The time when the world changes her attire, जो अपने म सबको समाहत करते हएु escaping eyes is the night. आगे बढ़ती है , They, who watch her stealthily, भले ह वह ौा सुमन हो या मलीन जल | Sin not, for they get reborn! मै उस धरती माँ के समान बनना Through entire lifetimes call not errors sins, चाहती हूँ Call them poems. जो सबके िलए अनपूणा है जो अपने बच म भेदभाव नहं करती चाहे वह गरब हो या अमीर , - DEBASHIS CHAKRABORTY ी हो या पुष | बस यह चाहत ह मेर , क कोई इस संसार म असहाय न हो , िनरह न हो | िशखा लाल Copyright @ 2008, MCR HRD IAP, HYDERABAD This Journal is for internal circulation only.