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AIS Gur 43

This special edition hasbeen brought to you by AISGurgaon 43 as a part of theGT Making A NewspaperContest. The inter-Amitynewspaper makingcompetition entails eachbranch of Amity acrossDelhi/NCR churning outits own ‘Contest Edition’.The eight special editionsare pitted against oneanother at the end of theyear, which decides thewinner at GT Awards.

INSIDEConmen revealed, P 3

Mars-Venus, P 5

Pic: Maansi Manchanda, AIS Gur 43, XI B

Round pegs Square holesStrange boxes

Chinmaya Kausik, AIS Gur 43, XI A

Einstein was expelled from school. Nashwas Schizophrenic. Van Gogh cut hisears. But that’s why they were great,

right? They were different. That’s what we’vebeen told: Different is what you shouldstrive for in every sphere of life,every second of your day. Youcan be great only as long asyou're different. And srivewe did. If she has a bluelehenga, I’ll buy a maroon one. Ifthey’re reading Nietzsche, I’ll go withAyn Rand. He’s getting pasta, I’ll eatMexican. We struggled to be more and moredifferent, only to get similar and similar, untilwe converged into this great big conformingnoise of non-conformity.

I smell, you stinkThis was 1999. Everybody was into computers. AndPangea systems wasn’t doing exactly great. Sofounders Bellenson and Smith, desperate todo something different, came up with adevice that let out smells that tried to

match what was on your screen. And thus, iSmell ofDigiScents, was born, and very soon, died. The problem?Not every unusual idea deserves to be implemented. Nowthey’re using the same technology to successfully workon early cancer identification. Sounds clichéd? We doubtif you’d prefer to get a smelly metal nose.

Next time you’ll be Sari...oops sorryCocktail sari. Lehenga sari. Sari with jeans. It all

sounds quirky, right? But the problem withquirky is that it will fade away and what willstay is the elegance of the sheer simplicity

of the six yard fabric. Different will come andgo but simple will stay by the sheer virtue

of its simplicity and go on to becomewhat we describe as ‘classic’. But ifyou still want the tasteless leatherthrottling your six metres of elegance,

the choice is yours.

MOM knows best2013:The world’s largest

economies were spending billionson complicated rocket science indesperate attempts to get to

Mars. And ISRO did it within the budget of 4with Mars Orbit Mission (MOM) Bollywoodmovies, using a Hohmann transfer orbit –

taught in most introductory astronomy classes.But maybe it was too cliché to even be

considered. Only that NASAfollowed suit within 30 days withMAVEN.

Chemistry on the plateRemember the plastic bananas in the art room? Good fromfar but far from good. That’s what every moleculargastronomist is today. Craving to be unusual. Every timehe sets out to make a meal, he will exploit the entireperiodic table to end up with a dish, looking like a third-grader’s art book. And that is how restaurants like elBulliand Amador closed down. Because the chefs forgot thatthe purpose is good food. Not liquid nitrogen! Different isjust a means, not the final destination.

Of course, there’s been good out of the box work too. ButDavid Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas wasn’t great because theidea was weird. It was great because he portrayed weird sobeautifully, that it seemed only natural that the storyshould begin from the end - because things are neitherweird nor usual. They just are. There is no box. Out of thebox didn’t intend to restrict you from looking at anotherside of this imaginary piece of cardboard. So open up. Open up to every idea. Every thought. Everypossibility. And choose the best out of what you see. Greatthings never happened with the intention of beingdifferent. But they happened because they were good, theywere required, and also executed properly. And that is whythey were considered as great things or extraordinary.G T

Illustrations: BhaviniVerma, AIS Gur 43, XI C

Think out of the box.Different. Special.Extraordinary. Or that ishow we’ve been trainedfor years to believe

GT reporters in a conversation with P Chidambaram

Former finance minister, home ministerand a man commended for his reformsin the Home Ministry,

P Chidambaram is known for hiscontributions in the economic sphere.Shipali Ranjan & Pranav Bhasin, AIS Gur43, XI, engage in a conversation with the

charismatic leader.

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Early life“My school life was full of extra-curricular activities”I studied in two schools. Even thoughI enjoyed every bit of my school life,I think my best memories compriseparticipating in various elocutioncompetitions, debates and quizzes.My school life was full of extra

curricular activities.

Managing finances“Pocket money teaches achild about nuances of fi-

nance”I remember my mother used

to give me a rupee a week.I don’t know what childrenget as ‘Pocket Money’these days.

I feel that pocket moneyteaches a child about nu-

ances of finance. Children

who do get pocket money get the opportunity tolearn how to save, how to spend and what tospend on, which in turn can help them develop asense of finance from an early age. It is for the same reason that children who belongto the weaker sections of society are thrifty. Withmeagre incomes at their disposal, these childrenlearn to manage finances well from an early age.

Managing finances: Macro edition“The economy of our country is dynamic and soare the problems that come with it.”I have held the position of the country’s financeminister in three different spells. Each tenurecame with its own set of challenges. During myfirst tenure, the challenge was to liberalise India’seconomy. In the next spell, we had to face therepercussions of the 2008 international financialcrisis. Not a single bank collapsed in India due tothe crisis that was happening worldwide, whichshows that the crisis was well contained. 2012 onwards, our main task was to bring theeconomy back in control by resolving the issues

of fiscal deficit, current account deficit and infla-tion. So, the economy of our country is dynamicand so are the problems that come with it.

The future“India is definitely vulnerable.”On the socio-political front, India is definitelyvulnerable because South Asia is in a precarioussituation. We have neighbouring countries likePakistan and Afghanistan, where terror groupshave found shelter, which pose a major threat toIndia. On the economic front, India could main-tain a growth rate of 8% and above for the nextfive to ten years provided the external environ-ment is relatively benign.

Signing off“Be the best in whatever you choose.”Irrespective of what your aim is, make sure thatyou’re the best in whatever you choose. Neverunderestimate your potential. There will be some-one who might be better than you but strive to dothe best you can in every given field.G T

Of finances, big & small

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Kaori Singh, XII & Rishika A, X AIS Gurgaon 43

Perhaps one of the most commonreasons why a majority of crimesagainst women go unreported is

the lack of a congenial atmosphere inmost police stations. After all, a toughpolice officer asking insensitivequestions is the last thing a womanneeds after being subjected to a crime.The All Women Police Station at Sector51, Gurgaon is a step towardsovercoming these challenges. The police station, which wasinaugurated on the day of Raksha

Bandhan, this year, is staffed with azealous battalion of 26 women and 5men. A unit of the Haryana MahilaRapid Action Force has also beenstationed at the police station to dealwith emergencies at all times.

At your service...So, why an all-women police station?The arguments in favour of the same areaplenty. Police Commissioner NavdeepSingh Virk reasons, “All women policestations are being established in each ofthe 21 districts of Haryana to encouragewomen who have been victims of crimeand violence to come forward. The aim

is to bring their grievances to the police,who have long been considered insensi-tive to women.”Besides, the police station also endeav-ours to provide a sense of comfort towomen, who often tend to be vulnerablein the aftermath of a crime. “A victim,having suffered a crime from a male,would not feel comfortable visiting amale dominated police station. Womenofficers in most police stations oftenoverwork, and as a result, there is usu-ally a waiting period for crimes againstwomen,” says Inspector Umesh Bala,Station Head Officer.This all women police station is workingtowards dealing with these odds. Inspec-tor Umesh Bala points out, “Gurgaonhomes single working women who livealone. Hence, they are forced to look fora man to accompany them to a police sta-tion. This police station ensures that they

can walk up to the station alone to lodgetheir complaint. It also ascertains thatwomen do not have to tell the details oftheir trauma to a man, and the victims arenot kept waiting.”

For your service...The police station offers various specialservices to ensure optimum support towomen. “A chamber assigned especiallyfor cases of domestic violence, a coun-seling centre supported by NGOs to pro-vide victims with free counseling, acyber cell to route cases from thehelpline number-1098, a protection offi-cer for women facing abuse from theirfamilies, and even a proposed in-cam-pus Legal Aid Cell; all these services puttogether, form a holistic safety net, help-ing women battle emotional, physicaland social evils of abuse,” shares In-spector Bala.

Forever in your service...The first case registered in the policestation was that of a woman who wasconstantly receiving threateningmessages from an unknown number.However, detailed investigation revealedthat the messages were not being sent bythe person who owned the number. “It is because of cases like these that weensure that an innocent person is notharassed and for this a completeverification process is followed beforeany action is taken against a suspect,”informs Inspector Bala.The procedure followed in the policestation is convenient and can be easilyapproached by the public.Inspector Bala urges, “Any woman whohas been subjected to misconduct mustreport to us unhesitatingly. This is ourfirst step towards women empowerment,let’s take it forward together.”G T

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With females taking the community by storm, it is these 26women of steel, of the All Women Police Station, Sector 51,Gurgaon, who have pledged to uphold equality in society

Pics: Maansi Manchanda, AIS Gur 43, XI B

The All Women Police Station at Sector 51, Gurgaon

GT Reporters Kaori Singh (L) and Rishika Arya (R) with the women police officers

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Universities around the worldrequire applicants to send inpersonal statements for admis-

sion. But these days, in a rush to invitethe most promising and innovativeyoung minds to be a part of their cam-pus, universities have started releasingquirky prompts for the personal essay.Presenting a few of them.

1. You have just finished your threehundred page autobiography. Pleasesubmit page 217.

-University of Pennsylvania

2. Dog and Cat. Coffee and Tea. GreatGatsby and Catcher in the Rye. Every-one knows there are two types of peo-ple in the world. What are they?

- University of Chicago

3. You have 150 words. Take a risk. - University of Notre Dame

4. The ancient Romans coined thephrase "Carpe diem." Jonathan Larsonproclaimed "No day but today!" and re-cently, Drake explained "You Only LiveOnce" (YOLO). Have you ever seizedthe day? Do you plan to shout YOLOwhile jumping into something in the fu-ture. What does #YOLO mean to you?

- Tufts University

5. If you could choose to be raised byrobots, dinosaurs, or aliens, who wouldyou pick? Why?

- Brandeis University

6. Find x.- University of Chicago

7. Sartre said, 'Hell is other people,' butStreisand sang, 'People who need peo-ple are the luckiest people in the world.'With whom do you agree and why?

- Amherst College

8. So where [and who] is Waldo really?-University of Chicago

Rishika Arya, AIS Gur 43, XI D

For a teacher to survive the in-escapable jungle of little goblinsknown as school, she needs a sur-

vival kit to tussle with this chaotic at-mosphere. We bring you some quotidianproblems of teachers and their solutions.

Problem: Gale mein khich-khich?Solution: ThermosLong lectures and unruly students forcethe teachers to transform into loudspeak-ers. With the transformation comes a‘Baitha gala’ and that’s where the ther-mos steps in. With hot water inside, ithelps get rid of the khich-khich andmakes the teacher a loudspeaker again!

Problem: Gone to La la land?Solution: A piece of chalkSitting in the classroom and thinking ofplaying Call of Duty and just as you aregoing to shoot down all your opponents,then suddenly *boom* you are beingshot at! That too with a piece of chalk.And yes my dear that is no call of dutyguy but your very own teacher bringingyou back to reality.

Problem: The job of a RAW agentSolution: Locking cupboardQuestion papers+UT notebooks+ re-marks at the PTM = Necessity of a lock-ing cupboard well explained! And whereis the key? Now, that dear students, ismeant to be a secret.

Problem:The muddled Pandora’s BoxSolution: A Classic Jute bagThe eyeliner and foundation are allready to fight a battle with the notebooksand FA activities. The teacher has a hardtime trying to push them in the tinyGucci bag. And that is where the classicJute bag makes a wild card entry!

Problem: The Head concert Solution: Headache pillsA hits B, B hits C and C hits A for hittingB. This is the complicated web that ateacher solves every day, combined withreading weird answers. The result? A ca-cophony of Metallica and DJ Snakeplaying in their heads. Do they have anyother option except popping pills?G T

Learning CurveTHE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2015

Meet food stylists - the culinary artists whofool your eyes, deceive your taste buds,and befuddle your senses

The secretsof a conman

Be quirkier with thesetips and tricks!�Treat the essay as an opportunity

to share your story, not a burden. �Be at ease, while you expose your

vulnerabilities. Colleges don’texpect you to be perfect.

�Proofread, edit, proofread, editand proofread once again.

�Be humorous. Preferably, be thejoke yourself.

Oddballs welcome

Teachers and students have a symbiotic relationship. But moreoften than not, it is the teachers who end up taking the hardline...

Teacher’s survival kit

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Akshita Jain, AIS Gur 43, X A

Ever wondered how that cheese melts perfectlyon the pizza menu or how that huge burger,despite its countless layers always stays intact.

Well, this is because you are conned into visualisingthe perfection by a clan of people called the foodstylists. This upcoming field can give you creativesatisfaction along with the moolah; at least that is whatthe food stylists will tell you. Here are some thingswhich they won’t.

#1 Food stylists are housewives, make-up artists,photographers and more. From going grocery shopping like ninjas to clicking thefinal picture, the journey of a food stylist is pretty long.They need to pick the right plates whilst also ensuringthat there are exactly three drops of barbeque sauce onthe plate; basically everything that will make the dishlook irresistible. However, for some food stylists, thetask ends at decking up the plate, whereas for others itgoes a step further, who click it too, working as foodstylist cum photographers.

#2 They assist first…Most people enter this profession by working as an as-sistant to a food stylist. Some also work as traditionalchefs before they enter this profession. Once you areinto it full throttle, you could work as a freelancer orwork in-house for a company. Restaurants and maga-zines are always on the look out for a food stylist.

# 3 …and endup askingfor assistantseventually. For food styling isnot a one man job. Itmay start with the chefcooking the dish, followedby the prop stylist sourcingthe cutlery, pots, plates etcand finally the art directorlooking into the lighting and thesetup. So, if you want to be an excellentfood stylist, make sure you are a goodteam player.

#4 Food stylists are great conmen.You can eat all the food that is on filmsets but the thing is…you might not want to. Stackedfood like pancakes or burgers are often perked up withcardboard support in between the layers. Turkey isblowtorched till it gleams the perfect brown colour, andthe glistening ice cubes in fizzy drinks are actuallyplastic cubes.

#5 You can do without a Bachelor’s in food styling.All it takes to be a good food stylist is knowledge ofvarious ingredients and the creativity to give food amakeover. That said, some kind of professional trainingin the field will certainly give you an edge. Some re-puted universities which offer food styling courses in-

clude-The French Culinary Institute, Mumbai Instituteof Hotel Management Catering Technology and Ap-plied Nutrition or Catering College, Food Craft Insti-tute, Pune. Many online courses are also available atwww.foodesigns.com and www.cookingschool-guide.com.

# 6 Food stylists will make money in the future……as if they are not making enough, already. Accordingto Simply Hired, an online job-search portal the aver-age salary of a food stylist is $33,000 (Rs 22 lakh) peryear. Once established, a freelance food stylist can earnbetween $450 to $850 (Rs 30,000-57,000) per day.G T

Illustration: Guneet Dhall, AIS Gur 43, X A

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Suhani Jain, AIS Gur 43, XI B

Nature has already solved manyof the problems we are grap-pling with. What we have dis-

covered after billions of years ofresearch are characteristics that naturehas been using since eternity to facili-tate survival. It is for this reason thatman tails behind nature, trying to cap-ture ‘natural phenomenon’ in ‘scientificapparatus’, a concept known as Bio-mimicry. In fact, some of the biggest in-novations of the 21st century stand atthe intersection of biology and technol-ogy. A sneak peek into some of them.

Innovation: More efficient LEDsCopied from: FirefliesWhen fireflies light fires in their bellies,the radiance is amplified by jaggedscales that surround the light emittingpart of their body. Taking cue from thesame, scientists created an outer layerfor an LED that was similar to thesejagged scales. The result was that it enhanced the lightof the LED by up to 55 percent, mak-

ing it more than one and a half times asefficient as standard LEDs.

Innovation: Improved turbine bladesCopied from: Humpback whalesFrank Fish, a biology professor noticedbumps on a whale statue in a Bostongift shop. He thought that the artist hadgot it wrong since fins are usually con-sidered to be smooth. However, Hump-back Whales have warty ridges, calledtubercles, on the front edge of their fins.Fish then discovered that by addingsimilar bumps to turbine blades, thepower harnessed by a turbine increasedby 20%. It also reduced noise and in-creased speed. The bumped-bladescould also reduce drag significantly.

Innovation: Velcro fastenerCopied from: BurrAfter a hunting trip in 1941, Swiss en-gineer George de Mestral’s dog wascovered in burdock burrs (a seed or dryfruit that has hooks or teeth). Intrigued,he observed the burrs under a micro-scope only to realise that the hooks ofthese burrs nimbly attached themselvesto fur, clothing and hair. Taking cuefrom the same, he invented velcrothat uses strips of hooked mate-rial on one side and loose-looped weave of nylon on theother. Velcro is considered asone of the most commerciallysuccessful example of biomimicry to date.

Innovation: GeckskinCopied from: GeckoGecko - these creepy crawlies mayscare someone, but they were the inspi-ration behind developing the Geckskin,an adhesive so strong that an index cardsize strip can hold up to 700 pounds.Scientists observed that a Gecko’s toecontained millions of microscopic hair.These hair could conform to the sur-faces attached, thus giving a solid gripto the wearer.

Innovation: Bullet trainCopied from: KingfisherWho knew the humble kingfisher dart-ing into water would be an inspirationbehind the bullet train. An engineer atthe Japanese rail company noticed thatthe bird rarely created ripples when itdived into water. He then used this ob-servation to redesign the train’s nose; itnow resembles a kingfisher’s beak,which not only travels faster but also

uses less power.

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Pranav Bhasin, AIS Gur 43, XI A

“This is the best time to bealive,” Albert Einstein oncesaid. And for once, we agree

with the guy. Because back in the 18thcentury, getting a surgery generallymeant the doctor strapping you to thebed, and shoving a towel down yourthroat every time you tried to make himaware of the fact that he was leaning onyour intestines. Thank God for littlemercies like anesthesia. So how did weget from that to less scary and actuallybelievable methods of administeringanesthesia before surgery? That, in fact,is a long (and downright hilarious) his-tory, which you’re reading right now.

No thanks, lettuce is fineThere always were methods to make thepain seem less pronounced, like cottonwool in the surgeons ears while hesawed your leg. Or straight up knockingout with a hammer, or for the more del-icate ones, unconsciousness by strangu-lation. Most people stuck to brandy andstuffing the mouth with lettuce, lest thesound be heard. After all, 1800s was thetime when people used egg beaters forblood donation and named smelly weedsafter professional rivals.

Ether this or thatMarch 30,1842 was someone’s lucky

day, when Crawford Long decided to tryether on a patient. He moved restlesslyand ‘made extraordinary expressions’,but didn’t scream at all. So, ether caughton. Not that it stuck around for long be-cause long exposure can cause vomiting,

drowsiness and death too. And as anadded bonus, it catches fire quickly too.

Chlo‘reform’After a good deal of fires, and bad criti-cism, doctors took from ether to the non-

flammable chloroform. Only, that it wasfar more lethal, and dosage was a verydelicate affair. Sometimes, less couldkill, while an entire bottle could let youlive. Neat. Oh, and it smelled sweeterthan ether. So, you’d die with a nicer

feeling in your nose. Double neat.*Facepalm*

The last laughIn 1799, Humphry Davy nearly died ofinhaling excess carbon monoxide in hislab. He had to lie in bed for a week. Nextweek he got up, and did it all over again,this time with his friends. He neverfound a cure for tuberculosis, but hechanced upon the sublime bliss of laugh-ing gas, and it went to become everydentist’s anaesthetic. Though again,chronic inhalation can cause brain dam-age. So, that laugh may as well be yourlast. (shudder)

It runs in your bloodFinally, medicine practitioners decidedto put an end to the whole gassy affair,when in 1899, August Bier, used spinalanaesthetics on a volunteer, who did notnotice anything when hit on the kneeswith a hammer. Well, that teaches you tobe careful about what you sign up for.

McWhat?And then comes McSleepy, the firstrobot anaesthesiologist, so that stuff likeyou staying awake and paralysed allthrough surgery don’t happen (yep, hap-pens all the time). PS The writer has decided to visit thedentist once a month and access the sub-lime bliss of laughing gas.G T

Natural carbon copiesInnovators are full of questions. Nature has all the answers. With nature at our side, inspiration iseverywhere. A look at some examples when nature transformed into a muse and inspired man

Does the sight of a syringe send a chill down your spine? Probably you haven’t heard of the amusing(read scary) things doctors used to do before anesthesia came into the picture

Illustration: Shreya Kumar, AIS Gur 43, XII C

Graphic: Shashank Agarwal, IX B &Saksham Manaktala, IX C, AIS Gur 43

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So, this girl, Jessica is told to go and sit withAakash. “Hi!” Jessica says, propping her bagagainst the chair. And then there is silence.

One of those awkward temporary silences you oftencome across in a class. And for Jessica, this is a re-ally loud one. She thinks to herself, He’s staring.Maybe that was too fake. Wait, am I wearing thelavender hairband? And Aakash is thinking,So…another girl. Right.

And Jessica is thinking: It’s lavender! She smiles,he looks excited. Overawed, too. Where’s Vee? Ineed to talk to her. Probably, I still have that pim-ple on my chin. I hope she’s brought the face pow-der waala pencil box today. I need cream. RightNow. He’s thinking, Who is this, Jessica? Ah, nicehandwriting, right?

“Can I have your Civics notebook for today?” hesuddenly says, “I’ll get it tomorrow.” Jessica’s faceshrivels. How did he get so upfront? She’s think-ing, Maybe I was too open. This isn’t how it shouldbe. “I don’t know if I have it,” she says, smiling po-litely. But then upfront or not, he’ll feel bad, right?

“Oh, it’s in the front pocket,” she takes it out andhands it to him. And Aakash is thinking, Now, I’llhave more time for the Clash of Clans tournament.That idiot Lionel is probably attacking my town al-ready. And she’s thinking, I think I need morespace. You can’t force it on people. Maybe I’veraised his hopes more. I need to talk to someone.Aakash starts noting down the work. I just need a

couple of barbarians from the clan people here, andsome dragons there, and I’ll show him who’s theboss today. But they will talk about guarantee.

And Jessica’s thinking, It’s more about compatibil-ity than space. You can always get more space, butwithout that connect, it doesn’t amount to anything.Maybe I should see if we even think alike. Wasn’t

there this list of questions for compatibility avail-able online somewhere?

Aakash is thinking, I’ll give them guarantee. I’lltake the guarantee and the dragons and the bar-barians and chuck it right at…“Aakash? ”Jessica says suddenly.“Huh? ”Aakash turns, startled.

“Have you ever had a gir… sorry, Lindt?”Oh Fish. “A real Lindt?” she says.“Umm… no,” he replies, desperately trying tofigure out what’s happening, “Why?”“Nothing,” she replies, “It’s good, right?”I shouldn’t have asked him. He’s probably feelingconstricted now. See, he’s asking Avishi for aneraser. I’ve been fantasising too much. Maybethere’s no connect. Maybe I should just excusehim.“Excuse me,” she gets up. “What?”“Get aside, I need to get my English notebook fromma’am.”

Jessica will go home, think for a day, call up herbest friend, maybe two of them, and they willdiscuss the thing for hours, and will dissect everymovement in excruciating detail, and this will betheir topic over the next three sleepovers.

Meanwhile, Aakash will get home, and prophimself with his tab in front of the TV, and send 10barbarians, 2 dragons, and a couple of archers intoLionel’s town. He will know somewhere at the backof his mind that something mildly significanthappened today, but also that he wouldn’t be able tofind out what it was anyway.

One week later, Jessica will enter the class, and lookat him. Nah. And she will silently go and sit withVee. And maybe one day, sitting with another friendof Jessica’s, Aakash will ask, “Aralika, does Jessicaeat Lindt?” G T

When the planets collide

Damini Mehta, AIS Gur 43, XI D

Swirling clouds appear golden,as if set ablaze by the lazily set-ting sun. The sparkling granite

purple skies seem to be breathing achilly breath, as the air around meforces me to zip up my jacket and pullmy hoodie over my ears. Sitting onthis rock, I close my eyes to feel themountain air blow through my hairand breathe a deep sigh of content-ment. It’s awkward trying to writewhile panting in confused breathless-ness- but then it’s definitely better totake a break from my bike to adjust tothe climate than giving my wife,Shalini a chance of taunting me ofbeing too old for my ‘adventures’? ‘Too old’- Howmany times haveI heard this?Every sunday

morning, when I take my bike toManesar and every time the kids seemy Harley Davidson standing magnif-icently in my garage. I don’t really mind, for when I wasn’ttoo old, I was many adjectives more.Too young, too irresponsible, too poor,too careless. In my college days, my father was theproud owner of a prouder yellowVespa and I was merely a young soulcraving adventure, yearning to tastethe free skies. I once ached to run inopen fields and breathe the salty air.Never did he think I was responsibleenough to take his darling scootereven to the market. I still rememberriding a cycle and dreaming of tra-versing Leh and Ladakh on a bike,which turned out to be even morebeautiful than what I had imagined. Icouldn’t at that time by any moral orlegal means afford to

buy a bike. As for borrowing it, I endedup with three fractures once I tried.Dreams were bottled up and I devotedmyself to the CAT exam. Years passed,I did top CAT and got a white-collarjob, but a bike- never. The Vespa wasreplaced by a white sedan that followedthe same 9 to 5 routine and carried atired person. Until one day. As I stoppedat an intersection after pulling anotherlate night shift, a throng of shiny HarleyDavidsons swarmed past me. The sup-pressed passion compelled me to buy abike. Shalini stared at me with an unex-

plainable expression. Now, whenever I turn to lookat that beautiful decision, asense of fulfilment over-

whelms me. I feel Iran in openfields andbreathed thesalty air.

Biking away the bluesI always dreamt of open skies, riotous terrains and strange placesto befriend but missed a companion, until I found my true love

The Khatron ke Khiladi These people have evidently spent theirchildhood doing nothing but playing carracing games. They embody the spirit ofJohn Abraham from Dhoom. Dodgingbetween lanes might just save themenough time to cook instant Ramen!

The Signal Models A red signal at the traffic light means agreen signal for them to open their lifesized vanity boxes and re-apply their lip-stick, mascara, kohl, eyeshadow, artifi-cial eyelashes and paint their nails whilelistening to Beyoncé …it’s endless.

The Hoink Hoink They’ve had a bad day, alright. Theyvent out their anger aided by the weaponcalled horn, unless they’re the you-don’t-know-who-my-dad-is type.

The Angel In Disguise Once in a while there comes a benevo-lent person who takes off his seat beltand stands at the signal to control thetraffic. Don’t we all silently bless theguy with the halo?

The Texters“nm, stuck in traffic, u?” They couldn’tcare less about traffic, it just becomesanother topic for the group chat. In factthey get so engrossed in texting, thatthey ignore the deafening horns.

The Sale-CrazyThese early birds check online sales anddiscounts while they’re stuck in morn-ing traffic to grab the best deals. Some-times, they even give the hawkers a fairchance.

The Khaate-Peete Ghar keA lot of people in cabs open up theirthree tiered steel dabbe and start munch-ing aloo paranthas, trying not to get ahaldi stain on their clothes! G T

Car kalakaar

Illustration: Kavya Gupta, AIS Gur 43, XI D

Men and Women - Mars and Venus - all are same, right? Totally. Or at least that’s what you thinkIllustration: Kavya Gupta, AIS Gur 43, XI D

Cribbing about thetraffic jam is toomain stream. So

observe human life evenwhen ‘stuck’. You mightjust find content for agood story like HarshitaNagpal, AIS Gur 43, XIA, did, whilst checkingout the ‘types’ in atraffic jam.

Pic: Priyam Mrig, AIS Gur 43, XI C

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“People who refer to out-of-the-box see the box... People who don’t know the box even exists arethe innovative thinkers.”

Lisa GoldenbergThere are two kind of peoplein the world. One - who be-lieve in conventional form ofliving and follow establishednorms. Two - who questioneverything and chart their ownpath by doing things no onehas done before. The latter arethe ones who think differently

and challenge traditional mindsets. Though theworld needs both, it is how you think that bringsabout a path-breaking change in the society.Thinking is the first step towards bringing aboutinnovation and progress. At Amity, we believe in encouraging children tochallenge their own abilities, at every step. In-novative thinking is encouraged and umpteenvistas are made available for children to exploretheir potential. Odyssey of the Mind, is one suchunique programme which rewards the thoughtprocess of the child. Students of Amity are reg-ularly groomed for participating in the same, andhave made the institution proud by winning lau-rels time and again. Amity Innovation Incubatoris another such avenue to promote the spirit ofinnovation and discovery. The incubator has notonly been successful in harnessing the innate po-tential of students, many of its innovations are al-ready patented with numerous others lined up forthe same. In keeping with the aim of promoting overallgrowth and development of every child, Amityprovides a nurturing environment to train eachyoung mind to expand its horizon, so as to groomAmitians as future world leaders. As they say, it’sall in the mind. As you think, so you will be.G T

Dr Amita ChauhanChairperson

Thinkdifferent

Published and Printed by Mr R.R. Aiyar on behalf of Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhanfrom E-26, Defence Colony, New Delhi 110024 and printed from HT Media Ltd,B-2, Sec 63, Noida (UP). Editor Ms Vira Sharma. � Edition: Vol 7, Issue 38 � RNI No. DELENG / 2009 / 30258. Both for freedistribution and annual subscription of 800.

Opinions expressed in GT articles are of the writers and do not necessarily reflectthose of the editors or publishers. While the editors do their utmost to verifyinformation published, they do not accept responsibility for its absolute accuracy. Published for the period December 21, 2015 - January 17, 2016

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A momentous year marked bycommendable achievements,joy and euphoria draws to aclose with even greater exhila-ration with our contest issue. Itfills me with immense prideand wonder to behold the levelof involvement, fervour andbubbling enthusiasm exhibited

by all the members of the GT contest issue.We are extremely fortunate to be guided by thewisdom and vision of our esteemed Chairper-son, Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan, who has pro-vided students with an inimitable platform,which is their very own ‘Newspaper’! This hasenabled the children to hone their skills and per-fect their fledgling foray into journalism. In today’s world, communicating effectively en-sures success, secures one’s employabilityprospects and of course, is an expression of theself. Having pursued my doctoral thesis in so-cial media, I wholeheartedly agree that this ex-change of views and news propels society andhelps forge human relationships. In history, greatmen have achieved greatness because of theirexemplary skill to explicate, communicate, andexpound their thoughts categorically. Hence,this newspaper is a step forward, a step in the di-rection to excel, to steer thoughts and in turn theentire world towards making it a better place.To conclude, I would like to reiterate yet againwhat Thomas J Watson said, “The great accom-plishments of man have resulted from the trans-mission of ideas and enthusiasm.”So, wield your pens like never before. Expressand impress; as one’s ability to put one’sthoughts into words makes you what you are.G T

Dr Anshu AroraPrincipal, AIS G 43

Editorialsojourn

The quest for the per-fect cover story, themost consequential

ground story, the most animate illus-trations and graphics, picture perfectphotographs, appropriate words …achallenge accepted ! GT is an addic-tion and only those who travel its vis-tas know that it is an experience likeno other. ‘Hands on’, ‘real’, ‘self-ac-tualising’, – where else will you findsuch fulfillment? Kudos to Chairper-son ma’am’s benefaction! This contestissue is truly special for the team. It isAIS Gurgaon 43’s rendition from thesoul – where imagination takes on newflights of fancy and the delight of dis-covering fresh talent regales the heartlike never before. Aren’t we all blessedto learn from and be a part of thisbeautiful world of children?

Shalini RamaulGT Teacher Coordinator

In a world full of conflicts, is italways about either this or that?

A soulful rendition

I will have your cake and eat it too! Signing off, Mr I-want-it-all. Also Mr Everything-elseCChhiinnmmaayyaa KKaauussiikk,,AAIISS GGuurr 4433,, XXII AA,, PPaaggee EEddiittoorr

Right to constrict choiceTake to social media about what a per-fect woman looks like to you and youwill be bombarded with hate fromfeminists all over the world. How canmen be allowed to build expectationswhile choosing a female partner forthemselves! Women should have ab-solute control over their bodies andover men’s minds too. On the contrary: Women have the nat-ural and inalienable right to rant

about ‘their ideal man’ – the 6’2, mus-cular hunk.

Right to ego inflationLaws of math state that when only twoobjects are present, randomly choos-ing one automatically means puttingthe other in the last. So, if conventionputs ‘Male’ above ‘Female’ in forms,lists and well, notification icons too,

we must pointlessly make sure theorder is reversed so as to make thepoint of ‘women empowerment’. On the contrary: We never want some-one in a queue to say “Men firstplease”.

Right to vain representationPresident, Prime Minister, Governorand so on.... every post can be held by

both women and men. So why justrefer to them as ‘he’ in text and books?We must put in extra effort and wasteink to attach a ‘she’ alternative andmake the text irritating to read, eventhough it is well known that male pro-nouns have historically been used torepresent both genders. On the contrary: It is okay if the wed-ding cards read ‘Mrs & Mr’.

Right to easy passageWomen are delicate creatures with anatural shortage of physical strength.Ergo, they must be protected fromstruggle, by means of reserving seatsand entire compartments in publictransport for them.On the contrary: We want morewomen in the armed forces as they areas strong as their male counterparts.As frivolous as these ideas may soundbut isn’t it the small dots that make thebigger picture? True, we need to erad-icate female infanticide before we pushfemale above male in forms, but it isthese small things that form ‘GenderSocialisation’. #Ponder. G T

The isnternetrevolution has led tosome lopsided, ill-

thought of demandsclothed in the veil of noblecauses- like that of blindaggression being labelledas ‘feminism’. Here’s animaginary, yet realisticcharter of this new foundfeminism given by DishaRawal, AIS Gur 43, XI D.

Damini Mehta, AIS Gur 43, XI D

The intoxicating smell of sandalwood and incensesticks. Young, mischievous eyes gleaming

with excitement, waiting to steal a ladoo from theplate in the kitchen. An atmosphere of happiness,as we rejoice in togetherness. All of thisdoes bring a sense of nostalgia, doesn’t it?It brings back memories of simplertimes, when festivals were more thanjust gifts and ostentatious celebration. In a bid to finish first in the rat race ofoutdoing each other in terms of lavish gifts,we forget the very essence of thesefestivals. Festivals have been reduced tomere “Bumper sales” and “Dhamakaoffers”. People flock like metaphoricalsheep to malls and buy gift hampers,monotonously, without putting anyemotion or any thought into it. Whoknew emotions can come packagedin fancy hampers and baskets. The

reason for these meaningless celebrations isthe increasingly demanding lifestyles that

leaves us with no time to do it the tedioustraditional way anymore. We feellike we could save time by cutting afew traditional corners and put it tobetter use, like maybe a card party or

playing Tambola. We simply overlook the fact that it’sour deep rooted culture and traditionthat unite us and give us a sense oftogetherness. It is extremelyessential that we keep these cultures,traditions and practices alive, and

pass it on to the future generations. Weneed to bring back meaning to ourfestivals, breathe life into thecelebrations once again. We mustembark on a quest to rediscover the

soul and spirit of these festivals, sowe can build memories that shallstay with us for a lifetime.

Priyakshi PandeyAIS Gurgaon 43, XI D

“The bloodshed curdles myblood, the constant stateof terror has enveloped

me and the reign of terror has left meterrified, the country is no more a safeplace to live in and this is the wakeupcall for us to rise from our slumber.” –a fellow citizen of the country. And the damage is done. The abovelines were enough to make one looklike a ‘Jihadi’ or a ‘Terrorist’. That oneis an anti-nationalist has beenestablished. One shall not express anyviews in a moderate manner withoutbeing a pro or an anti and it would notbe long before the person shall bebombarded with death threats and hatemessages. But, we have the freedom toexpress. Ironical, isn’t it?It was only yesterday that the

benevolence ofAamir Khan garneredpraise from the journalistsfor his show ‘SatyamevJayate’, where he was sharingothers’ opinion and also givinghis own. Today, another simplestatement and a quotation is a politicalfire-cracker. In a country, where we already have somany things to fathom about, a state-ment has shook the nation. Themedia like always is lookingfor ‘spicy potpourri’, and wethe audience as usual, aregiving in.A quintessential questionwhich we need to ponderover is why are most ofus bawling over theissue? Yes, this issuewhich I’d not like

to name because it doesn’t have one. Why can’t a person simply express hisviews without sporting radical or ex-

tremist inten-tions? Is italways that aperson point-

ing out a follyor just voicing

concern shouldbe tagged as an

anti-nationalist orextremist? Or are

we getting away witheverything by engaging

in a blame game?These questions wouldseem as plain commonsense, but the fact remains

that we are not ask-ing these basicquestions. Think.

Rationalise.

“Few would know that in authenticSanskrit there isn’t a word for ‘ad-harma’ or ‘dharma’- for Indians wereopen to different interpretations of thisconception. Few would know that sta-tistically we are one of the most aston-ishingly tolerant nations in the world,and we still continue to call ourselvesintolerant,” says noted author AmishTripathi.Every reaction or action or even no ac-tion at times invites the instant tag ofbeing “either” something, “or” some-thing else. Either an extremist or mod-erate, either religious or an atheist,either pro government or anti govern-ment, either this or that. In a country with the lengthiest consti-tution, one of the most integral right isthe “Freedom of speech & expression”,which has become a dead letter.So, as we conclude, what do you cate-gorise yourself as? .G T

Reading between the lines

Mis(s)informed feminism

Little pearls of wisdom

Graphic& moel: PranavBhasin, AIS G 43, XI A

Pic: Maansi Manchanda, XI B Models: Sara Chawla & Jay Aditya Chitnis, VI D, AIS Gur 43

Illustration: Sarah Sharma, AIS Gur 43, X A

Diminishing lights and souring sweets

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Art not just for art’s sake. Signing off, MsImpressionist & Ms Avant garde

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There are 22 distinct Belgian towns, and a dozen or soDutch towns, and they are sprinkled together like M&M'sin a candy bowl. Baarle Hertog, a Belgian town is an

example of this complexity. The official border runs through cafesand homes. So, it is possible to have coffee with someone who isin a different country. So, a restaurant can be half-Belgian, half-Dutch but the custom has been that a property belongs to thecountry in which its street door is located. So, move the streetdoor and the house belongs to a different nation.

The threecountriesmeet at what is known as the ‘Triple

Frontier’. While there are many triple bordersin the world, what makes this one special isthe fact that it is formed naturally by theconvergence of two rivers - Parana and Iguazu which serve as natural borders.

The volleyball teams of US and Mexico face offover the rusted border fence in southernArizona as part of an annual tradition called

“Wallyball”. So, both the Mexican and US teams areplaying in their own countries and yet with eachother, with fence as the net.

BRAZIL

PARAGUAY

ARGENTINA

USA

UKRAINE

POLAND

Boundaries confine, right?They divide, they restrict.Well, that is not the casealways. Sometimes they gobeyond themselves, and dothat extra bit that makesthem special. A sneak peekinto some such specialboundaries that areintriguing for various reasons

Text and Illustrations by: Tanya Khatri, XII D & Kavya Gupta, XI D | Illustrations by: Kaavya Sahu, XI B, Siddharth Kanojia & Om Kumar, XI D, AIS Gurgaon 43

BELGIUM

APolish artist created two giantimages of fish on the grass oneach side of the Polish-

Ukrainian border. The tail of the firstimage lies on the territory of Polandwith its head on the Ukrainianterritory. The second fish ispositioned facing the oppositedirection. The artist intended to sendthe message of unity of the twocountries. The image was createdusing different kinds of crops.

NETHERLANDS

While Macau drives on the left side, Chinadrives on the right side. So, if you aretraveling from Macau to China, you must

switch sides of the road without leaving the country.The Lotus Bridge that connects the two features threelanes and dual bridges in each direction that looparound to facilitate switching of sides easily.

MACAU

CHINA

MEXICO

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Triomato soup

Beauty in delicacy Let the radiance within you bloom

Nalini Gupta, AIS Gur 43, XI A

Her eyes flew open. She sat up,rubbed her eyes and stretched,beginning her monotonous rou-

tine. She poured herself a glass of juiceand headed to the adjacent desolateroom. She occupied the sole chair andthe screens on the wall illuminated thepreviously dark room.Her lessons for the day then began as awoman’s voice filled the room. She hadno intentions of breaking her teacher’smonologue. She could hear, but notspeak. Finally, after what seemed likehours, her teacher let her off and ex-hausted, she ordered her food as she slidinto the chair, glancing at the view out-

side the window.The sky, unlike the way little childrendepict it, was pristine blue. Soft fleecyclouds lazily drifted across the horizonand the sunlight fell on the trees, turningthem a thousand shades of green. Butwhat enthralled her was the tree thatstood in the middle of the vast sea offlowers. A proud Sakura tree stood tall,dwarfing all the others around her. Thescene made her even more wistful. Sherose from her seat and pressed her palmto the glass pane, hoping to fall through. At 17, she had no friends, no family.But, it was 2099, and it was perfectlynormal to have no relations. Her birth it-self was so insignificant. Instead ofbeing greeted by nurses, she met only

scientists. Everyone on earth had do-nated a part of themselves. Then blindly,two donors were picked and that washow she came to be. She was born aloneand would die alone. Nothing new.There was no need for social interac-tions, let alone love. Being married andhaving a family was a curse. But, shewas not like the others; she detested thissystem with all her heart. She walked over to her bed and laydown without looking away from thewindow, letting her mind wander. Whydid no one meet each other? Why couldno one go outside? Why was she con-fined to her room? Why, why, why?!She rumpled her hair in frustration. Itwas pointless. Nobody was going to doanything. Not her at least. The bell onher wall rang. She plodded to the door.What if she didn’t go in? What if shebroke the window and ran out? Shesmiled. For once, she didn’t want to belike everybody. For once, she wanted tolive her life her way.She threw a last glance at her room andset forth for a story untold, a journey un-explored and a road not yet taken..G T

At 17, she had no friends,no family. But, it was

2099, and it was perfectlynormal to have

no relations.

Through the glassStorywala

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WORDS VERSE

Everyone’scountryMuskaan ManchandaAIS Gurgaon 43, XII D

Many thousand acres it spreadCorruption and betrayal at each stepLooters and breakers on every cornerFilthy roads, puddled groundsNobody ever made a sound

It’s a country of different peopleEach one with a different perspectiveOne dreaming of corruptingOne criticising the corruptOne staying quiet

One standing up, rising against badEach mile, a different smileCultures are spread wideA helping hand, whenever in needNo one to stop you from being you

Fresh breeze and the sound of the seaNoble hearts under every little treeIt’s marvellous on its own This country has its own beautyEnough to be enchanted by. G T

GT has always brought out the best in me.It’struly an experience I would cherish for years!Signing off, Miss Congeniality

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5. Blended beverage of coffee and fruits6. A cocktail consisting of hot coffee, Irish whiskey,sugar, stirred and topped with thick cream7. Prepared by brewing espresso with added hotwater; tastes different from drip coffee 8. A coffee drink made by mixing frothed and boiledmilk with finely ground coffee powder in atraditional Indian filter; also known as Kapi

CAMERA CAPERSTanmay Nagpal, AIS Gur 43, IX D

Send in your entries to cameracapers@theglobaltimes.in

Little wildflower

Nalin BhattAIS Gurgaon 43, XI B

A little wild flower blossoms aloneWith no shade to protect herHer only company is bugs and beesWho come to her for the nectar

They told her stories of another worldWhere there were no weeds in sightFlowers were treated with tendernessAnd for the sun there was no fight

The little flower glaredAs they spokeShe wished to see a place like thisFor this she only hoped

I bet the little flower has transcendedInto the human realmShe blooms on the other side of worldAnd needs water now and then

With fertilisers of hope and a little helpMillions of opportunities showerDrop by drop education flowsAnd helps more buds turn into flowers

So why are thesebeautiful flowersNot visible in our sight Why do we have to search for themIn the never ending wild

For acceptance these flowers tryOr is this the insolence of timeOh! Of not the time we blameBut the weeds which grow beside. G T

Crossword: Suhani Jain, XI B, Graphic: Chaitanya Sunkara, IX D

Illustration: Guneet Dhall, AIS Gur 43, X A

Illustration: Raghav Malhotra, AIS Gur 43, X C

Pics: Meghna Nair, AIS Gur 43, X A

Answers:1. Caffemacchiato, 2. Cappuccino3. Espresso 4. Chai latte5.Frappuccino 6. Irishcoffee 7. Americano 8.Filter coffee

Meghna Nair, AIS Gur 43, X A

IngredientsFor basic tomato soupTomatoes ..........................................4 Garlic cloves (Minced) ..................2-3Onion (Finely chopped) ................1/2Bay leaf ............................................1Butter..........................................1tbspSugar ......................................1/2 tbspCornflour ......................................1tspSalt ..........................................to tastePepper ......................................to taste

For fresh basil tomato soupFresh basil leaves ......................2 to 3Bread croutons ....................as desiredCream ......................................½ tbsp

For sweet & chunky tomato soupRed bell peppers (chopped) ....1/2 cupYellow bell peppers(chopped)1/2 cupSalt ..........................................to taste Sugar........................................to tasteCloves ..............................................2Capsicum(thinly sliced) ....for garnishCoriander leaves ................for garnish

For cheesiest tomato soupMascarpone cheese ....................1 cupCheese (grated)....................as desired

MethodFor tomato soup� Boil the tomatoes for 20-30 mins. � Cool the tomatoes and remove the

peel.� Chop the tomatoes and puree them

using a blender. � Melt 1 tbsp butter in a pan and add

bay leaf, garlic cloves, choppedonion and saute for about 5minutes on a low flame.

� Now add the tomato puree. Stir andthen add 1 cup of water, salt andpepper to the pan. Bring to a boil.

� Make cornstarch paste by mixing itwith 2 tbsp water and add it to thesoup, while it is still on the flame.

� Stir well and simmer for 3-4minutes till the soup thickens.

� Add sugar and stir.� Pour the soup in a soup bowl.

For fresh basil tomato soup� Add bread croutons to the soup.� Finely chop fresh basil leaves.� Mix it in the soup.� Garnish with cream.

For sweet & chunky tomato soup� Finely chop the bell peppers. � Add 1/4 tsp butter to a pan and

cook the bell peppers until slightlycharred.

� Add salt, sugar and cloves to thebell peppers.

� Mix the peppers in the tomatosoup.

� Garnish the soup with thinly slicedcapsicum and coriander leaves.

For cheesiest tomato soup� Add mascarpone cheese and whisk

it well using a hand blender. � Garnish with grated cheese.

Fresh basil tomato soup Cheesiest tomato soup

Sweet & chunky tomato soup Meghna with her soup

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Down1. Literal translation of this drink is stained coffee2. Coffee made with espresso and milk, frothed with pressurised steam3. Black coffee made by forcing steam through dark roast aromatic coffee beans athigh pressure4. Similar to latte made with espresso, combination of frothed milk with aconcentrated brew of spiced tea

Ishanya Sharma, AIS Gur 43, V D

“Riya, where are you? I needsome medicines from themarket,” Riya’s grandfather

called out for her. He handed her somemoney and said, “I have a terribleheadache. Please get medicines for me.”Riya took the money and set off to thestore. On the way, she passed by a con-fectionary store, entered the shop andstared at the sweets. She returned homewith sweets in her hands. This made hergrandfather sad. “When will you grow upand be responsible?” he sighed.

This was not the first time Riya had donesuch a thing. There had been times whenshe had not picked up the clothes, forgot-ten to deliver her sister’s tiffin and had in-stead gone to a circus. One morning her father asked her to ironhis shirt. She started with the task and justthen the phone rang and she started chat-ting with her friend. It was only when thesmoke started billowing out, she realisedthat the shirt was burnt! Few days later, she came home fromschool and announced that she would takegulabjamuns for the picnic next day. Riyawent to bed feeling very happy, dreaming

about the gulabjamuns she would have atthe picnic. The next morning, her motherwoke up early and prepared the gulabja-muns. “I am going to the temple, add 5spoons of sugar after some time,” hermother said to Riya. Riya’s grandfather,father and sister heard this. Knowing howresponsible Riya is, all of them added 5spoon of sugar to the gulabjamuns, one byone. Incidently, Riya too remembered toadd the sugar. At the picnic, everyonetook gulabjamuns. But no sooner hadthey put the first spoon into theirmouths, “ Horrible!’’ everyone shouted.Riya wept uncontrollably. She told herfamily about the incident. Immediately,everyone realised what had happened.Riya promised to be responsible.G T

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It’s Me

My name: Nashita JainMy school: AIS Gurgaon 43My Class: KG BMy birthday: August 9I like: Listening storiesI dislike: Drinking milkMy hobby: Drawing and colouringMy role model: Abha ma’amMy best friend: EvaMy favourite game: BrainvitaMy favourite food: Idli and dosaMy favourite teacher:Abha ma’amMy favourite subject: EnglishMy favourite poem: Jungle meinek sherMy favourite mall: Ambience mallI want to become: A teacherI want to feature in GT because: Iwant to show it to my dadu.

Five spoons of sugarSara Chawla, AIS Gur 43, VI D

IngredientsBrown bread .......................... 5 slicesBanana (sliced) ................................1Strawberry (sliced)............................2Gems/candy sprinkles ............1/2 cupNutella ....................................1/2 cupLow-fat cream cheese................2 tbspButter..........................................2tbsp

MethodNutella swiss rolls

� Place a bread slice on a plate.� Now, spread nutella on the breadslice.� Sprinkle the candy sprinkles orgems on the slice.� Roll up the slice like a swiss roll.

Strawberry-cream nutellasandwich� Toast two slices of brown bread.� Spread cream cheese on one slice. � And spread nutella on the otherslice (while it’s still warm).

� Place sliced strawberries on top ofcream slice.� Put both the slices together tomake a sandwich.

Golden banana-nutella sandwich

� Take two bread slices and spreadnutella on each slice. � Top one of them with bananaslices and place second slice on top.� Heat the frying pan and add butterto the pan. � Place the sandwich in the pan andcook until it turns golden.� Flip the sandwich and cook untilthe other side becomes golden too.

Samrath B., AIS Gur 43, VI

1. What demands an answer but asksno question?

2. Before Mount Everest was dis-covered, which was the highestmountain in the world?

3. Which word in English languageis always spelt incorrectly?

4. A farmer has five haystacks in onefield and four haystacks in another.How many haystacks he would haveif he combines all of them?

Ananya Arya, AIS Gur 43, VII C

When I am famousI would have to do all that fuss

Conference every minuteFilmy shots and cuts!

I may be a fashion designerDesigning clothes

Or a famous business womanSelling those clothes!

Maybe a rich woman

Nutellatrio

Wearing dresses of specific brandsMaybe a modelWalking on the ramp!

Discovering new things is my passionMaybe in future it’ll be my professionYes I’m talking about being a scientistImagining everything is fashion!

I may be writing novelsOr fighting with gunsI may be the world’s richest personHaving gold coins in tons!

I wish I visit the moonOr be like Shraddha KapoorBut to make these wishes come trueI’ve to work very hard!

Only dreaming about itWon’t help at allI would learn every artTo become famous!

When I’m famousI would have to do all that fussConferences, filmy shots and cuts!G T

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ANS:1. Telephone 2. Mt Everest, as it was highesteven if undiscovered 3. Incorrectly 4. One, if all the

haystacks are combined together

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There had been times whenshe had not picked up the

clothes, forgotten to deliverher sister’s lunch and hadinstead gone to a circus.

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Illustration:Khushboo AgarwalAIS Gur 43, XI B

Illustration: Siddharth Kanojia, AIS Gur 43, XI D

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AIS Vas 6

AIS Vas 6 celebrated its annualday ‘Affinitas- bonds forever’ on

October 20, 2015. The event wasgraced by Manish Sisodia, deputychief minister, Govt of Delhi as theguest of honour, who was accompa-nied by Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan,Chairperson, Amity Group of Schools& RBEF. The event began with thelighting of the ceremonial lamp.‘Affinitas’ was a unique attempt tosensitise people towards the enigmaand essence of relationships which in-fuse values, foster kinship, patience,patriotic commitment and communityidentity. The audience was spellboundby an enthralling and spectacular onehour show put up by 1000 students of

Class III and Class VI to XI on nur-turing relationships by cultivatingpeaceful coexistence, trust, respect,sacrifice and moral uprighteousnessin every individual as these are thekey virtues that can aid in the holisticgrowth of an individual.Innovative props, synchroniseddances and ingenious costumes andstellar performances made the event amemorable one. The students broughtout the self-sacrificing relationshipbetween a butterfly and a flower, asoldier and his duty towards the na-tion. Chairperson praised the effortsof students and emphasised that rela-tionships are casket of treasures. Theannual day was not only an enjoyableexperience, but also gave the studentsimportant life lessons.

AIS Noida

An evening full of cultural per-formances marked the celebra-

tion of Annual Day at AIS Noida onDecember 3. The chief guest for theoccasion was Dr Sadhana Shanker,principal commissioner of IncomeTax department. The event was alsograced by Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan,Chairperson, Amity Group of Schools& RBEF. The celebration began withthe lighting of the lamp amidst rendi-tion of shlokas, followed by a melo-dious welcome song ‘ShubhSwagatam’ by middle school chil-dren. This was followed by a spectac-ular orchestra performance ‘Swar taalparikrama’, a harmonious synchroni-sation of a variety of instruments

played by more than 200 students School principal, Renu Singh laudedthe excellence achieved by the stu-dents and presented the school’s an-nual report, highlighting theacademic, co-curricular and sportsachievements of the school.Dr Sadhana Shanker emphasised onthree important things that one mustremember- learning, unlearning andthen relearning. A scintillating dancedrama ‘Manav se manavta tak’ dis-played the origin of mankind, thefight for survival, the joy of livingharmoniously with everyone.Chairperson congratulated the stu-dents for their brilliant performanceand urged them to uphold their val-ues. The programme ended with therendition of the school song.G TG T

Annual Extravaganza Filled with spectacular and mesmerising cultural performances, the annualday highlighted the special achievements of the schools

AIS Pushp Vihar

With an aim to strengthen physical agility in stu-dents, AIS Pushp Vihar hosted the annual interAmity aerobics competition ‘Verve’ on Novem-

ber 7, 2015. The competition began with great fervour afterthe lighting of the lamp. The competition saw the participa-tion of Amitians from all the eight Amity schools acrossDelhi/NCR. The competition was divided into two categories– junior and senior. Several individual, dual, trio and teamperformances were conducted within each of these cate-gories. The participants showcased their fitness levels in theevent and were judged by eminent personalities from thefield of sports. In the senior category AIS PV, bagged thewinners’ position, AIS Saket secured the first runner up po-

sition and AIS Gur 43 secured second runner up position. Inthe junior category, AIS PV secured the winners’ position,AIS Gur 46 was the first runner up and AIS Noida securedsecond runner up position. AIS Pushp Vihar was declared theoverall winner of the competition.

Book reviewcontest 2015Parent Edge magazine organised its Annual

Book Review Contest 2015 for the stu-dents who love to read and has an opinion

on what they read. The competition facilitatedby The Global Times saw an enthusiastic par-ticipation by Amitians from different branchesof Amity schools across Delhi/NCR. A total of25 entries from Amity schools were shortlisted.Three students from Amity made it to the finalsin different age categories. In 14 to 16 years cat-egory, two students- Anushka Barthwal, AISSaket, XI F bagged second prize and Kavya Ag-garwal, AIS Vas 6, X B won Special Mentionprize. Arundhati Dixit, AIS Gur 43, XII A wonsecond prize in 17-18 years category.

AIS VKC LucknowSapna Joshi, AIS VKC Lucknow, Teacher

Aspecial assembly was organised at AIS VKC Lucknowby the students of Class V on the occasion of Guru Nanak

Jayanti on November 24, 2015. The assem-bly commenced with a prayer song followed by Prabhat Pherishowing Panj Pyare. A skit, a video on the life of Guru Nanakand a PPT was presented on the occasion. Vice principalMukta appreciated the efforts of students.

AIS VYC Lucknow

AIS VYC Lucknow celebrated Guru Nanak Jayanti on No-vember 23, 2015. The assembly began with chanting of

the holy prayer ‘Ek Onkar’. This was followed by a visual treatviz sikh procession led by Panj Pyares. The students performedbhangra and gidda with enthusiasm. The traditional sikh martial art ‘Gatka’, was also performedwith aplomb by Samanyu Walia and Arnav Sharma of Class I.The assembly apprised the students on Sikh customs, culture,and religion and also about the life of Guru Nanak.G TG T

Guru Nanak Jayanti celebrations

Inter amity aerobics competition

Course: 10+2 (B. Tech) Cadet EntryScheme (Permanent Commission)Eligibility:� Applications are invited fromUnmarried Male Candidates (fulfillingthe conditions of nationality as laiddown by the Govt. of India)� Age 17 to 19½ years {ie born between 02Jan 1997 & 01 Jul 1999 (both datesinclusive)}. � Educational Qualification Passed Senior Secondary Examination(10+2 Pattern) or its equivalent fromUniversity/Board with at least 70%aggregate marks in Physics, Chemistryand Mathematics (PCM) and at least50% marks in English (either in ClassX or Class XII).Selection Procedure:� Candidates will be issued call up forServices Selection Board (SSB) basedon their performance in SeniorSecondary Education (10+2

equivalent). Integrated Headquarters,Ministry of Defence (Navy) reservesthe right to shortlist applications and tofix cut off percentage. Nocommunication will be entertained onthis account. � SSB interviews for short listedcandidates will be scheduled atBangalore/Bhopal/Coimbatore/Visakhapatnam during Feb – May, 2016. � Shortlisted candidates will beinformed about their selection for SSBinterview on their e-mail or throughSMS (provided by candidate in theirapplication form). � SSB interview will be conducted intwo stages. Stage I test consists ofintelligence test, picture perception anddiscussion test. Candidates who fail toqualify in Stage I will be routed backon the same day. � Stage II tests comprise psychologicaltesting, group testing and interviewwhich will last for 04 days. Successfulcandidates will thereafter undergoMedical Examination (approximateduration 03-05 days).� Candidates recommended by theSSBs and declared medically fit, willbe selected for training in the order ofan All India Merit List depending onthe number of vacancies.Online application open: December12, 2015Online application close: January 2,2016Last Date for Submission of Appli-cation: January 12, 2016Website: www.joinindiannavy.gov.in

Taruna Barthwal, Manager, Amity Career Counseling and

Guidance Cell (ACCGC)

Scholastic Alert

For any query, write to us at careercounselor@amity.edu

Annual day celebrations at AIS Vasundhara 6 Chairperson Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan felicitates a student at the event

Principal, AIS Gur 43 with Arundhati Dixit

Kavya Aggarwal(L) & Anushka Barthwal(R)

Students enact the life of Guru Nanak in assembly The little ones showcase the Sikh procession

The winning teams (Junior category)

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Irrelevant words Specimens: Michael Jackson’s son ‘Blanket’ andthe infamous ‘North West’ (Kanye West’s son)Taking it too far: We would expect StevenSpielberg’s 126 awards to be a proof of hiscreativity, but all he could come up with wasDestry! (FYI That’s Destiny and Destroy)Belong to: Parents who are desperate to delivergood puns in almost all situations. Aftermath: We’re all looking for the right directionin life but North West’s already got it!

Branded kids Specimens: Gucci, Prada and Chanel. But itdoesn’t stop at clothes! We have human Audis andFerraris as well!

Taking it too far: Siblings - one named Charlesand the other Keith. Dolce and Gabbana can befound in the family too. Belongs to: Materialistic parents who insist ontaking ‘brand loyalty’ to the next level. Aftermath: Comments like “Louis Vuitton isn’tjust doing well in stores, but in school as well!”

Ridiculously royal names Specimen: Jai Singh Abhimanyu Abhishek RathoreRanthambhore and more Taking it too far: We get that you want to keeptrack of generations but please stop numberingthem! Who wants a Louis the seventieth anyway?Belongs to: Parents who want their scrawny kidswith names heavier than themselves!Aftermath: Their lives are an endless struggle oftrying to fit their name onto a form.

When names meet hungerSpecimens: The very unexpected Barack Obama!Barack is actually the name of a Hungarian drinkmade of apricots. Taking it too far: Parents looking for baby namesin menus from Café Coffee Day and Dominos! Belongs to: People whose cravings are neverending and just can’t be satisfied with food. Aftermath: All sentences with their names in themsound bizarre! “Vanilla is running a high fever” or“Vanilla ate chocolate”. G T

Chinmaya KausikAIS Gurgaon 43, XI A

This article is a tribute to bravehearts whohave gone through the pain and misery ofwatching one of those really lame movies

and resisted the urge to put a bomb under thedirector’s bed and press the button. Read on as wefelicitate the people, events and things who justCanne’t (sorry, folks; it’s not you it’s, well… you).So here’s what you ought to have avoided thisyear (unless you have some really bad enemieswho’ve already shown it to you).

The Worst film: Anyone can make Piku. But ittakes singular and unflinching devotion to churnout something as heinous and terrifying asHumshakals.

The sequel nobody was clamouring for:Welcome Back. You’re totally not welcome.Mention not.

Aap se naa hoga: Disney for Khoobsurat andABCD 2. Sonam Kapoor’s Princess Story and

Varun Dhawan in Texas? (#Facepalm)

Behenji please: Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh forMSG-hey-bhagwaan-2. What were you thinking?And, what was everyone else thinking?

Most atrocious lyrics: Taher Khan for ‘Eye toEye’, without doubt. “Spectrum eyes”? “Eye toeye makes happy killer love lifetime once in alife”? No, that’s no typo, these are the lyrics of thesong. And to think the song was for his bride-to-be.

Worst direction: Jointly to the Holy Trinity ofDangerous Cinema; namely Farah Khan, SajidKhan and Shirish Kunder, for everything they’vedone to Bollywood. Sorry guys, but you Khan’t.You just Canne’t.

Worst debut: Sooraj Pancholi and Athiya Shi...sorry, Shetty for Hero. Because nepotism and badplots. And bad acting. And it’s called Hero. Wow.

Worst couple: Big B and Dhanush inShamitabh.Their voices matched, but nothing elsereally did. Shame-itabh.

Dedicated to all the times when cinema has spilledinto absolute horror and painful nonsense

Disha Rawal & Kaavya Sahu, XI AIS Gurgaon 43

Gladiator combats, chariot races, ve-nationes (animal slayings) execu-tions, footraces- these are only some

of the activities that the ancient Romansused to hold in the great Colosseum. Itwould definitely be an exaggeration to statethat our school washrooms are of equalstature in our student life, but nevertheless,they are of equal utility value and impor-tance in the microcosm of our school-sizeduniverse. Here’s why.

Court for conflict resolutionWashrooms prove to be a particularly ad-vantageous location for war and peace. Theaudience and witnesses to sensitive fights re-main restricted since there are no passerby

eyes and ears prying for gossip. Besides, thestone slabs provide comfortable seating, ifthe issue becomes very long!

Free flow of emotionsWarm hugs. Pricey snobbery. Earth-shakingconfessions. The four walls of the washroomhave witnessed all these scenes. As the deep-est secrets are divulged and the juiciest in-formation is relayed, lasting friendships arebuilt and sometimes broken over all theseemotional moments. Everyone needs a placeto rant and vent out, after all!

Hair ready?Make-up ready?Check out the girls washroom between 7:45and 8:00 am on any school day, and youwould find scores of girls trying to hustle into catch a glimpse of their silky mane in mir-rors. This rush reaches its zenith before the

class photograph, for who would want em-barrassment printed all over their I-cards forone full year?

The much deserved breakWith the weight of studies weighing downon the mind, and teachers’ endless rebukestiring the soul, how can one not want to es-cape to an island of peace and quiet? Theschool washrooms also faithfully serve asthe place where one can breathe easy, awayfrom all stresse- most notably the one thatgushes in when you look around during anexam and find the nerdy heads confidentlyplacing a tick beside every question youcouldn't solve.

So as our teachers continue to wonder whatpulls groups of students to the washroomsevery hour or so, we know the answer!G T

RestroomrendezvousThe sheer variety and significance of the other than obvious activitiesthat happen in these seemingly small spaces would amaze anybody!

Naam to suna hi hoga!When names go wrong, life

turns into a constant crisis,one that results out of parentswanting to ‘distinguish’ theirchild. Maansi Manchanda &Shipali Ranjan, AIS Gur 43, XI,bring you names that aren’tintended to be just that - names.

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Somebody give me a top quote.Signing off, Ms. Forever in dilemma

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