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Sangathan memoirs, P 6 -7

Romika Chakraborty, GT Network

Ajam packed ground with deafening cheers and soaringspirits of sportsmanship that resonated with the drum-roll of the Scottish band; the grand finale of Sangathan

2015 announced its arrival with a bang! With umpteen newAmity institutions from India and abroad registering their pres-ence at the mega event, the finale was held on October 29,2015 at AUUP. The annual inter-institutional sports meet sawmore than 15,000 students partake enthusiastically in varioussporting events.The mega event was flagged off with the unfurling of the na-tional flag by DrAshok K. Chauhan. The day saw the graciouspresence of Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan, Chairperson, AmityGroup of Schools & RBEF; Dr Atul Chauhan, Chancellor,AUUP; Dr Aseem Chauhan, Chancellor, AUR & AUH, otherdignitaries and heads of institutions. An impressive guard ofhonour by cadets of Amity Indian Military College, Manesarlaid a prelude to the harmonised marching of 151 contingentscomprising more than 6000 students. The symbolic lightingof the Sangathan torch ‘Khel Jyoti’ by Dr Balvinder Shukla,pro VC, AUUP, set the ball rolling. Prof Kalpana Sharma,chairperson, Organising Committee, Sangathan 2015, high-lighted the achievements of the sporting gala, reiterating that

Sangathan is a platform to nurture positiv-ity and human values in students.The performances that captivated every-one’s hearts was by the tiny tots of Amiown Gur-gaon and Amiown Pushp Vihar, who were guided bytheir Vice Chairperson, Ms Sapna Chauhan. An en-dearing march past by Amity Dog Academy and asong by Amitasha, Amity’s educational wing for theless privileged girl child, enthralled everyone. Theoccasion witnessed the release of the Sangathan sou-venir, a book ‘Winged Friends’ and ‘Calendar for theyear 2016’, an initiative of Prof NPS Chauhan, AmityInstitute of Wildlife Sciences, AUUP. It was a mo-mentous moment for all when 2011 Nobel PeacePrize winner Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President ofLiberia, was conferred an Honorary Doctor of Phi-losophy degree.The much awaited prize distribution ceremony wasmet with a thundering applause. The event came to afelicitous culmination with Founder President shar-ing his vision, “It is my dream to establish a strong setup ofAmity in all the 29 states, 7 union territories andacross all countries. I believe, with wisdom and a pos-itive attitude, you can achieve anything.”G T

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PM Narendra Modi visitsAmity at India AfricaForum SummitIt was a proud moment for Amity when PrimeMinister Narendra Modi congratulated Amity and itsendeavours for contributing positively towards thestrengthening of Indo-African relations, during hisvisit to Amity pavilion at the India Africa ForumSummit 2015, held in New Delhi.

Unity in diversity. Essence of togetherness. Every aspect ofSangathan echoes the sentiments of unison and harmony. And whynot, for the inter-institutional meet that commemorates Founder’sDay, the birthday of Dr Ashok K. Chauhan, Founder President,Amity Universe, is a lesson in camaraderie and sportsman spirit

Flying highStanding tall at 107ft, the30X20ft, 15 kg Indian flagis the tallest national flagever hoisted by anyuniversity in India.Maiden participantsAmity International SchoolSouth Africa (march past),Amity University Dubai(cultural eve), AmityKolkata &Amity Raipur(sports) were the latestentrants in the event.‘Drone’ shutterbugA drone, engineered andoperated by AUUP, turnedinto a photographer tocapture the event.New rulebookIn a first, boys couldparticipate in 3 events onlyand girls, in a maximum of4 to maximise participation.

�Winner of Sangathan:Amity Law School Noida(145 points); FirstRunners Up: AmitySchool of Engineering &Technology, Noida (83points). Overall Winners’trophy: AUUP.

�Winner of AUUP vs AKCcricket match: AUUP

�Best marching contingent:AIE Noida (Senior) &AIS Noida (Junior)

�Special participationtrophies: Amiown, AmityDog Academy &AmityInternational Schools

1736 medals74 rolling trophies20 stages for prize distribution15000 students participated in overmonth long sporting event6000 students participated in themarch past855+ matches151 marching contingents21 sporting events for students7 sporting events for staff

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Mr Ajit K. Chauhan, Vice Chairman, Amity Distance & OnlineEducation interacts with Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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Deepak Sharma, GT Network

Founder President, Chairperson and other dignitaries release the Sangathan souvenir

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THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 20152At Sangathan, you get to meet students from othercultures and states. The level of sportsmanship andinteraction have made our stay in Amity enriching.

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World at a glance Russia

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Russia may face expulsion from worldathletics The 325-page review by the former World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) president who has spent 11months looking into claims of systemic cheating andcover-ups within Russian athletics and the sport’sgoverning body, is expected to call for remedial actionagainst Russia’s athletics federation.

FranceMultiple deadly attacks leavesmore than 100 dead in ParisTerrorists with AK-47s, somereportedly with bombsstrapped to them, attackedsites throughout Paris. Scores were killed in thecoordinated attacks late

Friday, leaving thenation in mourning

and shock. PresidentHollande declared astate of emergency. Court blocks Obama’s plan to

protect undocumented immigrantsUS President Barack Obama'sexecutive action to protect millions ofundocumented immigrants fromdeportation has received a legalsetback. A federal appeals courtrejected Obama's bid to give quasi-legal status and work permits to theillegal immigrants.

China plans to land rover on Mars in 2020The country plans to send a rover to the RedPlanet in 2020, according to the country's statenews agency Xinhua. A model of the roverwas unveiled at the China InternationalIndustry Fair, where the country’s latesttechnology is showcased.

GT keeps the newswire ticking bybringing you news from aroundthe globe

Sierra Leone declared free of Ebola diseaseThousands of people took to the streets of the capital,Freetown, at the stroke of midnight - marking 42 dayswithout a single declared case of Ebola.There were further cheers when the WHO localrepresentative made the official announcement later.

Seirra Leone

Suu Kyi's NLD wins landslidevictoryMyanmar opposition leader Aung SanSuu Kyi’s party National League forDemocracy won in a landslide victory,ending decades of military-backedrule. The election was seen as the firstopenly contested poll in Myanmar in25 years.

Myanmar

US and Israel leaders to hold first post-Iran deal meetingUS President Barack Obama and Israeli PM BenjaminNetanyahu are set to meet for the first time since relationsdeteriorated over a nuclear deal between world powers andIran. The talks are expected to boost the military aid.

Iran

Diwali, like every year, brought light. But for those associated with Sarojini Nagar market, thisfestival brings back a lot more every year. A look at the fall and the rise of the popular market

Vaishali Soni, GT Network

Hundreds of smiling facescrossed each other, giving cele-bratory glances and enjoying

the ‘festive deals’. No one was preparedto face what came next. A long silencefollowed by a deafening thunder. The vi-sion was blurred by dense smoke; thecolourful market, saturated with hues ofred. Diwali, did not bring light that year.

The blast on the night of October 29,2005 in Sarojini Nagar hit hard, but after10 years, the market rose like a phoenix

from the ashes. It wasn’t a cakewalk. Ittook lot of hope, countless emotions andimmense courage to recover the loss itunderwent.

Shop no. 21- Shyam juice cornercrumbled into ruins at the time of theblasts. Kiran Saluja, the owner of theshop was at home when the news of de-mise of her husband arrived. “By 2006,I rebuilt my shop. My boys (the em-ployees) motivated me to run it again.The support from the customers was alsoheart-warming as they always share thehappy times they had spent with my hus-band. Even now they don’t go to anyother shop, except mine. Some of themhave settled outside Delhi, but whenever

they return they enquire about me andmy children’s welfare,” shares Kiran.

The market is not just a source of in-come but also a source of warmth andjoy for the shopkeepers and the ven-dors. “Saare apne hi bhai-bandhu the.Saath me khana, uthna, baithna. Yaadnai karte, kyunki lagta hai sab wapas aajayenge. Now whoever comes here wevalue them even more,” says Sunil, an-other shopkeeper in Sarojini. Now, every‘newcomer’ is a friend. When the‘bhukamp’ of the market committeeshakes the street vendors, asking them toremove their stalls, all of them help eachother to escape their wrath and fren-ziedly, the owners of the ‘proper shops’

hide the stalls. In a world of severe indi-vidualism, this is how they help eachother to sustain.

This is one of those markets that’llnever be seen vacant. “After the unfor-tunate incident, the crowd dropped to50% but soon after, the footfall in-creased. There was a surge in the streetvendors. The blasts little affected theladies, who form a mass percentage ofthe total crowd in Sarojini,” opines Sun-dar Shyam, another street vendor.

But have the security measures beenupped since then? “The security meas-ures are limited to a few barricades keptat the many entrances of the market that

serve to control the increasing crowd.Policemen do move around but that’s it.The CCTVs are for the purpose of dec-oration only. The security is tighter whena political figure arrives,” informsGanesh, Sundar’s friend. “A hawan isalso organised every year for the vic-tims. I had met with an accident that dayso I asked another person to work on mybehalf. When I went home, the news ofthe blast was all over the TV channels,”informed a young boy who was fortu-nate enough to escape the incident. So, this is how ‘SN’ moved on. Withsome tears, some laughter, and lot ofcourage. With that the market became anexample that showed no matter whathappens, the show must go on…G T

We saw, we survived, we rose again

Ground Reporting

Sarojini Nagarin 2005

Sarojini Nagar in 2015

News clipping: The Times Of India Delhi; Date: Oct 30, 2005; Page: 1 After 10 years, the market can be seen in full bloom

Amity Business School Noida

Students of Amity BusinessSchool, Noida under the guidanceand leadership of Prof (Dr)

Sanjeev Bansal, director, ABS, got alifetime opportunity to participate in thethird India-Africa Forum Summit 2015as volunteers and coordinators.Amity University, believes in providingstudents with diverse opportunities togive them a well rounded perspective,regularly promotes participation of

students in such initiatives. A group ofselect students from ABS were trainedin different aspects and intricacies ofhandling such events. They were thenallocated different segments accordingto the training provided to them duringthe prestigious event. Studentsperformed their duties with utmostdiligence and sincerity. Theycoordinated, received and escorteddignitaries including minister ofexternal affairs, Sushma Swaraj andother heads of states of the visiting

African nations.On the final day, students met andinteracted with all the heads of states ofAfrican countries and the peopleaccompanying them. They also got theunique opportunity to interact withPrime Minister Narendra Modi.The students were extremely thankful toAmity for providing them with thechance to participate in an internationalsummit, where they experienced andunderstood the meaning of team workand team management.G T

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Performing at the cultural fest for the first time, there wasa sense of nervousness but oodles of excitement too. Beinga part of the celebrations has truly been enriching.

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Members of the organising team with director Prof (Dr) Sanjeev Bansal

ABS students welcome PM Modi

Dr DS Rathore, chair prof for Chair of Wisdom presents certificates to the participants

Connecting culturesThe Indo Africa summit was perhaps the biggest diplomatic outreachprogramme. Amitians did their bit to ensure that the endeavour was a success

Amity Instt of Education, Saket

Arti Anand & Sonia Jain, AIE Saket, Faculty

Anational seminar sponsored by IndianCouncil of Social Science Research washeld at AIE Saket New Delhi on October

7, 2015. With the theme, “Right to Education:Equal rights and opportunities for socialparticipation of students from marginalised sectionsof the society”, the event highlighted the need forinnovations in the teaching-learning process for themarginalised. The event was in sync with the vision of FounderPresident, Amity Universe, Dr Ashok K. Chauhan,and Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan, Chairperson, AmityGroup of Schools & RBEF to work towardsempowering the marginalised sections. The event commenced with the invocationceremony, followed by a welcome address by Dr Ranjana Bhatia, prof & principal, AIE, New Delhi,who gave an insight into Amity Institute of

Education. A total of eleven universitiesparticipated in the event spread over four sessions.It focussed on understanding poverty, genderinequality & social inclusion, strategies for equity,role of government etc. The seminar saw manyeminent speakers from esteemed universities likeDr DS Rathore, chair prof for Chair of Wisdom,AUUP; Prof Anand P Gupta, director, EconomicManagement Institute, New Delhi & member,board of directors, IC Centre for Governance, NewDelhi and Prof Sushma Yadav, pro vice chancellor,IGNOU, New Delhi. The participants werefelicitated with a memento bearing a personalisednote by Founder President. To sum up the recommendations, the speakersconcluded with the note that we need to incorporatethe best of the brains in teaching; the evaluation ofRTE implementation to be done at all levels;teachers’ sensitivity towards education as a tool forliberation; strengthening the belief of self-efficacy;valuing diversity and understanding the fact thatthere is no single notion of intelligence.G T

Amity University Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior

Anational seminar titled “Emerging GlobalPerspective towards Business Leadership:Challenges and Opportunities” was organ-

ised on October 16, 2015 by ABS, AUMP. The ob-jective of the seminar was to throw light on theemerging global trends in business leadership andthe challenges and opportunities it brings for themanagers and leaders. It provided an excellent op-portunity for the delegates, researchers, academi-cians and other professionals working in these areasto interact with each other. The inaugural session started with the traditionallighting of the lamp followed by the opening re-marks of vice chancellor, AUMP, Lt Gen VKSharma AVSM (Retd). Ragunath Medge, president,Mumbai Dabbawala Association was the guest ofhonour while Prof Karunesh Saxena, director andchairman, FMS, Mohanlal Sukhadia University,Udaipur graced the occasion as the chief guest. Thedignitaries along with Dr Anil Vashisht, director,ABS and organising secretary of the seminar also

released the book of proceedings on the occasion.There were two technical sessions chaired by Prof(Dr) MP Kaushik pro VC, AUMP and Prof (Dr)Sujit Kr Dubey, BHU respectively. Speakers in thissession of the seminar included Prof Karunesh Sax-ena; Dr Abhishek Mishra, professor, IIM Indoreand Dr Mahima Thakur, professor, FMS, DU. Theconcluding remarks were presented by sessionchairperson prof (Dr) MP Kaushik, pro VC, AUMP.The keynote address was given by Dr Manoj Pat-wardhan, professor, ABV- Indian Institute of Infor-mation Technology and Management, RekhaSinghal, professor Indian Institute of Forest Man-agement and Dr Ajay Sharma, professor IIM In-dore. The concluding remarks were presented bythe session chairperson Prof (Dr) Sujit Kr Dubey.The Valedictory Session of the seminar was chairedby Lt Gen V K Sharma AVSM (Retd); Prof Dr SujitKr Dubey was the guest of honour for the session.Amit Tiwari from IITTM, Gwalior was given acash prize, certificate and a memento for the bestpaper presentation. The session concluded with thevote of thanks by Dr Anil Vashisht.G T

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About the summit: The recently con-cluded India Africa Forum Summit(IAFS) 2015 was a celebration of closepartnership between India and Africa.It was an acknowledgement of theunique and shared history of the twocountries. The summit took place inIndira Gandhi stadium, New Delhi,India from October 26-30, 2015. It wasthe central government’s biggestdiplomatic outreach programme withthe leaders of the African nation and thebiggest gathering of foreign dignitariesin New Delhi since 1983 Non-AlignedSummit. More than 54 countries and 40heads of states participated in thishistoric gathering. The Forum commenced withconsultations on official level, followedby the heads of states or governmentlevel discussions and bilateralmeetings. Issues like energy security,terrorism, development cooperationincluding trade, investment, educationand health were discussed at the event.

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Science & Technology

Sara Baijnath & Sheel ChandraAIS Noida, XI C

Do you know that scientists havedeveloped a buzzer which beepsevery time one would click the

“I agree with the Terms and Conditions”checkbox without actually readingthem? *BEEP* Okay, that was a lie. But imagine, if there were a signal thatwould actually go off when one wouldlie, it would certainly add to the chaos;and for good reasons, this signal ismissing. However, nature in itself issuch a bewildering phenomenon that itcan subconsciously help a keen observerto know if a person is lying or not. Youcan now catch the most nefarious of liarswith a discerning eye by observing thefollowing manifestations.

Blame Game: If a person startspointing a lot, putting the blame onsomeone, sometimes even you, the liesiren will start wailing like anything. If aperson becomes defensive or hostile andattempts to turn the tables, or well, actu-ally throw a table, you know someone’snot being honest.

Cover-Ups: When a person isunwilling to answer your question, orhesitant to reveal something, s/he startscovering the mouth or scratching thenose. This is because, obviously, you’dwant to conceal the one place whichmight uncover all your deepest secrets.Ergo beware of doctors in scrubs and

health masks. When they say theinjection doesn’t hurt, don’t trust them.

Restless-Leg Syndrome:Do youknow what liars desperately want to do?

Run from the confrontation as fast asthey can. Some believe that sprinterUsain Bolt was actually having a heatedargument before going on to break worldrecords. On a serious note, since liars

tend to avoid confrontation, they shuffletheir feet, showing agitation, nervous-ness and discomfort. You will be able tonotice the palpable nervousness in theirbody language.

Panting: Since the liar’s mind is try-ing to unravel its own string of lies, theliar becomes nervous. Nervousnessleads to spiking up of the heart rate andblood pressure which leads to eitherbreathlessness or heavy breathing. Eitherway, uneven breath sounds are not onlyan alarm to a doctor, but also an alarmbuzzing lie-alerts. That’s the reason youpant so much when you lie to yourselfthat you completed ten rounds of jog-ging when you actually did seven.

Blink-me-not:When so many waysof catching a liar are posted on socialand public platforms like the internet,the very culprits we’re trying to catch areapprised of our strategy. The liar, thus,tries everything in his/her power to con-trol your mind. For instance, a liar mightprovide too much information and de-tails to show a characteristic openness.Sometimes, a liar might stare at youwithout blinking much to show that s/heis confident about what s/he is saying.Note that, while some liars fall prey tothese symptoms, others just overcome itwith a dose of experience. But every liar must know, professionalor amateur, that you might lie to a personor a group or the whole world, but youcan never lie to your own body, yourmind. For our mind is one of the mostcomplex and vicious mechanisms of alltime which can aid you in lying like apro but also help you to decipher dis-honesty and lying like a pro too. Good luck deciphering!G T

How to decipher a lieImagine if there were a signal that would go off every time one would lie. Too bad the signal ismissing, but you can still train your mind to be a lie detecting tool. Here’s how...

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This event goes across domains, departments and classes;one develops lifelong friendships in the event.

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Like every year, Sangathan, animportant event in the Amitycalendar, concluded with abrilliant display of sportsman-ship, camaraderie, enthusiasm,determination and team work.Right from the march past tovarious sporting events; theevent was a showcase of

everything that Amity stands for. While every-one regaled in the excitement, the warmth andaffection of Amitians for their beloved FounderPresident sir as they sang and danced, left meoverwhelmed. Sports have always been an integral part of Amityfor we believe that the lessons taught on the fieldare as important as the ones imparted in the class-room. In fact, at times, on-field learning super-sedes the knowledge brought by the written word.Lessons like sportsmanship, team work, disci-pline, hard work and determination are somethings that can be best imparted through sports. These virtues not only help us in sports but inother spheres of life as well. Working togetherin a team lets us appreciate the different qualitieseach team mate has, discipline makes us a prin-cipled individual and determination leads to per-severance; all of them shapes us to be a betterhuman being. They teach us that winning is noteverything and that losing has its advantagestoo. A person who has never lost a game hasnever learnt something new.So, go out and play, it does not matter whichsport you choose. All you need to remember is toplay on for life is nothing but a game and onlythe ones who choose to play till the end are theones who succeed.G T

Dr Amita ChauhanChairperson

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 33 � RNI No. DELENG / 2009 / 30258. Both for freedistribution and annual subscription of 800.

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The past fortnight has beenfull of festivities and celebra-tions. From Sangathan thatwas a celebration of humanvalues to Diwali, the festivalof light; there were numerousreasons to rejoice. This edi-tion of GT is an attempt tocapture that euphoria.

The wave of joy kickstarted with Sangathan.Every year when Sangathan arrives, there is aconcerning editorial meet to discuss how weare to cover it differently this time to make itbetter than the last one. For this once-a-yeargrand occasion, captures the essence andbeauty of what Amity preaches, teaches andbreathes. Encapsulating the same in this issueof GT, we bring to you the grandeur of this festwith its cultural festivity (Page 7), sportingspirit (page 1) that is also a journey of inspira-tional learning (Page 6).Even as we and our newsprint was reeling fromthe effects of inertia that Sangathan left uswith, a bright light flooded us for it was timefor Diwali. While Mark Zuckerberg sharedmessage of missing Diwali in India, there aresome for whom the memories of Diwali issomething they live with each day. GT bringsyou close to the people of Sarojini Nagar (page2) where even after a decade, the sounds of theexplosive attack continues to be heard in theirminds, every Diwali. Despite that, the marketcontinues to shine and light. Diwali bid a cheery adieu and a it was time tosay hello to Children’s Day. This day has al-ways been special, and more so for us, the ed-itorial team for a children newspaper. Wecouldn’t have missed encapsulating this im-portant day in the edition. This issue with itsspecial ‘open-up’ (pg 8) and ‘then & now’(page 12) will take you back to childhood. As I flipped through the pages of this edition,its celebratory fervour made me smile. I hopeyou do too.G T

Vira SharmaManaging Editor

FestiveTime

Play on

What ignited your interest in Indianclassical music? It began with a single song. I listenedto it once, and then twice and thrice tillit became a regular practice. And therehas been no looking back since then. Idon’t know how to explain why I likedit. When you really love somethinglike this, you do not need to give a log-ical reason to justify your love for it.

You enjoy it as much as you can.

What do you feel when you arecrossing diverse music with Indianclassical music?To break the rules, you will first needto know them. Learning classicalmusic is like the growth of a Banyantree. Your roots have to be reallystrong; you need to go deep into what

you are doing, so that you know all thebasics and have a strong foundation,just like a Banyan tree. And then asyou grow, you can branch out indifferent directions. I spent yearslearning Indian classical music, and itwas then that I could explore somenew avenues with the use of classicalmusic. Experiment can be done onlyby pure knowledge.

Do you think that globalisation ofIndian classical music is important ?Globalisation of Indian music iscertainly very important. However,one needs to be very careful about thesame. It should not be confused withfusion. There are certain qualities ofIndian classical music that need to bepresented to the world. The NatyaShastra, for instance, informs abouthow Indian classical music and otherkinds of classical arts should beperformed, is known to the world andhas become important in learning thearts. So, such features of Indianclassical music should be presentedbefore everyone.

We often hear about gurus in learn-ing classical arts. What according toyou is the importance of a guru whenit comes to learning these arts?The concept of gurus is indeed a beau-tiful system of learning. Gurus showyou a direction so that you can under-stand which way to go and how to go.Once you are sure about this path, youwill undeniably have a full grasp ofclassical art.G T

…says Saskia Rao-deHaas, an adept cellistand composer. Giving aninsight into the world ofmusic and exploring itsmanifestations, sheconveyed her intenselove for music in aninteraction with GTreporters Debargha Roy,X D & Tanushree Dutta,XI E, AIS PV

Learning classical music islike growth of a Banyan tree

Urban Rural

The tale of Two Lives

AM4.00 AM: The people in cities, wrapped in blankets and quilts, are in adeep slumber in their cosy beds. After all, who gets up before sunrise, es-pecially in winters?

6.00 AM: The alarm clock beeps, children lazily rush to the washroom,bathe, put on their school uniform and get ready for school while gettinghotdogs for their lunchboxes, apart from the munchies of the canteen.

7.00 AM: Running and panting, they reach the bus stop just in time.Settling in their plush bus seats, enjoying the coolness of the airconditioner, they lazily enjoy their easy ride.

9.00 AM: The parents are ready to leave for work; they pick up theirlaptops and car keys, preparing themselves for the traffic woes and thehectic day that would follow.

2.30 PM: The children are back from school. The bell rings and the cookenters to make pasta for the kids today. The children relish the pastawhile surfing thousand TV channels, an integral part of their life.

5.00 PM: The mother returns tired, greets the children, tells the cook what to prepare for dinner and goes to her room to relax for a while be-fore starting to finish her work again.

7.00 PM: Father returns from work. He switches on the TV, the childrenstart demanding the latest gaming CDs and are sent to their room to com-plete their homework.

9.00 PM: It is time for dinner. Everyone is seated at the dining table,checking their smartphones once in a while. The only sound is of cut-lery as no one speak while eating but are busy with Whats App..

11.00 PM: Everyone retires to their rooms, surfing their phones beforethey doze off.

4.00 AM: The rooster crows and everybody wakes up to go about theirchores.When the sun rises they are going to bow down their heads andgreet it.

6.00 AM: The children take a bath at the nearby well, put on their uni-form and are ready to cover the long distance to their school on foot,hoping that the mid-day meal khichdi tastes a little better today.

7.00 AM: The male members of the house are ready to go to the field ontheir cycles, dreading the bumpy ride that lays ahead. Greeting people onthe way and hurdled by the cattle, they make their way through.

9.00 AM: The women return with earthen pots filled with water. The watersupply in the village is irregular and thus they walk long distances to getwater from the wells chatting, making the distance appear shorter.

2.30 PM: The children are back from school and the male members havealso returned. The family sits together in the kitchen enjoying the plaindal-chawal while the female members make steaming hot chapatis.

5.00 PM: Children play outside with their friends as some of them try toclimb trees to pluck mangoes. Men and women talk and laugh, sharingtheir sorrows and happiness.

7.00 PM: Dinner time is about sitting beside the smoke chulha as thesimple roti-subzi gratifies all. Today, there is kheer for sweet dish too, anadded bonus that brings smiles.

9.00 PM: The charpais are set . The children rush to grandma who re-cites stories from the golden ages. The men talk about the muchawaited rains and women about their daily routine.

11.00 PM: Sleep has engulfed everyone, worn out from the day’s labourand hard work.G T

Saskia Rao-de Haas with Ms Divya Chauhan and GT reporters

Indian villages epitomise a simple life while the city life is fast. But there is muchmore difference between these two worlds believes Agrima Gupta, AIS MV, XI H

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THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 20156Sangathan is one of the finestexamples of team spirit.

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Nothing great can be achieved...without planned execution.

If you can conceive it, you can achieve it. How-ever, the fine line between conceiving and achiev-ing can only be bridged by implementation.“The magnanimity of Sangathan and the well-co-ordinated march past, everything goes on to provehow organised execution leads to excellence.” -Brig GS Rathore, OSD-Chancellor, AUR

Success is always the sum total of... strategic management.

17 successful years of Sangathan prove thatbehind every spectacular achievement, lie layersof microscopic management and planning. “The most important lesson I’m taking home ismanagement - how everything can be managedwithin a time limit.” -Dr Indrani Singh Rai, Associate Professor, AU Chattisgarh

The key to a great event lies in...impeccable coordination.

The triumph of an event is directly proportional tothe coordination between team members. “All through our stay, we are made to feel so wel-come, all thanks to the organising committee’s co-ordination.” -Yogesh Shukla, Asst Prof, AUMP

Working in a systematic manner...is half the battle won.

The ant can carry a load that’s ten times its ownweight. When a tiny insect can reap the fruits ofsystematic and directed efforts, what humans canachieve is just about anybody’s guess. “The methodical way of doing things is my biggestlearning.” -Balaji, AGBS Chennai

Sangathan is... healthy competition. It fosters a true spirit of sportsmanship

by conglomerating all Amity institutes fromacross the length and breadth of the globe.“Coming together of sportspersons from allover the country fosters healthy interaction.”-Hansraj, Manager sports, AUH

Practise makes perfect...will hold true always.

There’s a grain of truth in the age old adage.Amitians have known it all along. “Dailypractice and determination will lead you tovictory- that’s my lesson from Sangathan.”-Pawan, AIE Delhi

Conquer your fears…with confidence. Sangathan provides umpteen opportunities

to combat one’s self-doubts and come up trumps. “The exposure I got here has helped me deal withmy stage phobia and given me confidence to step

on the stageagain.” -NeelamWalia, AUMP

Team spirit is...everything.

You can take San-gathan out of team spirit, butyou can’t take team spirit out of Sangathan. Theyare synonymous with each other. “Sangathan has taught me to work in a team.

Team spirit is reflectedeverywhere.” -KajolTomar, AUMP

Success entails...hard work.

There are no shortcuts on theroad to success. You haveto keep outdoing yourself.

“This year, we surpassed lastyear’s achievements, all thanks totwo months of hard work.” -Ankur

Dutta, AGBS Pune

True sportsmanship is...supporting each other.

At Sangathan, everybody growstogether.

“Often in other universities, the na-tive crowd boos you down. But here,

everyone is so supportive.” -GyaneshChauhan, AUMP

Aim for the stars and...never stop at one.

What good is victory, if it doesn’t repeat itself. AtSangathan, it is about getting used to it. “We wonbronze this time. Next time, we are aiming forgold!”-Saimitra Chauhan, AUMP

Winning is…a wow feeling.Experiencing the highs of a well-deserved

victory, is inexplicable. “Winning the march past asfreshers was thrilling.”-Shivani Shah, AIE Noida

Outgrow... your own capabilities.Sangathan brings out the best in everyone.

“In my 8 years of arranging music, I have seen themusic evolve. Earlier, it was more about Bolly-wood; today, the focus has shifted to theme basedmusic.” -Harshit Walia, ASCO, AUUP

. If you want to see the whole of India...come to Sangathan.

A melting pot of varied cultures, each institutebrings a unique flavour, representing a mini India.“I always wanted to see all of India. And I saw thatat Sangathan!” -Fairaz Anika, Amity Kolkata

To grow, you need...the right environment.

Holistic education with the right balance of sportsand extra-curriculars is Amity’s USP. “With San-gathan, Amity creates an atmosphere for bothsports and education to thrive.”-Ashwin Mani,Amity Mumbai

A family that stays together... is Amity. Perhaps, the biggest lessons of unity in di-

versity can be learnt at the portals of Sangathan. “Though we are from different institutes but hereit seems everyone belongs to one big Amity fam-ily.”-Dr Kavita Varma, AIE Lucknow

Amity’s air is... infectious.It’s indescribable; it’s just different. You got

to be an Amitian to feel the Amity magic.“Only at Sangathan you realise the magnitude ofwhat Amity is. The buzz is infectious, it’s a wholenew world.”-Anjali, AU DubaiG T

17 years of ethical sportsmanship and ecstatic bonhomie. 17 years of emotional highs and novelbreakthroughs. Each year, penning a new chapter. Eachlesson, turning a new leaf. As the magnum opus thatSangathan is, turned 17, we bring you 17 lessons it hasimprinted on our minds

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Kalbelia dancers: AU Rajasthan

Synchronised Odissi :AGBS Bhuvaneshwar

Hip hip burrah: AU Dubai

Invoking Goddess Durga: AU Kolkata

Folk beats: AU Chattisgarh

Ganesh aarti: AU Maharashtra

Power packed: AUUP Lucknow

Mahua jhare: AUMP GwaliorEvolution of music: AUUP Noida

High on energy: AU Haryana

Sangathan has reiterated the spirit of team workand supporting each other, come what may.

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Cultural Extravaganza

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Aditya SundarayAmity Institute of Forensic Sciences, AUUP

If there was one place wherethe world seem to haveconverged, it was the campus

of AUUP on the cultural eve ofSangathan 2015, with distinctcultural flavours spreading theirunique aroma. After more than a month of action-packed sports,the 17th year of Sangathan reached a glitteringcrescendo with an evening of dazzling culturalperformances on October 28, 2015 at AUUP. Avolley of spectacular performances was broughtin by students of various campuses of Amity Uni-versity across the globe. The event reflected thetraditions, heritage and colours of their respectedlands. The glittering ‘Cultural Eve’ saw the dis-tinguished presence of Dr Atul Chauhan, Chan-cellor, AUUP; Dr Aseem Chauhan, Chancellor,AUR & AUH; Ms Pooja Chauhan, Vice Chair-person, AHF; Prof (Dr) Balvinder Shukla, ProVC, AUUP; heads of institutions; faculty mem-bers and students.

Rocking the stage: Giving the evening an auspi-cious beginning, there was a ‘Ganesh aarti’ per-formed by AU Maharashtra in a unique hip hopstyle. Thereafter, followed energetic perform-ances, each more spirited than the other, uppingthe excitement quotient by several notches. Whilethe ‘Dhunuchi’ dance by AGBS Kolkata broughtin a flavour of Durga Puja; the Lavani and Lezimdance forms by AGBS Pune transported the audi-ence to Maharashtra. The well-synchronisedOdissi dance performance by AGBSBhubaneswar left everyone spellbound. The

evening reached new heights with the powerpacked performance from the land of tehzeeb, AULucknow and the foot tapping folk dances by AUGwalior and AGBS Chattisgarh. Further en-hancing the heat of the dance floor werethe energetic ‘Kalbelia’ dancersfrom AU Rajasthan fol-lowed by a floor thumping‘Bhangra’ performance byAGBS Chandigarh. If thatwasn’t enough, the Arabianknights and princesses straightfrom AU Dubai rocked the stage.Starting their act with an unexpected treat bytransforming an epic Bollywood number ‘Tum hiho’ into Arabic, they made their way right intoevery Amitian’s heart. Following up with a high-octane belly dance and a freestyle fusion num-ber, they proved music has no language. Theevening concluded with the most awaited per-formance by AUUP on the theme ‘Evolution ofmusic’ choreographed by Inertia, the officialdance society of Amity School of Engineeringand Technology. An elaborate act depicting howmusic evolved from the pre-historic tribal folk-lore to Sufi and Kathak to the very popular Bol-lywood dances; it was a beautiful tribute to theworld of music.

Words that avowed: The talented trio of VarunChowdhary (RICS, student), Ishani Singh(AICC, faculty) and Akshay Goel (ASCO, stu-dent) kept the audience on top of their spiritswith their cheerful anchoring. Eliciting loudcheers from the huge crowd, they ensured every-one enjoyed to the core. Dr Atul Chauhan took thecrowd to a frenzy with his words, “Amity has themost talented students in the world. We are proudof you!” The memorable evening ended with thevote of thanks proposed by Chaya Chardiya, di-rector - hostel administration, AUUP.G T

SSaannggaatthhaann 22001155Noida campus is vibrant, colourful andvery different. This was our first timehere and we had a very good time.

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Mosaic Senior

Shubh Bhalla, AIS Gurgaon 46, IX

IngredientsCarrot .............................................1Red bell pepper ............................. 1Yellow bell pepper .........................1Egg (boiled) ...................................1Apple..............................................1Salad leaves ........................A bunchSprouts................................... ½ cupPaneer (diced) .....................100 gmBabycorn ............................... 4 to 5Olive oil..................................1 tbspLemon juice............................1 tbspSalt ....................................... to taste

Method� Cut the red bell pepper, yellow bellpepper and carrot into juliennes.

� Add sprouts, paneer in the samebowl.

�Mix all the vegetables together.�Add salt, olive oil and lemon juiceto the veggies and toss them well.

� Take a plate and place salad leavesin it. Now, place the vegetables onthe salad leaves.

� Cut apple and babycorn into thinslices and use it to garnish the salad.

� Cut the egg in half. Decorate thesalad with the boiled egg.

Caesar salad

WORD DETECTIVECan you spot some words related to fire safety?

Sarina MulchandaniAIS Vas 6, Alumnus

It was a sunny day in the October of1999, when I had been promoted tonursery from pre-nursery on account

of being an outstanding student, thoughI fail to understand what the definitionof outstanding was back then when prepschool meant singing and dancing andscribbling on the papers with myriadshades of crayons. Nevertheless, the pro-

motion meant that I had to learn how towrite at least in a legible form to qualifymy admission test approaching soon. I remember being presented a pile ofsheets with bizarre dots in all directions.I looked up at mom and grinned at her,while she just handed over a sharpenedpencil to me saying, “Today, for achange, don’t write on that wall, jointhese dots like this,” and then sheshowed me another sheet that lookedlike an answer key to the question paper

I had been earlier presented. Mydimpled smile grew wider as I embarkedupon that journey titled “Join the dots”.I gleefully set on to the task and it was amatter of a few seconds before mymom’s version was somewhere in thepile, while I was pouring my creativityonto that sheet of paper. After sometime,I looked at my work satisfactorily, wentto the kitchen where my mom waspreparing lunch, climbed onto thekitchen slab and showed her my piece ofart. And that’s when I was told that thefirst letter was supposed to be an ‘A’which in my sheet looked like aninverted ‘Y’, and the thing that wassupposed to be a ‘3’ looked more like an‘E’ except for the fact that the horizontalbars were more curved than needed.Dejected and sad, I got off the slab andwalked up to my room thinking, “Thewall was a much better place toscribble!”G T

My tryst with the alphabet

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Dejected and sad, I got offthe slab and walked up to

my room thinking,”Thewall was a much better

place to scribble!”

Vasu Goyal, AIS Mayur Vihar, XI F

Along the shores Amidst the turbulence The guiding light

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WORDS VERSE

Sameer DuttAIS Pushp Vihar, IX A

So what if I have a disabilityI am living to learn with itWhat if I can’t form the letters The way you doI am improving as Einstein used to do

So what if I’m a laughing stock And with me no one is interested to talkIt didn’t matter to Leonardo Da Vinci Neither does to me

So what if my work is not recognisedThe way it should beAnd I don’t receive The patting on my back I know there are many things that I lack

So what if I have to struggle harder I am still determined To climb up the ladderSo what if it is treated as a handicap People laugh behind my back

So what if dyslexia Is seen as a disabilityI’ll fight and make it my special abilityTo prove the world of my normalityG T

Ritwik Kar, AIS Noida, X B

It’s a boring SundayAwaiting a strenuous MondayBut amidst them both, still lies a dayWith confusion in every bay

What is joyful?What is woeful?What to do and what not to do?He sits morose, flushed in ennui

But someone please explain to him There is not always a reason to smileOne just does it once in a whileAnd lives life in one’s own style

Amidst the problems of lifeHe realises it’s time for him to findThe reason why God made his mindWith a body that beautifully binds

But then his mother callsAnd orders to finish that homeworkHe completes it well, all rightFeeling that it took all his might

He goes off to meet his friendsForgetting all about boring SundayAnd why he was in dismayKeeping everything happy away

At this moment he starts to run wildDecides he will live his lifeFor the moment is now rifeAnd that’s the beauty Of a lazy Sunday eveningG T

Sundayevening

Special ability

Tanishka VermaAIS Noida, VII J

Once upon a time, there was avillage called ‘Samaypur’.Peace and happiness prevailed

in Samaypur as nobody fought in thevillage. On the rare occasions, whenthere was a squabble between people,they would simply approach Raman. Hewas considered the wisest man in thevillage as he was kind, honest, gentle,and impartial. It was because of Ramanthat the village never felt the need tohave a head or a ruler. Everyone in thevillage went to Raman with his or herproblems as they trusted him.One day, Raman was crossing the river

side when he heard a farmer and a writerarguing with each other. He walked upto the site where the two were arguingand realised that the brawl was over amaid. Both the writer and the farmerclaimed the maid, who was deaf anddumb, to be their own. The farmer said,“She is my servant.” The writer, on theother hand, exclaimed, “No! You arelying. She is my helper.”Raman listened patiently to both ofthem. He then asked the farmer to bringa cow and the writer to bring an emptypen and an ink pot. Both of them cameto Raman with the things he had askedfor. Raman showed the maid both thethings. The maid came a bit closer andexamined the cow. Then she looked at

the pen and ink pot. She gave anuncertain look to Raman. But suddenlyshe picked up the pen and filled the inkwithout spilling a drop of ink. At thisRaman said, “It is clear now. The writerwas correct, she is his helper. The farmerwas lying. She does not belong to him.”After listening to Raman’s decision thefarmer felt offended and was very angry.“I am not lying. How can you say that?”the farmer fumed with anger. Ramanreplied, “The maid servant filled the inkin the pen without spilling a drop of itwhereas she was not familiar with thecow. And no one can pour the ink soneatly in the first attempt. It appeared asif she had done this several times beforeas well. So, the decision is clear.”The writer and the villagers were happyas Raman took an astute decision.G T

Short Story

So what did you learn today?A new word: AstuteMeaning: Smart

He then asked the farmerto bring a cow and the

writer to bring a pen and apen and an ink pot.

Khushi Girdhar, AIS PV, VI A

IngredientsCornflour................................1/4 cupLotus stem (sliced) ..................2 cupsChili oil ....................................2 tbspDry red chili flakes ..................1 tbspTomato ketchup......................1/3 cupSoya sauce ................................2 tbspSalt ..........................................to tasteOil ..............................for deep frying

Method�Dust the lotus stem slices with corn-flour and deep-fry them in hot oil.

� Take a plate and place absorbentpaper on it. Now, keep the friedslices on the paper so that it ab-sorbs all the oil.

�On a low flame, slightly heat thechili oil in a fry pan.

�Add honey, chili flakes, soya sauceand tomato ketchup to the fry panand bring it to a boil.

�Now add fried lotus stem slices andsalt to the pan.

� Toss well till the sauce coats thelotus stem evenly.�Hot crispy honey chili lotus stemsare ready to serve.

Crispy honeychili lotus stem

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Whose helper?

POEMS

My name: Samanyu WaliaMy school:AIS VYC LucknowMy class: IMy birthday: January 9 I like: Playing outdoor gamesI dislike: Being scoldedMy hobby: Reading story booksMy role model:My fatherMy best friend:ArnavMy favourite book: Arabian NightsMy favourite game: FootballMy favourite food: Rajma RiceMy favourite teacher: SeemaMa’am and Tanuja Ma’amI want to become:A doctorI want to feature in GT because : Iwant everyone in my school andcolony to know me.

It’s Me Riddle FiddleAradhya Khetarpal

AIS Mayur Vihar, IV B

1.More expensive than gold and ischerished forever2. Made over a cup of tea, takes timeto form but a second to break. It’s be-tween a merchant and a trader.3.Can be blind and can also be at firstsight and lasts forever4. What is the center of gravity?5. I’m round at the ends and high inthe middle. Who am I?6. I’m tall when I’m young and I’mshort when old. Who am I?

Painting Corner

Sourish Srivastava, AIS Vas 1, III A

Life is but a dreamA sweet and sour creamA chance given to usTo live with love and peace

It is a beautiful budding roseWith its secrets enclosedWe don’t know when it endsThe way is full of many bends

As each moment is passing byThe present is bidding us goodbyeThese slipping moments Of time are lostAnd they will never return at any cost

Right or wrong we must knowFor what we reap is what we sowLeading to us to a bright beamFor life is but a dream.

Niamat Gill, AIS Noida, IV B

Education is not Merely a learning processIt transforms us inside outInto better and more efficient pupilsWith deeper thoughts We can dare to speak aloud

The aim of education is knowledgeOf values we must imbibeIt is only then that our countryWill progress and Touch the seventh sky

Literally education is of no value If it does not polish the characterWe must become aware and consciousAnd strive to make our country better

True education is training Of both head and heartOur teachers are our guidesWe move on to the next classBut in our hearts we never partSeeking, striving, creating

The journey shall hold many testsWe slowly transform ourselvesInto better pupils And noble countrymen

Education is not Merely a learning processThat stops after some time butIt goes on and onKindle the fire in your heartAnd lead your country on. G T

Answers:1.Memories 2.Bond3.Love 4.V 5.Ohio 6.Candle

Advitya Joshi AIS MV, IV C

Education – a transformationLife is a dream

Illustration: Ravinder Gusain, GT Network

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THE GLOBAL TIMES |MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2015Forensics Sciences: For me, Sangathan wasa great experience, because we finally wonthe long coveted Hockey women’s medal!

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AIS VKC Lucknow

The students of AIS Viraj KhandLucknow celebrated ‘AmityUtsav’ to commemorate the

birthday of Dr Ashok K. Chauhan,Founder President, Amity Universe withgreat pomp and zeal on October 8, 2015in the school premises.The event wit-nessed the participation of various emi-nent schools and colleges from the citylike Spring Dale College, AIS VYC,DPS and Vibgyor High etc.The event began with welcoming the par-ticipant schools and seeking blessings ofthe almighty with the ceremonial lightingof the lamp. What followed was a culturalextravaganza, a blend of music, dance, artand drama. Students participated in a fancy dress

competition where they dressed accord-ing to themes of ‘Vintage Era’ and ‘AlienWorld’. Next was a competition ‘AdMagic’ that gave students an insight intothe advertising world. A music competi-tion with two rounds; ‘Open Mic’, thewestern music round and ‘Geet Gunjan’,the Indian music round was also held.‘Nupuranjali’, the dance competitionsaw students present contemporarydance forms. The last event for the daywas the nukkad natak, where the stu-dents emphasised the importance of in-culcating good values in our lives andleft the audience intrigued. All the com-petitions were judged by experts fromvarious fields who praised the students.Vice principal, Mukta congratulated thewinners and complemented the studentsfor their enthusiastic participation.G T

Amity Utsav 2015

At Amity, with the relentless sup-port and leadership of Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan,

Chairperson, Amity Group of Schoolsand RBEF, teachers are motivated tosurge ahead and emerge as successfuleducators. Anshu Mittal, vice principalAIS Saket was conferred the most cov-eted “SAMMAAN” award of RotaryClub of New Delhi for development of innovative learning approaches,

and role-playing activities that motivateothers. The award ceremony took placeon September 11, 2015 at the Vivanta,Khan Market, New Delhi. Her 20 years of sterling experience inAmity has helped her build a strongfoundation as an exemplary educatorand an administrator. She conveyed her heartfelt thanks andgratitude to the Chairperson and the en-tire Amity family.G T

AIS Saket

Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan, Chair-person, Amity Group ofSchools and RBEF, envisions

every Amitian to be a blend of moder-nity steeped in Indian tradition. Inkeeping with this, the annual Spic

Macay event was organised at AISSaket on October 5, 2015. The pro-gramme showcased various danceforms of Manipur. The event was hon-oured with the performances of Ma-nipuri dancers Padmashri and Fellow ofSangeet Natak Academy, Guru SinghajitSingh and Shrimati Charu Sija Mathuralong with their team. To begin with, a‘vasant raasleela’ depicting Lord Kr-ishna and Radha was beautifully staged.Following this, a drum dance saw thedrummers play instruments while theydanced. Next, a solo presentation byNandita Devi depicted the ‘Meitei Pu-jarin’ dance of Manipur. A dance per-formance presented the love story andfirst meeting of Arjuna and Chitrangada,a beautiful Manipuri princess. A drumdance practiced in the temples of Ma-nipur during the festival of Holi formedthe last performance of the event. The programme concluded with thepresentation of small tokens of gratitudeto the eminent artists.G T

Irina Srivastava; her poemprinted in GT (below)

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Drama meets storyAIS Pushp Vihar

AIS Pushp Vihar organised a storytellingworkshop on Oct 3, 2015 in the schoolpremises conducted by the Korean Culture

Centre. The workshop saw the staging of three sto-ries narrated with elan and grace by expressive the-atre artists. The stories viz “Mr Moon and MissSun”, “The faithful daughter Sim Cheong” and“The woodcutter and the heavenly maiden” en-compassed strong moral values and infused a senseof enlightenment in the students. The enthusiasmof the artists engaged the audience till the end andtheir spectacular performance, humour and wit,grabbed the attention of the gathering. The artistswere acknowledged with a round of applause anda standing ovation by the audience.G T

Anshu Mittal receives the honourable Sammaan award

Conferring ‘Sammaan’

Embracing Manipur

Manipuri dancers enthrall audience

AIS Noida

Amity International School,Noida hosted the 5th SwissCultural Exchange Programme

from September 30 to October 10, 2015.The programme was in sync with thevision of Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan,Chairperson, Amity Group of Schoolsand RBEF to nurture global leaders. Tenstudents (girls) and two faculty members

from Kantonsshule, Wettingen,Switzerland were hosted by ten students(girls) from Class X and XI of AISNoida. The delegation was given awarm, traditional welcome at the schooland was taken on a sight-seeing tour toQutub Minar and Lotus Temple toacquaint them with the cultural heritageof Delhi. Thereafter, the delegates weregiven an insight into Indian music anddance where they enthusiastically learnt

a Punjabi folk dance along with theGayatri mantra that they later chantedmelodiously. The faculty members ofthe delegation, Dr Thomas and SabinaFleuck, interacted with the students ofthe school by conducting a Physicssession and a musical aerobics sessionfor students respectively. Later, thedelegation along with the hosts and viceprincipal Jyoti Arora were taken to theSwiss embassy for an interaction withAaron Egolf, public diplomacy officer.A trip to Taj Mahal and Fatehpur Sikriwas also organised for the swissdelegates who were mesmerised by theaesthetics and history of the place. Thegroup was also taken to National BalBhavan, where they were introduced toclassical music forms and the ancientIndian art of Bandhni (tie and dye),Warli and Madhubani painting. Theexchange programme concluded withthe Swiss delegation and the hostfamilies along with principal RenuSingh and vice principal Jyoti Arora,attending the International Get Togetherheld at AKC where delegates fromseveral other countries were alsopresent. With heartfelt memories, thehost families bid adieu to the Swissdelegation..G T

AIS Vasundhara 1

To mark the importance of grandparents in ourlives and inculcate in children the values of re-spect and gratitude for the elderly, AIS Vasund-

hara 1 celebrated Grandparents day on October 16,2015 in the school premises. The event saw the tiny totsof Nursery and KG make their grandparents feel special.Principal Valambal Balachandran and vice-principal(primary) Roop Kamal Singh welcomed the grandpar-ents and blessed the little ones. The event began byseeking the blessings of the divine, followed by an en-tertainment programme staged by little Amitians. Theyexcitedly spoke about their lovely grandparents, whichleft the grandparents smiling. The children also enactedthe epic Ramayana, celebrating the victory of good over

evil, thus, imbibing the goodness of Ramayana and liv-ing the spirit of Dussehra meaningfully.As the programme ended, grandparents joined the chil-dren in fun filled activities. Children presented beauti-ful gifts to their grandparents that they had crafted withwith love. The programme culminated with the blessingof Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan, Chairperson, Amity Groupof Schools and RBEF.

Swiss tiesThe Swiss exchange programme provided students aninsight into the two cultures, strengthening their ties

The event saw beautiful dance andsoulful music brought from Manipur

AIS Vasundhara 6

To mark the Indo-Africa Sum-mit that celebrates the closepartnership of the two coun-

tries, the Central Board of SecondaryEducation organised a creative ex-pression contest in collaboration withthe Ministry of External Affairs. IrinaSrivastava, a student of Class VIII,AIS Vasundhara 6 proved her mettleby bagging the 2nd prize at the re-gional level of the competition withher beautiful and thought provokingpoem that reflects the values and thedreams of people belonging to boththe countries that have faced com-mon threats. As a token of acknowl-edgement, she was awarded acertificate of merit and cash award ofRs 10000. Her winning entry hasalso been displayed on the socialmedia account of IAFS, Secretariat,Ministry of External Affairs. Herpoem was also published in GT.

Teachers and students present at the event

The Swiss delegation with Renu Singh, principal, AIS Noida

Grandparents Day

Students present a spectacular dance performance

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Siddhi Narang, AIS Pushp Vihar, II A poses with her copy of The GlobalTimes in front of the iconic Tower Bridge of London, UK. The TowerBridge, (built 1886–1894) crosses the River Thames. It was officiallyopened on June 30, 1894 by Prince of Wales and Princess of Wales.

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...I would have gone tocollege everyday,” said

Salman Khan while he andSonam Kapoor encounteredexhilarated crowd at AmityUniversity, Noida that wasunmatchable anduncompromising in energywhen it came to theopportunity to catch aglimpse of the stars

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Hblock brimming up withpeople, girls standing on thechairs, boys on each others

shoulders. Thousands in the eventvicinity; thousands trying to make itthere. Media trying to accommodatetheir cameras and themselves.Cheers, applause and the sound of“Salmannnnnn” resonating in the en-tire university. Such was the sight atAmity University Uttar Pradesh on theday it witnessed superstar Salman Khanand Sonam Kapoor promote their movie‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ on November 4,

2015. The event that saw a footfall of over15000. During the 20 minutes long proceed-ings, the event created an enigma that even a 3hour show couldn’t have. Presenting the highs:

Can’t keep calm, Salman’s in the house: Asthe crowd awaited the stars, the anchors strug-gled to keep the audience engaged. Songs andgroup dance performances kept the starstruckcrowd entertained.

And then came the historic moment: Thecountdown ended. The title track of PRDP wasplayed but soon became inaudible as cheers ofthe crowd took over at the very first sight ofSalman Khan and Sonam Kapoor. As theywalked to the stage, placards saying “We loveyou Salman” and “All the best” could be spot-ted, not forgetting the special placard, hungwith a string, that made its way from a hostel

room to the top of the stage, with four words“I love you Salman”. The milieu was nothinglike Amity had witnessed before.

Dance, drama, action: They sang, theydanced, they clicked with the crowd (literally).Selfies were taken every second, the specialone being that of Sonam, Salman and thecrowd. The audience heard him sing, “Main huhero tera”, a song that summed the sentimentsof everyone present. What followed was adance performance on the title track of themovie which left the crowd cheering for more.

Cheers to Amity and to Amitians:As Salmanand Sonam spotted the drone camera and gotto know that it was made by Amitians them-selves, they were all praises for the students.“Have you actually made this?” asked Salman,astonished by Amity’s talent. The euphoria ofthe crowd compelled him to say, “If my collegehad such an atmosphere, I would have gone tocollege everyday.” Soon the event was over, 20 minutes became alifetime for many. Even as the stars exited, peo-ple stood on chairs, not wanting to miss even ananosecond of his presence. AUUP had anothermemorable day added to its journey. With thesongs still playing in their mind and their eyesglittering with the sight they had seen momentsago, the crowd dispersed.G T

Cast under the banner of Rajshri Productions,PRDP featuring Sonam Kapoor and Salman Khan inis replete with heart touching Bollywood numbersthat are a blend of ethnic and modern styles. Thisfamily drama will mark the return of ‘Prem’, theon-screen character portrayed by Salman Khan.

(With inputs from Sumitra Singh, ALS II, Faculty)

Movie trivia

Powerpuff Girls v/s Chhota BheemThen: With cartoons like PowerpuffGirls, Dexter’s laboratory, Tom andJerry, one could never ask for more. Now: Even though Chhota Bheem re-mains a staple, but the sad truth is: it cannever match the epics mentioned before.

Poppins v/s Kinder joyThen: The rainbow shaped little candieswere everyone’s favourite. In fact, Polo,Parle’s Kismi, Mango Bite, Alpenliebe,were given on birthdays or as a prize.Now: Kinder joy overtook cute littlecolourful candies.

Games in restaurants v/s Wi-FiThen:We loved restaurants that had in-

built game parlours or where we couldfind our favourite characters dressed upfor a photograph.Now: *steps into a restaurant* Do youhave Wi-Fi?

Travelling cards v/s Temple Run Then: Playing cards while on the gowas the thing to do. Now: Ask kids what they play whiletravelling; you’ll receive a prompt reply:Temple Run!

Handwritten v/s printed workThen: The neatness with which we usedto perfect each of our cursive strokes.Now: Certainly, the printer is there to therescue and all new age children have to

do is “click” and get the projects done.

Real v/s Virtual BirthdaysThen: Birthday parties back then in-cluded friends, family, relatives, cousins.Everybody was a part of your big day. Now: Receiving a plain post of “HappyBirthday” on Facebook and just goingout with a group of 3-4 people.

Katti v/s UnfriendingThen: The only big punishment wethought we could give to somebody was‘katti’. From the tiniest fight to a majorissue, ‘katti’ was all we could say.Now: The reasons are same but punish-ment has taken a whole new level of‘Block’ and ‘Unfriend’ each other. G T

Kids celebratedChildren’s daythen and they

celebrate it now. Buttheir preferences havechanged over time.Riya Arora, AIS Vas 6,XII A enlists some ofthe changes…

“If my college had suchan atmosphere…

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Then and now