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It's unity mixed with emotions,hard work, brain-storming, pappa-razi and a lot of memories. Afterall, we're the GT winners 2015.

Vaishali Tikoo, AIS Gur 46, XI

Status of the week

GT Hall of fame, P6-7

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�� KUDOS, CHEERS & APPLAUSE……for those who made it happen

GT Awards marks the culmination of GT Making A Newspaper Contest, an interAmity competition that witnesses each of the eight Amity branches across

Delhi/NCR churn out their special edition. Put simply, this means that an AIS Saket edi-tion has 12 pages handcrafted by students of the same school – the headlines,stories, illustration, graphic, photographs all inclusive. The competitionthat begins on an exhausting note with brainstorming and ideation ses-sions, followed by endless rounds of writing and editing, ends with fi-nalising an issue. GT Awards recognises this talent, hard work andpassion that goes into making a newspaper.

��AND THE AWARD GOES TO…… AIS Gur 46 – winners of GT Making A Newspaper Contest

Where there is a competition there will be a winner, and whenthere is an award ceremony, the winners will be many. While AIS

Gur 46 bagged the winner’s trophy, the second position was clinched byAIS Saket and the third spot was jointly shared by AIS Gur 43 and AISVasundhara 6. The GT School Time Achievement Award was conferredupon Aastha Singh, alumnus, AIS Noida and Shreya Bansal, alumnus, AISGur 43. Students bagged awards in various categories, viz, OutstandingStory, Best Headline, etc. To find out who won, flip to page 6-7.

�� THE RED CARPET……graced by stars

Ahigh celeb quotient upped the glitz of the starry eventfurther. Those in attendance were:

� Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan, Chairperson, Amitygroup of Schools� Mr Anand Chauhan, Member of Managing Com-mittee, Amity Institutions & AKC Group of Compa-nies� Mr Ajit Chauhan, Vice Chairman, ADDOE� Mr Abhay Chauhan, VP, Amity Online

� Ms Pooja Chauhan, Vice Chairperson, Amity Humanity Foundation� Ms Jaishree Chauhan� Anjana Om Kashyap, chief guest and editor, Aaj Tak� Soumya Mukerji, Sr asst editor, Hindustan Times, jury member� Anita Singh, newspaper design consultant, jury member

� TPS Chauhan, advisor, Amity Group of Schools� BN Bajpayee, advisor, R & D, Amity Group of Schools� HoDs of Amity schools & Amity University

�� IT WAS FUN……as entertainment came in generous doses and with a myriad emotions

Aband performance by AIS MV set the ball rolling. The junior studentsof AIS Saket put together ‘GT poetry in motion’, an act that left every-

one smiling. AIS Pushp Vihar left everyone enthralled with a ‘newspaper’ danceperformance. The young cheerleaders of AIS Noida won hearts as they dancedto ‘If you are happy and you know it’.

��AND INSPIRING TOO……for the guests left us with words of wisdom, urging us to ponder

An interactive Q n A session with the special guests of the day ensured that studentshad a lot to take back home (other than trophies that is!). Anjana Om Kashyap

shared with the students, “A good journalist is a representative of the people. Therefore,the questions s/he asks should be crisp, non-opinionated and impacting.” In her con-gratulatory message to the students, Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan said, “To be able to bringabout a positive change in the country, the voice of youth needs to be heard. The news-paper is one of the best mediums to express views and share them with others.”

��AN EVENT TO REMEMBER……for it had happiness & sorrow, entertainment & emotion and a lot more

There were cheers of happiness and tears of joy. There was the euphoria of winning andthe sorrow of losing. There were smiles and poses at the photobooth, and hugs and

peals of laughter in the audience. The young brigade went back with promises of perform-ing better, and the alumnus with nostalgia, missing the newspaper they were part of. So, ifyou weren’t there, you clearly missed a lot; you might as well be there the next year! G T

It feels like the Oscars…

…said Anjana Om Kashyap, chief guest at GT Awards 2014-15, and rightly so forthe event had every ingredient of a starry affair. For those of you who missed it, hereare six things that you must know about the sixth edition of the award ceremony

GT Awards2014-15

We did it! AIS Gurgaon 46 lifts the winner’s trophy of GT Making A Newspaper Contest 2014-15

First runner up: AIS Saket

Top to bottom: Chief guestMs Anjana Kashyap, Mr Anand Chauhan and Mr Ajit Chauhan give awaythe awards

Second runner up: AIS Gurgaon 43 Second runner up: AIS Vasundhara 6

GT Design AwardAIS Gurgaon 46AIS Gurgaon 43AIS Pushp Vihar

GT Editorial AwardAIS SaketAIS Mayur ViharAIS Noida

Winners

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THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 20152Working with The Global Times is a memory to be cherishedforever and to see your hard work culminate into a beautifuljourney at GT Awards has no comparison!

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World at a glance China wins bid to Host 2022 WinterOlympicsBeijing will play host to the 2022 WinterOlympics after beating Kazakh rival Almaty ina surprisingly close vote, taking the gamesback to the city that hosted the summer versionin 2008.

Zimbabwe

Guinea

ChinaRussia

USA

GT keeps the newswire tickingby bringing you news fromaround the globe

Putin government accused by UK PM DavidCameron of ‘standing in the way of justice’ for MH 17PM David Cameron has accused Russia of ‘standing inthe way of justice’ after it blocked the creation of aninternational criminal probe into the downing of flightMH 17, leading to international uproar.

Australia walks away from the Trans-PacificPartnership trade deal talksThe country has walked away empty-handed from theworld’s biggest regional trade deal. A spokesman fortrade minister Andrew Robb, confirmed that aconclusion could not be reached on the $200bn dealduring the latest round of negotiations in Hawaii.

Extradite dentist over killing of endangered lionAs outrage grows over the killing of Cecil the lion,Zimbabwe has demanded that United States extradite theAmerican dentist who hunted the prized big cat.

Three super-Earths found 21light years from earthA new ‘secret’ planetary systemthat includes 3 super-Earths andone outer giant planet has beendiscovered by NASA astronomersat a distance of just 21 light years.

Ebola vaccinetrial proves 100%

successful in South AfricaA vaccine against Ebola has beenfound to be 100% successful in trialsconducted during the outbreak.

Experts predict that it willbring the west Africanepidemic to an end.

Twitter; now in four newIndian languagesFollowing Google and Facebook,microblogging site Twitter Inc.announced the introduction offour new Indian languagesGujarati, Kannada, Marathi andTamil on its platform.

India

Australia

Students protestChina-centriccurriculum change

Students around Taiwanhave been staging several

small demonstrations againstthe school curriculum. Theysay it emphasises China’shistoric rule over the island,and it also favours the rulingNationalist Party and

dictatorship.

Taiwan

Vaishali Soni, GT Network

Averdict passed by the Supreme Courtagainst the 1993 Mumbai blasts accusedYakub Memon, passed the death sentence

for the terrorist. The judgement, however, createdwaves of disagreement among certain sections ofthe Indian society. Some believe that Memon ispaying for his brother’s sin, while a few are of theopinion that the death sentence shows the inefficacyof the Indian government to nab the ‘real culprits’including his brother Tiger Memon, regarded thereal mastermind. The aftermath ofYakub’s capital punishment has leftthe nation baffled with many ques-tions - Is capital punishment justi-fied? Was this a hurried judgment?Why has terrorism become a polit-ical issue? We dig deep.

Is capital punishment justified?YES: Punishment has always served as

an effective tool to discourage crime,hence, the role of capital punishment incurbing crime cannot be denied. A pun-ishment as strong as death penalty will al-ways make the criminals think twicebefore they commit a crime for the fearof losing their own life. In a largersense, capital punishment will bethe ultimate warning against allcrimes, making the judicialsystem appear more dra-conian to criminals.

Taranjit Singh,AIS Saket, XI

NO: Capitalpunishment, insteadof curbing crime,may result in a slewof criminalactivities. Forinstance, even for acrime like rape, manyadvocate capitalpunishment, not realisingthat the fear of death maymotivate the criminal to killthe victim after the crime.Besides, in a country likeIndia, where every action isviewed under the lens ofcommunities, capital punishment may notgo down very well with the cultural ethos ofthe society. Instead, a stricter system ofpunishment may serve as a feasible solution.

Akhilesh Buddhiraja, AIS Saket, XI

Is terrorism a political issue?YES: Terrorism is indeed apolitical issue. The two are sofinely interlinked that some-

times, it is difficult to demarcatethe operations of the two groups.Quite often, several violent agents re-sort to terrorist activities simply tomake a point to their government orto showcase their aggression over acertain issue. Terrorist activitiesare often an attempt to pres-surise the government to alterthe system in line with theirideology. Keeping in viewthis background, politicsemerges, as a dimensionof terrorism itself,which is sad.

Anusheela Ghosh,AIS Saket, XII

NO: Terrorism is not apolitical issue andshould not becomeone. Politics is unneces-

sarily dragged into suchcases when sometimes, reli-gion of the person is brought

into question. Or in some cases, thepolitical party is maligned by the accused

creating a dramatic blanket over the situation,where different politicians are made to emerge asopportunists, while the real problem at hand tendsto take a backseat.

Prithviraj Khanna, AIS Saket, XI

Some politician remarked - “Why this unseemlyhurry in Yakub’s execution?” Was it so? YES: Terrorism often creates vitriolic ripple effectsthat are long standing and divide variouscommunities on social, religious and economiclines. It is well proven that rich people never reachthe gallows while poor people are left to fend forthemselves. What is astonishing is the fact that forthe first time, Supreme Court was opened in themiddle of the night to reject the mercy plea andbefore we knew it, Yakub was hanged. Yes, he wasresponsible for many deaths, but is ‘an eye for aneye’ the only answer?

Simran Arora, AIS Pushp Vihar, XINO: Dear Mr Minister, 22 years is certainly no‘hurry’. If anything, this decision is rather delayed.The victims of the 1993 Mumbai blast and theirfamilies have waited long for this verdict. This wasa much needed step.

Akshat Babbar, AIS Gurgaon 46, XIIG T

The nation300 dead | 700 woundedMarch 12, 1993 | Mumbai20 lakh spent | 1 man hangedJuly 30, 2015 | Nagpur

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Isabella from Honduras: She is my Disneybuddy! From sharing the same room during the ar-rival orientation to the same flight, we have sharedjust so much. We have done the silliest yet the mostmemorable things together.

Minori from Japan: She has been and will alwaysbe one of the best friends I’ll ever have. She hassupported me during the worst of times and helpedme double my joy during the best of times.

Yukino from Japan:We began on a good note butended on the best. She was with me for the schooltrip, cleared my doubts and was also my projectpartner. Thank you for turning up at the airport tosee me off; it really was a pleasant surprise.

Aoi from Japan: I was looking for a friend. Shewas looking for someone who could talk to her inEnglish and that’s our story. In the process of teach-ing her English and learning Japanese myself, weended up being good friends.

Airi from Japan: She was indeed a sister to me.Her family is my family now. They’ve always sup-ported me through thick and thin and I shall foreverbe indebted to them for their love and support theyshowered throughout the exchange programme.

Kiho, Satsuki, Wakana, Fujimoto from Japan:Our gang of five was the best thing that happenedafter school every day. All five of us made the per-cussion part of the school band and it was always so

so much fun to practice and try out new music to-gether everyday.

Mild, Jack and Orn from Thailand: Thailand isknown as the land of smiles and I have never seenthese three with a depressed look. They have al-

ways managed to get the best out of the worst situ-ations and this is what I love the most about them.

Tua, Ingrid and Emil from Sweden: For me,Sweden is synonymous with their names. Weforged a strong bond at the arrival orientation and

have managed to keep that bond intact so far. I hopeit remains like this forever.

Narumichi from Japan: I still remember wheneverybody was introducing themselves, he was theonly one who extended a welcoming handshake. Ifound his gesture really warm and we becamefriends soon after.

Saya from Japan: She was my senior but we havealways treated each other like best friends. We canlook at each other and know exactly what the otherfeels without speaking a word.

Mr Nakamura from AFS, Japan: He was notonly a staff member to me but a friend, mentor,counsellor and adviser. It is common to make mis-takes on an exchange but it is uncommon to havesomeone to guide you after you commit a mistakeand bring you back on the right path.

Raika from Philippines: She was from Philippinesbut had been living in Japan since her elementaryschool days. She understood all the problems Ifaced and had a solution to all of them. For me, sheis one of those true friends who are there to correctyou and make you a better human being, by justbeing around.

Silje from Norway: Despite knowing each otherfor a short time, our bond is really good. Both of usshared our problems and looked for solutions. Tilldate, we share what’s happening in our lives.G T

As Friendship Day just went by, Riya Arora, AIS Vasundhara 6, XII A, sends out a big thank youand lots of love to her international friends who made her stay in Japan as part of an exchangeprogramme organised by Amity Educational Resource Centre (AERC), worthwile

The times we had

Gauri Jaswal, AIS Noida, X

While some like to watch movies inthe comfort of their own home,

for others ‘movie hall me nahi dekha tohkya dekha’ is the slogan. So, which sidewins? Read on to decide!

Stay at homeNo irritants:How many times have youbeen seated next to the loudly talkinglady who just wouldn’t let you watch themovie in peace? At home, it’s you andjust you. Eternal peace. It’s your movie: Want to take a snackybreak? Somebody calling? Pause themovie, and resume when you wish to. The couch: Those hard, uncomfortableseats can never be a match to lying down

on the couch, snuggled under a blanket.

Theatre it isThe munchies: Popcorn in everyflavour imaginable, nachos, hot dogs,burgers... there’s a lot to appease yourtaste buds as you enjoy the movie. Screen: Even the best LEDs can’t com-pete with the 70 mm screen. So, if ‘kingsize’ is what you want, then you reallyneed to get off the couch.

Out ‘n’ aboutMovies are not just movies. They are apivotal part of our weekend outings.Whether with our best friends or fam-ily, on a regular weekend or a festival,‘movie ka plan banaya kya’ is the lineeveryone loves to hear!G T

Gunika Grover, AIS MV, XI

From soulful tunes like ‘Jab Dilhi Toot Gaya’ by KL Saigal inthe 30s to the pop-nasal remix-

esque music version of the samesong in the 2000s, Bollywood musichas indeed come a long way. Thetransition though, hasn’t been anovernight process.

The journeyWhile the 50s were all about mean-ingful lyrics like ‘Pyaar hua, ikraarhua’, the 60s and 70s saw a wave ofwesternisation. Then came in BappiLahiri in the 70s, who added a touchof ‘Disco’ to Hindi music. The arrival of the 90s infused In-dipop into Bollywood, with chart-busters like ‘Ek do teen’ and ‘Churake dil mera’ going on to become eter-

nal hits. With pop artists like BabaSehgal, Lucky Ali and Alisha Chinailending their unique melody into themusic scene, the western influencewas palpable in Bollywood too.As the film industry entered the newmillennium, though western beatsand club music continued to domi-nate, classical and semi-classicalsongs found their niche as well.While Sonu Nigam croons andShreya Ghoshal spills sugar with hervoice, the mischievous songs of Yo YoHoney Singh have also found a spot.

Back to the rootsDespite treading a long path, Hindifilm music is best known for itsroots. Even today, classics continueto rock the music scene. KishoreKumar and Mohammad Rafi arenames that still strike a beautiful

tune in every ear. Surveys suggestthat Indians who have a taste forEnglish songs, are also keen for thesegolden hits. Now that’s what we callvintage!Meaningful lyrics, soulful tunes thatconnect and stir emotions, are per-haps the things that make the 80’smusic one of the best genres of musicBut just in case, you have missed outon the magic of the times gone by, webring you an evergreen playlistbelow.

Home VsTheatre

Play listChala jata hoon kisi ki ...

Yeh shaam mastani ...

Pyaar hua ikrar hua...

Tareef karoon kya uski...

Kisi ki muskurahaton se...

Yeh dosti hum nahi...

Kya khooblagti ho...

Awara hoon...

Mera joota hai Japani...

Collage:Ravinder Gusain, GT Network

Musical sojournMusical sojourn

“A good newspaper, I suppose, is a nationtalking to itself.”

Arthur Miller

Eight years back when I hadconceptualised The GlobalTimes, I had envisioned a plat-form that would bring allAmi-tians together and provide asounding board for their opin-ions, besides being a skill de-velopment arena to polishtheir writing skills. After eight

successful years of running, I’m not only as-tounded but also proud that Amity’s youthnewspaper has become so much more.GT has become the symbol of a true Amitian, ithas become the identity of our alumni. My heartbeams with pride when I see columns like‘ground reporting’ in the pages of the newspa-per, where children not only voice their opinionsabout pressing issues of the society, but also ac-tively research on them, while seeking plausiblesolutions. As Mark Twain has rightly said, “Anewspaper is not just for reporting the news as itis, but to make people mad enough to do some-thing about it.” When the seeds of consciousawareness are planted at such a young age, theyare sure to manifest into profound thinking in-dividuals, who do not shy away from taking theresponsibility of bringing about positive changesin the society.Every year, the GTAwards function not only ap-plauds Amity’s promising journalists, it also ac-costs them to experts from the industry who addmuch value to the event, and to the students’ lives.I envision a day whenmyAmitians will reach dif-ferent corners of the world in great capacities, andyet be connected through the pages of theirfavourite newspaper. That is when, The GlobalTimes will become truly ‘global’. G T

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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 HTMedia Ltd,B-2, Sec 63, Noida (UP). Editor Ms Vira Sharma.� Edition: Vol 7, Issue 21 � 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 August 10 -16, 2015

“There are two kinds of taste in the apprecia-tion of imaginative literature: the taste foremotions of surprise and the taste for emotionsof recognition.”

Henry James

This special edition of TheGlobal Times is dedicated toall the students who played anactive role as reporters, pho-tographers and designers inmaking this youth newspaper,Amity’s pride. The annual GTAwards 2014-15 was not justa felicitation of those students

but also an ode to one and all (including alum-nus who turned up on the day) who have madeGT a niche youth newspaper over the years.From the students who received an award for thefirst time to the ones who have been continu-ously winning, the excitement was the same.The grandeur of the ceremony (compared to theOscars by chief guest Anjana Om Kashyap, Ed-itor, Aaj Tak) spelled the involvement of thebudding journalists to give vent to their talent.The three-hour-long ceremony beautifullysummed up the yearlong efforts of the children,where they came up with their own customizednewspaper. The ceremony recognized the effortsof all participating schools. So if they did notmake it in the winner, first or second runner upcategory, each of them had a nomination certifi-cate to take away (look out for centre spread).This unique initiative of our revered Chairper-son Ma’am, Dr (Mrs)Amita Chauhan, is a novelstage for multiple talents to take their first diveinto the world of journalism. G T

GTM@ilDear Editor,A big part of my heart is still there, inthe corridors of Amity. Today, seeingmy name on the pages of GT onceagain, reignited all my memories of thebeautiful times I’ve spent there and thenever ending connect I have withAmity. My alma mater has alwaysgiven me platforms to expand myabilities and so was GT, the firstplatform where I recognized mypenchant for writing. Where duringthat one beautiful ‘Summer Sojourn’, Ifell in love with the whole process ofwriting, printing and publishing. It wasa changing point of my life. When Isaw my name mentioned as alumnus inGT edition dated Aug 3, 2015, a senseof sheer joy overcame me. Thank you!Ojaswini Gul, AIS MV, alumnus G T

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Write to us at editor@theglobaltimes.in

Garima DhingraAIS PV, Teacher

Are you tired of working hardbut unable to achieve your

dreams? Do you feel like givingup, at times? Do you wish for a se-cret recipe to success? If yes, thenyou are at the right place, for thisrecipe will help you realise all yourlong cherished dreams.Now, all you need to do is take aworking brain, feed it with an objec-tive and mix it with courage, deter-mination and will power. Heat it upwith ambition and goals. Let it re-flect and take action. Your platter ofsuccess is ready.Clichéd right? You must have heard

the same thing many times but stilldon’t understand how to start? De-termination, courage, ambition, will-ingness- these are the things that areconstantly fed into our brains sincechildhood and yet they fail to propelus on the path to success. Where to

get determination andcourage from? Where

should one start? What should beour aim? Do we have the right po-tential?Well, the truth of the matter is thatthere is no secret recipe to suc-cess. Yes, there are certain factors

that can lead you towards yourdreams but nothing can substitutehard work. If you wish to reach a cer-tain place, then walking towards it,is the only way you can reach it.So, don’t get swayed away by thecountless ‘success mantras’ or ‘besuccessful in ten days’ myths. Juststart working sincerely towards youraim and there is no stopping youfrom realising your dreams.

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I am happy and satisfied at the recognition of my hardwork. The award has further motivated me to encouragestudents to write.

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... says Dr Axel Sikora as he urges students to take thelead in the scientific world as well as their lives

Black is beautiful. However, the ‘Fair andLovely’ propagators seem to think otherwise.Time to love yourself for who you are

Sudeepti Naithani, AIS MV, XII

While the desire to have an attractive externalimage is common, it is the obsession withlight skin tones that is disturbing. This is

more so with the Indian masses. In a society that looksdown its Patrician nose on anything except milk andalmond hues, being born dark skinned is consideredthe most unfortunate.In 2010, India's whitening-cream market was worth$432m. In the year 2012 alone, Indians reportedly con-sumed 233 tonnes of skin-whitening products. It does-n’t really come as a surprise then, that the matrimonialadvertisements are constantly asking for ‘fair brides’.But the bias cuts across both genders, suggests a 2012survey by Jeevansathi.com, as it claims 71% womenprefer fair men for marriage. Talk about equality!To add to the misery are the numerous advertisementsof various skin-whitening products. You aren't getting

a job? No problem, use a product,lighten your skin tone and *boom*you'll be flooded with calls the nextday for job interviews. Guys tease you?Or you don't get marriage proposals? Solution?Fairness cream! It’s funny how people follow thesecommercials blindly, without putting an iota of com-mon sense into it. The portrayal of fairer people beingmore attractive is illogical anyway. Look at successfulpersonalities like Bipasha Basu, Sushmita Sen andMiss America Nina Davuluri, who despite being darkskinned have managed to carve a niche for themselvesin their respective fields.We need to accept and understand that there is a reasonthat God made us a certain way. It's time we change ourmindset and start accepting people without bearing inmind what colour skin they have. By the way, our skintone in no way guarantees us a safe and secure job. Takethat Indian advertising agencies!G T

The fault inour avatar

White washed

Stop thinking andstart exploring...

In 2010, India's whitening-cream market was worth $432m

In the year 2012 alone, Indiansreportedly consumed 233 tonsof skin-whitening products

Secret recipe to successPearls of wisdom

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Abhishek SahaAmity Instt of Nuclear Science & Technology

Dr Axel Sikora is the founder and Head ofSteinbeis Transfer Center Embedded Designand Networking, where a large part of indus-

trial projects are performed around energetic net-works. He is the author, co-author and editor ofseveral textbooks and papers in the field of embeddeddesign, and wireless & wired networking.

What is your specific area of research in ComputerScience & IT?I am researching on Cloud, its applications and thevarious forms of Cloud applications and their utilities.It is a very interesting field and is developing fast.

How do you think India fares in the field of IT, inthe global scenario?

India’s technology has set high standards for itself. In-dians have made major contributions in the advance-ment of technology all across the globe and that cannotbe overlooked. India leads in the domain of InformationTechnology and offers the best. It boasts of great infra-structure and a wide platform. Besides, research in thissector is just expanding by the day. So, kudos to Indi-ans for their progress in IT around the world!

What are your views on Amity University?Firstly, thank you for such a warm welcome. I wouldlike to say that Amity has a beautiful campus and Ifeel really privileged to be here.

What is your message to Amitians?Work hard, believe in yourself and try to explore asmuch as possible. This world is too big and if unex-plored, chances are that you will stay where you are.So, stop thinking and start exploring.G T

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Hall of fameHall of fame GT Awards 2015GT Awards 2015

...and the Nominees areExcited faces. Happy faces. Nervous faces. These were the faces of the nominees at GT Awards 2015. For some, the nervousness culminated with excitementas they bagged trophies and prizes, while others walked away with pride for being nominated, which is no cakewalk either when you are chosen from a sea ofstories, illustrations, graphics, headlines et al. As the euphoria of GT Awards seeps in, we present you those who were met with loud cheers and applause

AIS PVBest Outstanding StoryAIS Gur 43 AIS Noida AIS Mayur Vihar

AIS Vasundhara 1 AIS Vasundhara 6 AIS Saket AIS Gurgaon 46

Kunal Aggarwal, XII CShreya Bansal, XII B

Muskaan Mendiratta, X BAbuzar Khan, X C &Debargha Roy, IX A Ritwik Kumar, XII H Unmuktman Singh, X D

Vinayak Shrote, X A

Mrinal Wahal, XI, ASaumya Kalia, XI DPallavi Ratra, XII A Radhika Ahuja, XI F

Mokshi Jain, X FMegha Jha, X D

AIS Gur 46Best Headline

AIS Vas 6 AIS Noida AIS Mayur Vihar

AIS Vasundhara 1 AIS Saket AIS Pushp Vihar AIS Gurgaon 43

Kavya Aggarwal, IX BVaishali Tikoo, X F Vishruti Saraf, XII I Tanya Gupta, XI A

Shreya Tayal, X A Stuti Sengupta, XI E Devika Jain, XI A Disha Rawal, X D

AIS SaketBest Fictional StoryAIS Gur 46 AIS PV AIS Mayur Vihar

AIS Vasundhara 1 AIS Vasundhara 6 AIS Noida AIS Gurgaon 43

Somesh Taori, VI BShobhit Ranjan, X CNiharika Khanna, XII ANidhish Sharma, XII B Ananya Agrawal, VIII B

Satyam Ambast, X A Tisha Roy Choudhury, XI A Ravisha Nautiyal, IX A Kaori Singh, XI B

AIS Vas-1Best Ground ReportingAIS Gur 43 AIS MV AIS Noida

AIS Vasundhara 6 AIS Saket AIS Pushp Vihar AIS Gurgaon 46

Kaori Singh, XI BNikita Sondhi, XII AShreya Tayal, X A Aastha Singh, XII I

Alan J Antony, IX A

Ishani Ghosal, X CMini Jain, X C

Akriti Dhasmana, IX BPraachi Ratra, IX B

Anushka Barthwal, X CVedant Sandhu, X C

Sunakshi Sethi, XII FTanvi Goyal, X F

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1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd

2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd AIS SaketBest Illustration

AIS Noida AIS MV AIS Gur 43

AIS Vasundhara 1 AIS Vasundhara 6 AIS PV AIS Gurgaon 46

Syyeda Fatima, XII BStuti Sengupta, XI E Malika Iyer, XII D Melanie Kathuria, XII A

Shruti Jha, IX A Amogha GS, X C Shireen Chanana, XII DSimran Arora, X D Shiva Paliwal, XI C

AIS Vas 6Best Graphics / Imaging

AIS Saket AIS Gur 46 AIS Mayur Vihar

AIS Vasundhara 1 AIS Pushp Vihar AIS Gurgaon 43 AIS Noida

K Abhimanu Saxena, XI ETanush Bhagat, X BPranshu Dixit, XI A Sanchit Bhat, X G Shivam Solanki, XI A

Siddhant Jha, IX B Nitin Luke Mishra, XI D Ambar Prasad, XII D

AIS Gur 43Best Photograph

AIS Gur 46 AIS Vas 1 AIS Noida

AIS Saket AIS Vasundhara 6 AIS Mayur Vihar AIS Pushp Vihar

Samyak Aggarwal, X AMuskaan Manchanda, XI D Gauri Mudgal, XI C Inayat Sachdev, XI G

Pracchi Mehta, XI E Asad Ejaz, X C Aryan Singh, IX A Aakriti Gupta, XII A

AIS Vas-6Best Poster

AIS Gur 46

Aditya Thakral, XI CSiddharth Bagga, X F

Amogha GS, X CManishita Aggarwal, XI A Aadya Vibhuti, XI B

Sadhya Luthra, XII H

Shivang Ranjan, X BNitya Gupta, X B

Aayushi Shakya, X BStuti Sengupta, XI EArsh Bedi; XI E

Melanie Kathuria, XII BSuramya Singh, XII AVidhushi Gandhi, XII BVishi Gupta, XII A

1st

1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd

2nd 3rd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd

Saksham Manktala, VIII AShashank Agarwal, VIII D

AIS MV 3rd AIS PV 3rd

AIS Vasundhara 1 AIS Saket AIS Noida AIS Gurgaon 43

Best Ground Reporting AwardeesBest Headline winnerOutstanding Story winners Best Fictional Story winners Winner Best Illustration Winner Best Photograph Winner Best Graphic Winners Best Educational Poster

8 THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2015

Mosaic Senior

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Healthy burger

I feel sad not taking a trophy home, but what makesme sadder is the fact that I will not be able toparticipate in the next contest edition! Miss me, GT!

SSaaddhhyyaa LLuutthhrraa,, AAIISS NNooiiddaa,, aalluummnnuuss

Manhar SharmaAIS Gurgaon 46, IX

IngredientsOnions (chopped) ............................1Capsicum (chopped) ........................1Cabbage (grated) .......................... 1/2Potato (boiled and mashed).............. 2Tomato (finely chopped).................. 1Zucchini (thinly chopped) ................1Burger bun ......................................1Cream ....................................100 gmsCheese slice ......................................1Salt ..........................................to tastePepper......................................to tasteRed chillies..........................to garnishCoriander leaves..................to garnish

Method� Mix all the finely choppedvegetables in cream. Add salt.

� Slice the burger bun in two halvesand toast them on a non-stick pan.

� On one half of the bun, spread alayer of veggie mix.

� Mash the boiled potatoes. Add saltand pepper.

� Spread the mashed potatoes on eachside of the bun, over the veggies.

� Now place the cheese slice over it.� Spread a layer of zucchini and placethe other half of the bun over it.

� Garnish with coriander leaves andred chillies. Your healthy burger isready. Serve with a hung curd dip.

Brush ‘n’ Easel Rahul MondalAIS Gur 43, XII S

Siddharth Mehra, AIS Gur 43, XI S

With the hope of making sev-eral new friends and having agreat time, Sanjay entered his

new school. Instead of the warm smilesthat he was expecting, he was greetedwith a chalk straight on his forehead.The chalk was thrown by the blacksheep of the class - Ashish. Two days later, the class teacher in-formed the students that they would begoing to Gulmarg on an adventuretrekking trip. Everyone was required tobring a written permission from theirparents. That evening, Sanjay received

his father’s permission along with abook called ‘Snow Mountains’. The noteread - “Do read this Sanjay, to know allabout the snow.” Sanjay thanked his fa-ther and was excited about the trip.Next week, the bus left for Gulmarg.Everyone was enjoying themselveswhile Sanjay was busy reading his book.Ashish, being the bully that he was,mocked Sanjay for this too. The nextday, everyone went for skiing. Theywere given strict instructions not to gonear the steep slopes. Ashish was skiingvery fast and soon, went ahead of every-body down the hill. Sanjay, who was ski-ing slowly, noticed Ashish slide ahead.

Suddenly, he heard a strange sound andlooked in that direction. He saw a snowavalanche on a far away hill. “Oh wow,an avalanche! But what is that?” Sanjaysaw a black figure down the snow ava-lanche. “Oh no, it’s Ashish!” he ex-claimed! He saw Ashish being coveredby the avalanche completely. Sanjayrushed to save Ashish but could onlyfind his skis. ‘A victim of an avalanchecan only survive for thirty minutes andthe body could be anywhere near hisskis’, he recalled an excerpt from theguide book. Sanjay started searchingfrantically and finally found Ashish. Hequickly removed the snow coveringAshish and heaved a sign of relief whenhe found him breathing. He used the redscarf on his neck as a flag. One of thestudents saw the flag and rushed Ashishto a doctor. Ashish was ashamed of hisbehaviour towards Sanjay and extendeda hand of friendship towards him. Noone bullied Sanjay now.G T

He saw Ashish covered bythe avalanche completely.

Sanjay rushed to saveAshish but could only find

his skis.

The snow adventure

POEMS

TOPSY TURVY

Journey throughthe black hole

Divya LabruAIS Gurgaon 46, X C

In the sky of lanterns reside stories, they house infinite blessings, but also vicious mysteries.

Two sides of the same mirror, from the blood of one are born angels,

from the other are born devils.

True they are hypnotising tunnels,obscuring all, fainting the nightfall,maleficent tubes gulp down the stars.

But hiding the secret of all time, nothing has ever got out of its grasp, in there, life carries on in a time lapse.

Invisible, dark and black,so dense and so stark,from there, no one can ever get back.

Beaded out of dead stars, capable of spawning new galaxies,you will be swirled in like spaghetti.

An enigmatic territory,it has remained for one and all,and so, none has been there for a stroll.

Not one could ever travelthrough a black hole!

Life in a flowKirti Wadhwa, AIS PV, XI

Clear and plain,we arrive amidst this chaos, unaware of the stains, and all the ethos. Like chalks on board,we’re nothing but a story,vulnerable to be rubbed off, of the valour and the glory.Shining shadows and watermarks,we find we're halfway through. Unaware of what's ahead,doubting the authenticity of all weever knew.Like chalks on board, we’re nothing but a story.Being retold every now and then,constantly rewritten in the history of men.It’s only in the end that we conceive,

and acknowledge all we’ve achieved.The anecdotes of the things we've won, the narratives of all we’ve done.These are the ones that still showand that’s how we know oflife in a flow.

My brotherAarushi Arora

AIS Vasundhara 1, IX A

His presence meant a guiding hand,his wallet was a treasure of brands.Whenever he scolded me for my flaw,I teased him often by saying ‘aww’.I committed all those tiny crimes,but I was saved by him all the time.We fought, we cried and laughed so hardat those silly secrets that we always kept in guard.Together, we were like superheroesalways on our toes.

Yet never there will be lack of reason to love him less.So here goes something that I want to confess.No matter how far or near you stay,whether it’s night or a bright sunny day, I promise to make you stand tall,because you’re my brother as I would fondly recall.G T

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Fond of Alice in Wonderland? Put your love to test.

Himanshi ChaddhaAIS Pushp Vihar, VIII

Once upon a time, there was alittle girl called Megha. Shelived with her father in a small

house. Her father was a constructionworker and earned a meagre amount.They lived a very simple life.The festival of Diwali was round thecorner. Megha was very excited tocelebrate it. She brought out her old pinkdress, the only nice dress she had. She

washed it and sewed the torn bits. On theday of Diwali, she decorated her housewith earthen lamps. She was wrapping agift box with fancy paper, when herfather arrived from work. Seeing thedecorated house and gift box, he gotextremely angry. He scolded Megha forwasting money on decorations andbuying gifts, when they had littleresources. Megha, though disheartened,went ahead to gift the box to her fatherto make him happy. Her father openedthe box and his anger escalated further

as he saw that the box was empty. Heyelled at her, “Don’t you know thatwhen you give someone a gift, there hasto be something inside it!” Scared of herfather’s anger, Megha remained quiet fora few minutes and then she looked up athim with tears in her eyes and said,“Dad, it is not empty, I blew kisses intothe box, all for you, daddy.” Her fatherwent quiet and felt sorry. Realising hismistake, he asked her for forgiveness.From that day onwards, Megha’s fatheralways kept the box beside his bed andwhenever he felt discouraged, he wouldtake the box of kisses out and rememberthe immense love that his daughter hadshared with him.G T

Short Story

So what did you learn today?A new word: EscalatedMeaning: To rise quickly

The festival of Diwali wasaround the corner. Megha

was very excited tocelebrate it.

Rishit JaniAIS Gurgoan 46, III

IngredientsMarie Biscuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Chocolate powder . . . . . . .100 gmsCream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100 gmsIcing sugar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 tbspCoconut powder . . . . . . . . .150 gmsGems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 packetRainbow sprinkles . . . . . . .to garnish

Method� Crush biscuits in a mixer grinder.� Take the crushed biscuits in abowl. Add icing sugar and chocolatepowder. Mix well.� Slowly add cream to the mixtureand knead it into a fine dough.� Make small balls from the dough.Coat them with coconut powder.� Decorate the balls with gems andrainbow sprinkles. Freeze and serve.

POEM

Painting Corner Kunal AroraAIS Noida, I

Snow balls

9MosaicTHE GLOBAL TIMES |MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2015

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aarrddss It has been a tremendous experience working with

GT! It is a rare opportunity for university studentswhich I will always cherish!

SSaarrtthhaakk GGaauurr,, AAUUUUPP,, BBeesstt WWrriitteerr’’ss AAwwaarrdd Junior

Yashvi Goyal, AIS Gur 43, II

1. I’m as light as feather,yet the strongestman cannot hold mefor more than 5seconds.

2. What starts withT filled with Tand ends with T?

3.Mr Blue lives in Bluehouse, Mr Pink lives inPink house but who lives

in White House?

4.What is that you can catchbut cannot throw?

5.A man leaves home andturns left 3 times and re-turns home to find 2men wearing masks.Who are they?

It’s Me

Mehul SehgalAIS Vasundhara 1, VII

My greatest service to my motherland,will be to make it the best in the world,but people think I can’t do it,just because I am a girl.

I want to make my country proud,maybe by joining the army,I will try to be an officer,but I know it will be a tough journey.

Being an Indian I feel very proud and no shame,to serve India till I die, is my aim.People think that only boys can do this great deed.But there are only a few people who disagree with this.

I will prove everybody wrong,and make my country proud.People will know India as the best country in the world.

For that I will have a medal around my proud neck,not a necklace made of pearl.Even dreaming to do this for my beloved country,makes me feel so happy and free.

Doing that in real life will feel absolutely more brave and wonderful,Oh! How I long for theday so beautiful! When I step towards doing this, everyone will be proud and honoured to be known as a Hindustani. G T

My motherland

The giant leap Nature’s child Morning glory

My name: Misheeta GuptaMy school: AIS SaketMy Class: I My birthday:August 11I like: ColouringI dislike: FightingMy hobby: DanceMy role model: Ima mausiMy best friend: NamanMy favourite book: Thumbelina

My favourite game: Playing doctor My favourite food: Choley chawalMy favourite teacher: Ruchikama’amMy favourite subject: MathMy favourite mall: Select CityWalk, SaketI want to become: A doctorI want to feature in GT because: Itwill make my parents happy.

RiddleFiddle

Answers:1. Breath 2. Teapot 3. Pres-ident 4. Cold

5.The umpire and the bowler.

A box of kissesA box of kissesIllustration: Ravinder Gusain, GT Network

THE GLOBAL TIMES |MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2015

10 Junior Jottings Newsletter

Nidhi Anand, Amiown PV, Teacher

Amiown Pushp Vihar reverberatedwith festivities as it kicked off theyear-long celebrations of the 10th

anniversary of its establishment. The fes-tivities coincided with the birthday week ofMs Sapna Chauhan,Vice Chairperson,Amiown,which was commemorated as 'Friendship Week'.Beginning with classroom discussions on how lifewould be without friends, the fun-filled activitiesgave the children lessons in sharing and caring.

�Friendship classics: Narration and role play ofstories as 'The Purple Turtle', 'Lion and the Mouse',etc helped children learn that a friend in need is afriend indeed.�Sing for your pal: Little Amies were encour-aged to sing songs for their buddies. It was an ab-solute delight to see them sing their favouriterhyme 'The more we get together' for their pals.�Lobster dance: Dance is not only enjoyable, italso fosters social encounter, interaction and co-operation. The tiny tots tapped their feet with theirfriends and rehearsed on a peppy number whichthey performed confidently on the finale day.�Buddy games: Throughout the week, the chil-dren were involved in interesting games which re-quired them to work as a team. This strengthenedtheir bonds, as they completed their races success-fully with the help of friends.�Show-and-tell: This activity provided an amaz-ing opportunity for the children to express love for

their friends. Along with their parents,they made beautiful posters whichdepicted how special their friendsare for them.On the finale held on August 3,Amies personally conveyed their

loving wishes to their beloved SapnaMa'am and expressed their joy through

vibrant dance performances. The occasion wasalso graced by Dr Ashok K. Chauhan, FounderPresident, Amity Universe and Dr (Mrs) AmitaChauhan, Chairperson,Amity Group of Schools &RBEF. The triple celebrations made for a stimu-lating and enjoyable wee.G T

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Ratika Malhotra, Amiown Vasundhara 6, Teacher

The preschool ushered in the celebrations of the birth-day of Ms Sapna Chauhan, Vice Chairperson,Amiown onAugust 5. During circle time, the children

were told about her love for the little ones. The classes weredecorated with balloons, streamers and rainbow hangings.The day began with a good morning song, followed by theAmies of Friendly Fish enacting a story called ‘Purple Tur-tle-Friends Forever’. Wearing head gears of different animalcharacters from the story, they sent out a message that everyfriend is special. The Happy Hoppers showcased their actingskills through a play titled ‘The Hungry Caterpillar’. An ac-tion song on 'Fly fly butterfly' had the children swaying to

the music.A delectable spread of pizza, sweetcorn and rasgullaswas relished by thelittle ones. The children of both theclasses presented their creativity througha collaborative card made for Ms Chauhan.As a token of her love and blessings, she gavethem chocolates and simultaneously taught them a lesson insharing and caring, by imploring them to share the sweet del-icacy with their friends. Children were happy to show hertheir favorite puzzles and how smartly they could solve themwithin minutes. It was a memorable day as the Amies sangthe ‘MagicWords’ and ‘Bye Bye’ songs. Ms Sapna Chauhanenjoyed the day with the excited children.G T

Shruti Singhal, Amiown Gurgaon, Teacher

Amiown Gurgaon celebrated friendshipweek from July 27 – Aug 1, 2015. Thetheme was initiated to the little ones

through a discussion about how Ms SapnaChauhan, Vice Chairperson, Amiown, is a won-derful friend to all of them. Various stories onfriendship were narrated for the children, throughbig picture books. Many activities were planned toteach the kids how they should act and behave withfriends. Audio-visual presentations made the chil-dren understand the rules that make a healthy andstrong friendship.On the occasion, the children made and exchangedfriendship bands to thank their friends for theirwonderful presence in their life. Little creativehands worked collaboratively to prepare a wonder-ful memento to express their boundless love for

Ms Sapna Chauhan. The festivities tooka special turn as the little Amies celebrated herbirthday on August 7. The tiny tots took pride insinging the birthday song in perfect rhythm and en-joyed spending time with their special friend.Later, she visited all the classrooms to view theamazing work done by them and showering herboundless love and blessings on them. G T

Kamla Karki, Amiown Noida, Teacher

With a smile on their faces, joy in theirhearts and a twinkle in their eyes, chil-dren celebrated the birthday of Vice

Chairperson, Amiown, Ms Sapna Chauhan, onAugust 4 as Amiown's 10th anniversary party.The school was decorated with streamers and bal-loons for the fun filled fiesta. The festivities cre-ated a wonderful atmosphere in the school. Thecelebrations kicked off with a performance by allAmiown children. The Amies sang the birthdaysong and friendship song for their Sapna Ma'am.The children showcased their talent through ac-tion rhymes. They sang ‘Hum aage aage jaatehain’ and ‘Up and down’ with hand gestures andbody movements which added a rhythmic touchto the songs. Expressing themselves throughsongs boosted their confidence.On the auspicious occasion, a havan was organ-

ised which was attended by all the children aswell as everyone at Amiown. Later, when MsSapna Chauhan visited every class, she was giftedhandmade presents crafted byAmies.An interac-tive session followed, whereby the little ones in-teracted with her freely. The icing on the cake wasthe class party where children savoured pizza andcorn salad. G T

AmiownPushp Vihar

AmiownVas 6

AmiownGurgaon

Make new friends and keep the old…

one is silver and other is gold.

You have one hand, I have other…

let’s clap together.You help me and I help you…

let’s play together.Across the land, Across the sea …

let’s be friends forever.

Festive mood Festive high

Getting crafty Friendship Day poster

Fun interaction Mingling with Amies

Bonding time Ms Pooja Chauhan

Party time Ms Chauhan enjoys with Amies

Seeking blessings Havan lends auspiciousness to the occasion

AmiownNoida

A pious celebration Ms Sapna Chauhan and others perform havan

Happy view Spreading smilesHappy birthday Cake cutting

Birthday treat Amies relish their special meal

Amiown unlocked a triple whammy with the year long celebrations of its 10th anniversary,that teed off with their Vice Chairperson’s B’day and friendship day festivities

11School Lounge Wassup

THE GLOBAL TIMES |MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2015Somethings really surprise you, the GT Award was onesuch surprise. I feel really amazing about winning theaward and being a part of the GT family!

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The Global Times

Sheel Chandra, AIS Noida, XI

What: GT WorkshopWhen: July 22 & 23, 2015Where: AIS SaketFor: GT teacher coordinators & edi-torial board members of Amity schoolsResource person: Dr Gerard van derWeijden, international expert fromNetherlands, based out of Belgium. Di-rector of STEPP, educational communi-cations, he helps over 20 newspapersand other media around the world to getmore (young) readers and media users

The workshop for teachers on thefirst day, began on an interactivenote as Dr Gerard shared valu-

able guidelines on how to use newspa-pers to teach values in a classroom.Teachers were given copies of GT andasked to identify stories that exhibitedcertain values. The enriching session setthe teachers thinking. In the workshop for students on the nextday, Dr Gerard raised the question –“What is expected from budding jour-

nalists?” He gave a crash course on Jour-nalism 101- conducting confabulations,assigning tasks and cracking jokes. Hesaid, good news isn’t about discussingevents; it is about ‘how’ one disclosesthem. He stressed how a headline cangrab the reader’s attention. Soon after, a mock press conferencetook place with Dr Gerard acting as the‘Minister of Foreign Affairs’. The stu-dents were told to ask out-of-the-box

questions. He implored them to framequestions like - “Do you ever get freetime out of your busy schedule?” In thatlight, he asked, “Would you rather readthe interview of the Head Girl or of thegirl who expected to become the HeadGirl, but didn’t?” The student reporters quite enjoyedwhen asked to give ideas to enhance theessence of GT. The room echoed with apanoply of solutions including a parents’

op-ed, poems in Hindi, upcoming eventscatalogue, among other promising ideas.Dr Gerard’s last question shook up thestudent body, “What should I tell thekids back at Holland about The GlobalTimes? Would it be enough to makethem awestruck and envious?” To makesure this question dwelled into reality,the students were fired up with motiva-tion to keep the stature of their newspa-per sky-high. G T

Learning with GTAn interactive workshop was organised by GT for teacher coordinators and students

Dr Gerard interacting with the teachers GT workshop for student reporters in progress

AIS Gurgaon 46

Afelicitation ceremony was or-ganised to honour the achieve-ments of meritorious students of

Class X and XII for the academic year2014-15. The ceremony took place atAIS Gurgaon 46. The ceremony wasgraced by Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan,Chairperson, Amity Group of Schools &RBEF; Mohina Dar, director academics,Amity International and Global Schools;BN Bajpai, advisor (R&D), AmityGroup of Schools and TPS Chauhan, ad-visor, Amity Group of Schools. The programme commenced with thelighting of the lamp accompanied by awelcome song ‘Shubham-Karoti-Kalyanam’. This was followed by a wel-come performance by the school yogachampions. A traditional dance perform-ance ‘Vinayak’ by the students left theaudience spellbound. School principal

Arti Chopra expressed happiness overthe brilliant performance by the studentsof Class X and XII. Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan blessed the

students and encouraged them to achievegreater heights in future. She also felic-itated the teachers for guiding the students on the path of success.G T

AIS VKC Lucknow

AIS Virajkhand Campus,Lucknow organised the ‘LittlePoets’ competition on July 15,

2015. Students from Class Nursery to Iparticipated in the event. Children re-cited poems with the use of props on thestage. The little ones from each classwere ranked first, second and third onthe basis of pronunciation, confidenceand voice modulation. Vice principalMukta praised the tiny tots for their con-

fidence and enthusiasm on the stage. Results

Nursery: Gauransh, Sanvi Sampadaand Arna Verma KG: Vyaan, Shaurya Shukla, AnikaSengar, Arjun Tiwari, Aviral Kansal,David Singh, Ishaan Nigam, MansaviSingh and Revant VermaClass I: Tridrish Chatterjee, AbhinavPanday, Ayati Narain, Siddhant Mallan,Deetya Bisht, Kohama Gupta, AravSrivastava, Anisha Madan, AkhandPratap, Utkarsha, Angel and ManasG T

AIS Pushp Vihar

The eco club of AIS Pushp Viharorganised ‘Plant, own and live atree campaign’ at Jahanpanah city for-est, New Delhi on July 18, 2015. Theevent began with an inspirationalspeech by MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj.The students planted little saplings andnamed them after their school. Theevent culminated with a pledge tospread awareness about preservingmother nature.

AIS VYC Lucknow

Aplantation drive was organised byUttar Pradesh Awas Vikas

Parishad on July 25, 2015. The stu-dents and teachers of AIS VYC Luc-know were invited to take part in thedrive with an aim to increase the greencover in their vicinity. The event en-couraged students to make a positiveimpact on the environment. The stu-dents left no stone unturned to makethe environment greener.

AIS Saket

Astudent of Class VIII C, AIS Saket,Shinjini Pundir won laurels for the

school by bagging the first prize in anon the spot painting competition. Thecompetition was organised by HUDCOArt Gallery on the occasion of WorldPopulation Day on July 11, 2015 at Vi-gyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Shinjini wasawarded a certificate of excellence and acash prize of Rs 3000 by Jagat PrakashNadda, honorable union minister ofhealth and family welfare. Shinjini’sparents expressed their gratitude to-wards the school for nurturing talent inyoung artists and motivating them. G T

AIS Vrindavan Yojana, Lucknow

Aspecial assembly was held at AISVYC, Lucknow, on July 27, 2015.

The assembly began with a presentationon Jharkhand, apprising the studentsabout the origin, language, wildlife andforest reserves of the state. After thepresentation, a wedding song ‘Bajai lo’was sung with great enthusiasm by thestudents. On the occasion, students dis-played the state’s craft work, wood art,dhokra painting, and also performedvarious folk dances as Nagapuri, Pu-raliya Chau and Sarai Kela Chau.School coordinator Tanuja Singh appre-ciated students and teachers for present-ing an informative assembly.G T

Felicitation ceremony

Youngartist

Little poets

Cyber awareness workshop

Special AssemblySaplings of hope

AIS Saket

Aworkshop on cyber awarenesswas organised for students ofClass VI to XII in the school

premises from July 8 -14, 2015. Theworkshop conducted by Cyborg CyberForensics & Information Security PvtLtd (CCFIS), Amity Group aimed at ap-prising the students about numerousthreats in the cyber world, cyber lawsand punishments for violating the same.The workshop culminated with the se-lection of 2-3 students from each class,

who would serve as the cyber ambassa-dors of the school. The selected studentswere asked to make presentations,movies and research various topics per-taining to cyber security. These presen-tations will be showcased on the day ofthe valedictory ceremony. Besides, a fewstudents from each class were also giventhe task of making posters to be dis-played on the final day. The workshopwas a good learning experience, as thestudents discussed their problems relatedto the cyber world with the CCFIS teamwith ease and confidence. G T

Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan felicitating the students at the ceremony

Tiny tots recite poems on the stage

Shinjini Pundir receives the award

AIS VYC LucknowAIS Pushp Vihar

Students interact with the CCFIS team during the workshop

Students perform at the assembly

Lights Camera ActionAn award ceremony is not just the time to recognise talent, but it’s alsothe time for countless moments, too perfect to be missed by the camera.Deepak Sharma, GT Network did not miss the opportunity

Newspaper prop dance by AIS Pushp Vihar

Winners of Best Fictional Story

A band performance by AIS MV set the ball rolling We gave the best headlines

Yay! We won the GT School Time Achievement AwardThe awardees from Amity University

Bachchan loves GT too, said the li’l ones of AIS Saket

Cheerleaders from AIS Noida

That’s my trophy!

Renu SinghAmeeta MohanV BalachandranDivya BhatiaArti ChopraMs Pooja ChauhanAnjana KashyapChief Guest

Chairperson

S for Saket; S for second

So much swag! First runner up, Best Poster

Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan awarded forExcellence in Positive Journalism

Soumya Mukerji Anita SinghJury Members