www.theglobaltimes.inAIS GURUGRAM 46 | EDITION IXMONDAY, JULY 13, 2020

Dear Amitians,I hope you allare safe andhappy beingengaged intocreativity andinnova t ions .Though the cri-sis looms, withour innerstrength and

thoughtful actions, we have managedto be at a stage where our society,economy and industry can start func-tioning again with the new normal.This situation has endowed humanitywith numerous lessons, with the mostimpactful one being ‘mindful livingwith unlocked minds’. Yes, we nowneed to lead a new life but with muchmore awareness, care and compassionthan ever before. Perhaps, it was thenature’s message to human beings towake up and improve. A lot of it is attributed to the fact thatwhile we read and heard about thesethings, we never really listened, caredor imbibed them. Because our mindswere locked into our own zones. It’stime to unlock the power of your mindand unleash the limitless possibilityyou as a human being are. Begin anewby imbibing the good values as a wayof living. You all must have read inWorld Teenage Reporting Project howteens all over the world are innovatingand striving to create a difference.Open up your inner self to the worldoutside and count upon your blessings.Unlock your inner being as the newbetter world knocks at your door.G T

Unlock thyMIND

Kuhu SahaAIS MV, XII G

The world today is stuckinside their homesfighting a war against

an invisible enemy. On onehand, people are engaged in de-vising new weaponseveryday while onthe other hand,there are some whohave introducednew possibilities ofsurvival, by takingthe first significantstep towards it, ie,sensitising the peoplearound them. And tospread awareness, onesuch corona warrior,Jayas Kumar, a fourthgrader from AmityGlobal School Noida and ayoung singing prodigy resortedto the power of music to do hisbit for the society. Jayas was able to grasp the ur-gency of the corona crisis asmuch as any adult could do. Heunderstood that social distanc-ing was paramount in this time,but along with that the littlechamp also realised the needfor massive sensitisationof the same.

“The ignorance of people aboutthe current scenario demandedme to create awareness. As Iam too young to go out, I de-

cided to pass mymessage to peo-ple musically at a

time when everyoneis tensed,” sharedyoung Jayas. “He was just 2 and halfyears old, when we dis-covered the singer inJayas. We decided tofuel his passion forsinging,” said SuruchiRajeev, mother ofJayas. With the sup-

port of his family and Dr (Mrs)Amita Chauhan, Chairperson,Amity Group Of Schools &RBEF, who firmly believes in nurturing the talent of children, Jayas became a popu-lar face on national singing re-ality platforms. The little musician was wellaware of several government

initiatives such as AarogyaSetu, an app fundamen-tal in tracking the spread

of COVID-19.Continued on page 2...

Dr Amita ChauhanChairperson

Pandemics know no boundaries, and neither do warriors who battlethem. This special series, running across Quarantine editions of allAmity schools, is an ode to those fighters. Highlighting stories of youngchange makers from within and outside Amity, this special series hasbeen curated by young reporters across various Amity branches.

QUARANTINE SPECIAL

Arhythmic remedyCORONA WARRIORS

Striking The Chord With Each One Of Us

2MONDAY, JULY 13, 2020

Hits and missesYay Or Nay Of The Lockdown Edition

Divyanshi ShuklaAIS Gur 46, XI G

No doubt, the lockdown of 2020, isgoing to be one of the mostmemorable highlight of all our lives.

However, there is a yin to every yang, so it’spretty obvious that there are some hits andmisses to this little break of ours. Shall we?

Hits: everything we’ll miss

My bed is callingRemember, a few months back, when you al-most dozed off in a class, hoping if only, therewould ever be a way of being able to attendlectures from the comforts of your bed? Now,with education being confined to a screen,being in our beds throughout the classes seemsto be a miracle, everyone is thankful for.

Binge till we dropWho would have ever thought that we wouldrun out of what to watch and still have time tospare? Definitely one of our many wishes thathave finally come to life. Now that all of ushave all the time in the world to watch till wedrop, or to read without a pause, this has to beone of the main reasons we will miss the lock-down once it’s over.

I want to goOne thing that the lockdown has done is mak-ing everything we didn’t appreciate earlier, ex-citing. Even a walk to the grocery store issomething we’re all deprived of and look for-

ward to. We’ve definitely grown to realise thevalue of these trivial things in life.

Misses: what all we’ll not miss

Ditch the glitchIf I go down, I take you with me- feelings ofour very own Wi-Fi. Oh the absolute incon-venience it causes when it goes out. We missmerely five minutes of the lecture and 20 as-signments have already been given and we arepractically and absolutely clueless for the restof the 30 minutes.

Street food nostalgiaI remember, there was a time when…yes weare getting nostalgic about street food. Ohcome on, let’s all be real, we miss it waymore than we miss our friends. While we areleft mouth watering at thoughts of momosand gol-gappas, we’ll definitely not miss thecrippling agony of missing our lifelines. (justsaying, not friends.)

Home aloneOne thing most of us dearly miss, is beingalone at home, all by ourselves, dancing aroundthe house with no care, the music just fine, thepeace, the serenity and the company of self.Ah, what sweet joy! With everyone being athome, struggling to have their own ‘me time’,peace seems impossible.

In short, a hit or a miss, either way, the lock-down has helped us grow in many ways andshall be missed dearly (or not).G T

Therefore, he thought of imbibing the samein his inspiring musical composition. Theresult: Aarogya Setu Anthem, a song thatswiftly communicated awareness on thepandemic. “This scenario ought to makeeveryone apprehensive. So, I thought thatmusic must come to the rescue because itwould also engage people more easily,” heelaborated. Thus, believing that music is atherapy in itself, he emerged with an awe-inspiring anthem to cherish and remember. While making the song, Jayas had one aimin mind: the edification of as many peopleas possible. And in a country like India,where people speak many languages, itcame naturally to his mind that it mustspeak to the locals. Hence, the anthem hasbeen made in eight languages where Jayassings in Hindi and Marathi and otherequally talented singers lend their voices indiverse languages. For it was not just asong, but a message too! Well, it’s no surprise that every journeycomes with its own set of challenges. At atime when the entire country is locked in-side their homes, recording a song was al-most next to impossible, “The biggesthurdle was finding a suitable place forrecording because all the studios wereclosed. So, I thought of recording the an-them within the house, inside an almirah toget a good vocal,” says Jayas. And the dif-ficulties didn’t end here, “It took approxi-mately 10 to 12 days to transform my ideainto a reality as the most challenging partwas to set coordination of vocal scale withother singers, ” shares Jayas. Overcoming all the odds, Jayas successfullycomposed the anthem and promoted it onvarious digital platforms with the help of hisparents. When asked about his aspirationsfor the anthem, he says, “Till now, the an-them has received 13,000 views onYouTube and 11, 390 views on Instagramfollowed by heartwarming responses ondigital platforms. I am overwhelmed to seethis and would love to record it in other lan-guages, and make it a global anthem toreach out to a larger audience.” G T

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A rhythmic remedy

3MONDAY, JULY 13, 2020

The vaccine raceVaccine Is The Only Answer To Save The Human Race

Manasvi Dev KashyapAIS Gur 46, XI I

Corona tum kab jaaoge? Scientistsglobally are racking their brainssearching for a speck of hope- a

vaccine to put an end to the deadly Coron-avirus. As the countries race towards beingthe superpower, creating the COVID-19vaccine looks like a fool-proof way of be-coming the world’s favourite. Like in anyrace, there are hundreds of competitors heretoo, but only a handful of them have achance of becoming the world’s saviour. But before we begin lets understand the tri-als and patents required to create a vaccine:the general stages of the development cycleof a vaccine are- exploratory stage, pre-clinical stage, clinical development, regu-latory review and approval, manufacturingand quality control. Around ten vaccinesare in phase 3 clinical trials right now. Toget the vaccine patented not only involvestremendous paperwork, but also dirty busi-ness games. And now, let’s look at somecontenders, queued to save the world- onedose at a time.

ModernaUS firm Moderna Inc. has finalised the

phase III study protocol, which will includeapproximately 30,000 participants and is ex-pected to begin in the month of July. Thevaccine has lent some assurance that it maynot increase the risk of more severe diseaseand that one dose may provide protectionagainst COVID-19. The company aims tobe able to deliver approximately 500 milliondoses per year and possibly up to 1 billiondoses per year, beginning in 2021. Geez,2021 seems so far away.

Sinovac BiotechChinese firm Sinovac Biotech has signed anagreement with Brazil to conduct the finalphase of the three-part human testing of its‘CoronaVac’ vaccine in the month of July.Using a killed version of the coron-avirus, Sinovac’s vaccine is amongfive Chinese experimental shots that

have reached the crucial final stage of humantesting before they can be approved for pub-lic use. Well, it’s China vs USA again.

Patanjali’s CoronilNot long ago, there were rumours thatPatanjali would make jeans, hawai chappaland whatnot. Now, Patanjali Ayurved hasclaimed that it has discovered a substantialcure for coronavirus with an 80% successrate. ‘Coronil’, made out of Ayurvedic ele-ments could cure coronavirus positive pa-tients within a few days with daily dosages.The news that COVID-19 could finally be‘defeated’ made the world turn to Google tosearch more on Patanjali’s claim. Even theUSA took considerable interest in it, making‘Patanjali’ one of the top searches in theStates. Now that’s vocal for local!

Be it Moderna vs Sinovac Biotech or ‘Coro-nil’, this is the first real breakthrough. Manyother companies like AstraZeneca, BioNtechand Johnson & Johnson are trying their levelbest. We all solemnly hope that this topsy-turvy world is back to normal by 2021 (at themost!). Amidst the chaos, our daily chants of‘Drink this herbal tea to boost your immu-nity’ and ‘Hot water is the cure for co-rona’ are all we have.G T

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Because It’s Obvious...Our Hygiene Is In Our Hands

Sanity in sanitisationSanvi Batra

AIS Gur 46, VIII A

Coronavirus: a tiny virus with giganticrepercussions. Nowadays, it is themain subject in the entirety of all

our conversations. All of us are attemptingto spare ourselves from getting tainted bythe lethal illness. All the researchers on theplanet are working to make an immuni-sation, a vaccine. Specialists are try-ing to discover differentapproaches to treat it; howevernone of them have yet suc-ceeded. We always say pre-vention is better than cure.There is only one way toprotect ourselves as ofnow and that is by wash-ing our hands.Now, many questionsarise- With what to washour hands? How does asoap work? How does asanitiser help? Let get to thebottom of this!Coronavirus has a defensive sur-face which is made of lipid bilayer.These lipids are pin formed particleswhose heads are attracted to water andtails are spurned by it. They form shell likestructures with tails inside. Their commonresponse to water makes the lipids stickfreely together—this is the hydrophobic ef-fect. This external structure enables theatomic hardware of the infection to getthrough cell layers and hijack our cells. But,it has tons of feeble focuses where the correctatoms could pry it apart. This is where the cleanser comes in. It com-

pletely obliterates infections like the coron-avirus. With that layer of fat holding every-thing together, when it associates with it,bam! It pulls all the fats from it. It pulls apartand destroys these infections. And lastly the

water washes the innocuous, extra shards ofvirus down the drain. In any case, you realisewhere this is going, it takes effort for this im-pact to occur. 20 seconds, to be explicit.Sanitser also on the other hand, is also one ofthe ways by which we can kill the vast ma-

jority of the germs. It contains 60% - 95% ofalcohol. Additionally, while using it, ensuringwe do so in the correct manner is also impor-tant. Discover the headings on the rear of thejug and follow the correct strategy. By and

large, apply it to the palm of one hand. Atthat point, rub it all over two hands until itdries. This takes around 20 seconds. Be

mindful so as not to clear it off beforeit dries. Doing that won’t help us

eliminate germs. There aremany times when we shoulduse the hand sanitiser, forexample, when contact-ing a surface othershave contacted. It’sacceptable to wipedown the handle of ashopping basket be-fore we use it. It’sadditionally insight-ful to utilise it afterwe’ve pushed a cartaround the store, inthe wake of filling our

vehicle with fuel, afterhandling cash and after

contacting lift catches or en-tryway handles. Continuously

using it after each time we hackand wheeze, will be extremely useful.

Both soaps and sanitisers are equallyvaluable in this pandemic. At what time,what to utilise can be chosen by the ac-

cessibility. At whatever point we are out ofour homes, we may utilise the sanitiser andat whatever point we are sheltered, usesoaps. Regardless of what you prefer, onlythe combination of both will keep you safeand healthy.G T

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Tanish Jain, AIS Gur 46, XI B

Now that we have been in quarantinefor the better part of this year, we arerunning out of things to keep our-

selves busy. Sure, there’s the school work andholiday homework but keeping busy whenthere’s no going out and meeting friends orcousins is a hard task. At a time like this,one’s mind wanders to odd places and onesuch thought is ‘How would our favourite fic-tional characters handle the pandemic and thelockdown?’ Well, read on and find out.

RapunzelThe OG princess of isolation, Rapunzelwould’ve handled the pandemic and thequarantine way better than all of the us. Forstarters, she has been locked away in a towerfor eighteen years with only Mother Gothelfor company. If you want to take inspirationfrom her quarantine routine, just watch thefirst few minutes of Tangled. But, during thepandemic, she should really be careful woshe lets down her hair for.

Elsa and AnnaThe theory about Rapunzel and the Frozensisters being related is expressing itself inmore ways than one. Not only do they look

similar but they also had a pretty similarchildhood. They belonged to royal familiesand were locked up in their ‘humble’ abodesearly on in their life. So, they too, would beliving in the castle without a care, providedthat the castle still has the painting room andthe ballroom, since Anna and Olaf need some-where to play. Elsa, being the dedicatedqueen, would probably be taking this time tothink about her subjects and how she canmake sure everybody stays safe.

Harry PotterThe quarantine life would have been much eas-ier for the wizards; they can entertain them-selves with their magical books, countless

spells and their ability to conjure up anythingand everything. If Harry was stuck in quaran-tine, he would probably talk to his friendsthrough the fireplace, relive old memories withDumbledore’s Pensieve and practice somemagical martial arts with the Boggarts.

Spongebob SquarepantsWell, he lives in a pineapple under the sea, sowe don’t think the coronavirus can reach him.But anyway, Squidward would’ve told himabout a bat that went on a rampage, killingeveryone who threw plastic into Bikini Bot-tom. Staying in the house would have madehim do things that Sandy would call ‘crazytalk’, like finally understanding what Garywants to tell him, which has reached a newplane of existence

SpidermanNow that everybody knows the elusive Spi-derman’s secret identity, this quarantinecouldn’t have come in on a better time. Ourfriendly neighborhood Spidey would beswinging from hospital to hospital, deliveringmedicines and PPE in quick Spidey style. Hismask, no longer needed to hide his identity,would be wonderful in keeping him safe fromthe virus but he would have to sanitise his suitevery single day. G T

The quarantine showLet’s See How Fictional Characters Fare In This Lockdown

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A Page In The Diary Of A Migrant LabourerThe labour of corona

MONDAY, JULY 13, 2020

Sanvi Batra, AIS Gur 46, VIII A

Dear diary, “I travelled all over the nation so as to acquire a living for my family. It was to accomplish humble work but peopledidn’t treat me with respect and they didn’t realise that I was a significant part of their lives. It was me who madetheir work simpler but it all went unacknowledged.I had to give my blood, sweat and tears into my work, yet I was scantily paid. Without a permanent place to stay, Ididn’t even get enough food to eat. It was hard for me to live in such conditions. But be that as it may, I needed to ad-dress this, since my family does not have much collateral. It feels like the whole world is against us.As if all of this wasn’t enough, God tossed another obstacle onto us. The virus has drastically affected all migrant labourers.I don’t get why, no matter what circumstances we are under, we just have to endure them. Most of the times, we workersare abused beyond our limits. Also, since we are the breadwinners, responsible for feeding multiple mouths, everything be-comes even more troublesome.I was in Mumbai when the government had announced the curfew. I was stuck there for over a month with anythingto do. It was the most awful period of my life. I was starving. I didn’t get nourishment for four consecutive days. Atlast, there was a woman who gave us food at the haven where I use to go through my days and evenings, appealingto God for everything to return to ordinary. I felt as though I might never see my family ever again.But, at last, administration affirmed the movement of transports and I could finally see a ray of hope, leading backto my town, Kheri. Yet, it wasn’t as easy as it sounded. The central administration was attempting to do the bestfor us. However, we needed to hold up in long lines, in the heat where most of thepeople without masks, to get our registrations done. The circumstances of myhome at Kheri were additionally miserable. My children did not havefood. On top of that, my significant other’s cultivation work hadbeen in extraordinary misfortune. It was a losing battle for me. But now, as the administration is working towards openingIndia, I hope that we will be able to work towards improvingour working conditions. I do not know what the future holdsfor me, my family or this nation. I do not know whether Iwould be able to find a job that feeds us anytime soon. But Ihave faith and that is all I can have right now.”

-Helpless but hopeful labourer

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Here’s How Your Special Day Looks Like In Lockdown

Birthday feat. quarantineMONDAY, JULY 13, 2020

Saumya MahajanAIS Gur 46, XI F

Sick of being cooped up in your house,battling with boredom? Well, imaginehaving your birthday during the lock-

down. For most of us, our birthdays denotesomething special, something to look for-ward to. For the unlucky ones who have theirbirthdays during the lockdown, it’s a differ-ent affair altogether. Here’s how a birthdaylooks like in a middle of a pandemic, sansfriends, sans parties.

The Sympathisers: Friends and Family“Oh, your birthday is during the lockdown?”is how it begins. We all crib sometimes right? Cribbing is met with words from your par-ents such as “Oh, don’t worry; we’ll makesure this is the best birthday you’ve had, justtrust us”. But, even though your parents aretrying their best, the memories of your lastbirthday are bound to resurface, the one filledwith friends, relatives, an abundance of foodand so much cake.

The Saviour: ZoomZoom has truly come to the rescue of all thosehaving their birthdays in quarantine. It is theray of light amid the darkness of isolation, amessiah rising from the dirt. At least you getto communicate with your friends and theyget to witness the cake cutting and sing happybirthday for you. It isn’t exactly the most funto be talking to a bunch of heads on a screenbut it’s the best you’ve got right now.

The Dilemma: ShoppingIf birthday shopping is a tradition you cherish,the pandemic has put a damper on your plans.But now, since going outside to shop is a bigno-no, you have to make do with what youhave- online shopping. Online shopping is re-ally a silver lining to this dark cloud but it canbe quite stressful too. You can’t just buy any-thing off of the internet now, can you? It mighttake you hours of scrolling, scrounging andcareful deliberations to find that perfect outfit.

The Realisation: Hey, It’s Not That Bad Once you get over the initial complaining andfrustration, you realise that it’s not as bad as

you think it is. It won’t be the best, but youstill have family and friends (through ascreen) trying their best to make it good, sothat’s something, right? Besides, less peoplemeans more cake for you to devour.

These are extraordinary circumstances to beliving in. A viral pandemic in 2020 is some-thing no one could have foreseen but, youhave lost only a birthday; there are many whohave lost so much more due to this pandemic.For all of you out there who have their birth-days in quarantine, try to be positive andfocus on having a good time, rather thanwishing about what could have been.G T

Let’s fight this virus! Sanvi Batra

AIS Gur 46, VIII A

Coronavirus is the worst disease Hide, if your lives you please It is a disease that kills lives And spreads negative vibes A virus with big repercussions Main topic of all discussions

It was found and fear unfurled As this virus infects the world.

If you’ve to go out, think twice Wear a mask, I would advise Come back home and sanitise Sneeze and cough into a tissue Take steps to tackle the issue Don’t go to crowded places Don’t be one of the many cases Wash your hands with some soap We’ll fight the virus, that’s the hope G T

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