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Editors: H. Kullegowda Vasanthi Gowda Vijaya Bhat

Cover: G. R. Upadhyaya

Complimemtary copies of the magazine are issued to members of Vidyaranya Kannada Kuta, Authors, and Advertisers.

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We deeply appreciate the following contributors

for their financial support: Name Page Number

Home Mortgage Solutions, Inc. Outside Back Cover

American Chartered Bank Inside Front Cover

The Meadows Club Inside Back Cover

Bolingbrook Dental Care 13

Regal Jewels Inc. and Regal Traders Inc. 14

Dr. Rohini Udupa & Family 17

Kripa Montessori School 39

DuPage Internal Medicine of Illinois, LLC 54

Saffron Chat House 54

Ramesh Teeka & Family 55

Krishna Mohan & Family 56

Across The Globe Tours 57

Anil Deshpande Sewa International USA 58

Dr. Mukesh M. Doshi 59

Gaylord Indian Cuisine 84

Sankalp, The Taste of India 89

Meghana Jewelers 90

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Views expressed in the articles of this magazine are those of the respective authors and they do not necessarily reflect the view of the Sangama Editors or Vidyaranya Kannada Kuta.

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Dear Friends, Happy Yugadi greetings to all of you! Our congratulations and best wishes to the Vidyaranya Kannada Kuta (VKK)s new President, Mr. Ramesh Teeka and his committee. We thank Lord Ganesha for his grace and we extend our sincere thanks to all of you, our supporters, for the successful release of this years Sangama Yugadi edition.

The Sangama magazines editorial responsibilities are in some ways a challenge and in other ways an honor. There is always a need to bring a unique, interesting and quality magazine; a need to collect articles, photos and advertisements, and a deadline to meet and maintain to produce a biannual publication. Even though the request for article submissions is made well in advance of a deadline, some articles are still being received for the magazine on the last day before printing or as we gather final notes for publication in the minutes before we go to print. In spite of all of this, there is a conscious effort to include all articles and submissions whenever possible, to avoid feelings of hurt and disappointment. This results in editorial stress and disorganized rush and chaos in the final days (and hours!) before printing. Relief is felt by all parties involved when the magazine is released from

the printer in its completion and ready for distribution to our members successfully. Our sincere heart felt thanks to all of the people who are responsible for the successful release of this Sangama edition by providing us the necessary variety of interesting articles, photos, pictures and financial support that is vital through advertisments and heartfelt messages from members of the community. We thank Mr. Upaadyaya of Mangalore, India for designing the front cover for the Sangama Yugadi edition by capturing the essence of the Yugadi festival. Our thanks to the new VKK President Mr. Ramesh Teeka for pledging his support from the very beginning and for the opportunity to organize and publish this years Sangama Yugadi edition.

Finally, while many of you have sent articles for the Yugadi edition of Sangama, we recognize that some of you simply ran out of time or missed the opportunity. We encourage you to submit your articles and photos for the Deepavali edition and encourage your children to participate and send in articles as well.

With heart felt greetings for the new year and best wishes, we present to you the 34th edition of Sangama Yugadi. Thank you.

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Nikhil Shiva Clarendon Hills, Illinois

You are successful and creative only when you see an opportunity in every difficulty. Swami Chinmayananda I am proud to be a failure. This may come as a surprise in a society that reveres success, but I am truly thankful to have experienced setbacks. Failure is a part of life; however, when it happens, we sweep it under the carpet, hidden from public view. I tend to feel differently about my failures, because they have helped define me. Without them, I dont know who or where I would be today.

In my life, I can recall numerous disappointments from letdowns. They all have had an impact on me, and each one has been significant in its own way. One that stands out most poignantly in my head is getting cut from the tennis team at Hinsdale Central during the spring of my freshman year. This was one of the experiences that still have a profound effect on me. Tennis was very important to me. My tennis career started in kindergarten at the Burr Ridge Park District tennis courts. I distinctly remember the first coach I ever had, as he ignited my passion for the game. After I moved to Clarendon Hills, I continued playing at Oak Brook Racquet and Fitness Club. Though it was expensive, my parents had me work with various private coaches to improve my skills to make the tennis team. Since I was one of the top players in the club, both my parents and coaches felt I was capable of making the team. I reported to tryouts ready to play, confident that I would do well. Other than a few mishits, I thought I played well overall. I left the final day of tryouts feeling good about my chances. The next day I reported to one of the coachs classrooms to find out who made the team. At the beginning, the coaches announced how many kids had been cut. I looked

around trying to figure out who those kids were, never thinking that I could be among that group. The coaches decided that they would tell each player individually in the hallway if he had made the team. Since I was near the back of the line, I had to wait patiently in the classroom. When it was finally my turn to find out the news, I went up to the coach in the hall. He asked me my name, which I told him. He looked down at the clipboard that he had in his hand. I was smiling, expecting good news. He looked at me and said that I hadnt made the team. Barely able to hold back the tears, I walked out of the school. I called my mom to pick me up and let her know the bad news; she was just as surprised as I was. Waiting to go home, I saw the kids who had made the team. I felt that I had played better than them, and was angry that they had made the team instead of me. I was annoyed at the coaches for not noticing me playing well during tryouts. The kids who made the team stood around, talking excitedly. I felt sick. For all my life, I had expected to be standing among that group, thrilled to have made the tennis team. Instead, I was standing outside, tears in my eyes, devastated. It was one of the worst moments I experienced in high school. After my hard work for all those years, my dreams were shattered in a matter of a few seconds. In the following weeks, I felt miserable about not making the tennis team. Whenever I saw somebody who had made the team, the image of getting cut replayed in my head; I couldnt stand walking past the tennis courts when the team was playing. Even today, whenever I watch tennis on television, I still reminisce about not making the team. However, a few weeks later, a friend on the track team told me that I could still join them as they were looking for freshman throwers. I had thrown shot put and discus in middle school, so I decided to join the team to take my mind off tennis.

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After joining the track team, I worked really hard to get better. It had been a long time since I had thrown, so I spent countless hours training. I took the pent up frustration and applied it to lifting weights and getting stronger. My mind still occasionally drifted to thoughts of tennis, but I brushed them off and focused on improving my technique. Even though I had not planned to be on the track team in high school, I excelled and went to freshman conference for both shot put and discus.

I still continue to experience discouragements. In practices for the track team, I mess up at one thing or the other every single day; Ill trip over hurdles in the field house during drills, or my technique on a throw will be wrong. However, I no longer treat these incidents as mere failures, but as stepping-stones to success. I work hard on my next attempt to ensure that I dont make the same mistakes. Not making the tennis team was a learning opportunity that I use to better myself. I could go on and on listing my own personal missteps. But, it is not the failures that I am proud of, but rather what resulted because of them. Otherwise, I dont think I could have reached the same level of accomplishment. - - - If you have ever watched the movie Apollo 13, you may remember when Ed Harris said, We've never lost an American in space and we're sure as hell not gonna lose one on my watch! Failure is not an option" (qtd. in Ashkenas). Ed Harris portrayed Jerry C. Bostick, a NASA flight controller; Bostick supposedly said this famous phrase during the mission to bring the damaged Apollo 13 back to Earth (Estrem). I disagree; I believe that failure can be an option. In some cases, they might even be better because we can learn and improve from them. We need to use our slip-ups to our benefit instead of being pulled down by them. Our modern society doesnt reward defeats. The only exceptions are those that lead to success. This can be seen with the example of Thomas Edison, whose most memorable invention was the light bulb. It reportedly took Edison a thousand tries to develop a successful prototype. How did it feel to fail 1,000 times? a journalist inquired. I didnt fail 1,000 times, Edison replied. The light bulb was an invention with 1,000 steps (qtd. in Estrem). Unlike Edison, people in our society despise letdowns. Sometimes we are so afraid of failing that we miss out on success because we dont take risks.

John Carroll, a reporter for National Public Radio, said that there is an African phrase describing a good cook as she who has broken many pots. If one has broken a lot of pots, he or she has probably spent a lot of time in the kitchen improving his or her cooking skills. Carroll also described how [he] once had a late dinner with a group of chefs, and they spent time comparing knife wounds and burn scars. They knew how much credibility their failures gave them ("Failure Is a Good Thing"). For these people, their missteps presented opportunities to reach greater fulfillment. When we look back upon the eminent thinkers throughout history, we observe their willingness to face inevitable disappointments. From philosophers to the business leaders and sports stars of today, we can see how they used their mishaps as a potent tool to achieve great feats. For these inventors, artists and entrepreneurs, failures are something to be proud of, as if they are showing off their ability to take a hit and come back swinging; they see their foul-ups as daring practice shots (Grugal). Michael Jordan, the basketball star of the Chicago Bulls, is a prime illustration of a successful person who freely admits that he has failed. "I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career," Jordan once said. "I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I've been trusted to take the winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed" (qtd. in Manners). Similar to Michael Jordan, the famous Wright brothers, known for building the first airplane, were as enthusiastic about their catastrophes as they were about their achievements. In Dayton, Ohio, Wilbur Wright and renowned scientist Vannevar Bush compared notes on projects that hadn't gone anywhere. Wright then took Bush to his attic where he kept models of several unusual contraptions; all of them were Wrights failed inventions (Crouch).

Failure is one of lifes greatest teachers. But, many of us dont want to fail. Writer and speaker John C. Maxwell described this when he said, [We] choose to play it safe, to fly below the radar, repeating the same safe choices over and over again. [We] operate under the belief that if [we] make no waves, [we] attract no attention; no one will yell at [us] for failing because [we] generally never attempt anything great

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at which [we] could possibly fail, or succeed (qtd. in Estrem). With hindsight, failures can be viewed as a step toward attaining triumphs. An example of this is Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple, who was fired by Apples board in the 1980s. Apple rehired Jobs more than 10 years later; his return to the company led to great success and brought Apple back from the brink of failure. Like Jobs, people who are successful know that failure is a teacher that helps one reach his or her goals. Too often we only see the end result: the celebrity or the athlete who seems to be an overnight sensation. What we don't realize is all the hard work and setbacks it took to get to where they are (Lee). Failure isn't always unacceptable; we learn a lot more from our missteps than we do from our accomplishments. They help improve us for the next time. We never want to go down in flames, but occasional faltering represents extreme determination and devotion. If we put our best efforts forward, were bound to rub up against the limits of our

abilities; until we find those boundaries, we wont know where we can improve. We will never feel courageous until we overcome something that weve never done before; however, there is always going to be trial and error when reaching new heights. Ranging from getting cut from a sports team to taking a thousand tries to invent the light bulb, each failures has a different significance. But, they all present an opportunity to achieve success. Not making the tennis team wont be the most profound setback that I will ever experience, but I know that my approach to life has forever been altered. Failure is one of lifes greatest teachers, and our society needs to remove the stigma associated with it. If we continue to treat failure as something that should be avoided, we will be raising a generation that doesnt know how to deal with things going wrong. Instead, failure needs to be accepted for what it is, an opportunity to get better. Only by experiencing failure have I become the person I am, and that is why Im proud to be a failure.

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Meghana Mohan Naperville, Illinois

"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass... Its about learning to dance in the rain...

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Beauty Is . . .

Apurva Reddy Naperville, Illinois

Beauty is to me roses, rainbows and clouds. The main reason they are beautiful to me is because of their look. The rose is beautiful to me because of their color. I love the color because its red color shines brightly. The second reason I like the rose is where the petals sprout. I like this because its round shape stands out. Another thing that is beauty to me is rainbows. The first reason I like rainbows is because of how the colors match. They make a beautiful sight to me because of that. The second reason a rainbow is beautiful to me is again the color but the way it shines brightly. I like this because it

gives a little light of the rainbow and shines it on the ground. The third and last thing I have that is beauty to me is the patterns in the clouds. It gives me memories about things I have done. The other reason I like the patterns in the clouds is the figure it shows. And last of all I like it when I see a cloud and then another cloud appears behind it similar to the first one and it happens again about 10 times. These are the most beautiful things to me, roses, rainbows and the patterns in the clouds.

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Sponges and Pre-education

Vaibhav Shastry Vernon Hills, Illinois

A childs brain is like a sponge. This timeless adage has been used repeatedly to describe the learning power of young individuals for quite obvious reasons: children can learn many things in a fraction of the time of adults. I personally like to modify the quote to say A teens brain is like a sponge, but a childs brain is like a Sham-wow. The reason I say this is because the rate of learning in young children is incredibly high compared to teens and adults. How is this possible? The Riggs Institute found out that it is because children burn more glucose in their brains than adults. This energy goes into increasing the amount of connections within the brain, as well as into developing areas responsible for analysis and memory. Our loving parents are tapping into this advantage of early-learning abilities when they provide us with some form of pre-kindergarten education, whether it is teaching us the alphabet at a young age, giving us educational toys, or maybe even sending us to preschool. But having a formal pre-k education has more benefits than giving us a head-start in school. Formal

preschool educations provide children with better social skills because they deal with physical interactions with peers earlier on. Did that other preschooler just steal your toy? Now is as good a time as ever to gain some problem solving skills. In addition, formal pre-k classes can even help kids make smarter decisions early on. A study found that almost 40 percent more students had an IQ of 90 by the time they were five. This means that their general knowledge is higher; high enough to allow them to make more informed decisions early on. These formal educations not only aid the individuals themselves, but also their communities. It was found that children who received a high-quality education early on were smarter than their peers as they grew older, and they had a higher chance of success. People who succeed can help make the world around us a better place. Mandating high-quality pre-kindergarten education does not just help us now-- it can help us in the future too. Filling a childs sponge-brain with the water of knowledge is beneficial overall and an excellent investment in our societys future.

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Sachi Personality

Sachin Shiva Clarendon Hills, Illinois

It all started out in kindergarten. After I settled into my curious and quite exciting home I began to find my true personality. The Sachi-personality, I thought. I craved this type of positive thinking and personality and I enjoyed it so phenomenally so. It was the true me, the real and extraordinary Sachin Shiva. The room walls as busy as a bee hive with Legos in one area and drawings at the next. The bright lights, toys, and beautiful teddy bear themed carpet, made you brim with energy and happiness .Through the art of the Sochi-personality; I warmed all the kids hearts and brought them true compassion. While others were quite selfish, I shared with every one and condolence those with sadness, because someone had broken their toy or teased them. I would always make sure to tell people it is not nice to tease or break other peoples Lego ships. Most would stop when I said that, especially when I gave them the Clint Eastwood stern look. But there were always those exceptions to my ideas of kindness and compassion in the classroom. Although, my ideas were quite wonderful, there were some kids who really hated them. The true exceptions. They were called THE KINGS. When theres light, there will always be some darkness, a wise man once said. Well. this is a perfect example. These kings of darkness would tease and hurt everyone, and would never listen to me. I decided that I was going to have to do something, for the positive well-being of the class.

This is what I told them. Listen up, Kings! No one here appreciates your hostile (I know, big word for a kindergartener) behavior towards everyone in this class. You are breaking toys, but most of all breaking hearts, by your treacherous teasing. You have to stop for the wellbeing of yourself and the class, I told them in a strong and firm Sachi-voice. Youre not the boss of me. Youre just a dumb little boy, screamed one of the four kings. Dumb is a bad word. I am not bossing you around, but Im helping you stay out of trouble now and for the rest of your future. They immediately became as quite as mice, and realized their mistake. My teacher was super proud of me, so she wrote a praising letter to my parents, and I got to prize and a mini-medal. The whole class was cheering and I felt so proud. I got a prize! A couple of days later I realized that the prize wasnt really why I was happy, although a new Star wars Lego set could really make a kid coated. I was happy because I did the right thing not for myself, but for everyone. I showed true heroism and stood up from the crowd. I realized that for my entire life, I wanted to be the kindest and most positive person ever. I wanted to change the negative ideas of the World, and make them spectacular ones. But most of all, I decided I was going to be Sachin Shiva.

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They Arent Real

Tanvi Kapatral Chicago, Illinois

They arent real

In my mind

When I was younger, I knew fairies were real,

Their wings sparkle, eyes glitter Their sharp small, kind

I never saw them, Of course

Running around just feeling their presence Laughing with best friends

Gasping too

Now I have grown too old for fairies Now they arent in my mind

School, grades and friends took their place Goodbye fairies you arent real

Are you?

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