School Magazine 2021-22 (Kendriya Vidyalaya No 1 Salt Lake)

उपाय& ु त का संदेश

अ0य मानव और क6व म7 है बड़ा कोई न अंतर , मा? मख ु Aरत कर सके मन कB Cयथा अनभ ु Gू त के Hवर ; वेदना असहाय JदयK म7 उमड़ती जो Gनरं तर ;

क6व न यNद कह दे उसे तो CयथO वाणी का Qमला वर । -

Qशवमंगल Qसंह ‘सम ु न’

के० 6व० Y० । सॉ[ट लेक, तीसर] 6व^यालय ई – प`?का का aकाशन करने जा रहा है , यह जानकर अbयcधक aस0नता हुई । 6व^यालय प`?का , न केवल छा? – छा?ाओं कB साNहिbयक hुधा को संतjृ त करती है ; बि[क उनके Jदयगत भावK को मत ू O kप aदान करने के साथ – साथ , उ0ह7 एक मंच उपलnध करवाने म7 भी अहम भQू मका अदा करती है । oातCय है pक हम सब अbयंत 6वषम

पAरिHथGतयK से संघषOरत है ; बावजद ू इसके aाचायO tी एस. करण के नेतbृ व म7 नवोNदत साNहbयकारK

तथा संपादक मंडल के अहGनOश पAरtम के aGतफल, 6व^यालय प`?का के इस नवीन संHकरण कB मx भAू रश: aशंसा करती हूँ तथा समHत 6व^यालय पAरवार को , अपनी अशेष हाNदO क शभ ु कामनाओं सNहत, उनके HवHथ जीवन एवं उ{{वल भ6व|य कB कामना करती हूँ । चंदना मंडल उपाय& ु त, के० 6व० सं० कोलकाता संभाग

प्राचायर् का संदेश

िवयोगी होगा पहला किव,

आह से उपजा होगा गान;

Gनकलकर आँ खों से चुपचाप, बही होगी किवता अनजान । -

सुिमत्रानंदन पंत

सुधीजन पाठकों के समक्ष , छात्र – छात्राओं की कोमल भावनाओं तथा रचनात्मक प्रितभा की मनोरम

अिभव्यिक्त ; तीसरी िवद्यालय ई-पित्रका की प्रस्तुित अत्यंत हषर् का 6वषय है । ब}चK कB मौQलक

रचनाओं कB अपAरप&वता म7 भी एक 6वQश|ट स•दयO 6व^यमान होता है ; जो हम सबको एक अनप ु म NदCय आनंदानभ ु Gू त से रसाQभ6ष&त कर दे ता है ।

6व^यालय प`?का , मानव Hवभाव एवं उनके दै नंNदन जीवन कB 6वQभ0न

गGत6वcधयK का दपOण कह] जा सकती है , जो 6व^याcथOयK को सज ृ नशीलता कB ओर

aेAरत करते हुए उनको अपने मनोगत भावK के aकट]करण का Hव•णOम अवसर aदान करती है तथा उनके सवा‚गीण 6वकास का मागO aशHत करती है । हम7 पण ू O 6वƒवास है , हमारे छा? अपनी साNहिbयक aGतभा को पAर|कृत करते हुए , भ6व|य म7 दे श के aब^ ु ध नागAरक बनकर रा|„ कB उ0नGत म7 सpYय योगदान द7 गे तथा समाज को aगGत के चरमोbकषO पर पदHथा6पत कर7 गे ।

मx , 6व^यालय aबंध सQमGत के परमादरणीय अ…यh एवं नाQमत अ…यh सNहत , के० 6व० सं० कोलकाता संभाग कB उपाय& ु त सt ु ी चंदना मंडल तथा अ0य उ}चाcधकाAरयK का 6वन† आभार Cय&त करता हूँ , िजनके सफल मागOदशOन म7 , हम ऐसे गˆ ु तर काय‰ के संपादन म7 सफल हो पाते हx । मx सभी बाल-साNहbयकारK ,

अQभभावकK तथा संपादक-मंडल के सभी सदHयK को भी हाNदO क ध0यवाद दे ता हूँ , िजनके Gनरं तर aयास और सहयोग से यथासमय प`?का का aकाशन संभव हो पाया । शभ ु कामनाओं सNहत , एस. करण

aाचायO

Magazine Committee Core Team Dr Shailaja Kedia, PGT English Mr Avik Chakraborty, TGT AE Mr B. N. Mishra, TGT, Librarian Sanskrit Section Ms. Sajana Kumari, TGT Sanskrit Ms Yageshwari Sharma, TGT Sanskrit Hindi Section Dr. Bimalendu, PGT Hindi Ms. Jyoti Singh, TGT Hindi English Section Mrs. Antara Roy, PGT English Ms. Nupur Chatterjee, TGT English Mrs. Aparna Pandey, TGT English Ms. Arpita Saha, TGT, English Ms Sumita Sarkar, PRT Sports Editor Ms Kanak Mondal, TGT P&HE Ms Shyamali Kuila, TGT Yoga Student Editors S K Bishal, XIA Anit Nath, XIA

Message from the Editor School Magazine works as a launchpad for creative urges of the budding talents of the upcoming generation. The way students respond to express their ideas and views regarding different aspects of life, society and the world is no doubt praiseworthy. We are sure that the readers will find the artistic creations of our students even in this time of turmoil to be entertaining and thought provoking. This environment-friendly fifth edition of E-magazine of the school reflects the most cherished and unforgettable moments celebrated in our Vidyalaya under the able leadership of Principal Shree S. Karan and guidance of Vice-Principal Shree S Banerjee and Headmaster Shree Partha Basu.

Here, I take the opportunity of expressing my heartfelt gratitude towards the Chairman along with members of School Management Committee and Deputy commissioner along with all Assistant Commissioners of Kolkata Region; at the same time, I give voice to my thankfulness to the students and members of magazine committee due to whose continuous efforts the composition of the magazine has become possible. Finally, to my dear youngsters, I want to convey the words of Ann Lamott: “Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere.”

Dr Shailaja Kedia PGT English

Message from the principal

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The Mystery Amazing Facts of Volcano Autobiography of Green Field The Night Sky Magnificent India Beloved Mother E-Learning: Covid-19 The Best Present Life Is Very Short Love Your Kidney Winter Occult My Clean Village When We Fall Asleep A Good Citizen In A Rainy Day Many Charms A Few Lines on My Favourite Book Mistakes Can Be Rectified Trees Flowers Locked Themselves Padmanabhaswamy The World of Wonders Aryabhata The Bug Who Found No Reason to Be Afraid of the Dark Child Labour Cyber Security in India Article on Health and Fitness Corona-Times

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From the City of Dreams To The City of Joy My Only Shelter How Well Do You Know the City of Temples?

Water: Our Life A Trek to Susunia Hill Nature: The Most Precious Present of God The Divine Life of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji A Lady Land We Shall Overcome Books, Books

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THE MYSTERY “The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science,” -Albert Einstein.

Have you ever seen a child using colors, you may observe the concentration & joyful expression on them but what are the mystery behind this JOY, the “Colors” (Art) or the “Happy hormone” (Science).

Is Science & art the same thing? Is it so?

I think science and art are expression to understand and describe the world around us. The methods and the intended audiences are different, but the motivations and goals are basically the same.

Scientists tend to struggle more gaining the new insights. Artists tend to struggle more with the communication. Both often work hard to gain the background and skills that will help them be successful.

Both science and art have useful spin-offs. Applied science & applied Art both are inherent in our day to day life. Technology and decoration are applications of science and art for practical purposes, it makes life easier.

Art Integrated Learning (AIL) is a teaching-learning model which is based on learning ‘through the arts’ and ‘with the arts’, it is a process where art becomes the medium of teaching-learning, a key to understanding concepts within any subject of the curriculum. When kids are learning through the arts, they end up getting a deeper understanding and the concepts end up sticking much better.

Art is an expression, and science is the explanation behind the expression.

Art express our sub-conscious and Science turns the sub conscious into reality. So both ART & SCIENCE are the medium of EXPRESSION. The “MYSTERY” is, creating new color shades on the canvas is called Science or mixing of chemicals in labs is an Art.

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Neha Kumari , PGT(Biology)

Amazing Facts On Volcanoes

Volcanoes are opening of the Earth’s surface from which lava erupt, ash and gas is expelled from it.

The hole at the top is known as the volcanic crater.

Liquid inside the volcano is called Magma.

The word Volcano comes from the word ‘Vulcan’ who was the Roman God of fire.

Lava is very hot it gets up to 1250 degree celcius.

There are about 1500 active volcanoes in the world.

The only active volcano in Indian sub-continent is Barren Island in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

The largest volcano in earth is Mauna Loa in Hawai 4169m.

The tallest volcano on Earth is Mauna Kea with an elevation of 4207m.

The largest volcano in our solar system is OLYMPUS MONS which is 27 km tall in Mars Planet.

The deadliest eruption has occurred in 1883 in Indinesia, with 3600 lives lost.

The loudest sound in recored history was made by volcano Krakatau in 1883 IS 180 dB. It was so loud that it was heard 3,000 miles (5,000 km) away.

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Anurag Mahato V A

Autobiography of Green Field

Have you seen green field? Obviously, you have seen it near your house. Without me every school, college, society are incomplete. I have been seeing all the happy and sad moments in my life. I see many ages of people, who come here to play, walk, chat etc.

I am the green field over forty years I am here. I have seen numerous children playing cricket, football etc. I have a little park, where children come with their parents and friends.

During the rainy season I become lonely. I miss the people and their melodious sound. I used to cry then, but the tears of my eyes are invisible.

Now adays, people cut my trees, grasses to make big society. Day by day, I am becoming small. But I am hopeful that you can save me, so that your children can play in my field.

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Prajnatmika Das V A

THE NIGHT SKY

I was walking alone in the night sky Nature gave me wings to fly

Though I had wings, I was not able to touch the sky Though I was flying, I didn't see where space lies

I was flying alone in the night sky Nature gave me wings to fly

Though I had eyes, I didn't see international boundaries Though I was flying, I didn't see thousands of gods arise

I was exploring alone in the night sky Nature gave me wings to fly

Though I have been flying for ages, I have not found the centre of the universe Though I was flying alone, I didn't feel the absence of nature ...

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Amirtha Varshana K K XI B

MAGNIFICENT INDIA

Baudhaya Sulbasutra (Pythagoras Theorem) दीर्घचतु रश्रस्याक्ष्णया रज्जु : पार्श्र्घमानी ततयघग् मानी च यत् पृथग् भू ते कुरूतस्तदु भयं करोतत ॥ Baudhayan used an example of rope in the above shloka, which can be translated as“A rope stretched along the length of the diagonal produces an area which the vertical and horizontal sides make together.”

Ancient Indian telescopes and spacesuits Maharishi Bharadwaj in Yantra Sarvasa writes about spacesuits detailing the materials used for making them. These special suits were made not just of cotton or silk but also fibers from underwater plants.

Ancient telescope depicted in 12th C. Hoysalewara Temple, Karnataka.

First surgeon Sushrut was an ancient Indian physician and surgeon known today as the “Father of Surgery” and “Father of Plastic Surgery” for inventing and developing surgical procedures. His is work Sushruta Samhita is considered the oldest text in the world on plastic surgery and is highly regarded as one of the Great Trilogy of Ayurvedic Medicine; the other two being the Charaka Samhita and the Astanga Hridaya Shalihotra Samahita The Shalihotra Samhita is an early Indian treatise on veterinary medicine (hippiatrics), likely composed in the 3rd century BCE. It is attributed to one Shalihotra son of Hayagosha, considered the founder of veterinary sciences in Indian tradition.

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Musical Pillars In Nellaiappar-Kanthimathi Ambal temple, Tirunelveli, the pillars when tapped produce sounds of 7 classical music notes and each pillar is made up of a single rock. The musical pillars are so arranged that vibrations are produced from the neighbouring pillar, when one pillar is tapped.

Evolution Evolution described in Vishnu Puran thousands of years ago.

Vedas, Upanishads and Puranas state that: ‘First appeared the intangible substances followed by the tangible matter; followed by the immovable planets and landmasses; then the vegetation; birds, aquatics and animals; and finally the Higher species. ‘

Sringer’s Vidyashankara temple

Sringer’s Vidyashankara temple has 12 pillars inside with 12 solar months symbols on them.

They are constructed in such an ingenious way that the rays of the sun fall on each pillar in the chronological order of the twelve months of the Hindu calendar. Each morning, when the sun rays enter, they hit on a specific pillar indicating which month of the year it is.

Definition of Inifinity – Bhaskaracharya’s Bijaganita In Bijaganita, we find the following shlok्धादौ त्यत् खस्य खं खेन र्ाते खहारो भ्ेत् खेन भक्तश्च रात िः॥ vadhādau viyat khasya khaṃ khena ghāte khahāro bhavet khena bhaktaśca rāśiḥ॥2.18 A zero results when multiplied by zero, a “khahara’’ (zero-divided, or infinity) results when a number is divided by zero. ुन्ये गुणके जाते खं हारश्चेत् पुनस्तदा रात िः। अत्कृत ए् ज्ञेयस्तथै ् खेनोतनतश्च युतिः॥ śunye guṇake jāte khaṃ hāraścet punastadā rāśiḥ। avikṛta eva jñeyastathaiva khenonitaśca yutaḥ॥ 2.20

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If a zero becomes a multiplier and a number turns into zero, it should (really) be considered as unchanged if it is again divided by zero! Similarly, if a zero is subtracted off and added in (a number is considered unchanged.)

Vaimanika Shastra The Vaimānika Śāstra is an early 20th-century text in Sanskrit. Vaimanika Shastra is a part of Ynatr aSarvasa written by Maharishi Bharadwaj. In this book advanced aerodynamic vehicles have been described.

Speed of Light Sped of light was accurately mentioned in Rig Veda thousands of years ago. It was further elaborated by Sayana in 14C. AD.

Nimisharda= half of a nimisha

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In the vedas Yojana is a unit of distance and Nimisha is a unit of time.

Unit of Time: Nimesa

Unit of Distance: Yojana

The Moksha dharma parva of Shanti Parva in Mahabharata describes Nimisha as follows: 15 Nimisha = 1 Kastha 30 Kashta = 1 Kala 30.3 Kala = 1 Muhurta 30 Muhurtas = 1 Diva-Ratri (Day-Night) We know Day-Night is 24 hours So we get 24 hours = 30 x 30.3 x 30 x 15 nimisha in other words 409050 nimisha We know 1 hour = 60 x 60 = 3600 seconds So 24 hours = 24 x 3600 seconds = 409050 nimisha 409050 nimesa = 86,400 seconds 1 nimesa = 0.2112 seconds (This is a recursive decimal! Wink of an eye=.2112 seconds!)

1/2 nimesa = 0.1056 seconds

Yojana is defined in Chapter 6 of Book 1 of the ancient vedic text “Vishnu Purana” as follows 10 ParamAnus = 1 Parasúkshma 10 Parasúkshmas = 1 Trasarenu 10 Trasarenus = 1 Mahírajas (particle of dust) 10 Mahírajas= 1 Bálágra (hair’s point) 10 Bálágra = 1 Likhsha 10 Likhsha= 1 Yuka 10 Yukas = 1 Yavodara (heart of barley) 10 Yavodaras = 1 Yava (barley grain of middle size) 10 Yava = 1 Angula (1.89 cm or approx 3/4 inch) 6 fingers = 1 Pada (the breadth of it) 2 Padas = 1 Vitasti (span) 2 Vitasti = 1 Hasta (cubit) 4 Hastas = a Dhanu, a Danda, or pauruSa (a man’s height), or 2 Nárikás = 6 feet 2000 Dhanus = 1 Gavyuti (distance to which a cow’s call or lowing can be heard) = 12000 feet 4 Gavyutis = 1 Yojana = 9.09 miles Calculation: So now we can calculate what is the value of the speed of light in modern units based on the value given as 2202 yojanas in 1/2 nimesa= 2202 x 9.09 miles per 0.1056 seconds = 20016.18 miles per 0.1056 seconds = 189547 miles per second !!

As per the modern science speed of light is 186000 miles per second !

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Arya PandeyXIB

BELOVED MOTHER

Beloved Mother; Born in an Albanian family in Yugoslavia Young Agnes became a Mother, MOTHER TERESA At an early age of 18, She chose love, affection and compassion To be a nun.

Left her own country and came to Calcutta To work for thousands, A Mother to millions of orphans, neglected, Lepers and sick.

In a selfish world, Mother won all our hearts She was truly a living saint.

Will a miracle take place again?

Will a Mother Teresa come again?

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Sulagna Ghosh XII B

E-LEARNING: COVID-19 Covid 19 is an unwelcome guest that has stayed longer than expectation. It left its footprint in every aspect of life either personal or social; it can be national or international hardship.

The most distressed part is educational sector, from toddler to scholar. In this situation technology had moved faster than expected, and spread its wings in all possible sphere of life to make life little bearable.

One of it's most amazing contribution, technology had made in educational sector to keep the things going on. Millions of students forced to lock themselves behind the door without making a courtesy goodbye to friends, teacher, schools and play ground etc. With a short notice physical school changed to virtual, beyond the school walls round the clock. Students had warm welcome to E-learning and made remarkable effort with great enthusiasm to be used with this digital platform. Not only students, teachers and other staffs also overcame hurdles to train themselves with this new way. They restore their daily routine with online class, home work, projects, magazines and online exams. In some cases conventional belief of assessing through rote learning had passed to open book examination. With a click of mouse thousands of information are in hand but you have to choose the right key for the given stem. This way of problem oriented evaluation has given more stress on analysis and logical thinking and promptness in situ.

However, all these resources are accessible to a very thin percentage of students, major parts mainly from rural areas left behind. Government and different NGOs came forward and tried to reach students through TV channels, radio talk, WhatsApp, telegram and many other appliances and tried there level best to give free education.

But this digital platform made a gap between rural and urban sectors and also in different socio economic status. Despite their eagerness, many students lag behind mainly due to Network problems and other digital accessories or due to economic burdens. So they easily dropped school and engaged themselves with non academic chaos.

Now it is our duty to minimise this gap and establish equity in education.

Satarupa Mandal XIB

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THE BEST BIRTHDAY PRESENT Caglar and his daughter Azra were the only residents of the most slumber, crumbled and abandoned housed, noiseless and lifeless city of Istanbul. Caglar was one of those as if born through error of destiny, but the only treasure he had was his daughter Azra.

They used to sleep on the parked trucks at the parking during the night, and during the day they used to stay at the roadside.

On a very gloomy day of enormous rain, Caglar seemed so tensioned about what was he going to give her daughter on her birthday. From past five years he just kept keesing her on her forehead and promised her to give her the best birthday present on her next birthday, when she weeped whole night for a present.

The next day when Caglar and Azra were enjoying the meal of bread and tinned tongue, Azra went faint and was rushec to a local hospital to a nearby town. Doctor came and said that she has a bad heart and probably she can die. Caglar was shocked to hear the news, his eyes welled up, and a single tear rolled down his cheeks and he left weeping.

Once while the treatment was going on, Azra asked his father 'Baba am I gonna die?' 'No my dear, you'll survive' said his father 'How can you be sure', asked Azra, 'I know' he said.

Azra moved her delicate fingers across his chest as she bade him goodbye, unsure if he would able to see her daughter again, he planted a kiss on his forehead and turned abruptly towards the door.

No pain of empty stomach had hurt him so hard as much as his daughter tears.

The little seven year old got treated and at the same time she turned eight, but didn't found his father from past nine days, and when she asked the nurses about his father, they handed her a letter, it says......

My little kid, if you are reading this, it means you're doing well, as I told you, do you remember every year you weeped for a birthday present and I kept promising you for a best birthday present. See I didn't had any money to buy you a present. But now my best present to you is my heart. .....Caglar donated his heart for Azra.....

Fifteen years later no one will remember that Caglar donated his heart but that little girl will never forget that his father donated his heart for her survival. Fifteen years later people will say that Caglar is no more but the little girl will always believe that her father is always living with him, as his heart his now hers.

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Ity Prasad XI B

LIFE IS VERY SHORT!!

Life is very short friend!

Always be happy!

While speeding up attention is a must!

Ongoing slow, remaining steady is a must!

Anger will always give you misery crony!

It will be powerful if you stand together as friends buddy!

Haters are gonna hate but ignore calmly!

Keep negativity at a distance boy!

Focus on what you do and don’t worry buddy!

Positivity will lift you up surely!

Life is very short, friend!

Always be happy!

Different types of problems will come and go. Take a chill dude!

If you want take it or else don’t take tension. Leave it buddy!

Both hardwork and smartwork is required, And you must be the self-motivation!

Both education and dedication is required, And try to do self-evaluation!

Don’t be the person spreading hatred buddy!

Back-biting is very crappy!

Always be polite and just don’t be nasty!

You will be the reason for making someone happy!

Life is very short, dude!

Always be happy!

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JAYACHANDRAN AKSHITHA XI B

Love Your Kidney

It looks like kidney beans, Brownish in colour, it seems.

Filters blood and process urine, And this is harmful as it contains toxin.

If one of it ruptures, Then immediately go to a doctor.

As waste products need to be removed, Kidney’s function must be improved.

If dialysis is needed, Then do it and also nutrients are must to be ingested.

Or else you will not be healthy, And no one can save you from this disease, which is deadly.

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MADHUBONI MUKHERJEE XI B

Winter Occult

I won't regret if it comes, I do will regret if it goes.

Winter is very special, Only its occults are unknown.

For some it's so gloomy, But for me it's a cause, For my buoyant stay lonely.

Parts of life goes on alike, So it's not suffocating right?

Snowflakes turns so bright, Crystals to a new way of life.

Snowy nights and snowy morns, Far better than days with horns.

If the snowman adds up to beauty, Then it's precious than ever.

The coldness isn't that cold, If you can feel my winter's warmth!

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Sanjukta Saha XII B

My Clean Village A village is a place of many activities where human beings interact with the environment. It consists of farmers, carpenters, priests, washermen, fishermen, ironmongers and many more.

A clean village is the pollution free village where much more oxygen is found.

The village people were indisciplined. Before beginning of 21st Century rural areas were uncleaned. They moved here and there without maintaining cleanliness and hygiene.

Many hens, goats, buffaloes, cows etc. roamed here and there. During the rainy season the village get filled with water, mud and dirt. In the summer season, the ponds became dry. The houses were made up of mud.

Now-a-days most of the thatched houses have been replaced by pucca houses. Ponds have been cleaned. People get more oxygen to breathe. Agricultural fields yield more corns due to availability of irrigation facilities. Pucca roads have been connecting not only from one lane to the other but also from village to village. Clusters of motorcycles, cycles, vehicles, moving on the roads look very beautiful.

Each village is surrounded by green fields, trees, mountains, river etc. Ponds, temples, mosques, churches, enhance the beauty of rural areas. Boys and girls go to school on foot, birds chirp, men and women work together, farmers cultivate land, fishermen catch fish, carpenters make furniture, people observe many festivals by cleaning their houses and surroundings.

The government have taken major steps to improve the situation like Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Yojna, Prime Minister Abas Yojna, Swaccha Bharat Abhiyan, in which all are given works.

The government provides rice and grains free of cost. Latrines to all families below the poverty line are being sanctioned free of cost. Under MNREGA project and many other initiatives, village people are provided various jobs and works. Women and children are given various benefits under different projects like Kanyashree, Lakshmi Bhandar, Group Insurance etc. by both the Central and State Governments.

Recently, during the Covid 19 period, all the villages are sanitised. Schools, houses, Panchayat offices etc. are being washed properly. People are cleaning the villages every now and then. Frequent vaccination camps are organised. The lockdowns have made the environment pollution free.

Though I live in a metro city like Kolkata, I love my village.

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Sasmita Nayak XI B

When We Fall Asleep

Where do we go? When we all fall asleep.

Is it a past we lived Or a future yet seen.

Where do we go? When we all fall asleep.

Some say to an interspersed space I rewinded yesterday’s case What do we see? When we all fall asleep Is it someone I know Is it someone I want to know Is it me that I want to see Is it me that I try to hide.

Or is it the story, I read yestreen When we all fall asleep, do we want to go back?

Where the stairs seem endless Where we fall from grace And scream in vain Where it seems ineludible to not let out a drip Yet we all fall asleep, In hopes of wallowing in a sunny clip.

Do we all fall asleep?

Just to face the ordeal of nightmare With a being mangled in a mo Where a monstrous little voice rouse us.

And a dewy eye miosis faced the sunlit sky.

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Avipsita Basu XI

A GOOD CITIZEN Go and serve the nation. I had a query to my teacher about the sentence when saw during exit from school at first day and got reply as well as advise for trying to be good person and then only possible to serve the nation.

A citizen is not one who is staying in the city. Rather a citizen is one who is the member of the common society. Even a villager is the citizen of India – that is how we have to understand what a citizen is.

Every citizen has responsibilities to fulfil- the responsibilities which the society expects from him or her. Every society, every country wants its citizens to be good and it is their goodness which will make the whole society good. Just as to be healthy, we need every part of our body to be in a fit condition, similarly for the society to be good, its members and the citizens have to be good.

When we think of goodness, we think of the conduct of a man, how far his or her interaction with other members of the society, makes things comfortable and conductive to be a good living for others. In that manner a good citizen should be amicable and cooperative in his general behaviors. He should be considerable towards others, trying to understand what would give the utmost pleasure and satisfaction. This can only be done if a man is prepared to make certain reasonable concession for others even at the cost of curtailment of his self-interest. We should not forget our country got freedom after a long bloodshed struggle.

Explaining with common incident now adays we come across that an old hawker with a basket on head walked in the middle of the street and when asked to move to a side of the road instead of blocking the road in this manner by a car driver, Hawker said ‘oh, my country has achieved freedom to walk wherever we please’. If this is the understanding of the hawker about ‘liberty’, then the car driver could also say that he has the liberty to knock down the hawker. If this would be the understanding of liberty, ther is bound to be confusion all around. So, have to realize that ‘Liberty is not personal affairs; it is social contract; it is an accommodation of interests. We have to ‘accommodate’ other people’s interests while forwarding our own interests. This mutual adjustment can make life happy for everyone and that is what a good citizen needs to do. Whether on the road or even at home or in a club or in a committee, whatever we be, we have to be accommodative to the interest of others.

How much can we be serviceable to others in a society is still another criteria of good citizenship. We human beings are deemed to be the best of God’s creation and hence it is expected of us that we live not only for ourselves but also for others too. We should stand by not only in others prosperity but in adversity also. This little acts of kindness and little acts of love, if pursed by all the members of the society, would make this society a wonderful place to live in.

17 ANIRBAN SEN VIII B

IN A RAINY DAY

In a such a rainy day I wish I can go out and play I can as it rains light But at the time it Thundered and light At the time I saw something curious I thought it is something Furious I got frightened As there lightened After that, I hear That it sound slow..

And it was wearing a blue coloured bow I thought what can be it so... but see that was the cute little baby pup Indigo...

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Poulami Senapati VIII B

MANY CHARMS

When the crises are going on, Do not worry!

We all have another chance.

To see the world with many charms.

Seeing the world with an open mind Helps only to calm many lives Helping others through this, Will give us another chance.

To live a life with many charms

We have been given a lot of time to complete, Our sleeps and desires.

Look at this ‘Earth’, This will give another chance.

To live a happy life with many charms

Warriors are on a go, working day and night, To save many lives.

But have we ever thought about it?

No! we have been busy with our selves, But just imagine, Supporting others through this, will give us another chance.

To live happily with many Charms.

Stuti Banerjee XA

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A FEW LINES ON MY FAVOURITE BOOK

Recently, I had read a book "Rusty, the boy from the hills" written by famous writer Ruskin Bond. This book is about his childhood memories and experiences in different places like, Dehradun, Mumbai (India) and Java (Indonesia). While reading, I was amused on those funny activities like - Rusty's dealings with his pet python, which was in love with it's reflection in the mirror, a boy named Ramu, who promised to give him swimming lessons, he and his paternal grandfather planted many plants in the garden, his days with Timothy, a tiger cub who used to go for evening walks with him, also a monkey named Tutu, who used to taste every edible items made in the kitchen and wanted to have a bath in hot water.

Not only funny things, this book also has description of World War II when Rusty was in Java (Indonesia). He experienced situations like the refugees coming from Singapore, the bombing on Jakarta, even his escape from Japanese bombers, leaving Java by seaplane and miraculously saved from plane crash on the sea.

This book also tells us about Rusty's family, friends and many other people whom he met in different time periods. We also get to know about his grandparent's and father's death, about Uncle Ken and Aunt Emily, the persons he liked to interact like Tongawala - Bansi Lal, Gardener - Dukhi, Friend - Ramu, Javan friend - Sono, a girl who was a princess etc.

I really feel that the book is very nice and I want every friend of mine to read and understand the childhood of a boy and feel it.

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Iraban Ray VI D

MISTAKES CAN BE RECTIFIED!!

Years went on during the ellipsoid revolutionized, Movements spotted when the greeneries maximized.

Jurassic rule started when the earthling was without human kind, The rule extended long but fell down when got covered with ice.

When the mercury of earth started rising, Human population began thriving.

Farming, grazing came into mind, After the population started marching to become civilize.

Curious minds continued exploring, To its out-come mechanization started roaring.

All the questions humanity faced, Medical science answered like a brave.

Animals humans lived in peace until the humans started cutting down the trees, Lungs of earth appeared damaging, but no one thought to initiate repairing.

Deadly gases rising high, making the earth to cry.

Humans said “DON’T CARE” till they faced the extinction fear.

Though there is still time for ourselves to prevent the fear Let’s work together to revive and stop the earth from scattering her tears.

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Soumalya Dey IX C

Trees

Trees are beautiful, Trees are huge.

Trees are tall, Trees are short.

Trees give oxygen, Trees give shelter.

We cut trees, That’s no better.

Trees give fruit, Trees give vegetable.

We make pollution, We cut trees to make chair and table.

Now we take pledge, To don’t cut tree.

Don’t make pollution, And make them free

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PRANAY MONDAL VI

FLOWERS

Flowers are the beauty of nature Nothing is like it at all

Sometime they hide Sometime they flaunt

So many colours of flowers What a joy to see!

Gardens smile when the flowers bloom

Spreading fragrance everywhere And in every season In Spring, Summer and Winter too

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Taneesha Sen VI A

Locked Themselves

Neither did he try nor did she, Locked the door from both the sides and promised not to see.

One was hurt deep in and other was lonely, None of the two tried to understand each other slowly.

Anger and grudge was the names everyone knew, but why did the same sad child was seen by few?

One tries to be friendly just to be felt loved, The other had all these but kept oneself gloved.

Neither did he try nor did she, Locked the door from both the sides and promised not to see.

Kept themselves closed not letting anyone see, The love they shared turned each other into burning flames, Still never noticed the love the same.

Sat together, ate together and had played some games, The softness the shared was never their bother, The rivals were unfortunately the father and the daughter.

Neither did he try nor did she, Locked the door from both the sides and promised not to see.

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Juhi Roy X

Padmanabhaswamy: Myths and Artifacts of India’s Most Mysterious Temple The world-famous Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple is a towering, adorned structure known for being both the world's wealthiest and most mystical temple.

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala's state capital, is undoubtedly best known for its architectural styles, backwaters, and coasts. The iconic Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple, a majestic, gilded monument recognised as both the world's costliest temple and one of its most secretive, has also drawn attention to the neighbourhood.

The Hindu temple devoted to Lord Vishnu has long been a matter of curiosity in India, and it has now risen to the position of a contemporary trove of hidden treasure, mysterious chambers and passages, and Hollywood-worthy mystery, according to official audits over the last decade.

The temple has been a highly valued place of devotion for Hindus since its inception in early mediaeval times, and it has been known to house golden sculptures of the primary deity, Sri Padmanabha, resting on a serpentine. For years, Indian officials have been exploring the temple and its deepest catacombs, as well as the discoveries being nothing short of incredible.

As Indian royals gave jewels to the temple's deity over the decades, the treasures held within continued to pile up. The Supreme Court of India discovered that the various chambers therein, which are hidden at a depth of around 20 feet beneath, hold more than $20 billion in valuables – billion with a ‘b'. This would include gold plated idols, gold coins from around the world, and ruby, emerald, and diamond-studded necklaces as well as outfits.

The plot developed, however, when officials dug deeper into the temple's innermost chambers and discovered an apparently impenetrable "Vault B." With vast riches already discovered in other vaults, a controversy erupted over what to do with this sealed vault.

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Opponents of opening the vault believed that it would be insulting to the temple's major god and could result in widespread disaster for not only the Indians, but possibly the entire planet.

There are conflicting tales as to whether the enigmatic Vault B was ever really explored — and some have claimed that the temple was looted over the ages. Legend has it that raiding corruptors attempted to break into the temple's vaults in the 17th century, only to be chased away by deadly cobras that appeared out of nowhere. Vault B's doors, in reality, are ornamented with stone carvings of serpentine guards.

The value of the artefacts uncovered in the temple's depths is nearly limitless. A pair of solidgold body armour, a solid-gold statue of Vishnu adorned with gems said to be worth $30 million, and huge diamonds in excess of 100 carats the width of a human thumb were among the spectacular treasures uncovered, in addition to intricate garments and heaps of gold.

Since these discoveries, the temple has been surrounded by metal detectors, video surveillance, and a full-fledged task force of armed security. In India's judiciary, concerns of how best to handle the wealth – or who should approve such a choice - have simmered, with worries of greed and corruption at the frontline.

The subject of how much modern-day buried treasure lurks in the secret rooms beneath the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple remains a secret due to the debate over how far to go in excavating these treasures, combined with a healthy dose of spirituality and mythology.

While visitors are not permitted direct access to the underground vaults – which had to be pumped full of oxygen in order for officials to gain access during initial exploration and discovery – they are welcome to visit and even take a guided tour of the temple, with the stipulation that only Hindus are permitted to enter the the inside. This is a critical distinction to make because while non-Hindus and tourists are free to admire the building from the outside, the interior is only open to Hindus.

A visit to this ancient temple must be prominent on the schedule for everyone exploring this lovely region of India's southwest coast, particularly Hindus. The Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple has been one of the rare places in today's world where myth and tradition become reality – and where mysterious doors are still waiting to be revealed.

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N Ramakrishnan X C

The World of Wonders In the morning when I saw the sun rise It really made me say, waking up is wise.

I went out and, the sun ray fell on me.

I felt warm, and also got vitamin – D

Then I went to my garden, which was full of flowers.

I saw the tiny ants, and got amazed by their power.

In the evening when I went to play outside, the trees and the bushes, really helped me hide.

While returning, I saw the sky filled with moonlight, Also, there were twinkling stars, which made an amazing sight.

At last, I took a pause, a moment to think and ponder.

I realised, I need to thank god who made a world of wonder.

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Nilita Sharma VIII C

Aryabhata

Aryabhata mentions in his work the Aryabhatiya that he was 23 years old 3600 years into the kali yuga. This mentioned year corresponds to 499 CE, and tells that he was born in 476 AD, Aryabhata called himself a native of Kusumapura or Pataliputra (present day Patna, Bihar).

Aryabhata might have been the head of Nalanda university. Aryabhata is also reputed to have set up an observatory at the Sun temple in Taregana, Bihar.

Works Aryabhata was the author of several treatises on mathematics and astronomy, some of which are lost. His major work, Aryabhatiya, a compendium of mathematics and astronomy is extensively referred to in the Indian mathematical literature and has survived to modern times.

The mathematical part of the Aryabhatiya covers arithmetic, algebra, plane and spherical trigonometry,It also contains continued fractions, quadratic equations, sums-of-powers, and a table of sines.

The Arya-siddhanta, a lost work on astronomical computations is known through the writings of Aryabhata's contemporary,Varahamihira. This work is based on the older Surya Siddhanta.It also contained a description of several astronomical instruments like: the gnomon (shanku-yantra), a shadow instrument (chhaya-yantra),angle-measuring devices, semicircular and circular (dhanur-yantra/chakra-yantra), a cylindrical stick (yasti-yantra), an umbrella-shaped device called the (chhatra-yantra), and water clocks of at least two types, bow-shaped and cylindrical.

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Mathematics Aryabhata is known for the concept of zero in his place-value system.

Aryabhata worked on the approximation for pi (π) He writes: caturadhikaṃ śatamaṣṭaguṇaṃ dvāṣaṣṭistathā sahasrāṇām ayutadvayaviṣkambhasyāsanno vṛttapariṇāhaḥ.

"Add four to 100, multiply by eight, and then add 62,000. By this rule the circumference of a circle with a diameter of 20,000 can be approached."

This implies that for a circle whose diameter is 20000, the circumference will be 62832 π = 62832 / 20000 = 3.1416,which is accurate to three decimal places.

Aryabhata gives the area of a triangle as: tribhujasya phalaśarīraṃ samadalakoṭī bhujārdhasaṃvargaḥ "for a triangle, the result of a perpendicular with the half-side is the area."

Aryabhata also discussed the concept of sine in his work by the name of ardha-jya.

Astronomy Aryabhata's system of astronomy was called the audayaka system He explained: Motions of the solar system, Eclipses, Sidereal periods, and Heliocentrism Aryabhata's works were of great influence in the Indian astronomical as well as mathematical traditions. India's first satellite was named after him.

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Shaik Aadil Iftikaar XI A

The Bug Who Found No Reason to Be Afraid of the Dark Once upon a time, there lived a tiny timid bug in a dense forest. During the day time, he played and flew happily all around the forest. As soon as the sun set and evening fell, the dark forest scared the tiny timid bug every night. One night, when the bug was hiding under a leaf, shivering with fear he saw all kinds of horrible monsters. One of them had sharp fangs and a large mouth opened like a suitcase, another had sharp claws which seem to reach out for him. As the night dragged on and the forest became scarier and scarier, the little bug could no longer hold on and cried out loudly, “Oh! Help me, I am very scared! Someone turn on the light!” Hearing the noise, all the other animals in the forest, half asleep and having no idea what was happening, they ran in every direction. The bug saw the animal’s shadows and became more terrified and cried out even louder, “Help, I’m dying!” Due to the loud noise every night a fairy who couldn’t sleep decided to do something that could stop the noises. She flew over with a lantern in her hand to the little bug in the dark and she said “What’s wrong dear bug? why are you always shouting so loudly? Look around, all the animals ran away” The bug asked “Who did they run away from?” “From you, you’re such a monster.” Said the fairy. The bug cried, “I’m not a monster, I’m small and afraid.” Hearing this the fairy said, “I am small too but why am I not afraid.” “Yes, but you have a bright lantern and that’s why nothing scares you,” said the bug. When the fairy heard this, she said “So that’s the problem. Let me make a lantern for you too.” Then she began to cast a spell using words, the bug couldn’t understand and pointing her wand towards the bug, she said, “Hocus-Focus lantern turn on!” After a strange sound and bright sparks, instead of seeing a lantern in front, the bug turned his head and found and a lantern glowing on its tail! As the fairy was half-asleep, her spell was not totally right and the result became the opposite of what she thought. The little bug giggled, he looked as he flew with the light on his tail and saw that the monster with large fangs and wide mouth was actually a rotten stump and the monster with large claws was an ordinary oak tree. The little realized something, that there was nothing to be afraid of. After that, every night the tiny timid bug, not so timid anymore, would switch on his tail light and fly around the forest happily and would sleep during the day. The fairy just before falling asleep would smile as she gazed at a bright little new star as it flew from branch to branch in the silence of the night.

Ayush Bhattacharjee VII A

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CHILD LABOUR It is rightly said that “Life of the little ones are destroyed when child labour is employed”.

The child labour act which states that no children below 14 years of age can be forced to work in factories, construction sites, etc. This act is not obeyed in many places over India.

Today’s children are the future of our country.

The difficulty of tasks and harsh working conditions create a number of problems such as malnutrition, depression, drug dependency etc. From disadvantaged backgrounds, minority groups, or abducted from their families, these children have no protection. Their employers do whatever necessary to make them completely invisible and are thus able to exercise an absolute control over them. These children work in degrading conditions, undermining all the fundamental rights based in human nature. A child who works will not be able to have a normal education and will be doomed to become an illiterate adult, having no possibility to grow in his or her professional and social life. In South East Asia and in Pacific, girls are sold to work as domestic workers. Many children are also sold to work in textile factories as well as to cover family debts. In Africa, parents sell their children, often for livestock (generally, the child will be sold for a cow). These children are exploited in plantations, mines, etc.

There are many ways by which we can eradicate child labour. NGO s can educate those poor children, can complain to the respective authorities whenever we see ‘Child Labour Act’ being violated for requesting Government to ensure that the acts against child labour is dtrictly followed etc. We should give our full support to save these children. A nation is known by the way it treats the children. India in order to be a powerful country should eradicate child labour.

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ARNAB GHOSH XI A

CYBER SECURITY IN INDIA “I dream of a digital India where cyber security becomes an integral part of our national security”.-- NARENDRA MODI, Prime minister, India In the era of internet, we are all exposed to the world. Using social media like FB, Twitter and Instagram. Unlike the years before launching of internet by the Microsoft Corporation, hiding our own identity has becoming very tough for us. So, it is our duty to use the internet very wisely. As a result, cyber security has become more important in India.

Cyber security has become an important aspect in India. As India is progressing towards digitization, cyber crimes such as phishing attacks, identity thefts, banking fraud, social media fraud etc. have become common in our country. Before we talk about cyber security in India, let us know what cyber security actually is.

Cyber security means protecting our devices such as computers, laptops, smartphones etc. from information disclosure, theft and damage. We are living in such a world where life without computers and smartphones seems like impossible. Along with normal crimes, cybercrimes have also become equally common and even more dangerous. India has just started taking steps towards Digital India and these crimes can act as obstacles if not taken care of properly.

To protect Indians from such crimes, Our Government passed several acts and laws. One of them is Information Technology Act 2000. Under this act, many laws and provisions has been incorporated for the benefit of the country. The National Cyber Security Policy 2013 is a policy framework by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). This policy aims at protecting public and private infrastructure from cyber-attacks and safeguard “information” such as personal information, financial and banking information (of the users) and sovereign data. CERT-In is the nodal agency which monitors cyber threats in the country. The post of National Cyber Security Coordinator has also been created. The Indian Companies Act 2013 has also introduced cyber law and cybersecurity as a part of Information Technology Act 2000 updated in 2013.

Other than that, people are also enlightened about cybercrimes, cyber security and other cyber attacks. They are taught how to handle such situations and take the right step in the right time. Some initiatives have also come forward to make people aware of cyber security such as ‘Lawsikho’ etc.

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Article on Health and Fitness Health is wealth, rightly said. Good health is an essential aspect of human life. Fitness is the cornerstone of good health. The best way of living a good life is by maintaining good health and fitness. One can live life to the fullest only by maintaining good health and fitness. Good health and fitness imply both mental and physical well-being. The basic way to good health and fitness is doing workouts. We should always remember that a healthy mind can only be

gained by being healthy.

Good health is a boon to your body. It helps you physically and mentally. Good health can be maintained by doing regular exercise and maintaining a well-balanced diet. It is imperative to eat proper meals at the appropriate time. The key source of being happy is fit and healthy. It helps us to perform our daily chores properly without being lazy or dull.

Regular exercise, a proper routine diet, and peace of mind can help one attain good health and fitness. The maintenance of fit and healthy body requires regular physical exercise with A balanced diet is very necessary for all to maintain fitness, proper health. As said, “Respect your body, its the only one you get.” One should always prioritize his or her health. The word health implies the state of being free from illness and gives the idea of being well.

Health and Fitness both go hand –in-hand. Being healthy has a lot of advantages, and there are ways of being healthy and fit. In simple terms being healthy and fit means taking good care of the body. A healthy mind thrives only in a fit and healthy body. A happy mind and a fit body help you maintain the energy to achieve success in life. All of us must aim high to achieve wholesome health. We live in a world where our life is stressful. We have to go to schools, prepare for exams, tuitions, etc. And for maintaining this daily routine, we need a healthy mind and focussed mind. As time goes on, we have changed, our lifestyle has changed, and we are more prone to eating junk rather than eating healthy home food.

Unhealthy eating can be harmful and can lead to different illnesses. We should eat good nutritious food which is rich in proteins and vitamins. It will help in body growth, give

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energy, and boost our immune system. Healthy food habits help in preventing various illnesses. Having organic or food containing fibre helps in cleaning the inner body. Pulses, fruits, vegetables should be in the daily diet for a healthy body. Daily exercises are also essential. Playing various outdoor games helps the body to maintain fitness. Regular morning walk helps to keep you fresh as well as fit. Drinking water is also an important part of having a fit and healthy body. Most people often make mistakes by skipping meals or by doing excessive exercise in order to lose weight. Eating medicines, a cup of soup, or just one meal in a day will not help maintain a healthy body. It will slow down your metabolism and lead to gaining more weight, which will make you feel tired and stressed. An unhealthy and unfit lifestyle also results in premature death. Obesity and lack of physical fitness set the stage for diabetes, heart disease, and other serious health problems.

It is very important to eat proper meals at the appropriate time. We can even get help from a suggestion from a dietitian or a nutritionist who can help us with the adequate quantity of food we should intake in our everyday routine. They can assess, diagnose, recommend, and

treat various medical diagnoses and dietary problems primarily on one-on-one. This will help us to maintain our body fitness and keep us healthy.

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Ansh Sharma XI A

Corona – Times

When it’s the ‘Lockdown-Time’ Be quarantined - nice & fine, Stay at home as you must On ‘social distancing’ you must trust, Spend quality time with family & wife As god has given you only one life, Do all that you have always craved The path to your hobbies is well paved, Finish all your pending work Don’t just sit & eat with spoon & fork, It’s the best time to read & learn With your knowledge make a few heads turn, Exercise & workout - you must at home On roads & streets - just do not roam, Wash your hands properly with soap To kill the virus - it’s your only hope, Don’t touch your nose, don’t touch your eyes Wear a ‘Mask’ or you’ll get infected nice, Stay safe & keep no vice If you want to be ‘Healthy, Wealthy & Wise’.

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Preksha Dutta XI A

From the City of Dreams to the City of Joy About a month and a half ago did the transfer order arrive. We had never hoped for it to be Kolkata. Neither did anyone until the last couple of hours. But it was what it was. Once framed it was almost impossible to change it. In the last 2 hours the post was changed from Mumbai to Kolkata. After my father reached home my whole family was in an absolute confusion for 2 days. A huge discussion’s result was that we were going no matter what! It was a rush to be honest, because cases were increasing rapidly in Mumbai and we were to get out of there before the lockdown was imposed. After a whole lot of planning and discussion did my father and brother decide to go there first, settle up the accommodation and most importantly the school, and come back and load all the household things and we fly back there as a family. Everything was pre-planned and just perfect. My father and brother had come back, the admission had been assured and was to be confirmed after we submitted the original documents in the school and our quarters was said to be allotted on the 12th. Just 3 days prior to our moving we went for taking our RT-PCR tests which was a necessity to board the flight at the time. Our tests were done and the results were out next day early morning except mine. All the other 3 reports were negative obviously. We on the other hand gave up our thoughts of the delay of my report to normal conditions, like maybe it got delayed due to some genuine problem. 24 hours passed since I had given my sample for testing. This was the time period you should get your report if you are negative. We called up to the lab repeatedly and tried all the numbers that we got. And they finally answered one out of the 100. And they said my report was given for re-testing due to some doubt in the conclusion. They messaged us to download the Aarogya Setu app and check the report status and we’ll be called by BMC etc, etc. At this time, I was standing under the blazing sun to give my 2nd sample for testing so that if by any chance my first report gets more delayed, we had an option, because it was after we got this report that we had to book our flights. When I saw the message about getting a call from BMC, I started doubting the report to be positive, but I still kept comforting myself by thinking that, they sent us this message because, we were troubling them every 10 minutes and they just messaged this to make us quiet. The 2nd test was done not as painful as the first one for a relief. We came back home and were eating lunch and my Mom was telling that she has cleared out the fridge and everything and now just my report has to come and we were all ready to go. Right at that moment did my father flip the phone towards my mother and say “It is positive”. My mother was like “is it?” they both were handling the situation so calmly that I had to reassure them that was I really positive? I was having my lunch at that time and I told my parents that “I wanted to cry” again, “I want to cry” and I did, worrying my parents even more, but my eyes couldn’t stop the tears. I asked my Dad what are we going to do now? and in the most calming way did he reply “we have to look what to do next … your quarantine, medications” My brother hugged me, he was having his online fair well at the time he was informed about the report. I was still having lunch and my father was calling up dozens of people and cancelling everything. It was all a rush, we went to the hospital in the fever ward where 90 percent of the people were positive as well, got my medicines and headed back home. I asked my father “Was there any chance? what if the 2nd report comes out negative? And he said that the positive report comes out only after a retest and it is impossible to get a negative

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report that too the very next day itself. The next day arrived and my parents went to the market to stock in everything for next 17 days quarantine as I was prescribed to do. They came back, I was pretty ok now and was trying to show my maturity if it was there in a corner, even a bit, but to be honest I had lost hope in my faith and just kept telling myself that everything’s going to be ok very soon. All the groceries were being stocked into the empty fridge and my father says “the 2nd report arrived…. It is negative!!!!!!!!!” and I went “whaaaaaatttttt!” It was one of the happiest moments of my life! It would be ungrateful of me if I said that this isn’t a miracle of the Almighty. I love you God. The planning started again at one in the afternoon, we called up everyone again but the packers had already left for work due to the cancellation earlier and we decided to just give up the responsibility of the packing to few of our family friends and leave Mumbai before our RT-PCR reports gets expired. Everything was a double rush now, I met my friends and did everything fun I could do in the very last moments with them although in a hurry. But I was so happy that ‘the impossible was made possible’ that I didn’t even care. I just wanted to meet them the very last time for a couple of years. At 2 am in the morning did we leave for the airport and we reached Kolkata safe and sound. Spent 10 days in the guesthouse as the quarters didn’t get allotted on 12th as it was supposed to, we moved to the quarters and our household things reached yesterday midnight. The day we moved to the quarters, the very next day my father was running a fever. In the evening we got to know that 4 of my father’s office colleagues tested positive. Now arose, the ocean of fear. It’s been a few days since that happened and my father has lost his smell and taste and my mum is also suffering with severe body ache and I and my brother are ok. There is something I just want to let you know that learn to cook, I have never understood its importance, but when your parents are lying there sick and unwell and you can neither order in nor cook a bit, it’s a dreadful scene to make you parents get up to do the chores forced to the circumstances. It is okay, if you can’t be a master chef but learn some basics at least. People may think this a fantasy, but it’s not. But just keep in mind that it is not easy to say that “Ha ha! one day I was tested positive and the next day I wasn’t” the amount of tension my family went through although not expressed in front of me, was inexplicable. It’s not easy to look at your family suffer because of your carelessness.

Trust me on this, it’s not easy as you think it is, so, Stay home, Stay safe. At times like this, people, may think that life is a misery but I tell you it’s not, when you have a life the problems come with it, now it’s your choice you either fight them or you lose.

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Aditi Anil Pulikottil XA

MY ONLY SHELTER Dusty. Weary, "Harmed and sad if only a shelter!

O Lord, I pleaded.

A shelter is what i only needed.

My dear, said the Lord I will give you, what shelter is to God! And, lo! behold!

There came a woman shining like gold!

I felt attracted to her divine self.

And ran to her forgetting myself!

She took me up in her arms.

Made me forget all my harms, Mesmerized, I asked, who you are?"

With a smile she replied, “I am the only shelter the Universe had!" Never to fear, my dear For your mother is here!

Reassured, I held her with all my might!

She too clasped me tight!

While the night fell in the sky deep.

My only shelter, my mother lulled me to sleep!

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Agrita Ghosh XD

How Well Do You Know the City of Temples?

1. The city of Jammu in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir is called the city of temples due to the large number of temples of different religions situated there like the Raghunath ji temple etc.

2. The city Jammu is named after its founder, King Jambulochan who ruled in the ninth century. Folklore says that King Jambulochan decided to establish his kingdom here when he saw both a deer and a tiger drinking water from the same lake.

3. Also known as the land of Duggars, Jammu is the homeland of Dogras. Dogras are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group mostly residing in Jammu and Himachal Pradesh, they ruled Jammu from ninth century when Gulab Singh was made Raja of Jammu by Sikh emperor Ranjit Singh.

4. Dogras are a marshal race and are in the Indian Army in big numbers. They have fought valiantly in many operations against the enemies and won laurels. A regiment in Indian army is named after the Dogras “Dogra Regiment”. The popular Dogri folk song “palla sipahiyan dogeriya “is the regimental song of the Dogra Regiment. The song was immortalized after it was sung by the legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar.

5. Jammu is situated on the banks of river Tawi which is a tributary of Chenab. It is a belief of the Hindus of Jammu city that the river was brought to Jammu by 'Raja Pehar Devta' to cure his father and was given the throne of Jammu City and was declared as 'Raja', i.e. King of Jammu with the blessings of 'Bawe wali Shri Mata Kali Ji- A shaktipeth’.

6. The Zorawer Singh circle in the Jammu City is named after the mighty General Zorawer Singh the governor of Kishtwad, under his command the kingdom of Jammu was stretched till Ladakh and Baltistan.

7. The Satwari circle in Jammu is named after an interesting incident that took place there.

Once when jammu was under the rule of Raja Hari Singh the British came there to propose the subsidiary alliance. Raja Hari Singh did not want it to happen but the British were persistent and told him unless he had a sufficient army they won’t return. To trick the British Raja Hari singh ordered seven different colored uniforms for each soldier to be made for the parade. On the day of the parade the same soldiers wore the seven different colored uniforms one by one and paraded the place. the British thought that the king really had a large army and left. As the soldiers had paraded the place seven times which is sat wari in dogri the name eventually became “satwari”.

8. The food habits of the dogras are very simple. Their favourite meal is RAJMA CHAWAL. Where Rajma is grown in Paadharwah and world famous basmati rice is grown in R S Pura region of Jammu. Mouth watering street foods like kaladi kulcha [kaladi is a form of local cheese] chop [made from soyabean], lemon soda, rajma kulcha, kachalu [ local vegetable] etc are one of many hidden secrets Of Jammu …………………………….. COME AND EXPLORE, UNTIL NEXT TIME.

Anandini Sharma XA

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Water: Our Life

Water is very precious For plants, birds and all of us It is magical in forms as gas, solid or liquid And of course! Not a base or acid Water is for all Whether you are rich, poor, short or tall The clean water here at school Keep the children and teachers cool Let's not waste even a drop As it is useful for farmer's crop Wisely use and proper storage Keep away the plight of water shortage

40 Arihansh Barik IX A

A Trek to Susunia Hill I was eagerly waiting to trek the Susunia hill for a long time. Susunia is a hill of southern West Bengal which is known for its holy spring and is also a reserve of medicinal plants.

The day came when I started for the trek with my family. We started the journey on 2nd January at 6 am from Kolkata and we reached the base of the hill at 10:30 am.

We ate our breakfast in the nearby hotel. Then we started for the trek of Susunia hill ("chhota pahar"). Let me inform you that Susunia hill is divided into two parts - "chhota pahar" and "bara pahar". The hill is full of steep rocks and it has unequal stepping.

I was gasping for air after climbing few steps so I had to sip some water in between the trip.

In this way we finished climbing the "chhota pahar" within one and half hour. The scenic beauty on the top of the hill touched our heart. We took a small break to regain the energy.

Then we walked towards the "bara pahar" of Susunia hill. We reached the top of the "bada pahar" within thirty minutes.

There we saw a priest who was praying to the lord Krishna. He blessed us and offered Prasad. About two o' clock in the afternoon we started our downward journey from the hill.

We came down at 3:30 pm by the time of our lunch.

After a short break we headed towards the Raja Chandra Barman Shila Lipi (inscription).

Raja Chandra Barman Shila Lipi is situated behind the "bada pahar". It has a great historical importance. Raja ChandraBarman Shila Lipi is protected by Archaeological Survey of India. This inscription is written in sanskrit in brahmi script. In all it was an inspiring and a memorable trip.

ARKA DEY VIIC

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NATURE: THE MOST PRECIOUS PRESENT OF GOD

The most precious present given us by god is nature, Don't decline! Accept it with pleasure.

Everything is nature, everything is natural, Either it's curved or iIt's parallel.

Birds chirping, flowers blooming, A pleasant breeze, large big seas Beautiful eyed deer, large scary bears Tall, big trees, busy buzzing bees.

A beautiful warm sunshine in the morning, Colorful artistic sky during evening.

Nature is life, nature is everything Nature is drawing, dancing and singing

The most precious present given to us by God is nature, Don't decline!

Accept it with pleasure.

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MOHONA BARUA VIIID

The Divine Life of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji

When we think of freedom of religion and secularism in India, we think of postIndependence India, of modern constitution. But won’t it be surprising to know that a person in 17th century, in Mughal India sacrificed his life for the same cause. The name of this extraordinary person is Guru Tegh Bahadur ji, whose 400th Birth Anniversary we are celebrating this year. He was none other than the 9th of the ten gurus who founded the Sikh religion.

Born to Guru Hargobind Sahib, the sixth Sikh guru and Mata Nanki on 1st April, 1621; Tyaga Mal was the youngest among his siblings. He was born in Amritsar, which was at that time the centre of Sikh faith. Tyaga Mal was brought up in the sikh culture and trained in archery and horsemanship. He was also taught the Vedas, the Upanishads, and the Puranas.

According to traditions of those times, on 3rd February ,1632 he was married to Mata Gujri at a tender age of 11.

Tyaga Mal grew up to be a very learned spiritual scholar and a wonderful poet. He was considered a principled and fearless warrior by his disciples and contemporaries. In fact, it is said that, seeing his valour in the fierce battle of Kartarpur, Guru Hargobind named Tyaga Mal “Tegh Bahadur”, literally meaning ‘the mighty of the sword’.

Soon after the battle of Kartarpur, Guru Tegh Bahadur is said to have spent nine years with his father at Kiratpur. Meanwhile, Tegh Bahadur’s life was turning to renunciation and meditation. After spending his nine years with his father, Tegh Bahadur is said to have retired to a village named Bakala in 1656, for a life of contemplation.

There is an interesting story about how Tegh Bahadur became the 9th guru of the Sikhs. It is said that Guru Harkrishnan, the 8th guru of the Sikhs, in his death bed had hinted that his successor was in the village Bakala. Amidst searching of the new guru, a wealthy merchant named Makhan Shah arrived at Bakala who believed that he had been saved from a severe storm by the guru and wanted to gift him 500 gold coins which he had promised earlier. He went to each of the many claimants of guru ship, (who had all settled themselves in Bakala) and gave them two gold coins. All of them received the coins happily except Tegh Bahadur.

When the merchant approached Tegh Bahadur and gifted him two gold coins, he is said to have replied, “I thought you had pledged 500 coins”. Thus Tegh Bahadur’s authenticity as

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the 9th guru was proved and thus the humble, pious saint Tegh Bahadur was acclaimed the 9th guru by the Sikhs.

After the Guru had accepted the role of leading the Sikhs, he set out on several journeys throughout the length and breadth of India with the purpose of preaching Sikhism. He first visited the important centres of Sikhism such as Amritsar, Khadar Sahib, Kiratpur, etc. He then proceeded to Delhi, visited Kurukshetra, Agra, Allahabad and the holy city of Benares.

He went further eastwards to Dacca (in present- day Bangladesh) and to Assam. While in Assam, he received the news of the birth of his son, Govind Rai, who in future would succeed him as the 10th Sikh guru. On his way back home, he spent almost a year with his son in Patna where he gave his son training in Sikh scriptures, horse riding and swordsmanship. He returned home at Anandpur Shahib in 1672 – 73, where thousands of devotees began to flock daily to hear and see him. He has contributed many hymns including the Saloks, which are couplets near the end of the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of the Sikhs. His works includes 116 Shabads and 15 Ragas. He constructed several Sikh temples at Mahali.

At this time, Emperor Aurangzeb began torturing the Hindus. He along with his associates demolished several important Hindu temples, gave orders to dismiss all Hindu clerks and to convert the renowned Hindu Kashmiri Pundits into Muslims. The Kashmiri Pundits were among the most learned and Orthodox Hindu community. The Kashmiri Pundits sent a delegate of 500 members to Guru Tegh Bahadur, who being compassionate to all, accepted to help them. Aurangzeb ordered the arrest of Guru Tegh Bahadur JI and his three associates.

Upon being brought to Delhi, Guru Tegh Bahadur was asked to convert to Islam, which he refused. The guru’s three companions were killed in front of him. After much torturing, on 11th November,1675, Guru Tegh Bahadur was finally executed publicly in Chandni Chowk, Delhi by beheading.

Perhaps for the first time in the history, a religious leader of another religion had sacrificed his life to save the freedom of another religion. Perhaps if he hadn’t sacrificed his life, India wouldn’t have been a Secular country as she is at present. May the memories of this martyr serve as a burning fuel in our hearts, so that we may continuously fight for the freedom of religion and secularism.

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Neehar Haldar IXC

A LADY LAND Being a girl or woman is not easy. Issues hinder the growth of a country and makes the woman feel inferior.

There are still some rules and restrictions to women even though India is an independent country.

Women face gender discrimination from their childhood. It is said that the boys are superior to the girls.

Typically issues start right from a girl’s birth. Family kills a girl child while expecting a male child. It is called female foeticide.

THIS IS A STORY ABOUT A SMALL GIRL LAKSHMI WHO IS DISCRIMINATED AT HER HOME Lakshmi, a small girl who is only of 12 years, innocent and poor she is being discriminated at her own house just because she is a girl. She is beaten up, she is not allowed to study and she has to do all household works. Whenever she makes a mistake her father beats her like an animal and threatens to throw her out of the house. She tolerates all this torture. She also has a brother who gets no punishment even when he bullies someone.

One day she went to her friend’s house to meet her. She was late to return home because it was raining a lot outside. She came home at 7 in the evening. She saw her father red eyed, he was so angry at her. Lakshmi got so scared that she started trembling in fear. His father asked her where she had been so late and why she went without informing him. She couldn’t say anything as she was too frightened.

His father brought a stick and started to beat her, Lakshmi went numb with pain. Back in her room she started crying, and out of exhaustion she slept off. She was dreaming about something and it was a big beautiful and relaxed place and Lakshmi was roaming over there it was like a fairy tale. Many birds, plants and butterflies were there. In the land there where only girls and women, no men, no male ego to curb her freedom.

Lakshmi felt elated. She said to herself, “What a wonderful place this is, here all are free, no one to beat us, to scold us. We all are like princesses over here. I am in love with this place!”

She was dancing and loving the beauty of that land but that happiness was short-lived. A harsh voice came from outside, “Lakshmi do your work immediately”. Lakshmi woke up with a jerk. She realized that it was just a dream. She went to the chores as usual.

Amen to one such Lady Land! where we girls can live freely. Let Lakshmi’s wish come true, let us make this land beautiful and worth living for all of us.

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Shreya Prasad VIIID

We Shall Overcome!

We the real fighter, And also mightier; Against the evil, We have a positive will.

We are in our homes, And have lots of time with our family, Which fills us with glee; We have to wash our hands frequently, This will defeat the evil easily:

This storm will pass away, And the next day will start with a new ray: Then we will look back and cherish the thought, Of the lessons we learnt and the ones we were taught.

Let’s fight Corona Virus together!

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Krittika Dey XIA

Books, Books

Books, Books Oh wonderful books!

Full of pictures and stories, Some of princes and some of fairies.

Good books are hard to find, As they polish our minds— They clarify and widen notions Books are for all ages and generations.

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Pratistha Karmakar XI

कमबख्त कोरोना कमबख्त कोरोना ने हम सबको मजबू र कर तदया, हर आदमी को आदमी से दू र कर तदया, ऑक्सीजन को तरस रहे हैं , ्ैक्सीन का पता नही, हजारों मरते रोज यहा​ाँ पर , तचताओं को अति तमला नहीं। डरे हुए हैं , सभी यहा​ाँ पर , र्र में तिपने को मजबू र कर तदया हर आदमी को आदमी से दू र कर तदया।। आभास नहीं था खतरा , यूाँ लौट कर आये गा श्म ान में भीड़ लगी है , ला ों पर कोहराम मचाये गा अस्पतालों में जगह कम , और आक्सीजन की थी मारामारी तजसको अ्सर तमला जहा​ाँ पर, जी्न की कर दी कालाबाजारी। नतदयों में ला ें हैं तैरती, कही बालू में दफन हुआ है । ला ों के ऊपर ला े हैं, कफन भी नसीब नहीं हुआ है । मा​ाँ को बच्चे से और बच्चे को म ं से दू र कर तदया हर आदमी को आदमी से दू र कर तदया। त क्षा व्य्स्था तार- तार हो गई, त क्षक-त क्षाथी परे ान हो गया कभी मोबाइल को दे ते थे गाली, आज ्ही आधार हो गया। जो त्द्यालय में कभी तदखा नही, ्ो बारह्ीं पास हो गया। खेलों के मैदान सूने है , बच्चों को र्रो में कैद कर तदया, हर आदमी को आदमी से दू र कर तदया। कोरोना ने हम सबको मजबू र कर तदया।

48 के. के.प्रभाकर पी जी टी इतिहास

कोरोना वायरस कोरोना ्ायरस (सीओ्ी) का संबंध ्ायरस के ऐसे परर्ार से है तजसके संक्रमण से जुकाम से ले कर सां स ले ने में तकलीफ जैसी समस्या हो सकती है । इस ्ायरस को पहले कभी नहीं दे खा गया है । इस ्ायरस का संक्रमण तदसंबर में चीन के ्ुहान में

ुरू हुआ था। डब्लू एचओ के मु तातबक बुखार, खां सी, सां स ले ने में तकलीफ इसके

लक्षण हैं । इसके संक्रमण के फलस्वरूप बुखार, जुकाम, सां स ले ने में तकलीफ, नाक बहना और गले में खरा

जैसी

समस्याएं उत्पन्न होती हैं। यह ्ायरस एक व्यक्तक्त से दू सरे व्यक्तक्त में फैलता है । इसतलए इसे ले कर बहुत सा्धानी बरती जा रही है । यह ्ायरस तदसंबर में सबसे पहले चीन में पकड़ में आया था। कोरोना से तमलते -जुलते ्ायरस खां सी और िींक से तगरने ्ाली बूंदों के ज़ररए फैलते हैं। कोरोना ्ायरस अब चीन में उतनी तीव्र गतत से नहीं फ़ैल रहा है तजतना दु तनया के अन्य दे ों में फैल रहा है । कोत्ड 19 नाम का यह ्ायरस अब तक 80 से ज़्यादा दे ों में फैल चु का है । कोरोना के संक्रमण के बढ़ते ख़तरे को दे खते हुए सा्धानी बरतने की ज़रूरत है तातक इसे फैलने से रोका जा सके।कोरोना का ख़तरा कैसा करें कम, पढ़ें उपाय कोरोना से तमलते -जुलते ्ायरस खां सी और िींक से तगरने ्ाली बूंदों के ज़ररए फैलते हैं । अपने हाथ अच्छी तरह धोएं I खां सते या िींकते ्क़्त अपना मुं ह ढं क लें ।हाथ साफ़ नहीं हो तो आं खों, नाक और मुं ह को िूने बचें ।

49 अं तकि दास बारहवी ं द

पापा की बेटी

कब आपका हाथ पकड़कर रें गते – रें गते , अपने पै रो पर खरी हो गई पता ही नहीं चला। मेरे एक िोटी सी खु ी के तलए , सब कुि कर जाते हो आप । साहस और ईमानदारी आप से है सीखा , कभी धरती तो कभी आसमान हो पता । ्ो कंधे पर बै ठाने से लेकर, र्ोड़ा बनकर मुझे र्ु माना। आपके डाटने पर रोना, और मुझे रोता दे ख , मुझे आकर हसाना। मम्मी का मुझ पर गु स्सा होने पर उनको समझना, ऑतफस से आते हुए, मेरे तलए च कलेट लाना, अपने कभी नई भूला। ये सारा प्यार मैंने कैसे भूलूंगी, सारी तज़न्दगी चाहे मैं तकतनी भी बड़ी हो जाऊं , मैं आपकी ही बे टी रहं गी ।

50 ज्योस्मि​िा बारहवी ं 'ब '

तिर के उठ तगर के उठ, तभी तु झे तजंदगी का असली मतलब पता चले गा । अगर हमे ा आसमां में रहा तो, धरती का क्या पता चलेगा ? तू तगरा है या तु झे तगराया गया है फरक् नही पड़ता , अगर लोग दू सरे को तगराते नही तो आज नरक में आबादी ना बढ़ता । ते री हाँ सी तिनना उनका मकसद है , क्योंतक अब कामयाबी ते रे दर्ाजे पर दे रही दस्तक है । उड़ना अच्छा है दु तनया तदखता है, पर तगरकर लोगों की औकात तदखती है जब ्ो तबकता है । आाँ खो मे नूर हो , कामयाबी पर भी थोरा गुरुर हो, भले ही ये दु तनया क्रूर हो । पर तगर के उठे तो तु म असली

ूर हो ।

तकस के तदल पे ते रा राज़ नही ? ऐसा कोई ना तजससे तु झपे नाज़ नही , ते रा तजक्र है बेसुमार होठों पर । कुि सीखने की चाहत को अपने खून में खलने दे ना है । कल ते रा चे हरा होगा नोटो पर, बस तु झे चलते रहना है । कामयाबी पर कुि लोग र्तटया बोलें गे और बुल्ाएं गे, तू तगर के तो उठ । आज जो ते रे क्तखलाफ है, ते रे सामने कल तसर झुकाएाँ गे । तू बेताज बाद ाह है , ते रा कोई मे ल नही । तु झे नीचे तगराना, ये कोई खेल नही । आग जो ते रे अंदर खल्ती है, उसे दे खकर ये कुि लोगों की जलती है । तू हसता हसाता है , अपनी उदासी में नही , उदासी को फसाता है । बस आगे बढ़ मे हनत की इन सीतढ़यों पे चढ़ , पीिे ना दे खना। गलततयों से सीखना , थोड़ी सी लगन । अपने दु श्मनों से ज्यादा, अपने चाहने ्ालों पे मगन। यही तु झसे ते री कामयाबी मां गेगी, यही ते री कहानी को सुनने लायक बनाएगी । बस तगर के उठ तकलीफों के सामने कभी ना झुक , तभी तु झे तजंदगी का असली पता चले गा ।

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अनघ चक्रविी बारहवी ं ‘द’

आस्मिर क्ों ??? स्वप्न दे खती नन्ीं आाँ खो को क्यो जगा तदया जाता है ? हमे ा बेटी के ही पंखों को क्यों कुतर तदया जाता है ? क्यों बेटी के जन्म ले ने पर लोग

ोक मनाते हैं ?

क्यों तसफघ बेटी पर ही जुल्म के पहाड़ ढहाए जाते हैं ? क्यों नहीं लोग बढ़ने दे ते हैं । बेतटयों को प्रगतत के पथ पर ? क्यों नहीं चलने दे ते हैं बेटी को उठा के तसर ? क्यों हमारा समाज इतना तनठु र हैं तक गुड्ों से खेलने तक उम्र में बेतटयों को ब्याह तदया जाता है ? और जी्नभर के तलए बंदी बना कर तकसी और र्र भे ज तदया जाता है ? बेतटया​ाँ सौभाग्य है कोई बोझ नहीं ये इस तु च्छ समाज को है समझाना और उनकी सोच में बदला् भी है लाना अब बेतटयों को नहीं कोई रोक सकेगा बढ़ने से प्रगतत के पथ पर क्योंतक ्े बैठ चु तक है – नई सोच, साहस और आत्मत्श्वास के रथ पर

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ज्योति तसंह बारहवी ं'ब'

टीचर ये दे ख क्या हो रहा है ? बच्चा मे रे दे

का तकतना खु

हो रहा है ।

लाकडाउन के गंभीर समय में , ्ो टीचर अपना समय तनकाल रही है । न जाने क्या क्या त्याग रही है ? बच्चा है उसका िोटा, ्ो गोदी में सेहला रही हैं, ले तकन ऐ मे रे बच्चे ्ो तफर भी तु झे पढ़ा रही है । र्र फैला है , चाय बना रही हैं , है उसके सर मे ददघ , ले तकन तु झे हाँ स कर तदखा रही है । ऐ मे रे बच्चे ्ो तफर भी तु झे पढ़ा रही है। आता हो कंप्यूटर ठीक से या नही , पर ते रे तलए ्ो जान लगा रही है। इस दु तनया में ्ो रुपया नही, जो तोल दे एक त क्षक के जज्बे को। और कोई बोल दे तक ्ो अनमोल नहीं। अरे टीचर तो ्ो माली है , जो सींच रहा है दो फूलों को, अपने खून - पसीने से और लगा रहा है , तफर भी तु झको अपने सीने से। जो कस्ट तलए उन्ोंने तु म्हारे तलए, ्ो अगर जताती, बताती, सुनाती, तो ते री तजंदगी क्या ही रह जाती । अगर तु झे ना पढ़ाती, तो खूब पैसा और आराम कमाती । अगर अब भी ना समझे तो, मत र्बराओ ! बहुत जल्द होगा सच का सामना, पर टीचर कर रही होगी तफर भी तु म्हारी तरक्की की कामना। इसतलए इस फररस्ते का हाथ हमे ा थामना।

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संजना झा बारहवी ं द

दहे ज़ प्रथा बंद करो यह दहे ज़ प्रथा तजसमें करते लक्ष्मी का व्यापार बंद करो यह अत्याचार | दौलत के तलए मत िीनो उसका तु म स्वातभमान मत तौलो उसे , दहे ज़ नाम तराज़ू पर | है एक माता-तपता की ्ो जी्न भर की पूंजी , दे कर आदर और सम्मान उसे उसका मान बढ़ाइए , क्योंतक ्ो नारी है ,कोई ्स्तु नहीं कहकर त तक्षत समाज बनाइए |

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तप्रयां शी यादव बारहवी ं 'ब '

तवषय है अंग्रेजी, इततहास, भू गोल और तहं दी, है राजनीतत त्ज्ञान और भौततक त्ज्ञान भी, है और भी बहुत सारे त्षय पढ़ने के तलए, और हमारे जानने की सीमा को बढ़ाने के तलए। भू गोल कहता है पृथ्वी है गोल, इततहास बोलता है ्ीरों के बोल, गतणत अंको का खेल तदखाता है, और त्ज्ञान नई नई खोज करता है , तहं दी समझाता है भारत्षघ है महान, अंग्रेजी दे ता है बाहरी भाषा का ज्ञान। त्षयों का है एक बड़ा महत्व जी्न में , इनका

ासन है जी्न के हर एक क्षे त्र में ,

यह त क्षकों के तमत्र है, और करते हैं िात्रों का मागघद घन, इसतलए हम करते हैं इनका अतभ्ादन।

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तनदाली चट्टोपाध्याय बारहवी ं द

---: हम दे सकिे हैं :--त्रु को – क्षमा त्रोधी को – सतहष्णुता तमत्र को – अपना त्श्वास अपने माता-तपता को – सम्मान मनुष्य को – उदारता त्द्यालय को – ग्घ करने का अ्सर त क्षक को – आद घ आचरण दे

को – दृढ़ संकल्पी नागररक

समाज को – सहयोगी धमघ को – से्ा अपने भत्ष्य को – एक नया आयम

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प्रज्ञा तिवारी अष्टम ‘अ'

अं तिम पत्र स्टे ला और ररबका दो यंग एक्टसघ थे । ्े सबसे अच्छे दोस्त हैं । दोनों लड़तकयां साथ रहती थीं और तजंदगी उन्ें क्या ऑफर करना था, इससे काफी खु

थीं| एक बार स्टे ला बीमार पड़ गई। उसके बेडरूम की क्तखड़की के बाहर

आइ्ी क्रैपसघ थे | इससे पतियां तगर रही थीं। स्टे ला एक फैंसी है तक ्ह मर जाएगा जब आइ्ी तपिले पिी तगर गया था | ररबका ्ाकई अपने ब्व यफ्रेंड को ले कर तचं ततत थी। पीटर, एक पुराने तचत्रकार, नीचे रहते थे । ्ह लड़की को अपनी बेटी की तरह मानता है । ररबका ने उन्ें स्टे ला की फैंसी के बारे में बताया । बूढ़े आदमी ने उनकी मदद करने का ्ादा तकया । दु भाघ ग्य से उस रात यह भारी बफघ | अंत में अंततम पत्र भी तगर गया। हालां तक पीटर पूरी रात काम तकया और प्घतारोही पर एक पिा आकतषघत तकया। अगली सुबह स्टे ला यह दे खकर है रान रह गई तक आइ्ी का पिा था| ्ह ्ापस आ जाएं गे। धीरे -धीरे ्ह ठीक हो गया, ले तकन बुजुगघ पीटर की तनमोतनया से मौत हो गई| ्ह स्टे ला को बचाने के तलए अपने जी्न का बतलदान ्ह असली नायक है .. । सच्चे दोस्त एक बार एक समय पर ्हा​ाँ एक राजकुमार और एक राजकुमारी जो एक त् ाल महल में रहते थे । ्े अपने माता तपता को खो तदया तो राजकुमार राजकुमारी को सारी खु ी दे ना चाहता हं । प्रधानों का कोई दोस्त नहीं था इसतलए ्ह हमे ा उदास रहती हैं । एक तदन ्ह अपने बगीचे में चल रहा है उसने दे खा एक सोने का उल्लू एक आम के पेड़ पर बैठे राजकुमारी उसके पास जाओ और उसे दोस्त बनने के तलए कहा ले तकन उल्लू ने कहा तक मैं पहले से ही एक दोस्त एक कोण था । राजकुमारी और अतधक खु

है क्योंतक ्ह अब 2 दोस्त थे , ले तकन उल्लू राजकुमारी

से कहा तक ्ह एक िोटी सी मदद की जरूरत है तक "एक डायन और काली तबल्ली हमारे enimies है और हमें मारना चाहता था और हमारी

क्तक्त ले तो आप कृपया हमारी मदद कर सकते हैं " प्रधानों ने कहा तक "बे क" के

बाद उन सभी को राजकुमार के पास जाओ और उसके बारे में बात के बाद एक तदन डायन और काली तबल्ली पहुं च गया, ले तकन राजकुमार, राजकुमारी, उल्लू और परी एक साथ लड़े और और तबल्ली को हराने और उसके बाद ्े सब एक सुखी जी्न तबताया..

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तचन्मय राज बरद अष्टम अ

तवपदा पर तवजय त्पदा के इस कतठन समय में , जो भी धीरज बां ध सकेगा । काल भी अपने फन को दबाकर, उसका ही सत्कार करे गा।

भु ला बैर और मनमुटा् को, त्जय का जो आह्वान करे गा । त्रु भी अपने अस्त्र झुकाकर , उसका ही सम्मान करे गा। हम जीते ;हमही जीतें गे , जो भी मन में ठान सकेगा । समय भी अपने सर को झुका कर, उसका ही गुणगान करे गा।

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ज्योति तसंह टीजीटी तहं दी

स्त्री तशक्षा: ्ैतदक युगे स्त्री त क्षया: महत्वं स्े जानक्ति स्म। ्ेदेषु यथा पुरुषा: मं त्रदृष्टार: आसन् तथै ् काश्चन् नायघ: अतप ब्रह्म्ातदन्य: गैत्रेयी गागी समा: क्तस्त्रय: भारते अभ्न्।कातलदासस्य पत्नी त्धोत्मा अतत त्दु षी आसीत् । अतए् ्ैतदक परं परां अनुरूपम् स्त्री त क्षा पुरुष त क्षा इ् अतन्ायघ आसीत् । मनुस्मृतौ ्तणघतं यत् यत्र नायघस्तु पूज्यंते रमं ते तत्र दे ्ता:। नारी पूजाया: तकम तात्पयघ अक्तस्त ? नारी त क्षा ए् नारी पूजा। त तक्षता नारी त तक्षता माता भतगनी, त तक्षता, च त तक्षता पत्नी भू त्वा सपरर्ारस्य महते कल्याणाय कल्पते । त तक्षता नायाघ समाज: स्वस्थ: पुष्ट: त्कासोन्मु खश्च जायते । समाज जी्नस्य स्ेषु क्षे त्रेषु त तक्षत नारीणा महत्त्वं स्थानम् च अधु ना स्घत्र स्वीतक्यते ।

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सप्ततषि कुमार सािवी ब

िोस्वामी िु लसीदास

गोस्वामी तु लसीदास: तहं दी सातहत्यस्य त रोमतण: कत्: आसीत् । गोस्वामी तुलसीदासस्य जन्म: उिरप्रदे स्य बांदा नगरे 1589 त्क्रमी सं्त्सरे अभ्त् । अस्य तपतु : नाम आत्मारामदु बे मातु श्च हुलसीदे ्ी आस्ताम् । अस्य त्रतचतम् रामचररतमानस जगतत प्रतसद्म् अक्तस्त। अस्य रचनाषु भक्तक्तभा्नाया: स्ाघ तधक समा्े : प्राप्यते । अयं भक्तक्तकालस्य प्रतसद्म् कत्: आसीत् । गोस्वामी तु लसीदासेण त्रतचता: ग्रंथा: संती रामचररतमानस, गीता्ली, जानकीमं गल, पा्घतीमं गल, कृष्णगीता्ली, इत्यातद। तु लसीदास: तहं तदसातहत्यस्य महान त्भू तत अक्तस्त।

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उतदिा दास नवमी ड

दु िोत्सवः रत् कालिः , स्वच्छिः त्तानं गृहे गृहे तक्रडतत बालिः। न्नीतं प्राणिः,

रता्का िः

सूचयतत कस्यािः आगमनं ? नातत तग्रष्मिः , नातत

ीतलं

मनोहरं ्ाता्रणं , मनोहरमु त्स्ं। रत् मासस्य

ुक्लपक्षे पञ्चमी ततथ्याम्

आगच्छतत त्श्वे त्श्वमाता।। दु गाघ पूजायािः पञ्च तद्सिः आनन्दिः रसिः पररपूणघिः , स्घजनािः आनन्दे मिािः। स्े धारयक्ति नूतनातन ्स्त्रातण जनािः खादक्ति स्वादू तन भोजनातन ।। परिु न कंतचत्

ाश्वतं

द मी ततथ्याम् माता प्रत्यागच्छतत कैला ं । नैिः

नैिः

रत् गच्छतत तथा हे मि​िः प्रकटतत

बालिः त्द्यालयं गच्छतत ।।

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नीहारः हालदारः नवम् 'स'

सत्यस्य स्वरूपं

अयं संसार: सत्ये प्रततष्ठत:। सत्यम् तकम् ? यद यथा ्तघ ते। तस्य तथै ् तचिनं, कथनं, आचरण ् सत्यम इतत भ्तत।यन्मनसा तचियतत तदै ् ्ाचा ्दतत।यत् च ्ाचा ्दतत तद ए् कायघम् करोतत नान्यथा-इतत सत्य्ातदन: व्य्हार : भ्तत इत:त्परीतम् असत्यम् अनृतम् ्ा भ्तत।सत्यम् मान्स्य सामान्या प्र्ृतत अक्तस्त। असत्यम् तु असामान्या तनंदनीया प्र्ृतत अक्तस्त । यद्यतप सत्यम् लोक त्रूद्धं न करणीयं नाचरणीयं इतत नीतत्ाक्यं ्तघ ते। सत्यम ्दे त् परम् अभद्रं अमं गलम ् कृत्वा न ्दे त् यत: ते न् लोक: त्षीदतत। अतप्रयं श्रुत्वा कोऽतप जन: न प्रसीदतत। अतिः स्घदा सत्यम ्दे त।

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अनोघ चक्रविी सप्तमी ब

संस्कृि श्लोक: स्वभा्ो नोपदे ेन

क्यते कतुघ मन्यथा ।

सुतप्तमतप पानीयं पुनगघच्छतत

ीतताम् ॥

अनाहतिः प्रत् तत अपृष्टो बहु भाषते । अत्श्वस्ते त्श्वतसतत मू ढचे ता नराधमिः ॥ यथा तचिं तथा ्ाचो यथा ्ाचस्तथा तक्रयािः । तचिे ्ातच तक्रयायां च साधु नामे क्रूपता ॥ षड् दोषािः पुरुषेणेह हातव्या भू तततमच्छता । तनद्रा तद्रा भयं क्रोधिः आलस्यं दीर्घसूत्रता ॥ द्वौ अम्भतस तन्ेष्टव्यौ गले बद् वा दृढां त लाम् । धन्िम् अदातारम् दररद्रं च अतपक्तस्वनम् ॥

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सतिक तबस्वास अष्टम - ब

िोमािा गोमाता 'त्श्वमाता' इतत प्रतसद्धा। गोमाता त्श्वे अतद्वतीया। आस्या: दु ग्धं, मलं, मुत्रं च स्ाघ तण आ्श्यकातन भ्क्ति। अनु पयोगयातन तृणातदतन द्रव्यातण सा खादतत। परं तु अमृतरूपं दु ग्धं प्रयच्छतत। तस्या:

रीरे सूयघचक्र: अक्तस्त इतत ्ै ज्ञातनका: ्दक्ति। सू यघचक्रस्य प्रभा्े ण तस्या: दु ग्धे स्वणा​ां :

आगच्छतत। त

ु : मातु : गोमातु : च दु ग्धत: स्वणा​ां ं प्राप्नोतत। त्श्वे अन्यत्र अयम् अं : न सम्भ्तत।

सत्या: गोमयमे् बहुमूल्यं भ्तत। गोमयस्य अभा्ात् भूतम: रोगयुक्ता भ्तत। एकटन् पररतमत: ु ष्कगोम्य: १५५ टन् सलफेट् आमोतनयाख्य: रासायतनकसारस्य तु ल्य: भ्तत। भारते भग्ान् श्रीकृष्णचन्द्र: गोत्न्द: गोपाल: गो्धघनधारी इतत पररतचत: भ्तत। परोपकाराय दोहक्ति गा्:। अस्माकं दे ने गौ: मातृ ्त् पूज्या अक्तस्त। धमघ:, अथघ:, काम:, मोक्ष:, इतत चतु ्घगघफलप्राक्तप्त: गोसे ्ाद्वारा सम्भ्तत। स्वास्थ्यं, रोग ू न्यं च जी्नों गोसे्या भ्तत। श्रीकृष्ण-भग्ान् ्दततगा्ो ममाग्रत: सिु गा्ो मे सिु पृष्ठत: गा्ो मे स्घ त: सिु ग्ां मध्यमे ्साम्यहम्।

64 डी. एस. महान्ता जुतलयेट १०-अ

तवद्याधनम्

संसारे अनेकातन धनानी सक्ति। त्द्या ते षु प्रमु खं धनम् अक्तस्त।त्द्या गुप्तं धनं अक्तस्त। त्द्या धनं चौरिः अतप चोरतयतुं न

क्नोतत।त्द्या धनं व्ययकरणे न तनत्यं ्धघ ते, परम् इतरातण धनातन क्षीयिे ।

त्द्यां त्ना मनुष्यिः प ुतुल्यिः भ्तत।महाकत्ना भतृघ हररणा कतथतम् अक्तस्त- ‛त्द्या त्हीनिः नरिः प ुिः समानिः’ इतत।त्द्या अज्ञानान्धकारं दू री करोतत। ज्ञानेन मनुष्यस्य प्रततष्ठा जायते ।त्द्ा्न स्घत्र पूज्यते । उक्तं च- ‛ स्वदे े पूज्यते राजा, त्द्वान स्घत्र पूज्यते ।’ त्दु षिः जनस्य राजसु अतप सम्मानं भ्तत। त्द्याजनस्य त्दे े अतप सम्मानं भ्तत । त्द्या जनस्य त्दे े अतप तमत्र्द् ततष्ठतत।सा त्दे ेअतप तस्य साहाय्यं करोतत। केनतचत् कत्ना उक्तम् - ‛ त्द्या ददातत त्नयम् ’ अथात्घ त्द्यां प्राप्य मनुष्यिः त्नम्रिः भ्तत। अनेन तस्य सम्मानं प्रततष्ठा च ्धघते। ए्ं त्द्यायािः अनेके लाभािः सक्ति। त्द्या ए् स्घत्धे न सुखस्य साधनम् अक्तस्त।

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प्रज्ञा तिवारी अष्टमी ‘अ'

आरोग्य जीवन/ स्वास्थ्यम्

त क्षा आ्श्यकी भ्तत । धनम् आ्श्यकं भ्तत । गृ हम् आ्श्यकं भ्तत तथा परर्ारिः आ्श्यकिः भ्तत । परिु एषु स्ेषु अतप ्स्तु षु स्ाघ पेक्षया आ्श्यक ्स्तु स्वास्थ्यं भ्तत । मनुष्यस्य इदं स्ोिमं धनं ्तघ ते । या्त् मनुष्यस्य स्वास्थ्यं

ोभनं न भ्तत ता्त् सिः तकमतप अन्यत्

कायघ कतु समथघ िः न भ्तत । त्द्याध्ययनं ्ा , धनोपाजघनं ्ा , धमाघ नुष्ठानं ्ा , लोक से ्ा ्ा , परदे गमनं ्ा , स्घमतप कायघ स्वस्थिः ए् मनुष्यिः कतु

क्नोतत ।अतए् महाकत्ना कातलदासेन कुमारसम्भ्े ( कतथतम्

) रीरमाद्यं खलु धमघ साधनम्

आरोग्याथां प्रतततदनं प्रातिः तकतञ्चत् कालम् आतपे ततष्ठतु | पुतष्टभोजनं व्यायामािः च भ्तिः आरोग्याय | प्रातिः एतस्य दू ्ाघ रसस्य पानं भ्तिः आरोग्याय | व्यायामिः तनयततया भ्तिः आरोग्याय सम्य्क् भ्तत | सदाचाराय मनसिः आरोग्याय दै नक्तन्दन्यािः ले खनम् उिमं भ्तत | योगासनाथां तकतञ्चत् समयिः आसक्तक्तिः च ए् आ्श्यके | भ्तिः आरोग्याथां तरणं बहु सम्यक् भ्तत | भोजनस्य अनिरम् अटनं स्ेषाम् आरोग्याथां सम्यक् भ्तत |

स्वराज कुमार जे ना अष्टमी 'स'

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Virtual Rajya Puraskar Testing Camp

Virtual Rajyaforpuraskar testing for Scout and Gui Scouts and Guide Hostedcamp at the Vidyalaya

Vaccination camp