Shishukunj

Art Manthan

Commercial Arts Exhibition

The Commercial Arts display on the theme of ‘Amrit Manthan’ depicts the students’ artwork as the ‘amrit’. The display shows the journey of the students as they imbibed the basics to become the proud creators of today.

Cake

Mishi Jain, Class VII F

Birthday cake,

Is the best thing to bake.

It is very easy to make

Just a piece of cake.

First take,

Some water from the lake.

Add some flour,

Then the baking soda and powder,

Then vanilla essence for the flavor.

Some cocoa powder,

Some milk and butter.

Then mix it hard

With the help of pestle and mortar.

Put it in the oven,

Check after some time

For topping add some lime.

So, here is your cake

Wasn’t it a piece of cake?

Keep making cake,

It will not let your confidence break.

The Beauty of Nature

Ayush Khurana, Class VIII E

What is man without Nature?

Like an adult who is not mature.

Nature is a creator like Einstein,

Helps us even though we hit her in the intestine.

She gives us food and oxygen,

Then why do we destroy her with bullets and gun?

We are the consumers of our caretaker

We use her so much that she wouldn’t be left till the future.

Existence – an Illusion

Iti Kathed, Class X D

Is the world we’re living in, real,

Or everything in here is just an illusion?

Do we know what we are

Or we would be anyone

People would want us to be in that hour?

Life is so certainly uncertain

Everyone knows that

Though only some accept

And others deny this fact.

We wish our happiness is perpetual

But we don’t ever want to feel sad

It’s so weird that we easily forget

That our journey is more important

Than the destination we’re designed for.

Judging and scrutinizing is so easy

If others are the targets

But it is so ironical when it comes to ourselves

We aren’t even capable to examine.

Life is a mixture

Everybody knows

Nothing is constant

Is the happiest and saddest part of it though.

Collage

Class X A

Karan, Mahak, Avika, Akshara, Akshaj, Harsh

Riya, Kavya, Aman, Heem, Divik, Himanshu

Darshan, Dishita, Divyanshi, Jasreet, Khyati, Palak, Nivedhi

Neil, Anurag, Mitali, Mahika, Arya, Khushi

Aashi, Navya, Reet, Aliya, Maitreya, Karn

Nikit, Parshvi, Rishabh, Naina, Anant, Prabhavi

In The Stars

Nakul Goel, Class X E

Movie Review – Interstellar

Interstellar is certainly a unique movie. The movie begins with a father and child trying to figure out certain messages, which the child believes a ghost has placed. The father decodes the message and finds them to be latitudes and longitudes. He reaches the location and the place turns out to be a NASA station.

The scientists have been looking for a new planet and were trying to solve equations which would help them shift earth’s population to the new planet. The father is requested to join the search. He and four others enter worm holes, battle time, enter new and dangerous planets and find out that saving earth is not possible but finding a new planet is.

The father then enters a black hole along with a robot to save the remaining crew. There he finds data that can help solve equations that can save planet earth.

The plot could be a little hard to digest but the acting makes it believable. What I liked best in the movie was that the plot pushes Einstein’s, Hawking’s equations and gives us a representation of their thoughts. The visual representation of the 4^th dimension is not possible on a 2-dimensional screen but the director has done his best in his efforts to overcome the limitation. At certain points, the background music gave me goosebumps. Truly, it is not just background music as it captures the mood and feelings of a father separated from his children.

The movie is a complete blend of action, drama, love, animation and science. I personally found no weakness in the movie except that the plot depended extremely on luck. I would rate this movie with four stars out of five.

Mind Boggling

Avani Kamdar, Class XII C

How mind boggling it is, right?

They give you their everything.

When dreamy monsters scare you at night…

A lullaby with sweet voice they’d sing.

When your world is falling apart,

Or you’re starting to fail,

When you think there’s no one,

And no wind for your boat to sail,

Be thankful for one thing you have,

One thing which will remain forever.

Unconditional and eternal,

A love which will end never ever.

A love that can fix a million hearts,

And a love which can never be replaced.

A love that can heal wounds and remove your deepest scars,

This is the love which our parents give.

Cell Phone Etiquettes – Do We Possess Them?

Sanika Fegade, Class XI A

We possess mobile phones but lack mobile phone etiquettes.

Imagine a situation where you’ve spent hard-earned cash to watch a suspense thriller, the mystery is at its peak as the culprit is about to be revealed, you are at the edge of your seat when you hear a catchy – Bollywood-inspired tune, a cell phone ringtone actually. Wouldn’t you be irritated that someone has interrupted you? Moreover, this irritation doesn’t stop here – the next thing you hear is an old gentleman with a booming voice complaining about the food he had yesterday.

What I would like to talk about is something which is slightly more important to us than breathing – our cell phones. As a society, we have come to accept mobile phones as an important organ of our body. But have we learnt how to use this organ efficiently?

The answer is an obvious no!

Every day, we are subject to irrelevant conversation of strangers because people just don’t talk softly. Every day, we are disturbed during important meetings because the facility of ‘silent mode’ has been left unexplored by a large section of our society. This matter is of such great importance that even renowned writers like Jug Suraiya have taken up the cause of ‘Cell phone Privacy’. But even so, we haven’t come to realize any correlation between owning extravagant cellphones and practising free of cost cell phones etiquette.

This problem does not require a solution as ground breaking as rocket science but a simple understanding that people are not interested in our lives and that we must let people live their own lives without the worry of cellphone interruption.

Denmark Exchange

Aliya Sheikh, Class X A

In the beginning of 2014, I was introduced to AFS. I was really interested in the idea of going abroad for a few months and learning about a new culture. The experience ended up being more than just a vacation; it became one of the best and most memorable parts of my life that has helped me grow and discover what I want in life.

It was a one month school program in Denmark where subjects such as language/cultural skills and science are combined with challenging and creative profile courses. All the participants took part in social activities, excursions and cooked and dined together. In addition to the AFS participants there were a large number of international and Danish young people at the School. The School therefore provided ample opportunities for sharing intercultural experiences and exploring exciting and challenging activities together with young people from all over the world. I also took part in exciting intercultural activities together with Danish and international participants.

I can still remember the first day when we all met at the airport. David and Richard were there to welcome the three groups from India, Thailand and Indonesia. We were 16 students in total. Then we went to our school, Ranum Efterskole College. Ranum Efterskole College is the global department of Ranum Efterskole, which is an International boarding school for learners between the ages of 14 and 18. We all went for a small tour of the school campus and Ranum. My time spent in the school was the best. I made many new Danish friends without whom my experience would not have been so meaningful.

We also went for an excursion to Copenhagen which is the capital city of Denmark. Our trip was for 5 days with some of the Chinese students and our teacher Mette. We visited National Museum, Folketinget, Little Mermaid, Rosenborg Slot and many more famous places. We even went to watch a Ballet Show at the Royal Theatre and for shopping we went to Nyhavn shopping street.

After our trip to Copenhagen I was with my host family for a week and enjoyed a lot with them. I didn’t realize how much I’d grown to love them as a family until my exchange days were coming to an end. When it dawned on me that I might not see the people I have lived with–the people who have treated me like a daughter and a sister–was so heart-breaking that I cried.

Once back at school, we had a packed schedule. I attended classes for Danish, English, Business, PE and Danish History. We also had sports and evening activities like skateboarding, cycling, girls boxing and volleyball. The students of the three countries also worked on a wall painting showcasing our distinct cultures.

The most beautiful thing about the experience was how one can feel so strongly about others in such a short period of time. As different as people from different countries can be, from the language we speak, the food we eat, and the way we think, we still have the capacity to accept one another like our own if only we allow ourselves to do so. The exchange changed the way I look at people and their differences. I believe that the kindness I have seen during my exchange in Denmark was only a fraction of what is out there in the world. I would like to thank AFS and my school for providing me such a golden opportunity.

Tak !

The Sitlakhet Caper

Bhakti Badlani, Class IX E

It is rightly said that experiences change our lives and they do matter in the most ways. Even the smallest of an experience can turn the perspective of people’s way to look at oneself and the future ahead. And so here I am to share one of the most amazing experiences of my life.

Being out for ten days only, with people who I had never met (no contact with others), can be said, was the most terrific experience I have ever had. I had been to Sitlakhet, a place in Uttarakhand. Though I had never heard of the place nor had I ever been to a proper camp site before, I was highly charged and was eagerly looking forward to the trip. We took a train from Delhi to a place in Uttarakhand. During this journey I met people from different cities and some even from different countries. Interacting with different people and knowing about them was just very stupefying.

After a six hour long journey, we reached the campsite, a very cool but quite ‘to-be’ place. At the camp, we lived in tents. While, for two days we went and lived, rather survived in the jungle! In that particular outdoor survival we had to find a suitable campsite for ourselves with the help of a map and a compass, which was a fun activity. Thereafter in the survival we cooked for ourselves and also made our own fire using flint. After returning to camp, we rode mountain bikes. We were trained on high hilltops in the coldest of weather. I know you won’t believe but I fell over forty times while riding, and I did hurt myself in the most dreaded ways. The last day was very different from the rest, we had a talent and DJ night and the next day we left for New Delhi.

Learning with different people has helped me grow and come out as a person. Now when I look at the deep scars, it reminds me of all the ecstatic memories of Sitlakhet. Oh! I miss it so much.

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