EDUCATION

SCHOOL BUZZ
Students vow to fulfill the dreams of Mahatma Gandhi
Smriti Kak

THE students of Vanasthali Public School, Mayur Vihar and Patparganj, took out a sadhbhavna yatra and pledged to fulfill the dreams of Mahatma Gandhi.

Nearly 1000 students marched in the Capital with the Tricolour to spread the message of love, brotherhood, and peace.

Joining them in their endeavor were President of AIATF, Mr M. S Bitta, Manager of the School, Mr O. P Jain and Ms Anuradha Jain and the Principal, Mrs Sudesh Sharma.

Kids’ carnival

BLOOMING DANCERS: The tiny-tots of Blooming Buds presenting a dance show.

Blooming Buds, a preparatory school in Shivaji Enclave, organised Bloom 2002 a carnival for children in the age group 0-12.

The carnival was attended by more than 500 children who were eager to display their talent.

These kids participated in events such as personality test, healthy baby, dialogue delivery, dance competition and fancy dress.

The parents and the kids chose the themes themselves. Director of the school, Mrs. Simi Ahuja said events such as these help the children to develop good auditory and visual skills. Gift hampers were given to the winners and there were participation certificates for all.

Maths olympiads

MATHS WIZARDS: The students of Class IV, who top in the recently conducted mathematics examination at Amity International, Saket.

Amity Group has recently launched the Amity Centre for Excellence in Mathematics to provide facilities to the faculty and students of all Amity institutions to excel in basic mathematics and its applications.

Short duration workshops for schoolteachers will also be conducted to update them with the recent developments in mathematics and equip them with proper methodology of teaching. This is being done to help the students rid themselves of phobia related to Maths. It is also planned to conduct mathematics Olympiads to bring in the best among the young learners.

Earth Day

MOTHER EARTH: The students taking part in a competition for the cause of environment.

Mother’s International School played host to a competition organised by Navdanya, an NGO dealing with environment issues.

Nearly 100 students from various schools in the Capital participated in the competitions which included poster making, essay writing and skits.

The winning schools would be given a chance to visit a weeklong Eco camp in Dehradun.

The children will be exposed to a gamut of activities in Dehradun ranging from farm tours to organic cultural activities.

Sports Day

GHPS, Tilak Nagar organised a junior sports day. The highlight of the programme was the rendering of the Shabad by the toddlers to invoke the blessing of the almighty.

The function was presided over by Jathedar Avatar Singh Hit and the Chief Guest was the Chairman of the School, Bakhshish Singh.

Children performed colourful drills and participated in various activities like tricycle race, lemon race, hurdle race and balloon race.

A prize distribution ceremony also took place. The treasurer of the school Mr Atma Singh Lubhana proposed the vote of thanks. The grand finale was the Giddha and Bhangra presented by the lively youngsters. The sports meet came to end with the rendition of the National Anthem.

Seminar on career

Amity Noida conducted career guidance and counselling seminar with a focus on emerging career options in the new millennium. The three-day programme began with the lighting of the lamp by Mr Sanjeev, CEO of naukri.com. Speaking in the inaugural function, Principal, Mrs. Mohina Dar said that there is an immense need to help and guide young students to plan and choose a career.

The workshop was packed with information regarding professional courses like IT, information and communication, entertainment and the pharmaceutical industry. An orientation programme for the parents was conducted by Ms Kum Kum Tandon who gave an insight to the students about avenues for study abroad.

PRINCIPAL SPEAK
Life is a challenge – face it with a smile

EXPECT trouble as an inevitable part of life and when it comes, hold your head high, look at it squarely in the eye and say, “I will be bigger than you. You cannot defeat me.” The indomitable will as exhibited by the people of Gujarat, who put the earthquake-shaken city back on its feet, in record time, is admirable and reassuring. Their optimism led them not just to raise the fallen buildings, but also their sagging spirits. A lesson for all to learn.

When tragedies befall us, we say life is “unfair”. At some point in our lives, all of us feel overwhelmed by sorrows and feel we have been singularly victimised. In such trying moments it is the positive power of mind that is invaluable for it which tells us that life is not about ‘why me?’ But “try me”!

At such times it is not wealth or power but the art of positive thinking that can alter our lives. Life isn’t just about winning and losing. That’s a poor way to keep scores. It’s all about smiling and putting a smile on others’ face.

It is entirely our choice whether we wish to sulk in darkness and see life pass by as a series of distressing events or laugh heartily in the cheerful sunshine taking the challenges of life in our stride. We alone hold this key to success and happiness in our hand.

The well-known story of the two bullfrogs is exemplary. Two naughty boys dropped a bullfrog in each of two huge milk cans, which were being loaded for delivery. During the journey the bullfrog in the first can said to himself in despair. “This is terrible! The cover is too heavy to lift up and I’ve never done swimming in milk. It’s no use!” He gave up trying and quit. When the cover was lifted they found a big dead bullfrog.

However, in the second can the other bullfrog mused, “Well the cover is too heavy to push up and I can’t possible break the can but I do know how to swim. It doesn’t matter if it’s milk or water.” And so it swam and swam and churned a lump of butter and the comfortably sat on the floating mass. When the cover was lifted, out jumped the cheerful soul – a winner all the way. So to succeed you have to try.

In the faith that “God is in heaven, all’s right with the world.” the strongest foundation of our life and the fountainhead of optimism lives. It helps us to face the challenges of life. We learn to perceive these hardship as eye-openers and teachers, which teach us to take ‘a beating and come back ticking.’ And do remember that laughter is nature’s greatest tonic. A good laugh eases pain and ushers in renewed zest and interest.

Get going! If one door closes, you’ll find that another opens. Here are a few lines written by a terminally ill, post-surgery patient, which remind us that we should not forget how beautiful life is despite all the hardships one faces:

“Today, when I awoke I realised that this is the best day of my life. Today I am going to celebrate what an unbelievable life I’ve had… I’ll remember that to worry is just a waste of time because of my faith in God… ensures everything will be fine. I’m excited with expectation because I know that tomorrow is going to be the best day of my life ever.”

In the journey of life one should face storms with courage, for these will soon pass away – beyond lies the promise of a newer world.

Madhu Chandra
Principal, Birla Vidya Niketan

IGNOU’s professional courses’ test on August 4
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, May 5
The Indira Gandhi National Open University will conduct an entrance test all over the country for the admission to professional courses on August four.

Those who are seeking admission to Master of Business Administration (MBA), PG Diploma in Human Resource Management, Financial Management, Operations Management, Marketing Management, Bachelor of Education and diploma courses in Information Technology may apply in the prescribed forms, a release said here on Sunday.

The forms and prospectus are available from all regional centres. The forms could also be retrieved from www.ignou.ac.in, the official web site of the university.

COURTS

HC stays warrant issued by CMM
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, May 5
The Delhi High Court has stayed the operation of a warrant issued by the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate here, asking the Tihar Jail Superintendent to produce the accused who was sent to a Sonepat court for appearing in a case and detained there.

As Superintendent O.P.Mishra failed to get the accused back, despite having been directed to do so by the CMM on three occasions, the magistrate had on March 16, issued bailable warrant against Mishra and asked for a surety of Rs 5000 or face arrest. Mr Mishra then approached the High Court saying he was illegally being prosecuted for non-production of the undertrial.

He challenged the CJM’s warrants of arrest and attachment against him from not being able to produce the accused.

The petitioner said he was bound to follow orders of production of undertrials on warrants issued by judicial officers under the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code. He could also not assert his authority on any court.

He could only make a request to the court concerned and was not empowered to command the return of the undertrial from the custody of a judicial officer.

Hence, he was not liable if an accused was detained under the orders of a judicial officer, he said.

He added that the detention of accused persons by the judicial officers of various states was beyond his power and control and he could not be held liable for prosecution for non-production in such circumstances.

A Division Bench, comprising Justices Devinder Gupta and Shameet Mukerjee, has issued a notice, returnable on May 23, to the Delhi Government asking why should the petition be not admitted.