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T he Centre has decided to cele-brate the birthday of
NetajiSubhas Chandra Bose as'Parakram Diwas' every year, Union
min-istry of culture has announced. In order tohonour and remember
Netaji's indomitablespirit and selfless service to the nation,the
government of India has decided tocelebrate his birthday as
'Parakram diwas’to inspire the people of this country, espe-cially
the youth, to act with fortitude inthe face of adversity as Netaji
did, and toinfuse in them a spirit of patriotic fervour,the
government stated in its release.
of CARBON DIOXIDE is emittedin an hour during a video
callmeeting, claims a new study. Switch-ing off your camera during
a webcall can reduce a person's carbonfootprints by 96 per cent, it
adds.In other words, it can save up tothree gallons of water and an
areaof land about the size of an iPadMini. According to
researchers,streaming content in standard defi-nition rather than
in high definition,while using apps, such as Netflix orHulu, could
also bring an 86 per centreduction. Reducing data downloadwill also
lessen the demand of waterand land. The study is believed to bethe
first to analyse water and landuse associated with the internet
in-frastructure.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2021TODAY’SEDITION
➤ A look at the journey ofthe real heroes, who playeda vital
role in India’s winover Oz
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➤Reviewing your favouritebook/movie can be fun
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HONOUR
JEE, NEET syllabus to remainunchanged for 2021
The ministry of education onTuesday announced that thesyllabus
of the Joint En-trance Examination (JEE) and theNational
Eligibility-cum-EntranceTest (NEET) would remain un-changed for
2021. "The syllabus forthe JEE Main 2021 will remain thesame as the
previous year. But stu-dents will be given a choice to answer75
questions, out of the 90 questions,"said the education
ministry.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has un-veiled his latest vision
for Saudi Arabia's fu-ture beyond oil— a city with no cars, roadsor
carbon emissions. According to experts, the an-nouncement shows the
extent to which Prince Mo-hammed is thinking about life after oil
for the king-dom, which earned over half of the government’srevenue
from crude in 2020. Addressing his coun-trymen on the rising sea
levels and carbon emissions,the Prince said, "Why should we
sacrifice nature fordevelopment all the time?" The city, he said,
would bea "revolution for the mankind" with "zero cars, zerostreets
and zero emissions."
SAUDI LAUNCHESCITY WITH NO CARS
The 170-kilometre-long development called 'TheLine' will be part
of the $500 billion project called'Neom' It will be a walkable belt
of hyper-connectedfuture communities without cars and roads and
builtaround nature The city would have one million resi-dents and
create 380,000 jobs by 2030. The infra-structure will cost between
$100 billion and $200 bil-lion The city would be built around
ultra-high-speedtransit and autonomous mobility solutions
The exact pattern for theNEET (Undergraduate) 2021is yet to be
announced However, it is believedthat in view of the reduc-tion of
syllabus by someeducation Boards acrossthe country, the NEET
(UG)2021 question paper wouldalso have options on thelines of the
JEE (Main)
Netaji Subhas ChandraBose’s birthday to becelebrated as'Parakram
Diwas' Hollywood star Ethan Hawke hasbeen roped in as a villain
oppositeOscar Isaac in an upcoming super-
hero series, ‘Moon Knight’. With this rolein Marvel Studios'
series, the actor will bemaking his debut in the comicbook
adap-tation and superhero realm, reports hol-lywoodreporter.com.
Hawke will play thelead villain in the series, while Isaac willdon
the role of the protagonist. The mak-ers plan to start the
production of the showin March in Budapest.
‘Moon Knight’ is the story of MarcSpector, an elite soldier and
mer-cenary, who decides to fight crime,
after he becomes thehuman avatar of
Khonshu,theEgyptian
god of themoon.
The char-acter
firstappeared in theAugust 1975comicbook issue,‘Werewolf ByNight
#32’
TRUMP BABY BLIMP LANDSAT LONDON MUSEUM
A UNIQUE 'SUPER-PUFF' PLANET!
As t r o n o m e r shave discov-ered a unique'super-puff'
planetthat's as big as Jupiter,but 10 times lighter.According to
DailyMail, the planet, calledWASP-107b, is believedto be one of the
least -dense exoplanets everdiscovered, earning itthe nicknames of
a 'su-per-puff' or 'cotton-can-dy' planet. Researchers say the
findings have 'big implications' forwhat we understand about how
giant planets form and grow.
WHAT IS WASP-107B?
WASP-107b liesaround 212 lightyears from theEarth in the
Virgoconstellation Astronomersbelieve that theplanet is over
16times closer toits star than theEarth is to thesun
This extremely-lowdensity indicatesthat the planetmust be having
asolid core, whichcould be fourtimes the mass ofthe Earth
This, accordingto theresearchers, sug-gest that morethan 85 per
centof its mass lies inthe thick layer ofgas that sur-rounds its
core
Ablimp depicting former US President Donald Trump as a
snarling,nappy-wearing orange baby has found a home in one of
London’smost-popular museums. The helium-filled balloon, originally
paidfor through crowdfunding, first took to the London skies during
the protestsagainst Trump’s visit in 2018, and has also flown in to
other locations, in-cluding France, Argentina, Ireland and
Denmark.
TheMuseumof London
said theblimp wouldjoin itsprotest collection, which
includeartefacts from the Suffragettemovement as well as climate
changeand peace rallies
Most gas giant planets, such asJupiter and Saturn, have asolid
core, which is at least10 times more massive thanthe Earth
INTO THE FUTURE
DISCOVERED
ETHAN HAWKE TOPLAY SUPERVILLAIN
IN COMICBOOKADAPTATION
The newly-inducted Rafale and vintage Dakota aircraft will be
one of the major attractions during the Republic Dayparade at
Rajpath in New Delhi on January 26, as they would be part of 42
aircraft taking part in the flypast..
Rafale, vintageDakota aircraft to bemajor attraction of 1 In its
first appearance at theRepublic Day celebrations, theRafale fighter
jets will do a
"vertical charlie" to end the flypast
2 Dakota, on the other hand,will be part of the Rudra
for-mation, when theBangladesh contingent would bemarching on the
Rajpath. Thiswould be the first time, when theBangladesh contingent
would bemarching on Rajpath
3 The vintage Dakota aircraftplayed a crucial role in
theliberation of Bangladesh andthe formation of Bangladesh
AirForce; they were used for air drop-ping army troops in
Bangladesh'sTangail during the 1971 war
Apart from the Rafale jets,Sukhoi 30s and MiG 29s — thefighter
jets that are part of theIAF's muscular posture in theLadakh
sector, would participatein the flypast The Apache attack
helicopterand Chinook strategic heavy liftchoppers, which have
provedtheir mettle in the swift mobilisa-tion of troops and
logistics duringthe India-China military standoff,will also be part
of the RepublicDay celebrations Further, FFLLIIGGHHTT
LLIIEEUUTTEENNAANNTT
BBHHAAWWAANNAA KKAANNTTHH,oonnee ooff tthhee
ffiirrssttwwoommeenn ffiigghhtteerr ppiilloottss iinn tthhee
IIAAFF,,wwiillll bbee aa ppaarrtt ooff tthhee RReeppuubblliicc
DDaayyppaarraaddee,, mmaakkiinngg hheerr tthhee
ffiirrssttwwoommaann ppiilloott ttoo ttaakkee ppaarrtt iinn
tthheeppaarraaddee. She will be part of theIAF's tableau,
showcasing indige-nously-developed Light CombatAircraft Tejas,
Light Combat
Helicopter Rudra, Rohiniradars and BrahMos In addition to the 42
aircraft,there will be four Army Aviationhelicopters taking part in
theparade For the first time since itsinception, the Republic Day
paradeat the historic Rajpath will culmi-
nate at the National Stadiuminstead of Red Fort; the number
ofspectators have also beenreduced drastically to 25,000 Also, the
Republic Day cele-bration this year is going to be alow key affair,
with no chief guest
OTHER HIGHLIGHTSREPUBLIC
DAY PARADE
For the study, the team estimated the carbon, waterand land
footprints associatedwith each gigabyte of data usedin YouTube,
Zoom,Facebook, Instagram, Twitter,TikTok and 12 other platforms,as
well as in online gaming andmiscellaneous web surfing. Asexpected,
the researchers foundthat the more a video is used inan
application, the larger arethe footprints
1,000 grams
According to environmental-ists, though an ongoing pan-demic has
seen a noticeabledrop in global carbon emis-sions, because of
closing fac-tories and limited traffic, therehas been an increase
in at-home entertainment andremote working, which has asignificant
environmentalimpact, depending on how theinternet data is stored
andtransferred around the world
Moreover, researchersfound that OTT platforms likeNetflix is one
of the biggestcontributors to the carbonfootprints, using about
11square inches of land and two
gallons of water per hour andgenerating more than 440grams of
CO2 It was followed in descend-ing order by Zoom, TikTok,Whats App
and Facebook
1 In some countries, the internet usehas spiked at least 20 per
cent sincethe lockdowns started in March. If thatlevel of demand
continues through 2021,it will require a forest twice the size
ofIndiana in the US, to offset the carbonemissions, warn
experts
2Besides, if increased usage continues,the additional water
needed toprocess and transmit datacould fill more than300,000
Olympic-sizeswimming pools, and the
land required would beequivalent to the size of
Los Angeles, the study added
DIDYOUKNOW
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“Life is short, but there is always time enough for
courtesy.”
RALPH WALDO EMERSON, POET
READ. PLAY. LEARNTHURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 202102
RULES OF THE GAME
The zombie board game is a fungame for educators. There
aretraps, pitfalls and escapes in this
game. It is called zombie board game becausethe zombie
represents the biggest single threatto the players. Landing on a
zombie space sendsa player back to start.
1. Roll the dice and count ahead according to thenumber that
shows up.
2. When a player lands on a space, the playersimplifies the
fraction on the space within adetermined time and says the
answer.
3. The instructions on the other spaces are
prettystraightforward.
4. Lose a turn: the player loses a turn to play.
5. Go forward. 6. Go backward.
7. The zombie is the space no one wants to landon. It is a
killer. Landing on the zombie sends the
player back to start. Restarting is no fun whenyour opponent is
advancing.
8. Trade places: this can be good or bad. Theplayer who lands on
this space swaps with theopponent. Trading places with an opponent
whois ahead in the game is good. Trading places withan opponent who
is behind is no fun.
9. Finally the last pitfall is towards the end of thegame. To
finish the game, the player must getthe exact number on the dice to
end. If the play-er has more, the player has to count forward
andbackwards. For example if a player is at space 31,the player
needs to roll and get 4 to finish. If theplayer has 6 for example,
the player counts forward to 4 and 2 backwards to space 33.
10. To customise this game, change text here inthe space boxes
by putting in your own words.Equally you can add small clip arts
for lower levels.
MATHDUKO PLAY TIME (SIMPLY FRACTIONS ZOMBIE BOARD GAME)
Activities
KOREAN skin healthtrends for 2021K-beauty has been the talk of
the town for the lastfew years as Korean skincare strategies are
holis-tic and healing for the skin. Check out theseKorean skincare
trends for this year
CARROT SEED OIL
This one is an unsung hero at the moment but has been usedin
Korean beauty for more than 10 years now. It containsvitamin A and
makes for a great antioxidant. It’s
antibacterial,anti-inflammatory, antiaging and antifungal, all of
which makesit ideal for anyone looking to brighten up their
skin.
BODY-CARE BOOST
Several body-care routines originated from the bathhouseculture
in Korea, where milk treatments are slathered on theface and body.
Baths are steeped with skin-beneficial ingredi-ents like probiotics
and green tea. Personal self-care has nowtaken on new impor-tance
for many peo-ple ever since thequarantine period.So this year,
youcan expect to seepeople including allof the skin, fromhead to
toe. TNN
CLEAN BEAUTY
More and more brands areputting conscious effortinto developing
products thatare free of artificial ingredi-ents, fragrances and
chemi-cal additives. K-beauty prod-ucts will be even more
gentlewith effective plant-basedingredients. Many brands areeven
becoming vegan now.Consumers have becomemore aware of what they
puton their skin and they shouldrightly do that too.
AT-HOME INDULGENCES
Skincare’s functionalelement is to work anddeliver results. But
peopleare now going to focus onat-home beauty treat-ments that
provide medi-tative, soothing and spa-like moments. The kind
oftreatments that cantransport you mentallyand emotionally to
anoth-er headspace.
WELLNESS
BAND NAMESINSPIRED BYLITERATURESOMETIMES MUSICIANS REACH FOR
INSPIRATION FROM THEIRBOOKSHELVES. HERE ARE 10 BANDS NAMED AFTER
CLASSIC LITERATURE.THE WORKS THAT INSPIRED SEVERAL OF THE ENTRIES
ARE PROBABLYOBVIOUS, BUT A FEW OF THEM WILL MOST CERTAINLY SURPRISE
YOU...
1. TITUS ANDRONICUSSOURCE: ‘Titus Andronicus’by William
ShakespeareNEW JERSEY PUNKS TitusAndronicus take their namefrom the
greatest wordsmithof them all, WilliamShakespeare. TitusAndronicus
is thought to bethe famous playwright’sfirst ever tragedy. It is
alsohis bloodiest and most violent work.
2. THE DOORSSOURCE: ‘The Doors of Perception’ by Aldous
HuxleyWWHHEENN TTHHEE DDOOOORRSS formed in 1965, they decided to
namethemselves after Aldous Huxley’s book detailing theauthor’s
experiences with life. The Doors of Perception’stitle was inspired
by a William Blake quotation: “If thedoors of perception were
cleansed everything wouldappear to man as it is, infinite.”
5. ESBEN AND THE WITCH
SOURCE: ’Esben and theWitch – Danish Fairy Tale’TTHHRREEEE
PPIIEECCEE IINNDDIIEE-RROOCCKK bandfrom Brighton, England Esbenand
the Witch takes its namefrom the Danish fairy taleabout a boy’s
encounters witha murderous witch. The nameis fitting consideringthe
dark tone ofthe band’smusic.
4. BELLE AND SEBASTIAN
SOURCE: ‘Belle etSébastien’ by Cécile AubryBBEELLLLEE EETT
SSÉÉBBAASSTTIIEENN was afamous French novel about aboy and his dog
living in asmall French Alps mountain village. It spawned a
Frenchlive-action television series inthe 1965, a Japanese
animeseries in the ‘80s and thename of a popular indie-popgroup in
the ‘90s.
6. VERUCA SALTSOURCE: ‘Charlie and theChocolate Factory’ by
Roald Dahl IINN RROOAALLDD DDAAHHLL’’SS classic chil-dren’s book,
Veruca Salt is aspoiled rich girl, whose brattygreed causes here to
falldown an incinerator shaft. In1993, Louise Post and NinaGordon
used the name fortheir alternative rock band.
7. ORYX AND CRAKESOURCE: ‘Oryx and Crake’ byMargaret
AtwoodNNAAMMEEDD AAFFTTEERR MMAARRGGAARREETTAtwood’s
post-apocalyptic speculative fiction novel,Atlanta’s Oryx and Crake
“offerlyrics that are influenced byboth real life stories and
overlyactive imaginations, and musicthat juxtaposes sounds of
thepast, present and future.”
3. MODEST MOUSESOURCE: ‘The Mark on the Wall’ by Virginia
WoolfIINNDDIIEE-RROOCCKK OOUUTTFFIITT MMOODDEESSTT Mouse derived
their name from apassage in Virginia Woolf’s ‘The Mark on the
Wall,’ which reads“I wish I could hit upon apleasant track of
thought, atrack indirectly reflectingcredit upon myself, for
thoseare the pleasantest thoughts,and very frequent even in
theminds of modest, mouse-coloured people, who believegenuinely
that they dislike to hear their own prais-es. I chose the name when
I was fifteen,” front-man Issac Brock explains in Modest.
8. THE ROMANY RYESOURCE: ‘The Romany Rye’ byGeorge
BorrowGGEEOORRGGEE BBOORRRROOWW’’SS TTHHEE RomanyRye tells the
story of a learnedyoung man who is thrown in with aband of Gypsies.
Luke MacMaster’swas inspired to use the name hisfolk-rock project
after falling inlove with the protagonist, whogives up his money
for life on theroad. The name translates from theRomany language to
mean“The Gypsy Gentleman.”
9. THE FALLSOURCE: ‘The Fall’ by Albert CamusCCAAMMUUSS’’
PPHHIILLOOSSOOPPHHIICCAALL NNOOVVEELL focuseson themes such as
innocence, impris-onment, non-existence, truth andman’s fall from
grace, as presented bythe novel’s protagonist
Jean-BaptisteClamence. The Fall bassist Tony Freilcame up with the
name when the post-punk band formed in 1976.
10. THE BOO RADLEYSSOURCE: ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ by Harper
LeeEENNGGLLIISSHH AALLTTEERRNNAATTIIVVEE-RROOCCKK band The Boo
Radleys namedthemselves after a character in Harper Lee’s only
book, themasterpiece ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’. In th novel, Boo
Radleyis a quiet, reclusive character who watches over most ofthe
events of the story from the outside until he is forcedto
intervene.
Ready to eat ‘Blue Rice’?W
hile Blue Rice is not new to Asian cuisine,it is the striking
colour that has made peo-ple sit up and take notice of the dish
late-
ly. Recently, actor Jacqueline Fernandez was seenenjoying blue
rice with her friends. Blue Rice, alsoknown as ‘Nasi Kerabu’, is
prepared using butter-fly pea flower and is eaten in Malaysia
andThailand. Though mixologists across the countryhave previously
used butterfly pea flowers toimpart blue or purple colour to
drinks, it is onlyrecently that blue rice has been introduced
inrestaurants of the country. Tarun Sibal, a chefwho serves Blue
Rice at his eatery, shares:
Butterfly pea flower is packedwith antioxidants and is said
todetoxify your body. It is greatfor your skin too
NEWBIE
PAIR IT BESTWITHBlue rice tastes wellwith all kinds of cur-ries.
“Since it is a fragrant rice, personal-ly, I prefer to pair itwith
Asian flavours. So,an Asian curry withmild flavour is definite-ly a
good choice,” adds Sibal. TNN
HOW TO PREPARE Take a cup of rice and cook it like youprepare
regular white rice. To the wateradd a handful of butterfly pea
flowers.“You will need a lot of blue pea flowers(8-10) so that the
rice gets the rich bluecolour,” says Sibal.
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03SCHOOL IS COOLTHURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2021 It’s not just a place
where you get to learn Einstein’s Theory ofRelativity. It’s also a
place where you can think beyond theclassroom. Hence we say, SCHOOL
IS COOL!CLICK HERE: FOR PAGE 3 AND 4
It is said that 'Family is thefirst school for young chil-dren
and parents are pow-erful models.' At Aspee Nu-
tan Academy we understand theimportance of this. Hence
theprincipal, Nuzhat Khan envi-sioned this concept of
Parentalwebinar. She added, "True pa-triotism for a teacher is an
en-vironment conducive for thechild to learn and grow. This canbe
done by collaborating withthe community and trainingthem which
ultimately is thereal future".
With this objective two we-binars were organised for theparents
on some very interest-ing and informative topics -'From Caregivers
to Confidencebuilders- The Parent Power' and'Building tomorrow's
leaders to-day- Leadership starts at home'.This was one under the
ablemoderation of eminent jour-nalist Reema Lokesh ofReemarkabl.com
who moderat-ed the session and interactedwith the parents and the
panel-lists. The Webinar was chairedby Dr. Swapna Patkar
(ClinicalPsychologist and counsellor at
The Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai),and had panelists from
myriadfields: Janvi Chitalia (Integra-
tive Gut Microbiome Healthcoach and functional nutri-tionist),
Group. Capt. Nitin
Welde (Retd.) from the IndianAir Force and Preeti Gada
(Ad-vocate and Legal Head at Sud-hir Shah and Associates.)
The highlight was when oneof the panelists threw light onthe 5
Cs - compassion, creativi-ty, communication, criticalthinking and
collaborationthereby emphasizing on the 21stcentury skills for
children. Theidea of instilling leadershipqualities among the
children us-ing - Initiative, Energy and Ex-pression was discussed
in depth.The experts encouraged stu-dents to take initiative at
vari-ous stages so that they can chan-nelise their energies in the
rightmanner. Captain Nitin said,"Freedom of expression of
theirthoughts and opinions and theart of questioning be
encour-aged". The panelists were flood-ed with questions which
wereconvincingly resolved. The pan-elists also shared their own
ex-periences of parenting and thesecret of their success in
theirrespective fields. The entire ses-sion was made available on
thewebsite for those who couldn'tattend.
The First School: FAMILY NATIONAL YOUTH DAYN
ational Youth Day iscelebrated on Janu-ary 12th to com-memorate
the birth-
day of Swami Vivekananda,who was a social reformer,philosopher
and thinker. Hesaw hope for the future inevery child and believed
thatwith "muscles of iron" and"nerves of steel" they couldbring
about social change. Themain objective behind the cel-ebration is
to make a betterfuture of the country by mo-tivating the youths to
propa-gate the philosophy and theideals of Swami Vivekanan-da for
which he lived andworked. National Youth Dayis also famous as Yuva
Diwas.No doubt Swamiji is a greatinspiration for all the youthsof
India. The theme of thisyear's festival is 'YUVAAH -Utsah Naye
Bharat Ka' whichsuggests, the youth bring alivethe celebration of
New India.
Across the country, sever-al functions are organised inschools,
colleges, etc. NewHorizon Scholars School,Thane aspires to
inculcatethese values and principles ofSwamiji in the youngsters
oftoday who carry the promiseof building New India tomor-row. A PPT
presentation wasorganized by the skilled teach-ers where the
students wereexplained the doctrines andphilosophy of
SwamiVivekananda. The motivatedchildren also shared their
ide-ologies through speech,posters, poems and storiesabout
Swamiji.
Speaking confidentlylooks easy, and youmay feel that
yourperformance was
good, but only others knowhow you spoke. Others mayhave noticed
fear or nerv-ousness in your looks andspeech, they may have seenyou
talk without expres-sion, but you never know.Ever noticed why the
otherparticipant always wins?Because he knows thetricks!
1Practice in front of amirror. This is some-thing that we don't
dooften, but it is the key to asuccessful speech. By talk-ing in
front of a mirror youcan judge yourself and cor-rect your looks and
speech,just like the judges judgeyou. (the judges then won'thave
anything else to judge
about you!)
2Drink water before yours p e e c h / i n t e r v i e w.Drinking
water makesyour voice clearer and youwon't dry your throat
talk-ing.
3Dress up neatly. Be asneat as possibleand you willlook and feel
confi-dent instantly.
4Look every-where, look atthe audience (orat least the
screenwith virtual people) and feel
like you are talking to yourfriendliest friends.
5Smile and be frank. Becool, take breaks/paus-es in your speech
andbreathe lightly. Talk so thatthey understand you andagree with
you.
Kritisha Babu, classVIII, Lokpuram Public
School
BE A CONFIDENT SPEAKER
AARYA BHANUSHALI, class X, SVDD English Medium High School
New Year brings new resolutions and wishes. However lastyear
also brought something that had us in lockdown foralmost the entire
year. After a year of everything beingdifferent, I was more than
happy to kick off this year with a hintof normality. I watched
WW84, a movie I had been waiting towatch for a long time, in the
theatres. The tale fittingly startswith a younger diana, who is
being told to accept the truth,which goes on to become the whole
theme of the movie. Whatstarts as an engaging narrative
becomescliched and boring in the second half as toomany elements
and themes are added andthe whole movie appears rushed trying tofit
it. However, the cinematography isamazing with one really feeling a
part of theeighties with the dresses, filters, etc. Even though it
wasn't upto my expectations, it surely was a good and somewhat
engagingwatch. And there was no better way to start off this year
watch-ing superheroes fighting a chaotic world and alsohoping that
people would be their own super-heroes so that the world would go
back to how itwas before.
S M V Kareesmaa, class X, Ryan International School,
Kharghar
MOVIE: WONDER WOMAN 1984
A fter a long week, filled with all sorts of tedious work, the
onlything we look forward to do is something different,
somethingout of the world! Well, workshops might not be out of the
world, but
they surely are a unique way to spend your weekends. Youmight
associate workshop with a place wherethere is a single speaker and
thousandsof listeners who might be half asleep.But that is not
true.Workshops can evenbe interactive. Here,you meet people
whoshare similar interestslike you dothereby pavingway for you
toincrease yoursocial interac-
tions. Most importantly, workshops are based on anything
underthe blue - pottery, gardening, bird-watching, yoga and the
list is
never-ending. Also, you learn new things, which helps
you to expand your knowledge bank.Nowadays, it has become
evenmore easy as many workshopsare conducted online. So, attend
any workshop, pursue your pas-times, discover new passions,
all
from the comfort of your homes!Varada Shendye,
class IX, SSPM's Sri Sri
RavishankarVidya Mandir,Borivali East
A sound mind in a soundbody
Sports is a crucial part ofa student's growth anddevelopment,
both phys-ical and mental. So, to
encourage and promote fitnessamong school children, theCBSE
observes Fit India Weekas a part of Fit India Movement.
Our school, DAV PublicSchool, Nerul conducted manyenthralling
and engrossingsports activities across all sec-tions. There was an
array of ac-tivities like squats, dribbling theball and spot
jumping at SeniorSecondary level. At Secondarylevel, there were
activities likeVirtual Sports and Fitness Quiz
and Rubik's Cube competition.Activities like Poster makingand
creative use of home-basedequipment for sports and fitnesswere
conducted at Primary lev-el. The tiny tots had a great timewith
Aerobics, Rope Skipping,Hopscotch, Zig Zag and Shuttlerunning.
The students' active and en-thusiastic participation in
allsections in the numerous ac-tivities showed their inclinationand
sheer positivity to beat thepandemic blues through the vir-tual
platform. The understand-ing of regular physical exercisethrough
this event has instilledin students' self-esteem and
con-fidence.
Students excel @Virtual Sports Day
THE BEAUTY OFA SUNSET
Recently I've realised that I love collecting sunsetphotographs.
Collecting sunset pictures boosts myhappiness. Every time I see a
beautiful sunset, myeyes feels so relaxed. The cotton candy colour
ofthe sky is just wow! It's so amazing that sunsetsare powerful
enough to take our breath away andstop us in our tracks. Watching
sunsets is purelyamazing. It is so fascinating to see how
beautifulour Mother Nature is! Whenever I feel stressfulabout my
life or anything Sun is the only source Iget hope from. Sunset sets
the mind and makesme feel calm. Sunset can be inspiring too! I
guess
watching sunset is definitely a great way toend the day.
Ashu Mamotra, class X, ChandreshLodha Memorial School, Dombivli
East
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KNOW YOUR HEROESWe present you back stories of the magnificent
bunch which
gave Indian cricket ‘a win to remember’ for ages to come
The man from Rajkot is not veryexpressive but has dealt with
adversitybecause of a strong mental make-uplargely due to his coach
and fatherArvind Pujara. He lost his mother whileplaying junior
cricket but never waveredfrom his goal despite the tragedy.
Thosehits on the body and knuckles inBrisbane on Tuesday will be
the medalshe would like to wear all his life.
CHETESHWAR PUJARASon of an auto-rickshaw driver fromHyderabad.
He lost his father duringthe tour but decided to stay for theteam
and miss the last rites. He gota maiden five for in his debut
seriesand was all choked up whilededicating the feat to the
memoryof his father. The youngster handledracist abuse from
Australian fanswith the same resolve.
MOHAMMED SIRAJ
The everyday man on thatMumbai local train travellingfrom Mulund
to Azad andCross Maidan. Rahane issomeone who had a blackbelt in
karate as a teenager,and honed his skills underformer India
batsmanPraveen Amre. Did you knowthat Rahane’s first
everfirst-class match was inPakistan and not India? Itwas in
Karachi where Quaid-e-Azam champions KarachiUrbans met Ranji
Trophychampions Mumbai.
AJINKYA RAHANE (CAPTAIN)From the remote village
ofChinnappampatti in TamilNadu, the son of a dailywage labourer at
one pointin time couldn’t buy bowlingspikes. And then IPL
richescame along but he neverforgot his roots. He hasbuilt a
cricket academy inhis native place and helpstalented but
needycricketers. His child wasborn during the IPL but hewill now
get to see him forthe first time in next fewdays and live to tell a
tale.
THANGARASU NATARAJAN
Son of a bus driver fromKarnal, he used to playtennis ball
matches for ` 1000. Delhi first-classplayer Sumit Narwal broughthim
for the Ranji Trophynets where then captainGautam Gambhir picked
himfor tournament-proper. Itwas met with stiffresistance from none
otherthan Bishan Singh Bedi whoprotested that a playeroutside Delhi
domicile wasbeing picked. This led toGambhir putting his footdown
and he never missesan opportunity to remindthe detractors what
Sainiseemed capable of even atthat time.
NAVDEEP SAINI
Rourkee has always beenknown for its finestengineering college,
nowan IIT but this is also thehometown of RishabhPant, son of
school ownerparents. There was atime that on occasions ayoung Pant,
accompaniedby his mother wouldreach Delhi in wee hoursof morning on
weekendsto attend training at thefamed Sonnet Club andbefore the
crack of dawnrest at the Gurdwarabefore heading to theground. He
played an IPLgame days after hisfather Rajendra's sudden
demise.
RISHABH PANT
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A “shocked former captain Ricky Ponting finds it difficult to
comprehend how an ‘A team" from India beat Australia in the Test
series intheir own backyard but admitted that the visitors deserved
the win. An injury-ravaged India beat Australia by three wickets in
the series-
deciding fourth Test at the Gabba, a month after the Adelaide
debacle where they scored their lowest Test score of 36
Mitchell Starc, who is
arguably one ofthe best fastbowlers in theworld, has not
had a greatTest series
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The heir apparent of Virat Kohli wasborn in a Punjab village
calledFazilka to an affluent farmer family.His grandfather had
prepared apitch in the farming field for hisdearest grandson before
his fatherdecided to shift to Mohali so thathis son’s cricketing
ambitions gotwings. He was a member of theIndia U-19 World Cup
team.Recently, on his instagram account,he had voiced his support
forongoing farmers' protest.
SHUBMAN GILL
He comes from Palghar and asa 13-year-old had hit six sixesfor
his school VivekanandaInternational Borivali in aHarris Shield
Match. Who isthe most celebrated alumni ofVivekananda
International?India’s white ball legend RohitSharma. Both Shardul
andRohit have had the samechildhood coach - Dinesh Lad,whose son
Siddharth alsoplays for Mumbai.
SHARDUL THAKUR
WASHINGTON SUNDAR
The name Washington was hisfather’s tribute to his ownmentor PD
Washington, who hadfunded his studies and kits whenhe was young and
faced financialhardships. A month after PDWashington’s death, his
own sonwas born and he named himWashington Sundar. He was aopening
batsman back in 2016during U-19 days. But his talentas an off-break
bowler came tofore when Rahul Dravid and ParasMhambrey told him to
focus onhis bowling in order to make thenext grade. But batting
remainshis first love and India now has aready replacement
ofRavichandran Ashwin as andwhen required.
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04 “Most talented players don't always succeed. Some don't
evenmake the team. It's more what's inside.”Brett Favre, former
rugby player SIMPLY SPORTSTHURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2021
‘How India’s A team won series?’
● I’m quite shocked thatAustralia weren’t quite goodenough to
win this series. Thecold hard facts of it are pret-ty much that was
the India Ateam that played this Testmatch and (India) still
won.
● Considering everything theIndian team has beenthrough in the
last five or sixweeks, with the captain leav-
ing, all the injuries they'vehad — they’ve been through20
players — (Australia) havebeen at full-strength, barDavey (Warner)
missing early on, so it’s really hard tocomprehend.
● It’s probably not even(India’s) second-picked teambecause you
think ofBhuvneshwar Kumar and
Ishant Sharma and thoseguys who didn’t even make itout here.
Rohit Sharmaturned up for the last twoTest matches only.
● Washington Sundar lookedlike he had played 50 Testmatches
through the courseof this game and neverlooked out of place.
ShardulThakur was the same in his
second Test match, picked up seven wickets and scored60-odd
handy runs in thefirst innings.
● I’ve been around the IPL along time so I know the tal-ent that
they do have inIndia, but when you've got tostep up on a big stage
in aTest match against Australiait's a different story.
● We gave Australia the benefitof doubt the last time Indiawere
here because Warnerand (Steve) Smith weren'tthere. But this
time,Australia’s at full strengthand India are on the bones of
their squad — they’re playing net bowlers in Testmatches and
they’re stillwinning. That’s the worry for Australia.
‘THEYRE PLAYING NET BOWLERS IN TEST MATCHES AND THEY’RE STILL
WINNING’
