Campus Eye

Gursher Singh Sandhu went to

Kerala on 10th December for the

Rifle Shooting Nationals. We wish

him luck.

DPSG Dehradun celebrated its

Founders Day on 16th of Decem-

ber. Congratulations.

Mastermind first round was held

on 16th December.

A football match was played on

17th December between Khadi

Talwar (11 commerce, humanities

and pure science) v/s Kitaabi

Keede (11 Gurukul). Khadi Talwar

won 1-0.

17 SeQuins went to Selakui village

for social service, as is encouraged

by the schhol, on 17 December

Inter House karate was held on

19th December. Results on page 2

Build up an appetite for the up-

coming barbeque lunch on 21st

December.

Winter vacations begin on 22nd

December. Stay warm!

Girls Know How to Party Shreya Neogi and Kishika Arora bring us the inside story of the night that was!

Volume 1, Issue 2 MMXVII/December

The day finally arrived and

the girls were all ready to be

taken away in their beautiful

carriages led by.. Horse-

women and mares

(figuratively speaking). It

was the night where none of

us had to see the men and

we could be ourselves and

dance till our feet ached.

The much awaited party was

finally going to begin and if

we go behind the scenes, the

preparation started the night

before with everyone getting

their facials and mud packs

to clear their faces. From

castor oil to nariyal tel,

green tea to hot water, we

were all ready for the last

extravagant party which was

in our honour. The juniors

did a brilliant job and im-

pressed us with beautiful

handmade invitations in the

shape of butterflies. The

theme being under the light

of a thousand stars intrigued

us even more. Speculating

was one thing and actually

coming downstairs was an-

other.

The show began and we

walked in through the gate of

the girls hostel into the para-

dise which was made for us.

Cameras flashing and cheer-

ing put the brightest smiles

on our faces as we walked on

the red carpet towards the

stage.

The show was packed with

dances, songs and speeches

but what caught our attention

the most was the K-Pop dance

which got us on our feet and

made us dance along with the

performers. We saw a rather shy

Amy enact Gabbars capturer

(though she hid her face

*laughs*).

The performances came to an

end and it was time for the fash-

ion show. We were asked to

walk to the stage where we

were asked a question each by

either Dr. Nag, Mrs. Devgan or

Mrs. Sharif Khan. Three girls

were shortlisted for the final

round. They were Lipi Koyu,

Emtili Aier and Shreya Neogi.

They were asked a question

each and everyone was eager to

know the winner of Ms Se-

Quin

The winner emerged and it was

Emtili Aier. The crowd cheered

and clapped as the three final-

ists walked the ramp.

What followed was much need-

ed, the dinner! The girls ate to

their hearts content. We would

like to take this opportunity to

thank the catering team for add-

ing sugar, spice and everything

nice to our evening.

The evening ended with the

much awaited DJ night. This

was when the ladies kicked

their heels off and changed into

their pajamas and danced like

nobody was watching. (no one

was #GIRLSHOUSE)

He who has not

Christmas in his

heart will never find

it under a tree.

-Roy L. Smith

All That Fits 2 5

Santa Wishes 6

Kimmy is a great man with a bad haircut.

Kimmy runs a country which he inherited

from his father who inherited it from his

father before him.

As a kid, Kimmy loved to play with rockets.

30 years later, his obsession increased ten-

fold and now his tests make the world inse-

cure.

Kimmy hates-LOATHES-the American way

of life and is usually found in confrontation

(via Twitter) with his blonde, bigmouthed

counterpart.

Kimmy lives an extravagant life, funded

with money channeled from taxes and from

UN as sanctions to feed his people who are

starving to death.

Kimmy is a bad dictator. Be like Kimmy.

Im pretty sure (no, but I am hoping) that

even the most Dwells-Under-The-Rock guy

would have figured out by now who is being

referred to in this (hypothetical) scenario. If

not, well ummupar wala aap ka bhala

kare.

Honestly, given what this guy is up to or up

against, makes world leaders run into a cold

sweat. His continual nuclear escapades over

the South China Sea gives people the jitters

and the media a field day.

Boasts of the Supreme Leader arent un-

heard of either. Over every military advanc-

es made, whether it was the development of

the Hydrogen Bomb or the ICBM launches,

(thats the Inter Continental Ballistic Missile

for you, Mensa Retards) provocations to Un-

cle Sam keep pushing on. And even though

America being bound by the No First Strike

Policy of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, the

scourge of a nuclear war seems to be hovering

over the world. And for what? Insecurities of

a dictator? Nope. An obtuse President? Not

that one either.

It all boils down to the conflicting egos of two

world leaders who for some reason, are still

carrying on with their unrelenting show of

machismo.

Could you believe it?! These are people who

can reduce no, eliminate poverty, starva-

tion; supply limitless medicines to economi-

cally backward nations; fund a private think-

tank and who knows, maybe even cure can-

cer! While one conducts missile test over for-

eign airspace, the other refuses to back out

from The Middle East for some reasons.

(Hmmprobably the desert sands and its dirt

cheap oil)

But who cares? Not me. Well, not until theres

a supply of carbonated drinks and Netflix. Or

until one gets incinerated in the nuclear tide.

Humph.

Penny for your thoughts?

Over the 1.6 decades of my existence, my

workings have been scarred by those of oth-

ers. Amazingly enough those individuals;

whether it be a Trump, a Mugabe, a Gaddafi

or even a Modi have set a peculiar trend to

do something, errr out of the box. It

might be (hypothetically, of course) grab-

bing things that arent meant to be grabbed,

an oppressing rule of over 3 decades, insecu-

rities as a Jihadist or even displacing an en-

tire country over a few bits of paper.

Superpower by 2020 he said

Anyhow, this bit of paper isnt dedicated to

the grabbers, senile control freaks, cuckoo

dictators or chaiwalas

But it is dedicated to one eccentric genius in

the league of these individuals (perhaps

higher too!) But unlike them, hes known to

be violent (brutally violent) and the author of

this article, unfortunately ME, can be traf-

ficked, tortured, have his nails pulled out or

worse, be given a citizenship to a country

which gives citizens insignificant legal

rights, is known for the worst humanitarian

aid to its people, and may pass off as a mod-

ern day Sparta (except this time, there are

submarines and nukes instead of swords and

guys in capes).

So nuhuh, I wont point any names or name

any fingers for that matter (hehe) but for the

benefit of doubt, lets call this guy Kimmy.

On 7th December, 27 students went to

DPSG International for the DPSG Soci-

ety athletics meet. Our students partici-

pated with great enthusiasm and brought

a bag full of medals (25 gold medals, 11

silver medals and 5 bronze medals).

Sumaer Raj Singh was awarded with

gold medals in all the events in which

he participated.

The dance competition took place on the

9th of December and it had two sub-

categories; Classical Dance Competition

and Magical Moves Competition.

DPSG Vasundhara was announced the

winner of the Indian Classical Dance

Competition and DPSG International

won the Magical Moves Competition.

-Bhavuk Garg and Wendy Marak

All That Fits a column by Kartikeya Puri

SIS Leads at DPSGI

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The spirit of Christmas is the spirit of love and of generosity and of goodness. It illuminates the picture window of the soul, and we look out

upon the worlds busy life and become more interested in people than in things.

-Thomas S. Monson

SeQuins Visit ICAR and SWCRI Inter House

Karate results

The Inter House Karate

had two categories: Ka-

ta (individual and team)

and Kumite

(individual). The overall

results are as follows:

Agni (20 points)

Jal (15 points)

Akash (10 points)

Prithvi (05 points)

Congratulations Gursid-

ak Singh (1st in Kumi-

te), Vansh Singhal (1st

in Kata) and Vansh

Singhal, Aryan Prakash

and Harsh Agrawal (1st

in Team Kata).

On 15th December, 16 SeQuins departed at 11:30 am for the Indian

Conservation Agriculture Research (ICAR). The museum curator in-

formed the students of how the conservation of soil and water takes

place, different types of cropping, the changes in farming techniques

and some graphs of soil. The students were told about ICAR, how it

works and its members help farmers by educating and teaching them

the methods to conserve water for future use. They also try new meth-

ods for better crop production like intermixing crops. After gaining

some knowledge, the students headed for the Soil Water Conservation

Research and Training Institute (SWCRI). There they saw the devices

which are used to measure humidity, temperature, sunshine, soil tem-

perature, rainfall, etc. The students got to know about different crops,

cropping patterns, types of farming and how the farmers are trained.

The institute has a pond full of different species of fish. We thank our

teachers, Ms. Kalpana Sharma and Mr. Soham Roy who made this trip

possible.

-Kartikey Kumar and Antima Modak

Term Gone By

was a great evening again fun, food,

dance and a basket full of memories.

Another event of the busy November was

the InterHouse Basketball Tournament.

The three days witnessed triumphs, disap-

pointment and the crowd cheering and

screaming their lungs out.

The Jalites and Prithvities had a lot of fun

at their House Parties too and every time

another house had their party, the thought

of some of us having fun turned us into

green eyed monsters. When wed hear the

music during dinner, the conversation

quickly turned into plotting and planning

sessions to sneak in somehow.

After an exhausting month full of events,

it was still not time for a break. The event

of mass participation, the cross-country

had come. Everyone got out of their cozy

beds grudgingly and begged for (just) one

more minute to sleep. (That was absolute-

ly in vain). Packed up in layers of cloth-

ing, we reached the venue. On one side,

people were seen stretching and warming

up and on the other, people formed their

walking squads. Everyone cheered others

even if they themselves couldnt find in-

spiration to run the shortest possible dis-

tance. I remember wondering (while run-

ning) sab kahan gayab ho gaye?

No wonder SeQuins looked forward to more

early morning runs. 72 students went for the

DPSGI meet and won laurels for the school.

The Tennis and Equestrian team also won

many prizes in various Inter-School events.

10th and 12th graders were seen with their

heads buried in books for the preboards. Staff

v/s students basketball match was held and

the teachers emerged as winners (yet again!)

New faces were seen in this lush green cam-

pus of 52 acres .

The new editorial board was appointed and

the new board members felt a sudden sense of

responsibility to take the school magazine to

the next level.

The year passed all too soon and I never real-

ized how time flew by. It was a year of bitter

sweet moments and all I would like to say is,

carpe diem! Live in the moment and make it

beautiful so that it is worth remembering be-

cause tomorrow is never promised. Find joy

in the ordinary. Forget what has gone, appre-

ciate what still remains and look forward to

what is coming next.

Ill leave you with one of my favorite quotes

from Finding Nemo, When life gets you

down, do you know what youve gotta do?

Just keep swimming...

-Kishika Arora

(Editor In-Chief)

The new term began as we returned to the

school after the romp festive celebrations. It was

a much welcomed break after the tiring athletic

meet and Founders Day celebrations which

were pulled off brilliantly and proved to be

quite a show. (After all, I cancelled my plans of

going to the USA for this big day!) #truestory

November was the achievers month. SeQuins

showcased their talents and skills in various

Inter-School events in various fields like arts

and sports and made the school proud.

The House Party season was upon us. The Ag-

nians were found working tirelessly day and

night. Not to forget Mr. Sharad Aggarwal who

himself prepared the invitation cards for the

outgoing batch of twelfth-ees.

Soon enough, tip- toeing into our lives came

CAP Test III and the books were dusted and

opened after quite a while. The days passed with

cups of coffee, alarm clocks and the very trusted

and effective last moment preparations which

always are the results of divine inspiration. No

compromises for those whose throats dont dry

up in the name of the Review meet.

Equally unforgettable was the Childrens Day

which began with a really exciting cricket match

with a lot of uchaal in the pitch. The evening

show put up by the teachers was wonderful and

we all had a blast dancing to the beats of The

Bhairavas around the bonfire.

It was time for the Akash House Party which

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CHRISTMAS PLAYLIST

12 Days of Christmas by Boymongoose

(SeQuin Recommends sing along!)

Jingle Bell Rock by Bobby Helms

All I Want For Christmas Is You by Fifth Harmony

Santas Coming For Us by Sia

Coldest Winter by Pentatonix

Last Christmas by Ariana Grande

Mistletoe by Justin Bieber

Christmas Lights by Coldplay

This Christmas by Chris Brown

Not Today by Imagine Dragons

Last Christmas by Taylor Swift

I Want to Come Home for Christmas by Ne-Yo

To Watch Arthurs Christmas

Home Alone Series (obviously!)

The Holiday

Alvin and the Chipmunks

Riverdale

Padmavati

Tiger Zinda Hai

Fukrey Returns

To Read Purple Blossom (Buy a copy NOW)

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi

Adichie

Fools Die by Mario Puzo

Eat Sleep And Pray by Elizabeth Gilbert

Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie

The Help

I Do What I Do

To Do

Play loud music on New Years and dance the night

away.

Try getting the #summerbodygoals like NOW.

Break the dance floor on EDMs and Bhojpuri Mu-

sic.

Try catching up with your English for a change!

Try getting over the Aashiqui 2 playlist (jeez its

been 5 years people!)

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Find Your Way Out Find The Hidden Images in the Picture

Santa Wishes

Respect

We hear you fellow SeQuin #respect

Private Jet

Hazaaro Khwahishein Aisi

To become the School Captain

Beta ,11th mein ho?

To play an innings with Virat Kohli

The Santa would want that too, we guess

More vacations Hear Hear

No holiday homework.

Santa says, Contact Mr. Sharfuddin for

this kid.

New underwear

Note: The SeQuin team did not make

this up. Someone really wants one. Se-

cret Santa anyone?

Keys to the room with question papers

Calling 911

A girlfriend

How about a copy of school maual in-

stead?

Height Tonic (that works)

Ever heard of heels?

A new tennis racquet

Its on its way kid

Go to the Virushka reception.

Too late. Its 21st today

Make it snow. Give me hot cocoa and

a cottage up in the hills with

Awww This Shall Come True, said Sir

Nicholas

Make me Om Pathak

Santa is still hysterically laughing

Board examinations get cancelled.

The nation has spoken

Santa should do my work

Santa passed school long ago. Ho Ho Ho

Editorial Board

Reporting Manager Mr. Deepak Sharma Master In-Charge Ms. Harveen Kaur Sandhu Editor In-Chief Kishika Arora

Faculty Advisors Dr. Paramjit Oberoi (Hindi), Srikanta Goswami, Priya Kulsrestha Senior Editors Kartikeya Puri, Srotriyo

Sengupta, Krishna Tripathi (Hindi) Associate Editors Shaurya Veer, Dhruv Banerjee, Siddhant Agarwal (Hindi) Sports Editor Kabir

Kapur Cartoonist Elovito Ayemi Graphic Designer Saalik Rather Photographer Vishwas Gupta Coordinator Aviral Gupta Report-

ers Khushi Pandey, Ayaan Khan, Shivansh Karanwal

Special thanks Shreya Neogi, Lipi Koyu, Kartikey Kumar, Nathaneal Buam

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