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Happy Teacher’s Day!The enthusiastic students of City International School, Kothrud along with their Math teacher and Vice-Principal, Padmaja Chavali, epitomize learning that is joyful and educative. For a detailed

cover story, on how teachers, were groomed unknowingly for this profession, turn to P8-9

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Friday, September 5, 2014

Three words that transport you into another land — of fairies and djinns, prince and princess, and monsters who are outwitted by the good chil-dren. These tales have been told to us by our grandparents, parents,

teachers and also by professional story-tellers. The stories don’t have to be told necessarily, in English, Hindi, Marathi or even Tamil and Telugu. They can also be told in Malay or Mandarin — and connect with you as much as the tales in your spoken language.

That’s the joy of story-telling, say the nine international story-tellers who conducted a session for the students of the three branches of The Bishop’s School on August 30 and 31. Speaking to YB, they said, “Stories, even if they are from far away lands, try to inculcate the same values — triumph of good over evil, think of others before self, and ‘they lived happily ever after’.”

Long, long, ago...

Tickled their funny bone!

The nine story-tellers seen along with Suhas Punekar, Punekar Educational Tours Pvt Ltd, sponsor of the event, Rakesh Malhotra, Deputy General Manager, Sakal Media Group, Frank Freese, Principal, The Bishop’s School Camp. Also seen are the headmaster and headmistress of the three branches of The Bishop’s School

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Share and repeat stories, says Uncle FatUncle Fat or Chen Ming-Siang (Psst...that’s his real name), is a former Naval officer, turned professional story-teller. The transformation was quite ac-cidental, says Uncle Fat.

He retired from the Taiwan Navy at the age of 40. His only plan, after re-tirement, was to become a volunteer at cultural events.

Once when Uncle Fat was escorting people, around a museum, he intro-duced the place in a different way. It was a departure from the staid, serious approach. In the bargain, he realised that he could make people laugh! Now, he and his wife, narrate many, many stories, across the globe!

Read good literatureMargaret Read Macdonald from USA, is a PhD in folktales. She is also a librarian and believes that children should read good literature that will enhance their written and spoken languages. Be-ware of cheap magazines, she says.

Her favourite story Margaret’s favourite story is ‘two goats on a bridge.’ She likes to tell it to children because of its pertinent moral value — co-operation. It’s very

important to highlight the word ‘co-operation’ in today’s very individualistic world, says she.

Teaching teachers Margaret has also been conducting workshops for teachers. She has been teaching them stories that they can teach in their classrooms. Her ad-vice is that stories have to be performed, but they have to be very, very good in the first place.

AS TOLD TO AMBIKA SHALIGRAM

How to tell a story A story, says Uncle Fat, should be told from the heart. When the story-teller speaks from the heart, he can project happiness, sorrow, wickedness etc with conviction. Uncle Fat loves reading from picture books and is mostly interested in

learning and telling about historical culture.

Learning stories from India Uncle Fat, has enjoyed learning, and of course, retelling many stories from India. He has attended sessions on Indian story-telling and now that he is here, in-

tends to pick up one or two stories.

For his audienceIf you like the story, that you have heard, please go and tell them to your families and friends. Share and multiply the sto-ries, was his parting message.

Photpgraphs by Vaibhav Thombare

Margaret Read Macdonald Children enjoy the performance

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MICOLA MASCARENHASStd VIII, Fatima Convent High School, Margao

SALKISHA VERNEKARStd VIII, Fatima Convent High School, Margao

FAITH (SURNAME NOT MENTIONED)

Std V, Fatima Convent High School, Margao

MRUDULA KHARGEStd V, Bharati Vidyapeeth Eng Med School

HARSH MEWADVidyaniketan Eng Med School

ANJALI GAIKWADPragati Eng Med School

NIKITA GUJARStd III, Abhinav Vidyalaya Eng Med School

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We always paint on paper or in our drawing books. For a change, I would ask my students to paint sculptures, glass, earthenware and metal artefacts.

MEGHA ANGDIStd VII, Jnyan Vikas School, Porvorim

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What will you do if you become a drawing teacher?

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I will make use of newspapers to teach them basic concepts. I will ask them to work on the spacing between two lines in the newspaper as this will help them in memory drawing and still life. It will also help the students in perfecting brush strokes and curves while they are painting.

VAISHNAVI UBHE Std X, Sharada Vidyalaya

I love drawing and so if I become a drawing teacher, I am going to stress on my students the importance of sketching and shading. This will come in handy when they appear for their elementary examination.

AKSHAY SONTAKKE Std VIII, Sharada Vidyalaya

I will take my students on a tour to art galleries, art museums so that they will be inspired with different art styles and build interest in the subject.

RIYA NASNODKAR Std VII, Jnyan Vikas School, Porvorim

Ingredients

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RECIPE

Methodn Stir all the ingredients listed under pan-

cake section. The batter should not be too thick.

n For the stuffing, heat 1 tbsp oil in a kadhai. Add Schezwan sauce and salt. Next, add all the vegetables. Stir them well and cook for 2-3 minutes on a high flame.

n Heat the frying pan and drizzle oil. Pour in some batter. Spread the oil evenly across the pan and cook for 2 minutes on a slow flame. Flip the pancake over and cook again for 2 minutes.

n Remove it from the frying pan and place the vegetables in the center and roll the pan cake. Serve hot.

SUJATA VIRENDRA Parent

This is an Indian recipe for pancakes stuffed with vegetables. Pancakes are made of rice flour and egg mix and a stuffing of assorted vegetables. It’s a delicious and filling snack and can be even substituted for the main course

Rice pancake

For the stuffingn Cooked noodles ................. 1 cup n Cabbage (cut horizontal) .... 1 cup n Carrot (cut horizontal) ......... 1 cup n Capsicum (cut horizontal).. 1⁄2 cup n Spring Onion (chopped).... 1⁄2 cup n Mushroom (Sliced)............. 1⁄2 cup n Mint leaves (chopped) ....... 1⁄4 cup n Basil (roughly chopped) .... 1⁄4 cup n Green chilies (chopped) .............2 n Schezwan sauce................ 1 tbspn Salt ................................... To tasten Oil ................................... for frying

POEMForgive me Jesus

Jesus, my most beloved friend,How could they ever whip you?And allowed you carry that hard, heavy plank of wood,Up the hill in the scorching heat?

How could they have ripped off your clothes?And hammered nails through your veins,From which your young blood sprang like a fountain?

How could they not feel pity after,Seeing your frail and bleeding body?O, how could they leave you there?Without offering a sip of water to quench your thirst?

Good Lord! How rude can Man be,Even today there’s no change in our unkind actions and filthy thoughts,How we pierced your heart, offended and hurt and tore your garments apart,I now repent Jesus, from the very core of my heart,Forgive me Jesus, I beg of you,Don't allow me with a sinful heart to die.

NINOSHKA MASCARENHASStd X, St Mary's Convent High School, Mapusa

Save tigersIn the past, tigers were found throughout Asia. Today, they are mostly spotted in the island of Sumatra, parts of India, China and South-East Asia. Twelve Priority Tiger landscapes which offer

the best chances of increasing tiger popu-lation in the world have been selected by World Wildlife Fund (WWF).They aren Amur-Heilong — China and Russia

n Kaziranga, Karbi-Anglong — Indian Satpuda, Maikal — Indian Western Ghats, Nilgiris — Indian Greater Manas — Bhutan and Indian Sundarbans — Bangladesh and Indian Terai Arc — India and Nepaln Forests of the lower Mekong —

Cambodia, Laos and Vietnamn Dawna, Tennaserim — Myanmar and Thailandn Banjaran Titiwangsa — Malaysia

n Central Sumatra — Indonesian Southern Sumatra — Indonesia

Tigers are the largest cat spe-

cies on earth. They are classified in genus Panthera along with Lion, Leopard and

Jaguar. Ninety-seven per-cent of the tigers are now extinct, with only 3,250

left in the wilds.

Sub-speciesTiger has 10 recognized sub-species out of which Trinil became extinct in pre-historic times. Out of the remaining nine sub-species, three are considered extinct and six are declared endangered by International Union for Conserva-tion of Nature (IUCN).

Extinct sub-species n Bali tigern Caspian tigern Javan tiger

Surviving six sub-speciesn Bengal tigern Indo-Chinese tigern Malayan tigern Siberian tigern South China tigern Sumatran tiger

Tiger’s prideThe Royal Bengal Tiger is the National Animal of India. It is also the National Animal of Bangla-desh, Malaysia, Vietnam and South Korea.

The biggest and the smallestThe Bengal and Siberian sub-species are the largest felids after the extinction of Caspian tigers. The Sumatran tiger is the smallest living sub-species. In each species, the males weigh heavier than the females.

Factsn On land, tigers’ scent mark their

territories. They scratch trees and ground to keep rivals away. This is also their communication channel with each other.

n Like human fingerprints, tiger stripes are unique.

n Tigers have powerful teeth and jaw which can easily break neck vertebras and bones of their prey.

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Falafel Falafel is just like vada pav! Okay, it doesn’t resemble or taste

like our favourite snack. But the popularity of both as a street food begs the comparison. Falafel’s a traditional meal of Middle East and is now served as street food in many countries in the West and Asia. Falafel is a deep-fried ball or patty made from ground chickpeas, fava beans or both. The balls are topped with salads, pickled vegetables, hot sauce and drizzled with tahini-based sauces. It is usually served in a pita, which acts as a pocket, or wrapped in a flat bread known as lafa.

COMPILED BY AMBIKA SHALIGRAM


FanFan (noun) is defined as

“an apparatus with rotating blades that creates a current of air for cooling or

ventilation”. Earlier, a fan also meant “a handheld device, typically folding and shaped like a segment

of a circle when spread out, that is waved so as to cool the person holding it.”

In the present time, fan has an entirely different mean-ing. A fan, also called aficionado or supporter, is a

person who is enthusiastically devoted to something, such as a band,

a sports team, a book or an entertainer. For eg: Are

you a Potterfan? for...

FijiRepublic of Fiji is an island country in

Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean. The country comprises an archipelago of more than 332 islands and more than 500 islets. Out of the 332 islands, only 110 are perma-nently inhabited! Fiji’s culture is a rich mo-saic of indigenous Fijian, Indo-Fijian, Asian and European traditions. This has resulted in vibrant social polity, language, food and culture.

Fiji is also a popular tourist destination with the popular regions being Nadi, the Coral Coast, Denarau Island and Mamanu-ca Islands. Fiji has a significant number of soft coral reefs, and scuba diving is a favoured tourist activity.

FluteThe flute is a family of musical instrument of the woodwind

group. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening. A musician who plays the flute can be referred to as a flute player, a flautist, a flutist, or, less commonly, a fluter. Hariprasad Chaurasia, is an Indian flau-tist, par excellence.

The bamboo flute is an important instrument in Indian clas-sical music, and developed independently of the Western flute. Lord Krishna is traditionally considered a master of the bamboo flute.

FrescoFresco is a technique of mural painting

executed upon freshly laid lime plaster. Water is used as the vehicle for the pig-ment and, with the setting of the plaster, the painting becomes an integral part of the wall. In India, we have large number of an-cient rock-cut cave temples on whose walls frescoes have been preserved.

For instance, the frescoes on the ceilings and walls of the Ajanta caves were painted between 200 BC and 600 BC. They are the oldest known frescoes in India.

They depict the Jataka tales that are sto-ries of the Buddha’s life in former existence as Bodhisattva. The narrative episodes are depicted one after another. Other locations with medieval frescoes include Bagh caves, Ellora caves, Sittanavasal, Armamalai cave and Badami cave temples.

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THE BIG PICTUREFriday, September 5, 2014

Brought out the best in me!

September 5 brings back all the beautiful memories of my school days. Days of planning to stage our best performances for our dear teachers, and some-

times even getting scolded for bunking classes, in the bargain! This Teacher’s Day, I would like to thank my teachers from St Anthony’s High

School, Majorda, Carmel Higher Secondary, Nuvem and The Goa College of Art. You all have been inspiring, and where I stand today is because of the values that you have instilled in me.

Dear teachers, you have all encouraged and helped me make the best of my God-given talents. You made sure that I chose the right career and for that I shall be grateful to you all, forever.

Wishing all my teachers, A VERY HAPPY TEACHER’S DAY!MELBA STEFFI PEREIRA

Art Teacher, Fatima Convent High School, Margao

To teach means to reach out

In my life, two people have made a great impact on what I am today. My mother, Mrs Alice Jadhav, Ex-Principal of St Hilda’s High School and Late Mrs

Elizabeth Matthew, Ex-Principal of St Mary’s School, where I studied, have shaped my life’s journey.

Whilst my mother was the Principal of a school catering to students from economically disadvantaged segment of society, Mrs Matthew was Principal of a school, where children from elite society studied. Both educators never lost a single opportunity to learn from people around them. It was this quest for continuous learning that saw them excelling as Principals.

My mother was extremely sensitized to the needs of poor and needy students. The doors of our house were always open, if they needed food or succor. For her, the responsibility of being a Prin-cipal did not end once the student passed the Std X. She would guide and counsel them even after they finished school. She be-lieved that teaching also meant reaching out to touch one’s heart. Similarly, Mrs Mathew also kept in touch with her ex-students.

I have also learnt from them that when you are chiding some-one, you do it in private. And, when you are appreciating some-one, do it in public. This creates an environment conducive to effective teaching and learning.

SANGEETA KADAMPrincipal, The Epiphany School

If you like your teacher’s way of reaching out to you, dealing with you patiently, goading you to make the correct choices in life, then thank THEIR TEACHERS. Many teachers choose to become one, because

their own life has been guided by their gurus. Here, some of our finest and well-loved teachers talk about them!

What goes down, comes up!

Illustration by Monica Chaudhari

Act as an facilitatorYou can achieve anything you want, if you believe you can.

These words from my teacher have motivated me time and again. As a student, I always showed interest in

my studies. History, till today, is my favourite subject. The liking towards other subjects depended on how interest-ing the teachers made their lesson.

In course of my higher studies, I had to make a lot of pre-sentations. That was the time, I remembered those teachers who got the class engrossed in their teaching. I wanted to absorb this quality in my presentations. This took me closer to the teaching field and I eventually became a teacher!

Today, I feel that students want us to listen to their views and their ideas. In the techno-savvy world, it is important for the teacher to act not as a mere informant but more as a facilitator.

On this Teacher’s Day, I wish to thank all my teachers! May God bless them with good health, wisdom and understanding.

ARGENTINA RODRIGUESTeacher, St Joseph’s Institute, Baina-Vasco

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Makings of a teacher

When I was asked to write an article on my favourite teacher, images of my school days and my teachers cascaded like

a flowing river in front of my eyes. The first teacher whom I re-membered was Ms. Rani, who was my class facilitator in grade 4. She was so bubbly, friendly that we, her students, were all dazzled with her personality. If she was absent for a day, we missed her so much that we waited to see her on the following day. She was the one who taught me that a good teacher is always patient.

Later, we had a very handsome, knowledgeable math teacher, Mr Prasad. He taught us Trigonometry and Algebra from Std VIII to X with great enthusiasm. He was also the Vice-Principal of the school. He made me realize the beauty of math and the satisfaction in solving a math sum. I was so confident in math, especially these two branches, that I excelled in my board exams.

In those days, when counselors were hardly heard and spoken about, he became one for us. We had shared a lot of secrets, fears and ambitions with him. Prasad Sir had influenced me so much, that

though I did my Masters in Science, I opted math as my sub-ject in my teaching profession.

Now, I am the Vice-Principal of the school and also teaching math to students of Std IX and X. I am appreciated by all the parents for the patience, persistence and

passion for the subject and the students. I recently met Prasad Sir (thanks to WhatsApp) and conveyed the same. He has now retired, but he will always be

my favourite, not only as my teacher but also as a person. I convey my thanks to him for directing me to this field without me even realizing.

THANK YOU SIR for making me what I am.PADMAJA CHAVALI

Vice-Principal, City International School, Kothrud

Replace 'IMPERFECT' with 'I Am Perfect!

Being the daughter of an Defence person-nel, I was a student of Kendriya Vidyalaya

(KV) and did my schooling in almost all parts of India upto Higher Secondary. I have been fortu-nate enough be taught by very good teachers at every level. But of all teachers, I would like to write about Mr Cherian. Mr Cherian taught Biol-ogy at Secondary and Higher Secondary at KV, Lohegaon.

We, his students, were in awe of his depth and thorough subject knowl-edge. He never taught us from the textbook! Today as a teacher, I try to do the same in my class. But I doubt, if I would ever be able to match Mr Cheri-an’s teaching skills.

We were also impressed by his skill of drawing diagrams on blackboard. Initially, this seemed difficult for us to master. But he simplified the task and the skill came in very handy to us, at both graduate and post-graduate level.

In fact I took up the topic of Drawing Diagrams for my research topic at M.Ed level, for which I was much appreciated.

Mr Cherian was our class teacher in grade XII, and recognised our smallest contribution with a pat on our back. He always used to say that words like ‘IMPERFECT’ and ‘IMPOSSIBLE’ never exist in any diction-ary. Instead ‘I Am Perfect’ and ‘I Am Possible’ always find a place in the dictionary. These words have become the motto of my life and that of my

students at Sharada Vidyalaya.Today, wherever, Mr Cherian is, I just want to express my deep sense of gratitude for everything that I am today.

SUSHAMA BHALE Principal, Sharada Vidyalaya

AS TOLD TO AMBIKA SHALIGRAM & PRADNYA NAIK

If you like your teacher’s way of reaching out to you, dealing with you patiently, goading you to make the correct choices in life, then thank THEIR TEACHERS. Many teachers choose to become one, because

their own life has been guided by their gurus. Here, some of our finest and well-loved teachers talk about them!

What goes down, comes up!

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TUHU REVIEWS

Interesting title. Did the title come first or the story?The story did! I have to confess that I am terrible at thinking of names for my stories. I usually finish writing the story and then go around hunting for titles. In this case, the title began as a ‘working title.’ In all the mails, about the book, that went back and forth between me

and the editor, it was referred to as The Chicken that started it all. The name stuck! Tell us how you thought of the hero of the book, Smarty, the chicken. I began writing this book because of two very different ‘inspirations’. The first was the chicken shop that was across the road from my house. In the morn-

ing, when there was very little traffic, I could clearly hear the chickens cluck-ing away. This was the first ‘inspiration’ for the story. Around this time I was also reading a lot of stories set during the Holocaust and was struck by how humans had been treated — just like they treat animals! Somehow the two ideas came together in my mind and what better way to narrate the story than through the voice of a victim? That is how Smarty was born. The book sends out a message. Along with the inspiration for this story I got the bonus of having the first line appear in my mind, determined to be the opening for the story. I began to wonder at what could cause a family to change their habit of eating chicken every Sunday! The message part of the story got written once I had introduced Smarty.

Is the book also an attempt to tell us ‘where our lunch or dinner has come from’?I don’t believe in morals in stories and never set out to write a story with something like that. There was never any conscious decision to tell readers anything. That is why the book is so much fun. Do parents/adults miss out on 'growing up' issues of the kids? Oh yes, adults are remarkably blind when it comes to children. I think every parent is surprised, at some point or the other, by some unexpected aspect of their child’s character. I think the blindness of parents also extends to the world around — very often parents just don’t seem to see through the innate meanness or cruelty of some children and are taken in by their act of being a ‘good’ child.

marty is a hen, who refuses to be the lunch of Amol and Sudha’s family. How she outwits them all is the story

of the book.On every Sunday, Amol and his fam-

ily, lunch on chicken. Mallika, their maid, is often asked to get an alive hen from the Top Class chicken shop. In the midst of their studies, the children hear clucks and then the noise would stop mid-cluck. Later when feasting on chicken, they somehow would not associate the clucking noise to what they were eating.

It sounds cruel, doesn’t it? But, that’s how human be-ings are, rarely bothered about what other people, or animals and birds think. So what happens is that one Sunday, the chicken escapes from Mallika, then Amol chases it to his room.

And, then guess what happens? The chicken starts talking! Sudha and Appa, Amma stand outside the bolted room, wondering who is Amol talking to? Slowly, Sudha, Amol’s friend Sameer and his younger brother, Sahil, gradually,

join Amol in the room. They all listen to Smarty’s tale and that results in SECT, short for Stop Eating Chicken Today.

Letters are written, parents are roped in and finally Top Class Chicken shop is replaced by a vegetable vendor. What happens to Smarty? She gets to stay with Amol and Sudha!

NAME: The Chicken That Started It All BY: Nandini Nayar PUBLISHED BY: Mango BooksAGE: 10+PRICE: ` 95

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Chicken shows the way!NANDINI NAYAR, author of The Chicken That Started It All, talks to Ambika Shaligram about her new book and how she thought of Smarty

Form a book club, source new books, exchange them with friends. Read n Grow! Send your bookreviews to [email protected]

A Smart(y) Lassie!

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Students of Indira National School, Pimpri, Bharati

Vidyapeeth English Medium (BVEM) School, Dhankawadi, Huzurpaga Prathamik School, BVEM School, Erandwane and SNBP School & Jr College bagged the winning positions at Swarbharati.

Swarbharati competition, organised by BVEM School, Dhankawadi, is in its fourth year. This year, the theme on folk songs, saw participation from 23 city schools.

The entries were rooted in various regional languages and genres

like powada, gondhal, qawali, Rajasthani, ovi and adivasi songs. The songs focused on psychology, philosophy, anatomy (Deha-Tatva), socio-economic condition, love and day-to-day living.

The guests invited were Vijaymala Kadam, Chairperson, BV School Committee, Dr (Mrs) Asmita Jagtap and Satish Kalia. The competition was judged by Tejas Chavan, music director and composer, Mr Iphate and Manjiri Kale, singer.

The winners were felicitated by Sarang Sathe, Director, BV’s College Of Performing Arts.

Indira National and BVEM win Swarbharati

St. Michael’s Con-vent High School,

Vagator-Anjuna retained the rolling shield for second con-secutive year in the Inter-School Elocution Competition hosted by it under the aegis of ‘Glow On.’ Glow On, an inter-school Sci-ence festival, organ-ised by St Michael’s is in its third year.

Headmistress of St Michael’s, Sr. Libia Fernandes, in her welcome address, said that ‘Glow on’ is a platform for students to exhibit their talents and creativity.

The festival was inaugurated by Shailesh Sinai Zingde, Dy Director of Education, North Education Zone. A colourful inaugural function gave a fly-ing start to the event. The program was compered by Jocelyn Pinto and Johan Fernandes.

This year being an International Year of Family Farming, special emphasis was laid on promoting and propagating farming through the various activities

that were conducted. Science exhibition, Mathematics and

Computer Quiz, ‘I am a scientist,’ Har-vest song and Essay-elocution compe-titions were organised with 11 schools participating in the event.

Demonstrations of Science Experi-ments by Padmanabh Lotlikar revealed the magic of science. Sandra Fer-nandes, Director of Green Growth in-stitute and Harish Prabhudesai of ICAR were the resource persons for talk on Vermi composting.

In the valedictory function, students were awarded.

St. Michael’s retains the rolling shield in elocution competition

Luminaries shone at The Bishop’s Conclave

GUEST SPEAKERS1. Capt Kantish Jadhav

Former alumnus. Recipient of the NAO SENA MEDAL, Naval Aviator and Commercial Pilot of Air India International.

2. Dr Sudhakr Marathe Retired Professor of English and Dean of Humanities, University of Hyderabad.

3. Keshav Iyengar Musician, writer and voice over art-ist. Former alumnus.

4. Joy Purkyastha Resident Editor, Times of India.

5. Col Lalit Rai Recipient of the Veer Chakra from the Elite 1/11 Gorkha Rifles. Com-manded the fierce battles of the Kargil war.

6. Adv Shrikant Malegaonkar Recipient of the Setalvad Prize. Proprietor of Malegaonkar & As-sociates.

7. Deepak Shah Fashion Designer Owner of ‘More Mischief’. Owns a label known as ‘Colours’

8. Udit BirlaCricketer. Former student of The Bishop’s School. Plays for Pune Warriors. Has played 21 T-20 matches. Plays for Madhya Pradesh in the Ranji’s.

The success of the Conclave was due to the immediate connection formed by each speaker with every member of the audience.

The students were highly im-pressed by the speakers, who guid-

ed them to select an appropriate career for their future.

The Conclave concluded with a Vote of Thanks, proposed by the Head Girl, Siya Kulkarni, thus bring an end to two days of insightful thinking and learning.

The Bishop’s School and Junior Col-lege, Camp, organized a Conclave

on August 26 and 27. This primary venture, a part of a series of events planned during the Sesquicentennial Year, was graced by eminent luminar-ies from various fields including the armed services, liberal arts, journal-ism, law, fashion and cricket. The fo-cus of the Conclave was to enable the students to gather an insight into the professions and passions of the guest speakers.

Each day saw four guests in two intense sessions. Aside from the three, The Bishop’s Schools — Camp, Kalyaninagar and Undri — invitations

were extended to the Junior Colleges from the neighbouring schools like St Mary’s, St Vincent’s, The Rewachand Bhojwani Academy etc.

The Principal, CEO and Secretary of The Bishop’s Education Society, Pune, Frank Freese, welcomed the gather-ing and introduced the Chief Guest, Lt Gen V M Patil PVSM, AVSM and invited him to address the audience. In his address, Lt Gen Patil spoke of the rich tradition that symbolised The Bishop’s School and stated that few schools could boast of such a glori-ous history of achievement and pride. Frank Freese then invited Lt Gen Patil to declare the Conclave open.

In the 3rd inter-school chess tournament hosted by City

International School, Kothrud (CISK), the ‘Best Team’ trophy went to students of Gurukul in U-15 category, while the U-13 trophy went to Vikhe-Patil School’s students.

The gold medal for the U-13 category was bagged by Rishabh Gokhale. Silver med-al went to Ayush Antre and

the bronze went to Hrishikesh Gokhale. All three students are from Vikhe-Patil School.

In the U-15 category, the gold medal went to Samyak Karnavat from Gurukul, silver went to Sakshi Kulkarni from Vikhe-Patil School and the bronze to Saurabh Wandhek-ar from Vikhe-Patil School.

Earlier, International Master Prathamesh Mokal inaugurat-

ed the event along with CISK director, Ashish Kumbare and Principal, Nirmal Waddan. Mokal urged them to keep practicing their moves. He also explained that playing chess taught them to control their mind and thinking ob-jectively. The prizes were given away by Kumbare and the Principal.

��NIEFriday, September 5, 2014

The SNPB School & Jr. College had recently

organized an education trip for the students of Std IX and X to Deccan College. The students, guided by their teacher, Geeta Pardeshi, got to see various historical and archaeological artefacts, and various stages in historical and geographical evolution like — Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic and Chacolithic pe-riod. They also visited an ex-hibition which had on display archaeological excavation and specimens like sculp-tures, anatomy of humans and animals excavation,

ornaments, pottery, jewellery, water purification system and mineral rocks.

The students also visited the Maratha museum where they saw the various weapon used during war like gun, sword, shield costumes, and inscription written in Devnagri.

Mrs Jeure, a parent of our student Vaishnavi Jeure, said, “Such visits enrich students. The practical know-how is necessary”.

Principal, V Telore said that such trips provide students the chance to see evidence of our great historical past.

SNBP students visit Deccan College

Pune Girls School Sports As-sociation had conducted a

yogasan and suryanamaskar competition for students. The cat-egories were for schools with the total school strength below and above 800 students.

Prachi Kavthekar of Hujurpaga Katraj, led her yogasan group, un-der the section of ‘less than 800 girl students’ and finished third. The team won 38.33 points.

Komal Unecha also of Hujur-paga Katraj won the ‘Best Team Leader’ award for suryanamas-kars and scored 15 points, while the school team tallied 46.33 points.

Grandparents Day was cel-ebrated in Mary Immaculate

Girls High School recently. The day was celebrated in honour of Saint Joaquim and Saint Anne,

who were the grandparents of Lord Jesus. All the grandparents participated in the programme with great enthusiasm. They en-joyed the cultural programme put

up for them by the students and had fun playing games. They carried back home memories of a warm and fun-filled day, along with gifts, flowers and a card.

Grandparents Day celebrated

Hujurpaga Katraj students excel in yoga and suryanamaskars

Vikhe-Patil and Gurukul students win chess tournament

�� CRAFT CARNIVALFriday, September 5, 2014

It’s festival time. You can make satin garlands as decorations or hang them around the photos of our deities or idols

Satin garland

Photographs by Mukund Bhute

SWATI SHAHArt & Craft Teacher, Mahaveer English Medium School

Material required: A satin ribbon, craft paper — green, yellow and orange — sequins, beads, fevicol, stapler, sketchpen and scissor

Bunch up the yellow and orange craft paper and staple them

Next, cut them as shown. They should resemble a flower

Next cut the green coloured craft paper to make a leaf shape as shown. The tips shouldn’t be cut so as to slip the leaf through the satin ribbon

The flowers, embellished with beads and sequins, can be stuck on the ribbon

Draw the veins on the leaf with a sketchpen Stick beads amongst the flowers and leaves

Your garland is ready!

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�TIME PLEASEFriday, September 5, 2014

Decode the sentence

PRADNYA NAIK

Ans: 1. Elephant 2. Gira�e 3. Lion 4. Monkey 5. Crocodile

COLOUR matchFind the colour which is described in its correct shade

Unscramble!

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Orange

Green

Blue

Yellow

Yellow

Blue

Green

Green

GreenBlue

Blue

Yellow

YellowGreen

Orange

Red

Red

Purple

Purple

Purple

BlueOrange

Green

YellowOrange

RedBlue

BlueRed

Ans: Teachers are good role models for students

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CDILCOROEAns: Purple

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Ans: 1. Ducky in pocket 2. Flower sprouting from bar of chocolate 3. Spout on watering can 4. Cup and saucer 5. Ruler in flower pot 6. Fish growing in pot 7. Shuttle cock in the pot 8. Rake shaped like hockey stick


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