1st February 2009 - The Scindia School

pg 03Every day is a new beginning. Each ray of lightbrings with it a new life and promise of variouslovely things.As infants we are so vulnerable. We depend onour parents for everything, we are whining,puking in our mother’s arm who takes the bestpossible care of us. With not a single care inthe world we remain happy and naive. Even asyoung children we have our parents constantlyby our side. They guide us at every stepensuring that we adhere to the path ofrighteousness and honesty and stay away fromvices. However this blissful state is not eternal.We move on in life and finally a day comeswhen we have to leave mamma’s apron stringsand step out into the world.This is a real testing time for all of us as we areno longer sheltered in a cocoon. We are nowa part of this big bad world. It is now that wehave to take an oath that we would abide by allIn a materialistic world like this, friends arehard to find, let alone ‘true’ friends. Friendshipcannot be measured in material terms, it cannotbe bought or sold. Instead friendship has tobe earned. It is an unbreakable bond. Imaginea world without friends. Anybody wouldsuffocate to death. It is well said- ‘A friend inneed is a friend indeed’. You will find friendswhen you have money and intelligence, butwhen life turns you down, so do friends. Theyturn their backs on you. It is then that we tendto realize and recognize who really are ourWhen there is a toss,God is the boss.When Sehwag hits a six,There is a bit of risk.When Sachin comes to bat,All fielders run like a rat.When Dhoni hits a four,Crowds says-“one, two, three, four we wantmany more”When Bhaji spins the ball,The ball confuses one and all.When Pathan is going to ball,The wickets are sure to fallWhen Kaif and Yuvi take a catch,We are sure to win a match.The first T20 World Cup we have won,In which Dhoni shone like the sun.Jaskaran Singh Bakshi, VII AAngel vs. BeastTrue FriendshipMen In Bluethose values which our parents strived to instillin us. We have to decide whether we wish to bean asset or a nuisance, ruthless and offensiveor kind and sensitive. All of us have an angel aswell as a beast within us. It is for us to decidewhich out of the two we choose and will allowto flourish. The beast undoubtedly can be veryoverpowering but it is not invincible. Withstrength of character, strong will power anddetermination we can completely crush it.There have been so many people who havededicated their life to a noble cause or for thebetterment of humanity. We should seekinspiration from their life and try to emulatethem. Money, friends and relations are all shortlived. The only thing that endures is the namethat we earn for ourselves and the legacy thatwe leave behind.It is for us to decide the direction of our lifewhether we want to blossom like the lotus inthe midst of mud or mix with it and perish.Sahaj Chawla, VIII Btrue friends. People, who befriend us not fortheir own gain but simply for the joys ofcompanionship can be called true friends.There are some who claim to be our friendsbut can not really be trusted. They deceive us,speak ill of us behind our backs, but in frontof us, they flatter and praise us. Such insincerepeople should be avoided and are a blot in thename of friendship. True friendship is to carefor your friend and to love him from the coreof one’s heart.Akash Kumar, XI CQuizFeb. 1, 2009 | Number : 905THE SCINDIA SCHOOL REVIEW ’091. In which card game does James Bond takeon “le chiffre” in the movie Casino Royale(2006)?2. Which movie is the directorial debut of AdityaChopra?3. In the movie “Da Vinci Code” who has playedthe role of Robert Langdon?4. In which movie did Cameron Diaz make herdebut?5. Name any Hollywood war movie which haswon an Oscar for cinematography andscreenplay?6. On which novel is the movie SlumdogMillionaire based?7. Who is the actor of the Famous “AceVentura” Movie series?8. Who is the director of the movie‘Dasvidanya’?9. In which movie did Aishwarya Rai makeher Hollywood Debut?10. In the Spiderman Series who played therole of Mary Jane Watson?The answers will come in the next issue.Prithvi Khanna, XI CAnswers to Quiz of 15th January1. Delhi, 2. Bullfighting,3. India, 4. Scotland,5. England, 6. Dhyan Chand,7. Wilson Jones, 8. England and Australia,9. Ju-Jitsu 10. MerdekaEditor’s note :Please submit your answers to Prithvi Khannaat the earliest. The first all-correct entry willwin a chocolate.OPINION POLLDo you think Seniority hasreduced after the release of‘Code of Conduct’ ?56%No11%Can’tSay 33%YesNumber of students who voted : 61QUOTE“I cannot teach you violence, as I do notmyself believe in it. I can only teach younot to bow your heads before any one evenat the cost of your life.”-- Mahatma GandhiFORT NEWSII Karan Khanna andVivek ShakyaCartoon Making 1Senior Group :I Khagemba OkramIIIIIJivitesh MazumdarRamith Jeev Sahni andShivraj BhuyanMiddle Group :I Anish GarodiaCartoon Making 2Senior Group :I Ramith Jeev Sahani andRubal AmritII Shivam MehanMiddle Group :I Vaibhav Singh Kirar and Tuhin PandeyII Raghav Ramraika and Yugam BhimsariaIII Kanav BurmanJunior Group :I Harshiv MalikII Alok SaxenaIII Aditya Chhaparwal andRaman OkramWebsite DesigningSenior Group :I Vikram Bengani andMayank KaseraII Yuvraj GuptaMiddle Group :I Aakash Surana andKartikeya BhargavaII Umang Kedia andSiddhant JhunjhunwalaIII Naman MittalJunior Group :I Mudit Gupta and Aditya SharmaII Kanishk MahipDigital PhotoJunior Group :I Gaurang AgarwalII Rohan Khandelwal andAnirudh SindhkarIII Tushar GargResults of Scindia Biology Olympiad :I Rahul KamraII Sumon Saurabh Brahmaand Palash BhargavaKushagra Nagpal was selected for the I.P.S.E.team (under 19) and participated in the 54thNational School Games held at Kurnoor. Hehas been awarded a participation certificate.Angraaj P Choudhary was selected for theIPSC football team (under-19). Heparticipated in the School National Gamesheld at Port Blair.Prateek Bhalotia participated in the“Astronomy Quiz” organized by “AmritSmriti”. He qualified the first and the secondlevel examinations and stood 13th in the statelevel. He will be visiting the PanchmariObservatory in the month of April.