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April 1, 2009 | Number : 909THE SCINDIA SCHOOL REVIEW ’09 pg 02FORT NEWSA Collage Competition was conducted forclasses VI and VII :Results :Class VII :I Raman Okram and Harshit BansalII Umang Jain and Pradeep SolankiIII Devyansh Garg and Sonu SinghConsolation :Vikrant Mukherjee, Rohin Kar,Anuj Agarwal, Kshitij Jindal andRishabh GuptaClass VI :I Satyam PawarII Sugandha ShuklaIII Manas PantConsolation :Sankalp AgarwalRohan MehrotraSansrisht Bhatia7th H.H. Maharaja MadhavraoScindia Memorial CricketTournamentThe 7th H.H. Maharaja Madhavrao ScindiaMemorial Cricket Tournament commencedon Monday, 23rd March. The five day cricketextravaganza which is awaited each year withgreat excitement lived up to all expectations.Five teams (Modern school-Delhi, M.N.S.S-Rajkot, Mayo College-Ajmer, Raj KumarCollege-Rajkot and Y.P.S-Patiala) keenlycontested for the coveted trophy.The visiting teams reached the Fort onSunday, 22nd March. They were billeted indifferent houses and all efforts were madeto ensure a comfortable and memorablestay. Special care was taken to ensure thecomfort of staff members escorting theteams. The mess staff under Mr DeepakTandon took care of all the culinaryrequirements of the visiting teams in keepingwith the great tradition of hospitality of theScindians. The Principal also hosted adinner for the visiting team members at hisresidence.For five days the Fort was in the grip ofcricket fever. The performance of the ScindiaSchool team was a marked improvementover previous years. The final match wasplayed between Modern School and TheScindia School. The former with animpressive batting line up set up a formidablescore of 303 runs and went on to win thematch. The audience which comprisedmainly of The Scindia School boys wasdisappointed but nonetheless everyoneappreciated the great display of cricketingexcellence.The prize distribution ceremony took placeat the Madhav Field at 1:30 p.m. Mrs MadhuTewari distributed prizes to the winners.Results :Winner-Modern school, Barakhamba Roadß`ma H$s epŠVß`ma H$s epŠV AZmoIr h¡Š`m|{H$ ß`ma IwX hr BVZm AZmoIm h¡ Ÿ&ß`ma _| bmoJ A§Yo hmo OmVo h¢,ß`ma Zem, Xdm Am¡a amoJ ^r h¡ Ÿ&ß`ma H$aZo dmbo, ß`ma Ho$ Zeo _|nmJb hmo OmVo h¢ Ÿ&ß`ma go ~‹S>m ZerbmH$moB© nXmW© Zht h¡ Ÿ&ß`ma O¡gr H$moB© Xdm Zht h¡,ß`ma B§gmZ H$mo ~Xb XoVr h¡ Ÿ&dh ~Xbmd AÀN>m hmoVm h¡Š`m|{H$ g¥pîQ> H$m {Z`_ `hr h¡ Ÿ&ß`ma EH$ Eogm amoJ h¡,Omo bJ OmE Vmo Ny>Q>Vm Zht Ÿ&Eogo ß`ma Vmo hµOma ~ma hmo OmVo h¢na gÀMm ß`ma EH$ ~ma Ÿ&ß`ma H$moB© _wpíH$b H$m_ Zht,na Cgo nhMmZZm _wpíH$b h¡ Ÿ&ß`ma H$aZm _wpíH$b Zht,na ß`ma {Z^mZm _wpíH$b h¡ Ÿ&ß`ma _| EH$ na_mUw go ^rÁ`mXm epŠV h¡ Ÿ&ß`ma H$s epŠV AZmoIr h¡Š`m|{H$ ß`ma IwX hr AZmoIm h¡ Ÿ&BemZ nMm¡ar, 11 S>rI was walking in the rain, when suddenly Iheard someone scream out my name. I turnedaround and was shocked to see him after tenyears. He stood there soaked wet from the rainand shivering with cold.Farhan and I had been good friends since classVIII. We always had a healthy competitionregarding our studies and basketball. Both ofus had been good at studies and were alsogood basketball players. Farhan was shorttemperedand had a jealous nature. Therewere times when I purposely lost a game justso that he doesn’t get angry. Till class X, I triedto ignore his bad-temper but his behavior wasgradually becoming worse. I advised him anumber of times that he needed to control histemper and improve his behaviour but I couldsense that he didn’t like my friendly advice.Then I started noticing a certain change in him.He often looked tense and his mind was alwayssomewhere else. His academic performancetoo was going down. Whenever I asked himfor a game of basketball, he would reject andwould spend very little time with me. He wasoften seen hanging around with bad boys. Oneday I learnt from somebody that Farhan hadstarted taking drugs. I was shocked andfurious. I went straight to him to ask whether itwas true. I said “Farhan is it true?” He lookedsurprised, “What?” “Is it true that you areinvolved in some drugs business?” “Yes”, hereplied. “How can you? You know its illegal” Isaid. “So what, and by the way it’s none of yourbusiness.” He said airily. I was hurt and decidednot to talk to him ever. Soon I got to know thathe had failed in class X. Another devastatingnews that I got was that his parents had beenmurdered. I decided to go for their funeral.OLD BOYS’ NEWSAbhilash Anand(Ex Jp, Batch of 2008) has been awarded a laptop from the University ofWestminster for his good performance. He has also been elected the Course Representative(course-rep) and has got an appointment as the Student Ambassador of the University’sDESCE (Department of Electronic Communications and Software Engineering). He would befeaturing in this year’s annual university prospectus as one of the best students of the university.Abhilash has also been invited to feature in the Annual British Council video of the 10 bestScholarship holders of the UK which will be shown globally.Contact: Abhilash AnandFirst Year Undergraduate StudentM.Eng (Honours) Electronic EngineeringUniversity of WestminsterLondonContact No. +44 (0) 78 8319 6074E-mail id: a.anand@my.westminster.ac.ukOn Friday, 27th February the much awaited Golf event organized by SOBA got a goodresponse. Around 55 golfers participated in it. They were given SOBA T-shirts, participationmementos and callaway caps among other things. On the same evening the alumni dinnerwas arranged at the sprawling lawns of the Rajputana Rifles Officers Mess. An AV presentationof Scindia 111 was screened. The gathering was a happy mix of senior citizens and recentpassouts. Col. Ranjeet from the 1947 batch was the senior most old boy present there.True FriendshipAfter all we had been good friends once. In thefuneral Farhan was furious and while leavinghe told me,” I will kill the man who murderedmy parents.”Two years after this incident I had almostforgotten him, infact I didn’t have time toremember him. I had maintained my first rankin the batch and was studying laboriously formy class XII boards. One night while I wasstudying I received a phone call “Hello,Sugandha,” the voice on the other side said. Irecognized the voice, it was Farhan’s. “Farhan,where are you and what’s the matter?” I askedwith surprise “Sugandha, I’m sorry for what Ihave done. Had I listened to you; this day wouldnever have come. You were very nice to me;will you do me one last favour? I’m sure I cantrust you for this work. Please come to myplace, will you?” he said all this in one breath.“Ok, I am coming.” I hung and quietly wentdown. My mother was sleeping, so I left a notefor her, took my scooty and left. I reached hishouse and was just in time to see Farhan shoota man. I was dead-frightened and simply frozeat the spot. Farhan saw me, “There’s nothingto be frightened of, I won’t harm you.” “Whydid you do that?” I asked. “Oh, he was the manwho had killed my parents. I called you herebecause I want you to look after my sisterFarha. She is just seven but is wise andintelligent. I’ve told her I’ll be back, but shewill have to wait for a few years. She’s upstairs,please take her and go away before the policecomes. I don’t want the two of you to getinvolved in the police proceedings. We’ll meetagain, thanks a lot.So, his words came true. We met again but instrange and unexpected circumstances. “Hi,how are you?” he broke the silence.” I am finewhat about you?” I replied. “I am fine, spentthree years in jail. After my release I completedmy graduation and now work in a call centreat Delhi. I’ve been looking for you since twoyears. I came to know that you’re in the fashionindustry in Mumbai. Where is my sister?” “Oh,Farha, she is fine. That night I took Farha to myhome and discussed the matter with my mom.A friend of hers offered help. She securedadmission for Farha in a boarding school inIndore and took her responsibility. Yourdarling sister is in class XII now. You should beproud of her. She is excelling in studies and isone of the best students of her class” I toldhim.“How can I ever thank you? You’ve been atrue friend, Farhan said with a choked voice. Itook his hand in mine and told him that fortrue friends like us such words of gratitudewere not required.Sugandha Shukla, VI A
pg 03Experience in VDJS“Wow! One more outing” This was my firstresponse when I was told by Ma’am SangeetaJain that I was one of the students selected forthe Sub Junior Regional Round SquareConference which was to be held at Vidya DeviJindal School Hisar. At that time I had no ideawhat RSC was all about and I must confess thatthe only thing which excited me then was that Iwas going out with my friends.Finally the day came and five of us along withMa’am Anuradha left for Hisar. Our journeywas a quite interesting because in the train wemet students of Lawrence School, Sanawar whowere also going to Hisar for the sameconference. We missed the ice-breakingceremony due to the delay of trains. Onreaching the school we were allotted rooms ata teacher’s house. She was very hospitable andtook care that we had a comfortable stay. Nextday in the morning we had the flag march inwhich I marched with our school flag. It was aproud moment for me. We attended lecturesby keynote speakers. The first one spoke on_¢ gmV df© H$m hÿ± Am¡a A~ _oao g§Ý`mgboZo H$m dŠV Am J`m h¡ Ÿ& BZ gmV dfm] _|_wPo Mma ~ma _moMr Ho$ nmg Vah-Vah H$s~r_m[a`m| H$m BbmO H$amZo bo Om`m J`m &VrZ ~ma _oao Vñ_m| H$mo ~Xbm J`m AWm©V _oarng{b`m| Zo H$m_ H$aZm ~§X H$a {X`m &_¢ EH$ Jar~ n[adma Ho$ gmW ahVm hÿ±Am¡a _oam à`moJ Bg n[adma Ho$ _m{bH$ H$m ^mB©H$aVm h¡ Ÿ& AmO _¢ Am¡a _oao _m{bH$ O~ Am°{\$ggo Ka bm¡Q>o V~ _m{bH$ Zo _wPo ~mha ~am_Xo _|N>mo‹S> {X`m Am¡a dh AnZo ~MnZ Ho$ gwZhao»`mbm| _| Imo J`m Ÿ& _wPo A^r ^r `mX h¢ dogwZhao nb O~ _¢ N>… _hrZm| H$m Wm Am¡aAnZo nwamZo _m{bH$ Ho$ gmW {b~Q>u Ho$ emoê$__| ahVm Wm Ÿ& E.gr. H$s hdm _| ahZm {H$VZmgwhmdZm bJVm Wm Ÿ& _oar {H$ñ_V na H$mbo~mXb N>mE O~ _wPo XoIZo EH$ n[adma Am`mAm¡a _¢ {N>nZo _o§ Ag\$b hmo J`m Ÿ& _m{bH$ Zo_wPo CR>mH$a Cg n[adma Ho$ g_j àñVwV {H$`mleadership. He told that a good leader shouldbe strong enough to face the problems of hisgroup and should be a great motivator. Thesecond keynote speaker spoke on democracy.We were told about the freedom andresponsibility which people enjoy in ademocratic setup. The third keynote speakerspoke about the environment. He told us howactivities like deforestation etc. by humans havespoilt the environment and caused globalwarming. He also told us what would happen ifthis was not controlled. The ‘baraza’ meetingson all days were based on the topics coveredby the keynote speakers. Other than thiseveryday we had something new. During the‘bada khana’ we served food to the servantsof the school. We also visited a mint and tookpart in adventure activities like rappelling andzip lining. Tank ride was a nice experience.Everyday at night we had dinner either in aclub or in the school garden. Mock electionswere also held one day to enable us tounderstand how votes are cast and also so thatwe understand the importance of our vote. Welearnt beats work from the Samba Band andcreated wonderful music with and without thehelp of musical instruments.We made many friends and learnt the way otherschools work. It was a very nice experience.While leaving we were very sad but also excitedto share the experience with our friends backin school.Manas Pant, VI BEH$ OyVo H$s AmË_H$WmAm¡a CÝhm|Zo _wPo EH$ hr PbH$ _| ng§X H$a{b`m Ÿ& _wPo 1200 énE _| IarX {b`m J`m{H$ÝVw _oar H$hmZr `ht IË_ Zht hþB© Ÿ& EH$gmb ~mX O~ _oao _m{bH$ Ho$ n¡a ~‹S>o hmo JEV~ _wPo Ka Ho$ gm_Zo dmbr g‹S>H$ Ho$ {H$Zmao\|$H$ {X`m J`m Ÿ& EH$ gmb V‹S>nZo Ho$ ~mX _¢ZogmoMm, _moj-àmpßV Ho$ {bE Vnñ`m ewé H$aXy±, V^r _wPo {H$gr Zo CR>m {b`m Am¡a V~ go_¢ `hm± hÿ± Ÿ&_¢ nrN>o go {Kg MwH$m hÿ± Am¡a `hm± na_wPo AÀN>o go YmoVo ^r Zht h¢ Ÿ& _¢ XwAm H$aVmhÿ± {H$ H$me ! _oao _m{bH$ Ho$ n¡a ~‹S>o hmo OmE±Am¡a em`X _oar {H$ñ_V ~Xbo, na BZHo$ n¡a h¢{H$ ~‹T>Vo hr Zht & O~ _m{bH$ _wPo nhZH$aIobVo h¢ V~ _oar hmbV EH$ Mßnb Ho$ g_mZ~oOmZ hmo OmVr h¡ {H$ÝVw _m{bH$ h¢ {H$ WH$Vohr Zht & Bg{bE A~ _¢ ^JdmZ H$mo ß`mam hmoOmZm MmhVm hÿ± Ÿ&`eamO Z¡Z, 9 S>rQuizSpotlight on IndiaApril 1, 2009 | Number : 909THE SCINDIA SCHOOL REVIEW ’091. If Jaipur is called the ‘Pink City’ which Indiancity is called the ‘milk city’?2. His ‘Beauty from debris’ work in Chandigarhis similar to the Malampuzha project inPalakhad, Kerela. Who is being referredto?3. Who was the child of a Prime Minister, theparent of a Prime Minister and a PrimeMinister?4. Which famous two word slogan was coinedby Mohammed Iqbal?5. India and Pakistan have both renamed theGrand Trunk Road. What is its new name?6. What was so special about the train whichcarried the ashes of Gandhiji from Delhi toAllahabad?7. What is written on the logo of the newspaper‘The Times of India’?8. Who is the Constitutional head of every state?9. On which river are the dams Konar,Tillaiya,Panchet and Maithon situated?10. In which Indian state is ‘khasi’ commonlyspoken?The answers will come in the next issue.Aditya Sharma, VII BAnswers to Quiz of 15th March :1. Edmund Hailey 6. Elliptical galaxy2. Black hole 7. Oeneb3. Andromeda galaxy 8. Ceres4. Challenger shuttle 9. 5 billion years5. 1000 light years thick 10. JupiterEditor’s note :Please submit your answers to Nishant Ranaat the earliest. The first all-correct entry willwin a chocolate.OPINION POLLAre all reality shows on televisionstaged ?26%Can’tSay34%No40%YesNumber of students who voted : 180FORT NEWSRunner up -The Scindia School, GwaliorBest batsman -Dhruva Shaurya(Modern school, Barakhamba Road)Best bowler -Shahnawaaz Husain(The Scindia School, Gwalior)Best all rounder -Milan Gautam(Modern school, Barakhamba Road)After the prize distribution ceremony theSchool Brass band came up with ascintillating performance which receivedstanding ovation from one and all. Thetournament was marked by bonhomie andcamaraderie and at the end of it all itepitomized the victory of the spirit ofsportsmanship and fairplay.April Fool’s DayThe first of April is marked by the commissionof hoaxes and other practical jokes on friends,family members, enemies, and neighbours, orsending them on fool’s errand, the aim of whichis to embarrass the gullible.Many theories have been put forward abouthow the tradition began. For instance, thetradition was attributed to Noah’s mistake ofsending a dove out from the ark before theflood waters had subsided (thereby sendingthe dove on a fool’s errand). Some feel that thecustom originated when King Charles IXreformed the calendar, moving the start of theyear from April 1 to January 1. People whocontinued to celebrate New Year on April 1were mocked and had pranks played on them.Practical jokes and pranks are the order ofthe day. Sober and upright media organizationssuch as BBC have also participated in foolingand tricking people in its own way. Therespected BBC news show Panorama onceannounced that thanks to a very mild winterand the virtual elimination of the dreadedspaghetti weevil, Swiss farmers were enjoyinga bumper spaghetti crop. It accompanied thisannouncement with footage of Swiss peasantspulling strands of spaghetti down from trees.Huge numbers of viewers were taken in. Manycalled the BBC wanting to know how they couldgrow their own spaghetti tree. To this the BBCdiplomatically replied, “place a sprig ofspaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hope forthe best.”On April 1, 1946 Aleutian Island earthquaketsunami killed 165 people in Hawaii andAlaska. It is known as the “April Fools’ DayTsunami” as a large number of peopledrowned because of the assumption that thewarnings were an April Fools’ prank.Let us all enjoy the day by playing tricks onothers but be cautious not to be tricked byanyone.Editorial Board
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