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What: GTAwards 2010-11When:August 8, 2011Where:Amity University, Sec-125, NoidaWhy: To announce the winners of GTMaking a newspa-per contest 2010-11Who: Dr. (Mrs.) Amita Chauhan, Chairperson, AmityGroup of SchoolsMs Poonam Goel, Entrepreneur Journalist; JudgeMr Arunoday Mukherji, Anchor, CNN-IBN; Chief GuestCol Alhuwalia, Sports Advisor, Amity Group of Schools

Ms. Renu Singh, Principal, AIS NoidaMs. Sarita Aggarwal, Principal, AIS MVDr Rekha Ranade, Principal, AIS SaketMs. Ameeta Mohan, Principal, AIS PVMs. Anuradha Handa, Principal, AIS Gur 46Ms. Sunila Atheley, Principal, AIS Vas 6Ms. Vishakha Chitnis, VP, AIS Gur 43H(ow)ighlights:� It was Noida Vs Saket, but it wasAIS Gur 43 that tookaway the trophy.

� The glam quotient skyrocketed as the tiny-tots fromAIS Noida strutted the ramp in ‘recycled’ style.� Everyone was happy and everyone clapped theirhands, as ‘GT Happiness ambassadors’ from AIS Vas-1took stage every time a winner was announced.� Tripti Panigrahi of AIS Noida revived the charm ofCWG with her classical Odissi dance performance, seek-ing the blessings of the Almighty.� The GT photo booth was a huge hit with winners giv-ing away their best poses for the shutterbugs.

GT AWARDS 2010-11

BBeesstt GGrraapphhiiccBhavya Mehta, VIII B, AIS V-6

BBeesstt CCoollllaaggeeKunal Sagar, X, AIS PV

BBeesstt PPhhoottooggrraapphhShahnawaz, XII, AIS Noida

BBeesstt iilllluussttrraattiioonnPurva Sinha, XII B, AIS Gur 43

MMoosstt OOuuttssttaannddiinngg SSttoorryyRitika Sharma, Ayan Marwaha,

Bharat Goyal, Aarushi Jain, ShreyaGauba, Ishita Bedi, Gautami Raju &

Archita Goyal, AIS MV

BBeesstt HHeeaaddlliinneeIshita Bedi, IX, AIS MV

MMoosstt IInnnnoovvaattiivvee SSttoorryyAnugya Gupta & Akaknsha Gupta,

AIS PV

GGTT DDiissppllaayy AAwwaarrddAIS Noida

GGTT DDeessiiggnn AAwwaarrddAIS Gur 43

GGTT EEddiittiinngg AAwwaarrddAIS MV

GGTT BBeesstt NNeewwssppaappeerr AAwwaarrddAIS Gur 43

“The personaltouch and thewarmth in theevent was un-paralleled. Icould feel theplace pulsatingwith only oneemotion i.e.

pride. The meticulous planning,fine detailing of every aspect,the effort to recognise each andevery child and teacher - there isso much to say about it all. In-deed, God is in the details!”

“I would liketo say that theopinion ofYoung India isextremely im-portant andyou are gettingan opportunityto voice your

opinion through this wonderfulmedium that is “The GlobalTimes”. I am truly jealous of thefact that I did not have such anopportunity, a method to kindle,nurture and sharpen the talentsthat you already possess.”

Genre: Comedy, Drama,Thriller…Rating:Directed by: Agrim Sachdeva,XII, AIS SaketCasting: The GT family

Lights, camera, action….packup! The GT Movie traversed itsjourney through these words,with its end meeting a thunderousapplause. Hard work, rewards,emotion, competition, educa-tion…the movie became the per-fect audio-visual adaptation ofthe print medium. Never mindthe audio glitch! ArunodayMukherji, Chief Guest for the

event could not agree less, “I wasanalyzing the movie criticallyand I found it had all the ele-ments. It was newsy, it was hu-morous, it conveyed the pointbang on. Agrim constantly saying“I love GT” in the movie wasvery funny and it is very impor-tant to have the right touch of hu-mour, when projecting somethinglike this.” As the movie enjoysboth critical acclaim and box of-fice success, the director has butevery reason to rejoice. “A lot ofhard work and effort went into thevideo. And to see the end resultwas just so overwhelming,” saysAgrim Sachdeva.

Goodbye Filmfare. Adieu IIFA. Drum roll please! Steps in - the year’s most awaited event, the GT awards 2010-11. Victory,celebration, emotions, style, competition, a coveted trophy...the event had it all. The year long GT Making a NewspaperContest culminated in absolute grandeur and style. Bhawna Tuteja, GT Network brings you glimpses of the event that was

They went back happy& clapped their hands

The Wait...“GT awards is one event that every oneawaits and looks forward too. This is thetime when you get to meet your friendsand get rewarded for your efforts too. Wewere happy on receiving so many awardsthis year and last year too.”

Ishita Bedi, X, AIS MV

It happened...“It was an amazing experience. The cheer-ing, the hooting...all of it added to thecharm. The cherry on the cake was actuallygetting the prize. I attended it for the firsttime and I am looking forward to attendingit again and winning the next year too.”

Dhriti Sharma, X, AIS MV

It got over...“I can’t believe the GT awards got over. Itseems like a few minutes back that we wereall there, awaiting for the event to begin. Ireally wish it could last for a little bitlonger, go on for a bit more time. I wish Icould relive it again, just once more.”

Simran Sachdeva, X, AIS PV

Poonam Goel, JudgeJournalist & Director,

Persona

Arunoday MukherjiAnchor, CNN IBNCHIEF GUEST

Released Amitywide

Be it Amity InternationalSchools or Amity University,The Global Times is always ahit. As the school reportersbagged away trophies, therewas no way the universityjournos could be lagging be-

hind. The GT Universityawards that comprised of GTInterns, GT Writers and GTPhotographers were given toselect students of Amity Uni-versity.

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“Last year, we did a lot of re-search work and field work,which was definitely lacking thisyear. Also, may be our conceptswere not as innovative as theyshould have been. But nonethe-less, we are going to work hardagain next year. And may be wemight just even repeat our featnext year again.”

Tanvi Sethi, X, AIS Gur 46

From AIS to AUUP

The excitement,the victory, theloss, the joy, the

laughter, the spirit,the emotion…all of it

came alive one more time@ GT AWARDS’11.

“I feel so happy on the win, especiallynow that I am out of school. Last yearPurva had beat me, and this time round,

she has done it again! She’s been thetoughest contender.”

Seher Mallik, XII, AIS Noida

“GT awards are one of the most lookedforward to event through the year. Theevent was great last year too, but this yearit rocked. Last year, the band perform-ance was great, but this year I guess thecute little kids more than made up for it.”

Rashika Sood, XI, AIS MV

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“Yes! We have won it & we knew wewould! But after that joke, we felt letdown. Right now, we feel on the topof the world. Everyone gave theirbest shot. No one was laid back &everyone came up with innovativeideas. AIS MV was a tough con-tender!”

Edit Team, AIS Gur 43

“I feel on top of the world. Our hardwork and the enthusiasm of the kidspaid off. Besides, I think it was ourinnovative ideas that counted most.Our hopes were pinned on the trophyand I really think that we deservedthis one.”

Shalini Aggarwal, Teacher coordinator, AIS Gur 43

Winners GT Awards’10 AIS Gur 46Happy high Vishakha Chitnis

Mature feat Winners from Amity University

Lets me knowmore, do more,be more!Gives wings to my

creative expressions

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with friends andfamily

World Mirror News and Views

THE GLOBAL TIMES |AUGUST 22, 20112

Prashant Kumar, (ASET), KultejaPonnada, (ASCO)

Amitians got an opportunity torevisit and immortalize theteachings and prophecies of

Vivekananda during a series of debateorganized by CNN-IBN to mark the150th birth anniversary of SwamiVivekananda in its studio on July 12and 13, 2011.The talk show titled “Yuva – Youthand Vivekananda” organized by thenews channel in partnership with Ra-makrishna Mission, New Delhi at-tempted to establish a relationshipbetween youth and Vivekananda andthink of him not as a guru adorningsaffron robe but as a revolutionarywho could think way ahead of time.The show kicked off with eminentpanelists to the likes of Magsaysay

AwardWinner & former IPS Officer -Kiran Bedi, eminent scientist-YSRajan, Former Central VigilanceCommissioner-N Vittal, actor RajatKapoor and other well known facesfrom different spheres shedding lighton the life of Swamiji and sharing hisvision for developing a self reliantand progressive India. They broughtforth different aspects of his person-ality and described him beautifully asa “Sanyasi” who preached aggressionthrough goodness.As anchors threw the house open fordebate, there followed a session ofplethora of questions ranging fromhow can the youth imbibe the teach-ings of Swami Vivekananda in every-day life to how can the youth think ofgrowth in larger context beyond indi-vidual growth and prosperity?The debate maneuvered to a different

sphere all together with panelists andguests poignantly debating about rel-evance of Vivekananda's ideals intoday’s time and his ideas on awak-ening the society. The panelists andguests also deliberated the dominanceof western practices over our innateculture and traditions.The keen involvement of studentswas evident from the innumerablequestions posed by them to the pan-elists. Their dogged persistence toknow, inquire and discover the truthtook the debate to a new level.Corruption - The most talked about

thing in the country was not skippedeither. The panelists re-emphasizedhow only youth can bring the changeand be the change that we all want tosee in the world.The debate was indeed thought pro-voking being both imbilical and re-productive at the same time. Theinteractive talk show instigated a lotof questions in young minds that werepacified with intellectual and experi-enced response by experts. To sum itall, the show was successful in mak-ing the youth view different aspectsof Swamiji’s life pragmatically.G T

YOUTH & VIVEKANANDAAmitians understand the relationship between the two words, as they participate inCNN-IBN’s show “Yuva”, and find new avenues for inspiration and learning

How can we imbibe the teachings ofSwami Vivekananda in our daily life?Can treading on his ideology assuresuccess?Swami Vivekananda has categoricallysaid that West and the East have to worktogether to create a perfect world. Ourstrength lies in our spirituality. In hismessage to the youth he has clearlystated that it is important to have astrong self belief. In simple words if wewant to succeed in life we need to havea goal, think about it, breathe it 24x 7and we are bound to taste success.

Dr. Sharan Shivraj Patil, PanelistYou are what you eat, you eat more itshows, you eat less or eat wrong stuff itshows. Ultimately you are what youread, what you see, what you hear andwhat you believe.

Kiran Bedi, Panelist

What middle path should the youthtread on to fulfill individual aspira-tions and have a spiritual outlook too?It is very important to reflect, introspect

and get over our inherent fear, insecuri-ties and work towards your goal. Everyindividual is blessed with infinite poten-tial, infinite capacity, we simply need towiden our horizons and not get restrictedby individual interests. The real essence

lies in understanding the dimensions ofour own personality and aspire for ex-ploring infinite facets of the same.

Swami Shantatmananda, Panelist

Do you think people are more influ-

enced by the west today?Yes, definitely. There is a blind race toape the West. The dresses we wear, thefood we eat, everything seems bor-rowed. I feel a lack of originality in ourlives today.

Priyanshi Bahadur, ASCONo! Definetely not! People may beadorning western dresses & eating piz-zas, but traditional values are inherent.We still go to the temple on Diwali, burstcrackers, don’t we?

Aditya Samyal, ASCO

Do you seek inspiration from SwamiVivekananda?The youth today, looks up toVivekananda for inspiration. It is the re-sult of his teachings that I overcame myfears. His ideology has made a great dif-ference in my life.

Rohan Gupta, ASCODefinitely. His words ‘Arise,Awake andBe Bold’ echo’s in my ears every time Iface a challenge.

Tushar Kapoor, ASCO

In today’s technologically dynamicworld are Swamiji’s teachings contra-dictory to the modern world?I truly feel that Swami Vivekananda’steachings are not contradictory, they per-haps compliment today’s scenario.Swami Vivekananda always held stead-fast to traditional values and yet dreamtof building a modern India. He said thatone should not be bound by customs andreligion and should strive to evolve andgrow with the surroundings while notcompromising on one’s morality.

Sankalp Dikshit, XII, AIS Noida

Describe Swamiji in one word?One word that describes Swamiji thebest is inspiration. He was the hero ofmodern India, an icon that every citizenof India and other nations would look upto for motivation. He was a visionary,phiolosopher, thinker and leader allrolled in to one.

Sanjana Garg, XII, AIS Noida(With inputs from Kulteja Ponnada,ASCO ) G T

Here are some questions that the debate sought to answer and made the youth halt and ponder

Food for thought…

I came backmotivated and focusedI lapped up the offer to participate inthe CNN IBN talk show on youthand Vivekananda as it provided mean opportunity to reconnect with myidol Swami Vivekananda and his phi-losophy.It gave me an opportunity to interact with emi-nent panelists and broaden my horizons of learn-ing. The poignant debate on whether the term‘aggression’ has evolved over a period of timeto assume a new meaning was an eye opener.Earlier, I used to only associate it with anger andrage. The panelist urged the youth to develop“aggressive goodness” which could enable themto move mountains. I came back focused and re-alized that a student’s true happiness does not liein achieving academic success alone. It is im-portant to achieve multi-dimensional growth.

Prashant Kumar, ASET

“The experience was really wonder-ful. I was amazed to see the massiveset and meet in person the eminentpanelist and anchors, whom I hadidolized. I also got to know about thetechnical nitty gritties involved in putting up aTV show.”

Varun Khanna, AIS MV

Participant Speak

Organiser Speak

Stand up, be bold, be strong. Takethe whole responsibility on your ownshoulders and know that you are thecreator of your own destiny.

If the mind is intensely eager,everything can be accomplished-mountains can be crumbled intoatoms.

All knowledge that the world hasever received comes from the mind;the infinite library of the universe isin our own mind.

Applause all the wayIt was a great experience working with80 intelligent students from Amity. Iwould like to congratulate the Amitygroup for grooming such brilliantminds. They were a pleasure to workwith and every panelist had great things to sayabout them. Undoubtedly, they became the cen-tre of attraction in the show by posing someheavy-duty, yet relevant questions.

Gaurav Alagh, Producer, CNN IBN

Best Innovative Story Trophy...never expected it to come our way. We justwanted to be different, so we made a personal diary of a girl trapped in the

Egypt crisis to forge a connect with the readers. We are elated we won!AAnnuuggyyaa && AAkkaannkksshhaa,, AAIISS PPuusshhpp VViihhaarr

Vivekananda SaysBring it onCNN-IBN anchor

Anubha Bhosle propels the discussion

Making a point Sankalp Dikshit,AIS Noida asks a question

3Learning Curve Education & Enhancement

We feel ecstatic winning Outstanding Story! The Tigerstory was the toughest contender.

AArrcchhiittaa,, AArruusshhii && SShhrreeyyaa,, AAIISS MMVVTHE GLOBAL TIMES |MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 2011

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Smita Jain, GT Network

With an illustrious careerspanning over 13 years inIT and Business Project

Management, Aniruddha Nanda, hasundoubtedly become a name toreckon within the IT industry. In aninterview with GT, Aniruddha getsnostalgic reminiscing the golden

years that he spent in AmityBusiness School.

How would you describeyour association withAmity?I consider myself privi-leged to have studied atAmity Business School.It was an ideal trainingground. It was at ABSthat I learnt how to turnmy dreams into reality.When I look back in thesands of time, it is this in-stitute which I owe myprofessional and personalsuccess to. It was whilestudying Business Manage-ment at Amity that I developedsound acumen to understandthe working of a businesshouse. I still come down every-day to the same Noida, Sector-44building where I studied, to dropmy son. So I am still connected

with my institute but yes in a differ-ent way.

What do you think sets Amity Uni-versity apart from others?

Amity now heads the list of pioneerinstitutes in the country offering anarray of courses in every possiblefield. It is not only popular amongststudents; even my colleagues andemployees across the globe are fullof praise for this institute. It has es-tablished itself as the most soughtafter institute in the country in a veryshort span of time.

What were the benchmark eventsof your student life?It is a matter of great pride for me totalk about my Alma Mater at IIT andother well known institutes where Ihave been invited as a guest speaker.However, organizing our first cul-tural meet called “The Feast” in theyear 1996-97 can be definitelytermed as the benchmark of my stu-dent life. Moreover, I made friendswho helped to bring out the best inme and are still with me.

Any professor who was yoursource of inspiration and motivation?I would like to use this platform tothank my professor Mala Sinha fromHuman Resources Department forbeing the guiding force in my life.She had motivated me at every step,helping me chalk my career. I wouldalso like to express my gratitude toDr. Ashok K. Chauhan for preparingus for this demanding corporateworld, as life has been a breathtak-ing voyage from ABS till date. Iwould also like to thank Atul Sir. Iam grateful to Amity as I met my

wife here in 1997.

What was your experience like atyour first job?It was during the course of my firstjob that I realized books can only en-able one to get a good job. But fromthere on, it is the practical trainingand handling of independent projectsthat makes one familiar with theworking of the industry and the nu-ances involved therein. Finally, thisdecides how your career shapes up.

As they say once an Amitian, al-ways an Amitian; any plans to jointhe University later?Surely, if given a chance I woulddefinitely like to be associated withAmity. It would be a matter of greatpride for me to once again go backto the institute, which shaped my ca-reer and contributed to my success.Being the Director, Operations ofone of the leading IT giants, I can en-sure that during hiring or campus in-terviews, meritorious students fromAmity have an edge over others. Ithink this is the best way I can con-tribute to my Alma Mater.

Your message for the students…I believe the key to achieving suc-cess is to make things easy not onlyfor yourself but also for others. Mymoolah mantra is ‘Never try eatingan elephant at one go.’ Instead, al-ways try to divide a complicatedissue into sub parts and solve themone by one to arrive at a simple butbest solution. G T

Amity shaped my careersays Aniruddha Nanda, Director Operations for Tech Mahindra and Amity Alumnus

SCHOLASTIC ALERTS

Institute/College: Amity GlobalBusiness School, LondonCourse: MBA / BBAExamination: Ref to websiteApplication Form: Download fromwebsiteLast Date: Ref. to WebsiteWebsite: www.amity.edu/london

Taruna Barthwal, ACCGC,Career Counseling Coordinator

Shefali Kumar, AIESRGT Intern

If a perfect blend of aesthetics andtechnology is your idea of a perfectcareer choice, then Amity School of

Fine Arts (ASFA) is the ideal destinationfor you. The Global Times takes you toa campus visit at ASFA, where you canacquire the required skill set.

USP: Students are acquainted with 2Dand 3D animation software and techni-cal know-how entwined, with strokes ofcreativity.

Faculty:A variety of teaching and learn-ing techniques are employed by a set oftrained professionals and academiciansto impart knowledge and creative skillsto the students.

Programmes: ASFA is presently offer-ing programmes to fulfill the require-ment of professionals in variousfunctional areas of Fine Arts, AppliedArt and Animation Industry.

Graduation: BFA (Painting/AppliedArts), BFA (Animation) Post Graduation: MFA (Painting),MFA (Applied Arts)

Infrastructure: The spacious, stylish &air-conditioned classrooms provide themost conducive atmosphere for dynamicand focused upcoming artists. Spaciousstudios for painting and applied art havebeen designed to ensure the comfort ofevery artist and to bring out the artisticand creative skills in every student. Hi-technology computers with latestsoftware are provided for efficient learn-ing for the students of BFA Animationand Applied Art. State-of-the-art audito-riums act as a common ground for stu-dents, faculty and well known artists forregular interfaces, conferences and otherevents. The library boasts of a collectionof huge number of national and interna-tional books on Fine Arts, covering allaspects of the BFA & MFA Programmes.

Industry Interactions:ASFA organizesvarious activities like seminars & talk

shows to encourage interaction with theindustry professionals. Well knownartists from various industries are invitedto share their experience and offer tipsto enhance students interpersonal skill.

Internships and Placements: Theplacement cell of the institute facilitatesthe students seeking placement after thesuccessful completion of the course. Thestudents are exposed to various aspectsof professional practices, currently beingexecuted in the field, which train themfor decisionmaking in a real-istic environ-ment. The students get an opportunity tocorrelate theory with practice. They alsounderstand the techniques for integrationof all departments in an organization forimproved productivity and profitability.The emphasis is on 'hands-on' practicaltraining and problem based learning -students learn through their own practi-cal experience, not just by watching oth-ers and reading textbooks.ASFA has strong tie-ups with variouscompanies in the fields of animation, ap-plied arts & art galleries. The institute ismaking a continuous effort to provideskilled and trained manpower in the var-ious functional areas related to pro-grammes offered by school. No wonder, the students of this depart-ment are making the cut to renownedprofessional organisations for jobs andinternships like Brand Design, DentsuAdvertising Pvt.Ltd., Educomp, GeckoAnimation Studio, India Today, MagicSoftware’s, Q2 Media amidst othersG T

Dabble and splash, imagine and create fantasy into reality.

Our objective is to provide educationin art related field with a focus onsharpening the creative skills of thestudents. Our animation program isa rare blend of creativity with a tech-nological touch. The students areequipped with basic drawing andtechnical know-how.Dr. Pradeep Joshi (Director) ASFA

Worthy opinionsKREATIV: ASFA celebrates a twoday annual fashion art festival‘KREATIV’ every year in March-April to provide an exclusive plat-form to the students for them todisplay their hard work and talent tothe spectators and veterans of Art in-dustry in myriad forms of AppliedArt, Painting and Animation.

Other Offerings

‘Create’ Your WishesVital Stats: Amity School of Fine Arts (ASFA)

ASFA offers the best of industry-oriented training to itsstudents. It is mandatory for the students to undergo asix to eight week internship. This exposure generatesrationality, pragmatism and encourages them to corre-late classroom learning with real industry insight.

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On a Amity Career highAniruddha Nanda

Gyan Vigyan Science & Technology

THE GLOBAL TIMES |MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 20114

Sports Howzatt!?!

I wasn’t expecting the Best Illustration Award at all! Igot to know of the award ceremony just a day before.

The illustration was made on-the-spot, randomly.PPuurrvvaa SSiinnhhaa,, AAlluummnnuuss,, AAIISS GGuurr--4433

Mahima ChandwaniX B, AIS Gur-46

� It takes 70% less energy to pro-duce a ton of paper from recycledpaper than from trees.

�The longest living cells in the bodyare brain cells, which can live anentire lifetime.

�Rats multiply so quickly that in 18months, two rats could have over 1million descendents.

�The animal with the largest brainin relation to its body is the ant.

�The ears of a cricket are located onthe front legs, just below the knee.

�A car traveling at 80 km/hour useshalf its fuel to overcome wind re-sistance.

�Eyes of human beings are alwaysthe same size from birth, but thenose and ears never stop growing.

�Starfish don't have brains. �Moths have no stomach. �The pupil of an octopus' eye is rec-tangular in shape.G T

ScienceFacts

Smita Jain, GT Network

Coming from a family of golfers,Amandeep Johl was destined tomake a mark in the sport once

considered the pursuits of the richie-rich.An engineer by profession, he left a lu-crative career behind to pursue his undy-ing passion for the sport. Some excerptsfrom an exclusive interview with GT...

Do you think golf, in India, is still con-sidered the pursuit of the rich?I don’t think so. This perception haschanged with time. Jeev, Jyoti Randhawaand I hail from middle-class families.When I started playing golf, my entirefamily shared the same set. This game haschanged the fortune of many. There aremany star golfers, who earlier worked ascaddies and now they are doing extraor-dinarily well in the international circuit.

What generated your interest in golf? Isgolf still pursued as a leisure activity?Golf is fast emerging as a career option.The youth is not shying away from adopt-ing it as a profession. Playing golf has

three fold advantages. It’s a good stress buster, aform of exercise, and above all it is monetarilyrewarding. I have inherited the love for this gamefrom my father. A landscape designer by profes-sion, my father was very passionate about thegame and I followed suit.

Did you take any formal training?Initially, there weren't many clubs in India and itwas very difficult to gain access to elite clubs.So, I joined a proper academy very late. I went toItaly and underwent training under DonatoDiponziano (Head of European Club).

Is Asian level of play at par with the West?We are slowly trying to match up with interna-tional standards. For any sport to do well, thegovernment should promote discipline at bothnational as well as state level in a big way. Properinfrastructure and sponsorship programs are theneed of the hour, if we want to produce sportsper-sons in every home.

What was your family’s reaction to your deci-sion of taking up golf as a career?My father was startled and shocked, when I toldhim I wanted to pursue golf as a career. He askedme to complete my formal education and then

tread on the path of my choice. As I was brilliantin Mathematics and Physics, I passed out withflying colours from Punjab Engineering Collegeand went ahead to become a Mechanical Engi-neer. After that I sought my father’s permissionto follow my dreams.

Which is your most memorable tournament?It would definitely be when I won NationalChampionship in 1989. The most exciting phasein my career occurred five-six years back, whenI was ranked 13th on the US Merit List.

Who is your idol?My idols are Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods.Despite being mired in controversies, TigerWoods has the power to bounce back. He is agolfer par excellence.

What are your plans for the future?I want to set up sports clubs and academiesthroughout India to train children for lucrativeand challenging careers in sports and also helppeople unwind at leisure. My other big dream isto set up golf estates of international standards.Though the concept is still at a very nascent stagein India, I would like to take up the projects on alarge scale.G T

...says Amandeep Johl- a name synonymous withGolf as he gets candid about his passion for thegame, his life, career highs and future plans

iOS vs Android OSA race, a bit too close…

Golf has changed thefortune of many

Graphics: Ravinder Gusain

Anubhav Jain, X A, AIS MV

If you’re in the market for a newsmartphone, choosing which one tobuy, the final decision has much to

do with the operating system (OS) thatruns the phone, as much as the basichardware itself. Back in 2007, SteveJobs introduced the iPhone. Amongmany revolutionary features, one wasthe Operating System, iOS. It was, ac-cording to Jobs, at least 5 years ahead ofany Smartphone. Many OS’s have triedto compete with it since then. One ofthem is Google’s Android. Is it the realiOS killer? Let’s find out who wins thesmartphone war.

User InterfaceiOS: It has an effective User Interface(UI). It is intuitive, finger friendly andsupports Multi-touch (only virtual key-board). It facilitates tap from pinch tozoom. Also, it was the first ever OS tointroduce scrolling that can be seen inany touch enabled phone today.Android:Amazing UI inspired from theiOS. But has few improvisations likemultiple home screens and widgets. Itstill lacks the cool animations and so-cial network of gamers that iOS has.

ApplicationsiOS: The iTunes store has over 3,50,000applications. However, all of these appshave to be certified by Apple and to in-

stall unauthorized apps, youneed to get Superuser rights overyour device by Jailbreaking(a process toremove limitations from devices runningon iOS) it.Android: Has over 1,00,000 apps. Anydeveloper can create apps and thus doesnot require rooting (Similar to Jail-breaking) to install paid apps or unau-thorised apps for free.

CostiOS: Extremely expensive devices- butvery cool and hep, perfect for making astyle statement. You have the iTouch,iPhone and iPad-in increasing order ofcost. Android: Devices start at prices as lowas Rs. 8,000. LG Optimus E730 Sol,Motorola Milestone, Samsung Galaxy R

and many more are pocket friendly buys.

Flash PlayeriOS: Its browser doesn’t support Adobe-Flash Player and thus doesn’t offer ef-fective web browsing.Android: Has an excellent browserwhich supports Flash and gets a fullscore on the Acid test.

CustomizabilityiOS: Customizing iOS device requiresJailbreaking. Changing the wallpaperand a few other things are all you can doto customize it.Android: It has a huge modding com-

munity behind it. Different vendors canmodify the code since it is so very open.Widgets are great, icons can be placedalmost anywhere and anything can be setas the background image. There aremany custom ROMs too.

Open-nessiOS: It is a very closed source. It’s re-strictive on who can develop and whatcan be developed for it. Android: Its open source for its core OSand allows installing of apps from out-side of the market place.

So, which one is better? Well, that is foryou to decide. G T

Striking a goal: Amandeep Johl

Johl (R) receiving a championship trophy

5Whose life is it anyway?

I was expecting the Best Photography Award. It feelsawesome to have received it. I think the vivid colours in mywork did the trick.

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U, Me & Hum

Sarisht WadhwaX B, AIS Gur-46

AAfffflluueennzzaa-- A blend of ‘affluence’and ‘influenza’. A social diseaseresulting from extreme material-ism and excessive consumerism:earning more money and con-suming more, which can lead tooverwork, debt, waste, stress, anxi-ety, etc. UUssaaggee:: Affluenza some-times leads kids of rich familiesinto criminal activities.

BBaaggggrraavvaattiioonn-- Blend of ‘bag’ and‘aggravation’. A feeling of annoy-ance and frustration at the airportwhen your baggage has not arrivedbut the other passengers’ bagshave. UUssaaggee: Nancy couldn’t helpbut feel baggravation as shewatched other passengers get theirluggage and leave the airport.

CCaarrjjaacckkiinngg-- Blend of ‘car’ and ‘hi-jacking’. When a car driver isforced to give up his vehicle ordrive to a destination designatedby the attacker. UUssaaggee: Carjackingis one of the increasing crimesthese days.

Aishwarya Sharma, X A, AIS Noida

Ivisited USA with my parents this summer. The tripturned out to be amazing as we went around thewhole of the place, checking out every destination

worth a visit. We stayed at The Hilton Embassy locatedat Dupont Circle.

DDAAYY OONNEE We visited the Natural History Museum,which showcased a grand collection of big diamondsand jewels. Among the collection was ‘The Great HopeDiamond’, originally from India, but gifted to USA bythe British. The museum also exhibited different typesof animal skins, and many a cute clown fish (nemo),along with a butterfly pavillion, around which butter-flies fluttered merrily. Our next stop was the NationalAir and Space Museum. The museum showcased abrilliant journey into the country’s evolution in spacetechnology, brought to life by fighter aircrafts, rescueoperation planes, satellites as The Voyager, Discovery,and NASA’s Apollo11. The high point was the aircraftdesigned by the Wright Brothers.

DDAAYY TTWWOO It was time to visit the magnificent WhiteHouse, followed by a visit to the Washington Monu-ment, Capitol Hill and Library of Congress. We strolledon the National Mall, situated in Smithsonian area inthe evening. Watching a group of boys and girls playRugby and Baseball reminded me of the energeticallycharged atmosphere of the India Gate gardens.Next, we went to Richond Virginia to meet our family

friends. On our way, we spotted corn fields and en-joyed the sight of the beautiful countryside. We then flew to Buffalo and reached Niagara falls, a di-vision between US and Canada. Wow! New York, the city of high rises was next on our list ofplaces-to-see in the USA. What makes the city de-lightful is its skyline and the buildings that tower above100-storeys! Fortunately, our hotel Pennsylvania wasbang at Times Square, Manhattan. The high rise build-ings at the Times Square held up big, colourful bill-boards. And not to forget, Planet Hollywood, where wecaught a glimpse of the real dresses, boats, guns, carsand the like used in movies.

DDAAYY TTHHRREEEE The next day we found ourselves mar-veling at the Statue of Liberty. Located on a small is-land in Hudson Bay, it was gifted to the US by France.As we looked down from the 86th floor of the Empire

State Building observatory, all cars on the road resem-bled ants; there was no way we could not go toMadame Tussauds Wax Museum. Here, we greeted An-gelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Jlo, Justin Bieber, Obama andour very own SRK and Big B, in their wax avatar.

GGOOOODDBBYYEE Upon our interaction with the natives ofthe country, we were pleasantly surprised to learn thatthey all liked India very much and wanted to visit thecountry. They said, “India is the place where all pros-perity is.” I was happy to hear these words and feltproud to be an Indian. G T

Souparnika Krishnan X D, AIS Gur-43

The assurance that I was going toattend Voldemort’s funeral afterschool, got me through the apa-

thetical morning. It was a 3:35pm showand it was legendary. The journey whichHarry, Ron and Hermione had embarkedupon 10 years ago came to a befittingend with the last installment.The movie was replete with ac-tion, drama, mystery and ofcourse, several doses of magic.Harry Potter-The Deathly Hal-lows, Part 2, was the awesome-est, best-est, amazing-est, beautiful-estHarry Potter film ever! I liked the factthat the story started from where it endedin the previous segment. The cine-matography and direction was incredi-ble. Alan Rickman (Severus Snape)made even the toughest of hearts cry.Maggie Smith (Minerva McGonagall)put up an amazing performance, even

though she was battling cancer in reallife. We see the emergence of a rebel inNeville Longbottom, portrayed byMathew Lewis. Needless to say, DanielRadcliffe, Emma Watson and RupertGrint were splendid. You could clearlysee how involved they were with theircharacters, and imagine how difficult itwould be for them to let go of their mag-ical lives.

As regards the Harry Potter-Twilight war, JK Rowlingwrote in one chapter what tookStephanie Mayer four books- abeautiful love story. For manyof us, it’s a tearful farewell, but

Hogwarts’ doors are still open for allthose who believe. Harry Potter has be-come an inseparable part of our lives,strengthening our belief in love andcourage. Harry Potter will live forever-more in our memory, long after the lastpage of the book has been turned and thelast credits of the movie have been an-nounced. G T

For many fans, it’s a tearful farewell

Kritik Soman XII A, AIS MV

The teenage years in one’s life is probably the most hap-pening time, and perhaps the most significant “teen” isseventeen, when we leave the secure portals of school

to enter into an uncertain world with a new independence, andour lives completely at our behest. Theend of schooling marks a significantphase in our life, and the transi-tion phase gives us time tothink over how our life wasso far, and how it’s goingto change.The time spent atschool was over-whelmingly memo-rable and it would betough to imagine a lifewithout friends atschool. The bond withour school becomesmore profound if wehave been in that schoolfor long. The friends,teachers, school routine,exams, all seem to have be-come an integral part of ourlife. Though we may wellhate exams, bunk classes,skip assignments, or have agala time fooling around inschool, we develop a sincereaffection to all of this, and wedo not like it to come to anend. The end of schoolingseems to put an abrupt halt tothis, and makes us sad toleave school.However, we also perceiveand imagine in the mind thatthe world awaiting us is

equally challenging, new and entrusts us with a new sense ofindependence and responsibilities. Everyone is excited to getinto college, and understand and experience the nuances ofcollege life. We can bid farewell to school uniforms, and wearwhat we choose, and maybe even have lesser exams to take orfreely flaunt our mobile phones. We are also excited to donthe mask of adulthood, which promises more freedom. Thismay vary from being eligible to vote, get a driving license orbe allowed to drink in a pub. We all eagerly anticipate this

transformation in our lives, and are excited to see how wehandle the new situations and challenges that face us.

And of course, a day would come when wewould start earning, and then have

a blast!In the long run, we all are ea-gerly waiting for our life be-yond school. But it would notbe wrong to say that in theback of our minds, wewould all surely miss ourschools. Wouldn’t we beglad if we could “carryover” the friends and lifeat school for our future?Or maybe revisit thesame examination hallto cheat again when-ever we felt like inour life? Maybe theadvances in technol-ogy might materializethat proposition some-day, but till then, adieuAmity! Thanks for allthe time and memoriesyou have given me, fromwhen we were a part of the

Noida campus to now, when wehave our own building which I’m ex-

tremely proud of; and to all my teachers andfriends right from class II to XII; it’s been a fabulous

decade. Cheers!G T

We are all eagerly awaiting life after school, but at theback of our minds, we know that we’ll miss school!

Life After School

Harry Potterrules forever-more!

Us in the

Travel Desk

Aishwarya with the wax double ofRobert Pattinson at Tussauds; (Left):With her family outside White House

To hear “India is the place where all prosperity is”from US natives brought a smile on my face, andgave me enough reasons to be a proud Indian!

I have a deep rooted passion for writingand it would be a pleasure for me towrite for The Global Times. I have aflair for writing and I want to be aregular contributor. I have been writingregularly from the past 6 years and alsobeen working as a script writer fortheaTORS (the English DramaticsClub of my institute) for the past threeyears. Please let me know what can Ido to contribute to the weekly?

Pravesh Parekh, AIB, AUUPDear Pravesh,The Global Times is your newspaper. Welook forward to your involvement andassociation. You may get in touch withMs Smita Jain at the GT office in theuniversity or write to us at -amityglobaltimes@gmail.com.

Managing Editor, GTG T

Corruption. Injustice. Felony. Sleaze.Or Peace. Love. Concord. Harmony.

What do you prefer? AtAmity, it is our earnest en-deavour to bring to you thelatter, in great measure. It isthe innate responsibility ofconscientious journalism tonot only report the true hap-penings of the world, butalso propagate the message

of peace and harmony. And that is where TheGlobal Times comes into picture.Through GT, we nurture conscientious journal-ists. Journalists, who are not scared to face theworld with a disarming honesty and project abalanced outlook, something only children cando. They learn to sieve the grain from the chaffand view everything objectively. They report onbomb blasts, suicides and murders but knowhow to dissociate themselves from the harsh re-alities and get on with life with renewed vigourand optimism. And they spread this message oftranquility through the columns of GT.The 2nd GTAwards left me overwhelmed withexhilaration at the inundated affection showeredby everyone, and pride for the awardees. I cannow see that myAmitians are headed in the rightdirection. Whether or not they take up journal-ism as their career path, the lessons they takehome from this journey will certainly help thembecome better individuals. This is the real ob-jective of true journalism, to make the world abetter place.G T

Dr. Amita ChauhanChairperson

A betterworld

GT M@il

Muse Editorial

GT is a great platform for those who are consideringjournalism as a serious career. GT is where we can

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Aditi Kumar, VIII F AIS Gur 46

“Many might say that your duty ismorally wrong, according to theirmoral standards. Still that’s yourduty, remember. It’s the action thatkeeps your mind pure - beyond likesand dislikes and other pairs of op-posites. So don’t give it up.”

Bhagavad-Gita

The above inspirational words, spo-ken by Lord Krishna, are taken fromthe Bhagavad-Gita. He unflooded allthe wisdom during the dramatic warof Mahabharata to Arjuna, in the

form of the Great Song of the Lord.The knowledge that the quote im-parts is as practical and relevant intoday’s world as it was in that era ofMahabharata. And why shouldn’t itbe? It helps de-stress from challengesthat one faces everyday. It tells usthat we should not abandon our duty.We should continue our duties andnot worry about the results. Thisquote teaches us that listening tosomeone else and not your heart,which knows you best is not right.One should not stop doing one’s du-ties just because others say so. Good

teachings are always relevantwhether they were written in thepresent day or in the 5th century.Today’s world is full of sorrows andstruggles. Sometimes, we are unableto take decisions because of fear oruncertainties. In fact, in varying de-grees, every man is a victim of thedisease, which Arjuna was experi-encing in the Bhagavad-Gita, andevery man needs the cure of Gita toperform right actions at the righttime. And that is why these quotesare as relevant as they were at thattime. Following the Holy Scriptureswill empower everyone to confrontthe challenges in one’s life.G T

I’ve not been to Cannes orthe Oscars. And I don’t care,too. For me, GT Awards2010-11 had all the ingredi-ents of any award diva. It’sbeen my privilege to be apart of this Award function inthe organising capacity,which I confess, has been my

biggest (re)Award.The GT Awards, packed with the right ingredi-ents of a perfect chocolate pie, were relished tillthe last blast. The preparations that commencedmonths ahead, heightened the momentum builtup two days prior to the event, when teasers ofthe upcoming function were up on Facebook.The euphoria of the preview rolled in our firstset of audience. Unlike Cannes, the participantsdid not have to buy tickets, but to say that therewas no lobbying to be a part of the prestigiousaward would only be politically incorrect. TheGT fanclub stirred into action with incessant FBmessages and pressures from all quarters (viaGT reporters, teachers, old associates to makefor the awards) ...and at some points we had touse our veto to allow them to be at the awards.The emotional connect (certainly not the ex-pected expressions at Oscars) of the awardeesexhibited as their names were announced, weremagical moments. The winners walked on to thestage followed by cute little cheer team mem-bers who applauded them with a reverberatingmusical thump. It was not an Oscar with the rehearsed coordina-tion of ‘two-steps-right and four-steps-left’ prac-tice or a ‘45 seconds slot’ for the winner to speak.While there was a lot of planning involved, whatmade the entire show rock was the love of thereaders for their paper, as they sneaked in timeto even celebrate the birthday of the emcee (on-the-spot, behind the stage). Still nostalgic, wind-ing up with GT Awards 2010-11, let this GTedition relive the moments once again.G T

Vira SharmaManaging Editor

It’s a (Re)Award

Pearls of Wisdom

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Published for the week August 22-28, 2011

Kulteja Ponnada, BJMC, ASCO

“At 6 am, I go to the docks,where I lift heavy loads.Then, I work in the

nearby neighbourhood, where I earn ameager amount of Rs. 500 a month.Evenings are no better. I slog it out atthe docks and return late in the nightonly to get back to work next morning.I am the sole breadwinner in my fam-ily. The onus of running the family lieson my shoulder. I cannot do anythingabout it,” says Rajesh, a 14-year-olddaily wage labourer in Vishakhapat-nam about his daily routine. There aremany more like Rajesh in India, who,at a very tender age undergo the worstforms of child labour.

Nipped in the Bud: Despitethe existence of laws and codes of con-duct regarding child labour in thecountry, India continues to have thedubious distinction of having thelargest number of child labourers inthe world. According to the figures re-leased by UNICEF, Asia is home to61% of the world’s child labourers.Nearly 158 million children aged be-tween 5-14 work in hazardous condi-tions. They are employed in manyindustries and trades including gar-ments, footwear, brick kilns, hotels,

carpet weaving, gem polishing, glassblowing, etc. They are omnipresentbut invisible as toiling domestic ser-vants, labouring behind the walls offactories and workshops or hiddenfrom view in plantations.

Global Malady: India is notthe only nation where child labour isprevalent. In other South Asian coun-tries like Maldives, Bangladesh, Pak-istan and Nepal, children are engagedin equally dangerous professions. A

raid in a quilt factory in Beijing led tothe rescue of underage workers whotoiled for more than 12 hours a day forjust one meal. Conditions are no bet-ter in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Causes: This evil cannot be up-rooted by simply making laws. Weneed to address the cause which givesbirth to it. The origin of the evil can betraced to poverty and illiteracy. ManySouth Asian countries have a largepopulation living in extreme poverty.Only a few can afford three meals aday. The children there have no otheroptions but to work, sacrifice educa-tion and their childhood. What forcesthese children to do such menial jobswhen other children of their age enjoystudying and playing? Child labourcan undoubtedly be attributed to lackof social security, poverty and unem-ployment and excess population.

Cure: This malady can only beprevented from spreading its tentaclesif the government takes some strongmeasures like controlling the spiralingpopulation, even if it means takingharsh decisions. This can be easilybrought into practice by announcingincentives and taking the help of religious leaders to reach out to the illiterate masses. It’s a pity that children have to facehardships at such a tender age. Imag-ine a day when all these 158 millionchildren pull up a ‘Tahrir square’protest. There is an urgent need tohear their cries of help and wipe theirtears, as we must play the role of du-tiful citizens. We must bring about achange. Who knows, we could’vebeen one of them. May be, we just gota little lucky! G T

CHILD LABOURThe murderof a dream

Are we reallyserious about wipingchild labour fromIndia, or are we theones nurturing it forour own interests?

Harshit GuptaIX A, AIS Gur-46

There is no dearth of individuals and organi-zations, who are putting in their experiencesand expertise to help other people including

the poor and needy. One such organization is Shik-sha Mandir. This organization is located in a templein Sector 56, Gurgaon. The classes of the school are held on the first floorof the temple complex, while the actual temple ishoused on the second floor. There are plans to set upa children’s library in the temple complex, when itsconstruction completes. The Shiksha Mandir provides free of cost educationto underprivileged children. The children who cometo study here belong to the lower strata of the soci-ety -families of maids, who work in houses in nearbysocieties, children of construction workers, rickshaw

pullers, etc. Shiksha Mandir works under the aegisof Sanatan Dharm Mandir, and is looked after by thea zealous group of three –Mrs. Pratibha Chaand, ahouse wife, Mr. O.P. Sharma, lecturer in Delhi Uni-versity and Mr. M.P. Bhatt (retd).Shiksha Mandir is funded by the temple. Studentsof classes I to V are taught in the school and classesare held between 3-6 pm. Later, students and teach-ers are provided food. About 80 children attend theevening classes under the supervision of five teach-ers. The children are provided study material, bagsand stationery. Bright students are also givenmonthly scholarships. Shiksha Mandir has truly be-come a temple of learning. Organizations like Shiksha Mandir are not only ed-ucating underprivileged kids, but also keeping themaway from crime and helping them brighten their fu-ture, so that they can make a place for themselves inthe society.G T

Never Say Never

Temple of learning An evening school that helps poor kids make a place for themselves

Students at a Shiksha Mandir during a class

7Big Story Fresher fun

It feels good when one’s efforts are recognised. GT has beena source of excitement and inspiration for us.

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ImpressionsInquisitive about campus life and conscious of fashion trends, it is not difficult to segregatethe new entrants from the rest of the tribe.Dressed in denims, cool shades, casual flip flops,sporting branded t-shirts and a go getter attitude, they are bound to set the campus abuzz.Suryadev Agarwal & Ishan, AIB bring you some of them that caught attention

My first day at Amity:My first day of col-lege was 18th July. It was a great and aninformative way to begin a new chapterof my life. I learnt a huge deal about thecollege during the orientation program.My first Impression: I was awestruckby the sheer magnificence of the Campus.I am very happy that I could get admissionhere. With helpful seniors and faculty to as-sist you round the clock, studying in Amitywould become more fun filled. I am reallylooking forward to a great start.My first meal at Amity: The firstmeal that I had after landing in thecampus was “Idli Sambar” at H-Block Cafeteria. I quite liked thequality of the food that is servedthere. The cafeteria serves youan array of dishes at a very

pocket friendly price. My first friend at Amity: I gel verywell Raghunath Sharma, a 3rd yearstudent of AIB.On my wish-list: I wish to start anew magazine for ASCO and be theEditor for it. (I know that is atough, but we can wish, right???)First that I am waiting for: I amwaiting for the Fresher’s Party. I haveheard that is it simply amazing and

out of the world.

Native Place: New DelhiMy first day at Amity: I did nothave a rocking start! I started myfirst day with an orientation programon July 18. I was excited to seemedia professionals from diversefields openly interacting with thestudents and guiding them in theirfuture course of action. My first impression: I was com-pletely bowled over by the worldclass infrastructure that AmityUniversity possesses. The first

thought that came to my mind was“This place is huge”. On a funny note,I was quite lost and did not knowwhere to go and the names of blocksproved very confusing to me. How-ever, my seniors were extremely help-ful and fun to be with.My first meal: I had dosa in the Hblock cafeteria. I’m very fond ofSouth Indian food so I found it prettydecent but slightly over priced.My first friend: I got along withSupriya Choudhary like house on

fire. She is my classmate and wehave loads of fun together.First that I am waiting for: I’m ea-gerly waiting for the Army trainingcamp to begin. The video shown tous during the orientation urged me topack my bags and just go for it evenstronger.Any eye candies- There is this oneboy with a peculiar shoe sense and arather weird hairstyle. Tall andwheatish complexion. I’ve namedhim Josh.

Etti Bali, MBA, Media Management, Amity School of Communication

Native Place: Durga-pur, West BengalFirst day at Amity: Iwas very excited to be-come a part of a varsityabout which I had onlyread in newspapers.July 18th was my firstday at campus.

My first impression: I re-ally liked the campus. It

was like love at firstsight. The people andenvironment hereare phenomenal.But, one thingwhich reallyamazed me themost is the Hi-Techcampus. It boaststo be the first wi-ficampus of India.Another thingwhich makesAmity stand outamongst all otheruniversities is thestrict measurestaken by authoritiesto prevent ragging.There are bannersand quick helplinenumbers providingassistance to newcomers.My first meal:

Everything about Amityis great and so is the food.Despite a variety of optionsavailable under one roof, Isettled down for Lachcha

Parantha and Paneer. And be-lieve me, it was simply awe-some! My first friend: I gel with myclassmate Siddharth very well. Heis more like a brother to me. Weshare everything from nasty jokesto every day tit-bits.First waiting to happen: I’m a sports-aholic so I’m waiting for ‘Sangathan’. Iheard its a mega event, wherein studentsfrom all the departments show their sport-ing skills. (Also mentions his regret overIndia’s defeat in the recent Test Match

against England.)Eye-Candies: Naa! That has

to wait. I want to focuson studies as of now.(Big Smile)

Dhruba ChakrobortyMBA, Hospitality, Amity School of Hospitality

Pritwish Dutta, B. Tech Biotechnology, AIB

Native Place: KolkataMy first day in Amity: My first day in thecampus was July 25th. My first impression: I found the campus bothmagnanimous and modern. I really like the airconditioned hostels here and believe me the oneinstalled at F2 auditorium offers such comfortthat you simply don’t feel like leaving the place.

I found the speech of Director General of AmityInstitute of Biotechnology (AIB) very inspiring.My first meal: The dinner at sector 44 hostelwas awesome and pocket friendly too! I reallyenjoyed the meal with my friends. My first friend at Amity: It would be unfair toname one. Nitin, Siddharth, Inder and Rohit aresome people whom I like to hang out with and

share my secrets. I also found friends in twoseniors of mine- Surya and Ishan Sir. Theyhave been really helpful and unlike the sen-iors, which I had seen in movies or heard aboutin college. First waiting to happen: I really want to shiftto the Amity hostel in Sector 125 and hit thefootball field every evening. G T

Vignesh J, BJMC, Amity School of Communication

Native Place: New DelhiMy first day at Amity: My firstday was July 25. I was awestruckby the sheer beauty of the campus. My first impression:As I walkedinto the campus, I was smitten bythe beauty and huge expanse ofthe campus. But what drawsAmity apart from other univer-sities is its eco friendly ar-chitecture. It feels great tobe part of a university,which gives so muchimportance to the en-vironment. How-ever, what caughtmy fancy were the lush green surroundingsand football field. Its great to know thatequal importance is given to sports andother extracurricular activities. My first meal: I have only eaten at Sub-way till now. I’m sure I am in the top tenlist of people who are happy to have Sub-way in the campus. Egg and Mayo is myfavourite sub. However, I would also liketo grab a quick bite at Dominos and Dosa

plaza at H block.My first friend at Amity: I got along verywell with both Kusha and Ayush. I metAyush in the cab in which I travel andtoday he is my best friend.First waiting to happen: I am lookingforward to the fresher’s party. The fresh-ers party at Amity is the talk of town. I se-riously hope it turns out as great as I haveheard it to be. I am equally excited aboutthe forthcoming event in Jaipur.

Garima SinghB. A (H), Applied Psychology AIPS

Senior

Honestly, I didn’t even take a second look at my headline after I wroteit. I thought it was a casual headline, but I guess that’s what worked.

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Mosaic

Green Gram Laddoo

The green gram laddoo has the goodness of green gramand pistachios, and tastes delicious too. Garima Prakash

Faculty, ASH

Priyanka Nagpal XII B, AIS Vasundhara-6

Simardeep Singh Saini, IX-AAIS Gur-46

For what be the greatest sorrow Of the mother,On whose bosom fed a helpless child,newborn and needy.The vows that he made In the gratitude of the mother,Now they lie like ruins, Worn and weedy.

The same do us, When we unknowingly deceive,This motherland of the blessed Though dead.Who shed their blood And sweat to receive,Her tender lap as a deathbed.

Though perishes today the moneyhard-earned,In the foreign banks of the rich vice.Rightfully of the mason Who labored and yearned,For two meals of wheat and rice.

Properties of our mother now slip past,Into the pockets of it’s own peons op-pressed;From the hands of visitors so fast.

As they want just demands To be pressed,In the bundles of the files at last.

Somewhere law guardians are sold, By the hands of the law breakers;Because rules now have turned old,And money is the new path maker.

The desperate eyes of a village child,Await knowledge in his hamlet.Little does he know That the chances are mild,As there is nothing But lie on the law tablet;Till the aristocrats Don’t eat money wild.

A smart common hand That fills the pockets pure,Of the devilish soul that awaits it.Stop the common hand For who can lure,The lusty trout without a fleshy bit.

So rise my fellow countrymen,Rise up and highTo destroy the devil that began,To destroy the ethics Of the ancient past no more;Which our devout philosophers bore.G T

The motherland’s sorrowPranob Mehrotra

BA (Hons.) English, AIESR

I walk in the rain,In the sunlit sky.I walk at night, When the moon stops by.I walk through the sorrows, And happiness alike.I walk, keep walking,Even when lightning strikes.I walk through the wind,Against or along, I walk through space,Through ages forlorn.One can’t stop me,However one may try,If you lose me once,You’ll miss me and cry.I don’t stop for anyone, May it be love or life,I keep moving forward,Through times of peace and strife.As I pass by, I will cure your gashes,Make you overcome your sorrows,Or burn you down to ashes.I am immemorial,Omnipresent, playing mime,The most precious gift, Unending Time! G T

SUDOKU 04

Anuvrat ParasharAmity School of Engineering &

Technology

What thoughts does theword “examination”trigger? Does it give

birth to tension, anxiety, stress, etc?Then, perhaps you have got themeaning of the word ‘EXAMINA-TION’ right. One of the papers ofmy end term exam has just got over.The situation was such that despitestudying the subject round the se-mester, I had no clue as to what I wasgoing to write in the exam. Nearly 20hours before the test, I saw the syllabus,googled the terms and settled forWikipedia articles for my study. My col-leagues restlessly mugged up notes andcalled me an idiot for choosing an un-conventional method of preparation. I took a fair look at the notes, lexicallyanalysed it for tokens that the examinerwould expect to see in my answers. Thetruth is that I do not see any point in

mugging up, though I am verymuch capable of doing that. Yeah, Iknow I am crazy! However, I somehowmanaged to give sensible answers forevery question during exams. The an-swers made perfect sense to me andhopefully had a similar effect on the ex-aminer too. The fact that is bothering meis what did I gain / learn in the past fewhours? It was fun reading about GraceHopper, the first person to have de-

bugged a computer and the ANWBdebugging technique. But, what wasthe point putting in 24 hours of ex-treme efforts? And that too for justmarks - something that the recruiterwon’t take note of. The things that I

was forced to feed and save in a tiredbrain would never be required.So what did the system succeed in teach-ing me? Stress Management skills! DidI enroll in computer science for that?The big question is why are studentstaught and trained to do something thatdoes not have any future implication i.e.mug up and reproduce?For complete blog log on to:http://bhanuvrat.blogspot.com/search/label/ExaminationG T

Does mugging up all night for markscount as preparationfor exams and career ahead?

Examswhat’s the point?

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IngredientsGreen gram (roasted & grounded) 300 gms Icing sugar / 280 gms of sugar 320 gmsGhee 180 mlPistachios 50 gmsCashew nuts for garnishing 40 gms

Method:� Peel the pistachios and soak in 5 mlof hot water for 15 minutes.

�Grind them and keep aside.� In a heavy bottom pan, roast thegreen gram for approximately 10 -15 minutes, till it becomes lightgolden in colour and gives a sweetaroma.

� Let it cool for 10 minutes.� In a grinder, grind the roasted greengram till it reaches a powdered con-sistency.

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nuts till golden brown.�Heat 150 ml ghee in a heavy botom pan.

�Add 300 gms of (grounded) green gram and roast it for 2 minutes.

�Add the 320 grams of icing sugar slowly and steadily.

�Keep on mixing constantly till theybind together and looks dry.

� Start shaping the ladoos with yourhand.

� For decoration, insert one roastedcashew nut into each. G T

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Tanmay KhindriVII C, AIS Saket

Air and students havethe same mentality. How?Both turn the book’s pageswithout reading.

A girl was praying inthe Church, “Oh God!Please make Moscow theCapital of China!”The priest inquired, “Whymust you pray so, my

child?”Girl, “That's what I havewritten in my answer sheetin the examination!”

Dad: Why didn’t you gofor the exam?Son: The question paper wastough.Dad: How do you know thatwithout even giving theexam?Son: The question paper wasleaked 2 days ago!G T

Swetabh ChangkakotiIV B, AIS Saket

It was just one of the regular daysat school and I came back homewith lots of homework to finish. Ifinished it quickly so that I could

play with my friends Saksham,Yashovat, Vishal and Varun! “Hey guys, listen to my new song!”Yash said, when I reached the park.“Novanova Dow, Novanova Dow!” hesang, and we started shaking. Followingthat, all of us fell into a portal.“Yash! Why did you sing?You caused anearthquake!”moanedSaksham. Wewere so scaredand confusedwhen I spotted

a Wizard…a familiar face. Was he myfather? Yes! “Oh papa, take yourcostume off, please!” I giggled. “Okay,you got me!” he exclaimed, and took thecostume off. He enquired about how wegot there, and we told him how Yash’ssinging had caused an earthquake. “Hesang some Nova Nova and…Dow,” wesaid. “I see,” said my father, “Children,the words, Nova Nova and Dow, are aspell used to get here– the world ofGalmoth.” We were still trying to figure out wherewe were, when Yash said, “Ugh, I’mstarving.” “Salgastina Fortis,” said myfather, and a plate full of fruit saladappeared. While we were eating,Saksham ate some uncanny vegetable.Minutes later, Saksham turned blueand red…a bug! We laughed, but ourfather told us that if

we didn’t

find the cure within 5 days, he might die.Shocked, we asked in unison, “What isthe cure?” “Years ago, an ancient tribe used to livenear the lake of heaven. There lies aguitar, which makes fierce noises,making all diseases run away! But toreach there, you need to have powers tofight off enemies on your way.” Sayingthis, he shot a few rays at us. I now possessed super speed, greatreflexes, intelligent brains, and I couldsummon dead bodies and tornadoes.Saksham could control fire, wind, waterand earth; Vishal could speak to animalsand heal any wound. Yash could changethe shape/size of things, and shootlightning bolts; Varun, with an eye likean Eagle’s, could fly and control theweather, as well as create vacuums. We were all happy with a mission inhand.

To be continued...G T

Painting by: Nimisha Randhar, VII C, AIS MV

Poems

It’s Me

Imaging: Deepak Sharma

Summer Bummer

Amish Kakru, III A, AIS Vas-1

Summer Summer oh’ summer,Why are you so hot and blazing Sweat tickling down the nose?Everybody crying for cold.Plants crying for more water, Men crying for more shade.Streets are forlorn; Children are bored at home.Temperature is soaring more & more,Electricity is no more.Old are distraught Sun is shining like gold.Cold drinks going down the throatGulping ice cream more and moreAdding to weight more and more.Summer Summer oh’ summer!G T

Resham Talwar, III A, AIS Saket

School is fun for all,Play cricket or football.Studies help in being successful,Everybody learns to be truthful.Best of all our friends, who help us re-vise the daily test, and also forgive when we create a big mess!

Teachers are a gift of Lord, they have a heart of gold.Making us doctors, lawyersand Prime MinistersIt is not possible without these beautiful creatures.

My favourite activity is art and craft,But real creativity lies in dance. Reporters get the best opportunities.Computer is my master.School is full of fun and knowledgeOne forgets these days in college.

SchoolDays

YummyChocolate

Rupanshi Goel, II, AIS MV

I am choco chips,I need more than tips,I taste so rich,I am so sweet,It’s hard for others to chooseNo one wants me to loose,I am so smooth,I help heartaches soothe,All love me with full might,Want to eat me with delight.

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My name: Rachit Mohan Sharma Class: I-GSchool:AIS Gur-46Birthday: 1st NovemberI like: To play with friendsI hate: When my friends don’t playwith meHobby: Drawing and paintingRole model: My fatherBest friends:Arnav and DhruvFavourite book: Jack and The Bean

StalkFavourite game: FootballFavourite mall: Mega MallFavourite food: Dal and RiceFavourite teachers: Gurneet andNamrata ma’amFavourite poem: Ding Dong BellFavourite subject: MathsI want to become a: Football playerI want to feature in GT: To displaymy paintings. G T

College Campus University Buzz

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Our articles had a youthful and colourful feel to them this time.Excellent team work has got us here. We’d like to thank ourteachers for all their support.

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ASIBAS organizes workshopAmity School of Insurance, Banking and Ac-tuarial Science (ASIBAS) organized a work-shop on Due Dilligence & Compliances ofTerms of Sanction in Advance Accounts onJuly 30, 2011.Vijay Mehta, General Manager, Credit Moni-toring Department, Bank of India, Head Officeenlightened the listeners during the workshopwith his thoughts, giving the students an insightinto the industry. He spoke at length about "Verification of Enduse of funds in term loans & L/Cs". Mean-while, Mr. P.C. Sood, Former AGM, OBCtalked on "Audit irregularities."The presence of the likes of S Sinha, Director(Academics), ICSI, New Delhi; Dr BalwinderShukla, Pro VC, Amity University and ProfR.R. Grover, Director, ASIBAS made for anextremely stimulating discussion that promptedplenty of questions from the listeners.

Guests visit Amity Innovation IncubatorA delegation comprising Charge De Affair ofZimbabwe and 11 Embassy Representativesvisited Amity Innovation incubator. The dele-gation was accorded a warm welcome by WgCdr S.K. Goel, Vice President, IAD, AmityUniversity, Uttar Pradesh (AUUP) and OjasviBabber, AGM, Amity Innovation Incubator. The delegation included representatives fromcountries such as China, Australia, Rwanda andother countries. Dr. Shaleen Raizada, MD &CEO, Sun Shadow Consultants was also pres-ent during the delegation visit. On its visit to the Incubator, the delegation ap-plauded students for their zeal and passion toinvent and reinvent.

Taiwanese Delegation visits AUUPA delegation from National Tsing Hua Univer-sity visited Amity University on August 8,2011. The delegation comprising Dr Wei-Chung Wang, Professor and Dean, Office of In-ternational Affairs and Prof Yu-Cheng Hu, ViceDean of International Affairs, were greeted byWg Cdr S.K. Goel, Vice President, IAD. Founder President, Dr. Ashok K. Chauhan in-teracted with the delegation on education-re-lated subjects. The delegation members alsoshared their views with Dr Gurinder Singh, ProVC (I), AUUP. G T

CAMPUS NEWS

Amity Business School (ABS) organized athree-day Harvard US-INDIA initiativeSummer Conference 2011 at Amity Uni-

versity, Uttar Pradesh. The conference that con-cluded on August 7, was an initiative to create apool of capable students from American and IndianUniversities by sharing and exchanging views andexperiences on a common platform, transcendingpanel discussions and workshops.The conference witnessed the presence of bigwigsfrom all walks of life- Francis Thumpasery, Presi-dent, Harvard US-INDIA Initiative (HUII); PravinBhasin, Senior Executive Vice President at Re-liance Infrastructure; Sanjay Srivastava, Head,Amity Business School (ABS); Dikshu Kukreja,former President, Harvard Club of India and SapanGupta, Legal Head, Standard Chartered Bank.An invigorating panel discussion on ‘Understand-ing India’s Energy Equation’ held between AK

Gupta, GM - Business Development, NationalThermal Power Cooperation (NTPC), Dr ArabindaMishra Director, Earth Science and Climate ChangeDivision, The Energy Research Institute and DrBibek Bandyopadhyay, Director, National SolarEnergy Centre and Advisor, Ministry of New andRenewable Energy was followed by an excitinggroup discussion on the subject “Educational Dif-ferences” that invited diverse point of views.An equally stimulating talk on “Microfinance andSocial enterprises” led by V.S. Radhakrishnan,Managing Director and CEO, Janalakshmiprompted the curious listeners to raise a plethora ofquestions. The session was ensued by an enlighten-ing discussion between Rajat Sethi, Executive Di-rector, Direxions and the students. The conference was a crowd puller that helped stu-dents learn through innovative games and casestudy workshops. G T

ABS organizes Harvard US-INDIA Summer Conference

AIBS (Amity International Business School)organized an industrial visit to ICD, Tugh-lakabad in order to understand and develop

a better understanding of the custom clearance pro-cedures and the internal supply chain functions thatimpact import and export transactions and their in-spection by the Customs Inspector.The students were accompanied by Prof. AjitKumar Pandey, Associate Professor, AIBS and Mr.Swarnpreet Singh, Assistant Manager, IIC, whotruly mentored the visit by answering all the ques-tions raised by the students. At the same time, thestudents were fortunate to have able leaders from

the industry like M. M. Singh, Joint Commissioner,Customs and Swarnpreet Singh, Assistant Manager,IIC, who shared their experiences with the students. The Customs Manager explained the concept of“ASK” (A- Attitude S- Ski11 set & K – Knowl-edge) and concept of 7 L (Learn, Laugh, Look – forpositive things, Lasting Impression, Love, Lever-age and Lead), integral to success.The visit added considerably to the knowledge ofthe students by giving them an opportunity to in-teract with industry experts and learn from them.The visit was a significant value addition to theirsubject on trade in the curriculum. G T

Amity International Business School students during the industry visit to ICD – Tughlakabad Mr. Dikshu Kukreja, former president Har-vard Club of India addressing the audience

Delegates participating in group discussionsduring the conference

Smita Jain & Namrata Gulati, GT Network

The students of Amity University, UttarPradesh (AUUP) swept the thunder and ap-plause at the recently concluded annual

Global Times Awards. The awards received a phe-nomenal response at the university, with Chairper-son, Amity Schools, Dr. (Mrs.) Amita Chauhanand Director Amity School of Communications,Prof R K Dargan, along with other heads of insti-tutes turning out in full throttle to encourage the stu-dents and awardees.The awards which wereorganised for the students in recognition of theirvaluable contribution to the newspaper saw the stu-dents bagging numerous trophies in all the majorcategories.

GT Intern Award WinnersThe recently introduced GT Summer Internship &Training program saw churning out of more storiesand new talent. “I feel overwhelmed. I would like to thank GlobalTimes for giving me this opportunity to enhance my

creative faculty. I would like to thankmy mentor Ms Gunjan Sharma and my guide MsKavita Iyer who told me about the program. It wasa wonderful experience working with GT. It en-riched my writing style as well as my perception to-wards many things. Thank you GT!”

Shreya Saxena, AIESR“Receiving the award from eminent media person-alities was a new high for me altogether. I wouldlike to convey my gratitude to Ms Kavita Iyer whointroduced me to GT. Overall, it was an enrichingexperience which honed my creative skills.”

Shefali, AIESR

“Interning with The Global Times has been a won-derful and fulfilling experience. It is a great plat-form to learn and grow for aspiring journalists.”

Srinjoy Ghosh, AIESR

GT Writer’s AwardYour strength lies in your pen, and our strength liesin what emerges out of your weapon of choice.“I was on seventh heaven when I held the awardand the auditorium vociferated with applause. Iwould like to thank God for bestowing me withsuch talent, my parents for encouraging it and GTfor nurturing it, and making me realize that this iswhat I am born for.”

Kritika Nanda, AIESR“It does feel nice and good. I didn’t know there wasan award for writing! GT has given me an opportu-nity and platform to express myself. Here, I canwrite about what I love- technology and I ampleased to know that it is being liked. Thank youfor the encouragement and the motivation.”

Anuvrat Parashar, ASET“It feels good when one’s efforts are appreciatedand acknowledged. GT has been a source of ex-citement and inspiration to us. It gives us an op-portunity to rub shoulders with celebrities.”

Ishan Rai, AIB“Writing has always been a passion so getting awriters award was thrilling and exhilarating.Kudos to GT!”

Harini Swaminathan, AIB

‘I’m Free’ Photo ContestOn the occasion of Independence Day, the studentspoured their hearts out on what freedom meant tothem, all through the language of pictures.“I was not expecting this award! But yes, it feelsgreat to have got it! I love photography and I par-ticipated out of love for it.”

Manas Agarwal, ASET“I wasn’t expecting it either! It was just a randomclick on my birthday. I just clicked my juniors. I amabsolutely elated to win one after so long! This isdefinitely a special award for me as it is my 25thone. It’s a silver jubilee for me now!”

Harshit Walia, ASCO G T

University students steal the thunder at GT AwardsThe winners share their victorious joy as they revel in their post glory moments

AIBS students explorethe industrial world

Proud Moment: GT Writers and photographers display their trophies and certificates

All Smiles: GT Interns celebrating their win

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Freedom, for me, stands for happiness. Playing cricket onthe streets, is one form of happiness. I’m so happy myphotograph was liked.

Shashank Agarwal, AIS Gur 43, Winner - I’m Free Contest

THE GLOBAL TIMES |MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 2011

Dr. Ashok K. Chauhan, FounderPresident, Amity Universe along

with Dr. (Mrs.) Amita Chauhan, Chair-person, Amity group of Schools, haveenvisaged a broad spectrum forAmitiansto mould them into global citizens. The‘Student Exchange program’ is one suchendeavour organised by AERC alongwith AFS India. This is the 3rd consec-utive year of the NSLI-Y project inAmity sponsored by the US State de-partment. This year, AIS PV was host to15 exchange students from US whowere selected for a 6 week programme.The US students got the rare opportunityto become well acquainted with the In-dian culture and learn Hindi language.This has been a great learning experi-ence for them as well as the host fami-lies. The students were engaged inlearning Hindi communication skill,Hindi alphabet, etc. They were regularlygiven classes on Indian music, dance,yoga sessions, art and craft sessions,

Hindi theatre, library classes and Indiancooking classes, wherein they weretaught to make ‘Halwa’. Students weretaken for community visits toAmitasha,Amity’s centre for the underprivilegedgirl child and Blind Relief Associationin Delhi. They were taken on a trip toAgra, Delhi Darshan, Parliament Mu-seum and a special trip to Amity Uni-versity Campus was also organized.They also watched some Hindi moviesas ‘Chak De’ and ‘Jodha Akbar’.The US students participated in ‘Do-havali’ competition and recited Guru-vandana along with its meaning. Theyalso took part in morning school assem-blies and activities like Comic Capers,Plot Platter, Adzap, Antakshari, HerbalQuiz, ANMUN, Mathamity and Cele-bration of Gujarat Week. They learnt togreet in Hindi and showed remarkableprogress in Hindi communication skills.3 students for the 1 year programmecontinue to stay on. G T

Medhavi Arora, XII D &Brinda Taparia, XI I, AIS N

The opening ceremony of AmityNoida Model United Nations2011 began with the lighting of

the lamp by Principal Ms Renu Singhand Chief Coordinator for MUNs, MsJyotiArora. Abeautiful rendition of ‘Weare the World’ and a splendid dance fol-lowed. The executive board comprisedAkshat Agarwal as Secretary General-SC, Anantdeep Singh as Deputy Secre-tary General, Eklavya Malvai as USGfor Conference Services, Rohan DevTalwar as Executive Board Advisor andAvi Sharma as Head of Logistics. TheChair comprised Manas Sahni (Presi-dent-GA), Sajal Mittal (Vice President-GA) and Keshav Kansal(Rapporteur-GA), Raghav Piyush Mittal(Vice President-SC), Shubham Jain(Rapporteur-SC), Siddhant Wadhwa

(Chairperson -HRC), Dhruv Talwar (Di-rector-HRC) and Shivangi Singh (Rap-porteur-HRC).Human Rights Council: The agendafor HRC was ‘Ban on Religious Sym-bols as a Violation of Human Rights’.Special emphasis was placed on the‘Burqa ban’ in France and Belgium.USA, Switzerland, Russian Federationopposed the move saying that banning‘burqa’was a clear violation of the rightto freedom of expression. The day endedwith an unmoderated caucus to discussthe working papers and draft resolutions,which continued till the next session.The next day, banning of Sikh Turbansin France was discussed, with questionsbeing posed as to how this affected se-curity. The draft resolutions submittedwere put to vote, after much discussionand debate and the resolution put for-ward by Bloc 1 was passed with a clearmajority.

Make Love, Not War: Constant flurryof placards in the air, heated disputes andintimidating blocks: this is just a fractionof what the Security Council ofANMUN’11 was all about. With theagendum being ‘The Situation in theMiddle East and Israel-Palestine’ the SCheaded off to a great start. Israel andIran, were at loggerheads on the issue ofthe statehood of Palestine. Not long aftercame what will go down in MUN historyas the SC ‘Wow’moment: Iran declaringwar on Israel. Poor Israel definitely did-n’t see that one coming! Day 2 began ona heated note with South Africa and Iran

referring to each other as “being unableto comprehend English” and “beingdeaf” respectively. Leaders of Block 1were in serious opposition mode andseemed to oppose everything. Finally, atthe end of 2 Roll Call Votes, the Resolu-tion by Block 1 was passed. Points of En-tertainment were raised and delegates ofBlock 2 were made to dance as punish-ment. EklavyaMalvai and RaghavMittalsang a melodious version of Bhaag DKBose. All in all, the 2 long-yet-short daysof ANMUN left us with a cartful ofmemories and experiences, to be remem-bered for many years to come.G T

ANMUN: off to a flying start!Brilliant delegates, awe-inspiring board members, flurry of placards in the air andheated disputes, this is just a fraction of what ANMUN 2011 was all about...

Swiss delight

The trip provided students an insight into various facets of Swisslife: their school system, family life, transportation & technology

In the last week of June, Amity Edu-cational Resource Centre (AERC)organized an Indo – Swiss Exchange

Programme with KantonsschuleWettin-gen, IB School, Switzerland with sup-port and valuable inputs from the SwissEmbassy in New Delhi. The exchangeprogram with 10 student delegationsfrom various Amity InternationalSchools across Delhi/NCR, was headedby Mr BN Bajpai (Advisor, AmityGroup of Schools) and Mrs Jyoti Arora(Head, AERC).The Swiss trip gave the students an in-sight into various facets of Switzer-land—school system, family life, naturalbeauty, public transportation, scienceand technological development, etc. Thestudents got the golden opportunity toperform experiments in the labs of

renowned Paul Scherrer Institute andtour the ABB factory. They visited theLake Lucerne, Rigi Hills, Indian Em-bassy, Einstein Museum and the IndianExhibition at Reitberg Museum, Bernewhich showcased paintings of Indianartists from 11th - 19th century. To fa-cilitate the cultural understanding be-tween the two countries, Amity studentsput up an exhibition, showcasing the dif-ferent flavours of India. The studentshad a great time staying wth host fami-lies, trying out different cuisines and un-derstanding the cultural diversities.Kantonsschule Wettingen takes the ex-change program a step further, with 7student delegations and 3 faculty mem-bers viz. Mr Marc Buchmann- IB Coor-dinator, Mrs Katharina Merker- IBteacher, Mrs Bettina Diem- Head of

Matura schools, Ministry of Educationand her spouse Mr Dieter Diem, visitingAmity in October, 2011. G T

From ‘Hey’ to ‘Namaste’!

IgnitingCuriosity

AIS Saket

To commemorate the scientificendeavours of Marie Curie,

‘Marie Curie Day’was celebrated onJuly 5, 2011 in the primary section ofAIS Saket. The students carried outexperiments with elements of nature,which enabled them to get hands onexperience. It inculcated a scientifictemper, fostered reasoning and ap-plication that ignited the spark of cu-riosity and creativity. The children ofclass I were thoroughly thrilled whenthey observed a candle blowing offmagically, the moment the air wasexhausted in the tumbler. Class IIperformed an experiment to showthat water pressure increases withdepth. Class III dealt with differenttypes of soils and observed theamount of water absorption in each.They deduced which soil is the bestfor growing crops and the reasons forthe same. ‘Dancing raisins’ experi-ment by class IV, taught them aboutthe bubbly nature of carbon in colddrinks. The young scientists enjoyedconducting all the experimentsimmensely. G T

18 exchange students from US warmedup to Hindi, enjoyed all things Indian

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The PSI advantageThe Paul Scherrer Institute, PSI, isthe largest research centre for natu-ral and engineering sciences withinSwitzerland, with its research activi-ties in three main subjects: Structureof Matter, Energy and the Environ-ment, and Health. Every year, morethan 2000 scientists from manycountries travel to PSI to perform ex-periments. The institute regards edu-cation and training as extremelyimportant and undertakes training ofschool children and other people.

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Amitians with their host families at Lake Lucerne

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