Sunday, September 27, 2009

INTERESTING FACTS

Each cell in our body contains an acid, the deoxyribonucleicacid or DNA. It controls every feaure of the body such as our looks, colour of our eyes, our height etc. proteins that build part of our cells are also made of amino acids. The fats in our body contain fatty acids.

- N. Jyothirmai. 8 – B

RULE OF LIVING

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
Never trouble others for a task what you can do yourself.
Never plan to spend money before you earn enough.
Never buy what you do not want because it is cheap.
Never do anything which hurts others though you are profited.
Never forget these five rules and the life will be of worth living.

- Collected by: V. Pragna Sree. VII B Section.

HERO OF OUR NUMBER SYSTEM

The concept of zero was originated in India. The concept of zero has its roots in spirituality and philosophy of Indians. Not only Indians but many others believe that the universe has been created from nothingness.

It is supposed that the ultimate achievement in spirituality is the condition of nothingness. In fact, many believe that God is supposed to be nothingness.

So the concept of nothingness was deep in the psyche of Indians. The concept of nothingness was given an expression by coining a Sanskrit word called “Shunya’.

Later on the symbol “0” was introduced.

- Compiled by P. Rohit Kumar Reddy. VIII – A

TAKE IT EASY

Take a pencil and paper," the teacher said, "and write an essay with the title 'If I Were a Millionaire'"
Everyone but Gumuthe, who leaned back with arms folded, began to write furiously.
"What's the matter," the teacher asked. "Why don't you begin?"

"I'm waiting for my secretary," he replied.

INTERESTING ALPHABETS


Letters a, b, c, and d do not appear anywhere in the spellings of 1 to 99.
Letter ‘d’ comes for the first time in Hundred.
Letters ‘a’, ‘b’, and ‘c’ do not appear any where in the spellings of 1 to 999.
Letter ‘a’ comes for the first time in Thousand.
Letters ‘b’ and ‘c’ do not appear anywhere in the spellings of 1 to 999,999,999
Letter ‘b’ comes for the first time in Billion.
Letter ‘c’ does not appear anywhere in the spellings of entire English counting.

- Collected by : Harika. M. X- B

PLACES OF IMPORTANCE IN THE DISTRICT

Bala Nagamma Temple
Bala Nagamma (Aidamma): This famous ancient place has perched a coveted place in the temple history due to its association with the infinitely popular Bala Nagamma folk lore story popularised by the Burrakatha artistes akin to Harikatha bhagavathothamas. The goddess Aidamma played a spectacular role and established for herself a permanent place due to demonstration of her sports . She is popular as very compassionate goddess who rescues her adorers from the clutches of the Satanic forces. If they rely upon her and her bounty after offering soulful prayers. She reveals her dreadful aspect and is appeased with animal sacrifice most on account of enjoying her munificence and freed from the unending worries, she is adored passionately by rural folk and festivals are celebrated with great enthusiasm. Daily pujas, and the annual festival falling in the month of Sravana lure huge crowds, who are lustily participate in special prayer services to express their devotion to her. It lies in the Wanaparthi Taluq and is easily accessible by bus.

DENTAL CAMP

A Dental Camp was conducted by the S.V.S. Institute of Dental Sciences, Mahaboob Nagar on 27th August 2009 in the Vidyalaya premises. The students of different JNVs pursuing their studies in SVSIDS took this as an opportunity to render their humane service to JNVs from where they got a lot. A team of 15 doctors and 3 supporting staff headed by Dr. Srikanth Goud and Dr. Vishwanath arrived on the Vidyalaya campus and conducted screening camp for 450 students, teachers and their families. General treatment was administered for oral cavity, dental caries, gum diseases, malocclusion and other oral and tooth-related diseases. Teeth scaling was performed on few students and severe cases were advised to take treatment in SVSIDS during Dasara vacation.
In the post camp session the doctors held a demonstration on the brushing techniques and oral health. Students’ queries related to oral health and hygiene were answered. Sri. Roopender Singh, the In-charge Principal of the Vidyalaya thanked the team of doctors for their good gesture.

- Veerasimha Reddy & Yeshwanth Reddy. X - B

TECHNOTHLON – 09

The participants of Technothlon – 09 from JNV Mahaboob Nagar namely Mas. M.K. Surya and Mas. B. Aravind Reddy proceeded to IIT Guwahati campus after staying for two days at JNV Vizianagaram. They were joined by other four students of Hyderabad Region. They reached IIT Guwahati in the evening of 3rd September. With the help of Mr. Nishanth Babu, the former student of JNV Mahaboob Nagar, they were provided very good accommodation there.
On the first day [4th Sept] of the Technothlon festival there was introduction ceremony at the Lectures Theatre and the participants were briefed about the schedule for the next two days. In the first event “Entropy” the participants were given some gear parts to prepare a machine and also with the help of some material to prepare a pulley system. The participants had to apply the technical aspects in this task.
They took part in “Bob-the builder” wherein the participants were given some materials such as ice cream sticks, plaster, cutter etc and asked to make a beautiful boat which should float in water. In this manner the first day was the day of enjoyment for them.
In the morning session of day two [5th Sept] the first event of the day (Proto-type) was taken up. All the participants who had brought exhibits from their respective Vidyalayas had to exhibit the same. In between the event the famous NASA Astronaut Mr. Edward Michael Mike interacted with all the participants and at the same time rapt attention when the participants explained the themes of their exhibits. The participants later attended Robotics class which lasted for three hours. In the last thirty minutes of the class the participants were given some parts and guided to prepare a robot. Participation Certificates were handed over in the evening which ended with a laser show which was excellent and mind-blowing.
On the last day [6th Sept] it was a final showdown programme which was held in a grand manner. There was a career-counseling class by Mr. Nishanth Babu. The last and most important programme of the day was interaction of NASA Astronaut on issues related to space and aeronautical engineering and success of Chandrayaan –I.
On the whole it was a very good opportunity for the participants from our Vidyalaya to have met so many people and shared different experiences in the three day festival of Technothlon-09.

-C.M.V. Seshu. TGT Maths

SADBHAVANA DIWAS

The birth anniversary of Late Prime Minister Sri. Rajiv Gandhi is celebrated as Sadbhavana Diwas. This day is important as it inculcates the feeling of goodwill among the people. The day becomes more important to Navodayans because Navodayas are his brain-children which were started way back in 1986 during his Prime Ministership.
The clubs of CCA and Pace Setting Activities organized a programme in the Morning Prayer assembly in which the portrait of Sri. Rajiv Gandhi was garlanded and the lamp was lit. Students rendered songs in praise of the late leader whose vision has given a shape to the nation. The students in their speeches recalled the contributions of Rajiv Gandhi in various fields. Sri. A. Chandra Babu, PGT Geography coined some slogans and made the students raise the same. Sri. C.M.V. Seshu, TGT Maths, spoke about the late leader’s life and his special achievements in politics. Sri. Roopender Singh recalled good leadership qualities which Rajiv Gandhi possessed.
A rally was taken out to Vattem village and a visit was paid to Prashanthi Nilayam, a home for aged at Bijnepally. The inmates of the home were distribute sweets and fruits.

- Sai Teja. K. & Chandra Kanth. P. X - B

INDEPENDENCE DAY

The 63rd Independence Day of the nation was celebrated on 15th August 2009 in the Vidyalaya playground. The premises was decorated with colour-papers and flowers. Metal Tri-colour flags bedecked every chest that was brimming with patriotism. Sri. Roopender Singh, the Incharge Principal of the Vidyalaya hoisted the National Flag and inspected the Guard of Honour during the March Past ceremony. National Anthem, Flag songs and patriotic songs were rendered by the tiny tots who are the future of this country. Ms. Harshana Yadav, Mr. Ranjitha.K., Ms. Shravani and Mas. Jagan Mohan spoke about the importance of Freedom, the history of India’s freedom struggle and the need to secure the hard-fought freedom. Sri. P.K. Bhailikar, TGT Hindi delivered an elaborated speech and recalled the noble sacrifices made by the martyrs. He also implored the students to walk in the path shown by the freedom fighters and lead this country into becoming a super power.
A colourful cultural show was organized on the occasion and the celebrations came to an end with Sri. S. Damodar Reddy, PGT Biology proposing vote of thanks.

- Amulya. A. & Deepika Kumari. D. X – B

RAKHI AND VINAYAK CHOWTHI CELEBRATIONS

JNVs across the country are hailed as the centres of cultural excellence since they celebrate all festivals with a festive zeal adding traditional extravagance that is rarely found in this modern materialistic world.
Rakshaa-Bandhan or Rakhi, the festival that marks the importance of brotherhood in man’s life was celebrated on 5th of August. Girls of the Vidyalaya tied Rakhis, the sacred threads around the wrists of boys, who in turn took oath to uphold the feeling of brotherhood. Sri. Sesham Suprasannacharyulu, TGT Telugu delivered a mesmerizing speech on the historical importance of the festival and the way this festival had been celebrated through the centuries. Girls of class IX presented a cultural show on the occasion.
Vinayaka Chowthi, the festival that motivated Indians to plunge into the freedom struggle and brought together people of every section, caste, religion to contribute his might to free India from the clutches of British was celebrated on 23rd of August with pomp and gaiety. The idol of Lord Vinayaka was worshipped and his blessings were sought by the students and teachers alike. Devotional songs and prayers were offered to the Lord of learning. After six days of reverent worship, the idol of Lord Vinayaka was immersed in Ramanna Lake at Vattem.

-Swathi. S. & Ashwini. A. X - A]

PANEL INSPECTION

The Academic Panel Inspection for the academic year 2009-10 was held on 2nd and 3rd of August 2009. The Panel of officials was headed by Sri. S.V. Reddappa, Assistant Commissioner R.O. Hyderabad and it had Dr. P.V. Satyanarayana, Principal JNV Karim Nagar and Sri. A.S.N. Murthy, Principal JNV Nalgonda as its members. The Panel Team inspected every activity of the Vidyalaya and issued necessary instructions to the Principal and staff for strengthening the curricular and co-curricular activities that go a long way in shaping the future of the students.
Highlighting their meticulous observations, the Panel members reiterated the need of relentless efforts to uphold the glory of the Vidyalaya. They sought reasons for the poor performance of the class XII students in the previous year’s Board Exams and instructed the staff to work towards overcoming the shortcomings and to prove once again that JNV Mahaboob Nagar is in the league of top JNVs in the country.

- C.G. Krupakar. PGT Chemistry

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Chandra Shekhar Azad

दुश्मन की गॊलियों का हम सामना करेंगे । आज़ाद रहे हैं, अज़ाद ही रहेंगें ।



Chandra Shekhar Azad inspired his generation to enter into freedom struggle. Azad was very young when Mahatma Gandhi launched the Non – Co-operation Movement. Azad and his followers had committed themselves to absolute independence by any means. So he was the most sought after revolutionary by British police.

Chandra Shekhar Azad, a man of free spirit and indomitable courage, was born to Sitaram Tiwari and Jagrani Devi on July 23, 1906 in Alirajpur, Jhabua Dist of Madhya Pradesh His first name was Moniker Chandra Shekhar Tiwari. After a court incident, he took the name “AZAD”. He was a dedicated follower of lord hanuman.

Drawn into the national movement at a very young age he was apprehended by the British Police during his participation in the Non – Co-operation Movement at Benaras. When in the court he was asked to tell his name in front of the Magistrate, he said “AZAD”, which means “free”. Azad was sentenced to fifteen lashes. With each stroke of the whip the young Chandra Shekhar Azad shouted “BHARAT MATA KI JAI” “MAHATMA GANDHI KI JAI”.

While enjoying the fruits of freedom every Indian must remember the life and contributions of Azad.

Achivements :

Ø Involved in Kakori train robbery (1926).
Ø The attempt to blow up the viceroy’s train (1926).
Ø The shooting of Saunders at Lahore (1928).
Ø To avenge the killing of Lala Lajapath Roy, he formed Hindustan Socialist Republic Association with Bhagath singh, Sukhdev and Raj Guru.

Chandra Shekhar Azad was a great Indian freedom fighter. His fierce patriotism and courage inspired others of his generation to enter freedom struggle. He was deeply troubled by the Jallian Wala Bagh massacre in Amritsar in 1919. Azad actively participated in revolutionary activities. He vowed that he would never be arrested by the British Police and would die as free man.

Azad was a terror to British Police. He was on their hit list and the British badly wanted to capture him dead or alive. On February 27,1931 he met two of his comrades at Alfred Park Allahabad. He was betrayed by an informer who had informed the British Police. The Police surrounded the park and ORDERED Chandra Shekhar Azad to surrender. He fought alone valiantly and killed 3 policemen. But finding himself surrounded and seeing no route for escape, Azad shot himself. Thus he kept his pledge of not being caught alive.



ఇంతటి ధైర్య సాహసాలు, త్యాగ నిరతి, దేశ భక్తిగల చంద్రశేఖర్ అజాద్ నేటి భారతీయులందరికీ ఆదర్శప్రాయుడు. అజాద్ విప్లవ వీరుడే కాదు, ఆతనొక మానవతావాది. అమరుడైన అజాద్ చిరస్మరణీయుడు.



भारत माता की जय। अज़ाद अमर रहे ।



- V. Bhaskara Achari. TGT Social Science.

Monday, August 31, 2009

A PAIR OF EYES


There was a blind girl who hated herself just because she's blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He's always there for her. She said that if she could only see the world, she would marry her.

One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her and then she can see everything, including her boyfriend.Her boyfriend asked her, "Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?" The girl was shocked when she saw that her boyfriend is blind too, and refused to marry him.Her boyfriend walked away in tears, and later wrote a letter to her saying, “Just take care of my eyes dear.”

Collected and emailed by :
Ravi Kumar Alampally. 3rd Batch Student

SENSE AND NONSENSE

1. If all the nations in the world are in debt (I am not joking), where did all the money go?

2. When dog food is new and improved in taste, who tests it then?

3. What is the speed of darkness?

4. Who copyrighted the copyright symbol?

5. Can you cry under water?

- Collected by : K.Sathyu & J. Narasimha. XII Science.

Mr.Gumuthe's wish : When I die, I want to die like my grandpa who died peacefully in his sleep not screaming like all the passengers in the car he was driving.

Mr.Gumuthe at an Art Gallery: I suppose this horrible looking thing is what you call modern art?
Art dealer: I beg your pardon sir, that's a mirror!

Mr. Gumuthe was writing something very slowly.Friend asked:" Why are you writing so slowly?

Mr. Gumuthe: "I'm writing to my 6 yr old son, he can't read very fast.

- Sathyu and J. Narasimha. XII Class

INTERESTING FACTS

v About one-tenth of the Earth’s surface is permanently covered with ice.
v Baby elephants can drink over 80 liters of water a day
v A honey bee must tap two million flowers to make one pound of honey.
v A volcano can shoot its debris as high as 50 kms into the sky.
v The largest living thing on the face of the Earth is a mushroom underground in Oregon. It measures three and half miles in diameter.
v It takes 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.

- Collected by: E.PRASHANTHI. VIII-A

Mathemagic

37037 x 1 = 37037 x 3 = 111111
37037 x 2 = 74074 x 3 = 222222
37037 x 3 = 111111 x 3 = 333333
37037 x 4 = 148148 x 3 = 444444
37037 x 5 = 185185 x 3 = 555555
37037 x 6 = 222222 x 3 = 666666
37037 x 7 = 259259 x 3 = 777777
37037 x 8 = 296296 x 3 = 888888
37037 x 9 = 333333 x 3 = 999999

- by Jagan Mohan IX-A

Mathemagic

37037 x 1 = 37037 x 3 = 111111
37037 x 2 = 74074 x 3 = 222222
37037 x 3 = 111111 x 3 = 333333
37037 x 4 = 148148 x 3 = 444444
37037 x 5 = 185185 x 3 = 555555
37037 x 6 = 222222 x 3 = 666666
37037 x 7 = 259259 x 3 = 777777
37037 x 8 = 296296 x 3 = 888888
37037 x 9 = 333333 x 3 = 999999

- by Jagan Mohan IX-A

Why do we offer food to the Lord before eating it ?

Indians make an offering of food to the Lord and later partake of it as prasaada - a holy gift from the Lord. In our daily ritualistic worship (pooja) too we offer naivedyam (food) to the Lord.

The Lord is omnipotent and omniscient. Man is a part, while the Lord is the totality. All that we do is by His strength and knowledge alone. Hence what we receive in life as a result of our actions is really His alone. We acknowledge this through the act of offering food to Him. This is exemplified by the Hindi words "tera tujko arpan"– I offer what is Yours to You. Thereafter it is akin to His gift to us, graced by His divine touch.

Knowing this, our entire attitude to food and the act of eating changes. The food offered will naturally be pure and the best. We share what we get with others before consuming it. We do not demand, complain or criticise the quality of the food we get. We eat it with cheerful acceptance (prasaada buddhi).

Before we partake of our daily meals we first sprinkle water around the plate as an act of purification. Five morsels of food are placed on the side of the plate acknowledging the debt owed by us to the Divine forces (devta runa) for their benign grace and protection, our ancestors (pitru runa) for giving us their lineage and a family culture, the sages (rishi runa) as our religion and culture have been "realised", aintained and handed down to us by them, our fellow beings (manushya runa) who constitute society without the support of which we could not live as we do and other living beings (bhuta runa) for serving us selflessly.

Thereafter the Lord, the life force, who is also within us as the five life-giving physiological functions, is offered the food. This is done with the chant

praanaaya swaahaa, apaanaaya swaahaa, vyaanaaya swaahaa, udaanaaya swaahaa, samaanaaya swaahaa, brahmane swaahaa
After offering the food thus, it is eaten as prasaada - blessed food.

- Neetu Shilpa Reddy [5th Batch Student] Wichita University. U.S.A.(through e-mail)

World's largest Tiger Sanctuary - Mannanur

Dry deciduous mixed forest along the river Krishna which cuts through a picturesque gorge of the Nallamala hills with deep valleys on sides. The sanctuary with a wide area of 3568 Sq. km. spanning Guntur, Prakasam, Kurnool, Mahabubnagar and Nalgonda districts. About 130 km. south of Hyderabad. Animals found : Spotted Deer, Mouse Deer, Black Bucks, Sambhars, Chousingha Nilgai, Wild Boar, Indian Giant Squirrel, Tree Shrew, Rayel, Mugger Crocodiles, Wild dogs, Jackals, Wolves, Foxes, Sloth Bear, Panthers, Tigers.

Accessibility: 130 km. by road from Hyderabad. Well connected with State owned buses. Contact: Field Director, Project Tiger, Achampet/Srisailam

Season: October to May.

- Collected by: K. Karthik VIII B

TECHNOTHLON RESULTS DECLARED

Master. M.K. Surya and Master. B. Aravind Reddy of class IX cleared the Technothlon-2009 Preliminary Examinations – The National School championship conducted by Indian Institute of Technology [IIT] Guwahati on 19th July 2009 and they were selected for participation in Technothlon-2009 Mains Examination to be held at IIT Guwahati from 3rd – 6th September 2009.

Technothlon-2009 Preliminary Examinations was conducted across 70 cities in India with a huge participation from the government and public schools. 43 teams of Junior Squad and 06 teams of Hauts Squad of JNV Mahaboob Nagar took the exam and the Junior Squad Team of M.K. Surya and B. Aravind Reddy topped our Vidyalaya and were eventually selected as one of the top teams of 10 JNVs across the country.

The selected students will be participating in various technical events like Robotics, Crime Scene Investigation and Structure Building etc. they will also get to take part in lectures by Nobel Laureates; interact with Mike Finke, an astronaut of NASA who has been in space for more than an year; get to attend workshops on Robotics, Vedic Mathematics etc. and also take part in the festivities of the Techniche at IIT Guwahati.

- CMV Seshu. TGT Maths

VIDYALAYA TOPPERS – UNIT TEST NO – 2

The new season of ‘testing times’ started with the Unit Test No – 2 held in the month of July 2009. The toppers among the toppers of the previous academic year proved once again that they are invincible. The entire Vidyalaya wished to see new faces in the list of Vidyalaya toppers, but given the track record of the toppers of the bygone year, this feat remains difficult though not impossible.

As always, the performance of the lower class students was praiseworthy and the students of the higher classes did not lag behind. Initial hiccups are traced in the performance of class XI students since most of the students were admitted through lateral entry. Once they come to terms with the medium of instruction, there would be substantial improvement in the overall results both in quantity and quality.

Based on the overall performance in all the subjects the following students were adjudged the “The Toppers of the toppers.”

Rank Name of the Student Class Marks [240] %
First RANJITHA. K 8 B 233 97
Second HEMACHANDER. CH 7 A 230 95.8
Third KALPANA. K 7 B 228 95

It is interesting to note that these students were the Vidyalaya toppers of almost all the Unit Tests and Term Tests. They remained the toppers of toppers in the final standing of the Academic Year 2008-09. The Vidyalaya fraternity congratulates them for their unremitting performance.

- Harika & Harini. X- B Section.

C.C.A. COMPETITIONS

The CCA Club of the Vidyalaya conducts various competitions to bring out the innate talents of the students. Telugu Essay Writing Competition was held on 10th July and the topics of essays were PRASAARA PRACHAARA SAADHAANAALU and GRANTHAALAYAALU for seniors and juniors respectively.

Solo Song competition was conducted on 17th July and the audience was enthralled by the melodious folk, patriotic and devotional songs. Towards the end of the competition, the judges found it very difficult to decide the winners since the margin of errors was very less.

As an initiative to develop English communication skills, a “Pick and Speak” competition was conducted on 24th July. The topics given were general and informative. The competition revealed the fact that the Vidyalaya has no dearth of talent and given proper guidance the children can achieve excellence with little efforts.

-Pranitha. G. & Haritha Amrutha. Student Editors.

Sunday, July 26, 2009

NEW BEGINNING….

The result of the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test [JNVST] held on February 08, 2009 was declared in the last week of May and 80 students were selected out of 2756 based on their performance in the Test. 76 students [49 Boys & 27 Girls] were admitted till date and the rest would be joining in the due course of the Academic Year 2009-10. These students are distributed into 2 sections and 4 Houses for Academic and Boarding purposes respectively.

The Vidyalaya also witnessed the arrival of Migrated students from Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Sri Ganga Nagar District, Rajasthan State under Migration Policy that aims at inculcating the spirit of national integration among the students of JNVs. 14 boys and 05 girls landed in the morning of 3rd July after a three-day’s tiresome journey. And to everyone’s surprise, they took not more than two days to adjust themselves to the new place.

24 students were also admitted to class XI [Science Stream] against the vacant seats, and that took the class strength to 34. These students were selected based on their performance in the class X examination irrespective of their medium of instruction. The Vidyalaya offers English, Telugu, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology and Computer Science at 10+2 level and the students are allowed to select the subjects of their choice.

The Principal, Staff, Alumni, Parents and students of JNV Mahaboob Nagar extend a warm welcome to all the newly admitted students and wish them a happy stay on the JNV Campus.

- Pranitha. G. & Nikhitha. G. X- A

THE ROAD TO SUCCESS

What better example do you need to prove that an individual can take the name of an institution along with him to the pinnacle of glory? Meet Master. M. Pranay Kumar, the all India 8th Rank holder in the prestigious IIT- JEE examination held in the month of April 2009.

He is a precious product of this Vidyalaya.
A product worth billions.

Pranay is one of those rare few who live their dreams. The teachers in this Vidyalaya had traced marks of excellence in him the moment he stepped in. He was, and is, exceptionally brilliant, extremely polite and superlatively versatile. Though not seen much on the play field, he took active part in the curricular and co-curricular activities that helped him hone his skills. He was the topper of his class throughout his stay in this Vidyalaya. His pro-active attitude attracted many friends. He would spell magic on the audience with his awesome oratory. Above all, he remained a ‘decent disciple’ of his teachers.

As far as subjects, he liked Mathematics and Science. That was proved right with his scoring 100 out of 100 in Maths in class X Board Exams, a feat that no other student of this Vidyalaya has ever achieved. Till date he holds the highest percentage [95.6] among the class X Toppers. This stupendous performance fetched him “Pratibha Award” instituted by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. And that was the first feather in his cap.

After class X, he joined Narayana College, Dilsukh Nagar, Hyderabad for his Intermediate education. In no time, he was identified as the ‘top notch’ among meritorious students and was trained intensively by a team of experienced teachers. As a result, he scored 459 out of 470 in First Year and 495 out of 530 in the Second Year.

But, the moments of glory came when he secured All India 8th and 48th Ranks in IIT-JEE and AIEEE entrance exams respectively. Our joy knew no bounds when the news spread. It was a dream come true. At a tender age, Pranay has made his parents, teachers and his Alma Mater proud. When asked he said, “All that I am today is because of my parents, teachers and my friends. I owe them a lot. I cherish and treasure this moment for a long long time to come.”

And this is modesty at its best. And that’s how he is.

Three cheers to PRANAY.

- M. Archan Kumar. X- B [Pranay Kumar’s brother]

PLACES OF IMPORTANCE IN THE DISTRICT - SRI RANGAPUR

Once Krishna Deva Raya went to Sri Rangam and wanted to construct Ranganayaka Swamy temple in his kingdom. On that night he dreamt of ‘Ranganayaka’ telling him that he is in a particular place in the kingdom and one eagle will lead him to that place. Next day Krishna Deva Raya followed the eagle and found Ranganayaka Swami’s idol between Kothakota & Kanvayapally mountains. Then the temple was built near "Ratna Pushkarini’ lake. From then poojas are regularly performed and prasadam is distributed at 10 a.m. every day. Sri Rangapur is situated at a distance of 12 kms. from Wanaparthy, which is 100 kms from Mahbubnagar. Srirangapur is well connected by road and there are frequent buses from Wanaparthy. Private transport is available from Wanaparthy.

[Collected by: H. Ravi & Dasharath. XII Science.]

Why do we not touch papers, books and people with the feet?

To Indians, knowledge is sacred and divine. So it must be given respect at all times. Nowadays we separate subjects as sacred and secular. But in ancient India every subject - academic or spiritual was considered divine and taught by the Guru in the Gurukula.

The custom of not stepping on educational tools is a frequent reminder of the high position accorded to knowledge in Indian culture. From an early age, this wisdom fosters in us a deep reverence for books and education. This is also the reason why we worship books, vehicles and instruments once a year on Saraswathi Pooja or Ayudha Pooja day, dedicated to the Goddess of Learning. In fact, each day before starting our studies, we pray:

Saraswati namasthubhyamVarade kaama roopini Vidyaarambham karishyaami Sidhirbhavatu me sadaa

O Goddess Saraswati, the giver of Boons and fulfiller of wishes, I prostrate to You before starting my studies. May you always fulfill me?

- Neetu Shilpa Reddy [5th Batch Student] Wichita University. U.S.A.(through e-mail)

VALUE OF TIME

If you want to know the value of one second
Ask the athlete who got second place.

If you want to know the value of one minute
Ask the person who missed the bus.

If you want to know the value of an hour
Ask the person who came late for exam.

If you want to know the value of one day
Ask the person who came after the interview.

If you want to know the value of one week
Ask the trader who missed the goods train.

If you want to know the value of one month
Ask the mother who gave birth to a child in nine months.

If you want to know the value of one year
Ask the student who failed in exams.

- SINDHU BHAVANI. K IX - A

RAINBOW

When the rain raises
The scent of the soil
Come, behold the rainbow!
The nature’s splendour.

Mark! How it bridges
The spheres at
The horizon!

Ah! The multi-coloured band
So vivid, so splendid
But why are you so rare?
- M. Sushma Reddy. IX – A.

N.C.C. CAMP

We were a part of Combined Annual Training Camp organized for the NCC cadets of 8 Andhra Battalion from 18th to 27th June 2009 at B.R.R. Degree College, Jadcherla. All the cadets were accommodated in the tents set up in a school nearby.

The camp was formally inaugurated by the Camp Commandant Colonel. Yog Raj Pathak. In his address, Col. Y. R. Pathak detailed about the different programmes and trainings that a cadet has to undergo in a camp and the use of such camps in making a cadet competent to face the demands of the 21st century. The schedule of the camp was very rather tight and every second was thoroughly utilized. The focus was mainly on training the would-be-soldiers in the area of warfare, fire fighting, trekking, rock climbing and community service. The ‘walking tour’, as a part of trekking, was the highlight of the entire camp. We went 16 kilometers on foot to a protected forest area called as Mayuri Nursery. Some of the eminent personalities paying visit to the camp included Sri. Rajeshwar Reddy, M.L.A. of Mahaboob Nagar.

To inculcate in us the value of community service, we were taken to a ‘Home for aged’, where we met many old people, heard their stories and distributed sweets to them. On the 8th day of the camp, Colonel. Narasimham visited the camp to oversee the progress. In the cultural evening organized on the same evening, he distributed the prizes to winners and lauded our performance. On the final day, a small get-together was organized and all the participants were given the participation certificates. We bid adieu to each other with a hope to meet in the next camp.

- B. Chandra Harsha Vardhan Reddy & N. Koteshwar X – A

Monday, May 4, 2009

ఉగాది [పద్య కవిత]

ప్రాగారమ్ములు కళగా
రాగమతిశయించి ప్రేమ రాగము నింవెన్
వేగముగా ఏతెంచుము
స్వాగతమో నవ ఉగాది! శాంతవిహారీ!

ప్రకృతి కోయిల తీయగా పాడు చుండ
చిగురు మావిళ్ళు లేలేత సిగ్గునొంద
వేము కష్ట సుఖాలతో వింది చేయ
వేగ రావమ్మ నవవర్ష స్వాగతమ్ము!

మానవత్వమ్ము నశియించి దానవత్వ
మావరించెను మంచి సమాధి చెందె
శాంతి గీతాలు గుండెలో క్రాంతి నింప
కోకిలా తీయగాపాడు కొసరి కొసరి!

సమర సన్నాహ వేదిక శంఖమూద
ఆకసమ్మున బాంబులు ఆటలాడ
సకల జనుల బాధలుదీర్చ జాగులేక
వేగరావమ్మ నవవర్ష స్వాగతమ్ము!

పెళ్ళి సందడి నిండుగా వెలయునట్లు
అలర బ్రహ్మోత్సవములెల్ల అమరునట్లు
పంచభూతాల దూతవై పరుగు తోడ
వేగరావమ్మ నవవర్ష స్వాగతమ్ము!

- శేషం సుప్రసన్నాచార్యులు
[తెలుగు ఉపాధ్యాయుడు]

ఉగాది మధువు చిలికింది

కోరికతో
మామిడమ్మ
కొత్త రెమ్మ తొడిగింది

కొమ్మలతో
రెమ్మలతో
పూత వెల్లివిరిసింది

కోకోయని
కోయిలమ్మ
కొత్త పాట పాడింది

షడ్రుచులు
చేతబట్టి
ఉగాది లక్ష్మి వచ్చింది

కొత్త ఆశ
తాయిలాలు
తాను వెంట తెచ్చింది

ఆనందం
ఎగిసింది
నేల నింగి కలిసింది

పల్లె పులకరించింది
ఉగాది మధువు చిలికింది.

- ఎస్. సుహాసిని. 8 - A [2009-10]

స్నేహం

స్నేహం ఒక అమృత గీతి!
స్నేహం ఒక అనల్పానుభూతి!
స్నేహం తీయని అనుభూతి!
స్నేహం మాయని దివ్య జ్యోతి!
మనుష్య కోటికి స్నేహ రీతి!
కలుగ జేయును ఎంతో ప్రగతి!
పవిత్ర స్నేహానికి లేదు మృతి!
నెయ్య మందున మురియు జగతి!

- కె. శ్రీలక్ష్మి. 8 - B [2008-09]

शायरियाँ

ऎसा नहीं की आप याद आते नहीं
खता बस इतनी है कि हम बताते नहीं
आपकी दोस्ती अनमोल है हमारे लिए
आप समझते हो इसलिए हम जताते नहीं ।

पंछी पिंजरॆ से छुटकर उड जाएँगे
मगर कुछ परिंदें रह-रहकर भी याद आएंगे
यहाँ आकर रहने की खुशियाँ तो है
मगर अफ्सॊस है कि आप जैसा दोस्त कहाँ से पाएंगे?

एक बार हम निकले शहर में घूमने
दिल में कुछ अरमान थे...अरमान थे
एक तरफ था झोपडा, एक तरफ श्मशान थे
पैर तले आई हड्डी उसके ब्यान थे
कि चलने वाले संभल कर चल
हम भी कभी इंसान थे ।

- निकेश कुमार. 9 - B Migrated Student [2008-09]

వాక్ స్వాతంత్ర్యము

రష్యా మాజి అధ్యక్షుడు బ్రెజ్నేవ్ ఒక సారి అమెరికా వెళ్ళాడు. అక్కడి పాత్రికేయులతో ఒక ప్రెస్ మీట్‍లో పాల్గొన్నాడు. ఒక పాత్రికేయుడు బ్రెజ్నేవ్‍తో, "బ్రెజ్నేవ్ గారూ! ఈ దేశములో యే పౌరుడైనా, ఎప్పుడైనా, ఎక్కడైనా మా దేశాధ్యక్షుడిని దూషించవచ్చు." అనాడు. ’మీ దేశములో ఇంతటి వాక్స్వాతంత్ర్యము లేదు సుమా!’ అని ఎత్తి చూపడము ఆ పాత్రికేయుడి ఉద్దేశ్యం.

ఆ ప్రశ్నకు సమాధానముగా బ్రెజ్నేవ్, "మీ ప్రశ్న మాకు అర్థమైంది. మీరనుకున్న విధమైన వాక్స్వాతంత్ర్యము మా దేశములో కూడా ఉంది. మా దేశములో ఎప్పుడైనా, ఎక్కడైనా, ఏ పౌరుడైనా, అమెరికా దేశాధ్యక్షుడిని నోటికి వచ్చినట్టు తిట్టవచ్చు. అందులో ఏ విధమైన ఆంక్షలు లేవు" అని ప్రత్యుత్తరమిచ్చాడు.

- కౌండిన్య తిలక్ [కుంతీ]
తెలుగు ఉపాధ్యాయులు.

సమర కిశోరం - భగత్ సింగ్

సమస్త భారత ప్రజానికము మార్చ్ 3 వ వారము విద్యావ్యాసంగము, పరీక్షలు, ఆర్ధికమాంద్యము, తీవ్రవాదపు సమస్య, ఎన్నికలు వంటి తీరికలేని దైనందిన జీవితపు వ్యవహారాలలో తలమునకలై యుండగా, చెరసాలలు, ఉరికొయ్యలు, పూలశయ్యలు, పూలమాలలుగా మార్చుకొని, తమ రుధిర తర్పణతో సమస్త భారతావనికి స్వాతంత్ర్య సమర స్ఫూర్తి రగల్చిన ముగ్గురు త్యాగధనుల బలిదానమును మరిచింది.

ఆ ముగ్గురు యువకిశోరాలు ఎవరో కాదు.

"ఇంక్విలాబ్ జిందాబాద్" నినాదాన్ని జాతి జీవన గీతముగా మార్చిన భగత్ సింగ్.

జనని భారతి శృంఖలాల ఛేదనకై తమ భౌతిక దేహాన్ని తుచ్ఛంగా భావించిన రాజ్ గురు మరియు సుఖ్ దేవ్ లు.

68 సంవత్సరాల క్రితము మార్చ్ 23 వ తేదినాడు ఈ భరతమాత ముద్దు బిడ్డలు పాశ్విక బ్రిటిష్ కర్కశ చట్టాల చట్రాల పదఘట్టనలో నలిగిపోబడి, ఉరికొయాలను కౌగిలించకపోయి ఉంటే, ఆ ముగ్గురు తాతయ్యలై, మనజాతికి, మన తరానికి మార్గదర్శకులై దేశభక్తి, జాతి రక్షణల పాఠాలు నేర్పేవారేమో? రాజ్ గురు, సుఖ్ దేవ్ లలో స్వేచ్ఛ, స్వాతంత్ర్య దీక్షా జ్వాలలు రగిల్చి, జాతి మొత్తానికి ఆదర్శమై నిలిచిన భగత్ సింగ్ నాటికీ, నేటికీ స్తవనీయుడు, స్మరణీయుడు.

పారతంత్ర్య ధిక్కరణ భగత్ సింగ్‍కు ఆనువంశికంగా వచ్చిన ఆస్తి. "ఆచ్చట పుట్టిన చివురు కొమ్మైన చేవ" అన్నట్టుగా ఆ వంశంలో ప్రతి ఒక్కరి రక్తంలో విప్లవకాంక్ష ప్రవహిస్తుండేది. తమ ఇంట్లో జరిగే స్వాతంత్ర్య సమరవీరుల చర్చా గోష్ఠులు, మధ్య మధ్యలో బ్రిటిష్ సైన్యంవారి అక్రమ హింసలు, తండ్రి మరియు ఇతర కుటుంబ సభ్యుల దేశ భక్తి - భగత్ సింగ్‍లో చిన్న నాటనే స్వేచ్ఛాకాంక్షకు ఊపిరిలూదాయి.

పరమ సిఖ్ ధార్మిక కుటుంబంలో పుట్టినప్పటికీ, సిఖ్ సహజ ధార్మిక వస్త్ర ధారణ ఇత్యాదులను త్యజించి, "నేనెందుకు నాస్తికుడినయ్యాను" అనే గ్రంథాన్ని రచించేలా ప్రేరేపించే వ్యక్తిత్వం అలవడ్డాయి.

సంసార చట్రంలో ఇరుక్కుంటే, జాతి కన్నీటిని తుడిచే ఒక సేవకుడు తగ్గిపోతాడన్న భావన అతడిని పెళ్ళిచేసుకోకుండా చేసాయి. పుట్టుకనుంచి ఉరికొయ్యని కౌగిలించేవరకు, ఆయన నమ్ముకున్న సామ్యవాద సిద్ధాంతం, తాను చేసే పోరాటం ప్రపంచ బడుగు బలహీన వర్గాలవారు సకల ధనిక వర్గ శక్తులతో జరిపే పోరాటంగా మార్చాలనేది అతడి తపన.

దైవంకన్నా ధ్యేయమును నమ్మిన వ్యక్తి ఎంత ధృడంగా ఉంటాడో అనడానికి భగత్ సింగ్ వ్యక్తిత్వం నిలువెత్తు దర్పణం. రాజ్ గురు, సుఖ్ దేవ్, భగత్ సింగ్‍లను ఒకరి తరువాత ఒకరిని ఉరి తీస్తామని జైలు అధికారులు తెలిపితే, "నన్ను ముందు ఉరి తీయండి" అని ప్రకటించిన భగత్ సింగ్ సాహసం స్వాతంత్ర్య సమర వీరులకు స్ఫూర్తిదాయకం.

మనిషి ఎలా చనిపోతాడు అనేదానికన్నా, మృత్యువును ఎలా ఎదురుకుంటాడు, ఏ ధ్యేయంకై మృత్యువును ఆహ్వానిస్తాడు అన్న విషయాన్ని పరిశీలిస్తే, మాతృదాస్య శృంఖలాల ఛేదనకై ఉరితాడుని ఆహ్వానించిన భగత్ సింగ్ ఔన్నత్యం భావి తరాలకు మార్గదర్శకం.

కొంత మంది బ్రిటిష్ పోలీసులను ఒక ఇంట్లో పెట్టి ఉద్యమకారులు దహించి వేసిన చౌరి-చౌరా సఘటన ఆనంతరం బాపూజీ నిరసన, నిరశనలు చేపట్టడమే కాక, ఊపందుకున్న సహాయ-నిరాకరణోద్యమము కూడా రద్దు చేయడము, పైగా అదే గాంధీజి కర్తార్ సింగ్ వంటి ఉద్యమకారుల బలిదానానికి శ్రద్ధాంజలి అయినా ఘటించకపోవడం వంటి సంఘటనల నేపధ్యములో భగత్ సింగ్ గాంధీజీని ధిక్కరించాడు. కానీ, అందరూ అనుకున్నట్టుగా గంధీజీని భగత్ సింగ్ ద్వేషించలేదు.

AMBEDKAR JAYANTHI

The 118th birth anniversary of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar was celebrated with a festive zeal on 14th of April in our Vidyalaya. Principal of the Vidyalaya garlanded the portrait of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar and a prayer song followed. In their speeches Haritha Amrutha, Raju Naik and Rajeshwar Reddy highlighted the life history of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar, his achievements and the role he played in drafting the Indian constitution. For the first time, Pranitha. G. and Sai Nikitha. A. of class 10 anchored the entire programme. The choir group of the Vidyalaya presented a song composed on Dr.B.R.Ambedkar by Sri. Bheem Sharma, Music Teacher. Sri. Roopender Singh, PGT Hindi proposed vote of thanks.

- - M. Rajeshwar Reddy & B. Sai Kishore X- A [2009-10]

స్నేహ బంధం

తరతరాలకు విడిపోని బంధం
కాలం కలిపిన బంధం
అంతేలేని బంధం
ఒకరికి ఒకరు తోడుగ ఉండే బంధం
అదే స్నేహ బంధం.

- కె. శ్రావ్య. 8 - B. [2009-10]

Take it easy

Chandini : Yesterday I went to Zoo.
Pallavi : Even i was there at zoo.
Chandini : Really ! In which cage !!!???

- Madhuri Patel 9 - A [2009-10]

రెయిన్ బో

టీచర్ : ఒరేయ్ రామూ! రెయిన్ బో ఎలా ఏర్పడుతుంది?
రాము: టీచర్ రెయిన్ పడుతున్నపుడు కుక్క భౌ అంటే రెయిన్ భౌ ఏర్పడుతుంది.
- కె. విజయ్ కుమార్. 9 - B [2009-10]

Take it easy

Gumuthe, an extremely intelligent man, having no child, no money, no home, a blind mother, prays to God.......

God happy with his prayers, grants him only ONE wish!

Gumuthe : I want my mother to see my wife putting diamond bangles on my child's hands in our new home !

God : Damn !!! I still have a lot to learn from people.

- K. Vijay Kumar. 9 - B [2009-10]

जिन्दगी

देखो तो ख्वाब है जिन्दगी
पढॊ तो किताब है जिन्दगी
हसॊँ तो खुशहाल है जिन्दगी
दुःखी हो तो वीरान है जिन्दगी
मिलो तो महान है जिन्दगी
पूछॊ तो सवाल है जिन्दगी
समझॊ तो आसान है जिन्दगी ।

- माया गोदारा 9 - B Migrated Student [2008-09]

गलत करने का परिणाम

दवा गलत, बढे बीमारी
वाहन गलत, रोए सवारी
संगत गलत, बिगडे ब्रह्मचारी
विचार गलत, बदनाम संसारी
स्वार्थ गलत, मित्र दुःखारी
पति गलत, दुःखी उसकी नारी
अधीनस्थ गलत, दुःखी अधिकारी
सरकार गलत, दुःखी कर्मचारी
परीक्षा गलत, असफल तैय्यारी
संतान गलत, पिता दुःखारी
राह गलत, बिगडे दुनियादारी ।

- एकता बशीर. 9 - A. Migrated Student [2008-09]

దేవుడు

ఆకాశమనే దేవుడు
జ్ఞాన వర్షాన్ని
హర్షంగా నలు దిక్కులూ
వర్షిస్తున్నాడు!
తెలివితేటలు అనే సస్యరమను
పండించడానికి!
మనుషుల
సమస్యలు అనే ఆకలిని
తీర్చడానికి!

- బీ. రజిత. 12 Science. [2009-10]

కలిసి ఉంటేనే ప్రగతి

మనిషి మనిషి కలిస్తే ఐక్యత
మనసు మనసు కలిస్తే మమత
మతం మతం కలిస్తే మానవత
కులం కులం కలిస్తే సమత
యువత యువత కలిస్తే నవత
కలిసి నడుద్దాం
ప్రగతిని సాధిద్దాం !

- పి. రోహిత్ కుమార్ రెడ్డి. 8 th A [2009-10]

జీవితం !

భీరువుకు
జీవితం సమస్యల సుడిగుండం!
సాహసికి
జీవితం ఆణిముత్యాలు దొరికే సాగరం!

- ఎమ్. జ్యోతి. పదవ తరగతి [2009-10]

Sunday, May 3, 2009

దివ్య సందేశం

భారత దేశములో ఉన్నత చదువుతున్న ప్రతి ఒక్కరు డాలర్ల వేటకై, విదేశాల గూటికి చేరాలని కలలు కంటున్నారు. అంది వచ్చిన యే చిన్న అవకాశము పక్కలైనా పట్టుకొని రెక్కలు కట్టుకొని ఎగరిపోతున్నారు. దేశాభిమానం, దేశసేవ అనే మాటలు నేటి యువత నిఘంటువులలో కనిపించని మాటలు.

కానీ, మహాత్ముతను, మహనీయులను డాలర్లు, డాబులు, పదవులు, సంపదలు ఆకర్శించలేవు.

భారత దేశమునుండి భౌతిక శాస్త్రములో తొలి నొబుల్ బహుమతి పొందిన శాస్త్రవేత్త సర్ సి.వి. రామన్ గారికి బెంగుళూరులోని Indian Institute of Science లో డైరెక్టర్ పదవి లభించింది. అదే సమయంలో అతడికి కేంబ్రిడ్జ్ యూనివర్సిటి ఆచార్య పదవిని ఇవ్వజూపింది. కానీ దానిని అతడు త్యజించాడు. అతడి మిత్రులు "ఎందుకు ఇంతటి పదవిని, సంపదను, విదేశీ గౌరవం వదులుకున్నావు?" అని ప్రశ్నించారు.

"ఈ మాతృ భూమిలో పుట్టి, ఇక్కడి గాలి పీల్చి, ఇక్కడి నీరు త్రాగి, ఇక్కడి వసతి సౌకర్యాలతో ఇంత స్థాయికి వచ్చాను. ఇప్పుడు నాకు తిరిగి యీ దేశానికి సేవ చేసే భాగ్యం కలిగింది. ఈ అవకాశం వదులుకోను. నేను భారతీయుడిని. భారత్ దేశానికి సేవ చేస్తాను." అని సమాధానమిచ్చాడు.

ఇది నేటి యువతకు నాటి మహనీయుడు ఇచ్చిన దివ్య సందేశం.
- కౌండిన్య తిలక్ [కుంతీ]
తెలుగు ఉపాధ్యాయులు

Friday, May 1, 2009

BEAUTY

Beauty is in colours
Beauty is in flowers
Beauty comes as blossoms
Beauty is in sunset
Beauty is in nature
Beauty is in dreams
Beauty is in the soul
Enjoy beauty becoz
Beauty is everywhere.

- N. Mohini. VIII – A [2009-10]

TRY AND TRY

We have many chances but
We don’t try to win.
We have many talents but
We don’t use them.
We have many ideas but
We don’t share them.
We have many doubts but
We don’t ask others.
If only we try and try
Impossible becomes nothing.

- J. Sharath Chandra VII-B

LIFE IS A GIFT

Today before you think of saying an unkind word - Think of someone who can't speak.
Before you complain about the taste of your food - Think of someone who has nothing to eat.
Before you complain about your husband or wife - Think of someone who's crying out to God for a companion.
Today before you complain about life - Think of someone who went too early to heaven.
Before you complain about your children - Think of someone who desires children but they're barren.
Before you argue about your dirty house, someone didn't clean or sweep -Think of the people who are living in the streets.
Before whining about the distance you drive - Think of someone who walks the same distance with their feet.
And when you are tired and complain about your job - Think of the unemployed, the disabled and those who wished they had your job.
But before you think of pointing the finger or condemning another - Remember that not one of us are without sin and we all answer to one maker.
And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down - Put a smile on your face and thank God you're alive and still around.Life is a gift, Live it, Enjoy it, Celebrate it, And fulfill it.

- Compiled by Pranitha. G. Student Editor [2009-10]

Why do we wear marks on the forehead ?

The tilak, pottu or bottu invokes a feeling of sanctity in the wearer and others. It is recognized as a religious mark. Its form and colour vary according to one’s caste, religious sect or the form of the Lord worshipped.

In earlier times, the four castes (based on varna or colour) - Brahmana, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Sudra - applied marks differently. The brahmin applied a white chandan mark signifying purity, as his profession was of a priestly or academic nature. The kshatriya applied a red kumkum mark signifying valour as he belonged to warrior races. The vaishya wore a yellow kesar or turmeric mark signifying prosperity as he was a businessman or trader devoted to creation of wealth. The sudra applied a black bhasma, kasturi or charcoal mark signifying service as he supported the work of the other three divisions. Also Vishnu worshippers apply a chandan tilak of the shape of "U", Shiva worshippers a tripundra of bhasma, Devi worshippers a red dot of kumkum and so on).

The tilak cover the spot between the eyebrows, which is the seat of memory and thinking. It is known as the Aajna Chakra in the language of Yoga. The tilak is applied with the prayer - "May I remember the Lord. May this pious feeling pervade all my activities. May I be righteous in my deeds." Even when we temporarily forget this prayerful attitude the mark on another reminds us of our resolve. The tilak is thus a blessing of the Lord and a protection against wrong tendencies and forces.

The entire body emanates energy in the form of electromagnetic waves - the forehead and the subtle spot between the eyebrows especially so. That is why worry generates heat and causes a headache. The tilak and pottu cools the forehead, protects us and prevents energy loss. Sometimes the entire forehead is covered with chandan or bhasma. Using plastic reusable "stick bindis" is not very beneficial, even though it serves the purpose of decoration.

- Neetu Shilpa Reddy [5th Batch Student] Wichita University. U.S.A.(through e-mail)

Pillalamarri

The most important place of interest near Mahabubnagar is the famous banyan tree called Pillalamarri, which is about 8-km from the city. The famous 500 yr. old Banyan tree here, covering an area of over three acres, can accommodate about 1000 people in its shade. There is a shrine of a Muslim saint under the tree. From a distance the tree presents the appearance of a small hillock with green foliage but on reaching nearer, it looks like a large green umbrella under which about thousand people can easily take shelter. The tree is a very old one and it covers an area of 3 acres (1.21 hectares).

- Collected by Nagalaxmi. XII Class [2009-10]

ALUMNI CONDUCT MEDICAL CAMP

A Medical Camp was organized in the Vidyalaya on April 11 & 12 by the Alumni [Old Students]. The camp was inaugurated by Dr. Bhaskar Naik, PHC Bijnepally and Dr. Rajesh Goud and Dr. Shirirsha, the team leaders briefed about the importance of health and hygiene in everyone’s life. The screening camp included the check-ups like, eye, skin, blood-grouping, urine, gyenecology and general health. The Alumni also supplied the basic medicines to all the students. The students were also made aware of the precautions they should take in keeping themselves healthy. The students who needed extra medical attention were asked to meet the alumni doctors during summer vacation and get their ailment treated.

During the evening hours, the alumni students pursuing different careers conducted Career Guidance classes. They gave special advice to the students appearing for the Board Examination and suggested them to take the stream which they like and not the one which their parents decide. They also enlightened the students about the different careers and professions available globally and how one should prepare to grab them.

The other partcipants in the camp included B. Radhika, R. Radhika, A. Sathish, Vinod, Suresh Babu, Uday Kumar [All First Batch Students], Vijender, Praveena, H. Naresh, P. Raju [All Second Batch Students] Police Kiran [ Third Batch], Hanmanthu [Fourth Batch], Rameshwar Reddy, Subhash Chandra Bose, Arun Kumar, [Fifth Batch], Shravanthi, [Sixth Batch], B. Manjula [Seventh Batch] and Sai Kiran [Nineth Batch].

Along with the alumni doctors, Mr. Hari Prasad Reddy, President, Ms. Srivani, Organising Secretary, Mr. V. Narender, Secretary of the Alumni Association were also present and guided the participants in conducting both the camps successfully.

- M. Sandeep Reddy & K. Sai Teja. X Class [ 2009-10]

FAREWELL……FRIENDS!

The farewell party for the outgoing 12th class students and the migrated students [from JNV Sri Ganga Nagar, Rajastan] was organized on March 24. This day, to many students, can be the saddest day in their lives and to some this day marks the beginning of the new life. Many students turn nostalgic and start rewinding the fun they had in their school days. Mast. P. Kamalakar Reddy and Mast. Vishnu shared their experience in this Vidyalaya and advised their juniors to make best use of the facilities available and grow up as a responsible citizen.

Mast. Jai Prakash Suthar, most dynamic of the migrated students, reminiscented about his stay in the Vidyalaya and how much has his life undergone a change coming over here. He felt he was indebted and wouldn’t miss any opportunity to render his service to the Vidyalaya.

Ms. Prasanna Laxmi, Maya and Deepika rendered heart touching songs, mostly indicative of the inevitable separation. On behalf of the Vidyalaya, the Principal wished all the outgoing students a happy and prosperous life ahead.
- A. Sudheer Kumar & K.Vamshi Krishna X- A [2009-10]

Toppers of the Toppers

The Annual Examinations held in the month of March 2009 heralded the end of the Academic Year 2008-09 and brought out along with them the overall academic performance of the students during the year. Despite the clashes in the local examination schedule with that of the CBSE exams, the Examination Department was thoroughly prepared and conducted the exams in a befitting manner.

As always, the performance of the lower class students was praiseworthy and the students of the higher classes did not lag behind. The entire February month was utilized for revision and practice of the mock tests. As the exams commenced the students’ confidence doubled and their performance bettered.

Each student was evaluated for 600 marks in each subject [6 Unit Tests, 6 Assignments, 2 Project Works/Orals and 2 Term Exams] and the overall total mark was 3600. Based on the overall performance in all the subjects throughout the year, the following students were adjudged as the “The Toppers of the toppers.”

Hemachander. Ch of class 6 A, with 3487 marks and with 96.9 percentage is the First among the toppers of the toppers. In the second position is Kalpana. K of 6 B with 3428 marks and 95.5 percent. Ranjitha. K. of class 7 B is the third topper of the topper with 3414 marks and 94.8 percentage.

It is interesting to note that these students were the Vidyalaya toppers in almost all the Unit Tests and Term Tests. The Vidyalaya fraternity congratulates all these Toppers of the Toppers.

- Reported by R. Naresh and Praveen. S. X- A [2009-10]

Fools' Day

1 st April every year is observed as Fools’ Day almost all over the world.
There is an interesting story narrating how April 1 st came to be celebrated as Fools’ Day. According to the story, before 1564, a common calendar was used throughout Europe. As per the calendar, 1st of April marked the beginning of each year. After some time, a new reformed calendar was adopted to obey the order of Charles IX, the then King of France. According to the new calendar, 1st January marked the beginning of each year. Some people who were reluctant to accept this change were laughed at by the others. The others considered them fools and troubled them with jokes, mock gifts, fake events and silly tricks. Since then, the practice came to be in vogue. On Fools’ Day, friends try to fool one another by way of practical jokes, like sending foolish messages and doing silly things to one another.
This day enables people to laugh and enjoy to their heart’s content. It includes practices such as sending someone on a “fool’s errand”, looking for things that don’t exist, playing pranks and trying to get people to believe ridiculous things.

- Harini & Harika X - B [2009-2010]

Monday, April 6, 2009

J.N.V.S.T. 2009

The Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test [JNVST] for admission into Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Mahabub Nagar for the academic session 2009-10 was held on 8th February in 16 centers across the district. 100 questions carrying one mark each were categorized under three sections viz. Mental Ability, Arithmetic and Language and all the questions were of objective type to be answered in 2 hours.

The registration and scrutiny of the applications was carried out in the Vidyalaya under the guidance of the Principal. Sri. C.G.Krupakar, PGT Chemistry and Incharge of JNVST coordinated the entire process. Of the registered 3015 students 2756 [1635 Boys & 1121 Girls] took the selection test. With 313 applications Nagar Kurnool had the highest number of registrations. With the choice of writing the test in any of the mediums irrespective of the student’s medium of instruction in class V, 1533 students appeared in Telugu and 1223 in English.

There was an orientation course for the Centre Superintendents and Central Level Observers on Feb 6 in B.Ed. College, Mahabub Nagar. All necessary arrangements were made in the centers for smooth conduct of the Test. The Principal of the Vidyalaya acted in the capacity of District Level Observer.

The application cum prospectus of JNVST-2009 was designed in English, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam by Sri. J. Srinivasulu, Art Teacher of this Vidyalaya for the JNVs of Hyderabad Region.

The results are expected in the third week of May and the classes for the fresh batch would commence from July 1.

- G. Surya Prakash Reddy & P. Vijay Kumar Reddy. VIII.

LOVE YOUR LANGUAGE

See if you can figure out what these words have in common.......

Banana

Dresser

Grammar

Potato

Revive

Uneven

Voodoo
Are You Peeking Or Have You Already Given Up?
Give it another try…..

In all of the words listed, if you take the first letter, place it at the end of the word, and spell the word backwards, it will be the same word.

Did you figure it out?

- SANDEEP KUMAR REDDY. M. IX-A

WHY DO WE DO ‘NAMASTE’ ?



Indians greet each other with namaste. The two palms are placed together in front of the chest and the head bows whilst saying the word namaste. This greeting is for all - people younger than us, of our own age, those older than friends, even strangers and us.
There are five forms of formal traditional greeting enjoined in the shaastras of which namaskaram is one. This is understood as prostration but it actually refers to paying homage as we do today when we greet each other with a namaste.
Namaste could be just a casual or formal greeting, a cultural convention or an act of worship. However there is much more to it than meets the eye. In Sanskrit namah + te = namaste. It means - I bow to you - my greetings, salutations or prostration to you. Namaha can also be literally interpreted as "na ma" (not mine). It has a spiritual significance of negating or reducing one’s ego in the presence of another.
The real meeting between people is the meeting of their minds. When we greet another, we do so with namaste, which means, "may our minds meet," indicated by the folded palms placed before the chest. The bowing down of the head is a gracious form of extending friendship in love and humility.
The spiritual meaning is even deeper. The life force, the divinity, the Self or the Lord in me is the same in all. Recognizing this oneness with the meeting of the palms, we salute with head bowed the Divinity in the person we meet. That is why sometimes, we close our eyes as we do namaste to a revered person or the Lord – as if to look within. The gesture is often accompanied by words like "Ram Ram", "Jai Shri Krishna", "Namo Narayana", "Jai Siya Ram", "Om Shanti" etc - indicating the recognition of this divinity.
When we know this significance, our greeting does not remain just a superficial gesture or word but paves the way for a deeper communion with another in an atmosphere of love and respect.

- MAHESH KUMAR kathi. First Batch Student JNV Chittoor. [By e-mail]

NEVER WORRIED NEVER HURRIED

When one does not have regular and punctual habits, one is bound to be late for one’s duties. This causes anxiety which in turn results in stress and anger. The stress when prolonged leads to depression.

Stress can cause a myriad of conditions from skin disorders, stomach ulcers, high blood pressure and head-ache to nervous break downs and heart attacks.

The signs of stress can be listed as – disturbed sleep or insomnia, constant tiredness, incessant worry, over eating, irritability, lack of appetite, nausea, fainting, tendency to sweat for no obvious reasons, frequent crying or desire to cry, head-aches, frequent indigestion.

As stress is cumulative, one or many of these may erupt suddenly causing more depression. Stress symptoms can be friends’ warning us to re-examine our life style. Stress can be due to over work, being unable to meet targets, financial worries etc. There is a seven-step-strategy to combat stress.

1. TAKE ACTION : One should identify the underlying stress factors and should do something about them. The first and foremost thing to combat is regular exercise. Even after that, if the stress persists, one should pinpoint where the dissatisfaction lies. Action is far better than brooding.
2. EXPRESS YOUR FEELINGS : Avoid isolation. Try to communicate with others. Don’t bottle up your feelings. Find a way to express your anger and hostility. Talking to your friend or some other intimate one might be the answer.
3. REVIEW PRIORITIES : Stand back and take a look at your values and priorities. You may be suffering from self-inflicted wounds. Fresh vision of your priorities can clear your mind of confusion and stress. Balance work with recreation. Abandon “All work, no play” ethic.
4. ACCEPT WHAT CAN’T BE CHANGED : Seek the courage to change things that can be changed and the serenity to accept things that can’t be changed and the wisdom to know the difference.
5. PUT YOUR EXPERIENCE TO GOOD USE : Use your sufferings to become more sympathetic to others who are suffering. Sympathy for the suffering and serving them makes you immensely happy.
6. CHECK YOUR TIME MANAGEMENT : Don’t accept or set yourself unrealistic dead lines. Remember that too tight a programme for the time available is the major cause of management stress. Delegation and methodical work are the solutions.
7. COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS NOT AFFLICTIONS : Concentrate on the present. Avoid dwelling on the past events or future uncertainties.

Worry is always a potential enemy, especially when you are feeling tired, when it assails, you remember Mark Twain’s words “I have known great many troubles but most of them never happened.” Live one day at a time, you can’t change what occurred yesterday. You can make tomorrow better by living well today. To live well today one should keep smiling and be cheerful, not worried and not hurried.

- Compiled by Ch. ANURADHA. Librarian

HISTORY OF KOLLAPUR

Kollapur samasthan is a large area spanning most of the Nallamala forest area on the banks of river Krishna. The famous Somasila and Sangameshwara and Malleshwara temples are located in this Samasthan. It is difficult to portray the beauty of river Krishna which floats between Somasila and Sangameshwara. There are traces of architectural treasures from 2nd century BC in this samasthan. Still you can see hundreds of ancient temples, which were built 1500 years ago.

Kollapur Samasthan played a considerable role in Nizam's era. Kollapur has produced great personalities such as Miyyapuram Rama Krishna Rao, who worked as Mantri (secretary) to Raja of Kollapur. Even today people call his family members as Mantri Krishna Rao’s sons and grand sons. The planning of the town is so civic. The roads are so broad and one can wonder how neatly it was planned in those days. There is no single encroachment in this town. This is also known as Mysore of Andhra due to its beautifully planned roads. Known for education it has produced meritorious students like V. Ram Gopal Rao, a Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar award recipient, noted film Cinematographer cum professional photographer Venkata Krishna Rao. M. hailed from this town.

A massive lift irrigation project work worth 1500 crores is going on near Kollapur. Of the tourist destinations, it is worth to watch famous SOMASILA temple, which is located just 9 km away from Kollapur. Recently long awaited bitumen road is also laid from Kollapur to Somasila.

Kollapur mangoes are world famous.

Kollapur has a Helipad and Aerodome from back in early 1900's. Kotla Venkatasubbaiah was the Deewan Bahadur during pre-independece period. Kotlas were the immigrants from Bengal/Orissa region who had come here and settled in Kollapur. They married locals of all castes. Kotla Ranganayakamma who would have been 120 years today was very prolific in Vedas and Puranas and ladies from all castes used to listen to her in the Purana Kalakshepam in the evenings. Pagidala Manoramamma , now living in Mahbubnagar was great administrator of her time.

Special Attractions: The Madhava Swamy temple at Kollapur was originally built by the Rajas of Jetprole during the 16 th century A.D. on the left bank of river Krishna, at Manchalakatta. The architecture of the temple is exceedingly beautiful.
All around the temple walls the beautifully carved sculptures depicting the 24 aspects of Vishnu and the Dasa-Avatars of Vishnu. Various pillars supporting the Mandapa, the Garudalaya add beauty to the temple complex.

Due to the submergence under the Srisailam project reservoir, this temple was shifted and transplanted at Kollapur.

Kollapur was a place of beauty, harmony and culture. The only pity is that no one cared to highlight this province.

- PRANITHA. G. & SUSHMA PRAVALLIKA. IX Class

Monday, February 2, 2009

मित्रता

सोच समझ कर मित्र बनाओ
फिर वह मित्रता सदा निभाओ
कठिनाई में मित्र का साथ दो
मित्र की खुशी में खुशी मनाओ
मित्रता में हानि-लाभ न देखो
मित्रता को न व्यापार बनाओ
मित्रता का वास्ता दे कर किसी से
कोई अनुचित कार्य न कभी कराओ
मित्रता एक पवित्र रिश्ता हैं
इसका स्तर न कभी गिरओ।

- दीपिका गौर. ९ वी ब विभाग

शायरियाँ

मंजिल उन्ही को मिलती हैं
जिनके सपनॊ में दम होता हैं।
पैरों से नहीं; होंसलॊं से
उडान होती हैं।

दोस्ती गज़ल हैं गुनगुनाने के लिए
दोस्ती नग़मा हैं सुनाने के लिए
ए ज़ज़्बा हैं जो सबको नहीं मिलता
क्योंकि हौसला चाहिए दोस्ती निभाने के लिए!

पा लेंगे हम अपनी मंजिल
कितनी ही कठिनाई में
कितना कुछ है शेष
जीवन की गहराई में।

- माया गोदारा. ९ वी ब विभाग

నీ స్నేహం

చంద్రునిలోని చల్లదనం
సూర్యునిలోని వెచ్చదనము
కలగలసిన అనుభూతి నీ స్నేహం!
వసంత ఆగమనము
అనంత శుభ సందేశము
కలిపి తెచ్చిన బహుమతి నీ స్నేహం!

- స్వాతి. ఎస్. తొమ్మిదవ తరగతి

మీరు యే కోవలోకి వస్తారు!?

తులసీ రామాయణం అద్భుత ఆధ్యాత్మిక గ్రంధం. ఇందులో మానవ ప్రకృతి గూర్చి, చిత్త వృత్తుల గూర్చి గూడా చర్చించబడింది. అందులో ఒక చోట కవి యిలా అంటాడు. "ప్రకృతిలో మనకు కనిపించే మూడు రకాలైన ముక్కలైన గులాబి, మామిడి, పనస లలో ఒక విశెషమును చూస్తాము. గులాబిమొక్క పూలు పూస్తుంది. మామిడి మొక్క పూలతో పాటుగా పండ్లను కూడా యిస్తుంది. పనస కేవలము పండ్లను మాత్రమే యిస్తుంది. అదే విధంగా మనుషులలో కొందరు కేవలము మాట్లాడుతారు(కేవలము పూసే గులాబీల). కొందరు మాట్లాడుతారు, పనిచేస్తారు(పూసే, ఫలించే మామిడిలా). కొందరు కేవలం పనిచేస్తారు (ఫలమిచ్చే పనసలా)".

మీరు యే కోవలోకి వస్తారో మీరే నిర్ధారించుకోండి!

- క్. కౌండిన్య తిలక్.
టీ.జీ.టీ. తెలుగు.

Sunday, February 1, 2009

WHY DO WE LIGHT A LAMP ?

In almost every Indian home a lamp is lit daily before the altar of the Lord. In some houses it is lit at dawn, in some, twice a day – at dawn and dusk – and in a few it is maintained continuously (Akhanda Deepa). All auspicious functions commence with the lighting of the lamp, which is often maintained right through the occasion.

Light symbolizes knowledge, and darkness, ignorance. The Lord is the "Knowledge Principle" (Chaitanya) who is the source, the enlivener and the illuminator of all knowledge. Hence light is worshiped as the Lord himself.

Knowledge removes ignorance just as light removes darkness. Also knowledge is a lasting inner wealth by which all outer achievement can be accomplished. Hence we light the lamp to bow down to knowledge as the greatest of all forms of wealth.

Why not light a bulb or tube light? That too would remove darkness. But the traditional oil lamp has a further spiritual significance. The oil or ghee in the lamp symbolizes our vaasanas or negative tendencies and the wick, the ego. When lit by spiritual knowledge, the vaasanas get slowly exhausted and the ego too finally perishes. The flame of a lamp always burns upwards. Similarly we should acquire such knowledge as to take us towards higher ideals.
Whilst lighting the lamp we thus pray:

Deepajyothi parabrahma
Deepa sarva tamopahaha
Deepena saadhyate saram
Sandhyaa deepo namostute

I prostrate to the dawn/dusk lamp; whose light is the Knowledge Principle (the Supreme Lord), which removes the darkness of ignorance and by which all can be achieved in life.

- Pranitha. G. IX A

LESSONS IN LOGIC

I was born intelligent -education ruined me.

Practice makes perfect.....But nobody's perfect......so why practice?

How come "abbreviation" is such a long word?

Success is a relative term.It brings so many relatives.

Your future depends on your dreams.So go to sleep

Hard work never killed anybody.But why take the risk

The more you learn, the more you know,The more you know, the more you forgetThe more you forget, the less you knowSo.. why learn.

A bus station is where a bus stops.A train station is where a train stops.On my desk, I have a work station....what more can I say........

Behind every successful man, there is a womanand behind every unsuccessful man, there are two.

- J. Narasimha. XI Sceince

Saturday, January 31, 2009

TAKE IT EASY

A Teacher lecturing on population - In India after Every 10 second a woman gives birth to a kid.Mr.Gumuthe stands up- we must find & stop her!


Mr.Gumuthe-why are all these people running? Man- This is a race, the winner will get the cup.Mr.Gumuthe-If only the winner will get the cup, why are others running?


Teacher: "I killed a person" convert this sentence into future tense.Mr.Gumuthe: The future tense is "you will go to jail".


Mr.Gumuthe gets ready, wears tie, coat, goes out, climbs tree and sits on the branch regularly. A man asks why he does this. Mr.Gumuthe: "I've been promoted as branch manager."


Mr.Gumuthe was filling up application form for a job. He was not sure as to what to be filled in column "Salary Expected". After much thought he wrote: Yes!


One Gumuthe professor asked a plumber to come to his college. You know why?Because he wanted to check where the question paper is leaking...


Mr.Gumuthe told his servant: Go and water the plants.Servant: It’s already raining.Mr.Gumuthe: So what? Take an umbrella and go.


Mr.Gumuthe found the answer to the most difficult question ever -What came first, Chicken or egg?O Yaar, what ever you order first will come first.


Mr.Gumuthe wins Rs. 20 crore from Rs. 20 lottery ticket. Dealer gave Rs. 11 crore after deducting tax.Angry Mr.Gumuthe: "Give me Rs. 20 crore or else return my 20 Rs. back.!


Postman:- I had to come 5 miles to deliver you this packet Mr.Gumuthe:- why did you come so far. Instead you could have posted it....