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