BEAUTY

Beauty is in colours
Beauty is in flowers
Beauty is in sunset
Beauty is in rivulet
Beauty is in streams
Beauty is in dreams
Beauty is in your soul
Enjoy beauty because
Beauty is there everywhere.

Sai Deepika. VII – A Section.

NILGIRI HOUSE WINS INDEPENDENCE DAY CUP

With the all-round performance of S. Ramesh Kumar and M. Lokesh in the final match against Aravali House, Nilgiri House won by 21 runs to lift the Inter-House Independence Day Cricket tournament held in the Vidyalaya playground. S. Ramesh Kumar was adjudged the best batsman and the Man of the Series while M. Lokesh was declared the best bowler of the tournament.

Sri. Khaiser Pasha, the PET of the Vidyalaya organized the tournament in a befitting manner. The contribution of Shivashankar [XII] and Pradeep [X-A] in conducting the matches is praiseworthy. All the students took active pat in this tournament to make it a grand success.

[Reported by – G. Laxmikanth & M. Mahesh. IX – B]

ENGLISH POETRY RECITATION COMPETITION

The CCA Club organizes various Inter-House competitions besides looking after the celebrations of festivals and conducting cultural programmes of the Vidyalaya. Headed by Sri. K. Koundinya Tilak, TGT Telugu, the club had conducted various competitions till date. Of the two competitions conducted in the month of July the result of Essay Writing Competition is still awaited while the following students bagged prizes in the English Poetry Recitation Competition and brought laurels to their respective houses.

JUNIORS

FIRST - S. Gayathri - VII B - Shivalik – B
SECOND - Pranuthi - VIII A - Aravali – B
THIRD - Ajay Rathnam - VIII A - Udaigiri – B

SENIORS

FIRST - M.K. Surya - X B - Aravali – A
SECOND - E. Prashanthi - IX A - Shivalik – A
THIRD - M. Sushma - X A - Nilgiri – A : P. Madhuri - X A - Aravali - A

Congratulations prize winners.

[Reported by – Jhansi. P. & Shaini V. IX – B]

Fashion at its best..

Costume Designer : Anonymous student of JNV Mahabub Nagar

Model : Blacky, the stray dog.

Show on : JNV Fashion week.

Location : Dining Hall, JNV Mahabub Nagar.

Photographer : Sridhar Chikine, JNV Mahabub Nagar.

Settings : Students, JNV Mahabubnagar.

To sirs ..... with love.

The months of June and July are often considered the months of change. Its true, since the Vidyalaya get to witness the arrival of new bunches of students into class VI, IX and XI. With the arrival of the Monsoons comes the new fragrance of change.

These two months are also important as many teachers get transferred and new teachers takeover their places. Last academic year saw two highly reputed teachers getting promoted to the post of Vice-Principals and transferred to serve in different regions. This year it was Sri. G. Surendra Reddy P.E.T. who is transferred on request to JNV Chittoor.

The worth of Sri. G. Surendra Reddy can easily be recognized in the quality of service he had rendered to this Vidyalaya in terms of strengthening the sports and games infrastructure and in shaping the future sportspersons of the country. He was a synonym for work and work he did to the best of his abilities. Time stands witness to the sweat he shed in transforming the rugged, sloppy grounds into superior playfields. Being immaculate in his field of work, he trained children to soar higher and higher. 14 students trained by him took part in the sports meets organized in the last 9 years by the School Games Federation of India and as many as 35 students participated in the NVS National Sports and Games Meets.

Sri. Khaiser Basha, who had been working in JNV Raichur, Karnataka State, fills the void created by the transfer of Sri. G. Surender Reddy. A maestro in Taekwondo, Sri. Basha promises to offer his invaluable service in the best interest of the students and [of] the Vidyalaya.

JNV Mahaboob Nagar keeps the services of Sri. G. Surender Reddy in high esteem and wishes him a flourishing career ahead. It also wishes Sri. Khaiser Basha an eventful stay on the campus.

Two students join IIT

The secret of the dictum ‘success follows success’ is the combination of knowledge and effort. Ideas rule the world and knowledge is power. To achieve results even the most brilliant ideas should be translated in to action by systematic, sustained and dedicated effort. Without effort, our ideas will gather dust, get rusted and go to waste. Success is not merely a question of luck or genius. It mostly depends on hard work and the ability to persist, despite odds, temporary setbacks and adverse circumstances. The kites fly against the wind and not with the wind. The success stories of M. Srinivas and P. Kumar who bagged seats in IIT Madras illustrate that they used intelligence and industry in equal measure to achieve their coveted goals.

M. Srinivas and P. Kumar have done this Vidyalaya proud by getting selected to Indian Institute of Technology [IIT] Madras [in the picture below], a pioneer institute in the country. While M. Srinivas is a 2003-04 batch alumnus, P. Kumar joined this Vidyalaya in class 9 under lateral entry selections. M. Srinivas, for that matter, comes from a humble background and hails from Lattupalli, a tribal hamlet in Mahabub Nagar Dist where his parents struggle as agricultural labours to meet the daily needs. Being academically poor in the lower classes, Srinivas started to realize his strength and his responsibility towards his family. He passed out class 10 with 83.6% of marks to join Sri Chaitanya Junior College, Ameenpur where he secured 444 and 442 out of 470 marks in the first year and second year Intermediate respectively. As a result, he secured 66th Rank under S.T. category in the Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination [IIT-JEE] – 2010 and ensures his seat in Electrical Engineering in IIT Madras.

P. Kumar joined class 9th of this Vidyalaya during 2006-07 on lateral entry basis. Branded an average student, Kumar never revealed what was in store for all of us to rejoice. With 73% of marks he joined Narayana Junior College, Bod Uppal for his Intermediate studies and came out with flying colours. At IIT-JEE he secured 272th rank under S.T. category and he would be pursuing Chemical Engineering from IIT Madras.

JNV Mahaboob Nagar extends a standing ovation to these two prodigies and wish many more students get inspired by them on their paths to glory.

Migration of Students

Migration scheme is a unique scheme introduced by the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti in order to weave the vivid cultures across the country. The scheme has in it a mesmerizing strength to break walls that separate people on the basis of caste, religion, language, culture and traditions. The policy is in force since 1988 when the first batch of Navodaya students was migrated from Hindi-speaking areas to non-Hindi speaking areas and vise versa.

With a view to strengthen this noble scheme, 22 students (14 boys & 6 girls) of class IX of this Vidyalaya were migrated to JNV Sriganga Nagar Dist, Rajasthan State and similarly, 20 students (14 boys & 6 girls) were migrated to this Vidyalaya from the counterpart Vidyalaya for a period of 1 academic year.

After the arrival of the students from JNV Sriganga Nagar, they were distributed among 4 houses and 2 sections. The students expressed their joy as the climate, study environment and the facilities available here are conducive.

The JNV Mahabub Nagar fraternity wishes these students a happy stay here.

- Reported by: Ranjitha.K. & Shruthi. P. IX - B

C.C.A. Competitions

The C.C.A. Club of the Vidyalaya looks after the celebrations of festivals; conducts programmes and holds competitions to bring out the innate talents of children. Headed by Sri. K. K. Tilak, TGT Telugu, the Club had organized competitions like, Telugu Poetry Recitation, Solo Song [Devotional] and English Poetry Recitation during the month of June. The students took active part in these competitions and brought laurels to the Houses they represent. The winners of these competitions are:

Telugu Poetry Recitation [Juniors]

First D. Bharath (VIII-A)
Second Deekshith. N. (VIII A)
Third A. Swathi (VIII B).

Telugu Poetry Recitation [Seniors]

First Jagan Mohan (X A)
Second Prashanth Goud (X A)
Third Lokesh (X B).


Solo Song [Juniors]

First R. Sowmya (VIII B)
Second Pradeepthi (VIII A)
Satyanarayana (VII A)
Third Jasmine (VIII A)

Solo Song [Seniors]

First G. Naveen (X A)
Second Vijay Kumar. P. (X B)
Third Shiny. V. (IX B)

Reported by: Shravya & Pranathi. A.

Mathemagic

9 x 9 + 7 = 88
98 x 9 + 6 = 888
987 x 9 + 5 = 8888
9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888
98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888
987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888
9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888

Collected by: Sreedhar Reddy.N. IX - A

Mathemagic

11110000 – 1008990 = 10101010
22221111 – 1008990 = 21212121
33332222 – 1008990 = 32323232
44443333 – 1008990 = 43434343
55554444 – 1008990 = 54545454
66665555 – 1008990 = 65656565
77776666 – 1008990 = 76767676
88887777 – 1008990 = 87878787
99998888 – 1008990 = 98989898

Collected by: K. Keerthi Bhavani X - A

Why do we say shaanti thrice?

Shaanti, meaning "peace", is a natural state of being. Disturbances are created either by others or us. For example, peace already exists in a place until someone makes noise.
Therefore, peace underlies all our agitations. When agitations end, peace is naturally experienced since it was already there. Where there is peace, there is happiness. Therefore, every one without exception desires peace in his/her life.
However, peace within or without seems very hard to attain because it is covered by our own agitations. A rare few manage to remain peaceful within even in the midst of external agitation and troubles. To invoke peace, we chant prayers. By chanting prayers, troubles end and peace is experienced internally, irrespective of the external disturbances. All such prayers end by chanting shaanti thrice.

It is believed that trivaram satyam - that which is said thrice comes true. For emphasizing a point we repeat a thing thrice. In the court of law also, one who takes the witness stands says, "I shall speak the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth".
We chant shaanti thrice to emphasize our intense desire for peace. All obstacles, problems and sorrows originate from three sources.

Aadhidaivika : The unseen divine forces over which we have little or no control like earthquakes, floods, volcanic eruptions etc.

Aadhibhautika: The known factors around us like accidents, human contacts, pollution, crime etc.

Aadhyaatmika : We sincerely pray to the Lord that at least while we undertake special tasks or even in our daily lives, there are no problems or that, problems are minimised from the three sources written about above.

May peace alone prevail. Hence shaanti is chanted thrice.

It is chanted aloud the first time, addressing the unseen forces. It is chanted softer the second time, directed to our immediate surroundings and those around, and softest the last time as it is addressed to oneself.

Interesting Facts

Ø Bees have five eyes, three small ones on top of their heads and two large ones in front.

Ø Butterflies cannot hear, but can feel vibrations.

Ø Butterflies can see three colours [Red, Green and yellow]

Ø An average adult has around 2 kgs of dead skin.

Ø 25% of world population is without safe drinking water.

Ø India has 172 species of animals or 2.9% of world’s total species.

Ø India has half of world’s tigers.


Collected by: K. Kartheek. IX – B

Science Vs Religion

Science can give you bread and butter
Religion can give you love and peace;
Science can give you money and power
Religion can give you strength and wisdom
Science can give you comforts and happiness
Religion can give you freedom and bliss
Science stimulates lust and greed
Religion satisfies minimum needs
Science converts man into machine
Religion makes man divine.

- Akshitha. N. VII – A Section.

Take it easy...

Teacher: What is the formula of water?
Student: H2 MgCl NaCl HNO3O Hcl etc.
Teacher: What is this?
Student: Sir, this is Ganga water!

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NASA decided to send Mr. Gumuthe to the moon. Half the way, Mr. Gumuthe jumped to the earth and shouted – “How dare you cheat me!? Today is AMAVASYA [New Moon Day]. There will be no MOON.

Collected by: M. Kishore & Nagendra Babu. IX - B

Life is Cricket

Life is like cricket
Don’t miss your wicket
If you miss your wicket
You will get your ticket
Hit the ball to boundary
Make life successful century.

Life is mixture of joys and tears
Treat them equally without fears
We need not relish only joys
We need not fear for any tears.

Life is like ice-cream
Enjoy it before it melts
Then comes success in life.

A pin point has one end
A line has two ends
A triangle has three ends
A square has four ends
But memories of life have no ends.

- Vijay Kumar. I. M. 12th Science. JNV Koppal, Karnataka State.

MatheMagic

0 x 9 + 1 = 1
01 x 9 + 2 = 11
012 x 9 + 3 = 111
0123 x 9 + 4 = 1111
01234 x 9 + 5 = 11111
012345 x 9 + 6 = 111111
0123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111
01234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111
012345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111
0123456789 x 9 + 10 = 1111111111.

-Collected By: K.Sindhuja, VII A

Meaning of GOD?

G means generator.
The Generator is Brahma.
O means Operator.
The Operator is Vishnu.
D means Destroyer.
The Destroyer is Shiva.

- Praharshitha. P. VI – A

Why do we do pradakshina (circumambulate)?

We cannot draw a circle without a center point. The Lord is the center, source and essence of our lives. Recognizing Him as the focal point in our lives, we go about doing our daily chores. This is the significance of pradakshina.

Also every point on the circumference of a circle is equidistant from the center. This means that wherever or whoever we may be, we are equally close to the Lord. His grace flows towards us without partiality.

- Neethu Shilpa Reddy. [IV Batch Student]
Wichita University. U.S.A.

INTERESTING FACTS

• The largest telescope in the world is currently being constructed in Northern Chile. The telescope will utilize four 26 ft - 8 in. [8.13 meters] mirrors which will gather as much light as a single 52 ft – 6 in [16 meters] mirror.
• The blue whale can produce sounds up to 188 decibels. This is the loudest sound produced by a living animal and has been detected as far away as 530 miles.
• The seeds of an Indian lotus plant remain viable for 300-400 years.
• Hawaiian Islands are moving towards Japan four inches every year.
• Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly over head.
  - collected by – N. Jyothirmai VIII – B

HAPPY NEW YEAR

My dear, dear new year
You come to us every year
And bring both smile and tear
We wish all a happy new year

People long for peace and prosperity
Eager eyes long to end poverty
Inequality and injustice breed enmity
Progress and peace promote fraternity

Leaders and officials assure eradication
Of terrorism, crime and corruption
Enforce measures to control pollution
Spread awareness and education

On that eve all have recreation
Lights and crackers add to celebration
Next day the same old practice in action
All we need is a revolution

Problems swell year after year
Hike in price multiplies fear
Unwanted disease and danger so near
Yet we wish a happy new year.

- Sri. J.N. Yadav
PGT English, JNV Kanhiwada, Seoni Dist. M.P.

INTERESTING FACTS

· Canada is an Indian word meaning “Big village”.
· Man loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair in a day.
· Dolphins swim by sleeping.
· Babies are born with 300 bones but by adulthood they would have only 206 bones.

· There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body.
· Blood travels 1, 68, 000 miles per day.

- Collected by - Harini. A. IX – B

JNV MAHABUB NAGAR AT S.G.F.I.

With lot of pride and joy in our hearts, we would like to share with you all, our experience at 55th Athletics Meet of the School Games Federation of India [SGFI] held from 23 – 27th November at Amritsar, Punjab. We were ecstatic to be among 86 students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas that took part in the Meet. There was a stiff competition among the athletes grouped under 27 teams that came from the nooks and corners of the country.

Having secured First positions in our respective events - J. Narasimha [Class XII] - Discus Throw, and S. Ramesh [Class IX] 100 mtrs and Long Jump – at the Cluster, Regional and National levels, we pulled off an opportunity to participate in the biggest school game event of the country and secured eighth and seventh positions respectively. Nevertheless, we were least disappointed for, we had put our best performance and the meet had illustrated clearly the meaning of competition.

This feat wouldn’t have been a possibility without the guidance of our Physical Education Teachers Sri. G. Surendra Reddy and Smt. Manjula Radha. We are also grateful to our Principal, Sri. Laxmi Rajam garu for his constant support and encouragement.

- [J. Narasimha XII & S. Ramesh IX-B]

NATIONAL BOOK WEEK & CHILDREN’S DAY

National Book Week was celebrated from 14th to 20th November. The celebrations began on 14th with a double delight as this day also happens to be the birth anniversary of the first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, which is popularly celebrated as Children’s Day.
Sri. C.G. Krupakar, PGT Chemistry who was the Incharge Principal on this day, lit the lamp of knowledge and inaugurated the function. Smt. Ch. Anuradha, Librarian, briefed about the various competitions to be conducted during the celebration of National Book Week and encouraged the students to take active part in them. A small Book-Exhibition was organized to showcase the new arrivals to the Vidyalaya library.

Students shared their opinion on the importance books and the need to cultivate the reading habits. The essence of their speeches was – Reader is a leader. Teachers implored the students to make best use of the books available in the library. Various competitions conducted during the Book Week included Elocution, Quiz, Readathon, Essay Writing, Book cover Designing etc. The winners of these competitions will be honoured on the Annual Day of the Vidyalaya. Students presented a colourful cultural show on the occasion.

- [M.K. Surya, Harshana Yadav & Baskari Jasel IX – B]

Be Happy

In this world there are only two things to worry about, whether you are well or you are ill. If you are well there is nothing to worry about, if you are ill there are only two things to worry about, will you get well or will you die. If you get well there is nothing to worry about, if you die there are only two things to worry about, whether you go to heaven or you go to hell. If you go to heaven there is nothing to worry about, if you go to hell you will be busy shaking hands with your old friends and have no time to worry about worry.
So don’t worry….be happy.

- Anitha. K. [First Batch Student]

पुराने शब्दों की नई परिभाषा

दिमाग - विचारों की फैक्ट्री
स्कूल - छः घंटों की जेल
कालेज - युवाओं का बगीचा
ताला - बिना किराय का चौकीदार
लेक्चरर - आधे घंटे का रेडियो
वकील - पागलों का अनुभव
मंदिर - मनपसंद चप्पलों का शोरूम
सास - बहु की जासूस
जेल - बिना किराए का घर
डाक्टर - यमराज का दुश्मन
शमशान - जिंदगी का लास्ट स्टेशन
झगडा - वकील का कमाऊ बेटा
चाय - कलयुग का अमृत

- विक्रम भाटी. 9 ब विभाग

The best of life

Best teacher - Experience
Best student - Attempt
Best book - Life
Best dress - Smile
Best medicine - Laughter
Best relation - Love
Best hobby - Service
Best religion - humanity

माता पिता हैं भगवान

दुनिया में होते हैं बहुत इन्सान
लेकिन हर बच्चे के लिए
होते हैं उसके माता-पिता भगवान
देते हैं वे अपने बच्चों को अच्चे संस्कार
जिससे उनके बच्चे बने दुनिया में महान
जीवन में हर मुश्किल से लडना सिखाए
तभी बच्चे जीवन में आगे बढ़ पाएँ
माता पिता देते बच्चों को इतना कुछ
लेकिन बच्चे बडे होकर उन्हें देते दुःख
बच्चे उन्हें घर से निकाले बाहर
क्योंकि होकर बडा वह उन्हें समझता है भार
लेकिन बच्चों, मेरा है कहना
माना जीवन में मिलेंगे तुम्हे बहुत अच्चे इन्सान
लेकिन न मिलेंगे माता पिता जैसे भगवान।

- पल्लवी चौधरी. 9 अ विभाग

మరో స్వర్గం

అందమైన ఈ మరో స్వర్గం

కోకిలమ్మ స్వర మాధుర్యం

ఆకర్షించే నెమలి నాట్యాలు

చిలకల తియ్యని పలుకులు

పెయ్యల మువ్వల గలగలలు

సప్త స్వరాల సరాగాలు

ఆ కొత్త చిగురాకుల సవ్వడులు

స్వర్గాన్ని తలపించే ఆ జలపాతాలు

నృత్యమాడే ఆ రంగురంగుల పువ్వులు

పరుపులా పరచబడినట్టుండే ఆ నీలి గగనం

ఆ పరుపువై స్వేచ్ఛగా ఎగిరే ఆ పక్షులు

భూమి పై పరుగులు తీసే లేడి

అమాయకంగా నవ్వే పసిపిల్లలు

ఆహ్లాదమైన పచ్చని పంట పైర్లు

మనసును తాకే ఆ చిరుగాలి

చూస్తున్నావుగా నేస్తమా!

ఎంత చక్కనైనదీ ఈ లోకం.

- ప్రణుతి. 7 అ విభాగం.

యేసూ!

మమతను మతముగా తెలుపగ!
క్రమతను, నడతను వ్రతముగ
నడుపగ ! శాపా
ర్తి మనస్కులకావన్ ! యే
సూ! మర లారమ్మూమాకు
సుగతిని బ్రోవన్ !

- శ్రీ కౌండిన్య తిలక్ [కుంతీ]

తెలుగు అధ్యాపకులు

మనసు వికసిస్తే

పువ్వు వికసిస్తే పరిమళం వెదజల్లుతుంది
సూర్యుడు వికసిస్తే వెలుగు వెదజల్లుతుంది
ప్రకృతి వికసిస్తే పచ్చదనం వెదజల్లుతుంది
మనసు వికసిస్తే ఆనందం వెదజల్లుతుంది
విద్యార్థి వికసిస్తే విద్య వెదజల్లుతుంది.

- ఎస్. గాయత్రి. 6 తరగతి.

మధురం

కోకిల పాడే పాట మధురం
గలగల పారే సెలెయేరు మధురం
అమ్మ పాడే జోల పాట మధురం
పువ్వుకు మకరందం మధురం
మన చదువుకు నవోదయ మధురం.

- ఇ. మౌనిక. 9 అ విభాగం

రాజకీయం - విలువ

రాజకీయాల్లో ఉన్న వారికి ఆశ్రిత పక్షపాతం చూపడం, తనవాళ్లకు సిఫారసులు చేయడం కొత్త కాదు. రాజకీయాల్లో మనుగడకు అది తప్పనిసరి. అయితే ఒక ప్రక్క తస్మదీయులను మెప్పిస్తూ, మరొక ప్రక్క ఆత్మ ప్రబోధాన్ని పాటించేవారు కొందరుంటారు. కర్ణాటక రాష్ట్ర ప్రభుత్వములో కె. వి. శంకరే గౌడ విద్యా శాఖ మంత్రిగా ఉండేవారు. ఆయన ఒక సారి మైసూరు విశ్వ విద్యాలయానికి ఒక కార్యక్రమానికి వెళ్ళారు. శ్రీ. దే. జవరే గౌడ అప్పటి మైసూరు విశ్వ విద్యాలయ ఉపాధ్యక్శులు. కె. వి. శంకరే గౌడ గారు దే. జవరే గౌడ గారితో సంభాషిస్తూ, రాజకీయాల్లో భాగంగా ఎందరో నాదగ్గరకు ఎన్నో పనుల కొరకు వస్తుంటారు, పోతుంటారు. వారు యేవో సహాయాలు అడుగుతుంటారు. వారికి వెంటనే సిఫార్సు లేఖలు ఇస్తుంటాను. విశ్వ విద్యాలయాలలో యోగ్యతకు, ప్రతిభకు పురస్కారము దక్కాలి. లేని పక్షములో జ్ఞానాభివృద్ధి కుంటుపడుతుంది. కావున మీ వద్దకు అలాంటి సిఫార్సు లేఖలతో ఎవరినైనా పంపితే, వారు మిగిలిన అభ్యర్థులకన్నా, అర్హత, యోగ్యత, ప్రతిభగలవారైతే నా సిఫార్సును గౌరవించండి... లేని పక్షములో నా సిఫార్సును నిర్మొహమాటంగా చెత్తబుట్టలో వేయవచ్చు అన్నాడు.

రాజకీయాల్లో విలువలు లేని వారే ఉంటారు అని ఎందుకు అనుకోవాలి??!!

- శ్రీ. కౌండిన్య తిలక్ [కుంతీ]

తెలుగు అధ్యాపకులు

వినోబా భావన

ప్రముఖ భూదానోద్యమకారుడు, సర్వోదయ నాయకుడు అయిన శ్రీ ఆచార్య వినోబా భావేను కొందరు సన్నిహితులు ఈ విధంగా ప్రశ్నించారు.

"ఏమండి! మీరు ఎప్పుడు యే కార్యక్రమమైనా పాదయాత్రలతోనే చేస్తారు ఎందుకని?"

దానికి భావే ఈ విధంగా సమాధానమిచ్చాడు.

"నేను విమానములో ప్రయాణిస్తూ కూడా చేయవచ్చు, కాని నా ప్రయత్నము గాలిలో కలిసిపోకుండా ఉండాలని పాదయాత్రలనే చేస్తుంటాను.

- శ్రీ కౌండిన్య తిలక్. [కుంతీ]

తెలుగు అధ్యాపకులు.

THE AUTHORS

The most shivering author - Shakes”peare
The quickest author - “Swift”
The childish author - Tols“toy”
The richest author - Gold”smith
The heaviest author - Mil“ton”
The holiest author - Alexander “Pope”
The tallest author - H.W.“Long”fellow
The cheerful author - Samuel “Smiles”
The fiery author - Robert “Burns”
The obedient author - Samuel “Butler”
The thirsty author - John “Dry”den
The romantic author - “Love”hare
The meekest author - Charles “Lamb”
The author always at sea - “Shell"y
The truthful author - “Wordsworth”
The colourful author - Robert “Brown”ing
The homely author - P.G. Woode “House”
The coldest author - Robert “Frost”
The healthiest author - Thomas “Hardy”
The rawest author - Graham “Green”
The dangerous author - Virginia “Wolf”

National Literacy Day

November 11, the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad is popularly celebrated throughout the country as the National Literacy Day. A small function was organized on the Vidyalaya campus to pay homage to Abul Kalam, the first Education Minister of Independent India. In their speeches the students threw light upon the life and achievements of Abul Kalam and the teachers enlightened about the importance of Literacy in man’s life, the place of India in the world literacy standings and the role of youth in making India an educational superpower. Abul Kalam, who was a renowned scholar, poet, freedom fighter, and a staunch Gandhian, always felt that the condition of the Indian society can not be uplifted without education. He was a strong propagator of Indian nationalism and Hindu-Muslim unity. He was a strong opponent of partition and supported a confederation of autonomous provinces with their own constitutions but common defence and economy. Partition hurt him greatly and shattered his dream of a unified nation where Hindus and Muslims can co-exist and prosper together. For his invaluable contribution to the nation, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was posthumously awarded India's highest civilian honour, Bharat Ratna in 1992.
Let us tread the noble path shown by Abul Kalam and spread the message of literacy everywhere.

[Vikram & Prashanth. Ch. IX – B]