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.