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

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.

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

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....

BEST POEM

[This poem was nominated by UN as the best poem of 2006, Written by an African Kid.]

When I born, I black
When I grow up, I black
When I go in Sun, I black
When I scared, I black
When I sick, I black
And when I die, I still black

And you white fellow
When you born, you pink
When you grow up, you white
When you go in sun, you red
When you cold, you blue
When you scared, you yellow
When you sick, you green
And when you die, you gray
And you calling me colored??

[Mailed by Ravi Kumar Alampally. 3 rd Batch]

మిణుగురు పూలు

రాత్రిళ్లు ఆకాశంలో
చంద్రుడు చుక్కలు
అమర వీరులకు
శ్రద్ధాంజలి ఘటిస్తున్నాయి
నిద్దరోతున్న భూమ్మీద
చీకటి దుప్పటి
కప్పింది ఆకాశం
నీకు నాకు మధ్య
కలల వంతెన వేర్చింది
రాత్రి!

పొద్దంతా అలసిన
మన దేహాల్ని కలల తోటలోకి
తీసుకెళ్తుంది మనసు!
ఏటి ఒడ్డు కూచున్నా
పాపం!
చంద్రుడు కూడా
వణుకుతున్నాడు చలికి
కదిలే నీటి అలలవై!

- ప్రశాంతి.
ఏడవ తరగతి

Don't laugh ????????

In U.S. they invented a machine that catches thieves;

they took it outto different countries for a test.

In U.S.A, in 30 minutes, it caught 20 thieves;

In UK , in 30 minutes itcaught 50 thieves;

Spain , in 30 minutes it caught 65 thieves;

Ghana ,in 30 minutes it caught 600 thieves;

India , in 15 minutes the machine was stolen.

- Ravi Kumar Alampalli. [3 rd Batch]

An Amazing Explanation about Life

A professor stood before his Philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was. The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous "yes." The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed. "Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. "The golf balls are the important things - your God, family, your children, your health, your friends, and your favorite passions "- things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. "The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, and your car". "The sand is everything else--the small stuff". "If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls". "The same goes for life". "If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you". "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness". Play with your children. "Take time to get medical checkups". "Take your partner out to dinner". "Play another 18". "There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal". "Take care of the golf balls first, the things that really matter". "Set your priorities". "The rest is just sand." One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. "It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a cup of coffee with a friend."

- Rajeshwara Chary. [5 th Batch]

మనిషి

ఎంత సులభం
విశాల ఆకాశాల ఎత్తులకు ఎదగడం
చూడు
ఎంత కష్టం
నిన్ను మించి నీవు ఎదగడం

- ఆర్ సత్యనారాయణ.
పదకొండవ తరగతి

SMILE

Just think how special a smile is
It costs nothing but enriches
All those who receive it.
It gives inspiration to the discouraged
Cheer to the sad and
Warmth to the troubled
It creates a good will
And a feeling of friendship.
It takes a moment to smile, but
Its impact lasts forver.
So share some smiles.

- SAI NIKHITHA & GEETHA. V

The Butterfly

Butterfly butterfly up in the sky,
Where are you going flying so high?
Butterfly butterfly over the hills,
You have wings with colour of silk.
Butterfly butterfly when will you rest?
After this journey when the sun sets.
Butterfly butterfly on the tree
You will always be happy with me.

- HARSHITHA. C VII-A

BEING TOO GOOD

Once upon a time, there was a village where people had never seen a camel. One day, a camel came to the village. It was a strange animal for them. The camel grazed around. The villagers were surprised to see this animal which didn’t harm anyone.

Everyone made guesses about that strange animal. Many of them said that it was an animal sent by the God. Another one said that it was some powerful animal.

But all of them agreed that it couldn’t harm anyone. Some of them tried to disturb him. Still he didn’t get angry. They noticed that the animal was cool and calm as he didn’t show any anger on being disturbed. The villagers began to load burden on him. There was no difference between an ass and a camel.

At last the camel stayed with them in their village and worked as a beast of burden.

Moral: Sometimes, being too good is also bad.

- NEERAJA. VIII – A