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Proud Moments

Virtual Value Fest Organised by Shri Satya Sai Seva Organisation

Prayer Composition Fancy Dress
First Position

Manthan Goud Amogh Pachori Aditya Shrivastava Samyak Mishra Jaydan Thomas Johnson Ritika Advani
Class V D Class III A Class IV F
Class V C Class VI A Class VI C
First Position Second Position
Best Out Thematic
of Waste Apperception Test Solo Dance Painting

Mayank Lalwani Anvi Dwivedi Mayuri Motagi, Afsheen Khan Yashasvi Patel
Class IV B Class V E Class VIII E Class III B Class VI B
First Position
First Position First Position Second Position Second Position

Nukkad Natak- Swachchh Bharat Abhiyan
Second Position

Alvira Khan Nishchal Patidar Deeptimayi Behra Aditi Arora
Class VII A Class VII A Class VII D Class VII D

Sneha Mangtani Eshal Qureshi Shubhi Tiwari Anushka Keswani
Class IX E Class VII F Class IX D Class IX C

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Astral Accolades

Moments of Pride

Positive praise motivates. All students are offered multiple opportunities and
challenges to grow intellectually, socially and physically at SPS. Recognizing
excellence is a way to reinforce the importance of hard work, while providing students
with a positive self-worth, a practice that is religiously followed at SPS.

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Generation- Next Innovators 2020-21: In the
International Conference on Integration of STEAM (an
educational approach to learning that articulates
Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and
Mathematics as access points for guiding students
inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking) in Education
organised by NCERT–RIE Bhopal, four research papers
presented by Ms. Alpa Prabhu, Ms. Mridu P Saxena, Ms.
Nazi Qidwai and Ms. Afra Aleem were selected from
SPS GN for publication.

CBSE Trainings: Amidst the pandemic, a lot of efforts
were taken by CBSE in the form of online teaching sessions to bring about a much
needed change in the education system, a change that began with empowering the
trainers. In this series, Dr Manavi Arora from SPS GN conducted five online sessions
for learned teachers to empower them with effective tools and methodologies of
teaching. This platform served as an opportunity to bring people from the teaching
community together, to share their ideas and experiences with each other so that
students become competent by acquiring 21st century skills.

Mathletics Tanishq Singhal of Class VII was awarded with a Gold medal and
certificate for his outstanding performance in the competition organized by
Manaskriti School, Faridabad.

Sagar Reunion Badminton Competition: Sonia Pal won First Position in
the 8th Sagar Reunion Badminton Competition held at Ratibad Campus from 8
January 2021 to 10 January 2021. She also participated and won the Mixed
Doubles Category in VNS Open Badminton Tournament held from 23 to 25
February 2021 and bagged the trophy for the best player of the tournament.

Virtual Value Fest: “The cultivation of human values alone is education.”

Our perspicacious Sagarites participated with ardour and delectation in the
Virtual Value Fest held on 7 January, 2021 to 9 January , 2021 organised by Sri
Satya Sai Seva Organisation, Madhya Pradesh wherein various competitions
were conducted and all the participants brought laurels to the school.

Goonje Tarane: In the Indian Classical Dance Category organised by Goonje
Tarane - a unit of Indian Classical Music, Aarnavi Bhattacharya of Class I D
secured a silver medal.

LRI MUN Conference: Sagarites of Class XII, Mast. Izhaan Husain and Mast. Gavish Lohat, participated
in the 6th LRI MUN Conference and received an honourable mention. Izhaan Husain represented Japan
and Gavish Lohat represented India. They both debated on the rights of migrant workers in the UNHRC.

NTSE: Sagarites Tejas Kumbhare of XI PCM and Abhishek Mewada of XI PCM from SPS GN cleared NTSE
and were elevated to advanced level this session.

CACPT: Three students from SPSGN- Amulya Agarwal, Divya Tilwani
and Aditya Lakhotiya from batch 2019-20 cleared CACPT with flying
colours.

Inspire: Nischal Patidar of Class VII and Parth Pal Sinha of Class IX Nischal Patidar Parth Pal Sinha
have been selected for District level INSPIRE AWARD- MANAK 2020- VII A IX C
21. The objective of the scheme is to target original ideas/ innovations
rooted in science and societal applications to foster a culture of
creative and innovative thinking among school children.

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NCERT began with it's unique initiative of reaching out to each and
every young curious mind in the nation through the National
Television channel- Kishore Manch, Prime Minister's
celebrated initiative in the field of education during this pandemic.
Ms. S.Bindu, PGT Business Studies, a Practising Counsellor,
received the golden opportunity to interact with
young minds through this platform on 16th
December 2020. The topic of discussion was the burning issue of Use of Social Media
platforms and how to alter it from a problem to a solution. The program was
telecasted live on CIET- NCERT Official YouTube Channel as well.

Ms. Nazi Qidwai participated in the Online Science Teaching Aid Competition,
organised by Regional Science Centre, Bhopal and won the Consolation Prize.

Proud Moments

State Level Mental Maths Competition Laurels
Organized by UCMAS

Karthik Khadka Vinayak Khadka Parth Gupta Yatiraj Singh Sriram Narayan Kashyap
IV E IV E V D VIII B Class II F

Second Runner-up Ninth Position Eleventh Position Eighteenth Position Geeta Shloka: First Position
Karate: White & Yellow Belt
Poem Recitation: Consolation

Alma Shine Prestigious Placements:

Nine students of SPS GN made their way to the top most coveted institutes of India.
The shining pearls are:

Pratham Meena Vineet K. Ramnani Anirudh Yadav Suhani Dangi

Ramjas College, DU Ramjas College, DU IIT, Varanasi Indraprastha College
for Women, DU

Shudhi Patidar Anushka Shrivastava Simi Jain Isha Singh Arushi K Sharma

Shri Ram College of Indraprastha College Indraprastha College Maitreyi College, TISS
Commerce, DU for Women, DU for Women, DU South Campus, DU

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In Recognition

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FaFbueloburus ary

Jitendra Tyagi, Gohar Jamal, Sandhya Dubey, Joyshree Raikwar, Debarati Banerjee Singh, Bharti Rao, Preeti Gawande, Fauzia Ali, Sourabh Malviya

Incharge Story Weaver

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nsckjrh& okg! ;g eghuk rks cgqr gh Kkuo/kZd o

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Lockdown Tales-Saga of Resilience

The profound changes in our lifestyle, in 2020, required us to take more deliberate
actions to exercise our thinking skills and to cope with the changes and threats that the
new normal posed to the people across the world. So, in a departure from the norm, we
have documented in the yearbook, 20-21, LOCKDOWN TALES, some of the experiences
and learnings of our Sagarites, be it the students, the teachers or our valued parents,
which are the stories of their resilience and fortitude in the face of danger. These tales
are a part narrative of our journey and experience, and partly a reflection on the times
we are in.

L ckd Twalens
2020

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Parents' Articles

Parenting is a challenge and more so, in times such as these. Some of us were at
home, managing work and caring responsibilities, some were key workers, going to
work, leaving children at home. Whatever the circumstances, if the period was
tough on our mental health and relationships, it was also an opportunity to get to
know our children better, to learn new things together and to be together as a
family.

Unlocking Our Hidden Talents

I think the word- lockdown, in the present situation, means enhancing our trust in God, unlocking our hidden
talents, emotions and positive behaviour which won't let us lose hope in this tough time. Also, it's not only the tales
of lockdown but about hope amidst this pandemic. I have experienced a lot of emotions during these lockdown
days. The emotion of fear made me feel anxious about the new virus, its treatment and new protective measures. I
was worried about the safety of the kids as their innocence won't accept the dreadful facts of this contagious
disease. But slowly I gained confidence and started believing that we can prevent it by taking all precautions. But
the best of all is the emotion of hope, which makes me believe that some magic will take away all these worries,
taking me back to my normal life with the all-new healed environment. Because of this lockdown, Mother Earth is
healing our living habitat and also the ozone layer, our protective shield. Superseding all emotions, I came to know
about my skills. However, it may sound funny to boast about my cooking talent, being a mother. I tried all the
cuisines, I was fond of eating at hotels and restaurants. Now, I am surely going to collect lots of memories from the
last two months, that is, the time I spent with my child and my family. It should be called "The Golden Time" of my
life, as many occasions were celebrated within the family with homemade food, which made it evident that
celebrations need our loved ones and not a party venue or so-called lavish food. I have a lot to say but would like to
conclude on the note that despite this time of panic and worries, we need to find a ray of hope and continue utilising
this time to become an optimist believing that everything happens for a reason to make us strong. Everything that
comes in our way is desired by the Almighty and it is he, who will lead us through this tough time and get us back to
our normal lives.

Mother of Amatullah Hasan, Class Nursery B

Online Classes- A Blessing You Make a Difference

I want to say that I'm in favor of online classes. I, as a responsible parent and citizen of this
I'm not worried much about the academic country, would like the SPS team to continue the
syllabus but with the help of these classes, I will online classes for students as it will not harm any
be able to keep my child mentally active. I observe kid because all kids are safe in their respective
the happiness that my child gets in seeing his homes. From home only, all students can
teachers and friends on screen. His enthusiasm is continue this year's studies in such a difficult
activated which is significant at this age. Group time. All the teachers and SPS staff are making
participation is also necessary for good social all efforts to teach students properly. Please,
behaviour. It's better to carry on with the virtual everyone, give your support for conduction of
learning process than to stop the classes. The online classes so that children can utilize their
work he gets is also worthwhile. The only time more economically and beneficially.
negative aspect is the screen time. It can be
minimized by dictating the notes to the children Parent of Mohd. Uzair Khan
or connecting to big screens like TV or laptop to Class II
reduce eye strain.

Mother of Anvith Rao Dugyala
Class II G

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Healthy Competition

Online classes are real blessing in the present scenario. The teachers are putting a lot of efforts and
the children can understand what the teachers are teaching. They are much safer at home as going
out is quite risky for them. Online classes help them to be in touch with their studies. They are
enjoying the activities. More emphasis is given on written work and they are learning through the
new mode of instruction. Sooner or later this sort of study pattern will be the part of their life.
Teachers arrange the class in such a manner wherein they in the first 15-20 minutes do the writing
part. It creates a healthy competition among students. They use this time as an ice breaking session
with the rest of children. They create a virtual classroom for students where they feel that they are
sitting in class. Rest of the time they do physical activities and reciting poems and mantras. In the end,
being a parent, I support the online classes concept.

Mother of Adityawardhan Singh Dangi
Class KG I B

A Period of Introspection

"Optimism", "positivity", "a ray of hope"- Aren't these terms so very familiar to all of us? Well, many of us would
agree and would claim to be listening to such words many times in our lives. I tend to think deeper this time to feel
these words and their impeccable power. What better example of positivity could one quote than our response to
the situation today. LOCKDOWN!!! Everyone seems to be confined to the four walls of their homes. Things are at
a standstill, nothing seems to be moving. Everything is shut, be it office, school shops or our weekend getaways,
malls and theatres. To me, it seems like a game which has suddenly been paused with a signboard, "Sorry for
interruption. Work will resume soon."
Humans are beautiful creatures made by God. We always tend to look on the other side of the grass and
conveniently overlook what we have. In our hectic schedules, we are no better than machines working tirelessly
to achieve our desires, aims and what not. And yes! We have our share of cribs that we don't have time for, that we
want some 'me time ' to sit and relax and do what we are best at. My dear friends, here's the time when you
actually live your desires, your wishes and grow as a person. I see this phase as an opportunity to grow by
introspecting and identifying what I am best at. Probably, all these years I have been so busy in my sweet little
world that never did I think about my strengths and my hidden talents. Now, is the time when I feel I can walk the
talk. I can do what I have been talking and discussing only for the sake of it. Isn't this positivity? Aren't things
looking brighter? Is growth only restricted to the profession and meeting its endless deadlines? Friends, we all
are a part of a beautiful journey called Life, portraying different roles, different characters with a certain
perception. What's gone will never meet us again. We can never make up for the lost time. We all have invested
enough in our profession and are still doing it, after all, it's our bread and butter but grabbing the present
opportunity, let's invest a bit in our near and dear ones; in our selves. Let's try and connect back with those who
now only exist in our phone diaries, let's reunite with the ones who were part of our journey and have been lost
midway. What's happening in the world is something beyond our control but being positive we must ensure that
this period fetches us those intangible pleasures which would take care of our balance journey, Family and
friends!!!! This pandemic might have set us apart with social distancing but our efforts to reunite with our loved
ones will connect us forever like the famous Fevicol ka Jod☺ Smile and laugh for this too shall pass by!

Mother of Advik Sharma
Class KG II D

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Rebuilding the Life Within

Celine Dion has rightly said that sometimes, life imposes things on you that you can't control, but you have the
choice of how you're going to live through that. Life came to a halt on 24th March when Mr Modi addressed the
nation and declared 3 weeks of lockdown. The first and foremost thing that I did was to thank God for all His
blessings showered on us as just a day before the cancellation of flights, my husband had returned from our native
place 2,500 km away from Bhopal. As the lockdown was for 21 days, along with the collection of necessary things,
we were mentally adjusting for such a change in lifestyle. Home is a shelter from all sorts of storms. This turned out
to be very true. I saw my husband and kids trying to learn and help in the household chores. Even in the absence of
our maid, the house was cleaned and organized. Ramayana, Mahabharat and Shri Krishna shows helped in
instilling moral values in our kids and recalling the good old days when we had watched them in childhood. The
evening play-time was significant as playing cricket, badminton and walking together helped in making the family
bond stronger. Kid's education was not at all a problem since the teachers were very supportive and the help we got
from them was appreciable. Thanks to the SPS teachers. As a service to mankind, we started Tele consultation and
emergency duties for the needy which helped a lot of people. By looking at the condition of the stray dogs and cows
daily, we fed the hungry animals near our place. This lockdown has taught my family to be patient. It has increased
the family bond. It has shown us that happiness lies at home and in small things. The only thing we lost was anger
and impatience. Let our faith be bigger than our fears. Life is very beautiful. Relax and enjoy it.

Mother of Aishani Hegde
Class KG II B

Inspiring Initiative Corona Warriors

The words are not enough to appreciate Entire SPS “It is only in the darkest hours that we may
family, I have just heard about today's virtual event discover the true strength of the brilliant light
held by SPS. I would like to congratulate all the within ourselves that can never, ever, be
participants and appreciate their endeavor. It was dimmed.” The above-mentioned quote holds
such a wonderful experience and rejuvenating perfectly true at the time of this COVID
session. We all must admit that we have got another outbreak. I may be lying, if I say that I was not
opportunity to explore our knowledge and stressed and tense after the news of the Corona
creativity with our children. And it was really a Virus came out. As a working mother in the
great initiative to connect us through virtual essential sector service, this news scared the
sessions. living daylights out of me. There was a constant
fear of what if my little kid and my other family
Again, I would like to submit my sincere gratitude to members become a victim of this disease
all the teachers for their efforts and support. Being because of me, but then it was my family who not
parents, we have observed the efforts and support only gave me the courage to carry out my
of school management and the teachers; they are professional responsibilities with utmost
putting for the overall development and growth of aplomb, but also showed me a never- seen-
students. During lockdown and even after that before side of them. I never knew my brother
when schools are not being operated, a child is could be a great babysitter. I also came to know
feeling comfortable, confident and competent, and that my father is a great chef and my mother is a
this has been possible because of virtual classes. pro video game player. This lockdown has
Had SPS not supported and not taken such an helped us unleash our hidden talents and has
initiative, it would have been very difficult for our improved our relationship with not only family
child to cope up during lockdown. They are not only members but also our neighbours. It has taught
taking care of the physical health but also the us the value of the little things like quality time
mental health of their sagarites. And a child should with family which had been taken for granted
be mentally strong to cope up with stress and its while running in the rat race. It has brought a
consequences. I would like to add one more thing much-needed rest and peace in our lives.
that rather sitting idle, watching television or Though each day is a fight against this disease,
operating mobile all day long, our children are this lockdown is also giving us some beautiful
doing something productive and worthy, in short, moments to cherish for life.
they are learning life-skills.
Mother of Mokshi Ramchandani
Mother of Yashica Pansare, Class 1D Class KG II B

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Teachers' Articles

It has been hugely energising to interact with these fearless warriors, the
teachers, out to change the world with their positivity. You can feed off their
excitement, energy and passion as you scroll through their write ups.

My Tryst with Technology

Bidding a perfect adieu to 2019 while holidaying with my family in Kerala, truly known as God's own Country, I
welcomed 2020 with full zeal and enthusiasm. However, within a week, TV channels started showing some news
about a deadly virus called Corona, spreading its tentacles all over the Wuhan in China. By 30 Jan WHO declared
it a Public Health Emergency of an international concern and on the same day India reported its first case from
Kerala, the same place where I was just a month ago. I thanked my stars that I was back to my sweet home in
Bhopal. The usual busy school routine continued along with the news of Corona spreading like a jungle fire across
the globe and on 11 March it was declared a Pandemic. Indian and government used its wisdom well in time and
announced Janata Curfew on 22 March which gradually turned into a complete LOCKDOWN. Everyone thought
probably it is just a matter of 21 days so nothing much to worry. But no, Corona proved everyone wrong.
Interestingly, along with its spread this deadly virus was also being baptized by new names like '2019 Novel
Corona Virus” and then finally Covid-19. Corporate world was prompt enough to start working from home,
especially the IT sector. And like a big brother it came to the rescue of all who wanted to prove their worth even
during the Lockdown. Schools and colleges were the first ones to show their efficiency. They quickly started
exploring various applications or in short Apps, to continue dissemination of knowledge. The first available help
was to start online classes through Con-Call, yes rightly guessed Conference Call. But then it proved to be a
tedious process calling everyone and wasting precious time. Moreover, it was not suitable for subjects where more
of written explanation was required. So there came ZOOM. Special training sessions for the teachers were held to
update them about this wonderful App. As a dedicated teacher I was very happy that now I would be able to
interact with my students in a better manner. I had barely got familiar with Zoom when Union Ministry of Home
Affairs issued an advisory that it is not a safe platform for official use as many accounts were being hacked. So,
CBSE immediately instructed all affiliated schools not to use zoom. Then what next? Some of my students
suggested an App called Discord. Although I didn't like the name as it is a negative word and being a psychologist
and a counselor I always look for positive things, still I thought there was no harm in trying it. So, I learned from
my students how to operate that app. But again it was just an audio. Teacher can never be satisfied unless she sees
her students and is being seen by them. Not to worry, as Sagar Public School can handle any adversity very
efficiently, so we were told to attend a session on Google Classroom and Hangout. Google Classroom sounded
well but Hangout??? I thought, as if Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp were not enough that we were
going to be introduced to one more social media app. By the way, I would like to mention here that even CBSE has
now declared WhatsApp as an authorized platform which can be used for dissemination of knowledge. So, after
attending the session I could get a fair enough idea about Google Classroom and Hangout, though there were still
many doubts. I thought never mind, I would be able to learn them better once I explore the options and start using
them .A Google classroom was created for the staff members as well, where they had to upload their lesson plans,
lesson notes, assignment schedules, students' attendance record etc. For formal assessment of the students we
had another training session to familiarize the teachers with Moodle, a learning and assessment application
roped in by the Computer Science Department of our own Sagar Institute of Technology. So a successful Unit Test
was conducted for the students of classes IX, X & XII. This is not the end, being a counselor I receive a lot of email
messages regarding Webinars organized by various universities as they also have to show their efficiency during
this Lockdown. And I did get interested in some of them, but when I had to attend them, I had to again download
some more new Apps like Zoho and Webex Meet; of course YouTube was a popular one before also. I also learned
about Podcast, an audio App where you can get stories both from real and imaginary world. CBSE also came up
with some good E-Learning portals like Swayam and obviously many others in the market like free Byjus,
Vedanta, Udemy, Extramarks and other teaching learning websites. We all are so familiar with MS Office Excel
Sheet, however, I can vouch, inspite that you would need some time to learn data entry into Google Excel Sheet,
especially when as staff members have to do multiple entries for you daily work record. This is what I am
expressing as a teacher; imagine what a variety of apps for entertainment and games other people are using.
Mobile gaming industry is booming with profits, least bothered about its harmful effects on children's mental and
physical health. This makes me think, is technology really a boon or a bane? I know most of us will say, “It all
depends on how you use it.” Teaching online is not a child's play. It needs a lot of effort, zeal and determination.
The dedicated work of Corona Warriors like doctors, nurses, police, military and paramilitary forces is definitely
unmatched, but at the same time, the contribution of the people working from home like teachers and IT crusaders
is no less. “Corona warriors are saving lives and Teachers are saving country's future.”

Dr. Indu Singh, Counsellor

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My Moment of Enlightenment

On 24th March after the announcement of the Lockdown by our PM Mr Narendra Modi, I was very restless, as this
was a very unique and different experience we were going to face. I could not sleep the whole night, I was worried
about my children, my granddaughter, my school, my students etc. With lots of apprehensions, I got up in the
morning of lockdown Day 1: Streets were empty, shops were closed and everywhere there was an uneasy calm.
Then I remembered one of my worst nightmares. Household maids will also not come. What would I do without her
?For the past so many years we had been dependent on our maid for the entire work i.e. ' bartan, jharoo, pocha so
much that we could not think of our lives without the maids. But a problem is a problem and this perplexity was not
going to be solved for the next 21 days. So I decided to face the problem head on. Started with jhadu pocha, cleaned
the bartans and washed the clothes. Within no time I could see the difference, floors were sparkling, utensils were
brighter and clothes were whiter. This gave me immense satisfaction and motivation. Not only this, in return of all
these household chores, I felt energetic and looked slimmer. Today, after managing my house cleaning for almost
50 days I must say that this is the best exercise. That's why the ladies of yesteryears remained so fit and their houses
were so neat and clean. So, the first positive effect of lockdown is a neat and tidy home and to top it all without
spending a single penny I felt happy and energetic. In the meantime, I was keeping in touch with my school
colleagues sharing our concerns about how to complete the syllabus etc. Luckily the school management decided
to start the online classes. I was very excited and a little apprehensive also. But thanks to my colleagues who
guided me at every step I took up this challenge too. Initially, I started with a conference call and later on switched
on to Zoom and finally to Google Meet. In all these processes, I am indebted to my colleagues especially Sujoy Sir
for their support and cooperation and above all continuous encouragement from our Principal Mrs. Alpa Prabhu
made me feel more confident and enthusiastic. The online teaching is a great experience for me. The next positive
effect of the lockdown is that with shops closed, limited vegetables etc, I had to cook in a restricted manner. To
avoid monotonous food, I decided to go for forgotten recipes (not lost recipes) to cater to different gastronomical
choices. Being a working woman throughout my life I have been a multi taskmaster, but this lockdown has made me
super professional. I changed my roles according to the need of the hour. The lockdown also allowed me to read
and reread some of my favourite books. The day the school closed I managed to pick up a Hindi classic, Manas ka
Hans by Amrit Lal Nagar from the school library. These books gave me inner peace and confidence to fight the
COVID-19 war. I also tried to practise a little bit of Rabindra sangeet. Due to the lockdown, I could also catch up
with my next-door neighbours. For years we were staying together but did not have time to talk. Now maintaining
proper social distance, we talk, exchange recipes and try to motivate each other. I also made calls to my elderly
relatives, long time no news, friends and also received the same. These telephonic calls gave assurance to each
other that there are people who care for us and love us unconditionally. Now let us discuss the aftermath of the
lockdown on the national level. First of all, I salute all the COVID 19 warriors working at different levels. Doctors,
nurses, health workers and last but not least the police department. In fact, we are experiencing a different avatar
of the Indian police. Secondly, I would salute the unity and discipline shown by the Indians during the lockdown
period. Thirdly, India emerged as a global leader as far as COVID war is concerned. What the developed countries
of Europe and the superpowers like America and China could not do we 130 crores of Indians could do.

Ms. Shubha Chakravorty, Political Science

Teacher – God's Unbeatable Creation

Let's welcome life with a gratitude note to our teachers. Just try to imagine a world without teachers;
nothing would be possible on this globe. As nature itself is a teacher showing different paths to all of us to
lead a peaceful life. A teacher has a great impact on one's life. A teacher has no replacement as he/she is
the one who moulds a child with all the character shaping skills leading to humanity. A selfless human
being who blends the roots of spirituality with the modern education system and tries his / her best to
create self-awareness among the children. Teachers always keep pace especially in the field of
education. So, they know the needs of their pupils and guide them accordingly to work with mindfulness.
To empower and equip our children at all times, teachers have switched from the traditional chalk and
talk method to ATM (Any Time Mentor) and ATL (Any Time Learner) moving ahead towards
digitalization. A teacher has a major role in one's life, even being a Virtual Teacher or E-Teacher, they
always inculcate virtues and values along with the academics in the young minds of the budding citizens
with one keynote being deep-seated in their souls “Character is the persona that leads to human
excellence, then our Educators can become Celebrators surely making Education as a celebration
Education. Kudos to Teachers!

Ms V. Vijayalakshmi, Examination In- Charge

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The Will is More Important Than the Skill

Twentieth of March There were all of us running errands to gather our notebooks, diaries, important papers and
other important gadgets. Gadgets? Yes! the teaching tools because we are Teachers. The school had announced a
sudden LOCK DOWN of ten days and who knew it might have extended beyond. A kind of panic and anxiety
entered into the minds and souls. Twenty Second March India started its fight against COVID 19. Thali
Bajao...(Beat a plate) The Prime Minister of India had made a call. Not to be surprised, the call was followed with
a big BANG. People in the country complied. Corona fighters were on the move. Doctors, nurses, helping staff
and the emergency services workers shouldered the responsibility. Food to the poor and the poorest of the poor
was ensured by the government. People were seen wearing masks. “The gloves and the goggles worn by the
doctors let you know you were no longer a healthy body” If you are wondering what I did. Let me tell you, I
read,'When nature turns nasty'. This book tells the stories of natural catastrophes of recent times. They are stories
of nightmares mingled with astonishing instances of human resilience and courage, of human error and even
incompetence mixed with inspiring examples of compassion and solidarity. It gave me strength to become a
warrior. 'The devastation is worse than our worst fears. Pray for patience, pray for courage'. - Kathleen Blanco
'This too shall pass', I said. There was an air of uncertainty blowing, tough times still continue but India has
shown its determination towards the elimination of this invisible enemy of humanity. What about the school? our
students? Replacing the adversity into an opportunity, Positivity seeped in! We began with this new challenge of
Teaching Online . Lists upon lists started flowing on the mail, we collected those to our requirement, knowing
nothing yet believing how a way leads on to another. Then came a flood of trainings and meetings. Zoom...we were
there! Teaching students. They are smart(I must confess, at times, smarter). This is a new learning; it is well said
that a teacher is a lifelong student and we teachers have proven the point. Not only adapting to new ways of
teaching we have been the winners in all spheres. No domestic help, no vegetables, no proper ingredients never
mind we are awesome cooks, no libraries, no newspaper or magazines never mind, we turn up to our own
collection of books and we are avid readers, no gym, no training, never mind we have taken up to home yoga and
aerobics practice. Still have time? Never mind we look after our gardens. Not only the good teachers, we are also
perfect home makers, creating a happy, healthy environment for our children as well as our students. Still into the
war with our invisible enemy, India is determined, we are up to be victorious. We Shall Overcome.

Ms. Rachna Shrivastava, English

My Takeaways

We had been getting ready to welcome our little Sagarites and begin the new session 2020- 2021 with full zeal and
enthusiasm but God had planned something else for us. Initially, the feeling was that maybe it was the much-
needed break we wanted and I would be able to spend time with my children but life isn't as simple as that. The
maids were asked not to come so the whole household chores from mopping to sweeping to cleaning to cooking to
dusting to washing, everything was supposed to be done by us, to begin with. Then as we were at home, the family
expected us to experiment and try out new delicacies for them. It had been a while since I last did this, so I dished
out food, from sweets to Chinese to north or south Indian food, much like a master chef. On the professional front,
we were continuously in touch with the parents of our students, communicating with them, counselling them,
giving them suggestions for keeping the kids engaging and allaying their fears and anxiety. Coming to online
classes we were also in the learning mode and getting to learn technology, we all welcomed it as there was no
choice and we as teachers always believe in turning challenges into opportunities. Learning and empowering
oneself in the field of technology is the need of the hour and we were fully engrossed doing the same. Attending
different webinars of health, fitness or related to adopting new strategies while teaching where again we were
urged to be up and about with the changing times and to adapt oneself where survival of the fittest prevails.

We don't know when life will become normal but this lockdown has definitely taught us many things.

Value whatever you have, as some don't even have it. Health is the real wealth. Doctors. Police and Cleaners are
the real heroes of this war against Corona. Teachers, be it school or home will always love to impart knowledge
with whatever resources possible. Our lifestyle doesn't need brands, it needs basic commodities, bread and
butter. If we are moving out for work it is a blessing. Being positive, having patience, staying fit with controlled
diet and exercise, thanking God in all situations are the human values we need to inculcate among ourselves and
in the generation to come. Life is full of unexpected situations and with it comes lots of lessons, and it is up to us to
learn from these lessons and keep living them content and happy in every situation.

Ms Gohar Jamal, English

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Students’ Articles

Expressing oneself, be it through writing or any other art form, is cathartic. Thank
you Sagarites and all contributors for sharing your experiences, thoughts and
vision with us through your Articles. Listed below are a few takeaways from your
expressions that we believe will serve as a source of inspiration for all the readers.

The Fault in His Stars

June 14, 2020; just another Sunday basking under the serene evening sky of Bhopal, I was perusing through the daily
news feed for the sake of passing time. There’s not much to do in this pandemic-driven socially isolated environment. I
stumbled upon a web page which made me believe that even my trustworthy Motorola phones can have technical
glitches!! As a defence mechanism, I reloaded the page and stared at the screen for a few seconds. But the page remained
the same. The headlines were: “Sushant Singh Rajput found dead in his Bombay Mansion…”I was dumbfounded. My
heart started to corrugate. I was many adjectives at the same time. Slowly, I picked my phone to further read into the
grotesque web page. I will quote the lines as it has been engraved in my head ‘Reports say that Sushant committed
suicide.’ After that my memory ditched me. There has been a huge uproar in the film industry regarding the star’s
untimely death. Everybody’s trying to express their condolences through social media. I switched on the television to see
if some new information is there regarding the incident. To my surprise what I found was more terrifying than what I
read. The reporters barged into Sushant’s parent’s house with subterfuge in their hearts, scavenged his childhood photos
and presented on the news channels. I was chagrined by the revelation that for Sushant’s father, mourning in peace is just
a utopic idea. Surfing through other channels, it was a sheer display of the reporters’ribaldry. I paused in on a channel
where a debate was going on whether what he did was right or wrong. Suddenly my senses started to diminish and the
echolalia of the reports died down…. Reports say that he hanged himself. Reports say that he was going through
depression. Reports say that he was cast out of the major production houses of the industry. Reports are saying this and
that, everyone is trying to make sense of what happened. After not being to have a good night’s sleep for the last four
days, I realized many different things. What was the primary reason behind the creation of social media? To bridge the
gap between people belonging to different cities, states, countries. To take one more step closer to the idea of achieving
the title of “GLOBAL FAMILY”. What was the plan and what happened! We became socially isolated, trying to
showcase we are happier than others. The never- ending thirst of gaining followers, being more famous. Joseph
Gordon-Levitt in his Ted Talk, explained how seeking attention hinders our creativity. There was one line which
particularly resonated with me and is still fresh in my mind is: If your creativity is driven by desire to get attention, you
are never going to be

creatively fulfilled. Try reading it several times in your mind, and after a considerable amount of time, in one of the least
expecting places, you will experience an epiphany regarding the ever-elusive meaning behind the line. Sushant Singh
Rajput had ten million followers, that counts up to 1 crore in Indian numeration system. What is the meaning of this? He
had copious amounts of people who looked up to him but no one looked into him. He was alone at the time when he
needed social indulgence the most. My only point is that, having one person who you can confide all your feelings in is a
thousand time better than having a million followers.

“Let every man be respected as an individual and no man idolized.”

- Albert Einstein

If loneliness has become a strong presence in your life, the first thing you can do is to try to recognise the vicious cycle
you may be trapped in. Try to observe about how you perceive others. An initial feeling of isolation leads to the feelings
of sadness and tension which makes you focus your attention on only the negative interactions with others. Due to this,
you distance yourself from the outside world which results in more isolation. Loneliness makes you sit far away others in
class, not answer the phone when friends call and decline invitations to gatherings and rendezvous. You can start by
accepting that loneliness is a totally normal feeling and nothing to be ashamed of. Everybody feels lonely at some point
in their lives. It’s a universal human experience. You can’t eliminate or ignore the feeling until it goes away magically,
but you can accept that you feel it and get rid of its cause. You can self-examine on what you pay the most attention to and
check if you are selectively concentrating on negative things. If think of the worst case scenario of even small things. Are
you trying to avoid opening up because of risk of getting hurt. If this is so, can you give others a benefit of doubt. Can you
assume that they are not against you? Of course Every person and the situation they are in is unique. Introspection may
not be enough. If you feel unable to solve your situation by yourself, please try to reach out and get professional help. It is
not a sign of weakness, but of courage! We perceive loneliness, depression and other tensions as a purely individual
problem that needs to be solved alone, but it is something that deserves more attention. Humans have built a world that’s
nothing short of amazing, and yet, none of the shiny things we have invented has been able to satisfy our fundamental
biological need of connection. After reading this article, I want you all to prank call someone who you have been out of
touch for some time, share some slangs, reminisce about the past, have a laugh, you will realise that you are not alone!!

Kumar Prakarsh Class XI B

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The Use and Abuse of Technology Locked Up

Technology does not only mean silicon computer 2020 has been a year full of surprises right from the
chips or supercomputers or artificial intelligence. very beginning. We had the Australian wildfire, set off
Any machine in the world can be said to be an World War 3 and then the virus which originated in
invention making the best use of technology. There Wuhan spread all around the world causing millions of
are many uses of technology in our daily life. deaths worldwide. India has fought pretty strongly
Technology has now become a part of our daily life. against the virus and has suppressed it effectively. The
We use television to watch news and cartoons. We use fight against COVID-19 is a long one and has caused
fans, coolers and air conditioners to cool utter chaos all around the world. Our schools came to a
ourselves.There is almost nothing that can be done halt as the virus took over India. The whole country
without technology. Technology even alters our went under complete lockdown. I spent the initial days
thinking about time and space. From waking up in of these holidays eating, sleeping and enjoying but
the morning until sleeping at night, we use eventually, it became boring. I couldn't meet anyone or
technology. Even just thinking about not having do anything as I was stuck in my house. Day and night
technology will be very delusional. Without were not there anymore as all the time I was free with
technology, we would be like early humans. Even nothing to do. In the middle of all this, schools decided
during the global COVID-19 pandemic, the progress to begin online classes. They were a great substitute for
of the world has not stopped because of technology. our regular classes. There were assignments, tests and
We can still study and do all our work due to school work which consumed all of my time. I was so
technology. We can order food online when all the busy with all of the work that I forgot that I was at home
shops are closed due to lockdown because of all the time. The lockdown gave everyone a chance to
technology. These are just some of the boons that we learn new skills and pick up their old hobbies. Thus, I
get from technology in our today's life. Technology also decided to work on some of my inner talents as it
can today be used for performing almost every task in was during the 1775 plague when Newton discovered
the world. But we should remember that where there calculus and gravity. Lockdown did teach us an
is white there is always black; Where there is light important lesson that freedom was a privilege we were
there is darkness. The same applies to technology. very fortunate to have. It taught us how much we love to
Where there are good uses of technology, there are be around people, especially friends and family. Thus, I
also the ill-effects of it. There may be many uses of am waiting for all of this to end so that we can all go
technology in our life as it has become an important back to our normal lives and live happily together.
part of our daily life. Still, we cannot ignore the ill-
effects of technology. The fact that harmful rays are Joshua Thomas , Class X D
emitted from phones, computers, laptops, televisions,
iPods, etc is less commonly known. These rays can Swallowing the Bitter Pill is
damage our eyes badly, but people still use these better than Dying
appliances daily on a large scale of time. Many
people store their personal information in computers The lesson I've learnt from the Corona Pandemic
and phones which leads to a threat of data hacking is that Social Distancing is very important. It is
and leaking. Many people engage in unethical deeds the only way which can limit the exposure of
such as hacking phones and computers to gain corona virus. The main benefit of Social
access to the personal information of other people. Distancing is that it will ensure that we don't get
Hacking is one of the worst uses of technology to the serious stages of Covid-19 or any other
according to me. But nowadays, an agency known as virus. Social Distance plays an important part in
Cyber Police is helping in stopping these our daily life, even in the absence of a virus, it is
cybercrimes. We can also help the cyber police and better to follow it to protect our family and friends
ourselves by not providing our personal information from different diseases and even from any attacks
to anyone on the internet. We should also not enter from viruses like corona, in future too. We can
our personal information on any site unless it is use social media and smart phones to stay in
totally secure ( a site is secure only if it is showing touch with our family and friends.
https:// before the address link of the site ) or we are
sure that the site can be trusted. Ridham Ahirwar, Class V B

Tanishk Singhal, ClassVII F

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Indian Army Can Take Care of the Border -

Can we take care of the Army?

I would like to begin by talking about two recent incidents which happened in our country. Firstly, on 4 June the demise
of Sushant Singh Rajput was truly shocking and heart-breaking but this was not the only unfortunate news delivered to
all of us. On the same day, an Indian Army soldier got martyred in Rajouri protecting his nation till his last breath. The
actor's suicide was covered by every news channel whereas the latter didn't even make it to the headlines. In both
instances, a life was lost then why were people more eager to see the fallen actor rather than the fallen hero? Secondly,
on May 3 the news that five personnel of armed forces were killed in an encounter while undertaking a counter-terrorist
operation in Handwara sector of Jammu and Kashmir, was a brief insert in the newspaper while our bureaucracy was
busy planning the extravaganza of the day's fly past, dropping petals on hospitals, along with band displays and lighting
up ships. This is not it, there are innumerable occurrences where our soldiers have not been paid the respect that they
deserve. Idiocies like "The Nation wants to know" are what we get to hear as the media competes to be the first to report.
Such first reports are often followed by media debates on the incident with the so-called experts. The print media too fails
to inform its readers about the sacrifice of soldiers. The Indian armed forces represent the country. Its soldiers come
from each part, extending from Arunachal to the Andamans. They represent every religion, caste, creed, profession and
strata of society. A soldier is exhorted to even sacrifice what is dearest to any human being, his life, without thinking
twice. The soldier who got martyred fought valiantly, took a bullet for us, not once did he care about his family and we
can't even remember his name or honour him. Making statues or memorials is not enough. Are we responsible and
respectful citizens? Indian Army can take care of the border. Can we take care of the Army? Every retired soldier has at
least two decades of operational and man-management experience. Just a few weeks of orientation training can unlock
their potential as supervisors and entrepreneurs. It is a national responsibility to ensure that ex-soldiers are well-settled
post-retirement.

The support is there but needs to be translated into something more concrete. Emotions do not change the systemic
issues that need addressing and fixing. Not only do we need a systemic reform but also a national resolve to ensure that
our soldiers and their families are looked after. It is time we move from mere words and posthumous tributes to action,
and ensure that our soldiers, veterans, veer naris, children and parents of brave hearts know that the nation cares.

Tvisha Gandhi, Class XII C

Thought Pollution

As soon as we hear the word pollution, all that comes into our mind is garbage. We get reminded of the different
types of pollution like noise pollution water land pollution and air pollution. But there is more to it. The
pollution that we commonly know of is only physical. Pollution in today's technologically aided world can also
be mental or psychological. You might be wondering how minds can be polluted. Mind is pure. But mind does
get influenced by the surroundings and surrounding can be misleading and devastating. Cases of
brainwashing, which is misleading people with wrong context of a situation or a teaching and persuading them
to do something ill for the society, have increased alarmingly. This is a result of thought pollution. This thought
pollution pollutes the inner soul and the mind. All the evil activities performed by humans are a result of
thought pollution. Every action is due to a thought. A thought may be positive of or negative. We get between
12,000 to 60,000 thoughts per day out of which 95% are redundant and are involved in our daily life routine.
The remaining 5% has the power to make us do almost anything, good or bad. 80% of these thought have been
found to be negative. This is a lot of negativity for an average human. The current unfortunate situation of the
pandemic has cut us off from the physical world needing us to connect and go deeper into the virtual world. But
the negativity that this pandemic has brought along is a big reason to worry. Although this type of pollution, like
the importance of mental stability and peace, is not usually discussed about , but it does affect a large portion of
the society. A polluted thought leads to a polluted character. And a polluted character can be the reason for the
downfall of the society. If money is lost, nothing is lost. If health is lost, something is lost. But if character is lost,
everything is lost. Thought pollution was not a major reason to worry in the olden times as people then used to
practice meditation and cleanse their minds off the ill thoughts and negativity that they rarely encountered.
Meditation, self-talk, appreciation, inspiration and motivation can help tackle this type of problem. Inner
peace is required to achieve this cleansed state. It is often said that an empty mind is a devil's workshop and it is
certainly true as it refers to the natural tendency of the human mind to think negative. Thus in this ever
accelerating age of technology and internet there is an urgent need to address the problem of mental pollution..

Uday Parihar, Class XII A

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