The LVISG Times 9th Edition

New Session!

2022-2023

MONTHLY school magazine
July, 2022-23

EDITION: LVISG 09

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"Feel what you need to feel and then
let it go, do not let it consume you."

From the desk of the
Director-Principal

There is a powerful driving force in every human being
that, once unleashed, can make any vision, dream or
desire a reality. I am delighted to extend my best
wishes on the first edition of LVISG Times for the
session 2022-23.

LVISG Times serves as a forum for the expression of
literary and artistic skills of our budding Lotusians.
Each issue of the magazine is a milestone that marks
our learners’ hardwork, unfolds their imagination and
gives life to their thoughts and aspirations. I stand awed to see the vivid informative
articles, heart warming poetries and brainstorming puzzles contributed by our young
writers. As the Head of the institution, I acknowledge the enthusiasm of the entire team
contributing to bring out yet another successful edition for publishing.
We invite you all to read and immerse yourself in the unfolding art, and be exulted.

Happy Reading!



Agastya Trikha - IX Kamet Aaira Katoch - X Andes
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"Good decisions come from experience and
experience comes from bad decisions."

WINNER OF THE RIDDLES FROM THE LAST EDITION IS...

Vaiga Nair of VII - Tapti

congratulations!

Saesha Jain - Prep Orchids WORD OF THE
MONTH

Encomium

(noun)

a speech or piece
of writing that
praises someone or
something highly.







Jivi Verma - Prep Daisies Prachita Mahajan - IV Chinars

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"Wabi-Sabi, nothing is finished, nothing is
perfect. The Japenese concept of
imperfect beauty."

Saanvi Gupta - IX Shivaliks Toshani Gaur - IX Kamet

‘An eye for an eye makes the whole world

blind.’

-Book Review for the book “Being Gandhi”.

As the title of the book suggests Being Gandhi is a story about the relevance of Gandhi’s ideals in
today’s world through the eyes of a teenager named Chandrashekhar. The book showcases
Chandrashekhar’s transformation from a teenager who finds it unreasonable to celebrate Gandhi
every year to a sensible and caring teenager who looks beyond himself and actually wants to be kind to
others. What I particularly liked about the book was how the story was written. Paro Anand uses her
skill of writing not only to teach us all a lesson but also to spark ideas. She leads her readership across
the country on a rollercoaster of emotions. But, the story would have been better if the book comprised
more of what happened after Chandrashekhar had adopted Gandhi’s ideals in his own way. I would
recommend this book to anyone who likes fiction as well as is wanting to try their hand at reading
something offbeat.
A small percept from the book: ‘If it’s too hard for you, you don’t have to do it, you are just a small
child ,my son,’ she whispers into my ear. When I look up at her, I see scorch marks on her face and
notice her hands have been burned when she tried to save her sons and grandsons. I weep some more.
But I don't want to stop.I cannot.I don't know where we will get the strength to carry on.’

Ananya Lakara - VIII Danube

Mail us your answers at


[email protected]!
1. What is always in front of you but can’t be seen? Winners to be announced in
2. I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m the next edition:)
old. What am I?


3. What is full of holes but still holds water?

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"In the words of Pablo Picasso; 'Art is chaos
taking shape' so let the chaos take its shape."

I found you

Continued from Edition 8.....
After an eternit
y we finally closed in on our suspects who were holed in across the road in a
dilapidated hote
l. Just thinking about how close we were to catching them and quashing their
plans made my spine tingle.
The hours of meticulous planning were coming to fruition and there was pin drop silence as
we all huddled in the van that drove us to the dilapidated hotel. My being in the van was not
part of the plan and you wanted me to go back home. My part in the story was over and I was
to forget any of this ever happened for my own safety. That was not about to happen, I had
spent a lifetime looking for you, now that I had found you my place was right beside you.
You didn’t get a say in the matter, I was not a naive 15 year old anymore.
Even with my super persuasive abilities you were not letting me step out of the van, I sat
there and watched you and 3 other agents walk into the hotel. I wasn’t sure if the window
glass was frosted or my eyes were teary. I kept staring into nothingness long after all of you
had faded from view. Everything seemed like a blur, all I could do was pray (I am a self
proclaimed agnostic)- Lord! Please this time bring him back to me, for me and I will go to
Sunday church.
Was everything going to be OK?
It had to be OK.
I told myself it would be OK.
The next thing I knew was the hotel was up in flames, I couldn’t see a thing through the
billowing smoke. Then it hit me….
You were inside the hotel.
Then it all came rushing in…..
I wish I could turn back time.
I wish I stopped you.
I wish this never happened.
But it was all gone now; you were gone, and there was no bringing you back.
In that mind numbing moment, as I gathered the guts to step out of the van I heard a
shattering noise. As I went for the door handle, I couldn’t feel my arm, I looked down and
saw a pool of blood on your favorite shirt which I was wearing.
Through the pain, a smile illuminated my face. This was it, I was finally at peace. The fear of
death didn’t even cross my mind. I was going to be with you, for eternity this time.

Aanya Sahani- IX Vindhyas The End
Agastya Trikha- IX Kamet
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"Not in doing what you like, but in liking
what you do is the secret of happiness."

GONE ARE THE DAYS..

Gone are the days when we made our own
ways

The one who goes wrong is the one who pays
In this rat race, it is the nature we must please



In this chase for power and money
We have forgotten the value of honey, bunny

and days that are sunny
In the greed of endless riches
We for the environment have become deadly

witches



The humankind has not been kind
The run for resources has blinded the mind

Coal, Petroleum and natural gas leads to
extensive pollution

It's no time to cry we ought to find a solution



So let's come together
To correct the weather
Stop climate change
Before it gets out of our range



We got to do something before it's too late
Or we will lose our Earth, our best mate
Gone are the days when we made our own

ways
Stop the chase, it is the nature we must praise

Advik Mehta - IX Kanchenjunga Vivaan Banerjee - IX Himalayas

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"The grass will be greener where you water it."

Pop-Up now

LVISG Times Features now

On the next page, you'll find the

thoughts of some eager Lotusians from

the 9th Grade on the transition back

into School in the Offline Mode

After a long drawn battle with the global pandemic that
put the world on hold for two years, it's finally time to get
Back to School! To meet our teachers, classmates and
to finally sit in our school chairs again but of course with

proper COVID protocol.

Themes! now

"दुश्मन की गोलियों का हम सामना करेंगे,
आज़ाद ही रहें हैं, आज़ाद ही रहेंगे"
~ Chandra Shekhar Azad

As the 15th of August approaches, all of us, citizens of
Independent India are engrossed in nationalistic pride, the
same pride that helped us overcome the British 75 years

ago in 1947.
To commemorate this feat of our predecessors who
valiantly opposed colonial rule with all their strength, that
has granted us our comfortable lives; The LVISG Times
introduces its first thematic magazine in the month of

August, inviting entries on the theme,

"Indian Colonial History"

With this theme, we wish to encapsulate key moments of
our history that have shaped the landscape today, with of

course the flare of nationalism that Independence Day
always brings with.

The Editorial Team encourages our spirited readers to
send in their written pieces and express themselves

artistically in accordance to the theme and to share their
work with us on our email [email protected]

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VOICE OF THE
STUDENTS

"Honestly, I adore my sleep,
but it's worth giving up for

school!"
Manya Gupta - IX Everest

"I didn't mind online school, "It's a nostalgic feeling to come
though it was monotonous at back to school and to walk down
times. I enjoy offline school better
as I feel the classes are more the halls. It's a feeling of
interactive and I learn better this wholeness like an empty gap has

way." been filled."
Khushi Joshi - IX Vindhyas Gayatree Chugh - IX Himalayas

"Being back to school feels like a
breath of fresh air. Just the simplest
greetings in the hallway or that one
corner of the school you hadn't been
to for two years could totally make

your day. I love being back!
Kyesha Deorani - IX Kanchenjunga

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VOICE OF THE
STUDENTS

"I feel very enthusiastic and

quite happy to return to

normal life but I am a touch

scared as well. Hoping for

the best."

"It feels like being home after Sarthak Jain - IX Everest

two years. Felt really good

meeting my friends and teachers.

Offline school is way better and

easier than online school. I'm just

grateful and happy right now!"

Aanya Pandey - IX Himalayas "To say that i'm happy is an

understatement! Offline School has

been just the perfect way of easing into

what was the norm pre pandemic and

the littlest things from our friends to

the corridors bring me immense joy

now."

Toshani Gaur - IX Kamet

"A few years ago, I didn’t think
there was any way school, of all
things, could be online. But after two
years of it being the only thing we
knew, I have no words for how it

feels to be back."
Nishika Manini - IX Shivaliks

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Credits




Innovation and Idea:

Vivaan Banerjee, IX - Himalayas

Creative Head:
Diva Sharma, IX - Himalayas
Ashmi Monga, IX - Vindhyas

Concept and Design:
Annanya Bajaj, IX - Shivaliks
Anvi Jain, IX - Everest

Editorial Head:
Ms Charu Bhambri (English Facilitator)

Special Contribution by:
Ms Preeti Makhija (English Facilitator)

Support and Guidance:
Ms Harvinder Kaur (Vice-Principal, Senior Wing)

Write to us at: ©Lotus Valley International School, Gurugram
[email protected]

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