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S DEV PRAKAASH – VIII
M. KRITHIN RAGHAV – IX
S. ADITYA – VIII
G. YUVA ADHITHYAN – X
K. GOKUL – X
K. ASHWIN – X
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B.S. DHARSHINI – XI
M.V. RAKSHA – XI
PAVITHRA PARTHIBAN – XI
B. SNIKDHA – XI
J. JANANI - VIII
S. MADHUMITHA – IX
R. HIRANMAYI – XII
CHETHNA CHOCKALINGAM – XII
P. SAI SHRUTHI – XII

JUNIOR SPORTS MEET – 31.8.2018.

Sir Sivaswami Kalalaya has always been focusing equally in the fields
of Academics, Sports, Arts and Culture. This year also our enthusiastic
sports champions and their trainers have made Kalalaya very proud by
setting goals and achieving them.
“Champions keep playing until they get it right.”

- Billie Jean King
Skating:
R. Sri Sudheesh of Class UKG won the II Place in the Rink II Quad Speed
organised by the Skating Kids.
Karate:
Sairam.R.Balaji of Class IV won the III Place in the Karate Event and V.
Rengarajan of Class IV won the II Place in Kumite Event organized by YMCA
Madras Physical Activities committee.
Sairam .R. Balaji of Class IV was placed III in Individual Kumite for Below
10 years category, organised by Shobukai Nihon Shito-Ryu Karate
Federation-India.
In the 13th National skit Karate-Do Tournament-2017
Avyukt Dasarathi of Class I won the I Place in the Kumite Event and III
Place in the Kata Event.
S.A. Santhosh of Class I won the III Place in the Kumite Event

In the All India Boufuuukai Isshinryu Karate Association.
K.S. Vairaajh of Class V won the II Place in the Kumite Event

K. Rithwik of Class V won the I Place in the Kata Event
N. Adithiya Sai of Class IV won the I Place in the Kata Event
M.P. Kaviyaa of Class III won the II Place in the Kata Event
S. Mahin of Class V won the III Place in the Kata Event
S.P. Yashwant Vel of Class V won the II Place in the Kumite Event

M. Mirthun Jai of Class II won the I Place in the 50m running organized by
the Chennai Kids Sports Academy
S. Anish, M. Lenin and M. Lingaan of Class III, Sanvi Baranwal and
Savyasachi Mogili of Class V.
And our KG Teacher Ms. S. Shoba participated in the ReGreen Chennai
Marathon.
Chess:
K. Sai Harshita of Class II won the 2nd Place in the Chess Tournament
organized by Emmanual Chess Centre
J. Madhumitha of Class V won the III Place in the Chess Tournament
organized by Kilpauk Chess Centre.
S. Bhaggamaliny of Class III won the V Place in the Chess Tournament
organized by the RMTIS Tamil Nadu Junior Chess Tournament.
In the Chess Tournament organized by the Bhavan’s Chess Academy,
S. Nithin of Class IV won the II Place and H. Rohit of Class III won the III
Place.

S. Sarvesh Kumar of Class V won the Consolation Place in the Chess
Tournament conducted by the Solar Chess Club.

In the Chess Tournament organized by Dr. Abdul Kalam Memorial Inter
School Chess Tournament

K.S. Karthick Kashyap of Class V was placed I and K.S. Anirudh Kaashyap
of Class II was placed VIII

Swimming:

D.Gowtham of Class III won the I Place in the 15m Free Style, Butterfly
Stroke and Back Stroke and Individual Championship in the Swimming
competition organized by Splash Inter-School Swimming Meet

He also won the Individual Championship – Group E organized by Seek
Foundation.

G. Gowtham won the III Place in the 4x25m Free Style organized by the
Decathlon

He also won the III Place in the 4x50m Medley Relay, organized by the
29th Tamil Nadu State Aquatic Association.

He also won the III Place in the 400m Free Style organized by the Sports
Development Authority of Tamil Nadu.

M. Sajith Venkatesh of Class V won the III Place in the Water Polo Event
organized by Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu.

Table Tennis:

G. Nithish of Class V was the Quarter Finalist in the Under 12 Singles, in the
10th Inter-School Table Tennis Tournament organized by Kalaimagal
Vidhyalaya Mat.Hr.Sec.School.

He was also the Quarter Finalist in Mini Cadet Boys match, organized
by the Chennai District Table Tennis Association.

G. Nithish was the Semi Finalist in the singles and the Winner in the Doubles
for Under 5th Standard and also the Quarter Finalist in the singles and the
Runner-up in the Doubles for Under 8th Standard organized by MCDS.

He was a Semi-Finalist in the Mini Cadet Boys match organized by RRS
Table Tennis Club.
Badminton:
B. Nandhana of Class III won the I Place in the Badminton Tournament
organized by MGR Janaki College.
Nandhana was the Runner-up in the Badminton Tournament organized by
the Chennai Sports Academy.
R. Mageshwar of Class III won the II Place in the Badminton Tournament
organized by MGR Janaki College.
Navneeth.K.Iyer of Class V won the Runner-up Position in the Badminton
Tournament organised by the Chennai Sports Academy.
We, the Junior Kalalayans, hope to participate and win in a host of
competitions in the coming years.

SENIOR SPORTS MEET – 31.8.2018.
Sir Sivaswami Kalalaya has been excelling in the fields of Academics,
Sports, Arts and Culture. This year has been no different. Our budding
sport stars and their trainers have incessantly aimed for nothing short of
the pinnacle of success. In the words of Boris Becker –

“I love the winning. I can take the losing, but most of all I love to play”

We are extremely happy to present the report of the achievements
in sports during the year 2017-18.

The promising sports stars of our school have taken part in various
competitions, won many prizes and have made Kalalaya very proud indeed.

Yoga:

7th South India Yogasana Championship – 2017 was conducted. 73
students of our school participated and our school won the IV Position.

Nivedita.B.Sundararaman of Class VIII and our KG Teacher Ms. S. Shoba
participated in the ReGreen Chennai Marathon

Karate:

In the International Championship – 2017

K.J. Harish Raagav of Class VI won the I Place in the Kata Event and II Place
in the Kumite Event

K.J. Harish Deepak of Class X won the I Place in the Kata Event, II Place in
the Kumite Event and the III Place in the Kobudo Event.

In the Tournament organized by Kenwa Shito-Ryu Karate Association of
India, S. Monika of Class VI won the I Place and D. Niranjana of Class VI
won the II Place in the Kata Event.

Scrabble:

Sai Vignesh.K. Bharadwaj of Class VII won the III Place and Sai Shiv.K.
Bharadwaj of Class X won the IV Place in the Scrabble Event organized by
the Lingo Bingo Inter-School Scrabble Competition

Chess:

T. Divyan of Class VII won the following prizes in the Chess Tournament
organized by various organizations:

II Place in the 6th Sri M.S.V. Memorial International Open FIDE Rated
Chess Tournament

III Place in the Master Mind Chess Academy

IV Place in the Vardhaman Cup, Hyderabad
V Place organized by the Brio Fide International Rating Chess Tournament
VIII Place in the 2nd Vishwaksena State level Chess Championship
44th Place in the 17th Adyar Times
III Place in the Tamil Nadu State Level Inter-School and College
Tournament organized by Tiruvallur District Chess Association.
VI Place in the Chess Tournament organized by 8th Saveetha Tamil Nadu
State Level Open Chess Tournament.
III Place in the Chess Tournament organized by Tenth International Fide
Rating Chess Championship 2017.

B. Sairam Subramaniam of Class VIII won the 22nd Place in TKSS State
Level Chess Tournament.
In the Chess Tournament organized by Taanya Kaavya School of Sports
Sarvesh Kumar of Class V was placed 13th
Jana Surya of Class VII was placed 10th
R. Amruta of Class V was placed 14th
In the Chess Tournament organized by Dr. Abdul Kalam Memorial Inter
School Chess Tournament
B. Sairam Subramaniam of Class VIII was placed II and Aswin Arun of Class
VIII was placed X
P.S. Jana Surya of Class VII won the XV Place in the Kilpauk Chess Centre
and 2nd Vishwaksena State Level Chess Championship.
He won the XII Place in the 1st District Level Children’s Chess Tournament
organized by the Chess House.

He also won the VII Place in the Dharmakesari Solar K.S. Subramniya Iyer
Trust Tournament.

P.S. Jana Surya of Class VII won the 8th Place in the Thiru M.A.
Krishnaswamy Memorial 5th Inter School Chess Tournament.

Jana Surya also won the 18th Place in the 70th Freedom Celebration Men,
Women and Children State Level Chess Tournament.

T. Divyan of Class VII participated in the Chess Tournament organized by
1st Sri Raghavendra Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament.

R.K. Anirudh Venkat of Class VII won the II Prize in the Chess Tournament
organized by Shri Damodar All India U-1600 Fide (International) Rating.

R.K. Anirudh Venkat won the VIII Place in the Thoothukudi District Chess
Association.

Anirudh Venkat was declared the best amongst 1400 Players in the 3rd
Karur Fide Rating Chess Tournament.

He got the V Place in the Chess Tournament organized by Candor
International School. Anirudh also won the VI prize in the 11th KCM
International Open Fide Rated Chess Tournament.

Anirudh won the 26th place in the Chess Tournament organized by All
Odisha Chess Association at the 10th KIIT International Chess Festival –
2017.

R. Madhumita of Class VI won the I Place in the Under 10 Girls Event, at the
II Genius Chess Kids Tamil Nadu State Level Children’s Chess Tournament.

Kaushick Srinivasan of Class VI won the 53rd Place in the Dharmakesari
Solar K.S. Subramniya Iyer Trust Chess Tournament.

In the Chess Tournament organized by the Bhavan’s Chess Academy, S.
Sujith of Class VIII won the II Place and K. Harish of Class VIII won the V
Place.

Table Tennis:

Sai Vignesh K. Bharadwaj of Class VII won the following prizes in various
competitions:

Runner-up Position, Pre-Quarter Finalist both in Senior and Junior levels
in the SDAT-AKG Table Tennis Development Tournament.

Semi Finalist in the Freight Bridge Logistics Pvt. Ltd.

XIII Position in the Tamil Nadu Table Tennis Association Tournament.

In the Kaligi Table Tennis Coaching Centre Tournament – he was the –

Pre-Quarter Finalist of Junior Boys, Quarter Finalist of Senior Boys
(Doubles) and Semi Finalist in the Junior Boys (Doubles).

He also won the Runner-up Position in the Junior Boys, Semi Finalist
Position in the Sub Junior Boys and Pre-Quarter in the Senior Boys Events
organized by Padma Sarangapani Inter-School Table Tennis Tournament.

Sai Vignesh.K. Bharadwaj of Class VII was the Quarter Finalist in the
matches organized by the YMCA Madras and MAK Table Tennis Academy

Badminton:

S. Haritha of Class VII won the Runner-up Position in the BeeD match.

Kavya Raghavendran of Class VI won the II Place in the U-13, Girls Doubles,
in the Chennai District Badminton Association Tournament.

Swimming:

V.K.R. Nivedhita of Class X won the I Place in the 200m Butterfly and II
Place in 100m Butterfly, in the 34th Sub Junior and 44th Junior State
Aquatic Championship-2017, organized by the Tamil Nadu State Aquatic
Association.

Basketball:

In the Basketball Tournament organized by Vidya Mandir, we were the
Runner-up in the U-14 Boys. A.R. Vishwak was declared as the Promising
Player.

In the Girls U-19 category our school team won the III Place at the Cluster
Level. The School Boys Team, Under-17, also participated at the CBSE –
Cluster Level – National Level Tournament.

In the U-19 Tournament for Boys we were the Winners at the District Level
and in the U-17 we were the Winners.

Cricket:

In the P.C. Shekar Cricket Tournament for U-14 Boys, our school team
scored 203 runs for 8 wickets in 30 overs. V. Hariharan of Class IX scored
109 runs in 58 balls and 3 wickets giving away 33 runs. He was also declared
as the Man of the Match. We won the match by 91 runs.

“Winning isn’t getting ahead of others. It’s getting ahead of yourself”

- Roger Stanbach

We the Kalalayans promise to set our own high benchmarks and
strive sincerely and steadily to exceed them each year.

ARTICLES
BY
KALALAYA’S
CREATIVE
WORDSMITHS

A GIRL WITH DREAMS

In the middle of the night, the light was on,
She was studying on and on.
Book in her hand stress in her head,
Not knowing what to do, tears she shed.
But not outside, inside she cried,
That was the syllabus she had to abide.

She loved the subject, which was her life,
But without marks, she had to strife.
After all, she was a human among,
Well tamed ' intelligent' robots.

She wasn't trained to live in this world,
The peculiar place where rabbits are expected to swim,
And monkeys are expected to roar.

It's time we make a world where
Everyone embraces their individuality
And celebrates diversity.

Let's make a better world
For the rebel girls
And her,
The girl with dreams.

- SAI VARSHINI A OF X B

MUSEUM

My Favourite place is the Museum. One day, my father and I went to the
museum. I saw a huge skeleton of the elephant. There were many
sculptures and many ancient weapons which we saw in the cupboard. I
saw a big model of two dinosaurs- pteranodon and tyrannosaurus (T-
REX). The T-Rex model roared and all the children were scared but I
enjoyed. I saw a huge skeleton of a whale and a skeleton of a horse and
a human. I left the museum happily.

- ALAN IMMANUEL D- I A

AN UNEXPECTED WIN

What I would like to express here is my sincere thanks to all the driving
forces behind my achievements and a simple suggestion. Just wait for
your time too, everybody gets a chance. The problem is- not everyone
utilizes it in the best way possible. Work hard and one day success will
follow. Until then, never give up. This is what I believe in.
Here I am in 9th grade, narrating one of my most favourite incidents of
my life. One day, when I was younger than I am now, I had gone to a
competition called Q Quest. It was an event conducted at someplace
and unfortunately I can’t seem to recollect where, due to this very poor
memory of mine that I have these days.

It was around 9:00 in the morning when I left home with my dad with a
clear mindset for participating with my friend in a Slogan & Poster
making competition, the only competition I had signed up for.

I went to that forgotten place where I attended the competition. The art
competition was over and just as I was about to leave, I saw all of my
other friends who had signed up for different other competitions that
had different other timings. My dad suggested that we go to them and
have a talk about their events and ask them if they know anything at all
about the prize distribution ceremony. I asked my friends about it and
they said that they were clueless just like I was and that they were
shocked by something. Once I heard what they had to say, I was
appalled too.

They said that everyone could participate in any or all of the events held
there that day. I was very excited by the possibility of participating in
other events too. I bid goodbye to them and promised to meet them
during the prize distribution ceremony (whenever it was to be held). My
dad shows a kind of enthusiasm when it comes to letting us (me and my
sister) participate in competitions. Both my parents, for that matter,
encourage us to take part in everything that we want to. I think I might
be diverting a little bit, so let us keep that aside for another article.

My dad quickly found me a spot in the Q Quest Essay writing event and
there I was, doing something out of the blue. It was an essay about
punctuality. Thank god!

I was able to understand the topic. What if it had been like ‘Un regalo’?
If you are wondering about the ‘Un regalo’ that I used. Let me just clear
it up for you. They are two words in Spanish meaning Un for A and
Regalo for present. I didn’t know Spanish back then. Poor me!

Then, there was another door open for me. I was asked to participate in
the extempore event too. Truth be told, I didn’t even know what
extempore was. I just knew I had to reply to whatever they asked
because it sounded like they were asking questions. Well, I did later find

out what extempore meant. I don’t really like it when I don’t know the
meaning of any word. I want to be like a living lexicon.
The Judges asked me what I would do if I ever visited or met the moon. I
put out a big speech but here it is in short. “I would ask the moon to
come to earth with me and become a monument so that people can love
and cherish the moon in closer quarters.”

That was it and it was finally time for the prize distribution ceremony. I
met my friends and sat down, waiting eagerly to know the results.
Guess what happened? We didn’t win in the poster making competition
and unfortunately none of my other friends climbed up on stage to
receive a prize. Though disappointed, I was ready to move on. Then, a
strange thing happened.

As my friends were about to get up and leave, I suddenly heard my
name being called. I was awarded the 3rd prize, a small trophy for the
Essay writing event. That was not all…
I won the 1st place in the extempore event. I couldn’t believe it. I was
really happy because there it was- a truly unexpected win.

-JAYASHREE MANIGANDAN -IX A

ARAVAMUDHAN- IV A
V SHAKTHI- VI A

BAD JOKES

We all listen to, laugh at, and regularly tell jokes every day. The
genres usually vary- from the common slapstick comedy to the more
subtle variants, which require some thinking to figure out. But, of
course, as it is with everything in life, jokes can be either good or bad.
Obviously, the good ones are more tolerable, and much better to listen
to. But the point of this essay is not to point them out, but rather to
show the darker side of the spectrum.

Of course, I refer to their significantly less popular siblings, the bad
jokes. Universally despised by all, these jokes usually either subvert
things to a point where it becomes groan-worthy, or simply forget to
subvert anything at all. Obviously, the latter is somewhat similar to
the infamous “anti-jokes” (which in itself is another genre of bad jokes)
but with those, punch lines are deliberately avoided as that is their
entire point. No, bad jokes are done by people so inane and inept that
they come up with something absolutely terrible, meriting several
moans of despair, face palms, and the dirty brown projectiles also
known as “slippers”.
In a strange way, though, they often become so backward and twisted
in their sense of “humour” and “logic” that they somehow arise
laughter out of the crowd. Of course, the laughter is, in fact, not
genuine in the slightest at all.

It is completely tinged with irony, as the crowd is caught off guard by
the nonsensical attempt at comedy that they cannot help but let out a
slight chuckle.

One of the best examples of the bad joke exemplifies this perfectly. It
is, and I quote:
Newton. But where is Oldton?

On first hearing this, the crowd’s reaction is usually some audible
groans and ironic laughter, followed almost immediately by strong
heckling. Analysing the joke, this reaction is perfectly understandable.

It starts out rather plain. Newton immediately piques the crowd’s
interest. Sir Isaac Newton, the famous physicist who founded the laws
of gravitation, among them things. What could this joke possibly have
to do with him? Is it involving the infamous apple that landed on his
head? Is it a simple joke involving physics? And as the audience is in
deep thought, going through the one word that has been elucidated so
far in the mysterious joke (or simply waiting for the punch line to be
said), the zinger is delivered. And what a zinger it is.

But where is Oldton? Absolutely drives the crowd nuts, and not in a
good way. After all of that, it was just a simple turn of phrase involving
the name. The joke is just opposites- Old and New. Something so idiotic
and simple that yet, somehow, the crowd couldn't see it coming.

And in the end, that is the beauty of bad jokes. They start off quite
simple, but deliver a zinger so dumb that you cannot help but garner
amusement from their stupidity. This is why, that, even despite their
terrible quality, they're still appreciated among others, no matter how
ironic the appreciation may be.

-VIMAL S RAMANAN OF XII A

BOOKS

Books are our best friends
Spreading happiness in our childhood
Books are worlds of fantasy
Which is constructed in our hearts.
Stories contained in the books give us
The greatest weapon we have,
Which is - creativity
Thus, books are like blacksmiths
Who shape raw metals like us.
Into complete human beings
And so, books are the greatest treasures in the world,
Which every human possesses.

-B YOGAANAND OF X B

ARAVAMUDHAN - IV A N SRIRAM- VI A SMRITI S-VIII A

SAVYASACHI MOGILI –VI C

ARAVAMUDHAN-IV A SMRITI S-VIII A

COONOOR

Coonoor is a beautiful hill station and a tourist spot. It is a much sought
after destination among both domestic and foreign tourists. Contrastingly
while the weather in the southern part of India is hot throughout the year,
Coonoor remains pleasantly cool.

There are three main places of visit at Coonoor which are as follows:
Dolphin’s Nose Viewpoint: - It is a very famous viewpoint. We can see
many waterfalls and a viewpoint for the biggest waterfall. There are many
monkeys in this place. You can also see a rock which is in the shape of a
dolphin’s nose, so this place is known as Dolphins’ Nose view point.

Lamb’s Rock: - This place is also a viewpoint. This place can be covered
within 20 to 25 minutes but there are many different things which can be
viewed from Lamb’s Rock. First is the Sleeping Lady Mountain. It is a group
of continuous mountains which looks like a sleeping lady. Second is the
Tortoise rock which are two rocks together looking like a tortoise. Third is
the Elephant Rock. It is a rock, shaped like the face of an elephant. Lamb’s
rock got its name from Captain Lamb who found the above things. The last
thing is that many movie shootings have taken place here. This is also a
good place for trekking. This place too has many monkeys.

Sims Park: - It is a beautiful park full of flowers. It also consists of a house
of a big world map and a glass house. There are some honey-bees in Sims
Park. There are even many varieties of trees. The bushes here are cut in
different shapes.

–SAIRAM B SUBRAMANIAM OF IX A

CHESS

Chess is a famous game played all over the world. There are two colours in
this game. They are white and black. This can be played by two players at
a time. The chess board looks like a grid with 64 squares [32 black squares
and 32 white squares].

There are six different pieces in this game namely – Pawn, Bishop, Knight,
Rook, Queen and King. Each of them have their own value [points]. It is
believed that chess improves concentration, mind power and cognitive
skills.

In the International Arena, World Chess Championships are conducted
every year. Incidentally, India has produced many International Chess
champions.

The recent world champion is Magnus Carlson. His highest rating achieved
is 2882 in the year 2014.

-B DEEKSHA OF VI A

DAZZLING DAYBREAK

That dawn-lit view,
Every morning it’s new.
Something we can never live without,
Some things are better just left about.

In a paralysed state of half awake,
I see him rising ready to take.
The weight of the entire world just rests,
On his shoulders ’cause it’s for the best.

Every breaking dawn does scream,
Another form of lustre.
This aurora breathes to life,
A hundred million clusters.

Monotonous, though it might seem it is.
Trust me when I say that it almost never is.
The first light of cockcrow falls on to earth.
Glittering her face and kissing her hearth.

-VARSHINI K IYER OF X B
Also refer to kingdomofawesomesauce.wordpress.comfor more such works.
(VARSHINI K IYER’S BLOG)

A UNIQUE PROFESSION

I don’t know how many of you are aware of Graphology or a
Graphologist. Yes, you heard me right. Graphology. Even I was not aware
of the existence of such a profession until my teacher asked me to do a
film for a competition on the topic – A unique profession.

My first step was to form a group of four with my friends who were
interested in that competition. Next, I had to find the perfect profession
for our film. One evening as I was walking in my neighbourhood I
suddenly noticed a board hanging in front of a building stating that it was
the residence of a famous Graphologist.

I returned to my home and searched about Graphology. Bingo! It was
really a very unique profession. The next day after getting an
appointment for a short interview with Mr.Maghudeeswarran – the
graphologist, I assembled my group and shot the film. The following is an
extract from our interview which may prove informative for many.

Interviewer –What is Graphology, Sir?

Mr.Maghudeeswarran–Graphology is the study of, how an individual's
handwriting and signature indicates his or her character traits and
activities.

Interviewer –What are the uses of Graphology?

Mr.Maghudeeswarran –We can improve a person's life by rectifying the
weak points in his/her handwriting. It is also possible to predict the
diseases the person would be affected with in the future.

Interviewer –What are the advisable ways to put one's signature?

Mr.Maghudeeswarran –If a person puts his/her signature in 180 degrees
angle and makes sure that his/her name is not clearly visible in his/her
signature, then the person is most likely to be very successful in life.

-SANJITHA S OF IX A

VIDYATHEERTHA- AN ESSAY ON MY ESSAY

The first time I participated in the Vidyatheertha Essay Writing
Competition was in 2012, when I was in 6th Standard. I had just joined SSK
and people were starting to form impressions of me when N.Lalitha Mam,
my class teacher and English teacher made the announcement. I just
thought-“Why not? It is just like any other essay writing competition. Let’s
give it a shot.” But I didn’t know that it wasn’t like any other essay writing
competition. The first giveaway was the topic-“Importance of Guru
Bhakti”. How is devotion and a teacher related? The only way which I
knew was the order of precedence of respect taught to me when I was
young-“MATHA, PITHA, GURU and DEIVAM”, i.e., first respect your
mother, then your father, then your teacher and finally respect God. I did
some research but I really didn’t think about it in the spiritual sense. So I
wrote about importance of teachers in our lives and how we should be
devoted to them and give them respect. After the essay writing
competition was over our invigilator told us he would tell us a little bit
about the topic. He started speaking about how you can attain wisdom,
spiritual discipline and enlightenment by practicing devotion and
submission to the Guru, i.e., guru bhakti, quoting examples from Bhagavat
gita, Vedas and epics. I was startled and overwhelmed by the sudden dose
of spirituality and deep thoughts that were “imposed” on me.

As soon as I came home, the first thing I planned on doing was to do some
research about these theories. But I ended up having a relaxing bath and
stuffing my face with food, only to fall asleep the very next moment.

But I did do some research the next day, which was a Sunday. I found
these new thoughts were interesting and was soon drawn into the world of
spiritualism and devotion and found a new meaning to the things I saw or
heard. My belief on God became stronger.

I have always had this question just like many others in my mind-”Does
God really exist?” I realized after my research that if god didn’t exist, we

would have these other questions and those questions lead to more
questions and it would become extremely confusing and messy.

I didn’t know that writing a single essay would have so much impact on
me. In the prize distribution ceremony, I met many others who felt the
same and had put in a sincere effort towards the competition. It had
instilled culture and tradition in all of us. I really appreciate the effort
taken by that organization and how they made it a win-win situation,
learn culture and win prizes at the same time.

I believe a lot in sentiments. On the very first year, my father came with
me as a parent guardian for all of us. That year was very eventful as I just
described. Besides, my parents were very happy when I won the prize.
From that year onwards every year my dad came with me to the Centre.
We wrote the essay in Meenakshi College every year. My dad came with all
of us in the bus, took us in a queue to the exam hall and left us. He came
back exactly after our writing time was over. In those 1-2 hours of waiting
time, he would read newspapers, play chess or go to the Vadapalani
temple. This was sort of his routine. He used to bring a big bundle of papers
like a kabariwaala. He would sometimes even use it as a pillow to sleep.

I have been writing this competition for years now. This is the last year of
school and the last year I write this essay. The nostalgia is already setting
in thinking about leaving this school.

It’s been a memorable experience and will always be a part of my mind
and memories of this school.

-SUBHASRI MANIGANDAN OF XII A

THE REGAL RAIN

Drops of crystal fall from above,
Washing away the tears of these doves,
In unimaginable force do they fall?
All its sorrow fade on their call.

Splashing onto the wide arena,
Of flowing water, this wild ballerina,
Dances around until her feet,
Tires itself and takes a seat.
Gushing into the tiniest nook,
Like how it’s venerated in all these books.
The regal rain does possess,
A miracle to life’s lengthiest chess.
Artists rush to capture these notes,
Of mere water pouring from the big man’s coats.
Our hoofer spins and there she spells,
A ‘welcome home’ and hearts thus swell.
But then comes the big await,
Along with the shower that it plaits.
The peacock spreads out its beautiful feathers,
And twirls in tune to this beautiful weather.

-VARSHINI K IYER OF X B

SAHANA RAJESH-IV C

SAHANA RAJESH-IV C SHARON JESSICA-VII B

Servant saves a shirt

Employer: Have you finished ironing my shirt?
Servant: Yes sir.
Employer: Then, bring it. I have to get dressed.
Servant: Master, I was ironing and someone knocked on the door. I went
to open it and when I came back I smelt something burning…
Employer: Don’t tell me you have burnt my shirt.
Servant: I...err… yes.
Employer: Oh no! But, fortunately I have another silk shirt in the
cupboard.
Servant: I know that sir. So, I cut it up and patched up the one I burnt.

Cleaning the fridge

Employer: Have you cleaned the fridge as I told you?
Assistant: Yes sir.
Employer: Hey, it is empty! What did you do with the food and the
sweets?
Assistant: I ate everything. You told me to clean it, didn’t you?

Amazing Facts

The elephant’s trunk contains over 4, 00,000 muscles.
The tusks of the male African elephant can grow up to 3.5 meters
and weigh up to 109 kg.
One cord of wood can make 7 and a half million toothpicks.
Ice cream was invented in china around 2000 bc when the Chinese
packed soft milk and rice mixture in the snow.
The tallest mountain in the world above the sea level is Mount
Everest. But, the tallest mountains from the sea bed in Mount Kea.
The fireworks were made in china about 2000 years ago.
Helicopters are safest to fly in bad weather because they can slow
down, stop and/or fly backwards and side wards.
The golden gate bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the golden
gate, the opening of the San Francisco bay on to the Pacific Ocean.

North American porcupines are often incorrectly called hedgehogs.
The common hedgehogs live in northern Europe, Asia, southern and
eastern Africa and New Zealand.
Sometimes the moon appears orange. This occurs when there is a lot
of dust, smoke and pollution in the atmosphere. The size of those
particles will determine what you see. Sometimes the moon looks
orange, red and even blue.

Inspiring quotes of DR A P J Abdul Kalam

Speak 5 lines to yourself every morning:
I AM THE BEST.
I CAN DO IT.
GOD IS ALWAYS WITH ME.
I AM A WINNER.
TODAY IS MY DAY.

IF YOU FAIL, NEVER GIVE UP BECAUSE F.A.I.L.
MEANS “FIRST ATTEMPT IN LEARNING”.
END IS NOT THE END, IF E.N.D.
MEANS “EFFORT NEVER DIES”.
IF YOU GET THE ANSWER AS NO, REMEMBER N.O.
MEANS “NEXT OPPORTUNITY”.

-N SRIRAM OF VI A

NOBEL PRIZE

The Nobel prizes are regarded as the most prestigious prizes given in the
intellectual realm for exceptional contributions in certain selected fields.
These coveted prizes are annually awarded by Swedish and Norwegian
institution.
The foundations for the Nobel prizes were laid in 1895, when Swedish
inventor and industrialist Alfred Nobel wrote his last will, leaving much of
his wealth to the establishment of Nobel prizes.
How are the Nobel Prize winners selected?
The Nobel Prize winners are announced annually either in October or
November.
-SAMSKRITI SHREE OF VIII B

ARAVAMUDHAN-IV A

SHARON JESSICA-VII B

S NEHA-III B

NANDHANA B-IV B

The Heroine of Plane Hijack

Introduction:
Neerja Bhanot was a 22 year old Indian flight attendant who gave up her
life while saving the lives of passengers on board Pan AM Flight 73.
Personal life:
She was born on 7 / 9 /1963 to Rama Bhanot and Harish Bhanot at
Chandigarh, Punjab, India. She had two brothers- Akhil and Aneesh.
Before being a flight attendant, she was a model, a purser and an adv.
actress. Her horoscope apparently said that she was going to be a hero in
her life. Her husband was Naresh Mishra.
The flight day:
It was the morning of September 5, 1986, Pan AM Flight 73 with 360
passengers on board. It just arrived from Mumbai to Karachi airport to go
to United States. Unfortunately, the flight was hijacked by 4 heavily
armed terrorists in Karachi airport.

She was the senior most crew member. The pilots escaped to save their
lives from danger. So, she had a crucial time. The terrorists started asking
for passports of the passengers to identify the Americans and kill them
because the American government killed one of their members. They
plane was hijacked for 17 hours after which they started to fire on the
passengers. Neerja helped the passengers to escape through the
emergency exit but in an attempt to save three children from the bullets
being fired, Neerja lost her life. She opened the exit door first but she
didn’t jump out of the door before saving the passengers.
Conclusion:
She is known as the heroine of the hijack and was awarded the Ashok
Chakra award for her bravery. There was a movie released called Neerja
starring Sonam Kapoor as Neerja. We all should be proud to be a woman
and an Indian. Jai Hind!

-S S V MRIDULA OF VIII A

The episode of Mahabharata that I like the most

INTRODUCTION:
My favourite episode was Karna’s death. I like it because the conversation
between him and lord Krishna was motivational. This is how it goes.

ARJUNA’S CONFUSION:
During the fight between Karna and Arjuna, once Karna’s chariot sank
into the mud. Lord Krishna then advised Arjuna to kill him immediately.
But he was in dilemma. He had something in his conscience telling him not
to do it but he had to get revenge for his son’s painful death.

CONVERSATION BETWEEN KARNA AND KRISHNA:
Before Karna dies, Lord Krishna wanted him to realise his mistakes. So he
decided to pass the time and spoke to him. I love this conversation
because it was so meaningful and helpful for teenagers like me to choose
their way of life.

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GURU AND SHISHYA:
Krishna said that to learn properly and completely, you need not work
hard but you need to surrender your heart to your Guru. He explained this
concept with reference to Lord Parasurama’s life. And at the shishya
stage, we should know to use our talent for the world. Karna said that the
world discouraged him, so he grew heartlessly and wanted to defeat
Arjuna.

LIVING FOR THE WORLD:
Lord Krishna told him, if you don't think in a selfish way but think in a
selfless way you would be great. The person who lives for the world will
get a great position in the world, but the person who lives for himself will
spoil the world.

THE OTHER MEANING OF LIFE:
Karna asked lord Krishna- “why is life really harsh and sad to me?” Lord
Krishna answered that everybody has challenges in life. Life is not fair to
anybody. The other meaning of life is challenge. We need to know which
path to take in life. Learn to walk on the path of consciousness. Life’s
unfairness does not give you license to walk through the wrong path.

CONCLUSION:
And then, Karna accepted his mistakes and died in the war. I learnt a lot
from this episode. Here is the summary of it:

Give your heart to your Guru and believe him.
Use your talent, power, etc. for the world.
Live for the goodness of the world, not for yourself.
Life is full of challenges which are equal to all.
Listen to your conscience and not to your heart.

-S S V MRIDULA OF VIII A

(This essay has won Super Prize in Sri Vidyatheertha Foundation’s essay
writing competition - junior level - 2018)

CHANGE ALWAYS ADDS A NEW FLAVOUR TO LIFE

Once there were four girls, Seema, Monica, Alka and Yasmin. They all
lived in the same locality. They went to the same school. They used to go
to school together.

Vacations were about to come. Seema said, “Why do we have holidays? It
was so nice in School. I like going to school.” Alka said, “Vacations are
fun, full of enjoyment. I like them. Every vacation, we go to our granny’s
place. All our cousins come there and we have a great time together. I
have a lot to look forward to in this vacation“. Yasmin said that her father
had promised to take her to Singapore this time. “I am very excited about
it“. Monica said, “I am not going anywhere as my parents are too busy
with their work, but my aunt is going to come here and my mother has
promised me to put me and my cousin in a summer camp.”

Each one had their vacation planned and they all were looking forward
happily to have a whale of fun. But to Seema, vacations were boring.
Seema liked being at school with her friends. At home, she had a younger
brother Sameer. She never liked spending time with him. She wondered
how her friends were so happy to be with their cousins. She always found
the younger ones too demanding and the elder ones too bossy. She always
liked to be with people of her own age.

The vacations started and the friends bid goodbyes to each other. Seema
went home with a dull face. Her mother asked her what the problem was.
She said she would miss her friends a lot.

Seema‘s mother tried to comfort her by saying that’s it was just a matter
of time and soon she will see them again once her vacation was over. Till
then even she can play with her cousins and since Sameer was just six
months old and she could have a great time playing with him.

Seema was the only child till Sameer came in. Since her mother had some
health problems, her mother was staying at her maternal grandmother’s
place and Seema was staying with her father and her paternal
grandmother. She hated her mother for leaving her and she hated Sameer
even more. She avoided him and remained confined to her room and
always chatted a lot with her grandmother.

Her mother realized it and felt that it’s just a matter of time and time
would heal the difference between them.

Next morning Seema woke up hearing the loud wail of Sameer, she got
irritated and tried to sleep, but couldn’t. She finished her morning routine
and was wondering what to do when Sameer came crawling with his
meaningless gurgling. He sounded very cute and sweet, but Seema just
ignored him. He came and sat near the sofa where Seema was sitting.
Seema was unaware of it. Just then his drool wetted her toe. She bent
down to see what it was and there, baby Sameer was staring at her with
the cutest expression in his face. Unaware she smiled back, she couldn’t
resist, she touched him and all her hatred was gone. She lifted him up and
tears rolled down her cheeks. She wondered how she could ever have
developed such a hatred for this tiny little baby who was but a bundle of
joy and the sweetest thing she had ever seen in this world. She hugged
him and cried her heart out and started playing with him. Hearing the
sound, her mom came out from the kitchen. Her mom was delighted to see
the change on the very first day of the vacation. It was indeed a good
beginning. Seema realized that a pleasant vacation was indeed here to
stay.

After the vacation, the friends met once again. They were all eager to
share their experiences and had a lot to talk about. And as for Seema, she
just went totally gaga for her brother and invited all her friends home
after school to meet him.

-RITHVIKA MURALI OF IX A

N SRINITHA- I B

B ABISHEK VENKATAKRISHNAN- VII B

S V SADHANA- IV B

S MAHIN- VI A

O MITESH- II B

Interesting science facts

1) Oxygen is pale blue in its liquid and solid forms.
2) The letter ‘J’ never appears in the periodic table.
3) Bananas are slightly radioactive.
4) Hot water freezes faster than cold water.
5) Cold water gets heated faster than hot water.
6) There are more trees on earth than the stars in the universe.
7) Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune have the potential to rain
diamonds.
8) Water can exist in 3 states at the same time. This phenomenon is
known as Triple Boil. It needs special conditions to form.
9) Helium when cooled to extreme temperatures (-460*F or -273*C), can
flow without friction, working against gravity.
10) The energy released by a solar flare is equal to 100 megaton atomic
bombs.
11) About half of the human body consists of bacteria. The human body
has 30 trillion human cells and 39 trillion bacteria cells.

12) According to a 2015 study by the Cambridge University, mankind
may have evolved from genes from plants. Researchers accept that 1 %
of the human genome could have been acquired from plants.

-B BHASKARAN OF VIII A
{SOURCE: GOOGLE AND READER’S DIGEST}

MY ZOO DAY

Last summer, I went to Vandalur Zoo with my mum and dad. There were
many wild animals. I saw some lions sitting quietly. I saw some tigers
making noise, hippos inside the water. I saw a giraffe eating leaves and
many monkeys swinging from tree to tree. I saw some birds and parrots
chirping. I saw some cheetahs roaming around. I had lots of fun there.

-SAI PRANAV OF I B

INDIA

India is my country. There are 29 states in India. People from many
religions, different cultures, speaking many languages are in India.
That is why India is called a “Secular country”. She is also famous for
the saying “Unity in Diversity” for the same reason. The national
anthem of India is “Jana Gana Mana”, the national animal is “Tiger”,
national flower is “Lotus”, national bird is “Peacock” and the national
sport is “Hockey”.
Many great people like Aryabhata, Srinivasa Ramanujam, C V Raman,
Mahatma Gandhi, Swami Vivekananda, and Dr APJ Abdul Kalam are
Indians. I love my country very much. I am proud to be an Indian.
Jai Hind!

-S SRIVISHNU OF III A

MY FAVOURITE SCIENTIST

The scientist I admire the most is Sir Jagadish

Chandra Bose. Professor Jagadish Chandra was an

eminent scientist. Born on November 30, 1858 in East

Bengal, he began his early education in a village

school at Faridpore. At the age of twelve, Jagadish

Chandra was admitted into Hare school and later sent

to St, Xavier’s school. He passed the entrance

examination from there and graduated from St

Xavier’s College in 1880. Next, he proceeded to

England for higher studies, in 1884; he passed the Natural science Tripos

of the Cambridge University and was awarded the D.Sc. degree of the

London University in 1886. Later, he was appointed the Professor of

Physics, Presidency College, Calcutta where he served till his retirement.

Jagadish Chandra’s first researches were on ether and electricity. He was

the first man to produce electric waves. Bose’s next researches were on

the similarity between living and non-living matters. With the help of

instruments made by him he proved that plants live and feel pleasure and

pain like animals. Honours were showered upon him from all corners. In

1920, he was elected the fellow of the Royal Society of London. The

Government of India knighted him and his countrymen began to call him

the Acharya. –SUDARSANA BHATTAR OF VI B

QUOTES ARE QUOTES- NO ONE CAN CHANGE IT

Impossible is the word found only in the dictionaries of fools.
If you build an army of 100 lions and their leader is a dog, in any fight, the
lions will die like a dog. But if you build an army of dogs and their leader is a
lion, all dogs will fight like a lion.
If you want to shine like a sun, first you have to burn like it.
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes
To sit down and listen.

When you are happy you enjoy the music, but when you are sad you
understand the lyrics.
A good friend knows your good stories; a best friend has lived them with you.
When you are sad you do whatever you want. When you are happy you do
what you want.
When you are a star why go for another?

-APARNA B OF IX A

MUSIC

Music, a life of joy,
A life that is always enjoyed.
It has a lot of chords,
That stimulates our spinal cord.
It is a word of tunes,
Which for us is a real boon.
It is made of various notes,
In which our mighty heart soaks.
The blissful encyclopedia of eternal thoughts,
I need to inculcate this art lots and lots.

-MANASA N OF X B

MOTHER

She is the name of love,
To which everyone bows.
She is the real entity of goddess,
For everyone including the modest.
She helps the child to clear his mind,
By preaching him to be kind.
She is everyone’s dear,
She controls the fear.
I don’t know how to pay,
For her selfless day.

-MANIKANDAN N OF IV B

S MALINI- UKG B

S BHAGGAMALINY OF IV A

DHARANI S- VIII A

JOKES

Teacher: Ram, why were you absent from school?
Ram: I was sick, teacher.
Teacher: Sick of what?
Ram: Sick of school.

One man to another in bus queue:
First man: Let’s go by cab. The bus will not arrive on time and
We are wasting our time in this long queue.
Second man: But I am not.
First man: How is that?
Second man: My watch stopped an hour ago and I can’t feel time flying.

Teacher: Spell ‘’wrong’’.
Manuel: R-O-N-G.
Teacher: That’s wrong.
Manuel: That is what you told me to spell.

Hari: Why are you running so fast?
Pranav: I have to deliver this letter immediately.
Hari: To whom?
Pranav: I am in a hurry and have no time to read the name and address.

Teacher: Pradeep, Rama killed Ravana. What voice is this, passive or active?
Pradeep: Neither. It is your voice, miss.

Teacher: Which is the prudent animal, Rahul?
Rahul : The dog, mam.
Teacher: Why do you say it’s a dog?
Rahul : Because every time it sees a person, it requests him to bow down
by saying ‘’bow bow’’ in doggie language.

Teacher: Now Linda, tell me frankly, do you say your prayers before eating?
Linda : No mam, I don’t have to, my mother is good cook.

Father: Son, I want you to become so famous that in every corner of the earth
your name should be known.
Son : It is impossible, dad.

Father: Why, son?
Son : Because the earth is round.

-U BALASUBRAMANIAM OF X B

THE WONDERS OF TECHNOLOGY

As we know, technology has become a part of everyday life for all of us. The
word technology does not necessarily mean the internet, computers, mobile
phones and televisions. The electrical appliances we use in our day-to-day
life is also technology. Examples are electrical fans, lights, water purifiers,
air conditioners and so on. Did you know that even our brain uses electrical
impulses to make our body work? But it cannot be considered technology
since it is natural, whereas technology is manmade. According to Wikipedia,
this is the definition of technology-

“Technology ("science of craft", from Greek τέχνη, techne, "art, skill,
cunning of hand"; and -λογία, logia) is the collection
of techniques, skills, methods, and processes used in the production
of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific
investigation. Technology can be the knowledge of techniques, processes,
and the like, or it can be embedded in machines to allow for operation
without detailed knowledge of their workings.”
Instead of the large and heavy definition, we can summarize it as-
Technology, or shortly ”tech”, is the collection of methods used for either
production of goods and services or as the main tool for scientific invention
and investigation.

We human beings have evolved from how our stone-age ancestors lived.
Now that we have adapted and adopted technology in our day-to-day life,
imagine what you would do if there is a total power cut in the world, which is
very unlikely to happen, and all generators, invertors, UPSs do not exist.
You cannot properly see in the dark, you cannot have fresh air, or good
quality drinking water. You would probably be wondering why I did not use
the word pure.

That was because the sad truth is that 100% pure water cannot be
achieved by water purifiers like Aqua Guard. The Earth was once filled with
pure water, but the human race came to exist. As the rate of development
for us humans increased, the purity of water decreased.

Now let tell you about the positives of technology. In the near future, the
advanced technology will help create new possibilities for curing diseases
which are probably considered impossible to cure today, for examples,
Cancer. Using a concept called nanotechnology, which is basically
restructuring the atoms in a substance to remove its disadvantages and to
retain its advantages, scientists are currently trying to find a cure to cancer
where specific cells are injected in the area affected by cancer and the
medicine engulfs each cancer cell and destroys it. Due to the improvement in
technology, the average lifespan of a human being will be extended to more
than 100 years.

Hopefully, technology must not fall into wrong hands who wish destruction
of humanity. The US army currently holds the most advanced technology,
from nuclear bombs to devastating missiles. The main victims of the wrong
use of technology by the US army, the Japanese states, mainly Hiroshima,
Nagasaki, and other states underwent a lot of suffering when the bombing
occurred in August 6 and 9 in 1945. But this was not for no reason. The US
actually had taken revenge for how the Japanese had invaded Pearl harbour
in December 7, 1941.
Instead of using technology for the harm of others, I hope that technology
will be used for more meaningful purposes in the future.

-JANARDAN RAM S OF IX A

Indian versus Foreign Educational Systems

Introduction
Indian primary and secondary school education is of very high standards
whereas college and higher education in India lags far behind as compared
to that of foreign countries. This is mainly due to the lack of infrastructure
facilities and poor quality of faculty in colleges and universities in India.

In developed countries, educational institutions get lots of investments
which help them to build excellent infrastructure to facilitate education and
research. In India, most of the educational institutions, except a few, have
very low investments and infrastructure facilities.

In the Indian education system, students cannot switch their major
subjects in the middle of course.

For example, if you are a physics major student then you can't opt for varied
subjects like languages or economics in the middle of your course. In contrast,
most of the universities in Europe and US based colleges give students the
option to switch subjects and don't limit them to just one subject.

In India, students select streams which have higher pay scale or higher
number of jobs as compared to foreign countries, where students select
streams according to their field of interest. The education system needs to
encourage the interests of the students.
It's high time for parents to stop running behind engineering degrees. USA
produces around 1 lakh engineers per year for a $16 trillion economy. India
produces 15 lakh engineers for a $2 trillion economy. Only good, skilled IT
Engineers are in demand. More than 50% of the GDP has no role for
Engineers. Still most of the Indian youth are becoming Engineers. The
situation is not sustainable.

Many industry experts have commented that most of the Indian engineers are
not having the skills required in the industry. They have to be retrained for
months together before getting deployed into productive work. The education
system should focus on building the current skill needs of the industry and
equip students with latest technological skills and practices.

Conclusion
The education system needs to improve such that the students develop high
levels of innovativeness in their field of expertise. We seriously need change
in the Indian education system. In addition, we need change in the mentality
of Indians as well. Together we all will have to work hard to bring change in
the education system for the betterment of all the students across the
country.

-SRI VIJAYARAGHAV SRINIVASAN OF X C

Name: A. Aarushi
Class: IV A
Happy Butterflies

Scenery

Man enjoying the weather

A Panorama of India’s past

This article would not have been possible, without my mother’s
encouragement that awakened my senses and made me conspicuous of my
drafting skill. It is worth mentioning my father’s indefatigable efforts
for scrupulously proof reading all the details. His amiable, amenable and
cheerful attitude encouraged me to persevere and perspire in pursuit of my
avowed objectives.

My profuse thanks are also due to my Social Science teacher,

Ms. Bhama Ravi Venkatesh, without whose motivation and

encouragement, I would now not be what I am today.

A few books are notably worth mentioning as they have been my constant
companions throughout my life – namely, Glimpses of World History and
Discovery of India by illustrious Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) Philosophy
of Bheda Bheda and synthetic view of Vedanta by my Great Great Grand
Father Shri PN Srinivasachari (1880-1959). These literary master
pieces molded me into what I am today by activating my senses and
creating a passion towards writing. I have felt about my article in this way:
It is mine, and yet not wholly mine as I am constituted today. It rather
represents some past self of mine which has already joined the long
succession of other selves that existed for a while and faded away leaving
only memories behind.

If we were to look at the chronological order, then Indian history can be
divided into three periods – Ancient India, Medieval India and Modern
India.

Unlike the great dynasties of ancient Egypt, China, and Greece, the
civilization of Ancient India is still somewhat obscure leaving Historians the
strenuous task to ponder, conjecture and comprehend.