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Ms. Padmavathy Raman and Ms. M. Meenakshi visited the
American library with students from Class VIII-A & B.
Ms. C. Gowri, Ms. M. Meenakshi, Ms. Manjula Sukumar, Miss. S.
Rajeswari, Ms. Lakshmi Srikanth, Ms. K. Jayalakshmi, attended ACP
Orientation Programme, at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Adyar, IIT, Chennai,
for Classes VII and VIII.

Ms. Maria Reena, and Ms. Sangeetha Rajaram, along with few
students of Class XI attended a Mathematics / Science Workshop to
Chennai Mathematical Institute, Siruseri, and Chennai.

Mrs. Maria Reena attended a seminar conducted by IMSC, at
P.S.Senior Secondary School, Mylapore, Chennai.

Ms. D. Nandini and Ms. R. Janaki, attended CSSC ELT programme
for Primary and Middle school English teachers, organised by
Collins Publishers, at The Hindu Sr.Sec.School, Adyar, Chennai.

Ms. D. Nandini, English teacher attended a content guidance
programme by Collins, at

Ms. R. Bhuvaneswari attended a workshop for Hindi teachers
conducted by Madhuban publishers, at Residency Towers, Chennai.

Ms. Parrvathy Gurumoorthy, acted as a Judge for a speech
competition, Ms. H. Sujatha, for Music competition and Ms. Priya
Bandavi, for Dance competition at Lady Sivaswami Ayyar Girls’
Higher Secondary School, Mylapore, Chennai.

Ms. Bhama Ravi Venkatesh and Ms. B. Sudha Rani attended a
workshop by IHAR at Nandhanam, on Multidisciplinary approach
to Indian History.

All staff members were invited for lunch extended by Sri N.V.
Narayanaswami, Chairman & Secretary,
Sir P.S. Sivaswami Ayyar’s Educational Charities Institutions,
Thirukkattupalli, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu, in view of Lady
Kalyani Ammal statue.

Ms. Parrvathy Gurumoorthy, Tamil Teacher, was invited as the Chief
Guest to deliver a lecture on “Thirumanthirathil Maruthuvam”.

Mr.T.N. Ramakrishnan, Miss. R. Leela and Ms. N. Malaiammal,
Physical Education Teachers, attended a training programme in
Health and Physical education, conducted by the CBSE, at SBOA
School, Anna Nagar, Chennai.

Ms. Tara, English teacher, attended a workshop about Improvement
in Education System, at St. John’s Public School, Medavakkam,
Chennai.

Ms. V. Sujatha and Ms. R. Leela attended a Music workshop along
with the music students of Classes VI-VIII, where the nuances of
music was taught to them.

Ms. Saraswathi Ramanan and Ms. B. Sudha Rani attended a
workshop on Social Science content preparation for Primary and
Middle School, organized by Oriental Blackswan, at Anna Salai,
Chennai.
Ms. Choodamani Govind, Social Science teacher attended a Capacity
Building Programme workshop at Unity Public School, Chennai.

Ms. Jashoda Sundar, Vice- Principal, attended a Principal’s meet at
Accord Metropolitan on Growing Trends in Education.

Ms. N. Vijaya and Ms. Chitra Kannan, attended a workshop on the
girl child in Indian Literature and History, conducted by Ms.
Chandra Tanikachalam, Vice-President, Indian Council for Child
Welfare.

Children’s Day:
Few teachers gave an intercom programme for students in view of
Children’s Day. Chu Chu TV conducted Drawing, colouring and
Essay competitions for Classes I-V. Trophies were given for the
winners. All students of Classes LKG-V were given a gift from Chu
Chu TV.
Yoga:
International Yoga Day was celebrated on 21.6.2018. Selected
students from Classes VIII & IX attended a yoga session at the
school playfield.

Foundation Day:
President, Sri Srinivasan.K.Swami, distributed pens to all the
students and staff on 22.6.2018.

Sri N.V. Narayanaswami, Chairman & Secretary, Sir P.S. Sivaswami
Ayyar’s Educational Charities Institutions, Thirukkattupalli,
Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu, sponsored sweets for all students
and staff on account of Lady Kalyani Ammal Memorial Day.

Ms. M.S. Jayasri and Ms. T.N. Swarnalatha, attended a Principal
workshop organized by on Child Safety, at Santhome Hr.Sec.School,
Mylapore, Chennai.

Ms. R. Leela and Ms. N. Malaiammal attended a seminar on
Physical Education, organized by Ratna Sagar P.Ltd., at B.S.
Mootha Girls Sr.Sec.School, West Mambalam, Chennai.

Our Principal Smt. M.S. Jayasri, was part of the CBSE School
Inspection team.

Ms. T.N. Swarnalatha, Health and Wellness teacher was shortlisted
as a resource person and conducted a programme for CBSE on
Inclusive Education on 27th and 28th January 2018, in Puducherry.

Enrichment Programmes:
Petroleum Corporation, addressed students of Class VIII on “LPG –
safety and saving”.

On account of Yoga Day Parth Health Studio organised fitness
exercises demo with simple yoga exercise for Classes IX and X
students in the school ground.

Representative from Career launch spoke on law and related fields in
Indian and International level to Class XII Commerce students.

TIME Institute conducted orientation on CLAT to XI and XII
Commerce group.

Kalpaviruksha organization conducted an orientation on KVPY and
entrance exams for Class XII students.

Personal hygiene programme including audio visual documentary on
awareness of hygiene was conducted in auditorium for classes I, II
and V, by the school

The school also showcased a documentary film on Safe touch to
children of Classes III – V in their classroom smart board.

Aakash Institute conducted an orientation on career choices for
Class X students.

Achieve organization conducted an orientation on course selection
after Class XII for students of Classes XI and XII.

MT Educare representative spoke about CA prospectus and changes
for the academic year for Class XI Commerce students.

Ms. Arti Venkatesh, Chetna Foundation, our alumni conducted an
awareness session on Safe Touch to Class III students as a part of
her social commitment programme.

Asoka university representative spoke on unique courses to Class XI,
Commerce group (graduation and integrated) and their prospects of
the courses and admission procedures.

Ms. Deepshika Arasu, our alumni and Ms. Subha, conducted a
workshop for students of Classes IX, XI and XII, on Gender
Inequality.

Ms. Shakthi Sethuraman, Free Lancer, organised a workshop for
students of Classes IX and XI on “Hocus, Tocus, Focus”.

Sri. S. Sridharan, Correspondent, of our school had a session for
students of Classes XI and XII.

Hyundai conducted an awareness programme on Road Safety with
activities for Classes III, IV and VII. They also distributed Aloe Vera
Plants to all students and staff.
The CBSE Capacity Building programmes in English, Maths,
Accountancy, Economics, Gender Sensitivity, Value Education and
Career Guidance among others were a part of this.

Our Health and Wellness teacher Ms. T.N. Swarnalatha has also
been selected as a Resource Person for CBSE and conducted a
programme on Inclusion Strategies at A.J. Senior Secondary School,
Pondicherry.

Service programmes are also organized at regular intervals for
teachers –
A Fire demo was conducted by the Fire department for all staff.

A workshop on `Emotional Freedom’ was conducted by Shakti
Sethuraman.

Ms. Choodamani Govind along with a few students attended the
three day- Silver Jubilee Conference at Veda valli Vidyalaya, Ranipet.

ACP is a part of the Value Education programme for classes VII and
VIII and teachers regularly attend orientations conducted by them.
Our school is a part of the value education initiative of IMCTF.

The Principal, Ms. M.S. Jayasri, was a part of the CBSE Inspection
team for two schools this year.

Enrichment Programmes:
Students also attend various enrichment programmes, career
guidance sessions and life skill orientations both in the school and
outside.

Class VIII had a session on LPG safety and saving.

Students were oriented and shown a documentary on Safe Touch.
A personal hygiene programme was conducted
A session on Yoga day was organized by Parth Health Studio
A Session for senior students on Gender Inequality was held.
Hyundai created awareness on Road Safety.
T.I.M.E conducted an orientation for classes XI and XII on CLAT
A `National and International level prospects for students after Class
XII’ programme was conducted by Career Launcher.
Aakash Institute conducted a programme for Class X on career
choices.
School Programmes:
In the course of the year, the school celebrated an array of occasions
impressively. These comprised the Investiture Ceremony, Kalpa
Kosha, Annual Day, Independence Day, Prize Distribution Day,
Sports Day, Saraswathi Pooja, Book Week, on line Magazine
Release, Talent Exposition Week, Shivanjali, Craft Bazaar,
Thyagaraja Aradhana, Republic Day, Chip Challenge, Pre-Primary
Day,

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National Science Day, Teachers’ Day, Inter-school Basket Ball and
Cricket Tournaments, Interact Club, Language Day, etc..

For the first time in the course of the school’s history, the school
magazine ‘JNANAMANJARI’ was successfully released as an E-
magazine – a significant milestone indeed!

All staff members went for an excursion to Thirukkattupalli, Tanjore.
It was a break from the routine and a chance to bond.

Yearly Meetings inclusive of the School Managing Committee,
Smriti Alumni Association and Transport Committee were held too.

Intra-School Competitions:
The students are given ample opportunities to explore their strengths
in the various intra-school competitions organized by all the different
departments for students from classes I to XII.

Teacher Parent Interaction:
PTA meetings were held on Saturdays giving the parents and
teachers a platform to discuss the progress of the students.
Teachers’ Day:
The PTA honored the teachers by presenting them with flasks for the
Teachers’ Day.
The Management hosted the Teachers’ day celebration on 5.9.2018,
for staff members of all the three schools, at Lady Sivaswami Ayyar
Girls Higher Secondary School.
Shri Srinivasan.K. Swamy, Vice-President, N.B.G.E.S, has endowed
the Gnana Saraswathi Rolling Trophy- Best Teacher award for
teachers in his father’s name. The trophies were awarded on
Teachers’ Day. The winners were:

Pre-Primary – Ms. Chitra Mohan Kumar
Primary – Ms. K. Jayalakshmi
Middle – Ms. Usha Suresh
Senior Secondary – Ms. Bhama Ravi Venkatesh
Gnana Saraswathi Trophy - Best Teacher - Co-scholastic activities -
Mr. S. Velmurugan, Co-scholastic activities, Excellence in Art

Ms. Choodamani Govind – Social Science Teacher for Best Teacher
– endowed in the name of Late Shri Ravada Subbannagaru,
instituted by Dr. Smt. Jaya Venugopal
Learning beyond Classrooms:
Field trips and Educational trips are conducted regularly for all
classes, to enable learning beyond the classroom.

Winners of Inter-School Competitions:
Our school students actively participated in various inter-school
competitions organized by Sekizhar Research Centre, Sri
Vidhyatheertha Foundation, The Children’s Club Society, Kalai
Panpattu Thurai, Sishu Utsav, to name a few and won several prizes.

The Music Forum along with Music Academy organized a Music
Workshop on 4.8.2018. Our school won the II Place with a trophy
and the Build a Rasika Award was conferred.

In the Quiz competition organized by the AMM School, our school
team won the I Place in the 5th Level and IV Place in the 4th Level.
Students won a gift coupon worth Rs.10,000/- each from TI Cycles,
and a cash prize of Rs.2,500/- each from Sri. M.C. Srikanth,
Committee Member, N.B.G.E.S.

Sri M.C. Srikanth, also awarded a cash prize of Rs.2, 500/- to a Class
IX student who qualified for the National level at the CBSE Cluster
Boxing Tournament-2018.

Savyasachi Mogili of Class VI and her brother Saketh Vatsin Kumar
Mogili of Class UKG participated in an International Art
Competition, at Myanmar. Both of them won the 5th Runner up
position. Savya was one among three from India in her age group
and Sakesh was the only one from India in his age group. They were
awarded certificates and trophies.

Dr. Smt. Prema Kasturi, Member, NBGES, created an Endowment
of Rs.50,000/- in memory of her grandfather K.S.Krishnaswami
Iyengar, for conducting a Margazhi Cultural Festival in the month of
December. This year the festival was conducted on 26.2.2019 at the
R.K. Swamy Auditorium.

S. Sivasri, our alumna, a promising, upcoming Vocalist presented a
programme, accompanied by our school students.

Endowment prizes instituted by Dr. Jaya Venugopal, Educationist
and Social Scientist, in the name of her family members, in various
categories like Best Sports Person (Boy), Best Teacher, Best Girl
Leader, Best Boy Leader, Best Poetess, Best Dancer, Best In
Mimicry, Best Poet, Best Writer, Best Mono Actor, were awarded.

Donations:
Munificent donors have made generous contributions which
continue to pour in. People have also generously donated in cash for
endowments and scholarships.

Endowment:
Endowments were created both by well wishers and staff of the
school on various categories, which were awarded to students during
both the Annual Days.

We are immensely grateful to all our generous donors for their
valuable contributions and look forward to their continued support.

I offer my thanks to all the Members of the Management for their
invaluable guidance and support in all our endeavours.

Thank you.

SIR SIVASWAMI KALALAYA SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
SENIOR SPORTS MEET – 31.8.2018.

Success is the sum of small efforts – repeated day in and day out and
Kalalaya is continuously striving towards qualitative development
with a goal to achieve success in all spheres of school life.

“Sports teaches you that it is good to compete, good to run, good to
sweat, good to get dirty, good to feel tired and healthy and
refreshed”

We are extremely happy to present the report of the achievements in sports
during the year 2018-19. The promising sports stars of our school have
taken part in various competitions, won many prizes and have made
Kalalaya very proud indeed.

Chess:

T. Divyan of Class VIII won the following prizes in the following Chess
competitions –

IX Place organized by Chennai District Chess Association
V Place organized by both 1st IITM Fide Open Chess Tournament and
66th Tamilnadu State Open fide Rated Chess Championship
III Place in the U-1 State Level organized by 9th Saveetha TN State Level
Open Chess Tournament
VII Place in the U-14 State Level organized by Hercules
VI Place in the 1st Gnana Vidhya Open fide rated chess tournament
II Place with 1301-1600 rating organized by Ramco Institute of
Technology
IV Place – below 1600 organized by 2nd Sri Raghavendra Open Fide Rated
Chess Tournament

150th Place out of 400 in the 11th Chennai Open International
Grandmaster
P.S. Jana Surya of Class VIII also won a host of prizes in various Chess
competitions –
13th Place in the U-14 State Level Chess tournament organized by 9th
Saveetha TN State Level Open Chess Tournament
He was placed 322 out of 1243 participants in the Telangana State Chess
Association & Fayaz Chess Academy
IV place in the Kalaimagal Vidyalaya Mat.Hr.Sec.School
X Place in the Thirumal Chess Academy and Kailash Chess Academy-2nd
district Level - Children's Chess Tournament
19th Place in the Dharmakesari Solar K.S. Subramniya Iyer Trust-TN State
Level Children's Iyer Trust-TN State Level Children's Chess Tournament
and
22nd Place in the Chennai District Chess Association
R.K. Anirudh Venkat of Class VIII is another chess champ. He has won –
III Place in the below 1400 chess tournament organized by 2nd Sri
Raghavendra Open Fide Rated Chess Tournament
Won a cash prize of Rs.3500 in the 4 Queens International Fide Rated
Chess Tournament, at Ernakulam.
Won a cash prize of Rs.3000 in The Sports Hub Trivandrum International
Fide Rated Chess.
Won the I place in the 2nd Mayru Chess Festival International open fide
Rated Chess Tournament.
Was placed 50th out of 476 players and was awarded a cash prize of
Rs.5000/- in the 3rd IGMSA All India Open Fide Rated Chess
Tournament, at Hyderabad.
Won the IX place in the U-14 Boys category in a match organized by
School Connects 2nd District Level Chess Tournament.

In the 2nd Goa Grandmaster International Fide Rated Chess Tournament,
held at Goa, where 13 countries with 800 players participated, Anirudh was
placed 150th and won a cash prize of Rs.2,000/-.
He also won a cash prize of Rs.1000/- in the IITM International Blitz
Chess Tournament.
Table Tennis:
Sai Vignesh. K. Bharathwaj of Class VIII was the Pre Quarter Finalist, in
the Table Tennis Tournament organized by Raman TT HPC
He was also the Semi finalist in both the Junior and senior boys match
organized by Padma Sarangapani Inter School
In the 11th Inter School Table Tennis Tournament-2018, at Kalaimagal
Vidyalaya Mat.Hr.Sec.School, he won the following positions -
Winner in the Doubles – U-18 organized
Runner –up in the U-14 – Singles and Doubles
Karate:
Samskriti Shree of Class VI won the 7th Position and D. Niranjana of
Class VII won the 3rd Position in the Kyu event organized by the DTS
Goju-Ryu Karate Academy of India. Both won the Best Student Award.
D. Niranjana also won the Best Student Award in the Karate tournament
organized by DTS Karate.
M. Rokeshwaran of Class VI won the III Place in the Kumite event
organized by 4th State Level Karate Championship-2018- All India
Kenshukai Isshinryu Karate.
M. Bhanu elakia of Class VI won the II Place in the National Level –
Kumite Event organized by Alan Thilak Karate Schools- International.

Harish Raghavendra of Class VII won the I Place in Kata and II Place in
the Kumite in the All India Level Karate competition organized by Colt
Institute of Karate and Holistic Health.
Harish Deepak of Class XI won the III Position and was declared the
Champion in the State Level Karate Championship organized by Budo
Academy YMSSKF of India. He also won the II position in the National
level Open Karate championship organized by 4th Kicks and Punches
“Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn, which means we must always
try”
Basketball:
Our school Basketball won the following prizes in various tournaments:
In the CBSE Cluster Level for U-19 Boys our school team won the
Runner-up Position
In the U-17, Boys won the Runner-up position at District Levels organized
by SSK School and Metro Club respectively.
In the U-19 Basketball Tournament organized by Sindhi Model School, our
school got the 3rd Place.
Vidya Mandir organized a Basketball Tournament and our U-16 Boys team
won the III Position.

In the U-19 Girls District Level tournament our school team won the 3rd
Position.
Basketball U-19 Boys- III Place- Sindhi model school
Basketball Tamil Nadu - Runner-up
THE TEAM MEMBERS WERE:
G. Yuva Adhithyan
S. Jeyash Krishna
B. Sudarshan
B. Pavan Sai
V.B. Pradyumn
N.S. Shri Ganesan
R. Sai Srivatsava
M. Krithin Raghav
M. Abishek
M. Vishal
A.R. Vishvak
U. Rohit Prithvi
N. SRIRAM OF VI A AND INIA ANBU OF VI A PARTICIPATED IN
A MARATHON CONDUCTED BY MK GROUP OF SPORTS
PROMOTERS

In the Tiruvallur District Table Tennis Association Table Tennis
tournament G. Nitish of Class VI won the Runner-up position for Cadet
Boys Event and also Semi finalist in the Sub-Junior Boys
He was the Pre-Quater Finalist in the Chennai District Table Tennis
Association
He was the Quarter Finalist in the Padma Sarangapani Inter School
G. Nitish was the Quarter Finalist in the Singles-U-12 and Semi Finalist in
the Doubles U-12, organised by 11th Inter School Table Tennis
Tournament-2018, Kalaimagal Viddyalaya Mat.Hr.Sec.School
A special mention –
G. Yuva Adhithyan of Class XII, our Sports Captain represented the
Chennai District in the State Level Basketball Tournament organized by
the Tamilnadu Basketball Association and won the I Position.
“If there is no struggle there is no progress”
We the Kalalayans promise to set our own high benchmarks and strive
sincerely and steadily to exceed them each year.
Thank you



MY FATHER – A MEMOIR

Most times, it is unfortunate that we fail to recognise when the best is
around us. It might even take years to wake up to the understanding that
we have had some precious people in our lives. My father was one such

lovely human being whom I missed to acknowledge. It is not that I
disrespected him when he was alive, but I failed to celebrate the subtle love

and care that was showered by him.
I was not aware of his academic accomplishments but always ran to him
for a rough draft and spelling check. He was a prolific reader who had an
awe-inspiring collection of books in English and Tamil, which eventually
made their way into my residence. Articles and editorial columns from ‘The
Hindu’ were marked and kept ready for me to go through as part of an

after school exercise. Long walks during holidays were enriched with
discussions on varied topics ranging from academics, culinary skills, music,

financial constraints, his childhood memories and the likes.
He was a simple man with modest earnings. Not much was saved for his
retired life, but he was rich by his understanding of life and the true essence

of it.
Tempers never flared and never did he raise his voice to reprimand.

Discipline was just a way of life followed with pride and with no
prompting. Being a spiritually inclined man, his morning Pooja kept me
busy. Cleaning the Pooja room and plucking the flowers from our garden

were favourite chores.

We were two daughters and we were raised with dignity and self respect.
My choices at different phases of life were respected. Teenage tantrums
were dealt with calm and composure. I am grateful that I have inherited a

lot of his ways unintentionally.
As I sit back I realise there was a lot that went unnoticed but they are

precious memories, still fresh that i can cherish in solitude.
PRIYA BANDHAVI

DANCE TEACHER @ SSK

Trivia Time!

1. What is a small printed circuit board that attaches to a larger one known
as?
2. How many bones does a newborn baby have?
3. How is the sensitivity of a mouse measured?
4. Where is the world's quietest room?
5. What is agent Coulson's first name (Marvel)
6. What is captain America's shield made up of?
7. What material are wolverine’s claws made of?
8. Who designed the iconic AK-47?
9. Who is the leader of Task force 141(call of duty: modern warfare 1) (lets
go gamers)
10. What is the original birth name of the wolverine? (Marvel)

Answers:
1=daughter board
2=300
3=dpi (Dots per inch)
4=Anechoic chamber at Microsoft headquarters, Redmond
5=Phil
6=Vibranium
7=adamantium
8=Mikhail Kalashnikov
9=General Shepard
10=James Howlett

-K. Lakshmi Narayanan
X-B

On a Rainy day...

From the rain God,
I wish that the down pour,
Does not stop on its tod,
Making the zeal go sour.
Slackening of the Sun's heat,
Has made the minds sweet,
The breeze is sweet as honey,
That no rich can buy with money.
A dime, a dozen,
Makes the delight of the season,
But as it comes,
Starts off with beating drums.
Watching for hours together,
The black clouds thither,
And the sparks of lightning,
Makes the sky haunting.
Slowly the clouds move away,
Means that's it for the day,
Now that the sky has cleared,
The Sun has appeared.

- S Nandhini
X-C

Two line quotes;

1) Be someone's ice cream scoop, when you are about to fall their heart
must pound!
2) Rather than sitting and enjoying behind someone else's bike, riding your
own Royal Enfield is more fun!
3) My dear enemy,
I am like your wound; the harder you hit me the more I bother you. You
would hate me but would never stop worrying about me!
4) Be like a flower seed,
Even if they bury you deep under the soil
Perish,
And make them cherish.
5) On and on it goes,
This endless journey, as it keeps you on your toes. Tired but you must pull
through, for the walk of life meant for you.

- C. Akshya Priyadharshini
X –A

THEN and NOW:

With the wake of the third millennium, raises the question, “What does the
future hold for mankind?". Now that people have started questioning their
future, they realize that, what was on top of the problem list for a thousand
years, has now been empowered with critical thinking over the years. For
thousands of years, war, plague and famine had remained the significant
reasons for the deaths of thousands; but that is not the story of the present
and will surely not be the story of the future. For the first time in history,
more people commit suicide than be killed in conflict. In the early twenty
first century, an average human is more like to die from bingeing at
McDonald's than from drought, Ebola or disease. Mankind is more at a
risk of obesity than starvation. On a clearer note, the problems of war,
famine and plague have not been completely wiped away from existence,
but they have been transformed from incomprehensible and uncontrollable
forces of nature to manageable ones. Mankind knows quite well what
needs to be done to prevent wars and famines. Now that we're bringing
them under control, what will replace them at the top of human agenda?
The generation of the twenty first century needs to ask itself this
unprecedented question and have to come up with a quick and smart
solution to ensure a healthy, prosperous and harmonious world.

- Trisha.S

X-C

SMILE, SMILE, SMILE

One day, when I was driving my cycle on the road to my school, I lately
realized it was a one-way traffic. In my confusion I suddenly tried to take a
U-turn and I came in contact with a car driven by an Army officer. I was
taken aback. However, in my usual way with a smile on my face I begged to
be excused. The Army official frowned at me initially, and after seeing my
helplessness with a smile on my face got down and helped me to lift the
cycle. Before driving away he waved his hands.
I realized that a blunder committed by me causing an accident was not only
ignored by an Army officer but a helping hand was extended only due to
the smile. A smile is the best way to get away from trouble even if it’s a
fake one.
Smile will bring beauty to your face and at the same time it will generate
energy in and around you. If you observe all successful people including
our Prime Minister Narendra Modi, they use this tool SMILE to leverage
to success.
A smiling heart is a healthy and happy heart which will win over any tough
criminal in our society. Our Father of the Nation Gandhiji is a fine
example. He won over children by his smiles.
Let us always meet and greet each other with a smile, for the smile is the
beginning of love. Life is like a mirror. Smile at it and it smiles back at you.
Even a new born will reflect upon your smile and bring cheers.
I have made abundant friends only through this magic. We have to make it
as a part and parcel of our personality so that even in utter chaos and
calamity, a smile will mitigate our troubles a lot. I also love those who
understand the troubles and smile.

You may not provide food for a hungry person but a smile at him will
relieve his hunger to a great extent. At the same time, if a hungry person is
given a feast without a smile, it may not reduce his hunger. If you’re not
using your smile, you’re like a person with a millions of rupees in the bank
without a cheque book.
All the statistics in this world cannot measure the warmth of a smile. Share
your smile with the world. It’s a symbol of friendship and peace. Your
smile will give you a positive countenance that will make people feel
comfortable around you. Nothing you wear is more important than your
smile. A Million dollar necklace is worth nothing in front of a warm smile.
I wake up every day with a smile on my face. Beauty is power; a smile is its
sword.

-B. Nandhini
X- C

What’s life without friends?

A friend is a person who helps you to stand in your bad times and enjoys
with you in your good times. Friends are the greatest gift of our life. A
friendship gets stronger when the trust between them is unbreakable.
Friends are always by your side and they always try to keep you happy. A
friend is someone who makes you amazing.

We are several friends and in fact, several categories of friends. There are
those whom we meet frequently, those who we meet a few times in a year
and some of them whom we meet once in several years. Sometimes, the
intensity of our feelings for the last category may exceed that for the first
and the second ones. All this depends on how firm the foundation of a
friendship is.

There is no place for ego in friendship. During our difficult times, we can
always turn around and find our friends supporting us. Friends are
exceptionally special because, they love us like our parents, irritate us like
our siblings, fight with us like our rivals, care for us like our partners and
always stay beside us like our shadows. A person in this world cannot
survive without a friend.

K. Preetham Sai

X-C

The Secret Admirer

“Who is THAT guy? What the hell does he think?” flared Mr. Smith. “This
is the umpteenth time I am telling you Robert, I DON'T KNOW!” cried
out Mrs. Clara Smith. Things were working out wonderfully well between
the newlywed, loving couple until one fine day. One morning, when the
Smiths were having a pleasant breakfast, the local florist showed up with a
bouquet of sweet smelling flowers. The flowers were meant for Mrs. Smith.
“Robert? Is this your doing?” Clara asked suspiciously. “No. It isn’t me this
time, Clara. Why don’t you look up at the name signed in the card?” “It is
signed John Gilbert. Now who in the world is this John? I know nobody
called a Gilbert, do you?” “Neither do I know such a person. There is
nothing else written on the card, right? Then it must have been a mistaken
identity. Let’s forget about him.” Robert kissed his wife goodbye and left
for work. But, John Gilbert was not easily forgotten as the next day a heart-
shaped box filled with chocolates popped up in their letter box addressed
to Mrs. Smith. This was followed by a number of other gifts. All those
times, Mr. Smith had managed to maintain his temper but today, the cake
saying “I love you Clara” got on his nerves. “I am going to call the police”
he declared. “Robert! We don’t know who it is and maybe he mistook me
for someone else!” Clara tried to ease the situation. “Of course he hasn’t
mistaken you. He addresses you as Clara Smith and there isn’t another one
in the planet! Are you trying to protect this guy?” Before the shocked Clara
could answer, peals of laughter suddenly came from outside the window.
Confused, the Smiths opened the window to see Kate Smith, Robert’s 18
year old sister. “I knew the cake would do the trick!” Kate laughed. “Kate!
What are you doing here and what are you talking about?” Robert asked
sternly. “The cake! The one which Clara received, I sent that!” Kate said
with difficulty as she was unable to control her laughter. “Stop laughing
first and then EXPLAIN YOURSELF”, Robert cried out, exasperated. It
was then known that it was Kate who sent all those unanimous gifts under
the name of John Gilbert. “I just wanted to stir the pot because you two
were having a rather smooth life!”, grinned Kate.

-Sanjitha S
X-A

My Dream World

It’s ten at night,
And I switched off the light.
I closed my eyes,
And saw the sunrise.

Oh! I had just slept,
For not even a moment, I bet!
But I realized that,
I had come into my dream world.

I was in a flying car,
I was in a place not so far,
From the world of pixies, fairies and gnomes,
And some giants and witches and big-ear trolls.

The gnomes said “Hi”,
The pixies were very shy,
The giants were enormous,
And the trolls looked ferocious.

The dwarves took me near the stream,
I sat there and saw a bright beam.
It was the fairies with colourful garlands,
Made of beautiful flowers, gracing their little hands.

We danced, we sang,
The big bell rang.
Shaken from my dreams, I opened my eyes,
It was my alarm clock ringing.

Now I am back to the world where I belong! -Rithvika Murali
X–A

A Great Place To Go!

Everyone knows that travelling is great, but there are only a few who know
that there are great places to travel. I love to travel around the world as I
have heard a lot about many places. On comparing the places I have gone
to (which are very few), I would say Singapore is the best. The place is so
nice. Greenery everywhere and the best part is, it rains a lot. I love rain.
When those droplets of water fall on your face….

Ok, let’s get into the topic. Why I think that Singapore is a great place is
because the people living there live in peace and harmony; they are kind
and have good manners and more than that they love their jobs! Wherever
you look, it is very clean and people obey traffic rules very strictly. If you
have visited this place, you will know why I am saying that this place is
great and if you have not yet visited this place, you will understand that
when you visit this place. As I said before (in the heading), this place is,

- Vishwathi.B.E

VII-A

Just facts!

1) The word “hundred” comes from the Old Norse term, “hundrath”,
which actually means 120 and not 100.
2) “Forty” is the only number that is spelt with letters arranged in
alphabetical order
3) “One” is the only number that is spelt with letters arranged in
descending order.
4) From 0 to 1000, the only number that has the letter “a” in it is “one
thousand”.
5) After a million comes--- billion, trillion, quadrillion, quintillion,
sextillion, septillion, octillion, nonillion, decillion, and undecillion.
6) Number 9 is believed to be a magic number. It is because if you multiply
a number with 9, add all digits to resulting number, the sum would always
come out to be 9.
7) Select at random 23 people and put them in a room. There is roughly a
50% chance that 2 people in that room will share the same birthday.
8) Ancient Babylonians did math in base 60 and not base 10, giving us 60
seconds in a minute, 360 degrees in a circle, etc.
9)2 and 5 are the only primes that end in 2 or 5.
10) Among all shapes with the same perimeter a circle has the largest area.

-Nisha.M
X-C

Child abuse

I am confined to four walls,
Not knowing what to do now.
Should I give out a loud call
Or should I take another blow?
When at night I have some dreams,
Which turn out to be bad nightmares.
This wrath that makes me only scream,
Have I sinned to not get care?

All the children go to malls,
While I am here to endow
My father who drinks alcohol,
With booze that never raises brows.
My fear is flowing like a stream
With a reason to be scared.
Why'd I have to be redeemed?
Have I sinned to not get care?

Then there is the one long haul
To escape this place that's unhallow.
But time is ready to maul
On my abiding heart that's hollow.
And then there's the hope that gleamed,
The lack of which had me in tears.
Then I thought, "It doesn't seem
That I have sinned to not get care".

My mind with imagination it teemed,
To make it work I recited prayers.
But there he came with intention to ream,
For perhaps I've sinned to not get care.

-M.D. Gautam Krishna
X –B

The Happiest Days of your Life

School days should be a happy time in a young person’s life. What can
make people’s life a misery during this time then? In my opinion, there is
one word which answers this question – bullying.

Unfortunately, bullying is quite common in schools where I live. It can
affect students of any age, and both boys and girls. A friend of mine had a
very negative experience at school last year as an older boy continually
called him names and sometimes used to post nasty messages about him
on Facebook. Obviously, my friend felt very upset about this and it
affected his self-confidence. Some days, he didn’t want to come to school
at all.

What can people do to stop this problem? Personally, I think teachers need
to be aware that bullying may be happening in their classes and be very
strict when they have a case of bullying. Another thing teachers could do is
prepare lessons to talk about the problem with their pupils, which might
make bullies realize how badly they hurt their victims. As for students, if
they find out that a classmate is being bullied, they should support them as
much as possible and let a teacher know.

Bullying can be a nightmare, but there are things we can do to prevent it.
Hopefully, one day all students will be able to go to school without fear of
being bullied.

-Ramya. S

X-A

TREES

I am a seed, to be a tree,
'nd I want to be truly free;
I want to live forever and ever,
please don't cut me, please never.
I may give you fruits all day,
Please don't let me fade away;
I want to live forever and ever,
Please pity me, don't be too clever
I could result in rain next day,
Please let me sway today;
I'd like to serve you forever and ever,
Please don't let me down, never.
I recycle your wastes all day,
'cause you do the same everyday;
Please retain this kinship ever,
please let it sustain forever.

-M.A.Shriram &
Aswin Arun
X-B

Confusion & Pain

A heavy chest, a heavy heart, the world becomes black and dark. Thoughts
clutter the brain, leaving no rationality behind there. The corner of the
room is the most favourite place. And then negativity settles like sand in
water and it never ceases to exist thereafter. It is like there is no light in the
world and there is nothing but pain. Blood drains out of the body and life
as it was known is nonexistent, nobody cares, nobody wants to care or so it
is thought. By this time, starts the pain. You see, the heart is too good a
place to store the emotions of humankind. Sometimes, it just can’t take this
anymore. A sob erupts from god knows where and grows into shrieks and
cries of agony. The worst of it all is the rationale behind the cause, as that
realization would have failed to hit us until the drama is over. After the end
of course, reasoning would not matter. Though if you look at it carefully,
there wouldn’t have been a reason in the first place. It would have just
happened. It’s like having your soul ripped apart into a million pieces for
no reason at all, nada. Oh guys, this is just the start. Then, comes the mood
swings. The occasional pangs of anger, sorrow, joy, irritation, sensitivity,
disgust, and disinterest in life resulting in drastic transitions in the way life
is led.

All of a sudden, everything falls apart.

Not everything though.

There is still that flicker of hope, that little thing which supports you, holds
you back from taking the wrong turn and makes your life worth everything
and gives it meaning. Find that one thing in your life that makes you want
to wake up and go on, no matter how hard it gets.

Never did I know why the tears fell,
Cascading down my face.
I wanted to bury myself in a shell,
Wanted to get out of this maze.

I knew I wasn't experiencing hell,
This 'sadness' is just a phase.

What's happening to me, I thought.
Why this sudden sorrow?
With my inner demons, I fought,
with help none to borrow.

It wasn't until eventually that my pain faded away,
I had no reason for my cry,
It numbed down day by day.

The experience had taken a toll,
A good one at that, I shall commend.
The push gave me one for life,
And it was me that I had to amend.

I was hence strong, stronger
With a life lesson in hand,
With nothing to hold me back,
Why won't I give life my all?

- Jayashree Manigandan
X-A

Melancholy

No ears for my thoughts,
No eyes for my tears,
No heart for my pain,
And no hugs for my fears.
Feelings are in shackles,
My words are very hollow.
Pain is flowing like a stream
In a sea of sorrow.
My mind is like a ship,
Sailing amidst a storm.
A storm I face every day,
It's now become a norm.
All directions on my compass,
Don't know where I have to go.
Do I wander 'bout the sea or
Do I face the winds that blow?
I do try to see the sun
But clouds are messing up the light,
As I try to steer away from
All my problems and my plight.
And I don't know what to do,
Jump into the sea and die
Or should I wait and see the light
Blind my now teary eyes?

Should I really have to wait for
help to refine my heart that's gold?
Cause pain isn’t a telephone call
For me to put it on hold.

I took the scope and looked ahead
to see another ship approach.
But to my amusement 'twas a
Ship that harboured great reproach.
'Member how I told you 'bout my
Mind resembling a ship?
Well I saw an anchor of torment
To have on me a grip.

A grip so tight and suffocating,
nearly choking me to death.
Worse than water, or a storm,
or a splinter or some meth.
At that point I didn't know 'bout
The anchor's weight of ego.
I held on to the anchor as the
Weight destroyed me like Lego.
Then that anchor went deep in me
Breaking all the bones apart.
Finally the ship had sunk but
Deep into my lifeless heart.

- M. D. Gautam Krishna
X-B

Me!

If I were you,
I would’ve played ball.
If I were you,
I could’ve walked around in shorts.
If I were you,
I needn’t have long hair,
Or wear a bindi, or earrings or bangles or...who cares?
Hanging out with friends at night,
playing drums and guitar in style.
It seems like a free world that you live in,
Away from the restrictions that bind us in a prison.
No matching sandals, no dupatta, no gown,
Just a shirt, a pant and a pair of sneakers and you are good to go.
You're lucky, dude! You are gifted.
And you get all what you want.
Oh! We live in two different worlds,
And you always get the better part.
Annoyed and irritated, I feel very upset.
What else can I do, I regret.

Absentmindedly, I pick up a bottle from the shelf
And I start painting my nails.
The colour did ease out my pain.
I pick the kohl and draw a line on my eyes.
It felt very soothing and it made me calm.

A smile widens on my face as I realised,
This is real and this is what I am
I am a girl and I’ll always be one.
But why did I always yearn to be you? That someone?
So, I put on my tracks and grabbed a ball,
And dribbled around, singing my song.
It was fun and energetic.
Hey, it’s not that boys can only play ball.
Maybe our worlds aren’t that far apart.
It’s just a thought.
Let’s break this down,
And erase the line that is tearing us apart.
I'll be me and you’ll be you
Let's smash the identity crisis between the two
And tell this society that we aren’t from Venus and Mars

- Rithvika Murali
X-A

The Education System and Maturity Levels

I feel that the education system isn't doing justice with regards to refining
the maturity and acceptance level of a child. While I myself am immature at
times (given the fact that I'm NOT an adult), I do have the tendency to
accept different communities and ideas. Listening to them is a huge part of
acceptance.
We are taught the most generic of things and not things that actually
broaden the knowledge of a child. For example, things about relationship,
abuse, mental disorders, STDs, sexual awareness, orientations, etc. But
instead of all these things that the education system considers trivial, we are
given mundane assignments pertaining to the most common subjects ever.
And I'm not criticizing the education system of India alone. The education
system around the world is incompetent to say the very least. But India
education system is the one that stands out of the crowd. It might seem as
though I'm always ranting about the education system, but the truth is, we
need to urge every single person to oppose the current system.
In my opinion, the CCE pattern of education, while certainly flawed, did a
much better job than NCERT in terms of making the process of learning
FUN. We never got tired of assignments because we expanded our
knowledge of the subject while doing the assignments. Project days were
the best, and to remove them to "focus more on education" is simply a
moronic move.
If this isn't education, tell me then, what is your definition of "education"?
because I wasn't taught about it.

- M.D. Gautam Krishna
X–B

Oneself

“In such an opinionated world we live in, the best thing to do is to smile to
a person who expects it & cry with a person who expects that”. This is the
best advice that can be given to a person who wishes to live a problem free
life.
But when does the problem actually arise? It is when we decide to be
ourselves, when we want to live our lives in our way, and when we make
choices that prove that others opinions do not define us.
Just an honest opinion, hardly a few people will appreciate a person’s
character entirely. But yeah “your vibe attracts your tribe’! All of us, will
surely get at least one person in our life who likes us for who we actually
are and does not expect us to change.
By this we must not conclude that everybody is perfect and need not
change at all. Small lifestyle changes in order to maintain a peaceful living is
fine. But in the process we must always remember, to not lose our
character & individuality.
The best thing to do to keep the spirit in us always shining is to smile.
People who smile for everything are called MAD in this modern world, but
I would call them smart. Some of us may vary with opinions & say laughing
for small things is silly, but at the end of the day these small laughter’s are
going to keep they away from all kind of stress. To add a feather to their
caps I would appreciate people who follow the Mantra “A day without
laughter is a day wasted”.
Hence let’s smile, lets love, lets live – Not for anyone else but for
ourselves.

-Nivedita B Sundararaman
X “C”

Learn To Say “No”!

“Not doing something is always faster than doing it.”
This can be applied to so many aspects of life, but of course, this cannot be
applicable to each and every decision that we make, like important things
that might highly affect our life in a negative or a positive way.
Most importantly, everyone should learn to make a decision for
themselves. Sympathy is a really powerful emotion that can influence the
way one acts, but as this is a powerful emotion, it should not be used for
petty matters that can deprive someone of their time.
A classic example is when we are doing a potentially beneficial work and
someone asks us to buy them something petty, like a bar of chocolate. If
we sympathize with them and use our time to buy them the chocolate, we
are losing our precious time for a petty thing instead of the important work
we were doing, which is a loss for us.
Instead, we could just say “No”. This can be more beneficial to both, as
our important work is done faster and the other person buys their own
chocolate, and gets a workout for their legs.
Now let us consider a scenario where saying “No” doesn’t really end well.
Imagine our employer offering us a big raise in our salary if we could
substitute his broken-down vehicle and give him a ride home, but his
house is twice as far away from our workplace, as our own house. If we
feel lazy or tired and say “No”, then we are missing out on extra money,
whereas if we show sympathy and help him reach home, we are getting
benefitted since we’re getting a raise.
Therefore, from these two examples, we can infer that saying “No” is really
beneficial, but not in all cases.
It is now up to you, my dear reader, to use this magic word wisely!

- Janaardhan Ram A.S.
XA

Necessity is the mother of invention

Necessity is the mother of invention.
Only people with strong motivation
Will be able to fight the competition
So as to reach the doors of elevation.

In order to reach the doors of elevation
One may even violate the prevailing
Rules &regulation
Well, for your kind information
You will be facing with charges
Pertaining to prosecution

Instead, follow the road to meditation
It will teach you the art of concentration
Blessed with the fruits of dedication
You will find yourself standing
Amidst fame & recognition

This matured step towards salvation
Will pave way for cremation
Of all your ill-thoughts and action
Resulting in a great sense of satisfaction.

-Ajay Krishna P T

VIII A

SHOWER THOUGHTS:

1. Is expired poison more toxic or less toxic?
2. Which letter is silent in the word “SCENT”? Is it “c” or “s”?
3. Why is something sent by car called a “shipment”, and one sent
by ship called “cargo”?
4. In the 1900’s everyone could own horses, but only the rich
owned cars.
But now everyone own cars, but the rich are the only ones to own
horses.
5. By replacing “W” with “T”, we get the answers for what, when
and where.
6. If you rip a hole in a net, there is a lesser number of holes than
before.
7. If a spoon were to be made of gold, would it still be called
silverware?
8. We are always working hard to become lazy.
9. Since humans are 60-70% water, does drinking water make us
cannibals?
10. What is safer, everyone having a gun or none having a gun?

- Gaurav
XI B

Ekalavya

This, the story of Ekalavya the Archer
Mighty with the bow and arrow
His glorious skills, his fair with thrills
A tale of sadness and sorrow

With his craft so fierce, his arrows
Would pierce
The sky, the seas and the ground
But alas, the mighty bowman Ekalavya
By Drona's obeisance was bound

Undefeated, unbeaten, unmatched on Earth
By any men or creatures
Yet never received the love he deserved
From Drona, the greatest of teachers

In absence of a teacher, in search of guidance
An image from wood he carved
For praises, for laurels, appreciation, recognition
From his distant idol he starved

Yet when he came face to face with his God
Who knew his fate would turn?
For Drona blinded by love for another
Would ask a thumb in return

Ekalavya the Archer, Brave and valorous
Would give no petty excuse
For his God had asked him payment
in person
How could he have refused?

And thus the student, chopped off his thumb
Up to the occasion he rose
This, the story of Ekalavya the Archer
The greatest unsung of the heroes

Advika Pahadsingh
VIII

Dengue

Dengue infection is a leading cause of death and sickness in
tropical and subtropical parts of the world, which includes India,
Tamil Nadu, and Chennai. So, awareness and precautions of this
virus is very essential to all students, parents, and everyone living

in this city.

Symptoms of this vector borne disease include:

Primary symptoms of dengue appear three to 15 days after the
mosquito bite and include high fever and severe headache, with
severe pain behind the eyes that is apparent when trying to move
the eyes. Other associated symptoms are joint pain, muscle and
bone pain, rash, and mild bleeding. Many affected people complain
of low back pain. The lymph nodes of the neck and groin may be
swollen. Young children and people infected for the first time
typically have milder symptoms than older children and adults.

Transmission:

The dengue virus infection spreads via the bite of a striped Aedes
aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquito that has previously bitten
an infected person. The mosquito flourishes during rainy seasons,
which is currently prevailing over Chennai, but can breed in water-

filled flowerpots, plastic bags, and cans year-round.