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Students prepare for CBSE board exams, learn to keep vision safe Its examination time and students in almost the grades especially those attempting board examinations have their noses in their books. It is commendable that every student is preparing to give their best. However, half way through the examination, most students find their far vision blurring and some even develop myopia. According to a study done by AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Science), 17% children or 1 out of 6 children aged between 5-15 years are suffering from myopia. According to UN data, countries where myopia prevalence was estimated and measured as low in the past, such as India, will have major increases by 2050. Guiding how students can save their eyes in the examination season, ophthalmologist Dr Amit Solanki answers questions on eye issues asked by students and parents in a web seminar on Wednesday. Anika Sharma: Why do students complain of blurred vision during examination despite not having myopia?...

Importance of Value Education Education is the most critical aspect of any individual. Good education gives a better way of living life. The people who are educated can survive in the competitive world more precisely as compared to uneducated. Education gives you better living opportunities and good work. Value Education means teaching and learning of ideals. The aim is for students to understand moral values and show their good behaviour and attitude towards society. The children should develop in all dimensions so that they can serve the nation more democratic, cohesive, socially and responsibly. 1. The full development of children’s personality in its physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects. 2. Development of good manners and responsibility towards citizenship. 3. The way of thinking and living should be developing at the democratic level. 4. Developing patience, honesty, moral values etc. Here is the list of importance of value education in life: 1. Education in the life ...

General Bipin Rawat was a general of the India army that was appointed the first CD (Chief of Defence) of India. Gen Rawat was born on 16 March 1958 at Pauri Garhwal, district Uttrakhand He spent 10 years in counter urgency operation, also known as surgical strikes. He served in various majors to current CDS. While in the post of majors, Gen Rawat commanded a company in URI, Jammu and Kashmir. He was also the 5th and final Chairman of the heads of state committee Major of the Indian Army. Gen Rawat has received many medals and honors for distinguished service like 1) Param Vishisht Seva medals 2) Uttam Yadh Seva Medal 3) Ati Vishisht Seva Medal… many more... He was in the IAF MI 175 V5 helicopter which crashed near Coonoor, Tamil Nadu. Rawat was 63 at the time of his death. His wife were cremated according to Hindu rituals with full military honours and 17 gun salute at Brar square crematorium in Delhi cantonment on 10 December 2021. Tanmay Dharmendra Singh Bhandari Class 4th Kalina Ed...

EAT MORE COLOUR! Health is wealth and wealth is good. Stay fit, stay healthy add more colours to your food. Eat RED tomatoes, apples, cherries, strawberries and chillies. Have GREEN okras, grapes, bottle gourds, peas and spinach. PURPLE brinjals and grapes are yummy... ORANGE and carrots will keep healthy your tummy. YELLOW mangoes, banana and papaya are sweet and tasty. WHITE milk, paneer, yogurt and cashew nuts are not nasty. This HOLI, take initiative for your health As your health is an investment, not expense. Ravindra Chauhan Primary Teacher Choithram School, ManikBagh, Indore

The Creator’s Masterpiece From the hands of the creator, billions of creations do arise. Whether they’re repulsive beasts or beauteous skies, But among these innumerable creations, there’s one that surpasses every other, She is the Creator’s Masterpiece, we call her Mother Nature, Earth’s one supreme Mother. She gives and she takes, She loves but she doesn’t hate. The glorious green grass and the large beauty-bountiful trees make up her silent children, While the roaring and howling, moving and growing creatures, the animals and humans, make up her energetic children. The beauty of Mother Nature is diverse, you can see it in the fruits of her trees, Or the coolness of her breeze, And the smooth and patterned fur of a glorious animal, Or the wit and ruthlessness she shows in her self-made calamities, a payback to the humans who destroy everything natural. To feel this beauty, we must employ our five senses to work conscientiously, There’s just so much to see and discover excitedly. So c...

Industrialist Naveen Jindal motivated school students and asked them to follow their feeling and swadharma over running after succeeding. During his address at Daly College on Saturday, Jindal said, “Our vedanta teaches us to follow your swadharma and feeling rather than succeeding.” He added that he was an average student, who did not win rewards in school.

A digital literacy program was launched in Govt Higher Secondary School at Khajrana Square on Saturday. The literacy program with smart classrooms was launched by Member of Parliament (MP) Shankar Lalwani and MLA Akash Vijaywargia. The smart classrooms are provided an NGO named Samarthanam. With the help of same technology, state school education department is working to provide education in the remote areas. The technology has been prepared to enhance inclusive growth in improving the quality of Education through Digitisation, STEM Education. With a similar set-up Atal tinkering lab across 200 plus Government schools benefiting approximately 1,00,000 plus kids PAN India. The literacy program aims to disseminate knowledge in general academics and computers by giving access to digital equipment for learning, by training Teachers in capacity building, collecting and storing of digital academic books for reference and bring an overall change in Social, intellectual and voluntary activitie...

Bhavya Ekta Sandesh Yatra, i.e. a procession reiterating the importance of unity will be taken out from Dussehra Maidan at 4 pm on Sunday, March 27, 2022. This yatra has been noted as the longest journey in the country and holds the record for the same in the Golden Book of Records. Chetichand Yuva Samiti and Samagra Sindhi Samaj with participation from various organisations including Indore Sindhi Samaj, women groups, Brahmin groups and other youth organisations have organised the yatra. The procession will start from Dussehra ground, move towards Dwarkapuri, Ranjit Hanuman, Mhow Naka, and Jairampur Square. Further, visiting Shaheed Hemu Kalani statue via Manikbagh Bridge, the procession will cover Khatiwala Tank, Mahakal Square, Sindhi Colony and conclude at Vaswani Udyan. All the women's organizations of Sindhi society are supporting the procession and will lead in the same. Major community member participation is expected from the following areas: Dwarkapuri, Sindhi Colony, Jai...

Studies suggest that India ranks 3rd highest in reported cases of Blood Cancer, after the US and China and affects more than 70,000 men and women in the country. Citing this, a social yoga organisation has a Blood Donation Camp on Sunday. Interested volunteers can donate blood at Shobha Dhyan Kendra in Sachidanand Nagar from 10 am to 4 pm. Dipika Purohit, Yoga Instructor from Art of Living, said that the camp has been especially set up to help cancer, thalassemia, and accident patients.

With just a couple of days before board examination for Class 5 and Class 8 starts, necessary remedial classes will be conducted in government schools on Monday. School education department in Indore issued instructions to government and private schools affiliated to Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE) to conduct special revision class for students for Class 5 and Class 8 board examination. The board examination for Class 5 and Class 8 is restarting from this academic session. In 2017, MPBSE decided to cancel board examination in class 5 and class 8. Hence, board examination was conducted in only class 10 and class 12 since then. However, this brought down the result and learning in students. After evaluating the performance of students and teachers, the board decided to restart board examination in class 5 and class 8. This is the first time after the initial break, students will be required to attempt board examination in primary and middle school as well. “Students h...

“Indulging into Imperfections” We humans always try to fix something up, don’t we? We can't take mess, but we never understand that we are a beautiful mess, distinct, a mysterious mess. No matter how hard you try to fix everything, you can’t; in fact no one has ever been able to achieve that. So why not accept the reality of being what we are, and try to embrace it. Because it's 100 times better to live a life embracing your true self instead of living in denial. And look how beautiful are; the Chaos that we create, the vague, the sacred, the unintentional ones. The love we unravel. I believe that perfection can kill the beauty of our lives ,don't you think? I believe in perfect moment, but a perfect life? It's a facade humans have created. Perfect is good as variable, but imperfections are constant. Frank Natale said: "love is the only constant..." And so, is imperfections so doesn't that mean that imperfections are synonymous to love? What makes you-YOU,...

Kaushik Kumar, a student of Class 11th, Kendriya Vidyalaya, continues to spark higher in the world of creative writing as he published a book of poems ‘Tikitara’. He hails from Odisha and has published a collection of Odia poems. Governor of Odisha, Collector cum DM Mayurbhanj, DCPO, congratulated him with their inspiring messages on his success. Kaushik has written above 200 poems, stories, essays, travel stories, memoirs and has drawn many paintings. He has written the creative writings in both Odia & English which are published. Kaushik has been awarded with more than 100 awards and recognitions nationally and internationally which indicates his passion in this field. He started creative writing and painting since the year 2012. Kaushik has shown enormous talent potential and prowess in creative writing based on moral values. Besides being a reputed writer he is a gifted orator, quiz master & a skilled artist.

Women Who Challenge Stereotypes Marvellous Woman in The Marvel Cinematic Universe. There is no doubt, that without women this world would not flourish. It is no surprise that women ace every field they enter in. Unfortunately everywhere a girl goes, she is followed by en number of stereotypes. These stereotypes keep growing according to ones situations. But after all, women have faced struggles and know how to deal with these situations like a queen for generations. One field particularly where women might not be given the best of roles is the entertainment field. There is no argument that women are given amazing roles throughout these years but it is for some reason thought that, men are the perfect superhero characters. This stereotype was beautifully broken by Lauren Riddolf. Lauren a forty-three year old woman has not just killed it with her super hero ‘Eternal’ role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a woman (One of the most successful Movie Franchise in Hollywood, creator of Ave...

Colours play a vital role in our life, it is impossibleto imagine a colourless world. Colours reveal the true beauty of nature; it is due to colour that our beautiful planet Earth can be easily identified from space. We love colours when they hum in solitude and we adore them when they come together to splash in wondrous combinations. We wear them, eat them, and imagine them all the time. Colours are a powerful medium to convey moods, feelings and emotions. We use the colour Red to demarcate areas, to indicate indebtedness, and even to point out the radical leftists. We have red balls in snooker and billiards, the bull’s eye is coloured red. This colour gives a feeling of warmth. The colour Green goes way beyond just indicating envy and jealousy to talk about green policies, green architecture, green consumers, and even a green old age! Blue is a colour often found in nature such as the pale blue of a daytime sky or the rich dark blue of a deep pool of water. We often describe this col...

My Mother- My Goddess My mother is my lifeline. People generally say that heaven lies in mother’s feet. But I feel so that mother herself is a godly being. God couldn’t be everywhere so he created mother, but even God can’t take the place of a mother in a child’s life. I feel that my mother is a goddess. A combined form of many of them… She’s Lakshmi, provides me with everything I need and want. She’s Saraswathi, imparts good knowledge in me. Annapurna as she satisfies my hunger by tasty food. She’s Skanda Mata and Parvati, gives me love and good upbringing. She’s Siddhidatri, teaches me all kins of arts. She’s kali, destroys all my mistakes and guides me on right path. She’s Chandi, protects me from all threats of my life. She’s Adi Shakti- the source of all power and confidence in me. Earlier when I heard the stories of goddess Durga, I got confused that how could anyone fight with ten hands simultaneously. But as I grew up, I understood. Our mother in our house is a form of Devi Dur...

With the commencement of another academic year 2022-23 Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Vidya Mandir, Indore welcomed the students of class 10th and 12th with great zeal and zest to unveil the beginning of the new session. The students felt special and elated on the first day followed by thought enactment spreading the message to remain positive and motivated. Recreational sports activities were organised to boost their energy different. Students and teachers participated in the activities enthusiastically. School principal Kanchan Tare addressed the students and welcomed them with words of wisdom and motivation.

Life is always what you make it! Many insightful stories proves life is what you make it, not how you get it. Let’s see how we can practice it with small steps: Your Decisions Steer the Course of Your Life Your decisions must be based on your optimistic attitude towards the future possibilities and you’re planning to materialize them. Everyone makes mistakes and mistakes don’t mean you should change your mindset and start living in fear and making each of your decisions under inhibitions. No matter how strong or average your profile or personality is, you always leave an impact through your decisions and how you deal with the challenges. So keep being impressive and impactful without measuring the magnitude of your achievements. Be innovative and pragmatic in your decision making abilities because extraordinary people never take interest in simple and easy things, they develop enough resilience to accept new challenges and embrace failures in their life. Your Body-Mind is Designed for ...

Celebrating Colours, Expressing Colourful Gratitude at Mount LItera Zee School Students of Mount LItera Zee School celebrated the festival of Rang Panchami after celebrating a grand Holi this year after two years. It was time for Holi celebrations in grand style at Mount LItera Zee School, with the summing-up of Final Exams. Students were ecstatic about celebrating the festival of colours. There was a great sigh of relief on the faces of students after long time at MLZS, Indore. Students were filled with energy and excitement due to arrival of one of the most awaited festival of the year, Holi. However, due to Covid protocols still on, teachers advised students to play Holi with chemical less Herbals colours and also suggested ways to prepare Herbal colours at home. Students prepared greeting cards for the teachers to celebrate the festive month. Students sang songs of colours, made pictures, recited poems and danced on fun songs. School principal Manoj Bajpai wished everyone on this a...

DPES students work for Green Energy & help Environment Delhi Public Elementary School, Sanwer Road, Indore celebrated the world and possibilities of science. The students organised a Science Exhibition on the theme Green Energy and Environmental Issues. “Our beloved Upnishadians showcased their Research Talent through Model Demonstration on Innovative Ideas,” Yogesh Poppat, school principal said. All the Models were visited and students were guided by Pragya Palod, MTech and PhD from IIT Delhi. Students from Classes II to XII participated in the event.

Holi- The Festival of Colours Colours, what does this word imply? This vibrant life we have! The present! All of the colors represent some emotion- zeal, boredom, peace, hatred, anger, courage, love, and so much more. Prahlada survived the fire because he prayed to Vishnu, while Holika got burned. This marked the victory of good over evil. On this festival of colors, hatred is perished and devotion, loyalty, truth is cherished. According to other myths, Krishna smeared some colors on Radha’s face and she falls in love with him. Both of these stories are famous in different parts of the world. So, we understand that though the colors are different, the emotion of LOVE remains the same to this day. Holi- Tiny word, tremendous bliss. The day to drench in the colors of love, care, fun, joy, and to dissolve in the sweetness of Gujiyas! Just all the good feelings, good vibes the colors stand for. Holi is all about embracing and love. Embracing the imperfections and flaws. Though the rainbow ...

Holi, the celebration of hues, marks the onset of goodness, positivity, and prosperity with spring every year. Some people believe Holi is meant to cherish the love between Radha & Krishna while some believe that Holi is period of pure love, forgiveness, and fulfilment. The festival spreads over three days starting from ‘Holika Dahan’ a full moon night when rituals & offerings are done near a bonfire. This is followed by Chhoti Holi and third day of Rangwali Holi (Rang Panchmi) when people across the country indulge in the colors. Holi comes with the chance to forgive and to love again through the exchange of sweets, food, and smiles. Relatives and friends visit each other on this joyful day to seek blessings and spread happiness. Holi must be celebrated with love and laughter. Name: Kanishka Untwale Class: 8th 'C' School: Choithram school north campus

Festival of Joy  The festival Holi brings along with it a time full of happiness,joy and love Enjoy yourself to the fullest Take a dip in colours of love , joy and happiness this holi Bright colours, water balloons, gujiyas and melodious songs are ingredients of holi Wish you a very happy Holi Shreem Choudhury Choithram School

The festival of joy and fun, With vivid colors beneath the Sun. Enjoying by putting colours on each other, And proclaiming we all are one in colour. In different colors thrown around, Universal brotherhood is found. Sharing the light of sight, That everyone's life is bright. So there's a hope in fun, For everyone to prosper as one. Filled with goals of bright colors, Everybody welcomes the lovely summers. Suhani Singh Parihar Class: 9th C School: Choithram School North Campus, Indore, Madhya Pradesh

DC Students compete with ODA in Sports Week, sportsmanship lessons learned Daly College organised Sports Week filled with essential sports compeititon to ensure fitness of participants and development of sportsmanship. The participants were former students of the school, i.e. alumni and current students of the school. On the last day of the competition, a fun game of hockey was played between the alumni and the existing students under Banera Cup. Both the teams performed their best and inspired audience to give their best performance in sports. After nail-biting competition between the two teams, the current students’ team of DC took the cup. The team won the match by 3-2. From winning team, Gaurav Singh, Pratham Kohli and Safal Samaiah scored 1-1 goals. Gurkeerat Hora and Ankit Satya scored 1-1 goals from alumni. Basketball matches were also played among the teams. Boys Basketball was extremely exciting and the alumni team won the tournament 45-23. The girls' basketball match was ...

After two years of facing coronavirus outbreaks during Holi and restrictions on gatherings, 2022 brought a change. Indoreans finally celebrated the festival of Holi fearlessly. Celebrating the colours in their life, people residing in Indore prepared special dishes, decorated their homes and further painted each other’s faces lovingly with ‘gulal’. Most people opted for eco-friendly Holi and did not use synthetic colour or sprayed water. However, the fun of Holi is never determined by permanency of colours rather love in them. Celebrating the festival, most families started the day with traditional sweets, chats and delicious treats. People from different communities prepared or brought various sweets. Maharasthrian people made sweet puran poli, while Rajasthanis prepared their special lentil halwa. Diverting from lentils, Sindhis bought home their special Gheear and Pragagri. Gujiyas were famous in all communities. With nutritious food, energised individuals danced and played with col...

Indore schools appreciate the new changes and measures to facilitate Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Sahodaya movement and will discuss further on them in the next meeting. CBSE launched Sahodaya School Complexes in the year 1986 to facilitate synergy of ideas among the schools of CBSE. In Indore, CBSE schools have formed Indore Sahodaya School Complex with more than 100 schools, which voluntarily came together to share their innovative practices in all aspects of school education including curriculum design, evaluation and pedagogy and also holding hands to provide support services to teachers and students. CBSE board in the instructions to schools said, “There is no doubt that much more knowledge is generated when a team or group committed to a common goal undertakes the task of re-modeling and re-fashioning in a spirit of caring and sharing.” Thus, Sahodaya introduced the relevance of co-operative learning and collaborative networking. At present there are more than 250 ...

New Trend: Pound Fitness in Indore by Dubai trainer Combining music with strengthening exercises, Pound fitness is the new trend in Indore. Organising first such workshop in Indore over the weekend starting Friday, a trainer from Dubai Pragya Jain addressed the fitness freaks at The Burning Studio. “Pound Fit is a concert type workout, one session can burn up to 700 calories,” Jain said. Jain who recently came to Indore from Dubai shared her experience at Hope for Hero Mentally Challenged Kids. Jain said that punch line of pound fitness is rockout workout and it is a drumming based workout in which full body workout. It mainly performs four positions: Squad, Lunges, Sitting (Core) and Thais and Asset. “This is a cardio jam session inspired by the drumming,” Jain said. She added that this is a concert type workout in which 45 minutes fly away with music beat. “Pound fitness creates an environment that helps you lose weight, built up energy, tone body and have fun,” Jain said.

Science time at Sri Ayyappa Public Higher Secondary School Indore Students of Sri Ayyappa Public Higher Secondary School, Indore are learning science experiments and ready to explore the world of botany. Participating in the experiment of understanding plant’s transpiration, the students conducted an experiment in school premise. Following is the procedure shared by students: • Take a medium-sized well-watered plant. • Cover the plant with a transparent polythene bag completely and tie its mouth around the base of the stem. • Take a similar empty polythene bag and tie its mouth. This polythene bag will act as the control for the experiment. • Keep the plant as well as the empty polythene bag in the sunlight for 1–2 hours. Anushka yadav and Atul explained the observation and said, “Drops of water appear on the inner side of the polythene bag and no such drops appear in the empty polythene bag.” School principal Sunanda Yadav shared the inference and said, “The plant gives off water vapo...

Sisters- You Are My World My sisters are the whole world for me. Though I do not recount childhood memories, but today every moment spent with them is weaving a new memory. I know I would find them in every situation standing with me, encouraging me, supporting me, guiding me, holding my hand, correcting me, trusting me, tears rolling in their eyes for me and above all smiling with me in innumerable ways spreading the fragrance of love in the most admirable way. We cherish the bond of love we share, we shoulder our burdens and rely to such an extent that we forget our concerns with a faith that it will be taken care. We understand what we need and without speaking our demands are met. We know that no worry of the world can worry us, as we know that we have solutions in our pockets. The relation is so strong that words can never define the meaning. At times, spending time with them becomes a rare occasion but they miss me on every celebration. The people we meet differ, what we eat diff...

My favorite colour is white as it symbolizes peace. The special significance of this colour is that it gets mixed in all the colours. And the special thing is that even in our national flag, it inspires us to be peace loving by being present in the middle. And at the same time, the importance of white colour has been shown in our national anthem. That's why we like white colour more. Oyeshi Sharma Class 4th St Norbert School

Caring Fasteners: Let’s talk about Screws! What will happen if we pull out screws from all machinery components, building structures, even mechanical tools like scissors! Can you imagine this world without screws? Screws are the most essential components of all machines. They structure them into a definite shape and provide them a pivotal torque to move. Screw came into existence in early B.C. during Archimedes era; its evolution in various forms is a long tale. In the 20th century, P. L. Robertson, a Canadian inventor, gave it a modern form. Today Screws are manufactured by many companies like MelfastInc, Hayes Screws, Southern Fasteners, Varun Enterprises, and Kaloti Groups. They have various types depending upon the need, shape fitting and instrumental design. Screw is such a small piece of metal that holds much of physics in it. It converts rotational motion into linear motion and a torque into a linear force. It has self locking properties which hold objects like bolts, nuts, and ...

Happy Holi! Holi is the most colourful festival... People, they are laughing They are singing They are dancing This shows the culture, values As all they play with different colours All colours shows same complexion Neither the dark one, Nor the fair one! Colours give us brightness As everyone, spreading happiness Holi gives us a joy of togetherness Our family, friends all share sense of belongingness!! Happy Holi! To everyone... Don't forget, we all are one!! Diya Sidhwani Class 12th Vidyasagar School

12-year-old Avi makes world record as youngest author of India Avi Sharma, a 12-year-old Wonder Boy from Indore, who was recently awarded the by country’s most prestigious award for children, the Prime Minister's National Children's Award, was included in the World Book of Records as the youngest author of the country's child-oriented Ramayana and the youngest motivational speaker. Avi was awarded the certificate of world record for his BalMukhi Ramayana written by Avi in 250 verses at a ceremony hosted by the World Book of Records, United Kingdom at Hotel Marriott. Avi is a resident of Indore and studies in seventh grader in Birla Open Minds International School. He is a motivational speaker and teaches Vedic mathematics and programming to over 150 students for free. Avi has also developed a voice-based computer program called Madhav , running own Online Interview show , preaching Indian cultural values to kids.

My Adorable Amma Maa, my adorable amma She is the one Whom I admire the most A superwoman with magical power A pure soul with immense patience A pillar that holds The family together An all rounder Who leaves no stone unturned Soft hearted person Spreading love all around My role model, who inspires me every moment, Maa, your place No one else can take Love you to the moon and back. Rithika Pillai Class 10th Choithram School, Manik Bagh

Women: Gurus for life An institution in herself A resource for life lessons An individual with immense strength A daughter shouldering the responsibilities A sister caring the beloved A friend strengthening the bond A wife sharing the role A mother nurturing the child A role model setting examples Women, standing out as an unique creation of God An epitome of love and beauty Women, the real gurus of life. Raji Pillai Choithram School, Manik bagh

Let’s Applaud together… P-restigious was this nation of mine, A-t the hands of those with deficit spine. R-etarded was what they heard at every mile, A-nguish was in their heart but they kept a smile. L-uminous was the fate of my nation, Y-ears after, making a celebration. M-edals from various stances, P-rocuring was the country at these hands. I-ndia, India was the chant everywhere, C-redit to the saviours fighting with a dazzling glare. With 5 gold, 8 silver, and 6 bronze medals, the 2021 Summer Paralympics marked India's biggest haul in the medal race. Placing it on the 24th rank amongst 163 nations. From table tennis to long jump to discus and javelin, Indians did indeed prove that they do not need an arm or a leg to bring pride to their nation, not once or twice but 19 times our national flag was hoisted up high. "The human spirit is one of ability, perseverance, and courage that no disability can steal away” says AvaniLekhara, a 19 year old Indian athlete who made a cou...

Maa – The Inspiration of My Life...My Mother My Lifeline… She was always with me, when I needed her but today she needs me and I am not available there for her. She is none other than one of my favourite, loveable superstars, “MY MOTHER- MY INSPIRATION, MY STRENGTH and MY COUNSELLOR”. My mother is my GOD. When I need anything, she fulfils my wishes. I remember the day when I was in school and my school uniform got torn. She at once started stitching my uniform and suddenly a mosquito entered in her ear, it was paining very badly. With that unbearable pain, she stitched my uniform. There are many more incidences where she never thought of herself and always kept my wishes as priority. Today after years of my marriage, I am occupied with my family and my work and spare very less time to talk to her. At present, she is not well. S he is bedridden and wants us to come there and spend time with her. Though I make calls and video calls but physical presence is desired. She has all the facili...

MY ROLE MODEL- MY FEARLESS MOM My mom, born in 1931 showed me the right direction, not just in words, but in action too. She got married in 1952, not a progressive society then. As was customary, when my dad came to ‘SEE HER’, she clearly stated that shewould not give even a penny as dowry; nor would she entertain any sudden jewelry or money demands right at the time of Saptapadi, which was a trend then. My dad proudly recounted this incident many a times. As they say, History repeats itself. In 1992, my marriage was fixed. A month later, on one of my visits, my would-be F-I-L told me that ‘10-12 tola’ gold was an ordinary demand that my dad must fulfill. My role model inspired me and I straight away said, “NO, my parents will talk to you tomorrow.” Next day, my dad and my brother went to meet the party. It resulted in a kind of bargaining, and my brother called it off and came back home. Few days later, I told my mom that I was going to return the sari that was gifted to me by them al...

NTSE cleared, three smart kids from Choithram School Mantra Mehta, Swasti Ajmera and Ajay Chand Mandloi of class 11 of Choithram School, Manik Bagh have cleared phase two of the prestigious National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) and are eligible for scholarship till post-graduation level. School Principal Rajesh Awasthi congratulated the students on achieving this astounding feat.

With the city gearing up to celebrate the festival of Holi with fervour again after two years, Indore forest department is preparing natural herbal colours. Forest Department is making natural colors from the flowers of Tesu, also known as Palash (botanical name Butea Monosperma). The officials gave instructions to collect Tesu flowers from the forest and prepare herbal colours on Saturday. For this the help of forest committees is being taken. The colours are being prepared in Choral area. The forest department of Indore division has already set up machines for grinding flowers here. Since 2018 the department is making natural colours. Initially five colours were made. Now, many other colours are prepared. Back in 2018, the packet was sold for ten rupees. The amount was deposited in the accounts of the Forest Committee. In view of the first wave of Corona in 2020, events in the city were cancelled. Due to this, the department also did not get the colours made. But in 2021, the then ...

30 hours Graffathon dedicated to Lata Mangeshkar at SGSITS A grand concept art wall painting marathon with non-stop 30 hours painting was organised at Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Science and Technology (SGSITS). More than 50 teams of students painted the walls that were completed on Saturday night. In the competition, more than 50 teams will make urban art, concept art (wall painting) for 30 hours on the college campus wall. The team winning in this competition will be awarded a cash prize. The competition was conducted by SGSITS College, Fine Arts and Photography Club Pratibimb – the reflection of art. This year, after covid-19 outbreak, the grand event was organised again. Remembering the voice that became India’s voice, the event was organised to pay a tribute to the queen of melody (late) Lata Mangeshkar. Director Prof Rakesh Saxena reminisced his college days and discussed the importance of college life. SGSITS alumni association president Sandeep Consul and secretary Dr ...

Chemistry Day 2022 Research presentations in CHEM 2022 symposium at IIT Indore The Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore celebrated Chemistry Day on Saturday, March 11, 2022, by organizing a Chemistry in-house symposium (CHEM 2022) and an open day. In CHEM 2022, research students presented their research work via oral and poster presentation. In the open day event, school kids were invited and they were shown several chemical illusion and magical experiments by our research students in a simplified, fun, and hands-on way. The program was inaugurated and the departmental annual magazine, “CHEMOPHILE” was revealed by Prof Biswarup Pathak, Head, Department of Chemistry. During the program, the best poster, oral and research paper awards were conferred. Dr Tridib, Dr Dipak, Dr Umesh, and Dr Selvakumar were in the organizing team of the Chemistry Day 2022 event. The program concluded with a vote of thanks and the planting of a Rudraksh sapling.

Students studying in Central Board of Secondary School (CBSE) affiliated schools in Indore had mixed reactions to the result of Term 1 results declared by the board o​​n Saturday. CBSE released the term-1 results of class-10 and class-12 on Saturday. Students rushed to the teachers to discuss the reasons for shortfalls. Most students failed to score as well as they did, before Covid-19 outbreak. Many students whose score was normally above 90 percent were about 70 percent. Students’ abilities of writing and attempting examinations in timed situation have seen a steep fall. CBSE provided only marks of theory examination as the marks for internal examination are already available with the schools. For Term 1, no percentage and toppers were declared. However, this was a much-needed push for students who didn’t understand that Term 2 will be tough, noted UK Jha, chairman of Indore Sahodaya Complex of CBSE schools. Student Reactions Student Arya Khemani said, “Term 1 was comparatively easie...

Maa- My Inspiration, My Guru, from a mother’s pen... My mother is my world, my everything. I have never seen a lady like her who doesn't have any desires and wants and who’s only happy with kids and her husband. She always works for us from starting of the day to the end with a charming smile on her face. Her day starts at 5 a.m. Morning routine, prayers for the whole family not for herself, sending her four children to school, preparing lunch alone without the help of any maid or helper, and helping us with our homework after we come back. I never found such kind of woman in my whole life. Even sometimes I have some demanding desires but I have never seen my mother demanding anything. She never bought even a single gold earring or saree for herself in her whole life and the big thing is she was satisfied and happy not having any complaint from anyone. From organizing any social function to doing household chores, she was an expert in everything. She placed everyone above herself. ...

Women’s celebration extended, Festival of Colours next! Get ready to write & paint a colourful world, submissions open With the heart-felt notes for women drafted by little angels, we are overwhelmed and will continue to publish them in the coming days extending our celebrations. Women are truly magicians who are raising such wonderful children. What happens after? We have a bigger blast as we play and write about ‘Festival of Colours’! Colours embark us on a unique journey within. Just looking at white colour brings peace to everyone; red can fill us up with power and love; yellow can bring energy to the dullest backgrounds; green takes us back to nature; and so on. Colours have surely affected your life in many ways too. You might have a favourite colour that can turn everyday brighter. Maybe more than one colour resonates with you on a particular day. So, ponder over colours that you like and resonate with you. Is there a colour that reminds you of someone? Did you grandma alway...

My Role model is Kalpana Chawla. Born in a conservative society, Kalpana broke many traditions to become the first Indian-origin woman astronaut in space. A famous woman I look upto is Sumitra Mahajan. She was the eldest and senior-most among woman Members of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha. She is the second woman after Meira Kumar to be elected as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. She was awarded India's third highest civilian award the Padma Bhushan in 2021. Oyeshi Sharma Class 4th St Norbert School, Indore

Women who Challenged Stereotypes It is no secret that women have been oppressed and stereotypes many MANY times. Be it “women are weak and emotional” or “women can’t drive”, it is something we were born with. These comments haunt us all the time. One such stereotype that has been stuck with our gender since ancient times is “women are not fit for being leaders”. Yet many amazing women in our history has defied these words and made sexist men’s blood boil. Let us take an example of Cleopatra, one of the most powerful women in the history of our planet. Cleopatra VII was the last in her dynasty to rule. Her reign brought almost 22 years of prosperity in Egypt. Not to mention she is also said to be the doom of famous Roman generals, Mark Antony Julius Caesar. She also bought an end to the Republic. But why do we assume that she was the one who initiated a relationship with those two? Why no one talks about Antony and Caesar’s countless other affairs? Why are powerful women only defined by...

Feminism: an undiscovered aspect As women’s day is round the corner, I present to you one of the most trending topics, discussed over dinner tables at every corner of the world- Feminism, which is often confused as women-favouring and man-hating, while in reality it’s all about equality and basic human right to all not just women. Feminism can be defined as a set of social and political movement aimed at providing, or we must say, defendingthe social, economic and political rights of all, not just women. Feminism revolves around ideas for providing women with equal wages as their male counterparts, equal access to health and educational facilities, fight against biased inheritance laws and heinous inhuman crimes that prevail in the society. Sumitha Krishnan is an exceptional example in this connection. She added another chapter in the history for struggle of human rights in India by playing a role as a well-known social activist who fought human trafficking and sexual exploitation. She...

Stuck in ‘The Terminal’ aspiring docs from Indore making the best of it! Stuck in the terminal just like the movie, more than 45 students from Indore are taking refuges in Slovakia, Europe. Until Tuesday, all the students continued to be stranded in a new country with only one hope to see their parents again soon. One can never imagine that as a student, but we don’t chose what happens to us, we chose how we react to it. Speaking to these warriors, who are strong and wilful to make the best of it, we learn about the current situation. Just like the movie ‘The Terminal’, this experience of students from Indore are likely to become an inspirational script for a movie in coming times. From being stuck in frozen college bunkers, playing heroic, escaping the war, battling the fear, now they are contemplating their terminal in between before the happy ending. Students are now able to get meals with the help from Indian embassy. They are still worried, but taking a small stroll and recalling ...

My Mother, My first Guru: a teacher for life… The most amazing person who changed my life is not any famous one or any celebrity but my mother, my first Guru who inspired to learn English. In my family not so many of relatives have good knowledge of English, even I myself was the student of Govt school where we were not given any chance of learning English at primary level. So it was very difficult for me to develop any interest in learning English. One day, my father brought a very big container of Parle G biscuits on which the alphabet of English was printed. My mother, though did not have good knowledge of english started teaching me and from that day I got a keen interest in English and it was my maiden lesson that has turned me into a teacher of english and of course I can't forget it as it was given by none other than but my mother. Thank you very much my Mom. I am a teacher today and capable of changing lives because of my mother. Maa, thank you! Rajesh Shrivastava Ucch mad...

Children bloom like flowers in offline classes After attending online classes for one and a half year, today, keeping in mind the protocol of covid, the faces of all the students bloomed with happiness as they entered the offline class. “The view was worth watching. Mount Litera, Zee News, Indore gave attendance to all the students in their respective classes while maintaining sanitizer, mask and distance,” Manoj Bajpai, school principal, said. The class teachers welcomed back students by giving them smiley cards. Greeting cards brought by all the students expressed their feelings.

Kids’ in New Era, bring them back to healthy & happy life Laurels International School organised a seminar on ‘Kid’s in New Era’ with lifestyle coach and cardiologist Dr Bharat Rawat on Thursday. Discussing the current lifestyle changes and ways to stay healthy, Dr Rawat addressed the gathering of students. “In India, around 250 million students were affected due to school closures at the onset of lockdown induced by COVID-19 and this change has affected their mental and physical health,” he said. He added that the pandemic posed several challenges in public and private schools which included an expected rise in dropouts, learning losses, and increase in digital divide. “With students spending most of their time online, students are struggling to become healthy adults now,” Dr Rawat said. School principal Bhawana Pujari said, “We can see the difference in students now after online school for so long. We want to help students now and bring them back to fit and happy lifestyle.” Vic...

MAA – My inspiration in life MOTHER, she is the only one, She loves purely... No matter it's her daughter or her son. She made me happier, She taught how to be stronger MAA... Demand Nothing, But she gives her everything In this world, She is the only one, Alike she, There is no one! Diya Sidhwani Class 12 Vidyasagar School

FP Schools exclusively crafted for school students, teachers, parents and principals, we begin the month of March with the celebrations of ‘International Women’s Week’ from March 1 to March 8. Celebrating the kindness of a woman in various roles from a mother to a little sister, we invite all our readers to send their contributions. To make it more fun and exciting, we want to create a twist with variety of themes for the week. Following are the themes picked out for the week. We welcome your feedback and ideas other than these as well. So, come on, let’s challenge our creativity and present our ideas in form of poetry, article, stories, paragraphs, drawings, paintings, and more. Celebrating the festival of the night when Lord Shiva performs the inspiring dance called Tandava, we have special features from our wonderful stars as new beginnings. Themes for the week • Maa - the inspiration of my life • Sisters - the fun besties for life • My rolemodel • Famous women of India • Women who ...

The Eternal Lover Ashes of corpse smeared over him, The crescent moon on his dark locks of hair, He’s the god who’s worshiped with auspicious hymn, Demons and ghost in his barat making everyone aware, She has a fair and smooth skin, With a beauty that is rare, A benevolent personality that shall never commit a sin, Upbringing by himavan that can’t be compared, Today a pair with eternal love was formed, The occasion of the bonding of shiv and shakti, Completing the souls of each other and getting reformed, The day made everyone indulge in bhakti, Everyone rejoiced with smiles At the uniting of the two gods, The story of their affection reached miles, Shiv-Shakti meant to heal the broken one’s scars, Shakti the one who healed a broken heart, Shiva the one who fell in love with reborn soul, The two couldn’t stay apart, They taught the true meaning of love and console. Nishita Raghavendra Class 10th Choithram School, Manik Bagh

Young dancers paid tribute to lord Shiva and depicted their admiration for the lord with beautifully choreographed dance performances Dance performance for Lord Shiva on Mahashivratri To pay adoration to Lord Shiva on Mahashivratri, Drupad Academy students performed Bharatanatyam and Kathak dances in the online event on Tuesday. The festival opened with Siona Kumrawat performing ‘Tandav Nritya Kari Gajanan’ followed by Adhya Nagar paying tribute to Goddess Durga who is the Shiva consort. Samridhi Jaiswal performed keertanam "Bho Shambhoo" a composition by Shri Shankaracharya. Sakshi Sangle performed Kathak showcasing a ardhnarishwar Bhajan penned by Late Birju Maharaj. Osmi Gupta performed krishna vandana "Baso mere mainan me Nandlal" Avani Jadon and Suhani Narwariya performed on swagatam Krishna. Krishna Fandse performed Shiv Stuti. Senior kathak group performed Shiv dhrupad "Jay Shiv Shankar Jay gangadhar".

Learn detachment from Shiva Har har Mahadev! On this occasion of Mahashivratri, may lord Shiva bless you with health wealth & wisdom. Lord Shiva is a member of the Hindu trinity. As mentioned in our scriptures, there are three Gunas- Satva (mode of goodness), Rajas (mode of passion), & Tamas (mode of ignorance). Vishnu rules sattva guna, Brahma rajas, and shiva tamas. But you all must be thinking why Shiva, the purest is the ruler of the mode of ignorance. Actually, Shiva is the ruler of people in tamas (bhoot, pret) to guide them on the right path as he himself is above all gunas. Like a teacher who taught an intelligent student may not get the appreciation that a teacher will get after teaching a weak student and making him intelligent. That’s the position of Lord Shiva. Once to teach humans an important lesson of life, lord Shiva performed this Lila. Once goddess Parvati asked the Lord to make a nice house for them and he did. He made a great castle floating in the sky. For ...

Students of High School and Higher Secondary School, i.e. class 9th to class 12th will have to compulsorily attend hands-on training and take up internships to gain skills and become job ready from the coming academic session. District Education Officer (DEO) issued a notice informing all government and private schools in the district about starting a compulsory internship program for students of class 9th to class 12th on Friday. Indore is the first city in the country to launch an internship program for school students. Internship Program will be implemented for the students of class 9th and 12th following the guidelines of the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020. MP Shankar Lalwani and Collector Manish Singh launched Yuvah Portal and the internship program 2022 for the district. A workshop of government and private school operators was also organized on this occasion, in which detailed information about the internship program was given. Students of class 9th and 12th will be doing the i...

With increasing eye-problems in children due to increased screen time and need for eye drops, the risk for Juvenile glaucoma is also rising. Explaining what is Juvenile glaucoma and how correct detection in time can save a child’s sight, Dr Amit Solanki addressed parents and students in an interactive webinar on Friday. The webinar was organised by Create Stories Social Welfare Society. Introducing the topic, founder of Create Stories Deepak Sharma said, “We work with underprivileged children in slums and privileged ones in schools. We often come across kids, who complain of vision problems.” He added that though the number isn’t high, but some kids do end up suffering from diseases like glaucoma, which can cause vision loss if not detected in time. Dr Solanki said, “Juvenile glaucoma affects teenagers or young adults and its signs and symptoms are very similar to adult glaucoma.” He added juvenile glaucoma is considered more visual threatening as IOP levels tend to be higher and also,...

About 97.5 percent students in Indore division attempted class 10th Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE) board examination. The percentage is fairly good compared to expectations. Class 10th MPBSE exams have concluded. The exams for class 10th were conducted from February 18, 2022 to March 10, 2022. Class 12th MPBSE exams are still in progress. In Indore, an average of 97.5% students appeared in the exam. Many protocols were enforced for the exam in Indore to control covid-19 spread. Though some protocols were broken around the examination centre, no students was found infected with the virus. The good news is that not a single student was found Covid positive. No students showed any symptoms of covid-19 at 146 exam centres in Indore. To control chances of cheating, the school education department had secret inspection committees known as Flying Squad that reached various schools. The inspection committee had to ensure that there are no instances of cheating in the board...

Indore’s cyclist comes in 8th place in international cycling event ‘Tour de 100’ and tops Madhya Pradesh by completing an 11,000 kilometre ride with the fastest pace. Dr RB Singh, a cyclist, who has been cycling for more than 8 years, added this feather in his cap. Bringing laurels to the city, he is an inspiration to other cyclists in the city. Indore is home to many cyclists, who have been building up their stamina for years. More than 44 such participants participated in the global event ‘Tour de 100’. It was the third season of the International Cycling Challenge organized by the Cycling Club of France. The event lasted for four months and required vigorous training. Out of a total of 4178 participants, about 44 participants from Madhya Pradesh participated, in which Dr. RB Singh from Indore finished 8th in the event by cycling 100 kms (total 11000 kms) every day for four months. He stood in first place in state. The second position was also bagged by an Indori. Businessman Lokesh ...

Rang De - The Festival of Colors will be organized by The World of Fitness again after two years on March 18 at 11 am at Hotel Solaris. This celebration is unique to Indore as it blends fitness with festival. It will be led by Fit India Ambassador Aarti Maheshwari. “After a long time public events are being organized and people are starting to take them out of the houses, so this program is also being organized to create awareness about fitness,” Maheshwari said. She added that to help the society, the colours used will be brought from an NGO working with underprivileged families in the city. “Only natural colours will be used and no one's skin will get harmed, while doing the fitness dance,” Maheshwari said. On this special occasion, hearing impaired, vision impaired, mute and intellectually challenged kids will be performing on stage. For fitness, rain dance, zumba, dhol pool, etc activities will be organised.

After two years of Corona outbreak, Indoreans are ready to enjoy the festival of Holi with fervour and colours. With barely any fear in their heart, residents are out in the colourful markets and buying ‘gulal’ in bulk quantities. To make the most of the festival after two years, many families are organising large gatherings and Holi parties. Preparations are on to take out colourful ‘Gir’ in the city again. After the outbreak of the disease subsides, people are ready to celebrate Holi. After the announcement of celebrating Holi by the Chief Minister, removal of night curfew and announcement of Gir, suddenly the market was filled with enthusiasm. Shortage of colours & water gun Markets are running out of ‘gulal’ and water guns, as the vendors did not stock up this year. “Since last two years, we would stock up and wait for customers, but instead corona outbreak would tarnish the business,” Keshav Dhopi, a vendor, said. He added that this year, the vendors didn’t want to suffer loss...