IX.I JULY 2016

GHS NEWS

Rishab Bairagi 12A

Satikanta Guha Memorial for the Best All-Round Pupil(Senior Category)A certificate andcheque for `25,000

Prize

ArchishmanSaha 10E

Koustav Chatterjee 6F

Special Prizes: Academic Year 2015–16

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Jayanta Dasgupta Memorial Prizefor outstanding achievement inChessA certificate andcheque for `7,500

Rajyashree Mukherjee 9B

Sanjay Sen Memorial Prizefor Creative ArtsA certificate andcheque for `15,000

Shriya Dasgupta 10A

Kamal Kumar MajumdarMemorial Prizefor Bengali (Highest marks –Classes 9 & 10 combined)A certificate andcheque for `15,000

Pratiti Pradhan 8C

Prity Lata Guha Memorial for the Best All-Round Pupil(Junior Category)A certificate andcheque for `25,000

Prize

Arkaprabha Deb Memorial Prizefor Physics & Mathematics(Highest marks –Classes 9 & 10 combined) A certificate and cheque for `15,000

Samridhi Roy Memorial Prizefor Home Science(Highest marks –Classes 9 & 10 combined)A certificate and cheque for `10,000

Roshni Singh 10C

Pratap Mukhopadhyay MemorialPrize for History (Highest marks – Classes 9 & 10 combined)A certificate andcheque for `15,000

Cover Photograph:Ahana Majumdar 6BThe Dance of the Annual Prize Distribution Ceremony &Variety Programme 2015-16 (page 6)

Warriors

Utpal Dutt Memorial Prizefor English (Highest marks –Classes 9 & 10 combined)A certificate andcheque for `15,000

Tarak Nath Sen Memorial Prizefor English (Highest marks – Classes 11 & 12 combined) A certificate andcheque for `15,000

Shinjan Pramanik 12B

Souhardya Chattopadhyay 10A

Jayanta Dasgupta Memorial Prizefor outstanding achievementin ArcheryA certificate andcheque for `7,500

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Summary of Results

95% & above 85%–89.9%

Below 80%80%–84.9%90%–94.9%

No. of pupils appeared : 59

No. of pupils passed : 59

No. of pupils securing 95% & above : 15 (25.42%)

No. of pupils securing 90%–94.9% : 27 (45.76%)

No. of pupils securing 85%–89.9% : 12 (20.34%)

No. of pupils securing 80%–84.9% : 01 (1.69%)

No. of pupils securing below 80% : 04 (6.78%)

Highest (School) : 96.75%

Lowest (School) : 73.0%

No. of pupils appeared : 137

No. of pupils passed : 137

No. of pupils securing 95% & above : 37 (27.01%)

No. of pupils securing 90%–94.9% : 56 (40.88%)

No. of pupils securing 85%–89.9% : 28 (20.44%)

No. of pupils securing 80%–84.9% : 12 (8.76%)

No. of pupils securing below 80% : 04 (2.92%)

Highest (School) : 97.8%

Lowest (School) : 69.4%

No. of pupils appeared : 14

No. of pupils passed : 14

No. of pupils securing 90%–94.9% : 08 (57.14%)

No. of pupils securing 85%–89.9% : 02 (14.29%)

No. of pupils securing 80%–84.9% : 04 (28.57%)

Highest (School) : 94.5%

Lowest (School) : 81.5%80%–84.9%85%–89.9%90%–94.9%

25.4%

6.8%20.3%

1.7%

28.6%

57.1%

14.3%

27.0%

40.9%

20.4%8.8%

2.9%

95% & above 85%–89.9%

Below 80%80%–84.9%90%–94.9%

45.8%

ISC 2016 (SCIENCE)

ISC 2016 (COMMERCE)

ICSE 2016

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When: Where: Kala Mandir

Pupils of Classes 3 to 6 received their prizes on 11 May and Classes 7 to 12 received theirs on 12 May. Special prizes and the House Trophy were awarded on the second day.

The Variety Programme on each day had Music from Films as its theme.

The first item was a musical piece, Movie Margarita, put together by Mr A. Halder and Mr G. Sen. The quintet of musicians in the orchestra pit, who played the piece, included Mr A. Halder (synthesizer), Mr G. Sen (lead guitar) and guest artistes – Mr Subhodeep Roy (bass guitar), Mr Shushruto Goswami (flute) and Mr Shuvam Ghosh (octopad).

The Founder-Rector, Mr I. Guha, then lit the ceremonial lamp.

11 & 12 May 2016 The mood for the evening having been set, it was time for a medley of songs, based on various ragas, sung by Mukherjee 4D, Monoswita Sengupta 4D, Anushkaa Banerjee 4E, Oishik Mandal 4E, Vibhan Dutta 5D, Oishik Mukhopadhyay 8C, Srimantee Mohanta 8B and Soham Mitra 9B.

The pupils sang Man Tarapata from Baiju Bawra, Naveli Kali Khilan Lagi from Basant Bahar, the soulful Poochona Kaise from Meri Surat Teri Ankhen and Bol Re Papihara from Guddi.

The impressive solo rendition of Aaoge Jab Tum Saajna from Jab We Met by Sarbajit Dutta 12A was the concluding piece.

Directed by Ms M. Bose, the young singers were accompanied by Mr Manoj Pandey on the tabla, Mr Debasish Adhikari on the harmonium and Mr A. Halder, Mr G. Sen, Mr S. Roy, Mr S. Goswami and

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Mr S. Ghosh on various other instruments.

Thereafter the Principal, Mrs Rajashri Biswas, addressed the audience, reiterating the School’s commitment to academic excellence.

Little Titli in the eponymous play, Titli, discovers the true joy of learning when she is admitted to a school where education is synonymous with happiness.

The cast and the singers were: Spandan Adhikari 4A, Soumit Basu 4B, Totini Mukherjee 4E, Ishaan Mukherjee 4F, Etashaa Roy 5D, Samriddha Nandi 5A, Moksh Banerjee 5A, Zuyena Hossain 5E, Bihan Banerjee 6C, Rahul Mukherjee 6F, Yashasree Chaudhury 6C, Ushasi Chatterjee 7C, Aishiki Bandyopadhyay 8D, Diptangshu Chanda 8D, Diptaksho Palit 9D, Nabarun Roy 11A, Soumili Kundu 11A, Sourashmi Basu 11A, Boudhayan Sarkar 11B,

Annual Prize Distribution

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Srijita Banerjee 12B, Kaustav Sarkar 12A, Aryama Bhattacharya 12A, Lagnajit Pradhan 12A, KrittikaDirghangi 12A and Sarbajit Dutta 12A.

The play was directed by Ms S. Mitra and Ms A. Mukhopadhyay Maiti, assisted by Ms G. Banerjee, Ms J. Roy, Ms S. Kanjilal and Ms T. Dasgupta. Music was provided by Mr A. Halder. Sets were by Mr S. Nandi & Ms M. Roy.

Prizes were then given away by the Founder-Rector, Mr I. Guha. The following special prizes were also awarded (see page 2):

(a) Satikanta Guha Memorial Prize for the Best All-Round Pupil (Senior Category)

(b) Prity Lata Guha Memorial Prize for the Best All-Round Pupil (Junior Category)

(c) Arkaprabha Deb Memorial Prize for the highest aggregate in Physics and Mathematics – Classes 9 & 10 combined

(d) Sanjay Sen Memorial Prize for Creative Arts

(e) Tarak Nath Sen Memorial Prize for the highest aggregate in English – Classes 11 & 12 combined

(f) Utpal Dutta Memorial Prize for the highest aggregate in English – Classes 9 & 10 combined

(g) Kamal Kumar Majumdar Prize for the highest aggregate in Bengali – Classes 9 & 10 combined

(h) Pratap Mukhopadhyay Memorial Prize for the highest aggregate inHistory – Classes 9 & 10 combined

(i) Jayanta Dasgupta Memorial Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Academic and Extra-Academic fields

The Samridhi Roy Memorial Prize for the highest aggregate in Home Science (Classes 9 & 10 combined), instituted this year, was awarded to Archishman Saha 10E.

The House Trophy went to Chinar. The House Captain, Rishab Bairagi ISC 2016, and Vice-Captain, Aaditi Somen Bose 12B, received the trophy from the Founder-Rector.

The Junior Choir then sang a medley of six songs from The Sound of Music.

The Senior Choir’s musical medley began with two numbers that are and will remain Salil Chowdhury’s immortal legacy: the unforgettable Aha Oi Anka Banka Path blending into Aha Rimjhim Ke Ye Pyare Pyare Geet from the film Usne Kaha Tha. This was followed by Nee Varu Kavya Devathe from the Malayalam film Swapnam blending into Raaton Ke Saaye Ghane from the film Annadata. The last song of the medley was O Sajna from Parakh. The Choir concluded its performance with A. R. Rahman’s Oscar-winning, Jai Ho, from the film Slumdog Millionaire.

Junior Choir: Kaustav Kundu 4A, Soroush Nandi 4B, Dhriti Bhowmick 4C, Prajjakta Pal 4D, Sanjukta Adhikary 4D, Sandeepan Guha 4E, Liza Mukherjee 4F, Nirajana Ghoshal 4F, Soumili Hazra 5A, Soumee Bhaumik 5B, Konkona Kundu 5C, Samraat Samiksh Sen 5C, Neel Sinha 5C, Ryan Biswas 5E, Aarshi

Mukherjee 5E, Anchit Sengupta 5E, Archi Ray 6B, Ritaja Sinha 6B, Sunrit Panja 6C, Nilakshi Basu Roy 6C, Anubhab Dutta 6C, Aitareya Dwibedi 6D, Ayushee Nag 6D, Olivia Bagchi 6E, Ishika Debnath 6E, Arijit Chowdhury 6E, Adrita Majumdar 6E, Sophiya Majumder 7A, Samprity Ghosh 7A, Hitabratashree Basu 7B, Riddhiman Banerjee 7B, Sonalika Padhi 7B, Rhik Panda 7C, Sudutta Bardhan 7C, Pragnya Das 7C and Adrija Chakraborty 7F.

Senior Choir: Dakshayaeni Bharadwaj 8A, Prithviraj Dasgupta 8A, Aruna Bajaj 8A, Debarghya Joddar 8A, Adrija Ray Chaudhuri 8C, Atreyi Majumdar 8C, Varnona Chakraborty 8C, Ushnik Sanyal 8D, Shounak Das 8E, Adreesh Joarder 8F, Sarthak Dey 8E, Ahona Sarkar 9A, Prapti Das 9A, Shatadru Pal 9A, Sreeja Nayek 9A, Bagisha Das 9B, Debangshu Bandyopadhyay 9B, Soumili Konar 9C, Abir Banerjee 9C, Anushmita Dutta 10B, Rajyashree Mukherjee 10B, Rai Chakrabarti 10E, Anushka Bhattacharyya 11A, Sayak Banerjee 11A, Sourashmi Basu 11A, Aritra Basu 11A, Sayana Dhara 11B, Roshni Singh 11B, Boudhayan Sarkar 11B, Debasrito Guha 11C, Souptick Chowdhury 11C, Sarbajit Dutta12A and Aryaa Dattamunsi 12A.

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The last item on both evenings was dances:

1. 11 & 12 May: Romance, choreographed by Ms A. Guha Thakurta, was based on the songs Jash Ne Bahara (Jodha Akbar), Deewani Mastani (Bajirao Mastani) and Sun Saathiya (ABCD 2).

Dancers: Anusha Mandal 5A, Krityali Sau 5A, Ashmita Mandal 5C, Mohar Choudhury 6A, Abhipsha Dhar 6B, Shivangi Singh 6F, Archisha Mazumdar 6F, Kaashvi Gupta 7B, Chandrabali Biswas 7B, Samogga Chowdhury 7B, SamriddhiGhosh 8A, Songbortika Ghosh 8C, Tuhira Banerjee 8D and Soundarjyo Sen 10A.

2. 11 May: Celebrations. Choreographed by Ms S. Banerjee and Ms S. Das, it was based on songs from the films Meenaxi, Mission Kashmir and Galiyon Ki RaasleelaRamleela, and Shankar Ehsaan Loy’s Gallan Gudiya from the film Dil Dhadakne Do.

Dancers: Ayushmi Bhatta-charyya 4C, Iman Bhattacharjee 5C, Shiladitya Banerjee 5D, Rajanya Dhar 5E, Ahana Mukherjee 5E, Chandreyee Sarkar 6A, Ananya Mukherjee 6B, Ishana Khan 6C, Dishari Chowdhury 6D, Sneha De 6E, Upasana Basu 7A, Samadrita Guchhait 7D, Niharika Ray 7D,

Shreya Sutradhar 7E, Trisha Sengupta 7F, Disha Barman 8D, Sayan Biswas 8D, Srija Gharami 9B, Rupkatha Chaudhuri 9B, Rishiraj Mukherjee 9B, Mukund Daga 9C, Amitava Roy 9E, Jaspreet Singh 10B and Ishika Kapur 10 (GHIS).

3. 11 & 12 May: The Dance of the Warriors, choreographed by Ms M. Guha Majumdar, was based on Aarambh Hai Prachand (Gulal), Dharma-Karma (Rakta

Charitra) and a composition from the Mahabharata by Ismail Darbar.

Dancers: Ishita Mukhopadhyay 4A, Monal Choudhury 4A, Tannishtha Mondal 4E, Tanishka Ghosh 4F, Rahi Dey 4F, Shreejata Mukherjee 5C, Ahana Majumdar 6B, Aishika Mitra 6B, Yudhaditya Ray 6D, Ahana Ray 7A, Samriddhi Sarkar 7E, Rupkatha Mondal 8C, Manjari Sengupta 8F, Anushka Mitra 9D, Pratiti Pradhan 9E, Ipsa Samaddar 10D and Sampriti Dasgupta 11A.

4. 12 May: The Rain Dance, choreo-graphed by Ms A. Sachdev, was based on the songs Ghanan Ghanan (Lagaan), Taal Se Taal Mila (Taal) and Shubh Arambh (Kai Po Che).

Dancers: Jayabrata Chanda 5A,Sarika Banerjee 5A, Anoushka Sen 5A,Shalini Basu Roy 5B, Arundhati Mukherjee 5C, Mehulee Sarkar 5F, Srija Datta 6C, Sansthita Saha 6C, Soham Dutta 7A, Aryan Agarwal 7A, Sidharth Banerjee 7A, Samadrita Ghosal 7A, Aishwi Rudra 7D, Aatmashri Sanyal 7E, Monami Das 8B, Dishari Paul 8E, Adrita Dey 9A, Minakshi Tiwari 9A, Rupkatha Chowdhury 9A, Sohalia Sengupta 9C, Priyanjana Ghosh 10B, Anubhav Goswami 10B, Suhashini Basu Roy 10C, Srinjoy Chatterjee 10C, Anwesha Ghosh 10E and Anuska Paul 12A.

The enjoyable evenings concluded with the performers taking a bow – The Grand Finale – and the singing of the National Anthem.

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When: 23 January 2016Where: Examination Hall (6th Floor)

Pupils of Class 11 assembled in the morning to observe Netaji’s 119th birthday. The programme included patriotic songs, poems, and speeches on Netaji’s life and achievements, as well as an enactment of the poem Swaraj by Charankobi Mukunda Das.

The opening song – Tabo Charano Nimne – was followed by a narrative highlighting the patriotic fervor and nationalistic spirit of the Indians who accepted Netaji as their leader. The speakers also emphasized the role of the INA and its achievements in India’s struggle for freedom. Songs like Eso Pranobarono Dainyo Horono, which can still move listeners, were sung.

The speakers and performers were: Debarghya Joddar 7A, Diptangshu Chanda 7D, Sayan Biswas 7D, Sohini Hazra 7D, Mukund Daga 8A, Anurag Chakraborty 8B, Pratiti Pradhan 8C, Prapti Das 8D, Soham Samaddar 8D, Anushka Mitra 8E, Ankan Nath 9E, Saptarshi Soham Mohanta 11A, Dharitri Chaudhuri 11A and Tanistha Bhagawati 11B.

The singers included Samprity Ghosh 6A, Swaham Chakraborty 6C, Rhik Panda 6C, Dakshayaeni Bharadwaj 7A, Varnona Chakraborty 7C, Disha

Barman 7D, Dey 7E, Sk Safrin Begum 7E, Dipsikha Dey 7E, Aishani Shaw 7E, Adreesh Joarder 7F, Ria Ganguly 8B, Ahona Sarkar 8B, Sohalia Sengupta 8B, Soumili Konar 8B, Adrita Dey 8B, Minakshi Tiwari 8B, Bagisha Das 8C, Sreeja Nayek 8D, Samadrita Karmakar 8E, Rajyashree Mukherjee 9B and Anushmita Dutta 9B.

Jayabrata Chanda 4A as Netaji drew special applause from the audience.

The programme ended with the National Anthem.

Shounak Das 7E, Sarthak

When: 22 January 2016 Where: Primary School Participants: Class 1B

The 119th birth anniversary of one of the foremost freedom fighters of India, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, was observed in the Primary School at a special assembly. Amaradri Palit played the role of Netaji. Arhan Das Gupta, Shreyansh Das, Aadita Biswas and Soumya Ghosh spoke about the life of the great man and the part he played in India’s struggle for freedom. This was followed by patriotic songs sung by the children of Classes 1 and 2. The programme ended with the National Anthem.

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13 May: Tom & Jerry – Nursery 1

21 June: Garfield – Class 1Baby’s Day Out – Class 2

WelcomeWe warmly welcome the following members of staff to the GHS family:

Amrita Mitra Bengali

Sudipa Palit

Mona Chakraborty Nursery

Ajanta Ray English

Surabhi Gupta Mathematics

Paromita Dutta History

Chandrika Chaudhury Computer

Amitava Nag Director(Planning &Systems)

Sharmila Mazumdar Vice-Principal

English

MOVIE SHOWS

Seniors

Juniors

Netaji’s Birthday

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Rector’s Tea Party for Outgoing Class 12When: 28 January 2016Where: Hexagon

This annual event was held in the afternoon. In the presence of the Founder-Rector, the Principal was followed by several teachers in wishing the students all the best for the ISC examination and the future that lay ahead. Students shared memories of their schooldays with their classmates and teachers. Songs were sung with everyone joining in. Adrija Debnath 12B performed a solo dance. Then, there was a flurry of photography with pupils clicking themselves in groups and with their teachers.

High tea followed.

When: 26–31 December 2015 Where: Acacia Eco Resort, Jaldapara

The Scouts and Guides of the 2nd Explorers’ Group went on their Annual camp this year, once again to Jaldapara. They stayed there for 5 days, taking part in various activities like games, jungle safaris and, of course, campfire. Though the pupils were divided into teams or patrols, they worked together throughout the camp, helping each other in the various activities. They enjoyed themselves thoroughly.

The various prizes for the Camp were announced on the last day:

Best Patrol: Cyclone Agni Patrol

Best Leader: Ushij Chatterjee 9ABest Camper: Subhrangshu Sarkar 9BBest Entertainer: Kanishka Ghosh 7F

Best Patrol: Blackbuck National Park Patrol

Best Leader: Shalini Ray Barman 8DBest Camper: Naomi Samson 8BBest Entertainer: Ashmita Das 6D

Scouts Section

Guides Section

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Adittya Pal 11B was selected for the National Training Camp for Earth Science Olympiad 2016 at Anna University, Chennai.

Koustav Chatterjee 7F was placed 1st in the 28th West Bengal State Age Group Chess Championship 2016 (Under-13 Boys), organized by the Bhawanipur Education Society College and Global Chess Founda-tion. He was also ranked 2nd (U-13)in three tournaments: (1) Chess for Youth 2016 at Khudiram Anushilan Kendra, (2) 2nd Triple ‘C’ All India FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2016 at Puri, and (3) 2nd Adra FIDE Open International Rating Chess Tournament 2016 at Railway Officers’ Club.

Shreya Chakraborty 10B won the runner-up trophy at the AITA U-16 Championship series held from

7–11 May 2016 at the International Club. She was also selected from East and North East India to be trained under Wimbledon coach, Mr Dan Bloxham.

Annual Camp 2015

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BITM VISITPupils of Class 11 (Science) visited BITM on 18 January 2016 to attend a lecture, organized by the British Council, on Nitrides: The Rainbow Material by a professor from the University of Strathclyde. It was part of a series of public lectures across Kolkata. The speaker, Prof. Carol Cowan, explained the invention of the long-awaited blue-light LED which won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2014. She also spoke of methods to make the LED more efficient and effective. This was followed by an interactive session.

The students were accompanied by Mr K. Ray and Ms T. Roychow-dhury. It was an enlightening experience, and a truly unique opportunity for the pupils to learn some interesting and important facts from one of the leading researchers in the field of material chemistry.

When: 8 May 2016Where: Examination Hall (6th Floor)

The theme of this year’s brief programme was Jagat Parabarer Teere Shishur Mahamela, focusing on the nature of a child, a child’s relation with its mother and Nature, its unfettered imagination, and Tagore’s views on child psychology. The programme comprised narration, a skit, songs and dances.

The participants were: Angana Chatterji 3A, Rashmita Mandal 3B, Onker Chakraborty 3C, Sudhanya Nayak 3C, Sounak Samanta 3D, Ayush Roy 3D, Anusha Chowdhury 3E, Raika Chatterjee 4B, Tamanna Kundu 4C, Arkapravo Basu 4C, Agnimitra Sarkar 4C, Ayona Mandal 4C, Dhriti Bhowmick 4C, Paromita Chatterjee 4D, Monoswita Sengupta 4D, Sanjukta Adhikary 4D, Ankur Ghosh 4E, Supurna Mukhopadhyay 5A, Aishichchha Dutta 5A, Dyooti Bhattacharyya 5C, Sulagna Maitra 5D, Sheersha Banerjee 5E, Archishman Adhikari 5E, Rajrup Aich 6A, Atrayee Chakraborty 6B, Dipanti Ghatak 6C, Mahi Roy 6C, Nilakshi Basu Roy 6C,

Koyna Dutta 6E, Upolobdhi Karmakar 6E, Anwesha Pal 6E, Anubrata Mukho-padhyay 7A, Riddhiman Banerjee 7B, Yajnaseni Das 7B, Hitabratashree Basu 7B, Shreetama Bhuniya 7F, Aadita Sinha 7F, Sreeja Bhattacharya 7F, Ritika Ghosh 7F, Debarghya Joddar 8A, Anwesa Chattopadhyay 8C, Sohini Mal 8C, Sparsho Chakraborty 8D, Rupanwita Das 8D, Dipsikha Dey 8E, Srija Mukhopadhyay 8E, Adreesh Joarder 8F, Samadrita Karmakar 9B, Kaushani Roy 9D, Ananya Dasgupta

9D, Upanita Barman 9D, Anoushka Chaudhury 9D, Roopsa Datta 10A,Anushmita Dutta 10B, RajyashreeMukherjee 10B, Deyashini Sarkar 10D,Shaini Pal 10D, Hrishita Banerjee 10D, Ankan Nath 10E, Rai Chakrabarti 10E and Oishi Mallick Ganguly 10E.The teachers who put the programme together were Ms S. Kundu, Ms P. Nag, Ms B. Mitter, Ms S. Sarkar Roy, Ms S.Biswas Ghosh, Ms S. Dawn, Ms D. Dey,Ms A. Mitra, Ms S. Mukherjee, Ms N. Ghosh Bej and Ms M. Roy.

Rabindra Jayanti

On 29 January the children of the Primary Section had their annual event – COOK IN – when all the pupils from Nursery 1 to Class 2 prepared their midday snacks themselves. Nursery 1 made Chatpata Churmur, while Nursery 2 made an innovative item – a Scrumptious Salad with boiled potatoes, sliced

cucumber and peas mixed with potato chips. They added chaat masala and lime juice to it. The Preparatory made Rocking Roll. The children were thrilled when they were asked to place the omelette or panir on the paratha and roll it up. The teachers helped them to pour tomato sauce on the rolls.The little chefs of Class 1 made a Smiley Sandwich Platter. They prepared it with bread, aloo tikka and cucumber slices. They made smiley faces with tomato sauce on the sandwiches.Class 2 made Murukku Magic – placing cheese slices and onion rings on murukkus. They also prepared a sweet item and called it Jammy Delight.The culinary skills displayed by the children of the Primary Section would have surely impressed the judges of ‘Master Chef’!

Cook-In

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Incredible IndiaOn 15 March 2016 the juniors of Garden High (Nursery to Class 2) put up an extravaganza of colour and talent, showcasing India at her best. Ms Ratna Bose’s concept was ably executed by the enthusiastic teachers of the Junior Department. Art teachers got busy and on the final day an entire fence between the building and the lawn was covered with beautiful artwork by the children. Exhibits featuringcreative writing andamazing acrylic art, all by the children, were on display.

The Little Musicians entertained the visitors with folk music – baul songs and dances. Sounds of sweet voices filled the air as Aisshe Sinha 2B, Agnishwar Bhatta-charjee 1A, Sanchari Malkhandi Nur 2E, Tannistha Pathak 2A and PragyanGhosh 1E sang, played the harmonium,dhol, tabla, ektara and khanjani, and danced to the beats they produced.

Moving on, there was Bartan Bahar, a magnificent display of metal utensils used in Indian kitchens all over the country. Further on was the delightful Banarasi Paan Bhandaar where Avigyyan Routh 2D and Arya Sengupta 2D, both colourfully clad, sold paan and called out to their customers to come and taste their fare. There was a food counter run by the Preparatory called Dil Maange More.

Boards filled with pictures of peacocks, lotus, elephants and other Indian emblems; tables displaying tribal masks, headbands and tigers on thermocol plates; mobile displays of four festivals celebrated in India: Christmas, Holi, Onam and Diwali; and a tree with hand-impressions of the little people of Garden High – all meant to highlight Unity in Diversity – impressed all visitors.

There were jute bags decorated with bangles, shells, wool and mirrors, and T-shirts painted with hand or produc-ed by block printing.A traditional Aarti Thali and some Rangoli were on display, as were models made by the pupils of Class 2 – Picturesque Thar, Kaziranga National Park, The Magnificent Ganga and A Lazy

Afternoon at Nandapur. Visitors saw pupils making rakhis, painting pots, and creating items of heritage art like Warli, Patachitra, Madhubani and Alpana.

In another place, children were dressed in regional costumes of West Bengal,Kerala, Goa, Rajasthan and Kashmir. Visitors met famous personalities like Vivekananda (Soumya Ghosh 1B), Gandhiji (Rajarshi Deb Roy 1D), Dr Abdul Kalam (Rupannita Dey 1E), Mother Teresa (Barnita Paul 1A), Rani Laxmi Bai (Mehul Anand 1A),

Dr Radhakrishnan (Sampoorna Biswas 1D), Netaji (Amaradri Palit 1B) and Pt. Nehru (Snehal Chakra-borty 1E).

The Artisans at Work was a pleasure to watch. Little fingers were working busily – mat weaving, Warli painting, pot painting, jewellery and kantha making, tie-and-dye and

block printing.And finally the dances! Every half an hour a group of pupils would break into a dance. Tribute was paid to Rabindranath Tagore through their

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dance to Phagun Legeche Bone Bone. This was followed by Bhangra, Dandiya and a Goan dance. Rishav Ved Basu 2B and Anusha Chowdhury 2E were competent comperes.

Pupils in Regional Costumes: Advaita Maity Nur 1A, Anubhuti Dey Majum-der Nur 1B, Aarna Sen Nur 1C, AdrikaRoy Nur 1D, Samadrita Bardhan Nur 1E, Devangi Singh Nur 2A, Sohan Saha Nur 2B, Ahona Datta Chaudhuri Nur 2C, Adrija Datta Nur 2D,

Participants:

Debayan Kundu Nur 2E, Ajay Markkandan G. Prep A, Afreen Parveen Prep B, Abishanka Dutta Chowdhury Prep B, Priyanshu Majumdar Prep C, Nandika Purkait

Prep C, Priasha Bagchi Prep D, Ahan Sengupta Prep E, Srishti Saha Prep E, Satyam Saha 2A, Himani Saha 2A, Siddharth Nair 2A, Ishita Saha 2A, Soham

Sarkar 2B, Tvisha Gupta 2B, Sourashis Chakraborty 2B, Sriya Dutta 2B, Ayush Roy 2C, Srijoyi Ghosh 2C, Aatiqa Zulfikar 2D, Chitraksha Mondal 2D, Arhan Halder 2E and Didhiti Halder 2E.

Little Artisans: Aishik Moitra Prep A, Rishika Basuthakur Prep A, Agnimitra Mandal 1B, Avipsa Ghosh 1C, Sudakshina Ghosh 2A, Sumedha Gupta 2B and Shreya Chaudhuri 2C.

Little Cooks: Hannah Marie Thampy Prep A, Anushka Bose Prep A and Aritra Paul Prep E.

Dancers (Bengal): Oishi De Nur 2A, Avantika Dasgupat Nur 2A, Aisha Shukla Nur 2B, Aindree Banerjee Nur 2C, Tanirika Bhattacharjee Nur 2D and Sreepriya Roychowdhury Nur 2E.

Dancers (Bhangra): Ankita Chainy 2A, Shreyan Chakraborty 2A, Shraddha Basu 2B, Ridhan Garodia 2B,

Shubhopriya Paul Choudhury 2C, Anustup Sengupta 2C, Jeet Nandi 2D, Madhuja Chatterjee 2D, Sreshtha Sengupta 2E and Titas Sengupta 2E.

Dancers (Maharashtra): Deeptendu Malakar Nur 2D, Ekantika Ghosh 1A, Ahana Majumdar 1B, Sudiksha Banerjee 1B, Iravati Mukherjee 1B, Divit Jhawar 1B, Eesheeka Ray Chou-dhuri 1D, Deyasini Mitter 1D, Rito-broto Mukherjee 2A, Hrilekha Dutt 2B, Samvit Sinha 2C, Soumyadeep Biswas 2D and Sreenita Banerjee 2D.

Dancers (Goa): Manjima Sengupta Prep A, Kalpita Mukherjee Prep B, Sohini Roy Prep D, Gargi Bhattacharya Prep D, Akshaeini Ghosal Prep D, Snehin Banerjee Prep D, Adrija Gupta Prep E, Aranya Kayal Prep E, Ahir Banerjee Prep E and Kahkashaan Nambiar 1E.

Dancers (Gujarat): Saanvi Agarwal Prep A, Anoushka Dasgupta 1A,Mananya Muhury 1A, Ankita Shahi 1B, Shreyansh Das 1B, Ahona Dasgupta 1B,Srestho Debnath 1C, Avantika Ghosh 1C, Rupsa Goswami 2C, Sumedha Mitra 2C and Nilankan Das 2E.

Editor: Kavita GuhaDesign & Layout: Kaushik Ghosh

Printed at LaserWorld, Kolkata

English1. Must We Divide History into

Periods? – Jacques Le Goff2. Victorian Poets: A Critical Reader –

Ed. Valentine Cunningham3. The Norton Shakespeare: Essential

Plays & The Sonnets4. The Cambridge Companion to Fairy

Tales5. The Cambridge Companion to the

French Enlightenment6. The Open Bible: Expanded Edition

– The New King James Version7. Strangely Beloved: Writings on

Calcutta – Ed. Nilanjana Gupta8. India 2015: A Reference Annual9. The Origins of Grammar – James R.

Hurford10. The Cambridge History of

American Poetry11. Speeches that Changed the World –

Ed. Simon S. Montefiore12. A Cultural History of the Senses in

Antiquity (6 v.)13. The Oxford Handbook of Percy

Bysshe Shelley14. The Life Divine – Sri Aurobindo15. Turning Points: A Journey Through

Challenges – Abdul Kalam16. Varieties of English – Ed. Dennis

Freeborn17. World Literature: Introduction to

Literary Context18. Leonardo da Vinci: The Renaissance

Man – Dan Danko19. The Oxford Handbook of Samuel

Taylor Coleridge20. Freifelder’s Essentials of Molecular

Biology – George M. Malacinski21. Economic Survey 2014–15 (2 v.)

22. Concepts of Modern Physics – Arthur Beiser

23. The Oxford Handbook of William Wordsworth

24. The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Psychology (2 v.)

25. Cyclopedia of Literary Characters (5 v.)

26. Sage Series in Modern Indian History (15 v.)

27. Harvard Business Review: 10 Must Reads (6 v.)

28. A History of Britain – Simon Schama (3 v.)

29. The New Oxford Book of War Poetry30. The Cambridge Guide to Women’s

Writing in English31. 1000 Years of English Literature –

Chris Fletcher32. The Heritage of Nalanda – Nishant

Tiwari33. The Sacred Books of the East –

Ed. F. Max Müller (50 v)

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Some Recent Library Acquisitions[ Total acquisitions from 01 July 2015 to 31 March 2016: English 274 l Bengali 89 l Hindi 52 ]