Khaitan Public

School, Sahibabad

organized a Parenting

seminar based on the

theme Wear Your

Coaching Hats. All

the parents of grades

IV and V were ad-

dressed by a renowned

Speaker, Author,

Child and Adolescent

Psychologist, Dr.

Shelja Sen, who has

herself written a par-

enting book titled All

You Need Is Love.

Speaker started her

presentation with a

short meditation fol-

lowed by an interactive

session with the par-

ents about the chal-

lenges that pre-teens

face while growing up.

what are

the things

that they

dont want

to hear from

their par-

ents. For

these con-

cerns she

showed a

power point

presentation featuring

the aspects of parenting

where parents were

suggested to reinforce

their children positively

without comparing,

criticizing them and

accepting them the way

they are. She made a

point that in todays

technological world, we

should understand the

smartness of our kids

and should always nur-

ture the positive seed

in them. She had a

good interaction with

the audience and re-

sponded to their ques-

tions well. Towards the

end, our Education

Director, Ms. Geeta

Varshneya extended

the Vote of Thanks to

our honorable speaker.

Blood Donation Camp 2015

A Blood Donation Camp was organized in the

school on 1st August, 2015 by Rotary Club

Noida. Parents & School Staff voluntarily do-

nated 91 units of blood where as 31 were consid-

ered unfit for donation. The KPS fraternity was

glad to receive a photo frame from Rotary Club as

a token of thanks. We would like to thank the parents and staff of KPS for

this dignified generous gesture.

KPS Headlines 1-5

Workshops 6

KPS Assemblages 7

Creative Outpour 8-13

Science Corner 14

Reading Galore 15

News Makers 16

From the desk of

Special Educator

17

Tasty Bites 18

Birthday Bash! 19

Editors Desk 20

Inside this issue:

Parenting Seminar Wear Your Coaching

Hats

Endeavour

August, 2015

HAPPY

INDEPE

NDENCE

DAY

An award function was orga-

n ize d by Independent

Schools Federation of India

District Ghaziabad for the

toppers of Class XII from Gha-

ziabad District on 27th July,

2015 at ABES Engineering

College, Ghaziabad.

On this occasion our school chil-

dren got the opportunity to pre-

sent a dance from Sri Lanka

known as Sankalan which

was a part of the ISA project

(2013-2016). The dance was based on the

Kandy dance of Bharatanatyam, chore-

ographed by Ms. Anusuya Ghosh

Banerjee. Our school toppers Souvik

Paul (97%), Aarushi Singhal (96.2%),

Ritika Bhattad (95.6%), Ayush Sharma

(95%) and Jagriti Bansal (92.4%) were

felicitated in the Grand Ceremony.

The occasion was graced by Honorable Rtn. Satish Chand

Singhal, District Governor Nominee, Rotary International

District 3012 and the award was received by Mr. Amit Kaushik

(PGT Physics, HOD) and Ms. Anusuya Ghosh Banerjee

(Cultural Head) on behalf of the students.

in the Organisation of Islamic

Cooperation. Ishika Dagar

& Pinaki Mohan were the

ambassadors of Zimbabwe

and Hungary in the General

Assembly. Arjun Sharma &

Shriya Mohley got Verbal

Recognition from Executive

Board.

Delhi Public School, Gha-

ziabad organized the 3rd Model

United Nation -2015 from 17th

to 19th July, 2015. Arjun Shar-

ma & Shriya Mohley of Class

IX represented Estonia & Alba-

nia respectively in the Human

Rights Council. Ashuditi

Devbala represented Djibouti

Independent Schools Federation of India District Ghaziabad

3rd Model United Nation -2015

Palak Birmiwala (IV),

Divyank Srivastav (VIII) and

Rupal Handoo (XI) won the

Online Aavishkar Quiz Se-

ries 2015 , organised by Cen-

tral Board of Secondary Edu-

cation. Kudos to Khaitanians!

Online CBSE Aavishkar Quiz Series 2015

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Insight 2015 was held at

Indus Valley School, Noida

on 1st August, 2015. Diya

Jain and Ashmit Rathi (VI)

won the 1st Position in

French Inter-School Cross-

word Competition. Dwija

Bali (VIII) and Arnav Sri-

vastav (VII) bagged the 3rd

Position in French Quiz.

Pinaki Mohan and Mansi Khurana of Class X

bagged the Title-Best Team Effort in the Inter-

School English Debate Competition: Enthusia-

2015 which was held on 31st July, 2015 at

Adharshila Global School, Ghaziabad.

Insight 2015

Inter-School English Debate Competition: Enthusia-2015

tor-6 on 29th July, 2015.

Apoorva and Sparsh

Kasana of Class X secured

the 1st Position and quali-

fied for the Quarter Finals

which will be held in the

month of November, 2015

in Delhi.

Khaitan Public School, Sa-

hibabad emerged as the win-

ner of the city round

(Ghaziabad) of CBSE Cryp-

tic Crossword Contest-

2015. The event was orga-

nized at Amity Interna-

tional, Vasundhara, Sec-

CBSE Cryptic Crossword Contest-2015

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Rajendra Club Swimming

Competition 2015-16 was held

at Rajendra Club Sahibabad,

Ghaziabad.

The Winners were:

U-8 (Boys)

Back Stroke: Krishna Tyagi

(Gold Medal)

4X25m Relay: Krishna Tyagi,

Divyam Chaurasia, Yash

Ranja & Nikunj Goswami

(Gold Medal)

U-8 (Girls)

Back Stroke: Lavanya Yadav

(Bronze Medal)

U-10 (Boys)

4X25m Relay: Rudraksh

Singh, Jai Sharma, Ansh &

Vansh (Silver Medal)

U-10 (Girls)

Free Style: Rasika Verma

(Bronze Medal)

Breast Stroke: Rasika Verma

(Bronze Medal)

Back Stroke: Vanshika Singh

(Bronze Medal)

4X25m Relay: Manya Tiwari,

Rasika, Ishika Pandita &

Vanshika (Silver Medal)

U-12 (Boys)

25mt Butterfly: Abhay Ka-

poor (Bronze Medal)

50m Back Stroke: Rakshit

Singh (Bronze Medal)

4X25m Relay: Shubham, Ar-

yan, Nishkarsh Jain &

Nishank Bhargav (Gold Med-

al)

U-12 (Girls)

4X 25m Re l ay :

Astha, Diya Tyagi, Ur-

vi Tyagi & Aahana

Malla (Gold Medal)

U-14 (Boys)

50m Back Stoke:

Mohnish Singh (Silver

Medal)

4X25m Relay: Ashutosh,

Mohnish Singh, Paras

Bhardwaj & Maxwel (Silver

Medal)

U-14 (Girls)

50m Free Style: Shreya Sub-

hash ( Silver) & Ayonika

Bhattacharya (Bronze Medal)

50m Breast Stroke: Shreya

Subhash ( Silver Medal)

25mt Butterfly: Ayonika

Bhattacharya (Gold Medal)

50m Back Stroke: Shreya

Subhash (Gold Medal) &

Khushi (Bronze Medal)

4X25m Relay: Shreya Shub-

ha

Inter-House Kabaddi Competition-2015 (Boys) for Classes

IX XII was held on 31st July, 2015. The result is as follows:

1st Position : Sanskriti House

Shubham Rajolia, Abhishek Singh (X); Deepak Chaudhary,

Gaurav Dagar (XI); Pawan Dedha, Ujjwal Gandhi, Naman Ma-

vi, Shalim Chaudhary (XII)

2nd Position : Sumati House

Pulkit Singh (X); Arpit Singh, Robin Moral (XI); Sahil Dabas,

Tushar Motla, Pranav, Abhiraj, Mukul Chaudhary (XII)

Swimming Competition 2015-16

Inter-House Kabaddi Competition-2015 (Boys)

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1st Gold Cup Roller Skating Championship-2015

was held at Satyam Modern School, Sonipat, Harya-

na. The Winners were :

300mtr.

Gold Medal: Mehak Mehra, Krish Mehta, Yashica Bhatt,

Gaurang Mundra & Vansh Tuli

Silver Medal : Ayush Mittal, Darsh Chaudhary & Vartul

Kaushik

Bronze Medal : Ashwika Arora

500 mtr.

Gold Medal :Mehak Mehra & Vansh Tuli

Silver Medal: Ayush Mittal, Chinmai Bansal, Darsh

Chaudhary, Vartul Kaushik, Yashica

Bhatt & Gaurang Mundhra

Mewar Institute or-

ganised PRATIBHA

PROTSAHAN PU-

RASKAR SAMAROH-

2015 on 1st August,

2015 , Va ishnavi

Mishra (XII) won the

1st Position in Solo

Dance Competition.

1st Gold Cup Roller Skating Championship - 2015

Mewar Institute organised PRATIBHA

PROTSAHAN PURASKAR SAMAROH-

2015 on 31st July, 2015. Khushi Arora

the (X) won 1st Position in Hindi Debate

Competition with a Cash Prize of Rs.

1100/-

PRATIBHA PROTSAHAN PURASKAR SAMAROH- 2015

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The students of Classes III & IV at-

tended a Puppet Show organized by

HT Pace on 5th August, 2015. The

puppeteer Mr. Prashant enthralled

his audience with his puppets and

their funny antics. It was a real laugh

riot and the students thoroughly en-

joyed various funny and strange char-

acters that were conjured by Mr.

Prashant.

ing in Animation, Video

Games & Industrial Design.

An activity was also conducted

in which the students drew a

sketch and the best 3 sketches

got a certificate from DSK Inter-

national Campus, Pune.

The session was interactive and

the students participated with

great zeal & enthusiasm.

A Workshop was conducted for

classes XI & XII on 29th July,

2015. It was on Career in De-

signing. The workshop was

conducted by Ms. Pushpa

Sharma, Regional Head and

Ms. Shruti Mallik, Subject

Expert from DSK Interna-

tional Campus, Pune. The

students learnt about design-

Hillarious Puppet Show

Career in Designing

They provided information

about activities like Message

of Peace, Free being me

etc. They also talked about

the upcoming Jamboree. The

children thoroughly enjoyed

the session. They enthusiasti-

cally followed all the instruc-

tions.

Ms. Rinku Chowdhary and

Mr. Shashank Yadav,

Heads of Scouts and

Guides, Ghaziabad, Uttar

Pradesh respectively con-

ducted a workshop for Clas-

ses V to VIII on the role of

Scouts and Guides Organi-

zation in a situation of crisis.

Scouts and Guides workshop

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A simple yet mesmerizing assembly was presented by

Class X C on a fascinating topic, Indian Heritage. A

dramatization was enacted in which the students posing

as tourists, visited various states and their glorious mon-

uments such as Qutub Minar, Hawa Mahal, Konark

Temple, etc. The informative skit was accompanied with

an Odissi dance performance.

Class VII-D celebrated assembly to commemorate

the guardians of our Independence. The students

shared information about the day and presented

heart touching song and role play, about freedom

fighters.

Class VII B conducted an assembly on

the theme Cyber Crime. Students

shared information about Cyber Crime

and presented a heart warming skit. In

the end, the students also presented a

melodious song. It was an enjoyable as-

sembly overall.

A Special assembly was conducted by Classes VI to

XII to pay homage to the former President of India,

Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam. Student Council shared

information about the life and achievements of the

Missile Man. The Education Director, Ms. Geeta

Varshneya also paid tribute to the Great Scientist.

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OH I WISH !!!!

I wish there was no violence

Everybody lived in peace

One could find silence

And enjoy life with ease

I would like a world where

Nobody ever fear.....

Everybody would share

Their joys with peers

There would be no place for lies

And honesty should reside

People should be jubilant and crave

And no one to take up suicide

But my wish still remains a wish

And I dearly wish......

If it could be fulfilled......!!!!

By : Kavyanjali Jha (XI E)

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PARENTS P is for patience they have with me.

A is for the affection they have for me.

R means right and theyll always be.

E is for their eyes shining with love.

N is for the numerous ways in which they show their love for me.

T is for the tears they shed for and with me.

S is for the sacrifices they make for me.

By : Prashant Chauhan (XI C)

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The Latest

trend revolu-

tionizing the

education in-

dustry is e-

learning. As

opposed to

common be-

lief, online ed-

ucation has

seen some

pretty good

admission

numbers. Ac-

cording to edX

CEO Anant

Agarwal, a

former professor at the Massachu-

setts Institute of Technology,

2,55,000 students had enrolled for

the first iteration of MITs im-

mensely popular Circuits and

Electronics Course, taught by

him. In a TED (Technology, En-

tertainment and Design) lecture by

him, he strengthened the fact that

online education is here to stay.

He gave the example of his 16-

year old daughter, whose interac-

tion with the family occurred in a

strange language teenlish, con-

sisting of only two sounds; a grunt

and silence. One fine day, Anant

sent her a plain SMS asking when

shell be home. Expecting the usu-

al cold and late response he put his

phone down when it rang with an

incoming message, it was his

daughter! Intrigued, he kept up the

conversation over SMS and was

very surprised to find her usually

introvert daughter very communi-

cative. He found out that the time

students

spent on

the inter-

net and

on their

phones is

way more than what

they

spend in

the class-

room, so

why not

put the

class-

room on

the inter-

net?? From the germ of this idea

emerged edX one of the largest

open education provider today of-

fering MOOCs (Massive Open

Online Courses ; just a fancy

name for online classrooms) to

more than 4 million students in

diverse fields like Electrical Engi-

neering, Computers, Sciences,

Aeronautical Engineering etc.

The success of the MOOC model

prompted more providers like

Udemy, Udacity, Coursera and the

likes to jump into the fray. Many

of these websites boast collabora-

tion with big names like Har-

vard Business School, Massachu-

setts Institute of Technology and

even Yahoo! And Google among

others, so you can be assured

youre getting top notch educa-

tion. It is true that dropout rates in

these courses are even worse than

rural India but here websites are

trying to add flexibility to cours-

es since most quit due to time re-

strictions. Integrating mobile apps

into their system and gamifying

courses are some of the measures

companies are taking to reduce

dropout rates. As far as authentic-

ity and reliability of these courses

are concerned, most websites offer

a Verified Certificate for a nomi-

nal charge if you take the semes-

ter exams in a supervised envi-

ronment. Most Companies are

now recognizing and accepting

these certificates as part of the

CVs of aspirants so jobs should

not be an issue.

Take a look at the comparative

merits & demerits of online educa-

tion and I seriously believe most

of you may be ready to jump on

the e-learning bandwagon.

By : Harsh Shandilya (XI C)

THE RISING E-LEARNING REVOLUTION

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According to Indian criminal procedure code, hanging is the method of execution in the civil-

ian court system. In India such capital punishment is given for the offenses like murder,

rape , drug trafficking, if repeated , being a party in a criminal offense etc. But the ques-

tion here arises, that awarding a criminal with death sentence is really justified? Theres a

popular saying by Mahatma Gandhi an eye for eye will make the whole world

blind so isnt the practice of death penalty is turning the Indian Justice System blind.

Rasha Alias Raghuraj Singh was the first person to be executed in Independent India on

9th September 1947 in Jabalpur Central Jail. Since, independence 171 people have been

sentenced to death penalty. In which latest addition is Yakub Memon, who was hanged on

30th July, 2015 in the offense for being a part in the conspiracy of 1993 Bombay bomb-

ings.

And since Yakub Memon was sentenced a death penalty the whole nation got infuriated as

many prominent faces of our society started opposing and protested the decision of the

Honble Court. Many big lawyers, politicians, actors, human activist questioned the death

sentence. And this was not the first time that people of this nation questioned a Death Sen-

tence, many such questions were raised earlier too.

The question of the people belonging to a human rights group or a lawyer or a law abiding

citizen is as simple as that Why let a person escape a life full of guilt and loneliness?

Why he is set free to die and not realize his or her sins ?

These questions are seen as avoidable and baseless questions but still these questions some-

where or the other can make one think once towards it.

No one can deny the fact that punishments for people violating the laws of the county should

be strict and harsh so that right message can be conveyed to the society. So sentence of life

imprisonment is more harsh and torturous in comparison to a death penalty as life impris-

onment makes the convict stay alive and live each and every moment of his life in guilt and

also makes him realize his or her sins . Life imprisonment also gives a chance to the convicts

to be reformed into good human beings. And it also ensures that the accused yearns for free-

dom and life.

I am no one to say or decide that whether the death punishment should sustain or abolished.

But as a citizen and resident of a democratic county where each and every one can express

their views , life imprisonment is a far better punishment than criminals being

hanged.

Thank you !

By : Apoorv Rastogi (XI Com)

Batteries. Everyone has used at least one type of these little metal cylinders [or cuboids, for

that matter]. And surely you would have heard about DIY batteries such as a potato battery or

maybe a lemon battery. But what about a Candle Battery ?? Wait, what did you just say?? Are

you NUTS? This might be your reaction. But Im not kidding! Its true, candles can generate

enough DC current to light up LEDs, Motors and Bulbs used in science models. Just think

about it, a pair of candles as the powerhouse of your Science Model!!! So with no further delay,

lets begin.

Prerequisites

Subsided Excitement (Excitement + DIY = Disaster)

A pair of candles (Big, Fat ones recommended)

A pair of five-inch nails (Any slim, long conductor shall do the

trick)

A metre of thin insulated wire (The one used for small motors,

LEDs and the like)

Magnets

Matches (for lighting up the candles)

DC Motor / LED / Bulb / Buzzer etc (Of Course)

Caution : Young/Over excited/Inexperienced DIYers should seek help

from a elder before handling matches or any sharp object

Procedure

Take the candles and ram in a nail in each, horizontally across its width such that the nail

is parallel to the base of the candle when it is stood on a level surface. Take care to ensure

to go atleast half the thickness of the candle.

Take the magnets and rub each nail with it in one direction (either from the candle or to-

wards it.)

Cut the wire in half and strip its insulation from both ends. Attach one end of each piece of

wire to one nail using either crocodile clips or by just wrapping it round the nail.

Connect the loose/free ends of the wires to whatever device you want to power up, may it be

LED, Motor, Buzzer or something else.

Light up the candles.

If everything went well, youll find your connected device working. Have Fun and

Enjoy.

By : Harsh Shandilya (XI C)

DIY SCIENCE EXPERIMENT

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Sherlock Holmes-The Hound of the Baskervilles

This third detective Novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle features a very interesting incident which comes upon the able shoulders of the fictious character-Sherlock Holmes, who is a detective. The story begins with a case which is related to a myth. The myth was that Baskerville family had been cursed by a myste-rious and supernatural hound that attacked the family. This myth was communicated to Holmes and Dr. Watson by the sudden death of Sir Charles Baskerville by a heart attack. Sherlock Holmes was asked to unravel the mystery in order to protect the new successor of the Baskerville family, Sir Henry Baskerville whom Holmes meet after a day in London. Having explained the situation to Sir Henry, Holmes and his friend Watson started investigating the case by following Sir Henry and looking for all the suspicious things around. After a day or two, Sir Henry urges on to go to the Baskerville Hall and thus Holmes sends Wat-son with him for his protection. After reaching the Baskerville Hall, Watson and Sir Henry encounter numer-ous small mysteries and one day, Watson, with his investigations, finds Holmes lurking out secretly near the area to do some investigations. Holmes then explains his deductions to Watson and plans out a way to catch hold of the real culprit, who was Mr. Stapleton from Holmess conjectures. They use Sir Henry as a bait to bring out the hound who had been creating such a mess. It was found that the hound was not a mysterious one but an ordinary one which was painted with phosphorus to give a devilish look. The hound was finally killed by Holmes, Sir Henry was saved and after a day even Stapleton was caught. So, overall the story had the touch of suspense maintained throughout. This novel possesses a great story which can be read by anyone with the instinct of understanding and that of mysteries. This book should be read by people to drive away their superstitions and to start believing on things with a practical sense rather than a horror filled fear.

Rating *****

By: Akshat Tiwari (X C)

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Sundar Pichai

Pichai was born in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India in 1972 to Tamil parents Lak-

shmi & Regunatha Pichai. His father Regunatha

Pichai was a Senior Electrical Engineer for the

British conglomerate General Electric Company

(GEC) and managed a factory that made electri-

cal components. Sundar grew up in a two-room

appartment on 46th Street, 7th Avenue, in Ashok

Nagar, Madras. He is married to Anjali who was

his college mate at IIT Kharagpur and has two

children.

Pichai joined Google in 2004, where he led the

Product Management and Innovation efforts

for a suite of Google's client software products,

including Google Chrome and Chrome OS, as well as being largely responsible for Google

Drive. He went on to oversee the development of different apps like Gmail and Google

Maps. On 19th November 2009, Pichai gave a demonstration of Chrome OS and the

Chromebook was released for trial and testing in 2011 and released in public in 2012. On

20th May 2010, he announced the open-sourcing of the new video codec VP8 by Google,

and introduced the new video format WebM.

On 13th March, 2013, Pichai added Android to the Google products he oversees. Android was

formerly managed by Andy Rubin. He was rumored to be one of the contenders for the CEO

position of Microsoft in 2014.

He was the Director of Jive Software from April, 2011 to 30th July, 2013.

Pichai was announced as the next CEO of Google on 10th August, 2015 after previously be-

ing appointed Product Chief by current CEO Larry Page on 24th October, 2014. He will

step into the new position upon the completion of the formation of Alphabet Inc., the new

conglomerate for the Google company family.

NEWS MAKER

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Tips for interacting with people suffering from disabilities

When you are comfortable, your actions and your words give a person a sense

of calmness and safety. Many people do not know what to say or how to act

when they meet someone with a disability. People with disabilities have the same feelings as you.

Treat someone with a disability the same way you would like to be treated and you cant go wrong.

The following suggestions sometimes called disability etiquette will help you to behave in an appropri-

ate way.

General Rules of Etiquette One of the most important things to remember when having a conversation with a person with a disa-

bility is to talk to that person directly, not to their companion.

Treat adults as adults. Do not talk down to people with disabilities.

Avoid using the following words while talking to or in reference to a person with a disability: Cripple,

victim, defect, invalid, sick, diseased, wheelchair bound, handicapped, retard, suffers from, deformed,

vegetable, dumb, moron, imbecile, or idiot.

The following terminology is appropriate when speaking about someone with a disability: blind, visu-

ally impaired, hard of hearing, mentally retarded, non-disabled, physically disabled.

Avoid terms that imply that people with disabilities are overly courageous, brave, special, or super human.

Conversation Etiquette with a Person Who Has a Hearing Disability.

To get the attention of a person with a hearing disability, tap them gently on the shoulder. Look direct-

ly at the individual and speak clearly. Do not exaggerate your lip movement.

Not all people who are hearing disabled read lips. Some individuals will rely on facial expressions and

body language to help in understanding.

Keep your hands and food away from your mouth while speaking.

Shouting will not help and sometimes makes it difficult to hear through listening devices such as hear-

ing aids.

If a persons speech is hard to understand, do not pretend to understand what they are saying. Ask the

person to repeat or re-phrase what they said.

Conversation Etiquette with a Person Who Uses a Wheelchair.

When talking to a person who uses a wheelchair, whenever possible, sit down to put yourself at their

eye level.

Not everyone can shake hands. A smile and a verbal greeting are fine. A handshake with the left hand

is also acceptable.

Never touch a persons wheelchair, it is an extension of their body. The wheelchair is part of their per-

sonal space.

A person in a wheelchair uses a wheelchair they are not wheelchair bound or confined to a wheel-

chair. A wheelchair liberates, it does not confine.

REMEMBER: People with disabilities would like equal treatment not special treatment. People with disa-

bilities are people first and disabled second.

By: Himali Jain (Special Educator)

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ONION RINGS WITH COCONUT CHUTNEY

Ingredients for Onion Rings

2 big onions

100 gm rice flour

10 gm carom seeds

200 gm gram flour

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp chilli powder

Water as required For Coconut Chutney

One coconut, finely grated

One small green chilli

Salt to taste

METHOD For Onion Rings

1. Mix all the ingredients with water and stir it well till it becomes a thick batter.

2. Slice onions into rings.

3. Dip onion rings in the batter.

4. Put it in hot oil and fry well.

For Coconut Chutney

1. Put grated coconut, green chilli and salt together in a mixer and grind it well.

2. Now add a little water and grind again till it reaches a medium consistency.

By : Palak Dhewal (X A)

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Classes III & IV Itiksha Bhardwaj, Toshani Ashpilya, Harshita Verma, Aishi Gour, Shreshtha Sharma, Manya Singhal, Kin-

shuk Vasan, Divyansh Khattar, Radha Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Yuvraj Singh Sisodia, Angel Wazir, Anjali

Tanwar, Geetanjali Krishna, Jiya Shukla, Aarush Mavi, Kavya Handa, Saksham Verma, Aditya Narayan,

Aditya Kumar Verma, Debanshu Maity, Khyati Sinha, Aaditri Yadav, Aishwarya Srivastava, Animesh Goel,

Vatsal, Jasmine Seth, Garv Chakrabortty, Manish Kapil, Shaurya Mathur, Kunal Choudhary, Abhimanyu

Sharma, Prajesh Talwar, Kashvi Agrawal, Devansh Verma, Ishita Gupta, Harshi Jindal, Karthik Aggarwal,

Nikshay Bansal, Charu Sharma, Ketan Yadav, Yash Ranjha, Raavi Singh, Aarmaan Bagai, Hansika Sinha,

Gudankshi Jain, Rashi Khatri & Om Tyagi.

Classes V & VI Ayesha Ahmad, Hardik Sharma, Abhimanyu Choudhary, Nikhil Kaul, Utkarsh Singh, Sakshi Sharma, Diya

Jain, Utkarsh Joshi, Dhriti Bali, Akshat Sharma, Ashmit Rathi, Samarjeet Singh, Vanshika Gupta, Ronit

Chakraborty, Rohit Chakraborty, Shamit Jain, Aum Pradhan, Soumya, Meenal Singh, Shashank Sinha &

Siddharth Sharma.

Classes VII & VIII Abhinav Thakur, Tanuja Bhatt, Tarun Bhatt, Nitin Kumar, Shivam Dedha, Ankit Jain, Arnav Srivastava,

Khushi Sinha, Harshit Yadav, Sumit Yadav, Annant Sharma, Khushi Tarar, Animesh Das, Dhruv Singh,

Varun Kumar Singh, Aniket Negi, Megha Dhama, Vishwas Saproo, Archit Sethi, Himang Sain, Akanksha

Jha, Nandini Sharma, Ankit Singh, Fardeen Malik, Manas Bhadauria, Akshita Goel, Suraj, Jasmehar Kaur,

Mohit Singh Rajput, Vivek Chauhan & Kashish Arora.

Classes IX & X Mayank Singh, Anam Nisha, Jaanvi Gour, Akshat Tiwari, Nikhil Verma, Ishika Sharma, Shriya Mohley,

Manavika Khanna, Utkarsh Gupta, Vivek Yadav, Vivek Anand, Krishna Kulshreshtha, Radha Rathore,

Asmit Rana, Tarushi Bansal, Himani Bargali, Harshit Goswami, Tavishi Bansal, Utkarsh Srivastava, Ary-

ansh Bhardwaj, Vaani Rana, Taranpreet Kaur Nijjer & Suyash Jhawer.

Classes XI & XII

Astitva Sharma, Gourav Dagar, Madhav Singh Baghel, Deepak Chaudhary, Mansi Gupta, Ritika Guptavaish-

navi Shukla, Suhail Khan, Divyanshi Jain, Ayush Jain, Nikita Gupta, Parth Sharma, Yuvraj Singh, Shivank

Gupta, Shrishti Singh, Pranav Singhal & Chetan Raghav.

Staff Meenakshi Kapoor, Pallavi Gupta, Palak Maharishi, Manika Pal, Sangita Saxena, Mahima Khanna, Bharti

Sharma, Shivani Tikoo, Kuldeep Kumar, Arpita Jain, Sabita Seth & Priyanka Negi.

Birthday Bash !!!

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It was nearly three months back that we (teachers) were asked to read a novel or a book of our own choice, so that we

can make a wise and optimum use of our summer vacation, I came across the book which brought a transcendental

change in my life. Not being much of a readaholic, I was not really interested in reading books, for; I had already read

many during my Post Graduation. But, when I was searching something good to read in the School Library, suddenly I

came across this book, which at once appealed to me and I issued it that very moment and started flipping pages. It was

New York Times Best Sellers THE SECRET written by Rhonda Byrne.

I was extremely anxious to know whats really inside it, what was the secret that the book claimed to reveal, so I began

to read and within a minute I was introduced to the SECRET that has been passed down through the years, highly coveted, hidden, lost, stolen, and bought for vast sums of money, which everyone wanted to hide, the famous personalities knew but no one told anyone before. It changed my way of life, renewed me and taught me how to live a

peaceful and contented life and be an architect of my own happiness and success.

So, you might be wondering what The Secret is? The Secret is the Law of Attraction!

According to the author, everything that's coming into your life, you are attracting into your life. And it's attracted to

you by virtue of the images you're holding in your mind. It's what you're thinking. Whatever is going on in your mind,

you are attracting it to you.

The Secret posits that the law of attraction is a natural law which determines the complete order of the universe and

of our personal lives through the process of "like attracts like". The author claims that as we think and feel, a corre-

sponding frequency is sent out into the universe that attracts back to us, events and circumstances on that same fre-

quency and I have experienced it a number of times. Next, in the book, a three-step Creative Process for manifesting

dreams is introduced:

Ask, Believe, and Receive. This creative process is based on a quote from the Bible: "And all things, whatsoever ye

shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive". The Secret highlights gratitude and visualization as the two most powerful processes to help manifest one's desires. It

asserts that being grateful, both lifts your frequency higher and affirms that if you believe you will receive your desire.

Visualization is said to help focus the mind to send out the clearest message to the universe.

Though the claims made by both the book and film ( movie based on the same theme) have been highly controversial,

and have been criticized and parodied by many, still it is worth reading once, as if you can believe you can achieve.

All in all, it is a must read in order to discover oneself, understand ones true needs and desires, improve ones life in

every possible aspect and make the most of the power which

resides within oneself.

By : Sangeeta Parmar (PGT English)

UNVEILING THE SECRET

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Chief Editor: Ms. Geeta Varshneya

Editor: Ms. Sabita Seth

Teachers Editorial Board: Ms. Shivani Shesh (Head), Ms.

Sangeeta Parmar, Ms. Chanda Banerjee, Ms. Rachna Pokhri-

yal, Ms. Jyoti Sharma and Ms. Swati Kapoor.

Students Editorial Board: Ayushi Chowdhary (XI)

Student Reporters: Anuja Haldar (XII), Nikita Gupta (XI),

Harsh Shandilya (XI), Riya Singh (XI), Kavyanjali Jha (XI). Khaitan Public School

Sector V Rajendra Nagar

Sahibabad, Ghaziabad (U.P.)

Website : www.khaitanpublicschool.com

Facebook Page : www.facebook.com/khaitanpublicschool

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