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February 2013
Editor Writes
Hi, Gratitude, Thankfulness, appreciation...such wonderful words! Have you ever stopped to say thank you and the person didn't expect it? Have you ever appreciated what your parents do for you? Every day there is something or someone to put a smile on your face and everyday you have a lot to thank for! I am sure you have heard that All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Study is food for mind, and games are food for body; neither should we be starved or overfed. We can maintain good health by playing games regularly. They keep us active, alert, disciplined, vibrant and bold. Games develop team spirit, sportsmanship and equanimity. Keeping this in mind the theme for the next issue is Sports and Games! Keeping with its tradition of a quarterly meet, BuzzTimes celebrated its 2nd Correspondent Meet on 19th Jan at S2M Gurgaon. The centre was choc-a-bloc with young correspondents bursting with excitement and energy!! Read on ahead for details and pictures. Cheers, Anita Jaswal
PS A Word For You For flowers that bloom about our feet; For tender grass, so fresh, so sweet; For song of bird, and hum of bee; For all things fair we hear or see, Father in heaven, we thank Thee! -Ralph Waldo Emersons beautiful prayer
My Gratitude Prayer
Dear God, Thank you for this wonderful gift called life. Thank you for my loving and caring parents and a charming & loving little brother!! Thank you for the floating clouds in the sky and the soft grass beneath my feet. Thank you for the roof over my head that shelters me from the sun, cold, rain and all the things that harm me!! Thank you, for the food that nourishes my body!! Thank you for the clothes on my back and the knowledge in my head. And above all, God I thank you for the everlasting love, guidance and understanding. Thank you dear God!
Anoushka Sekhar 11 years
Gratitude - To My Mother
You have given me gladness. Your small act of kindness has made my heart feel light. I just wanted to write this note, in gratitude to you. Thanks for smiling into my eyes, when you saw the frown on my face. Thanks for lending me a hand, when you noticed I was so busy. Thanks for holding me, when you saw the tear fall from my eye. You lifted my spirits with your humour, when you heard me sigh. Thanks...one million thanks to you, for what you've done. I know - A simple act of kindness, doesn't take long. I vow to show kindness, to everyone I meet. I offer you my heartfelt thanks, for the kindness you've taught me.
Rishika Arora 10 years
A Word Of Thanks... You are the greatest mother to me, Teaching me so many things I never see, And so I write to you this very day. That may the lord bless you in every way! You scold me when I tease my brother, And scare him by saying 'boo!' But I know you scold me because You love me, and I love you! Anyway I just wanted to say, Thank you for starting me on my way, For without you I would be lost today! I love you, mom!
Ishita Sharma 11 years
Mirror - Mirror on the Wall Whos the hardest working lady of all?
In todays society, a mother is undoubtedly the hardest working lady of all. This woman is a businessperson, mother and a housewife. Without her, a house cannot function. Imagine a life without our mothers. Who would teach us moral values? Who would show us a path to lead a life as a good citizen? When we are born, mothers teach us about the almighty. Mothers are always ready to tell us what is right and what is wrong? Mothers often scold us and we dot like that one bit. However, when we grow up we appreciate their wisdom. Children are the future of our country. If mothers do not teach their children peace and good manners then how can we become good citizens? Think of those nights when our mothers sat beside us humming lullabies, putting us to sleep and staying up all night if we had fever. Mothers are not merely humans; they are super beings and are direct messengers of God. They undergo huge amount of stress from family and work. Those mothers who dont work are running around in the house, tidying the mess their children and husbands make. We should respect our mothers and appreciate what they do, not only because of what they do for us but also for the society. Let us show them some gratitude. We can help them by doing little chores at home. Of course we can never repay the love and work they have shown and done for us. We should be ready to serve and help them, no matter what. The modern mother; a multi-tasker is the hardest working lady of all and also one of the most important in the society.
Vrishank Singhania 12 years
Gratitude
Gratitude is the feeling we get when someone does something nice for us. It means thankfulness towards anything. Gratitude is essential in our lives, if we do not show gratitude and humility how can anybody do anything for us? It takes just a thank you to someone to brighten up their day. A.A Milne wrote in his book Winnie the Pooh, Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude!
Suryadip Bandyopadhyay 11 years
Importance of Gratitude
The word gratitude means being thankful. Someday or the other you have be thankful to someone. Let me explain my point of view. Feeling gratitude and expressing it helps you make a special place in other peoples heart and mind. It is also important to feel gratitude when someone has done something for you and if you fail to do that he or she will feel bad. It even happens with me when I do something good and the other person does not express gratitude. It is equally important to not get proud when someone is thankful to you. One should be humble while expressing or receiving gratitude. Thats why I say life should be balanced. Mukund Gupta,
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Special Thanks
God I thank you so much, for giving me life. It is a beautiful world. I will not do bad things in my life and not removing, my clothes like shirt outside. Thank you, for giving me nice food. Thank you for giving me nice house, paintings on wall, with different colours. I love you god for helping me to become an artist. I always pray to god, for living nice life. I thank you god for giving me all nice clothes, nice mouth, ability to do good things, nice brain to see nice things and legs to walk for. All human beings not to touch any girl nicely dressed with nail polish. God, I Thank you so much for helping me continuously to do good things. Also learn new subjects like Hindi and Sanskrit.
Neelesh Ganesh is an Aspergers. Children with Aspergers syndrome can think well and learn about lots of things as easily as other children, but they have problems when they try to communicate with others, with social skills and with their behaviour. All kids want friends so if you know someone at school or at home who has Asperger syndrome try to be patient and kind. After all, it could easily have been one of us who was born with the problem. None of us can choose our genes, our parents, or the place where we are born.
My Cocoon
Family is the cosy environment of love and affection where one blossoms and learns values. I am thankful to God for giving me such lovely, caring and devoted parents, who are also so Kind, friendly and adorable. They are the best friends of mine as they give me so much of knowledge, care and special gifts. They do get angry and scold me at times, but I never feel sad about it as I learn some more moral values from each mistake. My father and mother always give gifts that I want and they make all my wishes come true. My desire is that one day I should be able to fulfil all their dreams and wishes. I strongly believe that my Parents are best Friends that I can ever have. To me Family means Father And Mother I Love You!
Thankful To God
Gratitude is a very heart touching word. Gratitude to me means the quality of being thankful to somebody. Everybody can feel gratitude in them, they can be thankful to God, their parents or even to their dog... there are thousands to whom you can be thankful to. I am thankful to God for giving me such great parents and especially to my mother as she gave birth to me. I am really thankful to God for my eyes so that I can see the worlds beauty, and also for my ears to hear the voices which are soft or loud and at last my mouth so I can speak and communicate to others easily!! I love you GOD!
Gratitude
Gratitude means thankfulness. I am so grateful to all the people who help me in my life. Thank you all for your support and making my life beautiful. I think we should be most thankful to God for giving us life, for parents and such a beautiful world to live in. He is the one who gives us food and Nature who protects us in every way possible. We should also thank our parents, for making life beautiful and adding so much value to my world. Animals should also be thanked as they give us food such as milk, butter and cheese and give us warm woollen clothes. Plants should be thanked too for giving us vegetables, fruits, oxygen and shelter. The very basic necessity of our life is fulfilled by animals and plants selflessly and what we do to them? Kill them and misuse our resources. Lets all understand the strong power of gratitude and make happy lives for all.
A Thankful Memory
There are so many incidents where everybody feels to be grateful to somebody or the other. I have an experience to share with you all. This was a day before my birthday. My mother told to me that this time we would not celebrate my birthday party like every year but in return she would buy me a beautiful gift of my choice. Though disappointed, I agreed. Next day on my birthday evening, all my friends came home all had been invited secretly by my mother! I was so happy and excited to have a surprise birthday party. To add to my joy my grandparents were also there on this special occasion. I got all the things I wanted including my favourite Barbie dolls. After the party got over my few close friends stayed on and we danced and played with all my favourite games which made me feel very happy and special. It was fun to have a complete surprise birthday party. I am very thankful to my parents for organizing everything for my birthday and making this day a beautiful memory that I will cherish for a very long time.
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My Brother
My dear brother, Irritating, Insane, and irreplaceable. Fights with me, Loves me, And cares for me. His favourite colour is blue, And mine is red, We are like opposite ends of a magnet, He acts like a baby, If he doesnt get what he wants, Starts to cry and falls to the ground. But above all I love my brother, And I cannot replace him with any other.
Urvashi Singh 16 years
The Maze
We enter the gate, Walk into the maze This is a puzzle, We could be here for days Do we turn left? Or do we turn right? We could even be here For the rest of the night. Oh how long have we been here But weve reached the middle Now this is the hard bit Its just like a riddle. We must find the way Of that theres no doubt The path led us in But it wont lead us out.
Mayank Jaswal 11 years
London 2012
The flame is burning up and down, Torch bearers are running round and round. Blue, Black, Yellow, Red and Green, These are the colours that are seen. Swimming, running, jumping too, Gymnastics, Archery, so much to do. Ting ting ting 8:12 the bells rang, Ding Dong Ding all different ones sang. Gold, Silver, Bronze medals to be won, Who will win? When all is done. Different flags are flying high, People are clapping and spirits are high. Friendships to keep, respect for all, No matter where you rise or fall. Courage to perform, excellence to reach, Goals to meet and Inspirations to teach, Are all different values the Olympic say London 2012 is here to stay!
Taarika Kataria 7 years
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Create Compost From Your Kitchen Waste Hey friends! Do you know that you can convert your kitchen waste into compost or khaad as it is called in Hindi easily and very interestingly .This beautiful process helps us to connect with nature and also helps to replenish the top soil .My mom introduced me to this concept when I was 6 and it has been a fascinating journey so far . Things that we consider as waste can be recycled into organic matter called compost. All this can be done in your backyards or balconies with the help of terracotta containers provided by an organization called DAILY DUMP. Since terracotta absorbs the leechate and is also porous, one does not encounter any foul odour that we usually associate with garbage. We start by segregating our waste into organic and non-organic. Organic waste includes vegetable and fruit peels, tea and coffee grounds, stale bread and leftover food etc. All these go in the composter with some natural enzymes and essential microbes which the DAILY DUMP provides in the kit. Then you mix up the pile. You can see the natural process of biodegradation happen -watch nature take over. Finally you can see the fruits of your patience - wonderful sweet smelling compost all ready to be used for your plants as nutrient rich manure! So, let us make a beginning to create wealth out of waste and make some GREEN GOLD. Tanmay gave a practical demo to a group of children and parents at Stones2Milestones,Gurgaon.
Tanmay Deshpande 10 years
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Buzzing Books
Buzzing Critic, Anusha R.K. is in the 6th grade in the Chirec Public School, Hyderabad. She enjoys reading mystery and adventure novels. She has written three short mystery novels that form a part of series involving a girl detective. Read the enticing blurbs of her three works!
The Trail to Hiking Mystery Swapna Mishra and her friends are going to India to hike on the Himalayas, when an ayurveda doctor is kidnapped. Her other friends who were living in India were on the case as they were CC agents. They are in trouble and Swapna rescues them. Can they solve this tricky case before the doctor's newly invented cure for cancer falls into the wrong hands?
The Mystery of the Temple Treasure Swapna Mishra and her friends are called by Mr Prashant, the Indian police inspector, to catch a thief who has stolen some important historical documents from a well known archaeologist. Can Swapna catch him before it is too late?
The Mystery of the Dance Disaster Sujatha's cousin, Sushma invites Swapna Mishra and her friends to watch her performance at a world dance competition in Singapore. But when things start going wrong, does Swapna have a mystery on her hands? Will Sushma be able to participate in the competition?
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Prayer on Gratitude
I did not even know I was wounded till I received healing I did not even know How healing is available Till I looked around Till I looked around and Went forth to heal the 'wounded' From my 'wholeness' And I was aghast To see my tattered soul The same, the same, the same! From this sameness Was born a humble insight To perceive so much that I receive I bow today in gratitude For the healers Who gave themselves to me To teach, share, listen Smile, scold, hold Do all it takes to love And bring me back home To the beauty of me To the place of LOVE These lovely words have been composed by Jagruti Gala, Lead - Content Development and Training. It has been sent by Ms Raseel Arunkant, Lead - Quality Excellence, popularly known as Honey Aunty.
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Heres what some children had to say in our feature Dil Maange More from BuzzTimes I want BuzzTimes to be everywhere...in all shops! Tanisha Singh I want my article to come every month! Simran Jain Its my first time but Im loving it...will write regularly! Mayank Jaswal What I love is meeting so many new friends from so many schools! Nandini Kapoor I want BuzzTimes to be in colour. Ayesha Singhal The magazine is fine by itself! Meher Sandhu & Avni Singh A nice attractive cover page! Bhavesh Ganesh
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Contributors list
Delhi & Gurgaon
Anandi Ray is in Grade V in the Lotus Valley International School. She is a trained kathak dancer and she loves literature and arts. Anoushka Sekhar is in Grade V in the Scottish High. She loves dancing, drawing and playing football. Her favourite authors are Enid Blyton and Carolyn Keene. Ansh Singhal is a Grade 5 student of The Heritage School. He loves reading and is the author of a book at such a young age. Harshda Ghai is a Grade V student of the Sun City World School. She is a charming, self-possessed child who loves sports. She is also keen on reading and music. Mayank Jaswal is in Grade VI in DPS Sector 45. He enjoys cycling swimming playing video games and basketball Mukund Gupta is in Class III in The Heritage School. He loves to draw, play Nintendo wii and spend time with his little sister. Niharika Wadhwani is in Grade IV in The Scottish High International School. She loves swimming, cycling and playing badminton and tennis. Raushni Plaha is in Grade IV in Scottish High International School. She is an extremely affectionate, confident girl who loves to write in her free time. Rishika Arora is in Grade V in the Shalom Hills School. Her hobbies are reading, dancing and watching TV. Sanjoni Jain is in Grade III in the Indus World School. She loves to write, read, draw, sing, and dance. Suryadip Bandyopadhyay is in Grade VI in the Vasant Valley School, Delhi. He loves reading and playing basketball. Tanisha Singh is in Grade IV in Scottish High International School. She loves to create new things and read whenever she gets time. Vrinda Sharma is in the Grade III, DPS Sushant Lok. She likes reading and is very fascinated by science pertaining to space and the solar system.
Hyderabad
Ayesha Pattnaik is in Grade X in Chirec,. Her hobbies include playing the piano, swimming, athletics, listening to music and reading. She is also interested in anything to do with computer programming languages. Aarushi Grover is an Grade VIII in Chirec. She enjoys reading books and playing handball, tennis, basketball and swimming. Dipali Lath is a Grade VII student of Chirec. A literature lover; she also loves playing basketball, listening to music, art and photography, and writing. Ishita sharma is a Grade VI student in CHIREC Public School, Hyderabad Roshitha Sai Bheemaneni is in Grade VII in CHIREC, Hyderabad. She gorges on books, and loves writing poems. She finds complete ecstasy in music and dance. Siva Manojna Potturi is a Grade VII in CHIREC. She loves writing and learning new facts! She enjoys seeing happy faces and wants to make India a better place to live in. Sukriti Lakhtakia is in the 8th grade in the Chirec. She is fond of playing badminton and volleyball and is also an avid reader and enjoys writing her feelings on any topic. Urvashi Singh is in Grade X in Chirec, Hyderabad. Vrishank Singhania is in Grade VIII in CHIREC. Passionate about taking part in debates he loves attending MUN (Model United Nations) conferences.
Bengaluru
Harieshwar Vetri studies in the Gear Innovative International School, Bangalore, in class V. He loves to read books and makes stories while playing with his Lego toys.
London
Taarika Kataria is in the 3rd grade in UK. She loves reading and has also written a few poems. She is learning swimming, ballet and tennis.
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