‘NEW YEAR 2021’

“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.”

                                                                                                    ~Seneca

The New Year is a beginning of new expectations, new goals, new undertakings and opportunities in abundance; one more year to accomplish one’s dreams and incite new thoughts, brimming with futuristic goals. 

It is a special day for every individual as this day is the start of the New Year and people welcome and celebrate this day in their own unique way. People start making arrangements to welcome the New Year festivity well in advance. They purchase goodies for the celebrations and present them as gifts to their dear and near ones. 

We promise to ourselves and to each other for the positive changes we intend to make, all the manners in which we can make our lives more joyful and beneficial for all. 

All of us must take care that the resolutions should not be overlooked and forgotten as we get cobwebbed once again in our daily hectic schedules. 

Thus, rather than making resolutions that will at last be modified with the passage of time, we must rather adjust ourselves to the soul of harmony and generosity towards ourselves as well as other people. 

Also, we can find that pot of gold within our soul which we can recharge time and again if we remain careful and well connected with each other. Remaining in the light of our generosity and harmony, we can decide to be balanced despite contempt and disparity. Most of us can plant these seeds of harmony, paying little heed to the upheavals of life. 

As we genuinely care about one another as a family regardless of where we come from and what our identity is, we will be able to comprehend that we characteristically are one family and one world. 

This is my New Year's idea for everyone. 

According to me, everyone is an important individual, an ideal epitome of affection, emanating his/her own uniqueness, and I admire you all. 

Let’s be kind and flourish together again to welcome the ‘NEW YEAR’ with open arms! 

Good bye 2020 and Welcome 2021…!

Hoping for a safe and blissful year ahead…!

Akansha Verma
Assistant Teacher
The Mann School

‘THE YEAR THAT WAS’

The year that was,

Feels good to say has passed

Wreaking havoc on people,

Even if they didn’t have flaws!

 

It surely has opened the gates,

The gateway to new aspects

And it gave a new direction,

To the dreams we thought were fates!

 

It snatched away,

Valuable lives from many

Even if they did no failing,

It made us all feel uncanny!

 

The year that was,

Gives relief to say won’t come again

Let’s pave an unsullied way

To a new life and it’s varied gains…!

 

PREHLAD SINGH

PRO

THE MANN SCHOOL

An ode to My Alma Mater

A feeling of nostalgia, 

That is so great! 

You shaped my life, 

And led me straight!

Had you not been there,

I would have gone back to square, 

Where I started

With nothing to share.

Today I can broadcast, 

The knowledge and peace, 

Since you made me learned with all that grace. 

You are my alma mater, 

You are so great! 

Discipline was main, 

That once learnt, 

Never goes in vain, 

We ought never to forget it, 

remember it forever, 

Even when you are awake or in slumber.

You recognised my potential,

Showed me the path,

With all the lessons of courage to speak my heart.

When it came to show compassion,

You taught me love,

How to take care of all with thy zeal and passion.

Oh my dear alma mater,

You are so great,

You shaped my life with all that grace.

Oh my alma mater

You are so great!

You are so great!

Dheeraj Kumar

Assistant Teacher

The Mann School

"शब्द भी शस्त्र है, शब्द ही सर्वत्र है"

मिलती है कभी हार इससे, दिलाता है यह जीत भी

करता किसी का अपमान, बढ़ाता किसी का मान भी । 

दुर्जन ,सुजन ,निर्धन  हर जन का यह वस्त्र है

शब्द भी शस्त्र है, शब्द ही सर्वत्र है । 

अकरणीय बन जायेगा, अगर अंकुश नहीं लगाओगे। 

निष्फल भी हो जायेगा,जो स्वप्रज्ञा तुम न दिखाओगे। 

अभिज्ञ, अनभिज्ञ, सर्वज्ञ को भी करता यह निरस्त है

शब्द भी शस्त्र है, शब्द ही सर्वत्र है । 

यज्ञसेनि के शब्द से ही मृत्यु हुई अनेक थीं, 

भूसुता ने शब्द से ही भयभीत किया रावण को भी, 

लक्ष्मी, पद्मावती, सावित्री का भी बना यह प्रशस्त्र है

शब्द भी शस्त्र है, शब्द ही सर्वत्र है।

पद्यकार

प्रवीण शर्मा

सहायक अध्यापक

द मान स्कूल

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

 

The festival of Christmas is celebrated worldwide religiously on 25th December every year, particularly by Christians, commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, born in Bethlehem to Mother Mary and Father Joseph.

On this special occasion, families and friends celebrate the festivity while getting along together and preparing Christmas delicacies such as Plum-cake, Rum-cake, the Turkey and the luxurious white wines, to name a few. People around the world enthusiastically, start making arrangements for the celebration well before a month in advance with great sense of new hopes and aspirations.

Weeks before the merriment, volunteers from Churches visit people and their houses while singing Christmas carols, dancing and distributing sweets all the way. People decorate their houses with hanging lights, candles, bells, flowers and glittering stars. They put up a tinseled Christmas tree that ranges from varieties of spruce or fir trees. 

On the Christmas Eve, donning new clothes, people assemble in Churches for the midnight mass, and the children eagerly wait for the Santa Claus to offer a gift of their choice which they would receive the next morning.

People visit their relatives and friends to wish them on Christmas Day and enjoy a feast throughout the week.

This festival encourages us to make merry and always be happy. 

It also teaches us that the light and the blessings of the Almighty always guard us, and we must never lose hope.

May this Christmas wash away all the miseries of the world...!

With this assenting sanguinity, I pray for a better tomorrow and wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

Rashmi Sharma

French Language Teacher

The Mann School

Positivity in Adversity - Learning During Lockdown

 

There is a popular saying that “Every dark cloud has a silver lining”. Similarly, it is also an undeniable fact that every deterrent gives wings to multiple other possibilities for achieving the aims and objectives.

The present elusive phase is spawning abundant unpleasant experiences and challenges. We have never been accustomed to such ways of living.

However, these tough circumstances have taught us how to survive in the midst of numerous problems such as mental stress, health & family issues, fiscal and professional challenges.

Certainly, if an individual is balanced, one can explore the other side of the coin and embrace the mammoth opportunities for self-growth and improvement.

In due course, these trying times have made us tech-savvy as well. Today, the entire working population is making headway through technology. The teaching fraternity has witnessed a new avenue to accomplish teaching-learning process. Even for the minutest requirements, there is a need to rely on technology.

The prevailing circumstances influenced us to believe that a new normal could be a reality. Online teaching to online banking, online purchase of necessities and groceries have created an impetus for trying more of these options that existed in the past as well, but were never a part of normal life. As a consequence, we have started enjoying ourselves with these advancements more often now.

Correspondingly, health and hygiene have gained the most deserving importance which was neglected earlier. Today, the entire world is all up to enhance their immunity, ingesting healthy diet and adapting a cautious lifestyle to stay away from the unkind pandemic and to prevent further spread of the virus.

Although, we were aware that Yoga is one of the best practices for a healthy lifestyle and fetches long-lasting rewards, yet, we had always remained quite reluctant and lethargic to make it a part of our everyday life.

However, the unwanted preclusion on outdoor activities boosted the public morale prominently in the direction of ‘Yoga at home’. As a result, Yoga has become an integral part of every family's daily schedule.

Furthermore, due to this sudden closure of eating outlets, youngsters have started relishing home-made food. Evidently, women at home started learning to cook all possible dishes. The credit goes to easily accessible online cookery shows as they have helped these gracious homemakers in improving their prowess and the siblings too have started spending quality time with each other while enjoying their favourite delicacies.

As a teacher, I have noticed a key transformation in my students’ scholastic fervor. Those who were reluctant to express their ideas in physical class rooms; are less hesitant now and take rational initiatives during digital classes. They discuss their dilemmas & difficulties with me and participate in activities. Moreover, the efficient involvement of new students is like a cherry on the cake. These learners do not continue to be newbie anymore as they have attuned themselves smoothly with this new normal even though they have had their initial interactions through online platforms.

In this way, the confidence imbibed by these kids, the bonding that has been brought forth, and the affirmative use of technology are some of the impressive milestones of ‘Positivity in Adversity’.

I hope while tackling all these challenges, we will continue to learn new skills and grow steadily.

I strongly believe that we will surely knockdown the lockdown.

With All Positive Expectations…!

SANGEETA VASHISHTHA 

PGT-COMMERCE

THE MANN SCHOOL

 

INDIAN NAVY

 

Indian Navy is the force that safeguards the nation’s maritime borders and provides humanitarian aid and disaster relief. The honourable President of India, Mr Ram Nath Kovind is the supreme commander of the Indian Defence Forces. Admiral Karambir Singh PVSM, AVSM, ADC, Chief of Naval Staff, is presently the head of the Indian Navy and exercises the operational and administrative control over the oraganisation.

In 1934, Royal Indian Navy was renamed as Indian Navy. It celebrates the ‘Navy Day’ on 4th of December every year to acknowledge the achievements and its role in operation ‘Trident’. 

Operation Trident marks the attack on Karachi harbour during the Indo-Pak war in 1971 where the Indian Navy sank four Pakistani vessels including a minesweeper and a destroyer, killing hundreds of Pakistani personnel and destroying the Karachi harbour, further creating a naval blockade to weaken the Pakistani forces during the follow up Operation Python. 

With the Motto “Sham No Varunah” which translates to “May the lord of water be auspicious unto us” and the naval armada which contains 01 aircraft carrier, 01 amphibious transport dock, 11 destroyers, 14 frigates, 24 corvettes and 18 nuclear submarines making the Indian Navy one of the most lethal forces in the world which any country would only want as an ally. 

The Naval Ensign is used by various ships to demarcate their nationality. Indian Naval Ensign is the white ensign with horizontal and vertical red strips with the emblem of India superimposed on intersection and national flag in the upper left subdivision next to the staff. This ensign is a modified version of British Naval Ensign. 

The Indian Navy has three commands. Each of the command is commanded by a Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief. Western Naval Command has its Headquarters located at Mumbai, Eastern Naval Command at Vishakhapatnam and Southern Naval Command has its headquarter located at Kochi. The Western and The Eastern Naval Commands are ‘Operational Commands’ and exercise control over maritime operations in Arabian sea and the Bay of Bengal respectively. The southern naval command located at Kochi is the training command. Along with the Eastern and Western Fleets, a Flotilla is also based at Port Blair (A & N Islands). 

As of July 2019, the Indian Navy has 67,252 active personnel in service. The officers are trained at the Indian Naval Academy; Ezhimala located on the coast of Kerala and is the largest Naval Academy in Asia. 

The Naval Armada not only contains various guided cruise missiles but also a variety of other armaments such as torpedoes, mines and high caliber guns which makes it a very lethal force, leaving the enemy petrified. 

We are safe and sound because our Navy is taking care of us all the time. A Big Salute to our Navy and best wishes on Indian Navy Day…!!!

Second Officer Ruchi Shanker
Associate NCC Officer (Army) 

The Mann School