WE ARE SAME

Give me wings to fly

In the blue open sky

Breaking shackles of hatred

That made me toxic and frustrated

I am also a creation of God

Innocent like him, ‘ O, Good Lord!

Then why my freedom is caged

I can seldom see through the bars of rage

I may be dark, You fair

None is inferior should be in the air

We are equal have no difference

Come together to uproot ignorance

Make the hearts fertile with empathy

Sweeping away fury and melancholy

Let no heart remain barren without care

In the pride of power and chair

No one is low no one is high

We are sharing the same sky

Break rules of being superior 

Map the distance to stay merrier

Kamini S Haldhar

HOD English

The Mann School

OPEN YOUR DOOR TO THE WORLD WITH ENGLISH

 

As we know, English is the language that connects people from different regions, cultures, and nations. Though not intended, it is a common language gifted to the world by the British, which has helped the world share information quickly and precisely without translation. Moreover, English is a worldwide spoken and accepted language, so language is no longer a barrier for people to settle in other countries.

Speaking English allows an individual to broaden his world, from job opportunities to relate to people from every country. Though English originated in Great Britain, its versions change across nations in which it is spoken.

India, too, has contributed a good number of words to the modern English language, which are presently included in standard dictionaries.

English knowledge is an essential employability skill, the most commonly used language in the corporate world. Using it efficiently in both written and oral is vital for one’s professional growth. But, unfortunately, mere domain knowledge won’t guarantee one a good job. It is observed that people voting for regional languages for communication over English believe that English is not a need as long as they communicate effectively to get their job done. The reality is that the companies consider the candidate’s ability or inability to speak fluently in English as a primary selection criterion.

Proficiency in English does not mean only the ability to make grammatically correct sentences. It also requires other related skills for effective communication like convincing skills, presentation skills, negotiation skills, and interpersonal skills. In addition, it is an imperative language online, with more than half the content on the internet written in English.

It is the language used for official communication, whether meeting within or outside, presentations, training conferences, letters, documents, reports, etc.

Gleaning new words day in, day out is an excellent way to widen vocabulary. Keep adding words to your repository. Learning the proper pronunciation of words is essential for excelling in conversations. Be confident and speak as often as possible to as many people as you possibly can! Do not be shy making mistakes! The more you practice, the better and more confident you will become in your pronunciation and vocabulary.

So, polish your skill of expressing yourself in English and open your door to the world.

 

KAMINI S HALDHAR

HOD ENGLISH

THE MANN SCHOOL

विश्व जनसंख्या दिवस

 

स्वस्थ और छोटा परिवार

खुशियों का भंडार, जीवन का आधार ||

विश्व जनसंख्या दिवस प्रति वर्ष 11 जुलाई को मनाया जाता है | संयुक्त राष्ट्र विकास कार्यक्रम की संचालन परिषद् द्वारा वर्ष 1989 में पहली बार इसे मनाया गया था | इस दिवस को मनाने का सुझाव डॉक्टर के.सी.जकारियाह ने दिया था | आज विश्व की जनसंख्या लगभग 7.9 बिलियन है और विश्व में लगभग 16720 शिशु प्रति घंटे जन्म लेते हैं व मृत्यु दर प्रति घंटे लगभग 6611 है|

विश्व जनसंख्या दिवस का उद्देश्य जनसंख्या संबंधित समस्याओं पर वैश्विक चेतना जागृत करना व लोगों को  शिक्षित करके समाज में फैली रूढ़िवादिता को दूर करना है | इसी संदर्भ में अलग-अलग स्थानों पर इस दिन विभिन्न कार्यक्रमों जैसे- नुक्क्ड़ नाटक, निबंध व खेल प्रतियोगिताओं, सेमिनार इत्यादि का आयोजन किया जाता है; लेकिन इसका मुख्य कार्यक्रम संयुक्त राष्ट्र जनसंख्या कोष के कार्यालय में किया जाता है | इस दिन कई सरकारी संगठनों द्वारा रैलियाँ भी निकाली जाती हैं |

इस क्षेत्र में सराहनीय कार्य के लिए संयुक्त राष्ट्र जनसंख्या पुरस्कार भी प्रदान किए जाते हैं | इस पुरस्कार की स्थापना 1981 में हुई थी | अब तक इस पुरस्कार से दो भारतीय व्यक्तिगत रूप से, वर्ष 1983 में पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री श्रीमती इंदिरा गाँधी जी और वर्ष 1992 में उद्योगपति जहांगीर रतन जी भाई टाटा सम्मानित हो चुके हैं | 2020 में भारतीय संस्था हेल्पएज इंडिया व भूटान की रानी मदर ग्याल्युम संगे चोडेन वांगचुक भी इस पुरस्कार से सम्मानित किए जा चुके हैं | वर्ष 2020 में विश्व जनसंख्या दिवस के लिए मूल विषय था “कोरोना महामारी के दौरान महिलाओं और लड़कियों की स्वास्थ्य संबंधी ज़रूरतों और अधिकारों को सुरक्षित रखना |” वर्ष 2021 में मूल विषय है “प्रजनन संबंधी स्वास्थ्य सुविधा के लिए सार्वभौमिक पहुँच |”

जनसंख्या की दृष्टि से चीन विश्व में प्रथम स्थान पर है | संयुक्त राष्ट्र संघ ने अपनी रिपोर्ट में यह कहा है कि यदि भारत की जनसंख्या ऐसे ही बढ़ती रही तो वह चीन को भी पीछे छोड़ देगा | बढ़ती जनसंख्या हमारे देश में एक विकराल रूप ले चुकी है | कोरोना काल में कभी -कभी अस्पतालों में सुविधाएँ व उपयुक्त संसाधन न मिल पाना इसके ज्वलंत उदाहरण हैं |

बेरोज़गारी, गरीबी, भूखमरी आदि जनसंख्या वृद्धि के दुष्परिणामों ने अर्थव्यवस्था की कमर तोड़ कर रख दी है | जनसंख्या वृद्धि के कारण पर्यावरण पर भी विपरीत प्रभाव पड़ा है वनों की अत्याधिक कटाई से ऑक्सीजन की कमी हो रही है | इस कमी को पूरा करने के लिए कृत्रिम ऑक्सीजन प्लांट लगाए जा रहे हैं ताकि लोगों को पर्याप्त मात्रा में ऑक्सीजन उपलब्ध हो सके | समय रहते हम सबको इस समस्या की ओर अपना ध्यान केंद्रित करना चाहिए |

समय की माँग है कि हमें सभी को साथ लेते हुए जनसंख्या नियंत्रण के उपाय सोचने होंगे तभी देश ही नहीं बल्कि विश्व भी उन्नति के पथ पर अग्रसर होगा | हमारे देश के प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेंद्र मोदी जी ने भी स्वतंत्रता दिवस के अवसर पर लाल किले की प्राचीर से लोगों को संबोधित करते हुए कहा था कि “जनसंख्या विस्फोट न केवल हमारे लिए बल्कि आनेवाली पीढ़ियों के लिए भी घातक होगा इसलिए इस पर नियंत्रण करना आवश्यक है |” असम ने जनसंख्या वृद्धि को नियंत्रित करने के लिए नए कानून लागू करने की घोषणा कर दी है तथा अन्य राज्य इस ओर अग्रसर हैं |

सीमा राणा

हिदी अध्यापिका

द मान स्कूल

National Doctors’ Day

 

India celebrates National Doctors' Day on July 1 every year, in memory of the birth and death anniversary of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, the great physician and the second Chief Minister of West Bengal.

 

We turn to doctors to save our lives. Saving someone’s life is always gratifying. This noble profession is unique in many ways. A doctor puts all his efforts to make people’s life better, healthy and secure.

 

Furthermore, it's not easy to be a qualified and specialized doctor. A doctor spends around 10 years (after grade XII) including Junior and Senior residency. While most other professionals find some leisure time, doctors are either busy enhancing their skills or serving in hospitals.

 

A regular day of a doctor may not end before 10-12 hours of continuous and nerve-racking work. Not to mention the working weekends in many clinics and hospitals and yes, let's not forget this unending duration of the Pandemic.

 

Why do doctors really continue doing what they do in spite of having such frenetic schedules and with no work-life balance?

 

The answer is quite simple—they are very emotional and they understand the importance of life. Most of them want to make a difference in the lives of their patients.

 

Although our country has crossed the golden finishing line, it still requires many well learned and skilled doctors.

 

On National Doctors' Day, I pay my sincere gratitude to all the 'Doctors' who do not dream to live a lavish life but choose the life of Humanity. 

Dr. Sarita Tripathi

HoD- Department of Science

The Mann School

Father's Day

 

Father’s Day

Father’s Day is celebrated every year by families all around the world in their own way to recall and honour every single effort a father has made for his children.

It is true that a child needs a mother the most but he/she needs the father too. A father plays a very significant role in a child’s life.

As a matter of fact, the heart of a child has been beautifully and specially designed to respond to a father’s love.  If a mother carries a child for nine months in her womb then a father carries a child in his mind for seven ages.

A father works tirelessly throughout his life to provide the best of this world to his children. He shares the wisdom of his life with them holding a hope that they will make a better world in future.

Father's Day is a celebration to honour these sacrifices, dedication and selfless devotion of a father and fatherhood towards his family and children.

It is a gesture of affection and gratitude to the real heroes of children.

Happy Father’s Day!!!

 

Ms Priya

Assistant Teacher

The Mann School

World Environment Day

 

World Environment Day is celebrated on 5th of June every year-- the biggest annual event in the world organised by the ‘United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)’ to spread environmental awareness among the people. Its main aim is to raise awareness to protect nature and to try and resolve various environmental issues that are cropping up day by day.

 

This year’s theme is “Ecosystem Restoration”.

 

Every year World Environment Day is hosted by a different country in which official celebrations take place. Pakistan is the host this year. 

The government of Pakistan plans to expand and restore the country's forest through a campaign known as “10 Billion Tree Tsunami" that is spread over 5 years. The campaign comprises restoration of mangroves, forests and commencement of tree plantation drive in urban settings.

 

Fundamentally, the restoration of ecosystem can be achieved in many ways like growing trees and plants in cities, changing diets and keeping a strong check on harmful human activities and by cleaning up rivers and coasts. This way we can make peace with Nature and bring about a new positive change in the restoration process of the environment.

 

Active plantation of trees and curbing environmental pollution is the key factor for Nature to recover without human intervention.

 

The causes of degradation are many and can have a serious impact on the environment at different scales. As we know, some damages are seriously irreversible and it is impossible for the ecosystem to retain its original state intact forever. We need farmland and infrastructure to sustain the ecosystem.

 

Furthermore, an ecosystem can be restored by preserving forests, farmlands, cities, wetlands and oceans. Restoration initiatives can be launched by almost anyone from governments and development agencies to business communities and individuals.   

 

So, let us begin by volunteering and joining hands together to keep our unique planet safe for life to exist and flourish. Efforts like using an electric vehicle, lessening the use of AC, keeping a habit of ‘Switching off unnecessary appliances' can bring about a big change in this direction.

 

We ought to protect our Environment to 'Save Earth’ and the future of Mankind. 

 

 

AMIT KUMAR

PGT- GEOGRAPHY

THE MANN SCHOOL

ETCH YOUR ETIQUETTE

We are what we routinely do or habitually say. We are observed every minute. So, it becomes imperative to mind our words and actions. They represent a big part of us when we are in the process of being judged. 

What do people think when they see someone slamming the door on someone’s face, interrupting someone off in the middle of a sentence, shout across the room, use foul language, eat with their mouth open, give orders instead of saying "please" and "thank you"… and the list goes on. They probably think that "He lacks in manners" or “What a loser." (Oops!) 

It is essential to know that mere knowing where to place your fork and knife while dining is not sufficient to justify that you incorporate good manners. Good manners refer to your understanding of social skills, communication skills, and demonstrating behaviour that does not embarrass you and does not cause others to feel uncomfortable. 

Good or bad manners say volumes about you and your upbringing. They are the shadows of the virtues you possess. They indicate whether you are dependable, reliable, and selfless. People who are rude, inconsistent, or selfish suffer severe consequences. 

Manners indeed count when you are going for a business deal, interviewing for a job, or meeting someone significant for the first time. However, they also count even when there is no special occasion. Your friends and colleagues may not point you out, but they would surely notice and judge you and make a perception of you. You would know that if you could read their minds. 

Most people know how to put on the best foot forward in a particular situation, but the key is to behave perfectly in all circumstances. Why wait for someone to notice us and remind us. It should be a conscious and continuous effort so that it infuses in our blood and becomes our habit. 

Manners need to be displayed in all spheres of life. It should begin with our getting up early in the morning till going off to sleep at night. 

Usually, we wear smart, walk smart but forget to behave smart and sophisticated. We can begin with using the three powerful magical words; 'Sorry', 'Thank you’ and 'Please' as they make, build and maintain relationships, and solve the hardest of the problems. 

Remember, good manners are cost-effective. They promote a better corporate culture. They not only increase the quality of life at the workplace but also embellish the institution's image. In other words, it is an investment in respect. 

So, do mind your P's and Q's, thereby etching your etiquette as they are essential for building your brand. 

Kamini S Haldhar

HOD English 

The Mann School