Part 1 - Modern Indian School

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MANAGING COMMITTEE
H.E. Shri Ranjit Rae
The Ambassador of India
(Patron)
Mr. R.S. Saraf
Mr. Mashkoor Ahmad Lari
Sdr. Pritam Singh
(President)
(Vice President)
(Manager & Secretary)
Mr. Arun Saraf
(Member)
Mrs. Parvati Mazumdar Mr. S. Gopalakrishnan Col. (Retd) Raju Peter
(Eminent Educationist)
(Patron's Nominee)
(Principal)
THE EDITORIAL BOARD
EDITOR IN CHIEF AND COORDINATOR
Mrs. A. Bomjan Fitzpatrick
SUB EDITOR
Mr. N. Karn
ENGLISH SECTION
Mrs. S. Mukherjee
Mrs. Era Shrestha
Shivani Mishra (Student)
Harshvardhan Chand (Student)
NEPALI SECTION
LAYOUT DESIGN
HINDI SECTION
Mr. N. Karn
Mrs. M. Jha
Mrs. G. Dhungel
Binita Poudel (Student)
Mr. N. Karn
Mr. A. N. Bhagat
Mrs. C. Niraula
Anjora Mittal (Student)
COVER DESIGN
ILLUSTRATIONS
PHOTOGRAPHY
Mr. Raja Man Karmacharya
Abhishek Bohara
Mr. K.P. Acharya
Memory Concern
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Message
The school has indeed made a steady progress in all spheres and now it has
become one of the most prestigious schools in Nepal. This could have been
possible only through the dedication and commitment of the Principal and the
entire staff.
The timely interventions in all fields of life sports, music, arts, physical
exercises, mental progress and other made this school a conducive place of
learning and all round development of personality. The school has provided
opportunities to all the students to develop their talents that they are blessed
with. I am happy to see that many past pupils still keep in touch and regard this
institution as a place of learning and development.
I take this opportunity to compliment the editorial board for bringing out
“Milestone” well in time, showcasing MIS in a befitting manner.
Mr. R.S. Saraf
President
Message
Modern Indian School has earned a name for itself in its pursuit of total and
wholesome education and the students passing out of this great institution have
made their alma mater proud by growing into responsible citizens.
The school has definitely been making great endeavours to ensure that each
student learn with understanding so that the knowledge imparted is not just
bookish but has practical and logical application. Developing leadership qualities,
personality grooming, civic manners, etiquettes and finesse play an important
role in molding the future generation. It is gratifying to note that the dedicated set
of teachers are single mindedly committed to setting the highest standard in both
education and overall development of the students.
The annual magazine “Milestone” has always showcased the school and its
students and I always look forward to its release to have a glimpse of the school
activities during the academic year. I take this opportunity to wish all the best to
the editorial team and the school.
Mr. Mashkhoor Ahmad Lari
Vice-President
Message
Modern Indian School is an epitome of learning that inculcates discipline,
academic pursuit, love for sports and other extra curricular activities among the
students. The many activities that are being carried out, growth and the
progress it has made for the last 36 years have made great impact. Indeed, it is
a joyful occasion to thank the almighty and implore his blessings to renew our
commitment and dedication in imparting quality and character based education
to the students and to create a society of peace and harmony.
On the occasion of the release of the school magazine Milestone I extend my
joyful greetings, appreciation and felicitations to the Principal, the staff and the
students for the excellent job by bringing out the annual magazine well in time. I
look forward to have a glimpse of its colourful pages.
Sdr. Pritam Singh
Manager & Secretary
From The Principal's Desk
Management Gurus will tell us, “change is the only
constant”, meaning if at all anything is constant in this
world, it is the phenomenon of constant change. It defines
the very essence of life and the process of evolution.
Darwin concluded that life started accidently with a single
cellular organism and evolved over millions and millions of
years to take the shape of human being, highest so far in
the evolutionary hierarchy. Changes are still taking place
and we are still evolving, and what is there for us in store in
the distant future, is difficult to predict now.
If change is the world order, it is natural that our brain is
wired to seek changes at all times. It is important that
the society and the world evolve discarding practices
not tenable in the new world at the same time
strengthening the systems found suitable for us. While
doing so, there could always be the risk of making
judgmental error and break the fine social balance,
which can have serious repercussions.
Teenagers have the tendency to be impatient and
challenge existing practices and be rebellious. Children at
this stage fail to understand that the systems in place and
the social order have emerged over a period of time and
everything had its meaning related to the time and space it
came into vogue. If certain practices are outdated, it is our
responsibility to replace it with new ones. While evolving
from the old to the new, we should never allow vacuum to
be created, which can be very detrimental. We have a
tendency to comprehend the world in the limited time span
of our life, negligible compared to the history of the
universe. We want everything to change during our life time
according to our perception of the world. There have been
aberrations when ever people tried to make abrupt
changes, without allowing the new systems to emerge. If
we look around, we find hundreds of such examples, where
old systems have been discarded without allowing new
systems to take its place. Result is total chaos and
catastrophe, generations suffer till new systems are in
place. While challenging the world order, it is important to
understand one thing, wisdom is not
the monopoly of a few. Everyone born in this world
understands things and has a stake on the society
and the world.
Coming to the context of the school and schooling,
more than often, students feel that the society and the
older generation are forcing everything on them. They
feel suppressed from all sides and feel that they are
always at the receiving end. This frustration leads to
youngsters becoming defiant and develop the tendency
to challenge everything in place and start looking at the
older generation (here teachers) with suspicion. Result
is indiscipline and under performance.
At the same time it is important to remember that we
should never be advocates of status quo and should not
suffer from apathy. There are many customs and traditions
in the society which are totally outdated and are not in the
interest of the people. Though all are convinced that it
should be changed but the question is, “who will bell the
cat”. No one wants to come forward and take the risk of
challenging it. In the bargain, everyone continue to suffer
quietly. It is totally unacceptable. As educated and
progressive people, it is our responsibility to debate on
such issues and develop consensus. Public opinion should
be generated to change the wrong practices in the interest
of mankind.
To conclude, I would like to advise my students to be
alert and develop the habit of challenging the practices
which are outdated and not beneficial to us. We should
not challenge something for the sake of it and make
sudden changes which could adversely affect the fine
balance of the systems in place. Let the systems evolve
smoothly, discarding the practices which are outdated,
strengthening good practices and fine tuning them with
the requirements of the present world.
Raju Peter
Principal
From The Headmistress' Desk
It is time again to write a message for the readers
of Milestone and my mind is full of thoughts.
Years have gone by, so many little children have
grown up and so many young students are here
again. It is a huge responsibility to fulfill the
dreams of the parents who have immense faith in
the school. We try to teach our children many
things at school but above all, we try to teach
them to be good human beings.
This world is changing rapidly, and every field is
going through tough competitions; everyone is
getting fascinated by the glitters of the world, and
the materialistic things have become very
important for everyone. We are losing patience
and the real values are disappearing. It is high
time we realized that the strength and happiness
for us is not only in being successful but in being
a person of right principles and strong character.
Eleanor Roosevelt said it so beautifully “Try not to
become a person of success but rather try to
become a person of value.” No doubt, this path is
full of obstacles and criticisms but at the end, it
will surely get happiness, peace of mind, and a
feeling of satisfaction which ultimately would bring
success. We must learn to care for others.
Thinking only about ourselves make us selfish
and heartless – we want to reach the stars at any
cost and we do manage for the time being but
ultimately we stoop so low in our own eyes that
no room remains for happiness. A happy and a
kind hearted person may be slow to reach
the top but finally does very well in life. I
strongly believe in loving, caring and in
spreading the message of brotherhood.
I would like to tell all my readers not to lose faith
in goodness and in love. Everyone should try to
find happiness in the small things around us. It is
these beautiful moments that make a life fulfilling
and brings smiles on our faces when we look
back and see the path we have taken to reach
where we are. Sorrows, disappointments,
heartbreaks and failures are a part of life. No one
can claim to be untouched by them. We need to
accept the truth that some problems will always
be there and we have to learn to live with them. It
is important to accept them. We have to believe in
ourselves and what we can become in the future
will depend on what we believe about ourselves
now and research has also shown that all children
can learn, retain and thus achieve if they follow
the right processes and this is what we try to
inculcate in our students. We always encourage
them to have a positive attitude towards life.
My best wishes are with everyone. Keep the
innocence alive, let the children in us thrive.
Enjoy life, love all and be happy.
Maya Rana
Headmistress
Editorial
The publication of „Milestone‟ is truly a major
Each and every one of us needs to get into
milestone in the progress and development
alignment with who we truly are and what
of the school. It will open a gateway to many
we truly want and then begin connecting
who will know that as an institution, we are
from there. Start small and think big and
creating a future full of optimism and
you will soon begin to attract the best of
enthusiasm, a future where every endeavour
everything. This edition of „Milestone‟ is an
will
experiment with being and working with
succeed
and
ineptitude
and
disillusionment will be something of the past.
sanguinity and bliss. We are blessed to
find ourselves living in such a creative
There does come a point in life when you
area, an eclectic community that has a
must begin to take responsibility for yourself,
diverse range of exceptional voices which
who you are, what you want and how you
we hope to share through stories, poems,
want to live. It may be a Porsche you dream
jokes, articles and pictures.
for; publish a best-selling novel, climb a
mountain, get into the best college or have
the best things in life. That is why most of us
here in MIS are united in the quest for quality
education, creativity, inner peace, and global
well-being
that
will
open
doorways
So, readers as you turn the pages of the
phantasmagoric display of the children‟s
work of art and expression, I hope you
will savour each and every moment of it.
to
manifesting dreams. Always follow what feels
right and step by step see what you attract. It
is a miracle where life can take you once you
focus on what you want.
Chief Editor and Coordinator
MILESTONE
Rashi Bansal
(14th December 1997 - 21st May 2014)
How softly you tiptoed into our world,
only a moment you stayed. But
you have left a deep imprint
upon our hearts. We miss you
ANNUAL REPORT: 2014
because of the relentless support I received from
each one of you. I would like to bow and remember
the services of my predecessors whose hard work
and vision made my job simple. Now, let me take
this opportunity to appraise you about the
achievements and activities of the school in the field
of academics, co-curricular activities, sports & games
and developmental activities.
The very great Thomas Carlyle has said Nothing
builds self-confidence and self-esteem like
accomplishments. We are here today to celebrate
the accomplishments and achievements that have
been made by the staff and students of Modern
Indian School in the past year. Yes it has been a joint
effort of students, parents, staff and management,
for in the words of William Blake, No bird soars too
high, if it soars with its own wings.
Academic Excellence
Good evening ladies and gentlemen,
It is my proud privilege to announce the outstanding
results of Class XII, which is an all time high in the
history of Modern Indian School.
Honble Chief Guest, Mr. Piyush Srivastava, Charge
d Affaires, Embassy of India, members of the
Management Committee, Mr. R. S. Saraf, President,
Mrs. Saraf, Mr. Mashkoor Ahmed Lari, Vice President,
Sdr Pritam Singh, Manager & Secy, Mr. S.
Gopalakrishnan, First Secretary (Political), Embassy
of India, Directors & Principals of the eminent schools
of the valley, distinguished guests, parents, teachers,
administrative staff and my dear students.
(a) Total no. of students appeared in the class XII
board exam - 189
(b) No. of students who scored 90% and above
15. They are Atul Maharjan (96.2%), Suraj Verma
(95%), Prabin Pandey (94.6%), Saurav Mittal
(94%), Harihar Ghiraiya (93.6%), Aditya Yadav
(93.4%), Yash Kumar Agrawal (93.4%), Vatsala
Shrestha (93%), Rahul Goyal (92%), Sadichchha
Shrestha (91.6%), Sarina Pantha (91.4%), Pramod
Shrestha (91.2%), Manav Lamichhane (91%),
Meetu Maharjan (90.6%), Aakriti Deuja (90.2%).
Today Modern Indian School is celebrating its 36th
annual day and Im singularly honored to stand
before you the sixth time to read out the annual
report of this great institution. It was possible purely
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(c) No. of students who secured distinction - 81
students are encouraged to take part in an
abundance of activities like debate, quiz, spelling
bee, elocution, choral recitation , Western and
classical music, dramatics, art contests, celebration
of various festivals, educational trips etc. All these
come together in a kaleidoscope of creativity that
empowers and encourages our students to see
beyond subject boundaries to a more holistic
understanding of life and themselves. It also helps
us to guide and monitor their growth into
contributing and successful members of society. It
is mandatory for every student to participate in at
least one CCA activity. Inter house activities in CCA
witnessed fierce competition to be the winner and
make their house the Champion house. In addition
our students participated at the inter school level
and made the school proud. I would like to highlight
a few major achievements:
(d) No. of students who passed with first class and
above - 102
(e) Atul Maharjan made us proud by scoring 96.2%
marks and topping the batch.
Quality of results is of utmost importance in any
good school. Here, Im happy to inform you that the
average score of the batch was 77.9, you will agree
not a small achievement.
Class X students did equally well with 100% results.
In the CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average) on a
scale of 1-10, five students secured perfect 10. They
are(a) Sheetal Gurung
(b) Rashmi Gurung
(a) In the IT Quiz conducted by DAV school on 31st
July, 2014, the school team secured the first prize.
(c) Riecha Joshi
(d) Shilpa Chaubey
(b) The school team participated in the Nepal Mock
UN in August 2014. Shivani Mishra outshined in
the event and was declared as the best delegate
of the Security Council.
(e) Shikchita Manandhar
Summary of results is as follows:
(c) Our students participated in Arts competitions
organized by Thames International College,
Rajarshi Gurukul and Chandbagh School and
won various prizes.
(a) Total no. of students appeared in the class X
board exam - 189
(b) No. of students who secured a CGPA of 9 and
above - 36
(d) In the Quiz Competition and the Spell Bee
competition organized by Gyanodaya School
our team reached the finals.
(c) No. of students who secured a CGPA of 8 and
above - 33
(d) No. of students who secured a CGPA of 7 and
above - 52
(e) Tanvi Agrawal made us proud by winning the
prestigious Nepals Top 7 Debaters organized
by Youth Asia.
(e) No. of students who secured a CGPA of 7 and
below - 68
(f) Shivani Mishra became Nepals Youngest
Inspirational Poet in Nepals Top 7 Poet
competition organized by Leadership Academy
on 7th August, 2014.
My heartiest congratulations to all these students.
Co-curricular Activities:
Sports and Games:
Our schools backbone is strengthened by the
schools endeavor to ensure balanced growth among
our students. In todays highly competitive world,
we have to bear a lot of mental stress and also have
to get involved in so many things in order to acquire
knowledge. This is where co-curricular activities play
a significant role. They help us get mental rest and
also help us stay physically fit and healthy.
Physical activities in the form of sports, games and
athletics are important not simply because they
provide physical exercise, but also because they
develop qualities of sportsmanship, self-confidence,
perseverance, foresight; fair play etc. Children learn
to concentrate on academics, develop good hobbies,
get opportunities to exhibit hidden talents and
develop control over emotions and aggression.
The interest and enthusiasm in the field of sports is
Integrated education being our schools watch word,
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Mumbai, Goa, Kerala and Hyderabad in January this
year. Again, the current batch will be making an India
trip and they intend to visit Mumbai, Goa, Bangalore,
Mysore, Agra and Delhi in December/January. You
will be glad to note that the visits are organized in
such a manner that no student goes to the same
location second time.
very clearly visible. Our students have participated
enthusiastically and successfully not only in several
inter school sports and games but also at the National
and International arena.
(a) Our school organized a triangular basketball
tournament with Rato Bangla School and
Brihaspati School and came out as the winners.
In the NISSA Boys League Basketball
Championship organized by Lincoln School, we
emerged as the first runners up.
It has always been our efforts to develop our students
as complete human beings, instead of developing
as skewed personalities. Its not sufficient to help
them excel in academics and be successful, it is also
important to make them a good citizen with human
values. Introduction of singing Nepali and Indian
National Anthem in the assembly on all Fridays is
one of the steps towards this. To develop this spirit
for the alma mater, the school anthem is sung every
Monday. Value education has been integrated with
subject teaching in addition to talks by Principal and
teachers on values and morality on a regular basis.
(b) In the Six-a-side Girls Football tournament
organized by St. Xavier School we emerged as
the runners up again. The school boys and girls
football teams participated in the Coca Cola
Football tournament organized by All Nepal
Football Association (ANFA), though could not
get any position.
(c) MIS organized Inter-School Cricket tournament
in June 2014 with participation from six major
schools of the valley. In the keenly contested
tournament DAV school emerged as the
champions, while we became the first runners
up.
In recognition of this philosophy last year, we had
introduced two awards for best heart and soul of
the passing out batch. They were awarded with a
citation and laptop. Im happy to inform you that
two students are being awarded this year as well.
(d) In Table Tennis, our team participated in the
Creative Cup Table Tennis tournament organized
by All Nepal Table Tennis Association and Fifth
DAV Table Tennis tournament and emerged as
the second runners up.
Inclusive education has always been part of the
school ethos. We do not differentiate students by
their social or economic status. We are proud to have
children from all strata of the society. Even special
children are never denied admission and we go out
of the way to accommodate them and meet their
special needs.
(e) Under the aegis of Indian Dodge ball Association,
MIS hosted the first ever Indo-Nepal Dodge ball
tournament. Not only did our boys and girls learn
the game they also gave a tough fight to the
visiting teams from India.
(f) Im proud to inform you all that the Girls football
team participated in the Continental Cup
International Youth Football tournament at Ohio,
USA in July this year. I have been told that this is
the first ever girls football team from Nepal
visiting USA. You may recall, our boys football
team participated in the same tournament last
year.
This year we introduced a new concept called "At
Home in the school, with the aim of improving the
bonhomie between students, parents, teachers and
school. The concept is to have a class wise gathering
of students, parents and teachers at the school
premises. During such gatherings, all students get
an opportunity to perform on stage, party games
are organized for parents. The best parents are
awarded and it ends with lunch. This year it has been
organized for classes KG to VI. Considering the big
success, we have plans to extend the same to senior
classes next year.
Co-scholastic Activities
Like in the past, we organized educational cum field
trips for all classes. For classes I to VII, we conducted
one day trip to various places in the valley. Class VIII
went to Nagarkot for overnight stay, Class IX camped
at Kakani and class X trekked to Chisapani and
camped overnight. Class XI made two weeks trip to
To make the school objective oriented, we introduced
the mission statement for the school, At Modern
Indian School our mission is to excel in all areas
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more important considering the revolutionary
changes being brought up by CBSE in curriculum
development, teaching strategy, evaluation and
certification. In March this year, the entire faculty
spent two days for faculty development. Mrs. Kirti
Pasbola conducted a workshop on Raising Children
Right on 8th Sept, 2014. Three teachers of English
Dept. attended workshop organized by CBSE in India.
including academics to enable students to realize
their innate potential and develop as a competent
and complete human being.
The school has also adopted the purpose of
education as learning to know, learning to do,
learning to live and learning to be. It is not sufficient
to take care of the students who are good in studies,
it is more important to cater for students who are
poor in studies and who are not lucky to have
paternal support. Towards this we have introduced
the buddy system in classes and also mentoring by
teachers and bright students. This has already started
paying dividends as is evident from better results.
We are indebted to our parents, who have been
partners in all our endeavors and the support we
received from you is priceless. I look forward to your
cooperation in the future as well.
I will be failing in my duty if I dont acknowledge the
selfless service being rendered by the trustees of
MIS, whose passion and vision resulted in the making
of this great institution. The Modernite fraternity and
the society stand indebted to them for the quality
education being provided in quality environment
for affordable price. I would like to place on record,
the continuous support from our Patron H. E. Shri
Ranjit Rae, Indian Ambassador to Nepal and the
Indian Embassy. Above all, in all humility I
acknowledge that nothing would have been possible
but for the blessings of God our Almighty who has
seen us through all these years.
Considering the increasing interest being displayed
in cricket by our students and Nepal, we are planning
to make MIS as the cricket hub for junior cricket.
Towards this, we are planning to organize youth
cricket camps for our students and of other schools
by cricket coaches from India and Nepal. The scope
of inter-school cricket tournament will be enlarged
next year with a rolling trophy and attractive cash
awards.
School Faculty
We are fortunate to have a cadre of nearly 140
Teachers, well trained, well experienced, dedicated
and capable of fulfilling the demands of the growing
modern generation of students. Apart from the
various core subject teachers, we have an enthusiastic
team of co-curricular activity teachers for Physical
Education, Music, Dance, sports, Arts & Crafts. This
helps in exploring and nurturing the innate talents
and skills of our promising students. I am happy to
inform you that our music teacher, Mrs. Sangita Rana
was awarded five national awards for her outstanding
contributions in the field of Nepali music. Im grateful
to the teachers for their selfless service for the
betterment of our students and the school. The same
holds true to all our non-teaching staff who are the
backbone of our institution. I thank them for their
warmth, goodness and willingness to perform any
task. I acknowledge the contribution of the Student
Council in organizing the school activities and
discipline.
I take a moment to remember Miss Rashi Bansal of
class XI, who left us for the heavenly abode on 21st
May, 2014. Let her soul rest in peace.
I once again thank Mr. Piyush Srivastava and everyone
present here for sparing your valuable time to be
with us today.
Our endeavor in MIS has always been to have internal
competition, to better what we could achieve the
previous year. Our resolve is to change constantly,
strengthen our good practices and correct grey areas
and ensure that each and every student realize their
full potential and excel as per their ability.
I conclude by quoting Martin Luther King Jr.
If you cant fly, then run,
If you cant run, then walk,
If you cant walk, then crawl,
But whatever you do,
You have to keep moving forward.
Thank You!
Staff Enrichment Programmes
We in MIS believe that teachers need to be
continuously refreshed and trained in the latest
developments in the field of education. It has become
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FIRST ALUMNI MEETING: A REPORT
Modern Indian School made history again. The first
get together of the alumni was organized in the school
premises on 29th November, 2014. The attendance
was very encouraging; more than 450 people attended
which included alumni, spouses and children. Almost
all batches were represented starting from those who
joined the school right from its inception in 1978. The
enthusiasm of ex-students to attend the first ever
meeting as also to meet their batch mates was
heartening to witness. The event was hosted by
Ms. Iswita Sharma and Mr. Ashish Thakur.
(f) Motivational talks for the Classes X/XI/XII.
(g) Community service.
(h) An alumni association can only be successful if
everyone has the attitude to give rather than to
take.
(i) The school has launched the association and now
it is the responsibility of alumni to take it forward.
He promised that the school will give all support
to organize future activities in the school premises.
Though it was the first meeting of its kind, the spirit
and enthusiasm of the alumni made it very vibrant
and a grant success. The hosts found it extremely
difficult to control and silent the gathering as the
happiness of meeting old batch mates and sharing
of old experiences were something they could not
control, which made the hall noisy, which was quite
understandable. The entertainment programme put
up by the current and ex-students mesmerized
everyone. The English song composed specially for
the event and sang by Dr. Yugal Limbu (Head Boy of
2005 batch) was highly inspirational and a big hit.
The programme consisted:
(a) Welcome address by Iswita Sharma.
(b) Inaugural address by the Principal.
(c) Entertainment programme by present alumni
English duet, Beat boxing and Robotic dance.
(d) Entertainment programme by ex-students.
(e) Award of "First Bird, Mr & Mrs MIS and MIS
Family.
(f) All Ex-student participants were given school
memento.
The get together was followed by the first General
body meeting. Everyone present in the meeting
unanimously expressed their desire to form the Alumni
Association and make it a strong body. Considering
the enthusiasm and unanimity, the Executive body
was constituted through nomination/volunteering,
without any voting as under:
(g) General body meeting and election of Executive
body of the Alumni Association.
(h) Lunch.
In the inaugural address, the Principal thanked the
alumni for turning out in big number and for showing
such enthusiasm to be associated with their alma
mater. He reminded everyone present that the
formation of the association was long overdue
considering the fact that the school is 36 years old
with more than 12,000 students having
studied/passed out from its portals. He requested the
alumni to come forward and take the Association
forward. He did not forget to advise the ex-students
about what it can and what it should play in the
interest of the fraternity, which can be summarized
as under:
(a) President
: Mr Sajay Bagaria (1992 Batch)
(b) Vice President
: Mr Amit Begani (1994 Batch)
(c) General Secretary : Mr Deepak Bansal (1994 Batch)
(d) Treasurer
: Mr Rakesh Adulkia (1994 Batch)
(e) School Coordinator : Ms Iswita Sharma (1995 Batch)
(f) Executive Member : Mrs Samta Agrawal (1987 Batch)
(g) Executive Member : Mrs Suman Agrawal (1993 Batch)
(h) Executive Member : Mr Amit Saraf(1994 Batch)
(a) Alumni association should play a supportive role
and should never try to interfere in the functioning
of the school.
(i) Executive Member : Mrs Sarita Agrawal (1996 Batch)
(j) Executive Member : Dr Yugal Limbu (2006 Batch)
(b) It should function as a pressure group which
should facilitate lobbying and networking for the
benefit of the school and alumni.
(k) Executive Member : Ms Faija Praween (2012 Batch)
(c) Act as the link between the school and the alumni.
The school would like to wish the association all
success for future activities and hope that the school
and its alumni will be able to gain greatly from its
activities.
(l) Executive Member : Mr Ashish Thakur (2013 Batch)
(d) Well placed and old students should help young
pass outs in admissions and placements.
(e) Scholarships for the students who are in need of
financial help to complete their studies.
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PRESENCE OF MIND
I was posted in Mizoram, one of the North-Eastern
states of India. It was the annual inspection of the
infantry battalion where I was undergoing the postcommission attachment, mandatory for all young
officers of the services or the supporting arms of the
army. The importance of this annual feature needs
some explanation for the benefit of those who never
came closer to the armed forces. To maintain the
highest degree of efficiency and preparedness the
annual inspections are conducted with the utmost
seriousness and the inspecting officers expected the
highest standards and compromised on nothing.
The units under inspection took it very seriously,
preparations began months before the actual date.
Each and every activity of the unit was rehearsed
repeatedly to avoid mistakes during inspection. Zero
error syndrome was in its best display. One mistake
could seal the future of the Commanding Officer
(CO) and there are chances of the unit being declared
unfit for war, something unimaginable and an
everlasting blot in the history of the unit.
We all waited to welcome the Commander to the
Officers Mess. We could even hear the heartbeat of
each other, in proverbial terms it was like the calm
before the storm. Finally the big man arrived with a
tailor made smile on his face (or was it a killing grin?)
and he entered the Mess. And the Murphys law
played its cruel joke. The power went off and there
was total darkness all around. Mess staff started
running here and there to light candles or to find a
torch. Suddenly, my presence of mind worked. On
an earlier occasion, I had seen a small spark in the
distribution board, which supplied power from the
generator. Without wasting any time I ran to the
distribution board which was around 50-60 steps
uphill. How I managed to reach there in the pitch
darkness is still a mystery to me. My prediction was
right; one of the cables had come out, which I could
fix in no time. Light came and the situation was
brought under control and the dinner went off well
without any glitches thereafter.
When I returned to the Mess after my valiant act, my
CO nodded his head in appreciation. It meant, Well
done boy, Im proud of you. Thereafter, I became the
blue eyed of my CO. I was floating on cloud nine.
This special status had its advantages. In one year of
my tenure, I was granted leave four times to go home,
may be an all-time record in the unit. Laymen wont
understand the importance of leave in army,
especially in operational areas. Though an officer is
entitled 60 days of annual leave and 20 days of casual
leave, it is almost impossible to get the full
entitlement. It is purely the prerogative of the CO
whether to grant you leave or not. While many officers
in the unit struggled to get leave once, four times
for me made my colleagues envy. Though my CO
liked me a lot, it did not mean that I was allowed to
enjoy life thereafter; in fact, he gave me more
responsibilities matching with my service. On the
other hand, I welcomed the attention in form of
duties being bestowed on me. In the armys scheme
of things, officers with capability are given additional
responsibilities to hone their skills so that they are
prepared to take up bigger challenges in future.
Our CO was a smart and upcoming officer.
Disciplinarian of the highest order, we literally
shivered in front of him. The inspecting officer was
the Brigade Commander, notorious for his bad
temper and sadistic approach towards his
subordinates. To get such an inspecting officer would
have sent shock waves in the minds of anyone, least
to talk of a CO whose unit is being inspected. Now,
you will understand how much caution the unit
would have taken for the preparation. Though I was
too young in the battalion to make any worthwhile
contribution, I kept myself involved in the
preparations. As the day came closer, we were quite
confident that everything would go smoothly.
Finally, the day of the inspection arrived. The
Commander was to arrive in the evening and his first
commitment was a formal dinner in the Officers
Mess. Since the battalion operated in field conditions,
the Officers Mess and other buildings were in make
shift buildings, sited on the slopes of a hill. To move
from one building to the other, one had to use the
narrow and winding stone stairs. There was no electric
supply in our location and we depended on
generator, which supplied power to key buildings.
The Mess was prepared to the best manner possible
in the prevailing field conditions. The menu for the
formal dinner was rehearsed a couple of times.
The above experience quite early in my life taught
me the lesson to be alert, efficacious and proactive
at all times.
Raju Peter
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A MEMOIR
If any readers knew my aunt Flora, you would
certainly experience an aura of a charismatic person.
She died six months ago, after a yearlong battle with
an inoperable cancer. As hard and as sad it was to
witness her increasing suffering (though not for long)
and not be able to do much of anything about it, I
also became aware through the sheer volume of
visitors she received - just how many lives she
touched. Of course, I knew what she meant to her
family, to her sibling and to me personally. But
through the visitors, I got a much better sense of her
value to her co-workers and her community.
Neighbours stopped in all the time. Her previous
boss came by frequently and seemed as devastated
by my aunt's demise as any of our family members.
services, marriage ceremonies, prayer meetings and
hospital visitations. Though she did not have the
strength and could not walk, she never showed any
sign of despair. She used to walk with such grace
and pride. No matter how much we used to try
stopping her she would not listen! She said she had
so much to do.
She was someone whom people trusted in times of
trials and tribulations. I have witnessed a few women
leaning on her shoulder and crying. Her generosity
towards the poor and the destitute is ineffable. In
view of helping the less fortunate women she also
led a group of women called "Deepshrinkala", was a
member in the "Missionaries of Charity" sister's group,
executive member of "Loreto Sisters", worked with
the "Adoration Sisters" executive member of 'Caritas
Nepal' and served in St. Mary's School, Jawalakhel
for more than 25 years. Nobody could stop her from
her mission, so I call her my "Iron Lady". She could
be bold, stubborn, adamant and at the same time
so full of compassion. Today many can live peacefully
in proper homes, many children have received
education, and many have found security in their
jobs and so much more because of the greatness of
my aunt.
I mention my aunt here because she offered essential
lessons to all who knew her, lessons about how to
conduct oneself in both good and bad times, how
to make a deep and unwavering commitment to
family, how to be a respected leader and dedicated
co-worker, and how to give of oneself to other in
need. One could also learn from her how to be
competitive - to work hard, to strategize, to stay
focused, to be a student of the game (whatever it
was), to be a team player, to compete not against
but with other. And when she was dying, she
exhibited the highest level of grace I have seen.
We live in a culture that excessively celebrates
celebrity. It is easy to do but the truth is that our
nation is held together mostly by people like my
aunt - those who live and work in the trenches. They
are not bound for public fame, but they have more
value to our families, our communities and our places
of work than we often recognize.
The last one and half years that I spent with her left
me with awe. She indelibly changed my view of life.
She was a staunch catholic and never wavered in her
faith even for a second. The doctor predicted that
she would not live for more than three months but
miraculously she was back on her feet. No rain nor
storm nor sickness would stop her from going to
church, taking catechism classes, attending funeral
H.O.D
English Department
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CHOOSE WISE
The unfortunate thing about this world is that good habits are so much easier to give up than bad ones.
-Somerset Maugham
After looking through many lives including mine,
letting many days pass by, one thought that kept
bothering and surprising me was the mammoth
existence and impact of media; print, broadcast,
social, paid or otherwise. It may come as a surprise
to many, as media is such a daily part of our lives that
it has almost become a ritual. I do not intend to aim
at only the teens or the gen-next as its most
vulnerable target; I have seen many elders and elderly
being highly influenced by it. Has the media become
so realistic in their portrayals that they have become
pied pipers in our lives? Well, there are always the
pros and cons of everything, and we cannot and
should not base our judgements only on our beliefs.
and self and being most active not in real life but
virtual?
Instead of creating and maintaining our own
identities, we are impersonating others, trying to be
someone else who probably does not know or care
about our existence. Are we today only rated as up
to standard people on these grounds? Is it making
us any wiser and human than before? Those times
are by gone when people became somebody
creating something out of them, proving to all and
oneself and working hard without being distracted.
Do we have enough time to look into our lives and
see what is amiss? I would not really like to think of
the media as a source just to help us maintain our
addictions. What we watch today floods our minds
with images and unrealistic depiction and
interpretation of life not letting us see the reality that
life really is. It is for us to ascent above the influences
forever surrounding us. It is especially important for
the buds that are about to blossom in this new world
to lay a solid foundation of responsibility and
maturity.
There was a time when television and computers
were only a source of entertainment, a time pass so
to say. News channels would show only news;
headlines comprised only the happenings around
the world and in the country. Advertisements were
merely 15-20 seconds long and to the point, never
getting on our nerves. All gentries of people bothered
more with their concerned jobs and regular lives and
families rather than celebrities and their larger than
life images. Then an additional way to communicate
with our age-old and long lost friends was e-mails
apart from telephone/mobiles. Then came along
messengers, followed by social media and now apps
for everything possible under the sun. News channels
have plethora of things to show except the news.
Ad timings probably exceed the show timings! A
ratio comparing educating versus entertaining
channel shows a rapid and intense sharp inclination
of peoples preference towards entertainment. Okay,
so maybe in todays fast life we need our own space
and choice of leisurely activities to unwind but does
it all come down to social media, celebrity hook ups,
following and being followed??!! What more when
media today glamorizes addictions to substances
Not to ignore the fact that new media today is like
a magic wand. It also helps us to enhance our wisdom
by providing information and data through blogs,
forums, content aggregators, expertise. However,
how many of us really utilize it for such until it is for
an upcoming project in which an A+ grade becomes
necessary. Not to forget, the ALS ice bucket challenge
started a few days back in order to raise awareness
and provide donation for ALS patients. This challenge
has created immense support and generated huge
amount of finance for cure and treatment of ALS.
Although for a good cause but this fad is affecting
our water resources but people are doing their best
to minimize the wastage by converting the bucket
into mug.
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Very recently, an article had come up proclaiming
that only 10% brain usage by human mind is a myth,
we actually use 100% of it! So where is this 100%
actually being put to use? We have to look into things
that enrich us in ways of making us a better human
being, provide us knowledge and lead us into a
happy and prosperous life. We cannot let our minds
be crammed with things that make us socially
acceptable only; rather we have to use it coherently
for the benefit of people around us and ourselves.
Everything is great until it is done in moderation, be
it fashion, selfies, social media, various in-things or
even for that matter academics, politics, shopping,
gambling and money. In the end habits lead to
addiction and then obsession! However, we must
know our limitations and guide ourselves to do what
is best for us. Obsession should have no place in our
logical and balanced minds and lives. Let these things
not be an excuse, if it is just a part of behaviour; then
choose to be more wise and be in charge of your life.
It is easy to assume a habit; but when you try to
cast it off, it will take skin and all. - Josh Billings
Mrs. Bibha Lal
Academic Co-ordinator
SOCIAL NETWORKING
Social networking is all about sharing: information,
ideas, jokes, and pictures, personal, academic and
professional milestones. That is why it has become
such a popular way for individuals around the world
to stay in touch with each other and for brands to
reach out to consumers.
criminals use to exploit it. Hackers are bargaining
on it that you are more likely to believe something
when you see it on say, your Facebook feed. For
example, the chances are rather high that you will
click on a link to a free gadget or a free airline ticket
when you spot it on a friends wall or on a Twitter
feed, even if you consider yourself to be generally
cyber and security savvy.
While social media is all about fun, games and
connection, there is a dark side too. Since cyber
criminals tend to follow the masses, all of those
popular social media sites have also moved into the
sights of scammers and spammers, says Lutz Blaeser,
Managing Director of Intact Security, the sole
distributor of G Data Security solutions in South
Africa. Facebook users in particular need to guard
against scams and spam that could lead to identity
theft.
When users click on those free offer links, it
sometimes takes them to external websites, or
perhaps to another Facebook page. They will be
asked to fill out forms (or surveys) disclosing
information such as their name, surname, birthday,
address and perhaps even their credit card
information. When this kind of information falls into
the wrong hands, it can lead to identity and monetary
theft too.
There is even a name for these new social networking
threats: social malware, or socware, for short.
Research at the University of California Riverside
recently studied the Facebook pages of 12 000 users
for four months. During that time, almost half of
those users were exposed to at least one form of
socware. According to Blaeser, the fact that the whole
nature of social networking is that you are dealing
with friends and colleagues and other relationships
built around trust, is the very thing that cyber
Social media companies and their all-conquering
brands have begun to dominate our world over the
last decade. Many of us are now addicted to our
Twitter feed or slaves to Facebook posts and there
is no getting away from that, no matter what the
context. However, with twitter turning 8 this year
and Facebook turning 10, it is unlikely that when
these two institutions began anyone could have
predicted what today would look like for the social
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media revolution. As we look back at the relatively
short amount of time it has taken for these two
become mainstays of modern society, we are also
wondering what social media is going to be like a
decade from now
be a double-edged sword. At this moment, is there
something on your Facebook that you would not
want a current or future employer to see? Or even a
potential graduate school or professional school?
It is becoming more and more common for a social
media presence to be looked at to judge an
applicants suitability. Social media has given
companies a window beyond your resume into your
life. Employers use it to see if you would be a good
image for their company. Putting forward the
polished and honest side online can help snag that
job; however, pictures of underage drinking,
complaints about past jobs or anything of the sort
can be enough to cause even a perfect resume to
be tossed aside.
Everyone will be using it and we do not just mean
everyone as in all the cool kids or anyone who
knows anything about social media marketing, but
everyone. Expect to wish your Nan a happy birthday
via Twitter and to be joining work Facebook groups
populated by every single one of your co-workers.
Integration will increase this is integration in terms
of personal and business worlds, as well as virtual
and reality. Communication is also likely to become
digital, with conversations switching to channels like
WhatsApp. The traditional separation between
personal and business social media usage will
gradually merge with more openness and online
sharing.
Social media will become a real skill as social media
management becomes more valuable to business it
will be outsourced to those who have the
experienced and knowledge to make it effective.
Specialist social media agencies will become the
norm and it is likely that it will become more
challenging to successfully engage in Facebook
marketing or Twitter marketing without this expertise
at your back.
Being off the radar will add nothing to your resume.
For youngsters about to enter the professional world,
cleaning up that Facebook and Twitter account and
removing some embarrassing photos or that very
public argument will be a step in the right direction.
If you are going to share your life with the internet,
you have to manage it. Also, manage what others
have posted on your profile. There are settings that
make it so you have to approve a tagged picture
before it shows on your Facebook wall. Do not let
your friends compromise your goals. Keep in mind
that a lot can be deciphered about you based on
what you post. If you cant say something nice dont
say anything at all; especially on social media,
Today, almost everyone has an internet presence.
Social media has grown to be a great resource for
youngsters to connect with friends; however, it can
Compiled by
Mr. Shravan Kumar Shrestha
Computer Department
CRACKING ENGLISH PUZZLE
teacher it is my duty to share my personal
experiences, if it could be of use to my students.
It is an incident that happened 15 years back, when
I was back at school. My father was working as an
I debated a lot whether I should write this or not.
The doubt was how the readers would take it, would
they find it interesting, would they laugh at me.
Finally, I decided to take this plunge, I thought as a
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Asst. General Manager of IDBI bank in Calcutta
branch. I was studying in KV Cantt, Kanpur and I was
in Calcutta for my summer vacation. It was the last
year of my fathers service. His boss Mr. S.
Subrmanium, General manager invited him with
family for a cup of tea in the evening. Though I tried
to avoid going with my parents, my father insisted
that I go with them.
I reached home. That night, I could not sleep. My
Father from a remote village in Nepal went to
Mumbai at the age of 13 years, did his M.A in English
and L.L.B. and worked in a reputed bank. Even after
being born in an affluent family and studying in an
English medium school for about 15 years I am not
able to speak in English properly. Why? I kept on
wondering. I got the answer. Because, I never listened
to my teachers and continued to speak in Hindi.
The next evening, three of us, my father, mother and
I reached Mr. Subrmaniums house. He and his wife
gave us a warm welcome. As I entered the house, I
realized that I have entered a house of an English
family. An English song was being played in low
volume. Mr. Subrmanium was talking to my father
in English. His son and daughter were busy talking
in English. I started to worry, what Mr. Subrmanium
was going to ask me. How was I going to
communicate with them because I was not used to
speaking in English. In school, we generally talked
to each other in Hindi. I got scared and restless.
Suddenly Mr. Subrmanium asked my name.
Next morning came with a new light and change in
my life. I started talking to myself in English in front
of the mirror, started reading storybooks and started
speaking to my friends in English. To start with there
were many mistakes but I did not give up. I corrected
my mistakes and slowly I could see the improvement.
There was an increase in my confidence and I started
feeling better.
Kind courtesy my Table tennis skills and reasonable
command over English, I got an opportunity to work
in one of the finest Institutes of India IIT, Kanpur and
the largest chain of schools, Jain International school.
I said, Naresh.
As a Journalist, working with Sahara TV, NDTV and
Nepal 1 TV, my News Chief started sending me for
English based programs for the collection of news.
I started feeling great and stood out among my
colleagues.
Mr. Subrmanium, So what are you doing?
I said, Studying in class 11.
Mr. Subrmanium, So what will you do after 12?
I said, B.Com.
Last month the All Nepal Table Tennis Association
selected me to do one of the most important and
prestigious programs of International Table Tennis
Federation. After my presentation in English on table
tennis, the members of ITTF from Switzerland praised
me, said it was excellent, and certified me as the
International coach of International Table Tennis
Federation. My happiness had no bounds.
Again he asked, Why will you do B.com?
I said nothing, I just smiled.
Again he asked me, What do you want to be?
I said, Business man.
He said, Why, your father is a banker? You should
try for a banking job
I said nothing.
My experiences in life proved that English is a
powerful medium and is an important tool to succeed
in the competitive world. It will develop confidence
in you and improve the standard of life. My Principle
Sir, Mr. N Mishra was not wrong, English will help us
in life. Now, when I go to my bed, sometimes I
remember the visit to Mr. Subrmaniums house. That
evening I was not comfortable, but today there is a
smile on my face. It changed my life for good!
The entire conversation went off in monosyllables.
The whole experience was quite embarrassing and
I felt small. For every question, I was giving only one
word answer. At that moment, I remembered Mr. N
Mishra, Principal of my school. He always used to ask
us to speak in English and told us that it would help
us. The tea was served. Mr. Subrmanium got busy
with my father. Finally, it was time for us to leave and
for me; the agony ended. One of the worst evening
of my life!
Mr. Naresh Rawal
Sports Department
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EXAMINEE IS BETTER THAN EXAMINER
Examination means to test (exam) ones labour,
capability, effort, health, plan, vision etc. When people
fall sick and become weak, they go to doctor for
medication or for checkup for speedy recovery.
Doctor checks up the patient and prescribes for
examination of various tests like blood test, stool
test, X-ray, ultrasound etc. and then only the doctor
comes to know the exact causes or reasons of the
disease and finally prescribes the proper medicines
and advises for proper diet and needed exercises. As
a result, patient returns to a state of sound health.
or circles the incomplete ones deducting marks for
them. Sometimes, even some answers in the whole
page is found wrong resulting a zero for it or scoring
very poor. To encounter such situations in
examination, an Examinee should pay heed to the
following points that can be advantageous to them:
In the same manner, students work hard with the
syllabus and spend huge amount of time that returns
with their achievement of good results. They work
hard by attending regular classes, listening to the
lectures of teachers and self-studies as well. Their
performance is examined whether their hard work,
devotion to studies results towards positive outcome
or not. For this, various kinds of examinations are
conducted in school/college like Oral Test, Class Test,
Unit Test, SA-I, SA-II, Term Exam, Board Exam etc.
Students appear for their examinations and try to
score the best in the individual subjects and stand
as topper as well. To score better marks in
examination, students must think that Examinee is
better than Examiner and must write down the
answers clearly. This will help the Examiner to check
the answers suitably even in the absence of the
Examinee.
c) Questions should be answered in order, if
possible.
a) Firstly, a student must write the required initials
in the Answer sheet.
b) Margins should be drawn on both sides to
maintain a balanced writing.
d) Handwriting should be legible and neat from
the beginning to the last answer.
e) Overwriting or use of correction pen be best
possibly avoided.
f) According to the nature of the questions, diagram
should be clear and stepwise, just before or after
the answer.
g) Main points should be underlined by pencil or
pen with different ink.
If the above points are followed by the students, the
Examiner can read and get the exact answer from
the students and thus reward them the deserved
marks. Now, the question is Examinee is better than
Examiner or Examiner is better than Examinee. I am
convinced, students will choose the first one as it
makes life whereas the second one breaks the life of
students.
In this regard, many students assume that as the
teachers are experienced and qualified they would
easily be able to understand the answers written
down by them. Therefore, they may tend to write
the answers in short, without following the working
notes, calculations, chart, graph etc. Sometimes
students give the answers in brief that makes the
answers incomplete or unaddressed. As a result, the
examiner finds the answers wrong and underlines
Good Luck for your best endeavours in academics!
Mr. R.B. Jha
HOD, Dept. of Commerce
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THOUGHTS NEVER REMAIN THE SAME
People having faith in God and themselves always
give rise to positive thoughts. We all are human
beings and negative thoughts in our mind is not a
big deal but dealing with them positively is a
challenge. Whenever negative thoughts come in
your mind, you need not panic-just stay calm, take
a deep breath, and recite the name of God and
experience the change in your thoughts. Many a
times, we tend to get hurt by persons action and
start having negative thoughts towards him.
However, if that same person brings happiness to us
by doing something good for us then instantly we
start thinking of him as a good person. Thoughts
play a vital role in our lives and keeping them pure
and positive is the only gateway to a happy and
healthy life. Reaction of negative thoughts can be
very devastating and suppression of your negative
thoughts is not a solution, instead it will lead you to
depression. Open up with your views and thoughts
and dont worry, someone will surely be there to help
share your feelings and who will show you the right
path. This will surely bring out the positive in you.
Swami Vivekananda has rightly said, Nothing can
be learned with a disturbed mind. So I wish you all
a good future filled with positive thoughts.
Mrs. Narinder Kaur
Teacher
NEW AMAZON WARRIOR
Get up and walk ahead of all
Lead all there, where earth meets the sky
They cant keep you forever in their thrall
Where women wont have to always comply
You have the strength so speak out to the world
Let them integrate with the world
And proclaim the advent of a new era with loud herald
Let no one try to mould her words
You anger is just, your hatred is must
You with a new vision create a new cosmos
Against all old customs which made you rust
And reclaim that divinity which was yours
Now, shine with new glow which
You are an Amazon Warrior endowed with power
Heaven on you bestow,
In front of whom all the myths cower
Feasted on you like vulture
You are a miracle, miracle of revolution
On you rest all our hope, in you rest our fate
In your present state, only you have the solution.
Only you can rectify all the past mistakes
You have a strong mind, you have the power
Sunita Dungana
On you, natures blessing may shower
Teacher
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FOLLOWING THE DREAMS WITH MOTIVATION
Motivation is an act of being stimulated by an inner
energy or undertaking some rationale to perform a
particular feat. It is a rather psychological or mental
attribute that results in ones behavior, which is, the
impact of motivation is manifested in the form of
decent behavior or noble act or vice versa. It means
if someone is not evenly motivated s/he may best
possibly embark on the wrong way. The motivation
process may work as a cycle with positive motivations
that result in positive behavior that leads to a better
performance. Thus, better performance impacts on
positive thinking which keeps one to remain active
and energetic for the next work.
full of upheavals bringing a light of hope or shade
of darkness at other time. So it is essential for them
to be positively manipulated and motivated during
their academic career. For it, the students can find
the best inspiration from a mentor or teacher. The
process involves assignment of responsibility and
challenging work for students.
Again, motivation has a significant role to play in
bigger organizations such as College, Government
offices, NGOs, INGOs, Industries etc where the
etiquette with proper motivation may best be
displayed by the people positioning with higher
posts. Employees in any organization need
something to keep them working. Most of the time,
the salaryÊof the employee is enough to keep him
or her working for an organization. An employee
must be motivated to work for a company or
organization. If no motivation is present in an
employee, then that employees quality of work or
all work in general will deteriorate. The boss or the
leader may escort the junior employees with various
soft or yielding strategies such as advices, appeals,
complimentary letters, a get-together of interaction
instead of giving excessive pressure of work, slinging
or giving a threat of firing from the job. At the same
time, it is found that an employee can work to the
best of his/her potential if he/she is independent to
work. Motivation brings all endeavouring qualities
in human life such as Responsibility, Hard work, Selfesteem, Recognition, Achievement, Success etc.
These qualities allow one to prepare and motivate
them for the next feat.
At times, motivation comes from within. Many people
are self-motivated since their early age with a strong
personality and bold decisions. The other, whereas
remain stuck to an old corner and waits for an
external energy to manipulate them either in action
or words. The prior instance can be best exemplified
with students who are dynamic enough to perform
their work willingly and regularly keeping themselves
skilled and up-to-date. Moreover, they keep on
checking their level of cognition opting to achieve
for the desired goal.
On the other hand, the motivation that comes from
external influence is extrinsic. It embodies the acts
like getting rewards, desired behavior or threat of
getting punishment. It is scientifically found that
students with external motivation are less likely to
develop than to the students who are intrinsically
motivated or motivated self within. Motivation varies
in push and pull factor as well. The push factors refer
to forcefully manipulate one to do some work. It can
be acted either voluntarily which again is the
outcome of an inner drive.
Thus, Motivation has a crucial role to play either in
the life of a student, an employee or any other who
are engaged to work. I conclude hoping that my
students are blessed with self motivating qualities
as it brings a charismatic success or triumph in their
life. Have a Self Motivated and Successful life.
Motivation plays a fundamental role in students life.
Students may lead themselves to a good height of
success with motivation and may mislead to a worst
time ever without motivation. The academic journey
of a student is never full of smooth hours rather it is
Mr. I.B. Chetri
English Department
24
THOUGHTS AND MEDITATION
It was midnight and my thoughts kept wandering far
and near. As always, I listened to my favourite music
but could not enjoy it. Something was diverting my
thoughts and compelling them to be negative. I
wanted to sleep but was getting worse. I could not
help myself from pondering.
I went to my kids room and looked at them. I hugged
them and felt better for some time but the same
feeling continued after sometime. I moved out of the
room and went down stairs, switched on the T.V. but
in vain.
Then as I was scrolling down my mobile phone, I read
a nice thought: MEET YOUR OWN SELF. BE WITH YOUR
OWN SELF, LISTEN TO IT, OBEY IT, CHERISH IT, AND
KEEP IN MIND CEASELESSLY. YOU NEED NO OTHER
GUIDE. It reminded me of the 10 days meditation
course, I had attended in Budhanilkanth just after my
board exams in the year 2000. I had always seen my
family members meditating regularly. I managed to
do it sometimes but being a science student and may
be of age factor, I never took it seriously in my life.
Yet I kept on meditating, focused on my breathing.
It was difficult but after some time I was successful
in controlling my thoughts. I was able to feel my
breath, only breath and nothing else. I could feel a
difference in myself. I started feeling better. My
negative thoughts had vanished. It was quite late
around two in the morning. I became a transformed
person, happy and peaceful.
But its never too late. So, I decided to meditate. I took
my position, folded my legs and sat straight. I closed
my eyes and started concentrating on my breathing
as taught by the experts to concentrate on our breath
and not to let any other thoughts to enter our mind.
It is difficult to stop a thought coming in our mind
because we are surrounded with so many
responsibilities. Being a mother, a homemaker, a
teacher, a daughter in law, a daughter and a wife, it
is difficult to control the varieties of thoughts in my
mind.
I wonder how in our lives we come across experiences
and how these experiences make our life better. So
this is just a short excerpt to tell you that yes, we can
control our thoughts, our life and the best way to
have control is to meditate, focus and think positively.
After this incident, I have started meditating every
day, (though it is just for 10 minutes) but it has made
my life good and me a better person.
Binita Saraf
Teacher
LITTLE GIRL
Little girl,
I saw you that day
Tears streaming down your eyes
Looking out of the window
Out of your school bus.
I wondered, wondered for a long time
Thinking what could have happened with you
Never once for that whole day
Could I let you go out of mind
Thinking of all the reasons I could make up.
Go, talk, share,
Dont weep
It hurts to see those pretty eyes
Shed your precious tears
Believe me, when I say, I will remember you forever.
Was it just a growing up pain?
Or were your friends upon you,
Bullying you? Teasing you?
My dear, your wet white face
Is etched in my heart.
Era Shrestha
Teacher
25
MY WHIRLPOOL OF SETBACKS!
I think one of the first quotations,
that all of us have learnt as a child,
is that failure is the key to success.
And when one gets trapped into
bad situations, it provides
immense relief to believe that like
all bad times, this shall pass too.
But what if the bad times stretch
too long? Long enough to break
you deep within, long enough for
you to forget that there once existed
a girl in you, who was habituated to
being on top of the game, winning
every competition, every subject
prize and virtually existed as the
epitome of vitality in her school and society. The
whirlpool of failures start when you start dragging
yourself to do things that you dont want to, study
subjects that you feel werent meant for you, you can
see your friends soar high and apply and in fact get
into your dream colleges while youre stuck there, in
a state of stagnation, slowly losing out on dreams
that you dreamt for yourself throughout your school
life. Your family and well wishers are waiting for you
to bounce back, your teachers are waiting to see the
light that you once emitted, and your mom, while
she says everything is ok, only you know how badly
you want her to smile like she once did, when she
proudly boasted of your achievements. And how
about yourself? By now you probably have convinced
yourself that you are just average,
you have started working hard,
but still when you look at the
question paper in the exam, you
think as if you will not be able to
do anything, you know the answers
but cannot hold the pen. It does not
matter how many national level
public speaking competitions you
have once won, there is an agonizing
grip of fear when you walk towards
the stage.
I am sure that a lot of people reading
this article have once been here,
feeling lost in the vast expanse of this world. Even
as I write this article, my face is stained with tears. I
dont know how many times I have cried to myself
in the past one year. I miss my confident self. I dont
know whether failures are the key to success or not
but you should surely never let the failures seep in.
Because to get up, once you have let your failures
take toll is DIFFICULT. All that I know is I will NOT give
up, I will continue to work hard, to find myself, to
compensate my losses.and I know that soon, very
soon God, my Mom and I will look at myself and
smile again.
Shivani Mishra
Class 12 B
CHANGES
Nothing remains the same. It either dissolves or
evolves. Dissolves into secrets and feelings
suppressed by our mind. Funny that our mind
decides yet what hurts is our heart. Or rather, it
evolves into something new and we have no
control to stop it from happening because nothing
in the world possesses the power to remain the
same, to remain unchanged.
destroyed in the
process. We fear
the unseen, the
unknown, and
the uncontrollable.
Change is like death.
Inevitable. A point of time comes in everyone's
life where they accept change. It is necessary to
keep moving ahead and evolve ourselves into
something new for better or worse. We must learn
to keep faith; to believe that changes are required
either to fill the gap or to find us another bridge
to cross. For there is still tomorrow. Tomorrow one
can shape, tomorrow one can dream . Tomorrow
one can change.
Yes, situation will move and the expectations and
desires of an individual have no bearing on that.
Time flows along and the struggles of people will
not matter. There is no escape from the inevitable
yet humans do not realize it; they don't want to.
They are scared of changes, resist it and when the
time comes to face it, they act so queerly. Why do
they fear ? Is it because the things built for years
with trust and faith will come to an end? On the
other hand, their foundation of belief might be
Krisha Maskey
Class 12 'A'
26
FOOTBALL IN MODERN INDIAN SCHOOL
Our school is popular for two
things, infrastructure and football
ground. Speaking the truth, many
boys take admission in M.I.S
because of this ground. We have
huge pool of raw talent in the
school, which can be well
nourished and developed. Studies
and extra -curricular activities are
the basics of the school which
cannot be taken lightly but sports,
particularly football is a major game to be recognized
.
positive motivation can make us
an unstoppable force in the field
of sports and football. Not only
boys but also girls to be involved.
Football has no color, no
limitations as it stands for freedom
and fair play. A medium to
promote discipline, humanity and
most importantly health.
Through this article, I request the
school management to show more interest for sports
and football. This is my last year in M.I.S. However,
before leaving I want to advocate for football on
behalf of all young and emerging lads and my lovely
school team.
We have 2-3 games period in a week, with a duration
of 35-40 minutes where we cannot give our best. We
need more time and space to sharpen our skills.
Modern Indian School in my view is just like a
rainbow, decorated with different fields such as
education, socialization, extra-curricular activities,
sports and many other activities. We have an
experienced sports department and plenty of talent.
If taken seriously, our school can achieve brilliance
and success in sports for sure.
A dream seen with closed eyes remains a dream but
when we open our lids and try to fulfill it, only then
get to live the dream
Thank you MIS
Akshit Chhetri
Class 11 E
Regular training after school and on holidays, good
coaching, active participation in tournaments and a
NICKLAS BENDTNER
Nicklas Bendtner is a Danish footballer who plays for VFL
Wolfsburg and the Denmark National Team. He was born on
16th January 1986 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He usually prefers
playing as a centre forward, but has played on the right also.
He also possesses powerful headers. He is popularly known
as Lord Bendtner.
He has played for many clubs like arsenal, Sunderland,
Birmingham city, Juventus and a few others. In his club career,
he has scored 68 goals in 255 appearances and for the Danish National Team he has scored 24 goals
in 59 tallies. He made his debut for the senior national team on 16th August, 2006 against Poland in a
friendly match, which he marked with a goal.
He holds the record for scoring the fastest goal after coming as a substitute in 1.8 second. He also has
few honours to his name. He was voted Danish talent of the year 2007 and Danish Footballer of the
year in 2009. He is on the way of achieving huge success in his career. He is my hero and my source of
inspiration. I want to be popular and talented like him.
Ashim Sharma
Class 10 E
27
THE ROSY RENDEZVOUS
It was the eve of Valentines Day. John, a young naval
cadet in a smart uniform, sat on the edge of a bench
in the reception area of Central Bus Terminal, his back
stiff, his feet twitchy. His eyes riveted to the revolving
door at the entrance. His heart was pounding like a
tribal drum with a suspense of meeting the woman
he had grown to love over the years but had never
seen. This was to be their first meeting and Johns
expectations were very high. He glanced quickly at
the large clock on the wall, surrounded by red, heartshaped cutouts. In a few minutes, she would be here,
if she was punctual and he knew she would be.
It all began two years earlier. One of his hobbies since
high school was making pen pals through addresses
found in the newspapers and magazines. He would
pick a friend here, drop another there, and so it went
on. Until he came upon Mary. Mary was living just
two states away from him. John found his
correspondence with Mary exceptional. Her letters
were charming and inspiring. She seemed very
mature though he could not guess her age. When
he asked her about it, she wrote back saying she
preferred to keep him guessing at least for a while.
However, as correspondence grew, he just presumed
her age and did not bother to ask again.
pretty, her lips and chin had a gentle firmness and
her hair was set in curls behind her delicate ears. He
caught her gaze. Her eyes were blue.
As she neared him, she smiled and said softly, Going
my way, sailor? Almost impulsively John was about
to offer his hand but then he saw another woman
with a rose on her nape...his heart sank. This woman
had graying hair and she was wearing a plain dress.
He gazed into her sparkling eyes. In a second, all the
feeling he used to have when reading her beautiful
letters gripped him. Her depth, her wit, her
convincing values.
It was the same when he requested her to send him
her photograph. She said she would wait for a special
occasion. John decided what he imagined her to beyoung, and as beautiful and attractive as her letters
were. By his final year of college, he realized he had
fallen in love with her. Therefore, upon graduation
when he joined the Navy for his basic training, he
discontinued writing to his other pen pals. He wanted
to focus all his attention on Mary.
Here was the woman; he heard his heart saying,
whom he had loved all these years. Should he let
physical appearance come in the way of friendship?
John slowly let go of all expectations of having a
romantic evening. He introduced himself as a true
gentleman and asked her if she would dine with him.
They corresponded frequently. John expressed his
desire of meeting her and she said she would be
delighted. During the weekends, it was possible for
navy recruits to take time off. That was how he had
arranged to meet her on February 13th. He could
recognize her, she wrote, by the red rose she would
be wearing in her nape.
The woman seemed highly amused. She said, I am
not quite certain about this son, but the young lady
who you may have noticed walking ahead of me,
requested me to wear this rose on my coat. She told
me if you were to ask me for dinner, she is waiting
for you in the restaurant across the street. She
mentioned something about this being a test. John
was dazed! Without much delay, he rushed to meet
his valentine.
As the clock chimed the hour, John saw a young, tall,
slim woman wearing an elegant shimmering dress
that brought sparkle to the whole environment. He
sprang up from his seat. She seemed to have noticed
him and was moving towards him. Her face was
Saiksha Palikhey
Class 12 C
28
RIGHT OR WRONG? OUR PERSPECTIVE
Firstly, what do we mean by right
and wrong? Right is anything
which is correct and is viewed as
a social norm, and wrong is
anything that is incorrect and
should not be tolerated or
accepted. However, how do we
understand if something is right
or wrong? There are many such
topics where the right choice is
different for each person. Such a
topic is physical scolding.
Whenever we do something wrong, our parents
often hit us to make sure we do not repeat the same
mistake and this system will probably continue and
in the times to come we too may resort to violence
to control our children. However, nowadays many
people are opposed to this and believe that physical
punishment should not be practised to control
children, rather words of comfort and care should
be used to achieve the same. This goes to show that
every person has a different perspective on what is
right and what is wrong.
I stated above as ridiculous but
in truth, it isnt. Other prime
example is colonialism.
Since the 15th century, countries
began conquering, or taking over
various parts of the globe and
establishing them as part of their
ever-growing empire. Daniel
Defoes Robinson Crusoe is a
novel, which shows the effects of
colonialism and how it was
viewed by the society. At that time, everyone believed
that the savage needed to be tamed, controlled and
educated (Much like how our parents believe they
should control us). It was only later that people
realised the consequences of their actions and
colonialism began to disappear from the world.
As we can see, our human understanding is
constantly changing. Initially women were heavily
reprimanded for reading or writing books but
nowadays the majority of readers and novelists are
women. Likewise, many situations often thought of
as being right in the past are now being labeled as
wrong instead.
Following this, how will different people view Adolf
Hitler? Nearly every human being will agree that
what Hitler did was inhumane and in technical terms,
he was the bad guy. However, let us consider things
from others point of view. If you really think about
it, Adolf Hitler was just an extreme patriot who took
matters into his own hands. After WW1, he took the
vengeance of Germany personally and by using the
dormant hate of the people, he was able to transform
a country that had been economically crippled into
a superpower capable of conquering the entire world.
Despite all the terrible things he did, he managed
to support his country when nobody else could. I
am confident that 99% of all people will dismiss what
Therefore, we can see that there are many ways we
can define something as right or wrong but no matter
what, different people will view the situation
differently. Therefore, I would like to end by saying
that everything is just how we perceive it and
ultimately it is us who will decide what is right and
what is wrong.
Imas Neupane
Class 10 A
MY GRANDMOTHER
Trust in God, pray and always remember wherever I am,
I am always praying for you.
As I grew up, a loving person guided me with the above words. A lady with angelic
beauty, natural curls, extremely sweet and chubby with a heavenly smile, my
mothers mom, and my granny was a lady of complete simplicity. She was my
godmother who loved me the most among all my siblings and would always make sure I got whatever
I wanted. She could fight with the whole world just for me. It only seems like yesterday that she took me
for an ice-cream but its been 7 years that shes left and gone to heaven. Although she is not there to
guide me, her lessons have guided me to become a good person always.
I MISS YOU GRANNY...!
Purvi Jagnani
Class 12 D
29
SILENT NIGHT
It is a rainy night, thunder and lightning continuously
strikes as I sit in despair recalling the past moments
of war. Taking shelter in this lone house, burrowed
for a week from an old friend just to stay away from
the disturbing city lights.
I feel hollow and incomplete inside, may be due to
the chaotic environment of the war, but no,
something else was wrong with me. It has already
been 2 months since the war ended but it still haunts
my very soul. The blurry image of bloody corpses
flashes back to me. People screaming in fear still yell
at my ears. The haunting never seems to go away.
As he walked inside it was strange, I could not hear
the footsteps I guess it must have been the rain. I
guided him towards the living room. Since, we both
were soldiers; I thought of discussing some war
incidents with him. When two people are of similar
interest and of the same profession, you never know
how fast the time drifts away. While conversing with
him, unexpectedly he asked me the way to the
restroom. I told him the direction. Almost 25 minutes
had passed since he was gone but he did not come
back. I got a bit worried, so I thought of finding out
what took him so long. There was no trace of him
and the windowpane had been opened. I got
suspicious of his weird behavior. So, I jumped out of
the window thinking that I could still catch him if I
ran. Outside, it was still raining heavily and the
thunder never seemed to calm down. The night
always as dark as ever, did not help to find my path.
The bright lightning was the only thing that showed
me my way. The muddy ground had left imprints of
the footsteps. Trying to unfold the mysterious
disappearance of the boy, I followed them. Suddenly
a loud and terrifying thunder stroke, which gave me
a fright. I slipped over the muddy ground and fell
inside a large ditch. Someone must have dug it.
Thunder and flashes of lightning continued as if God
was lashing with wrath. Just than the thunder lit the
tombstone in front me it was written," RICHARD
PARKER".
I almost forgot to mention my name; I am Richard
Parker, Rtd. Col. of the Mongolian war. Being away
from civilization, I have been unable to express my
feelings, horrifying experiences as I say. However, I
am forced to express it in the form of a story. I am
already halfway done writing it.
With the darkness and silence of the night, with just
a candle for a source of light, I continue to write on,
expressing my feelings over paper. As my thoughts
intensifies, I go deeper on what happened at the war,
my body still shivers. I may have left the war but the
war never left me.
Suddenly an unexpected knock at the door shatters
my concentration. With a quick glance at the clock,
I stand up to open the door. It was half past midnight.
When I opened the door, I saw something quite
unexpected, a young man may be in his 30's, pale,
tired and looked quite exhausted.
Me: Yes, can I help you?
Stranger: Sir, could you let me in?
Seeing him in that state without having a second
thought, I let him inside.
Anup Shrestha, Prayag Mali, Shirish Bajracharya,
Pratik Subedi, Alish Awale
Class 12 'B'
ME: so who may you be?
Stranger: I am James Stone, a soldier from the
Vietnam War.
A DREAM COME TRUE
A heart that once was broken
Can now finally mend
A person once alone in life
Can now call you a friend
Feelings that were once hidden
Are now expressed to you
Days that once were stormy
Are now the brightest blue
Dreams that once were longed for
Are now all coming true
The love I once thought was gone
I have now and forever in you
Times that once were lonely
Are now filled with pleasures
All that once were mine alone
Are now things we both treasure
Rajina Aryal
Class 9 D
30
OUR WORLD
The world that we live in is superficial and artificial.
Everywhere we go we can see how much technology,
new ideals and various other obsessions have
revolutionized our world from one of love and
tranquility to a world where the most important thing
about anyone is their relationship status. Technology
has changed our world for better and worse.
Pacemakers and other medical equipment keep
people alive but phones and other technological
gadgets have managed to take out the enjoyment
of life from living.
are actually our friends? The truth is that the number
of friends is just that, a number. It has virtually no
significance and it is not something that we should
be proud of. The various apps that we have from
Candy Crush to Subway Surfers are just games.
Many times, we tell ourselves that its just a game
and in truth, it is, but we keep on playing. The people
who developed those apps intended for this to
happen. Candy Crush is a prime example that earns
billions of dollars from the pure frustration of users
and forces people to beg for fake lives that you could
easily get by waiting for half an hour.
Initially humans developed technology as a medium
for entertainment, accessibility and ultimately to
make the same devices rule human life easier but
now our lives and we have become slaves to the
same technology that we built. Children, since the
day they are born, have been exposed to this world
of devices. They become used to a world where
technology is always at their fingertips and it saddens
me to know that we have to resort to iPads to educate
the youth of today.
Before technology, people would come to each other
for support, be more adventurous and rely on simple
things to keep them occupied. However, todays
world revolves around social networking sites. If we
actually consider what social networking sites are,
we can define them as sites that replace actual
physical contact with posts, status updates and even
pokes. On average, the number of status updates on
Facebook every day is 55 million. If thats not enough,
the average number of tweets every day is 500
million! This means that 6 thousand tweets are
tweeted every second! How addicted are we that
every day, almost 55 million people feel the need to
update a useless fact about their daily lives that
almost no-one will ever care about?
So, my message to everyone reading this is lets not
waste our lives but instead, lets abandon this artificial
world where no one actually gives a damn about
anyone else, look up, close our devices and enjoy life
the way it was meant to be lived; by exploring the
world and enjoying each and every moment because
we are never going to get it back.
P.S-I recommend you to watch the video Look Up
by Gary Turk and make it the last YouTube video youll
ever watch:
Link- http:/www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7dLU6fk9QY
Imas Neupane
Class 10 A
On Facebook, we may have thousands of friends, but
how many of them do we actually know? How many
TRUE FRIENDSHIP
I am not writing this article for the sake of any arguments or for gossip. The only reason
why I wrote this article is to help my friends introspect as to what happens when people
sometimes stab in the back or start breaking your heart. Friendship means so much to
me, that I will do anything to keep my best friends beside me. In addition, I will take the
liberty to talk to him or her and have fun or even get to know him or her better. A true
friend will stand by you when you are down and you need someone to support you. He/ she will understand
your feelings and make you feel better. My best friend is my sister. We fight with each other like hell but
at the same time we are brother n sister and best friends, ready to face, whatever life sends. Every friendship
need true bonding with each other. Therefore, my dear friends, in happiness and in our tough times our
true friends are always with us and that is called true friendship.
Prince Agarwal
Class 10 D
31
METAL GODS PANTERA
Pantera (Panther in Spanish) is an American Heavy
Thrash Metal Band formed in Texas, United States. If
you look back to the great metal bands back in the 80s
and the 90s, bands such as Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer,
Anthrax and finally Pantera would pop up as the top
five Metal bands of USA during the period of 19802000.
The Abbot Brothers Vinnie Paul Abbot (drummer) and
DimeBag Darrel Abbot (lead guitarist) Along with Terry
Glaze (ex-vocalist) first established the band in 1981.
The band was originally named Pantera Metal Magic;
Rex Brown (bassist) also joined the band during the
following year. When Pantera Metal Magic was
established, the band had Vinnie Paul Abbot as the
drummer, Dimebag Darrel Abbot as the lead guitarist,
Terry Glaze as the rhythm guitarist. There were two
unofficial members on their band, Donnie Hart as the
vocalist (who was later replaced by Terry Glaze and was
further replaced by Phil Anselmo) and Tommy Bradfoard
as the bassist (who was replaced by Rex Brown during
the following years).
During the same time Nirvana, an American Grunge
band was also a huge success. Nirvana was a poison
to Metal said Corey Taylor (vocalist of a famous
American Nu-Metal band Slipknot) the media only
covered the Grunge Bands and Nirvana. But only one
Band stood up against this poisonand it was Pantera
he said in an interview. Pantera Reached 2nd on the
USAs top 200 billboard falling behind Nirvana and a
rank above the Pop King Michael Jackson.
They changed their name to Pantera to keep it short
in 1982, the same year Hart left the band so did
Bradfoard and were replaced by Terry Glaze (vocals)
and Rex Brown (bass). Before Pantera became a Heavy
Thrash Metal band, they first started as a Glam metal
band. Glam metal bands are those bands that sound
like Bon Jovi, Twisted Sisters, Ac/Dc, Guns and Roses
etc. These types of bands ruled the late 70s and the
early 80s (much like the Pop, Club, RnB and Hip-hop
that rules the music industry today).They Released 4
Glam metal albums during the 1980s.
Their other songs like, Drag the Waters,5minutes
alone, This love, Revolution is my Name etc gave
them a Dont mess with us Attitude. Some of the other
songs were also nominated for the Grammy award for
Best Metal Performance. Revolution is my Name was
the fourth song to be nominated for the Grammy Best
metal performance 2001. They even were guest
musicians for SpongeBob SquarePants in the episode
Pre-Hibernation week.
1986 and 1987 was a keen year for the Thrash Metal
or Speed Metal bands like Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer
and Anthrax to come up. These bands were a huge
influence to Pantera. Phil Anselmo joined the band and
brought a massive change over the band. His vocals
were so hard-edged that it allowed Pantera to make
music much heavier than they used to make before.
They Released their Album Power Metal in 1988.
The Abbot Brothers officially broke up Pantera in 2003.
Fight broke out between the members. Phil Anselmo
and Rex Brown opened their own band Down and the
Abbot Brothers opened Damage Plan. December 8,
2004 DimeBag Darrel was shot during a concert at
Columbus, Ohio. Comments made by Phil Anselmo
suggested that the band would reunite but Vinnie Paul
said the band would not reunite and said, Some stones
are better to leave unturned.
Phil Anselmos (probably one of the greatest metal
vocalist of all time and my personal Favourite) hardedged vocals along with DimeBags Complex Solos,
Rexs grooved bass and Vinnies insane drums they
produced a Grove Heavy Metal. It was named Groove
Metal because you could not resist bobbing your head
up and down along with every song you played. They
released a song and an album Cowboys from Hell (one
of my favourite songs) which was much heavier than
the last album. During the 1990s, they released other
albums like Vulgar Display of Power and Far beyond
Driven which boosted their unique Groove metal. Their
Song Im Broken (also my favourite) was nominated
for best Metal Performance on the Grammy 1995.
They released an unreleased song Piss on April 2012
at the Revolver golden god Award. Pantera influenced
a lot of metal such as Nu-metal and Metalcore etc,
Corey Taylor added on that interview, they gave birth
to the new wave of American metal. Even Slipknot,
KORN, Lamb of God, Limp Bizkit etc were influenced by
them. Pantera may be no more today but their Music
will be forever more in the music hall of Fame.
Ashutosh K.C.
Class 11 E
32
THINGS I GO THROUGH DURING EXAMS
As students, we all hate studying. I don't know about
others but I personally hate locking myself in my
room with restrictions and studying. Gosh...It is the
most crucial time when there is exams going on. I
love checking my Facebook, Instagram and other
social sites in every 15 minutes. I find every Facebook
status, TV shows interesting and forward every chain
messages I get. I check every channel on Youtube,
stalk every profile on Instagram and make plans with
my friends. I daydream about my plans for
future,about past and other stupid things. I like trying
new things and even staring at the wall is more fun
than studying. I roam about all around my house. I
clean my room. I crave for so many delicious food. I
do all the work my parents want me to do obediently.
I know it is weird but I want to put those perfect
winged liners on my eyes. I also get the best sleep
and feel sleepy as soon as I open my book or copy
to read and my mother comes shouting. And when
the time is near I feel like crying because I would
have wasted all my time dpoing all the nonsense
and I'm there in my room sitting like an idiot praying
to God and trying to finish remembering all the
chapters that are coming the next day and I somehow
give my best. Soon the results come out with my
awful grades and on that day I swear that I will work
hard and study and get the best grades in the next
exam. But this enthusiasm and motivation does not
last up for more than a week and flies away. These
are How I waste my time during my Exam Days I
hope I'm not the only one.
OUR PRINCIPAL
FEELING THANKFUL
With his back firm, hands at the back, our Principal
Sir is a man of great authority. An aura surrounds
him. Nobody can ever influence me as he has and
nobody ever can. A man who executes all his duties
well and advises us to do the same. A smile of his
sometimes and him calling us beta is just enough
to brighten up any students day. Even the ones who
come pre-planned to do something naughty can
change their minds listening to his motivational
speech in the morning assembly.
With all due respect, I end this article, hoping he sees
me successful, following his footsteps and
continuously praying for his good health and wellbeing.
Life is a gift. We have not earned it but we are such
ungrateful creatures that not even a single Thank
you arises in us. We are not grateful that we have
been given this opportunity to grow, see, love, laugh,
and enjoy the beauty of the world. We have so much,
yet we remain complaining. We go on asking for
more and more. And the misery of the mind is that,
the more you give, the more it asks for. It becomes
more demanding, more stubborn, more arrogant,
more violent and more aggressive. If you could listen
to people's prayers, you would be surprised that
most of their prayers are complaints. Their prayers
are not out of thankfulness; they are asking for
something more, they are saying, "This is not enough,
I deserve more". In fact, it is never going to be enough
because the poor, the rich and the emperor- all are
asking for more. Be thankful for your existence. Don't
ask for more, and more shall be given to you. Ask
and you are bound to be dissatisfied. Just go on
thanking for all that you already have and you will
be surprised that you have found the key to your
dreams.
Saiksha Palikhey
Class 12 C
Ayushi Goyal
Class 12 F
Saishree Basnet
Class11 F
Principal Sir is someone whom I shall always look up
to. A great army man, an excellent teacher, a silent
listener and above all a very good human being.
Through these words, I am not trying to judge this
awesome personality but just penning down
thoughts about my favourite orator.
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A LOVE STORY
Thousands of years ago, when only plants existed
on earth and no animals, insects or man lived, the
feeling love, cleverness, madness, sorrow, jealousy
and happiness lived together like a big family. Once,
they decided to play a game of hide-and seek.
During the game, madness was the It and was to
seek those who hid.
Madness closed his eyes and started counting
1234: all the others went to hide. Cleverness
of course was the first to hide. Some hid behind trees,
some behind rocks. However, love couldnt hide
anywhere and ran here and there. Perhaps this is
why they say Love cannot hide. Finally, she saw a
rose bush and jumped into it, well hidden from the
sight of Madness. Madness was at the end of his
count 9899...100.
It was all because of Madness, who hit the bush
where love was hiding, that she lost her eyesight.
She wept bitterly. Madness felt very sorry for his
wrong deed and begged love to forgive him. He
promised to be by her side through thick and thin.
Therefore, from that day onwards, love always had
Madness following her everywhere. So people out
there, be careful before falling in love because Love
is blind and Madness escorts love.
Then Jealousy, by nature, whispered into Madness
ear and informed him where love was hiding. Then,
Madness started blindly hitting the bush with a stick
so that love would come out. Finally, love came out
bleeding with her eyes closed. When she opened her
eyes, she was unable to see as she had become blind.
Prachi Mohta
Class 11 'F'
BEATBOX AN URBAN CULTURE
Beatbox is a concept that started nearly a decade
ago. In the world of beatbox, people mimic the sound
of drums. Beatboxing uses three major sounds of
drum the BASS, the SNARE and the HIGH-HATS. All
these sounds are the basic foundation of beatboxing.
All beatboxers widely use this technique. All the
sounds that are made in a beatbox have a special
symbol as a word. Bass is shown as B, SNARE is shown
in two different ways, one is the outward snare K
and the another is Inward snare K^ or the rhino
snare, HIGH-HATS are shown in two different ways,
one is the Open high-hat T and the another is Closed
high-hat Ts. These symbols are then used in practice
like BTK^tBTBTK^T.
The famous beatboxer that won the championship
for two times and first among the beatboxers ever
to bring the concept of dubstep and use it is REEPS
ONE the British beatboxer. Every beatboxer has their
own special name like HIKAKIN, ALEM, SKRILLER,
KRNFX, and REEPS ONE etc. I too have my own
beatboxing name TE-BEAST. Beatboxing in Nepal
started a few years ago by Nishant Gauchan. Nepal
is still new in beatboxing but I hope they will make
their way to the championship. So keep practicing
and dont forget drink plenty of water!
There are many sounds that can be made just by
using our vocal cord like the siren, the zipper, the
hollow bass etc. However, the most powerful and
effective sound is the THROAT BASS or the DUBSTEP.
It has hard and deep drop sound. DUBSTEP was only
created a few years ago. Beatboxing needs a lot of
practice to get the perfect sound and a lot of water
to keep your vocal cord in perfect shape. Like all
other world championships, beatbox also has its
championship held every year.
Ayush Khanal (TE-BEAST)
Class 10 B
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CLASS XI E
Everybody is special in his or her own way. Here are some special qualities that I see in my class family.
Nikita and Suruchi- The unbreakable bond I know both with sweet and strong heart.
Soumya- Whose smile I feel is the best part of her and a heart so pure that can hurt nobody.
Muskan and Mansi- I feel they are the two friendliest souls of our class both warmhearted and buddybuddy.
Sunaina- The all rounder who is literally perfect in all CCA.
Roshan- He is someone who feels staying alone can actually be fun, which I feel is correct somehow!
Rijan- The Chinese doctor or should I say future prime minister who can keep on talking, talking and
talking.
Dipesh- NOOB is his keyword and gaming is all that he talks about almost everytime.
Sanjay- The best dancer I know with a perfect childish tone.
Ashutosh- Chettri, who break bones and not hearts, writes wonders or shall I say the novelist of our
class and not to forget he is quiet famous with the name CHICKEN.
Bikesh- The best goalkeeper or shall I say the most dramatic one. Govinda gafadi! LOL
Keshav and Himanshu- My two brothers from the class and the most irritating being Ive known till
now but still very supportive and friendly.
Subendu- Malik who is so damn different in a funny way.
Divin and Rounak- Another unbreakable bond I have seen in our class.
Suvam- The hacker maybe. LOL
Akeyan- The funniest, childish and someone whose pants signifies his unique style and thinking and
not to forget he is famous with the name BOKA.
Snehadeep- The mysterious tourist of our class.
Anushka- Is someone whose notes and assignments are so damn neat among all.
Prakriti- Whose laugh is the best among all.
Elex and Sanish Elex known as HAKKU and Sanish known as LALE are the happiest souls.
Bini- A fun loving girl and another happiest soul.
Sona- Whose attitude I feel is the best part of her.
Prabhash- Whose expressions are so different in a better way from others.
Pema- Has the most unique voice I feel.
Sanjina- The smallest among all and very friendly must say its like a small body with a big heart.
Tasmiya- The different one I feel and not to forget smile is never less in her face.
Sumit and Tanay- Who makes fun of everyone but still fun to talk with.
Akash- The IP expert and someone with a unique laugh.
Addhite- So irritating sometimes but still way too lovable.
Migeena- The quietest and the fairest one.
In addition, not to forget our Patrick maam our second mother who is always happy and friendly as
a sunshine and sometimes dangerous as storm, which makes her the best class teacher.
Finally, there is me writing the best qualities that I see in my family.
Arpana Singh
Class 11 E
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THE CONSTANT CHANGE
Change be it in dress-up, handwriting, address, ideas
or even behavior - everything in this universe changes
itself in some form or the other. As much as the title
may sound hypocritical, it is true. Change is Constant.
Every day you might, or might not, notice that
something or the other in your life has changed. It
does not have to be big. It might be as small as a
new strand of hair or just a new pencil. No matter
how trivial it might be, change has occurred.
Sometimes the changes are not so small. They are
big and are capable of changing your very
foundation.
depressing it might sound, you have to deal with it.
Even if your eyes are full of tears or your heart full of
dread, you have to cope with the changes if you want
to recover.
Lets say, on a fine Sunday morning, when your life
seems fine and fulfilled, you suddenly get a phone
call which says your best friend met with an accident
and is no more. When you have not even let that
bad news sink in, you find a letter that your better
half has left you. It becomes impossible for you to
cope up , so you might think of going to your parents
but then, you suddenly remember both of them have
serious heart condition. What do you do now? How
will one deal with such colossal changes? Where will
one find a solution?
Fortunately (or unfortunately), there is a solution to
this massive problem. It might sound crazy because,
the solution is the problem itself. This must be the
most ridiculous solution to any problem but I assure
you it sure does work. If your world changes and
becomes a problem, a menace, a complication for
you then, you must also change yourself and
SURVIVE.
Yes, it is hard to face such a situation but let us face
it, life has a very bad habit of putting you in places
where you dont want to be. No matter how
Serene Singh
Class 12 G
IS IT ALWAYS BEST TO TELL THE TRUTH?
Truth is honesty. Honesty is not always the best
policy. I always tried to tell the truth but sometimes,
being truthful isnt always the best. There are times
when we might want to avoid the full truth, or even
tell a lie in order to protect someones feelings, or
prevent a conflict. I believe we all have to lie or even
obscure the truth once in our life.
There are many incidents that I can think when it
was best to lie and obscure the truth. When my little
young niece asked about her childhood fantasies
such as tooth fairy or Santa Claus ever existed. I didnt
want to be coldhearted to tell her they dont exist.
When someone is ill and hospitalized, it is better not
to tell him/her the truth of his/her illness. Negative
thoughts can strike down patients consciousness of
fighting with illness. When my mother asked my
father if she was getting fat, my father had to lie to
avoid a conflict and argument with my mother. When
no truth can make everyone happy then how can it
be the best of all the time?
Truth, truth and only truth. This is something that
we are expected to speak since our childhood. But
the question is Do the ones who expect from us to
do so, never lie? I dont say that we should be telling
lie all the time. My view is that where truth works it
should be executed as far as possible but when we
have no option left than lying; the white lie remains
an option.
Ashutosh Poddar
Class 11 D
36
FRIENDSHIP: A WONDERFUL PHENOMENON
One of the most wonderful things in ones life The
Friendship of a person you always want to be with.
All of them, sharing every bit of personal matters
with each other, every small happening and every
stupid or silly feelings within you. Seems so wonderful
when you keep talking continuously without caring
about any important lectures going on in the
classroom. Some challenges to fulfill or some truth
to be spoken, to understand some difficult situation,
or to withstand your mood when you are angry and
to stand with your friend at every step possible.
Well, friendship does not require any definition, but
it requires two or many hearts to understand the
depth and purity of this relation. The feeling to slap
your friend when he/she curses himself/herself for
a silly misunderstanding, sharing their dreams,
exploring the places together, making future plans
and remembering all the pranks and silly things that
you did together.
The days are awesome with the best sets of friends,
all busy with their stuff, but a sense that, whatever
may happen in our life, we may never part. Always
mindful of the good aspects within us when we fight
and forget the bad aspects when we love.
Jaya Goyal and Kanchan Gupta
Class 11 D
DOGS ARE BETTER THAN CATS
Are dogs better than cats? People have different
views on this topic. In my opinion dogs are better
than cats because dogs are loyal, they are our
protector, they are caring and loving pets. It is also
said that dogs are mans best friends.
Well, who does not know the legend of Hachiko?
I am sure most of you know about this legend. The
story of Hachiko is a heart touching story, where the
dog named Hachiko, waited for his master until his
last breath. On the other hand, there are also stories
about dogs where the masters trust their dog more
than their family members do. This shows how loyal
and lovely the dogs are and can be truly named as
the mans best friend! There are no such legends or
stories related to cats. There are a few stories about
cats that they are evil or the signs of bad luck.
when you return, by leaping at you and licking your
face. The act shown by the dog might be childish
but still these small things melt our hearts away. But
when you have cat as a pet, when you came home
you dont know where your fluffy pet is, they are not
there to welcome you. This shows dogs are loving
and caring pets and have feelings like humans.
Have you ever seen any cat in the armed force or the
police force? The answer is no! Dogs are the only
animals kept in the police or the army because they
are said to be intelligent. If the house were on fire,
the dog would bark loudly to make sure that the
owner would know something is wrong in the house.
Whereas the cats run away from the window or the
door without making any sound. This shows that the
dogs are willing to give their life to save us.
However, cats can also be good pets. They are less
expensive than dogs and are quiet pets. People
choose dogs because they are a loving companion
to their kids.
Even if you leave your dog for a week, month or
even year your dog will be there to welcome you
Sujeena Pradhan
Class 11 D
37
STUDENTS LIFE
There are different stages in our life. One of the stages
is student life. This stage generally begins from the
age of six and lasts for a few years. Some persons
have the good fortune of spending a long student
life while others have a sudden break in their student
life. It is the most important stage in a persons life.
The student life is a life of preparation. It is the period
of receiving education. The main duty of a student
is to study. First a student studies at a school, and
then he goes to a college. He has to work endlessly
at this stage. His success in life depends upon his
education. A student should devote his/her heart
and soul to education.
Besides education, a student must have sound health.
Some are always occupied with books. This may spoil
their health and make them unfit for hard work in
their future life. Good character is more precious
than any other possession in life. Good habits build
up good character. Students are the future leaders
of a nation. Many students do not realize the value
of their life and the type of education they will be
getting or is getting. They waste their time in
unfruitful activities. Therefore, students must be
cautious and take part only in educational and allied
activities.
Megha Agrawal
Class 11 D
AMAZING LIFE
OUR
PRINCIPAL
Before writing something about our Principal sir, I
sit back and take a deep breath and close my eyes
to remember his face. Well, in my opinion he is a very
active person and a kind of man who wants all his
students to do well in life.
What an amazing life it would be
If all our dreams get fulfilled
If we get all we desire
What a beautiful life it would be!
Jumping to our morning assembly, he usually gives
lectures that I enjoy a lot as they teach us many new
things everyday.
The beauty of nature of biotic organisms,
Degraded by all the humans and calamities
If all the happiness were with us
He calls himself a cruel old man who gives lectures
every morning "because that is what a Principal is
supposed to do." However, according to me, I love
listening to his lectures and I don't think he is a cold
and a cruel person. He is a warm person and I am
very happy and proud to be a student of such a great
person. At last, I would like to say that our Principal
is the best Principal and I really admire his personality.
The pain of slums
The pain of poor
If we all would be one
Prakriti Koirala
Class 11 G
Amit Jha
Class 12 G
38
ONLY IF LIFE WERE A FAIRY TALE
Sometimes after reading a storybook, novel or
watching a movie, I contemplate why everything
ends the way it does. I mean everything so perfectly
in place. The villains are dead and the protagonists
are safe, happy ever after. The bad suffer and the
good prosper, reminds me of the fairy tales that we
read of as children. Then, these fairy tales are not
true, are they? They do give joy when being told;
teach lessons not to be wicked because they always
lose in the end. They also give innocent feelings of
safety and security as we think that there are fairies
somewhere around us, invisible yet present who will
fight for us if any evil tries to harm us; that theres an
angel keeping an eye ready to protect and defend
us. These fairy tales do give all these feelings and lot
more, but are they true?
I realize that not all dreams come true. You are my
dream, one of the kinds, a star whom I can see but
am unable to reach. From distance, you saw me too,
you saw all but, as I admired and gazed at you. But
I foolishly made a mistake thinking you were
twinkling only for me. I was sad but did not show. I
pretended not to be disappointed, not having seen
the star at all.
How nice it would be if everything in our lives too
fell into correct places all by themselves. Wish
everything would have the same endings as in fairy
tales, but alas, it does not. Not every Red-Riding hood
escapes when gobbled by wolf; not every Cinderella
meets her prince charming.
Deep within me, I felt hurt and still do. Something is
crying aloud but nobody knows. This is when I wish
my life were a fairy tale. Just a spell from a fairy, just
a wave of magic wand and everything would be all
right. My dream would come true...just like Snow
White I would spring back to life with the first kiss
from my prince charming for I am dead now.
People say everything is okay in the end but I
wonder...what if our own lives end before we get to
see the end. So many things happen in life that are
unpleasant, unwanted and life becomes miserable,
I dare say mine has become the same too. I have a
dream for a light to come my way. However, little did
Shilpa Chaubey
Class 11 B
CRICKET
VICTORY
IS
THERE
If you are lying on the ground without any strength
Dont accept defeat, make victory your friend
Keep your calm and keep self-confidence
Even if you are down losing your sense
Dont try to be good, be great
You will get victory without any threat
Dont ever accept defeat, just turn on the heat
Strike off the word defeat from your mind
There is victory somewhere, which you will need to
find
Dont accept defeat, victory is there for you
Victory is there for you, somewhere.
From the streets of English nation
Comes a masterpiece of innovating tradition
It is a joy handful from a bucket
This wonderful game called cricket!
Starting from the master of pace
For the batsmen it is always a race
Ending with the spin test
The batsmen have to play the best
When you go into the field
For wickets you have to yield
Slide, jump, dive up and down
Try the best to gain the crown
When you win and start the celebration
That moment you become the hero
Of the entire nation
Your life will end in a shed of joy
But for the nation you will never die.
Mayank Jha
Class 8 A
Aakrit Dawadi
Class 8 A
39
CRAZY
HAVE I BEEN HERE
BEFORE? -DÉJÀ VU
Tell me what is wrong
with the society
Everywhere I look, I see
Young girls dying to be on T.V
They will not stop till theyve
reached their dreams
Diet, pills, surgery,
Photoshop pictures in magazine
Telling them how they should be
It does not make sense to me.
Does anyone ever see things in their dreams and
then later in reality see the exact same thing and
freak out later for a couple of seconds? The term Déjà
vu literally means, Already seen in French. Déjà vu
is a rare occurrence, but you know it when you feel
it. As you walk through a new city for the first time,
something familiar clicks in the mind, giving you a
pause. You have definitely been before. But you
havent. On the other hand, maybe you are in a deep
conversation with a friend and you suddenly get a
feeling that you have had the exact conversation
before with same people, even though you have not.
If you have ever found yourself in either of these
situations, you have experienced déjà vu. Most of us
admit that we get this feeling. Psychologists believe
that a higher number of incidents occur in people
15-25 years old than in any other age group.
Researchers have their own definitions but Déjà vu
involves having that feeling of knowing in a situation
in which you are experiencing something very new.
Obviously, there is no need for more investigation!
I guess things are not how they used to be
Cause there is no more normal families
Parents act like enemies
Making kids feel like its World War III
No one cares no one is there
I guess we are all just too busy
Money has become our first priority
It does not make any sense to me.
Is everybody going crazy?
Can anybody tell me?
What is going on with the world?
There is something wrong around us.
Everywhere I look, I see,
Rich riding KTM DUKE,
While kids are starving in the street,
No one cares; no one likes to share
Shashank Chaubey
Class 7 A
Shreya Tamrakar
Class 11 F
LEARNING WITH TIME
Courage is not having the strength to move on.
It is to move on when you dont have the
strength. Moving on can be the hardest thing
to do but the most important thing to do in life.
Moving on can be done learning from the
mistakes, by having the courage to face life and
to accept things.
One should learn from the past by the present
and from the present to improve in the future.
There are times when things do not happen the
way one wants, at that time one has to know
that what happened was just what the world
offers, one must not feel dejected because he
will have to face such a situation very often. Life
is full of challenges, without them life would be
like food without salt. Just by caring over things,
problems cannot be solved. Find happiness
within yourself as in the companionship of
loneliness we can find our true selves.
Fiza Banu
Class 7 C
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MY INSPIRATION
My brother inspired me and continues to inspire me
every day, even now. He is someone who has seen
both sides of life, so mature that I have hardly seen
him getting agitated. He is generally a very satisfied
individual who could absorb the 'shocks of life'
without getting hurt beyond a certain level. He
maintained his calm in the most turbulent times
He is totally so inconspicuous of what he goes
through several times. Somehow, he manages
everything on his own. My brother inspires me
because he teaches me not to be selfish, not to be
jealous by seeing someone doing well, because he
always says, In your life you do things you want, if
you really want to reach somewhere it's in your hand.
We are kind of best friends, not just brothers. Even
though we fight a lot and get angry but I know he
loves me more than anything. All he has done for
me is priceless and is worth. We cannot stay without
talking to each other.
He used to tell me and keeps telling me that hard
knocks of life is the best teacher and every day in life
brings in new lessons for us to understand life,
comprehend it and learn from it. Having an elder
brother is a blessing for me. He not only takes care
of me but also tries to understand my situation and
wants to solve the problem together.
Words are not enough to describe what he really
means to me. He may fail in many things right now,
but I know that one day he will make our parents
proud and talking about me, I can see my bright
future in my brothers hand I am sure some of you
who read this, would definitely have a story too . So
who inspired you?
Sometimes, when I feel lonely, my brother is always
there for me in a way we both have fun by playing
games together or talking about our favourite. His
aim in life is to soar high, be his own master and have
control over his life. He is worried that I might spoil
my career and offers me advice from time to time.
Adnan Ahmed Shah
Class 10 'F'
BEAUTY
IS
INSIDE
SORRY TEACHER!
A sweet flawless face, a slim figure, a brilliant sparkling
smile, is this all that defines beauty? Well, before we
give the answer, let us think about it once again.
Almost everybody says that his or her mother is the
most beautiful woman in the world. Just think why
we say that. There is indeed something more than
her face and more than her smile that makes her the
most beautiful woman. That something is called the
inner beauty. The beauty of motherhood, which
makes a woman beautiful.
Well we all have such beauty inside us, all we need
to do is look inside ourselves as it is said, 'Beauty lies
in the eyes of the beholder.'
Once during my science class I saw a white bird,
resting on the rooftop. My imagination got better of
me and my pen was on the move. I started thinking
of the freedom it had. It could fly high up in the air,
go anywhere it wanted. Then I thought of how
wonderful it would be if I could fly too. Oh! I wish I
had the angels white wings. I was thinking of my
great white wings and flying up and down the great
sky when I heard the teacher call out my name, off
popped my imagination and the pen down in vain.
Shikchita Manandhar
Class 11 G
Preeti Lama
Class 7 'B'
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GROWING NEED FOR ROAD SAFETY
Road accidents are becoming a major killer and a
worldwide concern. Everyday more than one
hundred people are killed due to lack of road safety.
Around six thousand people get injured due to these
small mistakes of a driver. Lately in Nepal, there were
more than a dozen road accidents in a single month.
Many people take road safety as non-essential and
this is the major reason for road accidents occurring
every minute nowadays. Road improvements are
the most important step to be taken immediately.
Every year the number of accident is increasing due
to growing number of vehicles. People are becoming
more and more careless and do not follow road safety
rules properly. High speed driving is the major cause
of most of the accidents. Moreover, driver distractions,
drunken drivers, using cellular phones while driving,
speeding, aggressive driving, mechanical failure, road
conditions or weather, lack of discipline of the driver,
refusal to follow traffic rules, lack of experience and
licensing older drivers also may be some other
possible causes of these accidents. There should be
careful study of people who want driving license,
should be experienced and should be familiar with
all the traffic rules and regulations on the road.
However, we do not have many experienced drivers
on the road. The inexperienced drivers can cause
problems to the pedestrians on the road which
continues to be a growing concern and a sense of
threat to all those who use the road. Drivers must be
educated regarding the road safety and must not be
distracted by anything in their surroundings that is
attractive such as hoarding boards or using cellular
phones. Accidents usually lead to injuries or even
death. Many people are killed or left seriously injured
due to road accidents.
We could admit that it is difficult to prevent vehicular
accidents. But we can do our bit in helping
decreasing the number of accidents that happen
every day. We can do this by setting examples and
performing our role as a good member of the
community. Vehicular accidents can happen anytime,
anywhere and even with those who are careful. So,
when we are driving, we should always keep our
mind only in driving to prevent road accidents and
develop road safety culture.
There are traffic laws that may prevent these kinds
of accidents to happen, but it is still up to the driver
to follow the traffic rules and maintain the road safety
culture. Many awareness programs have been
organized by various organizations for the same.
Police officers and traffic police have a key role to
play in maintaining traffic rule. However, for an
accident free road, the drivers need to understand
the basic rule that driving comes with great
responsibility.
Merishna Singh Suwal
Class 12 B
SELF SATISFACTION
The word 'self-satisfaction' is the most important thing essential in a
human being. If we are satisfied with the work we do, what we are today,
then we can become confident and positive and hence become a person
full of happiness.
If you are not satisfied with yourself, if you think you are not as good as
others , then you will never lead a happy life. Money and fame are things, which some people may have,
some may not, but if you are not happy or not self-satisfied within yourself then the money and fame
you earn is worthless.
To become a self-satisfied person, we must put in all our effort in our work. Becoming a person with
confidence and self-satisfaction is a winner in his own eyes.
Yosha Shrestha
Class 11 G
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THE PRECIOUS OPPORTUNITY
This was the biggest achievement for the School
Girls Football Team (2013-2014). As we were waiting
for everyone to reach the airport, we could see our
friends and parents giving emotional hugs and the
families encouraging all the team members. We felt
an atmosphere of happiness and excitement, looking
forward to the trip we were awaiting for since many
months. As our parents bid farewell to us, we went
inside the departure lounge and finally boarded the
airplane. The time passed by and we reached New
York, from there we took a bus to Cleveland. On our
arrival, we saw the representatives of the organization
eagerly waiting for us. We reached the university and
we were warmly welcomed. We were honoured to
represent our school and our country Nepal, in the
opening ceremony that ended in a blink of an eye.
Then finally, the day had arrived, to put what we
practiced in action. There was nervousness as well
as excitement that filled the air as we stepped onto
the field. There, we all had one thing in mind we
knew we had something special there, we dont get
many opportunities like this, and the window of
opportunity was open for us, standing right there!
We had to play with our hearts, putting in our best
not just with our feet. Our coach and our team
manager were there cheering for us all the time,
encouraging us in every minute of the game saying
we could do it! Even though we could not make it
to the finals, we put in our best efforts, in all the
matches we played. Nevertheless, we were not going
to quit, we were going to play on and show them all
what we are, what we could be and what we could
do. We believe in the saying Desire is the key to
motivation, but its determination and commitment
to an unrelenting pursuit of our goal - a commitment
to excellence - that will enable us to attain the success
we seek. Therefore, we are going to keep our heads
held high and try our best every time we step onto
the field with full determination. Bidding farewell to
all the teams we left for New York and got two days
there to roam around, go for sightseeing and go for
shopping. The time had come to return to our
country. We saw our parents eagerly waiting for us
at the airport to see us after 12 days. We enjoyed
there with our entire team of 19 of us. We look
forward to more football matches coming our way.
We would like to thank Principal Sir, our Coach Bina
maam and our team manager Bijay sir for believing
in us and taking us to play at the Adidas Continental
Cup 2014 organized by the Greater Cleveland of
Sports Commission.
MIS Girls Football Team (2013-2014).
KEY TO SUCCESS
THE ONLY
ONE
Looking behind the past years
Recalling the fears.
The one I noticed was
My parents,
Who were with me
When I was in tears.
They were always cheerful,
Even when I was a fool.
Great thanks for all their greatness
And I am sure they will be
Proud of me someday.
Our life is like an arrow,
That is aimed at the target.
Target is the key to success
If you aim your arrow at the wrong path,
Your arrow will never get on the target.
Be careful you can be taken to the wrong path
Someone in the world will try to put you down
The people who will not let you reach up to success
These are some thorns and stones on the way.
If the arrow gets on to the target,
You will be the luckiest person in the world.
To achieve this great happiness
You have to do a lot of hard work
And remember-HARD WORK IS THE KY TO SUCCESS.
Bibhuti Rajbhandari
Class 8 G
Shristi Jain
Class 8 A
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MY RADHA EXPERIENCE
Sitting back and witnessing the Annual Day, as an
audience was a common habit for me but I never
imagined how it would be to perform on that very
stage with them before the most amazing group of
viewers.
My experience as Radha began when I was bestowed
the role of Radha in a dance competition. First I felt
nervous and I was in a dilemma whether to accept
the role or not, as I was dancing after six years. My
friends and the group members encouraged me and
built up my confidence. It was fun and cheerful
practicing until the great day arrived. I again lacked
in confidence but I reassured myself that I could do
it. With full enthusiasm, we rocked the stage and
emerged as the winner even before the results were
announced. Everyone was praising us for our dance
and appreciated my performance as Radha. We were
ecstatic when we were nicknamed as the modern
day Radha Krishna. Our happiness exploded without
bounds when we were declared winners in the group
dance category. We were literally jumping with joy.
a great hustle bustle as we started donning up our
beautiful attires. Everyone was hovering around us
(Radha and Krishna) some for makeup, some for hair
and many more. It was exciting to be given such
importance and within a few hours, it was time to
live my dream. Moreover, the music started as I
danced gracefully and was pleased to hear
thundering claps from the audience. Not all of those
efforts went in vain.
The laughter, the fun, the rehearsal, the new friends
that I made during this experience, the endless selfies,
numerous photographs taken and being recognized
more as Radha than as Ratna will always be cherished.
This experience has made me realize that where
there is a will there is a way. So never give up!
It is said, Opportunities do not come twice but this
proved wrong for me as I was again offered with the
chance to dance in the Annual Day as Radha.
Performing on the Annual Day was a dream-cometrue. In order to give my level best I rehearsed
endlessly even at the cost of missing some of
important classes. The days passed by and finally the
moment of my life: It was the Annual Day. There was
Ratna Maya Tuladhar
Class 12 E
MY LIFE IN MIS
I joined MIS in 2001, at that time I used to talk freely
only with my parents. I used to have very long hair.
I was academically poor too. I had troubled my
teachers a lot, due to my mischievousness. When I
grew older, I saw a change in me. I started excelling
in academics and became disciplined, all of which
was possible only because of my class teacher Mrs.
Farida Ahmed and my parents. In grade 1, I was
among the top 10 students of my class, stood first
in grade 2, third in grades 3 and 4, and second in
grades 5 and 6.
10. Through the blessings of my elders and faith in
God I worked harder and managed to score 8.8 CGPA.
In class 11, though there was a slight improvement
in my academics which was not enough. I was
appointed the class monitor. It brought a sense of
responsibility in me. Now I am in class 12 and a
monitor again, and I am trying my best to do my
duty. I know I have made mistakes in the past but I
have to work hard and do my best. I must never look
back and look at the positive side. I can do it, I will
make it to the top. I can only tell my readers that we
should be positive at every time in our lives. Never
give up. At last, I pray to god to give me the strength
and confidence to do well in the board examinations
and be a successful person in life unless he has other
plans.
In grade 7, I started to have negative attitude towards
my friends, my parents and all the others around me.
This led to my downfall in academics. The change in
my attitude affected me a lot. I started losing
confidence in myself and I could not show my full
potential both in academics and co-curricular
activities. This was too much, I had to get back on
my feet and I realized this towards the end of grade
Utkarsh Shukla
Class 12 B
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EXAMS
STONE
AND
SAND
They come with time,
Whether it's high or low,
We consider them a curse,
But they're there for better or worse.
They are one of the reasons,
For a student's sorrow,
And during them,
If someone wants to watch TV,
Their parents will not allow him or her,
Oh! I just got a new foiler.
Two friends were walking through the desert. During
some point of the journey, they had an argument
and one friend slapped the other. The one who got
slapped was hurt but without saying anything, he
wrote in the sand, "Today my best friend slapped
me".
Driven crazy by the formulae of Maths,
I wish this stuff was as easy as whatsapp,
Forced to tell the difference between fabric and fiber,
Can't tell you that, but I'll write an essay on viber.
They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where
they decided to take a bath. The one who had been
slapped got stuck in the mine and started drowning,
but the friend saved him. After he was rescued, he
wrote on a stone, "Today my friend saved my life."
Personally, I don't like exams,
Cause I can't eat my sandwich with jam,
The sugar can help me concentrate,
Can someone tell me the formula for potassium
sulphate?
They are the reason we spend a lot of bucks,
On a well known tutor,
But you have to understand!
A single piece of paper cannot decide my future!
The friend who slapped and saved life asked, "After
I had hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now you
wrote it on stone. Why? The other friend replied,
"When someone hurts us we should write on sand
where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But,
when someone does something good for us, we
must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever
erase it."
Ishan Puranik
Class 8 B
Abhishek D. Battarai
Class 8 B
LAUGH
ALOUD!
FATHER AND
SON
Sir : What is the molecular formula for water?
Prakash: H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O
Perhaps we'll never know each other
Loving doesn't mean that we agree
If that were so, then I would say, why bother?
There are things that Ill never see
I'm sure your heart knows what I don't yet know
The pain of loving a son
The anger, coming fast and building slow
Of being helpless to control someone
But you know what right is and I still don't,
I have to learn to lighten my inner light
And if I follow yours, well, then I won't
I am sorry for my anger in the air
Though we fight, I promise my love is always there.
Sir : What nonsense? How can you say that?
Prakash: Sir, because it is H to O.
Teacher : Jatin, when am I going to see improvement
in your work?
Jatin : When you put on your glasses, Maam.
Teacher : I have a headache due to your bad
discipline. I want to meet your father immediately.
Paribesh : Sir, dont meet my father, meet my uncle
instead.
Teacher : Why?
Paribesh : Because my uncle is a doctor, not my
father.
Pranish Lama
Class 10 'B'
Md. Mofid Alam
Class 7 C
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OPPORTUNITY NEVER
STOPS KNOCKING!
SCHOOL LIFE
Most of the people feel that once an opportunity
has been overlooked or wasted, there is no second
chance. But I feel opportunity never stops knocking
and is always close to us. Only those who want to
give up feels there is no second chance to win and
to conquer. If we have strong determination and the
will power to accomplish a work, it will certainly be
accomplished. My motto in life is In the journey of
life, focus upon the goal, look at the doughnut not
upon the hole. There are also people who simply
turn off the light to see how dark it is and say that
the first letter of opportunity itself is O but instead
of complaining about bad luck, go out and look for
good luck by doing something good. The reality is
that not all talent or skill in the world will help we
need to use them. So better go and collect
opportunity.
As we first step into school as tiny tots, we feel scared
and insecure without our parents. Gradually when
the teachers become familiar, we feel comfortable
in our new surrounding and start to enjoy school. It
is a pleasure to be among so many children of our
own age. We learn to make friends in school and
some of them remain our friends throughout our
lives. We learn discipline and other values. It is during
school life that we learn to follow a routine life. We
set for ourselves a fixed time for waking up, studying
etc. Apart from academics, we get an opportunity
to discover our talents. If we do something special,
we are encouraged to nurture our talents. Our
personality development begins in school. We
recognize our weakness and strength. We learn to
become independent and face problems. This little
lesson learnt in school goes on a long way in shaping
our life. We experience stress during examination
and excitement during vacation. The year we spend
in school leave behind memories for a life time.
Samjhana Pandit
Class 7 A
Bickey Mishra
Class 7 F
DOWRY PRATHA
The Dowry system prevalent in the Tarai region
of Nepal has been fast spreading throughout the
country. A young woman has defined dowry as
the price paid by the parents for getting their
daughter the post of daughter-in-law. Parents pay
a huge sum of money so that their daughter may
secure a satisfactory and permanent post.
Unfortunately, the whole affair has assumed the
proportions of a scandal. The grooms parents
insist on receiving huge amount of cash beside
luxury items like cars, air-conditioners, fancy home
theaters etc., and if some girl fails to bring a
handsome dowry, they are ill-treated and even
tortured.
It degrades girls and destroys their sense of selfworth. Poor people have to incur heavy debts to
satisfy the greed of the greedy grooms parents
and get into debt trap for their entire life. The
daughter of poor parents consider themselves a
burden on families, sometime they decide not to
marry or even commit suicide.
Dowry is a contemptible social evil. It reduces the
sacred institution of marriage to a business deal.
Akash Agrawal
Class 11 F
Laws cannot eradicate the dowry system, only
social awareness can. The education of girl should
be promoted in a big way so that they become
economically self-sufficient. Well-placed boys
should come forward, say an emphatic NO to the
dowry and set an example for others.
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DADS BLESSING
Somewhere I just read a beautiful and emotional
story which I would like to share with all the readers.
Hope this touches your heart and makes you realize
what life has to offer, how parents love you and how
life can be beautiful with a little patience.
A young man was getting ready to graduate from
college. For many months he had admired a beautiful
sports car in a dealers showroom, and knowing that
his father could well afford it, he told him that it was
all he wanted. As Graduation Day approached, the
young man awaited signs that his father has
purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of
Graduation, his father called him into his private
study. His father told him how proud he was to have
such a fine son and told him how much he loved
him. He handed his son a beautifully wrapped gift
box. Curious but somewhat disappointed, the young
man opened the box and found a lovely leatherbound Bible with young mans name embossed in
gold. Angry, he raised his voice to his father, said,
With all your money, you give me a Bible?, and
stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible. Many
years passed and the young man was very successful
in business. He had a beautiful house and a wonderful
family, but realized his father has grown old and
thought of visiting him. He had not seen him since
that Graduation Day. Before he could arrange, he
received a telegram telling him his father had passed
away and willed all his possession to his son, he
needed to come home immediately and take care
of everything. When he arrived at his fathers house,
sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began
to search through his fathers important papers and
saw the Bible he had left it years ago. With tears, he
opened the Bible and began to turn pages and as
he did so, a car key dropped from the back of the
Bible. It had a tag of dealers name, the same dealer
who had the sport car he had desired. On the tag
was the date of his graduation and the words PAID
IN FULL!!
Jasvinder Kaur
Class 7 F
THE VALUE OF
BOOKS
A MESSAGE
FROM
AN ELDER
BROTHER
Books, books, books
You are very good
You give us knowledge
That helps to graduate college
We have to read the great novel
That gives us lot of trouble
It is very hard to keep in mind
Every word we need to write is in line
Life itself can be a dream you never wake up from
A void in which we are living
High school girls wanting to go to prom
And five year old kids holding i-pads
The world has so much more in giving.
Some children do not want to come to you
Because all of them are now forlorn
Teacher say learn from book
But we get confused even when we look
Ever if someone questions me, 'Is there magic'?
Yes, of course the creation of the seas, the Everest
Or even the blue whale which is a mammal that lives
in the sea
And if we degrade all this, isn't that tragic?
Those who are brilliant they won't get trouble
They can read in a day, all the novel
I would always try to be so good
Try to read with fresh mood
Durlab Man Sherchan
Class 12 C
Meraj Alam
Class 8 C
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LIVING AS A DETECTIVE
I am Mr Roy, a detective. I want to share a case with
you and please consider yourself a detective
and see each point and try to solve the
case. One Sunday afternoon a murder
took place in a rich familys house. The
neighbour saw bloodstains on the door
and called me, as he did not have any
of the family members number.
The family consisted of father,
mother, daughter and a son. When
the murder took place father
(Shantanu 56) went to the office,
mother (S omani 53) for
shopping, son (Ramesh 20) on
a picnic with his friends and
daughter (Janvi 18) for tuitions. They also had two
maids named Kaya and Chaya. They had taken a day
off. Everyone had the key to the house. All the
property was in the name of Ramesh. However, Janvi
was the most beloved one. Shantanu and Somani
loved each other but they had fights very often. I
also came to know that Ramesh did not respect Kaya
although he was very polite to her. But Janvi had
problem with Chaya as she always used to scold her
for chewing gum and throwing it anywhere on the
floor. But Janvi was very friendly to Kaya. All this
information was given by the neighbour.
called to my office for enquiry. Everyone told me
that they didnt know about this murder. I
asked everyone around that area and one
said that Janvi had come to the
house at nearly 3 p.m. Then
another told that Ramesh also
came to the house at 3:30 pm. Like
you, I also thought that Ramesh killed
Janvi. But I got a shock hearing the
third person that Chaya had
also come there at 3:40 p.m. I
asked Rameshs friends if he left
the picnic in between. They told
that he had forgotten his mobile
and had gone to bring it around 3:20 p.m.
and came back around 3:55 p.m.
I strictly asked both Chaya and Ramesh about what
they did. Can you guess from these two who must
have killed Janvi? It was Ramesh who killed Janvi. He
had called Chaya afterwards to hide the dead body.
He gave her a lot of money to keep her mouth shut.
I came to know that he killed Janvi because he was
jealous of her. Janvi was cared and loved by the
parents more and they always used to fulfill her
demands but his demands were ignored.
Can you guess whose dead body it must have been?
If you say Janvi, then you are right. Everyone was
Rishi Mukherjee
Class 7 E
I would like to share an incident that took place
on 22nd July 2014. I was doing my homework
and my pen ran out of ink. So, I rushed towards
the stationery. While briskly walking along the
sidewalk towards the shop, just about four
meters, I saw a small boy getting very unstable
on his bicycle. Before I realized what was
happening, the boy along with his bicycle
toppled over the edge of the sidewalk that stood
about ten meters above a concrete front yard of
a low-lying house. For a moment, I froze and
expected somebody to do something to help.
Everyone was screaming but no one did
anything, my heart pounding at an enormous
rate I ran towards the edge expecting to see a
gruesome sight. Thank God, the boy was alive
clinging on to the cycle that was stuck on an
overhanging hedge. I quickly lent an arm to him
and grabbed the cycle with the other hand; I
caught the boy with all my strength and did not
let the boy fall as the stuck cycle had come loose.
Fortunately, one of my friends who was coming
up from behind saw me and came to help me.
We pulled the boy up who walked away towards
his house crying and shivering, I was also
shivering with mixed emotions but overall the
sensation I felt was so overwhelmingly pleasant
that made me realize that happiness is not about
doing things for oneself or buying materialistic
things. True happiness is about just being human,
expressing our emotions and helping others
selflessly from the depth of our hearts.
Aryan Subba
Class X F
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MY DREAM CITY
I walk down the busy streets of the city I always
imagined. Faces pass so quickly and all I can do is
wonder about their story. We are all so caught up in
our own lives that we forget to just stop, look around
and take it all in. This city is lit up incredibly. They call
it, the city of dreams. I hope to live there one day,
walk past all those people every day, observing the
faces that are unknown to me. For me, this was the
city I felt free in. There was no one to watch me
closely. It is the city I want to be independently and
capably living in someday. I do not know whether I
will ever go back but if I do, I will definitely sit on
those red steps surrounded by the bright billboards
and interesting architecture all night and just take it
in; the rush calming down as the sun sets. It is funny
how this seems to be the place with very little racism.
People from all over the world are here living in the
same city, going about their own business without
any problem. When you look around the corner of
the streets of some of the less modernized parts of
the city, you see a long path with Dutch style
architecture on either side of the road and right in
the middle, at the end of the street, an amazing view
of the sky. At sunset, the orange rays reflect off of
the glasses on the buildings and the entire city seems
to be glowing. This is one of the most beautiful things
about this city. It is colorful and so alive. When I first
arrived, I saw the New York Times headquarters and
I was awestruck. It was something I had always seen
in movies and some part of me had always wanted
to work there and publish articles in the famous New
York Times. Thinking about it now, makes me want
to work hard for my future in order to be able to live
my life the way I desire. A tingling sensation starts
in the palms of my hands and I want to have done
something great with them before they deteriorate
over time. Motivation is what I derived from here.
This city is New York, one of my many dream cities.
Unlike the people I passed by on the streets of New
York, I shall not remain a stranger to you.
Yashi Chandra
Class 10 D
KEEP THE
SPIRIT OF
WINNING!
EXAMS
There are so many challenges a person has to face
in life. We have to compete and try to cross them. It
is not necessary that every time we win, we may lose
many a times. When you face failures, do not think
it is the end and do not stop trying because if you
do so that would be your greatest mistake ever in
your life. You will regret one day! Remember there is
always a chance for you. All you need is patience,
determination and power to think. You should know
where to use your skills and correct your moves to
prove to be a winner. So dear friends, life is surely
full of struggles, no matter how many times you fail,
just keep the spirit of winning alive so that you can
stand as a successful winner one day.
Oh! Exams dear
Why do you come twice a year?
Bringing chills and fear!
In first term
You are rather easy
Yet you keep us very busy
In second term
You make us feel lazy
Books and studies, we feel very dizzy
Hey friends, have a look
Boring questions from the book
During the result time
If we pass, there's a smile
If we fail, there's a hell
So exams dear, don't bring us fear
Please be easy, don't make us dizzy.
Praagya Khand
Class 7 B
Tejal Kore
Class 8 D
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HEART AND SOUL 2014
Exactly 12 years ago, I joined MIS in grade 1. I
remember that day: my mother waking me up,
making my breakfast and lunch box, my nanny
making me ready, making my tie and putting on my
school uniform for the first day of my new school
and all those chaos. Just before boarding the school
bus, my father said Ramro sanga dhyan diyera padha
chora, make us proud. I was a very bright student.
I used to top every exams. I even got the best student
award in the 1st grade in the Annual Function along
with subject and class topper prizes. All the teachers
were very proud of me. My parents were out of the
world with pride and happiness. Gradually, as I grew
with time, Istarted changing, showed less interest in
my studies and more in entertainment and fun. I
became a typical teenager who likes to have fun and
do whatever comes in mind. Friends played a very
important role, I started doing my own thing, stopped
listening to my parents and teachers. My studies
started going down to the drains. Sometimes I used
to feel sad about it too but with friends I was lost.
said, Thank you son for
making us proud and I am
going to look my best for
the Annual Function. After
the ceremony, I could see
that same sparkle in my
fathers eye when I won the
prize in grade 1. I wish I
could have done more just
to keep that shine and
glow in my parents face.
I have gone through the most beautiful 13 years of
journey in Modern Indian School. Before this journey
ends here I would like to offer tons of thanks to all
those who voted for me and to all my teachers who
believed in me especially my House Mistress and my
Godmother Mrs. A. Bomjan Fitzpatrick who guided
me and supported me through thick and thin. A very
special thanks to our Principal sir for giving me this
golden opportunity which has helped me change
my attitude towards life and for bringing out the
best in me. I realized what I was missing in my life
and what mistakes I had been doing in my life only
because of you all. You are my inspiration and I
promise to try my best in my life, reach my goals and
be a successful person. Thank you very much. Love
you all.
I never thought that MIS would bring the best in me.
I never dreamt that I would ever achieve the most
coveted title of HEART AND SOUL AWARD.This is
the best thing that could ever happen in my life and
I am really touched. I am happy and proud that the
entire MIS family believes in me and loves me. I did
realize that I inspire my friends and juniors. I will
surely keep this faith and do you proud in future.
This moment took me back to class 1 again. My mom
Ashish Gurung
Class 12 F
BEST SPORTSPERSON
Sports has always been a big part of my life. I feel I
have had a very unique and privileged experience
in sports, which has given me the confidence to
believe that there is no limit to what I can achieve
with big dreams. As a kid, whenever I played any sort
of sports or games, I always wanted to win no matter
what. If I found myself losing, I used to make some
excuses to start the game over again!
and father, who continually supported me with my
passion despite my carelessness in studies and
negative attitude at times. I really appreciate what
my parents have done for me to fulfill my passion
for football. A big thank you to my Principal sir, for
the opportunities provided in the school.
This award The Best Sportsman means so much to
me and I have really worked so hard for this title. I
thank all my friends, my House Mistress, my juniors,
and all the teachers who supported me, loved me
enough and believed in me enough to make this
award happen. I will cherish each and every moment
of my sports period and the games I played in MIS
and for MIS. Thank you all, I love you all. God bless
you.
But now things have become different.Through my
13 years in MIS, I have played different games.
Whether its basketball, cricket, athletics, football,
karate, anything I give my best. Among all, football
is my sport. I have played it like nothing else and I
would do anything to play football. I am very
privileged to have so many people around me who
supports me. My football coach Mrs. Bina Shrestha,
my basketball coach Mr. Bijay Khatri and my games
teacher Mr. Anand for believing in me and letting
me play at my best. I also want to thank my mother
Ashish Gurung
Class 12 F
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HEART AND SOUL 2014
and in the girls category, breaking the record
with 58% votes, the Heart and Soul title for 2014
goes to Saiksha Palikhey! Still ringing in my ears,
these words said by Principal Sir were the most
delightful words I had ever heard. No words can
describe the happiness I felt at that moment. With
all the students applauding, I had the biggest smile
that there possibly could be, grinning wide from ear
to ear.
Winning this title was
purely a dream come true.
The title shows the
amount of faith my school
has in me. It is my duty to
never let them down and
to live up to their
expectations. Even after I
bid farewell to the
Modern Indian School
family, I will try my best to
uphold the schools glory.
No matter where I am, I
will hold on to all the
values that have been inculcated in me. I will
endeavour to be a true Modernite.
Through this article, all I want to do is express my
heartfelt gratitude to everyone who thought I
deserved this title, the most prestigious title in
Modern Indian School. To Principal Sir, who has
always taught me to be a good example for others,
the teachers who have encouraged me in everything
I undertake and also my very supportive juniors and
friends without whose votes I would never have been
able to achieve such a great title.
Saiksha Palikhey
Class 12 C
BEST SPORTS PERSON
I like it when good unexpected things happen and
being declared as the best sportsperson in the senior
girls category was certainly one of them.
Both at inter house and interschool level, I have taken
part in games, Ive lost and Ive won but what matters
more to me than the trophies and medals are the
things that Ive learnt. Ive always tried not to give
up just because of what someone said rather Ive
tried to use it as a motivation to push harder and let
me share this with you. It was not always easy, but
it was worth it.
Enjoying out there in the field, knowing I am doing
something that I am really passionate about,
something that brings me immense joy and
happiness. Cheering and encouraging my teammates
when in a group and passing a friendly smile to my
opponent in an individual match is all I ever have in
mind while going in for a tournament.
Saiksha Palikhey
Class 12 C
MAA
A person whom I saw first
With my small baby eyes
The person who takes care of me
With a heart so full of grace
When I am happy
Your heart is happy too
And when I am sad
Your heart is equally sad
When I am in dark
You are the light
You are the candle
That lights my life
Maa, its a request
From my side; please
Dont leave me
On the way of life
Its tough without you
No one to suggest
No one to correct me
No one to guide and
No one to shout at me
If you are not
There in my life
You are there to solve
My problem
You are there to tie
My hair
You are there to
Prepare me
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You are there for
Everything that happens with me
You give me warmth
You make me safe
When you are close
You make me brave
The need is always there
For someone sweet and fair
Thankfully for me
Thats my mummy
Whom I love without despair
Aditi Prakash
Class 7 B
A MEMORABLE TRIP TO MANAKAMANA
I left home early in the morning at about 6:00 a.m.
for Manakamana for a relaxing trip, which did not
turn out to be one. We stopped at Kalanki, to refuel
and started on the Prithvi Raj Marg. It was a nice trip,
stopped on the way and had morning tea at a
highway restaurant. On the way I took many pictures
too. The trip was all fine until we reached a place
called Mauwa Khola. There was a highway jam. After
waiting for some time our driver advised us to walk
to the otherside and catch a bus. So we started
walking on the highway under the hot sun.
Unfortunately, after walking for 45 minutes, we
reached a place called Phislingtar where we came
to know that there was an accident and the locals
had blocked the road and were burning tires. So, we
walked for another 1 hour 45 minutes (total about
10 km) in the hot sun until we got a vehicle which
was crowded and reached Kurintar at about 12:10
p.m. It was a lunch break and the cable car service
was closed at that time. Waiting and exhausted, ate
some snacks and the cable car finally resumed and
we went uphill. It took 10 minutes. Finally, we reached
the top and then went to the temple where we saw
a long line. We had to wait for another 1 hour 45
minutes until we got a chance to worship the
Manakamana Goddess. Then we had our lunch. After
lunch, we took some pictures and went down to the
Kurintar cable car station. At last, we left for
Kathmandu at 6:00 p.m. After traveling for a little
while, there was another highway jam! After the jam
got cleared, the driver covered some distance quickly
and stopped at a restaurant for dinner. After dinner,
we carried on our journey finally reaching Kathmandu
at 11:30 p.m., and reached home at midnight. I was
so tired that I fell asleep. Although the trip was very
tiring and full of problems, it was the most exciting
trip of my life.
Aayush Ratna Sthapit
Class 7 C
DARE
RELIGION
·
Religion is the reason that world is breaking into
pieces.
·
Religion is the reason that discrimination and
wrong preaching exists.
·
Religion is the reason that creates fight between
humans.
·
Religion is the reason that crimes take place quite
often.
·
Religion is the reason that talented and experts
leave what they have and become priests or
religious scholars.
·
Religion is the reason that many people stop
playing and enjoying due to their old customs.
When you smoke
It is not a joke
When you drink beer
You cant think clear
When you drink booze
Your brain will snooze
If you take drug
You turn into slug
When you get high
You may try to fly
When you go to party
Be a smarty!
Listen to my voice
Make a right choice
If you never drink and drive
You have a good chance of staying alive
Tejal Kore
Class 8 D
Danish Akhtar
Class 7 F
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THANK YOU MIS
Through all these 17 years, I could never really
understand the precise meaning of the word 'abstract'.
I sit in front of my computer screen, trying to figure out
what Modern Indian School meant to me. It is here that
I have seen the brightest gradients of life, and it is the
place where I have seen my pride unravel into little
pieces.
progressive friends, I have questioned my stay here.
But each time I have realized that there is more to life
than just good times. I have faced tremendous pressure
induced situations and have come out of them strong.
I have seen myself fall, I have lost faith in myself
sometimes but the consequences have been extremely
useful.
I think it would be fair to say that, I have experienced
it all, just staying here in MIS.
Everything happens for a reason after all.
I can't imagine waking up to a morning where there is
no hustle for going to school. Within months my status
will change from a bright student to a bright alumni. I
will be on the streets soon looking for a yellow bus that
says MIS, just to get a glimpse of what it used to be like
being in there. I will be there in the Annual Function as
someone who will no longer have the right to hit the
stage but to only sit back and watch. And although this
lump in my throat indicates that the finish line is close,
I know that this school is my home before any other
home and that the finish line is only a horizon to a
better view.
I remember when I was little, I used to come to school
with my mom, every body used to treat me like a star!
I was that little smart kid who wished all the teachers
without the need to be instructed by her mom. And
although I have outgrown that age, I must admit that
my teachers still treat me like a little star. The time spent
in junior wing goes unparalleled to any experience in
this universe. Bus picnics to class picnic, every day used
to be a feast! I remember how my best friend and I
assumed that the nut bolts on the school bus were
control buttons of a huge aeroplane and so the bus
ride back home would always be like a filght back home,
with the two most amazing, monkey pilots. I remember
how much games period meant to me when I was
young. Back then I was a tomboy and I always liked to
show girls down by playing for the boy's team. As I look
back, I realise that I stepped into MIS, and had my
leadership qualities encrypted in my destiny. The most
amazing feeling in the world was to be conferred upon
the title of the junior school head girl, not because of
the title or the post but because of the transformation
it brought in me. It brought out the leader in me. I will
always like to believe that I was a much better
captain back then, than what I am today.
Dear juniors, remember that life knocks even the best
people down. If you are looking for something to believe
in, start with yourselves. Don't let grades undermine
you for it is like using calculus to describe a beautiful
poetry.
Dear Principal sir, you have been my greatest mentor.
I have immense respect for you. Thankyou for being
someone whose personality does all the talking.
I would like to thank ALL my teachers. Since all my
teachers have more or less influenced me in my life.
However I cannot resist my temptation to make a few
special mentions, for they are hence I am.
Life took a full 360° turn when I came to the senior wing.
For once I felt I was robbed out of security that blanketed
me in the junior wing. But all the exposure, tough times
and multi tasking has come about in the senior wing.
I have not wanted to take any names in my article,
because each teacher more or less has influenced my
life, pushing me to strive for better. I have known what
it is like to be ambitious at MIS. I have always wanted
the best for my school and for myself. One aspect I will
always miss about school is competitions. It may sound
vain but I can't describe what it feels like to get ready
before a competition and tell yourself, 'Let's show the
crowd, what it is like to be a Modernite'.
Dear Maya ma'am, Thankyou for treating like your
daughter. For making me believe in my abilities and
standing by my side. You taught me how to become a
good human.
Dear Patrick ma'am, there are no words to thank you.
But my gratitude for you is boundless. Thank you for
pushing me when I have been low. Thank you for
endlessly giving me opportunities even when times
and people have questioned my ability. You have shown
me those dimensions of life and myself that no one
could.
It is through the integrated effort of a lot of teachers
that I have found my niche in public speaking. What I
have learnt and what I'd like to share here is that there
is a fine line between being an entertainer and a speaker.
A good speaker will always use the platform to voice
his opinion where as an entertainer will merely please
the crowd.
Thank you Farida ma'am, for helping me take those
little steps so I can make larger leaps in life today. You
are my first and best mentor.
Dearest Dilip Sir, I am so grateful that I have had the
opportunity to learn from a teacher like you. Your
hardwork, and life is an inspiration for me.
I am so nostalgic right now thinking of every moment
spent here that I cannot contain my feelings here. I can
only thank you all for giving me a life, I could have got
no where else.
Dearest Narinder ma'am, thanks for telling me that you
want to see me on the top of the world. I will make you
proud.
Dearest Alma Mater, thank you for containing my soul!
It would be an exaggeration to say that MIS has been
nothing but a bliss. Alot of dreams have materialised
and some have not. Too many times, in the arch of
better opportunities and sights of seemingly
Shivani Mishra
12 'B'
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WHEN THE DOOR OF EDUCATION IS OPENED,
THE DOOR TO THE PRISON IS CLOSED
(Students of 11 F say)
Education is one of the most important things in our
life. Education enlightens our mind. It is the biggest
wealth one can have in life. It is such a thing, which
does not reduce after sharing or distributing among
others, but rather it increases. Education helps us to
distinguish between what is right and what is wrong.
An educated person does not need anyone's help to
succeed in life. He can make his own decisions by
using his intelligence and knowledge. He is respected
everywhere he goes. Acquiring job is not a big deal
for an educated person. This does not need to rely
on unfavourable means of earning money like
stealing, robbery etc. As education and knowledge
teach us to distinguish between right and wrong,
we hardly fall into traps and do wrong deeds.
Therefore, it is said that when the door of education
is opened, the door to the prison is closed.
- Nikhil Agrawal
When we educate children, adult or old person, we
should not only educate their mind but their heart.
This helps people to act through both their heart
and their brain, maintaining the equilibrium between
the two thus making them rational and just. An
educated person does not need to depend on
anyone to achieve success in life. As education and
knowledge teach us to distinguish between the right
and wrong it enlightens our mind as well as our heart.
- Saurabh Agrawal
We all know that education is the key to success.
Education is not restricted to school or books but
education is also the wisdom we gather from many
ways. To be successful as a person we should not just
use the ability and knowledge in terms of subjects
we learn but it is also very important that we have
the sense of compassion and humanity. If we truly
want to be educated, we must not forget to educate
the heart. To navigate the world outside with
compassion and tolerance it is important to educate
the heart too. We must ask for a balanced education
by putting importance on both the mind and the
heart. "While educating the minds we must not forget
to educate the hearts." Dalai Lama
- Himanshu Gaur
Human beings want all wishes and desires to come
true. This can come true through education as it is a
stepping-stone. Education makes one distinguish
between right and wrong. When a person is
educated, he/she can be employed and thus can
earn his/her livelihood. Thus, if a person is educated
he does not indulge in ghastly activities. Education
provides opportunity to people who wants to be
employed and work as a human resource for a
country. If the same person is uneducated, job
opportunity would not be available for him.
Moreover, education can also serve as a tool that can
change theory into practice. In conclusion, when the
door of education is opened, the door to the prison
is closed.
- Simran poddar
Education is a never-ending process. It has no end.
Education carries immense importance in ones life.
It makes an individual conscious about the things
happening around him. However, a question arises
whether education educates our hearts too, along
with our minds. Education helps the individual to
grow both mentally and physically, so that the
individual can stand individually in the society. Today,
education system has just become all about scoring
grades. While the mind of an individual is being
educated, the heart is not being educated. There is
a need to change this kind of education system
because educating young hearts is also equally
important.
- Ayush Jaiswal
Education enlightens our minds and gives us the
knowledge and skill of performing various tasks. It
provides us with skills through which one can get a
job easily and do not need to rely on negative means
of earning. Education is very important and helps to
close the door of prison by helping people earn their
livelihood. When a person gets educated, he does
not require searching for means to earn livelihood.
He gets socially aware about the happenings in the
society.
- Deepika Goyal
Yes, this statement is very true for today's generation.
It states about the importance of education. An
educated person knows more about the outside
world. Educated person knows about the good and
bad elements of the society and is conscious about
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what is right and what is wrong. So, education is the
only way to be away from these things.
- Prince Baniya
no doubt that education leads a man to his path of
success. It makes a man independent and sensible.
I would like to justify with a small story. John and
Edward are 2 twins. John's parents could afford to
educate him whereas Edward's family was poor. After
few years John completed his studies. He had a good
job and family whereas Edward was in prison as he
indulged in criminal activities. This proves that
education plays a vital role in our life. Just imagine
those people who cannot afford education, get
involved in criminal activities, the very existence of
the world would be difficult. Education is a right of
every individual. We should fight for our right.
- Megha Tamrakar
Education plays a vital role in everyones life. It teaches
us to distinguish between right and wrong. In this
21st century, we can see that the educated people
are more successful and the uneducated are not. The
efforts of an educated person always lead to success.
So, the more educated we are, the more
opportunities we get, thus shunning the door of
crime. Right things always lead to success so when
the door of education is opened, the door to the
prison is closed.
- Sonam D. Ghale
It is truly said that when the door of education is
opened, the door to the prison is closed. Education
is first and foremost need of human beings after
food, clothing and shelter. It adds value to life. The
educated person knows what to do and what not to
do. An educated person will always walk in a positive
path. Educated people always think good and do
what leads to the peaceful and safe life. On the other
hand an uneducated person will often resort to
negative things and will try to always harm others
as he is unemployed and insecure.
- Tushal Mangal
The youth is the future of the world. They are the
future leaders. It is very important to educate the
minds of youth. While educating the minds of the
youth we should not forget to educate their hearts.
The people who are educated think only about their
personal benefits and forget about the welfare of
the country. If both the mind and heart are educated,
not only the individual but the whole community
will be developed and there will be development of
the world. Therefore, along with the education, moral
values should also be imparted in their mind.
- Savita Goyal
Education, the greatest and permanent asset that a
person can ever possess, enables us to adopt, gain
respect and most importantly it gives a proper sense
to differentiate between the right and the wrong. It
is well said that when the door of education is
opened, the door to the prison is closed. Those who
are uneducated are more likely to engage in illegal
activities. If the graph of education rises then
definitely crime rate of the country would decrease.
We can take the example of countries, which are
under the control of Taliban. Spiritual belief and its
practice is considered to be important than
education. Children from young age are handed with
guns than books.
Education is the most important thing in the world.
It plays a vital role in every humans life. Education
can make us to choose the right decision in any
situation. When the door of education is opened, the
door to the prison is closed. It lightens our world and
makes us a better person. If we are educated we can
choose the right decision or the right path. Education
means employment and security which will
completely erase the path to evil.
- Siddharth Gurung
Education is the most important source in one's life.
Because of education we learn to face the world
outside. We learn to differentiate between the right
and the wrong. It is the light which guides our way
in life. We are born with a purpose and this purpose
is fulfilled only with the help of education. That is
why our parents work hard to send us to school to
make us socially acceptable human beings away
from the world of crime.
- Sinin Nakarmi
If they followed the path of education, then they
would develop self-discipline and self-control.
Education is not only about studying different
subjects but also about learning moral values. When
human being are educated from both heart and
mind, personal as well as economic development
take place.
- Khusbhu Khuswaha
Education is a key which every individual desires. It
is a key to achieve success. It makes our goal near
and clear. There are many who can afford to educate
themselves. Similarly, billions of people do not get
the chance to be educated due to poverty. There is
Education does not necessarily prevent prison. An
uneducated thief will steal your key while an
educated one will steal your car. There will always
be difference of opinion on who should go to prison.
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Education has no role to play in it. While on other
hand, education may increase criminal activity.
Therefore, people should not only be educated but
should also be equipped with moral values, a good
heart and teach to be God fearing. Only then the
gate to prison will be closed.
- Meghana Singh
knows how to follow rules and regulations, talk
politely and do good work otherwise they become
rude and indulge themselves in criminal activities.
So if the door of education is opened the door to
prison is closed.
- Aditya Narayan Bharati
Education is one of the most important elements for
any human being. A person with education can
choose his goal and hence can earn his livelihood. It
will lead to employment and responsibility. On the
other hand being uneducated means living a life of
insecurity and poverty. Such a man will do anything
to survive. The only way for such a person is to
depend on criminal activities thus opening the door
to prison. Education leads to a better quality of life
and makes a person successful.
- Sonu Gupta
First time we are introduced to formal education in
school. The school years are the formative years of
one's education. Schools are institutions that lay the
foundation of a child's development. They play a key
role in developing children. Education provides us
with the knowledge about the world. It leads to the
enlightment. It lays the foundation of a stronger
nation. Education makes a person complete. It gives
knowledge about our world around us and helps us
to form opinion and develop a point of view. The
information we are constantly bombarded with
cannot be converted into knowledge without the
catalyst called education. It wipes out the wrong
beliefs from our minds. Education is important
because it teaches us good manners and behaviour.
The more we learn the more questions we have and
without questions there are no answers. Education
helps us to find answers and earn our livelihood and
find job so that we can live a comfortable life.
- Ayushi Poddar
Without education, a person is like a boat without
any direction. People will turn away from the right
path and resort to wrong and may end up in some
trouble but if people are educated then they can
avoid trouble and improve their lives and make a
better living. When people are rightly educated then
they do something good for themselves and even
for the society and that will help the country to
develop.
- Lochan Kormocha
Education plays the most important role in each and
every person 's life. Education helps us to choose the
right path. If we choose the right Education and
move with it then no one can ruin our lives. Nowadays
the prisons are filled with youngsters and this is so
because they dont get proper education. Therefore,
when the doors of the education opens in a persons
life then he is free from most of the troubles and will
not land up as a prisoner.
- Aaron Thapa
Education leads to a civilized society with sense of
responsibility and the desire to do the right. A person
without education is like a fish without water.
Education teaches us to choose between good and
bad, without which we cannot move towards a
brighter future. An educated person should be
positive and be able to make the right decision or
else they can land up in deep trouble .But some
people, in order to fulfill their dreams, cross limitations
and end up committing crimes. This can lead to
serious impacts on the society. Thus, education is a
tool that helps us to be a civilized person and lead
a happy life.
- Bidhanshu Singh
For the developing countries education is most
important because it increases the work force of the
country that leads to the development of the country.
If a person is educated, he can understand what is
wrong and what is right. If a person is educated he
SCHOOL TRIP TO KAKANI
It was the best Friday for me, a day that I would never
forget in my life, that was the class trip to Kakani. It
was an awesome time we spent. We reached there
in the evening. We had to walk for an hour due to
road construction. When we reached our destination,
we found natural beauty just in front of us. We clicked
lots and lots of photos. In my opinion, it was a stay
in heaven. At night, the D.J. played music and we
danced madly. After sometime, we had our dinner
and went to our room. We did not sleep the whole
night, had lots of fun, and enjoyed to the fullest.
Lastly, I want to say that I could make many friends,
who didn't talk to me in school. I really want to thank
my school for the wonderful trip to Kakani and also
hoping for an awesome trip like this in future
Utkrita Sahawala
Class 9 'C'
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I HAVE A DREAM
To succeed in life, one needs to strive for perfection
rather than to avoid failures. Every accomplishment
begins with a decision to try. Everything seems
difficult at first. There are times when fear and doubt
takes over ones self belief. No matter how many
times you are told that you are good at something,
you will always find someone who is better than you.
There are endless occasions when you wonder if you
are meant to be just another average person and
not more than that. But as you start your journey,
although you encounter innumerable obstacles, you
start learning from your mistakes, you get to know
that commitment and continued efforts can help
you overcome failures. You start believing in yourself
even when no one else does and then, you succeed,
not only by achieving your goal but by realizing that
you can be the
best and by not
giving up, as Jonas
Salk said, There is
no such thing as
failure, there is just
giving up too soon. Having faith is the most
important thing throughout your journey to
accomplish your goal. Like everyone else, I have a
dream that I hope, rather believe I can turn into
reality. I hope that my longing to achieve my goal
never lets me give up and test my endurance if it
needs to.
WAS IT LOVE OR JUST
AN ATTRACTION?
TECH REVOLUTION
Riecha Joshi
Class 11 A
We live in a world
Where a wristwatch
Is smarter than us
Is technology safe to trust?
I was very shy by nature. I couldn't be comfortable
with anyone easily. I had only one friend in my school
who was my best friend. It was the mid-year session
and a new boy came. When he entered the classroom,
my eyes were stuck on him, I was frozen. I fell for him
at the very first sight. I didn't talk to him but my best
friend went and talked to him as she could easily
interact with new people and wasn't shy by nature.
Next day, I was going to school like everyday and
suddenly I heard a voice saying, "Hey, wait". I turned
back and it was him. My heart started beating faster.
It was the first time I talked to him. That was the day
of beginning of our friendship. As the days passed
by, we became closer and closer. We started hanging
out together. The three of us were like BFF. We both
i.e. he and me used to go and return from school
together. Day by day, my feelings got stronger for
him. It was the first time I went crazy for someone.
One day while returning back from school like
everyday he asked me about how to propose to a
girl and what are the likes and dislikes of a girl. I
thought he was going to propose to me, as he was
more close to me than anyone else. My happiness
knew no bounds. I could not sleep the whole night
and eagerly waited for the next day. But the next day
when I went to school, I got to know that he had
proposed to my best friend. I felt very bad. It hurt
me but I was still happy for my best friend. As the
time passed by, I realized that I had never fallen in
love with him. All was just an attraction towards him
which grew stronger each day. I was the one who
couldnt find out the difference between love and
attraction and was confused about my feelings.
How long is it?
Before we forget a friend's name
This technology
Has made us tame
We live in a world
Where kids carry heavy phones
They don't even laugh
They say LMAO
When I was 5
I was a stranger to home
I played 'Temple Run'
But not on a phone
We now completely depend on machines
We waste too much time
Staring at screens
It isn't long
We may fall prey
To this electronic beast
We need a solution
Enough!
With this tech revolution
Ishan Pranik
Class 7 E
Shikha Rungta
Class 11 F
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YES I AM A FAILURE
"Failure is the Opportunity to Begin Again Only More Intelligently" - Henry Ford
Failing can be defined as not being able
to achieve or set a target or an
objective. For me failing is not making
an effort to try repeatedly until we
succeed. As a human, everyone in this
world has somehow experienced
failure. People who overcome failure and
succeed are the real winner and there are
people who fear of overcoming failure
due to lack of faith in themselves.
in me that made me think I am not worth
of anything.
But I make a pledge now and with me
I want every one of you reading this
pledge with me that I will not quit, I
will make it happen. No dream is too
big and no dreamer is too small. We are
who makes a difference, we are who matters
the most. What people say to us when we
are down does not matter but their silent
eyes which look up to us when we are
at our best is the key point in
Overcoming Failure.
There are times when I want to quit,
the things come up in my mind such
as I cannot take it anymore, its enough.
Quitting is hard, it is hard to think that
something is very hard and is beyond our r e a c h . I
have failed many times, it has left a permanent stain
in my life, and which has destroyed my confidence
Suzanne Gurung
Class 11 F
SEEK THE ADVICE OF THE PERSON IN
THE MIRROR!
workouts, improved his style and worked out to
become an indispensable bowler of India. Genius
is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration! Anything
is possible for him who believes and toils,
Napoleon and Lincoln, Gandhi and Churchill,
Roosevelt and Lenin, Edison and Marconi,
Shakespeare and Leonardo da Vinci, Ford and
Rockefeller, have all been mortals and men like
you and me. If they can succeed and attain
greatness, definitely we also can. Success is
fulfillment of one's desire. Sania Mirza, a 16 year
old girl from Hyderabad, despite her two
successive defeats, succeeded due to her
determination and be the person in the mirror.
Success is the prime goal for survival in the world.
One must look into the mirror and over there see
what one wants to look like in the future. In order
to plan for a bright future and in order to attain
success, seek the advice of the person in the
mirror and all your dreams will seem within reach.
Ideas rule the world and thoughts rule over lives.
It is our mind, which moulds our destiny. If we
probe our minds, we will find that the so-called
mind is nothing but a bundle of thoughts.
Emerson, the great thinker and writer said, "Life
consists of what a person is thinking of all day."
If we think of success, we create a climate in
which success is probable. If we think of failure,
we set the stage for it. One must think high to
rise. After all, you have to believe and be sure of
yourself to win a prize. It is rightly said, "Life's
battle does not always go to the stronger and
the faster man; but sooner or later the man who
wins, is the man who believes he can." Alexander
Hamilton, whom the world has acknowledged
as a great genius said, "All the genius I have lies
in this: when I have a subject in mind, I study it
profoundly. Day and night, it is before me. I
explore it in all its bearings; my mind becomes
pervaded with it. Then the efforts that I make are
what propels or pleases to call the fruit of genius.
It is the fruit of labour and thoughts." Harbhajan
Singh, once tests discard, won by sheer grit and
determination and persistence and strenuous
Palak Agrawal
Class 9 C
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I CAN
Napolean, the late president of France, had once
said, The word impossible is not in my dictionary.
This means that if people have the will then nothing
is impossible for them. Ones determination,
handwork and the willingness will lead him towards
the path of success. We can take the example of
Abraham Lincoln, a freedom fighter of USA, who
became the 16th president of USA after his failure
in different sectors. Similarly, Thomas Elva Edison,
who had weak memory and had once hearing
problem, have become one of the greatest scientists
of the world. He said, I discovered 1000 ways that
can cause failure. Both Lincoln and Edison are the
great persons who are called great only because they
did great deeds. Lincoln removed slavery system
from USA and Edison invented electric bulb. If they
had not achieved these things, they would just be a
normal person. I am a person, a person who can
achieve things that can ever be in reach of a person.
After all, I am a person. People around us complicate
things. They make us think what we can and what
we cant. They create boundaries around us, defining
the criteria of things we can do. But things always
are not as complicated as they make us to think. The
only thing that
matters
is
whether we do it
or not. I am
willing to be a
great, provide full
freedom to people of Nepal and lead the country
towards the path of development. For this, I am going
to work hard and Im sure, I will achieve my dream.
Some say I cant be a politician, I dont have the
potential, but I dont agree. Anyone in this world can
do anything and it does not depend on any physical
disabilities, which Helen Keller proves in a better way.
I am physically fit, then why cant I? Bill Gates
nourished his capabilities that are latent in everyone.
He fed his dream with hard work and made history.
There are many examples of great people who
became great because they believed in themselves
and because of what they did. I am also a person
capable of doing what every other person did and
I believe I can.
Akash Mishra
Class 11 E
AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
OF A ROSE
BUSH
THE LOST
HOME
This place is not like home
Contains only concrete, brick and stone
No sentiments behold in here
Screams and yells, as if love fear
Love lost, may it find its way
Never would it then be gone, till our stay.
I was just a small seed when I was planted in a small
garden. The garden was small but I could feel the
fresh air passing through me. There was a small house
near my garden where lived a small girl, she really
loved watching me grow. Gradually I began to grow
into a bud. The little girl used to visit me everyday
and even poured water on me. One day I got a
message that, she would not live for a long time.
Before she died, the gardener took care of me with
love and tenderness. He would give me enough
water to drink, mix my soil with different types of
fertilisers. I finally grew up into a bush, then I bloomed
with beautiful red roses. The petals of the flower fell
and were decomposed. My flowers were so beautiful
that everyone appreciated me. But the little girl died
one day. I was plucked and strewn across her dead
body. I was sad that she was dead but happy that I
would go along with her. I wish her soul rest in peace.
Sidhika Mall
Class 12 D
Shradha Pun
Class 7 B
God knows when this disaster happened
The warmth and hospitality has all blackened
There seems no way out of this calamity
Everywhere around is widespread brutality
Such bitterness and ruthlessness within
In here is hatred lingering
I wish I could make a change
To fail here...the feeling so strange
It is tough to make people realize
Even harder to feel heavily penalized.
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WHILE EDUCATING THE MINDS OF YOUTH
WE SHOULD NOT FORGET TO
EDUCATE THE HEARTS.
In the largest sense is any act or
experience that has a formative
effect on the , or physical ability
of an individual. In its technical
sense, education is the process by
which society deliberately
transmits its accumulated , and
from one generation to another.
scope and noble and
compassionate in character. In
other words, education whose
objective is the cultivation of what
Mahayana Buddhists call the
greater self.
The dictionary definition of
Education is process of teaching
or development that is mental and
moral. Some dictionaries provide
this definition; Education is to
develop skills, knowledge and
character. Some of the thinkers
define education as process of
getting knowledge through
creativit y, inspiration and
motivation. Around the age of
schooling years, youths are facing
a crucial period in their own respective lives that are
very much complicated and very much challenging
yet it is significantly important.
Education makes a greater
difference between and man, than
nature has made between man
and brute. The and to which men
may be trained, by early education
and constant , are truly sublime
and astonishing. and are
examples of the deep sagacity
which may be acquired by long
habits of thinking and study.
Education is the factory that turns animals into
human beings. If women are educated, that means
their children will be too.
Education is a means of sharpening the of man both
and . It is a two-edged that can be used either for
the of or for its destruction. That is why it has been
our constant desire and endeavor to develop our
education for the of humanity. Now a days many
people forget to educate the hearts of youth. What
does educating the heart mean, and how does the
heart know? The heart stands for the whole
person, and the heart knows because the person
loves. Knowledge of the heart is the kind of
knowledge a wife has of her husband and he of her,
or that a mother has of her child. It is the kind of
knowledge a virtuous person has. It is the kind of
knowledge that a chaste person, whether an
adolescent, a young adult, whether married or single,
or old and feeble has of his or her own sexuality and
the proper place that his or her emotions have to
play in his or her life.
Knowledge of the heart is knowledge mediated by
love and is the kind of knowledge a chaste person
has of the dignity of his own body and the bodies of
every human person. TheÊ chaste person not only
knows notionally or conceptually what he or she
ought to do or not do, but feels that way too, feeling
actions contrary to chastity to be repugnant and
disgusting. He does not want to touch others or be
touched offensively, i.e., in ways that treat the human
body as a thing to be used to gratify desires; he
knows in his heart that to touch the human body is
to touch a living human person, a being to be loved,
not a thing to be used.
If the end of education is to foster the love of truth,
this love cannot be presupposed in the means. The
means must rather be based on a resourceful
pedagogical rhetoric that, knowing how initially
resistant or impervious we all are to philosophic
truth, necessarily makes use of motives other than
love of truth and of techniques other than saying
exactly what you mean.
Those of us interested in education hear a lot these
days about how the brain learns. Might it also be
beneficial to discuss how the heart learns? I think
it would, since education of the most ambitious sort
will not be achieved by relying on knowledge or
intelligence alone. What I mean by ambitious is a
learning process that is ongoing and inclusive in
Compiled by
Divyanshi Sharma
Class 11 F
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UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES
Have you ever noticed a pattern in your life?
Whenever the days with your besties are to its edge,
we start living those days more happily. Start doing
more fun, have unlimited enjoyment, start fooling
around, do crazy things, make fun of others and
along with all these fun, a bonus lase of sorrow and
many more.
Few days left with your best friends. Cannot even
imagine getting away from them and after a few
days, there will be nothing left. No fun, no enjoyment,
no sorrow, no happiness, just promises to meet after
our thirties, to give a birthday party. Going to a
restaurant, doing crazy things there, not caring about
the people around, just enjoying these moments
together. For a while acting so mad that the waiters
and the other customers are shocked, embarrassed
of what you are doing and, in a moment becoming
so serious and taking signatures, farewell messages
on tissue papers of the same restaurant to remember
these last few days. These days are so memorable!
restaurants in town. Walking into a five-star
hotel/restaurant, a wink to each other indicating we
dont have much money, lets get out of here.
Getting lost some place, getting really worried. No
backward steps. Walking forward, getting deeper
into the trap and miraculously finding your way
home. The joy that comes to your face and the
happiness that you get is just unbelievable.
Now coming to me, I am one of the luckiest people
to have the best set of friends. They taught me how
to go crazy with or without a reason. They taught
me to enjoy each moment of life and most probably,
they taught me to live with a smile on my face, always.
They taught me to believe in me. Overall, they taught
me everything but still I have a complaint about
them. They did not teach me to live without them.
Exploring every place possible, buying things that
have no use, ready to dance across the road without
caring about anyone. This is the time to enjoy. After
a few weeks or days, you have got no idea when you
are going to have this kind of fun again, when you
will go crazy again like this and really have got no
idea that when you are going to meet again. Feels
melancholy!
Though you guys are now very far, there hasnt been
a single day when I havent missed you guys! Miss
you guys more than these words can express.
With the best set of friends with whom you have
spent so many beautiful days of your life, and now,
you have got no idea what on earth is going to
happen to you in the future or where are you even
going to go?
Dedicated to: Shahista Mir, Saumya Chabbi, Saumya
Anand, Himanshu Gupta, Kajal Gupta and Simran
Poddar!!
Feels like it was just yesterday you got such wonderful
friends, making you aware of the best places and
Kanchan Gupta
Class 11 D
AN EXPERIENCE OF TRUE LIFE
'We do not remember days, we
remember moments.' The day
when I entered class 11 was like
a new phase in my life. A new and
fresh page of my life where I did
not know what to do, how to do.
Everything around me was new.
New faces, new environment.
Starting of the days were really
tough for me to adjust as I missed
my friends, classmates, teachers
and yes my class in almost
everything I did. Each moment I
felt very lonely and helpless.
However, slowly I started to
adjust and got many new friends
and a loving class teacher. This
way I realized that life keeps on
going and we come through
many difficulties, we should not
live in our past and make our
present worst. Many people
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come in our life and go. Some
stay with us in our memories and
some we forget. We along with
these happy moments should
move on and cherish them
throughout our life.
Archana Lahoti
Class 11 'A'
A COINCIDENCE THAT WAS UNFORGIVABLE
It was a fine fresh morning until a
branch of tree disturbed my peaceful
moment of dozing. While I was
draped in my tattered blanket the
branch banged on my front window.
It seemed like it was knocking on my
window as it wanted to talk to me.
It got to my nerves and I finally
banged down on the wooden floor
with my feet and there I opened my
window to peek the disturbing
branch, but it was unforgivable for it
to do that to me. I gripped that
branch in palms and bang! Broke it
in a disorderly manner rather
randomly. Its pieces were here and there.
wished that the man would stop
following me. Indeed, I was to blame
but I wanted to escape. It was a
challenge for me to head back to my
apartment, but the doubt was that
if he was still there I would be
battered by him and I would go home
purple and blue. I guessed the way
out of the unknown street and
reached Durbar Marg back. My shirt
was sweating because of tension and
my forehead was now drenched in
drops of tension also. I did not see
the man there. I reached my home
and to my surprise saw the same man
again who was talking to my father about business.
I planned to get off him by back door but if I would
do that, my mother would spot me. It was a deadly
dilemma about my money and myself. I had many
questions wandering around in my head. I then
suddenly thought of climbing the same tree whose
branch was disturbing me. I climbed that tree
recklessly and entered through the window, but my
happiness about escaping did not last for a long
time.
I rushed down my bedroom to have my brunch. We
had as usual the boring lentils and that roti. I am
not going to eat that, mother, I growled in an angry
voice. I backed out from my seat and went in anger
towards mother saying if I could eat the pizza in
Durbar Marg. For a moment I thought that the answer
would be a no, but no! It was a yes! I again confirmed
from her if it was not a sarcastic remark. I was now
big enough to go out myself, I responded to my
brother in an unkind way and zoomed off with my
cycle, that my uncle gifted me on the 2010 Christmas
before I went to Kenya.
My father and the colleague who was having an idle
chat with him or maybe about business spotted me.
He stared at me in a surprise confirming if I was the
same naughty boy, he was after. Before I could utter
a word, my father introduced me to him. Meet my
colleague Mr. Shrestha, son, he murmured. I did not
pay any attention to him and was just thinking about
my money. After all I had been selfish my entire life.
He now went away. We were gazing for at least 2 or
3 minutes. He shook his hand with me and went
away from my room. It was a hidden secret between
him and me. I now know that pizzas could make a
big fuss in my life!
On the way, I saw many people wearing the pollution
mask. I wondered for a moment if I should have even
worn that. I stopped for a moment and put on the
mask. I knew that it protects our body too, even
though it was uncomfortable to wear.
Just before I reached the pizza hut, I suddenly hit a
man between 30-35 years. I ran away from him before
he could ask me for any money as compensation. I
only had like 1000 bucks, which was enough to buy
a medium sized pizza. I raced away and then took a
sharp turn; I did not even know where I was heading.
I stopped my bike hoping for a miracle to happen,
EDUCATION
Education, education, everywhere
To fly high in the air
Education from parents
Education from teachers
They are like good creatures
But why not females?
Are the creatures such fail?
Akshat Sharma
Class 8 C
If theres a competition
To choose a hated one
Women will be the first one
WOMEN SHOULD GET HER RIGHT
TO EDUCATE HER WE WILL FIGHT.
Anannya Bang
Class 7 A
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THE END
Its already been 6 years studying in this school and
each day Ive worked hard to build myself as a
confident and a strong individual. I have achieved
many things so far. Everything in this world has an
ending, so does schooling. Unfortunately, this year
happens to be the last year of schooling for me. I
have enjoyed each day of being here. Now that Ill
always have these memories within me because
these are the roles Ive played which can never be
erased and of all session 2014-2015 will be the most
memorable.
on. This act of mine was applauded by all and was
awarded the 1st position. My happiness knew no
bounds and for this, I owe my dance teacher Namrata
Maam.
Therefore, you can see this year has been lucky for
me. Apart from the rewards, I also acquired beautiful
memories that will last forever. I have always believed
in myself. Only a few can win the hearts of many and
I want to be among those few because I know that
if I fight every vicissitudes of life with strong belief
in myself I can surely be on top.
Starting from the beginning, this year has been
graceful to me. Firstly, we the MIS girls football team
participated in 6 A side football tournament where
we reached the finals and missed the 1st position by
just an inch. We stood 2nd! Then I got an opportunity
to represent our school our country and mostly the
MIS football team at the international level. I have
never felt more proud than when I got appointed as
the skipper of the team. Though we lost what
mattered most was that we got a life changing
opportunity to prove ourselves. Then came the dance
competition where I participated. I chose the song
Yeh Housala and I performed solo with blindfolds
Finally, I would like to thank those who motivated
me in every possible way, teachers for being good
and kind, Principal sir for providing learning
opportunities and my friends for encouraging and
believing in me. I will surely miss MIS next year,
especially the football ground and the dance room.
I will always be proud to be a Modernite and I know
I have been successful in writing my name in the
heart of many. Adieu MIS
Monika Gurung
Class 10 C
MISS INDEPENDENCE
YOU ARE NOT OKAY
Its midnight and you realise
Youre not okay
That everyone around you
Is safe in their dreams
While you are kept awake
And you then start missing
Your thoughts begin to spiral
And downward you go
As soon as your first tear falls
Its like youve called in a storm
Your heart is in tangles
Your minds a mess
You find yourself scattered
In the sea of your own sadness
You wish you had
One last chance to say goodbye
One last chance to save your cry
But they will live in your broken heart
That will never seal back up
They will be in your mind forever
Till you dead drop
And now you lie awake at night
Wishing that the pain will go away someday...
Lost in the male dominated world
Is a little girl
Who yet doesnt even know to crawl
Let alone walk
Mary Gurung
Class 11 F
Pritanjali Pandey
Class 10 E
Little does she know
About her faith
So filled with hate
She will get lost
In the cold winter frost
There will be friend you say
Well they might be there
But only to make fun of her misery
Or to take her treasury
Poor soul, I see her smile
All this while
Little does she know
About her faith
So filled with hate
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ELEPHANT POLO: AN ADVENTURE SPORT
The world might say what a crazy game. An elephant
is involved in this game. This will surely make you
excited. Elephant Polo is one of the rare adventures
and only of its kind in Nepal. Just imagine, the
elephants playing game with long sticks and players
ride on the elephants instead of horse. It is quite
possibly the biggest spot in the world.
The World Elephant Polo Association (WEPA)
organizes an annual Elephant Polo tournament in
the airfield of Mephauli, Chitwan, southwest of
Kathmandu. It was established in 1982 having its
headquarter at Tiger Tops Jungle Lodge in Chitwan.
But the venue has changed from Chitwan National
Park to Bardia National Park from 2010.
The game is played by four players of each team on
a marked pitch 140 x 70 meters, using a standard
size polo ball and consists of two 10-minute chukkers
of playing time, with an interval of 15 minutes. The
whistle blown by the referee stops and starts play.
The pitch is marked with a centre line, a circle with
a radius of 15 meters in the centre of the field, and
a semi-circle with a radius of 30 meters measured
from the centre of the goal line at either end of the
pitch. Elephants are changed at half time.
takes part. After the day's play, all the players and
guests have dinner in the Golghar, a traditional round
house with a great bar. Elephant Polo in Nepal runs
between last week of November to first week of
December.
This sport has made our nation popular in the world
as it is played only in Nepal. Doing something
different from usual one makes other follow you, it
can be a small one. So, do things in different and be
different from others.
The teams participate from all over the world
including Scotland, Thailand, England and Hong
Kong. The local favorite, the Tiger Tops Tuskers, also
Selisha Nakarmi
Class 9 'E'
MISTAKES
definition of mistakes as 'A fault or an error resulting
from our carelessness' but did you notice that the
positive traits of the seven long word 'MISTAKE' is
not mentioned in the definition ?
"If you don't make mistakes, youre not working on
hard enough problems. And that's a big mistake." F.Wilczek
Being human, we all make mistakes in our life, but
that does not mean that our life ends at that point.
Infact our life starts at that point where we make
errors or mistakes and learn from those mistakes.
Mistakes are learning experiences that propel people
towards success. None of the successful people have
reached the height of success without making
mistakes so, if you think that you are a big loser or a
stupid person, making mistake is a downfall then
you are absolutely wrong. Actually when you make
mistakes and learn from them you are the most
successful person in the world. Mistakes are a part
of trial, error or experimental nature of life, the more
you adopt them, the easier it becomes to handle or
to learn from those mistakes. In most of the
dictionaries or in various website we can find the
Nobody is born being perfect. Everyone makes
mistakes in their life but the only difference is some
people learn from their mistakes and some leave it
thinking that they are not capable of correcting their
mistakes. So, dear readers if you make a mistake then
don't think that you are not capable of correcting it
or learning from the mistake but instead think that
you are the only one who can learn or correct this
mistake. Just say 'I can do it, I will learn from my
mistake and no one can stop me from learning' then
no one can stop you from reaching the height of
success one day and also do remember that
'MISTAKES ARE THE STEPPING STONE FOR SUCCESS'.
Shreelabi Timila
Class 11 A
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14 YEARS IN 4 SEASONS
Dear MIS,
Words cannot express how drastically you have
changed me in the last 14 years. Ive changed like
the seasons. It started with spring. When I first walked
through those gates and entered my classroom with
high hopes and excitement, you dont know how
happy I was. The beginning of the academic year
marked the beginning of my life. My spring with you
was wonderful. There was nothing to worry about,
nothing to be scared of. But as I grew up, I started to
change slowly, like spring changes to summer.
you would have a stroke if you wore a coat. It was
difficult and I struggled, but slowly, I started seeing
the beauty in it. With the help of my wonderful
teachers and friends, I got through it just like all your
other seasons.
Last year marked the beginning of my winter with
you and soon, it will be over and the seasons of my
life will be starting again and they will only end with
me. My winter with you, MIS, was dull but exciting.
Ive always found happiness in the dullness that
winter brings and I guess the bright lights of the
festivals that I dont even celebrate. The time spent
with my friends and of course, the support I received
from my teachers brought happiness to me even
while trying so hard not to lose my mind because of
my finals.
My summer with you was like taking a stroll in the
park; so enjoyable yet so tiring. Learning new things
and participating in almost all of the co-curricular
activities was amazing but since all the good things
have a bad side to them, this did too. Mine were my
grades. I struggled to cope up with my academics
like one struggles to enjoy the summer because of
the heat but somehow I managed to get through it.
Very soon, I will be leaving you, hopefully with grades
that will make not only you, but also my family proud
and this will mark the end of our seasons; end of my
time with you but this will also mean that I will be
starting all over again, perhaps with college this time.
So thank you and thank you again for these
wonderful 14 years and for these beautiful seasons.
With Love.
As years passed by you brought autumn in my life.
Many things changed in my life. Sometimes we call
it fall; truly, it was a fall for me because everything
started to fall apart, my academics being one of
them. As autumn is the reminder that the year is
ending, it terrified me and yet I was so excited for it
to come. My autumn with you was like a cold chilly
morning when you cant leave the house without a
coat which eventually turned into a warm day where
Ishara Aryal
Class 12E
YING YANG ATMOSPHERE
A DREAM COME TRUE
Feelings that were once hidden
Are now expressed to you
Days that once were stormy
Are now the brightest blue
I take in the fresh spring air,
New sprouts surround me
Pastel colors and blooming flowers,
A ying-yang kind of atmosphere is created
Times that once were lonely
Are now filled with pleasure
All that once were mine alone
Are now things we both treasure.
The birds are singing their songs
Welcoming this wonderful time
Hopping from branch to branch
Releasing their morning jitters.
A heart that once was broken
Can now finally mend
A person once alone in life
Can now call you a friend
This time has been long awaited
Due to the harsh winter,
Pale bodies now wonder the Earth
I see the leaves returning to trees
The cycle has restarted
A new generation has returned
To take on the challenging changes.
Dreams that once were longed for
Are now all coming true
The love I once thought was gone
I have now and forever in you.
Yashi Chandra
Class 10 D
Rajini Aryal
Class 9 D
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RAIN OF
LEAVES
MODERN INDIAN SCHOOL
Memories are many but words are few to describe
my journey in MIS. When I think that my journey in
MIS will end in just a few days, the pain is unbearable.
I feel as if a thorn is stuck in my neck that I cant utter
any word. My eye starts watering. MIS is like a family
to me. There were times when I felt total
disappointment, stressed and nervous. My teachers
were always there for me, inspiring me, motivating
me, and always loved me. Their love, support, care,
I will miss everything. They helped a shy, nervous,
not confident girl turn into a brave, confident and
strong girl. There were times when I felt horrible,
when things didnt work out, when I wanted to
scream out loud. My friends were always there to
help me, hug me tight and say, Everything will be
alright. Their warmth, kind nature, selfless love will
always remain in my heart no matter where I go. MIS
has given me everything that a student could ever
wish for. Lastly, I would like to thank everyone
including our Principal Sir, teachers, friends and my
juniors for making me realize life is beautiful, you
just need to live to the fullest.
One by one the petals drop
There is nothing that can make them stop
My garden is full of leaves today
They are yellow, brown and gold to say
They are coming down as showers
And covering like beautiful flowers
It is raining gold, yellow and brown
As falling leaves come raining down
As the wind blows
Like a golden ocean its flows
Its nothing else, but the rain of leaves.
Tanushree Agrawal Todi
Class 10 D
VALUES
Values are deep seated beliefs
They are emotional rules that govern
Our behaviour, attitude and our life.
They are inner illuminations in whose light we see
Justice-injustice, good-evil, means-ends.
Pooja Thakur
Class 12 A
Values are critically important
As they drive our choices and actions
And make us what we are
As a person, as a community, as a nation.
NATURE
Life values are those authentic values
Through which life can be lived
To produce great deeds and great thoughts.
Living and non-living being are consisting in nature
This provides food and shelter to all living creatures
All of our basic needs are provided by nature
We are glorious to have such a treasure
Amos Sharma
Class 12 E
Nature is not meant to rob
But to conserve its our job
Importance and necessity of nature
Should be understood by all living creatures
MOON
The bright sun has long been set
The butterfly and the birds are singing yet
Its our nature with happiness and pleasure
Like the bright shiny, gold silver and treasure
Are you lonely, Moon?
You giant white balloon
You have no water, wind or air
No wonder, nothing lives up there.
You cant grow trees or flower or grass
Your soil is only rock and glass.
Even your light is not your own
Instead from the sun its shone.
Your gravity is weak, I hear.
You really have no atmosphere.
But dont be sad, moon, please dont cry
For I still love you in the sky.
Nature is necessary for development
To remove all predications
Nature is necessary for better life
So we must keep it alive
Nature is our property
We must keep it with security
Nature is our mother
So, we must take care of her
Aashish Mitra
Class 9 C
Reeya Mishra
Class 7 A
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INFINITY AND BEYOND
Looking at those millions of stars high above my
head at night makes me wonder, first - infinity.
Seriously who DOESN'T think of that while looking
at those infinite stars? Second, curiosity hits me hard;
my mind starts to wonder what lies beyond that
'blanket of infinity'? Of course I've studied about the
millions of stars, asteroids and planets out there. But
as absurd and crazy as it seems, is there a completely
different race of creatures living out there who are
oblivious to the human race flourishing in earth?
(still find it hard to spell) and living in zero gravity not exactly zero - has always knocked the daylights
out of me. Not just that but the silly idea of the
existence of aliens has always made me wonder
about their appearance and lifestyle. Are they really
creepy looking with slimy tentacles like many of the
cartoons portray or maybe similar to us? Astronauts
have been to moon and back but the question still
remains - are we the only living planet in this entire
universe or are those 'slimy' aliens hiding from us?
Apart from the usual 'I want to be a doctor when I
grow up!' fantasy as every other child, I've dreamt of
going to space some day! Becoming an astronaut
Rashmi Singh
Class 11 A
FRIENDS
FOREVER
BI-POLAR
WINTER
Ill meet anybody quite like you
Someone so special and generally true
You were the one who always told me
The truth even if it did hurt me
For what I was, not for what I could be
For being such a wonderful friend
I miss you dear friend, you know
I woke up at the sound of my alarm
Through my window, I saw a weightless blanket
It looked oh so inviting but I know it would disarm
As I placed my feet into the snow
They turned a pinkish red
Before I knew it, the winter wind had started to blow
Through growing up means to let go
You know I am there if you ever need me
And I hope you know I always will be
Your friend forever.
The time of the year, that marks both
Ending and the beginning
Brings us cold but warmth from loved once too,
The arrival of winter has got to me.
Aashish Mitra
Class 9 C
Yashi Chandra
Class 10 D
CHARDHAAM
I envied all the other tourists who were taking
pictures in every possible way from their DSLRs.
Whereas all I had in hand was just a digital camera
to capture moments spent in that beautiful place. I
was in Chardhaam in Namchi Bazaar, Sikkim. It was
barely noon time when I saw the huge statue of Lord
Shiva on top of the hill. This statue was further
surrounded by the 12 jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva, each
allotted within a little pagoda structure.
stood out and left the tourists spellbound by its
unfamiliar temple style, the vibrant art and paintings.
Situated atop a hill, the location also offers a
wonderful scenario of Mount Kanchenjunga,
especially during sunset. Alongside this, it also gives
tourists a bird eye view of the river Teesta and the
two neighbouring cities of Gangtok, Darjeeling and
Kalimpong. All in all, Chardhaam would be an ideal
place to spend a day with your family. If you are
deciding on a pilgrimage and you cannot visit the
four corners in India, Chardhaam in Namchi is just
the place for you.
The four temples of Chardhaam; namely Badrinath,
Jagannath Puri, Rameshwaram and Dwarka was built
down a long staircase from the Lord Shivas statue.
Each of the four temples represented the local style
of art and architecture of the state to which they
belonged. It was the temple of Rameshwaram which
Aastha Subedi
Class 11 B
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MIS
BELIEVE!!!
I can see all and everything
I can feel the earth rotating
I can control the waves
Its like I am isolated in a cave
I can do this
Its all that matters in this moment
I can achieve it
Just have to believe
Like the way people believe in me!!
There is going to be some rough times
But there is only sunshine after clouds
Life is going to be hard at times
But all I got to do is BELIEVE
One day I will be standing tall
Cause everything starts from something
And something could be nothing
Nothing if you dont believe!
All you have to do is BELIEVE!
In this journey of 7 years
Having some fear
And some tears
I am here today in 12 G!
First day of grade 6
The day where I met true mates,
The day was strange to me
The environment was new to me!
Everyone staring at the new face,
Who come in and out dressed
Days went by,
I came closer and closer to MIS,
Things running out,
I became happier and happier with this family
And today I am here feeling
As if, I am at the top of the world
With this journey of seven years
As, my last year
(MIS will be missed)
Yeiga Kinzom
Class 10 E
Bidhi Khatiwada
Class 12 G
DAWN
FOREVER
When life grows dark,
And light does not have any mark
There still resides a hope
That I will be able to cope
That there will be a dawn,
And I will be seeing a bright morn.
When I fall down,
With my face touching the ground
I still do have the might
To rise up and stand upright
We both are close, yet far away
Inside it hurts
Although everything looks fine
Memories that hurt
Doesnt seem to fade away
I am all alone, isolated
Wide awake, in the dark night
Feeling lost with no one to talk to
Hoping for a second chance
Hoping that I could love again
Forgetting all the pain
Which I have gone through
Broken promises this doesnt matter
It all seems like a nightmare
This will remain as a scar
In me forever
When the entire world seems to be betraying
Cheating and deceiving
I do have faith in someone
And that's the God whom I have always been praying
So, never lose your hope
Never lose your courage
Never lose your faith
And keep moving on forward.
As one day, there will be a dawn
And you'll be seeing a beautiful morn.
Bipasna Shaliya
Class 12 F
Sirapa Shrestha
Class 11 A
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THE RAINBOW
MY DAD
There is a rainbow in the sky
Do you know how it came by?
Seven colours can be seen
Red, yellow, and lovely blue
There is colour orange too.
My dad, my dad
My dad
You do many things for me
You taught me swimming,
English and many other things,
Dad, because of you,
I can now swim in 10 feet
I can dive
I can roll
I can even go length across
All because of you
Dad, I love you.
I love to see rainbow
Because its colours glow
Rainbow plays peek a boo
This takes me to bliss
And I want it to kiss
Bibhusha Manandhar
Class 3 B
Andrea Ranjit
Class 3 D
AMAZING
FACTS
MOM AND DAD
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A king cobra can defend itself as soon as it is born.
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Crabs have teeth in their stomach.
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A lions roar can be heard 5 miles away
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Cats cannot taste things that are sweet.
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Owls can rotate their heads up to 270 degrees.
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A chow is the only dog without a pink tongue.
Thank you, mom
Thank you, dad
Three small words
So much to add
For all your love
And your support
A million words
Would be too short
The words I love you
Seems very few
To show the love
I have for you.
Compiled by: Arvin Tamrakar
Akschit Neupane
Class 3 D
Class 3 D
MOTHER
Mother is another name of
god. There is a saying that god
could not be everywhere so
he created mother. I believe
that mother is a gift from god
who cares for us more than
anyone else and does not
expect anything in return. She
helps us in all the works and
smiles with us when we are
happy.
I love my mother very much.
She also loves me very much.
I regard my mother as God.
She is very beautiful. She gave
me life full of love and peace.
My mother goes to a beauty
parlour. My mother has a very
big heart which is proved by
her kindness towards all the
creatures. She listens to news
every day but she doesnt see
other television programs. She
worries a lot when I fall sick.
She takes care of me a lot. Due
to her, I have understood the
value of a mother. She gets
angry when I do not listen to
her. She is my inspiration and
I admire her the most. She
taught me to speak, eat, read
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and write and to do many
other activities. She is a great
human being. And my mother
loves me the most.
Bibhashree Rajbhandari
Class 3 D
SAVE
WATER
MY FRIEND
My friends name is
Talisha Chauhan
She is good to me
She helps me in everything
My friend loves me
She plays with me
She is the best for me
Water is very important for us human beings as we
cannot survive without water. But because of our
carelessness we forget that water is a very essential
thing. We get water from rainfall, ponds, rivers, lakes
and sea. Water is used for drinking, washing, cooking
and also irrigation. But, we are wasting water, dirtying
and polluting water resources by taking baths,
washing clothes and by chemicals. It leads to
occurrence of different diseases such as jaundice,
diarrhea, cholera and dysentery. Because of that, we
are also risking our future. So to live healthy life we
should keep our water resources clean.
Shanya Gupta
Class 2 C
ITS RAINING TODAY
Its raining today
Its raining today
The sun is hiding his face
Hes taking rest
But soon he will be
Back in the same old place.
Shreya Singha and Prachi Malla
Class 3 D
MY BEST
FRIEND
The sun has come out
The sun has come out
It chased away the rain
He was taking rest,
But now he is back
Shining and bright again!
Friend, oh friend, friend
You are my best friend
You make me happy everyday
You help me every time
Tanya Karna
Class 2 C
You share your snacks everyday
You share your best toys every time
So, please dont go away
BIRDS
You love me so much
You care for me so much
So I need you every time
Everywhere, my best friend!
Birds are living things. There are many kinds of birds.
Some birds live in jungle like kingfisher, hoopoe,
toucan, hornbill and humming bird. Birds like
sparrow, pigeons and crow live in our surroundings.
Some birds have special qualities. Woodpecker can
make a hole in a tree. Parrots can talk. Duck, swans
and goose can swim. Ostriches are the fastest running
birds. Birds like eagle and vulture can fly very high
but some birds like kiwi cannot fly at all. Peacock is
the most beautiful bird which can dance. Owl is a
bird which cannot see at daytime. Some birds eat
grains while others eat meat, fish and insects. Birds
live in their nest. They build their nest with straws
and dry leaves. They lay their eggs in the net. My
favorite birds are peacock and parrot.
Supriya Maharjan
Class 2 C
FRIENDSHIP
A friendship won
A friendship lost
A friendship full of love and trust
A friendship gone
A friendship bears
Everything
Always shares
Nasala Tamrakar
Class 3 A
Ishita Tuladhar
Class 1 C
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THE 13 SHAH KINGS OF
NEPAL
AEROPLANE
Oh, what a wonder in the sky,
It is an aeroplane flying so high,
It is faster than any other transport,
It holds and rests in the airports.
It flies above the mountains and oceans,
It safely drops the passengers to their destination,
It is a feast to our eyes as a twinkling start,
People come to it to travel far and wide.
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Slesha Shakya
Class 1 A
DUSSEHRA
Prithvi Narayan Shah
Pratap Singh Shah
Rana Bahadur Shah
Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah
Rajendra Bikram Shah
Surendra Bikram Shah
Prince Trailokya Bikram Shah
Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah
Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah
Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah
Birendra Bir Bikram Shah
Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah
Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah
Compiled by:
Aviyaan Shrestha
Class 3 B
Dussehra is a famous Hindu festival that is celebrated
in a grand way. Goddess Durga is worshipped during
Dussehra. We wear new clothes and eat tasty dishes.
Family and friends come together to receive blessings
from elders. I enjoy this festival.
MY
SCHOOL
It is the biggest festival of Nepal. It falls in the month
of September-October. We fly kites during Dashain.
We also play swings. We get a long holiday for this
festival and many of us travel to other places to
celebrate.
My schools name is Modern Indian School. I like my
Modern Indian School. My schools garden is very
big. It is situated at Chobhar. My school Principals
name is Raju Peter.
Gautam Prasad Shah 1 D
Nishma Subedi, 1 D
Sudaya Shrestha
Class 1 D
SCHOOL
LIFE
HORSE
Horse has four legs,
It has two ears,
It has one tail,
It has two eyes,
It has one nose,
And it has me to take for a ride
Most irritating moment: Morning alarm
Most difficult task: To find socks
Most dreadful journey: Way to class
Most lovely time: Meeting friends
Most tragic moment: Surprise test in first period
Most cheerful news: Teacher is absent
Swaroop Singh Maharjan
Class 1 D
Navin Nawalgaria
Class 1 A
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FATHER
DEAR MUM
You give me warmth
You make me safe
When you are close
You make me brave!
You always help
To make it fun
So heres my love
You are my mum.
My father is a photographer. He takes care of me. He
helps me to do work. He buys toys for me. He tells
stories and jokes. He takes me out. We watch movies,
cartoons together. I play with him and that is why I
love him.
Priyanshi Giri
Class 1 A
Ayushree Kapali
Class 2 A
BIG CATS
IN
PROBLEM
POLLUTION
Lions, tigers, and leopards are all members of the cat
family and are called the big cats. These beautiful
animals are hunted for their fur and as trophies and
very few of them are left in the world. So we should
not hunt them and instead make them live in the
wild where they actually belong.
The earth is polluted, why?
Harshit Dangol
Class 1 A
free.
There is no fresh air in the sky.
Even the water is not pure
There must be something for it to cure.
Instead of planting we cut down trees,
Everyone is surrounded by pollution, and no one is
Who are the ones to pollute the earth?
Because of pollution the germs get birth.
THE ELEPHANT WALK
We should try to stop pollution,
And must do something for the solution.
The elephant walks
Like this and like that
Hes very tall
And hes very fat
He has no fingers
But he does have toes
And goodness gracious
What a nose!
Navin Nawalgaria
Class 1 A
DO YOU
KNOW?
Lorin Rana
Class 2 A
MY MOTHER
Your arms are always open
When I need a hug
Your heart understands
When I need a friend
Your gentle eyes are stern
When I need a lesson
Your strength and love
Guide me and give me wings to soar.
Do you know that fishes talk to each other? Some of
them communicate by making noise in their throats
by rasping their teeth; others use their swimming
bladders to make sounds.
A human heart beats 100,000 times a day.
Apart from humans, the only land animal that weeps
is the elephant.
A newborn baby elephant weighs about 120 kgs,
more than most fully grown human beings.
Aradhana Khanal
Class 1 B
Manvi Bancal, I B,
Adeep Maharjan, I B
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THE WEEK
MANNERS
Sunday or Monday
It is beautiful
Tuesday or Wednesday
It is our school day
Thursday or Friday
It is a sunny day
Saturday is a holiday
It is a good day.
Water and soap will clean germ and sweat
Brush and comb will make you neat
But thank you, please and pardon me
Will make a sweeter child of you.
With clothes that have no spot or dent
With shoes that shine, be not content
But polish up your manners too
Make courtesy a part of you.
Bidisha Rajbanshi
Class 3 E
Lorin Rana
Class 2 A
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VISIT TO
A LIBRARY
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A little world of knowledge
A room of shelves and books
A room that develops reading habit
A room that gives us information and joy.
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AMAZING FACTS
Before dying, a kingfisher sings a song.
A giraffe can go without water longer than a
camel can.
Honey bees have hair on their eyes.
Rats can laugh.
Butterflies taste with their feet.
The sixth sick sheiks sheeps sick is the hardest
tongue twister.
Albert Einstein never wore any socks.
Ants stretch when they wake up in the morning.
Tushaan Man Singh
Class 1 E
I like my school library
I like public childrens library
I see people wondering with joy
I begin with books with a lot of bright pictures
It helps me to imagine the stories just like the films.
DEAR PARENTS
A room that shows a new direction
A room for knowledge collection
A room with unforgettable learning
A room where everyone see their reflection.
You are always good to us
You always give love to us
Dear parents
Being my father and mother
You brought me in this earth
You are my lovely parents
I love you my dear parents
Swastika Shrestha
Class 2 B
Deepti Khatri
Class 2 A
HELPING AT HOME
I may be only 5 years but that does not mean I
cannot do anything. I help at home every day. I
help my mother to fold my clothes and keep my
room clean. I help my father by collecting all the
dust bins from every room in the house and take
them to the burning place. I also help my
grandfather in gardening. I love to play with mud
and water.
washing basket. Then I take my bags to the study
room and then my mother gives me a bath. Then
I eat my snacks and milk and play for sometime.
After that I get down to do my school work. After
dinner, I clean my table and keep my plate in the
washing basin. If my mother allowed, I would
also love to wash my plate. So I help at home
everyday.
Every time I return home from school I open my
shoes and keep them on the shoe rack. I open
my socks, change my dress and put them in the
Angus Bomjan Fitzpatrick
Class 1 B
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MY
LITTLE
SISTER
MY BABY BROTHER
I have a baby brother
Whose name is Chirayu
We have lots of fun together
Though he is quite naughty.
I have a little sister
Who acts like a headmistress
She runs around the whole house
Thats why my father calls her a little mouse
I try to teach her something good
But she takes it wrong and sometimes is rude
She catches new things very fast
But neither concentrates nor acts
She plays making her own house
And keeps the things inside out!
He loves to break my toys
And makes a lot of noise
He likes to say Hi!
When its time to say bye.
He has a very cute smile
Which makes me happy for a long while
He is five years old
And I love him more than gold.
She is well sharing in nature
But cries very fast; oh God! A yelling creature
She doesnt care about the clothes she wears
And is always after the food that are rare
She loves milk so very much
We have planned to put her in a milk truck
My little sister is a question bank
Undoubtedly, she is cheerful and frank.
Hemangi Patel
Class 3 E
SOME STRANGE FACTS
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And a little secret, my dear friend
She makes promise to refrain
From meddling with things ever more
But then sitting quiet for her is a big bore
And now the interesting part I tell
She turns into heaven from hell
As she reaches the school premise
This is our darling little Miss!
Slugs have four noses.
One in every 2000 babies is born with a tooth.
Humming birds cannot walk.
Pearls melt in vinegar.
Snails can sleep for three years without eating.
There are more than 50,000 earthquakes
throughout the world every year.
Aayatish Gautam
Class 2 B
LIFE
UNDER
APARTHEID
Tresa Basnet
Class 3 B
THE REPUBLIC
DAY
January 26 is the Republic Day of India. This day has
a special importance because on this day in 1950,
the new constitution of India came into force. The
Republic Day is one of the important national
festivals. It is celebrated all over India and even in
foreign countries with great pomp and show. The
national flag is hoisted all around. In Delhi, it is
celebrated with more preparations. Foreign
dignitaries arrive and attend this function. The
President of India unfurls the national flag. There is
great fun and joy during this day.
About few years ago, whites came as traders in Africa.
After sometime they made the Africans their slaves.
There were many disparities like their ambulances
and hospitals were different. Hector Pieterson, an
African boy of a black township named the South
Western Township, was killed at the age of thirteen.
He was protesting against this law. He was shot by
a police in a rally. The African National Congress, a
group of people who led the struggle against
apartheid and their leader Nelson Mandela fought
for several years. Finally they succeeded in 1994.
South Africa became a democratic country in which
people of all races were considered equal.
Chaitanya Shah
Class 3 E
Aayush Paudel
Class 6 F
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MY MOM
THE
EARTH
My mom is the one
Whom I first touched
She is the one who
Has seen my first smile
Taught me to walk
Taught me to speak
My mom is the one
Who understands me.
The earth is the third planet in the solar system that
orbits the sun. It is the largest and densest rocky
planet and the only one known to support life. About
70% of the earths surface is covered by water, which
is not found in liquid form on any other planet. There
are four main layers. At the heart of the planet the
solid inner core has a temperature of about 6600°C.
The heat from this inner core causes material in the
molten outer core to circulate in convection currents.
Stands by my side
And stops me from doing
Something wrong
My mom is the one
Who fills colours in my life
She never discourages me
She praises me instead.
It is a promise to my mom
I will never let her down
I will never complain for
Anything but you be with me forever.
Aayusha K.C.
Class 4 C
WHERE DID THE SUN
COME FROM?
The sun is made up mainly of hydrogen gas, which
is the most common element in the universe. When
the universe was much younger than it is today, the
part of space where our solar system is now would
have been full of hydrogen gas and dust. Over billions
of years this gas and dust would slowly have moved
together, due to gravity and a large amount of
hydrogen gas would have concentrated in the
middle. As the sheer mass at the center became more
concentrated there would have come a point when
nuclear reactions began to take place and the gas
started to shine! It was probably about five billion
(5,000, 000, 000) years ago.
Rushika Budhathoki
Class 6 B
CHILDHOOD
Childhood is considered to be the happiest part of
ones life. I certainly feel it so. So when we are children,
our whole future is open to us. We can make whatever
choices and our goals in life, our paths become more
and more limited as we grow.
Devyani Chaudhary
Class 6 E
Childhood is a beautiful world of imagination. Little
children have a great power of imagination and are
very happy in their own world. They have their
parents to love and take care of them. They have
nothing to worry about or have any responsibility
to burden them.
PROUD TO BE A
MODERNITE
We possess the wonderful qualities of honesty,
innocence and purity in our hearts. We are all going
through the golden period of our lives so we can
make it a memorable one and cherish the memories
of such a childhood all through our lives.
Modern Indian School
For me is a soothing pool
Learning here is so enjoyable
With classmates so affable
Filled with knowledge and care
All the happiness and sorrows we share
I wait for all the Saturdays to go
And welcome the Sundays to come
This is the place where
Young minds are shaped
How to become good and the best
And along with the teachers
We see the whole world with zest.
Deepak Raj Shah
Class 6 E
Halima Shamoo
Class 6 C
However childhood has its own drawbacks. A child
cannot make his own decision. His parent has to do
it for him. Sometime school work and studies can
also be a huge load for the little child. If the parents
are not wise or educated they can even ruin his
childhood.
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HOW
WRITING
CAME TO BEING
AN
IDEAL
STUDENT
Later they drew pictures to show what they did or
felt. They would draw pictures of words say, give,
love or pay. Then they could send long messages.
Beautiful picture writing was created thousands of
years ago in ancient Egypt. Some of it was carved in
stones and took a long time to be made. We can still
see some of these pictures writing today.
An ideal student is a knowledge seeker in the real
sense. He obeys his teacher. He has full confidence
in them. He works hard to gain mental development
and he takes part in games also. He does his best for
all round development of his personality. He does
not read cheap and dirty literature. He reads only
good and useful books. He is studious undoubtedly,
but not a book worm. He is wide awake. He knows
what is happening in the world around him. An ideal
student believes in simple living and high thinking.
He knows the value of discipline. He never takes part
in strike. He does not waste the earned money of his
parents. An ideal student is a true patriot. He leads
the life as a good citizen. In short he has all the
qualities in head and heart.
Grishma Gloria Thapa
Class 5 A
Utsav Gupta
5C
People learnt how to talk long before they learnt
how to write. But without writing, they could not
send messages very far. And they could not keep
accord of things they sold or traded. Then about
5,000 years ago, people started to draw pictures to
describe the world they lived in. That was the first
way of writing and it was called picture writing. In
the beginning, people just drew pictures of thingsa deer, a child, a boat, a fire or a house.
TRIPLE FILTER
In ancient India, one day a person met the great
Chanakya, and said, "Do you know what I just
heard about your friend?"
"Hold on a minute," Chanakya replied...
"Before telling me anything I'd like you to pass a
little test. It's called the Triple Filter Test."
No, on the contrary
"Triple filter?
So, Chanakya continued, You want to tell me
something bad about him, but you are not certain
its true, you may still pass the test though,
because there is one filter left, the filter of
Usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about my
friend going to be useful to me?
"That's right," Chanakya continued.
"Before you talk to me about my friend, it might
be a good idea to take a moment and filter what
you're going to say. That's why I call it the triple
filter test.
No not really
The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely
sure that what you are about to tell me is true?
Well, concluded Chanakya, If what you want to
tell me is neither true nor good nor even useful,
why tell it to me?
No, the man said, Actually I just heard about it
and
The story suggests to use this Triple Filter each
time you hear loose talk about any of your near
and dear ones. (Source: Panchatantra)
All right, said Chanakya. So you dont know if
its true or not.
Now lets try the second filter, the filter of
Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about
my friend is good?
Ishan Nepal
Class 4 C
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THE POOR GIRL I MET
FACTS
ABOUT
ANIMALS!
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It was like other Saturdays,
enough time and nothing to
do. I star ted to watch
television as I was bored, my
sister came to me and said,
Lets go to the fun park with
mother, so get ready in fifteen
minutes.
Every year, nearly four million cats are eaten in
Asia.
A cats heart beats nearly twice as fast as a human
heart, at 110 to 140 beats a minute.
A dolphin has 100 teeth.
An average sized dolphin can easily jump up to
20 feet above the water surface.
A dolphin has the capacity to hold its breath for
around thirty minutes.
A snail can crawl over razor blade without cutting
itself.
We will be waiting for you in the car. I ran to my
changing room. It took 10 minutes to choose my
dress. Then suddenly my mother shouted at me.
Then we went to the fun park. We played rollercoaster, game ship, horse ride, car ride. There was a
giant Mickey Balloon, my sister and I had fun. Then
I saw a poor little girl who was standing near the
Mickey Balloon. She was looking upset and unhappy.
I approached her and asked, Why are you looking
upset? She said, I want to play on that balloon but
I dont have money. I took her to my mother and
said the story. My mother gave ticket to that poor
girl, we all again enjoyed in that giant balloon. The
same afternoon, my mother bought her a nice dress,
she smiled. We all had food together. I still remember
her
Samrat Baidavar
Rishi Mukherjee
Class 5 E
FORESTS
Forests are the place which makes environment fresh
and beautiful. The sweet songs of different kinds of
birds add beauty to the forests. In forests we can find
different kinds of medicinal herbs which can be used
as medicines. Forests give us fuel to cook food, wood
for furniture etc. They also give us heavy showers of
rainfall and are able to check the flood and prevent
the occurrence of soil erosion. Forests are useful to
us in many ways. They contribute a lot to the nations
development. Nepal is popular all over the world for
its natural beauty. Forests are the main resource of
Nepal.
Maneela Khadka
Class 6 F
TRUE
FRIENDS
Aman and Ronak are very good friends, Ronak very
rich and Aman very poor but this didnt come in
between their friendship. As Aman was poor, he had
to work very hard day and night in a shop to help
his mother run the house.
Urwashi Singh
Class 6 F
TEACHERS
Teachers always show us
the way
They teach us many things in
just one day.
All the teachers give us the same education
How to build a strong nation?
They teach us the value of discipline
To be followed in different means.
Teachers are the pointer of the way
As they teach us good habits every day.
Once Aman fell seriously ill and failed to go to his
work. Ronak learnt about it. He decided to help Aman.
All the Amans friends went to visit him. Ronak did
not go to visit him. Other friends doubted about
their friendship. But Ronak could not find time to
visit Aman because he had joined Amans job and
started working in Amans place. He worked for Aman
to save his job. When Aman recovered from illness,
he joined his work again. Ronak gave all the money
he got from the shopkeeper to Aman. The bond
between the two grew stronger.
Jenice Shrestha
Class 4 A
Tejas N. Korey
Class 4 A
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NEAR MY HOUSE
A song so sweetly
WE ARE
BORN
That everyone in the town
We are born to be brave
On a tree a bird sings
Looks upon him
Learn the courtesy, how to behave
I see him flapping
And one day when we do something
His feathery wings
The world will remember us
His beak is so yellow
As real human being!
And his coat so black
No not again we fight for
I can hear him tweet
Caste, race or creed, we can
That seems to me so sweet
Together overcome our greed
I think of him all through
Feel the pain that others go through
While I have breakfast
Care for a little and for a few
Lunch and I dine
The whole world is yours
I love you. Oh!
If you feel it within you!
Dear bird of mine!
Aakriti Dangol
Preeti Kumari
Class 4 D
Class 6 D
THERE IS A WAY
OUR
TEACHERS
I have always heard
From my teachers and parents
Where there is a will
There is a way.
Maya maam, our head so sweet and helping
Ram and Rajan sir help in playing
First, I thought
It is very hard to do
But very easy to say
There is a way.
Suman sir and Sagari maam take pride in dancing
Suchin sir meditates while Biswa sir enjoys reading
Sheela and Vidya maam are good at teaching
Khusboo and Meera maam are very sweet
Asha and Sunita maam always tweet
But when I grew up
I realized one day
They were not wrong
If our will is strong
Kavita and Rachana maam are sweet as honey
Pinky maam is sometimes funny
Binita and Era maam are enjoying their work
Reetu maam laughs like a lark
We can reach our goal
Whenever we read, work and play
It is true that
There is a way.
All the teachers are nice and right
And are set to make our future bright
So that we will rise up in everyones sight!
Saramsha Pokharel
Rishit Agrawal
Class 2 A
Class 6 F
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A DREAM
THAT
TRAUMATIC
DAY!
Dance is my only passion,
To rock the world is my ambition.
To be a famous dancer is my aim,
And to earn the greatest fame
Then I started to learn dance
I revised them all, to right the wrong
I released an album named, First War
It hit the charts and I became a super star
I had finally achieved my aim
Rocked the world and
Earned the greatest fame
At six, went an alarm, with a scream
I found that it was only a dream.
19th September. It was 5 p.m. in the
evening when I returned with my mother from the
market. Suddenly it started drizzling and very soon
turned out to pour heavily. The level of water outside
our house started to rise. I was alarmed as I heard
people outside shrieking and panicking with terror.
As I went to see outside, to my utmost shock the
whole area was covered with water soon the level
rose up to the danger level crossing the boundary
wall and inside our house.
Pratha Baidya
Class 4 D
Our house was almost drowned, my mother was in
tears but for her the most important thing was to
save me and my elder brother. Our land lady also
helped us. We all went upstairs on to the roof. All this
lasted for almost two hours. Soon the rescue team
came, helped us to clear the water. We were safe but
still when I remember that day a cold shiver runs
down my spine.
IF I WERE
COLOURS
If I were the colour pink
I would be any soft drink
If I were the colour brown
I would be a chocolaty town
If I were the colour green
I would grow up like a bean
If I were the colour red
I would be an apple on the plate
If I were the colour yellow
I would be the happiest fellow
If I were the colour purple
Nothing would rhyme with me.
Sarashree Joshi
Class 5 C
PAIN
I feel so ill
I need a pill
Some say it is Swine Flu
I know it isnt true
You see Im little scare
To flash on a newspaper
I make myself so red
So that I can go to the bed
With everyone being fooled
Its like I have ruled
Rather take the pick
Stay nice and healthy
One day you could be healthy!
Life is so simple
But complicated to live
Im breathing but
Why am I departed?
Eyes are open but
Cant reach up to the destiny
Heart is always broken
Why it still beats?
Alone in the crowd
Sounds like unusual
Open eyes bothers dream
But it is terrible
My senses are no longer
But still I want to exist
Why? Whom for? I dont know
I really dont know but
I want to have me longer
My inner voice telling
The pains in me still alive
To wake me up and revive
Ronash Sharma
Class 5 A
Laiba Mir
Class 6 E
Rajan Kumar Shah
Class 5 B
HEALTHY IS WEALTHY
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MR. FRESHER 2014
MISS FRESHER 2014
One of the greatest honours
that has been bestowed upon
me on my arrival to MIS is the
title of 'Mr. Fresher. Oh what an
exceptional and life changing
episode of my life! I was a
complete stranger to MIS, being
a new student; I was
inconspicuous and had to make
my mark. The 'Mr. and Ms.
Fresher' was my perfect moment. This contest was
my window of opportunity to stand out in the crowd.
The greatest appreciation a
person can ever get is a chance
to win the best place in a
particular contest. For me,
being Miss fresher 2014 is
much of this appreciation. At a
time, when I had not
completely adapted to a new
environment, winning such a
title was definitely a glorious
achievement. I still remember the excitement that
engulfed me that day, the fretfulness that consumed
my sleep the previous day and the euphoria of
achieving what I dreamt for. Nothing could have
given me more pleasure at that moment of
uneasiness in a new environment. However, with the
title, more people knew me and I made a harmonious
beginning in my new school.
During the contest, I was flushed with anxiety and
was completely flustered. But once I mustered my
courage, I did my best and stood head and shoulders
above the competition. The judges chose to honour
me with the title of Mr. Fresher and am grateful
towards them for this privilege. This contest helped
portray my confidence in my actions and helped me
put myself out there more often.
According to me, this title made me acquire much
more confidence and bring out the best from this
title. I am thankful to all the seen and unseen support
provided to me by my near ones and to the people
of my school who accepted me as Miss fresher. I hope
to make the best out of the title in the coming days.
With the title, came huge amount of self-esteem and
respect from others. With the respect, came immense
notability. I was able to achieve the very objective I
was trying to attain.
Very few people have the chance to say that ' I WAS
THE FIRST MR. FRESHER'.
Ayushi Goyal
Class 11 F
Anmol Agrawal
Class 11 D
DREAMS DO COME TRUE!
Starting from a small point I had reached my goal.
Once again a new and fresh academic year
commenced with high hopes and great learning.
The initial days, I missed my friends from the
previous class as I was shifted to a different section
but very soon I found myself in a comfortable
position in class 6. My excitement knew no
bounds when my name was announced as one
of the nominees for the Head Girl. I realized very
soon that the time had come to rollup the sleeves
and gear up to prove myself worthy. After clearing
the aptitude test I started working very hard to
face the interviews. I used to wake up early, ask
my mother to question me and I tried to answer
them. I made every effort, look neat, tidy and be
perfect. Then I was all set to face the interviews,
while facing Principal Sir I felt nervous but at the
same time I stayed focused to what I had to
achieve.
the phase was as difficult as carrying a heavy load
on a steep path. But I overcame all the struggles
and obstacles quite well. One fine day in May, my
name was announced as the Head Girl. On the
day of the Investiture, I stood with pride and could
see the same in my parents eyes. And then the
journey began, I knew my teachers, friends and
juniors had so much of expectations and I had to
do my best to meet their expectations. I
experienced many challenges but loved to face
them. I am learning to cope up with different
situation and enjoying being the Head girl. I would
like to thank my teachers for guiding me to
become what I am today. Please do keep
showering your blessings on me so that I can
perform well each day.
Shivani Shah
Class 6 F
Head Girl (Junior Wing)
Finally four of us were kept under observation,
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BOOK REVIEW
A BEND IN THE ROAD
accidentally (or purposely) ran over her. She was just
a victim of fate. While jogging along the sidewalk, a
black dog, hidden in the bushes, barks at her. Taken
by surprise, she tumbles towards the road and is hit
by a car driven by Brian Andrews, Sarahs brother.
Caught in fear, confusion and indecision, he couldnt
muster up the courage to call the police but is
haunted by nightmares of this incident. Just when
he thought that this secret would go with him to his
grave, Brian realizes the destiny had planned
something else. Due to sudden change of events, he
has to tell everything to Sarah, who realizes that once
again she would lose her love. They tell everything
to Miles who refuses to believe that Sarah was in the
wrong place in the wrong time. He takes Brian in
custody and breaks his relation with Sarah. But, he
and Brian get in an accident in the same spot where
Missy was hit and there Mile realizes that sometimes
things happen of their own accord, that they cannot
be avoided.
Based on the story of two high-school lovers, their
tragedy and fate, A Bend in the Road is a heart
touching story portraying mistakes and forgiveness
by people trapped in a whirlpool of fear, anger,
confusion and duty. Miles Ryan and Missy Ryan are
two lovers, madly in love with each other who
eventually at a very young age get married despite
warnings and advise of others that marriage at such
a tender age usually ends up in a divorce. But the
young Sheriff, Miles and Missy, a sweetheart prove
that their love stands out from others and even after
having a baby they still walk hand in hand. But, a
tragedy befalls them and Missy dies in a hit-and-run
case. Heartbroken and shattered, Miles devotes his
heart and soul to catch the culprit but is unable to
do so, which furthermore weighs upon him as he is
a Sheriff.
Two years fly by and Sarah Andrews steps in, bringing
back the grace, flair and humbleness of a woman
that Miles starts to long for. Sarah is Jonahs
secondgrade teacher and Jonah also admires her.
Sarah is a divorcee going through tough times as
the one she loved broke their marriage just because
she couldnt bear a child. A loner, she too gets
attracted towards Miles. But fate intertwines itself to
Miles life again and the bitter truth of the real cause
of Missys death comes up. Missy was not a victim of
a hit-and-run case where a drunkard or one speeding,
So, he releases Brian, advices him to do something
of his life, warns him that no one should ever know
the real cause or culprit of that accident and tells
him to stay away from his life. His relation with Sarah
also strengthens.
Pooja Agarwal
Class 12 D
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GOING SOLO
After his training in the Initial Training School in
Nairobi he set off on his adventures of flying in the
midair. He climbed into his new Gladiator at the RAF
airfield and set off to join 80 squadrons in the Western
Desert. This was his first venture into combat territory.
But unfortunately, the plane crashed and went up
in flames on the sands of the Western Desert. Luckily,
by the grace of God, Dahl was saved.
Going Solo is Roald Dahls marvelous evocation of
his wartime exploits. It is a series of his superb stories
and daring deeds telling of African safaris, encounters
with enemies and pertinent advice on what to do to
avoid snake bites and what not to do if you find
yourself in a lions mouth!
Born in 1916 in Wales of Norwegian parents, Roald
Dahl spent his childhood in England and was
educated at Repton. At eighteen, he went to work
for the Shell Oil Company in Africa, which is where
Going Solo begins. In the autumn of 1938, Roald
Dahl is away to East Africa on his first job. Then in
November 1939, when the Second World War is two
months old, he resigned from his one year service in
Shell Company to join and help in the fight against
Bwana Hitler. He set off on the 600 mile journey from
Dar es Salaam to Nairobi to enlist in the RAF. There
Dahl was given the rank of Leading Aircraft Man
(LAC) which is one below a Corporal.
There are many more adventures and incidents that
deal with the time when Dahl went flying with the
RAF in the Second World War. Life is made up of a
great number of small incidents and a small number
of great ones. Every moment, every text of the book
is totally enthralling and is delightfully entertaining.
It is hard to imagine a more colourful autobiography
than Going Solo.
Riya Khetan
Class 12 G
A VIEW TO "KARMABHUMI" BY PREMCHAND
he returned, his wife and his sister Naina had also
become a revolutionist who had helped the low
caste people to fight for their rights and let them
enter the village temple. His sister was killed in this
fight. Later, he and his wife worked for the social
benefit and led a happy life.
The novel "Karmabhumi" written by Premchand is
about the Indian society during the British times.
Amarkant, the protagonist of the novel is the son of
a rich merchant Lala Samarkant. But he was not
interested in his father's money rather he wanted to
live a simple life. He was married to a girl at a young
age who was much fanciful and loved to be rich. He
was an introvert. He left his home to wander all parts
of India. He moved to hillside and lived in a village.
He worked with the people living there. By the time
Priya Sah
Class 11 G
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PARENTS SPEAK
"If a seed of lettuce will not grow, do not blame the lettuce. Instead, the fault lies with us for not having
nourished the seed properly." Buddhist Proverb
More than a decade ago, in 2003, a little girl entered into the threshold of MIS and will be leaving it
soon as a self-confident, knowledgeable individual ready to face the challenges and uncertainties of
the world.
I was in a dilemma at that time whether it was a right decision to enroll my daughter (Pratistha Pradhan
Cl XII A) in this school as being convent educated myself I was of the opinion that there can be no
better education than education imparted in convent schools. But today, I am so glad and relieved that
she got not better but the best education and school environment than I had anticipated. There is no
doubt that MIS has helped not only in providing academic excellence to thousands of children but has
contributed in overall personality development of children, making them self-confident, assertive,
enabling them to voice their opinions and making them capable of debating on every issue. In today's
competitive world, these personality traits are important to excel in whatever field the children choose
in later life.
Without second thoughts, I enrolled my son (Miheer Narsingh Pradhan, now CL VII A) in MIS in 2005
in Pre-KG. Being a lecturer, I have been face to face with the frustrating and harsh realities of
commercialization of education sector in Nepal where a child's overall development takes a backseat
and total focus is on enrolling more number of students as possible. But I am glad that MIS has not
followed that direction and has manageable class size, total focus on each child, development of
inherent qualities in each child, no communication gap between teachers, students and parents and
has been successful in developing sense of responsibility, discipline, and leadership qualities in students.
I may not be able to thank each and every teacher personally but through this article I want to express
my gratitude to the Principal, every teacher and the entire team of MIS for taking efforts in making my
children responsible, self-confident, ambitious individuals. I am confident that each student of MIS will
excel in whatever field they choose to make their careers and will definitely become good, responsible
citizens who will contribute their best in the process of nation building.
I hope MIS will always maintain the quality education standards and the best school environment
where children get not only good education but also an opportunity to learn life-managing skills. I
wish MIS success in its future endeavours.
Manisha Sharma (Pradhan)
Looking back we can still remember our sons Pranav SJB Rana and Pratik SJB Rana entering the MIS
gate holding our hands. Years have really gone by and it is time for my youngest son to bid farewell
to MIS. We would miss all the PTA's, Annual Functions, Exhibitions, Investiture Ceremonies, etc. that we
attended with great pleasure. Smiling faces of the Teachers and Principal Sir and the great food of the
Canteen will be dearly missed by us.
It gives me immense pleasure to state that MIS is an institution whose aim is to nurture each child's
intelligence, curiosity and creativity. MIS has helped both my children to become confident, humble
and diligent boys. They have been taught many things and are still learning as "Education is an endless
path".
We would like to take this opportunity to thank Principal Sir and the School Faculty for their support,
love and care that they bestowed on our sons.
Adieu and Thank You all.
Prafulla and Binita Rana.
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HAPPINESS
For me it is a state of mind and it is not at all necessary to be rich or physically beautiful to be happy. I
find happiness in the most simple and small things, for example- I feel happy when I find my keys back
which I lost a week ago, when my recipe turns good, when my kids Halima Shamoo, 6 C and Umar
Shamoo, UKG, learn new things and become independent or when I manage to help my husband in
his work.
The point is I dont have to wait for big occasions to be happy. I can make my life complete and fulfilling
by just being simple and try to see the positive side of everything that is happening to me every day.
After all I dont know when my journey of life will come to an end. So I try to make everybody around
me feel good and comfortable with me.
Najma Shamoo
In the world that is TODAY there are two major trends especially for students and to the education institution
that pose a fundamental challenge and many opportunities. One is the world shifting from an industrial
economy to a knowledge economy. The other is the rising generation brought up on the internet is very
differently motivated to learn.
After having passed the iron gate SLC which I might add is absolutely draining for a student in Nepal
vis a vis psychologically more than physically and the first step towards a higher education we as
parents were in a quandary as to where our child would fit in next for further studies. Soorvi gave it a
long and hard thought and thinking about her future and where she wanted to go and become decided
to join the Modern Indian School in class 11. As a parent I might add A very good decision!
Yes, over time she has put on more years and with that has come a realization that this big wide world
is ever changing and she needs to be fully equipped to meet and tackle a wide range of challenges
that is yet to come and in her own special way come to a very wise conclusion of Seize the moment
educationally and there is plenty of time later to Play.
She has not come to this decision by her own self, various factors have helped her shape this decision
and being a part of MIS has had a very big role to play and Me as a very concerned parent have noted
certain new characteristics of Soorvi: namely her sense of critical thinking and problem solving ability
and adaptability, initiative and entrepreneurialism, effective oral and written communication, accessing
and analyzing information and most important for me personally curiosity and imaginative skills have
developed tremendously.
The above key factors among others (less important) one required in todays day and age to be successful
summarizes the role that MIS has helped shape and play in their own way in my daughters life and
equipped her for her future and after she passes out (with flying colours I hope !) it is up to her how
she wants to mold her life but she can always look back with pride and fond memories of the huge
role that MIS played in preparing and shaping her what is to come yet in LIFE. A BIG AND SINCERE
THANK TO MIS!!
And to all the students: it is important that you trust adult when we say that your future is important,
and that what you do now affects it. It is also important that you know that while many people may
contribute to your struggles, you are the only one who will suffer if you fail. Rise above them. Be stronger
than the hurdles that life throws at you.
Live up to your potential. Do your job. Look ahead. Keep up your end of the bargain in your own
equation of success and most important of all DO NOT FORGET TO HAVE FUN DOING IT and the world
shall become your oyster!
Rajiv Desraj
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SOMETHING THAT PARENTS SHOULD KNOW:
Childrens overall development and intellectual height remains the key concern of any parent, despite
their size of wealth. Each child has a right, and UN convention on rights of the child (CRC) 1989 has
ensured it and 194 countries including Nepal has ratified it long ago.
Each child, if we ensure an enabling environment of care and opportunities, they can grow to their full
potential. Part of this enabling opportunity to a child greatly depends on how they are brought up at
home and quality schooling. Therefore, a good selection of the school for the children is a key.
Keeping this in view, twelve years back, I admitted my daughter, Aashma Dangol in Modern Indian
School (MIS) followed by my son Aalok Shanker Dangol four years later. Having seen two of my childrens
growth and development out of the study in MIS, I feel really very happy and proud of them. While the
younger one is shaping up his ultimate aim, I can already see the ultimate aim of my daughter coming
to a reality very soon upon her completion of grade 12. I am quite sure that the younger one will also
remain successful in materializing his ultimate aim.
All this has been possible because of the quality school environment of Modern Indian School (MIS)
and dedicated teachers of the school.
Probably, there are thousands of schools in Kathmandu valley. Some are beyond affordable limit of
many people, while some are cheaper and even free. But quality of education and childrens overall
development is still a question. Its very difficult to make a good choice.
I am very happy to have my children study in MIS and extremely satisfied to see them grow to their full
potential. I consider MIS as a very good school affordable for many people with low and mid-income
level. I feel, parents should be careful in selecting a good school for their children and given the quality
of education and overall growth of my children, I would certainly recommend MIS to any parent looking
for a good school.
Finally, I am very much indebted to MIS for taking care of my children and helping them grow to their
full potential.
Shiva Shanker Dangol and Aruna Dangol
HOW TO MAKE A GREAT SCHOOL BETTER
I have been a long admirer of Modern Indian School, its commitment and steady progress towards
excellence; and to put my mouth where the bread is, I have had three of my wards educated here, a
total of 18 parent-MIS years of interaction. I therefore offer these suggestions as a well-wisher of the
School on how to make MIS better.
1.
Canteen: This has to be modern and with both infrastructure and dietary choice. The seats and
service facilities have long remained a low priority over class buildings and the diet is too limited
to fatty, fried foods and junk ready-made that are the least healthy for anybody including growing
children. Please improve this so all the students can get decent meals.
2.
Exercises: Physical activity in the form of compulsory, structured and routine games with at least
2 hours per week and facilities for change and shower and closets must be made available for a
school of 2000 student strength and a swimming pool is more than overdue.
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3.
Smart teaching: Hire teachers who can teach smartly i.e. help students learn to analyze, synthesize,
critique, and do mental arithmetic and logical inferencing instead of teaching students the long
time consuming process oriented, rote method. Instead of exhorting students to study 18 hours
a day, teachers should teach students to learn 18 hours stuff in 18 minutes through discussion,
innovation, projects, and presentations. There is much too little classroom presentation and team
work and when the project works are assigned the teachers feedback is at best perfunctory, looking
at neatness and looks rather than quality of content. Existing teachers must be exposed to more
than 1 week of innovative educational teaching workshops per year and the management must
allow less work load so the teachers can experiment.
4.
Reduce bag loads: Despite research findings that students should not carry more than 10 % of
their body weight, the number of books prescribed for annual purchase is 30% more than necessary
and are rarely or never used; closet space or spacing of assignments must be done so that they
have to carry less books or copies; despite my perennial complaints, the School management has
not been able to change this for 18 years!
5.
More prepared practicals: Whether it is computer or lab or field practicals, there is only 60%
preparation at best. Computers or softwares or chemicals or instruments or charts are rarely in
100% order to allow all students access on one on one basis, although these materials do exist in
theory. We need to make sure all the pedagogic accessories are in working order, the instructors
and energy and water and management are in top order of efficiency. It is a sad story that even
NCERT prescribed class demonstrations per chapter are rarely carried out at prescribed frequency.
6.
Counseling: We need professional counseling for subject choice, career choice, college choice,
adolescent and puberty sexual issues, internet and social media etiquette and ethics issues, sexual
education, and this should be offered on steady rolling basis rather than passive voluntary basis.
7.
Merit Scholarships: There should be program of offering Merit and Need Based Scholarships which
are transparent to incentivize hard work and diligence both for the students and the parents.
Although MIS is a non-profit institution that offers one of the best values for money among
Kathmandu schools, the absolute fees are spirally beyond the capacities of middleclass parents.
Despite the great quality, I myself would not have enrolled my wards had it not been for the
momentum of having two wards studying while the fees were climbing and the hassle of transferring
was too much.
8.
Teachers Load and Pay Package: While the teachers are excellent and dedicated I feel they could
perform better at lesser workloads and better pay packages and perhaps even better teachers can
be attracted and retained.
9.
Alumni Association: We should get an updated, readily available web page of alumni of MIS so
that support for the school and love for school and pride of the school are continually nurtured.
10. Be Modern.: Although the School is called Modern, it lags behind in the induction of cutting
edge technology in computers, online, audiovisual use etc. The School Web page is not very userfriendly and the students do not get access to the latest and fastest net or computer access and
that goes for the use of technology in teaching aids, compared to many schools even in Kathmandu.
We need to be much more aggressive than we have been so far.
Finally, I thank the MIS Management for putting together such a cream of capable Principals, teachers,
infrastructure and leading the school to excel so dramatically over the last two decades of my association
and I trust, with some of my humble suggestions, the MIS can shoot even higher.
Prof. Amulya Ratna Tuladhar
Kathmandu University
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OLD BOYS AND GIRLS CORNER
MODERN INDIAN SCHOOL:
TRAJECTORY TO EXCELLENCE
Dear fellow students of Modern
success instead of moping. This
Indian School, Nepal and the
valuable lesson taught me spiritual
entire happy MIS family, I am
resilience by which I was able to
Florencia Matina Tuladhar, a
spring back whenever life gave me
student of this school for eight
sour lemons.
years and a sister to two of my
siblings still studying there. Why?
After I graduated in 2008, a lot of
Because it is an excellent
my friends wanted to go abroad
trajectory to success both in
from India to USA and I was also
NASA internship video in ICIMOD, 2013
moulding you into a good human
swept a little in this peer pressure,
being, sometimes more worthwhile and more
sitting for TOEFL, SAT, and winning more than $30,000
difficult than being a professional successful citizen.
per year partial scholarships but I declined once I
I wish to share with you my journey through the
enrolled in a new field of Geometrics Engineering,
School and my accomplishments so you may all gain
the first of its kind in South Asia, at Kathmandu
some insights and determination to make maximum
University and started to live in a hostel with new
use of what this School has to offer.
friends, mostly from outside the Valley. Despite being
a Topper throughout my School years, I found myself
I joined this School in Grade V based on the entrance
trailing smarter classmates in the first few semesters.
exam but with reservations over my tender age and
And it was the School motto that came in handy: to
physical stature after I transferred from a small private
trust myself, my hard work, and my commitment to
school. Mrs. Mohini Rana at that time assured me
excellence even if it did not land me in Top Rank. By
that I could handle the academic pace of a big and
the second year, I regularly topped among the girls
somewhat impersonal school somewhat different
and started to give stiff competition to the Top boy
from the personalized pace of my smaller primary
of my class.
school. Transferring from five years of my preprimary
in the USA where I had no knowledge of Nepali
Although I had opted to study in Nepal over USA, I
language to Grade II in Nepal where I had to pick up
was fortunate to have premier technical institutions
on Nepali and then to an Indian school where I had
of the USA chasing me for my excellence in my field.
to learn Hindi in Grade VI gave me more than a few
After a tough and grueling multistage international
flutters. But the fears were belied with the tough love
competition based on my academics, internship
of my teachers and my friends who both supported
experience, essays, life goals, recommendations, and
me and expected me to stand on my own feet.
multiple intercontinental Skype based video
conferencing interviews, I managed to bag an
By Grade VI, I began to lead in various subjects and
internship to work with the US based National
class ranks, sharpening my competitive drive to earn
Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA), the
that extra little edge to be the Top Rank with extra
same organization that sends rockets to the moon
finesse in my handwriting and grammar and Math
and orbits multiple satellites, to work with an
and Science practice. I loved dancing and learned
international team of scientists and academics from
classical dancing and regularly performed before the
universities of USA and Nepal on Climate Change
Parents Annual Day every year to the delight and
Vulnerability Mapping using massive data bases of
recognition of the entire school family. The School
census, climate, disasters in georeferenced
motto: Do your duty and do not expect the result
Geographic Information System (GIS), the subject of
was inscribed into my ethos through actual practice.
my Geometrics Engineering training in Nepal. The
There were few times where I missed the Top Rank
project was so well done that we got an extension
by a whisker and once I missed ranking because I
and won an international competition on the video
missed an exam because my grandmother passed
output of the work and a NASA official came from
away. There were no second chances or special
USA to award us. This was followed with another
preferences and Principal Ratnakar exhorted me to
similar offer by the top vendor of GIS software, the
take in the failures and setbacks of life in stride with
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI).
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Life was not full of roses and I suffered bitter setbacks
in trying to get into public sector jobs despite my
excellent grades and internship experiences but I
did not let setbacks hold me down, a valuable lesson
learnt from Modern Indian School so I continued to
pursue excellence. And I was rewarded with three
full scholarships to pursue my Masters degree based
on tough competition at the national level, the Homi
J Bhabha Fellowships of the Indian Embassy to study
MTech at Andhra University; at the regional level, the
Thailand His Majesty Fellowship to study Masters of
Engineering in Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)
for GIS and Remote Sensing; and finally, at the
international level, the Sindicatum Climate Change
Fellowship at the Tata Energy Research Institute (TERI)
University, chancellored by Indias latest Nobel
laureate, Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, in his capacity as the
Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC), in Delhi.
through my two year course where I had the
opportunity to win laurels for the University in ESRI
Quiz contest, a summer internship at the prestigious
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) under the
Indian Space Research Institute in Dehera Dun. I am
also leading my class of highly competitive students
drawn from Indias elite colleges such as St Stephen,
Delhi University and IIT.
For this trajectory to excellence I have to thank all
my teachers who not only imparted knowledge but
also proper attitude and spiritual fortitude to keep
on doing your duty without expecting reward. So I
urge all my school mates including my siblings there:
always work hard, strive for excellence, do not be
discouraged with failure, and enjoy dances and
activities and friends; for you will not enjoy school
but life as well. Thanks MIS.
Florencia Matina Tuladhar
Alumni 2001-2008
I am now in TERI University Vasant Kunj, three quarters
BACK TO SCHOOL
I passed out from MIS in 2007. I am currently in Pune
pursuing Chartered Accountancy course and have
completed my graduation from Symbiosis. This article
shares my experience of being an ex-Modernite. It
was a strange feeling being back to school almost
after 7 years. Though a lot of things have changed
but for me it is still the same. The canteen, the buses,
the playground, the building, the basketball court.
Taking each step closer towards the premises of the
school made my memory clearer. The best part was
meeting some of the old teachers who still
remembered me.
especially when he/she had 2 lectures on the same
day. It was time for almost everyone to finish their
pending work and those who never cared just
bunked the class. Those are such small happy
moments which I will cherish all my life.
My advice for the students reading this would be to
enjoy their school life because once you are in college
everyone would have different aspects in their daily
life which they need to cope up with and time will
always be a crunch. I would also like to encourage
students to participate more in extracurricular
activities as this is the time you can learn and make
mistakes without being made to feel guilty for it and
also to interact with teachers beyond academics.
They can help you show a path or direction you never
had thought of.
My experience (frankly speaking) wasnt the greatest
one. I was an introvert so I didnt talk much back then
and I would hardly do any mischief. It was a nice
feeling being at school (most of you will realize it
only when you are in college). Waking up early in the
morning to catch the school bus, hesitantly going
down to the assembly (argh I hated that), the
attendance (it was a big deal back then as it was the
time we got to copy the homework), the short break
was just for 10mins but it was never over for until we
saw our teacher coming to class.
My suggestions to the management would be to
introduce a feedback box and maybe create a
friendlier environment that the phobia of teachers
can be eliminated. And it would be great if there
could be a better system to take meals in the canteen
because there is no queue and the juniors face quiet
a difficulty getting to the counter and getting their
meals out of the chaos. Lastly as our school motto
says we should do good deeds and not focus on the
return, we are the future and our responsibility is not
confined to our family but to the society. Wishing all
of you good luck for a better future.
During the lunch break most of us used to rush to
the canteen (Im sure everyone who goes to the
canteen has experienced the chutney spilling over
their shirt, at least seen it). In the last period we all
used to pack our bags well in advance to rush out
from the school building so that we could get our
favourite seat in the bus. The happiest moments for
the students would be when a teacher was absent
Harsh Taparia
Alumni
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MIS TAUGHT ME TO LEAD
I remember a boy, frightened of many things, unspoken
all the times, mellowed all time. Yes I am talking about
myself. I, in my early childhood, used to be terrified
with everyone, I used to see a policeman and run away,
I used to run far away at a glance of a cleric having a
long beard, never spoke to anyone new, in fact any
one out of the family. I was tacit in front of anyone
apart from the family members, I definitely was not
able to keep my views in front of anyone. My
grandparents, parents and some close relatives were
worried about this kind of attitude in me; they were
worried about my recluse attitude, as they say. Time
went on; I came to Kathmandu from my hometown,
Lahan to continue my schooling in the capital. I
remember it was just 7 years ago; I joined a school for
a year while in search for an international curriculum
school. Hence, I joined Modern Indian School in class
6 and for the first time in my life failed in a subject,
that too in Computing, which was my passion.
Environment. This increased my potentials in managing
and leading. We started having a lot of activities, calling
guests from outside and organizing events like; debate
competition, Quiz, Conferences, Film Shows, Lectures,
interaction programs, which were a success. This was
definitely not possible without the support of school
and our coordinator, Mr. Mabindra Regmi.
During this time I also joined a Youth NGO, YOUTH
FOUNDATION NEPAL, which I am the volunteer
Coordinator for, this was only due to my past records
and activities, I have now attended three conferences,
one international conference on SAARC youth roles
for peace and harmony at Lumbini, Nepal; where I
even presented my own paper, the second national
conference, Youth Conclave Organized by YUWA, and
the other was self-organized at Modern Indian School,
IT Conference. I am the same boy, who used to run
away seeing a policeman or a "baba", now I deal with
policeman, businessman, the so called "Babas", this is
the change in the Asish before coming to MIS and the
Asish nearing to graduate from MIS. Luckily, I was
asked to give a radio interview on youth activism at a
national FM, CJMC, not only that but I got an
opportunity to be nominated as one of the twenty
Dynamic Emerging Leaders of Nepal by Students Club
Of Nepal, where I also have been promoted to the
executive body as Resource Manager and more
interestingly got selected as the Youth Millennium
Development Ambassador by Youth Millennium
Development, Sierra Leone. Today, I have built in a
capacity to organize national level of panel discussions,
I have initiated two ventures Glocal Khabar
(www.glocalkhabar.com) and AD-Link Pvt. Ltd. And
have been part of Open Space Nepal as Managing
Director.
As I reached the 7th standard, I got an opportunity to
be a secret monitor, I was amazed and terrified with
the responsibility, anyhow I managed to fulfill my
responsibilities, and this was my first ladder to
leadership. Then in 8th standard I became a formal
class monitor for a semester, this encouraged me to
do more and get more. My turn to the real leadership
and social activism was scheduled since I started my
9th standard. I remember a Nepali Language class in
my 9th standard, where Mrs. Manchala Jha showed us
her article published in Kantipur Daily. She asked us
to send some write ups to the newspapers if we were
interested and also showed the world of fame with it,
this captivated me, and I first wrote an article in Nepali
Language on Nepali Politics and sent to Kantipur Daily.
Fortunately, my article was published within 3 days
and this increased my confidence and somehow made
me proud of myself and since then I have not stopped
writing. With the help and support of Principal Sir and
Sandeep Pokharel sir, my computer teacher we started
the COMP-TECH GUILD, CTG. I was fuelled with
confidence, encouragement, passion and activism but
at the same time out of reach with many of my class
mates. After my board exams I started a blog as my
platform for writing more. I also started working for
News Nepal Online as a reporter.
MIS taught me to lead and brought out the best in
me. I would like to thank the MIS family for supporting,
encouraging and motivating a shy and introvert boy
to become an outgoing, social activist, responsible
man and most importantly embedding leadership
characteristics in me. Now I have become an optimistic
person, so I believe in life. I never stop if my one
approach is undermined rather, I search for the solution
and I feel proud of my nature. I work for my desire, I
live for my dreams, I dream for my success, I will
succeed! THANK YOU MIS!
Then I joined the A-levels in MIS. Here I got a very good
exposure through Mr. Kaushal Sapkota who asked me
to join in a Management Event at Kathmandu College
of Management and I was also given the responsibility
of leading the team over there and to present a case.
This gave me a good experience. We also initiated the
WE-HUB incorporating six clubs; Management, Sports,
Creativity, Society, Computers and technology,
Asish Thakur,
Alumni 2014
Currently Doing BBA at Kings College
Executive Director , AD-Link
Managing Director- Open Space Nepal The Journey
To Success
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FOLLOWING DREAMS
If you think that life would have been different for
you today if you were in a different circumstance,
then you are mistaken because life with its diverse
circumstances does not shape us, rather we shape
our life. We are the creator of our own life. The best
way to create is to plan it each day.
Its just been a short while since I left school but I did
turn my cherished dream into a beautiful reality. I
always wanted to join the army and here I am today.
I do want to share my experiences with you all but
I am bound by rules. After a rigorous training I have
finally found my way to my dreams and I am
extremely happy about it.
begin to create the life
you dreamt of. Nothing
in life that is worthy is
ever hard to achieve. If
you have the courage to
try it and you have the
faith to believe. And of
course your trust in God,
theres nothing we
cannot do. So, start out
with your faith in your
heart and climb until
your dream comes true.
Believe in yourself. Have faith in your abilities.
Remember it is important to visualize the life you
choose to live and to be who you want to be. Once
you make up your mind start living your beliefs,
Satyam Niraula Chhetri
Alumni 2012 - 13
BACK TO SCHOOL
My dear friends and respected teachers, the
opportunity to share my experiences of one of the
best part of my life with you all at The Modern Indian
School, as an alumni gives me great pleasure indeed.
As a student, I had always liked going to school,
starting all the way from getting up and managing
myself within 15 minutes and reaching to my bus
stop, and finally breathing a sigh of relief once I'd
make to my bus no.16!
FITZPATRICK MAAM,
SUBBA MA'AM, then
you've had it! And
finally, the Recess!! I
still crave for the
mouthwatering
food, the samosa,
chola bhatura. From
playing Football to
Cricket in those
30minutes, was the
best part. And
ending the day with
a marathon to get
the best seats in the
bus but I made it
most of the times
because of the
beautiful ladies
around me! Hahaha!
Oh yes school days are undoubtedly the best days
of our lives.
The adrenal rush that I got from seeing my school,
because of all the beautiful nature that surrounds
our school. Even today when I feel like I need a few
moments of peace from all the hustle and bustle,
when I feel I'm losing energy, I still come to Chobar.
It brings back all my motivation, and it makes me
believe that I have a long way to go, and I cannot
stop just yet!
I graduated from 10th in the batch of 2006, and my
journey of fun filled and enriching, years in the school
have been the best. Now when I look back, starting
all the way from barely reaching the bus stand to
early morning assembly, where we would go to the
wash room before hand to check our appearances,
just to make sure we wouldn't be called out from the
assembly lines, I miss those days a lot. And yes, the
panic of not completing your assignment of the First
Period, especially if it was ASHA MAAM, ANUPA
Moving forward, today I am the CEO & Founder of
JD Group of Companies. My journey as an
entrepreneur, so far, with God's Grace and love and
support of all my family, friends and colleagues, has
been gratifying. My team and I have spent each and
every moment in this journey, trying to bring out
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the best in ourselves and to take our vision, of being
the largest services providers and making it into The
Fortune500 companies of the world, towards reality.
And to tap into the potentials of the coming
generations.
And if I can be of any help to you, my dear friends,
please feel free to write to me on any career advice,
business consulting or anything else that in which I
can be of help. It will be a privilege to share with you,
my knowledge, experience and expertise.
I strongly feel that, we as individuals, as students, as
the citizens of the nation, should create a strong
vision for ourselves and our country and its people,
and work together with utter most sincerity towards
fulfilling it and all the while try to make a difference,
and help our country achieve new heights. To me,
what I achieved today is nothing, but a part of my
journey, what I have to achieve is everything to me.
I believe, the world wants to make a deal with you.
Either you stay in bed fantasizing a life as a CEO or
rock star or you get up, get dressed, and do what
you have to do to make your dreams come true. Try
and convince yourself once and for all that you don't
have to lose your childlike wonder when you enter
the real world, and that it never goes away, no matter
how old you get!
I would like to take this opportunity to give a shout
out to my friends, Poojan, Isaac, Bijay, Nishit, Pallavi,
Arpita, Shekhar, Amogh, Kushal and so many more,
you guys made it fantastic. And I would also like
to express my heartfelt condolence for my friend
Dipendra Mahato, who may not be here today
but will always reside in our hearts, may God bless
him.
Diwesh Bothra
(BATCH OF 2006)
CEO & Founder,
JD Group of Companies
MEMORIES
Almost five years back when I graduated from MIS,
I was nervous, anxious, confused at the same time I
had a spark of confidence, and I am very proud to
say that MIS plays a very important role in lightening
that spark!!!
When I assess myself and where I am placed today,
pursuing my Masters in International Relations from
JNU, New Delhi, post attaining a degree in Economics
from SRCC, I only feel proud to say that my schooling
has played a great role in it, and this is not because
I am writing as an alumna !!!
Our schools teach us almost everything we learn in
the initial years of our lives, with this I certainly don't
mean books, from making friends to letting them
go, from accepting defeat when wrong to standing
for the right, from realizing that your teachers only
want you to do good in life to understanding the
fact that your parents are as nervous as you are or
probably more in the PTA!!
If I am ever given a second chance to redo my
schooling I would stick to what my parents had
decided for me, not that I had only good times, but
still, and that's the beauty of it.
Parul Nadar
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EXPERIENCE AS HEAD BOY
It has been 12 years since I walked through those gates holding my mothers hand, for
the first day in my new school, having no idea where I was going. Turns out, it was S-CH-O-O-L. As much as I hated going to school back then, I am so glad my parents chose
this school out of hundreds of others in the valley because MIS has changed my life,
transformed me completely.
From being a small 6 year old boy with big dreams and high hopes to being the head
boy of the school - a lot of great things have happened to me in these past years. MIS
has built me in being efficient and responsible. I will always be grateful for that. There
are so many memories of this place that will always be tucked away deep inside my mind
and when I grow old and look back at all the crazy things I did here with my friends, I
am pretty sure my eyes will fill up with tears. The knowledge that I have gained here
will always be with me, wherever I go. I want to take this opportunity to thank Principal Sir and all my teachers who
had guided me in my difficult time and had taken good care of me. There are so many other things that I have
learned here for which no words in any language can describe how grateful I am for everything that MIS has catered
to me.
I know I will not be able to remember all the things that I do in life but in the future when I decide to look back I
know there are some things that I will always cherish till my last breath; some things that will stay with me forever
and MIS is one of them. Thank you for your love and support.
"To meet and part is the way of life, but to part and meet is the hope of life." No words can possibly describe
what MIS truly means to me. Proud to be a Modernite!
Pratik S.J.B. Rana
Headboy
EXPERIENCE AS HEAD GIRL
With every passing day, my heart throbs as I nostalgically recapture all those sweet and
bitter moments at MIS through my 8 years. From a timid girl who had first led her uncertain
footsteps through the gates of MIS to a sincere, confident and responsible girl. The entire
credit goes to the institution with the most supportive Principal and wonderful faculty
of teachers. Of all the achievements in MIS, my greatest achievement was when I was
entrusted with the title of the School Head Girl 2014-15 the ultimate leadership
responsibility to serve as a role model for the students.
Who does not aspire such an exalted title? I had always yearned to have my name
inscribed on Honour Roll of the MIS Head boy/Head girl displayed prominently and
permanently as a part of the schools history. I never imagined that today I would be
penning down my experience as one of them. Entailed with many duties and to maintain
grades was challenging. But I would be instantly cheered up after relishing the daily dose of respectful Head girl
greetings from smiling juniors, an enlivening role identity eclipsing over my own identity. One of the most cherished
experiences of Head girl was when all our team and students put together what our Principal and many teachers
appreciated as the BEST MIS TEACHERS DAY EVER. Thank you teachers and dear student council members.
How did it get so late so soon?
Its night before its afternoon
December is here before its June
My goodness how the time has flown
With a heavy heart, it is time to close the most amazing chapter of my life- my schooldays. I express my sincere
gratitude to our Principal Sir and my second parents - my teachers who always encouraged and molded me to
become a better person to take up the challenges of the world.
Dear juniors as I say adieu remember that now you may hate coming to school or attending those boring lectures
and get annoyed on being punished. But when you leave, all these moments will be cherished the most. You would
want to extend your days here but cannot stop the inevitable. So, do not waste the precious days of your school
life with a glum face; instead rejoice each and every little moment so that they remain engraved in your soul forever.
Its not the goodbyes that hurt but the flashbacks that follow. Proud to be a Modernite!!
Ushnish Dianne Tuladhar
Head Girl
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MESSAGE FROM THE DEPUTY
HEAD BOY
It has been a difficult task for me to pen down this farewell note. Going back
to the first day at MIS, Class XI, I recall myself as a shy guy who joined MIS with
a feeling of changing me. With time, I changed myself, became more confident
and with that came an opportunity of a lifetime, a chance to prove myself, a
moment of being known as The Deputy Head Boy of MIS.
It has truly been an honour to be selected as the Deputy Head Boy and thus
has proved to be a very responsible year for me. Time and again I have tried
to fit in the shoes of being the Deputy Head Boy and live upto the expectations
of my teachers and friends. This experience has left a huge impact in my life
making me more responsible and sincere.
Now, when soon I am to leave, I would like to thank MIS, my lovely teachers
and all my friends who helped me to bring the best of ME. I WAS, AM and WILL
always be proud to be a MODERNITE. And lastly, to my fellow Modernites, I
would like to say, Life will always provide us with lots of opportunities but
what matters is how you seize it and make the most out of it.
Mayank Nehwal
Deputy Head Boy
MESSAGE FROM THE DEPUTY
HEAD GIRL
A wise man once said, The greatest journeys in life begins with the smallest
steps. My journey began with MIS which proved to be my greatest and wisest
step as it led me through the door of self discovery and growth and
development.
This was proved true when I was chosen as the Deputy Head Girl. It was
indeed a matter of great pride to be honoured with such a coveted title. I
would like to thank Principal Sir and all my teachers for giving me the
opportunity to groom myself and shine out. From a very quiet and shy person
I have become confident, open and more responsible. What I have gained
here in MIS is certainly more than I can express in words. All the experiences,
the good and the bad moments will remain engraved in my heart.
Once again I would like to thank each and everyone, whose presence and
invaluable advice have shaped my life and thank you MIS for all the beautiful
moments. Goodbye MIS, will miss you. Always proud to be a Modernite.
Parul Mittal
Deputy Head Girl
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TWEETS FROM
CLASS XII
I have loved my time at M.I.S. Within the first 5 years of being
a Modernite, Ive collected lots of good memories and been
blessed with good friends and teachers.
Prashant Khanal 12 A
Being a Modernite means being part of an experience. After
four years here, I am not going to cry because its over and at
the same time will smile because it happened. :)
Aayushi Agarwal 12 D
8 years of being in this school, and even if every moment
wasnt perfect, the good memories I will carry from here on,
I will cherish forever. My teachers and my friends will always
remain in my heart.
Prajwol Bickram Rana 12 C
Its been 2 years at MIS and MIS has given me a lot. I thank
my teachers and friends for giving me lots of love.
Dilpreet Singh 12 D
These 12 years at MIS have proven to become a spectacular
part of my life. I will cherish each moment spent here. I am
proud to be a Modernite.
Hritwik Munankarmi 12D
Ive changed so much. From an introvert to a person with lots
of friends, Ive learned many new things and have begun to
accept the differences of people. 12 C simply rocks!!
Anna Pradhan, 12 C
College is just a new day of life where you find new teachers
and friends and hang out together. So just follow living young,
wild and free.
Den Maharjan 12 D
The two years at MIS were my golden years; will miss this
place badly.
Digvijay Kochar 12 D
Spending 12 years in MIS I had some invaluable moments
which I will forever cherish. Thank you to all my teachers and
friends for making my schooldays so very special.
Pratik S.J.B. Rana 12 D
Past 12 years and have a bunch of memories which cant be
put into words. No combination of words can describe my
mesmerizing memories. I will miss this school. :)
Kritika Agrawal 12 D
These two years in MIS have been one of the most memorable
times of my life. I will miss MIS.
Rinzing Dickey Lama 12 D
Interesting, enjoyable moments, just passed away within 9
years. I will miss it a lot.
Nikesh Agarwal 12 D
It is an unbelievable feeling but the truth is that its just been
2 years at MIS. Naughty and crazy friends and the lovely
teachers have made a special place in my heart because of
which the days at MIS have always been WONDERFUL. Thank
you all.
Purvi Jagnani 12 D
Two years in MIS, passed by in the blink of an eye. Lots of
memories to be cherished. Love from teachers and friends
will be missed.
Pooja Agarwal 12 D
I have been in MIS for 12 years. This school has given me a
lot. I would like to thank my teachers and my friends for
making my 12 years so amazing and memorable.
Ankur Agarwal 12 D
I had a great experience studying in MIS for 10 years. I will
always miss MIS.
Bikash Saraogi 12 D
All the wonderful moments spent with loving friends and
caring teachers will be cherished forever. I am PROUD TO BE
A MODERNITE!!
Richa Bhandari 12D
This school gave me a forever within the numerous days and
I am thankful for that.
Sidhika Mall 12 D
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Best and worst, all spent in MIS. Together with MIS, I went to
the top of the ladder becoming who I wanted to and still
improving.
Krisha Maskey 12 A
The 11 years spent in Modern Indian School will always be
my inspiration for the rest of my life. The friends I met and
the lessons I learnt are priceless. I will miss this place a lot and
the memories made here will always be cherished.
Rasila Shrestha 12 E
School and college life are just like a train. They keep on
moving and moving on a railway track, throughout. I had a
nice time at MIS.
Kaushal Agrawal 12 D
The 2 years spent in MIS have been one of the best phases of
my life and I will always cherish all these memories.
Ratna Maya Tuladhar 12 E
I have been at MIS for the past 11 years. This school is not just
the temple of knowledge but has also been my second home.
I will always cherish the time spent here. I am proud to be a
Modernite.
Amisha Somani 12 D
Its been 12 years at MIS and I have both sweet and bitter
memories.
Aashmi Shakya 12 E
The 12 years spent at MIS were the best days of my life and
they will be cherished and appreciated in every phase of my
life. Each and every moment spent here with my friend, and
worthy teachers will remain in my heart forever.
Rubika Tuladhar 12 E
The most important and enjoyable phase of my life I have
spent in this school. The friends I met here and the lessons I
have learnt will be () for my future.
Satchit Rajbanshi 12 E
Asta la vista. Adios. Sayonara. See ya. Only two years spent
here and I already feel like this is my family. And these
memories are now and will always be a part of my life! :).
Mary Gurung 12 F
The time spent in Modern Indian School was the best time
of my life! The past 12 years will be cherished and appreciated
through every step of my life ahead. Cheer and Jai MIS!
Kevin Amatya 12 E
The perfect ambience, the perfect set of teachers, and the
perfect set of BFFs, all in one place, Modern Indian School.
Many years of my life have been spent here, but not a moment
in the circle of doubt.
Nikhil Agrawal 12 D
5 years in MIS passed so quickly. This school taught me so
many things and made me a better person day by day. There
were harsh memories as well as sweet memories made here.
These moments will always be cherished in my heart. Proud
to be a Modernite!!
Ritu Agrawal 12 E
Im privileged to be a part of MIS. Ill cherish each and every
moment spent here!
Bipasna Shakya 12 F
Two years in MIS have passed by so soon. All the wonderful
memories and amazing experiences are something that Ill
cherish throughout my life. Youll be missed MIS, and badly
so.
Bhavna Kalwani 12 A
I spent 11 years here. they said. I attended school here for
only 7 years. I said, attaining, the joy of a lifetime, and
memories to ponder upon.
Rahul Bansal 12 D
Ive been studying at this school for 2 years. Ive made many
friends. I will miss this place a lot.
Shyam Sureka 12 D
The past six years in MIS have gone by so quickly and they
were wonderful. I wish I could go back and re-live it all. Ill
miss all my teachers and friends.
Aadarsh Manandhar 12 E
MIS was a new chapter in my life and it taught me lots of new
things. Every moment spent here will be unforgettable.
Anushka Tuladhar 12 F
Along with all my sweet and bitter memories, I will treasure
these past 2 years spent as a Modernite.
Sichu Shakya 12 A
The 6 years of my MIS journey have been wonderful. MIS will
be missed really bad.
Parul Mittal Class 12 D
In the short span of time that I spent in MIS, I have had a
chance to meet so many colourful people.
Aadhya Bala K.C. 12 G
Its been 2 years since I joined MIS, what an awesome and
wonderful experience its been. I will miss my friends and
teachers.
Ashutosh Sharma 12 D
Two years in MIS went by so fast, in the blink of an eye. All
my achievements and all my success will be dedicated to it.
It made me a mature person day by day. MIS will be missed.
Aman Gadia 12 D
Sometimes you just have to hold your head up high, blink
away the tears and say goodbye! Thanks for all the memories.
Ill miss you MIS.
Swati Agrawal 12 D
Memories in MIS will be cherished forever!!! Good bye MIS.
Nirva Neupane 12 G
The memories I am going to carry following the 6 years I spent
in Modern Indian School, being a Modernite will never be
forgotten. Thank you MIS.
Ivana Singh 12 A
I am proud to be a student of MIS. It was a great pleasure
studying in MIS for 7 years. I will always carry those wonderful
memories in my heart. Ill never forget the words said by our
Principal sir, Nothing can ever substitute hard work.
Jonathan Rai 12 A
The past 7 years spent in MIS shall be cherished in my
memories forever. Will always be a proud Modernite.
Farzana Sayyed 12 D
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as I have met many awesome people at this school. I have
faced many ups and downs. I have enjoyed each and every
day.
Apekshit Kedia 12 E
Nothing can be more precious than the 12 glorious years that
I have spent in MIS. I will cherish it forever. I feel proud to
have received my education here. Once a Modernite, always
a Modernite. Thank you MIS!!!
Pratistha Pradhan 12 A
The only reason why Im still here is because I didnt receive
my Hogwarts letter when I was eleven.
Ishara Aryal 12 E
These 13 years of my life spent in MIS will always be
remembered and cherished as a beautiful memory in my
heart. The love that I have been given by my friends and my
teachers is all that has made me what I am now. I am thus
very proud that I was a part of MIS
Utkarsh Jha 12 A
The wonderful time I spent at MIS is something I cannot get
back. Ill always remember these memories with a smile.
Tenzin Chodon 12 D
12 years of awesomeness spent at MIS with great memories
of happiness and sorrows attached with them.
Ayush Pallav 12 G
These 5 years have left a deep imprint on my heart and the
sweet memories collected will always be cherished. I will
remain a Modernite throughout life.
Kristina Bhattarai 12 G
All the moments spent at MIS will be cherished forever. Thank
you for everything MIS. The best moments of my life were
spent at MIS.
Neha Bothra 12 D
Two years in MIS went by in the blink of an eye and its already
time to say good bye. Thank you all for the memories and
good luck to the ones who have yet to overcome the
challenges.
Phurbu Doma Lama 12 G
Its not what I have chosen to be, but its what I have learned
to be from this school. These 15 years in MIS were filled with
moments to cherish and now I can proudly say, YES IM A
MODERNITE!!
Karina Singhal 12 D
After spending 11 years at MIS Ive collected loads of memories
bunking, partying, exams, assignments, friends and science.
Well I can proudly say that Im a proud Modernite!!
Serene Singh 12 G
The 11 years spent at this school have been a rollercoaster
ride. Many ups and downs, many highs and lows and a handful
of unforgettable memories which I will cherish my whole life.
Suman Shrestha 12D
I am thankful to my parents who gave me an opportunity to
study in this school. All the happiness, sorrow as well as the
caring of the teachers will be cherished throughout my life.
Amit Jha 12 G
6 precious years of my life, here at MIS will be cherished
forever!!! Goodbye MIS.
Santosh Dhital 12 D
Just two years in MIS and already its time to say goodbye.
These two years have given me the best friends, teachers and
memories that will be cherished forever. Farewell!
Yuvana Joshi 12 G
Loving friends, helpful teachers and a strict principal, the days
spent at MIS have been memorable and will always be missed.
Gaurav Bajaj 12 D
Just two years in MIS and it feels as if I have been here for
many more years than that. All my memories will be cherished.
Farewell MIS.
Sovali Singh 12 G
Two years at MIS, I have found myself to be a member of a
new family. The memories that I will cherish throughout my
life were made here.
Riya Khetan 12 G
12 years at MIS went by so quickly. Studying here for so long
makes it feel like a second home. I am going to miss all those
wonderful moments and of course the teachers who have
helped me reach this far.
Shikhar Shrestha 12 G
Memories will be cherished. MIS and Modernites will be
missed.
Prapti Khatri 12 G
20 years from now maybe Ill be more disappointed by the
things that I didnt do than by the ones I did do in these four
crazy years of my life. The memories of all the laughter around
the corridors, bunking classes, running away from teachers
(especially the Principal) make me nostalgic. A PROUD
MODERNITE I AM!
Nikita Jalan 12 D
Two years at MIS and Ive already connected to so many
people here. Thanks a ton to the ones who walked besides
me in bad times.
Aayushnov Dhungana 12 G
6 beautiful years in MIS as a Modernite will forever be
cherished. I have spent a happy and memorable part of my
life here with such exemplary teachers and friends.
Dikshya Paudel 12 G
6 years in MIS have gone so fast and the amazing moments
spent here with friends and teachers can never be forgotten.
Always a Modernite!!
Aayusha Maharjan 12 D
It has just been 2 years in MIS and it feels like Ive known this
place forever. Ive made many irreplaceable memories with
my friends. Im grateful to the teachers who supported me
and encouraged me through all aspects of life.
Gagan P. Karna 12 'G'
Joining MIS has proven to be the best decision of my life. Ill
miss it forever. I am proud to be a Modernite.
Harshbardhan Goenka 12 D
I never knew that I was making the most precious memories
of my life here. My 2 years in MIS were the most precious
ones. Will miss school days, will miss MIS.
Sibika Gadia 12D
These 4 years in MIS have been memorable. Ill miss this place
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The memories that MIS gave can neither be forgotten nor be
replaced in any way. 5 years in MIS. Thanks to all my friends,
teachers and respected Principal Sir!
Daniel Nath 12 F
The 2 years in MIS were a wonderful experience. Ill miss MIS!!!
Lila Shrestha 12 A
These 2 years in MIS have passed so fast. A lot of experiences
and knowledge have been gained and Im very proud that I
studied in this school. Ill always remember this school, all the
teachers, and especially my friends who taught me to believe
in myself and never give up.
Namgyal Lama 12 D
Who would have thought these five years would pass so fast
(in the blink of an eye). The memories will always be cherished
whether of, happiness, sadness, excitement. It will all last
forever in my heart.
Sweta Agrawal 12 E
I am grateful to all the teachers and students for their valuable
guidance and help for the past 2 years that I spent in this
school.
Namrata Begwani 12 F
12 years OMG!! These 12 years were the most memorable
and the best moments of my life. It was filled with mixed
emotions of happiness, joy and sorrow. Proud to be a
MODERNITE!! MIS you will be missed.
Simran Sarawgi 12 E
The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past.
You cant get on well in your life until you let go of past failures
and heartaches.
Simran Kayastha 12 F
I sat myself in the front row of the bus. There at the back rows,
I could hear the commotion of the people betting on which
class I could be in. They wanted to know my name-and just
the "name". In the bus of fourty-something students. I couldn't
find one hospitable. After nearly one hour in the bus, we
finally reached the school. I was in the dilemma if I should
get down or should wait for the other old-bees to get down
first. I don't remember how I tackled that confusion, but I got
down from the bus and walked all way to the school building
alone. There was an anxiety hovering in me. I could feel the
school staring at me with the look of awe and despair. ÊI was
expecting for gracious hospitality from my new mates as I
deliver to other. My feet were numb and moved to the steps
of unconscious. I was confused which hallway to use since,
the school was too big and all the exits looked the same.
However, I managed to find my class myself. My head sank
in fear if anyone will start any sort of conversation with me.
With each step of my feet, I could feel the rate of my terrified
heart increasing with anxiety. People were beckoning at each
other at the sight of me. I wanted to burst out but I had
nobody to lean on. This sheer thought of being the unwanted
one haunted me for hours. I could bearly find myself in the
class.
Goodbyes are not forever. They are not the end. They simply
mean I will miss you till the time we meet again.
Nisha Gupta 12 F
Thank You MIS for giving me true friends and sweet memories
in these seven years of schooling.
Nistha Khanal 12 F
I will miss these two years of fun and experience in MIS.
Reva Adhikari 12 F
Finally two years in MIS are over. Will miss the fun and crazy
times, had out here.
Suyasha K.C. 12 F
In my two years here at MIS, I have made friends and had
memories that I will cherish for the rest of my life.
Ankur Roy 12 A
I had started my journey in MIS four years ago. Ive had my
share of struggles and happiness. These moments have
brought me here today and henceforth, I know I will be
stronger than I was. I will march onwards from here with your
love in my heart and dreams in my eyes.
Anoushka Poudel 12 C
Years have passed since my first day at school. Now, I have all
the wonderful people around me. I am still cherished
recollecting those blended memories to cheer on...
Prabesh Poudel 12 G
If I were to define my school life in one word, it would be
Craziness though it may still seem to be an understatement.
All in all, it has so passed so fast that I have the illusion that
it flewmaking only cherishable memories and no room for
regrets..
Saiksha Palikhey 12 C
Its been 9 years since I joined this institution and these 9
years have been the best years of my life. It has been a fun
ride but it is soon coming to an end. I will cherish every
moment especially the time when the Principal labeled me,
the heart throb of MIS. I am proud to have been a
Modernite.Youll never walk alone.
Iki Yang Rai 12 E
My journey in MIS from the beginning has been full of ups
and downs but I must say I have enjoyed my stay here. Now
leaving this place is tough as I have woven so many beautiful
memories. No matter what, I will always cherish those
memories in my heart. I will miss each and every thing about
MIS. Farewell!!
Akshit Chettri 12 E
The two years spent at MIS were very interesting and
memorable to me. I have had many good friends and teachers
who were very helpful and kind to me. MIS will remain in my
heart!!
Karma Gurung 12 D
In only two years, I have learnt many things from this school
and have given me endless memories!
Prabhash Gautam 12 E
These wonderful years in MIS has given me so much and
made me what I am today. I made lots of friends, met a lot of
great people, experienced beautiful moments. I will truly miss
my school life. Someday I hope I repay it back for giving me
so much. Love you and miss you MIS.
Prayag Mali 12 B
MIS has given me so much in 10 years. It has captured my
heart by providing such great friends and teachers. Memories,
I will cherish for my entire life have been made here. Will feel
proud about it always!! Cheers to MIS!!
Lasta Nakami 12 E
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Iki Yang Rai
Ashutosh Sharma
Kanchan Gupta
Pratik SJB Rana
Jyoti Verma
Sumit Dangol
Apoorv M. Khatry
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Abhisekh Chand, 4 'E'
New Zealand
Miheer Narsing Pradhan, 4 'E'
Thailand
Pratistha Pradhan, 12 'G'
Thailand
Animon Rapacha, 9 'B'
Germany
Yogita Sawarthia, 11 'A'
Myknoes, Greece
Adrian Paudel, 4 'A'
Bangkok
Jessica Kansakar, 10 'C' & Gaurang Kansakar 7 'E'
Singapore
Diksha Bajracharya, 7 'A'
Washington DC, USA
Girls Football Team
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Abhisekh Chand, 4 'E'
New Zealand
Miheer Narsing Pradhan, 4 'E'
Thailand
Pratistha Pradhan, 12 'G'
Thailand
Animon Rapacha, 9 'B'
Germany
Yogita Sawarthia, 11 'A'
Myknoes, Greece
Adrian Paudel, 4 'A'
Bangkok
Jessica Kansakar, 10 'C' & Gaurang Kansakar 7 'E'
Singapore
Diksha Bajracharya, 7 'A'
Washington DC, USA
Girls Football Team
Ohio, USA
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