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Utkarsh Karmungikar
Std XII

Look, I am going to be honest here, I’d go mad if Football were to be cancelled from this world and I was about to when lockdown was declared. When the football world came to a standstill, I was livid. But thankfully the games were back just in time to save me from sheer insanity.
I’ve been a football fan for a better part of four years now. It was ironic how before those four years when I lived in the UAE, a country whose fanatics are majorly loyal to the football side, I was cricket-crazy and after coming back to my land, a country where cricket is religion, I am on the football side through and through. I am a damsel, one not in ‘distress’, but in ‘disorder’.
I still remember how after eight months of staying indoors, trapped, unable to put my feet through a football and occasionally breaking stuff trying to do so indoors, a football on the concrete of my society finally graced my feet. I know this all seems exaggerated. But what I felt then was overwhelming too. To be able to put my feet through a football with purpose was like releasing some of the stress-hormones brewed during lockdown, not that I had that much of them.
But that’s what playing football is anyways – a stress relief, a pleasure of sorts. Football is one of the ways I choose to express myself. I’ve learnt a lot about passion, about discipline, about motivation from football. At the very pinnacle of my passion for football, remains Manchester United – a club I love, a club I choose to associate with.
I can summarize my love for United through one instance. A few weeks ago we (when I say we, I mean Man United) were losing, and one of our players played a bad pass. I got angry and absolutely thumped the sofa I was sitting on with my hands, so much so that it rattled off the ground and rested again. My sister was on that sofa (who surprisingly didn’t feel much of it). My dad was having none of it. He came and slapped the T.V. shut, and honestly who could blame him? We lost that game. But at the end of the day someone has to lose.
These instances however are something fans forget about in a day, perhaps even have a laugh about in hindsight, and get back to backing their team. And that’s called passion, that’s football. The same sort of roar will come from me when United score against Liverpool, except this time it will be of happiness, of adrenaline. Football is nothing without the fans, and the banter. And until fans are not back in the stadia, football will never remain the same. But still, it will always be something that will never fail to make my day.

Dishita Majumdar
8 F

Truth (Couplets)
There is one quality we all should cherish
Which on attainment shall make us beautifully flourish
Truth is that quality
Which brings out one’s incredibility
One is lucky to have it
Since it does require a lot of wit
Getting it is a big goal achieved
Coz after that you will always be believed

Riddhi Joshi
7 E

TRUTH
If you tell lies, the truth you cover,
But the truth seemed to be stubborn and braver!

And then remember, the bitter scolding,
Either from your parents or your own sibling.

Do you really think lies are so sweet?
Or are they dangerous when you look beneath?

When you tell a lie, you place a boulder,
Not on the others, but on your own shoulders.

For a lie stops a happiness flow,
The same way in which boulders stop the river flow.

With you, truth can play hide and seek!
But never it has happened that truth you cannot seek.

When finding the truth, problems, you may face,
But never give up and never end the chase.

The truth is a wonderful and a beautiful thing,
Tell a lie and you will be stinged.

Tell the truth and on his arms, you swing.
Ah, truth is a wonderful and a beautiful thing!

Tanuj Sawant
6 E

TRUTH

Though truth is bitter
But it’s for better

Speaking truth gives you confidence
Hiding it create a nuisance

Talking truth is our culture
Make it habit in your nature

Follow its path, you will never get disappointed
Keep your soul happy, deleting lies unwanted

Though one wishes, you cannot hide
It comes out with full swing, like high tide

No one dares to challenge the truth
But when I see those I feel ruth

The truth though bitter or better
It always wins whatever the matter……….

Aranya Pal
IV – B

Hello, I am Aranya pal. I am suffering from a very difficult time. Do you know what difficult time is it? I will tell you, LOCKDOWN! It is caused due to outbreak of Corona Virus. Lock down means be at home because something terrible had happened to the world. For example, it is just like a dangerous Criminal escaped from prison and started mass murder of people traveling all over the world and for safety peoples stay in their home, and this is Lockdown. But that is not the reason. It is due Corona Virus. Because of Corona many people have been affected by it so to prevent this disease we are quarantined. I was very happy before this lockdown because we were looking forward to go to Andaman and Nicobar Island. But before we finished packing our bag, lockdown began I couldn’t even play outdoor games with my friends in this lockdown period. But I was happy to stay at home. On 1st April our school started their online class. The lock down continues even today. We should work on this virus to discover the vaccines soon as possible…

Prathamesh Kulkarni
VIII E

The patrons of our school,
Taught us eternal values,
Values are important tools,
And virtues too.

They were the parents of our school,
Who nurtured it eminently.
They were karmyogis,
And apostles of human ingenuity.

They taught us-
To work as a part of team,
To work across cultures,
To live simply, to think highly.

They taught us-
To be courageous,
To be visionary,
To believe ourselves, to improve continually.

They taught us-
To worship our work,
To be hardworking,
To be a disciplinarian, to be a stickler to time.

They taught us-
To use failure as stepping stone to success,
To be modern without sacrificing traditional values,
To be kind, to be humble.

They taught us-
To lead compassionately,
To be confident,
To be resilient, to be optimistic.

They taught us-
To regard humanity as the supreme religion,
To focus on our goals,
To be responsible, to value all the VALUES.

They live in hearts of all of us,
Continue to inspire us,
We bow down and worship them,
We express our gratitude to them.

Riddhi Joshi
7 E

Something which you hate
Though it decides your fate

Though it makes sure you go through pains
It always gives you guaranteed gains

The entire world is built on this
It is something which you cannot miss

It forces you to work day and night
But it takes you to great heights

To reach your goal it gives you wings
But you will get a few stings

At the end, I ask my readers, “What am I talking about?”
They answer, “Its hard work with no doubt.”

Devansh Chaumal
9 A

This year I observed that many of my friends, many people older than me, and many more people whom I know; have excellent memory power. And there is nothing in this world that can make them forget the things which they have memorised once. At first, I was fascinated by their memory. But as the time passed, I got a new sense of vision. I observed that those people who had fantastic memory had almost no understanding. Whenever I asked them anything, like why is it so; either they behaved as if they were ignoring me or they acted as if my question made no sense and there was no reason to answer my question. Their such kind of behaviour clearly told me that they never understood what they memorised, which was really very sad and wrong too. For them understanding the concept, getting the meaning of what they are memorising was never important. At the end of the day such people will have only a few definitions which will hardly provide them any practical information or experience. Therefore, the most important thing is to understand concepts, formulas etc. But by saying this I don’t mean definitions are not important as they are the also means to convey our knowledge. Any way if you have an understanding of something you can form your own definitions and can easily convey your knowledge or information. So, to make people understand this system of understanding and memorising, there is a poem by me below.

WHEN I QUESTION
When I ask why it is so,
People ask me to leave or to go,
I don’t know why people do so.
Is it because they don’t know?
Or, is it because they don’t want me to know?
They make faces like I am troubling them.

They all become normal; I leave when.
I want to make people understand,
Remembering is not everything,
Understanding is the real thing.

Diya Kithani
XII

How do we really live our life?
Do we go to a hill on a hike,
Or do we hit the empty roads on a bike?
Open the car windows and dance our fingers with the air,
Or do the wildest dare possible without having to care?
Eat a pint of ice cream without a worry of being fat?
Or Be the bigger person and text the people we miss, y’know?
Have a good chat.
Cut our hair short,
Play a new sport,
Speak up for what’s right,
Connect and vocalise!
Exploring new things,
And giving ourselves time,
Hmm, also realising not all poems have to rhyme!
You are awaiting unending experiences!
Take chances.
Perhaps living our lives to the fullest is living it however you want.
Be it knitting a sweater or be it going on an adventure,
You choose your pathway to happiness.
As long as you’re happy,
Does anything else really matter?
Doing experiments with things that are in your control.
Worrying less and being on a roll,
Ah, carefree life, what a gem!

Heet S. Karia
X-C

We the citizens of the whole world irrespective of continent, country, state, district, are sailing in the same boat and we are constantly trying to come out from a huge wave of coronavirus (covid – 19). But the harder we are trying to come out the denser we are going in. This is a very huge wave spreading every where like a fire. But this is a magical wave, the lesser we put efforts, the faster we come out from the wave. This is not sparing even the successful people, as we know that even the family of hero of multiple generations named Mr. Amitabh Bachchan was tested covid positive few days ago. It is suggested that we all should have at least two medical instruments at our home which are oximeter and thermometer. And keep checking your oxygen level and temperature every day to ensure that you are not infected by covid. Many people in these times consume a lot of medicine in order to keep them safe from coronavirus but some of them fail to be safe. But this fight is not a fight which can be fought by high tech weapon in medical field such as various medicines. This is to be fought with our inner strength i.e. by our immunity. Our immunity needs to be increased for this fight. This can be done when we start exercising on regular basis, consume nutritional diet instead of making junk food such as pizza and all the stuffs at home. The best and the cheapest method to stay safe is inhaling steam twice or thrice a day. This pandamic has started every thing online which was going to be developed in the 22nd century. Don’t think negative. Be positive. Stay home, stay safe.
Thank You.