The document discusses India's independence and whether Indians are truly free. It notes that while Indians are politically free from British rule, economically and emotionally many still lack freedom. It questions if having more money and technology equates to freedom if people spend money impressing others and children spend less time outdoors. True freedom means having choices without harming others and using resources judiciously for current and future generations. Education is important for gaining knowledge to make right choices and be responsible citizens in a free world.

1. August 2014 VOLUME 2 ISSUE 4
UDGAM MATTERS
WHERE T H E M I N D I S W I T H O U T F E A R . . .
Where words come out from the depth of truth...
Another Independence Day came and
went amidst the yearly celebration
that serves to remind us that we are a
free country. Yes, we are free from the
subjugation of the British and we no
longer have to fight for the liberty of
our motherland. We are free from the
shackles of a foreign country which ruled
us for more than two centuries. However,
this served to bring us together and unite
India despite their ‘divide and rule policy’.
So some good did come out of it!
Today when we look back at our 68 years
of freedom, I find myself pondering – are
we ‘free’ in the true sense of the term?
Apart from political freedom are we
‘free’ economically and emotionally? Let
us begin with our country’s economy
which depends so heavily on imports
of oil and gold. And what about the
employment scenario? More jobs have
been created but they cannot keep up
with the burgeoning population and its
needs. So we find qualified people doing
odd jobs to make the ends meet on one
hand and incapable people rising on the
Mr. Manan Choksi
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ranks due to corruption of ethics on the
other. Our children have the advantage
of technology which brings the world to
their screens but have forgotten what it
is like to lie on the grass and gaze at the
stars. There is more money to spend now
and we are using it to either buy things
for our children to keep them occupied or
spending it to buy stuff we don’t need to
impress people we don’t like.
So how can we say we are truly ‘free’?
To me freedom means choices. A person
having choices for doing the things he
likes and being careful not to hurt anybody
while enjoying his right to freedom. It
means enjoying the natural resources
available today and using it judiciously to
leave enough for the future. And above
all to keep his head high by not giving in
to actions that would deprive him of the
liberty to look people in the eyes. An
economically free person would do things
which are good for him, not just what he
can afford. An emotionally free person
can do things what he deems right, not to
please others.
Complementary to choices is knowledge.
Without the knowledge of right and wrong
the person cannot make the right choice.
This is where parenting and education comes
into foray. We have to build citizens who can
make correct choices in the free world!
Indeed I am thankful to the founding
fathers of our freedom, some well-known
and some unrecognised, and proud of the
fact that my grandfather was a part of
the freedom struggle. But what I make
of my freedom is upto me. I am free to
be ‘free’ or free to be in the bondage of
my self-created world while living in an
independent country.
Children, do not take your freedom for
granted. Make the most of your education
today and be responsible citizens of
tomorrow. The important part of life you
spend at Udgam School should be used
for gaining knowledge to be a responsible
citizen. Enjoy these carefree days
without being careless. Be happy while
ensuring not to be the cause of another’s
unhappiness.
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Mother Teresa – The epitome of love,
peace and sacrifice
The birth anniversary of Mother Teresa was observed this month. Her life, work
and words are inspirational. Here are some of her memorable quotes that we
can all learn from.
“If you judge people,
you have no time to love them.”
“Not all of us can do great things.
But we can do small things
with great love.”
“I know God won’t give me
anything I can’t handle. I just wish
he didn’t trust me so much.”
“God doesn’t require us to succeed,
he only requires that you try.”
Life is beauty, admire it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is luck, make it.
Life is too precious, do not destroy it.
Life is life, fight for it.”
“Every time you smile at someone,
it is an action of love, a gift to that
person, a beautiful thing.”
“Live simply so others may
simply live.”
“Prayer is not asking. Prayer is
putting oneself in the hands of God,
at His disposition, and listening to His
voice in the depth of our hearts.”
“I can do things you cannot,
you can do things I cannot; together
we can do great things.”

3. UNDERSTANDING
CHILDREN
Mrs. Deepa Hemnani
Academic Coordinator
August- synonymous with festive season arrived and children were found
dipped in the fervour of festive season enjoying school and holidays.
SCHOOL EVENTS
SANSKRIT DIWAS
The Sanskrit Day was observed and celebrated . The students enjoyed a
programme consisting of Chanting Competition, quiz and word game.
Entire programme was anchored in Sanskrit language which brought to
light the importance of this language. Students shared their views in the
form of speeches in Sanskrit.
YOGA WEEK
Yoga is an integral part of the school’s curriculum for children. To
promote regular Yog habits in them, yoga week was observed.
Children performed different asanas and enjoyed participating in a
competition of excelling in postures.
INDEPENDENCE DAY
As a part of the weeklong Independence Day celebrations in Udgam
School, students of different classes were involved in several unique
activities related to our Freedom and Independence.
Class 4 had a computer activity – My Flag. Children designed the flag of
India using Tuxpaint software.
Classes 1 & 2 had speech activity on Freedom fighters, which updated
them about the sacrifice of our leaders and how they led our country to
the path of freedom.
Children of preprimary section happily wore tri colour clothes and made
formations of map of India which was fascinating.
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Ms. Pratima Patell
Director – Primary School
TEACH EVERYDAY SKILLS
Everyday household skills like laundry, shopping, paying bills and
cleaning are important skills that a child needs to learn. They teach
a child to be independent. When the child is alone, goes out or to
hostel, these skills help him to be on his own. With these skills he
will feel more confident and you can also be free from worries.
Next time when you go grocery shopping take your child along.
Walk around the store together pointing out to her where to find
what, where to look for to find the price, or the best before date
and how to pick out the good stuff. On your next trip give her a
separate list of items and ask her to collect and bring back to you.
Respect her choice and try to be positive of her shopping and
responsibility.
If you have old checks then ask your child to practice filling them.
Show him a bill and ask him to arrive at the total. Take him along
to the bank and ATM machine. Let him learn how to do banking.
Involve your child in the laundry sorting process at home. Show
him how to operate the washing machine and segregate the
colours into light and dark. You can even encourage him to do his
own laundry. But do supervise and be available.
Safe and simple cooking can also be taught to the child. Look up
easy to prepare recipes and make the dishes together. Time spent
in the kitchen can be fun when you are teaching and learning new
things. You can even assign a particular day when she can prepare
lunch for all. Keep your expectations minimal and help out if gas
usage or cutting with a knife is involved.
HUSTLE BUSTLE

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CLASS EVENTS
DEBATE
An Interclass debate competition was conducted for Class 8 in order
to provide students with a platform to voice their views in a discerning
manner.
The topics were ‘Planning for the future is better than living for the
moment’ and ‘Intelligence depends upon environmental factors not
genetic factors’.
Students exhibited their oratory and thinking skills and of course their
stage presentation was commendable. The students deserved a pat on
their back for the variety of thoughts and vocabulary they expressed. They
represented a generation that has wide exposure and for them sky is the
limit.
BALANCED DIET
An activity was held in Class I to establish an understanding of the
importance of the right food in our diet.
Children were made aware of the need to eat a balanced diet which
consisted of all nutrients.
Children were showed videos on ‘Say no to junk food’ and the ‘Concept of
Balanced Diet’.
Also lessons on table etiquettes were included in the activity, which helped
the students understand the activity better.
LAW AWARENESS
A seminar on law awareness was held for the students of Class 11. Various
issues pertaining to lack of awareness in the common people about the
available resources and laws to provide them with the basic amenities
like healthcare were discussed with real life examples. The aim of the
seminar was to familiarise the students about the various aspects of law
and motivate them to spread awareness among the deprived section of
the society. Law as a career was also discussed and the students were
counseled about the different law colleges and types of legal careers.
VISIT TO SCHOOL FOR BLIND GIRLS
The students of Class IX were taken to Andh Kanya Mandal, a school for
blind children as a part of their school project. The Udgam students were
simply amazed by the resilience of the blind students. Apart from regular
studies, the children are given training in various vocations.. The Udgam
students interacted with the Andh Kanya students and came back with
lessons on positivity and self reliance. The visit taught them true meaning
of the phrase “where there is a will there is a way”.
EDUCATIONAL VISIT TO MUSEUM
As a part of Social Science project, students of Class X visited Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel Museum. The students were enamoured by the visuals
and detailed description of the story of the Iron Man of India -Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel. His pivotal role in the freedom struggle of the country
and his undying efforts in unifying his motherland are showcased
beautifully in the museum with meticulous details.
Really it was an immensely enriching experience for the students.
When they came back to school, their faces beamed with satiation and
satisfaction.
PREPRIMARY ACTIVITIES
GIVE ME RED
Udgam School Playgroup children observed Red Day.
Not only were children dressed in the said colour also the classroom
emanated this colour.
The entire exercise was to foster the identification of basic
colours while having fun.
EDUCATIONAL VISIT TO SUNDERVAN
The maiden trip of Play group students was a visit to Sundervan with their
friends and teachers.
The aim was to acquaint them with our beautiful nature. The little ones
loved the greenery and were awestruck to see the ducks regally swimming
in the pond.
The values of Indian culture are inculcated at Udgam School right from
a tender age.
RAKSHABANDHAN CELEBRATIONS
The festival that binds together brothers and sisters was celebrated in our
Preprimary Section.
This helped to nurture friendship among the children while establishing the
significance of this day on the young minds.
The kids enjoyed the festivities and happily tied the strings of love.
JANMASHTMI CELEBRATION
Janmashtami - The birth anniversary of Sri Krishna was celebrated with
pomp and show in our preprimary section. The children came decked in
colourful traditional clothes. They participated in dances commemorating
Lord Krishna’s favourite past time replete with the ‘murali’. The halls were
decked with glittering drawings of Bal Krishna’s favourite food - butter
in a pot! The school wore a festive air as Little Krishnas and Little Radhas
romped around.
Appreciation for udgam school and its donors
Recently a blood donation camp was held at our school premises. The
organisers Prathma held such camps in several places among which our
school collected the highest number of units.
As a token of appreciation Udgam School was awarded a trophy and a
certificate for the support.
Charity begins at home and this spirit was rightly expressed by our
Executive Director Mr. Manan Choksi who was among the blood donors.
Appreciation certificates were also given to school staff Mrs. Jaksha Dikshit
and Mrs. Sejal Mehta for their whole-hearted support.
We would like to thank all those who were associated with the event
especially the donors.

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GLIMPSES OF ACTIVITIES
Appreciation Balanced diet Debate
Independence Day Independence Day Independence Day
Independence Day Law Awareness Sanskrit
Sardar Patel Museum Visit To School For Blind Girls Yoga Week

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MEDIA BUZZ

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PREPRIMARY IN ACTION

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If knowledge is the life of education then a good library acts
as a custodian of that vast knowledge available for academic
improvements.
Someone rightly said, “What a school thinks about its library is a
measure of what it feels about education.”
A school library is located within the school premises where
students, staff and often parents have access to a variety of
study resources. A school library is different from public libraries
as they serve specific s c h o o l
curriculum. It serves as the
centre & co-ordinating agency
for all material used in
the school.
Children and their
teachers need
library resources &
the expertise of a
librarian(s) to succeed.
School libraries
help teachers teach
children. Library
also supports school
programs as well
as the teaching &
learning process.
A library offers a w e a l th
of study resources, space to study and a world of books to
discover and borrow. Where else can someone borrow an item
of value with only a card with the promise to return it, for free?
They are also places that encourage scholarship and offer a
quiet, peaceful place of study. Which is tough to find sometimes
particularly in urban areas.
Library is a sanctuary. Nobody bothers you and there are polite
& helpful librarians there to help you if you need help. You feel
you could find almost anything you wanted for entertainment
or enlightenment. You feel that you could make wonderful
discoveries of books that will change your life and of authors who
will become your friends.
The importance of a good school library for students, academics
achievement is profound & indisputable. The library should
provide adequate recreational & information materials to
encourage students.
United Nations Educational Scientific & Cultural Organization,
‘UNESCO’, school library Manifesto has an important mission
statement.
“The school library provides information and idea that are
fundamental to functioning successfully in today’s information
and knowledge
based society. The
school library equips
students with
life-long learning
skill and develops
the imagination,
enabling them to
live as responsible
citizens.”
A school librarian
functions as the
library map to
the resources and
materials found within the library.
Although, the world is currently going through a wave of changes
from physical books to e-books accessibility to mass is always
going to be great concern in tech savvy world of education.
Not everyone can afford or has a need or convenience to cling to
these changes. Physical books are still the best, safe, popular and
favourable options for school.
Children should invest lot of their time and make the best use
of the library books provided by the school increase, their
opportunities to learn and develop.
There is no substitute for books in the life of a child.
Ms. Mamta Bhatt,
Librarian, Preprimary Section
RADIANT
REFLECTIONS
THE WORLD OF SCHOOL LIBRARY

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The sun set in India, wishing it ‘Good Night’.
But blame to the Invaders who didn’t let it be good.
They provoked the Golden Bird and swept away its beauty.
Force was laid upon the Indians and they shed away their lives.
The night separated Indians and brought them together too.
God knows why they came here to make the night so blue.
They slaved the Indians and brought a lot of anxiety.
Prayed the Indians becoming one, Oh! Almighty.
Then the night flashed a ray of light.
A sign of the positive morning.
The rays of land warmed the land again.
The sun rose in India, wishing it ‘Good Morning’.
From the deep dark wood
A noise follows me
Not aware if good or bad
But it haunts me
The more I try to forget it
The more it makes me recollect
I can’t comprehend if I’m for it
Or it’s for me
The rustling of leaves
The gurgling of water
The buzzing of bees
The chirping of birds
Through the bush
All the weird sounds
Towards me rush
Seeming no bounds
Though I abode with aristocracy
But my soul resides
Beneath the canopy
In the marvellous nature’s ride
Parthvi Modi, 9 D
The Abode Of My Lost Soul
Kashish Chadha 9 E
EMOTI V E EXPRESS IONS
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Mrs. HRIDESH SINGH
ART AND CRAFT TEACHER

10. 10
The tall high cliff, The morning breeze stiff,
The orangish sun rising behind Soothing the tense mind
“Dawn has arrived!”
The rustling leaves cries, The chirping of little birds
The mooing cows grazing in herds, The cool grass covered with dew
And the sleepy cat mews, The sweet morning air
Fanning your hair, “Dawn has arrived!”
Your awake mind cries.
Caterpillar in my cocoon, I am gonna be a butterfly soon.
I am a little butterfly, Spreading my colourful wings
Even though I am small and frail, I can do anything.
I am a little butterfly, I can soar through the sky.
So glad I ended up like this,
Thank goodness for Metamorphosis!
Dawn Has Arrived
Aashritha Ramesh – 8 E
Butterfly
Diya Mehta, 5 C
My Dream
Yashvi Doctor, 5 D
I dreamt I looked like a fairy, Looking pretty made me merry.
I flew higher and higher in the sky, Touching the clouds and rainbow up so high.
Played ‘sa re ga ma’ on the colours of rainbow, A fairy mother came and I gave a big bow.
She lifted us to lovely fairy land, Cute little fairies welcomed with bands.
In the beautiful palace I met Queen Fairy, She gave us all lovely gifts to carry.
It was heavenly to sit on a swing of stars, With every swing we got a chocolate bar.
I enjoyed rolling on the rainbow slide, Sitting in the bubbles we loved to collide.
I fill in the silver gushing stream,
Popping up was a balloon of ice cream.
Soon it was time to leave Fairyland,
The Queen Fairy gave me a crystal wand.
I promised to use it to care for others,
My lovely dream was broken by my mother.

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Delhi is Majesty, Assam is Beauty.
Bengal for Writing, Punjab for Fighting.
Naga for Hills, Gujarat for Mills.
Madras for Cooking, Kashmir for Looking.
Karnataka for Wealth, Madhya Pradesh for Health.
Kerala for Education, Uttar Pradesh for Population.
Bihar for Mining, Himachal Pradesh for Praying.
Maharashtra for Acting, Andhra Pradesh for Working.
This is my India, Unity in Diversity!
DOMINATION!
Kathan Parekh 10 B
Four Pizzas and Two Burgers please.
More is the left over
Than what we eat!
Do you see that boy,
Crying all day; he swallows
All time nothing more than spit?
We always shout ‘Supplementary please.’
The space we have wasted
About a few square feet!
That place you now see,
Once a green forest, I still
Hear the trees ‘We are cut! We are cut!’
Murders there are of the mosquitoes
It was dinner time, everything seemed normal. Big brother was scolding
me, the dog was barking, mom and dad were having a fight. It was daily routine.
Suddenly our crazy dog appeared agitated and some time later , lights went out.
For around 10 minutes there was deathly silence. After that whole society came
out. ‘Earthquake, Earthquake’ was the only thing needed to start chaos and was
provided thanks to my Intelligent Big brother.
Incidentally all the dogs in the society were agitated. My father took it
as a positive sign of earthquake. Father, brother and our dog were the hero of
the situation. Father started preparations. Mother started praying. Brother was
being thanked by everyone. His kite was soaring high in the sky. Our stupid dog
was being praised.
What is India?
Rutva Joshi, 8 B
And the free flies, O Yes we score,
One on the window, one on your nose!
‘No less we are’, They claim
Us to be terrorists, some
Use ‘Hit’, some happy with ‘Mortein’!
This is about a daily routine.
Some left hungry all night,
Some slashed from between!
The ‘Tiny’ies are tortured
To persecution; Oh God,
It’s such a cruel Domination!
Dog, Chaos and Disaster
Dhananjay Kajla, 10 D
All were waiting for the disaster. I was sleepy and wanted to go home and sleep only my father wouldn’t allow
it.”You want to die?”he shouted at me. An hour went by.
A small boy suddenly came and started laughing. “What’s the matter?” asked the people of my complex.The small
boy could hardly stop laughing as he told everyone that the fuse was out. Everyone was stupidly waiting for a non-existent
earthquake. When the fuse burned, the smell of burning metal agitated the dog. Still all were waiting thinking
that before earthquakes animals are the first ones to be agitated.
The fuse was replaced, lights came back. My father went straight to his laptop for some research, probably
on earthquake. Mother was disturbing God (again)to say sorry for an useless disturbance. Brother was taking a
bath(probably to remove the red colour of embarrassment from his face).I was happy to get my sleep. As for the dog, he
was not given food for the night.

12. 12
A Day Among God’s Own People
The students of our class visited the Andh Jan Kanya Mandal
on 26th August. The Kanchangauri Mangaldas Andhkanya
Ashram was started in June 1954 with only 4 girls, but now it
houses 180 girls. The basic aim of this institution is to make
these blind girls self-reliant and also to impart education
of primary, secondary, higher secondary and university
levels. This institution is reputed to be one of the best and
girls from our state as well across the country come here
to study.
Students from classes 1 to 8 are taught in the campus while
classes 9 to 12 are sent to mainstream
schools. According to the rules of the
institution six girls share a room. Each
has a separate bed and a cupboard. It is
a relatively huge campus with a garden
in the centre and an area where all the
girls can play. The institution organizes
special programmes each year on Helen
Keller’s birthday anniversary and other
festivals. To make the girls self-reliant
they are taught how to weave so that
they can get a job and earn money.
Also the rachis and chikkis made by
the blind girls are very popular and in
heavy demand. But the diyas mde by
them are most popular and even we at Udgam School buy
these items from them.
The girls here receive the same education as us but the only
point of difference is that they understand and express
it through Braille. Every Saturday they study about birds
and animals by touching the big models which are present
in the garden. With the help of their sense of touch they
learn Geography by touching a humungous globe and even
Science is taught in a similar manner. Maths is taught by
using a special board called tailor board. In this fast moving
times, the need to operate a computer is appreciated by all,
including th girls of this school. There is a fully functional
here the girls operate the computer on their own. They are
taught how to use MS Office, create a webpage using HTML
and other such applications. Due to their visual imparity a
special software is installed in the computers which reads
aloud whatever is typed. Other than the main curriculum,
the girls are also taught the traffic rules and vocal as well as
instrumental music.
Krishna, one of the brightest and most
communicative students in the institute,
explained their daily routine. After waking
up they say their prayer which is followed
by taking a bath and cleaning their rooms
by themselves. Then they attend school
from 11 am to 5 pm. After 5 pm they are
free to do what they like. Usually they play
sports like cricket and volley ball and also
watch TV shows. Later they study and eat
dinner and go to bed by 10:30 pm.
It is very difficult for them when they first
joined this institution but gradually and
eventually they got used to the routine and can recognize
by touching. Everyday is a challenge for these girls but they
work their way through it. And the best part is they are not
sorry at their plight. They happily go about doing the day’s
task with smiles.
The girls of the blind school have taught me to be strong
and not to turn our smile upside down even when things do
not go right. We have learnt to value our sight ever since
our visit. We understand the true beauty of anything only
when it is taken away.
Vasundhara Singh, 9 D

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Badminton
Cricket
Football
Glimpses of After School
Activities - Sports
Basketball
EduSports
Lawn Tennis
Table Tennis
Basketball
Football 2
Skating
Skating Table Tennis

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BOOKMARK THIS Ms. Pallavi Sridhar
Librarian
The Legend of the Bearded Bard
“All the world’s a stage, all the men and women merely
players,” wrote a bearded guy in dull coveralls some four
hundred years ago, probably sitting in a warm armchair
before a crackling fire, never imagining in his wildest dreams
what his works would unleash centuries later. William
Shakespeare. An unparalleled dramatist, a master of human
psychology and a true chronicler of human foibles, suffering
and agony. Regarded as the
greatest writer in the English
language, he wrote close to 38
plays, 154 sonnets, two long
narrative poems and a variety
of other verses. He is the most
translated author ever.
Apart from writing stellar plays
and bequeathing to us a treasure
trove of delicious characters,
he also contributed extensively
to the building of the English
language. He coined almost
3000 words and many phrases,
which were added to the Oxford
English Dictionary. Examples
include- assassination, addiction,
advertising, circumstantial,
dishearten, equivocal, obsequiously, premeditated et al.
Shakespearean plays can be divided into Comedies, Tragedies
and Historical plays. All’s Well That Ends Well, As You Like It,
The Comedy of Errors, Love’s Labour Lost etc. are classed as
comedies, as almost all of them have a happy ending. Plays
like Hamlet, King Lear, Othello, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet,
Titus Andronicus are categorized as tragedies, for obvious
reasons. Others, like Henry, King John and Richard are
known as historical plays. He also wrote sonnets and poems,
the most popular being A Lover’s Complaint, The Phonenix
and the Turtle, The Passionate Pilgrim, Venus and Adonis and
a Funeral Elegy.
Why does Shakespeare ring
true even in the 21st century?
It’s simply because human
nature has not changed much
in the past hundreds of years
and is unlikely to change in the
years to come. Basic human
tendencies, emotions and
feelings will never undergo any
dramatic changes. Love, anger,
jealousy, revenge, betrayal,
one-upmanship, happiness are
feelings which will never go out
of fashion. Shakespeare used
them to optimum advantage in
his stories. He had the uncanny
knack for writing flawed
characters, with real emotions,
fallacies and frailties, and this is why he curries favor even in
today’s era.
So, to be or not to be, that is the question, but which
Shakespearean work to read first is the biggest question of
them all.

15. 15
QUIRKY FACTS ABOUT HIM
 He was a noted actor himself.
 All of Uranus’s satellites are named after Shakespearean characters.
 ‘William Shakespeare’ is an anagram of ‘I am a weakish speller’.
 Two of his plays (Hamlet and Much Ado About Nothing)
have been translated into Klingon, the language invented for Star Wars.
 He never attended any university.
 Many people in his hometown, Stratford,
thought that he was a successful businessman.
 Nobody really knows his Vreal birthday.
 A Google search on Shakespeare will yield more than 44 million hits.
Independence Day Colours
HET ROHAN PATEL Jr Kg F
Kevalya Bavishi 1st-E
Meha Lahar Patel V A
PRISHA GUPTA from SR.KG A PRISHA GUPTA from SR.KG A

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FOREVER FRIENDS
2014 1996
School is a place where we make friends for life.
Post school reunions still brings out the child in us and keeps
alive memories of another day.
Here is a picture of the batch of 1996 who got together on
Friendship Day to relive the old school days.

17. 17
FUN ZONE

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20. A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
‘WHERE INDEPENDENCE IS NOT JUST A NICE LONG WORD’
When I was in Primary School I had to make a chart for 15th August celebrations and as luck would have
it got the spelling of the main word ‘Independence’ wrong! It was next to sacrilege which my teacher
did not fail to remind me of each time that I volunteered to do something (and this on top of making
me write the long word 100 times). I have never got the spelling wrong again...but today I wonder why
my sketches of our motherland and her worthy sons and daughters who won us our freedom did not
get so much as a ‘dekko’ by her. Her eyes were glued to the error (Indpendence!!!) and anything good about it or the occasion was forgotten
by her and by me. Much later another mentor in the form of my school’s Principal made me realise that ‘Independence’ is not just a nice
long word. He spoke a few words to wind up the Independence Day celebrations and one line he said about our freedom fighters has always
remained with me.
“When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say,
For Their Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today.”
These lines got me thinking. Reflection on sacrifices that cannot be measured - long spells spent in jail, living in austerity, lives laid down to
free the country – became a part of Independence Day for me. On this day at least I spend some time in reverence for the freedom that did
not come cheap...the culmination of a long and righteous struggle, a singular tryst with destiny that made India free.
Our Director’s take on freedom is sure to make the young minds think twice about what being free actually means to them. As will the
thought provoking quotes by Mother Teresa whose birth anniversary we celebrated this month. We have published beautiful poems by our
students in this issue along with a first person account about a visit to a school for blind girls.
Read and enjoy Udgam Matters August issue and if you wish to encourage the children then write to newsletter@udgamschool.com
Special Teacher’s Day issue coming up next month!!!
Editor: Sagarika Sahana, Content Manager
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