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Kerala girl wins the

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Innovator Award
ishika Shah, a class III stu-
FORBES' MOST-POWERFUL
WOMEN LIST Mount Everest N dent of The Choice School,
Tripunithura, Ernakulam, is
the winner of
Sitharaman is world’s 41st
GETS A NEW
the Raman
most-powerful woman Young Science
Innovator
nion finance

U
Award 20-21 in

HEIGHT!
minister Nirmala the junior cat-
Sitharaman is among egory that was
the Forbes' ranking of 100 held recently.
most- powerful women in the
She won for
world. FM Sitharaman, 61, is
ranked 41st. In May 2019,
her project,
Sitharaman was appointed ‘chromatogra-

T
he World's highest
as the finance minister, peak got a bit This discrepancy was due to phy with different colours, types, liq-
and is also the minis- higher on Tues- China measuring the rock uids and papers. Nishika won a cash
ter for corporate day, as China and
base on the summit and not prize of ` 20,000 and a citation.
Nepal finally
affairs. She is India's agreed on a precise elevation — as with the new reading —
first full-time female the covering of snow and
for Mount Everest after years
PEAK DIPLOMACY the Mt Everest, which was agreed

finance minister. of debate. The agreed height
of 8,848.86 metres was 86
centimetres higher than the
 Other Indians on the list include HCL CEO and measurement previously
executive director Roshni Nadar Malhotra (55th) recognised by Nepal, and
and Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (68th) more than four metres
 As the CEO of HCL Corporation, Nadar is
responsible for all strategic decisions for the $
above China’s official fig-
ure(8,844.43m). The revised
height of Mt Everest puts an
8.9 billion technology company end to the decades-long dis-
 Mazumdar-Shaw is the founder of the country's
largest bio-pharmaceutical company
THE DISPUTE
German chancellor Angela Merkel grabbed the  The exact height of Mt
No 1 slot for the 10th consecutive year, with Everest had been contested
European Central Bank head Christine Lagarde ever since a group of British
taking the second spot for the second year in a surveyors in India declared
row. US vice president-elect Kamala Harris the height of Peak XV, as it
made it to the list for the first time— was initially called, to be
ranked at No. 3. 8,778 metres in 1847
ice on the peak
pute between the two
neighbours on the height of
the world's tallest mountain
that straddles their shared
border. For 65 years, the con-
sensus height had been
8,848 metres.
 The Nepal government
decided to measure the
exact height of the moun-
tain, as some geologists sug-
gested that there might have
been some changes due to
various reasons, including
the devastating earthquake
of 2015
The measurement was significant,
as China and Nepal settled their
border dispute in 1961 with the
boundary line passing through the
summit of Mt Everest. The peak of
Mt Everest played a significant role
in the settlement of the boundary
between Nepal and China, after
Beijing gave up its claims over the
whole mountain as part of its terri-
tory after it took control of Tibet in
1950 The dispute was finally set-
tled in 1961 after the intervention
of the ruling Communist Party of
China founder Mao Zedong, who
suggested that the boundary line
should pass through the summit of
FACTOID
by Nepal The latest survey puts
both the countries on the same
page about its height, as Beijing
seeks to firm up its strategic ties
with Nepal, with huge investments
in infrastructure projects, while
enhancing its political influence over
$150 BILLION
The economic loss caused by
the Himalayan country
California's wildfires in 2018, claims
Mt Everest stands on the bor- a study. It is about 0.7 per cent of
der between China and US GDP that year. Researchers
found that direct capital impact
Nepal; the mountaineers
climb it from both sides. It is accounted for $27.7 billion, while
known as Sagarmatha in Nepal, $32.2 billion came from the health
while in China, it is called as Mt effects of air pollution. They added
Qomolangma, the Tibetan name that disruption of economic supply
for the world's highest peak
chains indirectly caused $88.6bil-
lion in losses

CBSE BOARD EXAMS 2021 Amish Tripathi's second non- Desi female comic superhero fights a BOWIE COIN LAUNCHES
AS PER USUAL SCHEDULE? fiction book, 'Dharma', to new enemy, Covid-19 STARMAN INTO SPACE
release on December 28 ANIMATION
I A
f reports are to go by, the CBSE Board exams for class popular Indian comic
X and XII are likely to be conducted as per the usual superhero, who usu-
schedule of February and March. CBSE’s controller ally fights rapists and
In 'Priya's Mask', India's first
of examination, Sanyam Bhardwaj, in an interview, was traffickers, deploys her pow- female superhero befriends a little
quoted as saying that the Board had no plans to delay the ers against a new enemy — girl, Meena, to show her the sacri-
CBSE Board Exams 2021. He has, however, stated that coronavirus — in the latest fices made by the health workers,
the Board is open to consider all options and employ the digital book and film that
‘best-suited strategy’. was released recently. Priya, like her mother, and to spread com-
a rape survivor, who flies passion and
he Royal Mint has launched a
around on a tigress, has
been spreading the
message of gender
equality by helping
battle
Covid-19
myths,
such as
T commemorative coin celebrating
the career of David Bowie. The
Mint, based in Llantrisant, sent the coin
BOOK other women and
girls get justice young peo-
to an altitude of 35,656m, as it revealed
since 2014 in the third edition of its Music Legends
ple not
series. The one-ounce silver proof coin
T
he second non-fiction book by the best-selling author 'Priya's Shakti'
Amish will be released on December 28, publishing (Priya's Strength) being at risk
journeyed for 45 minutes on the Earth’s
house Westland has announced. The book, titled, comics.
EDUCATION 'Dharma: Decoding the Epics for A Meaningful Life', offers orbit before descending safely.
practical, philosophical lessons drawn from ancient Hindu
 As for the dates of the exam, he said, “There epics. It is co-authored by Amish's sister Bhavana Roy. WhatsApp rolls out new feature to TECH The commemorative coin — which
includes the late singer's lightning
are no plans to delay the exams, and it will be held
in February-March as usual. We are hopeful that  Written in the form of conversations between characters
notify users about in-app updates BUZZ bolt motif — is being offered as a
the states will soon reopen schools and students nstant messaging application prize by the Royal Mint as part of

will get time to prepare for the exams,” he added
 With regard to the practical examinations, which
form an integral component of the class X and XII
CBSE result, Bhardwaj said that the schools may
be given more time to conduct the same, while fol-
lowing the social distancing norms
I
set in modern-day India, the book offers different practical
WhatsApp has rolled out a new
philosophical lessons from great Hindu epics like ‘The
handy feature that will allow
Mahabharata’, and Amish's bestselling fiction books, 'The
WhatsApp to make in-app
Shiva Trilogy' and 'Ram Chandra series'
announcements around new
According to Westland, the book aims to reach all those updates. Called 'in-app notifica-
"intelligent minds" looking for deep pragmatic philoso-
tions', it will be used to make new
phies presented in a "reader-friendly manner"
announcements on WhatsApp.
Currently, WhatsApp makes all the
its "music legends" collection The
new announcements through its
singer follows Queen and Elton John
blog. However, soon, users would
in being honoured with a coin
be able to directly get these on
There are a number of versions,
the app. This feature will not be
used by WhatsApp for advertising
ranging in price from £13 for a £5
purposes coin to £72,195 for a £1,000 denom-
ination coin

Big B, 'Bigg Boss', 'Dil Bechara' 1

Popular Spanish show with colon cancer at the age of TV show of the year. Web series
‘Money Heist’ was the 43. The tweet sharing the news of too were a big favourite among
most- talked about inter- his demise was the most- the entertainment seekers
national web series of 2020, retweeted, liked and quoted

MOST TWEETED IN 2020

Among the
while the most-retweeted tweet
in Indian entertainment was
Vijay's selfie with his fans in
tweet in India, in the area
of global entertainment
While ‘Dil Bechara’
5
Bollywood topics,
‘Dil Bechara’ was
followed by the Deepika
February
In July, Big B took to 4 was the most-
talked
Padukone-starrer
‘Chhapaak’, Ajay Devgn's
mitabh Bachchan and the Sushant Singh
2 Twitter to share that he about Hindi ‘Tanhaji: The Unsung

A Rajput-starrer ‘Dil Bechara’ ruled the virtual

world of Twitter in 2020 among Bollywood
topics, while Bigg Boss was the hottest subject from
has contracted the novel
coronavirus, and that has
become the most-liked and quot-
ed tweet of the year
film of the
year, Bigg
Boss garnered
attention
among the audi-
Warrior’, the
Taapsee Pannu-
starrer ‘Thappad’
and ‘Gunjan
Saxena’ featuring
'Black Panther' star

3
the small screen. According to #ThisHappened2020 ence as the most Janhvi Kapoor
Boseman died in August
Twitter report, Amitabh Bachchan, Vijay and after a four-year battle talked-about Hindi
late Hollywood star Chadwick Boseman had
the top entertainment tweets of 2020 in
India. Sushant's last film, ‘Dil Bechara’ YEAR
led Hindi film conversations, with IN
‘Mirzapur 2’ and ‘Bigg Boss’ emerging
as the most talked-about web and tel- REVIEW
evision shows of 2020.
 02 “Life is short, but there is always time
enough for courtesy.”
RALPH WALDO EMERSON, POET
READ. PLAY. LEARN
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2020

TEACHER’S CORNER
WHY ‘ZOOM FATIGUE’

Class Zoom Fatigue!

HAPPENS Distractions
1
– It can be
hard to focus on live

I
t’s never easy to stay
focussed on live video
calls. To understand
your students, let’s check
out why this happens.
video meetings with
distractions going on in the
background. From siblings,
pets, or parents, there are
a number of things to dis-

Tips to prevent online

tract a student at home.

2
Physical Tiredness – It
can be exhausting
watching live video
calls all day. Even though

school burnout
they aren’t moving, they
Let’s face it. We are may feel physically tired or
act ‘zoned’ out during live
kind of getting sick of meetings.
Zoom, or Teams, or

3
Numerous Meetings –
whatever other A student’s schedule
videoconferencing can get hectic, espe-
cially those in high school.
tools we are using. It’s If a student has a number
of classes with different
exhausting. Being in teachers, then it’s likely
front of a computer they attend several live
meetings in a day.
all day long is tiring.
We are in the
Record a Video tant as schools stay remote, but when possible, it’s
spotlight all the wise to offer options for quick communication
Need to introduce a class topic, or explain throughout the workday. There are other ways to
time, all of the sudden. directions for a student project? Instead of keep collaboration alive and be available outside
sending an email, record a video! That way of live video conferencing apps. Check-in with
Zoom classroom you can address your class face-to-face, your school’s Tech Integration Department
but they can watch it on their to find out what they recommend.
What Can You Do to Help tant situations. Before you schedule a live call, fatigue is real and own time. For quick an- They usually have a list of avail-
consider whether there is another effective nouncements, just record with able software and tools you can
Students? way to share information without disrupting more common than we your webcam and screen use with your students.
everyone’s day. Would a quick recorded video recorder. With content cre-
With online learning likely to continue for an be a better option? Or could you deliver can imagine. In this ation tools like Screen-
Keep Students
unknown amount of time, it’s worth check- your thoughts in an email, instant cast-O-Matic, you can
ing in with your students to see how they’re message, or an interactive poll? article, we go through record your screen, Engaged
feeling, and exploring ways to cut back on the webcam, or both at
number of live video meetings during the
Keep Live Class simple strategies that the same time. You Students may be over-
school day. can also draw on your whelmed by the multi-
Meetings Short will help you and your screen and add text, ple video calls they are
Ask for Feedback Especially while learning from home, it’s easy students fight online
highlights, or images
to help get your mes-
attending every day.
With this in mind, it’s
Check-in with your student to see how they’re to get off topic during your class time sage across. The other best to check in with
feeling about their schedule. It’s been months and take longer than necessary. Try classroom advantage to recording them and see how they’re
since many schools went remote, so the nov- to stick within a certain your videos is that your doing. Ask them what
elty (and hopefully some of the panic) will time limit for meetings, fatigue. Here class can save, share, and they would like you to do to
have worn off. It’s a good time to reach out and and be mindful of rewatch them as needed, keep them engaged. Under-
ask if they’re feeling okay, if they have the everyone else’s sched- is what some saving you the trouble of standing is the key: Not all
tools they need, and whether there is anything ules. If you want to repeating yourself later. homes and families are alike. Keep
they think your school could do better right keep talking or experts parents updated and make sure they
now. explaining things,
you can always have to Try Less Disruptive understand all the tools you are implement-
ing in your virtual classroom. It may be best
Prioritise! jump on a private Communication Tools to give students a break so they can learn on
call with a student say... their own time. You’ll still get everything done,
Only schedule meetings for the most impor- afterward. Live video meetings will continue to be impor- and your students will thank you for it.

Funniest books 5 ways to experiment

for you to read with long cardigan trend
It’s officially sweater weather and the one cosy sweater that is
WE FOUND A HAT making a comeback this winter is the long cardigan. Don't believe
by Jon Klassen
us? As per Google Trends, ‘long cardigan’ is one of the most
Jon Klassen is the Tig
Notaro of hat-based hu-
searched keywords on the internet! The long sweater is all about
mour. His deadpan game is comfort and can be styled in numerous ways. Here are five styles...
so strong, SO strong, and
Photo: GETTY IMAGES

he’s brought his deceptive-

ly dead-on timing to a tril- With matching trousers cardigan. To elongate your figure,
ogy of just ridiculously
A movie night at home with family? A style it with flared or boot-cut style
funny picture books. The of jeans.
simple long cardigan paired with match-
premises ing knit trousers will keep
are con-
veyed by the
you snug and also stylish at Wear it as a dress
titles — ‘I Want the same time. If you have a button-down
My Hat Back’, ‘This cardigan, then you can style
Is Not My Hat’, and (final-
ly) ‘We Found A Hat’ — but
Add a pop of it as a dress and even layer it
over a matching-length dress.
Klassen’s knack with visual humour colour Button it up and style with
make them all pure comedy gold.
Wearing a monochrome thigh-high boots to
outfit? Give your one- make a statement.
PRESIDENT TAFT IS STUCK IN 17 THINGS I’M NOT shade outfit a touch of
THE BATH ALLOWED TO DO colour with a colourful
and pretty cardigan. Belt it up
by Mac Barnett, ANYMORE If you’re not a fan of
illustrated by Chris Van Dusen by Jenny Offill, illustrated by flowy silhouette, add
William H Taft is every child’s favourite Nancy Carpenter Keep it clas- shape to the silhouette with a
US President. Or, at least, he becomes their You will adore this book and it sic with jeans statement belt. Wear it over
favourite president once they hear the ur- will make you very, VERY nerv-
Love your jeans and blouse combina- a top or a dress and cinch
ban legend that, because he was so hefty, ous. A young girl has be-
Taft actually once got stuck in a White House bathtub. grudgingly created an illus- tion? Layer it up with a stylish long with a belt.
Barnett and Van Dusen turn Taft’s woes into a laugh-out- trated list of
loud comic caper with the whole government doing their 17 things
best (and failing) to get the poor president unstuck. that she’s
never al-

Elon became
Activities
lowed to do
INTERRUPTING CHICKEN again. 17

richie-rich
by David Ezra Stein things that
will have
This book, all about bedtime reading, you wonder- it a

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SCHOOL IS COOL
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2020
It’s not just a place where you get to learn Einstein’s Theory of
Relativity. It’s also a place where you can think beyond the
classroom. Hence we say, SCHOOL IS COOL!
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nt s e njo y a f un -fil led Breathing new life into old
Stude photos with vivid colours
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teach er s. he world is reeling under the pan- It was a fun filled, memorable weekend.
peers and em
rite food with th demic with most of us unable to meet
had their favou g an ec do tes Nayan Reddy P, class VII, Sherwood High
es tin our loved ones.
and shared inter sation moved
it. Th e co nv er So one weekend I was going through my
about to
rite breakf ast grandparents' old photo album. Most of the
from their favou sh ow s and
rt oo n pictures were in black and white and they
favourite ca le
relaxed, enjoyab seemed far from reality even though the
movies. It was a
ne. photos had a strong emotional, vintage, and
time for everyo
e. A virtual classic touch. Some of the photos were frag-
l visit to the plac
ed no t alw ay s mean a physica equally fulfilling. The stu- ile and were crying aloud for restoration. I
ic ne be
njoying a picn ers can prove to teachers even du
ring always wondered how those days looked in
friends and teach
E tour with loving
dents had a fun-
filled day, bo nd in g wi th their peers and
this pandemic,
tour to Mysuru
th

The students of
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and
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rje
vi
eli
rtu
ng
primary class-
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al colour. So over a weekend I decided to re-
store the old photos, add vivid colours and
breathe new life into them.
in to di fferent impor- The first step was to scan and digitize
es got a peek u. They start- them. I powered on the scanner which was
ys ur
tant places in M l-
th the Dasara ce collecting dust to scan all those photos. I
ed their tour wi
ns in M ys ur u. They had a took backup copies on the drive.
ebratio -
yal procession be The next step was to add colour to the
glimpse of the ro ur u pa la ce , photos. There were various options like mo-
M ys
fore heading to bile apps and web apps to do the job but they
OL
BVM GLOBAL SCHO
had their own limitations. Most of them
were premium or had limitations on the
ic
e Zoo. The picn quality of the output. After consulting with
KRS Dam and th n-f illed with my father I chose Deoldify to do the job. De-
an d fu
was made lively b
es such as dum oldify is an open-source AI tool that can
various activiti . colourize and restore old black and white
d po t lu ck
charades an l and the high photos, based on deeplearning model. I took
The middle schoo
ha d a fun day with the help of my father to set up this machine
school children
to Bi sh nu pu r and Darjeel- learning model on the Colab notebook. Af-
a visit e
al. Activities lik ter that, all I had to do was to mount the
ing in West Beng nd , gu essing google drive with photos onto the Colab in-
ou r ha
hot potato in e
What's in a Nam stance and start the Deoldify model. De-
the idioms and to es through- oldify took 30 minutes to do its magic on the
em on th eir
kept th t-
e pot luck and ea photos. I was impressed with the outcome
out the tour. Th g th eir mem- as it exceeded my expectations.
sh ar in
ing to gether
cnic a memorable I thought I would print those photos to
oirs, made the pi
nc e fo r th e students and make a new photo album and present col-
experie orized versions of treasured memories as
teachers ali ke .
a surprise gift to my grandparents. Later
that day I wanted to see history in colour
so I converted a pre-independence video into
colour. It was such a great pleasure to see
my beloved leaders in colour.

A futuristic escape for a thrilling quest A fun celebration that brought

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his is the first book in the sci-fi
series The Mortality Doctrine. It
follows gamer and hacker
Michael and his friends Bryson and
everyone together, emotionally tal danger to Michael and nothing is ac-
tually going to happen to him and he
will just wake up from the so-called
"sleep". Yet, this does not diminish the

K
Sarah in a futuristic world where peo- thrill and suspense of a fight or a "life- arnataka has a rich culture, her-
ple can escape reality by immersing or-death" situation, which occurs in itage, and a glorious history of
themselves in a hyper-realistic video- every other page of the book. over hundreds of years. 'Kanna-
game called the VirtNet (short for Vir- This is a must-read for every Ma- da Rajyotsava', is celebrated year after
tual-Net) by going into a device called trix or Ready Player One fan and in gen- year to remind us of this beautiful land.
the "coffin". eral anyone who likes a good read. The The virtual Kannada Rajyotsava
He is tasked by VirtNet Security to language in the book is fairly simple celebration was mesmerizing. Students
track down and stop a cyber-criminal and easy to understand, and with cliff- from classes III to X showcased an ar-
called Kaine who traps players inside ray of cultural events.
the VirtNet and terrorizes them. Little This wonderful programme start-
Book: The Eye ed with a welcome speech by Prajwal

Of Minds THE BRIGADE SCHOOLS

do Michael and his friends know
what Kaine's real plan is. They go on
a thrilling quest trying to find clues
inside the VirtNet about where he
might be hiding and where he will
strike next. You know there is no mor-
Author: Sanjay, followed by a speech on the im-
portance of Kannada Rajyotsava and
James pride of a Kannadiga that we nurture
Dashner in our hearts.
Students danced to the famous pa-
triotic song "Jogada Siri Belakinalli"
hangers at written by the renowned Kannada poet but the people living in the state that gether emotionally despite the fear of
the end of almost K.S.Nissar Ahmed. The display of var- define a land. "Kannada Kaligale pandemic which has canopied around
every chapter, a true ied dialects of people from different Naavu", a composition by coordinator us, distanced us and disrupted our
page-turner. parts of Karnataka captivated the au- of The Brigade School, Malleswaram, schooling routine. The celebrations have
Pranav Tirumala Kandalam, class VIII, dience. Students attired as famous peo- .Ramesh B N was sung. strengthened our confidence and courage
Sherwood High School, Bengaluru ple of Karnataka disseminated infor- The programme ended with a for- to overcome the odds and treat the phase
mation about them. They were of the mal vote of thanks by Amit Gowda. Kan- of the pandemic as a passing one.
opinion that it was not just the features nada Rajyotsava brought all of us to- Shreya Ravi, class X,

The pandemic
Activities reaffirm sense of unity among students
A learning for the entire world "Manpower without Unity is not a strength unless it is har-
monized and united properly, then it becomes a spiritual pow-
er." -Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
DAFFODILS FOUNDATION FOR LEARNING
writing on 'Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel' competitions.

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he year 2020 certainly
qualifies as the longest
endurance test hu-
manity has faced in a long
time. There have been a se-
ries of disasters leading up
to a global downfall of
economies and morale alike.
Nevertheless, even when we
are treading carefully in an
effort to survive the pan-
TEACHERSPEAK
demic, I see some clear posi-
tives that it has brought to
us. The first thing that I ob-
serves is an increased mind-
fulness in people across the
world. Mindfulness about cli-
mate change, optimum uti-
lization of resources, per-
sonal hygiene and in gener-
al developing a wholesome
lifestyle with minimum
waste. Of course, e-com-
merce and digital payment
platforms are to be thanked pandemic, in many ways has he school celebrated Rashtriya Ekta Diwas to com- An awareness programme for parents & students in col-
for allowing us to stay afloat pushed the envelope to un- memorate the birth anniversary of the 'Iron Man of laboration with The Divecha Centre for Climate Change
from the comfort of our dertake things that we India', Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. A series of virtual (DCCC), IISc, Bangalore was held. The programme included
home. thought were impossible even activities were conducted on the occasion. The Rashtriya two webinars with eminent personalities speaking on rel-
Another interesting par- until last year. What was prob- Ekta Diwas Pledge was administered by to the teachers by evant topics. Founder chairman of DCCC Prof. J Srinivasan
adigm shift has been in the ably considered "tech savy" in the principal while the students were administered the oath spoke on the topic 'The Science of Climate Change' while
mode of work for profession- 2019 is now just basic. by the teachers. in the second webinar
als. With a majority of non- Overall the year has been To instil a sense of leading paediatric pul-
essential services quickly re- a teacher in some way to all national unity, the stu- monologist and visit-
sorting to working remotely, of us. However, what is truly dents were encouraged ing professor at DCCC,
a host of different challenges commendable is the spirit to participate in the quiz IISc Dr H Paramesh
and opportunities that frontline workers and competition being or- gave information on
have opened up. of their students teachers in particular are dis- ganised by the Depart- 'Myths and Reality of
The education receiving their playing. The sheer determi- ment of School Educa- Covid-19 and the Way
sector is degrees. nation with which our teach- tion and Literacy, Min- Forward'.
also quick- Even at the ers are consistently perform- istry of Education, Gov- The students and
ly catch- grass root ing their duties makes me ernment of India, for the teachers partici-
ing up. level, we confident that the future of school children. The pated in the activities
I I T now see our children is secure. Sure, theme of the quiz was with enthusiasm. It
Bombay teachers this year has been a year of "Knowledge, Traditions, reaffirmed the impor-
recently and stu- unpleasant surprises but it Practices and Heritage tance of staying unit-
h a d dents in has also proven to be a year of India". ed and fostering the
t h e i r schools humanity proves yet again The school also or- sense of love, fellow
convoca- adapting that it will indeed prevail. ganised slogan writing feeling, unity and in-
tion cere- to virtual & poster making activi- tegrity among the stu-
Shilpa Dumyan, Mount Litera
mony with modes of ed- ties on the theme dents, despite their di-
virtual avatars ucation. The Zee School, Whitefield 'Rashtriya Ekta', essay versities.
 04 “Nobody's a natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better.
It's hard to stay on top.”
Paul Coffey, former ice hockey player
SIMPLY SPORTS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2020

RONALDO OUTSHINES MESSI Barca paid ‘penalty’ for Messi’s no-show as Ronaldo won the battle of GOATS in Champions League

T
he Bianconeri (The Black and Whites) avenged their previous mauling at the hands of Barcelona
by thrashing Ronald Koeman’s men 3-0 to dethrone Barcelona from the top spot of Champions
League’s Group G. While Barcelona paid the ‘penalty’ for Messi’s no-show, former Real Madrid
superstar Ronaldo turned Barcelona’s fortress Camp Nou into his hunting ground yet again by
netting two goals for the Turin giants. Having said that, let’s discuss the three talking points from Ju-
ventus’ epoch-making win over Barca in the Champions League.

CR7 REIGNITES STELLAR THE LAST DANCE:

1 RIVALRY WITH
STUNNING BRACE
At last, the decade-old rivalry between the two
behemoths was reignited with the mouth-water-
I never saw him ing clash between Juventus and FC Barcelona.
(Messi) as a rival. He Messi and Ronaldo were all smiles moments
always tried the best before the kickoff when they greeted each
other with utter-most respect. After ninety min-
for his team and I tried
utes plus additional time, it was Ronaldo who
the best for mine. I
had the last laugh as the charismatic Juventus
always got on well with striker scored twice in the high-voltage clash.
him. I am sure he will Nicknamed CR7, the Portugal captain scored the
say the same if you opener in the 13th minute and the Juventus for-
ask him. ward netted his second goal through another
penalty in the 52nd minute.
ONLY ONE GOAT IN
2 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Interestingly, Ronaldo never managed to score a
goal in all of his previous meetings with Messi-led
Barcelona in the Champions League. The infallible
sniper made amends in his sixth meeting by scor-
ing not one but two goals to end his dubious run
against Barcelona in the Champions League. For
the record, this was Ronaldo’s only second win
against the Messi-starrer Barcelona in Europe’s
elite competition at club level. The five-time
Champions League winner also extended his
record-goal tally to a whopping 134 with the twin
strikes against Barcelona. The second-highest
scorer in the history of Champions League and
four-time winner Messi is still stuck on 128 goals.
Cristiano Ronaldo
3 WHAT’S NEXT FOR
BARCA AND MESSI?
Since both Messi and Ronaldo are
embracing the twilight phase of their
respective iconic careers, many pundits
and followers of the beautiful game
believe that the Barcelona-Juventus
meeting can turn out to be the Last
Dance between the two flagbearers of
world football in the modern era. For a
troubled Barcelona side, the ongoing
season can also be Messi’s swansong as
far as the never-ending transfer saga of
the Argentine talisman is concerned.
Messi is heavily tipped to join either Pep
Guardiola’s Manchester City or Neymar-
starrer Paris Saint Germain (PSG) at sea-
son end. Barcelona are also struggling in
La Liga in the ongoing season of Spanish
top flight. The Messi-led side is placed
ninth in the La Liga standings after 10
matches. Messi and Co. will next play
Levante on Sunday.
We were not good enough, they Lionel
over-ran us in the first half, we Messi
lacked everything. A lack of attitude,
desire, wanting to run, defending,
attacking, everything was bad.
Antoine Griezmann,
forward Barcelona

Virat Kohli hints at Natarajan's Glenn Maxwell is more Important for batsmen to be
inclusion in India’s T20 WC squad serious about his golf able to ball: Suresh Raina
Photo: ANI
than cricket in IPL India were without a sixth
bowling option as they
Photo: PTI

N atarajan made his ODI debut in the

third and final game of the three-
match series and returned with
two wickets to help India end the series
on a winning note. In the T20I series,
lost to Australia in the
third T20I at the Sydney
Cricket Ground, and
Virender
Natarajan played all three games in the Sehwag Suresh Raina feels the
absence of Jasprit Bumrah and delivered visitors are in dire need It is very important
the goods with the ball. He picked up six for any captain that a
wickets in three games and finished as of part-time bowlers.
batsman chips in with
the highest wicket-taker in the series. In- 4-5 overs and just
dian captain Virat Kohli is heavily im-
slows the proceedings
pressed with his ability to stay calm un-
der pressure and execute his skills well before your best
at crucial junctures. ANI bowler is back in the
attack. Sachin paaji
Natarajan, special mention for him. In the absence of bowled, Viru bhai took
Bumrah and Shami he delivered under pressure. a lot of wickets. Yuvi
paaji helped us win the
He looks composed, is very hard-working and very humble too. World Cup with the
Suresh Raina
I wish him all the best. A left-arm bowler is always an asset on momentum.
the field and if he can be consistent it will be a great thing for Suresh Raina, former
us heading into the World Cup next year. Indian all-rounder
Virat Kohli, India captain Glenn Maxwell
T Natarajan Photo: ANI

Q6: Which of the following

players holds the record for Q8: Who is the all time top
scorer In UEFA Q12: Who scored a “perfect
10” on the uneven bars at

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE most wickets in IPL?

a) Lasith Malinga ❑ b) Piyush Chawla ❑
c) Amit Mishra ❑ d) Dwayne Bravo ❑
Champions League?
a) Cristiano Ronaldo ❑ b) Lionel Messi ❑
c) Raúl González ❑ d) Robert Lewandowski ❑
the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games?
a) Mary Lou Retton ❑ b) Nadia Comaneci ❑
c) Olga Korbut ❑ d) Nellie Kim ❑

Q1: Which player has the record

of highest individual score
of 175 not out in IPL?
a) KL Rahul ❑ b) AB de Villiers ❑
c) Chris Gayle ❑ d) Brendon McCullum ❑
with the first Indian gold in the
100m event?
a) PT Usha ❑ b) Dutee Chand ❑
c) Hima Das ❑ d) Anju Bobby George ❑
Q7: In which year did Venus
Williams win her first
Olympic medal?
Q9: Who was the first English
football player to win league
titles in four countries: England,
Q13: Her tally of four Olympic
medals, three of which are
gold, are records for archery since its
a) 2000 ❑ b) 2001 ❑ c) 2002 ❑ d) 2003 ❑ Spain, the United States and France? reinstatement in 1972. Who is she?
a) Frank Lampard ❑ b) Wayne Rooney ❑ a) Lilies Handayani ❑ b) Yun Mi-jin ❑
c) Gareth Bale ❑ d) David Beckham ❑ c) Kim Soo-nyung ❑ d) Natalia Valeeva ❑

Q2: Who became the first Q4: Which bowler has the record
of most Hat Tricks in IPL?
Indian gold medallist in
weightlifting at the 2018 Youth
a) Yuvraj Singh ❑ b) Amit Mishra ❑
c) Makhaya Ntini ❑ d) Ajit Chandila ❑ Q10: How many Olympic
medals has American Q14: At the 2012 Olympics, who
defeated Federer in the
final for the gold medal?
Olympics? athlete Carl Lewis won in total?
a) Rafael Nadal ❑ b) Dominic Thiem ❑
a) Pardeep Singh ❑ b) Deepak Lather ❑
c) Vikas Thakur ❑ d) Jeremy Lalrinnunga ❑ Q5: Who at 18 years, 345 days
became the youngest
a) Five ❑ b) Eight ❑ c) Ten ❑ d) Twelve ❑
c) Novak Djokovic ❑ d) Andy Murray ❑
ANSWERS: 1- c) Chris Gayle 2- d) Jeremy

Q3: Which Indian athlete

scripted history in 2019 at
women’s Olympic slalom champion
of all time, at Sochi 2014?
a) Mikaela Shiffrin ❑ b) Wendy Holdener ❑
c) Federica Brignone ❑ d) Tina Maze ❑
the World Universiade in Naples
Venus Williams
Q11: Who holds the record of
most penalties scored in
UEFA Champions League?
Lalrinnunga 3- b) Dutee Chand 4- b) Amit Mishra
5- a) Mikaela Shiffrin 6- a) Lasith Malinga 7- a)
2000 8- a) Cristiano Ronaldo 9- d) David Beckham
10- c) Ten 11- a) Cristiano Ronaldo 12- b) Nadia
a) Cristiano Ronaldo ❑ b) Lionel Messi ❑
Comaneci 13- c) Kim Soo-nyung 14- d) Andy Murray
c) Ruud van Nistelrooy ❑ d) Robert Lewandowski ❑