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1,000 grams
of CARBON DIOXIDE is emitted
in an hour during a video call
meeting, claims a new study. Switch-
ing off your camera during a web
call can reduce a person's carbon
footprints by 96 per cent, it adds.
In other words, it can save up to
three gallons of water and an area
of land about the size of an iPad
Mini. According to researchers,
streaming content in standard defi-
nition rather than in high definition,
while using apps, such as Netflix or
Hulu, could also bring an 86 per cent
reduction. Reducing data download
will also lessen the demand of water
and land. The study is believed to be
the first to analyse water and land
use associated with the internet in-
frastructure.
 According to environmental-
ists, though an ongoing pan-
demic has seen a noticeable
drop in global carbon emis-
sions, because of closing fac-
tories and limited traffic, there
has been an increase in at-
home entertainment and  Moreover, researchers
remote working, which has a
found that OTT platforms like
significant environmental
Netflix is one of the biggest
impact, depending on how the contributors to the carbon
internet data is stored and
footprints, using about 11
transferred around the world
square inches of land and two
HONOUR
Netaji Subhas Chandra
Bose’s birthday to be
celebrated as
'Parakram Diwas'
T
he Centre has decided to cele-
brate the birthday of Netaji
Subhas Chandra Bose as
'Parakram Diwas' every year, Union min-
istry of culture has announced. In order to
honour and remember Netaji's indomitable
spirit and selfless service to the nation,
the government of India has decided to
celebrate his birthday as 'Parakram diwas’
to inspire the people of this country, espe-
cially the youth, to act with fortitude in
the face of adversity as Netaji did, and to
infuse in them a spirit of patriotic fervour,
the government stated in its release.
Rafale, vintage
Dakota aircraft to be
major attraction of
1
REPUBLIC
2
DAY PARADE
➤ Students share their ➤ A look at the journey of STUDENT EDITION
weekend plans
➤ Reviewing your favourite
the real heroes, who played
a vital role in India’s win THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2021
Newspaper in
Education
book/movie can be fun over Oz
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INTO THE FUTURE
SAUDI LAUNCHES
CITY WITH NO CARS
JEE, NEET
syllabus to remain
unchanged for 2021
Representational pic
For the study, the team
estimated the carbon, water
and land footprints associated
with each gigabyte of data used
in YouTube, Zoom,
T
Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, he ministry of education on
Tuesday announced that the
TikTok and 12 other platforms, syllabus of the Joint En-
as well as in online gaming and trance Examination (JEE) and the
miscellaneous web surfing. As DID National Eligibility-cum-Entrance
C
rown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has un- Test (NEET) would remain un-
expected, the researchers found
that the more a video is used in
YOU veiled his latest vision for Saudi Arabia's fu-
ture beyond oil— a city with no cars, roads
changed for 2021. "The syllabus for
the JEE Main 2021 will remain the
KNOW or carbon emissions. According to experts, the an- same as the previous year. But stu-
an application, the larger are
the footprints 1 In some countries, the internet use
has spiked at least 20 per cent since
the lockdowns started in March. If that
nouncement shows the extent to which Prince Mo-
hammed is thinking about life after oil for the king-
dom, which earned over half of the government’s
dents will be given a choice to answer
75 questions, out of the 90 questions,"
said the education ministry.
revenue from crude in 2020. Addressing his coun-
level of demand continues through 2021, trymen on the rising sea levels and carbon emissions,
it will require a forest twice the size of the Prince said, "Why should we sacrifice nature for
 The exact pattern for the
Indiana in the US, to offset the carbon development all the time?" The city, he said, would be NEET (Undergraduate) 2021
a "revolution for the mankind" with "zero cars, zero is yet to be announced
emissions, warn experts streets and zero emissions."
 However, it is believed
2 Besides, if increased usage continues,
the additional water needed to
process and transmit data
 The 170-kilometre-long development called 'The
Line' will be part of the $500 billion project called
that in view of the reduc-
tion of syllabus by some
education Boards across
could fill more than 'Neom'  It will be a walkable belt of hyper-connected the country, the NEET (UG)
gallons of water per hour and
300,000 Olympic-size future communities without cars and roads and built 2021 question paper would
generating more than 440
swimming pools, and the around nature  The city would have one million resi- also have options on the
grams of CO2
land required would be dents and create 380,000 jobs by 2030. The infra- lines of the JEE (Main)
 It was followed in descend-
equivalent to the size of structure will cost between $100 billion and $200 bil-
ing order by Zoom, TikTok,
Los Angeles, the study added lion  The city would be built around ultra-high-speed
Whats App and Facebook
transit and autonomous mobility solutions
ETHAN HAWKE TO
PLAY SUPERVILLAIN
TRUMP BABY BLIMP LANDS A UNIQUE 'SUPER-PUFF' PLANET! IN COMICBOOK
AT LONDON MUSEUM
A
stronomers
DISCOVERED ADAPTATION
have discov-
A H
blimp depicting former US President Donald Trump as a snarling, ered a unique ollywood star Ethan Hawke has
nappy-wearing orange baby has found a home in one of London’s
most-popular museums. The helium-filled balloon, originally paid
'super-puff' planet
that's as big as Jupiter,
been roped in as a villain opposite
Oscar Isaac in an upcoming super-
for through crowdfunding, first took to the London skies during the protests but 10 times lighter. hero series, ‘Moon Knight’. With this role
against Trump’s visit in 2018, and has also flown in to other locations, in- According to Daily in Marvel Studios' series, the actor will be
cluding France, Argentina, Ireland and Denmark. Mail, the planet, called making his debut in the comicbook adap-
WASP-107b, is believed tation and superhero realm, reports hol-
to be one of the least - lywoodreporter.com. Hawke will play the
dense exoplanets ever lead villain in the series, while Isaac will
discovered, earning it don the role of the protagonist. The mak-
the nicknames of a 'su- ers plan to start the production of the show
per-puff' or 'cotton-can- in March in Budapest.
dy' planet. Researchers say the findings have 'big implications' for
what we understand about how giant planets form and grow.
‘Moon Knight’ is the story of Marc
Spector, an elite soldier and mer-
WHAT IS  This  This, according cenary, who decides to fight crime,
WASP-107B? extremely-low to the after he becomes the
density indicates researchers, sug- human avatar of
 WASP-107b lies Khonshu,
around 212 light that the planet gest that more
must be having a than 85 per cent
the
The years from the Egyptian
Museum Earth in the Virgo solid core, which of its mass lies in god of the
constellation could be four the thick layer of moon.
of London times the mass of gas that sur- The
said the  Astronomers char-
believe that the the Earth rounds its core
blimp would acter
join its planet is over 16 first
Most gas giant planets, such as
protest collection, which include times closer to appeared in the
Jupiter and Saturn, have a
artefacts from the Suffragette August 1975
its star than the solid core, which is at least
movement as well as climate change comicbook issue,
Earth is to the 10 times more massive than
and peace rallies ‘Werewolf By
sun the Earth Night #32’
The newly-inducted Rafale and vintage Dakota aircraft will be one of the major attractions during the Republic Day
parade at Rajpath in New Delhi on January 26, as they would be part of 42 aircraft taking part in the flypast..
In its first appearance at the
Republic Day celebrations, the OTHER nate at the National Stadium
instead of Red Fort; the number of
Rafale fighter jets will do a HIGHLIGHTS
"vertical charlie" to end the flypast
 Apart from the Rafale jets,
spectators have also been
reduced drastically to 25,000
Dakota, on the other hand,
Sukhoi 30s and MiG 29s — the  Also, the Republic Day cele-
will be part of the Rudra for-
bration this year is going to be a
mation, when the
Bangladesh contingent would be
marching on the Rajpath. This
fighter jets that are part of the
IAF's muscular posture in the
Ladakh sector, would participate
in the flypast
low key affair, with no chief guest
would be the first time, when the
 The Apache attack helicopter
Bangladesh contingent would be and Chinook strategic heavy lift BHAWANA KANTH,oone of the first Helicopter Rudra, Rohini
marching on Rajpath choppers, which have proved women fighter pilots in the IAF, radars and BrahMos
3
The vintage Dakota aircraft their mettle in the swift mobilisa- will be a part of the Republic Day  In addition to the 42 aircraft,
played a crucial role in the tion of troops and logistics during parade, making her the first there will be four Army Aviation
liberation of Bangladesh and the India-China military standoff, woman pilot to take part in the helicopters taking part in the
the formation of Bangladesh Air will also be part of the Republic parade. She will be part of the parade
Force; they were used for air drop- Day celebrations IAF's tableau, showcasing indige-  For the first time since its
ping army troops in Bangladesh's  Further, FLIGHT LIEUTENANT nously-developed Light Combat inception, the Republic Day parade
Tangail during the 1971 war Aircraft Tejas, Light Combat at the historic Rajpath will culmi-
 02 “Life is short, but there is always time
enough for courtesy.”
RALPH WALDO EMERSON, POET
READ. PLAY. LEARN
THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2021

1. TITUS ANDRONICUS 6. VERUCA SALT 7. ORYX AND CRAKE

SOURCE: ‘Titus Andronicus’ SOURCE: ‘Charlie and the SOURCE: ‘Oryx and Crake’ by
by William Shakespeare Chocolate Factory’ by Margaret Atwood
NEW JERSEY PUNKS Titus Roald Dahl NAMED AFTER MARGARET
Andronicus take their name IN ROALD DAHL’S classic chil- Atwood’s post-apocalyptic
from the greatest wordsmith dren’s book, Veruca Salt is a speculative fiction novel,
of them all, William spoiled rich girl, whose bratty Atlanta’s Oryx and Crake “offer
Shakespeare. Titus greed causes here to fall lyrics that are influenced by
Andronicus is thought to be down an incinerator shaft. In both real life stories and overly
the famous playwright’s 1993, Louise Post and Nina active imaginations, and music
first ever tragedy. It is also Gordon used the name for that juxtaposes sounds of the
his bloodiest and most past, present and future.”
their alternative rock band.
violent work.
WELLNESS
2. THE DOORS
SOURCE: ‘The Doors of Perception’ by Aldous Huxley
WHEN THE DOORS formed in 1965, they decided to name
themselves after Aldous Huxley’s book detailing the
BAND NAMES KOREAN
skin health
author’s experiences with life. The Doors of Perception’s
title was inspired by a William Blake quotation: “If the
doors of perception were cleansed everything would
appear to man as it is, infinite.” INSPIRED BY
3. MODEST MOUSE
trends for 2021
SOURCE: ‘The Mark on the Wall’ by Virginia Woolf
INDIE-RROCK OUTFIT MODEST Mouse derived their name from a
passage in Virginia Woolf’s ‘The Mark on the Wall,’ which reads
“I wish I could hit upon a
LITERATURE K-beauty has been the talk of the town for the last
few years as Korean skincare strategies are holis-
pleasant track of thought, a SOMETIMES MUSICIANS REACH FOR INSPIRATION FROM THEIR tic and healing for the skin. Check out these
track indirectly reflecting
credit upon myself, for those BOOKSHELVES. HERE ARE 10 BANDS NAMED AFTER CLASSIC LITERATURE. Korean skincare trends for this year
are the pleasantest thoughts,
THE WORKS THAT INSPIRED SEVERAL OF THE ENTRIES ARE PROBABLY
and very frequent even in the CARROT SEED OIL
minds of modest, mouse- OBVIOUS, BUT A FEW OF THEM WILL MOST CERTAINLY SURPRISE YOU...
coloured people, who believe
genuinely that they dislike to hear their own prais- T his one is an unsung hero at the moment but has been used
in Korean beauty for more than 10 years now. It contains
vitamin A and makes for a great antioxidant. It’s antibacterial,
es. I chose the name when I was fifteen,” front- 8. THE ROMANY RYE 9. THE FALL anti-inflammatory, antiaging and antifungal, all of which makes
man Issac Brock explains in Modest.
SOURCE: ‘The Romany Rye’ by SOURCE: ‘The Fall’ by Albert Camus it ideal for anyone looking to brighten up their skin.
George Borrow CAMUS’ PHILOSOPHICAL NOVEL focuses
4. BELLE AND SEBASTIAN GEORGE BORROW’S THE Romany on themes such as innocence, impris-
Rye tells the story of a learned onment, non-existence, truth and
SOURCE: ‘Belle et
young man who is thrown in with a man’s fall from grace, as presented by
Sébastien’ by Cécile Aubry
band of Gypsies. Luke MacMaster’s the novel’s protagonist Jean-Baptiste
BELLE ET SÉBASTIEN was a
was inspired to use the name his Clamence. The Fall bassist Tony Freil
famous French novel about a
folk-rock project after falling in came up with the name when the post-
boy and his dog living in a
love with the protagonist, who punk band formed in 1976.
small French Alps mountain
gives up his money for life on the
village. It spawned a French
road. The name translates from the 10. THE BOO RADLEYS
live-action television series in
Romany language to mean
the 1965, a Japanese anime
“The Gypsy Gentleman.” SOURCE: ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ by Harper Lee
series in the ‘80s and the
ENGLISH ALTERNATIVE-R ROCK band The Boo Radleys named
name of a popular indie-pop
themselves after a character in Harper Lee’s only book, the
group in the ‘90s.
masterpiece ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’. In th novel, Boo Radley
5. ESBEN AND THE WITCH is a quiet, reclusive character who watches over most of
the events of the story from the outside until he is forced
SOURCE: ’Esben and the to intervene. CLEAN BEAUTY AT-HOME
Witch – Danish Fairy Tale’
THREE PIECE INDIE-R ROCK band
M ore and more brands are
putting conscious effort
INDULGENCES
S
from Brighton, England Esben kincare’s functional
into developing products that
and the Witch takes its name element is to work and
are free of artificial ingredi-
from the Danish fairy tale deliver results. But people
ents, fragrances and chemi-
about a boy’s encounters with are now going to focus on
cal additives. K-beauty prod-
a murderous witch. The name at-home beauty treat-
ucts will be even more gentle
is fitting considering ments that provide medi-
with effective plant-based
the dark tone of tative, soothing and spa-
ingredients. Many brands are
the band’s like moments. The kind of
even becoming vegan now.
music. treatments that can
Consumers have become
more aware of what they put transport you mentally
on their skin and they should and emotionally to anoth-
rightly do that too. er headspace.

NEWBIE

Ready to eat ‘Blue Rice’? BODY-CARE BOOST

S everal body-care routines originated from the bathhouse
culture in Korea, where milk treatments are slathered on the

W
hile Blue Rice is not new to Asian cuisine, face and body. Baths are steeped with skin-beneficial ingredi-
it is the striking colour that has made peo-
Butterfly pea flower is packed PAIR IT BEST ents like probiotics and green tea. Personal self-care has now
with antioxidants and is said to WITH taken on new impor-
ple sit up and take notice of the dish late-
ly. Recently, actor Jacqueline Fernandez was seen
detoxify your body. It is great tance for many peo-
for your skin too Blue rice tastes well
enjoying blue rice with her friends. Blue Rice, also ple ever since the
with all kinds of cur-
known as ‘Nasi Kerabu’, is prepared using butter- quarantine period.
ries. “Since it is a
fly pea flower and is eaten in Malaysia and HOW TO PREPARE fragrant rice, personal-
So this year, you
Thailand. Though mixologists across the country Take a cup of rice and cook it like you can expect to see
ly, I prefer to pair it
have previously used butterfly pea flowers to prepare regular white rice. To the water people including all
with Asian flavours. So,
impart blue or purple colour to drinks, it is only add a handful of butterfly pea flowers. of the skin, from
an Asian curry with
recently that blue rice has been introduced in “You will need a lot of blue pea flowers head to toe. TNN
mild flavour is definite-
restaurants of the country. Tarun Sibal, a chef (8-10) so that the rice gets the rich blue ly a good choice,”
who serves Blue Rice at his eatery, shares: colour,” says Sibal. adds Sibal. TNN

Activ
ities

MATHDUKO PLAY TIME (SIMPLY FRACTIONS ZOMBIE BOARD GAME)

RULES OF THE GAME

T
he zombie board game is a fun
game for educators. There are
traps, pitfalls and escapes in this
game. It is called zombie board game because
the zombie represents the biggest single threat
to the players. Landing on a zombie space sends
a player back to start.
1. Roll the dice and count ahead according to the
number that shows up.
2. When a player lands on a space, the player
simplifies the fraction on the space within a
determined time and says the answer.
3. The instructions on the other spaces are pretty
straightforward.
4. Lose a turn: the player loses a turn to play.
5. Go forward. 6. Go backward.
7. The zombie is the space no one wants to land
on. It is a killer. Landing on the zombie sends the
player back to start. Restarting is no fun when
your opponent is advancing.
8. Trade places: this can be good or bad. The
player who lands on this space swaps with the
opponent. Trading places with an opponent who
is ahead in the game is good. Trading places with
an opponent who is behind is no fun.
9. Finally the last pitfall is towards the end of the
game. To finish the game, the player must get
the exact number on the dice to end. If the play-
er has more, the player has to count forward and
backwards. For example if a player is at space 31,
the player needs to roll and get 4 to finish. If the
player has 6 for example, the player counts
forward to 4 and 2 backwards to space 33.
10. To customise this game, change text here in
the space boxes by putting in your own words.
Equally you can add small clip arts for lower
levels.
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SCHOOL IS COOL
THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2021
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!
03
The First School: FAMILY NATIONAL YOUTH DAY
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ational Youth Day is

I
t is said that 'Family is the
first school for young chil-
dren and parents are pow-
erful models.' At Aspee Nu-
tan Academy we understand the
importance of this. Hence the
principal, Nuzhat Khan envi-
sioned this concept of Parental
webinar. She added, "True pa-
triotism for a teacher is an en-
vironment conducive for the
child to learn and grow. This can
be done by collaborating with
the community and training
them which ultimately is the
real future".
With this objective two we-
binars were organised for the
parents on some very interest-
ing and informative topics -
'From Caregivers to Confidence
builders- The Parent Power' and
'Building tomorrow's leaders to-
day- Leadership starts at home'.
This was one under the able
moderation of eminent jour-
nalist Reema Lokesh of
Reemarkabl.com who moderat-
ed the session and interacted
with the parents and the panel-
lists. The Webinar was chaired
by Dr. Swapna Patkar (Clinical
Psychologist and counsellor at
The Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai),
and had panelists from myriad
fields: Janvi Chitalia (Integra-
tive Gut Microbiome Health
coach and functional nutri-
tionist), Group. Capt. Nitin
Welde (Retd.) from the Indian
Air Force and Preeti Gada (Ad-
vocate and Legal Head at Sud-
hir Shah and Associates.)
The highlight was when one
of the panelists threw light on
the 5 Cs - compassion, creativi-
ty, communication, critical
thinking and collaboration
thereby emphasizing on the 21st
century skills for children. The
idea of instilling leadership
qualities among the children us-
ing - Initiative, Energy and Ex-
pression was discussed in depth.
The experts encouraged stu-
dents to take initiative at vari-
ous stages so that they can chan-
nelise their energies in the right
manner. Captain Nitin said,
"Freedom of expression of their
thoughts and opinions and the
art of questioning be encour-
aged". The panelists were flood-
ed with questions which were
convincingly resolved. The pan-
elists also shared their own ex-
periences of parenting and the
secret of their success in their
respective fields. The entire ses-
sion was made available on the
website for those who couldn't
attend.
celebrated on Janu-
ary 12th to com-
memorate the birth-
day of Swami Vivekananda,
who was a social reformer,
philosopher and thinker. He
saw hope for the future in
every child and believed that
with "muscles of iron" and
"nerves of steel" they could
bring about social change. The
main objective behind the cel-
ebration is to make a better
future of the country by mo-
tivating the youths to propa-
gate the philosophy and the
ideals of Swami Vivekanan-
da for which he lived and
worked. National Youth Day
is also famous as Yuva Diwas.
No doubt Swamiji is a great
inspiration for all the youths
of India. The theme of this
year's festival is 'YUVAAH -
Utsah Naye Bharat Ka' which
suggests, the youth bring alive
the celebration of New India.
Across the country, sever-
al functions are organised in
schools, colleges, etc. New
Horizon Scholars School,
Thane aspires to inculcate
these values and principles of
Swamiji in the youngsters of
today who carry the promise

Students excel @ of building New India tomor-

row. A PPT presentation was
organized by the skilled teach-
ers where the students were

Virtual Sports Day explained the doctrines and

philosophy of Swami
Vivekananda. The motivated
A sound mind in a sound and Rubik's Cube competition. children also shared their ide-
body Activities like Poster making ologies through speech,

S
ports is a crucial part of
a student's growth and
development, both phys-
ical and mental. So, to
encourage and promote fitness
among school children, the
CBSE observes Fit India Week
and creative use of home-based posters, poems and stories
equipment for sports and fitness about Swamiji.
were conducted at Primary lev-
el. The tiny tots had a great time
with Aerobics, Rope Skipping,
Hopscotch, Zig Zag and Shuttle
BE A CONFIDENT SPEAKER
running.

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as a part of Fit India Movement. The students' active and en- peaking confidently about you!) like you are talking to your

2
Our school, DAV Public thusiastic participation in all looks easy, and you Drink water before your friendliest friends.

School, Nerul conducted many
enthralling and engrossing
sports activities across all sec-
tions. There was an array of ac-
tivities like squats, dribbling the
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sections in the numerous ac- may feel that your s p e e c h / i n t e r v i e w. Smile and be frank. Be
tivities showed their inclination performance was Drinking water makes cool, take breaks/paus-
and sheer positivity to beat the good, but only others know your voice clearer and you es in your speech and
pandemic blues through the vir- how you spoke. Others may won't dry your throat talk- breathe lightly. Talk so that
tual platform. The understand- have noticed fear or nerv- ing. they understand you and

ball and spot jumping at Senior
Secondary level. At Secondary
level, there were activities like
Virtual Sports and Fitness Quiz
3
ing of regular physical exercise ousness in your looks and Dress up neatly. Be as agree with you.
through this event has instilled speech, they may have seen neat as possible Kritisha Babu, class
in students' self-esteem and con- you talk without expres- and you will VIII, Lokpuram Public
fidence. sion, but you never know. look and feel confi- School
Ever noticed why the other dent instantly.

4
participant always wins? Look every-
Because he knows the where, look at
tricks! the audience (or

1
Practice in front of a at least the screen
mirror. This is some- with virtual people) and feel
thing that we don't do
often, but it is the key to a
successful speech. By talk-
ing in front of a mirror you
can judge yourself and cor-

A
rect your looks and speech,
fter a long week, filled with all sorts of tedious work, the only tions. Most importantly, workshops are based on anything under just like the judges judge
thing we look forward to do is something different, something the blue - pottery, gardening, bird-watching, yoga and the list is you. (the judges then won't
out of the world! never-ending. have anything else to judge
Well, workshops might not be out of the world, but Also, you learn new things, which helps
they surely are a unique way to spend your weekends. You you to expand your knowledge bank.
might associate workshop with a place where Nowadays, it has become even
there is a single speaker and thousands more easy as many workshops THE BEAUTY OF
of listeners who might be half asleep.
But that is not true.
are conducted online. So, attend
any workshop, pursue your pas- A SUNSET
Workshops can even times, discover new passions, all Recently I've realised that I love collecting sunset
photographs. Collecting sunset pictures boosts my
be interactive. Here, from the comfort of your homes!
happiness. Every time I see a beautiful sunset, my
you meet people who Varada Shendye, eyes feels so relaxed. The cotton candy colour of
share similar interests class IX, the sky is just wow! It's so amazing that sunsets
like you do SSPM's Sri Sri are powerful enough to take our breath away and
thereby paving Ravishankar stop us in our tracks. Watching sunsets is purely
way for you to amazing. It is so fascinating to see how beautiful
Vidya Mandir,
increase your our Mother Nature is! Whenever I feel stressful
Borivali East about my life or anything Sun is the only source I
social interac-
get hope from. Sunset sets the mind and makes
me feel calm. Sunset can be inspiring too! I guess
watching sunset is definitely a great way to
end the day.
MOVIE: WONDER WOMAN 1984 Ashu Mamotra, class X, Chandresh
Lodha Memorial School, Dombivli East

N
ew Year brings new resolutions and wishes. However last
year also brought something that had us in lockdown for
almost the entire year. After a year of everything being
different, I was more than happy to kick off this year with a hint
of normality. I watched WW84, a movie I had been waiting to
watch for a long time, in the theatres. The tale fittingly starts
with a younger diana, who is being told to accept the truth,
which goes on to become the whole theme of the movie. What
starts as an engaging narrative becomes
cliched and boring in the second half as too
many elements and themes are added and
the whole movie appears rushed trying to
fit it. However, the cinematography is
amazing with one really feeling a part of the
eighties with the dresses, filters, etc. Even though it wasn't up
to my expectations, it surely was a good and somewhat engaging
watch. And there was no better way to start off this year watch-
ing superheroes fighting a chaotic world and also
hoping that people would be their own super-
heroes so that the world would go back to how it
was before.
S M V Kareesmaa, class X,
Ryan International School, Kharghar AARYA BHANUSHALI, class X, SVDD English Medium High School
 04 “Most talented players don't always succeed. Some don't even
make the team. It's more what's inside.”
Brett Favre, former rugby player
SIMPLY SPORTS THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2021

KNOW YOUR HEROES We present you back stories of the magnificent bunch which
gave Indian cricket ‘a win to remember’ for ages to come

CHETESHWAR PUJARA MOHAMMED SIRAJ

The man from Rajkot is not very
expressive but has dealt with adversity
because of a strong mental make-up
largely due to his coach and father
Arvind Pujara. He lost his mother while
playing junior cricket but never wavered
from his goal despite the tragedy. Those
hits on the body and knuckles in
Brisbane on Tuesday will be the medals
he would like to wear all his life.
Son of an auto-rickshaw driver from
Hyderabad. He lost his father during
the tour but decided to stay for the
team and miss the last rites. He got
a maiden five for in his debut series
and was all choked up while
dedicating the feat to the memory
of his father. The youngster handled
racist abuse from Australian fans
with the same resolve.

AJINKYA RAHANE (CAPTAIN) THANGARASU NATARAJAN

The everyday man on that From the remote village of
Mumbai local train travelling Chinnappampatti in Tamil
from Mulund to Azad and Nadu, the son of a daily
Cross Maidan. Rahane is wage labourer at one point
someone who had a black in time couldn’t buy bowling
belt in karate as a teenager, spikes. And then IPL riches
and honed his skills under came along but he never
former India batsman forgot his roots. He has
Praveen Amre. Did you know built a cricket academy in
that Rahane’s first ever his native place and helps
first-class match was in talented but needy
Pakistan and not India? It cricketers. His child was
was in Karachi where Quaid- born during the IPL but he
e-Azam champions Karachi will now get to see him for
Urbans met Ranji Trophy the first time in next few
champions Mumbai. days and live to tell a tale.
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SHUBMAN GILL SHARDUL THAKUR

The heir apparent of Virat Kohli was He comes from Palghar and as
born in a Punjab village called a 13-year-old had hit six sixes
Fazilka to an affluent farmer family. for his school Vivekananda
His grandfather had prepared a International Borivali in a
pitch in the farming field for his Harris Shield Match. Who is
dearest grandson before his father the most celebrated alumni of
decided to shift to Mohali so that Vivekananda International?
his son’s cricketing ambitions got India’s white ball legend Rohit
wings. He was a member of the Sharma. Both Shardul and
India U-19 World Cup team. Rohit have had the same
Recently, on his instagram account, childhood coach - Dinesh Lad,
he had voiced his support for whose son Siddharth also
ongoing farmers' protest. plays for Mumbai.
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NAVDEEP SAINI RISHABH PANT WASHINGTON SUNDAR

Son of a bus driver from
Karnal, he used to play
tennis ball matches for
` 1000. Delhi first-class
player Sumit Narwal brought
him for the Ranji Trophy
nets where then captain
Gautam Gambhir picked him
for tournament-proper. It
was met with stiff
resistance from none other
than Bishan Singh Bedi who
protested that a player
outside Delhi domicile was
being picked. This led to
Gambhir putting his foot
down and he never misses
an opportunity to remind
the detractors what Saini
seemed capable of even at
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that time.
Rourkee has always been The name Washington was his
known for its finest father’s tribute to his own
engineering college, now mentor PD Washington, who had
an IIT but this is also the funded his studies and kits when
hometown of Rishabh he was young and faced financial
Pant, son of school owner hardships. A month after PD
parents. There was a Washington’s death, his own son
time that on occasions a was born and he named him
young Pant, accompanied Washington Sundar. He was a
by his mother would opening batsman back in 2016
reach Delhi in wee hours during U-19 days. But his talent
of morning on weekends as an off-break bowler came to
to attend training at the fore when Rahul Dravid and Paras
famed Sonnet Club and Mhambrey told him to focus on
before the crack of dawn his bowling in order to make the
rest at the Gurdwara next grade. But batting remains
before heading to the his first love and India now has a
ground. He played an IPL ready replacement of
game days after his Ravichandran Ashwin as and
father Rajendra's when required.
sudden demise. Photo: Getty Images Photo: AFP

Mitchell
Starc, who is
arguably one of
the best fast
bowlers in the
‘How India’s A team won series?’
A “shocked former captain Ricky Ponting finds it difficult to comprehend how an ‘A team" from India beat Australia in the Test series in
world, has not their own backyard but admitted that the visitors deserved the win. An injury-ravaged India beat Australia by three wickets in the series-
had a great
deciding fourth Test at the Gabba, a month after the Adelaide debacle where they scored their lowest Test score of 36
Test series

‘THEYRE PLAYING NET BOWLERS IN TEST MATCHES AND THEY’RE STILL WINNING’
● I’m quite shocked that
Australia weren’t quite good
enough to win this series. The
cold hard facts of it are pret-
ty much that was the India A
team that played this Test
match and (India) still won.
● Considering everything the
Indian team has been
through in the last five or six
weeks, with the captain leav-
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ing, all the injuries they've
had — they’ve been through
20 players — (Australia) have
been at full-strength, bar
Davey (Warner) missing
early on, so it’s really hard to
comprehend.
● It’s probably not even
(India’s) second-picked team
because you think of
Bhuvneshwar Kumar and
Ishant Sharma and those
guys who didn’t even make it
out here. Rohit Sharma
turned up for the last two
Test matches only.
● I’ve been around the IPL a
● Washington Sundar looked
like he had played 50 Test
matches through the course
of this game and never
looked out of place. Shardul
Thakur was the same in his
second Test match, picked
up seven wickets and scored
60-odd handy runs in the
first innings.
long time so I know the tal-
ent that they do have in
India, but when you've got to
step up on a big stage in a
Test match against Australia
it's a different story.
● We gave Australia the benefit
of doubt the last time India
were here because Warner
and (Steve) Smith weren't
there. But this time,
Australia’s at full strength
and India are on the bones
of their squad — they’re
playing net bowlers in Test
matches and they’re still
winning. That’s the worry
for Australia.