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TODAY’S Booker Longlist 2023? Check
out ‘Books and Movies’
let us salute the tribal freedom
fighters and know about their
building, illustrations
and cartoon strips,
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Education

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watch clash among
nine World Cup

What is no-confidence motion and what fixture changes

I
ndia’s clash with archrivals

happens if party or alliance loses or wins

Pakistan in this year’s ODI
World Cup has been brought
forward a day to October 14 among
eight other fixture changes, the
International Cricket Council
(ICC) said on Wednesday. The
world’s biggest cricket stadium in
Ahmedabad will host the hotly

L
ok Sabha Speaker Om Birla admitted a no- anticipated match, originally set
confidence motion against the Narendra Modi for October 15 at the same venue.
HOW IS A NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION
x-plained
government recently. On behalf of Opposition Fixtures for the 50-over World Cup
parties of the I.N.D.I.A alliance, Congress MP DEBATED AND VOTED? were originally published in June
Gaurav Gogoi, moved the motion. As the House debates The motion is moved by the member who after weeks of delays arising from
the no-confidence motion, we discuss the significance Pakistan’s reluctance to travel to
of the motion... submitted it, and the government will then India. Wednesday’s overhaul of
respond to the motion. The Opposition the schedule, less than two months
parties will then have the opportunity to before the tournament begins,
The NDA has a comfortable majority in the Lok came after the Board of Control
speak on the motion. After the debate, the Lok for Cricket in India said foreign
Sabha but a no-confidence motion is often
Sabha will vote on the no-confidence motion. The teams had requested changes.
used as a tool by the Opposition to force a dis- motion will be passed if it is supported by a
cussion in the House on particular issues. At majority of the members of the House. RAJYA SABHA PASSES
least thrice governments have DIGITAL PERSONAL DATA
fallen during vote on a “motion of confidence” PROTECTION BILL, 2023
WHAT HAPPENS IF THE GOVERNMENT WINS The Rajya Sabha has passed
THE VOTE ON THE NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION? the Digital Personal Data

WHAT WHO HOW

IS A NO-CONFIDENCE
MOTION? The motion is a
move usually by an
Opposition party to force the government of the day
to prove its majority on the floor of the House. If
the motion is passed, the government must resign.
It is different from the motion of confidence. A
government can prove its majority by moving a
confidence motion to counter Opposition parties.
CAN MOVE A
NO-CONFIDENCE
MOTION?
The motion can be moved only in the
Lok Sabha. It cannot be moved in
the Rajya Sabha. Any member of the
Lok Sabha can move a no-confidence
motion. But the motion has to be
supported by at least 50 members
of the House.
IS A NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION If the government wins the vote on the no-confidence Protection Bill, 2023, which
MOVED? A no-confidence motion, the motion is defeated and the government seeks to set out requirements
motion must be signed by the remains in power. for firms collecting data online,
member moving it and submitted to the Speaker with exceptions for the govt
WHAT HAPPENS IF THE GOVERNMENT LOSES
of the Lok Sabha. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha and law enforcement agencies.
THE VOTE ON THE NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION?
then decides whether to admit the motion for The Bill amends the Right to
If the government loses the vote on the
discussion. If admitted, the Speaker decides on Information Act, 2005 to
no-confidence motion, the government in power has
the date and time for the discussion, often in remove public interest
to resign to make way for the government who has a
consultation with all the parties. exemptions on disclosing
majority of the House.
personal information.

FB Messenger to drop SMS support in Sept

Mars is spinning In Jaisalmer fossils, scientists find a
I
nstant messaging app Fa-

faster: Study new plant-eating dinosaur species cebook Messenger has

announced that it will
drop SMS support next
1 This feature
was first

S
cientists from IIT-Roorkee month. “If you use Messenger announced in

S
cientists have made the most precise measure- and Geological Survey of as your default SMS messag- 2016. Last
ments ever of Mars’ rotation, for the first time India (GSI) have discov- ing app for your Android de- month, Meta
detecting how the planet wobbles due to the ered the oldest fossil remains vice, please note you will no had introduced
“sloshing” of its molten metal core. The findings are of a long-necked, plant-eating longer be able to use Messen-
based on data from NASA’s InSight Mars lander, which dicraeosaurid dinosaur in Jais- ger to send and receive SMS a real-time
operated for four years before running out of power almer, suggesting that India messages sent by your cellular avatar calls
during its extended mission in December 2022. To was a major centre of dinosaur network when you update feature for
track the planet’s spin rate, the study’s authors relied evolution. your app after September 28, Messenger.
on one of InSight’s instruments: a radio transponder 2023,” the company said in a
and antennas collectively called the Rotation and In-
terior Structure Experiment, or RISE.
The study reveals that the
remains are 167 million
According to the scientists, fossils of dicraeosaurid dinosaurs
help page. “You will still be
able to send and receive SMS
messages through your cellu-
2 This feature
will be helpful when users don’t want to show their real faces
during video calls and want a third option between camera-off
years old and belong to a lar network and access your
They found that the planet’s rotation is accelerating have been found previously in North and South Americas, and camera-on.
new species, unknown to SMS message history through

3
by about 4 milliarcseconds per year – corresponding Africa and China, but such fossils were not known from India. your phone’s new default mes- In June, Meta announced parental supervision for Messenger,
scientists thus far. It has
to a shortening of the length of the Martian day by a The rocks in which the fossils were found are dated to be saging app.” The company so that parents can see how teens spend their time and who
been named ‘Tharosaurus further explained that if users
fraction of a millisecond per year. It’s a subtle accel- around 167 million years old, which makes this new Indian sau- they interact with on Messenger.
indicus’, the first name do not choose their own new
ropod not only the oldest known dicraeosaurid but also global-
4
eration, and scientists aren’t entirely sure of the default messaging app, their Parental Supervision on Messenger was rolled out in the US,
referring to the ‘Thar ly the oldest diplodocoid (broader group which includes dicrae-
cause. But they have a few ideas, including ice accu- SMS messaging will automat- the UK and Canada, with plans to expand to more countries
mulating on the polar caps or post-glacial rebound, desert’ where the fossils osaurids and other closely-related sauropods). Theories ically go to their phone’s de-
around the world in the coming months.
where landmasses rise after being buried by ice. The were found, and the second so far had suggested that the oldest dicraeosaurid was fault messaging app, such as
after its country of origin. the Android Messages app.
shift in a planet’s mass can cause it to accelerate a from China (about 166-164 million years old).
bit like an ice skater spinning with their arms
stretched out, then pulling their arms in.

Take more interest in the

country: Kajol to students
ritika.kumar@timesgroup.com

I
ndia as a country is recognised as a Kajol will be next seen in
power, a major player and a voice today”, ‘Sar Zameen’, a film on
feels actress Kajol. In the capital recent-
Kashmir terrorism, which
ly to attend a film festival, the actress,
RISE data was also used by the study authors to when asked about India’s achieve- also stars South actor
measure Mars’ wobble – called its nutation – due to ments since its Independence, said: Prithviraaj Sukumaran
sloshing in its liquid core. The measurement allows “The fact that India has a voice in and Ibrahim Ali Khan
G-20, that we are hosting the
scientists to determine the size of the core: Based
summit is a reflection of India’s
on RISE data, the core has a radius of roughly
growing power.” Kajol also things like bettering the
1,835 kilometres.
believes that India has neighbourhood, charity,
The authors then compared that figure with two evolved as a society. saving the mangroves,
previous measurements of the core derived from the Women have come a long planting more trees,”
spacecraft’s seismometer. Specifically, they looked at way, she added. “From the actress asserted.
how seismic waves travelled through the planet’s where we started 75 Talking about her
interior – whether they reflected off the core or years ago and where we favourite genre of
passed through it unimpeded. are today, we are defi- films, Kajol, who was
nitely a more progres- last seen playing
Taking all three measurements into account, they sive society, and I hope Noyonika, a housewife
estimate the core’s radius to be between 1,790 and it continues,” she stated.
who returns to practise
1,850 kilometres. Mars as a whole has a radius of So, what’s her message to
law after her husband was
3,390 kilometres – about half the size of Earth’s. students this Independence
jailed, in web series ‘The
Day, we ask. “I think the
Measuring Mars wobble also provided details about Trial’ said, “I definitely
youth just needs to stand
the shape of the core. “RISE’s data indicate the up and take interest in want to do more of com-
core’s shape cannot be explained by its rotation the country. The most edy. There are no two
alone,” said the paper’s second author, Attilio important thing we can ways about it. That is
Rivoldini of the Royal Observatory of Belgium. “That tell our youngsters is to certainly on my list. I
shape requires regions of slightly higher or lower go out there. They am talking to people, so
density buried deep within the mantle.” should focus about stay tuned,” she said.
 02 “If you hear a voice within you say “you cannot paint,” then by all means paint
and that voice will be silenced.”
— VINCENT VAN GOGH
FILMS AND BOOKS FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 2023

Pics: Istock

HOW IT WORKS

1 Founded in 1969, the Booker Prize

is one of the world’s most coveted
literary awards, given each year to
Sparks ‘Lean In’ Movement
the author of a novel written in
English and published in Britain or
for Teenage Girls
Ireland. It is often seen as the cap- A decade ago, Sheryl Sandberg
stone of a writer’s career, but the wrote the best-seller ‘Lean In’ for
In this week’s reading list, we look at some of the authors who have been nominated for this year’s Booker award has also regularly made new women navigating the corporate
literary stars. Recent winners have world. Now, she wants to inspire the
Prize. Dive into their captivating narratives of Sebastian Barry, Chetna Maroo, Tan Twan Eng as they bring included Bernardine Evaristo,
next generation of female leaders
forth their unique tales that span continents and emotions
Image: AP Photo/
Douglas Stuart and Marlon James.

2
S
Alastair Grant, File
This year’s judges will now nar- andberg’s non-profit, LeanIn.Org, has launched a new
SEBASTIAN for the 2023
longlist. The
lo
Maugham. His
debut ‘The Gift of
Costa Prize, the Bollinger Everyman
Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction and
row the longlist down to a six- leadership programme for girls 11- to 15-years-old called
Lean In Girls, which aims to teach them lessons on re-
book shortlist, scheduled to be
BARRY Kenya-born
K Rain’ was long- National Book Critics
tics Cir-
revealed on September 21. The win-
reve
silience, positive risk-taking and leading boldly. In rais-
Nominated for: Maroo’s
M nov- listed for the Book- cle Award for Fiction.
on. ing her own family, Sandberg said she noticed that girls
el,
e set within er Prize in 2007; ning book, whose author will lose confidence and their voice “somewhere around middle
Old God’s Time the
th context of his second ‘The receive about $64,000, will be
re school,” an observation that is backed up
the British
th Garden of Even- VIKTORIA pub lished in by data. “These are the 10 years where I
Sebastian Barry, a Gujarati mi-
Gu ing Mists’ won the aannounced at a ceremony in When it was became a mother of older kids – as a par-
novelist, playwrightt lieu, has been Man Asian Liter-
LLOYD- LLondon on November 26. 2013, ‘Lean In’ became an ent of teenagers, boy do I see those differ-
BARLOW international bestseller and
and poet, is one off
four Irish writers to
make it to the long-
praised by Booker
praise
judges for its use of the sport of
squash as a metaphor for complex hu-
ary Prize 2012 and
the 2013 Walter
Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, and Nominated for: 3
mitted
The 12 nominees were cho-
sen from 163 books sub-
mitt by publishers and are from
has since sold millions of
copies around the world. The
ences,” she said.

Gender Equality Initiative

list for this year’s man emotions. It revolves around the was also shortlisted for the Booker
prestigious award. story of an 11-year-old girl and her Prize in 2012. All The Little Image:www.
thebookerprizes.com 7 different
dif countries. SOURCE: NYT, AP book inspired Lean In Circles, The free-of-charge programme consists
Barry, who has re- bonds with her family. “Skilfully de- Bird-Hearts where many women gather of 15 lessons that are based on social sci-
ceived four previous ploying the sport of squash as both ence research, expert input and feedback
nominations for the context and metaphor, ‘Western Lane’ PAUL MURRAY Image: www.
Viktoria Lloyd-Bar- THE FULL LONGLIST IS
T regularly to debate, from girls. The first six lessons are avail-
commiserate and discuss
thebookerprizes.com
Man Booker Prize is a deeply evocative debut about a fam- low’s debut novel, ‘All able for anyone who completes training.
earlier and been ily grappling with grief, conveyed
Nominated for: The Little Bird-  Ayòbámi Adébáyò ‘A Spell their aspirations The remainder, which tackle more chal-
short-listed twice (‘A Long Long Way’ through crystalline language which The Bee Sting Hearts,’
He is about a of Good Things’ lenging issues, will be delivered through
and ‘The Secret Scripture’) has now reverberates like the sound ‘of a ball rule-bound
r moth-  Sebastian Barry ‘Old God’s Time’ partner organisations such
been nominated for ‘Old God’s Time’. hit clean and hard… with a close The Irish writer er
e whose carefully as Kipp Schools, Girls Inc. and the Girl
 Sarah Bernstein ‘Study for
The novel is about a retired police detec- echo’,” said the judging panel. was nominated ordered
o life is up- Scouts of Northeast Texas. Sandberg said
tive who gets dragged back into a cold
Image: www.
for ‘The Bee Sting,’ ended
e when a Obedience’ the project is part of her effort to increase
case investigation. a tragicomic
g fami- charming
ch couple  Jonathan Escoffery ‘If I the number of women in top career posi-
TAN TWAN ENG
G thebookerprizes.com
ly saga. The Irish
lysaga h moves
mo next door with darker designs tions, which is still too low.
novelist
nov has pre- on her
he 16-year-old daughter. Like her Survive You’
CHETNA MAROO Nominated for: Thee viously
vi written
tten‘‘An protagonist, Lloyd-Barlow — who has
protag  Elaine Feeney ‘How to Build

House of Doors
Hous Evening
E of Long Goodbyes’, PhD in Creative Writing from the Uni- a Boat’ Leadership Sandberg’s
Nominated for: philosophy has faced
‘Skippy
‘S Dies’ and ‘The Mark versity of Kent — is autistic. She re-  Paul Harding ‘This Other Eden’ Redefinition criticism for being elitist
Western Lane M
Malaysian writer and
a the Void’. His second novel cently spoke at Harvard University on and out of date, and the book
Tan
T Twan Eng ‘Skippy
‘S Dies’ was bestseller autism and literary narrative. AP
 Siân Hughes ‘Pearl’
Empowerment was seen as ignoring the
London-based In- received
r hiss which
w ‘The Guardian’ called a  Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow ‘All Rachel Thomas, chief execu- struggles of lower-income
dian-origin author third
t long-list
st ‘riotously
‘rio entertain- the Little Bird-Hearts’ tive officer of LeanIn.Org, women and single moms. The
Chetna Maroo’s nomination,
n this tragicomedy, set in
ing tr said the programme also term “lean out” emerged as
 Paul Lynch ‘Prophet Song’
debut novel ‘West-- time for ‘The House
tim ouse of a posh Dublin boys’ aims to redefine what leader- a counterpoint to
ern Lane’ is among 13 Doors,’ a book of historical fiction
Doo school.’ It was longlisted for  Martin MacInnes
ship means and move away Sandberg’s
message
books to make the e cut drawn from the life of Somerset the 2010 Booker Prize, ‘In Ascension’ from the traditional command-
shortlisted for the 2010  Chetna control style that doesn’t typically
resonate with girls. She said it will give
FRESH VOICES Maroo girls tools to identify and challenge the negative
‘Western stereotypes and beliefs that hold them back.
This year’s Booker is dominated by Among the other Lane’ “Naming it and giving them tools to iden-
lesser-known writers including four nominees are  Paul tify it and push back against it and re-
‘How to Build a Boat,’ frame it can be really powerful,” she said.
debut novels. According to Esi by Elaine Feeney, Murray Latricia Barksdale, the vice president
Edugyan, an author and chair of this about a neurodiverse ‘The Bee of Lean In Girls, said the programme
year’s judges, the list was “defined by schoolboy and
Sting’ targets a critical moment in identity for-
the teachers who
its freshness — by the irreverence of help him  Tan Twan
mation and development. The material
also provides additional advice and
new voices, by the iconoclasm of Eng ‘The resources for adults. According to
about a mother’s disappearance Shehan
established ones.” The debut books Karunatilaka, House research compiled by
 ‘All the Little Bird-Hearts,’ by
are marked by a distinct one of Sri Lanka’s of the group, only one
freshness of subject… Viktoria
V Lloyd-Barlow is told from most prestigious writers, in five girls aged
won the 2022 Booker Doors’ eight to 17 believe they
 ‘If I Survive You,’ by the
t perspective of a mother Prize for ‘The Seven Moons have the qualities to be a
Jonathan Escoffery is with
w autism of Maali Almeida,’ a leader and almost half of
 ‘Western Lane,’ by Chetna satirical ‘afterlife noir’ set high school girls think
about a Jamaican family during Sri Lanka’s
Maroo is about the grieving speaking their mind will
in Miami brutal civil war
make them unlikable.
 ‘Pearl,’ by Sian Hughes is squash player and her family
EXTRACTED FROM A BLOOMBERG FEATURE

Remembering two cinema legends who passed away recently IN MEMORIAM

which he voiced Max, the computer helm-
ing the Trimaxion Drone Ship on which
the pint-size hero, David (Joey Cramer),
found himself.

THE
Oscar-winning director
7
He was approached to produce ‘Star
NIGHTMARE ON ICONIC CAR CHASE Wars’ and “M*A*S*H” and he turned
BEFORE William Friedkin “Everything you see, we actually
them down as he said later that he
couldn’t see its potential. Both became
American actor and comedian Paul Reubens, known for CHRISTMAS passed away on Aug 7 did. There was no CGI then. ‘The cult phenomenons.

8
Exorcist’ Born in Chicago on Aug
(1993) There was no way to fake
creating and portraying the character Pee-wee Herman,

W
illiam Friedkin, the and ‘The 29, 1939, he began work-
Reubens reunited generation-defining di- it. I just put the pedal to Godfather’ (197
3) ing in local TV produc-
passed away. Here are four of his must-watch performances with Burton for this rector who brought a the metal, and we went began the era of
the tions as a teenager. By age 16,
stop-motion classic in which he voiced visceral realism to 1970s blockbuster he was directing live shows.
90 miles an hour in city motion picture

P
aul Reubens, who died July 30 life in a performance of utter physical and Lock, who with Shock (Catherine O’Hara) hits ‘The French Connec- “My main influence was dra-
at age 70, will always be re- verbal precision. and Barrel (the composer Danny Elfman) tion’ and ‘The Exorcist’ and was quickly traffic. The fact that matic radio when I was a kid,”
membered for his beloved alter forms a trio of minions who are “Hallow- anointed one of Hollywood’s top directors nobody got hurt is a miracle. he said in a 2001 interview.

9
ego, the perpetually childlike een’s finest trick-or-treaters.” Together, when he was only in his 30s, passed away The fact that I didn’t get killed, the He moved to documentaries, mak-
Pee-wee Herman – a character PEE-WEE’S PLAYHOUSE they assist the villain Oogie Boogie (Ken on Aug 7. Let’s learn more about him. fact that some of the crew members ing ‘The People Versus Paul

so popular that it was able to carry a stage
show, movies and a TV series. But Reubens
also made memorable impressions playing
1
Page) and, most important, sing ‘Kidnap He cemented his legacy early with Crump’, in 1962 and was soon in
(1986-1990) the Sandy Claws’. Reubens and his team ‘The French Connection’ (1971) for didn’t get hurt or killed. That’s a Hollywood to make network TV shows.
Like the finest chil- even went on to perform the song live. NY’ which he even won the best director chance I would never take again” His first film was ‘Good Times’ in 1967.

a variety of supporting characters on the
big and small screens – like Penguin’s fa-
ther in ‘Batman Returns’, the turtleneck-
wearing fixer Mr Vargas in ‘The Blacklist’
10
dren’s shows, this Oscar. Based on a true story, it’s about the In recent years, he wrote a can-
series delighted efforts of maverick New York City police er, ‘The Exorcist’, in 1973. Based on Wil- did memoir, “The Friedkin
both the younger set
and its parents. The
PEE-WEE POINTERS Detective James “Popeye” Doyle (Gene
Hackman) to track down a drug kingpin.
liam Peter Blatty’s bestselling novel about
a 12-year-old girl possessed by the devil, it
Connection” and directed sev-
eral well-received movies. And he

and a cameo as one of the investigating
officers in ‘Matilda’, just to name a few out
of dozens. Looking for more? Here are four
of Reubens’ greatest hits.
2
first could laugh at Quick facts about Reubens iconic It’s considered one of the best films was so scary for its era that many viewers wasn’t done working yet: A new film,
Pee-wee’s antics and of the 20th Century and is often cited fled the theatre before it was over. “The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial,”
character Pee-wee Herman
5
his gallery of wacky as featuring one of the greatest car He went on to direct movies and TV starring Kiefer Sutherland, is set to
friends, while the
second would get a 1 Pee-wee’s first stage appearance was
in 1977.
chase sequences in movie history. Hack-
man also picked the best actor Oscar.
shows well into the 21st century. But
he would never again come close to
premiere at the Venice Film Festival
next month. AP

3
kick out of the wordplay, the brilliant art The movie became a box office hit. It matching the acclaim of his earlier works.
PEE-WEE’S
BIG
direction and the surreal guest stars. The
show, which aired for five seasons on CBS
on Saturday mornings, remains one of the
2 The name came from a harmonica
named ‘Pee-wee’ that he had.
won Academy Awards for best pic-
ture, screenplay and film editing, and
led critics to 6
His 1977 film ‘Sorcerer’, a gangster
thriller starring Roy Scheider was
widely panned at the time. It’s has
‘The French Connection’ is considered
a neo-noir action thriller. Neo-noir is a
ADVENTURE oddest productions to ever land on Ameri-
can televisions.
3 Reubens became Pee-wee Herman
as even the credits said ‘Pee-wee hail Friedkin,
then 32, as a
now become a cult classic. “The zeitgeist
had changed by the time it came out,” he
revival of film noir, a genre that had
originally flourished during the post-
(1985) Herman as Himself.’ leading mem- said in 2013. “It came out at World War II era in the United States –
This film may well
be one of the most extravagantly weird
FLIGHT OF THE
NAVIGATOR (1986)
4 In 1980, Pee-wee made his first big-
screen appearance as a not-so-
sweet hotel employee in ‘Cheech &
ber of a new
generation of
filmmakers.
the time of
a n d t h at
than any
‘Star Wars,’
m o r e
film that
roughly from 1940 to 1960. The French
term, film noir, translates to English as

4
comedies of the 1980s – and possibly ever. He fol- I can recall really “dark film”, because they were
A breakthrough for both Reubens and Reubens had distinctive intonations, and Chong’s Next Movie’. lowed it captured
Friedkin’s quite dark both in lighting,
director Tim Burton, the film built on he put them to good use in exten- up with the z eit-
Reubens’ live show, which had been cap-
tured for an HBO special in 1981. Strapped
sive voice work, especially
during the 2010s. An ear-
5 Pee-wee gained national attention
courtesy of HBO, which aired a tap-
ing of one of The Pee-wee Herman cu
influence on
film and popularto
ltu re cont inues
an even big-
ger blockbust-
geist.” but also indicating sinister
stories often presented in
into a fitted gray suit with a bright red lier example is this family orcist’ a shadowy cinemato-
bow tie, his face a collection of sharp an- friendly science-fiction Show’s performances in 1981. live on. A new ‘Ex t this
film is co m ing ou graphic style. Neo-noir has
gles in a kid’s film from 1986 in tor
year, from direc
idea of Ka-
buki make-
up, Pee-
6 He kickstarted Tim Burton’s direct-
ing career after the success of ‘The
Pee-wee Herman Show’ prompted
David Gordon
Green
a similar style but with updat-
ed themes, content, style, and
visual elements. Writer Mark Conard
wee is si- Warner Bros to hire Reubens to write a
multane- defines it as “any film coming after
script for a full-length Pee-wee film.
ously inno- the classic noir period that contains
cent and Burton made his feature film directing
noir themes and noir sensibility”
crafty, unen- debut with ‘Pee-wee’s Big Adventure’.
cumbered by
social mores
and deliciously
7 Pee-wee’s Playhouse ran for five
seasons and earned 22 Emmys.
arch, accessible to
all and cultishly
weird. And Reu-
8 In 2016, Netflix released ‘Pee-wee’s
Big Holiday’, Pee-wee Herman’s first
film in 28 years.
bens brought him to
 SCHOOL IS COOL
FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 2023
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
Leader Cambridgians ceremonially Young leaders take charge
get invested with responsibilities

"W
arren Prefectori-
al Council 2023-
24 was organized
on July 31 at Warren Acade-
my School, Karatarpura,
Jaipur. Principal Kalpana
Kaul announced the names
of selected students for var-
ious positions in the Warren
Prefectorial Council 2023-24
during the ceremony. The
principal briefed the selected
members about their duties
and responsibilities and en-
couraged them to uphold the
school's dignity and integri-
ty in every situation.
T he school director
Arun Sogani and Amit Sog-
ani expressed their
thoughts, stating that the
chosen students in the
council have been assigned
different responsibilities to
reco gnise and enhance
their unlimited capabilities
and potential, contributing
to their overall personality
development. Arnav Jain
and Kajal Narayani were
sworn in as the Head Boy
and Head Girl, respectively,
along with Ansh Sharma
and Pranjal Sharma as the
Vice Head Boy and Vice
Head Girl."

T
he investiture ceremo- the school consigns in the ansh Khandelwal have been The mentor Lata Rawat efitted by their assistance
ny is one of the mo- newly elected office bearers. given the responsibilities of congratulated the newly cho- and abilities. She also urged

Ryan’ites interact with

mentous occasions This session the newly ap- ‘Head Boy’ and Pehal Chop- sen rank bearers. She ex- them to lead with passion,
when the mantle of respon- pointed Student Council has ra & Nandni Kala, the re- plained them the true mean- purpose and empathy; fos-
sibility is entrusted to the members from classes IX to sponsibilities of a ‘Head ing of being a leader and how tering a positive environ-
newly appointed student XII, chosen through a rigor- Girl’. Dif ferent Council with these official posts ment. The ceremony ended

celebrity Akassh Jagga

council. Delegation of au-
thority to the children is
important as it inculcates
leadership values and makes
them responsible citizens.
ous selection process. The
student council will partic-
ipate in org anising the
school activities for the cur-
rent academic year through
members took the oath for
their posts like Head Pre-
fect, Cultural Head, IT Head
and Sports Head. After oath
taking the newly elected
comes a great deal of respon-
sibilities which they would
have to fulfil and come true
on the expectations of every-
one to prove their selection to
with the vote of Thanks
from the two Head boys fol-
lowed by a chat session with
the parents at High Tea.
The parents were thrilled

Cambridge Court High
School, Mansarovar organ-
ised an Investiture Ceremo-
ny to for mally empower
leadership and delegate the
responsibilities to the newly
chosen student council – a
formal platform for the stu-
dents to voice their concerns
and to increase their partic-
ipation in school’s activities.
The ceremony signifies the
reliance and confidence that
its various sub-committees.
The ceremony started
with Ganesh Vandana, fol-
lowed by school song and
welcome dance. The chief
guest, the mentor of Cam-
b r i d g e C o u r t G ro u p o f
Schools, Lata Rawat later
presented sashes and admin-
istered oath to the newly
elected appointees for the
academic session 2023-24.
Madhav Singhania & Dev-
council member g ave a
March past, well synchro-
nized feet & hands, stalking
on the beats of the school
band gave away a spectacular
show for the audience who
gave equally thunderous
round of applause to praise
their leaders. The ceremony
this time was also special as
it was attended by the parents
of the newly elected core
committee members.
be the best. Showering her
blessings on the Cambridg-
ians she also said, “The inves-
titure ceremony is meant to
welcome a new leadership
and repose the trust and
hope in that leadership.”
She motivated them to be
honest, sincere, and hard
working while rendering
their responsibilities to-
wards the school and let the
students and school be ben-
to see their children in the
best of their versions. One of
the parents while thanking
the school said, “I could never
imagine my child could be so
responsible. I can see a 360-de-
gree change in the personal-
ity of my child after being
groomed so well as a member
of the core committee. Such
initiatives by the school mo-
tivates not only the students
but also us as parents.”
A
kassh Jagga an Indi-
an actor, who is best
known for his role as
Kaushik Chakraborty in
popular show Kasautii
Zindagii Kay and Gagan
Narayan in Sasural Simar
Ka 2. He is appreciated for
essaying the role of Malhar
Thakur in Pyar Ke Saat
Vachan. Students of Ryan
International School got an
oppor tunity to interact
with the actor on the stage,
where Akassh Jagga shared
his success story commenc-
ing from the scratch, till
date where he is continuing
his roles in famous daily
soaps. Children interacted
with him and asked many
interesting questions which
were wisely replied by him.
He hooked the audience
with his smart personality
and lovely talks. Ryanites
displayed their performanc-
es, followed by the gesture
of gratitude by headmis-
tress Madhu Kanta who
presented a potted plant,
memento and a thank you
card to the young actor.

Academic Excellence Award Ceremony Held

D
harav High School,
Jaipur, held its pres-
tigious Academic Ex-
cellence Award Ceremony
on August 5 celebrating the
academic achievements of
students from classes III to
V and IX to XI. The event
honoured erudite scholars
for their exemplary scholas-
tic accomplishments.
T h e c e re m o ny c o m -
menced with the traditional
lighting of the lamp and a
solemn supplication, symbol-
izing the auspicious begin-
ning of the occasion. The
scholars received badges and
merit certificates in various
award categories, including
Academic Excellence for
scoring a minimum of 85%
marks in all five core sub-
jects, subject proficiency for
securing the highest marks
in core subjects, and the cov-
eted general proficiency

School honoured in 'Guru

award for the highest aggre- school demonstrated its performance, reflecting the academic prowess. The event them, instilling a sense of
gate marks. commitment to academic support provided to senior concluded with heartfelt grat- patriotism and unity. The
The school takes pride excellence by of fering a students, Soham Jain, and itude expressed by the vice- school continues to inspire
in the extraordinary 100% fee waiver scholarship Akansha Agha. heads of the Student Council, and nurture young minds,

Vandan, Chhatra Abhinandan

achievement of its student,
Sarthak Agarwal, who has
secured the third rank in
Rajasthan and is the city
topper of Jaipur in the Class
to the top three class X
Board Examination toppers:
Sarthak Agarwal, Koustub
Yadav, and Neelansh Agarw-
al. Scholarship renewal was
The principal Seema Se-
hajpal praised the efforts of
mentors in fostering intellec-
tual growth, the unflinching
support of parents, and the
Sarthak Agarwal and Nehal
Malik, towards all who con-
tributed to the event's suc-
cess.
The ceremony culminat-
fostering a culture that val-
ues and celebrates scholas-
tic achievements and moti-
vating students to strive for
greatness and make a posi-

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X Board Examinations. The also promised for consistent scholars for their exceptional ed with the National An- tive impact on society. xcellence always de- man of the BVP, Sudesh ram' while Ananya Shar-
serves to be award- Roop Roy, along with vice ma of class VIII chanted
ed. It was a proud - ch a i r m a n G ova rd h a n the 'Devi Stuti'. The school

Students celebrate PLACE WHERE…

moment for MKB Girls Sr Sharma awarded the mer- head said it was an honour
Sec School/ Tagore Public itorious students’ trophies for the school to be appreci-
School, Nehru Nagar to a n d c e r t i f i c a t e s. T h e y ated by an organization like
host members of the were assisted by Manoj Ku- the Bharat Vikas Parishad

Green-the colour of Life!!

Place where everyday someone
sleeps hungry,
A place where somebody manages
life out of unemployment.
The one where finding water is diffi-
cult,
Where everybody's heart is filled with
tri-colour,
Is Magnificent India.
The land where the juicy Jalebi was
created,
Place where Gulabjamun is dipped in
sizzling sugar syrup.
Here the people created special dosa,
The colourful chutneys.
People call it magical India,
The only country with a crown.
Surrounded by enemies,
No way to run.
The thing to do is stand against,
Courageous Indians!
Place where Alankar was created,
People like Mahatma were born.
Where the enlightened one got
enlightened,
Where the Mahabharata was fought,
Is my Golden sparrow…
Heer Gadhia,
Class IX
B h a r at Vi k a s Pa r i s h a d
(Vaishali Branch) in an
initiative titled 'Guru Van-
dan, Chhatra Abhinan-
dan’. The BVP honoured
well-deserved students at
the school who have shown
consistent remarkable per-
for mance in the field of
academics and socio-cul-
tural activities. The chair-
mar Mittal (secretary) and
Manju Goyal. Distin-
guished principal Jyoti
Rathore and teachers were
also awarded trophies and
shawls for their commit-
ment to the teaching pro-
fession. The school's music
teacher Rubina created an
aura of patriotism by sing-
ing the song 'Vande Mata-
which is dedicated to the
development and growth of
our country in all fields of
human endeavour - cultur-
al, social, academic, moral,
national, and spiritual. The
honour given by them will
serve as an impetus to cre-
ate feelings of responsibil-
ity and patriotism in the
hearts of students.

G
reen is the colour of life, nature,
and energy. It is associated with
growth and prosperity. The
learners of nursery to class II celebrat-
ed ‘Green Day’ on August 3. The learn-
ers and teachers came dressed in dif-
ferent shades of green. To reinforce
the concept of the colour, the learners
were engaged. Children learned about
the importance of green colour and
the positive effects it has on our lives.
The campus buzzed with a series of
activities like magic butterfly, the rock-
ing frog, lion mask, collages etc. At-
tractive drawings and posters were
displayed on the bulletin boards de-
picting the green colour at its best.
Bubbling with enthusiasm in
their astonishing green costumes
the little ones created a pleasant,
harmonious, and refreshing aura.
It goes without saying that the ac-
tive involvement in this colourful
activity infused in them vigour, vi-
tality, and freshness. The signifi-
cance of green colour and need to
save environment was highlighted.
The shades of green filled the air
with freshness, thrill, ecstasy, and
bliss. It also prompted them to think
how green colour energises and revi-
talises our lives. It was indeed an
invigorating, reviving and rejuve-
nating experience….! Principal A K
Shar ma blessed the tiny tots and
praised them for their efforts.
 04 “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be
trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other
people’s thinking.” – STEVE JOBS
I-OPENER
FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 2023

ONE WORLD, DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES

Explore diversity in vision and figure out how the same topic may be viewed differently by different folks. This is a mirror to society and life

F
or the tribal leaders of In-
dia, the fight was a dual
one—for their own people
and land, and the larger
revolution, led by Mahatma
Gandhi, which had united the whole
country against the external imperi-
alistic forces—the Britishers.
The tribal voices reverberated
from the forests of India, giving vol-
ume to the larger cry against the Brit-
ishers. As India celebrates Independ-
ence, Times NIE revisits their contri-
bution to the freedom struggle.
In conversation with VARNIKA
SHREE, students talk of these unsung
tribal leaders who played a key role
in India’s Independence.
LS OKAYS KEY BILL
 A Bill that seeks to empower military com-
manders of Tri-service organisations with full
administrative and disciplinary powers, was
passed by the Lok Sabha recently, paving the
way for creation of integrated theatre com-
mands (ITCs) in the coming months.
 Theatre Commands aim to bring synergy
among all branches of the Indian Armed Forces
to achieve military objectives.

WHY THIS LAW

 Currently, the Indian armed forces are gov-

V T
eer Surendra Sai
(January 23 1809 –
February 28, 1884)
Known for the 1857 Rebellion
of Sambalpur, Orissa(now
Odisha), Surendra Sai from
Rajpur Khinda was next in
line to the throne of Sambal-
pur after the death of Maha-
raja Sai in 1827, Surendra Sai
helped the tribal people in
the fight against the British
by encouraging their lan-
guage and cultural develop-
ment. He was a man with
great military genius.
ilka Manjhi (1750-
1785): Known for the
Manjhi Revolt of
1785, he was the first Adi-
vasi leader from Bihar’s
Santal Community to take
up arms against the British
in 1784, around 70 years be-
fore Mangal Pandey. Deter-
mined to defend his people
and land, Manjhi organised
the Adivasis into an army
trained in the use of bows
and arrows, to fight against
the resource grabbing and
exploitation of the British.
B G
irsa Munda (1875 –
1900) was a tribal re-
for mer, religious
leader, and freedom fighter
belonging to the Munda
tribe. While he died young at
the age of 25, he realised
early the intention of the
British to loot their lands. He
challenged the Christian
missionaries and revolted
against the conversion ac-
tivities along with the Munda
and Oraon communities. He
also fought against the force-
ful seizure of land.
aidinliu Pamei (Jan
26, 1915 – February
17, 1993) popularly
known as Rani Gaidinliu,
Pamei was a Naga spiritual
and political leader who at the
age of 13, joined the Heraka
religious movement. The
movement later turned into a
political movement, seeking
to drive out the British from
Manipur and the Naga areas.
She was arrested in 1932 by
the British at the age of 16,
and was sentenced to life and
was released in 1947.
R L
ajmohini Devi, be-
longing to the Manjhi
tribe (Gond group),
Devi had immense influ-
ence upon the tribals of
Surguja and adjoining are-
as, Madhya Pradesh. She
was inspired by the Gan-
dhian ideals and established
the Bapu Dharma Sabha
Adivasi Seva Mandal. She
enlightened the tribals and
fought against superstitious
beliefs and worked towards
the liberation of women.
axman Naik erned by three separate laws: the Army Act of
(Nov 22 1899 –
March 29, 1950, the Air Force Act of 1950 and the Navy
1943), belonging to the Act of 1957.
Bhumia tribe of Odisha,  Only officers from the same service have
organised rebels against
the authority to discipline those who fall under
the British. Responding
to a call of Gandhi, Naik their respective Acts.
led a peaceful protest on
August 21, 1942 in front of
Mathili police station. The
police fired at the demon-
strators indiscriminately,
killing many. They framed
Naik in a case of murder
and eventually hanged him.

Veer
Surendra
Sai is a wonderfull
source of inspiration.
ti
He fought against the
colonial system even
before 1857 revolt. He
guarded the peak passes
to check the British mili-
tary inflow in Sambalpur.
During the 1857 Mutiny,
the Hazirabagh jail was
broken down and prisoners
were liberated, including
Sai. He moved to the hilly
tracts of Odisha and con-
tinued his resistance until
DID YOU
KNOW?
Tilak Manjhi
stood as a
symbol of resist-
ance and courage. H
He
is a symbol of perseverance
as when he was caught in
1784, he was tied to the tail
of a horse and dragged all
the way to the collector’s
residence at Bhagalpur.
There, his lacerated body
was hung from a
Banyan tree
PIYUSH SHAHDEO, 16 years,
DAV Public School, Hehal, Ranchi
The Ministry of Culture released a comic book on stories of 20
We should
be truly
inspired from
Birsa Munda because
he fought for people of
Jharkhand, its water,
forest, land and for tribal
identity. He compelled the
British to have sleepless
nights by raising his voice
against their exploitative
practises
SUYASH JAMUAR,
9 years, Lady K.C Roy
Memorial School, Ranchi
Rajmohini
Rani Devi was a
Gaidinliu symbol of deter-
not only fought mination, resil-
for her own reli- ience and strength.
gious beliefs but for that Inspired by Gandhian ide-
of the whole nation. Her ologies and ideals, she
secular ideology is truly started a movement to
inspirational in this day empower tribal women of
and age as well. She did the Sarguja district. Her
not identify herself to any relentless efforts
political association but
inspired around 50,000
selflessly worked for
women to join her when
the society
she launched satyagraha
RASHI RAJ, 13 years, Saraswati
in 1953 to demolish all
Shishu Vidya Mandir, Ranchi
the distilleries in the
region. She inspires me
gave strong resistance to
to work towards one’s
When
Odisha
was being
exploited by the
British; Laxman Nayak
emerged as a strong
force. Born in 1899 in
Koraput in a tribal com-
munity, he was inspired
by Mahatma Gandhi, and
followed peaceful meth-
ods like boycotting
British items, during the
Quit India movement.
Sadly, he was hanged for
his nationalism, as he
 This creates challenges in maintaining com-
mand, control, and discipline within groups that
consist of members from different services.
EMPOWERING ITC CHIEFS
 The Inter-Services Organisations (Command,
Control and Discipline) Bill seeks to empower
the commanders-in-chief or officers-in-com-
mand of ITCs to exercise disciplinary or admin-
istrative control over the service personnel
under their command, irrespective of their
service.

his surrender in 1862 Tribal Freedom Fighters at Tiranga Utsav celebration in New Delhi goal the British
RITIKA RAJ, 14 years, in 2022. This collection of stories recalls the sacrifices of some AARZOO KUMAR, SURYANSH JP MOHANTY, WHO CAN BECOME C-IN-C?
Saraswati Shishu of the bravest men and women who inspired their tribes and gave 18 years, Delhi Public 12 years, Monfort  The officers eligible to be appointed as the
Vidya Mandir, Dhurwa School, Ranchi School, Dhenkanal
Ranchi up their lives to fight British rule. commander-in-chief are: a General, Lt Gen or
Maj Gen; an Admiral, Vice-Admiral, or Rear-
Admiral; an Air Force officer above the rank of
rienced fully, perfectly, gives birth to Group Captain.

Look To This Day!

another perfect moment, and all such
moments add up to a perfect day. Look
to this day!
Hormones act as messengers for
TWO-FRONT THREAT
 There is now a renewed thrust to create
THAT YEAR
our bodies, regulating everything
from physical functioning to emo- ITCs to build an integrated war-fighting machin-
tional well-being. Medical researchers ery in a cost-effective manner.
Mona Mehta say that the best part about many of
 There will be two “adversary-specific” ITCs

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very dawn brings with it in-
numerable opportunities for
anand, and it doesn’t cost us
anything.
Anand, bliss, is defined as ‘an un-
limited, everlasting inner joy that is
undisturbed by external circumstanc-
es’. It is not a synonym for happiness
or pleasure, which are derived from
sense objects, from things outside the
self, which are temporary in nature.
In bliss, no event makes you sad or
1943: Former President of
Pakistan Pervez Musharraf
was born on this day. The Pakistani mili-
ecstatic. When you are in the company
of friends, for example, you enjoy that
thoroughly; when not, that silence and
aloneness you are left with, feels great
tary officer took power in a coup in 1999. too, for you now have time for yourself.
He served as president of Pakistan from You are not numb; instead, you are
2001 to 2008. so centred and present in the moment
that you are perpetually high on life.
1984: At the Olympic Games in
Los Angeles, Carl Lewis
became the third track-and-field athlete
Worry, anxiety, guilt, fear — none of
these demons catch you. As Scottish
novelist R L Stevenson puts it, ‘Anyone
can carry his burden, however hard,
until nightfall’, but things get difficult
when we pile up yesterday’s sorrows
and tomorrow’s anxieties’.
Mindfulness is the key. According
to Vietnamese Zen master Thich Nhat
Hanh, mindfulness is the energy that
helps us recognise the conditions of
these hormones is that they’re influ-
enced by our thoughts and activities. — one for the northern borders with China at
Dopamine, which gives us a feeling of Lucknow and the other for the western front
well-being, spikes when we experience with Pakistan at Jaipur.
something pleasurable. Serotonin,
also known as the ‘feel-good hormone’,  The Maritime Theatre Command at Karwar in
keeps anxiety and depression at bay. coastal Karnataka, in turn, will be for the Indian
Exercise, sleeping well and spending Ocean Region as well as the larger Indo-Pacific.
time in nature can spike it. Endor-
phins, linked to ‘runner’s high’, are
hormones that act as natural painkill-
ers, ‘minimising discomfort and max- LETTERS TO
happiness that are already present in
our lives. .
imising pleasure’. And oxytocin, the
‘love hormone’, helps bonding and
attachment and is present in moth- THE EDITOR
One way to cultivate mindful- ers during childbirth and nurs-
ness is through the practice of ing, and is enhanced with in- It’s important to make your voice
refining attention and aware- timate touch. Being present heard.
ness. No complaints. No re- fully in the now, doing each
grets. Staying in the now. activity mindfully, with re- Send Letters to the Editor
Living this moment fully.
One moment lived and expe-
fined attention, releases
happy hormones.
at toinie175@gmail.com

Why Bijnor royalty are counting on the tiger to

to win four gold medals in one Olympics,
joining fellow Americans Alvin Kraenzlein
(1900) and Jesse Owens (1936).

bring back majestic past Opening of the nearby Amangarh Reserve has kindled hopes that old palaces could
find a second life as heritage properties where tourists get a taste of royal lifestyle
Sandeep Rai & Harveer Dabas in love with and married a Frenchwom- hopes the government will develop this

L
ess than 200km by road from an and converted to Christianity, becom- region along the lines of Jaipur and
Delhi lies Bijnor, the UP dis- ing Raja Francis Xavier Shiam Rikh. He Udaipur in Rajasthan.
trict known for forests, rivers, built his wife this church, currently “First, our agricultural income was
and sugarcane fields. It is also managed by the Roman Catholic cut down in the 1960s. Then, the Wildlife
home to several palaces cess Church, and both now lie buried there. Protection Act in the 1970s shut down
of the erstwhile princely statess Covered in cobwebs and thick layers our ‘shikaar company’, which arranged
that once ruled the area. With of dust, Bijay Niwas juxtaposes past hunting trips for foreigners. Property

1964: The Beatles’ first feature

film, A Hard Day’s Night,
had its US premiere in New York City.
Released during the height of
Beatlemania, it is now widely considered
a classic.
1942: American actress Hedy
Lamarr and composer
George Antheil received a patent for an
electronic device that minimised the
jamming of radio signals; it later became
a component of satellite and cellular
phone technology.
their estates gone and upkeep
proving ever more difficult,
these havelis have slid into slow
glory with present decline.
Visitors to
the haveli are
divisions further reduced our income.
Maintenance costs are high
and that’s why we look forward
disrepair, though their walls and d greeted by pho- to the government helping us
halls are still adorned to turn these properties into
with tiger skins and heritage hotels,” he says.
 Bhawna Kumari Singh at the Sahanpur fort in Bijnor’s
hunting trophies that Najibabad block. (Right) The Sacred Heart Church that was built
speak of the time by one of the Tajpur royals, whose descendant Inderjeet Singh Hidden Gems
when royalty thrived
in these parts.
Now, as it pros-
(inset) resides at the haveli of Bijay Niwas in Noorpur block
tographs of the
The Sahanpur fort, seat of the
erstwhile Sahanpur state, is in Najib-
pers under state protection, these havelis that add value to tiger safaris by offering to be descended members of the abad. It’s a white building with intricate
are looking for reviving their faded glory. visitors a taste of a princely past. from the Taga tribe royal household designs and sprawling courtyards.
The trump card, the royals hope, will be that fought off in- lined on a mantel- Bhawna Kumari Singh, wife of Kunwar
these havelis’ proximity to the Amangarh Of Tigers And Other Tales vaders in this re- piece with stuffed Bhartendra Singh, a former BJP MP
tiger reserve, which lies in the buffer zone One such neglected structure is the gion. bears at hand as from Bijnor, believes her 400-year-old
of the Jim Corbett national park. The 280-year-old Bijay Niwas, a sprawling One of the Tyagi forbears erected a “guards”. A spacious hall contains more home can be a hit with tourists. “Harid-

1919: The Weimar constitution was

formally declared, establish-
ing Germany as a republic.
reserve opened two of its gates in Novem- 20-bigha property in Noorpur block of
ber last year and welcomed tourists for Bijnor. The Tyagi clan that ruled over
the first time. The royals are hopeful their the erstwhile Tajpur state – it was
“monument of love” – the Sacred Heart
Church of Tajpur – that sits in a vast
mango orchard. It was built around 110
stuffed pieces – a tiger standing over a
deer as four leopards look on. “The de-
terioration was gradual,” says Inderjeet
war is barely 40km away and the Aman-
garh reserve is close by. If buildings like
these get heritage status, tourists can get
havelis can become heritage properties formed in the 18th century – is believed years ago by Shiam Singh Rikh. He fell Singh, a scion of the Tyagi family, who a royal treatment,” she says.
 WIZARD’S CORNER
FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 2023
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. So the best way to pull your-
self up is by indulging in mind teasers and laughter riots. Need a chill
pill? Get into the WIZARD’S CORNER! 05
S.F. AND COMIC KIDS GARFIELD

WUZZLES FAMILY CIRCUS SUDOKU GO FIGURE

Place the four numbers in the first, third,
fifth, and seventh boxes and whichever oper-
ators you want to use in the second, fourth,
and sixth boxes in the correct order to get the
answer. Use the numbers only once.

THE OPERATORS
X + —
EASY = 4

5 7 7 9
MEDIUM
= 50
1 5 8 9

HARD = 8
2 5 7 8
ANSWER

SOLUTIONS:
Easy 9 + 7 - 7 - 5 = 4
Medium 8 x 5 + 9 + 1 = 50
Hard 5 + 7 - 8 x 2 = 8

1. Immitigable
that which
2) Immure
v.
3. Imprecated
adj.
4) Minestrone
n.
W
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cannot be.......  to imprison  involved  very small
 mixed  to resist  implied  vegetable
 softened disease  taken soup
 moved  to impale  cursed  naval ship
 exceeded  to soil  opera singer
R
5. Poppy n.
ANSWERS D
watch
 young dog
 sea creature 1) softened
 type of flower 2) to imprison
 favourite sweet 3) cursed
4) vegetable soup
5) type of flower 1) Judicious adj.  old
 helpful 4) Jingoism (JING go
 tactful izum) n.
 cautious  intense patriotism
 wise  petty, noisy quar-
2) Junta (HOON tuh; relling
JUN tuh) n.  narrow-mindedness
 emergency session  unpleasant slyness
 communist cadre 5) Juxtapose (juk
 political clique stuh POHZ) v. to
place
STEP STEP  revolution
 beyond
1 3  opposite
3) Jaded adj.
 faded  above
 wearied  side by side
 jewelled

Step-by-step drawing of a couple mask by Alpa

ANSWER
Gojiya, art educator, Udgam School For Children, 1) Wise; showing sound judgement in making decisions;
Ahmedabad as, a thoughtful and judicious grandmother. Latin jus
(law). 2) Political clique ruling a country after seizing
STEP power by force; as, a military junta. Spanish.

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3) Wearied; feeling tired and bored; as, The children’s
singing revived his jaded spirits. English jade (worn-out
horse). 4) Intense patriotism favouring an aggressive,
2
EASY WAY warlike foreign policy. From a popular British song
(1878): “We don’t want to fight, but by jingo if we do,
we’ve got the ships, we’ve got the men, we’ve got the
money too.” 5) To place side by side; as, The artist
juxtaposed dark with brilliant colours. French.
 06 Don’t measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by
what you should have accomplished with your ability.
JOHN WOODEN, American basketball player
SIMPLY SPORTS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 2023

WO M E N ’S WO R LD CUP

BEERENSTEYN
MIYAZAWA
KICKING AHEAD
NETHERLANDS PREPARE FOR SPAIN WHILE JAPAN TAKE ON
SWEDEN IN WC QUARTERFINALS

N
etherlands forward Lineth Bee-
rensteyn is happy to admit her
first reaction on learning the
United States had been knocked
out of the Women’s World Cup
was “bye!” It was raw and spon-
taneous relief, coupled with a little schaden-
freude. The joy over someone else’s demise was,
perhaps, understandable.
The US and Netherlands played out a tight
1-1 draw during the group stage in Wellington,
where the Dutch will meet Spain on Friday in
the quarterfinawls. “From the start of the tour-
nament they ... were already talking about the
final. I was thinking, ‘You first have to show it
on the pitch before you talk’.” The Dutch for-
ward said she didn’t mean to be rude in her
observations. “I still have a lot of respect for
them but now they’re out of the tournament,”
WILL FOOTBALL BEAT SLEEP?
she said. “For me it’s a relief.”
Beerensteyn and her Dutch teammates go
into the quarterfinal in good form and in good
heart. Friday’s match throws up a thrilling
head-to-head contest in midfield between Jill
Roorde for Netherlands and Aitana Bonmati for
Spain. Both play in central midfield and are goal
creators as well as scorers.
UNDER NEW LEADERSHIP
Bonmati has contributed three goals and two
assists for Spain so far. Roord has four goals,
one behind tournament-leading Hinata Mi-
yazawa of Japan. Against South Africa, Roord
regained possession eight times and won four
tackles in the middle of the field. Bonmati has
stepped up as a leader for Spain as injury con-
tinues to curb the influence of Alexia Putellas,
the two-time Ballon d’Or winner. Bonmati said
this week a leadership role comes naturally.
just one goal in 20 appearances, so
her prolific scoring is a marked
improvement at the World Cup.
Japan has steamrolled its way into the quarter-
finals with a perfect 4-0 record and a team-record
14 goals in the tournament. The team has con-
ceded only one goal this tournament, in a 3-1
victory over Norway in the knockout stage.
Japan was not among the teams expected to
win the World Cup. Japan was ranked 11th at the
start of this World Cup. But big-named teams
have been upset and sent home, including past
winner Germany, two-time defending champion
the United States, Olympic champion Canada
and even perennial favorite Brazil.
SWEDEN FACES THREAT
Sweden is trying not to focus on Miyazawa, and
be cognizant of all of the Japanese scoring
threats. “I think that the whole team is the threat,”
Hinata Miyazawa

Photos: GETTY IMAGES

■ The Netherlands-Spain match is being played at
Lineth
the most inconvenient time for fans in Europe —
the 1 pm kick off in New Zealand is 3 am in
Beerensteyn Netherlands. “It’s a shame the fans of the coun-
tries involved have to watch the game in the mid-
dle of the night,” Netherlands coach Andries
Jonker said. “But on the other hand it’s the conse-
quence if you organize a tournament in this part
of the world and we should take it as it is. “If you
like good football, a fight, tension, then watch it.”
JAPAN FAVOURITES
Led by a surprising new star, Japan has emerged
as a Women’s World Cup favourite. Hinata Mi-
yazawa has scored fives times in four games and
leads the Golden Boot race headed into Japan’s
quarterfinal game against Sweden in Eden Park
on Friday. The 23-year-old has already matched
the team’s World Cup record set by Japanese
legend Homare Sawa, who had five goals when
Japan won the event in 2011. Last season she had
Swedish defender Magdalena Eriksson said. “You
have to be ready that runs can come from any-
where and they will never stop. They’re really
good at combining together and moving off each
other. So I think instead of focusing on one sin-
gle player, I think its important to look at
their whole team and be prepared that
threats can come from anywhere.”
Sweden has come close but has nev-
er won a World Cup. They were the
runners-up in 2003, and have finished
third three times. AP

File Photo: TOI

INDIA FACE JAPAN TEST
HOSTS START AS FAVOURITES IN SEMIS FOLLOWING UNBEATEN RUN IN ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP

M
aintaining in-
tensity through-
out the 60 min-
utes of the
game and con-
sistency in finishing would be
India’s targets when the hosts
take on Japan in the semifinal
of the Asian Champions Tro-
phy hockey tour nament in
Chennai on Friday. No doubt,
India will start as favourites
after their unbeaten run in the
round-robin stage, winning
four matches and drawing one
to top the points table.
JAPAN NO PUSHOVERS
However, India would be wary
of Japan, the only side the
hosts have not beaten. The
league match between the two
sides had ended in a 1-1 draw.
There is a wide gap in the world
Krishan Pathak rankings between the two
teams as India are at fourth
league stage. India have scored
the most number of goals -- 20
-- so far in this tournament but
they missed chances galore
against Japan in their league
match, and the hosts will have
to make amends of their poor
finishing against the same op-
ponents on Friday.
Craig Fulton’s side could
also utilise just one of the 15
penalty cor ners they had
earned against Japan in the
earlier match and they now
will have to find ways to score
from the PCs. Following In- sides the final execution inside
dia’s 4-0 thrashing of arch-ri- the box, more patience would
vals Pakistan on Wednesday, be needed to get more goals
Fulton noted that it would be against Japan. Japan sneaked
vital for his side to maintain into the semifinals ahead of
consistency in all the four Pakistan on better goal differ-
quarters of the match. ence, though the two sides col-
lected five points each. Japan
had minus two goal difference
MORE PATIENCE as against minus five of Paki-
NEEDED: HARDIK stan. Overall, Japan’s perfor-
mance in the competition has
India vice-captain and mid- been far from convincing. They
fielder Hardik Singh agreed managed just a win (vs China)
with his coach but felt that be- and lost and drawn twice. Even
though, India are favourites to
win on Friday, Japan will try to
take a cue from their earlier
performance against the hosts.
Although Japan have im-
pressed defensively, especially
in how their defenders were
tackling the Indian attackers
during penalty corners, their
attacking line-up has been dis-
appointing.
Second-placed Malaysia

Q1: Indian men’s hockey team goalkeeper spot as against 19 of Japan. But will take on third-placed and
the home side should not forget defending champions South
Krishan B Pathak earned his 100th that they had lost to Japan 3-5 Korea in the semifinals. Judg-
in the semifinals of the 2021 ing by the current form, Ma-
international cap during the Asian Champions edition in Dhaka after thrash- laysia would start as favourite
Photo: AP

Indian coach Craig Fulton and captain Harmanpreet Singh

ing their opponents 6-0 in the against Korea. PTI
Trophy 2023. Against which team did he Hardik Singh

achieve the feat?

a. China b. Korea c. Malaysia d. Japan Photo: AFP

IGA SWIATEK OVERCOMES

Q2: In which year did Roger Federer win RIDER PLISKOVA IN MONTREAL
TO THE T
his first Wimbledon title? op-ranked Iga Swiatek overcame a
first set-scare to beat Karolina Plisk-
a. 1997 b. 1998 c. 2001 d. 2003 ova 7-6 (6), 6-2 in the second round of
the Canadian Open. Swiatek advanced to
face 14th-seeded Karolina Muchova, a 7-5,

Q3:
6-4 winner over Sorana Cirstea. Swiatek
Which country did India defeat to win
Photo: USA TODAY Sports

beat Muchova this year in the French Open

the Thomas Cup on May 15, 2022? final. In the night session, second-ranked
Aryna Sabalenka beat Petra Martic 6-3, 7-6
a. Indonesia b. Malaysia c. China d. Denmark (5) in the hard-court event. Sabalenka is
the Australian Open champion. Wimbledon
champion Marketa Vondrousova, seeded

Q4: Which boxer did Muhammad Ali fight CANADIAN OPEN

ninth, beat Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 7-5.
in ‘The Rumble in the Jungle’ in 1974? Wozniacki, a former No. 1 player, was play-
ing her first WTA Tour event in 3 1/2 years.
a. Joe Frazier b. Sonny Liston Vondrousova set up a match against sixth-
c. George Foreman d. Leon Spinks seeded Coco Gauff, a 6-2, 6-2 winner over
Katie Boulter. Third-seeded Elena Rybaki-
na outlasted Jennifer Brady in a match that
was suspended Tuesday because of rain.
4) c. George Foreman
1) b. Korea 2) d. 2003 3) a. Indonesia
Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina during a training session ahead of the WSL Shiseido Fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula topped Yulia
Putintseva. In a late match, seventh-seeded
Tahiti Pro 2023 in Teahupo’o, Tahiti.
ANSWERS:
Petra Kvitova, the 2012 winner, beat 2021
Iga Swiatek
champion Camila Giorgi. AP