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Chinmaya Vidyalaya

Kundanbagh, Begumpet,

Hyderabad-500016

NEWSLETTER- SEPTEMBER 2018

To be patient means to suffer something that hinders or hurts us,

and still retain our self-composure.

Patience always elevates and strengthens our character.

We need it not only with others, but also with ourselves.

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We welcome the new correspondent of our Vidyalaya, Smt. Valli Prasanna – MA (Philosophy), BEd. , an ardent devotee of Pujya Gurudev, Swami Chinmayanandaji and who has been working with our Vidyalaya as an academic advisor since 2016. She has been associated with Chinmaya Vidyalaya , Ramagundam initially, as a teacher from 1987 to 1994 and later as the Principal from 1995 to 2007. She has also been a VMC member of GMR Chinmaya Vidyalaya- Shamshabad. We warmly welcome her as the new correspondent, and hope to take our Vidyalaya to greater heights under her guidance.

1st September 2018: Janamashtami Celebrations:

Assembly of the month of September had a Madhur (sweet) start with the memories of the lotus eyed, blue coloured boy of Vrindavan. Krishnaashtami was celebrated in the Vidyalaya with a beautiful song, praising little Krishna. Members of the literary club (students of Class IX and X, with guidance from the students of Class XI) came up with a skit with the name of KRISHNA, with each alphabet depicting a divine quality/virtue which can be imbibed by every single person. ‘K for Kinship’- the relation between Krishna and Balarama, ‘R‘ for ‘Righteousness’- the path that he took for the support of the Pandavas, ‘I’ depicting ‘Friendship’- the relation between Sudhama and Sri Krishna, ‘S’ depicting ‘Trust’- the incident between Satrajit and Krishna, regarding the Samantaka Mani, ‘H’ depicting ‘Faith’- the faith of Meerabai on Lord Krishna, ‘N’ depicting ‘Divinity’ where only Yashoda maiyya was able to see the entire universe in the mouth of Divine Krishna, and finally ‘A’ depicting ‘Courage’ where Lord Krishna shows immense courage while fighting with Kaliya. Class XI children of the literary club planned the activity, while class IX and X students enacted it.

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Qualities depicting the word “KRISHNA”

A few girls of Class XI and XII also participated in a Raas, the most lovable dance form of Lord Krishna.

Class XII girls participating in a Raas for Janmashtami

September 4th 2018- September 7th 2018- Sanskrit Saptaha:

Shravana Pournima day is celebrated as Hayagriva Jayanthi. The day when lord Vishnu in the form of a horse, retrieved the stolen Vedas from the demons is known as Hayagriva Jayanthi. This day is also known as Sanskrit Diwas. In our Vidyalaya, we have celebrated the week starting from 4th September as Sanskrit week (Hayagriva Jayanthi/Sravana Pournima being on 26th August 2018).

Sanskrit , being the mother of all languages, and also supposedly the language of the Gods, is highly respected in our motherland. This kind of celebration is one of a kind, and we are glad to have a group of students being ably guided by their teachers, spreading the wings of this language far and wide.

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Banner for Sanskrit Diwas

Day 1 of Samskruta Saptaha started with an invocation of the Lord and the explanation

of simple sentences in that language. Chi.Tanmayee and Chi.Sruti cheoreographed a dance for

the song of “Sarala Bhasha Sanskrutam”. There was also a conversation by a group of students

in Sanskrit language.

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Participants of Day 1 Samskruta Saptaha, with their mentors.

Day 2 had a patriotic song by the students of Class IX, accompanied by music by Class X

students. A few students had a conversation promoting this language and told about CIF- the

Chinmaya International Foundation. An action song by class VI students had a story enacted

with the explanation in Samskrutam.

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Participants of Day 2 along with their mentors

Day 3 had a few students conversing in Sanskrit and informing the audience about the

names of daily used articles. Class V students also presented a song and dance sequence about

the moon. The audience listened with rapt attention about the literary masterpieces authored

by the great Kavi Kalidasa.

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Day 3 participants of Sanskrit Saptaha with their mentors.

On day 4, an action song by the students of Class VII , very gracefully showed that

arrogance isn’t a virtue to be practiced. The story of the “Fox and the grapes” was very

beautifully enacted by them.

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Enaction of “Fox and the grapes” story

The final day had flowers being showered on the class X Sanskrit students in the form of

the loud round of applause given to them by the students, the staff and visiting parents of the

Vidyalaya. Swami Saakshiroopanadaji graced this event, which had the great Kavi Kalidasa in

the presence of Raja Bhoja in a small skit presenting and showcasing the virtues of patriotism

and loyalty.

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Sanskrit skit on Kavi Kalidasa and Raja Bhoja Students applauding participants of the last day of Sanskrit Saptaha.

Swamiji blessed the audience and also blessed the Sanskrit teachers for their role in

guiding the children and helping promote this ancient Indic language.

Swami Saakshiroopanandaji appreciating the Samskrutam teachers

Participants of the last day of Sanskrit Saptaha with their mentors

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4th September 2018:

Sri. Shyamlal Rai, a teacher with Mahatma Gandhi Handicapped Training Centre,

Badarpur, New Delhi, visited our Vidyalaya and demonstrated simple crafts using paper folding.

Sri. Shyamlal Rai exhibiting an art work

5th September 2018: Teachers Day Celebrations:

Lobby Board Decoration on the occasion of Teachers’ Day

Teachers Day in the Vidyalaya assembly was celebrated with a lovely tableau done by the primary children. Teachers from our ancient culture ie. Guru Vasistha, Guru Saandeepani, Guru Valmiki and Guru Dronacharya were some of the ancient rishis who came on stage foremost with their respective disciples.

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Acharyas of yester years along with their disciples

Other teachers who came on to the stage were Chattrapati Shivaji with his Guru- Samartha Ramadasu, Swami Vivekananda with his guru Sri. Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Gandhiji with his guru, Gopala Krishna Gokhale, SubhashChandra Bose with his guru Sri Chitaranjan Das, Lokmanya Tilak with his guru, Ranade, the first lady teacher- Savitribai Phule, and in more recent times, our gurus, Swami Tapovan Maharaj, Swami Chinmayanandaji and Guruji Swami Tejomayanandaji . Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, one of the most respected teachers in our country, also came onto stage to bless the young minds and initiate them into the scientific world. The great teacher, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan whose birthday came to be known as Teachers’ Day came on to the dias and gave a message to the audience.

Great personalities with their teachers

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A mother is a child’s first teacher- from infancy until her last moment. This thought is echoed in our Vedas as well. Matru Devo Bhava is a well known quote.

Dr. Sarvepalli

Radhakrishnan addresses the students of CV

Hyderabad

Our Mission Acharyas bless the audience

Mother- a child’s first guru

Participants of the teachers day assembly programme

The day’s wonderful programme done by the children of the primary section was covered by the Saakshi newspaper which published a photograph and gave a small write up about it in the next day’s newspaper.

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Primary children came up with a classical dance form, the lyrics of which showed their thanksgiving and gratitude to a teacher.

Primary students presenting a dance in the gratitude of teachers

Students of high school presented a song showing their gratitude to their teachers. This was accompanied with music played again by our own students.

Students of high school presenting a song of gratitude to teachers

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Students of Class X and Class XII came as teachers and took charge of all the classes right from LKG to Class IX. All the teachers were treated to a special mehendi session on their hands. This fascinating idea of the Principal, Smt. Vani and implemented by the incharge and students of the SUPW club along with other girls of the middle school, had smiles on the faces of all the teachers as well as the students. A special privilege indeed for a day specially meant for them!!!

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Teachers Day in the Vidyalaya, was celebrated in a small gathering held to appreciate the efforts of all the teaching and non teaching staff. Smt. V. V. Lavanya, Smt. Dhanalakshmi, Smt. Sulakshana, Smt. Sathya, Smt. Jyothi, Smt. Madhubala and Smt. Swarnalatha completed ten years of teaching in this Vidyalaya, and were felicitated with a shawl, memento and a sapling. Each one of these teachers, belonging to different wings and different departments have been imparting quality education to students. We wish them all good luck and hope to see them completing many more milestones in this Vidyalaya.

Smt. Lavanya being felicitated on Teachers’ Day

Smt. Sulakshana being felicitated on Teachers’ Day

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Smt. Dhanalakshmi being felicitated on Teachers Day

Smt. Sathya being felicitated on Teachers Day Smt. Madhubala being felicitated on Teachers Day

Smt. Swarnalatha being felicitated on Teachers Day

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Smt. G.Jyothi being felicitated on Teachers Day

All the felicitated teachers shared their views and experiences with the audience, comprising of all the teaching and non teaching staff. Teachers who had closely worked with them also shared their experiences and appreciated their contributions to our Vidyalaya in the last ten years.

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Teachers being felicitated on the completion of ten years in the Vidyalaya

11th to 14th September 2018: Hindi Week Celebrations:

Hindi Divas is celebrated on 14th September because on this day in 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India had adopted Hindi written in Devanagari script as the official language of the Republic of India.

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Hindi Diwas is celebrated annually to pay tribute to one of the official languages of India. It is celebrated by the people in government offices, private offices, and educational institutions and by the students in almost all the schools and colleges by organizing a special assembly with lots of recreational activities.

Charts and Banners done on account of Hindi Diwas

Celebrations were held in our Vidyalaya in order to promote the National language.

Day1 of Hindi Saptaha saw the introduction of this language and the rendition of Gandhiji’s

famous song “Vaishnava Jana To”. A small skit presented by students of Class VI saw Guru

Dronacharya testing the Pandavas’ archery skills and realizing that Ekalavya – a tribal boy was

seeking guidance from his idol and mastering archery. Ekalavya showed his Guru Bhakti by

offering his thumb as a Guru Dakshina to Guru Dronacharya.

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Day 1 Hindi Saptaha participants

14th September- Hindi Diwas was celebrated with grandeur in the Vidyalaya. Smt. Deepshika of the Hindi department spoke about the significance of this day. Students of Class IV performed a dance depicting the sweetness of this language.

Smt. Deepshikha explaining about the significance of Hindi Diwas

Class IV children perform a dance showing their patriotic nature and loyalty towards the National language

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Students of Class VIII presented a skit on “Student Ke Man Ki Baat”—the expectations of parents from their children in terms of only academics, and the child though might be faring well in other aspects, is subdued because of the lack of encouragement.

Skit- “Student ke Man Ki Baat” by the students of Class VIII

The great saint poets of Hindi Literature, Kabirdas, Tulasidas and Surdas came on stage to bless the audience. Sant Kabir recited a few “dohe”. Students of the middle school presented a rendition of the great Saint Tulasidas- “Sriramachandra Krupalu Bhaju manu”. “Maiyya moore…main nahin Makkhan Khayo”—the very endearing song depicting Lord Sri Krishna and his mother, Yashoda, rendered by Sant Surdas, was showcased in the form of a dance sequence done by the students of the middle school.

Sant Kabir reciting Dohe

Sant Tulasidas with “Sriramachandra Krupalu Bhaju manu” being rendered

in the background

Sant Surdas with little endearing Krishna

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A tribute was paid to the late Prime Minister of our country , Sri. Vajpayeeji, by reciting a few poems, penned down by him. A Kavi Sammelan was organized by the students of Class X, wherein they recited poems of great poets of the Hindi literature. Students of Class X sung a different kind of melody, one having not only voices, but also different kinds of sounds, —viz; whispering, humming, giggling, puffing, sniffing, slurping etc. A unique song, well appreciated by everyone!!

Tribute to Sri Vajpayeeji and Kavi Sammelan Songs by students of Class X

Such celebrations will initiate the enthusiasm among youths of the country about the Hindi language. It motivates and brings positive perceptions about Hindi among youths.

14th Sept 2018: Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrations:

Chinmaya Vidyalaya welcomed the elephant headed God with gaiety and grandeur.

Board decoration in the ground floor lobby

Class X and Class XII students did the puja at the main altar. They also performed the aarti. Bhajans were rendered by a few students from these classes. The very popular Ganesha aarti, “Sukhakarta Dukha karta” was also rendered by some of Class XII students. Kindergarten students came to the main altar in the main building and offered their prayers to Lord Ganesha.

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Students of Class X and XII performing Ganesha Puja at the altar

Class X and XII students singing Bhajans and Ganesha aarti

Puja for Lord Ganesha was performed by all the students of Class I to Class IX in their respective classrooms. Children got an idol of Lord Ganesha, flowers for the Puja and fruits for the Naivedyam.

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Vidyalaya children performing puja in their classrooms

Assembly of 14th September saw a few special programs on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi. Do you know why we do not see the moon on the evening of this festival? Well…..well…..legend goes on to say that the moon laughed at his big tummy, because of which Lord Ganesha cursed the moon. This story was depicted by the students of the primary section. Class IV boys presented a dance in the praise of Lord Ganesha, Class IX girl also prayed to this God in the form of a dance.

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Chaand—The moon laughs at Ganesha…..

Class IV boys dancing on a tune dedicated to Lord Ganesha

Class IX girls dance to a song on Lord Ganesha

Each and every part of Lord Ganesha teaches us something. His huge ears, His mighty

trunk, His half broken tusk, His big stomach, His lovable modak….all the things related to Him

have a lot of significance and are of extremely meaningful in the world of spirituality. This was

portrayed by the students of Class II to Class VII in a small skit.

Symbolism of each and every part of Lord Ganesha

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Students of Class IX and Class XI performed Ganesha Puja at the ground floor altar on

15th September 2018.

The most endearing deities of our Vidyalaya children!!!

14th September 2018: Participation in Under-19 Football Match:

15 students from Classes XI and XII , accompanied by Sri. Danaiah participated in the

Under-19 Football (Boys) tournament held at Parade grounds, Secunderabad on the 14th of

September 2018. The game was against CV Vizag, and our students won this match.

They participated in the next round on the 15th of Sept against Bhavan’s.

Congratulations to all the students for participating.

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U-19 Boys football team participants

16th September 2018: Participation in Bharat Vikas Prishad Competition

16 students from classes VII to XI participated in the prestigious music competition organized by “Bharat Vikas Parishad”. Two teams comprising of eight children each, prepared for group songs in (Hindi + Sanskrit), and (regional language + folk song) categories. Accompanied by our music teacher, Smt. Rajeswari, they attended the programme on 16th Sept at Sagi Ramakrishna Raju Kalyana Mandapam, Madhuranagar, Hyderabad.

All the participants echoed the infinite priceless treasure of every part of the country through rich melody and rhythm. Chinamaya Vidyalaya won the 1st place in the (Hindi + Sanskrit) song category and was selected for participation in the state level competition to be held on the 22nd September 2018. The group song in the (Regional + folk) category got the second place.

Chi. Arul Menon of Class X participated in all the categories, by supporting the songs on the harmonium. Sri. Suresh of our Vidyalaya played the dappu. All the participants received certificates and mementoes which will be later presented to them again during the Vidyalaya assembly.

Congratulations to all the participants and the music department. Good luck to all the children who are participating in the State level competition.

Participation in the Sanskrit + Hindi song

category Participation in the Regional + Folk song

category

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Vidyalaya students receive 1st Place in the Sanskrit song category at the zonal level

18th Sept to 21st Sept 2018: Kanti Velugu for staff and students of classes LKG to XII

Telangana Government has launched “Kanti Velugu” program which is a free complete eye checkup scheme. This program will also include distributing of spectacles and surgeries to treat various eye disorders. A few members of GHMC and health officials set up the required machinery, in order to conduct an eye test for the students and staff of the Vidyalaya, right from Class LKG to Class XII. Residents of the nearby areas were also allowed to come for this event and get a free eye check up done. This spanned 4 days- from the 18th to the 21st of September 2018.

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Staff getting an eye check up as part of the “Kanti Velugu” programme

Students getting an eye check up as part of the “Kanti Velugu” programme

18th September 2018: Participation in Aqua Regia - Science Quiz- Round 2

30 students- 15 teams from classes VIII to X accompanied by Smt. Sapna Kumari and Smt. Sailaja participated in the second round of the Aqua Regia quiz, conducted by the Times Group on the 18th of September at Bharati Vidya Bhavans School, Kingkoti. Almost 800 students across the city had participated in this event.

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Participants of Round 2 of Aqua Regia Quiz

20th Sept 2018 to 29th Sept 2018: TERM – I examinations:

Class I to Class X had their half yearly examinations from the 20th to 29thof September 2018. Wishing all the students good luck for the examinations and results thereafter.

22nd September 2018:

The state level competition for the students who were participating in the (Sanskrit + Hindi) song category was held on 22nd September 2018 at Sagi Ramakrishna Raju Kalyana Mandapam, Madhuranagar, Hyderabad. Eight Vidyalaya students (Chi. Oorja of Class VIII, Chi. Arunima of Classs IX, Chi. Akshay of Class X, Chi. Pranav of Class X, Chi. Manogna of Class X, Chi, Sruthi of Class IX, Chi. SriMeghana of Class IX and Chi. Dev of Class XI) accompanied by our music teacher, Smt. NagaSuneetha participated in this singing competition and were supported by Chi. Arul Menon on the harmonium and Sri. Suresh on the dappu. They won the second place and were awarded mementoes.

2nd prize at State level in the (Sanskrit plus Hindi) Category

24th to 30th September 2018: Geeta Gyana Yagna by Pujya Swami Brahmanandaji :

Pujya Swami Brahmanandaji, one of the seniormost devotees of Gurudev blessed us with His presence in the premises from 24th Sept 2018 to 30th Sept 2018. Geeta Gyana Yagna

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was held on the 18th chapter in the Dhyana Nilayam during the evenings. A few students and teachers also got the opportunity to meet Swamiji and take his blessings.

Swami Brahmanandaji blesses us during his talks on the 18th chapter of Bhagavad Geeta.

Kindergarten Section:

Teachers Day Celebrations:

The birthday of the second President Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was celebrated by the Kindergarten section of the Vidyalaya. A few children came dressed up as teachers and a few of them came dressed up as Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. A great teacher indeed who aptly said “A life of joy and happiness is possible only on the basis of knowledge ”.

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Teachers’ Day being celebrated in Kindergarten

Yellow Day in Kindergarten:

The colour of the Sunshine, the colour of the sunflower, the colour signifying brightness, and of course, the colour of our Dharma House—Yellow!!! Such a lovely colour. Students and staff of Kindergarten came dressed up in this life giving bright colour, and learnt more about the objects bearing this colour and the significance of this colour.

Kindergarten staff and children celebrating “Yellow Day”

Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrations:

Legend has it that, the elephant head of our dearest Lord Ganesha is the result of the original head being replaced by that of an elephant, after Lord Shiva used his powerful Trishul in

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a fit of anger. Mother Parvathi refused to accept that her dear child was no more, and all the Gods had to bestow life back to this child, with exceptional boons. All this and more was narrated and depicted by the students of the Kindergarten.

Story of Lord Ganesha being depicted by the students of Kindergarten

Paduka Pujas:

Paduka Puja by students of Class VII A on 7th September 2018

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CCA Competitions:

CCA Competitions were held for primary classes and secondary classes on Fridays and Saturdays respectively. These are activities conducted as per the festivals and events occurring in that particular month.

Primary

S. No Date Of Event Classes Activity

1. 14th September I and II Painting Ganesha picture with coloured sand.

III to V Eco friendly Ganesha making

Students of Classes I &II painting Ganesha picture with coloured sand

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Students of Classes III to V making “Eco friendly Ganesha”

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Middle School

S. No Date Of Event Classes Activity

1. 15th September VI to VIII Pot Painting

Until Our Next Issue : Keep Smiling

***** HARI OM*****