Kajol in Fanaa

This summer I wasn?t here in Jamshedpur, but in Calcutta. Quite frankly, I was neither there, as my mind and my soul was inside a sinking ship, fighting Magneto and crooning right next to Aamir Khan while he courted Kajol. Oh yes! The amount of films that I managed to watch in a span of days rather scared my ?phoolmashi?. She thought that this is my addiction and I bravely and proudly say, it is. I lose myself when I watch a film. When Jean Gray (X-men III; The Last Stand) rose as Phoenix I was fascinated. When Poseidon sank I cried, when Aamir was shot, I choked. Cinema for me is cathartic ? if I don?t cry, laugh, get angry or excited, then folks the film really and truly is a damper. If there was a chance here in Ranchi, I would be the first bencher at every first day first show. But my father, Ranchi cinema and the fact that there are too many hooting boys, stop me from indulging in my favourite sport ? willingly suspending my disbelief and sinking in pure fantasy.

Rabia,
Class XII,
Ranchi

Think for a while

Summer holidays are all over and there?s no reason to look back and sigh, remembering the lazy mornings and lazier afternoons. Though, I suspect that the usual amount of sighing is doing the rounds, especially during morning classes, when boredom hits hardest. But for students of MMK School, summer vacations were not just meaningless fun. It had some eye-opening moments. As a part of the summer camp, students visited the Guru Nanak Home for the Handicapped.

Though many had dismissed the daylong trip as a mere routine, at the end of the day, most were silent and sombre, trying to soak in the realities of life and wondering about life?s fairness. We spent the day with the children speaking and discussing their problems, worries, joys and sorrows. Again for many, it was the first time they heard of such problems. Later, students prepared a report on the home-visit and handed it over to its officials ? thereby cementing the views and memories forever.

Asif,
MMK Middle School,
Ranchi

Yellow fever hurrah

How does one end a three-day camp with a bang? If one is talking of tots, then bright colours do help.

Take the authorities at the Bridgeford Florets? Nursery Hut?s summer camp, who hit upon a bright idea (no pun intended) and declared the final day of a camp as ?yellow day?.

That gave all the little ones the chance to appear in resplendent yellows and break quite a few adult hearts by their antics. There were subsequent awards for the babies, who were declared absolutely ?to-die-for? sweet, by the parents and authorities alike, clinched by Mukul Agarwal and Vedika Banka. While little miss Sunidhi Periwal walked away with the best dress award.

A student,
Bridgeford Florets? Nursery Hut,
Ranchi

Dance fun

Summer has become synonymous with camps it seems. The four-day summer camp organised by the Hill Top Public School authorities concluded with a visit from former MP Ram Tahal Choudhary.

The programme was not formal, but great fun! There were myriad competitions and events like on-the-spot drawing competition, art and craft event, passing the ball, a mask dance and fancy dress to keep the otherwise restless students on their toes. Rida Fatima floored everyone with her solo dance performance and walked away with the prize handed over by the school director, Rajesh Kumar Gupta.

Aditi Shreya,
Hill Top Public School,
Ranchi

Karate chops

?Hiieeeyaaaa...? and ?osh? could be heard all around as 200 children from different schools participated in the seventh Ranchi district karate championship held at the DAV Nandraj Public School. Inaugurated by the school principal, Lalpur P. Sidhu, there was also a subsequent camp where enthusiasts learnt a chop or two.

A student,
DAV Nandraj Public School,
Ranchi