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on rock cycle’ to know the obsession over cricket from Tokyo. Check out the
TODAY’S difference between in India, a detriment to overall medals’ tally and
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Igneous and Sedimentary other sports. Gen Z how India is faring in

rock formations. debates Olympics 2020
Twitter permanently
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short-lived disap-
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TECHAWAY
CBSE CLASS X RESULTS...YET AGAIN,
GIRLS SCORE POINTS OFF BOYS
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witter has pulled the plug
Girls outshone boys
by a slender margin
According to the
Central Board of
Secondary Education
ed on the basis of the stu-
dents' performance in vari-
ous tests or exams through-
T on Fleets, its Snapchat-like
ephemeral stories, which
has turned out to be one of the
most-copied features across social
of 0.35 per cent, (CBSE) data, 57,824 students out the year. media platforms. This is possibly the

have scored above 95 per
while 99.04 per cent cent marks, while 2,00,962
students passed the candidates have scored
between 90 and 95 per cent.
class X exams, the
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shortest duration for a Twitter fea-
CBSE has decided to ture to exist on the app. Twitter
issue a combined mark started testing Fleets last year in
sheet-cum-certificate March and made it widely available
later in November.

2
for over 21.5 lakh students
As stated earlier, this year. Usually, the marks
results of which were while 20 marks for sheet and certificates are
The idea behind launching Fleets,
according to Twitter, was for peo-
declared by the each subject were for two separate documents. ple, who felt anxious tweeting and
ephemeral stories could be a way
internal assessment as every This year, the merit list was
CBSE on Tuesday... year, 80 marks were calculat- also not released.
for them to still talk on the micro-
blogging site. It looks like people
are still anxious, as Twitter hasn’t
seen an increase in the number of
new people using Fleets.

Natasha Peri, an 11-year-old Indian- A BIOPIC ON MIRABAI CHANU'S

WHAT’S NEXT?
LIFE IN THE WORKS; IT WILL
American girl, declared one of the BE IN MANIPURI
Twitter found that people like
“quickly sharing photos and
MOVIES
brightest students in world Manipuri film, based on the life of
videos” on Fleets, so it plans

Natasha Peri, an 11-year-old Indian-
American girl has been judged as one
of the brightest students in the world
by a top US university for her
exceptional performance
in the SAT and ACT
standardised tests.
 Peri, a student at Thelma L Sandmeier
Elementary School in New Jersey, has been hon-
oured for her exceptional performance on the SAT,
ACT, or similar assessment taken as part of the
Johns Hopkins - Centre for Talented Youth (VTY)
Search
 She was one of nearly 19,000 students from 84
countries who joined CTY in the 2020-21 Talent
Search year. CTY uses above-grade-level testing to
identify advanced students from around the world
and provide a clear picture of their true
academic abilities
A
on adding some features to the
Olympic medallist Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, is all tweet composer and camera.
 Both the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) and set to be produced. An agreement in this These features include the full-
screen camera, text formatting
American College Testing (ACT) are standardised regard was signed recently between Chanu's side and Imphal- and GIF stickers. Twitter will
tests that many colleges use to determine whether
to accept a student for admission. In some cases,
based Seuti Films Production at her residence in Nongpok start testing these updates
companies and non-profits also use these scores to Kakching village in Imphal East district. The film will also be soon. Fleets will no longer be
award merit-based scholarships  All dubbed into English and various Indian languages. seen on top of the Twitter
colleges require students to take either
timeline
the SAT or the ACT and submit their scores
to their prospective universities
Rare back-to-back flybys of Venus will happen next week
wo spacecraft will fly past
T either side of Venus next
week in the span of just 33
hours. The rare double flyby gives
The two spacecraft will
fly by Venus on August 9
and 10, respectively, with
the Solar Orbiter passing
researchers an opportunity to
from a distance of about
observe the planet from multiple
5,000 miles and
vantage points at nearly the same
BepiColombo practically
time. The two vehicles are the Solar
Orbiter and the BepiColombo grazing the planet at just
350 miles away
Mercury mission.

THE STORY OF VICTORY BOUQUETS

AWARDED TO MEDALISTS
Did you know the bouquets received by the medalists at the Tokyo Olympics have a
deep and meaningful story behind it? We unravel it for you... INDIA @ TOKYO
Men's hockey
The flowers in the vic- their memory. The kids are believed to have sought

1 tory bouquet are

believed to have been
grown in three districts of
shelter from the tsunami at the spots where the
flowers now grow.
The other flowers, such as the eustomas and
team lost to
Belgium in the
semi finals. They
north-east Japan, which were
wrecked by the Tohuku earth-
quake, the tsunami of 2011
and the Fukushima nuclear
3 Solomon’s seals — the white and purple flowers in
the bouquet — were grown in the Fukushima prefec-
ture to revive the still-reeling local economy.
will now fight for
Bronze
This year, for the first time, Olympic
plant disaster The blue flowers match the Tokyo Olympics

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medals have been made by
Interestingly, recycling old electronic 2020 logo. Sonam Malik bows
2 each flower in
the bouquet
Around
5,000 bouquets
gadgets, which are being
given to the winners. The The Olympic bouquets also have a plush
out of women's 62kg

TOKYO TALES
too has a deeper mean-
ing. The sunflowers are said to have
been grown in the Miyagi prefecture, to Olympics and
gadgets were donated by the resi-
are being handed out dents of Japan. They donated
about 62 lakh old mobile phones
5 Miraitowa (the Olympic mascot) in gold, silver
or bronze.
The small blue flowers in the victory bou-
freestyle wrestling
after losing to
Mongolia’s Bolortuya
6
for making medals. A total of 32
where parents who lost their children Paralympics kg of gold was also deposited to quets, called gentians, were grown in Iwate, Khurelkhuu
to the tsunami, planted sunflowers in
athletes make gold medals. which was struck by the disaster of 2011.
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CLASSROOMS TO EXPERIENCE ZONES
GEOGRAPHY
IGNEOUS
ROCKS
I
g n e o u s
comes from
the Latin
word ‘ignis’
which means fire. ‘Igneous’ is used for rocks
that have formed by the cooling and hard-
ening of molten lava or magma. The upper
section of the Earth’s crust is made up of
around 95% igneous rock. These rocks can
form beneath the earth’s surface or at the
surface as lava. Those which began their
lives below the surface are called intrusive
rocks, while those which cooled on the sur-
face are referred to as extrusive rocks.
EXAMPLES OF IGNEOUS RCOKS: Granite,
Pumice, Obsidian, Tuff, Diorite, Gabbro
and Andesite
LANGUAGE
IRONY
By Kartik Bajoria
Jaipur-based
Communication Skills
Educator & Writer
I
rony is a very powerful and interesting lit-
erary tool. It is used to highlight the stark
and often polar opposite perception between
reality and expectation. There are various kinds
of irony that you will understand through a few
examples. For instance, if one was being obsti-
nate and was told, “you are so cooperative!”, that
would actually be an ironic statement because
it underlines the contrast between the two op-
posing things — stubbornness being called
cooperativeness.
Similarly, there can be DRAMATIC IRONY which
is used by storytellers, writers, film-makers, to
create tension, interest, and drama in various
situations. For example, if a character who was
about to be murdered by an intruder that the
viewer/reader
was aware of
but the char-
acter himself
was un-
aware; that
would be dra-
matic irony/tension.
Then, there is SITUATIONAL IRONY.
This is used to surprise readers with
an unexpected turn of events or a ‘Plot
Twist’. Eg: when the reader is ex-
pecting a specific event se-
quence and is caught unawares
by an unforeseen occurrence.
ACTIVITY TO DO
Why not write five ironic statements by
observing life? Example, it is ironic that
despite warnings of a second wave of the
coronavirus, fewer people are wearing masks!
HISTORY
IMPERIALISM
W
hat would you do if someone
came into your bedroom and
told you that all your stuff
now belonged to them? Most people
would be really upset. Now imagine
a whole country being taken over by
another. Unfortunately, there have
been a lot of cases throughout histo-
ry where land or possessions have
been unfairly taken from nations. The
idea of taking over another nation
and claiming it as your own is re-
ferred to as imperialism. Imperial-
ism is something that has happened
throughout history. Stronger coun-
tries take over smaller or weaker
countries for several reasons.
“A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something
he can learn in no other way.”
MARK TWAIN
A2Z OF CONCEPTS
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2021
Beginning the journey TEACHERS, IF YOU
of learning in an HAVE A CONCEPT
alphabetical order, Times THAT CAN CHANGE
A CLASSROOM,
NIE takes you through SHARE IT ON
one concept from each toinie175@gmail.com
subject every fortnight WITH YOUR PHOTOGRAPH
CREATE YOUR OWN CRAYON ROCK CYCLE BIOLOGY
they stick together or fall apart? They are they are cool, examine them. They are back INVERTEBRATES
in the sedimentary phase. to igneous phase. The crayons have gone
1 S
Remove the paper around few crayons ome of the most
and set them on a sheet of wax paper. 5 Scoop the shavings in a pile and press through a cycle similar to that of
them down for 60 seconds. The crayons a rock.
common types of
invertebrates are:
Observe its shape and texture — solid, should stay together, but in layers. Now
smooth and hard. They are in the igneous ■ Protozoans – single-
crayons are in the metamorphic celled organisms such as
stage. Weather
rock phase! amoebas and paramecia
plays a big part in
2 On a page, make three
columns. Label the first
column ‘Igneous Rock’. List
6 The crayons have
bonded together
the rock cycle. Strong
winds, rain, hail and other extreme
■ Annelids – earthworms, leeches
■ Echinoderms – starfish, sea urchins, sea
in layers, but aren’t cucumbers
all the things you noticed conditions can break apart igneous
really smooth.
about the crayon earlier. rocks from one whole rock to a a pile ■ Mollusks – snails, octopi, squid, snails, clams
3 Set your cheese grater on
top of the wax paper and
7 With the help of
an adult, heat up
a double broiler and
of pieces. At this stage, they are sedi-
mentary rocks. Over time, other rocks or
■ Arthropods – insects, spiders, crustaceans such
as shrimp, crabs, lobsters
start grating your crayons. You debris may fall on top of the sedimentary
will be left with a pile of crayon
place the metamorphic
rocks and the pressure smashes the rocks LEARN BY QUIZZING YOURSELF
rock crayons inside. Stir
shavings — the sedimentary rock phase. together in layers. This forms metamorphic 1. An invertebrate is/has
until completely melted. Pour the melted
rocks. If the metamorphic rocks get heated,
4 Label the second column ‘Sedimentary
Rock’. Observe the crayon shavings. Do
crayons into crayon molds or ice cube
tray. Set the crayons aside to cool. When
they become igneous rocks again.
________________________.
A. warm-blooded.
B. a mammal
3. What percentage of
species on Earth are
invertebrates?
C. a soft body A. 50%
D. a backbone B. over 90%
MATHS C. 75%
2. Which of the following D. all species on Earth
organisms is NOT an are invertebrates
Important (difference, subtract) 3. Difference: There is only one difference for a subtraction
expression.
echinoderm? ANSWERS:
A. spider 1. (C) Invertebrates have ‘soft bodies’
By Sandeep Srivastava because they have no internal skeleton.
How much is 10 - 1 - 2? B. sea star 2. (A) Spiders are arthropods, not
Educator since 20 yrs, he It could be anything, it all C. sea cucumber echinoderms.
specialises in making depends on the quantity D. sea urchin
3. (B) Over 90% of the species on Earth
are invertebrates.
Maths easy and fun 10, 1 and 2 are. And the
quantity of each is determined by the unit – so, it all depends
on the units of 10, 1, 2. For example,
A
universal human trait is the centrality and con- 10 apples - 1 pair of apples - 2 pairs of apples = 4 apples
stancy of comparison. Difference matters more 10 pairs of COLUMN METHOD OF SUBTRAC-
than absolute; we are conditioned to be happier apples - 1 TION
in comparison, rather than real sense. Difference, which apple - 2 In column method the digits of subtra-
we figure out using subtraction operation, is important pairs of apples = 15 apples … and so on. hend and minuend is vertically aligned
to us, and ‘I is for Important in math’. such that the units, tens, hundreds of
‘10 - 1 - 2’ and ‘10 - 3’ are equal? the minuend and subtrahend and vertically aligned.
WHAT IS DIFFERENCE? No. In ‘10 - 1 - 2’ as discussed above the 1 could be 1 pair of Example: 1537 - 1224 = 313
Broadly, it is the outcome of comparison of two similar things and 2 could be 2 things (a total of 5 things to subtract),
quantities; In mathematics, we are only interested in but 3 can only be 3 things (3 things to subtract) or 3 pairs of CASCADE BORROW
countable or measurable differences (that what makes things (6 things to subtract). Properties of numbers play a very important part in the
math precise). So, when comparing two people, the things Some other differences are: way operations work. For example, a borrow from thou-
that can be expressed as differences are — height, weight, 1. There are three people involved in 10 - 1 - 2 and two sand will always be of 1 thousand (there are only 1000 quan-
waist/chest size, foot size, etc., at the cost of ignoring people in 10 - 3. tity packets at that place), and it can only be used by hun-
(many) other features. 2. If the expression shows investments, then 10 - 1 - 2 is less dreds as 10 hundreds. And then 1 hundreds can be used by
riskier credit situation (i.e., credit to two people) than 10 - 3 tens as 10 tens. 1 tens can be used by units as 10 units.
HOW DO WE GET THE DIFFERENCE? (i.e., all credit to one person). For example, think of what notes
Simply stated, we can visualise finding difference as pair- can you borrow from `3000 (made
ing the two things unit by unit, to know the ‘what is left’, BORROW of only thousands, no hundreds,
and which thing has the ‘left out’ quantity (the two in- How do you make tea with milk if there is no milk at home? tens, or units)? `1000 notes. And
formation we get from finding difference). Difference One way is to borrow from a neighbour. Numbers do the from `3003? `1000 and `1. And from
may be the most complex operation for children because same, they borrow from digits in bigger place value. Num- `3010? `1000 and `10.
difference is found out in varied situations, categorised bers are made of well-defined packets of quantity, and the As there are no tens or hundred, for subtraction, 1 thou-
into three, as under: quantities are related by ‘x 10’ (and easily convertible into sands is borrowed by hundred to get 10 hundred which
1. Takeaway: The one another). enables tens to than borrow 1 hundred to get 10 tens, and
classical subtrac- units borrow one ten get 10 units, and this subtraction
tion – what is left operation takes place.
after taking away
things from a quantity of some things. MULTIPLE SUBTRAHEND
2. Comparison: Example: 4272 - 1437 - 1535 = 1300
We use subtraction Step 1: Subtracting Step 2: Subtracting Step 3: Subtracting hun- Method 1: Subtracting one subtrahend at a time, to get
operation for com- the difference.
units after barrow- tens after borrow- dreds after borrowing one
paring quantita- Method 2: Get sum of all subtrahend and subtract it from
tive features. ing one ten ing one hundred thousand and subtracting the minuend get difference.
3. Binary: Sub- thousand Step 1: Same as in Method 1 Step 2: Adding all the sub-
traction operation Recall, numbers are made of packets, trahends. Step 3: Subtracting sum of all subtrahend from
helps us know one 11 is NOT 11 units, 345 is not 345 units. 11 the minuend to get the difference.
part of the two parts of something. has 1 ten and only 1 unit, and 345 has 3 hun- In case of multiple subtrahends and minuend, we first all
dreds, 4 tens and only 5 units. add the minuends together, and all the sub-
COMPONENTS OF SUBTRACTION EXPRESSION: How do we subtract - a bigger number (quan- trahends together. Thereafter, we subtract
1. Minuend: The quantity of things from which things tity) from a smaller number. 3200 - 4600 =? the sum of subtrahends from the sum of
are being compared to, taken away from, or separated Step 1: Subtraction in thousand column can- minuends.
from. There can be more than one minuend. not take place as minuend is smaller than Repeated subtraction
2. Subtrahend: The quantity of thing(s) being compared, the subtrahend Step 2: Assume 2000 is Is it any similar to repeated addition? Yes,
taken away or separated out. There can be more than are added borrow add to minuend. we can as easily express it as multi-
subtrahend in a subtraction expression. It has to have Net additional minuend = 2000 - 600 = 1400. Thus 3200 - 4200 plication;
the same unit as the minuend. = -1400. -3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 = -3 + -3 + -3 + -3 + -3 = 5 x -3
MODERN EXAMPLES OF
IMPERIALISM
OLD IMPERIALISM Moving into the later years of histo-
As mentioned before, imperialism is ry, though, the idea of imperialism
would cause a very large problem.
something that has happened in all
stages of history. In ancient times, it By the late 1800s, many powerful
was common for leaders to conquer
the surrounding areas to improve European nations like Germany,
trade. Over 2,000 years ago, around 300 Great Britain, France, and Italy were
BCE, Alexander the Great conquered taking over several weaker or small-
surrounding areas to expand his ter-
ritory of Macedonia all the way from
er countries in Africa and Asia.
Greece to Asia, close to modern day During this time, which historians
India. Some 400 years later, by 117 CE, call the Age of Imperialism, many
the Romans would expand their em- alliances were made between the
pire all the way to Asia as well. An-
other example of widespread imperi- powerful European countries as
alism was the empire of Genghis Khan. they continued to take over parts
In the early 1200s, Genghis Khan unit- of the world. These alliances would
ed the Mongols, who would go on to
inevitably contribute to the large
conquer many parts of Asia.
scale of World War I (WWI).
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SCHOOL IS COOL
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2021
St Augustine’s Day School
Shyamnagar activity based curriculum
S
t Augustine’s Day School, Shyamnagar,
took another path-breaking step ahead
with the launch of ‘The ABC- Activity
Based Curriculum’ for students of Nurs-
ery to class VIII in three back to back programmes
conducted on July 14 from 5:30pm onwards for
its parents and students on the virtual platform.
Through the Activity Based Curriculum
(ABC) the school aims to develop various skills
aligned to its vision, which promises… “all round
development” of its students, and believes in
“success for every child” as the school mantra.
This curriculum provides the opportunity of in-
terlinking academics with activities pursuing
the postulates of the National Education Policy
(NEP) 2020. It will run parallel to academics,
backed by evaluation and a system of grading
for all students, offered in two semesters annu-
ally.
The programme went ahead with the school’s
heads, including the principal, vice-principal,
headmasters and coordinators of the different
sections addressing the parents on the need of
the hour and respecting our childrens’ skills and
interests beyond academics. The presentation
encouraged the parents to support their children
and appreciate their inclinations in various co-
curricular activities from learning life-skills, cul-
tural aesthetics, sports and mental well being to
learning of professional skills. This was followed
by the presentation on the curriculum itself,
uniquely designed to suit the mental age, capa-
bilities and skill sets of the students of different
age groups. The evening concluded with the Prin-
cipal addressing the parents, with the commit-
ment and belief in all special initiatives, to bring
out the best in the Augustinians who will keep
marching ahead in all spheres of life!!
Expedition of the Science Club
“Science is a way of thinking much more than
it is a body of knowledge.”This famous quote by
American astronomer Carl Sagan depicts the
vastness and dynamism of science and technol-
ogy. Currently, students focus more on scoring
good marks in Science subjects; thus, they are
losing interest in the practical aspect of learn-
ing science and technology. So, the students of
St Augustine’s Day School, Shyamnagar, came
up with the idea of the Science Club, which would
help students to engage in practical
learning of various science concepts.
The Science Club was thus formally
inaugurated in November 2019, with
the name ‘The Tesseract’. The class
XII students took charge of leading
the Science Club in several competi-
tions, workshops, activities etc. They
came up with innovative ideas that
inspired the juniors to join the club
and grow their interest in the scien-
tific experiments and research. The
achievements of Sagnic Basu, one of
the the leading members of the Sci-
ence Club are as follows:
 1st prize at the Annual Techno-Management
Fest at Guru Nanak Institute of Technology-
Tesseract- inter-college fest
 Participation in 3*3 International Competition
organised by the World Cube association; Best
solve: Rubix cube 3*3 in 45.16 seconds
 3rd prize amongst 58 national teams at the Tech-
no-Management Fest of Techno India Salt Lake
for Project view where he presented a ‘Heatstroke
and Frostbite Detector’.
 Represented school at Meghnad Saha Institute
of Technology securing 3rd position amongst 81
teams. Along with him the other members of the
club brought pride and the Science Club was
there to stay.
The Science Club members constantly pre-
pare the younger generations for various Tech-
nological fests. Members have conducted a lot of
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!
interesting workshops for the juniors encour-
aging them to participate in the working of Sci-
ence Club and grow interest in the actual essence
of science. Some of the workshops are detailed
below:
 Science Club members of class XII conducted
an interactive session on Informatopedia, Quiz,
and workshop on Robotics in July 2020
 Sanket Aggarwal of class X conducted a work-
shop on App making in Android phone for stu-
dents of classes IX and XII in July 2020
 Science Club Members of Class X conducted
a workshop on Atomic Structure and Solar Sys-
tem in August 2020.
 Online exhibition was organised by Science
Club members and members of class X prepared
a model of futuristic city.
Albert Einstein said, “The important thing is
to never stop questioning.” These successfully
executed workshops instilled in the minds of the
children the power of inquisition and the thirst
to learn more.
03
The Tesseract held its first workshop
of the year 2021 on June 19. This was con-
ducted by the students of the 9th standard
for middle school students on the topic
‘Chemistry Atomic Structure and the Dis-
covery of Subatomic Particles’. The work-
shop took place live on Google Meet plat-
form and it was aired on the school’s
YouTube channel. The session was carved
out uniquely with beautiful and friendly
presentations, detailed explanations, short
quiz sessions and question answer rounds.
It made sure the audience picked up a lot
of knowledge and benefitted greatly from
the workshops. The second workshop of
the year 2021 was held on June 26. It was con-
ducted by the members of the 9th standard on
Neurotechnology. The audience was furnished
with basic concepts and amazing information on
the topic of the day which left them dazzled at
the wonders that science has yet to provide us.
The science club shall soon take up interesting
topics engage students in the most innovative
ways. All these workshops were attempts made
by the club to open the wondrous world of sci-
ence in front of the eyes of the aspiring science.
Taking baby steps, The Tesseract of St Augus-
tine’s Day School Shyamnagar has left a mark
and shall continue to work to make science beau-
tiful for everyone.
Krishnendu Bakshi, Sayan Sengupta, Zinia Sarkar,
Class XI, Members of ‘The Tesseract’

Mon voyage à Paris International Chess Day@

T
he excursion to Disneyland,
Paris was a dream come true.
It was the most magical and
alluring place I have ever seen.
From the rides to the parades to
the Walt Disney Studios
Park. We had five days in
hand so we spent two days
each in both the parks and
saved the last day to visit
Sushila Birla Girls’ School
the ambience, I enjoyed every Paris city. In the Disney-
bit! land Park, we visited
The resort where we
stayed was incredibly lavish
and beautiful. To reach there,
we took a train from London and
landed directly at the resort lo-
cated near Disneyland. We quickly
rides like Ratatouille and Toy
checked in our luggage and excit-
Soldiers Parachute Drop. On the
edly headed for the park. By the
last day, we visited Paris where we
time we reached the amusement
saw the Eiffel Tower, Louvre Mu-
park it was late evening and there many wonderful rides
seum and other fascinating places.
was no time left for the rides, but like ‘It’s a Small
It was truly a wonderful experi-
we were just in time for the light World’, ‘Big Thunder Mountain’ and
ence and I would love to visit Paris
show. The light show displayed the many more. I also took autographs
again.
Disney characters moving in air, of many famous Disney charac-
which mesmerised me. I remember ters and witnessed the Disney-

every moment of it. It was just like
a fairy-tale - so magical.
There were two parks in the
complex, the Disneyland Park and
T
ANAHITA JAIN, he students of the Chess Activi- tition as well as a poster making activi-
world parade. We explored the ty Club of the primary section Grandmaster Gomes ty had been conducted in the preceding
class VIII,
Walt Disney Studios Park of Sushila Birla Girls’ School cel- weeks to add to the celebration. She was
where we saw amazing Suncity School, ebrated International Chess Day
on July 20. On this day, an interactive ses-
spoke to the students impressed by the posters and e-posters
designed by the students on CANVA.
shows and enjoyed many Gurgaon
sion with Woman Grandmaster Mary
Ann Gomes was organised for the stu-
about her childhood Gomes spoke to the students about her
childhood experience as a chess player.
dents.
Gomes, an Indian chess player from
experience as a chess She also taught them some interesting
tricks about the game. She emphasised
Kolkata, has been awarded the title of player. She also taught upon the importance of concentration,

CRICKET OBSESSION HAS LED TO Woman Grandmaster (WGM) by FIDE in

2008. She has won many international
chess championships such as the Girls
Under-10 title at the 1999 Asian Youth
them some interesting
strategic thinking and mental discipline
in the life of a sportsperson. Students
elicited important tips from the guest
tricks about the game during the interaction round. The ses-

NEGLECT OF OTHER SPORTS IN INDIA Chess Championships, the Asian Under-

16 Girls’ Championship in Uzbekistan in
2005, the Asian Junior (Under-20) Girls’
Championship in 2006, 2007 and 2008, the
warm welcome to Gomes and the stu-
dents. Next, some students explained the
sion was indeed very informative and in-
spiring for our students. A student pro-
posed the vote of thanks at the end of the
session.

C E
ricket has a special place in the heart of Indians. It is
considered an emotion rather than a sport. Whenev-
er India loses a match, spectators are enraged which
sometimes leads to harmful consequences. Due to the
powerful impact of cricket on our minds, people
do not bother about other sports.
FOR This obsession over cricket has
gobbled up our national game,
hockey. Majority of people know the
names of cricketers, but none is aware of
other sports personalities. People go so
insane in support of their team that they
often indulge into match fixing and other
unlawful activities. In a nutshell, if we are a
true sports fan then we should take interest in
other sports as well and not only
cricket.
very system in existence has a centre, a face to it. Women’s Indian Chess Championship in significance of the day through a Pow- A Google form was shared with the
The Indian field of sports welcomed cricket to be 2011, 2012 and 2013 and many more. erPoint presentation created by them. students as an attempt to gather their
that face decades ago. But it would be irrational to The session began with our head- Gomes was informed that an Intra feedback as well as evaluate their learn-
claim cricket to be the entire system of sports itself. To mistress, Vidisha Panja, who extended a Club Chess tournament, a quiz compe- ing experience.
claim the face as the synonym for the system itself, hail-
ing cricket as the only sport we
know and that it has led to the
neglect of all the other disci-
AGAINST
plines would be ignorant and philistine. Had that
been the case, our nation would not have seen a
P V Sindhu who has bagged two Olympics
medals, a women’s hockey team that has made it
to the Tokyo Olympics semi-finals or other great
sportspersons putting in their heart & soul while
adorning the tricolour with pride. With a few more
years of training, other sports will cer-
tainly bloom and blossom.

DIYA KUMAR, KRITIKA AGRAWAL, class X,

class XI D, Apeejay Ryan International School,
School, Pitampura Kandivali East
 Photo: PTI

2-5 loss to Belgium sees hockey team ousted from race for the final
he Indian men’s hockey team’s dream of an of a penalty corner but Rupinder Pal Singh’s effort this time

T
Olympic gold after 41 years remained unful- was saved by Vanasch. Trailing by a goal, the Red Lions came
filled as it lost 2-5 to world champions Bel- out stronger in the second quarter and pressed hard on the
gium in the last-four stage at the in the Tokyo Indian defence which wilted under pressure, conceding four
Games on Tuesday. But the side is still in the penalty corners, and Hendrickx converted to level the scores.
hunt for a bronze. India’s last appearance in Minutes later Sreejesh pulled off a reflex save to deny Dock-
the final of the Olympics came way back in ier. Belgium secured their sixth penalty corner but it was
1980 Moscow Games, where they went on to win their last of well defended by the Indians.
the eight gold medals.
India still have a chance to secure an elusive medal from ■ The Belgians dominated in terms of circle pen-
the Olympics as they will feature in the bronze medal match etrations after the change of ends but India de-
on Thursday against the losing team from the second semifi- fended stoutly with numbers to thwart any
nal between Australia and Germany later in the day. danger to their citadel. The Indians got an-
other golden chance to take the lead, earn-
ing their fifth penalty corner in the 38th
Defence put under pressure minute but Belgium, this time, de-
fended well.
■ India’s goals came from the sticks of Harmanpreet Singh
(7th) and Mandeep Singh (8th). The Indians had only them-
selves to blame for the disappointment as Belgium’s all four Desperate move
goals came from penalty corners. The Indian defence was
put under relentless pressure by the Belgians as they secured
backfires
as many as 14 penalty corners, and converted four. Alexan-
der Hendrickx (19th, 49th, 53rd minutes), the tournament’s ■ With both the teams locked
highest goal getter, scored a hat-trick while Loick Luypaert at two goals apiece after the third
(2nd minute) and John-John Dohmen (60th) also struck to quarter, the stakes were high in
hand the reigning silver-medallists their second successive the fourth and final quarter and
entry into the final of the Olympics. it was the Red Lions who came
out on top by breaching the Indi-
■ Belgium’s game plan was clear from the onset as they tried an citadel thrice.
to enter the Indian circle and earn penalty corners with Hen-
drickx and Luypaert in their ranks. The ploy worked to per- ■ Belgium went on the offensive
fection as the Indian defence wilted under pressure to concede and secured three consecutive
the set pieces. India too earned five penalty corners in the penalty corners in the 49th
match but could make use of just one. minute and again it was Hen-
drickx, who rose to the oc-
casion for a 3-2 lead.
India start late
■ With a goal upfront,
■ The Indians started slowly as Belgium had the initial burst the Belgians kept up
of the match, controlling the proceedings for the first five the pressure and In-
minutes which also yielded them a goal. Belgium scored from dia conceded three
their first attack, earning a penalty corner which was con- more penalties, re-
verted by Luypaert with a powerful flick in the second minute. sulting in a stroke
The Indians came back strongly and changed the course of for the champions
the match in a span of two minutes with two goals. which Hendrickx
used for his third Indian players look at the screen for a
■ India secured two penalty corners in the seventh minute, goal of the match. pending video umpire referral during
the second of which was beautifully converted by Harman-
preet for his fifth goal of the tournament. A minute later, ■ Trailing by two goals, their men’s field hockey semifinal
Mandeep, under pressure for his underwhelming form, gave a desperate India with- match against Belgium
India the lead with a fine field goal. Mandeep beautifully re- drew goalkeeper Sreejesh
ceived a Amit Rohidas cross from the right, turned over and for an extra player but the
found the back of the net with a fierce reverse hit past Vin- move backfired as Dohmen
cent Vanasch in front of the Belgium goal. slammed home in an empty
net from a counter to shatter
■ India got another chance in the first quarter in the form India’s hopes. PTI

ATHLETICS GOLF WRESTLING

August 4, INDIANS IN Men’s Javelin Throw Qualification
HOCKEY
Women’s Individual
OLYMPIC WATCH Neeraj Chopra,
Women’s
Strokeplay
Men’s Freestyle 57kg Round Men’s Freestyle 86kg Round Women’s Freestyle 57kg Round of 16

2021 THE FRAY Shivpal Singh

Semi-Finals
Aditi Ashok
of 16 and Quarter-Finals
Ravi Kumar Dahiya
of 16 and Quarter-Finals
Deepak Punia
and Quater-Finals
Anshu Malik

RAVI, DEEPAK GET GOOD SONAM MALIK’S

DRAW; EUROPEAN CHAMPION
COMPOSED LOVLINA CHASES DEBUT ENDS IN HER
AWAITS ANSHU MALIK
Photo: TOI
HISTORIC FINAL BERTH FIRST-ROUND DEFEAT
Y
oung Indian
wrestler
Sonam Ma-
Photo: TOI

I
ndian wrestler Ravi Dahiya

A
medal already win over former world champi- lik’s Olympic de-
got a good draw as he will secured, Lovli- on Nien-Chin Chen of the Chinese but ended with a
open his 57kg campaign in na Borgohain Taipei. “Medal to bas gold hota hai, first-round defeat
the Tokyo Olympics against (69kg) will be in let me get that first,” she had said on criteria against
Colombia’s Tigreros Ur- pursuit of histo- after the historic triumph which en- Mongolia’s Bolor-
bano on Wednesday. going by ry when she takes on reigning sured that the nine-strong Indian box- tuya Khurelkhuu
form, he should not face much dif- world champion Busenaz ing team that came here has at least in the 62kg catego-
ficulty in reaching at least the Surmeneli of Turkey in the one medal to celebrate. ry after the former Sonam Malik
semifinals. Olympic semifinals in Tokyo on Borgohain has shown re- had adopted a de-
Photo: TOI Wednesday, aiming to become the markable composure for a debutant at fensive approach in Tokyo on Tuesday.
first ever Indian boxer to advance the sport’s biggest extravaganza. And it The 19-year-old led the bout 2-0 but the
to the Games final. is this poise that might do the trick for reigning Asian silver medallist
her against the imposing opponent from Khurelkhuu effected a take-down move
Turkey, who is seeded top in the draw. with just 35 seconds left in the contest to
Up against world champ, Surmeneli is also 23 and has collected level the score. The score remained 2-2 till
two gold medals this year internationally. the end but since it was the Mongolian
Deepak Punia the debutant boxer relying The former middlewight (75kg) boxer
claims to have promised an Olympic
who scored the last point with her move,
she was declared winner on criteria.
86kg, Deepak Punia is pitted
against Nigeria’s Ekerekeme
on self-belief to advance medal to Turkish President Recep
Tayyip Erdogan back in 2015 itself.
“Sonam was definitely a better
wrestler than the Mongolian but she made
Agiomor, the African cham- Borgohain is no novice either and a mistake by being over defensive. Nev-
pionship bronze medal- The 23-year-old from Assam, who start- has secured two world championship ertheless, she has got big-stage experi-
list. If the 2019 Worlds sil- ed her career as a Muay Thai practition- bronze medals so far in her career. ence,” Sonam’s coach Ajmer Malik said.
ver medallist wins, he will er, has become only the third Indian box- In fact, both Borgohain and There was hardly any action for a ma-
be up against either Chi- er to ensure a podium finish at the show- Surmeneli competed in the 2019 cham- jor part of the bout. No move was made
na’s Zushen Lin or Peru’s piece after Vijender Singh (2008) and M C pionships, from where the latter came till one and a half minute with the two
Ravi Dahiya Edinson Ambrocio Mary Kom (2012). out champion, while the former settled wrestlers only trying to get a measure of
Greifo, the 2020 Pan Hers is also the first Olympic medal in for a bronze. The two, however, did not each other from standing position. The
If Ravi, the 2019 World Cham- American silver win- boxing in nine years and the aim now is to face off after landing up in different Mongolian was put on activity clock but
pionship bronze medallist and ner. reach where none before her has reached, halves of the draw. Sonam scored a push-out point to take a
reigning Asian champion, wins Meanwhile, the the finals. “Since the bout is in the after- Borgohain has been candid enough 1-0 lead and kept that till the end of the
his opener against the Colom- 19-year-old Anshu noon, we have been training in the after- to admit that she hasn’t been the most first three-minute period.
bian, then he will take on ei- Malik has got a noon everyday for the past two days,” na- fearless boxer in her career but sever- Another push out took her 2-0 in front.
ther Algeria’s Abdelhak difficult opener as tional coach Mohammed Ali Qamar said al mind exercises and meditation lat- Sonam did not let the Mongolian make
Kherabache or Georgi she has drawn Eu- on the eve of the crucial fight. er, she has found the self-belief that is any move for a major part but Khurelkhuu
Valentinov Van- ropean champion Iri- “As for Lovlina, all that needs to be con- needed for a big stage like the managed to get hold of the Indian’s leg
gelov from Bul- Anshu na Kurachikina. Pro- veyed in terms of strategy has been con- Olympics. “I have started believing in and got the decisive take-down.
garia. In the Malik vided she wins, next veyed to her and she is ready. These two have myself, I have stopped caring about Khurelkhuu being experienced knew
semifinals, he is up for her would never faced each other before so it is an un- what others say, that’s how I have be- when to get the decisive move.
likely to face ei- be either Rio chartered territory for both of them,” he come fearless,” she said. The Mongolian was later outplayed
ther Serbian top seed Stevan An- Olympics silver added. “She is very upbeat and confident That self-belief would be crucial by Bulgaria’s Tayeb Mustafa Yusein, the
dria Micic or Japan’s Yuki Taka- medallist from about a good performance and I am sure when she steps inside the ring on second seed and 2018 world champion, the
hashi, after they were drawn to Russia, Valeria she will deliver.” Wednesday, trying to change the result spelling the ouster of the Indian
meet in the opening round. Koblova, or Mexi- The boxer herself seemed pretty clear colour of her medal against a for- wrestler. Yusein finished her bout in a jiffy,
In the men’s freestyle co’s Alma Jane. PTI about her path ahead after the semifinal midable rival. PTI winning by technical superiority. PTI
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