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ABWA Art at the Kala Ghoda Art Festival
The Kala Ghoda Art Festival of 2010 was held from the
6-14 of February at the culturally vibrant space of
Kala Ghoda itself. The atmosphere around was of a typical
busy street or like a railway station platform. The
extravagant paintings and handicrafts assembled by expert
artists were on display at every corner of the long
and wide street. The moment you stepped into this art-laden
street, and see the active display of the different
arts and crafts from the different parts of India, you
feel delighted. The paintings portray the Northern Himalayan
regions to the humid climate of the South, the arid
deserts in the West to the Seven Sisters in the East
and from famous artists to the students of very own
ABWA. Yes, the sixth graders had contributed their artistic
mettle towards this breathtaking and kaleidoscopic pageant
of Art. As part of the Kala Ghoda workshop held in our
school premises, the budding artistes had to draw and
paint, on canvas, the topic being ‘If I Were God
for a Day’. They took at least an hour to complete
their drawings and submit them to the teacher. These
canvases were then attached together and displayed on
the children’s section of the festival. This was
a small corner at the beginning for which there was
a long queue. There were so many other individual paintings
drawn by children and displayed alongside the ABWA talent
wall.
As we proceeded to the pro-artists section, we could
see different sorts of paintings, crafts and posters
made by different people. There was a Warli painting
section, which had two stalls, a beautiful section exclusively
for pencil shaded drawings and a whole row of NGO stalls
were put up which narrated their purpose, success stories
and brandished posters that screamed out the mission
they had envisaged. For the hungry stomachs gurgling
and roaring for food…a plethora of options existed
to choose from- Baskin-Robbins, Copper Chimney, Joss,
Gelato and many others.
At night, they had a great dance show and this marked
the end of the Kala Ghoda Art Festival, which supersedes
itself year after year. The wave of excitement only
swells bigger while the ride of excitement only gets
higher…
ABWA students shine at Xavier's
MUN
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The Non Proliferation Treaty, sustainable
development, the energy crisis and dumping of waste…sounds
complicated, but this is just a part of what some of
us discussed at the Model United Nations held by the
Political Science Association of Xavier’s College.
There were only nine of us among around a 100 delegates
from all over Mumbai, representing countries from all
over the world. Not only that, but we were also the
youngest. We were separated into two committees, the
International Atomic Energy Association and the United
Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The IAEA
didn't just review the NPT and the CTBT but also amended
them, while the ECOSOC came to several consensuses between
countries regarding the energy crisis and dumping of
waste. There were even emergencies that each committee
had to solve, and we did it successfully and efficiently.
At the end of the extremely enjoyable, tiring yet learning-filled
3-day conference, all of us had something new to share
with the world. And we are proud to say that at the
end, despite being the youngest, we received sincere
compliments from our respective chairs.
— Editorial Board Student Team
ABWA High on the sport spirit
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100m, 200m, 400m, shot put, discus;
that’s all that we could think of. The grit to compete
and the determination to win had charged us with an inexorable
spirit. The atmosphere was charged with enthusiasm and
anticipation. We met at 8.30 in the morning at Priyadarshini
Park for the Annual Sports Day on 23 January, 2010. The
sight of everyone present, students, teachers and parents,
cheering and giving it their all was inspiring. Children
running from one end to the other to be in time for their
events and teachers keeping them in check...it was amazing!
For those who are privy to the sporting spirit of ABWA
for the very first time; let me offer a round of introduction:
The events were spread into track events and field events.
While running races and the interesting obstacle races
burned up the tracks, field events had an interesting
range to offer - tug of war, short put, high jump, long
jump, javelin throw, discus throw. Unfortunately, the
heats had already pronounced the winners for most field
events. And that reminds me of the ‘heat’ed
sports event on 18 January 2010 - the shot put, discus,
and javelin throws drew eyes as participants used all
their might to throw as far as they could.
There was a perennial crowd around the high jump bar and
the long jump runway. Who doesn’t want to see people
jump as high as they can and then fall, smack, onto a
mat! Even the marching was essayed with perfection (anything
to beat the rival houses).! The final showdown to be held
during the Sports Day was awaited with bated breath.
Navigating back to January 23; the most awaited 100m,
200m, 400m, 800m and the relay races were carried out
with vehement support from the house shamianas. The four
houses - Aryabhatta (Blue), Chanakya (Yellow), Kalidasa
(Red) and Vivekananda (Green) - seemed fired with their
individual philosophies and held their breath in anticipation
for their sports strategies to bring about the desired
results. Individual winners contributed points to their
houses as well, making the competition a collective enterprise.
Rohit Sharma, the renowned cricketer of the blazing Team
India, honoured us with his presence and presented the
winners with certificates, medals and trophies on the
podium. Photographs with this inspiring sportsman shall,
I wager, don many a mantle in the homes of students.
The most adorable phase of the Sports Day occurred during
the primary and the pre-primary races - book balancing,
ball balancing and other obstacle races. These races were
full of fun and the children went mad with glee.
ABWA took care to ensure that even the parents and the
teachers donned wings of competition on the Sports Day.
Major role reversals took place when mothers marched onto
the track for their running race and fathers geared up
for the balloon race, while their kids shelled out words
of advice and encouragement.
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Before the sun set on our sporting
adventure, students of the entire ABWA family displayed
some heart-warming performances which embodied the school
philosophy and the competitive spirit. Soaring balloons
sketched the school motto in the clear sky - ‘Learn,
Achieve, Inspire’. Fantastic formations and gymnastic
acts elevated the school song to a whole new level. It
was with this vision of new pinnacles and glorious goals
in our hearts that we concluded the first Annual Sports
Day of Aditya Birla World Academy!
— Editorial Board Student
Team
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of the championship
Art in action
The canvas was set on 31July 2009.
Young artists scurried around with artistic paraphernalia
in their hands and fertile imagination in their heads.
Myriad cartoon figures waited to find their right frame
into the centre of a purpose-laden storyline.
Yes, we are talking about the Comic Strip Competition
meant for the ABWA senior students (Grades VIII- X). Considering
this event kick started the intense and exciting inter-house
competitions, it was embarked upon with the right wishes,
or shall we say the right brushes? The illustrious judges
comprised Mr. Satyamangal Rege, Mr. Ramdas Nivelkar and
Ms. Priya Patil.
Students were expected to create a school mascot and graphically
narrate one day of school in his/her life. The judging
criteria comprised clarity of message, creation of the
animated character, flow of the story, originality of
thought and overall presentation, thereby ensuring a comprehensive
qualitative marking.
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While our senior students played
the illustrated storytellers, our junior artists were
putting their heads together for the clay modelling competition.
The topic of peace and integration prodded the little
minds to think of their own vision of the future as a
global citizen. From multifarious faiths to environmental
degradation, miniature clay models began to erupt, soon
creating a microcosm of the larger world we inhabit. The
judging criteria ensured that the activity acknowledged
the students’ skills as well as their imaginative
thought processes: selection of theme, application of
clay moulding techniques, fine detail work and overall
presentation.
After the final strokes were applied, the judges declared
their verdict, which read out in this order:
Comic strip competition:
Top scorer: Aryabhatta
First runner up: Kalidasa
Second runner up: Vivekananda
Competing strong: Chanakya
Clay modelling competition:
Top scorer: Aryabhatta
First runner up: Chanakya
Second runner up: Kalidasa
Competing strong: Vivekanada
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