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Child Friendly city -
In pipeline Project
- Ahmedabad
A local school, Riverside
School, initiates a project to make city Child Friendly. The Project is
in pipeline as 'aProCh' - the project is initiated by Kiran Sethi,
Director of the school in partnership with businesses, Institutes,
citizen volunteers and the public in general. Riverside in colloboration
with NID (National Institute of Design) and IIM-A (Indian Institute of
Management) has already roped in a few Gujarat based corporates to
partner them in their endeavour. Their six concrete initiatives are: Bus
Karo, Parents of the Park, Friends of the children, A movieing
experience, Street smart and Model society. The Project, Friends of
Children' will make the kids learn to respect the city and its people
and in return be respected, says Kiran Sethi. More details can be found
on the aProCh website.
Simpson at Home
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Simpsons, after 18 years
is back home to Springfield, Vermont. In an
online vote for the right to host the premiere of the upcoming
Simpsons movie featuring the popular TV Cartoon family. Vermont town
beat 13 other Springfields from around the US. The town won with a Homer
and Marge Simpson, look alike chasing a giant, pink doughnut throughout
the town. It landed with 15 thousand plus votes with a Simpson spirit
charm.
Vote for Comics
- Ahmedabad
Now that new7wonders
conducted the poll on Wonders of the World, here is a
Comics website calling for
votes. DC Comics, the publisher of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman
will introduce an online imprint that amounts to a virtual presentation,
accepting submissions from the public and paying for the best comics
that come in. Aspiring Cartoonists can now register at the site and
submit a sample. Editors at DC Comics will select 10 entries and invite
people to vote for their favourites.
Children Stories
Performed on Stage
- Kidsfreesouls
A local based 'Pratibimb
Theatre Group' organized a Drama show in Tagore Hall with about thirteen
child actors of their own Institute and five as Guest actors. These
children performed 'Aapka Harishchandra' adopted from the story of King
Harishchandra who always spoke the truth. The stories in drama form are
taught to children with modern age message and instill moral values in
children. The Harishchandra character lives in the mind of every child
who are innocent and always speak the truth but the modern age living
has it's influence on them. Hence, the organizers spread the message
with child performers in the age 7-14 years. They practiced for the show
since February for a two and a half hour show with an audience of around
400 people who watched the show. The children showed their talent and
build confidence with the stage performance.
World Population Day
- Kidsfreesouls
July 11, 2007 - The World
Population Day in India was organized in New Delhi by Jansankhya
Sthirata Kosh (National Population Stabilisation Fund), a regd. society
of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India in collobaration
with WHO, NYKS, NSS and NLM. The Program 'Sensitisation Programme for
Youth and Adolescents' was held at an Auditorium near Rajghat in Delhi.
500 young people in the age group 16-20 participated from underserved
villages of Bihar, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, MP, Orissa, Rajasthan,
Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh states for the sensitization programme on
population and health issues. Dr, Ramadoss, Union Minister for Health &
Family welfare inaugurated the programme.
The Taj Mahal tops in 7
Wonders of the World
- Ahmedabad
Indian Architectural
marvel and symbol of Love, The Taj Mahal is named as the New Wonder of
the world along with other wonder monuments - China wall (China), Rome's
Colosseum, Peru's Machu Picchu, Brazil's Statue of Christ
Redeemer, Jordan's Petra, and Mexico's Chichen Itza pyramid. Over a
Hundred (100) million votes were cast via the Internet and cell phone
text messages, said New7Wonders.com,
the nonprofit organization that conducted the poll. In a
colourful ceremony amid songs and dance, Bollywood star Bipasha Basu
announced Taj Mahal as one of the wonders. Agra Mayor Anjula Singh
received the award. Indians voted overwhelmingly in the polls cast by
over a million people. The polling picked up drastically over the last
one month, to see the "monument of love" through to the final seven.
Red Fort enters World
Heritage Records
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The 17th Century Mughal marvel Red Fort, has joined the rank of 26
other Indian sites including Taj Mahal, to be included in Unesco's List
of World Heritage sites. The monuments faced a competition among 45
other Historical sites across the world. Quoting the famous couplet
inscribed in the Fort's Diwan-e-khas "If there is paradise on earth, it
is here, it is here, it is here" Unesco, in it's citation referred Red
Fort that it is considered to represent the zenith of Mughal creativity
which under Emperor Shah Jahan was brought to a new level of refinement.
Unesco will heed help of International Conservation experts and at time
of crisis will implement changes without any Govt Agency to interfere
changes or plan projects at the fort. This will also attract foreign
players to participate for conservation or rejuvenation projects just as
the Aga Khan Trust for Culture was involved with Humayun's Tomb.
Bid for Mahatma's letter
- Kidsfreesouls
A letter written by
Mahatma Gandhi, 19 days before his assasination is to be auctioned in
London on 3rd July. India will make a bid to acquire the same. The
Culture ministry has asked the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, an
autonomous body under the ministry that has a bulk of Gandhi's writings,
to bid for it.
School Children Rally
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School children rally
against Drug abuse. The rally was organized by The Ahmedabad zonal unit
of the Narcotics Control Bureau. An awareness program was organized and
an exhibition was held where children displayed their Posters. The
International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit trafficking program was
responded by 300 school and street children who participated in this
rally. The NGO Naya Jeevan has been active with the rally.
Budget for Primary
Education
- Kidsfreesouls
The
Gujarat Education Minister Anandiben Patel on Tuesday declared that the
Government has alloted a budget of Rs.1,900 Crore for Primary Education.
The Education Minister declared this in a function celebrating 50 years
of the Municipal School no. 2 of Usmanpura. She also further stated that
there are now 87 lakh students studying in Primary schools which were
about 75 lakh four years ago.
Sunita Williams Feat
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A wellknown Club,
Karnavati Club in Ahmedabad has congratulated Indian American astronaut
Sunita Williams for her outstanding achievement of staying in space for
a record period and returning to earth safely. The Secretary Girish Dani
said that it is a matter of great pride that Sunita hails from Jhulasan
Village of Mehsana district of Gujarat.
Potter Spell
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As the
kids await for the 21st July 2007 - new release of Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows, the seventh and the final book in J.K.Rowling's magical
Harry Potter series, the Muggle Counter at Amazon.com reads 818,290
Plus Pre-orders of the book!
However,
the spell casts loss as online retailer Amazon and Wal-mart stores have
almost slashed nearly 50% off the book's $34.99 list price. Many
Independent booksellers follow the same to stay competitive. Barnes and
Nobles and Borders Group sell at 40% off.
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Disney comes to Yash Raj Films
- Kidsfreesouls
Walt Disney and Yash Raj
Films have recently entered into 50-50 agreement to exclusively create a
series of original Computer Animation feature films. The first in the
series will be 'Roadside Romeo' which revolves around a rich, cool and
spoilt dog, who finds himself abandoned in Mumbai's streets. Tracking
Romeo's life, from soft beds to piles of garbage and from champagne to
tapwater, this adventure is scheduled for release in mid 2008. The film
will be directed by Aditya Chopra, Jugal Hansraj and feature the
superstar voices of Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor besides animation
at Mumbai's Tata Elxsi (VCL). This will be a storyline that may high
appeal to the Indian audience.

State Kids Malnourished
- Kidsfreesouls
State's infants are found
to be malnourished and the level is rising higher that the national
average. Below 3 years children, the situation in tribal children is
worst. The CM is shocked with the statistic reports of malnutrition in
kids and have announced 'Bal Bhog' project under which 1000 specially
indentified malnourished children will be brought from nine most
under-nourished Districts - Banaskantha, Vadodara, Bharuch, Narmada,
Dangs, Sabarkantha, Surat, Valsad and Navsari. Under the project
specially made chocolates containing Vitamin A, C, folic acid and iron
will be distributed. The National Family Health Survey on 'Trends in
children's national status in India shows that Gujarat has 47 percent
underweight children. This indicates poor nutrient status. Gujarat has
17 per cent children who are too think for their height and 42 per cent
children stunted which means too short for their age. In 1999, Gujarat
state had 45% children under weight whereas in 2006, the percentage
falls to 47%.
Hike in Textbook prices
- Kidsfreesouls
The School re-opening has
found many parents fumbling and fuming over the price hike in text
books. Parents are dissatisfied with the Education Department for the
steep hike in textbook prices of Class II, III and IV. The prices have
doubled compared to last year which indicates that the Education dept.
is minting money, says the parents. The State Education Dept text books
are taken for syllabus in many primary schools. Many schools have
assigned books of Scholastic (Ratna Sagar pubn) and other publication
books which are found to be very costly even compared to Education Dept.
books. Education Dept books cost to Rs.30/- whereas Scholastic books (3
in a set i.e. English Communication / Englich vocabulary / English
Grammar) costs Rs. 150/- around each i.e. average Rs.400/- per set for
only English books along with more expenses for books in Science, Social
studies, etc. This year, it is noted that the stationary prices too have
hiked.
October 2 has been
declared as World Day of Non Violence
- Kidsfreesouls
The Gandhi Brand is
getting popular with the 114 UN member countries joining hands recently
to support India's resolution to declare Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday on
October 2 as the "International Day of Non Violence". The idea to pay
the tribute to the Mahatma's ideology came from the follow up of the
Satyagraha Conference organised by the Congress earlier and a dedicated
campaign that was launched under the aegis of the government.
Kidsfreesouls News earlier mentioned of the Satyagraha Conference titled
"Peace, Non Violence and Empowerment - Gandhian
Philosophy in the 21st Century" held at the Death Anniversary of
Gandhi. Sonia Gandhi, Congress President had then called steps to get
the day marked for non violence. She had written to the UN Secretary
General for the UN Declaration with follow ups made by PM Manmohan
Singh. The Leaders also wrote to several world leaders including Nelson
Mandela, Tony Blair, other world leaders of Spain, Brazil, etc.
Young Matriculate
- Kidsfreesouls
In Lucknow, a seven and a
half year old girl Sushma Verma has created a record by becoming India's
Youngest Matriculate. Daughter of a labourer, she cleared the Uttar
Pradesh Board high school examination securing 354 marks out of 600. She
got 60 marks in English, 68 in science, 66 in maths and 58 in Hindi. So
far, the record was held by Patna's Tathagat Avatar Tulsi who
accomplished the feat when he was nine years of age. Sushma took direct
admission to class IX last year, following permission given by Secondary
Education Dept.
World Env Day
Celebrated
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Aware Organizations
celebrated World Environment Day by conducting sapling plantations and
spreading awareness to mark the day. The CEE campus organized Children
activity with Canvas Painting, pottery making and slogan writing.
Arts & Crafts Workshop
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Sangati Trust workshop
Sangati Trust organized a two-day
Summer Arts and Crafts Children's Workshop on June 2nd and 3rd 2007 at
9:30 am to 5 pm at 33, (Old No.70), Z Block, 11th St., Anna Nagar,
Chennai 600 040. (Shanmuga
at 094441 83955) The session was
led by veteran educator and teacher trainer, Mr. Ravi Aluganti. The
workshop was primarily meant for children in the age group of 6 to 12
years.
Kids of smoking Parents
not healthy
- Kidsfreesouls
Recently, World No Tobacco
Day - 31st May was observed by WHO to spread the
message to say 'No Way' to Tobaco. An average 11,000 deaths per day
globally
are caused due to tobacco. Six lac deaths per year are caused due to
Tobacco
consumption in India itself with 50% resulting to cancer. What is more
alarming is,
55000 Indian children get addicted to tobacco every year.
Tobacco was smoked as far back as 1556 by the people of the Caribbean,
as
discovered by Christopher Columbus. It is a silent trap and causes lung
cancer,
bronchitis and asthma, mouth ulcers, etc. Smoking or chewing tobacco
gets a
person addicted and No Safe Cigarettes are proven too as low nicotine or
the light
cigarettes are also equally harmful.
Researchers presented a study at the American Thoracic Society 2007
International Conference lately that Kids of smoking parents aren't so
healthy.
Children whose parents smoke have more respiratory problems. More
puffing,
wheezing, cases of pneumonia are the effects to the health of the
children. The
kids also have higher risk of getting depressed, hyper tense and even
get lower
grades in schools due to their health problems of wheezing and lower
respiratory
infection due to which, they cannot concentrate in class.
It is noted that growing number of smoking bans in public places might
cause
parents to smoke indoors in the privacy of their homes. As a result,
children are
apt to increased harm to the developing lungs and they may get prone to
bronchial and asthamatic diseases.
CBSE Course on NSE
The CBSE Board in association with the NSE (national Stock Exchange)
has introduced a new stream. Financial Market Management (FMM) for XI
and XII students will be taught to students in the new course. Over 50
schools in the country will offer the course from June 2007. The course
is aimed at making students understand entrepreneurship and getting self
employed. Students will be taught subjects from functioning of the BPO
sector to indulging in mutual funds. They will have to appear for online
exams conducted by the NSE. Even the Teachers will get into Training
Programs by known Institutes of Financial Markets. In Bombay, RN Podar
School, Santacruz will be the only school in the city to introduce FMM.
Tintin entertainment
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The most beloved Belgian
comic strip hero Tintin is to come alive on screen as Steven Spielberg
and Peter Jackson are to join forces to direct and produce a series of
three films based on the character Tintin. The Entertainment journal
Daily Variety reported in it's recent edition that the legendary film
makers would direct at least one of the films each and serve as
producers on all three. Tintin had been a long time pet project of
Steven Spielberg who finally secured the film rights to the comic series
in the past months. Spielberg said that the computer animation
technology used for the films would be unlike anything ever seen. The
characters would be made to look real and photorealistic. The three
stories are chosen from the 23 Tintin books published between 1929 and
1976.
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Notices to Govt. for
irregularities in mid-day meal
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The Gujarat High court has
acted on the petition challenging the irregularities in the mid-day meal
scheme for schools and issued notices to the State Govt. and AMC. Since
1984, the mid-day meal was started with the intention to give nutritious
food to students. AMC in May 2006 signed an agreement with Stree Shakti,
an NGO, for implementation of the mid-day meal scheme. The petitioner
Bipin Rathod sumitted that the NGO cooked the food in one kitchen and
hence the students, who should be getting fresh food are getting stale
food that contain worms and insects. Moreover, the food was cooked in
Palmolive oil, making difficult for students to digest.
Book in Gujarati on
"Sibling Rivalry"
- Kidsfreesouls
The Eklavya Institute of
Teacher's Education has published the Gujarati translation of Sibling
Without Rivalry by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish. The translated
version is "Harifaimukta bhai bahen" which will be released on 13th
April.
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with a mention of this
book earlier.
School reserves bulk
seats for girls
- Kidsfreesouls
A reputed CBSE school
Prakash Higher Secondary School for girls and boys announced a change in
its admission policy wherein the school management has decided to take
in 70% girls and 30% boys from the academic year 2007-08. Earlier, there
were 55% boys in the school. To provide better facilities, the school
also decided to provide free education to girls who have lost their
fathers.
City boy excels
- Kidsfreesouls
Kartikeya Tanna of
Ahmedabad excels to win laurels with his team in England's
Phillip Jessup
International Law Moot Court as first prize winner & International
Law Moot Student's Association participating at Washington DC in "2007
in Shearman & Sterling LLP as
second prize in competition.
Jessup moot is the biggest
international mooting competition in the world, with more than 500 teams
competing for a place in the finals, held in the United States. A moot
is a mock trial, where participant argue points of law as they would in
a court. Kartikeya is a student of
King's College, London which has been awarded the highest research
and teaching ratings by the UK Government's Higher Education Funding
Council, and enjoys a distinguished international reputation.
Kartikeya, son of a
reputed Lawyer Bhaskar Tanna
, an ex student of St. Xavier's Loyala School in Ahmedabad and got
his graduation from H.L. College. He is also an ex-student of
Swagat Children Library.
Heat Wave
- Kidsfreesouls
Ahmedabad get the biggest
heat wave as hardly the summer begins. It is the cause of the Global
warming. As per the recent study of CEPT, there is an increase in
concrete structures in the walled city which is responsible for
radiating back maximum heat into Ahmedabad's environment. The study
measured heat at 20 different places and where trees were found, the
environment was cool compared to other areas. A green cover development
is an important factor in urban planning. Narrow streets, dense concrete
buildings and less trees has made the environment more hotter.
Cycling Mission
- Kidsfreesouls
Congress participants set
off on a 13 day bicycle tour from Sabarmati Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad
to Porbander. These 250 congress workers attempts to spread the message
of Mahatma Gandhi across the state. Gandhian values, his ideology of non
violence and truth is almost revived with the recent movie 'Lage Raho
Munnabhai'. The object of this rally is also to spread the gandhian
values but the opposition parties believe it to be a stunt to woo
voters. The highlights of the rally will be the visit of Congress
President Sonia Gandhi to Porbander, the birth place of Gandhi.
Newspaper with a
mission
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A Campaign for Kalam is
announced by a leading Gujarati newspaper 'Sandesh'.
President APJ Kalam is on the verge of retiring from his presidential
post and he no longer wish to hold the post in future. However,
educationists and children who are too fond of the President wants him
to be re-elected for the post as he has major influence in education.
The newspaper anecdotes a recent incident while Abdul Kalam landed at
the city airport when he informed a father that if his daughter gets
admission in medical, not worry for the cost. The Sandesh Newspaper has
called for student's group photographs with attached student's list who
would like Dr. Kalam to continue as President of India. These school
kids photographs will appear on the Sandesh City page in their print
media. Sandesh will also email
the President of the school participating in the Campaign for Kalam.
The submissions of school photographs can be made to Sandesh, Sandesh
Bhavan, Lad Society, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad. (India)
Acting School in city
- Kidsfreesouls

Anupam Kher, a popular
Film Artist who runs many Drama Schools have recently announced a unique
Acting School, opposite the popular Nirma University. Actor Prepares is
India’s finest acting school for talented individuals who wish to pursue
careers as actor-performers in the entertainment industry.The school has
credits with students like Rithik Roshan, Uday Chopra and Abhishek
Bacchan who have undergone training at the center. The Teaching Modules
vary from acting techniques, Body movements, Yoga, Aerobics, Stunts,
Dance, Voice & culture, Diction and speech, Camera, film appreciation,
Scene studies and script analysis, dubbing, television & radio, etc.
For more on the courses, visit the Actor's
Actor Prepares website here.
Better Choice than
Cricketers in India
- Kidsfreesouls
Pop Star Shakira & Gazal
singer Gulam Ali prove to be a better choice for entertainment than the
Indian Cricketers who miserably failed to show their performance in
on-going Cricket world cup. Recently, Shakira performed a live show in
Bombay after a successful Dubai concert. She performed amidst crowds
longing to see her dancing on the tunes of Hips don't lie, La torture,
Objection Tango and all the tunes that makes the fans go for more. An
Indian choreographer Farah Khan from the Bollywood has also taught her
some Indian dance steps which she performed on the stage.
The Gazal singer Gulam Ali
who sings soulful music of gazals is reverse to shakira and do not sing
the hip hop or pop. He sings songs worth in terms of lyrics and music
and interacts with his audience to fulfil the expectations of his
audience. He sings worldwide but belong to India and Pakistan. Ustad
Ghulam Ali Khan sings in Hindi and urdu language.
Fans of these artists comments, "This is better choice than cricket'.
World Consumer Right
Day
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World Consumer Right Day
in Gujarat State was held on 15th March to protect the Consumer Rights.
The slogan 'Jago Grahak Jago' has become popular to bring about
awareness on Consumer rights for:
1. Right to safety
2. Right to Information
3. Right to Choose
4. Right to redress
5. Right to compensation
6. Right to Consumer education
Consumer is said to be the
king of Market and the Govt. stand beside citizens to join hands
together in the crusade against consumer products that lapse its
originality and found to be adulterated or spurious goods. People should
carefully shop and insist for bill/receipt and know the proper weight,
quality and price and avail compensation on expenditure. The consumer
awareness also prompts people to not get trapped with exaggerated and
lucrative advertisements. Complaints can be lodged to Food, Civil
supplies and Consumer Affairs dept, Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar if any
customer is found cheated or provided insufficient services.
School Activities at N
R (GLS)
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- scanned pic from TOI
Recently, N.R. Primary
School held an Assembly wherein many children participated to show their
talents and spread a social message. The invited students were from
Mahipatram Roopram Ashram, an orphanage (extreme pic on left top).
Children of N R school presented skits with a view to spread awareness
on environment themes and save natural resources. The green theme with
kids dancing and performing show with various other talents sent a
message to stop greed, get rid of lust, anger, pride and jealousy. Ms.
Rita Baker and her staff actively encouraged the children of the
Orphanage and NR kids and praised their efforts to save nature.
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Gandhi's movement-Salt
Satyagraha
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12th March 1930, Gandhiji in his boldest act of civil disobedience
against British rule, began a long march to the sea in protest of the
British salt tax. Gandhi and his followers eventually reached the
Arabian Sea, where they made their own salt by evaporating sea water.
The march, which resulted in the arrest of Gandhi and 60,000 others,
earned new international respect and support for the leader and his
movement. Gandhi's nonviolent methods, including dramatic hunger
strikes, eventually did bring great results to his goal of Indian
independence in 1947.
Insat 4B Launch
India's latest communication satellite Insat-4B on board the Ariane-5
rocket from Kourou was halted after an operational anomaly was detected
on sunday. The launch is now expected to take place in the early hours
of Monday, 12th March 2007.
Comic characters teach
proper speech skills
- Kidsfreesouls
Characters like Noddy,
Tweety and more are showed on Cartoon channels on the television. These
are widely viewed by children who find a fancy knowing what they speak
as these characters speak in the Indian language 'Hindi' on most TV
channels. As a result, children have learnt to speak right hindi
language and even immitate these characters. Among the favourite are
Noddy, Oswald, Tweety, Bugs and Daffy. These cartoon character influence
on kids also in mannerisms. Parents are now learning to speak better
hindi instead of mix english-hindi-slang language they often speak.
Board Exams begin
- Kidsfreesouls
Board Exams of Grade 10 & 12 begins today at 892 centers with over
ten lac students appearing for their finals. It is expected that the
Questions papers will be easier with additional 15 minutes for solving
the exam paper. There will be 400 flying squads teams to control mass
copying and other mall practice during exams. Teachers are warned with
penalty Rs.50 per mark for making errors in counting marks and placing
wrong total after corrections. The Board also warned that the centre
will not be allowed to host exams if officials who run these centres are
found guilty of allowing cheating, mass copying and institutional
irregularities.
Green Drive during Holi
- Kidsfreesouls
A city based NGO has decided to distribute saplings to create green
awareness during Holi. According to a rough estimate, 7.5 lakh trees are
chopped down in the Gujarat State as a part of Holi celebrations. Wood
is burnt to mark Holi celebrations and at various residential places and
cross roads, this traditional culture is on rise. As the story goes,
burning of wood mean as killing of evil Holika who sat in the fire lit
pyre with Prahlad who believed in god. The TLF (Tree Lovers Foundation)
members are starting their campaign this week and they will be spreading
the message in a unique way instead of preaching to save the
trees.
School Children die in
a boat mishap
- Kidsfreesouls
School children who were out for a picnic died in a boat mishap in
the Periya river in the Ernakulam district on Tuesday, 20th Feb. 19
children and 3 teachers were killed as the tragedy occured with over 100
children, below 10 and teachers were returning in three boats after the
joy ride. More children were missing at the spot It is said, negligence
was the cause as more children were placed in the boats than the allowed
passengers.
UK Schools Reform
Curriculum for children
- Kidsfreesouls
A new curriculum has been
announced for UK School children offering skills and languages relevant
to changing times. This change will give the pupils "social and
cultural flexibility" and a "feeling for justice and fairness.
The curriculum should evolve to meet a rapidly changing world, and
enable teachers to teach in a way that will continue to interest and
enthuse their pupils," said the Education Secretary Alan Johnson.
Diverse range of languages
like the Mandarin and Arabic will be taught to students. As William
Shakespeare remains as an approved author for this age group - alongside
novelists such as Jane Austen and Charles Dickens. However, Milton,
Yeats, Conrad, Anthony Trollope, etc will no more appear in the
recommended list of teaching literature. Instead, Welsh poet Dylan
Thomas and Kate Chopin of US will be included. A cross culture category
of authors for different cultures and traditions include Meera Syal,
Anita Desai, Benjamin Zephaniah and Maya Angelou.
Practical cooking and
nutrition lessons will be taught as a Health class teaching.
The QCA's curriculum
director, Mick Waters, while writing for the BBC
News website, highlighted the need for the curriculum to promote
such citizenship skills as "an ability to tolerate difference"
and "the capacity to cope with change.
Sidney
Sheldon, No More!
- Kidsfreesouls
Sidney Sheldon, the highly read US Author in India, died at
Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage due to Pneumonia on Tuesday.
He was 89. (Born on 17th Feb) Sidney Sheldon who won wide acclaim and
awards in three careers - Broadway teater, movies and television, turned
a best selling Author when he started writing at the age of 50. His most
famous and wide read books are : Rage of Angels, The Other side of
Midnight, Master of the Gave, If Tomorrow comes and Sands of Time. He
always referred, "I try to write my books in such a way so the
reader can't put them down" He use to dictate 50 pages a day,
corrected next day and continued till he churned out a story with
1200-1500 pages with several re-writes. His book Naked Face paperback
sold around 3.1 million copies.
Gandhi
Nirvan Din (Death Anniversary)
-Kidsfreesouls
Gandhi, The Father of the nation and here is the profile
of a leader who influenced thousands of Indians and people round the
globe with his non violence philosophy. On the D Day of the Mahatma, a
two-day international conference is being organized on January 29-30 by
the All India Congress Committee to mark the centenary of the launch of
Satyagraha Centenary entitled "`Peace, Non-violence and Empowerment
- Gandhian Philosophy in the 21st Century'.
The conference is structured around four presentations by Scholars
and Gandhians. The subject emphasized is:
conflict resolution and
peace-building
Gandhian philosophy for poverty
eradication,
education and people's empowerment
dialogue among peoples and cultures
towards a nuclear weapons free and
non-violent world order
The
Satyagraha movement was first started by Mahatma Gandhi on September 11,
1906 in South Africa against apartheid.
In
hometown, here in Ahmedabad at the Sabarmati Ashram, to mark the 59th
death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, a documentary film, "The poet
and Mahatma' will be shown along with eminent Scholars who will give a
lecture "Two lonely wayfarers in the dark night : Tagore and
Gandhi. This is being organized by the Sabarmati Ashram Suraksha and
Smarak Trust, Ravindra Bhavan and Gujarat Sahitya Parishad.
Kidsfreesouls
salute the great leader and highly believe in the Gandhi Principles.
- click for Republic Day (26th Jan & on Gandhi
here)
Missing
Kids Racket
- Kidsfreesouls
There has been a concern
recently with over a 40,000 children who went missing
across India every year. 30% are almost never traced. It is learnt that
majority of the kids who are missing has been forced to begging or into
sex trade or domestic work.
This calls in for parents
to play a major role to follow guidelines of discipline and safety to
protect younger children. Children need to be taught on self protection
and refrain from being exploited. Kids need to be well attended and
taken care of. It is much to learn on how to keep children safer - be it
at home, school or out at places. The 'stranger-danger' term is to be
made clear with safety guidelines properly given to a child. The tips
on Missing kids (US) site might be helpful in protecting kids from
potential dangers.

Vibrant
Gujarat Kite Festival Celebrations
- Kidsfreesouls
Gujarat's International Kite
Festival celebrations 'Vibrant Gujarat' has kicked off at the
Sabarmati riverfront on 11th January. Kite flying day falls on
14th January as Uttaryan festival followed by Vasi Uttarayan on
15th Jan. There were patriotic Bollywood numbers sung with more
than 10,000 school students performed surya namaskar, colorful
banners and drumbeats at the venue. The festival posters were sent
up in the air with the help of helium balloons, the CM Narendra
Modi & Guj Governor Nawal Kishore Sharma took the centerstage.
Kite enthusiastics from countries like Cambodia, Italy, France,
Netherlands, Belgium, Germany etc. participated in the kite flying
festival.
Global Investors' Summit 2007
- Vibrant Gujarat
Gujarat Government has organised
the Gujarat Global Investors' Summit 2007 on the occassion
'Vibrant Gujarat' like every year and expects to notch up record
breaking MoUs of around 2 lac crore over the two days of summit.
Among the many, some of Foreign Investors in Gujarat Projects are
GE, Exxon Mobil, Heubach, Shell, British Gas, Hitachi, McCain and
Dupont. Mergers, Aquisitions and Alliances are stealing the show
at the Exhibit venue of Vibrant Gujarat at Science City with
Business barons and corporate biz rubbing shoulders with foreign
delegates and politicians. The many upcoming SEZ (Special Economic
Zones) projects are on way with big companies like Reliance
Industries Ltd, Jamnagar and Adani Group at Mundra along with a
couple of others. The first Global Summit was held in 2003.
Multimedia Gandhi Exhibition
- Kidsfreesouls
India's first worldclass
Multimedia 'The Eternal Gandhi Multimedia Exhibition' is held at
Science City in Ahmedabad on 10th January 2007. This exhibition
will show cast the life and teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, the
Father of the nation. In the multimedia exhibition, technology
fuses with art to make the life and teachings of Gandhi
transparent and easily understood to all ages and backgrounds.
Using language and imagery that crosses boundaries with the wonder
of new discovery, this comprehensive exhibition stretches beyond
cognitive frontiers. The Aditya Birla Group has supported the
cause in joint initiative with the Government of Gujarat. The
exhibition is expected to continue for two months with public
opening from 16th January 2007.
Scooby Doo Animator No More!
- Kidsfreesouls
TheScooby Doo Animator, Iwao
Takamoto who designed the cartoon canine as well as characters on
such shows as The Flinstones and The Jetsons, died on 8th January
2007, Monday at Los Angeles. He suffered a massive stroke. He was
81. Iwao Takamoto designed Scooby Doo, his equally famished
and cowardly master Shaggy, and their pals Velma, Daphne and Fred
in the late 1960s while working at the Hanna Barbera animation
studio. He also designed the snickering dog Muttley who was
featured in a number of productions and Astro, the family dog on
The Jetsons. For The Flinstones, he created the Great Gazoo, a
green alien. He was the Vice President at Warner Bros. Animation.
His death came soon after that of Hanna Barbera co founder Joseph
Barbera, recently and his business partner William Hanna died
in2001.
No
Interviews for Kids
- Kidsfreesouls
The Supreme Court has put its
stamp of approval on the Interview-less Nursery admissions policy
that the High Court had asked city schools to follow on the
experimental basis for the coming academic year.
Can a small child be burdened
with the tests and interviews for entry level admission?, asked
the Court and ordered a ban on such an evaluation process both for
tiny tots and parents for the year 2007-2008 academic session.
Cartoon King Barbera dies
- Kidsfreesouls
Joe Barbera, half of the Hanna
Barbera animation, team which produced such beloved cartoon
characters as Tom & Jerry, Yogi Bear and The Flintstones, died
on Monday (Dec 25). He was 95. Barbera died of natural causes at
his home. With his long time partner Hanna, Barbera first found
success creating the highly successful Tom and Jerry cartoons. The
antics of the battling cat and mouse went on to win seven Academy
Awards, more than any other series with the same characters.
The partners had first teamed up
while in MGM in 1930s. Hanna, who died in 2001, once said his
partner could "capture the mood and expression in a quick
sketch better than anyone I've ever known" . The two first
teamed cat and mouse in the short 'Puss Gets the Boot.' It earned
an Academy Award nomination and MGM let the pair keep
experimenting until the full fledged Tom and Jerry characters
eventually were born.
National
Book Fair
- Nidhi, Kidsfreesouls
A
National Book Fair is held in town from 2-10 December 2006 at
Sanskar Kendra. It is organised by National Book Trust. More than
a thousand books are on display. There are books on
Education, Stories for children & children books, classics,
management, computers, etc. Also school text books, workbooks and
dictionaries are available and most of the visitors buy them. As
the city is on back seat of Book reading Habits, the initiative of
Books Exhibition is worth an encouragement for people to read
books.
Biggest Air show in Ahmedabad
- Kidsfreesouls
As
a part of a year long Platinum Jubilee Celebrations, the Indian
Air Force has planned a mammoth Air Awareness Campaign in
association to the Government of Gujarat & Municipal
Corporation from 10th November 06 to 19th November 06. This is
going to be the biggest show with special arrangements for
students on 10th November at the Ahmedabad Airport. There are Air
shows for general public and Static display for all at the Airport
on 10th & 12th November. The Air Warriors Symphony Orchestra
will be conducted at Tagore Hall and this is only for special
Invitees on 12th November. A special show is also arranged for
general public on the next day.
To
spice up, a Recruitment Rally is held from morning to evening at
Sardar Patel Stadium from 14-19th November. Youths will get an
opportunity of direct recruitment into IAf. The recruitment will
be a good option in the Office cadre as well as those below
Officer's rank.
The
show will include frontline fighter Aircrafts, Helicorpoters and
Transport fleet in the IAF. The Surya Kiran aerobatic team will
display breath taking manoeuvres in the sky. Sky divers from Akash
Ganga and Dare devil teams will show their aerial ballet and
lethal agility on ground.
Special
arrangements for parking and free entry will be given to all at
the events.
Mind
Gym
- Kidsfreesouls
Mind
Gym' is the most in-thing in Britain. Instead of treadmills, the
first Mind Gym was opened in London in October 2006 with
mentally challenging games which will have memory-enhancing tips
along with traditional mental challenges such as chess and Rubik's
cube. Also the new Japanese puzzle sudoku. This is geared towards
'cognitive fitness' as mental exercise can delay age related
memory loss and help increase intelligence.
Poetic
Laurels on the Web
Nikhil Parekh, an Ahmedabad based Poet is blogging his way to fame with
the most largest, longest and most prolific Poetry Blog on the
web. His blog http://www.nikhilparekh.blogspot.com
already has 550 posts in just 7
days of blogging. At the rate of 60 posts a day, he
would be rolling 2060 posts within the end of the month with a
word count of over 13.6 lac words and 8000 pages. This would be
the Largest/Longest/Most
prolific blog on the Internet
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Kidsfreesouls Poetry Main Page
- Kidsfreesouls Tips on How to Write a
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Mahatma's Message & Kids
- Kidsfreesouls
During the coming 2nd October,
the day Mahatma Gandhi was born, Gujarat and Mexico children will
be spreading a message of non violence globally. School students
in Ahmedabad are trained to sing the Mexican peace song while
Mexicans are learning the 'Shanti Mantra' of Gandhiji, the mantra
to spread the word of non violence to end strife. An Italian
artist Sonia Deotto of Ora World Mandala, has taken the initiative
to spread ahimsa through culture and art. October 2 has a special
significance as this day, Mahatma Gandhi was born and the
Tlatelolco tragedy took place in Mexico where a big number of
people lost their lives for peace and justice.
Mexicans will be arriving to the city of Bapu and visit the Gandhi
Ashram for the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and the group
will carry the soil of Mexico to put in the Archives of the Earth
in the ashram.
Mobiles Dangerous for kids
- Kidsfreesouls
Mobiles are dangerous for
kids, says Doctors in Austria. They warned of the dangers of
carrying mobile phones and called for labels showing the radiation
levels. Dr. Erik Huber specified that when drugs are launched, its
effects is made public with the market research but with new
technology being distributed, its effects are not known. Dr. Erik
Huber specializes in environment issues and believes children
should be particularly protected of the dangers of radiation
emitted by mobile telephones.
Children under the
age of eight should not use mobile phones, parents were advised
after an authoritative report in 2005 linked heavy use to ear and
brain tumours and concluded that the risks had been underestimated
by most scientists. The news prompted calls for phones to carry
health warnings and panic in parts of the industry. The first
mobile targeted at 4-8 year olds also been withdrawn. There were
concerns about health risks.
Note:Once again a
concern arises as an Austria Dr. Eric Huber calls for the
potential dangers in kids using mobiles
and calls for Mobile companies carrying labels showing Radiation
levels. It is recommended, children below 16 years should not use
mobiles.
Children who use
mobiles are found to be using more as fun gadget. They play games
on their mobiles, use for sms and pics. As such, we've heard of
mobile bullies too.
The child should
know, it's a use of mobile phone only in time of special/urgent
needs only. Teach them three things if they are using mobiles
(Best is 'No mobiles till 16) and don't let them get attracted for
the fancy picks.
Three things
children using mobiles should know:
1. Protect the
mobile numbers. Do not give your no. to everyone. Do not let
others see your number.
2. Do not respond to unwanted SMS or call back for strangers who
sms or ring you.
3. Do not give your information to any caller unless you know the
person.
There's no denying
that we live in a dangerous world and that children are
overwhelmingly important. A day when our mobiles go off even for a
while, we are used to adjust but the next generation is out with
the newer technology and its safety more a concern for them right
now. Protect kids from the dangers using mobiles.
One Act Plays
-Kidsfreesouls
Penguin Books India celebrated the publication of 'Good Heavens!'
One-Act Plays for Children by Poile Sengupta, with a dramatised
presentation from the book at Amaltas Hall, India Habitat Centre,
Delhi recently on 6th September. The book contains a set of seven
thought-provoking and fun plays for children. Children can connect
themselves better with the play when an adult plays their role and
portrays the same problems which they face, believes the author.
I think Drama is a fun way of
learning. Dialogue speech, narrating, how to communicate ideas,
how to feel comfortable with themselves and society - all about
fostering imagination. On the web, I found an interesting website
which offer one source for online children's Play. You can
perform on the scripts it offers but of coz, you have to pay for
the downloads. Nevertheless, there seem to be excellent stage
plays for kids on stories like Pinocchio, Peter Pan, Alice in
wonderland, Beauty and the Beast, Emperor's new clothes, Princess
and the pea and lots more.
Roald Dahl : 13th September
- Kidsfreesouls
Well, its time to dive into books of Roald Dahl as his birthday
falls on 13th September.
Raold Dahl, a profilic writer of children's stories, adult fiction
and film scripts was born on September 13, 1916 in Wales of
Norwegian parents. His stories are marked by nightmarish or
fantasy elements, grotesque humour and surprise endings. His most
popular books for children are Gremlins(1943), James and the Giant
Peach (1961) and Charlie & the Chocolate Factory (1964).
Dahl's adult fiction includes the short story collections Kiss
Kiss (1960), Tales of the Unexpected (1979) and Raold Dahl's Books
of Ghost Stories (1983). He wrote the screen plays for the James
Bond film 'You only live Twice' (1967) and the Children's classic
'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
Raold
died in1990 leaving behind his books that find place on top
shelves in kids rooms. Charlie
and the Chocolate Factory and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang has
always remained on Top of Charts in Kidsfreesouls Library &
gets It
is cherishing the memories of childhood days and reading the
Children's Literature. An all time classic for all ages. Never
miss out the fun Reading Raold Dahl and yeah, don't miss to read
'Famous Five' - The Great Enid Blyton too!
Teachers:Role
Model
On occassion of Teacher's Day, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
delivered his speech at the 150th anniversary celebrations of
Madras University saying, " Teachers can influence the
students not only by teaching but also giving practical lessons in
human values. They become role models and create lasting
impression in the minds of the students. These are great
personalities who not only teach but enrich the university".
Vande
Mataram Not compulsory in State Schools
- Kidsfreesouls
The
recent singing of Vande Mataram, the National song of India is
made 'Not Compulsory' in State Schools. The song composed by
Bankim Chandra and sung by Rabindranath Tagore had its English
translation by Shree Aurobindo. The Gujarat Govt. brought out a
circular that does not make the song to be sung compulsory for
educational Institutes to sing the national song on 7th September.
However, all State Government employees, from CM down to officials
of village Panchayats would sing the song on that day. The song to
be sung on 7th September will be song as per the entire song sung
in the rythm of song sung in the movie Anand Math. The national
song will now be sung every morning at the office of the local
self government, taluka panchayat and the gram Panchayat. The CM
along with his cabinet and over 5000 employees of the Sachivalaya
would be reciting the song near the statue of Mahatma Gandhi
outside the State Assembly.
Here's
the Google
video with the song in action.
- Vande Maataram Song here
State's Dark Chapter in Text Books
-Kidsfreesouls
CBSE school students
will have to study Gujarat State's dark chapter of the Gujarat
Riots of 2002. The CM Narendra Modi is concerned and not
comfortable with this political science textbook chapter which is
yet not finalised. This seems to be indirect imputations against
the Govt. of gujarat. Such chapters of Riots will only give
adverse impression to the class XII students and these young minds
will only draw a negative signal out of it. The NCERT team said
that the chapter will be written in a non partisan manner.
However, Academicians in Gujarat point out that students in
Gujarat will not get to read the new chapter as none of the CBSE
schools in Gujarat offer Political Science as a subject.
Baby
brains wired for Math
- Kidsfreesouls
Research confirms
through monitoring the brains of infants that early as six months
in age, they can detect mathematical errors. A team of scientists
from the United States exposed 24 infants to a videotaped puppet
show. They used the puppets for addition and subtraction while
observing the reaction of the babies. They started the show with
two dolls. Before the show ended, a doll was removed and then the
infant's vision was blocked with a screen. When the screen was
taken away, either one doll was left, as expected, or two dolls,
which would not be mathematically correct. The infants looked at
the screen longer for 8.04 seconds when the number of dolls was
two, which did not agree with the solution of 2-1=1. On average,
they gazed at the screen for 6.04 seconds when the correct number
of dolls was on the screen. Analysis illustrated that babies have
similar brain activity to that of adults when served with correct
and incorrect mathematical solutions. This shows that the same
anatomy exists in infants as in adults, said Michael Posner, a
Professor of Psychology at the University of Oregon.
Children Banned from Workforce
- Kidsfreesouls
The caption says aloud, "Children banned from workforce"
- The current news around my town quotes the Law 'Child Labour
(Prohibition & Regulation) Act 1986. Children are prohibited
working in hazardous industrial units like bidi-making,
carpet-weaving, soap manufacture, wool-cleaning, factories where
chemical and toxic substances are being manufactured. Government
servants are also prohibited from employing children as servants.
Even
children below 14, working on teashops, dhabas (places of
traditional food, a hut like restaurant with open sky),
restaurants, hotels and resorts, cannot work anymore. If an
employer is found employing children below 14, the penalty for
flouting the law is a jail term of anything ranging from 3 months
to 2 years with or without a fine of Rs.10 thousand upto Rs.20
thousand.
Hmm,
Finally!!! Kidsfreesouls, since last many years have been
featuring on child labour and the page
speaks on child working in areas instead of studying in schools or
found on playgrounds. For the NGOs, this is going to be a
welcoming and 'much-delayed' outcome but it is to be seen, how
much effective is the ban. What I feel is, with the rise of cost
of living expenses; with the cut of income of these children,
their families will suffer. There are thousands of family who find
difficult to earn income even for a day, even the educated do not
find jobs - It is now only upto the Labour Ministry to contemplate
strengthening and expanding of its rehabilitative scheme of
National Child Labour Project, which covers child labour districts
in the country.
Moreover,
this needs to be regulated in a proper manner. If poor kids are
still found on the streets begging, this ban will add more kids
annoying people on the cross-roads! Kids are target victims for
'morsel' of bread.
The
NGOs reach them their way providing education, rehabilitation,
healthcare and counselling. They even cover up education &
creative activities for the deprived kids. Now is the challenge
for them to set up more space for these working kids! However, the
Ban is almost a 'Welcome'.
Ever visited the Sun
Signs page on kidsfreesouls? Many people do not believe in sun
sign but I do believe in the sun sign characteristics coz if you
are born as Leo or Libra, it do reveal your characteristic. Well,
if you have seen the Trees Page on
Kidsfreesouls, you will know the values of the Neem, Bel, Peepal,
etc. but here is a garden is developed by the Forest Dept. in
Jashodanagar, Maninagar area in Ahmedabad at the cost of 35 lacs
with 400 trees in two groves, i.e. Panchvati van and Rashi Van. 24
trees are planted in the Rashi Van (rashi means Sun sign,
van means forest) and these trees link to zodiac signs in Hindu
scriptures. There are 39 trees in the Panchvati Van and these
trees represent the five elements of nature.
Among the trees
which have beneficial qualities in the Rashi van are:
| Bili
Tree |
Gemini |
| Seemdo |
Scorpio |
| Umro |
Aries |
| Kher
& Jamun |
Taurus |
| Peepal |
Cancer |
| Vad
khakhro |
Leo |
| Juhi |
Virgo |
| Arjunsadad |
Libra |
| Ambo |
pisces |
| Garmalo |
Sagittarius |
| Fanas |
Capricorn |
| Kadam |
Aquarius |
The Panchvati van
has five tree species i.e. Peepul, Banyan, Bili, Ashoka and Amla
which represent the five elements of nature. Also there is a huge
tree grove formed from Rudraksh tree, Bili and Chandan tree and
this is pruned in the shape of a Shivling ( Shiv
god is represented as Shiv Ling i.e. semi round shape). There is a
Punit Van in Gandhinagar in Gujarat, in the same way and as a
result many people are planting trees as per their zodiac signs.
Isn't this
interesting. I am planning to plant a tree this monsoon with sun
signs related to all my family members. Why don't you plant a tree
too? Tell your friends also. Let me know when you plant a tree and
we may have a log of Kidsfreesoul readers who planted the tree
related to their sun signs:-)
Bush visits Schools in Washington DC: Need to Compete
-Kidsfreesouls
George
Bush visited a suburban Washing DC School and motivated students
to galvanise interest in Math and Science. He said, "It's
important to understand if children don't have the skill sets in
Math and science, needed to compete with a child from India, or a
child from China, the new jobs will be going there". Bush
told the students and teachers at the Parkland Magnet Middle
school for Aerospace Technology. Bush cranked up this initiative
and tried to retain American leadership in science and Technology
in the face of competition from Asia.
Sources are compiled from TOI, The Asian Age, web
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Canada Day
July 7 - Chocolate Day
July 10 - Sunil Gavaskar, Indian Cricketer Born 1949
July 12 - Julius Caesar, Roman General Born
July 15 - Rembrandt, Dutch Painter born 1606
July 25- George Stephenson first successfully demonstrated a Steam locomotive in
England, 1814
July 26-George Bernard Shaw, English Playwright Born 1856
July 27 - Aldous Leonard Huxley Born
July 30- Henry Ford, American Car Manufacturer born, 1863
Birthstone-Ruby
Special July Flower-Water Lily
JUNE
1 -
Helen Keller
dies, 1968
-John Masefield, British writer born, 1878
- Sir Frank Whittle, British Inventor of Jet Engine, born 1907
4 - Aesop's Birthday
5 - Adam Smith, Scottish economist & Author (Wealth of Nations) Born, 1723
- World Environment Day
6 - D Day in World War II
- Sweden Flag day
- German Author, Nobel Prize winner, Thomas Mann born, 1875
9 - George Stephenson born, (Founder of Railways) 1781
11 - Ben Jonson, English poet and playwright, born 1572
- Richard Strauss, German Composer born, 1864
12 - Anne Frank Born
1929
- George Bush, President of US, born 1924
- Philippines Independence day
13 - William Butler Yeats, Irish Poet and playwright born, 1865
14 - National Flag Day (US)
16 - Ford Motor company founded, 1903
18 - Paul Maccartney (Beatles) born
19 - Blaise Pascal, French philosopher, mathematician and scientist, born,
1623
21 - Jean Paul Sartre, French philosopher and writer, born 1905
22 - US actress Meryl Streep born, 1949
23 - Carl Milles, Swedish sculptor, born 1875
27 - Hellen Keller Born, 1880
28 - King Henry VII born
June Quotes
"And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days;
Then Heaven tries earth if it be in tune, And over it solftly, her warm ear
lays;
Whether we look, or whether we listen,
We hear life murmur, or see it glisten"
- James Russell Lowell
No Price is
set on the lavish summer, June may be had by the poorest comer.
- James Russell Lowell
June symbols
Rose
is the special flower
Gems are pearl, alexandrite and moonstone
MAY
1 - MAY DAY
Gujarat Day
4 - First Derby, an important English Horse Race, 1780
5 - Childrens' Day in Japan
* Karl Marx, born 1818
* Napolean Died, 1821
-Cartoon day
6 - Sigmund Freud, Austrian Psychoanalysis, born 1856
7 - Rabindranath Tagore Born 1861
12 - Edward Lear, born 1812 (English writer & artist)
Bertrand Russell British Philosopher born 1872
13 - Mother's day
21 - Alexander Pope, English poet born 1688
22 - Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes creator, born
1859
24 - Queen Victoria Born, 1819
25 - Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Essayist & Poet born 1803
29 - John F. Kennedy, 35th U.S.President born 1917
30 - First flight by hovercraft, 1959
31 - Walt Whitman, American poet born 1819
"Hail, bounteous May, that dot inspire, Mirth and youth and
warm desire; Woods and groves are of thy dressing, Hill and dale doth boast thy
blessing" - John Milton
May Birthstone: Emerald
Flowers: Hawthorn and Lily
April
1 - April
Fool's Day
2 - Hans Christian Andersen, Danish writer of Fairy tales born 1805
6 - Robert Peary reached what he claimed North Pole
7 - St. Francis Xavier born in spain 1506
* World Health Day
8 - Buddha's Birthday celebrated in Japan
* Flower Festival in Japan
10 - US Journalist Joseph Pulitzer born 1847
12 - Yuri Gagarin orbits Earth
15 - Titanic Sank, 1912
* Leonardo da Vinci, Italian Painter, Sculptor & Scientist born 1452
20 - Adolf Hitler, German Dictator born 1889
21 - Rome founded as per Tradition 753 BC
* Friedrich Froebel, German founder of the kindergarten system born 1782
23 - William Shakespeare Born 1564 & same day died
1616
* St. George's Day
* World Book Day
24 - Astronomy Day
27 -
Arbor Day
30 - Adolf Hitler commited suicide 1945
Flowers of April
Sweet pea and daisy
Birthstone
Diamond
"The first of April,
some do say, Is set apart for All Fool's Day; But why the people call it so, Nor I, nor
they themselves do know"
- Poor Robin's Almanac, 1760
When proud April, dressed in
all his trim
Has put a spirit of youth in everything
- Shakespeare
March
6-Italian
Artist Michelangelo born 1475
-E-B. Browing, English Poet born
1806
7-Alexander Graham Bell patented Telephone 1876
14-Johann Strauss, Austrian
composer born 1804
15-Julius Ceaser Assasinated, 44BC
- World Consumer Right Day
17-St.Patrick's Day
21-Johann Sebastian Bach, German composer born 1685
23-Pakistan Day
25-Greece Independence Day
26-Robert Frost, American Poet
born 1874
Quote
The stormy March has come at last, With wind and cloud and
changing sies; I hear the rushing of the blast That through
the snowy valley flies.
-William Cullen Bryant
The Year's at the
spring, And day's at the morn; God's in his Heaven-All's
right with the world!
-Rober Frost
Flower:Violet
Did
you Know?
It is said:March comes like a Lion and goes out like a Lamb.
This means that the first day of March is stormy and last
day is mild and wam. It is also said March winds follows
April showers.
February
4 Sri Lanka Independence Day
6 Ronald Reagan, President US, Born 1911
7 Charles Dickens Born,1812
British Novelist
8 Jules Verne, French novelist, born 1828
11 Thomas Edison, American inventor born, 1847
12 Abraham Lincoln, President of US, born, 1809
14 Valentine's Day
15 Galileo, Italian Astronomer and Physicist, born 1564
17-Sidney Sheldon, Author born 1917
20 British poet W.H.Auden born, 2907
22 George Washington, first president of us, born 1732
24 Winslow Homer, American Painter, born 1836
26 Victor Hugo, French poet and
novelist, born 1802
27 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,
American Poet born 1807
Did
You Know?
The
Roman Catholic Church celebrates February 2 as Candlemas
Day. The candles used in the church during the rest of the
year are blessed on
Feb 2.
In
the US, Feb 2 is known as Ground Hog Day, from the old
belief that the ground Hog, or woodchunk, comes out of its
burrow to see whether the sun is shining so than the animals
begins its springtime activities
Quote
- Feb
"Thirty
days hath September, April, June and November; All the rest
have thirty-one, Excepting February alone Which hath but
twenty eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it Twenty
Nine"
January
1 - First issue of The Times Newspaper, London, 1785
4 - German Fairy Tale collector Jakob Grimm born 1785
-Louis Braille, French inventor of alphabet used by Blind
born 1809
6- Sherlock Holmes Author Birthday
10-First Underground Railway, London, 1863
12 - Swami Vivekanand Born, 1833
14 - Uttarayan Kite Festival
19 - Edgar Allan Poe, American Author born 1809
21 - Concorde entered airline service
22- Lord Byron, British poet born 1788
25 - Robert Burns, Scottist Poet Born 1759
26 - India Republic Day
- Dr. Ambedkar's Birthday
27 - Lewis Carol, British Author of Alice's Adventures in
wonderland born, 1832
30 - Gandhiji's Assasination, 1948
30 - Martyrs' Day
30 - Sidney Sheldon, Author died 2007
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