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T O D A YT O D A YT O D A YT O D A YT O D A YMay, 2013

At the start of every summer vacation is excitement and immensejoy. No school, no waking up at inhumane hours of the morning, notrying to get sleep during assembly while praying, etc. This isusually the trend every time the Inter House Western MusicCompetition comes to an end and we rush back to our classes, seeour parents pick up our report cards and finally go home, awaiting2 months of complete inactivity… until you reach class 12. Andthen it’s different.Summer no longer signifies lurking in malls or going to some cornerof the world for a vacation…nor does it signify delaying holidayhomework. Instead, it means something kind of scary. This is tobe a time of maximum productivity. It is supposed to be the timeof our life which determines our future to some extent. It is theSummer of SAT, college applications and question banks whichawait us with open arms as we trudge back home from the lastday of school. Summer holidays are no longer associated with lazymornings and phone calls to our friends asking them their planfor the day… because everyone’s plan is pretty much the same –work hard.

However, there is a crucial difference between what you’resupposed to be doing…and what you’ll actually be doing. So eventhough we’re supposed to be mapping our futures with numerouscollege essays, bonding with our College Board and Barron SAT-prep books and doing our best to complete question banks withutmost perfection, that’s not what we’ll really be doing. At theheart of every ambitious 12th grader, lies a very laid back 7th

grader. At the surface we might appear to be motivated,determined and dedicated towards planning where exactly we’llbe going to college, but everyone knows that this motivation willget lost in the streets of Hauz Khas Village which is miles awayfrom the college of our choice.

I’m not saying we’re going to be completely and utterly lazy. Ofcourse there are going to be commendable efforts to abide byour summer plans, and that of our college counsellors and teachers.All I’m saying is that being in class 12 means that you realize theimportance of a balance that needs to be created between workingand having fun. We might seem to be overly worked up some dayswhen we’re struggling between competitions, math reviews andSAT classes…but we know how to sit back and let go. Initially ittakes a while to sink in that this balance can be achieved and youcan have the best of both worlds, but this summer is going to betestimony to the fact that switching from studying to ‘chilling’ isnot an exception, instead, it is a way of life…a habit and a necessity.

Work Hard, Play Hard

"At the heart of every ambitious12th grader, lies a laid back 7th

grader."

The purpose of this article might be a little confusing tomajority of you reading it, so I’ll be generous and spell itout. For the juniors – learn to balance your time, it reallyhelps. For everyone in the same boat as me – this is merelya reminder that we still have our entire lives ahead of usto be ambitious, and so you’re allowed to make mistakesthis summer. Don’t feel guilty if you delay completing aquestion bank just so you can take some time to watchreruns of Modern Family on TV. You’re allowed to. In thewords of Wiz Khalifa and Ne-Yo/David Guetta and allthose other people on our TV screens who seem to behaving the time of their lives – work hard, play hard.

Sharanya Thakur, 12

inthisISSUEPage 2 - Mark D' Souza

Page 4 - Summer Horoscopes

(Tarini Sardesai)

Page 6 - Iron Man 3: A Movie

Review (Sarina Mittal)

Page 6 - VVIQ

The Vasant Valley team comprising of Anjani

Gupta, Aditya Srinivasan, Namrata Narula

and Shaurya Abhi won the Slaters Memorial

Debate at Bishop Cotton School, Shimla.

Inter School Indian Orchestra Competition

AAGAZ, DPS-R K Puram, 9th May. Vasant

Valley Orchestra comprising of Hyung Jun

Chang, Samarth Agarwal, Joseph Sabu,

Agrima Rai, Ananya Jagoorie, Sumana

Dalmia, Manav Mitra and Priyanka Bansal

won the 1st prize in Orchestra, 2nd prize in

the Instrumental Solo and were adjudged the

overall winners of the competition.

School Watch

Q. Why is the Interhouse Western Music

Competition so important?

“Well, it’s the biggest western music

event in school. All the musicians get a

platform to showcase their talents.

People also end up showing off their

leadership skills when they lead their

houses to the top. “

Q. According to you, what are the best

performances the school has seen in the Interhouse

Western Music Competition?

“Best solos were Umed Gupta’s rendition of ‘Autumn

Leaves’ and Rishabh Prakash’s ‘Maria’. The best duet I’ve

ever seen was God Bless the Broken Road by Smriti Malik

and Sunayana Misra in 2006."

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The Mark D' Souza Memorial Inter-houseWestern Music Competition

None of us will ever know Mr. D’Souza for

ourselves, but his legacy lives on.

Ms. Krishnan described him as a tall, handsome,

interesting young man who could be seen

strumming his guitar in the corridors and in the

fields during break time, always flooded by kids,

more than happy to just be with the music. An

artistic man, he brought colour to our school,

with ideas that were new and original. He was a

true gentleman, loved by one and all, and he was

exactly what a musician should be. Put perfectly

by Ms. Krishnan, “Music was his being.”

Kaamya Sharma, 9

It’s great to see that music is still ringing out

from every corner in VVS. Somewhere violins

are wailing, somewhere a choir is harmonizing,

Beatles songs play in lunch break, and

sometimes, the loud drums seem to be the only

thing one can hear! What I am trying to say is

that there is a certain ‘beat’ that the school keeps.

"He kept it classic, yet dynamic. There was tradition

AND there was Rock n Roll."Luckily for me, I remember the origins of this beat. Mr. Mark

D’Souza was Vasant Valley’s first music teacher. Tall and

bespectacled, he had his guitar. In my opinion, he laid the

foundations of music in the school. It was a time when everyone

knew the same songs and sang them together, because our only

source was Mark D’Souza (There was no internet or itunes,

besides, cassettes were expensive!). And Mark D’Souza kept it

alive and kicking by introducing us to Simon & Garfunkel, Billy

Joel, Ace of Base, Peter Paul & Mary, Jerry Lewis, Frank Sinatra

and a whole lot more. He kept it classic, yet dynamic. There was

tradition AND there was Rock n Roll.

I remembered the tunes and lyrics to each and every song he

taught, and this made a base for me to go on and discover new

music. Now, I hear everything from classical music, to hip-hop

to electronic ambient. Music has changed and developed so much

in a couple of decades, but my roots stay strong. Even in the

strangest of genres, I can trace out the melodies of those ‘classic’

tunes that Mark D’ Souza taught us.

Eshaan Trivedi

Below: Mrudang

Mathur, 12

Green House, Duet

Above: Anjani

Gupta, 12

Blue House, Solo

Above: Kaamya

Sharma,9

Yellow House, Solo

"Mark D' Souza has been a lot more

competitive this year, I think its because

everyone has something to prove. I'm trying

to stay neutral, but I hope Red wins!" -

Jaahnavee Venkatraman, Head of the

Performing Arts Council, Red House,

Instrumental

Mr. Chettri

The Man Behind the Name BehindtheSCENES

Eshaan Trivedi is an esteemed alumnus of Vasant Valley School.

He has worked with Bluefrog Bombay and as Head Producer of

Hit 95fm.

VASANT VALLEY TODAY PAGE - 3

A Walk Down Memory Lane;Performances to Remember.

The Mark D' SouzaHall of Fame

Jahanvi Srinivasan and Haripriya

Dalmia - Sound of Silence (2012)

"The song itself is awesome, the

harmony is perfect and amazing, and

going up on that stage and singing it

with Haripriya felt insane." - Jahanvi

Srinivasan

Duet

Rishabh Prakash and Brea Dutt

– Falling Slowly (2011)

“My brother is really passionate

about music and his onstage

chemistry with Brea was amazing.

One of the only times I've ever

heard him singing anything other

than John Mayer” – Ria Prakash

Priyamvada Dalmia and Anjani

Gupta – My Last Breath (2011)

“It was such an amazing experience

to do this, especially working with

Priyamvada. She is such a

phenomenal singer.” – Anjani Gupta

Priyamvada Dalmia – Autumn

Leaves (2010, Jazz)

“I miss you most of all, Priyamvada,

when autumn leaves start to fall. It

was amazing watching her sing, I'll

never forget it." - Haripriya Dalmia

Sara Chatterjee – Besame Mucho

(2009)

“What a great performance, I barely

knew anything about music because

I was in class 8, and I didn’t

understand the words, but EVEN so I

knew something magical was

happening.” – Namrata Narula

Tejasvita Singh – All That Jazz

(2010, Jazz)

“You listen to the original version, and

then you hear Tejasvita’s voice in your

head. We all miss her so much, and

now just thinking about her perfor-

mance has given me goosebumps.” -

Saumya Goel

Ketan Sharma – Bridge Over

Troubled Water (2008)

"The performance was bittersweet.

Sweet because it was phenomenal,

bitter because we knew we would

never witness anything like it ever

again." - Mrudang Mathur

Blowing in the Wind – Yellow House (2010)

*Sings* “The answer my friend, is blowing in the wind, the

answer is blowing in the wind… so epic.” – Haripriya Dalmia

It Wont Be Long – Red House (2009)

“Best group song I have ever taken part in. It WONT

BE LONG till I CRY because Sara Chatterjee graduated

and can’t direct any more epic group songs.” –

Jaahnavee Venkatraman

I Can See Clearly

Now - Green House

(2008)

“Transcendent.” –

Mrudang Mathur

We Are the World – Blue House (2011)

“There’s that really nice part in the song where he

sings ‘when you’re down and out, and there seems

no hope at all, If you just believe, there’s no way we

can fall.’ It’s like my inspiration, the memory of this

group song. Especially with the pretty ‘well well

wells’ that we sang in the background.”

– Anjani Gupta

GroupSong

SOLO

Aquarius - Good luck and wishes tend to eludeyou. So all your great plans for this summer, allyour dreams and all your pathetic hopes, forgetthem all, because none of it’s working out. In caseyou’re wondering why, a look in the mirror

wouldn’t hurt…just make sure not to crack it.Pisces - Your imagination is vivid and you have great dreams. However,your lack of skills and intellect hinders you from doing somethingmore challenging than cleaning floors. There is no better time thanthe summer for you to explore skills suited to your capabilities. Perhapsan internship at Mcdonalds?Aries - You are extraordinarily intelligent and articulate, and thosearound you appreciate intelligence in someone so ugly. Unlike finewine, you tend to become more repulsive as time passes and the onlyway to undo this is by undergoing a dramatic physical change. Somaybe this summer, it’s time to lose that weight, clear up that acneand probably shave so you look a little less like a bear. Girls included.Taurus - Summer is all about being with your friends, having fun andmaking memories that will last forever. It would be like that for youas well, except you have no friends. It’s time you crawled out of yourlittle cave and started talking to people. While they might not likeyou, because of your horrible personality, don’t worry, you can alwaysmake imaginary friends. Gemini - Two words describe you best: Drama Queen. You whineand cry enough to put an infant to shame but unlike an infant you arenot cute. This summer there’s this new thing you just HAVE to try,ditching the drama and maybe smiling for once? Strange, I know.Cancer - For you the summer is an exotic holiday, probably on yourprivate yacht with 50 servants at your beck and call. You’ll probablyspend your time working on your tan, eating good food and watchingTV. Could it be more perfect? It could if it were actually going tohappen. What you’re really going to be doing is repeating all the classesyou failed, giving all the exams you were too dumb to study for. NowTHAT seems like the PERFECT summer. Have fun!


The Green Revelation

Environmentalists, environment department officers, NGO initiators, engineers all talk about how

the world is getting over, how our natural resources are getting depleted, how the government’s

actions are not helping. These standardized statements are common to us all, but have we lately

heard of any good solutions?

There is a problem, it is worsening, we know of it but we do nothing, we expect that others will.

Two weeks ago, Mr Bharat Lal Seth came to us with a different perspective. An environmentalist

who saw things differently, Mr. Lal highlighted some feasible solutions for a lot of our urban

pollution problems. He showed us that our apparently “irresponsible” government does actually

have plans and is not so irresponsible after all. He talked about green bridge technology and

other such economical and viable methods that can be implemented in India. A keen observer

and watcher of Mansagar Lake, Jaipur he never imagined that leasing the tourist spot out to a

private developer for 99 years in exchange for effective cleaning and sewage disposal systems

would work out so well. He emphasized the need for local water bodies to conserve our water

resources. He gave solutions as well as inspiration.

It really gives us hope and makes us sanguine to know that there are people with a positive and pragmatic outlook who don’t blatantly

criticize others but realistically think of conserving our bare essential resources.

He says, “I think one earth day or one world water day is not good enough. We must conserve water, electricity, our earth every day.

Instead of ostentatiously saying that ‘I played a dry Holi’ we should play a jovial and wet enough Holi and attempt to save water religiously

in our routine lives instead.” He left us with the thought that it is now on us, we can choose to help or we can continue living our

sumptuous lifestyles (which could be altered minimally to make a change) and wait for others to do something.

Ananya Jain, 11

"He emphasized the need for

local water bodies to conserve

our water resources. He gave

solutions as well as

inspiration."

SummerSummerSummerSummerSummer

HOROSCOPES

Check the backpage for more Summer Horoscopes.

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"vha-Tna kao phlao narond// maaodI kI baat saunanaI caaiheqaI AaOr ifr p`Sna pUC kr ]naka ivaraoQa krnaa

caaihe qaa."

maOM BaI [sa baat sao sahmat hUM^ ik [sa trh narond// maaodI jaI kaoAamaMi~t krko ifr vaapsa Baojanaa sahI nahIM qaa. vha-Tna ko Ca~aoMtqaa pàofOsaraoM kao ]naka BaaYaNa sauna kr ]nko ivacaaraoM AaOr]nakI ivacaaraQaaraAaoM pr p`Sna ]zanao caaihe qao. [sa trh maaodIjaI Apnoa proSaanaI ko ]<tr Z,UZ pato. hmaoM iksaI ko cair~ kao]nko AtIt sao nahIM bailk ]nko vat-maana maoM ike gae inarmaaNakayaao-M sao AaMknaa caaihe.

kamayaa yaadva 9

narond// maaodI AaOr vha-Tna ka ikssaa

VASANT VALLEY TODAY PAGE - 5

Just ImagineImagine, Imagine,

If the car was in gold.

Imagine, imagine

If the new shoes were actually old.

Imagine, imagine

If the stars were cold.

Imagine, imagine

If the people were too bold.

Imagine, imagine

If the bear was wearing a pink under-

wear.

Imagine, imagine

If you ever saw a dragon spewing fire.

Imagine, imagine

If the road would never end.

Just Imagine!

Karina Goyal and

Krishiv Sharma IV – A

Watching Out For

Grandfather!One day Peter was going back from

school and was heading to the

auditorium. He was going to watch a play

with his grandfather who was to meet

him there. Suddenly, he saw his

grandfather crossing the road going the

wrong way. Peter walked over to his

grandfather and asked him to come with

him. Peter’s grandfather was very happy

to see him. They both went and enjoyed

the play.

Dev Saklani III- C

Living ThingsLiving things like plants, are very useful

A jute plant, a jute product.

Living things like insects, are very useful

A silk worm, a silk product.

Living things like animals, are very useful

A cat kills a dirty rat.

Living things like fish, are very useful

A Mini Tetra gives you light, when its very

dark.

Arhaan Kaura IV - C

Beautiful SunOh! Beautiful Sun,

You give us light.

Oh! Beautiful Sun,

You help the plants to grow.

Oh! Beautiful Sun,

You make us grow.

Oh! Beautiful Sun,

You shine in the sky.

Oh! Beautiful Sun,

Make me shine as bright as thy.

Shivraj Talwar IV - A

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vaodIka baagalaa pa^Mca - sa

Kyra Dhingra II - C

Celebrating 'Earth Day' every

day!

'Celebrating Shapes Week'

FDN- Class I

Class I -B is learning about the

Solar System

DreamsOne night I had a dream

That I was in the school soccer team

I almost scored a goal

That touched the pole

And went out of the line

I guess its fine

If it went out of the line

I got another chance to score

This time it went inside the goal

I shouted in glee! Yippee!!

This is the first goal of the match

And the first goal of the class 4 batch

It was an awesome goal

Because this time it did not touch the

pole!

AARYAK RAJ IV - C

Every person in this world gets dreams

And we get it while sleeping,

It seems your dreams can be about ice

creams

They can be about chocolate land

And about your rock band

And it can be about a pit filled with

flavoured sand

Your dream can be about a tree house

And about an ugly mouse

But dreams can be nightmares

These are dreams from which you can

get scared

They can be about a cruel witch

And a haunted pitch

It can be a haunted house

With lots and lots of creatures like a

mouse

It can be a witches’ room

With the witches’ magical broom

Some dreams are happy

Some are sad

But no dream can make anything bad!

Khushi Anand IV - C

HOROSCOPES Contd.Leo - Not that you aren’t just as irritating andpathetic all year round, but somehow in thesummer you go into overdrive. Every minuteof your life is on Facebook, all meals need tobe shared on Instagram and not to mention

your relentless BBMs telling everyone every annoying detail that wedon’t care about. Two words – STOP IT.Virgo - For you, this summer means total change. You want to transformyourself and come back a changed person. I understand for all theobvious reasons why you want to be a different person but I just don’tsee it happening. So relax this summer, because everyone’s going tohate you again in July anyway.Libra - You like to regard yourself as someone who is a free spirit andis fiercely independent but you’re not. Truth is, you’re a delusional,borderline crazy half ape. So before screaming "IT’S THE SUMMEROF 2013 OH EM GEE!" Save yourself from being punched by the restof us and chill out.Scorpio - Practical, sensible and -boring. There is no specific word todescribe your incredibly drab and dull lifestyle. The thing you needmost right now?- A summer vacation. Forget your SATs, internshipsand doing all the other really “fun” stuff you usually do and go crazy.Jump into shark infested waters or skydive maybe. Anything that’llstop you from being such a dead bore.Sagittarius -You think you are the voice of reason except no one wantsto hear you. Most people would hate you if they ever bothered to thinkabout you. You try to impress people with your knowledge but end upfailing, miserably. Spend your summer in a sound proof room whereyou can share all your riveting knowledge. Also, feel free to stay in thatroom for the rest of the year if you want.

Capricorn - You can be extremely condescending andalmost always get your way. This is why most peopledespise you. You are mocked by your “friends”. Withall the hatred and backstabbing that awaits you, I thinkthe summer would be the perfect time to take yourselfoff that pedestal. Before someone pushes you offthemselves.


Editorial Board

Jahnvi Arvika Nagpal, Kaamya Sharma, Kamya Yadav,Riya Kothari, Sarina Mittal,Ananya Gupta, Arman Puri,

Noor Dhingra, Rishabh Chatterjee, Serena Nanda,Aakanksha Jadhav, Ananya Jain, Indraneel Roy,Riddhima Wahi, Tarini Sardesai, Aastha Kamra,

Aditya Srinivasan, Bharat Somanathan, Pia Kochar,Sharanya Thakur, Vasudha Dixit

Editor: Namrata Narula

Iron Man 3: A Movie Review

It’s back. And it’s bigger, but is it really better?Over the course of the last five years, we’ve seenIron Man evolve from a mechanical genius to anegomaniac and then finally to a mechanical geniusplus an egomaniac minus the most importantelement- a convincing plot.

As a devoted fan of the Iron Man franchise sinceday one (my interest in the movie is not solelybased on Robert Downey Jr.) I have to say that Iwas a little bit let down. Without giving too muchaway, the movie basically dealt with the

Mandarin’s (yes that was the villain’s name) pointless motives, firebreathing men and Tony Stark’s personal struggles. I think that in a bid tocombine all three, Shane Black, the director, bit off more than he couldchew. The plot was rushed, complicated and not of Iron Man caliber.

The only good part (s?) would have to be Stark’s cheesy one liners andthe suit’s newest upgrade (we all look forward to that!). The fast paced,adrenaline filled, (sometimes far too unrealistic) action scenes were themovies saving grace. Stark’s downright craziness helped pick up themovie when it was dangerously close to driving people out of the moviehall. If the rumors of this being the final installment do turn out to betrue, I am grateful that the movie ended the way it did.

If you’re looking for something mildly entertaining but mostly unrealisticand random, I suggest you go watch Iron Man 3.

Sarina Mittal, 9

VVIQWhere did the phrase ‘giving someonethe cold shoulder’ come from?

When the people in Antarctica used tohit each other on the shoulder it wascalled a cold shoulder – Raghav Mehta

I don’t know… Alaska? – SharanyaThakur

Abhi mei bahut stressed hu, lunch breakmei puchna -Mr. Trivedi

When someone put their shoulder inside a fridge –NikitaChowhan

It’s something related to ham - Namrata Narula

Isn’t it about beating up someone? – Gunhad

You know that powder Dermicool? People used to put iton their shoulders to feel thanda thanda cool cool -Priyanshi Kumar

From your mom – Anjani Gupta

Can you write something funny and put my name? Then illbe in the newsletter! – Krishna Singh

From the Cold War – Saumya Goel

You know, I have a life – Viruj Menon

From some pathetic Taylor Swift song… oh wait, it wasAdele - Sarina Mittal

I’m gonna think of something originaland tell you later... then the wholeschool will think I’m funny (which Itotally am) –Nimran Kang

Answer: “Cold shoulder” refered to theserving of an inferior cut of meat,namely a “cold shoulder of mutton’’ toan uninvited guest, as opposed toserving a hot meal or roast that was fresh out of theoven to a person who was invited. This acted as both adirect and subtle means to let the guest know that hewas unwelcome.

Tarini Sardesai, 11

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