onsciousness as one of its core values, has drafted an action plan for taking steps to combat climate change under the aegis of the Young Indians (Yi) Thalir programme. Yi is an integral part of the Confederation of Indian Industry and a platform led by youth to lead, co-create and influence India’s future.

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t is the prime responsi-
bility of any school to
give an awareness of hy-
gienic toilet habits. Teaching
children as they grow is a very
engaging and challenging
process. With the current
busy schedule, a child
does not take proper
time for healthy toilet
habits at home.
This results in
rushing to the toilet or
vomiting after coming
to school. Inculcating
healthy habits from a
young age is important
to ensure that our children re-
main safe and healthy.
Most of the students are find-
ing inconvenient to get permis-
sion during class hours to use the
w a s h r o o m .
S c h o o l s
should pro-
vide ample
time for stu-
dents to use
the wash-
room. An ex-
clusive day could
be organized every
week for drinking wa-
ter together at school,
which could eventually re-
duce most of the major illnesses
of a child.
Schools should find time in
educating every girl child from
Grade VI and above regarding the
awareness of why it is important
to maintain good hygiene during
their menstrual periods. Assem-
bly activities on healthy toilet
habits will bring many impacts
on the children.
They need to be educated
regularly on Hand
Washing, Proper Main-
tenance of Nails,
Brushing, having a
Good Sleep, Chewing
food, and daily bathing. It is
obvious from the existing stu-
dents, that most of their parents
have not educated their children
on proper toilet habits. Parents
should not see this as an addi-
tional burden but constantly ed-
ucate the children and monitor
them.
Teaching children about hy-
giene can help them to take care
of themselves. Some girl children
hesitate to go to the restroom dur-
ing their time at school and wait
until they go home. This leads to
many medical illnesses.
Awareness of drinking
enough water, and following
healthy toilet habits should also
be a part of learning. Toilet eti-
quette is all about hygiene and
cleanliness. Schools should en-
sure that the Washrooms at
school are well maintained and
it is cleaned periodically based
on the school's strength. A good
and hygienic Toilet is one among
the prime Indi-
cator of a good
school.
K.K.GANESH,
Principal,
ELGI Matriculation
Hr.Sec School ,
Coimbatore.
Ensuring healthy toilet habits among students
PRINICIPALS
SPEAK
SPEAK
“The key is not the will to win, every-
body has that. It is the will to prepare to
win that is important.”
V
irthika.V of class X from ELGI
Matriculation Higher Secondary
school, with the motivation of
her parents, Physical education teach-
ers and Principal took part in the Coim-
batore South Zonal level athletic meet
held at Nehru Stadium on 6 th and 7 th
of September.
Virthika.V won a gold medal in 1500
meters and 800 meters events and won a
silver medal in 3000 meters running race.
She also bagged the individual champi-
onship in the under 17 category. The
school Principal K.K.Ganesh and vice
principal S.Rajendran appreciated Virthi-
ka and physical education teachers Jaibal-
an.S and Gayatiri.S for training her.
ELGI School student bags medals at
CBE South Zonal Level Athletic Meet
C
limate change is one of the great-
est threats to humankind. Forests
are intrinsically linked to climate
change and can be a part of the solution
by being carbon sinks. Deforestation and
forest degradation directly impact climate
change. As we are rebuilding our
economies after COVID-19, we need con-
crete and actionable recovery plans to re-
duce greenhouse gas to attain net zero
emissions by 2050 and reduce forest loss.
Yuvabharathi Public School, with eco-
consciousness as one of its core values,
has drafted an action plan for taking steps
to combat climate change under the aegis
of the Young Indians (Yi) Thalir pro-
gramme.
Yi is an integral part of the Confed-
eration of Indian Industry and a platform
led by youth to lead, co-create and influ-
ence India’s future. R. Nandakumar,
Founder and Managing Director of BCT
(Biodiversity Conservation Trust), Sathya-
mangalam, conducted an interactive ses-
sion for 300 students of upper primary
class IV and V at the school’s auditorium
recently. He vividly enlightened the au-
dience on biodiversity
, how organisms are
organised and interdependent at differ-
ent levels and our role in the protection
of their habitat.
A highly engaging workshop on seed
ball preparation followed this session
which kept the nimble fingers working
for an actionable goal - The conservation
of forests. These seed balls will be later
dispersed into the forest before the mon-
soon by the forest officials.
This environmental programme, fo-
cusing on climate change and conserva-
tion, created awareness and prepared the
young leaders to take action for af-
forestation through the indigenous prepa-
ration of seed balls.
4
3rd Coimbatore Sahodaya In-
ter School Table Tennis Tour-
nament-2022 was hosted by
Sri Vinayaga Vidhyalaya School,
Karamadai, Coimbatore on 10th
September. Teams under 12,14,16
and 19 Boys' Singles and Girls'
Singles Boys' Doubles and Girls'
Doubles from 28 schools partici-
pated in the tournament.
The opening session was in-
augurated by the School Corre-
spondent, Somasundaram by
lighting the lamp. The Physical
Education Director RamKumar
welcomed the gathering. The of-
ficials from Coimbatore Table
Tennis Association gave instruc-
tions to all the players.
The Principal Sarlin com-
menced the tournament of under
12 Boys' singles by wishing them.
Followed by the singles event dou-
bles event for both boys and girls
category was conducted. The
Valedictory function was started
around 5.30 pm.
The chief guest was intro-
duced by the Principal. The Chief
guest, Gowtham Loganathan, Sky
High Academy gave a speech em-
phasizing that the practice makes
the person to improve and asked
the students to fix the aim and
travel with it.
He along with the Principal
and Officials distributed the cer-
tificates and medals to all the par-
ticipants. The whole campus was
vibrated with energy and sports-
manship. The Physical Education
Director Kiruthika delivered the
vote of thanks. The event came to
an end with the National Anthem.
43rd Coimbatore Sahodaya Table
Tennis Tournament organized by SVVS
D
r. S. R Ranganathan, who is
known as Father of Library
movement was born on 9
Aug 1892. His birthday is cele-
brated as National Librarian Day
in India. His contributions to the
field of library science were Five
Laws of Library Science and the
development of the first Major
faceted classification sytem, “The
Colon Classification”.
In this connection, a week long
programme was organised in the
SBOA Matric and Hr Sec School Li-
brary
. Jeeva Senthil, Principal of
the School, unveiled the photo of
Dr. S. R Ranganathan, and spoke
about him to the students and em-
phasised the importance of read-
ing and urged them to utilise in the
library to enrich their knowledge.
The Principal also advised the
students to make note of the book
they borrow and keep a record of
the same. To enhance the reading
and give a chance to express their
talents a Story telling competition
for class IV
, Story Writing Compe-
tition for class V
, Book review com-
petition for class VI and a litera-
ture quiz was organised for the stu-
dents of class VII and VIII was or-
ganised in the library
. More than
500 students enthusiastically par-
ticipated in all the ompetitions.
After the Preliminary rounds,
the finals were conducted for the
students in all events. In the Story
Telling Competitions for class IV
Varun won the first place, Shivani
won the second place and Srilekha
and Sogam shared the third place.
In the Story writing competi-
tion for class V
, Nikhila Sri S won
the first place, Dhanushiya K and
and Faahim F won the second
place and Chirag K and Neha
Michelle A shared the third place.
Rashmika R of VI E, Daffniey
Sharon of VI D and Dhanya Sri P
of VI D won the first, second and
third prize in the Book Review
Competition for class VI.
In the Literature Quiz for the
studentsof ClassesVIIandVIIIAsh-
win won the first place, Kundhavai
won the second place and Ragavan
wonthethirdplace.TheschoolCor-
respondent R Rajavelu congratu-
latedthewinnersandJeevaSenthil
Principal honoured the winners of
the competitions.
NATIONAL LIBRARIAN’S DAY
CELEBRATED AT SBOA
T
eacher’s Day is celebrated in
India every year on 5th Sep-
tember to appreciate the role
played by teachers in the life of stu-
dents–the leaders of tomorrow. The
day is also celebrated to pay tribute
to Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan,
former President of the country and
a visionary educator.
Teachers provide the power of
knowledge and education and cre-
ate possibilities for a better future.
Lisieux Matric Hr. Sec. School cel-
ebrated this day with great enthu-
siasm on 5th September, 2022.
The whole event was meticu-
lously planned by the Portfolio
members, under the guidance of the
Principal, Rev. Fr. Dr. Paul
Thekkiniyath. The program was
hosted by Sarvesh and Joshua of
class XII. Prince Krishna, School
Students' Chairman gave a warm
welcome to the gathering.
The Principal, Administrator,
teachers and the students graced
the occasion with their presence.
The program started with a beau-
tiful invocation song, followed by
an enthusiastic welcome address by
Vidyuth of class XII.
The School Chairman, Prince
Krishna shared his personal expe-
rience with the teachers. He said
that teachers are patient and ever
forgiving. The Principal in his ad-
dress beautifully explained the role
of a teacher. He said everyone is a
teacher, for we either teach some-
one or learn something from some-
one everyday
. He went on to say that
the teachers are the second parents.
An Indo-Western dance per-
formance added spice to the pro-
gramme. The students requested
the teachers to take a red carpet
walk to receive the gift from the
Principal. The entire programme
was applauded by everyone present
and will always remain a beautiful
memory in the hearts of one and all
present.
Workshop on biodiversity and
conservation of forests at Yuvabharathi
A day dedicated to teachers
S
indhu,myclassteacher,ismy
favourite teacher. It doesn't
mean I don't like the rest of
my teachers, Divya mam, Suman-
gala mam, Kameshwari mam,
Pavitramam,andallof ourPTsirs
and mams, because they all play
an important role in my life. Sind-
hu mam instilled in me and my
friendsmanyunforgettablevalues,
including the importance of not
being egoistic. She behaves like a
mother; if we made a mistake, she
wouldscoldusbutalsocompliment
and encourage us.
Even if we received low
grades, she would encourage us
to do better the next time. Because
of the way she teaches, even our
parents like her! If I had to pick
between so many teachers, I would
go with her. She has been our class
teacher for two years, and if you
ask us if we are bored of her, we
would say no because she can turn
a boring day into a fun one in a
matter of minutes. Furthermore,
she does not complain about us to
our parents, which is the best part!
She understands where each child
is weak and where they need to
improve. She gives us breaks when
we need them and treats us as if
we were her own children. My sis-
ter used to say that each finger is
important, and each teacher plays
a unique role in the classroom.
APARNA PRASANTH, Class VII
PSBB Millennium School, Coimbatore
A teacher who changed my life
O
nam is celebrated to honour the great king of
Kerala, Mahabali. Mahabali was a demon king
and was said to be very compassionate and gen-
erous. Due to his arrogance, the gods wanted to teach
him a lesson and went to Lord Vishnu for help.
Lord Vishnu took the form of Vamana, a Brah-
min and went to Bali. He said he wanted 3 steps
of land. He took his original form and covered the
entire world in 2 paces. For the 3rd one, Mahabali
offered himself for Vishnu to step on. So, seeing his devotion, Vish-
nu granted a wish to Bali that he would come every year to his king-
dom to see his subjects and citizens. This day is celebrated as Onam
every year. People wear new cloths and the women put rangolis with
flowers and colour powder. They invite their family and
friends for a fabulous meal and enjoy it together. Onam
is not only celebrated in India, but also in other coun-
tries like UAE, Singapore, and UK.
J.T.DHEEKSHA, CLASS VIII,
AIR FORCE SCHOOL COIMBATORE
The festival in
God’s own country

2. 04 WEB-STAR
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
“What colonialism does is cause an identity crisis about one’s
own culture.”
LUPITA NYONG’O, KENYAN-MEXICAN ACTRESS
OF THE WEEK
Who is the speaker?
Farish Ahmad Noor is Professor at the
Department of History, Faculty of the Arts and
Social Sciences, University of Malaya.
What does he say?
“Now, there’s one thing that I cannot explain as a historian, and this
has been puzzling me for a long time, and this is how and why cer-
tain ideas, certain viewpoints do not seem to ever go away. And I
don’t know why. And in particular, I’m interested to understand why
some people — not all, by no means — but some people in postcolo-
nial Asia still hold on to a somewhat romanticised view of the colo-
nial past, see it through kind of rose-tinted lenses as perhaps a
time that was benevolent or nice or pleasant, even though histori-
ans know the realities of the violence and the oppression and the
darker side of that entire colonial experience.”
Link: https://www.ted.com/talks/farish_ahmad_noor
TED
TALK
TED
TALK Why is colonialism (still)
romanticised?
PODCASTS ON THE
BRITISH EMPIRE
PAX BRITANNICA: A HISTORY
OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
1
Hosted by a PhD candidate in British Imperial history,
and based on extensive scholarship and primary
sources, along with inter-
views with experts in their field,
this pod explains the rise and
eventual fall of the largest
empire in history. After all, how
peaceful was the “British
Peace”?
Write to us about which podcast fascinated you the
most, and why, at toinie175@gmail.com
WHAT’S THE HISTORY OF MEMES?
There isn’t a single day that we don’t see a new meme on our
social media feeds. At times, the same meme is shared by
almost everyone on our timeline. Most times, they make us
laugh. But have you ever thought where memes generated
from? How did this trend start? Here are a few pointers…
1
Memes didn’t start with the
internet. Some linguists argue
that humans have used memes
to communicate for centuries.
Memes are widely known as “con-
duits for cultural conversations and
an opportunity to participate in inter-
net trends”.
2
It’s difficult to
identify the
first meme
ever, but British
evolutionary biologist
Richard Dawkins is
credited with introduc-
ing the term in his 1976
book, ‘The Selfish Gene’.
3
Humans have used memes to
communicate for as long as
they have used any symbolic
system. A meme is just an
idea that rips through the public con-
sciousness.
wanted to use a monosyllable that sounded
like “gene”. Dawkins said: “It could alter-
natively be thought of as being related to
‘memory’ or to the French word “même”.
5
’Webster’s New World College
Dictionary’ defines a meme as “a
concept, belief, or practice con-
ceived as a unit of cultural infor-
mation that may be passed on from per-
son to person, subject to influences in a
way similar to natural selection”.
6
Like many words in the English
language, the word “meme” has
undergone a semantic shift over
time. In an internet-saturated
world, memes and their
meanings are co-construct-
ed by multiple users in a
social context.
7
The popular meme
creator Saint Hoax,
who has three mil-
lion Instagram fol-
lowers, defines it as a piece of media
that is repurposed to deliver a cul-
tural, social or political expression,
mainly through humour. “It has the
ability to capture insight in a way
that is in complete alignment with the
zeitgeist,” Hoax said.
4
In French, the word “même”
translates to “same” and the
Greek word “mimoúmai”
means “to imitate”. In his
book, Dawkins said, “We need a name
for the new replicator, a noun that con-
veys the idea of a unit of cultural trans-
mission, or a unit of imitation.” He
With Queen Elizabeth II’s death, the focus is
back on the British Empire’s exploits from
its former colonies. Here are a few podcasts
to learn about the plunders...
A VERY BRIEF INTRODUCTION
TO THE BRITISH EMPIRE
2
This podcast series is by Uncomfortable Oxford,
an academic initiative that raises questions
about the legacy of the British Empire through
public engagement activities.
Full transcripts and reading lists
are available on www.uncom-
fortableoxford. co.uk. The per-
fect resource for schools,
teachers and
students.
THE GLOBAL HISTORY PODCAST
3
This is an educational show designed for students,
teachers, and anyone interested in the early mod-
ern world. This pod dedicates itself to sharing his-
tories – both early modern and
global, from approximately the
16th to the early 19th centuries. It
explores various themes, focusing
on trade, ideas, and commodities
that connected distant continents
in the age of sail.
STUFF THE BRITISH STOLE
4
Throughout its reign, the British Empire stole a lot
of stuff. Today those
objects are housed in gen-
teel institutions across the UK
and the world. They usually
come with polite plaques. This is
a series about the not-so-polite
history behind those objects.
The death of Queen Elizabeth II means
the fabled Koh-i-Noor diamond will pass
on to Queen Consort Camilla. But, will
the controversy over the coveted jewel
in the crown end?
THE BRITISH
OFFICER WHO
WAS AGAINST
TAKING OF THE
KOH-I-NOOR
O
fficials at the Nilgiris Documen-
tation Centre (NDC) recall how
John Sullivan, founder of mod-
ern Ooty
, had condemned the de-
thronement of Maharaja Duleep
Singh of Punjab by the East Indian Compa-
ny and the confiscation of his properties, in-
cluding the Koh-i-Noor.
In 1849, after 10-year-old Duleep Singh —
the last known owner of the Koh-iNoor —
was defeated in the second Anglo-Sikh War,
Governor General Lord Dalhousie took over
the Sikh kingdom, confiscated the state prop-
erties and presented the famous diamond to
the Queen of England.
According to NDC director Dharma-
lingam Venugopal, in 1850, an enraged Sul-
livan condemned the dethronement and
wrote a 70-page treatise, stating that before
wearing the Koh-i-Noor, Her Majesty should
ascertain whose property it was. Analysing
Duleep Singh’s terms of surrender, Sullivan
concluded that as it was a private property
of the child king, the Queen had no right to
own it. TNN
Read this...
For having a better
relationship with your
body
A
person’s relationship
with his/her body is
a lifelong affair and
to treat it with respect, es-
pecially, in turbulent teens
— when everything from
billboards to aunts around
sell their own brand of beau-
ty — is hardly easy
. To make
these transition years easi-
er, try reading ‘Body Bril-
liant – A teenage Guide to a
Positive Body Image’ by
Nicola Morgan. The
book is a personal and
psychological explo-
ration into adolescence,
puberty, eating disor-
ders, and body image is-
sues. It details the way
different bodies change
differently in teenage
and how to handle the
societal pressure of hav-
ing the perfect body
. To
get your own copy,
check link:
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ody-Brilliant-Teenage-Guide-
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W
hen 102-year-old Duli Chand’s pension
was stopped because Indian authori-
ties could not believe he was still alive,
all efforts to prove them wrong failed
– until this week.
Chand arrived at a government office in a
horse-drawn carriage wearing full wedding garb
and accompanied by a brass band, and declared,
“I’m alive!” He said, “My old-age pension was
stopped in March as the government records show
that I am dead. I’ve since been trying in vain to
prove that I am still alive.”
Activist Naveen Jaihind, who was one of the
dozens who joined the procession, said that he
heard about the case and decided to help. “To-
gether we approached different offices and held
a press conference but to no avail,” Jaihind
said. “This is when we thought of a wedding
procession as a way to get some much-need-
ed attention and action,” he added.
The activist said after Chand’s procession
video went viral, he has since received phone
calls from about three dozen people across
Haryana facing a similar situation .
Can
you think of a
better way to bridge
the information gap
between senior citizens and
the authorities?
Mail us your answers at
toinie175@gmail.com
OXFORD GRAD’S TOUCHING
TRIBUTE TO GRANDPA
IT’S VIRAL
J
uhi Kore, a student after graduating
from the University of Oxford with a
master’s degree in Comparative So-
cial Politics, wrote a heartwarming note
(on LinkedIn) for her late grandfather, who
fought bitter
casteism and be-
came a lawyer, .
“In 1947, the
year India was
declared a free
and independent
country
, not
every citizen
was allowed to
live a free and
independent
life,” wrote Juhi.
She celebrated
her grandfather
for turning “his
reality of not be-
ing allowed to sit inside the classroom to
having a granddaughter walk through the
halls of the best university in the world”.
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activi-
ty:6971062259682836481/
T
he viral video of a schoolboy with
amputated hands giving finishing
touches to the picture of a tree
rather sincerely with a brush is
winning hearts on Twit-
ter. The identity of the
talented boy is un-
known though.
Shared by IPS
Dipanshu Kabra,
the clip has
around 80,000
views. Check link:
https://twitter.com/ip-
skabra/sta-
tus/1567348216160550912
MASABA’S
HEALTHY
BREKKIE IS
VIRAL
F
ashion design-
er Masaba
Gupta shared a
glimpse of her
healthy Sunday
breakfast on her Insta
handle. The story displayed a spinach and
millet dosa, egg and spring
onion bhurji and gua-
camole. A champion of
body positivity
, her
diet is nutri-
tious and looks
super delicious.
Check link:
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gram.com/masabagup-
ta/?utm_source=ig_em-
bed&ig_rid=ca9bc64c-7bf9-48ed-
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Bhadrakali
temple (Warangal)
In 625 AD, King Pulakesi
II of Chalukya Dynasty had built the
Bhadrakali Temple. When the region
came under the reign of Kakatiya
rulers, they made Bhadrakali as their
tutelary deity, and fixed the left eye of
the goddess with the rare Koh-i-Noor
diamond. The fascinating diamond itself
was mined from the Kollur Mines
(Golconda Mines).
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102-year-old Indian man says
‘I’m alive’ with wedding party
Do that...
FAREWELL TO THE QUEEN
T
he world mourned Queen Elizabeth’s death at
age 96 last week. Much was written and spoken
about how much loved the Queen was, her jour-
ney as the longest-serving British monarch, her style
statements, her diet secrets, her love for Indian tea
and chocolate cake… the list is endless. The curiosity
over royalty is natural when a power and prestige fig-
ure like the Queen is gone. For better understanding
of the legacy of Queen Elizabeth, you can see Good
Morning America YouTube channel’s tribute to the
monarch in the video captioned: ‘The story of Queen
Elizabeth II's life’. This piece on her life and journey as
the Queen is interesting weekend watch. Check link:
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