Written by: Mathew Eliatel, Middle & Senior School English Teacher & TOK Coordinator, SNIS “To speak a language is to take on a world, a culture.” ― Frantz Fanon India. An ancient land whose multicultural, multi-ethnic, multi-linguistic fabric has been woven through centuries of contact with outsiders - both...
“Build a strong base. The journey to peaks of excellence requires a strong base camp.” – C.N.R. Rao, Head of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, India Indians have made revolutionary contributions to the fields of science, mathematics and engineering from times immemorial. A...
Written by – Ms.Rajeswari Vidyashankar “The youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow” quotes South-African anti-apartheid revolutionary political leader and former president Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, who from a very young age fought for the rights of black people in South Africa. The millennium youth, unlike...
“Tomorrow is the first blank page of 365 page book, write a good one” A new year is a great time for great new beginnings. New Year resolutions are not a modern era invention; in fact they date back to almost 4000 years. The Babylonians were...
In this day and age, when children are seen spending most of their time inside homes, on their couch, either browsing the internet or playing video games, the importance of heading out and spending more time with nature cannot be stressed enough. Research says that...
Pranava Shrisai Gande Grade 9 student, SNIS “To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.” - Nelson Mandela We are human. We can imagine, perceive and rationalize. Because of this, we all deserve, and are expected to live by a fundamental, sacrosanct code of rules...
When we look into the eyes of young children, we see a light, a sparkle. A survey of more than fifty thousand children across various countries around the globe reveals that children tend to be happy regardless of the context of their lives. From Ethiopia to...
Bethenny Frankel, an American television personality, author and entrepreneur, once said “Your diet is a bank account. Good food choices are good investments”. So what is a diet? Diet, is defined as the kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats. On the...
Examinations are held every year to measure an individual’s knowledge or aptitude. Tests or examinations comprise quantitative assessment procedures that may determine a student’s professional career, that gauges the capability of a child for a particular field or level. Competition has become an inseparable part...
“The internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow” quotes the computer mastermind and Principal founder of Microsoft Corporation. Gone are the days when students only depended on books for sourcing information. With the advent of technology, students are getting prepared as...
