Great Grandeur of R-DAY Celebration at AVM

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In the supremely sacred land of Bharath where forbearance is the sign of beauty of all disciplines, Adherence to truth is the greatest penance and the sweet feeling pervading this land is the Motherly feeling. Character is more precious than life itself. What strength! What sacrifice! What adherence to dharma and justice! …Such a Bharath is my Motherland………………………

Nurturing the feeling of patriotism and righteousness and preparing the students to be effective participants in civic society, Atmiya Vidya Mandir celebrated 64th Republic Day with much gusto and grandeur. All students, teachers, hostel staff members and other members of AVM family gathered at school cricket ground to commemorate this national festival on 26th January. The chief guests of the event were P.Prabodh Swamiji, P. Sugney Swamiji and P.Fuvaji. These esteemed guests were accompanied by honourable dignitaries of the school P. Harish Sir and P Natuda. The chief guests were welcomed with mush zest as they arrived. After the pujan and invoking blessings of God, the flag was hoisted by the school principal Dr. Vijay Patel. The unfurled flag was honoured with singing of the national anthem. The jolly and jovial hosts of the programme were P Pushpak Sir and P Kshitij Sir. Soon, they announced beginning of the march past by the colourful troop of all four student-houses. The spectators students and teachers filled with pride to see them marching. It was followed by a heart-stirring speech by P Mukesh Sir.

The main attraction of this event was the melodious song on unity and fraternity sung by AVM choir group. Everybody presented in the event was enthralled to witness mesmerizing drill show by students of 1st and 2nd grade. It was an incredible show by tiny tots dressed up as black commandos as Sports teachers Yogesh Sir and Raj Sir trained them for such swiftness and scintillating movements. It was followed by a mass drill show by students of 3rd , 4th and 5th who were trained by Hemant Sir. Students of grade 6th and 7th demonstrated different Yoga exercises for healthy mind and healthy body. Last but not the least was human pyramid formed by students of 8th to 10th. These students exhibited their amazing strength and flexibility for forming human pyramid. The programme ended with vote of thanks and distribution of sweets. The celebration was marked with saluting the flag , carry the true spirit of independent and aware citizen of a self-governing country.

…………faith in our words,

…………….pride in our hearts,

…………memories in our souls,

with patriotic zest and fervour……   Let’s salute the nation on Republic Day!!!

Written by: Yathansh Joshi (Std 7)

AVM Star Voice Hunt 2012-13

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Shaking off the winter sloth, Atmiya Vidya Mandir geared up for a high-voltage Pre-Uttarayan Break event.
As students and teachers were getting overwhelmed with countdown of Uttarayan Break, once again the Art and Music department of Atmiya Vidya Mandir laid a platform to support the budding singers to flourish with their inherent talent of singing. The most enchanting grand finale of AVM Star Voice Hunt was held on 10th January 2013. The sole purpose of this event was to give recognition to the talented singers of the school as well as honing the different intricacies of singing.

This great event was preceded by two elimination rounds. First, there was an Open Audition round in which near around 200 students participated, this strength was remarkable enough to conclude that a large number of students of AVM have inclination towards music. The semi-final round was held among 30 selected students which put only 8 students to contest in grand finale.

 

At the grand finale, upping the tempo further were singers in the solo singers’ category. Geetgauravbhai and Shrimadbhai of Std V enthralled the audience with “Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana…” and “Ae Zindagi Gale Laga Le” respectively, first runners-up, Kevalbhai sang the melodic “Butterfly Fly Away”. The winner, Sarvanamanbhai of grade 7, had a huge round of applause coming his way when he sang “Tujhko jo paya”. The audience excitedly shook their heads and soon gasped for breath as Rajbhai Panpaliya of grade 10 sang the most liked “Jee le zara…..”. Surrounded by hair-raising rhythms that only the band members could tell, “There is an appeal in the rawness, it all seems so divine,” said an overjoyed judge Birju Sir.

In this ‘Music Battle,’ all performances were planned and organized to create an attempt to capture the spicy yet melodious flavour of singing on stage. The performances of student-singers were largely of the Modern-Jazz & Contemporary forms, with a high quotient of singing skill and grace. Synchronization and rhythm were the key themes of this singing contest as participants sang groovy numbers. From the intense and hard hitting, to the light hearted and tongue-in cheek, turned out to be a grand hit.

“The challenge was to sing fairly well to coordinate with the type of song selected for singing” said Mr. Mayank (Antriksh Band) one of the judges.

Taking the audience through both the old and new numbers there was an ear-splitting response. The day’s events drew to a close as Ronak Mistry and Anand Pandya gave a scintillating, energy-filled performance on instrumental music.

The finalists ultimately achieved the following positions:

Group A: Std 1 to 5 

  • Geetgaurav Joshi – First
  • Shrimad G Patel – Second
  • Param Thakor – Third
  • Keval Rohit – Fourth

Group B: Std 6 to 10

  • Sarvanaman B Patel – First
  • Bhavesh Rajpurohit – Second
  • Raj Panpaliya – Third
  • Nirmal Patel – Fourth

Group: Keyboard

  • Anand Pandya – First
  • Ronak Mistry – Second

Judges: Mayank Sir, Vishal Sir, Birju Sir

The event could not have possibly been the way it happened had it not been for the untiring efforts of the music teachers of Atmiya Vidya Mandir: Somnath Sir and Jaimin Sir supported by students of grade 10.

Written by: Yathansh Joshi (Std 7)

Smart Bano… Effective Bano….. Pratham 18 Jeevan Bano By Sundaram House

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O Lord!…Make my mind pure to realise you…Make my soul one with you….

Nurtured with a sense of gratitude towards God and urge to keep a fine balance of intellectual and spiritual faculties, students of Atmiya Vidya Mandir are striving to live up to this status and Sundaram House members assured that this is not an imaginary situation because Vachnamrut Pratham 18 shows us the way to lead a meaningful and purposeful life. Sundaram House members very well elucidated the teachings of this universally applicable powerful discourse which describes the ways to safeguard our senses to attain this state.

 

The Sundaram House students, through the daily assemblies made a humble effort to give an insight into how to make judicious use of our cognitive senses of – sight, smell, touch ,taste and hearing, in order to conserve our energy and flourish with our inherent talent to achieve our goal. Throughout the week in the morning assemblies, the students of Sundaram House explained – What is the cause of disturbances in one’s mind and how can one practice P18 in day to day life to calm these disturbances?

The well drafted video presentations and the talk shows in the creative assembly were live propositions to explain closely the best way to keep concentration and good result. The dance performance was a medium to suggest the audience the need to follow Vachnamrut Pratham 18 as it helps the students to keep away from distractions and negativity. The performances of this creative assembly were intended to convey a broader meaning of cognitive senses, a broader and better understanding about how positive perception through these senses play a foreseeable role in accelerating our pace towards our goal.

The talk show in the creative assembly was performed by Aman Gadia (as host) and Shubham Patel (as Dr. Arjav) who was portrayed as a renowned psychologist and he conveyed very well what P18 says about choices and decision making. All the students learnt the need to develop wisdom to discriminate between right and wrong choices. Everyone was made to understand how important it is to follow the Vivek of judicious use of our indriyas. The assembly was gracefully concluded by a mesmerizing dance performance by the junior students on the beats of Do aisa vardan Guruvar.


In the end the students repeated the message of Dr. Arjav –“Smart bano effective bano aur pratham 18 Jeevan bano”

Written by:
Shubham Patel and Shubham Pansari (11th Commerce)

Unique Way of Understanding ‘Atmiyata’

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The destiny of a nation depends on the character of people, however, character is not merely the awareness of some values but also both, the desire and capacity to uphold them in practice. We live in a time of transition where we are experiencing a rapid global change. At the same time, we all are also hoping for peaceful and prosperous global community. The entire world certainly needs one value more desperately than any other – ‘Atmiyata’.

Our school functions on the basic principal of Atmiyata given by His Divine Holiness Hariprasad Swamiji. The life line for success in any endeavour – personal, professional or spiritual is atmiyata.

“Atmiyata” means United Flow of Many Hearts Towards one Goal. This single word adds tremendous significance to the various skills, expertise and values of any individual and builds a successful organisation.

In the first week of November, Satyam House tried to project the aspect of Atmiyata. On the last day before Diwali vacation, the school provided an opportunity to understand and practice Atmiyata in the form of synergy by introducing interesting group activities. Through these activities teachers tried to imbibe the virtues and skills like – team spirit, control and coordination, listening, concentration etc.

All the faculties including sports and music teachers facilitated the students to draw pleasure and fun. Along with students, the teachers also participated in skilful and fun oriented activities.

At the end, everyone realised that working, playing and sharing together help us to form a divine harmony with self and with others.

Written by: Kshitij Sir

Std 10: वाद-विवाद: “मीठी वाणी का प्रयोग कहाँ करना चाहिए कहाँ नहीं”

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“मीठी वाणी का प्रयोग कहाँ करना चाहिए कहाँ नहीं”—इस विषय पर दिनांक 22 जुलाई 2012 के मध्य एक सप्ताह तक वाद-विवाद ( Debate ) का आयोजन किया गया।

संपूर्ण वर्ग के 35 बच्चों को पाँच जूथों में विभाजित किया गया। संपूर्ण प्रवृत्ति का आयोजन विषय शिक्षक श्री मुकेशभाई जोशी के मार्गदर्शन में गतिशील रहा।

Std 9: नाट्य – “गिल्लू”

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“गिल्लू”—पाठ के आधार पर पर दिनांक 16 जुलाई से 22 जुलाई 2012 के मध्य एक सप्ताह तक नाट्य का आयोजन किया गया।

कक्षा 9वीं अ तथा 9वीं ब के 32 बच्चों को चार जूथों में विभाजित किया गया। संपूर्ण प्रवृत्ति का आयोजन विषय शिक्षक श्री मुकेशभाई जोशी के मार्गदर्शन में गतिशील रहा।

 

Std 8: वाद-विवाद—“कहाँ मस्ती करनी चाहिए तथा कहाँ मस्ती नहीं करनी चाहिए, तथा क्यों ?”

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आज के समय में व्यक्ति का मन अधिक फैल रहा है। वह धीरे-धीरे अधिक चंचल होता जा रहा है। छात्रों की एकाग्रता कम हो रही है। जैसा कि हम सभी जानते हैं कि पढ़ाई में एकाग्रता अत्यंत आवश्यक है। मन की एकाग्रता के लिए

सर्वप्रथम शरीर का स्थिर होना ज़रुरी है। एक संत ने कहा है—

“ तन स्थिर मन स्थिर”

अर्थात मन को स्थिर करना हो तो प्रथम तन यानि शरीर की चंचलता को स्थिर करना पड़ेगा और शरीर को स्थिर करने के लिए छात्रों को यह ज्ञान होना चाहिए कि हमें शरीर को स्थिर कयों करना है अर्थात उनको ज्ञान होना चाहिए कि मुझे ऐसा कयों करना चाहिए और ऐसा क्यों नहीं करना चाहिए।

बच्चों को बेन्च पर बैठे-बैठे पैर हिलाने की आदत, चारों तरफ अकारण देखते रहने की आदत, कलम अर्थात पेन घुमाने की आदत आदि से मज़बूर हो गए होते हैं। यानि वें मस्ती करते रहते हैं।

यदि उसे पता हो कि कहाँ मस्ती करनी चाहिए और कहाँ मस्ती नहीं करनी चाहिए तथा क्यों? इस प्रश्न को वे भली-भाँति समझते हो तो वह छात्र पढ़ाई में जाग्रत रहता हैं।

इसी उद्देश्य की पूर्ति हेतु कक्षा 8वी ब में—

“कहाँ मस्ती करनी चाहिए तथा कहाँ मस्ती नहीं करनी चाहिए, तथा क्यों ?”—इस विषय पर दिनांक 17 जून से 23 जून 2012 के मध्य एक सप्ताह तक वाद-विवाद ( Debate ) का आयोजन किया गया।

संपूर्ण वर्ग के 32 बच्चों को पाँच जूथों में विभाजित किया गया। संपूर्ण प्रवृत्ति का आयोजन विषय शिक्षक श्री मुकेशभाई जोशी के मार्गदर्शन में गतिशील रहा।

वाद-विवाद के अंत में जो निष्कर्ष निकला उसके कुछ मुद्दे निम्नलिखित हैं—

1. वर्गखंड में मस्ती में नहीं करनी चाहिए, क्योकि उससे हमारी एकाग्रता में बाधा आती है तथा पढ़ाई पर असर पड़ता है।

2. प्रार्थना कक्ष में दैवत्व अर्थात भक्ति का वातावरण होता हैं, जहाँ पर हमें भगवान के आशिष प्राप्त होते हैं, अत: वहाँ शिस्त (अदब) अति आवश्यक है।

3. भोजनालय में यदि एकाग्रता से शांतिपूर्वक भोजन करते हैं तो पाचक रस का निर्माण अधिक होता है, जिससे हमारा भोजन सुपाच्य बनता है।

4. छात्रालय में अवकाश के समय(Free Time) तथा खेल के मैंदान में जब सिर्फ़ समय व्यतीत करने के उद्देश्य से खेल रहे हो, तब किसी को शारीरिक या मानसिक हानि न पहुँचे इस तरह शिस्तता का पालन करते हुए मस्ती कर सकते हैं।

इस प्रकार बच्चों ने आनंद लेते हुए ज्ञान प्राप्त किया तथा आचरण में लेने का निर्णय लिया।

 

-हिन्दी शिक्षक मुकेशभाई जोशी

Std 8: वर्ग-प्रवृत्ति— ‘पत्र-लेखन’

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आज के समय में व्यक्ति एस.एम.एस. एवं इ-मेल में व्यस्त है। सभी के जीवन से पत्र-लेखन विसरता जा रहा है। तो आज भी एस.एम.एस. एवं इ-मेल कि दुनियाँ में पत्रों का उपयोग कम होने के बावजूद पत्रों का अपना अलग ही महत्व हैं ।
इसकी उपयोगीता एवं जीवन में पत्रों की महत्वता बताते हुए दिनांक 08 अगस्त 2012 से 10 अगस्त 2012 के मध्य हिन्दी विषय शिक्षक श्री मुकेश जोशी के मार्गदर्शन में 8वीं कक्षा के ‘ब’ वर्ग में प्रश्नोत्तरी का आयोजन किया गया तत्पश्चात उन्होंने अपने-अपने परिवार को पत्र लिखा एवं पत्रों में बच्चों ने अपने-अपने माता-पिता से बिनती की कि प्रत्युत्तर में वें भी ऐसे ही पत्र (POST CARD) में पारिवारिक बातें एवं विचार लिखकर बच्चों का उत्साह बढ़ाएँ।

इस प्रकार बच्चों ने आनंद लेते पत्र लिखा तथा वें उत्साह के साथ पत्रों के प्रत्युत्तर की प्रतिक्षा करते हुए आनंद लेते हुए पढ़ाई में व्यस्त हो रहे हैं। 

– शिक्षक श्री मुकेश जोशी

हिन्दी गुजराती प्रतियोगिता 2012

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आत्मीय विद्यामंदिर में 1 सितम्बर 2012 शनिवार को सुबह 11:20 से दोपहर 01:10 तक प्रार्थनाकक्ष के स्पर्धा-मंच पर हिन्दी-गुजराती प्रतियोगिता (Hindi-Gujarati Competition 2012) का आयोजन हिन्दी शिक्षकगण श्री. मुकेशभाई जोशी, श्री पुष्पक जोशी, श्रीमति संगीता दूबे एवं गुजराती शिक्षकगण श्री गौतम पटेल, श्रीयुक्ता वैदेही बहन, श्रीयुक्ता रेखाबहन के मार्गदर्शन में किया गया।

कार्यक्रम का प्रारंभ भगवान के पूजन से किया गया। इस संपूर्ण कार्यक्रम को पाँच प्रतियोगिताओं में विभाजित किया गया:

  1. कक्षा 1,2 के लिए गुजराती में दृश्य-श्राव्य प्रक्षेपण संसाधन द्वारा प्रश्नोत्तरी प्रस्तुतिकरण,
  2. कक्षा 3,4,5 के लिए गुजराती में दृश्य-श्राव्य प्रक्षेपण संसाधन द्वारा प्रश्नोत्तरी प्रस्तुतिकरण,
  3. कक्षा 6,7,8 के लिए हिन्दी में दृश्य-श्राव्य प्रक्षेपण संसाधन द्वारा “भ्रष्टाचार” विषय पर प्रस्तुतिकरण,
  4. कक्षा 9 के लिए गुजराती में “हूँ मानवी मानव थाऊँ तोय घणुं” विषय पर वकृत्व-स्पर्धा,
  5. कक्षा 10 के लिए हिन्दी में “अच्छे पुस्तक मेरे सच्चे मित्र” विषय पर वकृत्व-स्पर्धा।

सभी विद्यार्थी इस प्रतियोगिताओं में सरस डूबे हुए थें। इस संपूर्ण कार्यक्रम में ध्यानाकर्षक तथ्य यह था कि इन सभी स्पर्धाओं का संचालन छात्रों ने स्वयं किया था, जो आज के वर्तमान में एक छात्र के लिए उत्कृष्ट बात है, क्योंकि यही छात्र आगे चलकर एक जागृत नागरिक बन समाज के नेतृत्व में अपना योगदान देकर एक सच्चा नागरिक होने की महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभा सकेगा। ऐसे छात्रों का बीजाँकुरण आत्मीय विद्यामंदिर में हो रहा है यह आत्मीय विद्यामंदिर के छात्रों एवं स्वयं पाठशाला तथा समाज के लिए एक गौरव की बात है।

धन्यवाद सह,

हिन्दी शिक्षक मुकेशभाई जोशी
सह हिन्दी एवं गुजराती शिक्षकगण।