It was finally the day I was impatiently waiting for “The RESULTS”. I had gone sleepless the previous night. Well, here it was. I had logged on to the zoom call 10 mins early. And once ma’am started the call, my heart blasted. I tried to cool myself down. The adrenalin in my veins was rushing
The cold feet tap-dancing on the floor and my hands praying was just the sign that I could not wait for even a second more.
And now our Head of School started announcing, starting from the head boy. The results for the post that I was contesting for were the last. I had my eyes flashing on my screen; at the same time biting my nails. I closed my eyes and was imagining our teacher calling out my name. And guess what she did? Did she say “ For Vice Cultural Captain we have Snigdha Belavadi”?? I took time to register that in my mind, I was filled with joy. I had to let everything off. I turned my camera off and screamed so loud; I was so happy I started crying too. Well, this was one of my dreams.
Let’s rewind and go back to sixth grade when we all could vote. I remember all my friends and I were so amused by the fact that we could vote. We imagined ourselves to be adults in school. And we all took our sketch pens and drew a line across our index fingers. It was a huge privilege given to us. As we grew up I wanted to be a part of it. I was waiting for 9th grade. Well, unfortunately, it was not how I had imagined standing for the election would be. Everything was online. However, it gave us all an advantage as we could get creative and make manifesto videos the way we wanted. All the teachers told us to think out of the box and do something different.
The next goal was to think about how can I make mine different. I contacted all my friends and family and finally did my manifesto. I am fortunate to have such supportive parents who helped me in my manifesto and all my speeches. I also borrowed instruments from my friends to shoot for the video. And luckily it came out well when I put them together. I did minimal campaigning.
I am so delighted and overwhelmed to have this post and excited to do my best!
By, Snigdha Belavadi, Grade 9A, Ekya JP Nagar
My Dad, My Hero
My father is a funny man
I am proud to be his biggest fan
When I’m in the dumps
He doesn’t let me stay grump
Doing things with him is lot of fun
Playing games, listening to music or baking a bun
My father and l like the same things
Like cricket, TT and chicken wings
I’d like to call him the king of comedy
His sense of humour is my life’s melody!
By, Pratham Kakodkar, Grade 7, Ekya ITPL
“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” - James Howell’s most famous quote points out how important hobbies are. Hobbies provide a fulfilling, productive use of our free time and often keeps our lives grounded. When we invest time in our favourite hobby, we are investing in self-care. More often than not, when we are caught up in the rat race, our hobbies bring that peace and calmness that we so desperately desire.
When we focus on self-care, we bloom and flourish. What better way than investing time in a hobby - a hobby that brings us joy, a hobby that enriches our lives and a hobby that teaches us new skills.
Here are five reasons why investing in a hobby is a good decision:
Helps improve our mental health and happiness: When we do something we love, there is positivity in us. We are happy and our mental health is at its peak. We bring radiance to all around us.
Increases confidence and self-esteem: When we enjoy and love something that we do, most often we are good at it. This brings confidence and boots self-esteem in us.
Makes us patient: When we learn a new hobby, we are learning a new skill. Every learning that we get, we go through a learning process and curve. No one is perfect and hence we need to be patient to acquire the skill.
Develops new skills and increases knowledge: Learning a new hobby leads to developing new skills - sometimes we will be shocked at what we can do. It also increases our knowledge as we develop our skills.
Helps us socialize: Human beings are social animals. We love interacting with other people. It brings a balance in our lives and what better than a hobby that we love!
No matter what we do or what we learn, it is important that we invest time in something we love - there is no use in doing something that we personally don’t enjoy. Hobbies are meant to be activities that bring us joy and make us happy!
By Ms. Rupjyoti Dowerah
Senior School Social Science Teacher
Ekya School JP Nagar
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