We will excel in every field

The students, putting forward their views, said that we not only have to excel at academics but perform well in all fields. This is the real meaning of education. We have to benefit the society we live in. As students, it is our duty to learn well what is being taught to us.
Life throws many challenges at us and we have to brave through them all, hence being confined to the mark sheet alone won’t help us either. True education should reflect in our personality, character and behavior. A morally sound person can only benefit the nation.
The biggest challenge that lies in front of us is making education accessible to all and education should be of a good quality that produces honest hardworking, skillful and patriotic people. Each and every child of this nation should get equal opportunity to prove them and work towards the progress of the nation.
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We don't need assurances, we want our Nirmalendu back!

The ever increasing number of kidnapping cases in the city has got everyone startled, annoyed and confused. The children, who have been protesting against kidnapping and other related crimes aimed at them for the past one year, would like to know the reason behind the society being so insensitive. The abduction of Kislay on the 21st of Jan. 2005 was made into a national issue by the tiffin-boycott movement of the students. Similarly, the call for keeping Patna open on Sunday, 14th of August 2005 was another step towards sensitizing the masses. Then, after the abduction of Golu, a community fast by 25lakh people of Patna on the 25th of April 2006 was proposed.
Quite sadly though, with the onset of the New Year, another innocent child, Nirmalendu Prakash of class 9, studying in D.B.A. has been kidnapped leaving his friends and all the students of Patna helpless and wondering, “What else shall we do?”, “How can we make the society more sensitive towards the issues of children?”
In this time of sadness, prayers seem to be the only recourse and the children have been continuously praying for the speedy release of their friend.

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Safe release of Bunty- The success of non violent protest !

A child is a pious representative of God on the earth, but children are kidnapped and tortured for money. Has the society become so insensitive and materialistic? But through our persistent efforts, we tried to make our society alert and alive and Bunty’s safe and sound recovery has given us enough energy to fight against more social evils. Have you ever thought? Why only students protest against kidnappers when a child is kidnapped? Why only engineers go on strike when a engineer is kidnapped? Don’t you think that it is our responsibility to protect each member of our society? Abduction has become rampant in the last two years and children are made soft target. Children are living under the shadow of fear and trauma. Students are not able to concentrate on their studies because the fear and trauma of abduction is hovering over their minds.
Oxygen... a movement has been organizing discussion on every Sunday to present democratic view. We firmly believe that social evils can only be eliminated by non violent and constructive protest. This movement motivated students to form human chains, keep fast, perform havan etc for Bunty’s safe recovery. Students took interest and went for road shows and relay fast. Students were instrumental in the safe recovery of Kislay through non -violent protest and we did same for Bunty’s recovery. Oxygen is a movement by the students, for the students and of the students. We are obliged to the constant support and co-operation of some students. Abhishek Bharadwaj, Swet Sarika, Sneha Smriti, Harsh, Shruti Shalini, Gaurav and Animan Thakur of Don Bosco Acadamey, Khushboo Jain, Urvi Mohan, Priya, Arpita Malhotra, Neha, Anjali Anand, Mahima, Priti, Ankita, Priyanka, Priyali, Sahana, Saumya Singh, Shana Kajmi, Richa, Shubham Sharan, Jaya Prakash, Mohini Priyadarshini, Saman Rua, Apurv Vardhan, Shilpi S. Kumar, Shrishti Agrawal, Monika Sinha, Vagisha Barbi, Snehalata, Smitha Bharti, Amritansha, Shivangi, Mansha Jain of St. Joseph’s Convent, Abhishek Pankaj of St. Karen’s, Akshay Gautam, Piyush, Saurav, Shishir, Shubham, Shivam Morarka and Abhishek Arya of Loyola High School, Mrilani Panday, Suyash and Zeeshan Kazmi of St. Michael’s, Ankita Nayak, Swapnil, Parma, Akansha Seth, Snehal, Snehil and Harini of Notre Dame, Puja Kumari of Holy Mission, Aliya Mariyam of Art College, Rakhi Raghwan and Barkha of Women’s college, Saurabh Sabu of Rose Bud, Shubhada and Anvi Priya of D.P.S., Fozail of Muslim High School, Abhishek of May Flower, Atfa Mariyam of Science College, Meghna, Richa, Anupam Bharti, Garima Gitika, Smriti Raj, Rita Kumari, Mohsin Nausad and Swabal Mishra of Utkarsh of DAV Walmi, Adarsh Deewan of DAV BSEB, Priyanka of International, Sharad Vivek Sagar and Deepanshu of St. Dominic and Sajia, Lopa Akshita and Shreshi of Baldwin. Had they not been there with relay fast, we would not have been able to raise our voice against kidnappers. Oxygen... a movement view

OLD BOOKS CAN BRING REVOLUTION

Holistic state is a condition in which an individual is physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually well. A country can be in holistic state only when its states, finance, management etc .is in good condition, that is, a country with a better literacy rate, employment oriented education system and ample employment opportunity. India is facing numerous problem - illiteracy, unemployment, poverty and deteriorated education system. Until and unless these problems are solved , India can’t achieve the mark of developed country. Each problem can be solved by imparting quality education to the masses. But the question is- Shall we be able to give quality education to the children when education is so expensive and the economic condition is so low?
A book is a bag of knowledge but changing the book sets every year with some modification, it is not only costing the pockets of parents but also our state and environment. Lakhs of books are published for each academic session with little modification and parents are forced to buy those books. It means crores of rupees and thousands of trees are going in waste every year. If students are allowed to use old books for at least two years, by receiving from up going students and giving to their followers as gift, we can save crores of rupees as well as teach them a moral lesson.We do understand the personal problems of students. Problems could be:- a sense of personal belonging may not come , the condition of books can be disturbing, useless pencil/pen marks on them, workbooks can’t be exchanged, modification in content material is excluded and some students may feel a sense of inferiority complex but each problem can be solved if we have to make a better society. Students will have to be little careful, that is, try to use your books as holy books, preserve your books for your followers, mark with pencil if necessary, inculcate a habit of keeping your study material neat and get photo copied all additional topics in your new syllabus.
We urge to the educational community to think about it so that it may be implemented soon. We want a educational reform through old books, which is going to save crores of rupees and thousands of trees. Since our aim is to make education the biggest issue, we try to make the people aware about the obstacles in the journey of making education the biggest issue. Ignorance of educational community in this regard has made education a luxary, not a need and book sharing can be one of the most important step in bringing educational reform. Oxygen... a movement view

WE NEED BIG HEADS BUT BIGGER HEARTS

Intellectual skills are essential in this world for the progress of mankind and being humans, we have a tendency to move forward on the path of development but of what use is that intellect that does not follow the instincts of the heart in benefitting our fellow humans and making our contributions to society? We can say that heads drive the world but the heart drives the head itself. If your heart allows something, your head will come up with numerous ways of achieving it. They are mutually dependant on each other for any productive work. We need big heads to move forward but we need bigger hearts to help us move forward in the correct direction. Our society today is not only in need of computers but in dire need of compassion. Without the use of our hearts, we humans are not very different from the machines that we work on.
All our educational institutions have been working hard and introducing new ways to enhance our intellects everyday. They are doing everything to develop our brains but what about our hearts? Who will train us in having a better, bigger and wiser heart? The problem here is that on the one hand where we are desperately being forced to improve our mental skills, we are being left on our own for developing our emotional quotient. Cultural activities and extra curricular activities are instrumental in making students emotionally balanced to a certain extent since students learn to work in a group, savour the fruits of hard work and success as well as learn to accept and appreciate failure. But we find that these alone are not enough. To develop compassion and a sense of unity as a citizen of the country children need much more. They must get a chance to witness the living conditions of the different sections of society and not just be confined to their own well being. There should be increased interaction among the students from all strata of society so that each one understands the needs as well as aspirations of the other. These should be introduced right from a very tender age to ensure maximum understanding. On a whole, children learn what they see; hence if we want the future generations to have unity, benevolence and patriotism, we must create such conditions today where these values flourish.
We have created a pool of people with big degrees but tiny hearts. In every field we find big officials indulging in bribery and criminal offences. Why do their hearts allow them to continue with such practices? Isn't there the courage in their hearts to go against the tide and protest against it instead of following it? We expect a good education to not only provide us with a sound mind but a sound heart as well so that we can curb these unlawful acts. At last we can say that it's the people with good hearts who will ultimately make our country a great one since they are the ones who are concerned about the nation, they think about conserving our natural resources, don't support corruption in any form.

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