The moon may lose its beauty, the Himalayas may become bereft of snow, the ocean may transgress its shores, but I will never violate the promise given by my father.rnThis story of a son who spends 14 years in the forest to keep his father's promise is how the legend of Diwali came to be. All of us have heard it narrated at every Diwali - how the virtuous Rama defeated the evil demon Ravana and returned victorious to his kingdom. Here are a few pictures of the play of the Diwali story which the students of Prep 2 have enacted together to learn about Diwali the fun way.

पूरा देश 14 सितंबर को हिंदी दिवस (Hindi Diwas) मनाता है ताकि देश में हिंदी भाषा को और बढ़ावा मिल सके। भारत विविधताओं वाला देश है जहां सभी लोग अलग-अलग भाषाएं, अलग-अलग रीति-रिवाजों का पालन करते हैं लेकिन देश के 77 फीसदी लोग हिंदी बोलते, समझते और लिखते हैं। पूरे विश्व में भी हिंदी तीसरी सबसे अधिक बोली जाने वाली भाषा है। हर साल इस खास मौके पर शैक्षिक संस्थानों में तरह-तरह के कार्यक्रम आयोजित किए जाते हैं।rnइस सप्ताह को हमारे विद्यालय में हिंदी सप्ताह के रूप में मनाया जाता है। इसे हिंदी पखवाड़ा कहा जाता है। इस दौरान हमारे स्कूल में विभिन्न प्रतियोगिताएं आयोजित की जाती है। इन प्रतियोगिताओं में काव्य गोष्ठी, भाषण प्रतियोगिता और वाद-विवाद जैसे कार्यक्रम शामिल हैं। 14 सितंबर को ही भाषा सम्मान पुरस्कार दिया जाता है।

Grandparents hold a special place in everyone’s heart. Many of us look for their advice when in trouble. Their bedtime stories are an integral part of a child’s growing years. In honour of the grandparents, The Maalinyai School celebrated Grandparents Day. On this occasion, children in their unique way, thanked their grandparents for their love and support. “With the shrinking size of families, grandparents are often missed the most by children. It is crucial to sensitize kids about the role of grandparents in one’s life and teach them about respecting and taking care of them in their old age. The Maalinyai School emphasizes the emotional bonding of children with their family members. Hence, this particular day was organized to strengthen the unique bond between kids and their grandparents. The day filled with fun and frolic was appreciated by the elderlies who abundantly enjoyed themselves with their little ones

Sports bring everyone together; through sports, we can create a healthy society, a healthy state, and a healthy nation. Playing a sport not only enhances the physical and mental development of children but also teaches them values like discipline, inclusion, perseverance, respect, practice for betterment, working according to your priorities, playing fairly with others, waiting for the next chance, sharing the credit, and so on. In recognition of the importance of sports in one’s life, the students of The Maalinyai School celebrated Sports Day with great zeal. rnTributes to Major Dhyan Chand who made an exemplary contribution to Indian Hockey and on his birth anniversary we observe National Sports Day. Also, greetings to all sportspersons who have made the country proud with their dedication and remarkable performance and to all the sports enthusiasts and aspirants to keep striving to be the best.rn

Friends are those strong ties that are purely formed out of love and respect for one another, regardless of their age, race or religion. The students of The Maalinyai School celebrated Friends and Friendship on Friday 5th August with varied Friendship Day activities across the grades.

International Tiger Day is celebrated every year on July 29th as a way to raise awareness about this magnificent but endangered big cat. It was started to raise awareness about the conservation of the wild cat, which over the last 150 years has witnessed a massive drop of nearly 95% in its population. Tiger is a powerful icon of India's cultural and natural heritage and the protection of the iconic animal is deeply linked to our ecology. On this day, let us pledge to further intensify our efforts to create a hospitable habitat for our national animal to thrive. Keeping in mind why Tigers are important our young Maalinyaiites performed poster-making activity.

Kargil Vijay Diwas is a memorial to the victory of the Kargil War in India. It is celebrated on the 26th of July every year. It was the day in 1999 when India won the Kargil War against Pakistan. We celebrate it every year to commemorate the victory of the war.rnThe students of The Maalinyai School conducted a special assembly on this occasion. The idea was to make them aware of the armed forces and get their attention towards their contribution and sacrifice for the nation.rn

World Emoji Day was celebrated in the Maalinyai campus, wherein the students of classes 1 and 2 created cute emojis and coloured them. They were able to talk about their personal emotions, as also, make connections between feelings and appropriate facial expressions via emojis. It was a fun-filled learning experience.

The team participated in the activity Blind Drawing in which they were divided into pairs; a listener and a speaker. Without letting the listener see, the speaker gave instructions according to which the listener had to draw. This activity was conducted to understand what happens when communication breaks down. In particular, it shows the importance of two-way communication. It demonstrates that, in addition to transmitting and interpreting a message, communication is about creating strategies to understand one another.

करता करे न कर सके,
गुरु करे सो होए,
तीन लोक नौ खंड में,
गुरु से बड़ा ना कोए।
इस चराचर विश्व में गुरु की महिमा अतुलनीय है क्योंकि गुरु ही व्यक्ति के जीवन का, उसके आनंद और सुख दुख का, प्रकाश होता है। जीवन में हर परिस्थितियों में सुचारू रूप से जीने की कला गुरु से प्राप्त होती है। अतः गुरु सब कुछ करने में समर्थ है l
गुरु पूर्णिमा के अवसर पर विद्यालय में छात्रों द्वारा गुरु पूर्णिमा के अवसर पर भावपूर्ण प्रस्तुति सांस्कृतिक कार्यक्रम के द्वारा की गई जिसमें सभी छात्र कार्यक्रम के माध्यम से और व्यक्तिगत रूप से अपने सभी गुरुजन वृंद से आशीर्वाद प्राप्त कर अनुगृहित हुए l