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EDITORIAL & COVER STORY 03

Editorial

We are into the month of August and our online
classes are continuing for almost four months. It
is heartening to see the students and teachers
adapting to the new normal with such elan. The
school ICSE and ISC results also brought a lot of
cheer. Ritabrata Chakraborty with 99.5% in ISC
and Pritha Roy with 98.8% in ICSE as the highest Independence Day
score call for celebrations. There were many
students who were close behind and they all need contd. After page 2
to be congratulated. A big kudos goes to the severely impacted. All the countries around the
teachers, who have ensured that the students are world, including India, are burning the midnight oil
able to reach their full potential. to find solutions to the challenges thrown up by
School is not only about the syllabus and this Corona Pandemic. India being a country with
academics. In an endeavor towards holistic 356 million young people , considered as world's
development, we are conducting virtual largest youth population, is better placed to face
assemblies, extracurricular activities, yoga and the challenges in the post-COVID world. Youth of
martial art classes, debates and exhibitions. This India looks upon the fall-outs of the COVID
year will go down in the history of Adamas pandemic as an opportunity to explore and make
International School as a time when there was innovative researches to establish India as a
perfectly harmonious synchronization between ‘Self-reliant Nation’. The vast human talent pool
teachers, parents and students towards student of youth has already re-oriented its focus on the
development. In addition, these trying times have combat strategies in the post-pandemic scenario.
also taught our students patience, tenacity and the From establishing ‘Start up’ companies to
maturity to take responsibility for their learning. exploring new horizons in research &
Post pandemic, India looks forward to such a developments in educational & scientific fields,
generation that will shoulder the responsibility of opportunities are available for the youth of India
sustainable development, peaceful coexistence to pursue their dreams.
with the rest of the world and giant leaps in The present world-wide uncertainty over the
industrial and economic growth. We hope there continuity of the Pandemic is expected to
will be enough opportunities for our youth so that continue till a permanent cure, in the form of a
they can concentrate on cultivating these qualities ‘vaccine’, is found by the medical fraternity in the
rather than prepare themselves for cut throat world. Once that stage is reached (possibly within
competition for college admissions and jobs. 6 months time), normalcy will be gradually
Only then will India be able to call itself truly restored and India would be able to resume its
independent. journey to reclaim its leadership role in world
Mittra Sinha Roy politics soon.
Principal Madhumita Mitra, English Dept.