Mera Bali
Before the
present Junagarh Fort was built, an old stone fort existed in the city. This
fort was built in 1478 by Rao Bika who established the city of Bikaner in 1472. Rao Bika
was the second son of Maharaja Rao Jodha of the Rathore clan, the founder of Jodhpur
city. He conquered the large arid lands to the northern region of Rajasthan to
set up his domain. As the second son of Jodha he had no chance of inheriting
his father’s territory of Jodhpur or to the title of Maharaja. He, therefore,
reconciled and decided to build his own kingdom at Bikaner at the place then
called "Jungladesh". Bikaner, though a partly of the Thar Desert,
was considered an oasis
on the trade route between Central Asia and the Gujarat
coast since it had adequate spring water sources. Bika’s name was thus tagged
to the Bikaner city as well as to the then state of Bikaner (“the settlement of
Bika”) that he established. The history of Bikaner and the fort within it thus
start with Bika. It was only about 100 years later that Bikaner’s fortunes
flourished under Raja Rai Singhji, the sixth ruler of Bikaner, who ruled from
1571 to 1611. During the Mughal Empire’s rule in the country, he
accepted the suzerainty of the Mughals and held a high position of an army
general in the court of Emperor Akbar and his son Emperor Jahangir.
His successful war exploits by way of winning half of Mewar kingdom won him
accolades and rewards from the Mughal emperors. He was gifted the jagirs (lands) of Gujarat
and Burhanpur.
ALUMNI
Shraddha
Sharma passed The Fabindia School in 2008. She passed her XII in 2010 from K.
S. Lodha Public School. She took up Science Maths and went for her further
studies to Jaipur. She did her graduation and post graduation from S.S.Jain
Subhodh College and Stani Memorial P.G.College, Jaipur. She did M.Sc. in
Physics. She also studied in Nav Bharathi Shikshak Parikshan Mahavidhalaya and
nowadays she is working at the Indian Science Club, Jaipur. She remembers
schooldays a lot in The Fabindia School. Her big thanks to all her teachers for
what she is today. We wish her success in life.
STAFF
Thursday, 12th January: Staff had their PDP Session
that day. They were trained by Mr. Sandeep Dutt, Chairman on how to use Google
Drive and its importance. The Good School Project was shared with the staff. In
charges for Service, Skill, Sport and Study were appointed. Mr. Surendra Singh
for Service, Mrs. Kavita Devda for Skill, Mrs. Sharmila Vijaywargi for Sport
and Mr. Ajay Vijaywargi for Study. The Second Chapter of the novel is in process.
Last deadline for the second chapter is 31st January’17.
The peon of our school Mr. Solanlal Dewasi is blessed with a
son. We all congratulate him and his wife on this happy occasion. Heartiest Congratulations to
Mr. Suresh Negi( Faculty) and his wife on the birth of a daughter. May the child be blessed with good
health, long life and prosperity! The staff wished Mr. Suresh Negi and Mr.
Sandeep Singh ‘Happy Birthday’. May they have a prosperous and happy life in
future!
SKILL
Makara Sankranti also known as Makar Sankranti marks the transition of the sun
into the zodiacal sign of Makara (Capricorn) on its celestial path, which is the first change in the zodiac
after the winter solstice. The festival
is celebrated in various parts of the Indian subcontinent to observe the day
which marks the shift of the sun into ever-lengthening days. The festival is a
seasonal observance as well as a religious celebration. Makara Sankranti is a
solar event making it one of the few Hindu festivals which fall on the same date in local
calendars every year: 14 January, with some exceptions when the festival is
celebrated on 15 January.
The festival is also dedicated to the sun god and marks the six months auspicious
period for Hindus known as Uttaarayan.
The importance of Uttaarayan is exhibited in the Hindu epic
Mahabharata, where Bhishma Pitamah waited for the sun to be in Uttaarayan for him to die willingly. Makara
Sankranti is believed to be a time for peace and prosperity. The day is
regarded as important for spiritual practices and accordingly people take a
holy dip in rivers, especially Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Krishna and Cauvery.
The bathing is believed to wash away sins. It is also
celebrated as Pongal in Tamil Nadu and Lohri in Punjab and Haryana. Sweets of
are made on this day. Krisha Dave/ VIII/ GH
Kites
Kites,
Kites, Kites
Blue,
Black, Red, Yellow
I
see everywhere
Soaring
in the sky.
It
takes a dip and dive
And
snaps with its tail.
With
the wind it soars high
Without
the wind it takes rest.
When
the breeze blows,
Once
again it goes up in the sky.
You
see another kite,
You
have a patch,
And
it goes cut
And
flies away from you.
Anumesh Rao/ VIII/ GH
Wednesday,
11th January: School
reopened after a eighteen long days’ winter break. All students were happy to
return to school. Bright cheerful faces could be seen catching up for the
holidays and greeting each other Muskan Rathod/X/TH and Suryaveer Singh/ X/DH had participated in
Interschool Debate Competition in KS Lodha Public School and they were awarded
with certificates and token of appreciation. Due to the extreme cold School
timings were changed to 10:00 AM to 3.00 PM.
Friday, 13th January: Students of Pre Primary Classes celebrated Red Day with great
interest and enthusiasm. They all wore red dresses. They were told to bring red
fruits and vegetables. They did all the activities related to red colour. They
enjoyed a lot.
Saturday, 14th January: On the occasion of Makar Sakranti Kite flying and
Kite making Activity was organized for the students of Class I to XI. Students
of Class I to V made beautiful kites and displayed it on the soft boards.
Students of Class IV- XI flew kites on the ground.