My scrpt for the Value education play

Youth as instruments of dialogue for a greener planet

Aarya-Narrator

 Characters

Shaayak- young Greenpeace representative

Parth-Head of construction

Keenaj- Child

Rishabh-Child

Adit-Child

Karan-Child

Zahaan-Construction worker

Aditya J-Construction Worker

Dhruv-PMC Concierge

Rahil-Judge

Yash-Court Announcer

                         ACT 1

Not so long ago, there were four children named Keenaj, Rishabh, Adit and Karan .They were from Nepean Sea Road, a posh district in Mumbai. They were the best of friends and even though they were really rich they weren’t spoilt. They all played in a beautiful public park which had a large amount of trees and was the perfect place for playing hide and seek. In May when their summer holidays had begun and they had gone to their vacation spots, builders of Parth Mody Constructions Pvt. Ltd decided to use the park area for a new skyscraper.

        (enter Parth, Zahaan and Aditya J )

Mr. Parth had sent his best workers to inspect the location.

 Parth: Go and check the area and report whether it is fit for construction.                          

all workers in chorus: Yes sir!

                            ACT 2

(enter all the children)

After returning from their holidays the children visit the park and notice the workers . They think the workers are just visiting.

Keenaj : “Good evening uncle.”

Rishabh: “Aren’t you from the famous Parth Mody Constructions?”

Zahaan: “Yes.”

Adit: Wow, Mr. Parth is so cool, I’ve always wanted to meet him.

Karan : Lets play football!

They begin to kick the ball around when the workers stop them from playing and throw the ball away.

Keenaj: “Why did you do that uncle?”

Aditya: “This is our land, you are not permitted to play here”

The children are devastated after hearing that they could not play in their own garden anymore and go to their friend Shaayak who had just finished studying law in college

        (enter Shaayak)

Rishabh: “Hey Shaayak can you help us with this problem”

Shaayak: “Sure, what is it?”

Adit: “Some people from PMC are trying to take our park and they won’t allow us to play”

When Shaayak was small he too had played in that park and he was reminded of those memories and decided that he would help save this park

Shaayak : Okay I will try to save our park

                        ACT 3

When the children are going back home they notice that the workers are cutting trees and taking out the grass .They try to stop them but fail.

Karan : How can they do this to us!

All of them discuss this incident agitatedly…

Rishabh: We can’t do anything about it; just thinking about all those dead plants makes me feel ill

Adit: Rishabh you are wrong. We can do something about it, we just have to try.

Keenaj: I have an idea. Lets stage a protest against them. If we continuously pester them, finally they might give in

Rishabh: What an idea! Sirji

                                ACT 4

The next day the children had made posters, given out flyers, told the people about the garden with interest and were protesting in front of the garden while in PMC, something else was going on.

                          (enter Dhruv)

Shaayak: I want to meet Mr. Parth

Dhruv: I am sorry he is taking a nap right now. Please contact him later

Shaayak: I need to meet him now ,it is very urgent

Dhruv: I shall ask him

Shaayak is granted permission and he enters

Parth: What brings you here Mr. Shaayak

Shaayak: Mr. Parth I have come to inform you that you must not build a skyscraper in the garden as it is the only place on Nepean sea road with lots of trees and is a place of scenic beauty. It also helps in keeping the climate cool.

Parth: Ha Ha Ha! Surely, you are joking Mr. Shaayak. Why should I stop the construction of the greatest skyscraper in the world just for a small garden.

Shaayak: You will face the consequences sooner or later Mr. Parth

Shaayak leaves the office seething with anger at Mr. Parth’s lax attitude

                            ACT 5

Shaayak went to court and filed a case against Mr. Parth

Having passed recently he was eligible to be the children’s attorney for the case.

Shaayak studied the case searching for flaws until finally he found one. The court was in session and a lot of the Nepean Sea Road population arrived.

Yash: All rise as the judge enters

Rahil: Silence in the court, Mr. Shaayak begin

Shaayak: Your honour I have come here to fight for the children of Nepean Sea Road and I would like to state that if the PMC builds this skyscraper there will be no garden left in Nepean sea road therefore leaving the children with nowhere to play and old people with nowhere to walk. That’s all your honour. 

Rahil: Any Questions? You may now speak Mr. Parth

Parth: Your honour this building will give Mumbai unimaginable glory and take architecture to new heights. It would be a grave mistake to stop and I think the people of Nepean sea road would agree. That’s all your honour.

Rahil: Any Questions?

Shaayak: Yes your honour

Rahil: Raise your Questions Mr.Shaayak

Shaayak: Speaking of the people of Nepean Sea Road, may I see the permit that you have taken from the Nepean sea road society Mr. Parth?

Parth: Which permit! What permit? There was no permit

Shaayak: Your honour, it is compulsory to have a permit from the head of the society to build in the society

Rahil: Mr Parth you have breached our code of law therefore you are now going to be put in custody. The garden will stay. Case Closed.

All the children: Yay!

And so Shaayak and the children saved the day and protected the environment.

                                THE END

Tiku- my younger cousin

Tiku is my younger cousin.He is one of the naughtiest 2 year olds that I know.He likes to eat, play and sing.He was born on December 5th 2007. He is really cheerful and even if he is naughty to you you feel like forgiving him immediately.He is really strong too, usually babies cry if they fall, He slaps the object .He really likes singing and dancing.If he likes a song he picks it up right away. One of his favourite songs is Sultans of Swing by the Dire Straits.

Holey!!

Once long ago in Kolkata, at my grandparents house, I was lying under the mosquito net.I was angry for some reason or other, so I was punching the net. My grandmother then told me calmly not to punch it, as it was God.
I stopped for a while looked around then agreed, it was very holey.

Technologies that parents resist

Asterix (Parent) "Oi! Do your homework."
Obelix (me) (tapping the side of my head with index finger)
Toc. Toc. Toc. "These parents are crazy!"
   
Technologies that parents resist

1. T.V
2. iPod
3. Computer
4. Game Consoles (playstation,Wii,etc...)
5. ............

Stuff that they like..

1. Studying
2. more studying
3. padhai

Kolkata

I am in Kolkata currently, I've been there for the past one week.In the last seven days I have eaten at 7 restaurants,stayed and eaten at the best club in all of Kolkata, and talked with 2 bengali celebrities plus I still have one week of holidays left.Who knows what else will happen.I landed here on the 17th night and we were staying with my grand parents.The next night we ate at a wonderful restaurant called Mainland China (No prize for guessing the cuisine).Then after a long sleep and an argumentative awakening I had 4 shingada(Samosa)and 2 kachauri .(what a light breakfast...)Then we ate lunch and dinner at home.The next night we first went to my fathers friends office (after hours of course)and while the adults chatted, me and my friend listened to loud music and  ate fish fry (a delicacy).Then we went to a small restaurant called Russel's Dhaba and we ate some chicken bharta(I know it sounds horrible but it was delicious)and drank lassi..And retired to some soft music on the glass house on a terrace of a triplex bungalow in the heart of Calcutta..The next three days were spent eating swimming and more eating at many restaurants(Kewpie's, Shiraz, Charnock City, Lake club, Tolly club)while staying at the Tolly club(estd 1862) earlier meant for white sahibs only.Yesterday we saw a light and sound show at the Victoria memorial(It is very pretty) .The show wasn't terrible but it wasnt great either.Then we came back.next friday we plan to visit  an old jute mill(there are loads in bengal).So adios for now amigos will post later.

My jaipur trip

I went to Jaipur in January this year as my dad had a conference there.So while he listened to the lectures, we decided to explore Jaipur.We went to the Amber fort and the city palace and we tried to go to the Jantar Mantar but there wasnt any time.At the Amber fort we had a great negotiation with a guide for his fee.But we had a great experience and the price was worth it.By the time we were done it was already evening so we picked up dad and left for the hotel.After a bad dinner we went to sleep. The next day after dropping off dad we went to the city palace.The city palace is huge.It has an atrium which has the four gates and it is close to the Maharaja's  palace which has multi coloured windows.We were so absorbed in looking at the colours that we forgot the Jantar mantar.So we couldn't visit. We left the next day. Here are some photos taken by me of our trip.

                                                                      Amber from afar

                                                            The Chand Pol(moon gate)

                                                        The large garden

                                                                An aerial view

                                                 The entrance to the city palace

                                                      Where the Raja discusses

                                                       The colored windows
The city palace has now been turned into a museum with lots of artifacts,curios,photographs,paintings and weapons that once belonged to the royal family.

The Alien Outbreak!!

On my way to school,on a bright monday morning,I saw a saucer shaped object in a field nearby.The thing had a huge bread on top of it .The aliens slowly came out of it and looked around.i felt like puking just looking at them.They had guns which looked like Heinz ketchup bottles and their packs were like baked beans cans.They were marching to "Amul Doodh pita hai India"and I couldnt stop laughing at them.The fun was short lived as the started shooting .I noticed only people who had baked beans were shot.So started running because I had baked beans as well.Then I fell, when I got up I was in my bedroom.After that I never touched baked beans again.

School

I have school upto the 23rd and I'm bored because the teachers are in Goa and wont be back for 6 days but we have school throughout.What to do in school???The other boys in class are bored as well. I'd rather stay at home and play something.

Why the Olive Ridley Turtles are in danger

The Olive Ridley Turtles are in danger because of the port being built by TATA in Dhamra.The port blocks all the spots for nesting as it is being built in Orissa in between Devi,Gahrimatha and Rushikulya which host about 130,000 turtles every year. the ships will pollute the sea so the turtles offspring will die while returning. So comment to stop Mr. Ratan Tata

Olive Ridley Turtles

Do you know about India's famous Olive Ridley turtles?They are on the verge of extinction.If we do not stop this we will lose this treasured species..So,If you are with me  post a comment saying Protect The Ridley Turtles!

My trip to Goa

I am going to Goa on the 14th of this month.I am going to have a lot of fun.I am staying at the Taj holiday resort which is a stones throw from the beach. This is the second time I am going to Goa. But the only setback is that Goa is very hot in summer.

IPL

IPL is overrated. I think most of the matches are fixed and the players just play as they are told. They have awkward things such as a Maxx mobile strategic timeout,Xxxxtreme sixes and Super duper fours???Whoa! people dont need a timeout in a twenty over match and they definitely dont need  a break after each over which lasts forever. The IPL prize money is six times the money of the Azlan Shah hockey cup,four times the money of the Nehru cup(football),and three times the money of the Chennai open and the Cricket and Football world cup. Why waste so much money on cricket,what about Football or Basketball. The final verdict : IPL is weird.

Bullfighting

In Madrid on a hot summer's afternoon,there's nothing better for Indians like me and my family than a siesta.After a good sleep we wanted to explore Madrid.This experience will always remain in my mind. It was so hot that  we had to dash to the underground metro.One Euro and 10 minutes later we emerged at the Spanish version of a Colosseum. We decided to make the best of the occasion and bought tickets for the fight.Just our luck that all the sombra(shade) tickets were sold.We tried the sol-y-sombra(sun and shade) tickets but even our bad luck was terrible as we had to sit in the sol(sun).Then the horns sounded.The fight had started,the average fighting bull is 4 years old and weighs about 1000 kgs. The learning matadors enter and trick the bull with their large pink capes and the picadors poke the bull. Then come the spear throwers and finally
Il Matador. He enters with his shiny cloak and sharp sword. The bull fights but to no avail. One thing I have noticed is hat on no account does the bull win. The sport isn't stopped by the RSPCA nor the PETA. The tens of thousands of people in the stadium showed no signs of stopping this cruel sport or showing remorse for the bulls that had died.

My Motto

My motto is "One for all and all for lunch!"I came across the original while reading the three musketeers, but I was very hungry.I decided to change the rule a bit.So again"One for all and all for lunch!"

The gifted onions

Today a friend of mine gave me two onions."It a is a gift for Navroze "he said. "What!!!!"I thought,"What kind of a gift is that."He explained that his father had gone to Nashik's wholesale market.There he got a great deal. 50 kilos of onions for only twelve rupees.He possibly plans to sell them.I wonder!
When I was slipping the two onions into the storage basket,my father caught me and demanded an explanation.He then laughed for two hours.

My Heritage walk

                                                               COLABA
Today,I went on a heritage walk in Colaba and Fort.It started off at the Gateway of India. Earlier the gateway was a pagoda like thing , which they turned into a Taj Mahal in 1911 to welcome King George V and Queen Mary which was made out of P O P.Then to commemorate the occasion where Delhi became capital they built the Gateway. Then after talking about the salute battery on middle ground island,we proceeded to the Taj Mahal hotel built in 1903. Did you know that the Taj Mahal hotel is built the wrong way round.. Yes it is! The earlier builder had gone for a holiday leaving the plans to his workers. When he came back he noticed that it was built backwards. Poor chap,he thought he was finished ,he jumped off the dome. Little did he know that he had built one of the best hotels in Mumbai. Anyway, moving on we saw the old premises of the Royal Bombay yacht club meant only for white sahibs, now owned by the atomic energy commission of India. The current premises of the club is the RBYC chambers.Then we saw the Majestic Hotel which is now Sahakari Bhandar and  an MLA hostel.

Exams are Over

Yayyyy! Exams are over!I think I did quite well(Hindi doesn't count)Well, have to wait until the 22nd for my result.Having a troubled time at home. Just got an iPod but it is on the verge of getting confiscated  because I wont study(why do I need to???)anything. But the good thing is that  I get to do what I like upto 2:30(5:00).
So wish me all the best for the 6th standard.

Finally I got my password

After 3 years of no writing i have remembered my password. So I'm back folks will start posting again soon.