00:02Happy New Year!
00:04Happy New Year!
00:05Happy New Year!
00:42A very good afternoon.
00:44It is a privilege to welcome our esteemed guests, Ms. Rabina Tandon, Pete Ambassador,
00:51Mr. Sachin Mangera and Ms. Menakshi Naran.
00:54Our Director-Principal, Dr. Mrs. Vandana Lula,
00:58our coordinators, teachers and my dear students to this inspiring literary session.
01:05The lighting of the lamp is a cherished tradition of Bodar International School.
01:11Requesting our Director-Principal, Dr. Mrs. Vandana Lula,
01:15along with our respected dignitaries, to light the ceremonial lamp.
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02:23As the flame illuminates this gathering, may it ignite within us the courage to learn,
02:29the humility to serve, and the determination to lead with purpose.
03:09To celebrate this spirit of unity and hospitality, we present a melodious welcome song by our talented students.
08:23And many, many more to come.
08:25Yes.
08:26A big hand for your principals.
08:32Thank you for being here and bearing up with us.
08:37But I think this is something wonderful that you carry on not only through this batch,
08:41but make it into a legacy of your teaching.
08:44So I hope we all can infuse some empathy, compassion and kindness into the coming generations.
08:51Thank you all the PETA volunteers for having me here this afternoon.
08:57Media ma'am, Namaskar.
09:00You are here.
09:00Thank you for being here.
09:02Thank you for being here.
09:04Everybody say good afternoon Ravi uncle.
09:08Ravi uncle Neva.
09:09Good afternoon.
09:10Good afternoon.
09:11Yes.
09:12Good afternoon.
09:13Uncle Ravi was my batch mate.
09:15Like how you have your batch mates.
09:16He was my school batch mate.
09:19I was from Jamnabai Narasi school.
09:22And both of us were in school together.
09:23So yeah.
09:25You will be working in future with so many of your batch mates as well.
09:28That will be wonderful.
09:29Now let's get to the point.
09:31Yeah.
09:32Hi sweetie.
09:34Ma'am asked y'all are y'all happy?
09:37Yes.
09:38I am very shocked.
09:39I was never happy on my first day of school after the vacation.
09:43And y'all are happy.
09:44Who taught your to lie like this?
09:46Ha?
09:48Come on tell the truth.
09:49Y'all would rather be right now at home.
09:53See?
09:54I knew it.
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12:02inspired countless people across the country. And today we are fortunate and delighted to
12:13have her exemplify those values of empathy, leadership and social responsibility. We all
12:23say that we are building socially responsible leaders. So you see it live today. Stories
12:32have a unique power to shape you young minds, spark imagination and nurture empathy. Unlock
12:41the animal world includes great facts of animals. Some of the sea, birds and also other animals
12:52show how intelligent they are and how important it is for all of us to stand by them and protect
13:01them. And this actually goes very well with our Polar International School mission.
13:09And it's our job to like give them a home. Maybe not in our house but even in the building.
13:23So I have a fish and I realized that when you have a pet you need to care for it
13:29and it's
13:30basically part of your family once you like adopt it. Absolutely. So the idea here is that
13:38when God made this planet. Okay? When this planet was made and all the other planets were made.
13:46It was made. Every creature on this planet is our co-inhabitant. Are we the only ones on this planet?
13:55No. We have from insects to larger mammals. In the oceans, in the seas, in the rivers, on earth,
14:04and grasslands, near volcanoes, near volcanoes, in the jungles, in the rainforests, everywhere.
14:09So obviously if we were made for a reason, they were also made for a reason, right?
14:15So what does our duty become as the intelligent species? To look after this planet so that it's
14:24a healthy, strong planet and all the creatures on this planet. I don't know if you all learned
14:30that song, but we learned that song when we were in school. All creatures big and small,
14:36God made them all, right? Did you all learn this in school? Okay. So that was a unit.
14:42You go to which school? Who said no? You, right? You don't know this song.
14:50You come to which school? I'll tell them to teach you this song. You don't worry, my dad.
14:56You don't worry, my dad. There is a reason for every single creature. They all have their
15:05job on this planet. But what has the human being done? We've destroyed their homes. We've
15:12destroyed the forests. We don't have clean air to breathe. We don't have clean water to
15:18breathe because we played with nature, right? So if you guys want a great future ahead for
15:25your clean air because we are an older generation, you're the new generation that has to take
15:30care of this planet, right? So if there is no clean air to breathe and no great good vegetables
15:37to eat, no healthy soil, no healthy water, we will have pesticides in every vegetable.
15:45What's going to become of our health, right? So you all have to take this very seriously.
15:51You're the coming generation. You all have to see to it that you all take care of this
15:56planet that has been gifted to you all. Now, let's come to the most important time of today.
16:02We've got this book here called Unlock the Animal World. Incredible facts for superheroes.
16:08So here we are going to talk about the animals and how they are actually. We forget that animals
16:15also have feelings, have emotions, they love. People who have pets or the children who have
16:21pets will know and understand. And pets also teach us great responsibility. They teach us caring.
16:29They teach us empathy. They teach us how to deal with life. And they become your best friend,
16:36right? All those who have pets, besides taking your fish for a walk, you can't take your fish
16:44place for a walk. But nonetheless, let's start with the first lesson.
16:51Okay, I'm going to keep this short and not boring. Okay, and I have a half day today? Full day.
16:57Full day. Full day. Good, na?
16:59See, children. So, the lessons will be your stories.
17:02Better, na? Yeah, this is better.
17:16Okay, let's go for the first passage.
17:20Now, we're going to talk about turtles. How many of you know what are turtles?
17:26Maybe it's page number 7, the first, page number 7, Daring Journeys.
17:34Who? Right? Okay, let's go.
17:39So, sea turtles, I'm going to read the third para, which is called sea turtles.
17:47Did you all get it? Everyone okay?
17:50Sea turtles find their way through vast oceans by orienting themselves along the north-south lines of the Earth's magnetic
18:00field.
18:01This force field is made by the movement of liquid iron in the Earth's centre.
18:07If you've ever used a compass, you were reading the Earth's magnetic fields.
18:11But sea turtles, they don't need these gadgets. They are far more intelligent than us.
18:18Come, come, I'm not going to punish you. I'm so scared. Come on.
18:27Here's your mic. Now read from you.
18:31There is your compass.
18:32Their intelligence compass is so accurate that they can find their way back to the exact beach where they were
18:45hidden, hatched to lay their own eggs.
18:51Even made many years later and from thousands of millions of miles away.
19:02Very good. Give it a big hand.
19:09All animals except humans use their own wits to get where they are going.
19:15And they accomplish some impressive fields.
19:17So what does it teach us here that we humans, are we really the most intelligent and compassionate race?
19:25No.
19:25No. These guys have in-built compasses.
19:29They can find their way. They align themselves to the Earth's magnetic field.
19:34And that's how they travel, migrate from place to place.
19:39Also, is anyone wanting to ask a question about sea turtles or should we move on?
19:46Move on. Good job.
19:50Now we're going to read the second passage which is called deep sea communication.
19:55Just as each human has their name, each dolphin has their own call.
20:02When one...yeah baby?
20:04Page.
20:06Oh page sorry. 20. I heard which app.
20:1120. I'm on page 20.
20:13It's called deep sea communication right at the bottom of the page.
20:17Yeah.
20:17Got it?
20:18Now, each dolphin has their own call.
20:22When one dolphin gives their distinct whistle, the rest of the pod knows who's speaking.
20:30Can you imagine?
20:31And I'm sure when y'all are all speaking, your teacher doesn't know who's speaking.
20:35Yeah.
20:36Because y'all are a noisy bunch.
20:38Yeah.
20:38You know?
20:39You are right?
20:40Yeah.
20:41Yeah.
20:42Cool.
20:43Come on Mr. Noisy.
20:44Now you've got to read the rest.
20:56When one dolphin gives their distinct whistle, the rest of the pod knows who's speaking.
21:02They can also recognize the whistle of friends they haven't seen since 20 years.
21:08And they respond when someone calls their name or whistle too.
21:14Wow.
21:15Can you imagine?
21:16They recognize each other's whistle.
21:20Yeah?
21:21You know, maybe you ought to try this experiment.
21:23Blindfold yourself and let couple of friends speak and then see if you all recognize their
21:30voice without seeing.
21:34Don't that be a fool?
21:36Yeah.
21:36Don't just blindfold him and then start stabbing him and then run away.
21:44No.
21:45You met a dolphin.
21:47You swam in it.
21:49Oh wow.
21:51Okay now I have to tell y'all something that's very important.
21:55Okay?
21:56Very very very important.
21:58Hear me out.
21:58Right?
21:59I too have gone and swam with dolphins.
22:03And then you actually read about how they are kept caged and kept in those sea world and
22:11kept in the zoos.
22:13Actually that's not a great thing.
22:15Because they are taken away from their families and dolphins are very very intelligent creatures.
22:22They feel, they laugh, they feel pain, hurt, everything.
22:25So how would you feel if someone picked you up and put you in one small room, not letting
22:31you meet your mama, papa, family, everything and just keep swimming around that room forever?
22:37You would be in an awful state, right?
22:41Maybe I also went to SeaWorld.
22:43You went to SeaWorld and did that?
22:44Yeah, me too.
22:45Me too.
22:45I did that because my kids were excited.
22:48But then when I started reading about it as to how they are put only in that one small
22:53place and they have to live there forever.
22:56That's not cool at all, right?
22:59Including zoos.
23:00You go for safaris where they are left in the jungle to see if you spot a tiger or you
23:06spot
23:06something.
23:07Yes, we can see.
23:08Yes, we can see.
23:17Tigers, yes.
23:18That's called Sriracha tiger farm.
23:21They breed tigers for, it's literally like a farm where they breed tigers.
23:26But unfortunately that's not.
23:30Ooh.
23:34Koola, the chimpansy, was very sick, but she wasn't able to forage for food and was getting
23:39bigger.
23:40Luckily, kind people found her in a forest in Central Africa.
23:44Antique the chimpansi rescue center, which she did start with by a researcher named Jane Gedeorg.
23:50Jane loved chimpanzees.
23:52Harry is working to help her.
23:55For two years, she and her other workers
23:58have helped her to help her.
24:04For two years, she and her other workers
24:07have helped her to help her.
24:09They gave her medicine,
24:11food, health, and struggle.
24:32Nice to meet her.
24:34Ma'am, what do you say first?
24:36Do you all have had the reading session of animal welfare?
24:41My question is very long.
25:06Thank you very much.
25:18Thank you very much.
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