Ahmedabad Mirror article by Pascal Chazot
October 1990
Arrival at a small airport in a city called Ahmedabad. I am greeted warmly by a young team of Alliance Francaise. This is my new post as the Director. Outside, the weather is warm, the roads are narrow with hardly any traffic lights. (Continue reading …)

Pascal Chazot’s articles are being regularly published every Saturday in the supplementary edition of Times of India, Ahmedabad Mirror. The subjects are varied but often inspired by current news and interaction with wife, Anjou Musafir.

WHEELING – DEALING IN AHMEDABAD

Since the last 18 years that I have been in Ahmedabad, I have been asking my wife one traffic related question that has been intriguing me. Who is given priority on roads? In France, it is priority to the right. She started by counter-questioning “What do you mean right or left”? (Continue reading …)

One of the faculty members at MGIS undertook a course in Sky Diving for Civilians, it was the first of its kind back in 2005 and she was the only woman participant. Read on to find out more about her experience.

“I never thought I would go for a parachute jump… I never considered it as I am scared of heights and I was convinced I was way too frail and petite to ever be capable of braving the strong winds and dizzying heights. Yet when I saw the letterhead of the Gujarat Sports Authority giving details about the first civilian parachute jumping expedition on the desk of my employer, I felt a strong calling for it. It was the last day to apply and there was no time to hesitate, I took the plunge.

What followed felt like a dream, it went so fast yet I can distinctly recall all events. (Continue reading …)

Sharmeen Attarwala and Shachi Sheth, both MYP students are reporters for the Student edition of the Times of India. They regularly send in articles, below is a recent article :

THE PET AFFAIR

Recently the students of MGIS celebrated an animal day in which we came across owners of hamsters, snakes, Irish setters, pugs etc. This event displayed an upcoming trend of people in the choice of exotic pets. What is influencing people to turn to animals? How does having a pet influence the owner’s lifestyle? We went around interviewing exotic pet owners and asked them to share their views about the role their pets play in the lives and achieved interesting answers.

Kashish Kacheria who owns hamsters says, “Its like my own baby. When I feel lonely they are always there to give me company. They may not speak my language but they understand my emotions and their listening skills make me feel very secure”. (Continue reading …)

• MGIS is where my happiness grows. Kavachh DP 2
• It has helped me become a leader. Saumil, MYP 4
• Everyone is given a chance to study. Samvid MYP 2
• Here I have learnt to overcome failure but not accept it. Ravinder, Initiator
• I love the school because everybody is friendly and warm. Tejasvi, PYP 3
• I like this school beacuse there is freedom in this school. Rajvi, PYP 4 (Continue reading …)

DP 2 students presented their first performance of Hayavadana, a part of their Theatre Arts programme at Mahatma Gandhi International School.

The Play
Hayavadana is a play written by Girish Karnad, originally in Kannad and later translated in English. The play’s plot comes from Kathasaritsagara, an ancient collection of stories in Sanskrit. Drawing on Thomas Mann’s play “Transposed Heads”, Karnad adapted the play to approach the problem of identity in a world of tangled relationships.
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Continuing the MGIS tradition of AFS exchanges, in 2008 two students from DP 1, Hardik Gurjar and Nihal Vora were selected to go to Japan for a year on full scholarships.

Left: Zara Desai, currently on a 1-year exchange programme in Ohio, USA

AFS Intercultural programmes is a non profit, volunteer based organisation that strives to bring about world peace through international student exchange. MGIS students have been participating in it’s exchange programmes since AFS resumed its activities in India after a long hiatus. (Continue reading …)

SEE THE VIDEOS INSIDE THIS ARTICLE…

AIM:
To identify social/environmental issues around us and communicate about them effectively in a 30-60 second video announcement.

CONCEPTS
filming, photography concepts such as shots, sound recording, linear and non-linear video editing, graphic design, typography, storyboarding

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