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Thiruvananthapuram: V S S C Central School, Thumba

We believe...
The impact of globalisation on the Indian education system can be seen clearly. Though there is an emphasis on inculcating moral values, it is still more important to bring them closer to nature and keep them away from synthetic culture. We ...
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In God's Own Country...
Around four years back, we made a trip to Surat, which was once popular as the "city of rats". Moreover, we had a picture of Surat as one big heap of garbage, from the images on the TV. Because of this, when my father put forth the idea of the ...

A mystery
The iron pillar situated in Meharauli doesn't rust, although scientific studies reveal that the metal from which the column is made is full of impurities. This is a really baffling question. The height of this massive pillar is about 22 feet. ...
Flying machines
I have always wanted to fly. And now I can, on aircraft made of Balsa wood, as a part of my hobby. Right now, it can only execute a loop around me but we, at the Aeromodelling Club of our school are planning to create a remote-controlled model ...
Tied down
After the last class was over, the students moved out in bunches and sat down under the shady trees. Maya, whose teacher had pulled her up by the tie, literally, that day was cursing the tie. "What is the use of this tie? It is really a useless ...
On the wings of dreams
One bright Thursday, our Prinicipal announced at the assembly that Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam would be visiting our school the next Monday. The whole school was thrilled and received the happy news with applause. That same day, our class teacher told ...
Human essence
A newborn child is asocial and amoral and his welfare depends on his/her ability to become socialised. But the kind of socialisation he/she attains is the product of his environment. Nature produces man but society makes a human out of him. A ...
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