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CMS BULLETIN - SPEECH OF SUPRREME COURT JUDGE OCTOBER 2007 (4) (Continued from page 3) 66. Unique features of CMS introduced by Jagdish Gandhi (1) Student Quality Control Circle concept in education (2) All Religions Prayer (3) World Peace Prayer Ceremony (4) Children’s World Parliament (5) Teachers' Home Visit Scheme (6) Model Class Presentation (6) FM Radio Stations and Film Division for promotion of meaningful education (8) World Citizen’s dress, an exquisitely designed dress containing national flags of all UN member nations (9) Children’s International Summer Village (CISV) Camps (10) International School to School Experience Exchange (ISSE) programme (11) CISV mini camps are some of the regular features of CMS education introduced by Jagdish Gandhi. 67. A new dimension in education Thus the second daughter of Mr Gandhi, Dr Geeta Gandhi Kingdon, became the saviour of his soul. On her advice, as his spiritual mother, he renounced politics forever and committed himself totally to the noble cause of education. This has enabled him to make continuous efforts for building a bright and safe future of the 32,000 children of CMS as well as two billion children of the world and the generations yet-to-be born. Jagdish Gandhi wants to make children Good and Smart, a Gift of God to Mankind, a Pride of the Human Race and a potential Light of the World. The idea which appears utopian today will become a reality tomorrow. 68. Message of World Unity on Eid and Deepawali Jagdish Gandhi believes in Unity of God, Unity of Mankind, Universal Brotherhood and World Peace. Being a Baha'i, he believes in the teachings of the founder of Baha'i religion, Baha'u'llah, who said 'So powerful is the light of unity that it can illumine the whole world.' On the occasion of Deepawali and Eid he conveys his greetings to all Principals, teachers, parents of CMS and people of Lucknow for their happiness and prosperity. May these festivals illumine our souls and unite us in their luminosity. —Ratan Chandra Gupta Former Joint Secretary, Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Government of U.P. General Secretary, CMS (Mr. Ratan Chandra Gupta is a close friend of Mr. Jagdish Gandhi since childhood. They studied together in school and university). (Continued from page 1) Speech of Chief Guest Hon Mr Justice Sirpurkar, Judge, Supreme Court Advocates Supreme Court attending the Seminar on Empowering the Interntional Court of Justice at New Delhi Gandhism and Gandhi thought for the rest of the year — but that is a different matter. What I am trying to point out is that an idea when it is conceived, there has to be a visionary to develop that idea. I congratulate Mr Gandhi for developing this idea. Now see how beautifully he has picked up. We have England, we have America, Bosnia, Serbia and what not. But one thing is very common in all the countries and that is children. There is yet to be a father or there is yet to be a mother born who doesn't love his child. What Mr Gandhi probably has thought in developing a beautiful school is that feeling of love, the parental love that every person has. I him, you, everybody — we all have that parental love and any idea if it is to be developed has to be based not on hatred, but on love. Unless an idea, a concept is based on love, it can never develop. Because, the moment the idea is, say, based on competition, based on hatred, 'I want your head, you want mine', 'I want this state of yours, you want mine' — if this is the idea, then that idea can never become a global idea. Parental love, love of the mother, whether she is a Serbian mother, whether she is an Afghan mother, whether she is a Bangladeshi mother, she remains a mother. And therefore, the focal point of the brotherhood had to, and very rightly had to, begin with children. Therefore, he created a beautiful school. Now if the idea had to be international, there had to be some other factor which is common in all the countries. Apart from other aspects, which is the most common aspect governing all countries? That common aspect was law. And, that is how probably Mr Gandhi turned to law. The development of law, the adherence of law — no country says that we are a jungle country. Every country will say, we are governed as per our own laws. Law is a common aspect for all the countries of the world. There are 192 countries including veto countries and non-veto countries are also included. Once you catch one common aspect, then only you can continue. So here are now two common points. One point was the children — everybody would care for the child, his or her own child. The second common point was law. And then how to bring that law together was the idea of calling of the conference of the chief justices. This was probably what was in his mind and while Mr Gandhi was speaking, I was thinking as to why should this man who is living in Lucknow, running a school, is a teacher, should call for an International Conference of Chief Justices and the judges of the World. This was probably the idea: the children linked with law, the law linked with judges, the judges linked with society, the society linked to the whole world. This is how he has created this chain. And truly who could have thought of all this? I had laughed at Justice Desai when Justice Desai called me. I said, 'What is going to happen? People will come, eat, drink and be merry'. Justice Desai told me: 'No brother, it will not be just eat, drink and be merry.' No. There will be deliberations. Each judge who represents a country, be it African country, European country or Asian country is concerned about his child and therefore, he will be concerned for the world, because today's children are going to be tomorrow's world. When I became the Chief Justice of Uttaranchal and I had an invitation to attend this Conference. I have an invitation now and I want to see how these persons from different cultures, different civilizations, different political thoughts, different backgrounds, different economic and financial positions — how do they come together and yet do not fight, yet live for good long 5-6 days, deliberate with each other and bring out something. See, unless you churn the butter milk, the butter does not come. There has to be a churning process started. What happened when the atomic power was invented. They went on, they went on and on. It was a churning of thoughts and ultimately they found a tremendous atomic power. This is the power that we are in search of, through the children. We want an atomic power, our atom is the child. And we want that power. Mahatma Gandhi was also once a child, Nelson Mandela was also once a child, Lincoln was also once a child. Yet these children when they developed they effected, they impressed and they were relevant to the whole world. We will, therefore, have to take this idea further. And then came the idea of empowering the International Court of Justice. You all are lawyers. You know something was spoken about enforceability. You all know, day in and day out that section 9 decree under Hindu Marriage Act can never be executed'. Section 9, the restoration of conjugal rights decree can never be executed. I am yet to see a lawyer who has not filed a suit under Section 9. All lawyers do go after that. You forget about the legal nuances and legal complications, enforceability is not everything and all. The whole idea of bringing these judges together is to start a thought in the world, which thought will translate via the International Court of Justice. The International Court of Justice will act as the vehicle, as the conduit and the International Court of Justice would be impressed by these thoughts and ideas which are noble ideas. Mr Gandhi spoke about the vetoing countries, non-vetoing countries. Well, as George Orwell said: All animals are equal, some are more equal than others. Similarly, all the 192 countries are equal, but the veto countries are probably more equal. We have to bring that equality together. We have to distribute that equality in a most equitable manner. But how are we going to do it. The only way you can do it is through the law. And again, let me tell you, merely because there is no enforceability to the judgments, that doesn't become less relevant. We are in a country and we are in an era when, brothers and sisters, don't forget today every sixth person living in the world is an Indian. If we start thinking, then one-sixth of the world thinks in this way. Let's not be afraid of our numbers. Our number is our strength. Let's use our numbers as the strength, as this is how we will be able to use our tremendous numbers as our strength. Much has been spoken about pending litigation and this and that. I am a very positive man. I look at only the good side, the bright side and I see the number of Indians in the world as the strength of India. Again, the idea to catch the children — very recently we have won the 20-20 World Cup, a matter of great pride. But what was the idea? The idea was 'catch them young'. Catch the young persons, catch your Sreesanth who is 17 years, catch that Pathan who is 20 years and so on and so forth. So, when we catch them young, we will be able to make a strong team. Whether it is hockey, whether it is cricket, humanity also, catch them young. If 32,000 children understand what the humanity is, understand what the human rights are, understand the importance of peace and see their thoughts reverberate in not one, not two, not three, but 100-200 chief justices and judges of the world. See, we have created them as lifetime ambassador for peace. The idea is also, 'What am I going to do alone'. It's such a tremendous task. If I am not able to do, what this one man Jagdish Gandhi, or one man Gupta or one man Justice Qureshi or one man can do? What are they going to do in this world? Rabindranath Tagore has written a beautiful poem. I don't know how many of you are Bengalis. I'll translate the poem. He said: Ke loibe amaar kaaj, bollo sandha roobi (Who will take my job, asked the setting sun), Suniya saara jagat niruttar (When this question was thrown to the world, the Mr Justice I. Venkatanarayanan, Mr Justice A.S. Qureshi & Mr Jagdish Gandhi attending the Seminar on Empowering the Interntional Court of Justice at New Delhi whole world remained silent). Who can answer, who will do the job of the sun. Mateer tore deep chhilo (There was an earthen lamp). The lamp said: “Whatever I can do, I will be able to do”. See, that earthen lamp answered the mighty sun, that well, 'I may not be the sun, I may not be able to light the whole world, but whatever I can do, I will do. My dear brothers and sisters, all of you have to be the lamps, that earthen lamp. Don't think that you alone cannot light the whole world. Think what you can do. By coming here, you have proved that you are those potential lamps. And if those lamps, if those students who have come from Afghanistan, who have come from Dhaka, who have come from Mauritius and Fiji and other far off countries, if they go back with a lighted heart, then we have been able — these wise persons sitting here, or those wise persons who are going to come for that conference — have lighted so many lamps, who are prepared to think for the world. This takes me to the issues. Much has been said about the issues. When would the question of enforceability come? When the issues are such, in which there is a conflict amongst two nations. Then you know the present International Court of Justice has, for example: it's not Justice Sirpurkar Vs so and so, or Justice Venkatanarayanan Vs Justice Qureshi. It has to be India Vs so and so – some country. Now if the issues are such which create a conflict or have the potential to create a conflict, then of course, the question of enforceability will come because then there will be I Vs You, He Vs She. It will not be I and You. It will not be You and Him. I was thinking that somebody will touch the issue of the environment. Each of us, each country is suffering from loss of ecology. Supreme Court came out with the doctrine of trust in that hotel matter. The Kyoto Protocol has also been signed for the purchase of carbon credits. Some countries are left to grow the jungles, while others say that we will industrialize ourselves and leave carbon in this world, causing global warming. We are told everyday that because of global warming, the Arctic area is melting and soon a day will come when the sea level at Chennai or at Bombay will go up by about two metres. I have seen the devastating results that happen when the sea level goes up. This was when I was the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court and Andaman Islands came within the jurisdiction of Calcutta High Court. So in order to give morale to my officers who were serving in, say, Campbell Bay or Carr Nicobar, I went up to Campbell Bay. I am telling you the story of Campbell Bay. What has happened is, because of this tsunami, one plate in the Indonesian- Sumatra has come up. With the result, the water level in Campbell Bay, Carr Nicobar and Port Blair has also gone up. We had a court in Campbell Bay. My junior division clerk who has to go in the day of high tide, has to wade through this deep water. Brothers, till we are sitting in Delhi, in this beautiful air-conditioned hall, we are not going to realize what the people have gone through. It's all right to see the TV, it's further all right to see next day the papers along with a very tasty cup of tea and then think about as to what had happened. You have (Continued on page 8) Foreign students with the Chief Guest Hon'ble Mr Justice Sirpurkar, Judge, Supreme Court attending the Seminar on Empowering the Interntional Court of Justice at New Delhi Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
CMS BULLETIN - EVENTS AT A GLANCE OCTOBER 2007 (5) Enlightening debate and discussion at International Computer Fair and Seminar-COFAS 2007 Over 500 young scientists representing various schools and colleges of Jordan, Nepal and states of India participated in competitive events like softek, debate, e-collage, brainz, mathcom etc.held at the 4- day 14th International Computer Olympiad COFAS 2007 organised by CMS, Station Road from 24 to 27 August 2007. Chief Guest, Mr Mohinder Singh, IAS, Principal Secretary, Housing, UP. inaugurated the Computer Olympiad. Prizes were given away by Chief Guest,Mr Mahesh Kumar Gupta, IAS, Secretary, Home, U.P. at a grand closing ceremony. Odyssey 2007 unravels the beauty of English language Quizmaster Mr Barry O'Brian conducting the Odyssey quiz The English festival Odyssey unleashed a wealth of talent and unravelled the beauty of English language and literature through a series of competitive events like debate, creative writing, turncoat, painting and dramatics contests. This 4-day International English Literary Festival “Odyssey-2007” was organized by CMS, Mahanagar from 8 to 11 September 2007 at CMS Kanpur Road auditorium. Around 500 students from Nepal, Pakistan and various states of India participated in it. The overall championship was won by Maria's Public School, Guwahati in the junior section and Loyola School, Jamshedpur in the senior section. Educational Technology Development Programme A 3-day International Educational Technology Development Programme (ETDP) was organized by CMS, Kanpur Road at its huge auditorium. The Chief Guest, Mrs Poonam Sodhi, Head, Research, Development and Consultancy, Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi inaugurated the programme. Around 134 Principals, educationists and scholars from the best schools and colleges as well as educational societies of Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and various states of India participated in this programme aimed at Indo-Japan exchange CMS will be sending students of classes IX and XI to participate in the Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths (JENESYS) Programme being funded by Japan ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF). National Education Conclave Mr Mohindra Singh, IAS, Principal Secretary Housing, U.P., and Mr. Rajendra Kumar M.L.A. and former Minister Revenue U.P. Govt. lighting the lamp of COFAS 2007 Mrs Poonam Sodhi from CISCE inaugurates ETDP. CMS Principal Ms Manjit Batra is also there. building Total Quality Persons who will be an asset to society. Laurels from Singapore Mr Gandhi meets Mr Chidambaram Mr Gandhi with Mr P Chidambaram, Finance Minister, Govt. of India CMS, Rajajipuram organized 4-day International Festival of Education – “Global TIE - Global Trends and Innovation in Education” from September 16 to 19 at CMS Kanpur Road auditorium. The conference was inaugurated by Hon'ble Mr Daddan Mishra, State Minister of Medicine, Govt. of U.P. Mr Rajendra Prasad, former Minister of Revenue, U.P. Govt. and present MLA was the Guest of Honour. Renowned educationists from Pakistan, Nepal and various parts of India participated in this international event. They discussed the latest trends in education in order to make them more useful and meaningful for students and to prepare the students to face the ISSF-2007 concludes The five-day International Students Fair ISSF-2007 organised by CMS Mahanagar (II) concluded on 8 August with a glittering prize distribution ceremony held at CMS Kanpur Road auditorium. (see results on page 8) It was a great joy for the whole CMS family to witness the launching of website of CMS Founder-Manager Shri Jagdish Gandhi on 2nd October 2007, the birth anniversary of Founder of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi. The website was inaugurated by Shri R.K. Mittal, IAS, Principal Secretary, Education, U.P. An ardent follower of the principles of Bapu, Shri Jagdish Gandhi has further extended the ideas of truth, love, nonviolence, simplicity of life and noble thoughts for the greater good of mankind and unity of the human race. His life long mission, inspired by the ideal of Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam is to unite the world and establish a world government that would ensure the safe future of 2 billion children It was a memorable occasion for Lucknowites when Mr P Chidambaram, the Finance Minister of India came for a book reading and book signing session of his book ”A View from the Outside – why good economics works for everyone.” The interactive sessions saw many eminent dignitaries turning up. Mr Jagdish Gandhi, Founder of CMS was among the invitees. Mr Chidambaram presented a specially autographed book to Mr Gandhi. Innovations and suggestions at the Global TIE Lighting the lamp of knowledge by Mr Daddan Mishra, Minister of Medicine at the Global TIE, on rigt is Mr Vinay Gandhi challenges of the 21st century successfully. Dr Sunita Gandhi, an eminent educationist gave useful suggestions to improve the current system of assessments and examinations. Forthcoming events International Innovations Day (IID) by CMS, Jopling Road on 15 October. World Peace Festival by CMS, Indira Nagar from 26 to 28 October. Wizards of Mathematics International Contest (WIZMIC) by CMS, RDSO from 27 October to 1 November. www.jagdishgandhi.org launched Mr R.K. Mittal, IAS, Principal Secretary, Education, U.P., inaugurating the website of the world. These ideas and achievements of honour of Shri Jagdish Gandhi have been putup in the website made by Mr Suresh Kumar of PDCC Department. 6 th Anniversary of World Unity Satsang and World Unity March on Gandhi Jayanti UNO declares 2nd October International Day of Non-violence Rich haul of medals from Singapore A two-day National Education Conclave was organized by Eduexcel India and hosted by CMS Personality Development and Career Counselling Department (PDCC) at CMS Kanpur Road auditorium on 14-15 October 2007. Chief Mentor of Eduexel, Dr V. S. Ravindran and Mr Himanshu Kumar from Tata Consultancy Services addressed the students besides many other educational experts. Heartiest congratulations to the PDCC team for the thumping success of this Conclave! A 30-member delegation of CMS, Rajajipuram, RDSO, Mahanagar, Chowk and Gomti Nagar branches returned victoriously from Singapore after bagging 1 gold, 2 silver and 7 bronze medals at the International Mathematics Competition organized by Beijing Hecate Centre of Cultural Communication held there. While Syed Danish Hassan of CMS Gomti Nagar won a gold medal, Aishwarya and Prachi Jha of the same branch won silver medals each. Besides these, seven students who won bronze medals and brought laurels to the institution were Shubham Agarwal, Fatima Zainab Rizvi and Ahmed Rasheeq of CMS Chowk, Abha Upadyay and Ketan Makkar of CMS Rajajipuram, Ahsaan Zameel of CMS Mahanagar (III) and Robin Singh of CMS Gomtinagar. (Left) Chief Guest Mr R.K. Mittal, IAS, Principal Secretary, Education, U.P. leading the March with Mr Jagdish Gandhi, CMS Founder, and Mr Vinay Gandhi and (Right) Bapu's favourite bhajans presented by music teachers at the Satsang convened by Mr Arun Tripathi and Mrs V. Gaur Pre-primary Kids Bonanza organised by CMS Station Road CMS, Station Road organised a two day inter-school programme for fun and learning 'Kids Bonanza 2007' for the students of pre-primary classes on September 26 and 27, 2007 at CMS, Kanpur Road auditorium. Children spread their magic with colourful folk dances, enjoyable music and competitions like 'tearing and pasting', 'colour me up', 'dough time', 'I love nature' etc.The performance of tiny tots was indeed commendable. Tiny tots of CMS Station Road, Lucknow participating in the folk Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be.” —George Sheehan
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