Dengue Awareness at GHSS ANDIPATTIKOTTAI,KARUR DT

Dengue awareness program at Govt Hr Sec School ANDIPATTIKOTTAI Karur dt on 04.10.2017 by 3.00pm.

std participated and discussed more on the Dengu fever.

HISTORY OF LEFT HAND SHAKE

The History of the Scout Left Handshake

Our scout left handshake is an ancient sign of bravery, peace, unity, trust and respect. The left handshake comes to us from the Ashanti Warrior king Otumfuo Nana Prempeh I.  "WHEN COLONEL BADEN-POWELL entered the capital city of the Ashanti Empire Kumasi in 1896, Baden Powell saluted the king with the right hand and stretched fought his hand…., the Ashanti King offered his left hand instead, When asked why Baden Powell was told that by offering his left hand which traditionally was used to hold a shield for protection the king was showing his trust to his enemy or friend.

The king further explained that “In our land only the bravest with the brave shake hands with the left, because to do so, we must first drop our shields and our protection”.
For without the shield for protection he was open to attack.

So began the "left handshake" of the world-wide brotherhood of Scouts. Whenever you use the Scout left handshake, remember that it is a sign of bravery, respect, friendship and trust.

The Ashanti king knew the bravery of Baden Powell because they fought against him therefore they acknowledged his bravery with the left handshake.

The left hand is also closer to the human heart.

The Anglo-Ashanti Wars were a series of wars and conflicts between the Ashanti Empire, in the Gold Coast (now Ghana), and the invading British Empire and British-allied African
Colonel Sir Francis Scott left Cape Coast with the main expeditionary force of British and West Indian troops, Maxim guns and 75mm artillery in December 1895, and travelling along the remnants of the 1874 road arrived in Kumasi In January 1896. Major Robert Baden-Powell led a native levy of several local tribes in the campaign.

This time around, the Asantehene directed the Ashanti warriors not to resist, but casualties from sickness among the British troops were high. Soon, Governor William Maxwell arrived in Kumasi as well. Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh was unable or unwilling to pay the 50,000 ounces of gold so he was arrested and deposed. He was forced to sign a treaty of protection, and with other Ashanti chiefs and warriors was sent into exile in the Seychelles.

Baden-Powell published a diary of life, giving the reasons, as he saw them, for the war: To put a stop to slave-trading and raiding. To ensure peace and security for the neighbouring tribes. To settle the country and protect the development of trade. To get paid up the balance of the war indemnity. He also believed that if a smaller force had been sent, there would have been bloodshed.

Gandhi Jayanthi

Our karur BSG cubs & Bulbuls of PUMS velliyanai scl conducted ALL FAITH PRAYER along with LIONS CLUB members planted saplings to
GO GREEN nation...

Republic Day parade 2017

Ghss Andipattikottai Kunzru Scout Troop And Cheran mhss Cheran Troop participated in the march past in tha parade and received certificates frm our Respected PATRON ,
KARUR COLLECTOR
Mr.Govindaraj IAS sir

Conventional Signs

LOG-4 PATROL KNOWLEDGE

LOG -4: PATROL KNOWLEDGE: PS-14(II)(a)  Learn about your PATROL, its flag, yell, song, Patrol corner and Participate in a Patrol-in-Council.
06.08.15
THE PATROL SYSTEM: A company shall be divided into Patrols. Each Patrol will have Patrol Corner, Patrol Song, Patrol Yell, Patrol Sign, Patrol Flag. Each Patrol may consist of six to eight guides inclusive the Patrol Leader and the Second. Each Patrol shall bear the name of a flower chosen in consultation with the Patrol-in-Council and every member of the Patrol shall wear the emblem of the Patrol on the Uniform. Eg.JASMINE, LOTUS, ROSE, SUNFLOWER.
COMPANY LEADER: One of the Patrol Leaders, with not less than 6 months service as a Patrol Leader, with Dwitiya Sopan Badge, may be appointed as Company Leader by the Guide Captain in consultation with the Court of Honour. She shall wear the Guide uniform and in addition TWO Green ARMLETS each 1.5 cm wide, stitched over the cuff of the left sleeves, each 1 cm apart and Company Leader’s Badge with its base 4 cms above the left pocket.  She offers active assistance to the Guide Captain and Assistant Guide Captain and take charge of the Unit in the absence of the Adult Unit Leaders. Company Leader’s Badge is a rectangular Badge with Emblem in yellow on green background with a yellow ring round it and three vertical stripes to the left of the emblem.
ASSISTANT COMPANY LEADER: One of the Patrol Leaders with not less than 6 months service as a Patrol Leader, with Dwitiya Sopan Badge may be appointed as Assistant Company Leader by the Guide Captain in consultation with the Court of Honour. She shall wear the Guide Uniform and in addition TWO Green ARMLETS each 1.5 cm wide stitched over the cuff of the left sleeve, each 1 cm apart and Assistant Company Leader’s Badge with its base 4 cms above the left pocket. The Assistant Company Leader assists the Company Leader as directed. Assistant Company Leader’s Badge is a rectangular Badge with emblem and ring around it in green colour and three gren vertical stripes to the left of the emblem.
PATROL LEADER: There shall be a Patrol Leader for each Patrol. Patrol Leader is a Guide appointed as a Patrol Leader by the Guide Captain in consultation with the Court of Honour and the concerned Patrol to lead a Patrol of Guides. She shall wear the Guide uniform and in addition TWO Green ARMLETS each 1.5 cm wide stitched over the cuff of the left sleeve each 1 cm apart.
SECOND: There shall be a Second for each Patrol. A second is a Guide selected by the Patrol Leader with the approval of the Guide Captain and the Court of Honour.  She shall assist the Patrol Leader and take her place in her absence. She shall wear the Guide Uniform and in addition ONE Green ARMLET 1.5 cm wide stitched over the cuff of the left sleeve 1 cm above the lower edge.
COURT OF HONOUR: There shall be a Court of Honour for every Company.  The Court of Honour shall consist of the Company Leader, Assistant Company Leader and the Patrol Leaders, Seconds may be admitted as members of the Court of Honour, except when matters of discipline are dealt with.  The Company Leader, Assistant Company Leader or one of the Patrol Leader elected shall function as Secretary.  The Court of Honour shall plan activities and deal with the internal matters of the Company and also matters of finance and discipline.  The Guide Captain and the Assistant Guide Captain shall act as advisers. PATROL-IN-COUNCIL: There shall be a Patrol-in-Council for every Patrol. The Patrol-in-Council shall consist of the members of the Patrol. The Patrol Leader shall be the Chairman. The Patrol-in-Council shall deal with all affairs of the Patrol. PATROL FLAG: Patrol Flag Colour = White.  Patrol Flag Emblem Colour = Red. Patrol Flag size = 30 cms x 30 cms Sides & 20 cms Base – Triangle shape. Patrols (GUIDES): JASMINE, LOTUS, ROSE, SUNFLOWER

October 2 Gandhi Jayanthi

Gandhiji was one of the greatest Indian of all time. He is called the “Father of the Indian Nation”. His original name was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He was given the title of “Mahatma“, which implies “Great Soul“. People also call him “Bapu” affectionately.

The birth of Mahatma Gandhi took place on 2nd day of October in 1869 at Porbandar (Gujarat). His father, Karamchand Gandhi, was a noble and pious man. Mr. Karamchand was the chief Dewan of the State of Rajkot.

His mother, Putlibai, was a simple and religious lady. In his early age, Gandhiji was deeply influenced by the religious and pious behaviour of her mother.

Gandhiji received his early education and training from such pious parents. He grew up to be deeply religious, truthful, honest, and fearless from his very boyhood. He was married to Kasturba Gandhi in 1883. The wedding took place according to traditional custom.

As a child, he was a brilliant student. He completed his matriculation examination in 1887. After a brief study, he traveled to England to study barrister-in-law. In 1891, he became a barrister and returned back to home country.

At the age of 24, Mahatma Gandhi went to South Africa as a lawyer. He had spent twenty-one years at South Africa from 1893 to 1914. As a lawyer, he was mainly employed by Indians staying at South Africa. He found that Indians and other dark skinned people were the oppressed section of the society. He himself faced discrimination on several occasions. He was once disallowed to travel on first-class and thrown out of the train. He was moved by the poor condition of Indians and decided to fight against the injustice. In 1894, he formed the Indian Natal Congress to fight for the civil rights of the Indian community in South Africa.

While at South Africa, he fought for the civil rights and privileges of the Indians living in South Africa. Throughout his struggle, he taught people to fight for their rights through non-violence. Hence, he made his mark as a great political leader in South Africa.

He returned to India in 1915. Later, he was the president of Indian National Congress. He protested against the mis-rule of the British Government. He had been associated with several national movements during India’s struggle for independence such as Non-cooperation Movement in 1920, Satyagraha, Quit India Movement in 1942, etc. On several occasions, he was sent to prison. There was wide participation of women in the freedom movements led by Gandhi.

Non-cooperation was his great weapon. The Non-cooperation Movement as a non-violent protest against the use of the British made goods by Indians. It was a movement of the masses of India.

Salt Satyagraha or Dandi March was a protest against the tax regime of British in India. Gandhiji produced salt at Dandi without paying the salt tax. The Civil Disobediance Movement movement got support of millions of common people.

In 1942, Gandhi raised the ‘Quit India’ slogan. Gandhiji asked the British Government to “Quit India”.  The Quit India Movement was the most powerful movement launched by Gandhi to end the British rule in India. He gave the famous slogan of “Do or die” for the freedom of mother country.

He followed the principles of non-violence, truth and peace throughout his life. He guided his fellow citizens to struggle for freedom, not by using weapons, but by following ahimsa (non-violence), peace (Shanti) and truth (Sayta). He proved that Ahimsa (non-violence) is more powerful than the sword. He adopted the principles of satyagraha in the Indian Independence movements.

His remained the most influential leader of India’s freedom movement during the period from 1919 to 1948 and thus the period is called the ‘Gandhian Era’in Indian history.

He is a well-known world personality. He shook off the British imperialism. The British were compelled to quit India. He secured freedom for our country following the principles of truth and non-violence. He was, thus, a saintly leader. Finally, India won its independence on 15th day of August in 1947.

In India, Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated every-year on the day of his birth-anniversary. It is a national holiday. The world celebrates 2nd October as the International day of non-violence.

Unfortunately, the great saint was assassinated by Nathuram Godse on 30th January, 1948.

Thus, Mahatma Gandhi was both a saint and a practical leader of his compatriots. He was a simple, pure, unselfish and religious person. He did most of his personal jobs of his own. He fought for the freedom of India through non-violent and peaceful methods. He tried hard to raise the distressed sections of the society. He fought against illiteracy. He dreamt of providing mass employment through Charka and Khaddar. He always felt for the poor and untouchables people. He wanted to abolish untouchability from Indian society.

The life and teachings of Mahatma Gandhi were so glorious that people around the world still pay homage to him. We will always remember his in our hearts.