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THE POWER OF LEARNING
                                                    10 A                                                                       A NEW LANGUAGE

                                                                                                                               Imagine  flying  to  France  for  the
                                                                                                                               Olympics  and  arriving  at  Charles  de
                                                                                                                               Gaulle  Airport.  You  grab  a  cab  after
                                                                                                                               collecting  your  luggage  and  inform
                                                                                                                               the  driver  of  the  name  of  your
                                                                                                                               destination.   Many   problems   may
                                                                                                                               happen here, such as mispronouncing
                                                                                                                               the  destination  and  the  driver  not
                                                                                                                               understanding and you being unable
                                                                                                                               to  clarify  since  you  do  not  speak
                                                                                                                               French.                                         Alaya Mohindru                   Amaira Mohindru
                                                                                                                               If only you knew French, imagine how
                                                                                                                               different  the  Olympic  experience
                                                                                                                               might be. In the words of Muhammad                                   L'AMOUR MATERNEL D'UNE
                                                                                                                               Rumi, 'Speak a new language so that                                            ÉLÉPHANTE
                                                                                                                               the  world  will  be  a  new  world.'  As
                                                                                                                               you've heard, learning a language can                                Dans la grande savane, sous le ciel doré,
                                                                                                                               be  game-changing,  whether  you're                                   Une éléphante veille, douce et adorée.
                                                                                                                                                                                                         Son petit marche à ses côtés,
                                                                                                                               planning  a  vacation  overseas  or                                      Protégé et toujours très aimé.
                                                                                                                               simply want to enrich your life.                                     L'amour maternel, immense et sans fin,
                                                                                                                               Firstly, learning a new language increases                           Comme l'éléphante, patiente et divine.
                                                                                                                               memory  and  problem-solving  skills,  as                                       Shriya Kothari
                                                                                                                               well  as  your  capacity  to  multitask.      Shriya Kothari
                                                                                                                               According to studies, multilingual people
                                                                                                                               do  better  in  activities  that  require
                                                                                                                               mental flexibility and they might even     ह, तारे
                                                                                                                               delay  the  onset  of  dementia  and
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                                                                                                                               Alzheimer's disease.                     आकाशाकड पा�हल क� आप ाला अनंत तार �दसतात, पण �ात ा काही ता�ांसारखे
                                                                                                                                                                        �दसणार  व�ुत:  ग्रह  असतात.  �दसताना  लहान  �दसतात  पण  प्र�क्षात  खूप  खूप  मोठ  े
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        THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS                                                                                               Language provides access to people's     असतात. ह तर आप ा सवार्ना मा�हत आहे �क आपण �ा पृ�ी वर राहतो, ती एक ग्रह
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                                                                                                                               conventions,  traditions  and  beliefs,
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        What is the meaning of life? What enshrouded hand shepherds humanity to rise                                           fostering  empathy  and  allowing  you   आह, पण तु�ाला ह मा�हत आह का �क सौरमंडळात पृ�ीसारखेच अजून काही ग्रह आहत.
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        every morning to face a cruel world; the child who goes to school, the labourer                                        to  connect  with  others  on  a  deeper   चला तर मग, थोडीशी मा�हती आपण �ा ग्रहां ब�ल दखील जाणून घेउया.
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        who drudges tirelessly on, the woman who goes - each morning - to restock the                                          level.
        flowers  at  the  shop,  the  man  that  drives  the  taxi  every  day,  and  the  most                                                                          आप ा सौरमालत आठ ग्रह आहत – बुध, शुक्र, पृ�ी, मंगळ, गुरू, शनी, युरनस, आ�ण
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        burdening of all - the knowledge, always, that humanity must awake, tomorrow,                                          Professional  language  abilities  are
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        for this daily strife once more. And this meaning of life, which we have pondered,                                     highly  sought-after.  Multilingualism   नेप�ून.  ह  सवर्  ग्रह  सूयार्भोवती  �फरत  असतात.  �ांची  गती,  अंतर,  आ�ण  �रूप  ह  े
        ruminated  upon,  and  contemplated  for  millennia,  lies  perhaps  behind  that                                      can  help  you  stand  out  in  today's   वै�श�पूणर् आहत.
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        shroud, so let us embark on a journey together to discover this force: happiness,                                      international  employment  environment.
        or rather, the pursuit thereof. To quote Socrates 'Happiness is the meaning and                                        It  allows  collaboration  with  foreign   बुध  -  हा  सूयार्चा  सवार्त  जवळचा  ग्रह  आह  �ा�ावर  अ�तषय  उ   �दवस  आ�ण  थंड
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        purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.’                                                            customers, travel for employment and     रात्री असते.
        We must first understand that each action we make stems from seeking some                                               to live overseas.
        manner of happiness; this may be found in our own success or others' smiles, or                                        Travelling  is  another  situation  where   शुक्र  -   सूयार्नंतर  दस ु रा  सवार्त  जवळचा  ग्रह.   पृ�ी�ा  आकाराचा  जवळपासून
        in the beauty of work well-done. To put off so-called happiness today is but in                                                                                 �मळताजुळता ग्रह. शुक्राला पृ�ीची “जुळी बहीण” असेही �णतात.
        pursuit of more tomorrow. But how many hours of torment and toil ere an exam,                                          understanding  the  local  language  is
        I wonder, are merited by the sight of an eighty after? Yet this pursuit for more                                       useful.  Imagine  being  able  to  easily   पृ�ी - सूयार्पासून �तसरा क्रमांकाचा ग्रह. पृ�ी हा आप ा सौरमालतील एकमेव ग्रह
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        happiness is our duty to society. It is curious, then, that we know so little of this   Vaniya Lalwani                 traverse a new location, participate in   आह,   �जथे  जीवसृ�ी  अ���ात  आह.   �ाचे  यो   तापमान,   पाणी  आ�ण  वायू  ह  े
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        happiness, which drives mankind. One must wonder: what makes us happy?                                                 meaningful  interactions  with  people
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        Desire is ephemeral; it is a spark that ignites, leading us forth, and then, once we                                   and  experience  the  culture  in  ways   जीवनासाठी उपयु� घटक आहत.
        are at its source, extinguishes as quickly as it appeared. No one goal will bring us lasting happiness. Thus, pleasure is   that translations alone cannot provide.    मंगळ  -  सूयार्पासून  चौथा  क्रमांकाचा ग्रह. लाल  रगाचा  �दसणारा खडकाळ  ग्रह आह.
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        not happiness. It cannot be attributed to a single achievement but to our existence as a whole - and how much we       Finally,  learning  a  new  language
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        appreciate this existence. And are we but happy, for we are told to be happy? Are success and wealth but constructs    builds  confidence.  It's  a  difficult  yet   मंगळावर पाणी अस ाचे संशोधन चालू आह.
        burdened upon us by society? Perhaps, then, it is folly that we set out, throughout our lives, in an ostentatious quest   rewarding   practice   that   instils
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        for someone else's happiness, whilst that which we seek lies right afore us.                                           perseverance and discipline.  Learning   गुरु - सूयार्पासून पाचवा क्रमांकाचा आ�ण सूयर्मालतील सवार्त मोठा ग्रह. असं मानल जात
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        Voltaire ended his novel Candide with the famous line: 'We must cultivate our garden,' an anticlimax, it appears, to a   a  new  language  entails  much  more   �क गुरु वरती अनेक चंद्र आहत .
        grand journey that encircled the globe, filled with tragedy and comedy. Therein we find, however, its deepest moral:     than merely developing a new talent.     शनी - सूयार्पासून सहावा क्रमांकाचा आ�ण दस ु रा सवार्त मोठा ग्रह �णजे श�न.
        the key to happiness lies perhaps in finding meaning in our work - in accepting life's realities and living a productive   It  is  about  improving  your  intellect,
        one notwithstanding - and that any greater idealistic and philosophical pursuit is inanity. The pursuit of happiness   broadening    your   horizons,   and     युरनस - सूयार्पासून सातवा क्रमांकाचा ग्रह �णजेच युरनस. युरनस हा एक �वशाल ग्रह
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        has furthered humanity for more millennia than we have pondered it. To quote Nathaniel Hawthorne:                      creating  new  chances.  So,  whether    असून �ाचा मु�तः वायू आ�ण द्रवपदाथा�चा बनलला आह.
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        ‘Happiness  is  a  butterfly  which  when  pursued,  is  always  just  beyond  your  grasp,  but  which,  if  you  will  sit  down   you  want  to  travel  to  Paris,  get  an
        quietly, may alight upon you.’ Let us then conclude this journey where we began: What is the meaning of life? To       international job or just push yourself,   नेप�ून  -  सौरमंडळातला  सग�ात  शेवटचा  ग्रह  �णजे  नेप�ून.  नेप�ूचा  �न�ा
        pursue happiness, no matter what it takes; to keep rising every morning to battle for it and to keep going to bed
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        knowing that another day awaits; to keep a firm grip on the joy that can be found in front of us and to keep seeking    try  learning  a  new  language.  The    रगामुळे "नीळा राक्षस" �टले जाते. तो प्रचंड वेगवान वार े आ�ण श��शाली वादळांसाठी
        that which is just beyond our grasp, and to appreciate this duty, for then, we have lived life. A happy life!          benefits are limitless!                   प्र�स� आह.
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        Rihaan Sodhani                                                                                                         Adwiz Sinha                              रुद्राक्ष सूय वंशी
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