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ANNUAL MAGAZINE 2024
KANPUR ROAD CAMPUS

An Overlooked Treasure One Question

Nature is a priceless treasure we have received from God. What does the term ‘World Citizen’ mean?
Instead of cherishing and holding it dearly, we are bent on Every year on November 19, people worldwide celebrate
destroying it. We must understand that we have no World Citizens Day. This day serves as a reminder that our
existence without it. Nature is the most prestigious RIGHTS and IDENTITIES are UNIVERSAL.
blessing we have received. Its majestic beauty is The shared world we live in brings people from all cultures
unparalleled, and even a stormy mind can find peace closer together, locations and religions.
around it. Only when we fall in deep love with nature and We are all members of ONE HUMAN FAMILY, living
its creatures can we find relief from stress and a sense of peacefully and working to create a BETTER WORLD.
satisfaction within ourselves. World citizens have the capacity to change the world
The problem is that we have separated ourselves from because they interact and care about the whole world. To
nature and formed our own artificial world. We are getting become a part of Global Citizenship, one must be involved
closer to development and technology, but we are in local and global initiatives.
forgetting the environment in which we were born. For us, For the sake of local communities, we should participate in
school groups and volunteer efforts to maintain PEACE. We
development is more important than nature itself. We
can develop a sense of GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP by having a
need to spend more time exploring and experiencing deep understanding that “THE WORLD IS MY NATION, MY
nature's luxurious beauty. For us, nature is a garden with
COUNTRY.“
fake grass and potted plants. True nature is where we find
ourselves as children in front of it. When we realize the I promise:
true power and majesty of nature, we will consider I, Harshil Kushwaha, am a concerned citizen.
ourselves nothing in front of it. It is difficult to understand I have a respect for people.
why we are trying to find life on the moon or Mars instead One goal motivates all my actions and responsibilities. That
of protecting what we have. As it is said, "There is no is, TO MAKE A BETTER WORLD.
planet B." Nature is not a part of us; we are a part of it. If Harshil Kushwaha, I A
there is no nature, then there are no humans. We must World Citizenship
protect it! We must protect us! It is now or never!
Aarnaa Saxena, VIII B World citizenship is the umbrella term for social, political,
The boy who wasted time and money environmental, and economic actions of globally minded
individuals and communities on a worldwide scale. The
Once upon a time, there were two siblings, a boy and a girl. term can refer to the belief that individuals are the
The boy’s name was Sam and the girl’s name was Lily. Sam members of multiple, diverse, local and nonlocal networks
was very lazy boy. He used to waste his time lying on the bed rather than single actors affect isolated societies.
or playing with his friends while Lily was a calm and Promoting world citizenship in sustainable development
disciplined girl. They lived alone in a hut. Lily used to go to will allow individuals to embrace their social responsibility
work every day for their survival. Sam was always at home to act for the benefit of all societies, not just their own.
making excuses. Sam would steal Lily’s money to party with
his friends whenever she went out to work. One day, Lily The concept of world citizenship is embedded in the
spied on him and got to know that Sam used her money on Sustainable Development Goals through SDG 4: Ensuring
unnecessary things without her permission. She told Sam that inclusive and Quality Education for All and Promoting Long
he should not waste his time, but go out and work for himself Learning, which includes global citizenship as one of its
but Sam did not listen. She ignored because Sam was her targets. By 2030, the international community has agreed
brother. to ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills
One day, Sam became extremely ill, but couldn’t get medical needed to promote sustainable development, including
help as their money was wasted because of Sam. Sam learnt world citizenship.
his lesson. But Lily was smart as she was aware of Sam’s habit Universities have a responsibility to promote global
and so, she had kept some money with her which Sam citizenship by teaching their students that they are
couldn’t waste . Now, she used that money for Sam’s members of a large global community and can use their
treatment. skills and education to contribute to that community.
After some days Sam was perfectly fine and he had learnt his
lesson too, that we should never waste time and money. Dhanaayush, V K
Shreshtha Tiwari, IV N

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