Article Writing

Festivals: A Boon or Bane?

Festivals are like lights in our life. Festivals totally rejuvenate us and give us the opportunity to meet our family and friends. Though festivals are joyous occasions and they enrich our customs and traditions, we have been celebrating them in a way that it tends to harm our environment in the form of pollution. 

On festivals like Diwali and Dussehra, we have made it a tradition to burn crackers, or burn the effigy of Ravan, which causes a lot of pollution in the air, and people suffering from respiratory diseases face great difficulty in breathing. On the festival of Holi, we waste a lot of water whereas on Ganesh Chaturthi we pollute the water by immersing idols in the rivers. 

Though these festivals are a boon for us, they are gradually becoming a bane for the environment, therefore I think we should impose proper rules and guidelines so that we celebrate environment-friendly festivals. 

Narrative Style - The Magic Shop

  The Magic Shop by H.G. Wells

(Inspired by H.G. Wells)

Herbert George Wells also known as H.G. Wells was born on 21st September 1946. He was an English writer, and was prolific in many genres. Some of his famous works include The Invisible Man, The Time Machine, The Sleeper Awakes, The Magic Shop, etc.

The Magic Shop by H.G. Wells is one of the most phenomenal and exceptional stories I’ve ever read. I can say that Wells, with his rather idiosyncratic way of writing, has portrayed the magic element in the story in an amazing way, making it very engaging and enthralling for young readers.

The magic element in the story is portrayed in a beautiful way. It won’t be an exaggeration if I say that I really felt I was walking in the Regent Street experiencing all of the magic myself. The element of imagery is also emphasized in a magnificent way and the thrill remains intact throughout the story.

This story would now be my bench-mark for further readings.

Absolutely recommendable! 

Biographical Sketch

 Vishwanathan Anand 

Vishwanathan Anand was born on December 11, 1969 in Tamil Nadu. He is an Indian chess player who won the undisputed title of World Chess Champion from 2007-2013. He learnt to play chess from his mother at the age of 6. He became the first Asian at the age of 17 to win the world chess title at the FIDE World Junior Championship in 1987. He has published his collection of games under the title ‘Vishy Anand: My Best Games of Chess.’ Anand is fond of listening to music, swimming and reading. He is married to Aruna Anand and has a son. He is fondly referred to as Vishy, or the ‘Tiger of Madras’ and was awarded the Padma Shri as early as when he was just 18 years. Besides that, he has also been awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratan, Padma Vibhushan, Arjuna and Chess Oscar. He is a big inspiration for many young chess players. 

Article Writing

 Festivals of India

‘The greatness of a culture can be found in its festivals.’ 

India is a secular country having diverse religions, languages, customs and traditions. This is the reason why Indians celebrate many festivals throughout the year. Festivals make us forget our cultural and religious differences. They unite people, and they come together for the sole purpose of celebration and happiness. 

Other than that, festivals also help us embrace our culture and religion. People look forward to festivals all-round the year. Festivals spark joy and give people something to look forward to. India celebrates many festivals like Christmas, Eid, Diwali, Holi and many more. 

During these festivals, people just keep their work aside, and meet their relatives, friends and families. There are gatherings and parties, where they exchange gifts and wishes. We all wear new clothes, decorate our houses, etc. 

Festivals totally rejuvenate us and then these are memories which are stored in our mind, and revivify us to resume our normal routine again. We continue to take care of all our day-to-day responsibilities with hope – hope for the festivals in the following year – and then again experience the same excitement once the festivals are round the corner.

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Article Writing

 Women Empowerment

‘The strength of a woman can carry the weight of the world.’ 

Woman empowerment is an important thing that needs to be accomplished. Woman should have equal rights of decision making, voting, education etc. India has progressed a lot in making equal rights for women, but the implementation still lacks in some criteria. 

Though girls are now attending schools and colleges, pursuing their careers and there is no discrimination in this field; but still in rular areas, child marriage is practiced, and girls are forced to leave their studies at an early age to sit at home and do household chores. 

Therefore, the biggest challenge for India is to change the thinking of these orthodox people, so that not only a few but all women can make their own identity and shine.

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Article based on an Interview

Interview of a Classmate

Daksh is a 12 years old boy who studies in class 7th. His hobbies are to play keyboard and read newspapers. He is also very focused on his studies. He likes to read non-fiction books and his favourite author is Robin Sharma and Wren Martin. His favourite festival is Holi and favourite season is summer, as he gets to sleep in AC and can eat lots of ice-creams. His mother lovingly calls him Gol-Gappa. His weakness is that, he is a passive communicator and feels a bit shy, talking in the class. On the other hand, his strengths is, that he is very possessive about his family and doesn’t like anyone saying anything ill about them, he also believes in non-violence. 

Now presenting his view, on covid-19 and online schooling. 

Daksh said that, due to this pandemic he was able to spend time with his parents a lot more than before, because his parents were working, and he used to get very less time to spend with them, but as there was lockdown, they were at home, and he was able to spend a lot of time with them. With this pandemic he also learnt to be prepared for every situation and stay motivated.

Regarding online classes he says that, these classes helped a lot, as with the help of online classes we were able to study, or else 2 years would have just got wasted. On the other hand, he says, that now it’s high time that we need to go to school as our personality development is hampered. Also, some children might be doing cheating while exams. 

Some rapid - fire questions asked to Daksh were as follows – 

1. His favourite food - Pizza, Chole Bhature 

2. Best Friend – Aarav 

3. Something new he learnt in lockdown was - Learning keyboard, tea 

4. Scared of – Horror movies

5. Role Model – Anjana Om Kashyap  

6. Inspired by – Speaking and debating skills, very confident 

7. Ambition in life – Wants to become a journalist 

8. Favourite sport – Table tennis 

To summarize, Daksh is a very hard-working child who manages his studies and playing time properly. He also takes out time for his hobbies, like playing keyboard. He is very possessive about his family, and wants to pursue a career in journalism. 

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Short Story

The Teddy Bear Mystery

“It was surely not a dream as the teddy bear was missing from her toy box,.” said Michael. “This is going in no direction, Michael, I guess we need to ask Reena all about it again,.” said Nancy. 

Nancy and Michael are the detectives of the Enrise Apartments. Though they are only 13 years old, but still they had solved many small cases of their area. This is one such situation, where Reena thought that she had seen a dream, that her teddy bear is missing, but then she realized, that it was not a dream, as the teddy bear was missing from her toy box in reality. She then consulted Nancy and Michael. 

Nancy and Michael heard it all  from Reena, and decided to check her house before inspecting anyone. 

They both checked every nook and corner of the house and finally when no place was left to be checked, they came to the entrance of the house, where Reena’s dog Moti would stay in his dog house. They hesitantly checked the dog house, and surprisingly they found the teddy bear in the dog house. So it was actually Moti who had taken the teddy bear, from the toy box. Reena was very happy to get reunited with her teddy once again.