Blog Submission for 2025

 ' The Star Of Kazan', a book written by Eva Ibbotson, is a wonderfully woven historical novel that explores the themes of mystery, adventure, love and loyalty. Set in Vienna, during the 20th century, this story is about Annika, an orphan who is raised by two servants, Ellie and Sigrid. Annika loves her life and the people who genuinely care for her, even though she doesn’t have a biological family. But this never stopped her from dreaming about her mother, and when she would come to take Annika away. Suddenly, an aristocratic woman arrives, claiming to be Annika’s long-lost mother. Annika’s world changes into one with nobility and grandeur. She realises that a true family is defined by the bonds of care, rather than mere blood relations.  Strengths of the novel:- Impactful Character Development : The novel includes a wide variety of characters, coming from various backgrounds and most importantly, these characters support and help shape Annika’s character as a kind and intell...

  Today marks the 19th death anniversary of my maternal grandfather. For conducting such events, we refer to the Telugu calendar, which determines accurate dates of events according to the lunar cycle and this calendar keeps changing every year, based on the positioning of certain celestial bodies. This is a more spiritually aligned method for tracing a significant event. Interestingly, every 19 years, the lunar date of an event in the past repeats with the original event, meaning the ceremony falls on the exact same day and time as it did when the event first occurred. While the event’s date changes every year, it falls on the same day every 19th year or the 38th year, and so on… Such cycles bring a sense of synchronicity and continuity To honour the occasion, my cousins from all parts of the family made the effort to arrive a day earlier to spend some time with us. The house was filled with lively chatter. We played the traditional board games, and kept the competitive spirit up....

Sudarshan Nagar, Hyderabad-500019, India, 11 May 2025 Dear Me, Happy Birthday! What a celebration it was! Another year older, new set of memories! To cherish and capture all the memories right now, I’m writing to myself while they are still fresh.  Even though I was born on the 24th of May, I celebrate my birthday on separate days; on my actual birthday, I spend time with my family and I pick out the date to celebrate separately with my friends (based on all of my friends’ availability). As it falls during the summer break, most people are not around and it becomes very hectic celebrating your birthday on 2 days. But it always is that way… This is the story narrating how I celebrated my birthday, in advance, with my friends on the 11th of May. First and foremost, the ambience at ‘La Vie En Rose Cafe and Bistro’ was mind blowing!  From the cutlery to the napkins and tiles on the floors, everything was smeared in pink. It was cozy-and what a vibe! It just had the right amount of...

GT’s valorous victory over SRH:The Titans win by 32 runs The eager SRH fans, who waited anxiously to see their team have an impactful comeback like I did, were all in vain as GT overpowered the match and left everyone in awe. The format: GT and its commanding top-order SRH won the toss and chose to field first. This was a major mishap, for the SRH team, as they had to score 225 runs to win the match. If SRH would have chosen to bat first, there still would’ve been chances for SRH to win the match. The first wicket partnership (between Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan) was a great start for GT as the openers ruled the powerplay of six overs entirely with their back-to-back sixes. SRH first began their fielding by opting for pace bowlers, during the powerplay (the major issue they committed). All the bowlers, mainly Mohammad Shami and Harshal Patel were struggling severely to take wickets. When Shami bowled, Cummins was very close to taking the first wicket, but he dropped the catch. The...