The Mokshapata - The magic of Snakes and Ladders - 31st January, 2019

Today is the last day of January. I don't know why, but i always looked forward to January 31. This was proof that the new year was really here to stay. :)


Today's edition has a special feature on Mokshapata - I won't leak anything. Read the edition to know what that means.


Word Magic, the wisdom from Sanskrit, Hindi, and English are all there. I specially love the quote of the day. But the Puzzle of the day? Boy! That IS something else! Even i had to learn while creating that puzzle for you.


I have written the poem in the Junior Reading Corner. In fact, over the last year, I have become a children's poet! Thanks to all of you!


Exams are almost here. Read the Cartoon feature - Perception Bias, and you WILL smile.


To read all about it, head to www.thechildrenspost.com

The Children's Post, 30th January, 2019

Hello dear readers,


On 30th of January, 1948, we lost our Father of the Nation- Mahatma Gandhi. 
Let us remember his teachings and work towards making our free country a better place to live in for all our future generations.
Pravar gives us a wonderful insight on our country's wildlife and its national parks.
Vaania's off to outer space in search of new galaxies!
Learn Irish numbers by Nikita in this edition.
In the Cartoon section, a witty answer by Nidhi Aunty.
Happy Reading:)

To read the edition go to www.thechildrenspost.com

Hindi Muhavara and Sanskrit Lokokti

Ab Pachhtaye ka hot, jab chidiya chug gayi khet..


अब पछताए का होत, जब चिड़िया चुग गयी खेत..


Meaning: What is the use of crying over spilt milk?


Usage:
तुमने समय रहते पढाई तो की नहीं. अब बुरे परिणाम आने पर दुखी हो! पर अब पछताए का होत, जब चिड़िया चुग गयी खेत!
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अल्पविद्यो महागर्वी
 Alpavidyo Mahagarvi


Meaning: He who has a very little knowledge, is often very proud.
There is a similar Hindi proverb:
थोथा चना , बाजे घना !


And an English proverb too:
Empty vessels make much noise!

Mukriyaan- Traditional Hindi Riddles

दूर के को पास पहुंचावे 
तार बंधे पर नजर न आवे. 


का सखी, रिश्ता?
न सखी, फ़ोन!
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मन से उपजे, नैन बसावे,
याद करूँ तो याद ना आवे.
का सखी, बचपन ?
ना सखी, सपना!
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Hindi Poem - अ से अनार - A se Anaar

अ  से अनार 


लाल लाल अनार 
रस से भरा अनार 
मीठा सा अनार 
देता सबको प्यार 


रत्नों जैसे दाने 
हमको हैं खाने 
रक्त करता लाल 
चुस्ती देता अनार!

The Indian Newspaper Day - January 29th, 2019

The lead story today is on the ranking of global MBA colleges by Financial Times, and India's agreement to join an international scholastic exam after 9 years.

Page 2 has a special feature on the Indian Newspaper Day. Page 3 has a fiction write up by Pravar Mukkala.

Page 4 has the Artist Corner by Aayushi Sen and the Fun Station cartoon strip by Ameya.

To read this edition, rush to www.thechildrenspost.com

The Republic Day Special Edition - January 26th, 2019

All keywords mentioned.

To see this special edition, please to go www.thechildrenspost.com 

The Children's Post, January 27th, 2019

Today's edition is by Shivani Gilhotra Narang.
The edition's cover story is on the Padma Awards, the winners this year, and what the awards stand for.
Chand Baori, Rajasthan

Facts about the INdian Constitution

Cartoon Corner by Ayush Agarwal

To access this edition, please go to www.thechildrenspost.com 

The Republic Day Special Edition for children - January 28th, 2019

The January 28th Edition has:
A. News on data privacy and Artifical Intelligence
B. Cartoon Corner by Siddhartha Sharma
C. Hindi Doha by Kabir
D. Poem by Avishi in the Junior Reading Room
E. Ridley the Riddle Turtle
F. Camping Experience Sharing by Ishaan Manoha

To enjoy this edition, please go to www.thechildrenspost.com 

Many firsts in the Republic Day parade 2019 - The CHildren's Post, 25th January, 2019

Today's cover story is on the many firsts in this year's Republic Day parade.

The Hobby Lobby today features cycling - an easy to pick up, yet invigorating hobby.

Samaira Dewan's Book Review and Anjas' German lessons are right where they always are.


There is  a lovely Word Search on Page 4, and Page 5 has Sports News, the Junior Reading Room features a poem by Rani Chand, Aakarsh Agarwal's Funny Bunnies and This Day, that Year features the Himachal Pradesh Day.

The Sports News covers the Indonesian Open Badminton.

Enjoy the edition!

This edition is created by Harinder aunty

The Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj- The Children's Post, 24th January, 2019

Today's lead story is on the ongoing Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj. The second page has the wisdom from Sanskrit, the Hindi Muhavara with usage, Word Magic, Quote of the Day, and Trivia Frivia.

Page 3 has a crossword created by Ishaan Kaila, and the Editorial has a story that I wrote especially for you. It has a little bit of a riddle at the end, so see if you can figure out the point of the street vendor. Why did he say "Exactly" and smile?

Today, we also have Laugh-A-Lot-It is and a lovely Hindi poem in the Junior Reading Room. Cartoon Corner has our favourite Ayush Moitra and his Bob Mania.

Enjoy the edition! 

Badal - Hindi Kavita

आसमान पर उड़ता बादल,
नीला अम्बर, काला बादल 
थोड़ी देर में बरसा बादल 
उस से पहला गरजा बादल 


मोटा, मोटा, काला बादल 
सबके मन को भाता बादल 
बूंदे जो बरसाता बादल 
सब को है हर्षाता बादल।

Sanskrit and Hindi

मौनं सर्वार्थसाधकं.


चुप से सब कार्य सिद्ध होते हैं.


Silence helps solve many problems.
Meaning: In a conflict, the one who is silent, tends to gain.


नाम बड़े और दर्शन छोटे।


When someone is very famous, but in person, they don't live up to the hype.


Usage: इस होटल का बड़ा नाम सुना था, पर यहां का खाना खा कर लगा कि नाम बड़े और दर्शन छोटे।

The Children's Post, 23rd January, 2019

The edition is here.

Hello dear readers,

Today is the Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose who was a great leader and brought about a lot of change in the freedom struggle. Let's read about him in this edition. A beautiful sketch of Netaji by our young artist Sriaditya.

The Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas was inaugurated today and so was The World Economic Forum at Davos. An insight into these two events.

Learn Korean Numbers by Nikita.

A green world is what Vaania hopes for in her poem.

Believe in yourself is what Mira depicts in her doodle.

Happy Reading:)

Ethics in Artificial Intelligence - TUM and Facebook - The CHildren's Post, 22nd January, 2019

In the lead story, read about the candidature of Kamala Harris for the US Presidential elections, 2020.
The second story talks about Facebook's investment in understanding the role of Ethics in Artificial Intelligence.


Page 2 has a special feature on the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in China.


Page 3 has the editorial and a Book Review by Pravar Mukkala on an Amar Chitra Katha Special Edition - Luv - Kush, the sons of Rama.


Page 4 has your favourite Sports News (Tennis today), Ameya's Captain India is on another adventure, Aadhya in the Artist Corner, and Nutrition through the alphabet brings alive the letter H.


This edition was created by Pradeepthi aunty.

Enjoy the edition!

Antarctic Lake reveals one more secret - The Children's Post, 21st January, 2019

Today's lead story is about a very exciting find in the Antarctic region. We have, long ago, spoken about Tardigrades (water bears) in the newspaper. Today, we found some tardigrades and some crustaceans in the Antarctic ocean - buried one kilometre under the snow!

The second news is from space - ISRO will launch Kalamsat on January 24th. Are we all looking forward to it? Oh yes!

On the second page, we profile Bhavya Pandit, a young achiever who is the youngest 2nd Dan & 3rd Dan Black Belt Holder in India.

The Book Review is by Siddharth Sharma - The Boy in the Dress. The Quote of the Day is a pearl of wisdom from Sanskrit. The best thing is, not only is the meaning deep, the word play is exquisite! I hope you will enjoy reading out the shloka aloud and have fun with the syllables rolling off your tongue.
The sports news presents the final medals tally of the Khelo India Youth Games. Your favourite Ridley, Word Magic, and Junior Reading Room are right there.
The cartoon corner today is done by Siddharth Sharma.

The edition is here. 

- On behalf of Priyadarshani aunty 

Know the World Bank - The Children's Post, 20th January, 2019

We all know how lovely a meteor shower looks. In fact, it looks so lovely that a private company in Japan has launched a satellite just to create an artificial meteorite shower! Read all about it in today's edition.

The second story does us real proud - S Siddhanta is a mountaineer from India who has just become the youngest person to scale the 7 highest peaks and the 7 highest volcanic summits across the world. The 35 year old from Bengaluru, India, has every reason to stand tall today.

Page 2 has a special feature on The World Bank. Page 3 has your favourite Quote of the Day, Word Magic, and World's Architectural Wonders, under which we cover The Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain, today.

Page 4 has the Sports News, the Cartoon Corner, the Junior Reading Room and Mr. Owl's Did you Know, which talks about Internet being a basic human right. Bet you didn't think of it that way!

Quite an edition, as Shivani aunty's editions always are.

Enjoy the edition. 

- On behalf of Shivani aunty 

The Children's Post, 18th January, 2019

Hello Readers,

Yes, will call you readers today as reading is the hobby for the day!
A few years ago, in an interview, I asked a candidate, “So what are your hobbies?” The candidate replied, “Reading and travelling.”
I said, “Ok, so what kind of books do you like to read?”
The candidate replied, “Chacha Chaudhary and Archie comics”.
Both of us looked at each other and smiled, and the interview ended there.
In today’s edition, read about the revamped National Awards for children in the news story. The hobby feature talks about ‘Reading as a hobby’.
Last week, we had covered origami in the hobby feature and today we have some beautiful origami creations by Aakarsh Agarwal. Thanks Aakarsh for sharing this and for the ever hilarious Funny Bunny!
Also in the edition is a well-crafted book review by Samaira, a different kind of German lesson by Anjas and another poem by me!

Enjoy the edition! 

- Harinder aunty 

The Astronomy calendar of the world in 2019 - The Children's Post, 19th January, 2019

Today's highlight is the year long astronomy calendar. Find out about all the spectacular events happening in the sky this year.

Praneeth Udathu's Countries of the World covers Cambodia , and Aditya Nema really has a funny ace up his sleeve today.

The main news is also related to space, and the second one, closer to home. :)

There is a beautiful poem - Ice and Snow, by Harshit Jain. Your favourite Word Magic is in place, and so is Ridley the Riddle Turtle.

And finally, there is SO Much happening at Khelo India that its hard to fit all of it in our Sports Column!

 Enjoy the edition.

-          Neha aunty

The Earth's magnetic poles - The Children's Post, 17th January, 2019

India, apparently, is waging a war against plastic, especially single-use plastic. After AAI, Tamil Nadu has also banned the use of single-use plastic. In today's lead story, read how people are finding innovative alternatives.


The second story is even more intriguing.. psst! I am not telling you the secret.. because its a mystery story.. someone's missing from their original place, and we don't know why!


The Sanskrit and Hindi wisdom, the Word Magic, Quote of the Day, and a really tough puzzle, illustrated by Pratistha, made it to Page 2. This is Pratistha's first published contribution. Congratulations!


Page 3 has an editorial about Book Fairs, and a travelogue by Tvisha Sharma, on Motiongate - the amusement park in Dubai.


Page 4 has our first ever Hindi riddle, Sports News, a Junior Reading Room, and Ayush's Bob Mania.

Enjoy the edition!

Welcome to Plastic free airports in India - The Children's Post, 16th January, 2019

Today's lead story is really special - The Airport Authority of India has banned single-use plastic like straws, glasses, forks and spoons, plates, etc. at all its 129 airports in the country.
Not only that, the agency will not depend on its own assessment. The airports will be checked by the Quality Council of India before they are certified plastic free.

The second story has even more exciting news - if you want to be home-schooled, you can now do it in Maharashtra, and just give the milestone exams at the right age.

Indian classical dances are magnificent anywhere, but in the backdrop of a lovely historical place, they really bring the magic alive. Did you know that not one, but three such festivals are being held in India in this month alone? That's our special feature of the day.

Vaania's poem and Nikita's features are right there, as is the Riddle Corner and Mira's doodle.

The Junior Reading Room is super fun too.

Enjoy the edition!


This edition has been made by Deepti aunty and Shivani aunty. 

CBSE new maths guideline - The Children's Post, 15th January, 2019

In just a few years, or less, most of you will be attempting your Grade 10 exams under the CBSE board. You will be happy to know about a new rule for CBSE Grade 10 Maths paper. Read all about it in the cover story.

The second story is for clean cities.

The special feature is on Dragon Bridge, Vietnam.

Today, we feature yet another upcoming sports superstar from India - G. Karunya Sri.
The photo feature is on Sankranthi Golu made in Andhra Pradesh/ Telangana.

The Artist Corner and the Cartoon Corner are both by Ameya, and we think they are both lovely.

Enjoy the edition! 

This edition has been made by Pradeepthi aunty (features) and Shivani aunty (news)

What ALL is Sankranthi called? - The Children's Post, 14th January, 2019

Today, we speak about an environment phenomenon in the lead news, and hear about a wonder car in the second. The Hyundai Elevate is a walking car!

January 13/14(Sankranti) is a festival that is celebrated in some form all over the country. Not just that, this is one of the few festivals that is based on the solar calendar. This is the day on which the sun moves to the Makara rashi (constellation) in the sky.

Find out about all its various names and some special features in today's edition.

The India Shining feature talks about 4 outstanding, young, Indian sportspersons.

Your favourite Word Magic, Ridley the Riddle Turtle, and Quote of the Day are right there.

Vidushi Sharma shares her poem on The Ringing Doorbell in the Junior Reading Room, and the Cartoon Corner is by Veer Sanghvi.

Enjoy the edition!
-On behalf of Priyadarshani aunty

Hindi Muhavara and Sanskrit wisdom

हितं मनोहारि च दुर्लभं वच: .


It is hard to find words that are both good advice, and good to listen to.
i.e., Sound advice does not sound good, and what sounds good may not be good for us. It is rare to find both.


This means that usually, what we need is suggestions for improvement. But no one likes to hear that they lack in this, or that they should do this differently. Everyone likes praise. It is hard to find content which is good to hear, and also makes us better.


नाकों चने चबवाना / नाकों चने चबाना 


बहुत मुश्किल काम करना


इस कड़ी दौड़ में भागना तो नाकों चने चबाने जैसा है!

Lohri Special Edition - The Children's Post, 13th January, 2019

Today's edition is The Lohri special. 2 full pages of information about Lohri. But your regular Word Magic, Quote of the Day, and Cartoon Corner are all there too!

Ananya Aloke has contributed a 2 page article on urbanisation.

World's architectural marvels series features The Sun Temple at Konark, Odisha.

The Junior Reading Room has a poem by Rani Chand aunty.
The Cartoon corner is an original by Shivani aunty.

Enjoy the edition! 

- On behalf of Shivani aunty.

If you are subscribed to the e reader(www.thechildrenspost.com) , today's edition has links embedded to two lovely renditions of the Lohri song. Don't miss it! 

International Day of the Youth - The Children's Post, 12th January, 2019

It was not planned that I should do the special for International Day of the Youth, but it was ordained, I guess :)

Swami Vivekananda has always had a very special place in my intellectual and spiritual growth, and to be doing the special edition on his birthday is a privilege.

The lead news is all positive - the birth of a rare lemur, and the celebration of the birth of a great saint.

The book review by Sharanya Swarna is also of a book I quite like – Getting Granny’s glasses by Ruskin Bond.

Praneeth brings us yet another lesser known country – Cape Verde.

Page 3 has Word Magic, Vivekananda Quotes, and a small piece of trivia about him.

The Junior Reading Room stars the winter sun, and in the puzzle today, you can help a poor farmer arrive at an important decision.

Aditya Nema’s Cool Comix is funny as usual.

Enjoy the edition!

- Nidhi aunty 

Hobby Lobby - Origami - The Children's Post, 11th January, 2019

Today's lead story is about a major breakthrough in space research. Read all about it on the cover page.


The hobby lobby, on popular demand, is Origami.
On page 3, Samaira Dewan reviews Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets for us, while Anjas returns with a lovely German lesson too.
Since ballet was our last hobby, this week, we cover famous ballerinas. Read all about them on Page 4.


Junior reading room has a poem by Prisha. This day, that Year, again features space, and the cartoon is by Nidhi Arora. It's called "The Answerer."


Enjoy the edition!


- On behalf of Harinder aunty

Chetak Special - The Children's Post, 10th January, 2019

Usually, I write about really boring stuff like economy, business, information security, environment etc... but today's edition is a special tribute to one of my favourite legends from childhood. Do read all about, and then tell me what you think!
How much do you think a data leak incident can cost a company? Read about what Google had to do in response to a data leak in one of its services.
Ayush's Bob Mania is hilarious as usual. Sakshya has sent us a really good riddle, and the poem by Vaimitra makes us think!
Today's puzzle is not that easy, so you must tell me if you could crack it. And if you could, it is definitely time for you to make some awesome puzzles yourself!

Bob Mania by Ayush Moitra

Enjoy the edition, and as always, we wait to hear from you! So get out there and send us a mail or a simple comment real soon!

Chetak - the horse of Maharana Pratap

रण बीच चौकड़ी भर भर कर,
चेतक बन गया निराला था 
राणाप्रताप के घोड़े से 
पड़ गया हवा का पाला था 


जो तनिक हवा से बाग हिली 
लेकर सवार उड़ जाता था 
राणा की पुतली फिरी नहीं
तब तक चेतक मुड़ जाता था 


- श्यामनारायण पांडेय की कविता "चेतक की वीरता" से 

The Children's Post, 9th January, 2019

The edition is here

Hello dear readers,
Have you tried your hands at Kite flying? Read about the ongoing kite festival in Gujarat in this edition.
Thank you to all our lovely contributors. Hope you all appreciate their work too. 
Happy Reading:)

Editor - Deepti Chhabra

Sanskrit and Hindi proverbs

वचोभूषा सत्यम् !
Truth is the ornament of speech.


स्पष्टवक्ता न वञ्चक:
The straightshooter is never a cheat. (He who speaks his mind clearly is not a cheat)


Hindi Muhavara:
घोडा घास से दोस्ती करेगा तो खायेगा क्या?
If the horse befriends the grass, what will it eat?


Usage: Shopkeeper to friendly customer:  मैंने तुम्हे बहिन तो कहा है, परन्तु मुफ्त में सामान नहीं दे सकता. भाई घोडा घास से दोस्ती करेगा तो खायेगा क्या?

What is the Global Aviation Summit - The Children's Post, January 8th, 2019

Today's lead story is about a global aviation summit that is planned in Mumbai, India. Read the issue to find out why this is an important event.
The second story tells us about an earthquake, but more importantly, the difference between MMI and Richter Scale!
Page 2 features 3 board games that make us money-wise.
Page 3 has the editorial and the Quote of the Day, but it also has a superb feature telling you all the awesome stuff that happened on January 8th in history.
Page 4 has nutrition through the alphabet, Ameya's lovely Captain India series, Artist Corner featuring Janelle Pinto, and the Sports News.

Enjoy the edition!

AI to be taught in CBSE Schools - The Children's Post, 7th January, 2019

They say that education does not keep up with the times. Well, in this case, the curriculum appears to be keeping its date. CBSE will soon begin teaching Artificial Intelligence to students of grades 7,8,9,10! What do you think?

In the other lead story, read about how a group in Jaipur is working to make people aware of how to rescue birds which are injured by maanjha.

Siddharth Sharma is the rockstar contributor to todays edition, which has been made by his mother - Priyadarshani Agarwal. Siddharth has contributed:
1. The special feature - The 5 best books read in 2018 (Page 2)
2. The poem for the Junior Reading Room (Page 4)
3. The original riddle (Page 4)
4. The original cartoon (Page 4)

In the sports news, read about another Rockstar kid from India - Aditya Mittal, who is an unbeaten Chess Grandmaster, and all of 12!

Page 3 has your favourite Word Magic and Quote of the Day. There is also a very special story on flamingos on Page 3.

Enjoy the edition! 

Acronyms and Abbreviations we use everyday - The Children's Post, 6th January, 2019

Dear Readers,
The lead news story today is from Jharkhand, where the PM laid foundation stone for a 40-year-old project to help the farmers.

Proverb - "Where there is a will, there is a way." stands true for Padma Shri Dr. Arunima Sinha, who conquered her shortcomings and took herself to another level, literally. Read about her achievements in today's other news.

Every day we say or hear words, which we vaguely know about.Today's edition brings a list of such words, along with their meanings.

Enjoy all of the above with the special Sunday feature of World's Architectural Wonders, which features the temple of Borobudur.

"Runny Babbit" joins us again for yet another Reading Challenge.

Enjoy the edition! 

-        - Shivani aunty

Best space discoveries of 2018 - The Childrens Post, 5th Jan, 2019

Lovely Morning to Readers,
With the winters in full swing I am sure you all are enjoying the holidays..
Catch the current news update from China and other news from Indian Railways and their plans for the long journey travellers.
Edition highlights the space stories from 2018 that was full of new revelations, launches and cosmic occasions.
Enjoy the poem, wonderful artwork, humorous cartoon strip and countries of world from our lovely contributors. 

Here is the edition. 
Keep Smiling and don’t miss to share your inputs.
- Neha aunty 

Ballet Dancing Hobby - The Children's Post, 4th January, 2019

Both our front page news are space news today - the discovery of a strange phenomenon in the making of a star, and going to the dark side of the moon - the Chinese spacecraft was successful!

Page 2 has hobby lobby - ballet dancing! What a lovely, graceful hobby that is!
Page 3 has the German lesson by Anjas and the familiar book review by Samaira Dewan - today we review the second book in the Percy Jackson series - The Sea of Monsters.

Page 4 has pictures of quilling sent in by our lovely readers - Krishnpriya, and Ridhi Jain.
The last page has a Junior Reading Corner - a poem by Harinder aunty, and This Day, that Year. Aakarsh Agarwal's cartoon is funny as ever! Sports News has Pro Kabaddi League news :)

Enjoy the edition! 
- Harinder aunty

Picture Puzzles and more - The Children's Post, 3rd January, 2019

Hello, my awesome little readers!  

Picture Logic Puzzle

Today’s edition has a cover story on two important international events, and the second lead is of use to you – read that one carefully, my dear readers J

The Sanskrit proverb wisdom, the Hindi muhavara, and the English Word Magic are on Page 2, as are 2 quick puzzles. The first one is tricky and the second is an easy picture puzzle after ages.

If you are anywhere near the open skies, take a minute to look at the sun at 10:50 a.m. The paper will tell you why.

Page 3 has reflections from 2 of our editor aunties, a news from the world of infosec, and a lovely poem by Sakshya Tripathi

On page 4, Ayush Moitra tickes our funny bones with Bob Mania and I have written a poem that ends in a question for you. (And sports news, of course) 

Enjoy the edition!

Hindi Muhavara

आम के आम, गुठलियों के दाम 

When we get mangoes at the price of the seeds.

Typically used to indicate double benefit.

Usage: राम को अपनी पसंद के स्कूल में दाखिला भी मिल गया, और छात्रवृत्ति के कारण खर्च भी नहीं बड़ा. ये तो वही बात हो गयी, कि आम के आम, गुठलियों के दाम. 

The Children's Post, 2nd January, 2019

The edition is here.

Hello dear readers,

Day 2 of 2019 already! Lets just go back in time to 2018 and read about key events and happenings in India in that year.

A floating national park, the only one in the world, is in India. Read about it in this edition.

Krisha shares about the good and bad things that happened to her in 2018, and what she hopes for in this year.

Read about Vaania's colourful dream!

Indonesian numbers this week by Nikita.

Mosaic Art by Subaina and a Mira wishes us a Happy New Year in her doodle.

Happy Reading:)

Editor : Deepti Chhabra

Happy New Year! The Children's Post, 1st January, 2019

Happy New Year! And your favourite The Children's Post is here in a new avatar! Do tell us how you like the new look and feel. 

Do you know that all our parliamentarians are super happy today? Read the cover story to find out why. Also in the news is an environment friendly step taken by the South Korean government. 

What better way to start the New Year than to plan for all the good things that are going to happen this year? The edition takes you through all the major festivals in 2019. Make your plans, pack your bags, and enjoy the year! 

The Artist Corner features Ayushi Sen. Ameya's Captain India is here to wish you a very Happy New Year. 

- Pradeepthi aunty

Enjoy the edition!