Literary Vibes - Edition CXXIV (30-Dec-2022) -- YOUNG MAGIC
(Picture courtesy Ms. Neeraja Sundar Rajan)
(S. Neeraja is a healthcare professional with a Masters in Chemical Engineering. She is multifaceted with a passion for art and Carnatic Music. She is an animal lover who cares deeply about their welfare.)
Table of Contents :: YOUNG MAGIC
01) Hiya Khurana
HISTORY IS SYNONYMOUS TO MYSTERY
02) Trishna Sahoo
SEVEN HABITS
03) Anura Parida
IF I HAVE WINGS
A JOYFUL SOUND
04) Vishal Anand
SERENE VICTORIES
05) Ashmanth Anand
MANKIND- THE ULTIMATE
HISTORY IS SYNONYMOUS TO MYSTERY
From the Legend of the pharaoh to the evolution of sparrow,
History has never failed to send chills down our marrow...
Into the lives of our ancestors as we dive,
We learn to keep our Art and Culture alive...
History introduces us to enthralling personalities
Whose existence may be questionable,
But their unbelievably believable stories
Leave an impact valuable...
Be it through Ashoka's biography or Gandhi's philosophy,
History never fails to induce moral values in one's life...
A journey into our ancient geography
Might motivate us to adapt an eco friendly style of life...
From artistic creations to scientific discoveries,
History has played a significant role in shaping the present world...
Now it's our turn to protect our values, art, culture and nature,
For we are a part of the history of the future...
Hiya Khurana is 15 yrs old and is studying in 11th Standard. She developed an interest in writing since a very young age and started writing poems at the age of 10. She is also interested in painting and playing chess. She likes reading short stories and poems. She won an essay writing competition at the age of 8. She has also won many school level speech competitions in English as well as in Hindi. She represented her school and backed a position in the Top 10 in a national Hindi speech competition held last year. She is also interested in painting and crafting. She has won many school level drawing competitions. She also enjoys playing chess and has participated in an inter school chess competition as well. She has won chess awards at the school level.
The seven habits of successful people is important to achieve,
To make them strong like a cable of thread we will weave.
Rule 1 BE PROACTIVE ,
Be responsible and adoptive.
Rule 2 BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND ,
Be effective, positive and never leave anyone behind.
Rule 3 PUT FIRST THING FIRST ,
Try to prioritize , use time efficiently so, be alert.
Rule 4 YOU SHOULD THINK WIN-WIN,
Build relationships from the within.
Rule 5 SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND, THEN TO BE UNDERSTOOD,
With this rule in focus, gain knowledge as much as you should.
Rule 6 is SYNERGIZE
With unity you can make people arise.
The last rule is SHARPEN THE SAW ,
Know yourself is the simplest law .
To be a great person follow these rules
To open the door of success these are the seven tools.
Trishna ( Natuni ) , a class VI student of Sai International School Bhubaneswar, born to engineer parents and doctor grand parents is a gifted child. A disciplined and determined learner she is, as a student, family member, speaker, writer and an Odisi dancer. She is blended with traditional and cultural values, spirituality, science and arts. A nature loving girl she has taken reading books and travelling as her hobbies. Her favourite dish is Chicken Biryiani prepared by her mother. Her motto of life is, " NEVER BE A DEFAULTER. " May God bless her.
Being a bird is not bad,
you can do things you never had!
I being a bird am very glad
to have wings no other ordinary human has.
I being a bird
would race with the rivers
I would impulsively follow the river water wherever it takes me
I am ready to go
just curious about where the river goes.
I being a bird
Would fly to an alp
To make an appealing nest
On which I could live
I could get fresh air every now and then
Instead of this polluted air that will never end.
I being a bird
would fly to a majestic forest
to roam in the night
Guided by the tiny light.
I being a bird
would be a messenger of love
Delivering messages of peace and love
All over the world!
On the peak of a mountain
The air was filled with a song
No, it is not a bird or a radio
It is none other than our squirrel indeed!
Sitting in a nest
besides an offspring of a bird
its hands full of fruits and nuts
for its dear friends, the bird
Singing songs without an end
Telling stories that will never end
Oh, what pleasure it was to give the little one
the loneliness was killed by the happiness around
the air was filled in a joyful way.
The day was coming to an end
Time flew like a butterfly
then they heard a familiar cry.
Looking up to the gorgeous sky.
They could see a pair of beautiful wide wings
Perfect for a big warm hug.
With a thud-, she landed
Rushing towards her little one
to give it a warm tight hug.
Oh! What a wonderful ending to the day
the reunion of a bird and its little one
Oh! What a wonderful way!
Anura Parida, a 2011-born creative mind child pursuing her academic career in Standard-VI, Anura is a storyteller who always gets inspiration from nature and makes them live through her creative writings. Her thoughts make millions smile with her unique and quirky character. She filled the bucket of her imagination and make sure to tick all the boxes with tales of giants, witches, trots, magic, wonderland, chocolate factories, and many more. Her creativity is inherited and obvious as a creative environment including her parents being in the animation field surrounds her.
Anura is talented, powerful, and energetic and is a yoga practitioner. Possessing a kind heart and strong leadership qualities, she dreams to be a successful scientist in the future. She spends her leisure time reading books and listening to a lot of music.
vultures urge to prey on,
victorious they mostly are,
jingles in stares above,
decides their daring zest.
subtle attires of fear,
fuss over those tiny wings,
surrounds sickles of vice,
in the hands of giant's cling,
suave quacks they can fly,
far away from squares of night.
chills verve through eerie rinds of fire,
gallant does the vulture not to care,
gush of rage hot in blood flows,
sincere struggle to be free floats.
hovers the bird over the beaks,
of the timid bleaks of ducks pass.
fighting to flee they stoop low,
alas! vultures dont fly below.
victory over valour,
ant too can give a stirrer ,
fixing tools are the screw,
however small and few.
serene- is the chosen path,
when winners never fall apart.
Vishal is a 12 year old savant, autistic boy, who has rather precocious , innate and scientific mind to interpret information about the surroundings. His interest in science, has been from his childhood, rather from a young age, 4years. He would write about simple physics in day to day activities that he used to do. He has extreme proficiency in English literature, and has been the author of two books- Meadow of Moods- a kind of autobiography, in the form of a coffee table book, at age 6. The other is a book called Jumbo’s bag on communication difficulties, faced by non-verbal kids, along with some self-analysed tips that he shares with the readers. He has written songs in Sanskrit, Hindi, and Tamil, along with proposed ragas which has been compiled as a music album called Smaranam.
He has developed deep interest in bio-organic organisms, especially algae, initially as fuel, but recently as a bio photonic filter in light sources. All his ideas are highly intuitive and they are noted in line with the present science facts, as much as possible. These have been quite validated by academicians and professors, to some extent. He has challenges in motor skills, and so these intellectual writings, he does with a facilitating support from his mother, me, to pen down. He is very verbal, and cognitive in understanding the world around him. However, all that he needs, is a good guidance and mentoring in nurturing his ideas in science, especially, photonics and spectroscopy. He has strong precognitive vision ability about various information that he processes, which is very unique. He is a child, under the mild spectrum with varied savant abilities, trying to make his mark in this world. He has recently achieved Budding Innovators award by a science and technology school called Curiokidz, Chennai. His project is on bio photonic filter using algae pigments which can be used in our day today basic lighting appliances. The same is in the process of being registered as an organised research paper and archived for further reference.
Once, during the creation of this world, it was not fully done. God wanted to make his own twist. The four warriors of earth, the Bhoolokam , was decided as balam, buddhi,vayu and karuna. Balam was strong and powerful being, buddhi the intellect, vayu the agile and energetic, the compassionate as karuna. Balam was a tiger, buddhi the crow, vayu an eagle and holy cow, the empath.
You might think these animals are the chosen beings by God but everyone had a flaw in them, they were incomplete. The tiger could not understand intelligence, vayu did not understand control and resistance, buddhi was weak in its appearance and at last the cow was naïve and kind yet vulnerable.
Once, together they were on an adventure to defeat their ultimate enemy- Krodhas- the rakshasas of rage and violence. They were merciless and threatened these beings every moment and the four of them had made up their mind to win over these devils. They were a threat to the entire the animal kingdom hence the four warriors were brave to fight them through their own ways of combat.
Tiger was ready to pounce on them, crow was knowing the moves to attack them, cow was concerned about the life of his friends and the eagle was ready to speed up his escape in case of an attack. All through the four of them were extremely doubtful to face the rakshasas finally. When they were walking with deep thought, they met a sage. He could see the pain in their eyes and immediately replied,” Your distress would find its own solution soon. May the Lord be with you”.
At that moment, a brightest light was shown and there and the sage disappeared. The warriors walked with pride but with inner fear in their minds. They saw the rakshasas- the krodhas, who were extremely dangerous to conquer and kill. The friends had a lot of doubt about their own abilities. Suddenly, to everyone’s surprise, there arose a divine voice ( ashareeri) from the sky above. It said” you are strong on your own, yet the ultimate source is the blending of all your individual powers. This made them realize the truth and the manifestation happened- man evolved as the supreme being- the divine light shone bright with the merging of balam, buddhi vayu and karuna. Yes, here is manushya, born as a whole. Dear friends, this is the story I have written to show that these warriors are the inner qualities we possess to fight against the evil- krodha in our lives. Let us stay calm and be in peace.
Ashmanth is a precocious boy of 13 years. He is in Seventh grade. A natural flair in creativity he enjoys his moments in writing short stories, poems in English and Hindi, a bit of sanskrit too. He is a trained carnatic singer and violinist too. He is fascinated towards Quantum physics and loves to explore the mysteries of the universe during his leisure, reading articles and watching videos on the same. A very cheerful and playful boy he is fun to be with.
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