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Dear Friends, This is one of the best and most intelligent public speech, I recently read.  I really felt its a wisdom to share with you all. Uganda President KAGUTA MUSEVENI  while addressing his nation  warns against people misbehaving during this COVID-19 period,  "God has a lot of work, He has the whole world to look after. He cannot just be here in Uganda looking after idiots...". Below is his reported statement. "In a war situation, nobody asks anyone to stay indoors. You stay indoors by choice. In fact, if you have a basement, you hide there for as long as hostilities persist. During a war, you don't insist on your freedom. You willingly give it up in exchange for survival. During a war, you don't complain of hunger. You bear hunger and pray that you live to eat again During a war, you don't argue about opening your business. You close your shop (if you have the time), and run for your life. You pray to outlive the war so that ...

ONE PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND SCREAMS GOOSEBUMPS - SAY CHEESE AND DIE WRITTEN BY: R.L.STINE Say cheese and die.......... sounds a little creepy right? Well the story is as creepy as the title itself.During this lockdown period the most interesting thing I could possibly do was read books,of course.As I have written in my previous blog 'The secret garden' ,I like to read mysterious and curious books.What I did forgot to mention is that I also like to read creepy and scary books as well. We all have heard that'Books let you travel without moving your feet'.It really feels that you are the main character of the book and you are the one fighting and solving all the problems while reading a book, and when it is a horror fiction novel ,it really feels so real and spooky.If you want to have a adventure or just want to be away from the place for awhile and if you can't go exploring or leave the the place at the moment,then I recommend you to read books.Just like u...

MOTHER THERESA GEORGE JOSEPH SHARON BOOKS Dear friends I am Vaishnavi of class IX.   During the lock down period I happened to be with my grandparents.   Believe me, I have a great time here.   We do have a good collection of books here. Searching for a book that can interest me, this book on one of the greatest souls ever to live on Earth reached my hands. The language of the book is as simple as the life lead by the Great Soul.   It really touched me.   I have heard of the saying, “charity begins from home”. After reading this book I became very sure of the saying.   Charity actually begins from home; from oneself.   Each one of us has to hear that “inner call” and respond to it. I am looking forward to sharing another experience with another book in the days to come. Till then Bye.  Take care. Stay Home, Stay Safe.

As everybody knows, our country is in complete lockdown due to the coronavirus. During this lockdown period, I read the famous book ‘Gulliver’s travels’ written by Jonathan Swift. Jonathan Swift was born in Dublin in 1667. In 1704, he published anonymously ‘A tale of a tub’ with ‘The battle of the books’-the former being a brilliant satire on Roman Catholics and on Calvinists. He has been called the earliest and greatest of journalists and the prince of leader-writers. Gulliver’s Travels is by far his most famous work. The story is about the unfortunate voyages of Lemuel Gulliver to Lilliput, where he was the biggest person, and to Brobdingnag, where he was the smallest person. This book actually has four volumes, but only the two volumes which are most popular, ‘A Voyage To Lilliput’ and ‘A Voyage To Brobdingnag’ are mentioned. This story has been enjoyed by people of all ages for the last 250 years and whilst it will make us laugh, it will also make us think. In this story, Le...

THE OATH OF THE VAYUPUTRAS…AMISH TRIPATHI         BY:SREYA.M                                                            ·       CLASS:IX        DURING THIS LOCKDOWN PERIOD I READ THE BOOK NAMED THE OATH OF THE VAYUPUTRAS BY AMISH TRIPATHI.AMISH TRIPATHI (BORN 18 OCT 1974 ) IS AN INDIAN DIPLOMAT,COLUMNIST AND AUTHOR,KNOWN FOR HIS NOVELS “THE IMMORTALS OF MELUHA”, “THE SECRETS OF NAGAS”,”THE OATH OF THE VAYUPUTRAS”,”RAM:SCION OF IKSHVAKU”,”SITA:THE WARRIOR OF MITHILA” AND “RAAVAN:ENEMY OF ARYAVARTHA.FIRST THREE BOOKS COMPRISE THE SHIVA TRILOGY AND THE REST THREE BOOKS OF THE RAM CHANDRA SERIES.THESE BOOKS ARE PUBLISHED BY WESTLAND LTD.            THE STORY IS FACINATING.IT TAKES US TO THE ANCIENT HISTORY AND MYTHOLOGY.THE MOMENT YOU STA...

STORY RETOLD   PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN                                                              By    R obert   browning Literature is like a vast ocean with lots of treasure hidden in it .Each country, has its own myths and stories .I’m sure you’ve already heard so many stories of our country. So are you interested to hear a story from a faraway land? O.K .Then what are you waiting for?  Come with me all the way to Germany where this story happened.                                       “ Pied Piper of Hamelin “ is written by the great writer  Robert Browning . This story is developed from an actual inc...

Nancy Drew-Murder on the set Actually this book  is my first book from this series. Although Namcy drew series are pretty famous but I never really got a chance to read them but now when I read it I  am glad I did.This books is written by Carolyn Keene and is published by Aladdin publication.It is the New York times best selling ,no wonder why as it isinaarated in suchsa great way by author herself .Tghebooks starts from three best friends Nancy ,Bess and George who live in River hights, one fine morning they discover that a new movie is going to be shot in thier town later this week and blockbuster actors like Brett Harley and Fiona Gibson we're in this movie the movie was directed by Gordon MacIntyre who had not directed any films since five years as a stunt women died in his last film and they needed extras for the film but there were a lot of chaos since someone had sent the crew threatening emails .Nancy joins the team of movie and investigates the case to gather some...

Around the world in 80 days By:ks.Afsana  and ks.Rehan Book: Around  the world in 80 days Author: Jules Verne             In these lockdown days, reading books is a good idea for spending time. so, I have been reading a book named "Around the world in 80 days" by Jules Verne.It is a very interesting and adventurou s story.             The story starts from a man named Phileas fogg, who is settled in England.He was a man who valued time the most.He was also a member of the Reform club.                        One day, he headed to the Reform club as usual. After some time, a conversation broke out ,first, about a theft in the bank and finally ended with a discussion about travelling the world in 80 days. Everyone did not agree with Phileas fogg.At that time , he takes a bet for 20,000 to prove he was right. He then asks his servant Passepartout to g...

 Expériences d'un lecteur électronique Wondering just about what the title means?? It simply the experiences  of an e-reader(it's french.......just so that it appears interesting.)     Sitting in the confines of my house I had no possible way of borrowing or buying a new book when I turned to e-reading and to say the truth it didn't quite offer me the connection that I feel with the characters of the story when I have the physical copy in my hand.But then it has been a great help to me economically( I finished 6 books which would have cost me over ₹2000.)           I loved reading Raavan :The Enemy of Aryavarta by Amish. It's the third book in the Ramachandra series and it presents Raavan from a very different perspective. He is portrayed as a hero in his own right. The story covers his birth, the hardships that made him, his never ending love for his brother Kumbhakarna and the reason as to why he turns out be the villai...

Charlie and the chocolate factory                                      -By Roald Dahl   The story revolves around a poor young boy named Charlie bucket who resides with his paternal and maternal grandparents.They dwell in a dilapidated,tiny house.Charlie's grandpa Jo tells him stories of wonderful Mr. Willy Wonka,the legendary chocolate maker.   Shortly thereafter the idea of  five golden tickets is introduced,five chances for children across the world tore Mr. Wonka factory and earn a lifetime supply of  sweets.Charlie too gets a ticket and gets a chance to visit the factory with other four children naughtier than him.   The story features the adventures of Charlie bucket and the other four children inside the factory.The book gives us many life lessons in a very funny way.It is one of the best book that I have read.It is true that A room without books is ...

'Books are treasure which decreases my pressure and brings me pleasure '😊❤️ When I sit free somewhere and if I'm moody, boared, and sad or irritated I'd like to go to a lonely peaceful place and read... Most of us have the same feeling.... And reading is one of my favorite hobbies  And reading seems more awesome when it's described like amazing blend of nature and literature. And I'm going to describe my experience reading a book... I got this book from Kochi International Book Festival...A grand book exhibition with plenty of stalls of many famous companies...  This book's titled - ഒരു കുടയും കുഞ്ഞു പെങ്ങളും ☔Oru Kudayum  Pengalum :An umbrella and a little sister.. Written by: Muttathuvarkki മുട്ടത്തുവർക്കി And  this is a story of a very poor boy Baby of age 11 ,and his little sister Lilly of 8 years... They don't have parents and are living with their aunt who's very cruel to them and she won't allow them to go to school, and inst...

AADUJEEVITHAM Author:Benyamin There is no force in this world that can defeat you if you have the patience and will to fight it. Man is an animal that is capable of a number of things, and one  among them is survival. No matter how harsh the climate is man finds a way to overcome it and to survive.         'AADUJEEVITHAM' by Benyamin is a malayalam novel that has excelled in all its aspects in delevering to its readers the hardships that its core character Najeeb has to face. Like any other NRI, Najeeb also dreamt of making it big in foriegn soil but the life that awaited him there was not what he dreamt of but that of a goat or literally 'aadujeevitham'.         Far from his home and family, cut off from civilization he has to spend the rest of his life among goats. Just imagine living in a land whose people dont know your language and neither do you know theirs. From goats and camels becoming his sole companion to getting belt ...

THE SECRET GARDEN AUTHOR: Frances Hodgson Burnet Hi,I'm Swetha M from class 7. I recently read the book 'The Secret Garden'.I was told about this book by my sister as she had seen the trailer of it's movie.She said that it is full of mysteries and that I should read it.  I  like to read adventurous and mystery themed books and I decided to read it. I opened my favourite online e-book website and started reading immediately.I finished the book in a couple of days and it is one of the most adventurous and curious book I have ever read. It is about Mary Lennox ,a girl who was very weak,unfriendly and was short tempered and who  becomes orphan due to the cholera outbreak  and  is sent to  England with her uncle who is hunchbacked , rich but prefers to stay away from his mansion as much as he can as the garden and the place reminds him of his late wife as her death took place in an accident in the secret garden. Mary's personal servant Martha was the only...

Books give a  soul  To the universe, Wings to the mind, Flight to the imagination, And life to everything  Books are my friends which take Me to another world.My favourite Author is Enid Blyton.I read many books of Enid Blyton and which I liked the most include Malory tower series and famous five series.Malory Tower series Is a collection of books for girls telling the tale of girls going to boarding school.The fun of having midnight feast,playing tennis and many more.This book make girls feel independent and free.This is a book for girls but boys can also read it.The next series of books is Famous Five series.It is a book enjoyed by both boys and girls and sometimes adults too.It is a mystery series with adventure,thriller and many more.It makes us think about the fun we can have with our cousins.This is one of the most famous books of Enid Blyton. Many people in this generation are spending most of their time on phones TV etc.They don't know th...

Name - Percy Jackson Author - Rick Riordan Name of the books in series - *Lightning Thief *Sea of Monsters *Titan's Curse *Battle of the labyrinth *The Last Olympian             -Review- This book is considered a masterpiece of the author , Mr Riordan .. In this book , we find that Percy , a boy with dyslexia and ADHD is a demigod .. All the Greek gods are real .. It was a surprise to Percy Jackson When he was told that his father is Posieden , the lord of the seas .. The story mainly focuses on Percy's adventure in camp half-blood and Olympians .. I am sure that everyone who reads this book will like it ....... How I found out about the book : When I participated in a quiz , I was asked about Greek gods .. After the quiz I surfed the internet about Greek gods and their stories ... That is how I stumbled upon this book .. 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁 NAVANEETH E M CLASS 9 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA OTTAPALAM ......

Hai Good evening During this lock down period, I am exploring a GK encyclopedia. Its a boosting quiz book for us to guess the answers from the hints given in the form of facts and pictures. Its really interesting,...... Meanwhile I am also doing a MOOCs  6 month course "Cancer fundamentals" offered by Indian Cancer Society", Delhi through SWAYAM platform initiated by MHRD, Govt. of India. As we all know cancer has become a very common disease now a days, I thought of exploring it in a very different way. First I should know what it is. So exploring continues....

   SITA THE WARRIOR OF MITHILA                                                                          WRITTEN BY :AMISH TRIPATHI Hello everyone! I think it’s a really difficult task not to get bored during these lockdown days and the best way I could think was to read books. I read the book named Sita the warrior of Mithila written by Amish Tripathi.It was a great book.This book mainly narrates the story of   lady Sita . The book retells Ramayana in a new way.Lady Sita whom we know from Ramayana is a gentle princess and a faithful wife. But Amish’s version of Sita is a courageous warrior,a great administrator and the prime minister of Mithila  The story begins when the king and queen of Mithila,king Janak and queen Sunaina   finds an abandoned baby girl in the f...

In my message I had made it quite clear how reading can transform one's thoughts and reform man kind as a whole.                         SIDDHARTHA :   HERMAN HESSE The book I read once more these days was, "SIDDHARTHA' by Herman Hesse, the great German writer. Ever since the book came to my hands nearly quarter a century ago I might have gone through this book quite a number of times - reading it in full and in parts!  Every reading of it has been totally a different experience - a unique one at that.   The novel reflects Hesse's profound regard for Indian philosophy.  The novel talks about the journey of Siddhartha, the Hero,  and his deep desire to conquer ''suffering and fear'.  The road ahead was never easy and comfortable for him as he had taken the "The Road Not Taken" by many.  There were temptations around that could easily trap a man ordinary.  But then...

Reading is my favourite hobby. I love to read books. I had been reading many books from our school library which has a vast collection of books. I recently read the Alchemist by Paulo Coelho published by Harper Collins . This is the story of a shepherd boy named Santiago Martin from Andalusia who dreams of travelling the world in search of a treasure.Though many hardships and challenges comes his way, he overcome those and finally finds his treasure. It is an unforgettable story about listening to our heart, realizing our destiny and above all following our dreams. This book is truly  inspirational. Now I am reading Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki published by Plata.  My father gave me this book. At first I was not interested in this book because it was a finance book. But when I started reading,I found it very interesting. Robert says that he had a rich dad and a poor dad.Poor dad is Robert's father and rich dad is his best friend Mike's father.Robert...

It is a great pleasure to be a part of a forum that discusses books. Books have always been my best friends. I turn to them in joy and sorrow and feel strongly that life without books would be impossible. I appreciate the initiative taken by Mrs. Anitha, our librarian and Mr. Rajendran, our Principal. As Sir rightly pointed out in his message, books are the greatest blessing, especially in these trying times. I am happy to see that students have turned to reading. I,too, am making use of the lockdown to widen my reading experience. Apart from some bestsellers, I read two interesting books recently. 'Home" by Manju Kapur, published by Penguin, is an interesting story of the conflicts that arise in a joint family due to the changes in society. Manju Kapur had impressed me with her deep insight into the workings of the human mind in the book, 'Difficult Daughters'. This book follows the changes in a family through three generations. The sari-selling family must cope wi...

Author- J.K Rowling Book no-1     Hi, my name is Ruha Susan Ebi. Iam a student of class 9.   I had been reading a series  of harry potter books by J.K Rowling.  This book was given to me by my best freind Aparna. At first, I was'nt quite ready to read the book by looking at it's thickness. Then she started to give me an introduction about the book.  After hearing the whole thing I was curious  to know the rest of the story. I started reading the book. Believe me,  when you start reading it,  you can't  simply stop.  It is simply stupendous.     The book has got a many suspences, twists,  odd questions, climax, astonishing moments and many more.Actually  reading the book is like riding the book,  in which you are the boy who lived and you are being told that you are a wizard.    The best thing about the book is you will learn some latin words. I simply love this book I highly recommend...

Good evening Hot sun courtesy summer,locked gates courtesy  Virus CORONA   and repeated doses of boring cartoon shows on television directed us to a new interest Comic books.It was a chance discovery of a a box full of comic books which our mother has taken care for so long.Our first pick was  'Ambili mamman' published in 1990.The story we read was' Vyaja vaidan' meaning Fake physician.The story is set in a small village called 'Kirayur' where  lived a physician 'Pattabi' who treated villagers of their diseases with utmost care and love.But one day a  physician named Kittappan ,claiming to have herbal medicines from himalaya comes to village and starts treating innocent villagers with those fake medicine.He claimed that he can diagnose illness by looking in their eyes.He became popular and flocked in for his treatment. Pattabi knew he was fake but he required to prove it.One day he went with a blind person to Kittappan for treatment.As practiced kitta...

“Books are good company, in sad times and happy times, for books are people – people who have managed to stay alive by hiding between the covers of a book.”     E.B.White Friends, in bad times we are, no doubt.   But should we remain sad.   In fact the greatest challenges have offered the best opportunities for the human race.   Now we do have one at our doorstep. And how lucky we are……all such instances of the past have been recorded in books for us to read, experience and overcome.   I think all my wonderful students and members of staff would greatly enjoy and be benefitted by “reading books”.   I know many are habitual readers. Here is a platform (blog) for all of us to share: The book that you are reading now with all its details (Name, Author, Publisher etc.) Why did you pick that book, who introduced it to you, where did you get the book from How much did you enjoy the book/how much did it disappoint you and why ...