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The Script-less Language of Water: A Persuasive Piece

This brief descriptive article themed 'Water Conservation', is a grim attempt to awaken our heads, and hearts to the unfortunate harsh reality of our world. Through description, it raises an alarm in our minds about the days - that are not too far - when even money would fail to provide easy access to water, if not conserved. Being an idealist myself, I am NEVER for the idea of pricing water, but nothing better can be expected in this world that runs on commerce, where happiness exists in trading, and not unconditional giving, where even nature's free and abundant gifts are priced on the excuse of their scarcity. Taking a dystopic stand, I suspect the near-arrival of an era, where - forget money and property - people would wage 'water wars'. It's high time we conserve water, not because we have to, but because we are 'humans' - compassionate individuals, aren't we? When you stand at the banks of a swiftly flowing river, you seem to observe its gus...

A Road Trip to Kotagiri, Tamil Nadu, India: A Descriptive Narration

The following brief account was not only written but also read by me in school on the National Road Trip Day - 24th May 2024. Here, I reminisce my delightful experience of a road trip to Kotagiri, a lesser known hill station to those who always picture Shimla or Darjeeling as 'the' hill stations of India (not to say they aren't worthy the hype!). The writing here, is a narration capturing the feelings I experience while road-travelling, that are typically ignored. It's unfortunate that we mostly chase the destination and ignore the joy of travel. This writing is a short attempt at holding on to those butterflies of emotion that flutter away, when we reach the coveted destination, because we ignore them. From adventurous rides along the hairpin bends of mountains, to the tortoise-paced crawling rides in the city traffic, road trips can be extremely diverse. They might get boring at times or might make you go crazy if you challenge the speed limits. Road trips can be chal...