Name: Shashwat Jain

Age: 9 years
School: GK Gurukul School
Location: Pune

Dear Dadi,

Greetings! How are you doing? I hope you are hale and hearty. I wanted to let you know that
I was really missing you this summer. Every year I look forward coming to meet you. But this year
before I could think of anything, the COVID-19 pandemic started. Before I could understand much
about it, the lockdown also began.

Every other day I kept asking mom when can we come and meet you. But lockdown rules
said no travelling. I was missing the delicious and the famous gold medal ke laddu, the world’s best
aam papad. I wanted to run and come to enjoy the evening with you on the big swing in your
garden. The long cycle rides and the story time in the night. Everything that I usually do to have a
lovely summer had vanished.

But one day mom told me about how I can use this time to learn new things and tell you
about it, and suggested that I keep it a surprise for you. So I started planning for the surprises. The
first thing I did was to learn Microsoft PowerPoint. I have made a presentation for you which
captures all lovely memories with you. I hope you would have seen it by now. The next thing was
baking. I made a cake for mommy’s birthday with bhai’s help, and that was my first real cooking
experience. I really enjoyed it. Next time when we meet I am going to make a lovely cake for you.
That’s a promise.

Not only this, but I also learnt astronomy. Every day I used to learn about new facts about
strange objects in the universe. How things happen and work in the universe is a real surprise. I have
a bundle of stories to narrate to you. So this time when we meet I will be ready with the pack.

The best surprise still awaits. I watched a few origami videos. Origami is the art of making
things by folding paper. I really liked the way a small piece of paper can be folded and turned into
something different, and really beautiful. I have made art piece called a ‘flexagon’ and it’s really
interesting to make. I will be showing it to you soon.

Mummy told me, physical fitness is as important as any other activity. So I made full use of
time and I am doing my exercise routine very sincerely. Also I started leaning to play table tennis.
Though we don’t have a real table tennis table, the dining table serves the purpose. I am much
better with it as compared to what I was when I started.

I wish that I can meet you as soon as possible and tell you tons of things. I’m even keeping a
list of them so I don’t forget!!!

With lots of love

Shashwat