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Save Life-IEH_ summer's Pageantry of Colour earls of Wisdom from Moana I mwvevrobinagecom > ie rel’ ~ aww 4 f 2 ae at al - e/ k i = 7G A 4 J J The summer holidays have finally arrived! What a relief after all those stressful assignments and exams! With so much time on hand, the question often asked is, how do children plan to utilise their free time? SCARLETT RODRIGUES ‘spoke to a few RobinAgers to learn more about the hobbies they pursue ‘outside of school and how these hobbies have helped them, International indian School, Jeddah ‘Alera rough day at school, would come home and rush to my room. | would be angry ‘and sac | wanted to vent my feeiings without having to tale about them, That was the mo- ment | ascovered a new part of me. AS an ttovert, never had the confidence or courage to express my Views on certain topics, oT write every time felt the need to appreciate or citclse anything. Writing gave me the con- fidence | lacked and tauaht me to be comfort- ‘able in my own shell. My thoughts grav with me and now want to become the voice of the Unsaid because | beleve that a pen holds the ower to cnange minds CONTINUED ON PAGE >> 2 ENTER A WHOLE NEW WORLD OF KNOWLEDGE(Aci @ COverstory Navyaa Agarwal, Class 9, Vibgyor Rise, Mumba as always fascnated by 10 bots, "When Twas in the fourth rade, my mother suggested that | take o course in robotes | wos en- ill thraled by coding, whch ste an ‘Guage use to teach robots to think Shel ect tke humans. | as also in pressed to know that robot can improve on a ak thas learned. 1 was able to code a robot and won a aed bronze medal atthe Robotex er. national Festhal eld Estonia Te course n robotics has helpedme develop my analytes and coding skis y leaps ‘nd bounds. wouldve to take another course it! have the opportunity. My love fo roboles makes me Want to > A Maabir Ruparelia, Class 6, ‘St Joseph's School, Mumbai ’AS | wanted to develop my 2 Ing sls, my parents insisted that | take a course in speech and dram. ‘Along with learning how to act, we ‘were made to perform many other rm ‘2ctvities that brought us out of ou Shals. Being a part of this course has teduced_ my. stage fear im ensely. t has helped me improve my acting skis, enhanced my Speech and given me exposure to varus kinds of auaiences. It has made me bolder and has boosted my confidence, | have also learned how to stay calm and focused. Ths is te tha year of my course. am passionate about acting and | hope to pursue it as a sec: fondary career the future ayea Femandes, Clas 6, aly cross igh School, Goa Meow for he istachnot watches my tater pay the piano Ms te tions Whether | am a Stessd or cer Feed musk notes to. Now| cn Poy by magic. It relaxes ang aims my mind. It helps me express my feeings and emo: ‘Anika Dalwani, Class 6, ‘Aditya Birla World Academy, Mumbat ell love with ema drawing as a three year-oi3. | have been inspired by my mother who i an artist, Once | pleked Up the brush, the sky was the limit! Al most every day, you can see me with 3 paintbrush, a sharp ened pencilor even with smooth ich blend ing crayons. (nave learned alt of ciferent art hacks. | have also learned mary difer ent types of art styles such as cubism, pop art, marble at, spray painting and zentan- e. Comparing my messy three-year-old scribbles to my pleces now, one can det WHAT ARE YOU DOING DURING YOUR SUMMER BREAK? Use this time to expire your lntarests and ascover your hidden talents, Developing a hobby or picking Up a new ski wil keep you engaged, ada to your knowledge and help you understand yourself better, You could either pursue an existing Hobby lke playing @ sport, painting, dancing, sing Ing, gardening or photoaraphy oF learn & mpietely new ski. Courses in robo dina, adacus, speech and drama, foreign ve wring, woodwork, at languages, cre angcrat, chess, ne culinary ars and many MAY 1-45, 2022 VOL 15, NO 2 day. | am looking forward to learning the melodica in school. hope to form my awn band someday and spread joy tothe world : cas ritely say that | have improved! And the only may to get better at your skil Is to practise. Art calms me down and makes me feven more creative. also makes me more ation come alive on paper | fe! exhiarat 6. nope to do a professional course in aet more are interesting options and these wi find a piace in your future, no matter what path you pursue.Tipu Sultan's Painting Sold |A painting tied “The Batte of Polilur was sold for 6.28 crore at an auction at Sotheby's Auction House, UK. The 32tt long painting ilustrates the vietory of the ruler of Mysore, Halder All and his 30n Tipu Sultan over the East India Company in 1780 Tipu Sultan had commissioned the painting as part of a large mural for the newly-built Daria Daulat Bagh in Seringapatnam in 1784, Cemetery of Flying Reptiles Scientists in Chile have Unearthed a rare cemetery. with well preserved bones of pterosaurs. The find was mace 65kms away trom another ste where plerosaur remains were found. Pterosaurs were fying creatures with @ long wingspan that are beleved to have lived alongsice dinosaurs. They fed on smal aquatic creatures by filering water through their long thin teeth. They are belleved to have foamed the Atacama Desert in South ‘America more than 100 millon years ago, World's Largest Electric Cruise Ship Yangtze River Three Gorges 1, the world’s largest electric cruise ship, made its maiden voyage in Yichang in China's central Havel province. The ship is 1oOmts long and Jémts wide and can accommedate 1.300 passengers. Powered by a 7.500:kiowatt nour marine battery, It's able to travel for OOkms on a single charge. Ths ship wil save close to 530 metrie tonnes of fuel per eCVVSDUNCT (© The University Grants Commission (UGC) will soon issue detailed guidelines on how stulents wil now be able to pursue two. fulktime degree — programmes simultaneously in. physical mode, or nine and offine’ mode, either at the same university or from different Universities. This Is in accordance with the new National Education Policy (NEP) that allows students to acquire rruliple sls ‘@ The word's longest suspension bridge Called the 1915 Canakkale Bridge, which links Europe and Asia, was recently ‘openedin Turkey. The central span of the bridge measures about 2,023mts and it allows people to cross the Dardanelles Strat in sic minutes. The bridge's name Ronours the World War I struggie in the Dardanelles Strat in 915. © Various objects including @ 1oxtoft metal fing weighing over 40kgs were recently found in a vilage fila in Maharashtra, Indian ‘Space Research Organisation (SRO) officials speculate that_ these (objects could be pieces of 2 Chinese rocket booster that was launched into spoce last year (© Gujarat willsoon be home to brand new tiger safar, with elgnt z00-bred tgers Ineluging four cubs. 28.96 hectares of landhave been earmarked for this project in the Dang district. Te tiger safari park wil have enciosures for leopards, an ‘aviary and a paddock for herowores Participate in contests and win prizes on robinage.com MAY 1-15, 2022 VOL 15, NO 2 BUY BOOKS BY ROBINAGE SRI LANKA'S ECONOMIC CRISIS (© Si Lanka is facing its worst economic criss since ts independence. Shortage of fuel. food, medicines and ‘other basic amenities, as well as power outages, have paralysed the country ‘© S11 Lanka has become a twin deficits economy, which means the country’s Imports are greater than its ‘exports and the national expenditure exceeds the national income. (© Si Lanka has a massive foreign debt of around $5. billion. itis dependent on imports for most essential items ike sugar, cereals and pulses. But the county Is. Celicient in foreign reserves and hasno money to pay for its mport bis fourism, which accounts for over 10% of the sland nation’s aross domestic product (GDP), was adversely affected due tothe COVID-19 pandemic. mEav AGE nevvsmakers Sutya Khan, a 35-year-old athlete, Guinness World Record for traveling Golden Guactrateral on foot in the 3 time, The Golden Quadriateral is a nat nighway network that Sth ‘Mumbai and Chennai. Khan started het run from New Delhi on December 16, 2020, and completed the circuit on Apil 6, 2021. She finished tne 6,002km journey in NO days, 23 fastest female to run along the Inaian Golden Guacriateral Road on ptt 2, 2022. Khan is passionate about ultra-distance running and lft her job in aviation to pursue her pas She is already a holder of @ Guinness Mi Record for being the fastest woman to run from Kashmir to Kanyakumas. Shei as fist woman to complete the Mana to Leh utramaratinon ln just sk days EUS ‘Sonu Sood has been honoured with a United Arab PATAABI RAMAN, Th Emirates (UAE) golden visa as a revara for helping eT, cont with his the needy during the COVID-18 pandemic. During fe Raman re the first and second lockdown, Sood provided 7 fe ran 2 madical assistance to the needy. He also helped Ss i i many migrant workers who were stranded to reach ra thelr homes safely, Sood Is an Inca node! Earerney f producer, humanitarian and philanthropist. He is era acted in movies such a8 Simba’, ‘Happy Seer) ication (MEd) degrees crema sek: se premiere on Kohis birthday, November 5. The for the setles is ‘Let's Play’. nan attempt to get today's I eration to be more active. The 13-part week a 1 story ofa teenager at the cusp of adult Fara Meyers has been isted 3s "i. The 68-year-old Koni summarising t Keaway trom the story French citizen Is the granddaughter of chemist Eugene Pau! Louis Schueler, the founder of L'Oreal, LO real is one of the worl’s largest cosmetics and ‘beauty companies. Bettencourt Meyers i the vice chairwoman of the company. Worth an estimated $748 bilo, Meyers Is. an ed $12 blion richer than what she was last year. She i currenty tne lath richest person in the worl, She af ‘expectations and peer pressure. Each episode er ROBINAGERostwAcr Soacescience Images taken by the Nationa ‘Space «wasa) New Horizons spacecraft show a iso S199) interior of Pluto was hotter til much later than what Aeronauties and ‘Administration's stugy. Yoleane is around Skn ‘and TBOkms Wide, which Is most the same volume ‘Mauna. Loa, 8 volcano Hawall, USA-one of the largest volcanoes on Earth frozen water that Rockets Secured for Project Kuiper gS LIZZ, O22 AAS part of Amazon's Pro- teret connectivity, Amazon Ject Kulper, three heavy-ift_has planned 83 launches over ockets wil put thousands of the next five years. The rock satelites into low Earth ofot ets are belng manufactured over the next five years. ro- by Arianespace, United JectKulper wit launch a con- Launch aliance (ULA) and Stellation of around 3.236 Blue Orig. low Earth orbit satlites in order to provide highspeed, DID YOU KNOW? ‘Tne exhaust from a racket’s ‘engine propels it forward lowdatency broadband to places without reliable in DID You KNow? Pluto smalie than Earth's moon, Magnetic A soft robot known as a Reconfigurable Magnetic Kong. Ths robot is made of sme and contains magnetic particles that can be manip Fated with the use of exter al forces, These magnetic particles nave been covered MAY 1-15, 2022 VOL 15, NO 2 Slimne Robot them a safe entry into the human body. When inside the body, the soft robot wil be used to grab objects and thus wil be used to colect accidentaly swalowed ob- jects inthe future, DID You KNow? fn android Isa robot that s designed to look Iie ehuman. Enormous Jupiter-like Planet ‘An enormous planet that Is ‘bout nine times th ‘lupter has Deen bby. scientists. Ths called AB Aurigae ©, Int ery sages of arma on. According to s the i the earest stage of formation that has ever been observed for 2 planet was studied using the Subaru Telescope and the orbiting Hubble Space Tel: fescope and twas the process of forms this planet is aferen pared to other plan ‘Aurigae 0 Is among the ara est of the 5,000 exopianets that have been Identifies ind that not DID You KNow? upiter has very faint rings,MAY 1-15, 2022 VOL 15, NO 2 In teland, a bil has been passed that bans fur farm: Ing. This bil has been sup: ported by Veterinary telan, 8 representative body for Veterinary surgeons in ire land, and many ether animal welfare groups. Its believed that minks, which were kept in captivity in order to attain their skin and fur, were be: ing abused and imprisones. These creatures, which are soltary by nature, found it alifieut to lve In smal ity cages: they were never tet fut to swim or exercise. Now, Based on new research, the ‘ozone layer may be respon: sible for weakening one of arth’s most important coo! ing mechanisms, According to researchers, the ozone In the lower atmosphere has contributed to warming the Southern Ocean. It is also believed that a third of the warming in the ocean waters ordering Antarctica tooK place as a result of changes in ozone leve's in the upper ‘ang lower atmosphere, Ac cording to scientists, the ‘ozone layer close to the sur face of the Earth has @ impact on the ocean's abi iy to absorD excess. heat from the atmosphere. Thus more significant greenhouse Effect of Ozone ur Farming ‘due to the Animal Health ‘and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bit 2021, which was signes by lish President Michael D Higgins, twee mink fur farms that were sill in operation will close A compensation Scheme for furtarming. op: ferators who have incurred losses because of the ban has been included in the Bil. DID You KNow? Minks communicate Using auditory, visual and ‘chemical signals ‘985 than what was previ ‘ously belleved and is playing fn important role in climate change, DID You KNow? ‘The ozane in the Eart’s stratosphere can absor® ‘around 98% of harmful Ltraviotet racation trom the sun Banned | In Ireland Construction work has billonhyarogen plant wilrun the world wil reduce carbon commenced at the worig's on wind and solar eneray. dioxide (CO) emissions by largest green hydrogen The ‘carbon-fee hyarogen three milion tonnes per year project in Neom, Saud) produced will be shipped ‘Arabia. Neom is 2 fulure to the rest of the world In DID YOU KNOW? planned city that will the form of ammonia, The — Hydragen has the lowest De powered entrely by feciitys set to start working density as compared to all renewable energy. RS $5 in 2025, With this project, other gases, Mascot for the Environment ‘A mascot called Prakriti was Board have iso embarked launcnea by Bhupender on various other green Yadav, union minister of Infiatves such as banning fenviconment, forest and single-use plastic Rems, cilmate change, to spread which inclise earbuds, fewareness among cilizens plates, glasses and plastic ‘bout the changes that need flags, from July, 2022, tobe adopted to reduce the In 2013, Prime Minister Use of plastic. The Ministry Narencra Mod! had anno- ff Environment, Forest and unced India’s pledge to DID YOUKNOW? imate Change and the elmnate single-use plastic Around 50% of all plastic Central Patution Control. by 2022, produced is or single useAgi ‘series by MAY 1-15, 2022 [Fett eawaoar VOL 15, NO 2 How Well Do You , Know Your Mother? Mother's Day is a special day when children express their love for their mother, If you are planning to buy or make a gift for your mother this Mother's Day, take this fun quiz to figure out what she may lke! 1. If your mother had to pick a holiday destina- 5. What kind of movies does your mother usu- tion, where Would she choose to 30? aly ike? © Pars @ Romantic ones. © Abike alone or @ Euro-tour with her fiends, @ Action thls. @ A smal cottage by a beach @ Famiy dramas, © Disneyland, © Science fetion 2. What would your mother go to the super- 6. Your mother's favourite drink is. market with? © Atancy mockta @ Sungiasses and handbag © instant cotte. © She forgets things: she's aways in ahurry. — @ Brewed herbai tea, @ Her reusable eco-flenaly (hands © 4 list of things to buy prepared the night 7, What would your mother do on a free after: before. oon? @ Moke an appointment atthe parlour or gat a 3. For your birthday party, what does your massase ved) beg @ A mikshake that she can shore with you, mother usualy do? @ Have a cup of cottee and see a movie of her @ Throws a teme party with music, host, party cho, ‘games and catered food. @ Go for a ak in he park © Rents a movie for your trends at home or @ Make 2 to-do ist. ‘ives you some money to take yout tends out @ Hos 2 nouse-party with hand-made decora tions, a home-baked cake and yummy treats made by her @ Takes you and your frends toa movle or ou for pizza, 4 How much time does your mother spend get- ting dtessedin the morning? © ‘She needs out haf on Nour: she's aways wal turned out @ Two mutes: she’s usvaly ina hurry @ sho gets dressed at ner own pce, when} everyone's the house. © Aoout 10 mnutes whe we ore getting aresseaEB RonwAct oersonalg MAY 1-15, 2022 VOL 15, NO 2 ONE WORLD MYTHOLOGY: A SERIES BY GAURAV YADAV THE GREAT DELUGE Despite their differences, mythologies from across the world-from India and China to Greece-have many things in common. One such commonality is legends of a great flood that was brought about by the gods to restore balance on Earth, Most mythologies of the world talk about 2 creat flood that almost destroyed humanity. In Hinduism, the eatiest mention of ths isin the third Veda, the Yajurvede. The ancient king Manu noticed a tiny fish in the water that was brought tohim for ablutions, The fish told Manu that i was attaid of being eaten by a bigger fish and if Manu could protect I, it would, in turn, protect Manu from an impending flood. Manu ult the Tish in a pot. When it grew larger, he transfered It to a atch filed with water. When It grew big enough tobe safe, Manu released tin the ocean, To thank him, the fish told him the time of occurrence of a great flood and said that he should make a ship. On the preaicted day, Manu sailed In is ship to meet the fish. A massive flood came. Manu tied the ship to the now giant iss horn. The fish car fied the ship with Manu to higher ground in the northern mountains (probably. the Himalayas). All mankind was wiped out inthe tlood and the sole survivor, Manu, re-established ite on Earth by performing austeiies and a yagya. Late ver sons ofthe story have calle the fish (Matsya) an avatar of Lord Brahma or Lord Vishnu, ‘The Bible states that the wickedness of man rapidy increased and the Lora repented bring ing man onto the Earth. He dackdes to destroy every living thing on the face of the Earth, Noah was 3 Just man ang God asked him to bulls an ark. God asked Noah to bring hms his wife, is sons and ther wives, a par of al animals and Sut ficent food into the ark: When this was done, the windows of heaven opened and It rained for 40 days and nights, The enti Earth was submerged in water and every ving being perished. The ark rested on the mountains of Ararat. On the 17% day of the seventh month, Noah and is compan ions went out of the ark and established life on Earth all over again There is a great deluge story in Greek mythology too. From his throne high up in Mount Olympus, Zeus looked down upon the children of men and saw that they had grown wicked and were speaking out against him. Zeus gave word thata flood of water should be lt loose upon the Earth so that the sons of men may de for their wikedness, So, the west Wind rose and dark rain clouds covered the heavens, Heavy rain fel con tinuously and there was water everywhere. Riv es flooded up and covered the plains and the ‘mountains. Deucalion, who lived on the highlands of Phihi, looked at the floods beneath and told his wita Pyrha thatthe flood foretold by his wise father Prometheus had arrived and they shoula bull an ark. When the flood began to abate, the ark rested on Mount Pamassus and Deva) lon, with his wife Pyema, stepped forth upon the esolate Earth. They immediately constructed an titer and offered thanks to ZeUs for saving them, Similar tales about a great deluge are found in ‘most other mythologies of the world. Chinese mythology talks about a great flood. which is known a the Gun-¥u myth. Some mytholoalsts have teed fo provide explanations for the occur Fence of suen mytns in so many cultures around the world, One theory Is about a great tlood In the Black Sea, However, geologists have faieg to fing evidence of any such global ood, Thus, the presence of strkinay similar steat deluge myths In ferent parts of the world remains en interest Ing unanswered question,(AGE moastermi India has an anomalous situation—floods in cone part and droughts in another part of the country. Why does this happen? \We'venad 10 times more droughts and eight times This phenomenon of “floods and droughts Increasing simultaneousy is due to erratic rains, which leads to erosion. Erosion and siting are two sides of the same coin, When the floods come they erode the sol, which results in sit gathering at the Dottom of rivers, Ths reduces the water Storage capacity ofa ver and causes the level of river water to rise quick, causing floods on both ‘ides of the river. Where there is erosion, there is the scarcity of moisture and water which results indrousnt Is there any connection between defor- station and the situation of floods and droughts? Thereisa reat connection between deforestation and flooding and droughts. Trees act as dams for water. The root system of a tree holds water, recharges the earth and stops erosion. Thus, eforestation causes erosion and the cycle of floods end droughts o you think dams are a good solution to this problem of frequent flooding? No. Bia dams also create floods and lead to big Read about science, history, aseries by Shyamala M Iyer TVs MAY 1-15, 2022 VOL 15, NO 2 WATER Sas LIFE. disasters, Floods lke the ones in Kerala and the Himalayas are all due to big dams. Dams are a Centralised management system of water and due to corruption, this system is nether practical nor sustainable. community-driven decentralised water management system Is the only solution to the situation of droughts and floods. What do you mean by community-driven decentralised water management systems? We nave rainfal everywmere inthe county. I we conserve the rain, eaten the clouds and ensure thatthe rain goes back into the sol, there will be no erosion oF sting and the earth wil be green ‘once again. This greening of the earth wilceate clmate chonge adaptation sit Is rainwater harvesting a solution? Rainwater hetvestng by itself is not enoush Water conservation and discipined use of water are also necessary, We need to create a water iteracy movement in our country which means we reed to simultaneously ensure the conservation of ‘water and the discpined use of water Would you say that man's greed for more, development, deforestation and reduction ‘of catchment areas are responsible for this situation of flooding and droughts? Yes, nature can full everyone's needs but not thelr ereed, Modern development i linked to the madern education system and not the Inaigenous knowledge systems of India, We are not Inked with the wiscom of Incl, The modem education System, without consciousness or concer, is just teaching us the destruction of nature, exploitation ‘and maximum use of natural resources, pollution ‘and encroachment, We are using without Sense. Science n the modern education system is ‘ony based on calculation and equations and data wwrich are beng used only for profit. not for the Detter future of this community, not for the Detter future of this planet and not for the better future ofthis country What would you suggest as a solution to this problem? suggest that this country should start a water decentralised water management. On the one hand, conservation and on the other, dlscipined Use of water. Tiss the only solution, we do that, we wil fight against pollution and encroachment of the land of vers and waters. Itis said that the next war will be fought over water. Do you think that is true? in the lst seven years, have visited 120 countries for this teseareh. In many counties, especialy European urban areas, cimate change brings about e lot of migration and displacement, People resent these migrants that are referred to-as climatic refugees, as thele movement adds pressure to the avalabie water, which Is already Strugaing to meet demands, What message would you like to give our children? A chig's day starts with water. While cleaning their teeth, washing thelr face, toking @ bath they need to be taught to respect water. That is how they wit start to reduce the wastage of water. Once they think about water conservation, they wil star taking about retreating, recycling, and Feusing water. They need to understand that they an regulate ths planet only by the use of water. IF children can be taught to lnk their ie with water, they wil understand the sense and science of water and they wll lve ie and enjoy ite with water‘AG naturewatch SUMMER'S PAGEANTRY OF COLOURS ROBINAGE BA = cuironur Tee The glen see fonmany son Iai ces of i seoay row gyre Wt coun Son heaegtcs. eee Seon o eye we Sion te nite ancby ng turing ed Een of 86 wes fee fe eae pa Oe ote the bei, Nov Setanta ung een Stared wit Ted“ apot Thee fats tu Io ng tse te poeta tte nn shaven Mentos ey cheng on em Bence) wna G28 = Rusty Shield Bearer The copper pod or rusty shield bearer isan exotic tree from Indo-China is ‘another heartstopper when its dark ‘gfeen canopy turns golden yellow. is mildly fragrant, crnkly-petaleg ‘golden blossoms waft down in the ‘entiest of breeze, forming a bright yellow carpet under our feet. Examine the flower with a magnitying lens ana you wll see that is tiny stigmas ust Coloured and shield-snaped. Hence, the tree (also called rusty shield bearer. The flowers turn ito coppery red pods, giving the tree its other ‘common name, copper pod. 1m Flame of the Forest Take a walk in any of our tropical forests this time of the year and your heart wil skip several beats when you see trees whose canopies seem to be in crimson flames. These are palash trees, more popularly known 2s the flame of the forest. The petals ff these lowers are even shaped ike Mlames. Soak them in water and you ‘gel a red dye to colour your clothes ‘oF even brew palash tea, = Amaltas Another ree which deserves to bbe mentioned in this lst of fashion parade contestants is the amates, Being deciduous, this tee sheds al its eaves by the end of winter, ving ita rather non-descript appearance. But come summer and as if someone has waved a magic wand, the tree bursts into the most exquisite blooms that Took ike bunches. of lemon yellow grapes dangling from thin Stems, With the sightest of breeze, the petals come wafting down tke lemon-yellow showakes. The locals in vilages make a delicous chutney ‘Out of the fallen petals. The dolicate flowers, on berg poliinated by bees ff les, tury Into long, woody, cylin ‘tical pods. The seeds within can only ‘germinate into new trees after being ‘eaten by bears, jackals or monkeys ‘and passing through the gut Red Silk Cotton Tree Thered sikcotion tre unfolds itsoun litte arama, Right atthe beginning of summer, ts many buds bloom Into large, bel-shaped, blood-red flowers, Tose attract @ host of vistors— ‘rongos, parakeets, bulbuls and even bats. Towards mic Apr, the flowers tum into brown pods that burst open, letting off tuts of siky cotton that ‘contain its ny black seeds, The ffs ‘of cotton gently fang to the arouns ‘ave the itsion ofa snowfall MAY 1-415, 2022 VOL 15, NO 2 ™ Sita Ashoka Tree Another petite tree that you will ot fal to ase is the Sita Ashoka twee, with its inflorescences of tiny red flowers with long stamens that Seem to form a ted aura around them, Sunbirds have @ gala time sucking nectar by probing their Tong. beaks into’ these flowers flongated corole tubes. Accord ing to the Ramayana, Sita was kid rapped by Ravan and taken into a forest that Was ful of these trees. Their neavenly beauty drove away ‘ler grlet and hence the tree was named as Ashoka, meaning without art = Taman Tree ‘A trae with a pale, blotchy, peeing ‘bark is characteristic of the taman twee. Its delicate flowers with their crepeike petalsandorenge centres ‘are considered by many as being ft to be offered to a queen, nence the sobriquet ven to them—queen’s flowers. Ionicaly, the delicate flower tums into 2 slobuler, woody, spiky tit ater being potinated1 sent by Janushi Raichura, Cass 9, MAY 1-15, 2022 | Sir Mharmatonat choc Atedabod VOL 15, NO 2 Fantasy. You know, | personaly hate it when people criticise fantasy. | am often fod to read and write about the real worl, the socal fe. They say 1 am Just too lost in my “nonexistent imaginary, unreal" world, They say that people tke to read about what's real, about society. And that fantasy doesn't exist; you have to be rea Tt makes me wonder, that a tnousand years ago, this word woul ve felt ike a fantasy; dows that make this works unreal? Philosophy something which is ust as real a5 It gets-even it says that fantasy cen’ be real. Under metaphysics, subjective possiites, branch epistemic possibity, 1 is clearly stated that we do not know whether something fs ttue oF not (no one has come up with proof yet): so it Is epistomically possiple that it Is tive and itis epistemically possible fantasy and becomes close-minded, narroweminded, we humans are ‘getting nownere Fantasy and imagination are what spark curiosity, without which inventions could not have been made. What we dream is what we seek, if we dream, we seek. If we seek we tin, 'So, we can just spend our tine worrying about tomorrow, or we ean literally create our tomorrow ‘A fantastic tomorrow. Fantasy starts ‘where reaity ends, but Is itself end less. Noting beyond fantasy exists itis infinite, But 'ean assure you that ‘even, by any chance, fantasy ends, humans wit cease to exist. thot this false. But Hit fon fk. probably tc, ast may be forall wre know, thon would ave to be I so tantasy can be real forall Subnctnely necessary tre: wha we know. being provablomeansts that would Ve You see. fantasy is_imaghation not be logealypossbie for It 10 and so, every ction’ book, De te 0» motte of fect fantasy. Ts Te means thet ie mht know Y imoginaton, Fantasy broadens the beyondeshadow ota doubt nats ma, perspective, humane ain't haraly mean that itis subjunctvely we could not have gone to space. Impossible fort to rain at It everyone just tums their back to SUBSCRIBE TO ROBINAGE & RAISE A READER SUBSCRIPTION PACKAGES JR ROBINAGE ‘Jr RobinAge | Year| 24 Print issue: Doliverod Fortnightly + Unlimitod Digital Accoss RobinAge|1Year|24 Printissues h — (© Fach issue inclucies 8 pages of easy reading Dolvored Fortnightly + Unimited Digital Access Sond soshiry-basee bearing overs Gk English, maths sclonee and values {© Designed fr cary roads with simplo ctv and vocdbulary not raining outside—but that would SS Imagine that we could go to space, Digital only| Monthly Auto-renewal Unlimited Site-wide Access to: News | Knowledge | Activities | Printables ROBINAGE ‘© Each issue inctudos 20 pages of nows and knowledge and 12 pages of activitios ‘© Holps improve Gk, reading and English SCAN THE QR CODE ‘speaking; useful for project work TO SUBSCRIBE ONLINE @ The ‘Voice of Children’ - 25% content created or visit robinage.com/subseribe by chien rede MAX EPEC MUMBAI‘series by Dhruv Bhatia, ‘Class 1, Dhubhal Ambani Intemational Sehoo!, Mumba MAY 1-415, 2022 VOL 15, NO 2 BIOMASS fi The world is constantly developing. However, with development come a few dire side effects too, One of them is the consumption of non-renewable energy. Non- renewable eneray is the energy we will eventually run out of. In addition to this issue, ‘most non-renewable energy forms have harmful consequences on the environment. ‘Therefore, itis imperative to find other forms of renewable energy, which will not run out or harm the environment. One such renewable energy is biomass energy. lomass. Is plant- and animal-basea material that can be used as fuel to produce neat of electiily, which Is falled biofuel. TNs Ineldes crops, manure, wood and even garbage. Biomass is one ofthe frontrunners in the renewable eneray space fand with technology developing rapidly, could pave the way to a greener planet The History of Biomass Energy Biomass energy has beenin use ever since hurnans lscovered tre: they burnt wood, which is derived from nature, for fuel, Overtime, advanced forms of Biofuel Began to emerge, sich as ethanol. In the 1800s and during the Industral Revolution, ethanol was used as lamp fuel. In the 1800s, cars fan on ethanol. In the last few years, scientists have started to experiment and use biofuels as an excellent alternative 0 fossil fuels ke gasoline How Is Biofuel Generated? Burning: There are several ways to get eneray from biomass. The simplest way is to burn it Garbage and wood can be Burnt to generate steam and electcty. Power plants that burn biomass are caled waste-to-eneray plants Sometimes, fast-growing croos lke sugarcane are frown primarily for thelr eneray value. Scientists are also researching ways to grow aquatic plants ike seaweed and aigae for ther eneray valve, Bacterial Decay: Tho second method is called bacterial decay. Bacteria feed on dead plants and ‘animals. As these animals and plants decay, they produce a colouriess smelly gas called methane, Methane is extremely rich in energy. Its aso the main ingredient In natural gas. Methane can be burt to generate heat and electricity. In some lanafils, wells are drt into piles of garbage to capture memane produced from the decaying waste. This methane gas can be puted and Used as an eneray source, just ike natural gas, Fermentation: The third way Is fermentation Yeasts added to biomass such that the chemical reaction that occurs tvansforms biomass. Into fethanal, Ethanol Is sometimes made from corn {00 and this ethanol is used to make motor fue, Conversion: The fourtn method is conversion, where heat or chemicals are added to the biomass to change It 10 995 and liquid fuels ) ww ENERGY Applications of Biomass Bomass con be used for he sates tothe most Slniicant operation ican be used in homes fo ooking or heating oe ean aso be usec irge power pana to produce alecticty. reset Spplcatons biomass can be use for healing @ space or for cooking. Wood is the most common fa source. New designs for woodstove improve the effiency ofthe cooting or heating systems Gecfeoig re emount of feta seeded ony Indust! aces, such es be mil natural produce organic waste that can be Use to prose enefsy. aus ad businesses se biomass for” several purposes, including Meeting Up spaces tnd water and eectcty anereon. Inthe fre, plants may be grown to fuel poner pts For rs may also nave huge forms of energy crops to produce ethan and other Bruel for varsporation Seeded Ooo ardAgi booxshelf eieve in yourself and watch miracles happen! ‘That's exactly what the mesmerising, courageous, fearless, willed and. tly aweinspiring Moana teaches us. She finds het true self in the mission to save Mother Earth and humankind. She ft the quintessential movie princess, but rather, ‘an ordinary git with extraordinary zeal! A heart ‘of gold but her sorrows untold, she never let her ridden fears stop her. She believed in herself and was reedy to face everything that came her way: thus she attained the unattainable, Though Moana was a princess, her fe was never ‘208, She was lost because she wanted to become what her dad wanted her tobe, yet she could not Tesist the urge to go back to the se0, She wanted to see the unseen and explore the unexplored, yen though she was @ young gi, she dared to hat No one had ever dreamt of! Very early in ife, she learned to face challanges and became strong: she believed in herself and stepped out {of the shell that started to close in around her. in the process, she broke the barriers that pulled ner down! Te two most important people in Moana’sife re ner granny and her father, people with extremely contrasting personalities, While her granny wanted her to reaise her true potential, her father wanted to protect her from the trouble ang turmoil that he went tough when he voyages ito unchartered territory. When parents restrict hlcren, itis only out of the deepest concerns One must tind onesel a mentor oF hero who wil old one’s hand and inspire the courage to Stand tal Find DIY crafts, recoes and more on robinage.com 2 series on popular protagonists by Sneha Viresh Bagalya, Moana was not sureif she would be able to sal the al by herse, but she aid. She also faced sea monsters and saved her people, She restored TeFi'shear, ended her fury, changed her agony 10 empathy and made ner realise what she was meant to be. I was Moana’s undying faith and Kindness that melted Maus and Te Ka's hearts She tought them that revenge would only prevent their own wounds from healing. She never bent ‘ules to reach the end, no matter how aifcut the path, She woundes the wong and healed the fight. The bats that her peopie lost couldn't be \won but she dared to do what was left un Moana was tly the chosen one. Though she was destinad to restore the goddess of the hear, there were moments wien she contemplated acceding ta the throne the easy way. But she realised that was Not what she was meant for and it would be unjust to her and her people If she soared against the winds of ner reams, 1 MAY 1-15, 2022 = 15, NO 2 DNS FR WHAT IS ‘MOANA’ ALL ABOUT? Moana'ls destined to become the next chet of Island, Motunul. But when donger threatens home, she embarks on an adventure to save her people. Wil Moana unlock the secrets of the sea fan discover her tue destiny? Waten the movie toring outa series by Reeva Kuvadia, 'SYBA Student, Rula College, Mumbai rar A, Chery Blossoms: FESS are usualy associated with Japan, but did you know that they Eases can be found in india too, in the picturesque city of Shilong in Meghalaya! Let's learn mor ae Capita: ToKy Neighbours: North Koree, South Ko rea, The Phlppines, Taiwan, Russia and China National Fish: Koi National Bird: Green pheasant National Tree: Japanese cedar National Fruit: Jepenese persimmon Language Spoken: Standard laps nese os well as dialects tke Anu Kunigami ang Miyako ATTEND usually separated from each other [Nagasakl Lantern Festiva The Na- by the Miky Way, are abie to meet, ‘gasaki Lantern Festival takes place During the festival, people look at every year for 1S days starting from the stars and make a wish. Streams the fst day of the Lunar Calendar of colourful paper are seen hanging (Chinese New Yean. This festival was from large bamboo branches, each inialy celebrates by the Chinese containing a hand-written wish for population here and continues to the season ahead, have many Chinese elements. 5,000 lentems of different shapes and sizes brighten up the city of Nags Sok for § days, To entertain visitors, ‘SEE EAT there are many programmes includ Kyoto: Kyoto sone of the oldest mu Okenomivak: Okonomiyaki is a. ina a parade, Chinese lon dance and nicipaities in Japan. It ishome to nu savoury pancake, which can be Chinese acrobatics along with food merous beautiful Suadhist temples, topped with green onions, meats, stalls and souvenir shops, Shinto shrines, lush bamboo groves, | vegetables, mochi (Japenese rice} palaces and landscaped gardens. and cheese. Tanabata: Tanabate or the Star Fes 'sknown forts remarkable Mistory. tial iscelebrated on the seventh day fof the seventh month of te Year Ishigakd Island: shigak! Island Is & when according to legend, two Stars Popular beach destination Inthe named Altar and Vega, which are west of Okinawa, It is visited fr Is spectacular sunsets and hiking tal Ped Its particularly known fo is snorkel: oJ cherry Blossoms: Hanami or the ch m Festival Is celebrated tng, diving and surfing sites as wel pier meetin ter ae reer ean eat {25 lis shops and restaurants, When | Baan cae Peed here, people also vist the Iromote . See nr eer ea Ishigaki National Park to See Shiraho ‘most magical time of the year. The Japanese word for cherry b Reels rare blue corals, 2 eortrnneeren errr nine er artistes ont from whit rice and are alven a ian- ‘ular oF eylineriea shape. The shape imtates the mountains where gods are believed to lve, These rice balls fate led with different ingredients Sch a5 salted salmon, smoked and fermented tuna lp, roe (sh e998), coatish, mustard leaf pickle oF pick led ume and are then wrapped in nos! or seaweed,Capita: snitona Neighbours: Assam and Bangladesh State Animal: Clouded leopard State Bird: Common hil myna State Tree: Gmeina arborea State Fru: Sohphie Language Spoken: Kasi, Phar, Garo and Engiish SEE CCherrapunit Chertepunj used to be the wettest piace on Earth, howe: ef, deforestation has taken that t: tie away from It tis also known as Sohra, which means “the land of of anges” Ibis famous for Its teh fora ‘and natural attractions. It has misty valleys, Breathtaking waterfalls and lear water boating, Shillong: Often referred to as the ‘Scotland of the East, shilong fs the Shilong Is derived trom the name Lel Shytiong, an idol worshipped at the Shliong Peak, This hil station Is known for is forested ils, pleasent imate, scenic beauty and crystal ‘lear lakes, tis also home to numer us watertais meat Pumalok: Pumolol is a steamed ree coke that is made from powdered Flee, This dish, which is eaten or Ing festivals and family gatherings, Is 2 dolicacy amongst the Khas! tbe The rice Is cooked in a spacial pot known 0 khiew ranei on a mediun heat with the perfect amount of we ter. Raw grated coconut can also be stuffed into the ree cakes, Sokin Gata: Sakin Gata isa sweet rice ismade with altemate layers ‘and roasted sesame seeds wich are wrapped In a banana lea, Ths dish is cooked In a special cooking pot and served Ping hot To get your copy of RobinAge, subscribe on robinage.com ATTEND ‘Wangola: Wong is 2 two- to three day harvest festival that iscelebrated by the Gara tbe postharvest, n the middle of November. Through ths Celebration, the Garo people thank Mis Saljong, their sun god, an seek his blessing for a bountiful harvest. Behdlenkhtam: In July, men of the Jinta tribe celebrate Bendienkhlom just before the seed-sowing see LS] MAY 1-15, 2022 VOL 15, NO 2 son, The name Behdlenkniem Iter: the demon of cholera’ To celebrate this four-day dance festival, each i lage ereates rath’ which are 20: to 40ft-tal structures made from barn boo, These are decorated with pa: per and trimmings. Towards the end the festival, close to 30 men carty the rath to a Sacred pool known as Altna, where its Immersed to bring ‘9008 fortune and ward off ev.‘along the slopes of the hls nad dried. Gunty hag noticed the colour of the mango tree above his head cnange from pinkish-yelowish-green in February to ligt green in March ang then dark srean in Apri. Come February, the tree had also Started alving birth to clusters of white flowers at the ends of Its branches. The flowers had a sweet aroma that lft rim alzzy on most days. No matter how much ne tried, he just couldn't keep away from the flowers, At times, he would get so dlzzy that ne would fal ofthe high branches ofthe tree only to land on a leat below him. One time, ne missed the leaf and fel straignt onto the ground. | ‘was the hottest month of the year. The shrubs “Ouch!” Guntu howled in pain. Mandar, his father who was close by, wondered why his son, the strongest ant of their colony, was. screaming in pain. When Guntu explained his dizzy condition, the entire colony collapsed laughing. "Don't worry, Guntu, we are weaver ants. We protect the mango tree from pests that would eat the mangoes. Itis because of our presence that the mighty mango tree does not need harmful chemical pesticides! Getting dizzy from the mango flowers’ sweet smell is just collateral damage!" Guntu was mighty impressed; he flexed his muscles and blew off the stamen of the mango flower that was stuck on his red antenna. “lam a ‘mango bodyguard! Wow, am l important or what! | work so hard, it makes me dizzy!" Guntu said as he walked away from the colony. He climbed the tree he had fallen off and started marching vertically upwards towards the white flowers. This time he ‘chose the topmost flowers of the tree. AAS he passed along, Guntu saw his mother Seyhadri helping the other ants bull their nest by weaving together mango leaves using larval sik, Sayhadri was an expert at building highways ‘within the nests; wegver ants from many’ colonies bby Radhika Pati would cal her for her expertise. Guntu had never seen a nest up-close and was itching to se@ one, but Saynadri hag warmed him to stay away trom the nests. As Guntu perched onto the thinnest branch of the mango tree, his mind went back to the day when his Brother had told him al about the humans who ate their kina! = a s bo - Long ago, on a starry night, as Guntu ‘was basking in the moonlight next to his mother Sayhadri on a narrow lemon-greencoloured mango leaf, soaking in the warm summer breeze and drinking in the sweet- salty aroma from the flowers around him, his mother had said to him, “These nests, they are trouble. We can't do without them, but they are also responsible for our death.” “What does that mean, Mom?” Guntu asked. “Too much information isn't needed. Just markmy words andremember them for a lifetime. STAY AWAY!" Sayhadri said as she walked off to finish her pending errands. But Guntu wasn't one to be satisfied without an answer. He rolled out of bed and headed to his elder brother, Suka, who was way too thin for his own good. “Bro, did you get the talk from Mom?" Guntu asked him. what do you mean, talk? What talk?” Suka asked, "You know, about this and that” Gunto Continued. "What Is"ths and that’? Your ‘ths ang that” may not be the same as my "this and that Wat are You asking about? Be speci” Suka sid, losing his patience. “Okay, it you want fo be soaificut. aid Mom aive yout takkabout staying ‘away trom the nests?” Guntu asked, “Oh, that ak! Yes, yes, we've had that tak many months go,” Suka replied. "So, you went to tell me what it's al about?” Guntu asked, “Well could, but | prefer to {40 what Mom aid to me; send you tothe library to eed an encyclopaedia,” Suka said. “Oh, come on Bro, you don't went me getting my antennae al usty now, do you? YOU do know 1am aieaic to dust, right? And if Mom finds out you sent me to set my antennae all dust, she wil be realy cross with you" Guntu replied with smirk on his face “Gosh! You smart one! Too smart for your own 200d. Okay, 0 | am going to tell you things as they really happen. You are ant enough to know how dangerous our Ife Is” Suka replied. ‘What? Are you tying to scare me? Am I-gong to get nightmares all my fe? | stil worry about the caterpilar you told me about and the red-eyed Spider." Guntu replied. “Well, scared or not scared, thet all depends on how grown-up you actually are in that antsized brain of yours and notin those muscles on your ibs!" Suka $2id impatiently When he heard no reaction, he continued, “So we, the weaver ants, are used as food by some humans. Some humans also use us as medicine, In which case they grind us up." Suka said 9s ne WAAC ed AM dramatically tossed a tiny crystal of honeydew into his mouth and munehed on it. He watered Guntu’s eyes get bigger and bigger, and as that happened, he munched louder and louder. Guntu ‘heeded to catch hs breath after what he hal just heard and he erupted, "You're ying!” "See, that's why | wanted you to read an encyclopaedia,” Suka said as he started to walk off “No, no, no, No, No, no, Bro! | am sorry to have doubted you. Teli me more,” Guntu Fequested. Suka found a leaf that was shaped like a hammock, sat on it, and tapped his left side, gesturing to Guntu to sit next to him. When they were both comfortable, Suka brought out a leaf that was filled with tiny insects and honeydew. He shared it with Guntu as he popped one honeydew crystal in his own mouth. "So, like 1 was saying, the eggs that the queen lays in the nest are a popular delicacy. The babies are harvested once a year when they are still pupae or larvae. The humans use a long bamboo pole with a bag or basket attached and shake the nest. The larvae and pupae that fall into the bag are cooked with rice and some other flours. ‘And that is how we become human food!" Guntu sat there listening to his brother, his mouth wide open, the honeydew melting and running down his legs. Fascinating! Humans eat us! Hell, you sald pupa and larva, But !am an adut. Why cant | go close to the nest?" Guntu asked. “That's @ good Question; that's because We, as adults, could ‘iso be caught, and then sent off to Thalan, Where we vill be tried and consumed as pop: fonts! Crunch” Suka said, adding, “Enoush of this feducate-Guntu-time. You want more info. you get ‘2 bok Alhis conversation has made me hungry Frm off to get some food. You better remember ‘my instructions, young man. Stay safe. stay away fom the sticks and stay eWay ffom the nests, oF You willbe cruncned ana munchet” Suke sala, ‘aging munching sounds for effect. Guntu had ‘walked away trom his brother and gone off to his mother, he had needed some TLC. ‘Thinking back to this memory and al the times that Suka had made fun of him brought @ smile to Guntu's face. Suka dia seem to get some odd pigasure from searing him, AS Gugtu continued ‘walling from the tallest flowering branch of the mango tree towards the nest his mother was helping build, he heard some rusting sounds Under him. He peeped through the leaves and saw ‘along stick with a basket headed towards where his mother was. His antennae stood up at once. He Tel his head warm up and his heart pump faster. He thought to himself, “Oh, thsis the fight fr fight response.” He immediately sounded the ‘alarm. "The invaders are here, branch 10, top left said his message. In a flash of a second, hundreds of red ‘weaver adult ants were running towards the nest. They gathered at the base of the ‘said branch and waited for the next signal Since Guntu had sighted trouble, he had to lead the rescue. “Ummm,” he said, he had never done this. “The humans..the babies..the queen...” Guntu mumbled. Suka immediately took over, “Top left corner, the stick with the basket is trying to scoop the nest. There's just one human under it. Let's run down the stick and bite the human so hard, he will never again try to even dream ‘of weaver ants! On my count, we descend! 3..2..1..g0!" and the red weaver ants ran ‘down the stick faster than the eye could ‘see. In no time, they had climbed onto the human's shirt collar, sleeves, down his back, right up to his toes. “Now!” said Suka. At that instant, all the weaver ants bit the man. ‘The man in the white trousers and white shirt started scratching his body furiously. He jumped, hopping around like @ bunny Tabb In no time, his face and hands and legs were swollen, He ‘dropped the stick n hs hand and ren nto the lane he al come from, ‘suka, Guntu and al the ants gathered around the nest they had protected. They eld each ‘others limos ti they created a cece of trust al ‘around the nest, They whispered soft words of peace and helped the agitated nest settle down ‘again, Sayhads, who was bulding the nest, came ‘out to praise the ants and was beside nerselt in Joy and pride when she saw her Suke and Guntu Her children hed grown old enouah to protect the colony, 7 TTA e Tu 8 1 fea it)Waring: Asa parent or MN Gelade scul tone vith ese Sees VOL 15, NO 2 BAKED MULTIGRAIN BEETROOT CRACKERS These crackers, with the goodness of beetroot and flaxseeds, are extremely nutritious and perfect for a mid-morning or evening snack. 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Remember, too much METHOD >> ‘ring wil change the taste and buen @ Mixai the ingredients andinead them them, 90 be cautious Into.a soft cough. The moisture of the @ Let them cool down and serve with beetroot andoilwillbe enough and no some cheat masala or flaxseed Water needs to be eases powder BADAMI| RABRI TOAST This badami rabri toast makes for a great breakfast as well as a yummy sweet treat. Soaking the almonds makes the dish 2 lot more nutritious. The rabri can also be served plain or in shot glasses with some fruits or rasgulla pieces to create a delicious dessert. INGREDIENTS >> hot mik ane mikitinte the reduced >> ¥acup almonds, soaked rmoxture along with the cardamom >> teup mike powder. Mis wel >> 3104 strands kesar(saron) —- @ Make a paste ofthe raisins and mix >> Ys teasoon cardaman powder Ieinto the rik, Give Ita quick sti >> 2 tablespoons raisins, soaked {and take it off the flame. 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