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13th January 2020 had left the crowd disappointed after losing a 50 year old Jaws III. He was huge, calm, keen to respond and a friendly soul. His heroic acts on Sunday afternoon will be greatly missed by the congregation. Who would lead the Sunday noon assembly hereafter was a big question?  Well, as Alberto Casing says, "Life is not a rehearsal. Each day is a new show. No repeat. No rewind. Give your best shot in all your worthy acts as the show must go on".. Taking these words as a challenge, on 22nd January 2020 comes the beast to reign the kingdom..  "I am Thor, son of Odin!".  The Thor Proud son of the oldest couple Odin and Freyan was born in 1988. He was raised in that kingdom and this is palace is purely his. Today he is 34 years old and truly deserves a private pool. He is rightly named after the Norse god of thunder, the sky and agriculture "Thor" who is known for his great strength, quick temper and impatience to follow rules.  'Thor',

 Hi viewers.. Welcome to What's around us. Today's article is dedicated to all my she friends who dream of having a pad free periods.  Pads, Periods and Pain Since age 12 we all have been habituated to carry a secret pocket with a pad in it. And this is the reason why most of the women won't let anyone to touch their bag. Carrying the wrapped napkins from the secret pocket to washroom is another big task. Annoying sound the sticker makes, irritation the wings give, leakage, wedges and blah blaaaah blaaaah. Disposing it is another mess.  Well, we all have some of these relatable experiences with Pads, Periods and Pain . But, I am happily out of this pad mess by switching to reusable menstrual cup.  I was recommended by my colleague about this reusable cups, Thanks to her! I was so glad that for the first time someone didn't whisper while sharing something about menstrual cycle. Speaking about menstrual cycle is still a taboo in India. Not everyone is open about speaking

 Hi, all! Welcome to what's around us. What's around us is a platform which shares some of the hidden species in this world which are living with us, sharing the similar air and water and benefiting mankind directly or indirectly. There are number of species in this world which has medicinal properties in it. In my previous articles, I had mentioned about the benefits of Abutilon indicum (Article: A sacred shrub https://whatsaroudus.blogspot.com/2018/09/sacred-shrub.html ) and Vitex nirgundi (Article: Vital Vitex https://whatsaroudus.blogspot.com/2019/08/vital-vitex.html ) In today's article, let's know more about the medicinal plants.  Last month I happened to visit Agasthya foundation, Kuppam municipality, India. Agasthya is a nonprofit Organization spread across 172 acres. Agasthya has the most creative way of teaching the concepts of science, mathematics and arts to the rural kids. There are well structured labs with suitable equipment to experience the concepts.

Red whiskered bulbul with chicks When the day breaks, you hear us whistle Waking and wishing you a wonderful day Watch over me with my whiskers well pleased, Working dawn and dusk to widespread our breed.  White cheeks are wow, while wings washed with brown Were seen on the wooded areas once,  Wisely wangled now to their way near Wight Warm weather goes with their rearing way.  While waving the tails and drooping the wings he welcomes his wife When we're ready to breed, we won't mind  Warding off within three thousands square yard Walls or bushes or tree we'll never mind Weaving the wide mouthed bow nest to warm our wee chicks While one went to catch wasp; other wrapped the clutches to warm Wipes off the waste week in and week out Weeks later when the chicks grow wax and wane withers off the nest Walking out of the nest, the young whiskers  Whistle the song of widespread.  This poem focuses on the breeding behaviour of the red whiskered bulbul bird. These days the birds are

Bonjour! Hallo! Hello! Hola! Namaste! and a very happy world translation day. These are some of the standard words to wish someone worldwide, but we Indians have few more words to say as we speak different languages. Every Indian state has its own official language and every district has its own slang or dialects. Around 121 languages are spoken in India. I can speak 5 languages fluently which includes Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Tamil and English. I can understand Telugu as well. As India is diverse in its languages, it is diverse in its religious beliefs too.  There are 8 major religions in India and majority of the Indians follow Hinduism worshipping 33 types of God. Worshipping certain plants and animals is well noticed in Hinduism.  Each God is represented by an animal. So in today's article I will share some of the animals and plants which are meant to be sacred and worshipped in India.  Note: This article is not  created  in terms of sharing any religious beliefs or not again

A rainy day is the perfect time for a walk in the woods.  -Rachel  Carson Hi viewers, Welcome to What's around us. It's rainy season and my favourite season of the year; I just love to cherish some hot fritters and coffee during rainy evenings. Moreover rainy season makes me feel more that I am very close to nature.  The cool breeze that embrace you, the wilted branches turn green, chirping of birds, frogs which croaks for its mates, odour of the wet ground and the way rain drops sound takes you more closer to nature.  Today's article is all about what do animals during rainy season. Scroll down to see what I have found during this # Magnificent Monsoon.    ( Achatina fulica ) giant land snail Achatina fulica (African giant land snail) is one of the most seen creature during monsoon and a significant pest across globe. These Giant land snails were about 10 cm in length, I had spotted 5 of these in one place, but I could capture only 3 of them with a toad on the right corne

Did we do it?? Did we do it? Did we do it? I cried all day and night Chose him for his puffy feathers and stiff tie black and bright; Together we snuggled our eggs warm and tight Laid you on the ground while we watched over you on flight; Stashing on the ground scrape did shield you from predator Never guessed you will be ruined for rainwater; Fringed your beauty by embellishing with pebbles and droppings I’m tear down to hear those raindrops mocking; Every drop of water fell called out for vengeance What matters now is my chicks’ emergence; Held his arms straight and asked him, ‘Did we do it’? Failing to the thunderstorm he said, ‘Sorry honey we couldn’t do it’. -          Sangeetha Michahial Summary :  This is the song of a female lapwing bird crying while she and her male partner tries to protect her eggs being ruined by the rainwater.     Lapwing  is a bird which makes calls both during day time and night. The call of the lapwing resembles to