What’s your favourite planet in the Solar System? Mine is Saturn, but not because of the crystal rings that surround it. Did you know that not only Saturn but also Uranus and Neptune have translucent rings? Saturn doesn’t sound so unique now does it?…but, the reason it’s my preferred pick is because of the various …
A diminutive 5 feet tall yet supremely influential and a pioneering advocate for women’s rights – Ruth Ginsberg. An associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 to 2020. She was the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court. Ruth Bader Ginsburg had been nicknamed “Notorious RBG” for her caustic contentions and her predilection for asking tough questions in a court that can tilt toward conservative decisions. This hugely …
The starry night with a moonlit sky….My first digital attempt! I used an Ipad, Procreate and a stylus to make this dreamy art piece. I learnt so many tips and tricks while making this and this was a unique stress buster. In my view, digital art and traditional art both have their pros and cons. …
The outbreak of the deadly corona virus, shook everyone to their core. Online school, lockdown and empty streets are now the new normal. Battling against this detrimental virus, I thought that things couldn’t possibly get any worse, but everyday humanity keeps proving me wrong. Scrolling through the world’s recent happenings, I come across various eye gorging articles every day. No, not the usual jumps in the COVID 19 cases, something …
Researching about the presumptive presidential nominee for the 2020 election– Joe Biden, got me thinking about how the election process in US works? I was intrigued about its process, the mechanism and the various proceduresinvolved. Is it similar to a democratic set up like India where people elect theirown leader or does it follow a …
Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee for the 2020 election is running against the incumbent Donald Trump. Biden was elected as the former vice president from 2009 to 2017 and he also represented Delaware in the U.S. Senate from 1973 to 2009. Biden is part of the democratic party which is the world’s oldest active political party which believes in high social and community responsibility. So, what do we know about him? Joe Biden briefly worked as an …
Pragya and her family were overjoyed. Applause and cheer were heard from two floors down. The reason for the reveller’s cheers was no big secret. ICSE board results had just been announced. Now, being an average scorer of 70-80% throughout, Pragya scored an exceptional 96% in her boards. Impressive isn’t it? While we all wonder …
A seemingly ordinary day of August 4, 2020, in Beirut ended at a catastrophic note. An explosion at the Beirut port shook the Lebanese capital to bits and pieces. There was devastation everywhere. 130 people killed and over 5,000 injured are the casualty numbers. Wasn’t the Coronavirus pandemic enough to reign horror that we needed …
23rd June 2075, the day everyone was waiting for! Chloe a thirteen-year-old, squealed with delight as she woke up at the break of dawn. It was the day when she and her friends finally got to go on the school week trip to Moon! Last year they went into the Earth’s atmosphere and learnt about the various layers live in space and the year before …
This is a snapshot I took 500 meters above ground in the Masai Mara reserve, Kenya. Hot air ballooning – a once in a lifetime opportunity, is totally worth waking up at 5 am in the morning. After a 1 hour ride to the ballooning grounds, we hop in the basket and the burner heats …
This is a another piece using radiant designs and patterns as a medium to fill up the page. Here I have used a variety of colour schemes and repetitions of colour combinations to uniformly complete the artwork that lets your eyes observe the whole piece rather than focusing on one major object. It took a …
This is my amateurish attempt at painting using a technique called Dotillism – ‘transforming dots Into beautiful art’. This is a new form of art, a concept established by Elspeth McLean, an Australian artist who believes she can bring joy to people’s life through vibrant colors and dots. My painting portrays a tranquil scenery of …
What does freedom mean to me? Freedom The leeway, the latitude, the abandon, the immunityNo chains and to fly high above with no strainsNo chains and to fly high above with no strains No limits, prejudices or discrimination, Your own freewill without any perception Freedom from racism – that incomprehensible notion! Black or white, brown or yellow some deter, some detain, some confront …
Around two years ago, my family and I went to Australia during my summer vacations. We visited many cities like Melbourne, GoldCoast, Sydney, Perth, and Brisbane all in a total of 20 days. But my favourite of them all was Perth. Australia being surrounded by the mighty ocean on all sides has numerous beaches and …
The following steps are of the lifecycle of a star similar to the mass of our sun: 1. A mixture of dust, gas and elements – a glowing gas cloud that contains emission nebulas. An emission nebula is a cloud of hot, glowing cloud of gas and dust in space or a combination of elements. A gas cloud is the …
This is a panoramic view of my area at evening which shows a beautiful array of colours making the sunset pleasant to watch standing in our balconies. The cluster of clouds embedded within the blue gradient sky has a vivid contrast between the silhouetted shacks.
This is a picture of a lonely flower in a puddle of water with its green leaves surrounding it giving a contrast between the solid background and the tinted flower. The flower is lonely, but yet it is vibrant and radiant which tells that even through these difficult times we should remain calm and full …
It was a sunny morning in the Masai Mara reserve, Kenya. As Fiona got into the jeep for the day’s safari, she hoped her wish of spotting a lion and completing the Big Five of the African wonderland after four futile days of game viewing. She put on her sunglasses and sat down in her seat next to her family. The trip was quiet except for the …
Have you ever heard of polar lights? A stunning display of radiant dancing lights? Aurora Borealis, sometimes referred to as polar lights, northern lights, or southern lights, is a natural light display in the Earth’s sky, primarily seen in the high-latitude regions. Natural occurrences like these have always intrigued me and I spend my free time researching and exploring more about such phenomenons. The main cause of the occurrence of …
The literal meaning word Mandala means magic circle. The mandala is a centring space for the soul and an art therapy tool for making order out of disorder. Ancient Hindu scriptures depict mandalas as a period of creativity, of powerful existence, and a symbol of deeper connection with the self and the universe at large. This form of art has a unique essence and I …
