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GOMTI NAGAR CAMPUS I GOMTI NAGAR CAMPUS I

Significance of Festivals in our Lives India and the Sun On Mission Mars Emily’s Mistake

Earlier this month, the Aditya L1 satellite launched aboard An idea came to my mind. I thought that every Space Once there was a girl named Emily. She was very naughty.
the PSLV C57 at 11:50 IST and went off on a 100-day-long Organization is trying to send a satellite on Mars but if One day, when she was getting ready for school, she found
journey 1.5 million kilometres away from the Earth.. someone goes to Mars and tries to live there, then it a colony of ants on her bed carrying a tiny thing in their
The Aditya L1 mission aims to help our understanding of would be such a huge achievement for that country and mouth. She smirked and took the ants’ food. The ants
the sun's immediate atmosphere. The name "Aditya" , by the whole world. The next day, I told our ISRO Director started to find it. Then when she reached school, her class
about my idea. Soon my idea caught wings and the
the way, translates to "sun" in Sanskrit. The sun God in Government also agreed to this mission and then my teacher Mrs Dalton said, ‘‘There is an essay competition
Indian mythology is considered the supreme soul who training for travelling in the Spaceship started. and the word limit is 150.” ‘’Emily and her classmates were
brings light and warmth to the world, and hence, we I was trained for eighteen months during which I was excited. Emily said to herself, “I am an expert at writing so I
Indians have been worshipping the sun through the taught everything to be done while travelling in space. I am pretty sure that no one will be better than me!” But
Festivals are an integral aspect of our culture. They play a practice of "Surya Namaskar" since ancient times. was also trained to eat food tablets. I Mrs Dalton’s speech was not finished yet. She continued
vital role in strengthening family bonds and ensuring social Not only does this mission solidify India's position as a was taught to eat only a little bit food ‘‘you must write an essay on “The World” and you need to
harmony. Every festival has its own story. In our Indian major power in space, but also marks a triumph of the each day. describe it.’’ Emily was a bit confused on how to describe
culture, paradigm festivals don’t only signify mythological knowledge our ancestors possessed. The Hindu calendar In these eighteen months, a spaceship the world in just 100 words. “How is she going to write it?
and religious traditions but also carry economic which is still is used today for determining religious was prepared and I was told everything. Probably parents will help, but no! They were busy with
significance. The most crucial thing about festivals is that festivities, is based on the positions of the sun. Ancient I was all set to go, excited.....butterflies in their own work.” So, it took her ages to complete the essay.
irrespective of their geographical Origin, they are all Indians valued the sun so highly that they believed that the my stomach. Soon the spaceship was When she went to school after completing it, it was so
encompassing. They bridge social, religious, linguistic and solar eclipse happened when the demon Rahu swallowed launched. In about eight and a half windy there that her essay flew away! And the worst part
geographical barriers. In addition to religious the sun. Even now we will find many of our elders fasting minutes I was in space. There is no was that she had not even written her name on it. She was
festivals, in our country, we have national festivals too like and performing rituals on the day of a solar eclipse, gravity and oxygen in space. I had to heartbroken because she had put in so much of effort but
Independence Day, Republic Day and Gandhi Jayanti. On considering it a day of sorrow. wear a space suit and keep myself now that effort was useless. Then she remembered what
these occasions of national festivals, we pledge to play a In conclusion, Aditya L1 mission has not only been a connected with the space station with at she had done to the colony of ants five days ago and she felt
responsible role in nation building. We remember the miraculous feat for our country but also an incredible least one tether so that I don’t float in guilty for it. She repented her mistake.
sacrifices made by our great freedom fighters. In India, tribute to our history and culture. the spaceship. I also carried a mini Afeefa Shoeb
festivals don’t only have cultural underpinning but also carry Paarth Dubey, IX C television for my entertainment. It took
enormous economic significance. Festivals don’t only bring around seven months to reach Mars. In An Interrupted Dream
joy and mirth to our homes and faces but also strengthen these seven months I was constantly in
familiar and societal bonds. For example, on Diwali we touch with ISRO. 2044… A jet was getting prepared for takeoff. The
exchange sweets, burn firecrackers, on Raksha Bandhan The Snow Maiden When I kept my first step on Mars, I neighbouring country Slacksville had declared war on
sisters tie Rakhi on wrist of their brothers, on Eid and saw that the surface of Mars was Zickerdots. The jet swooped down the runway as another
Christmas we exchange greetings. On the occasion of Once upon a time there were two old people. They were rocky. After walking a little, I saw that the planet had jet behind it exploded! KA-BOOOM! The jet soared
Dussehra, we celebrate the victory of good over evil. On Holi grandparents. They used to stay in a small cottage. Their canyons, volcanoes and craters. There were a number of through the air, exactly when a missile was an inch away
we apply gulal to each other. grandchildren used to come to meet them during the craters, which means that many meteor showers had hit the from the jet.
The aroma of delicious gujia fills our home and engulfs us all summer vacations, so most of the time they used to stay surface of Mars. I also found many dry lake beds which The pilot pushed the “Ultimate Force Field” button as a
in its sweetness. By exchanging sweets or gifts we preserve all alone. They would spend the time looking out of the proved that lakes were present on Mars. Mars had clouds force field formed around the jet for ten seconds, and the
social fabric and deepen social ties. Festivals like Bihu, Makar window, looking at other kids playing. Sometimes they also and wind just like Earth. I knew that Mars is called the Red aircraft dodged the missile. Just then, an enemy had
Sankranti and Onam are deeply connected with agrarian wished to have a child. One day Grandpa had an idea .The Planet but now I got to know the reason. Red dust covered parachuted from an enemy plane and landed at the tail of
economy. To sum up, we can say that festivals are life blood snow was falling softly and the old man along with his wife most of its surface. Mars had oxygen but only 0.13 percent Zickerdots’s brave jet.
of our social life. went out. They started making a snow maiden. oxygen was present. It was a dry and dusty place. The pilot didn’t notice this and focussed on dodging five
Sharanya Pandey, II H The children gathered around them and helped them in I used to do some or the other thing on Mars every day missiles that were headed straight for the jet! He knew
and then go back to my spaceship. I lived on Mars for two
making a beautiful snow maiden. The girl came to life. that he couldn’t dodge them all at once. So, he pressed the
The Voice They quickly took her to their home and she lived like a months and the most important thing I discovered was eject button while grabbing a parachute and a carbine
normal child but soon it was summer time. The snow that once upon a time there were trees on Mars.... as I rifle, as the seat launched him into the air.
There is a voice inside you. maiden had to be kept in a big freezer all the time. She was found a tree leaf on the planet. Unfortunately, now trees
That whispers all day long. could not be planted on Mars as the weather wasn’t The enemy, on the other hand, was not so lucky. The five
not happy. She wanted to go out and explore the world. missiles destroyed the jet and the enemy, while the pilot
I feel that, this is right for me, suitable and also there was no water.
One day she came to know that the grandchildren of the parachuted safely onto the city of Zickerdots. He got into
I know that, this is wrong. old couple were coming for the vacation. She made up her When I planned to go back, the spaceship suddenly got his La Ferrari and pressed the gas as hard as he could.
No one can decide....., mind. When the grandparents had gone to the station to damaged but luckily the system through which I could “Wake up...” said my mom, as the dream blurred into the
What is right for you --- just listen to, pick up their grandchildren, the snow maiden went outside communicate with ISRO was all fine. I told them my real world.
problem and they immediately launched a spaceship with
The Voice that speaks inside. in the scorching sun and turned into a cloud. four astronauts to rescue me. After seven months they Ilanavir Velan, III A
Arohi Singh, I (I)
Mishiika Sharma – IV D landed on Mars and I came back with them to my
planet.....Mother Earth.
Vibhuti Kapoor, IX G

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