Atharva Pachori

I was going through a book list on my Kindle and I laid my eyes on this book called the Teenage Treasure hunter which is written by Daniel Kenny. Since I hadn't read a treasure hunting book in a while, I decided to give this book a try. I figured that it would be an ordinary mystery book that involved someone who discovered this treasure and went to find it for XYZ reason. Boy, was I wrong! For a change, this book has a rich Curial Diggs roaming in Russia to find a priceless treasure that has been lost for nearly 40 years, and not because he wants the money (he’s rich, duh!) he is doing it to save his friend's job and also because it was his mother's dying wish.   Curial’s mom was always obsessed with riddles and specifically with the Romanov dolls and wanted to find them. Romanov dolls were special dolls that were made in Russia only, it was a craft that Russian doll makers would do and was done in recent times also (in the book). But there was one doll which was made ma...

 Today (28th February), the famous Indian scientist C.V Raman discovered an interesting phenomenon related to scattered light called Raman Effect. Who is this so-called C.V Raman, you ask? Just the legendary physicist who won a Nobel Prize in Physics! And with his discovery, he helped thousands who were working in this field. That is why he is our theme of the 2021 National science day and trust me, he deserves it. Every year the theme is different like last year was women in science. Did you have any idea that nearly 93 years ago, a curious scientist researched how and why the sea blue, and just with that thought, drove deeper in the field of light and discovered an amazing breakthrough in science? Not that we are short of any surprises, but did you know that the day he discovered this phenomenon was today (28th February)??!! Close your eyes and think, this day, that year.  I used to be so curious when I used to attend my science classes (Vikram Sarabhai centre here in Ahme...

 Hello 2021 and hello new times! Astrologers have already started predicting that this year will be a remarkable one and for some reason, even I have the same feeling! And that is because I have recently gotten out after 10 months, which was a record I have made for the first and the last time. every moment, when I was outside my house, was like living a vivid dream, to drive through the green trees, shining sky, and the sparkling water was like remembering a forgotten life or memory. I have to say, I am definitely going to enjoy time when normal life resumes, like my basketball classes, the rowdy way I used to drive the cycle and much more. but when I take a step back and take a look how the last 12 months went, I am totally shocked and amazed. I have no idea I was able to sit in a confined for such a long time. but as I said, I was also amazed, so many new things have been added in my hobby list, the what-I-can-do list, and much more. so many new types of wants, so many type...

  Spies in disguise  is an action-packed, animated film that was released in 2019. This entertaining film is filled with very cool spy stunts and humour that will make you roll on the floor with laughter (and includes a lot of witty catchphrases).' While being full of action and comedy, its story is unlike any other, its ideas are out of this world and its scientific gadgets are next-gen. This movie is also voiced by many famous celebrities like Will Smith, Tom Holland and D.J Khalid. Let me tell you a little bit about the movie. This movie features Will Smith as the voice of an arrogant lance sterling, a spy, who is accidentally turned into a handsome blue birdie, which makes this movie even more captivating. Tom Holland is playing the role of a young quirky gadget guru named Walter, who holds responsible for lance’s transformation into his avian form. Throughout the journey, lance is annoyed by Walter’s presence, his weird gadgets and his transformation into a pigeon. La...

  “Never judge a book by its cover” we all say, but I would like to twist and turn that into my own version. I say “never judge a board game by its box” because is the perfect phrase to describe Codenames. It has got to be the best party board game in history, for any number of people can play this game and does not need an hour to set up, in fact it finishes in 15-20 minutes so you don’t need to reserve time to play it! I promise to give some special secret tips at the end, for now, let me tell you more about this game. So, lets dive right into it! This game is a fusion of a word game and a detective one. Don’t worry, its not like Scrabble, Codenames won’t give you nightmares on spellings to score, instead all you need in this game is good cooperation with your team mates. Yep, you heard me right, you don’t need to have talent to play this game. In this game, there are 2 teams and 2 spymasters, each spymaster will represent each team. The spymaster of the respective team has to he...

The international world mountain day is coming up on 11th of December and I crave to see them having not seen them of almost 15 months. I have seen most of the kind of mountains: the rocky ones, the sandy ones, the icy ones and I have even seen one of the world's most oldest mountains which will be the Aravalli ranges. Yup, you heard that right, Aravalli mountains are about 1.8 Billion years old! they stretch for almost about 700 km throughout northwest India. They start in the country's capital, Delhi. stretching in the South-West direction, they pass through Haryana and Rajasthan and finally end in Gujarat. i love the icy ones as they are the most spectacular to watch. Most mountains are hard to drive through which i know for i have seen my dad drive carefully through the steep hills. mountains are homes to people, a place where people travel to, to watch its beauty and mountains are much more than hill stations. mountains have served as national boundaries for battles for ma...

 A book series of 4 books are the best mystery books I’ve read. The Puzzled Book Series by P.j Nicolas is a middle school book series where Peter and his friends solve and make very tricky puzzles and challenges to save the world. At the beginning of the series Peter is approached by an old man, and that man has a job for him.  Peter is extremely clever with an awesome sense of mathematics. And it's his skill of puzzle solving and maths that he is dragged into this matter. After the old man is done talking to peter, he tells him to form a team of 3 more kids. He is told that there are supernatural creatures known as weather gods which control the weather of an appointed planet. A god named Zoltan was earth's weather god. so old man told peter that Zoltan had asked the old man to create puzzles for Zoltan to be entertained. If not, he would cause mayhem on earth, for he can control the weather.  But now the man was too old to make more puzzles, so he asks peter to make...

  It’s such a treat to have butterflies, fluttering around, making your garden a lovely space. These winged ones are a treat to watch and observe. They come in all types, literally, from a butterfly that camouflages like a dead leaf to one that has endless colors! And speaking of colors, one can be as brown as mud or as beautiful as the color wheel! These fragile creatures are a big help to the environment in pollination and other big jobs! They eat nectar and liquid from rotting fruit. They are also prey to small animals and birds.   And most of them do not have a lifespan longer than a year. Needless to say, they do all sorts of things! Their birth process is fascinating, its known as metamorphosis and includes 4 stages which are, egg, larvae, pupa or chrysalis and finally an adult. This whole process is what turns a fat caterpillar to a butterfly. Their eggs are stuck by the one who laid it, with a sticky glue kind of liquid which prevents the egg to fall down. Then after...

Nobody knew that we would be in this current type of situation when the whole thing started. My name is Atharva Pachori, I’m 11 years old, I am a home schooler and I live in Ahmedabad, India. Like I said, no one knew that we would be in this situation when it all started because the whole thing was so unpredictable, the lockdown, the rise and fall of the number of cases, recoveries, deaths and so it goes on and on. Plus, I can’t forget what it’s like to see the shirt you ordered, stay in quarantine for a whole week until you finally take it out take a nice good look at it and put it on. Like I said, I’m a home schooler but most of my friends aren’t. So, I would get regular calls from them regarding their daily NEW type of life, here’s how it went: they all were bored, like SUPER bored for because earlier they spent 8 hours a day in their classrooms, playground, playing, eating, running and a lot more more more more but   now it was all at home. For a change, I was pretty happy with...