Pravasi Herald

Artwork by Prince B.

By Prince B., Age 9

A Horse

Posted by ks on 09/01/10 at 12:01 AM
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India’s Independence Day

By: Aarthi N.
Grade 5, Birmingham, AL
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Republished from August 2009

The Independence Day for any country is one of the most important holidays for that country, and India’s is no exception.

India’s Independence Day is on August 15, 1947. India gained its independence from the British. The British had ruled over India for over 200 years. Mahatma Gandhi is one of India’s most famous freedom fighters, if not the most important one.

On August 15, in schools and colleges all over India, no academic work is done. People only go to offices to hoist the Indian Flag. All government offices are closed. Shops are strictly told to pull down their shutters.

Posted by ks on 08/07/10 at 08:04 AM
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Ramanujan – The Great Indian Mathematician

By Aarthi N.
Grade 6, Birmingham, AL

Numbers and great mathemagicians have always fascinated me. Srinivasa Ramanujan, perhaps the greatest mathemagician of the 20th century, was born in Erode, a small village, which is around 400 km southwest of Madras, in 1887. By the time he was ten, he was in high school. When his eleventh birthday arrived, he was immersed in advanced trigonometry.

Posted by ks on 05/03/10 at 08:56 PM
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Magic Fruit - A Short Story

Written by: Shwetha M.	Story with a moral
6th Grade Student, Birmingham, AL

Once upon a time there lived a king who was fond of keeping birds as pets. Among the king’s pet was a parrot named Alex. He helped the king to take decisions.

Now, one day as the king was surrounded by his courtiers, a large flock of parrots flew by and settled on the branches of the tree nearby. Alex was sitting near the king.

Drawing by Prince Banga, Age 9

Posted by ks on 05/01/10 at 12:02 AM
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I am Proud…

January 7, 2009
By Yash M.
South Shades Crest Elementary School, Birmingham, AL

I am proud to be an American because anyone who at least 18 and a law abiding citizen can vote. Before, only men could vote. When America was divided into the thirteen colonies, only King James could vote. I am very thankful for the men who died trying to make our country a free place. I am proud to be an American because of the people in the military who died trying to protect us. Without all those people, America would have never been like it is today. We would still have to pray to whomever the king worshiped. Today we can worship whomever we want to worship and I’m very thankful for that. I am proud to be an American because we have great school systems and teachers like Ms. Crowley to teach us. Now we can all go to school wherever we want to go and get a job. I am very thankful for all of those who went to war and died trying to protect us. You should also be thankful.

Posted by ks on 01/07/10 at 03:22 PM
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Artwork by Josita

By Josita S.

Posted by ks on 06/24/09 at 09:38 PM
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Artwork by Shwetha

By Shwetha M.

Hippo

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Gorilla

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Posted by ks on 06/23/09 at 09:48 PM
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Painting by Prince Banga

Age:8, Birmingham, AL

June 7, 2009
A Bird
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May 13, 2009
Ruko - a cartoon character

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Posted by ks on 05/13/09 at 08:42 PM
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Pranav Veera, Six year old boy genius has IQ Of 176

Click on ‘play’ button to see the video

Posted by ks on 04/12/09 at 07:17 PM
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My Trip to India

By Jeet P.

I went to India with my family on Nov. 23, 2008. We went to Rajasthan and we stayed in a tent in the desert. I got to ride on a camel and play in the desert sand dunes. The camels are well trained and are able to see in the dark.

Next, we went to tour Mehrangarh fort in Jodhpur. Then, we went to Udaipur. In the middle of the lake, there is a palace. The king and his family still leave in a palace by the lake. We went to a crystal museum. One of the kings ordered the crystal furniture and died when it arrived. The next king thought the furniture was bad luck so he placed the furniture in the museum.