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Trivandrum the Capital of God's own Country

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  Trivandrum also known as Thiruvananthapuram is the capital of Kerala. I chose to write about this city since it is my hometown and I spent most of my holidays there. Both my parents are also from this city and most of my family stays there. The city takes the name from the Malayalam word Thiruvananthapuram which means ‘The city of Lord Ananta’ the deity of the famous Padmanabhaswamy Templ e and the cosmic serpent on who Lord Vishnu reclines on. In literature city is also popularly denoted as Ananthapuri. The city was officially referred as Trivandrum until 1991. The city was a trading post for spices sandalwood and ivory. It started to flourish under the rule of Marthanda Varma the ruler of Travancore. The city had developed into a significant intellectual and artistic center during this period. The golden age of the city was during the reign of Maharaja Swathi Thirunal and Maharaja Ayilam Thriunal. Travancore became the most prominent city after defeating the Zamorin of Kozhikod...
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Harry Potter and me

This time I would like to share about  Harry Potter , one of the character I like. After bugging from my parents I tried to read the Harry Potter book but  I didn't understand much.So I  decided to watch the movie .Last Xmas vacation I watched all 7 movies  😀 back to back. Though book was not interesting for me, I found movies very interesting.  Let me  give you an overview. There was a boy named Harry. His parents were killed by Voldemort   which gave him a lighting scar . Harry and his friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger   tried to figure out how to kill Voldemort . Voldemort was also known by another name Tom Riddle. Harry had a professor named Albus Dumbledore who helped Harry. Harry and his friends went through different ways to kill Voldemort. Each book/movie is about each challenge they faced. Listed are the books  :- 1. The Philosopher's Stone 2.The Chamber of Secrets 3.The Prisoner of Azkaban 4.Th...
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Weekend trip to sakleshpur

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    Last week end my family went to a coffee plantation cottage near Sakleshpur in Karnataka.We went in our new car.  I mostly slept  in the car. We reached there by noon.When I reached , I had to climb around 50 steps to reach my cottage.  My expectation was big.  So I peaked into my cottage and was surprised,  except a bed there was nothing else☹️.  I was expecting a luxurious cottage with many amenities.  But it was an Eco friendly wooden cottage with no amenities.  My parents gave me a hard time.  There were 10 wooden cabins scattered here and there in a coffee plantation. Out of 10 wooden cottage our's was the worst one. We got really disappointed.  But the view from cottage was amazing. Our cottage had two wooden chairs in a small sit out, two wooden beds and one wooden bathroom full of snails 😉.  After we settled down, we went for lunch.  Lunch was not so good. I ate puri and rice with chicken c...
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Sketches

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My sketches
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