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A Special Relic
In my piggy bank, that holds my money collected
through birthday gifts and on auspicious occasions, sits
my most prized possession, an old Indian rupee coin from
the British era. Last summer, I visited my grandmother's
home for the holidays and on one of the days, my
grandfather and I were tasked to clean the Knick-knacks.
I expected it to be a mundane process, but there was one
old wooden box right at the back of the shelf, and it
seemed to be filled with old coins! I, too, love collecting
historical artifacts and rocks as it gives me a sense of
mystery and adventure. So, you can imagine my
excitement at being allowed to go through his collection.
In that large pile, one of the coins completely caught my
attention. It was iridescent and had '1 Anna' engraved
on it. Since I was completely enthralled with this coin, my AAHANA BOTHRA MEERA ANKHAD
grandfather explained that it was an old British era Indian
coin used in early 1900 and that it was used as a unit of
payment. I was at the edge of my seat as he shared more Humans are Computers!
fascinating stories of that time in India, and how he and
his father had grown up with this monetary system and A human is a computer,
that very few such coins existed now. The brain is a router.
Our memories are stored on a disk,
I wanted to possess the coin dearly but knew how much illness by viruses puts us at risk.
it meant for my grandfather as it had been passed down
Like a camera the eyes do see,
from generation to generation by his family, and how he The running temperature is a low degree.
VI B had memories attached to it. But if I had the coin, it Too loud and it all goes south.
The speakers is the mouth,
would fulfill my collection, but no thought gave me the
guts to ask my grandfather. I wanted to take it and
thought that my grandfather would not care and notice All activities are powered by impulses electric,
it. So that night, I opened the box and held the coin in my and things slow down when it becomes hectic.
The Bliss of Beholding Blacky hand. I was about to take it, but the reflection or the If, from your soul, you don't clear the trash,
It was a chilly morning in The Pench National Park and my eeriness about the coin made me immobile. It was as Like the computer, your life will crash.
friends were trembling with goosebump studded skin. It was though I was paralyzed, and then it hit me. This coin Navya Shaha
about to be a futile endeavour when suddenly a small shared many memories that attached my grandfather to
trembling sound came from behind the bushes. Everyone was his father and the good times they had back then.
quiet for a second. Our guide raced the jeep back to the jungle Thinking about it, I quickly kept it back and waited for an
roundabout. opportunity to ask.
An incredibly young leopard had just raced across the jungle My stay was coming to an end, and I knew that this was
path, but alas, we missed it. Shutting off the engines the only chance to ask him, so I took a deep breath and
immediately, we just waited. We had taken 2 Laps of the my heart started to race, and my feet became cold due to
buffer zone, and we had become gummy bear devouring the awkward silence created by this question. He was
zombies. Turning around, we saw a distant rock like object. It shocked but gradually started to beam at me. He
happened to be a leopard - a leopard that had recently given motioned for me to keep it! I was thrilled about keeping
birth to two 1 and half years old cubs, Blacky and his sister. such a coin and thanked my grandfather as it must have
From behind, a soft, dense scampering sound was heard. It been difficult to let it go.
was like we were leopard friends because we were cornered
by them. To my surprise, it was Blacky, my favourite Black At the end of my summer holiday, I inherited this
Panther in all of India. We rubbed our eyes in disbelief because priceless relic from my grandfather! Since then, this '1
it is rare to spot Blacky, especially because of his deficiency in Anna' has been given the security of my piggy bank. It's
melanin. It was just our luck. When I saw him, he was just one not just a priceless relic but a valuable historical artifact
and a half years old, and he was just so cute. But now he is that gets more valuable as time goes on.
around three years old. Ayaan Kikani RECYCLED FROM WASTE INDUSVALLEY SEALS
Blacky also loves travelling to the nearby village. It was an amazing SIMONE TANGRI AARAV PAREKH
adventure seeing him.
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