Election Day 2014

I went to the polling booth at the Government Primary School, Haralur Road with my father. There was a huge crowd at the polling  booth  but still we didn’t need to wait for long to cast our vote. They checked my father’s  ID and then made him sign. Then a lady put ink on my father’s finger. Then the lady let us vote. The EVM had several buttons and the party’s symbols on it.  Press the button of the party you want to vote for and then one sound will happen. That means it is done. I had to help my father to vote.

If you do not know how to vote then here are some tips for you.

1    Go to the website www.eci.nic.in           

2    Click on search your name in the voters list.

3    Select your state.

4    Click on find polling station

5    Carry valid id like adhaarcard/passport/driving licence

6    Also make a note of your serial no. 

      

      Now you are ready for voting!

Read more about EVMS here. 

SAVE TIGERS!

The tigers say: "These cruel hunters let us die but do you think about us we also cry."
Only 1411 tigers left.  Save tigers!     

The Dangerous Shikra Visits Again

   

Beware of this bird!

       
Yesterday, when I came back from school. I was playing Subway Surf game on my tab while sitting at the dining table. Suddenly, my pet birds were screeching. Then I saw a big bird sitting on the railing of the balcony where the cage is kept. It was a Shikra. It is very dangerous. If you have pet birds be careful as the Shikra can harm them. When I saw it I started shouting at the top of my voice. I called out to Jyotsna Mashi, my governess. Then my governess came running. She also saw the Shikra. She then opened our balcony door frightening the Shikra that immediately flew off. As we wrote in the last blog post, one Shikra had come to harm our pet birds. It was probably the same bird. This time again we managed to save our birds. Nowadays as a precaution we keep the cage inside the dining room at night.

 

An Unwelcome Visitor 

Bangalore: We were surprised to find this bird perched atop our budgerigar cage one Sunday afternoon. This is bird of prey, a Shikra. It was looking intently at our pet budgerigars. I bet it was relishing the thought of grabbing one of the budgies and having it for lunch. Thankfully, our cage has very narrow gaps so the Shikra couldn't attack the budgies with its sharp claws or beak. It was patiently waiting on the top of the cage to see if there was anyway it could get at the budgies. We managed to click a photo of it before it flew off to perch on a tree opposite the balcony.

 

We did not want to take any chances with the budgies' safety so we put our clothes dryer in front of the cage. Hopefully, the metal structure will keep the budgies safe from the preying eyes of the Shikra.

 

We checked in the The Book of Indian Birds by Salim Ali. The Shikra that paid us a visit was a female. The female Shikra is brownish with a black barred tail. The male is blue grey and white barred brown below. Its habitat is Subcontinent, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nicobars, according to the book.

 

It was nice to get a photo of the Shikra, but I don't want it preying on my pet budgies. So, Ms. Shikra please don't come again.

 

 

Piya Behrupiya



This is about Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. It is happening in Hindi and the show is happening at Ranga Shankara, Bangalore, on October 6, at 3.30 pm.

Useful information: When you come please note. No late entry. No refund on tickets. Children below 8 years not allowed. No photography \ videography.

Adapted by Amitosh Nagpal.

Directed by Atul Kumar.

The Company Theatre.

There was a girl who was a boy. And there were lots of songs like Segario. The actors were very good. The audience were laughing and clapping.