This year’s South Shore Science Festival in Quincy was unlike any of the others I have done before. I presented Thin Layer Chromatography to the general public. One of the visitors was a surprise guest: a Nobel Laureate, Professor Jack W. Szostak. He received the Nobel Prize in 2009 in Physiology or Medicine, for figuring […]

This past week, I was a part of Singin’ in the Rain Jr, a spin-off of the original movie Singin’ in the Rain with the Central Middle School (CMS) Drama Club. It was the musical of the year, and it was my first and last play with the CMS Drama Club. It all started off in […]

It stared at the caterpillar resting on the leaf. It seemed to sense it’s every movement, the caterpillar, changes his position with every flinch of it’s beak, fighting back the urge to lash out at the insect. When suddenly, the toucan struck. It caught the caterpillar in it’s mouth and flew away, content with it’s […]

A few weeks ago, I tried my hand at a new recipe: Skewers. This was the first time I had attempted to make anything like this. Although it did not turn out as planned, I felt it was a good first attempt. Instead of using the stove, I used the grille. The ingredients are as follows: […]

The lava was pouring out. People were running for their lives. Houses were being devoured and melted. “Get away from the lava! This is not a drill!” says a police officer. A lady freaks out, “We’re not going fast enough!“. But suddenly, the ground begins to shake more rapidly. The volcano looks like it’s ready […]

As I was going through and organizing the living room, I came upon a paper towel roll (just the inner roll part, no tissues on it). At the same time I was in the middle of making my bedroom my own – taking stuff that I don’t need out and creating new things and arranging them to my […]

My latest work “A Bostonian two-masted schooner” is a ship sailing near the Castle Island, Boston. I used the Impressionistic Style, so the faces of the people are blurry and the colors maintain a fairly dark shade to demonstrate the play of light. Castle Island is a place where you can not only play and […]

People sometimes ask me what plans do I have for the weekend. And what do I say? Do I go shopping? Do I stay at home? Do I go places? Travel? Play? I say, “Nothing.” That’s it. I’ll tell you why. In my opinion, planning is for the weekdays. On the weekdays, you know what […]

About three weeks ago, I added another twist to my previously known Cracker Pizza. The one twist: It’s more like a real pizza. For example, in the old version, I used a cracker as the base and then added sauce and cheese. This one has bread as the base and then has pesto and cheese with varying toppings. […]

Today, I started my 7th grade year. I was excited to return to school, while at the same time, I wished I had more vacation. Leading up to this day, whenever anyone asked if I was excited to be back in school, I almost always said “No”. I thought that there should be some more […]

Over the summer, I read the autobiography of Sachin Tendulkar, one of the most celebrated Indian cricket players of all time, and one of the best to play the game ever. He talked about his childhood, his strive to make it to the Indian team, and how he became one of the best cricket players […]

Update: I am proud that this painting received a honorable mention at the Quincy Arts Festival 2016… Before going to India for the summer, my mother and I thought, “Why not we do something exciting?”. So, we decided to both do the same object, but from a different perspective. This way, we could both discuss our paintings and […]

Over the summer, during my two-month long trip to India, I got my first experience of a typical Malayali wedding. It was my  uncle’s wedding. In case you do not know what that means, it is a wedding of the people originating from Kerala, a southern state in India. People from Kerala are called Malayalis and they speak […]

On Friday, 17th June, 2016, I finished my sixth grade year. It was a tremendous year at school. I would like to thank my teachers and friends for helping me get through the year, and adapt to the pressure that would occasionally mount. Some of the biggest moments of the school year included Lego Robotics (City and State), Band, […]