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King Humayun has been buried here. There are lush and green gardens n the first Saturday of June this year, I went
with many water channels and fountains. I ran, played and climbed trees. I to the National Science Centre with my
had lots of fun and wish to go there again and again. family. It was really a wonderful experience.
Jaiveer Bhutani, P2 F OWhen we entered the museum, I saw a
magic tap which had water running continuously to
a bucket. My papa told me it was just visual illusion.
elhi, the capital city Then, we saw an exhibition on’ Save Water’ and’ Save
of India, is a place Earth’ that was based on the need of saving drinking
of great historical water and reducing water pollution.
Dvalue. Last Sunday,
my father planned a visit to the On the first floor, there was an exhibition tracing
Red Fort for me and my friends. the progress of human life on earth. My father told me
The Red Fort is a 17th century how the use of metal changed the life of human beings.
fort constructed by the Mughal The exhibition made me aware of some very interesting
emperor Shah Jahan. It is now facts. I also saw some old music instruments which
a popular tourist site, as well were kept on display.
as a powerful symbol of India’s The second floor of the museum was very exciting
sovereignty: the Prime Minister of and my favourite as I saw lots of experiments based
India hoists the flag of India at on magnets, sound and electricity over there. I saw a
the Lahori Gate of the fort every mirror maze, a magic mirror and the model of a nuclear
year on the Independence Day. reactor. There were many other amazing models too.
Our tour of the Red Fort was The best section was the one with different enormous
really an unforgettable experience, dummies of dinosaurs. After this visit to the Science
which apart from being Centre, I realised that without science, our life would
intellectually rewarding, gave us not be as comfortable as it is now.
Kabir Wadhwa, P3 E a glimpse of our country’s proud Abheeth Raikwar, P3 D
history. My personal favourite
was the War Memorial Museum
where weapons used in the First World War are exhibited. We then planned am very privileged to live in such a historical
colony like Nizamuddin East as I have Humayun’s
to spend the evening at the India Gate which is a prominent landmark I
in Delhi and commemorates the soldiers of the Indian Army who lost Tomb in my neighbourhood. This sandstone
their lives while fighting for the country. The place bustled with families. monument was designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyas.
We played, had food and finally ended the day with flavoured ice-lollies. A proud symbol of our rich history, it is the first
Remembering this visit fills me with pride and patriotism, even today. I am garden tomb in the Indian subcontinent. I have my
proud to be an Indian citizen. own gateway into the magical gardens of Humayun’s
Kabir Wadhwa, P3 E Tomb from a special entrance in my neighbourhood. I
feel enchanted by the beautiful gardens surrounding the
ancient monument. I can even see peacocks roaming
ecently, I visited Akshardham Mandir with my family. This around there and that always makes the visit even
massive temple has been built on the banks of Yamuna River. more special. They seem to dance with joy and grace
When I entered the temple premises, I was left speechless by to the songs wafting in from the nearby gurudwara.
Rthe beauty of this amazing place. The gardens in the temple I am glad that I have had so many opportunities to
complex were just lovely and we saw many types of flowers there. A appreciate such a beautiful monument.
masterpiece of architecture, the temple is made with sand stone and Amaara Ahuja, P3 B
white marble. It depicts ancient vastu shastra The presence of a huge
idol was really divine. A three sided boundary of elephants around
the monument was beautiful and depicted different stories. I liked visited Mughal Gardens in Rashtrapati Bhavan
with my mother. I saw the beautiful gardens built
the fountains that lit up at night while mantras were recited in the I
background. An awesome water show transported the viewers to the by the Mughals. The shapes of the gardens were
land of Gods. We also saw a documentary movie and some exhibition rectangular, long and circular. There were pools,
halls. Then, we went back home. It was a very memorable visit for me. canals and fountains inside the Mughal Gardens.I also
Kavyaa, P3 H saw the President, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee’s library.
Suhaan Nayyar, P3 B

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