TREE PLANTATION 31-08-08

Sunday, the 31^st was the very first productive Sunday. I’d been on our college’s NSS event of tree plantation. Though it hadn’t all begun with the ease I’d expected, with me missing the decided train, then being late, realizing I was still before the expected time.

After a nice travel in the train, from Dadar to Borivali, we finally reached our destination, SANJAY GANDHI NATIONAL PARK! We were put into different groups, so that we increase our networks. It helped quite a bit. People were friendly, never gave me a feeling that this is the first time, I’m seeing them.

Apart from networking and people, we did quite a good amount of work too. We started up with uprooting weeds, near previously planted trees. Then we also planted some more trees. Loads of hard work done that day. And also some chats and fun!

It was a memorable day, rather the most memorable SUNDAY in my recent memories. I’m eagerly waiting for the next upcoming event; I hope it’s as good, or even better. Hoping for the best!

THE SCARLET RIDER!

As I’d told, that, I’ll give you a review of the book, The Scarlet Rider, by Lucy Sussex,is a very interesting detective story. The story revolves around a woman protagonist, and the book takes you through three phases, one the writer writing the autobiography, of how she had to research on a detective novel, published during the Victorian times by an anonymous writer, who was then realized to be a woman, of course!

The research over the characters, and how every plot gets unfold, is the most interesting part of the novel. Apart from it being a detective story, it also has a ghostly, scary touch to it, which makes the book an absolute page turner! The narration is brilliant too.

People, who love to read detective stories, shouldn’t miss it! One warning I would like to give, the start is pretty boring, but once it catches up, it catches you!