INDIA IS ON THE MOON!!!!!!!!

[Wednesday, 23 August 2023]

Today India made its first soft landing on the moon's south pole.

I was watching the landing live on YouTube like millions of other Indians and maybe non-indians too. The last minute of landing was more nerve racking than anything, considering it was India's 3rd attempt in doing so. But finally we did it thanks to the hardwork and dedication of all the scientists at ISRO and many others who helped behind the scenes. Dr. Homi Bhabha, Dr. Sarabhai, Dr. Kalam and many others who had this far fetched vision of Indian space research would be so proud right now, seeing how it is all coming together like clockwork.

India is the 4th country to achieve a soft landing on the moon after the USA, Russia and China and the first one to do so on the moon's south pole. Just like its name a soft landing refers to landing the craft gently on the moon's surface with a speed of about 2 meters per second, which is actually not an easy feat because of the moon's rough terrain. The terrain is still a lot better near the lunar equator, where the aforementioned countries achieved soft landing unlike India which did so at the south pole having hell-like terrains with all the bumps and craters, little to no sunlight, and temperatures going as down as -215°C. One of the main reasons India was eager to reach the south pole is the lack of information about it and the possibility of millions of years old ice present there. The chandrayan 2 craft present there has also detected some hydroxyl(OH) there. Hope this endeavour makes a "giant leap for mankind"!

And genuinely hoping to be a part of such a project in the coming years! Please do remember me in your prayers.

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“There’s a Japanese phrase that I like: koi no yokan. It doesn’t mean love at first sight. It’s closer to love at second sight. It’s the feeling when you meet someone that you’re going to fall in love with them. Maybe you don’t love them right away, but it’s inevitable that you will.”

Nicola Yoon, The Sun Is Also a Star

“i know a spot” takes you into my arms under a soft blanket

Loving yourself is fun until you realize you are afraid to fall in love with someone else, in the fear of doing yourself wrong, of falling too hard, of not getting loved enough

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Daily blog #5

[Thursday, 15 June 2023]

Just another boring day.

I am trying to increase my speed in solving math problems but I think I need to keep at it for quite some time. I finally completed a chemistry chapter, which was something I must have done cuz my teacher started another chapter, so it's easy going along with the teacher. I am also not able to keep up with reading since, I get really sleepy when I am done with studies. I still have a heck of a work to cover so I think I urgently need to learn to sit and study for long hours. An easy way to do so is to stay back in my institute after classes, which I have been wanting to do for a week, but unable to do so for one reason or another. I really hope I do sit back there for at least a couple hours after class since it'll help me cover a lot of work in a little time. Fingers crossed 🤞

PS: Since it's mango season, I am having a lot of those lately, as I love mangoes. So, today I made some Mango milkshakes too.

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Someone snitched real bad cuz it's been a while since they started showing up on my feed with captions like "biker boys are for book girlies" and all... I feel too seen

I'm not sure how many of you are active on Instagram but the biker boys have somehow found that book girls are into stuff and now my whole feed is full of them

"Why do you like villains more than heroes?", He had asked.

"Because the hero would save the world over her, but the villain would burn the world to save her.", She replied.

At least I also deserve a "we met on Tumblr" moment