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Japan is a land of 'Matsuri'(pronunciation: Ma-tsu-rii). It means ' festival ' in Japanese. Though there are massive festivals in Japan, there are small ones in each locality as well. These matsuri signify the need for group cohesiveness. Friends and families meet up and enjoy together. Majority of these festivals occur during the summer; and one such matsuri is the  Higashi Ojima Matsuri 😄  The Higashi Ojima matsuri is celebrated every year and is a popular festival spanning two days. Though it is a small matsuri, people throng all over from the neighborhood to take part in it. The festival has lot of food and games stalls along with a huge stage for dance programs .This was my first festival in Japan and I was super excited for it. In this blog, I will be writing on my experience of the matsuri. I was elated when I learnt that a group of us Indian friends were holding a food stall in the matsuri!! The proceeds from our stall was to go for charity.  The me...

One and a half years back, my school (HLC International) collaborated with the Ink Link Charitable Trust  to come up with a stupendous social initiative. Ink Link Charitable Trust is run by Mr. Kaustav and Lily Aunty who are both pioneers in the field of Fashion Technology. The Ink Link Charitable Trust helps the underprivileged children of Kannagi Nagar, which is a socially and economically backward area in Chennai. Through the money collected, the trust helps in buying children their school books, stationary and other useful items. As Kannagi Nagar faces problems daily, they try to solve a few problems in the neighborhood and even come to teach English to the children as well!! The initiative was called the ' Militvaa Challenge '. Each student(there were thirty) received a capital of 500  rupees . We were also provided with an income and balance sheet. The idea was that we should use the capital amount to start any business we want. We ran our business from the...

In this post, I will be blogging on my experience of layering and toasting a delectable and appetizing corn mayonnaise sandwich . I will be sharing the recipe and the directions for preparing it as well. I commenced my sandwich - making journey with picking two slices of bread. Humming old Hindi songs, I buttered the slices and layered the mayonnaise over the slices. Soaking in the aroma of the mayonnaise, I felt light-hearted and jocund. This was soon overruled by my vexed grumbling of picking corn from the corn cob. This did not deter me as my mind was fixed on the end product. At last, I could take a bite out of my handiwork. WOW !!😋😉. This was my expression when the first piece of the sandwich went down my throat. A superb amalgamation of the creamy mayonnaise and the lip smacking taste of corn made this my all time favorite sandwich. The crispiness of the bread as well as the tantalizing melted cheese has added to the palatable taste. My recipe is as fol...