Magazine Columns

By Kashish Kalra I linger and loiter all around And my happiness has no bound. Free with open arms in the sky While the sun and stars also look shy. I savoured this freedom all day long Until it was thought to be wrong. That…

By Nikita Grade 10,The Indian High School,Dubai When I laid there beside you, Could you feel me there? My arms were wrapped around you, And I was stroking your hair. I watched your every breath, And prayed that each one wasn't…

By Varshini Balaji, 12th Grade in Delhi Private School,Dubai On 27 July 2015 the world bid adieu to a visionary, a miracle by human standards and potential. A man of ordinary background yet extraordinary ideas and intelligence. None…

By Andrea Fernandes, Grade 11, The Westminster School, Dubai “Tradition, which is always old, is at the same time ever new because it is always reviving – born again in each new generation, to be lived and applied in a new and particular…

By Ayesha Omar, Grade 11, School of Modern Skill, Dubai Life should move on Even if you’re having a lot of mistakes No matter what it takes or breaks Because perfection comes from imperfection So look up and smile Remind your…

By Hoor Bader, Grade 12, School of Modern Skill, Dubai Growing up, Sheikh Zayed was our hero, and until now he is. He united the seven emirates like a great leader, and made us learn that "United we stand, divided we fall." He once…

By Smiksha Singla, Delhi Private School Sharjah It is actually silly and ridiculous that, as humans, we have done so much advancement in probably every field around us but the one thing which attended to us in our times of need and gave us…

By Maria Vincent , Grade 9, The Indian High School One day, I asked my friend, “Did you like The Christmas Carol?” Expecting a comment on the book, my friend’s answer amazed me,“Oh yes! I liked the snowy scenery, the way the three ghosts…

By ShanaiTanwar (IX-A) Patience is a virtue, she had said, as I stamped my feet impatiently. She illuminated the path of knowledge and wisdom, and rescued me from the wrath of stray commas and hyphens. She scolded me when…

When we think about this topic we think of a person climbing a mountain, or tips for trekking. But, no, instead it’s about how to reach success, which is compared to mountains. Everyone in this world is different, with a variety of thoughts…