Children Magazines in India Compilation

 

Here is a quick list of magazine subscription options for children in India with plan comparison and how much it will approximately cost.

Please note that this is based on Sep 2024 data.

LINKS:

Source:

1. https://magazinesubscriptions.co.uk/B23/the-week-junior/N23D?_ga=2.206410896.209272887.1727078642-1983208627.1727078642&_gl=1*6g4rd3*_ga*MTk4MzIwODYyNy4xNzI3MDc4NjQy*_ga_LMBDE7DDHV*MTcyNzA3ODY0NC4xLjAuMTcyNzA3ODY0NC42MC4wLjA.*_gcl_au*MTA4NTc2ODM0My4xNzI3MDc4NjQ1
2. https://anorakmagazine.com/pages/kids-magazine-subscription
3. https://ywepaper.thehindu.com/
4. https://pay.hindu.com/esubspay/Subscription
5. https://www.champak.in/subscribe
6. https://mysubs.in/buy/brainfeed-high-magazine-subscription
7. https://mysubs.in/buy/brainfeed-junior-magazine-subscription
8. https://mysubs.in/buy/tell-me-why-magazine-subscription
9. https://mysubs.in/buy/magic-pot-magazine-subscription
10. https://mysubs.in/buy/national-geographic-kids-magazine-subscription
11. https://mysubs.in/buy/tinkle-magazine-physical-1-year-monthly-dispatch-magazine-subscription
12. https://mysubs.in/buy/robinage-weekly-childrens-newspaper-magazine-subscription
13. https://www.readwhere.com/magazine/ack-media/Brainwave-Magazine/2742
14. https://www.dimdimamagazine.com/
15. https://www.childrensbooktrust.com/childrens-magazine.html
16. https://eschool.thehindu.com/login

New Zealand Wins 1st ODI - Oct 2017

New Zealand is always known as a side that is an under dog or dark horse. They have always performed above the expectation and without star players, have always clicked as a team and won our hearts and impossible situations. In this post, I am comparing their win against India to some real-life examples to draw inspiration in our daily lives...

The win was not fancy or flashy. When they were 3 wickets down, Ross Taylor was fairly new and tentative and Tom Latham was a new name for some fans like me. Amidst Mumbai crowd, India was on top when Hardik Pandya secured the somewhat set opener Martin Guptill.

What was remarkable from then on was that the two kiwi batsmen took the match to the opposition. They did not show heroics, did not do brute hitting nor take aerial route or unwanted doubles or triples. They:

• stuck to the basics, 
• kept the strike rotating, 
• treated the ball by its merit, 
• swept the spinners to keep the momentum and 
• ran aggressively with calculated risk.

It seemed they were focussed on staying on until the end of the innings in order to fancy their chances of winning the match, drawing inspiration from what Kohli and Karthick did in the Indian innings.
Runs started slow and they moved on to scoring at 5 runs per over. Never did the run rate seem impossible while they were batting. Though Taylor showed some signs of nervousness facing Chahal and Yadav, he settled and played an anchor's role.

Tom Latham was the surprise package, at least in my eyes. There came a kiwi southpaw wicket-keeper batsman, who is just 25 against the in-form Indian team and Mumbai crowd. He came, He saw, He conquered is a just summary of what happened today.
He started to keep the scoreboard ticking, played patiently against today's hard-hitters, swept the spinners brilliantly, kept to the basics with sound technique and showed how much temperament this youngster has and ultimately scored a brilliant century. More importantly, he saw his side through which none of them expected early on.

The line I want to draw here is that sometimes in our lives, things may not happen as we expect, there may not be short term wins, there may not be parties,  no short term success or roses everywhere, but, we need to persevere and work patiently with our single-minded focus on our goal.
We should never cave in to short term results or temptations or fame for the sake of the them, rather our success and satisfaction should stem from our intrinsic values and goals we aim to achieve.
We need to enjoy not the fruits of success, but the journey taken to reach our destination.
We need to cherish the road to success more than the final destination.
This is the only way to reinforce our happiness and purpose in life on a higher zenith rather than to short lived instant gratification, which is a curse of our millenial generation.

Signing off on 23rd October, 2017 at Scandic Hotel, Kolding

DIWALI

Diwali's supposed to be the festival of lights
Hope it will make everyone's life bright
All our problems and plights
We must fight them outright
Be united and show our might
Let's put an end to communal fights
And work our way towards life's heights...
This was one small poem I wrote in 2009!!!

Maalai Pozhudin Mayakathile - EN UYIRE

Yeh Penne en kanne
Un paarvai naal mayangivittaen
Kanne en kanne
Un pechil naan ennai maranthen
Oh baby girl
Oh Oh baby girl

Yeh Penne en kanne
Un paarvai naal mayangivittaen
Kanne en kanne
Un pechil naan ennai maranthen
Oh baby girl
Oh Oh baby girl

En kaadhal solla vandhen
Moondru vaarthai solla nindren
Nee ennai vittu poenaai
Dhooramaga sendrai
Sollamal poenen kanne
Nee enthan vaazhkai thaane
Nee illai endraal indru naanum illaye
Ada thirumbiyum vandhaai
Adi yaen neeye vandhaai
Oru nodiyil ennai kondraai
En kangalai nee vendraai vendraai
Idhu kaadhal dhaane

En uyire en uyire
En kanave en anbe
En kaadhal nee dhaane
Endhan dharisanam nee dhaane

En uyire en uyire
En kanave en anbe
En kaadhal nee dhaane
Endhan dharisanam nee dhaane

Come on lets get a Limo
Everybody looking out but I feel.. good
Cos you're my gal I now know it baby
Now lets get down down to business
Coz I wanna make you my missus forever and ever
Oh baby gal I need you gal
That time I look into mine
I feel like jumping off
I wanna crown with this
My own baby you're mine now
Listen listen listen check it

Yeh Penne en kanne
Un paarvai naal mayangivittaen
Kanne en kanne
Un pechil naan ennai maranthen
Oh baby girl
Oh Oh baby girl

Yeh Penne en kanne
Un paarvai naal mayangivittaen
Kanne en kanne
Un pechil naan ennai maranthen
Oh baby girl
Oh Oh baby girl

Coffee mugiley kaadhal vandhadhenna
Unnai paarthadhum nenjil pookalenna
Maalai pozhudhin mayakam solvadhenna
Saaral nanaivadhenna
Netru nadandhadum naalai marapadhenna
Vaanam pachai nirathil siripadhenna
Enadhu kanavil kangal kaetpadhenna
Paniku kulir vadhenna

Oh...
En uyire... En uyire
Oh...
En uyire... Idhu kaadhal dhaane
En uyire en uyire
En kanave en anbe
En kaadhal nee dhaane
Endhan dharisanam nee dhaane

En uyire en uyire
En kanave en anbe
En kaadhal nee dhaane
Endhan dharisanam nee dhaane



Sandosha Kanneere

Iru pookal kilai maele
Oru puyalo malai maele
Uyir aadum thigilaale
En Vazhvin oram vandhaaye
Senthaenae....

Iru pookal kilai maele
Oru puyalo malai maele
Uyir aadum thigilaale
En Vazhvin oram vandhaaye
Senthaenae....

Kanneere Kanneere
Sandosha kanneere
Kanneere....

Thaedi thaedi theyndhene meendum kan munn kandenae penne penne
Penne penne paesaai penne
Kanne Kanne kaanai kanne
Kanneere
Kanneere Kanneere
Sandosha kanneere

Thaedi thaedi theyndhene meendum kan munn kandenae penne penne
Penne penne paesaai penne
Kanne Kanne kaanai kanne
Kanneere.........

Un paarvai poi dhaana
Pen endraal thirai dhaana
Pen nenjey sirai dhaana
Seridhaana.....

Pen nenjil moham undu
adhil paruvathaabam undu
Paeraasai theeyum undu
Yaen unnai ozhiththaai indru
Puthir poeta penne nil nil
Bathil thondra villai sol sol

Kal ondru thadai seidha poedhum
Pul ondru pudhu vaergal poedum
Nam kaadhal adhupoela meerum
Kal ondru thadai seidha poedhum
Pul ondru pudhu vaergal poedum
Nam kaadhal adhupoela meerum
kannil kannil kanneer inba

Kanneere
Thaedi thaedi theyndhene meendum kan munn kandenae penne penne
Penne penne paesaai penne
Kanne Kanne kaanai kanne
Kanneere

Paal nadhiye nee engay
Varum vazhiyil marainthaayo
Pala thadaigal kadanthaayo
Sol kannae...
Paeranbe undhan ninaivu
En kannai suttrum kanavu
Idhu uyirai thirudum uravu
Un thunbam enbadhu varavu
Hey Maharaani nil nil
Oru mouna vaarthai sol sol

Unnodu naan kanda bandham
Mannodu mazhai konda sondham
Kaaindhaalum adi eeram enjum
Unnodu naan kanda bandham
Mannodu mazhai konda sondham
Kaaindhaalum adi eeram enjum
kannil kannil kanneer inba

Kanneere
Sandosha kanneere
Kanneere Kanneere
Thaedi thaedi theyndhene meendum kan munn kandenae penne penne
Penne penne paesaai penne
Kanne Kanne kaanai kanne
Kanneere
Sandosha kanneere
Kanneere.....

US VISA

Update on 08-July-2015:
The OFC location has been changed to the following address:

USA Visa Application Center

Good shepherd, No 82, Kodambakkam High Road

Numgambakkam, Near Valluvar Kottam Traffic Signal

Opposite Water pumping Station

Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600034

This location is very near to MONZA'S Fashion Studio in Nungambakkam near to VALLUVAR KOTTAM Signal.

Link to the location in google maps:
US OFC New location

Directions from US consulate to OFC:
It is not directly available to spot on google maps, so I am sending the driving directions to the nearest spot I can select in google:
Directions
Exact spot:

Most people will be knowing the process of getting a US VISA. The pain here is that they keep on tweaking the procedure every now and then and it becomes really difficult to keep up with the changes that they make.

I had applied as on October and the procedure was as below:

STEPS

1. Complete the Nonimmigrant Visa Electronic Application (DS-160) form on given link

https://ceac.state.gov/genniv/

2. Pay the visa application fee.

If you are a first-time user, click New User? to create your profile.

http://portal.ustraveldocs.com/SiteRegister?country=India&language=en_US

3. Choose the Schedule Appointment option. On the payment confirmation screen you will be presented with payment options and further details of how to initiate payment. Note it can take up to 2 business days from time of payment for your receipt to be activated

·         You must schedule two appointments, one for the OFC and one for the visa interview at the Embassy or Consulate.

·         First, schedule your visa interview appointment at the Embassy or Consulate.

·         Second, schedule your Offsite Facilitation Center (OFC) appointment. This appointment will allow you to go to one of the five OFC locations to have your fingerprints and photo taken. This appointment must be at least 1 day before your visa interview appointment at the Embassy or Consulate.

Schedule your appointment on this web page. You will need three pieces of information in order to schedule your appointment:

·         Your passport number

·         The date you paid your fee.

·         The ten (10) digit barcode number from your DS-160 confirmation page

4. For your Offsite Facilitation Center (OFC) appointment, you will need to bring:

·         A passport valid for travel to the United States with a validity date at least six months beyond your intended period of stay in the United States (unless country-specific agreements provide exemptions). If more than one person is included in your passport, each person desiring a visa must submit an application.

·         Your DS-160 confirmation page.

·         Your appointment confirmation page.

5. Following your visit to the OFC to have your photo and fingerprints taken, you will then visit the U.S. Embassy or Consulate on the date and time of your visa interview. You will need to bring:

·         A printed copy of your appointment letter,

·         Your DS-160 confirmation page, one photograph taken within the last six months,

·         Your current and all old passports, and the

·         Original visa fee payment receipt.

Applications without all of these items will not be accepted.

 
Once done, based on your OFC appointment centre, you need to go at least one day in advance to get your fingerprints and photograph taken at the OFC. This is just a 5-10 minutes affair, but the problem is you need to go to the nearest location for this to be done.
Since I am from Bangalore, I had opted for Chennai as the OFC.

The address is as below:
No. 3, Cenotaph Road,
Teynampet,
Chennai - 600018

This location is very difficult to spot/ locate even to the locals. There is no proper signages and even the auto-drivers are not aware of this road.
I have put forth a rough route map that will be helpful in finding this location:

At the gate of that office, a security will check if you have Appointment letter, DS-160 and the passport. They will not allow us to take anything else and there is no option of any security locker facilities and so you need to definitely leave all the stuff in the hotel room, including mobiles and all electronic devices.

Once you enter the premises, you need to get to the first/ second floor(don't remember exactly).
There will be a couple of officers there who will ask your time slot, check the documents and send you in.
There is an air-conditioned room inside where there are around 8-10 counters. You will be called upon in one of the counters where they will scan the fingerprints of all our fingers(both hands) and also take a digital photograph. They will check the documents and passport as well.

This is it at the OFC.

After you get this done, you need to go for another appointment at the US consulate.
US consulate address is:
US Consulate General, Chennai
Gemini Circle,
220, Anna Salai,
Chennai 600 006

This place is very easy to locate as it is pretty close to the bridge and most times you will find a queue of people standing outside to get into the US Consulate.
Moreover, it is located inside the OUP - OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS campus and that will be easy to find out.
Earlier it is the better to get into this premises. Here again, they will only allow the passport, appointment letters, DS docs and supporting documents and no form of electronic devices. There is a small tea shop nearby where you can deposit your valuables, but I personally did not do this and kept all my belongings in my hotel room. It is upto your discretion.
They will check all the documents once again and give you a token once you enter the premises. When your turn comes based on token and counter number(similar to bank teller system), you need to get to the counter with the documents.
There will be many counters in here and some Indian officials will ask some basic questions. After this, you will be batched and sent to the main consulate office. Here again, the same token is valid and the same system prevails. When your turn comes, you will need to go to the respective counter. An US official will ask a few questions regarding job, family, work, company, purpose of visit, salary, duration of stay, etc...
The person who interviewed me was a friendly guy who at the end of the interview informed me that my VISA got approved. Of course I went for B1 visa and that is relatively easier to get. By this time, you would have deposited the passport and you will be informed that you will get SMS as well as email notification for picking up the passport.
This again has to be done at the VFS document collection centres and the address for that one in Bangalore is  as below:

Prestige Atrium  2nd Floor  Unit No. 304, Bangalore,  560001

This office is very close to MG road/ Shivaji Nagar bus stand. This is located opposite to Hotel Empire and the road(called Central Street) is parallel to Infantry Road and so you can ask any person on these landmarks and they will be able to guide you.

Here again, there are certain rules that will surprise you.

You will get an email that your document is picked from the US Embassy. Due to technical glitches, this usually is not happening properly.

 I waited for 8 working days and reached the centre regardless of the email confirmations.

You need to carry a Government Authorized Identity Proof with a photocopy to this place.

The office works on Monday to Friday from 10-4 PM ONLY.

You cannot carry laptops to this office. They will check and then only allow you inside and give you a token.

Then, based on the token number, you will be called and they will take note of your details like appointment letter copy and photo identity card.

They will then give you the passport sealed in envelope if they have received it from the courier service.

This is the whole procedure in getting a US VISA. 

OH! LOVELY MOON

Oh Lovely Moon!!! For the past few days, I am seeing your glorious appearance in the midnight sky…
As I travel along, I sense that I am getting closer and closer to you…
But the size of your image never gets changed and the more I come closer to you, the clearer it hits my mind this reality. I even changed directions and saw you disappearing a few times, but it was only my illusion of conception. You again came back with the same magnificence.
Dear Moon, I learnt a few important lessons from you:
1. You are never bothered or perturbed by others looking at you.
2. You are always equipoised in your temperament
3. You magnify and diminish every fortnight, yet aware of this reality and carry on with your life. These may be your limitations, but you’ve understood them clearly and you progress!!!

Never ever thought that looking at the mundane process of MOON will make me realize something so abstruse yet elementary!!!

AU REVOIR "SUNIL"

You were not just our MANAGER
Also a great and inspiring MENTOR
I look back at the past few days
Where work was made exciting everyday
You always expected more from us
And every time gave us new challenges
You wanted us to step out of our comfort ZONE
And gave us exposure for our skills to HONE!

We've shared lots of memorable moments
You gave us your frank and outspoken comments
You're always straight-forward
Be it a scorn or an applaud!

You deserve commendable accolades for our TEAM's inception
We did have a nice and warm reception
All those team outings vivid in our memories
Time has flew past like a pleasant reverie

We've developed lots of trust and great rapport
We sincerely thank you for all your support
Wishing you all the very best for future endeavours
You are ONE special person for all of us to remember!!!

With Luv and respect...
Dedicated to my boss :-)

Inspiration!!!

I realize as each day goes astray
Fate has taken me from her away
It may be because I am all work and no play
Or I really wonder was I slightly delayed
She is my most treasured maiden
Her loss makes me stress-laden
Her voice and words are golden
She is the mistress of my love’s garden
The more time I spend and dither
Binds me together in her memories like tethers
My efforts and passion are devout
May be my emotions I need to surmount
Will I be fitting for her and tantamount
In love and relationships, I aint a connoisseur
Right now, I am just a desolate and desperate monsieur
The more I suppress and my heart goes calm
In a matter of time, it needs to be embalmed
Though my mind is supple and emotionally lurch
The very thought of her gives me the ephemeral surge
Most part of my life I have spent in solitude
If you are there, it refines my attitude and redefines my altitude
You are the perfect one who is cute and astute
However adroit I was, now you’re making me a doit
Your presence and essence targets me relentless
All the after effects and your memories are merciless
Once my mind was stern, sturdy and steady
You have made it flaccid with your love’s acid
I was once a ruthless soldier
Now, my mind squanders, my heart meanders and my body merely wanders
My life just seems to be bereft
As each second passes, it just goes adrift
I always try to open up my heart
But girl! Don’t you pierce it with your dart
The more I get closer, it gets that much tougher
I may end up a loser and continue to suffer

Nowadays, I am getting into a shell
Locking all my emotions where my heart feels like hell
I am wantonly avoiding, ‘cos ultimately I will be devoid
I am resisting to converse, as I may end up an inverse
I am even hiding myself and afraid to look, not that I am a crook
I envisage, one fine day, your absence will make me sick

Why am I acting so weird
My life is getting very tired
I aspire to become your better half
Don’t you leave me in despair and make others laugh
I wish things were so simple
I had TIME that was ample and reactions nimble
I only WISH….
You were born after me in a location and tradition closer to mine
But the harsh reality is making my vision saline
I only WISH….
I had the right opportunity to meet her much earlier
Before someone would have grabbed and made her dearer

All I ever wanted was to get you and be your beau
Right now, things are so messed up, I have no clue
I wish the REBIRTH theory comes true
With all my terms and conditions, applied and replied
And all my wish-list becoming a reality
Ultimately, both of us sharing our lives for ETERNITY!!!

VENKY 08/06/11

My newest inspiration

She is a superstar
Hope our relationship goes far
With her vocabulary and diction
She gives me the eternal addiction
And her eloquence and accent
Makes for a bond sacrosanct
Why have I become so silent and impatient
Is it the insecure feeling of she having someone else?
I can only wonder in my sweetest dreams
A world filled by the both of us
We touch, cuddle, snuggle, care and kiss
Time seems to come to a standstill
If only she were mine
If only I had the guts to ask her to be mine
Until then, I will only be dreaming
Imagining she is with me

She looks so mature
I can see the brighter side of our future
She is so decent
Makes my time with her pleasant
I know I miss her a lot
But I can't understand God's ways and His plots
Will she be mine?
Else, I'll turn saline
Her name and thoughts brings me cheer
Time and destiny is all what I fear
It is now just a matter of time
Whether I win her over
OR Brood over her loss!!!!!