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Anna Paquin

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Anna Hélène Paquin is a New Zealandian actress. Born  born on 24 July 1982 at Winnipeg,Manitoba, in Canada and raised in Wellington,The young girl amazed film critics and viewers with her talent in the drama The Piano at the age of 10. Paquin made her acting debut portraying Flora McGrath in the romantic drama film The Piano (1993), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at age 11, making her the second-youngest winner in Oscar history. As a child actress, she received multiple Young Artist Award nominations for her roles in Fly Away Home (1996), The Member of the Wedding (1997), and A Walk on the Moon (1999), and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for appearing in Cameron Crowe’s comedy-drama film Almost Famous (2000). She also appeared in the films Jane Eyre (1996) and Amistad (1997).

At 11, Anna Paquin won the most prestigious Oscar Award. The actress has shown her skills not only on the screen but also on the theater stage, although she does not have special education.

Childhood and youth

Anna Paquin was born on July 24, 1982, in Canada, in the city of Winnipeg, in the family of school teachers. Her mother, Mary (née Brophy), a New Zealander from Wellington, worked as an English teacher, and her Canadian father, Brian Paquin, worked as a physical education teacher. 

She is the youngest of three children, with two siblings: Andrew, a filmmaker, and Katya, whose partner is the Green Party of New Zealand’s former co-leader, Russel Norman. All her maternal great-grandparents emigrated from Ireland because of the Great Famine. Her father is of Dutch and French descent.The family moved to Wellingtonwhen she was four.

The parents raised three children, and the future actress was the youngest daughter. The girl was fond of music and sports in youth. Anna did not plan to become an actress, and she did not dream about the studio light boards and television cameras. At school, the girl learned to play the viola, cello, and piano.

She was also interested in different kinds of sports. Anna participated in gymnastics, swimming, downhill skiing, etc. Besides gymnastics, flexibility was useful in ballet, which also fascinated the schoolgirl.

In 1995, Paquin’s parents divorced, and the young New Zealander moved with her mother to Los Angeles, where she graduated from high school. After graduation in 2000, the girl studied at Columbia University for one year. By that time, the student had already been acting in cinema, and she was short of time for studying. Anna chose the career of an actress, and since she has been on a leave of absence.

Paquin had no acting experience, besides performances on the school stage, where she took part in several plays.

The role of Flora had a long text because according to the plot, the heroine served as an interpreter of a mute mother. Besides, the girl had to speak with a Scottish accent. Despite the difficulties, Anna brilliantly coped with the task. Critics and film viewers warmly received the movie. Anna won the Oscar Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Such a reward was a real surprise for the eleven-year-old girl. When Paquin went on the stage at the ceremony, she was so confused that could give an acceptance speech only after a 20-second pause.

It is no wonder that such a breakthrough at the beginning of her career made her famous and the girl received thousands of proposals for shooting. However, the schoolgirl did not plan to continue to pursue acting and often refused them. But the girl starred in three commercials and signed a contract with the prestigious William Morris Agency.

Next time she played in the movie in 1996, when the schoolgirl appeared in the role of young Jane Eyre in the screen adaptation of Charlotte Brontë‘s novel. The same year she starred in the drama Fly Away Home, where the actress played a little orphan girl, who moved in with her father.

Before graduation, Anna also participated in several films and voiced the main character in the full-length animated adventure film Laputa: Castle in the Sky by Disney Studio. After graduation, the career of the actress continued to flourish. She debuted on the theater stage. Critics and experts appreciated the girl’s talent, and she received a lot of theater nominations and awards.

A significant point in her career was the participation in the superhero films about X-Men. Anna worked on the same set with Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, playing the Marvel comics character of the mutant Rogue.

She was busy filming in the works Blue State, Margaret, Trick ’r Treat, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. Anna was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her work on the last film.

While in New Zealand, Paquin attended Raphael House Rudolf Steiner School and Hutt Intermediate School, both in Lower Hutt. Her parents divorced when she was 12. She received her secondary education at Wellington Girls’ College. After moving to the U.S. when she was 16 she attended Windward School in Los Angeles, from which she graduated in 2000. She studied at Columbia College for one year, where she lived in Carman Hall,[27] but dropped out to continue her acting career.

Director Jane Campion was looking for a little girl to play a main role in The Piano, set to film in New Zealand, and a newspaper advertisement was run announcing an open audition. Paquin’s sister read the ad and went to try out with a friend; this inspired Paquin to audition. When Campion met Paquin—whose only acting experience had been as a skunk in a school play—she was very impressed with the nine-year-old’s performance of the monologue about Flora’s father, and she was chosen from among the 5000 candidates. When The Piano was released in 1993 it was lauded by critics, won prizes at a number of film festivals, and eventually became a popular film among a wide audience. Paquin’s debut performance in the film earned her the 1993 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at the age of 11, making her the second-youngest Oscar winner in history, behind Tatum O’Neal.

Paquin and her family did not plan to continue to pursue acting. However, she was invited to the William Morris Agency, and she kept receiving offers for new roles. In 1996, she appeared in two films. The first role was as young Jane in Jane Eyre. The other was a lead part in Fly Away Home playing a young girl who, after her mother dies, moves in with her father and finds solace in taking care of orphaned goslings. As a teenager, she had roles in other films, including A Walk on the Moon, Finding Forrester, Amistad, Hurlyburly, She’s All That and Almost Famous as well as the English dub of Castle in the Sky.

The Doner kebab and Turkish migrants

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Most Europeans have a lot of Turkish migrants. This means that the Turkish migrants have adopted their cultural food which is the Doner kebab. The Doner kebab ? is normally a thick-sized bread or tortilla which has a range variety of vegetables including tomatoes, salads, cabbage, onions, cucumbers etc. It also has any of the normal sauces put inside it. The most famous reason that doner kebabs are so good is because of their’ thinly sliced meat.

In Turkey originally they used to use lamb but now like other European countries, they have all adapted to using beef and chicken. I do not know how but they put the meat in this spinner machine but it constantly cooks the meat, so you constantly see it moving in circles. The way they would extract it is by using a grinder up and down where the fallen layers are the thinly sliced meat. Doner kebab was one of the best things I ever tried in Italy, I highly recommend the one in Milan to a place in vimercate called ‘piazza Marconi. They serve the best doner kebab I have ever tried in my life. It’s also relatively cheap too. England has their version of it but it never beat the one I tried in Italy. The one in Italy also gives more meat because I almost got full eating one whereas that’s not the case in England. This country is very wealthy and they still are cheap, ridiculous. Italy on the other hand is fair.

Written by: Rafi Islam

Magnificent Italy in the eyes of a teenager

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Part-2

Italy is magnificent. It starts with some breathtaking, mountainous views of historical old aged buildings. It has beautiful splendid warm weather and you always see that sunshine on you. In theory, there are probably 300 days with the sun shining in the morning through your windows rather than gloomy, eerie, rainy water dripping on your windows like it is In the UK.

There are a wide variety of foods. These include mouthwatering pizzas and that appetising gelato. Gelato is quite like ice cream. Ice cream contains higher fat content and is airier whereas gelato, on the other hand, contains less sugar and is packed with flavours.

We also cannot forget about Italy’s infamous pasta. Though I have not eaten it on my last trip to Italy, I can perfectly recall what it was like when I last ate it there. Although pasta in Italy is generally expensive, they are worth every penny; once you taste you will be eating it more than twice. Trust me.

Read Part-1 An enchanted teenager’s trip to Italy

Written by: Rafi Islam

10 longest beaches in the world

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Who does not like the sea! When you travel abroad, you can see the unseen beauty of nature. And if there is a sea or sea beach nearby, the mind will be drawn there. A study has shown that the number of tourists is relatively high in countries that have sea beaches. Let’s know about the longest beach in the world:

Praia do Casino Beach, Brazil:

Located in the southern part of Brazil, it is currently the longest beach in the world. Its length is about 241 km. This long stretch of beach stretches from the banks of the Rio Grande to the Uruguayan border. The white sand and warm temperature of the beach is one of the most attractive places for tourists from all over the world.

Cassino Beach is known as the oldest spa in Brazil, dating back to 1890. The beach was developed by the Suburban Mangueira Company as a tourist destination. The director of the company, Antonio Condido Sequeira, and the investors of the company acquired the land in the beach area with the help of the state government and built a tourist complex on January 26, 1890. Later this tourist center became very popular and big companies started investing here. At the time, Brazilians of German, English, Portuguese, and Italian descent often came to the beach to enjoy the sea in expensive hotels. The persecution of Italians and Germans during World War II and the ban on roulette in 1948 had a devastating effect on the region’s economy. However, in recent times Praia do Cassino have been able to attract tourists to the beach.

On Nov. 12, 1966, during a total solar eclipse visible in Praia do Cassino, NASA scientists and U.S. Army have launched several rockets to study upper atmosphere.

The Praia do Casino was recognized as the world’s longest beach by Guinness World Records in 1994.

The largest beach ultramarathon race in the world is held on this beach, the Cassino Ultra Race, a long-distance race that consists of traveling a distance of 230 km through the sand, although it can also be run in the 73K and 135K modality. It begins at Barra del Chuí Beach and ends at Cassino Beach.

Around 150,000 tourists visit Praia do Cassino every year. During the summer season, especially from December to January, the number of tourists visiting this place increases. Tourists can be seen participating in various activities including swimming and surfing. This beach is home to the largest number of seals in the world. Many tourists visit these seals by boat

Nine Mile Beach, Australia:

This beach is about 151 kilometers long located in Victoria, Australia. A large number of tourists visit here every year to enjoy the magnificent beauty of the beach. Apart from the beauty of the beach, there is also the facility of sitting on the beach and enjoying the sight of dolphins and whales. This beach is also very popular among surfers.

Nine Mile Beach is a large unpatrolled beach at Tuncurry. Also known as Tuncurry Beach, it’s well known for good surfing but on the southern end you’ll also find Tuncurry Rockpool, an enclosed swimming area nestled into the breakwall.

With a kiosk, children’s play area and barbecue facilities this is an extremely popular spot for families. This beach is not patrolled.

For dog walking, Nine Mile Beach has an off-leash area north of the beach access track at Beach Street. Dogs can also be walked on-leash at specific times in the morning and early evening south of that same beach access track at Beach Street up to the breakwall.

Cox’s Bazar Beach, Bangladesh:

Millions of tourists flock to Cox’s Bazar Beach in the south of Bangladesh every year to see the wonderful combination of mountains and sea. This 120 km long beach is said to be one of the sandiest beaches in the world. The huge waves of the sea, the magical twilight, the view of the sunrise are all such as to take the mind of the tourists.

Cox’s Bazar is one of the longest sea beaches in the world. It’s a sandy beach with an unbroken 155 Km length. The sea beach is the main attraction of the Cox’s Bazar town. There are large number of hotels, resorts, guest houses, motels and restaurants have been established in the city. Several international standard 3 to 5 star hotels and resorts are available, which provide exclusive beachside area with accessories for the tourist. It’s crowded mainly during pick season, which starts from October through March. It’s a stunning and beautiful place to enjoy swimming, walking, and to observe sunrise and sunset. It’s a wonderful beach to visit for the family, friends and tourists and to enjoy the amazing nature.

Cox’s Bazar Beach is one of the longest uninterrupted natural sand beaches in all of Bangladesh.

Most of Cox’s Bazar is 660 feet wide at high tide, and 1,300 feet wide at low tide. This Bay of Bengal beach is quite unknown to the international beach-loving crowd. But Cox’s Bazar is one of the most visited destinations in Bangladesh.

Along its 75 miles, different sections of Cox’s Bazar Beach have distinct names, usually referring to the flora and fauna in the area. Among the most popular sections are Laboni Beach, Humchari Beach, and Inani Beach, all doable on one-day trips from the town of Cox’s Bazar, where most accommodation is located. Further south is Teknaf Beach.

In general, the further south you go, the bluer the ocean, and the smaller the crowd. If you stay near Cox’s Bazar town, brace yourself for throngs of people. This can be frustrating if you were expecting a deserted tropical beach, but it can a great opportunity to get closer to the Bangladeshi notion of a beach holiday.

Founded in 1869, Cox’s Bazar is named after Captain Hiram Cox, superintendent of the British East India Company, which was stationed in Palongkee (the town’s former name). This is an anomaly in the subcontinent, where most colonial place names have been changed, and it is probably due to the positive effect of Captain Cox’s rehabilitation work with the Arakanese refugees.

Know Before You Go

The easiest and fastest of getting to Cox’s Bazar is by plane. There are daily flights to Dhaka and Chittagong. For those not afraid of sitting in the traffic for hours, buses are also available. There is not a huge supply of accommodation, but in and near Cox’s Bazar town there are both high-end and budget options, including a handful of eco-lodges.

A couple of warnings. This is not Cancun or Pattaya. Local people are extremely friendly, but you have to remember that Bangladesh is a conservative Muslim country. The attire for both men and women should be modest, even while swimming. Once you go beyond Cox’s Bazar town, you will find few (if any) facilities. If venturing south, you should plan on being self-reliant. Be careful with quicksand, especially during low tide.

The name Cox’s Bazar originated from the name of a British East India Company officer, Captain Hiram Cox, who was appointed as the Superintendent of Palonki (today’s Cox’s Bazar) outpost. He succeeded Warren Hastings, who became the Governor of Bengal following the British East India Company Act in 1773. Cox embarked upon the task of rehabilitation and settlement of the Arakanese refugees in the area.

Padre Island International Beach, USA:

This beach is located in South Texas, USA. The length of the longest beach along the shores of Padre Island is about 112 km. Sitting on the beach, which is a storehouse of immense beauty, you can also enjoy the movement of sea turtles, different species of birds, etc.Padre Island National Seashore separates the Gulf of Mexico from the Laguna Madre, one of a few hypersaline lagoons in the world. The park protects 66 miles of coastline, dunes, prairies, and wind tidal flats teeming with life. It is a safe nesting ground for the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle and a haven for over 380 bird species. It also has a rich history, including the Spanish shipwrecks of 1554.

Padre Island National Seashore (PINS) is a national seashore located on Padre Island off the coast of South Texas. In contrast to South Padre Island, known for its beaches and vacationing college students, PINS is located on North Padre Island and consists of a long beach where nature is preserved.

Most of the park is primitive, but camping is available, and most of the beach is only accessible to four-wheel-drive vehicles. All but four miles is open to vehicle traffic. PAIS is the fourth designated national seashore in the United States.

North Padre Island is the longest undeveloped barrier island in the world. The national seashore is 70 miles (110 km) long with 65.5 miles (105.4 km) of Gulf beach. PAIS hosts a variety of pristine beach, dune, and tidal flat environments, including the Laguna Madre on its west coast, a famous spot for windsurfing. It is located in parts of Kleberg, Kenedy, and Willacy counties, with Kenedy County having the majority of its land area.

Geologically extremely young, Padre Island is a vastly dynamic geologic feature. Unlike most of today’s geologic features, such as the Grand Canyon or the likes, Padre Island changes constantly. Situated in a stable depository basin, there isn’t much that can intervene with the barrier bars, except for the occasional hurricanes that come by. Most of Padre Island is less than 20 feet above mean sea level. Constant bombardment of prevailing southeasterly winds from the Gulf of Mexico heap beach of sand into high foredunes. In some places, the onshore wind may blow loose sand from the foredunes and beach across the flats beyond. Active sand dunes march across the island, smothering vegetation in their paths and leaving barren sandflats in their wakes. In other places, vegetation may win a battle of its own and stabilize the blowing sand by binding it with roots and vines. Slower daily movements of the sand and stabilizing effects of vegetation are interrupted occasionally by the brutal force of hurricane winds, waves, and tides. During storms, beaches are eroded, vegetation is ripped up, dunes are flattened, and channels are scoured across the island

Playa Novillero, Mexico:

About 90 kilometers long, this beach is located in the city of Tequila, Mexico. According to the Guinness Book of Records, it is one of the longest beaches in the world. Every year, Mexico’s hottest months, June to August, attract a large number of beach-loving tourists. This beach is also very popular for fishing and shrimp farming.

Stretching for almost 90 kilometers (56 miles) and measuring almost half a kilometer (a third of a mile) wide, the fine sand beach of Playa Novillero Mexico is stunning with its tranquil waters. In places, this beach literally invites you to walk out into open Pacific Ocean waters for almost 100 meters (328 feet). This is undoubtably one of the state’s best must-see Nayarit destinations.

It is common to see groups of young adults and adolescents enjoying themselves in the surf and entire families gathered together to prepare a feast on the ocean shore.

Thanks to its natural gifts, the beach at Novillero Mexico is also one of the safest in the state of Riviera Nayarit, making it ideal for children and inexperienced swimmers to venture out into the tranquil warm waves.

Things to Do in Novillero Nayarit Mexico

Other natural Nayarit activities and attractions located near Playa Novillero beach include The Cuautla Canal and Brava Lake. You can visit by boat on a tour to observe the mangroves, which is home to a wide variety of resident and migratory birds.

The weather here ranges from 75-90°F (24-32°C) in summer months and between 60-77°F (16-25°C) in winter months. The rainy season runs from July to September with the most rainy days in August. Don’t let the “rainy season” in Novillero Mexico discourage you, as weather in the rainiest month of August means just 6 days of rain for a total of just 9 mm of precipitation.

Playa Novillero Mexico is located in the northern part of Riviera Nayarit in the township of Tecuala. Nearby Playa Novillero Nayarit hotels are in the neighboring towns of Tecuala and Acaponeta.

San Blas Mexico is just 164 km away, and the distance to Nuevo Vallarta is approximately 4 hours or 312 kilometers, but well worth the drive!

Ninety Mile Beach, New Zealand:

This beach in northern New Zealand is full of natural wonders with a length of 88 km. Located in the North Island, this beach and the surrounding mountains are very attractive to tourists. Around 1932 it was used as a runway for Australian and New Zealand aircraft.

Ninety-Mile Beach is the fabled strip of sand that stretches from Ahipara to Scott Point, five kilometres south of Cape Maria van Diemen. Truth be told, it is actually 88 kilometres long.

Ninety Mile Beach, western coast of Aupori Peninsula, the northernmost extension of North Auckland Peninsula, North Island, New Zealand. It stretches for 55 miles (88 km) from Scott Point (northwest) to Ahipara Bay (southwest) and is bordered by scrubland and sand dunes.

In 1643 the Dutch navigator Abel Tasman referred to the beach as “a desert coast.” Now a resort area, it offers fishing (especially for toheroa, a shellfish delicacy) and automobile racing on the hard-packed strand.

This beach is officially a highway, but is really only suitable for 4WD vehicles and is safe to drive only at specific times of the tides. Rental companies won’t allow their cars on the sand, mostly for safety reasons. The easy way to drive along the beach is to catch a coach tour from Kaitaia. If you are short of time in Northland and staying in the Bay of Islands, coach tours and scenic flights up to Cape Reinga depart from Paihia daily.

Beach activities range from surfcasting and swimming to bodyboarding down the sand dunes. A special treat is digging for tuatua (a native shellfish) in the sand at low tide. Flanking the beach is the Aupouri Forest, which provides a green escape from the hot sun.

Once a year in late February or early March, 90 Mile Beach hosts a five day fishing competition. Hundreds of anglers surf cast from the beach hoping to catch the biggest snapper, a delicious white-flesh fish found in New Zealand waters.

In the days of sailing ships a number of vessels were wrecked on the beach.

In 1932 the beach was used as the runway for some of the earliest airmail services between Australia and New Zealand.

Ninety Mile Beach was included as part of Te Araroa when it officially opened in 2011.

In a 2013 feature for the British television motoring programme Top Gear, Jeremy Clarkson drove the length of the beach in a Toyota Corolla as part of a race against an AC45 racing yacht crewed by British Olympic sailor Sir Ben Ainslie and the winning crew of the 2010 America’s Cup, with James May also on board.

Te-Oneroa-a-Tōhē / Ninety Mile Beach is one of many places in New Zealand to have a dual name, consisting of both its former English name and its Māori name. This dual name was adopted in 2014 as a result of a Treaty of Waitangisettlement between the New Zealand government and Ngāti Kuri, an iwi based in the area around the beach. The Māori name for the beach translates as “the long beach of Tōhē”, referencing an early ancestor of Ngāti Kuri. The English portion of the dual name has unclear origins and is often the source of confusion, given that the beach is only 55 miles (89 km) long – not ninety. A common story for the name holds that early Europeans took three days to traverse the beach, with their horses typically able to cover thirty miles per day. According to the legend, the Europeans took this to mean that the beach was 90 miles long, failing to account for their slower speed due to the sand. Despite the popularity of this story, it is unclear whether there is any historical basis for this story, however.

Virginia Beach, United States:

The length of this beach is about 56 kilometers, located in the southeastern part of Virginia in the United States. It is a well-known place for US citizens, and one of the most attractive places for travel-loving foreign tourists. The popular North American football tournament is held on this beach every year.

Virginia Beach is an independent city located on the southeastern coast of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The population was 459,470 as of the 2020 census. Although mostly suburban in character, it is the most populous city in Virginia, fifth-most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, ninth-most populous city in the Southeast and the 42nd-most populous city in the U.S. Located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, Virginia Beach is the largest city in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. This area, known as “America’s First Region”, also includes the independent cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Suffolk, as well as other smaller cities, counties, and towns of Hampton Roads.

Virginia Beach is a resort city with miles of beaches and hundreds of hotels, motels, and restaurants along its oceanfront. Every year the city hosts the East Coast Surfing Championships as well as the North American Sand Soccer Championship, a beach soccer tournament. It is also home to several state parks, several long-protected beach areas, military bases, a number of large corporations, Virginia Wesleyan University and Regent University, the international headquarters and site of the television broadcast studios for Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), Edgar Cayce‘s Association for Research and Enlightenment, and numerous historic sites. Near the point where the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean meet, Cape Henry was the site of the first landing of the English colonists, who eventually settled in Jamestown, on April 26, 1607.

Long Beach, United States:

Long Beach Beach is located on the Pacific coast of the United States. The Port of Long Beach is said to be the second busiest seaport in the world. The length of this beach is 45 km. Thousands of tourists flock to this sunny beach every year to enjoy the immense beauty of the sea.

Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California.

Incorporated in 1897, Long Beach lies in Southern California in the southern part of Los Angeles County. Long Beach is approximately 20 miles (32 km) south of downtown Los Angeles, and is part of the Gateway Cities region. The Port of Long Beach is the second busiest container port in the United States and is among the world’s largest shipping ports. The city is over an oilfield with minor wells both directly beneath the city as well as offshore.

The city is known for its waterfront attractions, including the permanently docked RMS Queen Mary and the Aquarium of the Pacific. Long Beach also hosts the Grand Prix of Long Beach, an IndyCar race and the Long Beach Pride Festival and Parade. California State University, Long Beach, one of the largest universities in California by enrollment, is within the city.

Muisenburg, South Africa:

Muisenburg beach in Cape Town, South Africa is about 20 kilometers long. White sharks were also seen on this beach before. For those who love surfing in the sea, this can be one of the most attractive places to visit. It is one of the busiest beaches in the world.

Stocktone Beach, Australia:

Stocktone Beach is located on the eastern side of New South Wales, Australia. Its length is about 32 km. This place was very important against the attack of the Japanese forces in World War II. Still thousands of local and foreign tourists come to enjoy the view of this Australian beach every year.

An enchanted teenager’s trip to Italy Part-1

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On the 21st of October, I went to Italy. We reached the airport and our flight was at around 7 pm. When we landed in Italy I saw a huge difference, the first real one being that they drive on the right side and the driver’s seat is on the right side; this is opposite to the UK. After we reached a guest’s house I also noticed how the ambulance siren has changed. The Italian ambulance siren gives me nostalgia for when I used to live here. The place we first were in Bergamo.

2020 World Remember Bergamo most affected city by covid 19. On day 1 in Italy, we first went to the Italian supermarket esselunga which also gives me nostalgia because of how much we used to shop there. One thing that surprised me there is how there was a bar in a supermarket. You usually wouldn’t find this in the UK but what you would find are coffee chains in the big supermarkets, not a breakfast bar, especially from esselunga. So we ate our daily breakfast (also the cappuccino is nice here) and we just explored esselunga in general.

There were a wide variety of mouth-flavouring foods such as brioche and Italian pasta sauces. What I love about Italy is how tuna is incredibly popular here. In the UK you would rarely even find tuna and you would find tuna stored in just water. In Italy, you would find nice tunas which are stored in olive oil. Another thing I like about olive tuna is the various ways that you can eat it such as with bread or with pasta etc. For Bangladeshis, you can make tuna Vorta.

to be continue…..

Written by: Rafi Islam

Rafi Islam

Madalen Mills

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Madalen Mills is a child actress often creating headlines for her impressive acting career background.

Madalen Mills (born January 2009)[1] is an American actress.[2] She is known for her role as Journey in the 2020 Netflix Christmas musical film Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey.[3] She also appeared in the 2022 film The Tiger Rising.[2]

Mills was born in Atlanta and raised in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where she attended Tuscaloosa Academy and the Tuscaloosa Magnet School.[1]

Her new venture in the drama movie, “The Rising Tiger” has brought her more notability in the acting fraternity.

Given her young age yet splendid acting talent, Mills has become one of the inspirational figures to fellow child actors.

Madalen Mills” current age is 13 years old as of 2022.

She landed her first professional acting role in Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!: The Musical’s Broadway touring company in 2017.

Mills then rapidly rose to prominence for her venture in the 2020 Netflix film “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey.”

Madalen Mills Parents and Family 

Madalen Mills was born to her parents, Jamie and Jon.

Her parents are very supportive of her acting career and helps her with her life choices as well.

She was born on December 20, 2008, in Atlanta, Georgia.

According to Famous Birthdays, Mills began acting as the star of her first grade’s production of The Jungle Book.

“The Rising Tiger” has been released as of January 21 receiving critical acclaim.

Madalen Mills made her film debut as the lead of Netflix’s first original live-action musical “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey.” She won an NAACP Image award in 2021 for her performance in the category of “Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture” and was also nominated in the category of “Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture.” Produced by Atlanta Records, Mills is featured on two songs from the musical’s soundtrack.

Mills will next star opposite Queen Latifah and Dennis Quaid in “The Tiger Rising,” a film adaptation of Kate DiCamillo’s children’s book. She recently wrapped production on the indie film Summering, which centers on the adventures of four girls during the summer before middle school begins. The film is expected to release in 2022. At age 9, Mills was the youngest child performer ever cast in a year-long run of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “School of Rock” on Broadway in 2018. In 2017, she made her professional theater debut at the age of eight in the Broadway National Tour of “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical.”

Madalen Mills is known for Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020), Summering (2022) and The Tiger Rising (2022).

Madalen loves cats! She has a 15-year old tortoise-shell cat who travels with her to all of her projects, including internationally. Her name is Gabbee Pork Chop Tomika Bacon Baguette Mills.

While performing in 8 shows a week on Broadway, Madalen also modeled for The Children’s Place for fun. She loves fashion.

Although Madalen does a lot of things well in life, she is horrible at sewing. Oh well – you can’t be good at everything.

Two weeks after closing School of Rock on Broadway, Madalen landed the leading role of “Journey” in Jingle Jangle, after a multi-round global talent search.

Madalen is a Gryffindor and is a huge Potterhead.

Madalen loves her curly hair.

Madalen plays the bass guitar and piano.

At age 7, Madalen decided to try out for her school play at the Tuscaloosa Magnet School (AL) for fun. She ended up being cast in the lead role as “Mowgli” in the Jungle Book, Jr. Madalen also shared lead roles with boys as “James” in James and the Giant Peach, Jr. at the Tuscaloosa Children’s Theater (AL) and “Charlie” in Willy Wonka, Jr. at the Virginia Samford Theater (Birmingham, AL) in 2017.

Christian Convery

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BornNovember 10, 2009 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Mini Bio (1)

At only 12 years old, Christian Convery has made a name for himself as a young actor working alongside some of the biggest names in Hollywood. Having worked nonstop the past 4 years, Christian has several exciting projects in the works.

In summer 2021, Christian starred in a leading role on the Netflix/Team Downey drama-fantasy series, “Sweet Tooth,” alongside Will Forte and Nonso Anozie, with James Brolin as narrator. “Sweet Tooth” follows a boy named Gus who is half human and half deer (Convery) who survives in a post-apocalyptic world with other hybrids. The series premiered to an overwhelmingly positive response and was renewed for a second season shortly after the show’s release.

In 2022, Christian will star in the Highland Films drama, Tiger Rising, opposite Dennis Quaid, Queen Latifah, Katherine McPhee Foster, and Sam Trammel. The film is an adaptation of Kate DiCamillo’s New York Times Best-selling children’s book by the same name that follows 10-year-old Rob Horton (Convery) who discovers a caged tiger in the woods near his home. Also coming up, Christian stars as a lead in the Elizabeth Bank directed film “Cocaine Bear,” opposite Ray Liotta, Margo Martindale, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson. This Christmas, Christian voices Fregley in the animated adaptation of “Diary of Wimpy Kid.”



Christian has starred in several film the past few years including Playing With Fire in which he performed opposite Judy Greer, John Cena, John Leguizamo and Keegan-Michael Key, with whom he greatly enjoyed doing improv with. Playing With Fire was also special to Christian as got to perform many of his own stunts such as being in an intense fire simulator, hoisted 30 feet into the air from a burning cabin, and lots of wire training. Christian also starred opposite Steve Carrell and Timothee’ Chalamet in the 2018 film Beautiful Boy.

At the age of six, Christian booked a movie role from his very first audition which was for the film, Hearts of Spring. Within a year, Christian booked several projects including his first lead role in the film, My Christmas Dream. Christian’s favorite thing about acting is the opportunity it gives him to travel and meet new people who often become great friends.

Since Christian booked his first project, he has showed no signs of slowing down. He starred in the Disney/Netflix series, Pup Academy and has also earned supporting roles in several projects such as Marvel’s Venom, Ben Stiller’s film Eggplant Emoji, The CW’s Supernatural, Syfy’s Van Helsing, FX’s Legion and Disney’s Descendants 3. Christian also has many other projects under his belt including Beautiful Boy-The Amazon Studios drama that was produced by Brad Pitt’s Plan B banner where Christian played Steve Carell’s youngest son and Timothee Chalamet’s brother. Other films including Coming Home For Christmas, My Christmas Dream, Signed Sealed Delivered, Christmas at HollyLodge, William, and Hearts of Spring.



Both on and off-screen Christian is always up for a new adventure and loves to travel the world. He has traveled to Mauritius in east Africa where he got to go in the Indian Ocean’s only submarine; has traveled expansively in the Caribbean with his favorite island being Martinique, two overseas regions of France; Hawaii, Dominican Republic, Mexico, New Zealand, where he did a six-hour hike on Rangitoto Island (a volcano), the British Virgin Islands, and Thailand. Christian has also visited Beijing where he was able to both walk on and toboggan down the Great Wall of China.

In his free time he likes to hang out with his dog and play guitar. He also loves the great out- doors and all the activities and adventures that come with it including parkour, hiking, surfing, wake surfing, zip-lining, trapeze, rafting and running- and he is even a certified Padi Open Water Scuba Diver and Junior Lifeguard.

Sheikh Russel Victim of barbarity

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written by: Sheikh Masud Kamal

It is not easy to come up with the right words to express our sorrow and convey our condolences to the surviving sisters, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her younger sister Sheikh Rehana, who have lost their 10 years old youngest brother- Sheikh Russel. It is an irreplaceable loss for them. ‘What did my younger brother do that they had to kill him?’ Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asks and remembers her loving younger brother whenever she talks about the shameless killing in 1975.

Sheikh Russel, Bangabandhu’s youngest son, was born in Dhaka on 18 October 1964. At the time of his death, Russel was a student of Class Four at Dhaka University Laboratory School. Russell did not get much of his father due to his father’s political activities that sent him to jail frequently. It is learnt that his house tutor Gitali said, ‘The kid had sympathy for the poor. He used to give away gifts as donations. Whenever he found any poor being cheated, he would take him to his father and complained’.

On 15 August 1975, Russel pleaded to be taken to his mother, not knowing she had already been killed. The killers made him walk past the bodies of his close ones. Finally, when he confronted his mother’s body in the lobby, he burst into tears. Then he said, ‘take me to Hasu Apa’. At that time Sheikh Hasina and her younger sister Sheikh Rehana were abroad. That means Russel possibly thought he would survive if he could go abroad to his sisters. But, instead of having a little mercy on an innocent boy they shot him. He was the last person to be killed on that dark night along with his parents and other family members at the residence of Dhanmondhi 32.

Razia Matin Chowdhury, the Principal of University Laboratory School, in a memoir said, ‘Russel, the most kind-hearted little boy, that I have ever had the pleasure of teaching. He loved to make everyone laugh. He will be missed by all his classmates. Many of his teachers said, Russel had the biggest heart of any boy they have ever come across’. As his teachers mentioned, Russel cared about everybody and he was loved by everyone at school. Not a single day would go by where he would not glorify his school.
Bangabandhu was a great fan of the eminent thinker and philosopher Bertrand Russell and when he was imprisoned, he spent his time reading the books of Bertrand Russell. As such he named his youngest son Russel after the name of this great philosopher.

The tragic incident led to his death stunned the entire country. The brutal killing has left us speechless. The same has been happening in different forms on the globe during these decades which is not acceptable. John Donne, English poet wrote aptly, ‘Death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind.’ Like Russel many other little boys and girls, who are free from evil or guilt, are being slaughtered even today.

What a beautiful boy, Russel was! He was adorable to everyone. He might have become a remarkable man with the passage of time. Wiping out Bangabandhu’s family bloodline including Sheikh Russel in 1975, was one of the cruelest acts in the world. The conspirators did not show any mercy and did not spare his life.

The nation reproaches the heinous act of assassination of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family members including little boy Sheikh Russel. Death cannot take Russel away from the memory of his surviving sisters Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and Sheikh Rehana. He will be remembered by them and us as well. He will be in our mind always. We pray for the innocent soul.
The writer is joint director in BIWTA

Levi Miller

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Levi Zane Miller is an Australian actor and model. He is known for playing Peter Pan in Pan (2015), Luke in Better Watch Out (2016), and Calvin in A Wrinkle in Time (2018). Miller was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. At the age of 5 or 6 he entered and won a drama competition with a Peter Pan monologue. He appeared in several Australian television commercials. Miller appeared in the film A Heartbeat Away (2012) and in short films such as Akiva (2010) and Great Adventures (2012). He was selected by the film’s director Joe Wright for the role of Peter Pan in Pan. He appeared in Red Dog: True Blue where he played Mick. In 2015, he was named ambassador for Polo, the Ralph Lauren kids’ fall campaign. In 2016, Miller starred as Luke in the psychological horror Christmas-themed film Better Watch Out where the young Australian actor’s performance was highly regarded by film critics. He played Charlie Bucktin in the film adaptation of Australian novel Jasper Jones. He played Calvin O’Keefe in the American fantasy adventure A Wrinkle in Time (2018).

Early life

Miller was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. At the age of 5 or 6 he entered and won a drama competition with a Peter Pan monologue. He appeared in several Australian television commercials.

Who is Levi Miller?

Levi Zane Miller was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, on September 30, 2002 – his zodiac sign is Libra and he is an Australian national. He is an actor and model, who is perhaps best known for his portrayal of the lead character Peter Pan in the adventure comedy “Pan”, which was released on October 9, 2015; Written by Jason Fuchs and JM Barrie, and directed by Joe Wright, it also starred Hugh Jackman and Garrett Hedlund. The story follows an orphaned boy who comes to the magical place of Neverland, where he becomes a hero known to many as Peter Pan – “Pan” was nominated for eight awards, although he received mixed reviews.

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Youth and education

Raised as an only child in Brisbane by his father who was a theater actor, and his mother who worked as a waitress in a local cafe – motivated by his father, Levi became interested in acting at the age of four.

He was six when he won a drama competition with a monologue from the book “Peter Pan” written by JM Barrie, and Levi was then allowed to sign his first contract and went on to appear in many Australian commercials. He went to a local high school on which he appeared in plays, and played football and tennis. He recently enrolled in 2020 – it looks like Levi isn’t interested in getting a college degree, but will focus on becoming a famous actor.

Career as an actor

Levi made his film debut in 2010, when he was cast to play Lavi in ​​the short drama “Akiva”, written and directed by Katrina Irawati Graham, and starring Bevan Burnes, Emma Dindas and David Clendenning – it’s going about a Holocaust survivor who was ready to give up life until he met a young and curious boy.

Levi played The Boy Fishing in the 2011 musical comedy film “A Heartbeat Away” starring Sebastian Gregory and Isabel Lucas. and is about a rock guitarist who is forced to serve as the musical director of a marching band – the film received mixed reviews.

Levi made his TV series debut the same year, when he portrayed General Philbrick in the episode “Vs.” from the adventure mystery series “Terra Nova”, which follows a family living in the year 2149 and being sent back to prehistoric Earth 85 million years ago – the series won two awards and was nominated for six others. In 2012, Levi could have appeared as Young Billy in the action-adventure short “Great Adventures”, which also featured Jack Henry and Anthony Edwards, and is about Billy and his grandfather who were once heroes as well as villains.

After a three-year hiatus from acting, Levi appeared as Carter Grant in the episode “How Does She Do It?” of the action-adventure series “Supergirl”, and in 2016 he appeared in both the horror comedy “Better Watch Out” and the family comedy “Red Dog: True Blue”. He played the lead character Charlie Bucktin in the mystery thriller film “Jasper Jones”, written by Shaun Grant, directed by Rachel Perkins, which also starred Kevin Long and Toni Collete – the film is about 14-year-old Charlie who finds a corpse shown by his black friend Jasper Jones. The racists in town believe Jasper is the killer, while Charlie sets out to find out who the real killer is and save Jasper.Levi Miller

Levi’s two most recent roles were in the 2018 family fantasy film “A Wrinkle in Time” starring Storm Reid and Oprah Winfrey, and the 2019 adventure drama film “American Exit” in which he starred as Leo alongside Dane Cook and Udo. . crack. Levi was recently cast to appear in the upcoming short film “Streamline”.

other performances

Levi appeared in about 10 talk shows and short documentaries, more than five in 2015 such as “Up Close with Carrie Keagan”, “The View” and “Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition”. In 2017, he appeared in the short documentary video “The Making of ‘Jasper Jones’”, and in 2018 in another short documentary video – “A Journey Through Time”.

awards

In 2016, Levin was nominated for a Young Entertainer Award for Best Leading Young Actor – Feature Film for his performance in “Pan”, while he was also nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor (age 11 – 13). Also in 2016, Levi won a Jury Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film for “Better Watch Out”, and the following year saw him win a jury prize for best actor for the same movie. In 2018, he was nominated for a Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Actor, for his performance in “Jasper Jones”.

love life and girlfriend

Levi is only 18 and hasn’t talked about any girls he may have dated as he prefers to keep his personal affairs to himself, but it’s widely believed that he was in a relationship with Maddie Ziegler Back in 2016 – Maddie is a dancer, actress, model, author and social media star, gaining recognition after starring on the reality TV show “Dance Moms” from 2011 to 2016. Rumor has it that the two dated for several months. before splitting for unknown reasons.

In 2017, rumors started circulating on the internet that Levi and Angourie Rice would be in a relationship. Angourie is a film actress and is known for her roles in “The Nice Guys” and “These Final Hours”. They both uploaded numerous photos of themselves together on their social media accounts, but this only lasted two months.

Levi has not yet spoken about any girl he is dating today, so as of October 2020, he is single, unmarried and has no children.

Hobbies and other interests

Levi is physically active and has multiple workouts at the gym every week as it is important for his acting career to stay in shape.

In 2016, he learned to ride a motorcycle as needed for his role in “Red Dog: True Blue”, and since then he has become a fan of motorcycles and even bought one.

He loves to travel and has been to several US states to shoot his movies and TV series, and has had the chance to travel to Europe and visit Paris in France and Barcelona in Spain. Today, he considers traveling one of his main hobbies.

Levi has his own favorite actors and actresses, some of whom are Jim Carrey, Will Smith and Natalie Portman, and some of his favorite movies are “Liar Liar”, “Independence Day” and “V for Vendetta”.

Age and height

Levi’s age is 18. He has short brown hair and blue eyes, is 1.79 m tall and weighs about 71 kg.

As of October 2020, his assets has been valued at over $2 million, a good start for an actor at his age.

Career

Miller appeared in the film A Heartbeat Away (2012) and in short films such as Akiva (2010) and Great Adventures (2012). He was selected by the film’s director Joe Wright for the role of Peter Pan in Pan.[6] He appeared in Red Dog: True Blue where he played Mick.

In 2015, he was named ambassador for Polo, the Ralph Lauren kids’ fall campaign.[7]

In 2016, Miller starred as Luke in the psychological horror Christmas-themed film Better Watch Out[8] where the young Australian actor’s performance was highly regarded by film critics.[9][10] He played Charlie Bucktin in the film adaptation of Australian novel Jasper Jones.

In 2018, he played Calvin O’Keefe in the American fantasy adventure A Wrinkle in Time.[11] The next year, he played Leo in the film American Exit (2019). Miller also played Bejamin Lane in the sports drama film Streamline (2021).[12] In 2022, Miller was cast in the superhero film Kraven the Hunter.[13]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
2010AkivaLaviShort
2011A Heartbeat AwayBoy fishing
2012Great AdventuresYoung BillyShort
2015PanPeter Pan
2016Better Watch OutLuke Lerner
Red Dog: True BlueMick
2017Jasper JonesCharlie Bucktin[14]
2018A Wrinkle in TimeCalvin O’Keefe
2019American ExitLeo
2021StreamlineBenjamin Lane[12]
2022Before DawnJim CollinsPost-production[15]
2023Kraven the HunterPost-production
TBABeach Boys[16]

Television

YearTitleRoleEpisodes
2011Terra NovaGeneral Philbrick (child)“Vs.”
2015SupergirlCarter GrantSeason 1, episode 4: “How Does She Do It?

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2016Young Artist AwardBest Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor (11 – 13)PanNominated
Young Entertainer AwardBest Leading Young Actor – Feature FilmNominated
Monster FestBest Performance in a Feature Film (Male)Better Watch OutWon
2017FrightFestBest ActorWon
2018Film Critics Circle of Australia AwardsBest ActorJasper JonesNominated

Varun Buddhadev

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Varun Buddhadev is a renowned Indian child actor who has played major roles in film Toolsidas Junior and RRR. Besides that he has played major roles in various big banner films, web-series, TV serials, music videos & big brand’s commercial ads.

Varun started his acting career with a TV commercial at the age of 8 years and subsequently he got selected for multiple TV commercials, TV serials, films & web-series. He has played young title character role in film Prithviraj and lead role in an upcoming webseries Yaar Dost. In 2021 Varun performed lead character role in a music video too.

Varun Buddhadev is an Indian actor who has works in movies and over 100 TV Commercials. He has worked in movies like Bazaar (2018), Kedarnath (2018), Mumbai Saga (2021) and Netflix movie Bulbbul (2021). His notable works include Toolsidas Junior, RRR (2022) and Prithviraj (2022). He has also worked in web-series like The Empire and Happily Ever After. He also won Dadasaheb Phalke Icon Award in 2019.

Varun Buddhadev is also known as Varun is an Actor from India. Age 16 years (26 May 2006) born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. So far Varun Buddhadev has worked in Tollywood and Bollywood entertainment industries and his artwork has been released in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi language movies.

Biography Facts

NameVarun Buddhadev
Other NamesVarun
OccupationActor
GenderMale
Date of Birth26 May 2006
Birth PlaceMumbai, Maharashtra, India
ResidenceMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Age16 Years
Height
Weight (Approx.)
EducationHigh School
Nationality (Country)India
ReligionHinduism
Food DietNon-Vegetarian

Ivana Kaur

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Ivana Kaur is a famous Indian child artist. She has worked in several television commercials and print shoots. She has been worked in Amazon Prime Original web series Made in Heaven and Breathe – Into the Shadows.   

Biography
ProfessionActor
Famous RoleSiya Sabharwal in the Amazon Prime Video’s original series, ‘Breathe: Into the Shadows’ (2020)
Physical Stats & More
Eye ColourBrown
Hair ColourBrown
Career
DebutWeb-Series: ‘Made in Heaven’ (2019)
Personal Life
Date of Birth1 October 2012 (Monday)
Age (as in 2019)7 Years
BirthplaceNew Delhi
Zodiac signLibra
NationalityIndian
HometownNew Delhi
Family
ParentsFather- Name Not Known
Mother- Tina Ahuja
SiblingsShe has one younger brother.
Ivana Kaur

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ivana Kaur

  • Ivana Kaur is an Indian child actor and model.
  • She was born in New Delhi. An Old Picture of Ivana Kaur
  • She has worked as a child model for various print shoots. Ivana Kaur in a Print Shoot
  • In 2018, she was featured in the Hindi music video, ‘Maa.’
  • She has appeared in various TV commercials, like Pepsodent, HDFC Life, Nokia, Surf Excel, Mr Magic Handwash, and Kinderjoy. Ivana Kaur in Surf Excel Ad
  • In 2020, she acted in the Amazon Prime Video’s original series, ‘Breathe: Into the Shadows’ (2020) starring Abhishek Bachchan.
  • She has featured on the cover page of the Child India magazine. Ivana Kaur Featured on a Magazine Cover

Prithviraj Sarnaik

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Prithviraj Sarnaik

Prithviraj Sarnaik is an Indian Child actor and model famous for his marvelous acting since he started his journey. He came into the limelight with his role as Shiva Pandit in the 2022 Hindi film ‘The Kashmir Files.’  He was born on   His fathers name is Uday Sarnaik and his home town is Mumbai. Prithviraj Sarnaik is now a 13 yeas old boy. His famous role is Shiva pandit in the Hindi film “The Kashmir Files”(2022) At the age of 4 he started his career as a child model. He has appeared in various print advertisements and TV commercials such as myntra, V-mart, Dish TV, Parle-G,Paytm and FirstCry. He was featured in the Youtube video “Kids Read Sexist Comments”by Y-Films in 2017

In 2018 he played the role of Mridual Ranaut in the Hindi TV series “The Great Indian Dysfunctional Family”the makers of the series spotted hi in one of the TV commercials and offered him a role in the TV series. In 2022, he appeared in the Hindi film “The Kashmir Files”as Shiva Pandit. He was then roped in the 2022 Hindi film “Visfor”Starring Fardeen Khan and Riteish Deshmukh. Prithviraj Sarnaiks favourite dessert is ice cream. The indian child actor Shihaan Bakshi is his best friend. Prithviraj Sarnaik is a dog lover and has posted a few pictures with dogs on his Instagram account.

Physical Stats and More

Eye Colour: Black

Hair Colour: Black

Personal Life:

Date of Birth: 26 January 2009 (Monday)

Age (as of 2022): 13 Years

Birth place: Mumbai

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Nationality: Indian

Home town: Mumbai

School: A private school in Mumbai

Family:

Father- Uday Sarnaik

Mother- Prachi Sarnaik

Sibilings- He has two elder sisters

Raina Rao

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Raina Rao is an Actress and Child Artist from India. Age 16 years (26 December 2005) born in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. So far Raina Rao has worked in the Tollywood entertainment industry and her artwork has been released in Telugu language movies.Raina Rao is a child Artist who works in southern industry. She was born on 26th December in the year 2005 in Hyderabad, India. She is popular for the films like which is a Malayalam movie and (a Telugu movie) released in the year 2016. In the movie named “Manamantha,” she acted the role of “Mahitha” in the film.

She is currently 11 years of age with black color hairs and eyes. Her Zodiac sign is Capricorn. She is 154cm or 5 feet 1 inches tall. Her father’s name is Sridhar Rao, and is her mother. She is from a filmy background due to which she has acting in her blood. She knows three languages. These are Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu.

She has been doing theater from the age of six. She used to attend the classes of Vinay Verma. She also took part in many extra-curricular activities like Kuchipudi, Belly dancing, Kathak, gymnastics, etc. Despite being a child artist, she chooses her words wisely before giving any interview. She is an intelligent and sensible girl who is much more mature than her age. Her school friends used to ask her about her films, she always tells her experience but never revealed the plot of the movie.May be an image of 1 person and indoor

She became popular because of the movie named “Manamantha” which was directed by Chandrasekhar Yeleti starring Gautami and Mohanlal. “Manamantha” is a Telugu drama film released worldwide on August 5th in the year 2016. Its Malayalam version was also made, and it was named as “Vismayam.” The film earned Rs. 4 crores worldwide from all the versions of it. In this movie, there were four stories, and Raina Rao played the lead role in one of the stories. She likes facing the camera and acting, and according to her, it is fun. She always tries to give her best and takes instructions and guidelines from the senior artists and director.

During her shooting of the film “Manamantha,” she had interacted with Gautami and Mohanlal. She said that they are very friendly and helped her a lot in this film. Gautami helped her with her dresses and her look and Mohanlal taught her some words of Malayalam language. During that time, her exams were also going on in parallel. She used to finish her shooting and go back to home to study. She is a hardworking, intelligent and a beautiful child artist in the Southern industry.  

Biography Facts

Name Raina Rao
Occupation Actress,

Child Artist

Gender Female
Date of Birth 26 December 2005
Birth Place Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Residence Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Age 16 Years
Height 1.55 m (5′ 1″)
Weight (Approx.)
Education School From Chirec Public School
Nationality (Country) India
Religion Hinduism

Family

Father Sridhar Rao
Mother Vidya Rao
Sibling Monish Gududuri

Dafne Keen

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Dafne Keen was a British-Spanish actress born on January 19, 2005. The daughter of actor Will Keen and actress, theater director, and writer María Fernández Ache, Dafne was also the paternal great-granddaughter of Edward Curzon, 6th Earl Howe, a member of the English peerage. Known for his roles in “Victor Frankenstein” (2015) and “The Crown” (Netflix, 2016-), Will Keen acted alongside his daughter in her acting and television debut, “The Refugees” (laSexta, 2015).

Dafne Keen

The British-Spanish co-production followed a massive group of refugees time traveling to the past to avoid a deadly virus; both father and daughter were a part of the main cast. Dafne Keen landed her breakout role (and her film debut) as Laura in “Logan” (2017), the conclusion of Hugh Jackman’s run as the iconic Marvel Comics and X-Men character Wolverine. As his mutant daughter (claws run in the family), Keen received critical praise. She then joined the television adaptation of Philip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” (BBC One, TBA) as main character Lyra, appearing alongside her father Will once again.

Dafne Keen is a wonderful young actress who you will know from playing X-23 in Logan. She was fantastic in the role, and right after that film came out, the rumors of her playing the character in her own film started, of course. Nothing ever got off the ground, and then Disney bought Fox, essentially killing that possibility. While doing publicity for the second season of HBO’s His Dark Materials, Dafne Keen talked a little about the studio’s hopes from back then and says that she, of course, would love to continue the X-23 story on the big screen.

Dafne Keen2 years later after her screen debut, and after several auditions, Keen was cast by Marvel Comics in a big-budget Hollywood production; she co-starred with Hugh Jackman in the 2017 superhero film Logan as the mutant Laura, the child clone of Wolverine. The film opened to critical and financial success, and is considered to be one of the best superhero movies of all time. Keen’s performance received critical acclaim, and she received several awards and nominations for her performance, which include winning an Empire Award for Best Newcomer, and receiving nominations from the Chicago Film Critics Association, the Saturn Awards, and more.In 2019, Keen was cast in the lead role of Lyra Belacqua in the BBC/HBO television adaptation of the His Dark Materials trilogy, where she co-stars along with actress Ruth Wilson; her father is also a cast member of the series.

The series has a positive reception,[17] and Keen received praise for her performance, with The Hollywood Reporter writing “…this effort nails much of what makes the books pop, and both the special effects and a star-studded cast led by Dafne Keen and Ruth Wilson are in fine form.” For the role, she was nominated for a BAFTA Cymru Award for Best Actress in 2020.In 2020, Keen starred alongside Andy García in the comedy-drama film Ana; the film was originally announced in 2017, but was delayed until 2020. The film opened to mixed reviews, although Keen’s performance received praise. Film critic Amari commenting on her “charisma and presence” and wrote how Keen and Garcia “enhance each other’s presence to the point you can forgive the film’s shortcomings.”

If I can’t secure a job what’s the point of achieving University degree?

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Vatsal Nahata
Vatsal Nahata

If I can’t secure a job, what’s the point of achieving University degree? This is a good question. So we are going to tell you about this topic. We will tell you the power of networking.

Success will come if you persevere. Vatsal Nahata, a graduate student of Yale University in the United States, proved this. He went there from India to study. Nahta had a dream to work in the World Bank. He pursued his dream job for a long time. For this he had to exchange 600 mails. Had to call 80 times. However, he did not give up. After continuous efforts, he got his dream job. Nahata wrote about this effort to get the desired job in a big post on his LinkedIn. More than 15 thousand people have liked this post of his. Apart from this, his post has been shared by more than 100 people.

Yale University is a famous and ancient university in the United States. He started trying for a job there during the corona epidemic of 2020 at the end of his graduation. But at the time of corona epidemic, various institutions fell into financial distress. Nahta started his post with this. He said, “At that time many organizations started laying off workers. He wrote, graduation was going to end in 2 months. There was no work at hand. I thought as a Yale student, if I can’t secure a job, what’s the point of coming to Yale? At that time parents also started asking questions.

Nahata said, ‘I did not think about going back to India. I thought the first salary would be in dollars. For this I start networking or communicating with everyone. At this time I stay away from any portal or job application. I connected with 15 thousand people in two months. Write 600 emails. 80 people contacted. I was rejected from most places. Nahata also said, ‘I have contacted so many people that my strategy has worked. I received four job offers in early May. This time I choose the World Bank. They agreed to sponsor my visa. Also, my manager offered me an opportunity to co-author a research paper on machine learning. Nahata completed his graduation in Economics from Sriram College and Commerce, Delhi. He says the tough times have taught him a few things. One of these is the power of networking.

The first half of 2020 was a difficult time for everyone. People were already having a tough time adapting to the pandemic, and the job scenario was quite bleak. After Covid-19 was declared a pandemic, many organisations were looking to cut costs and let go of employees. “Every company was preparing for the worst, and it made no sense to hire. A historic recession seemed looming (sic),” Nahata said.

 

He was ready to get his Master of Arts degree in International and Development Economics from Yale in May 2020, but it hit a hurdle. It was the same year that former US President Donald Trump had made his thoughts about immigration policies clear.

 

Nahata was one of the many Indian talents in the US who found it difficult to find companies which would sponsor a visa. He would reach the final rounds of interviews but would be later rejected as they couldn’t sponsor his visa. “Trump’s stance on immigration made it very uncertain for companies to navigate and predict US immigration policy. Everybody wanted to play it safe and hire US citizens,” the Yale graduate wrote in his post.

 

The Yale degree started feeling like a piece of paper – he was ready to graduate in the next two months but had no job in hand. “I thought to myself, ‘what was the point of coming to Yale when I can’t even secure a job here? It became harder to sound strong to my parents when they called and asked me how I was doing.'”

 

But, Nahata – who is currently working at the International Monetary Fund as a Research Analyst – didn’t want to give up this easy. Two things he knew for sure: returning to India was not an option, and his first paycheck would only be in American dollars.

 

And, he made one of the most crucial decisions of his life – he decided to stop filling out job application forms or scanning recruitment portals. He decided to try out ‘networking’.

 

For people who haven’t tried networking yet, it involves sending out numerous (random) emails and making calls to strangers hoping to get a positive response from one. Cold-emailing is considered to be one of the harder types of communication because you don’t know the person on the other side nor do you get any feedback which can be used to improve your approach the next time.

 

Nahata spent two months building his network. He sent over 1500 connection requests, wrote 600 cold emails and got on 80 odd cold calls with strangers in that period. “I was clocking close to 2 cold calls per day and faced the highest number of rejections I’ve ever gone through. I developed thick skin by necessity. And I was getting nowhere.”

 

The desperation to find a job got to him. The Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor’s soundtrack ‘The Gentle Hum of Anxiety’ from the 2010 film ‘The Social Network’ became his most-played song on YouTube. He was eating, drinking, sleeping and dreaming of ‘networking’.

 

“You could wake me up at 4 AM, and I could smoothly network and sell my skills to the most seasoned American executive, all while knowing that this call is probably going nowhere. Things became so desperate that I would often cold-call people in my dreams,” his post read. 

 

After knocking on several doors, Nahata’s strategy paid off. He landed four job offers by the first week of May, and the World Bank was one of them. They were willing to sponsor his visa after his Optional Practical Training was concluded. Moreover, his manager offered him a co-authorship on a Machine Learning paper with the World Bank’s current Director of Research (none of which was known to him at that time). And, he decided to go with the World Bank’s offer.

 

The intense two months taught Nahata, who is an Economic graduate from Delhi’s Shri Ram College of Commerce, the lessons of a lifetime. As he understood the ‘true power of networking’, it became his second nature. This experience gave him the confidence that he can survive in any given situation and figure out his way as an immigrant in the United States.

 

He also realised that an Ivy League degree could only take him so far. “Times of crisis (Covid and Trump’s immigration policies) were ideal grounds to metamorphose into a more evolved person,” he added.

 

By sharing his experience with the world, Nahata wanted to encourage people to never give up. “If you’re going through something similar where the world seems to be collapsing on you: carry on – do not go gentle into that good night. Better days will come if you’re learning from your mistakes and if you knock on enough doors.”

 

How has networking helped you grow as an individual? Has it made you more confident? Tell us your thoughts in the Comments section. 

Study after a long break

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Study after a long break.There will be always some obstacles, but, strong desire would help achieve your dreams. How would you feel returning to the school after a long study break? It would be excited but not easy, for sure. Yet, the distance learning online courses, Bangladesh Open University and many private universities in Bangladesh welcome students to finish their study after long study break.

 

Ahmed Reza, a student of BA Honors, started his graduation at the age of thirty two. At the age of nineteen, his father passed away in an accident. Being the elder son of the family, he had to take all the responsibilities — taking care of all the financial maintenance — from his mother’s medicines to his two younger sisters’ educational responsibilities. Therefore, he had sacrificed his own study. Now, after 13 years, being financially stable, he has started his study again, along with his job.

 

This coming back to the school was not easy for Reza. He shares, “I always wanted to finish my study. Now that I got the opportunity to manage my job and study, I started again. But, it is always tough to maintain the generation gap in the classroom and skip the judgmental eyes of others. It takes courage and immense desire to fulfill my dream of finishing my study.”

 

Like Reza, Zaynul Rahman is completing his study, once he left it after his secondary school certificate in the year of 2006. Now he started again and shares his way of getting back to study, “I did not like school and study back then. So, my father sent me to learn automobile workshops. Now, I have an established business, but, I feel like finishing my study. I have experienced that academically educated people get more respect. So, I started my study in Economics in a private university. Though it’s a tough job to maintain regular class and business, I am enjoying it.”

 

“One of the main problems is bridging the generation gap. Sometimes they fail to maintain the huge pressure of study. Thereafter, as in distance learning there is a special use of technology, many students find that as a big challenge,” says Anwesha Mamtaz, Lecturer, Department of English, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Language, Bangladesh Open University.

 

Often as a distant learner or as a professional trying to finish study after a break faces generation gap in the class room and turning on the study mood becomes another problem. Proper strategy would help you out from such situations. Here are some quirky guidelines to make your second start easier.

 

Stay focused and motivated

Blowing your enthusiasm to study after one week of admission would prove you wrong. Before, stepping to the university gate, be sure and lock your desire to finish your degree. Practise your study timely, nurture the habit of taking short notes, and do not procrastinate.

Avoid sitting on the bed with your books otherwise you shall eventually end up leaning, lying and finally snoring. Promise yourself to sit on the study table. Even the dining table shall serve the purpose. In short, create an environment which will energize you to study more and more.

 

Plan a balanced routine

 

Study can add a lot of stress regarding class time, group study, assignments and assessments. As you were away from this cycle for a long time, this would give you a sense of a difficult schedule. A balanced routine will guide you to walk the way patiently. So, at the very beginning of the semester make a balance routine to maintain the study cycle. A balance routine and work schedule will make your study easy.

But, before you make the routine, be careful of not making the schedule too tight, otherwise, it will be a fail again. Allow yourself to maintain a reasonable break in between your routine. And, try to avoid study related pressure through the semester break. Little breaks will make your life easier to maintain the routine again.

 

Arrange group study

 

Many a time having study break would create distance between you and the current students. Not only would this, with time curriculum changes. At present time, you would come across a new study method. This would break your heart but do not let this harm your study. There is always a solution — attend all the classes timely, talk to the teacher on your difficulties, and do not forget to take part on every group study.

Try to join in a group to study where other students are regular. In case you do not understand something or miss something, your group members will be always there to help you. If you miss a class someday, your group members will support you to recover that class. Moreover, maintaining group study will also lessen the distance between your classmates and you, and thus you will be able to make a better environment for study.

 

Be Confident

 

Being an aged student compared to your other class fellows, if you suffer from low confidence in the classroom then your irritation and low self esteem would be highly harmful for your study.

Self consciousness, nervousness and worry that what if you do bad result, what if no one talks to you, what if you do fail to meet the teachers expectations– would not bring any positive result. Before you get embarrassed in front of the class and teachers, think about it and come up with decisions that will help you not to feel in this way. And, only solution of this is confidence –the foremost need of your journey.

Your will power is the most important and should be the most prioritized in your list when you are starting your study for the second time. When you set a goal of securing your degree after taking a long break, your mind should work stronger. If your confidence and will power is locked, other necessary things will automatically fall into the line. With this few above mentioned tips, you will be able to clarify your doubts regarding study break and this would surely make your walk easy towards achieving academic venture.

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Bella Devyatkina

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Bella Devyatkina, from Moscow, Russia, is a little language superstar.

At just 4 years old, this mini multi-lingual darling was speaking 7 different languages –

English, Spanish, German, French, Chinese, and Arabic – in addition to her native Russian.

And no, Bella wasn’t raised by parents who were fluent in all 7 languages and her mom doesn’t consider her a genius – just a ‘regular’ toddler who happened to love learning new languages.

Be ready to get inspired by little Bella and her mama Yulia! They prove what is possible when you start teaching your child from a young age – even if you don’t speak the language yourself.

Bella started learning when she was just 2 years old 

According to Bella’s mum Yulia, a native Russian speaker, the key is to start introducing your child to their new language (or languages) as early as possible.

She introduced English to Bella at just two years old and noticing her interest and ease in which she picked it up, began to introduce more languages.

Bella’s ability to develop multilingual skills from such a young age is echoed by scientific research.

A 2018 language study conducted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology of more than 670,000 people of different nationalities and ages suggested the best time to learn a new language – if the goal is to reach native-speaking proficiency – is by the age of 10.

So, that old myth that babies and toddlers are too young to learn another language simply isn’t true.Bella Devyatkina Media | Kinolift

Bella’s mum isn’t a native speaker of all the languages Bella speaks…

It seems Yulia wasn’t intimidated – or limited – by the fact that she herself didn’t actually speak many of the languages Bella learnt.

I think it’s SO important that you hear this mama!

You really, truly don’t need to be a native speaker to teach your kiddo another language. Bella’s mum is a shining example of this fact!

So, how did non-native speaking Yulia do it?

The secret to learning a new language (or 6!) is to make it FUN and use a bunch of different resources!

According to interviews with the little language prodigy’s mum, she enlisted the help of some native speaking tutors in the target language and kept things fun and interesting by mixing up Bella’s lessons.

Some of Bella’s informal lessons were at the zoo, museum, the aquarium and even cooking classes at home.

Yulia has made it clear in many interviews that her focus throughout the experience was for Bella to be having fun – it wasn’t about a mum loading her child up with huge expectations.

“We do not set any ambitious goals for Bella’s future. For us, it’s important that Bella finds a favorite thing in life and does what she really enjoys.” Yulia has been quoted as saying.

Russian neuropsychologist Anna Semenovich has also said of Bella “If the girl is learning languages through curiosity, if her parents managed to build a schedule that works as a game – it will only benefit her. She’s not studying, she’s playing!

Play! It’s such an incredibly important part of introducing a new language to your little one.

Kids just learn better when they’re actually having fun and playtime can support language learning, help boost their creativity and develop social skills. Just like it did for Bella.

Ps – I’ve got some great tips on how to make the most of playtime for language learning here.

The bottom line? Take advantage of all the language learning resources available to you!

Arm yourself with a whole variety of tools like videos, music, flashcards, games and the help of native speakers – be it in person or recorded lessons. It takes the weight off you feeling like you have to ‘know it all’ while keeping things interesting and fun.

I think little Bella and her mama are super inspiring examples of what is possible with the right resources and a commitment to making it happen – even if you’re not a native speaker.

Seeing is believing, so click here to see darling little Bella in action and then download our free guide so you can get started down the same road with your kiddos!

Aidan McCann

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Irish Magician Aidan McCann first performed magic on stage when he took part in Ireland’s Got Talent at the age of 9. He reached the semi-finals and following this he was invited onto The Ellen Show. After this appearance he went on to perform magic in Shin Lim’s stage Show ‘Limitless’ in Vegas, making him the youngest magician to perform on a Vegas stage. When Aidan returned onto The Ellen Show in October 2019, he was given his own segment on her show. His show ‘Aidan’s Magic Corner’ was recorded in January 2020 and his first guests included The Jonas Brothers, Colin Farrell and Emily Blunt and Kalen Allen.

Aidan also recorded Little Big Shots with Melissa McCarthy in January 2020 and took part in Britain’s Got Talent, securing a place in ‘The Final’ Oct 2020 After this he appeared on BBC’s ‘Blue Peter’.During the challenging period of 2020/21 Aidan got online like many other magicians and performers and successfully managed to find audiences for his magic via Zoom!

He has taken part in numerous charity events for organisations at home and abroad and also has really enjoyed putting Online Magic Shows together for Corporate Companies globally. In 2022 he was able to take to the stage again performing at the Blackpool Magic Convention Gala Night Show and also performing at the Ulster Magic Convention in Belfast.Aidan also carves out a bit of time to put his Actors hat on and filmed ‘The Holiday’ a Channel 5 Drama Series in Malta (2021) which was on our TV screens earlier in 2022. He also filmed ‘Bright Sparks’ for RTE, ‘Bad Sisters’ (TV series coming soon to Apple TV) and most recently filmed ‘Send in the Clowns’ a forthcoming feature film.

Aidan is very excited to bring his first ever live show to the Helix Stage in Dublin February 2023. One of Irelands favourite magicians Aidan thrills across the board from private parties to large corporate events. His magic is most suited to an adult audience. (Teens upwards)Contact us to book your show/event/private party with Aidan! All tailor made to suit your specific requirements.

Email [email protected]   or [email protected] for inquiries.

We interviewed Aidan on behalf of the teenagers. It is highlighted below.

Q1: It feels really cool to be one of the youngest magicians in the world. I started when I was five and I’m 12 now, nearly 13, a teenager! I always loved magic but when I was about 7 or 8 I started doing card magic and my first time on stage doing magic was when I was nine when  I was in Ireland’s Got Talent and I got to the semi finals. What was super was that the Ellen Show saw my Irelands got talent clips on YouTube and asked me to go on her show which was great and that opened a lot of doors for me. When I was 10 I took part in Shin Lims ‘Limitless‘ stage show in vegas and I’m also the youngest magician to be on the Vegas stage.  I also did Britain’s Got Talent and I got to the final and that was a brilliant experience. At the moment, I’m working on a new magic tv show which I can’t reveal too much about yet but I’m very grateful for all the opportunities I’ve had so far.

 

Q2: At first I was inspired to become a magician by a local Irish children’s magician. But when I started to get really into magic I’m constantly inspired by loads of different magicians. At the moment I am a big fan of Derren Brown. I saw him on stage  recently. It was fantastic and I met him afterwards. I love reading magic books, I certainly love learning about mentalism at  the moment and some of my favourite magicians at the moment are Luke Jermay and Hector Chadwick. There are so many awesome magicians who aren’t that well known but they do amazing magic.

 

Q3: Being on the Ellen show was a dream come true. I was only nine when I went on it first and I remember everything and I loved every minute of it. It’s such a big show, I’m so grateful I got the chance to be on it. I was actually on it about four times and they gave me my own show called Aidans Magic Corner. I interviewed celebrities and did magic for them. Celebrities like Emily Blunt, The Jonas brothers and Colin Farrell. I had the best time. The Ellen show is finished now but she was always so kind to me.

 

Q4: My favourite magician at the moment is Derren Brown. I met him last month after his amazing show, I think he’s unbelievable. I took part in the Blackpool magic Convention in February. It is great because I get to meet up with a lot of my friends like lssy Simpson ( she was also on BGT) and Jasper cherry who was in my BGT final with me. I’ve always been a fan of Shin Lim and I was lucky enough to meet him in Vegas. And Keith Barry is my favourite Irish magician,  I’ve met him a few times. In London next month I’m going to a magic convention and I’m looking forward to meeting Hector Chadwick.

 

Q5: Just like Harry Potter I also have a wand, every magician has a wand and of course wands are magical ?

 

Q6: I would love to visit Bangladesh and meet all my fans. I am so grateful to have so many fans from India. My dad has been to India many times,  he particularly likes Mumbai so yes I hope to come to Bangladesh one day.

 

Q7: Yes there’s a difference between a magician and a wizard! for example.. a wizard could turn you into a frog but a magician could make the frog disappear.

 

Q8: Magic and illusion are more less the same thing, they both create a moment for the audience where the audience believes what they are seeing even if it’s not reality.

 

Q9: Yes I will always want to be a magician, seeing people’s reactions makes me so happy. I also love learning more and more magic skills,  you should never stop learning.

 

Q10: My friends think magic is really cool and my family are so proud and love that I do magic especially because they get to travel to some really awesome places with me like LAS VEGAS,  LONDON and hopefully one day Bangladesh ?

 

I just want to say thank you to all my fans in Bangladesh. If you want to find out more information about me my Instagram Is @aidanthemagician and I’m 13 on the first of July so watch out for my new tiktok channel

 

Thank you

Aidan McCann

Mya Rose Craig The Bird Girl

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Mya Rose Craig is known around the world as Bird Girl. She is also an ornithologist and author. At the age of 17, She became the youngest British Bangladeshi person to receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Bristol. Teenagers now publishing her exclusive interview.

Q:We know that birds fly in the sky without just ostriches. Now the question is why the ostrich is called a bird even though it cannot fly?

Mya: Whether a species is a bird or mammal is not dependent on whether it can fly but on its scientific status. Ostrich’s have become non flying because this has benefits in its habitat for food and breeding and they still retain the remnants of flight feathers. Mammals generally give birth to live young whilst birds, fish and amphibians lay eggs.
Q: Why  birds fly south for the winter?
Mya: Many birds fly south for the winter to Bangladesh as they are looking for a warmer climate to live in during the winter. So for example, the very rare Spoon-billed Sandpiper breeds in the Russian Siberian Tundra in the summer before migrating south to Bangladesh for the winter. This is also true of birds that come to the UK during the summer, such as Barn Swallow, which come to the UK in spring, breed, before flying south in the autumn to Africa to escape our harsh winter.
Q: There was a time when birds ruled the world. There is no calculation of how many species of birds there were. But now that number is decreasing day by day. Many species of birds are endangered. Who is responsible for this? How do you think this extinction can be prevented?

Mya: There has been a dramatic decline of birds all over the world in the last 30 years. For example, in Europe there are  400 million fewer grassland birds. In Bangladesh, there are tiny numbers of birds left. When my mum visited her paternal family village in Sunamgonj in the 1970’s they were shooting huge numbers of water birds including Boks and Bogla that would not be good to eat. As people’s wealth has increased, more people can afford guns leading to indiscriminate killing of birds. The main reason for the huge decline of birds in Bangladesh is due to hunting with guns and nets, destruction of habitat such as cutting down trees, draining marshland & wetlands and the lack of protection of birds by the government.

The main change needed to save our birds is for big changes in the law, protecting birds and punishment of those who break the law. First we need to fund research into the reasons for the decline of different species and then what laws are needed to protect habitats and birds. Some of the issues will also impact on the increased risks of flooding.
Q: We know you are the youngest person to receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Bristol in 2020. So now we call you Dr. Maya Rose Craig. I would like to hear your feeling when you find out that you will be awarded a doctorate degree. 

Mya: In December 2019, I received an email from someone at Bristol University telling me that they would like to give me an honorary degree and attached a letter from the Pro-Vice Chancellor. I was so shocked that I thought it was a hoax from one of my friends so I didn’t click on the attachment until my mum had phoned the university and found out it was a real offer.

It was incredible to be awarded something so fantastic & being the youngest British person to receive an honorary Doctorate of Science D.Sc. h.c. It was all really exciting, going onto The One Show a popular BBC chat show and doing lots of interviews. At the ceremony, the university made me feel like a real VIP. There were lots of TV camera crews who came and it was amazing to see them cram into see me.
I think it’s only as I get older and am at Cambridge University myself that I understand how enormous it was to be given an honorary doctorate at age 17.
I am really proud of being an Ambassador for Greenpeace and Oxfam amongst others.
Q: From Chew vally School to St. John’s College, Cambridge University.This is the journey of  your education life, how have you prepared yourself at this time?
Mya:The Chew Valley is made up of a few villages outside of Bristol. It is a really small area and I knew most of the people in my year at school. I had been attending lots of events and speaking, so I was a lot more outward looking than many people at school. I had a gap year planned between 6th form and university when I had planned to travel and spend time in Sylhet. However, due to covid-19 I was unable to travel, so instead wrote 3 books and went to the Arctic with Greenpeace. That was an incredible experience and allowed me to highlight the terrible impact climate change is having on the Arctic and so the planet.

Q: Do all birds migrate? If not all birds migrate, why do some migrate?

Mya: Most birds do not migrate but live in the same place all the year around. There is variation within the same species. For example, in the UK, some blackcaps, song thrushes and robins migrate but other do not. It depends on food and resources.

Q: You are an ornithologist. What is it actually? I want to know the details about this.

Mya: An ornithologist is someone who has studied birds for science. I have studied the science of birds since I was 9 years old, obtaining my licence to ring birds from the British Trust for Ornithology at 16 years old, which is the youngest age possible to obtain a licence in the UK. Bird ringing is when you catch birds in delicate nets, then carefully remove and examine them, taking measurements and weighting them before releasing them. I had to have a very detailed knowledge of birds ID before I could even start the training to obtain my trainee licence. I have done lots of bird ringing demonstrations and find that children and adults love to see the birds close up and even getting to hold or release them.

Q: How did your love for birds come about? Why do you love birds so much instead of other animals ?

Mya: My parents and older sister Ayesha loved birds and went out birdwatching all the time. When I was born, they carried on but just taking baby me with them. When I was 3, Ayesha was 15 years old and was obsessed with birds but also very beautiful and very cool. I wanted to be like her and so if she loved birds, I was going to love birds too. I was also good at bird ID and got a lot of pleasure from watching them.

Q: If there were no more birds on earth, just like the dinosaurs became extinct. In that case, what do you think what type of damage will have to face the world?

Mya: If birds became extinct this would have a drastic impact on our planet as nature relies on them and so in turn do we. For example, hummingbirds in South America and sunbirds in Asia use their long bills to feed on nectar and in turn pollinate flowers and food crops. Fruit eating birds often spread the seeds in their droppings. The planet has developing over millions of years, with each species having a place in the world, so extinctions have a huge impact on our environment and ultimately on us.

Q: You are a writer. We want to know how many books you have published and what their names are. What are your published books written about? Will you publish your book in Bengali?

Mya: I have been writing blog posts for my website and articles since I was 11 years old. During  the Covid-19 pandemic I had a year off as a gap year between school and university and  I wrote 3 books. The first was published by Magic Cat, a small sustainable publisher. It was called We Have A Dream and in it I interviewed and highlighted the work of 30 young environmentalists of colour from around the world. It came out in August 2021 and was beautifully illustrated. This book was really important to me, amplifying the voices of young people who are otherwise not heard as the environmental movement in the Global North is very White and mainly only promotes people who are White.

My second book is called Birdgirl and is a memoir about birding around the world as s child, how our love of birds helped our mental health and about becoming an activist. I am really proud of this book, which is available from Amazon.com and which I hope will one day be published in Bengali.
My last book is a large illustrated children’s book about bird migration called Flight.
Q: Since you are a British-Bangladeshi, we think you have learned Bengali as well as English. Can you speak Bengali as well as you can speak English? What language do you speak with your parents at home?
Mya: My Nanu lives in Bristol and has one brother living on one side and another brother on the other side. When I was a child, until I started school age 4 years old, one of my Nanis looked after me and one of my cousins. So I was surrounded by Sylheti and programmes on Channel S. When I started school, I was totally bi- lingual in English and Sylheti but I suddenly felt very self conscious about speaking Sylheti and refused to speak it. I think it’s really sad that my sister can speak Sylheti but not me. I had planned to spend 6 months in Sylhet during my year off but had to cancel due to covid-19 but now plan is to stay in Sylhet after I graduate and learn to start speaking Sylheti again. I think it a shame that my cousins who are my age can’t speak Sylheti either but things are harder as we are third generation British-Bangladeshi and the first generation in our family all speak good English and so we don’t have the need to learn.
Q: Now what is your advice for those who are young and love birds like you? And what is your message to those who hunt, sell, or capture birds?
Mya: My message is to all Bangladeshi’s, whether they are interested in birds or not; birds are fantastic, they can fly, so how incredible is that? What is there not to like about them? Try taking a closer look at the wonderful birds of Bangladesh and understand how important they are to humankind. Stand up and protect the birds of our beautiful world. Point your finger at those who are harming our birds and try to make them understand the harm they are doing to all of us. To those who kill or capture birds, your business will end soon as bird species disappear. Why don’t you stop now and become bird guides, showing Bangladeshi and foreign birdwatchers or bird photographers the birds in your area, using your bird sighting skills for birdwatching?
Dr Mya-Rose Craig
D.Sc. h.c.
Founder & President Black2Nature Twitter @officialb2n
www.birdgirluk.com Twitter @BirdgirlUK 
Instagram @birdgirluk

 

Rethinking Post Pandemic Global Alliance

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In the passage of closest space of time train, near two years, it never astonishes anyone; at least many are burnt out on this repulsive pandemic, or even, far – more, exhausted, and debilitated – and-burnt out on it, and the effect on our lives!

Numerous souls have lost their fight, as have the invulnerable – split the difference, we actually don’t have the foggiest idea about all the likely longer-term consequences and effects. Why does this country, no matter what its undertakings and spending, have, among, the most insignificant immunization rates, in the world, among first-level, made nations? Everybody is fed up with this and would like, a get back to business as usual, at the same time, the endeavors of a minority hurts our general endeavors, and the possibility to enhance our endeavors!

 

In view of that, Do you feel as though you’ve grown out of your circles? Maybe you don’t have a good sense of security or seen anymore. There might be increasingly few things you can impart to individuals in your constant circle, and it leaves you feeling forlorn or disengaged. Expecting this is the situation, you are in better to accompany. Welcome to one of the center elements of persistent development!

 

As we keep on developing, large numbers of us battle with a feeling of not exactly finding a place with our customary local area or clan: we might have extended or changed past the lines of ancestral standards, and never again discover a similar feeling of having a place there. Different individuals might have fixed the ancestral guidelines to encourage a feeling that everything is good. Accordingly, we might feel a feeling of disengagement or distance.

 

In truth, every last one of us has a place with numerous clans at the same time: there is your unique clan – the family you were naturally introduced to – and afterward, there are generally the networks of decision you have joined: your work clan, your groups of friends, your religious local area, your area, and then some. These people groups are not static; they are in ceaseless transition since they comprise of people who are inconsistent conditions of progress. At the point when there is a great deal of progress occurring in either the individual or the local area, a feeling of discord results.

 

How are we to manage this? To begin with, it is vital to perceive that ancestral loyalties were generally fashioned for endurance. They were adjusted throughout hundreds of years to guarantee the security and endurance of the gathering. Endurance expected that individuation is forfeited for the compromise of safety.

 

In current culture, the tables are flipped. Regardless of whether we appreciate it, change is fundamental for endurance at each degree of being. The speed of progress is driven by mechanical advances and happens with extending rate: sociologists check that more change has happened in the public eye all through the beyond the limit of 100 years, than in the entirety of the past 6,000 years. Individual variation currently is a necessity for endurance, and the speed of individual change doesn’t continuously match the speed at which our different ancestral networks develop. The ensuing chaos can cause genuine disintegration and torture.

 

The local area is the consequence of building relationships through significant association over the long run. There is no alternate way; an interaction creates when obligations of trust and closeness are sustained and regarded.

 

Truth be told, social trials demonstrate that innovatively ruled availability brings about estrangement and social breakdown after some time. In a weighty social trial led by Josh Harris, one of the organizers of informal communication on the web, he observed that the more individuals’ private lives were uncovered by every minute of everyday innovation, the more their feeling of closeness and relationship crumbled until the local area fell in viciousness and reckless way of behaving.

The time has come to return to our ideas of the local area so we can make clans that offer a genuine feeling of closeness and having a place.

In a climate like this, individuals experience and express empathy and regard for each other. They permit others to share their weakness, to learn and develop, and to communicate who they genuinely are. At the point when struggle emerges, they figure out how to determine it with shrewdness and beauty. Individuals pay attention to and regard every others’ gifts, acknowledge every others’ limits, commend their disparities, and resolve to find arrangements together as opposed to battle against one another. For sure, the genuine soul of the local area is the soul of harmony, love, shrewdness, and power. The wellspring of this soul might be viewed as an outgrowth of the aggregate self or as the indication of a Higher Will.

 

Does this portrayal of the local area sound otherworldly to you? It is to be sure, on the grounds that Spirit is the shared factor among us all, paying little mind to how isolated we feel from others.

 

As people, we frequently experience a financial feeling of detachment from others due to various assessments, convictions, assumptions, language, culture, or interests, since every single one of us communicates these in a manner particularly not quite the same as any other individual. Yet, we keep on separating! In this continuous interaction, we keep on developing or lapse because of life. A people group that felt like a solid match last year may never again work today; the spots where we felt embraced, presently may choke out us. Throughout a lifetime, we can hope to grow out of and change loyalties to a significant number of the ancestral networks we once had a place with.

But then, when we rise above the layers of actual appearance, mental convictions, and financial molding, we find within the sight of Spirit a shared factor in everybody around us. Maybe the time has come to grow our ancestral definitions to embrace an otherworldly local area that incorporates all of humanity as offspring of God.

 

Other living people group rises above all financial lines, convictions, and foundations. It is comprehensive since it works on intentional self-obligation and shared empathy, and its entryways are available to everybody.

Building this kind of local area takes time: time to tune in, to hear, to answer, and to take an interest. Take a couple of seconds to peruse the depiction of the profound local area once more. Then, make time in your life to cultivate that sort of association with individuals who make a difference to you. You are one of the planners of the local area in your life, and you can partake in building a clan where you should be.

It is possible that we continue, in a more brought together way, or we draw out the abhorrence. Awaken, world, before numerous others, lose this fight! It’s doing, every one of us!

 

 

Written by: Rafsun Ahmed

Cultural anthropologist and media graduate who studied  Independent University, Bangladesh. He is available at [email protected]