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Music Recommenda�ons

Coldplay - Hymn For The Weekend(English)
This is a song by a Bri�sh singer showing the culture of India .The lyrics have
added spark to the music video . It features Indians having fun on the Indian
streets while doing their works, daily chores and celebra�ng different occasions.
link: Hymn For The Weekend (https://youtu.be/YykjpeuMNEk)

Vidya Vox- be free pallivalu bhadrava�akam(English & Malayalam)

This song is a mashup of 2 songs in English and Malayalam. The video shows the
culture of Kerala in a beau�ful manner.
link: be free pallivalu bhadrava�akam (https://youtu.be/eiGdsH1g20k)

BTS-Spring Day(Korean)

This song is in a language we are not familiar with but, listening to the song s�ll
gives the nostalgia which is what the lyrics convey and also exactly what music
does to people. This song is based on the Sewol ferry tragedy in South Korea
which took the lives of many people ,many of who were students. This was one
of the biggest mari�me disasters of S.Korea. The song is also associated with the
feeling of missing someone.
link: Spring Day (https://youtu.be/xEeFrLSkMm8)

- Ch. Hinduja Reddy, VIII

Inven�ons & Discoveries

Solar heated tents for the Indian Army

The container cabins being used by our soldiers usually bring large quan��es of kerosene which they burn to keep
themselves warm. This not only drains on the state exchequer (na�onal treasury) but also creates a serious
discomfort for soldiers since kerosene-powered hea�ng is prone to fire accidents.

Ladakhi innovator, Sonam Wangchuk and his team at the Himalayan Ins�tute of Alterna�ves (HIAL) has developed
the prototype of a unique solar-heated tent for Indian Army soldiers sta�oned in the cold and high-al�tude climates
of Ladakh.
He noted that the temperatures inside the newly developed Solar tent stood at +15 degrees Celsius at 10 pm on a
day when the minimum temperature outside was -14 degrees Celsius. It offers more space than the container
cabins used by our soldiers and the main advantage is that this structure requires no kerosene for hea�ng purposes
and causes zero pollu�on in the environment.
This tent is a solar-passive structure that is portable, prefabricated and can be assembled on the spot.The design is
very simple.It uses the sun to collect the heat, water to store it and the tent’s insula�on proper�es help retain it in
the tent for our soldiers at night.
- Ch.Gautami, VIII

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