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  Trip to Colorado - October 2025 **Disclaimer** Written by my brother, Aditya! Day 1 We started very early in the morning on an exciting road trip to Colorado! It took about eleven hours to get there. I slept for like half the trip. Along the way, we stopped at a shop called Buc-ee’s — it was really big, but we didn’t buy anything. After that, my dad told us to book a hotel. It took some time, but we got it done. A few hours later, we finally arrived. While my mom and dad went to get the bags, my grandma and I set up the couch bed and arranged the luggage. After settling in, we took a quick bath so we could head to the Garden of the Gods. We made two stops there. The first stop was at the red rocks — we were able to climb them and take some pictures. The view from up there was amazing, with just a few houses scattered and big mountains in the distance. Then we went to a much bigger rock wall. We couldn’t climb it, but we took some good pictures. By then, we were all tired and just...
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Niagara & NYC Trip 2025

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 Niagara & NYC 2025      Our 2nd Niagara trip and my grandpa’s first! An exciting and memorable journey for us all as we take a local flight to Baltimore Maryland. After tremendous planning we finally started to DFW Airport. Now this is where the adventure begins!       Up until the drive to the airport everything went fine, but when I had to do security check all by myself I was terrified. Just me for the first time. Me, my brother, and my grandparents finished the security check but us kids were too fast and boarded Skyline leaving them all alone. Frantically I called my parents. On the verge of tears I tried to calm down. The image of my grandma’s face as Skyline doors shut reappeared. That’s when I got the magical phone call from grandpa! The reason this is magical is because their phone doesn’t work outside of home. It made me realize how capable they were. Even though we only had 30 minutes till boarding, my confidence grew. We were off ...
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More of an Indian

Table of contents Chapter 1: Love for India Chapter 2: Secrets Chapter 3: Travel to India Chapter 4: Bursted Chapter 5: Actually not Love for India Shreya was alway curious,and that is exactly how she wanted it. Shreya always wanted to go to India. Her mom moved to America because she was divorced. She did not want Shreya to know about it. Although Shreya was born in America she was good at speaking Tamil. She has never been to India before. Till now she does not know that her mom has secrets to hide from her. She does know she had a dad though. Speaking of her dad, her mom works at CitiBank. She is an only child. Every weekend she goes to her patti’s* house“patti” means grandma in Tamil. Well one thing that is to know is that her patti hides secrets too…                                        ...
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Clans & Kula Deivams: A Glimpse into Tamil Heritage

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  Clans & Kula Deivams: A Glimpse into Tamil Heritage The action of praying to your Kula Deivam, is beyond just putting your hands together and closing your eyes. Have you ever wondered about the long and dramatic story of these gods, their origin and their impact? Starting off with clans, then Kula deivam, to the characteristics of these great deities, Angalamman and Pavadairayan, finally the city and its culture! Clans In Tamil Nadu, "clans" generally refer to specific caste groups within the social structure, often with a shared lineage, history, and occupation, sometimes forming alliances like the Naidus which includes castes like Kamma, Balija, and Vadugas. There are many tribal groups like Toda, Kota, and Kurumba. Vellalar Community is considered a large and influential community in Tamil Nadu, often associated with historical power and land ownership. Members of a clan are believed to share a common ancestry and lineage. Often, a clan is associated with a particula...
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