Arnav Prasanna

It was a very hot day on April 3. We had to trek up a hill called Karadi Kallu Betta. Karadi Kallu Betta is in Ramanagara which is 70km away from Bangalore City. Here is some information about Karadi Kallu Betta, Karadi Kallu Betta is one of the least explored hills in Ramanagara. It has 3-4 caves at the top and also a beautiful lake. Kayaking, Zipline, and other adventure activities at the resort are the highlights of this trek. The trek was organized by Treknomads.   I woke up at 4 am and went to my school. It was so early in the morning. We then went on a nice white bus. It took us one and a half hours to reach Karadi Kallu Betta. It was a superb place and it looked beautiful. The lead instructor told us that it was called Base Camp. I was wondering “If the Base Camp is cool looking, how good will the trek be.”   So then we went on a trek on the hill(Karadi Kallu Betta) , where we climbed four hills. One tip for when you go there - make sure not to get hit by the cacti beca...

When I wrote my first blog for my school, I said this line, “I hope the Olympics goes on smoothly and India can win many gold medals! Go India!” Well we did ! Did you think India would win an Olympic gold medal? Did you think it would be in athletics?  I certainly did not. And the person we have to thank for making this happen is Neeraj Chopra. So who is Neeraj Chopra? Neeraj Chopra is a javelin thrower in the men's category who is very good.Want to hear his inspiring story? Well, here it is! Neeraj Chopra was born on 24 December, 1997. He is the son of a farmer in Panipat village, Haryana. When he was 12 years, he weighed a lot - over 90 kg! His father was very concerned about his weight so he was taken to a sports academy. There he was bullied for his weight. One day, he picked a javelin and threw it and it went over 40 meters and the coach was impressed and started teaching him.Soon, he became an expert. Training and traveling to different tournaments was difficult but somehow ...