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वनटारा – एक अ�व�रणीय सफर UNITED AVIFAUNA
“Welcome to the Podcast for Enlightenment of
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आम�ा शाळत पाचवी आ�ण सहावी�ा �व�ा�ा�ना वनटारा पाहायला Birds. Today, we will have a few very special
�मळाल. आमचा प्रवास लांब होता. आ�ी आधी मुंबईहून राजकोट guests who will share with us – drumroll, please –
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their stories on how humans ruined our world!
�वमानतळावर गेलो, मग �तथून �रलाय� ीन �रट्रीट्सला गेलो, �जथे
Our first guest will share her tale with us right
आ�ी २ �दवस आ�ण २ रात्री रा�हलो.
about...now.”
प�ह�ा �दवशी आ�ी ह�ी छावणीत गेलो. हा अनुभव खूप सुंदर आ�ण “Hi! I'm Preeti, or a Corvens Splendus, a.k.a. the
house crow. Actually, that's just what the species of
अ�व�रणीय होता. दस ु �ा �दवशी आ�ी वेगवेगळ प्राणी पा�हल –
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humans calls us. There's a really hilarious story to
सरपटणार प्राणी, स�न प्राणी आ�ण इतर अनेक. नंतर हॉटलम े जाऊन
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the name 'house crow'. You see, my great-great-
थोडी �वश्रांती घेतली. �ानंतर आ�ी �रलाय� टाउन�शपम े सुरक्षा great-great grandcrow-” (“Preeti! Stop getting
कवायती पाहायला गेलो. Abhinav Sharma distracted.” “Okay, sorry, host. You're the boss.”)
“Anyway, I lived a harsh life around the slums of
COMPASSION Mumbai. I fought until I got seriously injured for
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दस ु �ा रात्री आ�ी प्राणी प्रदश न पा�हल आ�ण टाउन�शप मं�दरात महा आरती
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कली. मग आ�ी �ा�द� जेवण कल आ�ण आम�ा बॅगा पॅक क�ा. नंतर tiny scraps of food, and when I did manage to
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Compassion is a heart that cares,
क ू होईपय�त एकमेकां�ा खो�ांम े खेळलो. A gentle feeling, a way that shares, earn my right to eat, the food wasn't even
proper, healthy food for a growing crow! Some-
When someone's feeling sad or blue,
शेवटी, आ�ी झोपलो आ�ण पुढ�ा �दवशी लांब, पण मजेदार बस प्रवासासाठी times, I was so ravenous that I would eat plastic.
Compassion makes them feel brand new. Don't judge, okay? Plastic was easier to come by
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तयार झालो. वनटारा �ट्रप हा एक अनुभव आह, जो मी कधीही �वसरणार नाही!
It's when you give a helping hand, than food anyway.
Or when you try to understand,
नेवाह मेहता I didn't think much about this diet until I
When you see somebody scared,
Compassion is something you shouldn't dread. sneakily attended my local school as an unoffi-
cial student. I would watch from the tree outside
It may be big, it may be small, the classroom window, while teachers taught
Just being there to catch the fall,
મદદ અને So spread some love and you will see, things like how to read and write and build
સમપ ણ You won't have to pay – compassion is free! birdhouses, along with sustainability, and how
plastic was harmful for us. I started learning
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કોઈ દઃખી હોય તો Rianna Dalal more and more about humans' mistakes, like
મદદ કԀ, મીઠા શબ્દો deforestation and forest fires.
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સાથે વાત કԀ. After I completed my education, I joined the UA,
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થોડાં ખાવાનાં સાથે, United Avifauna (a fancy word for birds). The UA
દઃખ પણ �ય had a lot more birds and species than I was
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ધીમે ધીમે. aware of. We talked about global avifauna peace,
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હ સંપૂણӪ મનથી મદદ and how to save the planet. We were a ginor- राखी क� आ कथा
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કԀ, રોજ નવું કામ mous, compassionate community of birds.
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સાચું કԀ. For a while, I was content. My life was great! But म एक सदर डोर हू। रक्षाबधन क �दन म भाई क� कलाई पर बाधी जाती हू। म राखी
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િદલથી કામ કરવું સાԀ, then, I began to feel like I wasn't being heard. हू। ल�कन अभी म कड़दान म हू, कल कड़ का ट्रक मझ लन आएगा…
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આ રીતે જગ The problem of birds having no access to healthy
બને પ્યાԀ. ં food kept me up at night. I spent my free time मेरा ज� एक प�रश्रमी दक ु ानदार क दक ु ान म� हुआ था। उ��ने मुझ पर सुंदर-
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thinking of solutions. It was when I was in a UA
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િ ષા બધેકા सुंदर मोती, चमक�ला पाउडर, और खूबसूरत लकड़ी क �खलौने लगाए। �फर,
Achieving, leading and helping meeting that I had my brainwave. I suggested म� एक सोने क� थाली म� रखी गई।
Inara Trehan Countryside we collaborate with humans, something un-
Ishani Mangal heard of. No one had ever dared to do this कछ �दन बाद, एक छोटी लड़क� �जसका नाम सारा था, अंदर आई। वह जब मेर े
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before. पास आई म� बहुत उ�ा�हत हुई। सारा ने मुझे उठाकर खरीदा।
WHERE DREAMS BEGIN It was a little hard to get humans to take me
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A little girl with stars in her eyes, seriously at first. They would just shoo me off. सारा क� माँ ने मुझे एक काँच क �ड�े म� रखा। �फर, सारा क �पता ने मुझे
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Her dreams were endless, reaching the skies. They doubted my intelligence. One teenager अलमारी म� डाल �दया। रक्षाबंधन क �दन पर अलमारी म� से मुझे �नकाल �दया।
She stepped into NMAJS with grace, even called me 'the dirtiest bird to ever live', even काँच क �ड�े म� से जब मुझे �नकाल �दया, सारा ने अपने भाई अमर क� कलाई
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Determined to find her destined place. though I had a birdbath that morning and पर मुझे बाँध �दया। मुझे दखकर, अमर का चेहरा �खल उठा।
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In the classrooms, hope was sown, groomed my feathers. It was tough, but with the
Her teachers, like stars, brightly shone. support of the UA, I created my own company, अमर ने सारा को एक छोटा उपहार �दया, और सारा ने खुशी स अमर को गल े
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They taught her to believe, to never stop, BirdFeed Inc., that even had human employees! लगा �लया। सारा और अमर �फर खेलने लगे, और रात को सो गए।
To rise with strength and reach the top. I started community feedings for my kind in
every district of Mumbai. I made sure that not सुबह जब दोन� उठ, अमर नहाने गया। म� गीली हो गई। �फर अमर नकली रत
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With every lesson, her heart grew bold, only the house crow, but every bird species in
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In each challenge, a story untold. Mumbai got more than enough nutritious food क साथ खेलने लगा। म� गीली थी, और सब रत मुझ पर �चपक गया। जब अमर
The teachers guided, with patience and care, to eat. And that's my story!” क� माँ ने मुझे दखा, वे लाल पीली हो ग�।
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They sparked a fire, a brilliant flare.
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(“Are you done, Preeti?” “Yes, ma'am.” “Took you जब व अमर और मरी ओर आन लग�, मन उनक हाथ� म कची दखी। डर स,े मरे ेहोश
"Dare to dream, learn to excel," they say, long enough.”) उड़ गए। अमर रोन लगा, ल�कन उसक बावजद मा न मझ काट �दया।
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A motto that lights her path each day.
Through struggles and triumphs, she'll always “And that's it for Preeti! Round of applause, अभी तो म� कड़दान म� हू, कल कड़ का ट्रक मुझे लने आएगा…
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strive, everyone. Now, onto our next guest, a Black
At NMAJS, she learned to thrive. Drongo from Assam…” ध�वाद!
INQUIRING AND EXPLORING
IS FUN THROUGH HANDS-ON EXPERIMENTS Ishani Mangal Kyra Ved रनाया लखानी
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