LL..VVEENNKKAATT RRAAMM RREEDDDDYY

DECCAN CHRONICLE

Samhitha Kasibhatta isno ordinary girl-about-town. It’s one thing that

she cleared her SSC exams atage 11 and is being hailed as achild prodigy. Her passion forphysics is prompting her to fin-ish her education early, so that,she says, she can pursueresearch. “Prof. Ramanreceived the BA degree at age16 and devoted his time to doresearch in physics. He is myinspiration,” says Samhitha.

Now that she has completedClass X, she wants to go for theIntermediate course this yearitself. “I am confident of clear-ing the Inter exams before Iturn 13.”

Will the rules permit her todo so? Says father L.N.Kasibhatta, a software profes-sional, “There have beeninstances when the govern-ment gave special permissionto child prodigies. We will sub-mit an application to the gov-ernment and the Inter Boardnext week. Let’s see.”

Samhitha’s interests are var-ied and go beyond academics.She is fond of public speaking.She got on to the dais and heldforth at age five. She spoke ofsocial issues. While Dr Y.S.Rajashekar Reddy wasimpressed by her speech onChildren’s Day in 2006; shewon the appreciation of thepresident Prathiba Patel whenshe was just seven for a draw-ing on the them of terrorism.

It, however, is not “all workand no play” for this little girl.She enjoys the company of herfriends, finds time to sit andchat with them, and play agame or two. She enjoys watch-ing cricket, movies and play-ing tennis.

“Mahesh Babu is myfavourite actor,” smiles the

girl. And despite the poor showby home team this season,Samhitha swears loyalty toDeccan Chargers.

Samhitha also has a heartthat matches her mind. Shecontributed her school fee tovarious charitable organisa-tions, as she gets free educa-tion at Nalanda School, VengalRao Nagar.

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city life18Saturday 26 May 2012

Hyderabad Chronicle

Hussainsagar — popularlyknown as Tank Bund — was

built on a tributary of the Musiriver, by Hussain Shah Wali,son-in-law of Ibrahim QutbShah, in 1562 AD, and hence itacquired the name. It receiveswater from Balkapur riverwhich branches off from the

Musi about 32 miles from Hyderabad.Hussiansagar links the twin cities ofHyderabad and Secunderabad. It is about one-and-a-half miles long and covers an area ofabout eight square miles. A large Buddha statueadorns the Hussainsagar and the APTDC ismaintaining the area as a tourist spot.

(Written by D. Bhaskar Rao, curator,HEH Nizam’s Museum)

Multitasking is not a bad idea,but what if you are driving?

It simply means you are not onlyplaying with your life but with thelife of others too, as is evidentfrom the picture. How did we livewhen we didn’t have mobilephone? Can’t things wait a while,and can’t we concentrate fully onriding/driving? Why is the policelooking the other way?

Kolli Gitika

Simple fines won’t help peopleusing mobile phones while dri-

ving. Cops should have the author-ity to seize the SIM card, and orimpose a hefty fine as well. Or, geterring riders/drivers, to stand inthe hot sun and get them to text anapology to the traffic police, as wedo with erring schoolchildren.Our life is precious, and no oneshould be allowed to play with iton the roads.

Nithesh

Why do we not have thebasic civic sense when wedrive on the roads? For

many, now it has become a fashionto flaunt a mobile to their earswhile on the wheel, as if to makethe point they are so busy and soimportant. And, messaging isanother fad while on the road. Abig thanks to DC for highlightingthis menace. Why are the cops notbothered about these indulgences?

E. S. Hari Kumar

People are overconfident oftheir driving skills and not

bothered about the safety of them-selves and of others. Almosteveryone on the road has an ear-phone and God only knows whatthey can’t help listening to. Thetraffic police should take a moreserious note of this kind of activi-ties, and severe punishment begiven to the guilty.

G.S.R. Krishna

Here are yourresponses to

yesterday’s ‘Send hima message’ picture

TEXTING, PLAYING

SEIZE THE SIMS

FASHION FRENZY

THINK, DO GOOD

SPICE SUGAR &

People here are sowarm-hearted andany kind of dis-turbance in thecity is tackled

with unity and theharmony is alwaysr e s t o r e d .All cultures and religionsare respected.Besides, no otherplace can beat therichness andflavour of theHyderabadi cui-sine.

The increasingpopulation iscausing havoc onthe roads. Thoughthere are trafficrules in place, noone seems to followthem. Even footpaths are

not spared and thoughcitizens pay heavy

taxes, the city isbadly main-tained. Thecity also needsmore greenery.

HUMA SIDDIQUI doctor

Love, they say, is very closely related to hate. Here’s a column allow-ing you to share the two sides to your love for the city.

Write to us on info@deccanmail.com/editor@deccanmail.com

MEET THE GIRL GENIUS

Prof. Raman received the BAdegree at age 16. He is myinspiration

SAMHITHA

knowyourcity

HUSSAINSAGAR

NOT JUST A

BOOK WORM

Samhitha is theapple of herfriends’ eyes inher colony, and(below)Samhitha withher father