February's cover reminds us that nature looks after us, and we must do our bit to nurture it.

February 2024

Note from the editor, Purva Grover

The last month has been very exciting for us. We not only launched The Junior Trumpet to feature all of your talent on the pages, but we were thrilled to have met you at the launch event in Dubai. It was a lovely morning of getting to know many of you casually. We enjoyed painting with coffee and could see you did so, too! We learned how coffee is brewed, cut the cake together, and were happy to see you dressed up in The Junior Trumpet t-shirts and collect your well-deserved certificates of participation. We hope to see you soon at another event. We’ve featured a few snapshots from that day in the pages, and we request you to keep reading the magazine and follow us on socials (or write to us) to know what we plan for you next.

The February edition is dotted with fantastic poetry from your peers; longer pieces explore elements from behaviour to space. Solve the riddles as your peers ask them. We’re still accepting entries for the contests and, yes, for the Let’s Imagine section too. In particular, we enjoyed reading your fictional pieces about adventure, bravery, and relationships. Want to learn how to write a good story? One of you shares tips on what makes a good storyteller.

We know you love to draw, paint, and sketch — and enjoy experimenting with various mediums. We witnessed so first hand as we saw you paint with coffee at the event! It always leaves us amazed to see how you use art as a medium to express your thoughts on pressing issues like saving the environment as you offer solutions, speak against bullying in schools, educate one another on food wastage, and more. This month’s cover reminds us that nature looks after us, and we must do our bit to nurture it. Remember to raise your voice against what bothers you. Remember, change starts with one tiny voice, and together you and your friends can make the world kinder, cleaner, and brighter.

As always, we’re eager to hear from you, and we encourage you to own this space and color it with your thoughts. This is your canvas, your notebook — use it to share your talent with one and all.

Until we meet next, keep reading, shining, and creating.