From light painting to vintage fashion: Indulge in these unique online accounts this week

Paisa wasoolMost children are given a piggybank to inculcate the habit of saving This writer remembers a tin box that she owned for much of her childhoodmdashthe money would later be used to splurge on pizzas and cola at the school canteen But teaching kids to become financially literate goes beyond a piggy banksaving exerciseA new book Money Lessons Rs 599 by BrightCHAMPS a global edtech platform for kids hopes to inculcate ageappropriate lessons on currency banking loans and spending Set in Utopia the city of the future the protagonist Ms Greenline who is also the ldquoinventor of power orbsrdquo takes teenagers Max and Ray back to the classroom to teach them a thing or two about moneyWhy She believes that if they become financially smart theyrsquod be able to defeat Mr Krisis a villain on a mission to find the ldquolost orbrdquomdashthe orbs are whatrsquos solving the cityrsquos green energy problems While the plot seems forced and a bit convoluted to us nineyearold Alithea Jake who read the book feels ldquoitrsquos what makes the book interestingrdquo ldquoI love illustrated texts with animated characters this one is fun and easy to readrdquoShe liked reading about the barter system and how back in the day people exchanged items to get what they wanted ldquoIf I were given that option now I would barter my necklaces and bracelets made of beads and shells in exchange for a stuffed toy or even teach my dad how to read musical notes in return for a new iPadrdquo she saysThe book also discusses the evolution of money from bank notes to digital currency There are QR codes every few pages which take you to videos associated with the chapter ldquoThe activities in the book helped me understand some of the financial concepts betterrdquo says AlitheaamazoninLactosefree protein for the winFor vegetarians their protein intake is a matter of grave dilemmamdashand a bowl of dal just doesnrsquot cut it For a vegetarian who is lactose intolerant when even paneer is a dicey option the struggle is all the more real So we were happy when we found Origin Nutritionrsquos Vegan Protein which is soy and gluten free and dairy and nut free It comes in four flavoursmdashstrawberry chocolate vanilla and coffee caramel We have kept the pack of four at work so we can get our daily fill even at office We had the serving which comprises 25 gm with water and though the vanilla was hard to swallow the chocolate was palatable But our tummy was calmer and digested the protein easily And that we valuedoriginnutritioninLights camera clickIf you donrsquot know what light painting is itrsquos the closest thing to magic yoursquoll see this week To put it simply light painters create images by moving light sources against darkness think Diwali sparklers and capture it on camera using a long exposure One such artist is Darren Pearson Set against majestic natural backdrops Pearsonrsquos use of bright varied colours and unique intricate patterns make his work stand out from other light painters One of his series called ldquoLight Fossilsrdquo features dinosaurs in all manner of poses and locations His glowing artwork also includes rainbowcoloured flowers elk and jellyfish against the night sky which we find quite captivatingdariustwin InstagramLiving the vintage lifeAfter all that social media overdose the world seems to be going retro And our touch of vintage came from Gabi whorsquos a selfprofessed ldquo21st century girl sharing 20th century fashionrdquo What would 1960s fashion look like Or how would the Disney princesses dress like in the rsquo60s Gabi has all answers In just undera minute she showed us her take on Cinderellarsquos flowy gown and reimagined SnowWhitersquos short dress with gloves and headbands synonymous to that decade We were also surprised that the era had something called rain bonnets Looking like a pocket toy the product would be taken out when caught in rain unfolded into a plastic bonnet and voila it saved you from a wet hair daygabis_vintage InstagramLessons from the ProfessorWell to be honest we may not always have the best understanding of international events around us But when we heard that Professor Pushpesh Pant has started a new YouTube channel to cover all aspects of international events we wanted to give it a listen Noted academician food critic historian and one of the leading experts of international relations Pant retired from Jawaharlal Nehru University as Dean of its School of International Studies Decades of his knowledge and expertise are visible in these videos seven of which have been uploaded so far The videos have been made keeping the civil services aspirants in mind but we believe anyone looking for an indepth understanding of political and world events should tune in Giving his nonpolitically correct opinion Pant appears to be talking to you and not giving a fully academicbookish lecture which makes you want to hear out his POV In one such video he talks about the G20 summit in India the pros of it with PM Modi making a grand spectacle of the event a voice of the South and also deals with its criticism In addition to his eye opening talk Pant has also put together PPTs focusing on the civil services aspirants and he provides a link to download these PPTs Well who doesnrsquot like a teacher who gives lessons from out of the book and passes notes along We certainly dopushpeshpant1 YouTubeCurated by Aastha Atray Banan Yusra Husain and Sharanya Kumar