Do Aphasics Make Great Lie Detectors?
Believe it or not but it is true. There are people who lose the ability to understand or use words due to brain damage. But they …
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Chitra Padmanabhan
All features, stories and articles authored by: Chitra Padmanabhan
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The Cat and the Cartoon
The mouse in the movie came out of the hole The cat watching the TV gave a low growl There were no more mice in the house She had …
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World's hottest chili takes on wild jumbos
Where: the north-eastern state of Assam November 14, 2007: For some time villages in Assam located close to forests have been …
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And Elephants did Fly
A Saora folk tale from Orissa retold from ‘When the World was Young’, by Verrier Elwin. The book is a fascinating …
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The Emperor and Hawai Elephant
It happened more than 400 years ago. Mughal emperor Akbar was very fond of taming elephants and riding them. Hawai was the most …
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A Cat’s Nightmare
The cat woke up with a beating heart She had just had a terrible nightmare. A little rat had pulled her whiskers and called her …
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Where did Coffee Originate?
The aroma of coffee beans was one of the earliest smells to intoxicate me as a child – such was its flamboyant richness. That, and …
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When Humans had Tails
A Saora folk tale from Orissa retold from ‘When the World was Young’, by Verrier Elwin. The book is a fascinating …
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The Thirsty Crow
Kancharam had been flying for 10 hours without a halt. He had come to the western state of Gujarat to attend his childhood friend …
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It's a Zoo Out There!
Almost 400 years ago, Mughal emperor Jehangir acquired a new animal in his private collection or zoo – the zebra. This unusual, …
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The King Who Tested Babies
Children are always asking questions, like ‘Why is the sky blue’, or ‘Why do we have only one nose’. And …
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