The Crow’s Lunch
The crow sat on the tree Waiting for lunch What would it be? Rice, roti – or earthworm? Lunch was none of these The family was on …
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Chitra Padmanabhan
All features, stories and articles authored by: Chitra Padmanabhan
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A Train Journey beyond Childhood
The year was 1938, and the fear of war was looming before Europe. Hitler’s Nazi Germany was becoming more and more arrogant, …
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Watery Facts
The Pacific Ocean is three times bigger than Asia, the biggest continent on Earth. It covers nearly one-third of the Earth’s …
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Former Child Worker Visits Clinton
Where: Washington DC, USA September 23, 2000: A few days ago, 12-year old Kalu Kumar was a special invitee of the US President, …
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The Peacocks are Dying
May 11: The residents of the Rajasthan State Electricity Board colony in Heerapur, 12 km from Jaipur, are in shock. They don’t …
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Chintu Pintu Talk on the Net
Do you send E-mails to your friends? E-mails in which you write in words how you are feeling — happy or sad? Do you want to …
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Little Chick
My name is Little Chick and I’m a chic chick For I know every trick to catch a worm quick! This morning I caught a worm It had a …
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Signals of the Past
You want to send a message to someone. Immediately. No problem. You just pick up a land phone or a mobile phone, or send an email. …
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This One is For your Eyes Only
Any mention of the word ‘zari’ may remind you of the heavily embroidered Banaras silk sarees that your mother, sister …
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The Earth Drum
Imagine a pit covered with the skin of an ox. The hairy surface is on top and the hairy tail of the ox is still connected to the …
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Punch and Spar: Way to go, Mary!
Where: north-eastern state of Manipur, India September 12, 2007 : Mary who? Twenty-five-year-old M.C Mary Kom from Manipur has won …
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Seasons in a Tree’s Rooted Life
Seasons in a Tree’s Rooted Life [Illustrations by Kusum Chamoli] You may be very proud of the fact that the orange tree in your …
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