How did the Pineapple get its Name?
What prompted people to call banana a banana and a pineapple a pineapple and not something else? Actually there is a reason behind …
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Ritu Asthana
All features, stories and articles authored by: Ritu Asthana
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Why Do we Get Tired?
Sumit was a tireless bundle of energy. He was always up to some mischief or the other. As he grew, to his mother’s relief he …
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Who or What is a Gladiator?
It all started in ancient Rome. The most brutal sport that has ever existed in the history of the world was the fights between …
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Who discovered Vaccination?
“Mom, I have a stomach ache and I am feeling sick!” Try this out at home and the quick response is bound to be, …
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Why are Zebras Striped?
As a child I was always full of questions. I remember asking my parents why zebras were striped or why did giraffes have such a …
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How do Humans Balance on Two Legs?
Four-year-old Rohit couldn’t understand why his parents and grand parents were so happy on seeing his 10-month-old sister, …
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Can Two People have Identical Fingerprints?
I was once watching a detective serial on T.V. where the fingerprints of the suspect are required. The hero invites the villain to …
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Why do Onions Make us Cry?
One of the earliest memories I have as a child is when I was approximately three or four years old. I remember watching my mother …
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How Does a Helicopter Hover?
It was January 26 and Rahul was terribly exited. And with good reason too. His father, a pilot in the Indian Navy, had been …
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Why is Snow White?
I am sure like my two kids, all of seven and three years, you too may find the cold in Delhi a bit too extreme. It is cold and …
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What is Memory?
As a child my day began with a LARGE glass of milk and five almonds with their skin pealed, that my mother used to put in a bowl …
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What is Leukaemia?
Some 15 years back when I was still in school, our class teacher, Mrs. Khurana, would remain absent from school and class almost …
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