Mormu: Daughter of the Forest
Mormu Oraon was lying under a sal tree in the jungle. As the first rays of golden sunlight fell on her face, she stirred a little. …
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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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Script your own Cartoon or Movie
Superman flies. Mowgli grins. A pig speaks and a dog identifies a thief. Children live in the land of toys and ice creams. You …
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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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Artist of the Free Spirit
‘My heart is beating, keeps on repeating. . .’ remember the memorable lines from the 1970s Hindi movie …
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He Can't See But He Shows The Way
As a child, he would beat up anyone who dared to call him “andha” or the blind one. Now he does not need to. Last …
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Boomerang: From Weapon to Fun
This goes back a long time. The aborigines, or the original inhabitants of Australia, needed an effective weapon to hunt animals …
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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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Monsoon in Mumbai
To the people of Mumbai, the thought of rain is as natural as breathing. And they think they are always prepared for it. As the …
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The Emperor who Rolled his Eyes
At the age of 18, Akbar had been emperor of the Mughal empire for four years. This was 440 years ago, in the year 1560. But the …
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The Girl who Squeezed a Peacock
Last year, a strange thing happened at a zoo in Beijing, China’s capital. When the day started, no one had any idea of what …
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