Shakespeare in Prison
October 6 : Hulagappa Kattimane directs plays written by the world-famous English playwright, William Shakespeare. Macbeth and …
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Historic Station Soon to be History
November 24: A historic railway station, that once linked the Indian city of Jammu, with Sialkot in Pakistan, is soon going to be …
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New Year in South Pole
November 18: The year 2000 was ushered in with much fanfare throughout the world. Hotels in famous tourist spots were booked …
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Brushed under the Carpet
October 14: Morocco is one of the few countries in the African-Arab world to have tourism as a major industry. Tourists flock to …
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Origamist Whizkid Sivaram
October 21: Imagine the talent required to fold a single sheet of paper as many as 100 times, to create fantastic animals, birds, …
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Camp of Coexistence
October 28: The recent flooding of West Bengal might have been a tragic affair in all but one respect. In a time of crisis, the …
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Tintin Storm in 'Millionnaire' Show
October 14: A couple of weeks ago, the French version of the game-show, ‘Who wants to be a Millionaire’ ( the Indian …
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A Children's park in the Train
October 14: First chocolates and now mobile playgrounds! Children have two reasons to thank the Swiss. The latest bit of good news …
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Coaching, Anyone?
October 21: Open any newspaper and chances are that you will find yourself staring at a full page advertisement of some coaching …
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The Brightest of Them All
November 4: Children of Indian origin in Britain, are outperforming white children in important secondary school examinations. The …
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UFO Landing
December 9: Did ‘Unidentified Flying Objects’ (UFOs) cause life on earth? Those UFOs that are supposed to float around …
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The Young Tax Commandos
October 14: Every country has its heroes in every generation, and children, when asked what they want to be when they grow up, …
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