Ride the Camel
The world looks very strange from a camel’s back. On a recent trip to Rajasthan, we travelled on camel back from the city of …
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Features for Kids
Feature stories for kids that focus on on unusual and interesting
Feature stories for kids that focus on unusual and interesting write-ups on the world we live in. About its customs, ways of life, about cinema, sport, champions, rare feats and artists. Cool reading for kids.
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Shri Guru Nanak Dev
Shri Guru Nanak Dev was born at a time when the world was plunged into the darkness of ignorance, feudal tyranny, religious & …
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The Boy who Lacked Sight but Had a Vision
It was like any other day in school for six-year-old George Abraham. He went to La Martinere school in Lucknow, where he lived …
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The Joy of Flying
Come Independence Day and the markets are flooded with kites. The sky looks like an ocean swarming with tiny tadpoles swimming …
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The Silken Web
While working on a machine in a sericulture unit in Karnataka, a little girl was severely injured in the head. Sericulture is the …
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The First Woman to Fly High in the Air Force
Across the world there are tales of women who take up adventurous careers as a challenge. They fly planes, climb mountains or …
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Why Father's Day
Father’s Day, contrary to what many people believe, was not established in order to help greeting card manufacturers sell …
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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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Welcome Rains?
April 21: A few days ago, Delhi residents were pleasantly surprised when the sweltering April sky suddenly darkened with clouds …
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The Shoe-shine Women
Ludhiana, the industrial capital of the state of Punjab in northern India, is like any other prosperous Indian city but for one …
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The Day Christ Died
As a child, I did not know the significance of Good Friday for Christians. For me, all it meant was a day off from school. One …
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The Stockholm Effect
Sweden lies in the Scandinavian Peninsula in northern Europe, with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast. Stockholm, its …
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