The School Teacher and the Dacoit
Nirmala is a primary school teacher in the Rajiv Gandhi Shiksha Mission for universal education, in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. Every …
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Weave of Survival
To unravel the story behind the famed Kota doria sari, Aditi De of the Women’s Feature Service, travelled to Kota in …
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Who’s Who at the Zoo
“Who’s Who at the Zoo” is an amazing book of animals by Ruskin Bond. Published by National Book Trust, India. Each …
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A peep into the future of food
My dream of India in the 22nd century shows water of our five great rivers of the north, harnessed into one great canal, which in …
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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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Looking for sister in Hiroshima
August 6, 1945. The day the United States of America dropped the atomic bomb on Hirsohima city, killing more than 200,000 people. …
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The First Notes of Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lived just 35 years. But he filled those years so totally with 626 musical works that the world today …
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The 'Jawabi Keertan'
I saw it 23 years ago, but the incident is as fresh in my mind as if it happened yesterday. I was seven years old then and staying …
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Birds Sing in their Sleep
Just like humans, birds too rely on sound to communicate. However, they do not have a ’language’ in the true sense of …
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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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Distress Signals the Leafy Way
Wondered how plants talk to each other? They do not have the same language as humans but they have their own ways. Recent research …
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The Earth Is Getting dimmer
If you have viewed a crescent moon on a clear night, you would have observed an eerie glow around the moon. This is called …
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