The Earth Drum
Imagine a pit covered with the skin of an ox. The hairy surface is on top and the hairy tail of the ox is still connected to the …
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Snake People
The Snakes Around Us Written by Zai and Rom Whitaker Illustrations by Shekar Dattatri Published by National Book Trust, New Delhi …
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Punch and Spar: Way to go, Mary!
Where: north-eastern state of Manipur, India September 12, 2007 : Mary who? Twenty-five-year-old M.C Mary Kom from Manipur has won …
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The changing face of childhood dreams
Dreams – the word itself, sounds so fascinating. Everyone has different dreams. Dreams are actually our aspirations. Dreams are of …
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The Day it Rained Fish
August 12: Last weekend saw some ‘fishy’ happenings across the world. In Britain, for example, it rained fish. The Day …
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Gandhi's School is Dying
Where: Wardha district in the western state of Maharashtra, India October 6 : Every year, October 2 is observed as Gandhi Jayanti …
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Hockey Heroines
Where: India September 12, 2007 : I must confess that I got interested in the Indian women’s hockey team after watching the …
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Honey, what about it?
Where: the eastern state of Orissa,India July 19: Banjipali village stands on a hill surrounded by forest. It is a very small …
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Man who was a mountain
Where: state of Bihar, India August 19, 2007: It’s the kind of superhuman deed that seems so hard to believe because it is true. …
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Rahman Bags Double Grammy Honour for India
Where: Los Angeles, USA January 31, 2010 : A.R. Rahman, one of India’s most well-loved music composers, won international …
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Women's hockey steals the show!
The year was 2002. The Commonwealth Games were on in Manchester, England. A nail-biting hockey final was being played out between …
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