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The King Who Tested Babies
How did babies learn to speak? Was it by listening to people talk? What if a child grew up in a place where there was no one to talk to? Akbar decided to find out. Read on ...
Rats! Rats! Rats!
Rats here, rats there, rats everywhere! The people of Paris are so sick of rats that they may soon need a Pied Piper to drive the rodents out of the city. Read on ...
The First Dream of a Soccer Star
In 1981, Invalappil Mani Vijayan was 12 years old. He sold cold drinks at a football stadium near his home to earn some money for his family. Today he is not only the captain of the Indian football team, he has started a coaching centre at the same football stadium. Read on ...
A Soldier's Death is a Soldier's Death
The Indian Army men have finally got their due. Whether a soldier dies in Kargil, Assam or Sri Lanka, his family will now get the same amount of compensation from the Government of India. Read on ...
The Emperor who Hated Schooling
Mughal Emperor Akbar preferred to bunk classes rather than learn from his tutor. Read on ...
Signals of the Past
Two hundred and six years ago, there was none of your latest technology. Not even the telegraph. But people still felt the need to send long distance messages. A Frenchman invented a code for the alphabet. Different positions of the human arm stood for a particular alphabet. That was how the message was passed. Read on ...
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The Girl who Squeezed a Peacock
Last year, a strange thing happened at a zoo in Beijing, China's capital. A six-year-old girl caught hold of a peacock and squeezed it hard. What is happening to Chinese children, is what everyone is asking... Read on ...
The Woman who was Not Afraid of Guns
The people of Apartedo, in Colombia, lived in fear. They were always getting hurt in the violence of gun battles, bomb blasts and kidnappings. That was when 33-year-old Gloria Cuartes decided to become the mayor of the town. She wanted to bring back laughter to Apartedo. Read on ...
The Best Storyteller in the World
"Bajai, as we called grandmother, was the best storyteller in the world. Her tales of jewelled ladies and brave warriors, of cruelty and humour, of civilisations that ended due to famine, floods, war or volcanic eruptions, filled our young lives with fantasy," writes Madhu Gurung. Read on ...
When a Whacky King Turned Serious
One person who got a real taste of Akbar's sense of humour, was the governor of Punjab. He was on his way to meet the emperor when he received an order that he should have his head shaved.... Read on ...
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