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Fourteen-year old Ivan is among the 100,000 Colombian children who have started a movement for peace in their war-torn country. Not having much faith in adults, they have decided to defend their rights themselves. Read on ...

I Carried the Olympic Torch

The Delhi-based Indian, who is visually impaired, remembers one of the biggest moments of his life when he participated in the Olympic torch relay in the 1996 Games, in the US. Read on ...

Peru's Barefoot Librarians

Leonardo Herrera had never seen a book in his life. He and his friends used to carve letters on cactus leaves. So Leonardo asked the priest for a book... Read on ...

The School Teacher and the Dacoit

Nirmala is a primary school teacher in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. She is the woman responsible for making her husband, dacoit Malkhan Singh, surrender his arms and leave the world of crime. Read on ...

The First Woman to Fly High in the Air Force

Fifty-five-year-old Dr Padmavati Bandhopadhyay recently became the first woman to become Air Commodore in the Indian Air Force. For her, it is as natural as recounting the Mahabharata to her sons. Read on ...

How the Gorkhas Came to Dehradun

The Gorkha warriors came to India more than 200 years ago from Nepal and won over hill areas in the north. It was in Dehradun that they built a fort called Kalinga and presented a great challenge to the British rulers of India.... Read on ...

Script your own Cartoon or Movie

Mowgli grins, a pig speaks, children live in the land of toys and ice creams -- in cartoons and movies. How are these movie stories written? Read on ...

The Only Time when the Emperor Smoked

It was the first time Akbar had received a gift of tobacco and a golden pipe. He ordered that preparations be made for him to smoke. His request created a furore in the palace. Read on ...