Do Some Animals Farm?
We all live the way we do in villages and cities because a long, long time ago, the early humans gave up hunting for farming. …
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How do Ducks Stay in Water and not Get Wet?
When you get out of the swimming pool or bathtub, you are soaking wet. Had you been a duck, you would be swimming in water and yet …
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The Secrets of the Ocean Floor
It is one question that is not a quizmasters’ favourite: which is the tallest mountain on earth? The answer is bound to come …
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The Importance of the Mangrove Forest
Tropical coastlines and marshy areas around the world have one thing in common: mangrove forests. These consist of trees and …
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My Magic Collar Stud
I suppose you think there aren’t any more fairies nowadays, or witches or wizards or goblins. Well, of course they don’t go about …
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Treehuggers
Children of the fragile forest gather around Where bird song seems to be the loudest sound A place called Summer, green as you …
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Pardon My Garden
Pardon my garden, it’s vicious today! The cucumber’s going quite mad — The onions and peas Just do as they please, The pumpkin is …
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Tenali Rama and the Brinjal
Clown, jester, poet…Tenali Rama, minister in the court of the ruler of Vijaynagar, Krishnadeva Rai (reign: 1509-30), was a lot of …
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The Emperor who Hated Schooling
Emperors too were children once. Even Mughal emperor Akbar, who has been given the title of Akbar the Great. He was more …
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Ali Sardar Jafri
He was a poet who spoke out for the poor. He was also one who truly believed that India and Pakistan could be friends, if the …
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Vaikom Mohammed Basheer
We Indians are story-lovers. We were all, at one point or the other, children at our grandmother’s feet, listening wide-eyed …
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Eid in Yusufpur
Guess what guys?? My dad is taking me to his village for Eid this year. I am so excited that my tummy is all tied up in knots and …
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Architectural Wonders
Today when we look at our ancient structures, we cannot help but wonder how they ever got created. Though thousands of years old …
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Life in the Sea
Life under water and around it, is as diverse as the life on earth. It is another world altogether with its own creatures and …
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Animal Quiz - 2
It is the largest living creature on earth, and weighs the same as 30 elephants put together. What is it? Check out your animal …
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Hiroshima Quiz
How much do you know about the bombing of the two Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States of America, …
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