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Taken by surprise
The similarity of the events of September 11 this year and December 7,1941 was that the U.S. was taken by surprise. At Pearl Harbour, however, Japanese pilots did not hurl themselves at their targets, the way the terrorists did in Washington and New York. Of the 360 planes that took part in the action at Pearl Harbour, 29 were lost. More

Light of love
Four Sundays before Christmas, Advent candles are lit in homes and in churches across the world. The candle in the centre of the evergreen wreath is lit on December 25 to proclaim joy and peace on earth. More
Remembrance
On December 7, many World War II veterans and members of their family will visit and pay floral tributes at the Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbour. Sixty years ago on this day, the Japanese carried out a surprise attack on the American Navy. The ... More
Quintessential quiz
The Hindu Young World Quiz 2001 held in Chennai saw a packed auditorium, with students eagerly awaiting the quizmaster's questions. It came to an exciting finish with last year's champion teams fighting for the first place. And it was Alice in Wonder land who finally decided the winners. More
Games for the mind
This is a game which resembles tic-tac-toe in many ways. However there are variations that make it interesting and challenging. These games are believed to symbolise war. If you want to win you must keep your forces together. It needs great ... More
Listening to Karadi
Storytelling has been a part of our heritage from time immemorial. The Karadi Tales Company has blended this age old tradition with modern technology and the result is Karadi Tales and now in Tamil as Karadi Kadhai. Compactly packed, the book and ... More
Floating crystal castle
Icebergs float because the density of ice is lower than that of seawater. Usually the iceberg is almost hidden below the waterline. This is the basis of the expression "tip of the iceberg". More
Close-knit clans
Torrent frogs are pukka South Indians, with all seven species confined to south Western Ghats. All of them are tiny, between one to five centimetres in size, hopping around hill streams or on damp forest floor. The humid Ghats forests that are ... More
Ink drop designs
Fix a newspaper on a cardboard on the floor. You need at least three bottles of ink (blue, red and green). From a height of 30cm gently press the filler so that a drop of ink of a particular colour falls on the paper. Do the experiment thrice ... More
Students for peace
The Gandhi Peace Foundation, Chennai, will organise the following programmes on January 30, 2002 - the day of Gandhiji's martyrdom. The object of these programmes is to promote communal harmony and create a culture of peace in our lives. Live ... More
Penguins, seals and the devil
According to African legend, Qamata created the world. However, Nganyamba, the old dragon who sleeps under the sea, tried to prevent Qamata from creating dry land. Djobela, the one-eyed earth goddess, decided to help Qamata and cast a spell ... More
The lucky charm
Rahul was very happy with his birthday gift. It brought him a great deal of luck. And then one day Tina sneaked into his room and took away his lucky charm. Would he ever get it back? More
Creativity and the child
An interactive workshop for children hosted by the India Foundation For The Arts (IFA) was inaugurated by Kannada theatre personality, B. Jayashree on November 5. The event was held at the Chitrakala Parishad, Bangalore from November 6 to 9. Over ... More
Moans at Yaman
Kubbuddhi the farmer, lived on his farm Yaman with his wife Lochan and son Siddharth. This was a "mixed farm". It had horses, cows, pigs, and hens , apart from crops. As the years passed, Siddharth noticed that his father had become rich. ... More
Wonder of migration
Migration is one of the wonders of the animal world. To focus on this phenomenon, South Africa hosted a Conference on Migratory Species of Wild Animals in 1999. South Africa released a souvenir stamp booklet on this occasion. The set of ten ... More

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