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Celebrating the harvest
Considered as a thanksgiving to the Sun God, Sankranthi is celebrated in different parts of India with many symbolic representations of nature and festivity.


When water came a-visiting
Do you know why the sun and the moon are up in the sky? Well, this African folk tale gives us an idea.
Ebullience and charm
With his blue eyes, blond hair and strapping figure, Jan Michael Gambill is a hero on and off the sets. An exclusive interview...
On the snowbound slopes
It's been snowing non-stop for three days in Denver, Colorado. But the people are unfazed... they just continue with their work.
What manner of men
J.C. Kumarappa was one of those rare individuals who practised what he preached and showed great probity in his personal and public life.
Magic School Bus
The Magic School Bus, is one of the top ten rated shows for kids world over and Splash brings this show to kids across India. The Magic School Bus is a edutainment, entertainment and fun-filled series of a group of students and their daring and ...
Of cricket and stamps
The world's first cricket stamp came from the Portuguese colony of Cape Verde, now an independent nation. Issued on January 18, 1962, one of the stamps from a set of six on sports showed a batsman. Cricket was brought to the Cape Verde by ...
Sense & Nonsense
Firm as a rock
Panthers stalk their prey, wolves run it down, spiders wait for the quarry to get entrapped. But acorn barnacles are the ultimate sit-and-wait predators, cementing themselves firmly to a rock and waiting for water currents to bring their food to ...

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ARTICLES
Fair and lovely
A prince she denied is going to give her a poisonous apple "Okay, listen, where seven dwarfs live in an small house, she works for them like a mouse."
You should've seen how the queen ran, these are the words she told herself, "I can do it. ...
India of my dreams
Detachment from the world, travelling into spiritual realms, I envision "India, My India", Standing tall amongst the rest. Guarded by the fearless oceans that surround it, and by the timeless mountains in the north, My India stands strong, a ...
POEMS
Plan for career
Spiderman?
Where angels sleep
The human factor
Reflections
Mind your p's
Beyond compare
Protect our planet

DRAWINGS
Drawn by

Anil Kumar
Thomas M. John
Mounika M D
Bhargavi V KA
Niveshka B
Srujana P


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