Category: People & Places
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Christopher Columbus
Did Columbus discover America? No, That’s not right. But to read what he explored would be a delight. So let’s read his story that’s full of turns and twists, Him exploring the world that did not even exist. The adventure all began in year 1492, When Columbus set to sail with his crew. From Spain he started to cross…
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Brilliant Brazil
Everybody is talking about brilliant Brazil these days. The country’s economy is developing fast and to add a few more jewels to its crown it is all set to host the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics. Do you know which continent Brazil lives in? Brazil covers almost half of South America and is the…
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Nirmal Hriday – Story of Mother Teresa
Nikola and Drane Bojaxhiu had a loving family living at Skopje, Macedonia (former Yugoslavia). Nikola was a successful merchant and Drane was a loving mother and a good wife. It was 1910, and they were happy and content with their three daughters, youngest one Agnes being 3 months old. She was born on August 27…
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Remembering Netaji
Give me blood and I will give you freedom! These are the famous words of a brave freedom fighter, Subhas Chandra Bose. He was fondly known as ‘Netaji’ by everyone. He was born on January 23, 1897. On his birthday, let us remember this hero who sacrificed his life in the freedom struggle for India. Subhas…
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I Have A Dream – Martin Luther King
On January 15 1929, an African American boy was born in Atlanta Georgia. This young boy was truly remarkable, but nobody at that time could imagine that one day this boy will grow up to be an exceptional leader. Can you guess who this boy was? The little boy grew up to be the…
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Temba’s Dream
What’s your idea of a cool birthday celebration? A party with friends, lots of gifts and a yummy cake? How about setting a new world record? That’s exactly what Temba Tsheri Sherpa did when he turned sixteen! In May 2001, he became the youngest person to climb the Mt. Everest, shortly after celebrating his birthday…
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Remarkable Russia
Which is the largest country that spreads in two continents? Which country has its closest point just 4 km away from the US? Which country has the largest lake in Europe? Which country believes in a lady ‘Santa Claus’ ? Of course, it is the remarkable Russia. Russia covers 1/7th of the total land of our…
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Natural New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south western Pacific Ocean that has two main Islands ‒ North and South Island. They are separated by a narrow channel called Cook Strait, named after English captain James Cook. Australia is its nearest neighboring country. New Zealand some say is the piece of land that separated from the super continent millions of years ago. But another…
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204th Birthday of Louis Braille
How do you think the blind people read? Yes, they can read too!! They read by tracing their fingers over bumps on paper called raised dots. Each set of bumps means something. This special system for reading and writing is called Braille. Do you know who invented it? Braille was created by a French man…
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Who was Srinivasa Ramanujan?
About 125 years ago, a mathematical genius was born on December 22nd 1887. It is difficult to believe that, without any formal training in the subject, Srinivasa Ramanujan contributed immensely to the mathematical community. He was born in a poor Brahmin family and showed a natural inclination towards mathematics when he was ten years old. After that there was no stopping him. He won…
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Grimm’s Fairy Tales Anniversary
Aren’t all of us fond of Fairy Tale Theatre? Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Hansel and Gretel, Sleeping Beauty, Rumpelstiltskin, Rapunzel just to name a few. We are able to enjoy these stories because almost 200 years ago, two brothers Wilhelm and Jakob Grimm travelled all around in Germany and collected these stories before people forgot…
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Giant’s Causeway
Giant’s Causeway is one of the most spectacular structures in the world. It is located in Northern Ireland, UK. This breathtaking terrain has huge columns of rocks jutting out from the sea everywhere. The entire area covers about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns. The columns are laid in a brick like fashion. Most of the rocks are hexagonal in shape. So, some…