Category: People & Places

Ah! Beautiful Spain! Spain is a country that is located in the southwestern Europe. It’s territory includes the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean and the Canary Islands in the Atlantic. Spain is the only country in Europe that borders Morocco in Africa. The country was ruled by Romans and Muslims in the past, but somewhere in 15th century it became independent. Madrid…

Sherpa is a name given to people who live in the upper Himalayan region of Nepal. Some of them also live in Sikkim, India and Tibet, but most of them live in Nepal. “Sherpa” means “person of the east”. The first Sherpas are believed to have walked from eastern Tibet in the 16th century to…

Jugglers? We are talking about people who have many balls in their hands, throw it up in the air, catch it and then toss it again in the air only to catch it again. And they are not magicians. They ‘toss and catch’ so quickly that you might begin to think that they are magicians. Jugglers learn…

Mahatma Gandhi was one of the most famous freedom fighters in the history of mankind. He led India in its struggle for freedom against the British rule. And he taught Indians to fight for their rights through a unique way of non-violence. India and the rest of the world remember him fondly as Gandhiji or…

Wow ! Superheroes! Their ‘save the world’ acts are so thrilling!! Have you wondered if they really exist?? Sadly, No. A Superhero is an imaginary character who usually possesses some super powers – powers to do extraordinary things that normal humans can’t do.  They are generally costumed crime fighters and have very different names according to their personality…

The Galapagos Islands are a cluster of scattered islands almost 1000 kilometers off the Pacific coast of South America, and belong to Ecuador. In earlier times, they were thought to be lying at the other end of the world as they looked so lonely and far removed from any other land. They are the most unique islands,…

Barack Obama is the 44th and current president of the United States.He is the first African-American to serve as U.S. president. He was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii. His father was a Kenyan activist and mother an American teacher. His name Barack means “blessing from God” and his nickname is Barry. As…

An illustrator is a storyteller with a drawing board. He expresses the stories through pictures. Some people also call him a cartoonist as he draws cartoons as well. The illustration or cartoons can express a lot of situations, surroundings, physical appearances and different emotions. Just by changing simple strokes of lines on a picture, the…

J. K. Rowling is a very talented British novelist who is best known as the author of the Harry Potter series. She was born today July 31 in the year 1965. In her book series, Harry Potter is a wizard who discovers that there are a lot of other people with special magical powers living in…

You would say what’s so great about statues? They are usually some figures made out of stone. But hey, look carefully. This statue is not made of stone but actually a human!! Sometimes people put lots of make up and stay still for hours to pose like a statue. Try standing absolutely still for a…

When I was a kid I always thought that Timbuktu is an imaginary city because the name sounded a bit funny to me. But it is not, this city is far away in the middle of Africa. This city was very rich and famous in the 12th century (almost 1000 years ago), even before America…