In August 1945 two Japanese cities were enveloped in giant mushroom clouds, hiding at first and then revealing death and ruin as they rose into the sky. Today, those two days of horror are commemorated as days of peace, for, the terror should never revisit.
August 6 is celebrated as Hiroshima Peace Day and August 9 […]
NANDINI NAYAR
“I don’t want to talk to you,” Medha shouted, “And if you think I am going to tie a Rakhi on your wrist, you are mad!”
Medha was seething as she flounced out of the house. Why was her brother Sharat so mean? He had told her that her hair stuck out like a pig’s […]
August 9 is celebrated as Quit India Day. It was on this day in 1942 that Gandhiji started the Quit India Movement in a bid to bring the British to the negotiating table.
Sir Stafford Cripps with Mahatma Gandhi. Photo : The Hindu Photo Library
GEETA PADMANABHAN
What is it about August? In India, this is the […]
Today is the 123rd birth anniversary of Beatrix Potter. Not only did she create lovable characters like Squirrel Nutkin and Tom Kitten, she was also a conservationist, a mycologist and an illustrator. Her first book featuring the four rabbits was brought out in 1902. Since then she went on to write and illustrate 20 more […]
RACHNA CHHABRIA
There was excitement in the jungle. The “Beautiful Baby Contest” was just a day away. Mothers and fathers fussed over their little ones. Even the naughty baby monkeys were quiet. Everyone wanted to look their best for the contest.
Tamara, the baby squirrel, watched sadly from her branch. There was no sign of her parents. […]
There is to be a solar eclipse on July 22. How does this happen? What is so special about a solar eclipse?Did you know that a solar eclipse offers the only chance to view the `corona’ (which means crown)?It is an unforgettable sight indeed. Along with the dazzling corona, planets like Venus and Mars willalso […]
NANDINI NAYAR
Sumit saw the boy in the blue T-shirt as soon as he walked into the park. And something about the boy, perhaps it was the way he was so confidently walking on the slide instead of sitting irritated him. And Sumit immediately decided that he didn’t like the boy in the blue T-shirt.
The boy […]
With a whole lot of incredibly brilliant special effects, ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ marks the turning point in the entire series.
High Drama: A still from “Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince”. Photo: WARNER BROS
FAIZA HASAN
The Harry Potter series has been creating a revolution of its own. This magical tale of a boy-wizard […]
A day in the life of a tiger can be more interesting than you think. Listen to a tiger speak.
Majestic beauty: On one’s own path in Ranthambhore. PHOTO: PAUL NORONHA
REEJA RADHAKRISHNAN
Greetings from the jungle! The name is Khan, Sheroo Khan. Would you like to be friends with me? Come with me for […]
When the lake went dry, the villagers decided to pray. And, they were in for a surprise.
SUJATA C.
The village of Paritaal had got its name from the lake in the middle of it. The lake was the life of the village. Stories were told of diamonds that lay buried beneath the lakebed.
But this […]