Reading Time: 2 minutesA nation-wide survey has brought out findings which are, if not shocking, not very complimentary to the state of elementary education in India, which is…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA man was sitting in an easy chair on the first floor of his house. The floods started rising. One hour later a boat came…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNewly married Sushant and Seema, whose finances were quite tight, lived in a tiny one-room flat rented out by a tyrannical landlord, Mr. Khan, who…
Reading Time: 2 minutesA mouse looked through the crack In the wall to see the farmer And his wife open a package. What food might this contain?’ The…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteYour magazine has been running two exciting series on India’s march towards freedom. Still, much will remain hidden behind the clouds of time. However, old…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSituated in the lush green southern state of Kerala, Cochin boasts of a wealth of historical and cultural diversity and a fascinating past that is…
Reading Time: 2 minutesA fox and an elephant lived in a forest. The elephant was very gullible and the fox was very clever. One day the fox said…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis is at a time when there was an old rivalry between the turtle and the rabbit because the turtle once defeated the rabbit in…
Reading Time: 2 minutesSunandha was the King of Kosilika, a small kingdom. It was attacked a couple of times by bigger neighboring states. Though King Sunandha displayed much…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe king’s handkerchiefs Once there was a king who loved to go hunting. He always went hunting in disguise. One day, after a long day’s…
Reading Time: 2 minutesAmbarisa was a great king, but his greatness was more due to bis devotion to Vishnu than to his power or wealth. He was so…
Reading Time: 3 minutesOnce upon a time, there was a boy named Rohit. He was very fond of eating ice-creams. One day, after the school , he went…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMy face cream had finished so, I took some from my mother’s bottle and applied it on my face and went to school. when i…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne summer, I was hanging around my compound and since I had nothing to do, my attention turned to my puppy, Coco. At that time…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMy mother used to say very often that getting up from the wrong side (from the left side) of the bed fetches you bad luck.…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOnce I had been to Tirupati with my aunt. She had lost her colour of melanin due to the side effects of a medicine. Hence,…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOnce, in school we went to our first I.T class. Since it was the first day after our exams, our teacher gave us time for…
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile reading the January issue of Reader’s Digest, I came across a topic titled “Be Kind – Its Good For You”. And I remembered some…
Reading Time: 2 minutesAmit was the only child of his parents. He grew up amidst a ocean of love and affection. His father wanted him to be a…
Reading Time: 2 minutesChing was a poor boy. He was going to the market to sell his pots. When he was leaving. Then two people from the village…