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Horse Gram/Kulthi – The Super-food You Don’t Know About
“Your diet is a bank account. Good food choices are good investments.” Bethenny Frankel When we talk of vegetarian sources of protein, we think of pulses, black gram, red gram, kidney beans. We usually forget one of the richest sources of protein and other minerals – the horse gram. A horse gram is a short, Read more
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10 Interesting Facts About Elephants
“Nature’s great masterpiece, an elephant ― the only harmless great thing.” – John Donne Last week we visited the Madumalai National Tiger Reserve, near Ooty in Tamil Nadu, India. It was an amazing experience, not only for our 9-year-old son, but for us as well. We have been to other tiger reserves but this time Read more
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10 Interesting Facts About Brain
“I consider that a man’s brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose.” Arthur Conan Doyle Brain is the control centre for all living things. We have heard everyone say that for humans, the brain is the biggest differentiator from other animals, the Read more
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Narinder Singh Kapany – The Unsung Hero, Father of Fibre Optics
“My own heroes are the dreamers, those men and women who tried to make the world a better place than when they found it, whether in small ways or great ones.” George R.R. Martin We have all heard about optical fibers, the backbone of optical data transmission that carries the internet around the world. Today, Read more
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Nutrition for Kids
“Good health shapes an expression of experiences.” ― Arif Naseem Over the past many years, the science linking health and food has become stronger. We know, more than ever before, what our body needs, how much it needs and when it needs it. However, our diet, is at it’s nadir. We are surrounded by products Read more
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How Many Hours Should You Sleep?
Sleep is the best meditation. – Dalai Lama Sleep is essential at every age. It is required for a healthy body and brain. Insufficient sleep has been linked to the development and management of a number of chronic diseases and conditions, including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and depression. For young children, sleep is Read more
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10 Interesting Facts About Hummingbirds
“A flash of harmless lightning, A mist of rainbow dyes, The burnished sunbeams brightening From flower to flower he flies.” John Banister Tabb These tiny, colourful birds are predominantly found in the Americas. There are over 300 species of hummingbirds. They have a variety of beaks from long, sword-like beaks to serrated ones. These birds, Read more
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3 Games to Increase Creativity that Can be Played Anywhere Anytime
“I never made one of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking.” – Albert Einstein Albert Einstein was a great believer in the power of creativity and so have all the great thinkers and scientists of all time. No great breakthrough was ever done by people who did not think out of the box. Read more
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10 Interesting Facts About English
I love the English language. Words have power. John C. Bogle English is a fascinating language, and the most global. It borrows words from many languages including Italian, Spanish, Greek, Dutch, Russian, and more. It is the official language of over 65 countries and is the second most spoken language in the world, after Mandarin. Read more
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10 Interesting Facts about Rhinoceros
We visited a zoo recently and my son was fascinated by the rhinoceros couple that we saw there. It’s huge size, the way it walked, it’s seemingly thick skin, and it’s amazing horn (which gives them their name: the name “rhinoceros’, means “nose horn”) held him spellbound for many minutes! As soon as we reached Read more
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