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One year in my life…
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One year in my life…

Moorchana Borah, Class-VII, Sampoorna Kendra Vidyalaya, Dibrugarh. Oh! I still remember that morning; my exams were over and I was enjoying my morning cup of milk. It was then that my father gave us the news about the coronavirus; the deadly virus that’s spreading all over the world. The words were...
Eyes wide shut
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Eyes wide shut

Your mental health can be affected by your sleep. When it comes to good mental health in teenagers, sleep is an important element. Teenagers are living through a very difficult period of their lives. There is pressure of balancing school, dealing with hormones, peer pressure, etc. On top of...
I, ME, MYSELF
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I, ME, MYSELF

Mayukh Hazarika, son of the legendary Jayanta Hazarika, is a well-known singer in his own right, with albums like Aniruddha, Sokuye Jodi Kotha Koi to his credit. He is also a veteran journalist. Ultimately, what you do is your own decision. I consider my late father’s legacy to be a great...
Pokémon YouTube channel for kids is now available in English in India
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Pokémon YouTube channel for kids is now available in English in India

The Pokemon Company has launched Pokemon Kids TV in India and other Asian countries. It is an English sister channel of the official Japanese Pokemon YouTube channel for kids. It has videos ranging from Pokemon songs and nursery rhymes to educational content. It mainly features English content, with...
Making a connection
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Making a connection

Developing empathy can boost your creativity. A new research suggests that if you learn to empathise with others, it measurably improves your creativity, and it could potentially lead to several other beneficial learning outcomes The findings are from a year-long University of Cambridge study...
I, ME, Myself
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I, ME, Myself

Respect tradition and cultural legacy. Manoj Kumar Goswami is an eminent writer, journalist who has been honoured with the Katha Award for Creative Fiction and the Sanskriti award for Literature. Regarding the formative influences of my youth, it is not possible to give a precise answer. It might...
TERM OF THE WEEK
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TERM OF THE WEEK

Well-heeled ‘Well-heeled’ means wealth or well provided for. The word “heeled” has several meanings. ‘Well provided with money’ is our contemporary understanding, so that has to be a good place to start. In Eva Wilder Brodhead’s Bound in Shallows, 1897, there’s the line: “I ain’t so well-heeled...
Know your world
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Know your world

Paper This is one of the world’s most indispensable products. Paper is one of the world’s most important and useful products. Without it, there would be no newspapers, magazines, writing paper, or greeting cards. There would be no paper bags or boxes, paper money, gift-wrapping, or toilet paper....
Why What
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Why What

When did the Battle of Midway begin? On June 4, 1942, the Battle of Midway – one of the most decisive US victories against Japan during World War I – began. During the four-day sea-and-air battle, the outnumbered US Pacific Fleet succeeded in destroying four Japanese aircraft carriers while...
Vadodara teen wins Science award
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Vadodara teen wins Science award

Fifteen-year-old Varun Saikia from Vadodara – who had built a machine that floats on water and clears up waste from the floor, won the Outstanding Achievement Award within the Initiative for Research and Innovation in the STEM (IRIS) National Fair 2021. Varun has won the award funded by the...
Shoulder to lean on
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Shoulder to lean on

Peer confidants at school may help teens with anxiety, depression. Teen challenges, including depression and anxiety, are better understood by their peers, as compared to teachers or counsellors in the school, believe three-quarters of parents in a new poll. The majority also agree that peer support...
Cartoons and comics
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Cartoons and comics

This form of art has evolved tremendously over the decades The word “cartoon” once meant something entirely different from what it does today. It was used to describe a sketch made by an artist to prepare for a painting or other work. In the 1840s, the English magazine Punch published cartoons that...
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