How much do you know about Navaratri, Durga Pooja, Kolu and Dussehra? Play this interactive video quiz to find out.
On the occasion of Dussehra, play this interactive video quiz and test your knowledge about this festival and the celebrations around you.
Always be alert and aware when being out about on the roads. Here’s a spot the difference game to learn a little bit about road safety.
Knowing about road safety is very crucial. You have to remember to be responsible and look out for yourself every time you are out and about. Drivers have to follow particular rules when they drive, and pedestrians (those who walk) have to follow certain rules as well.
Here are a few things to keep in mind when you are on the road:
1. Always look to your right, then left and once more to your right before crossing a road.
2. When walking, always stay on the pavement and keep away from the side closest to the road as much as possible.
3. Road signs aren’t only for those who travel by vehicles; even a pedestrian should know them.
4. Always cross the roads at a zebra crossing and not in the middle of the roads.
5. Do NOT run on the streets.
6. Always be alert and aware of your surroundings when walking on roads.
Now here’s a game for you. See if you can spot the eight differences in the two pictures.
What are ‘kangaroo’ words? Does that mean there are ‘joey’ words as well? Find out now!
Have you seen how a kangaroo carries its young one (a joey) in a pouch? What would you call a word that carries another word in it? A kangaroo word, of course!
Simply put, a kangaroo word is a word that contains the letter of another word with the same meaning. For example, ‘masculine’ contains ‘male’ (MAscuLinE), ‘container’ contains ‘can’ (ContAiNer) and ‘encourage’ contains ‘urge’ (encoURaGE). The parent word is called the kangaroo word and the smaller word is called the joey word.
Generally, the rule is that the joey word should have its letters in order within the kangaroo word, but all the letter should not be adjacent (for example, ‘enjoy’ and ‘joy’ do not qualify).
Can you try this interactive task to find out if you have understood the concept correctly? From the two options given, identify the joey word for each of these kangaroo words. All you need to do is find out whether the letters of the word can be found in the parent word.
Brighten your indoor festivities with this craft – bring the celebrations to you!
You may not be able to travel to see the Dussehra celebrations in Mysuru, but you can celebrate it in your own unique way with this craft.
What to do:
1. Click here to download the printable PDF and print it out (it would be even better if you can print it in colour)
2. Cut the images of the palace and the parade and stick them on a thick sheet of paper or card.
3. Now cut along the blue lines (the outer lines), and then fold along the dotted lines.
4. Follow the pictorial instructions on the PDF to finish it off.
And voila! Something colourful to enhance the season’s festivities!
In a new documentary, natural historian Sir David Attenborough reveals facts and insights into Earth’s speeding decline. Sample a few…
Sir David Attenborough, the filmmaker and natural historian, has seen the Earth change over his long life of 94 years. In a new documentary titled, A Life On Our Planet, he presents his ‘witness statement’ to the global crisis created by humans. From poaching and deforestation to overpopulation, the Earth is under tremendous stress.
There are some invaluable gems and facts revealed in the documentary that tells the story of global decline over a single lifetime. We cull out four such facts, and you have to guess the right answer to complete each one.
(Photos: dfat.gov.au, Mikedixson, Credit: World Bank / Simone D. McCourtie, Richard Croft, Bank of England)
Vitamins are ‘micronutrients’. That means they are the major groups of nutrients that our body needs to perform important functions.
Most of the health problems we face today arise from a poor diet. This leads to vitamin deficiencies causing ailments that range from dandruff to colds and fevers. Vitamins and minerals are considered essential nutrients. Together, they perform many roles in our body. They help strengthen our bones, heal wounds and bolster our immune system. They also convert food into energy and repair cellular damage.
What are the different specialisations within science? Do they overlap with other subjects? Find out in this puzzle.
You would have all heard about physics, chemistry and biology. But did you know that within these are various subdivisions that are called specialisations?
For example, biology has botany and zoology, which have more micro-specialisations. The same goes for engineering, environmental sciences and a whole bunch of other subjects. Sometimes these specialisations may even have connections with subjects like history, geography, psychology and others.
Here is a word search based on specialisations within science. See how many you can find out.
The festivities may be indoors this year, but here’s a crossword to spruce it up a little.
For 10 days in October, people in India break out into vibrant and cheerful celebrations. Whether you know it as Navaratri, Dussehra, Durga Puja or any other name, here is a crossword for you to complete among all the festivities.
Do you think, like everything else, Navaratri will go online too? Well, that doesn’t sound too bad.
It’s the festive season, folks! Well, that’s what all the ads in the newspapers say. It doesn’t feel like there’s much to celebrate right now though, does it? Plus, even if I was in the mood to celebrate, exactly how am I supposed to? I’m not sure it’s a great idea to go pandal hopping or visit friends just yet. So. does that mean, like everything else in life right now, Dussehra will go online too?
While that sounds kind of awful, if you think about it, it might not be all bad.
Check out the slider to see how.
You may know your sport, sports stars and the rules. But how well do you know about the trophies? Here’s a little help…
Sporting tournaments the world over are recognised and coveted for their trophies. In many cases, they are their raison d’être. Let’s take a look at the story of the origin of a few of the famous sports trophies.
It is the name of the Test cricket series played between England and Australia, as well as, its trophy. The name originated from a mock obituary published in a British newspaper after Australia’s victory at The Oval in 1882, its first win on English soil. The “obituary” read ‘The body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia’. And before the next Test series, captain Ivo Bligh had vowed to “regain those ashes”.
The trophy is a large glass replica of a small terracotta perfume bottle, believed to contain the ashes of a bail, gifted to Bligh by the wife of Sir William Clarke, president of the Melbourne Cricket Club, thus becoming an emblem of this great sporting rivalry.
(Photo: AFP)
The FIFA World Cup is a gold trophy awarded to the winners of the FIFA World Cup association football tournament. This is the second trophy to be used. The first was the Jules Rimet Trophy used from 1930 to 1970. Originally named Victory, the first trophy was renamed in honour of FIFA president Jules Rimet. The Brazilian team won the tournament for the third time in 1970, allowing them to keep the real trophy in perpetuity, as had been stipulated by Jules Rimet. Hence the present-day trophy was commissioned and has been in use since.
The World Cup trophy is made of 18-carat gold and depicts two human figures holding up the Earth. The first trophy was stolen from the Brazilian Football Confederation headquarters in Rio de Janeiro where it was kept on display and has never been found since.
(Photo: Flickr/CLF Golden Teamgeist & World Cup)
It is the trophy awarded to the winner of the rugby match between England and Scotland. The trophy originally was commissioned by the British expatriates living in India who had established the Calcutta Football (Rugby) Club in 1873. Hence its Indian design: an Indian elephant on the lid and king cobras as handles.
Each sporting tournament has a trophy that individuals or teams try to win. It’s the raison d’être for most competitions. Let’s look at a few famous trophies and the stories behind them.
The story goes that when the local British Army regiment departed and the club was disbanded, the 270 silver rupees remaining in its bank account were melted down, and crafted into a cup to be presented to the Rugby Football Union in the U.K. for ‘some lasting good for the cause of Rugby Football’.
Presented to the winner of the famous horse race of the same name in Ireland, the trophy was commissioned by King George V from Garrard & Co in 1911. It is worth an astounding £250,000 and hence it is locked in a vault in London. It even has a dedicated security guard guarding it when it is brought to the All England Jumping Course at Hickstead, West Sussex where the race takes place every year. That is the reason why when it was dropped on the ground by the winner in 2017, it attracted a collective gasp!
Here’s another interesting fact: During the Second World War, the trophy was in Italy with its Italian winner Conte Alessandro who buried it in the ground of his villa to protect it.
