Abstract, Bleeding, Hatching, Gradation, Still Life…what do these terms mean. All of them pertain to the field of art. Try your hand at this word search and see how many words you can find,
If you enjoy dabbling in paints and pencils you will be familiar with these terms and words. Take a look at the clue and the picture and find the word in the grid.
Actually, #MahilaKisanDiwas showed us otherwise. Find out what this guest writer has to say on the matter…
Hey everyone! I have a bad case of writer’s block, so I asked my cousin S to take on this week’s column. Don’t worry, S is as cool as I am (though she thinks she’s cooler). She wanted to call the column Bug Girl or Bug Person, but I didn’t want to confuse my longtime, loyal, loving readers. It’s still Bug Boy, okay; don’t let her tell you otherwise.
Scroll through the slides below to see what she has to say.
A word game based on the natural world. Check out your knowledge of the wild side.
Nature lessons, anyone? Here is a crossword that tests your knowledge of not just animals but also birds and insects. How many do you know?
Decode a secret message using the Morse code! Can you figure out what it’s trying to say?
Morse code is a form of communication that has existed since the 19th century. It has come in handy in many situations, especially when there were no telephones to pass on a top-secret message. It was especially used in the case of emergencies.
Figure out how it works by deciphering the codes in the top-secret message using the chart below.
What do you do when you want to workout but can’t go to a gym? The answer is right in your home! Take this quiz and learn more.
Not everyone can sweat it out at a gym, especially during a pandemic when it is advisable to stay at home whenever possible. So, how do we then keep ourselves fit without leaving the house? Did you know that several household items can double as fitness tools when used correctly?
Take this spot-the-object quiz and learn more about such items.
Standing tall and proud, India has some of the biggest statues in the world. But, do you know which are the among the tallest?
India is home to some of the tallest statues in the world. Our cities are dotted with statues of freedom fighters, national leaders, gods and goddesses belonging to various religious groups and so on. Many pilgrimage spots have ‘mammoth’ statues of religious deities. Did you know that India is also home to the world’s tallest statue?
Find out which are the tallest statues in the country with this activity.
Statue of Unity: The tallest statue in India and also in the world. It is a monument of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and was completed in 2018. It is located facing the Narmada dam in Gujarat. The statue took 56 months to complete.
Veera Abhaya Anjaneya Hanuman Swami: It is a Lord Hanuman statue, located in the Paritala town Near Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh. The Hanuman Swami statue is the world’s tallest Hanuman and it was installed in 2003.
Thiruvalluvar Statue: Located at a small island in the Kanyakumari, at the confluence of the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea, and the Indian Ocean. The tall stone sculpture is of Tamil poet and philosopher Valluvar.
Tathagata Tsal: Buddha Park of Ravangla in South Sikkim is home to the tallest statue of Buddha in India and was constructed between 2006 and 2013.
Dhyana Buddha Statue: Located in Amaravathi, it is the second tallest statue of Buddha in India in sitting posture and is situated on the banks of Krishna river of Andhra Pradesh.
Padmasambhava Guru Rinpoche: The Padmasambhava was a sage guru of Buddhism also known as Guru Rinpoche in Northwest India. The statue of Padmasambhava is located on a mountain in the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh above Rewalsar Lake.
Shiva of Murudeshwara: The statue is situated in Murudeshwara town of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka. It is the second tallest statue of Shiva in the world, the first is the Kailashnath Mahadev Statue in Nepal.
Adiyogi Shiva Statue: Located in Coimbatore, it is the largest bust sculpture in the world and also largest and tallest face in the world.
As the name suggests, it is the wind that gives sound to the music. Depending on the instrument used, the pitch is either high or low.
A wind instrument uses air as the primary vibrating medium to produce a sound. A column of air is set into vibration by the player blowing into a mouthpiece set at or near the end of the resonator.
These instruments are diverse and have been used to make music since prehistoric times. There are two types of wind instruments – woodwind and brass. Woodwind instruments are recorders, flutes, oboes, clarinets saxophones and bassoons, whereas brass instruments are horns, trumpets, trombones, tubas and euphoniums.
In India, the most popular wood instruments are the shehnai and bansuri. Koreans use a reed instrument made of bamboo. It is called piri and emits a sound that is mellower than that of the oboe. On the other hand, Armenians play the duduk, an ancient double reed woodwind flute made of apricot wood.
Now exercise your grey cells and do this crossword.
A quick-fire round of questions to keep you on your toes. Play on…
There’s lots happening around you. How clued in are you to world news? Find out with this quiz.
Splash around and find the meanings to many terms you have only heard of!
With water covering almost 75% of Earth, it is but natural that one should know about different water bodies too. Play this word search and get to know them better.
Get your keen eye ready for this sporting challenge and guess where the ball could be!
Indian sports have been getting a shot in the arm thanks to the different sporting leagues that have come up in the past few years. Below are a few leagues for various sports, and a representative picture.
But here’s the catch: the most important element – the ball/shuttlecock – has been removed. Can you guess its position in each picture?
Sunil Chhetri of Bengaluru FC team takes the penalty during match 16 of the 7th season of the Hero Indian Super League between Chennaiyin FC and Bengaluru FC held at the GMC Stadium Bambolim, Goa, India on December 4, 2020. Photo: Deepak Malik / Sportzpics for ISL
Virat Kohli captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore during match 6 of season 13 of the Dream 11 Indian Premier League (IPL) between Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates on September 24, 2020. Photo: Ron Gaunt / Sportzpics for BCCI
Parupalli Kashyap of Mumbai Rockets, who lost to Daren Liew of Hyderabad Hunters, in action during the Premier Badminton League match at the GMC Balayogi Stadium in Gachibowli in Hyderabad on February 2, 2020. Photo: Nagara Gopal
Kalinga Lancers player Devindar Sunil Walmiki carrying forward an attack during the Hockey India League match against Jaypee Punjab Warriors in Chandigarh on February 18, 2017. Photo: Akhilesh Kumar
Jerome Vinith of Calicut Heroes (right) gives a smash in the match against Ahmedabad Defenders at the RuPay Pro Volleyball League Championship in Kochi, Kerala, on February 13, 2019. Photo: H. Vibhu
