Can you identify which of these fitness statements are true and which are not?
There are a lot of misconceptions and false beliefs about exercise and food. Here are five statements about working out and diet. Do you know which are true and which are false? Find out with this game.
Chocolates, printing press, and fireworks have origins dating back to thousands of years! Find out about some more modern-day items with ancient roots.
We read about the many great ancient empires, but did you know that we use some of their inventions even to this day? Over the centuries, inventions such as paper, rubber, clocks, and even sports and games, have taken different shapes and formats, but the ideas and fundamentals were sowed during the times of these civilizations.
Here are six modern-day items with ancient roots. Can you match them with the ancient tribes, civilisations or empires they originated from?
Grab a chair, pull it up to the table, choose your favourite snack…now do this absolutely delicious crossword.
Charles M. Schulz, the creator of Charlie Brown and friends said it right. “All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.”
If you believe in this then this crossword was especially baked for you. Go ahead, take a bite.
A rebus is a picture representation of a name, work, or phrase. Can you decipher these puzzles? Try them out…
A rebus is an interesting way of depicting a word or phrase.
Here’s an example:
Take a look at this rebus, what does it say?
Answer: Too little too late
Each rebus puzzle below portrays a common word or phrase. Try guessing the words or phrases from the clues in the picture.
India has had 15 prime ministers over the years. Who was the first, last and all those in between? Find out in this game.
The Prime Minister of India is the leader of the executive of the Government of India. He/she is the chief adviser to the President of India and the head of the Union Council of Ministers. The Prime Minister can be a member of any of the two houses of the Parliament of India — the Lok Sabha (House of the People) and the Rajya Sabha (Council of the States). He/she is the senior-most member of cabinet in the executive of government, in a parliamentary system, and can select and dismiss members of the cabinet; allocates posts to members within the government, and is the presiding member and chairperson of the cabinet.
The current present Prime Minister is Narendra Modi.
Do you know the many Prime Ministers of India since Independence?
Words can hurt. And, after it is said it cannot be passed off as something funny. Because it is not. What you can do is take a stand. Here’s what Bug Boy has to say…
What do you do when you realise that someone you think of as a hero is… well, not so cool after all?
Mia is back and needs your help yet again. She needs to find some people in a crowd for an interview. Can you spot them?
People to find:
– Lady with a coffee mug and a tablet
– Man with a camera and in a grey sweater
– Blonde haired man with a red tie
– Man in a full purple suit
– Man with a suitcase
– Woman holding a stack of books
– Woman in an orange dress
– Man with a coffee mug
– Man with a red cap
– Black haired woman with a camera
In whatever pose you see it, the giraffe is a fascinating creature. Watch this video to know more about this elegant, yet gentle giant.
Just like how you save money in a piggy bank, grown-ups use bigger, real-life banks. Can you identify some of these banks from their logos?
Have you been inside a bank? They’re busy places, aren’t they? There’s a lot of hustle and bustle, as people perform important tasks.
Banks are institutions where people can keep their money safe. They give and take money from customers. A bank’s customers include individuals, businesses and even the government.
Banks are important to the economy as they help money flow. They keep people’s savings safe, and at the same time they use that money to help people buy things such as houses and cars, and start businesses.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is the highest banking regulatory authority in India. This means that It controls and monitors the banking and finance system of the country and is generally responsible for how money goes around. Below the RBI come various categories of banks.
Logos are used for representational/educational purposes only.
Jivuba wants to become a singer but cannot. She takes the help of a forest fairy who casts a spell to remedy the situation. Read and listen to the story.
Jivuba wants to become a singer but she cannot because she has to get married. Luckily, Dammu, the wise apsara of the forest, casts a spell to remedy the situation! But what happens when the spell breaks?
Read the story as you listen to it.
Katha, founded in 1988 by Geeta Dharmarajan, is a non-profit organisation, which promotes the joy of reading and the love of books, especially among children living in entrenched poverty. You can browse their books at: https://books.katha.org/
Katha Khazana is downloadable on Google PlayStore.
