Splash and smile
Hippo and Hiimu are all set to have some fun. Colour them and join them on their fun ride.
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Toys From Trash – Shirt with tie
Make your own shirt and tie….. worry not! All you need is colour paper and truckloads of imagination.
India’s freedom song
August 15, 1947 was a historic day, for on that day a nation was born. Learn more about India’s relentless battle for freedom with this interactive timeline.
August 15, 1947 was a historical day, for on that day a nation was born. After years of strife and struggle India was free. Our freedom fighters fought a relentless battle to ensure that every Indian would enjoy the benefits and joys of being liberated. Jawaharlal Nehru became the country’s first Prime Minister. He asked the members of the Constituent Assembly to take a pledge of loyalty to the new state and free India’s National Flag was hoisted atop the Council House. In his first speech in Parliament, Jawaharlal Nehru said: “We end today a period of ill fortune and India discovers herself again”.
Scroll through the timeline below to see the India’s journey through the years to gain her freedom.
Celebrate your freedom
Happy Independence Day! Try your hand at this crossword, and see how much you know about our long, drawn-out struggle before India became a free nation.
Get sporty!
Snowboarding, sledding, ski jumping, and more. Discover interesting facts about these winter sports for an instant adrenaline rush.
Playing sports is not only healthy, but also truckloads of fun. Nothing can beat boredom like indulging in your favourite sport. Add ice and snow to it, and the fun and frolic rises up a few notches. Discover interesting facts about some winter sports; you will get an instant hankering to take off and get started.
Click on ‘turn’ to read more about each fact. Click on the arrow to move to the next fact.
Paving the way to independence
The story of India’s struggle for freedom is incomplete without a mention of these freedom fighters. Here’s a look at some of them.
The freedom we enjoy today is the result of the many wars, sacrifices, and struggles of several individuals. While we are aware of the contribution of heroes like Mahatma Gandhi, Sarojini Naidu, Subhas Chandra Bose, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Bhagat Singh, and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, there are many others who have also played a part. It is through their inspiring acts of bravery and leadership that we are where we are today. There is no time better than now to take a look at some of these men and women.
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Illustration: Sonal Goyal
Leap of faith
The circus is not just about jugglers, clowns and animals. It is also about trapeze artists who fly around keeping you entertained.
The trapeze was invented in 1859 by a French performer named Jules Leotard. It comes from the Latin word trapezium — a geometrical four-sided figure that is mimicked by the shape made by the ceiling, ropes and bar, in a trapeze. Jules Léotard performed the first flying trapeze act at the Cirque Napoléon in Paris in 1859.
Unravel these images while you read about trapeze artists.
Types of trapeze artists
Static trapeze is when a performer moves around the bar and ropes, performing a wide range of movements including balances, drops, hangs while the bar itself stays generally static.
Swinging trapeze is when the act is performed on a trapeze, swinging in a forward and backward motion.
Flying trapeze is when the artist grabs the trapeze bar and jumps off a high platform, or pedestal board, so that gravity creates the swing.
Double trapeze is a variation and features two performers working together on the same trapeze.
Deadly volcanoes
With hot lava and huge clouds of suffocating ash, volcanoes can be lethal. Take this ‘true or false’ quiz to find out how much you know about these destructive volcanic eruptions.
Volcanoes are lethal and though the lava flow is too slow to run over people, active volcanoes are often associated with earthquakes, avalanches, mudslides, tsunamis and huge clouds of suffocating ash and harmful gases. How much do you know about volcanoes?
Musical memory
Bass guitar? Cello? Violin? Trumpet? Match these musical instruments quickly in this fun memory game.
How well do you know one musical instrument from the other? Try this memory game and see how quickly you can match the instruments.
Ready, get set, go
Combine fun with science and learn how to make traffic lights at home! Watch the video and follow the steps to learn how.
What’s so special about traffic lights? After all, you see them on the road every day! Well, how about if you saw them inside your house, especially inside a …. flask?
Watch the colours go from green, to red, to yellow, all inside a flask. You can also increase the number of colours, if you are in a particularly colourful mood. Watch the video below to learn how to make this fun fantasy,a reality.
Wasn’t that exciting? Are you curious to know how this happens? Watch the video below to learn the science behind it.