Solve this crossword by identifying the instruments these famous Indian musicians play.
It is always a pleasure to listen to music. In Indian music, some musicians have been identified with the instruments they play. For example, if you mention the name of U. Srinivas, it immediately conjures up images of the mandolin. Similarly, when you say Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, it is the flute that comes to mind. For Ustad Amjad Ali Khan it is the sarod and Zakir Hussain the table.
Try your hand at this crossword and find the instruments these musicians play, using the clues given.
History is marked by certain important events. Here’s a memory game based on famous historical events and when they happened. Can you match them all?
Certain historical events are very crucial parts of our past. They triggered certain events or changes that impacted the world Like Alexander the Great coming to India opened up the trade route between India and Europe. Or Vasco da Gama discovering a sea route to India from Europe led to an influx of foreign powers in India and Asia. Now here’s a memory game based on historical events and their dates. Can you match them all?
This is a snakes and ladders game that can help improve your vocabulary…
Ready for snakes and ladders? No, it is not even remotely like the regular board game. This involves letters instead of numbers.
All you have to do is connect the letter pairs in the ladder on the left with the correct pairs in the ladder on the right, with middle letter “YO“. We have solved one to get you started: MAYORS.
Today is World Ocean Day. It celebrates the importance of oceans in our lives and highlights the dangers this sensitive ecosystem faces and tells us what we can do to protect them,
Ocean pollution is a significant global environmental issue caused by the discharge of various pollutants into the world’s oceans. Common sources of ocean pollution include industrial waste, oil spills, plastic debris, agricultural runoff, and sewage discharge. This has detrimental effects on marine ecosystems, leading to the loss of biodiversity, destruction of habitats, and the endangerment of marine species.
Additionally, ocean pollution poses a threat to human health through the contamination of seafood and the degradation of coastal water quality. Addressing ocean pollution requires a collective effort, including stricter regulations, improved waste management practices, and the promotion of sustainable alternatives to reduce the impact on the world’s oceans.
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It’s Quiz Time, folks! Here’s this week’s set of questions to sharpen your brains.
This week’s set of questions covers a wide range of topics. Check how many you know the answers to.
Learn more about badminton and play a word-related activity.
P.V. Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, Srikanth Kidambi, Lakshya Sen, Prakash Padukone, P. Gopichand… Which game do these Indian sportspersons play? It’s badminton, of course! Played with a shuttle and a racket, badminton can be played as a single or doubles game. Popular in Europe and Asia, the top players are usually from Denmark, China, South Korea and India. The governing body which oversees conduct of tournaments, regulations and fair play is the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The Thomas Cup (for men) and the Uber Cup (for women) are the premier tournaments conducted by BWF. Badminton officially became an Olympic sport in 1992.
In India, badminton is the second-most played sport after cricket. Prakash Padukone was the first Indian player to become World No. 1 in 1980. After this, in 2018, Srikanth Kidambi became the second Indian player to attain the same rank. Among women players, Saina Nehwal was the first Indian to achieve World No. 1 in 2015. She is also the first Indian badminton player to win consecutive medals at the Olympics (a silver in 2016 and bronze in 2020).
Now that you have read up about the game, try this word puzzle. There is a list of 25 words made from the letters of BADMINTON? Can you find them all?
Have you ever heard of Rafflesia Arnoldii? It’s the world’s largest flower, and also an entire plant! Despite lacking visible stems, leaves, and roots, Rafflesia can grow up to three feet in diameter and 10kg in weight. And what’s fascinating is that it is a parasite that feeds on a vine called the Indian Chestnut Vine. But, clearly, Rafflesia isn’t green.
Aren’t plants supposed to be green because of chlorophyll that helps them to make food?
But, not all plants need chlorophyll. Some plants cannot produce their own food due to lack of sunlight, nutrients, or chlorophyll. These plants are called heterotrophic plants and obtain their food in four ways.
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Tarana Thakurdas is a teacher with BYJU’S and a reputed Speech and Drama Trainer, affiliated with the Trinity College, London.
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We all have our favourite authors and books, don’t we? Here’s a crossword based on stories that you may have read. Can you solve all these clues?
A crossword all about famous books and authors. Get, set, go.
Planet Earth is wallowing in waste. What can we do about it?
If you were a hungry sea turtle swimming in the ocean, chances are you’d mistake a floating plastic bag to be a particularly yummy jellyfish.
Plastic is everywhere. In today’s world, it’s almost impossible to go through even a day without encountering some form of plastic. The amount of plastic produced in a year is roughly the same as the entire weight of humanity. Every minute of every day, the equivalent of one garbage truck of plastic enters our oceans. Did you know that virtually every piece of plastic that was ever made still exists in some shape or form (with the exception of the small amount that has been incinerated)?
june 5 is World Environment Day. The theme for this year is #BeatPlasticPollution. This is a reminder that we need to act to save the planet from the plastic crisis.
Scroll through the below slides and complete the interactive tasks to learn a bit about the plastic crisis.
Karate, Judo, Silambam… How many different martial arts can you spot in the grid?
For many of us, the first thing that comes to mind when we think of martial arts are actors such as Jet Li, Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee who have enthralled us with their fighting styles on the big screen. Did you know that martial arts can help us master our mind as well as body and help us stay in good health?
Practising martial arts can help us build stamina, agility, flexibility, strength, speed, power and focus. There are several popular martial art forms around the world, from Silambam and Kalaripayattu to Kung Fu and Karate.
The below grid has nine such disciplines hidden in it. Can you spot them all?
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