The whole world is in a lockdown in varying ways due to the pandemic Covid-19. Airports are shut, aeroplanes for passenger travel are disallowed. Railway stations are deserted, while some passenger trains are converted into hospitals to treat Covid-19 patients….
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THE THRIFT BOOK: Live well and spend less by India Knight
“Being thrifty makes you feel good about yourself, and you can’t put a price on that.” –India Knight In the introduction to the book, India Knight confesses that she had her ‘fair share of bailiffs over the years’ and she…
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Covid-19: Defending the Indefensible
DEFENDING THE INDEFENSIBLE By Bikash C Paul The Tablighi Jamaat incident in New Delhi, India’s national capital, is a sub-story in the corona (coronavirus, Covid-19) episode. Sub-story but important one. The religious congregation that followed a barrage of arguments and…
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Mudumalai National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary
Mudumalai National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve, Western Ghats, southern India. It is one of the tiger reserves in India and lies on the north-western side of Nilgiris Hills, in the Nilgiris district of…
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Visual to Verbal: Audio Describers like Peter Lilliecrona Interpret Movies for Visually-Impaired People
Can sightless people watch a movie? Or, is there a way to watch a movie and understand it from the dialogues and music? A visionless person may watch a movie and understand bits and pieces from the dialogues and music…
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Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve is located in the Nilgiris Hills of southern India in Western Ghats. It is an UNESCO-declared International Biosphere Reserve. A biosphere reserve is an ecosystem with unusual scientific interest and natural habitats of interest, thus needs preservation…
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Western Ghats: ‘Outstanding Universal Value’
India has three distinct mountain systems: Himalayas, Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats. Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats are the mountain systems in southern India. The two ghats or mountain systems are the principal topographical parts of the peninsular India. Western…
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Flash Fiction: The Unacceptable Deal
The Unacceptable Deal As the sun begins to rise on the beautiful coast of Kaole, which is a small and beautiful village in southern India, the villagers start their activities. Most of the people in Kaole rely on fishing as main…
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