The timeless narrative of Beauty and the Beast remains a foundational cornerstone of children’s literature, yet its history reveals a highly practical purpose behind the magic. Originally penned by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne…
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Cinderella
The legendary folklore of Cinderella stands as the world’s most enduring archetype for overcoming obscurity, mapping out a timeless framework of unjust oppression met with triumphant reward. Historically tracing its earliest roots…
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Couple buys a piece of rain-forest and transforms it into a paradise
Pamela Malhotra and her husband Anil have found a special calling in life: together they run the Sai Sanctuary, the only private wildlife reserve and conservation area in India. When they bought the piece of…
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The happy prince
High above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince. He was gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright…
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God’s calculation
Once, two persons were sitting near a temple, talking with each other. It was getting dark and cloudy. By then, another person came there and asked if he can join them. They…
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Conquering Everest: What you didn’t know about Sir Edmund Hillary, Tenzing Norgay, and the first trip to the top of the world
People | June 6, 2019 In case you haven’t seen the news recently, let’s catch you up on the news for Nepal. This climbing season, more climbers than ever before are attempting…
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Refreshing stories of rich people who gave their fortunes away
It’s admirable that there are rich people out there who choose to share their blessings with the poor folk. While tycoons like Bill Gates and Warren Buffet are well known for their…
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When Guru Nanak visited Haridwar
Haridwar is one of the Hindu pilgrimage centres situated on the banks of River Ganges. As the sun comes out in the morning, people get down into the river and start throwing…
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Forgetting the bad things
A young man came across his primary school teacher at a wedding. He went to greet him with all the respect and admiration. He said to him, “Do you remember me, Teacher?”…
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Vincent van Gogh: A living message
Noted Dutch post-impressionist painter, Vincent van Gogh, was not always an artist. In fact, he wanted to be a church pastor and was even sent to the Belgian mining community of Borinage in 1879.…
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Manipur: How one man planted a 300-acre forest near Imphal
IMPHAL: At a time when global warming and climate change are dictating geopolitics, 45-year-old Moirangthem Loiya from Manipur comes across as a leading light. For the last 18 years, Loiya, a resident…
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The good doctor of Malkangiri
When Kumulu Kirsani, a tribal teenager, fell seriously ill on a dull grey morning on September 17, 2019, all the ills that keep Odisha’s Malkangiri district backward seemed to conspire against him.…