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The centuries-old tradition of Basant Panchami at Nizamuddin Dargah is so heartwarming!
Synopsis Basant Panchami, the Hindu festival that marks the onset of spring, is dedicated to Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, and art. On this auspicious day, devotees adorn themselves in…
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Dr. Sanduk Ruit: Bringing the gift of sight, and productive life, to those most in need
He’s known as “the doctor who saved 100,000 eyes.” As The New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof put it, after visiting this Game Changer in Nepal, Dr. Sanduk Ruit may have restored sight to…
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Anne Frank’s Diary
Reading Anne Frank’s diary for the first time can be a ground-breaking moment in any reader’s life. Since it was first published, the book has inspired generations of people around the world –…
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Singi Bonga’s special gift
Once upon a time Singi Bonga – the creator of the world – decided to make the earth. With it he also created men and women, birds and animals, fields and trees.…
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A dream fulfilled
Baron Pierre de Coubertin was a boy when France lost the Battle of Sedan in 1870 in the Franco-Prussian War. Emperor Napoleon III was captured by the Germans, along with several French…
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The story of Uddalaka Aruni
This is a story from the Hindu epic Mahabharata. Ayoda Dhaumya was a famous teacher who lived before the Buddha, at least 3000 years ago. Princes and paupers came to him to…
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The little hero of Holland
This is the story of a little boy with a brave heart and passionate love for his village. Read on the story to find what the little hero of Holland did to…
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Red cross society
In 1859, Castiglione, an Italian town, had become a big hospital. A gruesome battle was being fought on its outskirts between France and Italy on one side and Austria on the other…
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The song of eternity
A monk was walking in the monastery grounds one day when he heard a bird sing. He listened, spellbound. It seemed to him that never before had he heard, but really heard,…