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Where the Mind is without Fear Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high Where knowledge is free Where the world has not been broken up into fragments By narrow domestic walls Where words come out from the depth of truth …
In the Bazaars of Hyderabad Introduction…. Born with Bengali roots to an intellectually-gifted parents, Sarojini Naidu had the opportunity to receive good education both in India and in England. She made the best of her extraordinary talent and privileged upbringing to do things that …
The Tiger in the Tunnel by Ruskin Bond Thembu’s father, Baldeo, was a small-time employee in the railways. His job demanded working at night. No matter how cold or wet the night was, he had to brave the elements to go out of his …
A Doctor’s Journal Entry on August 6, 1945 By Vikram Seth Preamble …Japan was down on its knees militarily towards the closing years of the Second World War. Defeat stared it in its eyes, yet this valiant nation refused to lay down arms. Casualties were …
Letter Writing – 3 Creative Writing – 32 Letter to Editor about bad roads From Yogesh Singh …………………. [Address] ..cell number… To The Editor The Hindu Express Hyderabad August 10, 2016 Sir, Unable to live with the dismal roads in our Alipetty area in Hyderabad, …
Journey by Night by Norah Burke Getting to know the protagonists …. Sher Singh Bahadur (the father) .. He is the quintessential jungle man — gritty, valiant, defiant, and adventurous. He knew the ways of the jungle animals well. The countless encounters he had with …
The Cabuliwallah [The Fruitseller from Kabul] – Rabindranath Tagore My five years’ old daughter Mini cannot live without chattering. I really believe that in all her life she has not wasted a minute in silence. Her mother is often vexed at this, and would stop …
The Flower School Introduction .. Rabindanath Tagore is the iconic Bengali writer who brought India its first (only, so far) Nobel Prize in Literature. Through the innocent eyes of a school-going child, the poet captures the thrill and excitement of the blossoming of flowers with …
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow In the bosom of one of those spacious coves which indent the eastern shore of the Hudson, at that broad expansion of the river denominated by the ancient Dutch navigators the Tappan Zee, and where they always prudently shortened sail …
Five ways to kill a man by Edwin Brock Introduction…. Edwin Brock is angry at the way humans turn on one another to kill. He feels helpless to witness the perpetuation of mayhem and homicide, as if there is no other recourse left for the …