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Toba Tek Singh

Toba Tek Singh Two or three years after Partition, the governments of Pakistan and India decided to exchange lunatics in the same way that they had exchanged civilian prisoners. In other words, Muslim lunatics in Indian madhouses would be sent to Pakistan, while Hindu and …

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Vocabulary for young learners (Class 7 to 9)

1. Lashes as noun .. The angry teacher gave one hard lash to the back of the boy for remaining absent from school for a week. The lash scarred the boy’s back. Lash as verb. The teacher lashed the errant student for copying in the …

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Knowledge enhancer -1 .. for all readers young and old

Cargo carrier structurally stable and operational after fire: Coast Guard Indian Coast Guard carries out fire-fighting operations on m.v. Maersk Frankfurt off Goa coast.PTI THE HINDU BUREAU     NEW DELHI The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has deployed five ships, two helicopters, and one Dornier aircraft …

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Essay writing — For CS and Journalism students

Tourism surge creates worldwide backlash but Afghanistan benefits: Lessons for India      Droves of tourists have descended descend on tourism hotspots around the world changing the perception about tourism from positive to negative. Afghanistan cleverly has trodden an opposite path. The story needs an …

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Grammar — Use of ‘somdewhat’ and ‘rather’ in sentences

Use of ‘somewhat’ in sentences. Example 1…   Sasmita had gone to her friend’s birthday party wearing a traditional Sambalpuri saree whereas all others came wearing western clothes. Sasmita felt somewhat awkward as others stared at her often. Example 2 .. The temperature at Rench today …

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The Open Widow for NCERT syllabus

Comprehension Check Why had Framton Nuttel come to the “rural retreat”? Answer .. Frammon Nuttel was suffering from some nerve disorder. The doctor had advised him to go on a vacation to a tranquil and serene place where the usual din and bustle of daily …

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Feature writing — A Roadmap to create more jobs

A roadmap to create more jobs …   Background thoughts .. Recent reports reveal nearly 38% of IIT Bombay graduates are struggling to get jobs. This points to the fact that India’s industrial sector has not grown fast enough to absorb such world-class talent pool. …

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