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Meet the Sanskrit-speaking staff of this shop

How would you communicate with a salesman who speaks in Sanskrit? Yes, imagine entering into Hamleys and being addressed not in English or Hindi, but Sanskrit! Baffling, isn’t it? Well, don’t worry the malls wouldn’t put you in such a situation but there is one shop in Karnataka where more than its 50 employees converse […]
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Your July picks are here!

The Extraordinary Life of Neil ArmstrongWriter: Martin HowardIllustrator: Freda ChiuPublisher: PuffinPrice: Rs 350A self-confessed ‘white socks, pocket protector, nerdy engineer’ Neil Armstrong became the most famous man on the planet when he walked on the moon in 1969. This concise but information-packed biography provides the background to his life, from his birth in Ohio in […]
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Meet Huggable, your friend at hospital

They are gloomy and boring. Hospitals are the last place we want to be, but there are many kids who have to visit a hospital sometimes, and for those not-so-fun days there’s Huggable. Using a robotic teddy bear, scientists have shown that social robots can boost the mood among hospitalised children and help them cope […]
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More than 100,000 solar panels to hail Apollo moon landing

Different agencies and organisations are celebrating 50 years anniversary of Apollo 11 moon landing in their own special way, but Google definitely has a way for celebrations. The web company’s Mao team has designed portrait of Apollo program lead software engineer, Margaret Hamilton, using reflective solar panels and the light of the Moon. The portrait […]
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You think you can dance? So does this cockatoo!

A dance sensation has taken YouTube by storm, and it’s not human. Snowball, the sulphur-crested cockatoo broke big on YouTube in 2007 for his toe-tapping, head-bobbing performance to the Backstreet Boys’ “Everybody.” And is back in news because scientists think parrots and humans share the tendency to gyrate to music. The issue of Current Biology […]
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The evolution of drawings in art

We talked about introduction to the Ancient Art world. How communication started much before the languages were used to express thoughts and feelings. During this time there were no borders drawn in land to differentiate you from me. We were all living on earth trying to make sense of our surroundings and being one with […]
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London is going to have its first 360 degree pool, but people are confused

We all love London’s skyline. The city’s charm accentuates with the view of London Bridge, the Tower of London, London Eye, St Paul’s Cathedral and glistening Thames river seen from the top but not all are lucky enough to dine and view from the windows of the Shard. Worry not, a revolutionary pool is coming […]
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An army of 400,000 to free the aliens!

A bizarre event is going to take place next month, and more than 400,000 people are keen to attend it. According to a Facebook page called “Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us,” a ragtag army of alien hunters will meet up near the top-secret Air Force base in the predawn hours of […]
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My nostalgia is my cub’s adventure!

The Lion King was my absolute favorite while growing up. I probably saw it at least 50 times, enjoying the animation, songs, the iconic ideology of Hakuna Matata but above all- the character that was Mufasa. James Earl Jones lends his voice to Mufasa, once again is as powerful and captivating as the original film, […]
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And India has its 64th Grandmaster!

Delhi boy Prithu Gupta has become the 64th Chess Grandmaster from India. Just so you know, and not confuse it with grandfather, he’s just 15 years of age! He became the GM after conquering the fourth round of Portuguese League against Germany’s Lev Yankelevich.  Prithu got inclined towards chess when he was nine, and in […]