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August 2009, Last Word »

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Sheela Ramakrishnan
Every country has a different set of rules for driving on its roads. This author shares her amusing experience of trying to relearn the rules of driving in another country.

August 2009, Words Unlimited »

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by S Upendran,

Madras eye, Delhi belly, Oxford blue, Mexican wave, and American dream. You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that the first element in the expressions that have been listed is the name of a well-known place…

August 2009 »

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A Mathew Antony
School managements the world over have spent precious time, money and energy to provide a favorable environment to …

August 2009, Primary Pack »

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Ratna Rao
How does a child learn his native tongue? By listening. The child starts listening, some say, even while in …

August 2009, Editorial »

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It’s being debated on television, in staff rooms and drawing rooms, and people have a variety of opinions about …

August 2009, Tool Kit »

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K Lakshmi Rao
Reading habits among children are on the decline, in part thanks to the television and the computer.

August 2009, Classroom Updates »

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Srijaya Char
Carbon is one of those elements known to man since prehistoric times, in the form of charcoal and soot.

August 2009, Comment »

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The ‘neighbourhood criteria’ has environmental, economic and social ramifications

Admission to the nursery classes in most schools in Delhi has been …

August 2009, Profile »

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S Sundaram and Nirmala Raman
P.K. Srinivasan, or PKS as he was known, was a dreamer with his head in the …

August 2009, Project »

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Romulus Whitaker
India is a land of many awe-inspiring and fascinating reptiles and amphibians – from king cobras that can stand up and look you in the eye, to frogs that glide from tree to tree.