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Welcoming spring
Come January, and it's time for the kite fever to take hold of the people of Rajasthan.


GRAND HERITAGE
Capital of the Pallavas
Sangam poems describe the city of Kanchi as lotus-shaped, but by the 12th century it had taken the shape of a peacock.
THE GREAT ONES
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790) helped draft the American Declaration of Independence.
WORLD OF SCIENCE
Absorbed in Maths
Mary Sommerville stumbled upon algebra, and maths became her lifelong passion.
From Ireland
Padre Pio of Francesco Forgione was born in Pietrelcina near Benevento on May 25, 1887. He was ordained a priest on August 10, 1910, in the Cathedral of Benevento. Following the canonisation of Padre Pio (to be known as St. Pio de Pietreicina) on ...
Jumpy, the singing star
Jumpy wanted to sing and dance. But everyone kept telling him `Wait for the rains!' Should he wait?
Birds with character
A warm, witty account of various water birds.
New on the rack
The New Windmills Series, published by Heinemann Educational Books, was founded in 1948 and set out to provide cheap editions of good stories. Teachers, advisers and authors are consulted to select titles for New Windmills ensuring they meet your ...
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