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Greatest detective who never lived
The world is full of strange events. The literary world is no exception. Most literary figures have become immortal because...
Vidya takes part in Guinness World Record event
Vidya Jeyarajan, a certified yoga instructor from Akshar yoga and a Himalayan yogini, was the only Sri Lankan who took part in...
Vidya takes part in Guinness World Record event
Vidya Jeyarajan, a certified yoga instructor from Akshar yoga and a...
2023-03-18 18:30:00 0
Simple steps to success
Success doesn’t mean absence of failures; it means the attainment of...
2023-03-11 18:30:00 0
Be true to yourself
Aman’s true greatness lies in the conscious estimate of an honest...
2023-02-18 18:30:00 0
A view from 80
Malcolm Cowley, a distinguished man of letters, in his book ‘Life’...
2023-02-11 18:30:00 0
Short cut to speedwriting
Max Schling, New York florist, ran an advertisement in the...
2023-02-04 18:30:00 0
Gazing up at twilight sky
Light is a magic element. The great builders of the past used it...
2023-01-21 18:30:00 0
Spooner’s tips of the slung
What are spoonerisms? How did they originate? Such questions have not...
2023-01-14 18:30:00 0
Why you dream what you dream
One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all...
2023-01-07 18:30:00 0
Get ready for New Year resolutions
Good resolutions are simply cheques that men draw on a bank where...
2022-12-24 18:30:00 0
Brain, use it or lose it
You may have heard of Ronald L. Graham, a 57-year-old mathematician...
2022-12-17 18:30:00 0
Paradise lost
  The children who gathered to hear another Christmas story...
2022-12-17 18:30:00 0
Forgotten fine art of reading
Thomas Mann always worked on each book for a very long time. Even...
2022-12-10 18:30:00 0
The tempting fruit
Peduru Seeya sat in his easy chair to relate another Christmas story...
2022-12-10 18:30:00 0
Hypnosis casts its spell
The power of the mind is being used to treat everything from pain to...
2022-12-03 18:30:00 0
Nail-biting romantic affairs
When Bill Clinton was the President of the United States, an American...
2022-11-26 18:30:00 0
God creates people
The village children sat round Peduru Seeya’s easy chair once again...
2022-11-26 18:30:00 0
The story of creation
 Christmas was approaching and the village children were waiting...
2022-11-19 18:30:00 0
How good is your vocabulary?
Unknown to many people, your success in any field partly depends on...
2022-11-12 18:30:00 0
Scary beings come alive during Halloween
South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol has declared a period of...
2022-11-05 18:30:00 0
Michael Faraday discovers electric current
With constant power cuts, today, we have realised the value of...
2022-10-29 18:30:00 0
Transform your life through Yoga
Yoga is an ancient medicational art and science that has been...
2022-10-29 18:30:00 0
James Watt invents the steam engine
 The harnessing of steam power was one of the scientific marvels...
2022-10-01 18:30:00 0
Luigi Galvani
From the earliest times scientists have been trying to harness the...
2022-09-24 18:30:00 0
Unforgettable Laurence Olivier
Can the son of a poor parish clergyman and an ordinary mother become...
2022-09-10 18:30:00 0
Time is life itself
There is a plethora of books written on time management. You may have...
2022-09-03 18:30:00 0
Priceless proverbs
A proverb has been defined as a wise old saying and as a short and...
2022-08-20 18:30:00 0
Let’s learn risk management
Rex was employed in a Government department. He received a modest...
2022-08-13 18:30:00 0
Rogues trick a villager
Most of the people who lived in the Land of Nowhere were simple and...
2022-07-15 18:30:00 0
Crying for the moon
The children in the Land of Nowhere were not different from others....
2022-07-08 18:30:00 0
A New Year surprise
On New Year’s Day Maginona kept herself busy in the small kitchen...
2022-04-02 18:30:00 0
Confusable words
Some English words appear to be similar, but they have different...
2022-03-19 18:30:00 0
Book review Great mythological saga
“Asura hevath Ravana”Translator: Senarathna WeerasinghePrabha...
2022-03-19 18:30:00 0
Inimitable Charles Dickens
More books have been written about Charles Dickens than about any...
2022-02-19 18:30:00 0
How to mothproof a marriage
Marriage is popular because it combines the maximum of temptation...
2022-02-12 18:30:00 0
Lata Mangeshkar: A living legend
“The next time you hear the Hindi song: ‘Aye mere wattanke log’ (Oh...
2022-02-05 18:30:00 0
Confusable words
Some English words appear to be similar but they have different...
2022-01-29 18:30:00 0
Secrets of long life
On Christmas Eve I received a phonecall from a long-lost friend...
2022-01-01 18:30:00 0
Magic moments in life
Magic moments in life are technically known as transcendental...
2021-12-25 18:30:00 0
Camel, ship of the desert
A tourist journeyed by camel to see the great Pyramids. He was swept...
2021-12-04 18:30:00 0
Bid goodbye to disease-causing bacteria
From time immemorial, man has been trying to fend off his enemies...
2021-11-20 18:30:00 0
Graphology, a rewarding hobby
Human beings differ from one another in their bodily appearance,...
2021-11-13 18:30:00 0
Do one thing at a time!
I was watching how a counter officer was working at a busy post...
2021-10-16 18:30:00 0
Leech on cutting edge of modern medicine
The leech is an aquatic or terrestrial annelid worm with suckers at...
2021-10-02 18:30:00 0
Adieu, sweet prince!
“There is a bit of Dilip Kumar in everyone’s life. A veritable...
2021-08-07 18:30:00 0
Make a good first impression
It is only at the first encounter that a face makes its first...
2021-07-31 18:30:00 0
Tragic queen of France
When Marie Antoinette arrived in a gold-flowered carriage to the...
2021-07-24 18:30:00 0
Midlife crisis, a way out
It is quite natural for people to question their lives as they enter...
2021-07-17 18:30:00 0
Magic carpet unrolls in Ajanta Caves
We focus on places that existed centuries ago from time to time...
2021-07-10 18:30:00 0
Keep age at bay, feel younger
Some people grow old gracefully. When they mention their age, people...
2021-07-03 18:30:00 0
Fascinating facts about animals
Human life is closely connected with many types of animals. In the...
2021-06-26 18:30:00 0

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