Articles [Historical Places]

Egypt lies in the north east corner of Africa. Most of Egypt is hot desert land. Through flows it the mighty river Nile. Every year, during the summer, the river overflows its banks. Fresh water and rich silt or mud is spread over the land. When...

There are some of them-plastic, paper, steel, wood and so on. But long, long go –many thousands of years ago, there was a time when man learns how to make use of stones. That period of time in history is known as the Stone Age. Neolithic man lived...

Like India, ancient china was a land of farmers. Every year a very important ceremony was held in the temple of heaven on New Year’s Day. Even the rulers took part in this. He thought it was one of his most important duties. The Chinese were...

Nan, an ancient city known for its beauty is situated in the valley of Nan river of Northern Thailand. Nan is capital city of Nan Province, Thailand and city population consists of Laotians (Lan Changs descendants) and tribes (Thai Lue and...

It was in January of 2006, that we went to Kerala on a pre-planned trip. I and my husband went there on a jolly trip. Our plan is that we visit Cochin, Munnar, Thekkady, Kumarakkom and then back to Cochin. Kerala is well known as “God’s own...

Hyderabad Biriyani is a popular non-vegetarian variety of Biriyani (Rice food). HITEC City stands for the Hyderabad Information Technology Engineering Consultancy City, a technology township in Hyderabad, India. Hyderabad, the very name takes us...

Indian subcontinent is separated from the main landmass of Asia by the huge range of mountains called the Himalayas. The subcontinent includes countries like Pakistan, Nepal Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India. India is the largest country in...

Calcutta, the city of joy throbbing with life, has charm of its own in spite of being hot, dusty and noisy. Calcutta is linked by water rail, road and air. It is the capital of west Bengal and has a population of more than eleven million people,...

The city was observing `friends of the green’ day. The guide explained to the tourists a group of them to visit the city gardens. As they walked around with saint Ramoji, the clever sage, they noticed that a peel tree was growing right through a...

They were long flowing robes with wide sleeves to protect them from the sun. The women also wear colorful turbans and carry their babies on their back, in a cloth sling. Kano is a caravan town in North Nigeria. See there how farmers live in the...