Clowns get their nickname and their white faces from the Englishman Joseph Grimaldi (1779-1837). With his painted face, he is considered to be the first real stage clown.

The modern State of Israel is “kibbutz,” which means “gathering” is a special kind of farm. The people who live on these farms are all equal. They work together, share the land, food and even the decision making is done together. The children in these farms are brought up collectively.

You should admire their work from a distance. Spiders eat up to 100 times their weight in insects and worldwide consume about 80% of all insects. Snakes keep rodents and rabbits under control among other prey, saving agriculture from attack in fields and also storage. Both snakes and spiders are quiet and shy and avoid human contact.

Shamrock is the national emblem of Ireland, the thistle belongs to Scotland, the leek is the national emblem of Wales, and the rose is England’s and Northern Ireland Make up the United Kingdom. Its flag is the Union Jack.

श्रीखंड महादेव भगवान शिव का ये सबसे पूजनीय स्‍थल माना जाता है। इसकी कहानी बड़ी ही दिलचस्प है। कहा जाता है कि भगवान शिव को कई महीनों तक मजबूरी में यहां की गुफा में छिपना पड़ा था। दरअसल ये गुफा हिमाचल के जिला कुल्‍लू में करीब 18500 फीट की ऊंचाई पर स्थित है। यह श्रीखंड महादेव सदियों से भगवान शिव …

∼ Porter G., Hilda Offen, Pradera, Esme Eve, Alan Jesset, Richard Hooke

∼ Porter G., Hilda Offen, Pradera, Esme Eve, Alan Jesset, Richard Hooke

When the monarch of the time is male, “Queen”, and all female pronouns are replaced with “King” and male pronouns. In addition, the lyrics of the 3rd verse are modified slightly to read, “With heart and voice to sing, God save the King”. The National Anthem is God Save the Queen. The British National Anthem originated in a patriotic song …

Bright star, would I were steadfast as thou art Not in lone splendor hung aloft the night, And watching, with eternal lids apart, Like nature’s patient sleepless eremite, The moving waters at their priest like task Of pure ablution round earth’s human shores, Or gazing on the new soft-fallen mask Of snow upon the mountains and the moors; No yet …

∼ Sanjay Ahluwalia