Mary Webb was born at Leighton, Shropshire on March 25, 1881. Her family name was Meredith and in 1912 she married a school-master, Henry Bertram Webb. In 1914 Mr and Mrs Webb began work as market gardeners and sold their fruit and vegetables on a stall in the market place of Shrewsbury Town. Marry Webb started journalistic work at an …

A rat race is a term used for an endless, self-defeating or pointless pursuit. It conjures up the image of the futile efforts of a lab rat trying to escape while running around a maze or in a wheel. In an analogy to the modern city, many rats in a single maze expend a lot of effort running around, but …

The Kuppuswamy scale was proposed by Kuppuswamy in India in 1976. It is widely used to measure the socio-economic-status of an individual in the urban community and is based on three variables — education, occupation and income. Marks are provided for different levels of qualifications, occupations and family incomes per month. According to the scores obtained, the socio-economic classes are divided …

The okapi is a mammal belonging to the giraffe family. Also known as ‘forest giraffe’, it is native to the Ituri rainforest in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa. The okapi lives a secluded life and was not discovered until 1900 by explorer Sir Harry Johnson. It is shorter than the giraffe and has stripes on the legs, reminiscent of …

A bucket list is a number of achievements which a person hopes to accomplish during his/her lifetime. It is also called a life list, drawn up to make life more interesting or goal-oriented, and ensure that it doesn’t just slip away. It could have to do with many aspects: work, family, travel, health, relationships, finance, contribution to society. A person’s …

Jane Austen completed her first novel in 1797 when she was 22 years old. It was published 16 years later when it appeared as Pride and Prejudice. First Impressions was not her first book to be published for that was Sense and Sensibility, Published in 1811. Jane Austen was born December 15, 1775, at Steventon rectory in Hampshire, the seventh …

James Madison grew up on a plantation called Montpelier in Virginia. This would eventually become his home. He studied under an influential tutor named Donald Robertson and then the Reverend Thomas Martin. He attended the College of New Jersey which would become Princeton, graduating in two years. He was an excellent student and studied subjects ranging from Latin to geography …

I.K. Gujral — Indra Kumar Gujral Biography Born On: 4th December, 1919 Born In: Jhelum, Punjab (now in Pakistan) Career: Twelfth Prime Minister of India, Minister of Finance and Minister of External Affairs Died On: 30th November, 2012 I.K. Gujral is a famous political personality of India. He stepped into the field of politics when he was in college. He joined …

Hugo Chavez — Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was born on July 28, 1954 in the home of his paternal grandmother Rosa Inéz Chávez in the rural village of Sabaneta, Barinas State. His parents, Hugo de los Reyes Chávez and Elena Frías de Chávez, were working-lower middle class schoolteachers who lived in the small village of Los Rastrojos. The Chávez family …

Howard Stern — Howard Allan Stern (born January 12, 1954) is an American radio personality, television host, author, actor, and photographer best known for his radio show, which was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2005. He gained wide recognition in the 1990s where he was labeled a “shock jock” for his outspoken and sometimes controversial style. Stern has been exclusive …