The shadowy daughter of Urthona stood before red Orc. When fourteen suns had faintly journey’d o’er his dark abode; His food she brought in iron baskets, his drink in cups of iron; Crown’d with a helmet & dark hair the nameless female stood; A quiver with its burning stores, a bow like that of night, When pestilence is shot from …
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Read More »Walking the Himalayas – Levinson Wood
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, An Hachette UK company Pages: 291 Price: Rs.699 Levinson Wood clambers up steep mountains and treks through narrow passes, taking us on a journey that begins in Afghanistan, moves through Pakistan and India and ends in Bhutan. In his book, he explores and presents an animated vision of the paths he treads — many of them …
Read More »When Romans met the Sikhs
“Pakistan can never defeat India”, the Italian remarked. That morning in May 1999, on an official trip to Italy, as I had switched on the BBC World News, I had heard the announcement that Indian Air Force had started an offensive on the Kargil peaks and there were fears of a full-fledged war with Pakistan. What had till now been …
Read More »Muslim Baby Boy Names
A Muslim child where ever born, and a person embracing Islam, used to be called in a new name, probably in Arabic. Names of prophets, names combined with Asmaul Husna (Names of God), names from history, and the traditional or modern names are being used in this regard. Naming a child with a beautiful and honourable name is very important. …
Read More »Unisex Dog Names
Unisex Dog Names — It is not an exaggeration to say that a dog is man’s best friend and faithful too. Pets become almost a part of the family and we get attached to them just like kids. We care for them and they play tricks for us. They express their love by wagging their tails and licking while our …
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Read More »How do fish sleep?
Fish like any other creature need rest and they tend to sleep. Even at rest, fish continue to move their fins to keep afloat. Since fish have no eyelids they cannot close their eyes while sleeping. But while asleep, a fish is probably unaware of the impressions received by its eyes. Some fish sleep on the sea, river or pond …
Read More »What is the Camel Race Track?
Camel racing is a deep-rooted traditional sport that finds its origins in the desert culture of the Arabian peninsula, North Africa, and West Asia. The UAE has 15 race tracks across the country. Race distances can be 4-10 km and may include anywhere from 15-70 camels. Learn More The inhabitants of the Persian Gulf states have enjoyed camel racing for …
Read More »Why do birds migrate?
Not all birds migrate, but a lot of them do, two of the best known British migrating birds being the swallow and the house martin, which fly south in the autumn to spend the winter in parts of Africa. The reason they do this is because of the need for food, of which there is a great shortage in northern …
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