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The pandemic guide to parenting a preteen

Nivedita Ganguly How to bring back a sense of calm to children who are between childhood and the teen years

education How Hyderabad-based The Lighthouse Project earned seats at UN’s 1Million for 1 Billion initiative

Prabalika M. Borah The Lighthouse Project by three school students, is building global bonds against religious, cultural and racial discrimination, earning them seats at a UN summit

Workshops NCPA’s five-day virtual workshops aim to foster creativity

Neeraja Murthy Bruce Guthrie calls it an opportunity to learn and play in a non-competitive environment

Tantri the Mantri

Growing old with Shikari Shambu: 40 years of ‘Tinkle’

Gowri S Kalia the crow, Suppandi and Tantri the Mantri celebrate a milestone as ‘Tinkle’ turns 40 years old. You grew up with them, now take a trip down memory lane with co-founder Subba Rao

In School

A modern snowmobile in action.

An eye for an i #412 The beginnings of the snowmobile

Electron shell diagram for astatine, the 85th element in the periodic table.

An eye for an i #411 All about element No. 85

Artist’s illustration shows the mythical centaur creature with asteroids on the left and comets on the right.

An eye for an i #410 The mystery of the centaurs

An engraving of Andre-Jacques Garnerin.

An eye for an i #409 Tale of the first parachute jump

Sir Henry Bessemer

An eye for an i #408 Bessemer lays the foundation for steel

The crew – astronauts Walter Cunningham, Donn Eisele and Walter Schirra (left to right) – of the first manned Apollo space mission, Apollo 7, on the deck of the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever after suiting up for training in the Gulf of Mexico on August 5, 1968.

The first crewed Apollo mission

Artistic view of SMART-1 released by ESA before its scheduled crash landing on the moon.

An eye for an i #406 That’s some SMART-1 work!

View of Hyperion when NASA's Cassini spacecraft encountered the cratered body in August 2011.

An eye for an i #405 Hyperion, Saturn’s spongy moon

Remote corners of the country might still need to resort to such means to access ice, but it hasn’t been a luxury good for nearly two centuries now thanks to Tudor.

An eye for an i #404 The Ice King of the past

The interior of a baby incubator exhibit in Washington from 1909.

An eye for an i #403 Couney and the carnival babies

Images from August 30-31, 1979 that show comet Howard-Koomen-Michels, officially C/1979 Q1 (SOLWIND).

An eye for an i #402 A comet that grazed the sun

The first Earthrise photo released by the Lunar Orbiter 1 mission. Notice the grainy nature of the entire photograph.

An eye for an i #401 First photo of Earth from the moon

Short Stories

Battle for the pot of nectar

R. Krithika Garuda reaches Amaravati and all the plans that the devas made come to nought.

PARENTRAP Quarantine minus the canine

BUG BOY Being stuck indoors for two weeks can be a bummer; more so, without man’s best friend around.

Train of tales Getting in touch with Nana

Lesley Biswas Beginning a new serial story. Maya has an unusual request for her mother. Well, it’s more bizarre, than unusual; or so her mother thinks.

Children's Books

Read a book or watch a movie on Children’s Day

Escapades galore

A model of a tractor made by Wayanad-based Abdul CK

80-year-old Abdu ikka from Wayanad crafts toys from junk

Saraswathy Nagarajan

Ruskin Bond celebrates 70 years of storytelling with ‘A Song Of India’

Deepa Alexander

Priya Sebastian

Adolescence in conflict zones: an illustrated children’s book by Priya Sebastian

Deepa Alexander

Prof Shonku finds the AI machine in Tellus

Indrani Majumdar on translating the final volume of Satyajit Ray’s Professor Shonku stories

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Dhanwandh R.S.N, III B, Velammal Bdhi Campus, Annupanadi, Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Drawings from India

C.S. Akshaya, III E, Sri Vageesha Vidhyashram, Srirangam

Young World Design the cover contest

Drawings from India

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Black and white, cow and cat

Monstrous surprise

The pandemic guide to parenting a preteen

PARENTRAP Children

Check it off

Drawings from India

An eye for an i #412 Children

The beginnings of the snowmobile

Meeting Omen

Omen who seems to have all the answers to Aniket’s questions... but are they the ones he wants to hear?

The Wellbeing Children's Quiz: Nothing but tooth

Take this simple quiz to find out how well you know your teeth

Cheering you along

We may have been around long enough for you to recognise us. But do you really know us?

How Hyderabad-based The Lighthouse Project earned seats at UN’s 1Million for 1 Billion initiative

The Lighthouse Project by three school students, is building global bonds against religious, cultural and racial discrimination, earning them seats at a UN summit

Pearl of wisdom

Pen down, everyone! It’s my birthday. Let’s celebrate

Know the scientist: Sir Lawrence Bragg

He was awarded the Hughes Medal of the Royal Society in 1931

Thirty for 30

On your favourite magazine’s birthday, here’s a list of interesting facts about the number

Six school students raise funds for the underprivileged during lockdown

Ahead of Children’s Day, a look at a group of youngsters from Chennai who have devised a digital programme to support voluntary organisations that help the poor and the needy

Mani Ratnam’s 'Anjali' and its continuing connection with a gated community in Chennai

Ahead of Children’s Day, a look at Aashiana Apartments which stands where Venus Studios was earlier situated and 'Anjali' was largely shot, especially the scenes involving a gang of children. During the pandemic, kids at Aashiana have been bringing back memories of that iconic film, but in a manner that has 2020 written all over it

NCPA’s five-day virtual workshops aim to foster creativity

Bruce Guthrie calls it an opportunity to learn and play in a non-competitive environment

Growing old with Shikari Shambu: 40 years of ‘Tinkle’

Kalia the crow, Suppandi and Tantri the Mantri celebrate a milestone as ‘Tinkle’ turns 40 years old. You grew up with them, now take a trip down memory lane with co-founder Subba Rao

Remembering India’s Birdman

Born this day in 1896, Salim Ali is synonymous with ornithology in the country. His role in avian survey has been so huge that he’s been fondly called the Birdman of India. Here’s a peek into his extraordinary life

Wellbeing quiz: A quiz on stroke

It’s time to jog your brain

Escapades galore

How can you celebrate Children’s Day differently? For starters, you could either read a book or watch a movie. And, hey look at this! Exactly what you need — a great selection of books and movies just for you.

Something’s amiss

Not only has this year been a bummer, it has also managed to suck the life out of festivities. Unless...

A fair exchange

When Bodhi runs away from a group of bullies, he meets someone who helps restore his confidence.

Young World Design the cover contest

We had many entries for the competition. Although each was special in its own way, we could only select a few due to lack of space. Thanks to each one of you for sending us your entries.

Art in support of children with special needs

Chennai-based Amrita Visweswaran uses art to raise funds for children with intellectual disability and associated conditions

All about element No. 85

The heaviest of the halogens in the periodic table, astatine was first produced in 1940. It wasn’t for lack of trying though, as the hunt for it was on ever since the periodic table had been produced by Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev. A.S.Ganesh takes a look at element number 85...

Lights and delights

If you are big on food, family, fireworks and fun, get ready to have a blast during Deepavali.

A strange discovery

As Aniket reaches the seashore along with Fortune, he hears a conversation between two most unlikely speakers.

Wellbeing quiz: Eye for detail

How well do you know about your eyes? Take this quiz to find out

Vibha Batra’s latest work is a love note to her 16-year-old self

A graphic novel for teens, The Secret Life of Debbie G, holds up a mirror to the wannabe in each of us

Advice or advise?

Get set for some sage counsel.

The hide-and-seek house

Grandma and Grandpa didn’t dote on Nandita like they used to. Why had they changed?

A Malayalam YouTube channel for kids that uses stories rather than videos

A Malayalam YouTube channel narrates bedtime tales for children, relying on the power of good old stories than videos

A magical encounter

This week, we start a new story. Aniket’s gloom about his holidays ending disappears when he pulls the stopper out of a bottle washed up on the seashore.

Double trouble

Imagine being caught between a whirlpool and a monster with six heads!

Going the extra mile

How is learning and taking exams any fun? Beats me, but my dad seems to have a clue...

Drawings from India

The mystery of the centaurs

Chiron was discovered on November 1, 1977, by American astronomer Charles Kowal. Chiron puzzled astronomers right from its discovery and it eventually became the first-identified member of a new class of objects called centaurs. A.S.Ganesh talks about the discovery of Chiron and the mystery surrounding centaurs...

The Wellbeing Children's Quiz: Breathe easy

It’s time for a simple quiz on respiratory illnesses

A colouring book for children from Tamil Nadu’s fishing community

In Season Fish has put together a marine-themed colouring book to be distributed to children across Tamil Nadu’s coast

Heard of Hitler beetle or Greta spider?

New species are being discovered almost every day. And each one must get a new scientific name. Or how else would scientists from different regions know if they’re discussing the Indian robin or the European robin?

A harmonious meal

This centuries-old Japanese meal is a confluence of food, custom, and traditions.

Drawings from India

Brace yourselves!

What’s worse: failing your Physics exam or being attacked by a giant asteroid? It’s 2020, so you can expect just about anything!

Tiruppur girl wins an international award

Tiruppur-based K Mahashweta won recognition at the Las Vegas Movie Awards 2020 for her role in a short film

These kolu dolls tell folk tales for school children

Every year, K Mohanraj decks up his collection of over 4,000 kolu dolls to tell fascinating stories to school children

Children's Quiz: Space odyssey

Take this quiz to find out how well you know about our Universe and the human space endeavours to explore it

Drawing attention to wildlife threats with humour and art

Attempting to save the planet by drawing funny comics about the environment: Rohan Chakravarty draws attention to climate change, wildlife threats and the splendours of nature with generous doses of humour and gorgeous art.

The lazy dragon

Little Slothy wouldn’t practice breathing fire, and flying high and fast. How on earth were his parents going to get him to do so?

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