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Rhinos in trouble

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Rhinos are being killed in such unprecedented numbers that there are realistic fears they could wiped from the face of the planet within a generation. If this happens, it will be the first major extinction of an animal in the wild since worldwide conservation movement began. The bare statistics are horrifying. In south Africa, more […]

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Excess is bad

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The workflow works fine as long as the volume remains within limits neither too much nor too little. Even while he was along inside the Chakravyuha on the 13th day of the Mahabharata war, 16-year-old Abhimanyu could handle the opposition. But hell broke loose when six warriors decided attack him simultaneously. When a follower of […]

FOOD WORTHY OF WORSHIPPING

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A festival without sumptuous food? Are you kidding? A Bengali is very likely to retort. The vest repertoire of vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes, which a Bengali even from an ordinary household can cook, is quite enviable. From traditional dishes to innovations from the kitchen of the Thakur Bari (house of the illustrious Tagores), the Bengali […]