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Novels for children which encompass notions about history, about culture, and about politics, have been around ever since a ‘children’s literature’ was recognised as something distinct from books for adults. Indeed it is difficult to imagine something more political in its content and aspirations than Charles Kingsley’s The Water Babies. But what is interesting today…

Gilda Olvidado is a popular Filipino novelist and writer, known for her extraordinary love stories. She became famous during the 1970s with her remarkable novels “Sinasamba Kita (I Worship You)” and “Babangon ako’t Dudurugin Kita (Sweet Revenge).” She also wrote screenplays that later turned into blockbusters, such as “Saan Nagtatago ang Pag-ibig? (Where is Love…

Although both men and women in Afghanistan faced ordeals and hardships, women fared much worse. The rise of the Taliban oppressed women and deprived them of their rights and freedom. First of all, women were not permitted to step outside their house without a male relative alongside them. This became a serious problem because women…

Aung San Suu Kyi MP AC is a Burmese opposition politician and chairperson of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Burma. In the 1990 general election, the NLD won 59% of the national votes and 81% (392 of 485) of the seats in Parliament.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] She had, however, already been detained under house arrest before…

As a trendsetter and harbinger of the movement, Madhusudan Das organized the first multifaceted cooperative enterprise of the country, “The Cuttack Cooperative Store,” as early as 1898. The Cuttack Co-operative Store came into existence on 11th June 1898, with Madhusudan Das as the honorary secretary and Jankinath Bose, the father of Netajee Subash Chandra Bose,…

Mangal Pandey, a sepoy employed by the British East India Company, became famous in Indian history for his assault on his superior British officers during what is referred to as either the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 or India’s First War of Independence. This occurrence was sparked by rumors that the cartridges utilized by Indian sepoys…

Introduction Many sources, books and articles say that people are the most important natural resources a land could have. People are the ones who develop and take care of the nature. People are also the main users of what the nature could give. It was yesterday when it seems that people are not the problem,…

1. When and under who did the classical literature of India flourished? The classical literature of India flourished between 335 AD and 470 AD under the reign of the Guptas. The Guptas ruled over most of Northern India, some parts of Eastern and Western India and parts of what is now Pakistan and Bangladesh. 2….

During the Philippines’ pre-colonial days, the barangay is one of the most common forms of government. The barangay acted as a village-like structure where the Datu is their leader. According to Wikipedia, “Before the arrival of the Spanish colonizers in the Philippines in the 16th century, the Barangays were well-organized independent villages, and in some cases, cosmopolitan sovereign…

The Beijing ice cream industry was divided into two categories: standard and premium products. Approximately 2% of the industry consisted of premium products, which accounted for around 700 tonnes. The remaining majority of the industry was comprised of standard products produced by low-cost manufacturers. This standard market included single serve and juice products. Initially, local…