Conakry named as the as the World Book Capital for 2017
Conakry, the capital of the Republic of Guinea, has been named as the World Book Capital for 2017 by United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO) in Paris. Conakry is the 17th city to be designated as World Book Capital. At present, Incheon is the World Book Capital for 2015 and Wroclaw for 2016. More...
Alice in Wonderland and Lewis Carrol
Alice in Wonderland: is a book written by Lewis Carrol. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under More...
NCERT -National Council of Educational Research and Training
Online Library services to NCERT textbooks. Online service offers easy access to the NCERT textbooks. The service covers textbooks of all subjects published by NCERT for classes I to XII in Hindi, English More...
The Saraswati Samman,Irama Kathaiyum Iramayakalyum and A A Manavalan
“Saraswati Samman” It is an annual award given for extraordinary works in any Indian language listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution of India. The honor was instituted in the year 1991 by KK More...
After 244 Yrs, Encyclopedia Britannica Goes Out of Print
Encyclopedia Britannica, a reference book in homes and libraries worldwide, will stop publishing the print edition for the first time in 244 years and shift focus to digital versions. The book-form of the encyclopedia More...
Book Quiz-Quiz related to Quiz and English Writers
1. What was the first book in English to be printed in England? 2. Which 2 books do castaways automatically receive on ?Desert island discs?? 3. Who was responsible for the Complete Hip and Thigh Diet? 4. Who created More...
Quiz Based on Books
Name of the Book Author MACBETH SHAKESPEARE MY EXPERIMENT WITH TRUTH MAHATHMA GANDHI THE DISCOVERY OF INDIA JAWAHARLAL NEHRU GLIMPSES 0F WORLD HISTORY JAWAHARLAL NEHRU ROBINSON CRUSOE DANIEL DEFOE THE More...
Charles Darwin,HMS Beagle and the Origin of Species
British naturalist Charles Darwin (1809-1882) began drafting Origin of Species in 1842, just six years after returning from his fateful five-year voyage aboard the HMS Beagle (1831-36). Heavily influenced by Sir More...
Earthquakes-All about Earthquakes
Earthquake is a shaking of the ground caused by the sudden breaking and shifting of large sections of Earth’s rocky outer shell. Earthquakes are among the most powerful events on earth, and their results can More...
About Puranas-There are 18 major Puranas and 18 minor ones
There are 18 major Puranas and 18 minor ones. Classified into three as 'Brahma', 'Vaishnav' & 'Saiva', the 18 major puranas are: • Brahma • Brahmand • Brahma Vivarthan • More...