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1)          Pashmina Shawls Pashmina is a fine type of wool. Its textiles are first woven in  Kashmir . These shawls are made from a fine type of cashmere wool and are then transported to the valley of Kashmir in northern India, where it is entirely hand processed. All steps from combing and spinning, to weaving and finishing, is entirely carried out by hand by dedicated craftsmen and women. The major centre of Pashmina fabric production is the old district of Srinagar. The approximate craft time put into producing a single Pashmina shawl is 180 hours. They come in beautiful vibrant colours and have exquisite embroidery on them and at the same time can keep you warm and are also known for their softness. 2)          Woodwork The northern states of India have a rich tradition of the woodwork. Regions in  Punjab are famous for its exquisite wooden furniture. Kashmir is famous for its artefacts made from the walnut trees. The artisans of  Chhattisgarh  specialise in wooden crafts l

Art plays a vital role in our life. It surrounds us in all aspects and in various forms. In other words, the imaginative reflection of reality is art. Presence of Art Life is joyful with the presence of art. It holds a significant place in our lives.It provides us with the knowledge about our surroundings. It is so powerful that it can make us smile or cry, love or hate, be glad or be worried. Sometimes art can be the only way around through which a heroic deed can be inspired or a difficult situation can be supported. Main Goal of art The main goal of art is the interrelation of people with something wonderful, sensitive, interesting and beautiful, sometimes even unexplainable and contradictory. Whether we realize it or not, art is everywhere influencing us. Get to see the wonders made by students of Mother's Global School.  

Since the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak in China, the first case of coronavirus in India, the second most populated country in the world, was reported in the state of Kerala. India reported its first case on January 30 – the patient in the southern Indian state of Kerala had been studying in Wuhan, the Chinese city where the first known case of Covid-19 was recorded last December. In July, COVID-19 cases jumped from 10 lakh to 20 lakh in 21 days. It took 16 more days to race past 30 lakh and 13 days more to cross the 40-lakh mark. It took 110 days for the Covid-19 cases in the country to reach 1 lakh, while it had taken 59 days more to go past the10-lakhpost. Total cases: 6.07 M Total deaths: 95,542 Recovered: 4.85 M A total of 53,866 patients have died of covid-19 in India so far. Andhra Pradesh now has the fifth highest toll among all states, with 2,906 deaths. Karnataka’s toll crossed 4,300 this week. These two states, along with Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Delhi, have a 72% share i

Coronavirus has now infected more than 33 million people across the world, a milestone reached just eight months after it first surfaced in the Chinese city of Wuhan. More than have 1 million died and 23.1 million recovered in what has become the biggest global public health crisis of our time           ACTIVE CASES 7,007,039 Currently Infected Patients 6,946,649  ( 99 %) in Mild Condition   60,390  ( 1 %) Serious or Critical   CLOSED CASES 20,735,990 Cases which had an outcome: 19,834,062  ( 96 %) Recovered / Discharged   901,928  ( 4 %) Deaths The coronavirus COVID-19 is affecting 213 countries and territories around the world and 2 international conveyances These are the 5 most-affected countries with the highest number of COVID-19 cases 1.             The United States tops 6 million coronavirus cases The United States on Sunday surpassed 7.16 million novel coronavirus cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. the pandemic has now cl

The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 was recently approved by the Union Cabinet and it has proposed a lot of progressive and uplifting changes in the education system. The National Education Policy 2020 (NEP2020) which has recently been approved by the Union Cabinet has great potential to overhaul and revamp the education system in New India of the 21st Century. NEP 2020 has several segments and features each of which needs a separate analysis and commentary. This brief article focuses on higher education in particular that can shape the New India through real-world application-oriented education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) while making equally important progress in communication skills and interpersonal attributes to help India reclaim its historical role as a global leader in the field of education.

Wildfires are raging in nine other western states, according to the National Fire Information Center Oregon Governor Kate Brown told a news conference on Wednesday: "This could be the greatest loss of human life and property due to wildfire in our state's history." The fires are blazing across the state's valleys and along the coast, causing mass evacuations. One Oregon evacuee, Jody Evans, told NewsChannel 21 about her ordeal. "Fire on both sides, winds blowing, ash flying - it was like driving through hell," she said. Washington Governor Jay Inslee said on Tuesday that more than double the acreage had been torched in the previous 24 hours than had been burned during all of last year in his state. What's happening in California? California - in the middle of a 20-year mega-drought - is experiencing more than two dozen wildfires, including three of its five largest ever. The sheriff of Butte County, north-east of San Francisco, said two people had been f

Seers at the Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas workshop ahead of the ground-breaking ceremony of the Ram temple, in Ayodhya on Monday. Ayodhya : At 9.30am on Monday with the chanting of Vedic hymns, a group of 21 Hindu priests began a holy ceremony that will culminate with Prime Minister Narendra Modi laying the foundation stone of the Ram temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya town two days later, marking a key milestone as a 135-year conflict that sparked riots and left thousands dead heads towards closure. The two-hour Gauri Ganesh Puja, in honour of Hindu god Ganesh, was helmed by Vanarasi-based priest, Jai Prakash Upadhyay, as the Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirath Kshetra Trust, which is overseeing the temple’s construction, confirmed that 175 guests were invited for Wednesday’s ceremony.

CAPTAIN COOL: The man from Ranchi who led India to two world titles announces retirement in characteristically nonchalant manner 16/08/2020 MS Dhoni at the crease in Ranchi — the town he made famous Nearly 400 days since he played his last match for India, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has retired from international cricket, putting to an end both a storied career and months of speculation. “Thanks a lot for ur love and support throughout from 1929 hrs consider me as Retired,” the 39-yearold wrote on Saturday in an Instagram post, which also contained a slideshow of images from his dazzling decade-and-a-half spell with the Indian team, which he championed in several roles—as country’s most illustrious captain, distinguished wicket-keeper and also as one of the most destructive batsmen the world has ever seen.

Mumbai : Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput , who dropped out of college to pursue a career in the Mumbai film industry and delivered several hit films, died by suicide in his apartment in Mumbai on Sunday. He was 34. Rajput’s death was condoled by people from all professions, including stalwarts of the film industry, politicians and sports stars. “His rise in the world of entertainment inspired many and he leaves behind several memorable performances. Shocked by his passing away. My thoughts are with his family and fans,” tweeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Born in Bihar’s Patna, Rajput was the youngest of five children of a government employee. In 2008, Rajput landed his first role in the Hindi serial, Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil, but gained popularity in the popular soap, Pavitra Rishta . He debuted in Bollywood in 2013 with the movie Kai Po Che! but became a household name with the success of MS Dhoni: The Untold Story , a biopic on the World Cup-winning Indian cricket captain

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. Most people infected with the COVID-19 virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. Older people, and those with underlying medical problems like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer are more likely to develop serious illness. The best way to prevent and slow down transmission is be well informed about the COVID-19 virus, the disease it causes and how it spreads. Protect yourself and others from infection by washing your hands or using an alcohol based rub frequently and not touching your face. The COVID-19 virus spreads primarily through droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose when an infected person coughs or sneezes, so it’s important that you also practice respiratory etiquette (for example, by coughing into a flexed elbow). At this time, there are no specific vaccines or treatment

ABOUT THE POET: A scholar and professor as well as a poet, John Berryman is best-known for The Dream Songs (1969), an intensely personal sequence of 385 poems which brought him the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award. In these he invented a style and form able to accommodate a vast range of material while expressing his turbulent emotions.   MESSAGE OF THE POEM: He gave a lesson that is full of wisdom through the loss of everyone, must learn to bear the pain associated with loss. The losses may be the loss of personal possession or the death of some near and dear one or due to the separation from the beloved one. As long as there is life, everyone has to bear many types of losses. Therefore we need to learn the way for bearing those losses.   SUMMARY: The poet is talking about a little boy who has lost his ball. He was playing with his ball. The ball skipped from his hand and went into the nearby water body. The poet says that this sight of the boy losing his favourite bal

The short poem by Robert Frost throws light upon the unimaginable healing power of nature and tiny things. From a bad mood to ill-health, there is nothing that can’t be cured by nature. The author was experiencing one such bad day when a crow’s movement near a hemlock tree dusted snow upon him. The snow instantly makes him happier. His day gets a lot better. Thus, the supremacy of nature as a whole made him realise how petty his problem was. The fact that hemlock tree is poisonous combined with crow being the indicator of doom and fear are used in the poem as the carriers of happiness in the life of narrator is ironical. The poet, through these objects has tried to highlight that sometimes creatures linked with negative aspects of life can be the bringer of change and happiness. Being outdoors in nature, with all it’s unpredictability can benefit anyone, anywhere at any time.   POETIC DEVICES:   Alliteration : Has  given my  heart , And  saved some  part Enjambment:  several

Robert Frost’s poem “Fire and Ice” is a strong symbolic poem where fire is used as the emotion of desire and ice, that of hatred. He has used the idea of two groups who have their own possible explanation for the end of the world. One is of the opinion that fire alone, can destroy each and every possibility of life on Earth while the other thinks that if ice as a result of extreme low temperatures could cover the earth’s surface, it would lead to the end of the world. Both the components are compared with self-destructing human emotions: desire and hatred. The poet is originally of the opinion that he has been very closely associated with the “fiery desires” and considers it capable of bringing human beings on the verge of destruction. Thus, he considers fire as more competent for destruction. But then he thinks that “icy hatred” is just as capable of ruining humans, though slowly and steadily. Therefore, if Earth was to end twice, ice would be just as good as fire. If fire would lead

This chapter has been taken from Nelson Mandela’s book of the same name ‘Nelson Mandela: A Long Walk to Freedom’. It provides us a glimpse of the early life of Nelson Mandela, his education, 30 years in prison and the pains he had suffered in his young age. The chapter recounts his fight for the freedom for his own people who were tortured by whites. In the chapter Mandela gives two contradictory pictures of his own country-one, in which the blacks were tortured and suffered quietly and second, the blacks will be free to live the life of their own. About the Characters: 1 .Nelson Mandela -First black President of South Africa who fought for the equal rights of the black. He suffered a lot of pain for the freedom. 2. Zenani -Daughter of Nelson Mandela who accompanied Mandela in his inauguration day. She was very much close to him. 3. Thabo Mbeki - First Deputy President of South Africa who was very close to Mandela. 4. Mr. Deklerk- Second Deputy President of South Africa

So, let me start by asking you a question, what is art anyway? Art is anything that lightens your soul and makes it content. As it is the best way to express your thoughts and emotions, it cannot be contained within boundaries. Art is a method by which you can use the fire inside you in an efficacious manner without extinguishing it. Let me bring into your notice some common pieces of art you see in your everyday life. Ranging from the tiniest new features in the designs of the clothes we wear to the ever-growing beauty of nature, culture is art, tradition is art, almost everything we see around us is art. Like I just mentioned above, culture is art and evidently, India overflows with culture i.e. India is filled with art. People from different countries, even continents, speak different languages, have different cultures and traditions, have widely different lifestyles and live kilometers far from each other and are still united by art; be it music, dance, musicals, theatre or art