Sir Issac Newton – The Ingenious Scientist – Nathaniel Hawthorne Section -I Read the following passage on Sir Isaac Newton. On Christmas-day, in the year 1642, Isaac Newton was born at the small village of Woolsthorpe in England. Little did his mother think, when she beheld her new-born babe, that he was destined to explain […]

Water – The Elixir of Life – Sir C.V. Raman Now read the lesson “Water–The Elixir of Life”, on the importance of water, an important natural resource. Elixir – அமுதம் Man has through the  ages sought in vain for an imaginary elixir of life, the divine Amrita, a draught of which was thought to confer

The Nose-Jewel – C. Rajagopalachari Ramayya was a simple man living in the town. He lived with his wife in a nice house made of tiled roofs. He wasnot rich but he could take care of his family. Two sparrows built a nest in a nice spot in the roof of Ramayya’s house and the

The Cat and the Painkiller – Mark Twain(An Extract from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer) There has always been a close bonding between children and animals. Studies have revealed that living with pet animals increases empathy, compassion and self-esteem among children. empathy – பச்சாதாபம்compassion – இரக்கம்self-esteem – தன்னைப் பற்றித் தானே உயர்வாக எண்ணுதல் A Note about

The Woman on Platform 8 – Ruskin Bond Section – I It was my second year at boarding school, and I was sitting on platform no. 8 at Ambala station waiting for the northern bound train. I think I was about twelve at the time. My parents considered me old enough to travel alone and

My Reminiscence – Rabindranath Tagore Reminiscence – நினைவூட்டல் Listen to the teacher and read this section. When I returned home from the outset of my second voyage to England, my brother Jyotirindra and sister-in-law were living in a river-side villa at Chandernagore, and there I went to stay with them. The Ganges again! Again those

Little Cyclone: The Story of a Grizzly Cub – William Temple Hornaday Now, read this story about a young bear cub that bravely fended off a possible attack from much bigger and ferocious fellow animals in a Zoological park. Willpower and self-confidence triumph over brute strength. fended – பாதுகாத்துbrute – முரட்டு We find little kids

Learning the Game – Sachin Tendulkar From a very early age, I played tennis-ball cricket with my colony friends. I loved watching cricket on television and in our games, I often tried to emulate the mannerisms of my favourite players, Sunil Gavaskar and the West Indian legend Viv Richards. But it wasn’t just the batsmen that

His First Flight – Liam O’Flaherty The young seagull was alone on his ledge. His two brothers and his sister had already flown away the day before. He had been afraid to fly with them. Somehow, when he had taken a little run forward to the brink of the ledge and attempted to flap his

The Dying Detective – Arthur Conan Doyle The detective Sherlock Holmes was seriously ill. He wanted to meet his assistant Watson. He asks his landlady to get him. Watson was surprised to see the condition of his master. Was Watson able to save his master? Read on to know more about the underlying story behind