Elephants In A Sugarcane FieldSebastian Vattamattam, diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease at sixteen and confined for two years, found solace in readinga habit that would shape his philosophical journey. Confronted early with the grim prognosis that patients like him rarely live beyond twenty five, he embraced the certainty of death as a source of resilience. Now in his eighties, Sebastian reflects on a life spent teaching mathematics across Goa, Nigeria, Qatar, and

Manifesto for a Moral Revolution offers the perspectives necessary for all those – whether ascending the corporate ladder or bringing solar light to rural villages – who seek to leave this world better off than they found it

Ranganath's uncle

and positive energy instead of unhappiness or stress

King George III had an illness that turned his poo purple

The story shows children how desertification works: how land is eroded and degraded when trees aren't there to hold the soil in place so it's not taken away by winds and heavy rain

By day Lady A is just a seventeen-year-old girl named Arista who lives in fear of her abusive master Bones and passes herself off as a boy to move safely through the squalor of London's slums

At a time when many western writers seem to be in retreat from saying anything that could be construed as political

and classic Indian literature

Have you ever referred to your oldest and closest friend as 'Thingy'

While many of us are content to lead a conventional life

Lily Pickford is just sixteen when her violent father throws her out of the house

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