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49Swapping -- the cheaper way to read more books
Off late, my visits to bookshops have been leaving me lighter - both in my wallet and my shopping bag! While the choice of books available is better than ever before, their prices have also...
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62Incredible Bamboo!
The more I read about Bamboo, the more I feel that it is the most incredible natural resource we have available to us today. It is fast growing, hardy, is found everywhere on Earth's temperate and tropical...
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61The Fabled Silks of Benares
It is said that when Buddha attained Nirvana (eternal rest), his body was wrapped in a Benares fabric, which shot rays of dazzling blue, red and yellow. The weaving of fine, gossamer-like silk has been a...
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73Benares -- The City of Light
Images of Benares I saw the sun rise one enchanted morning in Benares, sitting on a boat in the Ganges, music from a temple playing in my head. The ghats looked so old when seen from the water, like...
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71Natural Dyes
Bagru Print with Natural Dyes from rajasthan India Old Kilims and carpets were also made with natural dyes Long before the alchemists became chemists who created dyes in laboratories, there were dyers who...
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56Tips on Saving Power
The fuel crisis is upon us, with rising utility bills and the overuse of fossil fuels, we all must realise the importance of cutting back on power usage. Greener homes will lead to a greener world, that's for...
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66Magnets and Us
Cleopatra is said to have worn a magnet ring on her head to preserve her legendary charms. Traditional healers believe that our bodies are complex electromagnetic systems that can be influenced by the waves...
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61Finance Goes Green
In the 20’s, the church preached disinvesting from `sin stocks’ -- alcohol, gambling and tobacco. Today, the definition of sin stocks has changed. More and more investors are veering towards Socially...
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61The Lipstick Club
Here's to all the mothers, sisters, girlfriends, aunts and grandmas of this world --I've grown to realise how much you all mean to me. Whenever I need support and understanding, it you that I turn to. Let...
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64Weird Sources of Energy
It's a combo of sci fi and wishful thinking -- can we create energy from ordinary things around us, which don't cost a penny? Can we make machines that run on the energy that is generated by the interactions...
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