Priya Sanjay Tandon

King Philip of Macedonia was very fond of horses. Macedonia was a state in ancient Greece. King Philip had a son called Alexander who was then 14 years old. One day a horse trader from Turkey brought some very fine horses to sell to Philip. There was amongst them a

Leena Sarabhai is the sister of Vikram Sarabhai and no less an illustrious person herself, co-founder (along with Madame Maria Montessori herself) of the finest school for children of the age group 2.5 to 5.5 years. It was called Shreyas. Madame Maria Montessori stayed here for a year.

Swamiji had a pet cat, which licked food off all the plates and bowls at dinner-time. So the swami told one of his disciples to tie the cat to a tree nearby till dinner was over, so that the cat would not mess with them.   A few years passed. The

A man began to give large doses of cod-liver oil to his dog because he had been told that the stuff was good for dogs. Each day he would hold the head of the protesting dog between his knees, force its jaws open and pour the liquid down its throat.

The Muslim mystic, Farid, was prevailed upon by his neighbours to go to the court in Delhi and obtain a favour from Akbar for the village. Farid walked into the court and found Akbar at his prayers. When the Emperor finally emerged, Farid asked, “What sort of prayer did you