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Literacy cities of the world

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Have you travelled to some of the great cities such as London, New York, Dublin, Melbourne, Jakarta, Milan, Kozhikode, Edinburgh, Iowa, Beirut, Raif in Saudi Arabia, or Lviv in Ukraine which has since transformed itself into a hub for refugees and those affected by war are one of the UNESCO’s 53 cities of Literature across six continents dedicated to promoting cultural diversity and literary richness. In India Kerala is most literate state with literacy rate of one 96 per cent. Kozhikode had 550 libraries, over 70 publishers, and about 100 bookshops amid coconut palms. London tops the list of the … Continue reading Literacy cities of the world

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Jaiswal’s 104 propels India

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15 Feb 2024 Men’s International Test Match Series Day 3 of 5 at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot, India. Series level 1-1 India vs England India 445 ao off 130.5ov  Rohit 131 off 196, 14 fours, 3 sixes, Jadeja 112  off 225, 9 fours, 2 sixes, Khan 62 off 66, 9 fours, 1 six,  Jurel 46 ogg 104, 2 fours, 3 sixes,  Wood 3-114, Hartley 1-109, Root 1-70, Ahmed 2-85, Anderson 1-61. England 319 ao, 71.1 ov Duckett 153 no off 151, 23 fours, 2 sixes, Pope 39 off 55, 5 fours, 1six, Stokes 41 off 89, 6 fours, R … Continue reading Jaiswal’s 104 propels India

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Dukett’s unbeaten 133

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15 Feb 2024 Men’s International Test Match Series Day 2 of 5 at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot, India. Series level 1-1 India vs England India 445 ao off 130.5ov  Rohit 131 off 196, 14 fours, 3 sixes, Jadeja 112  off 225, 9 fours, 2 sixes, Khan 62 off 66, 9 fours, 1 six,  Jurel 46 ogg 104, 2 fours, 3 sixes,  Wood 3-114, Hartley 1-109, Root 1-70, Ahmed 2-85, Anderson 1-61. England 207-2, 35 ov Duckett 133 no off 118, 21 fours, 2 sixes, R Ashwin 1-37, Sir 1-54 Ben Duckett’s unbeaten century, his third Test hundred from only … Continue reading Dukett’s unbeaten 133

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Centuries by Sharma and Jadeja

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15 Feb 2024 Men’s International Test Match Series Day 1 of 5 at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot, India. Series level 1-1 India vs England India 326–5 off 85 Rohit 131 off 196, 14 fours, 3 sixes, Jadeja 110 no  off 212, 9 fours, 2 sixes, Khan 62 off 66, 9 fours, 1 six,  Wood 3-69, Hartley 1-81 India won the toss and decided to bat, Wood nicks off Jaiswal and Gill in quick succession, and Patidar chips Hartley to cover, but Rohit  and Jade put on 200 partnership. Rohit was dropped by Root at 27 eventually falls for 131. … Continue reading Centuries by Sharma and Jadeja

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Happy Valentine’s Day

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Age old tradition which is thought to have originated from a Roman Festival, St Valentine’s Day celebrated every year on 14 February around the world when people show their affection for another person by sending cards, Chocolates and Red Roses with messages of love.  But the entire St Valentine gifts have commercialised with a bunch of Red rose costing more than £25. Even some of the digital watches has captured the spirit of love with eternal love , a curated collweciton of Valentine’s watch faces from sweet patterns to heart motifs to remind you of the endless. beauty of love, … Continue reading Happy Valentine’s Day

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STEVE WRIGHT – CHAMPION OF THE BBC’S AIRWAVES DIES AT 69

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“Wrighty” had four decades on Radio One and Radio Two and also hostednumerous Top of The Pops programmes. He once flew to New York andbooked into a hotel and listened to local radio stations to garner good materialand concepts for his own shows. His amazing sense of humour was popularlyregarded as “zany”.Recently he had been on a weight loss journey, his heaviest weight havingbeen 18 stone and he was trying to achieve 12 stone. He was married forfourteen years to Cyndi Robinson and the couple had two children – Tom andLucy. “Wrighty” was said to have been a multimillionaire. Tom … Continue reading STEVE WRIGHT – CHAMPION OF THE BBC’S AIRWAVES DIES AT 69

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Christopher Noulton’s The Unforgettables

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The Unforgettables by Christopher NoultonExhibition at James Freeman Gallery Islington Feb 6 to March 2354 Upper Street, N1 OPD http://www.JamesFreemanGallery.ComIt takes the artist who is a dapper and very well groomed creative inhis sixties around 3 months to paint each of his canvasses, though heclaims he does not work every day for that time on them.Christopher Noulton was raised on a council estate in Gypsy Hill andsays his experience of a “village style community” paved the way forhim to create artworks which have an atmosphere of the same,though if one views his work this would not necessarily come tomind as … Continue reading Christopher Noulton’s The Unforgettables

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Formula for living your best life

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Communication is superpower and the best communicators understand that whenever we speak, we’re actually participating in one of the three conversations practical, (What’s this really about) , emotional (How do we feel?), and social (Who are we?). If you don’t know what kind of conversation you’re having, you’re unlikely to connect. Supercommunicators know the importance of recognising  and then matching each kind of conversation, and how to hear the complex emotions, subtle negotiations, and deeply held belief that colour so much of what we say and how we listen. Our experiences, our values, our emotional lives and how we see … Continue reading Formula for living your best life

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How British Empire was propped up for financial survival

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Sir John Henry Rivett-Carnac wrote about his company house in his memoirs “ a quite magnificent house on the Ganges at Ghazipur, surrounded by a good garden and fine grounds”. The incentives of this job was the Benares Opium Agency that Sir John headed from 1876. When the poppy  growing season got under way in November, Sir John would embark on a grand regional tour, interspersing inspections of opium farms with shooting expeditions and visits to colourful bazars, despite the poor Indian farmers under his watch, who fed Gizarpur’s opium processing factory who were coerced into cultivating the crop to … Continue reading How British Empire was propped up for financial survival