Matterhorn
Matterhorn is the name of a mountain in Switzerland. It is the highest summer ski region in Europe and is open throughout...
Down, Downs, Wenlock Downs
Down, Downs, Wenlock Downs
Down:
Down functions as an adverb (Laxman fell down), preposition (Laxman ran...
Saint Lucia of Syracuse
Saint Lucia of Syracuse (283-304) is also known as Saint Lucy, and in Latin as Sancta Lucia. She is one of the...
Proteus, Protean
Proteus, Protean
Proteus in Greek mythology is a sea god who attended Poseidon. Proteus had the power of changing...
Decoction
Decoction means a process, or action, of extracting the essence of something from something. Decoction is a concentrated liquor resulting from heating...
Dhole: The Wild Dog
Dhole is an endangered wild dog. It is also known as Indian wild dog, Asiatic wild dog, red dog, or red fox....
Fowl, Foul, Fowl-Filcher
Fowl is a domestic cock or hen. Fowl is both a singular and plural noun, in addition to the plural noun: fowls....
Grandfather of the Future
Dr. Richard Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983) is recognised for his work on the Geodesic Dome. A geodesic dome is a hemispherical thin-shell structure,...
Goulash (Gulasch)
Goulash is a Hungarian dish, gulasch: soup, or stew. It consists of meat (beef, veal, pork, lamb) cooked in a sauce and...
Terracotta
The terracotta objects are not unusual across India. Artisans and craftsmen are engaged in creating finest earthenware objects for more than two...
