Ghat, Ghats: Mountain Pass, River Bank
India is a country of ghats: the Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats. India is a country of ghats on rivers and lakes...
Jacaranda Mimosifolia
Jacaranda is a tree of the genus Jacaranda: pinnate-leaved tropical American trees of the trumpet-creeper family with bright blue flowers in panciles.
Ascension, Ascension Day
Ascension, Ascension Day, Holy Thursday, Ascension Thursday
Did you notice the Ascension Day, also known as Holy...
Abeunt Studia in Mores: Pursuits Become Habits
Abeunt Studia in Mores
The Latin phrase abeunt studia in mores is ascribed to the poetry of Ovid,...
Feng Shui (風水)
Feng Shui
Feng shui (風水) is a pseudoscientific traditional practice of ancient China using energy forces to harmonize individuals...
Taoism, Taoist
Taoism is a Chinese religion, (tao means the way), and also a philosophy. Taoism emphasizes doing what is natural, or going with...
Jungle, Jungle Raj
Jungle is a word derived from Hindi (jangal), and Pali and Prakrit (jangala). In these languages, the word referred to a waterless...
Welt, Welter, Welterweight
Welt, Welter, Welterweight
Welt is a strip of leather round the edge of the upper of a...
Fowl, Foul, Fowl-Filcher
Fowl and foul are homophones: same sound, but they have different meanings and spellings.
Fowl is a domestic cock...
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....