Tag: reading
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5 things to keep in mind while preparing for the IELTS (Education Tips)
Over 10,000 institutes of higher learning in English-speaking countries like the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand use your score in IELTS exam as evidence of your proficiency in English.
August 28, 2018 -
Speed reading from storage
Deoxyribonucleic acid, the molecular code found in the nuclei of living cells, is the most compact and hardy data storage system we have encountered. The nucleus of microscopic cells contains a giant molecule, billions of units long and compactly folded, with the code for all the proteins that the cells of an organism would produce, …
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February 20, 2018 -
What I’ve been reading lately
Flann O’Brien’s The Third Policeman is the first book I happened to read right after my mother died in Dallas and I helped bury her early last month, and it helped get me through the saddest time of my life. I always imagined it as a postmodern romp, which it is, but it is really …
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January 27, 2018 -
Reading aloud to yourself may boost memory
According to the study survey, speaking text aloud helps to get words into long-term memory.
December 2, 2017 -
‘Handwriting is nothing but brain writing’
From a young age, Aditi Surana could identify people’s behavioural traits from their writing strokes. Honing this special ability, she has emerged as a “graphologist” — with testimonials from the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Naseeruddin Shah and former President Pratibha Patil. And she has learnt to use her talent to help people with their relationships, …
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October 3, 2017 -
Making room for creative storytelling
On the subject of reading, Oscar Wilde once said, “It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines who you will be when you can’t help it.” The quote describes the essence of reading in the making of a human being. Unfortunately, they are many across the world that just do not …
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August 21, 2017 -
Reading, a redundant habit
How many, one wonders, remember the last time one picked up a book ~ no, not to study but for the pleasure of reading. A colleague, who confesses to "have been once" an avid reader, remarked how in the busy Metro it's common to see young people just whiling away their time playing games on …
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July 23, 2017 -
Class 11 boy builds device enabling visually-impaired to read
A Class 11 student here has built a device that enables visually-impaired people to read by providing them a 3D aural environment using the concept of binaural beats. It's got him a grant of Rs 20 lakh from NITI Aayog to take it forward. The "EyeScribe" device, developed by Gursimran Singh of the Amity International …
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May 8, 2017 -
Of gifts, tigers and letters
Flick through inspiring stories of powerful gifts; read about the Sundarbans, a vast tangle of mangrove swamp and tidal delta that India and Bangladesh share. Wade through a rare view of the world where borders are fluid, and read an inspiring story of joy, suffering and medicine that takes readers from the jungles of Bangladesh …
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November 11, 2016