Mocomi TimePass The Magazine - Issue 96

Get Your Daily CopY! facebook.com/mocomikids ISSUE 96 JULY 7, 2020 GO tO INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT AFRICA INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT THE STORY OF LIGHTENING AND THUNDER

FOLKTALE The Story of Lightning and Thunder make much of a diference. Even now whenever the ram lost his temper, he would scream out loud and burn the forest. At times, the fre from the forest would spread from there and burn the village houses. The people were scared and worried and once again reported the matter to the king. The king was very angry this time. He was concerned about the well-being of his people. He decided to banish the mother and the son. He ordered them to leave the earth and go and live in the sky. Since then, Lightning causes fre and destruction whenever he is angry and his mother continues to scold him loudly, asking him to stop the destruction. That is why you can always see the bright Lightning in the sky and hear the loud Thunder right after that. Sometimes when the mother is tired or doing some other work, you can still see Lightning causing fre but the mother’s voice is nowhere to be heard. Once upon a time, Lightning and Thunder lived on the earth, just like other people. The king was, however, not happy and made them live at the edge of the town, far away from the other people. Thunder was an old sheep and Lightning was her only son, a ram. Lightning was very mischievous and whenever he got angry, he destroyed trees and burnt down houses. Every time Lightning caused any harm to anyone, Thunder, the sheep used to get very angry and scold him in a very loud voice. But Lightning hardly ever listened to his mother and continued causing damage to everyone. Gradually, people got very irritated with Lightning and fnally complained to the king about him. The king was concerned about the people of his town and ordered Thunder and Lightning to go out of the town and live by themselves in the faraway bushes. However, that did not 1

Find the Ten Hidden Objects in the Picture Silly Rhymes The Happy Hyena There once was a happy Hyena Who played on an old concertina. He dressed very well, And in his lapel He carelessly stuck a verbena. 2

spot ten differences Pondering A group of hyenas is known as a 'cackle'. It is important for animals that live in a group to communicate efciently in order to hunt more efectively, search for food in an organized manner and to create bonds within the group. Hyenas live in a very socially inter- active cackle, depending heavily on each other for support. The information is passed between them using both visual and touch-based (tactile) signals when they're close to each other and smell and sound based signals when they're at a distance from each other. However, out of all of these methods of signalling each other, hyenas are best known for the sounds they make, especially their 'laugh'. Spotted hyenas are often called 'laughing hyenas' as the noises they make sound very similar to the 'hee-hee-hee' of human laughter. Other species of hyenas do not make the laughing sound and do not have the variety of vocal sound abilities that spotted hyenas do. Spotted hyenas giggle when they are being chased by another hyena when it wants something from the laughing hyena. It is often the food that the laughing hyena is carrying in its mouth. It is a signal that it wants to be left alone. Corner Why Do Hyenas Laugh? 3

Tickle your funny bone Q: What's a hyena's favorite cookie? A: Snickerdoodle Q: Did you hear about the hyena who drank gravy? A: He was a laughing stock Q: Why did the airline charge the hyena? A: He had too much carion. AMUSING NEWS

stories from history The Indian National Movement The British started a program of reforms where they tried to integrate high-caste Indians and rulers into the government. They stopped confiscation of lands, advocated religious tolerance and allowed the Indians to join the civil service in subordinate roles. They increased the number of British soldiers and only they were allowed to handle artillery. In 1877, Queen Victoria was bestowed the title ‘Empress of India.’ The British felt that they could ‘civilize’ the people of India by getting them to convert to Christianity. These efforts however failed. The other alternative was education. A westernized system of education was introduced and a new educated class of Indians emerged. They became the mediators between the British and the rest of Indian society. This class of people found their way into government as lawyers, businessmen, journalists and teachers. 6 5

Even though the British tried to convert Hindus to Christianity, Hinduism survived and in fact, achieved a revival despite their best efforts. Indians who were trained to believe in western ideals of justice and freedom, started protesting against the discrimination by the British. These protests led to the formation of the Indian National Congress in 1885. This party was created to address charges against British officials who prevented Indi- ans from assuming control over their own affairs. The Congress eventually became the driving force behind Indian nationalism and the freedom struggle. Indian efforts against the British initially was not well organized. This led to the rise of a rebel group of extremists who gave Indian nationalism a distinct Hindu orientation, which alienated the Muslims. This alienation led to the formation of the All India Muslim League in 1906. The league promoted loyalty to the British and the advancement of Muslim political interests. 6

Some Muslims however began to feel isolated, especially as the British promoted Christianity. More Muslims started to join the Congress party. In 1916, the Con- gress and the Muslim League signed the Lucknow Pact. The Lucknow Pact united the two parties in their cause of driving the British out of India. An important member of the Congress was Muhammad Ali Jinnah who worked towards a separate State for the Muslims, Pakistan. This caused major issues between the two religious groups which led to violence and bloodshed later. Soon after, there was a rise in the number of radicals similar to the group led by Bal Gangadhar Tilak, who believed that Swaraj was every Indian’s birth- right. Tilak wanted to assault the British directly. Other Bengal rebels carried out a campaign of terror and assassination against the British. In 1905, the British partitioned Bengal and this led to the first major resistance to foreign rule. The Swadeshi movement was born, and the Indians protested in various ways- boycott of foreign goods, strikes, non-cooperation, non-violent resistance, etc. Finally, the British revoked the partition. Their motive had been to divide the Hindus who dominated West Bengal, and the Muslims who were a majority in East Bengal. 7

Those Who Made a Difference Lal Bahadur Shastri Lal Bahadur Shastri was the second Prime Minister of independent India, taking ofce after Jawaharlal Nehru. His popular slogan “Jai Jawan Jai Kisan” raised awareness about the impor- tance of self-reliance and self-sustenance as the pillars of a strong nation. Shastri was inspired to join the struggle for independence after listening to a speech of Ma- hatma Gandhi’s in 1915. He was also well-read and followed the writings of foreign authors like Marx and Lenin. He later became the President of the Allahabad Congress Committee and played an important role in Gandhi’s Salt Satyagraha. His methods of protest were civil and non-violent in nature. He believed that disobedience did not have to be violent in nature. Through these manners of protest, he was able to infu- ence laws involving poverty, women’s rights and religious freedoms. After independence, he led India through the Indo-Pak war of 1965 successfully as Prime Minister. Name The Nocturnal Animals

The cackle of hyenas woke up early one morning to go hunting. They had all asked their mothers the night before and were ready to go for their frst hunt. They were all huddled behind a bush, waiting for a deer to pass by, when the youngest hyena began. "Hee-hee-hee!" he sniggered, much to the annoyance of the group... Complete the Story... fun facts with Hamlet the Hamster To know or not to know, that is the question! Well, wouldn’t you prefer to know? Facts about Africa The highest point in this continent is Mount Kilimanja- ro in Tanzania and the lowest point is Lake Asal. Africa is the world’s second largest continent and covers almost one fifth of Earth’s total land area. The continent of Africa has the world’s longest river, Nile and the world’s largest desert, Sahara. The first pre-human fossils were found in Africa.

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The Team Editor Assistant and Copy Editor Aryaa Naik Dalmiya Lavanya Khare Content Contributing Writers Kaniz Fatima Khan Priyanka Garegat Deepti Raavi Ekta Bhatnagar Raunaq Amarnani Rituparna Chatterjee Archana Rajagopal Layout and Design Walmik Pawar Artists Kalpana Siromani Amol Padwal Shailendra Havane Sujith VS Rohini Dusane Bhavini Damani Sitanshu Bhartiya Atul Wankhade Archana Rajagopal Bharat Pillai Tushar Rokade Distribution Digital Marketing Dnyanesh Thombre Prashant Kini Shekhar Ramaiah Creator Jesh Krishna Murthy

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