Story Basket

Story Basket

By Shalini TayalArtsPerforming Arts
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Story Basket episodes

  • Six Raised Dots

    Louis Braille is the creator of braille – a code that enables blind and visually impaired people to read and write independently. His transformative system is still used today by people who have a visual impairment.

    5 min
  • Two Pots

    Guru Gobind Singh was the last of the ten Sikh Gurus. A spiritual master, warrior and a philosopher, he was the only son of the ninth Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur who was executed by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. Aged just nine at the time of his father’s death, he succeeded him as the leader of the Sikhs at this tender age.

    5 min
  • The Gift of Magi

    The Gift of Magi is a short story written by an American short story writer, William Sydney Porter. He has written his literary works under the pen name of O’ Henry. This story was first published in 1905. This story recounts the endless love between the couple, the way they sacrificed their prized possessions for each other.

    5 min
  • Operation Trident
    Navy Day in India is celebrated on 4 December every year to recognize the achievements and role of the Indian Navy to the country. 4 December was chosen as on that day in 1971, during Operation Trident, the Indian Navy sank four Pakistani vessels. On this day, we remember the brevehearts of India martyred in the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971.
    5 min
  • The Stonecutter
    The grass is always greener on the other side -- until you get there. It's a matter of perspective. Choose to green up your own grass rather than hopping that fence.
    5 min

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