Are you an Emotional Eater?
by Dr. Anjana Maitra
Emotional eating is the practice of consuming large quantities of food – usually ‘comfort’ or junk food – in response to feelings instead of hunger. While real hunger is biological, emotional eating is based on psychological urges. So it is often not a growling tummy but raging emotions that prompt us to raid the fridge or line up at the fast food counter. Read On

The First Tragedy by Swapna Dutta 
Nothing, however wonderful, lasts forever. Everyone inside the Red Fort was unhappy when Shah Jahan fell ill in the autumn of 1657. People whispered that they had seen the Angel of Death hovering over the royal apartments. The four sons of the Emperor, Dara Shikoh, Shuja, Aurangzeb and Murad, heard these rumours and started plotting against one another for grabbing the royal throne. Read On

Handsome is as Handsome Does
by Pesi. J. Padshah
Mr. Rao considered himself a dog lover. To prove it, he had George. Judging by the certificates George brought with him from the person who had sold him when he was a puppy, he was a very special pedigreed dog and Mr. Rao made sure he received very special treatment. Read On

Deepan’s Sports Day
by Debashish Majumdar 
Deepan was nervous. Yes, very nervous. He was to participate in many events on his school annual sports day. He tossed about in his bed like a little boat caught in a storm the whole of the previous night. At the break of dawn, he decided to brush his teeth. He squeezed a tube but when he put the paste in his mouth it tasted different. It was his dad’s shaving foam! Read On

Jay’s Hiccups by Paaus Pawar
Class 6B was known for mischievous acts. This class had witty pranksters and cunning tricksters. It was a cool Dec day, the fan was not on and gentle cool breeze came from the window. This was the ideal time for these mischief makers to sleep or read comics. Read On

 
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Aditya and Neha in Goa by Dr. Moumita Das
“I won! I won!” six-year old Neha was excitedly jumping up and down in the fast moving train. She and her elder brother Aditya were playing the game of snakes and ladders in the train. They were going to Goa with their parents this summer. Aditya was ten years old. They had boarded the train the previous night at Mumbai, which was fast approaching Goa. It was early morning now. Read On

The Beast by Ramendra Kumar
Ten year old Preeti looked at the computer screen. She had received an email from the editor of the site ‘Just4kids’ informing her that her story had been accepted for publication. The editor wanted to create Preeti’s home page and had sent her a questionnaire asking Preeti to list her favorite things. Read On

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Stag Beetles and Ants by Aryan Java Williams 
I am a small boy and I live in Takao village in Japan. It has many mountains and farmlands around it. Since this place has lots of food it has lots of insects, birds and animals. Once I had two stag beetles that somebody gave me. One was very big and I called him Yuki or power. The small one was called Takaaki which means child of Taaka. But when I gave them Konchu jelly to eat, black and red ants started coming. Read On

The Street Juggler by Tara Bose 
One day as Mohammed Chhel was walking down a busy street he saw a juggler at work. A crowd had gathered around him. He boasted of having traveled all over the world and learnt magic which no one could have seen, leave alone perform. Read On

The Book that Inspired Me the Most
by Swapna Dutta
It was an April morning, a month before my 8th birthday, when my father decided to give me my birthday present in advance. “It is a book all girls are said to love. I’m sure you will too,” he said, handing me a well wrapped parcel, “This is a Bengali translation of the original book, just out in the market. ” Read On