Category Archives: Desi Totkay

What we didn’t know

Over the course of this year, I’ve had countless conversations with female friends about the past trauma that has recently resurfaced for them. From national affairs like #MeToo and the Kavanaugh hearings to local issues like the expulsion of Representative Steve Lebsock from the Colorado legislature, there has been a major emphasis on gender, violence against women, and sexual harassment in 2018. It’s scary… Read More »

Have you ever heard the story of the little shepherd boy who cried wolf? Has anyone told you what happened to him when he lied? Let us tell you the boy who cried wolf story in a simple way. We are sure you will love to read this story from Aesop’s fables and also learn from it. Let’s… Read More »

Patience is a virtue, they say, but it’s not always easy to put into practice. We all struggle with impatience at times, whether it’s waiting in line, dealing with a difficult situation, or eagerly anticipating that exciting event that’s happening soon. Developing patience is a skill that takes time, effort, and practice, it doesn’t happen overnight, but it’s… Read More »

Answering Du’a on Friday The saheeh Sunnah indicates that there is a time on Friday when du’as may be answered. No Muslim happens to ask Allah for good at that time but He will give it to him. It says in the hadeeth narrated by al-Bukhari (5295) and Muslim (852) from Abu Hurayrah who said: Abu’l-Qasim (peace and… Read More »

Hadhrat Anas bin Nadhr (Radhiyallaho anho) was one of the Sahabah who could not take part in the campaign of Badr. He very much regretted to have missed the honour of participating in the first and the most illustrious battle for Islam. He longed for a chance wherein he could make amends for Badr. He did not have… Read More »

Raghu’s Father had grown old and would take support of the wall while walking. As a result the walls had discoloured, wherever he used to touch and his fingerprints got printed on the walls. Raghu’s wife Pooja detected this and would often complain about the dirty looking walls. One day, father was having headache, so he massaged some… Read More »

We all have questions. Where did we come from? Why are we here? Although the “whys” are generally left to philosophers, the “wheres” and “hows” are fodder for scientific exploration. Science is a unifying enterprise, one that brings us together to solve problems, fuel our sense of wonder, and understand our place in the world. Through scientific inquiry,… Read More »

Hunting, sport that involves the seeking, pursuing, and killing of wild animals and birds, called game and game birds, primarily in modern times with firearms but also with bow and arrow. In Great Britain and western Europe, hunting is the term employed for the taking of wild animals with the aid of hounds that hunt by scent, whereas the sport of taking small… Read More »

Even a single urban tree can help moderate wind speeds and keep pedestrians comfortable as they walk down the street, according to a new University of British Columbia study that also found losing a single tree can increase wind pressure on nearby buildings and drive up heating costs. The researchers used remote-sensing laser technology to create a highly… Read More »