Year: 2021

What Do Grasshoppers Eat? - Feature - TCP

What Do Grasshoppers Eat?

Abhrajita Mondal

Grasshoppers are an important part of the food chain. Many animals derive their nutrition from them. Frogs, toads, lizards snakes, and several birds feed on grasshoppers. The birds which feed on grasshoppers are blue jays, hawks, and bluebirds. The bigger ground beetles, bees, and wasps also feed on them. Shrews also love them in meals. Therefore, grasshoppers lay a large number of eggs to maintain the balance. Otherwise, the population of grasshoppers would have destroyed whole fields. This would have led to starvation

Can Dogs Have Cucumbers? - Feature - TCP

Can Dogs Have Cucumbers?

Abhrajita Mondal

Who can resist those puppy dog eyes? Can you? Well, we cannot. But this does not mean that you will treat your dog to anything and everything. Your excess love can be toxic for your dog if you are not careful. If you are giving some food containing Xylitol then you are in for a rude surprise. Anything that has Xylitol is harmful enough to kill your dog. You should keep a list handy. Candy, gum, toothpaste, and some baked goodies contain copious amounts of Xylitol. Now, you know what foods can kill dogs. It can cause your dog’s blood sugar to drop and can lead to liver failure. Your dog may also have seizures.

We are What We Dream - Feature - TCP

We are What We Dream

Elena Morizio

A particular state of mind can talk us about something more, something that is hidden, denied and that influences our daily emotions. Consequently those emotions will impact on our dreams. The latter will try to transform in images and symbols all those emotions and the truth behind them leading us to compensate what we lack and what we do not listen during the daylight. The dream will bring the message to the conscious mind the morning later, influencing again our day, feelings and state of mind. Until when?

First Newspaper Published in India - Feature - TCP

First Newspaper Published in India

Ishita Mondal

However, it was a crucial moment when the newspapers were considered a threat to the Government. So the monitoring along with censorship was at its peak. It was one of the major reasons that the late 18th and early 19th centuries did not see much development in the Indian press.

T shirt Painting Ideas - Feature - TCP

T shirt Painting Ideas

Soham Mitra

Obsession with smartphones is a serious concern that needs to be addressed with care as it not only wastes an individual’s time but also has serious implications on her/his physical and mental state. The time spent on browsing smartphones should be channelized into something creative that will mentally stimulate young individuals.

What Is Gin Made From? - Feature - TCP

What Is Gin Made From?

Abhrajita Mondal

Gin is versatile liquor. That is one reason so many liquor connoisseurs are attracted to it. Every single brand and edition you taste will be different. The only common thread is the scent of Juniper. Numerous botanicals go into Gin preparation. Coriander, orange, angelica root, and lemon scents are quite common. However, all these flavors are subtle. You will not feel as if your gin has been artificially flavored.  

Review of “Alleys are Filled with Future Alphabets” - Feature - TCP

Review of “Alleys are Filled with Future Alphabets”

Amanita Sen

“A round moon rose behind me and lit up the all-encompassing sea like a shining silver sheet”. These lines from the poem ‘Invisible target’ almost paint the sea, the moon, the man on a canvas. It is like the poet takes along with him, his reader in this moon-soaked beach. But while they are in this journey, the poet gives them freedom to loiter around the shores of anguish, pain, longing that rise and falls like waves on the human minds.

Can You Get Pregnant Without Having Sex? - Feature - TCP

Can You Get Pregnant Without Having Sex?

Abhrajita Mondal

you can get pregnant if you have unprotected sex, when a condom breaks, or if you miss out on a birth control pill. The withdrawal method is the most unreliable one and can easily cause pregnancy. The chances of getting pregnant are less before a period as the uterus lining may have already broken down with the unfertilized egg. However, you can get pregnant immediately after your period ends. Different women have different bodies and cycles. Therefore, a lot depends on that. To summarize, you cannot get pregnant from anal or oral sex.