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I cite these immortal lines from Jagindranath Sarkar's 'Hashikhushi,' published back in 1897. It was where the author included a group of popular folk rhymes, including a few of his own. This verse, ...

Zakir Khan rocks Madison Square Garden; Hasan Minhaj hails it historic, parents join via video call Zakir Khan became the first Indian comedian to headline a Hindi stand-up show at New York’s iconic ...

If you don't like rants then perhaps you shouldn't read the rest of this post. I'm writing this on the last day of a visit to the USA and writing it - what's more - in a bit of a state of shock. I was ...

“I Had A Little Nut Tree” is a British nursery rhyme from Tudor England that was first published in the book Newest Christmas Box in 1797. In his 1843 book The Nursery Rhymes of England, James Orchard ...

The nursery rhyme "Ring a Ring o' Roses," often linked to childhood nostalgia, is believed to have connections to the Black Death and the Great Plague of London. The lyrics are thought to reference ...

“Jack and Jill”, which used to seem like an innocent frolic, is actually about France’s Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. In 1793, they were guillotined. These dark origins seem to be so for other ...

“America Idol” alum Adam Lambert has put a new spin on a nursery rhyme and sang it like you have never heard before. On Jimmy Fallon’s “That’s My Jam” music and comedy variety game show, teams of ...

Lily Allen has confessed she still regards her songs as "nursery rhymes" as she arrived for the Ivor Novello Awards. The star was wearing a long primrose-coloured gown and holding her four-year-old ...