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Featured Article: Toynbee Hall
Toynbee Hall, established in memory of the philanthropic historian Arnold Toynbee in 1884, was the first settlement house to be founded within the late nineteenth-century British settlement movement. Established in the East End of London by Christian minister Samuel Barnett and his wife Henrietta, a social reformer and philanthropist, Toynbee Hall has the mission of serving the poor. The Barnetts implemented the innovative idea of bringing university students, from the elite social class, to live and work alongside the underprivileged poor.
Popular Article: Owl
Owl is the common name for any of the birds of prey comprising the order Strigiformes, characterized by large, round, frontset eyes surrounded by a circular or heart-shaped disk of radiating feathers, sharply hooked beaks, feathered and hooked talons, ears that can be closed, a relatively large head, and often a soft and fluffy plumage with serrated edges that allows for flight that is almost noiseless. Most are solitary, and nocturnal, with some exceptions (for example, the burrowing owl). There are over 200 extant species divided into two families, the typical owls, Strigidae, and the barn-owls, Tytonidae. They are found in all regions of the Earth except Antarctica, most of Greenland, and some remote islands.
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The Flag of India has at its center the Ashoka Chakra, taken from the Lion Capital of Asoka sculpture (source: Flag of India)
