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  Hello kids! Welcome back to KidsCast! So, have you ever wondered, that what is a Compass, and what are those letters on it: N, E, S, and W? And what are those things which people call directions? Well at the end of this article, you will have the answers to all these questions, and today we'll know about Compass and Directions, which can help you to locate yourself, and see where you have to go!  The North and South Poles:  So kids, before discussing what is a compass and what are the directions, let us know something related to it, for better understanding. Our planet earth rotates on its axis. Now, what is the axis?  Axis is an imaginary straight line, passing through a planet or object, around which the planet or object spins, or rotates. So we know, that the Earth rotates on its Axis. Now, there are two ends to this Axis, the top one is called the North Pole, and the bottom one is called the South Pole . As the earth is not upright or straight and is tilted, it rotates on i

  Hey kids! Welcome back to KidsCast! So kids, tell us if you ever asked yourself or anyone, "Why do we go to school?" . Have you? You know this is a general question . Why do we have to go to school on large school buses, why do we have to spend hours studying so much, and why do teachers and parents keep yelling at us if we don't study?  So kids, today we are here with this answer! Let's know, why we do have to go to School! So let us begin! To understand this simple, first let's discuss, who are kids?  Who are Kids?  So, who are you? Who are kids? Are they just young people who have to listen to their parents, teachers and elders? Or are they just the young people who play with toys, and balloons, and go to school? School. Ugh. To kids, this word hurts. They are irritated, and always keep thinking, why do we go to school. Right? So kids, let's really find out who are you!  Kids are the Future of this World! Yes!  Kids, you are the future of this world. Wh

Hello Kids! Welcome back to KidsCast! Today, we trace the history where there was the rule of a huge empire. You guessed it right, Mauryan Empire! So get geared up and let us begin! Area Control: The Mauryan Empire was enormous and very large. It almost had the whole Indian Subcontinent under its extent! As the empire was huge, it had large areas under its control. Check out this map with its exact territories.  Area covered by the Mauryan Empire The Mauryan empire controlled almost the whole Indian subcontinent. It consisted of mainly India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and parts of Myanmar, Nepal, and Bhutan. Seems huge right? Establishment: The empire you see in the map above was firstly called Nanda Empire ruled by Nanda Dynasty. There was one extremely intelligent and wise sage in the court of Emperor Dhana Nanda. His name was Chanakya. His strategies and knowledge are even more famous today. He is known as the master of politics. Anyway, so once he got insulted in the cour