Dimdima
Online Children's Magazine from India
Dimdima
Online Children's Magazine from India
The Rumble of thunder on its coastal mountains sounded like the roaring of a lion to early Portuguese explorers and they gave this country on the West African coast the name, Sierra Leone, 'Mountain of the Lion'.
Sierra Leone is smaller than the state of Assam and has a population of less than 5 million.
Its flag shows green, white and blue stripes. The green represents its agricultural economy. Most of the people work on small family farms. In the dry months, many men abandon their farms and go to work at diamond sites. The country is a leading producer of diamonds in the world. Bauxite, which is used to make aluminium, is another of its mineral exports.
Sierra Leone was ruled by the British until 1961 when it got its independence.
The capital and only large town is Freetown which was established in 1787 as a settlement for freed American slaves.
Last updated on :12/5/2001
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Area : 71,740 sq km
Capital : Freetown
Population : 5,732,681
Language : English (official), Krio, Mende, Temne
Currency : 1 leone (Le), consisting of 100 cents
Dimdima is the Sanskrit word for ‘drumbeat’. In olden days, victory in battle was heralded by the beat of drums or any important news to be conveyed to the people used to be accompanied with drumbeats.
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Dimdima.com, the Children's Website of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan launched in 2000 and came out with a Printed version of Dimdima Magazine in 2004. At present the Printed Version have more than 35,000 subscribers from India and Abroad.