31st August 2016
Atoll: The only English loanword from the Maldives
The island country Maldives, one of the most geographically dispersed countries, is a chain of twenty-six atolls spread around 90,000 sq km.
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30th August 2016
The lives Black Death took away in Europe
The Black Death, also known as Black Plague, is one of world’s worst pandemics. The disease entered European lands in around 1343 through Crimea, passing the Silk Route and beginning from Central Asia. One of the main causes is believed to be rat fleas hosted by black rats, of which trade ships used to be replete back then. Between the years 1346–53, plague had claimed around 200 million lives, i.e., nearly 60 percent of Europe’s population. In the 14th century alone, the disease had decimated the European population from 400 to some 350 million.
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29th August 2016
Cloud Gate: The bean of steel
Ever wondered to what extent liquid mercury could inspire someone? A look at Cloud Gate might give you an idea.
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26th August 2016
Miruts Yifter: The shifter
Former Ethiopian distance runner Miruts Yifter is an interesting personality and no less than a mystery.
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25th August 2016
Born between peace and terror
Eminent physicist Albert Einstein was born in the year 1879. Mahatma Gandhi, the apostle of peace, was born in 1869 and Adolf Hitler, the epitome of terror, in 1889. Hence the expression that Einstein was born between peace and terror.
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24th August 2016
Nobel Prize in Literature: The firsts
The Nobel Prize is one of the most prestigious awards at the international level. The award honours academic, cultural and/or scientific advances.
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